Yangzhou Xicheng, Yandao Yamen.

There was silence in the lobby.

Lin Ruhai really didn't expect this Bai family to be so bold and openly send someone to intercept and kill his daughter, not to mention that it was the ship of Rongguo Mansion, which was arguing with the nobles of Nan Zhili.

This matter is something that cannot be tolerated, but I still have to count on these salt merchants to donate silver, 1.5 million taels, and so far I have only got less than 500,000 taels, the most important thing is that there is no evidence, Jia Jue's letter said very clearly, those people did not get the order of the Bai family, although it was clear that they must have instigated it.

At this moment, Lin Ruhai's master hurriedly came, "My lord, I heard that the boat that Rongguo Mansion picked up the son-in-law into Beijing was intercepted and killed?" ”

Lin Ruhai sat on the chair next to the coffee table, his face was very solemn, "Yes, this group of thieves is really bold!" Have they forgotten the pain of two years ago?! ”

The master: "Actually, this is expected, but I didn't expect them to be so bold." In the final analysis, the power of Rongguo Mansion has declined too much in the past two years, and they are confident that they can resist the pressure from Shenjing. Fortunately, the Jia family produced another general, a guerrilla general who was less than 16 years old, and also led a battalion of soldiers and horses. ”

Although he didn't expect it, but now this change happened, and in his opinion, if it is applied properly, it can not only take revenge and get rid of the disaster, but also complete the errand of the emperor and the cabinet.

Thinking of this, he gave Lin Ruhai a look.

Lin Ruhai also came to his senses at this time, and picked up the letter on the desk with his hand, "You can also take a look." ”

The master stepped forward to pick up the letter, turned around and sat down, first looked at two lines, and then looked up at Lin Ruhai, "I'm still too young, and the killing spirit in the pen is too strong!" ”

Lin Ruhai was stunned, and when he heard him say such a thing, he was a little surprised, and couldn't help asking, "How do you say it?" ”

The master put Jia Jue's letter back on the desk, and looked out of the door with his eyes, "This third son of the big house is too vindictive, and the words reveal a murderous atmosphere, obviously, the affairs of the Bai family have angered him, even if he doesn't make a move this time, the Bai family will be erased by him for other reasons in the future, and the kind of extermination of the clan." ”

Lin Ruhai was also a little surprised, thought about it, but didn't fully agree, "Brother Yang, it's you who filtered, right?" The Bai family attacked the ship of Rongguo Mansion, and there was not only a little girl on it, but also his own brother, and it was also appropriate to be angry. Moreover, Nan Zhili has always been the base camp of the Four Kings and Eight Princes, and he was slapped in the face in his own territory, if he didn't fight back, he would definitely let people see the fall of the Jia family. It's not surprising that he's a military general. ”

This master was originally Lin Ruhai's fellow brother, named Yang Xiong, because he offended the second assistant Zhang Fu, so he was not allowed to enter the office, and was invited by Lin Ruhai to help him two years ago.

Yang Xiong looked at Lin Ruhai, and continued: "Before I first came, I specially inquired about this nephew of the adult, if it is not a person with good luck against the sky, it is a person of wisdom and evil. Everything he did was so reasonable, so correct, every step was stepped on the key place, and in less than half a year, he was promoted from a white body to a guerrilla general in the Jiangnan battalion, and he was personally ordered by His Majesty to lead a battalion of elite soldiers. ”

Lin Ruhai looked at him in surprise.

Yang Xiong: "There is luck in this, and there are interlocking calculations. It's not easy to have such a deep plan at such a young age! ”

If Jia Jue was here, his jaw would definitely drop and call this person a demon!

Lin Ruhai: "What you said made me a little confused. ”

"There's nothing wrong with being confused...."

After saying this, Yang Xiong realized that he had lost his temper, so he stopped and looked at Lin Ruhai, "Since that incident, the Jia family has begun to decline, this is an indisputable fact. ”

Hearing this, Lin Ruhai was a little sad, but he had nothing to refute.

"The Holy Ancestor is only seventy or eighty years old, and the Ming Dynasty has been corrupt to such an extent that even those civil officials didn't expect it."

