Chapter 183: The Veteran Comes Out of the Mountain
"Why? I don't know why?" Han Xu felt even more unjust than Dou E. Although he was planning to go against the Fu Wang family in Luoyang a few years ago, he started to participate in the big plan to make a fortune since he signed the peace agreement with the emperor.
The emperor has been very obedient. If he hadn't tried his best to cooperate, the emperor would have been so relaxed when cleaning up the Qin party. If he hadn't turned a blind eye, these newcomers could have completely controlled the north so quickly.
The provinces have great power? But why did that damn fat man choose to attack himself? Is this the legendary way of being deceived by others?
"Have you really not figured it out yet?" Although Wang Zhizhen just said that Zhu Youcong connived at the Zhejiang Party's attack, he believed that with Han Xu's sophistication, it was easy to see who was behind the whole incident.
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"He just thinks that my existence hinders him from controlling the government!" Han Xu almost yelled: "But he has hundreds of millions of wealth and hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and he has many good ministers and generals under his command. It can be said that
There are few rivals in the world. Even without the full support of the emperor who would rather violate the ancestral system, it would be wishful thinking to shake his position within a period of time with the strength of me and others. If he wanted to regain Liaodong, why would he bother to follow the example of the late emperor?
To use the help of others to eradicate important officials like us?"
"It seems that the old man has really not figured it out!" Wang Zhizhen shook his head and said: "If you go by what the old man said, the general does not need to spend so much time. Now it has been proved that the Liaodong Tatars are just scabies. The imperial court
The army will be calm as soon as the war breaks out! And you have seriously underestimated the strength of the general. If it is just to deal with the ministers of the dynasty, he may not even send a single soldier..."
"I'd like to hear the details!" Han Xu would not believe this last lie. If it weren't for that damn fat man Qian Duoduo and his ruthless soldiers, how could he go against the scholars?
"Hasn't the court always been wondering why the emperor can always "know what is happening in the world in the shortest possible time?" Still no answer, Wang Zhizhen asked a question that confused all the officials in the court.
"Is this what he did?"
"No!" These two words did not make Han Xu feel at ease, and Wang Zhizhen's next words also confirmed his thinking. "Because the emperor has used the White Lotus Sect as the eyes and ears of the court, but these people were the first to choose
The person you seek refuge with is the general who governs the country. It can be said that as long as the general gives an order, the tens of millions of White Lotus believers who follow the emperor's orders and obey the hearts of the people are your enemies! Do you think that the ministers of the DPRK and China are still in disputes?
Are you capable of handling such a situation?"
"He...what exactly is he trying to do?" Han Xu was not only shocked but also very puzzled. If the damn fat man only held military power, he might also be afraid that veterans like himself, who had a high reputation among the people, would mobilize the people to fight against him.
He rebelled against him and threw himself into the trap. But now he has money, power, the support of the emperor, and the White Lotus Sect that can win the hearts of the people. He has also expelled the Tartars, regained his homeland and amassed troops in Liaodong. The legendary time, place, and people are all there, let alone
It's time to clean up the ministers of the DPRK. To put it bluntly, it would be extremely easy for people to pay tribute to the south.
"What the general wants is the same as what Wan Sheng and others want..." Wang Zhizhen suddenly stood up straight and said with a yearning look on his face: "In the short term, what we are doing is to end the party struggle!"
"End the party struggle?" Hearing these four words, Han Xu was even more furious. Why would the fat man support the Zhejiang Party and Donglin Yingcai in a life-and-death fight if he really wanted to end the party struggle? If he really wanted this result, he said.
Wouldn't it be easier to just give a few words of support and let yourself lead the door to clean up those miscellaneous fish?
"The general said that the party struggle is not a fight between the court and the court, but a fight with the people!"
"Nonsense, I and others have never "struggled with the people for profit?" This big label was often used by scholars to put it on the emperor's head, but now it is being used to frame himself. With Han Xu's generosity,
I can’t stand it either!
Wang Zhizhen did not back down because of Han Xu's anger, and retorted: "Since the boss has not competed with the people for profit, how can the tens of millions of properties in his family with thousands of acres of fertile land come from?"
"This...this is me..." Han Xu wanted to say that this was all earned from his business, but since the scholars classified businessmen as the lowest level, even worse than his current status as a beggar, he couldn't say anything.
exit.
"Sir, you may want to say that this is the legitimate income of the merchants in your house." Wang Zhizhen said on behalf of Han Xu what he dared not say. Then he laughed and said: "However, belittling merchants and advocating sea bans are just for the sake of monopolizing trade.
It's just an excuse for people to enter this business and compete with you for profit! If you weren't in a high position, sir, would those businessmen who are described as profit-seeking take the initiative to join you? If it weren't for someone relying on your power to exploit the people, how could you have amassed such a huge wealth?
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"This..." You are also a scholar. You should know that it is not my fault to demote businessmen to the bottom of the four people. It is all written in the book! In order to avoid being educated by the government, those profit-seeking guys took the initiative to seek refuge with those people.
Even if I am not forcing you, how can I refuse people thousands of miles away when they are already here?
"The boss can even claim to be incorruptible..." Wang Zhizhen suddenly changed the subject to another aspect. "So far, Wan Sheng also admitted that he could not find any evidence that the boss had participated in embezzlement of the Mo court's disaster relief funds and military pay. However, he
I have a list of your disciples’ annual contributions. I, the old man, should know more clearly than the late students how much the Ming officials’ annual salary is. If they hadn’t done these bad things that harmed the country and the people, would they have been so capable?”
