168 Longsheng Chamber of Commerce
The Baling faction has been inherited for many years, and the family is rich, although it is in the steep mountains, the main hall is still majestic.
In the huge hall, it was empty, and only Guo Fan sat on the stone seat in the middle.
He squinted his eyes slightly, as if he was contemplative and thoughtful, the breath on his body surged, and the true meaning of the tiger appeared from time to time.
The place is wide and the stone seat is huge.
In comparison, Guo Fan is short and inconspicuous.
But when the true intention arises, the ferocity is surging, like a fierce tiger entrenched in it, and the power is terrifying.
The mind shrinks, like a tiger stinging and sleeping.
Obviously short in stature, as soon as others enter the hall, their eyes will be involuntarily attracted by it.
The luxurious decoration and exquisite furnishings in the hall have become Guo Fan's foil at this moment.
Knife intent!
There is a lack of natural treasures in this world, and there is no kind of elixir that can return to innate after eating.
Therefore, the advanced innate depends on its own strength.
Every innate master, the mind is strong enough, powerful enough to stimulate the essential changes in the qi and blood in the body.
Guo Fan understood the tiger's sword intent early, but he didn't know much about it.
This time there was a fight, but there was a lot of understanding, and there was a vague suffocation of the penetration.
Sure enough, as he thought.
Killing is the key to your own breakthrough!
"Da Da ......"
Xiahou Yan bowed down and walked into the main hall, her breathing subconsciously tightened, and her face also showed caution.
Although the young man sitting upright in the hall has a beautiful face, like a beautiful son in the turbid world.
But she had seen the other side's methods.
Cruel, bloody, murderous, and unwavering from beginning to end.
Even enjoy it with shares!
This guy ......
was born with a good skin, but in fact, in his heart, he is afraid that he is a super perverted murderer!
The top master of the Baling faction was slaughtered by one of them and emptied!
Looking up at this time, it seemed that there was not a person sitting in the hall, but a bloodthirsty tiger.
"Master Hou. β
"Hmm. β
Guo Fan raised his head and opened his eyes.
Xiahou Yan also tensed his body: "The materials of the Baling faction have been counted, a total of 300,000 taels of silver, 50,000 taels of gold, a number of treasures and jades, and some house deeds and land deeds. β
"Three hundred thousand taels of silver?"
Guo Fan's eyes moved slightly, and he said slowly: "It's just the intercepted official silver, it seems to be 400,000 taels, right?"
"Yes. β
Xiahou Yan nodded and said, "However, only 200,000 taels of official silver have been found here, and the other 200,000 taels are the prepaid silver tickets of the Longsheng Chamber of Commerce." β
Advance payment refers to something that has not been successfully delivered, similar to a civil IOU.
"Longsheng Chamber of Commerce?"
Guo Fan's body straightened up, and his voice became serious: "The Longsheng Chamber of Commerce, one of the Eight Gangs and Ten Guilds?"
"Not bad. β
Xiahou Yan should be.
"The Longsheng Chamber of Commerce started with silk and cloth, and almost all of the royal dyed cloth, military uniforms, and court uniforms were contracted by the Chamber of Commerce. β
Behind it, there is the shadow of the Yingchuan Liu family, and the Yingchuan Liu family is one of the four major families in the DPRK and China. β
"Heh......"
Guo Fan chuckled, his eyes narrowed slightly and looked at Xiahou Yan: "You mean to say that the Longsheng Chamber of Commerce also participated in this robbery of official silver?"
"I don't dare to make a decision. β
Xiahou Yan shook his head: "But they robbed the official bank, and the subsequent handling must have the participation of the Longsheng Chamber of Commerce." β
There are marks on the official silver, and it is extremely inconvenient to circulate in the market, which requires re-smelting.
There are not many people in the world who have such means and the courage to eat so much silver.
"I see. β
Guo Fan nodded, tapped the table with one hand, and looked pensive.
"Da Da ......"
At this moment, a rush of footsteps came from outside the hall, and the thunder and fire came from all over the world.
"Master Hou, there is news from the other two roads. β
"Oh. β
Guo Fan raised his eyebrows: "Say!"
Looking at Lei Sihai's expression, you know that it is not all good news.
Really......
"Huojiabao is going well, the Ding brothers killed the three Huo brothers, and found 100,000 taels of silver from them. β
"And the stone is not worth the silver......"
He clenched his fists and frowned, "That ship turned halfway and went to Yuyang County, and then disappeared. β
"Yuyang County?"
