Jiang Zhen had been doing business with Dongyang before, but recently, this business has been cut off.

Not only that, he also sent some people to patrol the waters near Hexing Mansion, and once he saw pirates, he would arrest them.

The weather was getting colder and colder, but the pirates became more and more rampant because they suddenly discovered that the people of Daqi were really easy to grab. Most of them even knew to beg for mercy after seeing them, and had no power to fight back.

Until now, whether it is the Eastern or the Daqi people, all pirates have been uniformly called Japanese pirates by the people and the government.

The Japanese disaster is getting worse and worse, and many coastal people are suffering, but the lives of the people along the coast of Hexing Prefecture are no different from those in the past.

Those Japanese pirates did not dare to come to Hexing Mansion to cause trouble.

This is a good thing for the people of Hexing Prefecture, but for some, it makes them unable to sleep or eat.

When winter went and spring came, and peach blossoms gave birth to another bud, a boat went south along the coastline of Daqi and finally stopped at the dock of Yabian Village. Not long after, a middle-aged man with a cold face walked down from the boat.

The person guarding Yabian Village was Jiang Ming. Seeing that person, Jiang Ming was a little surprised: "Mr. Marquis?"

The person who came here was Qi Qing who had been asking Jiang Zhen to help buy food and grass over the years.

At the beginning, Luo Tianci brought this man to Jiangnan and brought him to Jiang Zhen. He did not tell Jiang Zhen about his identity at first, but later after cooperation, Jiang Zhen realized that this man turned out to be a royal family.

The Great Qi lasted for more than 300 years. At the beginning, there were few people in the royal family, but now there are tens of thousands. The branch where Qi Qing is located has a little far from the royal family, but it has not declined. Qi Qing is a little capable. Now he has inherited his title and has become a marquis, and is also a general of the Liaodong Iron Cavalry.

"I want to see Jiang Zhen." Qi Qing said.

Jiang Ming quickly brought this man to Jiang Zhen.

"What's the matter with Lord Qi looking for me?" Jiang Zhen looked at Qi Qing with some confusion.

"Jiang Zhen, this winter, the Rong people were moving frequently and burned one of our granaries. Our Liaodong Iron Cavalry has recruited soldiers again... Now there is a shortage of food and grass. I hope you can buy another batch of food and grass and send it to Liaodong." Qi Qing immediately said when he saw Jiang Zhen.

"It's just this? If that's the case, there's no need for Lord Qi to come here specifically, right?" Jiang Zhen looked at Qi Qing with some confusion.

"Jiang Zhen, I came here in person because Liaodong cannot afford the money now. If possible, I hope you can advance it." Qi Qing said.

Jiang Zhen believed that the Liaodong Iron Cavalry could not afford the money.

Although the south of the Yangtze River is very prosperous, except for the Japanese pirates along the coast and the people's lives are relatively sad, everyone else is living well. Just look at the entire Daqi, it has always been not very peaceful.

For example, when he followed Zheng Yi to Beijing, many of the land suffered droughts on the road, and for example, in the past few years, floods occurred, not to mention that the Rong people were still ready to move...

In addition, there are many officials, many royal families, and many military forces. The court often fails to make ends meet. It is said that sometimes even owes the salaries of officials.

Although the court has always attached great importance to the Liaodong cavalry and did not treat them unfairly, it is impossible for them to pay enough food and salary.

"You can owe some of it, but before next time, you must settle the silver." Jiang Zhen said.

"Yes." Qi Qing breathed a sigh of relief.

Because the people in the Jiangnan area were more willing to grow mulberry trees or cotton and then weave cloth to make money, the grain price in Jiangnan was not cheap and it was not easy to buy. It took Jiang Zhen some time to buy some of the food and grass, and under Qi Qing's urging, he sent a fleet to send the food and grass to the northwest.

The fleet left, but Qi Qing did not leave, intending to stay and buy more food.

Jiang Zhen was not surprised by his approach. This was in ancient times. Maybe when a natural disaster would happen, the people would not be able to grow food, so almost everyone liked to store food. It would be more normal for the Liaodong Iron Cavalry to store food.

After treating Qi Qing to dinner, Jiang Zhen returned to his residence in Yabian Village and went to bed.

As a result, in the middle of the night that day, he was awakened by the sound of horns and shouts of killing.

Someone sneaked into Yabian Village, so that's all, the people who came to sneak attack were still officers and soldiers.

If you are an ordinary businessman and local officials casually approve yourself of a crime, you may be imprisoned.

But if the power in his hands is too great... with Cheng Yongzhen's past lessons, Jiang Zhen knew very well that it would definitely cause fear.

However, even Jiang Zhen did not expect that the court's actions would have come so much.

