A carriage stopped at the entrance of King Xin's mansion, and the window was marked with the word "Ning".

Ning Jing'er gently lifted the curtain and leaned out of the carriage, all snow-white.

She glanced up at the plaque of the Xinwang Mansion, and then beckoned her entourage into the palace together.

The people around the audience immediately discussed, and Ning Jing'er, the new head of the Ning family, the current first family in Pingzhou, suddenly appeared in the Xinwang Mansion, what a shocking news.

Ning Jing'er came to the palace at this time, even a fool could guess her purpose, she was here to pay the tax arrears.

What kind of trick did Meng Jing use to make the Ning family take the lead in falling to the Xinwang Mansion!

Half an hour later, Ning Jing'er walked out of the palace under the attention of everyone, dressed in white, got into the carriage, and disappeared into the discussion of everyone.

Subsequently, a third brand appeared on the list of Longmen Bridge.

Meng Jing was also a little surprised, not because the Ning family took the initiative to pay taxes, but because of Ning Jing'er, this was the first time he had seen Ning Jing'er since that night.

It may be a great character in the future.

Meng Jing didn't have time to pay attention to these for the time being, he wanted to solve the pile of troubles in front of him first.

The Ning family's move is undoubtedly the icing on the cake, and the other families must be in a mess at this time.

He was still waiting, the bait had already entered the water, just waiting for the fish to take the bait.

It didn't take long for Guo Dongtai to come in a hurry again, but this time he had a happy look on his face.

"Congratulations, Lord Wang, Wei Yuanqing, the head of the Wei family, is here, and his carriage is parked at the back door of the palace. ”

"This Wei Yuanqing is really a wallgrass. Meng Jing waved his hand, "Master Guo, you go and bring him to the council hall." ”

A fine light flashed in Guo Dongtai's eyes, and he left with his head bowed.

After a long time, a middle-aged and slightly chubby man in brocade followed behind Guo Dongtai, and the two walked into the conference hall talking and laughing.

As soon as Wei Yuanqing saw Meng Jing, he immediately bowed and saluted, remembering that the handsome young man in front of him was groveling to the major families a month ago, but now he was completely upside down.

He no longer dared to underestimate this young man who was just eighteen years old, the previous series of events was no accident, and even the demise of the Tu family was arranged by King Xin.

Compared with Wei Yuanqing's cowering, Meng Jing's demeanor was generous and indifferent.

He held a fold, pretending to be busy with official business, deliberately snubbing Wei Yuanqing, and pretending not to care about this tax.

Wei Yuanqing waited for a while, his waist was a little sore, and he became more and more panicked in his heart, thinking that taking the initiative to write to the palace was a charcoal in the snow, and he would definitely be treated as a guest, but he didn't expect to be so snubbed.

Could it be that King Xin still has a trick, and he doesn't expect to use the family's taxes to save the scene, he just wants to use this move to suppress the family.

If this is the case, this sub-city is unfathomable, and being an enemy of it will definitely do more harm than good.

Wei Yuanqing gasped, rejoicing in his wise move to take the initiative to write to the palace.

Seeing that Meng Jing didn't react for a long time, he glanced at Guo Dongtai on the side.

Guo Dongtai immediately understood what he meant, and stepped forward to report:

"Lord Wang, Wei Yuanqing has arrived. ”

Hearing this, Meng Jing slowly put down the fold in his hand, raised his head slightly, glanced at the hall, and said with a smile:

"Why is the head of the Wei family here, don't you want to come to this king to taste tea?"

Meng Jing deliberately did not submit the tax matter, he was waiting for Wei Yuanqing to bring it up first, and whoever took the initiative to talk about the matter first would lose the opportunity.

Wei Yuanqing didn't know what Meng Jing was thinking, and thought that Meng Jing was testing him, so he immediately expressed his position.

"Lord Wang, I'm here to make up for my Wei family's tax arrears. ”

"The head of the Wei family surprised this king, and this king heard that you took the lead in resisting taxes two days ago, and made a generous statement in front of the lords. ”

"This is definitely a rumor, the prince is so virtuous and has won the hearts of the people, Wei is willing to be the head of the prince, how can he oppose you with those old stubborns?"

