Chapter 496: When we are ready, we are waiting for us to play the drums and sing the big show!

"This was written by Mr. Zhensu in the Yuan Dynasty. Mr. Zhensu is good at landscapes and learning from Li Cheng and Guo Xi. The mountains and rocks are outlined and fine, and they are less rendered. The brushwork and ink are beautiful in the early years, and the old age is elegant and simple, with clear and simple style. This "Picture of Snow in the Peaks" is a masterpiece of Mr. Zhensu in his later years. The scene is broad and the artistic conception is profound. Although it depicts the snow scene, it does not give people a feeling of desolation. On the contrary, in this icy and snowy scenery, it seems that you can still feel a touch of spring." Zhu Gui appreciated the paintings and commented.

However, except for the Guangzhou Governor Ying Shan who just flattered a few words perfunctorily, he was not as good as gold and jade in his eyes. However, as an intermediary who contacted the Eight Banners of Guangzhou and Zhu Gui, the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Ying Shan was a scheming and calm person after all, and patiently listened to the other party showing off his artistic appreciation level.

Zhu Gui glanced at Na Yingshan from the corner of his eyes. Seeing the Guangdong governor pretending to be on the side, he smiled secretly in his heart, but he didn't point it out. He sat down, picked up the tea and took a sip: "This painting is a gift from the thirteen-ranking merchant Pan Youdu yesterday. According to what Master Futai saw, how much is this thing on duty?"

"Hmm?!" Ying Shan didn't expect that Zhu Gui, a man who has always claimed to be a noble man, also talked to him about Adu's vulgar things. He was really uncomfortable. He came back to his senses for a long time, looked at the painting for a long time, and made some calculations based on the level of gifts he gave on his daily life.

"It should be worth at least 5,000 taels. If you are a subordinate, you will not be able to take advantage of it at all." Yingshan said with great certainty. "After all, you are the governor. If you take an object of 3,500 taels to send you, this is not only looking down on you, but also looking down on your identity as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi."

Upon hearing this sentence, Zhu Gui looked at the Guangdong governor who was scrutinizing the words with a sarcastic look. He felt that this guy was so shameless that he could even say such words.

"Governor General, I don't know what the officials said is right. Master, what's wrong with you?" Yingshan couldn't help but ask in surprise when he saw Zhu Gui's wooden eyes.

"It's nothing, haha, I didn't expect that Lord Ying had a high evaluation of this painting. Yes, if this "Snow Picture of Peaks and Peaks" fell into the eyes of those collectors, it would be more than this number. Pan Youdu can really take it out." Zhu Gui patted his forehead gently with his hand. "Do you know what Pan Youdu came here?"

"Is it for the General Liang?" Yingshan asked casually as Zhu Gui said. "Pan Youdu is General Liang's father-in-law. In recent years, the Pan family's business has become bigger and bigger. Our General Liang has put in a lot of effort here. Hum... The official thought that Liang Pengfei was opening up to crack down on private pirates, afraid that in fact, it was to allow his father-in-law to control the smuggling of the sea surface of Guangdong and Guangxi. Otherwise, why did the British Yi in Panheng, Hong Kong Island, strictly ordered that the former Governor-General Changlin not be allowed to trade with the Yi merchants without authorization, but the Pan family's business has become increasingly large in recent years?"

"There are other thirteen businessmen, which must be very chaotic. Otherwise, why are the tariffs not rising every year?" Yingshan has been in Guangdong for half a year. In the past six months, except for the merchants from Guangdong and Guangxi who gave some congratulations to the beginning of their post, they rarely visited again.

Think about whether I served as a Censor in Zhili, or as a governor in Hunan, or as a governor in Guangxi, or as a governor in Guizhou. Where did those merchants and gentry take it as a favor to enter their own families, and the filial piety they receive every year is less than 100,000 taels of silver, and at most, it can even reach as much as 170,000 taels of gold.

However, when I arrived in Guangdong, I had heard that Guangdong's merchants were rich and could almost make mountains. As a result, after coming for half a year, the gifts I received would definitely not exceed 20,000 taels of silver. This made Yingshan extremely unhappy, and it could even be said to be the anger of renunciation. It was easy for me to be an official for thousands of miles. I finally came to Guangdong, but I earned less than I did in other places. How could this make Yingshan balance her mentally?

But when he wanted to get the mistakes of these guys, or when he was picking on the trick, Ying Shan realized that he had hit the iron plate. Liang Pengfei actually stood up to support his father-in-law, um... and his uncle Ye Shanglin supported him.

These two are the big shots of Guangdong's Thirteen Investors, and Pan Youdu is even the general manager. If he takes over the general manager, the other merchants will surrender. However, when Liang Pengfei, a guy who disregards the rules of the officialdom, jumps out, Yingshan is a little confused, unable to make money or scrape the land. Yingshan naturally hates Liang Pengfei to his bones.

