Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 142 The thief’s first visit, the county guard’s visit [Debt repayment 250]

"Three grids require a state to be famous. Calculating what has been done recently, the only possibility is the article "Shi Shuo". However, according to the transportation and communication conditions of this era, it should not have spread to the south so quickly. It seems that there may be something in the south. Things happen."

After inferring it, Chen Zhi didn't pay too much attention.

"That's fine. If you wait a few more days, the three boxes will be almost full, and you'll be able to draw a mid-level lottery. Now that I have a big family and a big business, I have to reduce the risk of side effects."

After thinking about it, his eyes fell on the courtyard in front of him again.

The yard is not small, and several corners are filled with scattered objects. There are also a few men who look like craftsmen, busy around the objects.

Chen Zhi walked over and asked, "Are these things still usable?"

"Report to the Master," several people immediately replied respectfully when they heard Chen Zhi's question, saying that these craftsmen have been recruited by Chen Zhi, and they have become Chen Zhi's attached households. , and even moved the place to live, "A few things we made according to your instructions are really useful. If we have these things, even if there is still a drought this year, it will be better."

Chen Zhi asked instead: "Do you think there will be another drought this year?"

A craftsman said hesitantly: "Looking at the situation at the beginning of this year, [-]% is still possible."

Chen Zhi listened and nodded slightly.

At this time, Chen Jue came up to Chen Zhi and whispered: "Master, the county government has sent someone here. They said that the county governor will come to visit in the next few days. Several lords in the city already know it. Send a message to our mansion to make preparations in advance and not to neglect the county governor."

"Okay, if you're interested, tell your uncles and tell them I'll have someone prepare it." Chen Zhi responded with a smile.

Chen Jue glanced at the yard and said tentatively: "Do you think this yard should be tidied up?"

"Put everything in the south courtyard. Many things here have been completed." Chen Zhi said as he took advantage of the situation. Everything in the courtyard was built according to his design.

After writing "Shi Shuo", Chen Zhi had a corresponding plan, preparing to test the scope of the definition of "unique knowledge", and recruiting craftsmen was also preparing for this.

Although he intends to find a new way, but this is not something that can be done with a slap of the head. First of all, he must find out and be familiar with the original routine before he can say another way. What Chen Zhi has to do right now is this familiarization process.

Chen Jue nodded in agreement. According to his opinion, these items with unknown uses should be thrown away. There are now rumors in the city that his young master is addicted to craftsmanship. Although the rumors are still weak and the Chen family suppresses them, it is not a good thing. .

It's just that the master has an order, and it's not easy for him to refute it.

Here Chen Jue retreated and was busy, and another servant came over. This man was recently transferred by the Chen Mansion. As soon as he came, he said: "Master, Mr. Zheng sent someone here, saying that there is military situation in the north, and he must leave for the north immediately. It was too late to come over and say goodbye, so I sent a message specially and then sent another letter."

"A letter from Mr. Zheng Guan?" Chen Zhi took the letter and opened it. "It turns out that General Zhu received a commendation from the court and specially recruited him back. However, when the news went south, he was delayed on the road and the deadline was approaching. No wonder Mr. Zheng left in such a hurry."

After paying his congratulations, Zheng Guan did not leave, but visited Chen Zhi several times during the period, mentioned the real purpose of coming, and expressed Zhu Shou's intention of soliciting.

However, just as Zheng Guan expected, Chen Zhi refused simply.

Zheng Guan was not surprised. He started to build friendship and chatted about military matters. After going back and forth, the relationship between the two naturally improved.

Zheng Guan came here with the intention of making friends and being friendly. Once the relationship was established, the purpose was achieved. He then talked about Zhu Shou's power and hinted at how much courtesy Chen Zhi would receive if he could go to Qingzhou.

Today, when Guan Zheng left, he did not forget Chen Zhi. Although he couldn't spare the time to come and say goodbye in person, he still wrote a letter and sent it to Chen Zhi to accuse him. At the same time, he also reminded Chen Zhi that he had Chen Zhi's help, even though he was annihilated. The thieves' army was captured, but the leader and his party were not captured. The success was not completed, so be careful.

"I should also write a letter to reply." Chen Zhi smiled and turned around to go back to the house.

the other side.

"The Chen family is really powerful. There are people like Chen Zhi. I have been doing research in the city these days. Everything I heard and saw was related to this Chen Zhi. I said how good his articles were. Minority schools and private schools have all written his "Teacher's Theory" as a plaque and hung it up, saying that they should follow the correct way of being a teacher and be the master of the family. Is the inner responsibility you mentioned really in the Chen family?"

In a rather simple room, there were five big men sitting around a table and talking.

The man who spoke had a big face, a beard, and a strong physique. He was gesturing with his hands as he spoke.

As his words fell, everyone else's eyes focused on the man sitting in the middle.

This man had a beard, a tough face, and deep eyes. He sat there with a calm demeanor, but his clothes were shabby and he lost a bit of his demeanor.

While everyone was looking at him, this man didn't say a word and seemed to be deep in thought.

One person lost his temper and said: "Brother, the Chen family is quite prosperous in Pengcheng, and it has been more popular than other families recently. Since we have an insider in his family, why don't we rush in and grab it?" After getting the money and food, go back to seek revenge from Zhu Shou!" "Don't be impatient." Finally, the tough-faced man spoke out, "You have been following me for so long, you should know my habits. Xu Fang can't be contacted now. The spies who had been deployed in the city beforehand didn't know about him, and things went wrong, so we had to be more cautious."

