Tibet

Chapter 292
Although the Tang Dynasty did not have factions and gangs like the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and there was no true underworld, but where there were interests, there were fights. For example, the Mohism in the Warring States Period was already a true gang.

At the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, there were many gangs, all kinds of ghosts and snake gods participated in the competition for the world, and the cultural tolerance of the Tang Dynasty became the most splendid era of knight-errants in history.

Of course there were gangsters in Chang'an, but they were not the well-organized gangs like Tiandihui and Gelaohui, but more of a family group, which also conformed to the characteristics of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. The world was ruled by aristocratic families.

Chang'an is too large, and every influential family has its own position in this metropolis, and the Wang family is no exception.

The Wang family is naturally the family of Wang Yuanbao, the richest man in the Tang Dynasty. They are in charge of business. The largest cabinet shop in Chang'an, Baoji cabinet shop, the largest restaurant in Chang'an, Wude Restaurant, the largest business group in Chang'an, Wang's Commercial Bank, has more than 170 shops.

In politics, Emperor Li Longji met Wang Yuanbao three times. Baoji Cabinet and Wude Restaurant were both signed by Li Longji. King Ning continued to protect the Wang family.

However, the Wang family was also afraid of bandits and bandits, so they successively funded and opened more than a dozen martial arts gyms. Including the sudden death of Chang'an gangster Xing Yi after Wang Gong's death last year, all six martial arts gyms under his command were annexed by the Wang family, giving the Wang family a Strong military support.

Wang Yuanbao's third younger brother, Wang Xuanhai, has the power of the Wang family. Wang Xuanhai has two sons, both of whom are good at writing and martial arts. Last year, Wang Xuanhai adopted his adopted son Zhang Ping, nicknamed Black Whale. He studied under Pei Min and trained all his life. High-strength martial arts, and the number one sumo wrestler in Chang'an.

Moreover, Black Whale is righteous, helps the poor and the needy, and helps the weak. He is deeply loved by the head of the family, Wang Yuanbao, and also supported by his younger brothers.

There is a Zhenwei martial arts gym in Dongshi, with more than a dozen martial arts masters and more than [-] students. The shops in Dongshi will ask the martial arts gym for help. Of course, the service is paid. Usually, the warriors will also assist the Municipal Administration to maintain Dongshi. In the past ten years since the martial arts school was established, several owners have changed, but the reputation has always been very good.

The current owner of the gym is Zhang Ping. Zhang Ping is not only the owner of the Zhenwei Martial Arts Gym, but the entire Wang family's martial arts gym is under his management. This is only his permanent residence.

Li Ye almost didn't recognize Zhang Ping. He was wearing a black satin martial arts robe and gauze cap. He was tall and mighty, nearly two meters tall. He really looked like a whale.

The key is that he has matured in appearance, and with thousands of younger brothers under him, he naturally has the temperament of a leader, not angry but powerful.

Seeing Li Ye, Zhang Ping was both surprised and happy, and quickly stepped forward to bow and salute, "When did the elder brother come back?"

"Just came back yesterday!"

Li Ye squeezed his abnormally generous shoulders, and said with a smile: "Let's take the lead and see what great martial arts your master has taught you?"

Zhang Ping said with a chuckle: "I only have a few catties of stupid strength. The master surrounded me with my stupid strength and taught me some moves. Under the elder brother's hands, I am just an ant. Just rub two fingers lightly and it will be wiped out."

"The kid can talk now! He's so low-key."

Next to him, Wu Jilang smiled and said, "He also behaved modestly in front of the eldest brother, negotiated with others, and grabbed them in the air. The owner said that he was too low-key and asked him to study."

Zhang Ping blushed, "What are you talking about, kid, I'm your big brother too, hurry up and pour tea."

Wu Jilang ran away in fright, Li Ye laughed dumbfounded, and followed Zhang Ping into the martial arts hall.

At noon, all the warriors took a lunch break, and the martial arts hall was very quiet.

Zhang Ping asked Li Ye to sit down in the expensive guest room, and sighed: "I encountered an unlucky incident today, and my face will be flattened, so I can't do anything."

"What bad luck?"

