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Zhao Hanzhang handed the money to Fan Ying and Zeng Yue and ordered them: "You help Mr. Ming send them away. The ceremony of worshiping the heaven will be in two days, and the people must be sent away before the ceremony."

Zeng Yue and Fan Ying responded in unison.

Zhao Hanzhang turned around and was about to go out. After thinking about it, he stopped the two of them and said, "If possible, redeem Zheng Mingzhu and let their family leave together."

Fan Ying's eyes were slightly wet, she responded in a low voice, and went to find Ming Yu with Zeng Yue.

When Ming Yu heard Zhao Hanzhang's request, he thought for a moment and said: "We can't leave together. I'll go and take care of things so that they can leave today. As for Zheng Mingzhu, if she is lucky, I will redeem her and send her away."

Fan Ying asked: "Is it difficult to redeem it?"

Ming Yu sighed and said: "The general has very strict rules and regulations. Zheng Mingzhu is no longer a concubine, but the people in the general's house are bound by their words and deeds, and there is basically no possibility of redemption. So even if I have some face, I can't do it." It’s hard to redeem people.”

Fan Ying pursed her lips and said, "We'll do our best."

Ming Yu nodded and planned the route with the two of them to send them away.

Ming Yu didn't intend to come forward on his own, so he went to find General Pei.

The emperor is offering sacrifices to heaven, and Gou Xi's generals are also coming to participate. General Pei arrived two days ago.

Regarding the request from his old friend, General Pei agreed after asking about the identities of Tan Shen and Zheng Xiao.

Ming Yu also asked him quietly, "Have you ever thought about leaving Yanzhou?"

General Pei looked at him deeply and said, "I'm afraid there is no way out."

Ming Yu poured him a glass of wine and whispered, "I am your gateway."

General Pei was a little excited and nervous, and asked softly: "When?"

"This guy of mine has no intention of competing with the general right now. The current big enemies are still Liu Yuan and Shi Le. Only by crippling them will we be able to take action internally. Otherwise, they will attack us as soon as we move, which will be very annoying. ." Ming Yu said: "She said that the world should be the most important thing and the people should be the most important thing."

General Pei's eyes lit up when he heard this, and then he felt a little disappointed. "It's a pity. If Mr. Yan were still here, I would be so happy to know that I could meet such a good master."

Mingxu felt a little bad when he heard him mention Yan Heng.

He looked out the window and watched the people coming and going on the street. Gou Xi and Gou Chun should have known that he was back in Yuncheng for a long time, right?

But they didn't do anything. They even entertained Zhao Hanzhang well yesterday. They were indeed bullying the weak and afraid of the strong.

"General Pei, is it still the Jiang family that is providing treasures to the General's Mansion?"

"Yes," General Pei couldn't stand the Jiang family and said scornfully, "The general was seduced by them."

Ming Yu smiled but did not respond. He also knew that General Pei had a deep prejudice against the Jiang family, so he did not explain.

However, General Pei did not know the inside story. As Gou Xi's former staff, he and Yan Heng had the right to inspect the account books. The Jiang family may not like Gou Xi very much.

The Jiang family was a gentry in Yuncheng and a big businessman in Yuncheng. When the emperor moved the capital, it was their family that used their garden as a palace for the emperor.

As a result, some members of the Jiang family entered the court as officials.

But compared with Gou Xi's status, the Jiang family is just a basin of water by the river, so the Jiang family pleases Gou Xi.

The first gifts and treasures were just to improve the relationship between the two families. Who would have known that Gou Xi would become obsessed with the Jiang family from then on, and bought many things in the General's Mansion from the Jiang family.

But Gou Xi was obviously not a hospitable customer. Because he was short of money, he bargained for many things, and the Jiang family couldn't afford to offend him. Basically, everything was sold to him at a loss.

Whatever the Jiang family has, as long as he likes it, the Jiang family will have to sell it to him at a low price. If they don't sell it, the Jiang family who are officials in the court will be embarrassed.

