The dungeon was dark and damp, and even in the hot weather of July, the hot sun could not penetrate it, except for the few dim oil lamps in the aisles, which could be used for lighting.

The dungeon of Qiantang County, like most state and county prisons in the world, occupies very little space and is very simple in composition. With the exception of two torture cells dedicated to the individual interrogation of prisoners, and a very small room that resembles the size of a later security booth, the rest are all prison cells, i.e., cells that are next to each other and neatly arranged in rows, and there are also small cells with single cells and large collective cells.

On three sides of the prison number is a thick earth rammed mud wall, and on the aisle, there is an iron fence as thick as a chicken egg------ in the Ming Dynasty, where the iron-making technology has long been very mature, the wooden fence cell has long since withdrawn from the stage of history, even this small county government prison is made of pig iron.

At the end of the corridor, in the shadows that could not be illuminated by the dim butter lamp, there was a person squatting in front of the fence of a single prison, who was the old housekeeper of the Zhao family who had come to deliver food and clothing to his young master.

Zhao Peng's life has not been easy recently, to be precise, it should be very bad, quite bad.

The rich family is rich and small, and he was reduced to a prisoner in vain, and the gap in his heart is still very large. Although he had also had the experience of being imprisoned by Li Qian before, at least he still lived in the county Yayin Hotel, which was at best a house arrest, and this time, it was obviously not as good as before.

Xiucai's fame was taken away, the desire to pay tribute to the prince of the country was disappointed, the best shortcut to enter the official career was cut off, and the great future was ruined------.

And all of this is all thanks to Li Qian, can Zhao Pengyan not hate?

However, he can still clearly realize that his current situation has become more and more dangerous.

Obviously, the confrontation between the two sides has just begun, but the Zhao family has lost the opportunity from the beginning and failed to effectively guard against Li Qian's various means, which caught people off guard, and they are already at the bottom of this battle.

And Zhao Peng himself has become the target set up by Li Qian to attack and defeat the Zhao family, the real target of the public! was forced to bear all the verbal and written criticism from the outside world, and Shilin's group condemned it!

I have to admit that the taste of being beaten passively is very uncomfortable, and Li Qian doesn't know who he borrowed to change the decision that Guozijian had made a long time ago!

Speaking of which, this case is actually not very big, at least for the Zhao family it is not a matter at all, the problem is that Li Qian's side is biting tightly, which makes it difficult for Zhao Peng to get out easily. But even so, Zhao Peng still had a clear grasp of the situation outside, and naturally benefited from the news that the old housekeeper in front of him brought in for him.

He knew that since he was imprisoned, there were not a few people who took the opportunity to fall into the well, but it was not too surprising, after all, many people there had been more or less with him in the past.

For example, the merchants who were once excluded and suppressed by the Zhao family who were engaged in pancreatic business jumped out first, and several owners jointly filed a lawsuit, accusing the Zhao family of involving illegal operations, bribing the government, colluding with officials and businessmen, and using the power in their hands to suppress competitors. Some people accused the Zhao family of committing the crime of trespassing, dressing not in accordance with the etiquette system, eating with silver tableware, violating the rules of the mansion system, and seriously exceeding the rules of the carriage and horses------

In general, in a word, taking advantage of your illness to kill you, you have to pay it back when you come out to mix!

However, Zhao Peng didn't take them seriously, to put it bluntly, these clowns who jumped off the beam were nothing more than running out to shout and shouting in the chaos, and they didn't have much real evidence in their hands. Not to mention, just the article of "bribing the government and colluding with officials and businessmen", it is not easy to sit down, and how can it form an effective blow to the Zhao family?

Of course, it is not that these methods of theirs are useless, at least the reputation of the Zhao family is completely stinky, and there is a credit to them here.

Listening to the report of the old housekeeper on the side, Zhao Peng's mouth did not stop for a moment, squatting there without caring about the image, holding a bowl and constantly shaving hot food into his mouth, with a wolf-swallowing posture------ no way, he had not eaten such a fragrant meal for too long, even if it was not a delicacy, it was much better than the pickled radish in this cell.

The old butler stopped as he spoke, looked at his dirty face, and persuaded with a distressed face: "Young master, you eat slowly, don't choke------"

"Leave me alone, and then ------" Zhao Peng responded vaguely, brushed the messy sideburns in front of his forehead with his hand, glanced at the aisle in the distance, and then leaned his head closer to the fence, and asked in a low voice: "Is there any movement over there surnamed Pan?" ”

"Yes, yes, but not good news------"

"Say!"

"I don't know what's going on in the official mansion, and suddenly it was said that there are cultists in the mansion who intend to cause chaos, and they are vigorously cleaning up the ------ of Young Master Pan's side, I'm afraid I don't dare to act rashly."

