Early the next morning, word spread throughout the city: Li Sanlang sent troops to surround his old house and wanted to raid his uncle's home!
The news broke like thunder in the small county town, and people who rushed to the door of Li's house to see what happened saw the county's notice posted beside the imperial memorial arch.
"If you donate one tael of silver, you will receive dividends, and a monument will be engraved on it?" This incident seemed to immediately make everyone's minds spin.
"This thing is risky, not that it is dangerous, but... it may not necessarily pay dividends. Maybe there is nothing left to divide after the money is spent, or what if Li Sanlang and the Qingshirt team lose the battle?" someone said worriedly.
"Bah, bah, bah! Fourth Uncle Su, could you please think better of me? We'll lose the battle? If they lose, we're all screwed! We'll lose our lives, so what's the point of losing money?"
"That's right, you old man is confused. They are all children of our county. You can't say anything to make them lose!"
"Yes, yes!" everyone agreed.
"Speaking of one thousand or ten thousand, let's go back and collect money for ourselves and our families.
If a few people don't have one or two, they can't get it together? The people are gathering firewood and the flames are high. Since the thieves cannot enter the city, then don't look at it and quickly go home to collect money, cloth, tools, and animals, and then send them to the Yamen and the military camp! "
"Okay, let's go together, let's go together!" People shouted and turned around and walked back. One after another, the incident in the Li Mansion no longer seemed like big news.
"How dare you do this? Just copy your uncle's property as you please. Aren't you afraid that he will come back and scold others?"
While everyone outside was excited about the possible dividends in the future, in the courtyard where Li Dan had lived for ten years, Zhao Jingzi was sitting at the stone table drinking tea and talking to Li Dan.
They surrounded the mansion last night and imprisoned the remaining servants and maids in a side courtyard. Then, under the guidance of Li Dan, they searched the account books and the cash that was too late to take away from the mezzanine of the upper room.
This morning, Tanzhongxiao's right sentry was transferred to the city and five shops under Li Su's name were sealed.
A total of 2,476 taels of cash, more than 300 pieces (rolls) of white cloth, green cloth, and oilcloth, 110 loads of oil, 14 carriages, and 26 livestock were confiscated. It costs more than three hundred and seventy stones to grow food.
With this income, at least the food and drink problem of the Qingshirt team and the incoming Jiao Conghu army can be solved. Li Dan felt that he had the minimum confidence, and now he had to find a way to recruit some of Zhao Jintang's teams.
"The most he can do when he comes back is to vent his anger on me, what else can he do?" Li Dan sneered.
Zhao Jingzi looked back and saw that only Brother Mao was around, and said softly: "You'd better move your aunt to a safe place!"
"How about I hand it over to Zhao Jintang and you tell the nephew and ask him to help raise it?"
"Stop making trouble, let me be serious!" Zhao Jingzi didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Li Dan chuckled and pointed at him: "So, Zhao Rujing is your real name? You hid it really well, and you told me that you were a bastard and had nothing to do with the country, and then you turned out to be a county king." grandson."
"Don't be ignorant, I'm helping you by revealing my identity. Otherwise, do you think General Zhaoyi would just give up yesterday?" Zhao Jingzi said:
"Fortunately, there is a case involving Zhao Cheng, otherwise I wouldn't have known there was such a character in the city, so I wouldn't have had to reveal my identity to pressure him!"
It turned out that he knew the situation of Zhao Jintang and Zhao Xuan and his son clearly when he interrogated Zhao Cheng. No wonder he insisted on coming to this banquet yesterday.
Li Dan looked at him for a while, patted his back affectionately, and said, "Thank you! Thanks for bringing you along yesterday. But...I'm afraid I have to borrow your identity."
"Yeah, I guessed it. Let him hand over the team training, right?"
"There is no need to hand over all, I just want to skip part of it. He will take care of the rest, but his people are mainly responsible for guarding the county offices, warehouses, prisons, as well as the protection of key officials and the homes of gentry and wealthy families. The rest will be left to us. Come and do it. Do you think it’s feasible?”
