Zhao Fuxiang went out and returned to his yard to change his clothes. The road just made him look gray and discolored, and the color of his clothes could no longer be seen. When Zhao Fuxiang returned to the front yard, he found that Mao Jiao had sat down in an empty room and was drinking tea.

Wait for yourself.

Zhao Fuxiang entered the room and cursed: "Master Mao, you really didn't think you were an outsider and just came in without the owner's permission?"

Mao Jiao snorted: "Humph, you owe me two hundred taels of silver. What's wrong with drinking some of your tea?"

Zhao Fuxiang smiled slightly, sat opposite Mao Jiao, poured a cup of tea and asked: "Master Mao, now there is a way to make a fortune. Do you want to participate? After success, your two hundred taels of silver will be returned to you ten times!"

Ten times two hundred taels is two thousand taels, which is a lot of money. You must know that Mao Jiao dug three feet of ground at the dock a month ago to get two thousand taels of silver. This also included benefits for his men.

What really came into Mao Jiao's hands was only a little over one thousand taels. Now that he heard Zhao Fuxiang say that there were two thousand taels of benefits, Mao Jiao's eyes immediately lit up.

"Zhao Fuxiang, what good way can you come up with? It's nothing more than bullying and blackmailing!"

Zhao Fuxiang secretly scolded this guy for knowing him very well: "Sir Mao, I wonder how good your relationship is with Zhang Chengde from Haikou Institute?"

Hearing Zhao Fuxiang mention Zhang Chengde, Mao Jiao frowned and said: "Zhao Fuxiang, you are too courageous. Zhang Guozheng, Zhang Chengde's father, held the rank of deputy general. I heard that he was appreciated by the governor Zhu Xieyuan in Yunnan and Guizhou, so he accumulated merit.

He was promoted to Deputy Commander-in-Chief. If you want to benefit from him, your background is not good enough!"

Zhu Xieyuan was a famous minister during the Tianqi period. It was under his hands that the She'an Rebellion that had been raging for more than ten years in Yunnan and Guizhou was put down. Zhu Xieyuan was from Shaoxing, Zhejiang. At that time, Zhang Guozheng was trusted by Zhu Xieyuan because his ancestors were from Zhejiang. In addition, Zhang Guozheng was indeed

He was very good at fighting, so he became friends with Zhu Xieyuan.

Zhao Fuxiang did not expect that an old guy like Zhang Guozheng had such a background. It would be troublesome to have a relationship with intellectuals. Zhao Fuxiang asked: "Is that Zhu Xieyuan still alive?"

"I don't know, but Zhu Xieyuan was already over sixty when he was the governor of Yunnan. It's been almost twenty years now and he should be no longer alive!"

Zhao Fuxiang felt relieved after hearing this. Even if the old guy was alive, he would be almost eighty years old. Why would such an old guy be afraid of him?

"Master Mao, why are you afraid of an old guy who is about to die? Even if this old guy is alive, he must be over eighty years old. What if he dies?"

After hearing Zhao Fuxiang's words, Mao Jiao sarcastically said: "Zhao Fuxiang, you, a businessman, don't know what happens in the officialdom. Although Zhu Xieyuan is no longer an official, his disciples and old friends are still there. I advise you not to take Zhang Guozheng's idea."

When Zhao Fuxiang heard what Mao Jiao said, he knew that this guy didn't dare to touch the Zhang family, so Zhao Fuxiang quickly threw a shock bomb: "Master Mao, do you know who is behind this pirate ashore robbery?"

Mao Jiao knew that Zhao Fuxiang had framed the boat gang because of the White Lotus Sect, so now he didn't believe what Zhao Fuxiang said. Mao Jiao scolded: "Zhao Fuxiang, are you so desperate because you are short of money? The White Lotus Sect's methods worked once and for all.

It didn’t work the second time, and I can’t afford to offend Zhang Guozheng, so you can do it yourself!”

