In a grange in the south of Chang'an City, Dou Shangjian and several children of the clan gathered in the hall, watching the family members of the stewards sitting on the table and calculating, and writing and drawing on paper from time to time.

After a long while, a middle-aged man stepped forward with the account book in his hand to present it, Dou Shangjian took the account book and hurriedly glanced at it, his face suddenly sank, and he said angrily: "Qujiang gathers affairs, and all families in Jingyi have income, why is my family losing so much?" ”

"Previously, the storage of hemp goods, although cheap, but the amount was large. This part of the money is not collected......"

Hearing his family's answer, Dou Shangjian's face turned dark again, he had previously thought that he was smart and sent someone to burn Wu Youyi's Chu Ma, but he didn't want to be borrowed to make a bigger mess, which made the entire Xijing City covered with a layer of haze.

In the end, in order to cope with the celebrations, each family donated silk and hemp, although they had their own losses, but their Dou family lost doubled. That's because he promised Wu Youyi that he would donate this batch of hemp goods to Wu Youyi privately, but they all went to the official warehouse, but Wu Youyi couldn't send them there.

Dou Shangjian was a thief again, and he didn't dare to entangle too much with Wu Youyi in this matter, so he could only grit his teeth and admit this amount, how much silk and hemp he put into the official warehouse, and pay Wu Youyi the same amount of goods in full according to the current price.

The loss has not stopped here, although the thieves who robbed Wu Youyi Longqingfang Garden have not been caught, but Wu Youyi, including some Shiliu in Xijing, have put their suspicious eyes on their several Guanzhong large sects.

After all, those thieves who entered the city were strong and strong, and they were by no means ordinary and could be organized.

And these Guanzhong clans have a deep background, and they definitely have the energy to pull out such a team, and this time they will expel Wu Youyi from Xijing, these clans are also making a lot of efforts behind the scenes, and many doubts are difficult to understand, which also makes these clans, including the Dou family, have suffering.

Then Wu Youyi still did not change his mind before leaving, and blackmailed again, and the Dou family bore the brunt of it again, and paid a lot of money to completely send this plague god away.

"Uncle Seven, I really don't understand, this time I forced King Jian'an away, my family has done a lot of work, and it has been done by luck. Even if King Jian'an doesn't know it now, after returning to the Divine Capital, someone will naturally tell him in detail, which can be regarded as a complete offense, why should he ask for it? ”

A Dou disciple said with a puzzled expression.

Dou Shangjian sighed after hearing this, and said with a gloomy face: "It's not as powerful as others, it should be like this." Expelling the king of Jian'an is what must be done at the moment, if he is allowed to stay in Xijing again, my family will be in direct trouble. As for the blackmail by him, it is just to make people impeccable on the scene and strive for more room for maneuver. ”

"My family is not an ordinary door, and it is not a common sin that can cause harm. On the other hand, even if you are not guilty, you may not be spared. The Qu Yin in it is not clear, you can only touch and experience it by each of you. ”

Speaking of this, Dou Shangjian's gloomy expression turned dark, and he continued: "The reason why Shendu deposed King Jian'an as a crime this time is that you think it was caused by all kinds of disturbances and the efforts of the group of people before? That's too shallow. If this is really the case, why didn't the imperial court directly send the Southern Provincial Criminal Division to investigate the crime of thieves entering Beijing and looting, but instead demoted Wei Yuanzhong, who was far away in Fuling, to stay behind?

I can't find out, who is the king of Jian'an, how can he hide it from those who know the world? Of his various bad deeds in Xijing, which one of them could not provoke a civil uprising? With a few thousand apprentices left behind in the prefecture, can you suppress the entire Qinchuan? The reason why Guanzhong can still be stable and chaotic is that it depends on the support of each family to calm the feelings of the masses. Now that there is chaos, the sin is not in those thieves who entered the city, but in my Xijing families! ”

When the children of the Dou clan heard Dou Shangjian say this, they couldn't help but change color, and some people exclaimed: "If this is the case, my family will follow the crowd to forcibly expel King Jian'an, isn't it a crime on top of a crime?" How can this matter be concealed from His Majesty the Holy Emperor, isn't my family doubly dangerous? ”

"The criminal law cannot reach the people, and the number of people is overwhelming. Wei Yuanzhong came to Xijing this time to judge the situation of the people, and those who are out of the group and not in the situation are the real danger. Driving away King Jian'an is the desire of the Xijing group, not my family's only wish, if my family does not do this, it will be outlied. ”

Seeing that the children in the hall still looked like they were not clear, Dou Shangjian couldn't help but sigh again: "You sons, who are honored in the court and taught in the room, why can't they be sensitive to the current situation and have no plans in case of trouble?" Compared with the king of Hedong, it is really much inferior! ”

"The king of Hedong was not chaotic when he encountered trouble, and he was good at forbearance, but after he was assassinated, he did not publicize it quietly, but announced it to the public when the Wu family left Beijing. Do you know why? ”

Hearing this question, the children of the Dou family pondered, but no one gave an answer.

