dhibooks Chapter 53
Chapter 53
Wei Tong learned the news from Chen Su who told him.At that time, Wei Tong was calculating the general ledger at the end of the year in the accounting room, and Chen Su brought Feng Xue into the door, and the first sentence was: "Wu Sangui is rebellious."
The writing brush in his hand has not continued to fall, but the person holding the brush is already stunned.Wei Tong's thoughts froze for a moment, and then came back to his senses, it was already a matter of time.He knows the history, but it is impossible to remember the specific date so clearly. Since Wu Sangui rebelled, the matter of cutting down the feudal clan is imminent.
"What happened to the Huang family?" Wei Tong didn't ask about it, but started talking about other things instead.Chen Su said calmly: "He disagrees, saying that war is about to happen, if the price of rice is not raised at this time, the government will suppress it after a while."
"The next time you pass by, just show him this item. If he disagrees, you can just hand it over to the magistrate." Wei Tong casually handed the envelope on his right to Chen Su, and Chen Su opened it for a while. Look, he laughed: "Now the Huang family can't use any excuses, but where did you get this thing from? The Huang family probably wants to carry such a hidden thing in their arms."
"His kid lost tens of thousands of taels of silver in a gambling shop, and he dared not tell his family members that he stole something and sold it, and there was this thing in a vase." Wei Tong just remembered how this thing was. When it fell into my hands, I felt very funny.People say that the rich can only last for three generations. If there is only such a single seedling left in the Huang family, one can imagine what it will be like in the next few decades.
Chen Su thought about the faces of the Huang family he saw today, and then looked at the things in his hands. He immediately felt relaxed and happy. He stuffed the things into his arms, and sat down boldly. The sword at his waist swayed slightly with his movements. .
After finishing the last few accounts in his hand, Wei Tong piled his things to the left and stretched himself, "In a few days, I will throw away all these things and walk around."
"Pa——" The cup that Chen Su had just picked up was placed on the table at once, making an ear-piercing sound: "Now that the government is just in chaos, the court doesn't know how it will react, you want to go around at this time Walk?"
"There can only be one reaction from the imperial court." Wei Tong stood up, stretched lazily, and said lightly: "It is imperative to cut down the vassal." If the San Francisco does not withdraw, the imperial power will never be possible Unite.
"Since this is the case, you shouldn't go out at this tense moment." Chen Su frowned slightly. Since Wei Tong was determined to fight, why...
"Well, a good man has ambitions everywhere?" Wei Tong said softly, "You don't have to worry about it, I will entrust all the things at hand to Ah Chen, and nothing will go wrong."
Chen Su said in a deep voice: "Wei Tong, aren't you afraid that the Chen family will have bad thoughts?" Wei Tong said with a light smile: "Ah Chen is not such a person, let alone, even if he really has nothing, is it possible that he will have nothing? I can't make a comeback?" Chen Su was silent for a moment, Wei Tong's current net worth has doubled compared to when he first left the palace, not to mention the money he has given away in the past few years.With his ability, it is indeed very easy.
"I'm going with you."
"No."
"I was going to follow you." Chen Su said calmly. For him, protecting Wei Tong was an order, and this order had no deadline.
"Chen Su, I told you before that although the emperor assigned you to me, it doesn't mean that you belong to me. If you don't want to be by my side, or if you have something to do, you can do it without any worries." Me." Wei Tong sat down opposite Chen Su, patted his hand, and said with a sigh.
Chen Su was not angry, and chuckled lightly: "Compared to the days before, being by your side is already rare and joyful. Just like the words you taught me, you can't look long and long. It was because of this order that I was able to stand on the bright side. If I can’t do this well, there’s no need for me to exist.”
Just as Wei Tong was about to say something, he immediately restrained his mind, as if he had sensed something from Chen Su's words, his pupils dilated slightly, and he closed his eyes helplessly after a few seconds.When it was opened again, it was indifferent: "If you really want to follow me, then follow me."
The two have been silent since then.
In the early morning of the next day, Wei Tong sent someone to invite Ah Chen.Knowing that it was Wei Tong's invitation, Ah Chen hurried over immediately, but when he learned of Wei Tong's intention to leave, he stood up with a "bang", and the chair behind him followed his rush. and fell to the ground. "Brother Wei, are you leaving?" Wei Tong signaled him to sit down, and Chen Su, who was a little dazed, almost fell to the ground, but Chen Su couldn't see it and kicked the chair next to him behind him.
"Hangzhou was not my hometown at first, but I just felt that there are outstanding people here, so I stayed here for several years without knowing it. It's not that I won't come back, but I just want to go around while I am young, so as not to come when I am old. regret."
