Kowloon wins

Chapter 79 Conspiracy and counter-conspiracy ([-])

In the small pavilion in the collar pool of the garden, a stick of fresh incense is burning indefinitely. Where the incense falls, faint light smoke is floating, mixed in the steaming water vapor, giving people a dreamy and illusory beauty. The white-robed Ba Ye turned a blind eye, his eyes were slightly closed, his hands were raised, and the strings were vibrating, and the elegant sound of the piano was circling and rippling over the garden, which was like a poetic and picturesque ink landscape.

"Baye has something on his mind?"

Lu Chunyan, who walked slowly outside the pavilion, did not disturb Ba Ye's Qin Xing, but stood silently under the steps of the stone pavilion until the end of the song, and then raised his feet to walk up the steps, and asked in a peaceful voice.

"Sir, please sit down, this is Feige Chuanshu who just arrived."

Hearing the sound, Ba Ye opened his slightly closed eyes, smiled faintly, raised his hand, and with two fingers together, he picked up a small brass pipe placed on the stone table, and handed it to Lu Chunyan in front of.

"Ba Ye are you sure you want to take care of this?"

Lu Chunyan nodded, reached out to take the small brass pipe, unscrewed the hidden button familiarly, took out a piece of paper full of words from inside, studied it carefully, but did not comment , but asked quietly.

"At this point, I'm afraid I can't help it."

Hearing Lu Chunyan's question, Ba Ye slightly sighed, shook his head, and smiled bitterly, not for anything else, but because he had no other choice—it wasn't him who were the bureaucrats in Shandong. His disciples are his supporters, even though their behavior of making money for the country is not from the idea of ​​the eighth master, but the ghosts of the ninth and tenth masters in private, but once things go wrong, it will be yellow mud If it falls into the crotch, it's either shit or shit. No matter how wronged Ba Ye is, there's no room for him to reason. How can he really stand by and watch in the current situation.

"If Ba Ye really wants to take care of it, there is only one way to go - stop!"

As the number one counselor, Lu Chunyan naturally knows the scruples of the Eighth Master, and also knows that it is difficult for the Eighth Master to stay out of the matter. The reason why he asked the question before was just to know the determination of the Eighth Master. Now that the Eighth Master has expressed Therefore, Lu Chunyan no longer concealed his opinion, and categorically stated the key to solving this matter.

"Well, why did you say that, sir?"

Although Ba Ye was determined to take care of this matter, he didn't think in his heart that this matter would be so violent, and he just planned to end it smoothly so as to avoid future troubles, but he didn't expect Lu Chunyan to make such a mess Thinking about it, he couldn't help shaking his body, and frowned suspiciously. After thinking about it carefully, he still didn't understand the reason for Lu Chunyan's ruthless move, so he had to ask.

"Oh, I'm afraid the eighth master is still in the dark. The third master's knife is probably on the necks of the tenth master and the others. If you just push it lightly, I don't know how many heads will fall to the ground."

Looking at Ba Ye's surprised and suspicious expression, Lu Chunyan smiled bitterly, and gave an answer that made Ba Ye's hair stand on end.

"This, how is this possible?"

Long before Lu Chunyan arrived, Ba Ye had already pondered over the situation in Shandong, and the conclusion he came to was very optimistic. In Ba Ye's opinion, as long as his hands and tails are cleaned up, this turmoil will be over. However, he never expected that Lu Chunyan would make such an astonishing deduction, and he was shocked into a cold sweat. After being stunned for a long time, he hurriedly asked a question.

"There is no impenetrable wall in this world. Those who think they are doing things in secret are all mistaken! A certain person thought that the deeds of Ru Fu and others had already fallen into the scheme of the third master. The reason why they didn't start immediately was nothing more than worry. It’s just that the errand has changed, once the overall situation of the disaster relief is settled, it will be the time for the third master to collect the net!"

Lu Chunyan didn't give the self-righteous Master Jiu and Master Shi any favors at all. Although he didn't name them, he taunted them severely in his words, and even swept into them together with Master Ba.

"Isn't it enough?"

Ba Ye frowned and thought for a while, but he still didn't believe that San Ye could have such a big hand, but when he saw that Lu Chunyan didn't look like he was joking, he couldn't help feeling panicked, plucked the strings impatiently, hesitated Asked a question.

"Lu Mou also hopes that things will not end like this, but the fact is that it is so. Ba Ye doesn't believe it, and let me count it carefully." At this critical moment of life and death, Lu Chunyan dared not have the slightest reservation, smiled wryly, stretched out He slapped his hand and counted with his fingers: "There are three evidences for what XX said: First, according to what Master Shi said, before he left Beijing, the 'Kirin Company' had urgently purchased [-] yuan." Shi Liang rushed to Shandong. If the third master knew that there was no food in the Hecao Yamen, why would he act like this? You must know that the imperial decree has been issued, and the [-] stone grains in Huguang will be sent to Shandong within the prescribed time limit. If the [-] stone grains are not for emergency use I'm afraid there is no other explanation; second, the third master sent people to the Hecao Yamen to urge grain many times, but he never showed up. If he knew that there was no grain in the granary, how could he be so negligent? Ba Ye, don't forget that Li Minquan, the most confidant in the third master's house, is not from Jining. I'm afraid it will be difficult to hide the actions of those local snakes. With these three things, it is enough to prove that the third master is just attracting but not letting go. Forget it, when the time comes, the human head will roll to the ground, it has ulterior motives!"

