Chapter 515: A Game in the Shadows
Although Lin Chengming directly debunked Brother Shi, Brother Shi's face remained unchanged: Anyway, it was not him who was the guard with a knife in front of the emperor, and he really didn't seem to have anything to be nervous about......
Although he didn't have to be nervous, Qiao Cannon, who didn't say a word from beginning to end, couldn't help but sit still.
He never expected that Shi Yuan didn't have the slightest transition, and it was directly such a "stimulus" when he just came in......
And...... The key is that Shi Yuan uses his own name! Think about it, I really should have sent this "immortal" home before...... The blow brought by taking the wrong umbrella is really a bit big.
"Lord Luo, this style is not small! I've just come in and I'm going to tie me up, tsk...... This kind of hospitality...... Brother Joe, have you seen it? As he spoke, Brother Shi suddenly turned his head and asked Qiao Cannon, who was a little restless.
"Huh? Oh! Right, right! Qiao Cannon, who was restless, was still thinking about how he should explain the matter of the imperial guards at this time, so after hearing Shi Yuan's words, he nodded his head in a little panic and responded.
As for what Shi Yuanfang just said, he didn't hear it, and he didn't care about it at all......
Luo Haotian had already walked in front of Luo Wenfeng and the others at this time, he glanced at Shi Yuan and Qiao Dacang, then smiled coldly and said: "If the person who comes is really a guest, I, Luo Haotian, will treat each other with good tea and gifts!" But if someone comes to my prefect's mansion on purpose to find trouble...... Then don't blame me for Luo Haotian's ruthlessness! ”
Speaking of this, he suddenly put away the sneer when he entered the door, his face sank instantly, and he glared at Shi Yuan fiercely, and then he moved his eyes to Qiao Dacang next to him and asked: "As the prefect of Jinling, this official has not heard of any imperial guards with swords coming to Jinling...... I don't know the name of this strong man? ”
You don't know, how the fuck am I going to know? Qiao Cannon had ten thousand regrets in his heart at this time, he didn't know why Shi Yuan would deduct such a title for himself after he came in, and let Luo Haotian hear it, and hold on to this matter...... The guards with knives in front of the emperor don't even have a knife now!
Qiao Cannon thought in his heart, and then subconsciously glanced at Shi Yuan. Seeing Shi Yuan casually playing with the teacup on the table, he almost fainted......
That's pretty much what the so-called "flying disaster" is! At the moment, it seems that I can only rely on myself, if I don't continue to act, I am afraid that I will really not be able to get out of this "Yama Palace" today! Luo Haotian, as the king of Yama in Jinling, has created countless false cases and unjust cases, not to mention, they are really impersonating!
Therefore, Qiao Cannon secretly clenched his fist, slapped the table suddenly, glared at Luo Haotian and said: "Lao Tzu was ordered by the emperor to protect Lord Dong, you little bullshit prefect, you dare to question my identity!" If you don't believe it, you can ask the emperor! ”
Brother Shi, who was playing with the teacup with a calm face, couldn't help but smile secretly in his heart after hearing Qiao Cannon's words: This Qiao Cannon, if he is really better at acting than himself! The way he slapped the table and stared at Luo Haotian really had the aura of a guard with a knife.
The reason why he would label Qiao Cannon with such a hat of "Imperial Guard with a Sword" was naturally not just to scare off Luo Wenfeng and others, but to have his own plans.
He came to Luo Haotian today, and Dong Qingyun said that he asked him to ask about the Jiangnan Poetry Club, but to put it bluntly, he came to "ask Luo Haotian for benefits"!
Of course, the benefit is not about the silver, but - the right!
Dong Qingyun wants to do something to Luo Haotian at this Jiangnan Poetry Club, and nine times out of ten it is because of what will happen to this Jiangnan Poetry Club. And if you want to let the so-called "Dingnan Army" on Yelian Island outside enter the city, it is not a simple matter at this moment!
Three thousand, judging from the recent situation, it is absolutely impossible to infiltrate the city in disguise!
