"Besides the three officials, I am the two ministers and the eunuch in charge of the harem. To brag, I have slept with the princess, and I have also served the empress. As long as you give me money, I guarantee that this Qianjiang County will be the
You can do whatever you want!"
Long Chen spoke with confidence, but Zhang Qian complained about Long Chen in her heart.
Xu Zhi and the other three looked at each other in shock. Although these words were rough, they made sense.
The princess and the empress have both slept together, so things in the court can definitely be settled.
The governor Chen Zu couldn't help but asked: "My lord, are you not a eunuch? How did you do it?"
Long Chen was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Chen Zu to ask such a question.
"I have my own tricks. If you want to learn them, you have to give me money."
The governor Chen Zu wanted to ask, but was frightened away by Xu Zhi's gaze.
"How much do you want, sir?"
Xu Zhi asked for the other two people.
Long Chen knocked on the table and said: "The governor said that there are 100,000 pirates here. If I want to quell the pirates, I need at least 100,000 soldiers and horses. Calculated at 10 taels of silver per soldier, I need at least 1 million.
Two pieces of silver."
hiss.
Xu Zhi and the others felt their teeth aching when they heard this.
According to this calculation, each person has to pay more than 330,000 silver, which is not a small sum of money.
"Sir, this is too much."
Wang Zhong couldn't help but stood up and said.
Although they were pirates, they felt that the money they had worked hard to rob was accumulated by killing people with knives and gunshots.
This Long Chen has a red mouth and white teeth. He wants 1 million taels to open his mouth. This is such a loss.
Xu glanced at Chen Zu and said: "Sir, how can there be 100,000 pirates? Those pirates on the ghost island can only survive 30,000, so there is no need for so much money."
Long Chen was secretly happy, he didn't expect to find out the true situation from Xu Zhi's mouth.
Long Chen's face darkened and he said: "Executive member Xu, you You lied about the military situation. Governor Chen clearly said there were 100,000 troops, but you said there were only 30,000 troops. Do you want me to underestimate the enemy?"
Chen Zu said hurriedly: "Sir, there are indeed only 30,000, only 30,000. The others are just mobs who took advantage of the chaos."
Long Chen turned around and yelled angrily: "Chief Chen, how dare you lie about the military situation!"
Chen Zu immediately explained: "My lord, I am afraid that you will blame me, so I will say more to shirk the responsibility and calm my lord's anger."
Long Chen's face was gloomy and he said: "That can't be less than 300,000 taels. I still have to recover Zhenhai County. There are plenty of places to use troops and money."
Yuan Tengfei said: "Sir, if we help you regain Zhenhai County, this money will be enough."
Long Chen frowned and asked: "Young Master Yuan is really capable. You can actually recover the city that was occupied by pirates?"
Yuan Tengfei looked stern and quickly shut up.
Xu Zhi cursed Yuan Tengfei in his heart for being an idiot for saying such a thing just to save money.
Long Chen said coldly: "If you can help me regain Zhenhai County, I can ask for less."
Yuan Tengfei was overjoyed and said: "Do you really mean what your Excellency said?"
Long Chen nodded and said: "Seriously, if you can help me regain Zhenhai County, I only need 200,000 taels."
Xu Zhi was secretly scolding Yuan Tengfei as an idiot just now, but now he feels that Yuan Tengfei is really a genius.
Zhenhai County is already an abandoned city, and there is no use in occupying it. As long as you withdraw your troops, you can save 100,000 taels. This deal is definitely a good deal.
"Don't worry, sir, we will find someone to take back Zhenhai County."
Wang Zhong said happily.
At this time, Xu Zhi asked tentatively: "Sir, to be honest, we have some small money, but if we take out 200,000 at a time, the pressure is also great."
Long Chen slapped the table and cursed: "What do you mean! Don't you want to give me even 200,000 yuan!"
