King of Han Dynasty of Ming Dynasty

The grievances and resentments of several generations?
After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but frowned subconsciously, and an intriguing meaning flashed in his pupils.

"Please tell me in detail about this matter."

"What kind of inside story is involved in this?"

Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan looked at each other.

Question about this.

The two of them also knew clearly.

That’s all for now.

There are some things that it is absolutely impossible for them to hide or conceal.

After all, this matter involves the family's wealth and life, and Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu is the only life-saving straw for them to survive.

If you try to be careful again, hide something or hide something.

Those words made Zhu Gaoxu unhappy, made him resent them, and finally abandoned them.

That is the real sense of losing a big thing for a small amount of money, and it is completely a loss that outweighs the gain.

If something like that really happened, it would naturally not be the result they wanted to see, and it would also be inconsistent with their original intention of risking their lives to send the letter.

At the same time, Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan turned a blind eye to the fact that all the officials in Linchuan City had turned against them and stood on their opposite sides.

Those in the two families who knew the inside story had no speculations or calculations in their minds.

According to the combined results of the two families, the root cause of all conflicts and abnormal behavior of officials almost all point to Xijiang Chief Secretary Zhong Kairan, a person who has a feud with the two families and has many grievances and grievances.

This was also the real reason why the two of them were forced into such a desperate situation, and neither of them approached any officials in Xijiang, but instead decided to go to Yingtian Mansion.

There is no other reason for this.

As far as the entire Xijiang is concerned, Chief Secretary Zhong Kairan is the person with the highest position in the entire Xijiang.

And it was this person who had a feud with them.

It doesn’t matter who the officials are when they come to Xijiang.
Both of them knew in their hearts that it would be of no use at all. There was no doubt that Rou Baozi would never come back.

After pondering briefly for a moment, Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan slowly relaxed their frowns, looked at each other, gritted their teeth and said:

"Go back to your lord."

"This matter begins in the eighteenth year of Taizu and Hongwu."

"In Linchuan City at that time, Jia and merchants were three pillars of the business, instead of just our Zhang and Wang families like today."

"And as time goes by, one of the forces that has withdrawn from the business empire of Linchuan City is the family of Zhong Kairan, the Chief Secretary of Xijiang, and the Chief Secretary Zhong."

To this answer.

Zhu Gaoxu was not much surprised.

When Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan revealed their grievances with Chief Secretary Zhong Kairan.

In his mind, there was some vague speculation about the outline of this incident.

In this regard, Zhu Gaoxu didn't say much, nodded noncommittally, and said:

"continue…"

Get approval.

The two of them calmed down and then continued to narrate:
"At that time, Linchuan Fucheng just encountered a catastrophe."

"Everyone in Linchuan City has a bad harvest in any year."

"As a result, many people were starving for two and a half days."

"Regarding this matter, I will discuss the matter with Liu Xu, the magistrate of Linchuan Prefecture at that time, at the government office."

"Discuss how to help the people throughout Linchuan City overcome each other's difficulties."

"In fact, regarding this matter, everyone knows what Liu Zhitong meant by his words."

"To put it bluntly, we hope that wealthy merchants like us can contribute money, cut meat, and help open warehouses and stockpile grain."

"Regarding this matter, none of the three of us responded immediately."

"With a unified approach, I hope the government can give the three of us time to consider it."

"Liu Xu also acknowledged this, but hopes that we can give a reply as soon as possible."

Speaking of it.

Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan couldn't help but pause, and a look of reminiscence appeared on their old faces.

"Wait until you leave the government office."

"The three heads of the Zhang, Wang, and Zhong families met to discuss the matter of the government asking us to cut the meat, contribute money, efforts, and food."

"For that matter."

"Businessmen pursue profits, and disasters are also opportunities. For us, it is the easiest and best time to make money."

"But...at that time, the methods of Emperor Taizu were also known to me and the other three families."

"Although we can make a lot of money from this, we can take advantage of this opportunity to make crazy money."

"But... the risks during this period are huge, and it is very likely to lead to the outcome of making money but losing your life."

