Lu Fatzi insisted that Pingnan Wangfu first help his uncle get rid of the enemy Kong Sizhen, Shang Zhijie and Huang Zhangsi's bitter persuasion was useless, and they didn't dare to kidnap Lu Fatzi under the noses of the Lian family father and son, and in desperation, they had to take Lu Fatzi's reply to Shang Laohan's letter to Shang Lao Han and Shang Zhixin, and returned to Guangzhou to make a difference.

Of course, no matter what, Shang Lao Han Jian has always been Lu Fatzi's genuine father-in-law, and Shang Zhixin is also Lu Fatzi's genuine brother-in-law, and it is definitely impossible not to give them a little favor, so when bidding farewell to Shang Zhixin and Huang Zhangsi, Lu Fatzi quietly told them - according to his own research, the largest silver mine in the Qing Dynasty is likely to be in Gaoming County near Guangzhou, although the ore grade is lower than that of Phoenix Mountain, it is also much better than the big silver mine in Qingxi, Zhejiang, basically 500 catties of ore, You can make a pound of silver!

Lu Fatzi can swear to the sky, he really didn't put an oolong this time, and clearly remembered that the largest silver mine in China was at the foot of Dadinggang Mountain in Gaoming Fuwan, and he did not use the iron-clad Han to destroy the old man - but Gaoming Silver Mine is an ultra-deep buried mine, and the technology of this era cannot be mined at all, Lu Fatzi seems to have forgotten. But in any case, after getting this valuable information, Shang Zhijie and Huang Zhangsi's resentment against Lu Fatzi's refusal to return to Guangzhou was immediately dispelled, and they hurriedly asked Lu Fatzi to take care of himself, and then hurried back to Guangzhou to report the good news.

Shang Zhijie and Huang Zhangsi were finally sent away, but the three giants of Liangguang and Guangzhou, Erma and Yijin, refused to leave Nanning in a hurry, and every day they just went to and fro in and out of Nanning City to inspect civil affairs, inspect armaments, and run to the Phoenix Mountain Silver Mine from time to time to inspect the progress of silver mine development there. For the actions of the two horses and one gold, of course, the specific reason Lu Fatzi knows it, but most of the old Qiu Ba who can only fight and train soldiers under the command of Lian Guoan don't understand, and many people with rough surnames such as Hutong Chun and the like, and also found an opportunity to ask Lu Fatzi worriedly: "Lord Lu, Governor Jin, Ma Zhongcheng and Ma Junmen have been in Nanning for almost half a month, why haven't they left?" Do they still want to persuade you to leave Nanning and go on an errand with them? ”

"Of course not." Lu Fatzi replied casually: "I have made it very clear last time, except for Nanning, I will not go there if I stay in the army of the old general, and they will never force me anymore." ”

"Then why aren't they leaving?" Hu Tongchun asked suspiciously: "I remember the last time Ma Junmen came to Nanning to inspect military affairs, he only stayed for less than three days and left?" And the Governor and the Governor, who rarely leave the provincial capital? ”

Lu Fatzi didn't answer, just looked Hutongchun up and down, until Hutongchun was confused, Lu Fatzi suddenly asked: "General Hu, if I'm not mistaken, you seem to have said that you followed the old general to eat food at the age of fourteen, and your seniority in the Dingnan palace is older than Dai Liangchen and Wang Yongnian's, and your military exploits are much more than them. ”

"Lord Lu, why are you asking this?" Hu Tongchun was even more confused, and replied a little angrily: "Dai Liangchen is a slave in the prince's family, and Wang Yongnian is Dai Liangchen's cousin. However, when it comes to fighting, if I take 500 people, I will dare to rush their 10,000-strong array! ”

"I believe this, General Hu, you are the number one fierce general under the command of the old general, I have heard this for a long time." Fat Lu nodded, patted Hu Tongchun's shoulder with a smile again, and asked, "Now, General Hu, you should understand why Lord Governor, Lord Zhongcheng, and Ma Junmen are not in a hurry to leave Nanning, right?" ”

Hu Tongchun's face was full of confusion, and he thought hard for a long time, and finally shook his head, and replied with a sad face: "Lord Lu, I still don't understand, can you make it clear?" ”

"Alas, no wonder you are so slow to be promoted." Fat Lu sighed, patted Hu Tongchun's shoulder again, and sighed: "General Hu, it would be nice if there was a talent like you under my command." Or, General Hu, if you were from the Pingxi Palace, then you would have been promoted a long time ago, it's a pity, it's a pity. ”

