Guo Jun was shocked: "Xiao Feng sued Tan Tan Ji for shoddy construction, delayed the construction period, and affected the court's blessing ceremony. He demanded compensation of ten times the cost and 300,000 taels of silver according to the contract documents! Tan Xinren, Do you have anything to say?"
Tan Xinren looked at Zhao Wenhua in panic, and Zhao Wenhua secretly made a gesture of tearing paper at him.
Tan Xinren calmed down and gritted his teeth and said, "I really can't get the glutinous rice. I can't build it according to the ingredients specified in the document, and the construction period will definitely be missed. But the industry standard is to compensate twice the cost of silver, and at most there is no More than twice. Where does this ten times compensation come from?”
The merchants who had witnessed the whole process at the gate of the Ministry of Industry all looked at Tan Xinren in surprise. Can this matter be ignored? What were they thinking?
But Tan Xinren said emphatically: "I said double compensation at the beginning, but I never said ten times compensation!"
Xiao Feng looked at Tan Xinren calmly: "I think, since you said that, the document in your hand must have been destroyed? Don't you know that this document is in quadruplicate?"
Tan Xinren shook his head and pretended to be innocent: "There is no document, there is only a project schedule. Sir, please don't wrong the villain." The project schedule is equivalent to the bidding document for future generations. This is a public document that every construction team can get. , even though they are extremely capable, they cannot destroy all the project schedules that have been sent out.
Therefore, Tan Xinren dare not deny the ingredient requirements and completion period listed in the project schedule, but the conditions such as cost and compensation are only written when the documents are signed. Therefore, as long as those four documents are gone, Tan Xinren will Ren can just ignore the sky-high compensation.
Guo Jun also saw the secret behind this. He looked at Zhao Wenhua: "Sir Zhao, should the Ministry of Industry have one copy of this document in quadruplicate?"
Zhao Wenhua said slyly: "Normally, there should be one, but there are so many projects every year, and this project is not particularly critical and important like building city defenses, so it is not surprising to just rely on the project schedule. I asked the Ministry of Industry today They all said they couldn’t remember whether they signed the document separately at that time. I asked them to search carefully, but they didn’t find the document. Maybe it didn’t exist at all.”
What he said means that he can advance, retreat or defend. If Xiao Feng can't produce the documents, then Zhao Wenhua means nothing at all. If Xiao Feng takes it out by chance - this possibility is unlikely, because his godbrother has already made arrangements - then it doesn't matter, and he has not said for sure that this is not the case.
Don't you allow me to have a bad memory? How serious a crime can it be if the Ministry of Works loses a document?
Guo Jun took a deep breath and looked at Xiao Feng: "Master Xiao, where are the remaining two documents?"
Xiao Feng stared at Tan Xinren for a moment and said calmly: "Daolu Division has a copy."
As one of the participants in the case, An Si was already waiting in the hall. His official position was not high enough and he might not be able to get a seat in the hall. He felt embarrassed standing with two businessmen, so he simply didn't show up.
Hearing Xiao Feng's words at this time, he knew that he had to show up, so without waiting for Guo Jun's greeting, he walked up to the lobby and saluted the three people above him: "Three gentlemen, I am here."
Guo Jun was a little dissatisfied. After all, An Sizheng was also a dignified sixth-grade official. He actually knew that he was coming, but he didn't show up, so he couldn't make special arrangements.
At this time, seeing An Si entering the hall, he immediately said: "Here, please place another chair under Mr. Xiao and ask Mr. An to take a seat."
The officials brought another chair. After An Si thanked him, he did not sit down. Instead, he looked at Xiao Feng with a look of shame on his face: "Sir, the document from Dao Lu Division has been lost."
"What?" Xiao Feng and Guo Jun stood up at the same time. Only Zhao Wenhua sat firmly, but then he realized that everyone was looking at him with something wrong, and then he remembered that he should also express his surprise appropriately.
So Zhao Wenhua also stood up and said in surprise: "An Sizheng, let me be clear. You lost what you said. Are you referring to the documents? Or the engineering list? If it is the engineering list, it doesn't matter. Not only the Ministry of Industry, but also many The construction team has it, and I think Mr. Xiao also has it. If it’s a document, is there really that document? Our Ministry of Works didn’t find this thing!”
An Sizheng looked at Zhao Wenhua, then at Xiao Feng, lowered his head and said, "I can't remember it clearly either. It seems to be a document, but now that it's lost, I really can't remember it either."
Zhao Wenhua sat down with satisfaction, looked at Xiao Feng, and said: "Mr. Guo, I don't have any documents in the three places now, which shows that it is very likely that I didn't sign the documents separately at that time. If Mr. Xiao insists that there is, why not ask Did he take it out and take a look?"
Guo Jun turned to look at Xiao Feng. With his IQ, of course he could see the problem here, but he couldn't tell the truth. This was the basic operation of Shuntian Prefecture Yin: "Master Xiao, now only your document can prove it." It’s clear that this matter has happened. Can you please take it out?”
Xiao Feng sneered and said: "I knew there would be a day when I could lose even the documents from the Daolu Department and the Ministry of Works. If I had left them at home and carried them with me, wouldn't they have been stolen and destroyed long ago? For this reason, I have already placed the document in the palace, please keep it for me. I will go to the palace to get it!"
