Chapter 226: Each has its own strategy
It's a pity that with this romantic sin alone, if you want to bring down Yan Hong, it's far behind. After all, Yan Hong is a military general in Jinyi, not a civilian official. There is a loss of personal morality, and the weight of flirting and scolding him is obviously light when used to impeach him. The dynasty has never been very demanding about the private life of military generals, and this is even more true of the pro-army in brocade, for military ministers, the style problem is not a problem, and the mistake of life is not a mistake.
Therefore, Li Wenzao still has another thought. Although from Zhao Wenhua's point of view, he wanted to save Xu Hai's life, avoid angering a large number of would-be robbers, and expose the previous lies. But from the perspective of the interests of the Yan Mansion, whether Xu Hai kills or not, in fact, there are pros and cons, and it does not necessarily mean that Xu Hai must be put back on the sea, which is good for the Yan Mansion.
There was also a lot of silver that was sent to Yan's Mansion before, and Yan Hong's adultery with Wang Cuiqiao might not only make this gentleman really stupid to help save Xu Hai, but it was also entirely possible for him to simply kill Xu Hai directly, so as to achieve the purpose of long-term hegemony. For Li Wenzao, if things really develop in this direction, it will be a great joy for everyone - although it is a pity that Wang Cuiqiao's slut has since returned to Yan Hong.
Considering these two aspects, Li Wenzao decided to prepare with both hands. If you can persuade Yan Hong to kill Xu Hai together, it will be the best policy. Otherwise, Yan Hong will have to be dealt with as an opponent. Even if Yan Hong really stood behind the entire Yan Mansion, he would not hesitate to do so. It's a big deal, I'll completely stand in line with Xu Jie's side in the same year - Li Wenzao is well-informed and well-informed everywhere, and it can be seen that only Xu Jie, among the Beijing Divisions, may compete with Yan Song.
Therefore, he sent his cousin Li Hongyuan, under the banner of "asking for life for the people", and sent Yan Hong three thousand taels of silver. The news that he came back was that Yan Hongyin had put it into his pocket, but he was noncommittal about this matter. This made Li Wenzao feel bored again, thinking to himself, could it be that he didn't even talk about the rules for collecting money and doing things? He could only wait and see what happened, and continued to wait for further news.
Now, listening to Jiang Si, who was kneeling in front of him, saying that Yan Hongcun was planning to attack the prison and rob people, Li Wenzao's eyes closed slightly, and he muttered: "Good junior, relying on his own strength, he will be lawless, this is the way to die." You're doing well, go back. ”
Jiang Si kowtowed, turned around and withdrew. Master Huang Shan stroked the scorched beard under his chin and said: "Wang Yunlai came to that house, and Ping Suli jumped up and down on the county yamen, not very peaceful. I didn't expect to dare to betray us and defect to Yan Hong. Dong Weng, as the saying goes, thieves are hard to prevent, do you want to send someone to kill him? ”
Listening to Master Huang's words, and looking at his fierce expression, he is more like a bandit than a prefect.
Li Wenzao snorted, waved his hand lightly and said, "There is no need to be in such a hurry. Wang Yunlai jumped off the beam clown, what is the matter? He knows about the Dao, and we all know the Dao. He didn't have wings, so he couldn't fly out of this Shaoxing Mansion. Such a thing that can be handled by us at any time, we don't have to take it to heart, the one in front of us is what matters. ”
Master Huang said: "Otherwise, let's send someone to do it first, and we will give Xu Hai ...... tonight."
Li Wenzao sneered: "What's the use of that? Master Huang, I know that you took the silver from Leader Chen, and you want to get rid of Xu Hai, but you don't need to be in such a hurry. Eating is so ugly, how to do big things in the future? ”
When Master Huang heard this, he immediately felt a chill on his body, he accepted Chen Dong's bribe, and wanted to ruin Xu Hai's life, thinking that he was doing something without knowing it, but he didn't expect that every move he did not get rid of his own owner's sight, and he didn't dare to say anything at the moment.
