There is a prosperous scene in the city of Suzhou, and the young green sè seen everywhere is not much different from other places in Qingguo. However, the many shops, the busy wharf, the endless stream of people, the official offices connected into a large area in the southern city, the rich and imposing salt merchant emperor's mansion in the western city, the girls with red sleeves on the street in the eastern city, the sons and brothers who folded the chapter and willow lightly on the road, and the fierce and cunning Taoist brothers in the northern city, all this qiē has formed a scene that is different from all the places in the world, that is, adventure, excitement, wealth, and hope.

Here, there is much less cover of knowledge and sour literature, the pressure of the millennium dynasty is much less, and although no one dares to challenge the majesty of the government, because there are too many floating populations, the goods entering and leaving the port are huge, and the citizens have money in their pockets, and they have a lot of confidence to do things. Not to mention those businessmen who have a lot to do with the government, just those Taoist brothers who eat waterway rice have also begun to learn from Kyoto Tai students to wear green sè robes, and no longer blindly fight and kill.

At this time, those long-shirted men were honestly listening to the lectures of a young man, these long-shirted men looked like jīng martial artists, but in front of this soft-faced and upright son, he did not show a trace of arrogance, because the boy was the biological son of the old man of the Ming family - Ming Lanshi, these people who were messing around on the dock were basically relying on the Ming family to eat, and they were half a family.

After Young Master Ming left, these men pulled their robes and wiped the sweat on their foreheads, whispering, wondering in their hearts, why did Ming Shao come here today to remind himself that these people have to be honest in Suzhou City these days, could it be that with the strength of the Ming family, who are still afraid of pulling their pigtails? The Governor has this ability, but has not fed the other party in the past few years?

It's convenient to wipe sweat in a long shirt, these Taoist brothers, after all, are not genuine Kyoto students. However, there are also some smart people among them, who vaguely guessed that it should have something to do with the opening of the new chūn of the inner library that is about to arrive...... Haven't you heard? The dignified Cui family, the Cui family, which is known as the two great wealthy families along with the Ming family, was actually wiped out by the imperial court on the occasion of the New Year! It is said that this matter was done by the young Lord Tisi of the Supervision Yuan, and Lord Tisi ...... It is the Lord of Qincha who is now in Jiangnan!

No wonder Young Master Ming would be so cautious, for fear of being caught by the government with some excuse, it turned out that he was afraid of the little Fan who didn't recognize his six relatives and didn't get in with oil and salt.

............ "It's not that I'm afraid of him. Ming Lanshi was sitting in the car at this time, and could no longer maintain his composure in front of outsiders and subordinates, and said with a calm face: "It's Lord Xiao Fan, who is really different from any official in the court." ”

If Fan Xian saw the person who was talking to Young Master Ming at this time, he would definitely be surprised. Because the person sitting opposite the carriage was actually the host of the martial arts conference on the bank of the West Lake in Hangzhou, the official of Jiangnan Road!

At that time, Fan Xian watched the official's words and deeds, and secretly admired it, but he was afraid that he would not guess that the relationship between this official and the Ming family was so deep. Ming Lanshi did not shy away from speaking in front of the other party, it was obvious that this official was a figure that the Ming family absolutely believed. And at that time, if Fan Xian had more heart, he would definitely be able to find out the relationship between the other party and the Ming family, and he would have been more attentive to the so-called martial arts conference.

This official's surname is Zou Minglei, and he is the imperial history of Jiangnan Road in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so he only heard him say suspiciously: "Cousin, what is the difference between Lord Qincha and other officials in the court?"

Ming Lanshi sneered: "Lord Fan is so young, but he has so much power in his hands, can other officials compare? Now that he has the status of a chaplain, there is no obstacle to doing things, and the governor wants to give him some face, you should have also received the news, as soon as this little Fan arrived in the inner library, he cut off the heads of five troublesome treasurers, including two Dafang masters! Now all the officials who put the eldest princess in the transfer department have been pulled out! Such a spicy method, the official in the court has the confidence to come out?"

