Chapter 313: The Confusion of the Adults in Guangzhou
"And these things, there are those people, talk about them in detail. Li Xian was interested.
"These Guangdong Ten Tigers are naturally all strong in martial arts and righteous people.
Among them, there is Brother Li Xian, you alone, as well as Wang Jiuxuan of Sanyuanguan, Qiao Daqing and Linghu Zhan of Donghua Sword Sect, Lin Pingzhi of Fuwei Dart Bureau, Yang Tianming of Demon Sect, Huang Qiying of Foshan, Wu Sanniang of Wumeiguan, Drunken Beggar Su Qi'er and your brother and me, a total of ten people. Pan Wu snapped his fingers and introduced.
After listening to the introduction, Li Xian lost his mind for a short time, he knew all the characters in the Ten Tigers of Guangdong, Wang Jiuxuan and others were brothers who shared life and death, as for Foshan Huang Qiying and the drunken beggar Su Qi'er, they were both over thirty years old, older than them, but only those above forty in the martial arts were considered the backbone, and they could barely accept it even if they were young masters.
Huang Qiying and Su Qi'er are both authentic grandmaster-level third-order masters, although Li Xian and the others are both second-order, their combat power is super strong, and they can all leapfrog the battle grandmaster-level masters, and they can be regarded as the top masters of the younger generation.
As for Zuo Shaoqing and Meng Shenggu, they are also top masters of the younger generation, but they are not from Guangdong, so they are not counted among the Ten Tigers in Guangdong, as for Yang Tianming, who was born in Guangxi, but has been in Guangdong for a long time, his ancestors seem to be from Guangdong, so they are also counted in the Ten Tigers of Guangdong.
It's just that the nine people in front of them are all potential masters in the martial arts, even if they can't be innate, the fourth order is almost a certainty, this Pan Wu is actually regarded as the Ten Tigers of Guangdong, what is this?
"Nine of these ten tigers are among the best masters, but brother, you have entered these ten tigers, a little unworthy of the name, right?
Can this also be donated for money?" Li Xian looked at Pan Wu, his eyes were very playful.
"Brother Li, I look down on me, I am good at fighting righteousness and squandering money, I have the reputation of Xiao Meng in the rivers and lakes, the race and the rain, and the thousands of militia groups in charge of the Chamber of Commerce, how can I not be the Ten Tigers of Guangdong?" Unexpectedly, Li Xian's question hit Pan Wu's pain point, and he immediately got up from his seat and jumped to his feet and said.
It turned out that Pan Wu's qualifications were mediocre, and he was reluctant to endure hardships, although he worshiped the elder-level masters of the Sanyuanguan and other martial arts schools to learn martial arts, but he has not been able to practice any fame, and he has not even been able to cultivate his internal strength so far, which can be said to be nothing.
It's just that Pan Wu's family is rich, and there are usually heroes from the rivers and lakes who come to ask for help, and they are willing to donate generously, and they have also gained a great reputation for more than ten years.
Pan Shicheng knew that his nephew could not ask if he could do martial arts, but it was good to be able to have a relationship with people in the martial arts, so he didn't interfere too much, and felt that Pan Wu could control the heroes of the rivers and lakes, so he entrusted his own militia team of thousands of people to him to manage, which made Pan Wu's reputation in the rivers and lakes rise by three levels.
In recent years, there have been idlers who have compiled the Ten Tigers of Guangdong, counting all the famous young masters in Guangdong, and they feel that this Pan Wugen Red Seedlings are positive and have great prestige, so they count him as one of the Ten Tigers of Guangdong, which makes Pan Wu secretly happy.
As for Pan Wu's actual poor martial arts, everyone has forgotten intentionally or unintentionally, does the sedan chair carry people.
Pan Wu has always regarded this as an honor, and when he heard Li Xian's questioning, he naturally jumped to his feet.
In this way, the five Pan brothers deserve the name of the Ten Tigers of Guangdong. Li Xian saw Pan Wu's big reaction, he only felt interesting, but he didn't dwell too much.
"It's just that the five brothers Pan are here this time, what is their business trip, I want to talk about it. The front could only be regarded as a greeting, and Li Xian almost single-handedly asked about Pan Wu's purpose.
"It's not because of Senior Brother Jiuxuan's affairs. Pan Wu knew that the drama meat was coming, and couldn't help sighing: "Senior Brother Wang is in Foshan, and the grain transportation channel into Guangzhou has been cut off, and many of them have no rice to put in the pot now."
I'm not here to ask you for a favor, but to give us people something to eat. ”
"The Pan family has a big business, and in just a few days, it will not really reach the point where there is no rice to cook. Li Xian smiled and asked again: "What are the ideas of those feudal officials in the city, do they want to lead the troops out to fight, or do they want to keep cowering in the city?"
Pan Wu's face changed slightly, knowing that if he said the wrong thing at the moment, there might be a strange disaster in front of him.
Don't look at Li Xian who has been smiling, and even calling himself a brother, but if you treat the other party as Maitreya Buddha, I'm afraid you will die and don't know how to die.
Pan Wu had inquired in advance and knew Li Xian's position in the entire Sanyuanli Lianjian army, and he also understood the strength of the military power controlled by the coalition army and the hostility to the Qing army.
The situation in Guangzhou is now dangerous, both the British and the Sanyuanli warrior coalition have the strength to conquer Guangzhou, and if it is not good, Guangzhou will suffer a military disaster, and all prosperity will be destroyed in one fell swoop.
"Of course these adults are confused.
Brother Li and Senior Brother Wang raised troops to fight the British, which was originally a good thing, but how they occupied Foshan and cut off Guangzhou's grain route, many people don't quite understand why. ”
"Oh, and such things, if we occupy Foshan and continue to cut off the grain route in Guangzhou, how will those adults deal with themselves?
The cold sweat on Pan Wu's face came down at that time, how to answer this.
"I met the Governor when I came, and the Governor praised Brother Li and others for their previous actions against the British, but I don't understand any misunderstanding between the two sides. Pan Wu said thoughtfully.
Li Xian nodded, Pan Wu just came over this time to listen to the attitude of this side, to see if someone here would be beheaded and killed, or if he could sit down and negotiate, he didn't think about what could really be done.
Come to think of it, Pan Wu is just a distant nephew of the merchant family, and those big officials will not pin their net worth and life on Pan Wu.
Therefore, Pan Wu is not even a microphone, he is just sent to see the style, and when Li Xian sends people to contact the officials in Guangzhou, the real negotiations will begin.
"I understand what the grown-ups think, so come out with me. Li Xian stood up and motioned for Pan Wu to come out with him.
The two of them were originally in a tent, and when they came out of it and walked for a while, it was a small shooting range.
As the two men stood still in the range, a soldier came with a wooden box and opened it in front of them, revealing a European-style pistol inside.
This pistol is not a repeating pistol, but just an ordinary single-shot pistol, the length of the barrel is less than a foot, the barrel polishing is well done, and the craftsmanship of the wooden butt is also exquisite, which looks delicate and good-looking.
"This is a pistol I bought from a foreigner in Macau, it looks pretty good, and it is said that it is still the style of pistol used by senior officers when the United States and Britain fought the Revolutionary War, and it has been passed down to the present.
I tried to take a few shots, and the accuracy was okay. ”