Guo Fan held his chin with his hand and rubbed it gently.
"I seem to remember that it is famous for washing cloth, weaving cloth in the world, and thirty percent of it comes from Yuyang. β
"Not bad. β
Lei Sihai complimented: "Master Hou is well-informed and admired." β
Guo Fan ignored his sycophants and looked at Xiahou Yan: "Is that the territory of the Longsheng Chamber of Commerce?"
"To be exact. β
Xiahou Yan's throat rolled, and she subconsciously felt bad in her heart, but she still stubbornly spoke.
"Yuyang County is where the Longsheng Chamber of Commerce is located. β
"I see!"
Guo Fan understands.
"What do the officials of Yuyang County say?"
Feng Zheng and the boxer idiot are both old men from the East and West Factories, and their means are not weak, it is impossible to chase them there and end it, and they will definitely continue to track down.
"They don't recognize it!"
Lei Sihai's face was gloomy, and he said: "Yuyang County has a different status, and Lord Ge, the county capital, is a rising star in the past few years, and he is treated well by the two old ministers, and Feng Zheng is not too persecuted. β
"Tut-tut......"
Guo Fan shook his head lightly, and looked sideways at Xiahou Yan: "The evidence here, can you win the Longsheng Chamber of Commerce?"
"Take down the Chamber of Commerce?"
Xiahou Yan raised her head and looked surprised: "Master Hou, the Longsheng Chamber of Commerce is different from the Baling faction, it is inextricably linked with the imperial court, and as far as his subordinates know, many officials are the owners of the Chamber of Commerce. β
"Among them, there is the Yingchuan Liu family!"
Once this kind of force is attacked, the counterattack faced is not as simple as the rivers and lakes.
Although the struggle for power is not bloody, it is more dangerous, and one careless person may fall into the abyss, and even implicate the whole family.
"So what?"
Guo Fan chuckled: "We are just arresting the criminals who participated in the silver robbery, do we still have to taboo the identity of the criminals?"
"This ......"
His Royal Highness looked at each other, and they both saw the incomprehension and helplessness in each other's eyes.
Master Hou is deliberately pretending to be stupid?
"Go back to the Hou Ye. β
Xiahou Yan calmed down and said, "Judging from the existing evidence, it is not a big problem to invite a few shopkeepers of the Longsheng Chamber of Commerce into the six doors. β
"But if you dig deeper, I'm afraid it's enough to choke. β
"It's okay!"
Guo Fan got up and stretched his muscles: "Go and record the confession, let them sign and draw the detainment, and Huojiabao, also find out who secretly planned it." β
"Get the evidence, let's go to Yuyang County!"
"That's right. β
He shrank his eyes and said, "Go and seconded two thousand soldiers, go with Ben Hou, and thoroughly investigate the Longsheng Chamber of Commerce!"
............
Half a month later.
Near Yuyang County.
A camp was set up, and the elite soldiers patrolled back and forth, and the aura of killing also made the merchants on the road worried.
"Report!"
Outside the big tent, soldiers shouted.
"Lord Luan, the magistrate of Yuyang County, Lord Liu, the superintendent of Yu Shiliu, and Lord Qiao, the chief official, ask to see Lord Hou. β
"Enter!"
In the big tent, Guo Fan held the scroll in his hand and replied casually.
Immediately, the big tent was opened, and a group of three officials in court clothes stepped inside and bowed to it.
"Yuyang County magistrate, supervising the imperial history, and the chief official, visit the Marquis of Zhenwu. β
"Hmm. β
Guo Fan didn't raise his eyes, his body didn't move, and he said indifferently: "The barracks are important, what are you here for?"
"Your Excellency. β
The imperial envoy Lord Liu stepped forward and said solemnly: "Hou Ye led a large army to come, causing panic in the city, and he had no intention of working, and asked Hou Ye to send the army back, so that the people in the county can be stable." β
"Huh?"
Guo Fan frowned and looked up.
"How?"
"You have not received any news, and you are here to arrest the masterminds involved in the theft of official money. β
"Coming with a large army is also to prevent people from the Longsheng Chamber of Commerce from donating money and escaping, just in case. β
"Master Hou!"
Lord Liu's face sank, and he said: "The case of the theft of official silver is now about to be closed and transferred to Dali Temple. β
"The Shi family, the Huo family, and the Baling faction have all been won, what are you not satisfied with?"
"Peng!"
There was a muffled sound.
The book in Guo Fan's hand was already thrown on the desk.
