After Wang Jian left the county office, he arranged for someone to inquire about Mount Fuyang's informant. In fact, he already knew about this situation before. But he wasn't sure if it would change, so he arranged for someone to inquire about it.
Fortunately, an hour later, the news came back that Mount Fuyang's informant in Pan Du County had been found.
Wang Jian immediately led a group of people to the residence.
The informant was called Zhang Shigui.
His surname was also Zhang.
He and the dead Zhang Zhongjing were brothers of the same clan. Zhang Shigui was older and was Zhang Zhongjing's elder brother.
Zhang Shigui's residence was in the west of Pan Du County.
It was an ordinary residence. The reason why he chose such a residence was because he was worried that his whereabouts would be exposed. It was not easy to be discovered in such a residence.
When Wang Jian led his men to surround the residence, Zhang Shigui immediately got the news.
He was very nervous.
How could he be discovered?
One must know that Zhang Shigui had never spread any news or taken any action in Pan Du County. After all, he had stayed in Pandu County and had not been used since the start.
He didn't expect that he would still be discovered.
Zhang Shigui checked the situation outside and found that the entire residence was blocked. He couldn't leave even if he wanted to. After all, he had been surrounded.
Zhang Shigui could only carry his dagger and be on guard.
Bang! Bang!
The sound of knocking came from outside the residence.
Zhang Shigui stood in the courtyard and ordered his men to open the door.
Wang Jian led his men in. He looked at the vigilant Zhang Shigui with a smile on his face. He cupped his hands and said, "I'm Wang Jian. I believe you know me."
Zhang Shigui said, "I don't know you."
Wang Jian said, "Zhang Shigui, there's no need to play dumb at this time. Moreover, I didn't come to look for you today to kill you, much less to punish you for your crimes. So you don't have to worry about this. If I really wanted to arrest you, I would have done so already. There's no need to talk nonsense. "
Zhang Shigui frowned.
He couldn't figure out what the other party's intention was.
Zhang Shigui said, "What are you here for?"
Wang Jian stroked his beard and said, "Zhang Shigui, is this how you treat your guests? I'm here on behalf of the County Governor. Are we going to talk here? "
Zhang Shigui calmed down.
The other party had never killed anyone.
This meant that he had a favor to ask of them. Otherwise, they would have killed him long ago.
Zhang Shigui smiled and said, "County Lieutenant Wang, the current Bennett doesn't look like a county governor. He didn't even have complete control over Pan Du County. Even now, Du Qi is here with his army. The entire Pandu County is in a state of panic. "
Wang Jian said confidently, "A mere Du Qi is nothing to be afraid of."
Zhang Shigui waved his hand. "Please!"
"Please!"
Wang Jian nodded and entered the hall with Zhang Shigui.
The host and guests took their seats.
Zhang Shigui said directly, "Tell me, why are you here today?"
"Zhang Shigui, the reason I came here today is to ask you to inform the Fort Master of Mount Fuyang and ask him to dispatch his troops to attack Du Qi together with us. Du Qi led his army to Pan Du County to kill him. Otherwise, he would continue to be arrogant. With just the strength of our Pandu County, we are more than capable of protecting ourselves, but not enough to advance. With Mount Fuyang taking action, everything will be under control. "
"Why should my Mount Fuyang take action?" Zhang Shigui asked.
"Humph, Mount Fuyang has long had a conflict with Du Qi," said Wang Jian. Back then, Mount Fuyang's Zhang Zhongjing schemed against Du Qi in Fushan County, only to be killed by Du Qi.
"Both sides have already formed a great enmity.
"Du Qi has always been a petty and vengeful person."
"It's impossible for Du Qi to ignore the matter of Mount Fuyang scheming against him. At present, Du Qi hasn't attacked Mount Fuyang yet because it's not their turn yet. "
Wang Jian continued, "When Du Qi attacks our Pandu County and even takes it, will Mount Fuyang still be able to dominate Songyang County? That's impossible. "
Zhang Shigui immediately frowned.
Zhang Zhongjing was dead?
Why didn't he get the news?
Of course, Zhang Shigui didn't pay much attention to the situation in Fushan County, so he didn't know.
"Is Zhang Zhongjing really dead?" asked Zhang Shigui.
"Of course he's dead," said Wang Jian. "When he died, there were also people from Jiubian County and the people from Jingyang County in Fushan County. The people from all three sides tried to scheme against Du Qi, but in turn, they were schemed against by Du Qi. "
Zhang Shigui clenched his teeth, his eyes turning red.
Zhang Zhongjing was his brother.
Although they weren't blood brothers, their relationship was very good. Especially when Zhang Shigui was young. His family had long been in dire straits and led a very difficult life.
Zhang Zhongjing's family led a good life. Therefore, Zhang Zhongjing often helped Zhang Shigui, allowing him to grow up. In fact, he even read books.
But in the end, his family fell into dire straits and became bandits.
Then, they each carried out their own missions.
Zhang Shigui said in a deep voice, "Wang Jian, it's impossible for Mount Fuyang to send out troops just because you want to. Although Du Qi and Mount Fuyang do have some enmity now. But it's far from enough for us to send out troops. "
He hated Du Qi.
He couldn't wait to kill Du Qi to vent his anger.
The problem was that Zhang Shigui also had to consider the reality of the situation.
It was impossible for the Fort Master of Mount Fuyang to send out troops without enough benefits.
A smile hung on Wang Jian's face as he leaned forward slightly and said, "I'm here today with sincerity. This time, our Pandu County will offer 100,000 taels of silver to invite Mount Fuyang to send out troops. If Mount Fuyang agrees, we'll offer 100,000 taels of silver. If you're not willing, then forget it. "
Zhang Shigui pondered in his heart.
100,000 taels of silver.
It was quite a sum of money.
However, Mount Fuyang was a big family, and 100,000 taels of silver was still a bit too little.
Zhang Shigui said, "County Lieutenant Wang, 100,000 taels of silver is still a bit too little. I don't have full confidence in persuading the Fort Master with such conditions. "
Wang Jian said, "Zhang Shigui, I just said that 100,000 taels of silver is a fixed price. This is the sincerity of our Pandu County. It's not that our Pandu County can't resist Du Qi, but we're asking for your help to eliminate Du Qi. "
"If you're not willing, then forget it."
"Besides, Mount Fuyang will also face Du Qi in the future."
Wang Jian said, "If we don't eliminate Du Qi now, we'll wait until Du Qi annexes all the counties and his strength grows stronger. At that time, it'll be easy for Du Qi to eliminate Mount Fuyang. "
Zhang Shigui pondered inwardly.
He naturally wanted to take revenge.
The problem was that persuading the Fort Master wouldn't be easy. After all, it was only 100,000 taels of silver.
Zhang Shigui sized up Wang Jian again. Seeing how confident he was, he finally gritted his teeth and said, "County Lieutenant Wang, I'll immediately send a letter to the Fort Master. There will be news back in two days. I'll do my best to help you persuade him. "
Wang Jian said with a smile, "Believe me, Zhang Shigui. Eliminating Du Qi will be good for both of us. For your Mount Fuyang, such a deal is absolutely not a loss. "
"I understand," said Zhang Shigui.
Wang Jian didn't stay any longer and got up to bid farewell.
Zhang Shigui also didn't delay and quickly wrote a letter. Then, he called his trusted aide and had him deliver the letter directly.
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