"I said, boss, you came here today to ask me to do something. If you don't explain it to me, you will leave."
The one who spoke was Zhang Mou. He was doing something at the bank just now when he saw Tangxi coming here in a hurry, asking for him by name. Lu Hao knew that Tangxi must have come under Lu Yao's order, so naturally he did not dare to neglect.
So a private room was arranged for Tangxi and Zhang Mou to communicate privately. What Tangxi wanted to talk to Zhang Mou about was naturally the matter of asking him to go to Hebei to find Jintai.
Zhang Mou had many questions about Lu Yao's order.
The first thing is, who is this Jintai? Although Zhang Mou's martial arts is inferior to Tang Xi's, in terms of martial arts, Zhang Mou is still a person who is very keen on practicing martial arts. Even though he later became a craftsman, and now he is a
He never slacked off as a banker, and would find some time every day to practice his martial arts. Therefore, Zhang Mou had heard of people with strong martial arts skills. But this time, the one proposed by Tangxi was called Jintai.
Zhang Mou had never heard of this person before. What's more, this person is not in Bianliang now, but in Hebei. Zhang Mou has never been to Hebei before, so the first question arises, this Lu Yao
How did the young master know Jintai, and why did he know that he was in Hebei?
Tang Xi's thinking ability in this area is still better than Zhang Mou. He knows that what Lu Yao is most worried about now is the martial arts competition. After asking him to find five friends to go to Lu Mansion to compete in martial arts, he also
These two things were ordered immediately after Zhang Mou was asked to go to Hebei to find Jintai. Therefore, Tangxi also speculated that Jintai must also be a man with great skills. Otherwise, it would definitely not be worth asking people to go to Hebei to find him.
Tangxi told Zhang Mou his speculation, and Zhang Mou became even more confused. Who is this golden platform? He never knew that his martial arts was so good that even Lu Yao noticed it?
Putting this aside, Zhang Mou's second doubt is that with so many people under his command, why did Lu Yao ask himself to find this golden platform? To this question, Tangxi gave an affirmative answer. First of all, this golden platform must be
He is a martial arts practitioner. It seems that the only two people under Lu Yao who know kung fu are Tangxi himself and Zhang Mou. Naturally, Tangxi will be responsible for Lu Yao's arrangements for martial arts contests and marriage recruitment. As a housekeeper, he
There is no way to leave Bianliang for a while, so in this case, Zhang Mou can only be used as a substitute. As a person who knows kung fu, it can be considered more smooth to communicate with Jintai. In fact, there is another
The reason, but it was inconvenient for Tangxi to mention it, was what Lu Yao had told him before, not allowing him to tell Zhang Mou. That was because Zhang Mou's parents were both dead and he had no relatives in Bianliang, so he went to Hebei alone.
There is nothing to worry about. If it had been before, Tangxi would have argued with Lu Yao. But now Tangxi's identity has been transformed into Lu Yao's housekeeper. Considering it from the perspective of the housekeeper, Zhang Mou is indeed a good person in this regard.
A suitable candidate.
Of course, the latter reason is precisely because Zhang Mou is alone, that is, he does not leave any land to outsiders, and the reward Lu Yao gives to Zhang Mou is actually not low. Lu Yao asked Tangxi to just tell Zhang Mou the reward.
, As for the arrangements after finding Jintai, there is no need to talk about it. He only needs to tell Zhang Mou to pay a deposit when he finds Jintai. As for the full amount, he can just ask Jintai to come to Bianliang and pick it up.
.Zhang Mou is a rough man. It’s hard to say whether he will be unhappy after knowing that Lu Yao will give Jintai a high reward. But even if Tangxi doesn’t say it, Zhang Mou knows in his heart that if he goes to such trouble to find someone from Hebei, if
It will definitely not work if you don’t get the right price. At the same time, Tangxi also handed Zhang Mou a letter and a manuscript. Of course, what was written in the manuscript was Jintai’s appearance, characteristics and personality. In fact, Lu Yao’s memory of Jintai also
It was just written based on the description in some impressions of the information. Lu Yao himself didn't know whether it was accurate or not, and the letter was naturally the letter Lu Yao asked Zhang Mou to deliver to Jintai. The reward was written on it.
What Jintai needs to do.
Tangxi said that time was very tight, and the Jintai had to be brought back to Bianliang within two days before the start of the martial arts contest (naturally, Tangxi did not tell Zhang Mou about the martial arts contest, but only told Zhang Mou according to the date). Zhang
When Mou heard this, it could be said that time was very tight. Tangxi then withdrew the remuneration for Zhang Mou from the bank and the deposit for Jintai. As for the remaining expenses, he could wait until Zhang Mou came back to settle the payment.
