Chapter 9: The Emergence of the Forces Behind the Scenes

After the tiger escaped, the panting Saigaard thought that Ding Li would stop there, but he never thought that Ding Li would send him home first, and suddenly Saiyigard guessed a few thoughts, and at the same time, Saiyigad no longer thought about being so scared just now, but ignited a warm blood, stalked his neck, raised his face red from excitement, and said a sentence with excitement and perseverance.

Brother Li, I want to be a special soldier, I want to be a special soldier like you.

Of course, Ding Li just smiled at this and did not make a clear response, just like that, the two walked silently in the direction of the dock one after the other.

The city was very quiet in the middle of the night, only a few patrolling soldiers and watchmen appeared from time to time, and occasionally some drunks would appear, but they would soon be dragged and dragged by the night watchmen to sober up.

However, tonight's wharf is extremely lively, the fire is soaring, crowded, just yesterday not far from the wharf dispute, belonging to the Cao Chamber of Commerce, there are two medium sea ships have been seized, one of them is still on fire, Ding Li and Saidgard arrived at the wharf when the fire has been controlled, but it seems that the ship may have to be overhauled, and it will not be able to leave the port and enter the sea again in three or two months.

No one paid attention to who the owner of the sea ship was, everyone's attention was focused on the forces behind the ship, and the people who could seize the cargo ship or even set fire to the ship on the Cao Chamber of Commerce would definitely not be able to find a second person in the entire Guangzhou Mansion.

Zhang's Chamber of Commerce, and the Lingnan Dongdao Jiedu envoy joined forces, the fire was set by the people of the Zhang's Chamber of Commerce, and the person has been arrested, but it is said that it was not deliberately arson, but accidentally caused by a dispute between the two sides, as for why the dispute occurred, that is the news from the people of the Lingnan Dongdao Jiedu envoy.

There were two seagoing ships smuggling goods in the port of Guangzhou, in a vain attempt to directly flow into the Guangzhou Prefecture and even the entire Tang Dynasty without going through the city.

That night, the port of Guangzhou was blockaded by the army, and the people of Jiedu Mansion arrived in person, and it was Yang Ru, the secretary of Jiedu under the command of Li Yuan, who led the 300 soldiers of Jiedu Mansion and the elite of the 1,000 army to surround the place where the incident occurred.

Cao Wei, the observer of the Lingnan East Province, and Tian Gaolang, the eunuch appointed by the imperial court to the envoy of Guangzhou, were also present, and even the managers of the Zhang Chamber of Commerce and the Cao Chamber of Commerce were also present, and the representatives of the two forces After a short consultation, the dock continued to be blocked by Yang Ru sent by the Jiedu Mansion, and the people of the Zhang Chamber of Commerce were also bailed out with money, after all, the burned sea ships were engaged in smuggling, and there was also the strong guarantee of the young proprietor of the Zhang Chamber of Commerce.

Cao Wei and Tian Gaolang, who have ghosts in their hearts, are not good at wasting their energy on a few small fish and rotten shrimp, and they don't have the heart to take care of these things at all, what they have to do now is to find the person in charge of the inspected sea ship as soon as possible and try every means to get themselves out.

"Brother Li! I know the owners of those two sea vessels! Ding Li and Saidgad mixed in the departing crowd, from time to time to inquire about the surrounding people, as soon as they left the dock, Saidgard immediately jumped in front of Ding Li as if to invite merit, blinking a pair of eyes full of wisdom.

"Oh?" Ding Li's mind was still immersed in the situation of these upper-level forces fighting each other, although he reacted smartly, but he had no choice but to grasp much less news than Saidgard, and when he heard it, he immediately realized where the key of the problem was, and his eyes lit up, nodded heavily, stretched out his hand to pull the other party and ran away, urging in a deep voice: "Go quickly!" Leper Lao Wu and Liu Sanye, they should also go! If we can find the owner of the sea ship first, whether it is handed over to the Zhang Chamber of Commerce or to the government, we can borrow their hands to clean up the leper five them! ”

"That's right! Brother Li, do you think we are considered heroes? Saidgaard was clamped by Ding Li's big hand, and his whole body ran like the wind, but he didn't forget to invite a gong.

As the capital of Lingnan East Road, Guangzhou City not only has the largest port, but also the city area is extremely vast, and after Saidgaard pointed the way to the house of the ship owner, the two couldn't help but sigh deeply.

"Hey!" Looking at the broken courtyard gate and the dilapidated state of the Sanjin compound, the two glanced at each other, shook their heads and showed a bitter smile, Ding Li reached out and rubbed a few wrinkled faces, but still stepped into the compound patiently, trying to find some useful clues from this 'ruins'.

There were no living things, not even the objects that could be exchanged for some copper plates, although there were no traces of the fighting, but just from the two broken courtyard doors, it can be judged that it was not the owner of the house who left on his own initiative, but the furnishings in the house were most likely deliberately moved by people with ulterior motives, creating the illusion that the owner of the sea ship had escaped.

Without any clues and no useful information, Ding Li and Saidgaard had no choice but to leave in a huff, taking advantage of the hazy cover of dawn and fog, they quickly returned to Fanfang District, and the two of them did not mention anything that happened along the way.

