If it were normal times, An Mingchen would still have enough patience to confront him, but the situation in Jiangnan was urgent, and he really didn't want to gamble with the lives of the victims, so he thought about it and wanted to definitely attack Lord Liu.

"Lord Liu, let's talk openly and honestly, do you think that after the disaster in Jiangnan becomes more and more serious, which of us will be the first to be punished?"

"What do you mean by this?" Lord Liu had actually understood, but he deliberately pretended to be stupid. An Mingchen was not in a hurry, and continued to say slowly, "Who is the backer behind Lord Liu?" This official boldly guesses, isn't it King Hong? ”

When Lord Liu heard this, his face immediately changed, but he regained his composure after a moment, "Lord An, you can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense." What kind of person is King Hong, even if the official is not in the court, he has heard of it a little, and the adults are simply slandering the officials when they say this, and they want the life of the official. ”

"If Lord Liu is innocent, why should he be afraid of the illusion of this official." If An Mingchen was just hypothetical just now, it has now been confirmed. It's just that I didn't expect King Hong to be so powerful, and his hands were stretched out to Jiangnan, fortunately, the emperor sent him this time, otherwise, I am afraid that the flood will not be solved, and Jiangnan is afraid that it will be disrupted.

Thinking carefully about the reaction of the people sent by King Hong, it was obviously very opposed at first, but they suddenly changed their attitude, thinking that this Lord Liu was the reason why they changed their minds. An Mingchen stared at her quietly, and Lord Liu was uncomfortable.

With a snap, Lord Liu put the teacup on the table and stood up dissatisfied, "Lord An, don't go too far, the official knows that you are not very satisfied with some things about the official, but you can't wronged the official like this, whether you believe it or not, what the official said is the truth, the situation in Jiangnan is not as simple as you see, if you don't believe it, try it yourself." After saying that, he got up and left the station. After leaving the post station, the master reminded him with some embarrassment, "My lord, you were too anxious just now. ”

"How the official is in a hurry, haven't you seen how he treats the official, except for the person who didn't directly say that the official is King Hong, he said everything else that should be said and shouldn't be said, and it's the first time I've seen such an arrogant person, hmph, I really think that this official can't do anything to him with a prefect." Snorted coldly, "Back to the Yamen, this official wants to write to the emperor and count An Mingchen's crimes one by one." ”

"The master was angry...... "The master tried his best to persuade him, but Lord Liu was angry at this time, no matter what he said, he couldn't listen to it at all. In desperation, he could only follow her back to the yamen first. In the post station, An Mingchen took the teacup and fell into deep thought.

"Your Excellency, Madame's Letter." The guard took a letter and put it on the table, An Mingchen glanced at him, took the envelope and opened it and took a quick look at the contents. Huangfu Xue always seems to be calm and light-hearted, no matter what happens, he looks unhurried, if he hadn't left a spy in the mansion, he would really believe what she said in the letter.

Little liars. Obviously I was bullied, but I still said that everything was fine, and I will go back to see how I clean you up. Putting away the letter, he glanced up at the clear sky.

"Since that old fox doesn't look for those merchants to collect food, the official will go on a trip himself." An Mingchen got up with a smile, and when the guards saw this, they disagreed, "Adults are new to here, and they don't necessarily give adults this face." Even if you go, you will be in vain. ”

"No, when the official goes, he will bring Master Liu, and even if they are reluctant, they will not be unable to do anything at all." An Mingchen looked confident, and when the guards heard this, they thought for a moment and nodded, "It's still the adults who are smart, and the small ones will send people to notify the merchants." ”

Near noon, Lord Liu received An Mingchen's invitation, and after reading the above content, he directly dropped the cup in his hand, "What does he want to do, the official has already spoken so clearly, he still wants to feast those businessmen, is he doubting the official's words?" ”

"My lord is angry, Lord An is new to the city, no one knows if the businessman in the state capital can give him this face, my lord just waits, and when the time comes, pretend to be stupid and stunned, even if Lord An is dissatisfied, he can't do anything to the adult."

"You have a point, since he has already sent the invitation, it is impossible not to go. It's just that the official can't let her get what she wants, otherwise, the official won't be a slap in the face. After Lord Liu figured it out, he personally sent a letter to the various mansions, and the merchants received her confidence.

At ten o'clock in the evening, the group came to the restaurant, An Mingchen was the first to arrive, and waited for nearly half an hour before those businessmen arrived one after another, Lord Liu followed, and the reason he said when he came in was almost the same, An Mingchen sneered in his heart, this Lord Liu is really restless, even if he wants to do his hands and feet, he still does it so obviously I don't know if he is stupid or too stupid.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the minister sent by the emperor, Lord An." After Lord Liu sat down, he took the initiative to introduce to everyone, and after listening to it, everyone saluted An Mingchen one after another. An Mingchen smiled and waved his hand, "You're welcome, today's official called you over to get acquainted, and secondly, I want to hear if the big guy has any difficulties." Everyone spoke as freely as possible, and only the official could help, and the official would do his best. ”

How is it different from what they expected? Everyone, you look at me, I look at you. Only Lord Liu knew that what he did was just a trick. raised his head and glanced at everyone, and when everyone saw this, they cried one after another, "The floods in Jiangnan are serious, and our shops have been affected, and this time has been very difficult." If the adults can solve the flood as soon as possible, we will all be grateful. ”

The meaning of the words is very clear, they have also been affected by the flood, and now they are also very difficult, if the court needs anything, sorry, they are powerless, and they really can't help. In fact, An Mingchen guessed that there would be this situation when he saw Lord Liu and them looking at each other, and the reason why he asked this was just to take the initiative to let them say it.

