"Haha, brother Xiao is interested. If you can use me Cai Qing in the future, just let me know." In the elegant room of Cuiyun Tower, one of the most prestigious restaurants in Daming Mansion, Cai Qing, the prisoner of Daming Mansion, smiled with a smile.
I had a glass of wine with Xiao Tang and drank it all in one gulp.
Xiao Tang learned that Xiao Yi had been arrested by the officials, and hurriedly prepared to negotiate with the government. Then he found out that Xiao Yi had not been imprisoned in the Zongcheng County government office. After learning about it, Zhao Shen, the head of the county government office, pointed out that the person should have been arrested directly.
When we arrived at Daming Mansion, it stands to reason that the troubles that occurred in the Xiao family should be handled by the Zongcheng County Government within its jurisdiction. Is it possible to commit such a serious crime?
Moreover, even if Xiao Yi committed the crime of fighting with others, the other party did not suffer the punishment of being beaten. Then this was just a crime of caning (beating the prisoner with bamboo or wooden boards) and cane punishment. Xiao Tang and others could wait for Xiao Tang and others to catch up.
When they arrived at Daming Mansion, the official of Daming Mansion did not receive any complaint about the lawsuit. They only said that the prisoners were being held in a prison yard and asked Xiao Tang to go there to inquire.
Fortunately, when we arrived at the official prison of Daming Prefecture, Xiao Yi was sent out by several prisoners. One of the prisoners also hinted that it was Cai Qing, the prison guard of the two houses, who had done something to prevent Xiao Yi from letting him go.
What kind of suffering does righteousness suffer?
Xiao Tang knew that this "Yi Zhi Hua" Cai Qing and his elder brother "Iron Arm" Cai Fu were serving as executioners among the 100 single eight generals in Liangshan in "Water Margin" and were working as officials in the Daming Mansion Prison.
You can also experience the complexity of human nature in people.
On the one hand, the Cai brothers took advantage of their positions to collect illegal money and were instigated by others for a large amount of ill-gotten wealth. They would really take a few lives in prison; on the other hand, they would also treat unjust heroes and loyal people.
The servants sympathized with each other, and when the heroes of Liangshan were massacred in Daming Mansion, Cai Fu also begged that the people in the city were innocent and should not commit more crimes.
As for the Cai brothers who, as long as the price is enough, they will fight against the good people regardless of their injustice. In the original work, they were actually doing good deeds in front of the heroes of Liangshan. Xiao Tang did not want to think about it deeply at the moment. The Xiao family gathering has not yet happened.
It was irreversible. These two people were members of the official family. Xiao Tang also needed them to "use money to do things, waste money and eliminate disasters", so he took this opportunity to invite the Cai brothers to express his thanks in person.
Xiao Tang held a banquet at Cuiyun Tower, and Wu Song's straightforward temperament was definitely not suitable for this kind of flattery and entertainment. Therefore, Xiao Tang only brought Xiao Yi, Xiao An, and Xue Yong. Cai Qing was the only one among the Cai brothers.
After all, his brother Cai Fu is a prison warden in the municipal system, and the landlord of Xiaotang, a small market town, is not qualified enough to allow him to come at his request.
After drinking for three rounds, Cai Qing said in a somewhat sultry tone: "Hey, Brother Xiao, as the saying goes, the people do not fight with the officials. You can cover the sky with your hands in your Xiao family, but if you neglect the nobles, you will be asking for trouble in vain."
eat."
Xiao Tang just smiled apologetically and said: "What Cai Yaojiu said is that the younger brother was just negligent and got into trouble with the official Li. I also thanked Cai Yaojun for making peace with Li Daguan's subordinates on behalf of the younger brother, so the younger brother will not cause any trouble again.
That's Mr. Li."
Cai Qing originally hated Li Shaohua in his heart. At this time, he was already half drunk. He immediately cursed: "Li Daguan? Hehe... Brother Xiao, let me tell you, if it weren't for the role behind that guy,
He is so tough, just because of his nine-headed insect style, he would have been convicted and imprisoned, and then he would fall into my hands, hehe... With my own methods, I will turn his "nine-headed insect" into a "nothing"
Head ghost'!"
Seeing the reason for the question, Xiao Tang asked along the way: "I just don't know which official of the court the nine-headed insect relies on?"
"Which one else? It's none other than the Prime Minister of the dynasty, Mr. Zhao." Cai Qing sighed: "Supposedly, Cai Yuanzhang, Mr. Cai, is also a figure. How many ministers have been consumed by ups and downs? But now I didn't expect that Mr. Zhao, who followed him, would rise to power.
