Zhang Qinggui asked: "It seems that it is not easy to be the emperor at any time. It is not as good as us Qiu Ba. No matter who becomes the emperor, we will have to be rewarded. Those who want to be the emperor will also be given sweetness. You can get benefits from both ends."

"That's right! That's right! Thanks to Brother Zhang for taking the lead, each of us got another five hundred coins today. We should give Brother Zhang a drink."

Everyone toasted to Zhang Qinggui one after another. After eating a bowl of ambergris, Zhang Qinggui's face was already full of excitement. He held the beauty in one hand and waved the other hand vigorously, "The Dragon Boat Festival will be here in more than ten days. Let's meet again then."

Go to Lieutenant Xu and ask for a big sum of money. If you don't have a thousand dollars, don't even think about sending me away."

Another person said: "Isn't Qian Guan too much? If I don't leave some room, what should I do if Captain Xu turns his back? He is not someone who can be manipulated."

Zhang Qinggui said with a smile: "Why does Xu want to give us money again? We don't need us. He wants to be a happy official in Huainan, so he won't be allowed to do it. If it weren't for the support of more than 30,000 of our brothers, he wouldn't be able to do it last time."

The officials came to Yangzhou."

"This is exactly the reason. The person named Xu is in charge of Hebei and Huainan. He is not under the control of the imperial court and is just like the Tu emperor. He can build houses for the soldiers in Huainan. It doesn't matter how much money we have."

"I'm afraid that if we push too hard, he won't be able to come over and take care of us. What should we do?"

"If he is unkind, we will be unjust. Who can defeat our 30,000 imperial troops in Yangzhou city? How can we expect the coward soldiers in Huainan? Even though the red scarves are powerful, they have one head and two arms. In a real fight, who will win?

It’s hard to tell if it’s negative!”

"But the red scarves are thunderous. I saw them once outside Chenqiao Gate, and the momentum was really terrifying."

"The scene outside Chenqiao Gate was still a small scene. You infantrymen didn't see it when we attacked Yangzhou, but I saw it with my own eyes. The loud noise almost overturned the city gate and the buildings, and the ground under my feet was so scared that it trembled.

, the city gate cave is full of minced meat, I would never dare to face Zhentian Lei."

Zhang Qinggui said: "That's not a big deal. Even if we really can't defeat him, we will just leave. I believe the official family will definitely reward him when he returns to Tokyo. Without our support, I'm afraid Xu won't be able to survive for long."

"Exactly! Exactly!"

…

Because there was still a good show later, the generals got a little drunk and dispersed. Zhang Qinggui returned to the prostitute's room, pushed the petite and lovely woman to the bed, skinned her into a white sheep, and then

The horse galloped wildly and rushed out of two towering passes before stopping.

Zhang Qinggui turned around and lay on the side, breathing heavily. The prostitute wiped it with a towel and hugged each other to sleep. Just as he was about to fall asleep, he heard a knock on the door.

"Who the hell is that bastard who disturbed my dreams? Go and open the door!"

The prostitute got up and put on her clothes casually. When she opened the door, she saw three young men standing outside. They were not drinking generals with Zhang Qinggui.

"The slave family already has a benefactor here. You three can go to Mother Liu and she will find you a girl you want."

The young man at the head said: "We are not looking for girls, but the one staying here is a general from Tokyo?"

"Exactly!" The prostitute glanced at the bed and said, "General Zhang is looking for you...you can't just come in..."

The three of them pushed the prostitute aside and went straight into the house. Zhang Qinggui heard the noise and stood up in a hurry. When he saw the three strangers, he immediately shouted and asked: "Whose subordinates are you three? Do you know who I am!"

The leading man replied: "We are from Tokyo, my name is Shi San."

"I'm also from Tokyo. I'm asking whose subordinate you are. Who asked you to leave the camp without authorization and dare to disturb my interest..." Zhang Qinggui suddenly stopped talking, squinting his eyes and rubbing his chin.

: "Could it be that he just arrived in Yangzhou from Tokyo?"

Shi San nodded and said, "Yes, you guessed it."

