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Chapter 1055 Escape from Death
Liang Hu was awakened by the steward.

"Master, the Japanese pirates have entered the city!"

The steward's face looked somewhat ferocious in the dim light.

"What? Entering the city?" Liang Hu was stunned, remembering what Zhang Yixiong had said before, that the Japanese pirates along the coast were preparing to join forces to attack Jiang Qingzhi.

Is this it?

"Which group of pirates are they? How did they get into the city? How many of them are there?" Liang Hu said, "The Hangzhou City garrison has been quite cautious recently. How could they let the pirates get into the city so easily?"

"Master, there must be someone inside." The steward's tone was somewhat gloating. "I don't know how many people there are, but from the shouting, it sounds like there are quite a lot of people. I think someone in the garrison must have been bribed by the pirates. Maybe they are in the same group."

"Yes, those people wanted to kill Jiang Qingzhi. Hangzhou officers and soldiers were infiltrated by every household like a sieve. It's not surprising that some people colluded with the outside world, but damn, they dared to let the Japanese pirates into the city."

In Liang Hu's eyes, the Japanese pirates were just a group of beasts. If the raid tonight was successful, Hangzhou City would probably become a ruin with corpses piled up like mountains.

"Master, let's just watch the fun." The steward said with a smile, "Jiang Qingzhi is in the city. If he is easily defeated by the Japanese pirates, what kind of famous general is he? Just for the title of a famous general, Jiang Qingzhi will have to fight hard. He fights hard, and we just hide behind him."

"Those people are no different from wild beasts. Our shop and business in the city can be destroyed with just one fire." Liang Hu stamped his feet, "Order the guards at home to be on alert immediately."

As for the loss of the shop and business, it is worthless compared to one's life.

Apart from life and death, nothing matters... Liang Hu thought of his father's last words. At that moment, his father seemed to have a sudden realization. He explained half of his business affairs, then changed the subject, held Liang Hu's hand with his bony hands, and said with his dying breath: "Be content... My son... Be content..."

These were the last words my father left to Liang Hu and this world.

The grief gradually faded away with the passage of time, and along with it also faded my father's last words.

Be content!
……

Wang Shi has been drinking.

He ate dinner alone, saying that he wanted to be alone.

Before going to the study, he went to the ancestral hall to take a look at his son Wang Jian.

"Dad, please come back!" Wang Jian begged while kneeling in front of the ancestral tablet.

"Rebellious son!" Wang Shi snorted coldly and said to the guards, "Starve him for a day."

"Yes."

Back in the study, Wang Shi asked someone to change the dishes on the table and remove the best girl's red wine and replace it with strong northern liquor.

When I took a sip of wine, it felt like a ball of fire entered my mouth. After I swallowed it, I felt a line of fire running along my throat all the way to my stomach.

Wang Shi did not eat any food, letting the burning sensation in his stomach spread throughout his body.

He was even laughing.

"What is the purpose of life? Isn't it to make a name for yourself? Isn't it to make your wife and children look honorable in front of outsiders?"

He drank it all in one gulp, sighed, and exhaled the alcohol. "Ancestors, if they are still alive, they will definitely be proud of my decision."

He drank one cup after another. In the middle of the night, the drunken Wang Shi called the concubine over, "Dance!"

The concubine who was awakened in the middle of the night danced in dissatisfaction, and the king's servant clapped his hands and shouted, "Music, where is the music?"

The trusted butler outside came in and said, "Master, there are no musicians at home."

"What? No musicians?" Wang Shi stared with red eyes, "I have money, why don't I have musicians? I have money! Money can make you powerful. No matter how high-ranking officials or powerful people are, they are nothing but grandchildren in front of money! They are grandchildren!"

He was so excited that white foam appeared at the corners of his mouth. He slapped the table and said, ignoring the clinking of dishes, "Tomorrow I will use the money to buy an official position for Dalang... burp!"

