Huang Qiong's words made the Fan family and his wife stunned, and even felt a little guilty. Looking at the expressions of the two of them, Huang Qiong turned around and said calmly: "I think that the noble couple are absolutely incapable of doing such things. The Fan family does things so unethically, it must be someone in the family who is causing trouble. Since your noble couple The head of the family cannot unify the internal affairs, so it is inevitable for a few people to help."
Having said this, Huang Qiong stopped looking at the couple in front of her. Instead, he turned around and looked at the bright moon in the sky outside the open screen window. After a long time, he said: "However, since the noble couple came to Beijing this time, I can still listen to the Fan family's explanation. I did not ask the Fan family to explain. , completely becoming the subordinates of the few, allowing the Fan family to maintain its current aloof status, but the Fan family does things unethically."
"If the Fan family cannot give me a reasonable explanation this time, then don't blame me for taking action. Although the Fan family is not my subordinate, they are still the people of the Qi Dynasty. I don't want to see the Fan family's half-heartedness. Between the widow and the Prince of Guilin, the Fan family can only choose one. Don't always think about having both sides. Of course, the Fan family can continue to maintain the current situation. "
"It's just that the Fan family can bear the consequences. I have made concessions to the Fan family, but the Fan family always does things unethically. I don't want to break up with the Fan family, but you, the Fan family, There are always people who will disrupt the situation. The Fan family is always trying to take advantage of the court and does not want to have to pay anything. How can I continue to trust and support the Fan family? "
Hearing the concessions and concessions in Huang Qiong's words, Mrs. Fan couldn't help but think of the reason why Huang Qiong gave in in the first place, and a blush rose on her face. Under the candlelight, this bright red color, coupled with her plump figure and beautiful face, looked extremely alluring. Huang Qiong, who had just turned her head, happened to meet Mrs. Fan's evasive eyes. The scene in front of him made Huang Qiong feel a little angry.
Thinking of Huang Qiong's three days in Lingzhou, she couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva. Fan Dao, who was standing side by side with his wife and was deep in thought about the matter, did not notice the slight changes in the two of them. After a long time, he said: "Your Highness, the Fan family did something very unethical in this matter, but there is nothing the Fan family can do about it. The Guilin County Prince's Mansion has too much power in Jiangnan, and its details are pervasive."
"The Fan family does have the ability to peek into the Guilin County Prince's Mansion, but the Guilin County Prince's Mansion also has their own work within the Fan family, and they are even spokespersons. The Fan family is on the territory of the Guilin County Prince's Mansion, and even in the entire Jiangnan. If Guilin County Prince's Mansion is blocked, The palace found out that the Fan family was helping the court investigate them. The Fan family simply cannot afford the revenge of the Guilin County Palace. The Fan family is really trying to avoid the worst."
In fact, Fan Dao did not tell the truth in this matter. Regarding this cooperation, there are indeed big differences among the elders of the Fan family. Moreover, most of the elders of the Fan family were unwilling to cooperate with the court. To be precise, Huang Qiong dealt with the Guilin County Prince's Palace. The reason is very simple. The Fan family is indeed the richest man in the world, but in terms of power and wealth, there is still a certain gap between them and the Guilin County Prince's Palace.
Especially within the scope of Jiangnan, the difference between the Fan family's power and that of the Guilin County Prince's Palace is almost as great as heaven and earth. In terms of support from officials in the court, the Fan family cannot compare with the Guilin County Prince's Palace. For the sake of the imperial court, it is not a good thing to confront the Guilin County Prince's Palace openly or secretly. Most of the elders of the Fan family suggested taking a neutral stance on this matter.
These elders have a very high status in the Fan family and are generally the elders of each house. Therefore, the entire family has a strong voice. Even the head of the Fan family cannot ignore the repulsive attitude of these elders towards this matter. The most important thing is that before the head of the family fell ill, the Guilin County Prince's Palace had sent a high-level emissary to Xiangyang. He and the head of the family dismissed other people and closed the door to talk in secret for two days.
As for what they were talking about, no one knew except the grandfather who was the head of the family. Not long after the emissary left, his grandfather fell ill, and his illness became increasingly serious. Before he came to the capital, he had fallen into a coma. And how could Fan Dao dare to mention these words to Huang Qiong? The personal participation in the Battle of Hulao Pass allowed him to see the power of the imperial army.
No matter how good the Jianghu people are in martial arts, they are no match for the imperial army. And if the imperial court really wanted to attack the Fan family, there was no need to use the elites of the four major battalions. Even the more than 10,000 guardsmen on Huguang North Road were enough to bring disaster to the Fan family. Therefore, when his wife proposed to take the lead in promoting the apportionment of land under the name of the Fan family, in exchange for Huang Qiong's concession on the matter, the Fan family should not be forced to publicly take sides.
But now Huang Qiong insists on this matter, letting Fan Dao know that at this point, it is impossible for the Fan family not to take sides. Fan Dao also knew that his words could not fully explain the Fan family's behavior on this matter. But how could he tell the real inside story of what the Fan family did? Seeing Huang Qiong's downcast expression after hearing his explanation, Fan Dao's heart tightened.
As for Fan Dao's explanation just now, Fan Dao didn't feel anything. But the smart Mrs. Fan immediately knew that her husband had said the wrong thing. But just when she was about to explain something, Huang Qiong said directly: "Since there are people in the Fan family who have always been on both sides, it seems that I have taken action to replace the head of your family, and it is imperative to purge the Fan family. Otherwise, Some people can never open their eyes.”
