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Chapter 634 People Always Have Weaknesses
Zhang Quan used to be a soldier of a certain frontier general in Shanxi. He didn't charge into the battle, nor did he protect the general, but he did all these assassinations and silences.

Shanxi is the most prosperous place in the border trade of the Ming Dynasty. Salt goods are trafficked to Shanxi from other places, and various other goods are trafficked from Datong, and various special products from Mongolia are imported. There are many wealthy merchants, and there are many entanglements of interests. Or several wealthy businessmen are related.

Everyone conflicted with each other, and when it came to a point where life and death could not be resolved, people like Zhang Quan were used to do it. Zhang Quan had a lot of blood on his hands when he was in Shanxi.

Later, he was denounced by his colleagues because of his illicit relationship with the Tartars. As the leader of the personal guard, he also had various ties, and he was also imprisoned and punished.

Zhang Siwei, the chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty today, is from Fenglingguan, Henan Province, which is the junction of Shaanxi, Henan, and Shanxi. The governor of military affairs, the relationship in Shanxi is intricate and powerful.

Striking political disputes is one aspect of a person's official career, and sometimes he needs to do some shady, private and vicious things. Zhang Siwei has been obsessed with it since he was a child, and knows that such a person is needed. When he was in a high position, he began to entrust his family to find him in Shanxi. , Zhang Quan, who is in prison, is the right choice.

After Zhang Quan came out, he naturally worked with Zhang Siwei wholeheartedly and helped Zhang Siwei a lot. However, for this kind of manpower, it is one aspect to be kind and generous, and there must also be coercion and control.

Zhang Siwei bought a good farm for Zhang Quan, and even arranged for Zhang Quan's son to go to school. Similarly, Zhang Quan's family members are under strict surveillance. If Zhang Quan does not do well or has other thoughts, Then nothing good will happen to his family.

This is also the old wisdom of the rich merchants in Shanxi, and it has always been a good method. However, Zhang Quan has also been in Shanxi for many years and understands the way. He said to the outside world that there have been wives and children in his hometown. When Zhang Siwei wanted to settle them, Zhang Quan would Take them over.

But in fact, these "family members" were found by Zhang Quan elsewhere. The poor widows with their children, who can live comfortably with Zhang Quan and live a good life, will naturally keep their mouths shut and only say that they are Zhang Quan's. After getting married, he also strictly ordered his children to say so, for fear that the good days of getting it would be gone.

But Zhang Quan's real wife and children have never been told to others. Since having a son, Zhang Quan seldom even returns home, and only gives money to the family on a regular basis.

If it is said that the method of using family members to control their subordinates is the old wisdom of the wealthy businessmen in Shanxi, then it is the old wisdom of the wealthy businessmen to use the police to prevent the whole family from being wiped out in an emergency to prevent the family from being wiped out.

Zhang Quan escaped from Tianjin Wei's cell, knowing what situation he was in now, and having been delayed for such a long time, Zhang Siwei must be worried that something would happen to them. It would be fine if he died, but if he was alive, Zhang Siwei would definitely Doubting whether he has confessed the truth, the only way to get rid of the relationship is to kill someone to silence him.

He will not go back to the capital in a foolish way. The Zhuangzi in the south of Kaifeng is probably under surveillance by now, and Zhang Quan will not go there to throw himself into the trap. He has to go to Tongzhou now and take out his real wife and children. , Long nights and many dreams, God knows if they will be found there.

It would take less than a day and a night for Tianjin Wei to go to Tongzhou on horseback. When Zhang Quanlin entered Tongzhou City, he robbed another passerby, changed his clothes, and tidied up his beard and hair as much as possible. , is too miserable, walking in the city will be asked by the police, it will be troublesome.

Zhang Quan wandered around the city a few times, passed by his house several times, and made sure that no one was staring at the house, so he found an inn to stay first, and when it was dark and the city gate was about to be closed, he hurried out of the inn.

The house of orphans and widows is naturally closed before dark. The neighbors don't know what is going on with the family, but they only know that there is a woman leading the children in this house, and there are several women and old servants to maintain their daily lives. , Such people can be found everywhere, nothing rare.

With Zhang Quan's skills, it was easy to climb over the wall. He climbed over the wall and went in without disturbing the women and old servants, and came to the bedroom familiarly.

He knocked rhythmically on the door a few times, and said something agreed upon by the husband and wife. The door of the bedroom opened immediately, and his wife appeared in front of the door with a full face of excitement.

Zhang Quan dodged in sideways, and closed the door again. After entering the door, he didn't care about anything else, and said hastily:

"What about the children?"

"They're all next door, they're about to fall asleep!"

"What about the gold and silver that you kept?"

"It's all in the jar under the bed in the house... Haven't eaten yet, ask someone to heat it up for you..."

"Put clothes on the children quickly, pack the gold and silver, and I'll put them on the car for you. You say that the child is sick and needs to see a doctor. There is still time to leave the city."

