Chapter 14: The Wind and Rain in Bashan (2)
"Heh, that's true, I do seem to be thinking a little too much, hehe. However, Yu Shixiong seems to be hiding the martial arts for Liu Shicheng, which seems to be a bit unreasonable. But anyway, at least one point, Yu Shixiong and Liu Shicheng must be very familiar, and they can have such a deep relationship with the head of the Qingcheng faction, and our Lord Liu is not very simple. After saying that, Zhu Wenyu's voice gradually lowered, as if he was talking to himself, and Tang Yun didn't care much.
"Dare to ask Childe, is Childe Lord Zhu?" The two of them were standing in front of the notice and laughing quietly, when they heard the whispered voice of a man next to them.
Zhu Wenyu looked back, only to see a chubby middle-aged man arching his hand on the side and asking, looking at the man dressed in short clothes, it seems to be a common boatman on this dock, but he has a round head and a round face, and a smile on his face.
Zhu Wenyu is really strange that someone in this Leshan realm would recognize him, and he doesn't have any acquaintances here, and he can't remember where he has seen it when he looks at the middle-aged man with a smile on his face. Zhu Wenyu asked suspiciously: "It's Zhu Wenyu below, dare to ask Your Excellency?" β
"In Xialu Chenglin, he is the leader of the Minjiang Gang here."
Zhu Wenyu came to the province, two days ago on this dock to inquire about the news had heard of the Minjiang Gang, it is said that because of the shipping of the matter of the increase in the number of ships had been suppressed by the Yamen of Leshan County, Liu Shicheng also killed two deputy gang leaders of the Minjiang Gang, only the gang leader escaped, I didn't expect this gang leader to be the fat middle-aged man in front of him, and even more unexpected was that the gang leader named Lu Chenglin actually found himself.
"Oh, it turned out to be the leader of the Minjiang Gang Lu, and I have been looking up for a long time." Zhu Wenyu said politely in his mouth casually. In fact, the Minjiang Gang is a small gang in a local area, where has he heard of it before? That is, I heard this name for the first time after coming to Leshan, and even the name of the gang leader was only heard just now. It's just that the faΓ§ade on the rivers and lakes is just a polite way to say it. Tang Yun laughed secretly in his heart on the side.
"Don't dare, Lu Chenglin has heard the name of Master Zhu for a long time, like thunder. I wonder if Lord Zhu can take a step to speak? Lu Chenglin looked left and right and said in a low voice.
Zhu Wenyu was full of suspicion, and he didn't know why, he glanced back at Tang Yun, nodded at Lu Chenglin, and then turned a few streets with Lu Chenglin with Tang Yun, and came to a slightly secluded alley next to the wharf.
"As soon as Lord Zhu came to Leshan this time, he ordered Lord Liu to reduce the ship tax by fifty percent, so that our Minjiang Gang has another way to live, and the grass man Lu Chenglin led more than 300 people from the Minjiang Gang to feel Lord Zhu's kindness." As soon as Lu Chenglin arched his hand, he suddenly bowed down to Zhu Wenyu.
"Why did Gang Master Lu say this? Hurry up, get up, get up. This is Zhu's responsibility. The tax increase is too high, so that there are almost no goods in the Minjiang River, and many people have no livelihood, how can this be what the imperial court wants to see? Zhu just urged Lord Liu to think more about the livelihood of the people. But I don't know how the Lu gang leader learned that it was Zhu and Lord Liu who said it? Zhu Wenyu was puzzled.
"There are disciples in the Minjiang Gang who are on an errand in Lord Liu's ya, and they once saw Lord Zhu enter Lord Liu's mansion, and then Lord Liu issued a notice, and the villain naturally knew that it was Lord Zhu's words. The villain helped the middle and bottom again, and thanked Lord Zhu for his great kindness. Lu Chenglin explained.
"Gang Master Lu gets up first, let's talk." Zhu Wenyu is really not used to being here when someone falls at his feet on the street, causing some passers-by to look sideways and talk busily.
"Yes, sir."
"A little bit of hard work, I don't dare to thank the Lord Lu. But I don't know that this tax has been reduced by fifty percent, and the people in the gang can live in peace? Can the Minjiang shipping be resumed? Zhu Wenyu also wanted to know how effective it would be for him to let Liu Shicheng reduce his taxes by fifty percent.
"My lord, the Minjiang shipping has been cut off for almost a year because the tax is too high, and the Sichuan timber cannot be transported, so the timber in the Central Plains has risen and the ship has risen, and now the ship tax has been reduced by fifty percent. Lord Zhu's move is really my Minjiang Gang's reborn parents. "Then Lu Chenglin will bow down again.
"Don't, don't, don't be like this." Zhu Wenyu hurriedly held on, "Since that's the case, then I'll rest assured." β
"Lord Zhu, the villain has been on this dock for a few days, do you want to rent a boat to go out of Sichuan?" Lu Chenglin asked.
