Zheng Xiong led a large army to the gambling house in a mighty manner.
Hao Dali led the way, and soon they reached the southern part of the city.
This area is where Shili Qinhuai is located. The entertainment industry is concentrated and many people from all walks of life gather here.
This place where Lao Zhu specialized in serving wealthy businessmen also gave birth to the gambling house, which quickly harvested wealth.
Opening a gambling house to be a banker can be said to be a sure-profit business. As long as there are connections later, the gambling house can be kept open.
Then you can keep making money.
The rule of the gambling house is that it is not afraid of you winning money, but afraid that you will not come. As long as you come, it will have income, otherwise it will have to close down.
Not far from the brothel, Hao Dali walked to a house without a plaque and stopped there.
There were four or five strong men with sinewy faces standing at the door, holding sticks in their hands.
Seeing Hao Dali coming here, there was no surprise on his face. He was obviously familiar with him. As for Zheng Xiong's large army behind him, he didn't care.
It's far away, and it's the property of the brothers of the Minister of War. Zheng Yiyan, the governor of Yingtian Mansion, has never had any trouble with the gambling house.
So I didn't pay any attention to him and just treated him as passing by.
Hao Dali hesitated at the door and looked behind him instead. This unusual behavior made several big men guarding the door very puzzled.
If something went wrong, there must be a monster. The few strong men did not dare to neglect and said to Hao Dali.
"Mr. Hao, if you want to go in, please move quickly and don't linger at the door."
Hao Dali heard the strong man's words and ignored them. He glanced behind him again, looked at him and answered absentmindedly.
"I'm waiting for someone at the door. They'll be here in a minute. You don't need to worry about me."
The strong men looked at each other, wondering whether they accepted Hao Dali's words, and then continued.
"If Mr. Hao is waiting for someone, he should either move into the courtyard or stay farther away. Don't make it difficult for me to wait."
Hearing the strong man's words, Hao Dali was also a little anxious and looked in the direction of Zheng Xiong, while Zheng Xiong and his party were hanging in the distance and stopped in the distance.
I saw Zheng Xiong directing everyone, and he didn't know what he was giving, but he didn't move forward.
The strong man also noticed that something was unusual, and followed Hao Dali's gaze and looked at Zheng Xiong.
Hao Dali's unusual behavior also made the appearance of Zheng Xiong and his entourage somewhat annoying.
"If Mr. Hao doesn't leave, then we will only be offended."
After saying that, the strong man just wanted to use force to deal with Hao Dali.
But they saw that Zheng Xiong had finally finished setting up, and the team of a hundred people was divided into two teams. Zheng Xiong led one of the teams towards the gambling house.
The purpose was obvious, so the strong man had no choice but to give up his control over Hao Dali, and sent one person to go back inside to report the news, while the remaining few people stood ready.
After a while, Zheng Xiong walked to the door of the gambling house. Instead of looking at the strong men, he asked Hao Dali.
"That's it?"
Hao Dali heard this and replied respectfully.
"My lord, that's it."
The words of confirmation let Zheng Xiong know the location, and also let several strong men know that the visitor was not malicious, so they had the courage to ask.
"Your Excellency is very polite. I wonder why you are here? I can go in and explain to you."
Since he asked, Zheng Xiong's arrangements were not in place, so he asked casually, stalling for time.
"Let your manager come out and ask him if I have anything to do."
This battle was obviously not something he could handle. The strong man was relieved when he heard Zheng Xiong's words and replied quickly.
"My lord, please wait a moment. I'll let you know this little one."
It was originally a gray industry, and even strong men did not dare to let Zheng Xiong in.
After hearing what Zheng Xiong said, he also went in to report to the steward.
At the same time, the person who had gone in to report had already found the manager and explained the situation to him.
"Manager, it's bad. A group of officers and soldiers are coming outside. It seems that they are coming with bad intentions. They are heading towards our gambling house for sure."
When the manager heard this, he didn't panic and instead scolded the visitor.
"I'm in a hurry. What's the big deal for me? I'm just an officer and soldier, aren't I?"
"The eldest brother of our second master is the Minister of War. With him protecting you, you are afraid of a ball!"
Hearing what the steward said, the messenger felt more at ease, and the steward continued to ask.
"Did you see what officer it was? How many people did he bring? What weapons did he hold?"
The reporter thought for a moment and then gave the answer to the steward.
"It's so far away that the leading official couldn't see clearly. There were quite a lot of people coming. It looked like there were about a hundred people. They seemed to be holding iron rulers, and they seemed to be government agents."
After hearing this, the person in charge was not calm anymore.
After all, if there are dozens of people, it's okay to say that if you gather your subordinates to watch the situation, they can fight if any emergencies arise.
But a hundred people are not enough. This is not to belittle oneself, but the numerical advantage is the key factor in determining victory or defeat in my opinion. After all, it is not a battle on the battlefield.
Moreover, the people coming to Yingtian Mansion are obviously not seeking revenge, but most likely for gambling.
I can't handle this situation myself, so I can only continue to report it.
In the attic on the second floor, the manager reported everything he knew to the people in front of him.
"Second Master, in this situation, the person who came here is not malicious. Could you please tell me how to deal with it?"
Before the second master in front of him could speak, another voice came from the stairs.
"Second Master, the person in charge is here to ask the person in charge to go out and ask questions. I'm here to report."
At this time, the second master in front of him also wanted to ask questions, but he became interested.
"What kind of official dares to cause trouble for us?"
"Find a few people to follow me and go out to meet him."
"yes."
After the words fell, several people went their separate ways.
The leader, Erye, led the steward slowly down the stairs from the second floor.
The strong man who came in to report was to gather men.
There was a bit of noise, and in the noisy hall, everyone who was shouting and nervously waiting for their fateful decision also felt that something was wrong.
Some people are still immersed in the gambling industry in front of them and cannot extricate themselves.
Part of it was looking around to see what was going on.
The second master, who had already walked down the stairs, stopped when he looked at the somewhat surprised gamblers. In order to appease everyone, he said to these people with a smile.
"Everyone, continue on. There is an official here. I'm going to check out the rank and see if there is any official from my eldest brother. Come as you go. You don't have to worry about it."
This rather confident reassurance made all the gamblers feel more at ease.
Think about it, the first-level officer can overwhelm anyone, and the second master's eldest brother is a third-level official, so there are not many people who can overwhelm him.
He was just an official, so there was nothing to be afraid of, so a group of gamblers continued to start their own gambling business.
In addition to confidence, the second master also had a hint of gloom in his heart.
Zheng Xiong's arrival is not a good thing for the gambling house. This kind of instability will greatly affect the performance of the gambling house.
Now, the only way to get rid of Zheng Xiong as soon as possible is to show the strength of the gambling house.
After thinking about this, the second master of the Liu family went out faster.
(End of chapter)
