In the open space at the foot of the hill in Banqiao Town, in the newly established camp of Long Live Camp, a group of strongmen brought by Song Jiang were sweating profusely.
After four laps of running on the school field, an elite soldier from the Long Live Battalion chased him like a bull with a whip. If anyone fell to the ground from exhaustion, the veterans from the Long Live Battalion would beat him randomly.
The new recruits couldn't stand it, so they were forced to continue running. They were already very tired today, and after these four laps, they were all so tired that they felt like they were falling apart. They felt like their hands and feet were no longer their own.
Song Jiang watched from the side, very worried for his brothers, and kept asking: "Isn't this military training method too radical, these men may not be able to withstand it?"
Yang Lin said nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter if you are tired now. When you are really fighting with others, it will be too late to practice again."
Song Jiang didn't believe at first that the Long Live Battalion still needed to fight with people, but then he thought of the scene in Jeju Mansion and stopped talking.
Xu Zhihui came from a distance and entered the military camp of Long Live Camp, her expression slightly changed.
This place was like a military camp. Although there were not many soldiers, the training was so rigorous that he had never seen it anywhere.
In contrast, the soldiers had almost no training and spent their days farming on the private fields of their superior generals.
"The governor is here, what advice do you have?"
"Don't dare, Commander Yang. Xu Jin on the mountain refuses to give up the manor, and even instructs his men to yell at our gentleman."
Yang Lin froze on the spot and said: "The people don't fight with the officials, doesn't he understand? How dare you curse people even if you don't give them anything?"
Xu Zhihui's old face turned red. He knew that the powerful people under his rule were so arrogant that he was really not something he could handle. Now that he had been humiliated in front of an imperial envoy, his career might be affected if he publicizes it after he returns.
"The imperial envoy has just arrived in Mizhou. I don't know who Xu Jin is. Oh, Xu Jin. It's hard to describe him in words."
Seeing that he was in such a difficult situation, Song Jiang took over the conversation and came to the rescue: "I have heard about this little Xu Jin a little bit about Tiju. His family is a prominent family in Mizhou. When the Liao people went south, his grandfather recruited local braves to fight the enemy in a fortress.
Self-protection. Later, Zhenzong signed an alliance and the Liao people retreated. In order to reward his family, the court allowed him to recruit militiamen to guard Xujiazhuang for generations."
When Yang Lin heard this, he realized that all the legal and legal forces had come out. It was really a tough fight.
Song Jiang continued: "The Xu family has been passed down for three generations starting from Xu Mao, and now Xu Jin is more domineering with each generation. He is very famous in Shandong, but anyone who offends his family will not end well."
There was such a neighbor in the Port of Michigan, and it was clear that he wanted to get a piece of the pie. Yang Lin clenched his fists, very unwilling to do so.
"Such arrogant people are not allowed to exist near my territory. Come on, let's go to the mountains and have a look."
Xu Zhihui reminded: "Envoy Yang, those unruly people don't study, have perverse personalities, and have hot tempers."
"It's quite an honor not to study. I'm a great scholar, and I have literary stars in the sky and come down to earth. I look down on such country people the most, so I try to inspire them."
Seeing Xu Zhihui standing there and sighing, Yang Lin became angry and cursed: "Don't stand here anymore, go back and help prepare bricks and stones to build the government office. The former Mizhou Shipping Department is only a few steps away from the seaport."
It’s too far, so I decided to abandon it. Also, the men you recruited are not enough. Recruit more. I have plenty of money, so don’t save money for me."
Yang Lin made a fortune in Jeju Prefecture and spoke with great confidence.
Xu Zhihui was scolded for no reason, and returned to Banqiao Town dejectedly, ready to cooperate with this stubborn and smelly young imperial envoy quickly, finish the errand as soon as possible, and let him leave Mizhou.
Knowing that the opponent was armed, Yang Lin did not dare to be careless and brought along one hundred elite soldiers from the Long Live Battalion from Bianliang, as well as several fierce men under Song Jiang.
