Smuggling Daming

With Xie Lingyun's urging, Xie's family quickly arranged Zhou Zhong's return to Songjiang. Originally, Xie Lingyun wanted to go back with Zhou Zhong, but Zhou Zhong saw that she was busy with other affairs during this period, so he couldn't spare time. So it was hard to persuade Xie Lingyun to stay.

Early the next morning, Zhou Zhong left Shuangyu Port on the boat arranged by Xie's family. Apart from him, Xie Lingyun also arranged his bodyguard, that is, the bald and scarred man Hei Shu on the boat to be in charge of Zhou Zhong. heavy safety.

Speaking of which, this black uncle is the son of the Xie family. He has been with Xie Lingyun's father Xie Da since he was a child, and has worked hard for the Xie Family Chamber of Commerce for many years. He has saved Xie Da's life many times. He is one of the most trusted people in the Xie family, so After Xie Lingyun took over the family business, Xie Da arranged Uncle Hei by her side.

The Xie family's boat was very fast, and it arrived at Qingcun Port in Songjiang Prefecture just after noon. In order not to be discovered, Zhou Zhong disguised himself as an ordinary servant of the Xie family, and then followed Uncle Hei off the boat and got on the The carriage galloped towards Songjiang City.

The journey went very smoothly, Zhou Zhong's carriage quickly entered the Songjiang Mansion, but Zhou Zhong did not go home, but followed Uncle Hei and the others to Xie's house, where they waited until after dark, and then borrowed Under the cover of night, they rushed towards Xu Guan's mansion.

Xu Guan in the magistrate's yamen was also very anxious during this period. The imperial court sent a decree to put Wang Lun in prison. Wish, but in the end, Wang Lun can only be imprisoned personally, and his status is special.He didn't dare to visit the prison at all, at most he just told the prison boss to take good care of Wang Lun and never let his friend be wronged in the slightest.

After dinner tonight, Xu Guan sighed and returned to his study. He had been thinking hard for a way to help Wang Lun for the past few days, but he didn't have the slightest clue. He came, but he was still helpless, and Li Gong in the capital had already tried his best.Is there really no way to save Wang Lun?

Thinking that he and Wang Lun have known each other for many years, but now he is framed and imprisoned, but he has nothing to do, which makes Xu Guan who is sitting behind the desk can't help but sigh weakly.But when he lowered his head, he suddenly saw a set of Journey to the West on the table, which reminded him of Zhou Zhong.Sighed again: "Zhou Zhong, Zhou Zhong, the monkey grandson you described is brave and mighty, can go to heaven and earth to do anything. If you have such abilities, Brother Wang doesn't have to be afraid of being framed by villains!"

Mentioning Zhou Zhong, Xu Guan thought of what Wang Lun had talked with him before.According to him, Zhou Zhong has no intention of official career now.Instead, he took over his father Zhou Hai's overseas business. Although he is doing well now, in Xu Guan's view, it is a pity. With Zhou Zhong's talent, if he can enter the imperial court, his future will be limitless.Where is now a small smuggler comparable?

Just when Xu Guan was feeling sorry for Zhou Zhong, there was a knock on the door suddenly.Immediately afterwards, an old servant reported outside the door: "Report to the master, the Xie Mansion sent someone here, saying that it is an important matter to see the master!"

Hearing that it was someone from the Xie family, Xu Guan was also taken aback. His wife and Xie Da's wife are sisters, so he has a very close relationship with the Xie family, and some of his shares are also included in the Xie family chamber of commerce. .

"Please come in!" Xu Guan said in a deep voice, although he was very irritable now, but the Xie family still wanted to see them.

"Yes!" The old servant outside the door promised, turned and left.

After a while, Xu Guan heard footsteps coming from outside, and then the door of the study opened, and a young man in a light blue robe walked in, but when Xu Guan saw the young man clearly When he looked at him, he was startled and stood up from the chair all of a sudden, but at this time there were servants from the mansion outside, so he resisted not to call out Zhou Zhong's name.

"You all retreat!" Xu Guan calmed down his excitement, walked to the door of the study and ordered the servants outside, and after all the servants retreated, he closed the door, and then suddenly turned around and said, "Zhou Zhong, why are you here, don’t you know that some time ago, people from Jinyiwei were asking for information about you?”

"Master Xu, this junior came here with the risk of begging you to save Uncle Wang's life!" Zhou Zhong bowed deeply to Xu Guan.Xu Guan and Wang Lun have a deep friendship, and Zhou Zhong also admires his character, so after seeing each other, he didn't make any detours.

But Xu Guan smiled wryly when he heard Zhou Zhong's request: "Nephew Zhou, why don't I want to save Brother Wang, but now the court has orders, I am a little magistrate, how dare I disobey the order of the court?"

