"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Wan Yanfang shouted first.

It's too much, it's too much, it's actually doing this!

Will it have something to do with heaven and earth? Not to mention the 128 grain gangs, even 1,280 can't support this crime. The Heaven and Earth Society is rebelling! They have the ability and the guts, but the grain gang doesn't.

Wan Yanfang choked in one breath, almost wanting to pinch this inspection to death on the spot! But...... He didn't dare!

"What's the matter? Unhappy? Then the official will not ask, just go back and ask the prefect to send someone to invite you to the yamen. "Regarding Wan Yanfang's attitude, this inspection obviously doesn't care.

"Bastard, what the fuck are you trying to fuck us? When Lao Tzu these people are scared? Liu Yujian of the Chizhou Grain Gang stood up and walked in front of the inspection and asked viciously.

"Oh, this master is majestic. Do you want to intimidate the officials of the imperial court? The inspector asked with a blue face.

"Intimidation? I'm going to fucking beat you up! …… A little Jiupin official, who is two sizes bigger than you when he takes a sesame seed, what the hell are you a big-headed ghost? Liu Yujian grabbed the front of the inspection and shouted with a fist.

"This master is so powerful, he has the ability to leave a name!" The inspection finally broke free from Liu Yujian's pull, took two steps back, his eyes wandered, but his mouth was still unconvinced.

"Let me leave my name? Hehe, what do you want to get revenge on? Damn, don't talk about beating you, what if Lao Tzu just kills you? Lao Tzu has so many brothers, and your government has nothing to do with me. Liu Yujian pushed the inspection twice with his hand and sneered.

"That's right. If you want to slander someone, you're in the wrong place! Several more leaders supported Liu Yujian, and also said viciously to this inspection.

"This ...... This, Wan Da is in charge, there are still some things in this official, forget about today's affairs, I'll go first! ”

Looking at the head of the grain gang who showed a fierce appearance, the face of the inspector turned from blue to white, and he turned around and walked to leave.

"Your Excellency, please stay!"

How could you just leave? Wan Yanfang shouted hurriedly, and then, three or two steps in front of the inspector, blocked his way.

"Wan ...... What do you want to do? The inspector took two steps back, and his face became even paler.

"No, no, no, I don't want to do anything! Don't worry, my lord,......" Wan Yanfang waved his hand again and again.

"Then, then you are ......"

"Oh! These brothers are all rough people, and it is really wrong to mistake the intentions of the adults, and to be rude and offensive. Please don't blame the adults! Wan Yanfang grabbed the hand of the inspection, and stuffed a silver ticket with some pain by the way. …… He didn't bring any cash, but the silver ticket was five hundred taels.

"This ...... What's so embarrassing about this? The inspector laughed twice, and his face quickly turned from white to red. An inspection, it is good to usually collect one or two taels, but now such a big silver ticket, how can you not be happy? Don't say it's just a threat, now it's okay to beat him.

"My lord, our grain gang sails and eats rice, and we have nothing to do with the gang of rebellious ministers and thieves of the Heaven and Earth Society. Please go back and be sure to pay tribute to the prefect! Wan Yanfang said again.

"Ah...... This is easy to say, easy to say! The inspector said with a grin.

"My lord, can you take the liberty of asking, who sued us for the shady state of the grain gang? This will cost tens of thousands of our lives. Wan Yanfang asked again. He already had the answer in his mind, and he just wanted to make sure.

"Oh, no one has complained. It's just that we adults heard someone say on the street that there is a couplet hanging at the door of each of your grain gangs, called 'red flowers, white lotus roots, green lotus leaves, the three religions were originally one family', which means that the Hongmen, the White Lotus Sect, and your 'Qing Gang' are all from one family. Of course, don't worry, I will tell the prefect when I go back, saying that this is all nonsense, made up by those boring people. The inspector said with a grin.

"Then thank you, sir!" Wan Yanfang said with a smile.

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say!" The inspector smiled and asked again: "Master Wanda, do you grain gang not accept shavers?" ”

"This ...... What's wrong with this? ”

"Oh! Or those boring people say, why don't you grain help shave the shaver because you don't want to shave your hair! In addition, when you grain gang sailed on the boat, the flags planted on the ship were marked with gourds, in order to remind yourself not to forget that you were transporting grain for the 'Hulu'. The inspector smiled.

"No, no, don't listen to these rumors, my lord!" Wan Yanfang and the head of the Dry Food Gang glanced at each other, only to feel that the back was already soaked.

"Of course I won't listen to the nonsense of boring people. You can rest assured! I'll tell the prefect. The inspector gently patted Wan Yanfang's shoulder and said with a smile.

"Thank you, sir." Wan Yanfang arched his hand towards this inspection with a grateful face.

……

"Oh, by the way, I almost forgot two more things I forgot to tell you."

