Fuzhou, a place where birds don't poop, is very prosperous because of the existence of maritime merchants, but the place where birds don't poop is where birds don't.

This time, he finally learned that the imperial court was coming, so he naturally had to put on a good posture.

This may be an opportunity for promotion, and Lei Yuan, who has reached the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, is absolutely unwilling to let go of such an opportunity.

If it is in other places, a government may be able to cover the sky with one hand, except for the political envoy and the inspection envoy, there will not be too many people who do not give him this government platform.

But in Fuzhou, it is different, the maritime merchants here are the masters.

If nothing else, let's just say that none of those people in the yamen have taken the benefits of maritime merchants, even if a certain maritime merchant offends Lei Yuan, and the people below are disobedient, what will he Lei Yuan do to deal with those who offend him?

Fortunately, those maritime merchants still know how to be measured, and their filial piety will not be less every year, and some small things will also give him enough face.

But this is absolutely not enough for Lei Yuan, who has some ambitions and wants to do something for the welfare of the people. He wants the support of the people, his political achievements, and his name in history.

But the maritime business is powerful, and he is not an opponent at all.

The reason why he brought the entire prefect's yamen to greet Zhang Ru so vigorously this time was that he got some tips from some people in Nanjing. climbed on Zhang Ru's big ship, even if it was stormy, he could withstand it. The premise is that he must satisfy Zhang Ru in doing things, and he does not want Zhang Ru to treat him as his own, at least he cannot let Zhang Ru treat him as an outsider.

informed Gan Qing that he was very dissatisfied with this, and it was not easy to show it, so he followed with a smile in the crowd.

However, looking at this Lord Qincha, he doesn't seem to be very happy, from the city gate to the prefect's yamen, and then to Tianxianglou, the largest restaurant in Fuzhou, this Lord Qincha seems to have a straight face.

Tianxianglou has already prepared a banquet, and all the girls with good looks have been moved from the most famous green buildings. Lei Yuan has put a lot of effort into it, and the background of some Qinglou brothels is not something that he can provoke as a small prefect. Not to mention some of the top girls who have clinged to the sea merchants, such a person really wants to tear his face with Lei Yuan, and Lei Yuan may not be able to do it.

The voice of the warbler and Yanyan kept echoing in his ears, and the food on the table was all the best delicacies from the mountains and seas, and the huge sea urchin that Confucianism had never seen in his previous life was one on a plate alone.

The woman next to Zhang Ru is the most beautiful woman in the entire lobby, and you can know that this woman is still a virgin by looking at the way the woman walks. The women around Wang Zhou and Fan Tong are also very good, at least much stronger than the women around Lei Yuan.

After the wine was hot, Lei Yuan ran over to toast with the strength of the wine, but after saying a lot of good things, Zhang Ru was stunned and didn't even hold the cup. Lei Yuan's face was a little unbearable: "Xiaguan wants to toast the marquis with a glass of wine, but it's really difficult!" ”

Zhang Ru smiled lightly and didn't speak, Wang Zhou's eyes widened: "Hou Ye can come to this so-called wine banquet to give you face, what, Hou Ye doesn't want to drink, you still want to use it!" ”

Lei Yuan hurriedly laughed and said: "Forgive me, general, the subordinate officials don't dare, don't dare!" ”

Before Wang Zhou could say more, Zhang Ru shook off a sharp look, and he immediately closed his mouth.

Before the banquet began, Zhang Ru was already observing Lei Yuan, and he found that this little old man with a red face had a smile on his face no matter what he did, even if he informed Gan Qing to leave under his call, this little old man did not show the slightest displeasure on his face.

The smiling tiger Zhang Ru has seen a lot in the capital, and his former enemy and current friend Wang Zhi is the best among them, and the young man who is not much older than him can really do it himself, and no matter who he is facing.

And the thunder in front of him is far away, and there is a strong wind.

He also found that Lei Yuan's real henchmen in the prefect's yamen seemed to have only one master, and the others were basically smiling in the face of Lei Yuan's greetings. Some even chose to ignore the call of the prefect Lei Yuan, just like Gan Qing.

Lei Yuan approached several times, but was either stopped by Fan Tong or scolded by Wang Zhou to retreat, and finally took the opportunity of toasting to get close to Zhang Ru, but Zhang Ru did not give him a chance to approach. After all his hard work, he got such an ending, and he was already a little desperate in his heart.

Today's move has directly offended those maritime merchants who can cover the sky with one hand in Fujian, you must know that after knowing the news that Zhang Ru is coming, those maritime merchants are all invariably projecting a signal to the prefect's yamen that they are not allowed to receive them. In the final analysis, Lei Yuan is still a court official, so he received it under great pressure. In order to be able to rely on a big tree to shelter himself from the wind and rain, he even raised the standard of the banquet a lot.

But now it's good, not only hugging the thighs of this marquis, but also offending a group of maritime merchants.

