Wang Hou had dinner, according to the general direction of the prior understanding, found Wandong Garden, jumped on a miscellaneous tree outside the wall, saw a hall brightly lit, took advantage of the night to fly to the roof, squatted on the glazed tiles in the dark, discerned for a while, saw that someone was talking below, and listened carefully.

At this time, the voice of Abbot Zhishan said: "Three leaders, the old monk has always understood that you all have so much power and financial resources, why do you still compete for fame and fortune?" As I say, stop before it's too late, and don't set yourself on fire. After a period of silence, President Pan sighed: "What the abbot said, we have also been considering, but it is difficult to ride a tiger, and if we don't fight, we will lose what we have gained, just take the matter of the Zheng family in Jingdezhen last time, if we don't make a move, how can Dehua white porcelain gain a foothold?" Not to mention losing Fuzhou, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou will also be encroached upon. ”

Wang Hou said secretly: Strange, why are Abbot Zhishan and Lai Sect Master here? Aren't they one in the Dingguang Monastery in Shaxian County, and the other in Minqing? This President Pan has always liked to reverse right and wrong, and the development of the Zheng family in Jingdezhen over the years has not affected Wanshihui and Dongshan Island, why is it encroaching at this time? It's nothing more than Pan and Liu's ambitions, and it's true that they want to dominate one side in vain. I want to know if they have provoked the relationship between the Salt Gang and the Tea Horse Gang, and I want to know more about the murder of Zhang Yizhen, I wonder if they will talk about it?

But listening to President Pan's voice, he said: "Tomorrow at noon, I will go to the banquet with Brother Liu, and the abbot and Brother Lai will not have to go, so as not to make the prefect of the king suspicious. This afternoon, the abbot and Brother Lai came all the way, it must have been very hard, so let's rest early. ”

Wang Hou heard the sound of the chair moving, and estimated that they got up and prepared to disperse, but he didn't hear any secrets this time, who was the person who poisoned him? And who is picking on the Salt Gang and the Tea Horse Gang? …… It seems that there are no clues for a while, and it is already the third day of the second lunar month today, and there are still seven days before the fleet will arrive here, once it goes to sea, there is no way to investigate the murder of the master of the needle.

Thinking of this, Wang Hou couldn't help but feel secretly anxious in his heart, stunned for a moment, and decided not to startle the snake for the time being, and to finish tomorrow's things first, so as not to cause extraneous branches. Paying attention, a few ups and downs reached the outside of the wall, and seeing that there was no one around, they slowly left Wandong Garden.

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Donghai Restaurant is located in a bamboo forest in the east of the city, surrounded by green water, the stream is not more than three zhang wide, the stream is spread into a path with pebbles, the road is planted with tall yew, the trees are knotted with strings of crystal clear red bean fruits, and there are red lanterns hanging between the trees. A large wooden bridge was built over the stream, and on either side of the bridge and on the road leading to it, a man dressed in a motley uniform stood every short distance.

At this time, four people came from Shi Shiran in the distance, three of them were wearing Taoist hats and white clothes; The other man was in his forties, with a thin face and a cautious gait. The three people in white are Wang Hou, Liu Hanyan, and Zhou Qingzhu, and the other is the leader of the Poyang Gang. Originally, Jin Minhui was also coming, but Wang Hou felt that with the people of Wang Zhifu, she and Li Zhixian were not safe even if they were masked, so they persuaded her to stay in the salt gang and divide the rudder. The others included the Seven Sons of Wudang, the Lily Fairy, the Lord Chen Helm and others, Wang Hou didn't want them to get involved in this matter, and he didn't invite them over.

Seeing the four approaching, the two of them stepped forward with a huff: "Lord Wang, are you here?" At the same time, someone ran quickly into the bamboo forest. Wang Hou lifted the green gauze and nodded at the person who was questioning, and recognized that the two of them were Zhao Asan and Chen Xiaoqi who they saw at the door of the government yesterday morning, and it was Zhao Asan who was questioning. Wang Hou had a good impression of him, and said with a smile: "Sir, I haven't burned my incense for twenty days yet, and I met you again." ”

Ah San waved his hand again and again: "The prince is laughing, hehehe, hehehe......" Chen Xiaoqi took out a small package from his arms and presented it with both hands: "Lord Wang, this is the package you left yesterday, and the little Chen Xiaoqi brought it to you." Wang Hou was stunned, stretched out his hand to take it and weigh it in his hand, and asked, "It's very heavy, what is it?" ”

Chen Xiaoqi sneered: "It was the prince who fell into Shishi's mouth, the small one has not been opened, I don't know what it is." Wang Hou understood, it turned out that this kid wanted to slap himself, but he blatantly bribed him, and said that he fell by himself, which is interesting. Wang Hou didn't have a good impression of him at all, and secretly said that these things must have been looted by him, so he handed the package to Gang Leader Yang: "Gang Leader Yang, you accept it first." ”

After Yang took it, he knew that it was silver taels in his hand, and it was difficult to refuse, so he carried it in his hand. Chen Xiaoqi didn't expect the prince to accept it so happily, and smiled even more happily: "Lord, the prefect is here early in the morning, there are no outsiders in the restaurant today, and he is specially serving the prince." ”

At this moment, a little beggar suddenly appeared on the side of the road, but he was only thirteen or fourteen years old, holding a broken bowl in his hand, and said to everyone: "Everyone, you are good, I can usually go in to beg for food, but today I was stopped and not allowed to go in, and I beg you to enjoy food." ”

Everyone here hasn't reacted yet, and they heard Chen Xiaoqi say, "Rabbit cub, where did you run out again?" Dare to harass the prince, tired of living? Don't get out of here! Raising his leg and kicking up, Xiao Yanhua hurriedly dodged to the side of the road, his foot was slipped by the stone, and he sat on the ground with his buttocks, but he clutched the broken bowl tightly in his hand, and his mouth kept shouting.

