484 Bai Mosheng on the side frowned slightly, glanced at Chen Jie, lowered his head and said nothing, with tears in the corners of his eyes.
Old Monster Liu still has his own personal charm. I didn't expect that this trip to find the treasure would be a farewell forever.
Liu Song cried so hard that he couldn't speak. Chen Jie didn't know how to comfort him and could only wait for Liu Song to finish crying.
Old Monster Liu gave him the token in order to get him to merge with the Cao Gang, but Chen Jie inexplicably softened his heart at this moment. Moreover, in front of the other person's son, Chen Jie didn't know how to start the conversation about seizing someone else's property.
So he returned the token to Liu Song.
Liu Song cried for a long time while holding the token, then slowly stood up, bowed to Chen Jie and said, "Thank you, Boss Chen, for helping me bring back my father's relics."
After saying that, he turned and left. Bai Mosheng bowed to Chen Jie, turned and left. Looking at his back as he left, Chen Jie didn't say anything, but felt a little sad.
But he had no time to feel sad now, as he had to find a way to solve the impending famine.
When he came back just now, Chen Jie checked the damage caused by the Mian River in recent days.
We found that the disaster-affected area was very large and included many farmlands. It is worth noting that the autumn crops will be harvested in less than two months, and after the harvest, we will have to prepare for the winter.
The food in the people's hands is at most enough to last until the autumn harvest, but this flood has destroyed the people's fertile fields and the stored grain of many families.
What was even more terrifying was that several large granaries built outside the city were also flooded, and all the food was gone.
The people may soon face famine just after they have solved the flood problem, and no one knows how many people will starve to death by then.
But this was something Chen Jie would not allow. Mianshui County had been regarded as Chen Jie's base. As long as some unstable factors were removed, this place would completely become Chen Jie's base camp.
Just like the Xiantao Village back then, it is Chen Jie's foundation.
The people here are Chen Jie's foundation. Chen Jie cannot and will never allow them to starve to death on a large scale.
Because these are all Chen Jie's property.
Chen Jie's goal is to become emperor, and how can he become emperor without a base? Mianshui County is Chen Jie's base, and he must not allow the base to be lost!
Chen Jie thought about it and said to Chen Heng, "Let's go to the princess."
Chen Jie was ready to ask Zhao Ya for help. This kind of disaster relief should have been the court's responsibility, and now only the government warehouse had grain, so he could only rely on the princess to step in. Moreover, with Zhao Ya's character, she would not watch the people die of hunger and cold.
In this way, Chen Jie went to the princess's residence.
…
Chen Jie went to the princess's residence, while on the other side, Liu Song was holding the token left by Old Monster Liu and crying miserably.
Bai Mosheng followed beside him, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
As the group was walking, suddenly a figure appeared in front of them, wearing the clothes of a servant in the Yelu Mansion.
"Is that Master Liu Song from the Cao Gang in front of us?"
After hearing this, Liu Song looked up and saw the servant. He asked, "Who are you and what do you want from me?"
"I am a servant of the Yelu Mansion, and I am here to look for you on the orders of Lord Yelu."
Liu Song frowned: "Yelü? What do you want to see me for?"
Looking back at Bai Mosheng, Bai Mosheng said: "It's okay, now is not the time for him to cover the sky with one hand, you go and listen to his ideas, I'll wait for you here."
After hearing this, Liu Song dismounted and walked towards the man.
When he got there, Liu Song looked at the servant and asked, "What do you want to say?"
The servant looked at Liu Song and said, "Master Liu, my master asked me to bring you a message."
"What?"
Chen Jie looked at the servant, who said, "My master told me to tell you to be careful of Chen Jiusi. Your father's death was caused by Chen Jiusi!"
"What! Say that again?"
When Liu Song heard this, his eyes instantly turned red and he looked at the servant and asked.
The servant said, "My master said that your father's death was caused by Chen Jiusi."
Liu Song's face suddenly turned ugly after hearing this, and there was murderous intent in his eyes, but he quickly took a deep breath and said, "Chen Jiusi, does your master have any evidence?"
"My master is the evidence. Who is my master? He can't deceive Master Liu. Why don't you believe it?"
Liu Song didn't say anything when he heard this, but looked at the servant and said, "Okay, I understand."
The servant was a little confused by Liu Song's reaction. He heard that this kid was very impulsive. How could he keep his composure today?
While thinking about this, Liu Song asked, "Do you have anything else to do?"
Upon hearing this, the servant immediately said, "Also, young master, my master said that the old leader Liu was his close friend for many years. He was very sad to see him die. But if the young young master Liu wants to inherit his father's business, my master will fully support him and make the Cao Gang the largest gang in Mianshui again!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Song looked up at the servant.
His expression was somewhat complicated, but he still bowed and said, "Please go back and tell Lord Yelu to thank him for his kindness. I don't want to do anything now. I just want to bury my father properly. Everything else will be discussed after my father's funeral."
After hearing this, the servant was stunned, and then said: "Yes, I will report Master Xiao Liu's intention to my master."
Liu Song said: "Thank you."
After saying this, the servant turned and left.
Liu Song walked back slowly. Bai Mosheng looked at Liu Song and said, "Sir, what did he say?"
Liu Song said: "He said that my father was killed by Chen Jiusi."
