Chapter 71                                                             �

Zhou Mengchen couldn't figure out Qiu Luan's thoughts, so he stopped thinking about it.

He thought to himself: "One thing has been confirmed, Qiu Luan must have a problem. I don't know what specific problem is. Since there is a problem, then let's investigate it. However, Datong cannot be investigated, but the capital can investigate it."

No matter how far Qiu Luan flies, his foundation will always be in the capital.

Zhou Mengchen hadn't remembered where to start the investigation. Suddenly he remembered something. He said intimately: "Yes, the best way to find a person is to find his opponent."

Who is Qiu Luan’s opponent?

Fengcheng Hou.

Even the Marquis of Fengcheng was not a match for Qiu Luan. The Marquis of Fengcheng and Qiu Luan were about the same age. At that time, Qiu Luan was the best among his nobles. After the Marquis of Fengcheng returned to Beijing as a general in Huguang, he originally wanted to take advantage of his military achievements in suppressing the rebellion in Huguang, or become a general in another place.

But I never expected that I would go to Beijing to work.

Just last year, during the Tartars' southward journey, they temporarily acted as the guardian of the three inner passes, and there was no other way. They were almost unemployed.

From this perspective, Fengcheng Hou never stood the upper hand in the conflict with Qiu Luan in his life.

Perhaps Qiu Luan's ability to fight is problematic. However, the means of political speculation are absolutely breathtaking.

Since Zhou Mengchen had made up his mind, he immediately went to Fengcheng Marquis' Mansion.

The Marquis of Fengcheng did not see him. It was not that the Marquis of Fengcheng was a big shot, but Zhou Mengchen was not a veteran. He visited the Marquis of Fengcheng several times. The Marquis of Fengcheng was used to it. This time the same was true. When Li Ru saw Zhou Mengchen coming, he said, "You are not going to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. Tell me, what are you asking for?"

Zhou Mengchen was a little ashamed.

Indeed, after counting Zhou Mengchen's visits several times, he asked Li Ru for help.

After all, the capital is not the capital of the emperor or the capital of the court, but the capital of the imperial court is not the capital of the nobles. These nobles are the real local snakes in the capital. Even the gangsters on the streets do not get involved in the relationship of a certain lord, and they are embarrassed to be the eldest brother in the capital.

After all, these families have been entrenched in the capital for more than a hundred years. Although their military power has disappeared little by little, they have become mixed in the capital under their marriage. They have almost penetrated their tentacles deep into every corner of the capital.

Of course, compared with Fengcheng Hou Mansion, the old nobles and enemies of Xianning Hou Mansion who rose during the Jingnan period were still too shallow. However, even if it was shallow, he had been working in the capital for nearly fifty years. However, even if it was shallow, he had a deeper foundation than Zhou Mengchen.

I wanted to investigate the enemy in the capital without being discovered. Zhou Mengchen thought about it and there were only three channels. The first one was the Jinyiwei and the other one was the Dongchang. But neither of them could be used. There is nothing else, this matter is relatively bad.

The rest is the channel of Fengcheng Hou Mansion.

As a general in command, Qiu Luan is now fighting outside. Zhou Mengchen checked Qiu Luan behind and looked up his old thoughts. No matter how he looked, it seemed like he was framed by loyal and kindness.

That's fine.

Zhou Mengchen knew one thing even more, that is, the two wires of the East Factory and the Jinyiwei were held in Jiajing's hands. When Zhou Mengchen touched, Jiajing would definitely know. Jiajing still had control over this point. Before the matter was concluded, Zhou Mengchen did not dare to let Jiajing know about this matter.

I am afraid that Jiajing will not believe it, and I am afraid that Jiajing will believe it.

I am afraid that Jiajing will not believe it. This principle is very simple. I am afraid that Jiajing will believe it, but I am facing the current situation.

Qiu Luan is a small person, and the battle with the Tartars is big. If something happens when the war is about to happen, Zhou Mengchen is very worried that the situation will be out of control. After thinking about it, it is better to have the channels of Fengcheng Hou Mansion. At least Zhou Mengchen can have more choices.

After all, Zhou Mengchen said ashamed: "There is really something this time. I want you to help?"

Li Ru said without hesitation: "Tell me, what do you think of this between you and me?"

Zhou Mengchen said: "I ask your mansion to help investigate the Queen Qiuluan of Xianning."

Li Ru was shocked when she heard this and said, "No. I can't interfere in this matter."

Li Ru naturally knew the sensitivity. Investigating Qiu Luan is not a problem, but it should not be this time.

Zhou Mengchen was very persuading and even told Datong all the situation, which made Li Ru feel relieved. But Li Ru said: "But, this matter is not something I can decide, it is all handled by my father himself."

