Zhejiang, Ningbo City, Chenfu. Heaven "'Lai'." 2

Chen Mingzhi frowned and sat in the study sipping tea, his face was a little gloomy, his complexion looked very bad, and he looked preoccupied.

I don't know why, Chen Mingzhi's right eyelid has been jumping violently for no reason recently, as the saying goes, the left eye jumps wealth, the right eye jumps disaster, this right eyelid jumps is not a good thing.

"Master, the second lady is back, now go and say hello to the old lady." Just when Chen Mingzhi was deep in thought, the housekeeper walked in quickly and reported to Chen Mingzhi with a smile.

"Xin'er is back?"

Chen Mingzhi was slightly stunned when he heard this, he didn't know that Youlan was coming back, and now it seems that Youlan shouldn't come back, is something wrong?

But if something happens, Youlan should come to him as soon as possible, and he shouldn't say hello to the old lady, that is, Youlan's grandmother.

"Let the second lady say hello to the old lady and I'll come here later." Chen Mingzhi couldn't guess Youlan's intention for a while, so he groaned and instructed the housekeeper.

Not long after, Youlan followed the housekeeper into the study, and the housekeeper knew that Youlan must have something to tell Chen Mingzhi about this time, so after bringing Youlan, he retreated knowingly, and deliberately closed the door when leaving.

"Xin'er, why are you here?" After the housekeeper left, Chen Mingzhi, who was originally pretending to be calm and sitting there, couldn't help but get up, looked at Youlan with a concerned expression and asked, "Is there something important?" ”

"Dad, is the assassination of Scholar Li related to you?" Youlan's eyes stared at Chen Mingzhi tightly, and asked with a serious expression.

"Scholar Lee was assassinated?"

Chen Mingzhi was stunned when he heard this, and his face showed a look of shock, because Youlan rushed over non-stop after learning the news, so the news of Li Hongyu's assassination had not yet reached Ningbo.

"Dad, you tell the truth, do you have anything to do with this?" Seeing this, Youlan suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and from Chen Mingzhi's shocked reaction, she didn't feel that Chen Mingzhi was involved in this matter, so she lowered her voice and asked in a coquettish voice.

"Xin'er, my father is now an imperial merchant in the imperial court, thanks to the support of Scholar Li, so how can he poison him?"

After the initial stunned, Chen Mingzhi came back to his senses and hurriedly asked Xiang Youlan, "How is Scholar Li now?" ”

"Dad, do you want Scholar Li to be safe or in danger?" Youlan didn't answer Chen Mingzhi, but asked after a deep groan.

"Dad naturally hopes that Scholar Li is safe and sound."

Chen Mingzhi saw Youlan's solemn look, knowing that she wanted to know what she really thought in her heart, so he smiled bitterly and said, "Instead of secretly engaging in smuggling business, it is better to do overseas business in an honest manner, and with the imperial court as the backing, Dad's business will definitely get bigger and bigger." ”

"Actually, after my father became an imperial merchant, he couldn't say anything about the business at sea, and they regarded me as an outsider."

Saying that, Chen Mingzhi couldn't help but smile bitterly, "It is precisely because of this that my father wants you to get close to Scholar Li and explore the bottom of Scholar Li, with Scholar Li as our backer, then we don't have to worry about anything." ”

Although Chen Mingzhi is a well-known big smuggler, he accidentally became one of the 20 maritime imperial merchants in the Ming Dynasty, so he was suspicious and excluded by the smuggling group, which made him feel very depressed and helpless.

Moreover, Chen Mingzhi also wanted to take this opportunity to wash his hands from the smuggling circle, after all, smugglers have disgraceful opinions and have a high risk, if they can turn into an upright maritime trade merchant, it will be a matter of glory to the ancestors.

"Dad, do you know anything about it?"

Youlan saw Chen Mingzhi's gloomy expression and knew that he was telling the truth, so she asked in a coquettish voice, Li Hongyu attached great importance to the assassination, so if Chen Mingzhi could provide any clues, he would not only get rid of the involvement, but also make a contribution.

"Dad is already an imperial businessman, how can they tell Dad about such a thing?" Chen Mingzhi frowned slightly when he heard this, and then said to Youlan with a wry smile.

"Dad, what would you do if someone wanted to murder your son-in-law?" Seeing Chen Mingzhi frowning, Youlan immediately realized what Chen Mingzhi should know, so she asked after a deep sigh.

"If someone dares to touch my uncle, my father will definitely not spare him!"

Chen Mingzhi sneered when he heard this, and said categorically, among all his children, his favorite is Youlan who was sent to Jicoop Port since childhood, in addition to Youlan's smart and clever appearance, he also has guilt for Youlan and Chen Renbo, so he naturally will not let others bully her and her husband.

"Then in that case, you can tell me what you know, and I will go back and tell Xianggong."

When Youlan heard this, she looked at Chen Mingzhi and said, "Now that Daming's overseas trade is about to start, Xianggong really can't be distracted anymore." ”

"Xianggong?"