Bai Mosheng frowned slightly and said, "This is impossible. The old gang leader and Chen Jiusi are close friends. How could Chen Jiusi frame the old gang leader?"
Liu Song looked at Bai Mosheng and said, "Mr. Bai, you have always taught me that everything is based on interests. If Chen Jiusi kills my father, he can annex the Cao Gang. You and I cannot resist the Yu Gang now, so he is the biggest beneficiary. Why can't he kill my father?"
Bai Mosheng heard this and said: "This..."
Liu Song looked at Bai Mosheng and said, "Actually, I think Yelu wants me to think the same way. Okay, let's not talk about this. Actually, I have another request, sir."
Bai Mosheng said, "Please speak, sir."
Liu Song said: "Mr. Bai, Yelu just said that he would support me to be the leader of Cao Gang, and he would also lead Cao Gang to become the largest gang in Mianshui again."
Bai Mosheng said: "Don't listen to his one-sided words."
Liu Song said: "Sir, what you said is very true. In fact, I also know that I am not the best candidate for the leader of the Cao Gang. Before my father left, he said that if I don't live up to expectations, Mr. Bai can take my place."
Um!
Bai Mosheng frowned.
"Are you testing me, sir?"
Liu Song said: "Mr. Bai, you watched me grow up. I am not suitable to be the leader of the Cao Gang. You should know this best. I sincerely invite you to be the leader of the Cao Gang."
Bai Mosheng looked at Liu Song very seriously, shook his head for a long time and said, "Sir, I don't know whether you are sincerely inviting me to do this or just pretending to invite me to do this, but I can't do it."
"I am a scholar, I can offer advice, but when it comes to making decisions, I am not up to the task."
"But there is one thing I want to tell you, sir."
Liu Song was stunned, looked at Bai Mosheng and said, "Mr. Bai, please speak clearly."
Bai Mosheng said: "This is a quick token!"
Liu Song looked at the token in his hand, and Bai Mosheng said, "This token is the agreement between me and the gang leader. Whoever holds this token will be appointed as the new leader of the Cao Gang by the gang leader."
"Um?"
Liu Song looked at Bai Mosheng, then looked at the token in his hand.
"So what does father mean?"
Bai Mosheng said: "I'm afraid that's the case. The gang leader may have entrusted the Cao Gang to Chen Jiusi, Gang Leader Chen."
Liu Song was stunned for a long time before he said, "If this is the case, why didn't Chen Jiusi say it clearly just now?"
Bai Mosheng said: "I don't know, maybe Chen Jiusi doesn't know the meaning, or maybe..."
"He felt sorry for me and couldn't bear to take my Cao Gang away."
Liu Song spoke for Bai Mosheng. Liu Song was silent. After a long while, he looked at Bai Mosheng and said, "Mr. Bai, you have always treated me like a son and a nephew. If I were you, how would you choose?"
Bai Mosheng thought for a moment and said, "The situation is unclear now, so I'm not in a hurry to express my opinion."
"But Chen Jiusi is not an ordinary person. In just one year, he has stirred up the Mian River into such a state, and he has also become acquainted with the princess of the imperial court. In the future, he will surely soar to the sky."
"And his fishing gang has become the dominant force in the Mian River. Although I don't want to admit it, our Cao Gang has already weakened. Maybe when he is still around, he can tolerate our existence for the sake of the old gang leader."
"But in the future, if he gets promoted along with the princess, the successor he chooses for Mianshui County may not give us face. By then, I'm afraid we..."
"It's going to be hard."
Bai Mosheng opened his mouth slowly. As a counselor, he had to tell everyone all the possibilities.
With the current power of the Fishermen's Gang, it is simply impossible to fight against it, so it is only a matter of time before the Cao Gang is destroyed.
After hearing this, Liu Song said, "So Mr. Bai means to join the fishing gang?"
Bai Mosheng nodded slightly. As a smart person, the most important thing is to judge the situation. What does it mean to judge the situation? To put it simply, if you can't beat them, just join them. The earlier you join, the higher your position will be, the more stable your status will be, and the more fruits you will get in the future.
Liu Song was silent after hearing this, and then he said after a while: "Then let's go back?"
He looked at Bai Mosheng, who said, "Sir, this is not the best time. We need to find a meaningful time to join us, so that we can get more preferential treatment."
Liu Song looked at Bai Mosheng, then nodded and said, "I'll listen to you, sir."
…
"Ouch, be gentle, be gentle..."
At Yongchang Street, Zhou Chu's residence, the housekeeper in the mansion was shocked when he saw Zhou Chu being carried back on a stretcher, and shouted anxiously.
"Master Zhou, are you okay? Master Zhou, are you okay?"
"Call the lady, call the doctor!"
The housekeeper shouted and Zhou Chu was sent directly into the house, and soon the lady came.
Zhou Chu's wife, Sun Erniang, became anxious when she saw Zhou Chu being beaten like this.
"Who did this!"
After hearing this, the younger brother who followed Zhou Chu said, "Yes, Boss, Master Zhou disobeyed..."
As soon as the younger brother told her about the matter, Madam Sun immediately became angry: "This gang leader is really ignorant. I am doing this for the good of my husband, so why is he still biting Lu Dongbin..."
"Shut up!"
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