Chapter 275: The child of Zhongshan Wolf

What does it mean to look at each other with admiration? Yang Aier’s change in the impression of Mr. Zhang is a typical admiration! When she first saw Mr. Zhang, in Yang Aier’s eyes, Mr. Zhang was a typical playboy from a rich man in the countryside. He bullied men and women everywhere to do evil and do evil. He belonged to the kind of person who would have to be arrested by the people of the four ridges and eight villages to soak the pig cage if he didn’t have a good father. To a certain extent, Yang Aier’s eyesight is indeed not bad, and he was very accurate.

When Yang Aier's impression of Master Zhang changed, of course, the moment when Master Zhang's true identity was exposed. Although Yang Aier was young, it was the first time that he came to the north of the Huai River. However, Master Zhang's reputation had already resounded throughout the country. Not to mention that the Mark Six Lottery that Master Zhang had in Jiangnan had basically integrated into the lives of the people in Jiangnan. Only Master Zhang used the lonely city of Jinzhou to fight against the power of Jiannu and the country. Three thousand cavalry attacked Shengjing and burned the Dazheng Hall, and the eight thousand troops broke through the 120,000 Tatar coalition and crossed the

The invincible record and outstanding reputation of sweeping the grasslands in northern Desert have long been praised by every Ming people. As respected as a god, every girl with spring has long been drunk and filled with hearts. Yang Aier, who was sold to a flower boat by human traffickers at the age of ten, was no exception. So from that moment on, the image of Master Zhang in Yang Aier's mind was naturally covered with an extremely sacred halo, majestic and tall, handsome and elegant, romantic and romantic………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

What made Yang Aier even more intoxicated was the domineering spirit of Master Zhang. When Master Zhang and Yang Wan stepped into the hall of Li Mansion side by side, the noisy hall was silent for a moment. The banquet where hundreds of people exchanged cups was so quiet that even a needle fell to the ground could be heard clearly. Immediately, countless officials, powerful officials and romantic celebrities who were in the past were as if they were overwhelmed, rushed to Master Zhang and bowed, knelt down on their knees, and shouted respectfully or excitedly, "The villain has seen Xuan Da Zhang Xiantai, and the Xiantai has a blessing for Jin'an!" "The subordinate official paid a visit to Zhang Xiantai, and the subordinate official kowtowed to Lord Xiantai." "The last general will pay a visit to Zhang Xiantai for his victory in the east, and the flag will be won again!" "Students kowtowed Lord Zhang, and the students will receive the honor of the Lord Zhang again today, and they will be blessed with three lives..."

"Everyone gets up, all gets up." Master Zhang let go of Yang Wan's little hand, smiled and bowed back and said, "Dear sirs, generals, scholars and students, please come up. This is not Xuanda, and I am not wearing official uniforms. I come to visit President Li as a guest. Everyone is a guest, so there is no need to be so polite."

"Thank you Zhang Xiantai." "Thank you Zhang." With a speechless promise, the civil and military officials and scholars who bowed to Mr. Zhang stood up one after another, rushed to Mr. Zhang again, or introduced his origin to Mr. Zhang's province, or flattered and introduced his official name, or told him about his farewell to Mr. Zhang. His passion and excitement made people suspect that these people wanted to tear Mr. Zhang into pieces and swallow them alive. Fortunately, Mr. Zhang stood up in time, opened his arms to stop everyone, and said loudly: "Everyone, Zhang Xiantai is grateful for your enthusiasm, but Zhang Xiantai is here to visit the brothers of President Li of the Tongzhou Chamber of Commerce this time. Please be calm and let Zhang Xiantai meet the master here first."

"Brother Xian?" It was not until this moment that countless scholars and scholars were surprised to find that the follower who had previously stood beside Mr. Zhang was Shi Kefa, the leader of the four princes in Jiangnan! In surprise, many people turned around and shouted, "President Li, President Li, the brother Shi Kefa, you were thinking about before, has also come. This time, the four princes in Jiangnan have arrived together, and your face has grown up." However, some people were also surprised to find that the famous Zhang Haogu and Zhang Tanhua suddenly appeared. The owners Li Jiaguo and Li Jiabin not only did not have a look of joy, but their expressions were also extremely complicated. They stood with Qian Qianyi, and there was no movement from beginning to end.

