When Si Xie heard this, he smiled rather mysteriously and said:
"Haha, okay, then you can make arrangements to restore the previous trade routes. The crisis in Zheng Yi will have to be solved by your sacrifice!"
"Just don't worry, doctor."
Fan Li agreed, and then asked again:
"It's just...Master Sikou..."
When Si Ming heard this, his eyes suddenly let out a gleam of light, which looked particularly sharp.
Even Fan Li couldn't help but swallow the next words directly.
"Deng Xi is a man who is a military officer in Zhengyi, but he can't distinguish right from wrong, and he often wins the trust of others with his small wits. Such a treacherous person cannot be tolerated anymore!"
"Fan Li, I would like to advise you, if you don't want the Ji family to be in danger again, you'd better not ask about this matter again! Otherwise... I will have a hard time ensuring the future of your Ji family in Zheng Yi!
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When Fan Li heard this, he did not dare to plead for Deng Xi anymore, but he could only sigh and said:
"Although his death is not a pity, it's just that... "The Bamboo Punishment still exists, and the people of Zheng now rely on this punishment book to decide right and wrong... Wouldn't it be a pity if it were abandoned like this?"
"I understand this, but Deng Xi is definitely not allowed to stay!"
Si Ming said this quite categorically.
In fact, Si Zhenben had no beef with Deng Xi, just because he had determined that Li Ran was directly responsible for the death of his late father, so naturally he would not let go of Deng Xi who was recommended by Li Ran.
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Even he actually approved of "Bamboo Punishment".
Fan Li also knew that the current situation was still not good for him and that talking more would be useless, so he had no choice but to say nothing.
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When Fan Li left the government and returned to the sacrificial house, Guang'er was playing the harp in the backyard. What she learned was Shi Kuang's "Xuanmo".
It's water spirit.
When she saw Fan Li coming back, she stopped what she was doing and stood up.
"Alijun, are you back?"
In the past two years, Fan Li has been following Guang'er from Luoyi back to the temple. Fan Li taught her how to read and digit, and also invited musicians to teach her dance. Li Guang was already smart and learned very quickly, so she was called an able person.
Good at singing and dancing.
Fan Li looked at Guang'er's innocent face.
"It sounds really good. At Guang'er's age, he can already play such an obscure piece of music, and he can play it so easily. It's really rare."
Guang'er smiled disapprovingly:
"It's just that we're not familiar enough. By the way, is there any letter from my mother in Qufu?"
"I've been here since last time. As long as things here are settled, Guang'er can go to Qufu to see his parents!"
When Guang'er heard this, he immediately cheered. Seeing Guang'er's radiant expression, Fan Li secretly made up his mind to bring Guang'er to Li Ran no matter what.
Fan Li entered the main hall again and immediately informed the chief elder that the caravan could now leave the city.
However, they will definitely be under strict supervision. For the time being, don't move around. Just go about doing business honestly, and don't make any other changes.
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Duanmu Ci also spent the whole day busy outside, and sneaked into the Jifu again to meet with Fan Li in the evening.
Fan Li told the truth what he said when he met Si Zhen.
After Duanmuci heard this, he couldn't help but think for a long time, and then he said:
"It seems... we have to find another way to take away the Ji clan members..."
"This matter needs to be dealt with quickly, but we also need to think of a foolproof strategy!"
Duanmuci held his chin with one hand and said thoughtfully:
"This matter is not difficult. Now that the Ji clan has started doing business again, many of them have the opportunity to escape from the city. As long as Si Xie is not alerted, it can be done!"
Fan Li frowned.
"Brother Zigong means...a golden cicada to escape from its shell?"
"Exactly, as long as Si Zhen still thinks that Mr. Ziming's beloved daughter is still in the temple, nothing will happen. So, this is a key point. However, as for how to deal with it, I believe Brother Fan
You should have your own way!"
Fan Li thought about it for a long time and said:
"If only Li and Guang'er escaped, it would not be difficult. But if Si Xie is discovered sooner or later in the future, I am afraid that the Ji family may be annihilated!"
