At night, the Sihai Gang in Kuyun City took charge of the inner courtyard.
Although it is an inner courtyard, as the place where Jia Rengui works, lives and discusses internal affairs, the area is not smaller than the main hall. However, Jia Rengui is not greedy for luxury, so the layout is simpler.
There were four people sitting around a round table in the room, namely Jia Rengui and Xu Qing, as well as the eldest Xu Qing and the eldest Xu Qing. There are many dishes on the table, most of them are precious river seafood, local sturgeon in Kuyun City, giant crabs in Guan Lake, and unnamed shellfish in the East China Sea... Some of them are no longer There are seasonal dishes, but to the Sihai Gang, that’s nothing.
"We have a unique breeding and preservation method." This was the answer given by a certain director of the Water Breeding Department of the Sihai Gang when answering a question from the Minister of Household Affairs.
To be fair, although the Sihai Clan is still not comparable to any of the upper three sects, the most important thing about their ability to sit firmly at the top of the middle four sects is their superior system that is far superior to that of the "Wulin sects".
A few years ago, when the concept of "nine major sects" had not yet appeared, the Sihai Gang was still a middle-level sect that was not as good as the top but more than the bottom. In order to strengthen and survive, Xue Wudi, the leader of the Sihai Gang at that time, made a major move. Xue Wudi reorganized the Sihai Gang's original organizational structure and sent four capable generals to develop in the four directions, east, west, north and south. With each river as the axis and the waterway hub as the center, he established a sub-rudder with certain "autonomous power". It was the prototype of the later "Dragon King of the Four Seas" and the forces under his command; while fighting against foreigners, the general helmsman of the Four Seas Gang, which Xue Wudi personally took charge of, also underwent tremendous changes. The position of "Deputy Gang Leader", which was originally chaotic in management and had unclear responsibilities, was abolished. , replaced by the "four major water divisions" - the Water Division is in charge of river transportation, the Water Supply Division is in charge of aquaculture, the Yili Division is in charge of salt production and trade, and the Jingwei Division is in charge of discipline.
Compared with the Dragon King of the Four Seas, the Four Water Divisions play more of a "civilian" role. Such a role seems a bit unexpected in the martial arts world. In terms of power level and reputation in the world, the Dragon King of the Four Seas is undoubtedly far more than the heads of the four major water divisions. However, the importance of the four major water divisions to the Sihai Gang has increasingly surpassed that of the Dragon King of the Four Seas - if we assume If the Sihai Gang is an empire, then the chief rudder is the capital and the center of power, the gang leader is the emperor, and the Sihai Dragon King is equivalent to the vassal king with certain autonomous powers, and the four major water divisions play a role equivalent to the "cabinet" .
In short, the restructuring did consume a lot of Xue Wudi's energy and encountered multiple internal and external resistances, but Xue Wudi was worthy of his name and successfully changed the gang and broadened the road - and the Sihai Gang after the restructuring Just like the dragon returning to the sea, he played a great role in participating in the establishment of the "Nine Sects" and successfully became one of them. Later, Xue Wudi also achieved his own status as the leader of the martial arts alliance.
Why are the four major water divisions suddenly mentioned? It's because Xu Qing's two brothers are both "civilian personnel" of the Sihai Gang.
Three brothers and one mother, each of them has inherited some of the charm of his parents. If you look closely, they all have similar facial features. The slightly fatter one is Xu Zheng, the eldest son of Xu Lingquan, the Dragon King of the East China Sea, and the deputy chief of the Chief Rudder Jingwei Division. , although he is in charge of the discipline within the Sihai Gang, he is very gentle in his dealings with others. Xu Qing's second brother, Xu Zhen, worked for his father and took charge of his local industries for the Dragon King of the East China Sea. Perhaps he had been with money for too long, and his temperament also appeared to be extremely shrewd.
Although Xu Zheng and Xu Zhen are not in positions that require force, their martial arts are not weak. Although they are not masters, they can be regarded as brave and powerful. Compared with Xu Qing, who is not good at writing or martial arts. My younger brother is much stronger.
Of course, Xu Qing is not without his advantages. For example, he is very good at entertaining guests - it was his idea to go to Yongjin Pavilion to find a girl to accompany him.
Although this is nothing to be proud of.
Talk about Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrives. While the four of them were having a hearty conversation, there was a sudden knock on the door: "Helmsman, we have arrived."
Although the four people in the house are all members of the Sihai Gang and are familiar with each other, they still have to show their friendship to the landlords when they arrive in Kuyun City, right? Hearing Li Wei's voice, Jia Rengui and Xu Qing stood up at the same time and went out to review.
"Where's the red musk deer girl I want you to bring?" Sure enough, after looking around, Xu Qing found that the red musk deer he had been thinking about was not there, so he glared at Li Wei and said.
Li Wei was about to explain, but was stopped by Jia Rengui. As expected of a capable person who has been "double certified" by Xu Lingquan and Wang Juxi, Captain Jia's first reaction was not to look at the girl, but to stare at Chen Yanbi, who was a little green among thousands of flowers, and asked in a low voice: "This The bit is..."
Li Wei came close to Jia Rengui and whispered a few words. The latter nodded slightly and turned to Xu Qing: "Bring the people in first, and entertain your eldest and second brothers well. I'll take care of some things here." .”
