Chapter 102: Disciples of the Beggar Clan
Not many people in the world know how Jia Yuanwai and his wife obtained their wealth. They only know that he is one of the few good people.
Since becoming rich, Jia Yuanwai's property has spread across all walks of life, ranging from procurement and business in Huguang yamen at all levels, to shops in all streets and alleys, and even the business of killing pigs and dogs, can be regarded as Jia Yuanwai's business—— As long as you know the skills of killing pigs and dogs, plucking hairs and intestines, as long as you ask, Jia Yuanwai will help you with funds, acquire land, build a house, or rent a space to apply for documents, and then open a shop and start your business. Within three to five years, you will make a lot of money. Jia Yuanwai only takes profits, either 10% to 20%, or 30% to 40%. In short, Jia Yuanwai has only one principle: make money together, and make wealth together.
Jia Yuanwai is a conscientious person who never forgets his roots even after becoming rich. Within a few years, his good deeds never stopped for a moment. He built bridges and roads, built temples to provide porridge, and helped scholars. Almost everyone in Xiangyang City received benefits from Jia Yuanwai.
After listening to the fortune teller's words, Jia Yuanwai settled in the blessed land of Xiangyang City with a worried heart, and gave himself a big name: Jia Fu. It doesn't matter whether it's elegant or not. He himself has no knowledge. After experiencing the ups and downs of life and death, he understands that only money and power are the most important in this world. He was born into poverty, and in his early years he had absurd dreams of cultivating immortality and seeking Taoism. It would be impossible for him to hold an official position in this life, where he could directly play with power and decide the life and death of others. Counting and counting, the only thing you can have in this life is money, so there is nothing better than Jia Fu.
After you become rich, you should not only thank the gods for their protection, but also thank your ancestors for their blessings. So Jia Yuanwai spent a lot of money and asked knowledgeable gentlemen to help him research, and finally found his ancestral genealogy, built an ancestral hall for his ancestors, and also raised his only distant niece in the world. He also expected her to recruit a son-in-law and take care of her until her death.
Jia Yuanwai's first wife became an unprecedented believer in Buddhism after the couple got rich. In her words, this wealth was all due to the blessing of the Buddha.
But Jia Yuanwai didn't believe all this. He should be grateful to the gods. It was ridiculous to just say that his wealth was only obtained by the blessing of Buddha, because he had killed people and done evil things. According to Buddhism, this is a serious crime. If the Buddha even blesses such people, then why are there so many poor people in this world who have never done any great evil? Why doesn't the Buddha bless them all? On the contrary, his wealth was all stolen by killing people with a sword and doing evil things.
Of course, they are completely consistent in doing good deeds. Over the years, they have adopted a total of two hundred orphans, one hundred men and one hundred men, all of them adopted sons and daughters of the couple. They all studied and learned in the school run by Jia Yuan, and grew up happily.
When Jia Yuanwai and his wife do good deeds, they inevitably come into contact with beggars. After going back and forth, they even developed friendships with members of the beggar gang. In addition, Jia Yuanwai entered the country as a seeker in his early years, and later learned some meditation exercises from the fairies in the fairy mountain cave. He is a half-expert in the art of Qi and also knows martial arts. He somehow got acquainted with the world-famous leader of the Beggar Clan. The leader of the Beggar Clan, Zhou, even asked the elders and masters of the Clan to personally teach Jia Yuanwai some martial arts, which made Jia Yuanwai even more grateful to the Beggar Clan.
The leader of the Beggar Clan is a cheerful person, which also suits Jia Yuanwai's temper. Jia Yuanwai is very generous. As long as he is a member of the Beggar Clan, whether old or young, he will do his best to arrange it in his business. If he cannot read or write or has any skills, Jia Yuanwai will not hesitate to spend a lot of money to clear the government. After obtaining permission, we bought cattle for them outside the city and opened up wasteland. No one knew how much it cost or how much wasteland was opened except Jia Yuan himself.
Jia Yuan has a lot of good things, but he only has two hobbies, one is going in and out of the Goulan House, and the other is collecting famous swords and sharp weapons. Especially the one about drinking flower wine and listening to ditty really gave Mrs. Jia a headache.
Jia Yuanwai originally wanted to do some brothel business. In terms of his strength, this was a business that he could easily start. However, Jia Yuanwai still had a bottom line. There were some unethical and unlucky businesses that he could not participate in anyway. This is detrimental to moral character, and over time, retribution will definitely come to him, so Jia Yuanwai would rather spend a lot of money on the houses. According to his thinking, this can be regarded as a reward for those poor and lovely beauties. Another kind of giving.
On this day, Niuhu and Ma Biao, the two most qualified head catchers in the county, bought a banquet at the largest restaurant in the county and sent people to invite Jia Yuan to the banquet.