"So... after careful consideration, the Zhang and Wang families advocated cooperating with the government to help the people tide over the difficulties, and even sent the Buddha to the West. They would not hesitate to pay for it."

"But when it comes to things like this, if some people agree, then naturally some people will object. After all, money and silk are very attractive to people!"

"Faced with benefits that are several times, dozens of times, or even thousands of times greater, some people will always be dazzled by the benefits."

"And this person who was carried away was precisely the Zhong family who left later."

"At that time... no matter how we warned or explained the pros and cons, the principals of the Zhong family were as if they were mad and refused to let go. Even if they don't want to let go, we still haven't been able to react. On this occasion, rumors were deliberately spread to create panic and increase the prices of various items, grain, coarse salt, etc. "

"Suddenly, the strings in the minds of the people who were already tensed up were suddenly cut off."

"It caused an immeasurable impact on Linchuan City, which was already on the verge of collapse. The entire Linchuan City was immediately panicked, and the people were in panic all day long."

"Because of this incident, the Zhong family took the initiative and relied on the people's panic to make a lot of money."

"but."

At this point, the two of them paused, then the conversation suddenly changed and they said:
"Although the Zhong family made a lot of money because of this incident, it also made Duan Xu, the magistrate of Linchuan Prefecture, very angry at the Zhong family's way of adding insult to injury and stabbing people in the back." "This caused Duan Xu. The three of us were summoned for discussion overnight.”

"Regarding this matter, Duan Xu scolded the person in charge of the Zhong family bloody in the government office."

"I am trying to make the Zhong family vomit out all the money they have eaten, and at the same time let the Zhong family deal with the troubles they have caused."

"In the face of Duan Xu's anger, the person in charge of the Zhong family behaved like a pig that is not afraid of boiling water. He did not take Duan Xu's threatening words to heart at all. He agreed on the surface, but secretly he still went his own way. Act, how to do things or how to do things.”

"It can be said that it made Duan Xu extremely angry, and in a real sense, it completely angered Duan Xu."

"Then, when Duan Xu saw that the person in charge of the Zhong family was so ignorant, he also started to fight back with thunderous means, searching for evidence that the Zhong family deliberately spread rumors and made money from the national crisis."

"Under the action of the entire Linchuan City government, the Zhong family, which was once at its peak, fell apart in an instant. Everyone in the family was thrown into prison, and all the wealth in the family that had been illegally gained was confiscated. As a donation for disaster relief.”

"Finally, the Linchuan government office, based on the confiscation of the entire Zhong family's wealth and the unconditional cooperation of our Zhang and Wang families, finally managed to calmly handle the riot that was almost caused by the interests of the entire Zhong family. appropriate."

"Let the people of Linchuan City survive the disaster of that year."

"Fortunately, it did not cause immeasurable impact, failed to reach heaven, and failed to make Taizu angry."

"When the disaster is over, then the whole Zhong family's crimes will be dealt with."

"According to the crimes committed by the Zhong family and the various culpability, the head of the Zhong family and others should have been executed according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty."

"But we and the other three families have coexisted peacefully in Linchuan Prefecture for several generations. The relationship between them is complicated, and there are friendships between all parties. Finally, the person in charge of our Zhang and Wang families came forward and took my family as the leader. For your contribution in the Linchuan Fucheng disaster, I sincerely ask Duan Xu to show mercy and hope that everyone in the Zhong family can survive. "

"If this matter fails to reach heaven's hearing, everything will have room for maneuver."

"Then after the pleas from our two families, I learned that although Duan Xu hated the Zhong family deeply, he also thought of our family's achievements and profound righteousness, so he did not sentence the entire Zhong family to be executed, but instead ordered the execution of the Zhong family. The entire Zhong family was expelled from the territory of Linchuan Fucheng, and no one in the Zhong family was allowed to enter Linchuan Fucheng forever. "

Talking and talking.

Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan seemed to have thought of something, and their expressions were instantly filled with endless anger.

"Although our Zhang and Wang families beg for mercy for the Zhong family, let them live."

"But I didn't get any thanks from the person in charge of the Zhong family. When I was saying goodbye, I was scolded from top to bottom by the person in charge of the Zhong family."

