Chapter 699: Best Friends Welcome
The fifth line failed to complete the task assigned to him by Ren Xiaoyao, and he naturally felt a little unhappy in his heart. Receiving people properly, but there is no such thing as loyalty, for a person like the fifth line who keeps his promises, he will naturally not feel good in his heart.
Although, he also knew that the development of things was beyond his control, and Li Tianhao, as the head of the Star Sword Sect, had no way to convince the elders of the Star Sword Sect now, let alone that he was an outsider.
The Star Sword Sect was different from other Jianghu sects, if something could not be approved by the majority of the elders, then even if there was strong support from the head of the sect, it would be useless. In the final analysis, although the head of the sect is the head of the Star Sword Sect, he himself can only represent one of the four clans of the Star Sword Sect. Several other companies, out of consideration of their own interests, also have the right to resist the orders of the boss. Of course, to resist the head, the premise is to have the support of the majority of the elders of the House of Elders.
Obviously, there won't be too many things like this. If a head is repeatedly opposed by the elders, then the head of the head will only end up with the elders, or be replaced by other elders. To be able to become the head of the Star Sword Sect, you must represent the greatest interests of the Star Sword Sect, and you must also have the support of most of the elders, so you can be elected as the head of the sect.
Li Tianhao's taking over as the head of the Star Sword Sect should be expected by everyone, because in this eventful season, some other elders of the Star Sword Sect are not willing to take over this mess, so there is no one to fight with him at all.
The fifth line and Princess Qingying and the others went south by boat, because this ship was a merchant ship and carried a lot of goods, so it was much slower, and most of them arrived in Hangzhou later than riding horses on land. However, the fifth line and the others were not in a hurry anyway, so they simply followed the merchant ships all the way to enjoy the scenery on both sides of the strait.
The owner of this merchant ship is surnamed Kong, because the fifth line took someone else's ship, so it was inevitable to talk to the owner of the ship.
The fifth line talked to the merchant and realized that the owner of the ship was Sun Youlong, the eldest man of the famous Confucian family in the West Lake. Before the fifth line came to the Star Sword Gate, he knew that soon after Ren Xiaoyao returned to Hangzhou, he contacted various sects in the south of the Yangtze River, wanting to fight against the Japanese Invaders together. Most of the sects were intimidated by the prostitution of the Japanese because of the damage to the strength of the Xiaoyaomen, and they were all intimidated by the prostitution of the Japanese people, so there were few responders, and they were all in a wait-and-see state. Only three have clearly expressed their support, namely Yuxian Xiaoyaomen, Leiyintang and this West Lake Confucian family.
Strictly speaking, the Confucian family is not a Jianghu sect, but because of its generations of businessmen and wealthy families, it is a well-known wealthy gentry in Hangzhou. With the support of the Kong family, Xiaoyaomen can be regarded as a big reinforcement, at least in terms of money and food, it can have a better guarantee.
The Kong family is headed by the two Kong brothers, and the eldest master is this Kong Youlong, a pure businessman, very shrewd and upright, and has a close relationship with Ren Xiaoyao. He also has a younger brother named Kong Youde, who is the second master of the Kong family. Kong Youlong is nearly sixty years old, and his younger brother Kong Youde is also more than fifty.
Although both of them know some martial arts, because they have been in business all year round, they haven't studied much about martial arts, so they are only second-rate at best.
Kong Youlong, as the boss of the Kong family, supports the huge family business of the Kong family, so he naturally still has some skills. Not only is his martial arts stronger than his younger brother's, but he is also more sophisticated and cautious. In comparison, his younger brother Kong Youde is more like a martial artist, he has no brains, and everything is arranged by his brother.
This time, he came out to transport goods, but Kong Youlong was the only one, and his younger brother Kong Youde went to do other things.
The fifth line, Sun Xiaowu and those women couldn't pee together, so Kong Youlong sat in the cabin and drank tea together.
Although the fifth line doesn't like to stay with women, he is even more uncomfortable with Sun Xiaowu, a philistine. Fortunately, Kong Youlong is a very emotional person, not only proficient in tea ceremony, astronomy and geography, academic martial arts, but also proficient in everything, and has his own unique opinions. The fifth line likes to make such friends. Although he doesn't talk much, he likes to be talked about by others, especially those who are very knowledgeable.
Things are gathered by like, and people are grouped.
Since Kong Youlong can become good friends with people like Ren Xiaoyao, he naturally has his advantages. The fifth line even felt that this Kong Youlong was not as good as Ren Xiaoyao in martial arts, and it seemed that he was not inferior to Ren Xiaoyao in other aspects.
Kong Youlong was the first person to respond to Ren Xiaoyao's call, so the fifth line naturally admired him even more.
At this time, it was already night, they had already eaten, and several girls did not like to drink tea, so they went to the bow of the boat to watch the night view of both sides of the strait, and naturally chatted about the thoughts of their daughter's family, which was also very pleasant.
"Master, it's time to help the canal, do you want to visit Master Zheng Helm?" Suddenly, a sailor came in and asked.
"It's a little late today, I'm just afraid that Lord Zheng Duo will sleep, so I won't bother!" Kong Youlong thought for a moment and said.
"Alright! Then we won't stop boating. So saying, the sailor went out of the warehouse again.
Kong Youlong and Zheng An, the helmsman of the Canal Gang, are old friends, and the Canal Gang is also a well-known gang on the canal. As the name suggests, they naturally make their living from this canal. Although there are many schools on both sides of the river that depend on the canal for their livelihood, most of them are confined to their own small stretch of canal. Only this canal gang can follow the canal, connecting the north and south, and everywhere the canal goes, there are canal gang rudders, so the canal gang really depends on the canal to survive, and it seems that it can't do without the canal at all.
Zheng An is the helmsman of the Hangzhou branch of the canal, but he does not live in Hangzhou, but lives on the south bank of the upper reaches of Hangzhou. The mountains and rivers here are beautiful, and the canal gang has boats passing here every day, so it is very convenient to come and go and rest. Even if there is an emergency, you can go directly to the ship, and the business can be taken care of very well.
Kong Youlong is a businessman, and it is inevitable that he has some friendship with the bigwigs on the canal, and he has a very good personal relationship with Zheng An. He traveled to and fro on the canal, and as long as he passed by here, he would definitely go to see this Zheng Duo Master.
After all, in the business field, it is easier to make money when you have more friends.
It's just that now they are still a few miles away from Zheng An's home, but it is getting late, and Kong Youlong naturally doesn't want to disturb others.
It's a long time coming, and they see each other often anyway.
The sailors are all people who have been doing business with Kong Youlong all the year round, and they naturally know the habits of Master Kong, so when it is time to send them home, it is inevitable to come in and ask.
The three of them drank tea for a while, and it was late at night, and everyone was a little tired, so they planned to go to bed.
At this time, the five girls did not seem to be tired at all, and were still talking and laughing at the bow of the boat.
The three of them were packing up the tea set, and the sailor just now suddenly came in again and said, "Master, Master Zheng's ship is here." ”
"You read that right? How could he come at such a late hour? Besides, he didn't know I was passing by today! When Kong Youlong heard this, he seemed to be a little incredulous.