It was deathly quiet on the second floor of Wuyangju, and no one spoke for a long time.
Everyone realized that today's banquet was basically a Hongmen Banquet. The purpose of Jianchang Hou's coming to Guangzhou was not as simple as he said. He secretly found out these secrets, and everything was their fault.
A shady secret. Now, it all seems to be heading towards a bad ending.
In the silence, Commander Wan Fengnian of the Guangdong Dusi slowly spoke.
"Master Zhang, what are you going to do? Do you want to report these things to the court? Or do you have other plans?"
There was cold murderous intent in Wan Fengnian's voice. They discussed the worst outcome last night. During today's banquet, if they find that Zhang Yanling has another purpose, they will take drastic measures.
At present, it seems that we may really have to take risks.
Although Zhang Yanling has a distinguished status. Although attacking such a person is likely to cause great trouble. However, if Zhang Yanling reports what happened here, then all the officials here will be ruined. In this case, it doesn't matter.
What a big deal.
Zhang Yanling chuckled and said: "That depends on your performance. My lords, I did not mean to embarrass you. I came to Guangdong on this trip, and I really did not expect to encounter such a thing. However, what you did
That's too much. It's understandable that you make money and benefit from it, but you can't collude with Buddha
Langji people, let them occupy my land of Ming Dynasty and harm the people of Ming Dynasty. I will never be so angry just for smuggling and making money. However, you have gone too far. It is not that I will not give you compensation.
You have a chance. I will give you two paths, and I hope you will make a wise decision."
Wan Fengnian sneered: "But I wonder what kind of opportunities Jianchang Hou will give me? I'm really looking forward to it."
Zhang Yanling said solemnly: "It's very simple. The first way is to make amends for your mistakes. Immediately mobilize the Nanhai Guard and Coast Guard troops to recapture Tuen Mun Island, capture and expel the Folangji Kingdom who invaded Tuen Mun Island and harmed our people.
National traitor. This noble meeting
Escort them to Beijing and report their actions to the imperial court for severe punishment. If you can do this, you will be able to make up for your mistakes. I will naturally speak kindly to you in front of the emperor, and I believe that the imperial court will not impose heavy penalties on you.
of."
Wan Fengnian turned his head and glanced at the people around him. Everyone had a sneer on their faces, looking disdainful.
Li Siming twisted his beard and said loudly: "But I don't know what the second way the Marquis wants to give us? We would really like to hear it."
Zhang Yanling said in a deep voice: "The second road is a dead end for you. If you are unwilling to cooperate and are stubborn, I will have no choice but to escort Andaya and his party back to the capital and report the truth to the emperor about the situation here.
.You all colluded with the Folangji people, deceived the court, and manipulated
The things that allowed Lang Ji to occupy our Ming Dynasty territory, smuggle for profit, and harm the people will be exposed to the world. I am afraid that none of you here will be able to escape. Even if it is not a capital crime, you will not be able to keep the black gauze hat on your head. How to choose?
I think you don’t need me to teach you.”
"Hahaha."
"Hehehe."
"Hey hey hey."
Li Siming, Wan Fengnian and others burst into strange laughter.
"Marquis Jianchang, I think there is a third way to go." Li Siming sneered.
Zhang Yanling looked at him coldly and said, "Master Li, please enlighten me."
Li Siming said: "The third way is to raise your noble hand and pretend that you heard nothing and saw nothing. Early tomorrow morning, Jianchang will take your people back to the capital. I will prepare more later."
Send me some generous gifts. Return to Beijing
After the city, Lord Marquis, you can live your happy life and don't talk nonsense. As for these people in Folangji Kingdom, we will deal with these things that happened in Guangzhou Mansion. I won't bother Jianchang Hou.
What do you think, Marquis Jianchang?"
Zhang Yanling laughed and nodded: "Yes, this is a good suggestion. But this is not the choice I give you. You can only choose one of the two paths I give you."
Li Siming laughed and said: "Master Hou, didn't you understand? This third way is the choice of our local officials in Guangzhou, Guangdong. As for the two paths given by Master Hou, we will not choose either one. This
The third way is also the path we chose for Mr. Hou. It is best that Mr. Hou can agree, but of course he can not agree. However, after that, the situation will be ugly. "
Zhang Yanling said solemnly: "I understand, are you trying to threaten me?"
"How dare we threaten you, Marquis Jianchang? You are the noble Marquis, and it is too late for us to curry favor with you. Marquis Jianchang, you are so majestic. You don't care about us officials at all. You kill these Buddhists in front of us to establish your authority.
