"Little man, little man..."
The second laizi's face was as pale as paper, and his voice was trembling.
The second-rate man felt that the sky was falling. He could say this to the wanderers, the common people, and even the merchants, but he could not say it to the official.
And at this moment, the biggest official in Qingzhou not only knew about it, but also came to him to challenge him?
How could this not surprise him?
How not to be afraid?
You offended this man, and you were even called to your door?
Is there any way to survive?
"Follow Mr. Zhao and take advantage of me, you scoundrel, how brave you are!" Zhou Zhenwen slammed the table and shouted sternly.
Er Laizi's whole body trembled and he collapsed to the ground.
Seeing this, Zhou Zhenwen's eyes flashed with disappointment. He had planned to use this person, but he didn't want his quality to be so poor?
It’s too useless!
Er Laizi was filled with fear, but soon he realized, who is the other party? What status?
If you want to kill a bastard like him, it's completely easy, why bother to show up in person?
And scare him?
It's totally unnecessary!
For a moment, Er Laizi thought of a possibility and felt his heart pounding.
At this thought, Er Laizi suddenly raised his head, looked at Zhou Zhenwen, and blurted out: "Master Chief Assistant, Er Laizi has a way to make the whole city eat locusts..."
"Oh?" Zhou Zhenwen frowned slightly, his expression still indifferent, pretending not to understand, and said coldly: "What do you mean?"
Seeing that Zhou Zhenwen did not continue to get angry, Er Laizi felt reassured and felt that wealth was coming, so he immediately said: "Master Chief Assistant, you came to Qingzhou not only to distribute relief grains, right?"
"oh?"
"Then what do you think I am doing in Qingzhou?"
Zhou Zhenwen sat down again, took a sip of tea, and spoke unhurriedly.
"The villain is offended." Er Laizi bowed respectfully, and then continued: "If you come to Qingzhou just to distribute relief food, why bother eating locusts, and let Qingzhou officials and even Her Royal Highness eat locusts? I'm afraid Your Majesty’s purpose of coming to Qingzhou this time is to control the locust plague, right?”
"Your Excellency has set the requirement of eating locusts in order to receive relief food. It is obviously to promote the advancement of this matter."
Zhou Zhenwen looked at Er Laizi and put down the teacup: "Qingzhou City is so big, I didn't expect that you, a little bastard, know me best..."
His life was saved... Er Laizi only felt that he had just escaped from the gate of hell. If he guessed wrong, he would definitely end up dead.
"Don't worry, sir. I will definitely help you complete this matter." Er Laizi quickly assured.
Now, he is not only thinking about saving his life, but also thinking about finding a big backer.
Nowadays, in Qingzhou, even the governor Chen Jia, who has more than ten thousand people, must listen to the words of the person in front of him, let alone others?
The biggest supporter is right in front of him. As a low-level person, how could he not seize it with all his strength?
"Why do you think you can help me?" Zhou Zhenwen looked down at the second-rate son and said coldly.
"I...I..." Er Laizi was speechless for a moment, it's true! There are a lot of second-rate bastards like him in Qingzhou City. At most, he can be considered a good one, but if he has to do it, then he really doesn't have the ability.
"The villain knows a lot of people and can promote the idea of eating locusts as quickly as possible so that people can believe in it..."
Zhou Zhenwen shook his head: "Not enough. If you can do this, others can do it! Besides, although you are somewhat famous in the market, you are still someone else's little brother. If you are asked to do it, it is better to let a bigger boss do it." Do."
"This..." Er Laizi had to admit that what Zhou Zhenwen said made sense. His status was not high enough, and he didn't have enough people at his disposal. The other party didn't have to do it with him, but why did he come to him?
In an instant, Er Laizi thought of many things, and finally settled on one reason.
Zhao Laosan.
He was hanging out with Zhao Laosan.
Zhao Laosan is very famous in Qingzhou City, and he is very popular in 46th Street in the east of the city.
There is no one in the entire east of the city who doesn't know Zhao Laosan.
Even the gang in the east of the city, the Liu Gang, must give Zhao Laosan some face.
And Er Laizi knows that this Zhao Laosan has never been satisfied with being a little gangster. He always wants to swallow up the Liu Gang. He uses this as a springboard to swallow up most of the underground forces in Qingzhou City in one go and become the king of the entire gang in Qingzhou City.
