When leaving Donglaishun, Tian Ergen was a little lonely. Jin Yiwei was still a soldier in essence, and as long as a soldier was a soldier, there was no one who didn't like sharp weapons. Tian Ergen was no exception, and he had long been covetous of the elite weapons in Li Xiao's hands.

What a pity! Li Xiao was very strict about weapons, especially mortars. Not to mention Tian Ergeng, Cui Chengxiu of the Ministry of War asked for it several times, but in the end he didn't even bother to pay for Li Xiao.

promise.

I thought I would take this opportunity to bring back a few mortars to fill the scene. Unexpectedly, the emperor thought of going ahead. The emperor would never allow weapons that could hit the palace to appear in the capital, especially mortars.

Cannons are weapons of mass destruction.

Similarly, Li Xiao was also very lonely after seeing off Tian Ergen. Tian Ergen rejected Li Xiao's request and refused to use the power of the Jin Yiwei to help Li Xiao deal with the beggar gang.

"The background of the Beggar Clan is very deep!" Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass window, Li Xiao muttered to himself as he looked at Tian Ergeng who was gradually walking away.

Even the Jin Yiwei are afraid of the Beggar Gang, which shows that there is someone standing behind the Beggar Gang. Standing is a person who makes even the Jin Yiwei fearful! Who is this person? It is definitely not Wei Zhongxian. It's not that he doesn't believe in Wei Zhongxian's ability, but that he doesn't

I believe in Wei Zhongxian's IQ. His conspiracies are usually simple and crude, such as killing Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou.

Is there anyone more awesome than Wei Zhongxian in the capital? Li Xiao searched his head all over, but he couldn't imagine who could be so powerful that Wei Zhongxian hadn't been killed yet.

"Fifth Master! What kind of person is that Zhu Dazhuang?" Since he couldn't conquer it externally, Li Xiao tried to digest it internally.

"He deceives, kidnaps, traps white wolves, and robs women. This person is a bad guy!" The fifth master did not hang out in the capital for nothing. During this period, Zhu Dazhuang's past glorious deeds have been completely overturned. Despite his background,

Even in the market, Fifth Master looks down on people like Zhu Dazhuang.

"Oh...! That's it." Li Xiao shook his head helplessly. Ai Husheng was really confused. He even wanted to bribe such a person. This kind of person is a white-eyed wolf. He will eat and drink from you, and then beat him up when necessary.

When the time comes, you will never be soft-hearted.

He kept tapping on the coffee table with one hand, took out the cigarette case, took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth. Xie Youcai immediately lit a match and helped Li Xiao light the cigarette.

"Let me meet this man!" After smoking half a cigarette, Li Xiao flicked the ashes.

"No! I'll arrange it right away!" The fifth master immediately bowed his head and promised.

Zhu Dazhuang has had good luck recently. Shen Lian and other helmsmen are dead. The Beggar Clan only has these few qualified talkers in Dongcheng. Now he has become Shen Lian's successor and the new leader of the Beggar Clan in Dongcheng.

Talk about people.

Today, I enjoyed the service of a coquettish little lady. Normally, such a charming little lady would never dare to think about it. But now she is holding her thighs, begging to have sex with her.

What a gap! Zhu Dazhuang even thought why Shen Lian didn't die earlier.

Just as he walked out of the girl's room with his pants lifted, he found six corpses lying in the yard. These were the bodyguards he brought out. He saw the Fifth Master again. But this time, the ones following the Fifth Master were not holding a

A young man. But a strong man with more than a dozen muscles!

A big dog that was guarding the courtyard jumped out, and one of the big men grabbed the dog's neck easily. With a twist, the thick dog's neck was broken.

"Zhu Dazhuang, come with us." Mr. Wu's voice was as cold as ice.

"Oh, my Lord! If you have any questions, just give them. Don't be so rude. Several people have died. What can I say tomorrow?"

"Let's go!" The Fifth Master roared, and Zhu Dazhuang was so frightened that his whole body trembled. He could only follow the Fifth Master and walk obediently! As soon as he took two steps, someone put a black cloth bag over his head.

"Kneel down!" I didn't know how long I was in the carriage, and I was finally pulled to a place. I was kicked hard in the crook of my legs, and the mask on my head was lifted off.

A ridiculously young man was sitting in the middle, and Master Wu was standing behind the young man with his body bent. The big shopkeeper Xie Youcai, who was walking sideways in the capital, looked like a pug behind this man.

