Wang Manor, the luxurious front yard hall, Wang Shanxiang stood in the hall and paced back and forth.

The Wang family was able to rise from a small salt merchant ten years ago to a strong rise in a few years, annexing the salt quota of other salt merchants and becoming one of the new seven major salt merchants. In addition to Not only because of his relationship with the Prince's Mansion, but also because of his ruthless and unscrupulous attitude.

He, Wang Shanxiang, dares to get rid of anyone who dares to hinder the rise of his Wang family. Even if an accident occasionally happens, there will always be someone above him to help him sort it out.

Over time, we naturally developed the nature of being arrogant and arrogant.

But this time was different. Even though he felt that he had made thorough preparations, what he wanted to get rid of was after all the Marquis of the dynasty, the emperor's close minister, and the royal envoy!

But he did it anyway.

Because he has a lot of confidence.

Since ancient times, heroes have been saddened by beauty, and their words have a knife on their head. He felt that this was Jia Lian's biggest flaw.

He actually had sex with a girl on the first day he went to Yangzhou. After that, he dared to leave her by his side?

He has also seen An Siyuan's legacy. She is indeed a rare beauty. What's even more rare is that she comes from a scholarly family and is the wife of a high official!

The fourth-grade Salt Patrol Censor was an absolutely high-ranking official in Yangzhou.

So, he could understand why Jia Lian couldn't put down the Xu mother and daughter, because he was also young.

According to him, Jia Lian humiliated An Jia in this way. Even if the Xu family had to submit due to Jia Lian's power, she must be filled with hatred and resentment in her heart.

Therefore, if he wanted to get rid of Jia Lian, the poor prisoner's wife and daughter were the ready-made flaws Jia Lian handed him.

Because, if Jia Lian died in Yangzhou for no reason, it might break the news, cause an uproar in the court, and make Long Yan furious.

But if Jia Lian died on a woman’s belly, and also died in the hands of Xu’s mother and daughter, then there is another story...

A dignified imperial envoy, representing the emperor The Marquis of Zhenyuan, who went south to supervise the salt administration, was actually killed because he slept with a mother and daughter. Isn't it ridiculous?

It is conceivable that once such a thing spreads, it will become the biggest laughing stock in the world, and even the imperial court will be disgraced. When the time comes, let’s see who in the imperial court will be embarrassed because of Jia Lian’s death. Make a fuss!

When the time came, he united with the Zhou family and the Bai family, and asked the three salt merchants with the strongest backgrounds to unite the forces behind it, and then added fuel to the flames, and the matter was easily covered up.

So not soBut now the threat that Jia Lian had brought to all their salt merchants could be lifted. Even the previous salt tax reduction might be too embarrassing for the court to pursue further.

Therefore, as long as Jia Lian can be successfully eliminated, it is not difficult to reverse the situation. This was also the reason why the Zhou family, an old fox, and the Bai family, who never let go of rabbits, were persuaded by him to help him.

The big aspects have been taken care of, and the only thing left is how to make the plan successful?

It just so happened that he had an unexpected but now extremely important bargaining chip in his hand. It was a precautionary measure taken before the imperial envoy arrived in Yangzhou to prevent the An family from informing the imperial envoy who was going south and to avoid unnecessary complications. It was he who took action and captured An Siyuan's only son.

With the only inherited bloodline of the An family in hand, he is not afraid that the Xu family will not listen to him. And all he had to do was get rid of An's wife and daughter after it was done, and make it end with "humiliating suicide", and everything would be perfect. …

Even when he thought about the necessary conditions for all these things before, he felt that God was creating opportunities for him. Under such circumstances, if he still dared to shrink his neck and wait for Jia Lian to raise the knife to kill like the Zhao family, without daring to take a shot, even he would feel that he was not worthy of success.

Therefore, after returning from the Zhou Family Courtyard, he immediately asked Jia Lian to contact him about the chess pieces that had been buried in the Xunyan Yushi Yamen a long time ago...

Although Jia Lian After entering the Xunyan Yushi Yamen, we quickly eliminated a number of spies from all walks of life, but there were always some fish that slipped through the net.

He has already found out that Jia Lian has returned to Yan Yushi Yamen. How proud should he be that he ransacked the Zhao family with great fanfare?

The Zhao family has been in Yangzhou for such a long time, and the old man Zhao has always loved money as much as his life, so you can imagine how rich the family is.

In terms of family property alone, perhaps except for the Zhou family, it is difficult for any other family to compare with it.

Jia Lian must have been very surprised and very proud to have copied so much property. After returning home, he could not wait to vent his happiness to Mrs. Xu.

So, calculating the time, it should be almost the same.

"Master, the Salt Patrol Censor's Yamen has indeed made a big move!"

