Chapter 103 The pebbles in the eyes of Ming family

Suzhou City is a prosperous scene, and the tender green color everywhere is not much different from other places in the Qing Kingdom. But there are many shops, busy docks, endless crowds, the south city is connected to a large area of ​​government offices, the rich salt merchants and imperial merchant mansions in the west city, the red sleeves on the streets of the east city, the young men and brothers on the road who are bluntly and sly, and the fierce and insidious brothers on the road, all of which form a different taste from all places in the world, that is, adventure, excitement, prosperity, and desire.

Here, the cover of learning sour literature is much less, the pressure of the thousand-year dynasty is much less, and although no one dares to challenge the majesty of the government, due to the large number of migrant population and the huge amount of goods entering and leaving the port, the citizens have money in their pockets, and they are also confident in doing things. Not to mention the merchants who have a deep relationship with the government, the brothers who are just eating water have also begun to learn from the students of Kyoto who wear green long gowns and no longer fight and kill.

The area downstream of the Suzhou Wharf is all the Ming family's property. At this time, the men in long-robed clothes were listening honestly to the lectures of a young man. These men in long-robed clothes were obviously martial arts, but they did not show any arrogance in front of this gentle and honest young man, because the young man was the biological son of the old man in the Ming family - Ming Lanshi. These people who were hanging out on the wharf were basically making a living by the Ming family and were considered half a servant.

After Young Master Ming left, these men pulled their long gowns and wiped the sweat from their foreheads, whispering, wondering why Young Master Ming would come to remind himself today that he would be more honest in Suzhou these days. Are you afraid of anyone who would pull his braid with the power of the Ming family? The Governor has this ability. But has Mr. Ming not fed the other party in recent years?

It is convenient to wipe sweat from a long shirt. After all, these brothers on the road are not genuine Kyoto students. However, some of them are also smart people who vaguely guessed that it should be related to the opening of the New Year in the Neiku that is about to arrive... Haven't you heard of it? The Cui family, the Cui family, who is known as the two major families, was caught up by the court on the New Year's Day! This matter is said to be handled by the young Lord Tisi of the Supervision Bureau. Lord Tisi... is the imperial envoy who is now in Jiangnan!

No wonder Young Master Ming was so cautious, afraid of being caught by the government. It turned out that he was afraid of the little Lord Fan who refused to recognize his relatives and did not gain any oil and salt.

"It's not that I'm afraid of him." Ming Lanshi was sitting in the car at this time and could no longer remain calm in front of outsiders and subordinates. He said with a calm face: "It's Lord Xiao Fan, who is really different from any official in the court."

If Fan Xian saw the person he was talking to Young Master Ming at this time, he would definitely be shocked. Because the person sitting opposite the carriage was the host of the Hangzhou West Lake Martial Arts Conference, the official from Jiangnan Road!

At that time, Fan Xian saw the official speaking and acting, and secretly admired him, afraid that he would not have guessed that the relationship between the official and the Ming family was so deep. Ming Lanshi spoke in front of the other party without any hesitation. It was obvious that the official was a person the Ming family absolutely believed in. And if Fan Xian was more concerned at that time, he would definitely be able to find out the relationship between the other party and the Ming family and would be more alert to the so-called martial arts conference.

The official's surname is Zou Minglei, and he is the Censor of Jiangnan Road, the Censorate. He only heard him say in confusion: "Cousin. What is the difference between the imperial envoy and other officials in the court?"

Ming Lanshi sneered: "Mr. Fan is so young, but he holds such great power. Can other officials compare with him? The Supervisory Office is different from your Censorate. Now he has the status of an imperial envoy, and he is even more hindered in doing things. The Governor wants to give him some face. You should have received the news. As soon as this little Lord Fan arrived at the inner treasury, he cut down five heads of the treasury. It also included two officials from the Grand Court! Now all the officials who put the eldest princess in the Transportation Department have been removed! With such a tough method, the official in the court has the confidence to come out?"

Zou Lei sighed and shook his head: "Without an insider, it will be much more difficult for the clan to do things again in the future."

