Hangzhou in May is like a beautiful picture.
The beautiful scenery of Jiangnan is in full bloom this season.
But Sun Yixie, who was on the road, did not slow down to enjoy the scenery at all, because he could basically guess how his family would react when he lost news at sea for so long, so as soon as he arrived in Hangzhou Di Jie hurriedly entered the city and ran back to Sun Mansion without stopping.
Until he reached the door of his house, Sun Yixie reined in his horse and stopped suddenly, turning over.
As soon as he stood still, a servant who was sweeping the floor at the door recognized him.
The servant "Shao Shao Shao Shao" has also appeared in the previous article. He is the Sun Shisan who is "very nimble in legs and feet, but very stupid in mouth".
Sun Yixie looked at Sun Shisan, who was already stammering with excitement. Knowing that it was useless to talk too much to him, he smiled and said, "Okay, don't leave it any less. Open the door quickly." . . ”
“Hey,” Sun Shisan immediately dropped his broom, wiped his tears with his sleeves, turned around and entered the house through the small door, and then entered the Sun Mansion from the inside. The door was opened.
Some people may want to ask when they see this, can't Sun Yixie and his servant just open a small door and go in together? Why bother with this?
This is not impossible, it's just Generally speaking, according to the rules of the time, in a large family like this, the owner and distinguished guests had to open the main door to enter the house. The small door next to the main door was for servants and "miscellaneous people." used.
Now that Sun Yixie has arrived at the door of his house, he is not in a hurry, so he still follows the rules.
"The young master is back"
A minute later, after Sun Shisan helped Sun Yixie open the door, he turned around and yelled the words he had been holding back for a long time. The words were shouted out.
There was a sensation in the house. First, the servants near the front yard heard the roar, so many people looked around suspiciously, and they happened to see Sun Yixie striding inside.
Then the shouts started to come one after another, and everyone in the Sun family was running to tell each other.
Everyone stopped working, stopped eating, and some even squatted in the toilet halfway and ran out. In short, everyone came to greet Master Sun.
Sun Yixie also had a clear purpose. No matter how busy others were, he had to go to his parents' house first to report that they were safe.
As a result, as soon as he walked into the courtyard outside Yuan Sun, he saw that the two elders were already staggering out with the help of servants.
"Dad, Mom, what are you two doing out here? I was about to go into the house." When Sun Yixie saw this scene, his first reaction was to tell the truth.
"My son" Before Mr. Sun could say anything, the old lady had already cried and rushed towards him, saying to Brother Sun, "You are not dead, hahahahaha"
But when the old lady came up and grabbed Sun Yixie, she started talking about "death", and then she started crying and laughing, beating and hugging her like a madman.
However, it is understandable that when people face extreme joys and sorrows, they may become out of control in their emotions and behaviors.
Executive member Sun was originally very excited, but when he saw his wife like this, he calmed down, but his face was already filled with tears.
To make a long story short, after the commotion, Sun Yixie went into the back room with his parents. The three of them chatted for about a cup of tea. Sun Yixie briefly explained his "disappearance" experience. After talking for a while, the two old men were more venting their emotions.
When everyone has calmed down, it’s almost time to talk about something else.
The old lady did not want to get involved in this, so she sent someone to help her to another room, leaving Sun Yixie and Sun Yuanwai and his son to talk.
The two of them also ordered people to call Mr. Xue Tui.
Mr.
But when Sun Yixie saw him, he frowned, because Mr. Xue’s head was wrapped in cloth at this time, as if he was injured
This is another What happened? Then we have to go back and talk about it
Earlier, Sun Yixie boarded a ship from Guangzhou in early March and went to sea, and the letter he sent home was almost in March. We arrived in Hangzhou in the middle of the year. At that time, everything was fine here in Hangzhou, and the family members were also looking forward to Sun Yixie's safe return as soon as possible after being away from home for more than half a year.
Then I waited and waited until late March, but the person still hadn’t arrived.
Supposedly, if you take the water route, you should be back after so many days. Did he get off the boat halfway and go somewhere else to play?
Maybe, then let’s wait.
As it turns out, it’s already April and I still don’t believe it.