After seizing power, the old and new party disputes that had been raging in the court for several dynasties were finally settled. I think that Mr. Zhao's position should be secure.
I heard that the Nine-Headed Insect and Mr. Zhao’s son were classmates in the same academy, so they got involved with Mr. Zhao. So why does Mr. Zhao not need money to handle all the big and small affairs? The man named Li was classified as Mr. Zhao’s faction, and he
It's his money bag, how can anyone dare to provoke him without opening his eyes?
Hey! So there is nothing we can do about the nine-headed insect being so domineering and arrogant."
Xiao Tang knew that the Xianggong Zhao mentioned by Cai Qing was Zhao Tingzhi, the current prime minister of the Song Dynasty, and that Xianggong Cai, the prime minister of Cai Yuan Dynasty, was Cai Jing, the traitorous prime minister who had been notorious for thousands of years.
The current situation is that Cai Jing, who has been an official since the time of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, was finally seized power by Zhao Tingzhi, who was originally a member of his party, after several ups and downs. When everyone thought that Cai Jing should die, Xiao Tang knew
This Cai Jing will rise again to defeat Zhao Tingzhi. After experiencing several ups and downs, he will still be able to become the most powerful prime minister of the Song Dynasty.
But the Nine-Headed Insect Li Shaohua was a character that was not recorded in the official history or "Water Margin". Xiao Tang was not sure whether Cai Jing would eradicate them all even after he regained his position. After all, those court officials needed such people everywhere.
breed people.
After treating Cai Qing to a meal and a drink, Xiao Tang presented another twenty taels of gold to Cai Qing. Xiao Yi's crime was not a human life case, and it was not tried through a formal judicial process, so he did not need to waste too much money, but Xiao Tang
In order to establish a good relationship with the Cai brothers in the public family in the future, he had to rely on him to find ways to do this, so this gold and silver was used.
Cai Qing was obviously very satisfied with Xiao Tang's success. After he was full of wine and food, he patted his butt and walked away. Looking at Cai Qing's departure in the background, Xiao Tang couldn't help but sigh secretly. Facing that
Can such blatant oppression be like that of Lu Zhishen, Wu Song, Shi Jin and other heroes in Water Margin, who roared when they saw injustice and simply turned against their mother?
Xiao Tang can't. Now Xiao Tang can only endure it. He has to endure it because Xiao Tang now has too many scruples. He has to consider the livelihood of Xiao Mansion and even the entire Xiao Family. In addition, Xiao Tang is not like this now.
Even Wu Song, who was astonished by his abilities, could only stare with anger and helplessness.
While Xiao Tang was worrying about Li Shaohua's matter, the Nine-Headed Insect did not take Xiao Tang, the young landlord of the small market town, to heart at all, because he was currently busy meeting with several wealthy businessmen with the richest family backgrounds in Daming Mansion.
Li Shaohua pretended to be elegant, holding his chin and looking at the five or six famous wealthy people in the famous mansion in front of him. Not far away, there was a vicious dog and mastiff he raised guarding the bloody rotten meat, mouthing
Chewing heavily.
The vicious dog's mouth was full of blood, and from time to time it would raise its head and bark at the other members of the team. Although this was extremely rude behavior, the other members of the team still did not see it because the dog was fighting against his master.
The momentum of the Nine-Headed Insect.
Beside Li Shaohua, his four right-hand assistants Liu Guang, "Sangou Xiao", Guang Hui, "Five Evil Tutuo", Jin Chengying, "Heart-piercing Spear", and Li Zongtang, "The Intestinal Young Master" were sitting next to him respectively.
Both sides.
Guanghui wore an iron hoop on his head, a soap cloth trousers tied with short tassels, a string of one hundred and eight beads made of imitating human neck bones around his neck, and two swords at his waist in a shark skin sheath.
There is a saying in Buddhism: When cultivating, you should refrain from "deceiving different appearances, speaking eloquently, learning different skills, using a loud voice to show authority, talking about the benefits gained in order to move people's hearts and receive offerings." These five evils nourish life, and Guanghui Tutuo
But he has no taboos, claiming that he is the Five Evils and deviating from the right path of Buddhism. However, he has mastered the extremely advanced sword skills in Shaolin's secret art. With the "Great Dharani Scarless Sword" and "Asha Sword", there are few rivals in the world.
, is the number one master under Li Shaohua.