Jia Yuanwai knew very well that the two arresters were transferred here from Suizhou with the eldest boss Wang Wenzhen. Not only is he the right-hand man of Mr. Wang, he also has another identity, that is, he is a disciple of Yueyang Clan, a famous sect south of Dongting Lake. Not only is he highly skilled in martial arts, but the power behind him cannot be underestimated.
The sun was facing west. Jia Yuanwai neither rode a horse nor sat in a sedan chair. He came to the banquet on foot alone. He understood that these must be two head catchers and they wanted to discuss a good deal with him. It would be inconvenient to take someone with them.
At the intersection of summer and autumn, the weather has cooled down and Jia Yuanwai is in a great mood. Niuhu and Mabiao greeted Jia Yuanwai as he went upstairs and entered the private room. They saw a tall man wearing luxurious clothes and majestic sitting in front of him. When Jia Yuanwai was wondering, Niu Hu and Ma Biao introduced him: "This is our senior fellow apprentice, his surname is Kuai. I have admired Jia Lao's good name for a long time. This time I am in Xiangyang on business. The two of them took matters into their own hands and introduced themselves to Mr. Jia."
While they were talking, the banquet was served, and there was a young singer singing sweetly beside her, playing with strings and bamboos. The four of them were changing glasses, already in a state of ecstasy. Jia Yuanwai has been dealing with officials for a long time, and he has a bright vision. He used the strength of his wine to ask: "I think Mr. Kuai's noble temperament is really charming. I must be a high-ranking official in the public family, right?"
The man surnamed Kuai replied: "My name is Guangzhen. Thanks to the great blessings of my sect, I am now the provincial capital commander and envoy Si Hun." Niuhu continued: "Mr. Jia, you don't know yet, do you? I am Senior Brother Kuai is in charge of the military affairs in both official and residential areas. He is in the third rank and is in charge of the troops and horses of Huguang Province!"
Jia Yuanwai dropped the wine glass in his hand in shock. Although he had business dealings with yamen at all levels in the province, he only dealt with officials below the sixth rank. This was the first time he had seen a dignified general of the third rank. Jia Sanlang stood up nervously, lying on the ground like a dog, and kept kowtowing and saluting: "The common people did not know that the general was coming. I am sorry for the rudeness!"
Kuai Guangzhen smiled and asked Jia Yuanwai to get up, but Jia Yuanwai was so drunk that his legs became weak and he couldn't get up. Niuhu and Mabiao smiled and helped him up, then pressed him onto the table.
General Kuai smiled and said: "These days, having soldiers and power is far less comfortable than having gold and silver. Even though I am in charge of a province's soldiers and horses, the superiors are keeping a close eye on them and want to reach out to get some silver." Huahua, I'm afraid that my neck is not strong enough. Outside Jia Yuan, you don't have to be like this, you don't have to be like this!"
Hearing that General Kuai was talking about gold and silver, Jia Yuanwai thought about how rich he was, and his courage suddenly became full. He smiled and said: "The general is joking, having money in your hand is far less important than having power in your hand!"
General Kuai said: "I heard that Jia Yuanwai likes to collect famous swords. He must also have special skills and know swordsmanship." Jia Yuanwai said modestly: "General, you are laughing. Although the common people have worshiped under the Beggar Gang, they have not learned martial arts. When it comes to one and a half moves, it is certainly not as good as the three masters who are well-known and have great artistic heritage."
General Kuai sneered and said: "Jia Yuanwai is so loud! The Beggar Clan is the first-class sect in the world. It is one of the top three sects and specializes in managing the outer nine sects of the martial arts world. Our Yueyang sect has only squeezed into the outer nine sects in recent years. How can it compare to the rank and file of the sect? Jia Yuanwai is the disciple of the elders of the Beggar Clan. In terms of martial arts rules, it should be Jia Yuanwai who takes the seat today."
Seeing General Kuai's unhappy words, Jia Yuanwai lost half of the courage he had just mustered up, but he still did not stand up and say a few soft words to apologize.
General Kuai laughed loudly and said: "Everyone knows that you, Jia Yuanwai, are the richest man in Huguang Province. The money in your hands is no less than that of Xianyun Village back then. Not only has he climbed up to the various yamen in the province, but he has also worshiped in Wulin. A member of the Beggar Clan of the Third Class A, if Mr. Kuai makes a few jokes, you don’t need to pay attention except Jia Yuan.”
Hearing the words "Xianyun Village", Jia Yuanwai jumped up in fright and hurriedly clasped his fists and said: "How dare you? The common people are just lucky and have saved some money. As for joining the Beggar Clan, it's just a matter of time." Acting on the occasion, trying to get along with people, trying to get along with people!