Zou Lei sighed and shook his head: "Without internal response, it will be much more difficult for the clan to do tricks and feet in the future." ”

Ming Lanshi looked at him, smiled mockingly, and said contemptuously: "I think you are an official and confused, what time is this? Do you still want to do your hands and feet? Just ask that Lord Qincha not to do our hands and feet." ”

Upstairs on the shore of the West Lake, Ming Lanshi respects the court official in front of him, but at this time he doesn't give face at all, but Zou Lei seems to be very accustomed to this kind of tone, just this scene, you can see how much power the Ming family hides in the government and the opposition.

Zou Lei tangle his eyebrows with sorrow: "But Lord Qincha went to Jiangnan this time, obviously pointing at the clan, what arrangements does the old man have?"

Ming Lanshi smiled bitterly and shook his head: "This is what I said before, this Lord Fan is different from other officials, and ordinary methods will not work at all...... If other high-ranking officials went to Jiangnan, our Ming family has a way to deal with it, but it falls on this little Fan adult, and the usual method has no effect at all. ”

Zou Lei said tentatively: "There is no official in this world who is not greedy for money. ”

Ming Lanshi's eyes narrowed, as if he thought of something that made him very cold, and after being silent for a long time, he said quietly: "This is the most vulgar method, and it is also the most effective method in the past...... We've tried it before, too. He shook his head and sighed: "As a result, the other party didn't accept it at all, and retreated directly, and didn't say anything cruel, just like a piece of ice." ”

"How much did you give?" Zou Lei didn't believe that there were officials in the world who were not greedy for silver, even if you were the emperor's illegitimate son, you had to have silver.

Ming Lanshi compared four fingers.

Zou Lei asked suspiciously: "Just 40,000 taels?"

Minglan Shi showed evil intent between his eyebrows, and scolded in a low voice: "Forty thousand taels? Didn't you see that the young master had 130,000 taels of silver in the box? This time, my father adjusted his chips enough, and even pressed down the tribute money to Beijing, and made up a full 400,000 taels!"

"400,000 taels!" Zou Lei's heart trembled, his lips trembled, such a big price, he could buy a small candidate country, could he not buy the heart of Lord Qincha?

Ming Lanshi gritted his teeth and said, "There are still two dry stocks." ”

Zou Lei couldn't believe his ears, these two dry shares were more terrible than 400,000 taels, how could the clan be willing to use such a large amount of profits to buy Fan Xian?

Ming Lanshi slowly closed his eyes, his eyes moved slightly, his face was a little distorted, and he must have been extremely unhappy in his heart. Zou Lei didn't dare to say anything more, and there was silence in the carriage.

After a long time, Ming Lanshi, who was now gradually in charge of most of the Ming family's property for his father, opened his eyes and said slowly: "We all underestimated Lord Fan's appetite, don't forget his father, but the head of the court, 400,000 can definitely buy a prince, but it can't buy him, so as I said before, this method will not work." ”

"What about the eldest princess?" Zou Lei said with slight hatred: "Our Ming family has done so much for her, she can't just watch it, right?"

After thinking for a while, Ming Lanshi said softly: "To deal with officials, if you can't buy them, you will be slandered, and you will have to work hard in Kyoto, and calculate all kinds of officials above the court, but it's a pity...... It doesn't seem to be working anymore. ”

"Why?" Zou Lei was taken aback.

Ming Lanshi laughed at himself and said: "Who is Master Fan? Behind him are Dean Chen and Fan Shangshu, although Lin Xiang has resigned for a long time, but Yu Wei is still there, as long as His Majesty does not show his tendency, how can any official dare to write to him according to our wishes? ”

Zou Lei thought about it and shook his head and said: "It's not like going to rì now, now that Lord Fan is far away in Jiangnan, he can't defend himself, and he is far away from the Supervision Yuan, so the reaction will not be as fast as going to rì...... Even if his relationship with His Majesty is extraordinary, even if he is a legitimate prince, it is impossible for him to make a big incident in Jiangnan without being recalled to Kyoto...... If we make some trouble, maybe His Majesty will call Master Fan back. ”

