The wolf-like soldiers smashed open the store door, and each sword was unsheathed and swinging at the boss's neck. Soldiers outside the door were holding long guns to guard all openings where people could enter and exit.
Only some people who were watching the excitement poked their heads in, went up and pointed their red tassel guns at their throats and shouted, "Go back, what are you looking at? You are also a traitor!"
Oops, it turns out that the imperial court is arresting the rebels! Seeing that this posture is either to capture the remnants of the long-haired ones or the remnants of the Nian Army, just shrink back and be a turtle, it has nothing to do with me who you love!
Hundreds of soldiers from the Nine Admirals surrounded this small and shabby Jingzhai, but what was even more strange was that the sudden appearance of such a group of soldiers in Liulichang did not cause much of a sensation!
It turned out that these hundreds of soldiers were divided into more than a dozen squads and surrounded them in batches!
Liulichang is a really nice place. It is basically located in the middle of the area where Xuanwumen and Daqianmen intersect!
To the northwest is Xuanwumen, to the northeast is Daqianmen, to the southwest is Caishikou, and to the southeast is Zhushi!
These four extremely important geographical coordinates of the capital are connected into one area, and Liulichang is a little north of the center of this rectangle.
This is a prosperous and wealthy place in Nancheng. The dark alleys in the southeast of Liulichang are the eight most famous alleys in the capital!
There are Dashilan Street and Qianmen Street to the east, and Hufang Bridge and Caishikou to the south, where businesses are concentrated!
The alleys in all directions are as dense as spider webs. A few small units of soldiers infiltrate, and they really don't attract anyone's attention.
In particular, these soldiers often choose to head towards Bajiao Liulicing from places like the Bada Hutongs. There are many dirty brothels in these Bada Hutongs, and these soldiers often come to play, so the people are accustomed to it.
After hundreds of soldiers surrounded Jingzhai, the pale boss had no time to tell anyone the news!
Boss Jingzhai, who was kneeling in the center of the room, was so frightened that he was covered in cold sweat. The beads of sweat on his forehead kept rolling down. He was surrounded by sharp knives, and the sharp edges exuded the smell of blood.
Moreover, the knife is very sharp, which shows that the soldiers holding the knife are not just showmen. They are truly carefully selected elites who have killed people and seen blood!
Moreover, after entering the house, these soldiers did not snatch antiques, nor did they rummage through the cabinets to find money. They did not even accept the five silver coins they were holding!
This scene is really weird. The boss is kneeling and holding five silver coins in his hands like a sculpture, not daring to move. The little apprentice behind him has been shaking like chaff and is as soft as a puddle of mud on the ground.
Time seemed to have stood still. This group of abnormal soldiers guarded the old and the young without saying anything or doing anything!
About a quarter of an hour later, there was a sound of loose footsteps outside, and someone was cursing!
"Bah... Ouch... Ouch... You really know how to find a place. Who can find it hidden in such a ghost place?"
"Is it the Guanzi Temple to the east, or is it the guild hall of the Capital Engraving Guild? Ancheying and Yingying Xiejie. I often come to this place, but I didn't expect that someone would put a den of thieves here!"
“Bah… I really didn’t expect it, it’s dark under the lamp!”
Suddenly a figure flashed out of the door. When the boss of Jingzhai saw the person, his hands trembled and a few silver coins fell to the ground.
"Cheng...Cheng Beile..." There was a look of despair in the boss's eyes!
"Oh... you know me, grandpa!" Cheng Beile held a handful of melon seeds in his hand, which he had just picked up from a dry goods store on Cherry Street.
Click, click, each mouthful is fragrant, the five-flavored flavor also has a hint of sweetness, Chengbeile spits out the melon seed peels all over the floor!
He kicked the silver dollars on the ground with his boots, with a sneer on his face, "Bah... you are so generous! You took out five silver dollars to bribe the soldiers!"
"I'm just confused. How can you open this small shop twice a year? Are you so rich? You have to pay silver dollars for bribes? Abnormal things are demons!"
After spitting out a mouthful of melon seed skin on the boss, Cheng Beile turned to the eunuch behind him and said, "I'll admit it! You can be considered an old man from the palace..."
The eunuchs of Prince Gong's palace were also assigned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs according to the system. Many old eunuchs had reached the middle level in the palace. They felt that there was no hope of further promotion, so they used connections to find a foreigner!
No matter what, it is always much easier and more comfortable for eunuchs to work in the palace than in the Forbidden City. The key is that there are fewer rules and more freedom of movement!
Behind Cheng Beile is an old eunuch with walnut lines on his face. He looks to be over sixty, and his eyebrows are all white!
"Returning to Lord Beile... My eyes are not yet blooming. As long as I have seen them, I will definitely recognize them... Hehehe... Are you right, Sun Xiaoxiao!"
The boss of Jingzhai who was kneeling on the ground saw his vision go dark and almost fainted. Cheng Beile winked and rushed towards an officer. He went up and slapped him with his bow left and right.
The old eunuch smiled coldly, "Master Beile... this guy is fifteen years younger than me. When he entered the palace, I had already arranged to leave the palace to work as an errand in Prince Gong's Mansion!"
"But if I don't rub my eyes with sand, people who have seen it will definitely remember... This boy is called Sun Xiaoxiao, and he first followed Eunuch Zheng from the Jinyinku..."
"But Eunuch Zheng's life was in jeopardy. When he was out of the palace to choose a young eunuch, he met the evil star Xiao Letian in Yi County... but he still died in the hands of Xiao Letian!"
"This kid took advantage of the chaos and took charge of the gold and silver warehouse for a while... But then General Manager Ermao became popular, and he was assigned to the porcelain warehouse to look after the house..."
"I didn't expect...I really didn't expect that Sun Xiaowu, a humble person in the Forbidden City, would actually go out of the city and become a boss?"
"Hahaha... If you want to say that Manager Manshun can still make some money when he leaves the palace and opens this antique shop, just with your two brushes? That's enough..."
Cheng Beile squatted on the ground and looked at Sun Xiaowu face to face, "Tsk tsk... you are still a eunuch! No wonder you don't have a beard! I guess you have guessed what I want... tell me, how about I save your life?"
Sun Xiaoxiao's face turned pale, "Slave... I was rewarded by the emperor for leaving the palace... I have to find a job when I leave the palace..."
"Bah..." A mouthful of melon seed rinds and all the melon seed dregs were spat on his face.
"Still not honest? Beat him until he tells the truth!"
An officer rushed up and wrapped Sun puppy's braid around his wrist. When he lifted it up, Sun puppy's spine cracked.
The handle of the waist knife hit the ribs like a hammer!
A person's ribs are usually protected by both arms, so the flesh is relatively delicate. After being severely injured, the pain will be extremely severe!
Sun Xiaoxiao only felt heartbreaking pain, and he roared in his throat like a dying hungry wolf!
"Say it or not? Say it or not... I have plenty of time to break your ribs one by one. Then the bone residue will pierce your internal organs bit by bit, causing you to vomit blood and die!"
"Say or not..."
I really didn’t expect that this puppy Sun’s bones were so hard that even after four of his ribs were broken, he still didn’t say anything!
