Jinyi Night Walk

More than a dozen big men surrounded two people to the front of the painting boat. Looking at these big men, they all looked like thugs. It was already October, and they were still wearing short brown with half-bared arms. When scholars see it, they feel like retreating.

Among the two big men, one of them seemed to be more majestic than these bodyguards. He was wearing a yellow robe with the sleeves rolled up, revealing a pair of big hands like cattail leaves and thick wrists. The green dragon stretches its teeth and dances its claws, lifelike.The other one was dressed neater than him and had a thinner figure, but between Gu Pan's, he had the same aggressive expression.

Most of the people who hang out on the Qinhuai River recognize this big topless guy. He is nicknamed "Human Bear". brother.

The former rogue brother in the Confucius Temple area was Zhen Erye, nicknamed the Double-headed Jiao, who controlled the piers, flower boats, prostitutes, restaurants, and shops in the area, collecting monthly money from the shops and serving as bodyguards.This man-bear came later. As the saying goes, a strong dragon does not overwhelm a snake, but it doesn't apply to him. This man-bear can fight, and so can the dozen or so brothers he brought with him. In one night, Zhen Erye He and his confidants were beaten to pieces, and then disappeared without a trace. After five days, Zhen Erye emerged from the lower reaches of the Qinhuai River, and the double-headed dragon had already bubbled.

Since then, the Confucius Temple has changed its boss, and this is Jiang Mengxiong.

With the help of the red light on the bow of the boat, it was clear that the person who came was the ruthless big brother from the Confucius Temple area, and the two welcoming girls rushed up to welcome them.On the left is a month of cherry blossoms, and on the right is a warbler. At the same time, they grabbed his arm and called out delicately: "Brother Xiong, why are you free to visit our Yihong Boat today?"

Jiang Mengxiong has never been rude to these women who are in the skin and flesh business, so although the girls are afraid of him, they are not so frightened that their faces turn pale.Jiang Mengxiong smiled and said: "This is my brother, Xu Jiang, don't neglect him."

"Master Xu~~~"

Yueying's delicate body turned around, and she flexibly turned to Xu Jiang's side, holding his arm, and said charmingly and seductively: "Is this the first time Master Xu has come back to our Yihongfang? Don't you want my little sister to introduce one to you?"

Jiang Mengxiong said in a rough voice: "It's not busy, let's talk about business first, arrange a quiet room, make a pot of good tea, and call your shopkeeper."

Half of the people who went to the Qinhuai River to look for fans were purely for pleasure, and the other half were just for sex and wine. When Mingying heard that Jiang Mengxiong had serious business to do, she didn't dare to pester her, so she quickly agreed and went forward. , lifted the bead curtain for them, and Yue Ying obediently held Xu Jiang's arm, leading them to an upper room.Those bodyguards scattered around on and off the boat with their arms folded, and for a while frightened many scholars who wanted to go on this boat to look elsewhere.

Once in the cabin, it is much brighter than outside. Some individual guests are sitting at the table, tasting wine, listening to music, talking and laughing.Only then did Xu Jiang see that Yueying girl, dressed in a small green dress, was about fourteen or five years old, with elegant appearance, beautiful hair hanging down her temples, crescent moon eyebrows, spring peaches brushing her face, her mood was still beautiful, and her skin was tender and radiant. , she was just a girl welcoming guests, but she was so beautiful, Xu Jiang couldn't help but take a second look.

Jiang Mengxiong saw it, and giggled: "If you want to, ask her to accompany you tonight. The girls here are only poor in singing and dancing, so they do the business of welcoming guests and cleaning, and they are willing to accompany guests."

Old Xu Jiang blushed, and replied awkwardly: "Talking about business, cough! It's important to talk about business."

That Yueying girl glanced at him shyly, her arms around him became tighter, and she even rubbed her crystal clear and tender chest twice, embarrassing Xu Jiang, a man who had never experienced the taste of love and moon, at a loss.

There was a small table by the window, and Xia Xun sat there alone, watching them pass by, listening to their conversation, and just smiled faintly.

Jiang Mengxiong and Xu Jiang entered the private room, and the tea was served, seeing that the two had something serious to talk about, and didn't let her sit down, so Yueying saluted slowly and withdrew.Xu Jiang breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile, "It's been a while since I've seen you, why did your brother become a pimp? Be careful to let the adults know, and punish you severely."

Jiang Mengxiong laughed and said: "My lord said, we have to pretend to be a dragon like a dragon, and a tiger like a tiger. Now I'm pretending to be a rascal, with sex, sex and wealth. Of course I can't do without it. How can I become a pimp?"

Just as he was talking, Xu Shiling lifted the door curtain and walked in, and said with a smile, "What are you talking about?"

Jiang Mengxiong pointed at him and said with a smile: "Look, say Cao Cao, here comes the real pimp."

It turned out that after Jiang Mengxiong, Wang Guanyu and others arrived in Jinling, they each held their own careers. Jiang Mengxiong killed the two-headed Jiao Zhen Erye and took over the Master Hunhun of the Confucius Temple, while Xu Shiling bought the brothel and became The big shopkeeper of Yihongfang makes a big teapot, listens to the corner and looks at the erotic palace, full of flair.The Qinhuai River is convenient for transportation, and dignitaries come and go in the romantic places. They are well-informed and easy to get information. Moreover, the inner river is connected to the outer Qinhuai River, which is also convenient for retreating and absconding.

Originally, Xia Xun stipulated that they should keep in touch with each other in a straight line, and that they should not communicate with each other, but after Jiang Mengxiong became the boss of the Confucian Temple, he unexpectedly met Xu Shiling, who bought this prostitute, and was stunned. Pretend not to know... Isn't that deception.Besides, something happened to Xia Xun at that time, and he disappeared for three months without any reason. His life and death are unknown, and his whereabouts are unknown.King Yan made the worst plan, and ordered the secret agents on Jinling's side to be headed by the four of them, and to discuss and resolve matters by themselves, so there was no need for the four of them to conceal their identities from each other.

