Datang Nongwang

Chapter 810 The Feng family wants to run away

As soon as Li Chongyuan's words fell to the ground, Feng Zhizai's expression changed immediately.

Of course, this kind of change definitely brought an incredible change, and at the same time brought a state of disbelief.

Li Chongyuan said, let me think about it carefully, and even brought out someone above, Feng Zhizai must be a little incredible.

And this time.

Feng Zhizai was also thinking about something in his heart.

'According to rumors, the shipyard on Xisha Island is owned by Li Chongyuan alone, and the court is not very clear about it, and the Holy Majesty does not know the specific situation.At this time, Li Chongyuan said that the person above must not be the Holy One.Could it be the Supreme Emperor? '

'It should be.It was heard that when Li Chongyuan was sent as an envoy to various countries, the Supreme Emperor went to Xisha Island and stayed there for three full years. When Li Chongyuan returned to the Tang Dynasty, he and Li Chongyuan returned to Chang'an. '

From this, it can be inferred that the above person mentioned by Li Chongyuan is probably too emperor. '

'In this way, this boat looks really bad.I have to find a few elder brothers to plan and plan this matter to see if it is feasible. '

Li Chongyuan didn't know what Feng Zhizai was thinking.

However, Li Chongyuan could see something suspicious on Feng Zhizai's face.

Feng Zhizai forced some smiles on his face and said: "The main purpose of my coming to Zhenzhou this time is to have a good talk with Li Junwang about building a big ship. Since Li Junwang still needs to think about it, then I hope King Li Jun will think about it. The condition is up to you, King Li, and my Feng family agrees. No matter what the condition is, my Feng family is willing to lower it by [-]% on the basis of what I just said, only [-]% .”

"It's such a big deal, it's really hard for the king of this county to refuse. However, I really can't respond to Governor Feng immediately. I will reply to you after three months. What do you think?" Li Chongyuan listened again. After Feng Zhizai put the conditions in a terrible situation, his heart was a little moved.

Although Li Chongyuan was a little emotional, it was only emotional, and he hadn't reached the point of directly agreeing.

The paddle steamer was his own, even if the imperial court wanted to take it, Li Chongyuan would not agree.

What's more, this is the Feng family who is the only one in Lingnan.

Feng Zhizai didn't force himself to speak directly. After discussing some things with Li Chongyuan in detail, Li Chongyuan left with the excuse that he still had something to do and that he wanted to go back and write a letter to ask the person above him.

The banquet was not eaten.

Li Chongyuan dared not eat such a banquet, nor could he.

I'm afraid that after eating, I don't even have any bones.

Feng Zhizai came here with a purpose. As for why he did this, Li Chongyuan couldn't guess, couldn't figure it out, let alone understand.

Willing to fully undertake all shipbuilding material personnel, etc., only for [-]% of the ships.

With such a large sum of money, Li Chongyuan really couldn't think of the Feng family's intentions.

but.

Why did the Feng family do this, Li Chongyuan felt that there must be something strange in it, and this strange thing was very serious.

Feng Zhizai watched Li Chongyuan leave in the carriage, and the attendant who summoned him asked, "You saw and heard it just now. Do you think this is feasible? Is the person Li Chongyuan mentioned above the Holy One or the Supreme Emperor?" ?”

"Back to my lord, according to various sources, the person Li Chongyuan mentioned above should not be the Holy One, but the Supreme Emperor. It is rumored that Li Chongyuan is very favored by the Supreme Emperor, and it is because of him that Li Chongyuan disregards all the people in the court. The court officials bluntly say that whoever wants to play Li Chongyuan's idea is to make trouble with him. In this case, the one above Li Chongyuan must be the Supreme Emperor. The Xisha Island shipyard has the intervention of the Supreme Emperor. I am afraid it is It's not easy to get involved. Unless Li Chongyuan is lured to set up a shipyard in Lingnan with huge profits, or get those shipwrights from Xisha Island to Lingnan. Only in this way, maybe this matter is still possible." The attendants accompanying him, Feng Zhizai, replied cautiously.

After Feng Zhizai heard this, he nodded again and again, "It seems that this matter should not be rushed too much."

"What Langjun said is true. Dalang said that this matter can only be done slowly, but it cannot be forced. Moreover, Erlang has already taken action. If we succeed, we don't need to cooperate with him, Li Chongyuan. , can also build a large paddle steamer." The attendant echoed.

Feng Zhizai shook his head, "Second brother has to stop. If you start to panic, don't say that you can't get the blueprint, maybe even cooperation is impossible. Didn't Li Chongyuan say to reply me in three months? I have to hurry up." Go back to Gaozhou to discuss with your elder brother."

Feng Zhizai left.

Go back to Gaozhou.

