Yangzhou City was originally a prosperous Tongdu Dayi, with a permanent population second only to the two capitals, reaching four or five hundred thousand people, coupled with the floating population who came from all over the world to participate in the Oiran Contest recently, there are probably nearly six or seven hundred thousand people in Yangzhou City at present, and the workload of the whole city investigation is undoubtedly very huge.

As a matter of fact, the investigation began in the morning and did not end until it was completely dark, but nothing was found, and a large number of hooligans, ruffians, and scoundrels were arrested, and as for the thieves, not even a single thief hair was found.

Xu Jin questioned the witnesses of the tavern in detail, and confirmed that the killed Japanese only gestured when he came in to drink, and obviously did not speak Chinese, and it was only later that he was drunk and drunk and killed people indiscriminately, which was recognized.

Xu Jin naturally didn't believe that a Japanese man who couldn't even speak Chinese could have the ability to infiltrate Yangzhou City alone, and nine times out of ten there were other accomplices, and even with the help of Neiying, otherwise he would have been found out a long time ago. Because of this, even though it was already dark, Xu Jin still did not order the ban to be lifted, but instead sent additional men to patrol the streets and the city, so as to prevent the thieves from escaping at night.

Tang Bohu is the first of the four talents in Wuzhong, although his calligraphy and painting works are not expensive at the moment, but they are also famous, and there are not a few gentry who are willing to pay a high price to buy calligraphy and paintings from him, but this guy has a very shabby life, after all, he is uninhibited and passable, and it is estimated that the mines in the family will be squandered by him.

Wen Zhengming is different, he is gentle and steady, born in a family of eunuchs, and his father Wenlin also served as the prefect of Wenzhou, so Wen Zhengming's family has a lot of money and is a rich man with a solid family. So, as long as the two of them travel together, Wen Zhengming pays for food, clothing, housing and transportation, Tang Bohu only brings two legs and a mouth, for example, the inn where the two of them are staying is Wen Zhengming's silver.

At this time, two candles were very luxuriously lit in the room of the inn, and Tang Bohu and Wen Zhengming, two old men over fifty years old, were having dinner together under the candlelight.

"Brother Zhengming, you and I were supposed to enjoy the beautiful women on the banks of the Surabaya River tonight, but who knew that this Oiran Contest was suddenly canceled, which is really unpleasant." Tang Bohu whined while drinking.

Wen Zhengming swallowed it carefully and said slowly: "There are thieves and spies in the city, and after the investigation is completed, this Oiran Contest will still be held, so why should Brother Ziwei be in a hurry." ”

"Brother Zhengming, do you think Xu Ziqian, this kid is a Japanese nemesis? When he went to Dongtai County to inspect and encountered a group of thieves, he returned to Yangzhou City, and he met the thieves again, and he dared to meet the thieves. ”

Wen Zhengming said with a smile: "I hope that he is really a Japanese nemesis, and he will wipe out all the Japanese invaders, so that our Daming coastal area can enjoy peace in peace." By the way, Brother Ziwei, why don't we visit this Xu Changsheng Lord Xu another day? ”

Tang Bohu sighed lightly and said, "Didn't Brother Zhengming not want to visit him before?" ”

Wen Zhengming put down the dishes and chopsticks, and said with a guilty face: "I saw him unscrupulously accepting bribes from local gentry before, and I just thought he was a wealthy person, but now I know that it was a misunderstanding." ”

Tang Bohu laughed and said: "I have to say, Xu Ziqian's hand is really amazing, and those gift-givers lost their wives and soldiers." ”

Wen Zhengming shook his head and said: "Xu Ziqian's hand is indeed clever, but it is too offensive. ”

Tang Bohu said disapprehantly: "Qingzhang land is originally a matter of offending people, not to mention that if Xu Ziqian was afraid of offending people, how could he be the first to advocate Qingtianzhuang, when he presided over Qingzhang Jingshi land, even his relatives Zhang's family collapsed." ”

Wen Zhengming nodded thoughtfully, and felt even more ashamed of the previous misunderstanding, how could an upright and honest official who was dedicated to serving the country and the people and was not afraid of authority and nobility recklessly accept bribes from local gentry.

It is reported that Xu Ziqian also wiped out a group of pirates entrenched in Dongsha Island in Dongtai County this time, seized a large amount of smuggled goods, and implicated a wide range of people. This son is as vigorous and resolute as ever, and the husband should act like this, happy, and when he is a big deal. ”

After Tang Bohu finished speaking, he directly picked up the wine jug and poured a big sip, he was the head of the township test case in Suzhou Mansion back then, known as Tang Jieyuan, he should have made great achievements in his career, but unfortunately he was involved in the imperial examination fraud case, was deprived of his fame, and became cynical since then, so Xu Jinqiu's practice of arresting and punishing corrupt officials like a sweep made him feel very happy.

Compared with Tang Bohu's reaction, Wen Zhengming was much calmer, and even faintly worried, he was a native of Suzhou, so it was commonplace for the local gentry to participate in smuggling for profit, and once the imperial court strictly investigated, the implication would be very extensive.

The forbidden sea is just a way to cut off a fortune for those gentry with rich families, but for ordinary people, it is a source of livelihood, and life will be even more difficult.