The bitterness in his heart is known to no one but himself. It is conceivable that after Zhang Ru left, how those maritime chambers of commerce would deal with him, a traitor.

At this time, Lei Yuan didn't know the real plans of those maritime merchants, and if he knew, maybe he wouldn't have made such an ambiguous choice.

Under that premise, there are only two ways to choose, one is to follow a group of maritime merchants to the black, and do not stop without killing Zhang Ru; The other is to take refuge in Zhang Ru and help the imperial court fight against the power of maritime merchants.

Lei Yuan's lonely expression all fell into Zhang Ru's eyes, and he took the initiative to pick up the wine glass and said: "Changfeng is polite, it's not that Benhou doesn't give Changfeng face, but that there is a brother who is gone, and his heart is not very happy, and he is not in that mood." ”

To be called a table by a prince is very remarkable. Lei Yuan is just a small prefect, and he is a middle-level official in Daming, but in terms of qualifications, he is not as good as a seven-grade petty official in the capital. And now, Zhang Ru actually called him a cousin, which couldn't help but make him unhappy.

Holding down the joy in his heart as much as possible, Lei Yuan smiled and said: "This time I came to Fujian, if the Hou Ye has any orders, just say it, the lower officials will definitely obey their words and go to the soup to fight the fire." ”

Zhang Ru said: "It's not as serious as you said, it's just some small things." If Changfeng is free at night, we can talk. ”

Lei Yuan was overjoyed, and his head nodded like a chicken pecking rice: "Okay, okay, Xiaguan will go to find Master Hou at night." ”

While Zhang Ru was busy dealing with those officials, in the Fuzhou Post Station, two post guards fell to the ground, and in the room where the middle-aged assassin was held, there were four or five men in black who were shrouded in black suits.

"Are you sure you won't go?" The man in black at the head made a dull voice.

The middle-aged man sat on the bed and said lightly: "Don't go!" That Hou Ye is different from what I imagined, so I won't leave. Even if you leave, I have already said what I should say, and what you have to do next is either to eliminate the anger of this marquis, or to welcome his anger. ”

The tall black-clothed man at the head said angrily: "Shan Qixuan, don't forget what you do!" ”

The middle-aged man named Shan Qiyu squinted his eyes and said: "What am I doing, I don't need you to remind me, it's a big deal that I will wash my hands directly in the future, anyway, the silver saved over the years is enough for the expenses of the rest of my life." But you might as well worry about how you can save your life. ”

"You're not afraid of me cutting down the grass and eradicating the roots!" The tall black-clothed man led by him surveyed the Dao.

Shan Qiling's eyes widened, and his eyes were shining: "It's impossible to kill me with just a few pieces of material." Besides, didn't you notice that there was one person missing from this room? ”

The tall black-clothed leader looked left and right and shouted, "What about your son! ”

Shan Qixuan said: "Now hide somewhere and aim the three-stone strong bow at your vital place, as long as you dare to do something to me, I can guarantee that you will be the first to die." ”

"You." The tall man in black was furious, but after Shan Qili said the threatening words, he didn't dare to move.

He had seen Shan Qixuan's methods, and his son's skills were as good as his, and the black-clothed leader didn't want to think that he was reckless and lose his life.

"What are you, I have already returned the silver to you, and what I want to do has nothing to do with you." Shan Qiyu said coldly.

The man in black threatened, "Aren't you afraid that they will kill you?" You're not alone now, your son is in their hands. Jinyiwei has many means, and it is very simple to kill people. ”

Shan Qiying said disdainfully: "If they really wanted to kill me, my son and I would have died a long time ago." Since we are not dead now, it proves that I am still useful to that Hou Ye. Who knows, will that marquis let me live! ”

On the way here, Shan Qiying had already thought very clearly, he could not care about his own life, but he would definitely not care about his son's life.

admired the marquis, so that he was reluctant to leave, and even did not hesitate to throw away the reputation he had worked so hard to accumulate. Now he is also gambling, betting that after he dies, the marquis will be able to let his son go.

He could have chosen to leave when the man in black came, but he couldn't and didn't dare to leave.

Several men in black left angrily, and no one noticed that on the roof, at this time, a man with a wine gourd in his hand listened to their conversation.

Shan Qilin sat cross-legged on the bed, and after the person on the roof drank a gourd of wine, he got up slowly, and with a light jump, the person had already reached the roof opposite the post station.

Strangely, the man didn't make the slightest noise the whole time.

And Shan Qiyi's son, who was sleeping next door at this time, was not at all like he said, he was already hiding in the dark and preparing to release cold arrows.

The people on the roof found a wine shop and poured a pot of wine, and then swayed towards the Tianxiang Building.

At this time, most of the people in Tianxiang Building were already drunk, except for Gan Qing, who left the banquet halfway, there were only three Zhang Ru and one Lei Yuan who had been awake for the sake of talking at night.