Chapter 10: Prince Rong
At noon the next day, Miao Xian sent the looted goods of the Cao Gang back to Fang's house intact.
Seeing these robbed goods, Fang De sighed: "It turns out that Master Miao didn't return overnight, just for these robbed goods, it's too risky for you to do this, in fact, you should tell me a ......"
Before he finished speaking, Miao Cuihua had already interjected on the side: "My father's martial arts are very good, a group of bandits are not his opponents at all, with this batch of goods, you can solve the dispute between the two gangs of salt and Cao." ”
"I really need this batch of goods," Fang De said word by word: "The person who dares to move the Cao gang for this batch of goods is definitely not an idle person, if I guess correctly, the other party must be from the two gangs of Chongyan and Cao, and I really need to use this batch of goods to resolve the dispute between the two gangs of salt and Cao, but I don't want someone to have an accident when I find this batch of goods, if someone needs to sacrifice to get this batch of goods back, I would rather not." ”
Ouyang Sihai said with a smile here: "You just have something to say, at least you should invite Master Miao in first, after all, he has been running all night." ”
"That's my carelessness, Master Miao, please!"
After inviting Miao Xian into the hall, Fang De asked people to offer fragrant tea.
The first to speak was Miao Cuihua: "Now this batch of goods has been recovered, but what do you want to do next?"
Fang De said: "Some things must be solved at the wine table. ”
Then he turned his gaze to Ouyang Sihai: "What do you think?"
"The Yan and Cao gangs have a deep relationship with our Fang family, but we can't get too involved in this matter, we can only hold it from it, if it is solved at the wine table, it will be the best, after all, this is a matter on the rivers and lakes. Ouyang Sihai replied to Fang De.
"Okay, I'll invite the two gang leaders of Yan and Cao to dine in Zuixiangju. ”
At the moment, Fang De set up a dinner banquet to invite Li Bashan and Nalan to see the beginning.
The meal was just an excuse, and it was true to resolve the mustard between the two gangs, and after receiving Fang De's invitation, the two happily went to the appointment. Due to the recovery of the lost goods, Li Bashan's attitude towards Nalan Jianchu has improved a lot.
"If it weren't for Brother Fang coming forward today and finding this batch of goods, the two of us would have been lying on the ground," Li Bashan first apologized to Nalan Jianchu: "The old man is a rough man, and if he offends, I hope that Brother Nalan will not blame him." ”
"Gang Leader Li is serious," Nalan smiled when he saw it: "In terms of martial arts, I am not Gang Leader Li's opponent, your seventy-two chain legs are a must in the rivers and lakes." ”
Li Bashan laughed: "A little unpleasantness in the past, let's wipe it with a glass of wine." ”
"Actually, it is all the credit of Brother Fang that we can sit here, and if we want to respect him, we should respect him first. Nalan had already raised his glass to Fang De when he saw it.
"That's just as well!"
Li Bashan also raised his glass to Fang De: "Brother Fang, you must drink this cup." ”
Fang De smiled bitterly: "You know I never drink. ”
Nalan said with a smile when he saw it: "Everyone is not an outsider, you should drink a little, even if you don't give me face, you should give Senior Li a little face." He had already raised his glass to Fang De: "If Senior Sister is to blame, I will bear it." ”
Fang De was invited to raise a glass: "Okay, I'll only drink this one." ”
He drank it all.
After drinking, Fang De continued: "A few days ago, I signed a contract with foreigners, promising to buy cotton, silk, tea, and leather goods on their behalf for ten years.
Li Bashan nodded: "It's up to your brother Fang, in fact, our two gangs of Yancao are bitter men, and they should be the prime minister......
"It is right for the prime minister to look at each other, but the person who said this is afraid that he has other intentions. ”
As he spoke, Lei Lao Hu had already walked up to the restaurant.
He was accompanied by two others.
Fang De turned his gaze to Lei Laohu: "Master Lei is also here." ”
Lei Laohu was laughing: "Lei is also a member of the Cao Gang, how can such a big thing have nothing to do with me, and I am also thinking about Master Fang." ”
"How?"
"The current Cao Gang and the Salt Gang are just inseparable, you handed over such a heavy burden to them, I am afraid that you will harm yourself," Lei Laohu replied to Fang De: "Don't forget, the Cao Gang's goods have just been robbed, this time you have found it, but next time you may not be so lucky." ”
After hearing his words, Li Bashan's face changed: "Master Lei is questioning Li's ability?"
