A bucket of well water poured on Zhang Yi's body, Zhang Yi opened his eyes, trembled, it was so cold, it hurt, forty-four years old, it was really a threshold, it was useless to burn incense and make a wish, and he still welcomed the plague god

Li Guolou sat on the Taishi chair and drank tea slowly, looking like a puddle of mud, Zhang Yi said: "Zhang Yi, this time I will teach you a lesson for your master, are you convinced?"

Zhang Yi wants to say that if he is not convinced, a hard-top hero is not even afraid of cutting off his head, and he is afraid of a few leather whips

"It's me who didn't strictly control it, and I should bear this responsibility," Zhang Yi drooped his head, the hero didn't eat the losses in front of him, and he didn't come with Li Guolou to rush to Ming, and cried to Prince Alcohol

"Well, I'm afraid that if you don't accept it, you will be killed, and you will send your family to Ningguta, and it will be troublesome for your wife and daughter to be slaves for border guards, do you say" Li Guolou's sharp eyes glanced back and forth at Zhang Yi, as if to explore Zhang Yi's inner thoughts

Zhang Yi met a lawless right capital Yushi immediately became convinced, and hurriedly said: "Lord Yushi, I sincerely repent, as long as you let me go, I will immediately replace all the coal in the warehouse, please give me a chance to change."

Li Guolou's words completely made Zhang Yi lose his fighting spirit, Li Guolou's power can make him turn into ashes in an instant, everyone will be destroyed by Li Guolou, this is a power greater than the law, there are no human rights to talk about, and the officials are called brothers, and the officials have long fled, and there is no one to speak for him, and there are officials who dare to go to the book to attack Li Hongzhang, saying that Li Hongzhang is in power for many times, not impeachment Li Hongzhang, there are Li Guolou is taboo in the court every month, no official will say irresponsible things to Li Guolou, how dare Zhang Yi fight with Li Guolou, as for complaining to Prince Alcohol, it will have to wait for Prince Alcohol to return from Prussia, now Zhang Yi can only be a man with his tail between his legs, and do a good job of Li Guolou to explain everything

Li Guolou pretended to take out his pocket watch and said: "Forget it today, I will give you another 30 days, I want to see 50 tons of five-groove coal for me to transport to Dagukou Fort, 200 tons of five-groove coal to Mawei Port for one and a half months, is it enough?"

"Enough, thank you Lord Yushi for giving the lower officials a way to live," Zhang Yi knelt on the ground, "dong dong", and kowtowed to Li Guolou three times, which made him unforgettable, remembering that Li Guolou's errand could not fool the past, but if he was killed, he would not admit that he was beaten by Li Guolou, Zhang Yi had the determination to die for Li Guolou, which called the slave not to fight, and he could not become a material, fifty lashes

"Okay, good," Li Guolou personally helped Zhang Yi to the Taishi chair, nodded with satisfaction: "Zhang Yi, don't blame me for my heavy hands, my own soldiers and guards have all been beaten by me, this is called love, deep responsibility, you do your errand well to be worthy of Prince Alcohol's support, today the official will not make a fortune easily, remember to give the Tan family class a good reward, to be rich" After speaking, Li Guolou turned around and left Zhang's mansion, as if nothing had happened, leaving only three bottles of gold sore medicine for Zhang Yi

Li Guolou didn't say much, dealing with Zhang Yi's kind of goods, three axes are enough, things are too big, but it raises Zhang Yi's value, Li Guolou's principle of doing things is to leave room for people, as long as a person is not too greedy, he will allow others to change his ways, and he will not be perfect, and the world is like a crow, and the officials of the Qing Dynasty are constantly groping and advancing, and there are always mistakes, when Li Guolou gives Zhang Yi a chance to change, I believe that Zhang Yi has the ability to do things, and will successfully complete the task

Li Guolou passed by the gate, Tan Yuelou was still waiting for the door, and saw that the Tan family class was still active, and the opera stage adhered to the orthodox belief and sang old-fashioned songs, and couldn't help but admire Tan Yuelou a little more, so he stepped into the entrance room and arched his hand: "Boss Tan, don't come to harm, today's matter is a misunderstanding, and after a while, Supervisor Zhang will reward you heavily, and I will remind you of the troupe when I have a chance in the future."

"Then thank you, Lord Li, when will your family invite the troupe," Tan Yuelou took off her hat and bowed to Li Guolou

Li Guolou said with a smile: "Boss Tan's personal hobbies are different, my wife likes to listen to small songs, like the quintessence of the Tan family class, it should go into the palace to sing a big opera, and I will report it to Cui Gong, your name Tan will definitely be popular all over Beijing, and Boss Tan is a decent person."

Li Guolou walked away, Tan Yuelou kowtowed to Li Guolou's back, and couldn't hold himself back, and choked up: "Master Li's words are true, I Tan Yuelou will burn high incense for you all my life."

