The demonic young man looked at Chen Kan for a while, and then responded: "Villain Wu Di!"
Chen Kan walked back to the main seat and sat down, looking at the killer leader who was about the same age as himself, and said calmly: "I will give you two choices now. First, tell me who the person behind you is. I can give you a chance to survive. Secondly, I will kill you and then go to Jiangnan to kill you!"
Wu Di was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Everyone says that the Marquis is decisive in killing, and now it seems that he is indeed worthy of his reputation.
However, since the Marquis already knows that it is Jiangnan, why should he give the villain a chance to survive? "
"I don't want to kill innocent people indiscriminately!"
Chen Kan responded lightly, then looked at Wu Di and asked, "Do you have any leverage in their hands?"
Wu Di nodded: "The villain has no father or mother. He only gave birth to a son with a brothel girl. A lowly wife was born in a brothel. It doesn't matter if she dies. But the villain has few offspring, but he has to be controlled by others."
Wu Di's words were plain, but the ruthlessness in them was shocking.
A look of understanding appeared on Chen Kan's face, and then he said calmly: "This prince's mansion lacks someone who can handle private affairs. As for the issue of heirs, you are still young, and there is no shortage of famous doctors in the mansion."
Hearing this, Wu Di couldn't help but close his eyes, with a wry smile on his face.
Now that things have reached this point, he actually doesn't have much choice anymore.
Even if he didn't say anything, with Chen Kan's power in the Ming Dynasty, he would be able to find out who was behind him sooner or later.
The fact that he arrived in Beijing from Jiangnan in half a month is proof of this.
By then, his heirs will also have to die.
After a moment of silence, Wu Di responded calmly: "This time, the Suzhou Feng family came forward, but there are many families involved with the Feng family. The Su family in Jiangning, the Zhao family in Shaoxing, the Zhou family in Yuhang... ..”
Wu Di announced a long list of surnames like the name of a dish.
Chen Kan nodded expressionlessly: "Okay, I understand!"
Seeing Chen Kan's disinterested expression, Wu Di continued: "These families are not well-known in the court, but officials in the coastal areas of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Fujian are basically from these families.
Especially the Feng family in Suzhou, it is said that they have controlled the maritime trade since the Song Dynasty and did not allow others to interfere. The family even cultivated countless dead soldiers and thugs, and was deeply involved with the capital. "
Chen Kan knew all the things Wu Di said.
Why the gentry and wealthy families in Jiangnan are called wealthy families is not just because of their wealth.
Local officials and scholars are basically from these families. Even if they are not from these families, they are inextricably linked to these families.
Although they are not well-known in the court, you never know which big boss in the court is protecting them.
If nothing else, let’s talk about Chen Kan’s teacher Fang Xiaoru.
Since he entered the court as an official, he has repeatedly prohibited his family members from using his name to do evil.
But this kind of thing cannot be stopped by just saying a few words. Even if the Fang clan members don't take the initiative to cause trouble, countless people will rush to give money, land and caravans.
Fang Xiaoru has always been upright as an official, let alone other officials of the central government and his clan members.
The gentry and wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River relied on such methods to draw countless officials into the big network they had woven.
Not to mention that in addition to bribing the central officials, the scholars and officials they trained themselves were also a considerable force.
The reason why the Donglin Party was able to dominate the court in the late Ming Dynasty was because of the word "xiang".
They are all gentry and wealthy people from the south of the Yangtze River, so they naturally share the same spirit.
Township Party, Township Party, many dynasties have been ruined by this word.
After pondering for a moment, Chen Kan waved to Zhang Dong: "Relax and bring him to see me later!"
After saying that, he turned around and walked out of the basement.
Conquering Wu Di is just a trivial matter for Chen Kan. As long as he wants to, with his current status, there are many people who are willing to abandon their wives and children to rush to help him.
Not to mention that killers like Wu Di have weak emotional concepts.
If you give up a son, you give it up. It doesn’t mean that you can’t continue to have children.
But the opportunity to climb the high branch of the Hou Mansion is rare.
After leaving the basement, Chen Kan happened to meet Yuncheng coming towards him.
Yun Cheng paused, cupped his hands towards Chen Kan and said, "Master Marquis, everyone from Nanjing has been settled."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work!"
Chen Kan responded and went straight to the study.
He was not in the mood to take care of people from Nanjing for the time being.
Now that we know the specific enemy, of course we must take revenge first.
Jiangnan gentry and wealthy family.
This is an interest group that even Zhu Di is afraid of.
Why Zhu Di wanted to build Beijing was to use the opportunity of moving the capital to disintegrate the original interest groups of the Ming Dynasty.
Chen Kan had to admit that this opponent was stronger than any opponent he had faced before.
Of course, this powerful refers to influence.
As for military force, they are naturally unable to compare with the northern grasslands.
Not even the Jurchens in Liaodong can compare.
But in terms of influence and control over all aspects of the Ming Dynasty, even the White Lotus Sect has to bow its head and be small in front of the Jiangnan gentry and wealthy families.
