Chapter 130: Suppressing the "bandits" (Part 2)

The Li family in Suzhou? His second cousin? Cao Yong looked at the farm not far away and frowned slightly.

Zhao Hongyu's voice was very low. Except for Cao Yong, only the Wei brothers standing behind him heard it. Wei Hei glanced at Guo Sier, who was standing with Xiaoman, and looked at Cao Fang and Cheng Mengkun on the other side, vaguely feeling that it was inappropriate. This matter was really a bit tricky, but I don't know how the young master would deal with it. It was related to the Cao and Li families, and maybe a big mess would happen. At that time, it would be "a snipe and clam fight, and the fisherman gained profits." The Li family is the young master's mother family. If it is not handled properly, it is afraid that there will be a rift between the mother and the son.

When Zhao Hongyu saw Cao Yong's face slightly dark, his face gradually dripped. He was not a fool. When the two constables went back to the yamen to ask for his handwritten order, they had already mentioned the investigation situation. The group of people who kidnapped more than 20 masters and servants of Wang Lusheng in broad daylight in Yangzhou were probably in that village. But Zhuangzi was from the Li family, what did they say? It was really confused to see it.

The Cao family said that Wang Lusheng is a distant relative of his family. Although he does not know whether it is true or false, since he can trouble his eldest son to come out to cook in person, he thinks he is naturally close to him. The Cao family is powerful and the Li family is not vague now. Since Cao Yin was ill, Li Xu took over the responsibilities of the salt envoy of the two Huaihe Rivers and married the Governor's Office, and gradually took the opportunity to replace the Cao family. If the Cao family had not become the Prince of Ping, the eldest son would have become the son-in-law of the emperor and the grandson, he would have been replaced by the Li family.

Zhao Hongyu was really embarrassed. In this Jiangnan area, who doesn’t know that the Cao family, the Li family and the Sun family are “connected and related”, and “everyone is prosperous and all is damaged”, how could this happen in front of him? He is not like a relative, but like an enemy.

"Young Master, are you asking the brothers of the Cheng family and Cao Gang to go back first!" Wei Xin whispered to Cao Yong. The situation has been developing so far, and there are many people and many people, which not only does not have the original meaning, but is more likely to cause rumors.

Cao Yong held the corner of his mouth and complained to Li Xu and Li Ding in his heart. He was really confused by the officials. It was not good to be with him. He insisted on leaning on the infamous Gali. What does this current situation mean? Is it really peeking at the Cao family's industry, or is it called to use it as a gun to explore the bottom line of the Cao family? Could it be that they decided that the Cao family would endure it in every way?!

"Young Master, let the little dog enter the village and explain the relationship with the second son of the Li family. Let's resolve this misunderstanding!" Zhao Hongyu wiped his sweat and suggested. In this situation, both sides needed a step, so he, the landlord, had to act as lubricant.

Upon hearing this, Cao Yong smiled and looked at Zhao Hongyu: "What if I say there are 'bandits' inside? Can Lord Zhao issue a warrant and ask the green camp in Yangzhou to come and help suppress the 'bandits'?"

Zhao Hongyu felt his heart trembled when he heard this. Could it be that the Cao family and the Li family were going to break up? His future master must be protected, but the niece of the Governor's Mansion cannot ignore it?

He had to speak out again, and Cao Yong waved his hand with a smile: "Mr. Zhao, I asked the Green Camp soldiers to help suppress the bandits, just to avoid future troubles." He pointed to the village: "Although there are nearly two hundred people outside, I don't know how many of them are. If the strength of both sides is equal, would Lord Zhao be willing to see a scene of both sides being injured?"

Although Cao Yong smiled, his expression could not hide his coldness. Zhao Hongyu was shocked. If he was transferred to the Green Camp in the garrison, he would have to make a big fuss and he would have to go to Datian to listen. No matter how the two families made a fuss, he would probably be seen as "unaware of the ruthlessness". Thinking of this, he asked in embarrassment: "Big Master, then Mr. Li?"