"My lord Xu misunderstood. My nephew didn't want you to disobey the imperial court's order, but I hope you can help Uncle Wang delay it for a while!" Zhou Zhong explained, he naturally knew that Xu Guan was incapable of exonerating Wang Lun. , just to ask the other party to find a way to make Wang Lun delay in Songjiang for a while.

"Delaying time?" Xu Guan glanced at Zhou Zhong suspiciously. He had heard from Wang Lun before that Zhou Zhong asked him to delay the time until April. There would be a major change in the court, and Wang Lun would definitely be able to get away with it. , but Xu Guan has always been suspicious of Zhou Zhong's method.

Seeing Xu Guan's expression, Zhou Zhong also knew that the other party did not believe his words, so he had no choice but to explain: "My lord, I know that this matter may be unbelievable, but I can guarantee that in April, there will be a big incident between North Korea and China." Uncle Wang will not only be innocent, he may even be able to make meritorious deeds, the key now depends on whether we can help Uncle delay the time until that big event happens."

Seeing Zhou Zhong's sincerity and his sanity when he spoke, Xu Guan couldn't help hesitating. Although he didn't have much contact with Zhou Zhong, he also learned through his son Xu Shenzhong that Zhou Zhong is not a person who likes empty talk. People who speak vernacular, besides, it is such an important matter, according to common sense, Zhou Zhong would definitely not joke about it.

Although thinking of this, Xu Guan still hesitated and said: "Zhou Zhong, this matter is related to the life of Brother Wang. Are you sure that Brother Wang will be fine in April?"

"Very sure!" Zhou Zhong nodded heavily, and then persuaded again, "Now that Uncle Wang has been imprisoned, and people from the imperial court are coming soon, it can be said that we have no other way, delaying time may There is still a way out, but if there is no delay, I am afraid no one will be able to save Uncle Wang!"

Hearing this, Xu Guan finally let out a long sigh, and then said: "Okay, I will try my best to delay the time, but this time the person who came to escort Brother Wang is Jin Yiwei, these people are acting arrogantly, I am not sure How long can it be delayed?"

Seeing that Xu Guan agreed, Zhou Zhong was also extremely excited. He reached out and took out a stack of bank notes from his pocket, and gently placed them in front of Xu Guan.But Xu Guan's expression changed when he saw this, and he said angrily: "Nephew Zhou Xian, what are you doing? Do you think I still need to collect money for Brother Wang? Hurry up and take it back!"

Xu Guan can't be regarded as an upright official, for example, he can still take some of the regular money in the yamen, but he is a good official, which can be seen from the previous rescue of the victims, and he is a person who is more affectionate. Like most people in the officialdom, he puts interests first, so when he sees Zhou Zhong put money in front of him, he looks so angry.

However, Xu Guan obviously misunderstood what Zhou Zhong meant, and Zhou Zhong hurriedly explained: "Master Xu misunderstood, the younger generation knows that Mr. Xu is a clean and honest person, and he has a close friendship with Uncle Wang, so naturally he will not accept money, but the money is not I just hope that my lord will use the money to treat the Jin Yiwei who came to escort Uncle Wang back to the capital, and it would be better if the other party accepts the money, and it would be better to delay it for a few days on the road!"

Hearing that the money Zhou Zhong took out was for such a purpose, Xu Guan's face softened, and he said apologetically, "So that's it, my nephew really bothered, although those Jin Yiwei are arrogant, they are all Vampires, with money to open the way, should be able to persuade them."

As Xu Guan spoke, he picked up the banknotes and looked at them, but he was shocked. He saw that the stack of banknotes were all 1000 taels, and there were ten pieces in total, which meant that Zhou Zhong took out 1 taels of silver at once. .Seeing such a large sum of money, Xu Guan was also shocked, thinking that Zhou Zhong is worthy of being a smuggling businessman, he is really generous, such a large sum of money is not only for buying ordinary Jinyiwei, but for buying it in the capital The history of Jin Yiwei's command is also enough.

But what Xu Guan didn't know was that Zhou Zhong was extremely poor now. The chamber of commerce had already spent all the 1 taels it had raised in order to purchase ships and recruit boatmen. Somewhat reluctantly.The 1000 taels of silver was the soap dividend he had withdrawn from Xie Lingyun in advance, otherwise he would not be able to pay out so much money if he was killed.

After discussing with Xu Guan, Zhou Zhong went to see Wang Lun in the prison under Xu Guan's arrangement. It turned out that although Wang Lun was in prison, he was in good spirits. What a pain to eat.When Wang Lun saw Zhou Zhong, he was also very happy, and once again told him to take good care of his daughter, and not to worry about his affairs anymore. Whether he can survive this time depends entirely on God's will.

After discussing with Wang Lun in prison in the middle of the night, Zhou Zhong left. When he returned to Qingcun Port, it was already dawn, and Xie's boat was ready to set sail at any time.But just as Zhou Zhong boarded the ship and was about to leave, he suddenly saw a familiar figure hovering in the port. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)