Chapter 134: Cooperation
Anger, humiliation, jealousy, resentment, shamelessness...
Zuo Wencan's chest was burning, he couldn't breathe, his hands and feet were trembling, barely holding on, and when he returned to his room, his body seemed to fall apart, and he collapsed on the couch.
Feng Yawen not only wants to be the principal, she and Yang Bo....
Zuo Wencan felt that his world had collapsed, and the unbearable sense of shame in his heart made him fall into a desperate situation, and he felt painful.
Feng Yawen and Yang Bo have already hooked up with each other, since when has his head been green, but he is like a fool, unaware?
Zuo Wencan lay there, painfully recalling, and his mind was full of images of the quarrel between him and Feng Yawen.
On that day, Han Zanzhou proposed to let Yang Bo go to Haizhou, and he was also present at the time, Yang Bo's trip to Haizhou was a temporary decision, not like it was planned in advance.
And when he returned to Haizhou, out of a moment of anger, he said to Feng Yawen that he was going to divorce her, which was also a sudden move, and then Feng Yawen ran away from home and temporarily booked a room in Shaolou, which was also logical.
Thinking of this, Zuo Wencan had a hint of luck in his heart, the person who was in Yang Bo's room that night might not be Feng Yawen?
Zuo Wencan sat up, he wanted to go back to Haizhou, personally went to Shaolou to investigate, said to go, he immediately tidied up his clothes, and specially washed his face, called the coachman to set the carriage, the coachman shouted, and the carriage galloped towards Haizhou.
When I arrived in Haizhou, it was already dark, and it was inevitable to have a cloud and rain with Cui'er at night, but this time, it made Zuo Wencan feel bored, and he didn't have the fresh feeling he had at the beginning.
When he got up in the morning, Zuo Wencan hesitated again, and it wasn't until three poles in the morning that he quietly went out alone, put on a fur hat with brims on his head, pressed it very low, and put the fur collar of his leather robe up, shrunk his head, and walked to Shaolou.
After all, he is investigating whether his wife has stolen people, which is not a glorious thing, and it is better not to be low-key, and it is better not to be noticed.
But when he arrived at the counter of Shaolou, he wanted to check the directory of past guests, and the shopkeeper rolled his eyes, Zuo Wencan had to pull the brim of his hat up to show his identity.
"Lord Zuo, you.."
Zuo Wencan immediately made a silent action, but he had thought of his words in advance, "At the beginning of the month, I met someone at the dinner, but the official forgot what this person's surname was, and today I suddenly remembered that I still have something to look for him, you bring the roster, and the official wants to check it." β
"Okay.." The shopkeeper agreed, and the former Lord Zhizhou personally inquired, and he couldn't refuse, "Lord Zuo, please go to the lobby and sit down for tea, and the small one will go to the roster and send it to the adult for inspection." β
"The hands and feet are sharp, and the official is in a hurry." Zuo Wencan dropped a sentence, pressed the brim of his hat down, and turned to leave the counter.
At this time, there were some people sitting in the lobby, most of them businessmen, drinking tea and chatting, whispering about their respective business experiences.
In an inconspicuous corner, Zuo Wencan found an empty table and sat down, and someone with a teapot came over to serve tea, bowed his head and drank tea, while waiting for the shopkeeper to send the roster over.
In the other corner of the lobby, three people were sitting, talking in secret.
"Dongjia, that person seems to be Zuo Wencan, Lord Zuo." One of them raised his chin and said suddenly.
This person's name is You Xitang, with a sparse beard of three locks of beard, the appearance of a scribe, and now he is a guest in the mansion of Du Xiuling, a big salt merchant in Huai'an.
Zuo Wencan's sneaky appearance immediately attracted his attention, and after some looking, he recognized the person as Zuo Wencan, the former governor of Haizhou.
"Oh..."The old man in the middle looked up, stroked the gray beard under his chin, squinted his eyes for a while, turned his gaze, and glanced at a young man sitting opposite, and the two of them smiled heartily.
This old man is Du Xiuling, the largest salt merchant in Huai'an, who visited Shaolou early this morning, in response to Qin Shao's appointment, came to discuss investment matters related to Shenjiabao, the negotiations have been completed, and he was about to return to the Yuntai Pavilion run by his own house opposite, but he ran into an acquaintance, and the acquaintance was Feng Yi.
