Chapter 218 Where did Ouyang Lun go?Where has Zhou Zhen gone? (Please subscribe!!)
"what!"
"Master Ouyang's plan was rejected by His Majesty?!"
Mrs. Jiao's mouth opened wide with a look of shock on her face, "Then is this 'development model state' still Xuanfu? Will everything go back to the way it was before?"
Jiao Ren nodded, "I heard that His Majesty not only rejected Master Ouyang's plan, but also sent the Minister of Punishment to Northern Zhili with a gold order to investigate."
"What are you investigating?" Mrs. Jiao went from looking forward to it at the beginning to panic now.
"What else can be investigated? In order to develop Xuanfu, Mr. Ouyang decided to set up a market on the border of Xuanfu to do business with the herdsmen in the north. His Majesty and the ministers of the DPRK believed that this was blatant smuggling, and the Ming Dynasty's supplies were stolen. Selling to those herders in the north is even more like collaborating with the enemy. If these things are carried out, Mr. Ouyang may not be able to escape the blame!" Jiao Ren said worriedly: "I think it has been almost ten years since I, Jiao Ren, came to Xuan Mansion, okay? I have been waiting for an opportunity, maybe I can make a career, but I didn't expect that it might be over before it even starts."
"It's really good luck!"
"Husband, will Mr. Ouyang's matter involve you?" Mrs. Jiao said increasingly worriedly.
"As the prefect of Xuan Prefecture, if Mr. Ouyang is really in trouble, I will naturally not be in trouble. However, I heard that Wei Guogong and Xin Guogong have gone to the Chief Government Office. With these two Dukes here, Mr. Ouyang should It’s okay, as long as Master Ouyang is okay, I will be okay for the time being!”
"However, the 'Development Demonstration House' thing is probably going to go south. Now I can only be more diligent. Before the news has spread among the people and businessmen, I will try my best to attract as many businesses as possible to attract the people who have fled to come back. , Make Xuanfu’s life a little easier.”
"To prevent unexpected events, I plan to take you and the child back to your parents' home for the time being. If something goes wrong, you and the child can escape if you can." Jiao Ren said solemnly.
"No, husband, I can send the child back to my parents' home, but I want to stay with you! I will never leave!"
"Why are you doing this!"
"My husband is following Chief Minister Ouyang and sincerely works for the welfare of the people. As a female family member, I can't help. All I can do is stay by your side and take good care of you!"
"What more can a husband ask for when he has such a wife!" Jiao Ren whispered: "Master Ouyang handed over Xuanfu to me. Even if there is no title of 'Development Demonstration Prefecture', I will develop Xuanfu! Just now Live up to Master Ouyang’s trust.”
He stood guard at the Chief Secretary's Yamen for five consecutive days.
Xu Da and Tang He have become part of the scenery in Beiping City.
But they still didn't wait for Zhou Zhen!
"Brother Tang, it's already the fifth day, why hasn't Zhou Zhen come yet?"
"I didn't even see a single person."
Xu Da said with a sad face: "For the past five days, we have been standing here before dawn, and we have not left until late at night. I have never been so diligent in going to court every morning in the capital!"
Tang He rolled his eyes, "Do you think I'm different? But for your million-dollar sandbox map and my armored ship, what does this little hardship count for?"
"But it's already the fifth day and Zhou Zhen hasn't come. This is very wrong."
"Even if Zhou Zhen left the capital five days ago and took the cement road and highway all the way, he should have arrived!"
"Is it possible that Zhou Zhen is afraid of Ouyang Lun, so he doesn't even dare to come to the Chief Secretary's Yamen? No, no, there is no one in this world that Zhou Zhen can be afraid of except His Majesty the Emperor. Even if His Majesty allows If he takes down both of us, Zhou Zhen won’t hesitate this time, let alone Ouyang Lun, a junior.”
"Where is the problem?"
It happened that at this time, Zhou Bao walked out of the Yamen.
"Zhou Bao!" Tang He called to Zhou Bao.
"Young Zhou Bao has met two great princes!" Zhou Bao quickly saluted Tang He and Xu Da.
"I heard that you are well-informed. Let me ask you, do you know when Zhou Zhen will come?" Tang He was also anxious to seek medical treatment, but he had heard before that Zhou Bao was Ouyang Lun's personal butler and liked to make friends with people in the world. He brags in public and is relatively well-informed. Maybe Zhou Bao knows about Zhou Zhen.
"Zhou Zhen? Your Excellency, are you talking about Zhou Zhen, the Minister of Punishment of the Ming Dynasty?" Zhou Bao asked rhetorically.
"Oh! You really know Zhou Zhen!" Tang He looked happy.
