Only those with money and leisure come to visit the lake. Many ordinary people brave the scorching heat to work in the fields or work hard at the canal pier to make a living. Today's canal pier is extremely lively.
Hundreds of cavalrymen rushed out from Xuzhou City to the canal pier early in the morning. Those with sharp eyes immediately recognized the officers and soldiers who had clashed with the Jiaolong Gang and Shahushan. When they thought about it, there was no peace at this pier again because there were rumors about Shahu. The gangsters of Shanshan were found dead overnight in the fields at the foot of Bawang Mountain. Many people came to see them. The death was extremely tragic.
As for how it ended up like this, there are different opinions, but none of them can do without this foreign dragon crossing the river.
Lao Jiu led his troops out of the city to the canal not to show off their power, but to support the Octopus Chamber of Commerce, but to put it bluntly, it was still a show of power.
The grain ship of Octopus is unloading, and Chang Yu has ordered grain to be stored in the nearest city, so the chamber of commerce has been busy early in the morning. However, almost hundreds of ships are busy at one time, and the Caobang people only transport goods but do not load and unload them. That is Additional charges apply.
But at this moment, an unexpected scene occurred. Nearly 200 members of the Jiaolong Gang, who roamed the nearby waters, suddenly spontaneously came to help Octopus unload the goods. Yes, a few days ago, we had to fight for your life, but today it is free. Help with the work voluntarily.
The amount of information was a bit large, and everyone on the dock was gossiping about it, but even a fool figured it out, and his arms didn't cross his thighs in the end!
In the tea shed next to the pier, Lao Jiu was lying down with his legs on the tea table. The Jiaolong Gang advocated Chenggui with a shy face and half-bowed: "General, I bumped into you blindly. This is the intention of the brothers. I'm here to help you." He said and handed over a package.
Lao Jiu glanced at him: "Are you blind? I barely have the words "officer and soldier" engraved on my face. Even the officers and soldiers dare to shout and kill. Isn't this rebellion?"
"Oh, I don't dare, I don't dare. We are just begging for food from the water. We must not dare to rebel. Otherwise, how can General Gao allow us to eat this food." Zhang Chenggui said quickly.
"Don't fucking use Gao Jie to oppress me. Gao Jie will just play tricks in front of you. It won't work with me!" Lao Jiu snorted, and Zhang Chenggui was too scared to speak.
"What's in your package?" Lao Jiu asked again.
"I've prepared some wine money for you military masters," Zhang Chenggui said and hurriedly handed over the package. Lao Jiu rolled his eyes: "Don't you still know who I am?"
"I know, I know, you are the ninth general of the Black Wolf Camp of the East Factory Guard. You are a fierce general who kills thieves and Tatars." Zhang Chenggui said while extending his thumb. Lao Jiu enjoyed it, but then he shouted: "I know. I am a member of the Dongchang Guards, and you even bribed me. Are you trying to harm me? I don’t know that Dongchang’s anti-corruption investigation and anti-corruption team are selfless and will be even more ruthless to our own people.”
"This, this... I really don't know, little one." Zhang Chenggui didn't know whether what Lao Jiu said was true or false, and he looked sad for a moment, not knowing what to do.
Lao Jiu also calculated his grievances over the past few days. He looked at the Jiaolong gang on the dock who were really busy helping unload the goods, and sighed: "You brothers are also suffering in this hot weather. I have received the money and will share it with you." I bought a bowl of wine for my brothers and a watermelon to cool down."
"This..." Zhang Chenggui was about to say something else, but Lao Jiu glared at him, and quickly handed over his hands to express his thanks: "General Ninth's great kindness and virtue, the whole Jiaolong Gang will be grateful for the rest of his life..."
"Don't pretend to be honest here. It's understandable that you make a living on water, but if you have to keep a line in everything, it's too deceptive. How are you different from those thieves?" Lao Jiu rolled his eyes and cursed. Zhang Chenggui bowed his hands and thought in his mind. The image of Yuan Santie's tragic death emerged, and he suddenly shuddered: "You must remember and understand what General Ninth said."