"You are so bold, you dare to speak to Ben Hou in such a tone, are you questioning Ben Hou?"
"As many as one million taels of official silver were stolen, how much was recovered?"
"The Longsheng Chamber of Commerce is not only involved in it, but also embezzles a huge part of the silver taels, which is a matter of course!"
"You ......"
He looked at the three of them coldly: "As an official of the imperial court, you did not assist Ben Hou in arresting the prisoner, but instead locked the city gate and forbade Ben Hou from entering, what is the reason?"
Hou Ye was angry. β
Lord Luan's eyes changed, he hurriedly stepped forward, and said slowly: "The so-called soldiers are like combs, the people in the county are afraid of soldiers entering the city, and people are panicking, and we have no choice." β
"As for the theft of official silver. β
He said with a smile: "This matter was also concealed by the Longsheng Chamber of Commerce, and they didn't know that the silver was official silver. β
But now we know that we cannot make another mistake, and in three days, in three days, they will give the original amount of money. β
"And there is also the cost of your hard work all the way, how about it?"
"Oh?"
Guo Fan's eyes were raised, and there seemed to be a smile on his face: "So, you are here to be lobbyists?"
"Don't dare. β
Master Qiao arched his hand and said, "I'm just waiting here to explain the misunderstanding clearly, so as not to spread too widely, and each other's faces will not look good." β
"Don't you look good?"
Guo Fan smiled lightly.
Then he beckoned, and Xiahou Yan on the side immediately walked over.
"You know these adults, right?"
"Recognize. β
Xia Houyan nodded, her eyes were a little complicated, as if she was reluctant to resist it, but also seemed to be a little happy.
"Lord Qiao was a jinshi in the early years, born in poverty, and now he is married to the daughter of the Wang family, and his family has more than 10,000 yuan. β
"Lord Liu is a member of the Yingchuan Liu family, and he is good friends with the leader of the Longsheng Chamber of Commerce. β
"Lord Luan is a local, according to the rules of the DPRK and China, he cannot be an official here, but he was seconded here, and he has repeatedly hoped for promotion over the years, but Lord Luan has disappeared and has not left Yuyang County. β
"The three of them have a lot to do with the Longsheng Chamber of Commerce!"
"What did you say?"
"Nonsense!"
"Shut up!"
The three of them changed color and immediately roared angrily.
"Three. β
Xiahou Yan sighed lightly and said, "Here are the documents transferred from Dongchang, what have you done...... It's gone!"
"What the three of them have done, they have died a hundred times, and I am afraid that it is enough!"
"Hmm. β
Guo Fan suddenly raised his head and asked, "It's not too early, is the meal ready, come up if it's good!"
"Yes. β
............
"Lord Sun, why did the three adults go in for so long and haven't come out yet?"
Outside the barracks.
The two officials were waiting, and one of them frowned and looked puzzled.
"Who knows?"
Master Sun is a military attachΓ©, pouting when he heard this, and stood lazily aside: "But it doesn't matter, can something still happen?"
Six Doors has the responsibility of investigating the murder, but it can't be taken care of by those who are officials.
Even if it is two factories, it is not so easy to get people in the place.
"Come in, two!"
At this time, the camp gate opened, and a group of soldiers led the two inside.
In a short time, he came to a great tent.
Master Sun sniffed lightly in his nose, as if he smelled a certain smell, and his face suddenly became extremely ugly.
"Two, please come in!"
The soldier gestured to the side, and the two of them settled down, adjusted their clothes, and then stepped inside.
β......β
When the two entered, the scene in front of them instantly made their legs weak, and they almost collapsed to the ground on the spot.
But on the side of the big tent, there were three people bound by chains, and one of them had a short spear stuck in his chest, and the blood was slowly flowing from his heart, and the ground was gurgling with blood, and the smell of blood was in his nose.
The other two were covered in bruises, like a thousand knives, and the other was trembling and frightened, and almost completely demented.
Although their long hair was scattered and their clothes were ragged, they still recognized them at a glance that these three were the city officials who had entered the barracks not long ago!
And the big tent is in the middle.
A handsome young man was holding a dagger in his hand, gently swiping across a plate of barbecued meat, savoring it, his face was pleasant, in stark contrast to the scene next to him.
"We're going into town. β
Guo Fan picked up a white silk cloth and wiped the corners of his mouth: "What do the two adults have to say?"
"Poof!"
One of the two had collapsed to the ground with both knees weakened.
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