Of the 10 people on the list that is widely circulated in Jinan's business circles, three of them have died in less than 10 days. That list is no longer a symbol of strength, let alone the glory of fame, it seems to have become a curse.

The Chinese Dynasty has advocated perfection since ancient times, and Su Ziming co-opted three people among the famous businessmen in Jinan, and completed the list of ten people.

However, this time, the Governor did not seem to have any intention of poisoning any businessman, but instead received an invitation to the banquet stamped with the seal of the Yamen Economic Envoy of the Customs Branch, and it is said that the prefect would also be invited to attend. It is said that there is no good feast, and some blood is certain, but it is better than being bombarded by that madman!

Yang Zhi wanted to show his face and join in the fun, but he didn't want to, but he was bored. Su Ziming's reason for persuading him is very good: first, your identity and their grade are all there, do you think that you can eat at the same table with important ministers of the imperial court and high-ranking officials of the third grade? Second, aren't you afraid of frightening people?

Su Ziming's persuasion is not unreasonable. Although Yang Zhi had the royal gold medal in his hand before, he enjoyed the right to cut first and then play, but on the surface, he was just an idle marquis, leaving him to be free and unrestrained. Now that he is the governor of the Great Xia Customs appointed by the emperor, how can he say the same thing? Su Ziming is a bitter master who has been assassinated twice, and he will have to deal with a group of businessmen for a long time in the future.

Even so, Yang Zhi is not reluctant. Since receiving Su Ziming's secret letter late at night on November 2, he has been busy until November 20, and the Jinan assassination storm has finally come to an end temporarily. According to preliminary statistics, even if the three bankrupt businessmen involved in it have done a certain amount of artistic treatment of many floating wealth, goods and mansions, the confiscated family wealth is still as high as 11 million taels. Remove the aftermath costs given to the prefect's yamen. and the rewards from the customs sub-office, there are still more than 10 million taels left.

If something so big happens, you can't cover it. Yang Zhi closed the door and did it himself, wrote a piece of music for nearly a whole day, and also sent it to Chang'an in an expedited manner of 600 miles.

Everything is over, and the year is approaching. There is no need to stay in Jinan anymore. According to the secret report received during this period of time, there is no movement in Jinling for the time being, and with Zhang Gan, Xue Qingyun and Yun Niang partnering, Yang Zhi is still relatively relieved. Qin Kongyun, Gao Kejing, Cao Yuncheng and others have also arrived in Yuhang and began to prepare for the establishment of the Yuhang Branch.

Although Yang Zhi misses his wife and children in Chang'an very much, considering the current situation and the way back, it is undoubtedly unrealistic to rush back to Chang'an a year ago. Thinking about it, since I fell in love with Linglong, I have been getting together less and leaving more, so let's go to Penglai to accompany Linglong for the New Year!

November 23rd. Yang Zhi rode alone and quietly left Jinan. It was cold and windy along the way, because he didn't have to rush to the road, and he was also familiar with the Qin branch who stopped to rest along the way. Stop and go, walk on the snow and enjoy the scenery, but there is a rare comfort.

Chang'an is a different story. In the imperial study, there was a thick stack of concerts on the emperor's desk. The emperor's face was gloomy. With his hands on his back, he has paced back and forth in the house countless times.

Since the emperor was reinstated. The temper seems to be getting bigger. This is especially true every time I see Yang Zhi's recital. Ma Cheng stood aside with his head down, not even daring to take a breath of air.

The emperor paced for a long time, then suddenly stopped and ordered: "Summoning Jin Zishan to come and see!" ”

If it is said that to meet the emperor, Jin Zishan in the palace is undoubtedly the most convenient. After being summoned, the emperor asked directly: "Yang Zhi and Hu Weizhi's recital." There are also several secret reports from Jinan that you forwarded, and I have read them carefully. There are slight differences in the details, but the rest are mostly consistent. What do you think about this? ”

Jin Zishan pondered: "Back to the emperor, Su Ziming can not only avoid assassination, but also take the initiative to attack. Use your example as bait and set up ambushes to trap you. This person's scheming is remarkable. As far as Yang Zhi is concerned, if the government is newly built, if it is not used to deter the enemy, I am afraid that there will be more trouble in the future. Weichen thought that Yang Zhi's response was not improper. ”

The emperor reprimanded: "Do you still need to say these? Sidestep the question! ”

Jin Zishan took a deep breath and said helplessly: "Your Majesty, Weichen has the courage to admonish, this matter should not be investigated." ”

The emperor couldn't help but be silent for a while, sat down and sighed: "I can pretend to be confused, but I must not be really confused. At this moment, the Fa does not spread to the six ears, but it does not hurt to say it. ”

Jin Zishan thought for a moment and said, "The emperor forgives the ministers for bluntly saying that it is almost impossible to have strong evidence in this matter. Judging from the confession submitted by Yang Zhi, the former Jinan prefect Li Zikuan is difficult to get rid of suspicion. If you investigate it in detail, the deposed prince may be implicated. ”

The emperor sneered: "Even if what Yang Zhi played is completely true, the losses suffered by the mastermind behind the scenes are still more than 10 million taels. The three businessmen were killed, and the long-term losses were incalculable. Did You Know? Such a huge amount of wealth, placed in my hands, is enough to start a war to destroy the country! Is it just to cause trouble for Yang Zhi? Or is it for disgusting? It actually got to the heads of Heng'er and Jincheng Li's family! Do you believe it? ”

Spending all the wealth of the people on waging war cannot be counted in this way in any way. It is true that the three unlucky businessmen are the substitutes for the dead, and if you think about it, you can know that they are a little bit old and shared, and they are not just pure cattle herders. What's more, the more than 10 million taels of miles confiscated, I don't know how many people secretly have a share!

