Yang Hongchun is like an old tiger wearing fox skin.
On the surface he looks cunning, but in reality he is ruthless.
It was indeed beyond Zhao Yan's expectation that he could so decisively use Duan Zhengyan as a pledge of surrender.
But after thinking about it carefully, I have to have some respect for him.
At least with Zhao Yan's heart, he might not be able to be so decisive.
Of course, those who he disliked would have been killed long ago and would not have stayed for so many years.
After waiting in the carriage for a while, the curtain shook again, and then Yang Hongchun got in again.
In less than an hour, his identity has not changed, but the power in his hands has completely changed.
"Have you been ready to kill Duan Zhengyan for a long time?"
Looking at Yang Hongchun, whose underwear was still a little tattered in the dark carriage, Zhao Yan asked abruptly.
The other party nodded solemnly, with a slightly brisk tone.
"Yes, Buddhism has harmed the country, and the Duan family has long been on the wrong path. If Duan Zhengyan is not eliminated, Dali will always be in a corner."
"Oh, speak human language."
Zhao Yan sneered disdainfully.
It sounds grand, but if you, Yang Hongchun, were a patriotic person, you wouldn't be able to do such a thing.
At this time, there is no need to put gold on your face.
Hearing Zhao Yan's low scolding, Yang Hongchun smiled slightly.
This is like his attitude towards his own people, he likes it very much.
"The prince seems not to understand my Yang family's property in Dali."
"Why, do you think Yang is big enough to attract my attention?"
Zhao Yan looked like a nouveau riche.
Indeed, there are not many business gentry families in Kyushu who can match his wealth.
"That's true. Compared with the various businesses under the prince, the Yang family is just the light of a firefly."
"But in this three-acre area of Dali, the Yang family can be considered a big family."
"Originally everything was fine, but Duan Zhengyan coveted the property in the hands of the Yang family. This was his plan for death."
Yang Hongchun's face turned cold.
When Duan Zhengyan was mentioned, there was even more hatred.
"oh?"
"Appreciate further details."
Zhao Yan said calmly.
"Back to your lord, the Yang family runs many businesses, but among them stone mining, copper mining, and sugar production are the most prominent."
"The marble produced by the Yang family is of high quality and was loved by many wealthy gentry in the Tang, Ming and Song Dynasties."
"However, for the huge Yang family now, only the quarry business can barely sustain itself. If Mr. Wang hadn't opened up new business channels for us, I'm afraid the Yang family's money would have been unable to make ends meet in the past few years."
Yang Hongchun talked for a while before finally getting to the point.
"The Yang family has two large copper mines in Miyun County and Duyu County. The quality is quite good. The original output was good and enough to support the clan."
To feed the tribe?
hehe……
Zhao Yan sneered in his heart.
Copper is an absolutely super precious metal in this era.
The making of utensils, copper coins, weapons, etc. are all inseparable from copper.
There are two such copper mines, which are simply two giant money trees, enough for generations to have no worries about expenses.
You must know that in most countries in Kyushu, copper and iron mines are state-owned and private mining is not allowed.
But even so, there are still many people who exploit private mines, and eventually end up killing the nine tribes.
But thinking of the Duan family's worship of Buddhism, and the huge number of bronzes in Tianlong Temple...
He had already guessed the conflict between the Yang family and the Duan family.
"At first, the Duan family asked the Yang family to hand over a certain percentage of copper mining, and the Yang family complied with it. After all, the copper mine is on the land of Dali, so it is normal to have such a request."
"But in the past ten years, Duan Zhengyan's demands have become more and more excessive. From the initial 30%25 to 60%25 last year, this has already touched the bottom line of the Yang family."
"Old minister, I have been preparing for a year. This temple was renovated last year. The marble used on the ground was all donated by my family, Yang."
"Almost half of the craftsmen who renovated the palace were arranged by veterans, so the veterans secretly buried the thunderbolts of Perak Hall under the ground and in the beams of this hall."
