"This is the commander's badge and order. If you dare to stop me, you will risk your life!" Liu Chongqi roared loudly. The flag soldiers also put up a defensive posture, but the movements of the knights did not stop at all. , the knight beside Jiang Yundi also threw a copper token towards the Caoshi Banner Army! Han Wu took two steps forward to pick it up and took a look, and found that it was the token carried by Commander Gu Wentong. In desperation, he could only return the token to the knight, then turned back and nodded to his boss, indicating that his identity was okay. , there is no doubt that the person coming is a member of the capital’s cavalry!
"Take away!" Seeing the surrounding flag soldiers lowering their weapons silently, the cavalry captain shouted, and several knights quickly threw Mo Qiyan, Lu Bo, Huang Chun and others onto the horse's back, then got on the horse, He took the lead and ran out of Caoshi. When the remaining cavalry saw that their mission was completed, they had no intention of staying any longer. They turned their horses and retreated in the direction they came from.
"Hundred households, what should we do?" The cavalry team of more than ten people came and went as fast as they came. In just a moment, all the cavalry guards of the capital withdrew, leaving only the flag army and the soldiers in the field. The beggars stared, not knowing what to do next. In response to this embarrassing situation, the grass market bug finally broke the deathly silence by asking a question!
"What should I do? If you ask me, who should I ask?" Seeing the beggars in the field as honest as quails, Liu Baihu sighed heavily, turned to his stocky men and shouted, "Brothers, let's go We have picked up the big ones and the small ones, and together with a certain family, we will take back all these evil beggars who are running rampant in the streets and taking human life seriously, and hand them over to the judicial authorities!"
"Run away!" Seeing that the officers and soldiers were serious about it, many cunning beggars shouted and immediately started a fuss, which made the flag soldiers unable to catch them, so they could only watch helplessly. Watch these beggars in the troubled city escape into the streets and alleys!
"Hold up, brothers, follow me. Let's go and arrest those bastards!" Looking at the beggars fleeing in all directions, Han Wu was furious. He was immediately ready to lead his men deep into the alleys to chase down those innocent beggars. A beggar with low moral standards.
"Okay, stop chasing me. By the time you chase me into the alley, they will have already run away. It's better to tie up the beggar you caught!" Seeing that his stupid brother really rushed forward with a banner army carrying knives and guns. Going to the alley, Liu Chongqi couldn't help but let out a long sigh, and then turned his attention to Kang Lin and others who had been watching the show.
"Master, you have nothing to do now, why don't you come over and have a chat..."
Seeing that the Banner Army Baihu finally focused their attention on him, Kang Lin stepped forward calmly, clasped his hands together, and chanted a Buddhist chant, "Amitabha, I have no chance to meet Master Baihu..."
"Master Wuyuan, the monk is really good-looking, how come he got such a bad name!" Not mentioning the random thoughts in Liu Chongqi's mind, Kang Lin continued, "I have to thank you for your generous help for today's matter, little monk There was a tea stall at the entrance of Jiancao Market just now, why don't you all go over and have a bowl of light tea and take a rest?"
"Okay, as the saying goes, 'It's better to meet by chance than an invitation.' We are destined to fight against the evil beggars in this East China Sea grass market. Besides, I'm thirsty too. Brother, let's give Master a face and go to Huang Laowang Let's have a bowl of big-leaf tea at the tea stall..." Seeing that his family wanted to reject Kang Lin's suggestion, Han Wu, who knew that the monk was rich, immediately put down what he was doing, ran over in a hurry, and began to persuade his family. Hu followed the monk to sit at the tea stall. The grass market bug who seemed to have a violent temper and frequently brandished a knife to look at people was actually not stupid at all. On the contrary, this guy who was thick on the outside and thin on the inside had an extremely flexible mind. From the monk's facial expression, which was half-smiling but not smiling, he could tell that the monk had something to say. I wanted to say something, so I started to encourage my boss to follow the monk to a remote place to talk.
"Okay, then Liu thanked the master for the kind invitation!" He looked up at Han Wu, who had an eager face, and Kang Lin, who had a calm face. Liu Baihu felt that it was better not to refuse. ! After all, even if he could not take the unknown monk in front of him seriously, he still had to give face to his silly brother. Especially when this guy was so excited, he had to satisfy his demands! You know, back then, this guy was the one who carried him out from the dead. Without him, there might be one less household named Liu in Donghai City today!
"Master Baihu, please take a seat. Fifth Master, you can also take a seat while the waiter serves tea!" Seeing Liu Chongqi finally nodded, the three of them arrived at Huang Laowei's tea stall without any followers. After that, the two parties sat down respectively. Kang Lin, who was still dressed as a monk, got up first and asked the shop owner to come over and serve tea. However, he didn't understand what he said. In the end, it was Han Wu who helped him out.
"You're talking about the store, right? Old Wei'er, Master Ren is calling you, why don't you hurry up and serve me!"
"Hey, come here, come here, Master Baihu, Fifth Master, how come you have time to come to the shop to drink tea today?" Huang Laowen lived up to his name. He was really wilted. No, when he heard the grass When the market bug called him, he immediately left the other guests behind and ran over to see him.