At this time, Li Chongyuan, who had returned to the planting base, was sitting in a temporary hut where he rested on weekdays, and gave instructions to Tang Zhong and others.

"Tang Zhong, Tang Xia, Liu Ping, Liu Wu, I need you to bring some people to do something, this matter is no small matter." Li Chongyuan said.

After hearing the sound, Tang Zhong and the other four knew that this was their first mission, so they bowed excitedly to accept the order, "Young Lord, please give me instructions."

"Tang Zhong, Tang Xia, you two will bring 30 people straight to Xixiang. I will write a letter to you and hand it over to Xiang Si. After you arrive in Xixiang, you will know what to do." Li Chongyuan looked at Tang Zhong and the two of them.

The two of Tang Zhong took orders immediately.

Immediately, Li Chongyuan turned to Liu Ping and Liu Wu and said, "The two of you each led ten people and went straight to Gaozhou to investigate the recent movements of the Feng family. This is the name list of the Feng family. You can check it according to this list. , Who have these people been in contact with recently. In addition, after arriving in Gaozhou, check all the shipyards of the Feng family and the movements of the dead men of the Feng family."

"Yes, Mr. Xiao Lang." Liu Ping and the two took orders.

After thinking about it, Li Chongyuan picked up the pen and paper that Xingba brought to Li Chongyuan, wrote a letter, handed it to Tang Zhong and confessed: "The Feng family came to me this time to talk about cooperation in shipbuilding. What is the intention, but since they are willing to exchange cooperation at such a price, there must be a big problem here. Therefore, you are divided into two groups this time. First, I am afraid that the Feng family will have the idea of ​​​​Xixiang, so I sent you to Find Xiangsi, keep an eye on things in Xixiang. And Liu Ping, you go to find out the movements of Feng's family for me, so that you can know what they are going to do. You should know the importance of this matter, I hope you don't Big mistake."

"Xiao Langjun, we know the importance, please rest assured, Xiao Langjun, we will not miss the matter of Xiao Langjun." Tang Zhong and the others bowed and promised.

Li Chongyuan nodded, "It's not too late, we'll be on the road in a while. Daoist, give them some money for expenses on the road. Give them a few more golden pancakes for emergencies."

After the Taoist leader got the order, he took a lot of money and distributed it to them.

The four of them had to take 50 people to leave Zhenzhou, and the soldiers were divided into two groups to handle affairs. Without money, they could do nothing.

After the four of them took the money from the Taoist priest, Liao Xian sent a boat to take them aboard and left the plantation base.

"Xiao Langjun, the Feng family can be said to be the most dominant in Lingnan. They have countless shipyards. Why do you need to cooperate with you to build a big ship? And Xiao Langjun, you have already carried the Supreme Emperor out. Then Feng Zhizai still doesn't give up, it seems that the Feng family may have to give up." Tang Li said after his apprentices left.

Li Chongyuan took a long breath and said: "Based on the situation, it can be said that the Feng family has completely controlled the Lingnan area. They have what they want, and there are so many shipyards. Now, he, Feng Zhizai, takes Feng In the name of my family, I asked me to cooperate in shipbuilding, and even at such a price, I only got [-]% of the price. I am afraid that the purpose of the Feng family is not only for the ship, but there may be other purposes."

"The Feng family is so powerful, and those members of the Feng family are all governors. What else can they need? They don't want to dominate the sea, do they?" Liu Xiang couldn't figure it out either.

Yes.

Li Chongyuan couldn't figure it out, Tang Li and Liu Xiang couldn't figure it out either.

The Feng family has such a wide influence in Lingnan, and it can be said that [-]% to [-]% of Feng An's sons are governors. They need power and power, and they need financial resources.

What else does his Feng family have?
Li Chongyuan couldn't think of it, and couldn't figure it out.

and so.

Immediately after Li Chongyuan came back, he sent people to guard the secrets of the Xixiang fiefdom, and at the same time sent people to Lingnan to inquire about the situation of the Feng family.

Knowing oneself and knowing the enemy is the most routine operation for Li Chongyuan to find out the purpose of the Feng family.

In the face of Liu Ping, Liu Wu and others, even if Li Chongyuan went to Ningyuan County to meet Li Qing's so-called banquet this time, Li Chongyuan only brought Tang Lixingba and the others there, not Liu Ping and him.

Therefore, this time, Li Chongyuan arranged for Liu Ping and others to go to Gaozhou and other places to investigate the Feng family's affairs in order to save face. It was convenient, and it was not easy to be targeted.

at this time.

Feng Zhizai also got into the carriage and rushed to Chengmai in Yazhou.

If you want to cross the strait from Qiongdao, you must either bring your own boat, or return to Xuwen County in Leizhou by boat from Chengmai County.

