The living room in Yuwen Mansion has white stone steps and a vermilion painted door. The eucalyptus trees, pillars and plaques arranged in the hall all have ancient meanings. Four scrolls of freehand landscape paintings with smooth brush and ink are hung on the walls of the two rooms. A painting signed by Gu Kaizhi One is signed by Cao Buxing's name, one is signed by Lu Tanwei, and one is signed by Zhang Sengyao. These four people have their own achievements in painting and have a great influence on the development of traditional painting. Therefore, They were collectively known as the "Four Great Masters of the Six Dynasties" by later generations.
Although the hall is deep, the windows are wide open, reflecting a bright light without any darkness. The rockery outside the window is full of greenery, and its natural elegance complements the simplicity and ancient feel of the hall. Whether it is a stone or a bamboo outside the hall or a beam or a pillar in the hall, they all have traces left by the years, making them appear particularly solemn and solemn.
Yang Ji was secretly surprised when he saw it. He had been to Yuwenshu's Daxing mansion and reception hall countless times. The style there was completely different from this one. According to Yuwenshu's style and preference, the furnishings in each hall must be inlaid with gold, jade and curtains. The curtains must also be top-notch silk and Shu brocade.
However, the mansions in Luoyang are full of elegance, and there is no trace of the splendor and grandeur of Daxing. It can also be seen that after Yu Wenshu was hit hard, he learned to be restrained and restrained.
Zhang Chuchen did not come in. Yang Ji sat alone in front of the coffee table and slowly drank tea. There was a square cloth bag on the table, which contained information about various ethnic groups in Mozhou that Yu Wenshu might urgently need.
He didn't want Yu Wenshu to ruin the situation in Mozhou, let alone come to quarrel, otherwise he wouldn't listen to Chang Sun Cheng and come to Yuwen Mansion. In order to achieve the purpose of persuasion, he even made a special trip home to get a copy of the information in his hand; in addition, there was evidence of Yuwen Mansion's crime.
"Your Majesty's visit to this humble abode is really a blessing!" As a vigorous and hearty laugh rang out, Yu Wenshu, dressed in formal attire, strode out from behind the screen, followed by his mastermind Sima Yuanqian.
"Mr. Yuwen, I've taken the liberty to come to the door, please Haihan!" Yang Ji stood up and bowed his hands.
As soon as he heard what he said, Yu Wenshu knew that the other party was visiting in a private capacity. He quickly glanced at the cloth bag a few times, and the smile on his face became brighter. As he walked faster, he laughed and returned the gift: "Your Majesty. It's a great blessing for everyone in this humble house to be willing to come, so why are you so presumptuous?" After saying that, he raised his hand to signal Yang Ji to take a seat.
Sima Yuanqian waited until the two of them sat opposite each other, then he knelt down on one side, picked up the teapot, filled Yang Ji's teapot eight minutes full, and then poured a cup for Yuwenshu, then stood up and retreated far away.
"Thanks to the king for upholding justice and interceding on behalf of the old man, the saints and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty learned that the military reform was defeated at the hands of Cui Zhongfang. I finally got the opportunity to repay the grace of the saint!" Yu Wenshu said in front of Yu Wen Jingli, Li Min asked Yang Ji for help; and it was indeed because of Yang Ji that he had this opportunity. No matter what, he had to acknowledge this favor, and by saying this, he also expressed his attitude.
"Even without me, the saint will still use Duke Yuwen. I just added a handful of firewood." Without waiting for Yuwen to say anything, Yang Ji took the initiative to ask: "I heard that Duke Yuwen will leave Beijing to take office tomorrow, and yesterday he hosted a banquet for relatives and friends. ?」
"It's true, but it's really hard to describe in words!" Yu Wenshu sighed and said with a wry smile: "Recent encounters have also taught me what it means to be warm and cold in human relationships, and the world has become cold and cold. Some people can share hardships, but cannot share wealth."
What Yang Ji was waiting for was the words, and Yun Dan said lightly: "Actually, you can't blame them. It's the actions of Duke Yuwen or some people in your house that make everyone afraid to associate with Duke Yuwen, so they keep a distance!"
Yu Wenshu's expression changed. Seeing Yang Ji's slightly cold expression, he knew that King Wei had something to say, so he quickly asked, "I would like to hear the details!"
Yang Ji took out two letters from his arms, put them on the coffee table, gently pushed them in front of Yuwenshu, and said nonsensically: "This is the letter from an arrow someone shot into my house last night. Yuwen Gong will understand after reading it." "
One of them was the incriminating evidence collected by Tianmen, and the other was the incriminating evidence provided by Chang Suncheng some time ago.
Chang Suncheng has been working hard to weaken the Turks all his life. The reason why he relieved the Turks of the heavy task early was not because he thought about it, but because he had experienced countless thrilling battles and suffered countless injuries during the decades of running around. The faint onset of illness has already made him unable to take up the position of Turkic envoy.
