Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 154 3.61 Tomorrow's Great Court Meeting, Your Name Is Inevitable

Volume Three

3.61 Your name will be indispensable at tomorrow’s court meeting

Early the next morning, in the Zhou family yard.

"I suffered some bruises, and the medicinal wine I used is very good. I'll be fine after three to five days of rest." In the bedroom of the main courtyard, Dongfang Bing gently caressed Zhou Yang's chest, with a clearly distressed expression, but his tone did not fluctuate. I don’t know how she controlled it, “I also heard about what happened yesterday, and I don’t know if you are lucky or not.”

"I can't explain clearly." Zhou Yang shook his head speechlessly, and Zhou Yang also had a headache, "I was originally looking for an excuse to scare those Tiger Gang scum and tell them to get out of here, but I didn't expect that they would actually meet; now that it's this kind of situation If the situation is reached, then there is no room for retreat, and we can only do our best to deal with them to avoid any future troubles."

"You still have the nerve to talk about future troubles?" Dongfang Bing slapped him speechlessly, "'Wusheng Old Mother is the girl in the building'? Fortunately, all the White Lotus demons present were killed, and others did not have the guts to say nonsense, otherwise this sentence As soon as the word spreads, you will not be able to escape the pursuit of the White Lotus Sect even if you travel all over the world."

"Okay, I understand my mistake, okay?" Zhou Yang took the girl into his arms, "Why did you come here just this morning? I was so angry yesterday, I could only hold back my discomfort. If you came, today You will definitely be moisturized and bright in the morning, so that you don’t have to act like a manless old man all day long, and your whole person will be cold—ouch!”

"Although Miss Zhao is still a virgin, you must have enjoyed all the other things that you should enjoy, right?" Dongfang Bing's simple words left him speechless, "You didn't leave the Zhongyuan Escort Bureau yesterday afternoon. , why are you holding back your anger? When I came to your place this morning, I didn’t see any movement from you.”

"Uh-" Really unable to say anything, Zhou Yang simply turned over and took the initiative, "Okay, can I just show it now? It will save you the whole day."

"No!" Dongfang Bing pushed him away, "I'm inconvenient, it's been several days, bear with it!"

"You're ruthless!" Zhou Yang was really depressed, so he could only hug the girl speechlessly, "Okay, let's talk about what happened yesterday. You came here today to see how my injury is, right? Don’t you believe that such a big thing, how can the gentlemen in the capital remain silent? Tell us!”

"I feel relieved to see that you have been prepared for a long time." Dongfang Bing glanced at him in surprise and said, "Since the fight at noon yesterday, and since yesterday afternoon, the impeachment has not stopped. Where is your majesty going? I don’t dare to say how much I got, but it should be enough to cook for your Miss Zhao’s family.

Fortunately, there is not much mention of your affairs, and they are basically all going to Qiu Liang. Originally, I was surprised that he had the courage to do such a thing, and after doing it, he didn't even arrange for remediation with His Majesty. Look at you. You mean, it was arranged before taking action?Can you tell me and let me listen? "

"Brother Qiu can't be silent." Zhou Yang couldn't help but hold the girl in Qianhu's uniform up and down his hands, but he could only bear not to eat, "The Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division Yamen, as well as the original chief helmsman of the Tiger Gang should be gone. Are you free?"

"Your arrangement?" Dongfang Bing held down a certain evil hand and asked with a strange expression.

"It's not an arrangement, just a suggestion." Zhou Yang smiled, broke free and continued to rub.

"Hmph!" Dongfang Bing rolled his eyes, "Yesterday, the Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Yamen recalled all the nearby book offices and accounting offices, and even recruited more than ten accounting offices related to the following. The lights in the yard were on all night; the Tiger Gang President The same is true at the helm - huh? But what did the inspection reveal?"

"The Tiger Gang has been able to run rampant in the capital for so long, and the account book and roster are indispensable; there must be a record of money transactions, and they must be kept in the main hall; the carriage and horse racing shop cannot only make a living with legal money, so it can guarantee that they will not starve to death. The ledgers of smuggling and even blackmail must be kept there, are you relieved now?" Zhou Yang said with a smile.

"What a 'drawing money from the bottom of the cauldron'!" Dongfang Bing looked at Ai Lang with admiration and said, "I'm afraid only they themselves know how many backstages are involved in these account books; the imperial court usually only holds meetings on Fridays, that is, tomorrow, there will be two meetings a day. The night is enough for Qiu Liang to smooth out all the relationships, just waiting for the meeting to break out tomorrow!"

"Hmm!" Zhou Yang raised his eyebrows, gave the girl a "brother is awesome" expression and smiled, "How about it, is it enough for our princess to do some activities? Although I don't know what she has mastered. , wouldn’t it be a big loss if we didn’t get involved in such a big thing?”

"I'll go back now!" Dongfang Bing struggled to get up, "The princess doesn't know such detailed information, as long as..."

