After dawn, a few rays of light appeared through the gaps in the dark clouds. Si Hu drove the carriage, carefully following the direction of Weicheng, and drove slowly and slowly.
"Brother Mu, if you meet Tian Guantou, do you want to be beaten?"
Xu Mu sighed and shook his head.
"do not fight."
Under such a general situation, to be honest, Tian Song can't be too harshly blamed for pushing the three ancestors of Li Xiaowan over. It is estimated that there is destiny from above.
"There are not many old friends at the border, so let's just be friends."
The wet road is difficult to navigate, and it is not like Chen Sheng and others who were able to gallop and attack before. More than two hours passed before the carriage arrived at the gate of Weicheng.
Two city guards, wearing raincoats, hurried over to stop the driver. When Xu Mu handed over a few taels of silver, they happily gave way and invited them into the city.
"These dog officers only know how to collect money. The old gangsters from the Horseshoe Lake gang have been waiting for a long time and they still can't be wiped out."
Si Hu's tone was dull. Although he was a simple man, he had been following Xu Mu during this period and had seen a lot about the world's suffering and other things.
"Brother Mu, where should we go first?"
Xu Mu was not sure whether Tian Song was on duty, so he had to find a small horse gallery, paid some money, and waited at the edge of Guanfang Street with Si Hu.
Of course, he could also go directly to the official office and ask, but it was not the best option after all.
"Brother Mu, come and see!"
Holding the oil-paper umbrella, Xu Mu took a few steps forward, followed Si Hu's voice, and walked to the announcement of the official list. The notice was slightly wet, but the word "Ji" in vermilion stood out at first glance.
Chen Sheng was not mistaken. This was indeed a wanted list.
The content is roughly the same. There are more than 30 veteran bandits and thieves entrenched in the area of Masti Lake, and they go out to recruit warriors.
The reward is two hundred taels. If the silver is not taken, it will be offset by the notarization of five weapons, or the notarization of the land deed of Horseshoe Lake.
I have to say that this Weicheng Guanfang is really well-calculated. Xu Mu dared to be sure that even if the old bandits of more than thirty people were really killed by then, if they were powerless, there was a high probability that the government would take their money and use these notarizations to offset it.
Notarization of weapons is okay, although it is a little lacking, after all, it is a real self-defense weapon. But the notarization of the title deed of Horseshoe Lake is basically useless to most people.
It was far away from the waterways and official roads in the inner city, and the world was not so good, so I was afraid of being cut off even if I walked at night.
But unfortunately, such a place is what Xujiazhuang needs.
"Brother Mu...Tian Guantou is out."
Xu Mu turned around in silence and saw from a distance that in front of the official office, his old acquaintance Tian Song was hunching over and being scolded by a fat official.
At the end of the scolding, he gave Tian Song a kick and pretended to be having fun, kicking Tian Song into the water.
The officials walking back and the pedestrians passing by were all laughing secretly.
The rain came down harder and harder, instantly soaking Tian Song's entire body.
"What a fool. When I was at the border, if anyone messed with me, I would kill them with my knife."
"I naturally believe that everyone in Wangzhou City back then knew Tian Guantou's majesty."
Tian Song was startled, and hurriedly raised his head. Suddenly, his whole body was covered, and his eyes could not help but slowly turn red.
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In the deep alley of Weicheng, there is an old wine shop that is the third on the left.
After throwing out a mutton bone that had been chewed into meat, he dispatched two wild dogs. Tian Songcai wiped his mouth and let out a comfortable burp.
"When I saw Leader Chen earlier, I thought I had recognized the wrong person, but I didn't expect that the little boss really came to the inner city."
Xu Mu smiled faintly, raised his wine glass, and touched it with Tian Song from afar.
He could understand that people like Tian Song had struggled and tried to be immaculate, but in the end they lost to the general trend. If corrupt officials are incompetent, their future in public office is basically over.
"Little boss, what happened with the official lady back then——"
"It's already passed. We still need to thank Tian Guantou for bringing in two hundred taels of business."
Tian Song laughed twice and said, "My little boss has a huge amount of money. Please don't call me an official from now on. I am just a servant in Weicheng now."
Picking up the wine bottle, Tian Song took a few sips and his face turned red. Even Si Hu, who was eating meat and bones next to him, couldn't help but look at it a few more times.
"My little boss doesn't know that when I escaped from Wangzhou with the government officials, I got acquainted with the old man Chen and wanted to take him with me, but he didn't want to leave and said he wanted to watch Wangzhou."
"Old man Chen, is that old official who typed the seal bad?"
"Chen's surname is Chen Dingbian. I heard that he changed his name to pray for Dingbian and his country to be safe."
Xu Mu felt a pang in his heart for no reason, and then thought of the iron-clad figure of the old official Chai on top of the city, undefeated by thousands of arrows.
"After I got on the horse, I suddenly didn't want to leave...but I had been courageous for a long time, but I couldn't muster up the courage after all."
"My little boss, I feel like I'm a arrogant person. I heard that old man Chen died in the battle at Wangzhou, and every time I think about it, I can't help but get a sour nose."
Xu Mu paused for a moment and put away his thoughts.
"Brother Tian, it's better to die than live."
"That's right... that's all, let's not mention it. I heard Chief Chen say that the little boss is also in trouble and wants to kill him?"
Xu Mu nodded, hesitated, and had no intention of hiding it.
"After killing the list, I want to get the notarization of the land deed over Horseshoe Lake."
"If the little boss can successfully kill Bang Bang, it won't be a big problem. Even if he wants money, I guess those old ghosts in the official shop won't be willing to give it."
The officialdom is not willing, but the four major players in the dog basket are really playing dirty tricks, so they must be stuffing their money with them.
And there is also a very helpless point. After the official list is revealed, you have to enter the official office to show your dental plaque and then register.
Xu Mu's name and place of origin will definitely be found out clearly.
"Brother Tian, what I want is not money, but notarization of the land deed. But someone wants to drive Xujiazhuang out of the inner city."
Having been an official in Wangzhou for several years, Tian Song is not a fool. With just this sentence, I understood the meaning.
"Little boss, I have an idea."
"Brother Tian, please speak."
After clearing his face, Tian Song said seriously, "Now that I am in Weicheng's official office, I can only hand out tea and sweep the hall. Of course, the official list will be killed. When the report comes to Xiao Dong's house, I can think of a way to detain the old official. Walk."
"The only ones who can collect money are these old officials who knock stamps. Damn it, after thinking about it, Old Man Chen is the most upright person."
"If you send away the old officials, there will definitely be other junior officials taking their place. The little boss will take advantage of this moment to quickly hand in the list. However, the little boss must be extremely careful when killing the list."
Xu Mu paused and had to say that Tian Song's idea was quite good.
"Thank you Tian Song for your help."
Without hesitation, Xu Mu took a bag of silver from his arms, just like when he asked Tian Song to do something in Wangzhou, there should always be a bribe.
However, Tian Song in front of him trembled with his hands, but never extended them. At the end, he slowly opened the silver bag. It was full of fifty taels, but he only took out five taels.
Xu Mu was a little stunned. Considering the past friendship and Tian Song's recent financial difficulties, he handed over fifty taels.
"These five taels, I need to buy some things. The rest, my little boss, can take them back."
"Brother Tian, why is this?"
"My dear boss, I want to see if I can... wash myself off." Tian Song's voice was deep.
