Chapter 2215

No one in this world would complain that he has too much money in his pocket, and Gao Yongshou is certainly no exception. He had indeed received benefits from Lu Kangtai before, but according to his understanding, Lu Kangtai gave him money at that time in order to get his hands on

The city defense troops below should not get in the way of the attack on Daijiazhuang, and this deal is actually over.

What's more, the content of the cooperation they reached at the time was subject to conditions. Now that the conditions have been lost, his actions are no longer restricted by the original promise.

Of course, from Lu Kangtai's point of view, his understanding of this is completely different. He reluctantly gave so much money to Gao Yongshou. Of course, he would not think that the effect was only for that night, and should last until he

It was only right to defeat the seven surnames. But Gao Yongshou suddenly came out to disrupt the situation at this time. Such an approach was obviously contrary to the tacit understanding reached with him previously. This was an intolerable betrayal for him.

But in public, Lu Kangtai certainly could not bring out the inside story of these behind-the-scenes transactions to argue with Gao Yongshou, let alone speak harshly to him. At the moment, he could only hold back his anger and said to Gao Yongshou: "Master Gao, you don't know how.

Did you forget the promise you made to me that day so quickly? How can it be a man to go back on your word?"

Gao Yongshou said: "It is because I have an appointment with you that I speak to you politely! Do you still remember that you also promised me that day that you would never disrupt the public order in Yangzhou City, otherwise we agreed

All the conditions are void. It seems that you are the one who has gone back on your word now, right?"

Lu Kangtai was shocked when he heard this, and then he remembered that he had indeed made a similar guarantee to Gao Yongshou that day. But at that time, he was only thinking about completing his victory in one battle, and thought that his plan to attack Daijiazhuang was very certain, and he had not yet

Considering the possibility that he would be forced to take action in the city later, in order to make Gao Yongshou relent, he gave him such a guarantee.

But Lu Kangtai did not expect that his subordinates would hit a brick wall in Daijiazhuang, causing all the plans to fall through. He had to find another way to deal with the seven surnames who had invited Haihan to help. He tried to force the top figures of the seven surnames to

Showing up in the city and then finding a mobile phone to carry out the attack is the only method Lu Kangtai can think of at the moment.

Lu Kangtai knew that he was wrong, so he could only suppress his anger and said: "Master Gao, in this case, I would like to handle it according to the conditions last time. Please fulfill it, Master Gao!"

Gao Yongshou sat on horseback and looked down at Lu Kangtai. After being silent for a moment, he shook his head slightly and said, "I'm sorry that I can't do it!"

Lu Kangtai was on the verge of death at this time. He could not accept that his careful layout was destroyed, and he had no way to bargain with Gao Yongshou. He could only plead in a low voice: "If you feel that the conditions are not good enough, I am willing to increase the price!"

Gao Yongshou said: "Why didn't you take the initiative to say hello to me before you acted? If I didn't show up in time and you caused a big mess in the city, wouldn't I be the one who took the blame afterwards? You only thought of talking to me at this time

Conditions, it’s too late!”

There was no expression on Gao Yongshou's face when he said this, but his tone was obviously unkind, and he was obviously very dissatisfied with Lu Kangtai's actions. If Lu Kangtai had come to him for ventilation beforehand and offered good enough conditions, it would have been

There was still room for negotiation, but Lu Kangtai kept silent beforehand. If someone else hadn't warned him, there would have been chaos in the city today, and Lu Kangtai would not have taken the relevant responsibilities for him.

Gao Yongshou was initially dubious about this early warning, thinking that although Lu Kangtai acted boldly, he was not ignorant of his sense of propriety, so how could he dare to organize armed actions in Yangzhou City. However, the source of the information had a prominent local status and offered many benefits.

He couldn't refuse, so he agreed to lead his troops to circle around the Yamen of Yanyun Division at the appointed time.

If everything goes smoothly, then Gao Yongshou will get a large sum of benefits for nothing, and it will not have any harm to his career. If it is true as the other party said, Lu Kangtai will gather a large number of armed men near the Yanyun Si Yamen to cause trouble.

Then Gao Yongshou couldn't just sit idly by. As a city defense general, maintaining law and order inside and outside the city was one of his responsibilities, let alone someone who wanted to cause trouble near the Yamen. If something really happened, Gao Yongshou would definitely not be able to escape responsibility.

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Although Gao Yongshou was greedy for money, he was not a greedy person. After weighing the pros and cons, he decided to lead a team to visit here.

