Changsha Mansion, Governor's Residence.

In a room heavily guarded by guards, a middle-aged man with a ruddy complexion and an extraordinary aura was sitting at the table in front of the hall, drinking tea leisurely.

And at his feet, an old man who looked to be in his fifties, with a few strands of white hair on his sideburns, knelt tremblingly, beads of sweat the size of beans appeared on his forehead.

"Hehe, the head of the Zhao family, this morning the official came to you, I think you should know what big things you have committed, right?"

The middle-aged man sitting on the high chair slowly took a sip of tea before putting down the tea bowl, leisurely looking at Zhao Yikun, the head of the Zhao family kneeling below, and said lightly.

This middle-aged man with an elegant face, who else could he be if he wasn't Duan Ruhu?

"Lord Qincha! The little old man has no way to discipline the girl, causing him to be arrogant and willful, causing a monstrous disaster, angering Tianwei, and committing a mortal crime that is unforgivable, and please ask Lord Qincha to calm his anger......"

Looking at the seemingly unangry expression of the man in front of him, Zhao Yikun shuddered, his head almost hit the ground, and his mouth pleaded guilty again and again, but his heart was even more frightened.

In fact, at his level, he will naturally know how deep and mysterious the water above the Daning officialdom and the court is.

High-ranking officials and important ministers of Duan Ruhu's level, all of them are old fritters who have been in the officialdom for many years, and they are proficient in people's conspiracy, and the more they look at peace and charity, the more dangerous they actually become!

This is really a knife hidden in a smile, a sword in a honey belly, and killing people invisibly. It's definitely not like a gangster fight on the rivers and lakes, with sabre-rattling, but it is more difficult to resist than the rivers and lakes.

Because, this is the power of power.

Power is a big network formed by relying on layers of relationships and skills, various connections and people's hearts.

Although the strength of an ordinary person in the world is weak, without the speed of a cheetah, the strength of a violent bear, or the minions of a lion and tiger, thousands of ordinary people are manipulated by means of domination, but they can form a "sky net" covering the entire world. In this network, no matter how big the fish is, once it falls into it, it will be difficult to break free, and you can only let the fish that make the net meat.

"Hehe, the head of the Zhao family, it's not that the official doesn't want to protect you. It's just that you, a daughter, committed too much this time, and almost reached the heavens, which made the official very embarrassed. And she also has a master overseas, who stirred up trouble on the rivers and lakes back then, and was once the number one prisoner of my Daning. Now that he is in exile overseas, he has also caused huge trouble to his friends, what do you want this official to do......"

Duan Ruhu shook his head helplessly, looking businesslike, as if he was heartbroken, clapped his hands and said: "Come on, read a thought to the head of the Zhao family, the crime committed by the daughter of the Zhao family." ”

"Yes!"

With a loud shout, a righteous prison officer next to him immediately stood up from the side and began to read out Zhao Yu'an's guilt aloud.

"Changsha businessman Zhao, the eldest daughter of the family, Zhao Yu'an, is a big rebel and has repeatedly committed Tianwei. Ten days ago, he first killed the governor of Changsha and more than 60 officers and soldiers of the imperial court in Jiangfu, killed Mr. Burton, a British foreign friend and businessman, and the Far East Company, destroying his body and destroying the traces, and ignoring the law. In recent days, as a civilian, he frequently smuggled into the barracks of the New Army, colluding with Chen Zhenxing, a rebel general of the Changsha New Army, in an attempt to rebel. Its sins...... Punish the Nine Clans!"

Rumble!

His words fell, and the aftermath echoed, falling in Zhao Yikun's mind, buzzing, no less than five thunderbolts.

At this moment, it is basically equivalent to sentencing the Zhao family to death!

My Duan family has been developing and multiplying in Changsha Mansion for many years, and every year I have done my best to pay more taxes to the imperial court, and I have made every effort to promote the development of the people of Changsha Mansion. I hope that the adults will look at the loyal and good members of my Zhao family for generations, and show the little old man a way to live, and the little old man is willing to gather the strength of the whole government and offer 500,000 taels of silver to the adults......"