In all fairness, Lu Chunyan's deduction is actually not completely correct. He greatly overestimated the ability of the third master, but his guess about the result was the same as the truth. Right now, the third master is really thinking about how to bring the Eighth Master Group together. Of course, the third master never expected that someone in the eighth master's mansion would guess his plan. In such a situation where both sides have their own strengths and have their own strengths, it's really hard to say who will have the last laugh. , The competition is the intelligent calculation ability of both sides.

"What is the meaning of the word 'break' that Mr. said?"

After listening to Lu Chunyan's analysis, Ba Ye could no longer maintain a calm and calm demeanor. His forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, and his eyes were filled with unconcealable panic. It's not that Ba Ye was weak, but because of this situation It's really too amazing, once there is a slight mistake, not only the servants will be finished, but even his eighth master himself will be overthrown. Under the emotional agitation, he was stunned for a long time and could not say a complete sentence In other words, after a long time, relying on the extraordinary city, he finally restrained his mind abruptly, bowed to Lu Chunyan, and asked very politely.

"Ru Fu will definitely not be able to keep it. If the third master wants to do such a big thing, he will not do it recklessly. If someone's prediction is not bad, Ru Fu may have been stared to death by the third master at this time. Impeach him for secret punishment." Perhaps it is already on the way, and it is impossible to suppress the matter, and at this moment, only a strong man can cut off his wrists to get rid of this calamity."

Lu Chunyan has followed Ba Ye for a long time, and he knows that Ba Ye treats him very well. This is Ba Ye's advantage, and it is very effective in winning people's hearts. Among the brothers, no one can compare with Ba Ye in this regard. However, at this moment, this advantage may be transformed into a fatal flaw. Therefore, in order to prevent Ba Ye from softening his heart, Lu Chunyan said it dead when he came up, not leaving any room for Ba Ye to maneuver, insisting that Ru Fu must Go be the scapegoat.

"This... well, it's just a broken wrist, so how should I break it?"

Although Ru Fu is not a servant of the Eighth Master, he has always stood firmly on the Eighth Master's side. In addition, he is in the high position of the Governor of Hecao, with great authority. Speaking of it, he is the rare help of the Eighth Master. Even if it was because of the situation that this person had to be sacrificed, Ba Ye still couldn't bear it. After hesitating for a while, seeing that Lu Chunyan kept his face straight and didn't intend to change his face at all, he had no choice but to suffer. determined.

"Ba Ye Mingjian, the key to this matter lies in the granary. Some people think that... In this way, the overall situation may not be lost."

What Lu Chunyan was worried about was Ba Ye's benevolence and righteousness. Seeing that Ba Ye finally agreed to his proposal, his tense heartstrings finally relaxed a little, but he didn't dare to forget the business. The plan was explained in detail.

"Well, then it's settled!"

Eighth Master was not in a hurry to speak, but after silently contemplating for a long time, he sighed leisurely, and reluctantly agreed to Lu Chunyan's plan, his expression was as tired as if he had just fought a bad battle ...

On the first day of April, there was no rain in the Qingming Festival, the last card was announced, the sun was setting, and the sky was getting late. The pedestrians on Jining South Street, which had been noisy for a whole day, were getting thinner. It was almost time to close. The guys who have been working all day have already relaxed at this moment, while cleaning the guards, they are joking around, the atmosphere is naturally harmonious and relaxed, and the big guys are obviously waiting to get off work When the time came, it was a pity that such a wish would not come true - a strong man wearing a veiled scarf and a hat suddenly walked into the shop, but he didn't say anything, just stood straight in the lobby, that No matter how you look at your posture, it seems like you are here to find fault.

"Guest officer, what do you need?"

Seeing that the strong man was coming in the wrong direction, the guys couldn't care less about joking. After looking at each other for a while, a brave young guy stood up, cupped his hands, and greeted him very politely.

"I'm looking for shopkeeper Chen."

The brawny man looked fierce, but when he opened his mouth, his words were quite kind, without too much politeness, and he directly expressed his intention.

"Hey, guest officer, it's a coincidence that you came here. My shopkeeper happened to be away. I don't know if you have anything to say. I can pass it on to you."

Although the "Kirin Company" Shandong branch has just opened for a short time, the buddies recruited by Chen Size are all carefully selected, and all of them have excellent eyesight. No matter how you look at it, he doesn't look like a good person. Naturally, the buddy doesn't want to let him go to see his shopkeeper easily, so he apologized and said evasively.

"Xiao Er, please hand over this item to shopkeeper Chen, and he will meet you."

Although he knew that the man was trying to evade, the strong man didn't get angry, he just laughed lightly, and with a flick of his sleeve, an object fell into the man's palm lightly, it turned out to be a jade token.

"Okay, guest officer, please wait a moment, the little one will come back as soon as he goes."

Hearing what the strong man said with such certainty, and seeing that the jade pendant was obviously not an ordinary thing, the man dared not shirk it any longer. After answering, he hurried to the back hall...

(End of this chapter)