It seemed that he had to go to the capital. There was nothing he could do about it. It was all because of money. For the eight hundred thousand taels of silver, Li Xiao decided to fool the Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian.

But before going to the capital, there are some things that need to be dealt with.

"See you, Lord Commander!" After Tokugawa Katsuyori saw Li Xiao, he followed the example of a Ming Dynasty man and bowed to salute.

Li Xiao admired this Japanese soldier very much. After arriving in Shandong, he did not harass the common people. Instead, he actively did business with the common people. After asking about it later, he found out that these guys were all from Osaka.

"I promised General Tokugawa that the cost of sending troops would come from Chen Hailong's property. Now, his property belongs to you. You can take his property back to the country!" Seeing Chen Hailong's property worth hundreds of thousands of taels,

Li Xiao felt a little sore.

But there is no way! Credibility is more important, even though the guy opposite is a Japanese soldier. But after all, Li Xiao has promised Tokugawa Ieyasu, let them take advantage this time, and it shouldn't be difficult for them to send troops next time something happens.

"Thank you, Lord Commander! However, Katsuyori still wants to ask Lord Commander, if you can exchange the silver for the same amount of arms. We can only get back the cost of sending the troops this time!"

"Oh!" Li Xiao looked at Tokugawa Katsuyori. Now he regretted selling so many arms to Shi Kefa. Now the Japanese are coming again. Shi Kefa is a member of the Ming Dynasty after all. This Japanese soldier...! He is not of my race, and his heart is

It must be different!

Seeing Li Xiao's expression, Tokugawa Katsuyori rolled his eyes. "Sir, we just want to buy muskets and grenades."

"Oh!" After hearing Tokugawa Katsuyori's words, Li Xiao's face improved a little.

Muskets and grenades are definitely close combat weapons in Li Xiao's army. Even in the fierce battle in Penglai Port, the role of firearms was extremely limited.

After cleaning up the battlefield, the total number of people on both sides who suffered gunshot wounds and deaths was only two to three hundred. More people were killed and injured by shell fragments, which was related to the large number of artillery used by both sides of the battle. The casualties on Li Xiao's side,

Most of them were actually caused by mortars.

That thing was a direct fire, with a lot of fragments. If Li Xiao hadn't prepared so many steel helmets, the casualties would have been much greater. The mortality rate between being hit by shrapnel on the body and being hit on the head is very different.

It can be said that Tokugawa Katsuyori was self-aware and did not open his mouth to buy mortars.

Tokugawa Katsuyori had his own plan. Although mortars were good, Japan could not make artillery shells, so he had to buy them from Li Xiao.

Moreover, cannonballs are very expensive. No gunner can shoot accurately without having to pay for them.

In today's Japanese country, no one has a powerful cannon like Li Xiao. At most, it is the cannon of the Folangji people, and there are not many of them. The musket is the most cost-effective thing.

Li Xiao's musket has a solid structure and a sufficient charge. It has great long-range killing power. Only the gun powder needs to be purchased from Li Xiao. The remaining bullets can be made by oneself, and the usage cost is doubled. Moreover, it can be equipped with more people.

When fighting Li Xiao, the power of volley guns impressed the Japanese people deeply.

As for the grenade, it is even more popular. It has a simple structure, is easy to use, and has strong explosive power. It is really the king of individual weapons, but the Japanese country has copied it many times without success.

"Since you only want muskets, I promise to give them to you. But I can't get that much together in just a short while." Li Xiao remembered that he and Shi Kefa also had an arms order contract. They even paid the deposit, which was good.

Tens of thousands of taels of silver. Now that the money has been spent, it would be too bad to break the contract.

"Sir, don't worry, you can delay some deliveries." Hearing Li Xiao spit out, Tokugawa Katsuyori was very excited. With this batch of arms, they will regain the advantage over the Maori family.

"That's no problem. Give Mr. Sun the amount of the military expenses you send out this time, and he will settle it for you. The remaining part will be used for guns and ammunition. You can calculate the specific amount with Mr. Sun.

." To settle accounts, Li Xiao felt that it was better to let Sun Chengzong, an old fox, do it.

