Due to the fatigue of drinking during the day last night, Yang Hongwen didn't get up until the evening, and after getting dressed, he met Zhang Kuang quite unexpectedly when he left his house, and he looked preoccupied, even Yang Hongwen greeted him and saluted, Zhang Kuang simply nodded and signaled, and then left quickly.

However, Yang Hongwen found that Uncle Xiang, who had always followed closely like a shadow, did not appear today, but Yang Hongwen still had official business to go to Jiedu Mansion, and after a little doubt, he hurriedly jumped on his mount and left.

In the study of Yang's mansion, Yang Ru, who had already made an appointment with Zhang Kuang, also had a somewhat solemn face, although Zhang Kuang's handwritten letter did not mention specific matters, he had already realized that the matter seemed to be very serious.

Without any notice, Zhang Kuang sent a few entourages outside the study, went straight into the study, and closed the door tightly, and there was only a faint candlelight in the entire study.

"Brother Zhang, here!" After hearing the sound of the door closing, Yang Ru, who was standing behind the desk in the side hall of the study, glanced at the handwritten letter spread out on the table again, turned around the desk, nodded at Zhang Kuang who turned into the side hall with a serious face, and then immediately asked: "What is the matter so anxious?" ”

"Big deal! Big deal! At the moment, Zhang Kuang did not have his usual calmness at all, and even there was a little obvious anxiety on his old face, and even his hands waved a few times inadvertently, and with Yang Ru's gesture, Zhang Kuang walked to the chair on the side.

It's just that before he can completely sit down, Zhang Kuang hurriedly turned around and lowered his voice to Yang Ru, who was also sitting down, and said, "Brother Yang! Do you still remember, in the 12th year of high school, what happened? ”

"Twelve years in college? Is that still the reign of Xuanzong? Yang Ru was slightly stunned, but he still muttered along with Zhang Kuang's words: "In the twentieth year of junior high school, I hadn't reached this position at that time, and even Brother Li didn't sit in the position of the envoy of the festival!" ”

Saying that, Yang Ru shook his head, as if he was lamenting what happened twenty years ago, but then he smiled at Zhang Kuang slightly, and added in a low voice what he just said: "But Brother Zhang, you were already famous in Guangzhou Mansion at that time, and Uncle Xiang, Uncle Fu, your right-hand man, later took less than three years to unify more than half of the sea ship business in the entire Fuxu Town!" Thirty-six lines are even more involved! ”

"Not that, hey! Brother Yang! Although he mentioned Zhang Kuang's scenery back then, he didn't have the slightest joy, after all, his mind was not there at all, and he just kept those things when he was idle and recalled them casually. Waving his hand at Yang Ru, who seemed to be still immersed in his memories, Zhang Kuang sighed, stared at the other party's absent-minded eyes and reminded the other party in a low voice: "The beginning of the twelfth year of junior high school!" You, me, and Brother Li have also known each other for a few years! At that time, there was a maid in Brother Li's house, Ding, Brother Yang, do you remember? ”

"Ding! Of course I do! At this time, Yang Ru suddenly had a spirit, and looked at Zhang Kuang in surprise: "Brother Zhang, why did you suddenly remember this matter?" Although the Ding clan is also stunning, his background is too low! If it weren't for his background, I'm afraid that according to Brother Li's character, the current Mrs. Zhengfang would be the Ding family! ”

Speaking, the memories of Yang Ru and Zhang Kuang have returned to twenty years ago, when Li Yu, Yang Ru and Zhang Kuang were collectively called Sanjunjie in Guangzhou Mansion, even if the three of them get together today, they will occasionally mention memories, but what makes the three of them, especially Li Kuang, quite distressed and regretful, is that the sons of the three of them now only have the second meaning of Guangzhou Mansion, Li Yu's son Li You, but somehow he has never been favored by Li Zhen. If it weren't for the sake of face, Yang Ru and Zhang Kuang would have said this fact in person.