General Kuai dismissed the singer, ordered Niuhu and Ma Biao to close the doors and windows, and said mysteriously: "Jia Yuanwai, I am a rough man, let's just say it straight. I heard that Jia Yuanwai likes to collect famous swords, and our Yueyang Clan has some." This thing, I wonder if it can catch the discernment of your Jia Yuanwai?" As he spoke, he took out a box from behind his back, opened it, and saw that it was a sword with a height of three feet.
General Kuai drew out his sharp blade, and a cold light flashed in an instant. The sword could not stop chanting, and Jia Yuanwai was frightened.
Niu Hu and Ma Biao took out their sabers from their waists and raised them crosswise. General Kuai flipped his wrist lightly, and Niu Hu and Ma Biao's steel swords were all cut off.
Jia Yuanwai was dumbfounded and thought to himself: "What a good sword. I'm afraid the fish intestine sword I collected is not as sharp." General Kuai put the sword back into its sheath, handed the sword to Jia Yuanwai, and said with a smile: "Jia Yuanwai is very good. Have you ever seen it before?" Jia Yuanwai's heartbeat quickened, and he reached out tremblingly to take it. He saw that the sword was more than three feet long, and there were five gold characters embedded in the scabbard: "The best sword in the world."
Jia Yuanwai collects famous swords and weapons because he got his wealth by killing people with a sword in his hand. He always thought that swords and weapons could bring him good luck. For this reason, over the years, he spent countless amounts of gold and silver to collect many famous swords and treasures.
Looking at the sword in his hand, Jia Yuanwai's heartbeat was beating fast, and he felt vaguely uneasy, so he asked in a low voice: "The Yueyang Sect is a sect that accepts apprentices, teaches martial arts, and escorts escorts. This sword has been kept for many times in Zhenshan." Okay, why...why do you want to sell it to me?"
General Kuai laughed loudly, stretched out his hand to ask Jia Yuan to sit outside, and said: "That's a good question, that's a good question! If you hadn't asked this question, I wouldn't have dared to sell you this sword!"
Jia Yuanwai put the sword on the table and smiled awkwardly.
General Kuai said: "To be honest, my Yueyang sect is from the Wudang sect. It has been passed down for several generations. It has been regarded as an independent sect and cannot be protected by the sect. Although it has some strength over the years, it cannot withstand the changes in the martial arts world. . Not to mention the various sects, since you, Jia Yuanwai, have made a fortune, all the properties north of Dongting Lake in Yueyangmen have been squeezed out by you, Jia Yuanwai. Over the years, you, Jia Yuanwai, have become very influential and have made friends with officials at all levels. , and worshiped under the Beggar Gang. South of Dongting Lake, even the restaurant business, one of the two original pillars of our Yueyang Clan, is very little left. Our Yueyang Clan can’t compete with you in the government, and we don’t dare to compete with you in the world. The beggars have turned against me, so I have no choice but to make a deal with you."
Jia Yuanwai broke out in a cold sweat, and then heard General Kuai say: "Jia Yuanwai, you are not the leader of the martial arts sect, and you know very little about some secrets in the martial arts world. Since the White Lotus Sect was destroyed ten years ago, and the incident occurred in Xianyun Village After that, a group of forces appeared out of nowhere in the martial arts world and took over all the major sects one after another. Even the Shaolin, Wudang, and Beggar Clan leaders in the martial arts world were not spared. This group of people is extremely mysterious. Who do they claim to be? 'Fei Xuan Sect' visited all the major sects in succession and defeated many masters from each major sect in the form of a martial arts competition. Although each major sect had many senior masters, they could not withstand this group of masters. If they are not in a group, after a duel, each sect will lose more than they win. After this group of people won, they only made one request, that is, each sect must strictly abide by the rules and disciplines of the sect, and are not allowed to act arbitrarily. Those who stir up trouble in the rivers and lakes use swords and swords, and if they disobey, they will depose the leader of the sect. Eight years ago, I, the disciples of the Yueyang Sect and the Qingcheng Sect, fought over territory and the leaders of the two sects were killed. He died at home, and the murderer left a note that said, 'If you don't obey the agreement, you must keep your word.' The murderer is the mysterious 'Feixuanmen'." Jia Yuanwai is not a person in the world, and he was confused when he heard it. inside.
General Kuai continued: "Times have changed. I, the Yueyang Clan, still practice martial arts, hide famous weapons, and want to run the industry, but I can't compete with you, Jia Yuanwai. I have no choice but to do a big deal with you, Jia Yuanwai, to earn a lot of money." A few dollars spent."
Jia Yuanwai understood what he heard and asked tentatively: "This sword is indeed a treasure, but I don't know where it comes from? How much money can you make?"