Ming Lanshi looked at him, laughed sarcastically, and said contemptuously: "I think you are a silly official. What time is this? Still want to do something? I just want that imperial envoy not to do something about our hands and feet."

In the upstairs of the West Lake, Ming Lanshi respected the imperial official in front of him, but he did not give any face at all. Zou Lei seemed to be used to this tone. This scene alone shows how much power the Ming family hides in the court and the public.

Zou Lei was worried and entangled: "But the imperial envoy went to Jiangnan this time. It was obvious that his sword was aimed at the clan. What arrangements did the old man have?"

Ming Lanshi smiled bitterly and shook his head: "This is what I said before. This Lord Fan is different from other officials. The general method will not work at all... If another high-ranking official went to Jiangnan, our Ming family has some methods to deal with, but it is indirectly affected by this little Lord Fan. The methods I used to practice have no effect at all."

Zou Lei said tentatively: "There is no official in this world who is not greedy for money."

Ming Lanshi narrowed his eyes, as if he thought of something that made him feel heartbroken. After a while of silence, he said quietly: "This is the most common method and the most effective method in the past. My father was very accurate in seeing things and knew that he had to use the Golden Axe to open the mountain... We have tried it before." He shook his head and sighed: "As a result, the other party did not accept it at all, and he retreated directly, without saying anything harsh, just like a piece of ice."

"How many were you given?" Zou Lei didn't believe that there were officials in the world who were not greedy for money. Even if you were the emperor's illegitimate son, you still had to have money.

Minglanshi compared four fingers.

Zou Lei asked in confusion: "Just 40,000 taels?"

Minglan showed evil intentions between her eyebrows, and she lowered her voice and cursed: "Forty thousand taels? Didn't you see that the young master had 130,000 taels of silver in the box? This time, my father adjusted his chips and even reduced all the tribute money to the capital, and raised 400,000 taels!"

"Four hundred thousand taels!" Zou Lei's heart trembled, and his lips trembled. At such a high price, he could buy a small country. Can't he buy the heart of the imperial envoy?

Ming Lanshi gritted his teeth and said, "There are still 20% of the dry stocks."

Zou Lei couldn't believe his ears. These 20% of his shareholdings were even more terrifying than 400,000 taels. How could the clan be willing to use such a large amount of money to buy Fan Xian? He used to worship the eldest princess, but he never took such a generous move. This could not be called generous, he was just cutting his flesh to ensure safety.

Ming Lanshi slowly closed his eyes, his eyes moved slightly, his face was a little distorted, and he must have felt extremely unhappy again. Zou Lei did not dare to say anything else, and a silence fell into the carriage.

After a long time, Ming Lanshi, who has gradually taken charge of most of the Ming family's industries, opened his eyes and said slowly: "We all underestimated Lord Fan's appetite. Don't forget that his father is the Minister of Revenue in the court, who is 400,000 yuan, can definitely buy a prince, but cannot buy him, so I said before. This method is not feasible."

"Where is the eldest princess?" Zou Lei said with a grudge: "Our Ming family has put such a lot of effort into her, so she can't just watch and ignore it, right?"

After thinking for a while, Ming Lanshi said softly: "If you can't deal with officials, it's a slander. If you get from the center and limbs, you have to work hard in Kyoto and plot against officials from all walks of life in the court. Unfortunately... this move doesn't seem to work."

"Why?" Zou Lei was shocked.

Ming Lanshi said self-deprecatingly: "Who is Lord Fan? Behind him are President Chen and Secretary Fan. Although Lin Xiang has resigned for a long time, his remaining power is still there. As long as Your Majesty does not show any tendency, no official dares to write to him according to our wishes? You have done it twice, but unfortunately he was beaten by His Majesty's court stick."

Zou Lei thought about it and shook his head and said, "It's different from the past. Now Lord Fan is far away from Jiangnan, so he can't defend himself. He is far away from the Supervisory Office. The reaction must be faster than before... Even if his relationship with Your Majesty is extraordinary, even a genuine prince cannot cause a major incident in Jiangnan and not be recalled to Kyoto... If we make some trouble, Your Majesty may recall Lord Fan."