"No matter what, although you have martial arts skills, the journey here is relatively long. Your own safety is the top priority. If you don't find Jintai after three to five days there, return to Bianliang immediately. I don't want you to
What happened in the meantime?"
This was the last paragraph of the manuscript that Lu Yao gave to Zhang Mou, and it was also the main reason why Zhang Mou made up his mind to agree. Obviously, Lu Yao trusted Zhang Mou very much and gave him this task. This is comparable to working in this bank every day.
It was much better to just hang around. Later, Tangxi found Meng Yu and inquired about the work of their people. Since Chen Chen's grassroots team lost the first game, these grassroots team members went to work at Lu Yao's bank.
After all, they are a new group that has entered the bank, and they are not too familiar with the group of people that Zhang Mou was responsible for before. Therefore, among this small group of grassroots team members, Meng Yu is actually the core, and Lu Yao is not
He had not misjudged the person. Meng Yu had gradually shown the attitude of a leader in his interactions with these people. Today, when Tangxi found Meng Yu, he also directly stated his purpose, that is, when Zhang Mou traveled far away, by
Meng Yu assumed the leadership of these servants, temporarily replacing Zhang Mou. As for Meng Yu's lack of confidence, Tang Xi said that Lu Yao appointed Meng Yu to be in charge, and Lu Yao would never misjudge the person.
Since Lord Lu Yao personally gave the order, Meng Yu couldn't shirk it.
After arranging these things, Tangxi did not stay much and was about to leave the bank. Therefore, what Zhang Mou said to Tangxi at the beginning was that he was originally thinking that he would leave later today. Was it right before leaving?
We can go to Fanlou with Tangxi for a meal. Unexpectedly, Tangxi is very anxious.
"You don't know, the young master asked me to find some of my previous bodyguards yesterday and go to the Lu Mansion to compete in martial arts today."
When Zhang Mou heard this, he immediately became interested and asked Tangxi who these people were. After Tangxi finished naming them, Zhang Mou said: "These people are not good people, how can you find them."
Tangxi smiled bitterly and said: "There is no other way. The young master has told me that one is to have martial arts, and the other is to follow me."
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If the relationship is not so good, the temper is bad, and the person can cause trouble, after much thought, only the five of them are qualified."
Zhang Mou nodded, thought for a while, these five people did meet Lu Yao's criteria for finding someone, and then said: "Then you don't have to worry, you and I both know Master Lu Yao's skills, these people must have stopped doing it now
Even though they are bodyguards, Lord Lu Yao is not enough to deal with them."
Tang Xi said: "I'm not worried that Young Master won't be able to defeat them. I'm worried that Young Master will hit them too hard and seriously injure them, or they will go to the Lu Mansion and break the rules by messing around. Then it will be difficult for me to deal with them."
After speaking, Tangxi greeted Lu Hao and left the bank.
Zhang Mou did not hesitate. After informing Lu Hao, he went back to his room to pack his things and prepare to leave Bianliang for Hebei in the afternoon.
At this time, the five escorts that Tangxi had found were on their way to the Lu Mansion.
"Hey, have any of you seen Lord Lu Yao?"
"She is a celebrity beside the emperor. Is she someone we can see if we want to?"
"No, but I really don't understand why he asked the five of us to participate in this martial arts competition. I heard that Master Lu Yao is already engaged, and he is married to Master Han Yong.
's daughter."
"I've also heard about this. It seems that the engagement was broken in the middle, but then it was restored again for some reason."
"Hey, none of this has anything to do with us. I'm quite curious about how good Mr. Lu Yao's kung fu is. He asked us to go to the Lu Mansion today just to test this."
"Haha, that's right. Let's not inquire too much about our business. I'm really looking forward to fighting Master Lu Yao. I don't know if it's true that Tang Xi said that Lu Yao's kung fu is better than his."
"Who knows, we'll know when we fight each other. Don't hurt him too seriously, that will affect our rewards."
"Hahaha, you're right, it's better to be merciful when the time comes."
Several people were chattering, but they didn't take Lu Yao seriously in their words. In their opinion, Lu Yao's skills were superior to Tang Xi's, and half of the reason was because Tang Xi was working for Lu Yao, so he naturally wanted to speak for Lu Yao.
Bragging about him, the other half of the reason is because fundamentally, Lu Yao gave them the impression of a weak scholar. In their view, the only people who can become officials in the court are those stinky scholars, so this
The martial arts skills of these people are not that high.
