Chapter 574: One mountain is higher than the other

Zhang Maozhi was very proud and said with a smile, "Madam has suffered a lot. Now you can relax and take a good rest here. Why don't you let me take you over to see where you are staying and see if there is anything you need to buy."

"Don't bother me, sir."

Mrs. Baoguo is also very awkward.

This old guy was so attentive in front of her and called himself "Old Man". He wanted to tell her that he was an old man with a kind heart

Believe it or not.

Even a prostitute knows everything about Duke Baoguo’s palace. You, Zhang Mao, don’t have a good reputation outside.

Zhang Mao smiled and said, "Madam, why are you so polite? I want to fulfill my duty as a landlord after all. Please do it."

As he said this, Zhang Mao stood up and said in person Go over and help.

Mrs. Baoguo had just stood up, and before she could avoid it, a pair of big hands came closer to her again. It felt like a dog-skin plaster.

But for her, there is really no stopping her.

The two came out of the flower hall, but before Zhang Mao could welcome them into the courtyard of the guest room, the staff member named Zhong hurried over again.

"What to do?"

Zhang Mao's tone was very aggressive.

It means, do you have no eyesight, or do you just don’t understand the rules?

The man named Zhong stepped forward and whispered, "My lord, the Jinyi Guards are here. Say "We want to take people back."

"Yeah"

Zhang Mao frowned, "We have already sent people here, so what's the point of taking them back? Is there someone who is trying to interfere with this?" "

The man named Zhong said, "I don't know what's going on."

Zhang Mao said angrily, "Then go out and send the people away and tell them. If you offend me, let them go." Eat the good fruit."

"I have also refused, but the other party said that Eunuch Li, the admiral of Dongchang, is at the door in person, and he will be here soon. You see"

When Hearing this, Zhang Mao felt that the situation might be a bit big.

Li Zhang is here

Zhang Maodeng felt as if he had eaten a fly.

"Madam, you go inside first. I am going to meet a visitor. He is an important person and may be able to help your Zhu family. Let's go"

Zhang Mao knows It was not a big deal for Li Zhang to come in person, so he had to put down the things at hand and let the man named Zhong call the mother-in-law over to make some arrangements first, while Zhang Mao went out to meet Li Zhang in person.

"Eunuch Li, I am sorry to welcome you so far." Zhang Mao walked out of the door and smiled at Li Zhang who was standing next to the carriage.

Li Zhang also walked over with a smile, his eyes falling on Zhang Mao, as if he was observing something.

Li Zhang said, "You haven't bothered me, right?"

"Yeah." Zhang Mao was startled, then smiled and said, "How can I be so old? I'm usually too old." I am idle, I wonder if there is any order from His Majesty, I am waiting to receive it."

This is to remind Li Zhang.

Even if you are the admiral of Dongchang and have a great status, but when you come to meTo do things here, it is best to come up with the imperial edict.

Otherwise nothing else can hold me down.

Li Zhang smiled and said, "It is true that I came here for the Holy Father's wishes, but not to convey the decree. But our family heard that Mrs. Baoguo was taken to your residence by the British Duke. I wonder if there is any." "This matter"

"This"

Zhang Mao wanted to deny it, but when he glanced at him, he saw that Guo Ang, the governor of Fusi Town, Jinyiwei North Town, was also there, and he also knew that there was no way to hide this matter. .

Zhang Maodao said, "This is indeed the case. It is just a matter of friendship between colleagues and helping each other. How can I see my old friend's family members wandering around and ignore them?"

"There is such a thing as a British official. The chivalrous style is admirable." Li Zhang cupped his hands and expressed his admiration for Zhang Mao, then said, "But your Majesty had previously decreed that all those who had been convicted in the past two years, including their family members, would be punished. If they are sent to Yongping Mansion for resettlement, no one will be left behind."

"Ah"

Zhang Mao frowned.

Old man Zhang naturally wanted to think about what Zhang Mao meant.

No one will be left behind, that is to say, Mrs. Baoguo will also be sent there, but what value can such a woman

send to Yongping Mansion?

Zhang Mao wanted to refuse, but he didn’t know how to say it. At this time, the secret servant named Zhong came out and said, "Eunuch Li, that’s what happened. Mr. Ying is doing it out of love for all his colleagues. People will give it to him." Get settled. Besides, this is not the best thing to do. Just think of it as a gift from the father-in-law to the Baoguo Palace."

Li Zhang smiled and said, "Who are you?"

He asked with a smile, and his tone was very kind, but the combination of it made the guest surnamed Zhong feel chills down his spine.

As a Han Confucian, he seemed to be unqualified to talk to a big shot like Li Zhang.

