: The father-in-law comes to the door

Zhang Zhun said suspiciously: "Is he from the court again?"

Lu Yidian said affirmatively: "He claimed to be Tian Hongyu, and he is the father of Concubine Tian."

Zhang Zhun became more suspicious, and his eyes gradually became gloomy.

Is there something wrong with the court? At the same time, there were three groups of different people coming in a row! The last one was still from the harem! Tian Hongyu, Concubine Tian’s father, did he have a dime connection with him? Could it be that he wanted to be a matchmaker for himself? Are you kidding? He is a real thief!

Zhang Zhun knew the name of this person. Because Chen Yuanyuan, who was famous in later generations, was brought from Suzhou to Beijing and sent to the palace to help Concubine Tian gain favor. As a result, Chongzhen, who was already in a state of trouble, was not interested in women, so he sent Chen Yuanyuan out of the palace and still went back to live in the Tian Mansion, becoming a singer.

As a result, Wu Sangui left Shanhaiguan and met Chen Yuanyuan in Tianfu. He was attracted by her beauty and took her as a concubine, which caused many incidents later. If Tian Hongyu had not brought Chen Yuanyuan to Beijing without Tian Hongyu, perhaps the historical development trajectory would have undergone a little change.

Zhang Zhun really never thought that Tian Hongyu would come to find him in person. There was no reason. Tian Hongyu was Chongzhen's father-in-law and could not have known about the hostile relationship between him and the court. He had contact with him, which was equivalent to having contact with the rebels. It was Chongzhen's most hated. Moreover, he did not send someone to come, but came in person.

I don't know how this guy's brain grew. If Chongzhen knew, he had to scold him well. Even if Concubine Tian was favored, he would not be able to protect him. Of course, it was also possible that he accepted Chongzhen's intention and came to test Zhang Zhun. This is another matter.

"Please come in."

Zhang Zhun said calmly.

Lu Yidian came out and soon brought Tian Hongyu in.

A treacherous figure!

A real evil figure!

This is Zhang Zhun's first comment on Tian Hongyu.

Tian Hongyu was about fifties, with a small body, and his eyes were very agile. He could tell at a glance that he was a villain who knew how to do things. In fact, among the three father-in-laws in Chongzhen, this person was indeed the best talent in business. When it comes to accumulating family property, neither of the other two father-in-laws could compare to him. He turned out to be a small businessman in Suzhou, and his daughter was chosen as a showgirl, which made him soar. In the circle of powerful people in the capital, this person was quite famous.

"Governor General is here, and Mr. Tian is polite."

Tian Hongyu's etiquette is quite thoughtful and there is nothing wrong with it.

This is also his cleverness. When it is not necessary, it will never be disgusting. Therefore, many powerful people in the capital think that this person is of a low origin and good at ease, but they cannot get too many handles for him. Compared with the repeated mischief Zhou Kui, another father-in-law, Tian Hongyu is much more clever.

Zhou Kui is the father of Empress Zhou. Empress Zhou is a pretty good woman, but her father is a little ignorant of his own. He doesn't know how to advance or retreat, and is still stupid. Almost every time Zhou Kui does things, he leaves a lot of hands and tails, and then makes people take the blame, and then impeach it hard. Empress Zhou was always inferior to Concubine Tian in front of Chongzhen, which has a lot to do with her father's stupidity.

On the contrary, Tian Hongyu is much more beautiful than Zhou Kui when doing things. This person is worthy of being a small businessman in business. Before doing things, he always considers everything and basically does not make big mistakes. Therefore, even if he does something that is provoked, others cannot catch a handle and naturally cannot impeach him. Compared with the two, Chongzhen naturally felt that Tian Hongyu would do more than Zhou Kui.

"Mr. Tian came from afar, don't know what advice?"

Zhang Zhun said calmly.

Tian Hongyu had several ranks, one was a guerrilla general and the other was the commander of the Jinyiwei. Of course, since he was a rank, he had no real power and only received a dry salary. Otherwise, if he was a rank, the position of Empress Zhou would be in danger with him to command the Jinyiwei. This is absolutely not possible, and other ministers and powerful officials would not agree.