"As long as the old minister touches the mechanism, this palace will be destroyed in a moment."
As expected, he is a ruthless person who puts family interests first.
In this era, the idea of family and country is only the mainstream for a few people.
Most people only have family in their minds, not country.
The country can be changed, but the family name will always be the same.
Yang Hongchun is such a typical example.
In order for the Yang family to continue to thrive in Kyushu, he could easily sell the entire Dali.
"In short, the Duan family has given too many benefits to Buddhism, but you don't want to bleed. You use the output of your three major families to benefit others, so you all want to kill the Duan family."
"I understand, what Duan Zhengyan did was indeed unreasonable, but since you had already laid out a perfect trump card, why didn't you take action before?"
Zhao Yan asked doubtfully.
After all, with Yang Hongchun's plan, if he wanted to kill Duan Zhengyan, Duan Zhengyan would have died hundreds of times this year.
It happened that he had to wait until a few of them killed Duan Siping before he made up his mind to take action.
Could it be that this old boy knows something?
"Of course the veteran also wants to take action, but he is accustomed to a careful and thoughtful approach, so he does not dare to put the Yang family in danger before he is completely sure."
"Although the veteran is not involved in martial arts, he also understands that Wu Fu's power is enough to overturn the great cause of the dynasty. With the Duan family controlling the power of Tianlong Temple, he really dare not take action easily."
"If it weren't for the prince and the masters from Qixia Town, I would never dare to take action unless it was absolutely necessary."
Yang Hongchun responded with a chuckle, these words were extremely true.
Top martial artists are equivalent to nuclear weapons in Kyushu...
It's really a bit silly to fight to the death with the other party knowing that the other party has nuclear weapons.
"I see."
Zhao Yan nodded to express understanding.
At present, the Yang Hongchun he knows is exactly such a person.
But he still had a question.
"But how do you know that the assassination of Duan Zhengyan tonight will definitely fail?"
"This is simple. I have always been timid, but Duan Zhengyan is even more timid than me."
Yang Hongchun smiled proudly.
"He has trained six substitutes, all of whom look very similar to him. These six people have great power in the palace. Even when they go to court on a daily basis, they are sometimes replaced by them."
"You replaced him in the previous court? How ridiculous!"
Zhao Yan couldn't help but whisper in surprise.
When you go to court, you have to sit on the dragon's throne.
Any emperor... would consider that chair taboo.
No one can sit on it except yourself.
But Duan Zhengyan was so ridiculous that he had a substitute go to court in his place...
Isn't he afraid that one day the substitute will really replace him?
"It is indeed ridiculous, so except for those who are familiar with Duan Zhengyan, it is extremely difficult for outsiders to tell which one is the real him."
"But there are only two places. Duan Zhengyan never uses a substitute."
"One place is this entrance hall, and the other place is the white pagoda in Tianlong Temple."
"Although the veteran doesn't know the exact reason, he knows that with Duan Zhengyan's vigilance and the lessons learned from Tianlong Temple, he will definitely set up a dragnet in the palace to assassinate him. It will be impossible to succeed. The only way is to blow up the temple. , is the only way.”
Zhao Yan leaned back clearly.
I listened carefully just now and leaned forward involuntarily.
These two are both experts at saving lives...
Only those who cherish their lives the most can detect the self-protection methods of those who cherish their lives even more.
But didn't Duan Zhengyan guess that Yang Hongchun also wanted to kill him?
There seems to be something weird here.
Zhao Yan thought for a while and couldn't figure out the connection, but since Duan Zhengyan was dead anyway, his guessing was in vain, so he immediately put it behind him.
"Okay, I understand the whole story. I will stay here soon. Just act according to the previous discussion. After you have settled the matter of the new emperor, come back to see me in Shuiyunjian."
"Old minister, I understand. Please wait for the good news, Your Majesty."
Yang Hongchun bowed his head and accepted the order.
