Chapter 77: There are guests

After practicing for two hours, it was time to let the horses rest. All the salt pedals riding on the horses quickly dismounted, removed the saddle and armor for the horses, and gave the horses water and food. The salt pedals who thought that a horse could be more powerful were complaining. This was not only a tired person, but also a lot of effort in serving the horses.

Fortunately, the salary for these salt diced horse riding is more than twice that of ordinary salt diced, otherwise few people would have to endure it.

Li Meng also has no privileges. He loads and unloads horse harnesses and feeds horses like everyone else. The people who are recruited for their own horses are not very stable. The training is so boring and there are so many rules in the daily life, so he can't stand it.

But looking at the great leader of Yan Ding and the famous Li Erlang on the road were also doing this, everyone's resentment was reduced a little, and they followed them honestly.

Old man Zhang Lin had some privileges. He leaned against the wall and was drinking strong tea and eating snacks leisurely. This was a benefit for training. It was useless to enjoy it. Zhang Lin narrowed his eyes and looked at Li Meng who was carrying a bucket there. He was judging in his heart what he wanted to do from stupid to smart Li Meng.

He is different from the military households of Lingshan Guard. Zhang Lin has fought wars outside and saw the world. Compared to the loess and the sky, it is better to say that it is simple and ugly. The ignorant farmers are much stronger. Naturally, it can be seen that what Li Meng did is definitely not what a small inspector needs to do.

In the busy time, a salt dick outside suddenly ran to Li Meng in a hurry and said:

"Sir, someone in the city of Zhou is here to visit. Master Ning asked him to go back soon."

Although Ning Qiangui is a master, unlike the masters of ordinary officials, he has no decisive power in Li Meng's system, and he does more with counselors and documents. Ning Qiangui's understanding of the officialdom is much better than that of Li Meng, and he can give many useful opinions.

But that's all. He can't command any salt dick. Although he is called a guest, he is actually the status of a guest companion in someone else's house.

In Li Meng's private salt system, since he has no power, he must be careful when speaking, and he has no right to speak for Li Meng's actions.

Today, I actually said something like "Master Ning asked the Lord to go back soon". If Master Ning was not confused, something big happened, but with that sentence, it was said that someone would visit him.

Li Meng was a little confused and a little vigilant. He thought in his mind that there were still 100 salt genitals in Jiaozhou City, so there should be no problem. He immediately ordered twenty salt genitals, transferred to the horses that had not been trained, and rushed towards Jiaozhou City.

After more than an hour, when Li Meng and his friends arrived outside the city gate, they saw Master Ning waiting there early. When they saw Li Meng and his friends coming, they didn't care about the dust and trotted a few steps to the front. Looking at Master Ning's anxious and mysterious expression on his face, Li Meng was also a little puzzled.

I heard Ning Qiangui whisper:

"Sir, a small flag from the Jinyiwei Qianhu Office of Jinan came to see you and said he was giving gifts to you."

When Li Meng heard the name of Jinyiwei, he was stunned for a moment before he realized that the East and West Factory and Jinyiwei were almost synonymous with the Ming Dynasty in the eyes of many modern people. In Li Meng's understanding, these institutions were just spies and public security agencies of the Ming Dynasty.

However, people in this era do not think so. Li Meng could see the deep fear on Ning Gangui's face. This fear was almost instinct and subconscious, just like seeing a small animal with a beast.

When chatting with people around me, I found that there were two types of gossip and horror stories mentioned in the Ming Dynasty. One was demons and ghosts, which have been like this for thousands of years. The other was the East Factory and the Jinyiwei. They said that they were stripping their skins and bones, and all kinds of tortures. After people entered, they were not as good as death.

During the discussion, the tone was full of deep fear. I really didn't know how the Jinyiwei agency caused such a shock to these lowest military households.

After entering Jiaozhou City, Li Meng also specifically inquired about it. In places like prefectures and counties, except for the big towns like Jining Prefecture, the rest of the Jinyiwei are not stationed. Generally, a Jinyiwei is installed in a province with a thousand households, and only stationed in the capital and various prefectures.

To put it bluntly, spy agencies like Jinyiwei would not come to small places like Jiaozhou at all, and Li Meng didn't take them to heart. Who would have thought that they would come to the door today?

Since I came, I'll go see you. Just as Li Meng was about to carry his horse into the city, he was pulled by Master Ning beside him, but he saw the master showing pain and said with difficulty:

"Sir, I feel uncomfortable today and have cramps between my chest and abdomen. Can I take half a day off to go back for a rest?"

