After dawn, a few rays of light appeared through the gaps in the dark clouds. Si Hu drove the carriage, carefully following the direction of Weicheng, and drove slowly and slowly.
"Brother Mu, if you meet Tian Guantou, do you want to be beaten?"
Xu Mu sighed and shook his head.
"No fight."
Under that kind of general situation, to be honest, one cannot blame Tian Song too harshly for pushing the three ancestors of Li Xiaowan over. It is estimated that he has a destiny from above.
"There are not many old friends at the border, let's just be friends."
The wet road was difficult to navigate, and it was not like Chen Sheng and others who were able to gallop forward before. More than two hours passed before the carriage arrived at the gate of Weicheng.
Two city guards, wearing raincoats, hurried over to stop the driver. When Xu Mu handed over a few taels of silver, they happily gave way and invited them into the city.
"These dog officers only know how to collect money. The old gangsters from the Horseshoe Lake gang have been waiting for a long time and they still can't be wiped out."
Si Hu's tone was dull. Although he was a simple man, he had been following Xu Mu during this period and had seen a lot about the world's suffering and other things.
"Brother Mu, where should we go first?"
Xu Mu was not sure whether Tian Song was on duty, so he had to find a small horse gallery, paid some money, and waited at the edge of Guanfang Street with Si Hu.
Of course, he could also go directly to the official office to ask, but it was not the best option after all.
"Brother Mu, come and see!"
Holding the oil-paper umbrella, Xu Mu took a few steps forward, followed Si Hu's voice, and walked to the notice on the official list. The notice was slightly soaked, but the vermilion word "Ji" stood out at first glance.
The ground came into view.
Chen Sheng was not mistaken. This was indeed a wanted list.
The content is roughly the same. There are more than 30 veteran bandits entrenched in the area around Horseshoe Lake, and they go out to recruit warriors on a killing list.
The reward is two hundred taels. If the silver is not taken, it will be offset by the notarization of five weapons, or the notarization of the land deed of Horseshoe Lake.
It has to be said that this Weicheng Guanfang is really well-calculated. Xu Mu can be sure that even if the more than 30 old bandits are really suppressed by then, if they are powerless and powerless, there is a high probability that they will be punished by the officials.
Fang swallowed the money and used these notarizations to offset it.
The notarization of weapons is okay, although it is a bit lacking, after all, it is a real self-defense weapon. But the notarization of the land deed of Horseshoe Lake is basically useless to most people.
It is far away from the waterways and official roads in the inner city, and the world is not so good. I am afraid of being cut off even if I walk at night.
But unfortunately, such a place is what Xujiazhuang needs.
"Brother Mu...Tian Guantou is out."
Xu Mu turned around in silence, and saw from a distance that in front of the official office, his old acquaintance Tian Song was hunching over, being grabbed in the face by a fat official and scolded him.
After scolding him to the end, he gave him a couple of kicks and pretended to be having fun, kicking Tian Song into the water.
The officials walking back and the pedestrians passing by were all laughing secretly.
The rain came down harder and harder, instantly soaking Tian Song's entire body.
"What a fool. When I was at the border, if anyone messed with me, I would kill them with my knife."
"I naturally believe that everyone in Wangzhou City back then knew Tian Guantou's majesty."
Tian Song was startled, and hurriedly raised his head. Suddenly, his whole body was covered, and his eyes could not help but slowly turn red.
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Weicheng Shenxiang, the third old wine shop on the left.
After throwing out a mutton bone that had been chewed into meat to kill two wild dogs, Tian Song wiped his mouth and let out a comfortable burp.
"When I saw Leader Chen earlier, I thought I had recognized the wrong person, but I didn't expect that the little boss really came to the inner city."
Xu Mu smiled faintly, raised his wine glass, and touched one with Tian Song from afar.
He could understand that people like Tian Song had struggled and tried to be clean, but ultimately lost to the general trend. If corrupt officials were out of place, their future in public office would basically be over.
"Little boss, what happened with the official lady back then——"
"It's already passed. We still need to thank Tian Guantou for bringing in two hundred taels of business."
Tian Song laughed twice and said, "My little boss has a lot of people. Please don't call me an official from now on. I am just a servant in Weicheng now."
Picking up the wine bottle, Tian Song took a few sips and his face turned red. Even Si Hu, who was eating meat and bones next to him, couldn't help but look at it a few more times.
"My little boss doesn't know that when I escaped from Wangzhou with the government officials, I got acquainted with the old man Chen and wanted to take him with me, but he didn't want to leave and said he wanted to watch Wangzhou."
"Old man Chen, is that old official who typed the seal bad?"
"The surname Chen is Chen Dingbian. I heard that I changed my name to pray for Dingbian and peace."
Xu Mu felt a pang in his heart for no apparent reason, and then thought of the old official's iron-clad figure on the top of the city, which could not be knocked down by thousands of arrows.
"After I got on the horse, I suddenly didn't want to leave...but I had been courageous for a long time, but I couldn't muster up the courage."
"My little boss, I feel like I'm just a slut. I heard that old man Chen died in the battle at Wangzhou, and every time I think about it, I can't help but get a sour nose."
Xu Mu paused for a moment and put away his thoughts.
"Brother Tian, it's better to die than live."
"That's right... that's all. Let's not mention this. I heard Chief Chen say that the little boss is also in trouble and wants to kill him?"
Xu Mu nodded, hesitated, and had no intention of hiding it.
"After killing the list, I want to get the notarization of the land deed over Horseshoe Lake."
"If the little boss can successfully kill Bang Bang, it won't be a big problem. Even if he wants money, I guess those old ghosts in the official shop won't be willing to give it."
The officialdom is not willing, but the four major players in the dog basket are really playing dirty tricks, and they must be stuffing money.
And there is a very helpless point. After the official list is revealed, you have to enter the official office to show your dental plaque and then register.
His name and place of origin, Xu Mu, will definitely be found out clearly.
"Brother Tian, what I want is not money, but notarization of the land deed. But someone wants to drive Xujiazhuang out of the inner city."
Having been an official in Wangzhou for several years, Tian Song was not a fool. With just this sentence, he understood the meaning.
"Little boss, I have an idea."
"Brother Tian, please speak."
After clearing his face, Tian Song said seriously, "Now that I am in Weicheng's official office, I can only deliver tea and clean the hall. Of course, the official list will be killed. When the report comes to the little boss's house, I can think of a way to detain the old official.
Walk."
"The only ones who can collect money are these old officials who knock stamps. Damn it, after thinking about it, Old Man Chen is the most upright person."
"If you send away the old officials, there will definitely be other junior officials taking their place. The little boss will take advantage of this moment to quickly hand in the list. However, the little boss must be extremely careful when killing the list."
Xu Mu paused and had to say that Tian Song's idea was quite good.
"Thank you Tian Song for your help."
Without hesitation, Xu Mu took a bag of silver from his arms, just like when he asked Tian Song to do something in Wangzhou, there should be a bribe.
However, Tian Song in front of him trembled with his hands, but never stretched them out. In the end, he slowly opened the silver bag and took out only five taels of the full fifty taels.
Xu Mu was a little stunned. Considering the past friendship and Tian Song's recent financial difficulties, he handed over fifty taels.
"I need to buy some things for these five taels. Let me take the rest back, my little boss."
"Brother Tian, why is this?"
"Little boss, I want to try to see if I can... wash myself off." Tian Song's voice was deep.