The first volume of pearl curtains rolls up the western mountain rain at dusk Chapter 95 Who is the first?
The Qingyi Formation has a very strict organizational structure, which is not possessed by ordinary secret forces. Perhaps it is because the Jiedushi Zeng Ling behind the scenes is a military man and is the most disciplined, or perhaps it is because the Qingyi Formation never intended to continue to do the secret business from the beginning.
Zeng Ling was not an official without any ambition or purpose. His ambition and purpose were far beyond what people like Fu Zhilian could achieve. However, the world dragged him down with it, and he was considered to be the cleaner one among the corrupt stream.
It was only from tonight that Li Diudiu truly got to know the brothers under Xiahou Zhuo. He had met a few of them before but they didn't have much interaction. After this time, Xiahou Zhuo officially pushed him in front of his brothers.
It has also been made clear that after Xiahou Zhuo leaves Jizhou City next year, these brothers will all be considered Li Chi's men.
The drinking party moved from the noodle shop to Li Chi's new home, which was a large courtyard with five main rooms and three auxiliary rooms on each side. It was about ten meters from the main house door to the courtyard gate. There were two trees in the yard, which almost covered the entire yard in summer.
The most gratifying thing is that all the furniture in the house is there and looks pretty good. The side room on the right has probably never been lived in, as there are a lot of sundries piled up in it. The side room on the left is the kitchen, which is fully equipped with stoves.
There is a platform about ten feet wide at the door of the main house, with a table and a few chairs. It couldn't be more comfortable to have a few drinks under the moonlight.
The breeze was not dry and the moonlight was just right, so it was impossible for them to just have a few drinks, because everyone was happy. Taoist Changmei was happy that he finally had a house to settle down, and Li Diudiu was happy that... the master was very happy.
Xiahou Zhuo’s happiness lies in Li Diudiu’s happiness, and Mr. Yan’s happiness is also because Li Diudiu is happy.
People are complicated if you say they are complicated, and simple if you say they are simple.
Except for Li Diudiu, everyone else had drunk a little too much, so they started talking more. Li Diudiu just watched foolishly, laughing when others laughed, and even happier than others.
When they had almost finished drinking the wine, Li Diudiu prepared tea and served it to them.
"Master."
Yan Qingzhi looked at Li Diudiu and said with a smile: "You have such a good disciple, it's really enviable."
Taoist Long Eyebrows said with a smile: "Mr. Yan, I see that you are being so polite. Diu'er is also your disciple."
Xiahou Zhuo smiled and said, "That's right, Mr. Yan might have forgotten it."
Yan Qingzhi said: "I am talking to someone of the same generation as the Taoist priest. You and Li Chi, who are of the same generation, should not butt in, okay?"
Xiahou Zhuo: “…”
Li Chi pulled Xiahou Zhuo and said with a smile: "Listen to what they say. Haven't you noticed that they can talk about everything from ancient times to the present? Just listen. It's so fun."
Xiahou Zhuo smiled and said, "By the way, did you see the results of last month's exam?"
Li Diudiu shook his head: "How can I have time? I have been punished to stand since I came back..."
Xiahou Zhuo said: "It seems that you really don't know, and you haven't realized why there were more people in the cafeteria when you went to eat these two days."
Li Diudiu said: "I haven't noticed it. I just think they will get used to it and won't come to see me anymore. I will just eat my own meal and ignore the rest."
Xiahou Zhuo tapped Li Diudiu on the head and said, "Stupid, you don't know yet that you ranked first in the Jiazi Hall in this monthly exam."
Li Diudiu didn't think there was anything strange about it. In his opinion, the things that Jiazitang School taught now were too childish. Even if he got first place, he would only be first among a group of children. It was meaningless.
"Well... first."
Li Diudiu shrugged and said, "Nothing."
Xiahou Zhuo looked at Li Diudiu as if he were a monster: "Are you really pretending or do you really not care?"
Li Diudiu didn't mind Xiahou Zhuo's eyes looking at him as if he were a monster. After all, everyone looked at him as if he were a monster. Xiahou Zhuo was one of the earliest batch, the leader... no, he was the leader Iron Pillar.
"Is the first place in this Jiazitang school so worthy of our concern?"
Li Diudiu said: "If you think you are very proud of getting first place among a group of children whose average age is twelve or thirteen, I feel that I am short-sighted..."
Xiahou Zhuo tapped Li Diudiu on the head again: "You are indeed a fool... I told you that you got first place, and this will be recorded in the academy's files. When you enter the government or do anything else in the future, as long as it is related to the government, this will be impressive enough, because the Four Pages Academy is really special, and the Ministry of Personnel will have a copy of your results."
"Second, you have offended someone."
Xiahou Zhuo looked into Li Diudiu's eyes and said seriously, "Do you know that the young master of the Xu family is very unhappy because you took first place?"
Li Diudiu asked: "Who?"
Xiahou Zhuo thought to himself, you are an idiot .
"Xu Qinglin."
Xiahou Zhuo said: "Before you entered Jiazitang School, he had always been the first in the monthly exams, without exception."
Li Diudiu asked: "When Tang Pidi was here, wasn't he the runner-up for a thousand years?"
Xiahou thought about it and realized that this was the case, so he nodded and said, "Yes."
Li Diudiu asked: "Then why is he angry?"
Xiahou Zhuo: "Because he is not used to it now."
