Morning time.
The morning dew has not yet dispersed.
The morning glow appears.
Zhuang Ming faced the east, sat quietly with his eyes closed, breathed in and out, and circulated his true energy. He accumulated the excess true energy gained through practice in the atrium and turned it into the Hunyuan Yiqi Sword.
The young dragon is like a cloud snake, coiled on the shoulder, facing the sunset, its eyes flicker, and there is a wisp of fresh air in its mouth, breathing in and out, just like a snake hesitating.
When the work was completed, Zhuang Ming let out a sigh of relief.
In recent days, after the Tianyuan period of the Song Dynasty, King Chen came to Huai'an to take power. He seemed to be relaxed and contented, making plans to resolve the deadlock, but in fact, the depression in his heart was not small.
"Finally I feel a little safer."
Thinking like this, he saw Shuang Ling coming over cautiously, carrying soup.
"Son..."
"Put it there, I'll eat it later." Zhuang Ming laughed and said, "Have you eaten it?"
"Not yet." Shuang Ling flattened her mouth.
"You should eat first."
Zhuang Ming said this and then asked: "How is the situation today?"
Shuang Ling said: "After you fell asleep last night, Mr. Lu He came over. He just saw you resting and didn't dare to disturb you."
Zhuang Ming nodded. Since Lu He did not dare to disturb his rest, it meant that this matter was not urgent.
"Why did Lu He come to report?"
"Last night, all the restrictions on Zhuang's Trading Company were lifted."
"Well, King Chen is not slow to give the order."
Zhuang Ming laughed and laughed at himself: "If I were more naive, I might have thought that he was sincerely making friends with me and letting go of past grudges."
After saying that, he asked again: "Did Lu He mention any losses?"
Shuang Ling nodded hurriedly, took out something from his arms and said, "He brought Bai Lao's statistics. This is the list."
Zhuang Ming took it, frowned slightly, and sighed: "The damage is not small, I lost a lot of silver. Fortunately, no one was killed, but it is expected. Now it can be operated normally, which is considered good."
Shuang Ling hesitated for a moment and asked: "Sir, Lord Lu He also asked, what should those companies that originally cooperated with Zhuang's Trading Company for mutual benefit see King Chen's pressure, either stand aside or add insult to injury? What should they do?
"
Zhuang Ming said calmly: "During this period, those who still express goodwill will be given preferential treatment in the future. And those who are watching from the sidelines, everything will remain the same. As for those who add insult to injury, the decision will be based on the interests..."
Shuang Ling was stunned for a moment, unable to understand why the young master was so tolerant.
Zhuang Ming said calmly: "Silly girl, we are in business and earn money. If it is not necessary, we must put aside the disputes between our spirits and the differences between likes and dislikes."
"Those who are adding insult to injury, if they do not cause too much damage and can bring us greater benefits, may not be unable to continue to cooperate. As long as the other party is willing to bow their heads, apologize and compensate for the losses, it will be over on the surface, but secretly.
, we just need to be aware of it, and then we can do anything about it in the future.”
"Of course, those who don't have self-awareness, they don't have enough capital to bring more benefits to Zhuang's Trading Company, but they harm us, then let their business collapse and cease to exist..."
As he said that, Zhuang Ming thought of something again and said: "You give me an order to have Lu He, Bai Lao, and Yue Yang come over. As for Bai Qing and Liu He, they were injured last time, so they asked them to go with them."
Other brothers, please continue to recover from your injuries..."
Shuang Ling heard the words and agreed, then stepped back to deliver the order.
At this time, Zhuang Ming said again: "At noon, use my token to go to the warehouse and get a thousand-year-old mountain ginseng. It should be the one that was bought in June last year and cost 3,200 taels."
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The medicinal power of this old wild ginseng is just what the young dragon needs. Its medicinal power and the direction of the five elements are also suitable for the current season and time.
Take it at noon today, which should be the time when the effects of this old wild ginseng can be best exerted.
