The big bandit in the Red Mansion robbed Lin Daiyu at the beginning

Then he raised his hand to signal Qingfeng Li.

"Yu'er's matter is not urgent, sit down first!"

After Qingfeng Li sat down as he was told,

Lin Ruhai suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Li Qingfeng with burning eyes.

"Qingfeng, I wonder what you think of the current imperial court?"

……

When Qingfeng Li entered the Lin Mansion,

There were also spies running quickly towards an inconspicuous inn in Yangzhou.

The spy slipped the secret report through the door.

Soon the letter was taken away, and the spy turned around and ran away.

In the inn room, a man in a brocade robe was leaning on a small table, drinking with his eyes closed, looking quite intoxicated.

Suddenly, a man walked out from the darkness and respectfully handed a letter to the man.

"Second Master, we've already tracked down the whereabouts of that gang of bandits!"

Hearing this, the man called Second Master slowly opened his eyes and sat up.

He took the letter from the visitor, opened it, and then threw it aside, curling his lips in disdain.

"I was wondering why the salt tax was collected so early this year! So that's why!"

Then he looked at the person in front of him and asked,

"How much do you know about it?"

The man bowed and replied,

"In reply to Second Master, as far as I know, Lin Ruhai facilitated the payment of salt tax by communicating with Qingfeng Village. This matter is no secret among the various government offices in Yangzhou."

The Second Master nodded slightly, then looked at him and asked,

"By the way, tell me about the plan!"

"Yes! Second Master!"

The man responded respectfully and then said,

"They've reached a consensus with Lin Ruhai. They're planning to kill the bandit leader from Qingfeng Village on the street in front of the mansion when he leaves the city!"

"Qingfeng Village will be leaderless and will inevitably fall apart. When the imperial army arrives, no matter who leads them, they will be able to win the battle and take all the credit!"

Upon hearing this, the Second Master clapped his hands in satisfaction.

"Great! Wonderful!"

"It seems that the Prince of Beijing is quite calculating!"

The person opposite bowed and smiled.

"But the devil is always more powerful than the Tao, and in the end, the Second Master saw through it all."

"Humph!"

The Second Master chuckled twice, then looked at the person in front of him and said,

"Alright, I'll credit you for this! If you have nothing else to do, go back first, lest that Magistrate Li become suspicious!"

The person opposite hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed respectfully.

"Yes, Second Master! Thank you very much, Second Master!"

When I raised my head and stood up again,

Revealing a thin face.

If Yangzhou prefect Li Kui was here, he would definitely recognize this person at a glance. This person is his advisor, Advisor Qian, who often gives him advice!

Master Qian stood up, bowed, clasped his fists, and took two steps back, just as he was about to leave.

But he was stopped by the second master again.

"slow!"

Master Qian quickly turned around, bowed, and walked up to the second master.

The Second Master picked up the cup in his hand, leaned on the small table again, took a sip, and then asked Master Qian,

"Do you know who the call is from?"

After hearing this, Master Qian pondered for a moment before shaking his head slightly.

"I haven't found out who it is yet, but I heard Magistrate Li casually reveal that he apparently spent 50,000 taels of silver to hire an elite assassin to carry out this matter!"

After saying that, he bowed and clasped his fists towards the Second Master and said,

"I'll report back after I've investigated this matter!"

The second master closed his eyes slightly and shook his head slightly, as if savoring the aroma of fine wine.

"You don't have to come in person, just send a message!"

"Yes, Second Master!"

Master Qian bowed and when he saw that the other party had no further instructions, he saluted and said,

"Resign, villain!"

After Master Qian left the room,

The second master slowly opened his eyes, turned his head to look in the direction where Master Qian left, with a gleam of light in his eyes.

Then he tilted his head slightly and called softly,

"Xiao Guizi!"

A man in plain clothes came out from the side with small steps and bowed slightly to the second master.

"Second Master!"

However, Xiaochunzi's voice was obviously different from that of a normal man.

The second master raised his head slightly towards the direction where Master Qian had left.

Xiaochunzi nodded slightly.