Night.

The moon stars are scarce.

Zhuang Ming placed the young dragon in the skylight, absorbed the moonlight, and refined the medicinal power.

And on the table in front of him were many pieces of paper, full of words.

It was he who was calculating the various techniques that this Chen Wang Ye might use, as well as his own countermeasures.

"Childe ......"

Frost Ling served the soup and said, "Master Yue is back." ”

Zhuang Ming put down his pen and said, "Let him in." ”

Yue Ye is Yue Yang, one of the rare masters under Zhuang Ming.

Lu He, Bai Qing, Liu He, Yue Yang, and the dead Lu Yang, the kung fu of these five people is among the top in the Dongsheng Dynasty, under the grandmaster.

Their martial arts cultivation is all in the second realm, and they have all reached the upper level of this realm.

"Childe. "Yueyang is forty years old, with dense stubble, quite vicissitudes.

"No need to be polite. Zhuang Ming said: "This time, I have worked hard for you. ”

"I'm waiting for a martial artist, there is brute force, this time I was ordered to act, and I can be perfect, it all depends on my son's knowledge like a god. Yue Yang's expression was solemn, and he said.

"This time, it's rough, just rest?" Zhuang Ming asked.

"On my side, it is generally peaceful, but Song Tianyuan's stay in the officialdom is probably a little difficult. Yue Yang hesitated.

"What do you say?" Zhuang Ming took a piece of tissue paper with an indifferent expression.

"Song Tianyuan tried to suppress us with the help of the government, and in addition, he forged many incriminating evidence. Yue Yang said: "Lu He and I were originally finished, and with our relationship with the government, it was enough to suppress these things. However, now there is this Chen Wang Ye again, he is powerful and more threatening than Song Tianyuan, if he gets these perjuries, it is enough to put us to death. ”

"Didn't you clean up your tail?" Zhuang Ming frowned.

"It's probably all cleaned up, I'm afraid that there are some omissions, after all, we just suppressed Song Tianyuan's layout and stabilized the situation, this Chen Wang Ye came, and the time was too tight. Yue Yang smiled bitterly: "Just cleaning up our interior, characters like Steward Sun is a bit troublesome. ”

"These people...... It's a real nuisance. Zhuang Ming knocked lightly on the table and said, "If I knew this, I had to plan more carefully, and even ...... Extinguish the mouth. ”

"You once said that within the Dongsheng Dynasty, the legal system is sound, and when it is not necessary, try not to cause death. Yue Yang said: "These stewards who voted for Song Tianyuan, generally speaking, Zhuang's firm can only collect evidence, send it to the government, and then convict, but cannot be lynched, and cannot be careless of human life." Originally, these lords of the Sixteen Prefectures of Huai'an had received the benefits of our Zhuang Firm, and they would naturally handle it for us, but now that the situation has changed suddenly, the power of the government has been in the hands of this Chen Wangye, who is at odds with us, which is equivalent to sending our handle to his hands. ”

"Suspend over there, check yourself here. Zhuang Ming said: "Clear the interior first, and there is no room for mistakes." ”

"If you want to add to the crime, why don't you excuse it?" Yue Yang said in a low voice: "I'm afraid that our side will check ourselves, and this Chen Wang Ye can fabricate perjury." ”

"Then we will deal with it separately, at least inside Zhuang's firm, and check it out first. Zhuang Ming instructed: "This matter will be handed over to you, Bai Lao, and Lu He." ”

"Yes, Childe. ”

Yue Yang was about to retire.

Zhuang Ming raised his hand again, took a piece of paper, pushed it on the table, and said, "Yue Ting asked Fu Lao to write, tie it to the white eagle's feet, and send it across the sea." ”

Yue Yang's sibling, named Yue Ting, is also a martial arts duo, similar to Bai Qing.

At that time, Yue Ting was appointed by Zhuang Ming to lead more than 20 people to protect Fu Lao and go overseas to open up trade routes.

Yue Yang suddenly showed joy, glanced at it, and was stunned again.

Zhuang Ming laughed and said, "Yue Ting is talented, and after he arrived overseas, his martial arts have also improved a lot, this is his guidance to you." ”

After finishing speaking, he saw Zhuang Ming wave his hand and said, "You can comprehend it yourself." ”

Yue Yang bowed, and Fang is retreated.

Outside the door.

I heard Zhuang Ming's command again.

"By the way, Liu He is good at martial arts, you lead my life, let him go tonight, secretly invite Lord Zhao, find an opportunity tomorrow, and come to the villa for a private gathering. ”

"Yes, Childe. ”

——

Following.

Early morning.

Zhuang Ming has a young dragon on his shoulder, facing the rising sun, swallowing and spitting.

And he himself is also breathing and exhaling, gathering true qi, and using true qi to promote qi and blood, relax meridians and activate the meridians, and increase vitality.

His legs are incapacitated, and his qi and blood will inevitably stagnate, and he will become ill over time.

The true qi that was born from the usual cultivation would overflow if it exceeded the seven points of the dantian.

Now the overflowing true qi has been accumulated in the atrium, which has made his "Mixed Yuan One Qi Sword" more tenacious.

The longer you accumulate, the heavier your heritage becomes, and the more powerful it will be once you use it in the future.

Just as Zhuang Ming finished practicing, he sensed movement from the outside world.

This was not his perception with his own true qi, but the perception of this young dragon.

