A knife in love

Chapter 214

Hu Jishi heard the discussion of the group of heroes around him, and wished he could find a crack in the ground to get in, so he said to the left butler with a smile on his face: "The big butler doesn't know, the new governor of Yunnan, Chen Shiying, who wiped out Wuyunzhai Mr. Chen personally commanded the town, but he used the soldiers from the governor's yamen of Chuanhu. First, he was afraid that there would be collusion between the Yunnan officialdom and Wuyun Village, and the army would not move, and Wuyun Village would flee after hearing the news. The other is that he was afraid that after the local soldiers invaded Wuyun Village Looting gold and silver, that's why we dispatched troops from other places. Master Chen is so strict, how can we fill our own pockets? To be honest, this attack on Wuyun Village has damaged more than ten disciples of our school. The funeral of these disciples It took 6000 taels of silver to pay and appease the family, Master Chen allocated only 1 taels of silver to our family, which is really a drop in the bucket..."

The left housekeeper snorted and said: "Chen Shiying is a fool! He made a mess in Henan, and then went to Yunnan to make a mess. This person just named himself, but he didn't even look at who the former governor was? I worked so hard to fatten up a pig, and everyone in the officialdom in Yunnan got filial piety. Chen Shiying killed the pig when he went, and this fellow official still has to turn against him? You see, within two years, Chen Shiying must leave with her bedding in her hands!"

When Hu Jishi heard that he was yelling at the governor of a province in public, he didn't dare to respond, so he had to stay silent.

After a few words of scolding from the Zuo chief steward, he said to Hu Jishi, "Master Hu, since the Diancang faction can't afford the money, naturally I, old Zuo, can't force others to do what they want. How about this, I will extend the money for another half a year, and the interest will be increased." Wuli, when the time comes, I will trouble Master Hu to deliver the money to the Zuojia money shop in Dali, so that we can speak to you in front of the shopkeeper, right?"

Hu Jishi nodded like he was being pardoned.The Zuo big housekeeper ignored him, smiled slightly at the group of heroes who greeted him, and said: "What's the matter today, what are you all gathering in this place where you don't want to shit?"

Xiao Zhanpeng saw this man's arrogance, he was angry, and said: "This bird housekeeper is just a servant of the Zuo family, and he is already so rampant. As the saying goes, when the moon is full, you will lose. If the Zuo family continues like this, the family will be destroyed. Not far away."

Li Qiufeng shook his head and said, "Brother Xiao, I'm afraid you guessed wrong this time."

Xiao Zhanpeng was stunned, but Li Qiufeng continued to say: "The business of the Zuo family is so big. How can the big shopkeepers of the Zuo family not think of things that we all think of? Expansion controlled the circulation of money in various parts of Ming Dynasty, and even the official bank was circulated through the Zuojia money shop. Since ancient times, those who monopolize money and food will never end well. Shen Wansan was the richest man in the world during the Taizu period. In the end, he was inevitably ransacked by Taizu and his property was confiscated. Not to mention, the whole family, old and young, ransacked and beheaded. This bloody lesson is right in front of you, and the Zuo family naturally understands this truth. Therefore, in addition to supporting the royal family and local government with all their strength, the shopkeepers of all generations are extravagant and entertaining, and domineering. They are I am telling the court that the Zuo family aims to make a fortune and has no intention of fighting for power. Every generation of the Zuo family will produce a few unworthy descendants, eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, bullying men and women, and doing all kinds of evil. The more the Zuo family is like this, the more at ease the court is. Xiao Brother, I'm afraid you've hidden it from them too."

Just as Li Qiufeng finished speaking, he saw a servant lift the sedan chair curtain from a distance.The group of lords was completely silent at the moment, they couldn't help but backed away, giving way to the three feet in front of the sedan chair, and stood on the side with their hands down.

After a long time, an old man with white beard and hair slowly came out of the sedan chair.Someone in the crowd yelled loudly: "Hello, old lady Zuo!" The celebrity in the middle said hello to the old man on the left.

Two maids rushed forward to help the old lady Zuo.With a smile on his face, he said to everyone: "Why are you heroes being so polite? Didn't you kill the old man?"

Hu Jishi, the head of the Diancang School, also crowded in the crowd, and said to the old lady Zuo: "This is the sincerity of everyone's heart to the old lady, it is definitely not artificial."

The old man Zuo looked at Hu Jishi and said, "This hero is..."

Hu Jishi hurriedly knelt down on one knee and said, "The villain is Hu Jishi, the head of the Dian Cang Sect. On the old man's [-]th birthday, the villain went to Zuojiazhuang with his family teacher to pay respects to the old man. After a few years of separation, the old man became more and more serious. Clean up."