Hearing Zhang Quan's eagerness, his mother-in-law also knows the seriousness. Although she doesn't see each other several times a year, she has been told about things like this tonight many times. She knows how to deal with it. She nodded quickly and went to put on her clothes. Zhang Quan breathed a sigh of relief, and saw that there was tea on the table, so he went to pour a cup to quench his thirst.

As soon as he moved here, he heard a servant in the yard exclaiming. Zhang Quan was shocked. Before he could wait to see what happened, he heard footsteps, and someone had already come to the door.

Zhang Quan is usually careful, but here he always feels that it is an extremely safe place. There is no way to get it out in a hurry. With a loud "bang", the door has been kicked open. Several big men stood there with cold expressions. In front of the door, Zhang Quan took a few steps back, feeling cold all over, but he opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.

"Tianjin Jinyiwei is on a business trip!!"

The big man at the door said coldly, upon hearing the words Tianjin Jinyiwei, Zhang Quan felt inexplicably relaxed, and staggered a few steps and sat on the chair in the room. The big man shouted in a low voice:

"Everyone in this house is tied up and taken away!!"

At the end of July, Tongzhou Sanjiang Commercial Co., Ltd. transported several truckloads of goods back to Tianjin Wei. It was normal for outsiders to see it, and no one became suspicious.

A house in Tongzhou City reported a crime, saying that a strong man had entered the house and kidnapped the hostess and young master. After checking the hostess and the young master, it turned out that the servants in the house knew nothing except that the master was from Shanxi.

I don't know the relatives, I don't know the ins and outs, so there is no way to investigate this case, so I have no choice but to hang it up as a headless case.

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Zhang Quan's eyes were tied with cloth strips, his mouth was blocked, and his whole body was tied up with ropes. He was only fed water and food once a day. From the bumps of his body and the movement on the road, he could tell that he was in a carriage. I don't know anything else.

A few days on the road, when he was taken off the carriage, Zhang Quan smelled the smell of the sea and knew that he was indeed taken back to Tianjin Wei.

Zhang Quan knew that he would not end well in the hands of Tianjin Wei, but knowing that he was in the hands of Wang Tong made him feel relaxed. It was much better than falling into the hands of Zhang Siwei. The person was brought to a place, from the perspective of the top and bottom, it should be a place like a dungeon.

But the thick bloody smell in the dungeon made Zhang Quan's heart tense. He thought Wang Tong had no cruel methods, but Zhang Quan was very familiar with this bloody smell, which could only be found in torture chambers where many people had died.

After he was tied to a chair, a few more people were put down around him, and then he could hear footsteps going out, and everyone retreated.

After a while, another person came in, tore off the cloth strips from his eyes, and took out the cloth stuffed in his mouth...

It is indeed in the prison cell, it is very dark here, Zhang Quan didn't need to get used to it to see the person in front of him clearly, the person in front of him was wearing the uniform of Jinyiwei Baihu, he was 40 years old, he looked quite ordinary , Zhang Quan also saw his mother-in-law and children being tied aside.

Zhang Quan's wife and children's eyes were also tied with cloth strips. Zhang Quan was relieved to see his wife's frightened face, but her clothes were neat.

It was already midsummer, and there was a brazier burning in the dungeon for lighting. It was sultry and hot, and the bloody smell was really unbearable, but Zhang Quan was very calm. This was nothing to him. The middle-aged Baihu in front of him spoke. :

"My name is Zhang Shiqiang, and I'm here to ask you questions for Lord Wang."

"The young one is called Zhang Quan. I didn't expect that he and Mr. Zhang belonged to the same family. Can you bypass the villain for the sake of the family..."

Zhang Shiqiang was indifferent to his hippie smile and just said:
"You don't want to live anymore. If you kill the soldiers of Jin Yiwei, you will pay for your life, but do you want your wife and children to live, or do you want to see them die in front of you?"

Zhang Shiqiang's indifferent question made Zhang Quan's pretended relaxedness disappear instantly, Zhang Shiqiang frowned, and said again:

"Dozens of monsters were tortured to death in this cell a month and a half ago. If you don't believe me, you can try it with your wife and children."

Zhang Quan's whole body was paralyzed, and he just said in a harsh voice:

"If I tell you, will my wife and children be fine?"

"My lord is merciful. As you said, your wife and children will live in Tianjin Wei for a period of time, and the gold and silver seized from the altar will be returned, so that they will have no worries about food and clothing."

"... Zhang Siwei sent me here..."

"How do I know what you said is true?"

"...You can draw pictures for me. You send people to the Zhang Mansion in the capital to inquire. Everyone in the inner mansion knows me..."

Zhang Quan said weakly, Zhang Shiqiang heard him say this method, and it can indeed be verified that it is correct. In this way, it is impossible to ask whether Zhang Siwei ordered it, but it is enough to know that it has something to do with Zhang Siwei.

"Very well, what else do you know?"

Zhang Shiqiang approached and asked in a deep voice.

(End of this chapter)