Wang Shi hiccuped, "Buy a ninth-rank official, no, buy a fifth-rank official, a fifth-rank official..." He looked at the steward, "Can I become a prefect?"

"Yes." The steward lowered his head and smiled bitterly, thinking that even if Yan Song came in person and the emperor spoke, he couldn't let a commoner suddenly become a prefect, right?

Even if the emperor was incompetent, his ministers would not approve such an absurd decree.

"Not enough!" Wang Shi shook his head. "Fifth rank is not enough. We need third rank. Let Dalang take charge of Zhejiang. Zhejiang... Zhejiang..." He lowered his head. "Let Zhejiang be named Wang! Yes, let Zhejiang be named Wang!"

Wang Shi excitedly picked up the wine jug and took a big gulp of wine. As the strong liquor went down his throat, it immediately ignited his ambition.

"If you want to form a party, then the Yan Party will be wiped out before my Wang Party. The Wang Party... has power over the whole world, hahahaha!"

Wang Shi laughed wildly, and the steward gave the concubine a look. The concubine didn't understand, so the steward pointed outside and said in a low voice: "If you listen to something you shouldn't, be careful not to see the sun tomorrow."

The concubine shuddered and went out quietly.

She had just taken a few steps when she heard Wang Shi laughing wildly inside, "I am the emperor, I am the emperor, Dalang, you are the prince, where is the prince? Where is the queen? Someone, someone come! I..."

"Master, the Japanese pirates have entered the city."

At this time, the manager of the front yard stumbled into the backyard, shouting as he ran. The concubine recognized this man, he was the bully of the front yard, and in the past, when he occasionally saw her, his lecherous eyes made her feel sick.

But at this moment, the steward looked pale and ignored the concubine as if she were air.

"Shut up!"

Outside the study, Wang Shi's trusted butler shouted, "Drag him out, lock him up in the woodshed, and wait for the master to sober up and deal with him!"

"Master, the Japanese pirates... wuwuwu!"

The butler was dragged over by two guards, who blocked his mouth. The concubine quickly hid behind a tree. One guard said, "This idiot doesn't know that the master is going to do something big, so he's making such a fuss."

What's the big deal?
The concubine didn't know that she thought of Wang Shi, who had always been reluctant to scold his eldest son, and actually punished him to kneel in the ancestral hall for the first time.

Could it be...

The concubine had also been favored and vaguely knew that Wang had some connection with the Japanese pirates.

Most of the big families in Jiangnan that were involved in smuggling were connected with the Japanese pirates.

Otherwise, the ship will never come back once it goes out to sea.

Thinking of what the manager of the front yard had said earlier, the concubine trembled.

The Japanese pirates entered the city and the master was happy.

Is it...

The concubine hurried to the ancestral hall. When she arrived in front of the hall, she said to the guard, "The master is calling you!"

The guard did not suspect anything, and Wang Shi had been doting on his eldest son for many years. He took a look inside and saw Wang Jian kneeling obediently, so he left.

As soon as he left, the concubine went in, "Master!"

Wang Jian turned around and said, "Is it you?" Except for his biological mother, the son must keep a distance from his father's other women. This is the rule of the big family.

The concubine asked, "May I ask, Sir, are you worried about what the Master is going to do?"

Wang Jian was stunned, "You know?"

"I just heard that Japanese pirates have entered the city." The concubine looked at Wang Jian and saw that his face suddenly turned pale, so she knew that she had guessed right.

The concubine took a step back and said, "My dear, I…"

Wang Jian suddenly remembered, and just as he raised his knees, he groaned miserably and fell heavily to the ground. He raised his head and said, "Help me up!"

The concubine shook her head, feeling a little regretful.

"I know they have people in the city and have prepared means to kill Chang Wei Bo." Wang Jian said in a hissing voice.

"It's hard for you... that's the master!"

"My father is confused. This matter... Chang Wei Bo is a master of war. How could he not be prepared?" Wang Jian laughed bitterly, "My father forgot that someone in Songjiang Prefecture colluded with the Japanese pirates and prepared to raid Huating, but was caught by Jiang Qingzhi."