"Lord Lu, what do you mean by that?" The more Hutongchun listened, the more confused he became, and he couldn't help but cry and ask with a sad face: "Master Lu, why do I get more confused the more I listen to your words, and the more I listen, the more I don't understand?" ”

"It's okay if you don't understand, so as not to be sad if you understand. If you really want to understand, you can ask the old general or the third general, and they will definitely understand. Fat Lu sighed again and greeted: "Brother Hu, don't talk about these sad things, let's go, let's go and call General Quan and General Xie and them, and go to the rich building in the city to drink together, I have a treat." ”

Pulled Hutong Chun and Quanjie and other generals to the restaurant and poured a bottle of wine, further contacting some class feelings, when it was slightly dark, Lu Fatzi returned to the small courtyard lent to him by the father and son of the Lian family, found a recliner in the courtyard to sleep, while drinking tea and sobering up, humming a small tune to admire the moon, and Zhu Fangdan, Xiao Erlang and other dogs chatted and relaxed. After nearly half an hour of eating and drinking like this, Yu Xuan's crisp and beautiful voice that looked like a woman suddenly came from outside the courtyard gate, "Lord Lu, it's so leisurely, can Yu Xuan come in and sit?" ”

"Mother, why is the dead shemale here again?" Lu Fatzi's pitiful heart trembled, and he quickly got up and looked back, but saw Yu Xuan wearing an armor and military uniform that had never changed, and he was standing at the gate of the courtyard looking at him, and his face was so beautiful that most women were jealous of expectation. Fat Lu was helpless, so he had to force a smile and said: "General Liusan, please come in quickly, don't be polite, this is your home." Erlang, quickly, move a chair for General Liusan, and prepare tea for General Liusan. ”

Fortunately, Yu Xuan didn't plan to talk to Lu Fat Man alone this time, so he happily took the chair brought by Xiao Erlang and sat opposite Lu Fatzi, Zhu Fangdan, Xiao Erlang and others asked Lu Fat Man if they needed to avoid it, but they were stopped by Lu Fat Man with a look like killing a chicken and wiping his neck, forcing them to stay at the scene - just kidding, if no outsiders were present, in case Yu Xuan, a dead ladyboy, started crazy again, and suddenly hugged Lu Fat Man and took a few bites, Fat Lu, who was already a little drunk, still had to spit out all the food he had just eaten?

"Master Lu, Yu Xuan knows that you just came back from outside, so he shouldn't have bothered you." Yu Xuan still likes to twist like a woman in front of Fat Lu so much, a pair of white jade-like little hands holding the teacup without taking a sip, slightly blushing and pretty, explained: "But Hu Tongchun went to Yu Xuan just now and asked Jin Butang why they still refused to leave Nanning, and said that you asked him to ask, Yu Xuan understands, Lord Lu, you already know Yu Xuan's embarrassing situation now." So Yu Xuan took the liberty of coming and wanted to ask Master Lu to see how to answer Jin Butang and them. ”

Fat Lu leaned his head on the back of the chair, looked at the bright crescent moon in the sky, and asked lightly, "Did they make a bid?" How many shares do you want? Dry stock or shareholding? ”

"The price has been offered, Jin Butang wants 30%, and Ma Zhongcheng wants 20%." Yu Xuan lowered his head and said in a very slight voice: "Ma Junmen and my father are old friends, and they want the least, as long as one and a half. But he, like Jin Butang and Ma Zhongcheng, wanted to do shares, and did not pay for grain mining, but only helped us borrow money and grain from the Liangguang Domain, hired people to mine silver mines, and calculated interest on the borrowed money and grain. ”

"What an appetite!" Zhu Fangdan sneered and said: "The three of them will add up to sixty percent of five, and in a few days, go to the study and Kong Sizhen and his wife will come to reach out again, and Nanning will be able to leave half of the Amitabha Buddha." ”

"Did you promise the third general?" Fat Lu asked quietly.