Li Meng naturally agreed and brought his horse into the city. As soon as he passed through the city gate, Li Meng suddenly thought of Ning Gangui's expression just now. When he was in modern school, he pretended to be sick and asked for leave from the teacher.

"Damn it!"

The twenty riders following Li Meng suddenly heard Li Erlang shouting angrily immediately, all of which were inexplicable...

The Salt Ding team, who were originally trained outside the city, were all transferred into the city by Li Meng, but their residence was also in the yard next to the inspection yamen.

After staying in a nearby teahouse for a while, when the salt diners entered the city, Li Meng got back to his house. After all, he was doing illegal private salt transactions. If he met Jinyiwei, a role similar to a secret service, it would not be too much to be careful.

The person in charge of the house was Rossi. Rossi was a kind-hearted character. When he saw that the Jinyiwei came to visit, he first smiled and invited the person in politely, and then notified everyone who should have been notified. After Ning Gangui knew about it, he knew the importance and quickly went to report the news.

When Li Meng arrived at that house, Rosie was waiting outside the door. When he saw Li Meng coming from a distance, he hurriedly took a few steps and came to him with a solemn expression on his face and said in a low voice:

"Master, that time, I have already arrived at the main hall. I have been calling out wine and food in Shaohailou, and several books and office workers are accompanying me there."

Luo Xi's condition was no better than Hou Shan's just now. His body was trembling slightly, obviously he was so scared that Li Meng was surprised that the Jinyiwei was so scared that these people were afraid of this. Before getting off the horse and entering the yard, he looked back at Yan Ding who was following him. The expressions of these people were still natural, but they were not the quiet state they usually had.

"How many people do you come?"

"Both, both of them have seen the waist sign for the younger ones. Yang Shuban said it was indeed the Jinan Jinyiwei Qianhu Xiaoqian Banner."

Li Meng nodded. There were only two people. In this Jiaozhou city, he was afraid that he would not be able to turn the sky. He walked towards the main hall. It was still a distance. He heard the main hall begging and chatting, which was very lively. He could hear several books and offices flattering and urging drinking there. Li Meng felt very uncomfortable. This place was the territory of Li Erlang, the salt administration inspector. How could he feel comfortable when he saw others being arrogant here?

When he saw him coming, the books and officials at the dinner table stood up together and bowed to Li Meng, but the two Jinyiwei sat there with big golden swords.

When Li Meng walked up to him, the Jinyiwei sitting in the head stood up with a smile, clasped his fists and bowed. The man was very thick, and the beard on his face seemed to be half of a steel needle. His face looked quite fierce, but the smile on his face was very kind, and his eyes were completely narrowed, and he said while bowing:

"General Li's flag, inspector Li, here is Zhou Bing, the small flag of Jinan Jinyiwei Thousand Households Institute, this is Feng Qi who is following him."

Feng Qi was a very honest and short man, but he had a tense face. He heard the tone of the Jinyiwei, and the name was also free and easy. However, Li Meng couldn't figure out the purpose of the other party, so he casually clasped his fists and said:

"I don't know what's going on with you guys to find Li?"

Li Meng's response was also cold and cold. Zhou Bing was a little surprised. When he was working in the Jinyiwei and went out to do business, not to mention the ninth-rank inspector in front of him, even the prefect of the first government and the fourth- and fifth-rank local officials were very polite when they saw them, let alone those who had a handle and had a ghost in their hearts.

Who doesn't know how terrible the Tiqi is? It's an official who can take no one according to the Ming Dynasty law, and no one can afford to offend him. But Li Meng is clearly the largest salt owl in Shandong. He may have some murders. With so many handles, even if he is arrested by the government, it will be a death sentence, let alone the Jinyiwei.

Zhou Bing smiled in his heart:

"Look at you being calm here, when you cry..."

The smile on his face remained unchanged, but he said more politely:

"Mr. Li, we are giving you a gift this time. This is all my kindness!"

These words made Li Meng even more puzzled. He just waved to the bookshelf and signaled them to leave. Feng Qi pushed the table apart and threw the dishes to the ground in a scattered manner. The two Jinyiwei still looked like they were fine. At this moment, Li Meng really felt that they were here to give gifts.

Feng Qi held the bag in his hand and threw it directly on the table. With a loud bang, it was obviously a big deal. Zhou Bing said with a smile:

"My adults came to Jinan Mansion less than half a year and heard about their reputation, they specially sent me some gifts!"
Chapter completed!