Chapter 2215
No one in this world would complain that they have too much money in their pockets, and Gao Yongshou is certainly no exception. He had indeed received benefits from Lu Kangtai before, but according to his understanding, Lu Kangtai gave the money at that time to prevent his city defense troops from getting in the way of the attack on Daijiazhuang. In fact, this transaction It's over.
What's more, the content of the cooperation they reached at the time was subject to conditions. Now that the conditions have been lost, his actions are no longer restricted by the original promise.
Of course, from Lu Kangtai's point of view, his understanding of this is completely different. He reluctantly gave so much money to Gao Yongshou. Of course, he would not think that the effect was limited to that night and should last until he It’s only right to fight until the seven major surnames are defeated. At this time, Gao Yongshou suddenly came out to disrupt the situation. Such an approach was obviously contrary to the tacit understanding reached with him previously. This was an intolerable betrayal for him.
But in public, Lu Kangtai certainly could not bring out the inside story of these behind-the-scenes transactions to debate Gao Yongshou, let alone speak harshly to him. At the moment, he could only hold back his anger and said to Gao Yongshou: "Master Gao, you don't know how. Isn’t it a manly thing to forget the promise you made that day so quickly?
Gao Yongshou said: "It is precisely because I have an appointment with you that I speak to you politely! Do you still remember that you also promised me that day that you would never disrupt the public order in Yangzhou City, otherwise we agreed It seems that you are the one who has gone back on your word now, right?”
Lu Kangtai was shocked when he heard this, and then remembered that he seemed to have made a similar guarantee to Gao Yongshou that day. But at that time, he was only thinking about completing his victory in one battle. He believed that his plan to attack Daijiazhuang was very certain. He had not considered the possibility that he would be forced to attack in the city later. In order to make Gao Yongshou relent, , that such a guarantee was given to it.
But Lu Kangtai did not expect that his subordinates would hit the iron plate in Daijiazhuang, causing all plans to fall through. He had to find another way to deal with the seven surnames who had invited Haihan to help. Trying to force the seven leading figures to show up in the city, and then find a mobile phone to carry out the attack, is the only method Lu Kangtai can think of at the moment.
Lu Kangtai knew that he was wrong, so he could only suppress his anger and said: "Master Gao, in this case, I would like to handle it according to the conditions last time. Please fulfill it, Master Gao!"
Gao Yongshou sat on horseback and looked down at Lu Kangtai. After a moment of silence, he shook his head slightly and said, "I'm sorry that I can't do it!"
Lu Kangtai was already on the verge of an arrow at this time. He could not accept that his careful layout was destroyed, and he had no way to bargain with Gao Yongshou. He could only plead in a low voice: "If you feel that the conditions are not good enough, I am willing to increase the price!"
Gao Yongshou said: "Why didn't you take the initiative to say hello to me before you acted? If I didn't show up in time and you caused a big mess in the city, wouldn't I be the one who took the blame afterwards? You only thought of talking to me at this time Conditions, it’s too late!”
Gao Yongshou had no expression on his face when he said this, but his tone was obviously unkind, and he was obviously very dissatisfied with Lu Kangtai's actions. If Lu Kangtai had come to him for ventilation beforehand and offered good enough conditions, there would still be room for negotiation. But Lu Kangtai kept silent beforehand. If someone else hadn't warned him, there would have been chaos in the city today. How can Lu Kangtai take the relevant responsibilities for him then?
Gao Yongshou was initially dubious about this early warning, thinking that although Lu Kangtai acted boldly, he was not an ignorant person, so how could he dare to organize armed actions in Yangzhou City. However, the source had a prominent local status, and the benefits offered were too many for him to refuse, so he agreed to lead troops to go around the Yanyun Si Yamen at the agreed time.
If everything goes smoothly, then Gao Yongshou will get a large sum of benefits for nothing, and it will not have any harm to his career. If it is true, as the other party said, that Lu Kangtai would gather a large number of armed personnel near the Yanyun Si Yamen to cause trouble, then Gao Yongshou could not stand by and watch. As the city defense general, maintaining law and order inside and outside the city was one of his responsibilities. What's more, someone wants to cause trouble near the Yamen. If something happens, Gao Yongshou will definitely not be able to escape responsibility.
Although Gao Yongshou was greedy for money, he was not a greedy person. After weighing the pros and cons, he decided to lead a team to visit here.
