Mr. Meng originally wanted to find Miss Yang to have a romantic relationship. However, he walked out of Mrs. Shi Yu's room. Xue Rengui, who was waiting outside, came up to him: "Brother-in-law, congratulations. Congratulations." Xue Rengui said congratulations one after another. Let Meng Xinghe I feel shabby.
"Stop talking nonsense. Tell me what you want to do with me." Meng Xinghe directly pushed away Xue Rengui, who was like a dog-skin plaster. This kid is getting thicker and thicker.
Xue Rengui laughed loudly, as if announcing the good news to Meng Xinghe, and said: "Li Chengqian has fled back to Jiangdu. However, he was severely punished by Brother Chai on the way. He was probably scared out of his wits."
"Haha. That is indeed a good thing." Meng Xinghe thought in his heart. He had already confessed that he was just trying to scare Li Chengqian. Don't hurt his life, lest he and Li Shimin could not reach an agreement in the future.
However, if it was just about Li Chengqian, Xue Rengui would definitely not come to him. Could it be that there are other things?
Meng Xinghe stared at Xue Rengui.
Xue Rengui swallowed. Meng Da's serious look was a bit scary. "Well, that's it. Li Chengqian was defeated and fled back to Jiangdu. Instead, he blamed Mr. Lu for not supervising the food supply well and missing the opportunity to fight. He actually found an excuse for the crime of neglecting the army. He was imprisoned. Now the post of Jiangdu governor is temporarily replaced by the original Su Qiwei. This Su Qiwei was originally a small general who guarded the city of Jiangdu. He used to work under Mr. Lu. Because Li Chengqian fled into When he was in Jiangdu, he happened to be on duty guarding the city. He picked up a free rescue and climbed to his current status. However, Meng Da, you may not know that this man is the uncle of Su Mubai."
Meng Xinghe didn't even bother to think about Shang Junxie, Su Mubai and the others now. After hearing what Xue Rengui said, he really remembered that he had such an enemy.
"Speak quickly if you have something to say. Don't be incoherent. Be careful of me beating you." Meng Xinghe was worried about Mr. Lu's comfort, but he pulled Xue Rengui to a secluded place: "There is nothing serious about the old man."
"According to the report from the spies, the old man was just imprisoned. He is the governor of Jiangdu. Even if Li Chengqian is the prince, we cannot punish him without full certainty. But I am worried that Mr. Lu will suffer some pain. Meng Da, we are going to attack Jiangdu anyway. Now why not take advantage of Master Lu's imprisonment to rise up and approach Jiangdu directly."
He is indeed a militant. Are you addicted to fighting? Who said I want to attack Jiangdu?
"There is no need to rush the attack on Jiangdu. Besides, I am not ready to attack Jiangdu now." Meng Xinghe made a mental decision. If he really conquered Jiangdu and occupied the Jiangnan area, then Li Shimin would probably have to use his final trump card. As for whether to send Qin Shubao or Li Jing to deal with him in person, it is unknown. In short, Meng Xinghe knows that the Taiping Sect will no longer have a way out, and Sheng will not even have a way to survive.
"But Brother-in-law, you can't always keep this matter from Miss Lu, right?"
This is a difficult problem. Meng Xinghe said: "Then we will find a few agile people to go to Jiangdu City in the next two days to explore and see if Master Lu can be rescued secretly."
"Then it's better to just send troops to attack." Xue Rengui said angrily. He had already drawn up a battle plan before he came to tell Meng Xinghe what happened to Master Lu. Now is the time for him to show off his skills. How can he be content with being lonely.
Meng Xinghe slapped him on the head: "Don't be impatient. You will still have to fight in the future. If you find it too boring, go and spend more time with your sister every day."
Xue Rengui stuck out his tongue and thought to himself, isn't my sister with you? But after all, he did not dare to talk nonsense in front of Meng Xinghe. The outcome in exchange for this may not be as easy as a tremor.
Meng Xinghe did not disclose the news about Mr. Lu's suffering in Jiangdu to anyone. Except when he and his wives were enjoying the joy of life in Taihu County, he secretly asked Xue Rengui to go to Zhangluo. First, he had to make sure that all the people he brought to Jiangdu were first-rate. First, he is a good player. Secondly, some emergencies must be thought out in advance. Because it is very likely that Li Chengqian already knew that he was not bombarded to death by artillery at the gate of Hukou City, and deliberately used Mr. Lu to make an issue. The purpose was to capture the thief first.
Meng Xinghe left Taihu County quietly. Everyone at home thought he was going out to handle business. He only took six people to Jiangdu. Except for Chai Shao and Xue Rengui, the other two were all masters in the Taiping Sect. .But what he didn't expect was that Xue Rengui actually took Miss Du with him. He said he was sending her back to the Tang Army's barracks every day. In fact, everyone knew that in times of danger, Miss Du was also a good shield. She could even be exchanged for Mr. Lu. .
