It is impossible for Li Heng to be the master of Qinghe Temple for so many years without some background behind him.
The fact that Qingheguan has been able to stay safe and sound in Huaxin County for so many years is enough to show Li Heng's ability.
Therefore, whether it is for his wife or for his own future life, Zhang Xintai must pay much attention to Li Heng's attitude.
"That's right." Li Heng recalled Shao Quanhu's explanation in his heart, suppressing a trace of uneasiness in his heart and forcing a smile.
"I just got some bad news. I may want you to come and take a look in person."
"Bad news?" Zhang Xintai was stunned. On this great day, tell him this?
"It's related to the Yang family... If it weren't for that, I wouldn't be so anxious to come to you to report the news." Li Heng explained.
He didn't know what Shao Quanhu wanted him to do to lure Zhang Xintai out, but no matter what, as long as he completed his task, the rest had nothing to do with him.
"Yanzi's house?" Zhang Xintai's face suddenly became serious.
"Am I going alone?" He was a little confused.
"Sigh..." Li Heng had already prepared the manuscript and nodded. "It's best that you alone know, after all... if this kind of thing... is publicized..."
His words were vague, and Zhang Xintai immediately thought of something bad, and his expression became more solemn.
"Please also ask senior brother to lead the way."
He immediately clasped his fists, took off his eye-catching red festive coat, hung it into the back room, and then followed Li Heng out of the side door.
the other side.
Zhang Rongfang and a group of helpers worked hard all day, and then they had time to sit down, rest and eat.
The running-water banquet was set up all day long, and neighbors came to eat. Even beggars had to show some kind of courtesy when they came to the door.
This is what it means to celebrate.
In just one day, master Zhang Xuan lost no idea how much money he had.
In the yard of the new house, Zhang Rongfang sat with a group of people around the brazier.
Everyone holds a large pork bone with meat in their hands.
This is braised large bone meat, just eat it with the hot kumiss on the brazier.
In a wooden basin as big as a bathtub, there are piles of seasonal fruits and vegetables.
Apples, bananas, pears, hawthorns, cucumbers, and citrus are all red, green, and yellow, and they look very appetizing.
Zhang Rongfang looked away, always feeling that the pot of things looked a bit like something sad.
But there were too many people, and it was hard for him to tell, so he had no choice but to stop grabbing and eating them.
Holding the kumiss in the cup, he raised his head and took a sip, then took a big bite of the braised pork.
This feels much better than the Taoist food he had at Qinghe Palace.
The light liqueur flavor overflowing from the kumiss mixes with the aroma of milk, turning it into a very refreshing refreshing drink.
The alcohol content is not high, so you can drink it casually.
The braised pork is also very authentic, soft and glutinous, delicious and fragrant.
Zhang Rongfang was eating while listening to the people around him bragging and spanking.
The men sitting next to him were all in the transportation business in the county, and were friends Zhang Xintai had made before.
The information is much better than the average person.
A few people started chatting, ranging from eating and drinking to the romance, and from the romance to the big news that happened recently.
Just as we were talking, we talked about the investigation of the Mi Gang.
"Well, speaking of it, how big of an impact does the rice gang have hiding weapons? Most of the rice shops were closed at once. My mother-in-law wanted to buy rice, but she couldn't find the land. It was so inconvenient."
A man complained.
"There are two houses in the east of the city that you can buy. Go over there. They are owned by Xu Shangsheng. They used to be part of the Mi Gang, but later they came out and went it alone. This time they were not implicated," another person said.
"That's not enough. When will this matter end?"
"Don't worry, Mi Bang will be back to normal within a week at most." One person said with a smile.
"How to say?"
"The charge of concealing ordnance sounds scary, but in fact the Mi Bang family has a huge business. If you find two scapegoats to take the blame, it will be fine. The Shao family doesn't have much else, but they have a lot of money and food." The man explained.
road.