The front foot accepted us
The gift we sent will cut off our financial path and ruin our future. We can only accept it. Haha. We can only ask you, Mr. Zhang, to show your kindness and give us face." Kang Anle, the prefect of Guangzhou, caressed his beard.
teased.
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "What if I refuse to give you this face? What should you do?"
Wan Fengnian shouted coldly: "The Marquis is a smart man, we believe he will give us face. If the Marquis refuses to be a decent person, we will teach him how to be a decent person. Sun Qianshi, what are you waiting for?"
Let the Marquis see the delicious dishes we prepared for him."
Sun Guangzu, the commander of the Guangdong Capital Si Qianshi and the Nanhai Guard who was standing aside, heard this and shouted in a deep voice: "Come here!"
The next moment, footsteps sounded like torrential rain upstairs and downstairs. A large number of soldiers and horses rushed out from the stairwell on the third floor, on the stairs of the lobby on the first floor below, and from several private rooms on the second floor. Each one held a weapon,
They were fully armed and numbered two to three hundred people.
In an instant, hundreds of soldiers crowded the second floor of Wuyangju. Dozens of muskets and crossbows were aimed at Zhang Yanling and others.
Chen Shiyi shouted in a deep voice, and all the guards quickly gathered together, loading the cannons and bayonets, and surrounded Zhang Yanling in the middle for protection.
Suddenly, tensions were high and the situation suddenly changed.
"Hehehe. Jianchang Hou, are you satisfied with this big dish?" Wan Fengnian laughed.
Li Siming, Zhou Guangquan, Kang Anle and other officials all laughed loudly.
Captain Andala, who was lying on the ground, also got up and rushed to Li Siming and others, shouting loudly.
"Kill him, kill him."
Li Siming waved his hand and said with a smile: "Master Andala, I was shocked. I apologize to you. I didn't expect it to be like this today. You don't need to be angry, I will give you an explanation."
Andara shouted: "He killed our soldiers, and I want him to pay with his life."
Li Siming waved his hand, looked at Zhang Yanling and said with a smile: "Jianchang Hou, we don't want things to end up like this. It's all because of you. You must be awake now, and we don't want to embarrass you. It's just that you are sober."
If you don't want to listen to others' advice, there's nothing you can do about it. Mr. Zhang, we all work in the officialdom. It's not good for others to give you face, but you slap others in the face. Mr. Hou is not deeply involved in the world, so he still has some experience in this regard.
It takes more practice.”
Zhang Yanling said in a deep voice: "Li Siming, Wan Fengnian, Zhou Guangquan, Kang Anle, and a few others are waiting. It seems that you have been prepared. Hey, I didn't expect you to be so bold. Do you know that your behavior is illegal?"
Are you making trouble? Do you know the consequences of doing so?"
"Hahaha. I'm guilty? It's you, Lord Zhang." An old voice came from the stairs, and an old man in black robe came slowly with a sneer on his face.
"Who are you?" Zhang Yanling frowned.
"Isn't Mr. Zhang still looking for Lao Chen just now? My surname is Lu, and my prefix is Zhengfang. Thanks to your love, I call Lao Cao Mr. Lu. In fact, Lao Cao is not a master, he is just a businessman." The old man said with a smile.
Zhang Yanling nodded and said: "So it's you. You have great supernatural powers and can make all the high-ranking officials in Guangdong and Guangzhou convenient for you and collude with you."
"Hehehe. Mr. Zhang, it's not that I have great magical powers, nor that I have any great face. Your lords are just giving face to my master, Prince Ning. You might as well make it clear to Mr. Marquis that we are in conflict with the Kingdom of Folangji.
The business is Prince Ning's business. Thanks to your lordship's accommodation, we can all just eat together. Just now Mr. Zhang said it was a crime, so if you interfere with Prince Ning's business, does it count as a crime?" Lu Zhengfang said with a sneer.
Zhang Yanling nodded and said: "I see, that makes it completely clear. It turns out that this is Prince Ning's backing, and this is Prince Ning's smuggling business. No wonder you, a domestic slave, have such a big reputation. The people in the city don't care.
If I dare to mention your name, it is naturally due to the pressure given by these officials. Relying on the name of the prince, you, a domestic slave, can be superior to the local officials. It is really sad."
Lu Zhengfang was not angry, he just sneered lightly and said: "Master Zhang, now that you have cursed a few words to vent your anger, I won't care about you. You have also seen the current situation. Master Hou said, what about this matter?"
What's the outcome? Is the Marquis going to bow his head and admit his mistake, write down a written guarantee, and agree to turn this matter into a minor matter? Or is he going to force you sirs to have no way out, and have to make a painful decision to end it once and for all?"