Chapter 298 Food, wine, and beauty

Time went by day by day, while Yang Zhengshan was busy integrating Tenglong Guard, he was also paying attention to the situation in Liaoan Prefecture.

For more than a month, Liaoan Prefecture was very quiet, and Zheng Xiao did not encounter any trouble. It seemed that he had gained Luo Fu's trust.

That day, Yang Zhengshan found Liu Zhe to discuss whether to send Zheng Xiao's memorial to Kyoto now.

"Do you think Luo Fu has relaxed his vigilance?"

Yang Zhengshan asked in the tea room.

Liu Zhe shook his head slightly, "I don't know, is there anyone watching the Acropolis now?"

"Yes!" Yang Zhengshan said affirmatively.

Since Zheng Xiao left, someone has been wandering around the Acropolis.

At first, there were about a dozen people, but recently there seemed to be only two people left.

"That means he hasn't completely trusted Zheng Xiao!" Liu Zhe said.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, "But the longer the time is, the more dangerous Zheng Xiao will be."

Although Zheng Xiao had established initial trust with Luo Fu because of the Luo family's affairs before, this trust was very fragile. As long as Zheng Xiao showed a little flaw, Luo Fu's trust would disappear.

And Luo Fu will definitely continue to test Zheng Xiao. With money and beauty, he will definitely use all kinds of means.

"Wait two more days, and send it out after the people outside the city leave!" Liu Zhe was also worried, but the more worried he was, the more he felt that he should not rush.

Yang Zhengshan thought about it and was no longer in a hurry to send the memorial out.

The two people outside the city were warriors. It was easy to get rid of them, but getting rid of them would alert the enemy.

That's why Yang Zhengshan kept them and told Song Dashan not to care about them.

Otherwise, how could those two people stay outside the city for so long? They really thought that the soldiers of Tenglongwei were vegetarians.

Just when Yang Zhengshan was discussing with Liu Zhe, Luo Fu was hosting a banquet for Zheng Xiao in a gorgeously decorated courtyard in Liao'an Prefecture.

Luo Fu, who looked to be in his forties, had a medium build, neither fat nor thin, neither tall nor short, but he exuded a majestic aura, and his eyes were as deep as a lake, as if revealing a wisdom of insight into the world.

Luo Fu was not the kind of fat and big-eared corrupt official. In fact, Luo Fu was outstanding in talent. He was a Jinshi in the ninth year of Chengping, and he passed the Jinshi exam at the age of 20. His talent was even higher than Lu Wenyuan, who was already 24 this year.

Up to now, he has been an official for 20 years. He has served as the head of the Ministry of Revenue, the supervisor of the Jiangnan Maritime Customs, the inspector of the Ministry of Revenue, etc., and is now a salt transport envoy of the third rank.

Steady and steady, step by step, if he can continue to maintain it, he will definitely return to the Ministry of Revenue and be promoted to the position of assistant minister in the future, and maybe he will even have the hope of sitting in the position of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

It can be said that Luo Fu is a capable, courageous, and quick-thinking person, otherwise he would not have thought of pre-selling salt permits.

Luo Fu was wearing a blue-white long gown, with a bit of elegance in his majesty. He looked at Zheng Xiao with a gentle attitude.

"Today's table of wine and food was prepared by the chef I invited from Kyoto. How about trying it, Lord Zheng!"

He said in a friendly tone.

Zheng Xiao was quite helpless. Luo Fu often entertained him during this period, with delicious food, wine, beauties, and of course gold and silver.

As early as half a month ago, Luo Fu sent him a thousand taels of gold.

A large box of gold almost blinded his eyes.

Now the box of gold is still in his residence.

As for the beauty!

Zheng Xiao smiled and said, "Then I won't be polite. Try it first!"

As he said that, he picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of fish. Well, it was really delicious, fresh and tender, and melted in the mouth. It was really delicious.

Luo Fu clapped his hands at this time, and a group of gorgeously dressed dancers entered the hall.

The sound of stringed instruments rang out, and a soft and charming music accompanied by a faint blue fragrance spread in the hall. There was a graceful woman with a white shirt and black hair, and her long sleeves were lightly stretched, and her body was spinning.

The graceful body was looming in the silk gauze, and the soft and charming face with an attractive smile made Zheng Xiao couldn't help but feel distracted.

If Yang Zhengshan was here, he would definitely say that he was familiar with this scene!

Sha Pingchuan used this trick to test him at the beginning, and now Zheng Xiao has to face this trick as well.

Zheng Xiao looked at the dancing woman absent-mindedly. Well, he was really watching, but he was always chanting in his heart, 'Amitabha, color is emptiness, emptiness is color! '

Not only did he watch, he also clapped his hands to the music and singing, as if he was enjoying this scene.

Beauty, of course, he liked it.

Zheng Xiao really liked it, and he was happy to appreciate such a scene.

If the person opposite was not Luo Fu, he would be more relaxed.

Don't think Zheng Xiao is a 'gentleman'. He was also a young talent who liked to have fun in brothels.

It's a pity that there is a troublesome person beside such a beauty.

Zheng Xiao's handsome face has a faint smile, and his bright eyes admire the most beautiful dancer.

"Lord Zheng seems to love Miss Zixia very much!" Luo Fu smiled and said, "If Lord Zheng likes her, I can give her to Lord Zheng!"

