Jiang Ayan: "Just you?"
Yang Fang: "Li Zengzhi himself is in trouble. Do you think he dares to protect you this time?"
"You can catch me first." Jiang Ayan sneered.
The atmosphere became anxious for a moment...
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Lin Linyou: "Is there any news from Kunshan?"
Zhang Bi: "According to intelligence, Jiang Ayan returned to Nanjing two days ago. It is said that he has been dormant in the governor's mansion and has never seen him go out."
"The service capabilities of these lieutenants need to be improved!" Lin Lin said, "The Governor's Mansion has more than one door."
"I have people watching the side door and the back door," Zhang Bi said.
"Brother, your business ability as a Baihu Shangguan needs to be improved!" Lin Lin said, "The Cunning Rabbit's Three Caves, the underground secret door of the Governor's Mansion, are you looking for someone to check it out?"
Zhang Bi said: "That's true. Who would go check the Governor's Mansion if nothing happens? Isn't that just to make people feel uncomfortable?"
Lin Linyou asked: "Now, where should we look?"
"My business ability is not good." Zhang Bi said, "You are strong. If you tell me where to look, I will follow you."
"Damn! In the end, you are a hundred households and I am a hundred households?"
"If I hadn't been dragged into the trap by you, I, a hundred households, could just lie down at home and sleep!" Zhang Bi said, "Who the hell wants to run around on a cold day and come out to drink the wind?"
"Yang Fang is your third brother! Blood is thicker than water!"
"It sounds like he's not your third brother."
"You are my eldest brother! My half-brother who broke his bones and connected his tendons!"
"I haven't been an eldest brother for many years...Brother, now you are my biological eldest brother." Zhang Bi said, "Brother, quickly use your super powerful brain to think about where to find our third half-brother. !”
Lin Linyou pondered for a long time, stared ahead, and said slowly but firmly: "Go and buy some."
In jargon, "undercover affairs" in which other people's private affairs are kept secret are collectively referred to as "qishu";
Chenghu Sheshu is an important source of information for the Jinyiwei black-clothed cavalry warriors, the red-clothed cavalry school captain and others. After these rogues find out about other people's "underlying affairs", they will secretly report to Tiqi.
Jinyiwei regarded the matter as serious and gave them a reward. The "bounty" here is called the "buying amount".
After understanding the situation, the Jinyiwei, usually the chief flag officer, will lead the school captain to suddenly attack the suspect. If the suspect's attitude and bribe satisfy them, they will usually let him go and leave in a big way; if they are not satisfied, they will use Lynching is called "dry wine brewing" in the jargon, and is also called "moving the gun"; if the other party can bring out a bigger case and involve a more important task, they will usually be given a considerable bounty and will not be held accountable. of guilt.
This "excellent tradition" was followed until the establishment of Dongchang and was then carried forward.
What is different from the era dominated by Jin Yiwei is that Dongchang has a closer relationship with the city's foxes and rats. These gangsters rely on Dongchang to openly engage in extortion and revenge; and Dongchang's "dry wine" "Moving the Wan'er" is also more cruel, far worse than imprisonment.
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"Who can I buy the money from?" Zhang Ben asked. There is more than one fox, and there is more than one rat. There must be a goal when looking for the fox and the mouse in the city, right?
"Just follow me!"
Lin Linyou took Zhang Bi through the streets and alleys of Nanjing, and finally stopped at Xiaoyao Tower, north of the Huaiqing River.
This Xiaoyao Tower is not called Xiaoyao Tower, but Xiaoyao Prison.
It is said that the Xiaoyao Prison was built under the personal order of Emperor Taizu in the early Ming Dynasty. Anyone who did not do his job properly and was engaged in gambling, gambling or playing games would be imprisoned in this prison.
More than forty years have passed, and Xiaoyao Prison has gradually turned into Xiaoyao Tower. This prison was originally built to eliminate the disadvantages of idleness among the people, but now it has become a building where idleness breeds the most.
Sometimes, things in the world are so contradictory and ironic.
"What are you doing here? The third brother's life or death is uncertain, but you are still interested in gambling?" Zhang Bi looked at Lin Linyou, "Besides, you should have told me if you wanted to come here to play some tricks! You didn't even bring any money."
