In the study room of the Wang family courtyard,
Wang Jingzhi flipped through the account book handed over by his subordinates, his brows filled with worry.
The ancestor is not a family member now. I don’t know that for such a large family, the number of people eating horse chews every day has reached an astonishing number.
Now that the river transport has been affected, the Wang family's financial path has been cut off, making the Wang family's financial situation even worse.
I heard that many of the Wang family's children had complained and secretly mocked him, the head of the Wang family, for being a coward.
Wang Jingzhi was also a dumb man who ate Coptis chinensis and could not express his suffering.
Wei Wuji, the leader of the Ming Cult, was obviously a martial artist with a martial arts level, so he could only ask the ancestors to take action, but martial artists like them were unable to deal with it.
But it happened that the ancestor believed in some divination methods, so he took the blame, which was really aggrieved.
At this moment, a servant of the Wang family came in cautiously and reported: "Master, there are people from King Wu outside the door, saying that they have a good thing to discuss with the master, which can solve the problem of the master."
"Oh, what a loud tone." Wang Jingzhi stood up and said distractedly: "I want to see what kind of head and six arms this person has, which can solve my dilemma. Take him to the living room, and I'll go there I’ll go as soon as I can.”
"Yes." After accepting the order, the servant walked quickly.
Outside the door, Zhang Yi was wearing a well-fitting brocade robe, with a sword hanging on his waist, and his appearance was dignified.
Behind him stood two powerful guards, all wearing armor and looking very powerful.
There is a box behind the two.
The door of the Wang family was pushed open by the servant: "Guest, please come inside."
Zhang Yi strode across the threshold of Wang's house with his head held high and walked in.
The two guards behind him walked inside carrying a large wooden box.
Every step they took was extremely heavy.
It seems that the things in that box are extraordinarily weighty.
The servant walked behind Zhang Yi, and after bypassing many twists and turns, the three of them walked to the Wang family's living room.
In the living room, Wang Jingzhi, the head of the Wang family, has not arrived yet.
The servant said in a slightly apologetic tone: "Guest, please wait a moment inside. My master is busy with business and will be here in a minute."
Zhang Yi walked directly in with the three of them and found a seat for guests to sit down.
The servants of the Wang family served tea and left one by one.
Time passed little by little, and after half an hour, the head of the Wang family, Wang Jingzhi, arrived belatedly.
When he saw Zhang Yi's young age, a strange color flashed in his eyes and he said with a smile: "Something happened in the clan, and it took a while to deal with it. Don't blame me, little friend."
Zhang Yi said with a cold face: "I am here to solve the plight of the head of the Wang family on the order of His Highness King Wu. Is this the way the Wang family treats guests? Besides, this place is the fiefdom of King Wu, and you are all members of King Wu. Sir, are you being so rude, are you harboring disapproval of His Majesty? It seems that I have to go back to His Highness King Wu and ask General Feng to visit Ying County! Let’s go!”
No matter what, Zhang Yi slapped the hat on first.
Wang Jingzhi's expression twitched slightly when he faced Zhang Yi's series of questions.
To a certain extent, what the man in front of me said made sense.
Legally speaking, they are indeed all subjects of King Wu Zhao Hongming, but they don't care much about this place being far away from Daliang.
Zhang Yi gestured to leave, turned around and walked towards the door with the two warriors.
"Wait!"
Wang Jingzhi stopped Zhang Yi.
When he saw this man's unusual words, he felt a little more curious.
I plan to see what medicine this person is selling in his gourd.
Wang Jingzhi apologized with a smile on his face and said: "It's my fault for not entertaining you well, little friend, please take a seat."
"Humph!" Zhang Yi snorted and sat back reluctantly.
Wang Jingzhi said: "I wonder how my little friend wants to solve my dilemma?"
Zhang Yi made a gesture with his eyes.
The two warriors behind him slammed the two boxes on the ground and opened them each.
After Wang Jingzhi saw the objects in the box, he sat up suddenly and his breathing became heavier.
All neat nuggets.
These gold nuggets were enough for them to transport them by river for a month.
With this money, he really solved his urgent need.
Seeing the situation, Zhang Yi followed the donkey's path and said, "My Royal Highness intends to share the worries of the family master. I wonder what the master's plan is?"
Wang Jingzhi laughed loudly, stepped forward and said, "I was the one who was abrupt, little friend. Don't blame me. I wonder what King Wu needs from me?"
