After chatting with Xiao Qinyan for a while, seeing that he was determined to kill Zheng Qingtian, the magistrate of Qiantang County, Yuan Xudong handed him the gold and silver deed of 200,000 yuan that he had previously received from Zheng Qingtian and said:
"Since you insist on killing Zheng Qingtian, then help me return the gold and silver deed of two hundred thousand dollars to him!"
Taking over the gold and silver deed worth 200,000 yuan from Yuan Xudong, Xiao Qinyan only glanced at it lightly, then looked at Yuan Xudong and said with a smile:
"Two hundred thousand yuan, are you really willing to give it back to him?"
"Take someone's money to help them solve their troubles. Since I can't help them solve their troubles, I can only return it to them. This is not a question of whether the money is too much or not, but whether the person is willing to give it up. It's about the person's lack of trust.
The problem of not standing up!”
"Well, people can't stand without faith. It's really rare for you to understand this truth and strictly implement it!"
With that said, Xiao Qinyan handed the gold and silver deed in his hand to the housekeeper of Xiao Mansion and said:
"Take the flying money of 250,000 yuan and give it to Fan'er!"
"Yes, sir!"
Butler Xiao respectfully put away the gold and silver deed of 200,000 guan handed over by Xiao Qinyan, and then took out the flying money of 250,000 guan and handed it to Yuan Xudong respectfully:
"Sir, this is the government's flying money, totaling 250,000 guan. When you return to Tokyo, you can go to the official bank to exchange it!"
"I know, thank you Mr. Xiao, thank you butler!"
After receiving the 250,000 yuan of flying money, Yuan Xudong's face was full of happiness. It didn't matter whether he had money or not. The key was that he could compete with his father. The happiness of a second-generation official was unimaginable to a poor boy. Looking at Yuan Xudong's face full of happiness,
, Xiao Qinyan stood up and said:
"Okay, I still have official duties to attend to. Do you want to continue to stay here, or come with me back to the inn to rest for two days?"
"I'll stay here, you go and do your work!"
Just after he finished speaking, Yuan Xudong seemed to have remembered something, and looked at Xiao Qinyan with an apologetic smile:
"Dad, if you want to kill Zheng Qingtian, then he can't help me. I have a small matter, how about you help me solve it?"
"What's the matter?"
"As for Madam Song just now, she is from the Jiaofang Division and Pan'er's sister. Pan'er took me in before. I want to help her sister deregister her citizenship and return to a good place. Can you help solve the problem?"
"Okay, this is simple. I can solve it by just talking to the official in charge of the Jiaofang Division. By the way, what is her name Song?"
"Song Yinzhang, the best pipa master in Jiangnan!"
"The best pipa master in Jiangnan?"
After looking at Yuan Xudong, Xiao Qinyan stroked his beard and said with a smile:
"I went to Beijing to pay my respects to the prime minister. The official gave me a new house. I left a garden for you. If you like Mrs. Song, you can take her back and raise her at home. Listen to the pipa when you have nothing to do. It's better than going out to fool around.
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"Okay, I understand. You can go and do your business first. Once Mrs. Song's affairs are finished, I will take her back to Tokyo with her immediately!"
"Okay, I'm leaving. I'll leave you with two guards. Then you can go back to Tokyo first. I'll have to stay in Jiangnan for a few more days!"
"good!"
Xiao Qinyan left, leaving two black-clothed guards for Yuan Xudong, namely Xiao Yan and Xiao Li. Hearing such a domineering name, Yuan Xudong couldn't help but take a second look, but he didn't see anything out of the ordinary.
, and asked them to rest outside the tea house, while he mingled with Zhao Pan'er, Song Yinzhang, and the Yin Ping girl.
While playing and playing around, Song Yinzhang was caught in Yuan Xudong's arms and said with a smile:
"I have never heard of such a thing as flying money, sister Pan'er, do you know?"
"I know!"
Glancing at Song Yinzhang who was held in Yuan Xudong's arms, Zhao Pan'er blushed slightly and said shyly:
"Fei Qian can only be used by officials and merchants with the permission of the imperial court. Of course, we ordinary people cannot use it. But when you get to Tokyo, you have to go to the official bank's convenience store to exchange it!"
"That's it, it's quite convenient!"