As a city defense general, Gao Yongshou naturally knew the situation in the city well. When he came over, he saw that hundreds of people had gathered in the nearby streets, and they were all young and strong men. Some of them could tell at a glance that they had weapons hidden on them.

Had he arrived a little later, these people might have already taken action.

As for who their target was, Gao Yongshou certainly knew well, not to mention that he had received a large sum of money as a favor. Even without the money, he could no longer stand by and watch the chaos in front of him, so he immediately ordered these people to be dispersed.

If he hadn't considered that these people were probably Lu Kangtai's men, he would probably have arrested them directly.

Sure enough, as soon as something started to happen here, Lu Kangtai jumped out on his own and asked Gao Yongshou to cooperate with him with a confident look. This naturally made Gao Yongshou angry and directly touched the opponent's nose.

Ash.

When Lu Kangtai realized his mistake and lowered his body to ask Gao Yongshou to turn a blind eye, Gao Yongshou had lost his patience and no longer wanted to bargain with this ignorant salt merchant.

"Disperse you people quickly. Don't let me see them gathering in the city again, otherwise you will be implicated. Don't blame me for being unkind!" Gao Yongshou moved his eyes from Lu Kangtai's face.

He opened the door and gave the order coldly.

Although Lu Kangtai was deeply dissatisfied, he also knew that he could not afford to offend Gao Yongshou with his own strength. At the moment, he could only knock out his teeth and swallow it in his belly, and let his subordinates give orders for all personnel to withdraw from this intersection first to avoid causing trouble.

Gao Yongshou went crazy.

Lu Kangtai knew without asking that Gao Yongshou did not just appear here for no reason. His opponent must have bribed Gao Yongshou to disrupt the situation and destroy his carefully laid pockets.

He turned back to look at the Yanyunsi Yamen to the north, and happened to see Dai Yingda walking out of the gate. Although Dai Yingda's expression could not be seen clearly from a distance, Lu Kangtai seemed to be able to feel the satisfaction from the way the other person walked.

I think that after Dai Yingda was delayed in the Yamen for so long, he should have reached an agreement with all parties, and those shops, warehouses, and cargo ships that were sealed just two days ago will soon be reopened, as will the seven major surnames.

Clear yourself of suspicion and continue business as if nothing is wrong.

Thinking of such a scene, Lu Kangtai's heart felt as if it was set on fire. It was not that he felt sorry for the money sent to the Yanyunsi Yamen, but that he had carefully planned such a combination of punches, and it seemed that they were all hitting the air.

, it did not cause the opponent due damage at all.

Lu Kangtai seemed to see the sarcastic smile on Dai Yingda's face, which made it increasingly difficult for him to calm down the anger in his heart. Suddenly he took a step forward and strode towards the Yanyunsi Yamen in the north. His entourage saw this and wanted to follow him.

On the way, Lu Kangtai stopped them: "It doesn't matter, if someone from the government is present, Dai Laoer will not dare to make a mistake!"

Lu Kangtai knew that Gao Yongshou was watching him from behind, so he was not worried about the danger of approaching Dai Yingda's motorcade alone. Of course, he did not intend to go to Dai Yingda for a duel, he just wanted to walk over and express his attitude to the other party.

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Dai Yingda seemed to have noticed his appearance, stopped preparing to get in the car, stood still and watched Lu Kangtai getting closer and closer. When Yuan Tao was about to step forward to protect him, Dai Yingda shook his head slightly and said, "Don't be nervous.

No matter how much Lu Kangtai wants to get rid of me, he will never do it himself."

"Boss Dai, long time no see!"

"Boss Lu, nice to meet you!"

The two of them held hands with a smile on their face and stood five feet apart. They both knew why the other party appeared here and now, and they were also clear that the other party was the target they wanted to eliminate quickly, but in broad daylight,

Under the circumstances, they couldn't fight each other like people in the market, but they looked at each other with obvious hatred in their eyes.

"I didn't expect Boss Dai to be so well prepared. He even invited the city defense army. It's true that Jiang is very old!"

"I don't dare take it! But Boss Lu is decisive in doing things and dares to use any means. He is much more aggressive than an old man like me!"

Lu Kangtai took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "You and I have repeatedly sent money to the government, but in the end we only benefited those corrupt officials. Why not save the money and fight me to the death in an upright and honest manner. The loser will withdraw and never step in again."

How about Yangzhou?"

