Chapter 569: The World Is Dark

When Zheng Tong heard the word "encounter", he actually felt that life was worse than death, and in these years, encounters were earned by pinning his head to the waistband of his trousers.

He is not one of those people who are born poor, those people are poor and have no way, if they don't fight for the so-called chance, they may starve to death the next day, they are pampered and pampered, they don't have to worry about eating and drinking in this life, there are more than a dozen wives and concubines at home, and they live a leisurely life, how did they get to now, in the blink of an eye, the opportunity for his mother came, Zheng Tong did not feel any encouragement, nor did he inspire any fighting spirit, but there was a feeling of being scared to pee.

It's just that the eldest brother said this, he was speechless, and he didn't know what to say for a while, but he pursed his mouth and didn't dare to squeak, which annoyed the eldest brother, but it was not fun.

I sighed in my heart, but I only shook my head.

The Zheng family has been very lively these days, and the whole family is rippling with joy, for Zheng Tong, this is a head-killing business, but for other uncles, it is obviously another matter, this is the opportunity of the Zheng family, and finally the opportunity came, how could you miss it, although Qin Shaoyou is a trouble, but ...... Obviously, it is not the old and young of the Zheng family who is facing Qin Shaoyou, but obviously the third Zheng Tong.

Sure enough, within a few days, the will of the imperial court was issued, Wei Hongmin's son Wei Tiancong, was the king of Wuling County, Qin Shaoyou and other escorts were meritorious, and gave five hundred gold, as for Zheng Tong's holy decree to be appointed governor, it also came quickly, and the Zheng family cheered and cheered, this is Zhaoyi Town, eleven fertile and rich states, hundreds of counties, millions of people, rich in products, rich in oil.

The Zheng family's family background, coupled with this Zhaoyi Town, once combined, will merge into such a terrifying force, as long as it can gain a firm foothold. Painstaking management, it is Merriam-Webster, and that is enough to fight the courtesy.

As a result, the Zheng family almost used the power of the clan and began to dredge various joints.

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In the Yang family's courtyard in Mengjin, Yang Jiong, who was on duty from the council hall, looked tired. Before he stopped, someone came to report: "Zheng Shuang of the Zheng family in Xingyang has arrived, saying that he wants to pay a visit to the head of the family." ”

Xingyang Zhengjia ......

What happened in Chang'an, how could Yang Jiong not know that he was not blind and deaf, so he naturally knew the Zheng family's intentions.

The relationship between the Zheng family and the Yang family can be traced back to the Qin and Han dynasties, and the relationship between the two sides has been quite harmonious for hundreds of years. I also had in-laws, so to speak, everyone is not only a world friend, but also a relative. And this Zheng Shuang, and Yang Jiong have always been familiar with each other, both of them love to learn, and when they were young in their early years, they both studied in Chang'an. The correspondence is very frequent, and this is one of the few friends of Yang Jiong when he was young.

And now. Therefore, there is a visit, which is obviously no longer a matter of studying scriptures, combined with the recent news of Chang'an, Yang Jiong's heart is like a mirror.

He sighed in his heart, the situation of the Zheng family is indeed very difficult. Because of the relationship with the Wei family, coupled with the Wei family's great feudal princes, now the court is in danger of weakening, and now that such an opportunity has suddenly come, I really have to try to the end no matter what.

Although it is embarrassing. Yang Jiong's eyes also showed a little nostalgia for his old friend, but he still shook his head: "Go and tell him that the old man is unwell and it is inconvenient to see him, please ask him to go back." ”

Yang Jiong didn't say anything more, so he went to the study to read behind closed doors.

