Wang Shanxiang stood in the luxurious front yard hall of Wang Manor and paced back and forth.
The Wang family was able to rise from a humble salt merchant ten years ago to a strong rise in a few years, annexing the salt quota of other salt merchants and becoming one of the new seven major salt merchants. In addition to its relationship with the Prince's Palace, it was also It is because of his ruthless and unscrupulous attitude.
Wang Shanxiang dares to get rid of anyone who dares to hinder the rise of his Wang family. Even if an accident occasionally happens, there will always be someone above him to help him sort it out.
Over time, he naturally develops the nature of being arrogant and arrogant.
But this time was different. Even though he felt that he had made thorough preparations, what he wanted to get rid of was the current marquis, the emperor's close minister, and the royal envoy!
But he did it anyway.
Because he is very sure.
Since ancient times, heroes have been saddened by beauty, and their words and demeanor have a knife on their heads. He feels that this is Jia Lian's biggest flaw.
He actually had sex with a girl on the first day he went to Yangzhou. After that, he dared to leave her by his side?
He has also seen An Siyuan's legacy. She is indeed a rare beauty. What's even more rare is that she comes from a scholarly family and is the wife of a high official!
The fourth-grade Salt Patrol Censor was an absolutely high-ranking official in Yangzhou.
Therefore, he can understand why Jia Lian can't put down the Xu mother and daughter, because he was also young.
According to him, Jia Lian insulted An Jia in this way. Even if the Xu family had to submit due to Jia Lian's power, they must be filled with hatred and resentment in their hearts.
Therefore, if he wanted to get rid of Jia Lian, the poor prisoner's wife and daughter were the ready-made flaws Jia Lian handed him.
Because if Jia Lian died in Yangzhou for no reason, it might break the news, cause an uproar in the court, and make Long Yan furious.
But if Jia Lian died on a woman's belly, and also died in the hands of Xu's mother and daughter, then there would be another story...
Isn't it ridiculous that the dignified imperial envoy, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, who went south to supervise the salt administration on behalf of the emperor, was killed because he slept with a mother and daughter?
It is conceivable that once such a thing spreads, it will become the biggest laughing stock in the world, and even the court will be disgraced. When the time comes, it will be up to anyone in the court to have the nerve to make a fuss about Jia Lian's death!
At the next moment, he united with the Zhou family and the Bai family, and asked the three salt merchants with the most powerful backgrounds to join forces behind the situation, and then added fuel to the fire, and the matter was easily covered up.
In this way, not only can the threat that Jia Lian brought to all their salt merchants be eliminated now, but even the previous salt tax reduction may be too embarrassed for the court to pursue further.
Therefore, as long as Jia Lian can be successfully eliminated, it is not difficult to reverse the situation. This was also the reason why the Zhou family, an old fox, and the Bai family, who never let go of rabbits, were persuaded by him to help him.
The big aspects have been taken care of, and the only thing left is how to make the plan successful?
It just so happened that he had an unexpected but now extremely important bargaining chip in his hand. It was a precautionary measure taken before the imperial envoy arrived in Yangzhou to prevent the An family from informing the imperial envoy who was going south and to avoid unnecessary complications. It was he who took action and captured An Siyuan's only son.
With the only inherited bloodline of the An family in hand, he was not afraid that the Xu family would not listen to him. And all he had to do was get rid of An's wife and daughter after it was done, and make it end with "humiliating suicide", and everything would be perfect.
Even when he thought about the necessary conditions for all these things before, he felt that God was creating opportunities for him. Under such circumstances, if he still dared to shrink his neck and wait for Jia Lian to raise the knife to kill like the Zhao family, without daring to take a shot, even he would feel that he was not worthy of success.
Therefore, after returning from the Zhou Family Courtyard, he immediately asked him to contact the chess pieces that had been buried in the Xunyan Yushi Yamen a long time ago...
Although Jia Lian was able to clear out a number of spies from all walks of life after he entered the Yanxunyan Yushi Yamen, there were still some fish that slipped through the net.
He has already found out that Jia Lian has returned to Yan Yushi Yamen. How proud should he be that he ransacked the Zhao family with great fanfare?
The Zhao family has been in Yangzhou for such a long time, and the old man Zhao has always loved money as much as his life, so you can imagine how rich the family is.
In terms of family property alone, perhaps except for the Zhou family, it is difficult for any of them to compare.
Jia Lian must have been very surprised and very proud to have copied so much property. After returning home, he couldn't wait to find Mr. Xu to vent his happiness.
So, calculating the time, it should be almost done.
"Sir, the Salt Patrol Censor's Yamen has indeed made a big move!"
