"Master, the officers and soldiers surrounding the Bai family have withdrawn..."
"The master is not good, Jia Lian...the imperial envoy is coming with his troops in the direction of our home!"
In the Wang family, Wang Shanxiang already knew that the plan had failed. While weighing how to deal with it, he constantly sent people to monitor the movements of the Bai family.
When he heard the men and horses turning towards the Wang family, he knew that Bai Yi had betrayed him. He cursed and knew that it was too late to run away now. He could only cheer up and think about how to deal with Jia Lian when he arrived later, while asking his son They left through the back door.
But I was told that the front, back and side doors were blocked by officers and soldiers.
"How come it's so fast?"
"Sir, it's not the officers and soldiers around the imperial envoy, but the garrison of Yangzhou City!"
Even the garrison of Yangzhou City joined in. Wang Shanxiang finally felt that the situation was seriously bad and hurried out to check.
As the vice-president of the Salt Bank, he knew many people from the Yangzhou garrison, from the garrison to the general banner, and was ready to make friends.
"The Lord Guard personally issued an order. From now on, no one in the Wang family will be allowed to move around, waiting for the Imperial Envoy's interrogation."
Seeing the garrison general in front of him who had clearly accepted his benefits and spoke with a cold face, as if he didn't know him at all, Wang Shanxiang felt angry and scolded him coldly: "What about your garrison masters?"
The general ignored him at all, looked at him with disdain, pulled his face and said nothing.
When Wang Shanxiang saw this, his neck became crooked with anger. Seeing that something was going to happen to his Wang family, even a small military attache like him dared to attack him? !
Just watch, when he gets through this, he will make sure to impress these guys who look down on others!
But there was nothing the other party could do and could only stay in place.
Not long after, with the heart-shaking sound of horse hoofbeats, a large number of majestic guards officers and soldiers came slowly, surrounding Jia Lian and others.
"Take it."
There was no nonsense at all. Following Jia Lian's voice, the officers and soldiers rushed forward and captured Wang Shanxiang and everyone around him.
"Jia Lian, do you dare to touch me? I am the prince's man, do you dare to touch me?"
Jia Lian didn't give him a chance to speak at all, causing Wang Shanxiang to panic and scream.
"I dare not touch you? You sold private salt, embezzled the salt tax first, you were so bold, you dared to assassinate the second one, and now you are trying to frame the prince. It is an unforgivable crime. Take him away."
Seeing Wang Shanxiang being dragged down like a dead dog, Bai Yi, who was following behind, turned slightly pale.
He could finally see now that in front of a truly powerful figure like Jia Lian, the so-called reliance they had before was not worth mentioning.
When needed, they can give the people behind them some face. Once they are angered, it is really easy to crush them to death.
As far as the Wang family is concerned, they all know that the biggest backer behind it is the Prince's Mansion. But so what, in the eyes of the prince, the Wang family is just a tool to make money for him. If he were the prince, I'm afraid he wouldn't be in trouble with Jia Lian, a close minister of the emperor, because of a mere Wang Shanxiang.
Therefore, when Wang Shanxiang chose to send people to assassinate Jia Lian and failed, he was doomed.
Moreover, even if the prince knew the situation, he would be speechless.
Perhaps, the prince would also be secretly angry because Jia Lian cut off one of his financial avenues in Jiangnan, but that is another issue. It all depends on Jia Lian's subsequent response and how the prince chooses to weigh it.
After thinking about this, Bai Yi felt a little lucky for no reason. Fortunately, the Bai family did not take action against Jia Lian before, but Wang Shanxiang, an arrogant idiot, took the lead. Fortunately, he did not have the courage to give in in time. Otherwise, I am afraid that the Bai family will also be included in the list of houses being confiscated now. …
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With the experience of the Zhao family, copying the Wang family will be a breeze.
Jia Lian doesn't need to watch outside, he only needs to sit in the hall and listen to reports from all parties.
"Sir, the salt merchants gathered at the gate and want to see you."
"Let them in."
