Angeup, Hanwang Palace.

Han Xin, the king of Han, gently lifted the chin of his favorite concubine Feng Miaonu and said, "Ai Concubine, the widow has discussed something with you." ”

Feng Miaonu glanced at Han Xin, the king of Han, and said coquettishly: "King, what do you have to tell the slave family." ”

"Ahem, if it's a matter of the side, the widow will also give it, but I really have to discuss this matter with you." Han Xin, the king of Han, coughed dryly twice, and then said, "That's the case, recently there was a northern sable horse dealer in Anyi, this guy can get thousands of good horses for the widow, but he made it clear that he only accepts gold." ”

"What, gold?" Feng Miaonu's face immediately changed, and she said angrily, "Your Majesty, is it possible that you want to take back all the gold, silver and jewelry that you gave to the slave family before?" ”

No wonder Feng Miaonu thinks so, because almost all the gold in China has been looted away by the Chu State before, there are very few gold mines in South Korea, and the output is extremely low, and it is only in these years that the Chu State suddenly began to release gold to the outside world, and South Korea has some gold, but it is only enough for the King of Han to reward the harem concubines and cronies.

Today, in addition to the fact that the Chu State can rely on its strong industrial and commercial foundation, it can turn its hands into clouds and rain its hands, and tighten or relax gold at will, and other countries can also obtain some gold from the Han State by virtue of its trade with Hexi and the Western Regions, which is also the main reason why the Chu State decided to attack the merchants in Guanzhong this time.

Therefore, as soon as Han Xin, the king of Han, talked about gold, Feng Miaonu instinctively thought that he wanted to take back the gold he had given before.

Han Wang Han Xin shook his hands and said busily: "No, no, no, where does the concubine want to go, those gold, silver and jewelry are given by widows." How can it be possible to ask you to come back again, yes, didn't your clan brother knock Bai Mo a bamboo pole in Guanzhong this time, and the widow is not greedy, just let him take out 10,000 taels from it. ”

Seeing that Feng Miaonu was silent, Han Xin, the king of Han, said again: "Of course, the widow will definitely not make it difficult for the concubine. Didn't your brother say that he had stolen the craft of brewing liquor from the Chu State and planned to open a shop near Shaoshui to brew liquor? To make wine, you must need a lot of grain. The widow can take out 500,000 stone of grain and exchange it for this 10,000 taels of gold with him, how about it? ”

Feng Miaonu turned her anger into joy at this time, and said coquettishly: "King." Look at what you said, my family's business is not your business, if you need gold, don't you just give an edict to the slave brother, what do you say to take out 500,000 stone grain to exchange with him, see more. ”

"It's a must, hehe." Han Xin, the king of Han, laughed in a low voice, a pair of Lushan claws had already touched Feng Miaonu's drumming breasts, Feng Miaonu ate and laughed, and tossed lightly with her eyes. On the one hand, he stretched out a soft caraver, and gently slapped Han Xin, the king of Han, through the brocade robe, and gently played with the murder weapon under Han Xin's crotch.

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Xianyang, Weiyang Palace.

"What, Father Xiang, you want to kill Lu Shizhi?!" Liu Heng Huo Ran got up, his face full of shock.

Bai Mo's face did not change, and he said in a deep voice: "The uncle and nephew of the Lu family want to resist the salt and iron official camp. Ignoring the overall situation of the government and colluding with Guanzhong businessmen to maliciously raise grain prices, resulting in a large-scale food shortage, after the ministers intervened, they did not hesitate to lure wolves into the house and secretly colluded with the spies of the Chu State to harm the interests of the Han Dynasty. ”

What Bai Mo wanted to kill most was Lu Tai. It's just that Lu Tai is the head of the Lu family after all, and he is a meritorious minister, and his identity is really extraordinary, even if Bai Mo has a monopoly on power, if he wants to kill Lu Tai, he has to think twice, others don't say it, even Chen Ping doesn't agree with him killing Lu Tai, but killing Lu Shizhi's prestige, Chen Ping is completely in favor.

Seeing that Bai Mo had also involved Taiwei Lu Tai again, Liu Heng's face suddenly changed more and more, and said: "This, Xiangfu, this matter is very big, it is really not trivial, I don't know if Xiangfu has conclusive evidence?" ”

"Of course there is hard evidence." Chen Ping, on the other side, put a large stack of case files on Liu Heng's desk, and said, "King, this is the evidence collected by Hei Bingtai about the Lu family's uncle and nephew maliciously raising the price of grain with Guanzhong businessmen, as well as the secret collusion between the Lu family's uncle and nephew and the Chu State spies. ”

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Liu Heng flipped through the thick case file and said bitterly: "Father, Taishi, does it have to be like this?" ”

Bai Mo gave Liu Heng a long look, and said solemnly: "King, if there are no rules, there will be no square circle, and if the country is lawless, it will inevitably be chaotic in the world. ”

"Ugh." Liu Heng sighed softly, waved his hand, and said, "The widow is ready to play." ”

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Sima Ji entered the study in a panic and said to Sima Zhong: "Second brother, woe, woe!" ”

Sima Zhong was shocked when he heard this, and quickly put down the brush in his hand and asked, "Brother, what's wrong?" ”

Sima Ji wiped the sweat from his forehead and gasped, "I just saw Lu Shizhi arrested on the street. ”

