In the secret room of Xue Mansion, a tea cup was thrown out fiercely and hit a man in black on the head. Instantly, a stream of blood flowed down the forehead of the man in black. The man in black knelt on the ground without any resistance.
"Trash, more than a hundred people didn't kill King Heng, they are all trash," Xue Kui, the third son of the Xue Mansion, roared angrily.
"Okay Huai'er, we can't blame Xue Zhen entirely for this matter. It's not that important whether King Heng is dead or not. As long as the goal is achieved." The man in clothes said, "I didn't expect that the third prince was so alert that he sent guards to chase King Heng overnight. I underestimated him. Have the rest of them been dealt with?"
The man in black touched the blood on his face and said, "Go home, Master, everything has been dealt with."
"Well, that's good, you go down first," Xue Qing said lightly.
"It's the head of the family." The man in black stood up and walked out of the secret room.
Xue Kui, the eldest son of the Xue Mansion, said: "Father, since King Heng is not dead, he will definitely report this matter to the Emperor. What should we do next?"
"The purpose of this matter is to let the emperor know that there is nothing to worry about. The important thing is to point the finger at the prince and the Zhang family." Xue Qing said slowly.
"But when we took action, we reported our family's name. How can we point the finger at the prince's party?"
"Brother, why are you confused? Whoever assassinates the prince will have to claim his own name, and the Dai family's business in the capital is not as good as ours. Naturally, there is no reason to take action first. Then the finger will naturally be pointed at the Zhang family and the prince. , but what I am worried about is that King Heng will not report this matter to the emperor. If King Heng suppresses this matter, then the emperor will naturally not be suspicious of the prince and the Zhang family." Xue Huai said leisurely.
"Don't worry, with King Heng's temperament, he will definitely not suffer the consequences of this mute." Xue Qing, as the Minister of Household Affairs of the current dynasty, has been an official for decades. It can be said that he is very familiar with every high-ranking official in the dynasty. Familiar with their temperament, their hobbies, and their strengths and weaknesses. Only by truly understanding the other party can you have a chance to defeat the other party.
"Father is wise!" Xue Kui flattered.
Xue Qing glanced at Xue Kui and said: "Kui'er, as the eldest son of Xue and the future head of the family, you should use your brain more when encountering problems." Xue Qing still dotes on this eldest son. Among the three sons of the Xue family, the second son He Sanzi is much smarter than Xue Kui, but according to ancient family concepts, the eldest son and grandson are the true heirs of the family, even if others are better. Some people in later generations said that this kind of rule was actually dross, but in the society at that time, this kind of rule became a system, which to a large extent maintained the unity of the family and avoided internal strife. This system allowed some families to continue for several years. Hundreds or even thousands of years, if the facts are taken as the conclusion, the existence of this system is absolutely very reasonable.
As Xue Qing said, the first thing King Heng did when he returned to the capital was to enter the palace to meet the Holy Spirit. In the Yangxin Hall of the palace, King Heng told the whole story one by one.
Zhao Wuji threw the tea cup to the ground: "How unreasonable, how dare you assassinate the royal family."
"Your Majesty, my brother thinks that this matter was not done by the Xue family, but the Zhang family and the Dai family are highly suspicious." King Heng said standing on one side.
"Humph, fourth brother, I'm afraid it's not as simple as you think. All three families are suspected of this matter. The Zhang and Dai families are certainly suspected of framing the blame, but I am very familiar with that old dog Xue Qing. He plays hard to get, He has used the trick of calling a thief to catch a thief more than 20 years ago, and it cannot be ruled out that it will be the same this time." Zhao Wuji walked off the dragon bed and paced back and forth in the palace.
King Heng didn't know what the emperor was talking about specifically, but he thought it must be related to the fight for the throne, so he didn't dare to ask more questions. Xue Qing and others helped Zhao Wuji win the throne more than 20 years ago, but as time changed, They are no longer allies. It is even said that from the day Zhao Wuji ascended to the throne of God, they have begun to drift apart, and now they have become enemies.
Heng Wang Zhao Wuzheng looked at Zhao Wuji who was pacing back and forth and suddenly thought of another thing, so he said: "Your Majesty, I have another thing to report to you."
Zhao Wuji stopped and looked at King Heng and asked, "Is there anything else?"
"My brother and the King of Yan have discussed it. Now if we want to really squeeze the three companies out of the salt market in the capital, we must expand production."
"What's negotiable? If I hadn't been worried about the salt refining method being stolen by a few big families, I would have asked King Yan to hand over the salt refining method and then vigorously promote it." Zhao Wuji said angrily.
"Of course I know, but we can add some manpower to King Yan. I want to ask the emperor to allow me to move the people in the fief to the coast. I will help King Yan to dry the sea salt, and then King Yan will refine the fine salt. This increases fine salt production.”
After hearing this, Zhao Wuji thought about it carefully, and then asked curiously: "Why do you want to move the people in your fiefdom to the coast? Isn't it enough to just let the people on the coast make coarse salt?"
King Heng: ..... He was really embarrassed to say that he had negotiated with King Yan for a purchase price of thirty cents per catty.
Zhao Wuji said excitedly: "Yes, let the people along the coast dry salt for me. Not only will I drive them out of the capital, but I will also sell the fine salt to their territory. Wu Zheng listens to the order and orders you to set up establishments in the coastal areas. The Salt Guards are responsible for supervising the salt training."
King Heng knelt down and kowtowed as if he had lost a million taels of silver: "My brother accepts the decree." After saying this, when he was about to stand up, he still asked a little unwillingly: "Your Majesty, can my brother's people move to another country?" Towards the coast?”
Zhao Wuji said seriously: "It's nonsense. Since ancient times, there is no reason for people to move out."
In fact, King Heng didn't really care about the amount of money. He just wanted to give some compensation to the soldiers who had fought with him on the battlefield. Most of these soldiers who retired from the battlefield were disabled, and the court was just a symbol because of its financial constraints. They were given some compensation, and they would have to figure out their own solutions in the future.
King Heng stood up and asked: "Your Majesty, how should we deal with the assassination?"
Zhao Wuji returned to the dragon bed, thought for a moment and said apologetically: "Fourth brother, I know that you took a big risk this time. The person behind this assassination of you should not be just Xiaoyan. The matter is probably related to the struggle for imperial power, and its purpose is to disrupt the court. Therefore, before there is conclusive evidence, I do not want to see the court in chaos, so I ordered someone to investigate secretly in advance, and then make a decision after we have more clues. ." As an emperor, he must weigh the pros and cons, especially in an era when the royal family and aristocratic families rule the world.
"It's the Emperor." King Heng replied helplessly.
After the two discussed some matters regarding the salt guards, King Heng said goodbye and left.