After listening to Zhao Paner's words, Song Yinzhang looked up at Yuan Xudong and asked:
"Master Xiao is a high-ranking official in Tokyo, and the official personally gave him a house. As long as he says a word, my low status should be resolved, right?"
"It's almost the same, don't worry!"
Looking at Song Yinzhang who was still worried about gains and losses, Yuan Xudong hugged her and said dotingly:
"Yinzhang is so good, I can't bear to leave you alone to go back to Tokyo. When I go to Tokyo, I will buy a big house again, and you and Pan'er will live in the same garden, okay?"
"Okay~~"
Under the dark moon and high winds, Zheng Qingtian stood in a remote house in a panic-stricken night. He was suddenly summoned by Xiao Qinyan, but he hadn't seen anyone for a long time, so he couldn't help but feel a little panicked.
At this moment, seeing Xiao Qinyan's housekeeper approaching, Zheng Qingtian quickly bent down and bowed, respectfully saying:
"Yu Hou, Xiao Ke Zheng Qingtian, have been waiting here for a long time to be summoned by the envoy. I don't know when we will be able to do it."
"Why, are you impatient to wait?"
Looking at the dying Zheng Qingtian, Butler Xiao said unceremoniously:
"You can leave. Anyway, my ambassador and minister can't control you, the magistrate of Qiantang, Hangzhou, right?"
"Don't dare, it's a small blessing that the envoy has summoned you!"
As he spoke, Zheng Qingtian glanced around and saw that no one was around. He took off the white jade hanging from his waist, put it together in his hands and handed it to Butler Xiao quietly. Unexpectedly, Butler Xiao not only refused to accept it, but instead pulled away from him.
Seeing Butler Xiao like this, Zheng Qingtian put away the white jade with some embarrassment and said with sincere fear:
"Yu Hou, Xiao Ke just doesn't know what's urgent, so he actually asked the envoy to come to Qiantang in person and summon Xiao Ke late at night?"
"I'm only here to call the front station. If you have anything to do, you can ask it yourself when the envoy arrives later!"
"good!"
After a while, Xiao Qinyan walked into the house surrounded by a group of guards in black. Zheng Qingtian quickly followed. When Xiao Qinyan entered the main hall without looking away, Zheng Qingtian took a deep breath, and then followed.
Butler Xiao entered the main hall behind him and glanced at Xiao Qinyan who was sitting at the main seat drinking tea. Zheng Qingtian gave a big salute and said:
"Your Majesty, Zheng Qingtian, is here to see the Prime Minister. I haven't seen your face in person for many years since I first met with the Ministry of Officials. May the Prime Minister be in good health!"
"You are doing well as the magistrate of Qiantang County!"
Xiao Qin's tone was dull, and he couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry. Zheng Qingtian hurriedly said modestly:
"I am ashamed to praise you so much!"
Putting down the tea cup, Xiao Qinyan looked coldly at Zheng Qingtian who was bending down and standing in the hall, and said in a calm tone:
"Because you did a good job, I personally gave you three gifts!"
After saying that, Xiao Qinyan clapped his hands, and a servant brought a wooden box. Unexpectedly, Xiao Qinyan not only praised himself, but also gave him three gifts. Looking at the sandalwood box held by the servant, Zheng
Qingtian couldn't help but beam with joy. At this moment, Butler Xiao opened the box in front of him, and saw that there were indeed three gifts in the box, namely a white silk ribbon, a dagger, and a pot of poisonous wine!
Seeing these three gifts, Zheng Qingtian was so frightened that he suddenly knelt down and begged for mercy:
"Forgive me, I don't know where I offended you. Please be merciful!"
Xiao Qinyan stood up and walked down from the main seat. He looked at Zheng Qingtian who was kneeling on the ground and kowtowed to beg for mercy and said coldly:
"You privately opened the sea ban and allowed Nanyang merchants to ship to Hangzhou. I can ignore it. You want to kill Yang Zhiyuan and silence him, so I can ignore it. But if you collude with Lei Jing and want my son's life, then I have to kill him first.
It’s your life!”
"The prime minister's son?"
After listening to Xiao Qinyan's words, Zheng Qingtian hurriedly explained:
"No, there is no such thing. I don't have a young master who wants to kill the Prime Minister. Young Master Xiao Fan and I had a good chat over wine, and he asked me to help."