"Why, I'm not welcome here?" Han Wu lived up to his reputation as a grass-market bug. Hearing Huang Laowen's words, he rolled his eyes strangely and shouted a question, which frightened the honest Huang Laowen into changing his face. I don’t even dare to say it.
"Lao Wu, don't lose your etiquette in front of the master!" Liu Chongqi, who was sitting on the long bench, was very calm now. Seeing Han Wu frightening Huang Laowang like this, he just said something calmly and let Cao Shi Da Chong sat quietly on the bench, waiting for the tea stall owner Huang Laowen to serve tea.
"Bring the best tea in your shop. Remember, the master is a man who is not short of money. Don't fool me with your tea stems..." After a moment of silence, Han Wu, who was sitting on the stool, still couldn't bear it. He made fun of Huang Laowen, but the latter, after hearing his words, just smiled honestly, rubbed his hands and went to make tea for them.
"Master, if you have anything to say, feel free to say it directly. If I can help you, I won't refuse..." Taking advantage of Dr. Tea's break to make tea, Liu Chongqi decided to have a showdown with Kang Lin! He was the official of the Hundred Houses Banner of the Tokai Guard Zuo Qianhu Office. He had a lot of things to do, but he didn't have time to chat nonsense with a monk here, so he simply asked the great monk why he was invited here. I thought that if it did not violate Ming Dynasty laws and the most basic moral principles, then I would just be a good person and do it to the end and help him.
"Master Baihu, I believe Fifth Master has also told you that the purpose of the young monk coming to the East China Sea this time is to purchase supplies and transport them back to rebuild the mountain gate!" Seeing Baihu Liu Chongqi's expression of impatience, Kang Lin calmly said Two fifty-tael silver notes were pushed in front of him, and the latter, although his eyes showed shock, greed and other complex expressions after seeing such a large amount of money, he still suppressed his emotions and calmly He said to Conlin,
"Master, you're welcome. Liu will not be rewarded for his meritless work. You should take it back!"
"Your Excellency, you have misunderstood. This one hundred taels of silver is not just to repay you for your help, but because the young monk wants to buy some supplies through you!" Seeing that Liu Chongqi seemed to have misunderstood that he was bribing him, the gray-robed monk hurriedly stood up and said to him He made a bow and continued, "The merchants in the market deceived the monk because he was a foreigner. Not only the price was high, but the monk was not allowed to buy in large quantities..."
"As this happened, Liu decided to ask Lao Wu to check back and find out who was causing trouble! It's just Master, Liu is a guard flag soldier, not a merchant. I'm afraid he has to let him do it when it comes to purchasing supplies. You are disappointed..." Liu Chongqi pondered for a moment, then took the big bowl of tea handed over by Han Wu, blew away the foam on it, took a sip, and then said to Kang Lin, "But Liu can introduce it. You know Ambassador Cang in Weili, and I believe he should have what you want!"
Han Wu next to him was very anxious when he saw that his brother was going to refuse Kang Lin's request. He was about to stand up and speak out. Unexpectedly, Liu Baihu's next words made the short and stocky man, nicknamed Cao Shi Da Chong, stunned on the spot. ! It was not that his brother did not love money, but he was afraid that the great monk's origins were unknown, so he recommended him to Ambassador Cang in Wei and let them talk about it themselves. In this way, even if something goes wrong, it will have nothing to do with him, it will be all about scheming!
"Then thank you Lord Baihu for making it happen!" Seeing that Liu Chongqi didn't seem to want to talk to him, Kang Lin could only smile awkwardly, and raised his tea bowl knowingly, gesturing for everyone to drink tea.
"Okay, after drinking the tea, it's time to get down to business! Master, please rest peacefully here. Liu will go to Weili first to check the situation and see when Ambassador Naku will be free to see you. When there is news, I will send someone to notify you as soon as possible! Lao Wu, I will leave it to you to take charge of this. Later, you will accompany the master to walk around to see who is hoarding and destroying things on this street. Buy and sell normally, then write it down and give it to me..."
Restaurants, teahouses, oil shops, dye shops, silver shops, cloth shops, silk shops, grain stores, bookstores, scarf and hat shops, spice shops, coppersmith shops, blacksmith shops, pawn shops, garment shops... After the tea, everyone dispersed, and Liu Chongqi left. After all, this veteran of a hundred battles with deep knowledge of the city was still unable to defeat the power of the silver bullet. After collecting Kang Lin's fifty taels of silver, Lord Baihu immediately returned to the East China Sea Acropolis, which was separated by a fence. Started to purchase supplies for Kang Lin. And our client, Kang Lin, disguised as a monk without a chance, accompanied by Han Wu, the grass market insect, once again went to those bustling shops with flags and flags fluttering to buy supplies! Different from the result of the previous failure, this time he has the Ming Dynasty official army as his backer. He will no longer be afraid of those shops hoarding and raising prices. He will enter the shop openly and buy everything he needs at the lowest price!
