Qianlong Villa.

"Childe. ”

"Huh?"

"Lord Yin Ming has been very close to Steward Sun recently. ”

"I see. Zhuang Ming responded.

The old slave felt that the person who was in charge of Sun was not very credible. Bai Lao hesitated, what he said at first glance sounded quite a bit of framing the same level of steward, but he thought about it for two days, and finally reported it truthfully.

"I have my own measure, Bai Lao just acts as usual. ”

"Lord Yin Ming's side?"

"His loyalty is not in doubt. ”

Zhuang Ming said with a smile, pointed to the pastries on the table, and said, "Sit down, eat something, I still have something to explain to Bai Lao." ”

Old Butler Bai paused for a moment, and suddenly said with a wry smile: "Childe has always been far-sighted, and I think the old slave thinks too much. ”

Zhuang Ming just chuckled, but said again: "Look at this." ”

Old Butler Bai took the booklet and said in surprise: "The works of the divine doctor Li He?"

Zhuang Ming said: "There is a miraculous medicine in it, called the Jade God Flower, which has the miraculous effect of renewing severed limbs. ”

The old butler Bai was immediately stunned, and then showed surprise, his eyes fell on Zhuang Ming's legs, and then looked at Zhuang Ming's face, and said in surprise: "Childe thinks, this flower can be cured?"

Zhuang Ming said leisurely: "If the above record is true, it should be able to cure my leg disability." Of course, it is not excluded that the records in ancient books will be exaggerated. But it's a hope, I have been looking for the Dongsheng Dynasty for six years, releasing many rumors, asking for miraculous medicines, inviting famous doctors, but they can't be cured, and now there is a hope, so I try my best to find it. ”

The old butler Bai nodded hurriedly, and said: "The old slave will pass on this matter, let the people below pay more attention, and report it immediately if there is any trace of such strange flowers." ”

Zhuang Ming waved his hand and said: "According to the records, this flower is strange, throughout the ages, there are only a few times in the world, and it is given a mythical story. ”

The old housekeeper Bai hurriedly said: "The treasure medicine is rare, it is a rare thing, and it is also the law of nature of all things. ”

Saying that, Bai Lao said with a straight face: "But the more rare, the more precious it is, the more it can prove that once this medicine is true, the effect of the medicine will be extraordinary, and the son will relax, our family's business is all over the sixteen mansions of Huai'an, that is, north of Huai'an, there are also our people." ”

The old man's expression was a little arrogant, and he said: "In the entire Dongsheng Dynasty, when it comes to the way of business and business, the most extensive is our Zhuang firm. ”

——

Afternoon.

Bai Qing hurriedly came to report.

"Childe, something happened. ”

"What's the matter?"

"The goods destined for Canton were looted. ”

"Huh?"

Zhuang Ming raised his eyebrows, his face was slightly heavy, and said, "Who escorted it?"

Bai Qing said: "Lu Yang. ”

Zhuang Ming's eyes froze slightly.

Lu Yang's kung fu is also quite famous in the martial arts, only one line lower than Bai Qing, and among the martial arts people he recruits, he can rank in the top five.

"How is Lu Yang?"

"And sixteen of his men were killed. ”

"Where's the goods?" Zhuang Ming's face was cold, and he took a deep breath before asking.

"All of them were robbed, and the loss was nearly 18,000 taels, including the treasure you ordered to give to the Gao Daren of Guangfu at a price of about 1,000 taels. ”

"Have you found out who is the murderer?"

"It's still investigating, and it's been reported to the official. ”

Bai Qing paused for a moment and said, "The response of the government is that nine times out of ten, it should be a bandit from Huaibei. I went to investigate, five days ago, there was a nest of bandits in Huaibei, who was cleared by the government and escaped from Huaishui, and it should be in the territory of the Sixteen Prefectures of Huai'an. ”

Zhuang Ming groaned: "The bandits of Huaibei?"

Bai Qingying said: "And the leader of this nest of bandits, originally a Confucian student with both civil and military skills, in the early years in a high-ranking official's mansion, he failed to steal ancient books, fled out, fell into the grass for a coward, rumors in the rivers and lakes, and his kung fu was quite profound." ”

Speaking of this, Bai Qing was a little self-deprecating, and said with a wry smile: "Although I don't know that bandit, I have heard of fame and deeds, and my martial arts attainments are about above me, if it is really what they did, it is no wonder that Lu Yang can't resist it." ”

Zhuang Ming fell silent.

Bai Qing didn't dare to say more.

Frost Spirit came in with the fruit, but found that the atmosphere was terrifyingly stagnant, and he didn't dare to say more, put down the fruit, and quietly retreated.