At two ferry crossings in Chengmai County and Xuwen County, there are boats providing crossings between Leizhou and Qiongdao.

but.

When Feng Zhizai left Zhenzhou, he left his attendant in Ningyuan County in order to continue negotiating with Li Chongyuan.

And he himself, regardless of his hard work, returned to Gaozhou.

for days.

Liu Ping and his 22 people rushed to Gaozhou day and night.

Moreover, after they arrived in Gaozhou, each of them dispersed to investigate the affairs of Feng's family.

Another ten days later.

Feng Zhizai returned to Gaozhou Feng's family.

But when Feng Zhizai returned to Gaozhou Feng's family, a disciple of the Liu family who was not far from Feng's family noticed Feng Zhizai.

"Brother, I saw a person enter Feng's residence today. Judging by his appearance, it might be Feng Zhizai who had a relationship with Mr. Xiaolang in Zhenzhou." The Liu family returned to the temporary rented place that day, and took today's Report the observations to Liu Ping.

After hearing this, Liu Ping said: "Record everything you saw and heard today, and hand it over to Mr. Xiao Lang when the time comes."

Liu's disciple immediately picked up his pen.

A few days later.

Feng Mansion ushered in many people in twos and threes.

And these people are basically Feng An's sons.

However, since Feng An passed away last year, these sons of Feng An are basically headed by Feng Zhidai.

Feng An's eldest son, Feng Zhizhen, passed away in his early years, and his second son, Feng Zhidai, became Feng An's eldest son, and took over Feng An's title and official position.

A few days later.

In the hall of Feng Mansion, Feng Zhidai looked at his brothers who came back and said, "I think you all heard what the fifteenth brother said just now. The one above that Li Chongyuan said is probably the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan. But now, if my Feng family wants to obtain his Li Chongyuan's large-scale ship building method, I have to choose to cooperate with him, or I can only find a way to get his blueprint. Just in case, we have to prepare with both hands. Second brother, you come Tell me about your situation."

The person Feng Zhidai called the second younger brother, that is, Feng Zhiyu, immediately said: "According to the plan of the minister, I have sent people to Xisha Island. However, the news came back that there are forbidden troops near Xisha Island, and the number is five." Hundreds, so it may be impossible to obtain ship blueprints from Xisha Island. For this reason, this plan can only be abandoned."

"Where is the imperial court at the shipyard in Yangzhou?" Feng Zhidai looked at his third brother Feng Zhichen and asked.

Feng Zhichen replied: "We have already sent people into the imperial court's shipyard. If there is no accident, after half a year, we will be able to get the blueprint of the paddle steamer."

"Very good, very good. No matter what, Li Chongyuan has to continue the discussion. Can you get the blueprint from the imperial shipyard? After all, the personnel have only entered the shipyard. If they want to gain trust, it may not be completed in a short time. Besides, Li Chongyuan is still the shipbuilding ambassador." Feng Zhidai gained a little confidence.

this day.

The brothers of the Feng family who returned to Feng's mansion did not come out, which made Liu's disciples have to keep staring at the cat in a certain dark night.

In the dead of night, Feng Mansion was still brightly lit.

Liu's disciple was very itchy, and finally couldn't resist the desire to make meritorious deeds. With his excellent skills, he climbed up the wall and jumped into Feng's residence.

Liu's disciples avoided many patrolling personnel and came to a corner of a house.

And this time.

Inside the house, countless people are plotting something.

Liu's disciple held his breath and listened quietly with his ears pricked up.

After a long time, the disciples of the Liu family finally heard the secrets in the house, secretly happy in their hearts, and wanted to continue eavesdropping.

But at this moment, the patrol personnel were already patrolling towards him, and Liu's disciple was afraid that he would be discovered by the patrol personnel, so he had to leave quickly.

After finally evading the patrols everywhere, and after climbing out of Feng Mansion, Liu's disciples took advantage of the night when they couldn't see their fingers, and returned to the rented place, "Brother, I have important news."

After Liu Pingde heard it, he immediately packed all the news about Feng's family that he had found recently into bundles, and on the second day, he personally left Gaozhou with the news and returned to Zhenzhou.

More than ten days later.

Liu Ping returned to Zhenzhou, reported the information they got to Li Chongyuan truthfully, and handed over the previously collected information to Li Chongyuan.

After Li Chongyuan watched it, he immediately exclaimed, "No, this Feng family wants to cooperate with me to build a big ship. This is a plan to run away."

"Xiao Langjun, the Feng family is powerful, why do they run away? Where can they go." Tang Li was surprised.

Liu Xiang also said strangely: "The Feng family is in charge of Lingnan, so it can be said that they are the king of Lingnan, so why should the Feng family run away? Could it be that the Feng family is planning to rebel?"

(End of this chapter)