"Heart-Piercing Spear" Jin Chengying is good at spearmanship and equestrianism. He is brave and fierce and often uses force with others. He will never show mercy during a sparring match. Li Zongtang is good at swordsmanship, bow and horse, and usually wears bright clothes and runs rampant with angry horses.
Wuji earned the nickname "Intestinal Young Master" (another name for crab).
Liu Guang, the think tank known as "Sangou Xiao", was born as a lawyer, but he only litigated cases for powerful bullies. He was very good at confusing right and wrong when making lawsuits. Most of the good people who litigated lawsuits encountered him, but they were sued and bankrupted by him.
Seeking death and committing suicide is like encountering an owl (owl, a vicious bird in ancient China) that announces mourning at night.
Liu Guang originally had no way to get ahead, but later he learned that Li Shaohua was a womanizer, so he found a way to send his daughter Liu Huiniang to Li Shaohua's house as a concubine. From then on, Liu Guang rose through the ranks and became Li Shaohua's right-hand man.
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Together with his two sons Liu Qi, the "meat dog", and Liu Lin, the "blood eating jackal", they finally took advantage of the power of others and finally had fun in the Daming Mansion. They were domineering and rampant. They were a pair of bullies with a notorious reputation.
"I also know that the business handled by all the members of the Communist Party of China must pass through Gyeonggi Road, Jingdong, Jingxi, Hb Hedong, Qinfeng and other roads." Li Shaohua opened his mouth and said, with a hint of arrogance in his gestures: "In this time of the world,
It is not peaceful, and bandits are rampant everywhere. Not to mention the Xiang army, Tianxiong, Henghai and other military leaders have also worked hard to smooth the trade routes for everyone. Otherwise, just the green forest bandits would cost you a lot of money.
There is a loss, so the past share is probably not enough, right?
There are also businesses such as horses and animal sinews. The imperial court pays close attention to it and interferes with military supplies, so I also asked the people in charge below to open up some avenues. These things need your help and care."
In fact, the real meaning of what Li Shaohua said is that I will have a hand in your protection fees, the money Xiaojing gave me, and any business you can make money from. This nine-headed worm's behavior is...
Such as the posture of Zhou Chaoxian, played by Tony Leung Ka Fai in "Black Gold", when negotiating with others: "Who agrees? Who opposes?"
But even if Li Shaohua exploits these members of the Daming Palace, he can definitely push back the case if he is investigated. What's more, with Zhao Tingzhi as the backstage, if he wants to collect evidence of his crime, he will be trapped in it long ago.
The officials and outsiders, who were usually considered to be the top people in Daming Mansion, just swallowed their anger. However, they settled the matter in less than half an hour, and each of them paid their respects to Li Shaohua and said goodbye.
Li Shaohua stopped the youngest among them and asked, "Why haven't you seen your father, Mr. Lu Yixian, Mr. Lu?"
The young master of the Lu Mansion was born with piercing eyes, majestic equipment, and extraordinary appearance, but now he acted humble and humble, and replied: "Good to teach Mr. Li, I learned that my father has been unwell recently, and everyone in the Lu Mansion
I will take care of all matters big and small for the time being."
Li Shaohua looked up and down the young master of the Lu Mansion: "I heard that your skills were passed down by Zhou Tong, the northwest warrior of the Tokyo Royal Boxing Hall. You are so good at using guns and sticks that you are respected as the Jade Kirin Lu Junyi in the world. You... It’s not a small name.”
Hearing Li Shaohua seem to praise Lu Junyi, his assistant "Heart Piercer" Jin Chengying snorted: "What a loud tone! Some people just know a few pistols and sticks at random, thinking that they are good in the world. How dare you fight with me?" Fork it out? It’s a mule or a horse. Only when you go out for a walk will you know!”
Li Shaohua looked at Lu Junyi sideways and said, "How about it? I, Coach Jin, am also quite accomplished with guns and sticks. How about Mr. Lu... can you play with him?"
Lu Junyi bent his waist even lower and said hurriedly: "I have this nickname because I have a familiar friend, and it is all random. I am of low ability, and I dare not compete with Coach Jin."
"You are a familiar fellow." Jin Chengying glanced at Lu Junyi with disdain, and then said to Li Shaohua: "Young Master, what am I talking about? Some young masters can boast with guns and sticks, but they really want to fight with others. They are all scared."
"How can you be rude to Mr. Lu?" Li Shaohua pretended to scold Jin Chengying. He looked at Lu Junyi playfully and said jokingly: "Young Master Lu is delicate and rich, and he is in charge of a business that makes money every day. How can he have the leisure to use force with others? ?That’s all, Mr. Lu, you...just retreat in peace."
