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Chapter 283 If Big Brother is the Supreme, I will be the first to die
Wei Yuan made Guo Hao kneel in order to punish him. After all, this was a matter between brothers.

But if others laughed at him for this, Wei Yuan would definitely not agree. After all, isn’t his brother’s face his own face?
No matter how humble Guo Hao was in front of him, it was still in front of him, not in front of others.

In a short while, Guo Hao came to his senses and found himself kneeling on the flower boat, unable to get up.

At this time, many merchants from noble families invited by Wei Yuan also saw this scene. They did not laugh at Guo Hao in front of him, but they certainly ridiculed him behind his back.
"I thought he really had total control over the Southeast. Doesn't he still have to listen to Marquis Wei?"

"You show off your might to me, but why are you like a wolf with its tail between its legs in front of the Marquis of Wei?"

"Nothing special."

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They wanted to express their mockery of Guo Hao in public. After all, they often took advantage of others' misfortunes.

Moreover, which one of them has not been threatened by Guo Hao?

Now that they saw him in trouble, they were naturally happy.

One merchant showed it, and came to Guo Hao and said proudly:

"General Guo, Commander Guo, why are you kneeling here? With your status, who would dare to make you kneel?"

It seemed that he was standing up for Guo Hao, but in fact, his heart was full of ridicule towards Guo Hao.

Later, the merchant was thrown into the sea by Chen Daniu.

Up to this point, no one dared to say anything to his face.

Guo Hao was still kneeling until late at night. He felt that his legs seemed to have lost all feeling, but he was a warrior after all, so he had a solid foundation.

So, I can still hold on, but kneeling all the time is not a good thing. How long should I kneel?
"Yuanzhi, can you please tell my brother that I really know I was wrong?"

Guo Hao pleaded.

Chen Daniu shook his head and said, "Kneel down if I tell you to. Can I really make you kneel down to death?"

Wei Yuan made Guo Hao kneel for a long time, but he actually had another idea.

That is to tell the merchants on the ship who has the final say whether it is shipping by sea or by southeast.

After he knelt until midnight, Lin Zhaoyuan walked out of the cabin and said to Guo Hao:
"Brother said you don't have to kneel anymore."

After hearing these words, Guo Hao breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to stand up, he felt a sense of weakness in his lower body. No matter what he did, he couldn't stand up. He looked at Lin Zhaoyuan helplessly.

"Zhaoyuan, give me a hand."

Lin Zhaoyuan helped him up.

He pounded his legs, smiled bitterly, and asked, "Brother, what else did you say?"

Lin Zhaoyuan shook his head.

Guo Hao asked again, "Brother, are you still angry?"

Lin Zhaoyuan said bluntly: "If you were the eldest brother, what would you do?"

Guo Hao was speechless.

Chen Daniu said, "Okay, okay, let's talk about these things later. It's not easy for the three of us to get together, shall we have a drink together?"

Guo Hao said: "Zhao Yuan, how about a drink?"

Lin Zhaoyuan shook his head and said, "I'm tired. Let's do it another day."

Guo Hao pursed his lips, not knowing what to say.

Chen Daniu said, "If he doesn't drink, let's drink."

Lin Zhaoyuan glanced at him, feeling somewhat helpless. Among the brothers in Daizhou, only Chen Daniu dared to drink with Guo Hao at such a sensitive moment.

When he returned to the cabin, he told Wei Yuan about Guo Hao and Chen Daniu's drinking.

The latter did not show any fluctuation in expression, but just nodded lightly.
"understood."

Lin Zhaoyuan didn't say anything else. He left and returned to his residence to rest.

I do not know how long it has been.

The two men who were still standing on the deck drinking were already seven parts drunk at this moment.

Chen Daniu kicked the empty wine jar in front of him, stood up unsteadily, and said:
"What do you want so much silver for?"

"Although I don't know the situation in the southeast, I also know that Brother Wei gives the southeast 400,000 or 500,000 taels of real money every year. Isn't this money enough for you?"

In order to reward the naval officers and soldiers in the southeast, Wei Yuan would pay out of his own pocket, ranging from 300,000 to 500,000 taels every year.

Of course, this money is given to confidants in order to cultivate them.

Guo Hao took another big sip of wine and said gloomily, "How many officials in this world are not greedy? I never took the money given by my elder brother. I gave it all to my brothers."

"I don't want to covet Big Brother's money. What I want is the money of those wealthy businessmen. Why not let them give me some profit?"

Chen Daniu was speechless.

Guo Hao continued: "Brother, you are making a fuss out of nothing!"

Hearing this, Chen Daniu frowned suddenly and kicked him hard, "What the hell are you talking about?"

Guo Hao was shocked, "I said the wrong thing."

Chen Daniu said, "Everything I said this afternoon is true. If Big Brother wants to kill you, I will do it myself and give you a quick death. I will never let you suffer."

Guo Hao opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

Today, for him, the four words "terrified" can be used to describe it.

Chen Daniu waved his hand at him and said, "I'm drunk."

He walked towards the cabin.

Guo Hao was unmoved and murmured, "Among us brothers, you are actually the smartest." "If our eldest brother wants to occupy the supreme position, I will be the first to die, and you will have the best ending."

Hearing this, Chen Daniu turned around abruptly and stared at Guo Hao's back, frowning deeply and looking uglier.
"You...you are drunk!"

