Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

"Why don't you dare? Lord Pingyang, the Zheng family of Xingyang is not willing to be your enemy, but it's not because they are afraid of you. If you insist on going your own way, then let's sign this document! If the three conditions are not fulfilled by then, don't blame me, Xingyang Mrs. Zheng has lost face!"

Zheng Liancheng's hot face stuck to Guo Ye's cold butt, and he couldn't hold back his face. He brushed and brushed, and the pen was like a snake. In the blink of an eye, the document was written in duplicate!

Guo Ye and Zheng Liancheng have signed their names, and the matter is basically settled.

Guo Ye said again: "Zheng Liancheng, your signature alone seems not enough, you call your patriarch Zheng Qingshan, and sign your name too!"

"I, Zheng Liancheng, can make the decision on this matter, so I won't bother the patriarch!"

"Originally, I could trust the reputation of the Zheng family in Xingyang, but when I saw you today, hehe, it is better to be famous than to meet! If the patriarch personally agreed, you can say nothing, and what is your signature of Zheng Liancheng? Could it be your signature? Is it more effective than what the patriarch himself said? Stop talking nonsense, and call me Zheng Qingshan!"

Guo Ye was unreasonable, and his words were full of guns and sticks, which made Zheng Liancheng speechless!

After Zheng Qingshan came, Guo Ye wanted to sarcastically, but Zheng Yuan shook his head repeatedly. He had to give Zheng Yuan face, so there was no extra trouble.

After all the documents were signed, Zheng Qingshan and Zheng Liancheng also left and left, leaving only Guo Ye, Zheng Yuan, Master Changsun and Turtle Dove in the room!

Zheng Yuan sighed, and said: "Mr. Pingyang County, you are really impulsive today! Even if they raised three conditions, we can still talk about the conditions! We don't have to agree to all of them! Now that you have signed the documents, we can Nothing can be changed!"

Master Changsun said: "What are you talking about so much? We men have this temper. We would rather take it from the straight than the song! My eldest grandson agrees with the Duke of Pingyang's approach! What are the three conditions? Isn't it bullying the Duke of Pingyang?" We came from a humble background, did our ancestors not have riches? Now we have to fulfill the three conditions without compromise, so that they can see how powerful the Duke of Pingyang is!"

"To put it lightly, the three conditions have been fulfilled, and the Zheng family of Xingyang has naturally seen the power of the Duke of Pingyang. What if it can't be completed? Then we have seen the power of others!"

Turtle Dove said in a deep voice: "This is the end of the matter, it's useless to talk too much, let's think about how to fulfill the three conditions first! In fact, the second condition is the simplest, although private good land is not easy to buy. The government still has some For Shaoguantian, one hundred hectares of fertile land is not a big number, but the price..."

Zheng Yuandao: "This matter is inappropriate. I know Zheng Liancheng's methods too well. Since he raised this condition, why didn't he arrange a second mover? I'm afraid that the governor of Pingyang County just bought the land, and the officials in the court will go to Pingyang County. It’s a public! I merged with Tang Guangyi, and the Duke of Pingyang bought [-] hectares of land at once, which is a big crime!”

"Then what should we do? Are these three conditions really impeccable?"

"Anyway, I have no choice! I just don't know what good strategy Pingyang County has?"

Guo Ye smiled slightly and said, "These three conditions are not urgent. I have a question to ask you first. What is the difference between you and that Zheng Liancheng?"

"Alas!" Zheng Yuan sighed, and said, "To be honest, there is nothing wrong between me and Zheng Liancheng! You think I am several years older than him. When I was captured in Goguryeo, he was still a child. I and him What holidays can there be in between?"

"Then why did he target you repeatedly?"

"That's not a personal enmity, but... Alas, this matter is really a family scandal!"

Master Changsun's eyes lit up when he heard this, and said, "Could it be that your original wife remarried Zheng Liancheng later?"

After hearing this, Guo Ye also felt that it was reasonable, and said: "If that's the case, you should take it easy..."

Zheng Yuan waved his hands again and again, and said: "Where are you thinking? My former wife was also a woman with five surnames, and she knew propriety, righteousness and shame! Even if she remarried, she would not marry a member of the Zheng family in Xingyang!"

"Then why are you so tense?"

"Now that the matter is up to now, I won't hide it from you. There is no personal enmity between me and Zheng Liancheng, but a conflict within the clan. The relationship between my branch and his branch...is not good!"

"Oh? Why is that?"

"Zheng Liancheng's branch is the direct descendant of my Zheng family, who has held the power of the family for generations, and the patriarch will definitely come from his branch. Although my branch is a collateral branch, in the past hundred years, there have been many talents. A high-ranking official in the imperial court! In this way, many people in the clan only follow my lead, and they are against his branch!"

"Since you have a huge force, how could you be bullied by Zheng Liancheng?"

"Because I'm talking about the past! Since my elder brother Zheng Shanguo died five years ago, no one in my branch has been a high-ranking official, and the power has gradually declined! Zheng Liancheng's branch is so easy to feel proud, in order to prevent my branch from resurfacing. , naturally suppressed us repeatedly!"

