In the Fuyi Hall, Shen Di sat on the official chair, drinking tea with a calm expression, and it was as if it had nothing to do with him when something big happened outside.

Wang Dengku sat aside, but he was like an ant on a hot pot, fidgeting, reaching out to wipe the beads of sweat on his forehead from time to time.

"It's almost winter, is it that hot?" Shen Di glanced at Wang Dengku and said lightly.

"It's a little thick, it's a little thick." Wang Dengku said embarrassedly.

Shen Di ignored him anymore and sipped the tea slowly.

"Report, my lord, the rebel army has been assembled and is about to attack Zhangjiabao!" An errand soldier rushed in and said.

Shen Di's hand holding the teacup trembled, then stabilized again in an instant, and slowly put the teacup on the table.

"Got it, probe again!"

"Lord Shen, you say, can the rebel army attack Zhangjiabao?" Wang Dengku hurriedly asked.

"Do you want to break in or can't?" Shen Di looked at Wang Dengku playfully.

"This ......" Wang Dengku struggled and didn't know how to answer.

Yes, he was very hesitant, thinking that the rebellious army would invade Zhangjiabao and kill Hong Chengchou and force the emperor to give up dealing with the Jin merchants, but also fearing that he would anger the emperor because of this, so he requisitioned troops from all over the country to encircle and suppress. As soon as the army comes, the jade will be burned, and all the horse markets and decades of operation will be destroyed.

"Don't worry, you can't get in." Shen Di said lightly.

"How do you know?" Wang Dengku blurted out.

Shen Di asked: "Your family has a lot of guys in Zhangjiabao City, have you received any news in the city in the past few days?" ”

Wang Dengku shook his head.

"Isn't this over," Shen Di said lightly, "The lack of information inside and outside Zhangjiabao shows that Hong Chengchou has completely controlled Zhangjiabao." His intelligence is superb, and he has countless riches copied from you, so he naturally has the means to make the defenders in the city obey his orders, plus the three thousand elite guards who came with him, with those twenty or thirty thousand rabble of chaotic soldiers, how can it be possible to attack Zhangjiabao? ”

"But if we can't capture Zhangjiabao, won't our plan fail?" Wang Dengku said urgently.

Shen Yi shook his head and said politely: "Wang Dongjia, you are a good hand at doing business, on par with Fan Yongdou, but in other aspects, you are much worse than Fan Yongdou."

Let's gather the rebellious army to besiege Zhangjiabao, not to attack the city and kill Hong Chengchou at all, but to make a big noise, and take this opportunity to force the emperor to remove Hong Chengchou and stop targeting you Jin merchants.

The matter is really big, the rebellious army really invaded Zhangjiabao, then there is no turnaround, and the emperor will inevitably send a large army to encircle and suppress, which you should understand. ”

Wang Dengku nodded: "I understand this." ”

Shen Yi said: "So our purpose is not to attack the city, but to besiege Zhangjiabao for a period of time, three days later, it will be a monthly horse market trade, as long as the market is missed, the Mongols will be angry, so Fan Yongdou can say that the Mongols will make trouble, as long as the Mongols try to attack the border wall, the emperor will have to compromise." At that time, Hong Chengchou can only be punished and restored to the old situation. ”

Wang Dengku's heart was reluctantly put down, and he praised: "No wonder the adults are not moving like a mountain, it turns out that the wisdom pearl has long been in hand, and it is admired so much." ”

"Tell your lordship, Governor Hong killed more than a dozen captured Zhangjiabao merchants at the head of the city, and also announced the establishment of a royal trading house to replace the Fuyi Department to manage the horse market trade, saying that he would not cancel the tribute trade." An errand officer hurried in and shouted loudly.

"What?" Shen Di stood up suddenly, and could no longer maintain his immobile calmness.

"You said that Hong Chengchou is going to become a royal firm to replace the Fuyi Hall?" Shen Di grabbed the officer's chest and asked urgently.

"Yes, the villain heard it with his own ears," the officer nodded desperately, "not only me, but everyone outside Zhangjiabao City heard it, dozens of people shouted at the same time, and the voice was very loud." ”

Shen Di pushed the errand away, his face full of shock.

"How is that possible? Fuyi Hall was established by the imperial court and was directly under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Households, what power did Hong Chengchou have to ban the Fuyi Hall? Shen Di roared angrily.

He has today's power, and it all depends on the official position of the head of the Fuyi Hall that he can make a giant like Wang Dengku bow down with a single sentence, and only then can he bring a steady stream of wealth. Now that Hong Chengchou is going to ban the Fuyi Hall, how can he not be angry?

"The establishment of the Royal Comptoir? He Hong Chengchou is still reading sage books, and he is still a Jinshi, because he can say it, the Son of Heaven does not compete with the people for profit, he is going to trap His Majesty in injustice! I'm going to go to the court to impeach him! ”

Looking at Shen Di, who lost his cool as if he had been stepped on his tail, Wang Dengku was slightly stunned. He had known Shen Di for so long, and he had never seen Shen Di so out of shape, even when he was blackmailed by Fan Yongdou not long ago.

"What about those chaotic troops, what about the big leader named Zhao Erhan, did they attack the city?" Shen Di suddenly thought of something, and asked urgently at the errand officer.

The officer shook his head: "I heard that a royal trading house was going to be established to replace the Fuyi Hall, so I immediately came back to report the news. ”

"Then why don't you go back and continue to investigate!" Shen Di roared angrily, eager to kick him outside Zhangjiabao City.

The servant walked away, and Shen Di walked around like an ant on a hot pot.

"My lord is calm, didn't you just say that as long as some time passes, Hong Chengchou will be deposed, and he will not be able to become the governor of Xuanfu, and he can't do anything he says." Wang Dengku persuaded.

"You know!" Shen Di opened his red eyes and scolded.

"Can't you see how poisonous Hong Chengchou's trick is? The reason for us to incite the rebellion is that the imperial court wants to ban the tribute trade, and those military households are worried that they will have no income in the future, so they will make trouble. Now that Hong Chengchou announced the establishment of the Royal Commercial Bank, he is telling everyone that the horse market trade will continue, and what reason do those military households have to continue to make trouble? ”

"Ahh Wang Dengku was taken aback, only then did he realize the seriousness of the matter, and he couldn't help but stand up, "How should this be." ”

"Now it's up to Zhao Erhan, as long as he can control the army to attack the city, once the battle starts, no one will have time to think about it."

Shen Di regained his composure: "Wang Dengku, you quickly send someone to find Zhao Erhan, send him ten thousand taels of silver, and let him continue to attack the city!" Then send people to preach in the chaotic army, saying that there is endless wealth in Zhangjiabao City, and as long as they enter the city, those riches are theirs. ”

"It's okay to send someone to preach it. But there is no need to give Zhao Erhan so much silver," Wang Dengku was a little painful, "He is just a poor bastard who can't eat, and he promised him a thousand taels of silver before, which is almost enough, he is an honest man, he doesn't have too much thought, maybe he is now leading people to attack the city." ”

Shen Di's eyes widened, and when he was about to speak, another henchman rushed in like a burning tail.

"My lord, that Zhao Erhan seems to be the opposite, he arrested a lot of people and went to ask the new governor for rewards, and now the rebellious army has completely collapsed."

"Ahh Shen Di and Wang Dengku opened their mouths wide at the same time.