At this time in Yan's mansion, Yan Shifan looked at the documents in his hand and was in a very happy mood: "Thousand-Armed Tathagata is well-deserved! Things hidden in the palace can be stolen. It is really amazing. The remaining three documents have been destroyed. Come on, Xiao Feng, let me see what else you can do this time!"
The old Taoist expression was expressionless and he cupped his hands: "Sir, I have done what you asked for. I hope you will keep your word and there will be no more relations between you and me."
Yan Shifan nodded: "Do you think of me as a scoundrel? What I, Yan Shifan, have always said are true. But I do appreciate your talents. If one day you regret it, come back to me at any time. I guarantee that you will be prosperous and wealthy. Even if I treat you as a real person, it's not impossible. Why live on Xiao Feng's desk and chair? "
Before the old man could say anything, Yan Song had opened the door and walked in. He looked at Yan Shifan, his eyes full of anger: "Are you crazy?"
Since Yan Shifan came of age, he has shown such intelligence and talent that even his father has been very polite to him. Because to a certain extent, the father is the face and he is the lizi. The father and son control the government and make Jiajing happy, so that the Yan Party can become the largest force in the world.
It is extremely rare for Yan Song to lose his composure and not give Yan Shifan any face like he did today. Yan Shifan was also startled and stood up quickly.
"Why did my father say this? My son is already sure of victory, so Xiao Feng lost this time..."
Yan Song looked at his son angrily: "You are extremely talented and smart, how could you be so fooled by Xiao Feng! Do you really think he is just for the three hundred thousand taels of silver?"
Yan Shifan was stunned, what a smart man he was. However, Xiao Feng was defeated several times before, and this time it was rumored in the market that the battle for world view was actually a battle between him and Xiao Feng for the best talent in the world.
Yan Shifan's biggest weakness is his arrogance. In terms of intelligence and wit, he doesn't even look down on Jiajing, let alone Xiao Feng. That's why he chose to defeat Xiao Feng first, and then settle the score with Tan Xinren, the bastard who forced him to the card table.
But at this time, Yan Song's words woke up the dreamer, and Yan Shifan immediately understood that he had been fooled!
Xiao Feng stored the documents in the palace and collected them by Huang Jin. Although this matter was kept secret, there were always spies from the Yan family's father and son among the many internal servants around Jiajing. That's why Yan Song was able to know Jiajing's behavior and hobbies very well.
And Jiajing may not know it, but he can neither be sure nor know who it is. You can't go on a killing spree just because you suspect someone from the Yan family is around.
What's more, Jiajing is a friend to Yan Song. Yan Song has taken the blame for him for so many years, which is not a joke. He firmly believed that Yan Song was loyal to him. Even if he had an informant, it was just to better cater to him. This was not a big deal.
Therefore, Yan Shifan could know where Xiao Feng's documents were hidden, and Thousand-Armed Tathagata could accurately sneak into Xiyuan and steal the documents from Huang Jinfang.
But once Xiao Feng goes to Jiajing to ask for documents, and Huang Jin tells Jiajing that the documents are lost, what will Jiajing think? Jiajinghui immediately suspected the Yan family and his son! Because only they have the ability to know about the document, and only they have the motive to steal the document!
Although it was not made public about Xinren's defection to Yan Shifan, it was impossible for Jiajing not to know about it with Lu Bing around! The biggest beneficiary of stealing documents is Tan Xinren. The only ones with the ability and motivation to do such a thing are the Yan family and his son.
In this way, the nature of the matter changes. Putting an informant to inquire about Jiajing's affairs, and trying to flatter Jiajing better to please Jiajing, Jiajing can forgive him; but if he dares to steal things from Jiajing's palace, what kind of behavior is this? What can steal your things today can steal your head tomorrow!
If Jiajing can tolerate this kind of behavior, then he is not Jiajing! Yan Song may not have as high an IQ as his son, but he has been with Jiajing all year round and knows Jiajing's temper much better than his son. In this world, besides Huang Jin, he must know Jiajing best, ranking even before Lu Bing.
Yan Shifan suddenly broke out in cold sweat, and he suddenly panicked: "This... what should I do?"
Yan Song narrowed his eyes: "Xiao Feng must have gone to the palace to ask for documents at this time. I will find a way to hold Huang Jin for a while. Since you have the ability to steal it out, you must have the ability to send it back!"
Yan Shifan turned to the old man: "Thousand-Armed Tathagata, this matter has to depend on you. Once this matter is done, I, Yan Shifan, owe you a favor. If you don't do it, don't blame me for not keeping my word. This is a time of life and death. I I can’t care about that much anymore.”
The old Taoist was not surprised by Yan Shifan's forced clock increase, but when he heard Yan Song's analysis, he couldn't help but be surprised: Xiao Feng, do you really think so? Or did it happen by accident?
If it's the latter, it means that Xiao Feng's luck is really good, and what was obviously a flaw turned into a killing move; if it's the former, it means that Xiao Feng is so sinister that even Yan Shifan almost caught him.
I have to be closer to him in the future, so as not to be tricked by him one day.