In summer, the days are generally long and the nights are short, Guangzhou is no exception, the time has not passed, the sky has been completely bright, Fanfang District is not as lively as the city, most of the Fanbang foreigners who have too much nightlife are still asleep, only a few young coolies like Saidgad who rely on hard work get up early in the morning, and many people on the way home greet Ding Li, this scene makes Saidigad around him quite proud, his chest is high, lest Ding Li will ignore that this is completely because of his own existence.

Under the shade of a row of trees outside the Saiyi Gade Gate, several elderly people are sitting there drinking tea and chatting, these people are people who have been panning for gold in the land of the Tang Dynasty for most of their lives, although they have not found real gold, but they also have their own land in a foreign land.

"Our little Ruth is back!" Before he walked to the door of his courtyard, a bearded old man grinned at Saidgard, and jokingly changed his surname Dalushi, and suddenly, the rest of the people also looked at it, and after seeing that it was indeed Saidgard, they immediately said with a smile.

"Little Rus, did you go out of the fang area last night to play all night? But your dad is in a hurry! ”

"Yes, you kid, I heard from the people who entered the workshop in the middle of the night last night that there was chaos in the city, saying that it was on fire, and there was a large group of Tang people fighting, and it is said that an army was dispatched!"

"Xiao Lushi, don't go out at night recently, the city is not very peaceful, yesterday I also heard from the merchants who came from the north that the war in the south of the Yangtze River in the Tang Dynasty is very unfavorable, the thief army has broken through the Yangtze River and entered the Jiangnan region, although Wang Xianzhi was defeated at the beginning of spring, but some of his subordinates have moved to the Jiangnan region to take refuge in the general Chongtian, and now the Tang court cannot stabilize the situation at all, it is really chaotic! Hey, it looks like the world is going to be chaotic again! There aren't many peaceful days. ”

The old man who finally spoke seemed to have a special affection for Datang, although the words were spoken to Saidgaard, but his eyes were always looking at the sky to the north, and he kept muttering in a low voice.

"I know, thank you for the teachings of a few uncles and uncles!" Said's mind was obviously not on the topic that these people were talking about, but he still responded politely with a smile, and then glanced at the courtyard door that he was open, and looked at the several old men who had gathered together again to discuss the topic of the battle situation that had just begun, took two steps forward, and asked softly, "Huh? Isn't my dad at home? ”

"Oh! Your dad went to the east market, and before leaving, he asked a few of us to check for him this afternoon. The bearded old man who spoke first answered casually, then suddenly turned his head, his eyes lit up, stared at Saidgad with a gossipy face, and asked in a mysterious and low voice: "Little Rus, you don't know yet, you can make your father happy this time!" He ran out early in the morning to show off to a few of us, saying that he was about to have a daughter-in-law, and boasted to a few of us that he was going to hold his grandson this time next year! ”

"What? Daughter-in-law? Hold your grandson?! Hearing this, Saiyi Gadeden jumped back a big step, looked at the bearded man with a shocked face, and then looked at the expressions of the others in disbelief, and finally slowly turned his head and looked at Ding Li, who was also surprised beside him.

"Not good!!"

Almost at the same time, Ding Li and Saidgad exclaimed, pulled their legs and rushed into the courtyard, no need for the two to ask more, it must be Saidgard's father who discovered Liu Sheng's existence, and recently regarded Liu Sheng as the daughter-in-law brought back by his son.

In fact, these misunderstandings are not important, the most important thing is that Saidgaard's father leaked Liu Sheng's existence, God knows how many Leper Wu and Liu Sanye's eyeliner are in this Fanfang District, and they can't do anything in Fanfang District, but it's easy to make some small moves in secret, especially for a weak woman who is powerless.

"Li, Brother Li, I'm sorry, it's all my fault, it's all my fault!" While rushing into the courtyard, Sai Yigade apologized to Ding Li vigorously, and naturally complained about his big-tongued father in his heart, of course, the most important thing was to ask Ding Li what to do next.

"I don't blame you, it's all my negligence, and it's likely to cause trouble to your family now! I'm the one who should apologize! Ding Li's face was solemn, he didn't worry about anything by himself, but what he was most afraid of was to bring harm to the people around him, and after a deep persuasion, he followed Saidgaard's footsteps and soon arrived at the room arranged for Liu Sheng.

"Sheng'er! Pack your things and let's get out of here! Before the person appeared, Ding Li's voice arrived first, startling Liu Sheng, who was sitting at the table, and asked with a panicked face: "Brother Li, what happened?" Why didn't you come back all night last night? Scared the hell out of me! ”

As he spoke, tears had already slid on Liu Sheng's sleepless and haggard cheeks, and Ding Li, who had broken into the room, was worried for a while, but he still had to hurry up, took two steps forward and wiped a few times for the other party, deliberately slowed down his tone, and comforted him softly: "It's okay, I found a safer place, let's get out of here first, so as not to cause trouble to Saiyi and them!" ”

"Really?" Liu Sheng obviously didn't believe Ding Li's reason, raised a pair of teary eyes and stared for a moment, nodded obediently, and silently lowered his head and began to clean up the belongings on the table.