Well, I understand that people don't say stupid things in front of me. I'm the one who did it. Which temple are you the god of?" Liu Ziguang instead let go of the hilt of the knife and asked in a relaxed tone.
"It doesn't matter who I am, what's important is that we are friends. I don't care if you take the Queen Mother's things, or if you sell them to people from the Song Dynasty or to people from the Qing Dynasty. I saw you entering and exiting the Lianfeng late at night last night
Dongchang fanzi was drunk and drowned in the Qinhuai River. No one knows about it now except me."
"Aren't you afraid that I will kill you and silence you?" Liu Ziguang threatened with a ferocious face.
"I'm afraid, of course I'm afraid. It would be very easy for the powerful General Liu in Liguo City to kill me, but you won't kill me because I will bring you benefits, benefits you didn't expect." The middle-aged man calmly took out his hand
A folding fan came and fanned twice.
Huh, I'm not afraid of what you are going to do with weapons. I can't tell that the fan is made of steel. Liu Ziguang felt confident in his heart. He was afraid of me. He begged me. He was bribing me.
"Tell me, what kind of benefits?" Liu Ziguang wanted to know what bargaining chips the middle-aged man had.
"I just gave it to Miss Peng. Miss Peng, please take it out for General Liu to appreciate." The middle-aged man made an invitation gesture.
Peng Jinrong took out an official document covered with seals and showed it to Liu Ziguang. "This is the approval document from the Ministry of War that owes us one million taels of silver. With this, we can go to the Ministry of Household Affairs to collect the money tomorrow."
"Zheng Wailang, a member of the Ministry of War who took bribes and violated the law, has been dismissed from his post and investigated. He is now lying in the prison of Fusi in Nanzhen and suffering. Zheng Baihu, who went to the Lianfeng to cause trouble for you, has also been dismissed from his post; and
, the case that caused so much trouble in Gone with the Wind is no longer pursued by the victim; this can be considered a gift from me." The middle-aged man said with a smile.
He took the approval document and looked at it. It was white with black letters and a red seal. It should be genuine. The sincerity given by this middle-aged man was so sincere that he could investigate and deal with Wailang, a member of the Ministry of War, and dismiss hundreds of Jinyiwei families. His power was quite powerful! Liu Ziguang returned the approval document to Peng Jinrong.
, "Tell me, what do you need me to do?"
"We don't need it for the time being, but I think we can become allies. We can give you what the emperor gave you," the middle-aged man said.
It’s amazing, he even knows about the secret agreement between me and the little emperor. It’s so pervasive!
"Then...can you also recommend me to be the commander-in-chief?" Liu Ziguang decided to deceive him.
"The general force is too small. With General Liu's strength, he is at least an admiral."
Sure enough, I was fooled. Let me tell you, there was no third person present when I was talking about this with Zhu Youxiao. It seems that he didn't know that the price the emperor gave me was to be the general who protects the country and fights against rebellion, and the minister of the Imperial Guard of the Forbidden Road in the inner court.
The genius allows me to have an admiral. No matter what his affiliation is, at least he has no ill intentions at the moment. This ally has been made.
"Since sir, you are so sincere, then Liu is willing to form an alliance with you. I don't know who you are. Now that we are all a family, I can at least reveal a little bit." Liu Ziguang said.
"Haha, my surname is Qi. Just call me Mr. Qi. As for the people above me, I can't reveal them yet. I hope you can forgive me. I will contact you in the future. If you have anything, you can stay in this courtyard.
Write a letter to that mute old man, remember to use rice soup to write the letter." Mr. Qi said.
The secret letter seemed to be from an old police officer. Liu Ziguang couldn't help but look at him twice. He had a solid step, a steady foot, and a layer of calluses on his hands. He was a practicing master.
"It's getting late, so I won't leave you two alone. The carriage is ready. Please follow me." Mr. Qi led the way and saw them off.
