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This is a **** that Zhai Zhe can't refuse.

Lu Xiangsheng is Zhai Zhe's benefactor, and he recognized himself as a student in front of Lu Gongling, so he was undoubtedly labeled as a disciple of Donglin, which was the basis for him to participate in this secret meeting. For several elders in Jiangnan, he is an outsider, not involved in the entanglement of those family enmities, a rich deputy general, who has no foundation in the court, and is a fat pig to be slaughtered in the eyes of Zhou Yanru.

Sometimes don't be afraid of being taken advantage of, it means that you are at least worth being used. The dispute between the imperial court is to use each other, and after Lu Xiangsheng's death, Zhai Zhe has no restraint in his heart.

The black carriage clattered along the road when it came, and Fang Jin drove carefully so as not to touch the increasing number of pedestrians on the official road.

Zhai Zhe in the car looked at the scenery on both sides, Liu Quan really didn't exaggerate the wealth of Jiangnan to himself, if the fertile fields on both sides of Taihu Lake were planted with rice, it would be enough to raise 100,000 soldiers. But this wealth does not belong to him, and he is now short of money, very short of money.

Liu Quan had already asked Liu Rui to return to Youyu, take out all the silver that had been hidden in the cellar for many years, exchange it for goods from the north, and transport it to Jiangnan before winter came.

Winter is coming, the peak season for fur shipments is just around the corner, and only the most delicate goods can make the most profits. In particular, the complete white fox fur coat can be exchanged for a few bricks of tea in the grassland, and can be sold for nearly a thousand taels of silver in Yangzhou, Nanjing and other places.

But if you want to raise 4,000 cavalry, these are far from enough, Zhai Zhe still wants to find a position in Daming, and the cavalry who stay in Taihang Mountain can't be too presumptuous. Four thousand cavalry is not one or two hundred, as long as the prefect of which town plays a copy to the court, saying that the cavalry under his command has become a thief, or accidentally handed over with the officers and soldiers who suppressed the thief, he was determined to be a rogue by the military department, and Zhou Yanru would not be able to help him even if he was appointed as an assistant. The Ming Dynasty's officials sometimes even the emperor was helpless.

40,000 taels of silver, Zhai Zhe can't take it out now, and he saved some savings last year and stayed in Xuanda. Every day, the silver is spent like flowing water, and if Zhang Pu and Zhou Yanru's plan fails this time, he will become a complete pauper.

Returning to Hangzhou along the shore of Taihu Lake, Zhai Zhe did not immediately go to the outskirts of Hangzhou, but ordered Fang Jin to drive into the city from the east gate and go straight to the head office of the Shangmeng in Jiangnan. The cries of the street vendors came and went, and the horse-drawn carriages entered the city, not yet on foot. Zhai Zhe closed the car window and door to death, not letting outsiders see his appearance. Be high-profile when it's time to be high-key, and low-key when it's time to be low-key.

The carriage drove straight into the backyard of the Shang Alliance, and some soldiers unloaded the horses. Zhai Zhe got out of the car and immediately walked into the study, took the four treasures of the study, groaned slightly, wrote a letter in his hand, and greeted: "Fang Jin, you come in!" ”

The soldiers guarding the door pushed the door and walked in, "What do the owners command?" ”

"You take the two brothers, hurry up, be sure to send this letter to Taihang Mountain as soon as possible, find Li Zhi'an who is fighting in Lijiazhuang outside the Daimyo Mansion, and forward this letter to Zuo Ruo and Feng Qin."

"Yes!" Fang Jin took the letter.

"You go out immediately and go to Wang Yi to get fifty taels of silver as a plate."

As soon as Fang Jin left, Liu Quan's voice sounded outside the door, "Is the owner there?" ”

"Shopkeeper Liu, you came just in time, I have something to look for you." Zhai Zhe called him in, and was about to talk about the need for silver taels in the secret meeting.