Not only is there no news of Sun Yixie's return, there is also no news of his appearance elsewhere, which is a bit worrying.
So, Sun Yuanwai asked Mr. Xue to find someone outside to find out which ship Sun Yixie boarded in Guangzhou, where the ship is now, and does anyone on the ship know about Sun Yixie? Where to go
Those days were not as good as now. Many things could be found out just by making a few phone calls or typing on the keyboard. In those days, if you had to check these things, even if you had to use a flying pigeon to send a message to someone to do something, it would be a long time. Including the time for verification, it will take at least more than half a month.
As a result, in late April, Xue Tui brought terrible news to Sun Yuanwai: the ship Sun Yixie was on disappeared at sea.
It is said that it is "missing". In fact, everyone knows that if a ship disappears at sea at that time, it is nothing more than two situations: one is that it encounters a storm and sinks, and the other is that it is lost by pirates. They must all be Japanese pirates, and some from the mainland or other areas were robbed.
But no matter what the situation is, the chances of survival of the passengers on board are very slim.
This news is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for Sun Yuanwai; let alone the appearance of Sun YixieHe is a promising son, even if he has no future, he is still the only son to Sun Yuanwai. Who can bear the pain of losing a son?
Not to mention the old lady, "Six The master who was willing to give her "a thousand mother's love" was already depressed after learning about this
Originally, Sun Yuanwai had no intention of telling Madam the truth and was prepared to continue delaying it, but there was no news from Sun Yixie. , and Sun Yuanwai himself is also looking sad and in a trance all day long, can’t Mrs. see something after spending so many years with him?
Finally, after the two had a big quarrel, the matter was overturned. When it came to the table, all the servants in the mansion knew about it.
Although Xue Tui and Butler Sun have told their servants not to make this matter public, the paper cannot cover the fire after all. You can't ask all the servants of the Sun Mansion to be as good as the movie king. Acting skills, after such a big thing happened in the palace, you can still act as if nothing happened. They are not eunuchs and maids in the palace. They will be beheaded if they say the wrong thing. How can they guard you so tightly?
So, At the end of April and the beginning of May, some rumors about "Sun Yixie had died at sea" spread in the streets of Hangzhou.
Of course, don't think that as soon as Sun Yixie "dies", the Sun Mansion will immediately become a bully. This is obviously impossible.
After all, the Sun family was already a well-known and wealthy family before Sun Yixie was born, but the family did not control as many properties as it does now.
Even if it is true that some local forces want to do business with the Sun family after learning the news that "Sun Yixie is dead", they must consider this matter in the long term.
However, by coincidence, at the end of April, such a big crocodile who was not local to Hangzhou came here and wanted to make a name for himself here.
This man's surname is Murong, and his name is only one Chinese character. Because he wanted to catch the popularity of Xiang Ji, the overlord of Chu, he gave himself the nickname "Gambling Overlord".
After seeing this, some people may want to say, what’s the use of my own nickname? I dare to call myself "Monkey King" when others don’t agree that it’s of no use
Then you are really on to the point. Although Murong Ji's nickname was given by himself, after he began to "conquer the world", his title was indeed quickly recognized by the industry.
Which industry are you asking about?
Of course it is the gaming industry.
As we mentioned before, most of the gambling houses in the Dachu Dynasty were run by local snakes from the green forest roads in various places, but obviously there were a small number of exceptions.
The Murong family is this "small group"; behind them is the officialdom.
Please note that it is not "Dongchang", nor "Jinyiwei", nor "imperial court", but "officialdom", that is, the small jiujiu organized by the officials who are officials in the court.
Originally, how could those officials not be jealous of such a lucrative business like gambling? But they were obviously not satisfied with just "picking off skins" from the casinos run by Green Forest Road.As a result, some high-ranking officials in the DPRK came together and came up with an idea. Since the imperial court can support the "Flying Pigeon Gang" and the "High-Speed Rail Gang", why can't we use similar methods to support a similar force in the gaming industry?
In this way, the Murong family, an ordinary local tycoon who has deep connections with the imperial court, rivers and lakes, and green forests, but whose family has fallen into decline, was selected.
