News that Bald Li and several other members of the Tsing Yi Gang were taken away by Dali Temple soon spread to the Tsing Yi Tower.
Tsing Yi Building is the heart of Tsing Yi Hall. After Jiang Qianxing's death, it was logical that Xu Changyin, the second master of Tsing Yi Hall, temporarily took charge of all affairs of Tsing Yi Hall.
When he learned that Bald Li was taken away by Dali Temple, Xu Changyin was shocked. His right hand holding the small teapot was shaking slightly. After a moment, he slammed the small teapot to the ground and broke it into powder. Several members of the Tsing Yi Gang lowered their heads.
He shook his head and didn't even dare to make a sound.
"I have told you that we must be honest these days and no one will cause trouble." Xu Changyin turned blue with anger: "Is the person named Li a stupid pig? Qin Xiao became the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and even
The Ministry of Punishment doesn’t even look down on him. This person is out to kill people. Our Qingyi Hall has a grudge against him, and his eyes will definitely be on us. I’m just worried that something will happen and he will be caught. That’s why I’m telling you not to act rashly for the time being. Now,
Fortunately, the man named Qin wanted to eat someone, and Li Xin jumped directly into his mouth."
"Uncle, that cloth shop didn't come to worship the mountain beforehand, but it dared to open today. The third master is very angry. He feels that if we don't teach the cloth shop a lesson, our rules will be broken." A middle-aged helper
The crowd cautiously said, "The third master just brought people over here because he wanted to teach that cloth shop a lesson. Who knew...who knew it would be a trap set by Dali Temple."
A person next to him followed and said: "Sir, Wu Tianbao from the Taiping Society is also involved in this matter and is helping Dali Temple to deal with us."
Xu Changyin has always been called the Second Master in Qingyi Hall, but Jiang Qianxing has died, and no one dares to call him "Second Master" anymore.
Xu Changyin's face was stern, and the air in the hall seemed to solidify.
"Uncle, the top priority is to rescue the Third Master from Dali Temple first." The man beside Xu Changyin whispered: "If Qin Xiao really comes for our Qingyi Hall, then he will definitely search for our Qingyi Hall.
The evidence of the crime, the third master... The third master knows too much. If the Dali Temple is tortured to extract a confession, my subordinates are worried that the third master will not be able to bear it and will confess many things."
A person on the side immediately said: "That's right, uncle, we need to get the third master out of Dali Temple as soon as possible. Before, his subordinates had two friends in Dali Temple, but Qin Xiao's purge of Dali Temple this time, both of them are
They have been kicked out of Dali Temple, otherwise these two people could still be of some help."
"What's the point of talking about this?" Xu Changyin looked like a scholar. At this moment, he couldn't help but swear: "Since Qin Xiao is coming to our Qingyi Hall, how can he let us rescue Li Xin?" He put his hands behind his back and paced back and forth,
His expression was solemn.
Several members of the gang looked at each other and did not dare to speak for a while.
After a long time, Xu Changyin was still frowning, obviously at his wits' end.
"Uncle, the Blood King of Hell has suffered a big loss at the hands of Qin Xiao. Our Qingyi Hall alone is no match for Dali Temple." The middle-aged gangster stepped forward and whispered: "Qin Xiao is this person.
He is so cruel and daring that he even killed the guards of the Duke's Mansion last time, and we in Qingyi Hall will definitely not take him seriously. Now that he takes action this time, he will definitely kill them all...!"
The words "Kill them all" came into his ears. Xu Changyin was shocked and suddenly remembered that after Jiang Qianxing was killed not long ago, he went to the Ministry of Punishment to report Qin Xiao. He happened to meet Qin Xiao in the Ministry of Punishment. At that time, Qin Xiao said nothing to him.
, we must let Qingyi Hall disappear into thin air and drive all Qingyi Hall away.
Xu Changyin didn't take it seriously at that time. At that time, Qin Xiao was just a local official, and it was impossible to really shake Qingyi Tang, which had been rooted in Kyoto for many years, let alone let Qingyi Tang disappear into thin air.