Although Luo Haotian relied on the opportunity of the Jiangnan Poetry Club, he forced every talented scholar who came to participate in the Jiangnan Poetry Club to get a so-called "pass". But he doesn't just recognize money, and he will ask for details about foreign talents who don't have a pass.
Therefore, most of the people who can enter Jinling City to participate in the poetry meeting are rich sons who can report their names, and it is better to say that this is not so much a "poetry meeting of literati...... It's a "party of the rich"!
Of course, there are also some people who have infiltrated the city like Gao Xiaowu and others, but that is only a rarity. More than 3,000 people want to enter the city, and they have to make sure that they get together...... Unless Luo Haotian is really blind!
However, if you can take advantage of the opportunity to host the Jiangnan Poetry Club this time and get some privileges, then you will have a chance!
And at that time, when he asked Luo Haotian for the right to hold this Jiangnan Poetry Club, he took advantage of Luo Haotian's greed! At the same time, Luo Haotian also did not expect that Dong Qingyun would hand over all the mobilization rights of the "Dingnan Army" to Shi Yuan.
So he came here today, not so much because he came to ask about things, but because he came to negotiate with Luo Haotian.
And negotiation, of course, requires a powerful person to suppress the formation! Although Dong Qingyun is the governor of the three provinces, he is not suitable. Because his identity is too special, it will arouse Luo Haotian's suspicion.
In that case, it would be more appropriate to give Joe a title to the cannon. It's just that...... Brother Shi, who doesn't understand Daqing's official position at all, An's title of the imperial guard with a sword is really a bit too unusual!
But as the saying goes, there is no intention to insert willows and willows, and Brother Shi's casual title stumped Luo Haotian!
Because this guard with a sword in front of the emperor is not an official position in Daqing. are all the same as eunuchs, serving the emperor.
But although he has no official position, this status cannot be ignored. Moreover, the arrangement of the imperial guards, in the late Zhou Dynasty, when the emperor began to win over the world's good players, was always decided by the emperor himself. And after arriving in Daqing, this practice has been continued, to put it bluntly, these are the emperor's personal bodyguards!
It is precisely because of this that the civil and military officials may have seen several imperial guards when they entered and exited the palace. But I don't know how they are arranged, and I don't know how many of them there are...... All they know is that these people are all top masters!
Now seeing the momentum of Qiao's cannon, Luo Haotian hesitated for a while, and glanced at Qiao's cannon who was angry at this time.
Dong Qingyun's move in coming to Jinling this time was not small, and Luo Haotian had also heard about his purpose. As for the fact that Dong Qingyun led 5,000 people, it was a holy decree issued by the emperor himself at that time.
Luo Haotian was shocked when he heard this! He also thought that the emperor of Nanqing really wanted to rectify the officialdom and the court, but he couldn't figure out why there were only 5,000 people......
But after Dong Qingyun came, he didn't see the people brought by Dong Qingyun. This makes Luo Haotian very strange, it stands to reason that since this matter has been put on the surface, Dong Qingyun has no need to hide it.
It wasn't until a long time that Luo Haotian gradually realized that this might just be the emperor's attempt to silence the ministers in the court who wanted to rectify the dynasty!
Although he knew that he did not lead troops, Dong Qingyun's purpose this time, he was even more confused.
It wasn't until he realized that Dong Qingyun was secretly recruiting those refugees that he realized that Dong Qingyun was preparing to build an army on the spot! So, he drove all the refugees in Jinling to Yangzhou by all means.
This was originally something that their prefects in the south of the Yangtze River had discussed, but his methods were relatively desperate!
He didn't know how many refugees Luo Haotian had summoned, and he didn't know where Luo Haotian got the financial support...... But he knew that the refugees summoned by Luo Haotian were on Yelian Island outside the city!
He wasn't worried, nor was he afraid, he just let people secretly observe Naye Lotus Island. Because he didn't believe that a bunch of refugees could do anything to him!
