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Jiangzhou, Bolangmen.

Jiangzhou borders Lushan Mountain to the south and the Yangtze River to the north. The Yangtze River and Poyang Lake meet here, which is known as "one mountain stands alone and two rivers merge". A hundred years ago, the Bolangmen helped the court pacify the Poyang Lake bandits, so the court granted them land and granted the Bolangmen permission to open their doors and establish a clan in Jiangzhou. After decades of hard work by several sect leaders, the Bolang Sect has gradually developed from a small sect with only a few dozen people into a large sect that dominates Jiangzhou and is powerful in the south of the Yangtze River.

In the Bolangmen meeting hall, the master of the gate, Sha Yongchuan, was sitting on the throne with a heavy face. On the coffee table at hand, there was a letter of worship quietly placed: Li Zhen, the eunuch of the Imperial Household. On the seats on the left and right, several elders were whispering to each other, and everyone's expressions were not good-looking.

"Okay." Sha Yongchuan interrupted the discussion among the elders. He picked up the prayer station at hand and said in a deep voice, "Elders, if you have any insights, please tell me directly. What will be the consequences of arguing?"

The elders below fell into silence for a while. You looked at me, and I looked at you. Finally, a gray-haired elder spoke up and asked:

"Master, why is Eunuch Li here? Did the disciple offend someone he shouldn't have? Or did we do something that went against the rules? I don't know how to prepare?"

Sha Yongchuan is in his mid-fifties this year. His hair has turned gray, but he has a strong body, a bright voice, and clear eyes. He does not look old. It has been more than twenty years since I took over the position of the sect leader, and I have experienced many things, big and small, but this is the first time that the governor eunuch has come to my door. Picking up the bow in hand, he looked very polite, but there was always a vague feeling that he was inciting an enemy.

"I heard that Eunuch Li killed several gang leaders in Linjiang Tower. I think that when Eunuch Li came to Bolangmen, one of them must have been involved in the Bolangmen." Sha Yongchuan sighed, put down his prayers, and asked with a solemn expression. Said: "Elder Qi, what do you think?"

Elder Qi is sitting in the first seat on the left. He has a white face and no beard. He is dressed in white clothes and looks like a scholar. Although he was only the fourth elder, when Sha Yongchuan asked him, the other elders also looked up at him. It was obvious that Elder Qi had a very high status.

This is indeed the case. Elder Qi is nearly seventy years old. He has been the leader of two generations of sects. He has deep qualifications, strong martial arts skills and considerable resourcefulness. He can be regarded as a man of both civil and military skills. Seeing everyone looking at him, Elder Qi couldn't keep silent and could only say:

"I have a humble opinion. Eunuch Li in Linjiang Tower only killed a few people. He obviously didn't come here for our lives. And the other gang leader obviously paid a big price for being able to go back alive. I heard that the border is unstable. All I have is people and money.”

Elder Qi paused for a moment and took a sip of tea before continuing: "People, with our small number of people, let alone filling in the border, we can't even defend the city for a quarter of an hour. The only thing left is money..."

"The question now is, how much does Eunuch Li want? In other words, what do we have to hand over? I thought this matter would not be that simple."

After hearing this, Sha Yongchuan, who was sitting in the main seat, looked around at the expressions on everyone's faces. They were all solemn. Sha Yongchuan could only stand up and said majestically: "Money is an external thing. As long as you can get through the difficulties, it doesn't matter whether it is more or less." It’s just a waste of money to eliminate disaster! I don’t believe that silver can’t satisfy the appetite of this rootless person!”

When everyone heard the sect master's heroic words, they all felt relieved, heaved a long sigh of relief, finally smiled, and responded to Sha Yongchuan with a smile. Only Elder Qi interrupted everyone's joy with a long "Alas" and spoke leisurely.

"I'm afraid I want more than just money!"

The sky is getting dark, and the snowflakes are slowly drifting. The snow in the south is not as strong as in the north. Most of the time, only a few flakes are sprinkled, as if they can't bear to disturb the small bridges and flowing water in the south of the Yangtze River.

Outside the Bolang Gate, a carriage was speeding. Inside the carriage, Eunuch Li was drinking tea leisurely. Although the carriage was galloping and bumping constantly, the tea in the tea cup was as stable as a flat lake. There was no movement in Eunuch Li's hands. Only the slowly rising mist showed that the tea cup was not empty.

Outside the Bolang Gate, Sha Yongchuan and several servants were already waiting outside the gate. Seeing the carriage approaching slowly, his face became more solemn. Although he said he had made preparations, when he arrived, he said It's a lie that I'm not nervous at all.

The carriage stopped in front of everyone, steady and steady. The eunuch driving the car opened the curtain and said respectfully and flatteringly, "Ancestor, Bolangmen has arrived."

Eunuch Li handed the tea cup to the eunuch who was driving, and got out of the carriage with narrowed eyes. Immediately behind him was a eunuch, holding a cotton robe and helping Eunuch Li put it on, "Ancestor, it's cold outside."

"Xiao Miaozi, you're interested. I hope you will be most comfortable during our family's trip to the south of the Yangtze River. When the matter is over, don't stay at the Siyuan Bureau. Come with our family to Shangsi Prison."

Xiaomiaozi was overjoyed and quickly knelt down and kowtowed, shouting "Thank you godfather" several times. From Siyuan Bureau to Shangsi Prison, it cannot be said that he was promoted to three levels in a row, it was simply a leap to the sky. You know, among the twelve supervisors, four departments and eight bureaus, the Siyuan Bureau is mainly responsible for the storage of vegetables and the care of flowers, fruits and trees in the palace, while Shang Si supervises the imperial army. Especially now, except for Eunuch Feng, the seven great eunuchs of the Si Li Jian are all from the Shang Si Jian.

