Since the Cao Gang had been prepared for this for a long time and had their strategies to deal with it, after expressing their opinions, Yang Zhen naturally couldn't help Luo Chengzhang in prison. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info However, since he promised Luo Yueying that he would do his best to rescue Luo Chengzhang, he still had to wait for the result in Hangzhou until the latter came out safely.

In the next two days, Yang Zhen, who had nothing to do, had no choice but to be patient and wait for the news of Qinglongtang and the Cao Gang in the inn that had been booked before. Finally, Qinglongtang was more familiar with the salt industry, and there was a definite news on the third day.

It was Duan Ao himself who brought the news to Yang Zhen. Seeing that he was sweating profusely because he came in a hurry, Yang Zhen still felt quite uncomfortable, and hurriedly poured a large bowl of herbal tea for him, and after the other party poured it in one go, he said: "How is it, but have you found out the exact origin of those so-called private salts?" ”

Duan Ao exhaled a breath of hot air, and wiped the water stains from his mouth with his hand before he spoke: "Brother Yang, you really have a set, and you have actually seen through this kind of thing." Yes, the origin of the so-called illicit salt that made the government arrest Luo Chengzhang and imprisoned is indeed very correct, it is all official salt, and it is the goods of the Lu family's salt store. ”

"Is that true?" Although he felt that it was rude to doubt the other party like this, after all, the stakes were so high, Yang Zhen had to ask more.

In this regard, Duan Ao didn't think it was wrong, and after nodding solemnly, he smiled again: "Don't worry, this can't be wrong." I've found the same result on two fronts. ”

"Oh, but what are those two aspects?" Yang Zhen suddenly became interested.

For this kind of thing to show his own merits, even if Yang Zhen didn't ask, Duan Ao would say it himself: "On the one hand, I asked my brothers to deliberately pay attention to the recent business transactions of the Lu family's salt store, and found that their sales volume has obviously decreased. Sometimes, even if a business comes to the door, they will give all kinds of excuses to push off some big deals. Although the salt industry has always made a lot of money, there are few people who don't take business seriously. We in Qinglongtang have also tried to do business with them, and the results are also average.

"On the other hand, when I found out about it, I thought they might not have enough stock. So he secretly asked people to stare at the several big shopkeepers of the Lu family's salt shop, guess what I found? Speaking of which, he also sold Guanzi.

Yang Zhen cooperated and hurriedly asked, "What did you find?" He looked very eager to know the answer.

"The big treasurers actually went to discuss with some smugglers in the city to buy a batch of salt from them. Hey, it's a wonder that a seller of official salt actually wants to buy salt from a smuggler. Duan Ao said with admiration, looking very surprised.

Yang Zhen's eyes lit up, knowing that things should be right. Not to mention that the price of these big salt merchants taking salt from the government and then going to the salt works to get salt is much lower than taking salt from smugglers. Once it is discovered that they dare to do such a thing, the government will inevitably ask for the guilt, depriving them of the right to sell salt, and at worst they will take the big risk of raiding their homes and filling the army.

Obviously, the Lu family now has no salt to sell in their hands because they took out the 10,000 catties of salt to frame Luo Chengzhang. As officially recognized salt merchants, they had to sell salt to the people, which forced them to take risks and buy salt from smugglers to save the emergency.

"It seems that the Lu family will not be wrong, this time I really want to thank Brother Duan for helping!" Yang Zhen hurriedly smiled and thanked Duan Ao again and again.

Duan Ao hurriedly returned the salute, and said with a smile: "They are all their own brothers, since they promised to help you, naturally they can't break their promises." However, if you want to catch them, it is better to hurry up, and now some illegal salt dealers in Zhejiang have known the news that the Lu family wants to buy illegal salt, and many people are ready to transport the salt. If it is a little later, they will plug the hole, and it will not be easy to think about it again. ”

Indeed, this is true. As soon as the smugglers know that someone is paying a lot of money for salt, they will inevitably swarm like sharks that smell blood. After all, selling illicit salt is a head-to-head business, but the amount sold is not large. If they can deal with all the private salt they have hoarded in their hands at once, they will naturally be happy, even if they are some distance away from Hangzhou, they will inevitably find ways to transport the salt.

"This little brother is naturally saved, he definitely doesn't have time to make up for the loophole of this 10,000 catties of salt!" Yang Zhen said confidently: "Once the matter is done, the junior brother will not be greedy for merit, and he will truthfully tell the Luo gang leader about the hard work of Brother Duan and the Qinglong cousins." ”

"Then I'll wait for your good news, brother." Duan Ao did so much and said so much for this sentence, and suddenly the smile on his face became a little bigger. Once Qinglongtang can really have this personal debt with the Cao Gang, they will have their backs against the big trees to enjoy the shade in the future, and the waist pole in Hangzhou and even the entire Zhejiang Road will be much harder.