The concubine was startled. "Does the eldest young master want to persuade the master? It's impossible! When I came here just now, the master had gone mad and said that he was the emperor."

"He's driven crazy by desire." Wang Jian struggled, holding onto the altar and gritting his teeth to stand up. The concubine came over and helped him up: "What should we do?"

"Go find the officers and soldiers."

"Ah! To kill one's own relatives for the sake of justice?"

"No, it's to save my dad and save this family!"

The two of them quietly walked out of the mansion from the back door, turned around, and just as they reached the street, they saw a flash of fire in front of them, and then there was a dense sound of explosions, just like firecrackers during the New Year.

Wang Jian put his hand in front of his eyes and squinted, "It's a musket!"

At this time, several riders came galloping over, "Make way!"

The leading cavalryman drew his sword. At this time, anyone who dared to stand in the way would be killed, even if they were officials.

Wang Jian raised his hand, "I have an urgent matter to report, it's urgent!"

The three riders reined in their horses, one of them stepped forward, and the two riders behind him, one of them aimed his bow at Wang Jian, while the other one responded.

This reaction made Wang Jian smile bitterly, thinking that Jiang Qingzhi had such well-trained soldiers, and with the precautions, the so-called big event tonight was nothing more than a repeat of the mistakes of Songjiang Prefecture.

"I know that someone has buried gunpowder near Lord Bo's residence."

"You are……"

"My name is Wang Jian, and my father is... Wang Shi." Wang Jian said.

"Can you ride a horse?"

"meeting!"

"Free up a horse and take him away."

One of them dismounted and kept an eye on the concubine, while the other two galloped away with Wang Jian.

When they arrived at Jiang Qingzhi's residence, Wang Jian told them the location, "It's right next to the house. They dug a tunnel underneath and said they put gunpowder down there and are going to ignite it tonight."

Boll's eyes narrowed, "That's the lobby... Not good!"

He turned and rushed inside.

Boll rushed into the lobby. "My Lord, someone reported that someone in the house on the right has dug a tunnel that leads directly to the lobby. Those people used gunpowder..."

"Everyone get out!"

Jiang Qingzhi grabbed Xu Wei with one hand and Tang Shunzhi with the other, then stood up and ran.

Tang Shunzhi's hand also grabbed him at the same time, and so did Xu Wei.

The three of them worked together, damn! They almost fell to the ground.

Lin Xi and Zhou Wang turned pale and ran away.

After they ran out, Jiang Qingzhi and the other two stumbled out of the lobby.

Under the wall of the house on the right, a man grinned and said, "Jiang Qingzhi should be up by now, right? He must be discussing matters in the lobby and setting the fire!"

The torch was brought to the fuse.

chi chi chi...

The sparks extended all the way down and rushed into the dark tunnel.

boom!
Amid the explosion, the man said proudly, "Tell the master that Jiang Qingzhi has passed away."

"Let's listen to what's going on!" someone said.

"Don't worry, there will be movement soon." The man said with a smile.

boom!
The wall suddenly collapsed before my eyes.

The man fanned the dust in front of him and cursed, "Damn it, how come this gunpowder is so sharp? It almost buried me."

He noticed that several of his men in front of him slowly raised their hands and cursed, "Are you courting death? Get out of here!"

He heard the sound of teeth knocking and walked over. "Is this a ghost? This is..."

The smoke and dust gradually dissipated, and dozens of soldiers lined up outside.

There were muskets everywhere.

Aimed at them.

In front of the lobby.

Jiang Qingzhi looked at the collapsed lobby with lingering fear and asked Wang Jian, "Why did you take the initiative to come forward?"

Wang Jian hesitated for a moment, and Jiang Qingzhi said, "Just say it."

Wang Jian lowered his head, "It's just because... I'm afraid that I won't be able to face my ancestors in the underworld."

(End of this chapter)