Li Diudiu said: "Then he should be able to adapt faster than others in the future."
Xiahou Zhuo laughed loudly, patted Li Diudiu on the shoulder and said, "I just like your cocky look."
Yan Qingzhi looked at him and said, "You said it yourself. If you are not first in the monthly exam next month, I will punish you severely."
Taoist Long Eyebrows said with a big tongue: "Punish him, he should be punished. This poor boy just doesn't listen. Mr. Yan, don't be reluctant to punish him. Just treat him like your own child. You can scold him or beat him if you want."
Li Diudiu sighed and said, "What a kind father."
Taoist Changmei laughed at first, then he thought about the word "kind father" and suddenly became excited.
Seeing how excited he was, Li Diudiu felt that his master was really short-sighted.
Yan Qingzhi said: "Xu Qinglin is a man who refuses to admit defeat. He didn't admit defeat to Tang Pidi back then, and he won't admit defeat to you now."
Li Diudiu hummed, "I only care about getting first place in my exam. I don't do it to make him convinced. Whether he is convinced or not...it really has nothing to do with me."
Yan Qingzhi also began to think that Li Diudiu was arrogant.
At the same time, at the Jizhou Prefecture government office.
Lian Gongming glanced at the young man in front of him. He always felt that this young man was sick, not only mentally but also physically. Otherwise, why would his face be so pale all the time.
"You haven't completed what I asked you to do."
Lian Gongming looked into the young man's eyes and said something.
The young man nodded and said, "It is true that I haven't finished it yet, but I won't refund you because I will definitely finish it."
Lian Gongming asked, "What's your name?"
The young man replied, "Yao Wuhen."
Lian Gongming hummed: "Any name is fine, it doesn't matter... Your fellow apprentice died outside Jizhou City, and he died at the hands of the apprentice of the man I asked you to kill, so..."
Yao Wuhen asked: "Do you want me to kill the old Taoist priest or his disciple?"
Lian Gongming frowned slightly, and asked in confusion: "It was your junior brother who died. I heard that there were only three of you in the same sect, and you three should have a good relationship. He died, and you do n't want to avenge him at all?"
Yao Wuhen said: "If you are willing to avenge him, we can discuss the price now."
Lian Gongming couldn't help but shook his head and said, "Sure enough, you people who do this business are even more cruel than me."
Yao Wuhen didn't say anything because he felt that there was no need to talk about this. His junior brother was dead, and it was none of his business... and who killed his junior brother was none of his business.
Some people always don't get it clear that relationships between people are one thing, and business is another. If business and human relationships are mixed together, how can business be done well?
Lian Gongming was silent for a moment and then continued, "I see that you are a talented person, and now I want to keep you by my side for a long time. Your junior brother has been working for me all the time, and now that he is dead, you can fill his gap."
"Long-term use?"
Yao Wuhen said, "I haven't taken on such a business before. Do you mean monthly or annual subscription?"
Lian Gongmingxin said I will sell your mother...
He sighed. If he wasn't short of manpower around him, with his status and position , would he need to go to so much trouble and waste his time and energy talking to a gangster?
So Lian Gongming maintained a gentle attitude, smiled and continued, "It seems that you don't understand what I mean. Your junior brother can not only get money from me, but also a future. I originally planned to arrange for him to work in the government office, so that he won't have to take the risk of killing people in the future. Do you understand? Killing people in official uniform is different from killing people in your night clothes."
Yao Wuhen asked: "The prices are different?"
Lian Gongmingxin said, what kind of idiot am I talking to...
"is not what it means."
Lian Gongming said, "What I mean is that I can give you a legitimate identity. Once you have the identity of an official and wear official uniforms, you will not be punished by the laws of Da Chu if you kill someone again, because the official uniforms on you give you the right to enforce the law. If you kill someone in your night clothes, it is a crime, but if you kill someone in your official uniforms, it is enforcing the law. Do you understand?"
Yao Wuhen: "Is the money the same?"
Lian Gongming: "I..."
He thought to himself, just be patient, be patient.
He really needed people, especially since he recently felt that someone was trying to harm him. Prince Wu gave him half a month to raise 50,000 shi of grain supplies, but this was impossible. The Jiedushi had taken over the granary, and not a single grain could be transported out of the granary, so where could he find 50,000 shi of grain?
If he couldn't find it, Prince Wu might take action against him. He was just not sure whether Prince Wu wanted to kill him or suppress him.
But Lian Gongming didn't want to lose everything he had. When the other party wanted his life, why would he care about who had a high or low rank?
Either you accept your fate and let others control you and kill you, or you don't accept your fate, no matter if it's Prince Wu or Prince Yu, no matter if it's the Jiedushi or someone else, you will fight to the death.
The worst that can happen is death. If that's death, why not take some people with you to be buried with you?
Lian Gongming naturally knew how strong Yao Wuhen's martial arts were. What he needed most now was someone like Yao Wuhen who could be used by him anytime and anywhere.
But Yao Wuhen doesn't think so.
He was too lazy to even waste his breath talking about fame, so he asked, "Then don't leave Jizhou recently, and don't take on other people's business. I'll leave all the killings here to you, and I'll pay you for every person you kill."
Yao Wuhen thought for a moment and then asked, "Are there many people?"
Lian Gongming said: "Many, too many to count."
Yao Wuhen finally became happy and nodded: "Then sir, can you tell me now, who to kill first?"
