Chapter 35 Huqi
Cangshan Prefecture City, the entrance of the Brotherhood Hall.
It was the end of the year, and the demand for various goods soared. The reputation of the Brotherhood was transferred to merchants in other states through the circulation of goods. Many foreign merchants came to the Brotherhood to order goods. The Tangkou was busier than before. The various workshops under the Brotherhood worked overtime and hired a lot of temporary workers.
"Let me listen to everyone from the Brotherhood inside, get out and see my master!"
Xiao Tianfu was dealing with various matters with his brothers, and when he heard a shout from outside, he knew he was here to find fault.
"Where did the melon seeds come from? I scream here in broad daylight. I ate too much!"
When someone bullies come to the door, Xiao Tianfu can't help but take a group of brothers out of the hall and scolds people outside while walking.
When they arrived at the door, they saw a group of people blocking outside the gate of the hall. The leader looked like a young man, with a handsome face and a slightly dark complexion. He rode a white horse and a white beast-patterned brocade robe. These two things were not something ordinary people could have. This man also had a jade belt around his waist, a jade tiger, a huge bead on his head, a sword, and a lot of jewelry were inlaid on his scabbard.
If a person who knows horses here, you can see at a glance that the young master was riding a first-class war horse. There are patterns that are vaguely similar to tiger fur on the fur. It can be identified that this horse should be a tiger qi raised in General Zhennan's Mansion. It is an iconic mount of General Zhennan's Mansion, and is more fierce than an ordinary war horse. The tiger qi riding this person is just an ordinary tiger qi, and it is far from the level of a strange beast. However, with the clothes and dress, it is not difficult to guess the identity of the person coming. It should be a young master from General Zhennan's Mansion.
The person who came was named Zong Zewu, the third son of General Zhennan, who came here today to find trouble for the Brotherhood. Originally, as the prince of General Zhennan, he usually moved in Lingzhou City and occasionally went out to hunt and play, and would not come to the remote village of Cangshan Prefecture. However, just a few days ago, Zong Zewu made friends with several young heroes from the Qingxi Sect. Hearing that the Brotherhood was rampant in the countryside, arrogant and domineering, and bullying the disciples of the Qingxi Sect, Zong Zewu led some people to Cangshan Prefecture to see what the Brotherhood is. He met some children of the big family along the way. From them, he heard that the Brotherhood was doing evil, Zong Zewu had the intention of eliminating the people.
When Xiao Tianfu looked at Zong Zewu, Zong Zewu was also looking at Xiao Tianfu. Seeing Xiao Tianfu's honest look, he did not rashly attack and asked, "Are you the leader of the Brotherhood, the little overlord Zheng Biao?"
"No, I'm in charge these days. Who are you?"
Xiao Tianfu asked, through observation, he had confirmed that the person who came to the door to find fault, but he had to figure out the origin. Although the Brotherhood had some forces, there were still many people who could not provoke on the ground in Lingzhou. Originally, the Brotherhood would not provoke randomly. The bad reputation he created was just a kind of protection. If you want to keep going safely, you need to wink and not provoke some people you can't afford to provoke.
"I am..." Zong Zewu opened his mouth and said that he was the third young master of General Zhennan's Mansion. Then he thought that if he had a name, he would definitely be scared to such a hooligan. What's the point? Then he changed his words: "Do you care who I am? Today, I am here to find the trouble of your brotherhood!"
"Will you have any grudges with our brothers?" Xiao Tianfu asked, while passing the news to Xiao Tianlei who was far away on the sea.
"No."
"What are you doing?"
Zong Zewu said loudly: "I heard that your brothers will be domineering. I am here today to eliminate harm to the people!"
"Did you see it with your own eyes?"
"No."
"Your family knows you're out?" Xiao Tianfu thought that this person was a boy who had never left the house, so he asked this question.
"I don't know...uh..." Zong Zewu didn't react at once. He did come out of the house without hiding it. When asked this, he felt like he was treated as a child. He immediately became very annoyed and shouted: "Stop talking nonsense. Since I have arrived here today, I want to deal with your brotherhood!"
"Then how do you want to eliminate harm for the people?" Xiao Tianfu asked, as if he was looking at what you should do.
"Uh..." He asked Zong Zewu again. What he originally expected was that with his martial arts and majesty, he would not scare a group of gangsters to kneel down and beg for mercy. As a result, the other person was not guilty at all. When he asked him, Zong Zewu didn't know how to answer and his face turned red.
There was a little dismay for a while. When several disciples of Qingxi Sect and the accompanying young master saw that something was wrong, Zong Zewu was stopped by others, so they couldn't fight? They spent some time quarrels and hoped that Zong Zewu would fight with the brothers and immediately started to make a fuss.
