Fan Shixi is not telling lies, this is all true, and the instigator of the matter is none other than the loyal Duke Shen Ao.
The matter at the Ministry of War was easily solved. Shen Ao decided to give one thousand of the newly built houses to the Ministry of War first. Shangshu Cheng Bolin immediately laughed from ear to ear. If he raised any conditions at this time, the other party would definitely agree. Come down.
Ming Shan, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, was related to Rui Bu Tong, the Minister of the Ministry of Husbandry. Shen Ao came forward to find Rui Bu Tong, and by doing his ideological work, he was able to do Mingshan's work, which was equivalent to getting through the work of the Ministry of Industry. .
In this way, the two large ironware demanders have become one of the important customers of the Zhao family, and their market share has naturally increased a lot.
In the same way, the Zhao family's share has expanded, and the Fan family's share has shrunk a lot. I originally thought that the Zhao family had just entered the iron industry not long ago, and its production capacity was limited, so it would need to rely more on the Fan family. As long as they had appropriate With the profit sharing, everyone can coexist peacefully and make money together. Now it's better, but for some reason, his brother has provoked Shen Ao. There has been a sudden change in people's attitude, and the Fan family has become dangerous. stand up.
"There is such a thing." After listening to his brother's words, Fan Shitong's expression changed drastically, and he sat back on the chair with a plop.
For Fan Shitong, Prince Qing was his hope, and the Fan family was his root.
It can also be said that King Qing represents power, and the Fan family represents inexhaustible gold and silver. The two are indispensable.
Now that he is fine, there is no hope for him to gain power, and there is already a problem with his other leg. How can he not be in a hurry?
Without money, how can King Qing compete with other princes in the future? If he gets the support of others, just like the barbarians, isn't it because they are willing to help King Qing because they can get a steady stream of benefits from them?
If you can't give anything to the other party, you can imagine what the consequences will be if you use your big toe.
"Mr. Zhongguo, you are so cruel!" Fan Shitong finally uttered these words after sitting down for a long time.
This was just a general statement. The days were still going on, so Fan Shitong asked Fan Shixi, "Now that you are going to surrender to Duke Zhongguo, can you ask them to withdraw the announcement?"
"It's difficult. Brother Yu went to see Duke Zhongguo last time because of King Qing's affairs, and he gave us face. Now if we go again, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince him. Maybe brother can sell some face by going to Duke Zhongguo. Well." Fan Shixi shook his head, indicating that he was helpless.
"You can't go." Fan Shitong stood up again and shook his head. Presumably, although Shen Ao had no evidence, he could guess that he had done some work on the matter of Marquis Zhongcheng. Otherwise, why would he be there? What about showing up at Zhongchenghou Mansion that night?
Even if Shen Ao believes that he has participated, if he bows his head now, who knows what conditions the other party will put forward? If he is asked to expose the conspiracy to frame Marquis Zhongcheng because of this, how will he answer and how will he do it? ?
This is simply something that cannot be answered.
This is also a deadlock. If the matter cannot be resolved, what's the point of going to see Shen Ao?
"Okay, brother, if you don't go, the Fan family will not be able to take care of others in a short period of time. Farewell!" Seeing Fan Shixi make a decision so quickly and with a determined look, Fan Shixi knew what he was talking about. It was useless. Even so, I didn't say anything more and left with an angry look on my face.
Looking at Fan Shixi's leaving figure, Fan Shitong felt a sense of powerlessness at this moment, and also felt a trace of regret in his heart. He regretted participating in it this time.
The situation of Baili's family was not much better either. Not long after, Bailixiang also left Youpushe Mansion with an angry look. When these news came back to Shen Ao's ears one by one, Cai Ao was painting There was no change in Shen Ao's face as he looked at the portrait, but he expressed his feelings with one sentence.
Fan Shixi did support Daqian Bank before. In return, Shen Ao also gave him enough face. But this time the matter involves his uncle, and no one will sell his face, just like when he comes back It has been almost a day, but he has not even taken a trip to the palace. This is an expression of his dissatisfaction with Emperor Qianwen's actions regarding his uncle's matter.
There was no covering up at all, just telling others openly that he was angry.
This is also the reason why Shen Aoyi relies on his young age. If he were to be replaced by another old and stable minister, if he did this, I am afraid that the emperor would lose face and be punished. But he is only seventeen years old, and he is a young man. People who are used to expressing their emotions, anger, sorrow and joy on their faces cannot be so demanding.