The old lady Zuo nodded with a smile and said: "I remembered, I remembered. Headmaster Hu, please get up quickly, don't kill me. Master has been the instructor of Yunnan Mu Palace, and his martial arts character is nothing to say. Our Zuo Family Money Shop has quite a few branch offices in various parts of Yunnan, so please take care of us."

Hu Jishi stood up, still bowed, and said with a smile: "But according to the old man's words, the Dian Cang sent will go through fire and water, and he will do whatever he wants."

The old lady Zuo smiled and said: "It's rare that Master Hu has such a heart." After speaking, he turned to the big housekeeper and said, "Master Hu has business dealings with our money shop in Yunnan."

After the old lady Zuo walked out of the sedan chair, the big butler changed his face. At this moment, he got off his horse and stood respectfully by the side.Hearing the old lady Zuo's question, he hurriedly stepped forward two steps, said with a smirk on his face, "Yes, yes. In recent years, head Hu has spent a total of 7000 taels of silver on our Dali cabinet..."

The old lady Zuo waved his hand and said: "The teacher of the head of Hu was once the teacher of the Mu Palace. The son of the Mu Palace told the old man the year before last that he admired this teacher very much. If he loves the house and Wu, the money will be sold."

As soon as this statement came out, all the heroes were dumbfounded.It should be noted that 7000 taels of silver is not a small amount, it is almost equivalent to the yearly income of a county.Hu Jishi was shocked at first, then turned into ecstasy, and finally wept bitterly, knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times to the old man Zuo.

Many Jianghu people who owed Zuo’s money shop regretted it, and thought to themselves: “I really deserve to die! Why didn’t I rush forward to meet Mrs. Zuo just now, and let the surname Hu get this big advantage.”

Seeing the mess, Li Qiufeng and Xiao Zhanpeng couldn't help but glance at each other.Xiao Zhanpeng said in a low voice: "Although the Zuo family is very famous in the martial arts, it was only bought with silver, but I have never heard of any great martial arts masters from the Zuo family. Come to watch the duel?"

Li Qiufeng said: "I don't know about this one. Looking at the style of Mrs. Zuo, he doesn't seem to be in a hurry. I don't know if he is passing by."

The two discussed a few words in a low voice.At this time, many high-ranking gangsters arrived again, and there were nearly four thousand disciples from various gangs, far exceeding the number of people who rushed to the imperial tomb that day.Li Qiufeng was deeply worried, and said to Xiao Zhanpeng: "The more people come, the bigger the trouble will be. If these four or five thousand people make trouble, I'm afraid there will be endless disasters."

After talking a few words with several famous seniors, the old lady Zuo got into the sedan chair and walked away slowly amidst the group of heroes saying goodbye.

After the Zuo family disappeared into the distance, several gang leaders gathered around Hu Jishi and said, "Old Hu, you are a pie in the sky! When this matter is over, you must get rid of the Cangcang faction." Treat yourself!"

Hu Jishi still didn't believe that all of this was true, he just smiled and even called it "a fluke", and then praised Mrs. Zuo for his kind heart, and his children and grandchildren must be blessed.

Zhuyue looked at Hu Ji's fanciful appearance, and said with a sneer, "This man's death is not far away."

Li Qiufeng and Xiao Zhanpeng were startled, Xiao Zhanpeng said: "What do you say, Miss?"

Zhuyue said: "I've heard of that old guy's name. It's just what is a money shop? To put it bluntly, it's just a usury. 7000 taels of silver are enough to buy a hundred lives. But this old guy One sentence is enough to avoid it, it must make him do something more difficult than buying a hundred lives."

Xiao Zhanpeng shook his head and said: "Miss, what you said is wrong. The Zuo family has always been generous. 7000 taels of silver is a huge sum of money to others, but to the Zuo family, it is really not a big deal. The big shopkeeper It is not uncommon to come here in person and spend 7000 taels of silver to buy people's hearts."

Zhuyue said: "Your words are wrong. You must know that the richer you are, the more you know how to spend money! Every penny they want to pay back. I'm putting my words here, that old man If I don’t let the head of the Diancang faction do things for him, I will gouge out my own eyes.”

Li Qiufeng knew that Zhuyue was cruel and merciless, so he didn't expect to make such a poisonous oath on himself, so he waved his hand and said, "Whether they spend money or not has nothing to do with us, why bother to make such a poisonous oath? Now that there are so many martial arts figures, I don't know them What do you want to do next?"

(End of this chapter)