I heard that the Yuwen family had stolen and sold strategic materials to the enemies of the Sui Dynasty and their lifelong enemies. I felt angry and resentful in my heart. Then I investigated them one by one through the Turks' connections. The results came out at once. Then Tianmen followed the evidence he provided. After checking, detailed data and contact persons were obtained.
In fact, Yang Ji knew that the ban on weapons was impossible. Instead of letting unscrupulous traders make profits, it was better to sell them openly in the name of the official. This would not only bring huge income to the country, but also promote smelting technology. The development, more importantly, can make the foreign races inseparable from the Sui Dynasty in terms of weapons and equipment. If the Sui Dynasty had tight control, they would definitely purchase iron-making and casting techniques from craftsmen and aristocratic families at high prices. Once they were self-reliant and had a relatively complete industrial system, the harm to the Sui Dynasty would be countless times greater.
In view of this, he is not opposed to selling weapons, and he is still selling them, but what he sells are obsolete items, and he sells them in an official name, and the huge wealth he gets is used to benefit the local area.
Therefore, he believed that the Eastern Turks could also be sold, but this kind of business must be firmly controlled by the imperial court. In this way, he could also evaluate how many advanced weapons and equipment the Eastern Turks had and provide more refined data on elite soldiers for combat. And since East/Turkic had formal purchasing channels, they naturally did not have to take the risk of war with the Sui Dynasty or trade secretly with unscrupulous traders.
Yu Wenshu glanced at Yang Ji doubtfully, then opened two letters and browsed them one after another, his face became extremely ugly. These two letters recorded the whereabouts of the pig iron his family had recently sold to the Turks. What made Yu Wenshu even more frightened was that he actually had detailed information on how much was transported, how much was sold, how much it was sold for, and who was there to help him along the way.
Yu Wenshu was filled with hatred and fear. Suddenly, he squeezed the two letters into a ball, raised his eyes to look at Yang Ji, and said word by word: "Your Majesty, it must be the nobles of Guanlong, because of the military reform. Designed to frame me."
"Mr. Yuwen, I have never seen your caravan, and I don't know what it is transporting. But I have led troops and fought in wars... I can judge the size of the carriage, whether the animals pulling the cart are tired, and whether the road is rutted. By the depth, you can roughly determine what is in the car." Yang Ji looked at Yuwenshu with a deep look and said, "Many of the nobles in Guanlong are those who lead soldiers in wars, and they can also use this common sense to identify the contents of the car. They If we adopt roundabout tactics and attack you in business, we must be fully prepared."
"Your Majesty, although the Yuwen family claims to be the largest iron merchant in the Sui Dynasty, my son Shiji is the emperor's son-in-law. We and the saint have a mutually prosperous and mutually destructive relationship. We will never do such an unwise thing. Moreover, Tie I don’t know who the merchant is, but someone must have used the name of my Yuwen family’s caravan to trade with the Turks, and I hope your Majesty will learn from it.”
Although he said this, Yu Wenshu knew in his heart that any excuse at this moment was feeble, because all the evidence was true. Not only Yu Wenhua and Yu Juluo had written down which restaurant they ate at, and who they met. Everything is clear; even the Turks responsible for receiving goods and buying and selling are Ashina Dubi and Ashina Chijishe.
This means that these illegal businesses are not subject to investigation at all. As long as the imperial court puts pressure on the Turks, they will definitely tell the story like a bamboo tube; when the time comes, if they conduct a detailed investigation in reverse, the truth will be revealed and irrefutable!
Yang Ji smiled noncommittally, ignored Yu Wenshu's pale explanation, and said, "I don't care whether the content in the letter is true or not, and I don't want to be a pawn in the hands of some people. But as Yu Wengong said just now: You On the matter of military reform, I have offended too many people, and there are definitely not a few people who are looking at you and your father."
At this point, he slowly took a sip of tea, shook his head and sighed: "To put it bluntly, the whole family is supported by Duke Yuwen alone. If some people in your family do something to disappoint or anger the saint, Mr. Yuwen will never have a chance again. By then, the future of your mansion will be uncertain!"
Yu Wenshu felt awe-struck when he heard that. His old age and having no heirs were his biggest worries. If he died, the two prodigal sons would not be able to keep the Yuwen family, let alone carry it forward. The leopard ended up eating everything.
He cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kind words. I will definitely keep an eye on everyone in the house."
"It's great that Mr. Yuwen thinks so." Yang Ji pointed to the silk bag on the coffee table and said, "This is some basic information and information about Mozhou. I hope it can help Mr. Yuwen."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" If it was just now, Yu Wenshu would have been ecstatic, but at this moment, he was already a little absent-minded; especially what Yang Ji said, "There are definitely not a few people who are staring at your father and son." "Yu Wengong is holding on alone", which directly frightened him, and he wished he could spend every breath and breath to warn his son.