Zhang Mao said, "Eunuch Li, it is indeed out of goodwill that you can accommodate me."

"How can our family not know about your noble character and integrity, but there are some things that are beyond our control?" The people below are the ones who make the decision and are incapable of doing things. After our family heard about it, we were afraid that His Majesty would blame him for many things. We wanted to protect the friendship of our colleagues, but we were also afraid that the embankment of a thousand miles would be destroyed by an ant nest. This trend cannot be allowed. "< /p>

Li Zhang took a business-like attitude, which meant that he would not give Zhang Mao face.

"The British Lord, should we send the people out now, or should we talk about it?" Li Zhang gave Zhang Mao room for negotiation, but his tone seemed to be undisputed.

Zhang Mao held back his anger and said with a cold face, "I will personally send the person to Jinyiwei tomorrow."

Li Zhang said, "What does our family mean? Send someone in and ask someone to come out."

"You"

Zhang Mao almost spit out a mouthful of old blood.

I thought you, Li Zhang, were giving me face, but you didn’t give me any face at all.

Either hand the person over, or force your way in and take the person, right?

Take another lookZhang Mao seemed to understand that Jin Yiwei, who was overwhelmed by hundreds of people, and Li Zhang seemed to know that there was no use in calm discussions from him, so they were all ready to rob.

"Go and get the person out." Zhang Mao said to the man named Zhong.

"Master, you"

Everyone named Zhong was a little unwilling.

After all, Zhang Mao had put a lot of thought into this matter, so just handing it over to someone directly now would be a bit too much, and the gain would outweigh the loss.

"Go"

Zhang Mao said sharply.

"Yes." The man named Zhong then went in to pick him up.

Not long after Mrs. Baoguo entered the yard, she was picked up again.

Even Mrs. Baoguo herself was confused.

She thought that her life for the rest of her life was decided, and she was already resigned to her fate. Unexpectedly, when she turned her face, everything seemed to be back to the same old state, and she had to continue living in that dirty little courtyard, waiting to be assigned. When you go to other places, you will not only have to move around, but you will also have to experience bitter cold and endless labor.

Compared to the uncertainty of the future, maybe the humiliation in front of you is actually nothing.

"This must be Mrs. Baoguo"

Li Zhang saw the woman coming out with a narrow smile on her face.

That look seemed to say, what is it that Zhang Mao cares about so much that he asked you to befriend someone so reluctantly

Guo Ang stepped forward and said to Li Zhang Li Zhang then said, "Madam, please get on the bus. I'll give you another place to live. You don't have to go back to where you used to be today. I'll send you to Yongping Mansion in the next two days."

Mrs. Baoguo was about to get into the carriage as instructed.

Zhang Mao walked over and said to her, "Madam, it's not that I don't want to help, it's because they followed your majesty's order. If you go to Yongping Mansion, you will definitely suffer a lot. I will still do it." I'll find a way."

"My father-in-law is interested."

After hearing Zhang Mao's pretentious words, Mrs. Baoguo only expressed her courtesy and respect. Then he got on the carriage.

Li Zhang said, "Master, you don't have to see me off. Our family will take them away now."

Zhang Mao said coldly, "I dare to ask, what happened today?" "Is it Zhang Bingkuan who was instructed by Cai Guogong?"

"Haha."

Li Zhang smiled and said, "Master, what do you mean by this?

Do you think Guild Cai Guo cares about such a small thing?"

"He"

Zhang Mao was also speechless.

If Zhang Zhou is lenient in his management, it seems that no matter how lenient he is, he will not make any fuss about a Mrs. Baoguo. It is even unclear whether Zhang Zhou knows that this person exists.

"My father-in-law, are you curious about why our family came here? In fact, our family has more people. It is to set the ethos for the factory guards. Previously, even Shouning Hou broke the rules, and our family also sent people to deal with it. Well, once this bad trend is formed, the whole court will be in trouble. We really don’t dare to neglect our new promotion." Li Zhang said with a bit of emotion.

There is a general feeling that when a new official takes office, he must have an attitude of making a difference.

Zhang Mao said, "Eunuch Li, I might as well give you some face."

"My lord, please don't go on. It's not that our family doesn't want to give you face. It's just because you have so much face that we You have to avoid it."

Li Zhang said with a strong tone, "You don't have to see me off."

"Yes. ”

Guo Ang and others quickly came over to move the horse stool and helped Li Zhang get on the carriage.

A group of royal guards left in a mighty manner.

Zhang Mao stood there, feeling lost, and more importantly, aggrieved, as if the duck he had got flew away and he didn't get a bite.

