Chapter 24 Chess Pieces

The night was hazy. Read М

Yancheng, which had been bustling for a day, fell into silence and darkness.

Only the singing and dancing pavilions by the Golden Scale Pond were still brightly lit.

Jiaofangsi.

An institution affiliated to the Yan County government office, originally a place for entertaining officials.

At this time, it was located in the box on the fourth floor.

Zhang Qian and Zhang Kang violated the rules and drank and had fun with more than ten wealthy family heads who were dependent on the Zhang family.

When the wine was strong, a wealthy family said: "Brother Zhang, the King of Yan is getting more and more complicated now."

Another wealthy family echoed: "That's right, not only did they cheat us of so much money with an ice-making technique, but now they have come up with a wine-making technique. This thing makes more money than ice-making. What should we do if the Yan Wang Mansion becomes more and more powerful?"

Zhang Qian raised the chin of the singer beside him, looking leisurely.

After the King of Yan quoted the price of the wine, he was not worried.

At the price of fifteen taels, not many people in Yan County can afford it.

It will not affect his Zhang family's winemaking business.

However, if this kind of wine is shipped to Jiangnan, it can make a lot of money.

Therefore, he is still very envious of this winemaking technique.

"Brother Zhang, please say something. After Chang Wei of the Prince of Yan's Mansion took over the county soldiers, several children of our Huang family were demoted by him and replaced by people from the Dong, Lu and Yang families. Huang Yu said.

His own interests were violated, and he secretly hated the Prince of Yan's Mansion.

Du Ming sighed, "It's the same for our Du family. The Prince of Yan's Mansion is now clearly trying to win over the three families of Dong, Lu and Yang to deal with us."

Other nobles nodded.

In the past, they were like fish in water in Yan County, but now they have to worry about the Prince of Yan's Mansion, which makes them very uncomfortable.

"Alas, it's a pity for Qingfeng Village. If the Prince of Yan was killed that day, there wouldn't be so many branches. "

A noble said that he didn't know that the assassination was planned by the Zhang family.

Zhang Qian and Zhang Kang looked at each other.

Someone mentioned this matter and they were angry.

The nobles spoke one after another until they were all silent.

Zhang Qian said slowly, "You hate the King of Yan, I hate it too, but now the King of Yan has his own army, and the county soldiers were caught by the King of Yan because of the assassination. In Yancheng, we have already lost. "

After a pause, he said, "Even in the countryside, the three families of Dong, Lu and Yang have become our constraints. Even if we rebel, I am afraid we don't have a 100% chance of winning. "

Everyone was silent for a while after hearing this.

Huang Yu said, "Zhang County Magistrate, you have the most ideas, so say a few words. "

Everyone looked at Zhang Kang again.

Among the Zhang brothers, Zhang Qian is the head of the Zhang family.

But in everyone's heart, Zhang Kang is their backbone.

Because Zhang Kang has the Yuan family, the largest family in Yanzhou, behind him.

Zhang Kang held the wine glass and pondered for a long time.

Under the current situation, they naturally need this group of powerful families who are dependent on them.

In order to give them a reassurance, he said: "In fact, my brother and I have already come up with an idea. We just need to wait until the Beidi people arrive in autumn, and then we will need your help. "

The powerful families are all smart people, and they instantly understood what Zhang Kang meant.

One by one, they laughed.

"Brother Zhang and County Magistrate Zhang are still thoughtful. This way, it will be foolproof." Huang Yu drank the wine in the glass.

Du Ming nodded frequently, but thinking of one thing, he said: "But if the King of Yan dies, the winemaking technique will be gone, which is a pity. "

"That's right. "

"Yes, this can make a lot of money. ”

“…”

The nobles started to discuss.

Zhang Qian did not blame the nobles for being obsessed with money.

Because he had been tempted for a long time.

If they could get the wine-making technique, their Zhang family would be much stronger.

“It’s a pity indeed. If we could get it, you could all get rich together. But the Prince of Yan’s Mansion is heavily guarded now, so it’s difficult.” Zhang Qian sighed.

At this time, a young noble suddenly said, “That may not be the case. I heard that Wang Yanzhong, the head of the pawnbroker, went to the palace yesterday and sold a batch of slaves to the palace. In the future, he will have to collect slaves for the palace. If he lets him put a few of our people in, it is not impossible to find out the wine-making technique.”

Zhang Qian and Zhang Kang’s eyes lit up, and Zhang Qian said, “I also know about Wang Yanzhong’s visit to the palace. Why do you know it so detailed?”

The young noble said, “To be honest, I know an idler who has close contacts with Wang Yanzhong. He told me.”

Zhang Kang sneered, “That’s easy. Just call Wang Yanzhong. "

"What's the difficulty? I'll send someone to tie up Wang Yanzhong." Huang Yu gritted his teeth and said.

For him, Wang Yanzhong was just a nobody.

If he didn't obey, it wouldn't matter if he was killed.

After discussing this matter, everyone felt happy, as if they had mastered the art of brewing wine.

Just as they were toasting.

At this time, the door of the box opened, and a singing girl in green came to Zhang Kang and whispered a few words in his ear.

Zhang Kang's face changed slightly, he stood up and followed the girl out the door, and turned to another room.

"Zhang Jun Shou, you are so elegant."

Inside the door, a middle-aged man dressed as a scholar was drinking alone.

"Commander Tuoba, when did you come to Yan County?"

Zhang Kang was humble.

The middle-aged man didn't answer, but looked at Zhang Kang with a smile, "Now that you are the governor of Yan County and the son-in-law of the Yuan family, are you still afraid of a little Yan Wang?"

"We underestimated the Yan Wang Mansion. "Zhang Kang lowered his voice.

The middle-aged scholar shook his head, "Humph, you have been in the land of comfort for too long, and you are becoming more and more incompetent."

The middle-aged scholar spoke calmly, but every word was filled with a chilling aura.

"What Commander Tuoba said is true. I will die a thousand times." Fine beads of sweat appeared on Zhang Kang's forehead.

This person is Tuoba Lie, the leader of the Black Iron Guard of Beidi.

He is responsible for collecting information from Yanzhou and rarely appears in Yanzhou.

Now he comes in person, is Beidi going to do anything to Yanzhou?

Thinking of this, he was worried.