Qin Ruhai rubbed his angry cheeks, took a deep breath, looked at the half-spilled tea on the table, picked up the celadon tea cup and took a sip lightly, and said with a dry cough, "It's me who lost my words, don't blame you." ”

"Don't dare, don't dare."

Everyone gave up their hands one after another, saying that they did not dare.

Qin Ruhai looked at the officials of Jinling Mansion and asked, "Duke Lu, what do you think should be done about this?" ”

Lu Mingyuan, the prefect of Jinling, stroked the white beard under his chin, shook his head and smiled, "The words of a vertical son should not be true." None of us present have seen the man who spoke in his mouth. Yin and Yang Evil Sect Master? Who have you seen it? ”

"Yes, yes. Governor Qin must not be gullible. ”

"The Fu family is a big clan in Jinling, how can they be involved with the Yin and Yang Evil Sect, it must be the Xu family's kid who is lying about it."

"Governor Qin, the Fu family has such a big business, how can they be willing to risk the disaster of exterminating the clan? I can't figure it out, I really can't figure it out! ”

A group of officials in Jinling Mansion spoke out to dissuade them, hoping that Qin Ruhai, the governor of Jiangnan Province, could understand the power and not be deceived by the Xu family.

When the officials of the Jiangnan Governor's Yamen saw Liu Jingpeng's gloomy face, they also echoed it with interest.

At this time, they can't split the Jiangnan officialdom, and they still need the support of a big family like the Fu family.

When Qin Ruhai heard everyone's words, he put down the celadon tea cup in his hand and waved his hand, "There is no evidence for the Fu family's affairs for the time being. But it can't be so easily revealed. ”

Since he didn't get real evidence on the spot, just based on Xu Fan's words, Qin Ruhai knew that he couldn't convince everyone, but it was impossible for him to let go of the Fu family easily.

Nowadays, the soldiers of Jiangnan Province are checking everywhere, and they need a lot of money. If the Fu family wants to get out of this matter safely, they must come up with the corresponding chips.

Many officials below also understood, one of them glanced up at Lu Mingyuan, the prefect of Jinling, and after getting the other party's eyes, he arched his hand towards Qin Ruhai, who was sitting behind the bookcase, "Governor Qin, since there is no evidence on both sides. It is impossible to prove that the person Xu Fan said is the master of the Yin Yang Evil Sect. If the Fu family wants to get rid of suspicion, they need to do something to prove their innocence. ”

Hearing this, many officials in crimson robes present gave this colleague a thumbs up in their hearts, which really said that Governor Qin's heart was up.

"How do you prove your innocence?" Qin Ruhai also heard the voice of the person who spoke.

I quickly recalled the past of this person in my mind, with a delicate face, a young man in his twenties, dressed in a cyan official robe, with silver unicorn moire light embroidery on his chest, shoulders, and cuffs.

Military generals and civil officials? He sat at the bottom of the crowd in Jinling Mansion again.

Soon, Qin Ruhai remembered the origin of this person, Lu Mingyuan's newly promoted official seemed to be also a person from a big family, called Li Qing.

Li Qing smiled heartily, "Whether the Fu family has an affair with the Yin Yang Evil Sect depends on their determination to support the Governor's Mansion to exterminate the Evil Sect. Now, the Shenjing Imperial Court ordered our Jiangnan Province to make every effort to exterminate the Yin and Yang Evil Sect, and the Jiangnan Provincial Government soldiers are all dispatched. ”

Qin Ruhai interrupted Li Qing's eloquent conversation and said bluntly, "How much do you think the Fu family should at least?" ”

There is no direct evidence to prove that the Fu family has a relationship with the Yin Yang Evil Sect, and it is not good for the Governor's Mansion to send troops to besiege the Fu family's mansion. can only let the Fu family prove their innocence in this way.

Li Qing slowly raised five fingers, with a warm smile on his face, "Governor Qin, the lower officials think that the Fu family is a big clan in the south of the Yangtze River. The Yin Yang Evil Sect is causing trouble to our Jiangnan Province again, and the Fu family should give 500,000 taels of silver and 100,000 quintals of grain. ”

Hearing this figure, many officials present gasped.

Gangnam Province's annual tax revenue is only 3 million taels. If everyone didn't know that Li Qing was a child of the Li family, who was also a big clan in Jiangnan, they would really think that he and the Fu family had a grudge.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he asked the Fu family to take out one-sixth of the annual tax revenue of Jiangnan Province to support the Governor's Mansion to suppress the rebellion.

Qin Ruhai touched his white beard, and it was not easy to make a decision for a while, and his eyes looked at the officials in the study with a faint look, as if he had the intention of asking.

Seriously, he was intrigued. That's 500,000 taels of silver and 100,000 quintals of grain, which is enough for him to reorganize the Jiangnan Provincial Government Army, and he can continue to expand the number of government soldiers.

When he heard Li Qing say that he wanted the Fu family to prove his innocence, Liu Jingpeng and Lu Mingyuan, the two old foxes, closed their eyes and began to pretend to sleep.

This kind of thing, the two of them are not in charge of the position.

Just when everyone in the study made eye contact with each other to see if the cost of this military service was appropriate, there was opposition in the crowd.

A middle-aged man, with a square face, dressed in a scarlet official robe, stared at Li Qing beside him with cold eyes, and his voice was cold, "Everyone should support the Governor's Mansion to exterminate the Yin and Yang Evil Sect, but is this 500,000 taels of silver and 100,000 quintals of grain too much." ”

Hearing this, everyone turned their eyes to the person who spoke, the four-grade official of Jinling Mansion, and the Chengkai Xuyao of Jinling Mansion.

