The city of Linshui City originally existed as a strategic point in Ningguo.

Therefore, this city is not a very well-established city in the entire Ning Kingdom.

It is not as thick as Yujing City, nor as prosperous as Pingjiang City, where Jiangnan Province is located, and even compared to Guangling City, it is also inconspicuous.

But since the Guangling Naval Division defeated the Western Regions Coalition Army here during the Jinghua period, this place has not suffered from war.

Jiang Xia'er, the previous commander of the Guangling Navy Division, was originally a house slave in Zhongli Mansion.

He is very good at water warfare, but he knows nothing about managing a city.

Therefore, he never asked about this waterfront city, but instead contributed to the prosperity of commerce in this place.

Even when Ji Tai was in power, many of those merchants with strength and background sent the children of their families to Linshui City.

Here, it is an important commodity turnover place for the north and south!

Although it was not possible to transport goods to Kyoto through the Tamakuda Canal due to the plague of bandits in the Shuangjiao Mountains and Rivers, it was possible to transport them to Kyoto by land from here.

And the Yangtze River route is not banditry, from here, up to Yuzhou, down to Huating.

Farther away, you can go to the eastern outlying islands!

As a result, in this waterfront city, there are gradually many big businessmen who buy houses here.

After the fall of the Ji Tai family, when the little poet became the regent and proposed the national policy of revitalizing industry and commerce, many businessmen set their sights on here.

Especially those merchants in remote places, such as Shuzhou, such as the merchants of Lingdong Road.

It was a temptation at first.

After all, the regent had left Kyoto, and it was not known what the future emperor would think of this policy.

When the news of the regent's presence in Wu came out, and when they heard that the regent was going to return to Kyoto and ascend the throne as emperor, the big businessmen could no longer sit still.

As a result, Jiangnan Province gathered merchants from all over Ningguo.

And in this waterfront city, there are at least thirty percent!

For example, the Guo family of Lingdong Province.

is also like the Liu family of Shuzhou Road and so on.

Although they are not necessarily the heads of the family, they are also the elite of the family.

Guo Xuan and Liu Rui are representatives of this.

When Chen Dingmao followed the crowd, he met these two people in the crowd.

"Chen Gong,"

The two bowed their hands, and Guo Xuan smiled:

"Does Duke Chen also want to go and see what the regent wants to do?"

Chen Dingmao stroked his long beard: "You two boys are not the same!" ”

"Yes, it's strange to say, it stands to reason that when the regent travels, the Admiral's Mansion should send soldiers to open the way......"

Guo Xuan looked back and forth quite suspiciously, and said in a low voice: "Lord Admiral is the future brother-in-law of the regent, he should protect the regent even more, I suspect that the regent is probably not in the carriage in front!" ”

When Liu Rui heard this, he took over: "Brother Guo probably doesn't know our regent. ”

"Oh......? Brother Liu, let's hear it! ”

"The regent went to Shuzhou without secrecy, he stayed in Chongzhou Mansion for a few days, and he also went to the Shuijing Platform of Chongzhou Mansion to watch the play."

"Although Zhongli Mansion has been running Chongzhou for many years, there are no soldiers and guards from Zhongli Mansion when the regent goes to the theater, so this is why Gongsun Erniang assassinated the regent!"

Guo Xuan was shocked when he heard this: "There is still such a thing?" ”

"Since we have learned from the previous experience, then the Admiral should send troops to protect the Regent!"

Liu Rui grinned: "Our regent is indeed a little different, he doesn't seem to like to be protected by soldiers...... Or rather, he likes to be in close contact with the people. ”

"There are a few very powerful masters around him, even if there are really people in the rivers and lakes who eat the bear's heart and leopard and dare to stab, it will inevitably end up with no return."

Chen Dingmao was quite worried when he heard this, "The old man thinks it is better to be cautious!" ”

"The kid thinks so too!"

Guo Xuan looked around for a moment, and then said: "There are so many people, in case there are assassins inside, in case the regent is really close to the neighbors, this guy suddenly comes...... The Lord Regent has a stake in our future business! He can't afford to have an accident! ”

Just one step or so away from Guo Xuan and the three of them, there was an old man who was dressed in ordinary clothes and looked very ordinary, walking with the crowd.

He turned his head to look at Guo Xuan and the others, and a sneer hung on the corner of his mouth.

He is the great elder of Dafeng Hall who came from Yunzhou, and the people in the rivers and lakes call Gan Yitang the lightning hand!

Dafengtang received the news from Ran Feng of the Great Banner Gate, and the head of the White Jade Tiger spent a lot of money to invite the Silver Wheel Dharma King, the closest to Youzhou City, to assassinate the regent!

But the head of the family never thought that instead of killing the regent, the Silver Wheel Dharma King who had reached the upper level of the realm would lose his life!

What does this mean?

It shows that there is really a peerless master by the side of the regent!

The head of the house sent someone to send it to the outside of the Saiwai, presumably the Golden Wheel Dharma King would also infiltrate the Central Plains to assassinate the regent.

It's best to do this work in the Great Wind Hall.

Otherwise...... I'm afraid that the Golden Wheel Dharma King will find trouble with the Great Wind Hall.

And Dafengtang has been supported by the Great Banner Gang over the years, and if this matter is not done, the young gang leader of the Great Banner Gang may not be happy.

So, this time, there were five great elders in the Great Wind Hall, and the head of the White Jade Tiger also came in person.

They lived in the Joy Inn.

But how do you do that?

Hard fighting is obviously not an option.

Even if he gathered all the disciples under the Great Wind Hall, he would not be the opponent of the masters around Li Chen'an!

After discussing it for a long time yesterday, the head finally made a plan-

You can only look for opportunities to outwit!

Don't be hasty!

Isn't he Li Chenan close to the people?

Then everyone pretends to be the people, mingles among the people, and stabs him when he is close to the people, and the masters around him will never have time to save him!

Yesterday, Li Chen'an entered the city, and there were too many soldiers guarding him, and they couldn't do it.

Unexpectedly, Li Chenan would go on patrol today......

Although he didn't know where he was going, he dared not bring his own soldiers to escort him, this was the best opportunity!

Gan Yitang retracted his gaze, his head hooked slightly, and followed the crowd unhurriedly.

You're always going to have to get out of the carriage.

You'd better get up close and personal with the people!

Then...... It's the time of your Li Chen'an's death!

Just as Gan Yitang was thinking this, another voice came from his ear.

That's Guo Xuan talking:

"Hey, go out of the West Gate...... The regent is going to ......"

Chen Dingmao also raised his eyes:

"That must be the dockyard at the waterfront harbor!"

The huge crowd followed the convoy out of the west gate, and no one noticed that an old man came at the back of the crowd.

This old man should be very old.

His back was hunched badly.

He's still coughing as he walks!

Because he had a cigarette gun in his hand.

The tobacco leaves in the smoke pot burst out with a red and bright fire as he took a deep breath.

He exhaled a thick puff of smoke and looked up.

There was a smile on the old face full of ravines.

"Young master, it's not a good day today, but you can see blood!"

He is the shopkeeper of the Yuelai Inn in Linshui City.

He is also the person in charge of the Darkcoat Guard's Waterfront City.

A hunchbacked old man who has been in Linshui City for more than 20 years and is ordinary in the eyes of others.

Few people in the rivers and lakes know his name.

He himself seems to have forgotten his former name.

He used to be called Yan Xia Sanren.

Now the neighbors of Linshui City call him a smoke camel.

Very good.

He took another deep breath of his cigarette, coughed violently, and walked out of the west gate unhurriedly.