General Kuai thought deeply for a while and said: "This sword has a great history. Jia Yuanwai only keeps it in his collection and cannot show it off. It is also best not to ask about the name of the sword."
Hearing this, Jia Yuanwai suspected that the sword had an improper origin, and declined: "As you say, swords are given to martyrs, and pink powder is given to beauties. I don't know swordsmanship, and I know famous weapons. In the past, I collected famous swords and famous weapons because I thought I was humble. , and I don’t feel safe guarding a little family wealth. I just pretend to be a master and connoisseur to scare people with evil intentions. Now facing this real sword, I am afraid that the famous weapon will be buried and it is not worthy. I don’t dare to ask for it. I really don’t want it. Dare to ask for..."
When Niuhu and Mabiao saw him shirk, he said, "It's not that Mr. Jia doesn't know how to use weapons, but he is reluctant to part with money, right?" "I don't think he dares to ask for it, right?"
General Kuai stretched out his hand to stop the two of them and said, "Who is this person outside of Jia Yuan? He dares to ask for millions of dollars of family wealth that came from shady sources, let alone a mere sword?"
When Jia Yuanwai heard that the other party seemed to know his true identity, he was so frightened that he quickly bowed and begged: "I want it! Isn't it okay if I want it?" The three generals of General Kuai looked at each other and laughed, and said, "Why, Jia Yuanwai didn't ask the price?" , is it just Bao Yuan'er?"
Jia Yuanwai picked up the box on the table and said, "You... how much does your Yueyang Sect offer?"
General Kuai stretched out his right hand, spread his fingers and said: "Fifty thousand taels of silver!"
Jia Yuanwai screamed: "What? Five hundred thousand taels?"
General Kuai nodded and said: "This price is not a loss!"
Jia Yuanwai sat down on the chair, touched the sword box in his arms, swallowed, and said with a trembling voice: "It's not a loss... it's not a loss! Over the years... Over the years, I have also learned some knowledge of gold and stone." You know, you know what you are doing! You are what you know!" After saying this, Jia Yuanwai calmed down, burst out laughing, and said neatly: "Fifty thousand taels, it is considered hush money, and you also need a sword. It’s worth it!”
General Kuai and Niuhu Mabiao looked at each other and laughed, saying: "What is sealed or not? What we are doing is just a business!"
Niuhu and Ma Biao poured more wine and forced him to persuade Jia Yuanwai. After a few drinks, Jia Yuanwai felt a little better and asked proactively: "Fifty thousand taels of silver is not a small amount. I dare to ask General Kuai, how do we pay?" ? Do you want a banknote, or...?"
General Kuai sighed and said, "I originally wanted to take the banknotes back with me, but the master has an order and I have to ask for cash in cash. I have no choice but to obey the order."
Jia Yuanwai was also puzzled: "If it's a banknote, it can be delivered tomorrow morning, but if you want to cash out the money, it will take me two or three days to collect it. In addition, how should I deliver this... such a large amount of silver?" Woolen cloth?"
General Kuai replied: "This is not difficult. I have brought five hundred officers and soldiers. As soon as your silver is ready, I can order troops and horses to escort it to ensure everything is safe."
Hearing that there were troops and horses escorting them, Jia Yuanwai felt relieved and immediately replied: "Okay! In that case, we will make an appointment to pay the money in the early morning three days later." General Kuai nodded and said: "Okay, let's let the outside world know about you. After receiving the procurement errand from Dusi Yamen, Dusi Yamen sent troops and horses to escort him." Jia Yuanwai nodded in agreement, and they discussed for a while, not mentioning staying overnight that night.
Early the next morning, Jia Yuan held the sword in his arms and was escorted back to his home by Niuhu and Mabiao, whereupon he began to prepare silver coins.
On the first night before the silver coins were delivered, Niuhu and Ma Biao suddenly brought General Kuai to visit. Jia Yuanwai hurriedly crawled out of bed, but General Kuai said that the escort of the silver coins had alarmed the imperial guards in the capital, and the troops and horses could only return to the camp. Now we can only find another way to escort the silver coins.
Jia Yuanwai was accustomed to making calculations, but now he pretended to be confused and rambled on for a long time. General Kuai said: "For the current plan, I think there is only one way." Jia Yuanwai responded: "What way?" General Kuai said: "Now that there is no escort of military horses, I think there is only one way Jia Yuanwai can ask the beggar gang to escort them. , to ensure nothing goes wrong." Jia Yuanwai said: "Your Yueyang Gate is the one who runs the Escort Bureau, why can't you escort it yourself?" General Kuai replied: "To be honest, how can we have a decent master in our Yueyang Escort Bureau? There are so many I can’t bear to have something go wrong with my money.”
