Daming Junior Scholar

In order to avoid being tracked down by interested people, Tang Lin and the others went around to Shuizhai, and then returned to Guangzhou Mansion by waterway. After finding He Jiaan, Tang Lin explained the action from beginning to end, and He Jiaan nodded after listening. There was a doubtful expression on his face: "This time, Chen Yuanda, an old thief, can't sit still."

When Chen Yuanda heard the news, it was already at the beginning of the night when the lights were on. The few guys who managed to escape with great difficulty finally fled into the city of Guangzhou, and immediately ran to see Chen Yuanda. After they told the story, , Chen Yuanda was stunned, staring blankly at a few people, suddenly opened his mouth, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and his whole body suddenly became lethargic.

"Father, what's wrong with you." Chen Liang who was beside him quickly ran over, and then ordered: "Quick, hurry up and invite the doctor."

After spitting out a mouthful of blood, Chen Yuanda finally came back to his senses, and showed a bitter smile at Chen Liang: "Did my son see that, a few days ago you said that being a father was too cruel, and now the retribution is coming, but It was a little late to start, and it ended up like this, you have to remember, never show mercy in the future."

"Father, don't worry, I'll remember." Chen Liang felt a regret in his heart. Apart from those three families, how could anyone else know the location of his own pier. Since they are ruthless, don't blame yourself for being ungrateful.

The news of the burning of the Chen family wharf spread quickly through certain channels. When He Dali and the other three heard the news, they were all dumbfounded, and they all began to doubt each other by coincidence, and at the same time strengthened their strength. Everyone knew that Chen Yuanda would definitely retaliate against his own pier, but it was difficult to say how to retaliate.

Just when the three of them thought that Chen Yuanda was going to take revenge, Chen Yuanda appeared on the waterside pavilion again, but this time the waterside pavilion seemed a little deserted, except for the two oirans of Lianxiangyuan, only He Jiaan and Chen Yuanda was there.

After pouring the wine in his arms into his stomach with a wry smile, Chen Yuanda sighed faintly: "Master He, only you can help this old man this time."

Chapter 1310

Chapter 1310

"What did Chen Yuanwai say?" He Jiaan showed a look of pretending to be crazy: "Okay, why did you say that?"

Chen Yuanda shook his head with a wry smile, and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp. When he put the glass heavily on the wine table, he seemed to have made up his mind: "To tell the truth, my lord, you must also know that there was a fire outside the city today. Is something wrong?"

He Jiaan nodded with confusion: "Why, this matter has something to do with Mr. Chen?"

"Hehe, it's already reached this point, so I don't want to hide it anymore. That village is the wharf I use to load goods, and there is a lot of family property that I have accumulated through decades of hard work. Well, it's all burnt out in one fire."

"Ah?" He Jia'an also seemed to be frightened by the news, his gaze shifted dully from Chen Yuanda's face to Tang Lin who was standing outside the door, only the two of them could understand the painful meaning in that gaze.

"How could this be?" He Jia'an couldn't help frowning, and asked with concern: "Did Mr. Chen have any doubts? After dawn, I will arrest you and bring you back to the yamen for strict torture. I will definitely give you an explanation." .”

It seemed that my efforts were not wasted in vain. Regardless of whether there was water in He Jiaan's words, Chen Yuanda was very satisfied that he dared to say such words to himself. He nodded, and then shook his head again.

"Mr. Chen, what do you mean by this? Do you know or don't know?"

"The old man has a few candidates in mind, but he is not sure who did it, so..."

Speaking of this, Chen Yuanda waved his hand suddenly, and ordered lightly: "You two go down first, and no one is allowed to come without my order."

The two oirans also understood that they had important matters to discuss, so they left obediently immediately. Chen Yuanda glanced at Tang Lin who was standing at the door, and then said surprisingly: "Master He, do you know how many people are there in this Guangzhou mansion?" A smuggler's family?"

This topic is so sensitive, but I like it very much. He Jiaan lowered his head and thought about it. When he raised his head again, there was a mocking look on his face: "As far as I know, Yuanwai Chen is probably one of them." ?”

"...Eh?" Chen Yuanda probably didn't expect He Jiaan to be so straightforward, his face froze for a moment, then showed a bit of embarrassment, waved his hand and said: "That was all in the past, ever since the old man knew He Jiaan After my lord arrived in Guangzhou Mansion, he planned to change his mind and start a new life, never to do that smuggling business again."

"Hahaha." He Jiaan suddenly smiled, and then stretched out his hand to pat Chen Yuanda on the shoulder: "I know Yuanwai Chen's heart, that's why I haven't touched you. Since Yuanwai Chen has the idea of ​​changing his self-confidence, then naturally You are very welcome, come and have a drink."

After finishing speaking, He Jiaan drank the wine in his glass, and when he put down the glass, he pretended to be curious and asked, "I don't know how many big smugglers there are in Guangzhou besides Mr. Chen?"

Chen Yuanda wasn't sure how much He Jiaan knew, and he didn't mean to hide it. Anyway, he had decided to join the imperial court. If he didn't bring out some dry goods now, he might not be welcomed by others.

Without any hesitation, Chen Yuanda recruited several of his brothers: "In the past, including Jin Wanwan, we had five families in total, and we didn't have much contact with each other. When we met occasionally, most of them pretended not to see them. Anyway, Everyone is not doing the same route, and there is no conflict of interest."

"However, since the establishment of the Shibo Department, we have discussed together several times whether we should take refuge in the imperial court, but that kid Jin Wanwan has never been on the road, and he doesn't take us seriously at all. Everyone He was destroyed as soon as we discussed it, and now I don't know who hid him."

