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Chapter 144: Not long-term walking

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You alone?Wu Yong came out of the bedroom and asked at the follower at the door.

The young man replied: My brother has something to do at home, so he took leave early this morning, and only the villain will serve Mr. Wu.

Wu Yong smiled and said: There is no shortage of manpower in the hotel, otherwise you should not be here.

The young man hurriedly said: That won’t work. Mr. Xu told the villain to protect Mr. Wu in close proximity. You told him to go. If Mr. Xu asked the villain to go back, the villain would not follow you.

Are you going to take care of me?Wu Yong stopped his smile and said with some dissatisfaction.

The young man bent down and said: Mr. Wu is so serious, how dare he Ah? Are you afraid that something will happen to you?

To put it nicely.Wu Yong said calmly, "I'm going out now, why don't Lao Xu let me go out?"The young man said: Go wherever you like, but the villain has to follow.

Wu Yongzhen went into the house and changed his clothes, asked people to prepare horses, cleaned up and left the temple.

The young man also rode a horse and didn't have to worry about Wu Yong running. He was originally a literati, and he had to make a mess on the streets in the city.

Sure enough, Wu Yong rode his horse leisurely and slowly. It had just rained at night, and the road paved with stones looked refreshing and clean, and his expression was also very relaxed.

The two passed by an antique shop, and Wu Yong said casually: Go in and take a look.

When he walked to the store door, he threw the reins of the horse, let the young man look at the horse, and walked straight in.

The young man had to hold two horses at the door while watching Wu Yong.

Wu Yong stood in front of a wooden rack and looked at the things on it, and did not walk around. Then he saw an old shopkeeper walking towards him and said a few words, but he couldn't hear it clearly outside.

Wu Yong pointed to a vacant seat on the wooden frame and asked: Has anyone bought my thing?

The old shopkeeper looked him up and down and suddenly said: Oh, I was about to see the guest looking familiar... The bottle was sold last night. Just as I was about to close, people with high accents of the capital came and bought the things above.The customer takes the contract and deducts 20% of the commission from the bad store, and the rest is your money.

After hearing this, Wu Yong blurted out: Isn’t the contract clearly written 10% of the reward?

The old shopkeeper said with a shameless face: That's it, but a few days ago, I identified your "treasure". It was just a fake. One tael of silver is not worth it, but it sold for 100 taels... Haha, the customer, clearly understands that such a thing is a store that takes risks, so it is not an exaggeration to increase the remuneration by 10%, right?

Wu Yong had no choice but to say: I went out to stroll today without bringing a contract, and I came to get the silver again the next day.

It turned out that the old man thought he had understood the mystery of this transaction: the customer in front of him wanted to accept bribes and wanted to do it secretly, so he took a fake from home and went to an antique store to entrust him to sell it on behalf of others. The person who bribed him bought the fake at the agreed price, and finally most of the money flowed into the hands of the person who wanted to collect the money.

The old shopkeeper decided that the starting price of the land would be accepted within a reasonable range, because the money itself was ill-gotten, and Wu Yong would not make a big deal on the grounds of violating the contract.

Wu Yong walked out of the antique shop, took the reins and whispered: There is nothing good in the small place, let's take a look elsewhere.

The two of them then stopped in a restaurant where there were special people to take care of the horses, and there were many people and mixed hands. The young man next to Wu Yong handed over the horses and followed him in.

When he approached the hall, Wu Yong explained: You are waiting here, I will go over and ask something.

When the young man saw that he was in sight, he did not stop him.

He walked to the counter, grabbed a guy and said something, then took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it over.

The guy took a look and hurriedly put it in his sleeve.

The young man next to him was confused, so Wu Yong walked over and said: I have ordered a banquet, let's go up and see the place, and come again at noon.Then he called Housheng to walk to the wooden stairs.

Suddenly, a guy holding the plate came out in a panic and hit the young man's arm. A stack of plates suddenly fell to the ground with a clang, and the porcelain piece splashed all over the ground. The guy grabbed the young man and said angrily: Don't you have eyes when walking?

You are not fucking eyes!The young man was furious, and he didn't look at what this place was. The yamen was right in front. Do you dare to use such despicable means to extort money?

At this moment, Wu Yong walked quickly towards the door behind the hall without saying a word.Seeing this, the young man hurriedly pushed the shop guy: Let go!Unexpectedly, the shop clerk immediately shouted, "I'm hitting someone!"

Then a few people from old and young came over and asked what was going on.

The shop assistant said: This green-skinned scoundrel is not good at walking, and he hits someone and throws things. The evil man first complains and falsely accuses me of stealing money. Everyone gives him a comment. What's the matter!

Wu Yong had disappeared from his sight, and the young man was anxious and hurriedly took out a string of copper coins from his sleeve: I'll accompany you, okay?Let go of your hand.

Send beggars?The shopkeeper looked angry, how dare I accept it? Don’t you say we’re extorting money?

The young man said angrily: If you delay your business, don’t open your store!

I was scared?The shop guy held him tightly.

The young man suddenly remembered a guy Wu Yong was looking for next to the counter just now and gave him a silver note. He suddenly realized that this guy must have collected money to do things...

