Vice President Liu got up and waved at Zhu Shiyong, Tang and Huang, and said in a low voice: "Lord Fuzun, the two presidents, the old man is not a traitor, but the current situation is extremely sinister, everything is in the clouds, and it is not clear to see; The old man is afraid that if he says something, he will cause you to be uneasy. ”

Zhu Shiyong said: "Are you worried about the truth of the source of this news? ”

Vice President Liu said: "I have to worry, Lang Yongping may not be reliable, and he can only believe ten percent of what he says." ”

Tang Jiyuan said dissatisfiedly: "Lao Liu, why do you have to be like this, the big thing is imminent at the moment, how can you doubt Lang Yongping because he has a lot of bad friends with you on weekdays; Besides, can we gamble on such things? Do we gamble our lives on the truth of this matter? Wouldn't that be a matter of resignation? ”

Zhu Shiyong nodded and said: "What President Tang said is very true, whether this matter is true or not, we can't gamble, and if we lose the bet, we will lose all our lives; Besides, even if the news of Liu Laogen and that official letter is fake, we can't sit idly by, once this news spreads, it will be known all over the city, and you and I will still be in big trouble. ”

Vice President Huang shook his fat cheeks and echoed: "What Lord Fuzun said is very true, I don't think this news can be fake, what we did is so secretive, there should be no news, and now that it is like this, it must be that Chen Laogen and the official document really fell into the hands of that Ouyang Xiu; Otherwise, how could the rumors be so subtle? ”

President Liu sighed: "Since you all think so, there is nothing to say about the old decay; There is no risk to be taken; However, the old man wants to ask Lord Fuzun, does this Ouyang Xiu have a friendship with you? Can you take care of this for the prefect? ”

Zhu Shiyong shook his head and said: "Ouyang Xiu is a mad dog, the people in the court are afraid to avoid it, he has ruined several court officials in his hands, and the mansion has no friendship with him, how can he take this matter for me." ”

President Liu said: "Will Xiang Lu help Lord Fuzun?" ”

Zhu Shiyong shook his head again and said: "He may be able to help me with small things, when such a big disaster is coming, Lu Xiang will never protect me, the truth above the officialdom is very clear, big things can be turned into small, and small things can be turned into nothing, but like this, a person will not provoke the fire, don't think about it." ”

The three members of the Chamber of Commerce rolled their eyes and said secretly: You have mixed up with such a famous hall today, and you can't lick the ditch with money, you are really incompetent.

President Liu said again: "What kind of things does this Ouyang Xiu like, maybe he can use some means to win him over......"

Zhu Shiyong shook his head for the third time and said: "This person doesn't love money and doesn't love women, how can he win him over?" ”

Chairman Liu scratched his head: "Doesn't he have a hobby of anything?" ”

Zhu Shiyong said: "His biggest hobby is to catch wind and shadows, use people's handles to impeach officials, and step on other people's corpses to climb up." ”

President Liu almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood, took a few quick breaths to calm down, and said slowly: "Then you can only use the last move." ”

Zhu Shiyong and Tang Huang both looked at him expectantly, waiting for him to speak.

"Don't do it, don't stop it...... Vice President Liu gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few words, and his voice became extremely weird: "Since the evidence is a catastrophe for us, we will destroy the evidence, and without evidence, he will not dare to touch the ...... of Lord Fuzun."

Zhu Shiyong and the other three took a big breath of cold air and looked at each other in shock.

"The old man's suggestion is that whether Su Jin is setting off smoke bombs, or the evidence is really in Ouyang Xiu's hands, we must act immediately; This Ouyang Xiu did not return to Beijing, but hid in Shouzhou for the New Year, which is a God-given opportunity and must not be missed; As long as Chen Laogen and the letter were not escorted to the capital, they would have a lot to do. ”

Zhu Shiyong trembled his eyebrows and said, "You mean we send someone to steal?" ”

Vice President Liu said: "Steal ...... If you can't steal it, you can grab it...... If they can't grab it, they will kill it, destroy the official letter, and kill Chen Laogen, what will they use to deal with adults? ”

Zhu Shiyong was motionless, frowning and thinking hard, the room was silent, a lark thought that there were four statues in the house, and dared to fly to the windowsill and look around; Zhu Shiyong suddenly raised his hand, and the lark flew straight into the sky with a frightened roar, and disappeared without a trace.

"It's a good idea, and it's ...... I had to do it. Zhu Shiyong's voice was colder than the north wind in the cold night: "Human and physical evidence does not need to be snatched back, and it will be destroyed on the spot; The relevant people and others will be killed together, and no news must be left; In order to prevent Su Jin'er from playing tricks, even he can't let him go, and get rid of the big trouble in his heart together......"

Everyone in the Chamber of Commerce was nervous, Zhu Shiyong was really going to take a risk, listening to his tone, Su Jin and Lang Shaodong couldn't let it go, these were all people in the know.