What is the only thing that this chief assistant can like about himself?
That's only one.
That is Zhao Laosan's confidant.
"Master Chief Assistant, I am Zhao Laosan's confidant. I can convince him to use him for your use!!" Er Laizi secretly observed Zhou Zhenwen's expression and tried.
"Get rid of it!" Zhou Zhenwen waved his hand, stood up, and walked out of the room.
Two figures holding long knives rushed towards Er Laizi quickly.
The second laizi looked pale and ignored the temptation, shouting loudly: "Master Chief Assistant, I can kill Zhao Laosan and replace him as your subordinate!! Give me a chance, I will definitely satisfy you... ..."
Two big knives have already struck at his head...
The sound of breaking through the air is extremely harsh! !
"alright!"
Zhou Zhenwen spoke and stopped the two of them.
"Yes, sir." The two figures, like phantoms, slowly retreated and disappeared.
"Huh..." Er Laizi sat on the ground, gasping for air, his face full of joy of surviving the disaster.
"Don't play tricks in front of me!!"
"get out!"
Zhou Zhenwen ordered: "Tonight, you think of a way to take him to Tongfu Inn in the east of the city... I will only give you the opportunity once. If you can't seize it, just commit suicide!"
"You can also try to escape, but I can guarantee you that you can't leave Qingzhou."
After saying that, Zhou Zhenwen no longer paid attention to the second rascal, strode out of the hall, and walked towards Qingyun Tower, the largest restaurant in Qingzhou City.
Tonight, he will invite the heads of the major families in Qingzhou to dinner at Qingyun Tower! !
...
Qingzhou City, south of the city, Gongsun's private residence.
"County Magistrate Wang, thank you for telling me this... This way, I will feel confident about tonight's banquet." A gray-haired old man said with a slight smile.
"Master Gongsun is so flattering!!" Magistrate Wang didn't dare to show off at all and returned the favor.
"Zhi'er, bring a souvenir to County Magistrate Wang." Gongsun Wuji said with a smile: "County Magistrate Wang, please don't dislike it! They are all old man's thoughts and worthless gadgets."
Magistrate Wang immediately said: "How could it be? Gifts are less important than affection...Besides, the small gift given by the head of the Gongsun family that time was too light?"
"Haha, Magistrate Wang is really funny!!" Gongsun Wuji burst into laughter.
Magistrate Wang also smiled in agreement, and then said: "Master Gongsun, it's getting late, I will take my leave first!!"
"Okay, okay, Zhi'er, help me give my father a gift to the county magistrate." Gongsun Wuji said with a long smile, stroking his beard.
After a while, Gongsun Zhi came back and said, "Father, County Magistrate Wang has left."
"Yes." Gongsun Wuji hummed, his expression calm, his eyes flashed with light, and he looked thoughtful.
"Father, are you thinking about Zhou Zhenwen?" Gongsun Zhi asked softly.
"Well, my father is thinking, this Zhou Zhenwen, at a young age, has become the chief minister of the current cabinet, with all the power in the government. Do you think he will be a mediocre person?" Gongsun Wuji asked.
"Of course not." Gongsun Zhi replied, "If we let the child come, I'm afraid he can only be a doctor in the sixth department at most... But this Zhou Zhenwen can actually stand out among so many bachelors in the cabinet, establish the Tsing Yi Party, and gain power. Even the Queen Mother has to avoid his edge when it comes to ruling the country and the public. This kind of character is by no means simple."
"That's right." Gongsun Wuji nodded happily, "So, this matter is weird. If you were asked to take charge of the Qingzhou locust incident, what would you do?"
"Of course we will do it secretly. After the situation is complete, we will spread the word and harvest the wealthy businessmen... and aristocratic families." Gongsun Zhi said in a deep voice.
"Yes, my father thought so too, but Zhou Zhenwen did the opposite and chose to tell the officials of Qingzhou. With his experience and the power struggles above the court, do you think he would not have thought of it?"
"My father doesn't believe it!"
Gongsun Wuji looked solemn and said slowly: "There is only one reason that can make him do this."
"Father, do you mean that Zhou Zhenwen is in a hurry? Or that he wants to borrow our power to advance this matter?" Gongsun Zhi's mind was moving very quickly, and he immediately thought of two possibilities.