In this game, if anyone shows their hole cards in front of the Jiangnan Poetry Meeting, then who is likely to lose!
Dong Qingyun is not ready yet, and Luo Haotian does not have the courage to really show his private soldiers now, after all, ...... Jinling is not far from Yangzhou.
So, when he heard that Qiao Feng was a guard with a sword in front of the emperor, he hesitated. Because he didn't feel the need to startle him for this matter. Even if the other party is most likely not, he doesn't want to take risks!
"Father! This person must be a fake, this Shi Yuan dared to come to our prefect's mansion today, this is obviously not to put you in his eyes, the child wants to report the last ......" Luo Haotian was weighing the plan in his heart, and Luo Wenfeng said angrily next to him.
"Oh? How did Luo Gongzi know that he was a fake? Have you asked the emperor? Also, isn't this prefect's mansion still going to let people in? After Luo Wenfeng finished speaking, Brother Shi asked a lot of sneering.
"Stand down!" Luo Wenfeng still wanted to speak, but Luo Haotian gave up and said a word, asking him to step back.
Although Luo Wenfeng was extremely unwilling in his heart, the few soldiers around him had already turned around and walked out...... Seeing this, he could only glare at Shi Yuan fiercely, flicked his sleeves, and walked out.
"Tell me, what are you going to do with me?" Seeing a few people walking out, Luo Haotian asked Shi Yuan.
"Lord Luo, don't worry! How can I say it, it's raining so hard today, and my clothes are all wet in order to see you, Lord Luo, you should always have a cup of hot tea to warm me up, right? Seeing Luo Haotian speak, Brother Shi began to be unhurried.
Luo Haotian secretly clenched his fists, and said coldly: "There is no tea at home!" If you have anything to say, I don't have time to waste it with you here! ”
This old thing doesn't even have a cup of tea! Brother Shi said secretly in his heart while playing with the teacups on the table.
Then he smiled slightly and said, "Since that's the case, then I'll say it directly!" Regarding the matter of this Jiangnan Poetry Meeting, I hope that Lord Luo can help me with guidance. ”
"Fingering?"
Luo Haotian muttered to himself suspiciously, and then said quietly: "All the order in the city is maintained by me, as for what to do with this Jiangnan Poetry Society, how much silver is needed, this seems to be your Shi Gongzi's own business, right!?" ”
Luo Haotian's eating appearance is getting more and more ugly now! Especially the last time he was in Qingfeng Pavilion, after Shi Yuan said that he wanted to host the Jiangnan Poetry Conference, he actually blatantly asked Jin Feng for 100,000 taels of silver...... This is a complete re-robbery!
Brother Shi now also feels that this Luo Haotian is really a little "cute", this kind of person who opens his mouth and closes his mouth and hangs money on his lips does not go into business, which is really a pity!
"Don't worry, Lord Luo, since I, Shi Yuan, have already boasted about Haikou, naturally I won't ask you for money!"
Brother Shi said with a smile, then put down the empty teacup in his hand, and continued: "It's just...... This is also a big event to organize a poetry meeting, I hope Lord Luo can give me some convenience, don't make it difficult for my subordinates to ......"
After Brother Shi finished speaking, Luo Haotian showed a trace of vigilance. It's just that he has already acquiesced to the identity of Qiao Cannon's imperial guard, and it is not easy to refuse directly.
Therefore, after Luo Haotian pondered for a while, he asked very reluctantly: "Tell me about it!" ”
"Well...... this" So, Brother Shi put forward his request. Basically, everything he wants to do cannot be stopped by the soldiers......
"Shi Yuan! You don't want to get an inch! This Jiangnan Poetry Meeting, there are a lot of people here, they are all the pillars of Daqing, if you are given this right, what kind of people do you let Jinling City mix, who will take this responsibility? ”
"Then Lord Luo just doesn't want to?" Brother Shi listened, flicked the table with his fingers, and asked in a cold voice without raising his head.
The atmosphere in the room was a little tense for a while......
(End of chapter)