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"Old man, the Zhang family, Wang family, and Huang family in the city have all sent people here." The housekeeper of the Zhao family came to the old man of the Zhao family and reported.
The old man of the Zhao family, who was holding a tureen in his hand, put it to his mouth and blew in the hot air inside.
Butler Zhao continued: "Old Master, would you like to call in all the people from the three families?"
"I won't see them anymore. You tell them for me and let them keep their hearts in their stomachs. Don't look at the tiger-shaped flags surrounding Bansheng City. It was just a moment of rampage. When the troops led by Taiji of the various ministries arrive, That's when the Tiger Flag will be destroyed." Mr. Zhao said calmly.
Butler Zhao bowed slightly, turned around and retreated from the room.
He came out of the room, carefully closed the door, turned around and walked quickly to the Zhao family's front yard.
The house where the Zhao family lives in Bansheng City is one of the few large houses in Bansheng City.
The Zhao family has been operating in Bansheng City for several generations and has a large clan. However, there are not many Zhao family members who are qualified to live in this house. Most of the Zhao family members are scattered throughout the Bansheng area.
Back in the front yard, as soon as Butler Zhao approached the room, he heard the sound of footsteps constantly ringing in the house.
Squeak!
The door was pushed open, and Butler Zhao walked in with a smile on his face, raised his hand to the people in the room, and said in apology: "I have kept the proprietors waiting for a long time."
"Let's go, take us to see your old master." Wang Jinyu hurriedly walked out.
Butler Zhao took a step across, blocking the front, and said with a smile: "Don't be impatient, Mr. Wang, wait until the young one has finished speaking."
"It's already this time. Is there anything else to say? It's important to take us to see the old man first." Wang Jinyu said without hesitation.
Butler Zhao said with an undiminished smile on his face: "I'm really sorry, our old lady is not feeling well and it's not convenient to see guests. However, the old lady asked me to bring a message to the proprietors to reassure them. The old lady said the word "tiger" The flag is just a temporary act of violence, and as soon as the armies of the Tumut tribes arrive, the tiger-shaped flag will be destroyed."
"Isn't this fart? Who knows when the reinforcements from various ministries will arrive. If they don't arrive, how can Bansheng City resist the army of the Tiger Flag?" Wang Jinyu yelled.
Butler Zhao's face in front of him sank, his tone suddenly turned cold, and he said: "Proprietor Wang, please respect yourself, you are not someone you can insult at will."
As the housekeeper of the Zhao family, he naturally does not allow anyone to insult the master of the family in front of him.
"Butler Zhao, don't be upset. Boss Wang is also in a hurry and has no intention of slandering the old man." Zhang Guangkun stood up to persuade both parties to make peace.
Huang Mingcheng also said at this time: "It is true that the city is in chaos. Boss Wang's family has suffered a lot of losses, which makes Boss Wang worried. Then he spoke quickly and said a few words that were beyond his head."
The persuasion of the two people made Butler Zhao's face lighten a little, and his tone softened a little, and he said: "The old man also knows that several proprietors are having a hard time, but it is not the Mongols' fault. If it is to blame, it is the Tiger Flag. If they hadn't sent a large army. Invading Bansheng City will not cause chaos in the city, but will cause trouble to the families of several proprietors."
"Steward Zhao, can you please ask the old man to stop the chaos in the city? It is not easy for us Han people to live here. If the Mongols are allowed to continue to harm us Han people, even if the siege of Bansheng City is solved in the future, most of the Han people in the city will It will be difficult to survive because the family is living in poverty." Zhang Guangkun begged in a sincere tone.
Butler Zhao looked at Zhang Guangkun and said: "It's good for Boss Zhang to have such compassion for others, but my old man can't stop what the Mongols want to do. If you guys have nothing to do, please come back!"
Raise your hand to see off guests.
Zhang Guangkun's face turned ugly.
In any case, they never expected that the Zhao family would be so cold-blooded and watch the Han people in the city being plundered by the Mongols while sitting idly by.
"Please ask the housekeeper to talk to the old lady again. We just want to see the old lady." Huang Mingcheng said almost pleadingly.
Butler Zhao's expression was serious and he said: "Didn't I tell you before, my old lady is ill and it is not convenient to see guests. Even if the proprietors stay here, my old lady will not see you."
With such decisive words, Zhang Guangkun and others already understood that it was impossible for the old man of the Zhao family to see them, let alone stand up for the Han people in the city who were being bullied.
"Hmph, what a good dog the Mongols raised." Wang Jinyu snorted coldly, and then said to the other two people, "Let's go without asking them. I want to see what the Zhao family will be like after the tiger-character flag army enters the city. End."
After saying that, he walked out of the house without looking back.
Zhang Guangkun and Huang Mingcheng followed him a few steps and walked out of the room together.
"I won't send a few proprietors as gifts." Butler Zhao stood in front of the threshold and said something strange.
Wang Jinyu and others walked out of Zhao's vermilion door without looking back and came to the street outside.
The location of the Zhao Mansion is very close to the place where the Mongolian nobles live in Bansheng City.
The chaos in the city was mainly concentrated in the areas where the Han people lived. The areas where the Mongolian nobles lived were not affected. The Zhao Mansion was also unharmed in the chaos.
"Boss Zhang, the Zhao family is unwilling to come forward to help us, what should we do now?" Huang Mingcheng looked at Zhang Guangkun.
Zhang Guangkun looked at the street in the distance and said: "Old Mr. Zhao of the Zhao family has long stopped considering himself a Han. I am not surprised that he is unwilling to come forward. I think this way, you two go home separately. Gather all the workers and the Han people near home, and bring along everyone who can be used. We can only rely on ourselves to protect ourselves."
"That's all it can do." Huang Mingcheng sighed.
At the same time, I was also fortunate that all the Mongolian armored cavalry had gone to defend the city, and there were far fewer Mongolians remaining in the city to cause trouble.
Wang Jinyu said at this time: "Dr. Zhang, I know that you have secret contacts with the people of Tiger Character Banner. It's now now. Can you tell the truth whether the Tiger Character Banner army can break Bansheng City."
Zhang Guangkun helped the people of the Tiger Flag to secretly win over Han merchants in Bansheng City. Wang Jinyu was one of those whom Zhang Guangkun had won over and knew that there was a connection between Zhang Guangkun and the Tiger Flag.
"Dr. Zhang, just tell us the truth!" Huang Mingcheng also looked at Zhang Guangkun.
Zhang Guangkun opened his mouth and was about to speak.
boom! boom! boom!
The roar of cannons came from the direction of the city gate.
Several people looked towards the city gate with shocked faces.
Although they couldn't see the city gate and didn't know what was going on outside the city, the sound of cannons made several people's ears buzz.
"This is the cannon of the Tiger Flag!" Huang Mingcheng swallowed back subconsciously.
Zhang Guangkun pursed his lips hard and said, "That's right, only a cannon can make such a noise."
"The Tiger Character Banner is attacking the city." Wang Jinyu added one last sentence.