"Brother, we are all guests from afar. Let's go over and see you." Li Jiabin quietly knelt Li Jiaguo and whispered. Li Jiaguo hesitated for a moment, and finally walked over with Li Jiabin. Li Jiabin knelt down honestly, while Li Jiaguo barely bowed and said in unison: "Grassman Li Jiaguo, Li Jiabin, pay a visit to Xuan Da Zhang Xiantai. Xiantai University is here, and the grass-roots house is shining brightly."

Master Zhang smiled and did not return the gift or speak. The brothers of Li Jiaguo didn't know what the tricks Mr. Zhang was going to do, so they didn't dare to speak casually. The three of them were frozen on the spot. However, Sun Rulie, the magistrate of Shuntian Prefecture next to him, quietly pulled the back of Li Jiaguo and whispered: "President Li, you are a commoner, Zhang Xiantai is an official, you should kneel down as usual."

Sun Rulie didn't mention Li Jiaguo's current identity, but when he mentioned this, Li Jiaguo had the urge to swallow Master Zhang alive. Originally, Li Jiaguo was exposed to Li Sancai's glory, and on the household registration list of the Ming Dynasty, he was tax-free and labor-free. However, after Li Jiaguo's father Li Sancai kicked his legs in the fourth year of Tianqi, he died. Master Zhang's godfather Wei Zhongxian took the opportunity to take action and cut off Li Sancai and Li brothers' scholarship and demoted him to common people. The Li brothers who love money and life had to pay more taxes every year, so naturally hated the house and the Wushou also hated Master Zhang. In the fifth year of Tianqi, Qian Qianyi encouraged Li brothers to hit Master Zhang's imperial envoy, and the Li brothers agreed to this to let go of this anger. Now Master Zhang is a villain and is powerful and powerful. How can Li Jiaguo not be furious?

"Brother." Li Jiabin quietly pulled Li Jiaguo's pants again to remind him. After thinking about it, Li Jiaguo finally knelt down on his knees and kowtowed and said, "Li Jiaguo, the grass-roots Li Jiaguo, have seen Xuan Da Zhang Xiantai." Only then did Master Zhang smile and wave his hand lazily, and smiled: "Forget it, get up." After that, Master Zhang turned to Qian Qianyi, who had been hiding behind, and smiled: "Mr. Qian, it's been a long time since you were thrown into the bow river last time, didn't you catch a cold?"

From the moment Mr. Zhang came in, Qian Qianyi was in an extremely embarrassing position, for fear that he would be mentioned as vicious, but was thrown into the Gonghe by the pirates bought by Mr. Zhang and almost drowned. Unexpectedly, Mr. Zhang slapped someone in the face and took the initiative to stab the matter. Qian Qianyi naturally felt like he wanted to strangle Master Zhang to death. Looking at the whispering and laughing expressions of everyone, Qian Qianyi was shy and angry but helpless, and finally came over with a tough bullet and knelt down on both knees to Mr. Zhang, kowtowed and said, "The grass-roots Qian Qianyi has seen Xuan Da Zhang Xiantai." - By the way, I would like to remind Master Zhang that Mr. Zhang was also stripped of his scholarship. Now he has become a commoner who must pay taxes and pay taxes.

Mr. Zhang was also envious. Qian Qianyi deliberately did not ask Qian Qianyi to get up, but instead asked Zhang Shitou to take a chair and sit down. He shook his legs and asked slowly: "Mr. Qian, remember that last time you were thrown into the bow river, I once swear to the sky that I will never evade taxes in my life. Be a legally paid taxes and throw you into the water to catch you. More than three years have passed, and I don't know if you have kept your word and fulfilled your oath?"

"Haha." Finally, someone couldn't help laughing. Qian Qianyi's face turned red and gritted his teeth and replied, "Please rest assured that Caomin can swear to heaven. In the past three years, Caomin has never sacked the tax and silver. If Xiantai doesn't believe it, he can go to Jiangnan for investigation." - Qian Qianyi's words are the truth. Because he offended Master Zhang, Zhang's official position has been rising steadily. The officials in Jiangnan naturally stared at Qian Qianyi tightly and were ready to find Qian Qianyi's handle to flatter Mr. Zhang at any time. Of course, Qian Qianyi did not dare to evade taxes casually, and the losses were naturally extraordinary.

