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Chapter 353 Zhao Liben¡¯s ambition

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    "But in view of the fact that the government had gone back on its word several times before, he hesitated a little when he was about to go ashore. I swore an oath on the lives of the whole family to keep him safe, and then I took him to see Hu Ruzhen. What happens next is what you should do  Now you know¡­¡­"

    "Yes." Zhao Hao nodded and said softly: "It's a pity that Hu Ruzhen couldn't fulfill his promise at all, because the officials from the southeast department strongly opposed the lifting of the sea ban. Governor Hu had no choice but to appease Wang Zhi while trying to find a way to clear the way for Mr. Xiao Ge.  ¡­As a result, Wang Bengu over there arrested Wang Zhi first before Xiao Ge Lao could open the door.¡±

    "That's right." Zhao Liben nodded, still grudged after many years: "At that time, he went to the governor's office every day to inquire about the progress, which annoyed Hu Ruzhen so much that he asked him to go to the West Lake to relax. Because I was in Hangzhou, and Wang Zhi  I feel relieved to have come, but I waited around in the Yamen of Zhetai and saw no one. Only when I heard the report did I know that it turned out that the patrol censor Wang Bengu had arrested him!"

    Today's Wang Shaozhongzai was just a seventh-grade boy who had just entered the officialdom.  But a major feature of the official system of the Ming Dynasty is that the following are suppressed - in the central government, the six departments can be on an equal footing with the six ministers in matters; at the local level, the seventh-rank patrol censor is not even given the face of the governor-general, let alone the governor-general.  Not to mention a third-grade inspector.

    "Hu Ruzhen was shocked when she learned that Wang Zhi had been arrested. She immediately patrolled the office and asked Wang Bengu to release him. I also tried every means to rescue him, but the stalemate lasted for a whole year. In the end, he was sentenced to the crime of treason with the Japanese.  He and his son have a duel."

    "Before he was executed, Wang Zhi asked to see me. I cried and apologized to him, but he didn't blame me for not keeping my promise. He just said with a smile, I just realized today that those famous families who have passed down poems and books are more likely to kill people without blinking an eye.  Pirates are a hundred times more greedy - even though he, a pirate, hopes that the government will open the sea and make things easier for the government and the people, those people hope that the sea will remain closed and they will monopolize the trade with him. He actually dared to go ashore against their wishes  Naturally, there is only one word of death waiting for him in the peace talks"

    Zhao Hao suddenly said after hearing this: "It turns out that Wang Bengu is also one of theirs"

    "Of course. Otherwise, with Hu Ruzhen's status as the Southeast King at the time, and with my efforts as the person in charge of a province's punishment, how could I not be able to defeat a small patrol officer?"

    Zhao Liben let out a gloomy breath and continued: "In exchange for forgiving me, Wang Zhi asked me to promise him one thing - to save the lives of the rest of his family. I went to Hu Ruzhen at night and signed a letter with him.  I begged for mercy. As long as the men of Wang Zhi's family died, the people in the court didn't care at all They were just sentenced to exile, so they happily pardoned them, which can be regarded as compensation for us."

    Hearing this, Zhao Hao understood everything.

    It turns out that the "Îä" in Wu Ji is not the Wu in the surname Wu, but the capital Wu in Wufeng.

    "You must have guessed that your Grandma Ye is Wang Zhi's stepmother. But she is actually just a maid serving Wang Zhi's wife. It was them and the infant Xueying who were released. Yes, Xueying's real name is Wang Xueying.  It was me who changed my surname to Jiang."

    "Wu Ji was not originally called Wu Ji, but Wang Ji, and I changed the name. Although the court gave them a free pass at the time, after Wang Zhi's death, the Japanese rebellion broke out, so we had to be on guard against anyone taking advantage of them.  Take it out.¡±

    "Yeah." Zhao Hao nodded, thinking that the Japanese rebellion was in the past now, and no one would hold Wu Ji accountable for the past, so the old man went out to pick peaches.

    This is quite similar to Tao'er's "entrusting his wife and offering his son".

    "Wu Ji was originally Wang Zhi's business on the shore. At that time, it was small and unobtrusive. In fact, it was more like a tool for him to collect intelligence. When Wang Zhi passed away, Xueying was only six years old. In order for your grandma Ye to be able to  After supporting Wu Ji, the old woman made the decision before she died to marry her to Wang Zhi's memorial tabletso I didn't feel sorry for Wang Zhi."

