After finishing the business talk, they chatted for a while. Seeing that it was getting late, Qin Feng went back to rest. Only the Xue family father and daughter were left in the dormitory, and the latter was obviously a little depressed.
"Jinyu, what's wrong?"
"Dad, am I stupid?"
"Nonsense, my daughter is extremely smart!"
"But I feel that I am stupid. You can all think of and understand things, but I can't think of and understand them. Isn't this stupid?"
Xue Jinyu was really depressed. She used to be proud, thinking that she was quick and smart.
But through the incident of his father being poisoned, I learned what a true game of wits is. With my own level, let alone playing, I am not even qualified to watch!
"Haha, Jin Yu, you are only seventeen years old this year. You are not deeply involved in the world and have too little experience. It is reasonable for you not to understand some things. There is no need to belittle yourself for this!"
"Brother Feng and I are of the same age. Why does he have such a piercing eye and see everything so deeply?"
"Well..."
Xue Caishen was a little speechless. Yes, Qin Feng has precise vision, quick mind, and calmness in situations... All of these things do not look like an eighteen-year-old boy at all, but more like an eighty-one-year-old who has experienced countless storms. wise old man.
There is no way to explain it, I can only say that Qin Feng is an evil talent!
He is also an evil talent who is not greedy for money, not lusty, and values love and justice!
Now that he is old, he may not be able to support her for a few more years, and her daughter is inexperienced and urgently needs someone to protect her. If Qin Feng is willing to play this role, she will absolutely rest assured.
The question is, if the two parties are not related, why should they keep protecting their daughter?
Unless the two have a special relationship, and it's a very close one!
A man and a woman, what is the closest relationship... Xue Caishen thought deeply.
…
Two flowers bloom, one on each side.
While the Xue family's father and daughter were talking, a set of exquisite purple sand tea sets was delivered to Yunmeng Pavilion by the Xue family's servants.
Yunmeng Pavilion is located in the east gate of Suide City. It covers an area of hundreds of acres and has hundreds of houses. It is gorgeously decorated and clean, with delicious food and first-class service. It can be called the best inn in the city.
Since it is the best inn, the price is naturally the highest. A lower-class room costs 2 taels of silver a day, a medium-class room costs 5 taels of silver a day, and a top-class room costs 11 taels of silver a day. Other expenses are not included!
Such a high price has discouraged many merchants, but half a month ago, a man booked the entire Yunmeng Pavilion.
Who is so heroic?
It was none other than Ninth Young Master Fan Renjie!
"Pah...pah...pah!"
In Room Tianzi No. 1, Fan Renjie had already smashed four vases, six teacups, a teapot, an ancient inkstone worth a hundred gold... and kicked two servants who didn't like it. Even so, he still felt that Anger is hard to get rid of!
What made Fan Renjie so angry?
It’s a long story.
There are three major business groups in the world today, among which Hui merchants are the strongest, dominating the entire Jiangnan region, Shanxi merchants are slightly inferior, and Qin merchants are even inferior!
However, after more than ten years of smuggling business, the Shanxi Merchant Group's strength has grown rapidly, and its ambitions have also skyrocketed. It is preparing to annex Qin merchants, challenge Hui merchants, and strive to be the best in the world.
The problem is that although the strength of Qin merchants is not as good as that of Shanxi merchants, they should not be underestimated. In addition, the northwest people have a resolute character and would rather bend than bend. It is not easy to annex them!
For this matter, the eight major Shanxi merchants plotted for a long time, and finally came up with a trick, which was to attack Xue Caishen, one of the three major Qin merchants.
Xue Caishen has no sons, only one daughter - Xue Jinyu. If you control this daughter, you will control the Xue family. Using this as a stepping stone, you can control the entire Qin Shang Group bit by bit.
This plan was left to the Ninth Young Master, Fan Renjie, to implement it.
A few months ago, Fan Renjie spread his knowledge and learned the news that Xue Jinyu would be traveling with the caravan. He then spent a lot of money to bribe the bandit leader Hou Wanjin, and asked him to send people to ambush the Xue family caravan and prepare to capture the young master alive. —Xue Jinyu.
After he succeeds, he will become a 'hero to save the beauty', and he will definitely win the heart of this young master, and then become the Xue family's son-in-law. In this way, he will be able to control the Xue family step by step, and then control the Qin Dynasty. business group.
At that time, Qin and Jin merged and became invincible in the world. He would also become the world's number one wealthy businessman, even better than Shen Wansan back then!
This plan is perfect!
Unfortunately, unexpectedly, Qin Feng showed up, repelled the ambush bandits, and rescued Xue Jinyu and his party... As for Fan Renjie, he didn't even get a chance to appear.
If one plan fails, another plan will be made!
The Fan family has many coal mines in Shanxi. During the coal mining process, peacock gall is occasionally dug out. Fan Renjie is well aware of the toxicity of this ore.
So he bought the mangy dog Li Biao with a lot of money, let him slowly get in touch with the big horse monkey Xue Yulin, and told him about the peacock gallbladder-purple clay pot method of killing people, and then instigated Xue Yulin to secretly poison Xue Caishen.
