Chapter 381 Blockbuster News
The next day, Tong Tuchang took the brothers Zhao Dazhao and the other two, and left Houguan Town early and rushed to Fuzhou City. Today, they were going to meet the people from Hongmen.
When Tong Tuchang arrived at the city gate, he didn't even get off the horse. He just raised the waist card in his hand, and the soldiers guarding the gate immediately sent the three of them into the city respectfully.
When he arrived at Hou Zhen's shop in Nancheng, Hou Zhen was waiting here early and saw Tong Tuchang coming forward to welcome him into the house.
"Mr. Tong, you are here. I have arranged everything there. I will go to the old Zhao family store later!"
Tong Tuchang nodded, indicating that he knew.
"There is another thing. Yesterday afternoon, someone from the Governor's Office came to look for Lord Tong and said that there was something important to see Tong Guonai on his side."
When Tong Tuchang heard that Tong Guonai was about to see him, he forgot all over his place for half a month and didn't get any news. It seemed that Tong Guonai couldn't help it.
"Okay, after I meet the Hongmen people, I will go to the Governor's Office."
Hou Zhen asked, "Sir, the city is too complicated now and there are too many people from all sides. What should we do next?"
Tong Tuchang sighed and said, "I don't know. When I left Guangzhou, I thought the matter in Fujian was very simple, but now I realize that there are too many things involved in it, so we can only take one step at a time!"
The two of them had no good idea after talking for a while. Tong Tuchang looked at Tianshi and said, "Don't think about anything else for now. Hou Qianhu will send someone to take me to meet!"
Hou Zhen quickly came out to find a guy to lead Tong Tuchang and the other two to the Zhao family's old shop.
The Zhao family’s old shop is really an old shop, so old that there are no doors and windows. It turns out that the appointment of Hongmen was a coolie, a street food stall where you can eat great food.
Tong Tuchang looked at the coolie who was squatting on the ground, holding a large porcelain bowl for dinner, and cursed: "How can these rats find such a place to meet?"
Zhao Da whispered beside him: "Sir, this place is mixed with fish and dragons, and it is very well-connected. If there is anything, it is easy for the other party to escape. It seems that the people from the Hongmen are also veterans!"
After hearing what Zhao Da said, Tong Tuchang discovered that this old Zhao family store was built at the intersection of the street, opposite the densely populated Shuiguan Wharf, which was too easy to escape.
While Tong Tuchang was observing the terrain, a thin black man stood up beside him, wearing a gray-white short shirt, a hat on his head, and barefoot without shoes.
The man came to Tong Tuchang and asked, "Is this guy looking for someone?"
Tong Tuchang looked at him and said, "Yes, I'll look for Li Yuanbai."
"Then please come with me!" The man said, leading the way in front and walked into a small alley next to him.
Entering the depths of the alley, four or five big men suddenly rushed out from around. Zhao Da and Zhao Er were afraid of danger, so he quickly stood in front of Tong Tuchang.
The man who led the way said, "Three, please feel aggrieved if you want to see our incense master!" After that, he took out three black cloth hoods.
It turned out that he was afraid that he would remember the road, so Tong Tuchang sneered and said, "It's not a real man's behavior! Come on, cover us and let you see the courage of the man who broke into the king!"
The man stepped forward to bring a mask to Tong Tuchang and the other two, and then each of them was carrying one through the alley.
Maybe these guys took a long way to go and walked in Nancheng for half an hour before entering a small courtyard. Tong Tuchang felt someone helping him sit down. His eyes lit up and his hood was lifted.
Tong Tuchang got used to it for a while and saw that it was in a room. The house was not big, three people sat in the room, and two people stood at the door. Zhao Da and Zhao Er and the others were not in the room.
Tong Tuchang looked at the person sitting in the room. His body and appearance were exactly the person described by Wang Xian, probably Li Yuanbai, the fragrance owner of the Hongmen.
"This is Master Li Xiang, right? I didn't expect that your Zheng family is so sneaky, what about my two brothers?"
While Tong Tuchang was looking at Li Yuanbai, Li Yuanbai was also observing Tong Tuchang. Li Yuanbai cursed in his heart: It seems that these bandits really have no talents. Can such a guy who is a deer-headed rat have entrusted important tasks?
However, Li Yuanbai felt relieved when he saw Tong Tuchang like this. Li Chuang's remaining troops were now wandering around, and only Tong Tuchang's appearance could surrender, and those who were more decent had gone to the Qing Dynasty to become officials. If Tong Tuchang was as tall and handsome as Ma Mingyuan, Li Yuanbai would definitely not be able to believe Tong Tuchang easily.
When Li Yuanbai heard Tong Tuchang speak, he smiled and said, "Brother, your two friends are in another yard. Don't worry, they are very safe."
After saying that, Li Yuanbai stood up and bowed and asked, "Dare you ask about this brother's name? What is his position in the Thirteenth Family in Kuidong?"
Tong Tuchang dared to say that his real name was because there were few people with the surname Tong. In addition, the governor of Fujian was named Tong, so to be honest, it was easy to have suspicion.
"My surname is Dong and his name is Chang. He is from Wuchang, Huguang. He is currently serving as the military advisor under the Sanyuan Marquis of Dashun!"
"It turns out to be Military Advisor Dong. I wonder what you are doing in Fujian from Sichuan?"
Tong Tuchang frowned and said, "Where is our Dashun Army going, it has nothing to do with your Zheng family? If your Zheng family loses Fujian, will you not allow others to come?"
When the others in the room heard Tong Tuchang's speech sound bad, they cursed: "Brother, this guy has such a bad mouth!"