After being polite for a while, and after getting a silver ticket from Wan Yanfang's hand, the inspection was finally leaving. However, just as he was about to walk out of the lobby, he suddenly slapped his head and screamed.

"What's the matter with you?" Liu Yujian didn't dare to get angry, but asked impatiently. The couplets, the refusal to accept the shaver, and the gourd flag mentioned by the inspection just now were enough to make him restrain his temper.

"Oh! It's not a big deal. My lord, let me tell you that there is a shortage of salt in the province now, and I heard that you have just bought a batch, and I hope you can sell it at a reasonable price, which can be regarded as relieving the worries of the people. The other thing is that the governor has just written a letter to the governor of Caoyun, saying that it is a lot of hard work for the grain gang to help the imperial court, so he wants to start the court and ask for an official position for the leaders of the grain gang in various provinces. ”

“…… So, then, thank you Futai-sama! Wan Yanfang reluctantly bowed his hand to the inspection.

"It's easy to say, take your leave!"

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"Brother Wan, this is the ...... of the official mansion" After the inspection left, Wang Huaizhi jumped out first.

"What could it be? This is to tell us the grain gang, to be honest, there are benefits; If you are not honest, just wait to cut off your head! Moreover, this is not just a warning to our brothers in Anhui Province, this is to warn all the people of the 128 grain gangs at the same time. Wan Yanfang put his hands behind his back and sighed.

"Brother, what should we do? …… The government is purely a rumor, should we just be soft? Liu Yujian asked again.

"Obey soft? What else can you do if you don't accept softness? Hum! This is clear, if we are honest and don't cause trouble, we will get the name of an official family, if we are not honest, then we will be treated as anti-thieves, which one do you choose? Wan Yanfang asked rhetorically by gesturing his neck with his palm.

"Brother, our grain gang is holding up the eight provinces! How dare he come nonsense with just a Ma De? Wang Huaizhi didn't believe it.

"Yes, the king is right. We can't be frightened by people, if this spreads, what face will there be in the rivers and lakes? In the future, when I see the brothers of the other hundred grain gangs, I can't raise my head. A master echoed Wang Huaizhi.

"Come on, go and invite the master!" Wan Yanfang grabbed his scalp, thought about it, and shouted at his subordinates. The grain gang is a gang of rivers and lakes, and it is inevitable that some cases will be committed, and even when they usually sail on the boat, they have to deal with the government, so they usually invite one or several masters.

……

"Master Wan, I said a long time ago, this matter can't be messed with. You just don't listen, ala......s, "Master's profession has always been of the highest average quality in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, so Wan Yanfang invited high-priced "goods" from there. His surname is Lu, and he is in his forties.

"Master Lu, we don't want to listen to your complaints, now at this moment, you should quickly think of a way. What should we do? Liu Yujian urged.

"What to do? Hehe," this Master Lu smiled lightly, "what else can I do?" Do you really dare to go against the government? ”

"What's the matter? I still don't believe they dare to mess around! Liu Yujian shouted.

"Liu Dangjia is really domineering. However, do you know how many people there are in our Great Qing Kingdom? How many people are there in Anhui Province? Master Lu asked with a smile.

"Master Lu, what do you mean? How many people in the Qing Dynasty and Anhui Province have anything to do with us? ”

"There are tens of millions of people in Anhui Province, not to mention the entire Qing Dynasty. But how many of our more than 100 grain gangs are there? It's sesame seeds and watermelon! Master Lu stared at Liu Yujian, and then said, "Heaven and earth will be powerful, right?" They rebelled! …… But now? Hiding in Tibet all day long, like a lost dog. Can our food gang compare with them? Don't look at the fact that there are a lot of people in our grain gang, but scattered in eight provinces and tens of thousands of miles, what can this do? …… As I said, there are tens of millions of people in Anhui Province alone, and everyone can think about how many poor people there are! With so many people, is the government still afraid that no one will transport grain? If the big guy comes hard this time, the government doesn't have to put the hat of rebellion on our heads, just one 'investigation' can arrest all of us, and we will be locked up for the rest of our lives, and no one in the court will say anything. Because this matter is very important, the Heaven and Earth Society is still making trouble in Sichuan, and the imperial court must be 'rather catch a thousand by mistake than let go of one'. …… Don't think that if you have brothers behind you, you won't have anything to fear. Who doesn't have a wife and children? But not everyone dares to bear this charge for the sake of brotherly righteousness! Even if he is really righteous, his wife and children at home will not let him mess around! What's more, the brothers in the gang still have to eat together! Moreover, didn't the government say it? Give the heads of the provinces an official! …… Ladies and gentlemen, this is no joke. As soon as the official hat is covered, how many brothers are no longer brothers? Even if you can get out of prison, I'm afraid no one will recognize you at that time! ”

"Damn, are we going to leave it at that?" Liu Yujian shouted again.

