Wanghai Pavilion, is the tallest building of Zhou, but also the tallest building in Bozhou City, standing on it, not only can see the rippling sea, but also can see almost the entire city of Bozhou County, at this moment, Wanghai Pavilion is placed on a table of banquets, but the three people sitting on the edge of the wine table are different descriptions.

Zhou Shuguang's face was red, Xiang Lian was depressed but had regained his composure, while Hu Jian was almost paralyzed and sat on the chair like a mourner. Hu Bugui, who easily subdued Xiang Lian in the lobby earlier, was still dressed as a housekeeper, carrying a wine jug to pour wine for the three of them.

"The beautiful scenery of Bozhou can be seen at a glance here." Zhou Shuguang picked up the cup with a smile, "Lord Xiang, Hu Junshou, it's not the first time that the two of you have boarded my Wanghai Pavilion, and if you come up to see the scenery today, what is the different feeling?"

Hu Jian's teeth were silent, but Xiang Lian said coldly: "Zhou Shuguang, if you make trouble in Bozhou, it will definitely bring incomparable disasters to the people of Bozhou. These innocent people will die because of you."

He turned his head to look at the city of Bozhou, it can be seen that in the city of Bozhou, there are many places with billowing smoke and flames, and there are also large groups of soldiers haunting the streets and alleys.

Xiang Lian knew that it was Zhou Shuguang cleaning up the forces loyal to the imperial court in Bozhou, and looking at their familiar appearance, he knew that they had already prepared, and the arrangement of the imperial court in Bozhou was clear.

Seeing this, he couldn't help but sigh, with the internal response of Coptis chinensis, what could they not know? Huang Lian was transferred from the Dragon Pavilion's army to the Bozhou garrison two years ago, and his net worth was innocent, and the ghost shadow never found out that he had any relationship with the wealthy family, so he was relieved to put him in Bozhou as a sharp blade to cut off the family.

But such a person is actually the chess piece that the Zhou family planted in the Dragon Inlay Army. No wonder everything went well after this person arrived in Bozhou, and in more than two years, he integrated the Bozhou garrison into obedience, with the help of Zhou, the landlord, what could he not do? It's ridiculous that His Majesty the Emperor still thinks that he has found a good general, and the imperial court still thinks that everything is going well?

He had to be shocked by the family's foresight, is there a person like Huang Lian in the Dragon Inlay Army? How many more? Xiang Lian knows very well that after this incident, His Majesty's personal guard army will inevitably usher in a wave of large-scale scrutiny and cleanup, and I don't know how many people will be implicated.

The repercussions of the rebellion in Perton will be extremely far-reaching. This is the first state and county rebellion since the founding of the Great Qi Dynasty, Zhou, as a representative of the wealthy family, opened a very bad head, in order to kill the chicken and the monkey, His Majesty will inevitably want to extinguish it with the power of thunder to kill the chicken and the monkey, but at this time, the Huang Lian was born, and the most credible Dragon Pavilions became untrustworthy, who can know how many generals in the Dragons Pavilions are like Coptis chinensis who are chess pieces placed by the family? And if the Bozhou rebellion can't be quickly extinguished, it will inevitably let those more powerful wealthy families in the country see the weakness of the imperial court, if Your Majesty is forced to force each other, these people may also raise the flag to rebel, and some of the power of the family is entrenched in the richest core of Daqi, Xiang Lian can't imagine the appearance of those places in flames, if it really evolves like this, I am afraid that Daqi will collapse.

Just looking at the ability of the Zhou family in Bozhou, Xiang Lian can imagine the power and pervasive influence of those families with a longer history than the Zhou family.

Is Your Majesty's reform really going to be a waste of success?

He hung his head in pain.

The Ming Dynasty is in the ascendant, like the rising sun, as time passes, it will become more and more dazzling, every time they grow for a while, their light will be stronger, and one day people will not be able to open their eyes. Daqi can only endure the pain and cut the redundancy, in order to compete with it for a long time and dominate the world, this point, Xiang Lian, who has stayed in Daming for a long time, is the most clear, but now that such a thing has happened, Daqi still has time to sort out internal affairs and concentrate all his strength to compete with Ming?

"Come on, come on, two adults, you and I are also officials in the same court, and we have been in one place for a long time, that is, Lord Xiang, I have come to Bozhou many times, and I am familiar with this place. Zhou Shuguang laughed and raised his wine glass to the two.

Xiang Lian unconsciously picked up the wine glass and drank it all. Hu Jian was a little frightened, "Master Zhou, do you want to poison us?"

Zhou Shuguang was stunned at first, and then laughed: "Hu Junshou is too worried. If I want to kill you, do I need to be so troublesome now? Wouldn't it save a meal of wine if you kill it with a knife? Rest assured, after drinking this glass of wine and eating this meal, I will send the two of you back to Chang'an."

He stretched out his hand back, and Hu Bugui immediately handed over a letter.

took the letter and put it on the table, gently pushed it in front of the two, and said: "This is what I wrote to Your Majesty, I Zhou asked myself but I am worthy of Your Majesty, but Your Majesty crossed the river and demolished the bridge, unloaded the mill and killed the donkey, I despise it, Zhou, I don't want to be Your Majesty's chicken that kills the monkey, so I naturally have to raise troops to resist, since then, I and Your Majesty have turned their faces into enemies. Two, there are dozens of copies of this letter, and when you present this letter to Your Majesty, it will also be made public at the same time in the major states and counties of Daqi, and I want all the people of Daqi to see how the Zhou family, who donated money and food for Daqi, was treated by His Majesty the Emperor of Daqi. Hahaha!"

