Chapter 266: Bringing the Emperor to Knock Bamboo Poles
After dark, the two arrived in Tianjin. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Tianjin was originally a small town on the side of the canal, because of the rise of Caoyun, its area and population continued to expand, and in the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, because it became more and more important to the empire, so it began to build a city. After more than 200 years of continuous expansion and construction, it finally has the scale it has today. By the second year of Chongzhen, Tianjin was already one of the richest cities in the north.
Chongzhen is the Son of Heaven and sits on the land of the world, but he has never been to Tianjin. After entering the city, Qin Shuhuai took him to the night market first. The night market is lit up like day, people are intertwined, shoulder to shoulder, and all kinds of snacks on the street are dazzling, such as shortbread, arhat belly, and ripe pear cakes, all steaming hot in the air to exude an attractive fragrance. Chongzhen immediately moved his index fingers, and sure enough, he decided not to go to the restaurant, so he ate a stall at the night market.
Qin Shuhuai didn't taste Tianjin's food well, so he also followed Chongzhen to eat it from house to house, and it didn't take long for the two of them to eat. Walking further down, I saw a lot of tempting delicacies, such as roast lamb shank and eight-treasure mixed porridge, and I couldn't help but regret that I had just eaten too much.
The two continued to wander with great interest, and Chongzhen found all kinds of strange gadgets, such as lifelike straw grasshoppers and spinning tops known as "unbeatable", all of which made him cry out for fun. So with a wave of his hand, he bought it! Qin Shuhuai had no choice but to pay for it obediently.
After a trip to the night market, Qin Shuhuai carried a lot of things in his hands, and there were a lot of them around his neck.
After eating and shopping, the two went to the inn and opened an upper room. Only one room was proposed by Chongzhen, and he said that he would learn from the ancients with Qin Shuhuai in the evening and have a good talk with candles.
Qin Shuhuai was helpless, so he had to sit by the window with Chongzhen. I ordered a few pots of wine, a few snacks, and a charcoal fire under the table, chatting while drinking.
This is the first time the two have eaten together, and it is also the first time they have drunk together.
Chongzhen usually hardly drinks alcohol, so the amount of alcohol is not good, and he gets drunk and hazy after a few glasses. But the more this guy drank, the more excited he became, saying that he wanted to taste what it was like to be drunk.
After a few more glasses of wine, Chongzhen was really drunk. Not only is his face as red as Guan Gong, but even his two eyes are red like lanterns.
"Brother Qin, I, oh no, I'll toast you again. ”
"Brother Huang, you drank too much. ”
Chongzhen laughed, "It's not much, there are fewer than a thousand cups of wine for a confidant, how many glasses have we only drunk today?"
Qin Shuhuai had no choice but to raise his glass and Chongzhen.
"Brother Qin, I want to say something to you that is considerate of myself and not to others. ”
"Well, Brother Huang, please speak. ”
"I ...... I ......"
"Brother Huang?"
only heard a "poof", Chongzhen fell on the table.
......
The next day, the two slept until three o'clock in the morning before getting up.
After getting up, Chongzhen asked Qin Shuhuai with great interest where he was going next. Qin Shuhuai waved his hand and said Let's go eat and drink, and then knock on the bamboo bar by the way.
Chongzhen's eyes narrowed into a line when he heard the laughter, and he said continuously, "Wonderful! Wonderful!"
Qin Shuhuai took Chongzhen to the helm of the Giant Whale Gang Jinmen, and he had already informed the leader of the Giant Whale Gang that Yun Feng was coming, so Yun Feng did not dare to slack off, and personally led people to greet him at the helm.
As soon as Qin Shuhuai and Chongzhen arrived at the door, Yunfeng greeted them with people.
"Gang Leader Qin, Gang Leader Qin is here to be far away, forgive your sins, forgive your sins!" said Yun Feng with a smile and a fist.
Qin Shuhuai also said politely, "The master of the Yun Gang is polite, Qin someone passed by your place to bother, I hope you don't blame it." ”
"How dare you dare! The Qin gang leader stepped forward in the extreme danger of my Ming Dynasty, turned the tide with his own strength, and drove the Tartars out of the fortress, so that no one in the world knows about the martial arts? Who in the martial arts is not convinced? You can come to the contempt gang to gather today, it really makes the contempt gang shine!" Yun Feng first praised Qin Shuhuai fiercely, and then looked at Chongzhen and asked, "Huh? This brother is so tight that he hasn't asked for advice yet?"
Chongzhen smiled faintly and said, "Under Huang Zheng." ”
Qin Shuhuai added, "Brother Huang is my dear friend, and today I specially introduce you to the Yun Gang Master. ”
Although Yunfeng didn't know who this "Huang Zheng" was, when he heard Qin Shuhuai say that he was a "close friend", he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly hugged his fists, "Brother Huang, look up for a long time." ”
After a few pleasantries, they entered the rudder. Chongzhen looked all the way, only to see the pavilions and water pavilions in this rudder, carved dragon paintings, extremely exquisite. Thinking that a rudder is already like this, I don't know how luxurious their rudder is? It seems that what Brother Qin said is right, they are really rich in their luck.