The three laughed and chatted for a while, then Xu Shiling said solemnly: "Brother Xu Jiang, you came from the north, how is the situation there, tell us quickly, we are here, the news is not very well-informed, we only listen to it all day The court is bragging, it won a big victory today, and it will be another big victory tomorrow, so I feel anxious."

Just as Xu Jiang was about to speak, Jiang Mengxiong said: "What's the rush, hold your breath, and wait until Boss Xia arrives."

Xu Shiling said: "Boss is really okay? I heard that no one has heard about him for more than three months. I am still worried... Who knows that I received news from Boss from Licheng not long ago."

Jiang Mengxiong laughed and said: "Of course it's fine. If you die, the boss will not shed a single hair. I don't even think about how many great things the boss has done and how many scenes he has gone through. Is he so easy to be designed by others? Today , isn’t it the boss who summoned us?”

Xu Jiangdao: "What is the identity of the boss now?"

Jiang Mengxiong and Xu Shiling shook their heads together: "We don't know, and we don't know where the boss is. We just received the order from the boss and came here. We don't know more than you."

Just as they were talking, Zhang Jun and Wang Guanyu also arrived one after another. The business of these two people is different from that of Jiang Mengxiong and Xu Shiling.Zhang Jun opened an oil and rice shop, and Wang Guanyu opened a four-treasures shop in the west corner of Gongyuan. Both of them were doing serious business.

There were five people in the room, and before they could talk in detail, when the cabin door opened, a bearded man stood at the door.

When Xia Xun was in Dezhou, he also had a big beard, but the beard was glued on at that time, but compared with now, his appearance is not too different.It's just that after three months in Jinan City, he was too skinny, so although the five of them had preconceived ideas and decided that he must be Xia Xun, they were still taken aback, and then jumped up.

Wang Guanyu said in admiration: "Boss, your face-changing technique...is really brilliant. Others can only draw eyebrows, stick a beard, and change clothes. You even changed the shape of your face. If you didn't know it was you, Boss, you would be so clever." I dare not admit it when I look at it suddenly, this kind of disguise technique is really miraculous and amazing, and when the boss will pass it on to the brothers."

Wang Guanyu has been educated, and although he has no fame, he can still read, so it is not very difficult for him to open this Four Treasures of the Study shop.Xia Xun couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, and said angrily: "You don't need to teach this technique of disguise. I put you in a place where you have a bowl of porridge and half a steamed bun every day. You are so tired from work that you lie down and go to sleep. After three months , you can be like me."

Zhang Jun smiled dryly: "How could this happen, ah! Three months, three months, God! Boss...was in Jinan City at that time?"

Xia Xun waved his hand, sat down in the center seat reserved for him, looked solemnly, and looked at Xu Jiang first: "I just arrived in Jinling, I was supposed to meet a few of them tonight, but I didn't expect, You just arrived, tell me first, how is the situation in the north?"

Xu Jiang said solemnly: "His Royal Highness will return to Beiping in mid-September. After Sheng Yong succeeds as the general who seeks rebellion, the entire army is ready to attack Beiping again."

Xia Xun frowned slightly and said, "Seeing that the weather is going to be cold again, last year Li Jinglong lost most of the battle because of the severe cold weather. It seems that Sheng Yong is fully prepared this time?"

Xu Jiangdao: "Yes, Sheng Yong has prepared enough winter clothes this time. It seems that he does not want to give His Highness a chance to breathe. However, His Highness did not wait for him to attack this time, but took the initiative to send troops to fight back. At that time , Pingan and Wu Jie were stationed in Dingzhou, Sheng Yong was stationed in Dezhou, Xu Kai and Tao Ming were stationed in Cangzhou. Sheng Yong sent a large number of scouts for the Northern Expedition, and His Highness secretly sent two generals Xu Li and Chen Xu in Zhi Gu erected a pontoon bridge, and he himself led the army to swear to the division, saying that he would sweep Liaodong down.

His Highness sent his troops to the north, and when they arrived at Xia'andian, they suddenly turned south and rushed to Cangzhou via Zhigu, traveling three hundred miles day and night.The defenders of Cangzhou were completely unprepared, and only said that our army rushed to Shanhaiguan, but they were defeated in the first battle.Hey, the coach Xu Kai, the governor Cheng Xian, the commanders Yu Qi, Zhao Hu and others were all captured alive by His Royal Highness, and tens of thousands of soldiers were killed. "

Hearing this, everyone cheered up, Jiang Mengxiong laughed wildly: "Hahaha, hahaha, I listen to it these days..."

Xia Xun glared at him fiercely, Jiang Mengxiong quickly lowered his voice: "I have heard the court talking nonsense these days, so it turns out that His Highness won another big victory."

Xu Jiang also smiled and said: "When the humble officer came, His Highness was transporting a large amount of winter supplies stored in Cangzhou to Beiping. Next, we have to look at the actions of the imperial court to decide. After all, we don't have the strength to go south yet. .”

Xia Xun nodded. The battlefield is changing rapidly. No one knows whether Sheng Yong will act according to the ambiguous and inaccurate information in his memory. Even if he remembers something, he can't foolishly pretend to be a prophet, let alone the specific progress. He didn't know much either.

He took a breath, and said to Jiang Mengxiong and the others: "Since your Highness started his army, he has not been defeated so far. This is a good thing. However, the imperial court is powerful, and it will be of great benefit to His Highness to collect more information from our side. Alright, now, tell me, four of you, what achievements have you made since you went to Beijing, and what information have you collected?"! ~!