But now Qin Xiao has taken control of the Dali Temple, and has been incredibly supported by the saint. Now when he is dealing with Qingyi Hall, he is no longer alone as before, but holds the weapon of Dali Temple in his hand.
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When the four words "drive them all and kill them all" came into his ears, Xu Changyin's heart went crazy.
If Qin Xiao really wants to get rid of Qingyi Tang, the life and death of Qingyi Tang is now at stake.
"You guys step back first." Xu Changyin was silent for a moment, and finally ordered: "Song Xu stays first."
Except for the middle-aged gang member, everyone else retreated.
"Qin Xiao has already started to be cruel to us." Xu Changyin looked solemn: "You are right, Qin Xiao has Dali Temple in his hands, and if we openly fight with him, we are asking for death."
Song Xu lowered his voice and said: "Uncle, as of now, only that noble man may be able to help us get through this disaster."
"I'm just worried that the nobles won't take action." Xu Changyin sighed and said with a wry smile: "Although the common people in the city are afraid of Qingyi Hall, in the eyes of the nobles, we are just spittoons and can be discarded at any time."
"But how much money have we made for her over the years?" Song Xu frowned and said, "We do the dirty work and pay 70% of our income. Even if it is a tool, we can make money for her, but she can't
You don’t even want any money?”
Xu Changyin whispered: "When the noble first took control of the inner treasury, the inner treasury was empty. She could only try every means to get money. There were tens of thousands of mouths in the palace waiting for her to feed, so she protected our Qingyi Hall behind the scenes.
At that time, the Taiping Society did not rise. Our Qingyi Hall controlled many businesses in Kyoto that could not be brought to the table. The money we paid every month could replenish the internal treasury to some extent." He sighed and said, "But the Taiping Society has been aggressive in recent years.
Tsing Yi Hall's harvest has dropped sharply by half, and has gone from bad to worse in the past few years, and the noble man is already very dissatisfied."
Song Xu's expression also became solemn. Xu Changyin walked over and sat down on the chair. When Song Xu came closer, he whispered: "There is something that few people know, but you also know that the inner treasury's biggest income is now
One of them is Baofenglong of the Lin family in Hangzhou. Baofenglong connected the world and made a fortune every day. The biggest backer behind this was that noble man. When Uncle Jiang was still alive, he once told me that he estimated that
At least half of the income of the inner treasury comes from Baofenglong, or even more than 50%. In comparison, the money our Tsing Yi Tang pays to the inner treasury every year may not even reach 10%, so Uncle Jiang was worried at that time.
Someday the noble man will think our spittoon is too ugly, and he might smash it."
Song Xu's face changed slightly, and Xu Changyin sneered: "Now the Tang Dynasty's treasury is empty, but the inner treasury is very full. Our Qingyi Hall is dispensable to that noble man. Back then, the noble man pointed us to replenish the inner treasury.
Naturally, they are trying their best to maintain it behind the scenes. This is the reason why our Qingyi Hall is established in Kyoto. But with the golden rice bowl, who cares about broken earthen pots? The last time Uncle Jiang was thrown from the upstairs by Qin Xiao, the noble man did not do anything.
No, not only was Qin Xiao not punished, but he was promoted step by step. If the noble man really cared about Qingyi Hall, how could he let Qin Xiao be so rampant?"
Song Xu also felt that the situation was serious. He rolled his eyes slightly and thought of a possibility: "You don't really want to use Qin Xiao's hands to get rid of Qing Yi Tang, do you?"
"Qin Xiao killed seven of the guards of Duke Chengguo's palace. This is a big move on Tai Sui's head." Xu Changyin said: "Anyone else would definitely die, but Qin Xiao is safe and sound. I have always wondered why the saint
Will they be so indulgent to Qin Xiao? But one thing is certain, the noble people behind us see that the saint values Qin Xiao so much, how can they easily attack Qin Xiao? Qingyi Hall is 10% of the income of the internal treasury, but Qin Xiao belongs to the saint.
Favorite, if it were your choice, would you rather lose 10% of your profits, or would you rather incur the saint's thunderous wrath by being cruel to his favorite?"
Song Xu did not speak, the answer was obvious.
