Chapter 30 This coming to Huai'an must have the true meaning
At night.
The moon and stars are sparse.
Zhuang Ming placed the young dragon in the skylight to absorb the moonlight and refine the medicinal power.
On the desk in front of him were many pieces of paper, filled with words.
It was he who was calculating the various methods that Prince Chen might use, as well as his own countermeasures.
"Master..."
Shuang Ling served the soup and said, "Master Yue is back."
Zhuang Ming put down his pen and said, "Let him come in."
Yue Ye is Yueyang, one of the rare masters under Zhuang Ming.
Lu He, Bai Qing, Liu He, Yue Yang, and the dead Lu Yang, these five were among the best in Dongsheng Dynasty and among the masters in martial arts.
Their martial arts cultivation is all at the second level, and they have all reached the upper level of this level.
"Young Master." Yueyang is about forty years old, covered with stubble, and has a look of vicissitudes of life.
"No need to be polite." Zhuang Ming said, "Thank you for your hard work this time."
"I am a martial artist who only has brute strength. The fact that I am able to act perfectly this time is all due to my master's ability to predict events." Yue Yang said seriously with a solemn expression.
"Is it basically a break this time?" Zhuang Ming asked.
"On my side, things are generally at peace, but Song Tianyuan's stay in the officialdom may be a bit difficult." Yue Yang said hesitantly.
"How do you say it?" Zhuang Ming took out a piece of tissue paper with an indifferent expression.
"Song Tianyuan used the power of the government to try to suppress us. In addition, he forged a lot of evidence." Yue Yang said: "Lu He and I originally ended up using our relationship with the government to suppress us."
These things. However, now here comes Prince Chen. He is extremely powerful and more threatening than Song Tianyuan. If we get these perjury, it will be enough to put us to death."
"Didn't you clean up your tail?" Zhuang Ming frowned.
"I've probably cleaned everything up. I'm afraid there are some omissions. After all, we just suppressed Song Tianyuan's plan and stabilized the situation. Prince Chen came here. We were pressed too hard." Yue Yang said with a bitter smile: "Just to clean up us.
Internally, people like Manager Sun are a bit troublesome."
"These people... are really troublesome." Zhuang Ming knocked on the table lightly and said, "If I had known this, I would have had to plan more carefully, or even... silence them."
"You once said that within the Dongsheng Dynasty, the legal system is sound, and we try not to cause harm to human lives unless necessary." Yue Yang said: "Those of them who voted for Song Tianyuan, generally speaking, Zhuang's Trading Company can only
Collect evidence, send it to the government, and then convict, but no lynching, no killing of people. Originally, these adults in the Sixteenth House of Huai'an have benefited from our Zhuang's Trading Firm, so they will naturally handle it for us.
But now the situation has suddenly changed, and the power of the government is in the hands of Prince Chen, who is at odds with us, which is equivalent to giving our handle to his hands."
"Stop over there and do a self-examination here." Zhuang Ming said: "First clean up the internal affairs, there is no room for mistakes."
"If you want to incriminate yourself, why bother?" Yue Yang said in a low voice: "I'm just afraid that if we investigate ourselves, Prince Chen can fabricate false evidence."
"Then we'll handle it separately, at least within Zhuang's Trading Company, and we'll do a thorough self-examination first." Zhuang Ming ordered, "I'll leave this matter to you, Mr. Bai, and Lu He."
"Yes, sir."
Yue Yang was about to retire.
Zhuang Ming raised his hand again, took a piece of paper, pushed it on the table, and said: "Yue Ting asked Mr. Fu to write it, tie it to Bai Ying's foot, and send it across the sea."
Yueyang's brother, named Yue Ting, is also at the second level of martial arts, similar to Bai Qing.
At that time, Yue Ting was assigned by Zhuang Ming to lead more than 20 people to protect Fu Lao and go overseas to open up trade routes.
Yue Yang suddenly showed joy, glanced at it, and was shocked again.
Zhuang Ming laughed and said: "Yue Ting is very talented and his martial arts has improved a lot since he went overseas. This is the advice he gave you."
After finishing speaking, Zhuang Ming waved his hand and said, "You can understand it yourself."
Yue Yang bowed and then retreated.
Come to the door.
I heard Zhuang Ming give instructions again.
"By the way, Liu He is good at movement and martial arts. Please take my orders and let him go tonight, and secretly invite Mr. Zhao. We will find an opportunity tomorrow to come to the villa for a private gathering."
"Yes, sir."
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The next day.
early morning.
The young dragon on Zhuang Ming's shoulders was facing the rising sun, inhaling and exhaling.
And he himself is also breathing in and out, gathering the true energy, and using the true energy to promote qi and blood, relax the meridians, activate the collaterals, and increase vitality.
He has difficulty moving his legs, and his qi and blood will inevitably become stagnant, which can lead to illness over time. Only by practicing the exercises in this way can the true qi circulate and promote the qi and blood, so that he can keep his body light and healthy.
If the true energy generated by daily practice exceeds seven points of the Dantian, it will overflow.
Now the overflowing true energy has accumulated in the atrium, making his "Hunyuan Yiqi Sword" even tougher.
The longer you accumulate it, the deeper your foundation becomes, and the more powerful it will be once it is used in the future.
Just as Zhuang Ming finished his practice, he sensed movement from the outside world.
This was not his own induction of Qi, but the perception of this young dragon.
A hundred steps away, even through a wall, you can still feel the breath.
Zhuang Ming stretched out his left hand and put it on his shoulder. The young dragon followed his arm and got into his left sleeve.
