Anti-Qing: I'm actually an honest person

Chapter 7 Secret Message
On the other hand, Liu Dapao's behavior of accepting gifts in a daze, naturally cannot only be imagined by Shang Zhixian and Liu Jinzhong.

Shen and Deng were overjoyed, thinking that they had found a backer, needless to say, the judges in the mansion, the prefects, the officials, and the managers of each house naturally had to hold meetings at various levels to express their own opinions, and among them, Tong Judgment and Tongzhi are the two most important.

At this time, the two people who had never been at odds sat together and drank tea for the first time.

Tongpan Qianjiang was a tall, thin, middle-aged man, stroked a small goatee on his chin and said: "Brother Wang, it has been eight days since the prefect took office, and the things in this government office have always been It’s you and I who are handling it on our behalf, we as subordinates, it’s reasonable for us, shouldn’t we all visit this disease?” (In ancient times, the subordinates usually called the magistrate the prefect)
Tong Zhi Wang Ping is relatively straightforward and bold, and he is not from a serious imperial examination background. He has always been unaccustomed to Qianjiang, and immediately mocked: "The prefect has a fart disease. The sound of madam calling the bed this morning All the yamen servants can hear it, I don't believe you can't receive this news, now that he has accepted the gifts from Shen and Deng, he is clearly going to fight the fifth son, if you want to give gifts, go in line, don't want to If you don’t want to go, why do you have to drag me?”

"Brother Wang said that, did he make up his mind not to go?"

"I just won't go, so what can he do with a prefect from other places? Brother Qian, you and I are both local tyrants to put it bluntly. On the contrary, with such an acre of land in Chaozhou, no matter whether the imperial court wants to manage it by itself or hand it over to King Pingnan, can it still be separated from us?"

"Brother Wang, do you think that the new prefect has to rely on us to handle the affairs of the state?"

"if not?"

"It seems that Brother Wang is a local snake, and the news is still not very well-informed."

"Oh? Then what news did you hear?"

"Brother Wang, during the past eight days, although the prefect did not go out of the gate, he lay on the bed and pretended to be sick, but his master has never been idle for the past eight days, you know What did he do?"

"It's nothing more than buying some servants, ordering maids and servants, and familiarizing with local government affairs and other routine things, what else can there be?"

"It seems that Brother Wang's news is really not working. I heard that his master, in addition to doing these routine official duties, also went to the Hu family in Fengshun County overnight, and married into this Hu family overnight. Among them, he married the third daughter of Hu Wanqian, the patriarch of the Hu family, and even the family tree was included."

"The Hu family! This Hu family is a common surname in Chaozhou, with tens of thousands of people. How could I not know about such a big thing. Besides, isn't Hu Wanqian's third daughter a widow? She also has a child, Marriage?"

"That's why this is the seriousness of this matter. Think about it, a lifelong event is so urgent. It is said that there is not even a matchmaker and no one should be hired. On the day of the marriage proposal, the marriage was made on the same day, and the child was allowed to take care of him on the same day. Called Dad! The most important thing is that this matter is so big, but it is done in secret. If I don’t tell you, even you don’t know about it. I’m afraid that if I don’t tell you, not many people in Chaozhou City know about it. You say ,Why is that?"

"This... this is too unbelievable. Although Wu Shuntian has no fame, he can be regarded as an official figure after all. He must have a bright future in the future. Marry a married woman with children Widow, what is he planning?"

"What are you planning? Of course, it is to allow our prefect to govern here as he pleases. Brother Wang, Chaozhou is no different than other places. In the counties below, the townships and neighbors are especially important. It is much more united than other places, and this is why the two of us, as local tyrants, can go smoothly in this officialdom, right?"

"So as soon as he took office, he let his master marry into the family of our local No. [-] wealthy family, just to skip the two of us? This...why is this!"

"Old King Jingnan just abdicated not long ago, and Geng Jingzhong just took over the throne and his position is not very stable. After all, King Pingnan is already 70 years old. I heard the wind, saying that his old man hopes to return to his hometown in Liaodong. The two provinces of Fujian and Guangdong are bound to change in the course of the day. There is no doubt that there will be a struggle between the imperial court and the San Francisco. Brother Wang thinks, where should the imperial court start to break the situation of the three feudal lords? "

"Chaozhou?"

"Nine times out of ten, we are involved in this chess game of competing in the world. This new prefect is really extraordinary. If you and I behave ignorantly, I'm afraid, we will be punished by a group of people." Kicked off."

"I see. Thank you, Brother Qian, for telling me such important news. It's just...you and I have always been at odds. This is something that needs to be said. Why did Brother Qian still want to pull Brother Qian when he had such news? a handful?"

"Brother Wang, although there is a saying that a strong dragon does not overwhelm a local snake, but if this is really a fierce dragon crossing the river, just a small snake, what can we do? The old dispute between you and me, in the final analysis It's all for the sake of making small profits. What we are facing now is the big game that really controls the world. If you and I are tied together, maybe we can still have a little weight on this chessboard. If we are separated, who will take us as a team? Dish?"

"Brother Qian is optimistic about the prefect?"

"I'm optimistic about the imperial court and the current emperor. After all... a great Ming in Nuo Da has disappeared under the iron hooves of the Eight Banners like a ruin. With this mere San Francisco, how can it stand against the Qing army!"

Hearing this, Wang Ping hesitated a little, and said, "But no matter what, these San Francisco are still Han Chinese after all."

Qian Jiang's complexion changed when he heard the words: "Brother Wang, don't talk nonsense and do stupid things."

Wang Ping said unwillingly: "I was confused for a moment and said something wrong."

"Take a step back and say, San Francisco, are you still Han Chinese? These are the three biggest traitors in the world!"

"Well. You are right. San Francisco is indeed a traitor. Love it~ For the sake of the present, for the survival of the family, for the sake of wives and children, but this is the only way to go. Tomorrow, I will prepare gifts with you and go to visit Master Taishou."

Qian Jiang smiled and said nothing, holding up the teacup and pushing it to change cups endlessly, but he had already taken a little care of it in his heart.

(End of this chapter)