Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 608

Wang Chonggu's mansion.

Seeing He Liu, Wang Chonggu, who had returned from old age, was shocked: "Master Liu, why are you here?"

He Liudao: "Master Wang was the immediate boss of Xiangmin Gong Tan Lun, Marshal Qi Jiguang, and Marshal Li Chengliang. When you were controlling 20 soldiers and horses at the border, I, He Liu, was just a small household in Jinyiwei. In front of you, how can I be called a "grandfather". You can call me Lao Liu. I think you should be able to guess the purpose of my coming to Puzhou."

Wang Chonggu frowned, pondered for a moment, and then sighed: "Then I will ask you to call you the sixth son. Sigh, you came to Puzhou by the emperor's order, right?"

He Liu nodded: "I was ordered by the emperor to handle secret missions."

Although Wang Chonggu has retired and returned to his hometown, he has countless former students and former officials in the officialdom and army.He knows everything about the affairs of the court like the palm of his hand.

Wang Chonggu was a famous official of his generation, he was not confused when encountering major events.He knew that his nephew Zhang Siwei was jumping up and down to abolish the New Deal, which was courting death.He wrote many times to persuade Zhang Siwei, but Zhang Siwei didn't take his uncle's words to heart.

He Liu said that he was ordered by the emperor to come to Puzhou as a secret mission, and Wang Chonggu immediately guessed what this so-called "secret mission" was.

Wang Chonggu said: "Lao Liu, since you are on a secret mission, it seems that you shouldn't come to my house to look for me."

He Liu said from the bottom of his heart: "I admire Mr. Wang for his great contributions to Daming throughout his life. Ming people don't do secret things. I came to Puzhou, and I don't want to hide it from Mr. Wang."

Wang Chonggu asked: "Are you not afraid that I will tip off that person?"

He Liu shook his head: "I believe that you will not disregard the well-being of the common people in the world for the life of your relatives. If that is the case, you will not be Wang Chonggu."

Wang Chonggu stared at He Liu, and suddenly fell to his knees: "Lao Liu, my dead sister has only one son, Siwei. I beg you, let Siwei lose his power and stop! You kill anyone in the Zhang family , I don’t care about it. I just ask you to spare Siwei’s life.”

He Liu quickly went to help Wang Chonggu: "My lord, please get up quickly. If a loyal minister like you kneels to me, I will lose my life. I promise you, I will not kill Zhang Siwei."

Wang Chonggu stood up, tears streaming down his face: "Thank you, old six."

He Liu cupped his hands and said, "Master Wang, I will take my leave first."

Wang Chonggu sighed: "Oh, let's go. I won't see you off."

He Liu left Wang Chonggu's mansion.This was the last time he saw Wang Chonggu in his life.

Five years later, Wang Chonggu died of illness.The imperial court presented Taibao posthumously and bestowed the posthumous posthumous title Xiangyi.Later historians, together with Yang Bo, Tan Lun, Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou, and Li Chengliang, called him the best military strategist in the Jia and Long dynasties.

Wang Chonggu, whose name lasts through the ages, shines in the annals of history.

Although He Liu promised Wang Chonggu not to kill Zhang Siwei, he did not intend to let Zhang Siwei's father, stepmother, and two younger brothers go.This family did a lot of evil in Puzhou.Zhang Siwei himself is a grassroots in the officialdom, and he will do anything to slander the eternal names for the sake of fame and fortune.Zhang Siwei asked for the ruin of his family.

He Liu went back to the inn where he was staying.

Yang Wan came up and said, "Sixth Master, I found out something."

He Liu asked, "Oh? What's the matter?"

Yang Wandao: "The Zhang family is rich, ruthless, and extravagant. Zhang Meichuan, Hu's family, Zhang Sijing, and Zhang Side's family drink chicken soup made with ginseng tonic every day."

He Liu frowned: "Oh? Where do you buy the ginseng in Zhang's mansion?"

Yang Wan replied: "They are all purchased from the He Nian Tang in the east of the city."

He Liu nodded: "Are you ready for Hundred Days Duan Hun San?"

Yang Wan hurriedly said: "It has been prepared for a long time."

Bairi Duanhun Powder is a chronic poison commonly used by Jianghu killers.People who take this medicine will not die immediately.This strange poison will make people's body weak and weak, and they have no resistance to any minor illness.Taking this medicine for a hundred days, even a small cold can kill a person.Therefore, it is called "hundred days to kill the soul".

He Liu asked again: "This Crane Hall should be a big medicine shop, right?"

Yang Wandao: "My sixth master, the medicinal material business of He Nian Tang is one of the best in Puzhou City."

He Liu asked: "This time you came to Puzhou on business, how much money did you bring from our Jinyiwei's private treasury?"

Yang Wandao: "I brought 5000 taels."

He Liu nodded: "I still have more than 1 taels of silver notes in my hand, which is probably enough. Tomorrow, let's go to the Crane Hall and find a way to sell the Crane Hall."

The next day, He Liu and Yang Wan came to He Nian Tang and found Ji Changfa, the owner of He Nian Tang.

In this season, Changfa is in his fifties and is a good abacus.

He Liu claimed to be a medicine merchant with the surname Lu from the capital, and planned to buy a medicine store in Puzhou and sell the medicinal materials brought in from the capital.

Ji Changfa obviously took He Liu as a fool of Qian Duoduo.He said: "So, Boss Lu wants to buy my He Nian Tang?"

He Liu nodded: "That's right. I don't know if Boss Ji intends to make a move, and what is the asking price?"

Ji Changfa said: "The geese in Shanxi have always done business without deception. Let the goose use the abacus to calculate the value of He Nian Tang."

After speaking, he took out the abacus and hit it "crackling".Afterwards, he said: "He Nian Tang is worth 50 taels of silver."

He Liu burst into laughter: "Boss Ji, are you... crazy? Puzhou is not the capital! Even the Tongrentang in the capital dare not say that he is worth 50 taels of silver!"

Ji Chang smiled and said: "Boss Lu, don't worry, Rong Goose will give you a fortune! Goose He Nian Tang has been open for more than 30 years, and its reputation is full in Puzhou! The people in Puzhou know that they want to buy real medicine. , Good medicine, you must come to He Nian Tang. The golden signboard of He Nian Tang is worth 10 taels of silver; He Nian Tang's current annual turnover is 10 taels of silver, and its net profit is about 2 taels. The ten-year profit is 20 Ten thousand taels. The goose has no illness or disaster, and it will not be a problem to work for another ten years. You should give me this future profit, right? There are also fifty skilled employees, oh, plus the storefront of the pharmacy, and other miscellaneous things. I want you 50 taels of silver, not much at all."

(End of this chapter)