Peach and plum spring breeze and a glass of wine

The next morning.

The heads of Geng and his son were hung outside the city gate of Hangzhou.

There are two pieces of white cloth hanging on both sides of the head.

A piece of white cloth read: The leader of corrupt officials in Jiangsu and Zhejiang is Geng Jingzhong, the leader of the Geng family and his son.

A piece of white cloth read: Those who colluded with Japanese pirates to harm their compatriots died without intact bodies - Ding Xiuliu.

The heads and white cloth attracted a large number of Hangzhou people to watch.

In the midst of the scolding discussion, the evil deeds done by the Geng family and his son in Jiangsu and Zhejiang were connected by the common people's exchanges.

Only those ordinary people who didn't know what was going on knew that Mr. Geng Ge, who walked out of their Hangzhou, turned out to be such a bad guy with sores on his head and pus on the soles of his feet.

The shocking words Collude with Japanese pirates and harm compatriots written in black on the white cloth made the crowd want to climb to the top of the city and urinate on those two heads!

Elsewhere, we only know that Japanese pirates are serious on the southeastern coast.

But the locals all know that the Japanese pirates that harm coastal towns are not only Japanese pirates, but also Wei people.

This time the case was solved. It turned out that the old dog Geng Jingzhong was colluding with the Japanese pirates!

Killing this old dog like this is so cheap!

The excited people yelled and cursed, grabbed mud and stones from the fields, and rained them down on the two heads on the top of the city.

The firepower was so fierce that the soldiers patrolling the city did not dare to approach that section of the city wall for fear of damaging Chi Yu.

Among the crowd, two common people in sackcloth were throwing mud and whispering.

Where did this hero Ding Xiuding come from? Why have I never heard of his name?

My second son's father-in-law's cousin works as an errand in the government office. I heard from him that...this Daxia Ding is the second master!

Which second master?

Apart from Second Master Yang, who else is there in Jiangsu and Zhejiang?

Second Master has returned to Hangzhou?

Shh, keep your voice down. Didn't you see that the second master used a pseudonym? Don't cause trouble for the second master!

I see……

Hey, where are you going?

I'll go back to the stall to reduce the price. Maybe the second master can come to my stall and have a bite of wontons...

On the other side, several wealthy people wearing brocade clothes exchanged mysterious glances.

Second Master changed his alias again?

I understand everything. As for the big things that Second Master has done, how can we get away with it if we don't prepare a few more aliases?

We have to keep our mouths shut. Anyone who asks will be kept in the dark!

Who dares to ask? Even Lan Guang ran away overnight and didn't dare to sit in the sedan. Who dares to ask?

Huh? Are you serious?

It's more real than real gold. I have a brother who lives next door to me and works for the Chief Secretary. This morning, when the Chief Secretary called Mao, several officials from the yamen were not here.

Yeah, if you ask me, Second Master should have killed all these indifferent officials last time!

Why the hell don't you go and chop them down? It doesn't hurt your back to stand and talk, right?

I did not mean that……

Then what do you mean? In order to deal with those bad officials in Yangzhou, the second master has lost his hat. What else do you want?

That's right, why should a good person be so good that he kills himself for mercy? You are not the one who suffers losses and pays for your life, right?

Hey, where are you going?

“I’ll get a big free reward when I go back!”

Please wake up, you are running a fucking brothel...

Who said the second master doesn't visit brothels?

That makes sense!

…

Lao Yu's tea house, elegant room.

As soon as Yang Ge and Yang Tiansheng sat down, Yang Tiansheng took out a piece of paper full of small characters and pushed it in front of Yang Ge: Including the 300 people from Ruijin Hall who will arrive tomorrow, I have more than 5,000 people in total. You have the final say on how to fight when you come down!

Yang Ge lit a stick of sandalwood and inserted it between the tables. Finally, he pushed the white paper back in front of Yang Tiansheng, shook his head and said, I am an outsider, and it is not convenient for me to take over the troops of your Ming Cult.

Yang Tiansheng raised his eyebrows in displeasure: What? Do you look down on our Ming Cult?

Yang Ge sometimes couldn't tell whether this guy was really stupid or pretending to be stupid: Please wake up, no matter how good my reputation is, I am still half an official. If you let me command the people of your Ming Cult, other people in the church should How do I look at you? How do I look at Uncle Yang?

Yang Tiansheng waved his hand nonchalantly: They can watch whatever they want. Although I am not in tune, I am self-aware. There are so many good men who put their lives in my hands. I can't use them as firewood. You have a good mind. If you come and lead them to do things, even if one person dies less, that would be good!

Yang Ge said with a headache: But I have never commanded so many people!

Yang Tiansheng: I don't care about this. You are the one who started the matter. You have to be responsible to the end. I can't trust other people, so you can only do it!

Don't be impatient for a moment.

Yang Ge patted him on the shoulder, turned around and asked the boss for tea leaves and tea sets, and made Kung Fu tea himself.

