Chapter 111: Secretly Pressuring
Qu Jing invited Yu Ren into the cabin, and Liu Qiang also sat on the side, and then asked someone to send breakfast. While the three of them were eating breakfast, Qu Jing told Yu Ren about what happened to the Li family recently.
It turned out that since Yu Ren and Li Ying tracked Shi Tingzhu out of Daqu Mountain, Qu Jing also immediately launched an action. He was authorized by Li Ying to be fully responsible for the rectification of all affairs of the Li family in Zhejiang. The guiding principle of rectification is what they discussed before: all the affairs of the Li family, except for the sale of the Lingqi, all other things have turned from light to dark, and they must no longer operate in the name of the Li family.
It's easy to say, but it's not easy to do. After all, the Li family has businesses in many state capitals in Zhejiang, with as many as 100 shops. Fortunately, the Li family's land business has not been blatantly hung under the banner of the Li family, but some insiders know about it.
But just in case, Qu Jing decided to sell all the stores, and then find another store from other places to reopen. The reason for the claim was that the Li family had suffered a major setback at sea recently, and the merchant ships had lost too much, and they urgently needed a large amount of silver to build new ships.
This reason is sufficient, at least for the government. And everyone in the industry knows that the Li family's business is based on the sea, and if their ship is gone, it will lose its foundation. Then, their thriving business on land will soon cease to flourish.
As far as the government is concerned, if they investigate the Li family, they will know that the Li family has suffered heavy losses due to the recent attack on Chenqian Island. Although the island was captured, the ship also lost three or four percent.
Of course, the relocated store can no longer play the name of the Li family, even people in the industry don't know that they are the Li family's business. Moreover, in order to try not to let acquaintances meet, Qu Jing made a big transfer of all the people in the store. Those who were originally in Hangzhou were transferred to Ningbo, and those who were originally in Qiantang County were transferred to Renhe County.
Although this will have a great impact on the Li family's business in the short term. Fortunately, most of the Li family's onshore shops rely on the business at sea, and most of the business at sea has a direct connection with his Li family, which means that most of what they actually do is their own business, but the receiving of goods is more troublesome.
Finally, Qu Jing acted quickly. He had just dealt with more than a dozen shops in Hangzhou when he got the news that the prefect of Hangzhou had secretly sent people to investigate the business and power of their Li family in Hangzhou. Therefore, Qu Jing immediately made a decision, discussed with Li Ying, who was in Hangzhou, and took the initiative to destroy Wentao Courtyard, creating the illusion of their infighting, with the heart of An Liaoshi.
Everyone burned down the Tao Courtyard, and also knocked down part of the courtyard wall, leaving some broken swords and broken knives, and then sprinkled them in the ruins with chicken blood and pig blood, so it looks very real. Everyone withdrew to Daqushan Island, but Qu Jing secretly sent a lot of eyeliner in Hangzhou City to prevent Liao Shixiang from taking further unfavorable actions against their Li family. Unexpectedly, he actually got the news that Yu Ren was arrested and imprisoned by Liao Shixiang.
At that time, Qu Jing and Liu Qiang were still in Hangzhou and did not evacuate. However, the Li family's eyeliner and other forces in Hangzhou have always been personally grasped by Li Ying, and Qu Jing cannot command and contact. In fact, not only Hangzhou, but all the eyeliners that the Li family has developed in China in recent years are personally responsible for Li Ying. Even, a lot of them don't know each other. This is also modeled after Li Ying according to the Jinyi Wei organization of the Ming Dynasty.
After all, as a pirate who is powerful enough to threaten the security of the imperial court, Li Ying has a reputation for self-knowledge.
That sentence: The husband is not guilty, but he is guilty. Li Ying can understand the truth very well. The tragic scene of the Ming merchants on Luzon Island fifteen years ago made Li Ying pay special attention to the military strength and intelligence of the caravan.
So, Qu Jing had no choice but to fly pigeons and pass the book to Li Ying, who was far away in Daqu Mountain, and on the other hand, he personally organized more than a dozen young people to rush to the prefect's yamen and mingle in the crowd watching the excitement. Among them, there are also two masters specially assigned by Li Ying to Qu Jing to protect his safety.
The riot that occurred in front of the prefect's yamen that day was provoked by Qu Jing's direct command. It's just that, in order not to attract the attention of the government, they left one after another after the incident.
After Yu Ren was arrested and put in prison, Qu Jing sent people to secretly keep an eye on the prison and pay attention to everyone who came in and out. On the other hand, he actively arranged his subordinates to prepare to rob the prison and save people when it was absolutely necessary.