This Feng Yi is a secret agent of one hundred households in the Fu Division of Jinyi Wei Town, Nanjing, and he has been secretly visiting Yang Bo Mingcha in Shenjiabao for many days, but today he was ordered by the former Caoyun Governor Fu Wang Ximing to visit Du Xiuling.
Wang Ximing because of the poor handling of the traitor Liu Er in Hongzehu, the post of Caoyun Governor was dismissed, and Yang Yipeng of Chongzhen's new faction took over, fortunately, Chongzhen is still merciful, and at present, Wang Ximing still has an official body of Huai'an Prefect.
Wang Ximing's ability to mobilize Jinyiwei's resources shows that there is collusion between them.
There is only one goal, Yang Bo.
"Xitang, Feng Yi and I will go back to Yuntai Pavilion first, and today you have to invite Zuo Wencan over no matter what." Du Xiuling said sharply to You Xitang.
"Boss, you always relax, he can't run this time."
You Xitang smiled slightly, he was completely sure, Zuo Wencan saw Han Zanzhou, like a mouse seeing a cat, but now that Han Zanzhou has gone to Nanjing, Zuo Wencan has no fear, there is a signboard of the Du family, a big salt merchant in Huai'an, can he still ask a city in the district to raise it?
At this time, the shopkeeper of Shaolou had already sent the roster, Zuo Wencan looked through it anxiously, and finally found the record at the beginning of the month, and there was no name of Yang Bo and Feng Yawen on the roster.
Yang Guo? Snow sealing?
This Yang Guo is undoubtedly Yang Bo, and the pseudonym Yang Guo has already used when Yang Bo was in Ninghai.
Snow sealing? It happened to be snowing outside that day, needless to say, it was Feng Yawen.
The rooms of the two were just next to each other, and the two of them lived next door that night, so since then, the woman in Yang Bo's room that night must be Feng Yawen.
Zuo Wencan felt like he had been slapped hard, his face was hot, and his eyes were green.
But this is in Shaolou, under the public, but people can't see the clues...
Zuo Wencan forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, looked around, and saw that no one noticed him, so he took the tea and poured it violently, stabilized his mind, and sat casually for a while, then got up and walked out of the door.
"Lord Zuo? It's really a coincidence, but I didn't expect to meet a noble person before I entered the door. β
As soon as Zuo Wencan walked out of Shaolou, he heard someone call him, he was shocked, raised his eyes, and saw that it was an acquaintance, You Xitang, who had looked for him not long ago.
Zuo Wencan complained bitterly in his heart, said a perfunctory word, and was about to leave.
"Lord Zuo, the head of the family is waiting in the Yuntai Pavilion opposite, no matter what you want to do today, please enjoy the light of the adults, if you don't invite Lord Zuo, the students will have to eat and hang up."
Yu Xitang's face was full of smiles, but his body was blocking the way, putting on a posture of not achieving his goal and vowing not to give up.
Zuo Wencan's heart was sour, now he is no longer the governor of Haizhou, You Xitang is just a down-and-out talent, just because he is a guest of Du Xiuling's house, he dares to be so presumptuous to him.
Of course, Du Xiuling is the most famous salt merchant in Huai'an, with a family property of tens of millions, rich and rival the country, rich can make ghosts grind, above the court, he is also widely connected, and the Du family also donated a three-grade official body, several levels higher than his Zuo Wencan, so he naturally has the capital to be presumptuous.
"Hmph.." Zuo Wencan thought for a while and said coldly: "Lead the way in front of the head." β
The Du family is looking for him, it is nothing more than the collusion between officials and businessmen, and Han Zanzhou is not in Haizhou, he himself does not reject it, but he is in a bad mood today, and he really can't raise his interest, and let's see what Du Xiuling is looking for him.
Most of the Du family's industries are in Huai'an, and there are also real estate properties in Haizhou, and Yuntai Pavilion is located in the downtown area, which is just an inconspicuous one of the many industries of the Du family.
In addition to the critical three-storey main building, there are more than a dozen independent courtyards behind the Yuntai Pavilion, which are used by passing high-rollers to live.
Bypassing a rockery made of lake stones, there is a deep courtyard in front of him, Zuo Wencan followed behind Youxitang, and saw a monk in a robe walked out, and the monk was the abbot monk of Biyun Temple next door, Master Huiren.