After a smooth Kung Fu tea process, he pushed a cup of tea in front of Yang Tiansheng and said softly: In this way, you will take the lead in doing things, and I will help from the side. In this way, we two brothers will work together, both above and below, internally and externally. Everyone can have an explanation!”

He picked up his tea cup and took a sip, then added: Also, we two brothers work side by side. Only we two brothers understand in our hearts that you must not mention my name to others... Don't worry, first Listen to what I have to say!

The emperor is somewhat afraid of me. If he knows that I and your Mingjiao are working together, he will probably take some irrational measures to deal with me and your Mingjiao. After all, sitting in his position, You value the throne and the country more than anything else, and you Mingjiao are ancestral rebels...

I know that your Mingjiao is not afraid of the imperial court, but we don't need to cause trouble, right? Once the fight starts, people will die!

Yang Tiansheng sipped the tea and pondered for a long time, then nodded and said: You are right, I think things are too simple.

Yang Ge breathed a sigh of relief, patted his shoulder lightly, and said, Don't be discouraged. There is a saying that goes like this: It is difficult to be an official, and it is even harder to be an official. In fact, the same is true for doing things. It is difficult to do things, but if you want to do it, It’s harder to get better, but as long as we firmly believe that what we are doing is right and do it unswervingly, things will always develop in a good direction... Time will tell the truth.”

Yang Tiansheng chewed on his words, and inexplicably thought of what Yang Ge said back in Yangzhou: To do something well, you have to look at the overall situation and fight up and down. You can be bold or reckless strategically. , but tactics must be cautious and step-by-step.

When he first heard this sentence, he only thought it was awesome.

Now that the burden falls on his shoulders, he realizes how powerful this sentence really is.

Tea instead of wine.

Yang Tiansheng raised the teacup uprightly: Here's a toast to you!

Yang Ge raised the tea cup: It's my turn to toast you with this cup.

Yang Tiansheng suddenly smiled and said: If you really want to talk about it, we are the Jianghuai people!

Yang Ge said sternly: Internally, we can fight for the eldest brother, second brother, and old cousin and uncle. Externally, we are all descendants of Yan and Huang. There is no distinction between north, south, and east!

Yang Tiansheng was stunned for a second, then nodded sternly and said, Teach me!

Yang Ge glanced at him unexpectedly and said with a smile: Don't be like this, I'm not used to it!

Yang Tiansheng tilted his mouth and made a disdainful sound.

Only then did Yang Ge drink up the tea at the bottom of the cup comfortably.

He put down the tea cup and picked up the iron kettle to make a second cup of tea.

Yang Tiansheng admired his smooth movements: Tell me, what should we two do about this!

Not in a hurry.

Yang Ge grabbed the hot tea bowl and the familiar PR patrolled the city. Han Xin ordered the troops: We will talk about it later.

Yang Tiansheng asked doubtfully: What are you waiting for?

Yang Ge pushed the tea cup back to Yang Tiansheng: Wait for someone.

Yang Tiansheng: Have you made an appointment?

Yang Ge glanced at the sandalwood on the table that was about to burn to the bottom, shook his head and said, No.

Yang Tiansheng: What kind of riddle are you doing here?

As soon as he finished speaking, a knock on the door sounded at the right time.

Yang Ge picked up the tea bowl, took a sip, and said with a smile: Want to know? Go and open the door!

Yang Tiansheng stood up and opened the door of the private room in confusion. He saw a dark man wearing red and green brocade clothes, a Confucian scarf, and a beard, who looked like a profiteer, standing outside the door. He smiled and held his hands towards himself: Shopkeeper Yang, it's been a long time.

Yang Tiansheng looked at this guy blankly: You are...

Yang Ge: Let him come in.

Yang Tiansheng then turned sideways and let the man in.

As soon as he closed the door, the swarthy man bowed towards Yang Ge's back with a smile on his face and saluted: Your Majesty, my boss, I, Lao Gu, have missed you so far. Please forgive me, my boss.

Yang Ge turned around, looked up and down at the visitor's disguise, and nodded approvingly: It's not bad that you can lock my position within a stick of incense!

The visitor clasped his hands modestly: My boss deliberately released the water, otherwise I would not be able to find any trace of you...

Yang Tiansheng, who was staring at the visitor intently, finally remembered: Are you that, that, that... Gu Tong? Is that your name?

When he was in Yangzhou, Yang Ge's subordinates only had Fang Ke and Gu Tong who dealt with him the most, so he naturally remembered these two people.

Gu Tong smiled and clasped his fists and complimented, Shopkeeper Yang has a good memory.

Yang Tiansheng finally reacted and sat back on the bench: Didn't we go out together? When did you make the mark? Why didn't I notice it?

Yang Ge: I didn't mark it!

Yang Tiansheng: Then how did he find you?

Yang Ge pointed at the Lengyue sword wrapped in gray cloth.

Yang Tiansheng: Just based on this?

Yang Ge raised the iron pot to make tea: That's enough... Lao Gu, come and sit.

