Chapter 19 Mengbao, I miss you, mua!
With He Yunxiao's internal strength for many days, Pang Jian, the former leader of the short sword gang, has fully recovered from his injuries and strength.
His peak state may not have been restored yet, but beating an ordinary eighth-level warrior is not a big problem.
The Dagger Gang currently has fifty-six warriors, among whom the gang leader Pang Jian is a ninth-grade warrior. The three helmsmen plus the junior gang leader Pang Ce make a total of four eighth-grade warriors. There are also twenty-one seventh-grade warriors, twenty-five sixth-grade warriors, and five fifth-grade warriors and below.
Before Pang Jian was injured, there were about 200 to 300 members of the Dagger Gang. After being attacked by the Iron Eagle Gang and the Snake Tiger Gang for days, and with the separation of people's hearts, there were only the current number left.
He Yunxiao didn't care. Pang Jian's injury this time seems to have greatly weakened the strength of the dagger gang, but in fact it is also a "favorite washing" operation.
The brothers who have experienced the trough of the Dagger Gang and are still willing to stay are the real backbone of the gang.
What's more, in this wave of "powder washing", most of the people washed away are low-level warriors, and the high-end strength will not be lost much. The Short Knife Gang is a well-disciplined gang, so it is perfect for them to serve as the skeleton to build a huge force.
It was not until He Yunxiao became the leader of the Dagger Gang that he realized how much money it takes to support a faction.
The monthly basic salary of a sixth-grade warrior is three taels of silver, which is slightly higher than the salary of Hong Lu who works in Jiangnan Weaving Industry. Plus fifth-grade and lower warriors. Just as a fixed expense of salary, the Dagger Gang has to eat more than 500 taels of silver every month. In addition to gang benefits, food, equipment loss, medicinal materials consumption, house rent due to dispersed living...
Headache.
However, there are still benefits to cultivating power. First of all, the safety of the heroines is protected to a certain extent. Ziruo and Yinyun have been secretly guarded by brothers from the Dagger Gang, and Daqi Bank is not afraid of anyone making trouble. Secondly, someone is trying to do something, such as catching a bird or something.
He Yunxiao was discussing with Pang Jian the situation of Yin Jing's Jianghu.
According to Sister Jiang's intelligence, the Jianghu forces in Yin Jingcheng have been severely penetrated by the Yan State. Once a war breaks out and the Yan army approaches Yin Jing, there may suddenly be many moles. This must be guarded against.
While the two were talking, a brother asked to see them outside the house.
After He Yunxiao let him into the house, the boy shouted to Pang Jian without saying a word: "Gang leader! I'll catch the egret you want for you!"
Pang Jian said angrily: "How outrageous! Brother He saved my Dagger Gang from the fire and water, and you still call me the gang leader, aren't you an ungrateful person?"
The man was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that the leader of the gang had been replaced. He was stunned and didn't say anything at first, and then he was scolded by Pang Jian, and then he knelt down reluctantly and kowtowed to He Yunxiao to admit his mistake.
"Gang leader, please forgive me, little one..."
He Yunxiao stood up, helped the man up, and dusted off the dust that had fallen on the shoulder of the road.
"A man has gold at his knees, why are you kneeling to me?"
"The little one did something wrong."
"If you make a mistake, correct it. If you hurt others, find a way to make up for it. I, He Yunxiao, am neither the heaven and the earth, nor the emperor's parents. I don't need you to kneel down. If you feel sorry for me, do good things in the future. I believe that I am still willing to stay with us now. No one in the gang is a coward. It’s nothing. Come on.”
He Yunxiao picked up the young man who was in tears after what he said, and said, "What's your name?"
The young man shouted: "Gang leader! My name is Chen Xiaolong!"
He Yunxiao patted him on the shoulder and said, "Yes, I have a childhood friend whose surname is Chen. Come and take me to see the egrets."
Yinjing is north of Yinjing, and egrets will fly to the south in winter. This guy may have to ride a horse and gallop to find an egret, which will waste a lot of time.
An egret is locked in a cage. The cage was covered with a thin quilt to keep it warm.
He Yunxiao is not a bird lover, and he can't see any difference between the egrets in Qi and modern egrets.
They're just big white birds, they all look the same.
He tried his best to find someone to catch the bird. In fact, he just wanted to verify one thing, that is, what would happen if the egret stayed in Jinxianyuan.
Nanzhu’s wife said that the “strange poison: egret” comes from the feces of the egret bird.
Since it comes from feces, it means that the poison exists in the body of the egret, otherwise it would not be excreted from the feces. All poisons must be measured. If the amount of poison in the egret's body is very rare, it will not affect the egret's health and it will not be noticed at ordinary times.
Suppose... Mengbao and Egret are in the same situation...
Mengbao was not poisoned suddenly, but had been poisoned all the time. But under certain circumstances, the toxins suddenly increased for some reason...
Mengbao was fine until he was suddenly poisoned in Jinxianyuan. This variable was the Jinxianyuan where Mengbao was poisoned twice!
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Generally speaking, the coming-of-age ceremony for the eldest princess is not a major ceremony, at most it is a small gathering attended by parents, relatives and friends.
However, Meng Qingqian was different. Because of her identity, the civil and military officials of the court and all kinds of merchants tried their best to appear familiar in front of her. The originally good coming-of-age ceremony became bigger and bigger, and finally it almost reached the scale of the Queen Mother's birthday last year.
Meng Qingqian sat at the table in the palace to review the memorial.
She could have leaned against the tea table and watched lazily, but since hanging out with He Yunxiao, her time has become increasingly scarce. Every time you read the book, you must concentrate and speed up, otherwise you won't be able to finish it.
The coming-of-age ceremony is coming tomorrow, and the number of things that need to be handled and ordered by her has increased sharply. There are a lot of memorials at once, and she is getting busier and more chaotic.
Meng Qingqian scolded He Yunxiao again in her heart.
If he hadn't been looking for trouble every day, always saying "I miss Meng Bao", I wouldn't have to go to Jinxianyuan every day to accompany him and waste time!
It's all He Yunxiao's fault!
Meng Qingqian was so angry that she wrote with much more force. Just from her murderous handwriting, it is not difficult to imagine that another minister will be sleepless and insomniac tonight. The minister never thought that the princess's murderous reply was not deliberately targeting him, but was just angry at the dog man.
Just as Meng Qingqian was repeatedly whipping He Yunxiao's corpse, an inconspicuous bird flew in from the window, landed on her table, and stood quietly.
This bird is also the only bird in the palace that can fly into Changhe Palace.
Because it was sent by He Yunxiao.
Meng Qingqian looked at the red whistle bird landing on the table, and her heart was even more angry. She didn't need to look to know what He Yunxiao brought her.
It was nothing more than those few sentences.
Meng Qingqian was focused on handling government affairs, so she ignored Hong Shao and focused on replying to memorials.
As for Hong Shao, she didn't make any noise. She stood on the table, looked left and right, and pecked at the table from time to time. I don't know if she was hungry or something.
Ever since Hong Shao came, Meng Qingqian felt itchy. Although she was focused on government affairs, she couldn't concentrate. The speed of reviewing memorials dropped sharply.
She looked at Hong Shao with resentment, as if Hong Shao was someone.
Sighing, Meng Qingqian took out a delicate little box, pinched a handful of millet and sprinkled it on the table, and then took the letter off the bird's leg.
When she opened it, her always cold cheeks blushed uncontrollably.
"Mengbao, I miss you, mua!(*╯3╰)."
This bastard!
Meng Qingqian blushed and gritted her teeth.