Jia Yuanwai pondered for a long time and said: "Even the masters of the beggar gang will have to wait a few days. Let's do this. You can either stay at my house and wait until I find someone to escort the money. Then I will ask the general to escort the car with you to transport the silver to Yueyang. You Do you want to see it?" General Kuai said: "I will stay in the Yamen for the next few days. You invite the masters of the Beggar Gang to escort you, and I will set off with the silver car."
After some discussion, Jia Yuanwai sent the three of them away, and overnight they came to the backyard where his niece Jia Yingying lived. His niece was only twenty-eight years old, and it took him eighty-nine years to visit her. Jia Yuan's ancestral home was outside Guan, and his hometown was in ruins. His uncles and brothers were on the run, but this distant niece was found in a brothel in Luoyang.
Jia Yingying was sold to a brothel by human traffickers when she was only ten years old. When they found her, she was already well-known for her singing and playing skills. After returning home thousands of miles away, his past experiences are naturally unknown to outsiders, and this has no impact on Jia Yuanwai's statement. Jia Yingying is not outstanding in appearance, but she is not too bad either. She is very grateful to Jia Yuanwai and his wife. She is obedient and obedient in everything. The female worker is good at cooking and is considerate of them. There was not even a glare. Jia Yuanwai was extremely satisfied with this, and Yuan pointed her to find a quick son-in-law so that he could take care of himself until the end of his life.
The only thing that dissatisfied Mr. Jia was that the niece fell in love with a beggar. The young man's surname is Han and his name is Xiao Feng. He is in his early twenties. He has a tall and mighty appearance, somewhat like Zhou Dalei, the leader of the Beggar Clan. On weekdays, he was asked to carry water, chop firewood, drink water, and work on the horses, which was more work than several strong laborers. He just stood in front of him silently, like a lump of elm wood.
People in the Beggar Clan say that this Han Xiaofeng is the direct disciple of the Beggar Clan, Gang Leader Zhou, but he is also the person that Gang Leader Zhou despises the most. Apart from listening to his master, he has no benefit at all. He is already in his twenties, Gang Leader Zhou He also often punched and kicked him in front of the gang's disciples. He was not welcomed in the beggar gang, so he was sent to work in the Jia family compound to make a living.
This young man is an honest young man, but he is also too rigid, and Mr. Jia is extremely dissatisfied with this. Even though his niece Yingying falls in love with him, the person who wants to marry into the Jia family compound will inherit his huge wealth in the future, so he must be shrewd and capable. His honest and honest energy is not up to his standards. The standard for choosing a son-in-law.
But his niece Yingying was very fond of him, so the old couple had no choice but to leave him in the house and do some work as a servant. They thought that by training him slowly, he would always make some progress, but after observation, he was not a good person at all. Materials for running such a large family business. The more Jia Yuanwai thought about it, the angrier he became. He usually didn't have a good look towards Han Xiaofeng, but this young man was not an ordinary fool. He didn't pay attention to Jia Yuanwai's expressions, and his smile and politeness were not lost.
Jia Yuanwai came to Han Xiaofeng's door. Seeing that the lights in the room were still on, he stopped and asked him to beg this person whom he had always despised. It was really hard to open his mouth.
"I wonder how this guy became the disciple of Clan Leader Zhou?" Jia Yuanwai muttered in his heart again, but now he has something to ask for. No matter how bad Han Xiaofeng is, he is still the disciple of Clan Leader Zhou. It's always enough to be able to talk to Gang Leader Zhou.
Before Jia Yuanwai could reach out and knock on the door, Han Xiaofeng had already opened the door with a "squeak": "Master, it's so late, aren't you still going to bed?"
Jia Yuanwai walked in and said in a gentle tone as much as possible: "Xiao Feng, I have something to trouble you with." Han Xiaofeng quickly asked Jia Yuanwai to sit down, poured half a bowl of cold water for him, and then poured out the water like an iron tower. On the side: "Master, if you have something to do, just tell me!"
Jia Yuanwai stared at his tendons that could not be fully covered by his coarse clothes. He was stunned for a moment, and then he started to say: "I have a batch of goods to be delivered to Yueyang Gate in the past two days. They are all important things. There is no room for carelessness. So I want to ask your master to send some experts to protect me along the way. I wonder if you can talk to me?"
Han Xiaofeng scratched his head and replied cheerfully: "How many people do you want, Master? If I need experts, I will go to Master and ask him for instructions overnight. Early in the morning the day after tomorrow, I will definitely find experts from the Beggar Clan!"
Hearing Han Xiaofeng's big words, Jia Yuanwai was unhappy, but he could only hold back and asked: "Where is the gang leader now? Is it too late for you to go and ask for instructions overnight?"
