It's a pity that the forces in Jiangnan are intricate, intertwined, and deep-rooted, and I am an outsider, so how easy is it to control here? Jiangnan is also the base camp of the Donglin Party and the Restoration Society, and they themselves are not only representatives of the world's scholars, but also representatives of interest groups, and they cannot willingly hand over their wealth. The strength of these people is still quite huge, and they also have enough influence in Jiangnan. If you want to control Jiangnan yourself, you must take extraordinary measures.

Zhenjiang Gujia is some distance from the wharf.

To deal with a small family, Zhang Zhun certainly doesn't need to be fully armed. No matter how many armed members of the Gu family are, there are not as many inspectors as the Jiangyin Inspection Division. Therefore, Zhang Zhun decided to leave Fang He and Liu Dong's two sailor detachments on the ship to guard the supplies and prevent accidents. Zhang Zhun himself, with other troops, swaggered towards the Gu family.

Zhang Youcai led his troops to go first, blockading the surrounding area of the Gu family, and at the same time reconnoitering the general situation. He soon sent someone to send the news: "My lord, today happens to be the sixtieth birthday of the old man of the Gu family, and there are many guests. The local figures in Zhenjiang are all in the Gu family. The prefect of Zhenjiang Prefecture is also among them, as are the officials of Caoyun Wharf. ”

Zhang Zhun nodded with some surprise. I didn't expect that I came so rashly, and I actually caught up with someone else's 60th birthday. In these years, there are not many people who can live to be sixty years old, no wonder the Gu family is so lively. However, so many people are taking care of the family, just right. That's what he wants. From today on, all big families in Jiangnan must know the existence of his Zhang Zhun.

"Drag Liao Dake up."

Zhang Zhun said coldly.

Zhou Yanyu and others complied.

Liao Dake, who had been frozen to death, had a very strange posture, as if he was a demon in the City God Temple, covered in blue and purple, and his two eyes were even more pointed. If you see it suddenly, you'll be frightened. Throwing it into the crowd, screaming one by one is a sure.

The group came to the door of the Gu family.

The Gu family is in Zhenjiang Mansion, and it is indeed one of the best families, and the Gu family compound is also one of the largest buildings in the local area. The Gu family covers a fairly wide area, much larger than the thousand-family houses in Fushan City, and even compared with the White House in Aoshan City, it is much grander. At the same time, in a water town in the south of the Yangtze River like Zhenjiang, the buildings are a little more beautiful, surrounded by green trees, and there are no dead branches and leaves. It is even more impressive to think that in the future, when the Tartars go south, this place will become a ruin.

Since it is the 60th birthday of the Gu family, there are a lot of families at the door of the Gu family, and it is very lively. In the middle there are several servants in long robes, who are specially responsible for greeting guests. Finding that an army was approaching, some of the family members hurriedly stepped forward to stop them, and shouted at the same time, "What people? ”

Zhang Youcai said arrogantly: "Get out!" ”

After that, he directly pushed the family away and swaggered in.

Those family members, of course, are not the opponents of the Tiger Army. Some of them hurriedly ran inside to report, while others tried to continue to block them. The result was obvious, they were either knocked to the ground or caught red-handed. Finally, Zhang Zhun was already very face-saving, and he didn't give the order to shoot directly.

Zhang Youcai and others broke in directly. Zhang Zhun followed behind and swaggered into the Gu family. On either side of him were wolf-like tiger warriors. The entrance to the Gu family is an elegant courtyard, with evergreen flowers and plants planted on both sides. At the end of the courtyard, there is another gate. The family there tried to close the gate, but was stopped by Zhang Youcai and others.

Probably after receiving a notification that someone was coming, there were families pouring out of the courtyard. They all had sticks and short knives in their hands, and they cried out, "Who are you?" Dare to break into our Gu family? ”

These people's expressions are very strong, and at a glance, they know that they are not ordinary family members, but nursing homes and the like. Look at the way they look, if ordinary people come to make trouble, they will come up and fight. However, when they saw the Tiger Army breaking in with a fierce momentum and carrying muskets, they couldn't help but stop. Even so, the people did not disperse and continued to wander around.

