Chapter Eighty-Nine: It's Done
Reading the letter in his hand, Zhang Huangyan's brows gradually relaxed, and he glanced at Ren Siqi unexpectedly in the middle, and read the letter again. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
"I already know what my uncle meant, but I didn't expect that you would be able to save my sister from a few fierce gangsters. Now that Zhou County Ling has caught the real murderer and cleared your name, it is only natural that Xiucai's fame will be restored. My father and Lord Tixue have a good relationship, and I have visited Lord Wang many times, so you can rest assured that I will definitely be able to help in this matter. ”
Zhang Huangyan was very refreshing and agreed to this matter at once. Since Ren Siqi rescued the people of the Zhang family, it is natural for him to repay his kindness. As for the marriage contract between the Zhang family and Ren Siqi, although Zhang Huangyan was dissatisfied with his uncle's past behavior, it was inconvenient for him to express his opinion.
Seeing that Zhang Huangyan responded to this matter at once, Ren Siqi was stunned for a moment, and then handed the scroll of Song Huizong to Zhang Huangyan and asked him to transfer it to Wang Yinghua.
Seeing that Zhang Huangyan had no intention of keeping guests, and he was not very willing to have a deep friendship with him, Ren Siqi could only reluctantly say goodbye and leave the Zhang family.
For Zhang Huangyan, Ren Siqi wanted to have a deep friendship, after all, in the memory of his mind, more than ten years later, Zhang Huangyan and Zheng Chenggong were the last pillars of the Ming Dynasty in the southeast, and they had led the army together to attack the city of Nanjing. Zhang Huangyan insisted on resisting the Qing Dynasty for 20 years, until Emperor Yongli was killed, Lu Jianguo and Zheng Chenggong died one after another, Zhang Huangyan felt that it was difficult to speak, and could no longer see the hope of victory, so he disbanded the rebel army and lived in seclusion on the island. Later, he was captured by the Qing army and brutally killed.
Ren Siqi remembered that in later generations, there was a cemetery of Zhang Huangyan on the shore of West Lake, and he and Yu Qian Yue Fei were known as the Three Heroes of West Lake, and their heroic deeds were famous for centuries.
Leaving Zhang's Mansion with complicated feelings, Ren Siqi returned to Liu Defu's mansion.
In the empty backyard, only Xiong Er was bored and in a daze, and when he asked, he knew that Jin Yufei had gone to the dock alone, and he must have gone to find the daughter of the boat boss, Yingniang.
"Let's go, come out with me and go around." Ren Siqi greeted Xiong Er and went out of the gate together.
In the shop in front, Liu Defu was busy inside, and when he saw Ren Siqi coming out, he greeted him casually, so he got busy. Ren Siqi didn't want to disturb him, so he took Xiong Er out of the door.
The first place I went to was the yamen of Hangzhou Jinyiwei to find Lu Zonghan.
According to the address told by Lu Zonghan, Ren Siqi took Xiong Er to look for him in the city. From the south to the east of the city, almost half of Hangzhou was crossed, and finally found the place where Lu Zonghan was located in a very remote alley.
This is a very large mansion, but the gate is very simple, without any signs, very low-key, if you don't know that you pass by nearby, no one can imagine that it is the most mysterious organization of the Ming Dynasty, where the Jinyiwei is located.
Gently patting the door knocker, the door was opened a crack in a short time, and an expressionless man in black stretched out his head and looked at Ren Siqi coldly.
"It was Lu Baihu who invited me to come." After Ren Siqi finished speaking, he handed over the famous thorn that Lu Zonghan gave him when he left.
The man in black took the famous thorn and looked at it, then returned it to Ren Siqi, silently opened the door, and let Ren Siqi and the others in.
"Haha, Brother Ren is here, if you come a little later, you won't be able to see me, I'm about to go out." Seeing Ren Siqi, Lu Zonghan laughed heartily.
"Could it be that the little brother is here to delay your affairs, Lord Lu." Ren Siqi subconsciously stopped.
"It's not a big deal, it's just to go to the government prison to interrogate those black-clothed robbers. Let's go, let's sit inside and taste the good tea here from my brother. Lu Zonghan grabbed Ren Siqi's arm and went to the living room.
The two sat down in the living room, and someone brought tea.
Ren Siqi took a sip and frowned, what good tea is clearly the most ordinary tea.
Lu Zonghan tasted it with taste, and his mouth was still slurking.
Ren Siqi put down the tea bowl and said to Lu Zonghan: "Brother, my affairs are basically done, and I will return to Yinxian County in the near future, so I have come to say goodbye to my lord." ”
Lu Zonghan said unhappily: "What is the name of the adult, I will be called the eldest brother in the future." By the way, the identity of the Jinyiwei Xiaoqi for you has been done, and I will soon write Nanjing Qianhusuo, and you will be a member of my Jinyiwei in the future. However, this position does not have much money, and it cannot be hereditary, and you don't need to come to work in the yamen, so don't be surprised by your brothers. ”
Ren Siqi stood up when he heard this, and solemnly saluted Lu Zonghan: "My subordinates will meet the Lord of the Hundred Households." "He came to Lu Zhonghan this time for this identity, and it will be much easier to do things in the future with the identity of Jinyiwei.
Lu Zonghan ordered his subordinates to take a black waist card and send it to Ren Siqi.
Ren Siqi took his hand and looked carefully, this waist card is made of ebony, the front is written with the subordination of "Jinyiwei" three big characters, the four corners are carved with good-looking moire, and the back is engraved with "Zhejiang Thousand Households Small Flag Ren Siqi" ten words.
"Okay, Brother Ren, I won't send you if I have something to do. In the future, if you have something to do, just come to me, and with this waist card, you can mobilize the officials of each county and the archers of the inspection department. Of course, you also need to provide information on the sea frequently, especially those famous pirates such as Gu Rong and Zhoushan pirates. Lu Zonghan solemnly said to Ren Siqi.
There is no free lunch in the world, and Lu Zonghan will not give Ren Siqi the identity of a brocade guard just because Ren Siqi saved his life and gave him the credit for catching the robbers. He attaches more importance to Ren Siqi's strength in doing business at sea, and hopes to use Ren Siqi to obtain information about pirates so that he can make greater contributions. In short, both sides take what they need, and it is a relationship of mutual use.
Ren Siqi is very satisfied with this relationship, a person can be used by others, which means that he has a certain value, and he is afraid that no one will take advantage of him.
When leaving, Ren Siqi asked Lu Zonghan for a favor and let the boat boss leave Hangzhou. Lu Zonghan had already obtained the confession of the boat boss's family, so there was no need to keep the boat boss in Hangzhou, so he readily agreed to Ren Siqi.
Ren Siqi took Xiong Er to purchase a few gifts and came to the dock. On the boat, I saw Jin Yufei, who had no prospects, chatting with Yingniang without shame or irritability.
Seeing Ren Siqi on the boat, Jin Yufei's face turned red and he lowered his head embarrassedly.
Ren Siqi ignored him and went straight to the boat boss with a gift.
Hearing the news that Ren Siqi could leave, the boat boss's family cheered, and the boat boss was about to set up a wine to entertain Ren Siqi.
Eating the small fish in the pot made by the boat lady and drinking the refreshing rice wine, Ren Siqi took the opportunity to propose marriage for Jin Yufei.
The boat boss is also very satisfied with Jin Yufei, the young man is handsome, quick-witted, and can speak well, which is very pleasing to the boat boss and his wife.
In the middle of the banquet, the two sides agreed on the marriage of the two, and Ren Siqi promised to return to Yin County, so he sent someone to hire Jin Yufei and strive to handle the marriage before going to sea.