"One thousand taels of silver?" Wang's face changed several times, and then she asked, "What do you want to know?"
"It's very simple," the Tianyan member pretending to be an official from Dali Temple said with a smile: "Of course I want to know what you grain merchants are planning to do when they get together."
Wang's eyes suddenly changed. He did not expect that the secret gathering of grain merchants would alert Dali Temple. The imperial court's control over the entire Kyoto was far beyond their imagination.
Out of intuition, he instinctively wanted to hide it.
"No, we didn't talk about anything."
Unexpectedly, this person said: "It's okay if you don't tell me, but it's a pity that the certificate of one thousand taels of silver will be earned by your partner."
Wang was a little confused: "What do you mean?"
"What do you mean?" a member of Tianyan asked: "Do you really think we are just looking for your family? Dali Temple sent many people to inquire about passing grain merchants and offered a thousand taels. As long as there is one willing to tell us, we will give it up.
Running away is in vain, and you, Wang, do you really think these grain merchants are as tough-talking as you?"
After that, the man took a few followers and left without any hesitation.
Seeing this scene, a fierce battle between heaven and man took place in Wang's heart.
This matter was originally a secret matter. Although Zhang Daozi, the number one grain merchant, took action to resolve the instigation of that person, the grain merchant's original intention was to compete with the imperial court for grain. If the imperial court knew about it, although it would not lead to a massacre, it would not lead to a massacre.
It's still okay to give small punishments.
This is why he refused to disclose the content of the conversation that day.
But what if Dali Temple also found someone else?
Without a grain harvest, the grain merchant will be very sad in the past two years. He cannot guarantee that someone will not sell the news. After all, it is only one thousand taels of silver, which is enough for them to survive for many days.
Seeing that this group of 'Dali Temple officials' were about to step out of the door, Wang suddenly said: "Guys, wait a minute."
"Oh? Wang, have you changed your mind?" The 'official' seemed to have expected this scene. After stopping, he turned around and looked at Wang again.
Wang nodded, as if he had made some determination.
"Okay, I will cooperate with Dali Temple and ask you to pay as promised."
"Cooperate?" the 'Dali Temple official' said with a cold smile: "Don't you think it's too late to cooperate now? I only offer five hundred taels now to buy your information."
Wang was stunned.
However, in just a few breaths, the value of this news was reduced by half. For him, this was a considerable loss.
"You, how could you go back on your word like this?" Wang was furious.
Seeing Wang's anger, the member of Tianyan was not annoyed and remained calm: "I just had the first round of conversation with you. At the same time, my colleagues should be doing the same thing. Maybe there is already a grain merchant."
After getting the money, since you failed to reach a deal with me in the first round, the news will naturally be worthless in the second round."
Wang was extremely surprised when she heard this man's logic.
What is the difference between this and them raising prices in the grain market?
But since the other party has lowered the price, and other grain dealers may also sell this news, it is better to make money by himself. Five hundred taels is money, and he is a businessman, so he will not suffer this loss again.
"Okay, five hundred taels is five hundred taels, I say."
"We, the grain merchants, have recently been troubled by the court's high price for grain requisition. Because the court requisitioned grain at a high price, we could not collect grain. Someone sent a secret letter to me and asked me to meet at Changshoufang, saying that there was a way to solve the grain requisition issue.
, so I went there without thinking that this person would want us to cause trouble."
"Oh? Who is that person?" The fake Dali Temple official, who had always been calm, continued to ask without revealing his expression.
"That's Jiang Shengwei, a member of the Jiang family who was caught making trouble in the science examination room."
"So it's him?"
A flash of understanding flashed in the eyes of this member of Tianyan. After handing the five hundred taels to Wang, he ordered: "Don't mention tonight's matter to anyone, otherwise it will lead to death, and no one can protect you."
Wang was puzzled: "Didn't you send multiple teams to buy the news? How can such a big news be concealed?"
The member of Tianyan smiled mysteriously: "Let me tell you secretly, I just lied to you. In fact, we only sent one team, that is me, and the only person who asked questions was you."
After saying that, several people left quickly, leaving only Wang who was messy in the wind.
After a few people left completely, a masked man walked out from the corner in the dark night.
"Humph, heavenly eye?"
Several of his people hidden in the dark night casually handed over to him: "Pavilion Master, what should we do next?"
The masked man snorted coldly: "Just kill them and leave them alive. In addition to the Wang family, kill a few more grain merchants. I want the entire Kyoto to know that some people from the court were secretly killed by them after communicating with the grain merchants."
"Will the people believe it?"
"What does it matter whether the people believe it or not? As long as the grain merchants believe it." The masked man replied.
Holding five hundred taels of silver in his hand, Wang turned around with mixed emotions and was about to go back to the house. At the corner of his eye, he seemed to see some black shadow suddenly passing by from the side.
"who?"
Before he could finish speaking, a sharp blade came from behind him, passing by with a swift wind, and the sharp blade penetrated his abdomen. Wang turned around in disbelief and looked at the masked man in front of him, and then looked at the five hundred taels in his hand.
He slowly fell to the ground in confusion and shock.
The masked man picked up the five hundred taels of bank vouchers and put them into his arms, mocking Ms. Wang: "What's the benefit of being a news seller? Isn't it just a wedding dress for others? What a pity, what a pity."
Several other men in black jumped into the mansion and slit the throats of all men, women and children. Except for a few people who were hidden in the cabinet intentionally or unintentionally, they massacred the rest of the population.
Back in the hall, several people still pretended to report to the masked man.
"Master Teramasa, the Wang family has been silenced. Your Majesty can rest assured now."
"Go back."
When he heard the word "righteousness", the person hiding in the cabinet tightly covered his mouth, unable to believe that what he heard was the truth.
Dali Temple is right!
This is an official position in the imperial court. They spent money to buy information, then killed people and silenced them, and took the money back?
Seeing that the masked man had been gone for a long time, the few people hiding in the cabinet dared to cry loudly. None of the corpses on the ground were alive. They were the only ones left in the entire Wang family.
late at night.
The Chang'an government office started a continuous drum of grievance.
Zhang Xuansu, the eunuch of Chang'an Prefecture, went to the hall that night and invited several people into the hall.
"Wang Si, nephew of the Wang family, a grain merchant, please ask Mr. Fu Yin to make the decision for the villain!"
Zhang Xuansu struck the gavel tree hard, with a loud voice like a bell: "What grievances do you have that are worthy of beating this drum of grievances in the middle of the night? Do you know that if you have no major grievances, you will be punished with a rod?"
Wang Si kowtowed repeatedly: "Sir, the common people have a grievance. Tonight, the Wang family is in great trouble. All the fifty-four members of the family have been killed except for a few of us!"