Wang Shanxiang was immediately overjoyed as his cronies came to convey the message, and he quickly stepped forward and asked, "How is it, but Jia Lian is dead?"
"Well, I don't know. Anyway, I came back and said that the officers and soldiers patrolling the Salt Censor's Yamen have begun to gather again..."
Officers and soldiers gathering? Shouldn't it be a mess? Wang Shanxiang frowned, this was a bit different from what he thought.
Worry arose in his heart, and before he could react, his most proud son came over to send a message: "Master, it's not good, Jia Lian's officers and soldiers have been dispatched in large numbers again."
"Where did he go when he was dispatched? Where is Jia Lian, is he among them?"
"I don't know if Jia Lian is here, but judging from their route, it seems they are heading towards the Bai family in Huarongfang!"
"not good!"
Wang Shanxiang's expression changed slightly, he slapped his thigh hard, and his expression became a little ugly.
His son was puzzled: "Sir, even if Jia Lian goes to trouble the Bai family, what does it have to do with us? Besides, didn't I say that Jia Lian is just a fox pretending to be a tiger? He only dares to pick on soft persimmons like the Zhao family to bully. Bai family, are you afraid of being appointed?"
Hearing what his son said, Wang Shanxiang calmed down again.
That's right, the Bai family is not the Zhao family. He really doesn't believe that a little Jia Lian dares to take action against the Queen Mother's natal family?
Even the emperor would not dare to do this easily.
Thinking of this, Wang Shanxiang felt at ease again. This was also the reason why he didn't take other salt merchants seriously, but he only wanted to avoid offending Zhou and Bai.
Even the Zhou family, he didn't think highly of, but because he felt that Zhou Boru, an old boy, was too rich, and he had tried several times to seize the position of president of the Zhou family's Yangzhou Salt Bank, but failed, so he had a lot of feelings for him. Very afraid.
"Quickly, send someone to the Bai family to keep an eye on it. If there is any movement, report it immediately."
After hearing Wang Shanxiang's instructions, his son immediately went out to make arrangements.
"Someone is coming..."
Wang Shanxiang shouted and kept pacing back and forth.
"Master, what are your orders?"
"Quickly, forget it...get out."
Wang Shanxiang instinctively sensed that something was wrong, and wanted to move the valuable things out to avoid the worst case scenario.
Although there were twenty or thirty officers and soldiers guarding the outside, the Wang family had hundreds of thugs throughout the family. Even those who were not at home, they had all been stationed near the house. With one order, it was no problem to capture those twenty or thirty officers and soldiers.
But he was still undecided.
First of all, we still don’t know the specific situation of Jia Lian. At this time, the family property was suddenly transferred, and Jia Lian was not dead. Didn’t he bring it upon himself?
Not to mention directly attacking the officers and soldiers is tantamount to rebellion.
Not advisable! What if I just thought too much and Jia Lian died?
Even if something went wrong with the plan, the Bai family would still be there to support him.
Yes, with the support of the Bai family, Jia Lian didn't dare to do anything to them...
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Unfortunately, Wang Shanxiang’s expectations finally came to nothing.
At this time, Jia Lian was not only alive, but also sitting on his horse, watching the officers and soldiers disperse and surround the entire Bai family.
Jia Lian really didn't expect that these salt merchants were so bold!
He directed and staged an assassination before, but the salt merchants turned around and gave him a real one, which was really beyond his expectation.
Bai Yi, the master of the Bai family, rushed out with his people. When he saw this, his expression changed and he yelled at Jia Lian: "Jia Lian, what do you mean? You want to supervise the salt administration and say that you want to block the entry and exit of my Bai family's belongings. My Bai family is fully cooperating. I even packed up the accounts from previous years and waited for you to check.
My Bai family has reached this point, why do you still have dissatisfaction? You want to lead troops to surround my Bai family. Do you really think that my Bai family is easy to bully? Or is it you, Jia Lian, who really don't take the Queen Mother in your eyes, and you want to humiliate my Bai family at will? "
Bai Yi could bear it when facing Jia Lian before, but now he couldn't bear it anymore and yelled at Jia Lian.
Jia Lian looked at him coldly, "Of course I dare not disrespect the Queen Mother, but when can you, a small Yangzhou salt merchant, represent the Queen Mother?
The Empress Dowager was devoted to the world and always lived in seclusion in the palace, never intervening in state affairs. With her status as an old lady, how could she have anything to do with a businessman like you? I think you are too bold to touch upon the Queen Mother.
I might as well tell you that today I will not only surround your Bai family, but also raid your Bai family.
Come here, take everyone in the Bai family into custody. Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy. I would like to see where your Bai family got the courage to instigate the assassination of an imperial envoy. "
