He came this time to accept inquiries from the Gou Kao Bureau, but he did not bring any accounts. He only brought five hundred elite soldiers, all of whom were well-armored and mounted on tall horses, looking majestic.
These soldiers were his answer to Alan Dal'er.
Before entering the city, most of the soldiers were stationed outside the city. Zhang Rou led the guards and went straight to Alan Dal'er's temporary station.
On the one hand, he was extremely worried about the Goukao incident, because it would also be a catastrophe for the land under his rule; on the other hand, he despised Alan Dal'er.
Because Zhang Rou fought her way from local heroes to this position with great military exploits. On the other hand, what kind of person is Alan Dal? Meng Gehan's close servant has only been in charge of the palace and money possessions. Put it in the Han Dynasty court.
, this is a "sycophant"...
When they met each other, Alan Da'er sat upright on the seat and glanced at Zhang Rou, who was wearing a suit of armor, without asking him to sit down. His eyes were like those of a hunter looking at a ferocious beast.
I am afraid, but I also want to hunt...
"I heard that Hao Jing of the Jinlianchuan shogunate was recommended to Kublai Khan by you."
Zhang Rou was displeased and said: "You are so bold, you dare to call the king by his name."
Alan Daer's eyes narrowed, and she was also surprised by Zhang Rou's staunchness.
He only knew that Zhang Rou's name meant "softness", but he didn't know that Zhang Rou's character was "Degang", and his personality was more consistent with the name.
Shi Tianze didn't dare to contradict him like this. In terms of qualifications, Zhang Rou was inferior to Shi Tianze. There was only one reason for daring to have such a head-on conflict. Zhang Rou had completely surrendered to Kublai Khan.
"Don't you dare?" Alan Da'er put down the milk tea in his hand and said, "I tell you, the reason why the Great Khan sent me to take the exam is because Kublai Khan has committed more than 120 major crimes. Is he called the king?
I am here to represent the Great Khan. Do you understand what a monarch is and what a brother is?!"
Zhang Rou's momentum was still not weak, and she said: "Does the Great Khan have the power to depose King Monan? If not, King Monan is still the patriarch of the Great Mongolia."
"Prince of the clan? Is there such a clan king in the Golden Family?! He governs the place with weak people like the Han people. Do you want the inheritance of Genghis Khan?! He hid in Kaiping and built the city, and enjoyed the wealth without fighting or killing. The money he earned was more than in previous years.
There are still many sweats in the battle, are there still sweats in the eyes?!"
Alan Daer has made no secret of his hostility towards Kublai Khan and his family.
Having already captured so many people, this was a blatant campaign against Kublai Khan. He completely disdained the hypocritical and hypocritical cover-ups like the Han people.
He vented his jealousy and dissatisfaction wantonly, and wanted to see if Kublai Khan dared to resist.
When the words "weak people" came to her ears, Zhang Rou was furious, she clenched her fists and veins popped out on her forehead.
But he didn't make any big moves. He just said word by word: "Zhang destroyed the Jin Dynasty and attacked the Song Dynasty. He made great achievements in battle. The Great Khan praised him as 'Batu'. He is not a 'weak people'."
"I don't care if you are weak or not, I just want to ask you, where are the accounts? Did you help Kublai Khan and embezzle the Khan's money and food?"
"The accounts for the past years have been sent to Kaiping City."
"Zhang Rou! Are you a minister of the Great Khan or a minister of Kublai Khan?!"
Zhang Rou said loudly: "I am naturally a minister of the Great Khan. But the Great Khan ordered King Monan to take charge of the Han Dynasty. I am following the order of the Great Khan and obeying King Monan. What's wrong?"
Alan Da'er stood up and said: "Kublai Khan will no longer be the general manager of Han Dynasty soon. Please figure out what to do..."
"Then what?" Shi Tianze poured Zhang Rou a glass of wine with his own hands.
Zhang Rou sighed and said: "What else can I say? I am the coach of the whole army, and his sycophant dare not touch me for the time being. But if King Monan is deposed, I will be liquidated sooner or later."
"Planning to follow Monnan King closely?"
Zhang Rou said "hmm" and took a sip of wine.
He and Kublai Khan got closer. Many counselors in Kublai Khan's Jinlianchuan shogunate were introduced to Kublai Khan by Zhang Rou. In other words, they had the same political views.
Shi Tianze was sent by Meng Ge to work with Zhao Bi after Kublai Khan appointed Zhao Bi to manage Henan.
"You still have a way out, but I don't." Zhang Ju said, "I know what you want to know."
He held the wine glass and pondered for a while, hesitating whether to say it or not, but finally said it.
"Not long ago, Mr. Lingchuan sent me a message telling me that King Monan planned to take all his family members back to Harala and live in the forest."
Shi Tianze was stunned and asked in surprise: "What does this mean?"
Zhang Rou smiled bitterly and said, "You are smarter than me, how can you not tell?"
"Is King Monan going to... live in idleness from now on?"
"Transfer power. Let go of military power and financial power."
Shi Tianze said: "So, how dare you contradict Alan's face to face?"
"King Monan has become the idle king, and the Great Khan may be able to eliminate his suspicions about him, and the Gou Kao incident may be resolved. But when King Monan arrives at Haranhelin, and the Great Khan's decree comes down, it will still be at least two months.
