"It's a blessing to lose your horse!"

In a small courtyard in Beijing, Zhang Zhidong put down the book in his hand and sighed with emotion. After sitting for more than an hour, the ancient book in his hand did not turn a page.

As a flower explorer, Zhang Zhidong entered the Hanlin Academy and was awarded the seventh rank of editing, which has been 16 years now. At present, he is making up for the business of the national superintendent and awarding the Zhongyun of Zuo Chunfang of Zhan Shifu. Although the official position is not high, it is better than the noble. And Zhang Zhidong is often with Bao Ting, Zhang Peilun, and Huang Tifang, and calls himself the Four Advisors of Hanlin and is the backbone of the Qing School.

If the Qing Dynasty is still there, the future of Zhang Zhidong is unlimited!

When he took over the compilation of "Shuntianfu Chronicles", he only thought that it would become a literary name, laying the foundation for showing his style in the future. But I don't want to turn the world upside down in just two years, and the situation has changed dramatically. His own intentions turned into useless work. However, Zhang Zhidong also because of this "Shuntianfu Chronicles", he had a very solid wall to block the wind for himself!

Daxing and Wanping counties are also known as Jing County, bounded by the central axis of Beijing, the eastern part of the city and the suburbs belong to Daxing, and the western part of the city and the suburbs belong to Wanping.

Shuntian 24 prefectures and counties are adjacent to Kyoto, although most of the rich and noble are Manchu princes and ministers, but the Han people have been born for a hundred years, and many prosperous families have been born in this land.

Many of these people are from official families, but as long as they do not do evil and do not have horrific blood debts in their hands, no one wants to perish with the Manchus. Over the years since the establishment of Beijing Station, it has been up and down, but it has caught a lot of smart people.

Jizhou, at the foot of Yanshan Mountain, adjacent to Tianjin.

A detachment of Mongol cavalry urged the horses to run over the road of the state city. Pedestrians avoided, and some stalls that were too close to the road were knocked over and scattered. Fruits, vegetables, and goods were scattered all over the ground for this sudden change.

"Dog's day, the Tartar who should be killed............" on the street. A peddler looked at the distant back of the Mongol cavalry, cursing angrily, his eyes containing billowing flames.

Since the Qin army landed in Tianjin, Jizhou has often had troops during this period, including the Manchu Eight Banners New Army, and the Mongolian cavalry recruited by the Qing court from Inner Mongolia, which is not a good thing, and every time the people here pass the army, they will inevitably be harmed. Even many armies with good military discipline in the past are now killing and looting.

"Look if they are still crazy when they meet Qin Jun! A group of plagued people. The other hawker scolded fiercely. Manchu. From the moment he entered the Central Plains, the military discipline of the Qing army has never been good.

Thieves are like combs, and soldiers are like grates. I didn't wronged them at all.

There was also a middle-aged pedestrian about forty years old in front of the two vendors, whose originally clean cloth shirt was now splashed with a red stain of rotten tomatoes, and his face was very embarrassed. However, he disagreed with the actions of the two hawkers around him. "Shut up. You need to know that this Jizhou is still the land of the Qing Dynasty! If you are heard by a villain, you only need to report to the yamen, and a government official can take the lives of the two people. ”

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At the same time, Shangcangdian Town in the south of Jizhou City.

One after another, the carriages turned to the front of the Fang family's mansion, and the main entrance of the courtyard was wide open. A young man who looked to be only in his twenties with a smile on his face said goodbye to the richly dressed guests, and the crowd could not help but greet each other again.

Fang family. Jizhou's top two grain merchants are the real local wealthy families. The ancestors were eunuchs, although the family gradually moved away from officialdom three generations ago. But the family business and business are getting bigger and bigger. Especially in recent years, the Fang family has been like an angry toad. Blowing up like a balloon bulgeed. There are thousands of acres of land under the name of his family, which is not inferior to the prince Baylor in the court. And be kind and generous. In Jizhou, this acre of three-point land has a first-class reputation and deep influence.

Ling Xiang has been silent since he came out of the Fang family, he and Fang Dezhi, the eldest young master of the Fang family, have known each other for many years, and they have a good relationship with each other. So after receiving the invitation from the Fang family yesterday, I rushed to the banquet early today.

But......

But he never expected that the Fang family was inviting guests for that!

They are too bold! is so unscrupulous, is it really true that this Shuntianfu is not the world of the Qing Dynasty?? Qin Jun didn't even have Baodi.

As long as Ling Xiang thought of the words said by Fang Wendong, the old man of the Fang family at the banquet, his body couldn't help but feel cold.

The carriage stopped. Ling Xiang's body shook as the carriage paused.

"Got home?"

"Great young master. We've arrived at the gate......" the coachman replied respectfully.

Ling Xiang snorted weakly, the carriage was the latest four-wheeled carriage, and he was not tired at all when he sat down all the way, but he was tired in his mind now. Not only tired, but also very messy and painful, my heart was full of chagrin, why did I become friends with Fang Dezhi? If it weren't for that, I wouldn't have attended this banquet today, and there would have been nothing to do.

The Ling family can't compare to the Fang family, the Fang family is not only profound, but also has a relationship with Great Qin, even if the clan is destroyed, as long as there are blood seedlings left outside, it will definitely grow into a big tree in the sky in less than twenty years. Do you have the recognition and support of the Great Qin Imperial Court behind them?

But what about the Ling family? There is a relationship with Daqin. If the Ling family is shattered, will they be able to get back up?