"Of course not." Yu Xuan said hatefully: "In the past, when our Nanning soldiers and civilians were so poor that they were going to be pants, they begged them to borrow a little money and food or quickly send down the arrears of military salaries, and they dragged them one by one to 2580,000 yuan, except for Ma Junmen, who saw the old friendship with my father for many years, helped us to carry out activities, and lent us a little to get through the difficulties, who else took a look at us Nanning with a straight eye?" Now Lord Lu, you have helped us find the Phoenix Mountain Silver Mine in Nanning, and we will not have to worry about anything soon, and they will reach out again? Is it really so easy for us to bully? ”

"What are you going to do, General Liusan?" Fat Lu asked again: "Do you plan to bargain with them, or do you refuse in one go?" ”

"Of course I want to refuse, and I am only going to give Ma Junmen a dry share, but my father is resolutely opposed." Yu Xuan's voice was lower, and he said weakly: "But my father resolutely objected, saying that if we don't give it, we won't be able to catch a single tael of the silver mined from the Phoenix Mountain Silver Mine!" So my father took me to negotiate with them a few times in the past few days, hoping that they could lower their requirements a little, but only General Ma Lao's attitude was a little loose, and Jin Butang and Ma Zhongcheng refused to let go at all and insisted on so much. ”

"It's normal." Lu Fatzi said slowly: "If you want to mine all the silver mines in Phoenix Mountain, it is not possible to do it in one or two years. General Ma Lao was originally the old receiver of the Dingnan Palace, and he was stationed in Guangxi, of course, he could thin the water and stream for a long time, and slowly catch big fish with a long line. But Jin Butang and Ma Zhongcheng are different, if they don't hurry up and get some quickly, in case the imperial court sends them out of Guangxi and Liangguang, where do they go to find such a rich feng shui treasure land as the Phoenix Mountain Silver Mine? ”

"Also, I'm not afraid that General Lian San will be angry with you, where will they go to find someone like General Lian San, who is so easy to bully? General Liusan, you don't have half a backer in the imperial court, and you are not welcomed in the Dingnan Palace, who do they bully if they don't bully you? If you don't open your mouth to the lion, to whom the lion will you open your mouth? ”

Yu Xuan opened his mouth wide, shook his head for a while, and said helplessly: "Lord Lu is right, compared to other people, our Lian family is indeed the best bully. ”

Speaking of this, Yu Xuan smiled bitterly and said: "Actually, I regret it a little now, if the Phoenix Mountain Silver Mine is really just a tin mine like you lied to me, then now our Lian family will not be in such a dilemma." Master Lu, don't be angry, I don't mean to blame you at all, it's too late for us to repay your kindness to our family, Yu Xuan just wants to ask you, how did you solve these problems when you were engaged in the Eight Banners Fushou Paste in Qujing? Can you give Yu Xuan some pointers? ”

"General Liusan, it's not that Lu Yifeng refuses to give you advice, it's just that I can't use my tricks." Lu Fatzi also smiled bitterly and said: "I negotiated the terms with the local jackals, tigers and leopards after the success of the Eight Banners Fushou Cream, because at that time they didn't know how valuable the Eight Banners Fushou Paste was, so it took three achievements to send them all away." Then when the Eight Banners Fushou Paste was a great success, I hurriedly handed over all the seeds of the Eight Banners Fushou Paste to the prince of Pingxi, and not a single seed was left, so others couldn't reach out if they wanted to. ”

"The reason why I dare to do this is because I am not like you, I don't have to raise an army of 8,000 poor and crazy, the burden is small, and it doesn't matter if I take less. And the prince of Pingxi compared with others, in terms of greed is indeed much better than others, after taking the seeds as compensation, and agreed to my request, so that Qujing Mansion became the only state capital in Yunnan that allows the people to plant Eight Banners Fushou ointment, the prince of Pingxi takes the big head, the people of Qujing take the small head, I earn some tolls and trafficking fees, all happy, no matter how red-eyed others are, they do not dare to break ground on the head of the prince of Pingxi Tai Sui, the sky falls and there is the prince on top, so I have been safe in Qujing for three years, in this regard. ”

"Oh, I see." Yu Xuan suddenly realized, and said dejectedly: "In this way, I really can't learn Master Lu's method, our family is not short of food and clothing, but the brothers in the Nanning army, they are all poor and crazy, all counting on this Phoenix Mountain silver mine to solve the problem of food and salary, to support the family, if I dare to do this, they can tear me up!" ”

"General Liusan, if you want, I have a way to help you solve this problem." Fat Lu took the opportunity to say, "I just don't know if you want to do this?" ”

"Lord Lu, please speak quickly." Yu Xuan looked up nervously and asked.

