"Prime Minister Zhu is staying behind in Fengyang. This person who seeks Prime Minister Zhu must be no ordinary person. Cheng San, your opportunity has come. Whether you can seize it or not depends on this person."

"Is this really my chance?" Cheng San was surprised. He grew up in an ordinary family and his life was okay when he was a child. However, since his parents passed away one after another, his life has become difficult. He has three meals a day, one is hungry and one is full, and he suffers from serious and minor illnesses.

No one cares about him, and life is very difficult. His biggest dream is to become a master.

Unfortunately, living in this troubled world requires skills, and it is even harder to get ahead. He has been looking for opportunities, but every time he tries to curry favor with the rich kids, he is chased away like a dog.

But he never gave up, and it wasn't until he met this old man that he realized how naive he was before, and that he was still messing around every day if he didn't have the skills.

It was for this reason that he was willing to leave the old man behind.

"good!"

"Please sir, teach me how to do it."

The old man glanced at him but said nothing, as if he was thinking about this.

"If I can really succeed in staying with that young master, I will be willing to support you until the end of your life." Cheng San seemed to have made up his mind.

"Okay, remember what you said." The old man nodded. Originally he didn't want to say more, and he didn't want to leave behind any of his skills. However, when Cheng San agreed to support him until his death, he was shaken.

The old man was lonely. He thought he would be like this for the rest of his life, but he didn't expect that someone would be willing to die for him in his old age. He couldn't refuse this offer.

"I, Cheng San, keep my word." After Cheng San finished speaking, he raised his hands and swore a poisonous oath.

In the hearts of ancient people, they still attached great importance to their oaths, unlike modern people who swear at every turn.

The old man nodded with satisfaction, waved to him and said, "Come here."

Cheng San looked over excitedly, and the old man was unequivocal. He immediately told Cheng San some of the things he knew, and then taught him how to get in touch with that person.

When Lin Dong got up the next morning, there was already a person standing on the dock. This person was looking around the ship, seemingly looking for someone.

Lin Dong looked up and saw that the man was the young man named Cheng San yesterday. At this time, the young man's clothes were still very tattered, but his expression looked a little relaxed.

"Go and bring that man up." Lin Dong pointed to the guard beside him and said.

The man agreed, quickly got off the boat and headed towards the young man, and soon invited the man on board.

Seeing that Lin Dong sent someone to invite him, and the soldiers who came were soldiers with high morale. What was even more frightening was that at this time, there were soldiers in armor and full of murderous intent standing on both sides of the ship. Cheng San was pounding in his heart. This man's subordinates were so frightening.

There are many ships, soldiers and horses, and the background is indeed not small.

Thinking of this, Cheng San forgot about his fear and couldn't help but feel excited. It seemed that I had really found a treasure this time. I must seize the opportunity and stay with you.

"Sir, I have asked you for the information you want."

"tell me the story."

"yes!"

The young man immediately told what he had learned last night. According to Cheng San, Prime Minister Zhu stayed behind in Zhongdu and rarely went out. He only had a soft spot for the dancing moon girl in Wangjiang Tower. If

If Miss Wu Yue is willing to introduce me, it should not be difficult to make friends with Zhu Guoxiang.

"Moon Girl?" Lin Dong had never heard this name before.

"Yes, you may not know about Miss Wu Yue, but you must know about Xiao Wu."

"Xiao Wu, this name is somewhat familiar, but I can't remember where I've seen it before." Lin Dong frowned slightly, as if he was thinking hard about something.

"Oh, I was negligent..." Cheng Sanyi said, slapping his forehead.

"What's going on?" Lin Dong was startled.

"Your Excellency is an outsider and doesn't know much about Fengyang City. Xiao Wu is the oiran of Wangjiang Tower. Every time he goes out, he causes a sensation in Fengyang City. Yesterday, Xiao Wu went out. You must have seen the scene.

…”

"It turned out to be her, no wonder..." Lin Dong frowned slightly.

As a modern person, he is not interested in oirans, not to mention that if he wants to get into the eyes of these so-called oirans, he will not be able to do it without a few brushes.

My writing is good, but when it comes to poetry, I don't have much confidence. Thinking of this, Lin Dong gets a headache.

"Okay, I understand, you go down first." Lin Dong waved his hand and turned to Su Yi and said: "Steward Su, go get five taels of silver and give it to this little brother."

"Yes, General."

However, Cheng San did not leave, but just stood there silently.

"What? Do you have anything else to do?"

"General, Cheng San doesn't want any money." The young man said with determination on his face.

"Oh, how are you doing?"

"Cheng San wants to follow the general and do things for the general." The young man said resolutely.

"Follow me? Do you know my origin?" Lin Dong frowned slightly and thought to himself, this person is quite talented, but he doesn't know his character!

"Cheng San doesn't know, but from the general's words and deeds, we can see that the general is a man of faith." The young man said with his head held high.

"You do have some discernment, but you don't think you want me to accept you just because of your compliments, do you?"

"Cheng San doesn't dare. Cheng San is good at inquiring about information. If the general can keep me today, I will go through fire and water and follow the general." The young man said firmly.

Lin Dong shook his head and said: "I don't need you here, you can go."

After saying this and waving his hand, Su Yi took out a piece of silver from his body and handed it to Cheng Sandao: "Young man, let's go. Not everyone wants the general."

