After the seven heads of the family left, Bai Shijie's face sank like water.

The same eight major salt merchants all say that they are in the same breath, but how can this be true.

In the face of the attacks of other merchant magnates, they may be able to do this.

But it's really time for life and death......

The old dog of the Zhao family really couldn't sit still!

The Bai Zhao family is one of the eight major salt merchants, and their foundation is much stronger than the other six.

But in the past few decades, the Bai family has always pressed the Zhao family.

In his generation, the same was true.

It's just that when Bai Shijie took over the Bai family, the situation was not good.

The early death of his grandfather and father of the Bai family, which greatly damaged the vitality of the Bai family.

Bai Shijie took over the Bai family when he was only twenty years old, and on the one hand, he wanted to appease the internal turmoil, and on the other hand, he also maintained the status of the Bai family.

Over the years, the effort and cost he has paid are beyond imagination.

In addition to the silver, he colluded with Liu Zhao and even with all the thousands of households in the six provinces in Jiangnan to expand the shipping channels of the Bai family's private salt, and cracked down on other illegal salt dealers, and even the other seven private salt channels, which made great contributions to Bai Shijie's firm foothold.

The rapid growth of the Bai family once again forced the Zhao family, and also made Bai Shijie's reputation not inferior to that of the ancestors.

But I never thought that the root of the curse was also buried!

At this time, the Zhao family and those families didn't want to work together to tide over the difficulties, so they started to wait and see.

How stupid, how poisonous!

Do they think that after the Jia family destroys the Bai family, they will let them go?

"Master, things don't have to be like this......"

Butler Bai Fu whispered comfortingly.

Bai Shijie shook his head slowly and said, "I have a hunch, Jia Qingchen, it must be someone who is not good...... White Blessing! ”

Bai Fu hurriedly responded: "The slave is here." ”

Bai Shijie said in a deep voice: "Call Qi Gang, Ran Hou, and Kong Ying." ”

Bai Fu was stunned when he heard this, Qi Gang, Ran Hou, and Kong Ying were three of the four King Kongs under Bai Shijie.

Except for a "Guan Shiying" who rarely appeared in front of people, and even Bai Fu had never seen it, the four King Kongs gathered for the first time.

After all, they are all characters hidden in the shadows.

Bai Fu hesitated, but didn't dare to say anything more, and turned to leave.

……

"Master Bai!"

The three of them clasped their fists and saluted Bai Shijie.

One person is tall and burly, but his hair is gray, and his name is Qi Gang.

A middle-aged man with a thin body and a feminine face, his name is Ran Hou.

The last person turned out to be a dwarf, but a pair of big copper bell eyes looked quite terrifying, and his name was Kong Ying.

These three people are three of the four King Kongs under the command of the Bai family, aside from the Guan Shiying who has never shown up, it is these three people who support the three pillars of the Bai family's private salt industry.

In the face of them, Bai Shijie also treated them with courtesy.

After returning the salute, Bai Shijie smiled and said: "Sit down, I invite you to come today, but it's just to reminisce about the old ...... Counting it up, since my grandfather's generation, I have become friends of life and death with your Qi family, Ran family and Kong family. It's been like this for decades. Even I grew up with you......"

Qi Gang, Ran Hou, and Kong Ying were too busy to say that they all admitted that they were the three of them pointing to the Bai family for dinner.

Speaking of which, now the Qi family, the Ran family, and the Kong family have all become high-ranking families in Yangzhou Mansion, with maids like clouds, servants like rain, and general Zhulou mansions.

These are all blessings thanks to the Bai family.

After polite words, Bai Shijie suddenly sighed, and said in a sad tone: "I thought that the Bai family could be connected to the life and death of the three families for generations, but I didn't want to, but today I have to terminate the ......."