"Master Liu, this time it's our first trouble. Do you want to forget it? It depends on what the government thinks! Master Lu said again.

"Master Lu, what do you think the government will do with us?" Wan Yanfang asked.

"Judging from the words of that inspection, there is still some knowledge." Master Lu said: "If the government decides to investigate the case first and then award the official, then it is better for you to plan in advance; If the government grants officials first, then there will be no investigation. Moreover, the so-called rumor is nothing, and even the previous order to register the book will be fine. Because all of you are in charge of official families! ”

"Conferral? That Lao Tzu went back and asked Boss Ji and a few friends in the officialdom to help with it, and they didn't necessarily want to ask for an official hat for us. Big deal, just spend a little more! Wang Huaizhi suddenly shouted.

"Master Wang, you haven't understood what I'm saying. Now, the knife is in the hands of the governor of Anhui, and everyone else is useless! Master Lu hurriedly said.

"Master Lu, don't say big things to scare people!" Wang Huaizhi looked at Master Lu and said dissatisfied.

"Humph! Wang Da is in charge, what is the place of the Anhui Governor's Yamen? Three years ago, the governor Ma had just taken office and dismissed three prefects. Now, we are guilty of it in his hands, and you don't give in to him, but want to get an official position elsewhere to deal with him, aren't you going to provoke his fire? Why did they only send one inspector this time? is to tell us that in the eyes of others, our grain gang is not a number at all! What kind of registration and the like is also clearly telling us that if you want to rectify us, he has a way! Don't think it's okay to dominate the docks, can you fight with the officers and soldiers? A few days ago, when the governor was checking for smuggled salt, he moved 3,000 officers and soldiers at once! That's no less than our Anhui gang! So, we'd better be careful and get into less trouble, otherwise, we'll have a good look. Master Lu said.

“…… Master Lu, then what do you think we should do now to dissipate the anger of this Master Ma? Do you want to send someone to send some gifts to make amends? Wan Yanfang rubbed his face with his hands and asked.

"Giving a gift to make amends? Master Wan, we are not qualified to give gifts to others! If you want to send it, you can only send it to the prefect's yamen at most! …… As for quenching the anger of the governor, and selling all the salt we bought, I can guarantee that someone will come forward to buy it!" …… To be honest, this is also someone who has saved us a little face, otherwise, they won't buy it, but just let us hand over the salt directly, and we can only pay it honestly. Master Lu said.

"Then do it! Alas......"

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"I bothered this soldier to report it, and said that there was an old man who asked to see the governor." Two days later, a small sedan chair appeared in front of the Futai Yamen, and a woman came down from the sedan chair, which was Ma De's "old acquaintance" Chen Guer.

"The deceased? How can we, Lord Futai, have an old man like you? The guards guarding the door looked at Chen Guer and said suspiciously.

"What? Don't believe it? Chen Guer smiled and asked.

It's not that I don't believe it, it's just that we ...... "We Futai adults have never dealt with women, and we are afraid of our wives to the extreme, how can there be a female "old man"? The guard sniffled and said in his heart.

“…… This soldier, if you don't ask, how can you know if I am the old man of your Futai lord? Don't worry, you just need to say to Lord Futai, 'Chen Guer, an old acquaintance of Yuanyang County, has something important to see'. Chen Gu'er took out a silver ingot and added it to the guards' hands.

"That'...... Well, you wait! Ma De's rules are not harsh, if someone is willing to give "door respect", he does not prohibit his subordinates to collect it, but the guards are not allowed to take the initiative to ask for it. Therefore, seeing that Chen Guer gave the silver, the guard no longer embarrassed her, and turned around and walked into the yamen to report it.

……

"Chen Gu'er?"

The guards didn't see Ma De directly, because Ma De was busy with a group of men, so the guards passed the word to Hai Liu and Na Risong, who were idle in the veranda of the hall. As a result, as soon as he heard the name of the person who came, Hailiu immediately screamed. He still remembers the incident he encountered in Yuanyang County very clearly.

"What does that woman look like?" Na Rimatsu was also taken aback, and immediately asked the guards after coming back to his senses.

"Oh, I'm a little old, but I look pretty good......" The guards roughly described Chen Gu'er's appearance, and that day Song closed his eyes and thought about it again, and finally nodded, "It's her!" Unexpectedly, Master Xing was really right, she really had a bit of a doorway, and it was okay to sell officials' relatives! ”

"What should we do, old man? This time she must have wanted to get revenge! Hailiu thought for a moment and said.

"Revenge?" Na Risong glanced at him, "She won't run to the door of our Fujiao Yamen alone to take revenge, right?" ”

"And what do you think she's here for?" Hailiu asked.

"How do I know? …… Forget it, it's useless to think about this, she's not a good person anyway, let's catch it first! Nari Song waved his hand and replied.

"Catch it?"

"That's right, grab it! Go to the dungeon! Narimatsu nodded.

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