The light of the sword is like the moon reflecting on Kyushu

Chapter 1903 It’s going to rain, the Zhang family has an umbrella

"You want to report the Zhang family?" Feng Jiuxiao frowned slightly, then suddenly realized, "The Zhang family is exploiting you a lot?"

Wang Shouyi's eyes immediately lit up and he gave a thumbs up: "Your Excellency is indeed wise! The Zhang family treats us like pigs and dogs. This is really too much. We can no longer tolerate it!"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "Seniors, please don't be angry. The Zhang family will never maliciously exploit you again."

Wang Shouyi said: "Could it be that... Your Excellency has killed all the Zhang brothers?"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "No! Zhang Taiping died at the hands of Tang Shanhe! Zhang Qiankun ran away!"

Liu Changqi was shocked. "Zhang Qiankun ran away? What should I do?"

Chang Haiping also frowned and said, "Yes, if he comes back, I'm afraid he will direct all his anger at us!"

Feng Jiuxiao stood with his hands behind his back, thinking: The Zhang family suppressed these people so cautiously, which shows how cruel and vicious their methods are in normal times!

Feng Jiuxiao said: "Zhang Qiankun can't come back!"

Wang Shouyi was startled, then asked tentatively: "What do you mean, sir?"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "Zhang Qiankun has offended so many people, and now he has escaped from Wenchuan alone. If those enemies hear this news, do you think they will let him go?"

Wang Shouyi immediately revealed a cruel smile and sneered: "Heaven's will can still save him, but self-inflicted will not! I just heard about this. If I had known earlier, I would have contacted the five major families to join forces to hunt him down!"

Chang Haiping suddenly asked: "Sir, one of the Zhang brothers died and one escaped, so the Zhang family's property..." There was a hint of heat in his eyes!

Feng Jiuxiao said calmly: "Miss Zhang Qianqian has just taken the position of the head of the Zhang family! She will have the final say on the affairs of the Zhang family from now on! Miss Zhang has promised me that Hedong will follow the Hexi model and also set up a chamber of commerce. If there is anything, we will discuss it together! Then we will reach a consensus with Hedong, eliminate confrontation, and achieve a win-win situation."

Wang Shouyi's eyes flickered: "Your Excellency means... Zhang Qianqian is now the head of the Zhang family?"

"Not bad!"

Wang Shouyi, Liu Changqi and Chang Haiping looked at each other.

Liu Changqi turned his back and whispered, "Zhang Qianqian must have gotten the adults' approval to become the new head of the family!"

Wang Shouyi also lowered his voice and said, "So Zhang Qianqian must have agreed to certain conditions set by the deputy envoy in order to become the head of the Zhang family!"

Chang Haiping whispered: "So what the deputy envoy said must be true!"

Liu Changqi raised his head and said to Feng Jiuxiao: "May I ask, Mr. Deputy Envoy, if the entire Wenchuan formed a business alliance, who would be the leader of the alliance..."

Feng Jiuxiao said calmly: "I think Miss Zhang is more suitable, what do you think?"

The three of them were stunned. He had just become the head of the family, and now he was the leader of the alliance. Wasn't this a big step?

However, Wang Shouyi reacted the fastest and said, "We think it's appropriate!"

Liu Changqi and Chang Haiping reacted immediately, "It is indeed appropriate. We support Miss Zhang to be the leader!"

How dare you question the deputy envoy's opinion? Are you kidding me?

Feng Jiuxiao said: "Great! With your support, it will be just a matter of time before Hedong and Hexi break down their barriers!"

Liu Changqi looked at Wang Shouyi and Chang Haiping, and said with joy: "If it is true as you said, that Hedong and Hexi can form an alliance and become one, and everyone treats each other equally, then good days will come for everyone!"

Wang Shouyi said, "Sir, I would like to ask again, the Zhang family's 50% cut from my Wang family is now void, right?"

Feng Jiuxiao said, "That's right! From now on, no forced buying or selling will be allowed in Wenchuan. No forced investment or commission will be allowed! Equality, mutual benefit, and win-win cooperation are the foundation and purpose of the alliance. Let me say one more thing to dispel your doubts. Power and obligations have always been equal. Since Miss Zhang is the leader of the alliance, she certainly has the right to command the alliance, but all her instructions must be based on maintaining the interests of the alliance. If she has selfish motives, this position must be replaced."

