A knife in love

Chapter 2876
After listening to Li Qiufeng's words, Ding Guan said with a smile on his face, "Thank you, Uncle Li, for taking care of me. But I have already had dinner before I go out. Uncle Li and Miss Mu take it easy, and I will wait for you."

Li Qiufeng shook his head and said, "We've already finished eating. In that case, Mr. Ding, please come to the second floor with us to talk."

Murong Danyan and Ding Guan had no objection, the three gave way before walking to the second floor.The shopkeeper, who was greeting the guests, saw the three people walking towards the stairs, hurriedly walked over, sent the three people to the stairs, said a few polite words, and watched the three people go up to the second floor, and then went about his business Things went.

The three of them entered Li Qiufeng's room, and after sitting down as guests and hosts, Li Qiufeng said in a deep voice, "This time I'm going to Fusang, I have to rely on Mr. Ding's help. Thank you Li in advance."

After Li Qiufeng finished speaking, he bowed his hands to Ding Guan.Ding Guan hastily bowed his hand to return the salute, saying that he didn't dare.Murong Danyan smiled and said: "Mr. Ding, when we met for the first time today, you invited us to a sumptuous banquet, which made Brother Li and I really uneasy. Mr. Ding is so generous and the shopkeeper is known as a high-ranking official. Mr. Ding must be a great person. I don't know where Mr. Ding made his fortune, can you give me some advice?"

Hearing what Murong Danyan said, Ding Guan shook his head again and again, and said in his mouth: "Ms. Mu is joking. The so-called high officials and people are just jokes, and they cannot be taken seriously. To be honest, it was originally Puji Temple in Wutai Mountain, Shanxi. A young novice, his parents died when he was young, and he was about to die of cold and hunger. The monks of Puji Temple saw that he was pitiful, so they took him into the temple and saved his life. Later, by chance, he got a family member from the household department. Appreciated by a hall official, I will be brought to the household department of the capital to be a small official. It's just that I came from a poor background, although I have a rough command of writing, but I don't even have any fame, so how dare I call myself a high-ranking official?"

When Ding Guan said this, he paused for a while, and then continued: "The old store of the Yu family is not only an inn, but also a post of the imperial court. Every year, the household department allocates a lot of silver to the Yu family. They are very good to the officials of the household department. Even if a handyman from the household department comes to the old shop of the Yu family, they will definitely call them "big officials". The shopkeeper that Uncle Li and Miss Mu just met is the old man of the Yu family. The smartest person in the store for more than a hundred years. However, this person is not from the blood of the Yu family, but the son-in-law. The old shopkeeper of the previous generation of the Yu family had one son and four daughters. Unfortunately, the only son suffered misfortune in his teens and died. At that time, the old shopkeeper It is already over sixty years old, and it is impossible to have any more children. Seeing this situation, the few houses of the Yu family concubine secretly resorted to many means, trying to seize the property of the long house. The old shopkeeper knew that if these brothers succeeded, after his death , his wife and daughter must be in trouble. Seeing his brother being so unreasonable, the old shopkeeper also became cruel, and swore that he would never hand over his old shop to a brother who was a concubine, and would choose one of the four sons-in-law to marry him. Inheriting the family business. In this way, the sons of the Yu family gave up the idea of ​​robbing the family property, but the four daughters and son-in-law of the old shopkeeper experienced some intrigue, and the trouble almost broke the family. In the end, the three sons-in-law were defeated. The other three were married into the family, and even their married names were changed to Yu's surname. After the old shopkeeper passed away, the three sons-in-law managed to make the business flourish, far better than previous shopkeepers in the family. How can such a treacherous and slippery person speak Handling things without leaking, what he said about high-ranking officials, Uncle Li and Miss Mu must not be trusted."

Li Qiufeng listened to Ding Guan's eloquent talk for a while, knowing that Ding Guan thought he was Jin Yiwei, and was afraid that he would believe what the shopkeeper said, so he reported the matter to Yang Zhenzhong.If the senior official of Jinyiwei knew that he was so arrogant in Dong'an City and was called a high-ranking official without a name, he was afraid that he would cause a lot of trouble, so he explained this matter in front of him.Thinking of this, Li Qiufeng smiled slightly, and said in his mouth: "Miss Mu is just joking, Mr. Ding doesn't need to take it to heart. Whether Mr. Ding is a high-ranking official or a small official, Mr. Li doesn't take it to heart. We Let's talk about serious business. I think Mr. Laiyang has already told Mr. Ding about the trip to Fusang this time. Mrs. Li and Miss Mu have never been to Fusang, and they don't know anything about navigation. Let Mr. Ding preside over it."

Ding Guan is so smart, listening to Li Qiufeng's words, he knows that he intends to appease him, he will never report these messy things to Yang Zhenzhong, and wants to put his heart back in his stomach.Thinking of this, Ding Guan heaved a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "Uncle Li is too modest. To be honest, although I have accompanied the court officials to Fusang several times before, Master Yang has never given such detailed instructions. It can be seen that he He regards Uncle Li very highly. Lord Yang is a famous person in front of the emperor today. He respects Uncle Li so much. Uncle Li must be a great person. The matter of going to Fusang by sea must be presided over by Uncle Li, and I will accompany you Let's help each other, and I am willing to do my best for Uncle Li and Miss Mu."

Li Qiufeng shook his head, and said: "Li is not being polite to Mr. Ding, so I don't want to say these polite words. Earlier, Li took a boat from Ningbo, but encountered a strange explosion on the sea, and the ship was damaged. , drifted to Liaodong. Li escaped from death, and only then did he realize that sailing is an extremely dangerous thing. If you don’t know how to pretend to understand and act recklessly, you will always be in danger of life. Mr. Ding has been to Fusang several times, and he is used to the sea There are strong winds and waves, this trip must be hosted by Mr. Ding."

When Li Qiufeng said this, he paused for a while, and then said: "Li went to sea in Ningbo, and he was traveling with a master Xiao Dongxiao. Mr. Ding has a lot of experience, do you know this master Xiao?"

Ding Guan shook his head and said with a smile: "We petty officials who work for the court are just following orders from our superiors. We never ask others what to do when they go out. The Master Xiao mentioned by Uncle Li , I have never heard of it.”

Li Qiufeng saw that Ding Guan's eyes wandered when he spoke, and he thought to himself, Xiao Dong worked for the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry, and was extremely arrogant in Jiangnan.Ding Guan claims to work in the Ministry of Households, and has a deep connection with Jin Yiwei, so how could he not know Xiao Dong's name?It's just that this person is old and cunning, he does everything without leaking, and he will never give anyone a clue, so he claims that he doesn't know Xiao Dong.No wonder Yang Zhenzhong hired this person to be our guide, thinking that the trip to Fusang was extremely confidential, and Yang Zhenzhong didn't want to cause any complications, so he called Ding Guan, who he was most assured of, to help.

After Ding Guan finished speaking, seeing that Li Qiufeng did not speak, he felt a little uneasy.When he met Li Qiufeng for the first time today, he was extremely careful when speaking, for fear that he might offend this person by saying something wrong.Seeing Li Qiufeng's unfathomable appearance at this time, Ding Guan coughed twice, and then said: "Uncle Li and Master Xiao went to sea together, and he is also a powerful person. There are many capable people in the capital, maybe in the next I have seen this Lord Xiao before, but it has been a long time, and I can’t remember it for a while. If I have a chance in the future, if I am lucky enough to see this Lord Xiao, maybe I will be able to remember it.”

(End of this chapter)