The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 49: Lao Ba extends an olive branch

After receiving Yinyou's instructions, Li Ding and Yuzhu were very obedient and stayed by his side honestly.

Yinyou originally wanted to wait until the crowd gradually dispersed before leaving quietly.

However, He Zhu, who was surrounded in a circle, probably felt that there were too many people and too many eyes, so he ordered everyone to get out.

"You are here to do your job, and all the idlers, please disperse!" The officials of Daxing County waved the chains and sticks in their hands and began to drive away the crowd who came to watch the excitement.

Using the power of the government to oppress merchants is a common tactic used by the Tianlong people of the Qing Dynasty.

To put it bluntly, if you can't even control the power of the government, what kind of Celestial Dragon are you?

Yinyou was already accustomed to similar scenes and was no longer surprised.

Li Ding was still a relatively innocent child. He sighed softly, "Master Jiu is a nobleman, and he actually borrowed the power of the government to collect debts?"

Yinyou almost burst out laughing. Well, isn't it the same for your father Li Xu, who used the power in the palace to unscrupulously exploit the weavers and silk merchants in Suzhou?

Privileges are more addictive than white magic powder.

In the Eastern world, once someone has enjoyed privilege, no one would be willing to give it up unless a knife was placed on their neck.

The inner circle of people who were watching the fun began to expel people, and the crowd inevitably retreated outwards.

Li Ding and Yuzhu were worried that Yinyou might be bumped into, so they quickly stood in front of their master, arm in arm.

Wu Lin held the pillar with both hands and used his back to support Li Ding and Yu Zhu's backs.

Yinyou is a veteran in the officialdom. He has suffered too many losses and is not easily moved by true feelings.

However, facing the desperate protection of his trusted aides, he felt somewhat touched.

Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect?
What is a community of interests? The four-person group in front of us is a situation where everyone prospers together and suffers together.

If Yinyou met with misfortune, the three of them would definitely be torn into pieces by the furious Kangxi!
Under the threat of knives, guns, sticks and clubs by government officials, the crowd at the scene was quickly driven away.

"We are here to do official business. All outsiders, get out! Get out..." The yamen runners of Daxing County, relying on the excuse of doing work for Lao Jiu, waved sticks and smashed things around.

Some people were hit on the head and bleeding, but they dared not say anything. They covered their bleeding heads and ran away.

Yuzhu was young after all, and he looked indignant and clenched his fists.

Yinyu was worried that he would rashly cause trouble, so he deliberately coughed lightly and ordered, "Let's go."

"Yeah." Yuzhu's heart suddenly shuddered. Hearing the displeasure in Yinyou's tone, he quickly responded in a low voice.

Yinyou knew better than anyone that tragedies similar to the Ninth Brother’s seizure of people’s property were constantly happening all over the Qing Dynasty and it was impossible to control it.

More importantly, the silk shop that Lao Si secretly robbed was on the same street as Lao Jiu's pawnshop. At that time, Lao Jiu just watched from the sidelines and did not intervene.

Both of them are top-level Tianlong people. Before they completely tear each other apart, you grab yours and I grab mine, and everyone keeps to themselves, which is in line with the rules of the underworld.

Yinyu led everyone and walked out a few steps.

Suddenly, He Zhu came running over, took the initiative to get close to him, smiled, shook his head and said, "Your servant He Zhu, best wishes to the fifteenth master."

In the princes' residence, Lao Jiu and Yinyou were neighbors who lived next door to each other and had lived together for more than ten years.

To be frank, even if Wulin was burned to ashes, He Zhu would still recognize him. "Get up." Yinyu raised his folding fan, his expression was very indifferent, and he looked indifferent, "What's the matter?"

He Zhu also knew that what he did today was very unkind and totally unpopular.

However, the Ninth Master had instructed that the Eighth Master, who wanted to win over Yinyou, who held a position in the Ministry of Revenue, should be especially respectful to He Zhu.

"Replying to Master Fifteen, our master has instructed that no matter when or where we are, as long as we see you, we must quickly come over to pay our respects." He Zhu showed a flattering smile, and his attitude was very proper.

"Well, go and do your own thing." Yinyu waved the folding fan in his hand, signaling He Zhu to get out quickly.

He Zhu pretended to have just remembered something, and said with a smile, "Master Fifteen, look at my poor memory. I almost missed something important. Our master has already ordered that from now on, as long as you go to Qingyin Xiaoban or Xingdelou Restaurant, all expenses will be waived."

Yinyou had heard about it a long time ago. The so-called Qingyin Xiaoban was the "paradise on earth" run by the Ninth Master, which was specifically used to corrupt the nobles of the Eight Banners and important officials of the court.

It is said that Ma Qi Ma Zhongtang often visited Qingyin class and stayed there for the whole night.

As for Xingdelou Restaurant, it is a high-end restaurant decorated and built by Lao Jiu himself.

In today's Beijing city, the high-end banquet market is a scarce resource with a very broad mass base.

Generally speaking, princes and ministers all have a team of chefs to facilitate hosting banquets at home.

However, the poor officials below the fourth rank in Beijing could not afford to hire a famous chef because of their limited salary. These people also had a strong demand for banquets to entertain friends or superiors.

It must be admitted that in addition to using his privileges to blatantly make money, Lao Jiu does have some market management acumen.

To be frank, compared to the fourth brother who only knows how to rob people's wealth, the ninth brother's level of financial management and business is more than three levels higher.

After Heshen fell, Jiaqing could no longer find another He Zhongtang to help him make money and raise military funds to suppress the White Lotus.

"Thank Ninth Brother for his kindness for me!" Yinyou thanked him lightly and still didn't look at He Zhu well.

Yinyou deliberately did not say he accepted, nor did he refuse directly, which made He Zhu quite confused.

Just when He Zhu wanted to test him, Yinyou ran away, not bothering to pay attention to him at all.

When beating a dog, you must look at the owner!
If I hadn't been Lao Jiu's neighbor for more than ten years, we would have seen each other every day.

In front of Yinyu, the insignificant He Zhu was even worse than a small stink bug.

In the underworld, strength is always important. In the government, strength and status are even more important.

People like Liang Jiugong and Wei Zhu were eunuchs with real power in the Qianqing Palace. They were at least five levels higher than officials. They really had the ability to secretly harm Yinyou.

In order to avoid trouble, not to mention the invisible little prince like Yinyou, even the eldest prince Zhi and the third prince Cheng had to spend money to avoid trouble.

When she heard that Yinyou had returned, Chunji dragged her pair of three-inch golden lotus feet and walked to the gate of the courtyard, waiting to welcome the man's return.

Yinyu knew that even if he ordered Chunji to wait for him in the room, Chunji would not dare to do so.

There was no other way. Yinyu could just give an order and send Chun Ji to the Eighteen Hells, where she would never be able to turn over a new leaf.

In fact, Chun Ji's respect for Yin Yu was mainly caused by her insecurity.

How similar is this to Yinyou's insecurity when facing Kangxi?

Serving the emperor is like serving a tiger, and so is serving the prince!
(End of this chapter)