"Master Kai, what do you mean by that? Could it be that you can't speak for the Fu family? ”

Many people present knew that the reason why this Kai Xuyao was able to become the prince of Jinling Mansion was not only the trust of Lord Fuzun, but also the support of the Fu family.

Otherwise, this position will not fall on his head.

"That is, now is the time to serve the imperial court, shouldn't the Fu family have more?"

"That's right, is it because Lord Kai is from..."

The speaker was only halfway through his speech, when he was pulled by the official who had a good relationship with him.

In the Governor's study, the most taboo thing is to pull out the intricate relationships behind everyone.

Lu Mingyuan, who was sitting at the top of the crowd in Jinling Mansion, opened a gap in his eyes slightly, and also looked at the person who spoke, shook his head slowly, and finally didn't say a word, and closed his eyes again, like an old monk.

Without waiting for Li Qing to refute, Kai Xuyao arched his hand directly towards Qin Ruhai, who was sitting upright behind the bookcase, not caring at all about the face that was already a little blue, and said calmly, "Since I want to support the Governor's Mansion and maintain the stability of our Jiangnan Province." I'm afraid that it would be inappropriate to let the Fu family pay for the food alone. ”

Seeing it, all the colleagues present looked at each other with strange eyes. almost named him as a minion of the Fu family, and even now he still wants to help the Fu family exonerate.

Qin Ruhai's eyes slowly stretched, the displeasure on his face gradually subsided, and he suddenly had a hint of realization in his heart, this is to let the rest of the major families donate money and food together?

Kai Xuyao glanced at Li Qing, "Lord Governor, the rich families in Jinling City are not only the Fu family, in order to exterminate the Yin and Yang Evil Sect as soon as possible, Xia Guan suggested calling on the rich merchants and giants of the whole city to act together." ”

"Hum~" Many officials present completely exploded, and Kai Xuyao stabbed the hornet's nest!

Originally, it only required the Fu family to contribute money and food, but this is good, let Jinling Mansion Cheng Kai Xuyao say this, and many officials present had to express their positions.

In the matter of exterminating the Yin and Yang Evil Sect, and in the matter of maintaining the stability of Jiangnan Province, who dares to oppose it?

Whoever opposes it is involved with the Yin Yang Evil Sect.

Didn't you see the anger on Governor Qin's face? At this time, he jumped out to oppose it, did he want to try the Governor's murderous sword?

Zhu Zi's officials did not make stupid mistakes at this critical time, and even the governor Liu Jingpeng and the prefect Lu Mingyuan, who had been watching from the wall, also opened their eyes and glanced at the subordinate officials.

"How's the above?" Qin Ruhai looked at Liu Jingpeng and Lu Mingyuan, and a shallow smile appeared on his face.

It was really a hidden knife in a smile, and the two of them could only secretly smile bitterly in their hearts, but their faces showed such a look of self-righteousness, a great and upright, everything must be for the sake of the court, and everything must be for the sake of the people of Jiangnan Province.

It was originally a big case to discuss how to deal with the Fu family and the Yin and Yang Evil Sect, but due to the compromise and trade-off between the various forces, it eventually evolved into an overall goal of the major families and wealthy businessmen in Jinling City to contribute money and grain.

In this way, no one mentioned Xu Fan's words again, but began to discuss how much food each family should pay.

In the end, Qin Ruhai was happy, according to the standard of asking the Fu family to contribute money and grain, the Governor's Mansion could get at least millions of taels of silver and millions of taels of grain.

Looking at the many officials in front of him, he was no longer so disgusted, this group of people was more like his fortune boy.

The people discussed and reported at the same time. The clerk who was writing on the side closed the details that everyone finally negotiated in front of Qin Ruhai's case, looking at the name of each family on it and the amount of money and food behind, Qin Ruhai nodded with satisfaction.

"If that's the case, then that's the matter first. You will go from house to house according to the numbers above. ”

Holding the paperwork, he glanced at the people below, and everyone seemed to be a shining mountain of gold and silver at this time.

Most of these people are people from the five great families, and the amount they draw up naturally needs to be completed by themselves.

The Governor's Office only needs to follow the details and chase these officials.

Qin Ruhai's beard trembled, if it weren't for the documents he held in both hands, the cracked smile would make everyone in the study clearly see that their Lord Governor was really a person who loved money like life.

Wen Changkong on the side couldn't stand it anymore, and reminded with a light cough at the right time, "My lord, do you want the scribes to copy a copy first, and give one to each of the adults?" ”

"Exactly, exactly." Qin Ruhai restrained his smile and straightened his robe, then handed the document in his hand to Wen Changkong on the side of the bookcase, and waved his hand to signal the other party to do it immediately.

Every donation document was distributed to every official, Qin Ruhai personally sent everyone out of the Governor's Palace, looked at the white of the fish belly in the eastern sky, and yawned heavily.

When he turned around, Wen Changkong walked out of the mansion and whispered a few words in Qin Ruhai's ear, which made him feel a little good and dispersed most of it.

"Xu family, Xu Wenshu and Xu Yuhui? What are they coming to do? ”

Wen Changkong lowered his head and whispered, "They are here to ask for help, saying that the Fu family wants to seize the Xu family, and they hope that the Governor's Mansion can help one or two." ”

"The Xu family? How could the Fu family want to seize the Xu family? Qin Ruhai snorted contemptuously, now that the Fu family is involved in the rebellion of the Yin Yang Evil Sect, how can they have the leisure to pay attention to the Xu family?

"No, the Fu family is plotting to seize the Xu family? The Yin Yang Evil Sect almost slaughtered the Xu family. These two..."

The footsteps that had just entered the main gate slowly put down, Qin Ruhai glanced back at the backs of many officials leaving, and fell into deep worry.