"In the past two months, Alan Da'er will persecute Han Chen even more frantically..." Zhang Ju said: "If I don't be tougher, he will think that I am easy to bully."
"Brother Zhang, tell me the truth, what exactly is King Monan thinking? Has he really let go?"
Zhang Rou put down the wine glass, hesitated, and finally said: "I don't know, but what else can I do? Who dares to resist the will of the Khan?"
Shi Tianze was extremely disappointed.
He expected Kublai Khan to be like a man and stand up to Meng Ge, but after waiting for Zhang Rou for several days, he got this news.
Give up everything you have worked for over the years and take your family to surrender to your brother?
What a fucking coward.
Shi Tianze raised his glass and took a sip of wine, only to feel that a lot of the ambition in his heart had been extinguished.
He somewhat regretted rescuing Yang Guo, and was even more suspicious by Meng Geduo because of it.
But now that things have happened, there is no point in regretting. Let’s just continue to wait and see the result.
"Brother Zhang, I have something to ask you for help."
Zhang Judao: "In the current situation, everyone needs your help, but you still want me to do something?"
"Yang Guo and Yang Zhengqing, the counselor of the Henan Economic Strategy Office, were arrested not long ago. You also know who he is..."
Zhang Rou narrowed her eyes and said calmly: "I understand that Li Fen and others are not enough."
For many things, just this sentence is enough.
Shi Tianze said: "I want to transfer Yang Guo to Shouzhou. Shouzhou is your territory. I want to say hello to you in advance."
"Are you crazy? Transferring him to the border at this time? Want to send him away? Why don't you kill him if you make an oversight? How much do you think the Great Khan trusts you?"
Shi Tianze smiled bitterly and did not answer immediately. He leaned back on the chair and looked at the scenery outside the pavilion.
Zhang Rou was not in a hurry to ask, he wished Shi Tianze would give up this idea.
But in the end, Shi Tianze still sighed: "I can only do this."
"Why?"
"I was forced to have no choice."
"What leverage did Yang Guo take against you? Just kill him."
Shi Tianze said: "It's not that simple... Do you want to know about this?"
Zhang Rou hesitated for a moment.
At this moment of hesitation, Shi Tianze patted his knee and said, "Li Xia has returned to Kaifeng again."
Hearing this name, Zhang Rou's eyes were filled with surprise and anger.
He thought again that Li Xia had the handle on the Zhang family... Wulang was right, if he didn't kill Li Xia at that time, there would be trouble later.
"This little beast still dares to come?"
"Yeah." Shi Tianze said, "It's ridiculous to say that I, a high-ranking official in Xinjiang, was forced to this point by a young man. I'm afraid you won't believe it."
"Letter." Zhang Rou said in a muffled voice.
"There's nothing you can do about him. Send him out as soon as possible."
"Don't you try another method?"
"Your Wulang fought against him, what was the result? There is no need to try it at this moment, the night is long and the dreams are many."
"Yang Guo can take up the post in Shouzhou, but you should find your second son as soon as possible..." Zhang Ju said: "Because if I bump into Li Xia, I will kill him."
"County magistrate, we found out that those who entered the city today are people from the Zhang family of Shihou." Jiang Fan walked into a broken house in the city and reported in a low voice: "That group of people later went to find Shi Tianze."
Li Xia turned his head and looked through the dim light. What he saw was an ugly woman.
"Why do you dress like this?"
Jiang Fan shyly scratched his head, and the inferior beads on his head trembled wildly, and said: "Gu Qi is pretty and has sneaked into a brothel in the city to work as a servant. I will hide with him for a few days, and then I will change my identity."
"It doesn't look like you. It's too easy to be recognized."
"No way." Jiang Fan said: "The villain has inquired about a lot of things in Liu Taiping's family today. Liu Taiping has a clan brother who is looking for servants. Lao Zhong and Lao Wan got in. The villain is disabled, so it's not good.
Go, but it’s easier to communicate and move around dressed up like this.”
After he finished speaking, he added another sentence.
"This city is in chaos. If you are too beautiful, it will be dangerous. Although a villain is ugly, you are safe."
"It makes sense." Li Xia said: "Find a way to hide Shi Zhang in the Liu family. If Shi Tianze wants to search, he will only dare to search the people who hooked up with the examination bureau."
"yes."
"Tell me about Liu Zhongzhi's movements today."
"Okay, he is also checking Shi Zhang's whereabouts..."
Li Xia thought for a while and then said: "In a few days, Mr. Yang should go south to Shouzhou. I will be one step ahead of them and observe along the way. If you stay in Kaifeng, if something unexpected happens, cut off one of Shi Zhang's hands and send it to him."
Historian."
Jiang Fan said: "I understand, if Shi Tianze dares to cheat, let his son be like me."
"Well, once you receive my news, you will release Shi Zhang and you can go back to Qingfu County."
"What if they attack the county magistrate?"
"I won't give them a chance. When we get to Shouzhou, the people supported by Mr. Jia will also be there, so there won't be much danger."
"Hey, the magistrate is familiar with this trip."
"Go ahead and reapply powder on your face, the stubble is coming out."
Jiang Fan touched his face, lowered his head and walked out. His broken arm was hidden in his sleeves, and a handkerchief dangled at the cuffs...
Li Xia continued to glue his beard in front of a bronze mirror.
Half an hour later, a dignified-looking middle-aged scholar walked out of the dilapidated house, his steps steady...