Chapter six hundred and eighty third: Tiaohu Lishan
Liu Mingzhi returned to his original position, grabbed two hundred taels of silver notes again and walked to the other two girls: "I said that the rain and dew should be soaked equally. Have you two beauties ever seen the appearance of the man in black robe?
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The two girls shook their heads together: "Like Sister Lanping, we also saw the man in black robe get into Mother Wu's room through the window, but the slave family didn't see anything about his appearance."
Young Master Liu sighed with regret: "Then I'm very sorry, your answer doesn't seem worth the one hundred taels of silver!"
One of the older girls' eyes lit up: "By the way, Master Liu, the slave's room is close to Mother Wu's room. I vaguely heard what the man in black robe said about the problem of silver water!"
Young Master Liu looked embarrassed: "Then what, don't talk about their boudoir!"
The girl's face immediately turned red and hot: "The silver water that the slave family is talking about is silver, not Master Liu, you are talking about it."
"Well, the young master is also talking about Yin Shui. What's wrong with Yin Shui? You can continue to tell me. If you are satisfied with what you say, I will reward you heavily!"
The girl pondered for a while: "The man in black robe seems to want to melt the silver into silver water or something, so the other slaves don't know."
Young Master Liu rubbed his forehead and sat back to his original position: "The next question is about"
Young Master Liu looked at the drunken girls with a faint smile, got up, walked to the door and shouted: "Mother Wu!"
"Come, come, Master Liu, are you still enjoying yourself? The girls didn't make you unhappy, did they?"
Liu Mingzhi took out a thousand-tael silver note and handed it to Wu's mother: "I have booked Qunfangyuan today. If someone comes out without my instructions, who dares to disturb my elegance? Don't blame me for tearing yours apart."
Misty Pavilion!"
Mother Wu looked at the banknote in her hand with joy and then looked at Young Master Liu in surprise: "Master Liu, can you handle fifty? Do you want me to prepare something to cheer you up?"
"Take the banknote and get out! A man can't say he can't do it!"
"Yes, yes, Master Liu, if you have anything to do, just give me your orders. The old woman will leave first!"
After Mother Wu left, Liu Mingzhi pushed the door bolt and walked to a few girls who were still awake and whispered in the ears. With the girls' faces blushing, he put down a few banknotes and opened the window of Qunfang Garden adjacent to the Qinhuai River.
Qinggong flew out and landed on the roof of Yanyu Pavilion.
Listening to the melancholy and moving notes coming from Qunfang Garden, Young Master Liu made a few gestures, and the green dragon, white tiger and twelve flying immortals floated over.
The Twelve Flying Immortals looked a little unnatural when they saw Young Master Liu, but thinking of the punishment of the Heart-Eating Gu, they looked at Young Master Liu respectfully and did not dare to show any resistance at all.
Looking at the Twelve Flying Immortals covered in gauze, Liu Mingzhi pointed to Qunfang Garden below: "You twelve, protect the girls inside from being threatened!"
"Yes, Master!"
When the Twelve Feixian heard the strange sounds coming from Qunfang Garden, her pretty face felt a little hot under her veil, but she didn't dare to refuse Liu Mingzhi's order.
"Blue Dragon and White Tiger!"
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"One of you, Mother Wu, the old bustard who monitors the Yanyu Pavilion, goes to send Suzaku to check the news about a man in black robe. The specific appearance is not clear. You try your best to investigate, especially the residences of dignitaries in Jinling City!"
"As you command!"
Liu Mingzhi looked at the vast beauty of the Qinhuai River with a confused expression: "Why do you need to melt silver into silver water? It is more convenient to carry silver notes."
Watching the Twelve Flying Immortals hidden on the roof of the Misty Rain Pavilion, Liu Mingzhi let out a breath and carelessly floated down the Misty Rain Pavilion and rushed in the other direction.
"Commander!"
Liu Mingzhi looked at the young man in robe in front of him blankly: "Scout?"
"Exactly, I think it would be more convenient to wear regular clothes!"