Jin Zishan had no intention of arguing with the emperor on this section, and felt a little aggrieved: In fact, what is the truth behind the scenes, the emperor and Yang Zhi both know it in their hearts, why do you have to force me to shake it off?

No one can be an emperor for a lifetime, a son of heaven and a courtier. Through research, training, and canonization, it is related to the inheritance of the country, and it has been regarded as the first thing of the heavenly family since ancient times. Even if the evidence is ironclad, it is still necessary to be cautious, let alone just extrapolation? The prince is too obedient and honest, he said you are mediocre and cowardly. The prince was a little embarrassed, and he said that you are ambitious, lest you rush to seize power. The emperor's close ministers are certainly not easy to be, and the emperor's son is even more pitiful!

Seeing the emperor's unrelenting entanglement, Jin Zishan could no longer be ambiguous: "Your Majesty, Weichen is just pointing out according to the existing evidence, according to the truth. If the emperor must speculate on Weichen, this matter should be the handiwork of King Fu, and it is impossible for King Ning not to know about it. ”

"Brother Huang? Hmph, the emperor's dying entrustment, I never dare to forget, but also think of the brotherhood, let him go free for decades, and have the heart to let him enjoy a lifetime of wealth and glory. Gathering money by unscrupulous means, and being extremely extravagant, am I blind? That's all up to him. I didn't decide to abolish the reserve and set up another one, he hooked up with the eyebrows of the moment, and I also turned a blind eye and endured it. I didn't expect him to be so restless in his twilight years! No! It should be said that he has always been unwilling and has never really settled down! ”

"Isn't King Fu and Dang'er the same thing?" The emperor angrily complained to King Fu, and asked, "Speaking of suspicion, Dare'er should be more suspicious." This time not only suffered huge losses, but also took dozens of lives for no reason. Why do you do such a stupid thing when you pay such a price, to the detriment of others and not to yourself? I really can't figure it out. ”

The emperor had four sons, but there was only one dragon chair. That's why it's all here. In order to sit on thousands of miles of rivers and mountains and control hundreds of billions of people, it is worth the price! Is it true that the emperor doesn't understand such a simple truth?

The words have been made clear, but Jin Zishan has a calm face: "Your Majesty, the ministers and several princes and many courtiers have never been suspicious, but they are just talking about things. This matter could have been big or small, but how Yang Zhi responded to it was the key to determining the direction of the situation. ”

The minister dared to assert that there were two points that were absolutely beyond everyone's expectations. First, Su Ziming was not only able to avoid assassination, but he could also immediately counterattack and set up a trap. The second is that Yang Zhi reacted so quickly and used such fierce methods. Changing to someone else, he went all out to hunt down the murderer and collect evidence, in order to seek revenge. Yang Zhi saw through the essence at a glance, and was not too interested in the slaughter to vent his anger, but spared no effort to confiscate the assets, fast and ruthless. ”

The Emperor confessed: "Not bad. I didn't even think of these two points when you said them. If it weren't for Yang Zhi's explanation to me before taking up his post, I didn't know much about the Customs Commission, and I generally thought that he was just a high-ranking tax collector. The country is huge, if you don't let go of power, will you really let Yang Zhi go to Ming to rob it? Not only me, but I am afraid that everyone in the world thinks that it is a matter for the court and the government to arrest the murderer and raid the house. But he neglected that Yang Zhi was the governor of the Great Xia Customs appointed by the Ming Decree, so couldn't he represent the imperial court and the government? Regarding the arrest of murderers and raiding the house, I and the "Great Xia Law" did not explicitly restrict the Yamen of the Governor of Customs, and Yang Zhi could not disobey it, and he took advantage of this loophole very neatly. ”

If there is no explicit constraint, there is no reason to attack. It is only aimed at rich businessmen and tycoons, does not provoke the local government, does not involve the small people, does not provoke officials to turn against them, and will not lead to boiling public resentment. Quickly counterattack, like thunder, eat dry and wipe clean, and accept it when you see it.

Jin Zishan praised sincerely: "The emperor is a good man." Yang Zhizhi's talent is really beyond the reach of people! ”

The emperor took out a stack of silver tickets from Yang Zhi's recital, and raised it at the gold: "This guy can be said to be a last resort. In the two passages before and after, only the details of the passage are recounted, and there is not a single self-defense. The inventory of the house, the confession, and the messy deeds found at the three merchants, there are a lot of them. It's clear that I'm pushing this problem on, so why defend myself? Not only that, but this guy just submitted four million taels of silver tickets with the music, and sent me away as a flower child! ”

Jin Zishan followed the emperor's topic and said a few fair words for Yang Zhi: "Your Majesty, there is a government office, and taxes have not been collected, and Yang Zhi also has his difficulties. The three merchants seem to have a huge amount of money, but in fact, they hoard most of the goods, shops, mansions, and acres of land. It is difficult to define the valuation standard for many things that have been confiscated this time, and it is difficult to realize them for a while. According to Yang Zhizhi's wisdom, since he has the intention to push this matter to the emperor for him, the silver presented will definitely not be excessively deceitful. ”

The emperor pondered for a long time, and then said distractedly: "Xiao Jin, you are one of the people I can talk to. You went from Li Zikuan to Heng'er, and from Heng'er to King Fu, I didn't misunderstand you. ”

"There is a cloud in "Wei Xuanzi": prudence lies in fear of the small, and wisdom lies in governing the big. Let's talk about this, so let's take care of it! When you are scheming, you can count birds with one stone, and the plotter is big! (To be continued......)