Although the Lin family is the largest aristocratic family in Hangzhou, it has always been very low-key. Baofenglong is famous all over the world, but most people don’t even know that the owner behind Baofenglong is the Lin family. As for Sheyue, Baofenglong’s real family
Of course, the number of people who know about it is very rare.
Although Lin's House is considered luxurious, it is not the largest residence in Hangzhou. Among the many luxurious residences in Hangzhou, it is not very eye-catching.
It was already dawn when Qin Xiao arrived at Lin's house.
The whole Lin Mansion is surrounded by officers and soldiers of the Shence Army. There are many prisoners in the main courtyard and the west courtyard of the house. However, most of these prisoners are criminals who were originally detained in Hangzhou Prison. No members of the family have been imprisoned.
here.
The east courtyard was heavily guarded, and there were people inside and outside the courtyard. Lin Hong was imprisoned in the east courtyard.
The news of Xiahou Ning's assassination was naturally impossible to spread to the outside world for the time being, so the officers and soldiers of Shence here knew nothing about Xiahou Ning's death and were still closely guarding it.
Qin Xiao knew that if he went directly into the house to look for Lin Hong, the guards might not let him in. He didn't want to cause trouble, so he first found Qiao Ruixin and asked Qiao Ruixin to send someone to follow him, so that he could go through without any hindrance.
Although Qiao Ruixin hesitated, Qin Xiao claimed that he wanted to interrogate Lin Hong for clues about the assassin, and Dali Temple officials also had the right to interrogate. Qiao Ruixin had no choice but to send General Qi Shen to accompany Qin Xiao.
With Qi Shen accompanying him, it was naturally very easy to enter Lin's house.
When we arrived at the east courtyard, it was already slightly bright. Although the courtyard was not big, there were still soldiers patrolling back and forth. This also showed that Xia Houning paid enough attention to Lin Hong.
Pushing the door open, the room was very dark. There was even an oil lamp burning on the table. In the corner of the room, a man in casual clothes was sitting on his knees. On the wall in front of him, there was a picture of Guanyin. Qin Xiao
When he entered the door, the man seemed not to hear him and did not get up and look back.
Qin Xiao closed the door smoothly and walked behind the man, only to see that the man had rosary beads hanging on his hand. He was turning the rosary beads and mumbling something.
"Are you Lin Hong?" Qin Xiao walked to a chair nearby and sat down, and asked straight to the point.
The man stopped holding the rosary in his hand, then turned around and looked over. When he saw Qin Xiao, he was slightly surprised, but the surprise disappeared in an instant. With a calm expression on his face, he asked: "I wonder who your lord is?"
Qin Xiao saw that Lin Hong was forty-five or six years old, quite thin, and even very elegant in appearance.
"Dali Temple Shaoqing Qin Xiao!"
"Are you... Mr. Qin?" Lin Hong was even more surprised and couldn't help but look Qin Xiao up and down.
Qin Xiao asked: "Do you know me?"
"I don't dare to climb high." Lin Hong put down the rosary beads in his hand, stood up slowly, straightened his clothes, bowed to Qin Xiao, and then said: "I have heard of the reputation of adults."
Qin Xiao knew that what he had done in Kyoto had been spread for a long time, and the Lin family had good ears and eyes, so it was not surprising that Lin Hong knew about his affairs.
Qin Xiao thought for a moment, then raised his hand to signal Lin Hong to sit down and talk.
Lin Hong bowed again, neither condescending nor condescending. He sat down on the chair opposite and stopped speaking first.
"It seems that the Marquis treats you quite well." Qin Xiao looked around: "It is much more comfortable here than in prison."
Lin Hong smiled indifferently and said: "Your Excellency, I am here to see you. What do you want me to do?"
"I heard that you are extremely smart, and you created Baofenglong with your own hands." Qin Xiao stared at Lin Hong: "I would like you to guess, what is the purpose of my trip?"
Lin Hongyun said calmly: "The villain no longer needs to show off his shrewdness. The prisoners under the rank can't do much for the adults. If the adults have any orders, it doesn't matter."
"It seems that these days have really depressed your will." Qin Xiao sighed: "When officials from Dali Temple appeared, I thought you would want to review the case of your Lin family. With Dali Temple's intervention, if the Lin family is wronged
, there may not be a chance to clean up. But you don’t care, can I think that you have nothing to say about the Lin family’s crime of treason and have already admitted it? "
Lin Hong asked back: "Don't you admit that it is useful? The house is surrounded by the Marquis's subordinates. If you can come in, you can't do it without the Marquis' permission." After a pause, he said calmly: "Master Marquis.
It has been determined that the Lin family has rebelled. This is an ironclad case and no one can overturn it. The Marquis allowed the adults to enter the house, naturally he did not want to see the adults reverse the case, so why should the villain be so sentimental and think that there is a chance to clear the grievances of the Lin family? "
Qin Xiao smiled and said: "As expected of Baofenglong's boss, he is indeed extremely shrewd."
"But the villain's intentions for the adults are very strange." Although he is a prisoner under the rank, his life and death are in the hands of others, but Lin Hong is worthy of being a member of a noble family, with a neat appearance, refined manners, and a calm tone: "
Your Excellency will not come to re-examine the case, nor will you take this villain to the execution ground, so I really can’t figure out the purpose of your visit."
"Why do you think I won't take you to the execution ground?"
