"Why did Mr. Yan think of Li Ye? Does this matter have anything to do with him?" Several princes asked strangely.
Yan Zhuang hesitated for a moment and said: "Li Ye has a sworn brother who is currently the general manager of the Wang family. The martial arts schools of the Wang family are under his jurisdiction. He is very likely to stand up for the Wang family."
King Di smiled and shook his head, "Mr. Yan is overthinking. He, a dignified military governor of Anxi, forged a bloody feud with a businessman and the military governor of Fan Yang. Do you think it is possible? That is not his brother's property. His heavy duty
Just take the brothers away out of friendship, there is no need to make enemies with the An family!"
Li Cong, the king of Qing, also said: "I also know that he has a thousand men stationed outside the city. If the attack is released outside the city, this condition is met, but the attack occurs inside the city, do you think it is possible? How can his army enter the city?"
Yan Zhuang didn't say anything. Shenglong Road was close to the east city wall. He suspected that Li Ye's army climbed over the city wall to enter and then climbed out. It was not difficult for a professional army to do this, but he had not gone to the scene to investigate. It was too much to say.
It's meaningless already.
Yan Zhuang nodded, "Perhaps I am overly worried. There is really no need for him to make enemies with us because of a businessman. Thank you, princes, and I will take my leave now!"
Li Cong, the king of Qing, sent Yan Zhuang to the hall and said slowly: "Mr. Yan, please don't be swayed by emotions. An Qingxu was robbed by Li Ye because of his woman. It is normal for him to hate Li Ye, but he is the mastermind and the master."
Those who seek the world must not be as childish as children.
King Di is right. He can be the governor of Anxi. How could he have a feud with the An family for a steward and put his parents in danger? This is something that even a nine-year-old child understands. An Qingxu is just stupid.
Even the mastermind is stupid like him, so how can I rest assured about forming an alliance with An Lushan?"
King Qing's words were very serious, and Yan Zhuang felt uneasy. He also realized that his recklessness would have a negative impact on the relationship between the two families. He quickly explained: "I just said it casually, and I didn't really doubt Li Ye."
, he only has a hundred soldiers in the city, there is no motive, and the number is not enough, so it is unlikely that it is him."
Li Cong said solemnly: "I have already said that it can only be the prince who is retaliating for the assassination of the consort Zhang Bian. This is normal thinking and normal reciprocal revenge. I hope Mr. Yan can come up with something
The wisdom of the mastermind, don’t let me down again.”
Yan Zhuang agreed repeatedly, said goodbye and left. Li Cong looked at his back and walked away, shaking his head secretly. This Yan Zhuang is extremely shrewd. It is not easy to convince him that the prince did it.
Yan Zhuang did not believe that the prince did it at all. The reason was very simple. The prince could not afford to be exposed. Once the emperor found out that the prince had used hundreds of warriors to kill people in Chang'an, the prince's position would not be saved. The prince was almost wiped out by Li Linfu back then.
He hanged himself, but he didn't dare to retaliate. He just endured it with his tail between his legs. Now that the consort Zhang Bian died, the prince couldn't bear it anymore and would retaliate? It's a joke.
Prince Qing Li Cong just encouraged his lord to confront the prince. It would be strange for him to believe him.
However, Yan Zhuang also excluded Li Ye. Zhang Ping was just the manager. It was normal for Li Ye to protect him, but it was indeed impossible for Li Ye to have a grudge against his lord for the sake of the Wang family.
Yan Zhuang knew in his heart that it must be the real backstage of the Wang family. As long as this backstage is found, the truth will be revealed.
Yan Zhuang took another detour outside the city wall and walked along the moat outside Shengdaofang. No messy footprints were found, because it had just rained lightly yesterday and the ground was relatively wet. If Li Ye mobilized troops outside the city to climb over the wall,
Entering the city will definitely leave countless messy footprints.
Yan Zhuang did not find any messy footprints. At this point, he completely ruled out the possibility of Li Ye.
Returning to the mansion, Dugu Wensu came up to him and said, "Conspirator, I have thought of a clue!"
"What clue?"
"It's Baoji Cabinet. I feel that Baoji Cabinet is so big and the best in the world. It has branches everywhere. Even the royal family keeps their wealth here. How can an ordinary person do it?"
Yan Zhuang narrowed his eyes and said slowly: "It means that many powerful people know the background of Baoji Cabinet Shop, but we don't know."
Dugu Wensu nodded, "That's the truth. In fact, the old stewards should also know, not the current stewards, but the old stewards who are recuperating at home. They must know."