Although Xu Qing was dissatisfied with Li Wei and Deng Xiong's inability to do things well, he still had to listen to Jia Rengui's words. Moreover, these girls looked like hundreds of flowers blooming at a glance, so he put his unhappiness behind.
"What is this brother's name?" Jia Rengui asked.
Chen Yanbi answered his name honestly and bowed his hand.
Jia Rengui brought the three people in front of him to the front hall, gave Chen Yanbi a seat, and asked Li Wei to recount the whole story of Yongjin Pavilion tonight.
"Mr. Chen, is everything my brother said true?" After Li Wei and Deng Xiong finished talking, Chen Yanbi also testified under Jia Rengui's questioning.
"Okay!" Everything was clear. Jia Rengui suddenly shouted "ok", holding the armrests of the chair tightly with both hands, and leaning on the back of the chair: "Mr. Chen spoke upright when he saw injustice, which not only helped Yongjin Pavilion to rescue the siege, but also persuaded The Sihai Gang has maintained its reputation, has the talent of a celebrity with its eloquent words, and the spirit of a chivalrous person with high moral integrity. I would like to keep you as my friend."
"Li Wei and Deng Xiong, you two take a good look at what Mr. Chen did - I ordered you two to invite people over, not to kidnap them. Although Xu Qing asked for the red musk girl by name, If others don't want to, why do you have to fall out?" Jia Rengui lectured his men again, "If it weren't for people like Mr. Chen who understand justice to safeguard the situation today, how would the Sihai Gang and Yongjin Pavilion get along with each other? From now on. What will others think of my Sihai Gang in the future? Why don’t you thank Mr. Chen for finding a way out for you two?"
Lieutenant Li Deng Xiong was also angry, but it was difficult to show off in front of the helmsman, so he had to humbly give Chen Yanbi a fist.
"Okay, I'd better bring you two back, and I won't punish you this time - I'll go to Hall Master Fan to explain the matter clearly, and ask Hall Master Fan to set a date to take you two to Yongjin in person. Please apologize." After saying these words, Jia Rengui waved his hand and motioned for the two of them to retreat, and Li and Deng also followed the helmsman's instructions.
"My dear brother, I made you laugh." Jia Rengui nodded to Chen Yanbi: "Our Sihai Gang is composed of people from all over the world, and we are very heroic. My subordinates usually take care of themselves, so it is inevitable that they will act impulsively. Please forgive me. ." Jia Rengui knew that Chen Yanbi must have been "coerced" by Li Wei and Deng Xiong without even thinking about it.
Chen Yanbi was magnanimous. After seeing Jia Rengui's method of doing things, he was quite impressed and praised: "It's not a joke. He clearly saw how powerful Brother Jia is. It's very rare to say that he can distinguish between public and private matters, and that rewards and punishments are balanced."
Jia Rengui received Chen Yanbi's high praise and couldn't help but laugh boldly: "Brother Chen looks unfamiliar, he must not be a local, right?"
"My younger brother is from Maoling. He loves to make friends with knights all his life, so he travels all over the world." Chen Yanbi also lied straight out of his mouth, without changing his face or heart: "I have long heard that Master Jia is both brave and brave. Today I It’s really extraordinary.”
Jia Rengui didn't care whether Chen Yanbi was sincere or fake, he just listened to it seriously. Who doesn't like to hear good things?
After chatting for a long time, Jia Rengui was still thinking about the backyard, so he took the initiative to see the guest off: "Brother, do you have a place to stay in the city? I will send someone to take you back, and we two brothers will talk about it another day." In fact, there are many sub-rudders in the Sihai Gang. The room was vacant, so if you really wanted to have a good chat with Chen Yanbi, you could just keep him here, but Captain Jia still saw off the guest in a decent manner, so that both of them could get off the ground.
Of course, Chen Yanbi was eager to leave as soon as possible, so he quickly responded: "There is no need to send him off. This place is not far from Yongjin Pavilion - I will go and be cool." He finally figured it out and chatted awkwardly with Jia Rengui here. , it would be better to listen to the handyman bragging in a brothel!
The two of them walked to the gate half-pushed and half-pushed, and inevitably there was another drama of "Send it away" and "Don't send it away".
After watching Chen Yanbi disappear from his sight, Captain Jia's face suddenly darkened. He casually nodded to a member of the gang looking at the door and raised his chin in the direction Chen Yanbi left: "Follow me."
After listening to Deng Xiong and Li Wei's retelling and chatting with Chen Yanbi, Jia Rengui did feel that this person was worthy of appreciation, but for him - appreciation was not necessarily a good word.
Don’t you see that he also appreciated Wei Kui’s martial arts?
Being worthy of appreciation also means worth being wary of. There are not many people with Chen Yanbi's level of conversation and demeanor. Could it be that such a person just happened to appear at this time and place by such a coincidence, instead of having planned it for a long time?
It must be guarded against.
It's a pity that day and night defenses are impossible to prevent.
Jia Rengui never thought that the real problem was not Chen Yanbi, but the girl from the "brothel".
The moment Jia Rengui opened the door to the inner courtyard, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows - how long had he been out now, how could he have ended up like this?
"Master Jia, don't make any noise, don't call anyone, let's sit down and chat - I mean, we'll leave after we finish chatting, without further interruption." The speaker was a girl with delicate features, who was sitting The original owner of the seat where Xu Qing was sitting was grabbed by the throat by another young man who appeared out of nowhere with a horrified expression.
