After all, Zhen Huan comes from a noble family and has been in a high position for a long time. He has experienced ups and downs, so he is naturally much calmer than those salt merchants in times of trouble.
Even if it's really a life-or-death situation, why don't you risk your own life to give a gift to your opponent if you scare yourself to death if you have no future?
I messed up my position first and acted like a fool!
What he wants to do now is to use his wealth, age, official rank and power to suppress Jia Lian in one fell swoop and prevent him from setting foot on his own territory.
Of course, we also have to scare Lin Ruhai, who lives behind Jia Lian and supports the situation.
After all, the person supporting him is the biological father of the current emperor.
Most of the money he was greedy for was given to the Supreme Emperor. What can the Emperor say?
So as long as he can suppress the two people in front of him, things won't be so bad.
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Zhen Huan stood up proudly, raised his glass and said with a smile:
"This place was used as a salt search site in the previous dynasty. It is indeed our own place. It is suitable. It is suitable.
Just now, my nephew said that he came here to treat people with sincerity, so he chose a place where sincerity inspires him."
He raised his own glass and drank first, and everyone naturally followed suit.
The amiable Zhen Huan, with the smile of a loyal elder, said cordially to Jia Lian:
"The gathering of spiritual energy here is exactly where the historical anecdotes say about the 'Four Phases of Hairpin Flowers'. Has your nephew ever heard of it?"
Jia Lian had heard of this allusion, but he had made it clear that he had something to say, so he had to let him perform it, and it was inhumane to hold him back.
Therefore, Jia Lian made an inexplicable gesture and humbly asked for advice:
"This junior has never heard of it, but I would like to hear the details."
When Zhen Huan saw that Jia Lian was interested, his kind smile became more sincere:
"Although this is the City God's Temple now, in the Northern Song Dynasty, it was the back garden of the Yangzhou Prefecture. There was a peony plant called 'Golden Daiwei'.
This flower has four forks on one branch, and each branch has a flower. The flower is red from top to bottom, but there is a yellow pistil ring in the middle, hence the name.
What's even more strange is that it is said that once this flower blooms, a prime minister will appear in Yangzhou City.
When Han Qi, the famous Prime Minister of the Northern Song Dynasty, was serving as the prefect here, one year when the flowers were blooming, he saw Wang Gui and Wang Anshi, who also worked in Dali Temple, and they happened to be in Yangzhou, so Han Qi invited them to watch it together.
Because four flowers were in bloom, Han Qi invited the envoys from the prefectures and Guizhou provinces to come. However, the man happened to be unwell, so he temporarily invited Chen Shengzhi, who was passing through Yangzhou and also served in Dali Temple, to attend.
While drinking and admiring the flowers, Han Qi cut out these four golden peonies and tied them on their heads.
Strange to say, in the next thirty years, the four men who wore hairpins and drank wine became prime ministers of the Song Dynasty.
You see, my nephew chose such a spiritual place to entertain guests, which shows that he is extremely sincere.
It's a pity that it's not spring yet, otherwise, my nephew should also wear a 'golden belt' hairpin, and his future will be bright."
His words made all the salt merchants nod in agreement.
Jia Lian kept smiling, but did not answer the conversation.
When Lin Ruhai saw Zhen Huan taking action, he naturally did not hesitate to give in, so he laughed at Yan Yan:
"My nephew comes from a noble family. It is his duty to inherit the title and serve the imperial court in the future.
If he strives for his own success, any title or salary he receives will be due to the emperor's grace.
If he fails to live up to his expectations, even if he wears a 'golden belt' hairpin, it will be useless even if he holds the garden on his head."
Zhen Huan waved his hands repeatedly:
"Master Lin, why are you so modest?
It’s not because of our suddenness. Talents like my nephew are really like dragons, colts and phoenixes. In the future, it is immeasurable that ‘young phoenixes will be as loud as old phoenixes’.”
Lin Ruhai couldn't be rude to someone who showed her kindness repeatedly, so she had to say a few humble words for Jia Lian.
