Chapter 423: Plan Slowly
"By the way, our family still has something to ask Master Zhang," Feng Bao asked Zhang Fan while Zhu Yijun was still not here.
"Father-in-law has something to ask Zhang Fan," Zhang Fan could almost guess what Feng Bao wanted to ask in his heart.
"Yesterday, what the hell is going on with Lord Zhang," Sure enough, Feng Bao asked about this matter, "Yesterday, Lord Zhang didn't come to the court, and our family didn't think it was anything, but yesterday, Lord Zhang didn't come to His Royal Highness, our family is a little puzzled, Lord Zhang is not strange, yesterday our family felt that this matter was strange, so they asked people to inquire, and it turned out that Lord Zhang lost his trace the night before yesterday, and he didn't return to the capital until yesterday morning, what the hell is going on,"
Listening to Feng Bao say this, Zhang Fan knew some other things in his heart, it seems that this time, Jinyiwei's blockade of the news is really in place, in the past, many hidden things in Jinyiwei can't hide from the eyes of Dongchang, most of them have just happened, and they will soon be known by the people of Dongchang.
However, Feng Bao showed almost no knowledge of this matter, and looking at him, it didn't seem like he was pretending, which surprised Zhang Fan again.
Anyway, this time, Zhang Fan was kidnapped by a group of people from the Five Poisons Sect led by Fang Yueling, and it can be regarded as widely known among Jinyiwei, Jinyiwei does not regard this matter as a secret internally, as long as you want to know, go and ask an insider, and I will tell you.
However, in this situation that does not block the spread of news, the pervasive East Factory will not know about it, maybe this time, it is really the "collective honor" of Jinyiwei.
However, Zhang Fan didn't want to ask more, it was not a good thing that Feng Bao didn't know, if he knew, there would inevitably be a lot of trouble, now, Zhang Fan was still very weak, and he didn't even think much about it, more than one thing is better than less.
"The day before yesterday, Zhang Fan did encounter some things," Zhang Fan said, "but those are private matters, and some things Zhang Fan is indeed a little difficult to talk about......
"Our family understands this," Feng Bao did not continue to ask, "The so-called family has a scripture that is difficult to read, our family only cares about Lord Zhang, not to ask about the private affairs of Lord Zhang's family, just ......"
Zhang Fan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that Feng Bao didn't intend to chase this matter to the death, but when he heard what he had to say, he couldn't help but ask, "Just what,"
"I don't know if Lord Zhang remembers," Feng Bao said, "Last year, after Lord Zhang came back from Jiangnan, he sent a lot of people to the southwest, and after our family knew about this matter, they also came to ask Lord Zhang, and learned that Lord Zhang knew that the remnants of Wei Yinbao, the bandit who was destroyed in the southwest, had not thought about it now, and was still planning to rebel, and our family was also angry at that time, and also sent someone to investigate there, and I remembered that it was more than half a year, and it took almost a year to come down. The people under our family did find out some news about those disobedient people, but they were all rare, very few, it can be seen that those people did have a major attempt, otherwise they would not have acted so secretly, and even our family's Dongchang and Lord Zhang's Jinyi Wei could hide it for such a long time.
"But early this morning, our family heard that Lord Zhang has withdrawn all the people sent to the southwest, and our family doesn't understand, could it be that Lord Zhang gave up, or did Lord Zhang get some news?"
"My father-in-law misunderstood what Zhang Fan meant," Zhang Fan hurriedly said, "The news I got here is not much different from what my father-in-law has learned, I have been exploring the southwest for so long, and I have only heard some bits and pieces of news, except for the fact that I can confirm that there are indeed people over there who want to rebel again, there is no progress,"
When Feng Bao heard Zhang Fan say this, not only was he not relieved, but he became even more puzzled: "That...... I don't know why Master Zhang withdrew the people there,"
"This is also a helpless thing," Zhang Fan said with a helpless face, "Originally, although this is a little slower, it can be regarded as some progress, but yesterday, I received news that something happened in the southwest, and I had to withdraw everyone today,"
Since Zhang Fan didn't want to tell Feng Bao what happened the day before yesterday, he naturally wouldn't tell him that he had reached a deal with Fang Yueling, and now he could only find another reason to prevaricate Feng Bao.