Liu Quan crossed the threshold, walked to the door of the study, and said, "Yesterday, a guest came to you, and he stayed at the Yueyue Inn outside the business, and said that the owner will inform him immediately after you come back." ”

Zhai Zhe was surprised and asked, "Who is it?" "He doesn't have any friends in Jiangnan.

"He claimed to be from Dongyang, surnamed Xu, wearing a scribe's uniform and a knife at his waist."

"Dongyang people?"

"Dongyang, eastern Zhejiang, in Jinhua Mansion, I used to go there when I bought tea, and the people there were fierce." Liu Quan's impression of Dongyang is obviously not very good.

Zhai Zhe thought for a while and said, "You find a little guy to lead the way, and I'll take a look." "There are a lot of people who want to see him these days, but if it weren't for some famous scholars, most of him would be pushed to Liu Quan, and he wouldn't interfere in business matters. Everyone has their own strengths, and he has seen Liu Quan's ability to run a business.

After a cup of tea, Zhai Zhe changed into an old robe, called two personal soldiers, and staggered out of the gate of the Shang Alliance. No one can recognize it, this person is the mysterious proprietor who has become famous in the business alliance in recent days. The general number of Shangmeng is composed of more than a dozen shops connected together, and Qinghefang, where it is located, is one of the most prosperous streets in Hangzhou, and Liu Quan spent more than 30,000 taels of silver to buy these shops last year.

Zhai Zhe rarely shows his face in the business, and Liu Quan employs most of the local guys, and there are people who go to the backyard every day to talk to the shopkeeper about business, and no one cares about this sudden stranger.

The three of them followed the little maid, turned two streets, and arrived at the door of the Yueyue Inn. Yueyue Inn is famous in Hangzhou, next to Yueyue Restaurant operates all kinds of famous dishes and snacks in Hangzhou, and merchants from other places often come here to feast once.

The little guy first found the shopkeeper of the inn and asked if there was a guest surnamed Xu.

"Master Xu, yes!" The shopkeeper nodded busily.

Zhai Zhe took a step forward and said, "Let's just say that a person surnamed Zhai is coming to him." ”

"Okay!" The shopkeeper hurriedly beckoned the man to go to the guest room to find someone.

After a while, Zhai Zhe saw the guy running the hall trotting back from the backyard, followed by a young man with a round face, with a big nose, like a mountain peak protruding on his face, which made the whole person more heroic.

"Xu Gongzi!" Zhai Zhe stepped forward and arched his hand.

The man looked Zhai Zhe up and down, his face turned from bewilderment to hesitation, stretched out his right finger and asked, "Are you Zhai Zongbing?" ”

"The dismissed deputy general, I can't afford to be called like this, just call me Zhai Dongjia." Zhai Zhe replied.

"It's really you!" The man clenched his fists, "In the lower Dongyang Xudu." ”

"Luckily!" Zhai Zhe observed this person carefully, judging from his dress, he looked like a scholar, but it was difficult to hide the atmosphere of the rivers and lakes. This man is not simple! As the saying goes, **** is not terrible, but I am afraid that **** is cultured. Anyone who has read books and has the taste of rivers and lakes is often not to be underestimated. This is called linking theory with practice, Song Jiang is such a character in "Water Margin", in fact, Zhai Zhe himself is also this kind of person.

"When I heard that Inspector Lu had died in Dongyang, I was filled with grief in my heart, and I heard that Zhai Dongjia did not use his own selfishness to protect the body of the Inspector, and escorted the Inspector's hearse south, secretly admiring and fascinated." Xu Du's speech and demeanor could not hide his heroic style, which was very different from the scribes Zhai Zhe had seen in the past few days.

"It's better to go to the restaurant next door and talk!" Zhai Zhe had the heart to get acquainted and stretched out his hand to signal.

"Okay, a person like the Zhai Dong family who can know it, it's hard to enjoy it without drinking a few cups." Xu Du motioned for Zhai Zhe to go first.

Zhai Zhe waved his hand and ordered the little guy who led the way to take two relatives back first, and Xu Du walked out of the door of the inn and walked into Yueyue Restaurant. Life was boiling in the hall downstairs, Xu Du asked the shopkeeper for an upstairs private room, and went up the second floor with Zhai Zheshun.