However, when he heard that Yu Ren was in the palace and was unwilling to leave, Qu Jing could only give up the idea of robbing the prison. However, after Liu Qiang heard the news that Qu Jing had given up saving people, he rushed to Qu Jing's residence as soon as possible, and rushed into the prefect's yamen with a noison to lead people, kill the dog official first, and then save Yu Ren from prison.
Qu Jing worked hard for a long time, but he couldn't convince him. Liu Qiang even scolded Qu Jing for being timid and fearful, regardless of his brother's life and death. Fortunately, at this time, Li Ying's flying pigeon biography arrived in time. Seeing Li Ying's letter, she instructed them not to move, and said that she had her own way to get the surnamed Liao to take the initiative to release them. Liu Qiang stopped making trouble.
However, he was still not at ease. So he personally took Li Ying's letter and found the shopkeeper of Xiao Ji Rice Shop, the person in charge of the matter that Li Ying said in the letter.
"After that, let's ask Brother Liu to talk about it! He's in command himself, and he knows a lot more than I do. Qu Jing said this, and handed over the task to Liu Qiang.
Liu Qiang blushed a little. "What a command! Actually, I don't even know how they got it. Everything is commanded by the eldest lady in secret. I'm just waiting for news. This time, Liu Qiang was rarely humble.
"Then ask Brother Liu to tell us about the situation at that time!" Yu Rendao.
So, Liu Qiang began to talk about what he had done in Xiao Ji Rice Shop in the past few days.
"That day, I took the letter from the eldest lady and found the Siu Kee rice shop in the east of the city. The shopkeeper was an old man in his sixties, and when I went, he thought I was going to buy rice. Then I followed the code written in the letter of the eldest lady and asked him, 'Can you buy cloth on behalf of your guests?' ’
The old man glared at me, 'What kind of cloth do you want?' ’
I went on to say as the eldest lady had written: 'I want three horses of silk cloth, three horses of cotton cloth, and three loads of raw silk.' ’
When the shopkeeper heard this, he quickly invited me to the backyard. ”
Liu Qiang is an anxious person, and as soon as he arrived in the backyard, he asked how things were going?
Shopkeeper Xiao only said that he had sent someone to do it, but he didn't tell Liu Qiang who to send to do it and what to do. Liu Qiang still had to ask again, but Shopkeeper Xiao left under the pretext that there was business in the front yard. Just let Liu Qiang be patient and wait for the news. guaranteed that Liao Shixiang would take the initiative to release Yu Ren within three days.
Liu Qiang is in a hurry! Think of going to visit Yu Ren in prison! I'm worried about messing things up. I want to ask Shopkeeper Xiao about the progress of the matter! Shopkeeper Xiao has disappeared since Liu Qiang received him when he came. There was only one guy and a bookkeeper in the shop.
Liu Qiang didn't know if these two people were from the Li family, or just ordinary guys invited from outside, so he didn't dare to ask more. But Shopkeeper Xiao never came back.
When it was almost dinner, Liu Qiang saw Shopkeeper Xiao hurrying back to the store. Although the old man is in his sixties, he is still very energetic when he walks.
"How?" Liu Qiang hurriedly rushed up and asked.
"Everything went well. Took two little rabbits. Shopkeeper Xiao said.
Liu Qiang was confused. Shopkeeper Xiao then let Liu Qiang go to a secret room in the backyard. Then he said to him: "I have arranged for personnel to arrest Liao Shixiang's two younger sons first according to the instructions of the eldest lady." And took them to a secret place outside the city. No one is guaranteed to find it. ”
"Great. In this way, we can use these two little rabbit cubs to exchange with Liao Gouguan for Yu Xianggong. So, did you inform Liao Gouguan? Liu Qiang asked excitedly.
"Not yet." Shopkeeper Xiao said.
Liu Qiang stood up suddenly. "Then I'll leave this matter to me!" He thought that Shopkeeper Xiao was cowardly and did not dare to send a kidnapping letter to Governor Liao.
Shopkeeper Xiao was startled and quickly stood up to stop it. "Why are you going?"
"Of course, I'm going to send a message to that person surnamed Liao! If he didn't pass the word, how would he know that his son was in our hands, and how could he take the initiative to let Yu Xianggong go. Liu Qiang said.
Shopkeeper Xiao pressed him to the chair, "This is absolutely impossible." You want to! As soon as you spread the word like this, your identity was immediately revealed. This is the result that the eldest lady never wants to see. Moreover, this surnamed Liao is a sinister person, if you go, in case he detains you. Then wouldn't we save one more again?
So, you must not go. The eldest lady had already arranged this matter, and everything was expected by the eldest lady. You don't have to worry. Just wait for the surnamed Liao to come out! ”
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