Thank you, boss.

After Gu Tong clasped his hands again, he bowed and sat opposite Yang Ge.

Yang Ge pushed a cup of tea in front of him: Tell me, what have you found out after you have been in Jiangsu and Zhejiang for so long?

Gu Tong took the tea bowl with both hands, bowed and thanked him, and then replied: Back to my employer, I found out that the Japanese pirate leader that the old thief Geng Jingzhong colluded with is named Wang Sui. This man is from Wei and has a great reputation at sea. Nicknamed 'Captain Wufeng', he has eight thousand Japanese pirates under his command. These eight thousand Japanese pirates include real Japanese pirates and some pretended to be Japanese pirates by the Wei people.

According to the testimony of the few people captured alive by the villain, they invaded the southeast coast this time. They divided their troops into three groups, one going to Jiading County of Songjiang Prefecture, one to Zhoushan of Ningbo Prefecture, and one to Shuangyu of Taizhou.

There are about four or five groups of Japanese pirates who are causing trouble this time. Wang Zuo is just the leader. All the Japanese pirates gathered together number about twenty to thirty thousand.

They agreed to go ashore together before Grain Rain to plunder...

Yang Ge and Yang Tiansheng slowly frowned as they listened to his story.

Yang Ge: Twenty or thirty thousand?

Yang Tiansheng: 'Wufeng Captain' Wang Zhen?

Yang Ge looked at Yang Tiansheng: What, have you heard of this person?

Yang Tiansheng nodded: This person is also from Jianghuai. He was somewhat famous in the world in the early years. He was a figure of the same era as my father and others.

Yang Ge knocked on the table and said to Gu Tong: Immediately send a letter to my family and ask Fang Ke to send someone to thoroughly investigate Wang Wei. He should confiscate his property and seize the three clans in succession!

Yang Tiansheng pursed his lips and whispered: Doing this...will it make the evil thief jump over the wall?

Yang Ge picked up the tea bowl, took a sip, and breathed out gently: Some things can be discussed, and some things cannot be discussed.

Yang Tiansheng stopped talking.

Yang Ge: Where are the Japanese pirates who have landed now located?

Gu Tong took out a piece of paper from his arms and presented it to Yang Ge with both hands.

Yang Ge took it and read it at a glance, then handed it to Yang Tiansheng: Give me the information on all your leaders later. Let's work out how to allocate tasks. Try to only fight small battles with a hundred or ten people. Being less controllable can also avoid attracting repression from the court!

Yang Tiansheng took the paper and looked at it carefully, nodded and said, I'll ask Wei Xin to sort it out later.

Gu Tong sat aside and drank tea quietly, pretending that he didn't hear anything.

Yang Ge looked at him again: You continue to collect intelligence. From now on, every five and ten, you will report the intelligence here. If I can't come, someone else will come here to collect the intelligence for me... Just three Shaobing as a token!

Gu Tong nodded: Yes, boss.

Yang Ge waved his hand: If you don't want to stay with us longer, go ahead and do your business.

Gu Tong stood up and bowed: The little man will leave first.

Yang Ge: Pay attention to safety. The first priority is to protect your own safety.

Gu Tong smiled and said: You too!

After saying that, he exited the private room and closed the door.

Yang Tiansheng put away the paper in his hand, took a sip of tea and suddenly said angrily: I told you not to kill that old dog in a hurry, but you killed him without taking out anything. It's too cheap for him!

What's the use of knowing it?

Yang Ge smiled helplessly: Report to the court? Do you really think the emperor doesn't know anything?

Yang Tiansheng also replied helplessly: I'm just a little frustrated. If that old dog says a few words, we will have to risk our lives to clean up the mess he left...

Yang Ge: We will not compete with that kind of old dog. He is destined to be infamy for thousands of years. And even if you, Yang Tiansheng, cannot be remembered forever, the people along the coast will remember your name Yang Tiansheng and think of you well!

Just as Yang Tiansheng was about to answer, he heard a flurry of cries coming from outside the window.

The freshly baked sesame cakes cost two for a penny!

Liu Dalang, aren't your sesame cakes worth a penny each? Why are they two worth a penny? Are they mixed with ashes?

Don't talk nonsense, I can destroy the old sign of two generations of our old Liu family... This is a time-honored sesame cake in Hangzhou. New guests to Hangzhou must try it!

Yang Tiansheng suddenly laughed out loud and poked Yang Ge: Hey, you are invited to try his sesame cakes!

Yang Ge stood up and pushed the door open and walked out of the tea house, shouting: Shaobing!

Liu Dalang, who was carrying a pole in the other carriage, heard his foreign accent and hurried over carrying a pole.

Yang Ge looked at him swinging the boiler, and quickly stretched out his hands to meet him: Slow down, I'm not in a hurry...

The second chapter will be around tomorrow morning. Everyone, just go to sleep peacefully after reading this chapter. Get up and read the second chapter tomorrow morning...