"My lord Huiguo, I not only know about it, but also saw it with my own eyes." Zhou Bao said proudly.
"Have you seen Zhou Zhen?! Tell me where is Zhou Zhen now?" Tang He asked hurriedly.
"Yes, in the courtyard of our Chief Secretary's Yamen, you two don't know the two princes! This Zhou Zhen, relying on the fact that he is an imperial envoy sent by His Majesty himself, holding a golden order in his hand, is arrogant, and actually Dare to falsely pass on the imperial edict and try to arrest my master, but how could my master be picked on so easily?" Zhou Bao vividly recounted the incident that day when "Zhou Zhen broke into the Chief Secretary's Yamen".
"No matter how arrogant Zhou Zhen was, he was beaten up and thrown into the street."
Hearing this, Tang He/Xu Da was completely dumbfounded.
"Zhou Bao, on what day did the incident you mentioned happen?" Tang He asked in a deep voice.
"It was five days ago!" Zhou Bao said with a smile: "Oh, by the way, two princes came to see my master five days ago. Just after Zhou Zhen was beaten and thrown out, the two princes came to see me. Didn't Mr. Gong see Zhou Zhen and his party? ""Yes, Zhou Zhen and his party were beaten so badly at that time, and their clothes were torn to pieces. At first glance, they didn't look like imperial envoys, but more like they were being stolen. The beggars who were beaten, how could a group of beggars get into the eyes of two princes? Besides, my master also said that Zhou Zhen did not come to our house at all, but a group of liars came, beat them up and threw them out! "
Tanghe:
Xu Da:
"Damn it, this guy Ouyang Lun has already dealt with Zhou Zhen, but he still pretends to be pitiful in front of the two of us, causing us two to stand here alive for five days!" Tang He thought of the scene where he and Ouyang Lun were bargaining. And what happened in the past five days, I suddenly felt like a clown.
"No, I'll go find Ouyang Lun about this!" After saying that, Tang He was about to rush into the Yamen to find Ouyang Lun.
But he was stopped by Zhou Bao, "Mr. Xinguo Gong, my master is not in the house."
"Huh?!" Tang He was stunned, "Xu Da and I have been here for five days and we didn't see Ouyang Lun go out now. Why didn't he stay in the house anymore?!"
"You evil slave is obviously hiding something for that boy Ouyang Lun!"
"Master Xin Guo Gong, how dare I deceive you! My master left on the first night when the two Dukes were on guard, and he hasn't come back yet. Originally, I was still wondering why the two Dukes were on guard. Mr. Gong will be guarding the gate of the Yamen, thinking that you have negotiated with my master."
"Why didn't you tell me earlier!!"
Tang He was so angry that his head was about to smoke.
"Master Xinguo, what a small injustice! My master specifically told me before leaving that he would not disturb you if there was nothing important, so I said it again and you didn't ask me before!" Zhou Bao said helplessly.
Uh-huh!!??
Emotionally, the two of them are regarded as deadlocks by Ouyang Lun, a junior!
Shameful, really shameful!
We wanted to rip off Ouyang Lun, but in the end we were the ones who watched the gate for five days. If this was spread back to the capital, Zhu Yuanzhang and those old brothers would laugh to death!
"Where are Ouyang Lun going?! Tell me! Otherwise, I'll let you have a taste of my father's fist!" Tang He grabbed Zhou Bao's collar and asked loudly.
"Master Xinguo, I don't know where my master has gone?" Zhou Bao was grabbed by Tang He's collar. He had difficulty breathing, his face turned red, and he struggled to speak, "But I heard the master say something, If we have to solve the problem of border markets, I really don’t know about other small businesses."
"How long has this kid been thinking about developing the Xuanfu? When Zhou Zhen finds out the evidence of his crime, he will go back to the capital to talk nonsense to His Majesty. Even if Ouyang Lun has ten brains, he can't cut it off!" Tang He muttered. .
"No, I have to go get this kid back. If he dies, my daughters Miaomiao and Anqing will become widows!" Tang He left Zhou Bao and planned to leave.
"and many more!"
"and many more!"
Xu Da/Zhou Bao shouted in unison.
Tang He rolled his eyes at Zhou Bao, then turned to look at Xu Da, "Lao San, do you have any suggestions?"
"This kid Ouyang has always had his own opinions. Unlike the 'New City Plan', His Majesty rejected it very decisively this time. The matter is several times more complicated than the 'New City Plan'. This kid Ouyang personally took action, which shows that he has thought of a solution. We The most important thing at this time is not to find Ouyang Lun!" Xu Da said in a deep voice.
"If we don't find this boy, how could we continue to be door gods here?!" Tang He said angrily.