Li Guolou heard Tan Yuelou's words, just raised his hand and changed a person's fate with a word, this kind of thing happens every day, Li Guolou has long forgotten how many people he has helped, he has already become inflammatory, abandoned his ideals when he was young, soared to 90,000 miles, and was also the lover of the queen mother of the two palaces, but his conscience still exists, respects upright people, and there are also righteous gentlemen in the play, Tan Yuelou can do his art without selling his body, which is much more noble than him

Li Guolou remembered his promise to Tan Yuelou, and also remembered Tan Jiaban's follow-up, leaving Zhang's Mansion with mixed feelings, he didn't know what evil consequences his impulsive actions would bring him, and whether Emperor Tongzhi would punish him

Li Guolou can handle the two palaces, the queen mother can also handle the Tongzhi Emperor, the Jingshi Six Nations Hotel is about to open, and the clubhouse "Heaven and Earth" is served by his twelfth wife Wu Yingzi as the general manager, and it seems that he still has to go back to preside over the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Six Nations Hotel, and by the way, invite the Tongzhi Emperor to the Six Nations Hotel to experience life, where there are not only six beauties, and it is also a piece of cake for the Eight Nations Alliance to go into battle

Li Guolou was proud, the carriage blew "Mandarin Duck Tea", and the coachman Ma Dequan outside the carriage also followed the "Mandarin Duck Tea", with the same melody and the same beat, and the two complemented each other perfectly

The military convoy drove directly to the capital, Goshha Yao, Wu Yangwei, rampaged, compensated vegetable farmers along the way, countless copper coins, Li Guolou ignored the outside of the window, closed the blanket, and lay down on Huang Xiaoman's side to sleep in the bumps

Huang Xiaoman sighed softly, shook his head and smiled bitterly, Li Guolou accumulated wealth, and a silver mountain could not be completely moved, and his family could have lived a carefree life a long time ago, but he still worked hard to make money, and he kept offending people and doing thankless things, Li Guolou said that it was for the country and the people, but in fact, he was carrying such a heavy burden of the rejuvenation of the Qing Dynasty on his shoulders, Li Guolou was still messing around like a child, Huang Xiaoman couldn't persuade Li Guolou to analyze the pros and cons, gains and losses, only Zhen Yuhuan could say that Li Guolou was in the heart, Huang Xiaoman pinned his hopes on Zhen Yuhuan, and hoped that Li Guolou would not travel far

Zhang's house was in a hurry, the plague god came and went, and the house was shattered, some altars and jars were broken, and five tables were overturned

Three servants were seriously injured, one servant was beaten to the point that only one breath was left, the doctor sighed and shook his head, he didn't look at it, I was afraid that he couldn't survive the night, and the master Zhang Yi was not arrested by the soldiers, which was a fortunate thing, the main heart was still up, and the family calmed down very calmly, and the door was closed, and the whole family tidied up the messy mansion

A group of wives and concubines surrounded Zhang Yi's bedside, crying and scolding the vicious Li Guolou, Zhang Yi was annoyed and drove all his wives and concubines away, he didn't die, he didn't need to howl like this, Zhang Yi seemed to be if he hadn't reacted wittily, Li Guolou was so angry in front of him, it was likely that his life would not be guaranteed, and he didn't raid his cellar, Li Guolou gave him face

Zhang Yi applied gold sore medicine, did not dare to recuperate at home, let the servants carry the carriage and went straight to the Tianjin Kaiping Mining Bureau to deal with Li Guolou, explain the task, and if he did not do his official work well, the next time Li Guolou would die, Zhang Yi endured the pain, and did not even have the strength to seal it, and also complained that the telegram issued a high order

The subordinate officials were moved inexplicably, tears filled their eyes, and an official wiped his eyes and choked up: "Supervisor Zhang, you are carrying the black pot for us, you are really wronged."

"Yes, yes, Supervisor Zhang, you are too great, sacrifice yourself for the sake of the public," several other officials nodded frequently, thanking Zhang Yi for not falling into the well and dragging them into troubled waters

Zhang Yi complained in his heart, Li Guolou didn't even give him a chance to refute, how could it be that he was alone, the back of his butt was not clean, and he wanted to use eight troughs of coal to pretend to be five slots of coal, and he stood in the public hall for specific affairs, he didn't interfere, he originally wanted to pretend to be deaf and dumb, and he passed the test, but unfortunately he met an unreasonable right, Yu Shibai was whipped fifty times, Zhang Yi felt pain and weakness when he spoke loudly, and said: " Count me begging you, don't talk nonsense, that Li Guolou doesn't pay attention to the rules, and even dares to do the case of destroying the door, I still want to live a few more years to transport the five-trough coal, even if the five-trough coal has been loaded on someone else's ship, it will be unloaded for me, and give priority to satisfying the Beiyang Naval Division, this is a key national defense project, and there is no room for sloppiness."

