Although the Tang Dynasty did not have the factions and gangs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, nor was there a true underworld, there were fights wherever there was interest. For example, the Mohists in the Warring States Period were already gangs in the true sense.
At the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, there were many gangs, and all kinds of monsters and monsters participated in the fight for the world. The cultural tolerance of the Tang Dynasty became the most splendid era of knights in history.
Of course, there were gangs in Chang'an, but they were not the well-organized gangs like the Tiandi Hui and Ge Lao Hui later. They were more of a family group. This was also in line with the characteristics of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. The world was dominated by aristocratic families, with wealthy families dominating the cities and gentry dominating the countryside.
Chang'an is so huge that every influential family has its own position in this metropolis, and the Wang family is no exception.
The Wang family is naturally the family of Wang Yuanbao, the richest man in the Tang Dynasty. They are all-powerful in business. They are the largest cabinet shop in Chang'an, Baoji Cabinet Shop, the largest restaurant in Chang'an, Wude Restaurant, the largest business group in Chang'an, and the Wang Family Trading Firm, with more than 170 companies.
Shop.
Politically, the emperor Li Longji met with Wang Yuanbao three times. Baoji Cabinet and Wude Restaurant were both named by Li Longji. The Wang family also kept a low profile and never participated in politics. Moreover, their backstage was King Ning. After King Ning passed away, his successors
Prince Ning continued to protect the Wang family.
However, the Wang family was also afraid of the bandit Xiao Xiaoqiang, so they successively funded the opening of more than a dozen martial arts schools, including the sudden death of Chang'an gangster Xing Wei after Wang Gong's death last year. All six martial arts schools under his command were annexed by the Wang family, making the Wang family also have
Strong force support.
The Wang family's military power is in the hands of Wang Yuanbao's third brother, Wang Xuanhai. Wang Xuanhai has two sons, both of whom are good at literature and martial arts. Last year, Wang Xuanhai adopted his adopted son Zhang Ping, nicknamed Black Whale, and trained under Pei Min.
He has strong martial arts skills and is the number one sumo wrestling master in Chang'an.
Moreover, Black Whale is a righteous person, helping the poor and the needy, and helping the weak. He is deeply loved by the head of the family, Wang Yuanbao, and is also supported by his younger brothers.
There is a Zhenwei martial arts gym in Dongshi, with more than a dozen martial arts masters and more than 300 students. The merchants in Dongshi will ask the martial arts gym for help with anything. Of course, it is a paid service. In normal times, the samurai will also assist the city department in maintaining Dongshi.
In the past ten years since its establishment, the martial arts gym has had several owners, but its reputation has always been very good.
The current owner of the gym is Zhang Ping. Zhang Ping is not only the owner of the Zhenwei Martial Arts Gym, the entire Wang Family Martial Arts Gym is under his management. This is just his permanent residence.
Li Ye almost didn't recognize Zhang Ping. He was wearing a black satin martial arts robe and a gauze hat. He was tall and mighty, nearly two meters tall. He really looked like a whale.
The key is that he has matured in appearance and has thousands of subordinates. He naturally has the temperament of a leader, who is powerful without being angry.
Seeing Li Ye, Zhang Ping was surprised and happy. He quickly stepped forward and bowed, "When did brother come back?"
"Just came back yesterday!"
Li Ye squeezed his unusually generous shoulders and said with a smile: "Let's help each other and see what kind of martial arts your master has taught you?"
Zhang Ping chuckled and said: "I only have a few kilograms of stupid strength. Master surrounded me with my stupid strength and taught me some moves. Under the hands of my elder brother, I am like an ant. Just rub it with two fingers and it will turn into ashes."
"The boy can talk now! He is so low-key."
The Wujilang next to him laughed and said: "He is just a little more humble in front of his elder brother. When negotiating with others, he grabs them in the air. The owner of the family said that he was too low-key and asked him to go to school."
Zhang Ping blushed and said, "Why are you so talkative? I am also your eldest brother. Hurry up and get some tea."
Wu Jilang was so frightened that he ran away. Li Ye laughed dumbly and followed Zhang Ping into the martial arts hall.
At noon, the warriors all took their lunch break, and the martial arts hall was very quiet.
Zhang Ping asked Li Ye to sit down in the guest room, and sighed: "I encountered an unlucky thing today. My face was almost wiped out. There is nothing I can do."
"What bad luck happened?"