Zheng Xiao glanced at him, but shook his head slightly, "Lord Luo, you are willing to give her up!"

"Hahaha~~ As long as Lord Zheng likes it, what's there to be reluctant about!" Luo Fu laughed heartily.

Zheng Xiao lowered his eyes and continued to admire the soft and charming face.

Beauty!

There is never a shortage of beauties in this world!

However, most beauties are short-lived.

The reason is very simple. A beauty without identity and back will only become a plaything of the powerful.

What good could happen to playthings!

Luo Fu also looked at the girl Zi Xia, with a faint smile still on her face, but a hint of cruelty flashed deep in her eyes.

The palms in Zheng Xiao's sleeves were trembling slightly.

This is another test.

And he had experienced temptations like this several times before.

Every time he refused calmly, and every time he performed very well, but every time he refused, Luo Fu would have doubts.

Zheng Xiao didn't know how much patience Luo Fu still had.

As for bringing this woman home!

It's not that Zheng Xiao hasn't thought about it, but he doesn't dare, because he has already collected the gold. If he brings someone home again, he will really be colluding with Luo Fu.

At that time, he couldn't explain it even if he wanted to.

And if he brings someone home, then Luofu will definitely give him more things.

The more he gives, the harder it will be for him to prove his innocence in the future.

After the banquet was over, Zheng Xiao walked out of Luofu's mansion with a normal expression, but when he was far away from Luofu's mansion, his heart began to beat rapidly.

"Can't wait any longer!"

Returning to his mansion, Zheng Xiao's face became increasingly gloomy.

His mansion was purchased after he came to Liao'an Mansion. It is a large courtyard with three entrances. There are also his wife and children in the mansion.

If it was just him, it would be easy to handle. The worst he could do would be to run away, but with his wife and children by his side, he couldn't run away at all.

Zheng Xiao paced back and forth in the study for a long time, then gritted his teeth and shouted: "Jiang Yuan, Jiang Yuan!"

"Master!" A muscular man opened the door and walked in.

"Go to Tenglong Guard now and ask Master Yang to rescue me!" Zheng Xiao felt that Luo Fu was about to take action. This feeling became stronger and stronger, and he could not wait any longer.

"Yes!" Jiang Yuan responded quickly.

But Zheng Xiao suddenly stopped him, "Wait a minute, you can't go. You've always been by my side. If you disappear, they will definitely notice!"

"You pick two brothers to go to. Don't go out through the gate. Go over the wall to the next door. Go through the next door!"

Jiang Yuan nodded solemnly, and without saying a word, he immediately went out and picked out two brothers with good hands and asked them to climb over the wall and go to the next door.

There is also a three-unit courtyard next door, where a wealthy businessman lives. As soon as the two people who climbed over the wall passed by, they met two servants. The two men knocked them unconscious without saying a word, and then quietly walked through the back door of the house. leave.

And just as the two of them were leaving, two figures walked out not far from the back door of Zheng's house, glanced at their backs, and then retreated to the corner.

"Let's go!"

In the study, Zheng Xiao looked at Jiang Yuan who was leaving and returning, and asked.

"Well, let's go!" Jiang Yuan replied.

Zheng Xiao let out a long breath.

At this moment, there was a sudden rush of footsteps outside the door.

"Sir, it's bad, a group of officers and soldiers have entered the house!"

An anxious cry sounded.

Zheng Xiao's expression changed slightly, and Jiang Yuan quickly opened the door and asked, "What's going on?"

"No, I don't know, those officers and soldiers broke in!" The servant who came to report said in panic.

Zheng Xiao took a deep breath, straightened his clothes, and stepped out of the room.

"Let's go and have a look!"

When things came to a head, there was no other way but to bite the bullet and attack. As for whether he could save his life, it depended on whether Luo Fu dared to kill him and whether Yang Zhengshan's support could come in time.

When Zheng Xiao walked out of the study, a group of officers and soldiers pushed seven or eight guards and servants into the courtyard.

"Stop!" Zheng Xiao shouted in a deep voice.

The chaotic scene quieted down. The officers and soldiers no longer pushed the Zheng family's servants and guards, but just stood quietly in the yard.

"Who is your superior?" Zheng Xiaohe asked.

At this time, a man wearing a visor strode forward, clasped his fists at him and said, "Liao'an vanguard commander Xu Huazhen has met Mr. Zheng!"

"Liao'an Vanguard!" Zheng Xiao's pupils shrank suddenly.

Naturally, the Salt Transport Department was unable to mobilize the guardsmen. The only one who could mobilize the Liao'an vanguard was the Liaoyuan Dusi Yamen.

In other words, Luo Fu has colluded with the people of Liaoyuan Dusi Yamen.

"Who asked you to come?" Zheng Xiao asked with a gloomy look.

"The lower official is here to protect Mr. Zheng on the orders of the Du Si Yamen!" Xu Huazhen was a little thin, and the mask on him felt like small feet wearing big shoes, which looked very uncoordinated.

He didn't panic at all when faced with Zheng Xiao's questioning. Instead, he showed a smile and said: "Recently, there have been strong men committing murders in the city. The Dusi Yamen was afraid that the strong men would collide with Mr. Zheng, so they specially asked the lower officials to come and protect Mr. Zheng."

There are two mustaches on his mouth, and his smile gives people a cunning look.