Having achieved his goal, Yang Ji stood up and bowed to Yu Wenshu: "Mr. Yu Wenshu is leaving tomorrow, so I won't waste your precious time. If you know who is behind the scenes, be sure to tell me. I just want to see who is taking advantage of me."
"Definitely, definitely!" Yuwenshu saw that Yang Ji wanted to leave and had no intention of staying, so he and Sima Yuanqian sent Yang Ji out of the door. After watching his car drive away, the two of them quickly ran back to the living room.
When Yu Wenshu saw that Sima Yuanqian was about to ask, he waved his hand to interrupt him and threw the crumpled letter over: "Yuan Qian, you read it first before speaking!"
Sima Yuanqian read ten lines at a glance, and was shocked and turned pale.
Yu Wenshu sighed and asked, "You heard it too! Tell me, who did it?"
Sima Yuanqian pondered for a long time and said to Yu Wenshu: "Master, although the big family of the Guanlong nobles is the biggest suspect, I have some doubts about King Wei. I suspect that he is instigating a fierce fight between the family master and the Guanlong nobles, and then he will fight like a snipe and a clam. , the fisherman will profit."
"It's not him!" Yu Wenshu also doubted Yang Ji, but he quickly rejected it and slowly stated the reason: "First, the trade partners of King Wei and Princess Wang have always been the Western Regions and the Western Turks, and the eastern trade basically does not Do it. Although there are trade relations with the Eastern Turks, this trade route was opened not long ago, the caravan has never been to the Eastern Turks once, and the trading place is in Liangzhou. To put it bluntly, it is just waiting for the leader of Shi Shu Hu Xi The Sogdians came to visit, and the Sogdians were lower-class Turkic people. They were not qualified to contact senior Turkic people. Calculated in this way, King Wei and the others had no cooperation partners or business networks in the Eastern/Turkic territory. It was impossible to know that such comprehensive!"
"Secondly, the route from Yongzhou to the grassland has always been the traditional caravan of the Guanlong nobles. We were able to travel because of the saints. But the Yuan family also secretly took weapons and equipment, pig iron, oil, salt, and food to the north. Because of this, our two families even attacked each other's caravans. After both sides suffered losses, we sat down and reached a compromise. However, the Yuan family dreamed of dominating the two hugely profitable businesses of weapons and equipment and pig iron, so conflicts continued one after another. . Now I am not only incompatible with the Yuan family, but I have also lost power, so I think it is the Yuan family who submitted their trust to King Wei."
"King Wei also has a sworn feud with the Yuan family, so the Yuan family's purpose is to get the two enemies to fight. No matter who wins in the end, they will both gain."
After a pause, Yu Wenshu let out a long sigh and said with a wry smile: "If King Wei and I follow the Yuan family's wish and fight, we will definitely lose in the end. At that time, it will be them who will go to the East/Turkish weapons and pig iron business. It’s from the Yuan family.”
"Master of the family is wise!" After hearing this, Sima Yuanqian no longer doubted Yang Ji. He frowned and said, "Master of the family, do you want to tell King Wei immediately?"
"We have no conclusive evidence, so we must not be in a hurry, otherwise King Wei will think that we are using a knife to kill people." Yu Wenshu was silent for a while, pointed to the crumpled letter, and ordered: "Find some people to take care of these things."
"Here!" Sima Yuanqian responded.
"We can no longer sell prohibited items to foreigners. Since the Yuan family likes it, let them do it." Yu Wenshu suddenly sneered and said, "The Yuan family wants to hit us in business, so can we. Yuan Qian, collect Yuan I leave the matter of domestic crime evidence to you."
"My humble position will definitely live up to the family master's trust." With the power and general strategy given by the family master, Sima Yuanqian also knew what he should do next; he thought for a while, and then said with some embarrassment: "Family master, pig iron is ours The most important business, the warehouse is already full of iron ingots, and the iron ore in the south is being produced every day, I am really worried."
Yu Wenshu frowned and said, "What are you worried about?"
"This pig iron business involves all walks of life and all fields. It is not an exaggeration to say that it affects thousands of households. If something goes wrong in a certain link, or wages cannot be paid, those skilled craftsmen will definitely go their separate ways, and we This business is over. Where will the pig iron be sold next? Please let the owner of the family make it clear." For this important and big business, Sima Yuanqian, the mastermind and the general manager of the house, did not dare to make the decision without permission. He had to Yu Wen It can be implemented only after the above approval.
"Make part of the pig iron into farm tools and sell them to the people!" Yu Wenshu rubbed his aching temples and said, "The imperial court has many projects, and many things are in short supply. You can use the other part to make shovels, iron drills, and hammers. Head, just sell it to those contractors as long as you don’t lose money.”
"Here!" Sima Yuanqian breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.
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