    "Yeah." Zhao Haoxin said, then there must be no apology, look at how moisturized my grandma Ye is now.

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    After listening to the old man¡¯s story, Zhao Hao was still a little puzzled: ¡°Even if Xueying is Wang Zhi¡¯s only descendant, what¡¯s the point?¡±

    He doesn¡¯t know how to awaken his bloodline or anything like that.

    ¡°You don¡¯t understand, it¡¯s very meaningful.¡± Zhao Liben said proudly:

    "First, although Wang Zhi has been dead for eight years, his old team still controls part of the Thirty-Six Islands. These people hate the southeastern wealthy family who killed Wang Zhi, and they are only forced to follow the situation.  They cooperated, but secretly sent people to greet Xue Ying regularly, hoping that one day she could take over her grandfather's estate."

    "Second, the Japanese pay more attention to blood than we do. The Japanese emperors of Japan have all become grandsons, and no one dares to replace him. Therefore, they will definitely recognize Xueying's identity, and at least they can open the door for convenience."

    "The first? It¡¯s also God who helps me.  Internal strife broke out among the nine Southeastern families. Now the Lu family has been expelled, but they accidentally lost the crucial 'Seal of King Jinghai'. Do you know what that is?  "

    "I know." Zhao Hao nodded.

    "You know? How did you know?" Zhao Liben couldn't believe it.

    "Because that thing fell into my hands by accident."

    Zhao Hao laughed sarcastically.

    "How is that possible?!" Now it was Zhao Liben's turn to be dumbfounded.

    When Zhao Hao went to Beijing last year, he encountered people from Shanghai merchants who were chasing the Lu family. After entering Beijing, his house was robbed. He found the gold seal and the maritime merchant account book from his luggage, and told the old man everything.  .

    As for the fact that Zhao Shouzheng was taken for questioning by Shuntian Mansion, Zhao Hao had already written to the old man.  I was just worried that the secret would be leaked, so I didn't say much in the letter.

    After a long while, Zhao Liben recovered from the shock, grabbed his grandson's arm, and asked in a low voice: "Where are the account books?"

    "Write down the key information and then burn it." Zhao Hao replied.

    In Zhao Liben¡¯s opinion, his genius grandson must have a photographic memory, so he reassured and asked: ¡°Where is the seal?¡±

    "Hide it. Grandpa wants to see it. I will find an opportunity to bring it to you." Zhao Hao said again.

    "No, keep it, don't show it to anyone." Zhao Liben said resolutely: "That is a priceless thing!"

    "Is it that important?" Zhao Hao couldn't help being surprised.

    "It's very important." Zhao Liben nodded heavily and said, "Do you know what happened to those eight families because they lost this gold seal?"

    "On the first day of the Lunar New Year, someone in Xinbeiguan burned down a batch of goods from Huzhou that were going to be sent to Zhoushan. Hundreds of thousands of pieces of silk and hundreds of boats were burned, and dozens of people died. Later, the city was also in chaos.  " Zhao Liben let out a long sigh and said:

    "On the sea, the law of the jungle is the strongest, and there are so many fleets of all sizes. Every time a contract is made, it is the result of countless battles, which often last for several years, and no one can afford it. So unless it is a last resort, everyone still hopes,  I can get it back."

    After saying that, he looked at his grandson with bright eyes and said, "Now, do you understand what I mean?!"

    "Grandpa wants to fill in the gap of the Lu family and become the ninth family?" Zhao Hao couldn't help but gasped. The old man's appetite is really quite big!

    "Why not? Just because the eight of them can have fleets at sea and territory overseas, why don't our Zhao family do the same thing?!" Zhao Liben raised his eyebrows and sneered: "What, are you afraid of your good grandson? Are you afraid?  But someone who dares to ruin even Mr. Xu Ge¡¯s place! Don¡¯t be as old as grandpa!¡±

    "Why don't you dare?!" Zhao Hao said angrily: "I had already made up my mind to meet them!"

    "Well, he is indeed my grandson!" Zhao Liben was overjoyed when he heard this.

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