Xiuning, the capital of Huizhou in the south, the Zhao family is the largest merchant in the local area, and it is also the leader of the entire Huizhou merchants.

At this time, at the Zhao family's family meeting, dissatisfaction gradually spread.

Zhao Ming, the eldest son of Zhao Shouren, the old head of the Zhao family, Zhao Yu's eldest brother stood up and looked at Zhao Shouren in front of him and said angrily: "Dad, the Han family sent someone to postpone the family affair, I don't think they want to achieve this family affair at all, this is obviously ungrateful, cross the river and tear down the bridge!" ”

Zhao Ming, as the first heir of the head of the Zhao family, has the ability to be short-sighted and selfish, and has always been unaccustomed to Zhao Shouren's pampering of his youngest daughter Zhao Yu.

"I think it may be true as the Han family said, now is not the time to talk about marriage." Zhao Shouren didn't speak, but Zhao Shouyi, Zhao Ming's second uncle, next to him, responded to Zhao Ming. It was his granddaughter who was going to marry Han Lin, and even he said so, even if others had opinions, it was not easy for them to attack.

"If you have any opinions, just say it," Zhao Shouren's cloudy eyes flashed from time to time, reminding everyone present of his wrist, "In that case, I will do as I say, cut the Han family's property by one-third, and give them a warning."

Also, second brother, I don't know if you are reluctant to send your precious granddaughter to the Han family? ”

Everyone was stunned when they heard Zhao Shouren's words, the former one was okay, everyone knew that Zhao Shouren should not fall out with the Han family, but the latter one......

"Seeing that the rebel army of Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng and others is getting more and more fierce, only the southernmost place is the safest, and I am also thinking about our entire Zhao family, and then the focus of our Zhao family will also shift to Guangdong," Zhao Shouren sighed, "Of course, if you don't agree, second brother, I won't force it." ”

"Of course I agree." Zhao Shouyi nodded lightly.

……

More than half a month later, outside the city gate of Guangzhou, Han Lin took a dragon and a few people to greet the upcoming Zhao Ning and his party, and his heart was in a mess: What is this, but my grandfather looks really a great character.

Soon, three carriages appeared in Han Lin's field of vision, and they came in a hurry.

"Miss, I really don't understand what the master thinks, if you want to marry someone you have never met, forget it, and now send you directly to someone else's house, without considering your feelings at all. I'm afraid we'll have to be dwarves when we get to Hanfu. Zhao Ning's personal maid Xiaobai complained.

"My husband must be a real hero, Wen Ke'an Sheji, Wu Ke Dingqian." A look of expectation appeared on Zhao Ning's pretty face, "If Han Lin is really such a character, I am willing to be a concubine, if he is not like what my grandfather said, I would rather die than marry." ”

When the carriage approached, Han Lin saw the curtain of the second carriage lifted slightly, revealing a delicate face with bright eyes and teeth, and took the initiative to meet it.

"Miss Zhao, I am very honored to meet you in Xia Hanlin." Han Lin smiled plainly but politely.

"Hello Han Gongzi, Ning Er has long heard the elders in the family talk about you many times," Zhao Ning's tone was cold, "However, you ...... with what I imagined" Zhao Ning shook his head and stopped talking, and then lowered the curtain. In fact, in Zhao Ning's opinion, Han Lin has no bookish energy, and the latter cannot gain fame, and second, he has no brave spirit, and he is slightly thinner than the stronger guards.

No way! Han Lin was very embarrassed, and his face was gloomy: This chick is quite characterful, but this is just right, if you don't marry, I won't marry, win-win.

Han Lin turned around and walked back, and said to the Zhao family: "Let's go back to the Han Mansion directly!" ”

Zhao Ning met Han Duan and Zhao Yu, and also saw Liu Ru is face, but nothing happened, and he lived in Han Mansion calmly. Han Lin was also relieved to devote himself to military training.

After that, other clansmen of the Zhao family came to Guangzhou one after another to buy land and build mansions to expand business. Zhao Ning once wanted to move out, but the people from the Zhao family were all Zhao Shouren's henchmen, so they naturally disagreed, and Han Duan and his wife tried their best to keep them, so they gave up.

……

Three years later, the General Staff of the Self-Strengthening Army.

Han Lin, Han Duan, Yilong, Wang Fuzhi, and Qianjiang and other major generals in the army gathered together.

Han Lin walked among the crowd: "Ladies and gentlemen, over the years, we have recuperated and recuperated, and our strength has reached three divisions, one hundred battalions, and nearly 60,000 people, including an artillery battalion, a musket battalion, an intelligence battalion, a number of wealth-seeking battalions, and a propaganda battalion. Now that Li Zicheng in the north is about to hit the capital, and Zhang Xianzhong, who is not far from us, has also conquered Changsha, it is time for us to act. ”

"Commander, what are your orders?" Qian Jiang followed Han Lin at the beginning, and knew how to be flexible, and now he is sitting in the position of brigade commander, with more than 6,000 people under his command, and he has been gearing up for the past three years, waiting for a big fight.

