Chapter 271 [Lantern Festival, four counties Chengping] four
When Zhang Cai heard what Mu Linfeng said, he laughed repeatedly and said, "It's just a humble work, but Linfeng, your lyrics are better!"
Wang Zhizhen laughed at the side and said: "Teacher, Mu Shuai, you two should stop being so humble. If you do this again, I'm afraid others will think that you two are deliberately flattering each other!"
Mu Linfeng and Zhang Cai nodded after hearing the words and stopped talking. Mu Linfeng quickly asked someone to put the calligraphy and paintings away, then asked Zhang Cai to sit down and said: "Sir, in fact, Linfeng has visited many times in the past few days, but in the end he only has one purpose.
!”
Zhang Cai laughed when he heard this, then turned to Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu and said: "Yanwu, Zongxi, come here!"
After hearing this, Gu Yanwu and Huang Zongxi immediately stood up, walked to Zhang Cai, and then said to Zhang Cai, "Teacher!" They then bowed to Mu Linfeng, Wang Zhizhen, Shi Kefa and others one by one and said, "Have you met me?"
Mu Shuai and all the adults!"
When Mu Linfeng saw that the two people in front of him were Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu, he couldn't help but nod.
Zhang Cai smiled and said to Mu Linfeng: "Linfeng, do you want to ask me for help from Yanwu and Zongxi?"
Mu Linfeng didn't want Zhang Cai to already know the purpose of his several visits, so he quickly raised his hands and said: "Sir, it is clear that Linfeng has this intention!"
Zhang Cai nodded slightly when he heard this, then turned to Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu and asked: "Are you two willing to help Mu Shuai?"
Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu already knew what Zhang Cai meant before they went up to the tower. Since Zhang Cai was sitting here, he naturally agreed with them to help Mu Linfeng. After hearing this, he immediately stepped forward, cupped his hands to Mu Linfeng and said, "We'll wait.
I am willing to work hard for Mu Shuai!"
Upon hearing this, Mu Linfeng immediately stood up, held the hands of Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu, and said with a smile: "Two gentlemen, Mu represents the whole of Yangzhou... no, it is the people of the whole world who thank you two gentlemen!"
Upon hearing this, Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu quickly lowered their heads and said: "Don't dare, don't dare!"
Mu Linfeng smiled and said: "Where, where! The two gentlemen are too modest. Mu knows that the two gentlemen are proficient in managing the world and have the talent for calculation. With the help of these two gentlemen, Linfeng will have full power over the financial affairs in the future.
Here you go, gentlemen!"
Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu heard this and glanced at Zhang Cai. They saw Zhang Cai touching the black hair on his chin and nodded slightly. Then they said: "I am willing to listen to Mu Shuai's orders!"
Mu Linfeng laughed when he heard this, then turned to Wang Zhizhen and said: "Master Wang, you will have two more financial experts in the future, so don't complain to Mu all day that you have no money!"
Wang Zhizhen knew that what Mu Linfeng said was a joke, so he quickly stood up and said to Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu: "Wang will have to nag you two a lot in the future!"
Gu Yanwu and Huang Zongxi knew that Wang Zhizhen was also Zhang Cai's secret disciple, and they quickly raised their hands to Wang Zhizhen and said, "Senior brother, if you need anything, just do as you ask!"
Mu Linfeng smiled slightly when he heard this, then turned to Zhang Cai and said: "Sir, it's not just Mr. Huang and Gu. In fact, in addition to accounting, Mu also needs various talents. I don't know..."
Zhang Cai heard this and said with a smile: "Linfeng, you really regard my Fushe as an all-purpose cave. Okay, okay, as long as you need any talents, just talk to me, and the door of my Fushe will always be open for you. That's fine."
Bar?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Linfeng immediately raised his hands and said, "In this case, Linfeng will thank Mr. Zhang!"
At this moment, he saw a group of people walking towards the city tower under the city tower. Mu Linfeng saw that the group of people were not the ones he knew, and they were wearing the official clothes of the imperial court. He couldn't help but frowned, turned around and asked Wang Zhizhen: "Wang
Sir, is this person Xiong Wencan?"
When Wang Zhizhen heard this, he quickly looked down the tower. He couldn't help being surprised and said, "Wang didn't invite him to come. Why did he come uninvited?"
Mu Linfeng pondered for a while, and then said to Wang Zhizhen: "Since they are here, let them come up, and please ask Mr. Wang to greet them in person!"
When Wang Zhizhen heard this, he immediately resigned and went down the tower.
Zhang Cai sat aside and asked: "Linfeng, did you say Xiong Wencan is here?"
Mu Linfeng said repeatedly: "Hmm? Does it mean that Mr. Mister also knows this person?"
Zhang Cai laughed when he heard this and said: "I don't think I know him, I just heard his name. It is said that he is a disciple of Yang Sichang!"
When Mu Linfeng heard this, he suddenly thought of Zhou Yanru, and then turned to Zhang Cai and said, "Oh, by the way, sir, Linfeng has met Zhou Yanru before..."