Li Wenzao smiled again and said, "Master, you don't have to be too nervous. Speaking of Xu Hai's life, he must not be kept. If he didn't die, the old shipowner would not have agreed to Chen and Ma to send troops. If they refuse to send troops, how can they overthrow Hu Zongxian? However, Lin Yangqian of Shanyin County was bent on selling his reputation and reputation, and he was bound to invite the Holy Decree to behead Xu Hai in public. These days, he has taken care of Xu Hai very well. If we are in a hurry to send someone to the Sanyin County Prison to do something, in case we are poked out by someone who is not interesting, it will be a bad thing. ”
Master Huang hurriedly said: "It's still Dong Weng who is thoughtful. It's just that Lin Yangqian has received a lot of benefits from Dong Weng in the past, but he refuses to help this trivial matter, which is too much. In my opinion, it is better to put Xu Hai out of Shanyin in the name of Shaoxing Mansion. Liang Na Lin Yangqian couldn't prevaricate either. ”
Li Wenzao snorted again: "Lin Yangqian is from the tiger class, but he only cares about his reputation. If you want to put Xu Hai up and do it, you should start earlier. Now that Yan Hong, a thousand households of Jinyi Wei, has come, if he does such a thing at this juncture, isn't he looking for bad luck? ”
Master Huang even offered two plans, but they were all rejected, and said in a low voice: "How can you live like this?" ”
Li Wenzao sneered: "Xu Hai's life is naturally to be taken. But now, there is another thing to do. Hu Zongxian's momentum is all due to the strict party. Now the surname Hu wants to use An Xu Haicheng to become his big dream of the Spring and Autumn Festival, but he has recruited Yan Hong, a child of anointed sorghum, and the old man simply takes advantage of this momentum to cut off his backer first, and then it is effortless to get rid of Hu. ”
When Master Huang heard this, his eyes lit up, his body leaned forward slightly, and asked, "Dong Weng, what do you mean?" ”
Li Wenzao didn't answer his words, but just said to himself: "In order to make a reputation as a clean official, Lin Yangqian has taken no less than two thousand taels of silver from the old man in the past year or so, and it's time to use him." Two thousand taels of silver, buy a dynasty Hanlin, but this business is not a loss. ”
Then, Li Wenzao said to Master Huang: "You go to the Yamen of Shanyin County, and you will be surrounded by Lin Yangqian, and you will say that you have heard that there are a fellow party of the Japanese Kou Xu Hai, who may infiltrate the county seat and rob him with arms, so that he can prepare for the head-on crackdown." The soldiers in my house will also be saved. If the matter is urgent, he will behead Xu Hai, the leader of the Japanese bandits. ”
Master Huang gave a thumbs up: "Dong Weng Gaojian!" Yan Hong is also used to being so stubborn in the capital, thinking that with the force of a few brocade guards, he can do everything. This time, he robbed the prison with armed guards, Lin Xianzun was forced to behead the widows, and the lawsuit went to the court, and our Shaoxing Mansion was also in charge. It's just that in this way, if Yan Hong committed this mistake, how could Yan Ge's old mansion be reconciled with Dong Weng? ”
Li Wenzao gritted his teeth and said, "I have no intention of going against the Yan Mansion. But in previous years, there was not a small amount of filial piety, and if he Yan Fu accepted my silver, but wanted to let Xu Hai go and support Hu Zongxian's big things that hurt me, then he couldn't take care of it. I was in a hurry, so I made an alliance with Xu Ge Lao, but I may not be afraid of him Yan Fu! I think that the old Yan Shifan of the small pavilion is also a smart person, so he may not do this thing to force the tiger to jump over the wall! After that, he shouted again: "Come on, bring pen, ink, paper and inkstone to the old man." ”
Early the next morning, Yan Hong heard Liang Rufei report back to the matter of tracking last night. The guy who said that he was an inn went all the way into the Yamen of the Shaoxing Prefect. It's just that the yamen is heavily guarded, and the marquis of the city has specially allocated a sentry and horses there, together with the archers of the inspection department and the fast hands and people of the government to guard closely, so Rao is Liang Rufei has made a light effort, but it is difficult to sneak in.
I had to see that after the guy entered the prefect's yamen, he waited outside, and waited until the other party left the yamen and followed the other party back. In addition, there were still people who went to the Yamen of Shanyin County overnight, and Liang Rufei also saw it.
Yan Hong listened to the report and felt that this was normal. After all, when Xu Hai came to Shaoxing, he came to assassinate Li Wenzao. And Li Wenzao sent someone to send a letter to provoke Xu Hai, so he naturally expected this matter and arranged heavy troops to protect it, which is not surprising. Now that Xu Hai has been arrested, no one knows whether Xu Hai's accomplices will continue to retaliate, so the prefect's yamen's strict vigilance will definitely not be revoked. And it is also common sense for the Shaoxing prefect to send people to the Yamen of Shanyin County to communicate and give instructions.
On the whole, the news that Liang Rufei heard was reasonable and of no special value. Through Liang Rufei's trip, Yan Hong also roughly understood that although the martial arts masters of the Ming Dynasty could fly the eaves and walk the wall, one was ten, but it was far from being like the martial arts novels he read in his previous life, and he could enter and leave the forbidden place of the palace as if he were in a no-man's land.
Under basic circumstances, it is still possible to avoid the patrol and enter a large household, but it is helpless to face a heavily guarded official office. Therefore, Yan Hong did not ask Liang Rufei harshly, but hurriedly reassured: "Brother Liang is really hard, and this credit is not small. It's okay today, so let's rest quickly and take care of your body. ”
After a short time, the Jinyi guard who visited nearby also reported that there were more suspicious people outside the inn, looking inside the inn. Yan Hong sneered: "This old thief Li, who runs Shaoxing Mansion, can really be called an iron wall. However, if you want to trap the master, it's not enough. ”
When Hu Baiqi heard these reports, his obese face was already clouded. But seeing that Yan Hong was still pretending to be 13 like this, he couldn't help but admire it greatly: "Brother Yan Shi, then what do you say we are?" ”
Yan Hong smiled: "Brother Hu, your trip to Jiangnan, you can be regarded as enjoying all the blessings when you eat and take cards." This Shaoxing is a famous mansion in the south of the Yangtze River, how can our brothers not be happy? Let's go to the streets and be merry today! ”
Hu Baiqi was overjoyed: "Okay, good, my brother is willing to do this!" ”
Yan Hong said: "In this way, brother, I will take ten Jinyi captains, and Brother Hu will take two generals to the street together to see what kind of scenery this Shaoxing place is full of lights?" ”
As a result, on this day, Yan Hong and Hu Baiqi showed their true colors. At noon, he and Hu Baiqi took a dozen lackeys to the famous Guanhai Building in Shaoxing City to eat and drink, and after eating, they slapped the table and smashed the cup, and beat the shopkeeper again, insisting that the dishes were not in line with the taste. After waiting for the shopkeeper's bow and making compensation, he was willing to exempt himself from this meal, and laughed again, saying that Lao Tzu is just waiting for you with this attitude, Yan Dashao, Hu Sanshao, how can you eat without giving money? took out the silver and settled the bill happily, and gave a lot of small accounts.