"The gang leader is in Xi'an at the moment. I will invite as many experts as you need overnight!" Han Xiaofeng began to put on his coat as he spoke.
Xiangyang Road to Xi'an Prefecture is more than a thousand miles away, can you run back and forth in two nights and one day? Jia Yuanwai couldn't hold back his anger and said angrily: "It requires more than twenty experts, and the rest of the drivers also need thirty or fifty!"
Han Xiaofeng was fully dressed and replied: "Let's find the driver in our village. There are quite a few who know how to box and kick. As for the twenty or so masters, I will go out overnight to invite them." After that, he went out.
Seeing that this idiot was really going to set off overnight, Jia Yuanwai felt a little regretful. When he was about to stop him, Han Xiaofeng had already entered the side courtyard. Jia Yuanwai didn't have time to stop him. After blowing out the candles in Han Xiaofeng's room, he chased after him. He had already opened the door and left.
Jia Yuanwai was really helpless. Early the next morning, he sent people to pick fifty people who knew how to box and kick from various shops. He also assembled thirty carts. They ran forward and backward. When they stopped, the sun was already heading west. Jia Yuan felt sore all over his body and fell asleep. Before dawn the next day, he heard people making noises at the door of the house. When he got up and rushed to the lobby, there were already about twenty big men crowded in the pavilion. All of them were unkempt, tall and thick. , Han Xiaofeng squeezed in behind others and smiled silly at himself.
Jia Yuanwai was so happy that he ignored all the rules and immediately ordered his family to prepare a banquet. Three tables were set up, and as dawn was approaching, he served wine for the distinguished men who came from the Beggar Clan.
When it got dark, everyone was ready, so they immediately sent for Kuai Guangzhen. After completing the inventory, they set off overnight.
After more than ten days, Jia Yuanwai calculated the exact distance. It was the day when the Beggars Clan's leaders would return. Jia Yuanwai sent people to guard the city gate, but there was still no return for three consecutive days.
Jia Yuanwai became anxious and called Han Xiaofeng to ask. Han Xiaofeng replied: "Don't worry, sir. The experts I invited this time are all the masters of my beggar gang. They were selected by the master himself. They will definitely not cause any trouble." The outsider asked: "Could it be that the Yueyang Clan took the money and deducted the money, and then planned to refuse to admit it one day?" Han Xiaofeng said: "It is absolutely impossible. The leader of the team this time is the elder Ba Bao, who is a mature man with martial arts skills. Zhuo Jue, he alone can sweep away the entire Yueyang Clan. I think you are worrying too much, sir." Jia Yuanwai saw that he was determined, and he indeed invited the Beggar Clan within two nights and one day. The master returned to the bedroom with doubts.
That night, Jia Yuanwai was lying in bed restless, so he quietly got up and took out the box containing the sword. After burning incense and paying homage, he opened the box and saw that the box containing the sword was empty. The handle of the sword, which was exchanged for a lot of money, was missing. As for Fei, there was only a note left in the box, which read: "The sword is named Zhenyue, and it is worth a thousand pieces of gold; let it go and cut off greed."
Jia Yuanwai sat down on the ground, and it took him a long time to regain his composure. He immediately found a brazier and burned the box with the sword and the note together. That night, he ran to the Bodhisattva and recited Amitabha all night before he calmed down.
You say that a rising tide lifts all boats. Jia Yuanwai is no longer the Jia Sanlang he used to be. Now that he is sitting on a huge fortune, his vision and ambition are naturally higher. A mere sword will be lost if lost, and five hundred thousand taels of silver will be lost if it is gone. It will eventually be earned back one day. At the moment, he just hopes that all the beggars who went to deliver the money will come back safely. As long as he doesn't offend these gangsters who are really good at playing with knives, he can keep his wealthy life.
After waiting for another three days, there was still no return from the Beggar Clan. Jia Yuanwai's heart was really in his throat, so he quickly sent Han Xiaofeng away and asked him to go south to greet them.
At first, Han Xiaofeng thought that Jia Yuanwai had no need to worry about such things. There have been constant disasters in the world over the years, but God has favored Huguang province. Coupled with the local government's good governance at all levels, Huguang is the most peaceful place on the ground. There are all kinds of sects in the world. No one dared to act recklessly. Except for some wandering ghosts, none of the disciples of the major martial arts sects dared to use force to cause trouble. What's more, the leader this time was the elder Babao of the gang, plus more than twenty people. You are a good player, who would dare to take advantage of the leopard's courage and dare to take advantage of the Beggar Clan?