Zhao Jingzi nodded immediately after listening to Li Dan's words: "It would be really embarrassing if we can't do such a simple thing well. Okay, I'll go talk to him. Who do you plan to arrange to select those group trainers?"
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I want Gu Da or Song Qian to do it. Gu Da is familiar with these people, and Song Qian is the commander-in-chief of the army and can suppress them. "
"Okay!" Zhao Jingzi nodded: "I'll ask them to go to the general's mansion together." As soon as he reached the door, he remembered something again and turned around and said:
"Let me talk to him about Zhao Cheng's matter. If this guy refuses to hand over Tuan Lian Xiang Yong, I will beat him over this matter!"
"Okay, you figure it out." Li Dan smiled and watched him leave. Then he looked back at the small courtyard where he had lived for ten years. He waved to Mao Zaidi without any nostalgia: "Let's go back to Xian." Renli, go see my aunt!"
Dushan is one of the most inconspicuous and unremarkable islands among the thousands of islands and sandbars in Poyang Lake.
It is a triangular-shaped island with a maximum width of less than one mile and a length of less than two miles. Most of the island is flat grassy slopes, with only a few small hills and ridges on the northern edge, with some trees and shrubs on them.
The tallest one was undeservedly given the title of Zhupao Mountain. It is said that an important man sailed here and suddenly encountered a heavy rain, so he stopped the boat to take shelter from the rain. After the rain, he spread his wet official robes on the grass to dry, so it got this name. name.
It is impossible to verify whether anyone actually showed off their robes. But today, a large white tent was set up here. From a distance, it looked like a cloud had fallen among the green color, covering a large area on the south slope. Read the book
The owner of the tent is the lake owl finless porpoise that lives between Nankang Prefecture and Duchang. Today he wants to use this little-noticed place to meet with distinguished guests, so he brings three hundred confidants.
One hundred people were on guard on the island, and the rest were driving boats or pretending to be fishermen to monitor the lake, or cruising back and forth to communicate and explore.
The finless porpoise is forty-nine years old, dark and fat, with small eyes, turned-up nostrils, and a short and messy black beard on its upper lip. The strange thing is that the two sons and three daughters he gave birth to are all fair and beautiful, which is simply incredible.
But what made him even more incredible was that his old rival Bai Lang took the initiative to send an envoy to propose marriage and asked him to meet here today for "a detailed discussion."
Originally, Finless Porpoise wanted to refuse outright, but his military advisor saw some unusual signs in the gift list, so he advised him to meet and see what Bailang wanted to do.
As for the finless porpoise, he actually admired this finless porpoise. It was good at water and its white flesh could never get tanned. Moreover, it could always survive being hit by him again and again. It was simply a water rat that could not be caught!
He and Bai Lang actually had no personal grudges. The key was that this kid occupied the position at the mouth of the lake and was very popular selling protective flags. He always couldn't eat or was very hungry, so he regarded Bai Lang as his own. A thorn in the claw must be removed!
But the problem is... I can't beat him!
Although the finless porpoise looks fierce, this person is actually not a desperado. Jiang Dou's original name is Jiang Tuo, with the courtesy name Bu Zhi, and he is a clerk in the punishment house of Poyang County. You see, not only is he literate, but he was also a child!
Jiang Tuo became a finless porpoise because he was caught having an affair with a widow.
Seeing that the widow was about to be drowned by her clan members, Jiang Book Office gathered more than twenty desperadoes he had rescued, snatched the widow out, took away several hundred taels of money from the family, and fled collectively into the lake.
There is a missing official in the Yamen, and there is a big thief in Poyang Lake. Because he is good at winning over his subordinates, the number of people in the village is increasing. After wiping out three families of lake bandits through cunning tactics, he got his wish and assumed the position of leader.
The outside world doesn’t know enough about him. First of all, it is good that the finless porpoise's territory is mainly in Nankang Prefecture, but his old camp is actually located in Mazui, Changshan Island and Zhongzhou Catfish Village.