"Lei is just saying a fact!"
Listening to Lei Laohu's words, Li Bashan was about to have a seizure, but was stopped by Fang De: "But I don't know what Master Lei thinks?"
Lei Laohu said in a heartfelt voice: "Cao and Yan are all bitter men, they are a family, why bother to divide the salt gang and the Cao Gang, in Lei's opinion, it is better to combine the two into one, and recommend a gang leader with martial arts and intelligence to lead everyone, wouldn't it be better?"
Fang De said: "Master Lei's unique insights, Fang really admires them, but if you really want to talk about this matter, please ask this friend next to you to go out first." ”
Lei Laohu's eyebrows were furrowed: "What do you mean by this?"
"Then you can hear clearly," Fang De said coldly: "I have never done business with friends in the underworld, if I am not mistaken, he is Yang Biao, a friend of the underworld in northern Hebei, and he has committed countless crimes in northern Hebei." ”
Flying knife Yang Biao was quite angry: "The surname is Fang, our boss is willing to talk to you to give you face, don't toast and don't eat and drink." ”
Fang De smiled faintly: "I don't like to eat any wine." ”
"You're looking for death!"
Yang Biao's hand had already pressed the flying knife on his waist.
Fang De sneered: "Don't draw a knife in front of me, otherwise you won't be able to go back to Jibei." ”
Yang Biao sneered: "I want to see if Li Bashan can save your life." ”
He's done it.
A cold light shone straight at Fang De.
That's his throwing knife.
His knife was like lightning in a cold night.
Seeing this, Li Bashan hurriedly grabbed the flying knife that was shooting.
His shot was not unfast, but he was still one step slower than Fang De, and at the same time as he made his move, he heard a loud bang, and a bullet had knocked the flying knife away and hit Yang Biao's hand.
Yang Biao's right hand is gone.
Fang De wasted not only his right hand, but also the flying knife stunt he had practiced for many years.
"Fangde ......"
Yang Biao was hoarse.
Fang De acted as if he hadn't moved: "I said, don't draw a knife in front of me." ”
"Fang De!" Lei Laohu roared angrily: "You don't give me face." ”
He's ready to make a move.
"If you do want to do it, at least wait for someone to speak. ”
Fang De's gaze had locked onto the other person beside Lei Laohu.
"Am I right?"
The man actually laughed: "Why did Master Fang say that, the little one is just a master?"
"You are too calm, although you haven't said a word, but this kind of self-cultivation is not something ordinary people can do. Fang De was unusually calm: "At least our Brother Lei doesn't have this kind of cultivation yet." ”
Lei Laohu's fist was clenched: "Fang De......"
"Stand down!" the man snorted, "Aren't you ashamed to be able to show your eyes?"
Although Lei Laohu was angry, he had no choice but to retreat.
After Lei Laohu retreated, the man had already sat down opposite Fang De: "Although Zai Xia is far away in the north, I have heard of your name Brother Fang for a long time, and when I see it today, Fang Zhi is even more famous when I meet." ”
Fang De shook his head: "Brother Tai is serious, Fang De is just a vain appearance, Brother Tai is the real master, at least Fang De doesn't know where Brother Tai came from." ”
The man had already sat down in front of Fang De: "You can call me Wang Tongru." ”
"Wang Tongru?" Fang De's eyebrows furrowed.
"What's wrong with that name?"
"Although Wang Tongru is the first strategist under Prince Rong and is highly valued by Prince Rong, he may not be able to let Lei Laohu obey orders like this. ”
Fang De shook his head.
The man laughed, "Then who do you say I am?"
Fang De's eyes were like torches: "There is only one person who can make Lei Laohu so tame, and that is his master, Prince Rong." ”
The man couldn't laugh anymore: "Well-informed, quick thinking, meticulous observation, and really a talent, no wonder Fang Long was able to restore his former glory in a few years." ”
The "Wang Tongru" in front of him is Prince Rong, who is highly valued by Qianlong today.