Peng Jinrong got into a carriage rented by an ordinary horse and carriage company. Mr. Qi quietly said to Liu Ziguang: "General Liu, I didn't say in front of Miss Peng just now that you brought a charming girl with you when you came back in the early morning. The general can
You have to accept my love, haha."
Liu Ziguang said in his heart that this guy was quite discerning. If the eldest lady knew about this, it would definitely affect his glorious image. He handed over his hand and said, "Thank you."
Suddenly, he remembered something again and asked, "What if I don't help you with your affairs?"
Mr. Qi smiled sadly: "I believe General Liu is not a man who breaks his word. Furthermore, since we can invite the eldest lady to come for the first time, we can also invite the second time, and we can also invite others to come.
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I see, you are threatening me with someone close to me. Liu Ziguang nodded to show that he understood, brought his horse over, jumped on it, waved goodbye to Mr. Qi, and the carriage started to move.
Mr. Qi waved goodbye from behind, "Goodbye, General Liu. Also, eating too many eggs will affect your health. You don't need twenty eggs. Three or four are enough."
Liu Ziguang trembled slightly, "Good guy, even I ate twenty eggs in the morning knew that this intelligence work is really good, no wonder he is so arrogant."
As soon as I walked out of Beixin Street, I saw a group of people coming towards me. They divided into two groups and came along the wall. Their weapons were all painted with pot ash to prevent them from reflecting. They were also wearing black clothes. It turned out that Duncan had brought people here to support them.
Liu Ziguang hurried up to meet him, met up twice, and sent out more than a dozen people to protect the carriage. Two people from behind were left behind, and two people were sent to explore the front. They went back under tight security.
It turned out that Ding Libin couldn't enter the city and was running around in a hurry. There happened to be a carriage from an unknown high-ranking official about to enter the city. After the carriage entered and the city gate was about to close again, he acted like a scholar who was lagging behind.
Entering the city, he ran all the way back to the Lianfeng to report the news. Duncan immediately summoned his troops to come over, but he was still a little slow, and the matter here had been resolved peacefully.
The young man is very clever, yes, and the brothers' reactions are also very quick, and they are all rewarded.
Liu Ziguang personally led the team to send the eldest lady back to the Duke's Mansion, agreed on the action plan for tomorrow, and then returned to the Lianfeng to rest.
Returning to the Lian Feng, he went to the room to wash his face and change clothes. As soon as he stepped into the room, he couldn't help being shocked. The doors and windows were closed before leaving, but now there was a pile of rags on the desk. Someone had entered the room!
No, let’s check the calligraphy and painting treasures under the bed first. Fortunately, there is nothing missing. I breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at the tatters on the table.
There are two door gods, Qin Shubao and Yu Chigong, one is the Kitchen God, and one is the jingle "No Credit" hanging in the restaurant. The corners of the door god painting are still a bit torn. It seems that they were peeled off from someone's front door. The Kitchen God is
It is quite smoky and old, but only "No Credit" is still relatively new. There are also children's rattles, a few Huishan Dafu, thimbles, and balls of thread. What are these? Liu Ziguang is confused.
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"Duncan!" Duncan, who was in charge of security, was called in, pointed at the things on the table and asked: "Who put these things in? How can you guard the room if I ask you to guard the room and not allow anyone to come in or out?"
Duncan was also puzzled, "I left two people at the door before I took people to Xinbei Street. This is the inner courtyard of the Lianfeng. There are high walls outside, so ordinary people can't get in."
Could it be the mole who reported that I ate twenty eggs? No, this kind of thing is meaningless. Could it be her?
"Duncan, from now on, you have to pay attention to everyone around you. We have a mole here."
"General, what kind of person is a mole?" Duncan stroked his curly short hair, his dark face filled with confusion.
"He's just a guy who doesn't pay attention to his work and is always looking at what others are doing, especially the general who is staring at me when he has nothing to do. The person who collects information about me is a mole. Also, go outside the yard in person at night and check if there is anyone there.