"Give Kong Sizhen half of the shares of the Phoenix Mountain Silver Mine, or give her sixty percent." Lu Fatzi said with a smile: "I have pulled the big backer of Kong Sizhen, and all the problems can be solved by her, Jin Butang and Ma Zhongcheng and them, naturally they will not dare to open their mouths to you." ”

"No! Absolutely not! It was rare for Yu Xuan to speak sharply in front of Fat Lu once, and said through gritted teeth: "That ungrateful Kong Si bitch, our Lian family has fallen to this step of the field today, all of which she has harmed, and she still wants to reach out from us and dream!" ”

"Then I really can't help it." Fat Lu spread his hands and said, "You can't be like me and go to the prince of Pingxi for help, right?" Give half of the shares to the prince of Pingxi, ask him to provide your family with money and grain for mining the silver mine in Phoenix Mountain, and then ask him to block the pressure from above for you? ”

"Don't say it, boss, it's a really good idea." Zhu Fangdan took the opportunity to say: "Anyway, the old general, you have always had a good relationship with the prince of Pingxi, as long as the old general and the third general get the title deed in the area of Phoenix Mountain, and then ask the prince of Pingxi to pay for the grain mining silver mine, and give half of the shares to the prince, then half of the Phoenix Mountain silver mine is equivalent to half of the prince of Pingxi, and other people dare not reach out to the Phoenix Mountain silver mine casually." ”

"Hey, why didn't I think of that?" Yu Xuan's eyes lit up, and he blurted out: "Anyway, the title deed of the Phoenix Mountain Silver Mine has long been in my hands, and it is my business who I am willing to join forces with to open a mine, and no one can control it." ”

"The title deed is already in your hands, General Liusan? Moving so fast? Fat Lu asked in surprise.

"Master Lu, Yu Xuan won't hide it from you." Yu Xuan didn't want to hide it from Lu Fatzi, so he twisted and said: "Actually, as early as the first night when I was about to set off to Phoenix Mountain to open a mine, I had already bought all the ownerless land in the area from Han Futai for five hundred taels of silver, and I got the title deed first. ”

"Awesome." Fat Lu smiled bitterly and said: "General Liusan, I have repeatedly emphasized at the time, if you are not sure that the mine is in Phoenix Mountain, you dare to buy all the land in that area, and you are not afraid that you will lose money if you can't find the mine?" ”

"Of course not." Yu Xuanyan smiled and said, "I just let Han Zhang open the title deed first, and I didn't pay the silver and register the book, and I found the silver and the record that I paid after I found the mine." If I can't find it at that time, I will return the title deed to Han Zhang, won't I have to pay a penny? ”

Lu Fatzi and Zhu Fangdan looked at each other, and then they realized that this dead demon who looked like a beautiful woman was not a good thing - he actually colluded with the local government to embezzle the minerals of the Qing Dynasty, and the methods were so vicious and despicable that even the bad county orders and unscrupulous masters were a little frightened.

At this time, after thinking for a while, Yu Xuan lowered his head and said: "However, although Doctor Zhu's idea is good, my father will definitely not agree, Guangxi is the domain of Dingnan Palace, and my father is loyal to Dingnan Palace, how can he agree to give half of the Phoenix Mountain Silver Mine to the Prince of Pingxi?" ”

"Then we really can't help it." Lu Fatzi also knew that it would be difficult to persuade an elm head like the father and son of the Lian family to switch to the Pingxi Palace, so he could only sigh and say: "But what Lu Yifeng wants to remind General Lian San is that Kong Sizhen's appetite is much greater than that of the prince of Pingxi, if you want to cooperate with her, it is equivalent to seeking skin with the tiger, and in the end, not only will you not take advantage of the slightest advantage, but you will be swallowed by her so that there is not even a bone residue left!" I hope General Lian San will think about this point clearly. ”

"Of course I know that." Yu Xuan hated and said: "Back then, in order to repay the kindness of the prince of Dingnan, my father took the initiative to go to the court and return the Guangxi Dingvan and Guangxi military power to Kong Sizhen, but that bitch not only did not repay my father's kindness, but took revenge and forced us to this point today, such a wolf-hearted, vicious and ruthless bitch, will I still cooperate with her?" ”

"It's good to know." Fat Lu sighed again, lay back in his chair, and said weakly: "General Liusan, we can help you, that's all, you can think about what to do." ”

Yu Xuan bowed his head and was silent, and after a long time, Yu Xuan said in a low voice: "Thank you Lord Lu for your guidance, Yu Xuan will carefully consider your suggestion, and will try his best to persuade his father to agree." It was all dark, Lord Lu rested earlier, and Yu Xuan took his leave first. ”

When he got up and went out, Yu Xuan suddenly turned around again, blushed and said to Fat Lu: "Lord Lu, although I know you don't need it, but I will repay you for your kindness to our family one day." After saying that, Yu Xuan's little face turned even redder, and he turned around and ran out of the small courtyard quickly.