The three of them were overjoyed.

Although the dividends brought by the alliance are just a pipe dream, the cancellation of high commissions is a real benefit that will produce immediate results!

At this time, a young man came over and bowed: "Hello, Master Wang, Hello, Master Liu, Hello, Master Chang! I am Zhang He, my daughter Zhang Qianqian sent me to inform you that my master Zhang Taiping unfortunately passed away today. I am here to report this."

Wang Shouyi, Chang Haiping and Liu Changqi looked at each other and thought: Zhang Taiping is dead!

They were completely relieved.

Wang Shouyi said to Zhang He, "Please reply to Miss Zhang and ask her to express her condolences. We have been informed and will go to pay our respects tomorrow."

Liu Changqi and Chang Taiping also said they would go tomorrow. Zhang He left.

At this time, the ferry docked, and the people who had been disembarking had all gotten off the boat, and the people who had been waiting in line to board the boat began to board. Feng Jiuxiao clasped his fists and said, "Three seniors, I have to go first. We can discuss this tomorrow if there is anything."

The three of them immediately clasped their fists and said, "Okay, sir, take care."

Feng Jiuxiao was the last one to board the ship.

Seeing the man in white leaving with the boat, the three of them showed long-lost smiles on their faces.

Liu Wu, the eldest son of the Liu family, said, "Dad! Why don't you tell him that you will be the leader of the alliance?"

Liu Changqi immediately said angrily: "Do you want the Liu family to be destroyed?"

Liu Wu was a little puzzled: "Although the deputy envoy is powerful, he won't kill us all for the Zhang family, right?"

Liu Changqi scolded, "Just now I praised you for being smart and notifying me in time to come here and wait for the Deputy Envoy. Why are you suddenly confused now?"

Wang Shouyi's son Wang Daoqian said, "Brother Liu, Uncle Liu is right. Why are you confused again?"

Liu Wu felt a little aggrieved and asked, "What did I say wrong?"

Chang Haiping's son Chang Guangling laughed and said, "Brother Liu, you don't understand what your uncle means. It's not the deputy envoy who wants to destroy our family! Have you forgotten the deputy envoy's other identity?"

Liu Wu was startled and asked, "Another identity?"

Chang Guangling said: "The leader of the Mountain Alliance!"

Liu Wu slapped his forehead, "I had forgotten that he is the leader of the Mountain Alliance, and his martial arts are unparalleled! The compelling aura just now was clearly the aura of martial arts, and I thought it was the power of the officials that was too strong! The purpose of the Mountain Alliance is to eliminate violence and protect the good, to help the poor and the needy, so he naturally can't attack us! But, Dad, since Zhang Taiping is dead, how can a woman like Zhang Qianqian become the head of a family? Her aunts and uncles are enough to make her suffer! What else can she do? On the day the alliance was formed, I nominated you, Dad, to be the leader. What can she do? Can she really destroy my Liu family?" Liu Wu was a little disdainful!

Liu Changqi said angrily: "Idiot! Why did the deputy envoy support Zhang Qianqian to be the leader? Why didn't he mention my name? Why didn't he mention the names of your two uncles? That's because apart from the Zhang family, there is no other family in the entire Hedong that has the foundation to be qualified for the position of leader!"

Liu Wu was a little unconvinced: "Zhang Taiping is dead, Zhang Qiankun has also escaped, the Zhang family is doomed! Will those masters they employ listen to the orders of a little girl?"

Liu Changqi looked at Liu Wu, and suddenly calmed down. He sighed, "You are not as ambitious as the second brother, and your brain is not as smart as the second brother. Sometimes I wonder if handing the Liu family over to you is the most wrong decision I have made!"

Liu Wu was startled for a moment, then said frankly: "Dad, to be honest, the second son is indeed more suitable to take charge of the overall situation than me. I have no objection to handing over the Liu family to him!"

Chang Haiping said, "Brother Changqi, don't be angry. Liu Wu is just kind-hearted. He is wise but appears foolish. He is not really stupid! Don't be stupid. There is nothing wrong with the eldest brother being the head of the family!"

