After Luo Sigong learned that Liu Tinggai would be transferred to the right minister of household affairs, he asked his bodyguard to go to Feihu Escort Bureau to invite Li Tianmu.
About half an hour later, Li Tianmu came to the office and said, "Master Luo, are you looking for me?"
Luo Sigong smiled and said: "Tianmu, sit down and talk."
Li Tianmu sat down.
Luo Sigong smiled and said: "Tianmu, I'm going to trouble you again."
Li Tianmu asked: "What's the matter?"
Luo Sigong told the story.
Li Tianmu hated Luo Yangxing and was unwilling to help Luo Sigong. Last time Luo Sigong asked him to escort Pang Xian to the capital. He wanted to refuse, but he was too embarrassed to say it. This time he chose to refuse, so he said: "Master Luo, it's really unacceptable."
Sorry, the escort agency is very busy recently and I can’t leave. You’d better find someone else.”
Luo Sigong was startled. He didn't expect Li Tianmu to refuse. He pondered for a moment and said, "Since you can't leave, I won't make things difficult for you."
Li Tianmu said: "If there is nothing else, I will leave."
Luo Sigong said: "Don't leave in a hurry. I'm busy with work these days and I haven't taken the time to chat with you. How is the escort agency doing recently? Is the business okay?"
Li Tianmu said: "It's okay."
Luo Sigong said: "If I remember correctly, you are twenty-seven this year, right?"
Li Tianmu said: "It's twenty-seven."
Luo Sigong said: "You are not young anymore. As the saying goes, men should get married, so you should also consider life-long events. I heard that you and Dong Fuyu's sister Dong Qing are in love. Is this true?"
Li Tianmu thought to himself: "Why did he ask this?" He said: "Master Luo is really well-informed. You even know about me and Qing'er. Yes, Qing'er and I are in love."
Luo Sigong said: "Since you two are in love, why don't you get married as soon as possible?"
Li Tianmu said: "Dong Fuyu thinks that my conditions are poor, and he is afraid that Qing'er will suffer hardship if he follows me, so he doesn't want Qing'er to marry me."
Luo Sigong said: "This Fu Yu, I have long discovered that he dislikes the poor and loves the rich. You and Miss Dong are a golden boy and a beautiful girl, a match made in heaven. If he beats the mandarin ducks with a stick, I cannot agree and turn back.
I will talk to him and ask him to agree to your marriage."
Li Tianmu smiled and said: "I appreciate Lord Luo's kindness. Dong Fuyu and I have agreed that within one year, as long as I can make a difference within one year, he will promise to betroth Qing'er to me."
Luo Sigong said: "One year is not a long time. How easy is it to get ahead?" After a pause, he then said: "I'm still vacant. Your conditions are good and you are fully qualified. Come over and help me. You are here.
You are now a fourth-rank official, which means you are getting ahead, what do you think?"
Li Tianmu smiled and said: "Thank you Lord Luo for your kindness. I am used to being idle and have no intention of becoming an official. I have done quite well in the escort agency. I believe I can fulfill my promise to Dong Fuyu within a year."
Luo Sigong said: "Miss Dong is naturally beautiful, beautiful and smart. Many people are thinking about her. You have to be careful and don't let anyone take Miss Dong away."
Li Tianmu smiled and nodded.
Luo Sigong added: "Some time ago, I arranged a marriage for that brat in our family, and the matchmaker mentioned Miss Dong. The brat thought that Miss Dong was in good condition, and wanted me to propose marriage to the Dong family. But I flatly refused, and I said Tianmu
How can you interfere with Miss Dong when we are in love with each other? I asked him to give up this idea.
"Tianmu, I hope you and Miss Dong can get married eventually. If anyone wants to break up you two, just come to me and I will make the decision for you."
Li Tianmu smiled and said, "Thank you, Master Luo."
