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"Xie Bingde, the little man, has met the Imperial Envoy! Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy is finally here!"
After saluting Huang Yourong and saying hello, Xie Bingde put on an indignant face, pointed at the smugglers present, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, these unruly people want to secretly poison you! You must not Let them go!”
Xie Bingde's face changed so quickly that it was jaw-dropping.
On the other side, after seeing Xie Bingde's performance, Feng Wenzhang, Zhang Jingyu, Jiang Xiaoquan, Kong Huayan and others were stunned. It took a long time to realize what everything in front of them meant!
The old man who suddenly appeared turned out to be the former Pavilion Elder and Imperial Envoy Huang Yourong!
Xie Bingde, the convener of this party, had already known about Huang Yourong's appearance. Apparently, he had secretly taken refuge in Huang Yourong! And today's party is undoubtedly a Hongmen Banquet organized by Huang Yourong and Xie Bingde!
Among them, Jiang Xiaoquan looked at Xie Bingde, full of shock and disbelief. He had been supported by the Xie family in Suzhou, and he had always respected the Xie family and always followed the Xie family's lead. His willingness to participate in this party was completely justified. Because he trusted the Xie family, he didn't expect that the Suzhou Xie family had no concern for the friendship between the two parties and actually betrayed him ruthlessly like this!
At the same time, Feng Wenzhang was even more incredible than Jiang Xiaoquan! Only Feng Wenzhang himself knew that the reason why he proposed to poison Huang Yourong just now was entirely because of Xie Bingde's secret bewitchment! He originally planned to sing a double act with Xie Bingde, but he didn't expect that all this was Xie Bingde's vicious plan to frame everyone!
As for Zhang Jingyu, his face was pale and he was slumped in the chair, and he no longer looked as calm as before.
Jiang Xiaoquan's body couldn't help but trembled. He pointed at Xie Bingde and said with a stumbling voice: "Thank you, Mr. Xie! Your Xie family has been trusted and loved by Hui and Zhejiang merchants for many years. You have always been a role model and leader for merchants all over the world. Why now? Are you going to betray and frame us? Don't you feel ashamed?"
Hearing Jiang Xiaoquan's accusation, Xie Bingde's eyes flashed with a hint of sarcasm, but there was no trace of guilt.
Most Huizhou and Zhejiang merchants can only be prosperous for a while, but the Xie family in Suzhou has survived for five generations. The biggest reason is that the Xie family knows how to distinguish the direction of the wind and is proficient in riding on the wall. They will never stand on a dangerous wall. Down! The Xie family never hesitated when it came to betraying their former allies, and their usual friendship was just a disguise.
The same is true now. After seeing Huang Yourong's plan to deal with the smugglers, the Xie family knew that they were unable to resist, so they immediately turned to Huang Yourong. Today's Hongmen Banquet was all because of the Xie family's advice and efforts.
Of course, Xie Bingde would not tell his true words. After hearing Jiang Xiaoquan's accusation, he just replied calmly: "The Xie family is a citizen of the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, they serve the court wholeheartedly. How can you, the unscrupulous businessmen?" A role model leader for the people?”
While talking, Xie Bingde looked disdainful of being with the people in front of him. He walked behind Huang Yourong and stood with his hands down, giving up the stage to Huang Yourong.
Huang Yourong still had a warm smile, as if the people in front of him were all his close friends, but his eyes were extremely sinister.
"Just now, I listened outside the door for a long time, and my heart was full of fear. I didn't expect that these people would be so resentful of me, and even poisoned me..." Huang Yourong said slowly: "Fortunately, I am here, otherwise I would have been here. Isn’t it too unfair that I can only be regarded as a fool by the Lord of Hell?”
While talking, Huang Yourong came to Xie Bingde's original seat and sat down, while Xie Bingde quickly brought a new cup of tea for Huang Yourong.
At the same time, soldiers holding sharp blades stood behind several smugglers, threatening them not to act rashly.
Seeing Huang Yourong acting like a cat playing with a mouse, Zhang Jingyu finally spoke. He looked sad and said slowly: "As an imperial envoy and a former cabinet minister, you are just here to deal with ordinary businessmen like us." , can actually plot and frame up secretly... Haha, we didn't lose unjustly!"
Huang Yourong ignored Zhang Jingyu's sarcasm, and kept his smile unchanged, saying: "You are not ordinary businessmen, you are all rich people who can rival the country. As the saying goes, money can make the world go round. If I want to deal with you, I will never do it. So easy! In the past few days, everyone has been using their magical powers. Some people have used their patrons to put pressure on me, some people have secretly eliminated all evidence of their crimes, some people have secretly made preparations to escape, and some people are ready to jump over the wall to fight to the death. …”
As he spoke, Huang Yourong's eyes slowly swept over Feng Wenzhang, Zhang Jingyu, Jiang Xiaoquan, and Kong Huayan, with sarcasm hidden in his eyes as he continued: "So, if I want to confirm your crimes, it's really not the same person. It's an easy thing! Even if I finally convict you all, since you live in different places on weekdays and are all well-informed people, it won't be easy for me to arrest you. Maybe I just sent someone to arrest you this morning. , everyone received the news in the afternoon. After my people have passed, you have already fled to nowhere with a large sum of gold and silver. By then, my efforts will be in vain... Therefore, under pressure, I can only I can ask you to take the initiative to enter the urn."
Speaking of this, a trace of malice flashed in Huang Yourong's eyes, but he still said with a smile: "But I didn't expect that today's layout would actually yield an additional harvest, and I heard with my own ears everyone's conspiracy to deliberately murder the imperial envoy! In this way, I myself become the biggest witness, and you don’t need to go to trial, you can be directly convicted, which saves a lot of effort! It’s really gratifying, gratifying... Oh, it’s just a pain for you. My relatives, if they were just smuggling and tax evasion, they would not have been implicated too much! But the crime of murdering the imperial envoy is too big, and I am afraid they will not be able to escape the blame..."
As he spoke, Huang Yourong was finally satisfied when he saw that Feng Wenzhang, Zhang Jingyu, Jiang Xiaoquan, Kong Huayan and others all had expressions of despair on their faces. Even Feng Wenzhang, who had the most violent personality, collapsed.
Then, Huang Yourong waved his hand and said, "Take all these people down and interrogate them strictly!"
As Huang Yourong finished speaking, the soldiers took action one after another. They put shackles and torture tools on Feng Wenzhang, Zhang Jingyu, Jiang Xiaoquan, Kong Huayan and others, and then led them out of the tea room.
During this period, Feng Wenzhang ignored Huang Yourong and just stared at Xie Bingde. When he was carried out of the tea room by the soldiers, Feng Wenzhang, who had been silent for a long time, finally broke out.
"Xie Bingde! You will not die a good death! All of you Xie family will not die a good death!"
Feng Wenzhang's roar rang out in the tea room.
However, Xie Bingde's expression did not change at all. He just bowed to Huang Yourong and said, "Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, before the news of the arrests of profiteers like Feng Wenzhang and Zhang Jingyu has been leaked, do you think I will summon another group of smugglers?" Come to Yangzhou for a party?"
Huang Yourong said with a smile, "Yes, that's exactly what it should be! I see all of your Xie family's loyalty, don't worry, it will benefit you in the future!"
Then, as one smuggler after another fell into the law, a larger-scale home raiding operation began that affected the entire southern Zhili.
However, just when Huang Yourong was having fun confiscating homes, Zhao Junchen's real plan finally began to unfold!
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Second update!
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