Chapter 1191 Persuasion

Li Fu wanted to invite Hu Dahai and Xu Cunren for dinner in the evening, but there was no time to prepare in the kitchen, so the steward Xiao Qian replaced the steward who was serving in the yard and asked where there was a good restaurant nearby, and ordered him to lead the way to book a banquet by himself. Order the store owner not to forget to deliver it when the time comes.

To talk about these three yamen, the judicial management is the most leisurely, because small cases cannot reach him and do not need to be solved by him, and there are basically no major cases at the provincial level—it’s not that they don’t exist, but the big cases are often related to Nanhai. The county is related to all the wealthy families. How could those wealthy families go to court and let the court judge? They figure it out on their own!

Therefore, Xu Cunren can only sleep in the back house every day when he is free, and grass is growing at the entrance of the lobby!

Xu Cunren and Hu Dahai arrived at the government envoy's yamen on time. Although the three of them had never met before and had no friendship at all, because they got together in this special place and special moment, they both gave birth to each other with emotion. A little bit of pity and mutual sympathy.

After chatting for a while, Li Fu smiled and said, "The two adults have worked hard here over the years!"

"I'm really ashamed!"

"Don't dare!"

The two smiled bitterly and sighed, showing the disappointment in their hearts.

In this world, it's not that they don't want to control it, but that there are too many constraints on all sides, and it's not something they can easily move.

Li Fu's face turned serious and said, "It's hard work for the two brothers to protect themselves! There are no outsiders here, so we don't need to be polite!"

As soon as these words came out, Xu Cunren and Hu Dahai changed their expressions and exchanged glances.

As soon as the words were spoken, there was no scruples. Li Fu still trusts these two people. If Xu Cunren really colluded with the local nobles, the yamen would not be so deserted, and Hu Dahai's many captains, thousands of households, hundreds of households, and counselors were all local people. , has innumerable connections with the major gentry, that is his own person, and he does not need to win over him.

The four major families have an instinctive disgust and rejection of the imperial court officials, and they will not win over them.

It's a pity that these two seem to be disheartened. They are not very interested in the outside world when they live their own lives on weekdays. Li Fuduo doesn't know much about the four major families! Li Fu wanted to find out something useful from them, but it was unrealistic.

Li Fu couldn't help being secretly disappointed in his heart, no wonder he thought! The four major families united with local local tyrants and became more and more arrogant, and they became less and less concerned about the court and the emperor!

The officials of the imperial court gave them such an impression, how could they have a sense of respect in their hearts?

After three rounds of drinking, Xu Cunren found an excuse to get up and leave first. He could see that Li Fu seemed to have something to say to Hu Dahai alone.

"The Marquis is young and promising. He has made outstanding military exploits in the northwest and Liaodong. Although he has heard of Marquis's reputation in the south corner, he should be like this. It is really admirable! With the Marquis in Nanhai County, there may be a What a new look!" Hu Dahai raised his glass with a smile, and said with a sincere smile, "I wish the Marquis a great victory!"

"Thank you, Big Brother Hu!" Li Fu smiled, tilted his neck to finish his glass of wine, and looked at this nearly forty-year-old veteran with the face of Zitang, whose long and comfortable life made him look cheeky. The muscles are a little slack, and the complexion is not very good. It is said that he is a military general, and he can no longer see the kind of decisive and majestic momentum that belongs to a military general.

But occasionally the light that flashed across his eyes inadvertently showed the general's unwillingness.

He has been depressed for so many years, and it is time to wake up!

"I wonder what Big Brother Hu's plans are in the future?" Li Fu asked with a smile.

"What's your plan?" Hu Dahai said with a "sneer" smile, "I'm ashamed to say, my brother has been in the South China Sea for more than ten years, and he has been commanding envoys from the commander and the sergeant, but it's just to fill the gap. What are your plans? After handing over with the Marquis, go back to Beijing and listen to the emperor's arrangement!"

He couldn't help but added: "Here, all the soldiers from the yamen and the guards are recruited on the spot, the Han people account for no more than 30%, the remote barbarians and Tu tribes are about 20%, and the rest are collected from the counties and counties. , is inextricably linked with local tyrants, and many middle and high-level generals in the army are directly served by children and relatives of major families. These people have never listened to dispatch, and they are against the yin. , in the future, Lord Hou must be careful, and don't act too aggressively, otherwise, once it turns into a mutiny, it will be difficult to control!"

Li Fu raised his eyebrows and said, "Isn't there any cronies that Big Brother Hu can use?"

"Two or three out of ten," Hu Dahai smiled bitterly, "What can it do!"

When Li Fu heard the words, he slapped the table and laughed, and said proudly: "Enough! With the people I brought, I can already do a lot of things!"

Li Fu said with a sneer and said: "To put it bluntly, those people are all dependent on the four major families to exist. If the four major families do not exist, they are nothing but trees without roots and springs without a source. They are nothing!"

Hu Dahai froze in his heart, then changed his color and said in surprise, "Master Hou, you want to move the four major families!"

Although the emperor suddenly sent a military figure like Li Fu to take the position of the chief envoy, and at the same time as the commander of the commander, Hu Dahai already had guesses in his heart, but at this moment, he was still shocked when he heard Li Fu say this in person. Heart beating wildly.

After a while, he smiled wryly: "Master Hou is so brave, my brothers admire it! However, although there are some internal disputes between the four major families, they are both prosperous and damaged, and they are absolutely consistent with the outside world! The relationship between the four major families is intertwined. It can be said that they are all one! They have controlled Nanhai County for over a hundred years, and they are deeply rooted. Lord Hou sees it like old friends, but these words have to be said to Lord Hou!"

Li Fu smiled and said, "Big Brother Hu has a good intention, don't I know it? Big Brother Hu, don't worry, I won't do it if I'm not sure! I just want to ask Big Brother Hu a word—"

Suddenly, Li Fu's expression became solemn, his eyes narrowed, and his eyes were staring straight at Hu Dahai, and he said word by word: "Did Brother Hu willingly leave like this? If it was me, it would be impossible! If Brother Hu is willing to stay and help me, if we join forces, we may not be able to defeat them! Brother Hu, don’t forget, my elite soldiers,”

Li Fu said with a smile.

Hu Dahai's heart was shocked, and his mind was "hum", and it was blank in an instant.

He sat there blankly, as if the whole person had lost his soul, his body, and everything, and even that inherent consciousness was also fading little by little.

He asked himself in a trance, are you willing? Of course unwilling!

Returning to Beijing in such a bleak way? Can he really have no regrets for the years to come?