Tang Bohu drank a few glasses of wine, obviously talking more and more, and said: "It is said that Xu Ziqian, this kid really has a little ability to lead troops to fight, it is said that the gang of pirates on Dongsha Island has been entrenched for many years, there are nearly 500 people, and the local guard has been encircled and suppressed many times in vain, but as a result, Xu Ziqian swept away this group of pirates as soon as he came, and captured the pirate leader Chen Sipan alive.

Good and evil will be rewarded in the end, thinking that this Chen Sipan did a lot of evil in the Shuangyu area, and 10,000 officers and soldiers surrounded and suppressed him...... Hey, I think who does the great monk Huijing look like? ”

Wen Zhengming also blurted out: "Xu Weixue! ”

It is said that ten years ago, there was a group of huge thieves entrenched in the Shuangyu area of Zhoushan, Zhejiang, the leader was named Xu Weixue, who was nicknamed the Shark King, and the pirates under his command reached 3,000 people, hundreds of large and small ships, like a sailor, and the huge power was jaw-dropping, and even the officers and soldiers of the local guard station and officials were afraid of him.

This Xu Weixue is a businessman on the surface, but in fact he is a pirate, smuggling and robbing everything, he is like an independent king on Shuangyu Island, and he dares to kill people on the street in Ningbo Mansion, and no one dares to take care of local officials.

However, Xu Weixue's arrogant behavior finally alarmed the imperial court, and the then governor of Zhejiang was ordered to lead 10,000 troops to encircle and suppress, and finally Xu Weixue's gang was swept away, and he himself was sentenced to Ling Chi, and his family was exterminated, and all the backbones of his subordinates were beheaded. Chen Sipan was also one of the backbones of Xu Weixue's subordinates back then, but this guy escaped by luck.

"Well, the great monk Huijing is indeed a bit like the giant thief Xu Weixue, but that guy has been Ling Chi ten years ago." Tang Bohu nodded vaguely, obviously a little drunk.

It was obviously unappetizing to talk about a giant thief who had been cut into pieces of meat by a thousand knives during the meal, so the two quickly changed the subject, after all, there are more people in this world who look alike.

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The sky was completely dark, the house where Xu Jin lived was brightly lit, and there were five hundred battalion soldiers with loaded guns patrolling the courtyard from time to time.

In the hall in the backyard, Xu Jin, who had just finished dinner, was listening to Qi Jingtong's report on Yangzhou Wei.

This morning, Xie Erjian and Qi Jingtong led two hundred soldiers to Yangzhou Wei's camp, took over the camp after showing the seal of the Qincha, and controlled all the officers above the deputy thousand households. Although some people were not convinced at first, they did not have the courage to rebel, and after seeing the power of the flintlock pistol, they all loaded their grandsons.

Now Yangzhou Wei is completely under the control of the five hundred battalions, so Qi Jingtong rushed back to the city to return to Xu Jin.

"My lord, the matter has been preliminarily investigated, and a hundred households in Yangzhou Wei have admitted that he stole and sold those firearms." Qi Jingtong said while stuffing snacks into his mouth, he hadn't eaten lunch and dinner yet, and he was so hungry that his stomach screamed, so Xu Jin asked Chuchun to bring him a plate of snacks to satisfy his hunger.

"Just a hundred? Could it be the guilt? Xu Jin frowned and said, although the firearms that were stolen and sold were all defective, there were a lot of them, and there were even sharp weapons such as three-eyed guns, he didn't believe that a hundred households dared to steal and sell.

"The subordinates also think so, but that kid is very angry, and he insists that he is stealing and selling it by himself, and patting his chest and saying that one person does things and one person does it alone." Qi Jingtong said with a hint of appreciation.

Xu Jin asked a little strangely: "Old Qi, what kind of expression do you have, admiring that guy." ”

Qi Jingtong smiled: "It's really a little ...... This kid has good martial arts, and he actually challenged Xiao Xie, although he was cleaned up very badly, but he also punched Xiao Xie, if he didn't have a dark circle under his eyes and was afraid of losing face, he would stand in front of you and return Xiao Xie. ”

Xie Sangun's kid said with an exaggerated expression: "Isn't it, my second brother was actually beaten and blackened his eyes?" ”

Xu Jin was also unexpected, with the ability of the second brother-in-law, since his debut, he had only suffered a loss under the White Lotus Sect Zhao Quan, and when the two of them joined forces, the hundred households of a local health center actually had the ability to hurt the second brother-in-law.

Qi Jingtong said with a smile: "Hey, in fact, Xiao Xie is just careless, that kid is even more miserable, it is estimated that even his mother can't recognize him now." ”

Xu Jin couldn't help but ask with interest: "What is the name of that hundred households?" ”

"Yu Dayou!" Qi Jingtong replied.

"What!" Xu Jin Huoran stood up.

"Yu Dayou!" Qi Jingtong looked at Xu Jin in amazement.

"Let's go, go out of the city and go to Yangzhou Wei's camp immediately!" Xu Jin roared urgently.

Qi Jingtong touched his chin inexplicably, not understanding why adults valued this Yu Dayou so much.

Yu Dayou, a famous anti-Japanese general known as "Yu Long and Qi Hu" along with Qi Jiguang, can Xu Jin not pay attention to it?

Xu Jin changed into official clothes under the service in early spring and early summer, took his personal guards out of the city in a hurry in the dark, and rode to the camp of Yangzhou Wei.