Chapter 36*
There was nothing to do all night, except for Zheng Shan's message, saying that he had made an appointment with Fu Xiang and would be in Huixian Tower tomorrow night;
Zhuang Feng still hasn't changed his time, he still sleeps during the day and does things at night;
In the evening, Zhuang Feng came to the office of the metropolis as usual;
As for Zheng Shan at this time, he had already gone to see Fu Xiang, and there was no news back for the time being, and Zhuang Feng was not in a hurry, just stayed in the office and chatted with Xu Wei, and occasionally Yang Lin would interject two sentences;
Until late at night, when there were not even a few people hanging out in the bustling central square, Zheng Shan came back to report to Zhuang Feng about the conversation with Fu Xiang;
"General Hall, I've seen Fu Xiang; it seems that it's not very good;" After Zheng Shan came back, he began to talk about their conversation with Fu Xiang;
"Tell me about it;" Zhuang Feng was probably able to guess Fu Xiang's current situation;
The subordinate who used to rely on him the most ran away, and he couldn't find it back this time, and he didn't see anyone alive or dead;
"Fu Xiang was silent for a long time after reading the document given to him by the main hall, and finally said that he wanted to talk to the main hall in person;" Zheng Shan told Zhuang Feng that his conversation with Fu Xiang was too important and detailed;
Zhuang Feng listened to Zheng Shan's report quietly, and at the same time thought about Fu Xiang's current situation;
According to Zhuang Feng's rules for the old foxes in Jindu, what Fu Xiang represents is not the interests of one person, nor is it just the interests of the Fu family;
The current situation is that the cabinet change is imminent, and Fu Xiang is about to enter the cabinet as the second minister; but all kinds of signs show that Fu Xiang has become an outcast; perhaps Fu Xiang himself is aware of it, so he will have the idea of handing over by force;
However, the agreement that has been negotiated is invalid when it is about to come, and the things contained here are a bit complicated;
Zhuang Feng didn't plan to get involved in Jindu's affairs at this time, but that didn't mean that Zhuang Feng couldn't understand what the old foxes in Jindu were doing;
Zhuang Feng has seen the situation and understood that there is only one year left, and in this year, it will be the most fierce time for the supreme power of Jinguo, there will be a struggle between various forces, and countless people will die for it;
And after this year, it will be a new decade, the beginning of a new era;
In this regard, Zhuang Feng also remembered that ten years ago, when Zhuang Feng was still very young, and it could even be said that he was just a big boy; with the death of the old man, he took on the responsibility of the family; with the strength of their Zhuang family, they competed with the old foxes from all sides;
Thinking about it now, it's really tiring, and now, it's the beginning of a new round of competition, and he still has to go through it once, and he's really a little bored;
Putting away these chaotic thoughts, Zhuang Feng also re-invested in it; after ten years of silence, he now witnesses the opening of a new era, and the fuse of the opening of this new era is now in his hands;
Liu Fengshan is the fuse, as long as Liu Fengshan is thrown, Fu Xiang will fall in a short time, which will cause a series of changes and finally complete the transfer of power;
"Tell Fu Xiang to come to the metropolis tomorrow night;" Zhuang Feng was silent for a long time after listening to Zheng Shan's various things about Fu Xiang, and finally said this;
"Yes;" Zhuang Feng's high-minded, overlooking tone made Zheng Shan feel an inexplicable excitement, or excitement, or something else, or even Zheng Shan himself couldn't tell;
Perhaps, Zhuang Feng, who was sitting in front of him Zheng Shan at this time, was still very weak, so weak that if he Zheng Shan really wanted to kill Zhuang Feng, then he would be able to do it;
Zheng Shan himself didn't know what to be excited about, so he left Zhuang Feng's office a little excitedly and went to ask Fu Xiang to come over for Zhuang Feng to talk;
Jiangzhou Residence;
At this time, Fu Xiang was a little irritable;
Originally, people looked at Liu Fengshan, but it was just a precaution, but Liu Fengshan actually ran away, which made Fu Xiang feel extremely uneasy;
In fact, by this time, Fu Xiang had already understood that the originally said phase no longer belonged to him; however, Fu Xiang was not reconciled; in this way, the Fu family united some families and prepared to carry out the handover by force;
Liu Fengshan knew about his plan, but Liu Fengshan did not seem to approve of it, although Liu Fengshan did not express his disapproval, but from the fear that Liu Fengshan expressed when he heard Fu Xiang's plan, it was obvious that he did not approve of it;
Yes, when Liu Fengshan heard the plan, what he revealed was not opposition, nor surprise, but fear;