After Huang Qiong finished speaking, the Fan family and his wife couldn't help being shocked, realizing that this was the prince who was planning to forcefully interfere with the Fan family. After hesitating for a long time, Fan Dao gritted his teeth and said: "Your Highness, to be honest. The Fan family does have certain secret investigation capabilities on the territory of the Guilin County Prince's Palace. However, the Guilin County Prince's Palace has always been very careful about the Fan family. , it’s difficult for people from the Fan family to find out too many things.”
"And after all, the Fan family is now a business family, so the focus has always been on business. Regarding the affairs of the Guilin County Prince's Palace other than business, I really don't know much about it. I really don't have much ability to find out what's going on in Guilin. The internal situation of the Prince's Palace. What's more, the Fan family's business has always been in the northwest. We don't know anything about the current actions of the Guilin Prince's Palace overseas."
"The information that the Fan family can provide to the court now is that except for the brothers of the current Guilin County Prince, they have died one after another in the past six months. Moreover, the Guilin County Prince's Palace has suddenly continued to secretly purchase a large amount of ironware for more than a year. And in these years, We have been secretly purchasing a lot of Dali horses, ordnance, and armor, especially sabers and armor, from the Dali Guoshan Bureau in large quantities."
"At the same time, the Guilin County Prince has been hoarding copper over the years, and has been secretly purchasing sulfur and saltpeter from Dali and overseas. There are still many secrets in Shiwandashan. Because of the miasma in Shiwandashan, there are some Outside the tribe, the Han people generally set foot less. However, many places in the Shiwan Mountains are blocked by the Guilin County Prince's Palace, and the original Tea Horse Road is not allowed to go."
"Your Highness, the Fan family can only provide you with so much information about the Guilin County and Prince's Palace. No matter how much more, there is really no more. Most of this information was not obtained from the Guilin County and Prince's Palace, but from the Dali Kingdom's Shanchan Palace. They were inspected there. The interior of the Guilin Prince's Mansion was built like an iron barrel by the Guilin Prince. The information that the Fan family can provide in this regard is really limited."
After saying these words, Fan Dao seemed to have been drained of all his strength, and he lay limply on the chair. Fan Dao didn't know what the consequences would be after saying these things. But he knew that if he didn't say anything, the consequences would be even more serious. At least the imperial court wanted to move the Fan family, and there were too many reasons. The Fan family's business is so large that not everything can withstand inspection.
If this prince is determined to rectify the Fan family, there are too many reasons. The Fan family itself was a well-known big businessman in the dynasty, and it was also a well-established family. This is not just a hero who used force to break the law, but also a big businessman and a wealthy family. Even though he was rich and powerful, the court had too many excuses to deal with the Fan family. The most important issue first is that the prince must not let him feel any wrong.
He can't be allowed to think that the Fan family is still on both ends of the spectrum. Give this prince the opportunity to intervene in the internal affairs of the Fan family. As for the future, we can only talk about it later. Fan Dao and Huang Qiong, who were relatively silent, were slightly shocked after hearing the news provided by Fan Dao. This news undoubtedly shows that behind the silence of the Guilin County Prince's Palace, they are preparing for the last resort.
Judging from the content of Fan Dao's message, his nominal father-in-law had been planning to rebel for more than a year. Before summarizing, he said that the Guilin County Prince's Palace was in the south of the Yangtze River and was so powerful that even the Fan family would be afraid of it. How many civil and military officials in Jiangnan were bribed by the Guilin County Prince's Palace? Became the spy and thug of Guilin County Prince to control the south of the Yangtze River and observe the court's movements?
It seems that behind the silence of Guilin County Prince's Mansion, it is not to accumulate wealth, but to try to find out. It's just that Huang Qiong, who is now in the city, is secretly shocked in his heart, but he doesn't show it on the surface. But in her heart, Huang Qiong was extremely angry with the Fan family. The Fan family obviously knew that these things would not be available for a while. It is even possible to know more than Fan Dao has revealed.
In the past, no matter how much I urged, the Fan family fulfilled the agreement reached in Lingzhou as soon as possible. The Fan family has been silent in response, and has not provided this information. It is really damning. If the Fan family had spoken a year earlier, the court could have made preparations a year in advance. Now, even if they know these things, does the court or simply themselves still have so much time to prepare?
In an instant, it was Huang Qiong whose thoughts were changing. On the surface, he seemed extremely calm, and said calmly to Fan Dao and his wife: "Brother Fan, you and your wife should be very clear about what I want. I am not just a casual fan of the Fan family, just bring out a few outdated information, and then It can be fooled. Where the Fan family will go from now on, and whether it deserves the support of others, depends on the decision made by the Fan family."
Huang Qiong's words made Fan Dao and his wife choose to remain silent. Seeing that the two of them were silent, Huang Qiong said coldly: "Since Brother Fan is in trouble, I am not in a hurry to answer now. I can give the noble couple, including the Fan family behind you, some time to think about it. But where to go, I still hope that the Fan family will , you have to be more cautious. Don’t let your eyes be blinded by the little profit in front of you.”
After that, Huang Qiong ignored the two of them and turned around to leave. After Huang Qiong left, Fan Dao and his wife looked at me and I looked at you, knowing that things would not go well this time. It took a long time for Mrs. Fan to speak: "You shouldn't have said that just now. At least you shouldn't have said it so quickly. It's not that saying it will anger him, but that we have lost all the bargaining cards."
After listening to his wife's words, Fan Dao sighed: "How could I not know what you said? I am not that naive to reveal my trump card so quickly. But if we don't hand over something this time, I'm afraid He has always been dissatisfied with the Fan family and will take action immediately. But this time, we cannot give him the opportunity to interfere in the Fan family, otherwise it will be a disaster for the Fan family. "
