Han Yuanzheng gnashed his teeth in hatred. Not only did all his plans fail, but Song Chi also made a fortune from it. They lost both the wife and the army.

"It seems that Song Chi already knows everything." Sitting next to Han Yuanzheng was his father Han Yu.

"The Datong Grain Shop was originally owned by Sun Jian, and the money Song Chi is using to collect grain is also Sun Jian's legacy..."

"That's right."

Han Yuanzheng gritted his teeth and said, "Sun Jian's deposits in the bank have all been taken away, and those shops and properties have now been transferred to Su Mingyue's name. We not only underestimated Song Chi, but also underestimated that bitch!"

According to the original plan, after Sun Jian's death, the Sun family forced Su Mingyue to adopt a son so that the property under Sun Jian's name would still belong to the Sun family.

Later, due to a series of twists and turns, Su Mingyue won the lawsuit and was able to inherit Sun Jian's estate.

At that time, they still did not take any action, mainly because they were worried that they would really be targeted by Song Chi, and they also did not think that Su Mingyue knew these secrets of Sun Jian.

I just want to wait until Feng Yuan is dismissed from office before I start taking action.

The result is now nothing.

The most important thing right now is not the price of food, but the exposure of their hidden assets.

The origin of these properties and lands is unknown and they involve a wide range of issues. If they are truly uncovered, it will directly affect the Prime Minister Song Shiwen.

Sun Jian is the "black glove" of the Han family, and the Han family is the "black glove" of Prime Minister Song Shiwen.

Throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Prime Minister Song Shiwen had an extremely good reputation. He regarded himself as a gentleman, with clean hands and a flawless reputation.

In fact, it is just an appearance. He also makes money, but he does it more covertly.

Of course, Prime Minister Song Shiwen cannot have any stain. Sun Jian lost his life because he discovered this secret, and so did Wang Bao.

“Some people can’t stay.”

Han Yu sighed softly, "Behind Feng Yuan is the Deputy Prime Minister and the Second Prince, His Royal Highness Prince Qing. What he has discovered can reach the capital directly. We cannot allow the First Prime Minister to be tarnished."

"Well, that's why I sent Zhang Wu to die. Zhang Wu has done a lot of dirty things for us over the years. He knows too much, so he has no choice but to die..."

Han Yuanzheng said in a low voice that he handed Zhang Wu over not just because of the bet, but also for other considerations.

"And Dong Weimin needs to be dealt with as soon as possible. I'm worried he might rebel..."

Han Yuanzheng asked again: "If this is true, then the county government will be completely controlled by Feng Yuan, and there may be more trouble in the future."

The father and son were plotting.

After a long while, Han Yu spoke again: "There's nothing we can do about it. Protecting the Prime Minister's reputation is the most important thing right now. As long as there's only Feng Yuan besides Song Chi, we can still deal with him."

"Then it depends on whether Zhang Wu can succeed."

Han Yuanzheng had to hand Zhang Wu over because he lost the bet, and he asked Zhang Wu to say goodbye to his family one day in advance, so that Zhang Wu would have time to prepare.

He died because of Song Chi, so naturally he would take the risk and attack Song Chi.

The father and son did not want to go to this point, but now there is no other way, they can only get rid of Song Chi!

"Song Chi has the protection of the fishmonger Lao Mo and a few constables from the county yamen. It's easy for them to deal with ordinary people, but they definitely can't deal with Zhang Wu."

Han Yuanzheng said calmly, "People only know that Zhang Wu is the leader of the Yongsheng Gang and a small-time thug, but they don't know that he was once a powerful killer!"

"But after killing Song Chi, I'm afraid our Han family will be angered by the female commander."

"It's nothing."

Han Yu said, "We are now at a critical juncture in the fight for the throne. As long as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can secure his position as heir, Liang Qingwu will be powerless. She is still too young and doesn't understand the complexities of the court. Does she think that being named a female commander will allow her to command the army? That's ridiculous!"

"The army needs the imperial court to allocate food and military supplies, but the court is currently controlled by the Prime Minister... and the Prime Minister is trying to find a way to marry the Duke of Anguo in order to continue the policy of reducing the title..."

"It's just..." Han Yu paused and continued, "I heard that the Duke of Anguo's daughter, Luo Yurou, ran away from home. No one knows where she went. She's been arguing with the Prime Minister these days, saying that her beloved daughter was bullied by Song Ming. I'm afraid this marriage will be difficult to achieve."

“No chance.”

Han Yuanzheng said, "The trip to Ji County was enough to prove that the so-called genius son of the Prime Minister was nothing but a complete dud. He is truly incompetent. The Prime Minister took such a huge risk to drug the female commander, but he failed."

"What a loser! He even wants to pursue Anguogong's beloved daughter Luo Yurou. What wishful thinking!"

Han Yuanzheng showed no disdain in his eyes. He looked down on Song Ming from the bottom of his heart.

"To be honest, if Song Chi, as the son of the Prime Minister, can be considered a successor to the Song family, then Song Ming is simply not a successor!"

"Be careful with your words. Don't say things like that."

Han Yu stopped his son, "When Song Chi dies, you should write a letter to Young Master Ming to tell him that Song Ming is indeed incompetent, but he has a good father. Our Han family is now following the Prime Minister, and we can only follow the Prime Minister in the future..."

"I see."

The room fell into silence.

After a long while, Han Yuanzheng asked quietly, "Father, is it worth it for so many people to die just to protect one person's reputation?"

“It’s not worth it, but it’s the only way!”

"What do you mean...if Feng Yuan and Song Chi submit what they've found, will we, who are protecting the Prime Minister's reputation, end up being abandoned?"

Han Yu remained silent. He couldn't answer this question either.

Food prices dropped and Ji County returned to normal.

The people felt as if they were in another world, but within two days Ji County returned to normal.

A long queue formed in front of Datong Grain Store again, but the people queuing were not ordinary people, but grain merchants.

Not long ago, the county government announced that it would buy back grain at the price of 20 wen per dou. Grain merchants cursed and flocked to Datong Grain Shop.

At least Datong Grain Shop can still offer a price of 25 wen per dou.

If he returned, he would lose all his money. He could lose less money by selling the grain to Datong Grain Store.

Many businessmen were jealous.

After this, Datong Grain Store will become the grain store with the largest grain reserves.

Not far from Datong Grain Store, there was another store with a large crowd of people gathered outside, and most of them were women.

There was a lot of noise and activity with the beating of drums and gongs.

The name of this shop is Huarong Pavilion, which means the beauty of flowers and the moon.

My cousin's "beauty store" finally opened. It mainly sells "cosmetics" for women, which are made according to the formula given by Song Chi. As expected, it caused a huge response.

The name of the store was chosen by Song Chi, who also took the time to write several marketing plans. My cousin was very quick-witted and understood everything immediately, and did a great job.

"Cousin, we have sold over a hundred taels of silver so far." Su Nanyi excitedly went to Song Chi to report the good news.