... Ah Chen silently looked at the "young" Wei Tong.
"Forget it, Brother Wei, Wei's Rice Shop is yours in the first place. If you hand me over to me, I will definitely not let anything happen to you." Ah Chen finally pursed his lips, and just said that.The growth of Wei's Rice Shop not only attracted the attention of outsiders, but also attracted the attention of the Chen family.More than one person, Ah Chen, had heard that someone was urging the old man of the Chen family to keep it as his own.If it weren't for Ah Chen's strong opposition and the scolding of the Chen family's grandpa, some people would have been unable to bear it.
Wei Tong naturally knew these things, but there was only one reason for him to open the rice shop, and he naturally didn't care about the intrigue of the Chen family.If it's just the Chen family, why didn't anyone in the Chen family do this before?
Not everything can be taken over by anyone.
Ah Chen returned to the Chen family frustrated, and was found by the housekeeper as soon as he entered the gate, saying that the grandpa of the Chen family was looking for him.The grandpa of the Chen family is named Chen Zhenzu. He looks old but energetic.The old man laughed when he saw Ah Chen just entering the door: "Ah Chen, I haven't seen you now for several years." Ah Chen said with a wry smile: "Grandpa, don't laugh at me, It’s because my own training is not enough.”
Chen Zhenzu shook his head with a smile, stroked his gray beard, and said softly: "Ah Chen, at first I agreed with you to associate with Wei Tong, because Wei Tong looks indifferent, but in fact he has a kind heart, you follow him, It won't be calculated. But it's good for Wei Tong to leave, lest you be too dependent, how can the descendants of my Chen family rely on others all the time."
Ah Chen was stunned for a while, "How did Grandpa know about this?"
"In the past few years, in the Wei's rice shop, except for the dividends given to the Chen family later, most of the old grains have disappeared, and all the new grains are sold every year. Have you not noticed where these things have been transported? "The old voice rang in Ah Chen's ear, making Ah Chen frown.
"Brother Wei told me that every six months after the counting, he would transport about one-third of the grain away. He didn't say where it was going." And he remembered that every time he delivered it, It was sent by Chen Su himself.Chen Su never left Wei Tong's side, and only at this time of the year would he disappear.
"This year, didn't something happen?"
This sentence seemed to have exploded in Ah Chen's ear, and he sat quietly for a while before opening his mouth: "Grandfather thinks that Brother Wei had foreseen Wu Sangui two or three years ago..." The last few words, In Chen Zhenzu's gaze, he swallowed it back, but his expression was not very good-looking.
The Chen family has always only been in contact with business affairs, and war is too far away for them.No, it should be said that the war seemed out of reach for this prosperous area in the south of the Yangtze River. Even if you heard such news, you would just let it go.Ah Chen is also, but under Chen Zhenzu's gaze today, he actually trembled a little.
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A few days later, Wei Tong left Zhejiang in a carriage and walked slowly to Fujian.Of course, Wei Tong would not do such a thing as killing Geng Jingzhong first. Firstly, the people have not rebelled, and secondly, Wei Tong is not that capable.It's just that he still remembered that Fan Chengmo, governor of Fujian, was a loyal man, but because Geng Jingzhong rebelled faster than he thought, he was imprisoned, and the whole of Fujian fell into Geng Jingzhong's hands.
He delivered the secret letter to Fan Chengmo through some channel three months earlier, and on his way here, he had already heard about the inspection of the border sea, and it seemed that the recruitment of soldiers and horses was in progress.However, Geng Jingzhong's own troops are strong, even if they really call in troops, Wei Tong doesn't think that Fan Chengmo will be able to take Geng Jingzhong down.
When the Qing Dynasty first conquered San Francisco, it never thought that San Francisco's military strength had reached such a level, and the Eight Banners' combat effectiveness was far inferior to that of before. This was an important reason why the court was caught off guard at the beginning.Regarding the issue of the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners, Wei Tong once talked to Xuan, and finally fought with Xuan, neither lost nor won.But even if Kangxi took Wei Tong's words to heart a little bit, he should review the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners in advance, instead of letting go.
When we arrived in Fuzhou, at the end of February, Chen Su escorted Wei Tong into the inn.Although it is early spring, it looks especially cold under the drizzle.After arriving at the inn and drinking a cup of hot water, Wei Tong felt that his whole body was much warmer.
"The atmosphere in the city is not right." Chen Su went out to order food, and whispered something to Wei Tong when he came back.Wei Tong silently nodded without speaking.
When the food was served, Wei Tong said softly: "Tomorrow, let's visit the governor of Fujian."
Chen Su didn't have any objections.