East Factory Governor

Chapter 309 Ten Miles Outside the East Gate

At three o'clock in the unitary hour, the old city of Ningbo Prefecture, the east gate.

Several carriages came slowly and stopped at the city gate.

A school lieutenant in charge of guarding the city gate lazily walked over with a dozen or so soldiers.

"Stop, where are you going so late?"

The curtain of the carriage in front opened, and a sturdy man got out.The man smiled at the captain and said, "Captain Zhou, long time no see."

Captain Zhou smiled kindly when he saw that person, and said, "Hey, it's Hall Master Wang! I said, why are you going out of town to sleep with your daughter-in-law at such a late hour?"

The Hallmaster Wang mentioned by Xiaowei Zhou is Wang Youliang, the Hallmaster of the Jinsha Hall of the Haisha Gang.

According to the rules, although the imperial court allows the martial arts to be autonomous, the martial arts practitioners must abide by the imperial court's laws to a certain extent.For example, when the whole city was under martial law, the imperial court had the right to search the carriages and even luggage of martial arts figures.If the martial arts people do not cooperate, it is breaking the rules, and the reason is on the side of the court. When the court wants to move that sect, no sect will help.The reason is simple, if martial arts people are completely uncontrolled, they may become a shelter for robbers or even enemy spies, which is not good for the court and martial arts, so some powers of the court are also respected by martial arts.

Facing Captain Zhou's question, Wang Youliang smiled calmly, "What Captain Zhou said is right, it's winter, and the Chinese New Year is coming soon, who wants to go out if there's nothing to do? Isn't this just in time for a batch of urgent goods to come?" Send it off, there is no way to just go out this way."

"Oh? Why are you in such a hurry. It's the 28th of the twelfth lunar month! Is Hall Master Wang planning to celebrate the New Year at home?"

"It's okay to talk to Brother Zhou, it's just a sum of cash, and it needs to be escorted to Dinghai. If it's fast, it should be in time for the Chinese New Year. By the way, why don't you open it for Brother Zhou to see?"

Captain Zhou laughed, and said, "It's still the Master Wang who understands me. I'm so curious, I can't sleep without looking at it."

"It should be, it should be."

Wang Youliang smiled and made a "please" gesture.

Colonel Zhou led the two soldiers to the carriage at the back. The moment the two of them got sideways, they looked at each other with a certain tacit understanding in their eyes.

Captain Zhou opened a few boxes, and sure enough, he saw a pile of white money inside.Opened a few more boxes, still the same.

So he said, "Okay, I'm itching to see so much money, so I don't want to look at it. Brother Wang, be careful on the road, don't let the robbers stare at you."

Wang Youliang said, "The Shahai Gang is still a bit thin-skinned here, Captain Zhou, don't worry." After finishing speaking, he took out two ingots of silver from his pocket and said, "It's so cold, brothers, please bring some warm wine. Warm up."

Lieutenant Zhou took the money unceremoniously, and said with a smile, "Brother Wang, you are welcome, let's set off quickly, don't delay the time."

"Okay, let's say goodbye first, and have a drink with Brother Zhou another day."

"Good talk, good talk."

After being polite, Wang Youliang left the city with about 20 men and seven or eight carriages.

After leaving the city, after walking more than ten miles, they came to a small forest.

In front, two people approached slowly.

Wang Youliang made a gesture to stop the cavalry.

The two walked up to Wang Youliang, and one of the tall and thin men said, "Is there anything wrong?"

Wang Youliang cupped his hands at the man, "Don't worry, Deputy Chief Li, the journey is going well."

The man nodded and said, "Let him out."

Wang Youliang asked a few of his men to carry a large box from a carriage, and carefully pried it open, and a person came out of it.

This man looked about eighteen or nineteen years old, he was white and tender, and he was wearing silk and satin. At first glance, he looked like a son of a rich family.It's just that this noble son's face is very haggard, and he also looks a little embarrassed.

The person known as "Deputy Gang Leader Li" stepped forward and clasped his fists at him, "Young Master Zhao, I have wronged you."

