Shanxi Xuanfu, the widest street in the city, although the weather is very cold, there are carriages galloping by from time to time.

Each carriage is spacious, not the luxurious kind, but absolutely comfortable, in other words, the carriages are very realistic.

Strangely, the carriages all went in the same direction and ended up at the same house. The plaque on the door is very large, and the words "Fan Fu" are written on it. On both sides of the plaque, there are big red lanterns hanging high, and the word "fan" is also pasted on them.

At the gate of this house, there were two rows of servants standing all the time, and when they saw a carriage coming, they hurriedly greeted it, and soon entered the house with the people who came out of the cart.

In the lobby of the second courtyard, the door was closed, and there was a row of able-bodied servants standing at the door. After seeing a middle-aged man in a mink coat coming, a leading servant hurriedly shouted: "Master Wang has arrived!" Then he opened the door and let the old man in. When the door closed, I looked down at the lobby, where there were already seven people sitting.

In the lobby, after the old man Wang entered, the seven people inside all stood up, greeted them briefly, and immediately found their respective seats, not dragging their feet at all.

On the main seat, he is a middle-aged man with a rich face, but he has a shrewd and capable temperament. However, at this time, his face was a little serious, and after seeing everyone sitting down, he immediately said: "It's about to be the New Year, but I hurriedly invited you here, I had no choice but to do it, Jingshi's side, something happened!" ”

As soon as he heard this, the person on his left, the old man just now, frowned, and immediately turned his head to look at him and asked, "Brother Fan, is it the removal of Lord Han?" I've known this before. ”

The other six listened and nodded. If that's it, they'll all know about it.

Brother Fan, that is, the person on the main throne, surnamed Fan, whose name is Yongdou, shook his head, and said with a serious face: "Lord Han resigned by himself, and he wanted to retreat, so let's not talk about this matter for the time being." I have invited you here, and it is a letter from Lord Han. ”

Speaking of this, he took out a letter from his sleeve, stood up and handed it to Master Wang, that is, Wang Dengku, and then did not return to his seat, but stood there and said to several other people: "Lord Cao is dead, the head is hanging at the noon gate, and there is ......"

Before he finished his words, the people present were suddenly shocked. Lord Cao is the imperial history of the left capital, how can you say that it is gone?

For them, above the court, Cao Yubian is more important to them than Han Yi. After all, Han Yi was only helped up to become the first assistant for a short time, and the loss was the result of Cao Yubian's activities.

If it's just Han Yi's resignation at home, they don't care, after all, in the Ming officialdom, there are not too many such things. But Cao Yubian was killed, and he would never have a chance!

"Brother Fan, how could the situation in the court change so drastically?" A thin man couldn't sit still, so he simply stood up and asked.

The eight of them, because the Fan family has a wider relationship over there, and even recognized a clansman, they have always been headed by the Fan family. Therefore, most of the affairs on the court's side were brought forward by the Fan family on behalf of the eight families. Now that such a big thing has happened, of course they have to ask Fan Yongdou for clarification.

Hearing his question, Fan Yongdou frowned and said, "Lord Han said in the letter that the emperor's temperament has changed greatly because of Dajin's entry into the customs, which is difficult to understand, and he has been overlooked for a while, so that this is the case. ”

When the other seven people present heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other. I didn't expect Dajin to enter the customs and bring such a bad thing.

Originally, they welcomed Dajin into the customs. After a war, Daikin will be able to grab more money. With deep pockets, they can make more money when they do business. And after Daikin tastes the sweetness, there will be more demand for military supplies, which can also make their business bigger. It is precisely for this reason that they all followed Fan Yongdou's advice and contributed a lot to the entry of Dajin into the customs this time.

Unexpectedly, it was really a blessing and a curse, and the emperor's temperament changed greatly, resulting in a great loss of their strength in the court. This is usually piled up with money slowly, and this time it is really a heavy loss!

At this time, Wang Dengyun had already finished reading Han Yi's letter, and after handing it to the nearest Wang Dayu, he said with a wry smile: "Also, Lord Cao's house was raided, and the Yongchang ticket number was also sealed. ”

Hearing this, Zhai Tang next to him shook his head and said, "The money for the ticket number is a trivial matter, and the eight of us can just make it together." But the affairs of the court are not something that can be done immediately with money! If there is no one who can speak in the court, it will be difficult for us to do business in the future. ”

When the youngest Huang Yunfa heard this, he immediately had a bitter look on his face, and glanced at the other seven people: "Is this deal a loss?" ”

"It's not a loss!" Fan Yongdou immediately denied it: "Daikin entered the customs this time, and you should know what you have gained." Now, I think it is according to what Lord Han said, each family will pool a sum of money first, and immediately bring it to the Beijing Division, and Lord Han will carry out their activities. ”

Speaking of this, he glanced at the reactions of the other seven people and said: "After this battle, it is not only us who are unlucky, but also the second assistant Li Biao, as well as those imperial historians and so on, are the same. The Jingshi will soon be rewarded for meritorious deeds, and a group of officials will definitely be punished. As long as we can take advantage of this opportunity to move well, we should be able to turn some situations around. ”

Hearing this, the other seven were silent, obviously thinking about gains and losses in their hearts.

Suddenly, Guest Liang, who had not spoken, opened his mouth and reminded: "Will there be a problem with the things we sent to cooperate with Daikin?" The news I got from Jingshi seems that Jingshi hates Dajin very much, and there are those who take refuge in Dajin and help Dajin. ”

"Yes, I've also gotten the news here, and now Jingshi is talking about it everywhere." Jin Liangyu nodded and agreed.

Fan Yongdou listened, waved his hand and said: "It's normal for them to hate, this time Dajin entered the customs, and most of them have losses!" In addition, the people we sent out are all henchmen, and they have already been out of the customs with Dajin, who can bite us? Even if there are a few people who want to be framed, we are not all in the court. ”

Hearing this, the rest of the people nodded, among which Jin Liangyu clapped his hands and said hatefully: "The emperor is really, why did you cut Inspector Yuan so quickly?" Otherwise, if we spread some random news, he will be the best target! ”

Without waiting for others to respond, Fan Yongdou also clapped his hands and said: "Forget it, let's not talk about the past, let's sum up what Lord Han said, and Ma Dashuai's side, we also have to transport some money and food, at least after Ma Dashuai goes to Beijing, he can look stronger and stronger, and compare the other Qinwang army!" ”