"You mean that when Shi Ming arrived in Nanjing, he specifically asked you to take him to see Ruan Jizhi's play? And he went there every day?" Xu Wenqi interrupted Xu Keran who was speaking and asked.

Xu Keran made a special trip to Chuzhou to meet Xu Wenqi.

Afterwards, as planned, he will go to Jingzhou with probably the last fleet bound for Li Ping.

At this time, Li Ping was waiting for him in Jingzhou.

Then, with Li Ping's entry into Sichuan, trade activities between them would have to be temporarily suspended due to problems such as the long waterway and the serious twists and turns of the waterway.

Jingzhou was originally the territory of Laohui Ma Shouying.

After Li Zicheng killed Luo Rucai, Ma Shouying no longer listened to Li Zicheng's orders, especially when he refused to be called to meet Li Zicheng. However, he did not go anywhere else and stayed in Jingzhou.

Li Zicheng, perhaps out of concern and the overall situation, did not take further measures against Ma Shouying.

However, I don't know whether it was due to illness or fear, but Ma Shouying fell ill at this time.

When Zhang Xianzhong drove a huge mixed group of soldiers and civilians of up to 600,000 people northwards by land into Lizhou under Ma Shouying's control, Ma Shouying expressed a warm welcome, which made Zhang Xianzhong's final entry into Jingzhou smooth.

Then, Zhang Xianzhong stayed in Jingzhou for a few days, collected a large number of ships, and then sailed on both land and water against the current to Sichuan.

And Ma Shouying, who was sick, actually went with him.

Ma Shouying's army was not large to begin with, and some of his troops, such as the main force Niu Wancai, had defected to Li Zicheng, so his army only had a few thousand men. This may be the reason why he had to warmly welcome Zhang Xianzhong.

Because if you are not welcome, you are seeking death.

However, Ma Shouying finally agreed to go with Zhang Xianzhong, perhaps because he was persuaded by the cake Zhang Xianzhong drew for him or because he knew that staying in Jingzhou would not stop Li Ping.

According to the original history, Zhang Xianzhong arrived in Sichuan a few months late and had to stay in camp for three months when the river surged. It happened that Ma Shouying died of illness at this time.

Later, the Qing government investigated in the early Qing Dynasty and believed that Zhang Xianzhong fought and killed Ma Shouying. But this is very doubtful.

Because after Ma Shouying's death, his troops were in charge of the camp by his wife and nephews, and they continued to use the banner of "Lao Hui Hui". Most of them followed Zhang Xianzhong to Sichuan, and a small number stayed in Jingzhou to join Li Zicheng and continue to fight against the army.

In the end, Zhang Xianzhong combined the old Hui troops and civilians and the total number of people entering Sichuan reached about 600,000.

Regardless of the original history, in this time and space, due to Zhang Xianzhong bringing more people from Changsha and Hengzhou, coupled with the earlier adoption of violence and no longer soliciting voluntary measures, the total number of people who joined Ma Shouying and the people who entered Sichuan reached

Nearly one million.

Zhang Xianzhong and Ma Shouying almost left Jingzhou empty. Li Ping's entry into Jingzhou was also smooth and fast, with only a few small-scale battles breaking out.

After receiving Xu Keran's affirmative answer, Xu Wenqi looked at the man dressed as a Confucian scholar sitting next to him and shook his head and said: "Yu Pu, it seems that this Shi Ming is determined to move up, but this way is a little bit...

evil!"

The man dressed as a Confucian scholar was Xu Wenqi's old friend and Xu Keran's boss. His courtesy name was Yu Pu, and he turned out to be a scholar.

This time, he and Xu Keran came together.

"This matter is quite strange. Logically speaking, Shi Youyi has been in Nanjing for a few days, and he should know who Ruan Jizhi is. If it is still like this, are you really not worried about getting burned?" Xu Keran's boss should have thought of it too.

This, but very confusing.

