There were constant laughter and laughter in the Su residence, but in the Jinxiu Garden, King Yue's expression was exceptionally cold.
Steward Qin stood with his hands behind his back, listening to King Yue's orders to Yu Yi.
"Li Yuanyi's place has been carefully set, and I don't want him to set foot in the Jinxiu Garden again in the next few days." King Yue lowered his eyes, as if there was snow blowing across his eyes, wrapped in a boundless chill.
With Li Yuanyi's temperament, he thought about Mu Yunyao, and he would definitely try his best to pursue her in the next few days. Just thinking about such a scene made him feel the killing intent.
Yu Yi nodded hurriedly: "Please rest assured, my subordinate, I'll do it now." He had already made up his mind, if he couldn't bind Li Yuanyi with business and trap him in the yamen, even if it was a sack in secret, Even if his legs were broken, he could not be allowed to appear in front of the prince again.
King Yue nodded: "Let's go and do it." Sensing that the coldness around him was slightly lessened, Steward Qin stepped forward and said, "My lord, Jiangnan has used Buxianlou, and our staff has been gradually installed. There has been a lot of news recently. Collected, the most obvious one is the news about the eldest prince, King Ling, and he seems to be slowly infiltrating
Through Jiangnan, can we stop it? "No, we have been planning for many years, and the power in Jiangnan has only begun to take shape, and it cannot be easily exposed. Otherwise, it is very likely to be uprooted. This time, when Yunyao's plan is completed, the salt merchants are afraid that they will be out of anger. , if you can't find the root cause, you can't say that the entire Jiangnan will be in trouble.
God, so, find a way to index the thread to the eldest prince. "Yes, my lord. Qin Guanshi walked out with a smile on his face. The salt merchants in Jiangnan have always had a deep foundation. Even the emperor's previous inspections of the salt policy were very measured, for fear of causing a shock to the entire Jiangnan. , I hope the power of the eldest prince can withstand
live. The words were divided into two parts. After Li Yuanyi was warned again by Li Manian, he was in a very bad mood. In order to supervise him, Li Manian even dispatched two guards to follow him. He couldn't go to the Buxian Building, so he drank in the backyard of the mansion. , I unknowingly got drunk, when I woke up the next day
, I only felt a splitting headache, and as soon as I stood up, the world was spinning, and I could not wait to spit out the bitter water in my stomach. For a while, don't say that you don't envy the building, you can't even go to the yamen.
Mu Yunyao thought that Li Yuanyi would definitely come to Buxianlou to entangle him in the next few days, but she didn't expect that he would not show up even once. She thought it was King Yue who took the shot, and she even asked about it, but unfortunately King Yue was not. After asking three questions about what he didn’t know, in the end he could only let it go.
In Yangzhou City, the salt merchants gathered at Wu Minzhi's mansion, their faces full of sadness: "Boss Wu, this matter must be investigated in any case, the salt loaded on the salt ship involves several million taels of silver. Personal losses are quite a lot."
"The loss of several million taels of silver is still a small matter. The key is that once the matter is found out, we are afraid that we will no longer have a foothold in Jiangnan."
"Yeah..." Wu Minzhi frowned slightly, with a calm expression on his face: "The matter has already come out, and it is useless to think about other things now. No matter what the real situation is, in the eyes of outsiders, the batch of official salt purchased has already sunk. When we reach the bottom of the river, this is considered dead without proof. At least, the salt tax has been paid on the book.
, can be used to deal with the Governor of Liangjiang. "
"Although I said so, but this matter is so embarrassing, and it has robbed our people in Yancheng. If the matter is stabbed out, what will happen then?"
Wu Minzhi sneered: "I'm afraid that the salt will cost tens of millions of taels to sell. Since those people robbed the salt boat, it was only for the sake of money, how could they foolishly hand over the salt boat to the government?"
"What the leader of Wu said is extremely reasonable."
"Yeah, it shouldn't be so stupid."
The salt merchants left with a lot of thought, and soon after, they received a message at the same time, inviting them to go to Chunfengyuan to discuss important matters. Spring Breeze Garden is very famous in Yangzhou City. It is famous for its vocal music. The girls in it are all famous Qing Dynasty people. Everyone has a very high attainments in rhythm and is extremely sought after by some romantic talents. But this is not a serious place, invite them to Chunfengyuan,
What can we discuss
Originally, many people dismissed it, but when they saw the seal in the lower right corner of the post, they couldn't help but turn serious, and they rushed to Wu Minzhi's house again.
Wu Minzhi also held the same post in his hand, and when he saw the crowd rushing back, he couldn't help shaking his head: "Look at the seal post was sent by Li Yuan, Governor of Liangjiang, whether it's true or false, we can't neglect it, come with me to Spring Breeze at night. Garden."
"Leader Wu, shouldn't it be about Yanchuan's exposure?"
Wu Minzhi didn't have the slightest clue, and always felt very uneasy in his heart: "I don't know how it is, so let's go to Chunfengyuan to meet people and talk about it."
"Ugh… "
In the evening, the salt merchants came to Chunfengyuan with a lot of worries. The once lively Chunfengyuan was extremely quiet today. The salt merchants became more and more uneasy. When they went upstairs and saw the people sitting in the room, their eyes widened. : "Mr. Qi?"
The smiling people sitting in the room are exactly the same name they have seen before!
Qi Ming smiled and stood up: "Everyone is polite, I take the liberty to invite you to come here. It is really a matter of great importance and needs to be carefully discussed in front of you. Please forgive me."
Wu Minzhi's eyes swayed violently, and then he regained his tranquility: "Mr. Qi is so hard to hide from us, but I never thought that Mr.
Qi Ming still smiled, without admitting or denying it, turned his head and ordered the girls on one side to serve tea, and when the tea cups were arranged, the girls in Chunfenglou retreated one after another and closed the doors and windows tightly. The salt merchants were apprehensive, because each of them had experienced storms and waves, and at this time they were also a little confused: Qiming had given generous gifts before, and they came to Wu Minzhi's house to congratulate them. They thought this person was a businessman with a little background. I also want to make a fortune on salt, but now it seems that
Love is far from what they expected.
Qi Ming looked around the salt merchants present, shook his head and sighed: "Everyone, this time, what you have done is really too much."
Wu Minzhi spoke on behalf of everyone: "What exactly does Mr. Qi say?"
Qi Ming smiled and looked over: "Why does Chief Wu continue to pretend to be confused? What I'm talking about naturally refers to the official ship carrying salt that sank on the Xijiang River some time ago..."
Wu Minzhi took the tea cup and took a sip. His movements were smooth and natural: "We have known about this for a long time. It's a pity to say it. I heard that there were a lot of salt in that batch."
Qi Ming's expression turned cold: "Look at what Chief Wu means, are you ready to discuss this matter with me?"
"We really don't understand what Mr. Qi said, and we don't know what we should discuss." "If that's the case, then I'm harassing you. Another day, I'll prepare gifts and apologize to you. Please come back." Qi Ming said with a sneer. , got up and walked to the door.