Twenty years ago, the maid Ding was a subordinate of Li Zhen's mansion, but Li Zhen fell in love with him at first sight, just because Li Zhen's career was quite smooth at that time, and he was about to serve as the assassin of a state before he was thirty, and it was because of this that he was jealous from all around, and it was recently transformed into revenge.

Just because Li Zhen wanted to marry the maid Ding at that time, he was subjected to pressure from all sides, and even had a great impact on his upcoming position of assassin, and even more serious situations would end his career. However, in the end, it was not Li Zhen who abandoned the Ding family for the sake of his career, but after the Ding family got the news, he quietly left Li Zhen one night by taking advantage of Li Zhen's failure to return to the mansion for entertainment.

"Brother Zhang, I never saw the Ding family again after Brother Li took office!" Yang Ru felt quite sorry for the past, and kept sighing in a low voice, and after Zhang Kuang next to him nodded slightly, both of them were silent, as if they were both recalling the events of the year.

"However, Brother Zhang, there is something that even Brother Li doesn't know!" Yang Ru, whose mood gradually returned to calm, also came to his senses again, thought about it, and turned his gaze to stare directly at Zhang Kuang's eyes full of complexity.

"What's the matter?" Zhang Kuang was slightly stunned, he really couldn't think of anything else that Yang Ru could hide from his boss about the current long history.

"Before I say that, I have to hear what you mean!" Yang Ru smiled slightly, and immediately showed the treacherous of an old fox, raised his head slightly at Zhang Kuang, and urged the other party in a low voice: "Since you came here to deliberately mention the matter of the Ding family, did you get the news about the Ding family?" ”

"No, no, yes!" Zhang Kuang shook his head, immediately nodded and changed his words, frowned and thought about it, and under Yang Ru's anxious gaze, he sighed and explained: "This matter still needs to be verified!" But as far as I can see, it's already eight or nine! ”

Seeing this, Yang Ru was a little anxious, no matter what, Ding was also a woman Li Zhen at the beginning, if he really met him again, Yang Ru was still happy for Li Yu in his heart, and couldn't help but reach out and push Zhang Kuang's arm on the table and urged: "You should say it quickly, what is it or not?" What do you really know? ”

"It's been years since Ding died!" Zhang Kuang's tone was very low, which made Yang Ru also shocked, and his face was incredible, but Zhang Kuang's next words made Yang Ru feel like he was dreaming: "But I saw Ding's son!" In other words, it is Brother Li's first son! ”

"Impossible! How can it be?! Yang Ru immediately shook his head again and again to deny it, insisting that this was impossible to be true, and then pulled Zhang Kuang's arm and asked the reason urgently: "Brother Zhang! You're not kidding, are you? Back then, I searched all over the entire Guangzhou Prefecture, and even the surrounding counties were not missed, and that was something that you and I had personally handled! ”

"It's incredible, but sometimes, it's just that coincidental!" Zhang Kuang didn't seem to be able to believe his judgment, but the fact was that he saw it with his own eyes, and then, Zhang Kuang shook his head slightly, patted Yang Ru's arm to signal the other party to calm down, and then slowly told Yang Ru in detail everything he had seen Ding Li and Uncle Xiang and Uncle Fu had investigated.

"This..." After listening to it, Yang Ru's whole person was petrified, although he had not seen Ding Li with his own eyes, but after listening to Zhang Kuang's narration, he had completely agreed with his old friend's judgment.

It's just that Yang Ru and Zhang Kuang have the same doubt, Ding's pregnancy can still explain the past, after all, the two have already had the same sexual experience when the other party left Li Yuan, but it is not easy to pull a child up with Ding's alone, how can he still have the ability to buy a maid Liu Sheng more than ten years ago?

And it seems that Liu Sheng has been cultivated as a qualified daughter-in-law since he was a child! Especially according to the news that Ding Li was burned down in the original home, just the qin, se, guzheng, sheng, xiao, suona and other musical instruments are not just something that any ordinary family can have! What's more, although Ding Li lived in a slum at the beginning, he had a dilapidated courtyard, which also made Zhang Kuang and Yang Ru puzzled, could it be that the Ding family had any clever means of making a living? You must know all this, it is difficult for ordinary people to do it in a lifetime, let alone a lonely and widowed woman in the Ding family.