"If you have some crossbows and armor, my Highness would like them. Of course, this is the sincerity of my Highness. He wants to have good relations with the Wang family. This is just the beginning."
After hearing this, Wang Jingzhi smiled from ear to ear.
In his opinion, His Highness King Wu was alone in Ying County and wanted help from his family.
He didn't even think about where Zhao Hongming, the struggling prince, got these belongings.
The Wang family does have some channels to obtain such things as crossbows and armor. They can be smuggled out of the county guard's arsenal and cost almost nothing.
This has almost no harm to their Wang family.
Wang Jingzhi said generously: "It's easy to talk about this, but I feel disrespectful to reject King Wu's sincerity."
Zhang Yi also showed a rare smile and said: "My Prince Wu has just come to Ying County. He is unfamiliar with many places. I still hope to get more care from the head of the Wang family in the future."
The two exchanged pleasantries for a few words and left some oaths before Zhang Yi resigned and left.
Before leaving, he made another request to the Wang family, asking someone with status from the Wang family to escort him back to Prince Wu's Mansion.
Wang Jingzhi, who had received great benefits, naturally would not refuse him and quickly sent a Wang family warrior.
After returning to Prince Wu's Mansion, Zhang Yi went directly to meet Zhao Hongming and reported back what he had learned from the Wang family.
Seeing that it was still early, he went to the county governor's office without stopping and met the county governor Chen Shenghai.
The second-grade martial arts cultivation brought great pressure, causing the two guards behind him to sweat instantly.
"You said that you are a disciple of King Wu. You don't know why you came to me?" Chen Shenghai's tone was indifferent, but it gave people a majestic aura, which was completely different from the feeling of meeting Wang Jingzhi.
Zhang Yiyou said: "If the county governor listens to my opinion, then please withdraw the surveillance of King Wu. I am willing to ask His Highness King Wu to donate all the tax revenue and wish stones from Ying County to the county governor. In this way, the county governor can If you get the salary from Yingjun justly, you can avoid a disaster."
In Zhang Yi's view, Zhao Hongming already had the advantage of river transportation and had no shortage of these extraneous things.
Moreover, the county governor Chen Shenghai now controls Ying County. He has no intention of being a courtier for a long time and will not pay taxes and wish stones to King Wu Zhao Hongming.
So he's just using his hands empty-handed.
County Governor Chen Shenghai thought about it carefully and realized that it would be a good thing if he could legitimately receive Ying County's salary.
He was moved by Zhang Yi's proposal.
In his opinion, King Wu's power was weak and he could not become a leader at all.
His face brightened slightly and he said, "I don't know what kind of trouble this can save me."
Zhang Yi continued: "My Royal Highness has secretly made good friends with the Wang family, and we have advanced and retreated together. Governor Chen's tricks may give the Wang family a handle, occupy the righteousness, and then consolidate the forces, which is not good for the governor."
He had long seen that the two sides were somewhat incompatible, and he could make some articles out of it.
County Governor Chen Shenghai lowered his head and pondered.
Judging from the surveillance during this period, King Wu was ordinary and had nothing unique about him.
It won't hurt even if the surveillance is removed.
The Wang family is the main force in opening up the Yin Kingdom. If they are careful and take King Wu's card, it will really be detrimental to him.
At this time, Wu Fu, who was watching outside Prince Wu's Mansion, came in and whispered a few words in front of County Governor Chen Shenghai.
After comprehensive consideration, Chen Shenghai said: "What you said makes sense. I will withdraw my surveillance of King Wu today."
"Prefect Gaoyi."
After chatting for a while at the Sheriff's Mansion, Zhang Yi returned to Prince Wu's Mansion.
At the same moment, Zhao Hongming heard Gao Yanshi report: "Your Highness, all the surveillance warriors posted by the county guard outside have withdrawn."
Zhao Hongming said quite unexpectedly: "Is it because of Zhang Yi?"
Just as he was thinking about it, Zhang Yi had already arrived in front of the study, clasped his fists and said respectfully: "Report to Your Highness, Zhang Yi is fortunate to have lived up to his command."
I have a little fever today, but I still write six thousand words. The recent chapters are a little off topic, but they are setting the stage for the future protagonist’s rebellion, so there’s no way I can’t not write about it.
In the future, after a few chapters, the protagonist will return to the main line and advance in practice. I hope everyone can continue to support it.
(End of chapter)
