Chapter 40: Equals
It may be that today is the most lively night in Shuizhuyuan for Pei Murong, but it also seems to be the most lonely night.
It's lively because Shuizhuyuan has another conflict, and it's deserted because of ...... None of the girls in Shuizhuyuan are accompanying the guests, but there are several "guests" in Shuizhuyuan.
Xie Jingyao and Huo Nuer came to Shuizhuyuan with Po Li San, who had a little injured eye, and the scene of being broken by Xu Changting's finger last time was still vivid, so after seeing Xu Changting at this time, Po Li San was obviously still a little weak and nervous, and almost didn't dare to look at Xu Changting who was sitting opposite.
Xu Gongzi's call today can be described as very respectful and polite, and after sitting down, he also looked extremely apprehensive and humble.
"Did you tell him on the way?" Xu Changting asked Xie Jingyao.
Xie Jingyao stood not far away, looking back and forth at the calligraphy and paintings on the wall, and from time to time he would make a comment, and some unique insights made Pei Murong surprised and admired.
Still facing a calligraphy and painting on the wall, he shook his head silently, and then said: "I'm afraid of ruining your sick man's big thing, so I don't know whether to say it or not, and I shouldn't say it, so I didn't say it." ”
Pei Murong couldn't help but bow his head and chuckle when he heard Xie Jingyao call Xu Changting a sick man on the side.
If she hadn't known the allusion to the so-called Four Masters, I'm afraid she wouldn't have laughed because of it.
Xu Changting was too lazy to bother with him, Xie Jingyao, who likes to drive, was really worthy of the title of a coachman, as for the title of his sick man, hum...... It's not been for a long time, okay?
personally poured a cup of tea for Po Li San opposite, watched Po Li San get up flattered and thanked him, and then sat back down.
Xu Changting sighed slightly and asked, "How old is Brother Li this year?" ”
Po Li San was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly replied: "Wan Wan can't afford to be the eldest brother of Gongzi, and he will be five in his Chinese New Year's Eve this year." Childe can call me Li San. ”
The Po Li San in front of him, whether it was the first time he met Xu Changting, or the second time he was broken by Xu Changting, he was completely like two people, and at this time, Po Li San did not have the gangster momentum of a scoundrel at all, and he was just like the honest duty of a dealer in Banlong Village.
"Five out of thirty." Xu Changting turned the cup in his hand and continued to ask, "Has Brother Li been guarding that small casino all along?" ”
"It's just a mix of food, I grew up in a casino since I was a child, and I can't do anything else." Po Li San didn't change his words when he saw Xu Changting, and he didn't dare to insist anymore, so he had to laugh with him.
"But how did Brother Li meet Lu Xidao?" Xu Changting asked.
"Actually, I really don't know Lu Xidao, but ...... I really wanted to climb this high branch. Oh, it was the boss Chen Ping who asked me to go, and then Lu Xidao also looked for me, so I met Lu Xidao. Po Li San hurriedly said truthfully.
"Chen Ping?" Xu Changting frowned.
Po Li San nodded and confirmed to Xu Changting that their small casinos were basically covered by Chen Ping on weekdays, so they could open in Danfeng City.
In addition to Chen Ping's many subordinates and wide connections, he also has a certain relationship with the government.
However, Po Li San couldn't give Xu Changting a definite answer, that is, did Chen Ping know Lu Xidao, or did he know Lu Xidao's father, Lu Rui?
If Chen Ping knew Lu Xidao's father, Lu Rui, then it may not have been Lu Xidao's idea to design the willow bark family's private field, and it is likely to be Lu Rui's idea.
From Splash Li San's words, Xu Changting also learned that their so-called boss Chen Ping has been seeking contacts in officialdom in the past few years, regardless of whether he knows Lu Rui or not, but it is certain that Chen Ping has other connections in officialdom.
The reason why Chen Ping has tried his best to get involved with officialdom in recent years is mainly for the sake of his son.
Not for anything else, I just hope that a poor family like him can come out of the family with a child who really takes a career path.
In the past few years, although Chen Ping has tried his best to get close to the officials in the officialdom, he has never found the right way. And his son is now in his twenties, and in his eyes he is also a well-educated man, and he has married a wife and had children, which is a golden age for a man to make achievements.
