"Sir, the officers and soldiers surrounding the Bai family have withdrawn..."

"Sir, it's not good, Jia Lian... The imperial envoy is coming with his troops in the direction of our house!"
< br />In the Wang family, Wang Shanxiang already knew that the plan had failed. While weighing how to deal with it, he constantly sent people to monitor the movements of the Bai family.

When he heard the troops turning towards the Wang family, he knew that Bai Yi had betrayed him. He cursed and knew that it was too late to run away now. He could only cheer up and think about Jia Lian later. How to deal with it when it comes, while letting the sons leave through the back door.

But I was told that the front, back and side doors were blocked by officers and soldiers.

“How could it be so fast?”

“Sir, it’s not the officers and soldiers around the imperial envoy, but the garrison of Yangzhou City!”

Company The garrison of Yangzhou City also joined in. Wang Shanxiang finally felt that the situation was seriously bad and hurried out to check.

As the vice-president of the Salt Bank, he knows many people from the Yangzhou garrison, from the garrison to the general flag, and is ready to make friends.

"The Lord Guard personally issued an order. From now on, everyone in the Wang family is not allowed to move around, waiting for the interrogation by the Imperial Envoy."

Looking in front of me, I clearly received his favor. The general of the garrison spoke with a cold face, as if he didn't know him at all. Wang Shanxiang was angry and scolded him coldly: "What about your masters of the garrison?"

But the general He ignored him at all, looked at him with disdain, pulled his face and said nothing.

When Wang Shanxiang saw this, his neck became crooked with anger. Seeing that something was going to happen to his Wang family, even a small military attache like him dared to attack him? !

Just watch, when he gets through this, he will definitely look good on these guys who look down on others!

But there was nothing the other party could do, so they could only stay in place.

Soon, with the heart-shaking sound of horse hoofbeats, a large number of majestic guards officers and soldiers came slowly, surrounding Jia Lian and others.

　“Get it.”

There was no nonsense at all. Following Jia Lian’s voice, the officers and soldiers rushed forward and captured Wang Shanxiang and everyone around him. .

"Jia Lian, how dare you touch me? I am the prince's man, how dare you touch me?"

Jia Lian didn't give him a chance to speak, which made Wang Shanxiang completely panic. , shouted repeatedly.

"I dare not touch you? You are selling private salt, embezzling salt taxes first, you are so bold, you dare to assassinate the second one, and now you are trying to frame the prince. It is really an unpardonable crime. Take it away. ."

Seeing Wang Shanxiang being dragged down like a dead dog, Bai Yi, who was following behind, turned slightly pale.

Now he finally saw that in front of a truly powerful figure like Jia Lian, the so-called reliance they had before was not worth mentioning at all.

When needed, they can give the people behind them some face. Once they are angered, it is really easy to crush them to death.

As far as the Wang family is concerned, they all know that the biggest backer behind it is the Prince's Mansion. But so what, in the eyes of the prince, the Wang family is just a tool to make money for him. If he were the prince, I'm afraid he wouldn't be in trouble with Jia Lian, a close minister of the emperor, because of a mere Wang Shanxiang.

Therefore, when Wang Shanxiang chose to send people to assassinate Jia Lian and failed, he was doomed.

Moreover, even if the prince knew the situation, he would be speechless. …

Perhaps, the prince will also be secretly angry because Jia Lian has cut off his financial path in Jiangnan, but that is another issue. It all depends on Jia Lian’s subsequent response and how he and the prince choose to weigh it. .

After thinking about this, Bai Yi felt a little lucky for no reason. Fortunately, the Bai family did not take action against Jia Lian before, but Wang Shanxiang, an arrogant fool, took the lead. Fortunately, he did not have the courage to give in in time. Otherwise, I am afraid that the Bai family will also be included in the list of houses being confiscated now. ……

　……

With the experience of the Zhao family, it would be easy to copy the Wang family.

Jia Lian doesn’t need to watch outside, he only needs to sit in the hall and listen to reports from all parties.

"Sir, the salt merchants gathered at the gate and want to see you."

"Let them in."

