Early the next morning, Li Zhiyun took a group of people to the streets. They came to one of the busiest streets, and Li Zhiyun said: "You can open a bank here." The scar-faced man on the side said: "King Chu, I heard that you opened a bank in Chang'an. What does this bank do?" Li Zhiyun thought for a while and asked: "Wang Baoqiang, where is your hometown?"
"Hu County".
"Is there anyone else at home?"
"A woman in her sixties."
"Aren't you going to send money to me?"
"Hey, when you mention this, I'm worried!" Scarface said, "I haven't been home for half a year, and I don't know how the military salary I saved is getting to my mother!"
Li Zhiyun smiled and said: "When my bank opens to Hu County, you only need to pay a small handling fee, and your money will be delivered to your mother."
"Really? Wouldn't that become flying money?"
"This is a good name!" Li Zhiyun said, "From now on, one of the bank's businesses is flying money..."
As they were talking, they suddenly heard passersby shouting: "There's a fight in front! There's a fight in front!..." Upon hearing this, Li Zhiyun quickly asked: "Where is the fight?" A passerby pointed with his finger: "It's right in front! "
At this moment, two hundred feet ahead, the woman in private clothes was chased into an alley by a group of guards. Suddenly, several more guards blocked her way. She wanted to escape over the wall, but the eaves on both sides were too high, so she tried several times without success.
Xue Qiang, who was commanding the guards to pursue, sneered and said, "You can't escape today even if you have wings! Come on!" All the guards swarmed forward. The sword in the woman's hand had been broken before, and the guards who rushed over grabbed her and tied her up.
"Take it back to the mansion!" Xue Qiang ordered. As soon as they walked out of the alley, they were blocked by a group of people.
Li Zhiyun stood in front of Xue Qiang with his hands behind his back and said: "The sky is clear and the sun is bright. How can you openly arrest people on the street?" He sneaked into a humble house and wanted to assassinate someone, but his servants chased him here and captured him!"
"Since it is an assassination attempt, the offender should be handed over to the officials, who will punish him! As the victim, you can file a complaint and the officials will definitely deal with it impartially!"
A fierce-looking nurse opposite, holding a big knife in his hand, stared at him and said, "I just won't give in, what can you do?" Scarface had a hot temper. He rushed forward and kicked him to the ground, holding the steel knife on him. On the neck, he said: "If you keep nagging, I will cut off your head! Do you believe it or not?"
Xue Qiang's eyes rolled wildly, thinking in his mind: The two sides have about the same number of people, but the other side is an official soldier, wearing armor and armor, and has excellent weapons. Although everyone in my own nursing home is armed with a sword, they have never fought a war before. They will definitely not gain much advantage in a fight with the officers and soldiers who have experienced battles for a long time.
For a moment, he even thought that this King of Chu was only two feet away from him, and he could rush forward with a single step, put the knife on his neck, and force him to give in. But this idea only flashed before he rejected it. Because he knew that if he kidnapped the King of Chu, the gates of Xihe City would be closed immediately, and he would not be able to escape from the city even if he had wings.
So, Xue Qiang squeezed out a smile on his face and said: "Since His Royal Highness the King of Chu said that the government will deal with it impartially, then I will hand over the prisoner to you!"
Li Zhiyun waved his hand, and Zhang Zheng and Cai Hu stepped forward, pushed away the two guards beside the woman, and escorted her back to their own team. Li Zhiyun bowed his hand to Xue Qiang and walked away with his group.
The nurse who was kicked down got up, came to Xue Qiang's side and said, "Master, are you just going to let them take people away?" Xue Qiang gritted his teeth and said, "One day, I'm going to smash them to pieces! …”
Li Zhiyun took the woman in silk clothes to the governor's Yamen and put her in prison. Just as her eyes adjusted to the dim light in the cell, the cell door was opened again and Li Zhiyun walked in.
Li Zhiyun stared at her and said, "Tell me, why did you want to assassinate Xue Qiang?" The woman turned away and remained silent.
"Did you throw that dart?" he asked after slowing down.
Seeing that the other party was still silent, Li Zhiyun smiled and said: "Let me guess, do you think what I said is right?... , you must have done a lot of bullying of men and women! You must have assassinated him again and again for revenge! However, you failed twice, which has aroused his vigilance. If you want to kill him again, it may be difficult to do so. Qingtian!" After a pause, he continued, "Maybe, I can help you get revenge."
When the woman heard this, she turned back and looked at him, full of hope: "Can you really help me get revenge?" Li Zhiyun nodded and said, "As long as our enemies are the same person, of course!" The woman thought for a while, gritted her teeth and said : "Okay, I will believe you just once!"
"Okay, tell me your origins."
"My name is Hu Qiaoling, I'm originally from Shanyang County..."
