Just as she was talking happily, Mao Xiang suddenly stood up and said to Wang Shicheng with a blue face: "Mr. Wang, I still have important things to do and can't stay for a long time, so I'll say goodbye."

Wang Shicheng had long been dissatisfied with Mao Xiang and said angrily: "I'm sorry to send it away."

Mao Xiang bowed his hand, turned around and left.

Wang Pu said calmly: "This person seems to have a prejudice against this general?"

Wang Shicheng smiled awkwardly and said to Wang Pu: "These scholars of Fushe are self-reliant and frivolous. The general doesn't have to be as knowledgeable as them."

Wang Pu looked at the sky and said, "Sir Wang, sir, it's getting late, and the last generals are still in military affairs, so they can't stay here for a long time."

Wang Shicheng hurriedly said, "Then the officials won't force themselves to stay in the general."

Wang Pu turned around and looked at Chen Yuanyuan, and continued, "I have to trouble the adults to deal with the matter between Miss Yuanyuan and Yufeng's class."

"No trouble, no trouble." Wang Shicheng said with a flattering smile, "The subordinates should serve."

Wang Pu said: "I will send someone to send the betrothal gifts that I combed for Miss Yuanyuan."

[The combed betrothal gift is actually a ransom for redeeming the body. Depending on the prostitute's appearance and talent, the price varies. A stunning woman like Chen Yuanyuan is naturally expensive. As for the specific amount, there is no fixed number, as much as tens of thousands of gold, or as few as a few thousand gold, it depends on how much Wang Pu, a Fengliu customer, is willing to pay.]

"This..." Wang Shicheng said with a compliment, "It's better for the general to give this betrothal gift. The official is worried that the general is in charge of his official duties and does not bring so much money by his side."

"Mr. Wang doesn't know this?" Li Zushu said quickly and rushed to say, "Brother Wang brought back a full 500,000 taels of silver from Liaodong this time, as well as countless ginseng, Dongzhu and gold. How much silver can you take to comb the new sister-in-law? Are you still worried that Brother Wang can't take it out?"

Wang Pu couldn't scold Li Zushu in person, so he had to pretend to be deaf and dumb.

Wang Shicheng smiled and said, "Since that's the case, the official is waiting for the news of the general here. As soon as the betrothal gift that Miss Yuanyuan has combed, the official will immediately get off the recruitment from the Yufeng class. Before dark, she will definitely send Miss Yuanyuan to the camp outside the city. General, you can wait for the wedding banquet, hehehe."

Chen Yuanyuan next to her said something, making her pink face flushed.

Wang Pu said: "Then it's a blessing to Lord Wang."

"Goodbye." Wang Pu bowed to the officials, turned around and said to Chen Yuanyuan, "Miss Yuanyuan, let's go first."

Chen Yuanyuan glanced at Wang Pu charmingly, and Yingying bowed: "You little woman sends you to the general."

Wang Pu laughed and turned around and left.

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Not to mention that Wang Puzhi returned to the military camp with great pride, and the scholar Mao Xiang of Fushe left the Wujiang County Government, the more he thought about it, the more he became more angry, and the more he hated him! Mao Xiang came from a family and was domineering since he was a child. He couldn't get anything he wanted? But now the woman he finally fell in love with was snatched away by others.

For Chen Yuanyuan, Mao Xiang made a special trip from Rugao to Kunshan, from Kunshan to Nanjing, and from Nanjing to Suzhou. He went through a lot of trouble to find the beauty. He thought that he would win the favor of beauty with his talent and knowledge, but he never expected that this would be the result in the end.

Mao Xiang's anger was so unrest that he found a tavern and started drinking.

"Young Master." Mingyan, the servant of the book, advised, "Don't drink it anymore, you'll get drunk if you drink it again."

"Go and go." Mao Xiang said angrily, "Stop bothering me."

"Oh, Brother Mao is so angry?"

As Mao Xiang finished speaking, a clear voice came in from outside the door. Then a figure entered the tavern. It was a young man in his early twenties. The young man was no one else, but Mao Xiang's friend Hou Fangyu. Hou Fangyu's courtesy name was Chaozong, and he was from Shangluo, Henan. He was born in a family of officials.

Mingyan quickly pulled open the chair and gave up his seat, and said to Hou Fangyu: "Young Master Hou, please sit down."

"It's a blessing." Hou Fangyu hugged Mingyan and sat down, saying to Mao Xiang, who was silent, "Brother Mao is still angry about Chen Yuanyuan's affairs?"

Mao Xiang snorted, which was considered an answer.

"Isn't it just Chen Yuanyuan?" Hou Fangyu advised, "Yes, Chen Yuanyuan is pretty, but without Chen Yuanyuan, aren't there any other celebrity on the Qinhuai River? They are not much worse than Chen Yuanyuan. I heard that a few young young men have appeared recently, and they are very outstanding in appearance. Why do you hang yourself on Chen Yuanyuan's tree?"

Mao Xiang sighed: "Let her have three thousand beauties on the Qinhuai River, but I only have Yuanyuan in my eyes."

"Hey, you are really a love species." Hou Fangyu shook his head and said, "But Chen Yuanyuan has been combed by Wang Pu, and they are about to give a betrothal gift. Before it gets dark, Suzhou magistrate Wang Shicheng will use a sedan to send Chen Yuanyuan to the camp outside the city. Pijiang, you will have this heart to die, ah."

"It's combed so quickly?" Mao Xiang frowned, "Wang Pu is out on the battlefield, and has so much money with him?"

Hou Fangyu said: "You don't know this. Wang Pu plundered more than 500,000 taels of silver from Jiannu in Liaodong, as well as countless ginseng, Dongzhu and gold. How could he not afford to comb such a little silver for Chen Yuanyuan?"

