"Master Xu, Jin Feng is a noble after all. We can't break the rules."
The old man with a goatee said: "Today you send people to rob and kill Jin Feng, and tomorrow others will come to kill you. In the end, how can you be so decent in killing?"
"Master Zhou, you follow the rules, but Jin Feng doesn't follow the rules."
The fat man glanced sideways at his goatee: "Jin Feng is famous for protecting his enemies. We tampered with his granary and sent people to rob and kill his concubines. Although we failed, we killed hundreds of bodyguards and chamber of commerce men.
, Mr. Zhou, do you think Jin Feng will pretend that nothing happened?
Jin Feng even dared to kill Xue Henglu. If he finds out that we did these things, what do you think Mr. Zhou will do?"
"Then let him check." Goatee was unhurried.
"Master Zhou is very confident, isn't he?" the fat man asked.
"Master Xu, haven't you seen it yet? Master Zhou has already had a countermeasure."
An official who had a good relationship with the fat man said.
"Please give me some advice, Mr. Li." The fat man asked curiously.
"Actually, my father-in-law and Mr. Zhou are unwilling to take action against Jin Feng or embarrass the Zhenyuan Army. In addition to abiding by the rules, it is also because of the Ninth Princess."
Mr. Li explained: "Jin Feng and the Ninth Princess have an irreconcilable relationship. The Zhenyuan Army was fought for by the Ninth Princess for Jin Feng. If Jin Feng is touched, the Ninth Princess will be furious."
When the fat man heard this, he looked astonished.
The Ninth Princess is not an ordinary silly sweet princess. While helping the emperor handle government affairs, she secretly accumulated a lot of connections and resources, and her influence in the court is something that even the Duke of the country does not dare to underestimate.
It's really not a wise move to offend her.
"Jin Feng was just lucky enough to win the favor of the Ninth Princess!"
The fat man asked unwillingly: "Are we just going to watch this lunatic show off his power in Xichuan?"
"Master Xu, don't worry, Master Zhou has already thought of a countermeasure, hasn't he?" Master Li said.
"What countermeasures?" Fatty asked.
"If your father hadn't been the Duke, a fool like you would have died countless times..."
Mr. Li secretly scolded Fatty in his heart, but thinking of the power of Fatty's family, he patiently explained: "Everyone knows that Jin Feng will retaliate. Don't my father-in-law and Mr. Zhou know?"
"So, father-in-law and Mr. Zhou deliberately ambushed Tang Xiaobei?"
The fat man finally understood the meaning of Mr. Li and the goatee.
"Yes," Mr. Li continued, "Jin Feng will definitely investigate when he comes back. Then we will just give him some more clues."
"With Jin Feng's character, if he gets clues, he will definitely kill people, or even kill everyone!"
Goatee continued: "When he finished killing people, he found out that the clues were false. He killed innocent people..."
"At that time, he will become a piece of fish on the chopping board and let us slaughter him!"
The fat man's eyes lit up: "This method is really wonderful, how did you come up with it?"
For the rich and powerful, killing people directly is a disadvantage. They prefer to use strategies.
Jin Feng has no official position, and his work is influenced by his previous life. Everything is within the scope of the laws of Dakang. He is completely an outstanding citizen of Dakang, and the powerful people cannot find fault at all.
There was no choice but to dig a hole for Jin Feng to jump into.
As long as someone is killed, and if the evidence is conclusive, the identity of the Ninth Princess and the Baron cannot be preserved for Jin Feng.
And the powerful people have tried their best to dig holes and will definitely turn this case into a solid case.
"So, Jin Feng will definitely die when he comes back. Don't provoke the Zhenyuan Army again. Do you understand?"
The eunuch sitting at the top reminded.
This is also the main purpose for the eunuchs to hold their meetings.
After all, not everyone is as smart as Mr. Goatee and Mr. Li. Fatty is not the only idiot among the dignitaries present.
The eunuchs and Goatee were really worried that they could not help but send people to assassinate Jin Feng, or to provoke the Zhenyuan Army.
This will leave a handle for the Ninth Princess.
This time, they had offended the Ninth Princess to death.
With Princess Ninth's character, if she finds any clues, her family will be ruined and everyone will be devastated.
That's why this group of people went around in such a big circle to lure the Ninth Princess and Jin Feng away.
"Don't worry, father-in-law, we know what we know." The fat man took the lead in expressing his stance.
Other dignitaries also nodded in agreement.
As a result, on the morning of the third day, they suddenly received news that the Zhenyuan Army had begun to suppress bandits again.
And not only one or two families were wiped out, but ten families were wiped out!
Behind the bandits are the gentry, who are also the younger brothers of the powerful.
The bandits who collect the annual grain have several granaries in their lair.
Among the dignitaries present, many brought food from various places and hid it in the bandits' granaries.
This saves you the trouble of building a granary.
The dignitaries smuggled food from the Jinchuan Chamber of Commerce. It was a lie that Zhang Liang was not angry.
After learning the news from Qing Xinyao, he deliberately divided his troops into ten families and wiped out ten bandit lairs in one fell swoop.
Part of the looted food was used as military rations, and what could not be taken away was simply distributed to the people who followed behind.
This is the revenge from Zhang Liang!
But this time it was a hornet's nest for the powerful people in Xichuan.
As soon as the dignitaries got the news, they gathered together to discuss countermeasures.
"You still can't be too kind. We all let the Zhenyuan Army leave, but in the blink of an eye they dared to cause trouble!"
The fat man cursed angrily: "Father, the Zhenyuan Army is seeking death. Can't you blame us?"
"Master Xu, what do you want?" The eunuch glanced sideways at the fat man.
"The Zhenyuan Army moved my people, I have to show it, right?" Fatty said coldly: "Otherwise, who would be willing to serve my Xu family?"
The Xu family also obtained a lot of food from Jiangnan this time, 30% of which was placed in Qingfeng Mountain, sixty miles north of Xichuan City.
Now that the food price has not risen enough to satisfy the fat man, he plans to wait until the disaster becomes more serious before bringing the food to Xichuan for sale, so as to maximize profits.
As a result, Qingfeng Mountain was destroyed by the Zhenyuan Army.
The situation on several other mountain tops is similar to that of Qingfeng Mountain.
Like Fatty, there are several powerful people who want to kill the Zhenyuan Army.
"Master Xu, are you admitting that you are involved with the bandits?"
After listening to the fat man's words, the eunuch said sadly: "If this is the case, just do whatever you want to do. However, when the Ninth Princess asks about it in the future, Mr. Xu should not say that he knows our family, so as not to implicate our family and be beheaded."
"I..." Fatty Xu's tone faltered, and he sat back in his chair unwillingly.
Collusion with bandits is a capital crime!
Normally, no one would care about it, but if the fat man gives trouble to the Zhenyuan Army because of this incident, his father-in-law will not be able to protect him when the Ninth Princess comes back.
"But we can't just watch the Zhenyuan Army act like this, right?"
The fat man asked aggrievedly: "If they suppress the bandits all the way back to Jinchuan, we will suffer a big loss this time."
They had to get some food from the Jinchuan Chamber of Commerce's granary in a secretive way, but Zhang Liang was good at sharing the food with them openly.