"This matter seems serious. In fact, anyone with some connections knows where the crossbow came from? Wasn't it sold by the county governor himself?"
"That's right, otherwise the county governor's salary would not be enough to spend every day living and drinking." Another person nodded.
"I have a brother who works as a carriage dealer. His carriage has been used to take people back from the county government office at night. The carriage he brought back was Mi Gang's Sihai Restaurant." Someone whispered.
"Tsk tsk...Look, am I right?"
"But if this matter comes to light, the rice gang will probably be heavily ripped off. It is estimated that the price of rice oil will increase again in a few days."
The conversation among a group of people started to turn to the comparison of rice prices, vegetable prices, and oil prices in different places.
Zhang Rongfang was standing aside, but his heart stirred up when he heard it.
In the historical novels he had read in his previous life, they all mentioned that concealing ordnance was a serious crime such as conspiracy, but now...
Corruption in Huaxin County has actually reached this level.
"Brother, is there no one above the county governor taking care of the reselling of arms?" Zhang Rongfang couldn't help but patted the shoulder of the man who just broke the news.
"What do you care about? The higher-ups are selling you more ruthlessly, why do you care about it?" The man waved his hand, "Little Taoist Priest, you are still young and have seen very few things."
He sighed: "My Great Spirit sweeps across all directions. As long as it is on land, no one can stop the Great Spirit's iron cavalry. As a result, there are no border troops at the border, which saves a lot of border defense expenses.
But it is precisely because the military power is too strong that in all foreign countries that have been killed, a large number of random people are captured and worked as slaves and craftsmen. In this way, there is more and more food and drink. Anyway, those who work hard are suffering.
It’s not us either, it’s all those expelling people.”
"That's it." Another man clapped his hands and said, "Although we are divided into four classes, it is much better than expelling people. The more things the Great Spirit Army snatches back, the more money we have.
, the more you can buy, the more ways you can enjoy it, right?"
"Then we are on the ground far away from the sea. There is no one around who can threaten the garrison. It is better to keep the ordnance and wait for it to be destroyed. So there are situations where the ordnance is secretly sold for money.
Rather than leaving it there to gather dust and become damaged, it is better to quietly exchange it for money. Anyway, after a while, a new batch will have to be replaced. The old ones have to be destroyed.
I don’t have many souls, but I have a lot of mouths and a lot of money!”
Zhang Rongfang also didn't expect that men of this world would be so clear-headed when talking about national affairs.
"That's it." He said with admiration, "You guys know so much."
"A toast to everyone!"
He picked up the cup and took a big gulp of the kumiss.
The other people responded with smiles and picked up their cups to drink.
The atmosphere in the circle became lively, and they started talking about where the Great Spirit was going to attack recently. Everyone's face was shiny, and they all looked like they had everything they could do with their mouths.
Zhang Rongfang was standing aside, but he was worried about Mi Gang's affairs.
'If nothing happens to Mi Bang? Will they continue with their previous plans?'
He originally thought that everything was fine and he felt much calmer, but he didn't expect to hear such things again.
Sitting in his seat, the more he thought about it, the more worried he became.
If the Mi Gang continues their previous attack plan, then Brother Shifu may still be in danger.
There are so many people now that the Mi Gang won't take action immediately, but if the people disperse later, it may be very dangerous...
The more Zhang Rongfang thought about it, the more he became restless.
Immediately, he felt certain, raised his head and drank down the kumiss in the cup.
"Brothers, I feel a little dizzy. I have to go and rest first."
"Go ahead, go ahead. The Taoist priest is not very good at drinking. He will become stronger if he drinks more often. Haha."
"Chief Xiaodao, go back to your room and bring more fruits so you won't be hungry at night."
"Thank you very much." Zhang Rongfang thanked him repeatedly.
Amidst the voices of a group of people, he immediately walked towards the back room.
There is a guest room specifically for guests to rest in the back room.
Similarly, senior brother Zhang Xintai should also be in the back room at this time.
