The man looked around, lowered his waist and walked in quickly, looking a little scared.
When I walked to the door of the study, I heard angry shouts inside.
"What on earth did you do? You turned out to be a mess of rubbish!"
The few people kneeling on the ground did not dare to say anything and bowed their heads deeply.
The man knocked on the door, got permission, went in, and said softly and respectfully to the people on the seat: "Please calm down, this is really unexpected. They were also caught off guard, Ling Shu died too suddenly, and they did not receive any news in advance. ..."
"When a waste dies, it dies! But if the goods are gone, we don't know how many things will be ruined for us!"
When the man heard this, he stood and lowered his head, not daring to speak any more.
The robe was brushed, and the tall shadow walked back and forth in the study.
After a while, he stopped and lowered his voice and said: "The Qianzhou line is completely abandoned. Stop it immediately! The delivery points involved must also be replaced immediately! You can go and see Tanzhou, Jiangling and Xingyuan. In these places, we must prepare the goods as soon as possible!”
The man hurriedly approached and nodded, but couldn't help but ask: "But now that the north has also begun strict inspections, will we be in some danger?"
"Dangerous?" The man sneered, "Do you think it's not dangerous if you stop now?"
The man remained silent.
"Okay, do what you need to do, and you don't need to worry about the rest."
After receiving the order, the man waved and left quickly with a few people kneeling on the ground.
......
On April 10th, there was a scuffle in a town in the north.
On the battlefield filled with smoke, screams occurred one after another.
Li Feng galloped forward on horseback and killed the Yi and Di cavalry with a spear in his hand.
The cavalry screamed, and sparks flew out of their armor during the collision. They fell to the ground and were hacked to death by the chasing soldiers.
Spears swept across, Li Feng led the left wing to surround the entire battlefield, and joined the right wing cavalry to trap the fleeing enemies.
A cavalryman was covered in blood and was knocked off his horse. He grabbed Li Feng's spear with his backhand and seemed to take him off the horse with him.
"Get out!"
Li Feng was furious, raised his foot and stomped on the cavalry's head, kicking the cavalry's neck instantly.
The sound of Ming Jin's trumpet calling for troops to retreat came from the city wall. He shook off the flesh and blood from his spear and stood on his horse and shouted.
"Retreat the troops! Clean up the battlefield!"
"Yes, Captain!"
Li Feng could hardly lift his arm. This battle had been going on for five days.
The enemy seemed to have been inexplicably stimulated, and all the nearby troops were pressed into this battle.
He turned around and saw an endless battlefield. The enemy's corpses and his brothers were all dried on the ground, forming a Great Wall of blood paved with corpses.
"Captain, let's go." The deputy general said hoarsely, "This battle is not over yet. Let's go back and apply medicine first."
Li Feng took a deep breath, nodded, turned around and rode back to camp.
He saw the supervisory army coming from the capital from a distance and was about to mount his horse and leave. Li Feng turned his head and asked.
"Has the matter been cleared up?"
"Our area is a battlefield. The city gates are closed every day. People coming in and out will be checked. Only the alcohol sent by Qianzhou comes, so it will be fine."
Li Feng sneered, with anger in his eyes.
Thinking of the stainless steel armors, swords and guns used by the enemy on the battlefield, Li Feng couldn't help but clenched his fists tighter.
"Give me a pen and paper."
……
As Ling's Liquor Store was ransacked, a major rectification took place in Qianzhou.
There are government officials patrolling the streets in every county and town, and the local gangsters dare not make a sound.
It was not until the end of March that the situation slowly calmed down.
Naturally, Xue's Winery was not affected. It successfully took over the winery held by Ling's and re-signed contracts with other foot shops, doubling its business in an instant.
After Cao Lei's funeral, many businesses in Jiulong Hall were shut down. Zhao Jin went there once, but the atmosphere was still gloomy.
"The people of the Second Hall Master are very marginalized," Zhao Jin pondered, "Should these people be retained or expelled?"
Chen Ping thought of the young child on the execution platform that day and said without hesitation: "Expelled."
People who have betrayed themselves can no longer be used.