Before Zheng Qingtian could finish speaking, Xiao Qinyan signaled with his eyes, and Butler Xiao threw Gu Qianfan's sea arrest document and the two hundred thousand gold and silver deed that Yuan Xudong gave him to Zheng Qingtian.
In front of him, looking at Gu Qianfan drawn on the Haidu document and the gold and silver deed of 200,000 yuan that he had previously given to Yuan Xudong, Zheng Qingtian's face was as pale as paper. He knelt at Xiao Qinyan's feet and kowtowed repeatedly to beg for mercy.
road:
"I didn't know anything about this matter before, and I had no intention of offending the noble master. Later, Master Xiao Fan pointed out that I have withdrawn the sea arrest documents. Please be merciful and leave me with a lifeless life. I will lose all my wealth."
It is still worth more than 400,000 yuan, and I am willing to donate all of it to the Prime Minister, so that the Prime Minister will be gracious, and the Prime Minister will be gracious!"
"Your life is too cheap, but no amount of money can buy my son's life!"
Looking at Zheng Qingtian who looked like a lost dog, Xiao Qinyan did not want to talk nonsense with him anymore and walked directly out the door. Zheng Qingtian quickly hugged his thigh and cried and begged for mercy:
"Please forgive me, please spare my life. Your subordinate is willing to be loyal to the Xiao family. Please show mercy to me!"
"I don't have time to listen to your nonsense!"
Xiao Qinyan kicked Zheng Qingtian away and continued to walk out the door. After walking a few steps, he looked back at Zheng Qingtian who was paralyzed on the ground and lost his mind and threatened:
"Oh, by the way, starting from today's hour, every time you delay for an hour, your Zheng family will have a Yi clan. The things you left behind are up to you!"
After Xiao Qinyan left, the two servants stayed and looked at Zheng Qingtian without saying a word. The room was silent. Zheng Qingtian cried bitterly. He glanced at the three gifts in the box and thought of Xiao Qinyan.
Counting from today's time, every time he delays for an hour, the Zheng family will have more barbarians. A trace of hatred, fear and despair flashed in Zheng Qingtian's eyes. After a while, he asked his servant for pen, ink and paper.
Yan, wrote a confession, placing all the blame on himself, and also left a suicide note to his family. The general meaning is that all the Zheng family's wealth was donated to Minister Xiao, leaving only
The old house and part of the land are enough for the family to live on.
After writing this, with overwhelming hatred and curse against the Xiao family, Zheng Qingtian hanged himself from the beam. Two servants hurriedly collected his body, collected the confession and suicide note he had written, and prepared to give them to Butler Xiao.
Then, Butler Xiao handed it over to Xiao Qinyan.
Xiao Mansion, the old residence of the Xiao family in Suzhou, Xiao Qinyan, who had been running around all night, walked into the courtyard. Even so, he still had the aura of a wild crane in the courtyard, and he did not look like he had just forced Zheng Qingtian to death.
, in the inn, because Zheng Qingtian committed suicide by hanging from a beam, Xiao Qinyan felt unlucky, so he decided to go back to his old house and visit Gu Qianfan, who was recuperating in the old house.
As Yuan Xudong said, Xiao Qinyan's favorite son has always been his eldest son Gu Qianfan. In addition to Gu Qianfan's own talent and being admitted as a Jinshi at the age of eighteen, it is also because he is Xiao Qinyan's favorite son when he was young.
Xiao Qinyan and Gu Shuniang were born at that time. At that time, Xiao Qinyan and Gu Shuniang truly loved each other, and their feelings for each other were not mixed with things like family and power.
When he walked into the room and saw Gu Qianfan, who was being served by the doctor and changing dressings, Xiao Qinyan shouted happily:
"Qianfan!"
Compared with Xiao Qinyan's enthusiasm, Gu Qianfan's face was indifferent and he just sat on the chair without saying a word. Seeing him like this, the housekeeper who had been following Xiao Qinyan couldn't help but frowned. Compared to Gu Qianfan, he was more
He likes Yuan Xudong, but it's a pity that his master likes Gu Qianfan. He can't disobey his master. Xiao Qinyan doesn't care about Gu Qianfan's indifference. Instead, he looks at the doctor who is changing Gu Qianfan's dressing and asks:
"Doctor, how are his injuries?"