Han Lin walked to the large detailed map drawn by the intelligence battalion according to his own guidance: "This is Changsha, which has been occupied by the rebel army; And this is Hengzhou, and the fief of King Guiduan is here! Who among you knows King Guiduan? ”

Wang Fuzhi walked out of the ranks: "My hometown is from Hengzhou Mansion, and King Guiduan is the seventh son of Shenzong, the half-brother of Guangzong, and the uncle of today's saint." ”

"That's right," Han Lin looked at everyone, "The first action of our self-improvement army is to invite this Guiduan Wang's family to Guangzhou!" ”

Everyone was silent, and no one thought that Han Lin's mission was not to fight with the rebel army, but to "invite" a prince. The people present are not fools, Wang Fuzhi has already introduced Zhu Changying, the king of Guiduan, clearly, they are excited, apprehensive, and even a little frightened, after all, they have been under the rule of the imperial power for a long time.

However, those who can sit here are all brought up by Han Lin, who have more or less received Han Lin's kindness, plus have received at least one or two years of "edification" in the propaganda camp, and while the loyalty to Han Lin has been established, the influence of other rulers has dropped to a very low level.

"The purpose of this meeting is to prepare you, and the matter of going to Hengzhou will be handed over to Yilong and Wang Fuzhi," Han Lin looked at Wang Fuzhi, "By the way, Brother Wang, take your family over too." ”

"Thank you Commander for your concern!"

Yilong is now the head of Han Lin's Guards Regiment, with 2,000 people under his command, all of whom are the original Guangzhou avant-garde, and their strength is the strongest. Wang Fuzhi, as a group of people with the highest cultural level and the most progressive ideology, was a friend of Han Lin, and served as the commander of the propaganda battalion, managing six or seven hundred people.

"Huguang's intelligence work is within the scope of Dai Qi's second intelligence battalion, let the brothers of the second battalion cooperate with this operation." Han Lin turned to a middle-aged man who was sitting in the back.

"Yes!" Dai Qi replied firmly.

The Ziqiang Army currently has six intelligence battalions, one battalion is responsible for Guangdong, and the battalion commander Feng Li and Han Lin have absolute trust; The second battalion is responsible for Huguang; The third battalion is responsible for Guangxi; The fourth battalion is responsible for Fujian; The fifth battalion is responsible for Jiangxi; The 6th Battalion was in charge of Nanzhili. As for the rest of the region, there is no spare energy, so we can only slowly build up an intelligence network.

At the same time, in the governor's palace, the governors of Liangguang, the governors, the commanders and other dignitaries secretly met. Han Lin carried out the reform of the guard for more than five years, and at first they did not have any reaction, and then they just thought that Han Lin was tossing blindly, and did not understand the detailed situation, thinking that it was just a change of name, a few more guns, and a few guns, and it was still the vulnerable guard army, not only did not report or stop it, but took the opportunity to make a lot of oil and water.

As the situation changes today, and the power of the self-strengthening army is gradually revealed, they finally realize that something is wrong, but that's all. They didn't realize that for today's self-improvement army, for Han Lin, the battalion and sentinel army they relied on were not worth mentioning at all, and there were even a few people who were bought.

"Governor Wang, how many guards are still under your jurisdiction in Guangdong?" Governor Yuan Yang asked.

"This..."Wang Zhengli said hesitantly, "probably, maybe there is, and..."

"Okay, I don't see a single guard, don't I, Lord Wang?" The general soldier Zhou Hong looked at Wang Zhengli sarcastically, the latter was still above the former, but the former directly commanded the army. Although Wang Zhengli was annoyed, he acquiesced to the fact that his words were tantamount to farting to all the guards in Guangdong.

"Lord Zhou, I don't know how many battalion sentries you have?" Yuan Yang looked at Zhou Hong's confident appearance, and he still had a bottom in his heart.

"It's not much, it's only four battalions, more than 12,000 people, although the number is not as large as the Han family's guards, but it is more than enough to deal with them." Zhou Hong's words came as soon as he opened his mouth, and there was also a sense of showmanship, wanting to grab greater benefits in this big move, "Political envoy, according to the envoy, the two adults will be annoyed more." ”

Half a month later, in Hengzhou, Wang Fuzhi and Yilong Bing split into two routes, the former first went to persuade his family to go south, and then joined the latter.

Wang Yaping in the south of the city, Wang Fuzhi returned to the Wang family with a class of people, and Wang Yan, the head of the Wang family, and other elders sat on the upper seat and frowned and listened to Wang Fuzhi's words.

"Dad, Zhang Xianzhong's army is about to reach Hengzhou, if we continue to stay here, the foundation of our Wang family will probably be ruined!" Wang Fuzhi bitterly persuaded those old stubborns, "The current Guangzhou is completely different from the past, and it is definitely the safest place in the country, and our Wang family will definitely regain the glory of our ancestors when we go there!" ”

"Brilliant? Hum! The middle-aged man beside Wang Yan sneered, "I saw that you asked us to go east over there, and we didn't dare to go west." ”

"That's right, who knows what kind of heart you have, I'm afraid that by then we will all become the subordinates of your father and son."

Wang Fuzhi is not a vegetarian either, and fought back unceremoniously: "Uncle, second uncle, haven't you always been dissatisfied with my grandfather passing on the position of head of the family to my father, and have always coveted this position, why do you say it so high-sounding, I didn't ask you to go to Guangzhou." ”

The deceased head of the Wang family values the third Wang Yan, but he is indecisive, and at the same time gives Wang Fuzhi's uncle, second uncle and others great rights, causing the current chaotic situation of the Wang family.