The most powerful patriarch in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 144
Chapter 142

Capital, Wu Mansion.

Before the court was over, more than a dozen carriages and sedan chairs had parked in front of the mansion of Wu Changshi, a doctor in Wenxuan of the Ministry of Officials, all of whom were waiting to visit Wu Changshi.

Among the people waiting, there are officials who have come to the capital to report on their duties, officials who have alternates, old friends, relatives and friends, etc.
Everyone in the government and the public knows that the emperor trusts Zhou Yanru very much now, and there are two people Zhou Yanru trusts the most.
One is Dong Tingxian, and the other is Wu Changshi.

Zhou Tingru does business and does not take money, because Wu Changshi collects money for him. This has long been a secret in the capital.

Many ministers dared not speak out. Emperor Chongzhen trusted Zhou Tingru very much, and Zhou Tingru also used his wealth to befriend his servants.
Even if someone wanted to sue Zhou Tingru, the memorial could not be delivered to Chongzhen.

When Wu Chang came back from Shisan Dynasty, he entered through the back door of his house.

There is no way, there are too many people at the front door, and I am afraid that if I get out of the sedan chair, I will be entangled by some thick-skinned guys who have no money to manage.

As soon as he entered the mansion, the housekeeper Lao Qian went up to greet him, and hurriedly said: "Master, you are finally back, the guests have been listening to Yu Xuan for a long time."

Upon hearing this, Wu Changshi immediately asked, "Who's here?"

Ordinary visitors will send greeting cards and gift lists. Wu Changshi decides to see them after reading them.
Lao Qian led the guests to Ting Yuxuan without his consent,

Needless to say, it must be a very important guest,
If you are not rich, you are expensive.

"Huizhou Cheng Ji'an is here," Lao Qian said in a low voice.

When Wu Changshi heard this, he said with a smile on his face, "It turns out that brother Dong Bo is here, a rare visitor, a rare visitor, I'll see you right away."

He didn't even change his court clothes, and immediately walked in the direction of Ting Yu Hall.

The God of Wealth is here, can you hurry up?

Cheng Dongbo is Cheng Ji'an, the second in command of Cheng's firm and the core figure of Huizhou merchants.
Wu Changshi was from Jiaxing, Zhejiang, and Zhejiang is the base camp of Huizhou merchants.
It can be said that when Wu Changshi was enlightened, he received books from Huizhou merchants. When he was young, he often participated in various poetry meetings and lectures held by Huizhou merchants, and participated in the imperial examinations. He took carriages and accommodation provided by Huizhou merchants. Huizhou merchants are behind the scenes,
Wu Changshi didn't mean to repay his kindness, but every time Cheng Ji'an came to the door, he would never be empty-handed, and every time he asked for something, he would be rewarded generously.
What I like most is dealing with such fastidious people.

"Brother Dong, when did you come to the capital? Don't write a letter to tell us in advance. If you are far away, you will be greeted if you are far away." Wu Changshi put his airs down very low, and greeted him warmly as soon as he entered the door.

"Grassman Cheng Ji'an, I have met Wu Langzhong." Seeing this, Cheng Ji'an quickly put down his teacup and saluted.

Wu Changshi quickly stepped forward to help him up: "You and I have dozens of old friends, and the sound of Mr. Wu, that is a disgrace to Wu, please get up, please get up."

Floating officials, iron-clad Huizhou merchants, following the suspicious emperor Chongzhen, who is quicker to be promoted and dismissed than to lose his face, who is not afraid,
Wu Changshi was a doctor in Wenxuan of the Ministry of Officials, and it was not easy for Cheng Ji'an to handle him.
Maybe one day I will need someone to help me with activities.

After the two were courteous, Cheng Ji'an took out a document from his sleeve and put it in front of Wu Changshi: "Mr. Wu, I would like to trouble you to work on this matter."

Wu Changshi picked up the file and took a look. It turned out to be the file of a head coach of the militia named Lu Changle. After reading it patiently, he couldn't help but admire: "I didn't expect that a mere head coach of the militia would have such a patriotic heart." , Rare, rare."

Cheng Ji'an nodded in agreement: "That's right, Zheng Zhilong is selfish and immoral. When he was in danger, he abandoned his parents and fellow villagers in Fujian. As a result, the plague in Fujian was rampant, and bandits and bandits arose everywhere. Alas, people are dying."

"It's not bad," Wu Changshi recalled: "Lu Changle found a cure for the plague and set up a free clinic. Jin Yiwei reported this to the emperor secretly. At that time, the emperor said that there were more loyal people like Lu Changle in Ming Dynasty. Jue and Jianlu are immortal, and they also said that they would reward that Chief Lian Lu, but they were distracted by the battle in Liaodong and probably forgot it for a while."

"That's great, please ask Langzhong Wu to operate it, so as not to chill the hearts of those who have made meritorious deeds."

While Cheng Ji'an was speaking, he calmly put a bank note in front of Wu Changshi.