It's not that he doesn't want to see it, but he can't see it. His Royal Highness is now digesting the five armies, and these five towns, the most important of which is Zhaoyi Town, it can almost be said that in His Highness's heart, this Zhaoyi Town has already become his bag, and no one will be allowed to take food from the tiger's mouth, and because of this, His Royal Highness has allocated a lot of money from the Shence Mansion to build the five military camps, the five military camps are almost another magnificent building outside the Shence City, the entire military camp stretches for ten miles, all kinds of training grounds and barracks are scattered, corner towers, and sentry posts are countless, obviously His Highness has already planned, Zhaoyi will be used as a place for training, garrisoning and garrisoning, Mengjin and even Hongnong will be used as a workshop area, Luoyang will be built into a commercial center, and Luokou will be used as a transit center.

This series of arrangements, located in the center of the five towns of Zhaoyi Town, is almost the soul of His Royal Highness's planning, here in the north and Shuofang, Zhenwu towns are connected, east can enter Shenwei Town, to the south, this is Henan Province, and because of this, the tributaries of the canal connecting the five towns are also built here as the center.

It can almost be said that any ambition of the Zheng family for Zhaoyi Town is wishful thinking.

Now Zheng Shuang is coming to the door, he must be hoping to use his influence in Henan Mansion to dredge this layer of relationship, at least, it is the intention of negotiating with His Royal Highness, but this is not a deal, His Royal Highness will never make any concessions in this regard, since he can't dredge it, he doesn't want to touch this mold in front of His Royal Highness, so it's better to ignore this Zheng family.

However, from this point of view, this Zheng family is also bound to win that Zhaoyi, but I don't know how it will end in the end. This is clearly the Wei family's strategy to drive the tiger and devour the wolf. Yang Jiong smiled bitterly in his heart, and some laughed at the Zheng family's ignorance of current affairs, but they were willing to be the Wei family's treacherous schemes.

But after thinking about it carefully, Yang Jiong found that their thoughts were actually understandable, is there any other way out for the current Zheng family? Everyone in the world has their own way out, some are following the Wei family, drinking soup, in this carnival of separation, they got the territory that matches their family background, and some are like the Yang family, consciously integrated into the Shence Mansion, crazy accumulation of their own wealth, just like the current Yang family, the current business has been integrated into all parts of Henan Mansion, the tentacles of the Yang family firm, almost extended to all walks of life, and the annual income is ten times and twenty times the previous income, plus the Yang family holds the position of speaker in the council hall, and the influence is even more extraordinary. This situation is not worse than those who follow the Wei family to drink soup.

"They don't have a choice, even if they know it's a treacherous scheme, they have to rush in, but they obviously don't understand, they don't have a choice, does Your Highness have a choice? Why is His Highness still in Zhaoyi Town and refusing to come back? Isn't that already obvious? With a sigh, there was only regret in my heart.

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Zheng Tong was almost carried on board the boat with a knife, and he stopped all the way, and finally arrived in Weizhou, but saw that on the north bank of the Yellow River, countless craftsmen and laborers opened the river to divert water. Countless brick kiln workshops were set up, and a large number of people were busy, drawing white lines on the ground, but at the wharf, there were local officials who came to greet them, but it was Zhang Tao, the assassin of Weizhou. After all, the person who came was the governor of Zhaoyi appointed by the imperial court, and Zhang Tao was theoretically a subordinate official of Zheng Tong.

Seeing that someone came to greet him, Zheng Tong's face looked better, he slowly got off the boat, and couldn't help asking: "Zhang Tingshi, what is this?" ”

Zhang Tao was full of interest and said: "This is the fifth military camp under construction, and 70,000 or 80,000 craftsmen have been mobilized." It is necessary to build a solid camp fort for more than ten miles on the north bank, and in the future, tens of thousands of military horses will be stationed here at any time, and they will be trained day and night, not only for new soldiers, but also for those who have made meritorious contributions to be promoted, and to re-train here. It is necessary not only for military attachΓ©s to learn, but also for military training. It is even more necessary to control and dispatch the military horses of the five towns and one government, see, this alone has cost millions of dollars, and there are more than 100,000 loads of grain. This King of Hongnong County is really a big deal. Originally, here in Weizhou, most people make a living from farming, to be honest, although it is also a rich land. But ...... After all, there is no way out of growing grain, but now it's okay, as soon as millions of guan are taken out, countless strong men will have a livelihood, tsk...... Xiaguan, the history of thorns, used to see the money and food in and out in the past, how much was it, tens of thousands of yuan were big money, but now, ...... Gee...... It's really scary, do you know how much money these five military camps spend a year to train soldiers, and do you know how much it costs to open the canal, Zheng Dudu...... His Royal Highness is very interested in Zhaoyi Town. ”

