"I don't know." Gao Fu shook his head and said, "He only said that he was from the Donglin Restoration Society. ”

Gao Hongtu said: "Where are the people? ”

Gao Fu said: "I said that I would wait for you in the front street teahouse." ”

"Let's go." Gao Hongtu waved his hand and said, "Let's go meet this mysterious person." ”

Gao Hongtu was a little excited in his heart, if this person who came to him secretly was indeed a member of the Donglin Restoration Society, it would be a great thing, which meant that disharmony within the Donglin Restoration Society had begun, as long as the Donglin Restoration Society was dismantled, the power of the Sun Wang Group in the court would be completely eliminated.

"Sir." Gao Fu asked a little worriedly, "Do you want Yun Biao to bring a few guards?" ”

"No, you don't." Gao Hongtu waved his hand and said, "There's no need for this. ”

After saying that, Gao Hongtu rushed to the front street in a hurry, and Gao Fu didn't dare to slack off and hurriedly followed.

Not long after the master and servant left, a ghostly figure suddenly flashed in the shadow of the alley diagonally opposite Gaofu, and disappeared into the endless darkness on the side of the long street.

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On the front street, come to a bowl of teahouse.

Gao Hongtu had just entered the door with Gao Fu, and a small old man in a family's costume greeted him with a smile on his face, and said in a low voice: "Gao Ge Lao, my master is waiting in the private room upstairs. ”

Gao Hongtu crossed the little old man without squinting and climbed the stairs proudly.

When I went up the stairs, there was a private room, only the door of one private room was open, and there was another family member standing at the door, who made a gesture to Gao Hongtu, and Gao Hongtu flicked his sleeves and went straight in.

The private room is very quiet, filled with the refreshing fragrance of Longjing tea, and it is the best Longjing before the rain.

A slightly thin figure sat on a chair with his back to the door, and heard Gao Hongtu's footsteps, the man didn't look back, just raised the tea cup in his hand and said to Gao Hongtu: "Xia Guan heard that Gao Ge Lao likes tea ceremony, I don't know if you have tasted this bowl of tea house before the rain Longjing?" ”

Gao Hongtu didn't answer, and walked to the table of the Eight Immortals with square steps.

When he saw the person's face clearly, Gao Hongtu couldn't help but be stunned, and said in amazement: "It's you?" ”

The man stood up, gave Gao Hongtu a long look, and said respectfully: "Gao Ge Lao don't be surprised, as the saying goes, water flows to a low place, and people go to a high place, which is also human nature." ”

"Hahaha......" Gao Hongtu laughed when he heard this, and said happily, "It's a good person to go to a high place, you know the current affairs very well, and the old man admires you very much." ”

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Sun Chuanting's mansion.

When Wang Puzheng was chatting with Sun Chuanting, Qian Qianyi, and Lu Daqi, Xiao Qi suddenly walked in, whispered a few words softly in Wang Pu's ear, Wang Pu Huoran got up, his eyes swept over the faces of Sun Chuanting and the others, and said with a cruel smile: "Okay, hehe, someone can't help jumping out so soon." ”

Qian Qianyi and Lu Daqi looked at each other.

Wang Pudao: "Just now, Xiaoqi's people saw Gao Hongtu leave Gaofu overnight and went to the front street to have a bowl of teahouse, guess who, who did he go to see?" ”

Qian Qianyi asked, "Who?" ”

Wang Pu smiled and said: "Elder Qian Ge, Elder Lu Ge, don't panic when you say it, it is your Donglin Party who came to meet Gao Hongtu in a bowl of teahouse." ”

"Huh?"

"How so?"

Qian Qianyi and Lu Daqi looked at each other in shock.

When the two were about to explain, Wang Pu raised his hand to stop him, and said in a deep voice: "Qian Ge Lao and Lu Ge Lao don't need to explain, as the so-called forest is big, there are all kinds of birds, Ben Hou believes that most people in the Donglin Party are still sensible, but no one can guarantee that the Donglin Party is a pool of clear water, let alone that there will be no scum in it." ”

Qian Qianyi said with an embarrassed expression: "But there is such a scum in the Donglin Party, and the old man and Lu Ge are still gloomy." ”

"Yes, such scum is simply a shame for all the Donglin Party members!" Lu Daqi was so angry that his beard stood up, and he said in a deep voice, "Master Hou, I don't know who this scum is?" ”

"We'll talk about that later." Wang Pu waved his hand, turned around and instructed Xiao Qi, "Xiao Qi, continue to send people to closely monitor Gao Hongtu and Gao Fu, and from today onwards, Jiang Yueguang, Wang Duo and the person just now will also be included in the monitoring, as long as you have contact with the monitoring object, even if it is a mouse, you have to figure out the ins and outs!" ”

"Yes!"

Xiao Qi folded his legs together and saluted Wang Pu, then turned around and walked away.

