"It's not a secret, Gu and all the brothers came to Guangdong this time, one is to send Zhang Jingxiu's son overseas to cross the Ryukyus, after all, Guangdong Province has developed sea routes, and it was a sea hub before the sea ban, and there are loyal people like General Qi as the governor of Guangdong, if Zhang Gongzi wants to go to sea, there is no better choice than to go to sea from Guangdong. Well, this time, the goal of Jiang Jingzhong, the governor of Dongchang, is to gather the loyal and brave soldiers who dare to compete with Dongchang in the Jiangnan area, and even he personally commanded the Dongchang army to go south, which is extremely fierce and has Jiangnan Province garrison strategy, and the momentum is really difficult to match, it is inevitable that he will slaughter the Jiangnan righteous soldiers, and Gu has to gather them to avoid Guangdong to preserve his strength. Three, it's a shame to say, although the official beggar forces belong to the beggar gang, in fact, they have now completely become the minions of the eunuch party, acting viciously and harming the country and the people, it is the shame of my beggar gang and the disaster of the martial arts, since Gu someone is in charge of the beggar gang even if he tries his best, he will definitely destroy it, but the beggar gang disciples are distributed all over the world, and it takes a lot of time to gather them after all, Gu someone has been stranded in Jiangnan for a long time before bringing together three cousins, this time I hope that General Qi can open the door of convenience, let me gather the beggar disciples, Gu someone can use the head of the Xiang as a guarantee, and the beggar gang disciples are only here to eradicate the official beggars, and they have no intention of expanding their power in Guangdong, let alone causing trouble to the place......”

As soon as Gu Youdao finished speaking, before Qi Jiguang could speak, an old man sitting under Qi Jiguang couldn't help but speak: "Gu Gang Master, although you say so, but there are millions of disciples of the Beggar Gang, if you really wait until you gather the forces of the Beggar Gang, how can we be a mud-legged wild roadman to cure you." ”

When Gu Youdao heard this, he couldn't help but look at the person who spoke up, and saw that this person was sitting next to Qi Jiguang, about fifty or sixty years old, dressed in a gorgeous costume and silk satin, decorated with a lot of pearls and jade, which obviously did not match the identity of the mud legs in his mouth.

I recognized this person as the local Cao gang leader in Guangdong, Lu Bugong, who has been in charge of the two Guangxi Cao Yun for many years, and can be said to be the largest force in Guangdong.

Since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, it relied on the southern grain transfer of the canal to the north to supply the frontier, and later the Ming Dynasty Chengzu Zhu Di moved the capital to Shuntianfu, and the economic and cultural center of the Ming Dynasty also moved from Yingtianfu (Nanjing) to Shuntianfu (Beijing), and the north-south exchange is inseparable from the canal transport, so far it has been hundreds of years.

In the past few hundred years, around the collection and transportation of grain, a set of intertwined unspoken rules system has gradually evolved, and later the people in these systems have gradually formed a new gang in order to facilitate overall management, which is the predecessor of today's Cao Gang.

Although the Cao Gang is not as old as the millennium factions of Shaolin, the Beggars Gang, and the Qihuangmen, because of its economic lifeline, with the development of Cao Yun, the power of the Cao Gang is also growing rapidly.

So much so that if you don't join the Cao Gang later, you almost don't want to make a living on the road of Cao Yun, and at this time, as long as you are involved with Cao Yun, the people above are equivalent to the Cao Gang.

And because Cao Yun is often the business of the imperial court, there is a very deep official back behind the Cao Gang* Jing, the leader of the Cao Gang is a local tyrant, if it weren't for the Guangdong Governor at this time is a strong dragon like Qi Jiguang, Lu Bugong can really be called a real soil emperor, even if Qi Jiguang is the governor of Guangdong at this time, knowing some of the bad deeds of the Cao Gang, he can't easily cut off this force, of course, Lu Bugong is alert and very tactful, and when he met a strong man like Qi Jiguang, he corrected his position early, and restrained his subordinates to basically cut off the evil deeds.

It is not completely unreasonable to say that he is a mud leg, and the transportation personnel are mixed, from the slender man who pulls the boat, to the sailor who travels the ship, and even the porter who unloads and moves goods in Matoushan can be said to be the people of the Cao Gang, many of these people can only barely survive, and some are even oppressed by the lack of clothes and pain.

But Lu Bugong's style of wearing silk and satin is different from the mud legs in his mouth, and even compared to the simple dress of Gu Youdao, the leader of the beggar gang, they are completely different worlds.

Nowadays, the most powerful martial arts force in Guangdong can be counted as Cao Yun, and Lu Bugong really wants to keep this situation for a long time, because only in this way can the vested interests of the Cao Gang be guaranteed, because he is extremely concerned about the changes in the martial arts forces of the two Guangzhous.

After all, although his Cao Gang has a strong reputation and strength in Liangguang and Guangzhou, it is still not enough to see a behemoth like the Beggar Gang, especially the reputation of the Beggar Gang is far better than that of the Cao Gang.

This time, not only did the beggar gang leader Gu Youdao come to Guangdong by himself, but also brought three hall masters and many well-known people in the beggar gang, the most unsettling thing is that the beggar gang Fuzhou rudder was obviously destroyed by the East Factory, and even rumors that the situation of the Shuntianfu rudder is not optimistic, and Gu Youdao is going to regroup in Guangdong.

