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Chapter 842 Who Knows Undercurrent

After Xu Zhitao issued this order, the commander of the personal guards bowed, turned around and went down to make arrangements. Wei Guogong Xu's family has been rich for nearly 200 years. Naturally, he has an extraordinary style. However, under this style, he still strives to maintain the tradition of the generals of the Wu family, which is unique different.

Except for those military generals who were awarded for their military exploits, the nobles of the capital are all trying to lean on the gentlemen, and the children in the family all dress up in imitation of scholars, which is actually a joke.

The personal guard led down the hall, and Xu Zhitao, the contemporary Wei Guogong, stood up from his seat and walked a few steps in the study. At this time, three people came in from outside, and they sat down after a brief greeting.

Xu Zhitao didn't sit down, and asked one of them directly:
"Third brother, what do you think of this matter?"

Among the three people sitting on one side, they were all similar in appearance to Xu Zhitao, but they were younger. The relatives of the Xu family had a lot of interests, so it was natural to invite people from other branches to discuss matters like this.

Hearing the Patriarch's question, Xu Zhitao's third brother pondered for a while and replied:

"Our family in the capital is still reliable, and the few relationships in the palace are also decades of friendship. Wang Tong's errand is to investigate the Xu family in Songjiang, and there will be no other purpose."

Having said that, Xu Zhitao's third younger brother poohed on the ground and cursed with a smile:

"Our family name is Xu, and their family name is also Xu. It's really fucking unlucky."

"Third brother, don't say that. Who remembers our family in Nanjing these years? Those people talk about the Xu family in Songjiang all day long, saying that it is the crown of the south of the Yangtze River!"

"It's ridiculous. Our family's status is determined by our ancestors and great grandfathers. He is a literati who plays with pens, why?"

Xu Zhitao frowned and stomped his feet, then raised his voice and said:
"What's the use of saying this, now is not the time to say this."

The one who had been silent all this time said in a deep voice:

"Brother, brothers, for so many years, no matter what orders the emperor makes, there will always be news from the palace. People like us don't know any news, but this time, our family didn't know anything about this letter. Brothers, Wang Tong has made such great achievements, first he was given a marriage, and then he was allowed to go to Beijing to work when he was not stable, the key to this matter is to beat Wang Tong, not to spy on us."

Hearing what he said, everyone nodded, and this one continued:
"However, since the anonymous letter said so, it is always reasonable to be careful. Please ask the eldest brother to order the people below and the people in each house to restrain themselves. It is not good to be caught by the imperial envoy. Then look Judging from the reactions of other families, although the noble family in Nanjing is respected by the Xu family, there are quite a few of those uncles, and they definitely didn't inform my family, they don't know the truth!"

"The youngest is a safe and mature way, just do as you said!"

Xu Zhitao nodded there, but the two people beside him began to discuss again:
"His Zhu family's habit of killing heroes and suspecting heroes for so many years, and helping them beat them to death, did not end well in the end. It is really chilling. I heard that Wang Tong played with the emperor since he was a child, and he even saved the life of the emperor. Tsk tsk, you have made such a contribution again, which is much better than our ancestors!"

"Didn't our ancestors get a steamed goose?"

"Sixth, it's just nonsense from outsiders. Why is Xu's family member talking nonsense here? Our ancestor died in the capital army. What does it have to do with Nanjing's steamed goose? It's a joke to say so."

At that time, Xu Da was the head of the generals of Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang killed the heroes. There are also rumors that Xu Da had gangrene on his back. This disease will kill him if he eats steamed goose. But Zhu Yuanzhang gave a steamed goose, and Xu Da ate it with tears. , died suddenly that night, but this was just a rumor in the market. Xu Da was guarding Beiping Mansion, which is now the capital, and his old illness relapsed in the army.

Xu Zhitao scolded, but he took out the letter again. The letter said that Wang Tong came to Nanzhili this time to investigate the case of land occupation in the Songjiang Xu Mansion, but secretly It is to detect the crimes of Jiangnan nobles.
Wei Guogong's Xu family has been in Nanjing for nearly 200 years. They have a lot of eyes and ears, and their relationships are intricate. Naturally, the news is extremely well-informed. Their family can almost immediately know what happens on the ground.

All those noble families who are thriving have received such anonymous letters. The letters all said that the purpose of Wang Tong's coming to Jiangnan this time was to investigate the occupation of land by the Xu Mansion in Songjiang, but secretly to arrest the nobles in Jiangnan. Illegal things, the property and land of the nobles will be taken back to the heavenly family.

This statement is appalling, but when you think about it, it is not groundless. Ever since Emperor Wanli favored Wang Tong, Marquis Anping died and his family was wiped out, Marquis Wuqing’s family was also severely suppressed. There are reasons for each incident, but if you look closely, it seems to represent the royal family's suppressive attitude towards the nobles.