It is quite difficult to pluck the hair from this old fox. I am far behind Sun Chengzong in this aspect.

"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief!" Tokugawa Katsuyori bowed deeply and left.

After killing such a street gangster, the security of Jinan City has improved unprecedentedly. Li Xiao did not have time to see Baotu Spring, nor did he have time to visit Daming Lake. Although Li Xiao wanted to see if there was Xia Yuhe beside Daming Lake.

With the 1st Cavalry Division and the 1st Cavalry Division guarding the city, Li Xiao is not afraid of problems in Jinan. The problem now is to get to the capital as soon as possible. It’s almost too late to open the pot.

Now that Li Xiao is the governor, it is naturally impossible for him to come to Beijing at will like before. Old Chen Fu made some operations in the capital, and a decree for Li Xiao to come to Beijing to report on his duties came to Jinan.

With the special agent battalion and Qing Yishui's cavalry, Li Xiao rushed to the capital in a hurry. If he didn't take the initiative to ask for money, there was something wrong with his head.

When the people came to Tongzhou, old Chen Fu and Wu Ye, who had returned earlier, came out to greet them.

"I heard that the capital is in chaos now?" Li Xiao entered the lobby of the cheap housing headquarters, took the towel handed by the waiter and wiped his face while asking.

"There was some chaos. Wei Zhongxian hanged himself when he was demoted to Fengyang Road. Now everyone in the eunuch party is in danger. A man named Qian Qianyi came from the south and was very active. But strangely, he did not become the leader.

Assistant. Instead, he recommended Mr. Li, the Minister of Rites, but he didn’t know why.

Mr. Li resigned from his post only one month after taking office and returned home. The current chief minister was Wenyuange University. When he came to Zongdao, Mr. Li came. The officials in the imperial court were also transferred like a revolving lantern. There was no accuracy in one day!

"

"Oh, like this...!" Li Xiao thought there would be chaos in the capital, but he didn't expect it to be so chaotic. Li Guo, the first assistant, quit his job after a month. Obviously, the emperor was not that easy to serve.

"The Hakka family was arrested and confessed many things. I heard that Wei Zhongxian kept several pregnant women in his house and planned to send them to the palace as the offspring of the late emperor. But before the implementation could be carried out, the late emperor passed away.

Later I heard that Hakka was imprisoned in the beekeeping tunnel and later died. After her death, her son was also beheaded."

Li Xiao nodded and said nothing. The Hakka family deserved such an end.

"How is Cui Chengxiu?" Li Xiao remembered that this guy seemed to be the first to be attacked.

"It seems that someone is protecting him. There are many people who want to impeach him, but Long Live has never issued an order to arrest him. He is only allowed to be watched by the Jin Yiwei and is not allowed to go out.

Oh! By the way, Tian Ergeng, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, was also arrested and is now in prison. Xu Xianchun, Cui Yingyuan and others were also arrested. Sun Yuanhe ran away and his whereabouts are unknown!"

"Oh, Cui Chengxiu hasn't been arrested yet." Li Xiao was stunned for a moment. It seems that this guy is not simple. People with high IQs always know how to survive in storms.

Li Xiao didn't know that at this moment, Cui Chengxiu was having the final fight with Qian Qianyi!

"Master Qian! I have done everything you asked me to do. Do you think Long Live really wants my life that much? I have already told you, Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou's death has nothing to do with me."

"Master Cui, it's not that Long Live wants your life. It's that everyone in the world wants your life! Yang Lian, you know better than me how Zuo Guangdou died. It's useless to say this now, even if I, Qian

If people believe in you, will everyone in the world believe in you?"

Qian Qianyi was also helpless. He didn't want Cui Chengxiu to die. This guy was extremely smart and a capable person. People from the Donglin Party might be able to yell blindly, but when dealing with government affairs, they were blind.

Party struggles need to be fought, but someone has to do the work. In Qian Qianyi's eyes, Cui Chengxiu is the one who does the work.

But there is no way, Cui Chengxiu's butt is really not clean. He has done all kinds of bad things with Wei Zhongxian in these years. When the famous officials in Jiangnan heard Cui Chengxiu's name, they wanted to peel him off.