Cao Yong shook and sighed: "The second cousin is really unlucky. Why are those robbers not easy to hide? They just happened to occupy his farm! We are cousins, and I, the younger brother, naturally have no choice but to do so!" When he said this, his voice became a little deeper: "Those kidnappers not only tied up my distant relatives, but also came to disturb my cousin. It is really hateful! If my distant relatives make mistakes, if these evil people dare to resist, I have to fight here!"

Zhao Hongyu was able to become the prefect, which was a decade of ups and downs in the officialdom. According to Cao Yong's wishes, he seemed to have to save Wang Lusheng's life and Li Ding had an explanation, otherwise he would have to fight.

Such a naked threat is really confusing. Zhao Hongyu didn't know the twists and turns, thinking that it was just a misunderstanding and friction between the Cao and Li families, so naturally there was nothing to do with it. Everyone laughed at each other and revealed the word "misunderstanding". As for Wang Lusheng, he just fooled it with just one word. Therefore, he couldn't help but feel a little afraid of Cao Yong. Unexpectedly, he was so sharp at such a young age. He said this without any room for concessions.

The dusk was getting darker, and Wei Xin had sent someone to take a boat to the river to ask when he would take action.

The young man who came with Zhao Hongyu was anxious when he saw that Zhuangzi was surrounded in a group and even the waterway was blocked. Although he didn't know who the person in front of him was? But since even his father had to treat him respectfully, he certainly did not dare to be arrogant. He just looked at Zhuangzi from afar, thinking about how angry he would be when the gentle and elegant second son of the Li family was swept away like this.

Zhao Hongyu's face was unpredictable, and he was thinking about what idea. Cao Yong didn't have the patience to make him choose, and smiled and pointed at the young man over there: "Is that the man the man who went out to hunt with my cousin in the city? Haha, it's a coincidence!"

Zhao Hongyu immediately turned pale and hurriedly clasped his fists and said to Cao Yong: "The eldest son Mingjian, although the little dog is absurd, he never has the courage to collude with evil people!"

"I naturally know this. I think the man is so majestic and his righteousness is revealed." Cao Yong said calmly: "If the man is so careful that he can crack this major case in Yangzhou, assist the man in destroying these murderers, and keeping the safety of the local people, I am afraid that even the man will praise the man for his good education, so the man will naturally have to find a good background."

Zhao Hongyu was moved when he heard this, but Gali and the Li family were not so offensive, and he was still hesitating. Cao Yong sneered twice, stopped looking at him, and turned to Wei Hei: "Send someone to the Cheng family, Cao Yong asks them to send another 200 people here. I am afraid that I am a little bit powerful and I can't afford to send a order to invite the Green Camp!"

"Yes, young master!" Wei Hei replied, turning around and going to Cheng Mengkun.

Zhao Hongyu stopped coming out of the country and cried and said to Cao Yong: "Young Master, this is not a bad thing! Not to mention that the young master is the fiancé of the eldest princess, and Zhao's future master! Do you think this is the way, let the little dog take a few people to explore the details of the farm. If the second young master Li is wise and restrains those kidnappers, wouldn't it be cheaper? It's not easy to avoid such a mess inside and outside, and it's not appropriate to hurt it by accident when you start."

Cao Yong nodded with a smile: "Mr. Zhao said, "Your Majesty is destined, so I have to obey it. Then I will let everyone wait!"

Zhao Hongyu laughed with him, called his son, and whispered to tell him and asked him to take his two confidant family members to the side door of the village.

*

Looking at Fengzhuang, in the main hall.

Li Ding's face was gloomy. He looked at the man in brocade clothes opposite and sneered: "Brother Gandu, I can't blame you, who is not in Jiangning to help the Governor manage the government affairs. When you have the leisure to ask me to cool off the heat, this arrangement is indeed quite good. Could it be that I really think that my Li family is a fool, so easy to bully?"

The man in brocade clothes was Gandu, the concubine of Gali, who saw that Li Ding was really angry and said with a hurried smile: "Oh, what's going on here? Our brothers have always been in the contract, so how could I do that? A few days ago, when we were drinking on my grandmother's birthday, didn't we mention that the Cao family's business was really jealous? I was also confused for a moment, and I was moved by the pearl prescription, but I didn't plan to eat alone. Didn't I call my brothers here?"

