At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the competition for the deer in the world

Chapter 176 Wu Jian sees Zhang Yi and Wu Jiacun at night, and there is no city that cannot be conquered by the Sizhou army

Zhang Yi had just returned to the mansion, and was sitting next to a large case in the study, thinking about some problems by the light of the candle.

The general asked him to go to the world with him tomorrow to get drunk and meet the people of the Shen family. I don't know what the plans of the Shen family are. I hope they can understand current affairs!

Now, under the rule of the Sizhou army, the general's power has reached its peak. Presumably, as long as the head of the Shen family caravan is not too stupid, he will understand what this means.

If you want to threaten the general like the local businessmen in Sizhou City, you can only go to perdition.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yi didn't have a good impression of the local businessmen in Sizhou City.

He can't even recognize the general trend, and his eyes are covered by some interests in front of him, so he is destined to not do anything big in the future.

Even if there is, as long as the general is around, it will be difficult to achieve anything.

The merchants in Hongze City can contact them.

Zhang Yi frowned, picked up a brush on the inkstone, spread out a blank paper, thought for a while, and wrote on the blank paper:

He Wenhui and Ye Dui:
Sizhou opened a port to attract investment, but encountered difficulties, the merchant was not sincere enough, the general was angry because of this, you two can try Hongze City merchants, and see what they want to open a port to attract investment in this state?If there is, then the general is here, and it is not negative.

In addition, merchants from other cities in Hongze City can also participate in this matter, and the two of you can do it cheaply.

After finishing writing, Zhang Yi folded the letter paper, twisted it into a cylindrical shape, and put it in a sealed round letter box. Then, he sent someone to send it to Hongze City urgently.

Just now.

There was a sound of footsteps outside the study, and Zhang Yi listened carefully with his ears pricked up.

"Patriarch, there is a local businessman from Sizhou City outside the mansion asking to see him."

A trace of surprise appeared on Zhang Yi's face, "Who is that person?"

"Report to Patriarch, this person is Wu Jian, a well-known cloth merchant in Sizhou City."

Zhang Yi was silent, thinking about Wu Jian's relevant information in his mind.

If he remembered correctly, this person was the main person who joined forces with those local businessmen in Sizhou City to threaten the general.

Zhang Yi frowned subconsciously, "No see!"

"Yes."

"Wait—let him wait in the lobby."

"Yes."

Why did Wu Jian see himself in the middle of the night?

Zhang Yi couldn't figure out why Wu Jian came, and he couldn't figure out who Wu Jian was.

However, Wu Jian danced so happily before, so let him hang out first, so that he can take the initiative in the conversation later.

Now that Zhang Yi had made up his mind, he randomly took out a book from the pile of books piled up next to the big case, and began to read it leisurely by candlelight.

Different from Zhang Yi's leisurely reading, Wu Jian was welcomed into the back room by the servants of Zhang's mansion at this time, and waited in the lobby, feeling uneasy all the time.

After he was welcomed into the lobby, he waited in the lobby.

However, after drinking three cups of tea in a row, Zhang Yi was still missing, which cast a shadow over Wu Jian's heart.

And Wu Jian's heart also began to become more anxious.

Wu Jian raised his head, looked at the person who was standing not far away from him with his head down and his eyes on the ground, and said, "I wonder when Master Zhang will come out to see you?"

Hearing the words, the servants of Zhang's mansion who had been hanging their heads slowly raised their heads, their eyes were as calm as water, and they just replied indifferently: "The Patriarch is dealing with some matters, and he will come to see you after finishing. Please wait patiently."

Wu Jian's heart sank suddenly.

What about dealing with business? Isn't this an excuse for refusing to see him?

Moreover, he has asked the question three times in a row, and all the replies he got were the same thing, which made Wu Jian's expression a little ugly.

"Then can I trouble this brother to help you and then go to Mr. Zhang for instructions? Just say that Wu Jian has something important to discuss with Mr. Zhang?" Wu Jian forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, and said gently with a smile on his face.

The servants of Zhang's mansion looked at Wu Jian fixedly, until Wu Jian couldn't stand it anymore, and then said: "Okay, then you wait here first."

After finishing speaking, the servants of the Zhang family turned around, turned their backs to Wu Jian, and then walked out of the lobby slowly in Wu Jian's sight.