The first two are under the jurisdiction of Raozhou, so Zhao Chongbi had reason to take action for this reason.
Another point is that as the leader of various alliances in Poyang Lake, the conflict between Jiangdu and Bailang stems from the fact that the former does not take him seriously and has always refused to recognize his status as alliance leader.
And although Liao Huazi regarded him as the leader of the alliance and helped him attack Bailang several times, in the eyes of Finless Porpoise, this guy was not simple. The Polygonum flower's unruliness and military strength actually made the finless porpoise very fearful and helpless.
Bailang suddenly proposed marriage to him, which was an unusual move. If it were an ordinary person, the opponent would only attract ridicule, sarcasm, and sarcasm, and then drive the envoy away.
But Jiang Dou suddenly became alarmed. Because Bai Lang was very smart, he wouldn't have known that the result of this marriage proposal was very likely to be bad. So why would he want to humiliate himself?
This overly smart boy is as slippery as a loach, so it's strange that he can be sent to the door and be scolded.
The eldest daughter of the finless porpoise is married to the leader An Dayong, and the second daughter is engaged to Chen Tong, the second son of Chen Yuanhai, the head of Junshanhu Shinao Village. Only a thirteen-year-old girl, A Yuan, is still waiting to be given birth.
And that Bai Lang is already twenty-five years old, so he can only marry A Yuan when he comes to propose marriage. This girl has never left Mazui Island. To say that Bai Lang fell in love with her at first sight, or that there was some kind of love at first sight between the two, is nonsense!
In this case, why did he propose marriage, and why did he specially invite himself to meet? There are ninety-nine twists and turns in the finless porpoise's mind that he can't figure out, so he just does it. You want to meet, I'm here, let's see what you say!
After ensuring their own safety and searching every tree and bush on the island, this big white tent was set up on the island. After seeing the finless porpoise on the boat, they landed on the island with confidence and were prepared for what was coming. This meeting was a mixture of anticipation and confusion.
Bailang didn't let him wait too long. A sentinel boat came over to contact the finless porpoise people. Soon after returning, a fast boat appeared on the water. The boat has two pointed ends and a bulge in the middle. There are three pairs of oarsmen at the front and rear. In the middle of the boat stood a young man wearing a raincoat and a hat.
The clipper docked at the dock. Someone came up to greet him and chatted with him for a few words, then led the young man and his four followers ashore.
When he was about thirty steps away from the finless porpoise, the young man turned around and signaled. The four people behind him stopped. He was the only one who walked up the slope with a smile, clasped his fists and cupped his hands, and said loudly: "Leader Jiang, haven't seen you for many days. Are you okay? Bailang. It’s polite!”
Ever since he saw him landing calmly, the finless porpoise had been secretly cheering. Although this man was wearing coarse shorts and shorts, he had strong muscles and a steady gait. His slightly thin face had clear lines, and the short beard on his upper lip seemed to intentionally accentuate his smile.
As expected, this man had a fair complexion. If he hadn't been dressed like a fisherman, he would have been regarded as a young man from some government office if he had changed into a Confucian shirt. He raised his hand to invest in a calm and elegant manner.
"Master Bai is indeed worthy of his reputation. You actually came to meet me. I admire your courage!" Finless Porpoise also returned the courtesy and said: "Aren't you afraid that I will ambush a large number of troops on this island and attack suddenly? Just these four people. Can I protect you?"
"No." Bailang replied simply: "They are not trying to help me escape, but they are trying to knock you down as fast as possible so that I can be safer."
The smile on Finless Porpoise's face disappeared. He quickly used his peripheral vision to determine the position and distance of his men, and sneered: "You think they can do it?"
"Bai Lang is here to propose marriage today. Of course there is no need for his men to arrest his father-in-law Taishan." Bai Lang smiled and said with his neat white teeth. These words made Finless Porpoise's face soften a little.
"My father-in-law won't let my son-in-law stand down there and talk all the time, right?" Bai Lang spread his hands.