As a city defense general, Gao Yongshou was naturally aware of the situation in the city. When he came over, he saw that hundreds of people had gathered at the nearby street, and they were all young and strong men. Some of them could tell at a glance that they had weapons hidden on them. Had he arrived a little later, these people might have already taken action.
As for who their target was, Gao Yongshou certainly knew it well, not to mention that he had received a large sum of money as a favor. Even without the money, he could no longer stand by and watch the chaos in front of him, so he immediately ordered these people to be dispersed. If he hadn't considered that these people were probably Lu Kangtai's men, he would probably have arrested them directly.
Sure enough, as soon as something started to happen here, Lu Kangtai jumped out and asked Gao Yongshou to cooperate with him with a confident look. This naturally made Gao Yongshou angry and directly touched the opponent's nose. Ash.
When Lu Kangtai realized his mistake and lowered his body to ask Gao Yongshou to turn a blind eye, Gao Yongshou had lost his patience and no longer wanted to bargain with this ignorant salt merchant.
"Disperse you people quickly. Don't let me see them gathering in the city again, otherwise you will be implicated. Don't blame me for being unkind!" Gao Yongshou moved his eyes from Lu Kangtai's face. Open and gave the order coldly.
Although Lu Kangtai was deeply dissatisfied, he also knew that he could not afford to offend Gao Yongshou with his own strength. At the moment, he could only knock out his teeth and swallow it in his stomach, and let his subordinates give orders that all personnel should evacuate from this intersection first, so as not to offend Gao Yongshou. Gao Yongshou went crazy.
Lu Kangtai knew without asking that Gao Yongshou did not just appear here for no reason. His opponent must have bribed Gao Yongshou to disrupt the situation and destroy his carefully laid pockets.
He turned back to look at the Yanyunsi Yamen to the north, and happened to see Dai Yingda walking out of the gate. Although he couldn't see Dai Yingda's expression clearly from a distance, Lu Kangtai seemed to be able to feel the complacency in the way he walked. Thinking that Dai Yingda has been delayed in the Yamen for so long, he should have reached an agreement with all parties, and the shops, warehouses, and cargo ships that were sealed just two days ago will soon be reopened, and the seven surnames will also clear themselves. suspected, and continued to operate as if nothing had happened.
Thinking of such a scene, Lu Kangtai's heart felt as if it was set on fire. It wasn't that he felt sorry for the money sent to the Yanyun Division Yamen, but that he had carefully planned such a combination of punches, and it seemed that all of them hit the air and did not cause the opponent the proper damage at all.
Lu Kangtai seemed to see the sarcastic smile on Dai Yingda's face, which made it increasingly difficult for him to calm down the anger in his heart. Suddenly he took a step forward and strode towards the Yanyunsi Yamen in the north. Upon seeing this, his followers wanted to follow, but Lu Kangtai stopped them: "It doesn't matter, if there are people from the government present, Dai Laoer will not dare to make any mistakes!"
Lu Kangtai knew that Gao Yongshou was watching him from behind, so he was not worried about the danger of approaching Dai Yingda's motorcade alone. Of course, he didn't intend to challenge Dai Yingda, he just wanted to go over and show his attitude to the other party.
Dai Yingda seemed to have noticed his appearance, stopped preparing to get in the car, stood still and watched Lu Kangtai getting closer and closer. When Yuan Tao was about to step forward to protect him, Dai Yingda shook his head slightly and said, "Don't be nervous. No matter how much Lu Kangtai wants to get rid of me, he won't do it himself."
"Boss Dai, long time no see!" "Boss Lu, nice to meet you!"
The two of them cupped their hands with a smile on their faces and stood five feet apart. They all know why the other party appears here and now, and they are also very clear that the other party is the target they want to get rid of quickly. However, in broad daylight, they cannot fight together like the gangsters in the market. They just watch. They looked at each other with obvious hatred.
"I didn't expect Boss Dai to be so well-prepared. He even invited the city defense army. It's true that Jiang is very old!"
"I don't dare take it! Boss Lu is decisive in doing things and dares to use any means. He is much more aggressive than an old man like me!"
Lu Kangtai took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "You and I have repeatedly sent money to the government, but in the end we only benefited those corrupt officials. Why not save the money and fight to the death with me in an upright and honest manner. The loser will withdraw and never step in again." Yangzhou, how? ”
Dai Yingda raised his head and laughed a few times before slowly responding: "If you had made such a suggestion a few months earlier, maybe I would have seriously considered it. But now, what are you trying to do with me? Just with what you have. Man? Boss Lu, your backstage has been wiped out by the Haihan Kingdom. How long can you hold on? I would like to advise you that those who know the current situation are heroes. Think carefully about how to leave Yangzhou with dignity. House.”