"To say that we, the Zhang and Wang families, have betrayed their trust and broken the promise made by the three families to be united, and to add insult to injury to the Zhong family, is really an act of traitor."

"Such words can be said to make the person in charge of our family angry."

"Then we, the Zhang and Wang families, added a line to our ancestral precepts: we will never have any contact with the Zhong family again for eternity."

"However, the world has reincarnated, and more than ten years have passed. The Zhong family was expelled from Linchuan City. Because of Zhong Kairan's official transformation, he became the chief minister of Xijiang and became the chief minister of Xijiang, with overwhelming power."

"It can be regarded as fulfilling the saying in a true sense, a good man will cause harm for a thousand years without his life!!"

"We are not afraid of the prince's jokes. When all the officials in Linchuan City turned against our family, we had no doubts. This act was done by the Zhong family, and its intention was to punish our family more than ten years ago. The revenge of things.”

Say it.

The two of them shook their heads subconsciously, with a hint of loneliness and regret appearing on their faces unconsciously.

Zhu Gaoxu, who was standing aside, couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness in his heart after listening to Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan regarding the entanglement between the Zhong family and them, and even the entire Linchuan city. His expression couldn't help but change, and the eyes he looked at the two people in front of him also softened unknowingly.

For the words of the two people.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't have much doubt.

After all, when he came to Sichuan Fucheng, he ordered the Jin Yiwei and his forces to conduct a detailed investigation of the persecuted Zhang and Wang families.

As far as the two families are concerned, it doesn't matter whether it is the eighteenth year of Hongwu or today.

Although he is a businessman and has monopolized many important industries in Linchuan City, his pricing is extremely reasonable and beneficial to the people. His prices are much cheaper than in many places. He is one of the few who have conscience and responsibility and is not limited to pursuing profits. A businessman with no bottom line.

It is precisely because of this.

Most of the reasons why Zhu Gaoxu planned to make a trip in person.

After a brief moment of silence, Zhu Gaoxu smiled, an intriguing smile appearing on the slightly raised corner of his mouth, and said:
"Well, wait, have you ever regretted not collaborating with the Zhong family before?"

"After all, what if you and the Zhong family had colluded with the Zhong family to profit from the national calamity, turning the entire Linchuan City upside down, and then made profits."

"I think back to that time, when Duan Xu faced the three of you who were in the same boat, he would have no choice but to put his head down and hold his head high. There was nothing he could do to you. At the same time, you would also have the opportunity to retreat bravely after making money, and take your earnings with you. The huge profits gained were safely withdrawn.”

"And you two families will definitely not end up in this situation."

This statement came out.

Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan glanced at each other subconsciously, and the expressions on their faces couldn't help but change.

Then, the two of them seemed to have thought of something and smiled helplessly.

"regret?"

"In this world, there is no such thing as regret, and there is no so-called medicine for regret."

"And what the prince said just now is nothing more than speculation that is beneficial to our two families."

"If the person in charge of our family was really greedy for profit and followed the person in charge of the Zhong family to do such treacherous and unethical things, although it may be true as the prince said, it is also possible that at that time, the two of us would It’s not necessarily the case that the home has ‘disappeared’ in the long river of time.”

"so."

“A blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise.”

"Ha ha ha ha."

Even Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but be a little stunned. He subconsciously took a deep look at the two of them and couldn't help laughing.

Such open-minded words.

In fact, it made him look a little sideways.

At the same time, I also understand why the Zhang and Wang families have been able to stand firm in Linchuan City for so many years without falling.

Even in the face of all the officials in Linchuan Prefecture who defected on the battlefield and tried their best to suppress them, without using any means beyond the Ming Dynasty's laws and regulations, they were still able to prosper and prosper, and this was the reason why they remained happy.

After a while, Zhu Gaoxu gathered his thoughts, waved his hands towards the two people lying on the ground, and made a promise:
"okay."

"Just wait up!"

"About what happened to you and the two of you in recent years, and the unfair treatment you two received."

"Now that the king is here."

"I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer." (End of chapter)