But the heavens do not fulfill people's wishes, all kinds of celebrity gatherings, poetry meetings of readers, monthly talks, etc., have also participated in countless times, and have also been in the limelight in the assembly and monthly talks because of some ideas, but they have never been recommended by Zhongzheng, let alone the eyes of the gate valve family.
Therefore, Chen Ping, who was born in a poor family and laid a foundation in the outer city of Danfeng City, has had to change his way of life in recent years, from his previous hatred of dealing with officialdom to taking the initiative to approach and curry favor with some officials in the officialdom.
"Is Chen Ping's power very strong?" Xie Jingyao asked.
"Bandung Casino is Boss Chen's business, and there are several green buildings that also have business dealings with him, and the connections in the officialdom may be poor, but in terms of the connections between the three sects and nine streams in Danfeng City, the dart bureau and some gangs, Boss Chen must definitely be regarded as the number one person." Po Li San said seriously.
"In this way, we can't fight Chen Ping's idea for the time being." Wang Yanzhang opened his mouth to speak, then looked at Xu Changting and asked, "What do you mean?" ”
"Does Chen Ping often come to the inner city?" Xu Changting ignored Wang Yanzhang, but asked Po Li San.
"Rarely comes, but still comes. Sometimes someone would invite him to the inner city, and every time Chen Ping would deliberately prepare, and occasionally bring his son Chen Zi'an to go with him. Po Li San replied truthfully, and after thinking for a while, he added: "But...... I don't think much of Boss Chen is very important, so I don't know who he meets in the inner city, whether he eats flower wine or drinks tea. ”
In this way, the best breakthrough is his son Chen Zi'an, or ...... Tied up his son directly? I'm not afraid that he won't be convinced. Xie Jingyao came up with an idea.
"Xu Gongzi is also a child of a small gate valve family, what is the difference between you and the horse thief in Xining?" Wang Yanzhang said angrily.
"I think it's easy to do." Xie Jingyao said nonchalantly.
"Although Chen Zi'an is indeed a good breakthrough, he ...... Chen Ping was able to get to this position in Danfeng City, and naturally he also had his uniqueness. As for tying up his son...... It's better to help his son. Wang Yanzhang took a deep breath and said.
"How can I help? How can the recommendation of the gate valve family be so good? The county orders of Qingping and Anhe counties in Danfeng City are themselves big and central! But isn't Chen Ping still running away? As for the gate valve family, there are more, not to mention that Chen Ping can't climb high, and we don't know any of them. Xie Jingyao still thinks that tying is more effective than ganging.
"Who says you don't know each other? If someone is willing to introduce him to the Guozijian, then it is not completely impossible, is it? Wang Yanzhang said lightly, and Xie Jingyao's gaze fell on Xu Changting's body.
Xu Changting shook his head silently, while Wang Yanzhang seemed to have expected it, and was not surprised at Xu Changting's refusal.
"This is indeed a solution, why not?" Xie Jingyao asked.
Xu Changting still shook his head, and his eyes looked at Po Li San.
Po Li San was nervous for no reason, what a few people said just now, if he didn't know Xu Changting's identity, and the place where they were now was the Shuizhu Garden of the Jiaofang Division, Po Li San would have wondered if he had entered the thief's den.
How could the guy in front of him, who seemed to be gentle and elegant, like a scholar, be so violent, although he had seen it once in his casino, he was still a little surprised at the moment.
"Do you have any other ways to damage you?" Wang Yanzhang asked Xu Changting.
Xu Changting took a deep breath and said: "This matter can't involve my father, don't forget, my father is also from a poor family, and now he has reached the position of the third grade, and he is also in the position of the servant of the Ministry of Rites and the priest of the country, I am afraid that I don't know how many people are red in the court, I wish my father had made a mistake." Again...... Brother Li is Liu Da'an who was instructed by Chen Ping to pit, who knows if Chen Ping knows that Liu Da'an's family is my family's farmer? ”
"Yes, if Chen Ping knows that Liu Da'an is your farmer, then whether he is intentional or unintentional, it is enough to prove that he and Lu Rui should know each other, of course, it is not ruled out that Lu Rui is just using him and has not told him the truth.