In fact, Emperor Qianwen knew about Shen Ao's return early in the morning. After seeing him for an entire afternoon without coming over, he understood what the other person was thinking, but he just shook his head and didn't take it to heart. The more Shen Ao was like this The more he behaves, the more he appears to be without authority, the more relieved he becomes.
When it comes to psychology, Shen Ao is no worse than ordinary people in playing. He also told others through this incident that he was very angry about Zhongcheng Hou, and all this has just begun, and his revenge is still there later.
Only in this way can everyone become nervous.
When he is nervous, he often does something wrong. The more he does, the more mistakes he makes, and his opportunity appears.
When it was almost dark, the first batch of portraits came out. There were not only paintings by Shen Ao himself, but also many imitated works by other painters. There were no copy machines at that time, so everything had to be painted by oneself. Not turning.
A hundred paintings were posted on some important streets in Daliang City, and what they said was the lowest reward. The person who found them was actually given one hundred thousand taels of silver, even if it could provide useful clues and prove that it was indeed true. There are also ten thousand taels of silver available.
Often, the government has used similar methods to arrest important criminals, but the reward is not only ten taels of silver, but only fifty taels and one hundred taels. This time, it was doubled hundreds of times, and those who got the news at once The people of Daliang City were all excited.
Especially since it was signed to the Duke of Zhongguo, the people didn't even suspect it. After eating, they started running around in the streets looking for someone.
In Daliang City today, Shen Ao's fame has far surpassed that of the important ministers in the court, and is only ranked below the emperor.
The emperor is known as the son of heaven, but not ordinary people can compare with him. But apart from that, he belongs to Shen Ao.
Think about it, because of the appearance of Shen Ao, how many people have jobs, how many people have houses to live in, how many people have cultivated fertile fields and have a livelihood that they can rely on for their own survival.
In addition, Duke Zhongguo has always done what he said, and there has never been any incident of abusing the people. Over time, he has become a golden sign. Not to mention the heavy rewards that stimulate everyone, even if there are no rewards, he still There will be many people who will respond positively and cooperate fully.
This is the power of the people, which seems to be inconspicuous. But if the day comes that it really needs to be integrated, once Shen Ao stands at a high place and shouts with excitement, no one is afraid of what the consequences will be. You will know, no one knows what will happen.
As soon as the wanted portrait of Cai Yang came out, many people became anxious. Especially Wu Yonghou and others, they knew that this was a time bomb. Once Shen Ao found the person first, they would be in great danger. But they couldn't do anything to stop it. Didn't they see that even Dali Temple didn't make any response?
Obviously this was something the emperor tacitly approved of, and he was happy to watch the battle between the two sides.
Even if they can't stop it, what Wu Yonghou and others have to do now is to find a way to find Cai Yang one step ahead, regardless of life or death. As long as this person dies, this matter will become an unjust case, and Ren Shenao has a huge responsibility. It is also impossible to overturn the verdict.
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Xicheng District, Gudao Street.
There are also several portraits of Cai Yang posted on the street. They are so lifelike that you can really identify people by their paintings.
A stout man walked silently on the street, slowly and slowly at the beginning, and then faster and faster in the end. He intentionally or unintentionally pushed down the felt hat on his head, although this did not It has no effect, but it is a big psychological comfort.
I'm afraid no one would have thought that this person who appeared on the street openly and honestly was Cai Yang, the former captain of the Zhongcheng Hou Mansion who was being sought by several forces.
They say a cunning rabbit has three burrows.
Cai Yang was not a cunning rabbit, but he had prepared a place to stay in advance.
Even in order not to be found by others, he chose Xicheng District, which is closest to the military camp.
Most of the rich and powerful live in Dongcheng District. It is not easy to buy a house in such a place. If someone is new, they will definitely attract a lot of attention. It is not the best place to hide.
Nancheng District is a slum area. Although it is true that there is a mixture of good and bad people there, everyone will think of searching there first. In addition, the people are the most nosy people, so it is not a place to hide.
Beicheng District is a newly built area with neat houses and clean streets. There is really no place to hide.
Only Xicheng District is left. Although it is said to be a military camp and there are many people with titles, it seems that Marquis Zhongcheng, Marquis Wuyong and others live here. It should have been the most dangerous, but because of this, Cai Yang I think hiding here so that no one can think of it is like being in the dark under the lamp.
Not only that, the courtyard Cai Yang chose was only two streets away from the Zhongcheng Hou Mansion. It was originally a place with a thousand households. Later, because he offended the Shangguan, he was sent to the frontier army, so he wanted to buy a house. The whole family moved out, and the price was not very expensive, so Cai Yang took action and prepared a place for his concubine. Unexpectedly, it came in handy now.