Although the head office of the Shangmeng is not far from here, Xu Du insists on entertaining Zhai Zhe as the master.

"You are a guest from afar, I am from Zhejiang, and it is my honor to meet people like you." Xu is very enthusiastic. He likes to make friends with heroes on weekdays, and of course he won't let Zhai Zhe take the lead this time.

Zhai Zhecai came to Jiangnan from the north, and he didn't understand the recipes of this restaurant, so he simply asked Xu to greet Xiao Er, it was just a matter of a meal, and there was no need to worry too much about such characters.

For example, the famous dishes of Hangzhou such as West Lake vinegar fish, called Huatong chicken, Dongpo meat, Longjing shrimp, etc., Xu Du ordered a table, and every dish here can tell an allusion, but to Zhai Zhe, a person who has always taken Mongolian roast mutton as a good meal, is really suspected of chewing peonies.

Xu Du is not the kind of person who is literary, and he doesn't say those vain words to Zhai Zhe, just a strong drink.

Zhai Zhe has practiced in the grassland in the past ten years, and the amount of alcohol is not the same as that year, but after half an hour, he is still a little overwhelmed in the face of Xu Du. I think if Xiao Zhiyan or Ji Hong are here, they will definitely be able to put him down.

After half of the wine, Xu Du suddenly stood up and picked up a glass of wine, held it in the air and swayed it to the ground, and sighed: "Inspector Lu, it's a pity!" ”

There was a soaked wine stain on the wooden floor, and Zhai Zhe couldn't figure out the details of Xu Du, so he didn't make a sound, and waited to see what happened.

Xu Du seemed to be a little drunk, and then said: "The court has no way, a good official like Inspector Lu who serves the country and the people is framed, and the traitorous villain is alive one by one. The Central Plains of the capital are full of displaced people, and the land of Jiangsu and Zhejiang is also inferior to Chen Sheng and Wu Guang. ”

Xu Du's words made Zhai Zhe immediately raise his vigilance, this person was either a person in temperament, or he came to test him.

"Zhai Dongjia, don't look at me like this!" Xu Du shook his head and poured himself another half bottle of wine, and said, "When you first arrived in Jiangnan, you must feel that Jiangnan is rich." This year, the heavens are merciful, the wind and rain are good, and the people can barely fill their stomachs, and once they encounter floods and droughts, countless people sell their children and beggars to get by. Rice, fish, salt, silk and silk all went into the treasury of those official gentry, and the rich occupied 10,000 acres of land, and the poor and lowly had no place to stand. Zhumen's wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road, do you say that this world is still fair? ”

"Xu Gongzi is drunk!" Zhai Zhe raised the wine bottle.

"Hey, hey!" Xu Du raised his glass and touched him, and said, "I admire you as a hero, so I said a few more words." I am also a place where heroes rise in eastern Zhejiang, and there are many children of Zhedong in General Nantang's Qi family army, if you can afford me, make me a friend. ”

"I hit it off with Xu Gongzi at first sight, and the Ming Dynasty treated Duke Lu, just as the Southern Song Dynasty treated Yue Fei back then, which cooled the hearts of the generals in the army." Zhai Zhe made a tentative speech.

"Exactly!" Xu Du patted his legs, as if he had found a soulmate, "I have made a few friends, Chen Wozi of several societies, Xu Yangong is still foolish, his eyes don't hear anything outside the window, he only knows that he is lying at home and studying." ”

Xu Yangong Zhai Zhe has never heard of it, but Chen Wozi is Chen Zilong, one of the four sons of the Restoration Society, and Zhai Zhe has heard a lot.

"Xu Gongzi's friends are all talented, not comparable to rough people like me!" Zhai Zhe laughed.

"No, the country is in troubled times, it is the time for the general to make contributions, if Zhai Dong's family is empty, I must look at Dongyang to meet with me this year." Xu Du doesn't seem to be such a scheming person.