Bai Wanli escaped death and felt as if he was in another world.
"Uncle, I wonder what errand I'm going to take in Cangzhou?"
The old man said, "I have written to the commander of Cangzhou to explain your situation. You will go to Cangzhou to serve as a general. If you can rise through the ranks in the army, I will transfer you back to the capital."
Bai Wanli knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly: "Uncle, I will never forget the grace of giving me a new life."
The old man said earnestly, "Alas, you are my nephew. How can I bear to see you suffer? Wanli, the journey to Cangzhou is dangerous. But a dangerous place is also a time for a man to make achievements. Uncle gives you the word 'patience'. Be patient in everything! Impatience can ruin great plans."
Bai Wanli didn't understand: "Uncle, if you say that I understand the meaning of 'endurance', then where does this danger come from?"
The old man smiled faintly: "The current emperor is no ordinary person. He is biding his time. I think it will be only a matter of time before the war breaks out."
Bai Wanli was shocked: "If a war breaks out with Jin, won't Cangzhou bear the brunt?"
The old man patted him on the shoulder and said, "That's why I sent you to Cangzhou. It's a bit risky, but if I don't send you to the front lines, how can you achieve success? Don't worry, there won't be a fight anytime soon."
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Xiongzhou. Cuihonglou is a brothel, of course it is not comparable to Zuixinglou in Bianjing.
Products of this era: brothels and gambling houses. At this moment, Jiao Mang was with his lover, Xiao Taohong.
"Mr. Jiao, you said you would redeem me. How come you just forgot about it? Do you have another lover?" A woman dressed in a seductive and vulgar manner put her arms around Jiao Mang's neck and whispered to him.
Jiao Mang's bones were all gone. "Oh my little beauty, I'm here now. Redeeming you is just a matter of a word from me. You just serve me, isn't it the same in Cuihonglou? Even the madam has to look at your face."
Xiao Taohong was immediately happy. She turned around and lay in Jiao Mang's arms, her charming almond-shaped eyes sending out flirtatious glances.
If Zhao Huan were here, he would have vomited long ago. This kind of vulgar woman is disgusting enough.
How could a filthy fellow like Jiao Mang know how to appreciate anything? He only retained the primitive nature of a man. Jiao Mang touched her little face, and the powder fell down.
"Let me see if you've been missing men since I haven't been here these few days?" As he said that, he carried Xiao Taohong to the bed.
"Oh, Mr. Jiao, you are so bad." Xiao Taohong slapped him.
With a bang, the door was kicked open, and several yamen runners yanked on the large iron chain.
Jiao Mang seemed to be in a dream and angrily said, "Are you looking for death? You have such a guts!"
The bailiff flashed the iron chain in his hand and said, "Master Jiao, come with us!"
…
In the Xiongzhou government prison, Jiao Mang grabbed the bars and said, "Let me out! You've lived long enough. My uncle will come and kill you all! Kill you all!"
The jailer came over impatiently and said, "What are you yelling about? If you keep yelling, you'll be in trouble. Master Jiao, this is not your uncle Xiongzhou anymore. You'd better shut up."
Jiao Mang was a little flustered: "What do you mean?"
The jailer was too lazy to talk to him and walked away.
Jiao Mang stretched out his hand: "Hey! Explain yourself clearly!"
Jiao Zifu was counting money at home. His job as a transport commissioner in the market was the lucrative one.
Xiongzhou Market, a market where the imperial court tacitly allowed smuggling, was most important for the horse trade.
Jiao Zifu passed off the horses he purchased in his country as those from other countries and made huge profits.
Jiao Zifu refused to accept copper coins, and even refused silver. He only accepted gold and silver notes because he had no place to put them.
"Sir! Sir! It's bad. Young Master Jiao Mang has been arrested by the county government." Erdan with triangular eyes ran in in a panic.
Before Erdan could even run through the door, Jiao Zifu kicked him out with a bang. As the saying goes, one shouldn't show off one's wealth; he didn't want anyone to see him counting his money.
Jiao Zifu turned around and closed the door. Still not feeling reassured, he locked it again, then turned around and stood at the doorway and asked, "What happened?"
Erdan groaned as he got up from the ground. "Sir, that County Magistrate Fang Rucheng was so bold as to actually send people to capture Young Master Jiao Mang."
Jiao Zifu was shocked: "I told you to be more restrained, restrained, restrained! What have you done wrong again?"
Erdan bit back, "I was shopping with the young master when some nosy person grabbed us and took us to the county government office. I don't know what Fang Rucheng was thinking, but he actually sent someone to take us away."
Jiao Zifu slapped him in the face: "Bullshit! Don't I know who you are? Tell me! What's going on?"
After being slapped, Erdan dared not hide anything anymore and told the whole story in detail.
Jiao Zifu asked in surprise, "You mean the man with the dog took Jiao Mang to the county government office? And Fang Rucheng released Mang'er at that time, but later sent people to capture him?"
Erdan glared with his triangular eyes: "That's right, Fang Rucheng must have listened to the man with the dog's words. That guy's got some serious kung fu skills, especially the dog he's leading. I tremble just by looking at it."
"Hmph! Useless thing! A dog scared you like this." Jiao Zifu pondered for a moment and said to himself: "Who is that man? He actually made Fang Rucheng not afraid of me. Take me to meet him!"
Erdan's brows immediately lit up, and he nodded and said, "I'll bring someone to take you to the county government office right away."
Jiao Zifu took two steps and then stopped with a raised hand. "Wait! This person dares to oppose me on Xiongzhou's territory. He must be someone powerful. Send someone to find out who he is!"
Erdan was a little unhappy: "Sir, why do you care about his background? Even if the emperor came, he wouldn't dare to do anything to you."
Jiao Zifu was furious: "Bullshit! Do you think I can really cover the sky with one hand? Any palace minister like Prince Yun can kill us. Tell the servants to keep quiet for now. If anyone causes trouble for me at this critical moment, be careful that I will turn my back on you!"
Erdan was met with disappointment: "Yes, yes. I'll go and find out right away."
Not long after he left the house, Erdan came back in a panic: "Master, Master, Master..."
Jiao Zifu said angrily: "What are you panicking about?"
At this time, two people walked in from outside the door, Zhan Yunpeng and Fang Rucheng.
Zhan Yunpeng clasped his fists and said, "Zhan Yunpeng, the Chief of Criminal Affairs, pays his respects to the Transport Commissioner."
Jiao Zifu was surprised. He looked at Fang Rucheng and asked, "Who is this?"
Fang Rucheng said, "Master Jiao, this is Master Zhan Yunpeng, the official appointed by the Emperor. Master Zhan arrived in Xiongzhou ahead of time, and the imperial appointment will arrive soon. I estimate that the Privy Council's appointment letter has already been delivered to Baigou Post Station by a courier."
Jiao Zifu was secretly shocked. He knew nothing about Zhan Yunpeng's appointment as the Chief of Criminal Affairs, and even the people in the capital hadn't passed on any information to him. This could only mean one thing: the emperor had sent him to Xiongzhou because someone had reported his actions there to the emperor.
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