Zhu Dazhuang knelt on the ground. He didn't know who the young man above him was. But he knew that he was a big shot. The Fifth Master, who had killed people without batting an eye just now, behaved like a cat in front of this young man.

The current situation is a fight between gods and gods, and these little minions will only suffer. The guy named Ai killed Shen Lian, and the gang leader Hong Qi almost killed the guy named Ai.

The man sitting above must be a great god. If something happens again...! For example, if he asks himself to assassinate Hong Qi, Zhu Dazhuang feels that his life is now like a fallen leaf blowing in the wind.

"Are you Zhu Dazhuang?"

"The villain is Zhu Dazhuang." Zhu Dazhuang knelt on the ground with his head lowered, not even daring to raise his head.

"Don't be afraid, I don't eat people." Li Xiao saw Zhu Dazhuang's body trembling with fat and said with a smile. What he thought was humorous didn't sound humorous to Zhu Dazhuang's ears.

Oh my god, God knows whether you can eat people or not. Generally speaking, this smiling tiger-like figure is the cruelest kind. The sweat on his head is flowing like a stream, and the fat body all over his body is shaking even more.

"What do you beggars do for a living in the capital on weekdays?" Chen Fu shook his head helplessly and asked helplessly. It seems that Sun Chengzong was right to send him from Jinzhou to the capital. Li Xiao did not deal with these ruffians. His experience in dealing with local gangsters is definitely his strength, old Chen Fu. What a joke, when I led people to rob houses at sea, these little bastards were still wearing crotchless pants and peeing in mud.

"Back to...! Back to my lord." Zhu Dazhuang swallowed hard. Hearing this old voice, he thought he had finally spoken. Just now he was wondering how a half-year-old child could be the boss. " Most of the ordinary disciples make a living by begging. Only when you become a disciple with three bags or more can you receive money and food from the gang!

The higher you get to the upper level, the more money and food you receive."

"If I ask you what kind of business you have, just say what kind of business you have." Master Wu interrupted Zhu Dazhuang impatiently.

"Yes! Yes! Yes! The main business is to collect money from buyers and sellers. Occasionally... I also do some human trafficking."

"Occasionally?" Li Xiao frowned. If it were occasionally, the capital would not lose so many children a year. So much so that now, as long as you say that the flower photographer is here, the distressed child will immediately stop crying and be alert. His eyes looked around, fearing that this legendary creature would snatch him away and he would never see his parents and relatives again.

"Uh...! In the past, we often kidnapped children and sold them to people who had no children as children, or bought them back as slaves. Occasionally, we got some older girls and younger wives and sold them to the brothels.

But starting from the Chinese New Year last year, the gang said they would kidnap some young men. I guess they should be sent to Xishan Coal Mine to work as coolies!"

"Estimation?" Chen Fu asked playfully.

"I really don't know. It was a direct order from the gang leader. Shen Lian sent them away personally. I really don't know where they were sent. I swear to the lamp, if the lamp goes out, I will!" Zhu Dazhuang raised three fingers. , who swore the oath for fear that Li Xiao would not believe it.

"Oh, what other business is there?" Chen Fu gestured to Li Xiao, telling him not to ask questions.

"There's not much left, oh! By the way, we sold firecrackers for a while during the Chinese New Year last year."

"firecracker?"

"Yes! I don't know where the gang got so many firecrackers from. This thing is a rare item, and big families are rushing to buy it. It is selling well. The gang gave the money to everyone, and everyone has become fat. Year."

"Where is Hong Qi on weekdays? Where does he stay in the capital?"

"I really don't know about this. Usually when something happens, I help... Hong Qi comes, or he summons us to the main hall. On weekdays, no one knows where he is except the people around him.

As for the place to stay, it can be said that they are all over the capital. There are not even a hundred but also eighty. Except for the palace, he has a way to get in. "

"How many young and strong men have you produced in the past six months?"

"There must be two to three hundred people. It's hard to deal with young and strong men. We just tie up those who have drunk too much outside the tavern. Even at the end of the year, we can't deal with many people."

Li Xiao was speechless. There were two to three hundred, about one a day on average. Isn’t that too much?

"Okay, that's all for today. What happened tonight...!"

"The villain heard nothing and saw nothing."

"Okay, very good. Let's just say this when we go out. As for those of your dead men, don't worry, they all got into the dog's belly. No one will find a toe of them! If you want to live, if you want to live well, just live well. Be obedient, do you understand?"

"No! I understand, I understand." Zhu Dazhuang kowtowed like a fool. These people are really ruthless. In front of them, the methods of the Beggar Gang are really unattainable.