As his confidants came to convey the message, Wang Shanxiang was immediately overjoyed and hurriedly stepped forward and asked: " So what, but that Jia Lian is dead?”

“Well, I don’t know, but I came back and said that the officers and soldiers patrolling the Salt Censor’s Yamen have begun to gather again...”

　Officers and soldiers gathered? Shouldn't it be a mess? Wang Shanxiang frowned, this was a bit different from what he thought.

He felt worried in his heart, and without waiting for a reaction, he was most proud ofThe son came again and sent a message: "Sir, it's not good. Jia Lian's officers and soldiers have been dispatched in large numbers again."

"Where have they gone? Where is Jia Lian among them?"

　“I don’t know if Jia Lian is here, but looking at their route, it seems they are heading towards the Bai family in Huarongfang!”

　“Not good!”

Wang Shanxiang’s complexion changed slightly, he slapped his thigh hard, and his complexion became a little ugly.

His son was puzzled: "Sir, even if Jia Lian goes to trouble the Bai family, what does it have to do with us? Moreover, didn't the master say that Jia Lian is just a fox pretending to be a tiger, and he only dares to pick on the Zhao family? Will this kind of soft persimmon bully give in when meeting the Bai family?"

Hearing what his son said, Wang Shanxiang calmed down again.

That’s right, the Bai family is not the Zhao family. He really doesn’t believe that a little Jia Lian dares to take action against the Queen Mother’s natal family?

Even the emperor would not dare to do this easily.

Thinking of this, Wang Shanxiang felt at ease again. This was also the reason why he didn't take other salt merchants seriously, but he only wanted to avoid offending Zhou and Bai.

Even the Zhou family, he didn’t think highly of, just because he felt that the old boy Zhou Boru was too rich, and he tried several times to seize the position of president of the Zhou family’s Yangzhou Salt Bank, but failed. Only then did I feel a little more afraid of him.

"Quickly, send someone to the Bai family to keep an eye on it. If there is any movement, report it immediately."

After hearing Wang Shanxiang's instructions, his son immediately went out to make arrangements.

"Here comes..."

Wang Shanxiang shouted and kept pacing back and forth.

"Master, what are your orders?"

"Quick, forget it, you guys get out."…

Wang Shanxiang instinctively noticed Something bad happened, and I wanted to move valuable things out to avoid the worst-case scenario.

Although there are twenty or thirty officers and soldiers guarding the outside, the Wang family has hundreds of thugs throughout the family. Even those who are not at home, they have all been stationed near the house. With one order, it was no problem to capture those twenty or thirty officers and soldiers.

But he was still undecided.

First of all, we still don’t know the specific situation of Jia Lian. At this time, the family property was suddenly transferred, and Jia Lian was not dead. Didn’t he bring it upon himself?

Not to mention directly attacking the officers and soldiers is tantamount to rebellion

Not advisable! What if I just thought too much and Jia Lian died?

Even if the plan is madeSurprisingly, the Bai family was also there to support him.

Yes, with the Bai family on their side, Jia Lian didn’t dare to do anything to them...

　……

Unfortunately, Wang Shanxiang’s expectations ultimately came to nothing. .

At this time, Jia Lian was not only alive, but also sitting on his horse, watching the officers and soldiers disperse and surround the entire Bai family.

Jia Lian really didn’t expect that these salt merchants would be so courageous!

Previously he directed and staged an assassination, but the salt merchants turned around and gave him a real one, which was really beyond his expectation.

Bai Yi, the master of the Bai family, rushed out with his people. Seeing this, his expression changed, and he yelled at Jia Lian: "Jia Lian, what do you mean? You want to supervise the salt administration. Blocking the entry and exit of items from my Bai family, my Bai family fully cooperates. I even packed up the accounts of previous years and waited for you to check.

My Bai family has achieved this, why do you still have dissatisfaction? You brought troops to surround my Bai family. Do you really think that my Bai family is easy to bully? Or do you, Jia Lian, really don't take the Queen Mother in your eyes and you want to humiliate my Bai family at will?"

Before Bai Yi He could still bear it when facing Jia Lian, but now he couldn't bear it anymore and yelled at Jia Lian loudly.

Jia Lian looked at him coldly, "Of course I dare not disrespect the Queen Mother, but when will you, a small Yangzhou salt merchant, be able to represent the Queen Mother?

The Queen Mother has always lived in seclusion in the palace and has never been involved in state affairs. How could she have anything to do with a merchant like you? br />
I might as well tell you that today I will not only surround your Bai family, but also raid your Bai family.

Come here, I will take everyone in the Bai family into custody. , Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy. I would like to see where your Bai family got the courage to instigate someone to assassinate an imperial envoy."