Chapter 447 Take Action
Pingzhou, Liaoxi County, Governor's Office
"Here, my daughter, the plan is ready. Can you help me see if there are any omissions?"
Lu Desheng looked very complacent.
When Lu Songli saw this, she understood. He was not asking her to check for mistakes, but clearly wanted her to praise him.
"Dad, your plan is great. Xie Zhan is going to be killed by you."
Hearing this, Lu Desheng laughed so hard that his beard twitched.
"It's a pity that I don't know how much money Xie Zhan and the others made this time, otherwise the plan would be much more effective."
Lu Songli said, "How difficult is this?"
She knew in her heart that Song Mo was suspicious, and sometimes knowing too much might not be a good thing. But they couldn't tell Xie Zhan about this, so they could let him find out from someone else.
"How could you know this?"
Lu Songli nodded. She planned to ask Mr. Xue to write a letter to Gu Huaisheng to ask about this matter.
As for Gu Huaisheng and the Gu family, she felt that she could still poach them. She should give them opportunities and not kill them with one blow.
The opportunity is given, and it's up to him to decide what to do with it. The choice is his.
Of course, they can't rely solely on Gu Huaisheng, so they have to send someone else to investigate, taking a two-pronged approach.
"This needs to be found out as soon as possible, and then the news should be delivered to Chang'an. It shouldn't take too long." Lu Desheng had served the late emperor, so he naturally understood that the emperor was the most suspicious creature. He already knew how to carry out the plan more effectively.
Lu Songli nodded.
Then, Ji Wuyin and Xue Xu were invited to the governor's mansion by Lu Songli again.
Later, a few carrier pigeons fluttered into the sky in the twilight.
That day, after politely seeing off Qi Shaoguang and others in the morning and settling the accounts in the afternoon, Ji Guangkuan had just closed his shop when another carrier pigeon came to his house.
After reading the letter, he took advantage of the night to find a familiar beggar for help and bought three or four steamed buns for the other person.
After sending the little beggar away, Ji Guangkuan did not go home. Instead, he asked someone to tell his wife that he would be back later, and then he went to Qi's house with his confidants.
Even though Qi Shaoguang had redeemed the goods he had pledged to the Ji's Bank today, he was still in a bad mood. In just over two months, his assets had shrunk by 80% to 90%. The thought of this made him lose his appetite.
But compared to others, he, who had previously pledged his goods to the Ji family bank, was better off, at least leaving him with 10% or 20% of his family fortune. For others, it would not be an exaggeration to say that they had lost everything.
Thinking of this, I feel like I can feel a little better.
Then Qi Shaoguang didn't expect that he would see Ji Guangkuan so late at night.
He invited the person directly to the study. Since the other party came so late at night, there must be something wrong.
Sure enough, after a few sips of tea, Ji Guangkuan spoke up, "Boss Qi, are you willing to let your family fortune fall into someone else's hands overnight?"
"What can I do if I'm unwilling?" Qi Shaoguang knew very well that the background of the schemer was unfathomable and it was not something that businessmen like them could shake.
"There's more than one person behind this scheme. Some of them we can't touch, but some we can. They're not a monolithic entity."
Ji Guangkuan's words made Qi Shaoguang fall into deep thought.
He then added, "Boss Qi probably doesn't know who is behind this situation, right?"
"Who is it?" He only knew that Bingzhou timber merchant Qiao Xitong, Xin'an porcelain merchant Hu Jiangyi, and Gu Huaisheng, the young master of a major family in the south, were all beneficiaries. Could it be that the person taking the lead was not one of them?
"Xie Zhan, the Governor of Lingnan."
"he?"
No wonder he was confused, Xie Zhan was hiding behind the scenes from beginning to end and never showed up.
"If you're unwilling to accept this, I have a way to let you vent your anger and at the same time make the other party get the retribution they deserve."
"How do we do that?"
"It depends on whether you dare to risk it."
"What a joke! It has come to this, what should I be afraid of?" After years of hard work, everything was ruined in an instant. It would be a lie to say that he had no resentment in his heart.
"Go to Chang'an and sue Xie Zhan. Do you dare?"
Qi Shaoguang did not answer directly, but asked, "Why do you want to help me?"
"I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. My uncle's nobleman has an old grudge with the Governor of Lingnan." Ji Guangkuan told him clearly that they just wanted to use him.
Qi Shaoguang understood, "If Chang'an sues Xie Zhan, I dare to do so. But..." He had some concerns.
"This time, we are only targeting the Lingnan Governor and will not involve anyone else."
"Okay, I promise you." Qi Shaoguang agreed readily. He could use her as long as he could vent his anger! At least she had made her words clear.
Ji Guangkuan instructed him, "Then you should set off as early as possible tomorrow. When you arrive in Chang'an, go directly to..."
Qi Shaoguang listened attentively.
After the work was done, Ji Guangkuan said goodbye.
Qi Shaoguang personally saw him out.
Before leaving, Ji Guangkuan said one last thing to Qi Shaoguang, "Don't worry. Your life should be safe on this trip to Chang'an. But if anything were to happen, your wife and children will be taken care of by the nobles until your son turns sixteen."
After seeing Ji Guangkuan off, Qi Shaoguang felt mixed emotions.
At this time, the same scene was also happening in Gusu City, and the Jinshang, who had suffered the most serious losses, was also quietly approached.
On the other side, Gu Huaisheng was very surprised when he received the letter. After thinking about it all night, he wrote a number on the letter paper and then sent the letter to the designated location.
Gu Huaisheng couldn't explain his mentality, but he felt that the Lu family would know this data if they wanted to, and his move would have little impact.
For Xie Zhan, the affairs in Shu had come to an end. He had arranged for someone to send the portion that should be presented to the emperor to Chang'an, and he was also preparing to set off back to the south.
Xie Zhan made such arrangements, thinking that Song Mo had taken care of everything. At this time, he did not know that a conspiracy targeting him was already underway.
Xie Zhan had just returned to the South when Xie Wei came to visit him that night.
"You haven't been in the Southland recently?"
"Um."
Xie Wei curled his lips and said, "I've spent all my money here, can you give me some more?"
Xie Zhan said seriously, "It's no problem to give you the money, but before that, I have to ask you a question."
As the ringleader of this scheme, after giving Song Mo six million, he took four million directly. The remaining eight million was divided between Gu Huaisheng, Qiao Xitong, and others, with two million each. He planned to use this money to develop the Southland and, most importantly, to strengthen his own strength.
"What?"
"Can't you see the trick behind the war between the Northern Border and Wuhuan that ended this year?" Xie Zhan asked him.
"I have noticed it, but why should I tell you?" Xie Wei thought, what does the war between the Xie family in the south and the north have to do with them?
"Besides, don't you know it even if I don't tell you?"
Xie Zhan was in a headache. His brother was really a rebellious person.
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