Hou Fangyu was unintentional, but the two men at the wine table next to him raised their ears. The two men were covered with bamboo hats, burly figures, rag short jackets, and exposed chest muscles showed the color of the ancient body. At first glance, they were fishermen who had been making a living on Taihu Lake for many years.

Mao Xiang sighed, "Oh, what a good fresh flower."

Hou Fangyu smiled and said, "It's right that Chen Yuanyuan is a flower, but Wang Pu is not cow dung. Look at him, he is young and beautiful. Now he will definitely be valued. His future will be unlimited. Let's talk about literary talent. Although the poem he wrote casually is frivolous, his literary talent is extraordinary. Chen Yuanyuan can marry such a person's fate. Don't be lost, Pijiang, ah."

"But I can't swallow this." Mao Xiang said hatefully, "Wang Pu Heng snatched love and snatched the woman I like, this is a foregone conclusion."

Hou Fangyu looked around nervously and whispered: "You, what's the point of asking me to say you? How can you just say such things casually? Let's go back to the apartment first."

Hou Fangyu and Mao Xiang left shortly after they left, the two men at the table next to him also checked in and left. Before leaving, the two men deliberately lowered the bamboo hat, making it impossible for people to see their appearance clearly. In fact, these two men have a great background. They are barefoot Zhang San and Liu Badao, a water bandit who are rampant in Taihu Lake.

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Outside Wujiang City, Jinyiwei Camp.

Wang Puzheng and Chang Yanling and Li Zushu were drinking. Xiaoqi, who was sent to the betrothal gift, stumbled into the tent behind Zhen Youcai, and knelt on the ground and cried, "General, it's not good."

Before Wang Pu asked, Li Zushu screamed first: "Xiaoqi, why are you back alone? Where is your new sister-in-law?"

Xiaoqi said sadly: "The villain is incompetent, and the new wife is snatched away by someone."

"What!" Li Zushu shouted, "It's so amazing. Who the hell is so brave that he dares to steal the new sister-in-law?"

Wang Pu said in a deep voice: "Look at it, what's going on?"

"That's right." Xiao Qi gasped, "The villain took twenty brothers, as well as Lord Wang and a dozen yamen runners to protect the new lady from the city. Hundreds of thieves suddenly rushed out of the woods on both sides of the official road. The villain and his brothers could not resist, and the new lady was also stolen."

At this time, the pale-faced Wang Shicheng also went into the tent and said breathlessly: "General, is it... it was Zhang San who barefoot and snatched Miss Yuanyuan."

"Barefoot Zhang San?" Chang Yanling shouted, "Who is barefoot Zhang San?"

Wang Shicheng said: "Barefoot Zhang San is the big rake of Taihu water bandits."

"Taihu water bandit?" Wang Pu asked in a deep voice, "What's going on?"

Wang Shicheng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve and replied, "The general doesn't know that the water surface of Taihu Lake is 800 miles, and there are forty-eight islands in the lake. Some desolate fishermen and thieves occupy these islands, known as the Forty-eight Villages. This barefoot Zhang San is the big rake of the Forty-eight Villages."

Wang Pu asked in a deep voice: "What kind of person is this barefoot Zhang San?"

If Zhang San is a erotic and bloodthirsty person, then it is no point in saving Chen Yuanyuan now. It is better to find a way to mobilize the army to transport the Taihu water bandits' nest! If Zhang San is still a loyal and righteous person in the world, then there is room for recovery.

How could Wang Shicheng not know the intention of Wang Pu’s question? He said cautiously: “If you want to say, this barefoot Zhang San is also a very loyal man in the world. He never harasses the fishermen around Taihu Lake. They only rob passing merchant ships and wealthy families, and only rob property, do not kill people, and do not waste women.”

"Oh?" Wang Pu touched his chin and nodded, "That's how this barefoot Zhang San is still a big shot."

"General, letter!"

As soon as Wang Shicheng finished speaking, Scarface quickly entered the tent, holding a dart in his hand, and a letter was actually inserted into the dart. Wang Pu took the dart and took down the letter. When he opened it, he found that it was a blackmail letter, asking Wang Pu to prepare 500,000 taels of silver to go to Dongshan to redeem the person. The signature was barefoot Zhang San.

"flat!"

Wang Pu punched the table hard and shouted: "Things that don't know how to live or die not only rob the general's woman, but also blackmailed me to the general's head. This time I will destroy him!"

Li Zushu sternly said: "Brother, what should I do?"

"Scarface, call up the brothers right away."

"yes!"

Scarface took the order and left.

Chang Yanling, Li Zushu said in unison: "Brother, we will take the brothers of the Jinyiwei to go with you."

"No." Wang Pu shook his head and said, "The two brothers are still staying in the camp. The Jiannu prisoners in the camp cannot make any mistakes."

Li Zushu said: "Then let the Jinyiwei stay in the camp, and we will only bring our trusted servants to you."

"Okay." Wang Pu nodded and said to Wang Shicheng, "Mr. Wang, it's not long since Zhang San kidnapped Yuanyuan by barefoot. This bandits must have not had time to escape into Taihu Lake. Now, we can still block them when we go after the horse. Please tell me now, how many roads are there to go from Wujiang County to Taihu Lake? Which road are they most likely to take?"

"Two, Xiaoyukou Road and Huangniba Road." Wang Shicheng replied without hesitation, "And these Taihu water bandits are very rampant, and they rarely hide in the lake when they enter and exit the lake. When they committed crimes in Taihu Lake, they often walked on Huangniba. The officials thought that they would also walk on Huangniba Road this time."

Zhen Youcai thought for a while and said in a deep voice: "General, Zhang San must leave the catfish mouth this time."
Chapter completed!