The purpose of Wang Tong’s coming to the south of the Yangtze River is debatable. No matter what the result is, the Wanli Emperor bestowed a marriage on Wang Tong. It also symbolizes something, Wang Tong is still married to a woman from a good family as his wife, and he is still the commander of Dingbeihou and Jinyiwei. This is the result, and this is what the nobles of Nanzhili saw.

Since Wang Tong is still the commander of Dingbeihou and Jinyiwei, and his position will not change, then Wang Tong's order to leave Beijing may not be to make him unable to gain a firm foothold in the capital.

Then this decree may not be just a reason, Wang Tong must have the intention of the palace when he came to Jiangnan, and what he wanted to do.

The ups and downs of the officialdom, the rich and the noble, can make such a judgment with a little political common sense, Nanjing can do it, and the capital can do it too.

Not every family who received this letter could deal with it as calmly as Wei Guogong's mansion. Not every family's servants would hand in the letter immediately when encountering such a thing, and not every family had read it. Those who believed were driven to Zhuangzi outside the city to be circled.

After a few families found out, they immediately sought out relatives to discuss countermeasures, and the subordinates were not idle, and immediately spread what they saw and heard.

Everyone likes to talk about this kind of thing, everyone likes to spread it, and it didn't take long for it to spread throughout Nanjing. According to how things like this were handled in the past, everyone would have to gather at Wei Guogong's mansion and invite the eunuchs to guard Nanjing I am here with the Minister of the Ministry of War of Nanjing, please give me some ideas.

"Everyone, the decree has been clearly stated in the mansion newspaper. It is Nanjing Youdu censor Hai Rui who impeached the Songjiang Xu family to invade the land, and the commander of Jinyiwei sent Lord Wang Tongwang to Beijing to investigate and deal with it. Everyone in the mansion newspaper saw it. Could it be that Is there anything else? Why didn't our family see it?"

Hu Zhizhong, the eunuch guarding Nanjing, asked in a cold voice. When he asked this question, there was a complete silence below, and everyone was speechless.

"Everyone, rain, dew, thunder, and lightning are all blessings. You and I can't guess what the holy will is. Since the will is so clear, why do you have to do so many useless actions? If these things are passed on to the capital, I'm afraid it will be wrong. pretty!"

Hu Zhizhong was originally the head of the Sixth Branch of the Lijian Supervisor. He had the opportunity to come to Nanjing to be a guard because of his serious and prudent handling of errands. In the cold scene below, Wei Guogong Xu Zhitao had no choice but to stand up and smooth things over.

"What Eunuch Hu said is true, what Eunuch Wei said is true."

The following echoed for a while, as for what they think in their hearts, no one knows, but the noise on the bright side has been suppressed just this day, and the undercurrent is raging underneath, so no one can control it.

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"Sure enough, it is the natural moat of the Yangtze River. Why is it more than ten miles wide?"

Traveling all the way south, entering the Yangtze River at Jiangdu, for those who are often active in the north, it is a rare time to come to the south of the Yangtze River, and it is a rare time to pass the Yangtze River.

The vastness of the river is indeed shocking. Just in the army, Wang Tong also had an estimate of the approximate distance through visual inspection, but the width of the Yangtze River still surprised Wang Tong.

"It hasn't rained for half a month. When it rains, the old man will come and see. How wide is the river?"

The boatman explained there, Wang Tong shook his head there, just laughed there, but did not continue to speak. When he passed the Yangtze River in that life, the width of the Yangtze River was less than a quarter of the river in front of him. The vicissitudes of life have passed hundreds of years , After all, there are changes between heaven and earth.

Such a wide river is really a natural danger under the war system of this era. Of course, it can't actually hinder a determined army.

Wang Tong sighed here, not to mention his bodyguards. Although brothers Tan Dahu and Tan Erhu used to live in Zhejiang, they didn’t have much memory at that time, and seeing them today is no different from the first time. His mouth widened in shock.

Before crossing the river, the uproar in Nanjing was also known to Wang. Regarding this, Liu Sanlang said:
"Master Hou, when the matter has reached such a point, there must be someone with a heart behind it, but it's really hard to say whether this person with a heart is the Songjiang Xu family."

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"Who did this thing!?"

In Xu Mansion in Songjiang, Xu Fan asked the group of people in front of him sharply. Everyone bowed their heads in front of him, but no one answered. After a moment of silence, an aide beside him whispered:

"Proprietor, this incident has caused Nanjing Xungui to share the same hatred with the enemy, and made everyone in the south of the Yangtze River hostile to Wang Tong. This is not a bad thing, lest Fengrui only point to this side."

"Confused!! There are other methods to muddy the water, and it involves the imperial decree and the nobles of Nanjing, what kind of disaster will it cause!!"

"My lord, if our own family did it, it would indeed cause disaster. If not, it would be beneficial and harmless to us. Why bother?"

Xu Fan snorted coldly, waved the person in front of him to step back, was silent for a while, and said:
"Send 5 taels of silver to Mr. Dai. With the situation in Nanjing, let him see if he has a chance to use his strength!"

(End of this chapter)