Chapter 204: Paid Help
Originally, Liu Shan should have been arrested by Zhang Fan in front of everyone at the Zhang family's banquet today, in that way, Zhang Fan's tasks here will be completed, and this matter has gone through a series of hype, yes, it is hype, the name is very modern, but the meaning is the same, Zhang Fan may still be able to get a good reputation or something.
But now, everything has changed because of a letter from Feng Bao from Beijing, naturally, in this way, Zhang Fan's pace of doing things has been slowed down, and he has to let Liu Shan go for the time being, after all, he is not 100% sure that he will be able to get his hands on Liu Shan's account book that records his dealings with Meng Chong.
Of course, he can also ignore Liu Shan, and immediately ask Wang Meng to send someone to arrest Liu Shan on the spot, and then go to Liu's Mansion with Luo Ling'er's news to summon the account books, but Zhang Fan doesn't think it's safe to do this, after all, so far, all the actions against Liu Shan have been too smooth, although Zhang Fan also once felt that something was wrong, but after thinking about it, he couldn't find any flaws, after all, Liu Shan is really at the point of exhaustion.
But Zhang Fan thought about it, he felt that it was a little unreliable, after all, those account books were Liu Shan's lifeblood, how could he not be good at protecting them, maybe it was really what Xiang Yingyue said, Liu Shan did not guard against her, and even those account books were taken with her, and he also believed that Yingyue would not lie to himself, but Zhang Fan still couldn't rest assured.
He didn't believe that Liu Shan would have any protective measures, of course, the reality may not be so exaggerated, what kind of hidden weapon, if it is opened by force, it will be automatically destroyed or something, but it is estimated that the meaning is similar to this, Zhang Fan feels that things should not be as simple as they seem now.
Besides, the most important thing now is that Zhang Fan decided to help Feng Bao with this, Feng Bao has a lot of problems, love power and greed for money, compared to other eunuchs, it is more than that, but Feng Bao also has his advantages, he also read some books when he was young, and now his calligraphy is very beautiful, which is much better than Liu Jin back then, and although this calligraphy is not the standard of life, just like those fierce people in history, Zhao Ji, Cai Jing and others, that handwriting is called a master, But this character is a little worse, but this calligraphy is a more important part of the officialdom, only such a person, can have the ability to climb to a high place, gain huge rights, look at those courtiers who have made chaos in history, it is nothing more than two kinds of people, there are cultured and uneducated, and obviously, people without culture make trouble, the scene looks big, but it is only for a while, once it is suppressed, it can be recovered immediately; And those who have some knowledge, once they start a mess, it will be terrible, don't look at them all silently, like a stuffy gourd, but the consequence is definitely a disaster for the country and the people, even if it subsides, it will not return to a normal state in a short time.
This is not to say that Feng Bao will make trouble, but to say that there is a question of fame, it is still very important to have knowledge in your head and ink in your stomach, and when the time comes, whether you want to be prosperous and rich, or you want to be cheated and cheated, you will always be able to use it.
And, the most important thing is that Feng Bao, a eunuch, has a great vision in many things, just like Zhang Juzheng has been planning reforms for a long time, in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty today, in fact, there are many people who disagree with Zhang Juzheng's reforms, mostly because their own interests will be affected, even if someone agrees, it is also based on Zhang Juzheng's face and identity What he said against his will, and those who are optimistic about Zhang Juzheng's ideas, in addition to Zhang Fan, there is only one Feng Bao left.
When Zhang Juzheng learned that Feng Bao knew his thoughts, he was very worried that Feng Bao would disagree, and sure enough, within a few days, Feng Bao found Zhang Juzheng's house, but what Zhang Juzheng didn't expect was that Feng Bao brought not a reprimand, but an agreement, from this point of view, Feng Bao is still worth intersecting.
However, Zhang Fan also understands that there is no banquet in the world, and no matter how good the relationship is, there will always be a break one day, isn't Xiang Zhang Juzheng and Xu Jie a living example, and Feng Bao's greed for money has reached a realm, even if it is a person like Zhang Juzheng who is honest and honest and never accepts bribes, Feng Bao also wants to get some benefits from him, because Feng Bao is slightly fluent, Zhang Juzheng has already given Feng Bao more than seven pieces of guqin alone, and Zhang Fan also knows that once Feng Bao feels unhappy, Then Feng Bao's revenge came a little later, but it was extremely intense.
Now, Zhang Fan doesn't plan to have any conflicts with Feng Bao, after all, Feng Bao is still in charge of the East Factory, and one of the responsibilities of the East Factory is to supervise the hundred officials and supervise the Jinyi Guard, if Feng Bao wants to make a stumbling block for himself, it is too easy.
