I only heard Master Jiang continue: "There is just one thing, the villain has no bottom in his heart, I am afraid that I have to ask Lord Xiao to come forward in order to do this matter properly." ”

Xiao Dong saw that Master Jiang's face was embarrassed, and it seemed that it was difficult to say something, so he opened his mouth and said: "If you have something, just say it, don't have any scruples." ”

Master Jiang pondered for a moment, and then continued: "Although the villain is a famous criminal master in the Zhixian Yamen, he has no friendship with these big families inside and outside the city. If you want to move them to help, it is most appropriate for Master Pan to come forward. It's just that Master Pan and I are both on errands in the Yamen, and if the villain asks Master Pan for help, I'm afraid he will be unhappy. It is better for Lord Xiao to come forward in this matter, and it will naturally be much safer. ”

Although Master Jiang said these words tactfully, Xiao Dong's heart was bright. Master Jiang, as the criminal master of the county yamen, handles some large and small cases every day, and he does not have much contact with these big households. However, Master Pan is in charge of money and grain copywriting, collecting taxes, and happens to be in charge of these big families. With Master Pan's temperament, there must be a lot of collusion with these big families and use each other. It was Master Jiang who came forward to ask these big families to contribute, but he was afraid that they would disobey the yin and yang and refuse to work hard. If Master Pan comes forward, the big families will not dare to offend Master Pan, and they will naturally do their best to do things well. However, Master Jiang and Master Pan are not subordinate to each other, if Master Jiang wants Master Pan to negotiate with a large family, Master Pan will definitely be unhappy. Even if you reluctantly agree, I'm afraid that I won't do my best. Only when Xiao Dong comes forward, Master Pan will bow down and obey his orders. Master Jiang does things without leakage, and his words are very decent, neither shirking his own responsibility, but also not saying bad things about Master Pan. A few plain words not only saved Master Pan's face, but also left room for himself. is really worthy of being an old official who has been on an errand in the yamen for many years, and he is very safe.

After Master Jiang finished speaking, Xiao Dong said in a deep voice: "Master Jiang's words are very good, you can rest assured." What you said and what you didn't say, Xiao knew it in his heart. After eating, Xiao went to the yamen with you to clarify the matter with Li Zhixian and Master Pan, and it will definitely not hinder you from doing things. ”

After everyone finished eating, Xiao Dong asked Master Jiang and He Zhutou to wait downstairs, and went upstairs to change their clothes, and then went to the yamen with the two. Li Qiufeng and Zhang Shi, Hu Shopkeeper and others were sent to the door of Dongsheng Inn, and watched the figures of Xiao Dong and others disappear at the end of the alley. I only heard the shopkeeper Hu sigh and said, "Fuck, when we come to this thief's den, we can only say that we are unlucky." Since Lord Xiao has gone to the Yamen, we have to wait for news in the inn. ”

When he said this, he turned his head to Shopkeeper Feng, who was waiting on the side, and said, "Shopkeeper Feng, do you have a leaf card?" If so, take it out for our pastime." ”

Shopkeeper Feng smiled and said, "Yes, yes." I wonder if you're playing cards in the guest room on the second floor, or if you're playing a few laps in this lobby?"

Shopkeeper Hu said: "So many people gathered in the guest room, and they were suffocated." I see that your lobby is very spacious, so let's play here. ”

Shopkeeper Feng agreed, and immediately asked the guy to go and get the leaf card. He took matters into his own hands and moved the extra tables and chairs aside, leaving only one table and six or seven chairs in the center of the lobby. Shopkeeper Hu sat on the main seat, and saw Shopkeeper Luo and others standing on the side, and had no intention of sitting. He slapped the table and smiled at Shopkeeper Luo and the others: "Don't cry and mourn one by one, as if you are dead! Otherwise, I will be wronged first. Lao Luo, Lao Song, Lao Ji, sit down and play a few rounds of cards. ”

Shopkeeper Ji smiled bitterly and said, "Most of the silver taels we brought are on the boat." Now there are only some scattered silver taels on his body, and he still has to keep them for emergencies. If you don't win or lose when you play cards, and you play white cards indiscriminately, it's not fun to be tight, so it's better not to play and go back to your room to sleep. ”

Shopkeeper Hu said: "Lao Ji, don't cry poor." Everyone has done business, so they naturally know that they can't carry a large amount of cash with them when they go far away. Although the brothers put some silver on the ship, it was only two or three hundred taels at best. Before boarding the ship, a large sum of silver was exchanged for a silver ticket, wrapped in oiled paper in an unknown number of layers, and properly hidden on his body. Hehe, Ji, am I right?"

