When Wu Shigong arrived in the county seat of Li Lu, the most important thing was to determine the location of the Nanyang camp's camp and how to set up soldiers. And his meeting with the local gentry like Wan Wendong was actually not a big deal, and the most important role was nothing more than to reassure those gentry.

So on the second day after arriving in the county seat, Wu Shigong politely refused Wan Wendong's retention and returned to Runing Mansion with his own personal army. Because of the attack on these two mining areas, I also let go of such a thing, so although this return trip is not a tour of the mountains and rivers, but the journey is also very leisurely.

But just halfway through, he met a messenger from Runing Mansion who came to deliver a letter, and when the messenger met Wu Shigong, he immediately handed Wu Shigong an urgent letter written by Deng Qifan.

Wu Shigong opened the letter and saw Deng Qifan writing six big characters on the letter: "There is something at home." Hurry back! ”

Wu Shigong immediately asked the messenger: What happened in the family? But the messenger did not know why. So Wu Shigong could only hurry up and hurry up, and rushed to Runing Mansion City at the fastest speed.

Guo Zeng'an has been in Runing Mansion for seven days. Because Wu Shigong's dispatch to Nanyang Mansion this time was a secret operation, Guo Zeng'an always had a closed door every day when he went to the garrison yamen of Runing Mansion to visit Wu Shigong.

However, when Guo Zeng'an visited Wu Shigong for the first time, Mr. Deng, who claimed to be Wu Shigong's staff, once received him, and Guo Zeng'an also briefly explained his intention to this Mr. Deng. Therefore, in these days, Guo Zeng'an also feels that there are always people around him who are watching. However, those who were watching were also very measured, and they did not affect Guo Zeng'an's actions.

Guo Zeng'an knew that as long as he didn't leave Runing Mansion City, those people who were stalking him would definitely not come to harass him, and the reason why they were stalking was nothing more than to make him unable to leave Runing Mansion City for the time being. After thinking about it, Guo Zeng'an put down his mentality instead, and he was at peace when he came. However, Guo Zeng'an also wondered a little in his heart: "This Wu Shoubei is not staying well in Runing Mansion City, where will he go for such a long time?" ”

Guo Zeng'an's Guo family in Yangzhou, in his father's generation, was a male wither. Of course, in Guo Zeng'an's generation, men also withered. Otherwise, Guo Zeng'an, the son born to the mother of a nun, would not have become the current "head" of the Guo family.

The result of these generations of single transmission has caused Guo Zeng'an's pampering in his youth. Let's just put it this way. What is the appearance of the son-in-law of a rich and noble family, and Guo Zeng'an was like this when he was a teenager.

But when Guo Zeng'an was seventeen years old, his father died of a serious illness, and Guo Zeng'an, who had just become an adult, suddenly got rid of his idle days and had to take on the heavy responsibility of supporting the entire family.

It should be said that Guo Zeng'an's performance at that time seemed to have grown up all of a sudden. But after all, he was still young, and he hadn't learned how to take over the family business from his father before, so after accepting the family business, Guo Zeng'an really suffered a lot of losses.

But Guo Zeng'an's brain turned very fast, and he simply attached his Guo family to the Lin family, one of the four major families of Yangzhou salt merchants, although in this way, his Guo family's gains were less, but with the support of the Lin family, the Guo family finally got through that difficult period.

Needless to say, Guo Zeng'an's reckless character of the son-in-law, and the image of speaking without thinking through the brain are also deeply rooted in the hearts of local salt merchants in Yangzhou. And even later, Guo Zeng'an, often at the signal of the Lin family, became the first to fire at the opponent of the Lin family. Therefore, in the eyes of outsiders, Guo Zeng'an has completely become a pawn of the Lin family.

Over time, Guo Zeng'an's reckless and stupid appearance is well known to passers-by in Yangzhou. But is Guo Zeng'an really such a person? In fact, under his appearance, there is shrewdness and ambition, and he wants to revive his Guo family all the time. Otherwise, without Guo Zeng'an's shrewdness, his Guo family would have been swallowed by other salt merchants long ago.

Half a month ago, a message came out from the Yamen of Yangzhou Salt Transport. For Yangzhou salt merchants, the Yangzhou salt transportation envoy Yamen has nothing to hide at all, because under the silver bullet offensive of these salt merchants, many officials and subordinates in the yamen have become the eyeliner of these salt merchants.

And this news is very happy for Yangzhou salt merchants. It is said that under the impetus of Qi Chun'an, the current head of the Qi family, Lord Guan of the salt transport envoy has sent a letter to his backer, Lord Zhou Yanru, the first assistant, requesting that Wu Shigong, the garrison of Runing Mansion, be transferred out of Henan Province.