Qin Shuhuai and Zhao Quyou were hiding in a tree a few feet away, and they could hear clearly.The two of them have good lightness skills, so they followed them all the way, and they were not discovered by Wang Youliang and others.The old Taoists and the others were inferior in lightness skills, so they followed several hundred meters to avoid being discovered.

Qin Shuhuai thought, it seems that Mr. Zhao is Zhao Xinian.

He guessed right, this "Mr. Zhao" was exactly Zhao Xinian.And the vice-guild leader Li is Li Shounian, the vice-guild leader of the Haisha Gang.

Zhao Xinian cupped his hands at Li Shounian and Wang Youliang, and said, "Thank you for your help, I, Zhao Xinian, will definitely remember the kindness of saving lives."

Li Shounian smiled lightly and said, "Mr. Zhao is serious. You are a good friend of our Haisha Gang. We should lend a helping hand to a good friend in trouble. In addition, this is what the magistrate Mr. Li meant. Mr. Li asked me to bring you I’ve got some trouble, and I’ll give it to you later.”

Zhao Xinian hastily declined, "No, no, I still have some silver taels in my hand, I think it's enough. Master Li has taken care of me in every possible way, and this time I took such a risk for me, how can I accept more money from him?"

Li Shounian said, "Young Master Zhao, you don't need to refuse. I don't know when I will return from Japan to Japan, so I will be more courageous if I bring some silver taels. Master Li has prepared some for you, and our leader has also prepared some for you. When you get there, you will never sleep on the street. By the way, you have to remember that you are not allowed to come back here, so don’t come back.”

With tears in Zhao Xinian's eyes, he tightly held the hand of Vice-Leader Li and said, "I know!"

Qin Shuhuai was extremely surprised when he heard this.If he could understand that the Haisha gang wanted to let Zhao Xinian go, then he couldn't understand that the prefect of Ningbo helped the Haisha gang to let Zhao Xinian go.Because there were always indications before that it was the people in the government who wanted to destroy the Zhao family.

But why did the prefect of Ningbo help Zhao Xinian?

Isn't the prefect of Ningbo the Donglin Party?Impossible, these days, anyone who is not from the Donglin Party, except for that wonderful Wen Tiren, who else can be an official in peace?And to be such a big official as the magistrate?

At this moment, a long laugh came from the forest.

"Zhao Xinian, Dongying is so far away, I don't think we should go!"

As soon as the words were finished, a group of people wearing flying fish suits suddenly appeared from the forest, and quickly surrounded the twenty or so people.

Jinyiwei!
Scrubbing the waves, both sides pulled out their weapons at the same time.

Whoosh, a black shadow approached quietly from a distance, and landed lightly in front of Li Shounian.

He said coldly, "Li Shounian, what crime should you be guilty of for harboring imperial court criminals in the Haisha gang?"

Li Shounian sneered, "The imperial court criminal? If you say he is a criminal, he is a criminal? What crime did he commit, and who convicted him? Tell me? You Jin Yiwei are not going to arrest corrupt officials now." Ruinous officials, are you arresting innocent people?"

The man laughed and said, "My lord said he was a prisoner, and he is a prisoner. If you are sensible, hand him over quickly, or don't blame me for being rude."

Li Shounian looked around and saw five or sixty people coming from the other party, and they were all Jin Yiwei, and their scalps were slightly numb.Jin Yiwei is not comparable to officers and soldiers, their combat effectiveness is far from comparable to that of officers and soldiers, nor is it comparable to these brothers in their gang.

Zhao Xinian was drenched in cold sweat, his face was as white as paper, he was holding on to Wang Youliang's sleeve, and at the same time looked at Li Shounian with eyes asking for help.

Although Li Shounian knew that today was a bad day, he could only draw out his weapons and prepare for a battle.As the deputy gang leader, he would never allow anyone to be lost in his own hands.

At this moment, another long howl was heard in the night sky.

"Isn't the lord of your Jin Yiwei Luo Yangxing? When did Luo Yangxing become so awesome that he could replace the emperor's appointment?"

(End of this chapter)