Chapter 175: The Pirate Gu Sanmazi

The next morning, the Fushe League advocated Zhangpu's residence.

Including the alliance leader Zhang Pu, Zhou Biao, Fang Yizhi, Huang Zongxi, Chen Zhenhui, Hou Fangyu, Mao Pijiang, Wu Yingji and the other dozen Fushe backbones who happened to be in Nanjing came. Qian Qianyi, a Jiangzuo family, was also invited. Qian Qianyi is a veteran of Donglin, and the Donglin Party and Fushe are another lineage. Therefore, Fushe has always respected Qian Qianyi as the leader of Fushe.

Qian Qianyi has always been committed to the activities of resumption of the society. In fact, he wanted to use the influence of the resumption of the society to help him come out again.

Zhang Pu convened this party mainly for the purpose of Mao Pijiang in Nuanxiang Pavilion last night. If Mao Pijiang really did something embarrassing that he would not pay for prostitution, he decided to expel Mao Pijiang from the remnants of the society. If Mao Pijiang was framed, he decided to seek justice for Mao Pijiang.

Zhang Pu asked: "Pijiang, what happened last night?"

Mao Pijiang said: "Last night, the student originally wanted to go to a small gathering with Dingsheng and Chaozong of the Emperor Nuanxiang Pavilion, but as soon as he arrived there, a maid from Nuanxiang Pavilion told the student that Miss Xiaowan was waiting for him in the wing room. The student believed it and followed him to the wing room. Who would have thought that there was no Miss Xiaowan in the wing room at all..."

Mao Pijiang told the truth about what happened last night.

Zhang Pu did not believe Mao Pijiang's one-sided words, turned to look at Qian Qianyi and asked respectfully: "I heard that Mr. Mu was also present last night, and happened to witness Pijiang's humiliation?"

Qian Qianyi stroked the willow beard on his chin and replied: "Last night, I was invited by the prince-in-law Wang Pu, to welcome the new Nanjing eunuch Zhang and the new Yingtian prefecture Lord Wei. I happened to be present at the time and witnessed the humiliation of Pijiang. I don't know what happened in the wing room, but what happened later was indeed as Pijiang said."

When Zhang Pu wanted to ask again, Zhou Biao, who was on the side, had already stood up and said, "The matter is already very obvious. It is obvious that someone is going to frame Pijiang and deliberately let him make a fool of himself in Nuanxiang Pavilion!"

"It's probably not that simple." Hou Fangyu suddenly said in a dark voice, "Last night was Pijiang, and it might be the turn of students or others tomorrow. This may be a long-planned conspiracy. The purpose is to ruin our reputation for restoration and make our restoration work in Jiangnan without a place."

As soon as Hou Fangyu said this, everyone present changed their faces. If this is true, the nature of this matter will be completely different. In other words, the humiliation of Mao Pijiang is related to Fushe's reputation. If we cannot seek justice for Mao Pijiang, Fushe will lose all face and prestige.

Mao Pijiang looked back and looked at Hou Fangyu gratefully, and he knew that Hou Fangyu was talking to him.

Huang Zongxi said: "Since this is the case, what else can I discuss? Go to Yingtian Prefecture to beat the drum and make an injustice immediately. Let the government send people to investigate thoroughly."

"You are too confused." Qian Qianyi yelled, "What a glorious thing? If you really sue the government, no matter the result is true, if this matter is spread, it will be unfavorable for our reputation as a restoration! What's more, if this matter really has a background, someone will frame Pijiang. Yingtian Mansion may not be able to find out."

Hou Chaozong said: "Mu Laodi means that the main point behind this matter is very backgrounded, and even Yingtian Mansion dares not provoke him?"

Qian Qianyi's face changed and he said coldly: "I didn't say that."

Hou Chaozong turned his eyes to Zhang Pu and shouted: "Master, tell me, what should I do? Should I turn big things into small things? Or should I use all my relationships to investigate it to the end? However, the students must remind the leader that if the truth cannot be revealed to the world, if Pijiang does not agree, the students do not agree, and the tens of thousands of scholars in the reunion society will never agree!"

Zhang Pu's face immediately became very embarrassed. Hou Chaozong dared to challenge him openly, which made him feel very unhappy. However, he was powerless about it, because Fushe was essentially just a loose literary club, and Zhang Pu himself had very limited appeal and binding power for Fushe members.

"This is how..." Zhang Pu said in contempt, "The humiliation of Pijiang must be found out, but Mr. Mu is right in his concerns. It is indeed not appropriate to make a statement. It is not good to make a big name for Yu Fushe, which is also bad for Pijiang's personal reputation. Therefore, this matter can only be investigated secretly."

