Chapter 166: Defeat before the battle
"San Young Master, you have a deep relationship with your Yang family. Why do you have to plot against your elders everywhere? The recent changes in Yunnan should be from the Yang family!"
Liu Cunren had many questions in his heart: the Yang family did not have much interest entanglement with his own Dongweng, but why did he plot against Dongweng like this?
"What do you think?"
He glanced at Liu Cunren. Yang Meng was a little dissatisfied with his temptation. He was not arrogant and became a double spy between himself and Lin Zexu. Liu Cunren was not qualified.
"I dare not guess."
The words were right at his mouth, but Liu Cunren didn't dare to say anything. Once he said something, he was just taking sides in disguise, fighting in the officialdom, and changing dynasties.
"I dare not guess? This is funny. If you don't guess, I have to tell you that the Yang family's plan is very big, and I don't know if it will scare you if it says it?"
When he heard it very much, Liu Cunren's face changed, sure enough!
"Hmph! What the Yang family wants is the copper and salt benefits of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan provinces. Lin Zexu is here. Should the more produced part be handed over to the court? Then, my Yang family has invested so much money and wasted the waste?"
Yang Meng said this sentence with some angrily, but Liu Cunren, who was beside him, laughed out loud after hearing this.
"So that's it! I thought..., the adults had already decided to open a private copper factory and salt farm in Yunnan. This does not conflict with the interests of the Yang family? Why do you still have to do this?"
After hearing Liu Cunren's explanation, Yang Meng looked a little surprised on his face. Looking at Liu Cunren who was laughing, he spoke with some dissatisfaction.
"Hmph! If you say one thing and do another, which new official is not the one who can play with this? If my Yang family wants to support Lin Zexu, he has to show sincerity.
You and my second brother come back secretly, both for water conservancy and for administration. Don’t think that the Yang family doesn’t know what you want to do. The Yang family is not a migrant official, we are a local household in Yunnan. In any case, we have to get a share of the interests of Yunnan. If Lin Zexu goes back on his word, you will be responsible for banning him."
Although Liu Cunren has a handle, he cannot easily believe that he has been in love with Lin Zexu for more than ten years, and these handles may not necessarily lead to the defeat of Lin Zexu. If Liu Cunren sacrifices his life to protect his master, he will be beaten up.
"The circle of officials in the border area is a rebellion! This is absolutely impossible to do. Once it is done, no one of us has to turn back."
It would be okay to ban Dongweng, if he was a commoner, but Lin Zexu was the second-rank governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, one of the nine major officials! banning the border ministers, Yang Laosan said it easy. Only the one in the dynasty had this power, and the others were rebelling.
"No way, for the benefit of salt and copper, you can kill him if you have no choice but to ban him. If you don't want to do this, you can tell Mr. Xu about Lin Zexu's every move."
After taking the first step, there will be the second step. The first hundred step. Liu Cunren is now a bird in a cage. It just takes time to slowly corrupt him...
"Is there anything big or small?"
"Yes! Everything is very detailed, from the memorials he gave to the court to the smallest of his food, drink, defecation, and you have to report everything that is unfavorable to the Yang family in the memorials."
Liu Cunren is testing Yang Meng, and Yang Meng is also testing Liu Cunren. As long as he tries his bottom line, the nail will be successfully nailed into it.
"Revising the memorial? It depends on the timing. After all, the adult's two sons and Zhimao are also by his side. I am afraid that I can't do this myself."
Liu Cunren is trying to test Yang Yi's position. What he encountered today made Liu Cunren suspect that Yang Meng was hiding his second brother. If Yang Yi had not participated in this conspiracy, his rebellion might not have a fatal impact on Dongweng.
Although Liu Cunren said that he had promised to betray Lin Zexu, his relationship for more than ten years could not be given up overnight. Until now, his starting point for his work is still for his benefactor.
