First Prince of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 407 The most important thing
However, Li Tongpan and the others are still experienced, and Chen Yunze's indifferent attitude on the other side didn't take it seriously, but continued: "Young Master Chen misunderstood, we are naturally not coercing you, and the relationship between cooperation and mutual benefit was not mentioned at the banquet yesterday." Do you understand?
"Although the Qingyang Mansion has recruited some orphans, don't Mr. Chen feel that there are too few of them? It's rare to do business for a nobleman. Naturally, you have to do it well. Otherwise, there will be no chance of getting ahead in the future. What do you think?"

Zhu Biao took a deep look at him, this is to remind him that Qingyang Mansion is with them all the way, and naturally no one dares to covet His Royal Highness's money, if he doesn't cooperate, Chen Yunze's errand here will not be done well .

They have this ability. Although Zhang Heng bet on him, but Zhang Heng is just a prefect, and there is a magistrate on top, not to mention that they are really related to life and death, not Chen Yunze. Small friendships can be compared.

Zhu Biao remained silent, while Chen Rongyan stood up to ease the atmosphere, and Li Tongpan also sat back: "To show my sincerity, the food and silver that should be given to the young master will be shipped this afternoon, and there is another 2 taels of silver for you. The young master's wishes will also be sent along."

Zhu Biao's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and said: "It's not that I don't help, it's that Wang Shijian is not easy to move. If he is just a small official in the capital, but here he is the imperial envoy on behalf of Tian Xunhun and the face of the Holy Majesty. Who can tell?" Why?"

Li Tongpan saw that Zhu Biao was moved, so he increased his firepower and said: "A strong dragon will not overwhelm a local snake. Although Wang Shijian is unstoppable, he can't do anything to us. As long as Mr. Chen can come forward to mediate, I can make Wang Shijian come forward." give up."

Zhu Biao lowered his head and hesitated for a moment, Li Tongpan directly added another 1 taels of silver, and Chen Rongyan on the side began to persuade, then Zhu Biao slowly raised his head and asked: "Peace is beneficial to both, but I need to know how big you are." Otherwise, I will not be able to explain to my family, let alone the nobles, after returning to Beijing, after all, if something goes wrong with Wang Shijian, the consequences are not something I can bear."

"Hahaha, even if Mr. Chen doesn't ask, I will tell you the truth. After all, I still expect you to show up in front of the nobleman. Of course, I have to explain in advance that I am not planning to do anything wrong, but just get together for profit. Don't let the nobleman misunderstand. .”

Zhu Biao nodded with a smile, but he thought in his heart that this interest group might be much bigger than he expected, otherwise he would not need to explain in advance, because he was afraid that the prince would worry about their huge power after learning about it.

Li Tongpan held up his teacup and said, "Master, you have gone all the way, so there is no need to say more about Fengxiang Mansion in Qingyang, Pingliang. Those who did not cooperate with me are already in prison except for Wang Shijian. In addition, there is also Yan'an Mansion. Gongchang Mansion Hanzhong Mansion, Pingyang Mansion Huaiqing Mansion further away, and Xi’an Mansion by the way."

Zhu Biao squinted his eyes and asked, "There is even Xi'an Prefecture, Shaanxi, Gansu, Shanxi and several provinces involved. With such power, it's no wonder Li Tongpan wants to say hello in advance, otherwise the younger generation will be really shocked."

Li Tongpan smiled proudly, obviously very proud to be inside such a big force: "Since March and April, the signs of severe drought in Shaanxi, Gansu and Gansu have been obvious, and the surrounding gentlemen have cast their eyes on it, unconsciously. There is this scale."

Zhu Biao then asked: "I heard that the imperial court's disaster relief food was stored in the guard, so even the local generals have come in."

Li Tongpan didn't dare to talk nonsense about this. After all, it would be a big deal if the army was involved: "It's just a few generals in Qingyang and Pingliang. There is no involvement in other places. We know how powerful they are, let alone the generals. It’s a big appetite, no amount of it will be enough.”

Zhu Biao relaxed a little when he heard the words. If the guarding generals in Hanzhong and other places in Xi'an were the same, then he would run away. This is not a corruption case, this is the rhythm of rebellion.

As soon as Zhu Biao's tone changed and he began to flatter, Li Tongpan naturally felt it too. Chen Rongyan and others also began to support Li Tongpan and others, and after a while they put it on the big table. Zhu Biao endured his nausea and drank a few glasses, coaxing Li Tongpan and the others said everything.

It was only in the afternoon that the officials who had drunk too much were sent out. Zhu Biao didn't drink much, so it was because Chen Rongyan and others were desperate, and the two of them, who had experienced banquets, couldn't stand still.

Zhu Biao sat on a chair drinking tea, and waved to someone to help the two brothers of the Chen family to rest. He sat in the main hall and kept thinking, recalling how much what Li Tongjuan said just now was true and how much he was boasting.

This point must be judged well. Under the liquidation, Zhu Biao's order is the life and death of hundreds of people. We must be cautious. Corrupt officials deserve to die, but good officials cannot be killed by mistake.

And there is another point. It is impossible for such a large interest group to have no backers in the capital, and there should be more than one. Li Tongpan almost knew everything at the wine table just now. He said that he was just prevaricating and saying that his grade was low and he didn't know it.

Zhu Biao just leaned on his arms and waited until dark, until he was awakened by Tang Shizhong's voice. When he looked up, he saw him kneeling in front of the hall in black, saluting him.

Zhu Biao moved his body a little, and his bones rang a few times. He simply stood up and moved a bit, and then said: "Get up, there is news from Han Zheng."

"Reporting to Your Highness, I received news from the Marquis of Dongping in the afternoon that Marquis Xuan Ning led the elite of thousands of riders to come here under the pretext of chasing down the remnants of the cult. If His Royal Highness has an order, he will be able to convey it immediately."

Wan Qizai plus the [-] military guards in Pingliang Prefecture are enough to suppress Shaanxi and Gansu, and even a little too much. If Li Tongjuan is not lying, then they have a lot of local officials, but not many generals. Those who are corrupt and those who drink soldiers' blood are not the same way.

The generals of the guards in these prefectures in Pingyang and Liangzhou may be mixed because the big fat is right in front of them, so they didn't restrain themselves, and they themselves are lawless.

Zhu Biao's body was still a little weak, and he pinched the center of his brows tiredly and said, "I just got the news that most of the food provided by the imperial court for disaster relief has been concentrated in the Pingliang Guards. The day before their arrival, I asked Wang Shijian to do it again by force." Check the attitude of the Pingliang guard."

Zhu Biao put down his hand pinching his eyebrows, and looked at Tang Shizhong with plain eyes: "Afterwards, Wang Shijian was killed in the chaos, and he took over the guard forcibly on the grounds of the death of the imperial envoy. At that time, they would definitely not dare to resist again. To resist is to rebel openly, they dare to embezzle but they dare not rebel."

Tang Shizhong knelt again and pressed his head to the ground: "No!"

Zhu Biao stood up and walked towards the backyard: "There must be no mistakes. Food relief is the most important thing. Hundreds of thousands of victims are counting on him to survive."

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(End of this chapter)