"Hehe, exactly. In Leshan, the Lu gang leader is a local snake, I wonder if the Lu gang leader can do a favor to find a safer boat for Zhu? Zhu Wenyu said with a smile.
"Lord Zhu has an order, and the villain should obey his orders, not to mention that Lord Zhu is the great benefactor of my Minjiang Gang, and the villain should arrange it properly for Lord Zhu." That Lu Chenglin said respectfully.
"Then it's annoying to help the Lu gang leader." Zhu Wenyu opened the fan and smiled slightly.
"When does Master Zhu want to leave?"
"Oh, this matter depends on when it is convenient for Gang Master Lu. If it's in time, I don't know if it will work tomorrow? Zhu Wenyu said while looking at Lu Chenglin.
"The villain obeyed. Tomorrow, the villain will go to the inn to greet Lord Zhu. β
"Thank you Lu Gang Leader for that."
"That's what villains should do. The villain took his leave. Then Lu Chenglin bowed respectfully again and turned away.
"Brother Yu, do we really want to take the boat of the Minjiang Gang?" When Lu Chenglin walked away, Tang Yun looked around and said.
"Well, yes, what's wrong? Is there anything wrong with that? Yun'er? β
"Ah, it's nothing, but I think it's too coincidental, we were looking for the shipowner, and someone came to the door. Besides, I don't think something is right with this Lu Chenglin. Tang Yun said.
"Hehe, what's wrong with Gang Master Lu?"
"This ...... I can't say that, it's just not right anyway. Looking at his chubby appearance and smirk, I don't look right. And how is he like the leader of a gang? So the Minjiang Gang can be regarded as a gang, right? How can this surnamed Lu look like a person in the rivers and lakes? The face of a slave is white and fat, but it seems to be a master in the yamen. β
"Hehe, Yun'er also knows how to use her brain? Not bad. Zhu Wenyu said with a smile.
"I'm not coming, and you're still laughing at me. Even if I'm not right, you just say it, why do you have such a bad smile? Not a good guy!" Tang Yun said angrily.
"Haha, no, no, Yun'er is right, this Lu Chenglin does have a problem, and the problem is not small."
"Brother Yu, you can also see it? This Lu Chenglin is so fat, how do you think he is like a gang leader who runs a boat? Maybe it's someone fake, or it's the Minjiang gang leader he pretended to be, hey, anyway, anyway, there's a problem, Brother Yu, are you right? Tang Yun said happily.
"Hehe, that's right, this Lu Gang Master really doesn't have any taste of rivers and lakes. But it's estimated that it's the leader of the Minjiang Gang. People shouldn't be fake, either. β
"What's wrong with that? Hmph, you're going to bully me. When Tang Yun heard this, she pursed her mouth again.
"Hehe, Yun'er, I didn't say you were wrong. I mean, there must be something wrong with this Lu gang leader, and it's more than that. However, he should indeed be the leader of the Minjiang Gang, this can be understood by staying on this dock for a few days and asking a few people, this cannot be faked, no one is so stupid to pretend to be a person who can easily find out the bottom. As for him being fat, maybe he was born a pig, or he was pampered and fattened as a helper, this is all about it, and if he can't be fat, he can't be a helper. I don't mean that when I say he has a problem. β
"What's that?" Tang Yun became curious.
"First rhyme, you are right, this Lu gang leader no longer has the taste of people in the rivers and lakes, and the officialdom etiquette is full, and he must be used to dealing with the government often. This is Liu Shicheng's territory, so he and Liu Shicheng must have something to do with them. Second, how did he know that I asked Liu Shicheng to lower the tax? This is also very problematic. β
"He just said that he had a subordinate on an errand in the Yamen, and he saw us go to Liu Shicheng's place." Tang Yun was puzzled.
"Hehe, it's not strange to see us on an errand in the Yamen, but it's strange that the subordinates on the errand in the Yamen know my identity as a messenger? How do you know that I asked Liu Shicheng to lower taxes? How do you know that I want to go back to the Central Plains along the east of the river? Knowing so much, isn't it strange that Liu Shicheng said it himself, inquire? What errand guy can inquire so carefully? Immortals? β
"Ah, I didn't expect that." Tang Yun suddenly realized.
"Hehe, no matter what, you can see that there is something wrong with him, and it has been in vain for you to walk in the rivers and lakes for a few years." Zhu Wenyu shook the folding fan and smiled.
"Hmph, talk about me again, how many more years have you been gone? I haven't walked much yet, and I'm in front of me? Hmph!" Tang Yun said. She was very happy in her heart that she could see some problems, but what was even happier was that the Yu brother in front of her was so smart and clever that she admired it a little, and she was happy in her heart, but her mouth deliberately revealed a disdainful tone.
"Hehe, okay, okay, I'm young, you're old, right?" Zhu Wenyu has a signature bad smile again.
"Okay, I'm angry with me, I don't want to live anymore?" It's another little girl's fight.