But he said that when Jia Lian came down to the building, his personal guards and the officers and soldiers who were stationed last night had already collected their troops.

"How did you rest last night, sir?"

When Zhao'er, Zhao Sheng and other generals saw Jia Lian approaching, they all stepped forward to greet him and asked with a smile. .

Looking at their expressions, how could Jia Lian not know what they were thinking, so he put on airs, nodded slightly and said: "It's not very good. After listening to the music all night, I found it a bit boring."

All the soldiers and other young generals laughed.

Although they had never been to the second floor of the building last night and did not know the specific scene above, the sound of singing, dancing and music continued almost all night, and it stopped for a while just before dawn. A little while.

This made them admire Jia Lian’s physique while envying their master’s blessing.

Good guy, you can’t really have an affair all night long, can you?

Zhaoer is the closest to Jia Lian. Seeing Aqi and Aqin go to pack the carriage, he came up and flattered: "Second Master listened to the music all night and still felt bored. We last night , but the cool breeze has been blowing on the river all night."

Hearing this, Jia Lian looked at the soldiers, although they could see that they were a little tired after staying up late. , but everyone’s face was filled with joking and sincere smiles, and no one had any resentment.

Although as a military leader, it was normal for him to enjoy the hardships of his subordinates, Jia Lian still felt a little embarrassed.

Then he waved his arms and said, "Everyone has worked hard. In this way, all the brothers who were on duty last night will be rewarded with two months' monthly salary and money, and I will pay for it myself.

In addition, from now on, the salt merchants will probably be more honest, and we will be much more relaxed.

So, in the next three days, you all will give it to the brothers below. , take turns to take a day off, so that they can also have time to take a stroll in this prosperous Jiangnan water town."

As soon as Jia Lian said this, the people around him, whether they were generals or soldiers, They all looked happy.

Forgetting the reward of money, why not give them a day off?

We are all men, so we naturally understand Jia Lian’s good intentions. What is Yangzhou City most famous for? Not the ten-mile Yangzhou Road, nor those salt merchants who are the richest in the world, but the famous "Skinny Horse".

If it was okay in the past, now all of them have a lot of money in their hands, enough for each of them to go to a higher-end brothel, which is cool and unrestrained!

Sure enough, it’s good to hang out with such an adult. Not only will you get money, but you can also take care of yourself.Taking care of their physical and mental health, knowing that they had been hungry all night, I immediately gave them the opportunity to find wild food on their own...

What I didn’t say, following such a commander and working for him is worth your life.

"However, you have to explain that you are only allowed to wear plain clothes when you go out, and you are not allowed to cause trouble. If anyone causes trouble and comes to me, I will only treat you as the boss. The best thing to do is to ask!"

"Don't worry, sir, you are so considerate of the brothers below. If anyone dares to go out and cause trouble for you, I will cut off his mother's dog skin under your humble position!"

Jia Lian smiled and asked because he didn't see Liu Xianglian.

Zhaoer smiled and said: "Brother Liu was worried that there would be something wrong with the lack of manpower at the cabin, so after the adults got on the boat, he took some people back."

Jia Lian After listening and nodding, Liu Xianglian was indeed becoming more and more attentive to her work.

Nowadays, there are mountains of belongings piled up in the palace, and they are still being counted and packaged day and night. It is better to pay more attention to them.

After all, the things inside any box are valuable.

So he said with a smile: "When you go out, if you want to drink flower wine and can't find a way, you can call Liu Erlang. That boy, at first glance, is a frequent visitor to the brothel, and he is familiar with the doorways inside. It’s very clear that if you pull him, you won’t suffer easily.”

At this, all the soldiers laughed.

…

In the days that followed, Yangzhou City Gate was really quiet.

After Jia Lian monitored that the salt merchants were relatively peaceful and actively raising and mobilizing money, he didn't pay much attention to them and made a special trip to deal with possible troubles from above.

Before coming down from the capital, Jia Lian had probably made up his mind to use force to break the law. This is why he asked for the right of life and death in front of the emperor.

However, it is easy to use force to deal with those below, but it is different to deal with those above.

It is conceivable that the news that he ransacked the Zhao family, Wang family and others and beheaded them has almost reached the capital.

Those people behind them, or those who don’t like the way they behave, will be restless and will find ways to cause trouble for them.

However, he was not unprepared.

The Prince's Mansion in Beijing.

"What are you talking about? He really ransacked the Wang family and even beheaded Wang Shanxiang in public!"

The prince was a little angry when he heard the staff's reply.

A member of the Wang family is nothing;What is interesting is that he had clearly greeted Jia Lian in advance. Even if Jia Lian did not look at the monk's face but the Buddha's face, he should not have done so.

"Besides the Wang family, what else did he copy?"

"There was also the Zhao family and a small salt merchant, as well as the Yangzhou magistrate, the salt transportation envoy of the Yangzhou Salt Transportation Department, etc. People were also captured by him..."

The prince became even more angry after hearing this, and actually ransacked two or three families, including the Wang family!