Zhang Qinggui looked stern, immediately pushed the prostitute out of the door, locked the door, saluted Shi San and said, "Zhang Qinggui has seen an angel."

"It turns out his name is Zhang Qinggui!" Shi San took out a piece of paper from his arms, with several names written on it, including Zhang Qinggui's name, and a brief introduction, "He is a good candidate."

Zhang Qinggui asked with a smile: "I wonder what the official's purpose is?"

Shi San smiled and said: "Zhang Yuhou made a mistake. We are not here under the orders of the officials, and we are not angels."

Zhang Qinggui's smile froze when he heard this, and he shouted angrily in a low voice: "How dare you make fun of me!"

"Don't be anxious. It is true that I came to Yangzhou on errands not on the orders of the officials but on the orders of Marquis Zhao Yu and Prime Minister Zhao."

"Zhao Yuhou? Zhao Shuxiang!" Zhang Qinggui immediately understood who the two people he was talking about were, "I was reckless. It would have been better if the three of them had made it clear earlier. I don't know what Zhao Shuxiang and Zhao Yuhou have to tell me."

of?"

"There is only one thing, I want you to kill Xu Xian."

Zhang Qinggui didn't seem surprised to hear such a request, and just asked softly: "Do you have any evidence?"

Shi San immediately took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Zhang Qinggui, "It contains the official seals of the Palace Secretary and the Privy Council. It cannot be faked. You must read it clearly and burn it after reading it."

Zhang Qinggui leaned under the candlelight and looked at it, "It's true, but it says that you will be given a chariot to protect me when things are done. Is it true?"

Shi Sandao said: "How can the words of Zhao Yuhou and Zhao Shuxiang be false? However, they did not say that I will give you the Jie Yue. Whoever kills Xu Xian will be awarded the Jie Yue. If you can't do it, I will find someone else."

"Why not? Just leave this matter to your humble position." Zhang Qinggui swore and patted his chest, but then said: "But I only have more than 2,000 people, can you ask me to recruit one person to join the team?"

"That's your business. If you think it's safe to bring in 30,000 people, that's fine. In short, it's all up to you."

"It doesn't take that many, four to five thousand elite soldiers are enough to overthrow the Jiedushi government." Zhang Qinggui said in his heart: "If we all pull them in, who will get the credit at that time, and we won't fight for the head."

"In that case, I leave everything to Zhang Yuhou. I will return to Beijing and wait for your good news."

Zhang Qinggui said: "Brother Shi, why are you in such a hurry to go back? Come and stay in my camp. It won't be too late to take Xu Xian's head and return to the capital together. When it's time to do something, Zhang will still need his brothers to help him."

"Then I will stay in Yangzhou for a while, and it won't be too late to return to Beijing when the matter is completed."

"Thank you for your help, brother. However, Zhang is a little confused and I would like to ask my brother to clarify his doubts. Why did the officials not issue a secret order but let Zhao Shuxiang and Zhao Yuhou do it for them?"

Shi Sandao: "I'm not afraid that you will be useless. Once things fail, there is still room for change."

"Brother Shi's letter is just to reassure Zhao Yuhou and Zhao Shuxiang. There is also a lot of bad things in Huainan that make Xu Xian a headache. Even if it really fails, he will not have the courage to quarrel with the court."

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In the back office of the Huainan Jiedushi Mansion, a little donkey pulled a stone mill. Black charcoal powder slowly fell from the gaps in the millstone. Xu Xian wore an apron and held a small broom in his hand, collecting

charcoal powder and sweep small pieces of charcoal into the grinding eye.

With his skillful movements and his attire, he looked like a woman grinding tofu. Muggles and Xu Lang, who were loading the medicine, would hold their stomachs and laugh twice every time they raised their heads and saw Xu Xian.

If it wasn't a secret that couldn't be revealed to others, why did Lieutenant Xu Xian bother to do such a trivial thing? It's all Zhao Kuangyin's fault. If it was to frighten him, he wouldn't have to use up all the thunder.

Seeing that there was no more toner scattered, Xu Xian held on to the reins of the donkey and went to the side to rest, "I will have to build a big workshop in the future and recruit more craftsmen, otherwise I will die of exhaustion sooner or later."