Wang Shouyi also said: "That's right, your eldest son is honest and upright, suitable for maintaining the status quo! This is your family affair and I shouldn't say it, but I can't watch you make a fool of yourself. If you really pass the position of the head of the family to your second son, then your Liu family will be in real danger!"

Chang Haiping said: "Yes! Your talented man is more ambitious than you! If he becomes the head of your Liu family, then your Liu family will be in disaster!"

Mr. Liu II is an uneasy person, and everyone in Wenchuan knows it.

Liu Changqi sighed and said, "Liu Wu! Did you hear that? Just as your two uncles said, the reason why I trained you to be my successor is because you are suitable for maintaining the status quo! Starting a business is difficult, and maintaining a business is even more difficult! You just proposed that I become the leader, naturally out of trust in Dad, so let me ask you, why don't you want to be the head of the family?"

Liu Wudao: "Didn't you just say that I'm not as ambitious as the second brother, and my brain is not as flexible as the second brother. I don't think I can beat the second brother. To put it bluntly, I just don't have the strength. I know myself." After saying this, his face turned lonely.

Liu Changqi smiled bitterly and said, "You think you can't beat the second brother, then why don't you think about how I can beat the Zhang family!"

"Isn't there only one Zhang Qianqian in the Zhang family now? She's just a little girl, what is there to worry about?"

"Little girl? Is this all you know about her?"

"That's right. I've known her for a long time. She's been fooling around all day. What does she know?"

"Haha, this is the terrible thing about information asymmetry! You only know that she spends her days drinking and partying and does not work properly, but you don't know that all that is just an act!"

"It's a fake? We all know who Tang Shanhe is and what he does, but he still managed to trick her and took her to Zhang's house today?" Liu Changqi said, "Then let me ask you, what exactly is happening in Zhang's house now?"

Liu Wu said: "Didn't we just hear that Zhang Taiping died and Zhang Qiankun ran away?"

Liu Changqi said: "Did you know that the Yan and Wen families also went to propose marriage?"

"Yes! The whole city knows!"

"What about them?"

"I have no idea!"

"Then let me tell you! They left before Zhang Taiping died. I knew it as soon as they left Zhang's house! Guess what their expressions were like when they left Zhang's house?"

"Of course she is angry! Her stupid daughter actually brought a wild boy back home to deliberately anger her father and her future in-laws. Who can be happy?"

"You're wrong! Both families left with smiles, especially the Wen family!"

"what happened?"

"Young Master Wen Caichen of the Wen family is now the son-in-law of the Zhang family!"

"what?"

"The Wen family will come to the Zhang residence to propose marriage soon!"

"impossible?"

"It was Zhang Qianqian who personally sent the two families away from the Zhang Mansion!"

"what happened?"

"On our way here, someone already revealed the news to me!"

"On the way? Oh, it's that..." Liu Wu remembered that someone did hand his father a note on the way, but he came and went in a hurry, and seemed to be wearing a hat, so his face could not be seen clearly.

Liu Changqi immediately shouted, "Don't talk!" This is the dock, there are many people and they are gossiping. He doesn't want anyone to know that he has a secret connection with the Wen family!

Liu Wu said, "So... Dad means that Zhang Qianqian is actually going to marry Wen Caichen?"

"That's right! If she is the fool you are talking about, do you think she will change her mind?"

"Something must have happened in between."

"Of course a lot of things happened. The Wen family exposed Tang Shanhe's true face, and Zhang Qianqian was able to turn back from her wrong path. This seemingly simple thing proves that Zhang Qianqian is definitely not as simple as you think!"

Liu Wu frowned, a little bit unbelievable. How could Zhang Qianqian, nicknamed the little witch, suddenly become smart and obedient? She even personally saw Wen and Yan off!

Liu Changqi said: "As for what happened to the Zhang family after the Wen and Yan families left, I also heard it from the Deputy Envoy. Wu'er, you are not stupid. Now can you guess why I said that Zhang Qianqian is capable? If she is a fool and can't control the Zhang family, will the Deputy Envoy support her to take the position? Is she stupid, or is the Deputy Envoy stupid?"

Liu Wu raised his head, as if realizing something. "With the support of the Wen and Yan families, she will be able to gain a firm foothold inside the Zhang family! After she has settled the Zhang family, she will unite with the Wen and Yan families. With the combined strength of the three families, no family in Hedong or even in the entire Wenchuan can compete with them. Therefore, no one can shake her position as the leader of the alliance! Right, Dad?"