Someone expressed his feelings on behalf of the prince: "This Jia Lian is too arrogant and domineering. So many salt merchants do not deal with it, but they use the Wang family as a raft. The Wang family pays filial piety to the Prince's Mansion every year. , Although he is not a disciple of His Highness the Crown Prince, he is somewhat in love with him.

This Jia Lian actually killed someone like this, it is clear that he did not take His Highness the Crown Prince seriously."
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"Could it be that Jia Lian doesn't know that the Wang family has connections with the Prince's Mansion behind the scenes?"

"If you were Wang Shanxiang, and someone wanted to kill you, you would still hide it. Don't you tell me your own trump card?"

"Uh..."

With the right direction, all the aides of the Prince's Palace immediately pointed their guns at Jia Lian, criticizing Jia Lian with words and words. Jia Lian must pay the price for his arrogance.

The prince did not express his position, because he always felt that Jia Lian was a smart man and would not do anything to deliberately provoke him.

Especially after talking with Jia Lian in front of the Daming Palace that day, he felt that Jia Lian, even if it was difficult to conquer, would not be a stumbling block for him.

Of course, in fact, he felt in his heart that it would be a weakening and waste of his strength to sweep Jia Lian into the enemy list because of such a trivial matter. Because Jia Lian is not the little minion he was when we first met him and can be easily eliminated.

Nowadays, Jia Lian is liked and trusted by his father. Touching him at this time will easily arouse his father's suspicion or even hostility.

Whether it is worth it for the salt merchant Wang family is a question.

“Your Highness, the eldest princess’s palace sent someone to deliver a letter.”

“Well, why did the imperial sister send me a letter?”
< br />The prince felt a little strange. He and Princess Zhaoyang had been on good terms since they were young. Princess Zhaoyang also had an out-of-the-box temperament. If she had anything to do with him, she would most likely ride straight to his house.

When the message came in, I opened the letter and saw that only the first few sentences were wrong. It didn’t sound like Princess Zhaoyang’s tone at all.

But slowly, the frown he unconsciously opened opened, and a smile even appeared on his face.

“Why is Your Highness so high-ranking?prosper? "

"Happy, do I have it? "

The prince lit the letter casually, and a eunuch brought the brazier and took it.

The others also laughed.

No matter what the reason is, if the master is happy, that’s a good thing.

“Okay, let’s stop talking about Jia Lian, and don’t mention it again in the future. "

Hearing what the prince said, he was finally surprised and asked why.

"Humph, a little salt merchant not only assassinated the imperial envoy, but also didn't know it. Life or death, ruining the reputation of my Prince's Mansion everywhere, it's really not a pity to die!

Next, you should think carefully about how to deal with the criticism of the Qingliu people when the evidence of the salt merchants' crimes is presented.

Haha, my Third Emperor brother is not easy to deal with. ”

The prince said, a coldness flashed in his eyes.

He is already the prince, he is clearly orthodox, and there are still people who want to compete with him for the position, no matter who it is, Everyone will be angry.

But then he thought of something, and he suddenly asked the eunuch beside him curiously: "You know a lot about the news in the palace, but do you know that since the Queen Mother gave the eldest princess a marriage? , what is the eldest princess’s attitude towards Jia Lian? "

"This servant is not very clear about this. However, there are rumors in the palace that the eldest princess got married last year, and the eldest princess personally requested the post of Jia Lian's wedding envoy from Your Majesty. "

"Hahaha, as expected, I'm afraid that my imperial sister will still have lingering feelings for this Jia Lian... uh. ”

Halfway through, he felt something was wrong, so the prince stopped, but he still felt strange in his heart.

He thought he still knew very well about his imperial sister. , What a proud and arrogant person, even after being rejected, he still didn’t give up, and now he still delivered a message for others, really...

I have to say that since ancient times, beauties have been saddened by heroes. He was a little envious of Jia Lian.

The letter just now was indeed sent to him by Jia Lian by asking Princess Zhaoyang. There was not much content in it, but after Jia Lian copied the Wang family, he actually heard that the Wang family seemed to be related to People in the Prince's Mansion had contacts, so they were "frightened" and hurriedly sent a letter to ask for instructions and accuse them. They also emphasized that Wang Shanxiang had such a flamboyant character and even publicized his relationship with the Prince's Mansion everywhere.

Therefore, in order to prevent such scoundrels from wantonly ruining the reputation of the Prince's Mansion, Jia Lian had to sentence him to death as a warning to others.

No matter how true or false Jia Lian's letter was, Fake, the prince who didn’t want to be in trouble with Jia Lian because of a small salt merchant immediately felt relieved.

What he cares about is not the Wang family, but whether Jia Lian has the intention to go against him.

Now that Jia Lian has made a special trip to Beijing to explain to him, he is naturally happy to let go of this problem.

After all, a small salt merchant only paid him tens of thousands of taels of silver every year! In fact, it wasn't more than that. It was just because the Wang family didn't come to him directly, so that much was in his hands.

Although tens of thousands taels of silver is quite a lot, which allows him to cultivate many confidants, he also takes a lot of risks!

Now that the third prince was using him as a lever to cause trouble for him, he couldn't wait to abandon him.