After that, this Zhang Tao looked at Zheng Tong meaningfully.

Zheng Tong's mood that finally eased up, and suddenly brought it up again, and he was about to pee again.

This surnamed Qin really made a bloody investment, spent so much money, set up a military camp here, and wanted to build a canal, what a lot of money, this is like a piece of land, the rich man Qin next door bought cattle, turned over the land, and even applied fertilizer, what do you think people think? Of course, people regard this place as their own land, will they still do so many things, and finally cheapen the Zheng family?

Zheng Tong had an urge to die, before he came, he still had a trace of illusions, maybe people would recognize the will of the imperial court, and maybe there was room for turnaround, maybe it was ......

Now, there is nothing to say for sure, the money has been smashed in, and the mountains of gold and silver are piled up here, and there is no possibility of being spared.

Zheng Tong wanted to cry, he looked at this assassin Zhang Tao again, and couldn't help but wonder in his heart, this surnamed Zhang is clearly Qin Shaoyou's lobbyist, came here to say this, the meaning is not clear? This is to convey Qin Shaoyou's meaning, to tell himself, let himself know what to advance and retreat.

"Oops...... What the hell is this, what a hell of a chance......"

Zhang Tingshi was still chattering, and said: "If you want to say, the life of the people of Weizhou is better, look, His Royal Highness is here, but he is very popular with the people, since he has spent so much money, he is building bridges and paving roads, opening up canals, and building camps, how many people are going to be recruited at this time, this salary is all Tong Suo, I don't know how many people, now they are all relying on His Highness to eat, everyone's rice bowl, but they all point to the Shence Mansion, don't you know, this rich day, and no money day, it is really a heaven and an underground ......"

Even those damned people are already hoping for their well? Zheng Tong's face was even more pale, according to this thorn history, it seemed that the king of Hongnong County had suddenly become a person from heaven, and he could eat anywhere, and he was the governor...... Is it in his way?

The back of his neck was even colder, as if he already had a knife on his neck, and there was always an urge to die.

arranged for Zheng Tong to get on the carriage and horses, all the way to Weizhou City, and this Weizhou is even more heavily garrisoned, full of people and horses of the Shence Army and the Zhaoyi Army, one by one with murderous aura, when they arrived at the city gate, they saw many people at the city gate from a distance, Zheng Tong got off the carriage and horse, and he didn't expect Qin Shaoyou to come to greet him in person.

Zheng Tong chuckled in his heart, he was courteous and attentive when he had nothing to do, and he was either a traitor or a thief. This Qin Shaoyou is the king of Hongnong County, and now the tide is rising, and his status is still much higher than that of him. Now that they are welcomed to the city gates, what does this mean? Obviously, it's too much enthusiasm.

The assassin was still smiling: "Zheng Dudu really has face, His Royal Highness has always had a bad temperament, think about it." What happened to King Liang and Wei Hongmin, I, I heard that His Royal Highness lowered his eyebrows, and the governors and generals under him were all so frightened that they didn't dare to come out, and they were silent like cicadas, docile like kittens, but you see. His Royal Highness is in a very good mood today, with a lovely smile, and he is still here to wait for Zheng Dudu to come, Zheng Dudu...... Tsk......"

