retaliate

Chapter 197 Pushed to the top (add 1 for 'I want to live for decades')

Yang Xuan returned to Nilv, a little excited because he drank some wine.

"Mr. Lang, the villain has gone to investigate. Among the officials who support the closure of Taiping Trade, the leader is Han Li who joined the army." The old thief had a hard day, and there was something wrong with his eyes.

"What's wrong with your eyes?" Yang Xuan felt dazzled because of the flickering candlelight.

"The villain is pretending to be blind today. After pretending for a long time, his eyes can't be rolled down." The old thief rolled his eyes, and then the eyeballs rolled down, but the pupils were a little out of center.

"Stop pretending in the future." Yang Xuan himself tried pretending to be blind, and his eyes hurt. "Headed by Han Li... this person has never been very friendly to me. By the way, how is his relationship with the merchants?"

"We got very close and said we often drank together."

"For officials, businessmen are like rivers. How can you not get your shoes wet when you often walk by the river?" Yang Xuan sneered, "Write a letter of report and throw it in the state."

"Report what?"

"Joining the army, Han Li accepted a huge amount of bribes from businessmen."

The old thief was good at this, and that night he quietly went outside the state house and threw the letter into the gate.

Yang Xuan lay on the bed and yawned.

"Don't stretch out your hand, you will be caught if you stretch out your hand!"

On the second day, Yang Xuan had nothing to do, so he took people around the city.

As soon as the gate of the state house opened, the door lowered its head, "Hey! Why is there a letter?"

He picked up the letter, just in time to see Han Li coming in, "Han Canjun came just in time, please be a witness for the villain."

"What's the matter?" Han Li looked pale and his eyes were bloodshot.

The door held up the letter, "Just now when the villain opened the door, he saw this letter. He hadn't opened it before, and asked Han Canjun to testify."

Immediately more and more officials came in.

"Take it apart and have a look." Han Li held back a yawn.

The door immediately opened the letter and said: "I don't know who made it, so I can't wait to hand it in during the daytime?"

When Han Li saw Liu Qing who was about to come in outside, he raised his voice, "I have met the envoy."

Menzi had already opened the letter and said loudly: "The villain reports..."

Sure enough, it was a letter of complaint.

In the middle of the night, he sneakily threw the letter into the gate of the state house, and there was nothing else except the report letter.

Liu Qing came over, and Han Li cupped his hands: "My lord. It just so happened that someone got a report letter, and the lower official thought... This has never happened in Chenzhou for many years, and I don't know who it is to report."

Liu Qing hummed.

Menzi continued to read: "Han Li, who recorded affairs and joined the army."

The smile on Han Li's face froze instantly, and his lips trembled, "Master, this is a slander... a false accusation."

"Han Li has a close relationship with wealthy merchants from Chenzhou, and they have had banquets together many times... and even accepted bribes from merchants in private..."

"Emissary." Menzi didn't dare to read.

Han Liqiang smiled.

Liu Qing looked at him and said expressionlessly, "Have you accepted it?"

Han Li smiled and said, "Your official...this is a false accusation."

Liu Qing said coldly: "The old man asked if you have ever received money from a merchant? Yes, or not!"

Han Li shivered for a moment, "Xiaguan originally... those businessmen's good intentions were hard to get rid of, and Xiaguan wanted not to offend others, so he took some money."

Liu Qing's complexion changed.

Han Li hurriedly said: "However, those money and wealth have already been donated to the orphanages in the city."

Liu Qing said lightly: "Check!"

Then all the officials came out.

Yang Xuan wandered around the city, and found a restaurant for dinner at noon.

There are only a few idlers drinking in the restaurant.

"What does the guest officer eat?"

The guy came up to him.

The idlers glanced at Yang Xuan and the others, and continued to brag.

"Do you have mutton soup?"

"Yes, the bone broth boiled from last night, and the chopped lamb, which is fat and tender."

"Come some."

This is considered half a high-roller, and the man responded loudly.

Yang Xuan sat down, the old thief looked at the indoor environment habitually, Wang Laoer asked: "What are you looking at, old thief?"

The old thief said: "Old man, see if there is a compartment."

"The compartment?"

"Hmm." The old thief looked confident, "Some tombs seem to have bones and burials, but that's just a fake. The real tomb owner is next door."

"It's time to eat! Don't talk about this." Yang Xuan felt a headache when he heard it.

Wu Da waited outside with his people. According to the rules of the guards, they could only eat dry food.

The dry food was good, at least much richer and more delicious than when they were in the tribe.

The man came out with a tray of steaming bowls of mutton soup.

"Hurry up, one bowl per person."

Uda was surprised, "I didn't want it."

The guy said, "The people inside ordered it for you."

Wu Da glanced at Yang Xuan inside, and silently took a bowl of mutton soup.