"If you don't come to bother me, you will repay me." Fat Lu muttered in a low voice, beckoned again, called Hong Xiguan to the front, and asked in a low voice: "Xiguan, are the people of the Heaven and Earth Society in place?" What I told you to prepare, are you ready? ”

"My lord, our brothers are in place." Hong Xiguan replied in a low voice: "All the things you explained are also ready." ”

"That's good." Fat Lu nodded with satisfaction and ordered: "Then you explain it and act according to the plan tomorrow!" ”

"Tomorrow?" Hong Xiguan shook his head and said in a low voice: "My lord, are you in too much of a hurry?" Now that the Governor of Liangguang, the Governor of Guangxi, and the Governor of Guangxi are all in Nanning City, they are very heavily guarded, is it too risky to do it tomorrow? ”

"I can't do it without taking some risks." Lu Fatzi said in a low voice: "Taking advantage of these big people to still do things in Nanning City, the effect can be the best, and I, an official of the Western Election, have an accident in Nanning City, didn't it just give Wu Sangui the opportunity to intervene in the Phoenix Mountain Silver Mine first?" ”

"Understood." Hong Xiguan nodded and agreed in a low voice. Zhu Fangdan next to him asked in a low voice: "Dongjia, do you really plan to let the prince also interfere in the Phoenix Mountain Silver Mine, will this affect your return to Yunnan?" ”

"I've thought about and analyzed it carefully, maybe it will have a little impact, but definitely not too much." Lu Fatzi shook his head and said in a low voice: "Pulling the prince into this matter can further deepen the contradiction between the prince and Emperor Mazi, the Qing court and Kong Sizhen, and at the same time, it can also further intensify the contradiction between Kong Sizhen and the Lian family, which is conducive to us to encircle and fight for the Lian family!" ”

Zhu Fangdan nodded and agreed, but Fat Lu grabbed Hong Xiguan again and commanded in a low voice: "Remember, tell them to fill less gunpowder, don't make it true." And Master Zhu, you can bring the hemostatic medicine well, I am a little dizzy, remember to cover my eyes when the time comes...... ”

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So, after some intensive and careful preparations, on the first day of the fifth month of the tenth year of Kang Mazi in the Qing Dynasty, a thing that shocked the Qing Dynasty and the opposition in Nanning City, in broad daylight, Lu Yifeng and Lu Fatzi, Qujing Zhi County, Yunnan Province, who resigned in broad light, were suddenly attacked by a killer hiding in the alley with a musket, a shot hit the side of the abdomen, and then abandoned the musket and fled into the depths of the alley, disappearing into the streets and alleys of Nanning City.

The gunshots fell, the whole city of Nanning was shocked, the whole city of Lian Guoan and Xuan Yu was under martial law, searching for murderers everywhere, and at the same time quickly took Lu Fatzi home to rescue, fortunately, because the gunman's marksmanship was not accurate enough, the bullet only grazed the belly fat of Lu Fatzi and flew over, leaving only a wound about half a foot long and about half an inch deep, and after the full rescue of Zhu Fangdan, the first divine doctor of the Qing Dynasty, Lu Xianling finally turned the corner and caused danger to his life.

Because the murderer had been carefully prepared in advance, and it was likely that a companion would respond, the army of the Lianjia family and the officials of the Nanning Mansion finally failed to bring the murderer to justice, and only found the murder weapon at the scene of the shooting - a military musket with the mark of Dingnan Wangfu!

In this way, all the suspicions naturally point to the same person - Dingnan Wangfu Sigege, Kong Sizhen!

At the same time, in view of the fact that Lu Yifeng was born as a Western Election official, the Pingxi Palace, the general background of the Western Election Official, naturally could not sit idly by, and Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi, personally ordered and sent important people to lead the team, and rushed to Nanning City at night to participate in the investigation of this mysterious assassination case of the county order............

(To be continued)