The law is just.

But to be born as a human being is to have selfish intentions.

Therefore, those who enforce the law may not be impartial.

The laws of the Dongsheng Dynasty are just, but King Chen, who is in charge of the laws in the Sixteen Prefectures of Huai'an, is by no means just!

King Chen is the king of the Sixteen Mansions of Huai'an!

As King Chen said before, the law he believes in can be the law!

Therefore, from the very beginning, Zhuang Ming did not consider fighting with King Chen, who was in charge of the royal law, from the aspect of the law.

Continue to fight, even if the Zhuang family firm can still hold on to it under the seizure, but King Chen will inevitably wipe out Qianlong Villa and destroy the Zhuang family on trumped-up charges and forged criminal evidence.

"Have you ever thought that I was originally alone, but I started from scratch in the Sixteen Mansions of Huai'an, and within six years, I would become the richest man, what did I rely on?"

Zhuang Ming said indifferently: "Force, strategy, ruthlessness, no...... Or rather, support!"

He looked out and said with a smile: "In the Sixteen Prefectures of Huai'an, there are countless law-abiding business houses and families, how can I stand out?

King Chen squeezed the paper tightly and said sharply: "You really bribed the officials of the entire Huai'an! Officials and businessmen colluded, acted in embarrassment, and covered the sky with one hand!"

Zhuang Ming nodded and said: "I don't deny it, but I, Zhuang Ming, am just a businessman, everything is only for money, there is no evil, everything knows how to advance and retreat, so they can cooperate with me with peace of mind, mutual benefit and reciprocity, and everyone is happy." It's just that I have given them a lot of wealth, and they have also left a handle in my hands, and they can only live and die with me. ”

Saying that, Zhuang Ming said with a smile: "Lord Wang, do you guess that the officials of the Sixteen Mansions of Huai'an jointly played a joint performance, saying that you are in the Sixteen Mansions of Huai'an, acting recklessly, trying to stand on your own, rebelling and rebelling, will the emperor believe it?"

King Chen shouted: "Emperor Shengming, how can you believe this kind of slander?"

Zhuang Ming said: "But at least you will be suspicious?"

Chen Wang's face stiffened slightly.

Zhuang Ming said again: "The emperor will consider, why do the officials of the sixteen prefectures of Huai'an take the risk of losing their black gauze hats, and even lose their heads, but also join you in a book?

"Bastard!"

King Chen shouted angrily: "Zhuang Ming, you are looking for death!"

Zhuang Ming looked as usual, and said: "Have you ever heard that the prince still has a plan for death?"

He said calmly: "Even if I Zhuang Ming dies here, the people of my Zhuang family business firm will carry out all my plans! Just like that Song Tianyuan, after he died, he also left me with such a big hidden danger as you, the prince! The prince must know that people like me and Song Tianyuan, many plans, even if they die, may not stop, and even use their own lives to make plans, it is not uncommon throughout the ages. ”

King Chen was silent, he had never taken Zhuang Ming in his eyes before, this was just a businessman who had made some money, and his true face was still a common man.

But at this moment, he had to admit that this ordinary person, who was not in his eyes, had extremely high wisdom, courage, and skill, so that he could talk about the price face to face with him, the prince.

"Lord Wang, in fact, Zhuang is unwilling to do this, I have always thought that we can be calm, talk about future cooperation, and erase past grievances. It's just that the prince didn't want to talk about it before, so I can only block the prince. ”

"Since you have made it impossible for me to live in peace, I have no choice but to let you live in peace, so as to show my sincerity. ”

"Of course, since I intend to act like this, I will not leave evidence for the prince. ”

Zhuang Ming smiled and said, "What do you think, what is Zhuang's sincerity now?

King Chen was silent for a long time, and finally spoke, and said loudly: "The officials of the Sixteen Prefectures of Huai'an will not take such a risk. ”

Zhuang Ming chuckled and said, "Why did the prince say this?"

King Chen said slowly: "Just rely on you as a businessman, ordinary people, they will use their own black yarn hats, and even use their own heads to visit the king?"

Zhuang Ming paused for a moment, and finally said, "But they ate too much silver taels from me." ”

King Chen's brows furrowed.

Zhuang Ming continued: "At the same time, there are too many handles left. ”

The look in King Chen's eyes froze slightly.

Zhuang Ming did not pause and continued to speak.

