259 But what's the meaning of this dress? And the first thing you say is Li Bai's poem. You are a Mulan noble, not a Han Chinese lunatic. You're confusing me.
Chen Jie was daydreaming.
Daruhachi suddenly spoke up: "Chen Jiusi!"
"Sir, it's me!"
Chen Jie clasped his fists.
"What do you want from me? You don't want to drink this glass of wine, do you?"
Darughaci held the jade bowl in his hand and looked at Chen Jie.
"Sir, I want to seek justice from you."
Daruhachi smiled and said, "Seeking justice, that's interesting. The Han people have their own county magistrates, and the gangs have their own leaders. Do you need to seek justice from a Mulanese like me?"
After hearing this, Chen Jie immediately said, "Sir, the county magistrate does not interfere in Jianghu affairs. As for the gang leader, the person I want to sue is the gang leader, Nan Batian."
"oh?"
After hearing this, Darughachi smiled and said, "To defeat the superior with the inferior, you are so brave!"
"If the grievances were not as deep as the sea, who would dare to overthrow the superiors?"
"How could there be such an injustice?"
"Even if the injustice is so great that it snows in June, it is hard to appease it."
Upon hearing this, Darughachi waved his hand, and the maidservant beside him immediately poured another glass of wine. Darughachi shook the wine bowl and said, "But in this world, not all grievances can be redressed."
Chen Jie said: "It is rare to meet a clear and honest person, and you are my clear and honest person!"
"Haha... You are very brave to use the officials of the former Song Dynasty to compare the officials of this dynasty."
"Officials are divided into the past and present dynasties, but the sky is the same. Please make the decision for me, sir!"
Chen Jie clasped his fists and lowered his head.
After hearing this, Darughaci sat down on the cushion below and gulped down a glass of wine.
"Tell me what grievance you have."
"Thank you, sir. I am suing Nan Batian and my sworn brother Feng Xuan for conspiring to murder my father Peng Shizhong..."
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Chen Jie told the whole story from beginning to end. Darughachi knew about this matter and he had been paying close attention to it recently, but he still listened and waited for Chen Jie to finish.
He gently put down the wine bowl and said, "You mean, they conspired to kill Peng Shizhong, and then pinned the blame on you, making you the murderer of Peng Shizhong?"
"That's right! Please, sir, redress my injustice."
Hearing this, Darughachi laughed and said, "It does sound unfair, but Nan Batian is my man. Don't you think it's ridiculous that you come to me and sue me?"
"My Lord, this is absurd. He is more than just someone who wants to be an lord!"
Upon hearing this, Darughachi asked, "What do you mean by this?"
Chen Jie said: "Sir, you also know that before my adoptive father died, he thought highly of me, so he told me many things that I shouldn't know, including the reason why my White Tiger Hall was able to take root."
"The fishing gang and the shipping gang are too big to be eliminated. It is not easy to deal with them. You need a tool to balance the two. My White Tiger Hall is this tool. My adoptive father is the real master's man!"
Upon hearing this, Darughaci said nothing but had a smile on his face.
Chen Jie couldn't tell the depth of his words, but he still said, "However, the existence of my adoptive father hindered Nan Batian's idea of unifying the fishing gang, so he conspired with Feng Xuan to murder my adoptive father, making the White Tiger Hall ownerless, and then supported Feng Xuan to steal the White Tiger Hall. In this way, the White Tiger Hall completely lost its role in balancing the fishing gang and the Cao Gang, and became the private property of Nan Batian."
"Sir, you just said that Nan Batian is your man. If he is really your man, why are you in such a hurry to make your things his?"
Chen Jie looked at Darughaci. Darughaci still had no expression on his face when he heard what was said, and he tapped the table lightly with his hands.
Chen Jie paused for a moment and said, "Sir, I came to you today not only to ask you to redress my grievances and avenge my adoptive father, but also because I want to be your man. I will take back the White Tiger Hall for you. From now on, I will help you balance the fishing gang and the canal gang. How about I be the knife in your hand?"
Daruhachi tapped the tabletop even faster, and then said, "I heard Feng Xuan is also a talented person."
After hearing this, Chen Jie immediately understood the implication. Feng Xuan is also a talent, why do I have to have you?
"Sir, a talented person must be loyal to you. If Feng Xuan really wanted to join you, why didn't he come here yet? He thought that he could rest easy by clinging to Nan Batian's thigh. How can you use a person like him?"
"Let's take a step back. Even if this person is really subdued by you, how can you know if he has evil intentions like Nan Batian?"
"Sir, do you know a saying among the Han people?"
After hearing this, Darughachi asked, "What?"
"It is better to help someone in need than to add icing on the cake. Feng Xuan is now in high spirits and will be inaugurated as the head of the White Tiger Hall tomorrow. At this moment, all the favors you have shown him are nothing in his eyes. What he has gained does not require your help. You have no way to convince him."
"But I am different. I am at the end of my rope and being hunted down. Now I can only rely on you to seek justice. If you can help me, it would be like a timely help. Don't I still remember your kindness for the rest of my life?"
"Sir, do you have a choice now?"
Chen Jie clasped his fists, looked at Darughachi, and spoke with extreme sincerity.
After hearing this, Darughachi stopped tapping the table and looked at Chen Jie and asked, "Have you had dinner?"
Chen Jie clasped his fists and said, "Never."
"Prepare dinner."
Daruhachi waved his hand and asked the maid beside him to go down and prepare.
Then he looked at Chen Jie and said, "You have convinced me, but I have a few points to make clear to you. First, whether Nan Batian is involved in this matter or not, I am not going to touch him."
