Li Yuanjing, who is a bit of a "paper talker" and "keeps his fingers on the water", soon received better results than expected!
As Li Yuanjing and Zhang Zhiji drank and chatted, Zhang Zhiji also revealed something more important.
The reason why he was in Yicheng County was that he firmly took over the military power there in just one day.
on the one hand.
His family had paved the way for him a long time ago. In advance, there were domestic slaves from the British government who held important positions in Yicheng County.
on the other hand.
It is Zhang Zhiji's own talent in this area.
Even though he is young, he understands human nature very well and his skills are by no means weak.
The two drank a few more glasses of wine, and Li Yuanjing pretended to be worried and said:
"Young Master, you treat me like a soldier of the country, but I can only talk on paper...but I will never harm you in this matter!"
Li Yuanjing said, his eyes became firm:
"Young Master, I don't know how to describe this Dongye. I can't see through him at all. Moreover, I always feel that he is not that simple and may have ulterior motives! Young Master, you have to be careful!"
Although Zhang Zhiji wanted to laugh a little at Li Yuanjing's simplicity, seeing how solemn Li Yuanjing looked, he naturally would not hurt Li Yuanjing's self-esteem.
road:
"Sir, I understand your worries. Let me tell you the truth. I already have information and know exactly what kind of role this Mr. Dong is! So, sir, you don't have to worry. I have my own sense of proportion."
Seeing Zhang Zhiji say this, Li Yuanjing pretended to be relieved and asked again:
"Young Master, then, Liu Yun and his son are outside the door..."
"oh?"
Zhang Zhiji was obviously in a very good mood. He smiled and looked at Li Yuanjing and said:
"Is it possible that sir has some history with their father and son?"
"It's hard to talk about the past."
Li Yuanjing smiled bitterly and recounted to Zhang Zhiji everything about Liu Haoran's previous purchase of letters from him.
This is also a summary of the essence of Li Yuanjing's two lives.
Although Zhang Zhiji is young, the vision and height brought by his status may not even be matched by Li Yuanjing in later generations.
think about it.
If Zhang Zhiji could not decide the life and death of Liu Yun and his son with one word, how could Liu Yun and his son kneel at the door and wait for their fate in such a cold day?
For people like Zhang Zhiji, sincerity, or the kind of sincerity that makes him feel that he is in control, is much easier to use than any other messy means!
"There is such a reason."
Zhang Zhiji thought for a moment and smiled:
"In that case, I will give you a face, sir. Someone, call Liu Yun and his son over!"
"yes!"
The soldiers on duty outside quickly left, their footsteps making a squeaking sound on the wooden floor outside.
"Young Master, this..."
Li Yuanjing was about to say something, but Zhang Zhiji smiled and waved his hand:
"Sir, be more confident. You have to show your talent and your ability to come back after all your money has been spent. These two people are just ants. I used them to scare the monkeys. Since they are old with you, I will replace them with others."
Chicken will do."
"..."
Li Yuanjing was speechless for a while.
original.
He thought that his status in future generations would not be bad, and he could be regarded as standing on a high place. However, compared to Zhang Zhiji's mentality of directly treating people's lives like a piece of grass, he was still a few dimensions behind...
but.
Li Yuanjing also obeyed Zhang Zhiji's words and stopped talking, but remained calm and collected.
Zhang Zhiji looked at Li Yuanjing's appearance and couldn't help but nodded secretly.
Thoughts:
'He really found a treasure this time. Even though Li Yuanjing is still a little immature at this time, his knowledge, his brain, and especially his integrity! In time, he will definitely be Zhang Zhiji's right-hand man.'
"The grassroots Liu Yun and Liu Haoran have met the young master..."
soon.
Liu Yun and his son came into the room, hurriedly raised their buttocks to the sky, and kowtowed to Zhang Zhiji respectfully, not even daring to look at him for a second.
"Um."
Zhang Zhiji snorted from his nose and said condescendingly, as if looking down at ants:
"Liu Yun, you are a smart man. Do you know why I see you now?"
"this……"
Liu Yun subconsciously raised his head and looked at Zhang Zhiji in fear, but he did not dare to answer.
After all, although this question is very simple, it is difficult to answer...
Seeing that Liu Yun was sensible, Zhang Zhiji sneered and said in a cold voice under control:
"It was me, Mr. Li, who asked for your favor. Why don't you thank me, Mr. Li, quickly?"
Liu Yun reacted immediately and hurriedly kowtowed to Li Yuanjing and thanked Li Yuanjing:
"Mr. Li's great kindness, I, Liu Yun, and my Liu family will never forget it forever..."