They're watching us from nearby houses."
"Yes!" Duncan saluted and went out.
These rags may have been sent by Sanhua. She thought I liked these "calligraphy, paintings" and trinkets. What a cute cat. She asked the kitchen to prepare two seabass to hang on the window, which was considered a courtesy.
Early the next morning, Liu Ziguang and the eldest lady met at the gate of the Duke's Mansion. There were two things to do today. The most important thing was to go to the Ministry of Accounts to get one million taels of silver. The last thing was to see Addison.
Gather this precious talent and deal with these matters. The matter in the capital will come to an end. The stolen money of the calligraphy and painting treasures should be divided equally with the little emperor. After all, they have also given out information.
Things in the Household Department were handled very smoothly. Mr. Qi's strength should not be underestimated. The small officials in the Household Department who were responsible for distributing the money kept asking them flatteringly if they wanted banknotes or cash, or if they wanted it converted into gold? Nonsense, dozens of tons.
How many carriages do you need to pull the silver? Of course, light and safe ones are the best. They all require banknotes. The financial system of the Ming Dynasty is quite strange. Silver is the standard currency, with copper coins and gold as auxiliary. The exchange rate changes at any time.
Basically, one tael of gold is exchanged for twenty taels of silver, and one tael of silver is exchanged for one thousand copper coins. Silver notes are equivalent to banknotes that can be redeemed for cash anytime, anywhere, and play a role in accelerating flow and promoting economic development. Anhui Daily
The banknotes issued by Shengchang Bank are the strongest means of payment in circulation, and the bank's status is almost equivalent to the country's central bank.
A thick stack of large-denomination banknotes was counted several times by the clerk Ding Libin with saliva. He put it in a cowhide bag and hugged it to his chest and left the Hubu Yamen. The twenty guards all wore soft armor and steel belts.
knife, a spring-loaded gun in his arms, and a Zhuge Liannu hidden in the bag behind his back. One million taels of silver is no small thing, enough to arouse the interest of any ruthless bandit.
The group of people left the household department cautiously like grand prize winners leaving the sports lottery center. Because something was lost in the palace, groups of officers and soldiers were patrolling and searching on the streets. The Jinyiwei and Dongchang fans were not idle, everywhere.
They are all spies and spies; the gangsters who used to cross the streets have disappeared, and the atmosphere in the capital is very tense.
First escort the huge sum of money to the Duke's house, which is safer than the Lianfeng. After handling the banknotes, news from the envoy in Song Dynasty arrived. Due to the sudden presence of spies around the envoy's residence, the transaction could not be normal.
We decided to avoid the limelight and arrange another location for the transaction.
Liu Ziguang took one hundred thousand taels of silver notes and left all his guards around the Duke's Mansion to protect him. With only Ding Libin as his entourage, the two rode horses to Addison's home outside the Jubao Gate.
Jubaomen is the main south gate of the capital city. It is also the largest and most majestic one among the thirteen city gates. It has three urns and four arches. There is the Inner Qinhuai River inside the gate and the Outer Qinhuai River outside the gate. The main gate is
Facing a small hill, it's called Jubaoshan, also called Yuhuatai. Addison's family lives in Xiaosigu Lane between Wai Qinhuai River and Yuhuatai.
After asking around all the way, the neighbors heard that they were looking for the weirdo Ai Cong, so they all enthusiastically gave them directions. They successfully arrived at a small Chaimen courtyard. Just as they were about to knock on the door, they heard a menacing voice shouting from inside: "My surname is Ai Cong."
Yes, you have borrowed these 300 taels of silver for a month, and the total is 3,000 taels with the original interest. You just want to send away a few hundred taels of silver to the brothers. Where can I reason with you?"
Liu Ziguang frowned, there are big holes everywhere, the loan sharks in the capital are so courageous that they dare to increase the principal and interest tenfold in one month, and I don’t know how they calculated it."