Even if Gu Youdao really doesn't have the idea of expanding his power in Guangdong, as he said, but this time he came with many famous heroes in the Jiangnan area, and these Jiangnan heroes may not be as powerful and famous as the Cao Gang, but if these Jiangnan heroes are together, they are not something that a Cao Gang can compete.

At that time, the first to bear the brunt of the accident must be the Cao Gang, even if the Guangdong martial arts forces are united, there will be great variables after a big war.

The unkindness in Lu Bugong's tone, listening to the frowns of everyone present, these words are lighter because Lu Bugong does not believe in the promise of the beggar gang leader Gu Youdao, at worst, it is undoubtedly the face of the threshing Youdao, and then the face of the beggar gang.

Seeing that the atmosphere was cold, Qi Jiguang had to come out to make a round, after all, he still hoped to protect Guangdong from any chaos in the final analysis, as long as he figured out Gu Youdao's purpose, he could make arrangements, but he was not to be an enemy of the beggar gang.

If you intentionally or unintentionally glanced at the Cao Gang leader Lu Bugong, Lu Bugong could have the confidence to talk to Gu Youdao like this, not by Qi Jiguang's majesty, at this time it was clear that Qi Jiguang would stand with the Guangdong martial arts people, otherwise the power of his Cao Gang would not be enough to compete with the entire Beggar Gang.

Seeing Qi Jiguang disrespectfully, he knew that his previous actions had caused the dissatisfaction of the governor of Guangdong, he was not reckless, but this matter involved the fundamental interests of the Cao Gang, so he was a little anxious, and when he saw Gu Youdao pull down his face, he also knew that what he said just now was too inappropriate.

Although the Cao Gang is one of the best in Guangzhou, the relationship with other forces in Guangdong is not so harmonious.

His power can be said to be half of the brothers from the gang, generally relying on Qi Jiguang's body, he can offend Gu Youdao, but he never dares to offend Qi Jiguang, the governor of Guangdong, seeing that Qi Jiguang is not happy, he hurriedly rushed to Gu Youdao to remedy: "Gu Gang Master, someone is a rough person, just now I lost my mouth and looked at the Gu Gang Master a lot, the Beggar Gang is a brave man with faith, righteousness and bravery, and the Gu Gang Master is naturally undoubted, and someone in the Gu Gang will punish himself with three cups to accompany you." ”

This Lu is really a character who can bend and stretch, as the leader of a gang, he actually put down his face and admitted his mistakes, Gu Youdao is not good at attacking even if he is dissatisfied in his heart, but this Lu is apologizing on the face, but he can't stop squeezing Gu Youdao with words, and then all the people who sit are well-known figures, if Gu Youdao is really ready to develop in Guangdong in the future, I am afraid that he will fall a lot of words.

Gu Youdao replied lukewarmly, and said: "Don't worry, the leader of the Lu Gang, although the Beggar Gang is not as prosperous as your Gang, but it still knows how to be faithful, righteous and honest, and what Gu said today should be counted." ”

The irony in these words is also obvious, but Lu Bugong doesn't ask, just punishes himself with three glasses of wine.

At this time, another martial arts person from Guangdong took over the conversation and said: "In recent years, the group of officials and beggars have obeyed the orders of the eunuch party, recognized the thief as their father for the tiger, and really done a lot of evil things.

This has already found out that the beggar gang has no intention of developing in Guangdong, and pointed the finger at the Jiangnan heroes who came with Gu Youdao, after all, the beggar gang's great cause in the south of the Yangtze River cannot be moved at all, and there are more choices to make, maybe they really don't look down on Guangdong, but those Jiangnan heroes are different.

This time, Jiang Jingzhong, the governor of the East Factory, personally commanded the army to the south, even if he could not exterminate the leaders of these rebel forces, he would definitely pull up the forces that left them in Jiangnan at all, and if they could not return to Jiangnan, then Guangdong would naturally become a good place for them to show their strength again. 、

Those lone rangers are not afraid, and the local forces in Guangdong will even take the initiative to win over each other in order to strengthen themselves, but some individual forces may not be willing to be subservient, and there will inevitably be disputes when the time comes.

As the so-called immortals fight mortals suffer, if these martial arts forces have disputes with the local forces in Guangdong, it is the local people in Guangdong who really suffer.

This question is also what Qi Jiguang is most concerned about, and he can't help but look at Gu Youdao when he hears this.

As soon as they heard this, Gu Youdao, Qi Guming, and Li Santong looked at an old man who came with him, obviously everyone had already calculated and decided on the rhetoric before coming, and this old man was a representative elected by Jiangnan Qunhao.

Seeing everyone's gaze, the old man coughed lightly and said in a deep voice: " This time we came to Guangdong with the Gu Gang Leader, firstly, to cover Zhang Gongzi along the way, and secondly, we have always been unaccustomed to the eunuchs' misdeeds, and have already become a thorn in the side of Jiang Jingzhong, the governor of the Dongchang Factory, and only hated that the hastily means were not enough to stop the Dongchang army, so I came with the Gu Gang Leader, but it did not mean that we gave up the foundation of Jiangnan, and at the same time that the Gu Gang Master summoned the disciples of the Beggars, we will also invite fellow martial artists, and when the time comes, we will return to Jiangnan and the Eunuch Party to fight the male and female......"