Kowloon wins

Chapter 240 No Rabbit, No Eagle ([-])
"Hey, the old fourteen is here, sit down quickly, so that you can have a drink and warm up first!"

It gets dark early in winter, and it's only three quarters of the unitary hour, and the sky is already completely dark. With the north wind whistling, the second snow of this winter is falling down again. It's really cold , Ba Ye and others who had just returned from the Ministry of Punishment not long ago all gathered in the Xinuang Pavilion, eating wine and vegetables while chatting casually. With the sound of dull footsteps, everyone's eyes were swept away at once. Immediately, Old Fourteen appeared from the entrance of the corridor with a gloomy face. His head was covered with snowflakes. In a state of embarrassment, everyone smiled, but Master Jiu responded quickly and greeted him with a smile.

"Ah."

The old fourteen was obviously not in a good mood. He didn't express too much of the warm greeting from the ninth master. He just let out a dull voice, walked to the vacant seat given by the tenth master, and flicked the hem of his robe. He sat down heavily, wiped the snow on his head and face casually, and threw his hands on the ground, then looked solemnly at the smiling and silent Eighth Master, shook his hands, and took out the snow from the wide sleeves. He wrote a letter and handed it to Eighth Master, and said in a low voice: "Before my brother came, that kid Hongqing sent a letter. Let's take a look at it first."

"That's it? Does that guy have anything else to say?"

There were only four words in the letter, and Ba Ye read it with just one glance, but he didn't rush to a conclusion, but after pondering for a moment, he asked a serious question.

"Gone."

In fact, the old fourteen had already guessed the meaning implied by these four words, but he didn't want to tell the truth, but wisely handed over the decision to the eighth master.

"Sir, look at this..."

Ba Ye nodded thoughtfully, and didn't ask any further questions. Instead, he casually handed the letter to Lu Chunyan who was sitting by the side, and tentatively asked half a word.

"Well, that guy seems to mean that he intends to make a deal between Sun Miao and Ba Ye, and the exchange is likely to be Mu Ning and others whom he visited not long ago. The time is set tonight. As for the negotiators, you can choose It must be Lord Fourteen."

As one of the wise men in the world, Lu Chunyan was an extraordinary person, and he saw through the meaning of this letter with just one glance, and there was no need to hide anything, so he said it outright.

"Sun Miao? Isn't that..., um, how did that little bastard find this person? No, damn it, starling, I'll arrange for people to kill the clues first!"

Although Old Ten has the toughest temper, his reaction is obviously much slower than everyone else's. Eighth Master and others fell silent, but Tenth Master suddenly woke up, his complexion changed, and he got up suddenly, trying to move his feet out run.

"Old Ten, sit down, panic, everything is up to my starlings, and you ran away like that, didn't you fall into that kid's trap for no reason!"

Seeing Old Ten's behaving at a loss, Eighth Master's face immediately turned a little uncomfortable, but he didn't say anything, but Ninth Master couldn't stand it anymore, and angrily scolded Old Eleven. .

"Ninth brother, since that guy has caught Sun Miao, if he follows the vine and touches him, then..."

Although the old ten stood up, they did not return to their original positions, but retorted with a sullen face.

"Brother Ten doesn't have to think about it anymore. Since that kid dared to use Sun Miao as a bargaining chip, he already controlled the relevant people in his hands. If Brother Ten really made a move indiscriminately, he would be in his favor. Now The matter is to discuss a way of exchange."

Among the people present, the old fourteen had the most contacts with Hong Qing, and also knew Hong Qing the most. Seeing that the old ten wanted to take advantage of Hong Qing's loopholes, he couldn't help feeling angry and funny. In desperation, he could only be patient and point out the strangeness in public.

"Well, the fourteenth master's words are right on the point. Qing Baylor didn't start it long ago, and he didn't start it too late. He came to do this after visiting Mu Ning. What he wanted was to tell me, what he wanted was Mu Ning and others, since this is the case, might as well deal with them."

Lu Chunyan glanced at the Fourteenth Master meaningfully, took up the topic, and explained the reasons in detail, obviously not wanting to give the Fourteenth a chance to develop further.

"Well, I'm afraid it's not that simple. Although that kid is small, his mind is always strong. I'm afraid that Mu Ning won't be able to get Sun Miao back this time. Do you have any good strategies for this? "

With Lu Chunyan's explanation, Jiuye and Shiye both looked relieved, but Baye didn't relax at this point. Instead, he frowned a little bit more. After a moment of pondering, he asked worriedly.

"Eight Lord, don't worry too much. Since Qing Baylor is willing to make a deal, it means that he doesn't intend to make the matter go to a dead end. After thinking about it, he also doesn't want to see Fourth Master succeed. There is nothing wrong with this premise. Traders, you might as well test it out first, it won’t be too late to discuss everything after the Fourteenth Master meets with him.”