When Xiao Qi left, Qian Qianyi couldn't help it anymore, and asked anxiously: "Master Hou, who is that scum?" ”

Wang Pu said with a solemn expression: "Elder Qian Ge, Elder Lu Ge, you have to be mentally prepared, this time it is not a nobody who is involved, but a heavyweight in your Donglin Party, he is the leader of the Restoration Society Alliance - Zhang Tianru!" ”

"What? Zhang Tianru! ”

"Could it be him!?"

Qian Qianyi and Lu Daqi changed color at the same time when they heard this.

To be honest, when Wang Pu just heard the news, he was as surprised as Qian Qianyi, you must know that Zhang Pu, Qian Qianyi, and Lu Daqi were also threatened by Wang Pu, Wang Pu clearly held Zhang Pu's handle in his hand, but Zhang Pu still dared to secretly contact Gao Hongtu, did he already have any support?

Zhang Pu can ignore the handle in Wang Pu's hand, does it mean that Qian Qianyi and Lu Daqi can also do the same?

If Qian Qianyi and Lu Daqi were no longer afraid of Wang Pu's handle, would they still choose to cooperate with Sun Wang Group? Will Donglinfu society fall to Gao Hongtu? After all, Gao Hongtu has the support of Emperor Longwu behind him!

Once the powerful ally of the Donglin Restoration Society is lost, although the Sunwang clique will not collapse, it will definitely be in an extremely unfavorable situation in terms of public opinion, and its control over Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi and other provinces other than Nanzhi and Huguang will also be greatly weakened, and it will be torn apart!

Sun Chuanting thought about it again and again, but still said: "Boy, although Zhang Tianru's night meeting Gao Hongtu is suspicious, we still don't know what his true purpose is......

"There's not much more to say about that." Wang Pu shook his head and said, "Why does Zhang Pu want to hide the traces of the night party Gao Hongtu?" Apparently he has a ghost in his heart! ”

Qian Qianyi also said: "Although Zhang Tianru is a member of the Donglin Party, his subordinates also think that what Hou Ye said is reasonable. ”

Wang Pudao: "But don't think too seriously about the problem, although Zhang Pu is the leader of the Restoration Society, his status in the Donglin Party cannot be compared with Qian Ge Lao and Lu Ge Lao, and this is only Zhang Pu's personal choice, and it has nothing to do with the entire Donglin Restoration Society. ”

"Yes, yes, yes." Lu Daqi hurriedly said, "What Master Hou said is very true. ”

Wang Pu said again: "What's more, isn't this exactly what we expected? The reason why we want to play this play is to sweep away all hidden dangers, and now that Zhang Putou has jumped out, we should be happy, otherwise it will be the worst thing to let such a dangerous person hide among us without knowing it. ”

Qian Qianyi and Lu Daqi were relieved when they heard this.

"This ......," Wang Pu said after a moment of silence, "We will give these deeply hidden opponents another dose of fierce medicine, and from tomorrow onwards, Qian Ge Lao and Lu Ge Lao will not have to go to the court, let Gao Hongtu and them make trouble, and then send reliable people to secretly watch from the sidelines to see who is doing the tiger and record it." ”

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Wuchang, Admiral Xingyuan.

Zhao Xin, the new governor of Huguang, looked up and down at the strange middle-aged man in front of him, and he couldn't remember where he had seen this guy when he broke his head.

The middle-aged man suddenly smiled and said, "Don't think about it anymore, this is the first time you and I have met." ”

Zhao Xin's expression was cold, and he said in a deep voice: "But I don't know why Mr. wants to pretend to be the old man of this governor?" ”

"It's also helpless." The middle-aged man smiled bitterly, "If it weren't for this, I wouldn't have seen Lord Dutai at all." ”

Zhao Xin said in a condensed voice: "Who are you?" What did you go to the trouble of coming to the Doge? ”

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "The one who helped Lord Dutai achieve great things." ”

"Accomplishing great things?" Zhao Xin said awe-inspiring when he heard this, "What do you mean? ”

The middle-aged man didn't answer and asked: "The Ming Law clearly stipulates that military generals are not allowed to interfere in politics, and it is even more impossible for the general army to become the feudal officials of the imperial court. ”

Zhao Xin said in a condensed voice: "Who are you?" ”

"Lord Dutai doesn't want to say it?" The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Then let me tell you for you, Wang Pu relies on the brave and invincible Datong elite soldiers under him!" If there was no elite army, Wang Pu would not be where he is today, so have you ever thought about whether you can become the next Wang Pu if you have such an invincible elite army in your hands? ”

Zhao Xin's color changed, and he drew his knife and said, "Shut up!" ”

"Lord Dutai doesn't need to be excited." The middle-aged man said indifferently, "If Lord Dutai thinks it makes sense, then continue to listen, if Lord Dutai thinks what he said is unreasonable, just don't listen to it, why use the sword and sword?" Lord Dutai has been in the army for many years, so he won't be afraid of the next scholar, right? ”

Zhao Xin took a deep breath, tried his best to suppress the shock in his heart, and said in a condensed voice: "Say, you go on." ”

The middle-aged man said: "Although Lord Dutai was born in the army, he should have heard of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, right?" ”

"Yes." Zhao Xin said, "Storyteller." ”

"That's good." The middle-aged man said, "Since Lord Dutai knows the Three Kingdoms, then he should know that the current general trend of the world is very similar to that of the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the same thieves and thieves are rising, the same imperial family is declining, the only difference is that there was no foreign invasion at the end of the Han Dynasty, but at this time there was Jiannu Kouguan." ”

Zhao Xin said: "Go on." ”

The middle-aged man said: "After the Yellow Turban thieves were suppressed at the end of the Han Dynasty, the era of the rise of the heroes began, and then Cao Ying coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and finally unified the Central Plains. ”

Zhao Xin was silent.

