King of Han Dynasty of Ming Dynasty

numb!

Completely numb.

Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan's answers made Duan Li stunned on the spot.

He never dreamed that the Zhang and Wang families had actually approached the Li and Yuan families and were willing to give up some of their interests to form an offensive and defensive alliance with the same hatred.

Such an obvious way of giving away benefits was flatly rejected by the heads of the Li and Yuan families.

To know.
When he first came to Sichuan Fucheng, in order to take revenge, find suitable cooperation partners, and collect information, he discovered at a glance that the Li and Yuan families were not having a satisfactory life in Linchuan Fucheng.

He has always been in a state of limbo, and his business was squeezed tightly by the Zhang and Wang families.

In many industries, the four families compete with each other, and the Li and Yuan families are always at a disadvantage.

There has never been a time in an industry where I could suppress the Zhang and Wang families, and my life was already treading on thin ice.

and so.

Witness what happened to the Li and Yuan families.

Naturally, the two families became his preferred partners for targeting the Zhang and Wang families on his way to revenge.

In his opinion, it was so unsatisfactory.

Being squeezed like this by the Zhang and Wang families, there must be endless anger in my heart towards the Zhang and Wang families.

As a result, before he was confirmed to be appointed as the magistrate of Linchuan Prefecture, he secretly colluded and exchanged letters with the Li and Yuan families to confirm their cooperative relationship.

As for this so-called cooperative relationship, after he proposed it, the Li and Yuan families agreed to his proposal without even thinking about it.

It was as if he had been waiting for his arrival, or knew that he would cooperate with him.

At that time, so pretentious.

Duan Li didn't think much about it. After all, in his opinion, this should be a normal thing.

After all, in his eyes, the Li and Yuan families had been suffering from the Zhang and Wang families for a long time.

I have been waiting for a long time for an opportunity to avenge my shame and relieve the anger in my heart.

And his appearance was exactly the opportunity that Li and Yuan families had been waiting for.

It is perfectly normal to agree readily.

but now.
Listening to the explanations of Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan, he couldn't help but frown slightly. He thought about everything that had happened in the past few years, as well as everything that had happened during his association with the Li and Yuan families, and he fell into deep thought. middle.

I don't know how much time passed before Duan Li came back to his senses from his daze. His frowning eyebrows relaxed, his pupils narrowed, he looked at Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan not far away, and said in a deep voice:

"I would like to know."

"Since Li and Yuan entered Linchuan City, in order to form an offensive and defensive alliance and peacefully coexist with them, have you only approached them once, or have you also approached them since?"

Faced with the question, Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan looked at each other and replied firmly:
"Three times in total."

"The first time was when the Li and Yuan families had just entered Linchuan Fucheng to do business."

"The second time was when Li and Yuan's family were in a battle with my family. Various industries attacked our family and returned without success."

"The third time was when the business war between Li and Yuan's family and mine was completely defeated, and we squeezed the commercial sales space."

At this point, the two of them paused, as if they thought of something. The conversation suddenly changed, and Youyou said:

"At that time."

"We are already in that situation. They are not willing to cooperate with our two families. They would rather grit their teeth and endure it."

"You must know that even if our two families defeated their business practices, when we took the initiative to invite them, we did not appear as winners, and we never made any excessive demands to them. Everything was fine. It’s just reasonable and normal business cooperation.”

"In such a situation, any normal person would not be able to refuse unless something unexpected happens."

"After all, this is a completely beneficial and harmless thing."

"But the people from these two families seem to be out of their minds. They tried to win us over several times and rejected our good intentions several times."

"Then I would rather give up my own stall and stick to my own one-third of an acre."

"At that time, we were really puzzled by the attitude of the Li and Yuan families. We had no idea what they were thinking, or why they were so disgusted with me, Zhang and Yuan. The Wang family.”

"In our opinion, these two families are completely mentally ill."