After saying that, Chen Daniu left immediately without any hesitation.

Guo Hao snorted, looked at the calm and dark lake, sneered, and said to himself:
“Who doesn’t live for himself?”
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The next day, Bianjing City, Imperial Palace.

Zhao Zhen was still lying on the dragon couch.

Yan Da, the commander-in-chief of the Imperial City, came to report that Wei Yuan had invited merchants from the southeast to gather at Taihu Lake in Suzhou.

This matter cannot be concealed. Rather than letting the censor find out, I will submit a memorial to report to Wei Yuan.

It’s better to say it yourself.

In this way, the initiative is at least in your hands.

"Your Majesty, we have invited some merchants who have contributed to the development of maritime transport. Perhaps Lord Wei did this to thank them."

"After all, the smooth opening of maritime transport depends on merchants who support national policies."

If the censor said so, he would say that Wei Yuan was suspected of collusion between officials and businessmen, which would be a serious crime.

However, now after Yan Da's words, it feels like a big thing has been turned into a small thing, and a small thing has been turned into nothing.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhen, who was seriously ill, immediately flew into a rage.
"What is he going to do! Why would he, a military hero, collude with those merchants?"

"Who does he think he is? And he invited all those merchants onto a flower boat?"

"Check! Check for me!"

Since he fainted after the New Year, Zhao Zhen had never been so angry, even on the day he dismissed the two prime ministers.

This time, he was really angry.

A military hero who colluded with merchants only wanted money, but why did Wei Yuan want so much money?
Do you really think that national laws are just for show?
As soon as Zhao Zhen finished speaking, he started coughing violently.

Yan Da had rarely seen him so angry, so he knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Please calm down, Your Majesty!"

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the Imperial City Office will investigate the matter of Marquis Wei hosting a banquet for merchants from the southeast to the end!"

Hearing this, Zhao Zhen's expression almost calmed down, and he said: "If he needs money, I can give it to him, but he can't take the money on his own initiative!"

Isn’t Wei Yuan to Zhao Zhen the same as Guo Hao to Wei Yuan?
Wei Yuan invited many merchants to a merchant ship on Taihu Lake in Suzhou. It seemed that he was going to perform with Guo Hao, but was Guo Hao qualified?
He was acting with Zhao Zhen!

After Yan Da left the emperor's bedroom, Zhu Zongguan also left Zhao Zhen's side under the pretext of dispatching the eunuchs in the palace to guard.

He caught up with Yan Da and asked, "Commander Yan, what should you do about Lord Wei's matter?"

Yan Da said: "General Wei is so smart. I really don't know why he has to act so high-profile."

If there really was something that needed to be reported to those merchants, they couldn't do it so blatantly. They rented a big flower boat and invited Xie Yuying, the most famous prostitute in Jiangnan, to board the boat, right?
Chief Steward Zhu asked, "Commander Yan is saying that Lord Wei did this on purpose?"

Yanda nodded.

Manager Zhu frowned and asked, "Why?"

Yanda shook his head in confusion.

Zhu Zongguan said: "At this time, Commander Yan must help Lord Wei more."

Yan Da smiled and said, "Don't worry, Manager Zhu. If there is nothing else, I will leave first."

Manager Zhu nodded and watched them leave.

After Yan Da returned to the Imperial City, he asked several of his confidants,

"Has Gu Qianfan returned from Daizhou?"

One of the confidants clasped his fists and responded, "Just received news that Commander Gu will be able to return to Beijing soon."

Yan Da sighed, "Wait until he returns to Beijing and ask him to come see me."

Wei Yuan attaches great importance to Gu Qianfan.

Then, it would be better to let Gu Qianfan investigate his collusion with businessmen.

Outside Bianjing City.

Zhang Guifen had been sitting in the carriage and had been waiting for half a day.

According to the news from Daizhou, Guo Hao's parents will arrive in the capital today.

It was probably when the sun was about to set that Zhang Guifen saw Guo Hao's parents escorted by several guards from afar.

She immediately got off the carriage, walked forward on foot, and saluted the two of them:
"Gui Fen has met the two elders."

It was the first time for both of them to come to the capital, and it was also the first time for them to see a proud girl like Zhang Guifen. They were filled with emotion and quickly spoke to Zhang Guifen:

"Madam Hou, you are too polite. If it weren't for you and the Marquis, my Hao'er wouldn't have achieved what he has today."

"I wonder why the Marquis invited us to the capital?"

The two elders were obviously frightened.

Zhang Guifen smiled and said, "My Lord has been traveling in Jiangnan recently and met Brother Guo Hao. Brother Guo Hao mentioned that you two elders have never been to the capital, so my Lord is thinking of inviting you two elders to the capital to enjoy a good life."

Hearing this, Father Guo was filled with gratitude and bowed quickly, saying, "Madam Hou, you and the Lord Hou are really too polite. How could our Guo family be so honored by the Lord Hou and Madam Hou?"

Zhang Guifen pretended to help Guo's father up, and said earnestly: "You two elders, please don't bother with polite words. I have prepared some wine and food in the mansion to welcome you two elders."

Even Guo Hao's parents knew that their ability to visit the capital and their son's ability to become a military commander and a pillar of the southeast were all inseparable from the support of the Marquis' Mansion.

But Guo Hao just ignored the rules set by Wei Yuan.

(End of this chapter)