"That's good. It seems that Mr. Qian's trip to the Bow River will be worth the trip." Mr. Zhang said with a smile: "Mr. Qian, in the Golden Palace, Mr. Qian bullied the candidates for no reason. As a result, my official's words caused you to lose your post and be removed from office and be demoted to the people. Later, I accidentally caused you to be thrown into the water. Now I think about it, although I was out of righteous indignation, I was really mean and I was really ashamed. I don't know if Mr. Qian can give me a chance to remedy the failure and re-recommended you to the court to serve as an official and serve as a Xuanda under my rule?"

"Thank you for Xiantai's good intentions, but Qian Yi is old and has no intention of becoming an official career." Qian Qianyi replied cursing in his heart. Master Zhang smiled and stopped talking. Zhang Shitou next to him took the opportunity to say, "Young Master, you are really a big man and magnanimous. When Mr. Qian bribed pirates to try to hurt you, you not only did not remember his grudges, but also offered to recommend Mr. Qian to be re-enter the official position. This belly is so envious of the little one." As soon as Zhang Shitou said this, the whole hall was filled with an uproar. Qian Qianyi's old face turned into a pitiful liver, and he wanted to find a crack in the ground to get in.

"Shitou, don't talk nonsense." Master Zhang said hypocritically. Zhang Shitou retorted: "Young Master, the young man didn't dare to talk nonsense. Mr. Qian bought the pirate Zheng Yiguan back then, but he is Zheng Zhilong, the famous one in Fujian now. Master, a person is harmless and a tiger is heartbroken. You have to be careful. If Mr. Qian and Zheng Yiguan are inseparable from each other and have secret contacts, then you will be in danger."

"Why don't I know about this?" Shi Kefa interrupted in surprise and asked. Zhang Shitou and Zheng said with a key head: "It's true, Master Shi, do you still remember that he was moved by our young master's righteousness at the Donglin Conference and took the lead in refusing to reveal that Mr. Qian's strong man was Zheng Zhilong, the famous Zheng Zhilong. Our young master felt that this person had a helper, and he was always suggesting to the court to recruit these pirates."

"So he is Zheng Zhilong!" Several Donglin scholars present at the time screamed. Qian Qianyi felt a thorn on his back, and almost hid his head into his crotch, kneeling in front of Master Zhang, and didn't even dare to breathe. Fortunately, Master Zhang's goal of exposing Qian Qianyi had achieved, so he stood up and smiled and said, "Mr. Qian, since you have no intention of career, please get up. I should also congratulate President Li." After that, Master Zhang turned to Li Jiaguo and smiled, "President Li, I heard that it is your fiftieth birthday, so I came to celebrate your birthday without invitation, ask you for a glass of wedding wine, and please don't be surprised by President Li."

"Zhang Xiantai comes from afar, that's to give the people face. How dare you refuse?" Li Jiaguo was secretly thinking about the purpose of Master Zhang's arrival and said politely: "If Zhang Xiantai doesn't care about the vulgarity of the food, please invite the servant to start the seat again." Master Zhang was not polite, and agreed to pull Yang Wan and found a table to sit down. Shi Kefa and others followed him and sat in the corner of the hall with Master Zhang.

After Qian Qianyi's incident, almost everyone present could see that Mr. Zhang had a bad intention this time. In addition, some people knew about Li Jiaguo's intention to hit Mr. Zhang's official ship and quietly spread it. Most of the people in the hall closed their mouths tactfully to avoid fighting against the gods and harming the mortals. The brothers of Li Jiaguo and Qian Qianyi, who had ghosts in their hearts, even more understood that Mr. Zhang's weasel greeted the chickens with New Year's greetings, were afraid that they would not have any good intentions, so they couldn't sit still and couldn't eat well. Master Zhang didn't say much, but just grabbed Yang Wan and whispered to talk about their goodbye. By the way, they teased Yang Aier, who was as beautiful as a pink and jade, and looked up from time to time to look at the brothers of Li Jiaguo and Qian Qianyi, with a thorny smile on his face, which made the brothers of Li Jiaguo and Qian Qianyi feel furious and his face gradually pale.

"Brother Shishan, I'm here to celebrate your birthday." When the banquet was just light and boring, a joyful voice suddenly came from outside the door, breaking the dull atmosphere at the banquet. From a distance, the voice shouted: "Brother Shishan, Brother Shizai, you must have never thought that I will bring you that honorable guest today, come out and greet you!"