But Liu Haoran next to him was dumbfounded, stunned on the spot, motionless.
Ask him to kowtow to Li Yuanjing?
This seems to be even more unacceptable to him than killing him...
However.
Liu Yun also noticed something was wrong with Liu Haoran at this time, and immediately roared fiercely like a wolf:
"Beast, why are you still standing there? Why don't you kowtow to Mr. Li quickly?"
"Forehead……"
Only then did Liu Haoran react, knelt down quickly, and began to kowtow to Li Yuanjing.
After the father and son had their foreheads swollen, Zhang Zhiji shouted coldly:
"Okay, don't fucking disturb me, just go outside and wait!!"
"Yes, yes, thank you, young master, thank you, young master..."
The father and son kowtowed as hard as dogs, and then hurriedly and carefully exited the door.
Zhang Zhiji waved his hand in disgust at this time, as if even the air left by Liu Yun and his son made him feel uncomfortable, but when he turned his face and looked at Li Yuanjing, he had already put on a warm smile.
smiled and said:
"Sir, do you know why I want to attack the Liu family and his son in this campaign?"
Seeing Li Yuanjing shaking his head calmly, Zhang Zhiji couldn't help but glance at Li Yuanjing with admiration, and then said:
"Sir, you are a smart man. If you think about this kind of thing for a while, you will understand it clearly."
"Don't think that the Liu family and his son are respectable businessmen in Fengcheng County. They seem to be very clean, but that is just an appearance, only relative."
"Actually, the bottom of these father and son's butts is definitely not clean!"
"Sir, do you know how sinful Liu Ji Trading Company is?!"
Without waiting for Li Yuanjing to answer, Zhang Zhiji gritted his teeth and said:
"These two bastards actually dare to sell grain to King Chuang Li Huangchao!!!"
"What?"
Even if it was Li Yuanjing, when Mu Ran heard the news, he couldn't help but be clever, and he hurriedly swallowed and said:
"Young Master, if that's the case, how can you still..."
"hehe."
"Sir, you don't need to be too nervous."
Zhang Zhiji's eyes suddenly became confused and he exhaled a long breath:
"In today's world, which grain and rice business is not connected with the army of thieves? It's just human nature to follow the weather and live in pursuit of water and grass."
"Young Master, what do you mean..."
Why didn't Li Yuanjing understand what Zhang Zhiji meant at this moment? He looked at him respectfully.
Zhang Zhiji couldn't help but look at Li Yuanjing with admiration.
Obviously Li Yuanjing understood so quickly, and he was very pleased.
road:
"Sir, actually I understand that you are of a leisurely nature, and I shouldn't involve you in these mundane matters."
"But I know that sir, you will take the provincial examination after the Chinese New Year, and you will definitely join the court as an official in the future. I will not hide these things from you."
"I want you to help me, sir!"
Zhang Zhiji looked at Li Yuanjing with great sincerity and bowed his hands deeply.
Li Yuanjing pretended to be flattered on his face, but in his heart he couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.
in the end.
He still couldn't avoid this terrible thing, he still had to 'choose a side'!
but.
Although the Prince of Qi's Mansion is very powerful, especially the current Prince of Qi, who has been in office for more than thirty years, his roots and tentacles may have already penetrated into all aspects of Qizhou.
But based on Li Yuanjing’s understanding of Zhang Zhiji at this time, Zhang Zhiji is not bad at all!
and.
Behind him is the legendary British government!
In addition, Zhang Zhiji’s attitude towards himself!
Even though this kind of 'choosing sides' will inevitably involve big risks, does Li Yuanjing have any other better choices at this time?
He immediately bowed his head deeply to Zhang Zhiji and said respectfully:
"My young master loves me so much that even if Yuan Jing is broken into pieces, it is hard to repay my kindness to him."
Zhang Zhiji laughed heartily on his face, but deep down he felt a little unhappy.
At this time, shouldn't Li Yuanjing kneel down in front of Zhang Zhiji and pledge allegiance? How could it be over with just one bow?
but.
Zhang Zhiji soon recovered, thinking that Li Yuanjing did not understand these details, and said with a smile:
"Sir, the reason I pressured the Liu family was to ask them to pay 50,000 taels of silver. You must also know that Liu Yun has brothers serving in the Qizhou Army. I will definitely kill them for this show of force!"
"but!"
"Now that you, sir, are with me, it's natural that I can't do things so well!"
"so."
"Sir, I will be the one to play the red face, and you will be the one to play the bad side. All you need to do is squeeze 20,000 taels of silver from the Liu family."