Chengdu general magistrate Li Xuemin has been dismissed from office by the Supervision Department for condoning riots, but the new Chengdu magistrate Zheng Ainong is more polite and still allows him to temporarily live in the official residence.
But Li Xuemin was no longer willing to live in the official residence. He was eager to leave Chengdu and return to Lin'an. However, the problem was that the army Zheng Ping refused to approve his leaving Chengdu. Without Zheng Ping's approval, his family would not be able to pass the Xiazhou checkpoint.
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Li Xuemin cursed in his heart. He tilted his head back in anger and leaned on the back of the chair, revealing his too-wide forehead. He was only in his early forties and was almost balding, so he had to wear a hat at home.
After Li Yi was assassinated, Li Xuemin thought that he could ascend to power. After all, he did not belong to the royalist faction, nor did he belong to the Sichuan Li faction, but a relatively moderate centrist. He believed that Chen Qing needed him as a centrist to rise to power in order to maintain the stability of the situation.
Unexpectedly, Zheng Ainong came out in the end and took away the position of prefect. Needless to say, it must have been recommended by Zheng Ping. Both of them were named Zheng, and they were so close that they had to wear a pair of trousers. There was no way, Zheng Ainong was famous.
The Sichuan-Shaanxi faction, also known as the hard-liners, is a staunch supporter of Chen Qing. It is not surprising that he came to power.
Although he did not get the position of magistrate, Li Xuemin did not beat his chest and was filled with regrets. He still looked down upon the magistrate of Chengdu. He was burning the incense of Empress Dowager Wei. He was a person of Empress Dowager Wei. As long as he brought Wei Tong to
If this line is well maintained, why worry about high officials?
However, he never dreamed that Chen Qing would suddenly take him down with a shot. He would take down his official title for a reason that was not a reason. Why? I am an official appointed by the imperial court, and you, Chen Qing,
What does it matter? What right do you have to remove yourself?
Li Xuemin wanted to point at Chen Qing's nose and yell, "What does it mean to support riots?" Thousands of people are lurking under the nose of your army. Can't you see your trusted general?
Thousands of them were lurking with Wei Tong's secret support. What does it have to do with him?
But the cold swords of hundreds of soldiers were the reason. If he did not leave the government office, they would kill him with one blow.
Thinking of this, Li Xuemin was upset for a while and scolded the court for being useless, but was kicked away by a local warlord like a dog.
At this time, the housekeeper reported in the yard: "Master, Wang Lin is here."
Li Xuemin perked up and said quickly: "Quick! Please come to my study."
Wang Lin is the chief executive of Yonghe Trading Company. Wei Tong's confidant is the top supervisor sent by Wei Tong to Sichuan Road. All of Wei Tong's business on Sichuan Road is under the control of Wang Lin.
Although Wang Lin is just a businessman, Li Xuemin does not dare to neglect him at all, not to mention that he has been dismissed from office and is just a commoner.
"Li Tongpuan came to me so urgently, what's the matter?"
Wang Lin has a very feminine voice, and many people suspect that he is a eunuch. He is tall and thin, has a pale face, and has a pair of triangular eyes. He does not look like a good person from the outside.
"Hey! Now I am no longer a general judge."
Wang Lin waved his hand, "Who says you are not a Tongpan? You are a Chengdu Tongpan appointed by the officials. Who can remove you except the officials?"
"It's useless to say these words now. If you have the ability, the court will send troops. If you don't have the ability, we can only get out!"
"You can't say that. If mountains and rivers don't change, they will turn back one day."
Speaking of this, Wang Lin looked around again and asked: "Isn't anyone watching you?"
Li Xuemin shook his head, "Zheng Ainong is better at this. He didn't send anyone to monitor me and let me leave. Zheng Ping didn't care, but he knew I couldn't run away, so he didn't need to worry about it."
"I know they won't, but what about the others?"
"Who else? The Supervision Department, they have already dismissed me, so they won't care about me anymore."
"I'm not talking about the Inspection Department, I'm talking about internal security?"
Li Xuemin still shook his head, "I have never had any dealings with the inner guards, including when they investigated Li Yi's death before, and they never came to me. I should not fall within their scope of responsibilities."
At this time, a subordinate walked in quickly and whispered a few words to Wang Lin. There was no one watching around, so Wang Lin felt relieved.