In these days, the young dragon has grown so fast that it can be seen with the naked eye, and has grown one foot longer.
He controls the young dragon with his thoughts every day, breathes in and out, and absorbs the essence of the sun and the moon. His progress is not slow at all, but he is able to do so quickly only because of these treasures.
The young dragon swallows it every day and absorbs its medicinal effects, which is of great benefit.
However, only he, the richest man in Huai'an, can support this method of raising dragons.
"After all, having no money is not enough to cultivate the Tao..."
Zhuang Ming sighed with emotion, and his thoughts on continuing to strengthen Zhuang's firm and expand business became more and more intense.
But before that, we must settle the matter at hand.
Because he knew in his heart that King Chen would never give up!
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Bai Lao arrived first.
Immediately, Lu He and Yue Yang also came together.
"Son..."
"coming."
Zhuang Ming motioned for them to sit down, and then said slowly: "Now that all the warehouses and stores that were sealed by Zhuang's Trading Company have been unsealed, the crisis has been temporarily resolved, and we can breathe a sigh of relief, but we cannot really settle down.
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"Young master, what you mean is..." The three of them looked at each other with worried expressions.
"Do you really think that by using force this time, you can force him to truly compromise?"
Zhuang Ming chuckled and said: "Prince Chen compares himself to a god. When he comes to Huai'an, he is like a god coming to the world. We are all ordinary people, just like ants. How could he compromise with us?"
"Prince Chen has never taken us seriously, but he has suffered a big loss this time. He is definitely not angry and will definitely wait for the opportunity to take revenge."
"Now he just doesn't want to go to war, which disrupts his plans in Huai'an."
"But once he has roughly settled his affairs in Huai'an and frees up his hands, he will definitely have to deal with Zhuang's Trading Company."
"Although I threatened King Chen with the joint impeachment of officials from the Sixteenth House of Huai'an, I actually didn't have much confidence because these officials are also shady people and may not compromise."
"If I force myself to do this, I'm afraid that before King Chen is threatened, the officials of the Sixteenth House will become ruthless and join forces to kill us all and silence us."
"As for King Chen's actions in the past to support the bandits in order to respect themselves and kill good people for meritorious deeds..."
Zhuang Ming paused for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said: "Actually, King Chen has already cleaned up his tail. It's just that Lu He inquired about a lot of information, and I guessed it with all my heart. I thought about it a lot, avoided the important and chose the light, and wrote it out because of the plausibility. But I wrote it
The content must be consistent with the general process. In this way, King Chen will definitely feel that I really have the evidence, and will take it very seriously and clean up the tail of this matter."
"As long as he investigates and cleans up all these things, we, as private businessmen, actually have nothing to do with him."
"By then, it will be time for him to strike again."
"The seizure of Zhuang's Trading Company this time is certainly a disaster for us, but for him, it is just a matter of convenience. But until the next time..."
After a pause, Zhuang Ming looked solemn and said: "Next time, he will definitely be more ruthless and vicious, enough to collapse Zhuang's business overnight and leave me waiting to die without a burial place."
The expressions of the three people present changed.
It's just that I don't have much fear.
From the moment they accepted the Young Master's order to ambush King Chen's men, they had already thought about the worst possible outcome.
"Young Master means..."
"This time, I never thought that we could turn our hostility into friendship with King Chen. It was originally an irreconcilable grudge. After this, we will never stop fighting."
Zhuang Ming said: "It's just that now he is afraid and puts big things first, so he has put us little people aside temporarily. He just doesn't want to cause trouble, and delays for a while to deal with the big things in his eyes. In fact,
, we are also delaying time."
Lu He saluted and said, "Master, have you already made a plan?"
Zhuang Ming exhaled and said: "Compared to the powerful officials in the court like King Chen, we are just ordinary people. To fight with them is like hitting an egg with a stone. Therefore, our vitality still lies in the court..."
Yue Yang's eyes narrowed slightly.
Zhuang Ming observed the words and expressions, then smiled and said: "Yue Yang, have you thought of it?"
