Yang Guozhu leaned back, leaned on the back of his chair, and said, "Has Mr. Pei ever heard of a business called Tiger Flag?"

"Hu Zi Qi is a local business in Datong and is very famous in the Datong area of ​​Xuanfu." Pei Hong said.

Huziqi is the largest business house in Datong. As a censor, even when he first arrived in Datong and took up his post, he had already heard his senior attendant mention this company more than once.

Yang Guozhu smiled and said: "Master Pei is right, the Tiger Flag is indeed quite famous, but does Master Pei know who is the proprietor behind the Tiger Flag?"

"There is no need for you to come here to test me. I know that the current guard of Xinping Fort, Liu Heng, is the owner behind the Tiger Flag." Pei Hong said in a calm tone.

It was precisely because he knew that the guard of Xinpingbao was the owner of the Tiger Flag that he took his commander and his entourage to Xinpingbao shortly after he took office.

Yang Guozhu nodded and said: "Master Pei is right, but does Master Pei know what is the most profitable business of Tiger Flag?"

"What exactly are you going to say? You might as well say it directly. There's no need to beat around the bush here." Pei Hong looked impatient.

Yang Guozhu smiled and said: "Mr. Pei is quick to speak, and I will tell you straight away. The most profitable business of Tiger Character Banner is smuggling Mongolia. It can be said that Tiger Character Banner is the largest smuggling business in the border town."

"Since Deputy General Yang knew that the Tiger Flag was smuggled with the Mongols, why didn't he report it to the court? Could it be that Deputy General Yang was involved in something?" Pei Hong glanced at Yang Guozhu.

The smuggling business was such a huge source of wealth, and he didn't believe that a general like Yang Guozhu would keep his integrity and avoid being contaminated.

Yang Guozhu smiled slightly and said: "What Mr. Pei said is right. The general did get some benefits. In the parlance of Tiger Character Banner, it is called taking bonuses, and those who are qualified to take bonuses go up to the governor and down to the small flag of the border fortress.

, it can be said that everyone in the Datong officialdom is reaping dividends from the smuggling matter."

"So Deputy General Yang came to me to speak for the general guard of Xinping Fort?" Pei Hong narrowed his eyes slightly.

From Yang Guozhu's words, he could tell that Tiger Character Banner had used money to weave a large net in Datong officialdom. No wonder he had just provoked the Xinpingbao guard, and the patrol yamen immediately became empty, and no Datong officials came to visit.

Yang Guozhu shook his head slightly and said, "Master Pei has misunderstood. How can I speak for Liu Heng?"

"Then what do you want to do here? Show off the Tiger Flag, will you get any dividends from the smuggling business?" Pei Hong's face looked ugly.

He was thinking in his mind that if he had not taken action against Xinpingbao before, he would have received a share of the tiger-character flag smuggling dividends.

Being an official for thousands of miles is just for money.

After having been a poor censor in the capital for so long, he finally moved to another place to serve as the last patrol commissioner. He did not want to be the same official as he was in the capital.

Yang Guozhu saw that Pei Hong was not very happy, so he smiled faintly and said, "Master Pei is too worried. I don't have this intention. The reason why I came to see Master Pei is that I want to join forces with Master Pei."

As he spoke, he looked at Pei Hong.

Pei Hong frowned and said: "I don't understand what Deputy General Yang said. If Deputy General Yang has nothing to do, please come back! I still have official duties, so I won't accompany Deputy General Yang."

A deputy general soldier who was suppressed in Datong official circles, he did not think that such a person was qualified to join forces with him.

"The reason Mr. Pei is able to come to Datong must be Mr. Wang's help!" Yang Guozhu said in a calm tone, tapping his fingers lightly on the table.

When Pei Hong heard Mr. Wang's words, he stared at Yang Guozhu warily.

Not many people in the capital knew about his affair with Wang Wenyan, let alone the officials here in Datong.

Yang Guozhu continued: "Don't worry, Lord Pei. The person who told me about the relationship between Lord Pei and Mr. Wang is an acquaintance of Mr. Wang, so there is a natural basis for cooperation between me and Lord Pei."

"Why should I trust you?" Pei Hong said with a frown.

Yang Guozhu smiled and said: "In the entire Datong, apart from this general, does Mr. Pei think there will be people in Datong officialdom to help you? Of course, there is a clan in Datong, and Mr. Pei can also choose to cooperate with the clan."

"What do you mean? Do you think I will do something terrible?" Pei Hong's face sank.

It is taboo for foreign ministers to interact with the clan. Once it is found out, even if he has the support of the Donglin Party, he will not be able to be saved.

Yang Guozhu said: "Mr. Wang brought Master Pei to Datong in order to disrupt Datong and deal with Wei Eun. I stayed in Datong to deal with Wei Eun's people in Datong, so Lord Pei and I

The purpose is the same.”

"Who are you going to deal with? Governor Liu or General Ma?" Pei Hong asked curiously.

Although Yang Guozhu was suppressed by the General Soldier in Datong, he was also a high-ranking person in Datong and held heavy troops. Apart from the governor of Datong and the General Soldier, he could not think of anyone else who could threaten Yang Guozhu.

"None of them." Yang Guozhu shook his head gently.

Pei Hong asked again: "Could it be Lord Bingbei Dao King?"

"Xinping Fort Guard Liu Heng." Yang Guozhu looked at Pei Hong and said.

When he heard this name, Pei Hong was stunned and immediately said: "Liu Heng is just a small guerrilla general. It is not easy for Deputy General Yang to deal with him. There is no need to come to me for cooperation."

"No, this Liu Heng is the key to Master Pei breaking the situation." Yang Guozhu said, "Master Pei, don't underestimate this Liu Heng. It is because of him that Datong officialdom is connected up and down. It can be said that he is the core figure of Datong officialdom. As long as

Once we deal with him, it will be easy to deal with Governor Liu."

Pei Hong frowned and said, "Why should I believe what you say? Besides, how can a small guerrilla general have so much energy to connect Datong's official circles?"

Although he felt that what Yang Guozhu said might be true, he still did not want to believe that a recruited guerrilla general would have so much energy to do these things.

"After talking so much, my mouth is a little dry. I have been here for so long, but I didn't even drink tea." Yang Guozhu said with a smile.

Pei Hong said to his senior attendant: "Go and make a cup of tea for Deputy General Yang and bring it over."

Chang Sui agreed and retreated.

After Chang Sui left, Pei Hong said again: "I don't believe that a guerrilla general can tie the entire Datong officialdom together. If Deputy General Yang said this, he must have evidence in his hands."

"No." Yang Guozhu shook his head.

Pei Hong's face sank and he said, "Deputy General Yang is trying to amuse me."

"Don't worry, Mr. Pei, listen to me." Yang Guozhu said, "Thousands of miles away, being an official is just for money. Although Liu Heng is just a small guerrilla general, he seized the word wealth and used money to control Datong people.
Chapter completed!