"Nothing, I just know a little secret." Shen Chen smiled, and seeing that Han Bo had closed the doors and windows, he looked at Master Chen, without hiding anything, and said directly: "Why has the Liu family been able to stand firm in Rongcheng for so many years and remain at the top? I believe you know the reason, right?"
Master Chen was silent for a while.
They were both engaged in maritime business, and there was no such thing as an impenetrable wall in this world. He certainly knew why the Liu family had been able to quickly gain a foothold, dominate Rongcheng, and finally support a provincial governor.
But these things are all in the past. The Liu family stopped doing this two or three years ago and has always handled it properly.
The other three companies all have interests involved to some extent, so it is impossible for them to use this incident to attack Liu Biping.
He didn't know what to say.
Shen Chen seemed to know what he was thinking. He paused and said, "If Master Chen is hesitating because you two were involved before, there is really no need to hesitate."
He said loudly: "Because I don't want to say anything about this matter. I just want to tell you that Liu Biping wants to reconnect with those pirates."
Master Chen was struck by lightning and immediately raised his head, looking at Shen Chen in disbelief. He couldn't help but exclaimed, "How is this possible?!"
That group of pirates has a close relationship with the Japanese pirates. Now half of our efforts to suppress the Japanese invasion along the coast are also focused on suppressing these pirates.
And those pirates were all related to Liu Biping. Liu Biping should have wished they were dead and had no contact with them at all. How could he possibly get in touch with these pirates again
And from what Shen Chen said, Liu Biping seemed to still want to contact these pirates. What was his interest in those military rations? Was Liu Biping crazy? !
"He was crazy to begin with." Shen Chen raised his eyebrows and immediately shattered the fantasy in Master Chen's heart. "The situation in the court is not favorable to him now. He has failed twice in a row. This time, the inspector has caught the Liu family giving me aphrodisiacs, and he will never let it go easily. Liu Biping also used the Liu family members to harm me, which further confirmed the charges. As long as I write a memorial, he will not be able to get away so easily."
This is the truth. After all, Liu Biping's power in the court is no longer as strong as before.
Without Xia Song's support, his work as a provincial governor was not as successful as it could have been.
Master Chen was somewhat surprised: "Even so, he took advantage of the military rations..."
"Of course it's the strategy of procrastination." Shen Chen smiled at Master Chen and said, "Think about it, under what circumstances would the court not care about Fujian?"
Of course, there will be wars.
Master Chen swallowed his saliva and cursed in his heart, thinking that Liu Biping must be crazy. Even if he was not crazy, he would not do such a thing.
What do you think
How could such a thing happen
If he really did what Shen Chen said, he would be condoning the pirates and providing them with huge support, allowing them to quickly accumulate capital to confront the imperial court - the pirates were originally in collusion with the Japanese pirates!
He is...
Master Chen cursed in his heart, and couldn't help cursing out loud: "Damn it, he's going to die!"
Of course, from Liu Biping's current perspective, it is not unreasonable for him to do this in order to survive in danger.
Only in this way can he temporarily stabilize the situation in Rongcheng. The pirates hijacked the military rations, and then their strength would increase greatly. The Japanese pirates in Zhejiang would take the opportunity to counterattack, and what would happen to the pirates? They would flee to Fujian, and then the governor Liu Biping would be in charge. Who would dare to replace him at this critical juncture
He has a lot of connections with pirates, so maybe he can even win a few battles by similar means.
They even pushed Shen Chen out to die, saying that he died fighting pirates.
Really... ..
Master Chen didn't dare to think about it any further. He looked at Shen Chen for a long time before saying, "What does the Marquis want me to do?"
He wasn't stupid enough to ask Shen Chen whether this was true or not.
Since Shen Chen would bring it up separately, he must be absolutely sure of it. Shen Chen is not the kind of person who believes everything he hears. Once he makes a move, it will definitely be a ruthless move that will kill someone.
Shen Chen took a stack of papers from Han Bo without hesitation and handed it to him: "This records Liu Biping's arrangements in detail, including which area he will attack, how many people will attack, and which direction he will escape after he succeeds. Take this and just go and report it."
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Master Chen was even more confused.
When Shen Chen saw him looking at him, he curled his lips and said, "This letter is for you to take to the Governor of Zhejiang."
Master Chen is the boss of the Chen family. Shen Chen knows very well that the Chen family is the only one that can compete with the Liu family at sea. They are better at maritime business and have the most ships.
The reason why Master Chen was asked to inform the Governor of Zhejiang was, firstly, that his status was high enough to make the Governor of Zhejiang believe him, and secondly, that he could get out.
Master Chen was sweating all over. He took the thing from Shen Chen and was at a loss for a moment. He didn't know what to do. He calmed down and asked Shen Chen reluctantly, "If the Governor asks me how I got this information..."
"What's so strange about this?" Shen Chen smiled. "You have a lot of business on the sea, so it's normal to have one or two spies. As for why they reported it? If any of the people of my Great Zhou still have a bit of blood in their veins, wouldn't it be normal to report it?"
Seeing that Master Chen seemed to understand, Shen Chen made the final decision: "Liu Biping has run out of tricks. He took a risk and had no choice but to do this. If we seize this opportunity and strike him, Master Chen won't have to worry about retaliation later, right?"
Because by that time, Liu Biping had already fallen and could no longer threaten Master Chen.
Master Chen weighed the pros and cons quickly in his mind, and soon made up his mind. He cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, my Lord. I will definitely fulfill your mission!"
Shen Chen hummed, and then said: "After this matter is over, I will rush to Quanzhou. I am afraid that all matters here will be entrusted to Mr. Chen and Mr. Xu to take care of them."
Master Chen knew that Mrs. Wei was old and had just recovered from a serious illness, so she was not suitable for long journeys. However, Shen Chen was worried about Wei An's safety.
It has been a day or two since Princess Shouning went to Quanzhou, but the plague is rampant there and it is difficult to get news. Shen Chen must be worried, so he decided to rush there after dealing with Liu Biping's affairs.
Although Master Chen was somewhat worried about the plague over there, since Shen Chen had already made up his mind, there was really no reason for him to object. After thinking it over again and again, he assured Shen Chen: "Don't worry, Madam Wei and Rongcheng, Mr. Xu and I will do our best and will not dare to make any mistakes."
There can be no room for mistakes. This is a matter of life and death concerning the family's future. No one will risk this.