Several people came to the Lu Mansion with this idea, because Uncle Fu was helping to watch the progress of the arena construction at this time, and no one entertained them. The door was open. These people were all rough people. How could they understand the rules?
He entered the house directly and went straight to the main hall.
At this time, a servant noticed them, and then took them to the main hall and reported to Lu Yao.
However, when Lu Yao turned around and saw these five people, he immediately gave the servant a wink, which meant that he would not let the servant reveal his identity.
Fortunately, this servant had been following Tang Xi before, so he understood the meaning of Lu Yao's look. Then he turned around and said to the five people: "I will call my young master over. Please wait here for a moment."
After saying that, the servant turned and left without even looking at Lu Yao.
Lu Yao smiled knowingly. What he wanted was this kind of attitude from his servants, which would make the five bodyguards hired by Tangxi feel that their status in the mansion was the same as his own, that is, they were just servants. For these five bodyguards
, Lu Yao had heard some basic information about them from Tang Xi. In Lu Yao's view, these martial arts practitioners looked down upon the situation in the court and the officials. Although these civil servants took
They earn more salary than them and live a more comfortable life than them, but those who practice martial arts just think that these civil servants are just sour scholars.
Like that servant, these five people saw that the servant ignored Lu Yao, so they naturally felt that Lu Yao was just a servant of the house. They didn't notice it, and one of them even wanted to go directly to him.
They walked towards the backyard, but were held back by another person. Finally, the five of them each found a chair in the main hall and sat down.
The two younger ones among the five of them, that is, the two who are not married, yesterday they also agreed to the money given by Tangxi from the beginning. As two people who have not married, the etiquette displayed by these two people is quite good.
It was much better than the three people who were already married. But the three people who were already married became very impatient after not waiting for a while.
Of course, Lu Yao was not idle either. These people were not very interested in him, so Lu Yao went to the backyard first and confirmed the situation of the arena with Uncle Fu. It seemed that the construction was completed. Then Lu Yao told
Uncle Fu and other servants in the mansion, no matter what happens in the meantime, just treat him as an ordinary servant in the mansion.
"I want to teach those five rude people who came to our house a lesson." Lu Yao said this not only to Uncle Fu and others, but to a certain extent, he also told himself the same.
After making all preparations, Lu Yao pretended to be a servant and went to serve tea to the five visitors.
These five people had been waiting for a while. One of them looked at Lu Yao and asked: "I said, your Mr. Lu Yao is so grand. We have been here for so long, and he doesn't even talk about it."
Meet us in the main hall?"
Another person also echoed: "What you are saying is that you can be considered a celebrity around the emperor, but he doesn't know the etiquette as well as the country folk like me?"
Lu Yao cursed in his heart, thank you for knowing that you are country folk.
On the bright side, Lu Yao said with a smile: "That's it, the young man just went to call my young master. It's just that he drank in Jiuzhongxian last night and is still not sober. He wants to meet again in his own place.
Get some sleep."
Several people looked at each other and said: "Wine Fairy, I remembered it. It was a restaurant built by Lu Yao. The liquor inside is really delicious, but it's just a bit expensive. After we finish our work this time, why don't we go to the wine shop?
Have a good time in the immortal world."
Some people were cheering on the sidelines, but one of the young escorts coughed and brought the topic back. He stood up from his seat and said, "I don't know how much longer we have to wait.
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For a long time, if Mr. Lu Yao doesn’t get up, will we just sit here all the time?”
Although this person spoke in a very calm tone, there was a fierceness in his eyes. Lu Yao couldn't help but smile slightly and said, "May I ask the young master's name?"
"In Xiangxia Village!" The young man was unambiguous and directly stated his name.
Lu Yao said: "Young Master Fang, my Young Master has told me that we cannot keep everyone waiting here. Please follow me to the backyard first. My Young Master has already built a temporary arena for today's competition.
Already."
As soon as these five people heard the word "ring", their eyes lit up. Indeed, as escorts, this skill is what they eat, so they are naturally very confident in the field they are good at. There are not many five people.
After saying that, he followed Lu Yao to the backyard.
Because this arena is a temporary structure, it is relatively simple. Moreover, Lu Yao asked that it must be built so that it can be easily dismantled when the time comes. Otherwise, it would be unsightly to have such a thing in your backyard.
Uncle Fu and other servants had already received Lu Yao's order and had placed the chairs there in advance. However, their people were not present, so it was still Lu Yao and the five people who were near the ring.
That's all.
"It's strange that there are not many servants in this dignified Lu Mansion." Fang Zhuang looked around and said.
