A scholar of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

"It's going to be a long time in the future. I've finished talking about the good and the bad. In fact, I, Gu Qing, want to do business well. The waterways cannot bypass Jiangnan, let alone the various state capitals in the south of the Yangtze River. The relationship between each state capital and you is too good. Don’t worry about people, don’t worry about the waterway in the future, let the Maritime Trade Department take care of it.”

Gu Qing sat down again and said: "But in fact, I really want you to take care of the sewers. Wouldn't it be great if we split the bill? It's a pity that the court will not allow me to do this. Don't really think that Li Chengqian doesn't want to control Jiangnan's affairs. The thing is, he is just happy to see me fight you bloody, no matter if I lose to you or you lose to me, Li Chengqian will get benefits, if anyone wants to get the waterway, it is actually Li Chengqian."

"If Li Chengqian sends people into the south of the Yangtze River, do you think Li Chengqian will sit down and share with you in the face of such great interests as waterways? Will Li Chengqian give you this qualification?" Gu Qing lowered his tone, "Maritime Trade Department It is not under the control of the court, nor is it Li Chengqian, the royal family, me and you, the three of us might as well back out and let the Maritime Trade Department take care of it, once the two of us are bloody, in the end it will be Li Chengqian who will be the cheapest."

"As long as we don't take action, if we don't pick up the knife, Li Chengqian will have no way to do it. We can't give Li Chengqian any reason to use the knife against Jiangnan."

The Yuan family's children said again: "Some things need to be decided by the elders in the family."

"I believe that the people in your family can understand the truth. I don't want the century-old foundation of the Jiangnan clan to be destroyed in one sentence. There is a saying that everyone's harmony makes money." After finishing speaking, Gu Qing raised his glass and said to Fan Jian: "You can send guest."

"Yes." Fan Jian nodded.

"Wait a minute!" Di Renjie walked into the courtyard and said, "The Xie family, the Yuan family, and the Xiao family are also invited to go to Dali Temple with me. There are some things that need to be clarified."

The man was taken away by Di Renjie, Gu Qing drank tea and enjoyed the sunshine.

"Master Hou." Fan Jian said in a low voice, "Dali Temple has sent people to investigate Xie's house in Jiangnan."

"Tell everyone who has business dealings with our Gu family that all business will be tripled for the Xie family in Jiangnan." Gu Qing said to Fan Jian.

"Understood." Fan Jian nodded and said again: "But if we attack Jiangnan Xie's family, the other three Jiangnan families will unite together, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with."

"Don't worry, only the Xie family, the other three families will watch the Xie family fall." Gu Qing nodded and said: "The benefit is very strange, just like everyone wants to get the waterway, the Jiangnan clan stares at the waterway, but everyone wants it Eat more, the other three families in the Xie family's territory must have also thought about it, don't think too much about people, Ling Ran, these clan children are not fools, unite with the Xie family and me, or wait for the Xie family to fall. They can also eat the territory of the Xie family and get some cheap money, they know how to choose."

"As long as the interests are divided well, there is nothing to say. When you put a lion in a cage, as long as you feed him every day, he will become docile." Gu Qing whispered.

"The villain will arrange it now." Fan Jian nodded and said.

After the Xiao family, the Yuan family, and the Wang family's children entered Dali Temple, they came out after some inquiries. The Xiao family handed over a few people and it was fine. It has nothing to do with the other three.

In the Xiao family's courtyard, the elders of the Xiao family said to a group of children: "Tomorrow we will leave Chang'an with our family."

"Clan elder, Gu Qing wants us to hand over the state officials who have contacts with my Xiao family. These are the foundations of our Xiao family's foothold in the south of the Yangtze River. Once we hand them over, we will be slaughtered by Gu Qing."

"If you don't hand it over, do you think the court will not find out?" The elder of the Xiao family said sternly.

"The elders taught us from an early age that we must never put down the knife in our hands. Once we put it down, we will be eaten by mermaids. Beasts without claws will become people's food. We can be kind but not weak. This is what the elders taught us since childhood. Our clan has always forgotten?"

"You are confused! Do you think that our Xiao family can gain a foothold thanks to the blessing of the government!?" The elder of the Xiao family said loudly: "The money collected by the government is getting more and more every year, and they are sucking our money every year. Blood! If the Xiao family needed the protection of the government to grow stronger, the Xiao family would have changed their surname a long time ago!"

Under the clan elder's scolding, a group of children's complexions turned red.

"Gu Qing is right. Instead of us arguing with Gu Qing, it is better to calm down first. Li Chengqian seems to be indifferent to this matter, but in fact he has been plotting for a long time. Jiangnan is far away from the temple, but who is leading the land? The emperor said a word , Jiangnan will be littered with corpses."

The children of the Xiao family said again: "Gu Qing said that the water channels were handed over to the Maritime Trade Department. Who in Chang'an doesn't know that it is King Jin who controls the Maritime Trade Department. King Jin grew up beside Gu Qing since he was a child. the difference."

The clan elder shook his head in disappointment, "If you take power in the Xiao family in the future, the Xiao family will not be far away!"

"Clan elder, do we really want to compromise?" Someone said again.