Xujiazhuang is to the west of Banqiao Town, a certain distance from the seaport, so there should not be many people in the manor on the top of the mountain.
Yang Lin estimated that this was their smuggling den. If the powerful in Jiaozhou Bay did not smuggle, Yang Lin would not believe it even if he was beaten to death.
If you don't smuggle such a huge family property, your men will do it secretly.
Only blind men and fools can turn a blind eye to the white money in front of them.
When the group of people reached the mountainside, they found that the Xu family's manor even had an archery tower and a thick low wall. The archery holes on it were all dark and scary.
From a distance, I saw a group of officers and soldiers coming up. The Xu soldiers guarding the gate did not recognize the uniforms of the Long Live Battalion and thought they were military generals from Mizhou coming again.
"Thieves and thieves, our village owner said this place is not for sale, so why are you still harassing us?"
Yang Lin was very angry after hearing this, and even before he came to the door, he started scolding him.
Spitting on the ground, Yang Lin cursed: "You fucking bitch, you're really unqualified. It's true that people who don't read poetry can't communicate with me. When I come to call you, you talk about the number one scholar of the Song Dynasty."
, the imperial envoy is here, I am patrolling the sky on my behalf, if you block me, you will block the emperor."
Lu Qian stuck the knife in his waist, tightened his wrist guard, and stepped forward: "You guys open the door first, and we can talk after you get in. The person outside is from our Song Dynasty."
Before he finished speaking, a clear and cold voice came: "No matter who you are, this is the land bought by my Xu family, and the title deeds are complete. You are not welcome to come in."
Before seeing her, he heard her voice first. When Yang Lin heard about such an arrogant and individual female child, it was the first time he saw her.
After a while, a girl on horseback flashed out in front of the Xu family's gate.
As soon as his eyes touched, Yang Lin couldn't help but secretly said: "What a hot girl!"
Yang Lin was stunned, especially when he stared at her long legs, his eyes seemed to be stuck in them and he couldn't pull them out.
"Lift?"
"If this is the output on my shoulders"
"Tiji, what did you say?"
Yang Lin coughed and said seriously: "Nothing, I mean this place is suitable for the Long Live Camp to settle in."
The long-legged beauty inside, with a heroic appearance and wide almond-shaped eyes, said angrily: "I don't care which route you are from, don't feel uncomfortable coming to our Xujiazhuang. This is not a place for you to bully good people and run wild."
Aren't they just a group of rich people who got rich through smuggling? What's so impressive about it? Yang Lin sneered, waved his hand and said, "Get out of here!"
The people around him dispersed around him. Lu Qian and Lu Wang held waist knives in their hands. Although they didn't know what to do, obeying orders was the only military rule of the Long Live Battalion.
I saw Yang Lin posing majestically, and then, in full view of everyone, he fell down on the dirt road halfway up the mountain and rolled back and forth.
The air suddenly became quiet, the men in the Long Live Camp looked embarrassed, and the people in the Xu family were also dumbfounded.
Yang Lin was covered in dust and his head was covered with dust. He was very embarrassed. Then he beat the ground and cried bitterly: "Xujiazhuang attacked the imperial envoy. Xujiazhuang is in rebellion. Quickly escort me down the mountain. The unruly people want to kill the imperial envoy. If you kill me, you will kill the emperor."
, I am the imperial envoy, and I patrol and hunt on behalf of Heaven."
Yang Lin jumped on Lu Wang's back, and the group of people ran down the mountain as if running for their lives.
"Go find me a doctor immediately and ask him to bring enough white cloths. I'm covered in wounds and need to be bandaged."
"Send someone to Xujiazhuang and tell them that my life is in danger, but since their fathers have contributed to the court, I will give them one last chance."