Fu Xiang can understand this; the power of Jinguo is indeed transferred among their descendants who have no honors in the founding of the country; every transfer of power is reached through negotiation; and it is normal to change the hexagram temporarily;
Although this change is equivalent to tearing up the agreement, it is the highest power of Jinguo, and no one will think that it will be acceptable just by negotiating in advance;
Everything is determined by strength;
As for this incident, Fu Xiang actually understood in his heart, two years earlier, there were some problems in their Fu family's alliance, which led to the loss of strength;
However, in Fu Xiang's view, such a loss was not enough for his Fu family to lose the opportunity to change power;
Liu Fengshan is also one of the uncertain factors;
It is said that Liu Fengshan is a member of their Fu family, so no matter what, he is also tied to the ship of their Fu family, one is honorable, and the other is damaged;
Perhaps it is precisely because of this that although Liu Fengshan ran away to the unknown place, it also proves that Liu Fengshan did not report to Jindu, or at least until now, he has not heard any news that Liu Fengshan has fled back to Jindu;
It's just that Liu Fengshan's escape behavior also doomed Liu Fengshan's death, although no one has been found yet;
Just when Fu Xiang was upset because he couldn't find Liu Fengshan, Zheng Shan, one of the original lackeys, actually came to the door;
Even if Zheng Shan threw himself into Zhuang Feng's door, in Fu Xiang's eyes, he was still just a lackey;
Such a lackey actually dared to meet him Fu Xiang in a private name, which made Fu Xiang angry and not fight there;
However, although Zheng Shan made an appointment in his private name, Fu Xiang also knew that it was due to Zhuang Feng's instructions;
Thinking of Zhuang Feng, Fu Xiang has such a complex emotion;
Fu Xiang didn't know much about the events of that year, however, after only one meeting, Zhuang Feng saw through his plan; although Zhuang Feng said it extremely vaguely, he did see through his plan;
For such a person, Fu Xiang will never despise him;
Although Zhuang Feng looks very weak now, Fu Xiang has figured out some things back then, which are definitely not as simple as they seem on the surface, and there are constant involvements with the old foxes in Jindu;
It was out of all kinds of uncertainties, or some scruples behind it, that Fu Xiang put down his identity and went to see Zheng Shan to see what the master of this lackey had to say;
However, it doesn't matter if you don't see it, listening to what Zheng Shan said made Fu Xiang's heart even more irritable;
According to Zheng Shan, Liu Fengshan went to the Dixi Jinguo Consulate in Yizhou; stayed in it for three days, and then came out, what happened exactly, this is unknown; just saw that Liu Fengshan was quite desperate there, so as a fellow villager in Jiangzhou, Zhuang Feng, he couldn't watch Liu Fengshan wandering alone in Yizhou, so Zhuang Feng, who was a native of Jiangzhou, saw his fellow countrymen, so he saw the villagers with tears in his eyes, so he helped Liu Fengshan and brought Liu Fengshan back;
Of course, this is just Zheng Shan's statement;
Looking at Liu Fengshan, who was tied up like a brown child, from that photo, Fu Xiang didn't listen to Zheng Shan's nonsense at all;
However, Fu Xiang didn't say anything more, because Zheng Shan was just a lackey and had no qualifications to negotiate conditions; however, Fu Xiang raised Zhuang Feng again;
He Fu Xiang used Liu Fengshan, who had not been found by so many people, to let Zhuang Feng be tied up, and he was also tied up from the capital city of a neighboring province, which shows that Zhuang Feng's methods were really unexpected;
After confirming that Liu Fengshan was in the hands of Zhuang Feng, Fu Xiang had a fleeting thought, that is, to kill Zhuang Feng and directly take people;
Because this Liu Fengshan is in Zhuang Feng's hands, then Zhuang Feng will definitely torture him, so that his Fu Xiang's plan may be legendary;
However, this was only a fleeting thought of Fu Xiang, because Fu Xiang remembered what he said when he met Zhuang Feng for the first time, and Zhuang Feng had already seen through his plan at that time, and also put forward conditions, and had no intention of mixing with it;
In this way, this Liu Fengshan is in the hands of Zhuang Feng, which is equivalent to a bargaining chip;
Fu Xiang wanted to understand the joints, so he gave up the idea of killing Zhuang Feng and directly taking people; of course, Liu Fengshan was only one of the reasons, more because Zhuang Feng seemed to be weak at this time, but he acted unscrupulously, so Fu Xiang didn't want to have more branches, so he waited for Zhuang Feng to interview him;
Soon after the meeting with Zheng Shan, Zheng Shan sent another message that he wanted him to meet in Metropolis Zhuangfeng;
When he heard the news, with Fu Xiang's self-cultivation, he couldn't help but get angry;
Grandma's claws, what's this called;
You Zhuang Feng is a little bastard, you actually let me, the cabinet minister, the governor of Jiangzhou, go to your office for a meeting, is this what people say?