According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, the empresses usually come from the people, like Zhang Yan, who came from wealthy families, but in fact they were very few. Chongzhen's three concubines all came from ordinary families. The Empress Zhou came from Suzhou, her father Zhou Kui and Concubine Tian came from Yangzhou, her father Tian Hongyu, Concubine Yuan came from Jinling Mansion, and her father Yuan Kewang.

Why are they all from Jiangnan? Mainly, Jiangnan at that time, with stable political situations and more wealthy families, who have the ability to cultivate their children. The women in Jiangnan are also very smart, knowledgeable, gentle and kind, and obedient. They are easier to pass the auditions. There were dozens of procedures for selecting concubines in the Ming Dynasty, which is much better than the current super and super.

Under such strict selection requirements, it is difficult for those with poor conditions to laugh to the end. The women who made the final debut are all very excellent. It seems that Concubine Tian has a good family tutor and is good at musical painting. The twenty-four groups of poets circulated in later generations were depicted by Concubine Tian. Empress Zhou and Concubine Yuan were basically talented women, but they were not as eye-catching as Concubine Tian.

After meeting the ceremony, Tian Hong said, "I was entrusted by someone to ask the governor for something."

Zhang Zhun said strangely: "Are someone entrusted?"

Among the three father-in-laws of Chongzhen, Tian Hongyu knew how to change his mind and his mouth was the most slippery. Zhang Zhun could basically conclude that what Tian Hongyu said was mostly a function word. This old man was a famous guy in history who knew how to scheming. None of the ten sentences was true. What he was entrusted by others was because he couldn't sit still.

It's interesting to say. Chongzhen's three father-in-laws all have characteristics. Tian Hongyu likes to interfere in everything, but it makes people unable to grasp the handle and cannot hold back. Zhou Kui is a wealthy slave, called poor all day long, but he is stupid in his work. He has repeatedly caused many scandals, which makes Queen Zhou often blush at his father. Yuan Kewang is a nerd and basically doesn't care about things outside.

Sure enough, Tian Hongyu said slowly: "That... the salt field in Beizhili..."

Zhang Zhun smiled knowingly, and his face looked unfathomable.

It turned out to be for the salt farm in Beizhili! I knew for a long time that you must have unclean hands and feet in Beizhili. If you are such a big piece of fat pork in the salt farm, it would be strange if you don’t have your portion. However, it’s amazing that you can endure it until now that you came to me!

In fact, Tian Hongyu did come for the salt farm in Northern Zhili. Originally, these salt farms in Northern Zhili were one of the important sources of Beijing’s powerful families, and Tian Hongyu also had a generous income. Now, the salt farm in Northern Zhili was blocked by the Tiger Army Navy, and Zhang Zhun and Yang Ruifeng intervened again, resulting in basically being semi-paralyzed, so their income naturally disappeared.

The moving money bag is the moving lifeline. Of course, the powerful and powerful in the court hate Zhang Zhun very much. They wished to send a large army to chop Zhang Zhun up immediately. However, this method has been proved unrealistic. It is very difficult to solve Zhang Zhun by force. Therefore, no matter how much hatred, the matter still needs to be solved.

The powerful and powerful in the capital desperately encouraged the court to send troops to deal with Zhang Zhun, and on the other hand, they wanted to send someone to contact Zhang Zhun to see if there were any other solutions. The salt farm in Northern Zhili involved too many powerful and powerful money bags, and it didn't matter whether Zhang Zhun rebels or not. As long as the interests of the salt farm can be recovered.

Tian Hongyu was good at scheming, keen on making money, and never feared losing face. He used to be an ordinary family, without any foundation and a weak foundation. Unlike other powerful families, he had no income from private salt for the time being, and could support it for a while. The income from the salt farm in Beizhili was cut off for several months, and Tian Hongyu felt that he could not withstand it. It just so happened that other powerful people wanted to send someone to discuss the matter with Zhang Zhun secretly, but as a result, he volunteered to come to Zhang Zhun in person.

When the Hu Ben Army was dispatched to attack the salt farm in Beizhili, it was to let the Hu Ben Army monopolize all the salt business. Not to mention Tian Hongyu came, even if Chongzhen came in person, there was no need to discuss this matter. Therefore, Zhang Zhun shook his head directly and said, "The salt farm in Beizhili cannot be restored. Now the war is in chaos and it is not safe everywhere. The salt produced in Shandong is enough, so why should you continue to struggle in Beizhili?"