Lu Yao said with a smile: "Master Fang, please be considerate. Recently, everyone in the house is busy preparing for Master Lu Yao's wedding, so there are relatively few people in the house."
"Well, we are not here to visit the house. We have already arrived near the arena. What next, are we waiting here for Mr. Lu Yao to come?"
Lu Yao didn't hesitate. He walked directly onto the ring, bowed to the five people, and then said: "Master Lu Yao has told me, please come on stage first and have a few moves with the junior. After he gets up and washes up, he will naturally
Will come."
Several people present were very surprised. They looked at Lu Yao on the ring, and then one of them said: "Are you kidding? Although I may not be as good as Mr. Lu Yao in martial arts, I will arrange for you, a mere servant, to compete with us.
Isn’t it a little too contemptuous?”
After that, some people were already clamoring to leave, but were stopped by Fangzhuang.
Fang Zhuang whispered to those people: "Don't forget the reward this time. It's not shameful to challenge him. Besides, we don't know if Lu Yao is watching our competition in the dark.
Let’s test our skills.”
After Fang Zhuang said these words, several people finally gave up their plan to leave. Then Fang Zhuang looked at Lu Yao and said, "I wonder how your kung fu is, little brother? Although we are no longer escorts, we are still
If you have some kung fu skills in your body, you won’t be able to punch or kick in the ring, but I don’t want to hurt you when the time comes.”
Lu Yao smiled and said in a very humble manner: "This junior is actually the younger brother of Butler Tangxi. I learn Kung Fu from him on weekdays, so I have some basic skills. Seniors, you don't have to be polite to me, just do your best."
"Tangxi's younger brother? I've never heard of him mentioned before."
"This is understandable. After all, he is no longer a bodyguard. He is still considered the butler of the Lu Mansion. It is actually normal to accept an apprentice."
"We all know Tang Xi's kung fu, and his apprentice's kung fu is definitely not as good as his. It doesn't matter if we show our hands to Lu Yao in the dark."
Several people discussed it privately, and then made up their minds, apparently going to the ring to compete with Lu Yao.
"What kind of comparison?" Fang Zhuang asked.
Lu Yao thought for a while, since he wanted to test, he should first understand their respective skills one by one. After all, he had never fought against them before, so he didn't know what their strength was. So Lu Yao said: "Then let's do it one by one.
Well, if this junior is defeated, I will immediately invite Mr. Lu Yao to the scene, what do you think?"
Fang Zhuang nodded and said, "Okay, it's settled."
"Then please discuss who will appear first."
Fangzhuang and other five people gathered together and began to discuss. In their opinion, the structure of this mansion is complicated, and there is a high probability that Lu Yao is watching this competition somewhere. If so, the sooner he is forced to
The better it comes out, then the first person to take the stage is to choose the one who is absolutely sure to win among these people.
Thinking of this, everyone focused their attention on the tall escort. When Lu Yao saw him, he actually gave him a nickname, Big Fat. Just because his figure is indeed
He was a little fat, but Lu Yao could tell from his muscular shape that he was from a training family, and he might have been a famous escort leader a few years ago. However, time is like a butcher's knife, and this
This sentence is very suitable for anyone.
The fat man is not ambiguous. In his opinion, the little thin man standing on the field now is not his opponent at all. Thinking about Tangxi competing with him, the two sides only won one and lost one. In this case, this Tangxi
His apprentice will naturally not be his opponent.
Thinking of this, the big fat man didn't hesitate and walked directly to the ring and said: "I'll go first!"
It seemed that he didn't even bother to tell Lu Yao his name. Lu Yao didn't care about it and said: "Okay, senior, you will be the first one to play, right? Let's make an agreement first. After one of the parties falls to the ground,
If you are unable to stand up within ten seconds or are beaten out of the ring, you will be considered a loser."
Big Fatty listened impatiently to Lu Yao's explanation of the rules of the group competition, and nodded calmly, acting as if he was sure of victory.
Lu Yao also nodded. The two sides clasped their fists and took three steps back. A competition was about to begin.
At this time, Tangxi finally returned to Lu Mansion. As soon as he arrived at the door, he saw Uncle Fu standing guard at the door. Naturally, Lu Yao asked him to watch at the door in order to wait for Tangxi to come back and tell him what just happened.
, don’t let him reveal his secret.
Hearing that Lu Yao was pretending to be his younger brother and preparing to fight with them in the ring, Tang Xi felt mixed emotions, but since it was Lu Yao's decision, she naturally had to respect it. Then, Tang Xi began to walk towards the backyard.
go.
When Fangzhuang saw Tangxi, he quickly stepped forward to say hello. At the same time, the competition on the ring was about to begin.