"If Lin Zexu's two sons become weapons, they will not have your place. My second brother Lin Zexu may be on guard against him! In the future, you will be Lin Zexu's mouthpiece in the Governor's Mansion. This will not change. Let me give you a happy word for whether to do things."
In Yang Meng's opinion, the main task of the second brother's return to Yunnan this time is not to handle water conservancy, but to cover up Liu Cunren. If Lin Zexu could send him here, he must have believed in his guest who was very confident. Now let Liu Cunren betray him in words first, and then he will betray him in real time.
“If conditions permit, I will modify it as appropriate.”
Liu Cunren had a lot of effort to say this. Betrayal cannot be just a matter of saying it. Yang Meng also saw the struggle in his eyes clearly.
"Well! Let's go back now! What do you need to know? Since you negotiate with Mr. Xu, after you go back, sign a contract to sell your body. The mother and son will be yours."
Seeing the struggle in Liu Cunren's eyes, Yang Meng knew that he was anxious, and as soon as he changed his mind, he fell on the two mothers and sons.
"It is illegal to sell slaves privately. How can this happen? Besides, looking at the woman's age is only about thirty, I'm almost sixty old man, wouldn't it delay people?"
Pity is pity, but possession is not what Liu Cunren wants to do. His wife and children have been dead for decades. Why bother to let him be half dead and drag down his mother and son?
"You don't want it. Although they can have a way out in Yunnan, they will definitely not live well. Although you are already in their twilight years, it may not be necessary to live for more than ten or twenty years. It is not a good thing for a lonely family to be alone.
It’s good to have two wives and children, at least if you have concerns in your heart, you can live a few more years. As for money, you don’t have to worry about it. The Yang family’s business is not small and will not treat you badly. In the future, that kid will make a fortune and continue the popularity of your Liu family is also a good thing.
Their mother and mother follow you, and they will only enjoy happiness and not suffer. If you don’t take them in, the mother and mother will have to remarry. It’s okay to marry a good family, but she still has a burden at her age. I’m afraid there is no possibility. Do you think I’m making the right arrangement?"
Although the Yang family is placing porridge everywhere, Yunnan is too big and the Yang family is too small, there are always places where they cannot take care of it. Although many people have survived, the number of people who starve to death in Yunnan must be at least hundreds or thousands of people, which is helpless.
Saving the porridge! It sounds like a good deed, but Yang Meng would rather not do such a thing. Because of Saving the porridge, the Yang family has already suffered hundreds of lives. There are always landlords and officials in various places who first peeled off the people. Yang Meng has only one response to these dogs, that is, killing!
It is hateful to save people while killing people!
"I'm thinking a little bit. The third young master has analyzed it well. Don't do this contract for selling your body. Selling yourself as a slave is not good for the children!"
Liu Cunren knew very well about the world of the Qing Dynasty. Yang Laosan said it well. It is difficult for an orphan and widowed mother to live well in the famine!
"San Young Master! I don't like to listen to this the most, I call it the third master! The third master sounds like a rabbit.
What do you want to deal with the one you beat you a few days ago? That old man has a bad temper. I didn’t arrange the scene you were beaten up.”
This time, Liu Cunren was instigated to rebel against Liu Cunren, except for the horse gang and the boatman, and the Kongweig hands in Kunming City. All other people and things were rushed to catch up with him.
"The Yi family is a dog and sheep! That old man is a mountain citizen! The chaos in Yunnan is in the barbarians, and this is true!
Third Master, let’s forget about this! In the years of famine, if there is such a tea shed on the mountain road, you can starve a few less to death.”
Yang Meng doesn’t like to listen to Liu Cunren’s words. The Yi family’s dog and sheep speak like this. Li Xingyuan speaks like this. Unexpectedly, Lin Zexu’s master Liu Cunren also speaks like this. I believe Lin Zexu’s view is the same!
"The Yi family dog and sheep, this is a good thing! Lin Zexu also thinks so?"