Seeing this scene, Wu Jian was furious.

But he knew that what happened this time was related to the survival of the Wu family, so he repeatedly told himself in his heart that he must hold back no matter what.

A small leak will sink a great ship.

Time is really tough, at least for Wu Jian at this moment.

He has visited every corner around the lobby several times.

He looked out frequently, hoping to see Zhang Yi's figure.

It's just that every time I get disappointment.

After walking for a long time, I felt a dry mouth.

A pot of tea was full, but he drank it all in one go.

At this moment, Wu Jian's face was as gloomy as water.

He came to Zhangfu, and according to his estimation, he stayed in this lobby for at least an hour.

However, Zhang Yi refused to come out to see him for a long time.

Could it be, this time, is it really God's death for my Wu family?

Wu Jian unconsciously walked outside the entrance of the lobby, raised his head and looked up at the endless night sky.

There is no moon tonight, no stars in the sky.

The night above this head is really like the Wu family at this time, there is no light to be seen.

Wu Jian's heart sank little by little, his originally tall back, illuminated by the candlelight, looked a little stooped at this moment, his face began to show a gray and defeated look, and his eyes began to dim.

suddenly.

At this time, a voice came from in front of Wu Jian, "Your Excellency has been waiting for a long time. Just now, I was dealing with government affairs. I forgot the time for a while. I hope your Excellency will forgive me!"

Hearing this voice, Wu Jian quickly raised his head and looked at Zhang Yi who was walking towards him. At this moment, Wu Jian's eyes showed unprecedented light.

Wu Jian quickly walked up to Zhang Yi, this scene frightened the servants of Zhang's mansion, thinking that Wu Jian wanted to harm Zhang Yi, so they surrounded him from hidden corners and lined up like a wall. Like a wall, it separates Wu Jian and Zhang Yi from the middle.

However, to the surprise of everyone present, when Wu Jian was about three steps away from Zhang Yi, he knelt down on the ground with a "plop", kowtowed three times to Zhang Yi, and said at the same time: "Zhang Yi My lord, my Wu family is willing to participate in the matter of Sizhou opening port and attracting investment. The share ratio is [-] points, the Sizhou army is [-] points, and my Wu family is [-]. I implore Master Zhang to spare my Wu family and do my Wu’s favor in front of the general. Please say a few kind words."

Zhang Yi looked a little surprised at this time: "You were not before"

Wu Jian's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and his mouth was trembling: "That's because the villain was confused. After the villain figured it out, he came to see Mr. Zhang overnight, and only asked Mr. Zhang to let go of the fifty members of my Wu family. .”

Zhang Yi narrowed his gaze to Wu Jian, and remained silent without saying a word.

The atmosphere in the arena suddenly seemed a little tense.

"I want to know, is this what you mean by yourself, or what is meant by a local businessman in Sizhou City?" Zhang Yi suddenly looked at Wu Jian and asked.

Hearing this, Wu Jian hurriedly said: "Reporting to my lord, this is all the meaning of the villain alone. The villain knows how to turn back when he lost his way, and I hope Master Zhang will give the villain a chance and give my Wu family a chance."

Zhang Yi was lost in thought.

Wu Jian's attitudes were so different before and after, Zhang Yi would not believe it if no one woke him up.

However, some local businessmen in Sizhou City are willing to participate in the opening of Sizhou City to attract investment, at least to some extent, to save the general's face, although not many.

But Zhang Yi believes that people are profit-seeking, and the local businessmen in Sizhou will definitely approach Wu Jian in the future and ask him to give an explanation.

At that time, I am afraid that the local merchants in Sizhou City will come to ask to see him.

Seeing that Zhang Yi didn't answer, Wu Jian became nervous. His heart was beating continuously, as if his heart was about to jump out.

a long time.

Zhang Yi said indifferently to Wu Jian: "He who knows the current affairs is a hero. You are very good. You know how to get lost. I hope that after you participate in the investment promotion of Sizhou, you don't think about leaving at will. In addition, my Sizhou The state army will sign an agreement with your Wu family, if your Wu family violates the agreement, our Sizhou army of 50 people will definitely not spare your Wu family."

Wu Jian nodded heavily, but he was relieved in his heart. At this time, Wu Jian's back was already soaked in sweat, as if he had just been fished out of the water.