The leader of the Jiaolong Gang, who was entrenched in the Xuzhou section of the canal and had always been domineering, nodded and bowed to the military attache in the tea shed, which naturally became the talk of everyone on the dock. His words and expressions were mostly teasing and sarcastic, but he was also full of curiosity about the military attaché. After all, Jiaolong It's no secret that the gang's backstage is Xuzhou's commander-in-chief Gao Jie.
Gao Jie's unruliness and arrogance are well known to everyone, and it is said that the imperial court wants to give him some credit. However, this military attache, despite his background, can make the people he protects docile, and Gao Jie is not seen showing his face to protect him.
It seems that Octopus, the golden name of the Imperial Merchant, is so valuable that even such a big local snake cannot afford to offend it!
When it was almost noon, the pier suddenly became agitated. Lao Jiu rubbed his sleepy eyes and looked around, trying to find someone to ask what was wrong. One of his subordinates came forward and said, "Brother Jiu, there are troops coming from the north. It seems Gao Jie is back."
Oh, Lao Jiu stood up, jumped on the table and looked northward. He saw thousands of cavalry running slowly along the canal several miles away and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "You are not walking slowly, call the brothers to assemble."
The subordinate looked at Lao Jiu with a serious look on his face: "Brother Jiu, is it possible that Gao Jie still dares to do anything?".
"Just in case, that guy Gao Jie has a hot temper. If he hears that we killed his dog and cut off his money, he will definitely get angry." Lao Jiu said with a smile: "As long as we start doing it, our Black Wolf Camp is afraid of his request!"
Tired of being close to home? For Gao Jie, it didn't exist at all. Seeing Xuzhou City in sight was so exciting that I, Uncle Gao is back!
Thinking about the past few months, it was like a dream. First, I was coaxed, tricked, and frightened by the court and the little eunuch to go to the north. I thought I would just do it, but I met the little eunuch in the west of Dezhou. Forced by the situation, he first marched westward and then southward, sieging the city behind the rebel army and taking the opportunity to regain the lost ground, and then stepped on the stinky shit... Li Zicheng was unexpectedly defeated by the little eunuch and fled westward, so he and Liu Liu went all the way. He gained a lot of fat by chasing down Li Zicheng, but before he could enjoy the fruits of victory, he was sent to Gyeonggi Province for reinforcements. He led three thousand men on horseback and rode non-stop to the capital city. He failed to help, and was blackmailed and threatened until he was scared to death.
It wasn't until the young eunuch from Jinan gave him a thorough explanation that Gao Jie felt that this visit was not in vain!
All the hard work, unwillingness, humiliation, and fear were all worth it at that moment.
It's a troubled time now, when all heroes are rising together, it's an era of great heroes and great tycoons, but from Gao Jie's point of view, those trend-setters are destined to be just floating clouds, and they will eventually be hit by the little eunuch who comes out of nowhere with a stick.
The reason is simple but sufficient.
He was able to defeat Li Zicheng twice in a short period of time, defeating hundreds of thousands of thieves and forcing him to flee. He broke off Dorgon twice and beat him until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen. Gao Jie, who has been in the army for more than ten years, has never seen anyone with such methods!
Therefore, Gao Jie was afraid of being on guard against Chang Yu. Especially when he knew that Chang Yu was going to kill Liu Zeqing, he was under great psychological pressure. He was on the verge of collapse but didn't know how to make a choice. Until the little eunuch extended an olive branch to him. At that moment, he almost knelt down, but he put down all pressure and made a decision to join his pirate ship and live and die together.
People are in high spirits at happy events. After a few days of repairs in Jinan, Gao Jie and Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo sent troops south. The three of them were all cavalry. They should have walked ahead of Chang Yu because of their fast feet. However, Chang Yu later changed to the waterway and left the three of them behind. Down.
However, Gao Jie was eager to go home. He urged his subordinates all the way and soon left the two Lius behind. The two Lius had no doubts about this. They only knew that the front was his territory and hurriedly went back to flatter the little eunuch. After all, Jinan He ate and drank freely for several days, and prepared to receive him without any courtesy.