Sure enough, Feng Bao immediately asked, "I don't know what news Lord Zhang learned yesterday,"
"Speaking of which, this incident happened too suddenly," Zhang Fan sighed and said, "Yesterday, I received a report from the southwest, saying that I had a subordinate pretending to be a businessman, in Chuwei Mansion, Yunnan, went out to inquire about things, but he didn't come back all night, it was nothing, after all, this kind of thing is also common, but this time is different, the person still didn't come back the next day, my people couldn't sit still, so they went out to inquire about his news, at first some people said that they had seen him, but they couldn't find him, My people still think if he has encountered some robbers or something, after all, they don't treat people in the past of the Central Plains very well, and this kind of thing often happens.
"But after another three days, things went very wrong, and when I went out to ask about him, no one had seen him at all, and even those who had said they had seen him before now unanimously changed their words and said that they had never seen this person, and this time, my subordinates felt that things were really wrong, so they sent someone to send the news back overnight,"
Feng Bao listened to Zhang Fan's story, his face was also full of surprise, and after thinking about it, he said, "What does Master Zhang mean ......"
"I'm afraid that they will know about it," Zhang Fan said, "Originally, this kind of thing can't be hidden, after all, the southwest side has already excluded our people from the past here in the Central Plains, and since the incident of Wei Yinbao's file, this situation has become more and more serious, originally, I sent people to inquire about things, I didn't think that I could hide from those people, but I think that since they are plotting to rebel, I am afraid they will not attack my people,"
"What Master Zhang means is that your men will disappear this time because the gang kidnapped him," Feng Bao said with a possibility.
"Now I can't know if this is the case," Zhang Fan shook his head and said in a matter-of-fact manner, "but this matter should be more precautionary, the people who originally went to the southwest were mixed with the merchants, even if they were suspicious, they would never arrest all the outsiders, but this time, if it was really their people who did it......"
"In that way, after some torture, they will know who is the person we sent, so that they can break them one by one," Feng Bao continued Zhang Fan's words and said, "But Lord Zhang, is it difficult not to believe in his subordinates, although our family doesn't care about Jinyiwei, but the things inside are more or less understood, like this kind of people who are sent out to find out the news, most of them have practiced, and they will never betray us because of this kind of torture,"
Feng Bao's "practice" is actually only one aspect, practice is certainly to practice, but there are others, whether it is Dongchang or Jinyiwei, whether the people recruited are ordinary people who are innocent in the first place, or those who have been factory guards for generations, or those in the rivers and lakes, there is an unwritten rule, that is, the priority of having a family.
For what, for fear that these people will rebel in the future, it is better to have their families as a handle to deter them and minimize losses.
Although Zhang Fan couldn't see this, he also had to admit that this was indeed the most effective means to prevent such a thing as a mutiny, and as long as these people didn't have any thoughts, Jin Yiwei wouldn't do anything to harass their families at all, and sometimes gave a lot of help, so no one was dissatisfied with this.
"It's not that I don't know this," Zhang Fan said, "But I'm not afraid of 10,000, I'm afraid of what if, if that person can't stand it and recruits it, not only the small Chuwei Mansion, I'm afraid that most of the people I sent to the southwest will suffer, although we can hold the façade of the imperial court, but after all, we are really not very welcome over there, there is a way that 'strong dragons do not suppress the head snake', and I have no good way, so I have to do it,"
"However, could it be said that Master Zhang is going to give up like this," Feng Bao didn't seem to want to quit this matter yet, "Those people are fighting rebellion, how can they just leave it alone,"
Seeing Feng Bao's slightly excited expression, Zhang Fan hurriedly said: "Father-in-law, don't misunderstand, Zhang Fan didn't mean that, but now Zhang Fan can only do this, just in case?"
"That Lord Zhang has a plan for the future," Feng Bao asked.
"Now, it's not," Zhang Fan said helplessly, "But I, Zhang Fan, am not the kind of person who gives up easily, the way to think slowly will always be again,"
"Taifu, Feng Bao," at this time, Zhu Yijun's voice came.
Zhu Yijun can be regarded as relieving Zhang Fan this time, if he doesn't come, Zhang Fan really doesn't know how to make up a story and deal with Feng Bao.
"Your Highness," the two of them hurriedly got up and saluted Zhu Yijun.
"Your Highness, Gonggong Feng came over today, I have something to look for you," Zhang Fan said.
"I don't know what Feng Bao has to find this palace," Zhu Yijun looked at Feng Bao and asked, for Feng Bao, a eunuch, Zhu Yijun didn't have much contact, he didn't like it, and he couldn't say that he hated it.
"Your Highness," Feng Bao bowed again, "The slave maid has served the will of His Majesty and the noble concubine, and will accompany His Highness and serve His Highness in the future,"
"......" Hearing the news, Zhu Yijun's face became a little helpless, he was not familiar with Feng Bao at all, and he didn't know whether this news was good or bad for him.