Zhou Boru led More than twenty salt merchants entered the Wang family and saw that the Wang family, which used to be domineering, was now being plundered by officers and soldiers. Those gorgeously dressed Wang family members were driven to the corner and squatted in the corner like pigs and dogs, feeling very uncomfortable.

After all, they are all salt merchants. Seeing the fate of the Wang family, it is inevitable that they will feel sad.

But at the same time, like Bai Yi, he also recognized some realities. When Jia Lian raided the Zhao family, it could be said that he was picking on the weak and killing the chicken to scare the monkeys. They could also naively think that Jia Lian did not dare to cause too much shock to the entire Yangzhou salt administration, or that they did not dare to offend the forces behind them.

Now, there is no chance.

“The Lower Vocational Association led Zhou Boru, president of Yangzhou Salt Bank, and all the salt merchants of Yangzhou Salt Bank to meet with the imperial envoy.”

Small salt merchants are not qualified to join Hall, only Zhou and BaiFive big salt merchants, including Qian, Feng and Xu, came in and knelt down to Jia Lian.

"No need to be polite, just get up."

Seeing these salt merchants suddenly so well-behaved, Jia Lian felt cold in his heart and indifferent on his face. He asked them why they came to see him.

"That's it. Your Excellency has been in Yangzhou for a few days. He has been working tirelessly to fix the omissions in Yangzhou's salt administration. I and my colleagues in the salt industry who are responsible for the salt affairs are very sorry, so I went to Dongzhou specially. A banquet has been prepared on the Wangjiang Tower in Menqiao, and I hope your Excellency will come to see you in three days."

"Oh, are you inviting me to the banquet again?"

Jia Lian looked at it Zhou Boru and others laughed and said: "I have a bad problem, that is, I don't have much patience. Usually when I go out to buy things, I always buy them at the same price. If I like it, I will buy it. If I don't like it, I won't buy it. I don't like to be around people." Ask for the price and pay back the money.

You guys, you won’t let me make this trip in vain this time, right?”

Although Jia Lian said it with a smile, there was something behind his words. Zhou Boru and others could understand the meaning.

Although his heart tightened, Zhou Boru immediately said: "Don't worry, sir. This villain is sincerely confessing to you, and you will definitely be satisfied!"

"Really..."

If Jia Lian wanted to say anything else, Liu Xianglian walked up to him and whispered back: "Sir, we haven't found anyone, so he shouldn't be in the Wang family."
< br /> Jia Lian's face slightly condensed, and then he ordered: "Bring Wang Shanxiang, his sons, and the stewards of the Wang family up."

"Yes."

After Liu Xianglian accepted the order and left, Jia Lian said to Zhou Boru and others: "Since you have kindly invited me, if I don't go, it would seem that I don't give you face. It just so happens that I have long admired the local customs of Yangzhou. , it’s better to be respectful than to obey.”…

Zhou Boru immediately raised his hand and said, “Thank you, sir. To be honest, Beizhi and others considered that your Excellency would only come to Yangzhou once, so they chose to have a banquet at Wangjiang Tower. Your Excellency.

The Wangjiang Tower is not only one of the best restaurants in Yangzhou City, but also stands on the bank of Xiao Qinhuai. And Xiao Qinhuai is the most prosperous area in Yangzhou City. By then, Your Excellency, you can On the Wangjiang Tower, you can have a panoramic view of the night view of Yangzhou."

"Hahaha, I am somewhat looking forward to it."

In just a few words, Wang Shanxiang and others People were brought in.

"Jia Lian, how dare you raid my Wang family! My Wang family works for the Crown Prince, and my Wang family has some old relationships with the adults in the court. Just wait, the Crown Prince will definitely not let you go. The other adults in the court would not forgive him either.It's your fault..."

Looking at Wang Shanxiang, Zhou Boru and others who were kneeling on the ground, still shouting and embarrassed, they quietly retreated to the side.

Sure enough, with a few blows to the hilt, Wang Shanxiang, who was beaten with blood pouring out of his mouth, finally wailed and stopped yelling.