There are people in the Zheng family in the court, and he always asked Zheng Yi to help him watch, but this time, Zheng Yi didn't send any news to him!

"Jiang Zhen, you surrender early, and I will report to the emperor to give you a way out." Jiang Zhen led people out of his residence and saw Qi Qing, who was protected by some soldiers.

Because the surroundings were too chaotic, Jiang Zhen did not hear Qi Qing's words very clearly, but he also heard a rough idea.

It was also at this time that he finally understood why all this came so suddenly and without any warning.

When he followed Zheng Yi to the capital seven or eight years ago, the Empress Dowager covered the sky in the court, but now seven or eight years have passed, and the little emperor at that time has grown up.

Since he has grown up, he will naturally start. Although the Zheng family has been showing kindness to the little emperor in recent years, they will definitely not be trusted by the little emperor.

Under such circumstances, it is normal that Zheng Yi has no news at all.

"Qi Qing, I have worked hard for the Liaodong Iron Cavalry for several years. That's how you treat me?" Jiang Zhen sneered.

Qi Qing is a gentleman, and he really didn't expect that this man would suddenly attack him.

Qi Qing frowned slightly, his face not very good-looking.

He first came to Jiangnan three years ago. When he saw Jin Zhen's escort agency, he knew that Jin Zhen's escort agency was not simple anymore. However, at that time, everything was still controllable, so he did not do anything.

But three years have passed, and the Jin Zhen escort agency is getting stronger and stronger.

If you are not careful, another Cheng Yongzhen may come out!

Of course, this is not the only reason he suddenly attacked Jiang Zhen.

He was loyal to His Majesty. Most of the power in the court is still in the hands of the Queen Mother... If we really want to talk about it, Jiang Zhen is still from the Queen Mother's side!

Jin Zhen's escort agency must not be kept, and this is the first time that His Majesty has extended his sharp claws to the Queen Mother.

"Jiang Zhen, if you ask your subordinates to put down their weapons and surrender, we will never kill innocent people indiscriminately." Qi Qing said again.

Jiang Zhen sneered.

He is not Cheng Yongzhen, and he will not easily hand over his name to others.

"After surrender, the officers and soldiers will only cut off our heads to lead military achievements! Everyone will fight with me, and there may be a way out!" Jiang Zhen said loudly.

If Jiang Zhen and Cheng Yongzhen had never had any other thoughts, he would definitely be forced into a dead end at this moment.

But he has always been different from most people at this time.

He had already prepared a way out and had never planned to be loyal to the emperor and patriotic so much that he willingly sacrificed his life.

He will not kill indiscriminately or have no intention of treason, but he can choose to leave.

Jiang Zhen’s subordinates are different from ordinary people in Daqi.

Nowadays, most of the people around Jiang Zhen are from Hongjiang Salt Field. These people do not have a special trust in the court, not to mention that when Jiang Zhen trained them over the years, he still consciously did some brainwashing.

The officers and soldiers raided Yabian Village. After that, Jiang Zhen, like Cheng Yongzhen, chose to escape.

He really escaped!

Qi Qing made a lot of preparations to arrest Jiang Zhen this time. He first led many Jiang Zhen away on the grounds that he asked Jiang Zhen to send food and grass to Liaodong, and then asked Sun Qiyun to lead his troops to secretly surround Jiang Zhen. Not only that, he also sent people to the Hexing Mansion's prefecture and asked someone to arrest Zhao Jin Ge.

Before Cheng Yongzhen escaped to Ryukyu and became king, his family was arrested and imprisoned. They didn't think they would be unable to catch the Zhao family.

But they haven't caught Brother Zhao Jin.

Jiang Zhen never hides anything from Brother Zhao Jin. Over the years, he has been training Brother Zhao Jin. Brother Zhao Jin has long been no longer the village man.

What's more, the intelligence work of the Jin Zhen Escort Agency was done very well.

Brother Zhao Jin didn't know that the imperial navy wanted to attack Yabian Village, but he found someone sneaking around his home, and soon realized that someone might be against him.

This group of people...there are still a lot! There are even people from the court among them!

After Brother Zhao Jin discovered this, he chose the same path as Jiang Zhen - escape.

This was what Jiang Zhen had already explained. At that time, he didn't know why Jiang Zhen said this, but now he understands it.

He didn't want to die, and he couldn't implicate Jiang Zhen. Since this is the case, when he encountered danger, he naturally had to escape as soon as possible.

Those who were ambushing near the Zhao family and wanted to attack Zhao Jin Ge were eventually dealt with by the Jin Zhen Escort Agency. Not only that, Zhao Jin Ge took Zhao Liu and his wife, two children, and many people from the Jin Zhen Escort Agency to board the boat and leave Hexing Mansion.

The big ship left the river in Hexing Mansion and entered the ocean.
Chapter completed!