Hundreds of paces away, even through the walls, you can still feel the breath.

Zhuang Ming stretched out his left hand and put it on his shoulder, and the young dragon followed his arm and burrowed into his left sleeve.

After a while, I heard the sound of footsteps.

Zhuang Ming sat up straight and looked at the courtyard gate.

The first man was Lu He, but his posture was very low, only outside the courtyard, he did not step in, but turned slightly sideways and stretched out his hand to make a gesture.

Behind Lu He, an old man in plain clothes with a flat expression stepped in.

"Lord Zhao, I haven't seen you for a long time, and Zhuang misses it very much. ”

"No further ado. The old man waved his hand and said: "That Chen Wang Ye is in Fengcheng, the old man was in charge of Fengcheng officialdom, and he has been staring at him all the time, and he finally found a free time to come out, and I don't know if he was targeted." ”

"It's okay, even if you have a tail, Zhuang's people will take care of it for you. Zhuang Ming said with a smile: "In the past two days, I heard that you have been making trouble for the sake of Lord Chen. ”

"For the sake of Prince Chen?" Lord Zhao rolled his eyes and said, "If it weren't for the old man's greed for money and earning your treasures, he would still be so afraid today, walking on thin ice? ”

"This is really Zhuang's mistake. Zhuang Ming chuckled lightly and said, "Are you still satisfied with that pearl last time?" I have a new one here, and I can make a pair, which has the effect of calming the nerves and calming the mind, just to cure this headache." ”

"......" Lord Zhao's cheeks twitched, his beard picked up, and finally sighed: "How did you offend him? This prince is very murderous to you, it seems that if you don't die, he won't give up." ”

"It's hard to put into words. Zhuang Ming patted the hem of his clothes, and he was quite helpless.

"If it weren't for the old man who ate too much of you, and fell into your hand and became a grasshopper on a rope, he would have sent you to prison a long time ago. Lord Zhao stroked his beard and said: "Although the old man tries his best to protect you, but now the sixteen mansions of Huai'an, the power is the highest with him, and the old man does not dare to disobey his orders. ”

"Lord Zhao is kind, Zhuang understands. Zhuang Ming is right.

"Also, this is only Fengcheng, but what Prince Chen was ordered to take charge of is not only a Fengcheng, but nearly a hundred cities in the sixteen mansions of Huai'an. "Lord Zhao is humane.

This is exactly where Zhuang is having a headache. Zhuang Ming exhaled.

"In addition, those people that Song Tianyuan planted in your Zhuang family firm were found out by your people and sent to the government for conviction, and the old man didn't even do anything to help you get rid of them, so Prince Chen had already transferred them away. Lord Zhao said: "These people have submitted some things to the government before, they are all bad debts of your Zhuang firm, whether the old man is real or they forged it, you have to deal with it anyway." ”

"You can rest assured at this point, in the Sixteen Mansions of Huai'an, I have ordered someone to check himself. Zhuang Ming said: "At least within my Zhuang firm, it will be handled cleanly." ”

"But don't be too relieved. Lord Zhao smiled bitterly and said: "Lord Chen came here, on the surface, he is the biggest, covering the sky with one hand, if he really wants to move you, there is no need for any real evidence at all, just with a few spies in the Zhuang family business house such as Steward Sun, he can thoroughly investigate all your properties in the Sixteen Mansions of Huai'an with a suspicious attitude." ”

Zhuang also understands that he is powerful and trusts the emperor, and in the Sixteen Mansions of Huai'an, there is no official who can check and balance it, and he only needs to use a trumped-up charge to make my shops unable to open for several days, and over time, they will be closed. ”

"It's good that you know. Lord Zhao sighed and said, "Of course, it stands to reason that this king with a different surname can't arbitrarily trample on the laws of the Dongsheng Dynasty. But after all, he is extremely powerful, anyway, you are so self-conscious, the old man is afraid that he will not be able to help you too much. ”

"After all, Lord Zhao has been the parent official here for many years, and Zhuang still has to rely on you for many things. Zhuang Ming said softly: "Right now, there must be something, please tell me the truth......"

"What?" Lord Zhao frowned and said, "What's the matter?" The old man told you, now that Chen Wang Ye is staring at the old man, if there is any favoritism at this moment, the old man will not be able to say anything, I am afraid that he will be imprisoned. ”

"Don't worry, it's not about doing things, it's just about saying things. Zhuang Ming said: "I want to know the real appointment of this king with a different surname to the Sixteen Mansions of Huai'an. ”

"You ......" Lord Zhao's heart jumped.

"Although Zhuang has always regarded himself very highly and has never looked down on himself, but in the Dongsheng Dynasty, I am just a businessman and the like, and my status is indeed not high, and my weight is not heavy. ”

Zhuang Ming said slowly: "Even if a few days ago, Prince Chen learned about the grievances with me through the hands of Song Tianyuan, he would not be guilty of asking the emperor for his life, and personally came to the Sixteen Mansions of Huai'an to intrigue with me, a little person. ”

"With the power of his king with a different surname, just using tokens, sending a protégé, and using the power of the government is enough to make me anxious. ”

Zhuang didn't think that his weight was enough to make this king with a different surname attach so much importance to it, and even did not hesitate to ask the emperor to transfer him to the Sixteen Mansions of Huai'an. ”

"If my guess is right, he must have come by command, and there is something else to do. ”

"Lord Zhao, I want to know, do you know about this?"