Brocade legend

Chapter 334
As long as Wang Zhi didn't come back, no one would dare to touch his family, not to mention that Jin Yiwei was secretly taking care of him. Lu Bing and Sun Quan couldn't figure out why Wang Zhi came back.If something happened to him, wouldn't his son and "family" be more dangerous?
"Is it about the mission to Japan?" Lu Bing thought for a while and asked, "Is there any news?"

"It's not a rumor. Hu Zongxian still wanted to recruit him, but Hu Zongxian didn't want to recruit him once or twice, and he didn't bother! Besides, he is not needed for envoys!" Sun Quan thought for a while, but couldn't figure it out: "He did come back with the Japanese envoy...Maybe he is homesick?"

Sun Quan's conjecture was really close to some facts, but both he and Lu Bing only regarded this sentence as a gag and did not think deeply about it.

Lu Bing couldn't think of a clue either, his current thoughts were all on dealing with the mess in Beijing.

Although Peng Fan's petition was approved by Emperor Jiajing, Emperor Jiajing didn't put his mind on it, and the Yan family and his son would not self-destruct, so naturally there was no enforcement.

Now that the fight against corruption has just begun, it can achieve some results, all thanks to Lu Bing's power in implementing, supervising, and implementing it.If he wants to do this well, he can't give up halfway, otherwise all his previous efforts will be wasted.

Moreover, Lu Bing plans to strike while the iron is hot when the current affairs are almost handled, and put forward two more suggestions to ensure the intensity of cleaning up the government.

"Isn't Zhu Liu still in the south of the Yangtze River?" Lu Bing smiled and said, "It's a good thing he hasn't come back yet. Tell him to let him go and see our little brother. Why did he come back?"

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Before the news of Lu Bing reached Zhu Liu, Zhu Liu had already arrived in Ningbo.

During this period of time, Wang Zhi was not idle either. He and Ye Zongman, whose alias was Bi Chuan, secretly deployed spies to check around.

The information fed back by the spies made the two of them even more worried.

Lu Tong, Qi Jiguang and other generals all appeared in Ningbo.

Wang Zhi sent Wang Fu to ask Hu Zongxian for an explanation.

Wang Fu sent a message to Hu Zongxian, saying: "I was ordered to come, and Mr. Hu should send an envoy to meet him from afar. Now that Chen Junrong is in full swing, is Mr. Hu lying to me?"

Hu Zongxian sent commander Xia Zheng and his cousin Fang Dazhong to Wang Zhi's boat, and repeatedly explained that Lu Tong, Qi Jiguang and others were here only to welcome Wang Zhi and turn hostility into friendship, and they did not have any dissenting intentions.

But Wang Zhi and Ye Zongman didn't believe it, they were on guard all day long, ready to withdraw at any time, and only let Wang Fu come and go between the two sides.

The stalemate lasted until Zhu Liu came to Ningbo, and Zhang Mo followed.Hu Zongxian, Zhu Liu, and Zhang Mo sat together to discuss the matter.

Hu Zongxian took the lead, and hurriedly said to Zhu Liu: "Master Zhu, if this continues, I'm afraid we will miss the opportunity!"

"What do you want me to do?" Zhu Liu took it lightly.

"As long as Mr. Zhu is willing to come forward, Wang Zhi will definitely get off the boat." Hu Zongxian frowned, and said, "Even if it's a letter of revision, it's fine!"

But Zhu Liu shook his head and refused flatly: "If I come forward, my intention must be exposed." Zhu Liu looked at Hu Zongxian mockingly and said, "Do you treat Lu Bing as a fool, or me as a fool?"

Zhang Mo also saw that Hu Zongxian wanted to push Zhu Liu to the opposite of Lu Bing as soon as possible, but it was obviously inappropriate to expose Zhu Liu's intentions so quickly. When it's time to hit, let Zhu Liu take the shot again.

Of course Lu Bing is not a fool. If Lu Bing realizes that something is wrong, he will act first, and no one will benefit.

Therefore, Zhang Mo also opened his mouth and said, "For the sake of Wang Zhi, exposing Master Zhu is a small loss for Gu. It will be more convenient for us to have Master Zhu in Jin Yiwei to cover us."

"That's right." Zhu Liu sneered, "If I hadn't intercepted the "message", the news of you dispatching troops to ambush Wang Zhi would have spread to the capital long ago!"

"Then what do you think we should do?" Hu Zongxian said displeased, "If it goes on like this for a long time, it will be a matter of time before it is exposed. Maybe Wang Zhi is preparing to return to Japan now!"

Zhang Mo thought for a while, and said, "You can send more important officials to persuade."

"What kind of official is considered important?" Hu Zongxian sneered: "This official in Southeast is the most important. Do you want me to go in person?"

After hearing Zhang Mo's words, Zhu Liu also thought of it, and said with a smile: "Master Hu is a man of gold, so of course he can't take risks lightly. But... isn't there a chief soldier Lu Ting under your lord? A chief soldier The portion is definitely enough.”

Hu Zongxian's expression changed, and he said, "You send a general soldier to meet the pirates? Master Lu will definitely not go."

"That's...he can't help him." Zhu Liu smiled strangely, and Hu Zongxian suddenly felt shuddering. It seems that Lu Tong also has something in the hands of Jin Yiwei... Hu Zongxian felt cold in his heart. He relied heavily on Lu Tong, but he didn't expect Lu Tong to actually Will be controlled by Jin Yiwei... What if Jin Yiwei let Lu Tong deal with him?Will Lu Ting...

Hu Zongxian didn't dare to think about it any further.

"At the same time, we can cut in from the Japanese." Zhang Mo continued: "That Japanese envoy came to Daming for the purpose of trade and tribute. We can promise him first and let him push Wang Zhi to come... Necessary When the time comes, let them also attack and capture Wang Zhi!"

"I'm afraid it won't work." Hu Zongxian shook his head and said, "there are only a few dozen Japanese, and they can't deal with Wang Zhi's pirate army, and Wang Zhi is very powerful in Japan, so they probably dare not offend Wang Zhi."

"Even so, let them persuade Wang Zhi in the name of Yuanyi Town, they will always be more confident." Zhang Mo continued: "Also... let's make some more promises!"

"How to add?" Hu Zongxian asked.

Zhang Mo thought for a while, and said, "Promise him the post of governor, and give him the title of being in charge of maritime trade!"

"This is a big matter... I can't be the master." Hu Zongxian's face changed when he heard this: "I have to ask the palace for opinions."

Zhang Mo disagreed, shaking his head and said, "It's too time-consuming to go back and forth to the capital, and there are many nights and dreams, so it is likely to leak out along the way. This is just a name, and I will take it in one fell swoop when Wang Zhi goes ashore. Next, the promised things will naturally not count, and there will be no objections from the palace at that time."

Hu Zongxian reluctantly said: "Even if this is the case, but such a big reward, even if I tell you, Wang Zhi wouldn't believe it?"

"Things need to be done bit by bit." Zhu Liu said with a smile: "Do it first, see the result and then think about what to do next."

"Okay..." Hu Zongxian reluctantly nodded.

After the discussion was completed, Zhu Liu asked Hu Zongxian to invite Lu Tong here, saying that he would personally persuade him.

(End of this chapter)