Among the building ships.

inside the room.

The atmosphere froze.

Zhuang Ming's expression was indifferent and did not change.

Qianyang, who was standing behind him, was just motionless.

And the prince had a murderous face, and the four guards behind him had already put their hands on the hilt of the knife.

Under the induction of Zhuang Ming and the young dragon, the ambush soldiers hidden in the shadows seem to be prepared.

"Hehe......"

Zhuang Ming laughed and said: "When it comes to the idea of doing business, I, Zhuang Ming, have been working so far, and I am not weaker than others, even if the prince kills me and takes over the Zhuang firm, will I really be able to grow stronger?

At the end of his speech, the accent was accented by the word "breaking the law".

The prince laughed and said, "The way of doing business, you really think that there is no one under the command of this king?"

Zhuang Ming shook his head slightly, and said: "The prince's subordinates have their own masters, but when it comes to business, especially taking over the Zhuang family's business house, I Zhuang Ming is the best candidate! If you are unwilling to agree, you will have to lose both, of course, Zhuang thinks that he is not as powerful as the prince, and he will be hurt more seriously, while you will be hurt less." But then again, even if Zhuang Mou can't turn over, and you, the prince, may not be much better......"

As soon as the words fell, the four guards behind the prince all showed fierce looks.

The prince even sneered: "You are a threat, not a begging for mercy!"

Zhuang Ming stretched out his hand lightly, flattened his wrinkled clothes, and said indifferently: "I'm not a threat, let alone begging for mercy, this trip is just to discuss the cooperation between you and me." ”

The prince straightened his chest slightly, his posture was high, he looked down, and said: "Cooperation? You have been in business for six years, don't you know that the so-called cooperation is just a joint effort to make profits when both sides are equal!"

"Now, under the order of this king, your Zhuang firm's hundreds of shops and warehouses in the sixteen mansions of Huai'an are all closed, and the daily losses are huge, and they will collapse if they can't hold on for a few days!"

"When this king finds an opportunity, as long as he is convicted, you will not escape death!"

"This king is an official, you are just a businessman, like a cloud and mud!"

"What qualifications do you have to stand side by side with this king?"

The prince said slowly, his posture was extremely arrogant.

He also has arrogant capital.

Zhuang Ming said calmly: "The prince really doesn't want to give up?"

The prince looked at Zhuang Ming and said in a cruel voice: "This king is not short of money, but he is short of breath! Even if you are left behind, you can really earn more silver taels, this king doesn't care! Now this king wants your life! What kind of capital do you have to make this king give up?"

"Zhuang Ming, you are bold and dare to destroy this king's business!"

"You know, from the moment you think about it, you should think of today!"

With the words, the prince stepped forward and slowly stepped behind the four guards to avoid the dry sun from rising and the fish from dying and the net breaking.

And Zhuang Ming exhaled and said: "Lord Wang, your business is illegal, and it is the law of the Dongsheng Dynasty that destroys your private salt business, not me! The government is acting according to the law, and sooner or later it will be found out, but it has not been found so far, Zhuang Mou just provided clues and pointed out the direction, that's all!"

"According to the law?"

The prince showed a mocking look and said: "This king also acts according to the law, and seizes your Zhuang firm, how about it......? Now the Sixteen Mansions of Huai'an, the meaning of this king, is the king's law!"

Zhuang Ming was silent for a moment, and then sighed: "Okay, Zhuang asked himself, and he was confident that he could convince the prince, but he didn't think that the prince was just to be angry, not to ask about interests...... Since the prince is so firm, Zhuang doesn't bother to say many things that he originally wanted to say, and sometimes, the things he probably does are more effective than the words he says. ”

As soon as these words came out, the prince took two steps back.

The four guards looked solemn, and the blade was half an inch out of its sheath.

"Why, listening to your words, you want to assassinate this king with this martial arts powerhouse under your command?"

"Don't dare to ......" Zhuang Ming said softly: "No matter how strong the martial arts master is, he is not as strong as thousands of troops, how dare he assassinate the prince? Just ......"

"Just how?"

"It's just that Zhuang is very sincere. ”

Zhuang Ming said: "I will let the prince see my sincerity." ”

King Chen laughed and said, "Okay! This king will see what you have to do to make this king and you release their previous suspicions!"

