The Escort Bureau was called "Biao Xing" in the late Ming Dynasty. Legend has it that the name Escort Bureau was first called by the Australians in Qiongzhou Prefecture. As for why "Biao" was changed to "Biao Xing", people didn't know its origin, so they asked Yu Biao. "Xing" may be called escorting goods, so the truck is called escort truck, and the goods thrown are called throwing escorts; it may also be called "Kunren Shaowen". The two sounds are confused and the meaning is not discernible. Over time, the two words are used interchangeably, and the label is changed to "darts". Or it can be said that the southerners race dragon boats in the spring and make banners to reward the winners, which is called the championship. If they can defend the title in the coming year, they are called the Baobiao, that is, they protect the bid, hence the name bodyguard. There are different opinions, and no one can agree on it. It is impossible to test its originality.
The official name of Qiwei Escort Bureau in Beijing is "He Liansheng". Due to its short establishment, it is just a small escort agency, which is wholly owned and authorized by Qiwei Escort Bureau. Of course, outside, the owner of this escort agency is local from the capital.
The reason why the Qiwei Escort Bureau's signboard is not used is because the name of the Qiwei Escort Agency from the enemy-occupied area of Guangdong is too sensitive. In order to avoid possible risks, Beijing's foreign cabinet must completely disassociate itself from Qiwei and eliminate the Australian and Song Dynasty colors. .
The management system of Heliansheng Escort Agency is completely different from the modern management system of the restructured Qiwei Escort Agency. It is the most traditional structure, with the chief escort, the escort master, and the escort, simple and clear. This difference was deliberately created to remove the Australian color from He Liansheng. The total number of bodyguards in the bodyguard bureau is only over fifty. Among them, there are only three officially established bodyguards transferred from Guangzhou. The others are all bodyguards and martial artists recruited locally.
He Liansheng's main function is to contract freight, so that Qiwei's escorts and trucks arriving in Beijing will not go empty or empty. At the same time, he also undertakes various related businesses. Qiwei's most important function is to provide services for those stationed in various places. For expatriates, Delong Bank provides limited support.
The Qiwei Escort Bureau's business mainly includes escort services, car dealerships, inns, and warehouses. All these businesses have one thing in common, which is that they rely on a stable situation and smooth official channels. The Escort Bureau started with military prowess, but it must rely on official prestige to establish itself, whether this "prestige" comes from the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty or the commander of the Australian and Song Dynasties.
Escort agency relies on making friends. Friends can cooperate and win-win cooperation. Escort masters and robbers are not enemies, but friends. In troubled times, thieves are everywhere, and every piece of land is constantly changing its owner. Without stable robbers, there are no stable friends, and without friends, you cannot keep your escort money.
Nowadays, the situation in the Ming Dynasty has become more and more tense. Bandits are coming one after another all over the world. Rogue bandits and bandits often gather thousands of people to block roads and trade routes. Escort shops are the product of the circulation of commodity economy. Escorts accompany merchants, and trade routes are escorts. If the trade route is cut off, the escort route will be gone. If the powerful escort route is cut off, business with Liansheng will not be easy.
The combination of multiple unfavorable factors has brought Heliansheng's mid- and long-distance escort business to an almost complete standstill, and the business has become increasingly sluggish. Especially in the past two years, the number of escort routes has been reduced and can only go as far as Tianjin and Tongzhou. Even the counties and remote places under the jurisdiction of Shuntian Prefecture can no longer go.
As a result of the shrinking business, the company had to reduce its scale and lay off employees. It relied on Delong Bank and related companies to take on some sideline businesses such as escorting, running stores, and nursing homes.
In late autumn, at noon, there is a courtyard with three courtyards in Beijing. This is He Liansheng's shop and the residence of the chief bodyguard Li Rufeng. ….
In the bedroom, Li Rufeng sat upright on a hanging chair. There was a pistol on the Four Immortals table in front of him. Next to the pistol was a piece of velvet, with parts of another revolver scattered on the velvet.
This revolver, which weighs two pounds and is loaded with nitrocellulose bullets, is called by the escorts of the Qiwei Escort Agency as having a hard waist and a fast horse, implying that a man cannot be soft under the navel, and only when he is hard can he support his waist.
Li Rufeng carefully wiped the parts of the revolver with a cloth, wiped it clean and applied a layer of gun oil, and quickly assembled and combined the entire gun. His movements were gentle, as if he were treating his closest lover.
The revolver after maintenance shone with a unique blue light, revealing an industrial beauty. Li Rufeng nodded with satisfaction. His gun was very clean, as clean as if it was new from the factory, without any carbon deposits or rust. In fact, this The gun has indeed never been fired since it was issued.
This is not because Li Rufeng is not good at using guns. Li Rufeng has always been very accurate with his guns and can shoot left and right. The escorts regard shooting as a martial art, just like they regard bow and horse riding. Within the Guangqiwei Escort Bureau, due to the different locations where it is stationed, Youao
There are several schools such as Zhoushenji Technique, Lingaofei Smoke and Fire Technique, and Sun Family's Twenty-Four-Style Continuous Gun Technique. Although there is a unified shooting tutorial internally, the lingo, common names, genres and artificially created sense of mystery created by these escorts have been integrated into the blood of Qiwei and have become a part of the Jianghu culture of Qiwei Escort Bureau. It provides a lot of material for the development of future legends.
