The law is just.

But as a human being, you must have selfish motives.

Therefore, those who enforce the law may not be impartial.

The laws of the Dongsheng Dynasty are fair, but King Chen, who is in charge of the laws in the Sixteenth Prefecture of Huai'an, is absolutely unfair!

King Chen is the king of the Sixteenth House of Huai'an!

As King Chen said before, only the law he recognized can be the law!

Therefore, from the very beginning, Zhuang Ming never considered fighting King Chen, who was in charge of royal law, from the aspect of law.

If the fight continues, even if Zhuang's Trading Company can survive the seizure, King Chen will definitely wipe out Qianlong Villa and destroy Zhuang's Trading Company on trumped-up charges and forged evidence.

"Your Majesty, have you ever thought about how I was alone, but I started from scratch in the Sixteenth Mansion of Huai'an and became the richest man in six years? What did I rely on?"

Zhuang Ming said calmly: "Force? Strategy? Cruelty? No... In other words, support!"

He looked outside and said with a smile: "In the Sixteenth Prefecture of Huai'an, there are countless law-abiding business firms and families. How can I stand out? Your Majesty, please note that even if I am law-abiding, how can everything work without the support of local officials like them?"

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King Chen squeezed the paper tightly and said sternly: "You really bribed all the officials in Huai'an! The officials and businessmen colluded, and they worked together to cover up the sky with one hand!"

Zhuang Ming nodded and said: "I don't deny it, but I, Zhuang Ming, am just a businessman. I only seek money in everything and do no evil. I know how to advance and retreat in everything, so they can cooperate with me with peace of mind, mutual benefit and mutual benefit, and everyone is happy. However, I give

They have lost a lot of their wealth, and they have also left a handle in my hands, a handle that they can only live or die with me."

As he spoke, Zhuang Ming said with a smile: "My lord, do you think the emperor would believe it if the officials of the Sixteenth House of Huai'an jointly submitted a report saying that you acted recklessly in the Sixteenth House of Huai'an, tried to stand on your own feet, and rebelled?"

King Chen shouted: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, how can you believe this kind of frame-up and slander?"

Zhuang Ming said: "But at least you will be suspicious?"

King Chen's expression was slightly dull.

Zhuang Ming added: "The emperor will consider why the officials of the Sixteenth House of Huai'an, even at the risk of losing their hats and even losing their heads, also co-signed a copy of your book? From this point of view, after all, are you in Huai'an?

How arrogant and domineering can you be to offend all the officials in Huai'an?"

"Asshole!"

King Chen shouted angrily: "Zhuang Ming! You are looking for death!"

Zhuang Ming looked as usual and said: "Have you ever heard, Your Majesty, that people are still planning to die?"

He said calmly: "Even if I, Zhuang Ming, die here, my people from Zhuang's Trading Company will implement all my plans! Just like Song Tianyuan, after he died, he also left me the prince

You are such a big hidden danger! Your Majesty, please note that people like me and Song Tianyuan have many plans that may not stop even if they die, and it is not uncommon to even use their own lives to make plans through the ages."

King Chen fell silent. He had never taken Zhuang Ming seriously before. He was just a businessman who had made some money, and his true appearance was still that of a commoner.

But at this moment, he had to admit that this common man, who was not in his eyes at first, had extremely high wisdom, courage, and skill, so that he could negotiate the price with his prince face to face.

"Your Majesty, actually Mr. Zhuang is not willing to do this. I have always believed that we can talk about future cooperation in peace and erase the past grudges. It's just that Your Majesty didn't want to talk about it before, so I can only add trouble to Your Majesty."

"Since you make me miserable, I have no choice but to make you miserable. Only in this way can I show my sincerity."

"Of course, since I plan to act in this way, I will not leave any evidence to the prince."

Zhuang Ming smiled and said: "My lord, how sincere do you think Zhuang is now? Do you want to talk now?"

King Chen was silent for a long time, and finally spoke and said: "Officials of the Sixteenth House of Huai'an will not take such risks."

Zhuang Ming chuckled and said, "Why did the prince say this?"

King Chen said slowly: "As for you, just a few merchants and ordinary people, they will use their own black gauze hats and even their own heads to visit this king?"

Zhuang Ming paused for a moment and finally said: "But they took too much of my silver."

King Chen frowned.

Zhuang Ming continued: "At the same time, there are too many clues left."

The look in King Chen's eyes condensed slightly.

Zhuang Ming did not pause and continued to speak.

"Although the officials of the Sixteenth Prefecture of Huai'an will not take risks for me, they will naturally fight to protect themselves."