"I understand. Nan Batian and Liu Laoguai are the pillars of the two gangs of Yucao and Yucao. They cannot be easily touched. And my enemy is Feng Xuan."
Daruhachi said: "That's good. Secondly, you said you were wronged, you need evidence, otherwise it will be difficult to convince the White Tiger Hall. If you can't help me take over the White Tiger Hall, then you are worthless!"
Chen Jie said, "Yes, sir, don't worry, I have evidence. The actress Hua Die who participated in the murder of my adoptive father has been caught, and she has told everything."
Daruhachi was stunned and said, "Would Nan Batian leave such a big flaw? It's not like his style."
Chen Jie said: "Sir, everyone has weaknesses."
Daruhachi did not ask further questions and continued, "So, now that you are all ready, what do you need me to do?"
Chen Jie said: "Sir, revenge is my business, I can do it, but if Nan Batian intervenes, I can't avenge my adoptive father, so Nan Batian, please help me!"
Hearing this, Darughachi said, "Well, I will ask Qimuge to go there tomorrow. Nan Batian will not stop you. But I have to remind you that Feng Xuan has already entered the state of transformation. He is not easy to deal with. Are you sure you can kill him and avenge yourself?"
Chen Jie said with absolute certainty: "Yes!"
Darughaci gave Qimuge a look, and Qimuge took direct action.
"Take my palm!"
Upon hearing the sound, Chen Jie jumped up almost as if by reflex, and then suddenly slapped out with his stone-breaking hand.
Bang!
With a sound, the two palms met. The next moment, Chen Jie took two steps back. Qi Muge also took a step back. A strange look appeared on his face. He said, "What a great palm power. You have learned nine points of Peng Shizhong's true teachings!"
Chen Jie also clasped his fists and said, "Commander Qimuge, please show mercy."
Upon hearing this, Darughachi smiled and said, "Very good, this way, great things can be accomplished."
Chen Jie also smiled, but there was a trace of shock on his face. Qimugege was incredibly powerful. If he didn't use the Eighteen Dragon Capturing Palms, he would not be able to beat Qimugege. Moreover, this man never left his sword and was obviously more proficient in swordsmanship. So it seemed that he was not in his strongest state just now.
If this person had used a knife just now, his strength would probably be no weaker than Nan Batian. The strength of this Mulan man is really amazing. A commander has such strength, he should not be underestimated!
Chen Jie kept it in mind secretly.
Things were very simple after that. After Chen Jie expressed his loyalty, he officially became one of Darughachi's spokespersons in the underworld. He was officially on the table and was no longer a dish in the eyes of many bigwigs in Mianshui.
During the conversation, Chen Jie also gained a preliminary understanding of this Darughaci.
Darughachi is an official of Daqian, superior to local government officials, which is a bit like seeing an official one level higher than him.
Divided into county darughachi, prefecture darughachi, and road darughachi.
The administrative unit planning of Daqian is county government road, and the road unit is roughly equivalent to the province in this era.
For example, Hubei Road and Henan Road refer to these two provinces.
The place where Chen Jie was located was Hubei Road, Huangzhou Prefecture, and Mianshui County.
The Darughachi in front of him was the county Darughachi, but he was of noble origin. He was not an ordinary Mulan noble, and his ancestors had produced many great figures.
This Darughachi, whose surname was Yelu, was descended from Yelu Chucai, the first prime minister of the founding of Daqian and the prime minister of three dynasties!
The Yelu family was also a truly large family that had prospered for nearly a hundred years. However, it had been ostracized by the imperial court in the past decade or so, and the reason was very simple.
Because the Yelu family advocated that the Mulan people learn Han culture, which is referred to as sinicization!
This proposition was a very important one during the reign of Kublai Khan, and it also enabled Kublai Khan to gain control of the world.
But times have changed. By this time, the Mulan people have firmly established their rule over the world. They no longer need the support of the Han people. They even began to plan to grab land in the south and implement a policy of converting the land of the south to the north because they did not have enough land and slaves.
In such a political environment, the Yelu clan, who actively assimilated into Han culture, became completely alienated and were directly ostracized by the noble circles in the capital.
Except for some direct descendants of the headquarters, all the children from farther away were sent to remote areas to serve as minor officials, such as the Darughachi in front of him, Yelu Feng!
And this Lord Yelu was really assimilated into the Han culture thoroughly. Apart from having the heart of a Mulan noble, his behavior was truly that of a Han Chinese.
He particularly liked the style of Han and Tang dynasties, among which Li Bai was the best.
Therefore, his dress is similar to Li Bai, white clothes, Hanfu, and his behavior is mostly arrogant and unruly.
However, Chen Jie saw conspiracy and calculation in his arrogance and unruliness. He was definitely not a free and easy poet like Li Bai.
To serve him or cooperate with him is more like trying to get the skin of a tiger.
But that's how the world is. When you are weak, you have to seize every opportunity.
Chen Jie thought that the dinner would be a sumptuous Mulan tribe whole lamb banquet, but the result surprised Chen Jie, because this was a high-standard banquet.
What we ate was actually sashimi!
Well, Chen Jie didn't think that eating sashimi was not noble, but Chen Jie always felt that it was inconsistent with his imagination.
Especially when he saw Yelu eating raw carp slices in big mouthfuls, Chen Jie always thought of reports about various parasites, so Chen Jie didn't eat much for this meal.
However, Chen Jie knew about Yelu's two hobbies.
Good wine, good sashimi, but sashimi is even better than wine.
There was even a lake in his mansion. Lord Yelu would go fishing every day and eat the fish he caught raw.
And they call it the style of adhering to the ancient times.