Luo Sigong said earnestly: "Tianmu, you are someone I can trust. I really don't trust letting others handle that matter. Do you think this is a good idea? I'll ask Xu Xianchun to bring a hundred brothers to escort you, and there will be Jinyi guards to escort you."
, I believe safety will not be a problem."
Li Tianmu pondered for a moment and said: "Since Mr. Luo thinks so highly of me, I will help Mr. Luo do that. As for the escort, I won't bother Mr. Luo. I will ask a few friends to help."
Luo Sigong smiled and said, "Thank you for the hard work."
A few days later, the imperial edict came to the Salt Envoy Department of Lianghuaidu and read the imperial edict to Liu Tingji in the flower hall.
The messenger unfolded the imperial edict and said: "Liu Tingji listens to the edict."
Liu Tingji knelt on his knees. The sudden imperial edict made him uneasy.
The official who conveyed the decree said: "Zhao said that Liu Tinggui, the envoy of the two Huaidus who transferred salt to Sidu, promoted him to the right minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. I admire this."
The Du Zhuan Envoy is from the third rank, and the Right Minister of the Ministry of Revenue is the third rank. Liu Tinggai's official position has been promoted, but he is not happy. The Du Zhuan Envoy is a fat servant, and the salt merchants have to compete to honor him, and the income for a year is huge.
Went there, carrying yellow and white things on carts and boats. Although the right minister of the household department was also a fat man, he was much thinner than the transfer envoy of the capital. The two were not comparable at all.
After Liu Tingji heard the order, he was a little confused.
The official who delivered the order said: "Master Liu, thank you for the order. You don't want to disobey it, do you?"
After being reminded by him, Liu Tingji came to his senses and hurriedly kowtowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."
The messenger smiled and said, "Congratulations to Mr. Liu on your promotion."
Liu Tingji thought to himself: "What a promotion! This is a rise and a fall in secret. How have I offended Mr. Tan? Why would he do this?" He smiled bitterly and said: "We are both happy and happy."
The official who delivered the order said: "I'd like to trouble Mr. Liu to call Chen Tongzhi. This is also his purpose."
Liu Tingji ordered his men to call Chen Bingyong.
The official who delivered the order said: "Chen Bingyong received the order."
Chen Bingyong knelt on his knees.
The official who passed down the decree said: "Zhao said that Chen Bingyong, Si Tong, the envoy for transporting salt from the Huaidu to the Huaihe River, was promoted to be the envoy to the salt transporter from the Huaidu to the Huaihe River. I admire this."
Chen Bingyong said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."
When Liu Tingji learned that Chen Bingyong had taken over his position, he was furious and shouted: "Chen Bingyong, you bastard, why did Master Tan transfer me to the capital? It turns out you were the one behind the scenes, I'll beat you to death."
What a bastard." He raised his fist and was about to take action.
Chen Bingyong shouted: "Liu, you dare to beat the imperial official, don't you want your Wusha anymore?"
Liu Tingji paused, and did not dare to hit Chen Bingyong with his fist. He hit the table hard and shouted: "Chen, please wait, I can't finish with you." Then he left angrily.
Liu Tingji was preparing to take up his post in Beijing, and he wanted to take away the gold and silver he had hidden at home. He would no longer live in Yangzhou, so there was no need to leave the gold and silver here. It was a long way to the capital, and Liu Tingji was afraid that the road would be unsafe, so he paid a lot of money to hire Yangzhou Ding.
Far Escort Agency Escort.
There are three great martial arts figures in Yangzhou. They are sworn brothers and form the "Three Monsters of Yangzhou". These three are Ji Chunfan, the "Donkey Riding Backward", Ouyang Qiu, the "Purple Bearded Old Man", and Zhang Ting, the "Mingtuo from Jiangnan".