"My grandmother will be celebrating her 70th birthday in a few days. I found a tripod to celebrate her birthday last night, but it was stolen by someone behind me this morning. Such a heavy tripod!"
Li Ye narrowed his eyes, "Is it a golden tripod weighing a thousand pounds?"
"ah!"
Zhang Ping was stunned. He quickly shook his head and said: "How can it be a golden tripod? It is a gold-plated copper tripod."
Li Ye asked again: "Are there nine deer on the tripod?"
Zhang Ping nodded, "I took a look and there were several deer!"
That's right, the golden tripod in Bahanna is also called Jiuluding, which is very unique.
Li Ye's face immediately darkened and he said coldly: "I don't care if you make money in the underworld, but you actually started stealing things indiscriminately. Where do you want to put the face of your ancestors?"
Zhang Ping's face turned red, "Brother, I have no conscience, I have not stolen anything. Master will definitely break my legs if he finds out."
"Hmph! You still said no. It was either a gold-plated tripod or a golden tripod made of one thousand kilograms of gold. It is the national treasure of Bukhana. I escorted Prince Bukhanna and the golden tripod to the capital. The golden tripod was prepared to be presented to the emperor, but yesterday
The Chamber of Commerce in Bukhan was stolen late at night. How could it be in your hands if you didn't steal it?"
Zhang Ping was stunned. He thought it was gold-plated brass, but he didn't expect it to be a real gold tripod.
He was so frightened that he waved his hands quickly, "We fished the golden tripod from the river in Shengyefang before dawn. We thought it was something from the Han Dynasty or Sui Dynasty, but we didn't steal it!"
Li Ye secretly thought that it was probably thieves who sank the golden tripod into the river and were discovered by Zhang Ping's men.
"Then what? Why is the golden tripod gone again?"
"We sent the tripod to the Wang family. Just now the housekeeper came to tell me that several Taoist nuns came to the door early in the morning and said that it was the madam who asked them to take the bell away. They said that having a bell when celebrating a birthday is unlucky and means the end of life. They have madams.
The housekeeper did not stop them, so they went into the family temple and took down the bronze bell and moved it away. Later, the housekeeper found that the bell was still there, but the tripod was missing, so they actually carried the tripod away."
"But the housekeeper doesn't know that it's a golden tripod?"
"Of course he didn't know. The tripod was wrapped very tightly. I told him it was a bronze tripod, so he placed it in his family temple."
Li Ye nodded. He understood that these Taoist nuns were the thieves. They hid the golden tripod in the river, but it was discovered. Instead, Zhang Ping led people to fish it away. As a result, these Taoist nuns tried to steal it again.
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Li Ye thought for a while and said: "You just said that they have the lady's jade plaque. The jade plaque can't be fake, right?"
"The jade tablet must be genuine, and the housekeeper will not admit his mistake, but my wife went to burn incense and did not come back, so I can't ask about the situation for the time being."
As soon as he finished speaking, a servant ran in and said to Zhang Ping: "The housekeeper asked me to inform the young master that the lady is back!"
"Okay! I'll go now."
Li Ye stood up and said, "I'll go with you."
Li Ye met Wang Yuanbao for the first time. He was about fifty years old, short and fat, looked very kind, and dressed simply, just like an ordinary shopkeeper.
On the contrary, the brother next to him, Wang Xuanhai, is very imposing, with a square face, clear contours and a pair of particularly sharp eyes.
Although the Wang family was the most famous rich man in the Tang Dynasty, when they heard that a thousand kilograms of gold was used to build a golden tripod, both of them were surprised and exchanged glances with each other.
Wang Xuanhai frowned and criticized Zhang Ping: "You have seen some things in the world, but you can't even tell the difference between a bronze tripod and a gold tripod."
Zhang Ping's face turned red. Wang Yuanbao waved his hands and said, "Don't blame him. Not many people have seen using gold to make a cauldron. I'm afraid even I can't think of it. The top priority now is to recover the golden cauldron. It should be too late!"
At this time, a female housekeeper came out and gave her a blessing and said: "Sir, my wife said that those female Taoist priests should be from the Taiqing Palace. They have my wife's jade plaque in their hands. You can find one named Zhengyi."
Female mage."
Taiqing Palace is a famous female Taoist temple in Chang'an. It is located on the bank of Qujiang Pool. Li Ye left immediately and took Zhang Ping on horseback to the Taiqing Palace.