Finless Porpoise snorted coldly: "I haven't agreed to your proposal yet. But Mr. Bai can come up. Please come and take a seat. If you have any questions, let's talk about it slowly. How about that?"
"Very good, thank you father-in-law!" Bailang bowed, and then regardless of the finless porpoise pouting, he still smiled and said "please" and walked into the big white tent.
It turns out that the tent uses wooden pillars to support the four corners, and bamboo strips are used to make an arched roof in the middle. Several pieces of white cloth are connected together and draped on top to cover it. There are also strips of cloth tied to the bamboo strips to prevent it from being blown away by the wind. Therefore, the tent is not only light-transmissive, but also quite spacious.
It is surrounded by bamboo fences, also wrapped with cloth curtains and fixed with cloth strips.
"It's so exquisite. Where did Leader Jiang get it? It looks very new. It must have been used for a while, right?" Bai Lang looked at it in surprise and asked.
"Don't ask this or that yet, sit down and talk, tell me what your plan is and why you want to see me?" Finless Porpoise pointed to the only guest seat and said to Bailang in a cold voice.
"Are you so anxious to know?" Bai Lang glanced at Finless Porpoise's thick furrowed eyebrows and smiled: "Okay, let's talk business first and then private matters."
The finless porpoise snorted: "Are there any business matters or private matters? When I was a public official in the county government (referring to a junior official who worked for the government), I received many additional benefits.
It's all business, I've never seen someone so sneaky when talking about business. "
"Because this is a big deal, Alliance Leader Jiang doesn't want to make it known to the whole world now, right?"
"Oh, big deal?" Finless Porpoise pricked up its ears: "How big is it?"
"Help you, Alliance Leader Jiang, to establish the supreme alliance leader status within the three hundred miles of Pengze (the ancient name of Poyang Lake)!"
"Hey!" Finless Porpoise dismissed it: "What do you have to worry about? When the heroes from all walks of life recommended me as the leader of the alliance, where is your leader? Don't you admit that I can't be the leader of the alliance?"
"Although Alliance Leader Jiang has done a good job, it's just that...it's a bit unworthy of the name!"
"How do you say it?" Finless Porpoise asked with a raised voice, his expression clearly very unhappy.
"If you are really the master of Pengze, could you please give me your permission to recruit 10,000 miners?"
"Hiss!" The finless porpoise turned and looked over: "Who have you ever heard of such a thing?"
"It doesn't matter which one you listen to. The important thing is that he not only wants to recruit these ten thousand people, but also plans to go south to attack Yugan, welcome Jiangshan's army to Raozhou, and then accept Yang He's right-wing marshal.
Don’t all these alliance leaders know? Bailang asked in a joking tone.
"This..., how can this happen? Don't stir up trouble in front of me!" Finless Porpoise shouted.
"Whether I have provoked you or not, you will know, Alliance Leader Jiang, if you send someone south to check. Just look at how many people have gathered in Liaohuazi around Bijia Mountain, and look at how many leaders secretly sent people to participate in the Battle of Yugan. You will know that Peng Zeli Who is the leader of the alliance?"
"Asshole!" Finless Porpoise stood up with a cry: "Are you telling the truth?"
"If you don't believe me, go ask your own relatives!" Bailang pursed his lips: "Even Chen Yuanhai sent 500 people there, did he tell you?" He looked at the finless porpoise that was stamping its feet in anger, sighed and complained:
"That's me. Although you have always felt that I was in the way over the years and the two families have fought many wars, I know that there are people like Polygonum Huazi behind you who are slandering you with ulterior motives. I never blame you.
At this time, I have come here to deliver a message to you. If Alliance Leader Jiang still dislikes me in Gushanzhai in the future, that would be extremely unfair! "
The finless porpoise couldn't tell the difference after hearing this. If you think about it carefully, the first one who always badmouthed Bailang was Polygonum Huazi. It was this guy who always persuaded him to send troops. He was also the one who came to pick peaches when his two families were at war!
As he thought about it, hatred mixed with anger came up, and he cursed: "This bastard, I treat people as brothers, but he is trying to undermine me behind my back!"