"But when they no longer take the initiative to cause trouble for us, we don't bother to argue with them and don't kill them all. Over the years, everyone has been on the same page with each other."

"But after hearing what Mr. Duan just said and waiting for your cooperation, we combined what they have done in the past years to shrink the camp after losing business with us."

"But it made me wait, which gave me a different feeling."

"It seems that we understand that the two of them have been unwilling to cooperate with us from the beginning to the end. This is why we, the victors, lowered their posture and did not act arrogantly, so they were rejected."

"It seems that from the beginning to the end, the two families seemed to know that one day they would turn around, or they had always been confident."

"And now, what is happening."

"The person who gives them hope is none other than Duan Li, Mr. Duan."

"So now we are almost 100 percent certain."

"The people from the Li and Yuan families should be arranged by the people behind the scenes."

"I don't know. Now I know the reasons for everything."

"What do you think, Master Duan?"

"What do you want to say..."

Duan Li: "..."

That's what I said.

What does he think?
How could he feel!
After listening to the words of Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan.

It felt to him as if he had become a pawn in someone else's chess game early on, and was at the mercy of others.

It's like becoming someone else's puppet.

For a moment, all he wanted to do was curse.

He also has a deep fear of the people behind the scenes.

At the same time, I can't help but be very curious as to who is the person behind the plan.

Why have you given away so much money and spent so much time plotting against him over the years?

Do not…

It should be said that it was not just a plot against him!
There are also people from the Zhang and Wang families.

What is the purpose of all this?
What else do they have that is worthy of the people behind the scenes putting so much effort into doing such a thing.

And what kind of benefits can the people behind the scenes get from doing these things.

As for helping him get revenge with good intentions?

He wouldn't believe it even to death.

How could someone else do this if they are not relatives?
Continuous thoughts and denials.

He was like a headless fly, unable to find any answers.

On the contrary, it made him very confused.

"I I I..."

Facing the questions from Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan, Duan Li hesitated for a long time, not knowing how to answer.

Not that he didn't want to answer.

But I can’t find the answer!
Seeing his behavior, Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan looked at each other and said:
"Since Mr. Duan is unwilling to say or admit it." "Then let the two of us do the talking!"

"The reason here is actually very simple."

"Someone who can put so much thought into doing something like this."

"It's just people who have enmity with our three families who are willing and able to do such a thing."

"Because I want to take revenge on our three families, I want to see our three families who have a very good relationship and have a deep friendship from our fathers kill each other, and the people behind the scenes can enjoy the pleasure of revenge on our three families, and at the same time, they can also let themselves Full of sense of achievement.”

"After all, what else in this world can be more comfortable than watching your enemies kill each other and sitting on the mountain watching tigers fight?"

"And because of the wasted deaths of our three parents."

"We have more reason to suspect that the person behind the scenes is also the murderer who murdered the fathers of our three families."

"In other words, the people behind the scenes have already started planning the layout of our three families since the death of our fathers."

"I don't know what the analysis of the two of us is"

"Master Duan, do you have any objections?"

After hearing this, Duan Li was stunned, his expression was slightly startled, and he frowned and fell into deep thought. His expression also unknowingly became extremely gloomy with the analysis of Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan. No words for a long time.

in the hall.

The atmosphere suddenly became extremely strange and depressing.

Only the sound of breathing lingered between people's breaths from time to time.

After a long time passed like this, Duan Li slowly recovered from his daze, as if he had thought of something, and turned to look at Zhang Zi who was standing not far away, staring at him with half-closed eyes. Ming and Wang Yan said in a deep voice:

"That's it for now."

"Since...you two can say such things."

"I think you two have more or less guessed about the person behind the scenes."

"I don't know. Who is the object of your suspicion?"

Listening to Duan Li's questions.

Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan couldn't help but glance at each other, and subconsciously looked at Zhu Gaoxu, who was standing on the high platform, and said:
"My lord."

"We can."

The rest of the words were not finished.