Another person yelled: "What should we do? We have been waiting for so many days, should we continue to wait? If we wait any longer, the pursuers will come!"

Others scolded the man and told him to keep his voice down.

The man with a tough face stood up and said: "Of course we can't wait like this forever. Since I started my army, how can I, Wang Mi, be captured without mercy? This afternoon, I will personally go to the Chen Mansion to find out what happened to Xu Fang. , I still have two minds. If it is the former, then I have to make another plan, but if it is the latter..." A cold light flashed in his eyes.

"No!"

"Master, this is too risky!"

"Yes! We, as brothers, should do the job for you!"

This tough man is the big thief Wang Mi, and the insider of Chen's mansion he is talking about is Xu Fang.

At the beginning, because Wang Mi was involved in Xu Fang's incident, the government did not publicize it at all in order to make it a trivial matter. Not to mention Wang Mi's spies, even several major aristocratic families in the city did not know Xu Fang's identity, and Xu Fang himself died in silence. Wuxi, under the influence of these many reasons, Wang Mi arrived in Pengcheng and wanted to contact Xu Fang, but was unable to contact him at all.

This is not a later life, there are many communication tools, it is normal not to be able to contact anyone, Wang Mi will not conclude that something happened to Xu Fang.

However, waiting for silence for a long time was not an option. He then decided to test it out. Seeing the obstruction of several brothers, Wang Mi laughed instead: "I know what the brothers are worried about. Don't worry, I know it. I just go to Xu Fang and act according to the situation. Who can do this except me?"

"Master, why go to such trouble? I have an army of soldiers and horses, so we can just plunder them outside the city. Those big families have their own manor houses outside the city..."

"Our army has been newly defeated and has a few remnants that should not be used. The number of soldiers and horses is too small, and the morale of the army is shaken. Without money and food to encourage them, it cannot be used at all. I am afraid that it will not even be able to defeat the garrison, but will expose our position. And do you really think that Pengcheng is unprepared?" Wang Mi shook his head and didn't care how many people there were, he just said, "I have made up my mind, don't say anything more."

When everyone saw that they could not persuade him to stay, they also said that they would go with him as a guard.

Wang Mi laughed again: "What a joke! If Zhu Shou were here, I would still be worried about it. I can't fight in Pengcheng now, but I don't believe anyone here can keep me!"

Everyone had no choice but to admit it and watched Wang Mi leave, but only half an hour later, the thief leader came back with a serious look on his face.

"Brother, how is it?"

When several people saw Wang Mi's expression, they all became worried.

Wang Mi shook his head and said, "Something may have happened to Xu Fang. I went to Chen Yun's house. I only said that he was Xu Fang's distant relative and asked him to come out. The man who opened the door looked wrong, so I took him to a corner. , the result of one cut, a little treatment, and then he came back."

"Something happened to Xu Fang? All the spies are gone. Brother killed another one. Let's leave quickly."

Wang Mi narrowed his eyes and said: "I have to leave, but instead of leaving Pengcheng, I need to find another place to hide first. Xu Fang has been setting up in Chen's house for a long time and has hidden a lot of money. It's just right to find out where the money is buried first." Let’s avoid the limelight. The government has been tightening investigations recently. Once we get the money, we must make sure those brothers are full before we can fight!”

As he spoke, a cold light flashed in his eyes: "First call in the spies from the city. I have something to give them!"

The next day, a number of spies came over. They were all dressed in ordinary clothes. From their appearance, they looked like ordinary farmers and beggars, unremarkable.

Wang Mi encouraged him first, drew a blueprint for the future, and then said: "You will collect information about the Chen family in the past two days. After screening, you will report the important ones to me."

Several people took the order and dispersed that day to collect news in the city.

During the recent period, there is no need to deliberately collect news about the Chen family. You can hear it naturally just by walking in tea shops and taverns, especially about Chen Zhi and "The Master's Theory".

These spies didn’t think they could gain anything else, but surprisingly, three days later, something special came out——

County Governor Xu Hui came to visit Chen Zhi!
"If the county guard can come, the whole house will be full of glory." That day, Chen Zhi, dressed in formal attire, opened the red-painted front door and personally greeted Xu Hui, while his two younger brothers followed closely behind, looking excited.

They never dreamed that the county guard would come to their home one day!
They were so excited that when the two of them walked, their steps became chaotic. In comparison, Chen Zhi's posture seemed even more calm.

Looking at this scene, Xu Hui couldn't help but secretly nod his head and said with a smile: "I have heard of your name for a long time. You are famous for teaching fine articles and writing excellent calligraphy. I really admire such a famous person!"

As soon as the county guard opened his mouth, he gave a series of high praises, which made Chen Ting and Chen Xixue beam with joy!What an honor!

　Thanks to "Shu Jing", "Mu Feng's Fading" and "Li Xiaoxianxian" for the rewards!This one is for debt repayment, and it will be updated three times today!
　　Recommend two works of friends - "The Powerful Minister": The business tycoon traveled to the Wu Dynasty and became a down-and-out guard of the feather forest, but after a reversal, the power was in the hands of the government and the public; chain?
　　
　
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