A knife in love

Chapter 2903
Zhou Xian was ecstatic in his heart, although he deliberately made a show, he couldn't hide the joy on his face.He held the silver bill tightly in his hand, and said with a smile to Li Qiufeng: "Master Li is too polite. It is the duty of the humble officer to escort these Fusang people to Dong'an City. It is really the humble officer's duty to reward us with a lot of silver by Mr. Li. I feel uneasy."

When Zhou Xian said this, he paused for a while, and then continued: "However, Mr. Li has good intentions. If he refuses the humble position, it will definitely chill Mr. Li's heart. I will thank Mr. Li on behalf of the brothers with the humble position. Wait until Li My lord returns from overseas, if you have the opportunity, you might as well go to Dengzhou for a visit. At that time, I will invite brother Li to drink a glass of the most famous chrysanthemum wine in Dengzhou to express our gratitude."

Zhou Xian had always called Li Qiufeng "Uncle Li" before, but now, in ecstasy, he forgot to cover up Li Qiufeng's identity, and called him "Master Li".Li Qiufeng thought to himself that I must go to Dengzhou, but I did not go to Dengzhou to covet your fine wine, but to meet Brother Qi.I originally thought you were a good man, but I didn't expect that you were also a greedy person.Just now, what he said was seeking benefits inside and outside, which is not what a hero does.That being the case, I naturally cannot recommend you to Brother Qi.

Thinking of this, Li Qiufeng smiled slightly, and said in his mouth: "Okay, let's make a deal. When Li arrives in Dengzhou, he will definitely bother Mr. Zhou."

Li Qiufeng exchanged some polite words with Zhou Xian, then bid farewell to him, left the pier with Murong Danyan and Ding Guan, and walked straight to the south gate of Dong'an City.Zhou Xian kept sending Li Qiufeng and others out of Lixu, then stopped and watched the three figures disappear at the end of the road.

Li Qiufeng, Murong Danyan, and Ding Guan walked for three or four miles, the road was twists and turns, and they could no longer see the pier when they turned their heads.Murong Danyan grinned, and said: "Mr. Ding, thanks to your cleverness, you rewarded Zhou with a few banknotes, otherwise this guy might not be willing to do his best to watch over those Fusang people for us."

Ding Guan said with a smile on his face: "Uncle Li and Miss Mu live in the capital, so they don't know the messy and dirty things of local officials. Zhou Gueran is indeed a good man, but even if he is good at using soldiers, if he doesn't benefit the sergeants, who will Working for him? A guerrilla’s annual salary is only three or forty taels. It’s tantamount to a dream to cultivate a confidant with this amount of money. Therefore, I can see that he intends to ask for benefits, and I’m afraid that Uncle Li will ignore these Qiuba Without the permission of Uncle Li, I borrowed Uncle Li’s name to reward Mr. Zhou with a few silver notes. Mr. Zhou distributed some silver to his sergeants, and he could get some benefits himself. He will definitely do his best to do things for Uncle Li.”

Li Qiufeng smiled slightly, and said in his mouth: "Mr. Ding is right. It's just that Mr. Ding wasted thousands of taels of silver for no reason. Li is really uneasy."

Ding Guan shook his head and said, "Master Li, you're welcome. As long as Uncle Li and Ms. Mu can go to Fusang safely, no matter how much money you spend, it will be worth it."

When Ding Guan said this, he paused for a while, a strange smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he continued: "Uncle Li works in Jinyiwei, so he naturally knows many dirty things in the officialdom, so I don't need to hide them. The money spent , I will naturally have a way to earn it back, not only will I not lose money, but I may even make a profit. Hehe, hehe."

Seeing Ding Guan's appearance like this, Li Qiufeng thought to himself, this man is indeed a bachelor with a meticulous mind and will never suffer.He gave Zhou Xian a few thousand taels of silver, and naturally he had to find a way to settle the account.According to what Zhou Xian said, Ding Guan brought a lot of medicinal materials and patented medicines to Fusang, and he will definitely earn a lot of money.Moreover, his trip was for the imperial court, and the household department would allocate a large sum of money to him.Even if Ding Guan has to spend money to manage officials, how can he make a loss-making business?Therefore, no matter how he calculates, Ding Guan will not suffer.This person thought I was on duty in Jinyiwei, and he only thought that these things could not be hidden from me, so he was such a bachelor, and told me all these dirty things.

The three talked and talked, and before they knew it, they had reached the south gate of Dong'an City.The gatekeeper knew Ding Guan, and immediately opened the city gate and let the three of them into the city.Ding Guan chatted with the officers and soldiers for a few words, and then he said goodbye, and walked back to Yu's old shop with Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan.After the three arrived at Li Qiufeng's guest room, Ding Guan said to Li Qiufeng, "Uncle Li, just now we made an appointment with Mr. Zhou to leave early tomorrow morning, but in my humble opinion, we might as well leave tonight. "

Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan were stunned when they heard what Yu Guan said, and their faces showed surprise.Ding Guan knew that the two were puzzled, and continued: "We are going to Fusang this time, the less people we know, the better. Mr. Zhou is an official of the imperial court, so naturally he will not have any disagreements, but he led the three big ships to Dong'an City Wharf I'm afraid I can't hide the truth from those fishermen and businessmen trapped on the boat at the pier. Now Mr. Zhou is guarding the pier with officers and soldiers. Why don't we leave tonight, even if someone wants to deal with us, they can only wait until dawn. At that time, we have driven at least a hundred miles, even if they want to chase and intercept us, it will be too late."

After hearing Ding Guan's words, Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan thought that what he said was quite reasonable.But thinking of setting off overnight, I was afraid that it would be too hasty, so the two of them had a sudden change of thoughts, and they didn't speak for a while.Ding Guan saw that Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan's faces were cloudy and uncertain, and guessed their thoughts, and then said: "Just now I checked the three big ships escorted by Mr. Zhou. The cabins are full of rice, noodles, pickles and dried meat. There is enough clean water, enough to meet the needs of a month. The big boat we took was also fully loaded. After the Fei family and his son transported the big iron bucket into the boat, they can set sail at any time. Therefore, even if we set off immediately, there is no need to worry too much. If you are in a hurry, there will be hidden dangers."

Li Qiufeng nodded, and said in his mouth: "Mr. Ding is very thoughtful, so let's do it according to Mr. Ding's idea."

Seeing that Li Qiufeng had no objection, Ding Guan stood up immediately, cupped his hands and said, "It's not too late, I'm going to gather the servants and boatmen here, and gather at the south of the city before dark, and prepare to go out of the city and board the boat."

After listening to Ding Guan's words, Li Qiufeng stood up slowly, pondered for a moment, and said: "Master Zhou and his officers and soldiers will not follow us to Fusang. After we board the ship, the officers and soldiers will definitely leave the three big ships. In a hurry, if there are no officers and soldiers guarding them, if those Fusang people make trouble, there will only be a dozen of them with Li, Miss Mu, and Fei's father and son. I want to suppress more than 100 Fusang people , it is more difficult than reaching the sky. Does Mr. Ding have any good ideas?"

(End of this chapter)