"Let Xu Jin come to the camp and confess his guilt and apologize. Otherwise, I would have almost marched all the soldiers and horses on Jingdong East Road to report to the Holy Emperor that the unruly people would attack the imperial envoy. This is one of the ten evils of great disrespect and a crime that will punish the Nine Tribes."
Xujiazhuang, Houhuating.
With a bang, a fine Ru kiln porcelain cup was smashed into pieces. Xu Yuenu stood in front of the hall, completely silent, and the other servants did not even dare to show their heads.
Xu Jin rarely got angry at his only daughter, "You dared to beat the imperial envoy, and beat him until he was on the verge of death. Now, our Xu family will be destroyed in your hands."
Heaven sent a strange injustice, but Dou E was not allowed to suffer.
Xu Yuenu, who was like a little princess in Xujiazhuang, had never been wronged like this. Big tears hung on her long eyelashes, her pretty face was blood red with anger, she bit her lip and said: "My daughter has said it ten times.
Oh, I really didn’t hit him, we didn’t even go out.”
"Shut up, you..." Xu Jin raised his hand and wanted to fight. After thinking about it, he couldn't bear it. He put his hand down and said: "This imperial envoy has just come to Mizhou and he wants to provoke our Xu family. He clearly wants to
Killing chickens to scare monkeys and knocking mountains to frighten tigers. He also knows that after convincing our Xu family, no one in Mizhou dares to go against him. This time the court wants to reopen the shipping department. It will be difficult for us to escape commercial taxes and continue trading with the Japanese.
If there is no manor near the sea, the difficulty will double."
"At times like this, you should avoid him and not give him a chance. You are showing off your power in front of the village gate. Do you think my father doesn't know?"
Xu Yuenu was dissatisfied, but she was resentful and anxious for causing so much trouble to her family.
It's all the blame on that despicable imperial envoy
"Then what should we do, Dad? We can't really admit guilt and apologize."
Xu Jin gave a wry smile and said, "You are like an imperial envoy. Our Xu family seems to be powerful, but we are just in a corner of Mizhou. In the eyes of those lords in Bianliang, we are no different from ants."
Exhaling deeply the turbid air in his chest, Xu Jin slowly said: "Come here, prepare a few boxes of generous gifts. Come with me to Mizhou Port to meet this Yang Qin Envoy."——
In the Long Live Camp, Yang Lin hung a white cloth around his neck, slinging his arms, and cursed: "This thing strangles my neck and hurts. The dog did it to Xu Jin, but he hasn't come yet. If he has the guts, help me take it off first."
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Lu Wang held back his laughter and stepped forward, wanting to help him open it. A soldier from outside came in and cupped his fists and said, "Tiju, Xu Jin, the owner of Xujiazhuang, wants to see you."
"Tie it up, tie it up, and call him in!"
A new barracks had not yet been built in the camp, so a large tent was used with windows raised around it.
Xu Jin lifted the curtain and entered, only to see that the tent was ventilated. There was a handsome young man sitting on it. I squinted my eyes and looked at myself.
He was surrounded by big men holding simple knives, each with a solemn look on his face. This small imperial guard of honor actually had the spirit of military service. Xu Jin was careful, cupped his fists and said: "Xu Jin, a common man, has seen the imperial envoy."
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When he was looking at Yang Lin, Yang Lin was also looking at this hero of Mizhou. This man was as tall as his fourth uncle Lu Taixuan, with a bronze face, double eyebrows, a high nose and a wide mouth. He was a high-spirited Shandong man.
Big man.
Yang Lin raised his eyelids and said calmly: "The Xu family is so majestic. I am patrolling the sky for hunting, but I have suffered such a disaster. To tell you that is simply a shame and a great humiliation. It is not a humiliation for me alone, but a humiliation for Your Majesty.
I am the disgrace of the Song Dynasty."
Xu Jin understood his daughter a little now, and suppressed his anger and said against his will: "My little girl is young and ignorant, and she bumped into the imperial envoy. Our Xu family deserves death. I hope that the imperial envoy has a lot of people and gives our Xu family a chance. As a token of appreciation."