But since arriving in Beijing, Li Rufeng has never conducted any shooting training. No shots can be fired on the ground in Beijing, and the pistol itself is a nuisance that will expose his relationship with the Australians.
Two Australian guns are sometimes even more coveted than gold and silver. Maybe no one robs the money, but someone must rob the guns. This made the famous six-ring gun become a deaf ear in Shuntian Mansion - a decoration.
Li Rufeng buttered the two pistols, wrapped them in oil paper, opened the secret compartment in the room, and put the pistols in, indicating that he would not use these two guns in the short term.
Contrary to his name, Li Rufeng has no Confucianism at all. His thick beard is spread wildly, his strong muscles are kinked, and his whole person is as thick as a rectangular wall. He is twenty-seven years old and looks like he is thirty-seven. , which perfectly fits his rough warrior persona.
There was a rapid knock on the door, and then a voice sounded outside the door: "Master, Mr. Leng's father Wu is here. He is having tea in the guest seat. He said he has something important and wants to see him immediately."
Li Rufeng frowned and maintained open business relationships with Lian Sheng and Leng Ningyun. However, the two parties were not close to each other in order to avoid being noticed. Wu Kaidi was Leng Ningyun's personal manager, commonly known as "Leng Ningyun's boss". "Leng Ningyun's shadow" would never leave Leng Ningyun's side easily. If he came in person, something big would happen. This gave Li Rufeng an ominous premonition in his heart.
Li Rufeng walked quickly into the main living room. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Wu Kaidi standing there with a pale face. His ears and eyes were dull, and cold sweat soaked his robe. He trembled his lips and tried to calm down. After a while, he calmed down and said to Li Rufeng: "Boss Li, people from Wanping County and Shuntian Prefecture just came, saying that they found the body of Mr. Leng's servant on the road outside Beijing, as well as his clothes and belongings. The object was identified as Delong's man, and I was asked to identify it. Shopkeeper Leng went out yesterday and hasn't returned yet. I'm afraid something might happen, so I'm going to ask the head escort to go with him. Mr. Leng, I'm afraid, I'm afraid he's gone." At this point, Wu Kaidi's voice couldn't help but tremble. ….
After hearing this, Li Rufeng's right eyelid twitched violently. He was silent for a moment, and shouted to the waiter outside the door: "Get ready, Father Wu and I have something to go out." After saying that, he put on a cloak and said loudly. Bu walked towards the door and said to Wu Kaidi: "Old Wu, let's talk as we walk."
Wu Kai was stunned and quickly followed.
Li Rufeng walked to the hanging flower door and suddenly paused. He raised his face, thought for a moment, and said to the waiter: "Go and ask the third lady to come with me."
On a winter morning in Beijing, there was frost all over the ground, chilling the bone marrow. What was colder than the cold was Li Rufeng's heart.
Beside an official road on the outskirts of Beijing, four bodies lay side by side next to an overturned carriage. Without any further identification, Wu and Li recognized that they were Leng Ningyun's guards and personal servants. Dozens of arrestees and archers were guarding the corpse. Wu Zuo had already inspected the corpse and was filling in the boxes on the corpse list.
Wu Kaidi walked to the side and whispered to the leading inspector: "Everyone has worked hard for my master. I'm afraid there will be some starting point in the future. I have some thoughts, but I can only hold them back. I hope I can't refuse." After saying this, he handed over the hand. Pass a red silk bag.
As soon as the patrolman touched it, he knew it was a pile of Australian ships. He couldn't help but feel happy, raised his eyebrows, looked serious, and said solemnly: "It's expensive and generous, Mr. Leng has a kind heart, and good people have their own destiny." "My brothers and I were patrolling here and found out about this. How can we give up? If we can be of use to our brothers in the future, we will go into water and fire, and we will not shirk even a single word." After saying this, he handed over the red silk. The bag was stuffed into his arms.
Wu Kai nodded and said, "I'm going to take a look at this compartment. I hope it will be convenient to go up and down."
The inspector glanced at Li Rufeng, nodded and said, "When I was young, the county magistrate and the official were here. Not only did the county magistrate need to take care of these big officials personally, but the Shuntian Prefecture also had to take care of them. When the official arrived, we were at a loss. You need to hurry up because of the price." After saying that, he waved his hand and the archers dispersed, leaving an empty field.
Wu Kaidi turned around and nodded to Li Rufeng.
With a cold face, Li Rufeng first looked at the corpse, then walked around, looking for clues, and squatted down to check carefully from time to time.
Behind Li Rufeng, a woman wrapped in a hood and cloak followed him. After a moment, Li Rufeng asked in a low voice: "What do you think, Sanniang?"
The woman was seven feet tall and had an agile body. After listening to Li Rufeng's question, she stood still. A touch of autumn wind blew by, and her cloak flew up with the wind, revealing a pair of knife blades at her waist. The handles were close to the willow leaves wrapped in shark skin. knife.
The woman said softly: "The person who came here used a horse arrow. The wound is flat. It is a sharp steel arrow. The arrow hit the chest, head and face. The thief's arrow skills are accurate. He must be an expert in archery. After killing someone, the thief will Arrows flew away. The corpses and the hoofprints beside the ruts were messy, and they should be three horses. If they were traveling on a journey, they would not stop, most likely they were thieves' horses. Daggers, bows and arrows are not hard to come by, and a good horse costs more than a hundred taels. Thin threads need to be purchased by a good person, not an ordinary short-circuit thief."
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