"Wait a minute," Li Zhiyun interrupted her, "If I remember correctly, Xue Qiang was the county magistrate in Shanyang County."
"Yes!" The woman nodded and continued, "My family opened a pharmacy in the county town, and I was the only daughter. One day, Xue Qiang suddenly sent people to arrest my father and took him into the county government office. He said that a villager outside the city had posted a message. He died after taking the plaster sold by my family and wanted my father to pay for his life. They hung my father up and tortured him. My mother had no choice but to sell the medicine shop and collect the money to send it to the county government. But the night my father was released, He vomited blood and died. My mother was angry and anxious, fell ill, and died soon after. I was only ten years old that year and became an orphan. Thanks to one of my father's brothers, I was taken in and adopted as my goddaughter. He was an entertainer, so I followed my godfather to perform in the arena, and my godfather taught me martial arts. Over the years, I have practiced martial arts diligently, just to one day find Xue Qiang to avenge my father and mother!"
"About half a year ago, my godfather fell ill and passed away. After I buried my godfather, I went to Shanyang County to find Xue Qiang. But this dog official was impeached by his boss for corruption and bending the law five years ago, and he has been dismissed and returned to his hometown. I found out that he lived in Xihe City, so I busked all the way to look for him. ...As for the dart, that was my first time sneaking into Xue Mansion. I overheard Xue Qiang telling his housekeeper that he was going to rob the weapons warehouse tomorrow night. . I met you after being chased out of the city by the servants of the Xue Mansion. I thought you were a pretty good person. I returned to the village shop where I was staying and applied the ancestral golden sore medicine. Then I went into the city again the next day and found out about you. Living in an inn, I climbed over the wall and threw a dart into your room."
Li Zhiyun then remembered and asked quickly: "How is the injury on your leg?"
"It's okay now."
What Hu Qiaoling said was similar to Li Zhiyun's original guess. He pondered for a moment and said: "I understand the situation. However, I still have to ask you to live here for a few days. This is also for your safety."
After Li Zhiyun left the prison, he found Liu Gan and Huang Qi and told them what he had learned. Finally, he said: "We must understand Xue Qiang's plan so that we can be targeted." Huang Qi thought for a while and said: " A few days ago, I met an old acquaintance on the street who I used to be a soldier with, named Su He. I heard from him that he seems to be a shopkeeper in Xue Qiang's house now. Do you think this will work..." Huang Qibao After he told his plan, Li Zhiyun and Liu Gan nodded repeatedly.
After Xue Qiang returned to the mansion, the confidant he sent out last time found him and said, "Shuai Liu is asking us when we will take action. He is impatient with waiting!" Xue Qiang pondered for a while and asked: "The warehouse How is the situation over there?”
"The officers and soldiers stayed on guard all night, and when they saw nothing happened, they withdrew to the barracks."
Xue Qiang nodded and said: "Okay, then we will take action tomorrow night. Go tell Marshal Liu and ask him to send troops to respond outside the north gate. Once we seize the weapons, we will attack the north gate!" The confidant said yes, turned around and left. .
The next morning, Huang Qi took off his official uniform, put on a turban, came to the door of Xue Mansion, and stretched his head inside. A servant came out and asked, "Who are you looking for?"
"I'm looking for Su He."
"Su He is the shopkeeper of Xiangyun Buzhuang. You should go to Xiangyun Buzhuang to find him."
Huang Qi thanked him and left Xue Mansion. After making inquiries, he found Xiangyun Buzhuang on West Street. He walked in and saw that Su He was receiving customers. Su He saw him and hurriedly came over and said, "Brother Huang, why are you here?" Huang Qi smiled and said, "Brother Su, we haven't seen each other for many years, and I want to invite you to Zuixian Tower for a few drinks." Su He said with a smile. He said with some embarrassment, "Look, I'm busy."
"Hey, it's almost noon, you should take a rest." Huang Qi urged, "Let's go!"
It’s hard to refuse such hospitality. Su He had no choice but to ask the waiters in the store to help him receive the customers, and left with Huang Qi.
The two came to Zuixian Tower and entered a private dining room. The waiter served them wine and food. Huang Qi filled the cup of wine and said, "Let's have a cup of wine first!" After finishing the cup of wine, Huang Qi said, "Brother Su, I invite you here today because I want to inquire about something."
"What's the matter?"
"When will Xue Qiang take action?"
When Su He heard this, he was shocked and stared: "What do you mean by this?"
Huang Qi picked up the wine pot and threw it to the ground. The door next to him was suddenly pushed open, and several people rushed out from inside, surrounding Su He. Scarface put the cold steel knife on his neck. Su He was so frightened that he stammered: "You, you..."
Huang Qi winked at Scarface. Scarface escorted Su He out of Zuixian Tower through the back door. There was a carriage parked outside the door. After Su He was escorted into the carriage, the carriage drove them away quietly.
