A few days later, in Wu'an City, Zhangde Mansion, in the box of a restaurant, two people were talking quietly. At the door of the box, there are people who are responsible for guarding the wind to prevent people from approaching and eavesdropping.

"Father-in-law Li, this is a little bit of heart, and I hope my father-in-law will accept it."

"Hehe... Master Niu, what does this mean? ”

In the box, a eunuch covered his mouth and smiled, with a pretentious posture, while asking, he took a burden on the table, put it in front of him, opened a corner, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and calmly pushed the burden forward slightly, pretending to be careless and said: "Master Niu, we met for the first time, we have never met, as the saying goes, no merit is not lost, as soon as you meet, you will give such a big gift, our family really dare not accept it." ”

There was a person sitting opposite, dressed as a businessman, hearing the eunuch's shirking words, and looking like he was rejecting people thousands of miles away, Master Niu did not feel embarrassed, but smiled heartily, and said flatteringly: "Gonggong Li, you can't see the outside, right?" These are all filial piety to your old age, and I hope that Gonggong Li will not be too little, and don't shirk. ”

After finishing speaking, Master Niu pushed the burden in front of the eunuch again, and at the same time stuffed a few silver tickets of one thousand taels into it.

Gonggong Li did not refuse this time, and took the burden in front of him, the smile on his face became stronger, and the tone of his next speech was more kind and approachable, and he asked directly: "Master Niu, you might as well open the skylight and say something bright, do you have something to ask for help from our family?" ”

Master Niu did not answer immediately, but cautiously looked sideways for a moment, then stood up, came to the eunuch's side, whispered a few words in his ear, and then took out a small bag out of nowhere and handed it over.

"Father-in-law Li, this is a small filial piety to Lu Jiude's father-in-law, and I hope that my father-in-law will say a few good words to Lu Jiude's supervising army. Once the work is done, there will be 10 times the reward to show gratitude and as a fund for the event. ”

At the beginning, when he heard Master Niu's whispering words, Gonggong Li still showed hesitation, and then when he heard the words in the back, especially the words ten times the salary, his eyes suddenly swelled, and he subconsciously swallowed his saliva: "Okay, I promise you to do my best to promote this!" ”

While speaking, Gonggong Li also checked the small pocket, and saw a stack of silver tickets and gems, worth at least about 100,000 taels, and felt more sure about what he promised.

Moreover, when I thought of the things in the burden that I gave myself, although there were not so many, when I heard the promise after the deed was completed, and there was ten times the reward, I felt my heart tremble and I was excited.

Gonggong Li left, step by step, he was so happy and joyful, and he looked so relaxed.

In the box, not long after Gonggong Li left, Zhang Miaoshou walked out of the box on the side, walked straight into the room, and said in a good mood: "Lao Niu, things are doing well, I didn't expect it to go so smoothly." ”

Master Niu was also in a good mood, with a hint of ridicule on his face, looking at the direction in which Gonggong Li was leaving, he responded dissatisfiedly: "Well, it's really unexpected, I didn't expect things to go so smoothly." However, these eunuchs are really bloodsuckers, and they ask for money so ruthlessly. After the deed, at least half of the gold, silver and jewelry we seized will be lost. Made, all of them are cheap, these bastards, no wonder the court has rebelled for so long, and the rebellion has not stopped, these people can get oil and water from it, we are completely robbing for them! ”

"Old Niu, don't say it, to some extent, it's really like this!" Zhang Miaoshou echoed, with a look of emotion on his face, and said further: "Dig out the surface of the matter, go straight to the essence, not to mention, the rebel armies from all walks of life really seem to be doing things for these people, and the silver they looted has gone into their pockets." ”

"However, Chief Zhang, I don't know what happened to He Shuangquan and Xing Hongwolf? Are things going well? Master Niu changed his words and said with some concern.

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The same scene is happening in another restaurant.

"This is a small little bit of heart, not a tribute, and I hope my father-in-law will laugh at it. Once the matter is completed, it will be rewarded ten times as much as a sign of gratitude, and there will be filial piety during the New Year's holidays, and you will have to rely on your father-in-law to carry one or two in the future. ”

"Master Xing, don't worry, don't dare to say anything else, with these filial piety, Gonggong Yang will definitely agree to this matter and try his best to promote the surrender of those leaders. If there are no accidents, there is at least 80% certainty that it will be done. ”

"Hehe, the little one is here to thank you in advance, waiting for the good news from my father-in-law."

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Soon after, there was only Xing Hongwolf in the box, Tian Jianxiu walked in from the next room, and before he could speak, he heard Xing Hongwolf remind: "Captain Tian, you must have heard it too, we must send the news back, inform the other leaders, and immediately send someone to Nanjing, so that we can find the officials in Nanjing to help and help with this matter." ”

"Okay, Leader Xing, I'll send someone back and inform the other leaders." Tian Jianxiu responded, and said: "This matter is easy to do, there should be no difficulty, as long as there are one or two imperial historians in Nanjing and then hand over an excerpt to explain the disaster situation in Henan, so as to put pressure on Chongzhen Lao'er so that he has to agree to our surrender." ”

"Yes, as long as there is such a twist, it will be reported to the capital together with the matter that we are willing to surrender. Then, we have at least a 10% better chance of success. Xing Hongwolf said with a look of longing on his face.

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At the same time, in a residence in Wu'an City, a man who looks like a wealthy merchant is walking in the garden with a military general. In the huge garden, there are only two people, and they are talking happily.

"General, this matter will be left to Your Excellency. This house is just an early payment, and once it is completed, there will be a lot of money to give. ”

"Master He, don't worry, our general will definitely agree to this matter and facilitate the smooth surrender of the leaders."

"Oh... General, why do you say this? Why are you so confident? ”

"Master He, you don't know anything about this, don't look at General Chang concurrently serving as the post of Hebei Military Preparation, as a deputy envoy. However, Bingbeidao is just a temporary official position in the imperial court, and there is no fixed rank, what is the original rank, after becoming Bingbeidao, there is still no edge, but the affairs have increased some. ”

"No... General, the military is in charge of many military affairs, and he is only subject to the constraints of the superintendent, although the rank is not high, but the power is very great, how can it be as unbearable as the general said? ”

While speaking, the surname He expressed deep disbelief, and his face was full of suspicion, but the military general was full of sadness, and explained helplessly: "On the surface, the military preparation road is indeed only subject to the constraints of the superintendent, and the power sounds great. However, most of the imperial court's military preparations were temporary errands, and even if they were not revoked afterwards, they would face the embarrassing situation of having no soldiers under their command. Under such circumstances, how can Bingbei Dao rectify military affairs? ”

"That's why General Ben is so sure, as long as you can get the money, General Chang will definitely agree to plan this matter."

The general's tone was paused, his face showed emotion, and he continued with a low emotion: "As long as you have this silver, General Chang can recruit troops. If you have soldiers under your command, you can sit on the errand of preparing the army, so as to rectify the military affairs of Hebei Province. ”

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