Wang Hu, who had come back a long time ago, had been waiting here. When he saw Li Su coming back, he quickly blocked the latter's way.
"Hmph, why do you care about me? As long as I didn't go outside Shanhaiguan, that's fine!"
Li Su himself is from Wu Sangui's side, and Wang Hu in front of him is Yuan Chonghuan's right-hand man. This is simply incompatible. Seeing Wang Hu's concerned look, he feels that he has nothing good to say, and he starts to argue without saying a word.
"I didn't sleep last night. I walked around the city and saw Master Li's horse parked outside the brothel in the city."
"So what if I go to a brothel?"
Li Su didn't expect that he was followed last night, and his face changed slightly and he asked Wang Hu.
"It's okay, I'm just talking casually."
When Wang Hu saw Li Su's angry look, he just spread his hands and left.
Wang Hu and Li Su were also dissatisfied. Wang Hu served the same court as himself. Seeing his bravery and loyalty to the general, Wang Hu soon became equal to Wu Sangui. He is still a follower.
"Sir, the matters in the city have been settled."
Watching Wu Sangui practicing martial arts in the open space, he waited until Wu Sangui finished practicing before stepping forward to report what happened in the city.
"Well, it was done well, tell me how you did it?"
Wu Sangui thought that the city lord's palace was heavily guarded and could not carry out an assassination. He thought that Li Su would return empty-handed this time. When he heard that Li Su had succeeded, he was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear.
Looking at Li Su, he seemed to know how the latter did it.
"I bribed a servant in the city lord's palace and asked her to poison the food of Bai Shangyi and those Jin Yiwei. That servant is dead now, and no one can find out that it was us."
Li Su didn't dare to say that Duolong did it for him, so he could only make up a lie to get through it.
Wu Sangui had no doubts. After all, he never imagined that Li Su would go behind his back to collude with the slave builders.
Hearing that Li Su's performance was so flawless this time, Wu Sangui also gave up the idea of substitution.
Wang Bao on the other side was also telling Yuan Chonghuan and Wang Hu about Hu Yunqing.
"Master Hu is really awesome. I have long disliked that Qianhu."
Wang Hu stood up directly after hearing this and said happily.
"Okay, aren't you dissatisfied with Mr. Hu?"
Seeing Wang Hu's whirring, Yuan Chonghuan gave Wang Hu a big roll of his eyes and asked Wang Hu.
"Who is dissatisfied with Mr. Hu? I, Wang Hu, was the first one to refuse to agree!"
Wang Hu didn't hear Yuan Chonghuan's words clearly, thinking that someone in the military camp was dissatisfied, and said angrily.
"That's you!"
Yuan Chonghuan and Wang Bao looked at each other, and at the same time looked at Wang Hu and said in unison.
"Yeah?"
Wang Hu scratched his head in embarrassment, not expecting that he was talking about himself.
A few days later, Yuan Chonghuan led people to the City Lord's Mansion.
"Master Hu, are you still used to living here?"
Yuan Chonghuan, who came to visit, saw Hu Yunqing sitting in the yard, walked over with a smile and asked.
Behind him, Wang Hu and Wang Bao also followed. There was no prejudice in their eyes, but only admiration for Hu Yunqing.
"The accommodation is pretty good, why are you here at my place?"
Hu Yunqing did not stand up, but still looked at the book in his hand. He held the book in one hand and the teacup in the other and asked Yuan Chonghuan.
"I told you before that it might be difficult to find a house for you in a few days."
Yuan Chonghuan preached to Hu Yunqing with some embarrassment.
"It's just a yard. I live wherever I live."
Hu Yunqing is not too picky about the accommodation conditions. Besides, the City Lord's Mansion is not only grand, but his own safety can be guaranteed.
"That's good, that's good. If the Jiangnan nobles hadn't come and insisted on buying the prepared yard, I wouldn't have stooped here."
Seeing that Hu Yunqing didn't care at all, Yuan Chonghuan breathed a sigh of relief and began to complain.
"Jiangnan nobles?"
Listening to Yuan Chonghuan's muttering, Hu Yunqing stood up directly, put down the book and tea cup in his hands, and asked Yuan Chonghuan again.
"They are the Jiangnan nobles!"
"What are they doing here?"
Hu Yunqing naturally knew about the Jiangnan nobles and asked Yuan Chonghuan anxiously.
"They say they are here to do business and want to transport some resources outside the customs into Shanhaiguan and make profits from them."
Yuan Chonghuan did not dare to hide anything in front of Hu Yunqing. After all, Hu Yunqing also saved his life.
"It seems like these people have been looking for you."
After listening to Yuan Chonghuan's words, Hu Yunqing looked at Yuan Chonghuan's smile and asked him with a smile.
"That's right, Mr. Hu, I am also forced to have no choice! How can these tens of thousands of troops be used with just the little money from the court, so I can only do some smuggling business quietly."
Yuan Chonghuan did not treat Hu Yunqing as an outsider and revealed all his secrets.
Wang Bao and Wang Hu, who were standing behind, both looked confused. Unexpectedly, the general attacked directly before Master Hu asked.
"Just be sensible. I'm afraid this Jiangnan noble family is not here to make money."
He knew that Yuan Chonghuan would not lie to him. When he did not take action against Chongzhen, even the emperor had no money, let alone Shanhaiguan far to the north.
Hu Yunqing did not want to get involved in Yuan Chonghuan's desire to gain profits, but was worried about the Jiangnan nobles.
"Which family from the Jiangnan gentry came from?"
The Jiangnan gentry are not just one clan, but also clans with names and surnames. They are all forces that cannot be ignored. If they unite, they can even compete with the imperial court.
The imperial courts of all dynasties also knew the threat of the gentry, and they were weakening the power of the gentry. Now most of the gentry have long existed in name only. No threat at all.
"The person who came here is in trouble. He is from the Zhuge family in Sichuan and Sichuan, Zhuge Yu!"
After Yuan Chonghuan finished speaking, Hu Yunqing was also a little surprised. It turned out to be someone from the Zhuge family, which was one of the best among the noble clan.
"Let's go, prepare some gifts. I'm going to visit this Zhuge Yu from the Zhuge family!"
It sounds like since they have come to Shanhaiguan, as the Marquis of Dingbei, it would be rude not to go and see them.
"Sir, why are you going to see him? No matter what you say, the Zhuge family is just a local squire. You are the Marquis of Dingbei! I will send someone to inform them now and ask them to come and visit immediately."
Wang Hu heard that Hu Yunqing was going to visit the gentry. The man he admired was also the Dingbei Marquis of the imperial court. How could he visit a squire? He quickly spoke.
"Okay, I just went to take a look. It's not as serious as you said."
Listening to Wang Hu's words, Hu Yunqing couldn't help but smile. He didn't go to give gifts to Zhuge Yu. He wanted to find out the truth about the other person.
