The Only Favorite Ugly Husband

Jiang Zhen has been doing business with Dongyang before, but recently, he has stopped this business.

Not only that, he also sent some people to patrol the waters near Hexing Mansion, and if they saw pirates, they would be arrested.

The weather is getting colder and colder, but those pirates are getting more and more rampant, because they suddenly discovered that the people of Daqi are really easy to rob, and most of them only know to beg for mercy after seeing them, and they don't fight back force.

And until now, no matter whether they are from the East or from Daqi, all pirates have been collectively referred to as Japanese pirates by the common people and the government.

The Japanese plague became more and more serious, and many people along the coast suffered, but the life of the people along the coast of Hexing Mansion was no different from the past.

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

This is a good thing for the people of Hexing Mansion, but for some people, it makes them sleepless.

When winter passed and spring came, when the peach tree gave birth to a flower bone again, a boat went all the way south along the coastline of Daqi, and finally stopped at the wharf of Yabian Village. Not long after, a man with a stern face got off the boat. of middle-aged people.

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

The person who came was the person who had been helping Jiang Zhen to buy food and grass all these years, Lord Qi Qing.

It was Luo Tianci who brought this man to the south of the Yangtze River, and brought him to meet Jiang Zhen.He didn't tell Jiang Zhen his identity at first, but after they cooperated, Jiang Zhen found out that this person was still a clan.

Da Qi has lasted for more than 300 years. At the beginning, there were only a few members of the royal family, but now there are already tens of thousands of them. The branch that Qi Qing belongs to has been a little far away from the royal family, but it has not declined. This Qi Qing , is a bit capable, and now he has inherited the title, has become a marquis, and is also a general of Liaodong cavalry.

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

Jiang Ming quickly brought this person in front of Jiang Zhen.

"What is Lord Qi looking for from me?" Jiang Zhen looked at Qi Qing with some puzzlement.

"Jiang Zhen, the previous winter, the soldiers moved frequently and burned down one of our granaries, and our Liaodong cavalry recruited again... Now there is a little shortage of food and grass. I hope you can buy another batch of food and grass and send it to Liaodong." Qi Qing Seeing Jiang Zhen, he immediately said.

"It's just this? If it's just this, you don't need Mr. Qi to come here?" Jiang Zhen looked at Qi Qing with some puzzlement.

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

Jiang Zhen believed that Liaodong iron cavalry could not produce money.

Regardless of the fact that Jiangnan is very prosperous, except for the Japanese pirates along the coast, the lives of the people are relatively difficult, and everyone else is doing well. From the perspective of Daqi as a whole, it has not been very peaceful.

For example, when he went to Beijing with Zheng Yi, a place he passed was hit by a drought, or a few years ago, there was a flood, not to mention that the Rong people were always on the verge of moving...

Coupled with the fact that there are many clans, clans, armies, and various expenses, the imperial court is often unable to make ends meet, and it is said that sometimes the salaries of officials are owed.

Although the imperial court has always attached great importance to Liaodong iron cavalry and did not treat them badly, it is impossible to pay enough food and salaries.

"You can default on part of the debt, but before the next time, you must settle the balance." Jiang Zhen said.

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

Because people in the south of the Yangtze River are more willing to grow mulberry trees or cotton than to grow food, and then weave cloth to sell for money, the price of food in the south of the Yangtze River is not cheap, and it is not easy to buy.

Of course, no matter how expensive it is, it is cheaper than the north.

It took some effort for Jiang Zhen to buy some grain and grass, and at Qi Qing's urging, he sent a fleet to send the grain and grass to the northwest.

The fleet left, but Qi Qing did not, intending to stay to buy more grain.

Jiang Zhen is not surprised by his actions. This is ancient times. When a natural disaster occurs, the people will have no harvest. Therefore, almost everyone likes to store grain. It is more normal for Liaodong cavalry to store grain.

This day, after having dinner with Qi Qing, Jiang Zhen went back to his residence in Yabian Village and fell asleep.

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

Someone attacked Yabian Village by surprise, that's fine, the people who came to attack were officers and soldiers.

If he was an ordinary businessman, and the local officials arbitrarily charged him with a crime, he might be imprisoned and his property confiscated.

But if the power in his hands is too great... Cheng Yongzhen has learned from the past, Jiang Zhen knows very well that it will definitely cause people to fear.