"Yes, brother, what do you mean by them? You can kill these bandits!"
Tong Tuchang heard the opponent scolding him as a bandit, and knew that the other party was a test, and if he didn't react well, he might be in trouble immediately.
Tong Tuchang jumped up from the chair and cursed: "Who are you scolding? You are not as good as us. You still look down on us even if you lose your mouse nest? Grandpa is here today to give you face. Since you say that, grandpa is gone!" Tong Tuchang was about to go out after he said that.
Li Yuanbai felt relieved when he saw Tong Tuchang's reaction so fiercely, and quickly stepped forward to hold Tong Tuchang.
"Brother Dong, I am my man who can't speak. I'll apologize to you!"
After saying that, Li Yuanbai shouted to the two people behind him, "I won't apologize to Military Secretary Dong!"
"Sorry, Junsen Dong, I'm sorry to apologize to you!"
Tong Tuchang also wanted to find out the news, but how could he really leave like this? Seeing this, he took the opportunity to sit down and angrily.
Seeing Tong Tuchang sit down, Li Yuanbai said: "Mr. Dong, what is the situation of your Dashun Army now!"
Tong Tuchang didn't know the situation of those bandits, but the Jinyiwei had detailed information about the Thirteen Kuidong families.
Tong Tuchang sighed and said, "Master Li Xiang, the situation is not good. After the King of Chuang died in Jiugong Mountain, more than 200,000 of our remaining troops fell in eastern Sichuan under the leadership of Sanyuan Hou, Mian Hou, Guangshan Bo and others. When I left last year, the team was still in Maoli Mountain District in Huguang, and I don't know how it is now."
"Mr. Dong, what are you sending you to Fujian for not far away from thousands of miles?"
Tong Tuchang said: "The Marquis sent me to contact Li Chengdong. Now he is in Fujian. If he can return to Dashun, he will attack Huguang, Jiangxi with several Marquis to recreate the glory of my Dashun Army!"
Listening to Tong Tuchang blowing the magic snails, Li Yuanbai cursed in his heart: These bandits are really good at bragging, and they are attacking Huguang and Jiangxi? I guess you can protect yourself. It sounds good that there are more than 200,000 people, and it is more than 50,000 or 60,000 people who can fight.
"Mr. Dong, how about you contacting Li Chengdong?"
"Hey! Li Chengdong met me a few times, but he was not very enthusiastic about anything anyway."
Is this a matter of saying that you are in Huguang, thousands of miles away, and you don’t want anything now, it would be strange if Li Chengdong can agree.
Li Yuanbai asked: "Mr. Dong, if you are not with Li Chengdong, how about joining forces with our Zheng family?"
Tong Tuchang was stunned. Unexpectedly, the Zheng family was very worried. He ran to the Kinmen Island and stayed there and had to join forces with the Thirteen Kuidong families thousands of miles away?
"Hehe! Master Li Xiang, you said we are bandits, but you are not much better than us now, are you? I heard that hundreds of thousands of you stay on several islands outside the Kinmen Sea, and life is not easy, right?"
Li Yuanbai's face turned red, and Tong Tuchang said nothing. Now the Zheng family is completely empty, the mainland was occupied by the Qing Dynasty, and the trade routes in Nanyang were intercepted by the Shenwu regime in Guangdong. If the Qing Dynasty had not wanted to deal with Yongli on the road now, the two Southern Ming regimes of Shenwu would have long been taken to destroy Zheng Chenggong.
It was precisely because of the difficult times that Zheng Chenggong sent his troops to Fuzhou, intending to contact Li Chengdong and dream of regaining Fujian's Spring and Autumn Period.
Although Zheng Chenggong is a local tyrant in Fujian, he has no relationship with Li Chengdong. He has no daughter to follow the wife route, nor does he have the family route of Dashun Army. After Li Yuanbai arrived in Fuzhou, he found that he had no relationship with Li Chengdong at all, so after knowing that Wang Xian was a member of Dashun Army, he enthusiastically posted it, preparing to use Wang Xian's way to get to Li Chengdong.
Tong Tuchang ridiculed himself and said with a smile: "Mr. Dong, we are different from you. Although we are alone in the outer island now, there are people behind us who are helping us!"
Did they defect to Emperor Shenwu? No, why didn’t they receive the news?
Tong Tuchang felt that he had encountered important information and asked quickly: "Master Li Xiang, have you defected to the Shenwu regime in Guangdong?"
When Tong Tuchang mentioned Guangdong, Li Yuanbai cursed: "Don't mention that bastard King Chu, he is a remote royal family, and he dares to call himself emperor. Now he is mainly engaged in the great cause of anti-Qing. Otherwise, my prince would have already launched a large army to attack him."
Tong Tuchang curled his lips when he heard Li Yuanbai say this, just blow it!
"Isn't Emperor Shenwu? Could it be Emperor Yongli?"
"That's of course, Emperor Yongli is the bloodline of Emperor Wanli, and is the best candidate for the emperor. Our Prince Yanping has already submitted a slander in May and swears allegiance to Emperor Yongli!"
Tong Tuchang thought in his heart that Zheng Chenggong became a man from Yongli, and then he was attacked from both sides. Although Zheng Chenggong's strength is average, a toad would not bite people. If Zheng Chenggong did something bad in the coastal area, he would be a little busy.
When Li Yuanbai saw Tong Tuchang pondering, he thought he had listened, and continued, "Mr. Dong, this is still secondary. The most important news has not been mentioned yet?"
"There is any other news? Please tell me about it!"
Chapter completed!