Seeing this, after Qi Gang, Ran Hou, and Kong Ying glanced at each other, Qi Gang hugged his fists and said, "Master Bai, what happened?" As the saying goes, the king is worried about the humiliation of the minister, and the king is humiliated and the minister dies. Although the Bai family is not a king, we are closer to us than the emperor Lao Tzu, the emperor Lao Tzu only knows to let us collect taxes and pay grain, but the Bai family lives our whole family is rich and rich. But if there is anything, Master Bai, you just have to say hello. ”

Ran Hou and Kong Ying also patted their chests again and again to ensure it.

Bai Shijie shook his head and said: "It's not the emperor, with the relationship between my Bai family and the Son of Heaven, how can I harm my family?" ”

The housekeeper Bai Fu added on the side: "The plaque of the righteous merchants of the country that the Emperor Taishang gave me the Bai family inscription is still hanging on the ancestral shrine." ”

Qi Gang was even more puzzled when he heard this: "Even the emperor Lao Tzu is protecting us, who dares to make trouble?" ”

Bai Shijie just sighed, and Bai Fu couldn't help but say on the side: "It's not the yellow-haired child of the Jia family!" ”

"Is that him?"

Qi Gang, Ran Hou, and Kong Ying looked at each other again, with jealousy in their eyes, but also disdain.

They have heard of Jia Cong's deeds, a person who can fight thousands of miles alone and sweep thousands of households in six provinces, I have to say that he is a strong man, and they will naturally be afraid.

Disdainfully, after all, he is only a half-grown child.

Moreover, others don't know what the thousands of households in the six provinces look like, and they deal with each other all year round, can they not be clear?

So I don't pay attention to his real combat power.

It's just that......

The dwarf Kong Yingqi said: "Isn't he the Son of Heaven's pro-army, and he hung up the Son of Heaven Sword to swagger wantonly?" Emperor Lao Tzu treats the Bai family well, he is a dog, and he dares to provoke the Bai family? ”

Bai Shijie shook his head and said: "This son is young and proud, flying and domineering, and now thousands of households in the six provinces are in his hands, but the Son of Heaven did not give them a tael of silver." I don't know who he heard said, my Bai family is rich and rivals the country, so he moved his mind. ”

Qi Gang said loudly: "Isn't this lawless? Is there any royal law? ”

Although Qi Gang was reasonable, others still thought it was funny.

There is actually this day in this world, so that Qi Jingang has begun to preach the Fa.

Who doesn't know the ordinary people of Yangzhou Mansion are unreasonable in terms of domineering, the old King Kong of the Qi family is second, and no one in Yangzhou Mansion dares to fight for the first.

Ran Hou frowned and said, "Why don't you say hello to the prefect's yamen?" ”

Bai Shijie smiled bitterly and said: "You can't imagine the extent of Jia Jiazi's dominance, not to mention the prefect of Yangzhou, even the prefect of Jinling, he will be arrested when he says he will be arrested, and he will be killed when he says he will be killed." The governor of Jiangnan is a top-notch figure who holds the banner of the king's order, but when he went to Jinling Qianhu to see him, he didn't even pay attention to it, and he didn't let him in. ”

"This ......"

Qi Gang, Ran Hou, and Kong Ying are all tricky, and they can't reason with a stunned young man.

Kong Ying asked, "Master Bai, what does this Jia family child want?" ”

Qi Gang and Ran Hou also looked at it when they heard it, and they all realized that they were afraid that something big was going to happen.

Sure enough, Bai Shijie said with a miserable face: "I heard the news that the Jia family has led more than 1,000 brocade guards and is going to Yangzhou to kill." ”

The three of them changed their faces slightly when they heard this, but they hesitated for a while.

Killing smuggling opponents, killing strongmen, and killing the people, they are not afraid, and they are willing to die for the Bai family.

But it was against the official family......

That's a big crime to raid the family and exterminate the clan!

However, I heard Bai Shijie continue: "Everyone thinks that the Jia family may not come to our salt merchants, but I know that he killed Liu Zhao and got the evidence that Liu Zhao has stayed with us for all these years, and this time it must be because of this." ”

These words made the faces of the three of them change instantly, and their hearts shook wildly!

What the fuck is this......

The Bai family and Liu Zhao colluded, and most of the things they did secretly were done through the three of them!

