April 29, 36th year of Dajing Tianbao. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Zhang Dezhi left a message in the Tongfu Inn: Three days later, the official army will raid Gaoshan Island.

Three days later, the Dengzhou Prefecture Navy Division appeared on the sea near Gaoshan Island, and the officers and men of the 1,000 Navy Division landed on the island, but the entire island was uninhabited, and the waters around the island were even more empty.

After a "sweep" on the island, the sailor returned empty-handed.

Rumors have risen again: the sailor has leveled Cui Chengxiu's lair, Cui Chengxiu's life and death are unknown, and his gang is uncertain.

On the golden coastline of Chongming County, the capital of Dengzhou, there are deep-water ports where large cargo ships can be docked. If it weren't for the fourth formation of the Dengzhou Prefecture Navy Division stationed here, I am afraid that it would already be a carnival gathering place for all kinds of maritime merchants and pirates from all walks of life.

On this golden coastline, there is a bay surrounded by high mountains and cliffs, called Mingyue Bay, the water in the bay is clear and sandy, the waterway is smooth, there are almost no reef corals to block the progress of the sea boats, and the beach has a hard bluestone paved unloading ground, and there is a wide road extending to the post road, and you can use a horse team to send goods to various places at any time.

The docks here are littered with wooden crates and rags of cloth used to load goods, as well as shredded cargo that has fallen to the ground due to leaking packaging.

Now there are still warships of the fourth formation of the naval division patrolling on the sea, but next to their ships, huge cargo ships smuggling maritime merchants are entering Mingyue Bay in an orderly manner.

Groups of horses loading and unloading goods were pouring baskets, boxes of goods, and bales of rice and other grains from the docks.

One of the horse gangs, called the Yuanyang Gang, is a well-known gang in Dengzhou Prefecture that specializes in helping people escort large quantities of goods.

Basically, the merchants of the various terminals like to hire them to deliver goods, because they are fair-priced, conscientious and responsible, and they are very strict-mouthed, and they do not go around preaching what goods they have transported and where they are going!

Such a strict style of gang is naturally extremely popular for maritime merchants who need to keep their smuggled goods strictly secret all year round. Therefore, in the past few years, the Yuanyang Gang has become bigger and bigger, and has almost monopolized the terminal loading and unloading business of the entire Dengzhou Mansion.

Wu Zhenglong, the leader of the Yuanyang Gang, is sixty years old this year, still in good spirits, and his voice is like a bell, more than 30 years ago, he took a group of brothers to work hard in Dengzhou Mansion, and for decades he endured humiliation and burdens, worked seriously, and behaved in a low-key manner, and developed the power of the Yuanyang Gang from the original remote small wharf to the entire state capital, and now even some ordinary escort tasks of the imperial court are looking for them.

The Yuanyang Gang has almost become a golden lacquer signboard for dock loading and unloading and escort, and this dream has been put into reality in his lifetime, which makes Wu Zhenglong very proud.

But now this sign is about to be torn down!

The gold-lettered signboard of the Yuanyang Gang was originally hung on the lintel of their gang's main hall, but now this signboard was pinched in the hand of a person, like an autumn leaf, which would fall to the ground at any time.

This person is a middle-aged man with a wooden expression and a frosty face, with a thin and tall body like a bamboo pole, muscles and flesh as hard and powerful as iron cast copper, and his eyes are bright, looking forward to self-pride, and he is full of luxury, as if there are not many people in the world who can put them in his eyes.

This person is exactly the type of person that Wu Zhenglong dislikes the most, Wu Zhenglong feels that everything in the world is negotiable, there is no need to always feel that he is the best in the world, and he has a face everywhere, making himself uncomfortable and making others uncomfortable.

When this distinguished guest came in, his face was not very good-looking, and as soon as he spoke, it was as if the people in the Yuanyang Gang were his grandsons, and his tone was very impulsive, and there was no room for negotiation.

Wu Zhenglong was unhappy, and was about to serve tea to the guests...

This distinguished guest suddenly became troubled!

I didn't see him move, and the plaque of "Yuanyang Gang" on the lintel was taken off by him, only to see him take the signboard in his hand, and said coldly: "Anyway, this sign will be smashed in your hands sooner or later, why don't I take it off for you first." ”

As soon as Wu Zhenglong saw the number of martial arts and the speed of his shots, he knew that something was going on.

Wu Zhenglong's martial arts are not very high, but he has a wide range of knowledge, especially for all the masters in the martial arts have spent time to study carefully, not to find out the flaws in their martial arts and make use of them, he is purely just to be able to identify the identity when the other party makes a move, in order to facilitate negotiation and friendship, with the breadth of his travel, this kind of road is usually very useful, after all, most people in the rivers and lakes pay attention to feelings.

As soon as this person made a move, Wu Zhenglong knew who the other party was, and he also knew that this person would not be able to intercede with others.

He definitely can't afford to mess with this person, in fact, there are only a few people in the world who can afford to provoke this person.

This person is the commander of the embroidered clothes guard, the "embroidered beast" Zhou Dunyu.

Seeing this, Wu Zhenglong smiled bitterly and said, "Lord Zhou, what do you mean by saying that you want to temporarily take over my gang?

Zhou Dunyu said: "Exactly, the mortal crime committed by the Yuanyang Gang is enough to send everyone in your gang to prison, and you, as the leader of the gang, should be beheaded according to the law." ”

"What?" Wu Zhenglong saw Zhou Dunyu's serious expression and knew that he was not joking, so he asked: "What crime did the Yuanyang Gang commit?" Please make it clear that our gang is only engaged in the business of handling docks and escorting goods, and for so many years, we have not stolen, robbed, cheated, prostituted, and even armed fights rarely occurred.

Zhou Dunyu saw Wu Zhenglong excitedly arguing for the Yuanyang Gang, what he said was quite reasonable and true, but he was unmoved and said indifferently: "What crime you have committed, I don't count it, it will be counted if another person says it." ”

"Who is going to say it?" Wu Zhenglong said.

"Me!" replied in a penetrating voice.

Wu Zhenglong followed the prestige, and saw that there was a young man in white who seemed to be spotless in the courtyard at some point, looking at him with a smile.

"Who are you?" Wu Zhenglong said suspiciously.

"I am the envoy of the Qin Feng Henan Province to appease Duan Qianqiu. The young man stepped into the hall and said in a loud voice.

Duan Qianqiu took the signboard of the Yuanyang Gang from Zhou Dunyu's hand, gently placed it on the table of the Eight Immortals in the hall, and said, "Do you know that if you want to keep this gold-lacquered signboard, it is not Lord Zhou, nor me, but you, Gang Leader Wu?"

Wu Zhenglong heard Duan Qianqiu's name, and suddenly woke up, thinking: "He has made such a big move in Dengzhou Mansion these days, and now he is visiting, it must be related to Cui Chengxiu." But what does it have to do with our Yuanyang Gang?"

When he thought about it, Duan Qianqiu seemed to be able to see through his thoughts, and said with a smile: "Gang Leader Wu, I am indeed here for Cui Chengxiu's affairs. ”

"Do you know him?"

"Never seen it. Wu Zhenglong replied truthfully.

"That's good, then the next time you see him, it won't be so embarrassing. Duan Qianqiu's words were authentic.

Wu Zhenglong frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Because I'm going to borrow your gang and raid his home!" Duan Qianqiu said with a twinkle in his eyes.