Xu Wenqi sighed and said: "Before, I probably thought that it was just a coincidence that Shi Ming rescued Ruan Jizhi, who was recuperating in an old house in the countryside of Huaining County. I might have been deceived by Ruan Jizhi's clever mouth when he personally escorted him to Nanjing.

, I don’t know who Ruan Jizhi is, I just thought I could rely on a famous person.

But then the more I thought about it, the more I felt something was wrong. Now I see it’s really not that simple! Everything may have been intentional from the beginning. Shi Ming was trying to take a different approach!”

"Is the sword taking a different approach?"

"Yes, the sword takes a different approach!"

Xu Wenqi nodded affirmatively first, and then continued: "If you think about it carefully, Lu Yanruo (Lü Daqi, also known as Yanruo) and Zuo Liangyu are having a heated dispute, and Zuo Liangyu controls my largest military force in the south.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Lu Yanruo will not be the governor for long.

At this time, isn't it puzzling that Shi Ming abandoned Zuo Liangyu and joined Lu Yanruo? And it was too risky.

Judging from what Shi Ming has done before and what you have told me about him, Shi Ming is not a fool, but is also quite smart and capable.

I originally thought that he might have been confused and didn't understand, or was too impatient.

But later I realized that we should be trying to keep things simple!

I guess Shi Ming wants to follow the path of Fengyang Governor Ma Yaocao (Ma Shiying, also known as Yaocao). Mayocao is now very popular with the emperor, is in the limelight, and has a very long hand. Lu Yanruo can't protect Shi Ming, but

But Ma Yaocao is capable and can give him what he wants. Don't forget, Liu Qiao and Zhou Wenjiang from Macheng both turned him over!"

"It is well known that Ruan Jizhi and Governor Ma have a close personal relationship. I heard that Governor Ma owes Ruan Jizhi a huge favor." Xu Keran's boss suddenly said in surprise.

Xu Wenqi nodded and said: "That should be the case. It is true that Ma Yaocao owes Ruan Ji a great debt. However, Shi Ming is still impatient."

"Still impatient?"

"Yes, Zuo Liangyu has already reported the duty of recruiting the general soldier for Zhao Jin."

Xu Keran's boss didn't turn around at all, and said blankly: "General Zhao has reported to the General Army? This is a good thing... Why do you say that Shi Youyi is impatient! After all, Shi Youyi does not have the confidence of Yuanzhou like General Zhao.

General Zhao Shen was suppressed by his achievements in defeating Zhang Qi and attacking Changsha, which cannot be ignored. How could he come forward? Besides, without Shi Guerrilla's actions, Zuo Liangyu would not have done anything for Zhao Shen.

Will you report to the commander-in-chief?"

Tsui Hark, who had never been able to interrupt when talking to the two masters, also showed great doubts. It was obvious that his master's doubts had also reached his heart.

Xu Wenqi looked back and forth at the expressions of the two of them, and said playfully: "You have made Zuo Liangyu look too simple. The title of Commander-in-Chief has become an indiscriminate addition, so Zuo Liangyu doesn't know how to use it to win people's hearts? What's more?

He will be severely short of good men.

Zhao Jin's failure to report to the General Soldier actually has nothing to do with Shi Ming's disrespect of orders. At most, it is just a matter of delay or earlier. If Shi Ming continues to obey Zuo Liangyu's orders, he should also be the one to report to the General Soldier this time.

.

Zuo Liangyu was a general who was a traitor, with hundreds of thousands of troops and many veteran generals under his command. He always had to consider many factors such as seniority, trustlessness, and closeness, not to mention that he already had an alien like Li Ping under his command.

And his pressing doesn’t count as a mistake now? At least it made Shi Ming unable to bear it anymore.”

"There was General Li in the past, and there was Shi Guerrilla in the back. Even if General Zhao was promoted to General, it would be difficult in the future!" Xu Keran couldn't help sighing at this time.