What's more, these people may have slipped through the net. Instead of leaving a knot in their hearts and making everyone feel uneasy, it is better to expel them directly and let them establish their own business.
Zhao Jin thought the same way, "If we are expelled, the number of people in Jiulong Hall will probably decrease by 30%."
The second hall master was originally trained by Cao Lei as his successor, and he had many people to recruit.
"Talent is more valuable than talent. Jiulongtang's business has been hit hard now. But fortunately, the demand for wine shops is increasing, and we can help them recover slowly. Also, if Brother Zhao has someone he can trust, You can also make an appointment to join Kowloon Hall."
Chen Ping suggested.
Zhao Jin thoughtfully said, "When I was wandering around the world, I still had a group of brothers."
"Then find all the people here. If they are willing to follow what you do, then stay. If you don't want to, it doesn't matter."
Chen Ping secretly thought that they would definitely leave Qianzhou for the capital in the future.
The situation in Beijing is different from that in Qianzhou, so it naturally needs the most trustworthy manpower.
Therefore, Jiulong Church cannot just stay in a corner of Qianzhou, it must develop outwards, and it is even better to have branches all over the country.
At this time, the concierge of the wine shop announced: "My boss, someone is looking for me!"
"Please."
When Chen Ping was about to retreat to the back hall, he saw a familiar figure standing at the door.
"Master Tang?"
He was a little surprised, he didn't expect Tang Hao to come here at this time.
"Tang is here to say goodbye to you," Tang Hao smiled and said concisely, "I am leaving Qianzhou."
"Because of that incident?" Zhao Jin frowned.
"My transfer order has been issued. The mission in Qianzhou has been completed. It is useless to stay any longer." Tang Hao shrugged.
Chen Ping asked tacitly: "Then I wonder where Mr. Tang will be transferred? We can also visit you in the future."
Tang Hao laughed and took a deep look.
"You don't need to ask me where I go. When the time comes, I will have a chance to meet again in the future."
Then he continued: "Finally, I will give you a piece of advice, be careful in everything. Although the people from the court have left, other people may come to take a look."
Who is this other person? Naturally, he refers to the organization behind Ling Shu. It is self-evident to everyone.
Chen Ping nodded seriously, "I understand."
Tang Hao waved his hand, turned and left coolly, got on his horse at the door of the wine shop, and soon disappeared at the end of the long street.
......
In mid-May, two letters were sent from the north.
One was written by Li Feng, and the other was from Xie Zhiyuan, both to find out the details of Ling Shu.
He replied to the letters one by one, but the sensitive content was not included in the letter. Besides being unsafe, he also wanted them not to worry too much.
As soon as June passed, Ling Shu's matter came to an end for Chen Ping.
Because there is only half a year left for the provincial examination in the first month of the seventeenth year of Tianqi.
Some time ago, Zhao Wenhe knew that Chen Ping was not feeling well, especially because of the injury on the back of his head. When he asked him, he did not go into details, but just found an excuse to explain it away.
Seeing that his disciple was injured, the teacher's attitude was of course extremely gentle, and he even gave up reading and writing.
But today, Zhao Wenhe picked up the ruler again.
"The war in the north is urgent, and there is such a big mess in Qianzhou. You can probably guess a thing or two about the scope of next year's provincial examination."
Putting down a pile of lecture notes and papers, Zhao Wenhe's eyes were stern and his voice was sonorous.
"These things all talk about the righteousness of the family and the country, and they talk about loyalty."
Chen Ping was a little dumbfounded. The pile reached the top of his thigh.
"Teacher, there are so many?" Cheng Cheng exaggerated: "Junior brother is just smart, don't be stupid by memorizing them!"
"These are all clichés, why are they so difficult to memorize!" Zhao Wenhe had high demands on Chen Ping and said in a serious tone: "The important thing is how to innovate and not fall into the trap!"
How dare Chen Ping refute, "Yes, teacher, students must try their best."
I really don’t have much time to focus on studying during this time.
In any case, the matter in Qianzhou is over. If you want to investigate further, the only way is to go to Beijing.