Chapter 451: Fueling the Flames
Wan Mingyang's intentions, Li Chun saw it more clearly than Cheng Ziyu.
Prosperity must decline, Wanjia naturally understands this truth.
The more lush and fruitful they are, the more they are afraid that the storm will suddenly arrive one day, and the Wan family must find a way, in case one day the emperor will not tolerate them in the eyes of the thunderbolt.
So it makes sense that they have chosen to go all the way in recent years.
Overseas is the way out they are ready for.
Therefore, they must open a large passage that belongs to Wanjia.
However, the Xu family, the overlord of the sea, stood in front of them.
Li Chun secretly met with many people in the second half of the night last night, and even dredged a pirate all the way overnight, and found out that decades ago, when Wanjia first passed, he was slaughtered twice by the Xu family in a freight transport. Later, the price was not negotiated, and the two parties clashed, and the Wanjia lost all their money that time, and suffered heavy losses, and even a newly purchased ship was robbed by the Xu family.
After that time, Wanjia bypassed the Xu family, and would rather spend more money than take the Xu family's door...... And that time also made Wanjia see the rampant and domineering pirates.
At that time, Wanjia was afraid that this matter would spread and affect the confidence of large merchants in Wanjia's goods, so they were sealed, and this matter is very old, so not many people know and remember......
Therefore, the Wan family not only covets the Xu family, but also has hatred, and the Xu family is a stubborn stone that the Wan family has to get rid of.
In fact, yesterday, Wanjia's plan was excellent, after the thief shouted to catch the thief and save Cheng Ziyu, Li Chun owed favors, so in the future, Wanjia will be in trouble, Li Chun will definitely mediate and intercede for Wanjia in front of the emperor.
With this layer of help, then at least another few years can be bought for Wanjia.
Using the framed Xu family to detain, persecut, and involve the Xu family in rebellion, the imperial court will definitely send troops to exterminate the Xu family, the largest force on the sea. The Wan family can sit and watch the court and the Xu family fight. When the two tigers fought and lost each other, it was the moment when Wanjia colluded with a pirate to rise to the sea.
If there is a prince fighting, if the Great Zhou is chaotic, then it will be better!
Wanjia sees the opportunity and is qualified to continue to play on land. If the situation is not right, these few years will be enough for them to replace the Xu family as the next round of sea overlords.
With silver and strength, it is not difficult to occupy the island as king.
If the princes fight fiercely, they may have a chance to go further! It's okay to go any higher.
For the sake of the great cause, they naturally have to fight! In order to be able to get out of the way in the future, they also have to do something!
The idea is beautiful, the means are not bad, and the preparation is better.
Cheng Ziyu believed Mrs. Lin, but Li Chun even investigated Mrs. Lin thoroughly last night just in case.
Mrs. Lin has no problem, but there is a small mistake in her goods.
Naturally, it was man-made, and some people made trouble, which forced Mrs. Lin to go to Ningbo. As for Cheng Ziyu's trip, it has long been in the calculations of those who have a heart.
Mrs. Du Zhilin has a good relationship with Cheng Ziyu. After Cheng Ziyu became the county lord and was given marriage again, Mrs. Lin's maid was also a little honored. However, the girl was teased the day before yesterday, and the other party questioned the hypocrisy of the relationship between Mrs. Lin and Cheng Ziyu. The maid was not convinced, so she made a bet with the man.
So when Mrs. Lin was talking to Cheng Ziyu the day before yesterday, she deliberately mentioned the trip to Ningbo, and intentionally or unintentionally emphasized the long distance, implying that Mrs. Lin invited the county lord to join her.
Mrs. Lin asked Cheng Ziyu what she meant, and Cheng Ziyu thought that she had not been to Ningbo in her previous life or this life, and she would have no chance to enter Beijing after the year, so she responded without saying a word......
It was only after Mrs. Lin was arraigned last night that she revealed the matter. And the maid who bet with him before is naturally gone, and there is no such person......
The other party was so prepared, I thought it was nine out of ten.
Wan Jia dragged Mrs. Lin into the water, and Wan Mingyang felt that he was rescued by Mrs. Lin, and he would not be suspected.
But the key people they selected were too meticulous, and those scattered clues actually formed a perfect conjecture, which was quickly verified in your back-and-forth conversations and actions, and finally made them fall short......
Li Chun's heart was beating after listening to it last night, and he was a little at a loss when he thought of almost losing her.
If she hadn't been careful yesterday, if she had been hot-headed and exposed in public that those people had pretended to be the Xu family, the other party would definitely spare no effort to kill her!
Even she doesn't necessarily live to get off the ship. They could have killed the three of her, and then made the illusion that "the ten thousand families can't help it, and the county lord is murdered by the Xu family".
Her alertness not only saved the three of them, but also created an opportunity to fight back at this moment......