Zhuang Ming said slowly: "Zhuang will definitely satisfy the prince." ”

King Chen waved his hand and said, "Get out!"

In the prince's heart, he was extremely disdainful of this.

No one knows better than himself the hatred of Zhuang Ming in his heart!

This young man ruined his own business, and was almost found out by the imperial court, so as to avoid implicating himself, he had to break his wrist.

Because of this incident, he made himself, a high-ranking prince, unable to sleep and eat for more than ten days.

It is a shame that ants dare to offend the tiger's might!

No matter how much Zhuang Ming pleases, he can't erase his hatred for him!

No matter what heavy gift Zhuang Ming can come up with, he can't make up for it!

What's more, any gold and silver treasures in Zhuang Ming's hands, when he takes over the trading house, everything will be his own.

Today, he summoned Zhuang Ming, not for peace talks, but to condescend and take a look at this young man who is dying!

Look at how this young man, who claims to be a last resort, is helpless and frightened under the power of the government!

——

On Bailing Lake.

There was a small boat, slowly heading towards the shore.

Above is Zhuang Ming and his party who are uncomfortable and leave early.

When he reached the shore, the boatman saluted and headed for the boat.

"Childe......" Bai Lao hesitated.

"Get in the carriage. Zhuang Ming said: "Go back first." ”

"Yes. Bai Lao answered.

The surrounding area is still very lively.

It has apparently become a lively place similar to a festive temple fair.

Although many people are not qualified to board the ship, they are still here to join in the fun.

And in the carriage.

The atmosphere was quite silent.

"This prince is more difficult than I expected, and it is really difficult to give up. ”

Zhuang Ming said softly: "I thought that he was angry at most for ruining the private salt business and losing a lot of silver taels, but at this moment, it seems that he is not only angry with me, but also hateful...... Maybe it was when he ruined his private salt business, and he suffered other losses, otherwise, it wouldn't be like this. ”

"However, in addition to taking revenge, I'm afraid that they also want to take advantage of me. ”

"The new official took office three fires, he came, commanded the sixteen mansions of Huai'an, and inevitably weakened the power of officials from all over the country, and this prince, although he is the generation of the king, the power is monstrous, but when he first arrives, it is not easy to make these officials bow down. ”

"He knew that I had been in the Sixteen Mansions of Huai'an for six years, and I was in good hands, and I must have some contact with officials from all over the country, so he wanted to use me to make an example of me. ”

Speaking of this, Zhuang Mingyu sighed and said, "I thought that we had already cleaned up the business of secretly assisting the government and cutting off the business of smuggling salt, and this prince had indeed gained nothing before, so he stopped." But he never thought that there would be a Song Tianyuan in Xuancheng who was so smart and clever and could carefully search for clues. ”

Bai Lao said in a low voice: "Fortunately, Song Tianyuan has been ambushed, the disaster has been eliminated, and the worries have been eliminated." ”

Zhuang Ming shook his head slightly and said, "But the things he left behind are not easy to settle." ”

Bai Lao paused slightly, and then asked: "Childe, can you think of a countermeasure right now?" Our firm, hundreds of stores and warehouses have been sealed, there is no income, the expenses are still the same, and the goods that are not easy to store will be gradually destroyed, and the daily loss is huge, and it is difficult to stalemate like this for a long time......

Zhuang Ming's eyes condensed slightly, reached into his sleeve, stroked the young dragon wrapped in his sleeve, and said in a slightly dull tone: "The strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, since he is so arrogant and domineering, let him also see, entrenched in the sixteen mansions of Huai'an, the head snake that has been around for six years is not easy to mess with......"

Bai Lao was stunned and said, "Childe wants to?"

Zhuang Ming looked down at the piece of paper secretly passed on by Lord Zhao, and said in a deep voice: "Didn't King Chen come here on the orders of the emperor? I will let him in the territory of the Sixteen Prefectures of Huai'an at all costs, and he will not achieve anything, and he will not be stable!"

"He uses the power of the government to oppress with force, since this is the case, then Zhuang will also have a brute force contest with him!"