Wang Shanxiang stood in the luxurious front hall of the Wang Manor and paced back and forth.
The Wang family was able to rise from a humble salt merchant ten years ago to a strong rise in a few years, annexing the salt quota of other salt merchants and becoming one of the new seven major salt merchants. In addition to its relationship with the Prince's Palace, there are also
It is because of his ruthless and unscrupulous attitude.
Wang Shanxiang would dare to get rid of anyone who dared to hinder the rise of his Wang family. Even if something happened occasionally, there would always be people above him to help him sort things out.
Over time, he naturally develops the nature of being arrogant and arrogant.
But this time was different. Even though he felt that he had made thorough preparations, what he wanted to get rid of was after all the Marquis of the dynasty, the emperor's close minister, and the royal envoy!
But he did it anyway.
Because he has great confidence.
Since ancient times, heroes have been saddened by beauty, and their words have a knife in their throats. He feels that this is Jia Lian's biggest flaw.
He actually had sex with a girl on the first day he went to Yangzhou. After that, he dared to leave her by his side?
He has also seen An Siyuan's legacy. She is indeed a rare beauty. What's even more rare is that she comes from a scholarly family and is the wife of a high official!
The fourth-grade Salt Patrol Censor was an absolutely high-ranking official in Yangzhou.
Therefore, he could understand why Jia Lian couldn't let go of the Xu mother and daughter, because he was also young.
According to him, Jia Lian insulted the An family in this way, and even if the Xu family had to submit due to Jia Lian's power, they must be filled with hatred and resentment in their hearts.
Therefore, if he wanted to get rid of Jia Lian, the poor prisoner's wife and daughter were the ready-made flaws that Jia Lian handed him.
Because if Jia Lian died in Yangzhou for no reason, it might break the news, cause an uproar in the court, and make Long Yan furious.
But if Jia Lian died on a woman's belly, and also died in the hands of Xu's mother and daughter, then there would be another story...
Isn't it ridiculous that the dignified imperial envoy, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, who went south to supervise the salt administration on behalf of the emperor, was killed because he slept with a mother and daughter?
It is conceivable that once such a thing spreads, it will become the biggest laughing stock in the world, and even the imperial court will be disgraced. When the time comes, it will be interesting to see who in the imperial court will be embarrassed because Jia Lian's death will make a big fuss!
At the next moment, he united with the Zhou family and the Bai family, and asked the three salt merchants with the most powerful backgrounds to unite the forces behind it, and then added fuel to the fire, and the matter was easily covered up.
In this way, not only can the threat that Jia Lian brought to all their salt merchants be lifted now, but even the previous salt tax reduction may be too embarrassed for the court to pursue further.
Therefore, as long as Jia Lian can be successfully eliminated, it is not difficult to reverse the situation. This is why the Zhou family, an old fox, and the Bai family, who never let go of rabbits, were persuaded by him to help him.
The big aspects have been taken care of, and the rest is how to make the plan successful?
It happened that he had an unexpected bargaining chip in his hand, but it seemed to be extremely important now. Before the imperial envoy arrived in Yangzhou, it was a precautionary measure to prevent the An family from informing the imperial envoy who was going south, and to avoid unnecessary complications. He was the one who took action at that time.
, who kidnapped An Siyuan’s only son.
With the only inherited bloodline of the An family in hand, he was not afraid that the Xu family would not listen to him. And he only had to get rid of the An family's wife and daughter after the matter was completed, and it would end with a "humiliating suicide", and everything would be perfect.
Even when he thought about the necessary conditions for all these things before, he felt that God was creating opportunities for him. Under such circumstances, if he still dared to shrink his neck and wait for Jia Lian to pick up the knife like the Zhao family,
, and did not dare to take a chance, even he felt that he was not worthy of success.
Therefore, after returning from the Zhou Family Courtyard, he immediately asked him to contact the chess pieces that had been buried in the Xunyan Yushi Yamen a long time ago...
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Although Jia Lian was able to clear out a number of spies from all walks of life after he entered the Yanxunyan Yushi Yamen, there were still some who slipped through the net.
He had already found out that Jia Lian had returned to Yan Yushi Yamen. He raided the Zhao family with great fanfare. How proud must he be?
The Zhao family has been in Yangzhou for such a long time, and old man Zhao has always loved money as much as his life, so you can imagine how rich the family is.
In terms of family property alone, perhaps except for the Zhou family, it is difficult for any other family to compare with them.
Jia Lian must have been very surprised and very proud to have copied so much property. After returning home, he couldn't wait to find Mr. Xu to vent his happiness.
So, calculating the time, it should be almost done.
"Sir, the Salt Patrol Censor's Yamen has indeed made a big move!"