Wu Changshi's expression changed, and he quickly said: "Brother Dongbo, what does this mean? Between you and me, do you still need to be so polite?"

Money is a good thing, face is still needed,

At least be tactful.

"Don't worry, Mr. Wu. I know it's not easy to handle. It will cost money to move around. It's too embarrassing to ask Mr. Wu to help. You can't let Mr. Wu pay for it yourself. Please accept it. If you don't accept it, Cheng Turn around and leave."

"Hey, look at this matter. Brother Dong has talked about this matter, well, this matter is on my shoulders, but you have to agree to one thing, to have a drink with me, otherwise I can't help you with this matter."

Lu Changle has an official status and great achievements in curing the plague. Even the emperor has an impression of him. He also has the credit for exterminating the two rebels Fei Tianhu and Huntian Demon King. It is just a matter of effort to recommend him.

The 5 taels of silver was said to be a management, but in fact it was a management of himself. Wu Changshi had no reason not to agree.

"Wu Langzhong has an order, how dare Dong Bo disobey, but he must take the good wine from the mansion."

"Brother Dongbo is really a fortune teller. The emperor rewarded him with several jars of royal wine the day before yesterday, but he was reluctant to drink it. Brother Dongbo is here, so I will have to keep it."

The two looked at each other, and laughed in a tacit understanding.

That night, Wu Changshi was in Zhou Yanru's study, and sent the materials and 3 taels of bank notes to Zhou Tingru.

After Zhou Yanru finished reading the materials, he skillfully put the bank note in his sleeve.

On the second day, Zheng Kunzhen, the censor of Fujian, once again denounced Zheng Zhilong, the general soldier of Fujian, for arbitrarily serving his duties, abandoning the people of Fujian, and bandits and bandits arose everywhere in Fujian, and the people were in dire straits. The emperor asked the emperor to punish Zheng Zhilong.
As soon as Zheng Kunzhen was impeached, Ma Jiazhi, Yushi Cao Rong, etc. all agreed with the incident, and some people suggested sending Jin Yiwei to take Zheng Zhilong back to the capital for interrogation.

Some ministers who had received benefits from Zheng Zhilong objected one after another, so there was a quarrel in the court.
Chongzhen was so annoyed that he ordered all the ministers to be silent, and asked Zhou Yanru's opinion directly.

Zhou Tingru thought for a moment, and quickly gave a compromise suggestion. Daming Coastal Defense still relied on the Fujian Navy, and Zheng Hongkui was still involved in chasing and suppressing the traitor Li Zicheng in Henan.

For the sake of common people's anger, Zheng Du was dismissed as a guerrilla general.

In the end, Zhou Yanru proposed to reward those who performed outstandingly during the Fujian crisis. Wu Changshi promoted Fuzhou head trainer Lu Changle in due course.

At the suggestion of Zhou Tingru and Wu Changshi, Chongzhen appointed Lu Changle as a general to suppress the bandits, and chased down the bandits in Fujian.

There is a lot of bad news every day. Finally, I saw a loyal and brave man who led the villagers to defend the village without paying a penny or a grain of rice.
Under the intervention of Zhou Yanru and Wu Changshi, the usual slow-moving officials suddenly became very efficient, completing various procedures as quickly as possible, and then dispatched fast horses to deliver appointment documents and other things to Lu Changle.

Quanzhou, General Military Mansion.

In the lobby, qin and cymbals are playing in harmony, singing and dancing are peaceful,
Twelve scantily clad, fair-faced women were dancing,

Every frown, smile, and every move gives people an inexplicable temptation.

However, as the master, Zheng Du's mind was not on those women, but on the Hokkien Express in his hand,

This was sent by eyeliner, saying that such newspapers appeared in Fuzhou, Yanping, Huaxing, Funing, and Jianning.

There are many articles criticizing Cheng.

When Zheng Du read the newspaper, his face alternately became angry, sometimes laughed, and cursed a few times from time to time,

Not only the maids and guards present were trembling with fear, but also the musicians who played and the kabuki who danced were also frightened.
Everyone knows that the second son can do anything when he is angry. Yesterday, a guard made a louder voice when walking, and Zheng Du personally broke his legs with a stick.

"Damn, damn, those ignorant bastards, dare to ruin my reputation like this, Fuzhou Lu family, Lu Changle, I swear to kill them." Zheng Du was suddenly furious, threw the newspaper forcefully, and roared with a ferocious face road.

It's so hateful, there are three newspapers in total, and each newspaper has its own bad news,

Indiscriminate killing, extravagance, murder for money, etc.,
Zheng Du did these things, but he did not allow anyone to publicly criticize him.

"My lord, please calm down, I will burn all these torn papers now!" The subordinate quickly knelt down and begged.

Zheng Du hesitated for a moment, and quickly said: "Cut and burn the serialized novels that follow, come and prepare the horses, I'm going to find my fourth uncle, send troops as soon as possible, and slaughter the Lu family in Fuzhou."

　Fishing today, completing the task ahead of schedule, hahaha
　　
　
(End of this chapter)