And...... The position of the Guozi priest wine was concurrently held by Wang Su, the former secretary of the Ministry of Rites, but now Lu Rui is the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, but the position of the Guozi priest wine was given to the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and Lu Rui's heart is afraid that it will be very unbalanced. Wang Yanzhang talked eloquently, and then asked, "Then what are you going to do?" We can't just give up at the beginning, right? ”
"Give up? Look at me, Xu Changting, like a person who gives up easily? Xu Changting pursed his lips disdainfully, and then pondered: "Whether Chen Ping's son is really talented or vain, we don't know for the time being. So instead of making a fuss about his son, it is better to make a fuss about Chen Ping. Now it seems...... The high branch that Chen Ping climbed in the inner city is likely to be Lu Rui's ....... ”
"Kill him and take over his business?" Xie Jingyao sneered.
Then Xu Changting got a big roll of his eyes: "Get out!" ”
Immediately, Xu Changting turned his head and looked at Po Li San again, and said, "Brother Li, are you interested in one day being on an equal footing with Chen Ping?" ”
Xu Changting's question startled Po Li San, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.
And what made Po Li San even more nervous and worried was that he couldn't guess what these people wanted to do.
first brought himself here from the casino, thinking that he was going to take revenge on himself, but now Xu Changting actually shouted at himself Brother Li.
Is it difficult to deal with Chen Ping? But if he hadn't said that his boss was Chen Ping, Xu Changting and the others probably wouldn't know who Chen Ping was, right?
And just now they talked, Po Li San also heard it clearly, one moment to help Chen Zi'an enter the country, and the other time to kidnap or even kill Chen Ping, so this made Po Li San even more confused, I don't know what Xu Changting and others are going to do.
At present, Xu Changting suddenly asked himself: Do you want to sit on an equal footing with Chen Ping one day, and the whole person is a little confused.
wanted to tentatively ask Xu Changting what they wanted to do, Po Li San weighed his weight in front of Xu Changting in his heart, and then suffocated his doubts back into his stomach with great interest.
With a respectful smile on his face, he shook his head and said: "How dare you, Boss Chen treats us well, although I don't pay much attention to Boss Chen, but it is mainly because of my ability to splash Li San." ”
"Okay, since that's the case, then I won't force Brother Li." Xu Changting said happily.
Splashing Li San was confused and uneasy and echoed with a smile, only to see Xu Changting continue: "Then from today onwards, the grievances between me and Brother Li will be written off, and we will be friends in the future, if there is anything, you might as well come to me directly." ”
"This ...... That's really my Li San Gao Pan Gongzi, it can be said that it is an extreme honor, thank you Gongzi for not disliking Li San ....... Naturally, Po Li San didn't dare to refuse, not to mention that although he was not on other people's territory now, but looking at the three people around him, Po Li San thought that any of them could be like catching a little chicken, pinching and rubbing himself in his hands.
"We haven't seen each other today, have we?" Xu Changting picked up the water cup next to him, and it seemed that he was going to serve tea to the guests.
Po Li San nodded hurriedly, and said in accordance with Xu Changting's meaning: "I have been in the outer city casino today, I have never been to the inner city, I have never been to the Teaching Workshop Division, and I have never seen Gongzi. ”
As Po Li San left Shuizhu Garden, Xie Jingyao frowned with some dissatisfaction: "What do you mean by this?" We struggled to get him here tonight, and you asked a few words to let him go? ”
"Or else? Can I still find a girl for him to spend the night in the Teaching Division? Xu Changting rolled his eyes and said.
Wang Yanzhang put down the teacup in his hand, sighed slightly, and said with a somewhat solemn expression: "At present, it seems that we still have to find out first, whether Chen Ping and Lu Rui know each other, if they do, then Chen Ping can only be our enemy." But if you just know Lu Xidao, maybe you can fight for it like you can fight for Li San. ”
Xu Changting was silent, and he couldn't help but think of the scene he met with Lu Rui in Banlong Village a few days ago, and what an amiable and approachable elder he looked.