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Zhao Hanzhang's emotions were ups and downs, and he suppressed his anger and looked at Zheng Xiao, "What about you?"

Zheng Xiao cried first before saying anything, kowtowed and then said: "A certain person is from Gaowan County, Le'an County. He has lived in Gaowan for generations. Because bandits were rampant, in the early years, my family joined hands with two nearby villages to build the Zhengjiacun Wubao. , for more than ten years, counties and counties have been attacking each other. As long as there are people in distress nearby, we will help them, and we will also allow people in the county to come in to avoid disaster."

"Therefore, we have always had a harmonious relationship with the county magistrate, and we have never had any conflicts because of this," Zheng Xiaodao said: "A year ago, General Xiaogou was granted the title of governor of Qingzhou. Although he did not take office, he had people buy beauties and present them to the general. "

"I have a daughter who is sixteen years old and has some good looks. I don't know who told this to the officials who were ordered to purchase beauties. They came to my house to buy someone." Zheng Xiaodao said, "I have four sons, but I only got this one." My daughter, who has been held in the palm of her hand since she was a child, naturally refuses, so she refuses."

"I was afraid that they would forcefully recruit them later, so as soon as they left, they went to the county magistrate to make a marriage contract between their daughter and the county magistrate's son Zhou Tong, and agreed to get married as soon as possible," Zheng Xiao said with tears, "Who knew, just before their wedding , the governor suddenly took office and began to purchase beauties in Qingzhou."

"I was really scared, so I discussed with the county magistrate to advance the wedding date and get married as soon as possible. But on the day of the wedding, the governor sent troops to surround Wubao in Zhengjia Village, saying that we were bandits. He also ordered someone to arrest the county magistrate, saying that he was related to the bandits. Collusion, the little girl has no choice but to take off her wedding clothes and sell herself to the governor."

"My daughter was sent to Yuncheng to serve the general, and her marriage to the county magistrate's family was cancelled. She thought she would be safe from now on, but after the governor came once, he somehow decided that our Wubao had treasures, and sent soldiers here from time to time. ."

"They don't do anything. They just break into the villagers' homes to be guests, want to eat and drink, and occasionally ride horses to destroy young crops." Zheng Xiaodao said: "We can only pay for peace. Every time we come, we give One time money.”

"These days are endless. Even if we have gold and silver in Zhengjiawu Fort, we can't bear to eat and drink like this. We can't, so we asked my two sons and Zhou Tong to go to Yuncheng to file a complaint. The petition was handed in. After we went up, His Majesty personally asked the general to restrain the governor and stop disturbing the people. The general also agreed. However, before my two sons and Zhou Tong returned home, they encountered bandits on Gao Wan's official road. The three of them, Also, the five guards and three government officials they brought with them are all dead."

Zheng Xiao fell to the ground and cried loudly, "The governor personally held the county magistrate accountable, saying that he could not manage Gao Wan well and took away his official position. Although Gao Wan cannot be said to be stable, my Zheng family still has some prestige in the county. If I can say something, even if there are gangsters in the county, they will not dare to kill my son, let alone the son of the county magistrate."

"After that, news came from Yuncheng that my daughter had made a mistake in the general's palace and was punished as a slave. She could only wash clothes in the clothing bureau." He said: "The governor resisted Youzhou officials in Le'an County. When the army was recruiting grain and grass, Wubao in Zhengjia Village was conscripted as a military camp, and our family was also conscripted and followed the governor to Yuncheng."

In fact, he still had some hidden secrets. When the Youzhou army came, he wanted to lead Zhengjia Village Wubao to stab Gou Chun from behind. At that time, he and the Zhou County Magistrate secretly sent a letter to Wang Jun's generals. , and also provided them with some food and grass.

The two sides even agreed to cooperate internally and externally when attacking Gao Wan. Unexpectedly, before Wang Jun could attack Gao Wan, the three parties negotiated peace and divided the area to rule.

Without foreign aid, Zheng Xiao would die if he raised an army again. He could only lead his entire family to Yuncheng.

"I came here today because I want to beg the general to show mercy and let me meet my little girl..." Then I tried to find a way to support her. If she can be favored again, their family will be better off. If not, at least we must meet her once. , it would be nice to be able to redeem people.

Zhao Hanzhang asked: "Then what do you want to ask for when you see me?"

Zheng Xiao gritted his teeth, kowtowed to the ground and said: "I, I also want to move my family to Yuzhou. Although my family does not have the same trade routes, caravans, and horses as the Tan family, we still have some savings. Most of the disciples in the clan are literate. I For those domestic slaves who wish to become the governor, their life and death will be decided by the governor from now on."

Zhao Hanzhang asked: "What about your daughter?"

Zheng Xiao choked up and said, "I can no longer save her. If she is resentful, I will apologize to her again when I go to hell."

He can't disregard the life and death of his entire clan just because of his daughter.

Zhao Hanzhang clenched his fists, nodded and said: "You guys, let's go first, I will let people find you."

Zheng Xiao and Tan Shen were overjoyed when they heard that Zhao Hanzhang had accepted them.

The two kowtowed repeatedly, and after a while they stood up with their waists hunched over and stepped back.

Zhao Hanzhang waited for them to leave, and then he was so angry that he slapped his palm on the low table. The cups on the table rolled down, but fortunately the mat cushioned them and nothing was broken.

Ming Yu bent down and picked it up, "You are already poor, how can you not cherish things?"

He said: "You are a governor or a general, so you should keep your emotions and anger hidden. If you are so angry, Gou Chun will not be hurt, but you are the one who is angry. It is really not worth it."

Zhao Hanzhang looked very unhappy, "The world will become what it is today, and all high-ranking officials will have something to do with it."

Zhao Hanzhang said angrily and suppressed the anger in his chest, and began to think about ways to lead people, "We can't leave together. While the ceremony of worshiping the heaven is coming, no one is paying attention to them. Let them leave quietly now, as long as After leaving Yanzhou, Gou Xi and Gou Chun have no choice."

Ming Yu also nodded, "Gou Daojiang doesn't even care about the affairs in the court now, let alone such trivial matters. Gou Chun has always been arrogant and will not pay attention to these things, so he only needs to take care of the people below and prevent others from informing him. , they can leave.”

So how do you prevent people from snitching?

Zhao Hanzhang looked at Mingyu.

Ming Yu nodded and said: "I still know a few people. Although they are each their own masters now, they still have some face, but they still need money."

Zhao Hanzhang immediately said: "I will find a solution for the money."

Zhao Hanzhang's solution was to find Zhao Zhongyu.

Zhao Zhongyu didn't ask her what she wanted to do and asked Zhao Dian to raise money for her.

It's just that Zhao Zhongyu didn't bring much treasure when he came to Yuncheng. The income in the past two years not only supports himself and his son, but also his staff, guards and servants. After calculation, there is not much in the account. money.

When did Zhao Zhongyu ever worry about money?

He was born into a wealthy family, and as he grew older, his brother already showed his talent for making money. Although his brother was very stingy, he never let his family down when it came to food and clothing. He also wanted face outside, and when he needed money, he would always Zhao Changyu will also give it for regular purposes.

His brother took care of the family, and all the money he earned was saved for personal use, so Zhao Zhongyu never worried about money.

This time Zhao Dian told him that there was not that much money in his account. Zhao Zhongyu was shocked, "How can I have no money? How can I have so much money?"