Qian Haoran arrived at Wuning City in a moment. But as soon as he appeared at the top of the city, he saw a flash of red light on the city wall, forcing him to stop.
"Chief Qian Shan... why did you come to Wuning City so late at night?"
Cui Lizheng was at the top of the city at some unknown time, staring at Qian Haoran warily.
This is the first time Qian Haoran has come to Wuning City since he took office in Jiangnan Province.
According to the agreement between Qian Haoran and His Majesty the Emperor, Qian Haoran cannot easily get involved except Qingshan Academy.
Although Qian Haoran had violated the agreement several times and appeared in Wuning City before, after all, it was not when he took office. If His Majesty the Emperor did not pursue it, he would not be able to say anything.
But at this time, as the governor of Jiangnan Province, he had the task of monitoring Qian Haoran's compliance with the contract, so he had to stand up and ask Qian Haoran about his purpose.
"Prince Cui...I have something urgent!"
Qian Haoran's face darkened: "The situation is critical, I will report later!"
With a wave of his sleeve, the red light of the formation on the top of Wuning City disappeared immediately.
He took another step and disappeared in front of Cui Lizheng.
"this……"
Cui Lizheng wanted to say something, but the place in front of him was already empty and not a single person could be seen.
"what happened……"
His eyes suddenly lit up. Qian Haoran went down the mountain several times and had a certain relationship with Su Wen.
This time Qian Haoran went down the mountain in a hurry. It must be that something happened to Su Wen.
"What earth-shattering article has this kid written again?"
Cui Li was tightening his fur, looked up at the sky, and shook his head.
If Su Wen wrote a masterpiece that shocked the world and made people cry, it would have been a scene filled with literary spirit. How could it be like this?
"Uh... was he the cause of this untimely storm?"
Cui Lizheng felt nervous.
This means that Su Wen probably went wrong during the promotion ceremony, causing the ceremony to fail and triggering a strange phenomenon in the world.
Such disastrous visions often indicate that things will have a bad outcome.
"This won't work..."
Cui Lizheng was also anxious, recognized Qian Haoran's aura, and chased after him.
After all, Su Wen was also a rising star in the Liang Dynasty. It could even be said that he had become one of his successful political achievements in educating Jiangnan Dao. If anything went wrong, he, the governor, would be jointly and severally responsible.
At this time, in a luxurious mansion in Wuning City, in the secret room of the study, the fat-bellied Xu Bancheng picked up a tea cup and prepared to see off the guests.
But a hand as big as a cattail fan pressed down on his wrist.
"Big Xu, don't be in a hurry to see off your guests..."
Nangong's deep voice sounded: "What your father and daughter have done cannot be written off like this."
"But...I have done that thing according to His Majesty's instructions."
Xu Bancheng still had a smile on his face, but there was a chill in his eyes.
"But...even if His Majesty doesn't give the order, you still have to do this, right?"
Nangong touched his needle-hard beard and sneered: "Your father and your daughter robbed the spiritual prison, stole the spiritual warehouse, and planned several major cases in Wuning City. Which of these things is not a heinous crime?"
It’s not that he’s done a lot of evil, but he just did some trivial tasks for His Majesty that the people of the country should do, so he feels that the matter can be written off. Don’t you think so, Xiyu?”
"That's right."
In the secret room, the lights flickered.
Xu Bancheng laughed and said: "How can one of the giants of my dignified Ji Ran family be coerced?"
"How can we say it's coercion? It's just cooperation and everyone gets what they want, right, Miss Xu?"
Nangong stared at the girl standing behind Xu Bancheng and smiled coldly. He had deep hostility towards the eldest daughter of the Xu family.
If it weren't for the emperor's orders, he really wanted to take the father and daughter back and punish them.
If this family hadn't caused trouble, how could his good son Liu Sandao be sent to the north to eat the northwest wind?
"If the two big stall owners have any requests, you might as well tell them directly. If we, father and daughter, can do it, we will definitely be willing to cooperate."
Miss Xu responded with a smile: "You are right. We, father and daughter, do have the need to kill the extraordinary person, but it is not necessarily necessary to do it now... We have enough time to arrange it calmly. In order to cooperate with the internal factory, my father is
There is no doubt that personally participating in it and even breaking three strings of the Jiaowei Qin was extremely costly."
"Besides... the Liang Dynasty is very particular about evidence. All the things that happened in Wuning City before were blamed on the guilty and the debtor has the owner. It has nothing to do with our father and daughter... at least not directly related. Keep these things under
It's not right for us."
Nangong sneered.
He had already expected that what he heard would be such rhetoric.
However, he was too lazy to mess around. Matters related to extraordinary beings could not be solved by secular laws. The last word was to have a strong fist.
Since I don't want to fight to the death with Xu Bancheng, there is no point in continuing to wrangle on this matter.
"Three million taels of silver and four million metric tons of grain and grass. The silver can be delivered in cash or deposited in a designated bank. As for the grain and grass, you have to be responsible for the transportation."
Nangong gave the conditions: "If you agree, the plot of scheming with the inner factory, bewitching Xie Lingyun, creating a black sun in Wuning City, and trying to kill the next generation of giants in the inner factory... can be written off."