"Disgrace guest? Damn, Zhang Haogu is sitting here. How many other guests dare to call him a noble guest in the Ming Dynasty?" The guests present muttered to their hearts. The brothers of Li Jiaguo also looked at Master Zhang timidly, not daring to speak. At this time, a black and thin short man rushed into the door. He entered the hall and shouted: "So there are so many guests, get up quickly. Lord Li Fengjie, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, is here in person! You all get up..." When they called here, the black and thin short man couldn't scream because he had suddenly discovered that his brother's mortal enemy was sitting high in the hall. Master Zhang was also shocked. It turned out that this black and thin short man was no one else, but Yuan Chonghuan's younger brother, Yuan Chongyu, the Guangdong salt merchant.

"What's wrong?" Before Yuan Chongyu could scream in surprise, an extremely arrogant voice had already come first, and he shouted unhappily: "The guests have arrived at the door of the house, and the host doesn't come out to greet him? Is this a way to entertain guests?" As he spoke, a thin old man in a fox fur fur had already stepped into the hall surrounded by a large group of followers. The old man looked around the hall with a very arrogant look and snorted heavily. Obviously, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi was very dissatisfied with that, not one of the many people went out to greet him.

"Brother Shishan, Brother Shizai, I will introduce you to you." When the arrow came to Xuan, Yuan Chongyu could only bite the bullet and introduce it to everyone: "This is Li Fengjie, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. Li Xiantai is back to Beijing to report his duties this time, passing through Tongzhou. Because he heard that the father of Brother Li Shi, the president of the Tongzhou Chamber of Commerce, was Li Daofu Gong. Because Li Xiantai was about to be transferred to the Governor of the Grain Transportation, he wanted to learn more about the situation of the Grain Transportation, so he asked me to lead the way here and visit President Li to discuss future Grain Transportation plans."

"Caomin, wait, pay homage to Li Xiantai." The brothers of Li Jiaguo went over to salute, and most of the guests present stood up tremblingly, kowtowed or bowed, and saluted Li Fengjie. Yang Wan, who was sitting next to Master Zhang, asked in a low voice: "Tanhualang, why doesn't this Li Xiantai know you?"

"He was promoted to the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi in the first month of last year. He had been an official in Jiangnan. When I went to Jiangnan that time, he happened to be in Fujian again, so we had never met." Master Zhang whispered: "But I know him. He used to be the right minister of the Nanjing Ministry of War. He spent a lot of effort to get Feng Quan's way, and then he got to the position of Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. I don't know how much money he spent, but he actually got the fat in the canal transportation." Speaking of this, Master Zhang smiled slightly and whispered: "But as the Governor of the Canal transportation, this guy came to attend a banquet for a merchant. Although it was obvious that he was here to make money, if my father knew about it, this old boy's Governor of the Canal transportation would be afraid of being hung up."

"Are you not the governor? If you can come, others can't come?" Yang Wan gave Master Zhang a blank look. Of course, Master Zhang would not tell the real reason, but said shamelessly: "Actually, I don't want to come. It's just that you are coming, and I don't want to leave you, so I followed you with shamelessness." Yang Wan felt sweet in her heart, and said lightly: "Bah! Lies!"

"You guys are so big." Everyone nodded and bowed in front of Li Fengjie. It doesn't matter if Master Zhang and Yang Wan are still flirting here. Li Fengjie's servants are not happy. Seeing Master Zhang and Yang Wan sitting in the corner, they don't think they are any distinguished guests, they came over to shout at Master Zhang and Yang Wan, "Li Xiantai, the governor of Liangjiang, has arrived, and you can't kowtow?"

Master Zhang smiled. Li Fengjie's entourage who was too lazy to pay attention to the power of the dog. Zhang Shitou, Shi Kefa and others didn't say anything. Seeing this, the entourage was naturally furious. He was about to roll up his sleeves and remind Master Zhang with his fists, but Li Fengjie's eyes lit up. He pushed away the chicken and wiped his neck and turned to him, and came over and said with a smile: "I still think that fairy descended to earth. It turned out to be Miss Yang, Miss Yang. Miss Yang still remembers that in order to ask you to sing a song, I boarded a flower boat twice, but you refused to agree. This time I met in Tongzhou. I wonder if Miss Yang would let me fulfill my long-cherished wish?"

"Miss Yang, our master is not the idle job in Nanjing back then, but the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi who holds great power." The entourage also changed his face and said to Yang Wan with a smile: "And our master has already decided to be transferred to the governor of the canal this time. If your flower boat wants to make a living on the canal, we have to take more care of us."