As early as when the three of them went south from the capital, they had sent orders to the main force still in Shanxi to cross the Yellow River and go south to Xuzhou, so they didn't need to worry about that for the time being. They just wanted to go to Xuzhou early and wait.
In the hot summer, Gao Jie's journey was not dusty but exposed to the wind and sun, and he was sweating profusely. Although it was scorching hot, Xuzhou City was so close in front of him that he didn't care about it, so he ordered his troops to stare at the scorching sun and go home early to feel comfortable.
When they were still twenty miles away from Xuzhou, Hu Maozhen had already come to greet him. It was not that he could figure things out, but he had heard from Chang Yu that Gao Jie had returned to Xu in the past two days, so he sent someone to pay close attention early in the morning. Then immediately went to greet him.
After saying "Thank you, General", there was no time to be polite. Hu Maozhen first told about Chang Yu's presence in the city. Gao Jie expected this and laughed loudly: "But I have taken good care of him. You didn't neglect him." .
"How dare you take such a lowly position? I'm just supporting him like I'm supporting my ancestors." Hu Maozhen smiled bitterly: "But that eunuch doesn't have any airs and is easy to get along with."
"Easy to get along with?" Gao Jie rolled his eyes: "That's because you have never seen him being difficult to get along with. This eunuch can kill people with a smile, and he is extremely insidious. He tells you that these two brothers are good, but his hands I can stab you with a knife!"
"No!" Hu Maozhen slapped his thigh and told him about the Black Wolf Camp massacring Shahushan Yuan Santie and his gang of thieves in front of him: "That's really shady. He seriously said that he wants peace talks. , turned around and turned against me. I'll kill you if you say I'll kill you. You'll find the same excuse as you want. Why did he pull me... Are they trying to trick me, or do they look at us like fools?"
After hearing this, Gao Jie's face became gloomy. He looked up at the white clouds in the sky and sighed for a long time: "If he kills people, he won't even bother to find an excuse. Although this excuse is crude, it still gives me enough face!" He sighed: "Be particular! From now on, I'll be more careful." You have to offer it to him like you offer it to your ancestors.”
Hu Maozhen frowned and looked at Gao Jie with a surprised look on his face. This was not the Gao Jie he was familiar with.
People killed him for being a loser, but he still said that they were particular.
If I had cared about you like this in the past, I would have turned against you a long time ago!
Gao Jie ignored Hu Maozhen's surprise: "Has my wife seen the little eunuch? What should I say?"
"My wife met me last night and said that this son is extraordinary and easy to approach, but not far away." Hu Maozhen said quickly.
Gao Jie raised his head and laughed loudly: "You don't look down on me, but you should believe in my wife's opinion. This little eunuch will have a strong supporter in the future." After that, he asked again: "What did Sun Shoufa say? ".
Sun Shoufa said: "This little eunuch is extremely vicious but compassionate, his methods are sinister but he is upright, and he says all kinds of stupid things!"
But Gao Jie put his palms together and praised: "Sun Shoufa is so damn accurate in reading people! To put it bluntly, this little eunuch is so scheming that no one can know his pulse, but as long as you listen to him, you will get meat."
"Sir, what about Yuan Santie..." Hu Maozhen felt that the Gao Jie in front of him was strange.
"Fuck Yuan Santie and Yuan Sitie, go wherever you die." Gao Jie spat: "By the way, ask Zhang Chenggui to send some money to the Black Wolf Camp later. None of the eunuch's subordinates are vegetarians. They love to hold grudges, and I will have to work with them when I turn around, so don’t take revenge on me and stumble me.”
"Oh, that's not good." Hu Maozhen was startled: "I have already beaten Zhang Chenggui in my humble position, but he was scolded for not giving away the money!"
"Really?" Gao Jie was startled, and then he laughed: "Then I'll be relieved!" He said, patting his horse and running wildly: "Go back to the city, I'm going to die to get my precious son."
Hu Maozhen was confused and rubbed his head vigorously. In the past, Gao Jie was as brave as himself and had no brains. Why did he feel that there was a gap between the two of them when they went out for a walk? Is it because he was stupid again or did something suddenly happen to him?
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