"Oh." Feng Sheng stared at him for a long time, nodded, and fell into deep thought. After a while, he said: "Okay, I know, I will send someone to deal with this matter."
The yellow-faced man said: "Master, you must hurry up, otherwise Long Yuan will run away..."
Before he finished speaking, Feng Sheng slammed the table and shouted: "Do I still need you to teach me how to do my job?"
The yellow-faced man's eyes flashed, but he quickly returned to normal and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, you are a villain talking too much."
"Stay back!"
"Then...the reward for reporting..."
"When the matter is investigated and it is confirmed that Liu Xiu is indeed harboring Long Yuan, your reward will not be less than one tael!"
"Thank you, sir!" The yellow-faced man bowed deeply to Feng Sheng, took two steps back, then turned around and walked out.
As soon as he left, Feng Sheng immediately called the housekeeper over and asked him to quickly go to Chung Ling, find Liu Yan, and inquire whether Liu Xiu was really harboring Long Yuan.
If it's false, then there's nothing to say. If it's true, let Liu Xiu run away. It doesn't matter if you don't want to live, but you can't implicate me!
Upon hearing this, the housekeeper knew that the matter was of great importance, so he agreed repeatedly, turned around and ran out.
The county government officials had not yet been dispatched, but Feng Sheng's housekeeper had arrived at Chongling first to report the news.
Chung Ling.
While Liu Xiu and others were still in the fields, Liu Yan came back from the county town and brought back a large group of people. Liu Xiu didn't know most of the people who followed Liu Yan back, but there was only one person he couldn't be more familiar with. Zhu You.
Zhu You, whose courtesy name is Zhongxian, is a good friend of Liu Yan and Liu Xiu, and a playmate he has known since childhood. Zhu You's father passed away early, and he followed his mother Liu to live with his maternal grandfather in Fuyang.
His maternal grandfather's Liu family and Liu Yan and Liu Xiu's Liu family happened to be related to each other, so Zhu You often visited Chung Ling when he was a child. He and Liu Yan and Liu Xiu were veritable childhood friends.
Zhu You and Liu Xiu are similar in age, and they went to Chang'an to study together. Naturally, his relationship with Liu Xiu is closer than that of Liu Yan, and they can play together more easily.
Following Liu Yan while walking on a country road, he saw Liu Xiu in the fields. He excitedly ran out of the crowd and shouted to Liu Xiu: "Axiu——"
When Liu Xiu heard the sound, he turned around and saw Zhu You running towards him. He looked surprised and said excitedly: "Ayou?! Why is it you? Why are you here?"
Zhu You took three steps in two steps, ran up to Liu Xiu, and gave him a big hug.
Then he took a step back, looked Liu Xiu up and down, and said with a smile: "Axiu, I heard that you joined the rebel army. I thought you were going to suffer. Now look at it, are you going to enjoy the blessings?"
He and Liu Xiu haven't seen each other for more than half a year. Compared with Liu Xiu half a year ago, Liu Xiu has changed a lot. His skin is much fairer and more delicate, and it also has a layer of brilliance, rosy complexion, and fine essence. He is full of energy and gives the impression that he does not look like someone doing farm work, but more like a young man from a wealthy family.
Hearing his words, Liu Xiu burst into laughter. He also looked Zhu You up and down and felt that he was much stronger. There was a sword hanging under his ribs. He was very heroic and exuded a mighty aura.
He hit Zhu You on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Ayou has become a lot stronger in the past six months!"
Zhu You has always admired Liu Yan. He has been practicing martial arts since he was a child. After attending Imperial College in Chang'an, he has not been idle since he returned to Fuyang. He studied martial arts with his teacher in the mountains. Especially in the past six months, his Martial arts improved by leaps and bounds.
He rolled his eyes at Liu Xiu and said dissatisfiedly: "Axiu is too boring. You went to join the rebel army, why didn't you call me?"
Liu Xiu punched him again and said angrily: "You still have the nerve to blame me. If I want to find you, I have to be able to find your person!"
Zhu You was stunned for a moment, patted his head, and said with a silly smile: "When you joined the rebel army, I seemed to be studying outside and not going home!"
While they were talking, Liu Yan and others also came over. Liu Xiu asked excitedly: "Brother, where did you meet Ayou?"
Liu Yan smiled and said, "It was Ayou who came to Caiyang on his own, and I happened to meet him in the county town."
As he spoke, he looked into the field, waved his hand and said, "Why are you still planting? Let's go to the eldest brother's house! Tonight, the eldest brother is hosting a banquet to entertain these brothers!"
Liu Yan was talking and waving to the people behind him.
There were quite a few people following Liu Yan to Chung Ling. There must be at least forty or fifty people. Many of them had swords under their ribs, and their bodies naturally showed evil spirits.
In the past, Liu Xiu only heard that his eldest brother had a wide range of friends. As for how extensive he was, he didn't know. This time he really saw it. After his eldest brother went to the county town, he actually brought back many people, and they didn't look like them. Ordinary people.
Liu Xiu smiled, greeted Feng Yi, Gai Yan and others, and followed Liu Yan towards the village.
On the way, Liu Xiu introduced Zhu You, Feng Yi, Gai Yan and others to each other.
Zhu You has a very upright temperament, especially in front of Liu Xiu. He just says whatever he thinks in his heart without any worries. But it is precisely this that Feng Yi, Gai Yan, Li Tong and others have a very good impression of him. On the way back to the village, everyone became chatting and laughing friends.