Looking at Liu Cunren, Yang Meng asked coldly.
"Why? The Third Master has different opinions? Hui Hui in the Yili area has been in chaos for decades, and a vast army dares to attack my grand Qing Dynasty. Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Guangdong and Guangxi have not caused any barbarians to cause chaos. Since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, it has consumed hundreds of millions of military resources. If there were no barbarians, the national strength of the Qing Dynasty would have grown a lot, and the situation in the Gengzi battle would be a different matter."
It is obvious that Lin Zexu is not optimistic about the barbarian rebellion, otherwise Liu Cunren's attitude would not be so clear.
"Hey! I said this, I, Dao Lin Zexu, is a character, I didn't expect it! I'm defeating before the battle and said that you are like this. I wasted the third master's exhausting layout. If you can solve the problem, God is blind."
With just this mentality, I still want to settle Huihui in western Yunnan. This is a dream. The hatred cannot be resolved and cannot be suppressed. It will only accumulate deeper and deeper. It seems that the Yang family will have to worry about the trial of the Yongchang case again.
"San Master, what do you mean?"
"That's a big deal! I've got a dog and sheep in the surname Yi, what else can I say? Put my heart in mind, exchange my heart for my heart, put myself in the position of Huihui or barbarians, think about it, are they a slut? If they are not a problem, they like to play the opposite?"
If you don’t say anything more than a long time, things in western Yunnan will still have ups and downs. I just hope that Du Wenxiu can use it for himself. When Lin Zexu is undermined, he will deal with the chaos in western Yunnan by himself.
Yang Meng's words did not mention Liu Cunren's heart. The rebellion was not caused by one day, and it would not be a matter of one or two years to be eliminated. His own Dongweng could stay in Yunnan for three or four years. For rebellion, the method of treating the symptoms and the method of treating the root causes could not be overcome by the imperial court.
The group quietly returned to Kunming. Yang Meng set up an inconspicuous house for Liu Cunren in the corner of the county town. The family of three who kowtowed on the road went on a plain and warm day in this inconspicuous little house.
When he returned to Kunming, Yang Meng went to see his second brother Yang Yi again and gave him many rare objects used by women. The rift between him and Liu Cunren obviously affected Yang Yi's mood for doing things. According to Qin Ziqi's news, the second brother had already counted on the hospital.
It happened that the eldest brother was back, and the three brothers held a three-day banquet in the second brother's house without telling it. The three brothers told him a lot of interesting things about him. Things in the officialdom were not going well, but the love was proud. With the instigation of the eldest brother and the third brother, Yang Yisuo used the Yang family's men to start doing things for him.
Liu Cunren's small house is also a couple, with deep affection between father and son. The newly promoted wife of Liu is also a virtuous person. Liu Cunren, who serves food, clothing, housing and transportation, is completely lonely for decades. Mr. Jiongfu is also intoxicated and can't extricate himself.
The two generals sent by Lin Zexu to Yunnan were defeated by Yang Meng and were defeated before the battle. In addition to returning to the country and controlling Yunnan, Lin Zexu was also defeated.
Now half of the officials in Yunnan have either directly or indirectly joined the Yang family's disciples; most of the land in Yunnan is also occupied by the Yang family's farm; half of the Han people who farm, and two or three hundred percent of the mountain people who farm, have settled their homes in the farm; and there are the Yang family's Wuzhuang near the water and land passages entering and leaving Yunnan; Yunnan has fallen into the hands of the Yang family.
Lin Zexu was in the official position, and the people could not take advantage of the power. All that was left was the battle between people. Xu Ziwei and Wei Wu joined forces, and Liu Cunren's nail, Lin Zexu's defeat was already achieved and he was unable to make up for the situation.
Thinking of this, Yang Meng was a little drunk. After resurrection for more than two years, he finally felt a sense of accomplishment. If everything goes well with Ge Shiyang, he will be able to enjoy it for a while. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!