Ming Lanshi mocked, "This is the disadvantage of you officials looking at problems. You always keep your eyes on official positions, rank and identity. It's good. Even if a genuine prince goes to Jiangnan, our Ming family has a way to make him go back in shame. Fan Xian is just the illegitimate son of His Majesty. We shouldn't seem to be afraid, but the clan's view of problems is very different from that of officials looking at problems... In our eyes, Lord Fan has power, soldiers, money, excellent reputation, and is extremely ruthless. Even if he has some stains, he was wiped clean by the Supervision Office, which the court responsible for amplifying stains, and people can't catch him at all... Who can swallow such a bare pebbles? He is much more difficult to deal with than His Royal Highness."

"If you really incite the people of Jiangnan to cause trouble according to your wishes..." Ming Lanshi sneered: "Do you believe it or not Fan Xian dares to transfer the black cavalry into Suzhou and directly destroy our Ming family!"

Zou Lei took a breath and said hesitantly: "No, right? He really doesn't care at all... the face of the court? Qinglu is not a joke."

"That's a madman." Ming Lanshi gritted his teeth and cursed in a low voice: "A seemingly gentle and elegant madman. If you don't provoke him, you must provoke him unless you are sure to let him disappear from this world."

Zou Lei suddenly became quiet, and after a while, he suddenly said quietly: "Martial Arts Conference?"

This is the Ming family's secret control of the martial arts of Jiangnan, but it was just a cloak of the court. Therefore, the Ming family did not control too many experts in the martial arts world, but after all, Zou Lei controlled a group of desperate people. At this time, he found that the Ming family could not speak for a pebbles at all. He thought in his heart and mentioned this matter.

Minglan Shishi looked at Zou Lei pitifully like an idiot: "Don't you know that Lord Fan is a ninth-grade strong man? Don't you know that His Majesty sent a group of the most elite tiger guards to him? Don't you know that the six swordsmen who were specializing in assassination in the Supervision Bureau are now not leaving him? Don't you know that the Begonia girl from Northern Qi once lived with him in Hangzhou for a while?"

Ming Lanshi spoke louder and louder, and he felt that this clan official who seemed smart on weekdays was really like an idiot today, cursing: "Just that martial arts conference? The Yun family, whom my father invited from Dongyi City... I saw a look at the West Lake, and I don't know who stabbed him with a sword! Now those bullshit masters in Dongyi City are like dogs who were chased by strange people in the four fields... That's Yun Zhilan! Dongyi City! The descendants of Sigujian don't even have a chance to take action in front of Fan Xian. Do you think Jiangnan can kill each other?"

Zou Lei's face turned blue and white, and then he realized that Fan Xian was not as simple as a powerful minister.

In today's world, Fan Xian is definitely one of the richest people. In the world who are richer than him, there is absolutely no one who has power, there is absolutely no one who has power, there is absolutely no one who has higher martial arts skills, there is absolutely no one who has higher martial arts skills, there is absolutely no one who has shamelessness, there is absolutely no one who has stronger backings than him, and there is absolutely no one who has stronger backings than him, and there is absolutely no one who has never been born.

He doesn't care about giving money; he doesn't worry about cutting his power in Beijing; he doesn't want to assassinate him; he doesn't be afraid; he wants to mess with him, but he doesn't care, he will just cut your head with a knife to vent his anger.

This is a decades ago, and after decades, he has a deformed existence. He is an invisible prince, but he has the Supervision and Ministry of Revenue that the prince cannot own. Even His Highness, the eldest princess, who has secretly influenced the dynasty for more than ten years, had no idea how to deal with him.

What can the Ming family do?

Zou Lei comforted Ming Lanshi and said, "Mr. Guo is also in Suzhou now. Judging from his meaning, the eldest princess will work hard in Kyoto. What you said before is reasonable, but Fan Xian is so arrogant now. I am afraid that the prince and the second prince will feel a little uncomfortable. Even if they cannot transfer him back to Kyoto, the people in the palace can always suppress his arrogance."
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