A knife in love

Chapter 2877
Li Qiufeng listened to Ding Guan's words, his heart was clear, he knew that this person must know Xiao Dong, but he didn't want to make troubles, so he said he didn't know him.However, he was worried that he would see his flaws, and he said that he might have seen Xiao Dong before, but he just forgot what he looked like.Although I met Ding Guan for the first time today, I can see that this man speaks and does things, he is a person who is well-versed in the world, no less than an old official in the officialdom.Although I don't want to make friends with such a smooth person, but if I walk with this person and let him handle everything, it will save a lot of trouble.

Thinking of this, Li Qiufeng said with a smile: "Li is just saying casually, Mr. Ding don't need to take it to heart. May I ask Mr. Ding, when can we go to Fusang by sea?"

Seeing that Li Qiufeng changed the subject, Ding Guan finally breathed a sigh of relief.He thought for a moment, and then said with a smile on his face: "The people sent by Mr. Yang told me that besides Uncle Li and Miss Mu, there are one or two hundred people from Fusang who are going to Fusang this time. Three large ships sailed eastward from Dongliao County to Dong'an City. Early this morning, I went around the pier to the south of the city, and asked several old boatmen, and concluded that the large ship would not reach Dong'an City within a day or two. Therefore, I speculate , the day we go to sea will be five days later at the earliest."

Just as Ding Guan finished speaking, Murong Danyan hurriedly said, "Hey, didn't you say that the four gates of Dong'an City were all closed last night, and no one was allowed to come in or out? Just now, brother Li and I wanted to leave the city from the south gate and go to the pier for a while. Turn around, but as soon as he reached the south gate, he was blocked by officers and soldiers. Mr. Ding claimed to have gone to the pier early this morning, could it be that he flew out?"

Murong Danyan's words seemed unintentional, but they were actually intended to expose Ding Guan's lies.As the saying goes, when you hit someone, you don't slap someone in the face, and when you swear, you don't expose your faults. It can be said that Murong Danyan is quite rude when he accuses Ding Guan of lying to his face.However, after Ding Guan heard Murong Danyan finish speaking, he was neither embarrassed nor angry, but said with a smile: "Miss Mu is right, the gates of Dong'an City were closed last night, and the people are strictly prohibited from entering and leaving the gates." However, I met Liang Bazong, who guarded Dong'an City, in Liaoyang Mansion five years ago, and we have a deep friendship. He knows that I work for the Ministry of Households, so naturally I won't embarrass me, so I went to meet Liang Bazong before leaving the city. Mr. Liang will send a sergeant to send you to Nancheng, and the officers and soldiers guarding the city will naturally not stop you from leaving the city when they see this situation."

Murong Danyan listened to Ding Guan's speech perfectly, and could not find any flaws in his words, so he had to give up.Li Qiufeng frowned, and said in his mouth: "It's late autumn now, and winter is approaching. I don't know if there will be any obstacles for us to go to sea."

Seeing Li Qiufeng's worried face, Ding Guan hurriedly said with a smile on his face, "Don't worry, Mr. Li. Although the journey from Dong'an City to Fusang is the longest, it's not far from Dongyi Kingdom along the way. It's much smaller. Although it's early winter when we go out to sea, it's freezing cold, but as long as we don't hit a large piece of ice floes, it won't be a big problem. According to the calculation below, it will be at least thirty or forty days before the ice floes appear on the sea. The matter will not hinder us from going to sea."

After listening to Ding Guan, Li Qiufeng was relieved.I only heard Ding Guan continue to say: "Although the three big ships have not yet arrived at Dong'an City Wharf, I have already ordered people to purchase the things they need to go to sea. Most of the things they need are already in place. Don't worry, Mr. Li and Ms. Mu. .”

After Ding Guan finished speaking, Li Qiufeng smiled slightly and said in his mouth: "We listened to the shopkeeper before, and we were quite strange in our hearts, because every time Mr. Ding passed through Dong'an City, he would stay in Yu's old shop. Why did you come to Dong'an City this time? , but did not live in this old store, but moved into the home of a big family in Dong’an City? I think Mr. Ding will buy a lot of things necessary for going to sea. It is suspicious. Moreover, the shopkeeper of the old Yu family store is a very smart person. Seeing that Mr. Ding spent so much time to buy these things, he will probably notice that the situation is different. Mr. Ding did not stay in the old Yu family store in order to hide his whereabouts. , but found a proper place to live in Dong'an City, it can be said that it was well-intentioned."

Hearing Li Qiufeng's words, Ding Guan admired him very much, and said with a smile: "Lord Yang has repeatedly told me to be careful and never reveal my whereabouts. How can I disobey his orders? When the old master of the family was an official in the capital, he had a lot of friendship with me. Although he has passed away, the young masters of the Zhu family have not broken up with me. They know that I often go to sea to do business, so I will buy things for you Put it in the Zhu family, everyone in the family will take it for granted, and there will be no doubts."

While the three of them were talking, the shopkeeper personally delivered the fragrant tea, and said a few words to Li Qiufeng and Ding Guan before taking his leave and leaving.After the shopkeeper left, Ding Guan said to Li Qiufeng: "I have something to ask, I wonder if Uncle Li is willing to give me advice?"

Li Qiufeng said: "Mr. Ding has something to say, just say it. Li must know everything and say everything."

Ding Guandao thanked, pondered for a while, and then said hesitantly: "The people sent by Master Yang told me that I will take one or two hundred Fusang people with me this time. Please forgive me for asking, why did you come here?" So many Fusang people have come to Liaodong?"

Li Qiufeng thought to himself that Liu Sheng's family had been hiding in Dongliao County for more than ten years, making waves in Liaodong and the Central Plains, and almost overthrew the Ming court.This time, they colluded with the Fusang army to attack across the sea. After a big battle, Dongliao County was almost burned to the ground.If this matter gets out, I don't know how many officials will be killed.Although Yang Zhenzhong, Zhang Gui, and Feng Yanqing were not allies in the imperial court, they were all involved in this great war, and they had already become grasshoppers tied to the same rope.In order to protect themselves, they had to collude with each other to cover up the matter.Although Ding Guan was Yang Zhenzhong's most trusted minion, he would naturally not let him know about such important events, so he didn't know where these Fusang people came from.

Thinking of this, Li Qiufeng smiled slightly, and said in his mouth: "Where these Fusang people come from, Li doesn't know much. When Master Yang summoned Li, he only said that he would send these Fusang people back to Fusang country, other things He didn't say much. Li originally wanted to ask Mr. Ding, but Mr. Ding didn't know about it, which was beyond Li's expectation."

What kind of person is Ding Guan? Hearing what Li Qiufeng said, he knew that he didn't want to tell the origin of these Fusang people.So after Li Qiufeng finished speaking, Ding Guan hurriedly said with a smile: "Since Mr. Yang didn't say it clearly, it's better not to inquire about it. I have also prepared a big boat at the dock of Dong'an City, which is specially used to load food, clean water and so on. This time we have a total of four big ships going out to sea, which can be regarded as a fleet. We are afraid that pirates will be attracted when we go out to sea. To be safe, I plan to invite a few boxers to accompany us as bodyguards. I don’t know what Uncle Li thinks how?"

(End of this chapter)