Zheng Tong hated the sound of this old thing swishing at every turn, and his heart was even more up-and-down, and he was busy at the city gate, saluted Qin Shao, and said, "I have long admired the prestige of His Highness." ”

Qin Shaoyou is like a spring breeze: "Don't be polite to Governor Zheng." This king has been waiting for you for a long time, haha...... I have been looking forward to Zheng Dudu's coming. Come...... Let's go into the city first and speak. ”

The treatment of the carriage and horses entering the city is a little higher, but sitting in this more gorgeous carriage, Zheng Tong is not possessed by the whole soul, he chews every detail, and refuses to let go of the slightest extraneous meaning of others, the more he thinks about it, the more scared he becomes. The more I thought about it, the more apprehensive I became.

That Qin Shaoyou is obviously doing face-saving work, he has spent so much money, he will definitely not allow the Zheng family to get involved in Zhaoyi Town. Wang Fangyi, these people can still follow Qin Shaoyou and be accepted by Qin Shaoyou, that is because behind them, there is no wealthy family like the Zheng family, which is better to control, but what about themselves, relying on the Zheng family, will Qin Shaoyou believe in himself? He spent so much money that he would never let it go to waste, and now he is so polite to himself, why, why?

Oh......

Fierce, Zheng Tong suddenly realized, he understood at once, now polite, it is equivalent to telling the whole world that he Qin Shaoyou did not make things difficult for himself, this is to do face-saving work, so what next, maybe a fire will come next, after all, inside and outside the city, the army and the people, etc., are all mastered by Qin Shaoyou, and people want to play a trick that goes out of the way, it is not the same as playing, when the time comes, a fire will start, and he will be crushed and scattered, even if everyone suspects that it is related to Qin Shaoyou, But what can I say, after all, people are just at the city gate, they expressed a very high enthusiasm, indicating that the two people have a great relationship, people can say in a grand manner, he likes himself very much, otherwise, how can he come to greet himself unusually, maybe he wants to cry and cry a mouse fake compassion, more likely, he will personally be on his own clothes and tomb, chanting an emotional sacrifice text.

It's terrible, it's terrible, it's so terrible between people.

Zheng Tong felt that the cart was carrying him to Huangquan Road, his teeth trembled, and he was extremely scared.

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The carriage arrived in front of the Governor's Palace.

This was once Wei Hongmin's place of governance, but all the marks of this Wei Dudu have obviously disappeared long ago, and groups of officers and soldiers from nowhere are patrolling back and forth here.

Qin Shaoyou was already waiting for him at the middle gate, and when Zheng Tong got out of the car, he entered the middle hall with Qin Shaoyou with a smile.

Naturally, all the rules are there, pour tea, greetings, and have to say a word, today Zheng Dudu must be punished, but tomorrow, this king will have to wash the dust for Zheng Dudu.

As soon as he heard the wind and wash the dust, Zheng Tong's face changed greatly.

He was shocked in his heart, and it seemed that ...... I can't live tonight, what do you think, this Qin Shao lobbied for tomorrow to pick up the wind and wash the dust, this matter must be done in a big way, it is a must, and the whole world knows it, and then, and then everyone thinks that His Royal Highness will be washing the dust tomorrow, if at this time, he dies violently tonight, who will doubt that the initiator of the burst is actually this Hongnong County King who is washing the dust and happily waiting to drink with him tomorrow.

At least...... Even if some people suspect it, people can still have a word, as long as a **** can't find real evidence, his life will be confessed here in vain.

Zheng Tong wanted to cry in his heart, and the whole person lost his soul.

"Zheng Du Du, Zheng Du Du ......"

Someone in his ear shouted at him with great concern.

Zheng Tong raised his head in a trance, and looked at Qin Shaoyou calling: "Zheng Dudu, what's wrong, what's going on, could it be that there is something on his mind?" ”

Looking at this face full of concern, Zheng Tong snorted, go to his mother's chance, Lao Tzu doesn't care what happens, Zheng Tong roared in his heart without saying a word, knelt straight to the ground, and howled: "Your Highness spares ...... life."

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It's another two-in-one chapter. (To be continued.) )