Zhao Fuxiang cursed in his heart: Damn it, I told lies before and some people believed them.

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, why is it that no one believes me after finally telling the truth this time? Doesn’t this force me to tell lies!

"Master Mao, do I have a witness here? The person sent by the Zhang family to contact the pirates is in my hands!"

Seeing that what Zhao Fuxiang said was not false, Mao Jiao became dubious, so he nodded and asked Zhao Fuxiang to bring the contact person so that he could ask him questions.

Zhao Fuxiang quickly brought the unlucky Zhang Quanli. After questioning Mao Jiao, his face immediately darkened.

Seeing Mao Jiao's expression, Zhao Fuxiang waved his hand to take Zhang Quanli away, and then said: "Master Mao, you believe it this time! The mastermind behind Mr. Ling's serious injury this time is the Zhang family. Master Mao, what are you still doing?"

Can you bear this tone?"

According to Zhao Fuxiang's prediction, Mao Jiao would be very angry when he found out that the mastermind behind this was the Zhang family, and would immediately send troops to kill the entire Zhang family. However, unlike Zhao Fuxiang's expectation, Mao Jiao remained silent after listening to Zhang Quanli's words.

Zhao Fuxiang waited for a long time but didn't see Mao Jiao getting angry. Not only did he feel that this guy was so well-educated, he could still keep calm even if his son was about to be killed. However, Zhao Fuxiang didn't want Mao Jiao to live too comfortably, so he

The crowd started to fan the flames.

"Master Mao, your self-cultivation skills are as good as those of a green-haired turtle! Your stupid son almost died. If my wife hadn't saved your son, your Mao family would have been extinct! It would have been in my place.

Zhao Fuxiang, the copycat must have destroyed the Zhang family first!"

Zhao Fuxiang's words made Mao Jiao's face turn red and white. If it had been anyone else, whoever dared to harm his only son would definitely have drawn Mao Jiao's full revenge, but the Zhang family was no better than others.

Zhang Guozheng's ancestors were the first batch of military households to come to the military camp on Hainan Island, and their seniority was much higher than that of Mao Jiao's family. This is like when the second generation of officials in later generations talks about their family background, their ancestors were the founding major generals of the country. What about you? You?

Grandpa was a group leader in the 1980s, how can he compare with others?

In addition to these, there are official positions. It is true that Mao Jiao is a commander, but his hereditary position is only Qianhu. This commander was obtained through bribery, but Zhang Guozheng is a real deputy general of the army. You are a local military division.

How does a commander compare with the deputy commander of someone else’s field army?

The most important point is that colluding with pirates was really not a big deal in the late Ming Dynasty. There were so many pirates in the coastal areas of Guangdong and Guangxi. If you want to do business, you must have connections with pirates. Zhang Guozheng's family and Mao Jiao's family are both military households, which sounds quite majestic.

Ba Mian, you have thousands of soldiers under your command, but you don’t know how expensive firewood and rice are. If you want to win a war, you must have reliable soldiers. But the poor soldiers under your command can’t even put on their pants, so you still want to expect them to help you fight with their lives?

It’s basically a fool’s dream!

Therefore, it has become inevitable to raise a team of servants who have always been obedient. Why Zhang Guozheng was able to become the deputy commander-in-chief by virtue of military merit is because he has a team of servants who can fight hard. It takes a lot of money to equip this team of servants. At that time, General Liaodong

If Li Chengliang, a soldier, did not engage in border trade with the Mongols and Jurchens through buying and selling, how could he have the money to equip tens of thousands of Liaodong cavalry?

At that time, it had become an unspoken rule that military generals relied on some illegal income to equip their own servants. Even if the court knew about it, there was nothing they could do. If you want all the troops to obey you, it is easy, just bring money! But the court cannot afford so much money, so naturally

Just open your eyes and close your eyes!

Even if Zhang Guozheng's family colluded with pirates, it would cause a big stir. At most, the Ministry of War would order a reprimand.