"Old...I..." Han Xu knew more about the dirty things in the court than Wang Zhizhen did. He had no energy to deny anything anymore.
"Don't you want to know why the general supports Wen Changqing's faction?" Wang Zhizhen said, taking out a piece of official silver from his arms and saying: "This is found in your house. If there is no report from the Zhejiang Party members, we will even
I have been eyeing all the houses of Mr. Boss, but I never thought that you have so many properties, so I would not bother to look for them! Similarly, without the clues they provided, even with the methods of the White Lotus Sect, they would not be able to find them in such a short time.
Within a short period of time, we found so much evidence of your crimes and made them public!"
"Poison! He is too poisonous! He used my help to conquer the northern provinces, and now he uses Wen Changqing's help to bring me down..."
"Sir, you are wrong. The general is not poisonous but shameless!" Wang Zhizhen interrupted Han Xu and said with a smile: "Besides, being born late is also shameless. I came to you today just to borrow your strength!"
"Please forgive me, the governor, for my incompetence!" Although these people had a miserable life with Han Xu, his colleagues could be unjust but he did not want to be unkind. If he joins the Zhenguo general now, not only will he not be able to avenge the family's destruction, but he will also be very unhappy.
It may be discredited.
"Wansheng brought someone with him on this trip. I'd better see you before telling me your decision!" Wang Zhizhen shouted outside the ruined temple: "Invite the old lady and the young master in!"
Wang Zhizhen didn't need to say much this time. Han Xu had already guessed who he was about to see. It seemed that this guy was really honest and shameless. He even used the trick of kidnapping hostages, and he could really persist to the end.
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"The unfilial son has seen his father!" The person who was invited in was the eldest son of Han Xu, but looking at him, he was not much better than his father's beggar, or even worse. At least, although the place where Mr. Han lived was a little worse,
But because he knew a few words and was well respected in the village of "Da Ming Fu Wang" in this small mountain, he didn't starve.
"Xun'er? Why are you like this?" Seeing his eldest son in rags with scars on his face, Han Xu pointed at Wang Zhizhen angrily and said, "You...you..."
"Sir, you'd better ask the matter clearly before blaming Wansheng!"
"Xun'er, please tell me, father, what is going on? Where is your mother?" Han Xu has not seen his wife and children in his hometown for many years since he entered the court. This time he was demoted to a commoner except for
This forgotten mother and son asked someone to send a message to them, hoping that they could go back and live a simple life together. Others were afraid to avoid them.
"Father..." Han Xun began to talk about what he had experienced in the past few months with tears and runny noses.
"Shameless! Bastard!" As a gentle man, Han Xu didn't have many curse words in his heart. He didn't expect that compared with the miserable mother and son, the cold looks and betrayal he suffered were nothing worth mentioning. Because this time it was Zhejiang Province.
The party and General Zhenguo worked together, and the power of the Yidonglin party could no longer be stopped, so everyone simply chose to put the Han family to death. Those colleagues who called themselves brothers and sisters also showed their cruel side.
Afraid of having some clues hidden in the Han family's old house, they actually invited assassins to kill people and set fire to them. Fortunately, Shanxi Governor Gao Doushu was in a good mood and sent people to protect him before going to Liaodong, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
"They did more than that!" Wang Zhizhen handed over a small envelope and said: "This is a secret report received a month ago, sir. Please be prepared..."
"How could he...how could they do this?" As the letter fell, Han Xu burst into tears. Although his wives and children had betrayed him, as a father, he had never resented anything except lamenting the misfortune of his family and the harsh world.
.I never expected that Zhang Wuhua would be so vicious, and actually handed over his family members who had gone to seek refuge directly to the Zhejiang Party.
"The boss also knows that Jiangnan is not under our control, so there is nothing we can do about this matter!" Wang Zhizhen's expression was a bit sad, but what he said was indeed the truth. The Liaodong Campaign was not completely over at that time.
.Zhu Youcong is uniting with a group of cunning people outside Shenyang City to figure out how to deceive people, so that they will not be able to enter the territory of the scholars.
"Tell General Zhenguo that as long as he ensures the safety of my family and agrees to three conditions, I will serve him!" Han Xu was completely angry. He no longer minded being used as a sword.
"Sir, please speak!" Wang Zhizhen spent so much time just to let Han Xu know what General Zhenguo would do, and Han Xun's appearance was to completely force the old guy to his side.
"First of all, I only do behind-the-scenes planning for the general and will never accept appointments from the court!"
"That's no problem. Boss, you can participate in whatever capacity you wish!" The hidden knife is the most powerful. If people see the knife, how can they stab it if they wear a golden helmet and iron armor?
"Secondly, I want to avenge my son and kill Zhang Wuhua's entire family!"
"If the charges are confirmed, the emperor will enforce the law impartially!" Wang Zhizhen did not directly agree to this, but he believed that Han Xu would find enough evidence.
"Third, if something goes wrong here, I will retire to the mountains and forests, and you are not allowed to disturb me again!"
"The general will definitely respect the old man's choice by then!" This old guy is still thinking about retiring. If you really hang out with the general for a few years, you may not even be able to drive him away. You will be even more shameless than the current chief minister!