The others each brought a bowl, squatted there, took a mouthful of mutton soup and a mouthful of pancakes, and finally threw the pancakes in to soak until soft, and ate them with a sigh.

A guard rubbed his stomach, "What did we eat before, what do we eat now. The master treats us well."

Wu Da shook his head, "It doesn't matter what you eat, do you remember what the original leader ate and what we ate?"

The guard said: "In the past, the leader dun mutton and beef. We would be grateful if we had meat once in a while."

Uda said, "What about now?"

Everyone thought about it, and someone said: "Now... let's eat whatever the master eats."

Wu Da handed the empty bowl to his subordinates, and said seriously: "The leader used to treat us like cattle and horses, but now the master treats us like human beings, his own people. What should I do?"

The guards were silent, but their eyes were bright.

Two idlers rushed into the wine shop

"Han Li is out of luck."

The idlers were feeling bored, and someone asked, "How is he?"

When someone came to look at the wine they were drinking, a leisurely man said generously: "Just drink."

The visitor just sat down, drank a bowl of wine first, and said comfortably: "In the morning, someone reported Han Li, saying that he accepted bribes from businessmen."

The old thief glanced at Yang Xuan.

It happened.

"Didn't Han Li fall?"

"Han Li said that the money had already been donated. After checking, it turned out that it was donated yesterday."

Hey!
The old thief was a little annoyed.

"Calm down." Yang Xuan glanced at him, "He is not the only one who has accepted bribes from merchants. If it really matters, the Chenzhou officials may take half of it."

After winning half, how will the remaining officials support political operations?

"His reputation is already rotten, it would be better to kill people." The old thief praised: "Your Majesty made a hole for him without making a fuss."

Yang Xuan took a sip of the mutton soup, savored it happily, "It doesn't matter if you mess with him, I still value those businessmen."

The old thief was puzzled.

Yang Xuan put down his chopsticks, "After Han Li escaped, he will definitely wonder who did it. Who could it be?"

The old thief rejoiced when he thought about it, "Businessman! He will definitely feel that it was those businessmen who reported it."

Yang Xuan stood up, "Let's go."

Wang Laoer asked: "Old thief, what will happen to those merchants?"

"Han Li will retaliate, those merchants will suffer heavy losses, and then they will hate Han Li again, ha ha! You can find opponents for each of them with a letter from Mr. Lang, it's amazing!"

But the most important thing is that those businessmen offended Han Li, but Han Li did not fall...

"Before Han Li's downfall, those businessmen didn't dare and would not return to Chenzhou. This method..." The old thief quickly took out the pamphlet and charcoal pencils, and recorded them wholeheartedly.

After recording, he salivated and asked for advice, "Lang Jun, what kind of scheme is this?"

"The alienation meter."

……

Han Li's face was pale at the moment, only his confidants were in the duty room.

"Fortunately, the money was disposed of in time, otherwise..."

Heartbroken.

"Who did this?" After Han Li escaped, he immediately began to think about it.

The confidant said: "Most of them are those businessmen."

That's right.

Han Li also thought so.

"Those lowly dog ​​slaves were worried about the old man's revenge, so they acted first, what a ruthless method!"

Han Li grinned grimly, "These lowly dog ​​slaves have done a lot of tax evasion in the past. Go and investigate. They feel sorry for the old man who wants to punish them!"

Immediately there was a wind of justice in Chenzhou.

Those rich businessmen who evaded taxes were discovered, Liu Qing was furious, and immediately ordered them to pay and punish them.

Not long after those businessmen arrived in Taiping, they received bad news.

"Mr. Lang, Han Li was reported for accepting bribes." The visitor said.

"Hiss!" Jin Qiao gasped, "Who reported it? What happened to Han Li?"

"Han Li donated all his money."

"What a decisive Han Li!"

"I'm afraid he did it himself!"

"Yes, in order to eliminate future troubles, he donated the money first, and then reported himself. Who can use this matter to blackmail him after that? How cruel!"

"Lang Jun, our shop has been sealed, and the goods have also been sealed. It is said that we have to pay taxes, and we have to be punished."

Hong Yazhi's body shook, "Where are the officials who took our bribes? Han Li...why didn't anyone tell us in advance?"

The visitor said, "It was Han Li who reported it!"

"Old dog!" Wang Min's face was ashen, "He saw us coming to Taiping, and thought that there would be no bribes in the future, so he took revenge, what an old dog."

"No!" Jin Qiao shook her head and calmed down, "We came to Taiping, will we still give money to Han Li and others in the future?"

"Of course not."

"Han Li has to worry that we will report him for taking bribes in the future."