Lin Hong smiled lightly and said nothing.
"You naturally know about the Qian family's rebellion in Suzhou." Qin Xiao looked grim: "If someone says that the Qian family's rebellion is not involved in the Qian family's rebellion, the other seven major families in Jiangnan are not involved. Do you believe it?"
Lin Hong shook his head and said, "I don't believe it."
"So, the Lin family is indeed involved?" Qin Xiao looked into Lin Hong's eyes and asked.
Lin Hongwei pondered for a moment before saying: "As far as I know, after the Qian family's rebellion, Mr. Qin seemed to have escaped from Suzhou City with the princess and stayed in Shuning City. Your Excellency is now in Hangzhou. Does it mean that the Qian family's rebellion has been put down?"
"It seems that there is indeed a connection between you." Qin Xiao sighed.
Lin Hong also looked at Qin Xiao and said: "Master Qin came to Hangzhou this time, is it because of the princess's order?"
"Why do you think the princess sent me to Hangzhou?"
"The villain doesn't know."
Qin Xiao seemed to want to see through Lin Hong's thoughts and stared closely into his eyes, but Qin Xiao had to admit that Lin Hong's self-restraint skills were really beyond the comparison of ordinary people. He was as calm as a mountain, and his eyes were extremely calm. From his face
It's hard to tell how he feels now.
Qin Xiao was silent for a moment, and finally asked: "If the Qian family succeeds and really kidnaps the princess in Suzhou, and even uses the princess as a banner to rebel against the Tang Dynasty, will your Lin family raise your flag in response?"
He originally thought that Lin Hong would definitely avoid such a question, but Lin Hong's answer surprised Qin Xiao.
"The roots of the Jiangnan family are with the princess. If the princess rebels against the Tang Dynasty, the Jiangnan family will follow without hesitation." Lin Hong calmly stated: "Not only the Lin family, but at least 70% of the families in Jiangnan will follow, and the seven Jiangnan families will follow her."
Of course the surname bears the brunt."
Qin Xiao smiled and said: "It seems that you really don't care about your own life or death."
"Whether the villain cares or not doesn't make any sense." Lin Hong said with a smile: "At most three years, when the villain's head falls to the ground, the villain's life and death are already decided." After a pause, he continued: "But adults
There is something wrong with what I just said. The Jiangnan family followed the princess not to oppose the Tang Dynasty, but to oppose the Xiahou. No one would rebel against the Tang Dynasty."
Qin Xiao nodded and asked: "The three years you mentioned, do you mean that within these three years, the Xiahou family will slowly take over Baofenglong from you?"
"It is not important to take over the bank. What is important is how to operate the world's number one bank." Lin Hong said calmly: "It is not difficult for the Xiahou family to spread banks throughout the Tang Dynasty. What is difficult is if hundreds of banks are left.
It can operate in an orderly manner." He raised his head slightly and said proudly: "Except for the Lin family, there is probably no other family in the world that can do this."
Qin Xiao smiled and said, "Are you too confident? What the Lin family can do, the Xiahou family can't do?"
"Sir, do you know how many years the Lin family has been preparing for the idea of connecting the world?" Lin Hong straightened his body with a slight smile on his lips: "It has been a hundred years since the ancestors of the Lin family came up with the idea of connecting the world. Over the past hundred years.
, the Lin family has been preparing for Huitong Tianxia. Each generation will specially train a person to take care of bank affairs, so as to be prepared to one day achieve their wishes. The operation of Baofenglong is the experience accumulated by the Lin family for hundreds of years. In this way
The business is completely different from the tea horse silk salt. If it is really possible to be replaced at any time, how can the villain survive until now?"
Qin Xiao smiled and said: "So you know why you are alive."
"Everyone knows." Lin Hong said calmly: "Killing Lin Hong is just one more head on the ground, but if Lin Hong is left behind, he can make a lot of money. Do you think An Xinghou is willing to kill me? The Xiahou family
In the final analysis, I want to take Jiangnan away from the princess, just for those few taels of silver, and the biggest source of those few taels of silver is Baofenglong. Marquis An Xing knows this very well, so how can he be willing to kill me?
?" A strange smile appeared on the corner of his lips: "He was worried that I would die suddenly, so he left many members of the Lin family behind to hold him hostage...!" He sighed and murmured: "Really
If interests are related, who cares about dignity, any shameless means can be used."
"Why are you telling me this?"
"Maybe there is still a desire to survive." Lin Hong smiled lightly: "The adult came very suddenly and strangely. The villain doesn't know why. But the villain hopes that the adult can understand the value of the villain. Maybe the adult suddenly feels that the villain
People are not useless, and they even want to help the Lin family. Doesn't that mean that it gives the Lin family a way out? Regardless of whether this is possible, it is better to give it a try than to do nothing." He stood up and went over, pouring a cup of tea.
He put his hands in front of Qin Xiao, and after Qin Xiao took them, Lin Hong sat down again, still smiling calmly and said: "The villain is a businessman. When businessmen negotiate, they always let the other party know that they have strong strength. Villain
Now he is just a prisoner, and the only capital that can be used is the means to operate Baofenglong. No matter what needs the adults come today, there should be nothing wrong with the villain showing the only capital that can be negotiated. "
Qin Xiao stared at Lin Hong for a moment and finally said: "Your life and death should be in my hands now, so I really want to know, why do you think I have to let you live? What is your only capital that you can give me?