It seemed that he had said too much in one breath, and his mouth was a little dry, Sun Ning actually turned around again, went outside to get a teapot and a teacup, put it on the coffee table on the side, poured the cup and sat down and drank it slowly.

At this time, he had become extremely relaxed, and the tension he showed when he found out that there was an uninvited guest in the room just now formed a 180-degree change.

It was Li Yanru, who no longer had the previous charm and self-confidence at this time, and a pair of wonderful eyes kept spinning back and forth on Sun Ning's body, guessing how much he knew. Judging by what he said so far, it really seems that he has mastered everything.

"Would you like a drink?" Sun Ning smiled and pointed to the other empty cup and asked.

This made Li Yanru regain her composure, smile smartly, and become her own style: "The emperor is really wise and wise, a little careful thinking of the slave family, sure enough, he couldn't hide it from you." ”

"To be honest, I really didn't doubt you at first, after all, you and I have only met once, and we have only said two words. Without in-depth understanding, how can there be any suspicions? Sun Ning continued to drink tea and chuckled.

Don't look at him as relaxed, in fact, every muscle in his body is tense, ready to shoot at any time.

Li Yanru can appear here so easily, but what about the others?

How terrible it must have been that there was only one scale and half a claw in the history books of this dynasty, but it was enough to make people feel uneasy because of its great power.

Yes, Sun Ning just revealed Li Yanru's origin, and the Zonghenghui was exactly what he found out through the records in the book.

As mentioned before, during these days, Sun Ning, who was under house arrest in the palace, did not just have fun with women, but put more energy into reading.

As a modern person who has experienced the era of information explosion, Sun Ning knows too well how important books and knowledge are to a person's growth and development.

So even though today's books are so obscure, just the vertical layout without punctuation marks is dizzying, but he still carefully read several history books from the founding of Da Viet to the present, so as to better understand what era this is and what details are worth caring about.

Da Yue, although it does not exist in the long river of history that he knows, does not appear out of thin air.

This dynasty inherited from the Song Dynasty, to be more precise, it should have usurped the history of the Northern Song Dynasty, and then Emperor Taizu Sun Tu made the Han family completely regain the glory of the world, not only recaptured the Youyun Prefectures in the north, but also directly killed the Liaojin Xixia, and even the more north Murwei (that is, the predecessor of Mongolia) almost completely destroyed.

Only then did this huge empire that was not weaker than the Han and Tang dynasties be established, and the prestige of the Han family was passed on for more than 200 years.

If he is not mistaken, Sun Ning feels that this Emperor Taizu should be his predecessor and a traverser.

Of course, this was 200 years ago, and it has nothing to do with the two sides now.

However, a hundred years ago, there was only one organization mentioned two or three times in the history books, which made Sun Ning keep his heart.

This organization is called the Zonghenghui, which was just a chamber of commerce at the beginning, but it was built by Li Ling, a real minister who had a very high status in the court and the central government at that time, almost only under the emperor alone, who was in charge of the finances of the central government.

His original intention was just to encourage business in the world, so that Dayue's economy could be more smooth and accessible, and he could achieve great things, and at the same time, he could also let the people get more benefits.

Sometimes, however, good visions don't always bear fruit.

As the power of the Zongheng Guild continued to increase, and the number of people from all parties who joined continued to increase, the direction of this chamber of commerce began to fall outside Li Ling's control.

Maybe when he is in his prime and full of energy, he can still control those people below. But when he was old and decrepit, and he no longer had the heart to control everything, the entire style of the Zonghenghui completely changed.

Although the history books are vague, Sun Ning still saw the horror of this organization.

From the north to the south of the Yangtze River, from the court to the rivers and lakes, there seems to be nothing that the tentacles of the Zonghenghui cannot reach.

On the surface, they have indeed done a lot of good things for the court and the people, but in the shadow of these good things, people can always see that they are grabbing local interests and turning the officials and gentry into a part of themselves.

The Zonghenghui, which was originally only by three small businessmen, came up with the name of "Zongheng" because of the pen of their respective surnames - Li, Gu, and Wan (Wan), but now it has really become a behemoth that can dominate the world and swallow the world!

When Sun Ning came to such an inference, he was taken aback, but at that time he felt a little incredible, couldn't it be something that someone had imagined randomly?

Otherwise, how could such a large organization leave almost no traces of flaws outside?

Until, the rest of the things happened one by one.

After a long silence, Li Yanru finally asked, "When did you start to suspect all this?" ”

This question can be regarded as a true admitting that Sun Ning's inference is correct.

Sun Ning smiled: "Actually, when I first saw the statement of the Zonghenghui hidden in the book, I thought it was a legend and someone's imagination.

"Until I met you and learned where you came from.

"Hengzhou Li's ...... Isn't that the founder of the Zongheng Society, the family of Li Ling Li a hundred years ago? It is recorded in the book that he is a native of Jiangcheng, Hengzhou.

"And your Hengzhou Li should be inherited from him, right?

"There are no such coincidences in this world, especially after a woman like you appears in Liangzhou and has an intolerable private relationship with Guo Chong, things are even more suspicious."

"What do you mean by that?" Li Yanru glanced at him, seemingly a little dissatisfied. But even so, it's still very seductive.

Sun Ning smiled: "You would actually choose Guo Chong between the two brothers Guo Chong and Guo Han, this matter itself is doubtful enough." ”

"What's this? Guo Han was devoted to being in the army, and he simply snubbed me. It's Brother Chong, who is the most intimate and the most pleasing to women, and I am naturally no exception. ”

"If it's an ordinary woman, it makes sense. But you are the daughter of the Li family, you married to Liangzhou with the sincerity of cooperation between the two families, if the matter between you and Guo Chong is discovered, it will be a marriage that will not become an enemy.

"You don't look like that kind of simple-minded, stupid woman, how can you have such a choice?

"So, what are you doing all this for? Guo Chong has been hiding his true thoughts for many years, and the whole Liangzhou knows that he is a gentleman, a mud that can't support the wall, how can you really take a fancy to him, and even recklessly engage in cheating with him?

Of course, this is just a conjecture after all, and I have no actual evidence at all. Until, that day, Guo Chong came to see me in a panic and told a truth that had been hidden for many years. ”