In the middle of the rocks, in the innermost place, a thin old man of about fifty years old with a long beard under his chin and three long wisps of beard, the hat on his head had long since disappeared, his hair was scattered, his hands were tied behind his back, and he leaned crookedly on the rocks, with a desperate expression of ecstasy on his face.

The black silk robe on his body was filthy, and there were still specks of vomit on his chest, which was the tragic scene on the beach that he had just witnessed, and he was smoked by the strong smell of blood, and the old man couldn't help it and vomited.

He is the account office of the Dengzhou prefect Wang Tingqian, Master Chen.

Master Chen's name is Chen Shangren, the word is self-denial, a newcomer from Jiangxi, and he is a distant relative of Wang Tingqian. He was also born in Xiucai, but he was stumbling in the scientific field, and he was not confused when he was too old, so he gave up the idea of the scientific field and took refuge in the royal court to try to be a guest of the scene. Because he was calm in his work, he entrusted him with this sea trade with the royal court.

As Ge Bi said, yesterday Sun Zhenwu sent people to take him hostage, and he felt that something was wrong, and sure enough, after being held hostage to this deserted island, everyone, including Sun Zhenwu's own buddies, was tied up and thrown into this rocky bush, and he knew better that a catastrophe was coming.

The only hope is that Ge Bi can escape back to Dengzhou smoothly, report to the Chu family, and then try to report to the royal court. However, he didn't have much hope for this, he knew Wang Tingqian's character very well, and after hearing this, he would definitely call Sun Zhenwu to confront him, with Sun Zhenwu's mouth with a lotus tongue, Chu An's country mother-in-law was not his opponent if she was ten bundles together.

So he is actually desperate, and his fate is nothing more than being dragged to the beach and stabbed in the head like these guys!

But he never expected that just when his heart was like ashes, someone would really come to save him! Teach him how not to be grateful?

He quickly recognized the latter figure of the two people who stumbled and walked among the rubble, and it was Ge Bi.

But he didn't know the person in the lead, he looked very young, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and he looked weak. This should be Chu An's talented son, right? Chen Shangren muttered in his heart, killing him that he couldn't believe that a rumored nerd could figure out the key to this matter, let alone move in to rescue the soldiers in the shortest possible time and complete such a difficult action as rescue.

But apart from this nerd, Chen Shangren couldn't think of anyone else who would save him, and Ge Bi's respectful attitude towards this young man was also a proof.

Could it be that he is really the stupid boy of Chu An's family?

Just when Chen Shangren looked at him, the young man had already arrived in front of him, a flash of ecstasy on his face, and after tidying up his clothes, he bowed down and said, "In Xia Chufan, it's too late to save people, and I hope that Master Chen will forgive his sins." ”

Just as he saluted, Ge Bi had already taken a step forward, took out a wrist-untying knife and picked up the hemp rope in Chen Shangren's hand, and muttered, "It's okay, it's okay, I rescued you in the end." ”

Chen Shangren moved his numb wrist, and looked at Chu Fan even more in his heart, he was a young man, his joy and anger were invisible, and it was rare to save people without taking credit.

After standing up, Chen Shangren returned the salute, "Old Chen Shangren, thank you for saving your life!" ”

That Chu Fan stretched out his hand to help him sit down, he didn't even dare to say in his mouth, his humble attitude did not seem to be hypocritical, which made Chen Shangren more useful, of course, he soon came back to his senses - courtesy to others, there must be something to ask for, it seems that this Chu Gongzi has asked for himself.

While the two were greeting, Chen Shangren was pondering what Chu Fan was asking for, and after combing through the whole thing, he understood that Chu Fan must be a lobbyist in front of Wang Tingqian, in order to seek Wang Tingqian's forgiveness.

When the lobbyist Chen Shangren is duty-bound, with Chu Fan's life-saving grace, it is natural for him to help say good things.

But the proprietor of his own house can still be unclear? This time the losses are heavy, where can a few good words be able to get away?

Thinking of this, Chen Shangren couldn't help but feel a little compassion in his eyes when he looked at Chu Fan, as if he had seen the tragic fate of the other party.

After the greetings were over, Chen Shangren gritted his teeth and said, "This grandson's guerrilla wolf ambition dares to do this...... Childe, please rest assured, the prefect, the old man will tell the truth and punish this guy severely! ”

Chu Fanxin said I don't have to worry about this, needless to say, you will definitely drug Sun Zhenwu, he is concerned about another question, "This is the way it should be...... Master Chen, I don't know how much it costs to walk in Japan this time? When he was on the ship, Ge Bi repeatedly emphasized that Wang Ting's trial to do business naturally could not be under his own banner, and all the cargo was under the name of Master Chen, so to find out how big Wang Ting's loss was, Chu Fan could only ask.

Chen Shangren saw that he asked this unexpectedly-how much money he made was a secret, but Chen Shangren pondered for a while, and felt that it would not hurt to tell Chu Fan, "When I went, all kinds of goods were worth 67,000 taels...... At the time of return, the total amount of silver was 92,000 taels. ”

That's a lot of money! Chu Fan couldn't help but gasp.

