Chapter 278 The Eight Tigers of Daizhou

Guo Hao has been the commander of the Navy for more than a year. According to his ability, it will not be a problem to run the Southeast Navy in a sound and impressive manner.

But Wei Yuan will not worry about this. After all, in the final analysis, it is because of him that the Southeast Navy exists.

"In the beginning, it was me, Shang Zhazi, who stood up to the general public and established the navy, and then transferred a border general to serve as the commander of the navy. At this point, Guo Hao transformed and became the pillar of the southeast."

"If it were before, I could have gone to Zhazi again and found a reason to pull Guo Hao from the position of commander of the navy, but now"

"The officials hope that the navy commander will not deal with me and let him come to Suzhou. But I don't want the officials to know about it. Now that I have been dismissed, there is still the possibility of me getting involved in the navy."

After hearing what Wei Yuan said, King Wu probably understood,

"Whether you let the Zhang family go to the navy or let the clan women come into contact with him, you are giving him a chance. Don't you want to kill him?"

Wei Yuan raised the wine cup and drank the wine in one gulp, "After all, Brother Paoze has come out of life and death. In terms of love and justice, we should give him a chance."

Let’s not talk about other things, let’s talk about the brothers who followed him from Daizhou, such as Chen Daniu, Liang Da, Xiao Yuming, Shen Qing, and Xie Wu. Which one is not a life and death brother with Guo Hao?

Killing him is easy, but how do you show them? Kill him over money?

Even if the brothers in Daizhou can agree, there are tens of thousands of people in Daizhou who are the confidants of their generals. What will those people think?

Killing is very simple, but before killing, you must first make it rampant, the method must not be despicable, it must be upright, and Xie Wu and others must firmly believe that Guo Hao deserves to die.

To take a step back, as far as the current situation is concerned, apart from being greedy for money, Guo Hao has nothing to go beyond.

Generals who have been carefully trained for many years are killed without being used when they cannot be used.

King Wu nodded and said: "Marquis Wei values ​​​​love and justice, and I admire him."

Later, he will make arrangements for inviting Guo Hao.

"Guo Hao should know that you have arrived in Suzhou, and he also knows that you are in Suzhou. If he comes to see you, you still have the possibility of beating him. If he doesn't come, you will have to think about changing the coach."

"By the way, I have invited Xie Yuying. When Guo Hao comes, I will let her perform. I, the first courtesan in the south of the Yangtze River, should also show my style to Marquis Wei."

Xie Yuying?

Wei Yuan thought for a long time before finding out the impression about her from his mind, "Is she that famous Jiangnan prostitute who likes to talk nonsense?"

Do you know that Yang Wuduan in the world has a similar life experience to Liu Yong in Wei Yuan's previous life?

It can be said that Yang Wudu is Liu Yong.

This man was deeply tired of Zhao Zhen. The scholar-bureaucrats in the Manchu Dynasty would definitely be punished if they dared to talk about Yang Wudu's talent behind his back.

But unfortunately, many famous prostitutes in Da Zhou liked the poems written by Yang Wuduan.

King Wu nodded and said, "That's her. She is in her prime. I heard that this woman likes talented people and heroes the most."

After saying that, he looked specifically at Wei Yuan.

He smiled and asked: "How does it compare with Wei Ruoning, a famous prostitute in the capital?"

Wei Xingshou, whose name is Ruoning.

King Wu said: "It's not too bad."

Wei Yuan smiled and said: "It seems that King Wu is studying this way."

King Wu's face darkened, "You brat."

Then, he said seriously: "One more thing. I heard that you gave birth to a daughter."

Wei Yuan stood up suddenly, "Your Majesty, I'm tired."

King Wu said: "You just came here and you haven't even drank any wine yet. Are you already tired?"

Wei Yuan asked, "How many arms and legs does your precious grandson have?"

King Wu was startled subconsciously, "What does Marquis Wei mean by this?"

Wei Yuan said bluntly: "Our two families are not suitable."

He is the emperor's favorite minister and a future assistant minister. In terms of power and achievements, he will far surpass Zhang Fu.

It would not necessarily be a good thing for such a martial artist to marry into a clan.

How could King Wu not know?

But if he and Wei Yuan really became in-laws, his lineage would be guaranteed to last for at least three generations.

In fact, he was not the only one who had Wei Jingshu's ideas?

Even Zhao Zhen had made up his mind, but considering how long it would take for the prince to wait for Wei Jingshu to grow up?

It is not impossible to let Wei Jingshu become Zhao Xi's concubine, but for such a long-term matter, Zhao Zhen is really powerless, and after thinking about it, it is not appropriate to let Wei Yuan become a relative.

Of course, what he is most worried about is that in the future, Zhao Xi will accept Wei Jingshu as his concubine. With Wei Yuan's power, will he be willing to let Wei Jingshu just be a concubine?

It would inevitably lead to chaos once the two came and went, so I simply gave up the idea.

Two days later.

Fujian Road, Quanzhou.

At the beginning, Wei Yuan's base camp for the navy was Fuzhou, just because Fuzhou was the first pilot to go to sea.