Zhang Rongfang quickened his pace and walked quickly inside. He had to tell his senior brother immediately about the possible sneak attack by the Mi Gang.
He just walked around the back room, but he didn't find any trace of his senior brother.
Feel free to stop someone on the way to ask for help.
"Are you looking for the groom? I just saw him going out with the master of your Qinghe Temple. I don't know what happened. He seems to be in a hurry."
"Going out? So late? Where will they go?" Zhang Rongfang felt a shiver in his heart. He felt something was not good.
He immediately rushed out of the courtyard of his new house and looked around outside the door.
The streets were empty, with few people.
'It's so late at night, the city gate must be closed, and it's impossible for them to leave the city. If I were the Mi Gang, the most likely thing I would do is to capture the senior brother and imprison him first. Wait until the city gate opens at dawn...'
'No... no, given the level of corruption in the government, it is not impossible to open the city gate at night... If I were the Mi Gang... the most likely thing I would do is not to do anything in the city...
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Standing in front of the gate, Zhang Rongfang had many thoughts. If something happened to his senior brother because he was implicated...
he....
"Rong Fang? What are you doing standing here?" Suddenly a familiar voice sounded from the side.
Zhang Rongfang looked around suddenly and saw Zhang Xintai holding a small bag in his hand and looking at him doubtfully.
"Senior brother!" Zhang Rongfang's heart suddenly relaxed and he hurried forward to greet him.
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South of the city, the Inn.
"Why did you suddenly change your mind? Didn't you arrest Zhang Xintai first?" Chen He looked at Chen Zhihan in front of him in confusion.
He, Lao Ding, and Chen Zhihan were standing at the back door of the inn.
"I just got the news that Master Zhang Xuan is going back to the mountain tonight. We must take advantage of this opportunity to act quickly, otherwise we will not have such a good opportunity to place orders in the future."
Chen Zhihan frowned.
"This old man didn't even stay a day longer for his son's engagement?" Lao Ding asked puzzledly.
"Perhaps he is used to being lonely. This time when his son got engaged, many people paid to come and join in the fun." Chen Zhihan said calmly.
He has already practiced Fu Dian to the fifth level, and the other two have also practiced Xuansha Palm to the fourth level. With the combined efforts of the three of them, even if they are at the peak of the sixth level, as long as their martial arts training is not too strong, they will only end up with hatred.
What's more, old man Zhang Xuan is old and only has a fifth grade...it's not enough.
"Let's go." He waved his hand and led the way towards the inn.
The other two followed closely behind.
The three of them went up the stairs and soon found the room where Zhang Xuan lived. The lights inside were flickering and the sound of packing things could be faintly heard.
After exchanging glances, Lao Ding raised his right palm, gathered all his strength, and aimed it at the door.
boom!
He slammed open the door and rushed in.
The other two people rushed into the room together without hesitation.
"Block the window!" Chen Zhihan shouted lowly and looked up.
"..."
There were a group of burly men in the room, and seven or eight pairs of eyes were fixed on him at the same time.
A strong sense of threat, like needle pricks, crazily stimulated all the nerves in his body, making him tremble with fear.
Old Taoist Zhang Xuan was standing in the middle of this group of people, holding a half-packed baggage in his hand and looking at this side blankly.
He was taking advantage of the opportunity of his son's engagement to gather quietly with other leaders of the surrounding underground rebels to discuss their future plans.
There are seven people in the group, two are fifth-grade, four are fourth-grade, and one is sixth-grade. They are responsible for the territory of six nearby counties, and it is just in time to hold an impromptu meeting.
result....
Looking at Chen Zhihan and the three people rushing in.
The eyes of a group of rebel leaders slowly changed from stunned to dangerous...
They must not let outsiders know about their gathering...
The complexions of Lao Ding, Chen Zhihan, and Chen He changed from red to dark, and then gradually turned to white.
They... seemed to have seen something extraordinary...