Yipin Tang

Chapter 234 each with their own minds

Private printing of bank notes is a major event, even if it is not considered treason, it is definitely a proper crime of deceiving the emperor.

After two days of interrogation, Cui Guanshi, Zheng shopkeeper and others finally couldn't bear the charges of the nine clans and confessed honestly.

This was exactly what Li Er wanted. The only thing that made him dissatisfied was that there were no members of the Wang family. The most prestigious family official in the court today was Wang Tong.

"Why are there no members of the Wang family?"

Li Er obviously didn't believe that the Wang family was not involved in it. It was Wang Tong who strongly opposed the Qianzhuang in the Tai Chi Hall.

The jailer replied cautiously: "Those who went to the bank to exchange cash with fake banknotes all pointed out the person who gave them the banknotes, and indeed did not mention the Wang family."

Wang Xiang flipped through the confession brought by the jailer, and asked, "All identified?"

The jailer shook his head and said, "There is only one person who has not been identified."

"Who?"

"It was Zhang Dashou who was caught first. He said he picked up the bank note in his hand."

"Picked it?" Wang Xiang said with a smile: "There are several stacks of banknotes worth tens of thousands of taels, and not everyone can pick them up casually."

Li Er squinted his eyes and asked, "Do you think that Zhang Dashou has something to do with the Wang family?"

"It's almost the same. Others can identify the person who gave them the banknotes. The confessions of Cui Guanshi, Zheng shopkeeper and others can also be matched, but there is no big hand, and there are no mistakes in the banknotes of the other companies. So where did the banknote in Zhang Dashou's hand come from?"

A murderous look flashed in Li Er's eyes, and he said in a cold voice: "I never thought he would be so sincere to the Wang family, that he would be willing to bear the crimes of the nine clans!"

Wang Xiang shook his head when he heard the words and said with a smile: "It may not be that he is sincere to the Wang family."

"Oh? You mean..."

Wang Xiang asked back: "What do you think of Wang Tong, Your Majesty?"

Li Er frowned and said: "Careful and cunning, he is the most difficult person in the aristocratic family. I have tried to make him an official several times, but he usually does everything well, and he is a veteran of the three dynasties. I am also very prestigious. Too much."

Wang Xiang smiled bitterly: "It seems that what the big hand said is very likely to be true."

"You mean about picking up the bank note?" Li Er frowned even more tightly.

Wang Xiang nodded and said, "With Wang Tong's prudence, it's normal not to let people from the Wang family show up, but..."

"Zhang Dashou, a bank note worth tens of thousands of taels, can't be picked up by such a coincidence." Wang Xiang smiled lightly and said to the jailer: "Go and bring Zhang Dashou here."

……

While Li Er was busy interrogating Cui Guanshi and others, the family did not sit still.

Wang Tong is the most prestigious in the family, he asked Wang Yuan to secretly invite all the heads of the families to the Wang family.

The first one to come was Cui Hong, the elder of the Cui family. He was the most impatient one. The Cui family was the first to bear the brunt of the bank note accident. To be honest, it was only their Cui family who printed the bank notes privately. Seeking self-preservation and withdrawing, he was relieved to see Wang Tong sent Wang Yuan to invite everyone to come to discuss countermeasures, and rushed over in a hurry.

After a while, the old men from several other families also rushed to the Wang's house secretly, and the entire backyard was guarded by the guards of the Wang's family, and no one was allowed to enter or leave at will.

In the back hall, Cui Hong saw the old men from several other families rushing over, and said anxiously, "Why did you come here? What time is this?"

"When and when? Why are we in a hurry?" The old man of the Zheng family looked indifferent.

Cui Hong's complexion changed, and seeing the same expressions of the other old men, he suddenly burst into anger: "What do you mean?"

The old man of the Zheng family smiled: "It's nothing interesting, it's your Cui family who printed the bank notes privately, so what's the matter with us?"

"you!"

"Okay, okay, everyone has something to do with this matter, I invite you all to come here today to discuss countermeasures together, don't mess yourself up."

When Wang Tong spoke, everyone stopped arguing and sat down separately with their own thoughts. Cui Hong's face was still not very good-looking, and he said coldly: "It's still Mr. Wang who understands the truth. Don't forget that it's not just our Cui family who was taken away." people."

The old man of the Zheng family laughed and said, "Old man Wang really understands the truth. No one from the Wang family was arrested this time."

"Yes, it seems that the Wang family can completely stay out of the matter this time." The old man of the Fan family also said pointedly.

Wang Tong naturally heard what they said, and said without changing his face: "If the old man really wanted to stay out of it, he wouldn't invite everyone here today."

When Cui Hong found out that no one from the Wang family had been arrested, he was a little suspicious. If the Wang family also had the plan to protect themselves wisely, he would be in danger. Now, after hearing what Wang Tong said, Cui Hong finally felt relieved and secretly regretted himself. You shouldn't be greedy, if you don't covet the cash that was exchanged, you won't leave anything behind.

Cui Hong is not the only one who regrets, the elders of other aristocratic families also regret it extremely, but they also know that they are reluctant to let them give up hundreds of thousands of cash.

It is useless to regret the matter so far, the most urgent thing is to discuss how to deal with it.

"Mr. Wang, you are the one with the highest prestige and the most methods here. Tell me how to deal with this matter."

Everyone didn't think there was anything wrong with what the old man of the Zheng family said, and they all looked at Wang Tong.

At this time, Wang Tong was not humble either, he pondered for a moment and said: "Li Shimin's throne is becoming more and more stable, and he wants to weaken the power of our family. We should be united, otherwise it will be more difficult to deal with in the future."

Everyone was silent for a moment and nodded solemnly. Cui Hong was even more happy when he saw everyone's reaction, and asked, "Then how should we deal with it now? Li Shimin has arrested a lot of people this time."

Wang Tong said with a smile: "If he hadn't made such a big fuss to arrest people, it might not be easy to handle. Now..."

"how?"

"In the past few days, people have been panicking everywhere due to the matter of the bank. The fire that was lit earlier has not been extinguished, and Li Shimin is arresting people arbitrarily at this time. We only need to slap him, and then don't bother with the fake bank notes. It's over, this fire can make him overwhelmed."

Cui Hong's eyes lit up: "Master Wang still has a solution. I see that the people in Chang'an are panicked and resentful."

"It's not just Chang'an, I'm afraid it's the same everywhere. Don't forget, apart from the Chang'an bank, the banks in other places don't even have cash."

Cui Hong nodded again and again: "Yes, that's the case everywhere. As long as we tease him a little bit, Li Shimin will definitely be overwhelmed!"

The old man of the Zheng family said worriedly: "The person Li Shimin took away..."

Wang Tong focused his eyes: "Their families are all in the hands of our family, I believe they know what to do."

Seeing everyone nodding their heads in thought, Wang Tong said in a deep voice, "However, this must be done quickly. Once Li Shimin reacts and quells the anger of the people, it may not be easy to start the fire again."

Everyone said seriously: "It's not too late, let's go back and prepare now!"

(End of this chapter)