Zhao Yikun looked up at the elegant middle-aged man sitting in front of him with a broken eye, and instantly ignored the image, just snorted and tears and begged Duan Ruhu for mercy.

In fact, he naturally knew that if the other party was really determined to kill his whole family, he would not have called him over today.

Since he was called here, he just wanted to treat his Zhao family as a fat sheep, slaughter him fiercely, and cut the meat.

If you don't cut a few catties of meat, you will never end well.

However, now, there is no one in the world who can keep the Zhao family.

can only ask this Qin Mission, the emperor's henchman, to take the money and release people, and avoid disasters.

"Hmph, 500,000 taels of silver? Although my Duan family is not good and is not known for its wealth and wealth, after all, it is also a family that has been inherited for a hundred years, and it is not even 500,000 taels of silver that can be tempted. The official affairs of the imperial court, I dare not delay, I just said to the head of the Zhao family today, and taught you to make some preparations in advance, so as not to die without knowing how you died. ”

Duan Ruhu sneered, his face suddenly changed color, he stood up, flicked his sleeves and was about to leave, serving tea to the guests.

"Slow ......!"

Seeing that Duan Ruhu was really coming, Zhao Yikun raised his head with difficulty, on his old face, his expression changed and changed, and he kept distorting, and finally looked at him with cloudy eyes, and slowly spoke: "Lord Duan, if you let Xiao Lao'er live, Xiao Lao'er is willing to completely return to the Duan family and let the Duan family accept all the property of the Zhao Mansion, from now on, my Zhao family will be for generations, only for the Duan family to take care of the door, all resources, for you to use as you go......"

"Haha, good, good!"

Hearing this, Duan Ruhu paused as he was about to leave, his figure stopped, and a gentle expression appeared on his face again: "Since the head of the Zhao family has decided so, then the Zhao family and our Duan family will be regarded as their own people from now on." Hehe, this matter is big and big, and small is small. Now, after all, time is still short, and the matter has not reached the ears of the saints. The impulsiveness of the local young people can be calmed down by the old man. ”

Duan Ruhu laughed, as if a flower had bloomed on his face.

Only then did he be satisfied and achieve his goal today.

To be honest, with the strength of the Zhao family, although it is far from being comparable to the Duan family. But after all, it is a huge wealth in Changsha Mansion, and its annual revenue is more than 100,000 silver, and if such a huge wealth is annexed, it will still be very useful for the expansion of the Duan family's power.

This time, he also made such an calculation early, saw the opportunity, and finally obtained huge benefits.

"Lord Duan, I give up all the property in my family, and my daughter ...... Can she still release it?"

Zhao Yikun's face was bitter, and his face seemed to be ten years older at this time.

He already knew that the huge family business inherited by the Zhao family for a hundred years finally came to an end when his generation finally ushered in......

In the days to come, the Duan family will not fall for a day, and the surnamed Zhao may only be the other party's lackey and housekeeper for a day, and there will be no more days.

Now he no longer has any ambitions and ideas, just wants to reunite with his most beloved eldest daughter.

"Okay, your daughter won't die, we just poisoned her martial arts, so that she won't be unstable and cause any uncontrollable trouble. But now, we have to bring out her master and deal with this thief, so it is inevitable that your daughter will have to suffer a few more days, stay in a prison cell, and parade through the streets. When the matter is completed, her master will be killed, and your daughter will be taken back overseas by William, a friend of the British country, to continue her life without food and clothing. ”

Duan Ruhu said lightly, he had already laid out a perfect chess game.

He couldn't help but feel secretly proud in his heart, this time the action could be described as killing multiple birds with one stone for the Duan family, and he had gained huge benefits.

And almost all of this was brought about by his efforts.

The corners of Duan Ruhu's mouth showed a faint sinister smile.

Although he is now the head of the Duan family, within the Duan family, there are also many elder groups, and more than a dozen old immortal guys are pressing on it.

If he accomplishes such a great event this time, his own status will also leap forward and reach a new level again.