Li Ding sneered: "Whether to make a fortune from my brother or to make me a shield, my elder brother knows it. But now that the outside is surrounded, I'd better ask my elder brother to make an idea. Brother, I can't afford the crime of "collusion" with bandits!"

Gan raised his eyebrows. Just as he was about to say something, he saw the butler of the village came here to report that it was Mr. Zhao's Fourth Master who had arrived and had arrived outside the door and wanted to see the second master.

Before Li Ding could speak, he said, "Isn't this a staircase for the young master? I'll just say, in this Jiangnan territory, who can't give you and my two families faces!"

Li Ding's face was also relaxed and quicker. He felt that he was a little frightened just now and spoke a little heavy. He wanted to say a few soft words to Gan, but when he saw his calculating face, he felt very fucked. He raised his hand and said, "Please come in and speak!"

I wanted to quit, but it was too late, so I had to bite the bullet and sit there with my head down, using tea to cover my face.

Mr. Zhao strode in. Although he saw Gandu's figure look familiar, he didn't have time to pay attention to those people. His face was burnt and he looked Li Ding up and down. Seeing that he was indeed unscathed, he said, "My good second brother, are you scaring your brother to death? I was so worried just now that I saw my brother safe!"

When Li Ding heard this, he frowned slightly and asked, "Who are those outside?"

Mr. Zhao Si suddenly felt a little happy: "It's my brother's cousin, the eldest son of the Cao family." At this point, he lowered his voice and said, "Did you have trouble with your brother?"

Li Ding glanced at Gandu for a moment. Cao Yong arrived. It seemed that he was born for Wang Lu. It was not surprising that he robbed the Zhu merchant who was doing business with the Cao family before he left Jiangsu. What wasn't this slapping the Cao family in the face?

Seeing Li Ding silent, Mr. Zhao couldn't help but complain: "I have always been close to my brother, but I can't see you? If my father hadn't told me that, I wouldn't have known that there were even bad people in this village. I've been here in my brother's yard, and there are many good people. If it weren't for those bad people holding my brother's concubine hostage, I'm afraid my brother would have taken down those people long ago. Now I'm here to discuss with my brother, whether there is more people in it? My father and the Cao family are waiting for the young master's reply outside!"

"I've gotten into the villain and held my concubine hostage? All this is what your father told you?" Li Ding was confused when he heard it.

Zhao Si nodded and said, "Yes, I was still confused. Why did the outside formation even move the Cao Gang to block the waterway? When my father told me that I knew, we knew that my brother was in trouble. Because I was afraid that those people would be anxious and the father and the others would not be able to act rashly, I asked my younger brother to come and tell my brother first. By the way, my father told me that the Cao family's son was very upset about the second son's affairs! The Cao family's son said that if the second son and Wang Lusheng had any mistakes, they would ask the green camp to come and suppress the bandits!"

Li Ding clenched his fists: "He really values ​​friendship! What else did he say?"

Mr. Zhao Si replied, "Yes, my father has also told me to tell me that you don't have to be ruthless to those evil people! Even if the young master can't do anything, I'm afraid the Cao family's son will not spare them. If it's really difficult, then there is no need to worry. Even if the two hundred people outside are short of staff, at most, you can just go to the green camp, it's just a little money!"

For a moment, Li Ding felt like falling into an ice cave.

*

As the night became darker, some people began to complain about the Caogang men on the boats on the river. Although it was only early May, the mosquitoes on the water were really bitten. Even if everyone had thick skin and thick flesh, they would inevitably be covered in bags.

Wei Xin and Du Laoba stood at the bow of the boat. Because they were far away from the shore and didn't know what arrangements were there, they sent someone to ask, but they just called to wait. Seeing the complaints, Wei Xin clasped his fists and said to Du Laoba: "Master Eighth, because of our young master's affairs, the brothers have delayed their rest. I also asked Master Eighth to say to the brothers. In addition to thanking people on the head, I will return to the city later. Let's go quickly in Baihua Tower!"