Ming Lanshi said mockingly: "This is the disadvantage of you officials, you always keep your eyes on the rank and identity of the official, yes, even if a legitimate prince goes to Jiangnan, our Ming family has a way to let him go back in disgrace, Fan Xian is just the illegitimate son of His Majesty, we don't seem to be afraid, but the clan looks at the problem very differently from the officials...... In our eyes, Lord Fan has power, soldiers, money, and an excellent reputation, but he is extremely ruthless, even if he has some stains, but he has been wiped clean by the supervision institute responsible for magnifying the stains in the imperial court, and people can't catch him at all...... Who can swallow such a smooth pebble? He is much more difficult to deal with than His Royal Highness. ”

"If you really incite the people of Jiangnan to make trouble according to your intentions...... Ming Lanshi sneered: "Do you believe that Fan Xian dared to transfer the black and ride into Suzhou, and directly wiped out our Ming family!"

Zou Lei gasped and said hesitantly: "Can't you, right......? The face of the imperial court? Qinglu is not written for fun. ”

"That's a madman. Ming Lanshi gritted his teeth and cursed in a low voice: "A seemingly gentle madman." If you can provoke him, you must provoke him, unless you are sure that he will disappear from this world. ”

Zou Lei suddenly quieted down, and after a while, he suddenly said faintly: "Martial Arts Conference?"

This is the Ming family's secret control of Jiangnan martial arts, just put on the coat of the imperial court, so the Ming family did not control too many masters of the rivers and lakes, but after all, Zou Lei also controlled a group of outlaws, and at this time, he found that the Ming family couldn't talk about the pebble at all, and his heart flashed with a ruthless thought, so he mentioned this matter.

Ming Lanshi looked at Zou Lei pitifully like an idiot: "Don't you know that Master Fan himself is a Jiupin powerhouse? Don't you know that His Majesty sent a group of the most sharp tiger guards to him? Don't you know that the six swordsmen who were in charge of assassination in the Supervision Yuan are not leaving him at all now? Don't you know that the Begonia girl from Northern Qi once lived with him in Hangzhou for a while?"

Ming Lanshi's voice became louder and louder, and he felt more and more that this clansman who seemed to be a brother of the clan in Pingrì really looked like an idiot today, and scolded: "Just that martial arts conference......? Just when I saw it on the edge of the West Lake, I didn't know who had stabbed me with a sword! Now those bullshit masters in Dongyi City were chased and killed by those strange people in the four wilderness like lost dogs...... That's Yun Zhilan! Dongyi City! The descendants of the Sigu Sword don't even have a chance to make a move in front of Fan Xian, do you think these martial artists in Jiangnan can kill each other?"

Zou Lei's face was blue for a while, and then he realized that Fan Xian was not just as simple as a minister.

In today's world, Fan Xian is definitely the richest group of people, and the people who are richer than him in the world have absolutely no power over him, people who have more power than him, absolutely no people who are higher than his martial arts, people who are higher than his martial arts, absolutely no shameless people than him, absolutely no one who is stronger than him, and those who are harder than him have never been born.

Sending money, he is not rare, he wants to cut his power in Beijing, he is not worried, he wants to assassinate him, he is not afraid, he wants to stink him, he doesn't care, he will just cut your head with a knife to vent the anger in his heart.

This is a deformed existence created decades ago, decades later, he is an invisible prince, but he has the supervision court and household department that the prince cannot have, and even Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, who has secretly influenced the court for more than ten years, has no way to deal with him.

What can the Ming family do?

............ Zou Lei comforted Minglan Shi and said: "Lord Guo is also in Suzhou now, look at what he means, the eldest princess will contribute in Kyoto, what you said earlier is reasonable, but Fan Xian is so arrogant now, I am afraid that the prince and the second prince will be a little uncomfortable, even if he can't be transferred back to Kyoto, the palace people can always suppress his arrogance." ”

Ming Lanshi nodded, knowing that the current situation could only be barely maintained, but when he heard that...... Guo Zi still couldn't stop the bruises on his forehead, and said in a cold voice: "Let your boss not get involved!" Back then, he beat Fan Xian with a stick in the yamen of the Criminal Department, and as a result, he was driven to Jiangnan...... Don't forget, Master Qincha is the most vengeful young man, I just beg not to be dragged down by that Guo Zheng's old white face!"