Zhang Cai didn't wait for Mu Linfeng to finish speaking, and immediately waved his hand and said: "Linfeng, you don't need to report anything to me. I don't have this authority. Besides, since I have made the entire Fushe's disciples available to you, Linfeng,
Of course I believe you, so don’t mention Zhou Yanru’s matter again!”
After hearing this, Mu Linfeng immediately said: "Sir, there are many...Linfeng also knows about the feud between Zhou Yanru and Fushe, but Zhou Yanru has already escaped from Yangzhou at this time, otherwise Linfeng will definitely capture him and send him to Fushe, and let Mr.
, not only to repay Mr. Zhang Pu, but also to avenge Linfeng for being plotted by him!"
Zhang Cai pondered for a while after hearing this, and then said to Mu Linfeng: "As far as I know, Linfeng's assassination a few days ago should not have much to do with Zhou Yanru... Zhou Yanru is a weak-minded person, and he will never do this.
Waiting for something dangerous, I thought there were other reasons for Zhou Yanru’s sudden departure from Yangzhou!”
Mu Linfeng couldn't help frowning when he heard this, and thought to himself: "There were three groups of people that night, one group was Japanese ninjas, and the other group was Li Xin's people, so who was the third group if it wasn't Zhou Yanru? Could it be Long Qingfeng and Long Qingyun
A dead soldier? Then why is it that I am poisoned by a secret poison?"
Mu Linfeng suddenly had so many questions in his mind, but he couldn't get the answers. Maybe he can only find the answers if these people appear again!
Mu Linfeng was still thinking, but he saw that Wang Zhizhen had already walked onto the tower with a short and fat middle-aged man with a head as big as a watermelon. When the man walked, his belly swayed up and down in front of him, making the female relatives giggle.
laugh.
The person in the room couldn't help but feel happy, and thought to himself: "This person is Xiong Wencan? This figure is really rare!"
Wang Zhizhen led the short and fat official to Mu Linfeng before Wang Zhizhen raised his hands and said, "Mu Shuai, this is Lord Xiong Wencan!"
Before Mu Linfeng could say anything, he heard a burst of laughter from Chen Yuanyuan and others behind him. Xiong Wencan looked over after hearing the sound, and his eyes, which were not big in the first place, immediately narrowed into a thin line.
But after hearing Mu Linfeng cough for a while, he said: "Oh, it turns out that you are Lord Xiong! I'm disrespectful!"
Hearing this, Xiong Wencan turned his attention to Mu Linfeng. After sizing him up, he raised his hands and said, "Master Wang didn't make it clear. This is Xiong Wencan, the Minister of Recruitment specially appointed by His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty."
He looked at Mu Linfeng with a look of arrogance.
Mu Linfeng's expression did not change when he heard this, and said: "Oh? Is there any difference?"
Xiong Wencan sneered and said: "The difference is huge. If you only call me Lord Xiong, others will not know whether you are an official of the imperial court or an official of Mu Linfeng! So this 'Ming Dynasty Emperor specially appointed minister of recruitment' is very
important."
Mu Linfeng couldn't help but smile when he heard this: "Yes, yes, if you hadn't made it clear as 'His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty specially appointed the Minister of Recruitment', Mu really didn't know that you were a court official. I believe all the adults here also knew clearly that you were
This 'His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty specially appointed the Minister of Recruitment'!"
Everyone here laughed when they heard the words, but Xiong Wencan heard the words but said incomprehensively: "Well, that's very good... I, the Minister of Recruitment, came to Yangzhou under the orders of His Majesty the Ming Emperor to express my favor to you Mu Linfeng.
Why don't you kneel down quickly to receive the decree?" He said and took out an imperial decree from his sleeve.
Mu Linfeng looked strange, not because of Xiong Wencan's funny words, but because Zhou Yanru had already issued an imperial edict before. Mr. Chongzhen should have known his intention. Why didn't he give up and issue another edict?
Xiong Wencan saw that Mu Linfeng's eyes were dull and he didn't seem to take him seriously at all, so he immediately shouted: "Under the imperial decree, Mu Linfeng accepts the decree!"
Mu Linfeng came out of his thoughts and sneered. He was about to speak when Zhang Cai suddenly took Mu Linfeng's hand and said, "Linfeng, I have something to tell you!"
Mu Linfeng saw that Zhang Cai's face was solemn, as if he had something serious to say to him, so he stood up and said to Xiong Wencan: "This 'Ming Dynasty Emperor's specially appointed Minister of Recruitment' came to receive His Majesty the Emperor in a grand manner.
According to the order, Mu will first go bathe and change clothes, burn incense and worship, and then come to receive the order, to show Mu’s respect for His Majesty the Emperor and the ‘Ming Dynasty Emperor’s chief minister and minister’!”
Xiong Wencan pondered for a while after hearing the words, and felt that what Mu Linfeng said made sense, and immediately said: "Okay, then this special minister of recruitment will be here waiting for you to receive the order!" After saying that, he put the imperial edict away and moved a chair.
, sitting at the front.
All the officials in Yangzhou turned their attention to Xiong Wencan, looking at his funny look and wanting to laugh, but they didn't dare to laugh, because after all, they didn't know Mu Linfeng's plan at the moment.