But everyone is smart, and Zhu Gaoxu naturally understands what they mean.

This requires his consent.

After all, from the candid and unfair conversations just now, Zhu Gaoxu probably had a guess in his mind.

And that person's identity is an official of the imperial court.

As the saying goes: People should not judge officials unreasonably.

Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan were merchants and common people.

Nowadays, in public situations, it is natural to ask for his permission before speaking or making unreasonable opinions.

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at the three of them, nodded, and said:

"Can!"

"Just say whatever you have to say, and I will forgive you."

Get approval.

Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan no longer had any scruples at this moment. They looked at Duan Li not far away and replied in a deep voice:
"It's our guess."

"Among my father's generation, the only one who has enmity with our three families at the same time is the Zhong family, who was once one of the three major businessmen in Linchuan."

Say it.

Duan Li was slightly stunned, his expression full of confusion.

Seeing this situation, the two of them pondered for a moment and continued to explain:
"Speaking of the Zhong family, Mr. Duan may not know much about it."

"As for the current person in charge of the Zhong family, Mr. Duan must be familiar with him."

"And the identity of that person is none other than Zhong Kairan, the Chief Secretary of Xijiang."

boom.
This statement came out.

Like a thunder, it exploded throughout the hall.

When Duan Li waited for the exact answer, his mouth opened subconsciously. It was more than enough for him to put in a piece of egg. His face was full of disbelief, as if he had seen a ghost in broad daylight.

It's not surprising that Duan Li acted like this.

This is Zhong Kairan’s identity
It was hard for him to accept it for a moment, or he couldn't believe it.

There is no other reason.

In his opinion, the Zhong family could achieve what they have now, and Zhong Kairan is the Chief Secretary of Xijiang, so his status is so transcendent, and Linchuan City also falls under Zhong Kairan's jurisdiction.

As for Zhong Kairan’s identity
Even if there is a grudge against the parents of the three families, is it worth spending so much energy and thought on making such a layout?
If you want to take revenge as Zhong Kairan, isn't it just a matter of words?

As long as they openly or secretly reveal the slightest bit of disgust towards the three of them, some people are willing to stand up for the Zhong family.

And it can be simple and clear, so why make it so complicated.

It's just like taking off your pants and farting, looking for something to do, and it's not worth it!
Moreover, when he originally wanted to return to Linchuan Fucheng to take up a post and enter into a subordinate relationship, he vaguely remembered that when Jing Zhong took over, he was refuted several times by him, and finally others said a lot of good things to him. , he was able to return to Lanchuan Fucheng to take up a post.

Such a comparison seems unreasonable no matter how you look at it!

If this matter was really planned by Zhong Kairan and the Zhong family, it stands to reason that when he was transferred, he shouldn't have refuted it, right?
"This, this, this"

"Could it be a mistake?"

Duan Li replied hesitantly.

Then, he told what he had experienced and his conjectures one by one.

When Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan heard this, they sneered "haha" and directly refuted it, saying:

"reason."

"Didn't I tell you two just now?"

"What better way to take revenge than to watch your enemies kill each other and turn against each other through your own plan?"

"As for your so-called refutation of the transfer request?"

"This question is easier to explain. After all, you were already such an old man when your father was killed and you can already remember things."

“And who can guarantee that you won’t think too much about the weird funding methods that have been hidden and exposed over the years?”

"Or he can't guarantee whether he remembers the grudges between our three families and his Zhong family."

"I happily agreed as soon as I came, just in case this exposes my fault or makes you think too much."

“Years of layout were destroyed in one fell swoop.”

"That's not what he wanted to see."

"So the most reliable and safe way is to appear as an outsider."

"The best policy is to follow the rules as much as possible and do things within the rules without interfering too much and not doing anything outside the rules."

"After all, since you took the initiative to apply."

"He already has confidence in his heart and knows that you will never give up, so he is confident and will not worry about any changes." (End of Chapter)