Therefore, after the left governor of the Eight Banners, Ebuga, had a grudge with Liang Pengfei, Yingshan instigated the stupid Ebuga to oppose Liang Pengfei. Unexpectedly, the new governor of Guangdong and Guangxi also came to him. So, both sides hit it off and had a common goal, which was to pull Liang Pengfei off.

Zhu Gui wanted to pull Liang Pengfei off the horse, one was to establish his authority, and the other was to borrow Liang Pengfei's case to find a way to get close to Heshen. Even if he couldn't get rid of him, he would still be disgusted and his hands were in chaos. He could not only relieve his hatred, but also allow Prince Jia to see that although his teacher was far away in Guangdong, he still had the ability to influence the court and pay more attention to his political skills and abilities.

There are also many reasons why Na Yingshan and others wanted to mess with Liang Pengfei. First, Liang Pengfei had offended Ebuga to death, and Ebuga must not be able to swallow this. Second, there were many of the smugglers who were originally related to the Eight Banners. As a result, Liang Pengfei has been violently cracking down on smuggling in the past two years, causing the Eight Banners of Guangzhou to lose a lot of money.

Another point is that this guy doesn't follow the rules of the officialdom at all, and he actually covers those merchants. In addition, his slave Wu Qianjin is now the general of a town. Two powerful figures support these vendors behind the scenes, which has made the officials who have less bribes extremely unhappy.

Therefore, when I heard that I wanted to mess with Liang Pengfei, 99% of the officials in Guangdong and Guangxi would happily vote for it.

Zhu Gui felt that he was thinking about the overall situation of the court, and Yingshan and others were trying to make money in Guangdong and Guangxi smoothly. Both sides had their own ulterior motives, but they both tacitly did not expose each other.

Zhu Gui claimed to be a famous scholar in the Qing River and hated corruption very much. However, he himself could not change the current situation of the Qing Dynasty officialdom. In his mind, he was only thinking about how to take down Liang Pengfei first and slash the officials of Guangdong and Guangxi. At that time, he would use methods to make the officials of Guangdong and Guangxi clear.

Well... this is just a wishful and beautiful fantasy of almost all literati who read a little 25 years.

Zhu Gui smiled and said in a deep voice: "Yes, this governor also suspected that Liang Pengfei had an attitude of being loyal to the country. In fact, he didn't know how many dirty things he had done in private. Then Pan Youdu came to find this governor, and this governor had already made a prediction. This son was probably guilty and asked his father-in-law to test it."

"Yes, Governor General Fuchang has been sending people to secretly monitor the people of Liang's mansion. Over the past few days, the Liang's mansion has had many new faces, all of whom are slanderous men, and one and two have murderous aura. You can tell at a glance that they are evil people who do evil. Ordinary people have no way to get close to Liang's mansion.

However, one thing is certain, then Liang Pengfei must have colluded with the pirates. If it weren't for General Fuchang and Governor, you had already made arrangements. The official really wanted to ask the Lord to take action immediately now and take down this Yao, Pan Youdu and others to demonstrate the law of the country."

"Our goal is Liang Pengfei, a traitor who is quite considerate. Pan Youdu and others are just merchants. As long as they get rid of Liang Pengfei, they will be able to capture it. So you must not act like a warning to the enemy." Zhu Gui glanced at Na Yingshan with his profound eyes.

Yingshan smiled concealedly and said respectfully: "Yes, Governor, so the lord dares to ask Governor, when will we wait? You must know that General Fuchang and the Eduardian have already been arranged, as long as you, Governor..."

"Please tell General Fu and Erdu. This is Guangzhou City, and his subordinates are all in Humen Town. What's the use of him hiding three or five hundred subordinates here? Could it be that the governor's governor's camp is a vegetarian? In a few days, when the emperor's imperial edict arrives, the governor will ask him to come to the governor's office to wait for the imperial edict. At that time, it will not be enough to bring it to him." Zhu Gui seemed so confident.

"Okay, since the Governor has already had a good plan, the subordinates will report back to General Fu. At that time, we will come to see this villain confess his guilt and punish him, and we will restore the Qingming Festival in Guangdong." Yingshan was overjoyed, and stood up immediately and gave a solemn salute to Zhu Gui.

In the Liang Mansion, Liang Pengfei's right-hand assistants were now hanging together and were also thinking. "Sir, the defense of the Governor's Office has been much stricter these days than before. Moreover, the Supervisor Battalion has also been energetic and is stepping up training. It seems that he is preparing to sharpen his gun before going to battle."

"It seems that they are about to start."

"Don't worry, sir, the layout in the city has been fully completed. Over the past few months, our people have penetrated into the identities of coolies, peddlers and craftsmen. Most of them are from Guangzhou and there will be no flaws. The Thirteen Lines and the Wharf area are completely controlled by us. In addition, all the weapons have been placed in place. At that time, we can control the key parts in the shortest time with just your order. As for the supervision and tuning marks in the city, we really don't take them seriously." Ni Ming said confidently.
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