In addition, from the news fed back by the messenger from the capital, it was learned that Lord Shoufu also agreed to Lord Guan's suggestion, and in the near future, Wu Garrison will be mobilized to Liaodong to rescue Dalinghe City, and go to fight the Tartars desperately!

For these salt merchants in Yangzhou, although they reached a relatively satisfactory agreement with Wu Shigong not long ago, that kind of agreement is a bit of an alliance under the city after all. And this kind of alliance under the city always loses the face of those salt merchants who think that with their own silver, they are very arrogant.

Besides, Wu Shigong killed more than 400 of the salt merchants' subordinates in Runing Mansion and Guide Mansion. Although in the eyes of those salt merchants, their subordinates are not valuable, but this dog beating still depends on the face of the owner!

However, compared to interests, this face issue is a trivial matter. Wu Shigong has already charged an additional silver for each stone of salt. If Wu Shigong can be driven away, won't this money and silver fall into the salt merchant's pocket? As for whether the price will be reduced? The salt merchants must have scoffed at such an offer. Let's wait until there is an industrial and commercial bureau and a consumer protection law.

Therefore, all the salt merchants who got the news were happy to see the development of the matter. They waited for Wu Shigong to leave, and then immediately rushed to Runing Mansion and Guide Mansion to take over the results.

Of course, this news was also transmitted on a small scale, that is, in Yangzhou City, only the big salt merchant with a head and face would get this news. The Guo family, as well as the Lu family, who took refuge in Wu Shigong, are not eligible to receive this news.

However, Guo Zeng'an got the news by accident, and it should be said that the recklessness and stupidity of his appearance played a great role in the process of him getting the news this time. When the eldest son of the Lin family was flirting with the girl in the building and bragging, he did not guard against Guo Zeng'an, but overheard Guo Zeng'an.

At this time, Guo Zeng'an sensitively discovered an opportunity. He wanted to go to Runing Mansion and tell Wu Shigong the news to show the Guo family's kindness to Wu Shigong.

Guo Zeng'an's idea is: Since the first assistant Zhou Daxue has given the order, Wu Shigong's transfer will be ironclad. And when Wu Shigong was transferred out of Henan, if Wu Shigong's shili did leave Henan as judged by other salt merchants, then Guo Zeng'an would at most run in vain and did a useless job.

But Guo Zeng'an came to Runing Mansion and had a face-to-face meeting with Wu Shigong. When he came to Runing Mansion last time, Guo Zeng'an not only met with Wu Shigong, but also learned about Wu Shigong's situation in detail through various relationships.

Of course, Wu Shigong's true strength, Guo Zeng'an will definitely not be able to inquire about it. However, Guo Zeng'an can also be sure that Wu Shigong's strength is not only what is revealed on the surface.

Therefore, Guo Zeng'an made a bold speculation. When Wu Shigong left Henan with the strength he showed on the surface, Wu Shigong's potential strength in the water could still completely control the salt market in Runing Mansion and Guide Mansion.

Guo Zeng'an understands that if the result of his speculation is true, then his act of selling haode to Wu Shigong this time will be greatly rewarded. This is very good for revitalizing the family business.

Even if Wu Shigong doesn't give feedback, it will be beneficial and harmless to marry a powerful general like Wu Shigong in the local area.

Of course, Guo Zeng'an also knew that his move was an act of betraying the interests of the entire salt merchant group. So, Guo Zeng'an found an excuse to let his subordinates pass it out and close his door to outsiders.

Then, Guo Zeng'an took a few entourages and hurried to Runing Mansion City on horseback in a hurry. But to Guo Zeng'an's surprise, Wu Shigong was not at home. At this time, Wu Shigong just left for Nanyang Mansion. These two people happened to go wrong.

In desperation, Guo Zeng'an had no choice but to stay in Runing Mansion City, waiting for Wu Shigong's return.

And when Deng Qifan received Guo Zeng'an, under Guo Zeng'an's brief introduction, he learned that the imperial court would transfer Wu Shigong to Liaodong to fight against the Tartars.

This sudden news immediately shocked Deng Qifan. So Deng Qifan immediately sent a messenger to Nanyang Mansion to ask Wu Shigong to rush back to Runing Mansion City as soon as possible and make corresponding countermeasures as soon as possible.

Of course, Guo Zeng'an will not discuss the ins and outs of the whole incident with Deng Qifan in detail. Because Guo Zeng'an didn't know how close the relationship between Deng Qifan and Wu Shigong was.

And Deng Qifan will never write this matter in the letter, let alone reveal this matter to the messenger a little bit. So when Wu Shigong met the messenger, there was only a headless letter, but he didn't know what was going on.