Modern people who traveled through the Tang Dynasty

227 Conditions of cooperation
In fact, Zhao Han misunderstood Zheng Yuanshou, because Zheng Yuanshou really has no hostility towards Zhao Han. Zheng Yuanshou is a smart man. Against Zhao Han, Zheng Yuanshou has been looking for opportunities to cooperate with Zhao Han.

This time Zheng Feng was killed, Zheng Yuanshou knew that it was Zhao Han who did it, and Zheng Yuanshou also understood Zheng Feng's character, it was impossible for Zheng Yuanshou to offend Zhao Han for such a dude, that's why Zheng Yuanshou put his status so low just now.

Zhao Han found a stool at random and sat down, crossed his legs and said, "Isn't Zheng Feng dead? Why are there two coffins in the mourning hall? Could it be that Zheng Shanguo was pissed to death?"

Zheng Yuanshou asked his servants to serve a pot of good tea, and then he said to Zhao Han: "Shan Guo is too sad, and he is still lying on the bed. Feng'er was killed with his clothes, and all of Shan Guo's savings were gone. The housekeeper thought it was his responsibility, so he committed suicide after knowing about it. Shan Guo felt that the housekeeper was loyal to him, so he planned to have a relationship with him Feng'er is buried together in the family's ancestral grave, don't die, there is no place to rest, hey! Forget it, let's not mention this matter, I wonder what the son-in-law is doing this time?"

After Zhao Han took out a cigarette and lit it, he exhaled a smoke ring and said, "At the empress's birthday party, Mrs. Zheng promised me to give me 10 taels of silver. Why don't I come here to collect the money? Mr. Zheng is running here, hey, do you think you gave the money or Mr. Zheng gave it to me?"

Zheng Yuanshou said to the butler beside him, "Go, bring 10 taels of silver to the son-in-law."

Zhao Han didn't expect that Zheng Yuanshou would agree to give him the 10 taels of silver so quickly. He was indeed an old fox, so he should be on guard against him, so he wouldn't let him get caught.

Zhao Han stood up from the stool, threw the cigarette butt in his hand on the ground and stamped it out, and said to Zheng Yuanshou, "Okay, since Mr. Zheng has given me the money, I won't bother Mr. Zheng. Take a step."

Just as Zhao Han was about to turn around and walk outside, Zheng Yuanshou said, "Wait, Lord Consort, I have something to ask you. I wonder if Lord Consort will give me this face?"

Sure enough, it was the old fox, Zhao Han guessed right, this guy agreed to give the money so lovingly, he must have something to ask for himself, and he guessed right.

Zhao Han turned to Zheng Yuanshou and asked, "I don't know what's wrong with Mr. Zheng? Let me tell you first, I may not be able to help Mr. Zheng. If I am powerless, I hope Mr. Zheng will not blame me."

Zheng Yuanshou smiled and said: "It seems that the son-in-law is very prejudiced against me, but it doesn't matter, can the son-in-law follow me to other places to chat?"

Zhao Han shrugged indifferently and said, "Okay, where are we going to talk?"

Zheng Yuanshou took Zhao Han back to his room, and after the butler put the tea away, Zheng Yuanshou said, "I know that my son-in-law has a problem with our aristocratic families, and I also know that even if our five aristocratic families unite, we are not your opponent." , The times are different, this is no longer the previous era, before His Majesty wanted to reopen the imperial examination to contain our family, we could handle it before, but since your appearance, I know the family is over."

Zhao Han stopped him and said, "What exactly do you want to say? I don't understand Mr. Zheng's meaning. I like to go straight. If you have anything to say, just say it."

"Okay." Zheng Yuanshou said: "Since my son-in-law likes to go straight, I won't make any detours. I want to cooperate with you. To put it bluntly, it means which faction you cooperate with. According to the informant's report, Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling have now merged. One faction, and you are the leader, right?"

Zhao Han asked: "Talk about the specifics. I don't understand the cooperation you mentioned. What kind of cooperation is it?"

Zheng Yuanshou stood up, went to the door, looked up at the sky and said, "The sky in Tang Dynasty has changed now, the family can no longer survive, and it is only a matter of time before it perishes. Participating in your auction, I know that you will hold an auction in Xingyang Village soon, mainly for the auction formula, and I want to guarantee that His Majesty will not attack our Zheng family, this is my condition, and what I paid That is, all the books of our Zheng family can be handed over, and all the scholars enshrined by our Zheng family can be handed over, I wonder what the son-in-law thinks of my conditions?"

"Not so good." Zhao Han said: "I know that the reason why you call it a family is because you have a lot of books, but you may be disappointed. I also have books here. I'm just too busy recently, so I just don’t have time to print, as for the scholars of your family, I’m a little interested, but I won’t agree to your conditions.”

Zheng Yuanshou asked: "I don't know what requirements or conditions you have, my son-in-law? We can discuss it."

Zhao Han thought for a while and said, "I can promise you to participate in the auction, but how many formulas you can buy is not up to me, and you have to give me the scholars of your family."

Zheng Yuanshou said: "My lord son-in-law, these offerings are the lifeblood of our aristocratic family. This is just a qualification to participate in the auction. I cannot agree to this."

"What else do you want?" Zhao Han asked.

"Protect our Zheng family from being destroyed." Zheng Yuanshou said.

"How do you know that I can protect your family? And you don't know the grievances between me and Zheng Shanguo, do you think he can give up?" Zhao Han asked.

"Where is Shanguo, I will talk to him. If it doesn't work, I will not ask Shanguo how to do with you. I also promise that our family will not participate in the affairs between you. As for you to keep our family, I am very confident. You can do it." Zheng Yuanshou said.

Zhao Han was very surprised. Zhao Han didn't expect that Zheng Yuanshou could abandon his younger brother Zheng Shanguo, and he didn't expect that Zheng Yuanshou would be so courageous.

Zhao Han said: "It's your brother, are you really willing to give up on him?"

"I'm doing this for the sake of the family. I know that the family will disappear soon. This is imminent. I can't just watch my family perish in my hands."

"Okay." Zhao Han said, "As long as your family doesn't do anything to harm the common people, I can promise you to keep your family."

"Okay, thank you son-in-law, I feel relieved with your words, and I will send you to Xingyang Manor as soon as possible." Zheng Yuanshou said.

"Okay, there is nothing else, I will leave first, but before I leave, I want to say that you are very smart, because your cleverness has saved your family, I hope you will be so smart in the future, don't do things that make yourself regret Something." After Zhao Han finished speaking, he walked out of Zheng Yuanshou's room.

Seeing Zhao Han leave, the housekeeper asked Zheng Yuanshou: "Master, are you really going to do this? In case... I said in case the son-in-law fails, our family also..."

(End of this chapter)