Zhang Kuang and Yang Ru were silent, this was completely beyond the scope of their understanding, they couldn't imagine how the maid Ding left alone twenty years ago, although the hardships were imaginable, but they could never experience it personally.

The two sighed for a long time, and under the faint candlelight, it seemed that because of this incident, a few wrinkles inadvertently climbed on their faces, making the two of them look much older suddenly. After pondering for a moment, Zhang Kuang spoke again: "Brother Yang, I asked you to talk about this matter, just to hear your opinion!" What do we do next? ”

"Difficult! It's so hard! Yang Ru told the truth, immediately shook his head to say that it was difficult to choose, and sighed and analyzed: "Brother Li's situation now is no better than twenty years ago!" The two old foxes of the observation envoy and the city envoy have been getting closer and closer recently, especially the observation envoy Cao Wei, who seems to be determined to make this position of the festival! Recently, Guangzhou Mansion has not been very peaceful, and it seems that the war in the east will soon spread to our Lingnan East Road! At this juncture, any sudden event may cause more uncertainties! ”

Hearing this, Zhang Kuang nodded undeniably, he had thought about these several times, but after hearing it from his friend Yang Ru, he couldn't help but feel a little sad, the two of them had the same idea, and they didn't report it!

"Isn't there a better way?" After hesitating for a moment, Zhang Kuang still cast an inquiring glance at Yang Ru with some unwillingness, and at the same time explained in a low voice: "That Ding Li, but Brother Li's first son, is it just like that?" ”

"Brother Zhang, you know no less about the current situation than I do, do you have a better way than to do this?" Yang Ru smiled bitterly, looked at Zhang Kuang and shook his head slightly, and then added with a low sigh: "Right now, this is also the best way to protect Brother Li and Ding Li!" If this matter is made public, not only will Brother Li's current position be shaken, but even Ding Li will inevitably become the primary target of the Cao family and the Tian family! Can you and I guarantee that the Cao family and the Tian family will not make some crazy decisions? ”

Hearing this, Zhang Kuang wanted to say something, but when he opened his mouth, he still let out a long sigh and didn't speak, just shook his head and sighed.

"What we can do now is to hide this matter more deeply, and wait for a suitable opportunity to tell the truth to Brother Li!" Yang Ru thought for a while, and said a method that Zhang Kuang had come up with a long time ago, and then looked at Zhang Kuang and added: "Brother Zhang, isn't Ding Li the South China Sea Gang supported by your Zhang Chamber of Commerce now?" Judging from the current situation, it is not too bad, at least it is still in the place where our eyelids are low and we can reach out, and it is relatively easy to protect him! I'll say hello to Jingyi again when I go back, and try to pay attention to it as much as possible! ”

"That's all there is to it! Ay! Zhang Kuang nodded, knowing that this was the best way at the moment, but then after thinking about it, he turned his head and asked Yang Ru: "Brother Yang, can you discuss the matter of the militia with Brother Li!" Shouyi, this kid has hid in Fuxu Town for this! Since he doesn't want to do it, let's also learn from the Observation Envoy and put the South China Sea Gang on top! With the name of the militia group, presumably Ding Li's situation will be much safer for the time being! ”

"Well, that's a good idea! Although it is a little difficult to report to the imperial court, it is not completely impossible, after all, the war is getting more and more serious, and it should not be too difficult to have one more militia group, especially if Brother Li applies to the imperial court! Yang Ru nodded in agreement, thought about it for a while, and continued to analyze: "Brother Li's connections in the court are still good, presumably Prime Minister Zheng Zheng should be able to speak in this matter, and the matter is not too difficult!" ”

"So much for the best! But how to convince Brother Li depends on Brother Yang's eloquence! Zhang Kuang nodded with satisfaction, Yang Ru also nodded heavily and immediately said that there was no problem, and then the two discussed this matter for a while, along with the current situation, especially about the subsequent reorganization of the Nanhai Gang into the militia group, and took the lead in making a simple framework.