Later, with the opening of maritime transportation and the prosperity of commerce, Fuzhou was gradually unsuitable for the development of the navy due to terrain restrictions.

Guo Hao wrote to Wei Yuan, planning to build the Dang Navy Camp in Quanzhou, and Wei Yuan agreed.

From this moment on, there was a rumor in the Great Zhou Dynasty,

[The navy from all over the world comes out of Quanzhou]

This means that if the navy officers and soldiers do not train in Quanzhou for a period of time, they cannot be regarded as serious navy soldiers.

Later, in order to thank the navy for their protection, the people of Quanzhou deliberately built a huge statue in Quanzhou City, which was the 'Statue of Wei Yuan'.

Now, in the navy camp, Guo Hao received a secret letter from the King of Wu, inviting him to go to Suzhou.

In the camp, three of Guo Hao's cronies, Feng Xing, Xiang Yunchu, and Jiang Suiyun, were standing beside him. After seeing the contents of the letter, the three of them discussed one after another:

"It should be that Marquis Wei has arrived in Suzhou, but why did Marquis Wei invite Guo Shuai to Suzhou?"

"Yes, wouldn't it be great if Marquis Wei came directly to Quanzhou? Our brothers from Daizhou all want to see Marquis Wei."

"Marquis Wei is the backbone of our generals in Daizhou. When we learn that Marquis Wei has come to Jiangnan, it is reasonable and reasonable for us all to go and pay him a visit. How can there be any reason for Marquis Wei to take the initiative to come to our Quanzhou?"

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The person who said the last words was Jiang Suiyun.

The other two people thought it made sense.

These three cronies of Guo Hao were all born in Daizhou. Among them, Jiang Suiyun and Feng Xing both followed Wei Yuan to guard Yanmen. Now, they all hold important positions in the navy.

Guo Hao burned the letter, took a deep look at Jiang Suiyun, and said with a smile: "What Suiyun said is good. I should take the initiative to see the Marquis of Wei."

"It's just that the Marquis of Wei came so suddenly. What do you think the purpose is?"

Feng Xing and Xiang Yunchu did not dare to say anything.

Jiang Suiyun hesitated for a moment, then suddenly half-knelt on the ground, bowed and said: "Guo Shuai, Marquis Wei invited you to Suzhou just to make you admit your mistake. We all came out of the mountain of corpses and the sea of ​​blood together. The friendship is here." , Commander Wei will never do anything to sever brotherhood.”

Hearing this, Guo Hao's face was gloomy, and he suddenly smiled and helped Jiang Suiyun up, saying:

"Why are you nervous? Marquis Wei is my eldest brother. How can my eldest brother harm me?"

"Besides, why am I wrong? There are dozens if not hundreds of Daizhou brothers who followed me to the southeast, right?"

"Those are our closest relatives in Daizhou, brothers who can be entrusted with life and death. I just want to make life easier for my brothers. Is this wrong?"

Now, with the development of Weiyuan over the years.

Daizhou is no longer as simple as Daizhou.

None of the generals who guard the border know that serving as a soldier in Daizhou is even better than serving as a soldier in Beijing.

Why? It is because Wei Yuan, Guo Hao, Xu Changzhi and others give priority to generals from Daizhou, who will be regarded as their confidants.

In the eyes of Wei Yuan and others, Daizhou is no longer a simple region, but an extremely complex network of relationships.

Counting Guo Hao, there were eight Daizhou generals who were highly valued by Wei Yuan. These eight people were also called the Eight Tigers of Daizhou by some frontier troops or Jianghu people.

Xu Changzhi, Guo Hao, Shen Qing, Xiao Yuming, Chen Yuanzhi, Lin Zhaoyuan, Liang Da, Xie Wu.

This is Wei Yuan's team.

But what about under eight? There are also countless senior figures in Daizhou, such as the three confidants in front of Guo Hao. How many confidants from Daizhou are under the command of these three people?

Over time, Daizhou has formed a huge network of relationships with everyone.

If nothing else, if Wei Yuan becomes emperor one day, then people like Guo Hao will either be kings with different surnames or dukes, and people like Jiang Suiyun will eventually have a marquis or earl.

Whether Wei Yuan wants to kill Guo Hao or Guo Hao wants to rebel against Wei Yuan, they must consider Daizhou's network of relationships before doing something.

Having said that, Guo Hao knew that Wei Yuan was also kind to Jiang Suiyun and others, so why did he still reuse them?

Because it has to be reused.

Everyone comes from the same place. If you know the basics and don’t reuse them, it will not be justified and you will get into trouble.

The brothers who came from Daizhou must be his confidants, but Weiyuan not only has Daizhou, but also Zhonge and Pengsun from Yanbian, as well as Yang Huairen from the capital, including Huyan Zhongdu, the current deputy commander of the navy. He is considered a Wei Yuan person.

These people already have close connections with the Daizhou network.

If you want to kill someone with a close relationship in a network, it's not just as simple as being ruthless and ruthless.

At this moment, Guo Hao saw that the three of them were silent and simply stopped talking about it.