"Lu Jia......" After listening to Yang Zhen's narration, Peng Shun frowned and thought for a while before nodding at the same time as Zhou Zhenying: "Sure enough, it's them." ”

"Oh, what do you mean by that?" Yang Zhen said curiously.

"We've found some clues from the Caoyun Yamen. The reason why they would suddenly inspect our ship that day was at the instigation of one of the officials, Li Sanqing. And this one named Li Sanqing is the son-in-law of the Lu family! Peng Shun snorted and said: "Everything is straightened out now, all of this is the Lu family's obstruction, they can really afford the capital, 10,000 catties of salt are thrown out like this." ”

Zhou Zhenying sighed: "It turns out that the truth is in front of us, but it's a pity that we still think of how to lure the snake out of the hole." ”

"Huh? Why, knowing the Lu family, have the two of you guessed who in the gang is plotting against the Luo gang leader? ”

After the two looked at each other, Zhou Zhenying said: "The reason why the Lu family can have today's situation is because of the help of my Cao Gang." And that Lu Dayuan has a lot to do with Ye Tianlong, the worshipper in our gang. "Lu Dayuan is the head of the Lu family.

"Ye Tianlong?" When Yang Zhen heard this name, he couldn't help but think of Ye Tianzu, the governor of Zhejiang, if the two really had anything to do with each other, this matter would not be easy to handle.

Peng Shun saw his concerns and hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Ye Tianlong and Lord Governor are just similar in name, and they have nothing to do with each other." Moreover, he was nearly seventy years old, and it was impossible for him to be a contemporaneous of the governor. ”

"That's good." Yang Zhen said with a smile.

But the two of them couldn't laugh at all at the moment: "It's not good." If it is really related to Ye Tianlong, then this time the matter will be troublesome. ”

"Why, is he so difficult to worship in a gang?" Yang Zhen couldn't help but wonder. Although he doesn't know much about the structure of the Cao Gang, he also has some common sense, the so-called worship is similar to the honorary president and honorary director of later generations, which is basically a matter of name, and he has no real power at all. Why did these two people become so nervous when they heard about this person?

But then, Yang Zhen thought of another layer, since this worship dared to be mixed into such a big thing, it was bound to be completely powerless and powerless as he thought, otherwise he would not have the courage and ability.

"Although Ye Tianlong is good at martial arts, he is not too much of a threat. But the person he represents is not simple. I don't know if it was his own will, or if it was really instructed by the man. Zhou Zhenying stood up a little uneasily as he said and walked around the hall.

Yang Zhen still didn't understand what he was saying, and couldn't help but say: "After talking about it for a long time, don't sell the two of you." What kind of person does Ye Tianlong represent, which makes you so uneasy? ”

"What he represents is the leader of my Cao Gang, Yan Huan!" The last two words almost collapsed from Zhou Zhenying's mouth.

And after hearing this answer, Yang Zhen's face also changed sharply: "What? He was even a little suspicious of his ears: "Are you saying that your gang leader set up this conspiracy to target the Luo gang leader?" ”

"I'm afraid that's the truth." Peng Shun said with a gloomy face: "Actually, I should have thought of it a long time ago." Two days ago, the helper said that someone had been in prison at night and wanted to ask him for a return order, and then I should have thought that this person was the Yan gang leader! Because no one in the Cao Gang will be interested in this token except for him. But I deliberately avoided this fact in my heart...... "He still calls Luo Chengzhang the helper according to his usual habit, and Yan Huan is called the Yan gangmaster."

This is the second time Yang Zhen has heard someone mention the backwater order, and it seems that this is indeed an extremely important token of the Cao Gang. But at the moment, his focus is not on the backwater order, but on another matter: "What the hell is going on?" Why did the leader of your gang Yan attack the leader of the Luo gang? Did the two of them have any grudges? ”

Peng Shun also wanted to cover up the problems in the gang, but Zhou Zhenying couldn't help but tell the truth: "It's not that the power in the gang is allocated to make trouble." When the old gang leader died, he felt that the Yan gang leader was young and not qualified enough, and he would not be able to suppress the brothers below, so he handed over many of the power of the gang to the Luo gang leader.

"And my Cao Gang has indeed been thriving under the leadership of the Luo Gang Leader in the past few years, but many people have begun to take the young Yan Gang Leader seriously. In fact, the leader of the Luo gang has made it clear that after a few days, he will naturally hand over all the power. Unexpectedly, the Yan Gang Master was so uncontrollable, so he was going to take a shot to rob it. ”

Yang Zhen smiled bitterly, if he stood on a neutral position, he didn't think Yan Huan was wrong to do this. No matter who it is, when facing such a deputy who is a high-ranking master, he will also feel uneasy, not to mention that the power is still in the hands of Luo Chengzhang.

However, since he is now on the same side as Luo Chengzhang, his attitude towards this matter is naturally different. After being silent for a while, Yang Zhen asked a question that was difficult for the other two to answer for a while: "In this case, how do the two of you decide to deal with the enemy in front of you?" When he said the word enemy, he also deliberately accentuated his tone.