Along the way, they were subjected to Du Yatou's sharp eyes that wanted to be skinned and dismembered. Meng Xinghe and his party dressed up as businessmen going to the north for business. Meng Xinghe naturally became the boss, Mr. Chai was the housekeeper, and Miss Du temporarily The one who felt aggrieved was called Madam. In addition, Xue Rengui and the other two were all followers. I don’t know who came up with such a childish and bad idea. But looking at the expressions of a few people, Meng Xinghe guessed that nine out of ten people came from Mr. Chai, that slut.
"Madam, I asked you if you want to take a rest." They were almost at Jiangdu City. It took them three days of stopping and walking from Taihu County to Jiangdu. Meng Xinghe was not in a hurry and swam backwards along the way. Many times, he would send Xue Rengui to the sedan chair behind him to ask Miss Du if she needed a rest.
"I think everyone is tired. Let's rest for a while in the tea shed in front before we continue our journey." Miss Du didn't want to hear the word "Madam" at first. It felt like a humiliation. But these days, she was beaten by their wife on the road. The former wife and the latter called her back and forth. Sometimes, even Miss Du thought of herself as Meng Xinghe's wife.
"Okay." Xue Rengui ran to Meng Xinghe's side: "Brother-in-law, Madam said we should rest in front." After saying that, he and Mr. Chai beside him immediately laughed.
Meng Xinghe knew full well that he had fallen into the trap designed by the two of them, but he didn't care about it. He came to Jiang on this trip to do big things, so he didn't stick to small details.
Although the tea in the tea shed is not as good as the good tea that we are used to drinking on weekdays, it is a real thirst quencher. Meng Xinghe's six masters and servants gathered around a table and ordered two plates of snacks and a pot of warm tea. In this season The number of business people coming and going is not as frequent as in spring and summer. There are only a few passers-by in the tea shed. Because there is no business, the boss lazily leans on his chair and snores. Only the waiter is busy. It seems that there will always be only such people in the world. Life was not going as planned.
"Second brother, has anything happened in Jiangdu city recently? I see that the business of your tea shed is not very good. In the past, there would have been a lot of businessmen coming and going here to rest during this season." Meng Xinghe pretended to be a An unsuspecting businessman from outside chatted with his second brother when he had nothing to do. It was just to pass the time. In fact, no one knew that he was inquiring about the goings-on in Jiangdu City.
"Ah, ah, my guest is asking about Jiangducheng." There were not many guests in the small teahouse. The second brother was also rarely talkative: "No, your guest will know it by looking at the notice on the wall."
Meng Xinghe looked in the direction pointed by the second brother. On the bamboo fence on one side of the tea shed, there were several notices issued by the government scrawled on them. On them were drawn the images of several important criminals wanted by the court. Good guy, I didn't expect it. Meng Xinghe's head was worth three thousand taels of gold. Meng Xinghe felt proud. It really was worth a thousand gold. There were not only Meng Xinghe's heads, but also Chai Shao's and Xue Rengui's. The prices ranged from three thousand to three hundred. .but enough to make anyone’s heart flutter.
"This is..." Meng Xinghe pretended to question. This young man's eyesight was so poor that he didn't realize that the people sitting in front of him were worth thousands of taels of gold.
"The wanted criminal of the imperial court. I heard he is the leader of the Taiping Army on the edge of Taihu Lake." A table of people left. The second brother immediately went over to collect the money and said: "Now that the world is peaceful, who is willing to fight? This Taiping Army Although they are close to the people, the days of stability have been long. Who is willing to send her husband and son to the front line to kill the enemy? Come to think of it, these people really deserve to be struck with thunder and lightning. OK. What kind of rebellion are you going to rebel? An Anan is safe. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a stable life?”
"You." Xue Rengui almost kicked over the table and beat the skinny second brother, but Meng Xinghe pulled him back and said: "What the second brother said is absolutely right. Now that the world is peaceful, who is willing to fight. Wouldn’t that be at odds with all the people in the world?”
"Haha. The young master looks like a scholar at first sight and speaks politely." The younger brother also has a slippery tongue. He took the opportunity to please Meng Xinghe once.
"That's right. We are all gentlemen." Meng Xinghe laughed, causing several companions around him to immediately feel a chill.
"Okay. It's time for us to set off." Meng Xinghe stretched out: "Xiao Xue pays."
"Okay." Xue Rengui took out some broken silver from his body. He smashed it on the table with a loud "pop" and directly embedded the silver into it. He probably had to dismantle the table if he wanted to take out these few taels of silver.
"You. You guys." The second brother came over to collect the bill. He saw that all the money was patted into the wood and could not be got out no matter how hard it was deducted. Such an unreasonable group of people. He suddenly became anxious. But Meng Xinghe and others were not freeloaders. Give them money. He was so speechless that he couldn't find the words to fight them. He could only laugh or cry on his face.
"Hahaha." Xue Rengui burst out laughing while riding on the horse. "If you want those few taels of silver, you have to dismantle that table."
"Yes. I won't suffer any loss. You have the style of your brother-in-law." Meng Xinghe saw everything. Jiangdu City was in front of him. When he came this time, he actually had already planned in his heart to negotiate without suffering a loss. As for the Whether the negotiation will be successful or not is unknown. But at least Meng Xinghe feels the need to obtain a satisfactory bargaining chip for everyone around him. In this way, no matter what his situation is, nothing will matter.