As soon as he finished speaking, an old man walked into Songhe Tower, followed closely by four guards with swords, three men and one woman.

The person who came was none other than Xue Yingxiong.

Today he is wearing blue satin uniform, but he has been in a position of power for many years, and he exudes an aura of calmness and authority from his body.

Xue Yingxiong came to Fan Xiaodao and said, "Brother Fan, we meet again."

Fan Xiaodao cupped his hands and said, "It turns out to be Mr. Xue."

Although shopkeeper Xu didn't know Xue Yingxiong, he already guessed his identity when he saw the decorations, embroidered spring knives and flying fish suits of the four guards around him.

If you cause trouble, usually nothing will happen.

But the Jin Yiwei is different. They are the kind of yamen who come to you if you don't look for trouble. Moreover, those below the fourth rank have the right to behead first and report later. Especially the imperial prison of Fusi in Beizhen is even more terrifying. Nine out of ten people who go in will get it.

He could not come out alive, so he was known as "one day in prison, regret for the world".

Tuoba Bai said: "Old man Wu, who are you? How dare you interfere in our affairs in the Great Zhou Dynasty?"

Xue Yingxiong smiled and said: "A person who is willing to pay to watch you fight."

After saying that, with a wave of his hand, Xuanyuan Tiezhu presented a banknote to shopkeeper Xu. "This is a banknote from Datong Bank for one thousand taels. Our master said that all the losses in the building today will be borne by him.

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Jin Yiwei gives away banknotes?

That's comparable to a weasel giving New Year greetings to a chicken, and giving shopkeeper Xu ten courages. He didn't dare to accept it, let alone say it, but a little Jin Yiwei from a hundred households came to Songhe Tower for dinner, and they all wanted to serve him well.

I didn’t forget to pay a tribute before I left. What’s the point of accepting money?

Shopkeeper Xu thought to himself that they took a thousand taels of silver, which was a reference for collecting money, so he went to the back accounting room and took out a thousand taels of silver notes, "A little filial piety is not respect."

Xue Yingxiong frowned slightly and glanced at Xuanyuan Tiezhu. Xuanyuan Tiezhu said, "Why, it's too little? I'll give you another five hundred taels, which will be enough to rebuild your Songhe Tower."

Shopkeeper Xu gritted his teeth and took out another five hundred taels of silver notes.

"Master, this is all the money we have on our books."

Niu Dafu saw that there was such a good thing, so he said: "Shopkeeper Xu, I still have two hundred coins here. How about you come with two hundred coins?"

Shopkeeper Xu said: "Get out!"

Niu Dafu hit a wall and asked Fan Xiaodao, "Is this your friend?"

Fan Xiaodao said: "Forget it."

"Why is it so big?"

Fan Xiaodao said: "The commander of the Jinyi Guards is Mr. Xue, Marquis of Jingguo."

"ah?"

When Niu Dafu heard this name, he ducked back, wanting to find a crack in the ground to get in. When those Northern Zhou people heard this, they realized that the person coming was actually one of the most powerful people in the world today, and the number one person.

The head of the secret service, Jinyiwei, was also frightened.

Over the years, even in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, they had heard of the Jinyiwei's illustrious reputation.

Tuoba Bai had just given birth to a calf, and because he was a disciple of Tiance Pavilion, he didn't care about the Jin Yiwei, and said: "Who do you think you are? You dare to stop me from fighting, believe it or not, I will beat you too?"

The leader of the old man stopped Tuoba Bai and talked to him in Northern Zhou dialect. Tuoba Bai looked at Xue Yingxiong, then at Fan Xiaodao, and snorted coldly, "Boy, I have something to do today.

Let me argue with you, the Mid-Autumn Festival will be here in a few days, do you dare to fight me to the death?"

Fan Xiaodao said: "How do you know, a life and death situation, or a father and son situation?"

Tuobabai asked, "What is the situation of life and death, and what is the situation of father and son?"

Fan Xiaodao said: "The life-and-death game is a fight to the death. Two people fight each other, and only one of them comes out alive. The father-son game is simple. Two people compete with each other. The loser will see the other party no matter what the occasion.

, everyone has to kneel down and call daddy.”

"Master, I am older than you. If I call you daddy, won't you suffer a disadvantage?"

Fan Xiaodao said: "I have more sons. I get a red envelope every year, which is a lot of money to pick up. After all, I am more disadvantaged."

"It's okay. I'll pack a big one for you next year!"

The two bickered for a while, but no one got the advantage, and they immediately agreed on a contest.

The Northern Zhou envoy was about to leave when Xue Yingxiong suddenly said: "Deputy envoy Xiao, did Tamur Li also come to the capital with your envoy?"

The old man at the head was shocked.

It was not because his identity was revealed. After all, he was the deputy envoy of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. With the eyes and ears of Jin Yiwei, it was not difficult to find out his identity. So from the beginning, he deliberately kept a low profile. What surprised him was that

, Tamur Li also came to the Central Plains. This matter was done extremely secretly. There were more than 200 people in the entire mission, and less than three people knew about it, but they were also noticed by the Jin Yiwei.

It seems that Xue Yingxiong's appearance here is no coincidence.