After hearing this, He Jia'an finally understood why Chen Yuanda believed in him so much. I dare say he misunderstood. He thought that the person who rescued Jin Wanwan was from those three families. He never thought of the person who rescued Jin Wanwan right in front of him.

He Jiaan held back the laughter in his heart, and waved his hand: "Mr. Chen continues."

"No, in order to persuade the other three people to submit to the imperial court together, the old man has spent a lot of hard work, but they don't appreciate it at all, and they always threaten the old man. The old man is really helpless, so he can only join hands with Mr. He to destroy one Small fleet, give them some color to see, who knows..."

After a pause, tears flowed from Chen Yuanda's eyes: "Who knows, they don't appreciate it, but they actually repay their kindness and burn the old man's accumulation of hard work for decades. Mr. He, you Think about it, if this happened to you, would you be able to bear it?"

"I can't bear it." He Jiaan shook his head.

"Now Mr. He understands the pain in the old man's heart. Since they have been stubborn, then don't blame the old man for using the power of thunder, so the old man plans to join hands with Mr. He again to wipe out their three fleets."

I didn't expect this old boy to be really bloody. Fortunately, he didn't know that his village was set on fire by himself, otherwise he would be in big trouble.

He Jiaan finally breathed a sigh of relief, with a hint of worry on his face: "I'm afraid it's not that simple. The key is that I don't have many warships in my hands, and I'm afraid I can't beat them."

"Lord He, don't worry, when the time comes, your ship will be responsible for firing the guns. The old man will use the ship to block their way out, and none of them will be allowed to escape."

He Jiaan blinked his eyes. Since Chen Yuanda is so confident, he is naturally willing to help him, and nodded: "Well, since Yuanwai Chen is so confident, let's make our own preparations. Once there is news , then go and inform me, when the time comes, we will attack together and win a big victory."

Although it was getting dark, He Jiaan surprisingly didn't stay in the waterside pavilion, and went straight back to the yamen. After entering the room, he finally stopped suppressing his emotions and sighed softly: "I didn't expect this old boy to put all his The supplies are all there, and we will lose a lot now."

On the contrary, Tang Lin looked indifferent: "Sir, what are you afraid of? As long as those ships are still there, it's not easy to think how many there are."

"You can see it." He Jiaan cast him a glance, then changed the tone of the conversation, and said: "After destroying these houses, there will definitely be a window of time in Guangzhou City before the next batch of adventurers appear. There is still a while, so I want you to stay in Guangzhou and be in charge of the trade between Guangzhou and the West."

"Me?" Tang Lin suddenly showed a surprised expression. Seeing that He Jiaan's face did not seem to be fake, he quickly waved his hand: "I really can't do it. Sir, let me go back to Paju."

"Last time I let you be an official, it's fine if you don't do it, but this time you have to." He Jia'an seemed to have made up his mind, and then said: "You are also a man who has a family and a business now, so how can you do it?" I have always been by my side, like Tang Yi, Tang Jian, they are big and small, they must have a career, you just take them here, as for Xiao Zhao, I will let her come to meet you in Guangzhou after I go back , From now on, I will leave all the counting of silver to you."

"Then... well, let me try." Tang Lin nodded resignedly.

"It's not about trying, but it must be done well. Maybe my life is all in your hands."

Chapter 1311 Who is the Hunter

Chapter 1311 Who is the Hunter

The wharf was burned, how could such a big news be concealed, let alone these few families with so many eyes and ears, when they heard that the wharf used by Chen Yuanda for stocking was actually ordered by someone, they were all dumbfounded .

How is this going?Who did it?

Just like Chen Yuanda, the first few people doubted were naturally the other two families.

First of all, Chen Yuanda suffered such a huge loss, so it was definitely not his own trickery, so he would definitely suspect others, and these three companies as colleagues were naturally the main objects of his suspicion, and the three of them were eager to wash away the suspicion on themselves , unexpectedly came to Chen Yuanda's mansion at the same time, and the notification post had already been handed in, but unexpectedly, the three of them got together outside the door.

When they saw each other, the expressions on their faces were quite awkward, and they smiled embarrassingly, and they didn't know what to say. A few days ago, they vowed to plan to encircle He Jiaan's alliance, but because of a strange fire And become a little loose.

At this embarrassing moment, the butler of Chen's residence rushed out from inside, smiled and waved: "Please, three masters, my family members are waiting for you in the study."

It's a blessing or a curse, and if it's a disaster, you can't avoid it. Since everyone is here, don't worry about it so much, it's better to explain the words first.

Under the leadership of the housekeeper, the three of them filed into Chen Yuanda's study room. When the door of the study room was pushed open, the three of them were all taken aback. Chen Yuanda, who thought he would be extremely angry, was still in the mood to play with the birds. When he saw three people, he smiled and waved his hands: "What day is it today? It's rare for the three of you to come together. Why, it was discussed in advance, right?"

"Ah? No, no." He Dali waved his hands quickly, and then felt that doing so seemed a little too disrespectful, so he smiled awkwardly: "We met outside, so we came in together."

"Yes, yes, no appointment, but a meeting."

"Oh, that's right." Chen Yuanda obviously didn't intend to continue asking, put down the bird food in his hand, wiped his hands, sat down, and asked curiously: "The three of you are not at home to prepare to send troops. , came to find the old man... is there something wrong?"

Seeing Chen Yuanda pretending to be stupid, the three of them looked a little embarrassed. They looked at each other, and it was Li Yuanhong who coughed lightly: "Brother Chen, I heard that someone ordered your pier yesterday?"

"That's right." Chen Yuanda nodded, and then smiled with a face of enlightenment: "So you came to me because of this matter, don't worry, there are not many goods on the pier, and it's just a loss of 10,000+ taels of silver. It's not a big deal, but let me find out who stabbed the old man in the back, and the old man will definitely not let him go."