Han Xiaofeng reluctantly rode out of Xiangyang City, crossed Dongting Lake and arrived at the border of Hunan, intentionally or unintentionally. He found several waves of Beggar Clan disciples and revealed their identities. After asking around, he learned that there had never been any members of the Beggar Clan. Take the goods southward. Han Xiaofeng had a vague feeling that something big had happened, so he gathered all his energy and started to investigate carefully. When he got to Yuezhou Prefecture, there was still no trace, so he found the Beggar Gang's branch in Yuezhou Prefecture overnight. On the one hand, he asked the Yuezhou Branch to send out troops to investigate in various ways, and on the other hand, he sent someone to report to Zhou Dalei, the leader of the Beggar Gang who was staying at the Xi'an Branch in Shaanxi Province. He went to Yueyang Gate alone to inquire.
Han Xiaofeng learned from Zhou Dalei, the leader of the Beggar Clan, and his unique skill of Thunder Hand has been passed down from his master. It's just that his temperament is a bit like his uncle's, and he doesn't want to interfere too much with the gang affairs. Unless there is an urgent matter in the gang that is assigned to him and he can't avoid it, he will agree to do the errands. This makes his master and master Extremely dissatisfied, he had long been excluded from the selection of the next gang leader. If not, he would not have gotten such a good job working in a rich man's house.
Although Han Xiaofeng did not want to interfere with the help, he was very talented in learning martial arts since he was a child. In his early years, he was loved by his master, the crazy beggar, Grandmaster Wu. He took him to visit many places and met many martial arts comrades. The Beggar Clan is one of the top three sects in today's martial arts world, and is responsible for the outer nine sects. Its master, Grandmaster Wu, has been named one of the two major martial arts masters today. On weekdays, it is inevitable to shout with each sect. , social gatherings among various sects in the rivers and lakes, weddings and funerals of any sect, and banquets for celebrating birthdays and accepting disciples, the master and the master will take him with him until he grows up, and gradually in the master , fell out of favor with the master, and this was the reason why these worldly interactions were lost.
The Yueyang Sect is the overlord of Huguang Province. In Huguang alone, apart from the Wudang Sect, the Yueyang Sect has the highest status. In addition, the Wudang Sect has always been less involved in worldly affairs, and the Yueyang Sect has the largest power among the people. , a few years ago, it even surpassed the Tang Sect of Sichuan and Sichuan and squeezed into the nine sects outside the Wulin. Han Xiaofeng did not dare to go there rashly. He first prepared gifts, then sent someone to inform the door number, and waited in a polite manner. The entrance to the Yueyang Gate Main Altar.
The mountain gate opened wide, and a tall old man walked out. He looked to be in his eighties. He had white hair, white eyebrows, and wide ears. His silver beard was more than two feet long and he looked like a man with a beautiful beard. This majesty and heroic spirit were even higher than those of his master, Grandmaster Wu. Han Xiaofeng couldn't help but admire him from the bottom of his heart.
The old man led his disciples and trotted over. Before they even got close, he had already clasped his fists and bowed, and said with a smile: "I don't know if it's a friend of the Beggar Clan who's here. Little old man Luo Qianhai, I'm sorry for missing you from afar." !”
Han Xiaofeng hurriedly clasped his fists and bowed in salute, saying: "Thank you, old master, for condescending to go out. This junior is really guilty." Luo Qianhai laughed loudly, stretched out his hands to greet him, and said: "Young hero, please come quickly, young hero, please come quickly!" Han Xiaofeng clasped his fists and faced Luo Qianhai again. All the disciples behind him saluted, then nodded slightly and followed him through the door.
After arriving at the hall and taking their seats, Han Xiaofeng said politely: "I have heard about the reputation of Grandmaster Luo, the Supreme Protector of the Divine Fist for a long time. I am truly lucky to see you today." Luo Qianhai waved his hand and said with a smile: "I just live longer, young master. You don’t have to be polite, Xia. But I don’t know what to call the young Xia. Which master of the Beggar Clan is he? What position does he currently hold in the Beggar Clan?” Han Xiaofeng said: “I’m ashamed to say that junior Han Xiaofeng is the least talented among the disciples of Clan Master Zhou. One, he has accomplished nothing in his studies and has not reached any position yet. He is just a flower boy working in a wealthy family!"
Luo Qianhai looked at Han Xiaofeng again and again, stroking his beard and smiling: "Gang Leader Zhou is really enigmatic. He is so eclectic even in training his disciples. I admire him, I admire him! Brother Han has become a talented young man and his future is limitless!" Han Xiaofeng is not good at talking. , he said the polite words smoothly, but when faced with a kind word, he didn't have the right answer, so he had to smile awkwardly.
The servants served tea, and Han Xiaofeng took a sip. Just as he was wondering how to ask if the Beggar Clan's escorts were here, Luo Qianhai took the lead and asked, "Brother Han is here, but does Gang Leader Zhou have any errands?"