The boss of the Dingyuan Escort Bureau is Ouyang Qiu, the second of the Yangzhou Three Monsters. This person is a disciple of the Shaolin sect. When he was young, he became obsessed with martial arts and his beard and hair turned purple. Later, his hair returned to black, but his beard was still purple. People in the world called him "
"Purple Bearded Guest", now he is over fifty. When he got older, people in the world changed his name to "Purple Bearded Old Man".
A few days later, Liu Tingji took his whole family and dozens of boxes of valuables, escorted by the Dingyuan Escort Bureau, and set off for the capital. Along the way, he was hungry for meals and thirsty for drinks, and stayed at dawn and overnight.
At the foot of Huaguo Mountain in Huai'an Prefecture, four masked men in black rushed out of the forest and blocked the way.
Ouyang Lie, the young boss of the Dingyuan Escort Bureau, was riding a tall horse and was leading the way with the gangsters. Seeing that they encountered robbers, he did not panic or rush. He reined in his mount calmly and raised his right hand to signal the team to stop.
He stopped, raised his fist towards the masked man, and said: "I am Ouyang Lie, the young director of the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau. Everyone, who is the boss? Let's face each other."
One of them said: "You idiot, if you are sensible, take your people and get out of here. Otherwise, I will beat the shit out of you."
When Ouyang Lie saw that the other party was speaking, he did not open his mouth and was using ventriloquism. He thought to himself: "This guy can actually do ventriloquism. It seems that he is not an ordinary person." He said: "Brother, where are you from? Can you?
Do you want to say anything?"
The man said: "We are from Huaguo Mountain. I am the leader of Huaguo Mountain's stronghold, 'Heaven is Not Afraid'. You haven't heard of it, right?"
Ouyang Lie thought to himself: "I haven't heard of such a number one in the world. Could it be that he just debuted?" He said: "Friend, someone advises you to highlight your tricks. Our Dingyuan Escort Agency is not easy to mess with.
Yes, if you leave quickly, a certain family will not care about you. If not, don't blame a certain family for being ruthless."
The man pulled out a soft sword from his waist and said: "Ouyang, stop talking nonsense. If you can defeat me, kill me and keep them as you wish. If you can't defeat me, you have to take away those dozens of boxes."
Leave something for me."
At this time, the Yangzhou Three Monsters came to the front of the team. The boss, Ji Chunfan, was riding a donkey backwards. The donkey's hair was black and shiny, without any stray hairs. It was as strong as a horse. This donkey was not ordinary. It could travel a thousand miles a day.
A precious donkey that traveled eight hundred miles at night.
Ji Chunfan's right hand is holding the Banmiansou, which is a weapon with twenty-four and five elements. It is actually a large iron pipe with a long rod, which consists of three parts: the pipe pot, the pipe rod, and the pipe mouth.
The tobacco leaves were burning in the pipe pot, and wisps of green smoke were rising. Ji Chunfan was holding the mouth of the pipe in his mouth. Although his head was white and his face was wrinkled, his eyes were bright and powerful, and he did not look senile at all.
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The second oldest purple-bearded old man Ouyang Qiu and the third youngest Jiangnan Ming camel Zhang Ting were riding on a tall horse. Zhang Ting shouted: "Eldest nephew, why bother talking to them? They dare to rob us. They are tired of living and have done it all."
die."
Ouyang Lie flew off his horse, pulled out the large ring knife from his back, and said, "If you don't get out of the way, you will be rude to a certain family."
The masked man at the head said: "I don't need you to be polite." As he said that, he stabbed Ouyang Lie with his sword. Ouyang Lie swung his sword to parry, and the two of them fought together.
The Three Monsters of Yangzhou were all masters of martial arts. Seeing that the masked man's swordsmanship was superb and his strikes were like lightning, Ouyang Lie was no match for him. He was afraid that Ouyang Lie would suffer a loss, so he just wanted to call him back, but before he could speak, Ouyang Lie already thought of him.
He pointed at the man and was pinned to the ground. The man did not attack Ouyang Lie, but raised his foot and kicked Ouyang Lie back.