There are nursery rhymes in Beijing - the east is expensive, the north is ruffian, the south is rich, the west is chaotic, and the imperial city is dark. It is said that it is the representation of the five cities of the Beijing Division, although it may not be accurate, but it generally reflects the general situation of the various districts of the Beijing Division - the mansions of the magnates of the Beijing Division are generally concentrated in the east, and the north is dominated by military camps, whether it is the military camp of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division or the Nine Gate Admirals, they are all in the north of the city, there are many soldiers and horses, and there are naturally many soldiers, as for the south, it is adjacent to the shops, there are countless merchants, and most of the rich merchants live here, while the West City is almost a huge slum, with all kinds of people and other mixed people, gangs, and all three religions and nine streams. It is the most chaotic place in Beijing, although Wang Fa can't say that there is no one, it may be of great use, but it is difficult to say, Xiaoskeanzi Hutong is located in such a messy place, of course, not in the center of the West City, but on the edge of the South City.

The origin of the name of the small string alley can not be examined, it is said that it can be traced back to before the Yuan capital, after several renovations, it has long been unrecognizable, now the small string alley is really pitiful, there is a not too long alley sandwiched between two high walls, the width is quite wide, it can accommodate two carriages in parallel, but both sides are walls, the road in front is broken, there are no pedestrians, it is really secluded, but the inside is unique - two opposite gates, are quadruple courtyards of the mansion, the decoration is general, Kesheng covers an extremely wide area, there are 100 acres of square circle, more exquisite is that there is a secret door between the two houses, seemingly separate, in fact, it is one, it was originally owned by a Shanxi giant, and then due to business failure, this house had to get rid of others, the current owner is not someone else, it is Hongqing!

"San'er, go call the door!"

Hongqing has been buying this mansion for a while, but it is not his own hands, but by the old sixteen to come forward, as the owner, Hongqing himself is also here for the first time, looking at the two closed vermilion doors with a little curiosity in his eyes, but he didn't say much, just waved his hand, and ordered indifferently.

"Okay, master, please wait, the little one will go!"

Hongqing had an order, Liu San'er didn't dare to slack off, responded with a smile, raised his feet and stepped up the steps in front of the door, unceremoniously grabbed the copper ring on the vermilion gate, and knocked on it with a dingdong knock.

As soon as the knocker sounded, there was already a reaction inside, but the door was not opened, only a slight friction sound sounded, a small door on the right side of the door slowly pushed open, a cold face flashed out in front of the small door that opened the hole, and the eyes were as sharp as knives swept Liu San'er, and the coldness in the eyes suddenly made Liu San'er shudder, but fortunately, the other party obviously recognized Liu San'er's origin, and did not put more pressure, but quickly closed the small door, after a long period of silence, There was another loud sound of footsteps, and then I saw two closed doors burst open, and more than 20 men in strong clothes surrounded the two of them and walked out of the door quickly, these two people turned out to be Chen Size, the former "Qilin Firm" Shandong Branch Shopkeeper, and Cao Yanshan, who had made great contributions in the Rufu case.

"Little Chen Size (Cao Yanshan) knocked on the little prince."

Chen Size and the others all arrived in Beijing with the third master's fleet, and it was only a few days since they settled down in this house, but they didn't expect Hongqing to come at this time, and they couldn't help but be a little apprehensive, but they didn't dare to miss the courtesy, and they all rushed to Hongqing, and they all paid their respects.

"It's all flat, let's talk inside."

Hongqing accepted everyone's big salute very calmly, and didn't say much, just raised his hand in vain, gave a gentle order, and then raised his feet and walked towards the door.

"Little prince, please use tea."

Although the house has been bought for a while, Hongqing has not repaired the house, let alone equipped people, and only a few old servants left by wealthy businessmen who sold the house are responsible for cleaning, and the delicate work of making tea can not be taken care of by those old servants, and when Hongqing sat in the backyard study, Chen Size personally played the role of the tea servant, fortunately, before Hongqing came, Chen Ize and Cao Yanshan also happened to be drinking tea and chatting, and the water on the stove was always boiling, which was also very convenient. But seeing Chen Size's hands and feet tossing for a moment, a bowl of steaming fragrant tea was already served in front of Hongqing.

"There is Lao Zisong (Chen Size's character)."

For Chen Size and his person, Hongqing is quite important, and this time he deliberately transferred it back from the Shandong branch, in order to use it greatly, because of this, the respect that should be given, Hongqing is still very careful.

"Please give instructions to the little prince."