Lu Junyi had already been filled with anger by Li Shaohua's bossy behavior and Jin Chengying's provocative insults, but now he could only suppress his anger, plead guilty and retreat.
Li Shaohua looked at the back of Lu Junyi with disdain as he walked out, thinking that since he is Zhou Tong's disciple, he must be somewhat capable, but so what? No matter if you are a martial arts master or a hero, you will either be used by me or you will be with me. You behave obediently with your tail between your legs in front of you. What makes someone become the best in the world is not the ability of fists, feet, guns and sticks, but money and power!
Li Shaohua stood up and looked at the mastiff guarding the dog bowl with its big and happy meals. He stretched out his foot and gently opened the dog bowl to tease it. Usually, the mastiff was usually taken care of by his servants and was not close to him. , the mastiff was devouring again, but when someone took away the "delicacies from mountains and seas" in front of him, it immediately bared its fangs, made a sound in its throat, and launched an attack posture towards Li Shaohua.
Li Shaohua's face changed, but he didn't have the leisurely and contented demeanor just now, and murderous intent was in his eyes. Seeing this, the servant who kept the dog hurriedly stopped the manic mastiff, knelt down in front of Li Shaohua and said: "Young master, calm down! Damn the little one!" "
Li Shaohua's face was as serious as water and he said to the servant: "Drag this beast out, kill it, and then reward the servants in the house, stew it into dog meat soup and eat it. And you, kneel outside and slap yourself in the mouth fifty times, even one slap If you don't make any noise, I'll let someone else slap you."
Liu Guang, the owl who called the mourning owl, suddenly stepped out and said to Li Shaohua: "Young Master, it is better for us to keep a low profile at the moment. If we continue to act as before, we are afraid that the words will be used against us."
Li Shaohua frowned and said, "Why is this?"
Liu Guang replied: "I heard that the newly appointed minister-in-law of Daming Mansion is Liang Shijie, the nephew of Liang Zimei, the Minister of Household Affairs in the imperial court. Liang Zimei was already on good terms with Cai Jing, Liang Shicheng and others, and Liang Shijie is Cai Jing's nephew." My son-in-law is a political enemy of Xianggong Zhao in the court, and now that we are in charge, if we act as we did, wouldn’t we entrust Cai Jing’s faction to speak out?”
Li Shaohua snorted disdainfully and said: "After all, you are just a lawyer with the knowledge to criticize the schemes of a government and a county. Maybe you can be of some use, but you can't see through the intrigues in the official circles of the imperial court! Zhao Zhao
It turned out that Xianggong was also from Cai Jing. When Zhao Xianggong was appointed as the Yushi Zhongcheng, Cai Jing even said all the good things about Zhao Xianggong to the officials, but now he is being taken advantage of by Zhao Xianggong?
Even if Liang Shijie couldn't see through this truth, how could he not figure it out that his uncle Liang Zimei was an old fox? What about Cai Jing's son-in-law? Now even his father-in-law, who was in decline, didn't dare to compete with Mr. Zhao.
What kind of trouble does he dare to cause? Even if he is ignorant, it will be easy to oust him in Daming Mansion!
What's more, when his uncle Liang Zimei was the transport envoy of the Hb Road, he opened the way to sneak into Beizhu from the north and won the favor of the saint. Now that his wealth is in my hands, Liang Zimei has written to me several times.
After discussing the issue, it seems to me that the Liang family is also preparing to fall to Mr. Zhao. If this is the case, what are the worries?"
Liu Guang was about to speak but stopped. He knew in his heart that Li Shaohua was headstrong and had a very high self-esteem. If he continued to speak, he would be unhappy, so he said sarcastically: "Young master is wise, I feel inferior to you."
"That's all." Li Shaohua flicked his sleeves and said, "Zongcheng County member Su is hosting a banquet at his house tonight. How about Master Guanghui and me going together?"
The number one master under Li Shaohua, Guanghui, the Five Evil Lord, raised his eyelids and said with a deep smile: "There is good wine and good meat, why not go?"
Li Shaohua also smiled. It is said that Su Yuanwai was the most virtuous among the wealthy businessmen near Daming Mansion. He embezzled money and food from the imperial court for disaster relief. When the court found out, he sent Su Yuanwai to make up the difference with his own grain reserves and take rice.
Earning huge profits from the price difference of oil and salt, Na Su also used his own financial resources to help Li Shaohua sell his treacherous plan, not to mention paying him a large sum of money on weekdays.