There are naturally some people doing dirty work in Fengcheng Hou Mansion, secretly killing individuals, collecting information, etc. Fengcheng Hou Mansion is not only a Hou Mansion, but also a political force. Although this political force has become weak, there are still some configurations.

But such a secret matter can only be touched by the day when Li Ru, the son of Fengcheng Hou, becomes Fengcheng Hou, or the day when he is about to become Fengcheng Hou.

Now Fengcheng Hou and Qiu Luan are about the same age as those of Qiu Luan, who are only in their forties and are far from the day they hand over the shift, so Li Ru naturally cannot get in touch with him.

Zhou Mengchen said, "Then please ask Brother Li to pass on the post. The younger Zhou Mengchen asked for a meeting."

Li Ru hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay."

Zhou Mengchen came to the front of the Marquis of Fengcheng.

The Marquis of Fengcheng had heard of Li Ru's dynasty. When he met Zhou Mengchen, he said, "Are you Zhou Mengchen, the doctor of the Ministry of War, or are you Zhou Mengchen, an old friend of Wuchang?"

When Zhou Mengchen heard this, he immediately understood.

If it is Zhou Mengchen, the doctor of the Ministry of War, then he does not represent himself or the people behind him. For example, Xu Jie, Fengcheng Marquis Mansion, although the Fengcheng Marquis Mansion is not against Qiu Luan and Qiu Luan is also a member of the Yan Party, Fengcheng Marquis Mansion does not directly face Yan Song.

There is not much desire to make achievements like the Fengcheng Hou Mansion, but he is very proficient in protecting himself.

Therefore, Zhou Mengchen is Zhou Mengchen, the doctor of the Ministry of War, so he naturally has to go back home. But if he is an old friend in Wuchang, this time he will be a pure personal relationship. Only the Marquis of Fengcheng can have a chance to have a look.

Zhou Mengchen immediately said, "My younger brother Zhou Mengchen greets Uncle Li." Zhou Mengchen came to visit Fengcheng Hou purely as Li Ru's friend.

The Hou of Fengcheng nodded slightly and said in his heart: "The son is teachable." He said: "What you said before is too inappropriate. I will just pretend that I have never heard of it. I will give up."

Zhou Mengchen felt a chill when he heard this. He thought this matter was no longer possible. However, he didn't expect that Fengcheng Hou would make a turn for a while and said, "Oh, this is a misfortune of the family. He became a thief and made a lot of accounts messed up. I was anxious and angry, but I was not proficient in this. I heard that my nephew is the best in the world. Can you help me see it?"

When Zhou Mengchen heard this, he immediately said, "I have something to do, how dare I not serve you?"

Fengcheng Hou nodded and said, "Ziwen, treat your friends well."

Fengcheng Hou actually didn't expect that he could get to this day by just a casual man back then. Therefore, he was vigorously maintaining his relationship with Zhou Mengchen. He would also give him any help, but he would not end up in person. The old noble head of the family was very accurate in grasping the degree.

After a while, Li Ru took a bunch of keys and brought Zhou Mengchen to a row of houses that were somewhat unfamiliar with him, and found the accounts that were said to be chaotic.

Zhou Mengchen opened it and found that it was a file from the Hou family in Xianning.

Of course, the Fengcheng Hou Mansion was built by itself, so there were naturally not as detailed as in the yamen. But there were also some. In Zhou Mengchen's view, it was mainly divided into two parts, and part was the resume of the main personnel of the Xianning Hou Mansion. Xianning Hou Mansion was rare, unlike Fengcheng Hou Mansion, which had many branches in various places for more than 100 years.

Therefore, in this part, the main lineages promoted by Qiu Luan and Qiu Yue back then.

Zhou Mengchen swept it and found that time was the biggest killer. Most of Qiu Yue's old subordinates were gone. Even if there were some descendants, their relationship with the enemy was a little separated, but Qiu Luan himself promoted not many people. It seemed that Qiu Luan's foundation in the army was not as deep as he imagined.

The other part is the industry of Xianning Hou.

Zhou Mengchen took a breath when he saw it. Because it was estimated that the property of the Xianning Hou Mansion was more than one million taels.

How can this not make Zhou Mengchen frightened?

Later generations Yan Shifan commented on the rich people in the world, and only counted seventeen families with the family capital of 500,000. It can be seen that the weight of one million taels in this era. Among them are wealthy families such as the King of Shu, the Duke of Wei, the Duke of Britain, the Kong family, and the Zhang Tianshi family.

The enemy has only been in business for fifty years and has accumulated wealth too quickly.
Chapter completed!