The silver notes given must be a considerable amount of money, and it is completely worth doing such a thing for a shop clerk.

After thinking about it, the young man gritted his teeth and pointed at his nose and said coldly: Your mother has collected the money, and she has no idea what she knows about life and death. Let me wait for you!

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Wu Yong had already slipped out of the restaurant through the back door, and he didn't take the horse, so he sneaked into the crowd and left.

But after teasing a follower, he didn't think it was a big deal. Even Zhang Ning didn't dare to do anything to himself, let alone Lao Xu and his follower.

After walking two streets and entering an alley, the road gradually became quiet. He looked up at the sky and saw that the sun was almost in the middle.

There were very few people in the alley. After walking for a long time, I saw a woman burying her head under the eaves, with a wooden basin of water basin beside her, as if she was about to wash her hair.

Wu Yong didn't say a word, turned two more intersections, stopped in front of an old wooden door, knocked on the door lightly, and after a moment the back door opened, he walked in sideways.

The light inside was dim, and there was a person standing there, Zhan Zhuli.

Wu Yong looked around and said: Fortunately, I was ready before I sent you out, otherwise it would be difficult to meet.Zhang Ping'an should have known that you didn't go to the capital, so he became suspicious and sent two followers to stare at me.

Zhan Zhuli said seriously: Zhang Ning colluded with the cultists and entered the cult's nest in the mountains.

What?

Wu Yong was a little surprised.

Zhan Zhuli hurriedly said: I saw it with my own eyes, and I have never seen it wrong!After I went to the Yongshunsi territory from the Jiedao of Jingzhou, I secretly investigated the movements around the ancient temple according to Mr. Wu's words, and found that there were food and supplies to enter the mountain. Then I followed the clues and found another entrance.So I hid in the mountains to find out what happened. One night, I found that Zhang Ning, Taohua Fairy, Xu Wenjun and the cultivators entered the mountain from that hole. Later, I was about to leave, but I was discovered by the cultivator's secret whistle. Fortunately, I finally escaped and returned to the city as soon as possible to try to report the truth to Mr. Wu.

Have you been discovered by someone who warded off the cult?Wu Yong frowned and hurriedly walked to the door and looked out through the crack in the door.

Zhan Zhuli hurriedly said: What should we do now?I never expected to discover such a big deal before, so why did Zhang Ping'an collude with the Cult Counterfeiting?

Wu Yong said without looking back: What other reasons can be there? Zhang Ping'an was originally a remnant of Jianwen and became an official; warding off the cult is also a rebellious party, and the two colluded with each other and made ill-gotten plots!We have to tell Lord Hu about the price.

After hearing this, Zhan Zhuli said: What I want is Lord Wu’s words. If you explained it clearly before, I don’t have to take the risk of meeting you again this time, and you can go to the capital directly.Since that's the case, Lord Wu can write a book and ask me to send it back to the capital.

Don't be impatient, let me make arrangements carefully to be sure of everything.Wu Yong said hurriedly.

If Zhan Zhuli had left the letter, it would be like cutting off Wu Yong's retreat, it would be difficult for him, a literati, to escape from Zhang Ning's men, would he be retaliated?

Wu Yong thought to himself: he has his wife, children, and the whole family depends on himself, and Zhan Zhuli is alone...

Isn’t it a bit worthwhile to cover him for escape?

Wu Yongsui frowned and said: If you go to deliver the letter, Lord Hu may not trust you, and he may also let you... After saying that, he stretched out his palm and made a move to wipe his neck.

Zhan Zhuli said in confusion: Why did Lord Hu do this?

You don’t understand the matter in the officialdom. If this matter can be wiped clean, Lord Hu is unwilling to break it.

Wu Yong said seriously, Zhang Ping'an was an official before, and Lord Hu also recommended it, and the relationship between this is complicated.

Zhan Zhuli pondered: Only Lord Wu will go back with me to handle the joints.But Lord Wu left without saying goodbye. Will Zhang Ping'an be alarmed immediately and send someone to catch up with us?

He also knew that literati like Wu Yong had a very difficult journey.

Wu Yong nodded: That's the case, so we have to make some noise in Changde Mansion to trap Zhang Ning.I have an arrangement. You can take my handwritten letter to the government office to find the prefect, and sue Zhang Ping'an to collude with the rebellion, so that the prefect can cause trouble for Zhang Ping'an. We will leave after we finish this matter, and we don't have to go to the capital immediately. You can find a place to hide it first. The prefect dares not hide it and will help us get the information on it.

Zhan Zhuli rubbed his temples: Will the prefect report this matter?

Wu Yong said in a positive tone: Who dares to hide the case of rebellion?Did the prefect take advantage of the leopard's courage? Besides, Zhang Ning has no foundation in the officialdom of Changde Prefecture, so why did the prefect take the risk to help him?

Zhan Zhuli pondered for a moment and nodded slightly.

Wu Yong said again: Let’s act separately. I’ll buy two fast horses and wait for you outside the north gate. If you go and send the letter, come to me as soon as possible. Let’s go together.At that time, Zhang Ning was found by the prefect, and perhaps he would be caught by the soldiers and could not move, so he would have no time to pursue him.