Xiao Fei agreed with Fu Bo's statement, after all, Fu Bo himself is also a master, "My opinion on this matter is that the warehouse at the dock has not stored sea salt, but there are only masters who have infiltrated the old suspicion array, including the salt particles spilled on the secret path of the dock. The salt boat on the wharf transported the sea salt by other means, so the Liu brothers were empty when they stole the boat and absconded last night. After leaving the dock, find a hidden place to load the sea salt on the ship, and let people discover it after killing people and abandoning the ship, which confirmed the speculation that the Xiao family was guarding and stealing. ”

"But who can use small characters like the Liu brothers, Fusang sword masters, plus the Yan Zhengsi and the prefect's yamen at the same time, who has such means and strength? Why are you only targeting my Xiao family?" Xiao Wanlin's doubts became more and more numerous.

Indeed, Xiao Fei couldn't help but have a headache when he heard Xiao Wanlin's question. Like the Xiao family, a wealthy businessman and a wealthy businessman on the side of the rich family, it is not a local government that can say that it can move, the so-called pull a hair and move the whole body, the Xiao family itself has been closely integrated with the people's livelihood and economy of the entire Hangzhou, and any parent official must appease the Xiao family, in order to make good achievements in the officialdom during his tenure. But like this time, the other party dared to blatantly design and calculate the Xiao family, obviously because he had already considered the consequences, and was sure to force the Xiao family to submit or let the Xiao family be destroyed. Xiao Fei thought carefully about the recent changes in the officialdom of Hangzhou and even the entire Jiangnan, with the information network of the Xiao family, there should be no cool officials or political enemies in the background of the Xiao family, so why did the officialdom of Hangzhou suddenly start to target the Xiao family?

"Could it really have something to do with the prince?" Xiao Fei suddenly remembered what his mother had said before lunch, and couldn't help but say this.

"Prince?" Xiao Wanlin said suspiciously: "The prince and your junior brother have indeed come to Hangzhou, and they were also invited into Xiao's house by Teng'er without his father's knowledge. But until they left, their identities were not revealed, and it should be just a few days ago, and they will not provoke the tight strings of these feudal officials. ”

"No, the child thinks that this matter has a lot to do with the trouble of the Xiao family at the moment," Xiao Fei sat on the chair, rubbed the wooden armrest with his left hand, clarified his thoughts, and slowly analyzed, "Although the prince's whereabouts are hidden, he will definitely not hide them for too long, because there are too many people who are always paying attention to the two of them, especially in this officialdom." And the Xiao family inadvertently helped the prince, which is the best reason why the Korean and Chinese forces that do not want the prince to ascend the throne smoothly want to take the Xiao family. Regardless of whether the Xiao family had the intention or the unintentional at that time, in their eyes, the Xiao family must have wanted to borrow Lu Buwei's old affairs and sit on the merits of the dragon, after all, my Xiao family has enough financial resources to allow the prince to get huge help. ”

"It's not unavoidable for you to think like this," Xiao Wanlin still hesitated, after all, the Xiao family was a businessman who did his duty, why did he suddenly get involved in court disputes, "It's just that if things are really as you think, this time the matter will be tricky." ”

"Father, it's not difficult to break the game. Xiao Fei said affirmatively.

"Tell me about it. ”

If this matter is really dominated by important members of the imperial court, he will not dare to make too much noise about this matter, which is why he decided to pour dirty water on the Xiao family's wharf first, and then make the matter serious step by step, and did not dare to directly eradicate the Xiao family's violence on the grounds of rebellion and rebellion. Xiao Fei said confidently, "If we want to break the game, we must first know what their purpose is, or what they want to get." I think they have two purposes. One of them is that if my Xiao family has a tough attitude, and someone on the official side speaks for us, he will take a step back and let my Xiao family lose most of the property and stop it, so that our Xiao family will be unable to support the prince in the future in order to protect ourselves. Second, if under his repeated moves, my Xiao clan has no power to fight back, then I will eradicate the Xiao clan in one fell swoop, and use the Xiao clan's financial resources for my own use. ”

"Naxiao's financial resources for his own use? Hmph, the old man wants to see who has such a big appetite!" Xiao Wanlin's palm slapped on the table fiercely, only to hear a "bang", and the strip-shaped table between Xiao Fei and Xiao Wanlin's chairs was scattered.

The old man's hard work over the years has not fallen, and Xiao Fei was secretly surprised. Being able to worship with the top giants on the rivers and lakes such as Shangguan Fengxue and Situ Chao, Xiao Wanlin naturally has some skills, but he has not easily shown it to outsiders in the ups and downs of the business sea over the years, with Xiao Fei's eyesight, his old man's skills are not necessarily much worse than Situ Chao, and he must be much better than Shaolin Huaisheng and others.

Xiao Fu was not surprised by Xiao Wanlin's force, and calmly walked to the door to stop the guards who rushed over when he heard the voice in the flower hall, and then turned back to the Xiao family's father and son, "Eldest son, although the old slave doesn't think you are alarmist, this matter is really incredible. Looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, even if he is the emperor, if he wants to uproot our Xiao family, he has to weigh one or two. ”

Xiao Fei smiled bitterly, "Father, Fu Bo, you two are fans of the authorities. If it weren't for my father's hard work in the officialdom over the years, let alone the imperial court officials, governors, and political envoys, and the prefect's yamen or county government officials, the Xiao family would not be able to afford to toss around with some means. ”

Hearing Xiao Fei's explanation, Xiao Wanlin and Xiao Fu's master and servant suddenly realized. The strength of the Xiao family is indeed huge, so big that ordinary people dare not imagine. But as Xiao Fei said, the identity of the Xiao family in the official face is those eight words: a giant businessman in Jiangnan and the richest man in Hangzhou. A pure force that is not big or small, the small yamen does not dare to provoke, and the big yamen pinch it casually, this is also the strategy set by Xiao Wanlin in the early years. All the development and operation are carried out secretly, even if the Xiao family's business network has spread all over the north and south of the Ming Kingdom in recent years, but only some local shops in Hangzhou have surfaced. If it weren't for Xiao Wanlin's timidity and prudence, there was a Ming dynasty, and Shen Wansan was not far away.