A person who looked like a housekeeper appeared, stopped in front of Zhang Zhun, and said a little flustered and nervous: "Who are you?" Why trespass on Gu's house? ”

Zhang Youcai held the eagle-eyed gun against the butler's head, and said coldly: "My family has something to do with your Gu family, if you know each other, just get out of the way." ”

Where had the housekeeper seen such a situation, he had already been frightened to the point that his legs were weak, and he hurriedly stammered, "Yes, yes, yes." ”

With that, he obediently stepped aside.

Zhang Youcai pushed open the door, and the sound of silk and bamboo suddenly came from inside, as well as the sound of noise.

Sure enough, it's a big scene. Inside is a larger courtyard. At the end of the courtyard is the hall of the Gu family. Brilliant, bright and elegant. The banquet was placed from the hall of the Gu family to the courtyard outside, and it looked like there were hundreds of tables. According to the calculation of ten people per table, it is thousands of people. Including the family members, slaves and maids served, I'm afraid it will be more than a thousand people. Sure enough, it's a big family!

At this time, the Gu family's family had already reported everything that happened outside to their master. The family members brought by the guests inside also poured out from the small courtyards on both sides. However, the warriors of the Tiger Army, with their guns in full swing, are facing them. These family members are more or less knowledgeable, and when they find that the Tiger Ben Army is waiting for them, they really don't dare to mess around. The situation was temporarily controlled by the Tiger Army.

In the hall, the Gu family, who received the news, were standing up one after another to see what was going on. Obviously, they were quite annoyed and surprised by Zhang Zhun's trespassing. Jiangnan Shengping has been peaceful for a long time, and there is usually no bandit or anything, Zhang Zhun suddenly broke in, and there was a strong hostility, what are you going to do?

Some of the guests also noticed that something was wrong, but they didn't know what was going on, and they were still laughing and laughing. In their opinion, the Gu family stood up one after another, and it was very likely that some big man had arrived. After all, the Gu family and Nanjing have close ties. Maybe Nanjing, on a whim, sent some big man to congratulate him. Some curious people raised their toes and looked at the door of the courtyard, eager to see what kind of big man was coming this time.

However, when Zhang Zhun appeared, no one could recognize him. What's even more surprising is whether Zhang Zhun broke in with an army, or an army he had never seen before. It seems that the Ming Dynasty has never had a soldier who did not wear armor and only wore gray cloth uniforms. However, looking at the fierce and vicious appearance of these troops, even a fool knows that Zhang Zhun is not a good one, and a good one is not coming. On the sixtieth birthday of the old man of the Gu family, he broke in with the army...... Even the most stupid people are aware of this matter.

In an instant, the sound of silk and bamboo, the noise of noise, all stopped.

Everyone's eyes fell on the Tiger Ben Army soldiers who suddenly broke in. When Zhang Zhun came in, everyone's eyes fell on Zhang Zhun again. No one knows what the hell is going on. No one knows who Zhang Zhun is. It stands to reason that the guests here are all from all walks of life. However, they just don't know Zhang Zhun. This cannot but be surprising.

The head of the Gu family is called Gu Leiyan, a middle-aged man in his forties. Of course, Gu Leiyan was very angry about Zhang Zhun's trespass, and felt that he had lost the face of the Gu family. However, he was even more frightened, he didn't know who he had offended, and at this time, he broke into the Gu family with the army. As the head of the family, he had to sort out his thoughts, calmly came to Zhang Zhun, clasped his fists and saluted, and said suspiciously: "You are ......"

Zhang Zhun also hugged his fists and said in a deep voice: "I came to celebrate the old man's birthday, it's too late." ”

Gu Leiyan said suspiciously: "Dare to ask your lord ......"

He found that Zhang Zhun was very young, maybe less than twenty years old, and naturally regarded Zhang Zhun as an errand boy in his heart. The Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies in Nanjing, the various guards in the south of the Yangtze River, and the Caoding at the various docks, Gu Leiyan has more or less some dealings, and it is rare to see such a young officer. Unless they are the sons of the lords and magnates. He obviously regarded Zhang Zhun as a subordinate of a certain powerful person in Nanjing.

Zhang Zhun didn't answer, just clapped his hands vigorously and said loudly: "Come on!" Send a gift! ”

Zhou Yanyu pushed Liao Dake into the compound and put it on the ground.

Liao Dake, who had a stiff posture, shook like a tumbler on the ground, and then displayed it in front of everyone in the most eccentric posture.