"Three Young Master, don't listen to their sweet words!"
"These scoundrels like to mess around!"
"Where are they treating you as a child!"
"I think they dare not take action, they are afraid of you, the third son!"
"Just smash their place!"
...
After talking nonsense, Zong Zewu became more and more angry when he heard this. He was coaxed by someone as a child and could not bear it. He shouted: "Smash it for me!"
"Who dares!" Xiao Tianfu shouted.
"I dare! Go!" Zong Zewu faced each other with tit-for-tat. With a wave of his hand, some of his subordinates and other Qingxi sect disciples, and the rich young masters were about to rush forward.
I don’t know how many people from the Brotherhood saw this scene, and they were prepared for it. They just waited for Xiao Tianfu to speak. Xiao Tianfu received a message from Xiao Tianlei. No matter who he is, he dared to come to the door and beat him up! Xiao Tianfu waved his hand and many people in the Brotherhood raised their hands and sprinkled a piece of white ash, which was lime powder! One of the essential self-defense weapons for members of the Brotherhood.
As soon as the lime powder was sprinkled, the people who were hitting the Brotherhood were shrouded in it, and a violent cough and scolding came from it.
"mean!"
"Shameless!"
"My eyes!"
...
Zong Zewu was not affected by lime powder at the moment, but the White Tiger Qi under his seat could not stand it, and some lime powder floated into the horse's geese.
Herodian! Chirp!
Baihuqi niggled and stood up, and threw Zong Zewu off his horse. Fortunately, Zong Zewu's martial arts skills were not weak, so he quickly protected his whole body. Even so, he was disheveled and covered in dust. He scolded angrily: "Boe me, beat me hard!" Zong Zewu shouted loudly. His group of people were not weak either. However, when it comes to fighting in a group, he was thrown a few streets by the brothers, and was completely suppressed. However, some people who were walking with Zong Zewu were shouting.
"Ha! Your brotherhood is over, and you dare to beat the third son of General Zhennan's Mansion!"
"You are committing a serious crime!"
"Why don't you kneel down and beg for mercy!"
...
Of course, Xiao Tianfu heard this and knew that he might have really gotten into a lot of trouble, so he immediately passed the news to Xiao Tianlei and asked Xiao Tianlei to make an idea.
When Xiao Tianlei heard this, he was shocked. There were many forces on the ground of Lingzhou that the Brotherhood could not afford to offend. Of course, if the Brotherhood had the most unprovoked, it would definitely be one of the General Mansions in Zhennan, which was the most unprovoked. Of course, the Brotherhood was in Lingzhou City. The Brotherhood was mainly developed in some county and villages below, and it would not provoke them for no reason. I didn't expect that the young master of the General Mansion of Zhennan came to the door today, and the two sides even had a conflict.
However, Xiao Tianlei was not afraid, and he would not accept it if the other party asked him to kowtow and beg for mercy.
General Zhennan was a military post enthroned by the imperial court to guard Lingzhou, and it was also a kind of title. It was originally established to suppress the Shanyue people and prevent the Shanyue people from rebelling. However, after years of calm, General Zhennan gradually became a decoration. Now the imperial court uses culture to build military affairs, and General Zhennan has no army under his command. The greatest deterrent force of General Zhennan's mansion is the force of General Zhennan's family. In addition, it is some private soldiers and some masters recruited.
If he had been involved in General Zhennan himself, Xiao Tianlei might have considered it a lot. He was just a young man, a bullshit, and he was afraid of being a hairy man, and he really thought he was a gang! The young man from General Zhennan's mansion could mobilize private soldiers and some masters at will at will? He, a young man from General Zhennan's mansion, came to fight with a group of gangsters. General Zhennan would mobilize private soldiers and masters for this matter, and even personally took action?
"Stop!" Xiao Tianfu waved his hand, and everyone in the Brotherhood stopped immediately and retreated to the door. On the other side of Zong Zewu, few people stood there, all of them were very embarrassed.
"Haha, I'm scared!"
"That's right, kneel down and admit your mistake!"
Two of them shouted proudly, looking happy. Unexpectedly, Xiao Tianlei stepped forward and flew up with two kicks, kicking the two of them directly.
Then, Xiao Tianfu sneered at Zong Zewu, "So this is the young master of General Zhennan's Mansion. Why? Today I came to my brotherhood to show off my power by relying on the arrival of General Zhennan's Mansion?"
"I'm used as a gun!" Zong Zewu also understood at this time. Even though he was young and inexperienced, even if he spent most of his time practicing martial arts, since he was a child, he still understood many things. He was in a bad mood and looked at the people who instigated him to come here, but he looked bad. What's worse is that he was still covered in dust by a group of wild boys, especially when he was asked by Xiao Tianfu and others, and his condescending eyes, he lost his face. His face was so angry that he was blood-red, but he couldn't get angry.