Chen Mingzhi was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Youlan with some astonishment, in his impression, it seemed that he hadn't found his mother-in-law for Youlan, so where did Youlan come from?

"What, Li Gongzi is also interested in doing business?"

Subsequently, Chen Mingzhi came back to his senses and asked with some surprise, he had already learned about the matter between Youlan and Li Hongyu from Chen Renyang, and the "Xianggong" in Youlan's mouth naturally referred to Li Sheng, who was obsessed with music and calligraphy and painting.

"Dad, I even knew about the assassination of Scholar Li before you, haven't you figured it out yet?" Youlan knew that Chen Mingzhi had misunderstood what she meant, so she opened her mouth to remind.

Li Hongyu is an auxiliary minister of the Ming Dynasty, and the news of his assassination should be blocked as soon as possible, and he will never tell people like Youlan, but Youlan can learn the news, and there are definitely some hidden secrets in it.

"Li Gongzi is a scholar!" After Youlan's prompting, Chen Mingzhi reacted, and couldn't help but say to Youlan, otherwise how could Youlan know such a secret thing?

"Dad, don't you think that the time when Li Gongzi appeared was too close to the time when overseas trade began?" Youlan knew that it was difficult for Chen Mingzhi to connect Li Hongyu and Li Sheng, so she continued to explain.

"In this way, Li Gongzi is really Li Gongzi's person."

Chen Mingzhi's misunderstanding was not cleared but deepened, and after hearing this, he couldn't help but say thoughtfully, "Li Hongzi and the university scholar are both from Huguang, and they are both talented. ”

"Dad, don't you think Li Gongzi has the best talent?" Youlan saw that Chen Mingzhi hadn't realized the meaning of her words, so she asked in a deep voice.

"Li Gongzi's talent is indeed rare, and if he takes the imperial examination, he may be on par with a university scholar." Chen Mingzhi nodded immediately when he heard this, but it's a pity that Li Gongzi has no intention of career, otherwise it's really hard to say who will kill the deer.

"Dad, Li Gongzi and the scholar are both once-in-a-century talents, the two are not only fellow villagers but also of the same age, don't you think this is too much of a coincidence?"

Youlan smiled slightly, and looked at Chen Mingzhi meaningfully, "Dad, do you know Li Gongzi's family background?" ”

"You...... What do you mean......"

Chen Mingzhi didn't understand Youlan's meaning for a while, but he had a lot of experience and had experienced a lot of winds and waves, so he quickly reacted and looked at Youlan in disbelief.

"That's right, Dad, Li Gongzi is a scholar, the youngest auxiliary minister of our Ming Dynasty!" Youlan knew that Chen Mingzhi had finally guessed it, so she nodded vigorously and said solemnly.

"This ...... How is this possible? Li Gongzi and the scholar are obviously two people, and when Li Gongzi was in Jilong Port, the scholar was patrolling Jiangnan, and he also investigated a lot of cases......"

After getting Youlan's affirmative reply, Chen Mingzhi came back to his senses, his face was full of shock, it was really hard to believe this amazing fact, in his opinion, Li Hongyu and Li Daxue were completely two people with their own life trajectories.

"Could it be that the scholar used a stand-in, and the plank road was darkly Chen Cang?"

Then, Chen Mingzhi thought of something, and looked at Youlan in amazement, so that everything could be explained, but how could this be? Could it be that Li Hongyu is in danger regardless of his safety!

"If it weren't for the fact that the scholar used a stand-in, then the person whose life and death are unknown now would be the scholar."

Hearing this, Youlan's eyes suddenly showed a worried look, Li Hongyu inadvertently escaped, if Li Hongyu really went to inspect, then the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Scholar, no, what happened to the stand-in injury?"

Although Chen Mingzhi felt incredulous, he didn't think that Youlan would joke about such an important matter, so he couldn't help but ask with concern, the severity of the injury would affect Li Hongyu's attitude towards dealing with those plotters.

"It's just that I know that I was seriously injured, but I don't know the exact circumstances." Youlan shook her head and said in astonishment, "I didn't expect them to be so bold that even an important court official like a scholar would dare to assassinate!" ”

"What do you think about this?"

Chen Mingzhi couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this, who would have thought that the dignified auxiliary ministers of the court would have a stand-in, and as a result, the dream of assassinating the main envoy came to naught, and now the initiative of the matter is in the hands of Li Hongyu.

"Dad, when did our Ming Dynasty have an important minister of the court assassinated?"

Youlan sighed, looked at Chen Mingzhi and said, "They are not just assassinating scholars, but they are going to be enemies of the imperial court, and they are like rebellion, and scholars will naturally be severely punished." ”

"Dad, the scholar said, we are a family, and you didn't know his identity before, so even if you are involved, he will not pursue it."

Saying that, Youlan persuaded bitterly, "Dad, the scholar will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly, if you know anything, tell your daughter, help your son-in-law!" ”

"Alas!" Chen Mingzhi's face changed when he heard this, then he let out a long sigh, and said to Youlan with a wry smile, "It's come to this point, and my father will tell you everything he knows." ”

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