Zhou Boru brought more than 20 salt merchants into the Wang family and saw that the Wang family, which used to be domineering, was now being plundered by officers and soldiers. Those gorgeously dressed Wang family members were driven to the corner and squatted in the corner like pigs and dogs, feeling very uncomfortable.
After all, they are all salt merchants. Seeing the fate of the Wang family, it is inevitable that they will feel sad.
But at the same time, like Bai Yi, he recognized some realities. When Jia Lian raided the Zhao family, it could be said that he was picking on the weak and killing the chicken to scare the monkeys. They could also naively think that Jia Lian did not dare to cause too much shock to the entire Yangzhou salt administration, or that he did not dare to offend the forces behind them.
Now, there is no chance.
"The BC Vocational Association led Zhou Boru, president of the Yangzhou Salt Bank, and led all the salt merchants in the Yangzhou Salt Bank to pay homage to the Imperial Envoy."
The small salt merchants were not qualified to enter the hall. Only five big salt merchants, including Zhou, Bai, Qian, Feng and Xu, came in and knelt down to Jia Lian.
"No need to be polite, just get up."
Seeing these salt merchants suddenly acting so well-behaved, Jia Lian felt indifferent in his heart and blanched on his face. When he stood up, he asked them why they came to see him.
"It's like this. Your Excellency has been to Yangzhou for a few days. He has been working tirelessly to fix the omissions in Yangzhou's salt administration. I and other colleagues in the salt industry who are responsible for the salt administration are very sorry, so I specially prepared it on the Wangjiang Tower of Dongmen Bridge. For the banquet, I hope your lord will come to enjoy it in three days."
"Oh, are you inviting me to the banquet again?"
Jia Lian looked at Zhou Boru and the others and said with a smile: "I have a bad problem, that is, I don't have much patience. Usually when I go out to buy things, I always buy them at the same price. If I like it, I will buy it. If I don't like it, I won't buy it. If I don't like it, I won't buy it. When someone asks for a high price, you just sit there and pay back the money.
You guys, you won’t let me make this trip in vain this time, right? "
Although Jia Lian said it with a smile, Zhou Boru and others could understand the meaning behind his words.
Although his heart tightened, Zhou Boru immediately said: "Don't worry, sir, I sincerely confess my sins to you this time, and I will definitely satisfy you!"
"Yeah……"
Jia Lian wanted to say something else. Liu Xianglian walked up to him and whispered back: "Sir, I haven't found anyone. He shouldn't be in the Wang family."
Jia Lian's face slightly condensed, and then he ordered: "Bring Wang Shanxiang, his sons, and the stewards of the Wang family up here."
"yes."
After Liu Xianglian took the order and left, Jia Lian said to Zhou Boru and others: "Since you have kindly invited me, if I don't go, it will seem that I don't give you face. Well, I happen to have long admired the local customs of Yangzhou, so I It’s better to obey than to be respectful.”
Zhou Boru immediately raised his hand and said, "Thank you, sir. To be honest, Bei Shi and others considered that your Excellency would only come to Yangzhou once, so they chose to entertain you at the Wangjiang Tower.
The Wangjiang Tower is not only one of the best restaurants in Yangzhou City, but it also stands on the bank of Xiao Qinhuai. And Xiao Qinhuai is the most prosperous area in the entire Yangzhou City. At that time, adults can enjoy the night view of Yangzhou from the Wangjiang Tower. "
"Hehehe, I'm really looking forward to it."
In just a few words, Wang Shanxiang and others were escorted in.
"Jia Lian, how dare you raid my Wang family! Our Wang family works for the Crown Prince, and my Wang family still has some old relationships with the adults in the court. Just wait, the Prince will definitely not let you go, and the other adults in the court will also I won’t spare you…”
Looking at Wang Shanxiang, Zhou Boru and others who were kneeling on the ground, still shouting and embarrassed, they silently retreated to the side.
Sure enough, with a few blows to the hilt, Wang Shanxiang, whose mouth was bleeding with blood, finally wailed and stopped yelling.
Jia Lian said coldly: "I want to ask you, where is An Siyuan's son now?"