Dai Yingda raised his head and laughed a few times before slowly responding: "If you had made such a suggestion a few months earlier, maybe I would have seriously considered it. But what are you trying to do with me now? Just rely on what you have.

Boss Lu, your backstage has been wiped out by the Haihan Kingdom. How long can you hold on? I would like to advise you that those who know the current affairs are heroes. Think carefully about how to leave yourself a way out and leave Yangzhou with dignity.

Mansion."

Lu Kangtai's expression changed and he said: "It seems that Boss Dai is obsessed with it!"

"The one who is so stubborn is not me, but you!" Dai Yingda retorted unceremoniously: "If you continue to fight, you will be responsible for any consequences! That's it for now, please take care of yourself!"

Lu Kangtai said: "In that case, there is no need to say anything more, please!"

Lu Kangtai did not expect that he could expel Dai Yingda from Yangzhou Prefecture with just one word. He just hoped to put further pressure on the other party through his attitude. However, judging from the other party's reaction, it seemed that he did not achieve the effect he expected.

Dai Yingda not only had no intention of surrender, but also seemed a bit domineering. Lu Kangtai always felt that he was the one who took the initiative, but the other party didn't seem to think so. It seems that the intervention of the Haihan people did give the seven surnames great courage.

This made Lu Kangtai feel very uncomfortable.

Lu Kangtai knew that it would be difficult to fully confront Haihan, so his plan was to eliminate the seven surnames and then use Yangzhou's salt market as a condition to bargain with Haihan. However, the seven surnames took the initiative to embrace Haihan's favor.

This put his plan into a dilemma.

Seeing Dai Yingda turn around and board the carriage, Lu Kangtai knew that he could no longer carry out the attack, so he could only grit his teeth and turn around and leave.

Although Gao Yongshou is still staring at this place, Lu Kangtai does not intend to give up. As long as Gao Yongshou has no intention of escorting this convoy out of the city, he still has a chance to organize another wave of raids.

Dai Yingda's motorcade reached the intersection and turned eastbound. Gao Yongshou breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the motorcade was heading towards the government office. He thought Dai Yingda might be going to the government office to ask for an audience with the prefect, and neither did Lu Kangtai.

Fa Zai caused trouble at the government office, so this matter can be settled temporarily.

Gao Yongshou just didn't want these two groups to fight in the city, which would affect his career. As for the conflicts between them, he would not be a peacemaker to help resolve them. He even wished that the two parties would continue to fight openly and secretly, so that they would be in trouble in the future.

There would also be people carrying boxes of silver to him for help.

"Boss Lu, take care of your people and don't make trouble in the city!" After Gao Yongshou warned Lu Kangtai again, he ordered the troops to withdraw back to the camp. He believed that since Lu Kangtai had been warned, the other party should not have the courage to openly cause trouble again.

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But Gao Yongshou really underestimated Lu Kangtai. He withdrew his troops and left. Lu Kangtai ordered to regroup and track Dai Yingda and his party.

"What Boss Dai said just now is really tough. He is worthy of being the leader of Yangzhou salt merchants!" After starting again, Yuan Tao couldn't help but express his appreciation for Dai Yingda's performance just now.

He was standing a few feet behind Dai Yingda, and he listened to every word of the conversation between the two. Although Dai Yingda's toughness was inevitably a bit pretentious, it was exactly what made Yuan Tao compare.

What he admires is that Dai Yingda clearly understands where his confidence comes from, and also understands Haihan’s position and demands in the conflict between Yangzhou salt merchants. He is smart enough not to leave room for reconciliation to his opponents. This ability to assess the situation is indeed

It deserves a few compliments of its own.

Dai Yingda responded: "Shopkeeper Yuan is too flattering! Dai was just discussing the matter. Lu Kangtai and the Shanshan salt merchants behind him have been bullying me for a long time. They thought they could still influence the situation. Little did they know that times have changed and now this Yangzhou Prefecture

It’s not like their family is the only one!”

Yuan Tao said: "General Shi also often said that those who do not understand current affairs will eventually be eliminated by the times! This Lu Kangtai cannot see the changes in the situation and insists on being our enemy. No wonder we have to deal with him ruthlessly.

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Yuan Tao had just seen that this Lu Kangtai was a die-hard who would speak harshly even though he knew something was wrong. If he hadn't been worried about the city defense troops not far away, Yuan Tao would have just wanted to kill Lu Kangtai.

While they were talking, the convoy had already arrived near the government office. Lin Zhong gave an order from the lead car, and the convoy turned another corner and headed south again.
Chapter completed!