It's just that even Jiang Zhen didn't expect the court's actions to be so unexpected.

There was someone in the Zheng family, and he had always asked Zheng Yi to watch over him, but this time, Zheng Yi didn't send any news to him at all!

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

Because the surroundings were too chaotic, Jiang Zhen didn't hear Qi Qing's words very clearly, but he also heard a general idea, and he even heard the word "Holy One".

It is the Holy Majesty, not the Queen Mother.

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

When he entered the capital with Zheng Yi seven or eight years ago, the queen mother ruled the sky with one hand, but now seven or eight years have passed, and the little emperor at that time has grown up.

Now that he has grown up, he will naturally start to seize power. Although the Zheng family has been showing favor to the little emperor in the past few years, they certainly cannot gain the trust of the little emperor.

Under such circumstances, Zheng Yi didn't get any news, which is normal.

"Qi Qing, I have done my best for Liaodong cavalry for several years, is this how you treat me?" Jiang Zhen sneered.

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

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

When he came to Jiangnan for the first time three years ago, when he saw the Jin Zhen Escort, he already knew that the Jin Zhen Escort was not easy, but at that time, everything was still controllable, so he didn't do anything.

But three years have passed, and the Jin Zhen Escort has become stronger and stronger.

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

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

He is loyal to His Majesty, but most of the power in the court is still in the hands of the Empress Dowager... This Jiang Zhen, to be honest, is still on the Empress Dowager's side!

The Jin Zhen Escort cannot be kept, and this is the first time His Majesty has shown himself to the Queen Mother as a test.

"Jiang Zhen, tell 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, he will not easily hand over his life to others.

"After the surrender, these people will only chop off our heads to lead the army! Everyone fight with me, maybe there is still a way to survive!" Jiang Zhen said loudly.

If Jiang Zhen, like Cheng Yongzhen, never had other thoughts, he would definitely be cornered right now.

But he has never been the same as the vast majority of people at this time.

He had already prepared a retreat, and never planned to be loyal to the emperor and patriotic to willingly sacrifice his life.

He will not kill indiscriminately, and he has no intention of rebelling, but he can choose to leave.

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

Nowadays, most of the people around Jiang Zhen are from Hongjiang Saltworks. These people don't really trust the imperial court, not to mention that when Jiang Zhen trained them these years, he had consciously done some brainwashing.

That night, officers and soldiers raided Yabian Village. After that, Jiang Zhen, like Cheng Yongzhen, chose to leave.

He really... was surrounded by countless officers and soldiers, and left with his men!

When boarding and leaving, Jiang Zhen was very silent.

He didn't want to start any war, and he didn't want to confront the officers and soldiers. It's just that this era is like this.

Qi Qing made a lot of preparations for arresting Jiang Zhen this time. He first used the excuse of letting Jiang Zhen send food and grass to Liaodong, and distracted Jiang Zhen from many people. Then he asked Sun Qiyun to lead troops to surround Jiang Zhen secretly. Not only that, he also sent people to the Fucheng of Hexing Mansion to arrest Zhao Jinge.

At the beginning, before Cheng Yongzhen fled to Ryukyu to become king, his family members were imprisoned. They didn't think that they would fail to catch the Zhao family.

But they haven't caught Brother Zhao Jing yet.

Jiang Zhen would never hide anything from Brother Zhao Jin. He had been training Brother Zhao Jin for so many years, and Brother Zhao Jin was no longer the villager he used to be.

What's more, Jin Zhen Escort's intelligence work is very good.

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

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

After Zhao Jinge discovered this, he chose the same path as Jiang Zhen - to leave.

This was what Jiang Zhen had explained a long time ago. At that time, he didn't know why Jiang Zhen said these things, but now he understands.

He didn't want to die, let alone implicate Jiang Zhen. In this case, if he was in danger, he would naturally run away as soon as possible.

Those who were ambushing near Zhao's house and wanted to attack Zhao Jinge were finally dealt with by the people from the Jinzhen Escort. Not only that, Zhao Jinge brought Zhao Liu's couple, two children, and many people from the Jinzhen Escort , boarded the boat and left Hexing Mansion.

The big boat left the river in Hexing Mansion and entered the ocean.

Many people in the Jin Zhen Escort Bureau, especially the family members of He Chunsheng and others, were actually very at a loss. They didn't understand why they were suddenly taken on board and left. order.