Picking up the tea cup, Nangong stared at Xu Bancheng, who was looking at him with murderous eyes, and his aura continued: "If Fan says no, then the Ji Ran family will lose another giant..."
"That's too much!"
Xu Bancheng was furious and slapped his hand on the wooden table, which turned into powder and scattered.
"This is going to cost my Xu family a few lifetimes of wealth! You are trying to force me to death!" Xu Bancheng's eyes were sharp: "I am the fifth in line of the Jiran family. When I am angry, you are here, are you afraid that you will not be able to leave?"
"Come on, there are many kind people."
Nangong Jingping said: "We are all smart people, so don't pretend to be stupid. I don't have the patience to bargain with you, but... four million taels of silver, five million tons of grain and grass, all grain and grass must be delivered to the Northland border within half a year, I don't care
Whether you are stealing or robbing, if you are short of one tael of silver or one grain of grain, let's see how I deal with you!"
"Commander Nangong, Commander Xiyu, and the inner factory think my father and daughter are easy to bully?"
Miss Xu gently patted Xu Bancheng's shoulder to signal her father not to be angry.
"We, father and daughter, are good people and are willing to contribute to the court. However, it is one thing to be loyal to our family and country, but it is another thing to be blackmailed by the inner factory and bankrupt the family. If word spreads, aren't you afraid that the reputation of the inner factory will be damaged?"
"What got out?"
Nangong put the tea cup down gently.
"You really think that the factory is just for food and not for work."
Nangong smiled contemptuously: "Why would Gongsun Zhi seek trouble with Su Wen? Why would Luan Anmin think that the missing taboo items in the inner factory belong to Su Wen and Qian Haoran?"
Hearing this, Xu Bancheng and Miss Xu looked a little unnatural.
"Luan Anmin is the tycoon of the Ji Ran family, Wang Ke and other extraordinary people who died at the foot of Qingshan Academy that night. Which one of them is not eyeing the Ji Ran family of yours? If something happens to them, who is the biggest beneficiary?"
"No evidence……"
Miss Xu said decisively.
"The factory handles the case, no evidence is needed!"
Nangong slowly stood up.
"As long as the internal factory confirms it and His Majesty approves it, the evidence is conclusive!"
"The inner factory has not caused a bloody storm in thirty years. Does it make you ambitious people think that the inner factory can't carry a knife?"
Nangong was filled with murderous intent.
The twisted candle shadow disappeared at this time. Xiyu's stall had already shown the form before the killing.
"Not only are you not innocent, but you are also the biggest culprit! From Xie Lingyun to Luan Anmin, and even to the current confrontation between the court and Rouran, they are all your proud work. But you got an advantage, but the entire Liang Dynasty has to bear the consequences for you.
How can there be such a good thing in this world!"
"okay."
Xu Bancheng waved his hand, signaling Nangong not to say anything further.
He acquiesced to Nangong's remarks.
"The money can be given, but it cannot be cashed out all at once. It will take one and a half years to raise it. What do you think?"
"Where's the food and grass?"
Nangong's face was expressionless.
"Two years at the fastest, three and a half years at the latest." Xu Bancheng saw Nangong's face turned ugly again, and told him not to worry, and explained: "The Xu family does not do the grain business, so the efficiency of raising grain will naturally be slower. If they forcefully enter the market, they will wantonly
Buying food will definitely cause food shortages, skyrocketing prices, and will definitely cause unrest. If such a thing really happens, the big stall owners will definitely blame me for not doing things well."
"Well……"
Nangong nodded silently and agreed with the statement: "You have to pay interest!"
"An additional 100,000 dan will be added every year, no more."
Xu Bancheng sighed: "Having spent a lifetime working in the camp will eventually turn into dust."
But Nangong just sneered, exposing Xu Bancheng's emotion: "Haha... The Ji Ran family of Luan Anmin's lineage has at least 20 to 30 million taels of silver, right?"
"...Uh...actually, not that much..."
Xu Bancheng laughed awkwardly: "Then that's the deal?"
Nangong picked up the difference, took a sip, poured the tea and tea leaves into his mouth, swallowed it whole, and sighed: "Good tea!"
The figure suddenly turned into a shadow and disappeared.
"Dad...how could you agree to such harsh conditions?"
Miss Xu bit her lip and said, "He wants our lineage to be unable to expand the business of the Liang Dynasty in the next few years."
"No, Murong..."
Xu Bancheng sighed quietly: "Nangong gave us a business, but it requires us to completely separate from Ji Ran's family... This is the most terrible thing."
"How to say?"
Xu Murong was shocked. She originally thought that Nangong's appearance was just to extort a sum of money in revenge for their previous behavior.
"Three Ji Ran families, including Luan Anmin, who had close ties with the Hu people, were eradicated by us. The Wang family's focus was not on the Liang Dynasty... The imperial court did not trust the Ji Ran family, but it had to use our business connections, so it forced us to take sides... Watch
Well, in less than two days, the newspapers will publicize this matter..."
“Can Nangong come up with such a plan?”
Xu Murong was puzzled.
"Of course it's impossible, it must be that Hunjun's idea... Haha, Hunjun... Damn it, could Hunjun do such a thing?"