Jia Lian said coldly: "I want to ask you, is An Siyuan's son now? where? "

The grieving Wang Shanxiang was stunned when he heard this, and then laughed: "You already knew that An Siyuan's son was in our hands, right? Hahaha, it turns out that you have made up your mind early on and will not let us go. Therefore, the so-called greed for money and lust are all just pretending, right? The purpose is to make us relax our vigilance against you, and then seize the opportunity to seduce us. Take them all? You have such a vicious heart!

No wonder, I thought that the foolproof strategy would fail. It turns out that it’s not that you are lucky, it’s just that I was wrong from the beginning. Then Ms. Xu didn't attack you at all, right? She even betrayed us in turn? ”

Before Jia Lian came over, Wang Shanxiang prepared a lot of rhetoric, including how to deny it. But Jia Lian didn’t give him a chance to deny it, and directly confiscated his Wang family, which made him angry and resentful.

At this point, he was a little crazy, so he had no worries.

Of course, Jia Lian did not respond to his words, and there was only coldness in his eyes. Thinking of what he heard from Xu’s mouth, He still feels the slightest fear and anger after seeing this man's despicable assassination methods.

The beauty trap is not terrible, the terrible thing is the beauty trap plus the beauty poison! According to Xu, the middleman gave She gave her a bottle of poison and smeared it on her chest or lips. Because the smell of the poison was like the fragrance of milk or rouge, it was not easy for men to detect it even if they were addicted to it. Even if the victim survived, he would fall into a coma or faint. The limbs are numb. At this time, any mentally retarded woman can easily kill her.

It is indeed a very clever way of poisoning. In this era of low productivity, clever poisons are better than wine. Jade dew is even more precious.

The colorless and odorless poisons in TV dramas are often nonsense. The more powerful the poison, the more difficult to conceal the smell.

This is also The reason why people in those days usually put poison in wine is because the smell of poison can be suppressed by the smell of wine.

But even if it is poisoned in wine, it does not mean that there are no flaws. This is also As a result, those who offer poison, if they do not have a strong enough mind, are always nervous, because if they are discovered, they will definitely die, and because they are nervous, they are prone to bad things. In short, it is difficult to successfully poison the enemy, and the difficulty is also One of the reasons why poisoning is not often used in power struggles...

“Hand over the person, and I will give you a good time."Jia Lian said coldly.

"Hahaha, if you want to save people, there is no way! Since that damn woman dares to tell the truth, I want her son to be buried with her!

Jia Lian had no intention of arguing with a dead man, and glanced at the others, "If any of you can tell where Mr. An's son is, I will spare his life."

Several of Wang Shanxiang’s sons and housekeepers looked at each other in confusion. Those who didn’t know could not help it, but those who knew looked at each other and were afraid that the other party would take away this opportunity. They quickly climbed up, regardless of Wang Shanxiang’s yelling. , tell us where An Siyuan's son was imprisoned.

After Jia Lian was led to look for him, he was too lazy to listen to Wang Shanxiang’s scolding and said to Zhao Cheng: “Take him to Dongshi. If he can be with Zhao Tang and his son, he will be with you. And he will be beheaded. If he can't catch up, let Zou Mansion Prime Minister Ming'er work hard again."

Zhao Tang and his son asked about the beheading today, and Jia Lian had ordered that Zou Tong, the Prime Minister of Yangzhou Yamen Mansion, should oversee the beheading.

"No, you can't kill me. I am also a merchant in the name of the Ministry of Household Affairs. I have rank and am also an official of the imperial court. You can't kill me. You have no right to kill me!"

For all court officials, only the emperor has the power of life and death.

But Wang Shanxiang may have forgotten in his fear that Jia Lian was a special imperial envoy who exercised imperial power on behalf of the emperor. Perhaps the killing of Wu Zhirong and others requires some consideration, but the killing of a salt merchant involved in salt politics was a serious killing.

Therefore, no one paid attention to his words and was dragged down.

Seeing this, the rest of the Wang family trembled even more. Jia Lian didn't care about these people. Just like the Zhao family, the men were exiled to the army, the women were sent to the Jiaofang, and the maids, servants and others were returned to slaves and kicked out of the Wang family.