Jia Lian knew it well and was not impatient at all. He just smiled and stepped forward to toast Zhen Huan.
Jiang Chunsheng, who was accompanying him below, saw that Zhen Huan stabilized the situation as soon as he took action, forcing Lin Ruhai and Jia Lian to follow their boss's rhythm and secretly praised Lao Zhen for his profound knowledge.
He himself naturally straightened his back, softened his expression, and showed a calm and unrestrained Confucian businessman demeanor.
When the rest of the people saw the salt merchant leader Jiang Chunsheng acting like this, they immediately relaxed and gradually turned a blind eye to the bloody and bloody clay sculptures of prisons in the wooden fence behind them, and began to drink and drink together.
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I could just hear Jia Lian laughing and saying:
"There is a poem that goes: 'The world is divided into three parts on moonlit nights, and two parts are Yangzhou's scoundrels.' The scoundrels in Yangzhou's night account for two-thirds of the total number of scoundrels in the world. It shows that public security is really not good."
Zhen Huan also smiled and said:
"The city is full of jewels, the houses are full of beautiful things, and the twenty-four bridges are full of moonlight. Where can the beauties learn how to play the flute? The bright moon in the sky has attracted all the bright moons in the sky to choose Yangzhou to be a rogue. Naturally, he is the invincible 'big rogue' in the world. Hahaha
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While we were chatting and joking, we suddenly saw the young boy Li'er walking in quickly and whispering a few words to Jia Lian who was in a good mood.
"This is great!"
The smile on Jia Lian's face has not yet disappeared, but he is already furious. His slender phoenix eyes flashed with a cold light, veins suddenly swelled on his forehead, and he shouted angrily:
"She has the heart of a bear but the courage of a leopard, and she dares to assassinate an official of the imperial court? The people in Yangzhou are going to rebel!
Bring me this person, I want to see what the murderer dares to say!"
Lin Ruhai frowned and advised Jia Lian:
"What's the big deal? It has to be interrogated at this banquet?
Can I ask at the Yamen of the Lianghuai Salt Transport Envoy?
If not, it will be the same if you take it back to the capital for trial. Why bother spoiling everyone's interest here?"
Jia Lian's eyebrows twisted into a big knot:
"Unknown to me, the murderer who murdered my uncle was caught the day before yesterday.
I was also on a whim at that time, so I reported it to the Emperor and the Supreme Emperor.
I originally thought that such a murderer must have a sharp mouth and strong teeth, and would not admit it easily, so I made plans to take her to the capital. Considering what kind of monster she is, there will naturally be people with better skills than me to pry open her mouth.
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Unexpectedly, with only five tricks, the murderer actually confessed.
But it bit everyone present, even Mr. Zhen!
If we don't ask and figure this out face to face here, how can we still do it when we get to Beijing?"
Everyone here suddenly changed their expressions and were frightened.
Some of the timid ones were already frightened, dumbfounded, and as if they had left their souls.
Jiang Chunsheng's heart sank, and he secretly said, "Not good"!
Then he quickly comforted himself: Nothing will happen, don’t panic!
He arranged the poisoning in an extremely secretive manner, leaving no trace of it before or after his death.
And when he learned that Jia Lian had deceived Lin Ruhai's house into chaos, he went to find Lord Zhen all night long.
Under Master Zhen's instructions, Jiang Chunsheng sent people to clean up Mo Xiang's father and mother in his house, Mo Xiang's younger brother who was boarding in the school, and Ya Po who bought and sold Mo Xiang back then.
There is no proof, even if Mo Xiang rebels against the water, he must push it forward and refuse to admit it!
Even if you are desperate, you can bite Lin Ruhai and Jia Lian back: instigating collusion with Mo Xiang and framing good people.
Zhen Huan was also surprised at first, and then angry.
What a shame that Jia Lian had already set up the drama beforehand, but he deliberately let himself go through all the trouble just now and treated himself like a monkey.