In the Ziyun Pavilion, a luxury private room on the third floor of the Riri Red Restaurant, Ren Xiaohang and Jiang Junzhang sat on the chairs of Xiao Ziye Tan respectively, listening to Wu Fan's report on the operation of the hot pot city today.

Since its opening, the hot pot city has quickly swept the whole town with its novelty and uniqueness, delicious taste and low price, whether it is dignitaries or ordinary merchants or even ordinary poor people, they are all complacent about being able to book a place in the hot pot city.

Yes, it is booked at the right place.

The popularity of Hot Pot City was beyond everyone's expectations, and even Ren Xiaohang was a little unexpected. The seats on the first floor to the third floor have been booked for half a month, and every day, the stewards of large families come to pull in and book private rooms on the second or third floors.

The lobby on the first floor is most booked by those small businesses who have a few dollars in their hands and don't want to spend too much. Although it is not very decent to eat on the first floor, they are begging for a living outside every day, and there is no dignity at all, so they can all be proud of booking a place in the hot pot city.

The main thing is that the taste of the hot pot is really delicious, so that everyone who has eaten it can't stop thinking about the next meal after eating this meal. The most attractive thing is that you can eat fresh vegetables in winter, which is the main reason why the hot pot city is full of customers.

After Wu Fan finished talking about the matter of Hot Pot City, he reported to Ren Xiaohang about Li Ziyu's preparation of arranging guards, and explained Wang Tiezhu's family situation in detail.

In fact, Wu Fan knows the situation of Wang Tiehammer's family better than Li Ziyu, after all, Wang Tiehammer begged for a living in the town, and he was once the only blacksmith in the town, Wu Fan must have paid more attention to him.

Wang Tiehammer used to be a soldier of the Daye Dynasty, and retired more than ten years ago and returned to Shiyan Town to make a living by striking iron. Later, he married Zhang Guihua from Taiping Street, North Lane, and gave birth to two sons. Because of his upright nature, he did not buy the accounts of the Sun family, which caused the blacksmith furnace to close down. After Wang Tiehammer's blacksmith furnace was closed, he used to work part-time jobs to make ends meet, and finally he was introduced to the Yuan family, where he found a job as a guard.

After listening to this, Ren Xiaohang said to Wu Fan: "Since Wang Tiehammer is credible, you can watch the arrangement." ”

"Yes!"

Ren Xiaohang waved his hand at Wu Fan, and Wu Fan turned around and exited the room.

"You say, will the Sun family's underground production den be in the Sun family's house?" Jiang Junzhang, who hadn't spoken for a long time, suddenly opened his mouth and said.

Ren Xiaohang was stunned for a moment, then thought about it carefully, and said: "Well, don't rule out this possibility, find an opportunity to explore the Sun family, people and ghosts will always show their feet." ”

"However, the Sun family is not easy to enter there, and the two-zhang high courtyard wall really needs to be pondered."

Yes, the Sun family's mansion covers an area of more than 100 acres, not only has a two-zhang high courtyard wall, but also has a solid fort tower at the four corners. The fort is patrolled twelve hours a day, and the only way to enter is through the main entrance. But the main gate is entered every day by Sun Weizhong's trusted entourage and subordinates, and it is not easy to enter.

They recently searched through the entire town of Stone Rock and found no clues. There is no place to touch now, except for Dalingzi Mountain, which is the Sun family.

Dalingzi Mountain stretches for hundreds of miles and is inaccessible all year round. If you want to turn over Dalingzi Mountain, it is not impossible, but it is not impossible to spend energy, and time does not allow it.

And if the Sun family wants to enter, they have to think of a foolproof strategy.

Sun Weizhong has been operating in Shiyan Town for more than ten years since he became a scholar, and with the management of several heads of the Sun family before, the Sun family is now the soil emperor of Shiyan Town.

The Sun family not only has the power of the second prince, but also has accumulated financial resources for hundreds of years, if there is no conclusive evidence, even the emperor cannot eradicate it openly.

What the emperor scruples about is not the Sun family or the second prince, but Meng Diquan, the father of the second princess Meng Qianqian.

Meng Diquan served as the secretary of the military department for many years in the DPRK and China, and accumulated countless contacts in various departments of the DPRK and China. The Meng family is a century-old family, with strong children and many protégés. There are as many as a dozen members of the Meng family who were born in Jinshi, and these people have infiltrated into various departments of the DPRK and China, including civilian, military and military generals.

Meng Qinggong, the nephew of Meng Diquan, commanded 150,000 soldiers and horses in the southwestern border of the Daye Dynasty, and was the general of the third grade, and was the most outstanding representative of the Meng family.

Meng Qinggong was the champion of martial arts in Jingtai for eight years, tall and handsome, and was once a man of the year in the Daye Dynasty.

Emperor Jingtai greatly admired Meng Qinggong, so Meng Qinggong was promoted all the way, and finally in the eighteenth year of Jingtai, he was promoted to Zhengsanpin, and was sent by Emperor Jingtai to the southwest border as a general, commanding 150,000 soldiers and horses.

The reason why Emperor Jingtai trusted the Meng family so much was that he wanted the Meng family to assist the second prince Jiang Junhong.

Although there is no prince yet, according to the rules of the ancestors, the eldest and youngest are orderly, and the two princes are the most reasonable candidates at present.

The eldest prince Jiang Junlong was crippled three years ago because of the fire in the Hinghua Palace, and suddenly his temperament changed greatly, and he was already abolished. The second prince is very good in all aspects, and he has naturally become the first candidate for the crown prince.

Emperor Jingtai also pinned his hopes on the second prince Jiang Junhong, because from the perspective of the comprehensive ability of all parties, the second prince has the best qualities of a prince.

It wasn't until a few months ago that the master of Xiaohang, known as the "Xuanji Old Man", discovered the traces of Ouyang Shan, who had already died after correcting Ouyang Jingde's treason, that Emperor Jingtai became suspicious and sent the fifth prince with no background to thoroughly investigate the treason case of that year.

Although the evidence of that year has been destroyed, some clues have been found. And everything is more or less inextricably linked with the Meng family, which makes Emperor Jingtai pay attention to it from his heart.

If the Meng family has anything to do with the treason case of that year, does it mean that the Meng family has had a disobedience since fifteen years ago, no, or earlier? And the Meng family supports the second prince, and even the emperor does not want to see the second prince.

At this time, the Meng family was not easy to move, because Meng Qinggong in the southwest border had 150,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, maybe more than 150,000. After seven years of operation, Meng Qinggong definitely raised a large number of private soldiers on the basis of the original soldiers and horses, which can be seen from the annual increase in military spending from the imperial court.

Therefore, Emperor Jingtai urgently needed to get evidence that the Sun family had made weapons privately, the Sun family and the Meng family were closely linked, and the Meng family would be able to eradicate the Meng family together.

"Step one, closely monitor the various people in the Sun family and find out the loopholes." Ren Xiaohang gave the order with a stern face.

"Yes!" Buyi outside the door said yes and hurriedly went out to arrange.

Jiang Junzhang glanced at Ren Xiaohang, and suddenly sighed: "Xiaoyu entered the town today, and I don't know if I have gone back now." She is still so kind-natured, helping people regardless of any reward, and she doesn't care if she has that ability or not. ”

Ren Xiaohang didn't speak, but a strong and beautiful figure appeared in his mind, obviously a small person, but he had a steady, resolute and tenacious atmosphere that adults did not have.

"Li Ziyu" Ren Xiaohang silently called this name in his heart, and at some point the corners of his mouth showed a smile that was not easy for others to notice.