"Of course, Zhuang is not willing to blackmail these officials unless necessary."

"After all, only by being friendly can we make money. If Zhuang insists on forcing them, they will definitely break their faces and have a grudge. In the future, many things in Huai'an will not be able to cooperate as harmoniously as before, which is also what I don't want to see."

"But if the prince is aggressive, I will have no choice but to move them out."

As he spoke, he was as gentle as Zhuang Ming, but his face was gloomy and his tone was slightly cold, and he said: "After all, my Zhuang's firm is going to collapse. How can I still care about whether I will turn against these officials? How can I still care about whether I will quarrel with these officials?

Are you going to break up with the prince? It’s just that the prince pushed you too hard. Now Zhuang has no other choice but to protect himself and seek peace."

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The scene was extremely silent.

The sixteen guards looked as usual, as if they had heard nothing.

This is King Chen's only remaining confidant in Huai'an.

"You want to force me to compromise and cooperate with you?"

"If not, will you use such a barbaric method to make it difficult for me to move forward and achieve nothing in the Sixteenth Mansion of Huai'an?"

"But, you still don't recognize your identity, and you don't recognize the identity of this king!"

King Chen said coldly: "Just because of you, a little person like an ant, relying on some connections with local officials, you think you can suppress me? In Huai'an, everyone says that you have no plan, have you ever considered it? Just because of you

With this little weight, can you compete with me?"

Zhuang Ming chuckled and said: "Of course it's not enough, but when the prince took these things from me just now, he didn't seem to read the page at the back."

King Chen lowered his head, pulled the last page to the top, glanced at it, and immediately showed a look of shock, and deep in his eyes, there was a sense of horror.

"you……"

"My people are doing a good job collecting information, right?"

Zhuang Ming put his right hand into his left sleeve and gently stroked the baby dragon. He sensed the murderous intention coming from King Chen, but he was not worried at all. He only said softly: "The prince has made outstanding achievements, but in those years before he was granted the title of King with a different surname, he had a lot of troubles in his heart."

You’ll never forget it, right?”

King Chen slowly tore up the page.

Zhuang Ming smiled and said: "Zhuang copied twenty copies of the records above. If I die today... all the old things that the prince saw on the paper just now will be revealed and spread throughout the world, even up to the court.

Hall, go down to the market."

King Chen's face was expressionless, and his eyes looking at Zhuang Ming were full of murderous intent.

What is written above is his past of raising bandits with self-respect in the Northwest Territory.

In the northwest region, thieves and bandits were prevalent, and the imperial court repeatedly tried to suppress them without success, always killing one group and giving birth to another.

In fact, he was the one who killed the good ones and took credit for them. He cut off all the heads of the common people who were massacred by the bandits and sent them to the capital to serve as military merits.

As for those thieves, most of them have been subdued by him long ago, but they still follow his orders and kill people and steal wealth.

He is a soldier during the day and a bandit at night.

During those years, due to the thief epidemic, the imperial court's allocation doubled, and most of the military pay and silver went into his purse.

And the heads of those civilians became his military merits.

After six years of this, he silenced all the bandits who had been attached to his command in one fell swoop and reported to the court, claiming that after six years, the banditry in the northwest was finally completely eliminated and the territory was safe for the people.

"Since this emperor knows how to implement the New Deal and act secretly, he must not be a fool."

Zhuang Ming said with a smile: "If the officials of the Sixteenth House of Huai'an are jointly impeached, if the weight is not enough, plus this secret report, do you think it is enough? You have always been ambitious. Not only do you sell illegal salt, but you also support the bandits.

, I’m afraid there are many other things going on secretly. As long as the signs are revealed and the emperor is suspicious and secretly investigates, the day when the prince will confiscate his family and exterminate his family is not far away..."

A stern look flashed across King Chen's face, with one hand behind his back, hesitant in his heart.

If this palm falls, it will be the signal to kill Zhuang Ming.

But a moment later, a smile broke out on his face.

"Brother Zhuang Ming, why are you so aggressive?"

King Chen smiled and said: "In the past, it was indeed my fault. I underestimated you and forced you too much. Now that I think about it, with you in charge of Zhuang's Trading Company, you are making money every day... I will help you with the power of the government. If you and I cooperate, the wealth will be rolling in.

Harmony brings wealth, why not?"

Zhuang Ming showed a smile, cupped his hands and said, "What the prince said is absolutely true."

At this moment, the two of them smiled and were extremely friendly and cordial.
Chapter completed!