"But if you want to let the hundreds of people here, old and young, escape together, it will probably not be easy! There are patrolling officers and soldiers everywhere outside now. Although the Ji clan has not completely fallen out with Si Xie, this place must be closely monitored by them."
After hearing this, Duanmu Ci felt that there was indeed some difficulty. He couldn't help scratching his head:
"If you put it this way, it's really not easy..."
Duanmu Ci originally thought of leaving with Fan Li and Guang'er. After all, at this juncture, it was almost an impossible task for the entire Ji clan to evacuate the Lu Kingdom.
The two of them couldn't help but fell into deep thought, but after a while, Fan Li came up with another plan.
"Haha, yes! In addition to the golden cicada escaping its shell, I'm afraid we still need to fish in troubled waters!"
Duanmu Ci and Fan Li are both smart people. When they said this, they couldn't help but look at each other and smile.
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At the moment, the situation in Zhengyi is still relatively chaotic, because the price of salt has not calmed down.
At the same time, Yang Hu of Lu State led his army to attack Kuangdi of Zheng State.
Therefore, although the Jishi Merchant Group has been unblocked, after all, Zheng Guo is currently at war, and Zheng Guo's various actions before this can't help but make other neighboring countries regard it as a land of right and wrong.
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Therefore, even if Jishi's caravan returned to trade, it would not be easy to borrow goods from surrounding areas to Zheng for a while.
It can be said that it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. The role they can play at the moment as a sacrifice to the clan is actually very minimal.
On the other side, although Tian's business group still has some inventory on hand, the quantity is not large after all. Because most of them have been hoarded by the Weiguo people given by Duanmu.
The superposition of many factors caused Zheng's salt shortage to continue to spread.
And this is exactly what Duanmuci wants to see the most.
After all, only by allowing Zheng Guo's crisis to continue can he continue to fish in troubled waters.
Therefore, under the provocation and instigation of Duanmu Ci and Fan Li, and relying on the people's hatred of the rich and their dissatisfaction with the Tian family, they in turn exerted extreme pressure on the Tian family's caravan.
At the moment, Si Xin was concerned about the war ahead, so he had no intention of paying any attention to this matter.
What's more, after this foreign businessman's manipulation of the country's salt price, he already had no good impressions of merchants from all over the world.
It's just that he didn't dare to offend Qi State rashly, so he didn't attack them to calm people's hearts.
However, Duanmu Ci and others saw that the officials did not care about it, so they went a step further and spread rumors everywhere, directly leading Zheng Yi's current predicament to Qi State.
To say that these people wanted to take advantage of the fact that Zheng State was attacked by Lu State to make a fortune was to say that they had ulterior motives.
After all, the people are the most susceptible to provocation and instigation. Therefore, many bold Chinese people began to besiege the Qi business groups living in Guanyi.
In the end, even the remaining salt in Tian's hands was not spared and was swept away by the angry people.
For a time, Zheng Yi fell into chaos again.
However, the riot this time had little impact on the Ji clan. After all, their caravan had been idle at home before, and everything that should have been robbed had basically been looted.
And now they are able to enter and leave Zhengyi's caravan, and it is through the official "concession".
Therefore, the Chinese people do not dare to make too many mistakes against them.
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A few days later, Fan Li entered the government again and found Si Xie. At this moment, Si Xie was troubled by the fact that Tian's business group was besieged. He also received battle reports saying that Kuangdi had failed, which made him even more upset.
However, Fan Li still insisted on meeting him. Si Zhen had no choice but to deliberately let Fan Li wait in the living room for nearly half an hour.
Only then did he slowly appear. When Fan Li saw this, he calmly stepped forward and saluted:
"Fan Li has met your Excellency!"
Si Ming raised his hand gently.
"No need to be polite, Fan Li, why are you so anxious to see me today?"
"It's nothing else, it's just that my young master hasn't been out for a long time. Tomorrow, Fan Li wants to take him for a trip to the countryside. I hope you can send troops to follow to ensure my young master's safety!"