Lu Kangtai's expression changed and he said: "It seems that Boss Dai is obsessed with it!"
"The one who is obsessed with this is not me, but yourself!" Dai Yingda retorted unceremoniously: "If you continue to fight, you will be responsible for any consequences! Having said this, please take care of yourself!"
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Lu Kangtai said: "In that case, there is no need to say it anymore, please!"
Lu Kangtai did not expect that he could expel Dai Yingda from Yangzhou Prefecture with just one word. He just hoped to put further pressure on the other party through his attitude. However, judging from the other party's reaction, it seemed that he did not achieve the effect he expected.
Instead of giving in, Dai Yingda seemed a bit domineering. Lu Kangtai always felt that he was the one taking the initiative, but the other party didn't seem to think so. It seems that the intervention of the Haihan people indeed gave the Seven Great Surnames great courage, which made Lu Kangtai feel very uncomfortable.
Lu Kangtai knew that it would be difficult to fully confront Haihan, so his plan was to eliminate the seven surnames and then use Yangzhou's salt market as a condition to bargain with Haihan. However, the seven surnames took the initiative to embrace Haihan. This put his plan into a dilemma.
Seeing Dai Yingda turn around and board the carriage, Lu Kangtai knew that he could no longer carry out the attack, so he could only grit his teeth and turn around and leave.
Although Gao Yongshou was still staring at this place, Lu Kangtai did not intend to give up. As long as Gao Yongshou did not intend to escort the convoy out of the city, he would still have a chance to organize another wave of raids.
Dai Yingda's motorcade reached the intersection and turned eastbound. Gao Yongshou was relieved when he saw that the convoy was going to the government office. He thought that Dai Yingda might be going to the government office to ask for an audience with the prefect, so Lu Kangtai couldn't cause trouble at the government office. Even if this matter was temporary Settled.
Gao Yongshou just didn't want these two groups to fight in the city, which would affect his career. As for the conflict between them, he would not be a peacemaker to help resolve it. He even wished that the two parties continued to fight openly and secretly, so that in the future there would be people carrying boxes of silver to him for help.
"Boss Lu, take care of your people and don't make trouble in the city!" After Gao Yongshou warned Lu Kangtai again, he ordered the troops to withdraw back to the camp. He thought that since Lu Kangtai had been warned, the other party should not have the courage to openly cause trouble again.
But Gao Yongshou really underestimated Lu Kangtai. He withdrew his troops and left. Lu Kangtai ordered to regroup and track Dai Yingda and his party.
"What Boss Dai said just now is really tough. He is worthy of being the leader of Yangzhou salt merchants!" After starting again, Yuan Tao couldn't help but express his appreciation for Dai Yingda's performance just now.
He was standing a few feet behind Dai Yingda, and he listened to every word of the conversation between the two. Although Dai Yingda's toughness is inevitably a bit pretentious, this is exactly what Yuan Tao appreciates. He believes that Dai Yingda knows where his confidence comes from, and also understands Haihan's position and demands in the conflict between Yangzhou salt merchants. He is smart enough not to leave room for reconciliation to his opponents. This ability to assess the situation is indeed worthy of his praise. A compliment.
Dai Yingda responded: "Shopkeeper Yuan is too flattering! Dai was just discussing the matter. Lu Kangtai and the Shanshan salt merchants behind him have been bullying me for a long time. They thought they could still influence the situation. Little did they know that times have changed and now this Yangzhou Prefecture They are not alone!”
Yuan Tao said: "General Shi also often said that those who do not understand current affairs will eventually be eliminated by the times! This Lu Kangtai cannot see the changes in the situation and insists on being our enemy. No wonder we have to deal with him ruthlessly. ! ”
Yuan Tao had just seen that Lu Kangtai was a die-hard, and he would still speak harshly even though he knew he couldn't do anything about it. If he hadn't been worried about the city defense troops not far away, Yuan Tao would have just wanted to kill Lu Kangtai.
While they were talking, the convoy had already arrived near the government office. Lin Zhong gave an order from the lead car, and the convoy turned another corner and headed south again.
(End of chapter)