The middle-aged man said again: "Lord Dutai has a strange appearance, heroic posture, and has 30,000 of the most elite CSKA in his hands, including 5,000 indestructible musket teams, even if Lord Dutai himself is willing to be subservient, then he has to think about his 30,000 soldiers, right?" ”

Zhao Xin frowned and said, "How do you say this?" ”

The middle-aged man said, "Don't you think that Lord Dutai can bring greater glory and wealth to his soldiers by being a prince of one side?" Think about it, you are only a commander now, and you don't even have the power to appoint and dismiss the generals under your command, but if you become a prince of one side of the separatist party, you can appoint and dismiss the generals under your command at will, if you have laid down the territory of the five provinces, then Lord Dutai is the same as Wang Pu, he is the governor of the five provinces, and his cronies under Lord Dutai can also become governors. ”

Zhao Xin said awe-inspiringly: "Are you instigating this governor to rebel? ”

"Rebellion?" The middle-aged man looked as usual, shook his head and said, "No, I don't have this intention, when Wang Pu was still in Datong as the chief soldier, Lord Dutai followed him, right?" Wang Pu's actions should be very clear to Lord Dutai, did Emperor Chongzhen and the imperial court say that he rebelled? ”

Zhao Xin said in a deep voice: "Who are you?" ”

"Again." The middle-aged man said indifferently, "The one who helps Lord Dutai achieve great things." ”

Zhao Xin pondered for a moment, and suddenly shouted: "Someone! ”

The captain of the personal army entered in response and saluted, "What does the general command?" ”

"Take this person down...... Zhao Xin's gaze fell on the middle-aged man like a knife, and he suddenly said, "Be well entertained." ”

"Yes." The captain of the pro-soldier replied, and said to the middle-aged man, "This gentleman, please." ”

A faint smile bloomed at the corner of the middle-aged man's mouth, and he arched his hand to Zhao Xin, and followed the captain of the pro-soldier out of the door.

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Nanjing, Sun Chuanting's residence.

Qian Qianyi and Lu Daqi had already said goodbye, and Sun Chuanting said with a solemn expression: "Boy, if Zhang Pu really secretly took refuge in Gao Hongtu, this matter is not trivial. ”

"It doesn't matter." Wang Pu said indifferently, "Everything is still under your control." ”

"Boy." Sun Chuanting frowned and said, "I can't be careless." ”

Wang Pu said: "Old man, why did Zhang Pu come to a bowl of teahouse on the front street to meet Gao Hongtu?" This shows that he doesn't want people to know that he has a relationship with Gao Hongtu, which shows that he has scruples! What is his scruples? Of course, it was the scruples that pinched the handle in my hand, as long as I made that secret letter public, he would be ruined and die in the place of burial! ”

Sun Chuanting said: "What if you have scruples? ”

Wang Pudao: "As long as he has scruples, he won't dare to openly tear his face with us, and if he doesn't openly turn his face with us, it will be impossible for him to launch the entire Fushe to defect, as long as the Fushe doesn't defect, hehe, this old boy Gao Hongtu can't play any tricks!" So, as long as you don't push him too quickly, don't force him to jump off the wall in a hurry, it's not a big deal. ”

"That's right." Sun Chuanting said, "But Gao Hongtu really wants to use the power of the cabinet to make some things, such as abolishing the governors of your five provinces, or even transferring you to Shandong to supervise the division, what are you going to do?" ”

"What should I do?" Wang Pu said indifferently, "It's easy to do, you should eat, you should drink, you should sleep, what should you do, what should you do, the master has money and food in his hands, soldiers and salaries, what can Gao Hongtu do with me?" He asked me to go to the superintendent, I am sick, he wants to dispatch the Central Army, hehe, okay, let the household department allocate money, food and equipment first. ”

"You......" Sun Chuanting shook his head and said, "You really look like a scoundrel." ”

"This is not a scoundrel." Wang Pu smiled, "This is called having a gun in your hand, and you don't panic." ”

Sun Chuanting pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Boy, are you really not afraid of going too far and getting out of control?" ”

"Out of control?" Wang Pu shook his head, and a trace of hideousness suddenly flashed in his eyes, "Old man, don't worry, the situation will definitely not get out of control, I have already arranged everything, and even the final destination has been prepared for them, a few more people will accompany Gao Hongtu on the road, and it is good to have a partner on Huangquan Road, hum." ”

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(To be continued)