"Stop, is there any part of your conversation here?" Li Fengjie drank the entourage while thinking about how to bring Yang Wan home as the eighth concubine. He smiled very kindly: "Besides, it is only natural for me to take care of Miss Yang Wan's flower boat."

"I don't know that the governor is here, and there is an envoy to welcome you. I would like to forgive you." Yang Wan left the seat, Yingying bowed and said with a smile: "But I'll be spared if I ask for care, because the girl has decided to take it out for her to redeem herself. From then on, she will marry someone else's wife. Lord Li's long-cherished wish is no longer fulfilled."

"There is still this? Miss Yang is already determined to get married?" Li Fengjie, who was coveting Yang Wan for a year or two, was shocked. When he glanced at Master Zhang who looked like a little white face and was eating soft food, Li Fengjie suddenly realized and pointed at Master Zhang with great jealousy and asked, "Miss Yang, are you planning to be with him?" Yang Wan nodded shyly and admitted frankly. Master Zhang smiled bitterly. Master Zhang did not dislike Yang Wan's identity, but Master Zhang stayed in the military camp and the battlefield for at least 365 days a year. His two wives and concubines at home could not take care of him, so there was still time to marry the second concubine.

"Young Master is so lucky." Li Fengjie congratulated him, but there was a jealousy and jealousy that could not be hidden in his words. Li Fengjie's follower was furious and shouted: "Good boy, why didn't he kowtow when he saw our Governor?"

"Why should I kowtow?" Mr. Zhang said slowly: "First, this is not Guangdong and Guangxi, and it is not under the jurisdiction of Li Xiantai; second, this is not a court, and I am not a prisoner, so there is no need to kowtow to Li Xiantai; third, Li Xiantai is an in-service official, unfortunately, I am also a in-service official, scholar, farmers, industry and commerce. Lord Li and I are both scholars, so naturally there is no need to kowtow to Li Xiantai."

"Are you still a working official?" Li Fengjie was angry at Master Zhang's arrogant attitude, looked at Master Zhang and asked, "Well, I want to ask, what kind of official are you? Are you a seventh rank?"

"No." Master Zhang answered a highly generalized and extremely correct answer, "I have never been a seventh-rank official since I joined the officialdom in the fifth year of the Tianqi period - I have never even been a seventh-rank official."

"Puff--." Finally someone couldn't help laughing. Li Fengjie didn't notice the trap in Master Zhang's words at all, and asked again: "Do you come from a prison or a juren?"

"None are not." Master Zhang answered even more simply. Li Fengjie immediately felt relieved and sneered: "It turns out that he was still a predecessor. Who is his ancestor? Where are they? For the sake of Miss Yang Wan, should I say hello to your boss and give you some care?"

"It's over, this old idiot." Yuan Chongyu quietly covered his forehead, knowing that he was counting on Li Fengjie to sell private salt and forbidden products. Sure enough, Master Zhang immediately laughed and said with a gaze: "That's great. Go to Lord Li, although my ancestors are very famous, I did not become an official by hereditary grace. As for my boss..." Speaking of this, Master Zhang suddenly stood up with a smile, looked at Li Fengjie timidly, and asked with fear, "Mr. Li, can you really talk to my boss? Will they give you this face?"

"Hmph, there are not many people in the world who can make me the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi unable to speak." Li Fengjie snorted confidently. Master Zhang nodded and said seriously: "Then I'll bother Lord Li. My boss, the chief assistant of the cabinet, Zhang Ruitu, Zhang Tian, ​​is my teacher. I definitely don't have to bother Lord Li to say hello. The second assistant Feng Quan, Feng Tang, and the third assistant Huang Liji, have a good relationship with me, so there is no need to say hello to Lord Li - it's just that my father has a little trouble. He always thinks I'm too young and can't get me promoted too fast, so please go to my father's place and ask him not to make me promoted to Governor of the Five Provinces, just be promoted to Governor of the Seven Provinces."

"What?" Li Feng was stunned, looked at Master Zhang carefully, and asked after a long time tremblingly: "Can you...you are..."

"I guessed it right." Master Zhang rushed to answer. Li Fengjie's face was pale and his legs were weak. He almost collapsed in front of Master Zhang, and screamed tremblingly, "Zhang Tanhua, Zhang Xiantai! I'll just say that there are such young high-ranking officials in this Ming Dynasty!"
Chapter completed!