"If Gu Qing really wants to monopolize the maritime trade, he doesn't have to establish a maritime trade department. If Gu Qing monopolizes the maritime trade, will the royal family let Gu Qing go? Gu Qing knows very well that he can't take too much. Once he takes too much The road to him has come to an end, he can become the current Xiangguo, do you really think he is just a lucky minister? The eldest grandson Wuji, the five surnames and seven sects all lost in the hands of Gu Qing, can't you see? "

"Gu Qing has skills but he doesn't want power, Gu Qing has strategies but he doesn't bother to fight. This is where Li Shimin has trusted him for many years." The elder of the Xiao family sighed, "The old man will set rules with the family. Within a hundred years, Xiao The children of my family will never leave Jiangnan again."

"Then what should the Xie family do?"

"The Xie family is at an end." The elder of the Xiao family sighed.

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Chapter 84 Li Chengqian's Thoughts

Di Renjie packed up everything in Dali Temple, entered the palace at the next day and came to the Ganlu Hall, handed the memorial to Li Chengqian who had just passed the court and said: "Your Majesty, the murder case of Xie's family has been found out, please take a look at it. "

Li Chengqian didn't open the memorial that Wang Jin handed over, but put it aside and said, "Speak, I'm listening."

"Your Majesty, there are a total of thirteen people killed in this murder case. The dead are all members of the Xie family of the Jiangnan clan. Now it has been verified that the murderers were swordsmen from Lingnan. These swordsmen from Lingnan were sent by the Xie family."

"The Xie family sent someone to kill their own children?" Li Chengqian asked doubtfully.

"Yes." Di Renjie went on to say: "The Xie family has more internal strife, and the Xie family also has children who have looked at each other coldly for many years because of their interests and status in the south of the Yangtze River. The Xiao family in the south of the Yangtze River also participated in harboring prisoners, and now the Xiao family has handed over several people and fine money."

Listening to the words, Li Chengqian roughly understood that he had heard and seen a lot of such things in the palace since he was a child. If it weren't for Gu Qing's appearance, maybe he and Li Tai would be at each other's throats now. Everyone is the same, and the Jiangnan clan is no exception. , if he is a child who is qualified to inherit in Jiangnan, he will also choose to take action at this time. One is to send out dissidents, and the other is to plant blame. As long as there is no evidence, everything is just suspicion.

It is indeed the best time to get rid of the opponent.

After thinking about this, Li Chengqian continued to ask: "What happened when Dali Temple said that the Xie family wanted to buy Gu Qing?"

"Speaking of which, the disciples of the Xie family have always said that it was just a misunderstanding. To ensure that it is correct, I have sent spies from Dali Temple to Jiangnan to investigate." Di Renjie said with a bow.

"That's fine." Li Chengqian nodded and said to Di Renjie, "I need you to investigate something very important."

"Your Majesty will obey your orders."

"Jiangnan is far away from the temple. There are some things that the court cannot take care of Jiangnan. The court has never seen many things in Jiangnan. I want you to send someone to check whether the officials in Jiangnan have clean hands and feet."

After hearing these words, Di Renjie looked around, only Li Chengqian, himself, and Wang Jin were in the Ganlu Hall.

Di Renjie continued: "Your Majesty, will anyone else know about this besides the minister?"

"What are you worried about?" Li Chengqian's eyes darkened.

Di Renjie looked up at Li Chengqian and said, "Your Majesty, there are not many spies in Dali Temple, and there are only a few who can be sent to Chang'an. Once people in Jiangnan find out, accidents will inevitably happen. I am worried that some people will do anything for the sake of profit." .”

"No matter how concealed the matter is, someone will know about it. Even if I don't tell others, won't the people in Jiangnan notice it?"

"Your Majesty, I have an idea."

"Speak." Li Chengqian sat upright and said.

"Your Majesty, I think this matter cannot be done by the Dali Temple alone. It is best for the three parties to act together." Di Renjie continued: "First of all, send officials from the Ministry of Officials to Jiangnan to contact officials from various prefectures and prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River on the grounds of textual research. Officials from the household department were sent to the south of the Yangtze River to divert their attention on the grounds of checking the acres of land, while Dali Temple secretly checked, and the three parties went together, and if something happened, they could help each other. The respective results can be compared with each other at the end, and there is also a mutual supervision effect."

"It's not that His Majesty doesn't trust anyone, it's just that the other party dared to kill people like this outside Chang'an. The other party's ruthlessness can be seen in his eyes. Jiangnan is not Chang'an, and there is not so much protection. Please think again, Your Majesty."

"That's fine." Li Chengqian nodded thoughtfully, "One side can go to the south of the Yangtze River to attract many eyeliners, and the other side can observe secretly."

"Yes." Di Renjie replied.

"Gu Qing..." Li Chengqian said as if he was lost in thought, and after thinking for a while, he said, "It is said that Gu Qing invited the children of three families to his house for a banquet, and you were there at that time?"

"That's right." Di Renjie nodded.

"What did they say?" Li Chengqian said, "It's not that I suspect Gu Qing, I just think that Gu Qing must have a reason for inviting them."

"The Supreme Emperor was also present at the time, but the Supreme Emperor asked the minister to leave the Gu family. As for what he said, I don't know the truth. Perhaps His Majesty can ask the Supreme Emperor." Di Renjie said in a low voice. "