Walking into the main hall, I saw that a sumptuous banquet had been prepared. The guests and hosts sat down, as usual, they had to drink first for three rounds, and everyone talked and laughed during the banquet, so it was not lively.
After the three rounds of drinking, Qin Shuhuai smiled and said to Yun Feng, "Yun Gang Master, I really don't hide it, Qin Mou came this time to negotiate with Yun Gang Master!"
Yunfeng knew that Qin Shuhuai had nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, and vaguely guessed that he might have come to ask for money and food. I heard that the Jianghe Gang and the Tartars fought extremely fiercely, and although the Tartars were beaten out, they lost four halls and more than half of the brothers.
The rumor of "losing four halls" was spread by Qin Shuhuai, the purpose was to sell a sad feeling, showing that he had worked hard to fulfill his promise.
Although Yun Feng knew that the Jianghe Gang had lost four halls and now had few troops, he knew better that even if the Jianghe Gang was now only Qin Shuhuai alone, his Giant Whale Gang was not his opponent.
Don't you see that the martial arts people who are going to join the Jianghe Gang are all lining up in a long line at the entrance of the Jianghe Gang? As long as it takes ten and a half days, the Jianghe Gang will be the No. 1 Gang in the canal, and it is also one of the top sects in the martial arts! Now that the Jianghe Gang is in full swing, even the Shaolin Gang has to sell them some face, not to mention their own Giant Whale Gang?
After all, under the condition that they could completely unify the canal, they still had to leave a way for their Giant Whale Gang to live, and now the territory of the Giant Whale Gang was slightly larger than that of the River Gang, and it would not be too much to compensate him with some money and food based on this alone.
Thinking of this, he said, "The Qin Gang Master is polite. As we agreed before, from now on, our three gangs of the canal will be in the same boat and walk through thick and thin, so the Qin gang leader has something to do, but it doesn't matter, my giant whale gang will definitely be the first to stand up. ”
Qin Shuhuai raised his wine glass and said with a moving face, "Gang Leader, just for your words 'in the same boat, walking through wind and rain', Qin will do it first as a respect!"
Yun Feng also immediately raised his wine glass and dried it, and then asked, "Gang Master Qin, please speak." ”
So Qin Shuhuai said, "Qin Mou came this time to negotiate the martial arts alliance with the Yun Gang Master. Don't hide the gang leader, now in the martial arts, in addition to the Gui Gang and the Cao Gang, there are more than a dozen sects such as Shaolin, Emei, Nan Beg, Tang Men and so on agreed to join, and Wudang is also under consideration, so the establishment of this alliance is imperative, and it should be soon. ”
Luck Feng was happy in his heart, as long as this martial arts alliance has Shaolin and Wudang joining, then the safety of the Giant Whale Gang will be guaranteed! Moreover, this alliance will not be dominated by the Jianghe Gang, with Shaolin and Wudang to restrain it, the sects that join the alliance should be treated more fairly, and it will be impossible for the Jianghe Gang to annex the Giant Whale Gang at that time.
So he said happily, "Gang Master Qin is saying that the Martial Arts Alliance will soon be able to land?"
Qin Shuhuai nodded, "I plan to land within this year!"
"Wonderful!
"However", Qin Shuhuai changed his words again, revealing a hint of embarrassment, "Now that my gang has just fought a big battle with the Tartars, and the losses are heavy, this preparation is really a bit overwhelming!"
Yun Feng knew that Qin Shuhuai was going to start putting forward conditions, so he smiled and said, "Gang Master Qin is too worried." The matter of this alliance is a grand event of the whole martial arts, how can the Jianghe Gang take on it? The Qin gang leader only needs to speak, and the Giant Whale Gang will definitely support it. ”
Qin Shuhuai saw that Yun Feng was an understanding person, and it would be boring to act again, so he said, "The words of the Yun gang leader really moved Qin. To tell the truth, the Jianghe Gang is now shy in pocket, and I am afraid that the funds for this preparation will have to be raised by the gang master. ”
Yun Feng smiled knowingly. What kind of fundraising? It is clear that you, the Jianghe Gang, want to make a fortune before the alliance is formed. However, the Jianghe Gang wants to establish an alliance, and I have also inquired with people from Shaolin and Emei, and it is indeed a matter. He, Qin Shuhuai, should not be stupid enough to deceive the Shaolin and Emei sects. As long as he really wanted to form an alliance, what if the Whales compensated him somewhat? After all, he could have unified the canal.
So he said, "Gang Leader Qin said that the Giant Whale Gang will definitely go all out to raise it." ”
Qin Shuhuai opened his mouth and said a few words lightly, "Three million taels." ”