Meng Jing knows very well what Wei Yuanqing is like, an old fox, and the information that Zhonglang will investigate is very detailed.

Wei Yuanqing continued: "According to the rules on the notice, four thousand taels of silver must be paid, and the silver is loaded in the carriage, and it can be moved in at any time. ”

Wei Yuanqing was about to beckon his entourage to take the silver two out of the carriage, but Meng Jing stopped him.

"Wait a minute, the head of the Wei family remembered wrong, it was 30,000 taels. ”

Meng Jing checked the account books, and the Wei family owed a total of more than 20,000 taels of taxes, which was among the top few in the family, which was part of the reason why Wei Yuanqing took the lead in paying taxes.

Wei Yuanqing calculated this account very clearly in his heart, paying taxes early, only a few thousand taels of money, can avoid most of the tax arrears, and can also close the relationship with the Xinwang Mansion, and make a steady profit.

After listening to Meng Jing's words, Wei Yuanqing still regarded it as Meng Jing's joke, but seeing Meng Jing's serious expression, he was a little stunned.

"Lord Wang, you must have remembered it wrong, what was written on the notice was clearly four thousand taels, and it couldn't be wrong. ”

"Thirty thousand taels, that's right. ”

"Lord Wang, even if it is originally more than 20,000 taels, where did it come from 30,000?"

Wei Yuanqing had already taken the initiative to give in and made up 20,000 taels according to the account book, which was more cost-effective than paying 30,000 taels.

"Thirty thousand taels, not a penny less!"

Meng Jing repeated it again, his voice becoming cold.

Wei Yuanqing panicked, he didn't expect that the dignified prince would not believe his words, and he would actually play a scoundrel like a hooligan in the market, he held his breath and threatened Meng Jing:

"Lord Wang, you are robbing clearly, our Wei family is not easy to bully, and if you continue to fight, you will only lose both. ”

Meng Jing has already won the battle, from the moment Wei Yuanqing entered the palace, he had already lost, the Pingzhou family would definitely regard him as a traitor, Wei Yuanqing had no way to retreat, but could only choose to fall to the palace of Xinwang.

Such a good opportunity will definitely be blackmailed to him.

"This king really wants to see how the head of the Wei family can make a lose-lose situation. ”

Wei Yuanqing's face turned red, and he pointed at Meng Jing angrily, but he couldn't think of any countermeasures, and he hesitated for a long time before he said a few words.

"I'll go back and inform the other families of your conspiracy, no one will come to pay taxes again, and when the five-day period is over, see how you explain to the shopkeeper Lu." ”

"Then how did the head of the Wei family explain the reason for the letter to the palace to the other family heads, could it be that he really came to drink tea?"

Wei Yuanqing was choked by this sentence, realizing that he had fallen into Meng Jing's trap, he thought for a while and said:

"I won't pay this silver, and I won't mention this matter to other families, so you just think I haven't been to the palace, how about it?"

"This king is true to his word, pays taxes anonymously, and naturally will not reveal to the outside world that you have been to the palace. Meng Jing smiled, "However, there are many people in the palace, so I am afraid that some subordinates will be greedy for small profits and tell this matter, so this cannot be blamed on this king." ”

Meng Jing clearly threatened Wei Yuanqing and warned him of the consequences of leaving the palace without paying taxes.

Wei Yuanqing was so angry that he couldn't speak smoothly, he had never seen a person so shameless.

"You...... This is...... Blackmail...... I...... Report to the official ......"

When Meng Jing heard this, he knew that Wei Yuanqing's skills were poor, and jokingly said:

"Good idea, report to the official to punish the king for blackmail, and the king will file a case for you. ”

Wei Yuanqing hurriedly slapped himself in the mouth, and the official report was also tried by the Xinwang Mansion, and the officials of the Xinwang Mansion went to interrogate their top boss Xinwang, if they could be convicted, it would be hell.

Half an hour later, Wei Yuanqing staggered out of the chamber, his face like ashes, like a mournful woman.

In the conference hall, the corners of Meng Jing's mouth raised slightly, and he counted the stack of silver tickets in his hand with great interest.