"Since the eldest brother wants to see me, he must meet me. It just so happens that I also want to let the eldest brother see how his future siblings are doing."

After a pause, he looked at Jiang Suiyun and said, "Follow me and prepare some generous gifts to make my eldest brother happy."

The latter said seriously: "Please rest assured, Commander Guo."

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Three days later, Bianjing, Imperial City, Zhongshu Province.

Fan Chunren was just like in the past, dealing with some government affairs and some difficult issues that would not be handed over in the future.

Suddenly, an official came and bowed and said: "Xiang Fan, Zhongyong Hou Baili is urgent."

Marquis Zhongyong?

Hearing this, Fan Chunren asked curiously: "Didn't he go to the south of the Yangtze River for sightseeing?"

With that said, he took the note from Wei Yuan and looked at it in detail. The more he looked at it, the more shocked he became. He immediately went to the palace without any hesitation.

Now the prince is still supervising the country, but the prince is young and does not understand political affairs, and Fan Chunren is absolutely loyal, so Zhao Zhen leaves all general government affairs to him.

A full hour had passed by the time Fan Chunren saw Zhao Zhen, who was still lying on the bed.

Looking at Zhao Zhen's sleepy look, he obviously just woke up.

"Why are you so anxious to see me?"

Fan Chunren handed Wei Yuan's note to Zhao Zhen.

How could Zhao Zhen have the heart to watch? He simply asked Manager Zhu to read it out in detail.

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen frowned and said, "This brat is so troubled even after being dismissed."

"In the past two years, Liao and Xia have been severely affected by disasters. How can they find the time to go south to attack our country? It is unfounded to worry."

"The messenger told him that since he wants to travel around, he should have fun."

Fan Chunren said quickly: "The officials must keep an eye on it."

Zhao Zhen snorted slightly impatiently: "Wei Yuan has been dismissed from his post and is no longer an official in the court. You are the head of hundreds of officials. With just one or two words, he can make you feel like you are facing a powerful enemy. How to be a good leader?" This prime minister?"

In this regard, Fan Chunren did not dare to say anything.

Zhao Zhen added: "Let's not talk about whether it is possible for Liao and Xia to go south. Even if they go south, the soldiers guarding the capital can always go north to support Daizhou."

After that, he waved his hand and signaled Fan Chunren to retreat.

Even the emperor said so, so what could he do?

He didn't expect that the emperor would knock him out of the prime minister's position just a few days later.

Fan Chunren agreed with Wei Yuan's opinion.

Liao and Xia must be on guard against each other.

During his trip to the southeast, he and Wei Yuan were in charge of the domestic affairs and the other was in charge of the foreign affairs. They made the shipping matter very impressive, and thus they also formed a relatively deep political friendship.

But, he really tried his best.

He also understood what Zhao Zhen was thinking at the moment.

My health is failing, I have to sleep for about nine hours a day, and my waking hours are getting less and less.

Such a large-scale use of troops will inevitably cost a lot of money and food.

Zhao Zhen no longer has the energy to pay attention to and deal with this matter. He only thinks that in the last period of his life, he can be safe and sound.

No big work is done, no huge sums of money are spent, no manpower is used, the country is politically stable, it means peace and quiet.

At this moment, in the residence of Marquis Zhongyong.

Zhang Guifen is taking care of Brother Zhuang and Sister Jing.

Suddenly, a servant came to report that a scout from Daizhou, ordered by Kou Zhuang, was coming to ask for an audience with her.

She knew Kou Zhuang and was trusted by Wei Yuan.

So she invited the visitor to the main hall.

When the scout saw Zhang Guifen, he immediately knelt down on one knee and said:

"I humble myself and pay my respects to my mistress."

"Half a month ago, when the Marquis left the capital, he sent someone to Daizhou. He asked us to send someone to secretly take Guo Shuai's parents to Bianjing. Now that they have set off, I am here to inform my mistress first."

Guo Shuai’s parents?

Guo Hao's parents?

Zhang Guifen suddenly remembered that that night, when Wei Yuan said he was going to Jiangnan to relax, he specifically mentioned that he wanted to invite Guo Hao's parents to live in Beijing.

"When will Guo Hao's parents arrive in Bianjing?"

she asked.

The scout clasped his fists and replied, "Seven days at most."

seven days

It would be enough time to set up a house and choose a few attentive servants to serve it.

Zhang Guifen winked at Baozhu.

Baozhu immediately helped the scout up.

Zhang Guifen said: "It's been a hard journey, let's go down and receive the reward."

The scout clasped his fists again, "Thank you, Mistress, for the reward!"

Zhang Guifen nodded and said no more.

Wei Yuan was very secretive about inviting Guo Hao's parents to come to the capital, and even Xu Changzhi and others hid it.

The purpose was to give Guo Hao a surprise.

Guo Hao did not take his parents to Southeast China because he did not know whether the situation in Southeast China was stable at the time.

After completely taking over the navy, he thought that Daizhou was their base camp and his parents were accustomed to living in Daizhou, so he did not take them to live in the southeast.