Wu Jianqiang cheered up and replied respectfully: "I, Wu Jian, swear by the lives of fifty members of my Wu family that since I signed an agreement with the Sizhou Army to participate in the opening of the port for investment, I will never leave at will. , the heavens and the earth will perish."

Zhang Yi took a deep look at Wu Jian: "It seems that you are a smart person. Just get up, the ground is cold, remember to find me in the office of the General's Mansion before noon tomorrow, and I will write a copy The agreement, you will sign it when the time comes. Once you sign this word, you will not be allowed to go back on your word. Do you want to understand this?"

Wu Jian wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with his cuff, stood up, but still bowed his waist, and kept his eyes drooping.

"Please rest assured, Mr. Zhang, I, Wu, have already thought it through very clearly."

Hearing Wu Jian's words, Zhang Yi looked at Wu Jian meaningfully and said, "You come to me tonight, when the time comes, have you thought about what kind of explanation you will give them to the local businessmen in Sizhou City? "

Wu Jian was shocked, but his mind was on the choice between the life and death of the Wu family and the choice of business partners. He chose the life and death of the Wu family without hesitation: "Please rest assured, Mr. Zhang, the Wu family will not only be my Wu family from now on." , is also the Wu family of the Sizhou Army, why should I give them any explanation? However, I, Wu, will definitely persuade them to turn around in this matter, and if they don't listen, then Wu will be helpless."

When he said this, there was a stern look in Wu Jian's eyes.

Seeing Wu Jian's expression, Zhang Yi nodded: "General, I will report it tomorrow. It's already late at night, so go back. Don't forget to go to the General's Mansion tomorrow."

Wu Jian looked happy, and quickly bowed and said, "Thank you, Mr. Zhang, thank you, Mr. Zhang!"

Zhang Yi shook his head.

After thanking Wu Jian for his kindness, he finally walked out of the gate of Zhangfu.

Wu Jian glanced at Zhang Fu behind him, dazed in a daze.

I, the Wu family, don't have to die this time.

I believe Li'er will be happy when she finds out.

Immediately, Wu Jian left Zhang Mansion in a hurry.

On the other side, at the foot of Siyin Mountain, twenty miles outside Sizhou City.

Very few people pass by here.

This time, Chen Ting and his group passed by here with a mission in mind.

Chen Ting and his party hid on the side of the dense forest and looked at the village not far away. There seemed to be a lot of people in the village. Many people held torches, lighting up the night a bit.

Chen Ting and the others calmed down and waited carefully.

He was ordered by General He Jiusi He to be in charge of surveying the terrain of the mountains near Sizhou City, but he did not expect to encounter a strongman.

In order to prevent these strongmen from harming the people of nearby Sizhou in the future, he decided to act first, except for these strongmen.

However, before that, he had to secretly observe whether the location of the strongman was troublesome. If it was too difficult, he could only send someone to the Sizhou City Military Camp to report the situation here. It's done, so that the people of Sizhou can be peaceful.

At this moment, the gate of the village opened, and a group of people rushed out, about three or four hundred in number, each armed with a weapon, the dozen or so people at the head were all holding swords, and the people behind were basically holding hoes and firewood. Knives, sticks, etc.

"Brothers, everyone, keep your spirits up, and we will make a vote later, and treat us with good wine and meat!"

"Master, is there a woman?"

"Erba, you bastard is thinking of farting. I haven't seen a woman for a long time. I should try it first. Besides, you are young, do you know that stuff?"

"Fourth Li, please be quiet!"

"Uh, Master, I'm so active! I hope Master is not to blame!"

"According to the news from the brother guarding the peak, there are no women on this trip, only nine people and nine horses. There are suspected precious treasures on the horses. After doing this ticket, everyone's life will be easier in the future."

"Second Master, do you know what that precious treasure is?"

"Where did I know? I went and slaughtered them, didn't I know?"

Listening to these people's words, Chen Ting couldn't help feeling amused. Just relying on these people, trying to kill him?

Thinking of this, Chen Ting looked at the opponent's messy formation, measured the strength of the enemy and us, and concluded that the advantage was behind me, so he turned his eyes to the brothers who were ambushing beside him, and said directly: "Everyone, take your weapons , get on your horse and prepare to fight!"