"There are two princes working as doorkeepers in the Yamen. The Yamen is much quieter these days. We are willing to allow the two princes to continue." Zhou Bao said from the side.
"Get out!" Tang He roared.
"Okay." Zhou Bao immediately squatted on the ground and rolled away.
"Brother Tang, I think we should find Zhou Zhen now. Only by keeping Zhou Zhen within our monitoring range and preventing him from destroying Nephew Ouyang's plan can we truly help him!" Xu Da analyzed. .
"Lao San, your analysis is correct. Since we can't wait for Zhou Zhen, then we will take the initiative to find Zhou Zhen, which can be regarded as solving the problem for Ouyang Lun. When the crisis is over, we can confidently rip him off!" said After that, Tang He looked at Zhou Bao who was about to leave and said, "Come back."
"OK."
Zhou Bao rolled back again.
"You don't know the traces of Ouyang Lun, but you should know the news about Zhou Zhen!" Tang He asked in a deep voice: "Take us to find Zhou Zhen, and you will be considered guilty and meritorious!"
Zhou Bao said with a sad face, "My lords, I actually knew Zhou Zhen's whereabouts from the beginning, but I just lost him."
Then Zhou Bao told the story about Zhou Zhen again.
It turned out that after Zhou Zhen was thrown out of the Chief Secretary's Yamen, Zhou Bao had bad thoughts again.
How dare you bully my master!
It can't be as simple as a beating. Zhou Bao usually made friends with a lot of gangsters. He was the butler of the Chief Envoy, so everyone naturally obeyed him. With an order, Zhou Zhen and his party were beaten violently again. , the gold token/seal, as well as anything valuable and identity-proof were taken away, and then thrown into a ruined temple on the outskirts of the city, living with a group of real beggars, and disappeared today.
"Two princes, the younger one doesn't want Zhou Zhen's life. He just wants to teach him a lesson and make him have to live as a beggar for a few days. Then you know that this guy just disappeared!"
Zhou Bao said with a sad face: "Young man, this is not a big crime, right?"
"It's not big enough. It's nothing more than murdering an official of the imperial court. It's the same as treason. It's the crime of confiscating the family and exterminating the clan. Considering that you are Ouyang Lun's slave and you are guilty of death with Ouyang Lun, congratulations. I'll give your master more. It adds another layer of guilt." Tang He said calmly.
"Ah!" Zhou Bao was dumbfounded.
"Of course, this is a case where Zhou Zhen is really dead. If we can find Zhou Zhen alive and let him leave Beizhili safely, and if you don't tell me, and Lao San and I don't tell, no one will know about it. , so you have to help us find Zhou Zhen!"
"Please rest assured, you two princes, I will do my best to help you. Even if the incident comes to light later, I, Zhou Bao, will never hinder my master!"
"Haha, I didn't expect that an evil slave like you would be quite loyal."
"That is, if it were not for my master, I, Zhou Bao, would be like a stone in the toilet, and no one would care about me at all. It is my master who allows me to live so freely!"
"Ah owe!"
Ouyang Lun was riding on the horse and sneezed.
"Husband, are you infected with the cold?" Princess Anqing asked worriedly.
"Brother Ouyang, your body has become weak! I will have someone make Shiquan Dabu Decoction for you when you get back!" Tang Miaomiao said with a smile.
Forehead.
"I haven't contracted the cold, nor have I become weak!" Ouyang Lun said with a black face: "Someone must be saying bad things about me behind my back!"
"By the way, Madam/Miaomiao, you two have been here for so long. How did you choose the location?"
"Husband, according to your request, find a place with flat terrain and a wide view outside the border of Ming Dynasty. At the same time, it must be an important road between Daming and the grassland, and it must be close to Daming. Sister Miaomiao and I walked around on this grassland. After several days, I finally felt that the location of the Chita tribe was the most suitable."
"Chita tribe?" Ouyang Lun looked confused.
An Qing nodded, "Husband, I have already inquired about it. The Chita tribe is a small tribe on the grassland. It has a population of less than a thousand people. It lives a half-nomadic, half-farming, and half-business life. Most of the time, it lives near the border of the Ming Dynasty. Qingshui Bend, which is ten miles away, is the only place Ming Dynasty must pass when entering the grassland. It fully meets your requirements. "
“A half-nomadic/half-cultivating/half-business steppe tribe is really interesting!”
"What is their attitude towards Ming Dynasty?"
An Qing smiled and said: "Actually, they are close to the Ming Dynasty and have never participated in plundering the Ming Dynasty's borders. They are very enthusiastic about the people passing by. However, I told their clan leader about your proposal and they did not reject it, but But I insist on seeing you! "
(End of this chapter)
