The Red Chamber: My Stunning Confidante with a Variety of Styles

a few days later.

Yangzhou, Sylphy Tea House, private room.

"Everyone, Lin Ruhai, who got in the way, is near the end of his life, and the days I've been waiting for are finally going to be easier."

At the table, a middle-aged man with a big belly said to the other three men and one woman.

They are the five largest salt merchants in the entire Jiangnan area, controlling the salt business in the Jiangnan area and even the surrounding areas.

The one who spoke was Jiang Quan, one of the five great salt merchants.

"Why are you so anxious, Lin Ruhai is not dead yet." An old man with a thin face and a gloomy expression said coldly.

His name was Qian Wei, one of the top five salt merchants, and also the leader of the largest gang in Jinling Province, with a lot of murders in his hands.

"Hehehe." A woman with a charming face laughed coquettishly, and said softly, "Master Qian, don't be so scary when you talk, what is life and death, my family is panicking."

This woman's name is Mudan, who used to be a well-known oiran in the south of the Yangtze River. After she got older, it is said that she got on the Jiangnan salt transport envoy. In a few years, she became one of the five largest salt merchants in the south of the Yangtze River.

"Peony, don't pretend to be garlic, Lin Ruhai is your hands, right?" A burly and strong man said.

Mudan glared at him, and said angrily: "Wei Hu! If you hadn't been tender and affectionate with the slave family, otherwise you would definitely not give up with you!"

The last old man with white hair and beard glanced at her: "You bastard, quickly put away your tricks, who knows that your followers are all outlaws? Who are you?"

Mudan's expression changed when she heard the words, she slapped the table and shouted to the old man:
"Zhen Xuan! You don't slander others. My old lady has always been law-abiding. Before that, many places were plagued by locusts. My old lady donated a million taels of silver to the imperial court! What did you do again? Have you ever donated a penny?"

Zhen Xuan replied lightly: "What does donating money have to do with killing Lin Ruhai? If you donate money, you won't be able to kill him?"

"You!" Peony was furious.

"Wait, wait!" Jiang Quan quickly interrupted the two of them, "Why should I be suspicious of each other? I wonder what kind of powerful opponent Lin Ruhai has provoked. At this moment, what we are waiting to discuss is how to distribute the talents. "

Mudan gave Zhen Xuan a hard look, and suppressed her dissatisfaction. Indeed, how to distribute Yanyin is a major issue.

Yanyin is the salt transportation and sales license certificate issued by the Yamen to salt merchants.

The salt industry is a hugely profitable business, and the imperial court supervises it very strictly. Therefore, the salt quotations issued by the yamen are also limited.

How to distribute these salt quotations has become a matter of great importance to several major salt merchants.

After all, the more salt you get, the more money you make.

Just when everyone was about to fight for their own interests, Qian Wei suddenly said:

"Do you really think that the matter of Lin Ruhai has nothing to do with you?"

"What do you say?" Everyone was taken aback.

"There's a letter from the capital. The emperor has ordered Ying Tianfu to thoroughly investigate the case. Even the Jin Yiwei has been mobilized." Qian Wei said.

Everyone frowned when they heard the words, Du Juan said: "I'm afraid it has nothing to do with us?"

"Oh, nothing to do?" Wei Hu sneered, "Believe it or not, as long as Jin Yiwei arrives, we will be the first to suffer."

These words caused everyone to fall into silence. Everyone knew the virtue of Jin Yiwei, and they didn't even need evidence to handle the case.

"Then how do we deal with ourselves?" Peony asked.

"We must not sit still. I will let others see that we are wolves, not sheep!" Wei Hu snorted coldly.

Several people nodded slowly, only if they showed their fangs, would they not be swallowed in one bite.

They really need to come up with their own means.

"One more thing. It is said that the 'Master Jade' Jia Jue also came to the south of the Yangtze River, and Lin Ruhai is his uncle." Qian Wei added.

The eyes of several people lit up, and Wei Hu clapped his hands fiercely:

"Good job! It is said that this person is deeply favored by His Majesty. If he can be controlled, Jin Yiwei will not dare to act recklessly if he wants to make a fool of himself."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

After observing everyone's reaction, a sharp light flashed in one person's eyes:
There is a way to heaven if you don't go, but there is no way to hell you break in!

Jia Jue!Jiangnan is your burial place!
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Ying Tian Fu Ya.

A decent-looking middle-aged man was holding a letter with a dignified expression.

He is the magistrate of Yingtian Mansion, Jia Yucun, and he is also an extremely important character in The Red Chamber.

If he were summed up in a few words, it would be: ruthless, ungrateful, despicable and shameless.

Because of the support from Xiangling's father, Zhen Shiyin, he was able to go to Beijing to rush for the examination and become a Jinshi. However, in the lawsuit between Xue Pan and Feng Yuan, he clearly recognized Xiangling, but he just didn't know it, and let her become a slave in the hands of traffickers. Money-making props.

He relied on the Jia family to make a fortune, but in the end he bit back at the down-and-out Jia family and made trouble.

What he was holding in his hand at this moment was Zhao Qi's secret letter.

What happened to Lin Ruhai aroused Zhao Qi, and he ordered him to solve the case with strong words.

He put down the secret letter, stood up and paced back and forth.

He also knew about Lin Ruhai's matter, but he didn't want to care about it at all.

The profits of the salt industry are too huge, and the interest relationship is extremely complicated.

Leaving aside the officials of the Salt Government Yamen, he didn't want to touch the five major salt merchants alone. These people had extremely deep backgrounds, and each of them represented the interests of one side.

If he didn't know and bumped headfirst, he might have a bloody head.

However, Zhao Qi's words were so fierce, if he didn't do anything, he might offend Zhao Qi.

At this time, he was caught in a dilemma.

He frowned and thought hard for a while, then suddenly his expression changed:
If something happened to Lin Ruhai, her daughter Lin Daiyu would definitely come back, but the Lin family had no males, so many matters would be difficult for Lin Daiyu to handle.Therefore, there must be a male accompanying the Jia family this time, who could it be?

He used to have a good relationship with Lin Ruhai, and it was because of Lin Ruhai's recommendation that he hugged the Jia family's thigh. He was an official to the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture, and he taught Lin Daiyu for a period of time when he was down and down, so he was more concerned about the Jia family's affairs and people. learn.

After a little thought, he probably expected that it would be one of Jia Lian, Jia Baoyu, and Jia Jue.

"Jia Baoyu is regarded as the jewel in the palm of Mrs. Jia, and I think he would not be willing to let him travel far. It seems that it should be Jia Lian or Jia Jue." Jia Yucun began to think, "But Jia Lian is in the period of filial piety. It's inconvenient to come here, so it's Jia Jue who came!"

His originally tightly locked brows gradually relaxed:
"Jia Jue has just been sealed off, and the holy family is in full swing. If he is the one to charge..."

In a flash of thought, he had already finalized his plan:

Encouraging Jia Jue to investigate the case, he just watched from the sidelines.

If Jia Jue can find out, he will wave the flag for Jia Jue, if Jia Jue can't find out, he just doesn't know.

Jia Jue is his puppet. If it is hard for Jia Jue to be his puppet, he will enjoy it if he is blessed.