Since Liu Yan returned to Chongling from Yizhou, he began to recruit followers with great fanfare.
Not only did he go out to recruit talents himself, but even more people came to seek refuge with him. Liu Yan would not refuse anyone who came to seek refuge with him, whether it was a knight-errant who performed chivalry or a criminal who committed crimes. Gather them under your command.
In just two days, the number of customers in Liu Yan's home has increased to more than 200 people. I have to admit that Liu Yan's previous foundation was so good that in Caiyang, and even in the entire Nanyang County, Liu Yan could not As for the response, there are indeed not a few people who are willing to follow him.
Liu Yan's home was not very big and could not accommodate so many people. Liu Yan deliberately found an open space at the end of the village and built several thatched houses for those who sought refuge with him to live here temporarily. Everyone usually gathered at Liu Yan's house. At home, we chatted, ate and drank, and only went back to the thatched hut to rest at night.
This time Liu Yan brought back dozens of people, and Liu Yan's house became even more crowded and bustling, like a market.
Entering the hall, as soon as Liu Yan took his seat, Zhu You couldn't wait to ask: "Brother, when will we start an incident?"
As soon as these words came out, there was a moment of silence inside and outside the hall.
Everyone knew that Liu Yan was preparing to start an uprising in Chongling. It was precisely because of this that they came to Chongling and followed Liu Yan. However, no one would say such things in public. .
Looking at Zhu You, a stupid young man, Liu Xiu couldn't help but hold his forehead, with a look of helplessness on his face. Liu Yan was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly and said: "Don't be in a hurry, don't do it, or we will do it if we do it" To succeed in one hit."
As he spoke, he picked up the tea bowl and smiled at everyone present: "Come, come, let's all drink tea!"
Liu Yan laughed and changed the topic, and things returned to normal inside and outside the hall. People picked up their tea bowls and said, "I'll replace the wine with tea and pay my respects to my brother!"
"Brother Respect Bosheng!"
While talking, everyone drank all the tea in their tea bowls.
Liu Yan talked and laughed with everyone present, and the atmosphere was harmonious.
Just at this moment, a young man ran in from outside, came up to Liu Yan, bowed his hands and saluted, and said: "Brother Bo Sheng, there is someone outside asking to see you, claiming to be the housekeeper of County Magistrate Feng Sheng."
"Oh?" Liu Yan raised his eyebrows and asked suspiciously: "Feng Sheng's housekeeper? Why did he come to Chung Ling?"
The young man who reported the news shook his head and asked: "Brother Bo Sheng, do you want to see him? If brother Bo Sheng doesn't want to see him, I will go out and send him away right now!"
They are going to start an uprising in Chongling, and Caiyang County Government is their biggest enemy. After the uprising, their first goal must be to kill Caiyang County Government and the county magistrate Feng Sheng.
Liu Yan thought for a moment, shrugged and said, "Bring him in."
"Yes!" The young man agreed, turned around and walked out.
Feng Sheng's butler is named Feng Ping. As the saying goes, what kind of master is the same kind of servant. Feng Sheng is smooth and timid, and Feng Ping's character is similar to Feng Sheng's.
After entering Liu Yan's house, he was startled by the scene here. He saw people in the courtyard, some wearing swords, some dancing knives, and some shirtless, showing their burly bodies.
When people looked at him, they didn't even smile. They all had cold faces, and the cold light in their eyes wanted to poke two holes in his body.
Feng Ping grinned secretly, and before he walked into the hall, his legs went weak.
After finally walking into the hall, there were more people inside.
I saw Liu Yan sitting in the middle. There were people sitting on both sides of him. Looking around, I saw that there were crowds of people. There were probably two to three hundred people here and there, and there were many familiar faces among them. There is no fuel-efficient lamp.
Feng Ping even suspected that all the gangsters and desperadoes in the county had gathered at Liu Yan's house.
With so many people gathering at Liu Yan’s house, what on earth is he going to do?
Feng Ping was in a state of confusion, but he didn't dare to ask any more questions. When he was still five or six steps away from Liu Yan, he stopped and didn't dare to go any further. He raised his hands and saluted, and said, "Feng Ping, Meet Mr. Bo Sheng."
"Hey!" Liu Yan grinned in amusement, raised his head and said, "Feng Ping, are you Mr. Feng's butler?"
"Exactly!"
"Tell me, what is the purpose of the magistrate's steward who came to Chongling to find me instead of staying in the county town to enjoy his life?" Liu Yan asked slowly.
"Uh, this..." Feng Ping looked around and asked cautiously: "Mr. Bo Sheng, can you take a step to speak?"
Liu Yan tilted his head, sneered, and said: "There are no outsiders here. They are all my brothers, Liu Yan. Here, there is nothing that needs to be discussed in private behind my brothers' backs. Butler Feng, if you have anything to do, just talk directly." Say it!"
"That's right! Are you so damn verbose? If you don't speak up, I'll throw you out first!" A big man with big muscles and round waist suddenly stood up, walked up to Feng Ping, rolled up his sleeves, and exposed his thick arms.
Feng Ping shrank in fear and stammered: "It's me...my master received the report and said...said..."
"say what?"
"Say...said that Liu Xiu was harboring Long Yuan, a key criminal wanted by the imperial court!"
"Long Yuan?" Liu Yan thought the name sounded familiar.
"That's... the assassin who assassinated the Emperor in Lantian County a few days ago... that assassin, Long Yuan!" Feng Ping said.