"Canton's goods can't be in short supply, and they have to be escorted again. ”

Zhuang Ming said: "Lord Gao's courtesy, but you can temporarily suppress it, and when I go to Guangfu in person one day, I will send it to the door." It's just a person to escort the goods......"

Speaking of this, Zhuang Ming paused for a moment and said: "Lu Yang's ability is not low, and he and his sixteen subordinates were killed, and the government has not yet eliminated this nest of bandits, so it can't be careless." ”

Bai Qing hesitated for a moment and said: "My skills are stronger than Lu Yang, but they are also limited, but if my senior brother Lu He can walk with me, my brother will join forces, and he will be worry-free." ”

Zhuang Ming shook his head and said, "Lu He's matter has not been decided yet, and he can't pull away for the time being." ”

Bai Qing asked, "What about the others?"

Over the years, Gongzi has recruited a lot of people, and attaches great importance to outstanding talents, including literati and scholars, and martial arts masters.

And the guards also recruited a lot, the guards of the shops everywhere, the accompanying guards of the caravan, including the guards of the Qianlong Villa in front of them, etc., the total number of people has been thousands.

Of course, those ordinary guards, in the eyes of a master like Bai Qing, are mostly just men who are just rough fists and swordsmen.

It's just that among these guards, there are also many people who have practiced kung fu at home and can be regarded as important masters in the martial arts, about twenty or thirty people.

However, Bai Qing's martial arts are high, and his vision is also high, and those who can rank first in the martial arts may not necessarily enter his eyes.

At this time, the helpers who could make Bai Qing open his mouth to ask, in addition to the dead Lu Yang, were only Yue Yang and Liu He.

Lu He, Yueyang, Liuhe, Baiqing, Lu Yang.

At present, Zhuang Ming's subordinates have the highest kung fu of these five people.

"They're all busy. ”

Zhuang Ming said slowly: "In recent years, there are less than thirty people who can be called masters of martial arts. This may sound like a lot, but our family has a big business, and our family's business flows to the entire Dongsheng Dynasty, and there are a lot of transactions, how can it be enough?"

These twenty or thirty people, even if they are all listed as the leaders of the guards, let each of them lead some guards, and each lead a team to escort the goods, but compared to his current business, I am afraid that they are quite understaffed.

What's more, Lu Yang, who is now killed, is even more at the forefront of kung fu.

"Then ......" Bai Qing gritted his teeth slightly and said, "I'll go myself." ”

"Forget it, I can't let you take such a big risk, Lu Yang has been killed, your kung fu is between Lu Yang, and you are not sure that you can defeat the bandit leader, didn't you give your life for nothing?" Zhuang Ming waved his hand.

"It's all because of my lack of skills. When Bai Qing heard this, he was slightly gloomy.

"I can't blame you either. Zhuang thought for a while, and then said: "It's better to be like this, I let Qianyang go with you, but he has always been wooden, and he still acts on the road, and you are still the main one." ”

"What about your side?" Bai Qing hesitated.

"With Yin Ming by my side, who can assassinate me?" Zhuang Ming heard this, and said with a smile: "In the early years, I often sent Qianyang and Yin Ming out to escort goods, and even when I was doing business at the beginning, both of them were sent out by me, and I didn't even have guards by my side. It's just that in the past two years, there has not been too much shortage of manpower, and I pity that the two of them often work around, so they continue to be by my side, which can be regarded as leisure and recuperation. ”

In fact, the main reason is that it is too far away, and it takes a lot of effort to control Qianyang and Yin Ming, so when there are enough people, he has not let Qianyang and Yin Ming escort the goods in the past two years.

Secondly, leaving Qianyang and Yin Ming behind, only then can their own lives and safety be guaranteed.

"Since there is a shortage of people at the moment, it is nothing to let Qianyang run. Zhuang Ming laughed, glanced back, and laughed at himself: "Presumably, in the past two years, he has not left an inch, and he is also a little irritable." ”

"There is Lord Qianyang escorting the goods, looking at the entire martial arts, I'm afraid no one can rob our batch of goods. When Bai Qing heard this, he was obviously relieved.

"Send the goods to Guangfu safely, and on the return trip, you can go with Qianyang to find these bandits and avenge Lu Yang. ”

Zhuang Ming had a slight cold light in his eyes, and said coldly: "I have been in business for six years, and there have been no less than 100 people from all walks of life who have robbed me of my goods, but so far no one has been able to get away with it! This time is no exception!"

And in his heart, another name flashed.

Song Tianyuan!

Regarding the robbery of the goods and the killing of people, nine times out of ten, it is inseparable from this person!

This is after plotting against Yin Ming, I have to try, can I transfer the Qianyang around me?

In this way, there is only one martial arts master by his side.

And it's a martial arts master who has been rebelled.