Qian Qianyi has been talking a lot these days and wants to save Cui Chengxiu. Unfortunately, this feud is too deep.

Trying to resolve it with words is not easy.

Qian Qianyi would not buy into just a few so-called famous officials. After all, I am a popular person in front of the emperor now. Giving you face is a favor, and not giving you face is a duty.

But when several big benefactors behind him came forward to speak, Qian Qianyi couldn't sit still. After all, with the support of these big benefactors, he could spend money to support Zhu Youjian's ascension. Now that he has just ascended the throne,

Want to kill the donkey?

All of these big benefactors are extremely wealthy, and there is no one who doesn't support some wealthy people. If you really piss them off, they might be hacked in the middle of the night.

In the spirit of preferring death to fellow Taoists rather than poor Taoists, Qian Qianyi came to Cui Chengxiu's home. He was not here to persuade Mr. Cui to surrender and seek leniency, but to persuade Cui Chengxiu to commit suicide.

This guy knows too much about Zhu Youjian's seizure of the throne. If he is really taken away, this guy goes to the extreme and tells it in public. What's wrong with that!

"I just want to survive! Is it so difficult?" Cui Chengxiu had a bitter look on his face and almost shed tears.

"After you leave, I will try my best to protect your family. I will never let them be humiliated. I will pledge my life, Qian Qianyi. If I, Qian Qianyi, violate my oath, I am willing to be struck by thunder. After my death, I will do my best to protect your family."

If you fall into the animal realm, you will never be reincarnated again." Qian Qianyi was forced to do nothing but swear to heaven.

Cui Chengxiu closed his eyes in pain and sat down on the chair.

"Cui Bingbu! Qian has finished what he said. You can consider the pros and cons yourself."

Cui Chengxiu didn't know when Qian Qianyi left. He just sat on the chair as if he was a fool. Looking at the sun in the glass window, walking from east to west, the skylight gradually dimmed.

His mind went blank. Cui Chengxiu didn't even know what he was thinking. He seemed to have thought about a lot of things, but he didn't seem to think about them at all. Anyway, his mind was empty and he had lost the ability to think.

"Master! Master!" Butler Cui Fu walked in boldly. The master had been sitting like this all afternoon. He has been like this since Mr. Qian left. It is a troubled time now, so it is better not to get sick.

The whole family is counting on this adult to use his means to lead the Cui family through this most difficult crisis.

"Oh! Cui Fu, what time is it?" Cui Chengxiu's voice seemed to be squeezed out of his throat, which was very unpleasant.

"It's still a quarter of the hour!"

"Let's make a big dinner tonight. Call the madam and those others. Call the children too. Sir, I have something to say."

"promise!"

Cui Fu's heart skipped a beat after hearing Cui Chengxiu's words. He instinctively felt that something big was going to happen tonight.

He hurriedly exited and put some good food on the table. He called his wife and several aunts, as well as the ladies and gentlemen in the house.

Cui Chengxiu has many wives, and naturally he has many children. They all gathered together in Beijing, and there were more than twenty people. There were three tables in the large dining room, and everyone looked nervous. I don’t know why the master asked the whole family to be together.

Have a meal.

Everyone has arrived, but Cui Chengxiucai is late.

What shocked everyone was that Cui Chengxiu was followed by a long line of dozens of maids and servants. Everyone was holding a box in their hands. Looking at those luxurious boxes, you can tell that the things inside are definitely nothing.

Fanpin. Could it be said that the family will be separated tonight, has it reached this point?

Cui Chengxiu didn't say anything. After walking in, he walked straight to his seat and touched the wine glass. The concubine next to him quickly poured him a glass of wine.

"When I listen to the first update, the drum is beating, and my heart is troubled.

I remember how extravagant the night banquet was back then.

The lambs were brought in, the fine wine was poured, and the music and music were noisy. Now the barren shop was deserted, and I had no choice but to get drunk on the village mash.

I’m also afraid that wine will make me sad, so how can I get rid of my worries?”
To be continued...