"Don't take it lightly, you continue to keep an eye on their movements." Chu Ze commanded.

"Yes!" Zhao Si and Li Xing responded in unison

After Chu Ze sent Zhao Si and Li Xing, the two quickly launched an operation.

Li Xing mingled in the restaurants in the city.

On this day, he met a local petty official, and the two drank a few glasses of wine and chatted.

"Oh trouble, it's really not easy to mix now." Li Xing sighed deliberately.

"That's what you said." The junior official also sighed: "Since the new official took office, we old officials have no good fruit to eat. ”

"Haha, dare to love because of that new official." Li Xing smiled bitterly: "Yes, he doesn't understand the rules too much, he doesn't play cards according to the routine, and he overturns our old officials." ”

"That's it." When the petty official heard someone say this, he also came to his senses, and complained: "What else is he doing about site selection and collective decision-making, it's just nonsense!" I don't even listen to the opinions of our officials, it's too unreasonable! ”

Li Xing saw the opportunity, pretended to be drunk and hazy, and said, "Anyway.... Anyway, sooner or later, he won't be able to provoke us, there are so many of us old officials, there is always a way to deal with him. ”

"Alas, in fact, Master Li, they are already planning, but they haven't said it to the public yet." The little official said something leaky, and hurriedly kept silent.

Li Xing's eyes lit up, but he didn't want to ask any more, so he smiled and toasted him for the last drink before leaving.

At the same time, Zhao Si infiltrated the railway construction site and pretended to be a worker from other places.

He skillfully learned the tone and demeanor of the other workers, and soon became acquainted with several old workers.

"Brothers, why do we always hear that people from the Li Mansion are coming to make trouble at this construction site?" Zhao Si pretended to be confused and asked.

"Hmph, what Li Mansion is, it's just a moth who bullies the soft and is afraid of the hard!" An elderly worker said disdainfully: "The old man of his family said that our land was originally his, so he brought people to threaten and wanted to stop the construction site." ”

"That's right, that old thing obviously didn't object from the beginning, what do you want to regret now?" Another middle-aged worker also said: "If it weren't for the king's wisdom, we would have been scared away a long time ago." Thanks to the blessing of the prince, the construction site can continue as usual. ”

"I see, it seems that the Li Mansion is playing some kind of bad idea." Zhao Si nodded secretly in his heart, and continued to say: "This Li family is too deceitful, and his family is really not a fuel-efficient lamp!" ”

"Alas, the Li family is a big local family, and they also collude with those officials, and they are used to being powerful, and when they meet a new official like the prince, they are naturally unhappy." The old worker said mysteriously.

"Okay, let's work hard, I think the prince will protect us." Zhao Si ended the topic with a smile.

Zhao Si secretly observed in the railway construction site and found that several workers often got together and whispered.

On this day, Zhao Si pretended to be passing by, and heard them chanting words such as "next month" and "hand destruction".

Zhao Si's heart moved, these people were extremely suspicious.

They must be spies sent by the Li Mansion, ready to wreak havoc on the day of the middle of the month.

Zhao Si secretly noted their appearances, and then found an opportunity to secretly follow them.

The place where these people met was very secretive, hidden deep in an abandoned utility room.

Zhao Si held his breath and pricked up his ears to listen carefully.

"According to Li Ye's instructions, we must destroy the railroad track erection project on the day of the month and a half." A spy said: "At that time, Li Ye will go to complain, saying that the quality of railway construction is uneven, and for the safety of the people, it is recommended to stop work for inspection." ”

"That's right, in this way, the prince's plan was forced to be postponed. We completed the task, and Li Ye said that there were rewards. The other chimed in.

Zhao Si secretly wrote it down after listening, and then quickly returned and reported the discovery to Chu Ze.

"I see, the Li Mansion is so blatantly planning sabotage, and it doesn't take me seriously!" After listening to Zhao Si's report, Chu Ze said in a deep voice.

"They are determined to obstruct the construction of the railway and make me Chu Ze's enemy." A cold light flashed in Chu Ze's eyes.

In order to gather further evidence of the Li Mansion's conspiracy, Li Xing decided to once again mingle with the social occasions of the local magnates.

This time, he disguised himself as a wealthy businessman from other places and got acquainted with several down-and-out old officials.

"Yo, where is this son from?" An old officer in scruffy clothes looked at Li Xing curiously.

"My surname is Chen, and I live in the capital." Li Xing replied with a smile.

"It turned out to be the son of the Chen family in the capital, disrespectful and disrespectful!" The old official immediately smiled and said, "I don't know if the son is coming to Fengyang this time, what is the noble matter?" ”

"I heard that Fengyang is a treasure land, so let's see if I want to invest in real estate." Li Xing said jokingly.

"Just in time!" The old official's eyes lit up and said, "I happen to know a few big local families, and I can introduce them to my son!" ”

"Haha, that's great!" Li Xing laughed and said, "You can take me to a local banquet in a while to meet more friends." ”

"It's natural!" The old officer was excited.

He thought to himself that if he could get some benefits from this "rich businessman", he would be able to live a better life.

As a result, Li Xing soon blended in with a grand banquet hosted by a local magnate.

"Friends, let me introduce you, this is the son of the Chen family in the capital, who intends to develop in Fengyang." The old official smiled and introduced Li Xing to a table of officials.

"Oh? The Chen family in the capital? Several people looked at Li Xing curiously.

"Yes, I'm here to invest this time." Li Xing replied with a smile: "I don't know what is good about Fengyang?" ”

"If we have money to do things, we have a lot of good places in the local area!" One of them immediately said earnestly.

"As long as Childe speaks, we will do our best to help!" Another person answered.

Li Xing smiled and said nothing, thinking that he would come up with some useful words first.

"By the way, does Chen Gongzi know about our local Li family?" A man asked tentatively.

"The Li family?" Li Xing pretended to be puzzled.

The Li Mansion can be described as a rich party in Fengyang, and the old man of the Li family is a local super-rich, holding heavy power and having a strong and domineering style.

The Li family not only owns thousands of acres of fertile land and beautiful houses, but the family also operates a variety of businesses.

The Li family now has its own mercenaries and family members, and it can be said that it is a major force in Fengyang.

The Li family seems to be very dissatisfied with Chu Ze's railway construction this time, and it is not difficult to understand that he sent people to make trouble.

Under the recommendation of local officials, Li Xing soon got to know Li Kuo, the young master of the Li family.

Li Kuonai is the fourth son of the Li family, who eats, drinks and has nothing to do on weekdays.

He was dressed in an embroidered wedding dress, a gold silk soft hat, and a gentleman's style.

"Yo, who is this?" Li Kuo looked Li Xing up and down.

"Just Chen, a child of the Chen family in the capital." Li Xing replied with a smile: "I have admired the name of Li Gongzi for a long time, and it is a blessing to be able to see it today!" (End of chapter)