In the darkness, a dilapidated carriage drove quickly towards Nancheng and soon disappeared at the end of the alley.
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In the inner house of the Cheng family, in a luxuriously decorated but very quiet side room, the head of the Cheng family, Cheng Shiming, was sitting opposite a man in black.
Several exquisite side dishes have been placed on the table, and two pretty little maids are waiting around.
"Brother Liu, I have to leave this matter to you!" Cheng Shiming personally picked up the flask, filled a glass of fine wine, and brought it in front of the man in black with a smile, "After the matter is completed, the house in Jinan City,
Plus these two little goblins...hehe!"
Cheng Shiming smiled meaningfully and handed a thick stack of banknotes to the man in black.
"Brother Cheng, why do we need to be so polite between brothers?" The man in black smiled softly, glanced at the banknote, and was not in a hurry to accept it.
He is tall and muscular, with a square face, sword-shaped eyebrows, a pair of particularly sharp eagle eyes, and two big hands covered with calluses. You can tell at a glance that he comes from the military.
This person is Liu Ruyi’s descendant, Liu Zeqing, the ‘Uncle Dongping’ from one of the four towns in Jiangbei in the late Ming Dynasty!
However, it is still the tenth year of Chongzhen's reign, the Qing army has not yet swept through Jinan, and the position of Shandong General Soldier is still firmly occupied by Ni Chong. Liu Zeqing has not made a fortune, but was promoted to Liaodong General Staff by virtue of his military exploits! His ancestral home is Caoxian County, Shandong.
He is ruthless and lazy in dealing with things, and is tactful and cunning. He has many connections with the powerful gentry in Shandong, and getting married is one of them.
"Haha, this is the same thing! Good brother, the accounts are clear!"
Cheng Shiming smiled and pushed the banknote closer, lowering his voice and saying: "This matter is really a big deal. Brother Liu must not be careless!"
Liu Zeqing smiled and nodded, revealing his two yellowed front teeth. He put the banknote in his sleeve and said proudly: "Brother Cheng, don't worry, this matter can be taken care of by someone! I've been home for more than a month.
, it’s time to let the sons and daughters exercise!”
Cheng Shiming immediately beamed, "It's the best, it's the best! It's all trouble for Brother Liu! Come on, Brother Liu, let's drink this cup!"
"Okay! Brother Cheng, please go first!"
The two looked at each other, drank the wine together, and laughed.
But at this moment, there was a noise outside, and a servant cried at the top of his voice, "Master, master, it's not good! Master, he, master, he has been kidnapped!"
"What?" Cheng Shiming rubbed his ears vigorously, "Quickly, bring them in!"
For a moment, the slave next to Master Cheng, who was called "Big Dog", rolled and crawled on his knees in front of Cheng Shiming. His two ears had been cut off at some point, and he couldn't stop bleeding.
It was surging outward, but he didn't dare to reach out to cover it. He just kowtowed to Cheng Shiming, "Master, you have to save the young master! Those strong men are too fierce! They said, say, if
If the master cannot meet their demands, the master, the master will be ten times worse off than I am now!"
"What the hell has this little beast caused me to do!" Cheng Shiming cursed regardless of his identity.
This prodigal son, I have told him many times that now is an extraordinary period and everything needs to be cautious, but something still happened! But after all, Cheng Shiming has experienced many storms. After being angry, he calmed down after a while.
It was because of the deep love for licking the calf that he grabbed the slave's big dog by the collar and asked loudly: "Tell me, tell me! Tell me, what happened!"
"That's right, that's right..." The big dog was already seriously injured, and he was overly frightened. Now seeing his master being so angry, he trembled without saying a word, rolled his eyes, and fell to the ground softly.
, passed out.
"Trash, trash! So many people can't even look at that prodigal son!" Cheng Shiming jumped to his feet in anger. His originally gentle and elegant face was now extremely ferocious.
"Brother Cheng, don't be too impatient! They shouldn't be far away yet. I will lead people to chase Mr. Cheng back now!" Liu Zeqing said calmly.
"Yes, yes!" Cheng Shiming also reacted, "All the servants in the house are under the command of Brother Liu, and we must find that useless prodigal son!"
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This is an abandoned residential area, with broken walls and ruins everywhere and no life at all. Obviously, it has suffered a serious fire.
At this time, in a small courtyard deep inside, a soldier picked up a bucket of cold water and splashed it on Master Cheng's face.
"Don't kill me, don't kill me!"
Young Master Cheng woke up from his sleep in an instant. He grabbed his hands and feet everywhere and struggled desperately, as if trying to break free from the restraints on his body.
"Damn it, be honest!" Xiao Liu'er raised his big foot and stepped hard on Master Cheng's head, pressing him so hard that he couldn't move.
"Ah——!" Master Cheng let out a scream like a slaughtering pig and cried bitterly.
"Okay, Liu'er, don't kill him!" Liu Ruyi waved her hand, "Come here, show Master Cheng his seat!"
After a while, a soldier brought a broken chair, and Xiao Liu'er and Huo Lang helped Young Master Cheng up, who was as soft as mud.
"Don't come over here, don't come over here!" Master Cheng looked at Liu Ruyi in horror, as if she was a woman who had no power to resist, no longer as arrogant as she had been in the Yaoyue Tower.
"Master Cheng, Master Cheng, don't be afraid! As long as you obey me, I won't hurt you!" Liu Ruyi spread her hands to signal him to calm down.
"You, who are you? We have no grievances, why do you treat me like this?" Young Master Cheng calmed down, but suddenly he became frightened again.
"It doesn't matter who I am! What's important is whether I know how to be a good man!" Liu Ruyi patted his shoulder lightly, turned and walked aside.
"Please, let me go! As long as you let me go, I will definitely ask my father to give you a lot of money! You will never be able to spend it all in your lifetime!" Master Cheng cried loudly.
Liu Ruyi couldn't help but laugh. Why did these words sound so familiar? Could it be that these gentlemen have been using the same set of lines throughout the ages?
Liu Ruyi had already found out the details about Young Master Cheng.
Although Cheng Shiming had many wives and concubines, perhaps he had done too many bad things, and God wanted to punish him. Only Cheng Gaoliang was left alone. He had been pampered and loved since he was a child. Like all the dandy boys.
Likewise, this young master is not good at writing, martial arts, and has no other abilities. Drinking wine and visiting brothels are his daily routine. He is still young, but he has incurred a lot of romantic debts.
Seeing his son like this, Cheng Shiming was helpless, but he didn't have much to do, so he spent a lot of money to get him a false position in Jinyiwei. It was also a talisman, so that Master Cheng wouldn't know when.
It hit the muzzle of the gun that shouldn't have hit it.
People will have weaknesses, and the seven inches of enlightenment are right before our eyes!
"Huo Lang, watch him carefully!" Liu Ruyi calmed down and ordered in a cold voice.
"Brother, don't worry!" Huo Lang gestured to Liu Ruyi.
Liu Ruyi nodded and breathed a sigh of relief!
It's already midnight, more than two hours have passed since the incident, and it's almost time to react!
Liu Ruyi looked at the dilapidated gate quietly, would Cheng Shiming take the bait?
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I came back late today and will make up for it tomorrow.
Secretly code and save some manuscripts, and strive to get a 10,000-word perfect attendance score next month!
Weeping blood, begging for collection, begging for red tickets!