"Why are you so anxious!" Zhou Yang held her down, "You come here to light a fire, and you want to run away until it is completely extinguished? Don't worry, I know you can't eat it, but there is not only one way to put out a fire, be good!" "

"You -" Dongfang Bing hit him a few times angrily, "Then you have to let me make arrangements and send someone to tell the princess; don't even think about being idle, make preparations tonight and come with me Go to Wanfu Building and sort out the situation!" "No problem!" Seeing Dongfang Bing write a note and ask Qingwen, who was pouting outside the door, to send it to the outer courtyard to the follower she brought, then she smiled evilly. Push the girl down.
That night, on the third floor of Wanfu Building.

"You have done a great job." When Zhou Yang was sipping wine and eating vegetables to fill his stomach, the tired Princess Yongchang pushed the door in with the same tired Dongfang Bing, "Fortunately, I went to Qiu Liang first. , I handed over the situation, otherwise I might have poked a hole in the sky!"

"Big?" Zhou Yang helplessly looked at Princess Yongchang who had taken away his wine glass and chopsticks. Fortunately, Dongfang Bing had already greeted her, adding two sets of cutlery and some food and wine, "Do you mind telling me?"

"Shuntian Prefecture, the City Patrol Yushi Yamen, the city gate guards and the military barracks directly under the Jingying Jiedu Envoy are directly related. The one who accepted the money from the Tiger Gang also involves the Ministry of Household Affairs - well, in fact, all six departments are involved. After all, having been a villain in the capital for many years, the relationship is definitely deep-rooted." Princess Yongchang said helplessly.

"What about the specific illegal business?" Zhou Yang asked calmly.

"Introducing ginseng to gamble and harming the whole family, snatching wives and daughters and forcing girls into prostitution are no longer problems. They are nothing more than a few human lives." Princess Yongchang took a tired sip of her wine glass and said, "I only want to talk about the big ones, the core disciples of the Tiger Gang. A large number of official and military standard weapons were found, and they could not escape the several camps around the capital.

The number of stores, businesses, shops, restaurants, brothels, and gambling houses involved is huge. Even if it is a rough calculation, it is no less than 500 million taels of silver. No yamen can afford such a large amount. When the news spreads, , even the Imperial Brother has a headache; on the contrary, it is the problem of the White Lotus Sect. It is really just that some people have joined, but the Tiger Gang has not been controlled. "

"Didn't find the crossbow?" Zhou Yang added with a smile.

"When Qiu Liang explained the situation to me, he spent half of the time praising you for your resourcefulness, and the other half scolding you for causing trouble for him." Princess Yongchang rolled her eyes at him angrily, "You don't want him to bring you down when we meet next time. Can you leave out the first half?"

"Okay, I understand." Zhou Yang smiled. He clearly remembered that he met the crossbowman when he entered the headquarter of the Tiger Gang. He should be "harmonized" now, "What do you need me to do?"

"Your name will be indispensable for tomorrow's court meeting." Princess Yongchang said calmly, "I just came back from the emperor's place. I don't want to mention anything else. I only count the 500 million taels of silver, so you don't have to worry about anything going wrong; and Kai'er There, after the court meeting tomorrow, you will come here at noon, plus that girl Yongjing, and we will have a meal together."

"Oh?" Zhou Yang's heart moved. This kind of meal, which is obviously a "family banquet", is usually only eaten by "one of our own". "I don't know about this time."

"Remember the last time you promised to provide southern goods to the stores under my name?" Princess Yongchang said lightly, "You are a big-hearted person. Since then, you have never asked me a question, and you have not even talked to Xue We talked to the young master of the second room and settled the matter with just a word of advice. Do you know how big of a deal this is?"

"What, is there a problem?" Zhou Yang frowned and asked.

"One month, just less than a month." Dongfang Bing looked at him with a complicated expression and said, "Not to mention anything else, the store under the name of the princess has gained nearly 2 taels of income, and it will be even more in the future. You can give me Those six stores are only a lot more; if the stores in the capital today can’t even provide readily available southern goods, it would be a shame to tell anyone.”

"So, where is the eldest prince?" Zhou Yang couldn't help but laugh.

"For your sake, I will make the decision and allow you to tell the Xue family, Xue Biao, right? If you encounter big events in the future, you can mention my name. I will give you two name cards and you can bring them Him." Princess Yongchang directly interrupted his attempt on Guo Kai's side, "Also, that girl Yongjing tried to take away my music box more than once."

"There are only five or six sentences in total, no more than twenty or thirty breathing sounds. As for you, okay, okay, let him solve it when I go to see Xue Biao?" Zhou Yang said angrily, "In this case, I also want to treat Brother Tadou to a meal in person, after all, so much money can’t be taken for nothing, although I don’t care.”

"That's true, everyone in the capital now knows that the North Branch of the Snow Brand is almost completely protected by Wu Xun." Dongfang Bing said lightly, "Every family, no matter how big or small, hopes that you can provide them with unlimited supplies of South As for the goods, although the stalls in the Gyeonggi area have been divided up by various families and no one else can get in, even if they are sold to outsiders, it is still a lot of money."

"I have thought of another thing." Princess Yongchang suddenly raised her head, "Although your in-laws have a lot of money and good connections, they don't have official status in the family, right? It just so happens that Yongjing's girl is also older. The rules should include things like praising good deeds and serving as patrons, and I will make the decision. How about giving your Miss Xue a place?"

"Huh?" It sounded good, but Zhou Yang always felt that something was wrong.

(End of this chapter)