"So, you were sent to guard the mausoleum because of Zheng Liancheng's suppression?"

"Exactly! But what I didn't expect is that it's fine for them to suppress me in the clan, but even Feifei won't let it go!"

Turtle Dove sneered and said, "What's so incomprehensible! Feifei is married to the Duke of Pingyang, and your family's prosperity is just around the corner! Interfering in Zheng Feifei's marriage is much more important and useful than suppressing it within the clan!"

Guo Yedao: "But when Zheng Qingshan started, he had already agreed to this marriage? It doesn't make sense!"

Zheng Yuandao: "The internal lineage of the Zheng family is not monolithic. For example, the patriarch has always advocated peace and tranquility, and does not approve of strife within the clan! And Zheng Liancheng is the vanguard of suppressing my branch! It seems that this time, he took the patriarch Persuaded!"

Guo Ye nodded and said, "No wonder he wants to marry his daughter to me as a concubine. Zheng Liancheng is really ambitious for fame and fortune!"

"Isn't it? In addition to four multiple daughters, he has more than a dozen sons! Many of them have become small officials in the Tang Dynasty. If you are willing to support me a little bit, let alone Zheng's direct lineage, it will be Zheng Liancheng himself. It also benefits a lot!"

Turtle Dove said: "According to what you said, the Duke of Pingyang missed a good opportunity! Zheng Liancheng offered his daughter for honor with good intentions, but the Duke of Pingyang refused! These are quadruplets, and they are all beauties. They are rare. beg!"

Guo Ye waved his hand and said: "Zheng Liancheng is a wicked man, if I agree to him, there will be endless troubles! Don't mention this matter again!"

Zheng Yuan also felt sorry for Guo Ye, not because Guo Ye missed the beauty of the quadruplets, but because Guo Ye was an enemy of the Zheng family in Xingyang for Zheng Feifei alone!

He said: "Mr. Pingyang County, Mr. Zheng didn't think carefully about this matter, and it hurt you... You don't have to go through this muddy water... It's hard to handle now! The three conditions are as difficult as heaven, You will definitely lose face..."

Guo Ye smiled and said: "What? Do you think I really have nothing to do with these three conditions? You are wrong!"

"Do you really have a way?"

"Of course! And after using this method, we can not only solve Zheng Feifei's marriage, but also make a small profit!"

Grandmaster Changsun said: "Mr. Pingyang, don't be a fool! If there is any way, tell me quickly!"

"The name of this method is - Borrowing Flowers to Offer Buddha!"

Chapter 1427 Are you embarrassed not to double it ten times? (1)

"Borrowing flowers to offer Buddha?" Zheng Yuan repeated in a low voice, still confused, and said, "Where did you borrow it from?"

Guo Ye smiled slightly, and said, "It's hard to guess. In the entire Henan Province, whoever can get a hundred hectares of fertile land, a thousand volumes of ancient books, and a thousand pieces of bronze wares, we will borrow from them!"

"This..." Zheng Yuan's eyes lit up suddenly, and he said, "You mean the Boling Cui family?"

Guo Ye nodded and said: "That's right! I caught Cui Xuanren and Cui Liuquan, and I couldn't kill them, and I couldn't let them go. It made me upset when I saw them! You said that you used these two as conditions to ask for these things. Can Ling Cui agree?"

"Yes! It's really capable!" Zheng Yuanxi danced his arms and legs, and said happily: "Mr. Pingyang, you are really the reincarnation of Zhuge! All the big problems have been solved in your hands! And all of them have been solved in a logical way, without any future troubles! I Let's go now, negotiate with the Boling Cui family, just wait for my good news..."

Concern is chaos, Zheng Yuan has really put his life on the line for his own daughter, and he will leave before Guo Ye agrees!

Master Changsun hurriedly stopped him and said, "Old Master Zheng, slow down! Don't worry, Duke Pingyang hasn't finished talking yet!"

"Ah? Anything else?"

"Mr. Pingyang County just said that this method can make us a small profit! You just go there, we just enter with the left hand and exit with the right, and we can't earn anything! Although the brothers are not short of money, but ……To tell you something you don’t like to hear, the five noble clans are embarrassing for us men, if we don’t let them bleed profusely, just let them go like this, it would be too embarrassing!”

Guo Ye nodded and said: "Master Changsun, you are getting better and better now! That's the reason! Mr. Zheng, you should follow the conditions proposed by Xingyang Zheng's, and add a zero after the quantity of each item! Go to Boling Cui's Make a condition!"

"Add a zero after the quantity of each item... Wouldn't that cost ten times?"

"That's right, it's ten times!"

"Is this what you call a small amount of money? Ancient books and bronze wares are not easy to value. The land alone, a thousand hectares, is worth tens of millions! The annual tax of the Tang Dynasty is only so much? You... Is it too..." Zheng Yuan's voice became lower and lower, and finally he muttered: "A little black hearted?"

Guo Ye said: "I want the Cui family of Boling to be more painful than cutting flesh, otherwise how can I get rid of the hatred in my heart?"