Chen Ting got on the horse first, and took out a spear from the package on the horse's back in his hand. The spear shone sharply and coldly in the dark night.

The few people following Chen Ting followed suit one after another. They all mounted their horses, held a knife, bow on their shoulders, and arrows on their backs. They were all behind Chen Ting, holding their breath and silently, looking at both sides of the dense forest. Behind him is the road leading to Sizhou City.

However, thinking that there were ambushes on the peaks on both sides of the road, he waited for the enemy with peace of mind.

Chen Ting looked at the dense forests on both sides, holding the spear tightly and holding it tightly, his eyes scanned the dense forests on both sides sharply.

There was a "swish" sound from the dense forest on both sides, and Chen Ting and others held the weapons tighter.

At this moment, more than a dozen arrows were shot from the dense forest on both sides, but they were intercepted by Chen Ting and his group with their weapons.

Not long after, the three to four hundred people that I had seen before suddenly appeared in the dense forest on both sides. Seeing the crowd, Chen Ting was not afraid at all.

The first few people on the opposite side just wanted to give some speeches on the stage, but what they didn't expect was that Chen Ting didn't play his cards according to common sense.

Chen Ting immediately shouted, "Follow me!"

The nine people, however, gave off an aura like a thousand troops, and rushed towards the group of bandits, scaring the group of bandits and retreating quickly.

The dozen or so people headed by this group of bandits want face, and the majesty of the leader must never be lost. They swayed their legs and held on, not taking a half step back.

When Chen Ting came directly towards the group of bandits on horseback, his aura was so amazing that the leader of the bandits was so frightened that he was about to kneel on the spot.

However, for the sake of his own face, the leader on the opposite side and Chen Ting still exchanged a move, but just after the first move, with a "bang", the weapon of the leader on the opposite side flew out, and his body Then he flew back and landed on the dozen or so brothers behind him.

With just one move, the winner was decided, scaring the faces of the bandits on the opposite side.

Chen Ting grabbed the horse in time, and when the horse raised its hooves and neighed, Chen Ting sat on it with a murderous look, like a battle-hardened general who came out of history!
Chen Ting didn't expect that the person opposite him was so weak that he couldn't even take a single move from himself. It was a bit surprising.

"My lords, please let us go!"

Chen Ting always felt a little funny when he saw a group of people who were shouting and begging for mercy on the opposite side.

That's it?

"Give me a reason not to kill you!"

Hearing Chen Ting's murderous words, the head of the head of the opposite party said in tears:

"I hope my lord will find out that the younger group of people were originally migrant workers who built the Yellow River dam. The villain and others passed by here, and before they arrived at the Yellow River, they heard that Liu Futong led the group to rebel."

Seeing Chen Ting's knife-like gaze, the head of the head on the opposite side immediately lowered his head.

"Now, the group of villains can't advance or retreat, so they can only do some robbery near this mountain. However, the group of villains only robbed the Yuan people, and killed the Yuan people. As for the Han people, the villains They didn’t kill any of them, they only robbed some property and released them.”

"How many people are there in your village?"

"My lord, there are 500 people in our Ping'an Village."

"It's okay if you want me to spare you, but from now on, you will follow my Sizhou army."

"This"

"What? You don't agree?"

"We naturally agree to take refuge in such a capable person as your lord. My lord, I wonder which hero you are?"

"My name is Chen Ting. Now I am the head of a hundred households in the Sizhou army."

"Brothers! From now on, we will follow Mr. Chen. With a capable person like Mr. Chen leading us, there will definitely be prosperity in the future. What do you think!"

"I'm waiting for someone to kowtow to Mr. Chen!"

Looking at the group of people kneeling on the ground, Chen Ting was naturally happy in his heart, so he got off his horse and helped the head of the opposite party, the head of the family, and others up.

"What's your name?"

"Master, the younger one is He Sanzhu."

After remembering the name of the head of the opposite side, Chen Ting and his party took He Sanzhu and his party towards Sizhou City at night.

This time, it was a coincidence to be able to subdue a strong team.

When Chen Ting was thinking about this, he began to recall a sentence that General Cheng De said to him. This sentence left a deep impression on Chen Ting.

"There is no city that the Sizhou army cannot attack!"

(End of this chapter)