At this moment, Wan Mingyang felt that only he was exposed, at least he successfully dragged down the Xu family, and there was still a lot of room for struggle.
As long as he understands the emperor or Li Chun, as long as he puts the blame on the Xu family, as long as the silver can be dredged, as long as he can accept humiliation, his goal can be achieved......
So last night, Li Chun proposed to the emperor that he would make a plan.
The emperor complied, and promised not to interfere and fully support ......
Li Chun talked with the emperor for a whole hour.
The emperor gave Cheng Ziyu a very high evaluation and asked Li Chun to let it go. After the deed is completed, we must not forget the credit of the two of them......
Wan Mingyang is a businessman and shrewd.
But what he ran into was Li Chun, with a black belly.
He sent it to the door, how could Li Chun easily spare him.
Even if he can't be touched at this moment, Li Chun vows to give him a lesson that he will never forget, and trample his face and dignity under his feet inside and out.
Sixty thousand taels is not yet one thousandth of his depression.
At this moment, a huge number of votes suddenly appeared, and Li Chun couldn't help but guess if it was coming at him.
Wan Mingyang's silver ticket was both loose and whole, obviously making two preparations. Whether he was planning to bribe or unblock, the amount was too large and too tempting...... So Li Chun had to suspect that these silver tickets themselves were a trap!
With such a large amount of tickets, who knows if there is a problem.
The origin of these coins is not known to be just.
If he is a little greedy, as the person in charge of this matter, not only will he give away the handle, but if someone makes an article, he will lose his errand and reputation, and he will capsize in front of the emperor.
Li Chun smiled secretly, this thing wishes he could keep these silver tickets, right?
"It's all a redemption ticket, you can rest assured ......"
"The denomination is too big, and it doesn't feel easy to spend. Keep it for yourself. ”
"Yes...... It was not easy to exchange the whole ticket for zero, and when I went to change it the next morning, I only got a total of 60,000 taels, and all of them were taken out. Wan Mingyang's complexion really changed. General, I hope you will raise your noble hand. It also gives Wanji a chance to make up for the county lord. ”
Wan Mingyang took the abacus, dialed back the upper and lower beads of the thousands, and pushed one more bead in the thousands......
But Li Chun laughed.
He didn't bother to check if there was a problem with these silver tickets, so he didn't bother to accept them.
He directly threw the stack of silver tickets back to Wan Mingyang's head.
"Finally, I said again, it's okay to make up for the odds, and it's okay to raise your noble hand, but I still don't want these silver tickets! If you want a chance, I'll give it to you! Settle the ...... according to the number you quoted."
As soon as he lifted his chin, the four treasures of the study were offered.
Wan Mingyang's complexion changed again in an instant. got cheap and sold well, this Li Chun is really shameless!
"Just write a note. Signed, drawn, handprinted. Wanji's reputation is well-deserved, but I can still trust it. When you send me the compensation, I'll tear the strip. Don't worry, you write the note, let's forget what just happened, and hurry up to get down to business. Master's time is expensive, if you want to spend it again, please go back! ”
Wan Mingyang was so suffocated that his heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys were in pain.
Writing a note, what a humiliation and humiliation, 170,000 taels to buy a chance to defend and prove yourself? But if you don't write it, it's even more of a loss, and you spent 60,000 taels to buy a beating?
Wan Er took several deep breaths.
He had no choice but to be served with pen and ink.
However, after he dropped the first stroke, Li Chun grabbed the paper and tore it to pieces.
The reason is that his finger joints were stepped on by Li Chun first, and I don't know if it was misaligned or cracked, and then after being burned, even if he gritted his teeth and ignored the pain, let alone writing at this time, he could barely hold the pen.
The tip of the pen has not fallen, and the ink ball has come out.
One stroke down, crooked.
"How do you write a note like this?"
After Li Chun gave him a look, a person who looked like a master stepped forward and put a note that had been written in front of Wan Mingyang.
"The slip is ready, sign and put your fingerprint on it!"
Wan Ming lowered his eyes and almost fainted.
He was originally going to write a compensation document, but what Li Chun prepared for him was...... IOU!
Not even an IOU, but an IOU!
It's an IOU that he still has to repay the interest!
Interest is still paid on a daily basis!
Wan Ming's hands trembled with anger.
He began to suspect that Li Chun deliberately broke his hand in order to blackmail him with this IOU?
Money is not a big deal, but will Li Chun take this IOU as a trick?
"You're thinking too much."
Li Chun saw what he thought, stood in front of Wan Mingyang's table, leaned over and whispered: "If you want to blame, blame you for miscalculating the wrong person." You paid this money to my daughter-in-law, and you bullied her like yesterday, this money is not much, right? Do you really think that the rules are not in order, self-defense is not self-justification, and evidence is not important? As long as I am willing to say that you colluded with the Xu family yesterday, you are! Then you are to blame! You colluded with the Xu family to rebel! You are a heinous sin! ”
"I'll sign it!" Wan Mingyang's signature is fingerprinted. The name is a bit crooked, but the handprints are still intact. Li Chun doesn't care, he is not afraid that Wan Mingyang will not give money.