There's just one thing... Ever since Li Shaohua saw the daughter of Yuanwai Su, he made up his mind to get her. However, when he mentioned the matter to Yuanwai Su, who obeyed him like a filial son and a virtuous grandson, he had to shirk the blame every time.
Prevaricate.
It seems that Yuan Su loved his daughter very much and wanted to marry her into a scholarly family as his wife, while Li Shaohua only wanted to find a woman from a high-ranking official family to help him have a prosperous career in the future.
Thinking of this, Li Shaohua couldn't help but get angry. I am covering the sky with only one hand in this famous mansion. What kind of woman can't get it? So what if she is my concubine? That member Su is usually a sensible person, but he is so ignorant in this matter.
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Why don't I find an opportunity to take his daughter's body by force? By then, his daughter's chastity and innocence will be ruined in my hands, and Yuan Yuan, who is obedient to me, will have nothing to do with it.
Just go with the flow and let his daughter follow me?
A few hours later, Su Mansion.
Li Shaohua's face was ferocious, and his hands were full of blood, like an evil ghost who had just climbed out of the Nine Nether Hell. There were dozens of corpses lying in Nasu Mansion, and the dead corpses seemed to be staring at him. Li Shaohua was holding the
The knife couldn't help trembling, and finally fell to the ground with a clang.
At the banquet not long ago, under the flattery and toasting of Su Yuanwai and his three sons, Li Shaohua stood up and went out to use the toilet. He happened to see Miss Su's family in the garden of the Su Mansion.
Li Shaohua, who was mostly drunk, remembered the thoughts he had during the day, sneaked into the garden and pushed away Miss Su's accompanying maid, then hugged Miss Su and pushed her to the ground. Before he could take advantage, he shouted loudly.
The maid had already alerted everyone in the Su family and heard the sound.
When Su, who always treated him with respect and smiles, saw his precious daughter being humiliated, he went crazy and beat Li Shaohua with red eyes, and asked the banker to tie her up and report her to the official.
How could Li Shaohua, who was respected and worshiped by everyone, be so angry? His murderous intention suddenly became stronger, and with the help of alcohol, he pulled out the steel knife of an entourage and stabbed it into the heart of Su Yuanwai. Guanghui, the five evil leader who came with him to the banquet,
Seeing that people had been killed, he pulled out two snowflake iron swords and showed his ferocious nature. He killed Yuan Su's three sons and a group of villagers.
Liu Guang, the "Sangou Xiao" who arrived at the Su Mansion after being notified, was originally a lawyer. Seeing that the situation was irreversible, he ruthlessly ordered the remaining captured female relatives of the Su Mansion to be chopped up and killed.
certificate.
Liu Guang walked to Li Shaohua, who was feeling uneasy, with a sullen face, and said: "Young Master, this disaster is too big..."
Li Shaohua almost felt nauseous when he smelled the bloody smell. When the drunkenness and rage faded away, he felt extremely panic and fear. No matter how powerful he was, how could he escape the huge murder case once it happened?
The guillotine sanctioned by Song Dynasty law?
"Stop talking nonsense! What should we do about this...what should we do about this?" Li Shaohua asked angrily, his voice trembling, and he struggled to finish the sentence.
"Don't worry, young master, this matter will be handled by the villain." Liu Guangyin smiled thoughtfully and said: "We only need to do some tricks during the case, take away all the property in the house, and then strip off the women in the house.
The maid's clothes were disguised as a disguise. Only after the young master left for the banquet did thieves come in and massacre the entire Su family in order to steal money. If the younger one used some tricks, even the officials and robbers in the yamen could not be found out.
This is why.
Even if someone is suspicious of the young master, given the young master’s power and no conclusive evidence, who would dare to find the young master’s head? And the most important thing is: the Su family cannot be left alive to let the wind leak! "
Li Shaohua felt a little relieved. He nodded and said: "That's good..." Suddenly he remembered something and hurriedly asked: "Where is Miss Su's family now!?"
One of his servants said: "Back to you, young master... Several guards in the Su Mansion seemed to be protecting the young lady of the Su family and fled away. It was chaos just now, so they didn't stop them."
"Trash!" Li Shaohua rushed forward and gave the servant a slap in the ear, and said sternly: "Go and find her quickly! We must not let her escape!!"
At this moment, Li Shaohua was still thinking bitterly: "This whole thing happened because of that girl. When she falls into my hands, I will definitely teach her how powerful I am!"