Chen Size was a cautious person, and after putting the tea bowl on the coffee table beside Hongqing, he didn't say much, just respectfully asked, and then bowed and retreated to the side.

"Ming Tao (Cao Yanshan's character), how have you gotten used to these days?"

Hongqing did not rush to show the intention of coming, but smiled at Cao Yanshan and asked in a homely manner.

"Back to the little prince, everything is fine."

Cao Yanshan is in his early thirties, he is a hero, because he has an old relationship with Li Minxing, he was invited by Li Minxing in the previous Shandong case, and participated in the investigation.

"Well, that's good, to be able to get Ming Tao's help, it's really a blessing in the next, but the stakes are high, before talking about the right thing, you have to ask again, if Ming Tao is willing to be an official immediately, I don't dare to say that I dare to say that I can take a thousand generals first, and then I will go to the general, the general's top is not a difficult thing, and I am afraid that I will have to suffer some grievances now, of course, the future prospects, in the next can be asserted that there will be no difference, Ming Tao does not need to worry too much, although the choice is good."

Hongqing nodded, and did not ask about the details of life again, but his face was solemn, and his tone sincerely gave Cao Yanshan a chance to choose again.

"The little prince's forgiving heart has been accepted in the next life, however, my will has been decided, and I will not change, but the little prince has orders, and he is willing to serve his life!"

On the occasion of Shandong, Hongqing asked Li and Cao about their intentions, and at that time, Li Minxing was willing to enter the palace as Hongqing's personal guard, while Cao Yanshan chose the secret road, and now, in the face of the opportunity given by Hongqing again, Cao Yanshan's original intention still did not change.

"Okay, Mingtao Gaoyi, please accept the next worship, if you succeed in the future, you will not dare to disappoint Mingtao's promise today!"

Although after a period of contact, Hongqing already knew a lot about Cao Yanshan and his person, and knew that he was a person who promised a thousand gold, but when Cao Yanshan made a clear statement again, Hongqing's heart still felt quite a lot, so he stood up, bowed to Cao Yanshan, and made a big salute.

"I can't help it, little prince, what do you command, and please make it clear, Cao should fight to the death!"

The reason why Cao Yanshan is willing to follow Hongqing is not all wealth, but more because he is grateful to Hongqing for being able to help the victims during the disaster in Shandong, and believes that Hongqing must be a person of benevolence and righteousness.

"That being the case, then I will speak bluntly, and please ask Mingtao to lead the brothers to take Xicheng first, for three years, whether it is money or things, but if you need it, just find Zisong to go, if there is trouble in the official, Ben Beizi will cook cleanly, can Mingtao do it?"

Hongqing was not pretentious, and straightforwardly stated the goal of the first stage.

"Little prince rest assured, Cao has achieved it since the current period!"

When Cao Yanshan traveled to the rivers and lakes in his early years, he had come to Beijing and stayed in Xicheng for a period of time, and he really knew the chaotic situation in Xicheng.

"Well, that's good, Ben Beizi doesn't care about the process, as long as the result is the result, Mingtao just let it go, if there is a mess, Ben Beizi will bear it all!"

Hongqing was obviously extremely satisfied with Cao Yanshan's statement, and the smile on her face was extraordinarily kind.

"No!"

Cao Yanshan is a superb martial artist, and has a group of life and death brothers with extraordinary skills, and he really doesn't take the power of those gangs in Xicheng in his eyes, and the people who are worried are just worried about interference from the government.

"Zisong, leave the foreign affairs to Mingtao, and the internal affairs will all depend on you."

After Hongqing nodded with satisfaction, he looked at Chen Ize who was standing with his hands hanging down on one side, and asked very politely.

"Don't worry, the little prince should do his best, and ask the little prince to help me give a name."

Chen Ize had long expected Hongqing's establishment of a dark bottom force, and he would not be surprised to see Hongqing so instructed at this time, so he respectfully agreed.

"Well, let's call it 'sharp knife', in addition, in a few days, the orphans in Shandong should also go to Beijing, Zisong arranged, they will be placed in the house next door, in terms of literature, just go to Mr. Gao Mingzhi, as for martial affairs, Mingtao will be in charge, and the best will teach it, don't worry about the silver taels, but if you need it, just go to the business to withdraw it."

Hongqing has long planned for the development of the dark bottom force, and the name has already been prepared, at this time Chen Ize asked, Hongqing will not hide it, and casually set the name of the organization.

"No!"

As soon as they heard Hongqing's arrangement, Chen and Cao's spirits immediately perked up, and they each bowed down to make promises......