"My lord, what is this? Are Jin Yiwei trying to make fun of someone? They were sent to you, and then they were taken away." The guest surnamed Zhong couldn't accept it.

Zhang Mao's eyes were still looking at the place where Jin Yiwei and his party were leaving. His old face wrinkled and he said, "I just feel something is strange. Could it be that someone is deliberately targeting me?"

"You "It may be Zhang Bingkuan, or someone else. Although I can't tell what is going on, I still feel something is wrong."

Zhang Mao sighed heavily. He said, "Even if you give me one more hour"

"You"

"Think of a way, I won't let it go. The worst I can do is go and talk to Zhang Bingkuan myself"

Li Zhang led his men back to Fusi, Jinyiweibei Town, where Mou Bin was already waiting to apologize.

"Commander Mou, why are you so polite? This is not your fault." Li Zhang said.

Mo Bin said, "It's all because of the humble position and the inability to control the subordinates."

Although Mou Bin can be considered a simple and honest person, at this time, he still has to shirk the responsibility.

The subordinates are there to take the blame.

Li Zhang smiled and said, "You did a good job. Just follow the trend. If we were in your shoes, we would do the same thing."

Mou Bin's face turned green and red. Li Zhang's words were obviously telling him, don't think that our family doesn't know that you are leading this matter.

"Originally, it was okay to send it to the British government, but now I have to bring it back." Li Zhang said, "I will keep it for now, and I will send it to you tomorrow. Then I will bring it back." Just send him to Yongping Mansion."

Mou Bin said, "This person"

"Don't ask if you shouldn't. Do you think that only one of us knows what you are doing? Mou Bin, you should be more careful as a person, don't be taken advantage of and you will suffer big losses sooner or later."

After saying this, Li Zhang walked over and patted Mou Bin on the shoulder.

It means that you still need to learn more.

Li Zhang personally sent the person to a secret mansion in the capital, and then entered it himself.

He even dismissed all his followers and faced Mrs. Baoguo alone.

Mrs. Baoguo was first scolded by Zhang Mao in person, and now she wasLi Zhang blamed her, and she herself was thinking that if she didn't know that this was an internal official, she really wouldn't be sure what he was going to do.

"Thank you very much, father-in-law for saving your life." Mrs. Baoguo hurriedly saluted and thanked her.

Li Zhang smiled and said, "You know what Madam is talking about. The British Duke's mansion is like a dragon's pond and a tiger's den. If you go in, you can't get out."

Mrs. Baoguo He lowered his head and said in a slightly inaudible voice, "I know my fate, and I have no choice. In any case, I just want to protect the younger generation of the family. If I can fulfill my wish, I will be accepted." No matter how much suffering it is, I am willing to do it."

Li Zhang nodded with satisfaction and said, "It's easy to talk to smart people. It seems that you can see that my family brought you here because they have something to do with you. "I did it"

As Zhu Hui's concubine, Mrs. Baoguo was not only responsible for the affairs of the inner court of the house.

With her shrewdness and ability, she is responsible for meeting with military generals, and even accepting gifts and requests.

Her knowledge is not comparable to that of ordinary people.

Seeing Li Zhang bring her here like this, she thought there were only two possibilities.

Either there is a big shot who is more powerful than Zhang Mao, and Li Zhang takes the risk of offending Zhang Mao to fulfill the other side's wishes, take her out, and then give her to that "big shot".

This is almost impossible.

There are only a few people in the imperial court who are more powerful than Zhang Mao, whom Li Zhang can be more afraid of, and with her background, age, and appearance, none of those powerful people can By going into such a big fight, she also knew that she was not a fairy who came out of the world. Even if she was, she was an old fairy who was half buried in the earth, the old-fashioned kind.

Probably only Zhang Mao, who is older than her and has special tastes, would embarrass her regardless of his status.

Other than that, there is only one possibility

Li Zhang wanted to use her to accomplish something, that is to say, she, the Baoguo Lady, was killed. In prison, there is still a certain value.

"Father-in-law, please speak." Mrs. Baoguo was knowledgeable and knowledgeable.

Li Zhang sat down, crossed his legs and said, "Let's make it clear. Your Majesty wants to take back the military power of the Beijing camp."

Mrs. Baoguo said, "So, I want to let you get married. , to spread the bad reputation of the British Duke and ruin his reputation."

Li Zhang smiled and said, "Madam, you are serious. If the bad deeds of the British Duke need others to publicize him, then he can be called a saint. "Yes. Do you think he is?"

Mrs. Baoguo looked solemn and said, "In terms of corruption and perverting the law, he is worse than my husband." Please remember to bookmark the latest website and read it for free without anti-theft