There may not be many high-ranking officials in their family, but most of the petty officials and local officials obey their orders.
Controlling so many low-level officials is basically equivalent to controlling the lifeblood of the Ming Dynasty, not to mention that they still have wealth to pave the way.
After all, no matter how powerful a high-ranking official is, the real work still needs to be done by these humble officials.
To touch them would be to destroy the foundation of Ming Dynasty.
After entering the study room, Chen Kan pondered for a while.
Then he said expressionlessly to the door: "Go and ask the matchmaker to come see me!"
"yes!"
There was a reply from outside the door, and then the sound of footsteps receding.
Not long after, Zhang Dong took the enchanting young man, who had already washed up and changed into a set of clothes, into the study.
He leaned on the recliner, pointed to the chair not far away and said, "Sit!"
After Zhang Dong heard this, he consciously pulled out a stool and sat down.
Wu Di stood a little stiffly, not knowing whether to sit down or not.
After all, a few minutes ago, he was an assassin who became a prisoner of the prince's family due to an attempted assassination.
Chen Kan didn't say much, just closed his eyes and rested his mind.
Wu Di stood there, looking at Chen Kan's undefended look. If he took action now, he was 80% sure that he could kill him with one blow.
But when I think about the Wuming Tower that I worked so hard to build, the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division founded by this man can't even fight back.
He quickly regained his composure.
It's good that he is an assassin, but he is also a human being, and as a human being, he has fear.
He never wanted to experience the methods of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division a second time in his life.
Time passed by, and Chen Kan seemed to have fallen asleep while leaning on the recliner.
Heavy snoring sounded from the mouth and nose on the side.
Wu Di thought for a while, then gently pulled out a stool and sat down.
But as soon as his butt touched the stool, Chen Kan suddenly opened his eyes.
For a moment, he was a little embarrassed.
Sit down. It seems impolite. If you don't sit down, your butt will touch the chair.
Fortunately, Chen Kan didn't look at him twice, but frowned and looked at Zhang Dong, who was sitting on the chair and shouting loudly.
Then he took off his boots and threw them at Zhang Dong, hitting his nose impartially.
"who?"
Zhang Dong was awakened instantly, jumped up, and looked at Wu Di with a wary look on his face.
Chen Kan took a deep breath, pointed at the door and said: "Get out if you snore again!"
Zhang Dong was serious for a second, and then he quickly handed over his hands and confessed in a serious manner!
Chen Kan glanced at him and was about to continue closing his eyes to rest when the door to the study room was pushed open.
A woman in a bright red wedding dress walked in.
Yingying saluted and said, "Master Marquis, are you looking for a slave?"
Chen Kan nodded, sat up straight, and then said lightly: "Sit down!"
Hearing this, the woman rolled her eyes at Chen Kan charmingly, then came and sat down next to Chen Kan.
"How did the investigation go?"
Chen Kan didn't talk nonsense and asked directly about the business.
He admitted that the matchmaker was beautiful, but she was not his cup of tea.
He had never thought of accepting a matchmaker as a maid or anything like that.
A trace of sadness flashed across the matchmaker's face, and then she whispered: "It has been found out that the Su family and the Zhao family are selling pig iron, salt and other in-demand goods to the Korean Peninsula through the Japanese country. In addition, the list of the fleet belonging to the gentry and wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River has been sent to Li Si..."
Listening to the matchmaker's report, Chen Kan had no expression on his face, but Wu Di on the side had already stirred up a storm in his heart.
Because of this news, he stayed in Suzhou all year round and didn't even know about it.
In other words, whether he confessed or not, Chen Kan could find out who the person who attacked him was, and he could even find out more detailed information.
In an instant, cold sweat broke out on Wu Di's forehead.
He was now extremely glad that he had chosen to surrender to Chen Kan, and also extremely glad that he had not had any inappropriate thoughts just now.
Otherwise, he had no doubt that his head would be in a different place at this moment.
After the matchmaker finished telling her everything she had discovered, Chen Kan whispered: "In that case, treat the other person in his own way. By the way, I have found a guide for you."
Chen Kan said, raising his hand and thinking about Wu Di: "This guy is a talent. The Wuming Building he founded is notorious in Jiangnan. The main reason is that he knows some of the more secret hiding places of those families. If you can take him there this time, If you use it, you can go back to the house and help me take care of the baby."
The matchmaker curled her lips and responded: "I know."
"Go, I am waiting for your good news!"
Chen Kan waved his hand, and the matchmaker reluctantly walked out the door. Seeing that Wu Di didn't follow, she couldn't help but scolded: "Do you want me to treat you?"
Wu Di was stunned and hurriedly ran to catch up.
Watching the two of them go out, Zhang Dong suddenly smacked his lips and said, "Master Hou, this kid can be used."
"Let's see if it can be used."
Chen Kan stood up and walked towards the door with his hands behind his back.