Everyone could hear that although Zhang Pu said he wanted to investigate, he actually planned to leave it alone.

Mao Pijiang was so angry that his face turned pale. When Hou Fangyu wanted to argue for a few more words, Zhang Pu had already stood up and shouted: "This matter is settled."

Outside Nanjing City, the foothills of Zhongshan Mountain.

In the deep dense forest, two groups of people were walking along the weeds in the forest path. The group of people walking from east to west were about a dozen men. They were all men. They were wearing short linen jackets on cold weather, and their exposed skin was dark and dark. At first glance, they were always on the water to make a living.

There were more than 30 people walking from the west to the east. They were dressed as ordinary travelers. The leader was a woman. Her red outfit outlined her perfect curves. Unfortunately, a black gauze covered her delicate face, making it impossible to see her appearance.

In front of the only open space in the forest, the two teams finally met head-on.

The woman in the strong suit in the Western Head held her fist and said, "Gu Dazhu."

The man who was the leader of the East Head clasped his fists and replied, "The Red Master."

The woman in strong clothes said, "Did you bring the goods?"

The man turned around and waved his hand and shouted: "Come on!"

Eight men had already walked up with four large wooden boxes, put them on the open space, and pried open one of the large wooden boxes with iron rods. The leading man Sudou said, "Please look at the Hongda Master. There are the latest Western-style firearms, all of which are long and short, and they are all flint-lock-style."

The woman in strong clothes said, "The boss of Gu is indeed trustworthy."

The man said: "Where is the money that is popular?"

The woman in strong clothes turned around and shouted, "Come on."

More than a dozen men dressed in businessmen walked up with six boxes, lined up in the open space, and then opened the boxes. The men from the east looked up and saw that the boxes were filled with white silver.

The woman in strong clothes pointed her hand and said softly, "The boss of Gu Da, each box is 3,000 taels. There are a total of six boxes, and a total of 18,000 taels. Please check it out."

"Okay!" said the man from the east, "The main man is really refreshing!"

The two sides exchanged goods and silver, and the woman in strong clothes suddenly asked again: "Gu Da, do you have a way to get Western artillery cannons? The kind that can open flower bullets."

"Can you open the Western cannons in the flower bullet?" said the man from the east, "That thing is not easy to work with."

The woman in strong clothes said: "As long as Gu Dazhen can get it, the money is not a problem."

The man from the east said, "The Western Yi cannons are really hard to deal with. This is not a question of whether they are not silver or not. However, there are two useless cannons in the old village. If you find a few craftsmen who know how to repair them, you may still use them. If the boss wants it, you will sell them to you at 500 taels per door. Just send someone to pick them up afterwards."

The woman in strong clothes responded without thinking: "Yes, I will give you the money tomorrow. When will the head of Gu come back to the old village?"

The man from Dongtou said, "Brothers have been living on the water all year round. It is not easy to come to Nanjing, so they all want to go to the city to see the world. If you are famous, we will meet here in two days."

"Okay, then that's it." said the woman in strong clothes. "I'll meet here in two days."

In a street tavern in Nanjing, Hou Fangyu and Mao Pijiang are drinking.

After the reunion gathering ended, everyone dispersed. Only Hou Fangyu has been with Mao Pijiang. Mao Pijiang said gratefully: "Chaozong, now you are the only one who is willing to approach me. Others are afraid that they will not be able to avoid it. Even Dingsheng hid and refused to see me. Alas, this is really a world of decline, and people's hearts are not old."

Hou Fangyu said: "Stop talking, come and drink."

Mao Pijiang suddenly said, "Chaozong, who would have framed me?"

"Who else?" Hou Fangyu said, "Isn't this obvious to make you embarrassed in front of Miss Xiaowan? You said, who else will be there besides that person?"

"Hey." Mao Pijiang said with a sneer, gritting his teeth, "I guess this bastard is also!"

"Oh." Hou Fangyu sighed and smiled bitterly, "What can I do if I know it is him? He is the prince-in-law and the governor of Nanjing. He holds tens of thousands of troops in his hand, and what about Pijiang?"

"I'm not willing." Mao Pijiang said with hatred. "I can't swallow this."

"What if you don't want to give up?" Hou Fangyu said, "Even Zhang Pu and Qian Muzhai are turtles, we can't fight him. Alas, it's just a pity that Miss Xiaowan is afraid that she will enter the tiger's mouth again..."