Not only did Xu Keran do business with Li Ping, but Shi Ming and Zhao Jin were also important customers under Li Ping's special instructions. Moreover, after Li Ping decided to lead his army westward to pursue Zhang Xianzhong who entered Sichuan, he also transferred all undisclosed items such as refined salt and steel.

All the ways to make money were passed on to Zhao Jin and informed to Xu Keran.

This is where Xu Keran accompanies Shi Ming to the theater and is currently worried about Zhao Jin.

But Xu Wenqi glanced at Xu Hark and then said quietly: "Zhao Jin is a truly loyal person. Zuo Liangyu is not in a hurry to be happy, so how can he embarrass him? You know, I don't approve of Li Ping pursuing him.

Zhang Xianzhong entered Sichuan. Now that the country is in danger, Li Ping needs to go to the north. But he will not listen to my advice, he has his own ideas. Sigh!"

After saying that, Xu Wenqi fell into a state of melancholy.

Xu Keran and his boss were stunned. They had never thought that Xu Wenqi would actually have a problem with Li Ping. The two looked at each other, not knowing how to answer the conversation, so they could only remain silent.

As a result, the room with no outsiders fell silent for a while, and also felt a little cold.

After a while, Xu Wenqi finally calmed down and waved his hand and said: "Let's not talk about it anymore. I will not break my promise of a hundred horses this time, and you will also deliver all the goods. Qingjin (Xu Keran's words)

, tell me if you have any difficulties, and I will try my best to help if I can."

Xu Keran looked at Xu Wenqi, thought for a while and then said carefully: "Xu Siqing, can you wait a little longer for the pepper and tomato seeds you want? Everything else is easy to handle, but these two crops are too difficult to collect.

.

There are too few of these two crops in our Jiangnan and surrounding areas, and we have been collecting them, so the prices are now extremely high. I have very little on hand, so why not send them to Mr. Li first?

Now many people have sent people to Guangzhou further south to collect them, and I have already sent people. When the goods there arrive, I will be the first to deliver them to you."

"I'm not in a hurry. You just have to deal with Li Ping first. Let's talk about other things! I heard that your original doctor on the ship got into a lawsuit?"

Speaking of this, Xu Keran also looked helpless.

After the doctor witnessed Xu Keran's miracle, he stayed with Li Ping to study for a while, and then brought alcohol and appendicitis surgery to Nanjing.

The effect of alcohol is self-evident, and there is no danger. It just wastes food, which is not a big deal in Nanjing.

But appendicitis surgery is a bit troublesome.

Although the doctor was already very cautious and quickly established a great reputation as a miracle doctor, things soon took a turn when the inevitable death occurred.

The family of a patient who signed a life-and-death certificate but refused to accept the reality sued the doctor.

In ancient society, if people did not promote people, officials would not investigate. But if someone dies and is promoted again, it is a big deal.

What's more, people are generally ignorant, and disembowelment is beyond the understanding of most people, and it also caused a huge uproar.

As a result, not only was this doctor becoming a demon discussed in the streets, but Li Ping's reputation was also greatly affected.

But who can do anything about this kind of thing!

Xu Wenqi was very open-minded on this matter, but he could not withstand the one-sided public opinion. He could only agree to save the person first after learning the detailed causes and consequences from Xu Keran, and then slowly figure it out later.

When they said something else and Xu Keran and his boss were about to leave, Xu Wenqi stopped Xu Keran and said: "Qing Jin. During this trip to Jingzhou, please advise Li Ping to give himself a name! Look at what Shi Ming calls himself.

If you have Wu Zhong, don't worry about what is vulgar or not, at least you show your true feelings."

"General Li Bing has a stubborn temper. If you can't persuade me, I can't even do anything to persuade him. But since the temple minister said it, I'll try again." Xu Keran clasped his fists and said.

After everyone left, Xu Wenqi stood in the room and murmured alone: ​​"Whether it's a traitor, a loyal minister, or the next Zuo Liangyu, at least Li Ping is still fighting thieves with all his heart, just obey fate!"
Chapter completed!