Eight Hills in the Eastern Jin Dynasty - #4654 - Vol 4 Chapter 4312: The underground industry has also become an army

Zhou gritted her teeth, and said: “Yes, at that time, your life and death were really in a moment of thought. Liu Tingyun was actually hesitating and struggling, because Huan Xuan was her husband no matter what, and the Chu dynasty was over. There is no benefit. Especially her relationship with Wang Miaoyin, if you don’t report on you, it will be tantamount to putting yourself in great danger.”

Meng Huaiyu nodded: “That’s true, and it’s hard for me to imagine that Liu Tingyun would let us go. Where does her self-confidence come from? Even if it’s from Brother Xi Le, she can’t guarantee that she will follow us. Let her cooperate, is it possible that they have already been in contact with each other?”

Mrs. Zhou sighed: “There is also a connection, because there are many underground industries in Jiankang City, and the major families are fighting openly and secretly. They need guards and bodyguards. Fighting will make these shady industries public, and even implicate the children of the family, but if they are handed over to capable outsiders and Jianghu gangs to protect them, then there will be no such problems.”

Liu Yu nodded: “I understand. After the Battle of Feishui, Xi Le began to establish her own power in the capital, and formed a gang to collect this kind of protection fee, and cooperated with the noble family. What do you mean, After the establishment of Huan Chu, although there was only a short reign of less than a year, during this period, Liu Tingyun continued to maintain a cooperative relationship with Xi Le through your intermediary, right?”

Zhou said seriously: “Yes, this kind of shady underground force is illegal in itself, if Huan Xuan really wanted to investigate, he could be uprooted, and the underground gang forces in the capital at that time were not only Liu Xile Yes, there are also many killers, caravans, and even Hulu swordsmen recruited by the aristocratic families from other places. Those gangs of Liu Xile rely mostly on the veterans of the Beifu who have retired before, and the backers behind them are Xie Hun, Xi Sengshi, etc. The branch of the aristocratic family does not have a strong background, so after more than ten years of operation in the capital, it has not reached the point where one family dominates.”

“But thanks to the cooperation with Liu Tingyun, Brother Xile has developed much faster in this year than the previous ten years combined. Thanks to various underground fights, he is almost annexation and Unified half of the underground industries in Jiankang City, and our Meng family has also begun to intervene in these businesses. Huaiyu, you should remember that I said that I have a way to arrange for the old brothers under your army to return to their hometowns. a place to go.”

Meng Huaiyu murmured: “No wonder Zhuzi, Shitou and the others settled down in Jiankang and opened a shop. I thought they were doing business, but it’s also strange that the emperor has every inch of land at his feet. Where did they get the money? Every time I asked them, they would drink and laugh to deal with it. In fact, Zhuzi asked me so much once that he said that he met a nobleman to do things for him. I thought they were attached to some noble family, but it turned out to be you, aunt! “

Mrs. Zhou sighed: “If they weren’t very trustworthy people, how could they be willing to sell their hometown’s property and settle in Jiankang City. These things, only because I stepped forward, they believed in me and were willing to take over these bright faces Shops on the street, secretly fighting and killing to seize the site.”

Meng Huaiyu gritted her teeth: “So, Zhuzi, Shitou and his family don’t live in Jiankang City, but settled in Jingkou, it must be because of this consideration.”

Mrs. Zhou nodded: “Yes, many of these underground beatings and killings are offended by gangsters. These people will attack their families. In Jiankang City, I don’t feel at ease handing over their families Liu Tingyun’s protection, therefore, only in Jingkou and by our side are those people who dare not come, and Zhuzi and the others can do things with peace of mind. Huaiyu, don’t look down on them, a large part of your military supplies, It’s all because of Zhuzi and the others fighting with their lives.”

Tears glistened in Meng Huaiyu’s eyes: “I didn’t expect that Zhuzi and the others didn’t go to enjoy the blessings, but to manage this kind of underground life of swords and swords. I thought they looked down on our brothers after they became rich and stopped dealing with us. I can’t wait to go to them now and talk about brotherhood.”

Zhou said sternly: “That will have to wait until after the war. They have now enlisted in the army and returned to Liu Xile’s subordinates. It is not appropriate for you to go to them now. With the delicate relationship between you and Liu Xile, it may make Xile If there is a misunderstanding in your heart, before the foreign enemy arrives, your own people will have conflicts first, and things will go bad.”

Meng Huaiyu nodded and said: “Understood, according to what you want, I really should go back to prepare for the army earlier, my aunt, I already know about these things, and after Jianyi, Liu Tingyun changed the court in time and became Xile Brother’s wife~www.readwn.com~ And my uncle also took advantage of his status as Jing Zhaoyin to protect these underground industries. After a few years, almost all the underground industries in Jiankang City are Brother Xi Le and his uncle Yes, but many of them are actually controlled by Liu Tingyun, is that true?”

Mrs. Zhou nodded: “Yes, because Liu Tingyun relies on these things to make friends with small and medium-sized families. She will not touch the properties of the big families such as the Wang family, the Xie family, and the Yu family, but some of the original small and medium-sized families, especially those from Wudi She is not polite about the properties of the local tyrants in the capital. Many of Xile’s subordinates are Jiangyang thieves. During the Taiping period, when the army’s establishment was reduced and tens of thousands of troops were not supported, these people were sent to Jiankang City one after another. In the middle, he became the bodyguard of the underground industry. However, this arrangement has become a surprise. This time when the demons attacked, Brother Xi Le recruited these old troops again after returning, and there are more than ten thousand soldiers. No less than your regular army who came back from Liyang.”

Meng Huaiyu nodded: “Yes, I was also surprised before, why Brother Xi Le came back a few days ago, and he pulled up another army. It turned out that there was a plan long ago, but my aunt may not be too partial. My old brothers in the army are like stones and pillars, why don’t you let them come to me?”

The Zhou family said calmly: “Because Brother Jinu personally appointed Brother Xi Le as the general in the south of the city, and he will lead the defense of the entire south of the city as General Wei. Even you are his subordinate. At this time, the overall situation is the most important thing. Brother Le’s management and arrangement in the city are not comparable to that of a pure soldier like you, but I think after this incident, you should also know how to develop your own power.”

Having said that, Mrs. Zhou bowed to Liu Yu: “Yanda is gone, brother Jinu, Huaiyu is now the only seedling of our Meng family, please take care of me in the future.”