"Go back and keep doing things."
After Xiao Tianfu finished speaking, he ignored Zong Zewu and others and walked into the hall, while the others returned to their own positions to do things.
"Third Young Master, this matter cannot be forgotten like this..."
Bang-!
One person stepped forward and said to Zong Zewu. Before he finished speaking, Zong Zewu slapped him with a loud slap, glared at him, jumped onto the White Tiger Steam without saying a word, and rode his horse away quickly.
This matter came to an end, but it was not over and soon spread. It was said that the Brotherhood beat the third son of General Zhennan's General's Mansion. I'm afraid that there will be a few good days. Some people who covet the Brotherhood are ready to move, and some people are even moved to the news and come to the door to buy the Brotherhood's property.
"Tianfu, you're in trouble!"
On the third day, Mr. Xiao ran to the brotherhood and shouted with pain when he saw Xiao Tianfu. Originally, the Xiao family had been happy recently. After the autumn examination, the rankings had been released, including Xiao Tianbao's father Xiao Qingyun, and three of the Xiao family passed the exam. However, this incident happened at this time. When Mr. Xiao heard that Xiao Tianfu beat the young master at General Zhennan's mansion, his good mood disappeared and he rushed over anxiously.
"Grandma, it's okay, it's not as fierce as you think!" Xiao Tianfu was completely like a person who was fine. Compared to others, he believed in his younger brother's judgment more.
"You kid are so stupid. Why don't you know how to worry about such a big thing? No, I have to think of a solution quickly..."
Mr. Xiao couldn't calm down and thought about the solution. Then he thought of Xie Jin'an. Xie Jin'an had a good status and was a child of the Xie family. He had a good relationship with the governor Zhang Shibi. If Xie Jin'an came forward, he should be able to solve the problem. He heard that Xie Jin'an stayed at Yuzhu Academy to teach at the invitation of Zhou Shizhi, the director of Yuzhu Academy.
"Grandma, don't worry about this. When I come back, it will be fine." Xiao Tianfu saw Mr. Xiao's anxious look and persuaded him.
"How can I ignore it?! If this matter is not done well, I will have to implicate the whole family. I have to go to Lingzhou City, and now I have to go! Hurry up, call me a boat, I want to go to Lingzhou City... I hope it will be too late!" Old Master Xiao was muttering, anxious.
Xiao Tianfu couldn't convince Mr. Xiao, so he had no choice but to arrange for someone to send him and a few uncles to Lingzhou City. Not only Mr. Xiao, but Zheng Baihu was also anxious and went to Lingzhou City with Mr. Xiao and others.
A few days later, Old Master Xiao and Zheng Baihu, who had been traveling around Lingzhou City, returned to Cangshan Prefecture City and brought back some news.
Old Master Xiao found Xie Jin'an, and Xie Jin'an also found the governor Zhang Shibi, saying that the matter was big or small. In the small, it was a fight between children, but in the big, it was a crime. Zhang Shibi could help solve it and block the blame of General Zhennan's General Mansion. However, Zhang Shibi had to accept Zheng Biao and others as his disciples, that is, after the Brotherhood, he had to obey his orders. At the same time, there was also a message from General Zhennan's General Mansion, saying that the Brotherhood was to kowtow and admit his mistakes, hand over the property in his hands, and obey General Zhennan's General Mansion, and he could no longer pursue it.
Old Master Xiao and Zheng Baihu could not be the leader of the Brotherhood. After learning the news, they hurried back and told Xiao Tianfu.
"After working on it for a long time, I still like our industries!"
Xiao Tianfu still doesn't care much. The words on both sides are tactful and the other is direct, but they are all similar. In fact, not only these two families, but there are still some people who come to Xiao Tianfu these days, saying that they can help solve this problem. However, there is no free lunch in the world, and they all put forward some conditions. Although there are differences, they are actually the same, and Xiao Tianfu ignored these people.
Mr. Xiao advised him hard, but Xiao Tianfu was unmoved. No matter what he said, he just said: "I have said this, I will say it when they come back, so I will not listen to anyone."
In fact, Xiao Tianfu was also very unhappy. It was his fault that the other party was causing trouble. Xiao Tianfu couldn't figure it out. Even if Xiao Tianlei said it, he would not bow his head easily.
"Why are you so stupid?"
Old Master Xiao was just anxious and helpless. He couldn't hear some of the meanings hidden in Xiao Tianfu's words. However, after thinking about it, the Brotherhood was not Xiao Tianfu's, and this matter really required Zheng Biao, the president of the Brotherhood, to decide with others, so he no longer persuaded him.
Chapter completed!