"Ahh

"Dead man!"

The nearby guests screamed.

Some timid ladies have been frightened.

"Bang!"

There were also people's wine glasses, which fell directly to the ground and shattered.

Suddenly, there was a disturbance in Zhang Zhun's vicinity, and the guests retreated one after another.

Liao Dake is the inspection of the Jiangyin Inspection Division, and Gu Leiyan certainly knows it. He never expected that the other party would send such a gift. Seeing that Liao Dake was caught in Zhang Zhun's hands and frozen to death, Gu Leiyan felt that his scalp began to numb. A bad feeling suddenly surged into his heart. He was shocked and said, "You...... What are you doing? ”

Zhang Zhun said coldly: "Didn't I say it? I'm here to celebrate my birthday, and that's a congratulatory gift! ”

Gu Leiyan suddenly changed color, and said in shock and anger: "You! ”

The old man of the Gu family celebrated his sixtieth birthday, and Zhang Zhun actually sent such a congratulatory gift, what kind of hatred does it take to make such a crazy move? What's even more terrifying is that Liao Dake's backstage is a eunuch in Nanjing! Nan Zhili's well-known No. 1 person! Even if it is the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department and the Nanjing garrison, they don't dare to take Liao Dake directly! Zhang Zhun actually froze Liao Dake to death...... Does he have a great grudge against the eunuchs guarding Nanjing?

Thinking of this, Gu Leiyan felt that his back was already covered in cold sweat. The other party actually dared to directly provoke the eunuch guarding Nanjing, that little Gu family, in the eyes of the other party, is not an ant? The Gu family does have some good assets, and they also have some connections in Nanjing, and they are also one of the largest families in Zhenjiang Mansion, but compared with the powerful Nanjing town guard eunuchs, it is simply a heaven and an underground. If you are not careful, the Gu family will be wiped out today.

Zhang Zhun ignored Gu Leiyan's gray face, laughed, glanced around, and said loudly: "May I ask which one is Gu Linghai Gu Gongzi?" ”

No one answered.

Gu Leiyan's complexion was even more ugly.

Even a fool can tell that the person Zhang Zhun is looking for is his eldest son Gu Linghai. Gu Leiyan breathed a sigh of relief while his heart was like ashes. It seems that what the other party wants to find directly is his eldest son, not the entire Gu family. As long as they don't anger the other party, the Gu family should not suffer a catastrophe. However, he couldn't figure out where his son had offended the other party.

On the land of Jiangnan, everyone is still more disciplined in doing things, even if it is a big grudge, it can be solved with money. Everyone is busy and intriguing, what is the final goal? Not for the silver? Whether it is the eunuch guarding the town of Nanjing, or the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, or the nobles of Nanjing, as long as they have money, they are easy to speak. It seems that Zhang Zhun has never come to the door with an army.

Gu Leiyan hurriedly said: "I don't know where the dog offended Guishang, we are willing to make amends, and we are willing to make amends." ”

Zhang Zhun said lightly: "I'm sorry, your Gu family can't afford to pay for this crime." ”

Gu Leiyan's face turned pale again.

The other party's tone is that there is no room for negotiation.

Zhang Zhun didn't care about him, and walked forward, his eyes constantly swept around.

There are thousands of guests today, and everyone's suspicious and frightened eyes also fell on Zhang Zhun. They couldn't understand why Zhang Zhun broke in with the army at this time, and named him to find trouble with Gu Linghai, the eldest son of the Gu family. However, fortunately, they are only looking for trouble with Gu Linghai, otherwise, they may all have to pee their pants. When has Jiangnan had such a battle in the past few decades? Even if Jinyiwei and Dongchang arrested people, they were not so violent.

In the innermost part of the hall, there is an old man, who should be the old man Gu of the Gu family. Next to him, there were several court officials, who seemed to be of high grade. However, Zhang Zhun didn't know much about the clothes of civil officials, and he didn't know how many products the other party was. Anyway, no matter how many products the other party is, he won't take it seriously. According to the grade, unless it is a big official in Nanjing who appears here, who has the highest position in his third grade? Even if it is the book of the Nanjing Military Department, it is just a second grade. No matter how big the Gu family's face is, it is impossible to invite the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department.

(To be continued)