"I'm going to send a telegram right away," an official picked up his official robe and rushed out

"Wait, everyone, please listen to me, I have a plan to resolve this crisis immediately," Lang Zhongwu said very sincerely, Wu Chengcheng's official position is positive, and the fifth grade is the rank of Lang Zhong of the Mining Bureau

"Speaking of Wu Langzhong," Zhang Yi said urgently

"Supervisor Zhang, isn't there three cargo ships parked outside Tianjin Port, there is just a batch of five-groove coal there, it depends on whether you dare to eat black, throw off the middleman, and resolve this crisis, when the time comes, we will find a way to save more money, deposit it, please come in, someone will speak for Supervisor Zhang, the popularity of the Imperial History is gone, and Lord Fu Xiang will not challenge us, maybe it will be a blessing because of misfortune, Lord Fu Xiang, Lord Yushi will also think that we are capable, promoted and wealthy, close to the eyes."

"This ······" Zhang Yi rolled his eyes, and smuggling high-quality coal out of the country is an extra income for the Kaiping Mining Bureau, and it is taboo in the shopping mall to do business and not keep promises

"When is Supervisor Zhang, still worried about reputation, everything is considered on Lord Yushi, don't we get rid of the suspicion" Wu Chengcheng stomped his feet and was annoyed, and Zhang Yi was still hesitant at the critical moment

Zhang Yi pressed his two hands on the case, and said viciously: "Well, this plan is wonderful and non-toxic, no, husband Wu Langzhong, you will do it yourself, don't fall into the handle, the Japanese are not trustworthy, we don't owe Xiao Xiaojun a piece of coal, we are the etiquette gang of the Qing Dynasty, we should return the silver to Xiao Xiaojun, and it will not be less."

"Supervise Zhang, I'm going to stop the ship, God bless Daqing, there are just 200 tons of ready-made five-groove coal, don't spend money in vain," Wu Chengcheng smiled, there happened to be three ships of five-groove coal outside Tianjin Port to be shipped out of the country, ready to smuggle it to Japan, so that the Japanese businessmen would lose all their money, anyway, this is a black-box operation, the Japanese want to fight a lawsuit, and there is no paper contract, and it is also the rule of the Qing Dynasty officialdom to collect money and not do things

In the midst of the loss of internal and external supplements, Zhang Yi showed a look of approval and said with satisfaction: "Old Wu, you have such beautiful hands, just tell the other party that the matter was messed up, I was almost shot by Li Guolou, and the two hundred tons of five-trough coal at the birthday banquet were taken away by Li Guolou, let that little gentleman go to Li Guolou to settle accounts."

There were bursts of laughter in the court, and the officials in the Tianjin Kaiping Mining Bureau first cried and then laughed, so that they wanted to make a fortune in such a short time, and the Japanese businessman Hosojiro was the victim of this conspiracy

Zhang Yi has been immersed in officialdom for more than ten years, handling official affairs in an orderly manner, and some people in other departments have long been left in the ground, waiting to see the chief die, and the officials of the Tianjin Kaiping Mining Bureau actually worked together to save the superintendent at a dangerous moment, and Zhang Yi came up with a proper disposal plan in a moment, and conjured up 200 tons of five-groove coal out of thin air

Zhang Yi raised his hand to be heartbroken, but he still endured the pain and said: "Thank you for your help at the critical juncture, Zhang Yi is unforgettable, as long as you pass this pass, you will be rich and noble."

"Supervisor Zhang, you are too polite, this is the duty of the lower officials, it is incumbent on you"

The remaining three officials worked hard, ran without a trace in a moment, risked their lives to save Zhang Yi's official hat, and the officials under his command were not idiots, and if they changed a chief, they had to reshuffle the cards, and they would also give the chief a filial piety, they were in danger of losing their black hats, of course, Zhang Yi was their best to protect the chief

Hosokojiro was originally a member of the Tianjin Black Dragon Society, and he was a fish that slipped through the net in the "Tianjin Black Dragon Society Case", and now serves the Japanese military department, he was waiting at the wharf of Tianjin Port, three ships and five troughs of coal, but he did not expect to wait for a shocking thunderbolt, and three cargo ships were diverted to Dagukou Military Port, and his three ships of goods were confiscated by the armed army

Seeing that the Qing officials who took his benefits left, they only compensated him 500 taels of silver, and Xiaojiro wanted to cry without tears, and the Qing officials were too dark to break their promises and swallow him 30,000 taels of silver

Xiao Xiaojiro clenched his fists tightly, gritted his teeth and said: "Bage is Li Guolou again, it's a big deal for me, Li Guolou, if you make me bankrupt, I'll break the net with you."

Hosokojiro looked at the surging sea water, and almost wanted to jump into the sea, and thought again, 30,000 taels of silver, it was not him alone, or he was looking for the Japanese minister Fukushima Yasan to think about it in the long run, and Hosokojiro dragged two thick short legs and left the harbor slowly, with a cruel smile on his face