"Ah, Lu Shizhi was arrested?" Sima Zhong's face changed greatly, and he said in disbelief, "What crime is An?" ”

Sima Ji said: "It is said that it is to instigate the merchants in Guanzhong to maliciously raise the price of grain, causing a grain shortage in Xianyang and starving to death hundreds of people, and it is also secretly colluding with the spies of the Chu State in an attempt to commit treason!" ”

"What?!" Sima Zhong's face changed more and more, and he lost his voice, "So, the matter of each family secretly borrowing gold from Ebony Cliff has been found out by the Black Ice Terrace?" ”

Of course, Sima Zhong knew that the Lu family secretly colluded with the Chu State, not only the Lu family, but also their Sima family, the remaining twenty or so relatives and more than two hundred businessmen had borrowed gold from Ebony Cliff, but the amount varied, and now even Lu Shizhi was arrested, and his status was far inferior to the rest of the Lu family, how could he be spared?

A huge tide of panic struck, and a cold sweat broke out on Sima Zhong's forehead.

Subconsciously wiping the cold sweat on his forehead, Sima Zhonghu asked again, "What about Lu Tai?" How did he react? ”

Sima Ji sighed and said worriedly: "The Taiwei Mansion in Lutai is also surrounded by the Imperial Forest Army, Bai Mo, the executioner who kills people without blinking, he is really going to attack us." ”

"This, Bai Mo, how dare he?!" Sima Zhong was frightened, and said in disbelief, "More than 300 merchants, more than 200 wealthy families, and more than 20 noble relatives, Bai Mo, he really dares to kill him?" Isn't he afraid of provoking a mutiny? He is not afraid of causing turmoil in the DPRK? He, he, he, he, he is not afraid that the Chu State will take advantage of the situation?! ”

Sima Ji hurriedly said: "Second brother, when is it, are you still lucky?" As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of just in case, you should hurry up and go to Hanzhong to avoid the limelight! ”

Before the words fell, the old housekeeper suddenly hurried in and reported in a panic: "The master of the family, it's not good, it's not good, a large group of officers and soldiers suddenly came and surrounded our Sima Mansion." ”

"Huh?" Sima Ji was shocked when he heard this, but Sima Zhong collapsed to the ground.

The old housekeeper hurriedly stepped forward to help Sima Zhong up from the ground, and said, "The master of the family, the official army also said that the prime minister invited you to the prime minister's mansion for a drink." ”

"Drinking?" Sima Zhong smiled miserably: "I'm afraid it's a severed head wine?" ”

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In the lobby of the Prime Minister's Mansion, dozens of tables of banquets have been set up on the left and right sides, Sima Zhong, Sima Ji brothers, and dozens of heads and faces, family heads or giant businessmen with iron-like expressions, and they are tremblingly kneeling on the straw mat behind the desk.

In addition, there are more than 100 tables in the courtyard outside the lobby and in the corridors of the left and right compartments, and through the wide open door of the Xiangfu, you can clearly see that the courtyard outside and the left and right corridors are also full of dense banquets, and people who are interested can easily judge that all the families involved in hoarding food are all here!

The huge Prime Minister's Mansion, with more than 500 tables of banquets, is silent and can be heard of falling pins!

In the suffocating wait, the royal guard guarding the side door suddenly shouted: "The prime minister is ......"

Sima Zhong, Sima Ji, more than 20 relatives, more than 200 family heads and more than 300 businessmen knelt down from the seat and sat up, and one by one they turned to the side door of the lobby of the Prime Minister's Mansion with panicked, disdainful, pretended to be calm, or disapproving glances.

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"Ladies and gentlemen, I've kept you waiting." Contrary to everyone's expectations, Bai Mo was full of spring breeze, and bowed his hands to everyone in the hall again and again, "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry." ”

However, Bai Mo's next words suddenly plunged the entire hall into a deathly silence.

"The prime minister just went to the vegetable market to behead a traitorous thief, so he delayed the hour." Bai Mo smiled slightly, and then waved his hand outside the hall and shouted, "Come on, present Lu Shizhi's head." ”

Then the two teams of Imperial Forest guards escorted a Royal Forest Colonel into the gate, through the middle gate, and walked straight to the top of the lobby, the Royal Forest Colonel held a wooden plate with both hands, and there was a human head with a hideous eyebrow on the plate, and there was even blood dripping down through the wooden basin, but it was not Lu Shizhi's head, who else came?

In the lobby, in the patio, and in the corridors on the left and right compartments, there was an instant sound of inhalation, and a few timid people collapsed to the ground, foaming at the mouth and convulsing all over.

Bai Mo's eyes were clear, and he swept over the faces of everyone in the hall one by one, but no one dared to look at him.

The suffocating depression lasted for a full half a pillar of incense, Bai Mo suddenly smiled brightly, and said loudly: "Everyone, you don't have to panic, the matter of secretly colluding with the Chu State has been verified by the Black Ice Platform, it is really Lu Shizhi's alone, and it has nothing to do with you. ”

In the lobby, in the courtyard, and in the corridors of the left and right compartments, a whisper suddenly sounded, including Sima Zhong and Sima Ji brothers, everyone suspected that there was something wrong with their ears, Lu Shizhi's ambush, which showed that Bai Mo had already mastered the ironclad evidence that the various families were secretly colluding with the Chu State, and Bai Mo actually let it go lightly like this? (To be continued)