When Huiren saw Zuo Wencan, he just said, "Du Weng is waiting for Lord Zuo, you guys go, Amitabha.."
Zuo Wencan really wanted to step forward to say a few words, but Huiren didn't stop and left directly, but a smile barely squeezed out of Zuo Wencan's face froze, and he was suddenly embarrassed, and even the monk didn't give him face.
The down-and-out phoenix is not as good as a chicken.
You Xitang urged on the side, but Zuo Wencan couldn't help but be stunned, the two walked into the courtyard, You Xitang took Zuo Wencan to the living room, and then covered the door and left.
In addition to Du Xiuling in the living room, there was also a young man with a short beard, and the two were talking, when they saw Zuo Wencan coming in, they got up to greet each other.
"Lord Zuo, you are a nobleman, the old man has invited you several times, and today I finally invited you to this immortal." Du Xiuling said.
Feng Yi glanced at Zuo Wencan, and arched his hand: "Lord Zuo, I am glad to meet." β
Zuo Wencan respectfully returned the salute to Du Xiuling, and just piggybacked on Feng Yi.
"Sit down and drink tea." Du Xiuling beckoned both of them to sit down, but his eyes were staring at Zuo Wencan with interest, and said with a smile: "Wencan, you are now lifting the city boss, according to the old man, this is a high promotion, but looking at your face, is there something unspeakable?" Wen Can might as well say bluntly, as long as the old man can do it, he will definitely help. β
"Du Weng laughed, where is the promotion, he was not dismissed, Wen Can is lucky." Zuo Wencan smiled bitterly.
"Wen Can is a serious scholar, naturally he can't be like the old man, he can't get into the eyes of money, the old man looks at Shen Jiabao like he sees a golden nest, full of gold and silver treasures."
"This is.." Only then did Zuo Wencan notice the young man with a gloomy face and asked.
"Old man's memory.." Du Xiuling patted his head, lowered his voice, and whispered: "Feng Yi, the person from the Fusi of Nanjing Jinyi Wei Town, came to Haizhou this time, but he has a secret mission, and Lord Wang Ximing, the prefect of Huai'an, also has a lot of trust. β
"Jin Yiwei.." Zuo Wencan exclaimed, what are Jinyiwei doing here?
"Wen Can, Yang Bo's movement in Shenjiabao is not small, how can Jinyiwei, as the emperor's eagle claw, turn a blind eye? Feng Yi, tell me about it. β
"Lord Zuo, since the case of Zheng Shicong, I have come to Haizhou, He Laojin, Zheng Shicong, Qiu Sizhou and others. Feng Yi looked at Zuo Wencan, her eyes were full of yin owl feeling.
Zuo Wencan's heart was awe-inspiring, and his spine was sweating, there was something in Feng Yi's words.
"Lord Zuo, the matter is over, this Yang Bo's ability is not small, it is said that he has already talked to the emperor, but the old man heard that the imperial court intends to let Yang Bo send troops to Hongze Lake, for which he also promised him the military position of a guerrilla general, I believe there will be news soon."
Zuo Wencan learned from Han Zanzhou earlier that what the imperial court had promised was only a garrison, and it would wait for him to eliminate Liu Er.
Obviously, Han Zanzhou didn't tell Zuo Wencanquan the truth, this was to prevent him.
Although there is no fixed rank, most of the guerrilla generals who serve as guerrilla generals are military attachΓ©s above the fifth rank, and Yang Bo's grade is enough to surpass him.
The point is, this person seems to have a hatred for taking his wife.
Zuo Wencan's face suddenly darkened, and he said angrily: "Yang Bo is just a trick and a trick, how can a treacherous person fill such a high position in the army?" β
"Hahaha.." Du Xiuling laughed, "Wen Can, the old man heard that you and your wife have recently had a disagreement, it is thanks to Yang Bo, I heard that your wife promised Yang Bo to be the principal of Pei Yao Women's Academy, it is simply deviant and harmful, so you and the old man have a heel to cooperate..."
Du Xiuling stood up, his eyes showed a cold light, and said: "Whether Yang Bo is a guerrilla general or not, the old man is worried about those factories in Shenjiabao, if there are no factories, Yang Bo is not one." β