After the two parties reached a cooperation agreement, a casino named "Huanyige" opened in Hebei soon.
In name, the Murong family are just ordinary businessmen. They somehow got the approval from the government and entered the "gambling industry" like a fool.
But in fact, it didn’t take long before the Green Forest Gang who tried to come to teach these “colleagues who didn’t understand the rules” discovered that they were behind Huanyi Pavilion or the Murong family. An existence that should never be messed with.
The news spread, and from then on no one dared to mess with the Murong family business.
In less than ten years, the Huanyi Pavilion has blossomed in all the larger prefectures and counties north of the Yangtze River; if the casinos all over the country are regarded as a variety of casinos controlled by different green forest snakes, Restaurant, then "Huanyige" owned by Murong Family is the so-called brand chain store.
The income from these casinos has also become a very considerable gray income. Whether some officials of the Dazu can share it, and the proportion of the share, depends on whose disciple you are.
To sum up, it can be said that the Murong family has turned from decline to prosperity and has risen rapidly.
As the eldest son of the family, Murong Ji naturally has an inflated mentality, which is why he gave himself the nickname "Gambling Overlord".
In late April of the 20th year of Yongtai's reign, Murong Ji came to "cross the river" with the intention of expanding the family's business to the south of the Yangtze River, and his first stop was Hangzhou.
But as soon as he got here, his ears were full of things like "The eldest son of the Sun family", "Sun Bancheng", "Fish Market Giant", "Dong Xie". In short, no matter where he went, he had to do something Everything seems to have to be done with the person that Master Sun is "covering".
Then you think he must be unhappy.
You, Master Sun, are only the tyrant in Hangzhou at best, but I, Master Murong, am famous throughout the entire north of the Yangtze River. Why do I seem to be lower than you?
Besides, you are now No one is here, and I am struggling just by relying on my reputation. It would be unreasonable for you to get it after you come back.
He was just angry when he heard that Sun Yixie died at sea. Rumors.
If Murong Ji could let go of this opportunity, he would immediately take action on the first day of May, the second anniversary of the opening of the West Lake Restaurant. He would bring people to the door to look for trouble and directly destroy the restaurant.
Tang Weizhi, who was in charge of watching the scene, was very loyal to Brother Sun. He pushed forward at that time, but was defeated by the masters sent by the enemy. After about twenty moves, he was injured and fainted. In the past, I lay down for three days before I couldGet out of bed and walk.
Xue Tui was very alert. As soon as he saw that something was wrong, when Tang Weizhi was holding him back, he hurried to the back kitchen to ask Chef Yuan, Second Chef Zhang and other waiters and handymen. Wait for everyone to run away from the back door; because he knows very well that no one is injured here. If the two former royal chefs make any mistakes, such as being mutilated or broken, it will be irreversible.
After sending everyone away, Xue Tui returned to the lobby and tried to control the situation, but it obviously didn't help. As a result, he was beaten to the head and bleeding.
Of course, Mr. .
Afterwards, although Mr. At this time, member Sun was still immersed in the pain of losing his son and had no energy to mediate these matters with the government.
So, Murong Ji felt that the Sun family was just a paper tiger without Sun Yixie. Okay, then I would be relieved.
The next day, Murong Ji took people to flush the fish market.
In short, five days have passed. This "gambling king" can be said to have turned Sun Yixie's business in Hangzhou upside down, and the Sun family seems to have no way to fight back. sign.
Coupled with the rumor that "Sun Yixie is dead", various other forces in the city have a feeling that perhaps Master Sun's era has passed and Master Murong's era is coming.
But on the seventh day when Murong Ji started to make trouble, the monster from Osaka or Hangzhou returned to his hometown.
Listening to his father and Mr. Xue explaining the recent events one by one, Sun Yixie's anger was rising steadily.
At that time, he cursed in his heart, what a bastard, where did you dare to steal my house while I was practicing leveling outside? You don’t know how to write the word "death"
There is no doubt that Brother Sun is preparing to have sex with Murong Ji.
This will lead to a lavish fish head feast by the West Lake, and Sun Xiaodao's battle with the gambling king.