Fang De sighed: "The prince is the mainstay of the court, but he didn't expect to use a Jiangyang thief like Yang Biao." ”
Prince Rong said: "The caravan of the Fang Long is not only one of the best caravans in the south of the Yangtze River, but also covers both sides of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, and even as far as Nanyang and Dongying. ”
"If I knew that if there were harmful horses in Fang Long's caravan, I would definitely not tolerate the traitor," Fang De replied to Prince Rong: "As for the people on the four streets, if someone destroys the peace of the four streets, I will also ask him to leave, but I don't know what the prince will do?"
"This king will not tolerate adultery!" Prince Rong replied decisively.
"Then the prince is planning to hand him over to the government......"
Prince Rong had already interrupted Fang De's words: "It's too troublesome to do this. ”
Then he came out with his palm.
- Shaolin's mighty King Kong palm!
Yang Biao didn't have time to dodge before he was hit by the Heavenly Spirit.
- Skull split!
Dead bodies fall to the ground. Under Prince Rong's hands, Yang Biao had no room for resistance at all.
"Lord ......"
As soon as Lei Laohu said something, he had already seen the majestic gaze of King Rongchan: "You don't even know the details of the people and recommend it to this king, if it weren't for your loyalty, this king would cut off your head, and immediately hand over his body to the government, don't disturb the Yaxing of this king and Brother Fang." ”
Lei Laohu could only agree and asked someone to carry Yang Biao's body down.
After they went down, only Fang De, Prince Rong, Li Bashan and Nalan Jianchu were left in the restaurant. Prince Rong smiled: "As soon as this king arrived in Hangzhou, he heard that you were here to mediate the grievances between the Cao and Yan gangs, so Mao recommended himself, and I hope not to blame." ”
Li Bashan spoke at this time: "Thinking of the matter of our two gangs, it actually alarmed the prince?"
"Salt transportation and cao transportation are the foundation of the country, and the discord between salt and cao is bound to shake the foundation of the country. Prince Rong continued: "The grudge between the two gangs of Yan and Cao has been nearly a hundred years, and although there have been signs of easing in recent years, there are still conflicts from time to time, and the only way to avoid another conflict is for the two gangs to assimilate and become one. ”
Listening to Prince Rong's words, Li Bashan and Nalan were both very unhappy at first, but they didn't speak because of each other's identity.
Fang De said: "If the two gangs of Yan and Cao can become one, it is indeed a good thing, but their grievances have been backlogged for a long time, and it is not easy to resolve them overnight. ”
Prince Rong smiled: "This is easy to do, the two gangs of Caoyan are gangs in the rivers and lakes, we will solve all this according to the rules of the rivers and lakes, we can put on a fight, and the masters of the two gangs will compete with each other, and the final winner will be the chief gang leader of the two gangs, and we will all be peacemakers." ”
Fang De said: "We are all outsiders, we can only make one suggestion, as for how to do it, it is up to the two helpers to decide." ”
Lei Laohu sneered: "Since they are all people in the rivers and lakes, then they live a life of licking blood from the knife edge, and what are you afraid of martial arts, if someone is greedy for life and afraid of death, then it is better to be a turtle with a shrunken head." ”
Li Bashan sneered: "This is not Tai'an in Shandong, Li is only afraid that he will hurt Brother Lei by mistake." ”
"So it's the best," Lei Laohu said: "Lei will wait for the Li Gang Leader in the ring, if Lei is defeated by the Li Gang Master, wherever the Cao Gang goes in the future, Lei should retreat, if it is a move and a half to win, then what?"
Li Bashan rushed upwards angrily: "You will be the leader of the Cao Gang." ”
"Okay, happy!" Lei Laohu said: "Then Lei is waiting for Gang Leader Li in the ring." ”
"Li Bashan will definitely be taught when the time comes!" Li Bashan turned to Fang De: "Brother Fang, Li took the first step and lost his company." With that, he walked away.
Prince Rong sighed: "Gang Master Li's temper is not small!"
Fang De said lightly: "Isn't the prince just waiting for his words? Although Gang Leader Li's martial arts are good, he is not calm enough when encountering problems, and it is easy to fall into the trap of others. ”
"Why do you say that?" said Prince Rong.
"This kind of competition is not good for Li Bashan at all, he will still be his helper whether he fights or not, and now he is gambling with others with the gangmaster, winning him is just continuing to be his helper, but if he loses, he will give up the position of helper, which is not good for him at all, this is simply a loss-making business. ”
Fang De's words hit the nail on the head, in fact, he said these words just to remind Nalan Jianchu not to fall into the trap of the other party like Li Bashan.