At night, Yanyuan Yamen, side hall.

Jia Qiang looked at two middle-aged men with unremarkable appearance. One was honest and honest like a farmer, and the other was dull and clumsy like an old soldier.

He felt a little disappointed.

Can this alone rival Qi Yun's side, the Star Picker and Gui Jianchou, who sound like top masters?

Even worse, Aunt Sun, who runs a brothel, is also known as the Thousand-Hand Guanyin.

When these two people arrived, they simply introduced themselves and then stopped talking...

Naturally, Jia Qiang could not reveal his doubts and distrust in such a frivolous manner. He smiled and said, "Sure enough, people cannot be judged by their appearance. Who would have thought that Uncle Gao and Uncle Shang could have such abilities? From now on, Jia Qiang's safety will be at stake.

Please, two uncles!"

After saying that, Jia Qiang bowed down.

It's not that he is contemptuous, but that from now on, he will entrust his life to these two people. At the critical moment, these two people will use their lives to protect his life.

Jia Qiang felt that bowing to them was more meaningful than kneeling to the so-called elders at Jia's house.

Regardless of whether they have star-catchers or not, Gui Jianchou sounds so powerful. Lin Ruhai and Han Bin recommended him. He probably won't be an ordinary minor character. In order to save his life, Jia Qiang doesn't feel guilty.

After all, no matter what time, your life is the most important...

But Gao Long and Shang Zhuo never expected that Jia Qiang could do this.

It is not that they have never met Corporal Li Xian, but they both know that they are far from being regarded as scholars.

Gao Long followed Han Bin for ten years, and he alone saved Han Bin no less than five times.

But the most Han Bin could do was to say thank you with a bowl of muddy wine.

Even so, Gao Long was extremely moved and risked his life every time to protect Han Bin's safety.

The reason why Shang Zhuo followed Lin Ruhai desperately was because Lin Ruhai helped him avenge his bloody revenge.

The merchant was originally a large salt merchant in Yangzhou, but twenty years ago he had an interest conflict with the Ma family, one of the eight major salt merchants at the time, and was eventually wiped out by the Ma family.

In the fire that burned almost half of Yangzhou City, out of more than 130 merchants, only Shang Zhuo escaped.

But even if Shang Zhuo becomes a top master, it is just a dream to avenge him with his own strength.

The Ma family has taken over the business, and its momentum is getting stronger. There are countless lackeys in the family.

Shang Zhuo came to the door several times, but almost missed and was captured. It was then that he realized that justice could not be obtained in this world with just a pair of iron fists.

He happened to accidentally learn that Lin Ruhai was going to attack the Ma family, so he recommended himself to the family and begged Lin Ruhai to accept him as a lackey, just for revenge.

After following Lin Ruhai for three years, Shang Zhuo personally peeled off the skin of the Ma family patriarch intact. At the end of the peeling, the Ma family patriarch could even see clearly what he looked like without his skin.

Later, Shang Zhuo threw him into the salt pond...

This method of death is called a salt burial.

After the great revenge was avenged, Lin Ruhai wanted to let him go, but Shang Zhuo thought that he was the only ghost in the world with no place to stay, so he simply stayed with Lin Ruhai to repay his kindness.

During this period, he saved Lin Ruhai several times, but Lin Ruhai would only toast him with a glass of wine to show his gratitude.

Scholars have their own dignity and pride.

Even Gao Long and Shang Zhuo themselves thought that it was rare to achieve this step.

Never would I have thought that Jia Qiang would pay homage to me like this.

Of course they couldn't ask Jia Qiang to worship her. The reason was simple: there was a difference between high and low.

Jia Qiang has been in Yangzhou Mansion for more than half a month, and it is impossible for Shang and Zhuo not to know about his affairs.

A person who has a high status in front of the Supreme Emperor gave such a great gift to the two of them. The two of them were originally from rough and treacherous people, and they thought in their hearts that their lives were too low to bear it.

But no matter what, it was hard for the two of them not to be moved.

Gao and Shang both stepped forward to stop Jia Qiang, and knelt down together. Gao Long said loudly: "Now that I have been ordered to come here, I will be the master's servant from then on. How dare I not do my best and be loyal to the master?"

"

Shang Zhuo also said in a deep voice: "From now on, I will protect you, no matter how hard it is, no matter the sword or the sea of ​​fire! If there is one thing, my subordinates must speak out."

Jia Qiang hurriedly said: "Uncle Shang, just speak frankly if you have any questions. I want to entrust my life to these two uncles. You can speak frankly to me about anything or anything."

Shang Zhuo said: "Although the young master wants to respect us, how dare we call them elders? It really breaks the rules. Even if the young master respects me, he only needs to call us by our first names. Otherwise, I feel really uneasy."

"

Jia Qiang quickly helped the two of them up, and said with a warm smile: "Well, if I call you elder, you will probably feel uneasy. It's better to do this. From now on, I will call you eldest brother. I also hope that the two eldest brothers will agree to me.

One thing.”

After Gao Long and Shang Zhuo looked at each other, they cupped their hands and said, "May I ask, sir, what's the matter?"