"Smart, do you have any useful information?"
"General Cheng asked his subordinates to tell the commander that they had followed your instructions and released the big fish. However, when the big fish saw that our army was settled in the camp without chasing them, it seemed to become more emboldened. In one day, it actually
Three caravans were robbed, and the silver value was as high as 70,000 to 80,000 yuan. General Cheng asked the commander to ask the commander if he could teach them a lesson. If they continue to allow them to behave like this, I am afraid it will cause panic!"
Liu Mingzhi paced for a while with his hands behind his back: "Just tell General Cheng to lead a thousand troops to the nearby prefectures and counties, and be sure not to capture the rebels. The more they do this, the more afraid we will be of stability. This so-called
In all likelihood, Big Fish is just an abandoned son, don't worry about it, tell General Cheng not to do anything without my order, just one word, wait!"
"I have been ordered to resign from my humble position!"
As soon as the scout left, Liu Mingzhi had not yet left, but another young man in regular uniform came up to him and said, "See you, Commander-in-Chief!"
"Excuse me, what happened?"
"Commander, General Zhou Baoyu sent a message from General Zhou Baoyu that a large number of White Lotus Sect rebels besieged Yangzhou City. There are as many as 7,000 people and countless masters of all kinds!"
Liu Mingzhi narrowed his eyes, twirled the ring in his hand and muttered, "Seven thousand people are nearly 30% of the White Lotus Sect's troops."
Could it be that my prediction was wrong, that a large number of the White Lotus Sect's troops were not in Jinling but in Yangzhou?
It seemed that the traitors who were madly encircling and suppressing the White Lotus Sect were also on the border of Yangzhou and Suzhou. It was in Yangzhou that I first encountered the White Lotus Sect.
"What is the battle damage situation of Xiaoguo Guard?"
"No one was killed in the battle. General Zhou said he would always obey the commander's instructions on how to use troops. The White Lotus Sect was covered in dense rain of arrows and fled without even attacking the city wall!"
"How many people were beheaded?"
"More than one hundred and seventy heads! Only one round of arrow rain was used!"
"Where is the battle report?"
"Commander, take a look!"
Liu Mingzhi looked at the battle report in his hand and began to doubt again: "These White Lotus sect just lost more than a hundred people and then fled. Their behavior is very different from the brave believers who are not afraid of death that they came into contact with!"
"Commander, General Zhou, do you want the Xiaoguo Guard to take advantage of the victory to pursue the rebels?"
"Pursue victory?" Liu Mingzhi muttered as he looked at the scout, his eyes brightening.
"Send an order to General Zhou not to pursue the enemy! Hold on to Yangzhou City and never leave the city. If the rebels attack the city, shoot them dead. If they escape, just run away and don't worry about them!"
"I have been ordered to resign!"
Liu Mingzhi held the two pieces of information in his hand and sneered: "There are big fish and bandits attacking the city. Don't you just want to divert the tiger away from the mountain? I am sitting on the hill waiting for you to come out and see who can survive.
who!"
Liu Mingzhi collected the two pieces of information and walked towards Penglai Pavilion.
He always felt that there was something he didn't know about in Penglai Pavilion. Putting aside everything else, just these millions of taels of silver didn't make sense.
The money of one Jiaofangsi can cover the tax revenue of three prefectures. Even if we open a Jiaofangsi, why do we still need the Governor's Yamen!
When Liu Mingzhi arrived at Penglai Pavilion, the lanterns were already on, and many merchants along the river had hung up their lanterns.
Liu Mingzhi looked at Penglai Pavilion, which he had not seen for two months, with some surprise. Is this still the Penglai Pavilion he knew?
There was also a huge crowd, but what was going on with the fragrant smell of food and wine?
Has the brothel been turned into a restaurant?
Watching groups of men drunkenly walking in and out of the Penglai Pavilion with their arms around each other, there were actually many pairs of couples walking back and forth with the ladies. Liu Mingzhi took out his folding fan in confusion and slowly walked towards the door.