Deputy Xiao coughed dryly and had to pretend to be confused and said: "I don't know who Mr. Xue is talking about."

Xue Yingxiong said calmly: "Back then, he betrayed the imperial court, fled to the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and joined your Tiance Pavilion. Over the years, he has given you advice, burned down the imperial court, and massacred Guiyi City. These were all his plans. Now this scum has been listed

He is on the list of people who must be killed when he enters the imperial court, so it won't be as simple as just congratulating His Majesty on his birthday if you bring him here."

Deputy envoy Xiao continued to pretend to be confused, "This birthday celebration, the 217 members of our Zhou Dynasty envoy have all been registered in the Ministry of Rites. There is no one you mentioned. If you make it up out of thin air, I will definitely report it to the delegation when I get back."

Sir, this insult to our country may damage the diplomatic relations between the two countries."

Xue Yingxiong sneered: "You will station a large army in Fenghuang Ridge, which will harm the diplomatic relations between the two countries. Go back and tell your envoys that if there is any action in the capital, I, Xue Yingxiong, guarantee that none of you will leave the Ming Dynasty alive."

Everyone left.

Murong Tiechui whispered: "Sir, will this scare the enemy?"

Xue Yingxiong asked: "Where is the snake?"

Murong said: "Still checking!"

Xue Yingxiong said: "There are more than 3,000 royal guards in the capital, but not even one person can be found. Tell Zhong Quan to keep an eye on the Northern Zhou envoy. If this person is not found again within three days, he will be dismissed and investigated!"

Fan Xiaodao met Xue Yingxiong twice, and he always looked kind and cheerful. However, his sudden change of expression made him truly aware of the power of the spy leader. He asked, "Who is Tamur Li?"

"A traitor."

"Han Chinese?"

"Exactly."

Fan Xiaodao asked in confusion, "Why would a Han Chinese help the Northern Zhou people to deal with the Han people?"

Xue Yingxiong sighed: "Han people are often the most ruthless when dealing with their own people. If you don't talk about this, let's eat first."

Shopkeeper Xu ordered his waiters to prepare a table of wine and food, and carefully waited on them. Xue Yingxiong said to the four guards, "There are no outsiders, so you can sit down and eat together."

It was the first time Niu Dafu saw such a big official. He was restless and didn't dare to pick up the food. He was a little incoherent. He held the wine glass and said: "This is my first time drinking with you. I don't have anything to say. I wish you happiness with this glass of wine."

Like the East China Sea, longevity is as high as the Nanshan Mountains, there are many wives and concubines, and the house is full of descendants."

A group of wives and concubines, a house full of descendants?

Mr. Xue has a ferocious tiger but no heirs. This is a worry for him. Hearing Niu Dafu's words, he couldn't help but frowned. When Fan Xiaodao saw this, he didn't want to open the pot and even arrested him.

He picked up a chicken leg and stuffed it into Niu Dafu's mouth, "If you can't speak, don't talk nonsense!"

"What I said are all auspicious words for New Year greetings!"

"Eat quickly!"

Everyone was chatting while eating, and when asked why Fan Xiaodao came here, Fan Xiaodao said: "Yesterday, my friend kept a sword here, why don't we help him redeem the sword today?" The last sentence came in a particularly loud voice.

, apparently told to Shopkeeper Xu.

When shopkeeper Xu heard this, he didn't dare to be negligent. He ordered his assistant to take out Zhao Xing's sword.

"What about the money?"

Shopkeeper Xu said: "What's the matter with money? Capt. Zhao accidentally left the knife here. Even if he doesn't come, I will be ready to send it to Capt. Zhao when I have time!"

After eating, Fan Xiaodao said: "Pay the bill!"

Xue Yingxiong said: "Brother Fan has just come to the capital, why don't I treat you to this meal?"

Fan Xiaodao was stunned, "That's what I mean. However, in a few days, when I get my salary, I will definitely treat you to a nice meal. You must appreciate it!"

"That's natural!"

Shopkeeper Xu said: "You are already giving us Songhelou face by coming to our place. If you tell us, it will bring glory to the shop. How dare you take money from you?"

Xuanyuan Tiechui glared, and shopkeeper Xu slapped himself in the face, "Look at my mouth. Sir, I have never been to a shop today. I understand the rules, I understand!"

Xuanyuan Tiezhu insisted on paying, but shopkeeper Xu didn't dare to ask for anything.

Jinyiwei came to eat, and even if he didn't smash the restaurant, he was already burning a lot of money. The previous one hundred households were stunned because they ate beef from potato shreds, and on the pretext of being vegetarian, they extorted a lot of money from Songhelou. In the end, Xuanyuan Tie

Zhu put a knife on his neck and forced him to accept the money.

After getting out of the door, Xue Yingxiong said to Xuanyuan: "The Jinyiwei are the Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty. Paying for meals is a matter of course. Your people should take care of it."

Don't you know that this sentence was kept in Xuanyuan Tiezhu's heart?

There is an order from above, how dare you disobey below? In the next period of time, Jin Yiwei in the capital went to a restaurant to eat. Because the store refused to take it when he paid, he stabbed him with a knife. He even arrested several restaurant owners because of this.
To be continued...