"We're talking about business, what does Li Xiandi want from me?"
"I want to leave Sichuan Road and return to Lin'an. I beg Manager Wang to find a way for me."
Wang Lin was startled, "You can't leave now?"
"As I said just now, Zheng Ping refuses to allow me to leave. If I leave with my family, I will definitely be intercepted in Xiazhou."
Wang Lin took a sip of tea and said calmly: "Of course there are ways, but I feel that since Li Xiandi is leaving, the two remaining members of Wanchun Tea House may not be of much use to Li Xiandi."
It turns out that there are conditions, and he wants to get back the 20% of his possessions, but Li Xuemin doesn't want it yet! The backstory of Wanchun Tea House is too bloody, and something big will happen sooner or later.
"Okay! I'll give it to you right now."
Li Xuemin took out a contract from the bookshelf, which stated that two parts of Wanchun Tea House were owned by Li Xuemin, and the contract was signed by Wei Tong.
"Take it!" Li Xuemin handed the contract to Wang Lin.
Wang Lin was not polite and accepted the contract directly. His master repeatedly warned him to find a suitable opportunity to get these two elements back, and now was a good opportunity.
"Actually, it's easy to leave Sichuan. It's better to take the waterway. It's impossible for them to check every ship on the vast river, especially small boats. They basically don't care. Now we have a business. First, we take a big ship to the Three Gorges, and then transfer to a three-wheeler in the Three Gorges.
The small boat with a hundred stones will be replaced by a big boat when we get to Jiangling."
"I just have a lot of stuff. I'm afraid I won't be able to fit it into a three hundred stone boat."
"If it's money, you can give it to Baoji Cabinet Shop, or put it on a cargo ship."
One sentence reminded Li Xuemin that he could indeed find Baoji Cabinet Shop.
After putting down his belongings, Li Xuemin thought of another thing.
"You mentioned the internal security just now. Are the internal security checking something recently?"
"There has been some movement in the inner guard recently. I got news that Zheng Ping has transferred a thousand elite soldiers to the inner guard. It looks like he is going to do something big."
Li Xuemin became nervous, "Didn't he discover you?"
"We are businessmen, and businessmen only seek money. What does he care about us for?"
"Hmph! Businessmen, don't be pretentious in front of me. I know exactly what you are doing. Otherwise, how could thousands of people lurk silently? You are the real driving force behind the scenes."
"Li Tongpan!"
Wang Lin's face darkened and he said coldly: "You are on the same boat with us. Do you think you can distance yourself from yourself when you say this? If you are a smart person, you'd better learn to shut up, otherwise no one can guarantee your success on the road.
Safety."
Wang Lin's unceremonious threat made Li Xuemin's face turn red and white. Only then did he realize that the other party didn't take him seriously at all. He could only snort and remain silent.
"So be it!"
Wang Lin stood up and said: "The purpose of my coming today is to send you and your family away as soon as possible. You hurry up and pack up. There is no need to find treasures to remember your belongings. I will transport them directly to Jiangling Mansion by cargo ship. Your whole family will leave tonight.
I find it is too dangerous for you to stay in Shu."
After saying that, Wang Lin turned around and left quickly.
Wang Lin's last words made Li Xuemin as motionless as if he had been struck by lightning. When Wang Lin walked away, a deep sense of fear enveloped his heart. He knew Wang Lin too well, he was ruthless and could kill without blinking an eye.
Eighteen members of Meng Wanchun's family were exterminated, and twenty-four members of Li Dan's family, the proprietor of Li's Liquor House, were exterminated. He had just deliberately tested Wang Lin, and sure enough he found that Wang Lin also had murderous intentions for him.
If his whole family followed him, they would definitely be killed and dumped along the way. Then he passed the responsibility to the internal guards.
Thinking of the inner guards, Li Xuemin suddenly realized that Wang Lin must have been investigated by the inner guards, that's why they were so nervous. He knew too much, and his purpose was to kill him to silence him.
Li Xuemin paced back and forth, and finally his heart came to his mind. Since Wang Lin wanted to kill him to silence him, he shouldn't blame himself for attacking first.
He immediately ordered the steward in the yard: "Prepare a carriage for me, I'm going to the military camp!"
