the other side.

Liu Dapao, who had just finished washing his hands in the golden basin, was very happy. He was sitting daydreaming about the beautiful life in the future. He was even thinking about whether he would have the chance to take the imperial examination.

After all, the imperial examinations in this era are still immature and not very difficult. What really gets the big marks is poetry. You just need to copy this stuff. As long as you can lay a solid foundation, you might really be able to win.

As a result, his butler Dali broke into the study without knocking: "Master, something big has happened! If Lin Huaile becomes the Hezimen, it will be a big deal."

"What the hell? Did those old guys have cement in their heads?!"

"Brother, I'm afraid there's going to be chaos over there at Hezimen. Crazy Gui Qiang has already spoken out and ordered Dakoujiu's cronies Huo Niu not to hand over the faucet sticks and account books, not to recognize the results of this election, and to demand re-election.

This...what should we do?"

"What should I do? I have already washed my hands in a golden basin. What does the matter in the world have to do with me? They can argue as much as they like, even if it is a fight, as long as they don't hit me on the head... Otherwise, let's go out and hide first

Hide? Xi'er~, didn't you say you wanted to go to Hangzhou? Let's take a trip to Hangzhou. Come on, let's leave now."

"Brother, the fire is imminent. Yanzi Tower will be opened in eight days. Moreover, you have made an appointment with Mrs. Murong the day after tomorrow to meet and talk about something. You'd better put it out there and tell us what we should do about this matter.

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"this……"

Liu Dapao hesitated and had no idea for a moment.

I heard someone shouting in the distance: "Brother, something's happened, brother."

You can tell by the sound that it's the Er Er Crossing the River Dragon.

"What's wrong? Second son, aren't you the one who decides everything in the sect now? No, haven't the Yi Zi Sect been disbanded? Why did you come to me?"

"Brother is getting angry. Please stop making such jokes. The markets in the East and West cities are all in chaos now.

Especially the Western Market, which was originally controlled by the Hezimen, had previously thought that Mad Guiqiang would definitely win, and had already negotiated the terms with him. It would be jointly managed by us, Zimen and Yizimen, and we would pay the protection fee.

All fees will be formalized and institutionalized.

But who would have thought that now Lin Huaile has come forward. During the campaign, he told people everywhere that he would conquer the two cities. Now all the major shopkeepers expressed their dissatisfaction with Lin Huaile and refused to pay the protection fee. Some people even directly handed over the protection fee to me.

Here, I want to accept it or not!

Brother, now the East and West markets are like a big handful of dry firewood. Just a tiny spark can ignite a raging fire. What should we do now? You have an idea! Should we continue to value peace, or should we continue to value peace?

Prepare your troops for war?"

"this……"

"Brother! Big brother! Something happened. Brother, something happened."

This is Du Mengdong's voice.

He also ran over at a trot without warning.

"The bad guys over at Hutchison are having internal strife. A group of about 300 people have organized themselves. They are dissatisfied with Mad Gui Qiang's management and say that Lin Huaile is their leader. They started pushing each other at noon today.

It’s so big that it has already affected the normal tolerance of Marquis Wu in the Yamen.”

"What should we do now? Should we suppress them, avoid them, or take the opportunity to add fuel to the fire?"

"I……"

"Brother, big brother, something happened. Brother, something happened."

This is the voice of Jin Hai.

"What's wrong with you?"

"There's a riot, there's a riot in the prison. We arrested too many people from the Hezimen during our previous crackdown on gangs. The number of people in prison has long been full. The wind in the prison has been not right these days. At noon today

During the riot, they injured nine of my brothers. Although I suppressed it, I am still afraid of them. They are on strike and refuse to work. If they continue to suppress the situation, they may riot again at any time. What should I do?"

"………………"

Liu Dapao is also one of the top two, what the hell is going on!

After thinking about it, Liu Dapao simply spread his hands and said: "When something happens, just go and solve it. Why are you guys coming to me for this? How do I know what to do? Don't call me big brother, I have stopped being big brother a long time ago.

, I am now a white man, just an ordinary Yangzhou businessman who has washed his hands in a golden basin."

"I reiterate once again, the Yizi Sect has been disbanded. Now you have the final say in the world of Yangzhou. It has nothing to do with me no matter how chaotic the city of Yangzhou becomes. It's up to you to make the decision on such a big thing.

Don't ask me, I'm tired, Xi'er, let's go back to the house and sleep!"

Crossing the River Dragon, Du Mengdong, and Jin Hai looked at each other in confusion.

do not care?

Do you have to figure it out yourself?

"Third brother, you've always been smart, tell me...brother, what do you mean by this?"

Du Mengdong thought of the fact that he had just been rejected by the palace master before he came here, and for a moment, a little enlightenment suddenly appeared in his heart.

"I understand, this matter should have been anticipated by the eldest brother. The reason why he resigned from all his duties before this is to distance himself from this matter. This time we are in trouble.

It’s too small, if he really says something at this time to instruct us to do things, then wouldn’t it be a waste of effort for the big brother to wash his hands in the golden basin?”

"Brother has even planned this matter? Could it be that all this is under his control?"

"Otherwise, how can we explain his reluctance to wash his hands in a golden basin, and how can he explain his eagerness to praise that crazy guy and force him to become a bad handsome man and a money grabber?"

However, Guojiang Long thought of how he and Meng Zhong were being played around by his eldest brother. He immediately believed Du Mengdong's statement. He nodded and said, "What the third brother said makes sense. It seems like this."

, On the contrary, we are really impatient, but the eldest brother doesn’t say anything, so what should we do? Is it possible that we have to realize it ourselves? "

"Since the eldest brother didn't say anything, let's just do nothing. Second brother, Jin Hai, no matter what, we should stay away from each other. I guess the fire caused by this matter must be greater than you think.