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, and then it went away, but he, Mao Jiao, offended people. You must know that Zhang Guozheng has very close ties with civil servants. Even if Zhu Xieyuan is dead now, there are still many officials from the Zhejiang * clique hanging around in the officialdom. This

I helped the guy collect Zhang Guozheng's money, and he really had to deal with Mao Jiao. Mao Jiao, who was isolated and helpless, really couldn't deal with it.

This is also the main reason why Mao Jiao spent a lot of money to establish a relationship with the Donglin Party. Without the high-ranking officials in the DPRK and the Central Government to back him up, command and order and hereditary families are really not as important as an ant in the eyes of others.

Zhao Fuxiang didn't expect Mao Jiao to be so afraid of trouble. Even if he said such unpleasant words just now, Mao Jiao could endure it. But since this guy is afraid of trouble, he should help him solve the problem. Anyway, he must force Mao Jiao to kill the Zhang family today.

Although the piracy incident failed this time, who knows what the Zhang family will do next time, so now Zhao Fuxiang and the Zhang family have become a life-and-death situation.

"Master Mao, do you think you have something difficult to handle with this look? Although I, Lao Zhao, am not a high official, I still have a few friends. Tell me and I will see if I can help you!"

Mao Jiao also wanted to avenge his son, but he really didn't dare to touch the Zhang family in the slightest. Now after hearing what Zhao Fuxiang said, he knew that the fat man in front of him was full of tricks, so it would be good to hear what good ideas he had.

"Brother Zhao, I also want to take revenge for hurting my son, but the Zhang family is too powerful. Those Zhejiang officials in the court are all friends of the Zhang family. I really can't do anything!"

Zhao Fuxiang thought that Mao Jiao had something to hide, but it turned out to be this reason. If this matter had been a problem half a year ago, although Emperor Chongzhen was not very good at governing the country, he was still good at playing politics. Although the officials in the DPRK

Most of them came from the Donglin Party, but the Donglin Party did not fully control the government. There were also provincial officials specially installed by Chongzhen to dilute the power of the Donglin Party.

But things are different now. It is already March 19th. If history develops normally, Chongzhen would have hanged himself in the capital and died for his country. When Emperor Zhu Yousong ascends the throne in Nanjing in May, the Donglin Party will be in power.

Although Zhu Yousong was founded by Ma Shiying and the four towns in Jiangbei, Zhu Yousong was not as stupid and incompetent as recorded in history. Zhu Yousong promoted the Donglin Party bosses in the early stage to dilute Ma Shiying's power, so Hongguang

In the early days of the dynasty, the Donglin Party was in charge, while the chief minister Ma Shiying became a decoration. This situation lasted until the beginning of next year, when Ma Shiying found the Donglin Party traitor Ruan Dacheng, and it was only after this guy came out that he suppressed the troublemakers of the Donglin Party.

Of course, the troublemakers couldn't wait to die, so they immediately contacted Zuo Liangyu, the great warlord who was entrenched in Huguang, and prepared to come to the Qingjun side to deal with Ma Shiying once and for all. However, they didn't expect that the Qingjun side failed to do it, but the Qing army arrived. We had no choice but to kneel down together.

I became an obedient citizen outside Nanjing City. But this is all for next year. Now until the end of the year, the Donglin Party has the final say. Isn't it better to kill a deputy commander with a pinch of salt?

After figuring this out, Zhao Fuxiang continued to fool Mao Jiao: "Mr. Mao, to tell you the truth, I heard rumors that Shen Youlong, the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, is about to take over as Minister of War, and Qian Qianyi, who has served for many years, will also take the post.

The Minister of Rites and the current Minister of War of Nandu, Lu Daqi, are even preparing to join the cabinet! Your precious son’s future teacher Chen Zilong is Master Shen’s best friend. With these connections, isn’t it easy to kill a little deputy general?

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