"Brother, have you ever heard of a man named Jiang Hua?" Lin Linyou asked.
"Jiang Hua? That name is quite interesting." Zhang Bi said, shaking his head, "I've never heard of it. I wonder if your 'speech' is formal?"
Lin Linyou: "..."
Jiang Hua is a thief who specializes in breaking into houses at night by walking through walls and stealing. During the day, he occasionally squeezes into crowds to cut off shirt sleeves and steal people's property, but most of the time, he comes with stolen money. This Xiaoyao Tower is Xiaoyao. Once you lose all your money, you steal again.
People like him have a special name in the capital. Instead of calling them thieves, they call them "Xiaoli". Cutting off people's clothes is called "Jianjing", which is similar to the "Jianjing" who robs people on the road. Of course, this kind of people They all have a unified title - "broken house".
And Jiang Hua, who has a low-income family, has a more important identity, that is, he is Jiang Ayan's fellow villager!
In the Ming Dynasty, the power of fellow villagers was very strong. It was not like today's "fellow fellow villagers shot in the back". At that time, fellow villagers would actually burst into tears when they saw fellow villagers.
For example, the Huaixi Group under Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang was the largest hometown association headed by Li Shanchang; and the Huaixi Group's opponent was the Zhejiang East Group headed by Liu Ji.
Jiang Hua did follow Jiang Ayan in the Dudu Mansion for a while in the early days, but he couldn't control his hands and feet. From time to time, he would take a jade belt, a gold cup, and so on.
Governor Li Zengzhi was naturally displeased, but thinking about this egg color, he might come in handy one day, so he didn't pursue the matter very much, allowing Jiang Ayan to find an excuse to send him out of the house.
Without an iron job, Jiang Hua had no choice but to go back to his old business, breaking into people's houses at night to take money. With the support of a fellow villager, Jiang Ayan, he became even more daring. When he saw a pretty girl in his boudoir, he took money from people. By the way, it is easy to destroy flowers.
So this man is not only a thief, but also a flower picker.
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The above information is not available in official history, and I am not sure whether it is available in unofficial history. Anyway, Lin Linyou was so impressed by the name Jiang Hua that whenever the school "invited a certain expert and professor to the stage to speak", this name was the first thing that came to his mind.
I just can’t remember whether it was from a novel or a novel. The only thing that is certain is that this Jiang Hua is indeed a fellow countryman of Jiang Ayan.
In any case, there is no other way but to try your luck.
After all, it is normal for such a small person to not be included in official history.
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The two of them stood at the brightly lit door of Xiaoyao Tower. They habitually took out their swords and put them back into their sheaths. They tried to do it smoothly and stepped into Xiaoyao Tower.
The building was bustling with people, including those playing dice, playing cards, playing dominoes and Shuanglu, throwing money and pots, and even fighting cocks, dogs, and crickets. It was really lively.
The people watching looked like they were born from a mother, with deer heads and rat eyes, or faces full of flesh, and in short, they looked like they were not easy to mess with, or they looked like they owed them a lot of money - which is very consistent with the " The image of a destitute scoundrel.
"Brother, guard the door. Don't let that Jiang Hua escape. I'll go in and find someone." Lin Linyou said to Zhang Bi.
"Guardkeeper? I'm not a gatekeeper! Besides, there is no secret door in Xiaoyao Building." Although Zhang Bi was a little reluctant, he still turned towards the door.
Seeing Jin Yiwei entering, the crowd of gamblers were in a nonchalant manner as they were engrossed in the game. Those who looked up showed no fear, and even had a fierce look in their eyes, just like a guard dog baring its teeth when meeting a stranger.
This is the first time Lin Linyou has seen the people at the bottom who are not afraid of Jin Yiwei. It seems that there are many desperadoes among them. The so-called barefoot people are not afraid of those wearing shoes. They are a group of gamblers who dare to bet on anything, including their own lives. How can they still have something to lose? What cares is there anything to be afraid of?
I only care about the dazzling joy of money in front of me, and I am only afraid of the difference between the excitement of drawing cards and the difference between opening cards!
"Brother, I think what you said makes sense. There may be a secret door and tunnel. There is no point in guarding this door." In this smoky place, Lin Linyou suddenly became nervous and hurriedly grabbed Zhang Bi, " Forget it, let’s go in together!”