Xu Lang raised his head and said: "There is absolutely no way we can do it. Now we are not strong enough and there are many people running the workshop. Once the secret recipe leaks out, this life-saving talisman will be gone."

"Don't you know what I mean in the future? Firearms workshops will open sooner or later, and more and more will be used in the future. It's not enough to just count on a few of us."

Someone suddenly said outside the courtyard gate: "Jiubao, let me in. I have something important to see the captain."

"Stop! If you take another step forward, I will chop you. This is not a joke!"

Hearing the noise outside, Xu Xian got up and went outside the courtyard door. He saw Li Mobai and Jiubao arguing, "What are you two arguing about? We can't talk about anything properly."

When Li Mobai saw Xu Xian, he immediately prostrated himself, hugged Xu Xian's thigh and cried, "Taiwei, my subordinates have been with you for many years and have always been loyal. The Taiwei sees it all, how can you have the heart to abandon me and choose someone else!"

"

This guy stayed in Ryukyu for almost a year. When he arrived in the land of Yangzhou fireworks, he was like a fish in water. He got into a brothel and never came out. He thought he died in a woman's belly.

Xu Xian couldn't laugh or cry, "Get up and speak clearly so that no one will misunderstand you."

Li Mobai said: "My subordinates just discovered today that the Taiwei has added another staff member. He is responsible for all the affairs of the Jiedu Envoy's House. He also made rude remarks when my subordinates wanted to interfere. Your Majesty, you have to make the decision for your subordinates."

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"I thought it was something. Han Wei is indeed someone's first staff member. I asked him to handle the affairs of the Jiedushi Mansion."

"He is the first staff member, what about his subordinates?"

"You are a general of a certain person. Don't forget that you have been in battle!"

Jiubao said with a smile: "The Taiwei promoted him, but from the bottom of his heart, he didn't regard himself as a general who went into battle to kill the enemy. He came to his master to cry and complain after being aggrieved. This is the behavior of an eunuch slave."

Li Mobai jumped on his feet and said: "You can scold me for anything, but you can't call me an eunuch. Can an eunuch have the ability to control ten women at night?"

Xu Xian scolded: "Han Wei is just a staff member, you are a stand-alone general. It makes no sense for you to fight for power with him. If you have that kind of thought, why not spend it on the Ryukyu Army? Don't let them really think that you are a pirate or a pirate."

Salt Seller."

Li Mobai said: "Your Majesty taught me that my subordinates should go back and make arrangements for their lives. Now that I have figured it out, I shouldn't compete with all the hunchbacks."

"Then why don't you hurry back to camp, spend some time in Yangzhou to repair, and then go back to Ryukyu."

"Here!" Li Mobai bowed and was about to leave, when he suddenly slapped his head, "I almost forgot, there is one more important thing I didn't say."

"explain!"

Li Mobai lowered his voice and said: "Some time ago, my subordinates went to Quanzhou for a walk...and when they were conducting a secret investigation, they saw a person in the Qing...Ke Restaurant. The Lieutenant would never guess who it was."

"If you keep making excuses, I'll cut off your tongue and you won't have to talk about it again."

"My subordinates saw Luo Fubang!"

Xu Xian couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this, "Are you sure he is still alive? How come he is in Quanzhou?"

If Li Mobai hadn't told him, Xu Xian would have almost forgotten about Luo Fubang, thinking that he had been killed by Li Jing a long time ago. Luo Fubang pretended to be Xu Xian and surrendered to the Tang army. Even if he didn't kill him at the time, Xu Xian later gave him a lot of money.

If Li Jing adds to the problem, Li Jing may not vent her anger on him.

"My subordinates didn't ask him because he is now the training envoy of the Quanzhou Regiment and the general who served as the military commander of the Qingyuan Army." Li Mobai explained: "My subordinates later asked people to inquire and found out that after he was captured, he

He followed the Tang army to Min to suppress the rebellion, and somehow he ended up under Liu Congxiao. Liu Congxiao thought highly of him and was promoted to Quanzhou Tuanlian."
To be continued...