Jin Qiao nodded, "Although we don't know how to do it, high-ranking officials like Han Li are afraid of what might happen. So he first asked people to report him for taking bribes, and then retaliated against us. This is so righteous and awe-inspiring, completely eliminating future troubles."

"..."

A group of businessmen hated Han Li to the bone, and then discussed for a long time.

"We have no way out anymore, and we will get all the business back to Taiping."

"Alright, but were we a little arrogant when we dealt with Yang Xuan earlier?"

"That's right, see you later."

Yang Xuan stayed in Lin'an for three days before returning.

"Yiniang! Yiniang!"

Wang Laoer rushed into the backyard, shouting happily.

"Calling the soul!"

Yiniang was making clothes, she said angrily.

Zhang Siniang was helping at the side, learning along the way, covering her mouth and giggling.

"Yi Niang!"

Wang Lao Er rushed in, and put a heavy burden on the table.

The burden was opened, and it was full of dried meat.

Wang Lao Er looked at Yiniang as if offering a treasure, "Look!"

Yiniang smiled and said, "Then take it and put it away, and eat slowly."

Wang Lao Er pushed the burden over, "Yiniang, I'll eat it for you."

Yiniang shook her head, "How can I eat so much?"

"Leave it alone and eat slowly."

Wang Laoer is very stubborn.

"Alright, alright, Si Niangzi put it away, I will eat slowly."

Only then did Wang Lao Er go out contentedly.

Then his loud voice sounded again in the yard.

"The king is here, Yiniang put away the jerky."

King Wei who just came in had black lines all over his head.

Yang Xuan smiled and said, "The second child is honesty."

King Wei sneered, "You want to say that this king cares about his jerky?"

"Zitai." Li Han looked at the trees in the yard with his hands behind his back, "The merchants are here, but merchants are after profits. If Lin'an offers better conditions, they will also switch to Lin'an. Be cautious about this matter. We It seems that the best way is to support local businessmen to grow bigger.”

"The main thing is to open up business routes." King Wei seemed to have thought about this matter, "Those wealthy merchants have their own ways, and newcomers have to get used to it step by step."

"Lang Jun, some businessmen came outside and said they wanted to see something."

Li Han said indifferently: "Follow the taste and come here. This is to test Zitai's attitude. If they are friendly, they will make progress in the next step. Your Majesty..."

"The king said at the beginning that we shouldn't beg them. Merchants are cheap. If you beg them, they will climb up the pole." Wei Wang sneered, "However, it is not a problem for me to kill a few businessmen."

Yang Xuan coughed dryly, "Let them in."

Merchants come in.

All stand with hands tied.

This posture is wrong!Li Han: "..."

Holding the handle of the knife, King Wei really wanted to kill a few businessmen for fun, but he would be charged with crimes afterwards, for example, these businessmen were acting as internal agents for foreign races.

This reason seems inappropriate, but Zitai and Li Han are smart people, let them think of a reason.

"Everyone, this is..." Yang Xuan smiled and said, "Could it be that Taiping didn't entertain well?"

Jin Qiao raised her eyes and glanced at Yang Xuan. Yang Xuan just came back today, and he must have known about the grievances between Han Li and them. He was still smiling at this moment. This...

This is a smiling tiger!

The old man was too embarrassing in the past.

"Peace is very good, but I don't know if we can sell some land to villains."

Yang Xuan said lightly: "Old Cao."

Cao Ying replied: "The lower official is here."

"may have?"

"Yes, but..." Cao Ying saw a hint of contempt in her husband's expression, and pushed the boat along.

"It can be sold."

Selling land is also a source of income, but land in Taiping is worthless, better than nothing.However, thinking of Yang Xuan's attitude, Cao Ying planned to ask for the price later.

"It's easy to talk about, and the price is easy to talk about!" Jin Qiao was almost crushed with a big stone in his chest.

This……

Cao Ying seemed to hear the ringing of bamboo sticks.

He smiled and said, "Don't force yourself."

"Not forced, never forced."

Jin Qiao respectfully said: "After the house is built, the villain is planning to move his family members here. From then on, he will be regarded as a Taiping person, and please take care of the Ming Palace."

"It's easy to say, do things according to the rules, and no one will make things difficult for you."

"Yes."

Hong Yazhi suddenly said, "The villain looks at the dilapidated county house, which shows that the Ming government is clean. But this is the facade of Taiping after all. The villain wants to donate some money for the repair of the county house."

King Wei glanced at Li Han.

Are these businessmen taking the wrong medicine?

Since someone donates money, don’t take it for nothing!
Everyone thinks so.

But Yang Xuan said indifferently: "The facade of Taiping is the clothes worn by Taiping people, the food in the bowl, and the look on the face, but it is not the official office."

He turned it down.

……

Thank you for the reward of "I want to live for decades" from the Silver League, and I wish you good health.

(End of this chapter)