Han Xiaofeng was thinking about what to say, but Luo Qianhai saw something different in his expression, so he stepped back and said directly: "Since the death of the first head of our sect, I have been temporarily in charge of the Yueyang sect's affairs. Brother Han, if you have anything to say, you may as well speak directly explain."
Han Xiaofeng cleared his throat and said, "Not long ago, did your faction make a deal with Jia Fujia Yuanwai from Xiangyang?"
When Luo Qianhai heard this, his expression changed, his eyes rolled up, and he stared at Han Xiaofeng. Han Xiaofeng was extremely uncomfortable being stared at by him, so he explained: "Oh, Grandmaster Luo, this junior is doing some minor work in Jia Yuanwai's house. More than half a month ago, Jia Yuanwai said that he had a deal with your sect. Because the goods were valuable, they needed experts from the beggar gang to escort them. So I asked the gang leader to invite twenty-three experts from my gang to escort me. There were also fifty porters who were good at boxing and kicking, together with a senior from your faction. They escorted the goods together, but when it was time to return, the brothers in my gang still didn't come back, so Jia Yuanwai sent a junior to come out to greet him. The juniors came all the way to inquire about it, and heard from the beggars in my gang that they had never seen anyone escorting them. The goods are going south, and the juniors are bold, so they come to your gang to ask if they have been here before?"
After Han Xiaofeng asked as thoughtfully and politely as possible, Luo Qianhai slumped on the chair like a deflated ball.
Han Xiaofeng noticed something strange and asked hurriedly: "Grandmaster Luo? Senior Luo?"
Luo Qianhai came back to his senses and murmured: "They have never been here. I sent people to the Dongting Lake to greet them, and they haven't come back yet!"
Han Xiaofeng secretly complained, and said hurriedly: "Senior Luo, we have to send someone to look for him right away?"
Luo Qianhai suddenly sat up straight, stared at Han Xiaofeng fiercely, and said in a strange tone: "Could it be that you gang of beggars killed people from my Yueyang Clan, took away my things, and then came here to blackmail me?"
Han Xiaofeng got up after hearing the case, then restrained himself and said: "Senior Luo, you can't say such nonsense!"
Luo Qianhai lowered his head and pondered for a long time, and then said, "Didn't Jia tell you what he is escorting this time?" Han Xiaofeng said, "Jia Yuan has a favor with our beggar gang. What does he want to escort? We just listen." The order is, why should I care about anything else? Besides, I am just an errand boy in Jia Yuanwai's house. It's okay to send a message to Master on behalf of Jia Yuanwai. How can he tell me what valuable things Jia Yuanwai is escorting? "
Luo Qianhai has experienced the world and become a mature man. Seeing that Han Xiaofeng is not a rich man, he said: "Jia Yuanwai didn't tell you, let me tell you, what they escorted was a full five hundred thousand taels of silver?"
Han Xiaofeng was dumbfounded and asked in a trembling voice: "What? Five hundred thousand taels of silver?"
Luo Qianhai stared at Han Xiaofeng's expression, nodded and said: "It's five hundred thousand taels of silver. I recently got involved in a business of trafficking tea and silk overseas. I didn't have enough money, so I sold a treasure in my hand to Jia Yuanwai, worth five hundred thousand taels. One hundred thousand taels. Originally, it could be exchanged for banknotes, which was convenient and safe. But to stock up on goods, you need to break up cash. Secondly, you need to clear the way with people from the government. The officials would withdraw money with banknotes Money, not to mention the cumbersome procedures, is more likely to be targeted by Jinyiwei and Yushi Yanguan. Giving them cash can save a lot of trouble!"
Han Xiaofeng also pondered: "Is it true that we, the beggars of the Beggar Clan, who have never seen so much silver, killed you Yueyang Clan people on the way, and then divided the money and ran away?"
Luo Qianhai stared at Han Xiaofeng's every expression, breathed a long sigh of relief, and said: "You are right, you can't say this nonsense!" Han Xiaofeng was a kind and young man, and he didn't know how to deal with it for a while, but Luo Qianhai was old and steady, so he just Seeing Luo Qianhai stroking his silver beard, he said: "In this case, Brother Han seems not to leave Yueyang Mansion these days. I will immediately send the disciples of Yueyang Clan to search with all their strength. As soon as there is news, I will inform you immediately. In addition, I For a copy of the book, please please be the master of Zhou Gang, everything will be determined after discussing with the Zhou Gang Lord! "
Luo Qianhai turned into it, and he had already written a letter to Han Xiaofeng. Han Xiaofeng took the letter and hurriedly resigned. On the one hand, the bad person made the letter on the beggar's disciples to help the master Zhou Dalei. The beggar helped Yueyang Mansion's rudder, discussed with the rudder's hand to send hands, and searched for full search.