However, Fu Xianghuo was so angry that he had to go;
If nothing else, just because of Zhuang Feng's nickname of "mad dog", because Fu Xiang had mentioned Gu Jinxian's neck when he met Zhuang Feng for the first time, and according to the time Gu Jinxian had spent in Jiangzhou, Fu Xiang would rather believe what Zhuang Feng said;
That Zhuang Feng is a mad dog, he can do anything, and even characters like Gu Jinxian have been choked by him, so since this is the case, what is the hindrance of bowing his head once;
Fu Xiang endured his anger, and when he got to the appointment, he still went to Zhuang Feng's office;
"Master Fu's arrival really makes the humble house shine;" Fu Xiang came to Zhuang Feng's office alone, and this palace was performing like a fake there;
"Young Master Zhuang is polite;" Fu Xiang was angry in his heart, but his face was extremely natural, this is also the cultivation of these children of their families, who have been rolling in the officialdom all their lives, and they have long been perfect;
"Master Fu is polite, please take a seat;" Zhuang Feng's picture looked like he was pretending to be there, and he felt good about himself there;
"Master Fu, please;" After Xu Wei, a big man, brought two cups of tea, Zhuang Feng greeted him at all;
Fu Xiang still had a smiling face, and after asking for tea, he waited for Zhuang Feng's next words there;
"Is there something wrong with Master Fu coming this time?" Zhuang Feng asked for tea there, and then continued to pretend;
"Young Master Zhuang doesn't know?" Fu Xiang looked at Zhuang Feng and pretending to be there, but he was pretending to be so fake, he was angry with him, but he couldn't put it down, and he just got down to business;
"Jiangzhou;" After only Fu Xiang and Zhuang Feng were left, Zhuang Feng put down his disguise and directly said his request;
"Nothing else?" Fu Xiang suddenly became directly at Zhuang Feng, feeling a little uncomfortable, but there was no other performance;
"As long as Jiangzhou;" Zhuang Feng replied definitely;
"Jiangzhou belongs directly to Jinguo, and I can't do anything;" Fu Xiang talked to the conditions;
"That's not interesting;" Zhuang Feng seemed to have a somewhat boring tone;
Regarding Zhuang Feng's words, Fu Xiang just smiled, did not answer, and tasted tea there, seemingly enjoying it very much;
"Old man Kang is okay, the little girl in their family should be a big girl;" Regarding Fu Xiang's pretentious posture, Zhuang Feng also tasted tea, and asked casually there;
With Zhuang Feng's seemingly casual words, Fu Xiang's hand holding the tea seemed to tremble subconsciously, although the amplitude was very small, but Zhuang Feng still saw it;
"Tell me, what do you want me to do;" Fu Xiang calmly put down the tea bowl and said loudly;
Zhuang Feng's seemingly casual words were extremely shocked to Fu Xiang's ears;
The old man Kang mentioned by Zhuang Feng is actually their Fu family's ally, or the most important ally of their Fu family, and now he is also a cabinet minister, and he is also in charge of the military and police in Jindu City, which is also the most important link in Fu Xiang's plan;
No one else knew about this, and Fu Xiang didn't know where Zhuang Feng knew about it, or because of this, when Zhuang Feng mentioned it there, Fu Xiang was so shocked;
In Fu Xiang's opinion, Zhuang Feng knows a lot of things, so much that people feel suffocated;
The relationship between their Fu family and the Kang family is only known to a very few people, but how did Zhuang Feng know?