Fortunately, before he came, he found someone to investigate all the details of them, otherwise, he would have lost money in today's banquet, not to mention achieving his goal.

"Is it really so difficult for the king's foreign mansion?" An Mingchen suddenly asked rhetorically, Wang Yuanwai didn't have a defense yet, only heard him continue, "But how did this official hear that most of Wang Yuanwai's family property is in Kyoto and the north. According to reason, the Jiangnan flood should have nothing to do with Wang Yuanwai? ”

"This ......" Wang Yuanwai didn't expect that he even knew this, and subconsciously looked at Lord Liu. Lord Liu didn't expect him to be so cunning, and at the same time secretly thought in his heart, did he only check one of them, or did everyone who was doing it, if so, I am afraid that today's affairs will not be out of his control.

"And Zhang Yuanwai, your shop is not here, you don't have anything to lose." An Mingchen ordered three or four people in a row, and the rest of the people who were not ordered began to mumble in their hearts when they saw this. I'm afraid that they will be the next to arrive.

An Mingchen suddenly stopped, raised his head and glanced at them, "This official knows that you all have your difficulties, but what are you doing with the mansion in Jiangnan, now that the people in Jiangnan are flooded, have you ever thought about where your daily food will come from without these people." When the time comes, will it be possible for you to move to the place where you are covered? "Maybe that'll do, if you're not afraid of trouble." ”

"This ...... We ......" Everyone looked at Lord Liu. Seeing this, Lord Liu secretly screamed badly, and then said with a smile, "What did Lord An say so seriously, they were just joking with adults just now." How can adults still take it seriously. ”

"Is it really a joke?" An Mingchen looked at Lord Liu meaningfully, but no matter what happened before, as long as the goal was achieved, he didn't mind saying more at all. After all, some people like to think of others as fools, always feel that they are very smart and omnipotent, but they don't know that what you can think of, others can think of.

Lord Liu has been the emperor of the soil here for a long time, and he has forgotten that there is a sky outside the sky, and there are people outside the world. Now is the right time to teach her a lesson, and it can also make him see himself seriously.

"Yes, what Liu Dare said is that just a few of us just played a joke on Lord An." Wang Yuanwai was the first to speak, "However, my lord also knows that my shops are in other places, even if I have the heart to help, this distant water can't quench my thirst." But I also know that adults are really embarrassed, so let's donate, I donate a thousand taels of silver, and a little heart is not a respect. ”

One person spoke, and the rest of the people took the initiative, and each of them donated a few hundred taels, although it didn't add up to a lot, but it was enough for these victims to eat for some time. At the end of the banquet, An Mingchen thanked everyone one by one and then returned to the post station with the guards.

There were only Lord Liu and everyone left in the box, Wang Yuanwai was the most observant, and when he saw that the situation was not right, he immediately changed the topic, "Don't you like the braised pork in this restaurant the most, come, eat more......"

"What to eat, this official is so calculated, and he is still in the mood to eat?" With a cold snort, he pushed away the wine glass and stood up. When everyone saw this, their hearts suddenly became a little unsteady.

"Lord Liu, this Lord An doesn't seem to be very easy to deal with, will we be fine?" Zhang Yuanwai hesitated for a long time and asked out loud. Lord Liu raised his head and glared at him, snorting coldly, "Now that I know to ask this official, why didn't you think about this official when you took the initiative to show favor just now?" ”

"We were also forced to be helpless, the adults also saw it just now, Lord An came prepared, if we don't take the initiative to let go, he doesn't know what to say next, and we have no way to do it."

They are just low-status merchants, they don't understand the things in the officialdom, they don't even want to move, they just want to make good money, they understand what Lord Liu means, but they can also see that Lord An is not easy to deal with, even Lord Liu is deflated in her hands, they don't dare to act rashly.

Lord Liu didn't get any benefits tonight, and he felt very uncomfortable, so he returned to the yamen angrily, and when the master saw this, he hurriedly stepped forward, "What's the matter, but something happened?" ”

"Hmph, that An Mingchen, he is deliberately going against this official, this official is really crazy, and he will think that he is easy to deal with at first. Now, even if you are wary of this official everywhere, you can also yin your own official, and this enemy official must not just swallow it. ”

Although the master didn't know what happened tonight, he knew that it must not be simple to see him so irritable, so he stood aside without saying a word, and when the adult finished getting angry, he took the initiative to propose, "Otherwise, let's think about the same as last time, and have an assassination?" ”

"Fool, the same strategy, and the defeat is so tragic, this official will not be stupid enough to do it again." Lord Liu pondered carefully for a while, "Although he got the fundraising, if he has money but can't buy food, it's not useless." Thinking of this, the corners of his mouth slowly hooked up a smile, the anger on his face quickly dissipated, and he turned his head to look at the master, "You take people to say hello to the rice shop on the street, and tell them that there is an order from the official, and no one is allowed to sell grain to An Mingchen." ”