"The officials of the Sixteen Prefectures of Huai'an, although they will not take risks for me, they will naturally fight for their own protection. ”

Of course, Zhuang is not willing to blackmail these officials unless it is necessary. ”

"After all, harmony can make money, if Zhuang insists on persecuting them, they will definitely tear their faces, and they will give birth to mustard, and in the future, in Huai'an, many things will not be able to cooperate as harmoniously as before, which is also what I don't want to see. ”

"But if the prince is aggressive, I can only move them out. ”

As he spoke, he was as gentle as Zhuang Ming, but his face was slightly gloomy, and his tone was slightly cold, and he said: "After all, my Zhuang family firm is about to fall, how can I still care about whether I will have bad relations with these officials? How can I still care about whether I will tear face with the prince? I only blame the prince for being too ruthless, and now Zhuang has no other way but to protect himself and seek peace again." ”

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The scene was extremely silent.

Sixteen guards, looking as usual, did not seem to hear anything.

This is King Chen's only remaining henchman in Huai'an.

"You want to force this king to compromise and cooperate with you?"

"If not, you will use such a barbaric way to let this king in the Sixteen Mansions of Huai'an, unable to move an inch, and achieve nothing?"

"However, you still haven't recognized your identity, and you haven't recognized the identity of this king!"

Chen Wang said coldly: "Just rely on you, an ant-like little person, relying on a little relationship with local officials, you think that you can suppress this king?

Zhuang Ming chuckled: "Naturally, it's not enough, but when the prince took my things just now, he didn't seem to look at the back page." ”

King Chen lowered his head, pulled the last page to the top, glanced at it, and immediately showed surprise, and there was more horror in the depths of his eyes.

"You ......"

"It's not bad for my people to gather news, right?"

Zhuang Ming's right hand reached into his left sleeve, gently stroking the young dragon, sensing the killing intent from King Chen, but he didn't worry at all, and only said softly: "The prince has made outstanding achievements, but in the years before he was named the king with a different surname, he will never forget it in his heart?"

King Chen slowly tore the page.

Zhuang Ming said with a smile: "The above record, Zhuang Mou copied twenty copies, if I die today...... These old things that Wang Ye Shicai saw on paper will inevitably happen and spread all over the world, up to the court, down to the market. ”

King Chen's face was expressionless, and his eyes were full of murderous intent when he looked at Zhuang Ming.

What is written above is his past in the Northwest Domain, raising his self-respect.

In the northwest region, thieves are prevalent, and the imperial court has repeatedly failed to exterminate them, always exterminating a batch and giving birth to another batch.

In fact, it was he who killed the good and risked the merits, cut off the heads of all the ordinary people slaughtered by the bandits, and sent them to the capital to serve as military merits.

As for those thieves, most of them have long been subdued by him, but they are still on his orders to kill people and rob money outside.

A soldier by day, and a bandit by night.

In those years, due to thieves, the imperial court's appropriations doubled, and most of the army's salaries went into his money bag.

And the heads of those ordinary people have become his military merits.

After six years, he wiped out all the thieves who had long been attached to his command and reported them to the court, claiming that after six years, he finally completely eliminated the bandits in the northwest and was able to protect the territory and the people.

"This emperor, since he knows how to implement the new policy and acts in secret, he must not be a mediocre person. ”

Zhuang Ming said with a smile: "The officials of the Sixteen Prefectures of Huai'an, jointly impeached, if the weight is insufficient, plus this secret report, does the prince think that the weight is enough? You have always been ambitious, not only selling illegal salt, but also raising your own respect, I am afraid there are many other things in secret, as long as the signs are broken, the emperor is suspicious, secretly investigate, the prince is not far from the day of raiding the family and destroying the clan......

A fierce look flashed on King Chen's face, and he carried one hand behind his back, hesitating in his heart.

If this palm falls, it is a signal to kill Zhuang Ming.

But after a moment, I saw a smile on his face.

"Brother Zhuang Ming, why are you so aggressive?"

Chen Wang said with a smile: "In the past, it was indeed the king's who despised you and persecuted you too much, but now I think about it, with you in charge of the Zhuang family's firm, you are making money every day...... This king helps with the power of the government, you and I cooperate, the wealth is rolling, and the harmony makes money, why not?"

Zhuang Ming smiled and said, "What the prince said is extremely true. ”

At this moment, the two smiled and groaned, and they were kind and cordial to the extreme.

Then, the two talked and laughed happily, flattered each other, and introduced each other as confidants, and they felt like they were meeting each other.