If you really want the Bai family to fall, the three of them will be finished!

Thinking of this, Qi Gang said loudly: "Master Bai, you can tell me a charter!" We are all grasshoppers on a rope, if the big tree of the Bai family falls, none of the three of us can escape! ”

Ran Hou and Kong Ying also expressed their willingness to advance and retreat together.

Bai Shijie was shocked and said loudly: "Okay! As long as we can work together, we will be able to get through this difficulty. Since the founding of the country, my Bai family has been repeatedly praised by the heavenly family as a righteous businessman. I will never fall into the sin of destroying the door because of a trivial matter.

The children of the Jia family are rampant and want to plot against my Bai family's silver. But as long as we can resist his surprise attack and protect ourselves, I will turn around and let those people who are slaughtered for officials and princes and horses supported by the capital impeach this evil animal who is not a son of man, and he will not die a good death! ”

"That's right! He will not die well! ”

Qi Gang, Ran Hou, and Kong Ying said loudly.

Qi Gang asked again: "Master Bai, then how do we deal with him?" ”

Bai Shijie said: "Jia Jiazi brought 1,500 people to come, there are 200 miles from Jinling to Yangzhou, they will arrive in one day, and they will inevitably be sleepy and tired. But Jia Jiazi has always been arrogant and arrogant, and he will not fix it overnight before doing it. You transferred all the salt to my Bai family's mansion, and waited for them to do it.

We have three or four thousand people in Yanding, and there are also two thousand people in Yangzhou Mansion, which is enough to deal with him! ”

The dwarf Kong Ying asked again: "Master Bai, what if the Jia family doesn't do it?" ”

Bai Shijie smiled proudly and said, "If he doesn't do it today, tomorrow the Jiangnan battalion will be transferred to Yangzhou." He wanted to do it again, but it was impossible! ”

……

Yangzhou Yanzheng Yamen.

In the official room, Zhan Jing, who is in charge of the imperial servant, has been in charge of the salt administration on behalf of Lin Ruhai since he fell ill.

In the Yanzheng Yamen, although he is still an auxiliary official, he already has the spirit of a man.

But at this moment, Zhan Jing's face was full of hesitation and embarrassment.

There were no other officials or servants in the office, only a man dressed in servant clothes but not like a servant at all, he looked at Zhan Jing and said in a low voice: "Lord Zhan had better understand, if our master is finished, can Lord Zhan have a good result?" ”

When Zhan Jing heard this, a flash of anger flashed in his eyes, but in the end, he could only turn into helplessness, he shook his head and said: "Your lord can rest assured, there is the praise of the Holy Ancestor Emperor and the imperial pen Danshu of the Emperor Taishang, although it is not an iron coupon to avoid death, but there is no holy decree, and no one will dare to move, why do you have to do something ......."

But the servant didn't sell face, and said in a deep voice: "Our master only wants to be foolproof in this matter!" Master Zhan, don't forget, you are our master's best friend! Also, how did Lord Nalin get seriously ill......"

"Enough!"

Zhan Jing's complexion changed suddenly, and after drinking the servant's words, his face was faintly miserable, and he said, "Well, since you want to invite our Miss Lin's daughter to Baiyuan as a guest, you can go and invite you." But this official warns you that it is best not to be presumptuous! ”

When the servant heard this, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, my lordship, we are for a distinguished guest...... Please also ask an adult to lead the way. ”

Zhan Jing sighed when he heard this, and said, "Please inside." ”

……

In the back house of Yanzheng Yamen, Daiyu and Zijuan Fang visited Lin Ruhai with Aunt Yue, and when they saw the housekeeper's daughter-in-law Cui Yijia coming in a hurry, their faces were not very good, and they said: "Girl, aunt, Lord Zhan came in with a message earlier, saying that Master Bai of the Bai family sent someone to invite the girl to Baiyuan as a guest on behalf of the master." ”

As he spoke, he looked back with some horror at the six healthy women standing outside the verandah, with big shoulders and round waists......

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