"Yes! Of course! I told you that you are a smart person. As long as you think about it, you can figure it out. But this is just one of the appearances you see."

"Is there more?"

"Don't you see that the deputy envoy is also clearly supporting Zhang Qianqian?"

"I feel... he only suggested that Zhang Qianqian be the leader, but he didn't say that Zhang Qianqian must be the leader. If someone raises objections, I don't think it would be easy for the deputy envoy to suppress them by force, right?"

"Do you think he won't suppress it by force? He just doesn't care! If it really comes to that, suppression would be the least of his worries!"

"He has always considered himself a chivalrous man, how could he do such a thing?"

"Humph! He is still an important official of the imperial court! You can't judge him by common sense! He is going back to Hexi now, and he must be going to the Li family! As long as he convinces the Li family and makes the whole of Hexi support Zhang Qianqian, who in the whole Hedong area dares to have a different opinion?"

"Can the Hexi Li family listen to his advice?"

“Must be able to listen!”

"Why? Just because of your status as the deputy envoy?"

"Do you think the deputy envoy is using his power to pressure others?"

"What else? Why should all the merchants in Hexi listen to a little girl like her? What's more, Zhang Qianqian's father owes a lot of blood debts. He can be considered the enemy of the entire Hexi!"

"Business is business! Compared with interests, hatred is sometimes nothing. If you still care about hatred, it's because the chips of interests are not enough!"

"You mean... the deputy envoy will let the Li family see huge benefits?"

"Not only the Li family, he will definitely let all the merchants in Hexi see the huge benefits! In fact, the huge benefits are not only visible to them, but also to me!"

"Oh?" Liu Wu's eyes suddenly lit up and he became interested!

Liu Changqi said: "From what the deputy envoy said just now, I can feel that he is going to take action against the Tibetans!"

"is it?"

"The conflict between the two sides was actually instigated by Tubo! In the past, goods from Hexi could come over at any time, and everyone was in harmony. But now, if goods from Hexi want to cross the river, they have to pay the Zhang family a crossing fee. This alone has caused a lot of conflict between the two sides. But have you ever thought about it? Although Zhang Taiping was ambitious before, he was not so rampant. Why did he become like this later? In fact, it was the Tubo people who were stirring up trouble behind the scenes! I guess the Zhang family didn't get much of the 10% crossing fee!"

"You mean, it was taken away by the Tibetans?"

"That's right! On the surface, Zhang Taiping is the head of the family and he runs everything. Zhang Qiankun seems to be in charge of nothing, but in fact, he has been keeping a low profile. All the armed forces of the Zhang family are in Zhang Qiankun's hands."

"I know that the Zhang family has hundreds of bodyguards and a lot of experts, and they all listen to Zhang Qiankun. Zhang Qiankun is the real head of the family."

“Did you know that there are some lamas among them?”

"know."

"Did you know that the deputy envoy killed all the monks in Panlong Temple outside the city?"

"what?"

"Those monks are all fake monks, the real lama!"

"Fake monks? I went there several times and I didn't realize they were fake monks! Dad, how did you know?"

Liu Changqi said sternly: "Should you ask this?"

Liu Wu understood instantly and shut up immediately! He had always thought that his father was a submissive person, but now he knew that Liu Changqi had actually planted spies in many places! The reason why he revealed a lot of secrets today was naturally because the Zhang family changed its owner, otherwise he would never reveal these secrets!

The secret of the Zhang family was revealed by the secret line of the Wen family. Where did the secret of Panlong Temple come from? Liu Wu looked at his father, and the more he looked at him, the more he felt that he could not see through this old man.

Liu Changqi looked across the river with deep eyes, "The situation in Wenchuan is about to change."

Wang Shouyi smiled and said, "We are the first to know where the wind comes from and where the rain falls. Should we go back and prepare an umbrella now?"

Chang Haiping smiled and said, "Know yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles! Let's go to Zhang's house now!"

Chang Guangling asked in surprise: "Going to Zhang's house now?"

Chang Haiping smiled and said, "It's going to rain, the Zhang family has an umbrella!"

Chang Guangling seemed to have realized something!

Thank you Yudong for your strong support and encouragement!