Thinking of what Fang Wendong said during the banquet again, Ling Xiang's face became even more ugly, so that the porter who came to greet him after getting out of the car was startled.

The young master has only been out for less than a day, why is his face so ugly when he comes back?

"Where's my dad?"

"The master is reading in the room."

Without bothering to change his clothes, Ling Xiang raised his legs and walked towards his father's room. When I got to the door, I straightened my clothes slightly.

"But Yunzhi is back?" Ling Qingcheng's voice came from inside the room.

"Dad, it's me."

Ling Xiang replied as he walked into Su Fang quickly, and saw that his father had put away his books, sat upright on a chair, and looked at him with a sinking face.

"Daddy......" Ling Xiang's face was not good-looking, and he hurriedly saluted Ling Qingcheng and said, "My son has something important to tell you." ”

"Slow down, what does it look like to be so flustered?" Ling Qingcheng's face remained unchanged. Reprimanded.

But Ling Xiang's mood didn't have the slightest intention of calming down, and he quickly told what he had seen and heard in the Fang family. I didn't hide anything and told my dad everything.

Ling Qingcheng's face became even more gloomy after hearing this, and the whole person fell silent. After a while, he asked Ling Xiang, "What do you think of the Fang family's affairs?" ”

Ling Xiang swallowed and spat. The astringent voice replied: "My son is flustered in his heart, and now he has no clue, he just feels that it is not good not to participate, and it is even more dangerous to exterminate the clan if he participates, and he is in ......a dilemma."

Ling Qingcheng closed his eyes and leaned back in his chair with a sigh of relief. My guess is right, the Fang family's actions in recent years have been a little weird, and there is a big difference between the grain transported from Tianjin and the grain he stocks and the grain and rice he sells. The plan is great!

"yes, it's a dilemma. But it's impossible for our Ling family to retreat. ”

Most of the grain produced in the fields of the Ling family in the past was sold to the Fang family, and the family's main business was the carriage and horse shop, which also transported goods for the Fang family all year round. He had already fallen deeply into the circle of the Fang family. If you want to quit at this time, you can only look in the mirror by Zhu Bajie - not a person inside and out.

And the Fang family at this time.

The guests dispersed, and Fang Wendong and one of his uncles, a cousin, two brothers, and five cousins. The eldest son Fang Dezhi, the second son Fang Deren, seven cousins, clan nephews, and all the important figures in the Fang family clan gathered together, waiting for the arrival of a big man.

Not much. A person with three points similar facial features to Fang Wendong walked into the hall, his face was hurried, and as soon as he came in, he said, "Big brother." Master Fang has arrived. ”

This is another brother of Fang Wendong.

Fang Wendong stood up suddenly, his face overflowing with brilliance. Said to everyone: "Lord Fang has arrived, I'll go and greet you soon." At this moment, he didn't seem to be able to find the style of Jizhou's number one grain merchant at all.

A carriage slowly heard in front of Fang's house.

Fang Wendong and the old uncle with the highest ranking in the Fang family hurriedly went to the court. Then I saw the carriage door open. A figure that was extremely familiar to both of them jumped out of the carriage. The man was no more than twenty years old, and he glanced at Fang Wendong and the old uncle of the Fang family, but he didn't dare to say a word. Then a young man who was not much older than him came down from the carriage.

Fang Dayou looked at the dozens of Fang family principals listed in front of him, and nodded slightly. I don't feel the pride of the scenery in my heart. He is no longer the Fang Dayou who has not seen the market in Huayang Town for three years. He is now the deputy stationmaster of the Beijing station, with the serious rank of lieutenant colonel.

And the reason why Fang Dayou himself is arched by some people in the Beijing and Tianjin areas is that he is still a relative of the emperor. And the relationship is not too far away.

The young man who got out of the car first was also surnamed Fang, and he was Fang Wendong's nephew. A total of three members of the Fang family joined the Beijing station, and five people studied at the Qin Military Academy or the Political Training School.

Fang Wendong really dared to give up the Fang family's qiē to complete the task assigned to him by the Beijing station. Not to mention that this task has been brewed and prepared for many years.

"My lord, the volunteers of Shangcangdian Town are ready. that is, seven hundred and thirty. It was equipped with one hundred and fifty good horses, two hundred repeating guns, four hundred single-fire guns, six heavy machine guns, and four mortars. Plenty of ammunition. ”

"The villain has also gathered dozens of Jizhou gentry at noon, although it is not satisfactory, but there are not a few people who are willing to drive for my emperor. As long as the people stand on their own feet, the volunteer army should be expanded to more than 2,000 people. ”

"Raiding Zunhua and blocking the road back to Shengjing for the Tartars should be enough."

Fang Dayou is the last of the three deputy webmasters of Beijing Station, of course, he is also the youngest and the biggest. Therefore, this time, the Beijing station is fully operational, and all the ambushes that have been planted over the years have been activated one by one, and the eight banners that have been relocated have been intercepted as much as possible. Fang Dayou was assigned a task that seemed to be extremely important, but in fact it was not too difficult - to cut off the route of the Eight Banners to retreat outside the customs in the east!

It's much easier than the north and west sides. Moreover, the Fang family is the main point on the secret transportation line of Beijing Station, and there are quite a lot of ordnance and ammunition in reserve, and Fang Dayou is really pushed to brush up on the credit. Although it also made him sure that he could complete the task. Otherwise, he will lose face completely! (To be continued......)