The grief-stricken Wang Shanxiang was stunned when he heard this, and then laughed: "You have known for a long time that An Siyuan's son is in our hands, right? Hahaha, it turns out that you have made up your mind early on and will not let us go, so the so-called Are you pretending to be greedy for money and lust, just to make us relax our vigilance towards you, and then seize the opportunity to take down all of us? You have such a vicious heart!
No wonder, I thought that the foolproof strategy would fail. It turns out that it’s not that you are lucky, it’s just that I was wrong from the beginning. Then Ms. Xu didn't attack you at all, right? She even betrayed us in turn? "
Before Jia Lian came over, Wang Shanxiang prepared a lot of rhetoric, including how to deny it. But Jia Lian didn't give him a chance to deny it and confiscated his Wang family directly, which made him angry and resentful.
Now that things have come to this, he is a little crazy and has nothing to worry about.
Of course Jia Lian did not respond to his words, his eyes were only cold. Thinking of what he heard about this man's despicable assassination methods from Mrs. Xu's mouth, he still felt slightly scared and angry.
Beauty trap is not terrible, what is terrible is beauty trap plus beauty poison! According to Xu, the middleman gave her a bottle of poison and asked her to apply it on her chest or lips. Because the smell of the poison was like the fragrance of milk or rouge, it was not easy for men to notice it when they were so lustful. Even if he doesn't die, he will fall into coma or numbness of his limbs. At this time, any mentally retarded woman can easily kill him.
It is indeed a very clever poisoning method. In this era of low productivity, clever poisons are more precious than nectar.
There are often colorless and odorless poisons in TV dramas, which is just nonsense. The more poisonous it is, the more difficult it is to mask the smell.
This is also the reason why people in those days often poisoned themselves with alcohol. Because the smell of wine can suppress the smell of poison.
But even if it is drunk, it does not mean that there are no flaws. This also causes those who offer poison, if they do not have a strong enough mind, they will always be nervous, because if they are discovered, they will definitely die, and because they are nervous, they will be prone to bad things. In short, it is difficult to successfully poison an enemy, and the difficulty is one of the reasons why poisoning is not often used in power struggles.
"Hand the person over, and I can give you a happy life." Jia Lian said coldly.
"Hahaha, if you want to save people, there's no way! Since that damn woman dares to tell the truth, I want her son to be buried with her!
"
Jia Lian had no intention of arguing with a dead man, and glanced at the others, "If any of you can tell where Mr. An's son is, I will spare his life."
Wang Shanxiang's sons and housekeepers looked at each other in confusion. Those who didn't know could not help it, but those who knew looked at each other and were afraid that the other party would take away this opportunity. They quickly climbed up and, regardless of Wang Shanxiang's scolding, took An Siyuan's son. Speaking of the place of detention.
After Jia Lian was led to look for him, he was too lazy to listen to Wang Shanxiang's yelling and scolding. He said to Zhao Cheng: "Take him to Dongshi. If he can catch up with Zhao Tang and his son, he will be killed together. If he can't catch up, let Zou Fu Cheng will make another hard trip tomorrow."
Zhao Tang and his son were asked to be beheaded today. Jia Lian had ordered that Zou Tong, the prime minister of Yangzhou Yamen Prefecture, supervise the beheading.
"No, you can't kill me. I am also a merchant in the name of the Ministry of Household Affairs. I have a high rank and am also an official of the imperial court. You can't kill me. You have no right to kill me!"
For all court officials, only the emperor has the power of life and death.
But Wang Shanxiang may have forgotten in his fear that Jia Lian was a special imperial envoy who exercised imperial power on behalf of the emperor. Perhaps the killing of Wu Zhirong and others requires some consideration, but the killing of a salt merchant involved in salt politics is a formal killing.
Therefore, no one paid attention to his words and was dragged down.
Seeing this, the rest of the Wang family trembled even more. Jia Lian didn't care about these people. Just like the Zhao family, the men were exiled to the army, the women were sent to the Jiaofang, and the maids, servants and others were returned to slaves and kicked out of the Wang family.