After thinking about it for a while, Chu Fan arched his hand at Chen Shangren and said, "Master Chen, my father is unfortunate and the ship is overturned and the goods are lost, so that the master has no money, and he is very guilty in his heart...... In my ship, there are still a number of copper ingots, worth about 30,000 taels, when the master returns to the government, he also hopes to bring it with him, and he doesn't dare to say that he will make up for it, but he will talk about his heart. ”

After listening to this, Chen Shufang secretly gave a thumbs up in his heart - he didn't expect this Chu Gongzi to be so transparent, and he didn't need to point out the truth of spending money to avoid disasters.

However, with his understanding of Wang Tingxuan, this money alone was far from enough, so he sighed lightly and said in a low voice, "The old man must bring this mind to the ...... But Childe, if it's not the old man's mouth, just this copper ingot, I'm afraid it's not enough. ”

Chu Fan's original little luck was snuffed out by his words, thinking of what the Zhang family said when he escaped, he gritted his teeth and said, "Thank you for mentioning it...... There are still five hectares of fertile land and more than 20 fishing boats in the next home, worth about 20,000 taels...... There is only one thing left, and I beg the master to give permission. ”

Chen calculated the account, plus a total of 50,000 taels of copper ingots, Wang Ting's capital came back by more than half, his anger should be almost gone, plus he said something good, the Chu family will survive this catastrophe - it's just that this Chu Gongzi still has to put forward conditions, do you want to get Longwangshu?

Thinking of this, he cautiously asked, "Childe has the grace to save my life, but if the old man can speak, he must do his best...... I just don't know what Childe wants? ”

Chu Fan saw that he was cautious, but his heart was steady; If Chen Shangren agrees, he won't say anything about the rest - you must know that Chen Shangren is just a pretense, and the person who can really call the shots is Wang Tingqian.

He was cautious, and Chu Fan was very solemn, and said with a long sigh, "My father is unlucky, and it affects my master...... People are gone, but accounts can't be gone! The so-called repayment of the debt of the father and the son is fair! …… Whoever is invited, I am willing to join hands with my master again to walk the country of Wa and pay off my father's debts! ”

Chen Shangren couldn't help but squint his eyes, Chu Fan meant this, and he would continue to work hard for the royal court! Continue to help the royal court try to run the Japanese sea trade!

Why?

Chu Fan maintained a long posture, looking at Chen Shangren's face uncertain, but his heart was full of bitter water - if he could not wade into this muddy water, of course he was willing to dodge, but the problem was that Chu An had an accident this time, and it was not only Wang Tingqian who was involved, but also Sun Zhenwu. That's a ruthless guy! Even if Wang Ting doesn't pursue the Chu family, can this Sun Zhenwu let his family go? So the best way is to tie it up with Wang Tingqian again, only in this way can the Chu family be said to be truly safe and secure.

Chen Shangren can be the agent of Wang Ting's test, and he is also a thoughtful person, and after being stunned for a moment, he immediately figured out the key to this, and couldn't help but smile, and praised softly, "Wonderful! It's wonderful! Childe is a good move! "-Especially the repayment of the father's debts and the son's debts, you can still enjoy the fame after avoiding disasters, and you deserve to kill two birds with one stone.

Only then did Chu Fan straighten up, smiled bitterly and said in a low voice, "Master praised it falsely, and Fan was forced to make a decision as a last resort." ”

However, the matter is big, but it is not for Chen Shangren to call the shots, so he muttered, "The old man already knows the meaning of the son," Speaking of this, he looked around and said in a low voice, "Childe, please rest assured, the old man will do his best, but whether he succeeds or not, he must do his best to promote this beautiful thing of filial piety and righteousness." ”

Chu Fan heard that he was sincere, stepped forward and took his hand, and the five hundred taels of silver tickets were quietly stuffed into Chen Shangren's sleeve, and said in a low voice, "In this way, the little nephew will thank Shi Bo on behalf of the Chu family, and I hope that Shi Bo Yu will do this!" ”

Chen Shangren heard him change his name, and he was even more emotional, Chu Fan brought the relationship between the two a lot closer at this time.

However, he thanked Chu Fan for saving his life, pushed it back, and finally returned the five hundred taels of silver to Chu Fan, which made Chu Fan sigh with emotion.

After finishing the business, the two walked towards Cangshan Tie together, the beach was cleaned up at the moment, Liu Zhiyang divided some soldiers to the sand boat, the two boats one after the other, came towards Dengzhou, and finally rushed to Shuicheng after dark.

As soon as he got off the boat, Chu Fan asked Liu Zhiyang's subordinates to load the copper ingots into the car and follow Chen Shangren to the palace.

Looking at the figure of Chen's account room disappearing at the side door of the mansion, Chu Fan's heart rose to his throat again.

What I can do has been done to the extreme, will Wang Tingtry accept it?