In the morning he was a farmer, and in the evening he ascended to the Emperor's Hall!

Eunuch Li bent down and patted the kneeling little seedling, smiled, ignored the kneeling eunuch, and bowed his hands in salute, "Master Sha Sect, you must have been waiting for a long time. The road is slippery in the snow, and our family is old, so we don't dare." Letting the horse run fast and keeping the sect master waiting is really a disservice to the sect master."

Sha Yongchuan also knew that this eunuch could not be offended, so he could only apologize again and again, "Eunuch Li, you are not being polite anymore. Slow down, it is smooth and stable, and it is comfortable to sit on. But I am impatient and impatient, and I can't get into the elegant hall!"

"The master is kindhearted, our family is not as good as him." Eunuch Li walked forward and walked side by side with Sha Yongchuan. The two walked into the hall with one saying "Eunuch Li is still strong and charming" and the other saying "The master Sha is famous and well-respected, and he is the best."

In the hall, a group of elders had been waiting silently. When they saw Eunuch Li coming in, they quickly stood up and greeted him, with all kinds of compliments.

Eunuch Li responded indifferently and sat on the main seat. Sha Yongchuan was not annoyed, but ordered the servants to serve tea. "The spring tea in Jiangzhou is not as good as that in the capital. Eunuch Li, please don't blame me."

"How could it be? Our family is a cow in the field, but we are in the palace. How can we taste tea? We just covet the sweet taste." Although Eunuch Li refused, the joy in his eyes could be seen by everyone.

How could Sha Yongchuan not understand this? He called the servants and quietly ordered to send ten kilograms of spring tea to Eunuch Li's carriage. Eunuch Li sat in the main seat, pretending not to see anything. After the servants left, he spoke, "Master Shamen has made me suffer!"

"Don't worry, Eunuch Li, they are all grown by ourselves, not worth much money. Just to quench your thirst.

"It's good that it's not worth money, haha. If it's worth money, I wouldn't dare to take it." Eunuch Li put down the teacup in a deep voice, "Good tea, Master Shamen, I came here for an important matter, Master Shamen can't just send me away with a few cakes of tea."

Sha Yongchuan and the elders exchanged glances and thought to themselves that it was true.

Smiling and speaking, "Eunuch Li, I am not someone who doesn't know the importance of things! I heard earlier that the situation at the border was tense, and I was so anxious that I couldn't sleep well for several nights, fearing that I couldn't help the emperor share his worries, and I was worried all day and night. Fortunately, Eunuch Li has arrived, and Bolangmen has prepared some small gifts, which can also be good for the soldiers at the border to have a full meal. I hope Eunuch Li will not refuse, and must accept it on behalf of the soldiers! Come on, bring it up!

After that, several servants came in carrying eight or nine large boxes.

Eunuch Li's smile faded, "Master Shamen is not very nice."

"Eunuch Li, these are just a small thing, there will be more interesting things later."

"Master Shamen, this is boring."

"Eunuch Li misunderstood my meaning, I don't mean that."

Eunuch Li smiled, "I wonder if Master Shamen has any other intentions?"

"Of course, Eunuch Li, I will also show some appreciation."

This was said very straightforwardly, but Eunuch Li not only did not smile, but his face looked very bad, and he tapped the coffee table with his fingers, "Master Shamen, it's very boring..."

Sha Yongchuan frowned, could it be that he would give the big head to this eunuch? He was not crazy, so he could only ask, "What does Eunuch Li mean?"

"Alas," Elder Qi let out a long sigh, his eyes drooped, and his tone was firm, "Eunuch Li means that Bolangmen can't give it, and even if it can, it can't give it."

Eunuch Li was surprised and laughed, and even his eyes showed admiration for Elder Qi, "I didn't expect that Bolangmen still has talents like you, who have learned civil and martial arts, and are living among the people. It is the dereliction of duty of the Ministry of Personnel. The pearl is covered in dust..."

"Elder Qi, what is Eunuch Li..." A slightly younger elder on the opposite side asked puzzledly.

Elder Qi looked absent-minded, and interrupted the young elder before he finished speaking, "He means that he wants it all! Including farmland, land, and houses!"

After hearing this, several elders were shocked. Is this old eunuch a little too greedy? Is he really not afraid that the emperor will chop him off? Are people without roots so brave?

After all, Sha Yongchuan was the sect master. Although he was shocked, he still spoke calmly, "Eunuch Li, Bolangmen is not a paper tiger. My ancestor has been in seclusion for many years. He may have achieved the first level of enlightenment. Eunuch Li will leave now, and Bolangmen will give you the benefits. How about it?"

"Paper tiger, hahaha, a small Bolangmen is worthy of it? A first-level enlightenment? It's not like we haven't killed a first-level person before!" Eunuch Li stood up, and his true energy was agitated, shattering the teacup, and the tea spilled all over everyone. "Bolangmen colluded with officials and businessmen, embezzled disaster funds, manipulated the market, occupied land, privately made salt, secretly refined copper and iron, and privately kept forbidden weapons, intending to rebel! Now we have detailed information and ironclad evidence! Bolangmen was deeply favored by the previous emperor, but they relied on the favor and became arrogant and did evil. In accordance with the emperor's order, they will be arrested immediately, and the stolen money and goods will be returned to the national treasury."

"Master Shamen, our family was ordered to confiscate the house! You should understand what I mean, right?"