Lin Ruhai was stunned by his words, and asked puzzledly: "Senior brother, if you have anything to say, just say it directly!" ”

"Let's put it this way."

Yang Xiong stood up and walked around the hall, "If you want to retreat from the Yandao Yamen safely, you must have a strong help from the court. Today's unreliable, that group of civil officials is even more unreliable.

The only thing that can make adults believe is the Lin family and the Jia family, but unfortunately, the Lin family's heirs are thin and there is no plastic talent. Originally, I thought you would fall in this position, but I didn't expect a demon to come out of the Jia family. It gives me hope, and maybe I can follow suit. ”

Lin Ruhai also stood up, "You mean to let me support him?" But I can't help him with this little connection? ”

Yang Xiong was still very calm, "You can do it." ”

Lin Ruhai looked at him.

Yang Xiong smiled, "There is nothing in the Ming Dynasty today that cannot be solved with money, which is also the reason why the Bai family dares to take the risk of angering the Xungui family to intercept and kill the son-in-law." The Jia family has fallen, and compared with the silver of the white flowers, no one knows what those people will think! 100,000 won't work, 1 million, if it doesn't work, 3 million, or even 5 million?! People's hearts are like water! ”

Lin Ruhai's expression froze at this time, sighed and sat down again, waiting to listen to his next words.

"Compared with the rest of the general merchants, the Bai family's financial resources are definitely very strong, which is also the reason why the adults laid off the Bai family's Jiangxi salt and did not cause opposition from the other ones."

Speaking of this, Yang Xiong suddenly sighed, "There are rumors among the people that the Bai family has eight million taels of silver in their possession, and I feel that it is only a lot more." The imperial court has long coveted these finances, but unfortunately there has been no excuse, plus the Jiangnan civil official group behind the salt merchants. There is gossip that the fan of Jinling Town Shoufu has been haunted by the Bai family manor outside the city many times, and it seems that the palace has also started their idea. ”

Lin Ruhai looked at him even more closely.

Yang Xiong still didn't look at him, "If you want to be promoted quickly, you either have a lot of military merits, or you have a lot of money to pave the way." Although the frontier has not been quiet in the past two years, there has not been much turmoil, so there is no need to think about military merits. As long as there is a large amount of money, plus the old relationship of the Jia family in the past, it will not be too long, and within two or three years, there will be no problem with the general army or the commander of one side. ”

"Senior brother, what do you mean by the Bai family's property?!"

Lin Ruhai hesitated, "But, didn't you say that the palace is also eyeing the Bai family's property?" ”

"The Son of Heaven is a herdsman on behalf of the herdsmen, Jiangnan has been in peace for more than 100 years, it's time to harvest, and now the imperial court is short of money, it is said that last year alone there was a deficit of millions of taels, and even the money for military training could not be allocated. And at this moment, the Bai family happened to give an excuse, it is estimated that the news will reach the palace, and they will wake up laughing when they dream today! ”

Speaking of this, after a pause, Fang continued: "But there is a reason for everything, let alone raiding the family and destroying the clan." The Bai family intercepted the ships of the Jia family and assassinated the families of the court officials, which is a serious crime for the three clans, but the property of the Bai family belongs to the entire Bai family, not any one, and the court still can't take all the money in the end, or can only take a small part. This is what the palace does not want to see, so the adult has become the key to this game, the adult wrote the secret fold into Beijing, His Majesty issued an edict, the third prince sent troops, and His Majesty took the majority of the property, and they were all happy. ”

Lin Ruhai's face was solemn, "However, this is not to hand over the handle..."

Yang Xiong understood what he meant and smiled, "You should know that because of the matter of establishing the prince, the contradiction between His Majesty and the civil official group is getting deeper and deeper, and the Xungui group has no other choice but to stand firmly on His Majesty's side." ”

Lin Ruhai looked into the distance, "Senior Brother Lao has to worry about this matter." ”

This is the promise, Yang Xiong smiled slightly, "Maybe there will be a different future waiting for us." ”