Shopkeeper Ji looked embarrassed, just smiled, but did not speak. Shopkeeper Luo and the others were stunned in their hearts, secretly wondering if Lao Hu, a bastard, had not woken up yet, and actually told us what we tacitly knew in front of so many people! Zhang Shi and Qin Lao Wu, as well as the kid surnamed Zhu, were okay to say. This Feng Fat Man is a cunning man who can't slip his hands, but don't let him hear our details, collude with the thieves in Dongliao County, and rob us at night, then it's a big deal.

Seeing that everyone refused to sit down and play cards, Shopkeeper Hu thought to himself, the more these bastards are like this, the easier it is to make people suspicious. Lao Tzu tried his best to make you not have to be afraid, but you took Lao Tzu's kindness as a donkey's liver and lungs. Fuck, I'm in a hurry, I'll leave it alone, see what else you idiots can do!

Everyone had their own ghosts, and for a moment no one spoke, and the hall fell silent, as if even the sound of a needle falling to the ground could be heard.

At this moment, only a "crackling" footstep sound was heard, and two people walked in from outside the door. One of them laughed and said, "Damn, I heard that someone was going to play leaf cards when I was far away." If you can't get together the manpower, how about Lao Tzu?"

When Li Qiufeng heard this person's voice, he was shocked, looked at it fixedly, and almost screamed. I saw that the person who spoke was Emperor Zhengde under the pseudonym Shou Nanshan. It's just that at this time his hair was neatly combed, and his body was also changed into clean clothes. I wore a pair of clogs under my feet, and I crackled when I walked.

That night, Li Qiufeng met Zhang Yong and Murong Qiushui suddenly, and then Shou Nanshan also turned out. Being able to meet Shounan Mountain in this small town outside the pass was extremely shocking to Li Qiufeng's heart. What I didn't expect was that after the separation that night, Shou Nanshan also appeared in the Dongsheng Inn. Now that Shounan Mountain has arrived, Zhang Yong will inevitably follow.

Sure enough, after Shou Nanshan walked into the lobby with a big grin, a person behind him followed closely behind him, it was Zhang Yong, who had been the governor of Dongchang. He followed behind Shou Nanshan, lowered his eyebrows and lowered his hands, like an old servant who followed his master out, and was not noticeable. Li Qiufeng secretly thought in his heart that Zhang Yong's martial arts had reached the peak, and he was loyal to Emperor Zhengde. This time, the master and servant went out to find a place to retreat. According to Emperor Zhengde's temperament, he naturally did not want to be bound by others. He usually wears only a tattered shirt, his hair is unkempt and rarely combed, and he only pulls a pair of rag shoes with exposed toes under his feet. Today, he combed his hair neatly, changed into a clean cloth shirt, and the pair of rag shoes that were unforgettable after seeing them were missing on his feet, which was naturally the result of Zhang Yong's hard persuasion. If Emperor Zhengde was still dressed like that, he would definitely attract attention when he walked. Dongchang and Jinyiwei wanted to murder Emperor Zhengde, so they only had to track it all the way, and it was very easy to find Emperor Zhengde's whereabouts. Now he had changed his attire, and he looked like an ordinary old man. No one paid attention to the walk, and it was more difficult for Dongchang and Jinyiwei to find the two of them than to climb to the sky.

When Li Qiufeng was thinking about it, he saw that the shopkeeper Feng had already greeted him, and said with a smile: "Master Shou went out for a stroll early in the morning, did you eat breakfast?"

Shou Nanshan waved his hand at him and said, "Eat, eat." Even if I didn't eat it, I wouldn't eat it. There's a leaf card to play, fuck it!"

Shou Nanshan walked to the table as he spoke, stretched out his hand to push Wei Erbao who was blocking him aside, sat down on the chair opposite the shopkeeper Hu, reached out and touched a handful of broken silver from his arms and slapped it on the table, and said with a smile: "Lao Tzu will accompany you to play two laps." Hit as big as you talk. ”

Shopkeeper Hu didn't expect such an old man to play cards with himself, looking at his appearance is just an ordinary old man, listening to Shopkeeper Feng just talking to him, I think he is also a guest of the hotel. Shopkeeper Luo, Shopkeeper Ji and others are crying and mourning one by one, and it is very easy for people to see the flaws. I might as well play a few rounds of cards with this old guy, one is to confuse outsiders, so as not to make people doubt the origin of his group. Second, it's better to pass the time than to sit in the room and sulk. The third is to see that this old man casually took out a handful of broken silver with more than a dozen taels, and lived in Dongsheng Inn, so he was also a rich man. You can win some scattered silver taels to use, and it is best to win back the twenty taels of silver that Xiao Dong forcibly took out last night, which will be even more wonderful.

Thinking of this, the shopkeeper Hu smiled and said: "Since this gentleman wants to play a few games, Hu will accompany him." ”