Chapter 283 If Big Brother Is the Supreme, I Will Be the First to Die

Wei Yuan made Guo Hao kneel down to punish him. After all, this was his brother's business.

But if others laughed at him because of this, Wei Yuan would definitely not agree. After all, wouldn't his brother's face be his own face?

No matter how low Guo Hao's posture is in front of him, he is still in front of himself, not in front of others.

Within a moment, Guo Hao came to his senses and was already kneeling on the flower boat.

At this time, many merchants from aristocratic families invited by Wei Yuan also saw this scene. They did not laugh at Guo Hao in front of him, but the ridicule behind his back was definitely indispensable.

"I thought he was really covering the sky with one hand in the southeast. Don't we still have to listen to the words of Marquis Wei?"

"You show off your power to me, but why do you act like a wolf with its tail between its legs in front of the Marquis of Wei?"

"Nothing."

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They wanted to show their ridicule to Guo Hao in public. After all, they often did this to add insult to injury.

Moreover, which one of them has not been threatened by Guo Hao?

Now that they saw him suffering, they were naturally happy.

There was a merchant who showed it off. He came to Guo Hao specially and said in a arrogant manner:

"Shuai Guo, Commander Guo, why are you kneeling here? With your status, who dares to let you kneel?"

It seems that he is fighting for Guo Hao, but in fact, his heart is full of ridicule for Guo Hao.

Later, the merchant was thrown into the sea by Chen Daniu.

So far, no one dared to say anything in front of him.

Until late at night, Guo Hao was still kneeling. He felt that his legs seemed to have lost all feeling, but after all, he was a martial artist and had a solid foundation.

Therefore, I can still hold on, but kneeling all the time is not a problem. How long should I kneel?

"Yuanzhi, can you tell me, brother, that I really know I was wrong?"

Guo Hao begged.

Chen Daniu shook his head and said: "Kneel down if you are told to, can Big Brother really make you kneel to death?"

Wei Yuan asked Guo Haochang to kneel down, but he actually had another idea.

That is to tell the merchants on the ship, who has the final say whether it is shipping or Southeast.

After he knelt until midnight, Lin Zhaoyuan walked out of the cabin and said to Guo Hao:

"Brother said you don't have to kneel anymore."

After hearing these words, Guo Hao breathed a sigh of relief. Just when he was about to stand up, he felt a sense of weakness in his lower body. No matter what, he couldn't stand up. He looked at Lin Zhaoyuan helplessly,

"Zhaoyuan, give me a hand."

Lin Zhaoyuan helped him up.

He beat his legs, smiled bitterly, and asked, "Brother, what else did you say?"

Lin Zhaoyuan shook his head.

Guo Hao asked again, "Brother is still angry?"

Lin Zhaoyuan said bluntly: "If you were the eldest brother, what would you do?"

Guo Hao was speechless.

Chen Daniu said: "Okay, okay, let's talk about these things later. It's not easy for us three brothers to get together and have a drink together?"

Guo Hao said: "Zhaoyuan, how about a drink?"

Lin Zhaoyuan shook his head and said: "I'm tired, let's try another day."

Guo Hao pursed his lips, not knowing what to say.

Chen Daniu said: "If he doesn't drink, let's drink."

Lin Zhaoyuan glanced at him and felt helpless. Among Daizhou's brothers, only Chen Daniu dared to drink with Guo Hao at such a sensitive moment.

When he returned to the cabin, he told Wei Yuan about Guo Hao and Chen Daniu having a drink.

The latter didn't have any expression fluctuation, just nodded lightly,

"knew."

Lin Zhaoyuan didn't say anything more, left here and returned to his residence to rest.

I do not know how long it has been.

The two people who were still standing on the boat deck eating wine were already seventy percent drunk at this moment.

Chen Daniu kicked over the empty wine jar in front of him, stood up unsteadily, and said:

"What do you want so much money for?"

"Although I don't know the situation in Southeast, I also know that Brother Wei gives Southeast four to five hundred thousand taels of real gold and silver every year. Isn't this money enough for you?"

In order to reward the soldiers of the Southeast Navy, Wei Yuan would pay out of his own pocket every year, ranging from 300,000 to 500,000 taels.

Of course, this money is given to his confidants to cultivate his confidants.

Guo Hao took another sip of wine and said gloomily: "How many officials in the world are not greedy? I didn't ask for the money given by my eldest brother. It was all given to my brothers."

"I don't want to be greedy for brother's money. What I want is the money of those merchants from aristocratic families. Why not let them cough up some profits?"

Chen Daniu was speechless.

Guo Hao continued: "Brother is making a fuss out of a molehill!"

Hearing the sound, Chen Daniu frowned suddenly and kicked him hard, "What the hell did you fart?"

Guo Hao was shocked, "I said the wrong thing."

Chen Daniu said: "Everything I said at noon today is true. If my eldest brother wants to kill you, I will do it myself and give you a happy life. I will never let you suffer."

Guo Hao opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

Today, for him, it can be described as "frightening".

Chen Daniu waved his hand towards him, "Drunk."

He walked toward the cabin.

Guo Hao was unmoved and murmured: "Among our brothers, you are actually the smartest."

"If our eldest brother wants to occupy the supreme position, I will be the first to die, and you will be the one who can die the most harmoniously."

Hearing this, Chen Daniu turned around suddenly and stared at Guo Hao's back, his brows furrowed deeply and his face became increasingly ugly.