Sorry, the common people have prepared a small gift, but I hope the imperial envoy will accept it."
Several villagers in military uniforms came in carrying two boxes. Yang Lin didn't even look up: "Take these two boxes of seafood fish and shrimp, the local specialties brought by Master Xu, back to my bedroom."
After his men carried the box away, Yang Lin finally raised his head and snorted: "Opportunity? Opportunities are only reserved for those who know how to advance and retreat, and who understand the current affairs. Your surname is Xu Mingjin. You have made progress, what about retreat?"
"What does the imperial envoy mean?"
Yang Lin waved his hand and signaled the guards in the tent to retreat, leaving only Lu Wang, Lu Qian, and the secretary next to them.
Xu Jin's heart moved. This guy had the advantage. Why was he still being so mysterious?
But now the Xu family is forced to a dead end. No matter what he wants to do, as long as there are variables, there will be a chance.
Yang Lin stood up with a smile, pulled off the bandage around his neck and threw it away, and asked: "Let's open the skylight and talk openly, and no one should hide it. What do you think?"
When Xu Jin saw that Yue Nu was right, he had indeed been tricked by this gentle scum, but he was not qualified to deal with it now. He said in a serious voice: "What are the imperial envoy's orders? Just say that if the common people of Xujiazhuang can help, they will definitely
Don’t dare to refuse.”
Yang Lin nodded with satisfaction and said: "I clearly understand your purpose of occupying this place. It is just to trade with the Japanese and Fan people to avoid the imperial court's business tax. You know better than me how much profit there is.
I want a piece of the pie now."
"How to divide it?" Xu Jin sighed, this guy is so slippery, it seems impossible not to give him a little sweetness.
Yang Lin smiled and said to the secretary: "Remember, Xu Jin admitted to evading taxes and buying and selling goods privately."
"Chief Yang! What does this mean?"
Yang Lin smiled and said: "I have said that I will not hide from you. This is just a piece of evidence to check and balance you. If our relationship is no longer as close as it is today, this is my gift to the emperor."
Paper Memorial."
"I'm a real villain, I'm showing off my cards." Yang Lin spread his hands and said.
Xu Jin was completely speechless. It seemed that the imperial envoy had decided to take control of Xujiazhuang. However, he was so powerful and shameless that Xujiazhuang had no way to resist.
He insisted that his daughter had hurt him, and even with thousands of mouths in Xujiazhuang, he couldn't explain clearly.
In this world, officials protect each other, not to mention that this guy is the confidant of the powerful Prime Minister Cai Jing and the favorite of the emperor Zhao Ji.
The situation was stronger than his own, and Xu Jin was completely defeated. It wasn't because of how powerful this smooth-talking imperial envoy was, but because he had all the advantages and the two sides were not on the same level.
No matter how strong the local snake is, it can't suppress the real dragon.
"The imperial envoy wants the Xu family's manor from me. I will send someone to vacate it immediately. As for the houses and worthless appliances inside, I will also give them away."
Yang Lin pinched his waist and laughed loudly. After laughing for a while, he said: "What use do I need those shabby rooms of yours? You Xu Jin don't know what I want?"
"Please make it clear to the imperial envoy."
"I want your Xu family to be attached to my Long Live Camp from now on; I want to build a porcelain kiln in Mizhou, collect cloth, pick tea leaves, and make paper. You can continue to secretly sell it to me, and then build a dock, build a big ship, and ship it by sea.
Make huge fortunes."
Xu Jin was dumbfounded when he heard this, and Yang Lin raised his head half-way, immersed in the boundless wealth that was about to come: "I have great ambitions and big ambitions, but I can't do it without money. From now on, I will eat meat, and you Xu family will drink soup, please give it to me
When it comes to smuggling, I will be your protector in the government and open up channels, and no one dares to say anything."