After a while, the sound of footsteps was heard.
Zhuang Ming sat upright and looked towards the courtyard door.
The first man was Lu He, but his posture was very low. He was only outside the courtyard. He did not step in. Instead, he turned slightly sideways and extended his hand to make a gesture of invitation.
Behind Lu He, a plainly dressed old man with a plain expression stepped in.
"Master Zhao, I haven't seen you for a while, and Zhuang misses you very much."
"Don't talk nonsense." The old man waved his hand and said: "That Prince Chen is in Fengcheng. I used to be in charge of Fengcheng's officialdom and was constantly being watched by him. I finally found some free time before I could come out, but I didn't know that I was being watched.
Are you up yet?"
"It doesn't matter, even if there is a tail, Zhuang's people will always take care of it for you." Zhuang Ming said with a smile: "In the past two days, I heard that you have been having trouble sleeping and eating because of Prince Chen's affairs.
.”
"For Mr. Chen?" Mr. Zhao rolled his eyes and said, "If I hadn't been greedy for money and earned those treasures from you, why would I have to be so afraid and walking on thin ice today? After all, I haven't been finishing things off for you.
What have you caused? Just take a look at the few murder cases that I have suppressed for you this year. If I hadn’t been skilled in handling them and handled them flawlessly, I would have been involved in them now."
"This is really Zhuang's fault." Zhuang Ming chuckled and said, "Are you still satisfied with the pearl last time? I got a new one here. I can make a pair, which will calm my mind and calm my mind.
The effect is just right to cure this headache."
"..." Mr. Zhao's cheeks twitched, his beard twitched, and he finally sighed: "How did you offend him? This prince has very murderous intentions towards you. It seems that he will not give up until you die."
"It's hard to explain in words." Zhuang Ming patted the hem of his clothes, feeling helpless.
"If I hadn't eaten too much of you, and had no control over your hands, and became a grasshopper on a rope, I would have put you in jail today." Mr. Zhao stroked his beard and said, "Although I tried my best to protect you,
You, but now he is the most powerful in the Sixteenth House of Huai'an, and I don't dare to disobey his orders, so you should prepare for everything in advance so that you can take care of yourself."
"Zhuang understands Mr. Zhao's good intentions," Zhuang Ming said seriously.
"Also, this is just Fengcheng, but what Prince Chen was ordered to take charge of was not just Fengcheng, but nearly a hundred cities in the Sixteenth Prefecture of Huai'an." Master Zhao said.
"This is exactly where Zhuang is having a headache." Zhuang Ming exhaled.
"In addition, those people that Song Tianyuan placed in your Zhuang's Trading Company were picked out by your people and sent to the government for conviction. Before I could help you get rid of them, Prince Chen had already transferred them away."
Mr. Zhao said: "These people submitted some things to the government before, which are all bad debts of your Zhuang's Trading Company. Whether they are real or forged, you have to deal with them anyway."
"Don't worry about this. I have ordered people to conduct self-inspections in the Sixteenth House of Huai'an." Zhuang Ming said: "At least within our Zhuang's Trading Company, we will handle it cleanly."
"But don't be too relaxed." Mr. Zhao said with a bitter smile: "Prince Chen is here. On the surface, he is the biggest one and can cover the sky with one hand. If he really wants to touch you, he will not need any real evidence at all. He will only rely on Manager Sun and a few others.
Originally a spy within Zhuang's Trading Company, he was able to thoroughly investigate all your properties in the Sixteenth Prefecture of Huai'an with suspicion."
"Zhuang also understands that he has great power and the emperor's trust. In the Sixteenth House of Huai'an, no official can check or balance him. With just one trumped-up charge, all my shops can't be opened for several days.
, over time, it closed down."
"It's good that you know." Mr. Zhao sighed and said, "Of course, logically speaking, this king with a different surname cannot trample the laws of the Dongsheng Dynasty arbitrarily. But after all, he is extremely powerful. Anyway, you can take care of yourself.
, I’m afraid I can’t help you much.”
"After all, Mr. Zhao has been the parent officer here for many years. Zhuang still has to rely on you for many things." Zhuang Ming said softly: "Right now, there is something I have to do. Please tell me the truth..."
"What?" Mr. Zhao frowned and said, "What's the matter? I'm telling you, now that Prince Chen is staring at me, if he does any favoritism and perverts the law at this moment, I can't guarantee that I won't tell him, for fear of being imprisoned.
"
"Don't worry, it's not about doing things, it's just about talking about things." Zhuang Ming said: "I want to know the real appointment of this king with a different surname when he came to the Sixteenth House of Huai'an."
"You..." Mr. Zhao's heart skipped a beat.
"Although Zhuang has always thought highly of himself and never looked down on himself, within the Dongsheng Dynasty, I am just a merchant, and my status is indeed neither high nor important."
Zhuang Ming said slowly: "Even if Prince Chen learned about the grievances he had with me through Song Tianyuan a few days ago, he would not have to ask the emperor for orders and come to Huai'an Sixteenth Mansion in person to scheming with a little guy like me.
"
"With the power of a king with a different surname, he only needs to use tokens, send a disciple, and use the power of the government to make me miserable."
"Zhuang doesn't think that he is important enough for this king with a different surname to take him so seriously that he would even ask the emperor to transfer him to the Sixteenth Mansion in Huai'an."
"If my guess is correct, he must be here on command, and there is another big thing."
"Master Zhao, I would like to know whether you know the truth about this matter?"