Hearing that he could not die and could return to Chang'an, Hu Jian suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, quickly grabbed the letter and put it in his arms, and nodded like a chicken pecking rice: "Don't worry, the head of the Zhou family will definitely present this letter to His Majesty the Emperor in the future. But this wine and rice, I really can't swallow it at this time, please take my leave, and I can leave immediately, and send this letter to the desk of His Majesty the Emperor as soon as possible on behalf of the Zhou family, I don't know if it's okay?"

Zhou Shuguang played with the wine glass, "It's a long way to go, why should Hu Junshou be busy for a while?"

"Don't dare to miss the big thing of the Zhou family master!" Hu Jian said with a shy face.

Zhou Shuguang laughed: "Okay, since that's the case, I don't dare to forcibly keep guests, Lord Xiang, do you want to have a few drinks?"

Hu Jian hurriedly pulled Xiang Lian's clothes, signaled to Lian to leave immediately, but Xiang Lian was unmoved, pulled the wine jug by himself, and actually poured himself a drink.

"Xiang-sama!" Hu Jian was in a hurry and reminded loudly.

"Hu Junshou will go first, and Xiang will arrive later." Xiang Lian said expressionlessly.

Looking at Xiang Lian's appearance, Hu Jian didn't say more, stood up, arched his hand to Zhou Shuguang, and strode downstairs, and Zhou Shuguang's voice came from behind him: "The county guard is slow, the guards of Hu County Guard outside the door are already waiting there, and the horses are ready, in addition, the 100,000 taels of silver, Master Hu can go and get it, and the things sent by Zhou will never come back, hahaha!"

Xiang Lian poured another glass of wine into his mouth and drank it all, and said coldly: "One hundred thousand taels of silver to build a coffin for Hu Jian, the head of the Zhou family is really generous."

"I wonder if he can sleep in the coffin?" Zhou Shuguang said with a smile: "But 100,000 taels of silver can buy a mercy of my Zhou someone, and His Majesty the Emperor's reputation for tyranny is not bad, he sent my letter to Chang'an, and I think it can also win a lot of sympathy points for my Zhou someone, 100,000 taels, it's worth it!"

Xiang Lian smiled bitterly, "Don't you even let this go?"

"It's just waste utilization, I really don't know how His Majesty the Emperor valued this person in the first place, and actually sent him to Bozhou to deal with me?" Zhou Shuguang teased the emperor's unknown acquaintance.

"Some people usually do a set, and only when they are really in danger can they see their true colors." Xiang Lian said: "It's nothing."

"It seems that Lord Xiang knows that going back will definitely not end well, so he is not ready to go back, how about it? Stay and work for me, you're a talent, I'll need it." ZHOU Shuguangdao.

Xiang Lian looked at Zhou Shuguang for a long time, and suddenly laughed: "The head of the Zhou family is really joking, Xiang Mou is no longer talented, and he will not serve the thief, when I was caught by the Ming Empress Min Ruoxi in Quanzhou and locked up in the eagle's nest, Guo Jiuling never asked me a word, of course, let alone persuade me to take refuge in them, you might as well be able to look at people."

Zhou Shuguang nodded, looking at Xiang Lian with more admiration in his eyes. Did you stay and beg for death?"

"There is still one last glass of this pot of wine, and you are still bothering the Zhou family master to add some ingredients to me, right? This time, I think it's a battle, and I didn't even prepare for this last resort."

"If you want to die, why don't you go back to Chang'an?"

"I don't have the face to go back!" Xiang Lian said quietly: "Izumo County smashed the errand, returned to the country in a gray manner, Quanzhou was defeated again, he was also a prisoner, and he was locked up by the Ming people for more than half a year before being replaced, His Majesty did not pursue my dereliction of duty, and still entrusted me with a heavy responsibility, but I, and smashed the mission again, but I can't do it again, I really don't have the face to go back to be stabbed by Your Majesty, or die outside, so that Your Majesty can't see it, don't worry about it!" The head of the Zhou family won't fail to fulfill my last little wish, right?"

"Zhou still respects a loyal minister like Lord Xiang." Zhou Shuguang said: "So, I will definitely fulfill your wish."

"Thank you!" Xiang Lian arched his hand at Zhou Shuguang: "Finally, I want to ask, what will happen to the sailor when we go to Peach Blossom Island?"

"Do you need to ask?" Zhou Shuguang smiled and said: "My nephew Zhou Bao wants to wait there, I can tell Lord Xiang that Cao Gang is here, there is no life or death, and they have no hope of coming back."

"Holding on to the last glimmer of hope, it also crushed the head of the family." Xiang Lian sighed and said: "Also, the Zhou family is the master of the rebellion, and they have been planning for a long time, so how can they not be prepared. Master Zhou, please!"

Zhou Shuguang nodded at Hu Bugui behind him, Hu Bugui walked out, and after a while, he brought a pot of wine again: "Lord Xiang, the strongest burning knife from the Ming Dynasty, get drunk and relieve a thousand sorrows."

"Okay, very good, I drank this wine in the Eagle's Nest, and it was really a drunken relief!" Xiang Lian laughed and grabbed the pot and drank it with his head up.