"I am reporting to your Majesty that your young master is seriously injured!"
"Is the injury serious?"
When the doctor said that Gu Qianfan's injury was serious, Xiao Qinyan frowned slightly and said:
"Then when will everything recover?"
"It will take at least fifteen days!"
"Fifteen days?"
After glancing at the doctor, Xiao Qinyan looked directly in front of him, looked at the housekeeper who had been following him, waved his hand and said:
"Go quickly and find another doctor!"
"yes!"
Butler Xiao left the room with the doctor, leaving only Xiao Qinyan and Gu Qianfan in the room. Looking at the expressionless Gu Qianfan, Xiao Qinyan sat down next to him and said with concern:
"Then these days, no matter what, you have to stay here to recuperate, and you are not allowed to go anywhere else!"
Seeing that Gu Qianfan still refused to say a word, Xiao Qinyan sighed slightly and continued:
"Qianfan, it's really hard for me to see you hurt so badly."
Before Xiao Qinyan could finish speaking, Gu Qianfan stood up and left, unwilling to sit with him. Looking at the eldest son who was still indifferent, Xiao Qinyan took out Zheng Qingtian's handwriting from his sleeve as if he was offering a treasure.
The transcript of the confession laughed:
"Do you want to take a look at the transcript of Zheng Qingtian's confession?"
"He is dead?"
"If I go there myself, will he dare to die?"
With a smile, Xiao Qinyan handed the copy of Zheng Qingtian's confession to Gu Qianfan's hand and said with a smile:
"Don't worry. I've sent people to investigate at Hangzhou Port. I've also had the county captain's confession recorded. The dirty water on you will be cleared soon!"
"Good work!"
After hearing what Xiao Qinyan said, Gu Qianfan directly returned the copy of Zheng Qingtian's confession to him without even looking at it. He originally thought that Gu Qianfan would be happy, but he didn't expect that he would still have a calm face and say kind words to him.
, Xiao Qinyan couldn’t help but said:
"What's wrong, do you and I, father and son, need to be so famous? I wish I could do something like this for you every day!"
As he said this, he glanced at Zheng Qingtian's confession and said with a smile:
"This Zheng Qingtian was a fool when he was alive, but when he died, he was still wise. He knew that he took all the blame in the book, and no one who accepted his money was implicated!"
"Xiao Xianggong took action, it is extraordinary!"
"Why, still don't want to call me daddy?"
Seeing that Gu Qianfan didn't speak, Xiao Qinyan gave up and said:
"It's okay, I won't force you. Your stubborn temper is just like your mother's. However, it's okay if you come to see me often, but don't be injured like this time. I feel sad just looking at you!"
As he spoke, Xiao Qinyan changed his tone and said:
"By the way, I went to Beijing to pay my respects to the Prime Minister, and the officials gave me a new mansion. I left a garden for you. Would you like to move here?"
"No need, whether it's a garden or wealth, let's leave it to your young masters!"
"How can they compare to you?"
After listening to Gu Qianfan's words, Xiao Qinyan said almost without thinking:
"I didn't pass the Jinshi exam until I was twenty-four, but you passed the exam at the age of eighteen. This is called a young phoenix who is better than an old phoenix!"
As he spoke, thinking of what Yuan Xudong said, Xiao Qinyan's eyes flickered slightly and he continued:
"If you hadn't insisted on going your own way and transferred to the Imperial City Department, now you would have at least held an important position such as Hanlin Bachelor, how could you have ended up in a situation where you were injured all over?"
After hearing this, Gu Qianfan remained indifferent and said:
"My uncle is a military commander, and he has always wanted someone to inherit his mantle!"
"What about my mantle?"
Looking at his eldest son who was still alienated from him, Xiao Qinyan said excitedly:
"You are my eldest son, and you are the most important to me!"
"My surname is Gu, not Xiao!"
Looking at the excited Xiao Qinyan, Gu Qianfan drew a clear line with him expressionlessly. He hated Xiao Qinyan for abandoning him and his mother since he was a child, causing his mother to cry in tears all day long and die in depression. He himself also
He was adopted into his uncle's family, and Xiao Qinyan was also known as a traitor who brought disaster to the country and the people. He really didn't want to be with such a person!