Dou Shangjian said with a disappointed face: "Even if you can't know it deeply, can't you see it clearly?" Now the Xijing group of disciples tend to wait in front of the Hedong Palace, and everyone does not dare to wait for leisure, he is relying on this dangerous matter to sell the hope! If people gather, the power is great, and the coercion is weighty, in today's Xijing City, who else dares to underestimate the young king? What fatwa does he have, and who dares to disobey it? You, compared to the king of Hedong, it is really the gap between the bottom of the abyss and the top of the mountain! ”

The children of the Dou family may not have a lot of brains, but they also have self-esteem, and when they heard the elders trampling on them like this, they naturally felt a little resentful in their hearts: No matter how much you say, the King of Hedong can have such a momentum, and it is not because you have made a clever assassination attempt!

Of course, they didn't dare to say such thoughts directly, but only dared to slander them silently. Then someone asked: "Now that the imperial court has sent Ling Shi to investigate the assassination of the king of Hedong, should my family take a little precautions?" ”

Hearing this question, Dou Shangjian's face did not look very good, and he was indeed a little reckless in this matter. At first, I only thought that the king of Hedong was a disadvantaged clan, and he could only make a fool of himself by cunning, even if he killed it, it was not a big deal.

But the development of the matter was not what he expected, a few days ago, the Shendu family sent a message, the empress was furious when he said about this matter in the court, and sent Xue Rengui's subordinate Xue Jichang to investigate the matter, and the reaction was more serious than that of Jian'an Wang Wu Youyi was condemned by the masses, and he was never willing to give up.

Xijing City was invaded by thieves, and the guards stationed by the imperial court were condemned by the masses, such a major event was not as important as the assassination attempt of an old king of the Li family to attract more attention from the empress.

The reason for this, Dou Shangjian also gained a little after thinking about it for a long time. As he himself said, the imperial court did not directly investigate the matter of the rebellion in Xijing, because the scope involved was too wide, and there would be no gain if the investigation was shallow, and the public would be even more frightened if the investigation was deep.

On the contrary, a young king was assassinated, and the target was much smaller, and even if the matter was strictly investigated, it would not cause a big riot and panic.

If it is said that Xijing's crowd is entangled, like a tough cowhide, which is difficult to break with a sledgehammer, then the assassination of Shaowang is an awl to break the game, first pierce a hole, and then take the opportunity to expand and divide and disintegrate Xijing's people.

After learning this, Dou Shangjian was also in a complicated mood, on the one hand, he regretted that he had done too rashly to assassinate the young king, and he had not considered it. On the other hand, he is more sure of his own opinion, the king of Hedong is too demonic, and his person staying in the current situation for a long time is definitely a scourge!

Although he had such a cognition in his heart, Dou Shangjian did not dare to tell anyone. The only thing to be happy about at the moment is that there are few conspirators in the assassination of the king of Hedong, and it is very difficult to trace it down. Moreover, he also has some arrangements for this.

While speaking, another doorman stepped in and said, "Seventh Prince, there is a famous Li Yang outside the garden, please see me." ”

After hearing this, Dou Jiazi sneered: "Gao's son is Gao's son, can changing the name make people not know their roots?" It's ridiculous that he is also a famous family, but he is incognito, betrays his ancestors, and mixes with a group of lowly soldiers! ”

"No, tell him that if you dare to break into the court door and harass the nobles in the future, you will be beaten directly with a stick!"

Dou Shangjian looked impatient, waved his hand and said.

is also a member of Guan Longxun's noble group, and the situation in the world has been unpredictable over the years, and Dou Shangjian has also seen many old things and lost power. If this Gao family came to see him in the name of his own sect, Dou Shangjian would not be so arrogant to turn people away, even if it was just for those old good doors, it was indispensable to invite them into the mansion, and he could help them.

However, as his own children said, this Gao family is willing to fall and is not worthy of pity. He is a leader of the Old Clothes Society, because the Dou family bought a lot of hemp goods from the Old Clothes Society but did not pay, and came to the door several times to ask for it, which was annoying.

Although he said that he should not care about the gains and losses of floating wealth and try his best to meet Wu Youyi's demands, the recent sharp decline in family wealth has also made Dou Shangjian feel distressed, and he no longer plans to pay for the goods.

"Don't just sit and laugh at people, take this Gao son as a warning, and don't do anything that insults your character. Since he is willing to live in the house, it is no wonder that the old man treats him with the courtesy of a courtesy. ”

Speaking of this, Dou Shangjian said again: "Has the news of letting you take a walk spread?" ”

After hearing this, several Dou family members nodded, indicating that they had already done what they were ordered.

The imperial court wanted to investigate the assassination of the young king as a breakthrough point, and tore a hole in Xijing, and Dou Shangjian decided to use the old thing to confuse the public, and put this black pot on the head of the Gao family.

One is that the Gao family has lost power for a long time and is difficult to prosecute, and the other is that if it is pursued in this way, it is indispensable to turn over the old affairs of Li Xian, the former King of Yong, which is also a harm to the Hedong Wang brothers.

In addition, through this Gao family, the eyes of the court will be directed to the common people's former clothing society, and maybe it is possible to detain the robbery of Wuyou's IKEA wealth on the heads of those lowly pawns. In this way, when Wei Yuanzhong arrives, there will be something to do, and their Dou family, including the Xijing family, can also breathe a sigh of relief.

Dou Shangjian is still quite satisfied with his strategy, but because it involves the assassination of the young king, in order to avoid suspicion, he can't make a big deal about it, so he can only let the rumors ferment in the market first, and when the time comes, he can naturally follow up.

"Seven Princes, it's not good, it's not good! The eldest lady of the thirteenth princess died violently......"