Although Du Laoba was first involved in dealing with Wei Xin, he liked his pleasure very much. Besides, there was the Cao family behind him, so he naturally responded happily and smiled and shouted at the nearby ship: "Baby boys, why are you pretending to be a bear? Master Wei will invite you Baihualou to have fun!"

The people from each ship shouted the boss's words, which immediately made the Cao Gang people feel a lot more energetic, and they shouted on the water. They also praised the boss's wisdom, and praised Mr. Wei for his good intentions, but also for his own sake.

*

Cao Yong and Zhao Hongyu were still standing there, looking at the direction of Zhuangzi, it had been nearly an hour since Mr. Zhao went in. Everyone next to him had already lit torches. The guards surrounding Zhuangzi all looked alert and did not relax at all because of the passage of time.

A few torches appeared beside the village, and Mr. Zhao finally came out.

His face was gray, and he grabbed his clothes tightly with one hand, as if he was trying his best to restrain something. Zhao Hongyu had no time to care about his son, and he was even more worried. He hurriedly asked, "What? Is Wang Lu's life and death? Or is it difficult to deal with the 'bandits'?"

Mr. Zhao Si shook his head and was about to answer his father's words, but he couldn't help but lean over and vomit. However, he didn't vomit anything. It seemed that he had vomited twice.

*

Wangfeng Village, in the yard of the west courtyard, there were bright lights, dozens of corpses were placed upside down on the ground, and the air was filled with a disgusting smell of blood.

Wang Lusheng dragged his scarred body and looked carefully. Except for his entourage who had been hard and had died for a day or two, and two beauties whose heads had fallen, the rest were the ones who kidnapped him in front.

The Shandong man knelt in front of Cao Yong with tears in his eyes and said "stop": "Mr. Cao, my old king has recorded it!"

Although Wei Xin always came forward, no one with discerning eyes knew that this was a deal from the Cao family? Cao Yong appeared in the past and was called "Prince Qu", but he did not escape Wang Lusheng's eyes. Isn't this "Qu" the upper half of "Cao"? The "master" of the Cao family was naturally the youngest, and the eldest prince who weaved. In theory, his deal with the Cao family had been completed, and even if the Cao family did not come forward to rescue him, no one would say anything. Unexpectedly, it was this noble prince who took action himself.

Cao Yong smiled and helped Wang Lusheng up: "Wang Dong's family praised him, but Cao Yong dared not take credit for his reputation!" At this point, he pointed to Li Ding who was standing beside him and said: "This is my cousin. This time, Wang Dong's family is really lucky. If you catch up with my cousin here, the bad guys will naturally not be able to escape!"

Although Wang Lusheng was locked in Zhuangzi for two days, he had no chance to see Li Ding. Seeing that Li Ding was with Cao Yong, he didn't look like he wanted to make a contribution. He couldn't help but admire him. After all, he was all the young masters and acted generously. Of course, he was inevitably thanked for his great kindness to save his life.

Li Ding waved his hand quickly and said, "I really don't dare to take it!" But his eyes looked at Cao Yong. He was looking at him when he met Cao Yong. The two of them nodded with a smile and looked very close.

After all, Zhao Hongyu is a civil servant. Although he has tried murder cases, he has never seen such a slaughterhouse? If he hadn't endured it, he would have vomited like his son.

*

The inner courtyard of Wangfeng Village is dark, but there are eyes full of hatred in the darkness. Wherever Gan is sitting, he has never felt frustrated before. Those hands are all raised by Dong E’s family for many years and have not yet been used for anything. They are just here. The leaders of the leaders are all those whom he trusts.

Even Gan grabbed the chair tightly, and kept chanting the names of Cao Yong and Li Ding in his heart. Cao Yong was cruel enough, but just to make an idle breath, he gave his cousin such an ultimatum without leaving any room for spare time. Li Ding was cruel enough, and in order to get rid of the relationship, he didn't keep anyone. Without discussing with him, he poisoned them all and took people to massacre.

If they were not greedy for the pearl prescription, they would kill Wang Lusheng and others the day before yesterday, and there would be no chance for their cousins ​​to be proud!
Chapter completed!