However, Fu Xiang did not ask questions, because it was in vain to ask; these things, no matter what channel they come from, are the foundation of one's life and the source of causing death;
However, no matter how Zhuang Feng knew, Zhuang Feng did know, and this alone was enough to make Fu Xiang put down his posture;
"Jiangzhou;" Zhuang Feng still said that;
"Okay;" At this time, Fu Xiang no longer had any posture;
"Refreshing;" Zhuang Feng applauded;
But Fu Xiang just barely squeezed out a smile, and he really didn't know how to respond;
"I'm not interested in participating in Jindu's affairs; Jiangzhou, I only need Master Fu to clean the officialdom and turn a blind eye to some things, and I'll do the rest by myself;" Zhuang Feng could also see what Fu Xiang was thinking, and didn't mention anything more, but talked about the belonging of Jiangzhou;
"Hmm;" Hearing Zhuang Feng's words, Fu Xiang also relaxed a little;
Because Fu Xiang believed that what Zhuang Feng said was true, the matter of Jindu was indeed not mixed with the capital with the strength in Zhuang Feng's hands now, and the reason why Zhuang Feng mentioned the issue about the Kang family was just a bargaining chip;
Therefore, after Fu Xiang understood, he also knew that Zhuang Feng would not lose any news to Jindu, because what Zhuang Feng wanted now was only Jiangzhou;
"Master Fu, please;" After Zhuang Feng received Fu Xiang's response, he picked up the tea and greeted Fu Xiang;
"Please;" Fu Xiang also picked up the tea and responded, and then continued: "The official will leave;"
"Master Fu walks slowly, don't send it;" Zhuang Feng got up and said hypocritically;
This is all tea and sent to the guests, and it is still loaded there;
With Fu Xiang leaving, Zhuang Feng habitually lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled it;
"Weizi, send Liu Fengshan to Fu Xiang;" Zhuang Feng burned a cigarette there, and at the same time summoned Xu Wei;
"Yes;" Xu Wei agreed, and then went to do his errands;
Ten years, it is the beginning of a new decade, a new era is about to begin, I don't know how long it will last;
After Xu Wei left, Zhuang Feng felt a little heavy;
People like Fu Xiang also experienced Zhuang Feng more than ten years ago, but after that time, he Zhuang Feng was silent for ten years, and this time, Zhuang Feng himself didn't know;
More than ten years ago, the person Zhuang Feng also faced no longer knew where he was, either incognito or exposed in the wilderness;
Ten years of silence, ten years of tempering, a new era, how will he Zhuang Feng deal with himself; these problems, although he has a complete plan more than ten years ago, still make Zhuang Feng feel a little powerless;
When the first rays of sunlight broke through the darkness appeared, Zhuang Feng had already smoked a lot of cigarettes;
A few days later, Liu Fengshan was dismissed from his post, and what followed was a related so-called investigation, which involved a purge that affected the entire Jiangzhou officialdom;
It should be a sunny spring in March, and Jiangzhou is also rare to have the warmth of spring, but this involves the cleaning of the entire Jiangzhou, but many people are no longer in the mood to go on a youth tour;
Of course, this is only for a small group of people, but for the common people of Jiangzhou, it is an extremely lively season;
The spring is blooming, and countless corrupt officials and corrupt officials have been arrested, so that ordinary people have more smiles when they embark on a youth tour, and they believe that after these people step down, life will be better;
Looking at the reports on the news, Zhuang Feng felt a little bored;
Since ancient times, the investigation of corruption and anti-corruption has always been the most supportive means of the common people;
In March, Zhuang Feng also made a decision, that is, to give up the office of the metropolis, and instead moved to Beicheng, moved to the Yan family's old house, and renamed it Nanyuan;
At the same time, Zhuang Feng also tightened his control over Jiangzhou, and with the purge of Jiangzhou officialdom, the officials who originally belonged to the Zhuang family also took advantage of this shareholder wind to quickly occupy important positions;