Tian Hongyu was a little dissatisfied. This dissatisfaction expression was clearly revealed. Zhang Zhun was so dissatisfied that he obviously did not take Concubine Tian or took the emperor seriously. In the palace, although Concubine Tian was not the queen, he was actually similar to the queen. Chongzhen's favorite person was actually not Empress Zhou, but Concubine Tian. Other powerful people wanted to sell him Tian Hongyu a little face.

However, Tian Hongyu didn't have many ways to do it because Zhang Zhun was so tough. Unlike others, Zhang Zhun had military power. The Hu Ben Army or Zhang Zhun himself pulled it up. The imperial edicts did not work for him at all. The method was good. The question was whether he had the strength. If he didn't do it well, he would anger Zhang Zhun and end up destroying his family.

Tian Hong's eyes rolled and immediately said, "I don't know what the governor needs? Or what the Hu Ben Army needs? Maybe, can I serve?"

Zhang Zhun said casually: "I need a war horse, can you get it?"

Tian Hongyu hesitated for a moment, without saying anything, only his little eyes turned.

Zhang Zhun shouted casually: "Liu Mang! Help me invite Miss Xu."

Miss Xu is Xu Qingluan.

Shortly after Liu Mang left, he invited Xu Qingluan.

Zhang Zhun said casually: "Tian Hongyu, she will talk to you about your affairs."

Xu Qingluan already knew what was going on, so she invited Tian Hongyu to the side for negotiation. Zhang Zhun asked her to come forward to contact Tian Hongyu, obviously she was engaging in relationship equivalence. You are all people in the harem, so you can talk slowly, and I won’t talk nonsense with you. At the same time, this is also telling Tian Hongyu that you should know your identity and not come to me for the most terrible things.

Tian Hongyu understood what Zhang Zhun meant, so he had to go in a depressed manner. In fact, Tian Hongyu was just a small family, and he didn't understand anything except making some money. He really didn't have any means. Because Chongzhen was very careful about his harem and it didn't matter, but he couldn't do big things. He obviously lacked enough understanding of Chongzhen, otherwise, he wouldn't have let Chen Yuanyuan go there in vain.

Not long after, Xu Qingluan came back and said with a smile: "This Laotian is really a wealthy fan. He actually said that he could get war horses from Taipu Temple."

Zhang Zhun moved his mind slightly and said with some doubt: "Be serious about this?"

Xu Qingluan smiled and nodded, saying with certainty: "He said he was familiar with the people in Taipu Temple and could sell the war horses from Taipu Temple to us quietly. But the price was a bit high, and the old guy offered thirty taels of silver per war horse. Actually, I see how he looked, he would definitely not be very familiar with the people from Taipu Temple before. However, as long as there is profit, he might work hard to establish a relationship with the people in Taipu Temple. This war horse may be really possible."

"As far as I know, the court has set up a large number of stables in Datong, Bietou Pass, Yanmen Pass, Ningwu Pass, and the Zijing Pass, Daoma Pass, Jingxing Pass in northern Zhili, etc., which store a large number of war horses. Due to the conflict between Taipu Temple and the Ministry of War, these war horses have been reluctant to allocate them to the Ministry of War for use. It seems that the eunuchs in Taipu Temple are determined to sell the war horses for money."

Zhang Zhun pondered for a moment and said decisively: "Okay! You can arrange for someone to contact him further to see if he can really get a war horse. No matter what means he uses, as long as he can deliver the war horse to our hands. Thirty taels are thirty taels, give it to him."

What the Hu Ben Army needs most now is the war horse. It is very difficult to grab it from Huang Taiji. If you only need it from Wu Sangui, you can only need a little, and if you have too much, you will definitely be exposed. Tian Hongyu will automatically come to the door. This is a good opportunity. As long as the Hu Ben Army only needs a war horse, Zhang Zhun is not worried about where the war horse comes from and what consequences will be.

In fact, in his heart, Zhang Zhun had a cold thought. When the Hu Ben Army entered the capital in the future, Tian Hongyu's money and the eunuchs would definitely be spit out. If he wanted to force others to pay the money, he didn't need to be as excessive, so direct, and so rude as Li Zicheng did. From later generations, he had some ways to let them hand over all the money obediently.

"good!"

Xu Qingluan nodded and agreed to go.

Zhang Zhun rubbed his hands hard, quite excited.
Chapter completed!