Jia Qiang smiled and said: "That means no matter what the two eldest brothers have in mind or what they need, whether it is gold and silver, or a house, or they want to get married, or whenever they are tired of running around and want to

If you settle down, you can talk to me. I'm not afraid that others will bribe you. If the two eldest brothers are greedy for fame and wealth, how can they follow Ban Shangong and my uncle and go through hardships without changing their ambitions? It's just that I am different from the two elders. I am

I am a person who lives a good life, so I hope everyone around me can live a good life."

When Gao Long and Shang Zhuo heard this, they both had a little smile on their faces and bowed their hands in agreement.

No matter what the new master thinks, being able to say this is enough to give them dignity.

Jia Qiang added: "I may have a lot to do in the future, and there will be a lot of important places that need to be taken care of. Therefore, with only two eldest brothers, the manpower is still too small. I don't think it is worse than this. The defense team around me will be The two eldest brothers are the absolute core. The two eldest brothers each recruit eight more reliable brothers. Together with the 18 guards including the two eldest brothers, they are the core guards that I rely on to survive. In addition to these eighteen , to recruit thirty-six more, we also need brothers who are trustworthy and reliable first as peripheral guards. Of these fifty-two people, Brother Gao will lead twenty-six people, and Brother Shang will lead twenty-six people. How to arrange the rotation specifically? It's up to you to decide. How much money you need, or what connections you need to use to find someone, you can tell me directly, or the same thing with Li Jing. In short, no matter what connections or how much money you use, from now on Finally, my personal safety must be absolutely guaranteed!"

He is not afraid of being laughed at, he is just afraid of death, so he is willing to spend a lot of connections and wealth to build an absolutely reliable guard.

And the reason why he trusts Gao Long and Shang Zhuo so much is not so much trusting them, but trusting their former masters Han Bin and Lin Ruhai.

Even though Han Bin tried to plot against him several times and wanted to use him, a good minister of the Supreme Emperor, as a knife to break up the situation in Jiangnan, Han Bin didn't have any selfish interests in his heart.

Han Bin is truly dedicated to the country, so Jia Qiang believes that the person he gave the gift to is worthy of trust.

Jia Qiang did not believe that Han Bin would leave a "back door" in Gao Long. If so, it would not be a matter of means, but a matter of character.

And how could such a person sacrifice his life for the sake of his country?

Gao Long and Shang Zhuo did not expect that Jia Qiang would give them such important responsibility and trust.

As a man, how can he not have a heart for taking charge?

It's just that in the past, in front of Han Bin and Lin Ruhai, it was difficult for masters like them to truly stand alone.

But I didn't expect that it would come true here with Jia Qiang.

The two also knew that Jia Qiang divided the two into two groups, which could not only promote competition between the two, but also allow them to check and balance each other.

But so what?

They were prepared to serve Jia Qiang well. Even if there was competition, it was just interesting and not a bad thing.

Naturally, he agreed even more happily.

After Jia Qiang introduced Li Jing to the two of them, the four of them discussed together for an hour and a half.

Gao and Shang donated their trustworthy friends one after another and put forward some basic conditions, such as settling those people's families and so on.

Jia Qiang waved her hand and sent out 10,000 taels of silver as operational funds.

This number is more than enough for the initial deployment of manpower.

It wasn't until dusk that the four of them discussed the rough route.

Although there are still many details that need to be considered, the general framework has been set up.

From now on, just keep filling in the details, for example, how to prevent your opponent from poisoning...

"Okay, let's do this for today. The old man of the Qi family invited me to be a guest in Qi Garden. I still have to give him this face. By the way, Brother Gao may not know about this old man of the Qi family, but Brother Shang definitely knows. What do you think of Qi Garden?

"

Jia Qiang stood up, stretched and asked with a smile.

Shang Zhuo's ordinary face became serious when he heard the words "Master of the Qi family". When Jia Qiang finished asking, he replied in a deep voice: "Qi Garden is unfathomable."

Jia Qiang said "Oh" and asked curiously: "What kind of unfathomable method?"

Shang Zhuo said: "The Qi family is so rich that there are countless people in the world who have ideas for their family. No matter how many people come to visit seriously, they will never come back empty-handed. But there are also some who are greedy and feel that the one or twenty taels of silver

It's like sending a beggar away, wanting to get it by himself. After visiting Qi Garden late at night, no one like this has ever come out. And with this confidence, no one who goes into Qi Garden to find some gold and silver to spend is mediocre."

Jia Qiang laughed and said: "So, this Qi Garden has become a dragon's pond and a tiger's den? However, I am naturally courageous, so I will go meet the silver fox of the Qi family today!"

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Zhonglin Hall.

Lin Ruhai leaned against the brocade, holding a book in his hand, but he no longer read it. He looked at Chen Rong, who was sitting as a guest, and said lightly: "Mianren, in your opinion, what will happen to that old fox in the Qi family?"

What kind of abacus is there? In terms of the depth of scheming and planning in the city government, Qi Taizhong is by no means inferior to those cabinet ministers at the Military Aircraft Department, and I feel ashamed to be inferior."

Hearing this, Chen Rong smiled bitterly and said: "Even the master in charge is ashamed, let alone me? But... I thought that the old fox of the Qi family might not be really calm..."

"Oh? What should I say?"

Lin Ruhai asked hurriedly.
To be continued...