Unexpectedly, the Tao Guang of the Xiao Mansion was obscure, but it was the main reason why some people dared to reach out to the Xiao family. If they knew the true essence of the Xiao family, as Fu Bo said, they really had to weigh one or two if they wanted to move the Xiao family.

Xiao Fei then analyzed: "Besides, now because of the-stirring stick of the prince and Leng Qiuhe, the government and the opposition have been stirred up, and the situation between the DPRK and China is even more chaotic. Before the dust settles, local officials such as the prefect of Hangzhou and Yanzheng may follow the instructions of some people, but they will not do anything too absolutely, and there will always be a chance to live, so that there can be room for slow change in the future. ”

"So, eldest prince?" Hearing Xiao Fei's analysis, Xiao Wanlin couldn't help but nod slowly, and Xiao Fu couldn't help but ask him about his final conclusion.

"Therefore, the opportunity to break the situation in this matter is this batch of Haiyan and the forces involved in it! As long as we can capture them in one fell swoop, we can give the government an excuse to borrow the slope and get off the donkey, and the Xiao family's crisis this time can be easily solved. And the mastermind behind the scenes will definitely cut off the tail of the gecko and retract the tentacles that stretch out to Hangzhou, and their means really can't be put on the bright side now, which is also our advantage. ”

Xiao Wanlin clapped his palms together, "It's really exquisite!Fei'er, your growth over the years has been too fast, it seems that the day is not far off when you will give up your inheritance for your father and then tease your grandson with your mother." As he spoke, he slapped his right hand on the shoulder of his eldest son, and his words were full of relief, "Just do what you want, and say what you need directly." ”

Xiao Fei was very helpless about Xiao Wanlin, he always wanted to hand over Xiao Jianuo's big family business to himself, and the old guy wanted to retire for a few years. Xiao Teng is your own son, although that kid does not have a business mind, but with the current background of the Xiao family, according to Xiao Teng's current habit of spending lavishly, he will not be able to defeat these belongings in more than ten lifetimes. Besides, how can Xiao Fei have the mood and time to take care of these business matters.

After settling down and no longer complaining about Lao Xiao, Xiao Fei began to arrange how to break the situation, "Qiantang found the lost cargo ship at Xiao's wharf, this is a breakthrough. Although this is a ruthless move deliberately thrown out by the mastermind behind the scenes to attract the attention of the government, the timing of its appearance is not right, it is too early, and it should be fermented for a few more days before it is discovered, so that not only the clues such as the wounds of the deceased can be covered up because of the corruption of the corpse, but also the general trend of verbal criticism of the Xiao family in the community. Therefore, the Qiantang branch accidentally discovered this ship, which will be an opportunity for us to break the game!"

"Please show me how the old slave should behave. Xiao Fu knew that Xiao Fei was going to make arrangements, so he bowed down and listened to the order.

"Fu Bo, find more martial arts masters, there will be a bloody battle tonight!"

"Yes, Fauber, the opportunity to break the game is tonight," Xiao Wanlin got up and waved his hand, "It's time for some people to see the old man's methods." You go to the courtyard outside the city, mobilize 200 people, and give them to Fei'er. ”

"Yes, master, the old slave will go," Xiao Fu asked Xiao Fei again: "If the eldest prince has nothing else to do, the old slave will arrange it." ”

"There's Lawford. ”

"Don't dare. Xiao Fu bowed and retreated, quickly walked out of the courtyard, and went to arrange manpower.

"Fei'er, how sure are you about tonight?" Xiao Wanlin asked his son.

"The child doesn't dare to say that he is completely sure, and there is still an eight-point chance of winning. Xiao Fei replied cautiously.

"Where are the other two points?" Involving the life and death of the Xiao family, Xiao Wanlin was not satisfied with Xiao Fei's answer.

"The child can be sure that most of their forces will be gathering in Qiantang tonight, looking for the cargo ship hidden by the semicolon. But what I'm not sure is how many masters they have, and how high they are...... Our manpower is barely between the second and third rate, and there are not many who can be called masters. ”

"What if I go with Fu Bo?" asked Xiao Wanlin again.

Xiao Fei calculated carefully and said, "With you and Fu Bo, the odds of winning can reach eight points and five points, and no more than nine points at most." They must have taken into account the Xiao family's force, and they could even consider the masters that the Xiao family spent a lot of money to recruit from the rivers and lakes. ”

"It's not enough! Xiao Wanlin sighed, I don't know if he regretted that he had been doing business in a proper manner all these years, and he hadn't recruited many good people in the rivers and lakes.

This is indeed not a business, but a matter related to the lives of a family! If you are not completely sure, you really dare not act rashly.

"By the way, Fei'er, where are you?"

Xiao Fei knew the intention of his father's question, and his underground forces had never concealed Xiao Wanlin, "On the child's side, only the 'Wild Sand Swordsman' and the 'Giant Wave Sword' can handle it, and the rest are generals." Maybe Tian Qinggu Ruxiu and his wife can also be counted as one, and they can compete with first-class masters together. Counting the four of them, my Xiao family's chances of winning can be as high as nine out of seven. ”

Xiao Fei misses the eyebrow swordsman who has just left for less than two days at this time, and he doesn't have to bother so much with him! And Xiao Liuzi, where have you gone?!