Reborn to marry the emperor, I just want to confuse the emperor and seize the throne

Song Peng's stolen goods are still hidden in the secret room. The day he doesn't move the things away, Fuguizhai will be in danger one more day. Ran Heng doesn't want his years of hard work to go to waste.

Song Peng didn't dare to blow up Fuguizhai. His things had not been moved away yet. It would be a shame to blow it up!

"There are a lot on the second floor as well. You two can go there and take a look," he said.

Xie Shang said, "Let's not watch it today. We'll come back another day when Master Ran officially holds a tea poetry party."

Just as he finished speaking, the door of Fuguizhai was suddenly closed, and several masked men in black suddenly appeared inside.

The masked man in the lead said in a cold voice: "We are sorry for not welcoming our distinguished guest. Boss Ran, why don't you invite him upstairs?"

Xie Shang said coldly: "It turns out that there has been a conspiracy waiting for us for a long time."

Jiang Fenghua sneered, "This is how Boss Ran treats guests."

"They won't hurt you. As long as you cooperate with them and take them out of customs, you will be safe." Ran Heng's eyes were full of apology. He just wanted Song Peng to leave quickly and not hurt his family.

"Since he needed our help but didn't dare to show up, Boss Song sent a few useless people to greet us, but he himself became a coward." Xie Shang shouted upstairs, "We are not here to cause trouble."

At this time, Song Peng came out from the stairs. "Master Xie, how are you? I do have a batch of pearls to sell. If you are still interested, I can give them all to the beauty next to you without spending a penny. As long as you cooperate with me, we can have bigger business. Working for the court doesn't make money so quickly."

"Since you know that I am an official appointed by the imperial court, you still dare to bribe me. Boss Song is really not afraid of death, nor is he afraid that the soldiers outside will surround this place."

Song Peng said, "If I were really scared, I wouldn't be standing here. The entire Fuguizhai is filled with fire bombs. Now that you've come in, don't even think about leaving safely unless we can be safe, all of us can be safe."

He sneered at the imperial court and was extremely contemptuous. "How many officials in your Great Zhou court are not corrupt and accept bribes? Everyone wants to be an official, and after becoming an official, everyone wants to make a fortune. I don't believe that Lord Xie is an honest official."

"You are just a small merchant, but I didn't expect you to know so much about the court of the Great Zhou." Xie Shang said, "You are all from the Great Zhou, and you have all studied for a few years. You hate the court so much, and you have fallen into pirates. Is there something you can't tell me?"

Song Peng said coldly, "The officials in the court only know how to protect each other and seek money and sex. How many of them are really willing to work for the people? They are just a bunch of fake villains. Sir Xie, why don't you join us? I promise that you will be free and at ease, and you will never have to worry about food and clothing."

Xie Shang said in a deep voice, "If a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. Being in the officialdom, you cannot help yourself. You will not understand if you have not entered the officialdom. Once you enter the big dye vat of the court, no one can escape unscathed. I still like the decadent taste of the officialdom and have no interest in being a pirate.

I guess you were once students of the Great Zhou Kingdom. Before you entered the court, you were clean. Once you entered the court, you would be just like ordinary people. I dare not say such big words, and I think you dare not either! We just have different positions, there is no need to fight each other. "

Song Peng thought to himself: "If a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth." This is true. So he did not enter the court, but became a pirate. Was he wrong? It was just for survival.

At this time, Song Peng's men captured Mr. Wu San, an old man full of wealth, and even Shen Bingxuan into his hands.

Song Peng said, "They are all Meng Yao's relatives, and you are officials from the Great Zhou Kingdom. I think the more people there are, the more protection we will have."

Shen Bingxuan's eyes were filled with tears and her mouth was blocked. The moment she saw Jiang Fenghua, she cried even harder.

Seeing this, Jiang Fenghua asked, "Miss Shen, why is she here too?" She signaled her not to make any noise. Song Peng didn't know that she knew Shen Bingxuan, and might have just thought that she was Meng Yao's fiancée and General Shen's daughter, so he didn't know when he arrested her.

Meng Yao didn't say Shen Bingxuan was missing last night, so she guessed that she might have been kidnapped this morning.

Jiang Fenghua asked calmly, "Since you are only after money, why did you arrest Mr. Wu? Who is the other person? Who is that girl?"

Song Peng said, "He has great skills. Let me introduce this man to you. He is Mr. Wenbo, who is respected by everyone in Licheng. He is a true carving master. As for this girl, she is a pleasant surprise. She is General Shen's beloved daughter and the cousin of the Southern King."

Jiang Fenghua remembered that Lin Yu said that Master Wenbo knew her, and that they came here to visit Mr. Wenbo, but Meng Yao said that Mr. Wenbo had gone to look for good materials and was not in Licheng at all.

She knew that her elder brother and Lin Feng were outside with their men, and with her and Xie Shang's martial arts skills, they should be able to break out. However, Song Peng now had three hostages who had no martial arts skills, and even Shen Bingxuan had fallen into his hands.

Xie Shang made a prompt decision and said directly, "We can send you through customs, but the 100,000 high-quality pearls you promised must be given to me for free."

Song Peng was stunned, then laughed and said, "What does Sir Xie need so many pearls for?"

"Of course I'm sending you away. I have no grudge against you. We don't want to go so far to make enemies with a group of pirates. I can send you away, but you can't lose a single pearl." His voice was cold and his eyes were even more indifferent and ruthless. "As for the hostages in your hands, they have nothing to do with us. You can kill them or chop them up as you please."

He held Jiang Fenghua's hand, and his meaning was very clear: he didn't want to care about people and things that had nothing to do with him. He only protected the people he cared about.

Song Peng didn't expect this reaction from him, but everyone is selfish in front of interests. "Deal, as long as Lord Xie sends us away safely, I will offer you 100,000 top-quality pearls to show my sincerity."

The jewels and jades in his secret room are more valuable than pearls, which are the most abundant item in the vassal state.

"Ran Heng, take a hundred pearls to Lord Xie first." Song Peng ordered.

Ran Heng hurriedly opened the secret room and went to take out the pearls. After a while, he came back with a bag in his hand. The pearls inside were plump, round and extremely beautiful.

Xie Shang smiled and said, "Boss Song is really a big businessman, so I will put it away first. We can cooperate for a long time in the future and it will be convenient for both of us."

Song Peng burst into laughter, and the next moment, his men put knives on the necks of Xie Shang and Jiang Fenghua.

Xie Shang asked, "What does Boss Song mean?"

Song Peng said, "Master Xie, please rest assured. If you really send us through customs, you will be safe. Tell the people guarding outside to step back. Otherwise, it will be bad if they hurt Master Xie and Miss Jiang."

Xie Shang said in a deep voice, "If that's what Boss Song wants, then I'll return these 100 pearls to you. I'll naturally find other channels if I need them in the future, so I won't bother Boss Song."

Xie Shang also acted quickly, and the next moment, the knife on his neck was suddenly placed on the neck of the masked man in black.

The dagger in Jiang Fenghua's hand was also against the black-clothed man's heart, which frightened the black-clothed man so much that his hands trembled and he couldn't hold the knife steadily.

Xie Shang said, "I hate being threatened with a knife the most in my life. I said I only want the pearls and don't care about anything else. Why doesn't Lord Song believe me?"