It’s even bigger. Unless the eldest brother expressly speaks, I won’t listen to anyone’s words and don’t touch anything I say.”

After saying that, he turned his head and warned solemnly: "Even if the prefect personally advises you, you should try your best to hide and hide. The big brother is playing a big chess game. It is so big that you can't imagine it. Without the help of big brother, you can play the game rashly."

If you go in, you will die without knowing how."

"Third brother, do you know anything?"

"No, I don't know anything and I don't want to know at all."

………………

For the next two days, the city of Yangzhou maintained a minimum of calm, until news was received that night that Lin Huaile and Mad Gui Qiang had a small-scale fight at dusk between their respective cronies in order to snatch the faucet stick.

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The scale of the battle was not large, with only a hundred people on both sides combined, but the fighting was extremely brutal. It is said that there were more than ninety casualties and thirty-six people were killed.

What's even more strange is that after the fire, the dragon-headed stick that represented the highest power of the Hezimen disappeared. Mad Guiqiang claimed that it was taken away by Lin Huaile, but Lin Huaile denied it and said that he did not get it.

Several powerful leaders in the sect began to take sides one after another. Although most people expressed dissatisfaction with the selfishness of the Elder Council, they also agreed that rules are rules, and turned to support Lin Huaile, and persuaded the crazy ghost to forcefully elect the next term.

.

However, there are also hall leaders who support Mad Guiqiang. For example, Li Jiayuan, nicknamed Ben Leihu, his main business is Yanzi Building. Now Yanzi Building belongs to Liu Dapao. In other words, he has actually and Yi

The word gate is deeply bound.

This Yanzi Building was originally built as a model project for Yizimen and Hezimen to value harmony, and Liu Dapao had taken him to the magistrate's practice banquet before, and he had actually seen the effects of Liyanjiu.

Successfully, he also saw the huge network of connections behind Liu Dapao that he could not even imagine.

This is no longer just a matter of money. He, Li Jiayuan, is not a particularly orthodox gangster. He also wants to work hard to climb into the circle of the upper class and the powerful!

As a result, now Lin Huaile, a radical, has come forward?

What should I do with my Yanzilou?

Who will compensate me for my losses?

In fact, Crazy Gui Qiang is currently riding a tiger with difficulty, and his pressure lies not only in his own inability to get off the stage, but also in the problems that many of his subordinates cannot explain. The most important thing is actually his inability to explain to his superiors.

In fact, there may be some discussion on the transfer of the speaker, but what about the identity of the bad handsome guy and the money catcher?

Magistrate Yang promised it so eloquently, did he just say that he would change it?

What's more, this old Yang now hates this Lin Huale. You let him hold his nose and admit it, and let Lin Huaile be regarded as a bad handsome man?

Is it funny?

A bunch of punks, who do you think you are?

Especially if I haven't left office yet, even if I have already resigned, how can you bully a high-ranking official like this?

But he succeeded in making this border official anxious.

Is it okay if I don’t want to give up my political achievements in the fight against criminal gangs? Do you really think that I am a soft persimmon?

Soon, Magistrate Yang ordered that all the delinquents who were unwilling to support Crazy Guiqiang be directly fired, and allowed Crazy Guiqiang to select his cronies to join the team of delinquents.

Anyone who dares to cause trouble will be directly arrested and thrown into jail without even being tried.

Then, there was a large-scale disturbance in the backyard of the government office. I don’t know whether the scene was too chaotic or something else, but out of nowhere, the entire Yangzhou government office suddenly and unexpectedly caught fire.

Qiu Yan personally led the formally organized Marquis Wu to put out the fire, but somehow the fire burned bigger and bigger.

Later, for no apparent reason, a fight broke out. Even Wuhou was injured by more than twenty people and four were killed. The soldier Cao who led the fight had his head ripped open by a stone. Yang

The prefect himself also left in panic.

After this incident happened, to be honest, Lin Huaile and the elders of Hezimen were also confused. This was really not their original intention!

Why did it become so big?

This simply seems to be provoking the authority of the entire Yangzhou government office!

Why did it catch on fire? Was it arson, or was it simply an accident due to dry weather?

It's just that they investigated carefully all night afterwards, but found nothing, as if it was really an accident.

But Magistrate Yang also has to believe it!

Isn't this just a slap in the face?

In fact, this timing was a bit of a coincidence. Sun Fang, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple, and Wang Hao, the Prime Minister of Censor Zhongcheng, happened to arrive that night.

The imperial court attaches great importance to the snowstorm in April. Yangzhou is the foundation of taxation and cannot be careless at all. This time the imperial envoy came not only to send two and a half prime ministers at once, but also came at night and took a boat all the way.

They went down the river without stopping along the way. It wasn't until everyone arrived at the gate of Yangzhou City that the news came to Yangzhou Mansion.

Then, what I saw was such a blazing Yangzhou government office.

Investigation?

This is a test!

The two of them immediately dropped their words: No matter what happens with the case, Yangzhou is an important town in the Zhou Dynasty and there must be no chaos. Magistrate Yang, you can let go of your guilt first and resolve this matter first.

Then, Magistrate Yang became completely hysterical.

Directly ordered the mad ghost general He Zimen's elders to be thrown into jail, and directly arrested He Zimen, especially the backbone of those who supported Lin Huaile, and searched for Lin Huaile throughout the city.

However, Du Mengdong, who was Liu Dapao's spokesperson, took sick leave at this time, locking the matter firmly into the internal struggle of Hezimen.

However, a rabbit bites people when it is anxious, let alone a gangster who licks blood from its knife edge?

Since you crazy ghost Qiang has made it this far, what else is there to say?

Let's fight.

That night, there was a chaos in Hezimen.
Chapter completed!