"Grandmother's [-]th birthday will be in a few days. I found a treasured tripod to celebrate her birthday last night, but it was stolen by a yellow bird this morning. Such a heavy tripod!"

Li Ye narrowed his eyes, "Is it a golden tripod that weighs a thousand catties?"

"what!"

Zhang Ping was stunned, he quickly shook his head and said: "How could it be a golden tripod, it's a copper tripod with gold plating."

Li Ye asked again: "Are there nine deer on the cauldron?"

Zhang Ping nodded, "I took a look, and there are several deer!"

That's right, the golden tripod at Bahana is also called Jiulu Ding, which is very distinctive.
Li Ye's face darkened immediately, and he said coldly: "I don't care about you doing the underworld to make money, but you have also started to steal things indiscriminately, where are you going to put the face of your ancestors?"

Zhang Ping's face was flushed, "Brother, the conscience of heaven and earth, I didn't steal anything. Master will definitely break my leg if he finds out."

"Hmph! He still said no, it's not a gold-plated tripod, but a golden tripod made of a thousand catties of gold. It was stolen from the Chamber of Commerce at Bahan, how could it be in your hands if you didn't steal it?"

Zhang Ping was stunned. He thought it was brass plated with gold, but he didn't expect it to be a real golden tripod.

He waved his hands in fright, "We fished the golden tripod from the river in Shengyefang before dawn. We thought it belonged to the Han or Sui dynasties, but we didn't steal it!"

Li Ye thought to himself, probably the thieves sank the golden tripod into the river, and Zhang Ping's men discovered it.

"Then what? Why is the golden tripod gone?"

"We sent the tripod to Wang's house. Just now the housekeeper came to tell me that some Taoist nuns came to the door early in the morning and said that it was the wife who asked them to carry the clock away. They said that it is unlucky to have a clock on a birthday. The housekeeper did not stop them, they went into the family temple and took down the bronze bell and moved it away, but later the housekeeper found that the bell was still there, but the tripod was gone, so they actually carried the tripod away."

"The butler doesn't know it's a golden tripod?"

"Of course he didn't know. The tripod was tightly wrapped. I told him it was a copper tripod, so he put the tripod in the family temple."

Li Ye nodded. He understood that these Taoist nuns were the thieves. They hid the golden tripod in the river, but they were discovered, and Zhang Ping led someone to fish it away. As a result, these Taoist nuns tried to steal it again. Walk. .

Li Ye thought for a while and said, "You said just now that they have the wife's jade badge, so the jade badge can't be fake!"

"The jade plaque must be real, the steward will not admit his mistake, but Madam went to offer incense and did not come back, so I can't ask about the situation for the time being."

As soon as the words fell, a servant ran in and said to Zhang Ping: "The butler asked me to inform the young master that the madam is back!"

"Okay! I'm going now."

Li Ye stood up and said, "I'll go with you."

When Li Ye met Wang Yuanbao for the first time, he was about 50 years old, short and fat, he looked very kind, and he was dressed plainly, just like an ordinary shopkeeper.

On the other hand, the brother Wang Xuanhai next to him was very imposing, with a square face with well-defined features and sharp eyes.

Although the Wang family was the most famous rich man in the Tang Dynasty, when they heard that a thousand catties of gold was used to build a golden tripod, both of them were taken aback and exchanged glances.

Wang Xuanhai frowned, and criticized Zhang Ping: "You have seen some of the world, why can't you even tell the difference between a copper tripod and a golden tripod."

Zhang Ping's face was flushed, and Wang Yuanbao waved his hands and said, "Don't blame him. Not many people have seen gold to make a tripod. I'm afraid even I can't think of it. The most urgent thing now is to recover the golden tripod. There should be time!"

At this time, a female housekeeper came out and said with a blessing: "Master, Madam said, those female Taoist priests should be from the Taiqing Palace. They have Madam's jade cards in their hands. You can find a man named Zhengyi." Female mage."

Taiqing Palace is a famous female Taoist temple in Chang'an. It is located by the Qujiang Pool. Li Ye left immediately and took Zhang Ping to ride to Taiqing Palace.

(End of this chapter)