"Uncle, there is no noble man. We are not Qin Xiao's opponent. How can we just watch the people from Dali Temple put us in jail?" Song Xu's eyes were like daggers: "With all due respect, Third Master's bones are not hard, Dali
The temple really wants to torture you to extract a confession.
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He will definitely betray us. He knows too much about the affairs of Qingyi Hall. When the time comes, he will confess everything and even testify against the uncle. The consequences will be really unimaginable."
Xu Changyin also clenched his fists and said: "When Uncle Jiang was alive, he and I expected that Qingyi Hall would one day face a desperate situation, but we didn't expect it to come so soon." His expression became cold, and he said solemnly: "But if we want to let us
Death is not that easy."
Seeing Xu Changyin's sharp eyes, Song Xu seemed to have an idea, and whispered: "Uncle, what to do next, just tell me, go up the mountain of swords and go down into the sea of fire, no matter what."
"Song Xu, you are the leader of the Six Tsing Yi Horses and the most secret weapon of our Tsing Yi Hall. We will not let you move unless it is absolutely necessary." Xu Changyin stared at Song Xu: "It seems that raising an army for a thousand days and using it for a while is not enough.
It’s time for you, the Six Tsing Yi Horses, to show off your skills.”
Song Xu immediately said: "As long as the uncle has given you an order, the six of us will have nothing to say."
"Gather a few other people together, but don't act rashly first. Wait until I meet one person before talking." Xu Changyin whispered: "I will give it a final try. If the answer is the same as I guessed, I will tell you then."
What should you do."
Song Xu didn’t ask any more questions, and nodded slightly. Suddenly he heard faint thunder from the horizon, and the two of them looked out the window at the same time.
Outside the window - the clouds are thick and a heavy rain is about to come.
When the heavy rain fell, a carriage stopped in front of the cloth shop on Linkang Street, Huaizhenfang.
The carriage looks very ordinary, but the horses pulling it are very handsome.
Because it was raining heavily, the people who had been watching the excitement in front of the door had already left before the heavy rain fell. Bald Li and other people were tied up by Dali Temple executioners and taken to Dali Temple. As the victims, shopkeeper Ge and others took the initiative to testify
Wu Tianbao and others also went to the Yamen of Dali Temple.
What happened in Buzhuang today really surprised the onlookers. No one thought that Qingyi Tang, who had always been afraid of being provoked by official uniforms, was directly kidnapped by people from Dali Temple in Buzhuang today. After many years
The shops that have been oppressed by Tsing Yi Tang are naturally full of joy, but when they think about the fact that Tsing Yi Tang has been doing evil in Kyoto for many years and has a lot of power, even if Bald Li is arrested in Dali Temple, he is afraid that he will be released soon, so although
It was very satisfying, but no one dared to show it.
The carriage suddenly stopped in front of the Buzhuang. People in the shops opposite the Buzhuang felt strange and stared at the carriage.
The driver of the carriage was wearing a raincoat and a bamboo hat. After stopping the carriage, he turned around and opened the curtain. Soon, a person walked out, wearing a purple cloak and a bamboo hat on his head. He was clearly a woman.
The driver did not get off the carriage and sat at the head of the carriage. The woman in a long cloak got off the carriage and stood in front of the door to look around before entering the shop.
The shop was previously in a mess by Bald Li and others, but after that group of people were taken away, several clerks in the cloth shop quickly cleaned it up and put new cloth on the shelves, just like before.
Nothing happened in general.
Seeing the woman wearing a big cloak entering the shop, several waiters in the shop looked at each other. The woman took off her bamboo hat and looked around with a confused look on her face. A waiter stepped forward and said respectfully: "Does the guest want to buy cloth?
"
"I...I don't want to buy cloth." The woman was a little uneasy: "Do you know Qin Xiao? It was Qin Xiao who asked me to come here to get the cloth. He...he said he kept a piece of cloth here.
Let me come and pick it up today, my name is Gu Qiuniang!"
The waiter was startled. Soon, several other waiters ran over and stood in a row. Then they saluted Qiuniang respectfully and said, "Hello, boss!"