Yan Zhuang agreed with this suggestion. Dugu Wensu's idea was good. It was much better to start the investigation from Baoji Cabinet Shop rather than restaurants, martial arts schools, shops, etc. If the background of Baoji Cabinet Shop was found out, then the Wang Family
background.
In the evening, Yan Zhuang and Dugu Wensu took more than a dozen of their men to a private house in Anshanfang. This was a small house covering an area of one and a half acres. A family of nine people from three generations lived there. The owner's surname was Shao, who was about six years old.
He is more than ten years old, has two sons, a daughter-in-law and four grandchildren. The eldest grandson is engaged and will have a great-grandson in a few years.
This old man surnamed Shao had worked in Baoji Cabinet Shop for forty years, and finally retired as a manager. The cabinet shop gave him two thousand guan to help him spend his old age.
Old Shao was very surprised. Looking at the group of uninvited guests in front of him, he was a little at a loss. Especially when he heard that the other party was from Anlu Mountain, he was even more frightened.
"I'm just a commoner. I never deal with powerful people. You may have found the wrong person."
Dugu Wensu said coldly: "Your name is Shao Qing, and you were the third manager of the treasure record cabinet. Are we looking for the wrong person?"
Yan Zhuang laughed dryly and said, "We won't disturb you too much. We'll just ask a few questions and leave."
Shao Qing had no choice but to invite the two of them into the living room, while more than a dozen followers were waiting in the yard.
The two sat down and declined the tea. Dugu Wensu asked directly: "Who is the real owner of Baoji Cabinet Shop?"
Shao Qing said slowly: "Everyone in Chang'an knows that he is the property of the Wang family!"
"no!"
Dugu Wensu denied it flatly, "Don't say these useless words. We want to know the truth. I advise you to tell the truth."
Shao Qing shook his head and said: "I know that King Ning once had some members of the cabinet shop, about 30%. These members are still in the hands of King Si Ning, and the remaining 70% is owned by Boss Wang."
How could King Si Ning dispatch four to five hundred warriors with crossbows, and how dare he kill the warriors of the An family? Yan Zhuang didn't believe it at all.
Yan Zhuang became a little impatient and threatened in a strong tone: "It's your luck that the two of us came to ask you. If you refuse to tell us, then our young master will come to your door. Do you know how he will ask you? In front of you
In front of him, he will kill your children and grandchildren one by one, forcing you to be unable to survive or die. If you don’t say anything now, he will come tomorrow!”
Shao Qing's face changed with fright. He lowered his head and did not dare to speak. He said for a long time: "Actually, this is not a secret. Many relatives of the emperor know it."
"In this case, there is no need for you to pay the price of destroying your whole family for something that is not a secret, right?"
Shao Qing had no choice but to sigh and said: "Thirty years ago, Baoji Cabinet Shop was still called Hong'an Cabinet House and it was the property of the Dugu family. In the 10th year of Kaiyuan, it was renamed Baoji Cabinet House and the owner suddenly became Wang Yuanbao.
, we were all confused and didn’t dare to ask any more questions.”
Yan Zhuang and Dugu Wensu looked at each other, and their eyes were extremely shocked. It turned out that Wang Yuanbao's real backstage was the Dugu family. I'm afraid it wasn't as simple as the backstage. Wang Yuanbao was just a nominal proprietor. The real owners of these industries were the Dugu family.
Just like the real owners of the Mo Family Martial Arts School are the Hou Mochen family.
After coming out of Shao's house, the two of them got into the carriage, and Yan Zhuang complained: "You are also from the Dugu family, and you don't know anything about it?"
Dugu Wensu smiled bitterly and said: "I am from the Dugu family in Luoyang. The two families separated a hundred years ago, and I am still a concubine. I don't even know what the Dugu family in Luoyang has. How could I know about the Dugu family in Chang'an?"
secret?"
Yan Zhuang sighed and said: "Now we are in big trouble. The hidden power of the Dugu family is very huge. They must be responsible for the Shengdaofang incident."
"What should we do?"
Yan Zhuang shook his head and said: "You should keep an eye on my little lord and don't allow him to act rashly. I will rush back to Youzhou immediately to report to my lord!"
Dugu Wensu snorted and said, "I can't stand him!"
“You have to watch even if you can’t watch!”
Yan Zhuang said sternly: "You warn him that enmity with the Dugu family will seriously affect the lord's great cause. If he tries to interfere with the interests of the Dugu family again, he will be the next to die."