Therefore, Zhang Fan decided to help Feng Bao get the account books, so Feng Bao owes Zhang Fan a favor, as the saying goes, this favor debt is the most difficult to repay.
In this way, the situation has returned to the original state, originally, now there should have been two enemies who should have become a prisoner and a judge, and now they are sitting at the same wine table, and they are still toasting each other with laughter and laughter, it looks like they are not harmonious, just like a family, of course, nominally speaking, Zhang Fan and Liu Shan can now be regarded as a family.
Time is slowly passing, but it has never stopped, the sun has gradually turned west, although because of the long summer days, the sky is still very bright, but now it is more than half of the unitary hour, so it seems that the lunch banquet is really connected to the dinner.
The drink has never stopped, and it is precisely because of this that many people have long been drunk and unconscious, and have been carried back to the carriage by their own family to go home to sleep, but no one will worry at all, after so many people, the dinner party will be deserted, because the second round of guests will come to the door again, of course, the situation brought is the same as in the morning, the front door of Zhang's mansion is like a city, and the back door is also the porters carrying the burden in and out non-stop.
In other words, this jade fang is really a full capital, buy enough face, this wine is really good, mellow and fragrant, but not strong, and it does not lose the taste of wine, even if these small powerful officials and businessmen with thousands of dollars have drunk it, they are all nodding and saying yes, but no matter how weak this thing is, it is wine after all, and you will always get drunk if you drink too much.
Zhang Fan has been holding the cup full of liquor in his hand since noon, except for the time when he talked to Liu Shan in the afternoon and escaped from the wine table and drank a few cups of strong tea to relieve his hangover, the rest of the time he has been holding the cup full of liquor in his hand, it stands to reason that he should have been drunk a long time ago, but since he is the protagonist of today, how can he end up like this, therefore, Zhang Fan's first cheating was used here, and if a quarter of each glass of wine could basically be drunk in his mouth, it would be considered good, and the other wines naturally slid down the corners of his mouth. At this time, I can't care about it so much, even if the clothes are wet, it's better than a gaffe, and Zhang Fan also comforts himself, so that his body can be cooler, and because of this, he has already changed two sets of clothes in one afternoon.
However, even so, Zhang Fan still felt that he was a little drunk and hazy, but it was not too serious, and now, the dinner party had just begun, and the last group of drunk people left, and a group of completely sober people came to continue to "fight" with Zhang Fan, and it was not okay if he didn't drink, which really made him unbearable.
Even sometimes, Zhang Fan would think in his heart that this was just the day when he married a concubine, but it made him feel more tired than when he married Ru Xue, and it was really getting more and more prosperous, but this also showed that Zhang Fan's identity was different from the past.
At the dinner, naturally many people came to toast Zhang Fan, just to show goodwill, or to show his face in front of Zhang Fan, but where could Zhang Fan be happy, and even thought in his heart that if the person in front of him didn't greet him with a wine glass, he might have a good impression of him.
However, with the increase in the number of toasters, Zhang Fan's mind has slowly changed, from hating being toasted and not wanting to get drunk to now, taking the initiative to find someone to drink, and after drinking the cup, it is not enough, and he has to fill another glass and take another sip.
By the time the dinner party was almost there, Zhang Fan was almost there, although he could still stand up, but the person next to him was worried, but he didn't dare to step forward, for fear of being injured by Zhang Fan, and in the end, Zhang Yufang asked the family to call Wang Meng, which was to support Zhang Fan, and he couldn't break free anymore.
Liu Shan has also gone back, originally, he still wanted to say a few words to Zhang Fan, but seeing her like this, Liu Shan immediately dispelled his mind, he knew that spitting out the truth after drinking, this sentence is not wrong, drunk people do talk nonsense, but he also knows a truth, the promise of a drunk person is the most unbelievable.
The descendants of the Zhang family are cleaning up their things in the courtyard, in other words, this can be regarded as the most chaotic time of the Zhang family, not to mention the wolf scene in the courtyard, but also to help the guests who come back to the carriage, in the imagination, even when Zhang Yan got married, there was no such chaos, and Zhang Fan is just marrying a concubine this time, but he is busy and tired, but these people are very happy, after all, the Zhang family has never been so beautiful, whether it is a dignitary or a wealthy businessman, Not only did they come here with a large number of gifts, but they were all low-voiced, which made those of them feel superior to others.
But the question now is, how should Zhang Fan, who is drunk like this, cave the house,