Yueyang and Yue Ting are two brothers with very different personalities.
Yue Yang was always a man of few words. He only immersed himself in doing things and rarely spoke.
Hearing Zhuang Ming's inquiry at this moment, he said seriously: "Young master, do you want to... drive away tigers and devour wolves?"
Zhuang Ming said calmly: "The officials of the Sixteenth House of Huai'an are not powerful enough to overthrow King Chen, so let's let those old foxes in the capital court who are as powerful as King Chen come to overthrow King Chen."
Bai Lao hesitated and said: "Those officials in the court are also people with deep scheming. They have been fighting with King Chen for so many years, but they still can't win him over. What can you do, Master?"
Zhuang Ming said slowly: "Let's make a lie first."
When the three of them heard this, they looked at each other in astonishment.
Zhuang Ming laughed and said: "The emperor who can secretly implement the New Deal in the Sixteenth House of Huai'an will not be a faint king. However, the emperor may think that King Chen is more capable, so he used the power to deal with the Sixteenth House of Huai'an.
This king with a different surname, as long as we let him know that if he uses King Chen, it is very likely to cause even more terrible chaos, then... maybe King Chen will be transferred by him and find another one to take his place.
King Chen, at least this new high-ranking official, will not be like King Chen and have any grudges with us from the beginning."
Lu He hesitated and asked, "What do you want to build, Master?"
Zhuang Ming said: "King Chen once said that even if he kills me, he can still convict me. He can forge any personal or material evidence. And I will also follow this method and create evidence that he intends to rebel.
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"Rebellion?" All three of them looked shocked.
"good."
Zhuang Ming said: "This man is ambitious, greedy, and has a gloomy temperament. I don't believe he has ever thought about this..."
As he spoke, Zhuang Ming said with a smile: "So, it may not be a fraud. I guess King Chen must have this idea in his heart. It's just that this time we helped him pick out his ambition and present it to the emperor."
Lu He hesitated and said: "But those who falsify are just falsifiers after all. The evidence cannot be verified."
If the fraud was so simple, how could those old foxes in the court not think of it, and how could they be so miserably suppressed by King Chen?
Zhuang Ming said: "If the officials in the court take action like this, they will inevitably leave traces. It is just a power struggle in the court. The emperor must have doubts in his heart and will not believe it easily."
"However, we are not in the court, and we are not in the eyes of the emperor. We are just common people far away from the court."
"The rumors and evidence spread from the people may even make the emperor more suspicious."
"People's hearts are complex. Since ancient times, people with great talents and great strategies must be suspicious."
"Even if this move cannot kill King Chen, it will at least make the emperor jealous."
"Now among the sixteen palaces in Huai'an, King Chen is the most powerful, and he seems to be the overlord."
"It is said that the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, and King Chen has led troops. There is also a saying that 'if the general is outside, the emperor's orders will not be accepted'."
"Actually, if we really talk about it, King Chen can't help but have the same mentality at this moment in Huai'an."
"When the emperor realized this, he became even more wary of King Chen to prevent him from taking over Huai'an and becoming his own power. He would definitely be transferred away. This is enough."
After finishing speaking, Zhuang Ming added: "This matter needs to be done quickly. Before King Chen can take care of things and prepare to take action against us, we must make him too busy to take care of himself."
Lu He nodded and said, "I understand. I have many connections in the martial arts world and can release some news."
Bai Lao paused for a moment and said: "The old slave will handle the counterfeiting?"
Zhuang Ming nodded, said hello, and looked at Yue Yang.
Yue Yang thought: "This matter needs to be heard by Heaven and let the emperor know. There are many passes in it. I will go to Beijing first."
Zhuang Ming nodded slightly and said: "Things are not urgent. What I just said is just a general direction. As for the details in the actions, it is often the key to changes. Tonight, I will personally make a plan. Tomorrow
In the morning, you come again, take my tips, and then go your own way."
Chapter completed!