Wang Shanxiang was immediately overjoyed as his cronies came to convey the message, and he quickly stepped forward and asked, "How is it, but Jia Lian is dead?"
"Well, I don't know. Anyway, I came back and said that the officers and soldiers patrolling the Salt Censor's Yamen have begun to gather again..."
The officers and soldiers were gathering? Shouldn't it be chaos? Wang Shanxiang frowned, this was a bit different from what he thought.
Worry arose in his heart, and before he could react, his most proud son came over to send a message: "Master, it's not good, Jia Lian's officers and soldiers have been dispatched in large numbers again."
"When we went out, where did we go? Where is Jia Lian, is he among them?"
"I don't know if Jia Lian is here, but judging from their route, it seems they are heading towards the Bai family in Huarongfang!"
"not good!"
Wang Shanxiang's complexion changed slightly, he slapped his thigh hard, and his complexion became a little ugly.
His son was puzzled: "Sir, even if Jia Lian goes to trouble the Bai family, what does it have to do with us? Moreover, didn't I say that Jia Lian is just a fox pretending to be a tiger? He only dares to pick on soft persimmons like the Zhao family to bully.
Bai family, are you afraid of being appointed?"
Hearing what his son said, Wang Shanxiang calmed down again.
That's right, the Bai family is not the Zhao family. He really doesn't believe that a little Jia Lian dares to take action against the Queen Mother's natal family?
Even the emperor would not dare to do this easily.
Thinking of this, Wang Shanxiang felt at ease again. This was also the reason why he didn't take other salt merchants seriously, but he only wanted to avoid offending Zhou and Bai.
Even the Zhou family, he didn't think highly of, but because he felt that Zhou Boru, an old boy, was too rich, and he had tried several times to seize the position of president of the Yangzhou Salt Bank of the Zhou family, but failed, so he had some feelings for him.
Very fearful.
"Quickly, send someone to the Bai family to keep an eye on it. If there is any movement, come and report it immediately."
After hearing Wang Shanxiang's instructions, his son immediately went out to make arrangements.
"Someone is coming..."
Wang Shanxiang shouted and kept pacing back and forth.
"Master, what are your orders?"
"Quickly, forget it...get out."
Wang Shanxiang instinctively sensed that something was wrong, and wanted to move the valuable things out to avoid the worst situation.
Although there were twenty or thirty officers and soldiers guarding the outside, the Wang family had hundreds of thugs throughout the family. Even those who were not at home, they had all been stationed near the house. With an order, the two or three thugs were taken down.
Ten officers and soldiers are nothing to worry about.
But he was still undecided.
First of all, we still don’t know the specific situation on Jia Lian’s side. At this time, the family property was suddenly transferred, and Jia Lian was not dead. Didn’t he bring it upon himself?
Not to mention directly attacking the officers and soldiers is tantamount to rebellion.
Not advisable! What if you just think too much and Jia Lian dies?
Even if something went wrong in his plan, the Bai family would still be there to support him.
Yes, with the Bai family supporting them, Jia Lian didn't dare to do anything to them...
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Unfortunately, Wang Shanxiang’s expectations ultimately came to nothing.
At this time, Jia Lian was not only alive, but also sitting on his horse, watching the officers and soldiers disperse and surround the entire Bai family.
Jia Lian really didn't expect that these salt merchants were so courageous!
He directed and staged an assassination before, but the salt merchants turned around and gave him a real one, which was really beyond his expectation.
Bai Yi, the master of the Bai family, rushed out with his people. When he saw this, his expression changed and he yelled at Jia Lian: "Jia Lian, what do you mean? You want to supervise the salt administration and say that you want to block the entry and exit of my Bai family's belongings.
My Bai family is fully cooperating. I even packed up the accounts from previous years and waited for you to check.
Our Bai family has reached this point. Why do you still have dissatisfaction? You want to lead troops to surround my Bai family. Do you really think that my Bai family is easy to bully? Or you, Jia Lian, really don't take the Queen Mother in your eyes and humiliate her at will.
My Bai family?"
Bai Yi could bear it when facing Jia Lian before, but now he couldn't bear it anymore and shouted loudly at Jia Lian.
Jia Lian looked at him coldly, "Of course I dare not disrespect the Queen Mother, but when can you, a small Yangzhou salt merchant, represent the Queen Mother?
The Queen Mother has always respected the world, and has always lived in seclusion in the palace, never interfering in state affairs. With her status as an old lady, how could she have anything to do with you, a businessman? I think you have the courage to talk to the Queen Mother.
I might as well tell you that today I will not only surround your Bai family, but also raid your Bai family.
Come here, I will detain everyone in the Bai family. Anyone who dares to resist will be killed. I want to see where your Bai family got the courage to instigate the assassination of an imperial envoy."