After Xue Caishen dies, he will pretend to be a good person and plan to expose Xue Yulin. In this way, he will avenge Xue Jinyu for killing his father. If he mentions the marriage between the two families, he will definitely be sure, and then he will control the Xue family step by step. …
The plan was so perfect that it almost worked!
Unexpectedly, Qin Feng suddenly came to Suide City and not only detoxified the peacock gallbladder and saved Xue Caishen's life, he also uncovered the poisoner within an hour.
Fortunately, he was smart. The moment Qin Feng took out the purple clay pot, he realized that the situation was not good. He secretly ordered his guards to quickly find the mangy dog Li Biao and kill him to silence him... Otherwise, once the matter was exposed, he would be unlucky. .
Two perfect plans were ruined by the same person. Do you think Fan Renjie can't be angry?
When he was furious, a guard walked in: "To inform you, Ninth Young Master, the head of the Xue family has sent someone a gift. He also made it clear that you must open it in person."
"Oh, bring it up!"
What was delivered was a red lacquered wooden box. After opening, it contained a set of exquisite purple sand tea sets. Especially the teapot, which was almost exactly the same size and style as the teapot that poisoned Xue Caishen before.
Fan Renjie's face turned pale when he saw the purple clay pot... It's over. The Xue family and his daughter already knew what he had done. This was a hint to him to get out immediately!
what to do?
Plans have failed again and again, so go back to Shanxi in disgrace?
Not willing to give in!
Fan Yongdou, the leader of the eight Shanxi merchants, was a lecherous man. He married more than forty wives and concubines and gave birth to twenty-six sons. Fan Renjie was neither the legitimate son nor the eldest son, but he was able to defeat many brothers and take the position of heir. It depends on eight words - cruel and scheming!
At this point, the plan to annex the Xue family has completely failed. In this case, no one can get what they can't get, so let's destroy it completely!
"Someone is coming!"
"Ninth Young Master, what are your orders?"
"Pack your things immediately. Let's go back to our hometown in Shanxi. Let's leave now!"
"Ah, it's already Xu time. It's getting dark and it's difficult to travel at night. You should rest for the night and set off tomorrow, right?"
"Stop talking nonsense and pack your things immediately. Let's leave overnight... Also, call Fatty Liu for me!"
"promise!"
At the same time that the Eight Great Shanxi Merchants were rising, they spent huge sums of money to recruit many Jianghu people: swordsmen, killers, thieves, liars, flower pickers... specially used to do some shady things.
Fatty Liu is one of them. He was originally a black shop owner with extraordinary abilities and ruthlessness. He had at least hundreds of lives on his hands. Now he has become one of Fan Renjie's confidants.
After a while, a middle-aged man with a head as big as a bucket and a body full of fat walked in: "Ninth Young Master, what are your orders?"
"Fat Liu, I heard you tell me that you know Monk Wang, the leader of the bandits in Yanchang County?"
"Exactly, the villain and Monk Wang are brothers in the same discipline. They have studied together for ten years and have a close relationship. After they became apprentices, they wandered around the world together, killing people and dividing the spoils together. After that, they went their separate ways to make a living."
Monk Wang is not a real monk, but a martial arts swordsman from the northwest region. He had a strange disease when he was a child, and all his hair fell off, leaving only a big, shiny bald head, so he got a ' Monk Wang's nickname.
There was a severe drought in the northwest and civil unrest broke out everywhere. Unwilling to be lonely, Monk Wang gathered a large group of bandits, grass bandits, swordsmen, and hooligans... They raised the banner of rebellion and occupied Suide Prefecture-Yangchang County. Now they have gathered With tens of thousands of troops, he became one of the bandit leaders in the northwest region!
"Fat Liu, you go to Monk Wang immediately and tell him that Suide City is extremely wealthy and needs money and women. The Qin merchants have also hoarded millions of stones of grain and are preparing to sell it at a high price... If this happens again... So...do you understand?"
"Ah, Master, isn't this too...too...too much? How many people will die? People are doing it, God is watching, be careful of retribution!"
"Humph, what are you afraid of? God has been blind for a long time. If there is retribution, how can I live a good life... Don't worry, after the thing is done, I won't treat you badly. Two thousand taels of gold, a big house, and Taiyuan - The number one in Zuishenglou—Yu Linglong, haven’t you always been coveting the body of another girl? I’ll redeem her and give her to you as a concubine!”
Gold, houses, and beauties, as soon as the three trump cards came out, Fatty Liu's eyes immediately turned red, and he threw out his remaining conscience to feed the dogs.
My young master is right, in today's world, there are no corpses in building bridges and repairing roads, killing people and setting fires with gold belts, all the good people are starving to death, and all the good people are evil people. I am not a good person in the first place, so what do I have to worry about? Of!
Done!
After thinking about it, Fatty Liu no longer hesitated, strode out with his head held high, and led several of his men on fast horses to Yanchang County to find his fellow disciple, Monk Wang.
Next, Ninth Young Master Fan Renjie led a group of his men and left Suide City overnight, crossed the Yellow River eastward, and returned to Shanxi.
A few days later, Monk Wang, the leader of the bandits entrenched in the Yanchang area, led his troops and launched a series of actions...