"However, it is not easy to do, it is easy to do it in Luzhou City, how to do it in Shouzhou City? Where to go and find manpower? After the situation was successful, the court asked how to respond? Tang Jiyuan threw out his worries like a cannon.

Zhu Shiyong squinted his eyes and said: "Manpower is not a problem, the essence is not expensive, as long as there are thirty or forty strong hands to launch suddenly, and the attack is unprepared, it will definitely work; You can only find the manpower, although I can mobilize the van soldiers to use it, but I can't hide it afterwards; As for the accountability of the imperial court, let's just prevaricate about the matter of Bagong Mountain, and say that Su Jin exterminated the bandits in Bagong Mountain, and it is inevitable that some bandits will escape, this time he will take advantage of the New Year to secretly come to seek revenge, and at most blame me for unfavorable defense, how can Lu Xiang not protect me with such a small responsibility? ”

Tang Jiyuan clapped his hands and praised: "It's easy to deal with, the court will have nothing to say; It's just that this manpower will not be able to get together for a while, if only Hei Qi hadn't died. ”

Zhu Shiyong said with a heavy face: "Wouldn't you be able to do anything without that dead bandit?" As far as I know, there are many brave people in Luzhou City, and the outlaws only need to be lured by generous instigation, how can they not serve their lives? ”

Vice President Liu's eyes lit up, and he suddenly said, "Lord Fuzun, do you remember the small group of bandits captured in October of the previous year?" Where are those people now? ”

Zhu Shiyong was pleasantly surprised: "That's right, those people are just right to do this, the year before last coincided with the death of the Queen Mother, the emperor issued a commutation pardon, these people were supposed to cut off their heads, and after the pardon, they all escorted Xishan Quarrying, and now I don't know whether they are dead or alive." ”

Vice President Liu said: "Those people are all big-shouldered, round-waisted, and extremely brave, how can they die so easily? All you need to do is promise to be free, and then reward a large amount of money and silver, and you will definitely fight to the death, and slaughter them all afterwards......"

Zhu Shiyong opened his mouth and said with a smile: "It is worthy of Xiao Zhuge , this plan is wonderful!" Without further ado, we have to hurry up and do it, I'm afraid this year will be restless. ”

Tang Jiyuan said: "I'm afraid that some people are more restless than us." ”

Everyone laughed, startling the small birds in the yard to fly.

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On the fourth night of the first month of the second year of Qingli, Shouzhou City is still immersed in the atmosphere of the festival, and the Huaishui Inn in Xicheng has just set off firecrackers today to worship the God of Wealth to open to welcome guests; During the New Year's Festival, there are not many laymen, and it is just a matter of opening for business.

The shopkeeper didn't plan to welcome guests, except for two guys and a second shopkeeper who were on night duty in the lobby as soon as it got dark, the rest of the people went home early; The second shopkeeper was a kind-hearted man, and when he saw that the two young men who stayed behind were so thin and cold that they rubbed their hands and stomped their feet, he asked them to cover the door of the shop, made a small mutton pot, poured three bowls of wine, and the three of them sat around the small stove to drink wine and eat hot pot to keep out the cold.

When the three of them were eating hotly, they heard the door of the inn being kicked open, and a gust of cold wind rushed in, blowing the charcoal fire under the red mud hot pot for a while, and the three of them were caught off guard.

A young man quickly got up to check with tears in his eyes, and just walked two steps, he saw more than 20 big men rushing in outside the house, all standing in the store like a black iron tower.

The young man hurriedly said, "Are the guest officers going to stay in the hotel?" ”

A big man scolded in a foreign accent: "Turtle son, when I saw Lao Tzu in tears during the New Year, did Lao Tzu cry and mourn?" The one that died in your house? ”

The young man said: "Why does the guest officer speak so pickledly, isn't he blinded by the charcoal ashes?" ”

The big man glared and said, "The turtle son's mouth is still unforgiving, do you want to see the beating?" ”

The second shopkeeper hurriedly rushed forward and nodded with a smile: "Guest officers, the young man is not sensible, everyone hurry in, it's strange cold outside, Xiao Yi hasn't gone to fetch hot water to wipe the faces of the guest officers, why are you standing here stupidly?" ”

The young man named Xiao Yi hurriedly agreed, and trotted to the backyard to bring hot water towels to serve; The second shopkeeper beckoned the group of big men to sit down, and said with a smile: "You want to stay in the hotel?" ”

A leader said in a deep voice: "Serve some wine and food, arrange five guest rooms, and I will rest after eating and drinking." ”

The second shopkeeper was embarrassed and said: "Do you only rest until the third watch?" That's not a good price. ”

The man waved his hand, and one of the people next to him took out a money bag and threw it on the table and said, "The turtle son is fine, will the money sons be missing you?" Go get some food and drinks, and slap your turtle son a little slowly. ”

The second shopkeeper was frightened, reached out and quickly took the money bag, and quickly turned around to collect the wine and food