At this moment, the prefect of the palace walked out of the forest quickly, and said from afar: "Lord Wang, please come inside." Wang Hou originally wanted to help up the little beggar, but when he saw the prefect of the king coming out, he had no time to greet him: "The prefect of the king greeted him in person, and he was disturbed!" "Where, where, it is a blessing for the lower officials to see the prince, please come inside." The prefect of the king said as he led everyone onto the wooden bridge.

The four of them followed him into the bamboo forest, and walked about 30 zhang along the stone path, and suddenly felt a light in front of them: in the middle of the forest is a pond, the lotus leaves in the pond are green, the water is clear, and there is a three-story pavilion built around the pond on three sides, and there is an elegant and quiet atmosphere in the style.

Before he got downstairs, four people greeted him, and Wang Hou knew each other: the two of them had seen them in the mansion yesterday, sitting on both sides of the prefect's mansion with fat faces and long beards; The other two are President Pan and Lord Liu. The fat face and long beard bowed at the same time: "I've seen the prince!" President Pan and Lord Liu hugged their fists with the Jianghu salute, which can be regarded as greetings. Wang Hou deliberately wanted to frustrate them, so he only snorted with his nose, which was regarded as a return gift.

Everyone went up to a big box on the third floor, the house is a bamboo and wood structure, the tables and chairs of yew are a few, the position against the wall also places a few pieces of Nanmu and a few frames, on which there is a shallow bonsai of white marble, the pot is round or square, the shrubs such as Jiulixiang, Fujian tea and finch plum are planted in the pot, they grow up or stand tall or elegant, and the ornamental stone is placed in the pot, which complements each other. Through the two windows, you can see that the bamboo branches outside gently sway with the wind, and in the middle of the wall between the windows hangs a calligraphy and painting, painting pine, bamboo and plum, and there are two lines of words: the mountains do not need to be bought, where the river flows. But invite the East China Sea Moon, don't listen to the five crows.

Wang Hou praised: "Governor Wang's Mansion, this box is very well arranged, especially Mei Yaochen's sentence 'But invite the East China Sea Moon, don't listen to the five crows' artistic conception is extraordinary." The prefect of the king replied: "The prince is also interested in poetry? The name of this restaurant is Donghai, so the shopkeeper borrowed this poem from Mei Yaochen...... This bonsai pays attention to 'one tree, two stones, three shelves', reflecting the artistic conception of thousands of miles away. ”

Zhou Qingzhu kept looking at the bonsai and said, "I think this bonsai is good, it's about to catch up with my pot of purple bamboo." "Elder Zhou, that's different, your pot is very precious and irreplaceable in the eyes of some people." But it was Liu Hanyan who joked on the side.

Wang Houdao: "Governor Wang, let me introduce you, this is the Yang Gang Leader of the Poyang Gang, and these two are my subordinates, Elder Liu and Elder Zhou. "Fortunately, I will also introduce these two princes: President Pan of the Wanshi Society and Master Liu of Dongshan Island, these two are my masters: Master Wang and Master Zhao." The crowd saw it again.

After a while, the wine and food were served, but it was a table full of dishes. Liu Hanyan grew up by the sea, and at this time he screamed softly and pointed out one by one: "It's all seafood, I know it all, this is fried clams with soy pepper, stir-fried snails in sauce, stir-fried fresh you with celery, fried sea sausage with leeks, Sanyuan fresh shellfish, steamed scallops with edelweiss, steamed sea bass, pan-fried cod, scallion and ginger razor clams, garlic open side shrimp, spicy squid rings...... Hey, what kind of dish is this? ”

The fat-faced Master Wang smiled: "This is a steamed treasure fish, the meat of the treasure fish is thick and white and tender, when cooking, first use a knife to draw three flower knives obliquely on the fish, so that it is more flavorful, and then wipe it all over with salt and cooking wine, marinate, and then put the fish into boiling water, sprinkle some ginger slices, green onions, and steam it over high heat for half a quarter of an hour." After the fish is steamed, remove the ginger and shallots and water, put on the shredded green onion and red pepper, then drizzle with hot oil, and surround the edge with coriander. ”

Wang Hou had eaten seafood, but he couldn't name it, and when he saw Liu Hanyan like a treasure, he smiled and said, "Elder Liu, if you like to eat, eat more." Liu Hanyan picked up the chopsticks, but put them down again: "I'm going to go on a diet, and if I continue to eat like this, I'm so fat that I can't walk." Zhou Qingzhu said on the side: "It doesn't matter, if you can't walk, I'll carry you." ”

The other five are all Chengjing characters, although Liu Hanyan and Zhou Qingzhu are dressed as masked men, but their walking posture is like a woman.

When he was drunk, the prefect put down his chopsticks: "Lord Wang, yesterday the officials understood, the reason why President Pan and Lord Liu stopped that batch of goods was because there were old accounts with Jiangxi, and disputes in this business were inevitable, but they didn't know that the prince was paying attention to this matter, which caused a misunderstanding." ”

President Pan and Island Master Liu stood up at the same time.