If the Jiang family didn't have it, they still had to look for it. When Ming Yu left, the Jiang family had already learned how to shirk it. Seven or eight of the ten items Gou Xi asked for could not be found. If they couldn't buy them, the remaining two or three items would not be found. Raise the price and wait for Gou Xi to bargain.

Even so, Gou Xi is a hole that cannot be filled.

Outsiders only knew that money from the emperor and the treasury was flowing continuously to the General's Mansion, and then to the Jiang family. They all regarded the Jiang family as the ones who benefited, and hated them from the bottom of their hearts. But they didn't know that the Jiang family was also very troubled.

It would be fine if the Jiang family could turn these financial deficits into political resources. Except for matters involving their own interests, Pang Gou Xi basically ignored other government affairs, so the Jiang family could use very little;

Moreover, the Jiang family is a local. They attach great importance to their reputation and their relationship with the local people, and it is impossible for them to let go and act recklessly.

This puts the Jiang family in a dilemma.

I saw General Pei, who clearly did not leave the box, but asked someone to pretend to be him and stayed in the box. Then he quietly went to the backyard of the restaurant with others. Oh, by the way, this restaurant belongs to the Jiang family.

Ming Yu met the eldest son of the Jiang family in the backyard. Obviously, the Jiang family valued this meeting very much. Less than an hour after they received the information, they came immediately to fulfill the contract.

When Jiang Chong saw Ming Yu, he immediately stood up and saluted, lowering his voice and said: "Meet Mr. Ming."

Ming Yu returned the gift, "Young Master Jiang, there is no need to be polite."

The two sat at separate tables. Ming Yu was also direct and whispered the reason for inviting him, "I also asked Mr. Jiang to help me redeem Zheng Mingzhu."

Jiang Chong's eyes flashed and he said: "I am willing to help you, but I want to redeem someone from the general's palace. We, the Jiang family, have to be more cautious, so we want to make sure, who is this Zheng Mingzhu? Is it what you want?" Redeem, or does Governor Zhao want to redeem?"

"I want to redeem her," Ming Yu said, "Zheng Mingzhu was kind to me after she entered the mansion. If she had been as favored as before, I would never have thought of redeeming her. But I heard that she has fallen out of favor and is living in the mansion. It’s difficult. A drop of kindness should be repaid by a spring. I can’t let my benefactor suffer in vain in the general’s mansion.”

When Jiang Chong heard this, he felt a little disappointed, but he still managed to keep his spirits up and said, "Okay, I will redeem the person for you sir."

He hesitated a little, not knowing how to speak to Ming Yu. After all, in the eyes of outsiders, the Jiang family were just lackeys of the General's Mansion.

Ming Yu seemed to know what he was thinking, and whispered: "Most of the officials from all over the country who are watching the ceremony will come to Yuncheng tomorrow. My governor is also interested in officials and generals he has never seen before. I heard that the location of Mr. Jiang's restaurant is It’s the best, so I want to book a private room…”

When Jiang Chong heard this, he immediately said: "Then I will leave my peaches and plums to Governor Zhao. The room faces the street, is large, and has the best view. As long as someone passes by on the main street, everyone in the room can see it."

He'd better visit, too.

Ming Yu agreed with a smile.

Jiang Chong breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "I'll ask Mr. Ming to introduce me to you then."

Ming Yu should also be here.

Jiang Chong did not dare to neglect Ming Yu's request and started operations on the same day. Of course, he was not the one to come forward for such a matter. Jiang Chong handed over the matter to a clan brother and the steward.

That night, Brother Jiang and his steward went to have a drink with the steward who was in charge of purchasing in the General's Mansion.

Their family is most familiar with the steward of the General's Mansion.

Yesterday we had a temple fair here, and my mother had to set up a stall at the temple fair, so I was asked to help out temporarily. I was busy until early in the morning before I came back. I was too tired at the time, so I didn’t turn on the computer to ask for leave. I will try my best to make up for yesterday’s three chapters today.