Cheng San shook his head stubbornly, and instead of taking the money handed over by Su Yi, he knelt down with a normal sound.

"Please take me in, General."

"I've already said, I don't need you here." Lin Dong waved his hand, and several guards walked in and dragged Cheng San out.

However, Cheng San did not leave. Instead, he knelt down at the door and said, "Please take me in, General."

"General, this Cheng San has some skills, why not let him stay with you." Li Da glanced at the withered young man outside the door and said with some unbearable heart.

Lin Dong waved his hands slightly and said: "This person is from a poor family, and he can still find out about these things. He must be a thoughtful person who can be used. He just doesn't know what his character is, so he took him in rashly. I'm afraid it's inappropriate. Let's observe him for a while before talking.

"

Hearing what he said, Li Da suddenly realized that Lin Dong had no intention of driving Cheng San away, but just wanted to give him a try because he was afraid that the boy would have a bad temper.

Seeing him kneeling outside the door, Lin Dong did not let anyone drive him away. He walked directly out of the back door, then quietly left the ship and headed towards the shore.

Shangba's shop was not open yesterday, so if you go there early today, you may be able to catch one.

Sure enough, when Lin Dong came to his store according to the address left by Shang Ba, Shang Ba was busy. There was a man beside him, tall and thin, wearing a shabby felt hat on his head.

"Boss Shang, Lin Dong has taken the liberty to come here to disturb you, please ask Boss Shang Haihan..."

Seeing Lin Dong come in, Shang Ba was stunned and said with a smile on his face: "The general is indeed a man of faith."

Lin Dong waved his hand and said: "Boss Shang promised me how to prepare the food?"

"Food?" Shang Ba's face changed slightly. He looked around for a while and saw no one else. Then he wiped his sweat and said, "The general doesn't know something. Just last night, the prefect ordered that due to the emergency of the war, all shops should not have large doors."

Regarding the rice and grain trade, the general’s grain is only afraid of..."

"Is there such a thing?" Lin Dong was startled and thought to himself: "Could it be that the historical records are wrong? According to historical records, the defenders of Fengyang City had no idea that the peasant army would come to attack the city!"

"Boss Shang, can you tell me in detail?" Lin Dong was shocked. If this was the case, then his plan might be ruined.

Shang Ba immediately told what happened last night. It turned out that just last night, all the big merchants were suddenly notified by the Yamen to attend a banquet. After drinking for three rounds, the clerk sent by Yan Rongxuan, the prefect, stood up

He came out and said that the bandits have now moved south and are ready to attack Fengyang. In order to prevent war from happening, all rice and grain merchants must have their grain under the unified control of the government and are not allowed to engage in large-scale transactions.

Shang Ba was also confused about this. According to what Yan Zhifu said, although the bandit army went south, it was still far away from Fengyang.

Moreover, although the peasant army continued to conquer cities and territories, they never attacked the big city. Fengyang was the central capital, and there was a left-behind division in the central capital under the jurisdiction of eight guards (Fengyang Guards, Fengyang Central Guards, Fengyang Right Guards, Huangling Guards, and Left Guards).

Guards, left-behind central guards, Changhuai guards, Huaiyuan guards) and a thousand households, with squadron troops, high-wall troops, cao troops, new mausoleum-protecting troops, and guards, with a total establishment of about 6,000 people.

Not only that, the imperial court also stationed here the eunuchs who guarded the mausoleum, as well as governors, governors and other official offices. The defensive force must be strong. Do those rogue bandits really dare to attack Fengyang?

Lin Dong was confused, but when he was watching Fengyang City singing and dancing, there was no atmosphere that bandits were about to attack Zhongdu, and there were no signs of mobilization of the nearby garrison. Could it be that Magistrate Yan made a mistake?

"I don't know about this, but I don't dare to take action on this food. If the general really wants to buy food..."

Lin Dong used to be a salesman. Seeing Shang Ba's expression, he immediately understood and thought to himself: "So you want to raise the price on the ground!"

"Boss Shang has something to say, but just say it!"

Shang Ba waved his hand and said: "Didn't the general ask me to help inquire about the ear raking thing on the road a few days ago? Now that I have some free time, why not come with me to have a look."

Seeing Shang Ba suddenly change the topic, Lin Dong frowned slightly, but when he glanced at several men dressed as servants in front of the store, he stopped worrying and said with a smile: "If Boss Shang can help me find the rake ear, then I will

Lin Dong will definitely be grateful!"

"Haha, this is what you said, please come with me!"

Shang Ba laughed, obviously in a good mood, gave Lin Dong a wink, and walked out of the store.

"Second brother, come with me." Shang Ba coughed and said as he passed the man in the felt hat.

Only then did Lin Dong pay attention to check this person. He saw that this person was tall and thin, with his hands folded across his chest, and his face was indifferent, as if he was not interested in anything.

"Who is this?" Lin Dong frowned slightly. There was a powerful aura about this person. Even he could faintly feel it. The reason why he hadn't noticed it before was that he was far away from him.

My attention was not focused on this person.

"This is my sworn brother Yang Jiu." Shang Ba only said one sentence and then remained silent as if he did not intend to introduce him to Lin Dong.
Chapter completed!