"These two old foxes!" Zhao Peng gritted his teeth and scolded: "Repeatedly bad for me, damn it!" ”

"Young Master, be cautious!" Seeing that he was open-mouthed, the old housekeeper hurriedly persuaded in a low voice: "No matter what you say, they are all a talisman for us, and they can't be easily offended." ”

"Humph! What are you panicking about? Zhao Peng took another sip and said with disdain: "What they did, I can't say it?" ”

After all, I realized that this was not my own study, although the jailer was temporarily opened, but I still had to be cautious when talking, so I didn't say more, and then ordered: "Go to the Yixiao Building on my behalf to pass a word, just say that this son can't wait for a moment, let them hurry up, otherwise------ don't blame me for turning my face ruthlessly and poking out their old bottom!" ”

"Young Master, this doesn't seem appropriate, does it?" The old butler hesitated a little, and then persuaded: "Come on, the master should have already returned, why don't you endure for a few more days?" ”

"What's wrong?"

Zhao Peng snorted coldly and said angrily: "This broken cell is not a place for people to stay, Lao Tzu has long had enough, and he doesn't want to endure it for a moment!" As he spoke, he inhaled a breath of foul air from the dungeon, which made him even more irritable.

"Wait for my dad? It doesn't take ten days and a half to get him back? I don't have a reputation to protect myself now, so I can only let others take care of it, and when he comes back, I'm afraid that I will already be punished, and all the recruits that should not be recruited are finished! ”

"This ------"

The old butler hesitated for a moment, and finally could only nod lightly and said, "Okay, I'll go and pass on the message to them." After the words fell, he glanced at his young master uneasily, and comforted him: "Young master, the public in this place is not merciful, and he will only let him visit once every three days, and you can be patient inside, and I will find a way to save you outside." ”

Of course, Zhao Peng didn't expect him to get out of the way, but he also understood that he was loyal, so he just waved his hand casually and said, "It's done, do what I explained, you go back." ”

After the words fell, he picked up the bowl and devoured it, and as he ate it, tears fell unconsciously.

"Li ------ Qian!"

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Li Qian took the initiative to invite someone to visit the Qinglou together, but he was rejected unexpectedly, which made him feel bad.

But when he learned the specific reason, he was very happy.

It turned out that under the care of Yang Qing, his soap business had already prepared a specific plan to enter the surrounding prefectures and counties and export to Jinling.

The first batch of goods shipped to the capital is scheduled to depart on the seventh day of the first month of this month and arrive in Jinling City in the second half of the month.

At the feet of the Son of Heaven, the imperial capital, all forces are intertwined, and it is very complicated. If you want to do business in that kind of place, the old relationship of the Shen family is naturally indispensable, so this time Shen Tianyou will also go with Yang Qing to deal with all parties.

Of course, this also means that Li Qian will be able to make more money, so much that he may not be able to squander it in his life, and no one will object.

So, he walked up to Yang Qing with a solemn face, patted the other party on the shoulder and said, "Do a good job, the future business tycoon will be you!" ”

"Tycoon?" Yang Qing looked at a question mark and a blank face.

"Well, that's what the big guy means." Li Qian explained seriously.

"What's the big guy?"

"Well, they generally like to wear women's clothes."

“------”

"I also like to be coquettish and cute."

“------”

"The eyes are the same as you are now, innocent, and blank."

“------”

What if you want to smoke him? It's okay to talk nonsense in a serious way, and you like to insult people! Even if he insulted someone, he took it for granted, as if he was just stating a fact------

What's wrong with this world? Should honest people be bullied?

At this moment, Yang Qing regretted it very much in his heart, why didn't he pull Shen Tianyou over and then be insulted together? That way, you don't have to worry that you may not be able to beat him alone------

However, when he thought of Li Qian's status as a jinshi, he had to force himself to calm down. It is a felony to beat a scholar with a meritorious name, not to mention that the person in front of him is still a eunuch of Zhishi.

Take a few deep breaths, and at the same time keep reminding yourself that they are good friends, confidants who can play together in the mountains and rivers, this idea of wanting to kill a confidant and friend is wrong, it will be condemned by conscience, and it will be spurned------

Seeing his flushed face, Li Qian couldn't help frowning and said, "What? Are you feeling unwell? Shortness of breath and breathlessness------ can't you have a history of asthma, right? Or is it a family inheritance? ”

“------”

"Do I need to make a will? This matter is more troublesome, you don't have a son yet------ there is a way that 'there are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is great', but the question of filial piety or not filial piety, let's not dwell on it first. Do you want to think about it, and the heir writes my name there? Fertilizer water does not flow into the fields of outsiders! ”

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Yang Qingqing understands that this product wants to anger himself so that he can inherit his huge family business!

It's insidious!