Because of the instigation of the Donglin Party, Liu Fan should not go out in a short time, so the matter of contacting other forces can only be handed over to Tian Wan to be responsible. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Fortunately, after Liu Fan's "coercion and temptation", Tian Wan's attitude has also changed a lot.

Tian Wan knew that he could have today because of his two daughters. The eldest daughter Tian Xiuying is the imperial concubine, the favorite concubine of Emperor Chongzhen, and it is because of this daughter that he has his current power and status. Although the identity of this national abbot has brought him a lot of things, his relationship with Chongzhen is not very close, and he basically does not have much contact. Chongzhen is an emperor after all, and he is not the only one in the number of national rulers.

Compared with the eldest daughter who is the imperial concubine, Tian Wan has a closer relationship with the younger daughter. Originally, Tian Wan didn't look down on Liu Fan, a martial artist, but the emperor's order could not be violated, and he had no choice but to grit his teeth and admit it. didn't expect Liu Fan to rise rapidly in just a few years, and brought him huge wealth. The most important thing is that Liu Fan has always been very fond of Shuying, plus whether he has family power, or even no parents and brothers. This lonely situation made Tian Wan see a glimmer of hope, of course, it was only a glimmer of hope. As a successful speculator, Tian Wan could not easily place bets. But now the situation suddenly took a turn for the worse, and he was "forced" to get on his son-in-law's thief ship.

Since the relationship between the two has been cut, they can't be sorted out. Na Tian Wan can only choose to try his best to help Liu Fan, compared to Chongzhen, Liu Fan, who has a lower status and attaches more importance to feelings, is the long-term investment goal. Only the stronger Liu Fan is, the more benefits he gets. So Tian Wan "figured it out"

Tian Wan's sudden change Liu Fan also got his idea, but this change was Liu Fan's happiest to see the result, so Liu Fan did not feel the slightest dissatisfaction, but became more and more happy. But tragically, this euphoria lasted for less than two days before disappearing without a trace.

Because Liu Fan found that Tian Wan could help him not as much as he imagined. Although Tian Wan is the national ruler and the commander of the Nanjing Jinyi Guard, he is not very popular with the Jiangnan scholars, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is ostracized. In this way, the reliable forces he can contact are naturally not top-notch. It's okay for these small forces to beat the side drums, but it's difficult for some strongmen to help a lot. Therefore, Liu Fan found that he lacked a strong enough "ally" and a strong force that could block the attack of the two Huai salt merchants.

After a few days of thinking, combined with all kinds of information sent by Li Xiu, Liu Fan finally discovered a powerful force that might be able to be wooed, and this force was the Xu family of the Duke of Wei.

The Xu family of Wei Guogong is the descendant of Xu Da, the head of the founding heroes of the Ming Dynasty. For more than 200 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there are only five people who have inherited the title of duke. However, the Xu family monopolized two of them, and the honor of one family and two dukes was also extremely rare in all dynasties. It is no exaggeration to say that the Xu family is the most powerful family except for the royal family. In addition to the Duke of Wei, the Xu family also inherited the title of Duke of Dingguo.

The first generation of Dingguo Gong is Xu Zengshou, Xu Da's youngest son, Xu Huizu's younger brother, and Chengzu Zhu Di's younger brother. With the father of the shadow of the official to the left governor. At the time of Jingjing's trouble, Emperor Jianwen was killed for the crime of fornicating with the Yan army. After Zhu Di ascended the throne, he was posthumously named the Marquis of Wuyang, and he was loyal. Later, he was crowned the Duke of Dingguo, and his son Xu Jingchang succeeded him. Xu Zengshou moved to Beijing with the Ming Dynasty Chengzu. Now only Wei Guogong is the only one left in Nanjing.

The Duke of Wei Xu's family is not just a duke, most of the Duke of Wei in the past dynasties were the governors of the Chinese Army or the Left Army, and they guarded Nanjing full-time, and they were one of the most trusted families of the royal family in the past dynasties. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Xu family has been the highest military commander in Nanjing for more than 200 years. The accumulation of more than 200 years, the depth of the heritage, and the outstanding prestige are simply not second thoughts. Such a powerful family is something that no one dares to underestimate. As long as he can pull the Xu family into his camp, Liu Fan's plan will be equivalent to more than half of the success.

The Xu family is so powerful, which also makes it even more difficult for them to win them over. But Liu Fan had to bring them over, and the difficulty was so great that Liu Fan also felt a deep headache. However, compared to other forces, the Xu family still has some possibility of being co-opted. At the very least, they are martial artists like Liu Fan and have a common enemy.

After thinking about it for two days, Liu Fan decided to go out to visit Xu's house in person, he didn't dare to say whether it would succeed, but at least he had to give it a try.

Early the next morning, Liu Fan quietly slipped away from the back door with the guards and went straight to Xu's mansion. After casting the post, Liu Fan was successfully invited into the Xu family.

In the main hall of the Xu family, Xu Wenjue looked at the "world-famous" Shandong chief military officer in front of him with a curious face, and said with a puzzled face, "General Liu came to the door in person, it is really beyond my father's expectations, I don't know why General Liu came to my Xu family?" ”

Liu Fan said with a little reserve, "Little grandfather, I can't hide it, I have always admired the heroic deeds of King Zhongshan, so I came to Xu Mansion today to pay tribute to the heroic appearance of King Zhongshan and fulfill my wish that has always come." ”

"Uh" Xu Wenjue looked at Liu Fan speechlessly, and secretly complained in his heart about his "lame reason" for a long time before he shook his head and said, "The so-called Three Treasures Hall is not to do anything, General Liu is also a strong general, if you have anything to say, please speak up!" ”

Liu Fan smiled and said, "I won't tell you, there are two things in this coming, one is to admire the wisdom of King Zhongshan and want to come to worship." Here, I have a business I want to talk to the little grandfather. ”

"Business?" Xu Wenjue suddenly became interested, the circle of the Wuxun family was not large, and the circle of a top family like the Xu family was even smaller. As one of the only five national families, he naturally knows about the affairs of the British duke. Although there is some gap between their Xu family and the Zhang family, the relationship between the Xu family and the Zhang family has eased somewhat since the civil and engineering changes and the Wuxun power fell to the bottom. The specific details of the cooperation between the Zhang family and Liu Fan naturally cannot be hidden from Xu Wenjue. Since the Zhang family and Liu Fan cooperated, the Zhang family's vitality has recovered a lot, and the annual income of 500,000 taels of silver has made Xu Wenjue very popular. So as soon as Liu Fan mentioned cooperation, Xu Wenjue's eyes suddenly lit up.

Xu Wenjue's expression was in full view of Liu Fan, and he felt a certain feeling in his heart, and looked at Xu Wenjue with a smile and said, "Yes, it's business!" It's a big, big business. If it succeeds, the Xu family's income will not be less than that of the British Gongzhang family! ”

"Really?" When Xu Wenjue heard Liu Fan's affirmation, his breathing suddenly became a little short, and a large amount of silver was sent to the door, who doesn't want it? His Xu family also needs this silver. Xu Wenjue's attitude suddenly changed one hundred and eighty degrees, and he said to Liu Fan enthusiastically, "I don't know why Brother Liu taught me?" (To be continued.) )