"You're drunk!"

After saying that, Chen Daniu left here immediately without any hesitation.

Guo Hao snorted, looked at the calm and dark lake, sneered, and said to himself:

"Who in this world does not care for himself?"

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The next day, Bianjing City, the Imperial Palace.

Zhao Zhen was still lying on the dragon couch.

Yanda, the commander of the Imperial City Division, came to report that Wei Yuan had invited southeastern merchants to gather at Taihu Lake in Suzhou.

This matter cannot be concealed. Instead of letting the censor find out, I went to Zhazi to visit Weiyuan.

It's better to say it yourself.

In this case, at least the initiative is still in your own hands.

"The officials invited some merchants who had contributed to the opening of maritime transportation. Perhaps Lord Wei wanted to thank them for doing this."

"After all, the smooth start of maritime transportation is inseparable from businessmen who support national policies."

If the censor had come to tell him, he would have said that Wei Yuan was suspected of colluding with officials and businessmen, which would be a serious crime.

However, now that Yanda has said this, it feels like a big matter has been reduced to a small matter.

Hearing this, Zhao Zhen, who was seriously ill, immediately became furious.

"What is he going to do! What is he, a martial artist, colluding with those merchants to do!"

"Who does he think he is? And he invites all those merchants to a flower boat?"

"Check! Check for me!"

Ever since he fainted after the New Year, even on the day he dismissed Liang Xiang, Zhao Zhen had never been so angry.

This time, he was really angry.

A martial artist colludes with merchants and all he wants is money, but why does Wei Yuan want so much money?

Do you really think that national law is just a decoration?

As soon as Zhao Zhen finished speaking, he coughed violently.

It was rare for Yanda to see him so angry. He quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "Please calm down the officials!"

"Please rest assured, officials. The Imperial City Secretary will investigate the matter of Marquis Wei's banquet with southeastern merchants!"

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen's face almost calmed down and he said: "He is short of money, I can give it to him, but he can't take the initiative to get it!"

What Wei Yuan said to Zhao Zhen is what Guo Hao said to Wei Yuan?

Wei Yuan invited many merchants on the merchant ship in Taihu Lake, Suzhou, and it seemed that he was acting with Guo Hao, but was Guo Hao qualified?

He is singing with Zhao Zhen!

After Yanda left the emperor's palace, Manager Zhu also left Zhao Zhen on the pretext of arranging the eunuchs in the palace to be on duty.

He caught up with Yanda and asked, "Commander Yan, what should you do about Lord Wei?"

Yanda said: "How smart is General Wei? I really don't know why he acts in such a high-profile manner."

If there is really something that needs to be informed to those merchants, it can't be done blatantly by renting a big flower boat and inviting Xie Yuying, the most famous prostitute in Jiangnan, on board, right?

Manager Zhu asked: "Commander Yan, do you mean that Lord Wei did this deliberately?"

Yanda nodded.

Manager Zhu frowned and said, "Why?"

Yanda shook his head in confusion.

Mr. Zhu said: "At this time, Commander Yan should help Mr. Wei more."

Yanda smiled and said, "Don't worry, Manager Zhu. If nothing happens, I will leave first."

Manager Zhu nodded and watched.

After Yanda returned to the Imperial City Division, he asked several confidants,

"Has Gu Qianfan returned from Daizhou?"

One of the confidants clasped his fists and responded: "The news just came, Commander Gu will be returning to Beijing soon."

Yanda sighed, "When he returns to Beijing, let him come to see me."

Wei Yuan values ​​​​Gu Qianfan.

So, it would be better to let Gu Qianfan do the investigation into his collusion with businessmen.

Outside Bianjing City.

Zhang Guifen sat in the carriage and had been waiting for half a day.

According to the news from Daizhou, Guo Hao's parents will arrive in the capital today.

It was probably when the sun was about to set that Zhang Guifen saw Guo Hao's parents escorted by several guards from a distance.

She immediately got off the carriage, walked forward to meet them, and saluted the two of them:

"Guifen has met the two elders."

It was the first time for both of them to come to the capital, and it was also the first time to see such a proud woman like Zhang Guifen. They were filled with emotions, and they quickly spoke to Zhang Guifen:

"Mrs. Hou, you're welcome. If it weren't for you and Mr. Hou, my Hao'er would not be as successful as he is today."

"I wonder why the Marquis invited us to come to Beijing?"

The second elder was obviously frightened.

Zhang Guifen said with a smile: "The Marquis was traveling in the south of the Yangtze River recently and met Brother Guo Hao. He heard from Brother Guo Hao that the two elders had never been to the capital, so the Marquis thought that he would invite the two elders to come to the capital to enjoy their happiness. "

Hearing this, Father Guo was filled with gratitude and quickly bowed and said: "Mrs. Hou, you and Mr. Hou are really polite. We, the Guo family, are so virtuous and talented that we can be so valued by Mr. Hou and Mrs. Hou."

Zhang Guifen made a gesture to help Mr. Guo up, and said earnestly: "There is no need to say polite words to the two elders. I have prepared some food and wine in the house to welcome the two elders."

Even Guo Hao's parents knew that they could come to the capital to visit, and that their son could be an army commander and become the pillar of the southeast, which was inseparable from the support of the Hou Mansion.

But Guo Hao turned a blind eye to the rules set by Wei Yuan.