"Impossible!" Mao Pijiang said with his teeth, "I will never let Xiaowan follow Yuanyuan's footsteps, never!"

While the two were drinking and talking, two men wearing bamboo hats suddenly passed by the tavern.

One of the men accidentally turned his head to see Hou Fangyu and Mao Pijiang, and couldn't help but exclaim. The man next to him said, "What's wrong, brother? Have you met an acquaintance?"

"Well." The man said, "Tie Gan, come in front and find two sacks."

After a while, Hou Fangyu and Mao Pijiang were full of wine and food. They supported each other and prepared to return to the apartment. When they passed a relatively remote corner of the street, two sacks suddenly fell from behind. They were shocked and were about to shout, but they were already hit hard in the back of their heads. They immediately groaned and fainted.

When Hou Fangyu and Mao Pijiang woke up again, they were already lying in a strange bamboo shed.

“Where is this?”

"What's going on? What's going on?"

The two of them looked at each other in panic. When they were at a loss, two figures suddenly appeared in the bamboo shed, but there were two fierce men. Hou Fangyu said in panic: "Who are you?"

The strong man walking in front of him smiled grimly: "You don't recognize me, but I know you. I saw you in Wujiang last year. You still gave me the news about Wang Pu's side with the money. It's a pity that I missed and didn't grab the money from Wang Pu."

"Ah?" Hou Fangyu said in shock, "You... are you barefoot Zhang San?"

"Hehe." Zhang San grinned barefoot, "It's me."

Hou Fangyu said: "What do you...what do you want to do?"

"What are you doing?" Zhang San said with a grim smile. "I am no longer trying to make a living in Taihu Lake. Now I am a pirate who is rampant in the ocean. I just lack a master who can write and calculate. I have suffered a lot of losses. How about it, should you two consider it? If you are willing, nod. If you don't, let you tilt the head."

Hou Fangyu asked in a trembling voice: "What...what is the head point?"

"Hahaha..." Zhang San and the man behind him burst into laughter at the same time. After a while, he stopped laughing and said, "I've just killed someone and pointed at the head. Haven't you heard of it?"

"Don't..." Hou Fangyu was so scared that he fell to the ground and said anxiously, "Good man, please spare me. Where can I do it?"

"It's easy to survive." Zhang San said barefootly, "Just promise my master."

Mao Pijiang suddenly said, "Okay, I promise you."

Barefoot Zhang San said: "Hey, I finally figured it out."

"Pijiang, don't agree." Hou Fangyu said anxiously, "Affair with the pirates is a serious crime to destroy the nine clans, you can't agree."

Mao Pijiang ignored Hou Fangyu and said to barefoot Zhang San: "But there is a condition below."

"Condition?" Zhang San said barefoot with a grim voice. "Tell me, what are the conditions?"

Mao Pijiang said: "You have to help me rob Dong Xiaowan of Hanxiuzhai."

"Steal the woman?" Zhang Sanda laughed barefoot, "Hahaha, this is simple, I promise you."

Mao Pijiang said: "Thank you, Master Zhang, for your success."

Zhang San changed the subject and then said, "But you scholars have too many intestines. I really can't believe you. In this way, you have to make a note. If you dare to betray your faith in the future, I will hand over the note to the government. Hehe, the bandits will be a serious crime to kill the ten clans!"

Hou Fangyu and Mao Pijiang's faces changed drastically, thinking that if they really set up a document, it would be impossible to turn back. But in the current situation, is it okay to not set up this document? Unless the two of them can die with mercy. But Hou Fangyu and Mao Pijiang do not have the courage to do so. They are still young and do not want to die at all.

Yanziji, the admiral headquarters.

Wang Puqing hugged Chen Yuanyuan's delicate body and asked, "Where is your son?"

Chen Yuanyuan said softly: "The nurse is holding her."

Wang Pu lowered his head and saw Chen Yuanyuan's eyelids hanging down, and his long eyelashes blinked like a small fan, which was very charming. Suddenly, a smile appeared on the corner of Chen Yuanyuan's mouth. I wonder if I remembered something happy. Wang Pu couldn't help but reach out and gently lift her chin and asked, "Madam, what are you thinking?"

Chen Yuanyuan looked at Wang Pu affectionately and said softly: "I am thinking that when Xiaowan's sister passes the door, I don't know what shy you will be when we meet."

"Cough..." Wang Pu coughed dryly and said, "Why don't you forget it, I won't go to Han Xiuzhai to get a job."
To be continued...