Xu Zhi immediately said: "Don't get me wrong, sir, that's what we want. We will give you 60,000 taels of tribute every year. You see."
Long Chen sat silently, squinting his eyes and looking at the three of them coldly.
Xu Zhi and the others didn't know whether Long Chen would agree to this plan.
The governor Chen Zu was very nervous, he was afraid that things would break down.
After a long time, Long Chen suddenly laughed and said: "Three brothers, we will be brothers from now on. I guarantee that this place will always be yours."
call.
Xu Zhi and the other three breathed a long sigh of relief, the matter was settled.
If they send money to Long Chen every year, then Long Chen will always help them hide the truth. We are all like grasshoppers on a rope.
"Sir, in addition to the three other officers, the lower official is preparing a small amount of wine in the back office. Let's have a drink together?"
Chen Zu is like a little brother.
Long Chen stood up and said with a smile: "It's necessary. I made three friends today and I want to have a drink."
Xu Zhi and the other three were also happy and said, "You're welcome, sir!"
Several people entered the back office together. There was a banquet table in the yard. An old cook served the food and wine to the table, and then went down with his head lowered.
Long Chen glanced at the old cook with the corner of his eye, and then sat at the table. Zhang Qian and Wu Jian still stood beside him to guard him.
Xu Zhi and the four of them sat down, Chen Zu sat on the left and Xu Zhi sat on the right.
The yamen servant came up to pour the wine, and the dishes and chopsticks were set out.
"Sir, we propose a toast to you."
Chen Zu raised his glass, and Long Chen also raised his glass.
Zhang Qian stopped Long Chen and said, "Sir, try to see if it's poisonous first."
Xu Zhi laughed and said, "Don't worry, sir. This is our territory. How can it be poisonous? Don't worry." Saying that, Xu Zhi and others wanted to go first as a sign of respect.
Long Chen was not in a hurry to drink, and handed the wine to Zhang Qian.
Zhang Qian took out a silver needle and dipped it in wine. The silver needle immediately turned black.
"poisonous!"
Zhang Qian poured the wine on the ground. Zhang Qian and Wu Jian immediately drew their swords, and the Xiaoqi guards drew their swords together, surrounding Xu Zhi and the four of them.
Long Chen sneered and said: "Investor Chen and Yuan Xu, you want to poison me to death!"
puff.
Xu Zhi spurted the wine out of his mouth. Before Yuan Tengfei could drink it, Wang Zhong drank it.
"Piss, shit!"
Wang Zhong grabbed his throat and dug at the base of his tongue, but he couldn't spit it out.
The yamen servant immediately brought a ladle of feces and urine from the toilet. Wang Zhong took a sip and then vomited it out.
Although he vomited it out, Wang Zhong still rolled his eyes and fell to the ground. Xu Zhi shouted to find a doctor for treatment.
The back office was in chaos. Long Chen looked cold and asked: "Chen Zu, how dare you murder the imperial envoy!"
Chen Zu shook his head repeatedly and said: "Sir, it wasn't me who poisoned him. If I had poisoned him, how could I poison Grandpa Sanzu together?"
Xu Zhi coughed up a mouthful of black blood from his throat. Although he did not drink it, it entered his mouth and was poisoned.
Zhang Qian said: "Sir, they poisoned and killed them together!"
Long Chen stopped him and said, "No, they didn't poison me."
"Chen Zu, if you don't give me an explanation, I will go back to Beijing and accuse you of having an affair with pirates and murdering an imperial envoy! Your Majesty will definitely send troops to pacify Qianjiang County."
After saying that, Zhang Qian and Wu Jian protected Long Chen and rushed out of the Governor's Mansion, then immediately mounted their horses and left the city to return to the military camp.
In the governor's house, Xu Zhi kept coughing up blood, and Chen Zu kept urging doctors to come for help as soon as possible.
Soon, the doctor entered the houya and detoxified Xu Zhi and Wang Zhong.