Lu Chunyan obviously sees farther than Ba ​​Ye, and a few words have explained Hong Qing's calculations.

"That's right, what sir said is true, if that kid really wants to trick me into waiting, he doesn't need to write to discuss with us, and just send Sun Miao to the hands of the fourth child, I may not be able to wait for a while. Zhou Quan is down, since he wants to make a deal, it's better to let the fourteenth brother go for it."

Master Jiu was the most thoughtful and quick to respond, as soon as he heard what Lu Chunyan said, he immediately clapped his hands and cheered.

"Grandma is an idiot, and it's cheap for that little bastard again, bad luck!"

Master Shi also understood what Lu Chunyan said, but when he thought of the 10,000+ hectares of fertile land on the other side of Henan without a chance to reach out, he felt very unwilling, and cursed with a dark face.

"Forget it, let's invite the fourteenth brother to go for a walk. Well, let's see what his request is, and everything will be decided later."

Ba Ye knew that Shi Ye was lamenting a lot, but he didn't pay attention to it, probably because it was a time of life and death, how could he use money to make an argument, so he nodded thoughtfully, and looked at the old man with a serious expression. Fourteen gave an order.

"Myna, don't worry, my little brother knows what to do."

Although he has not eaten yet, the old fourteen has no appetite at all. Hearing Ba Ye's order, he did not refuse. He stood up, answered with hands in a serious manner, and then turned around. , went downstairs without looking back, and led a group of guards to rush towards Prince Cheng's mansion in the snow...

There are two flowers blooming, one for each, not to mention the endless discussions on the other side of the third master, and the third master's house is also discussing things. It was Hong Qing who was eloquently introducing the latest developments of the matter, but the words were obviously reserved, not only did not explain the existence of the "Sharp Knife Gang", but also did not directly give a way to deal with it, just inferring that Li Minxing went to Jianghu With the help of a master, he happened to catch the key person Sun Miao who had been on the run for many days, and planned to make some deals with the eighth master, and asked the third master to express his behavior and so on.

"Well, I'm afraid it's not good for Qing'er to have such an idea, but, well, what if Sun Miao is handed over to the fourth child?"

At the beginning of this calculation, the third master originally agreed to take advantage of the chaos to replace Mu Ning as the basis, so as to ensure that the river control can be done without hindrance. It's just that it's not easy to say such contradictory words. Therefore, these days, the third master has never expressed his position on the investigation of the Ministry of Punishment. Now, the exchange is imminent, but the third master has no choice but to Having said that, he muttered to himself and raised some other concerns.

Come on, Dad, Dad, you've been thinking about it again, haven't you?What kind of moths are you doing so well, it is obvious that the eighth master is a dead dog, you still run up and step on it for a few times, not only did you take advantage of the fourth son, but also made the old man feel jealous, Why bother?
Hong Qing is such a shrewd person, even though the third master spoke vaguely, Hong Qing understood what the third master was thinking immediately after hearing it. It was nothing more than fear of the power of the eighth master, and wanted to use this case to defeat the eighth master in one fell swoop. This kind of thinking is really a bit incomprehensible, at least in Hong Qing's view, but as a son of man, it is difficult to refute it, so Hong Qing can only turn her eyes for help to the person sitting directly opposite Old Master Chen.

"Put the cart before the horse!"

Old Master Chen is a teacher, so he doesn't need to show the third master too much face. When he received Hong Qing's help-seeking eyes, he immediately gave the third master a blow.

"This..., hehe, the master taught me well, Xiao Wang just said it casually."

After being commented by the old master, the third master's old face turned red. Although he still felt unwilling, he didn't have the nerve to continue the previous topic, so he could only admit his mistake with a wry smile.

"My lord really thinks that just a little person like Sun Miao can completely bring down the Eighth Master. Hmph, it doesn't take much. Just a strong man cut off his wrist is enough to solve the problem. The reason why the Eighth Master has been slow to do so is nothing more than waiting to be with you." The prince reached a tacit agreement in order to minimize the loss, if it is really urgent, it may not be a good thing."

Mrs. Chen understood the character of the third master from the bottom of his heart. Just one look at him, he knew that the third master had not completely given up the idea of ​​destroying the eighth master in one fell swoop, so he snorted coldly and briefly analyzed the situation .

"What the master said is true, Xiao Wang knows what to do."

The third master is used to being trained by old master Chen, so he won't feel any psychological burden because of it. Hearing what the old master said, he understood the crux of the matter just by thinking about it, and he didn't stick to his own opinion anymore. , but admitted his mistake again convincingly.

Seeing that the third master finally realized the impossibility of the proposal, Hong Qing's hanging heart fell to the ground. Just when she was thinking about taking Sun Miao to speak again, she saw Gao Da, the chief eunuch of the palace Cheng hurriedly turned his head out from behind the screen, and his words stopped immediately when he reached the edge of his mouth.

(End of this chapter)