"Send him back!" The fifth master glanced at Li Xiao and saw Li Xiao nodding. With a wave of his hand, the black cloth bag was put on Zhu Dazhuang's head. Two strong men stood up and dragged him outside.

"Keep an eye on where the coolies are being transported, and check the Shenji Camp."

"It's not too difficult to keep an eye on the coolies who were sold, but it's not easy to check the Shenji Camp. Shenji Camp is one of the three major camps in Beijing. The only way to check them is Dongchang or Jinyiwei." Listen. When Chen Fu asked him to investigate Shenji Camp, Fifth Master immediately shook his head helplessly. He couldn't get involved in a place like Shenji Camp.

"Jinyiwei refuses to help, but you can ask Sun Yunhe from Dongchang to help. This guy is greedy for money, and he will do anything as long as he is given money. But what does this have to do with the Shenji Camp?" Li Xiao immediately thought of the sinister man Dongchang fanzi.

"Selling firecrackers proves that there must be a workshop for making firecrackers. You don't know, Mr. Xishan Coal Kiln, in fact, coal has not been mined much since the 23rd year of Wanli. Because the coal there is not easy to burn!

Zhu Dazhuang said that people were sold to Xishan coal mines, which is pure nonsense. I guess these people should have been taken to a firecracker workshop. Since the eighth year of Jiajing, gunpowder has been used in firecrackers. Therefore, only government-run ones Firecrackers workshops produce most of the firecrackers used in palace celebrations and various sacrificial ceremonies.

The beggar gang has firecrackers in their hands, and they have such a large quantity. Where did they come from?"

"You mean, the Beggar Clan has a firecracker workshop in the capital?"

"Yes! This is a very profitable business, and the dignitaries in the capital, as well as the big businessmen. Who doesn't want to be happy during the New Year? If you can't get it in the official workshop, you will naturally have to buy it from beggars at a high price.

To make firecrackers, you must have gunpowder. Who has the most gunpowder in the capital?"

"Shenji Camp!" Fifth Master and Li Xiao said in unison.

"Yes! The Shenji Camp has a supply of gunpowder for training every year, and there is also gunpowder in stock in the warehouse. No one checks this stuff on weekdays to see how much is used for training. In addition, the inventory takes a long time, and how much has expired? It's basically

It’s just a confusing account. It’s not surprising that officers resell some of it. These days, no one wants to take advantage of the government and make more money.”

"Also, let's build a gunpowder workshop now, specializing in making firecrackers, and selling some of the fireworks we can't use. This is another damn good business!"

Chen Fu was stunned. He didn't expect the huge expense to force a promising young man like Li Xiao to become a complete businessman.

"Once we find the firecrackers workshop, it will probably not be difficult to find Hong Qi. For such an important deal, Hong Qi will definitely take a look at it from time to time. As long as we find the firecrackers workshop, we can ambush Hong Qi. Even if Hong Qi is a martial arts master,

I don't believe he can dodge the gunfire. How about Shen Lian? He was beaten into a sieve!

As long as the leader is killed, the Beggar Gang will be in disarray. In order to compete for the position of gang leader, dog bites dog may happen. As long as they understand that there is a price to pay for opposing you, the Beggar Gang will not cause trouble for us in the future.

!”

"The Beggar Gang is not scary. What is scary is the forces behind the Beggar Gang. I have never been able to figure out who is against us in the capital. It stands to reason that we have cooperation with countless forces in the capital. They will not be like us.

Fall out!"

"People are attacking us, which proves that we have offended others. Think about it, who have we offended recently?"

"I haven't offended anyone! Unless it's the red-haired people, but I don't believe that the red-haired people will have such a big influence in the court. Even Tian Ergeng of Jin Yiwei is afraid! The rest is basically done very cleanly

, The last time I came to the capital, I eradicated the Baiyun Temple. Tens of thousands of people made trouble, and not a single Taoist in the temple left alive." Li Xiao felt that he had eliminated the root cause.

"Ha! Ha! Maybe it was such an old Taoist who caused the trouble. Although the Taoist sects in the world are not the same family, they all have broken bones and tendons. God knows what connection the old Taoist Daoxuan has with the old Taoists outside. As far as I know,

Wudang Mountain Zixiao Palace, Longhu Mountain Zhengyi Sect. Do these people have anything to do with Baiyun Temple?

Even if these two places don’t exist, then Qingcheng Mountain, Emei Mountain, Gezao Mountain, etc. have nothing to do with each other?”
Chapter completed!