He tucked the IOU into his arms.
"I'll let you go today, and I won't count the dagger you have as evidence of your assassination, but as a token of your compensation. I'll give you three days to exchange this silver for a small ticket between ten taels and one hundred taels. If you can't pay it back by then, then don't blame me for taking this IOU to your old house to collect debts. ”
He leaned into Wan Mingyang's ear again and lowered his voice.
"You should also know that I am disgusted with you at the moment, and what I lack most at this moment is a reason to rush into your old mansion in the open. You should be able to understand what I mean, if I lead someone to the door......" He reached out and grabbed Wan Mingyang's neck, and slowly ...... hard, "It's easy!" ”
Wan Mingyang didn't understand.
Li Chun's people surrounded his house overnight, just to force him to show up.
He also knew that the Xu family was being chased and intercepted by Kang Anbo, and he was trying to contact Li Chun, but Li Chun angrily refused, which showed that his plan was going well, and the emperor really took the bait......
And he did have a plan for bringing so much silver, but he didn't want this guy to be so shrewd.
"You can rest assured, before sunset tomorrow, with interest, according to your requirements, a small amount of money will be delivered."
The hand around his neck was too strong, and it was too easy to wring him off. has reached this point, Wan Mingyang will naturally not do any more useless struggles.
"It's a deal!"
Li Chun let go of his hand, turned around and led Wan Mingyang into a dark room separated from the hall.
He sat down with his legs crossed, "I'll give you a cup of tea, don't give me what I don't have, and don't give me acting." After my tea is drunk, whether you say it or not, I will throw it out for you. ”
Wan Mingyang licked his lips, and the expression of enthusiasm and remorse that he had prepared before naturally couldn't be brought into play, so he could only speak concisely and quickly.
He pushed it all out.
He insisted that he was coerced and deceived by the Xu family, saying that he had always admired Cheng Ziyu, who was also a merchant, and had never had any bad intentions. It was the little five of the Xu family who lied to him and said that he wanted to make friends with the county lord, and when he heard that the county lord had arrived in Ningbo, he wanted to ask him for help. He was dazed for a moment, and felt that it was harmless, so he agreed. He was wrong about this, so he was willing to make amends.
But nothing else has anything to do with him.
said that when he was on the boat yesterday, he had tried his best to dissuade the Xu family and Xiao Wu from controlling the county lord, and after the county lord left, he had a quarrel with Xiao Wu and fought. But he never thought that Xiao Wu would be so ruthless and have the audacity to chase and kill the county lord.
This matter has nothing to do with him, he is completely kept in the dark. He is a merchant like the county lord, an imperial merchant valued by the saint, and he still has some friendship with the county lord, how can he harm the county lord?
This was all planned by the Xu family, and he was also a victim......
Wan Mingyang was filled with righteous indignation, and his performance was quite similar.
Li Chun's face was pale, he only stared at the cup in his hand, and took a sip from time to time.
Wan Mingyang has been probing his expression, but he has never been able to tell whether Li Chun believes it or not.
So, he began to guarantee with the reputation of the Wan family, and swore with the reputation of the ancestors that he absolutely did not collude with the Xu family, otherwise the sky would thunder and split, the five horses would be separated, and the ten thousand families would not recover......
Li Chun sighed, and said in his heart that he really did not collude with the Xu family, no matter how poisonous this oath is, what is the point?
"So what?"
Li Chun knew in his heart that since Wan Mingyang had mentioned that if he didn't listen to him, he would definitely regret it, so he naturally came prepared for this trip.
Therefore, Wan Jia is willing to atone for his crimes, is willing to make up for this mistake, and is willing to help the general. Help the imperial court bring the Xu family and Xiao Wu to justice! ”
"How can I help?" The corners of Li Chun's lips were hooked, and sure enough, he didn't expect it at all. Wan Jia worked hard to clear up, and continued to push Xu Jia with the reason of "atonement for his sins......
Wan Mingyang snapped his fingers, and his subordinate took out a small box from his arms.
"I couldn't sleep and eat last night, so I collected some materials overnight, and I hurriedly sent them to the general today, hoping to help the general with all my heart."
A whole box of materials is about the Xu family.
It's full.
It not only collects the crimes of the Xu family over the years, but also the distribution of the Xu family's inland industries in the Great Zhou Dynasty, several shipping routes that the Xu family routinely occupies by sea, several officials and big businessmen who have private contacts, and even the small islands that the Xu family has forcibly occupied in recent years, the daily station, the number and origin of firearms and gunpowder privately produced and purchased, and the number of newly recruited sailors, boatmen and pirates...... are noted one by one. At a glance, there is a clear eye, and the evidence is conclusive.
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