There was silence in the carriage. When he raised his head again, there was no shadow of Zhao Yan in front of him.
He walked out of the carriage, and as soon as he got off the carriage, several men in crimson civil official robes came forward to ask for instructions:
"Is Mr. Yang feeling better?"
"Master Prime Minister, you must not have anything happen to you now!"
"Yes, if you are always unwell, who will lead us to fight against the Duan family!"
"Exactly, although we try our best to block the news, we still don't know how long we can hide it!"
"As long as they hear that Duan Zhengyan is dead, the princes of the Duan family will definitely be ready to take action. If Duan Zhengyan is helped out again, wouldn't it be a waste of effort!"
“……”
Several people chattered non-stop, and Yang Hongchun also listened with a smile on his face.
When they felt that they had said too much, he said calmly:
"Don't panic, as long as we seize the time to support an emperor named Duan, wouldn't it be fine?"
"Duan? Do we have such a suitable candidate?"
A younger civil servant asked hurriedly, puzzled.
But he has no brains, and the other people around him are obviously not like him.
I saw a civil servant with a long and straight beard raise his eyebrows, and he already had the answer in his heart.
"What the prime minister means...could it be your uncle?"
"It's him!"
"Hmm... Prime Minister's son-in-law is feasible."
"With us in charge of the court for him, we will kill him first and report later. I'm afraid those princes won't be able to cause any trouble."
"Okay, okay! As expected of Prime Minister Yang, he has a clever plan in the blink of an eye!"
Some of the people were pretending to be stupid, and some didn't know whether they were really stupid or pretending to be stupid. In short, everyone tacitly approved the proposal quickly.
Yang Hongchun watched their performance very "democratically", and then sent someone out of the palace to invite Duan Fei into the palace.
At this moment, the key to everything lies in the word "quick".
Only if the uncooked rice is cooked before those princes react can the nights and dreams not be long.
This long night was finally half over.
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After Zhao Yan left the palace, he returned to the dyeing workshop on his own.
When he came out of Shuiyunjian, he made an appointment with Shuangjiang to meet at the dyeing workshop after he was done.
Along the way he sorted the whole thing out again.
He was no longer surprised by Zhang Danfeng's failure.
It can even be said to be excusable.
Maybe now he is still holding the substitute's head thinking that he has completed the task.
Should I laugh at him later?
Although he had dealt with everything thoroughly, Duan Zhengyan's death still felt a little surprising.
However, since Yang Hongchun identified the dead man as Duan Zhengyan, there was no need for him to doubt it.
Because in general, the hatred between the two of them is far more important than Zhao Yan's purpose.
There was no need for Yang Hongchun to help Duan Zhengyan fake his death and take refuge.
As for the conflicts he mentioned with Duan, I can tell Shuangjiang later if they are true or false.
Squeak...
When Zhao Yan landed in front of his room like a ghost, Shuang Jiang happened to walk out of the room.
It's just that his face is not relaxed, but a little worried.
"What happened?"
Zhao Yan was familiar with the other party's character and knew that if it wasn't a big deal, her expression would not be so solemn.
"Your Majesty, please take a look."
Shuangjiang glanced at the moon and saw that the light was acceptable. He stepped forward and took out a letter from his sleeve.
"This is the tip that came from the rookie shop tonight."
Zhao Yan took the letter and read it under the moonlight.
There are various delivery channels for letters in Xiaoyulou. The fat pigeons in Qingyi Pavilion are fast, but sometimes they may not be able to find the person.
Although Cainiaofang is slower, it can be delivered to everyone in charge steadily.
"Qin State's Black Ice Platform is out in force, as if they are looking for something. Wherever they go, chickens and dogs are restless, and orders are sent from inside the building. Recently, spies from all over the country have been keeping a low profile, focusing on protecting themselves as much as possible."
"The other thing is that Lin Xian'er, who was rated as a 'despicable lustful woman', had an unexpected encounter. Her martial arts level suddenly skyrocketed. She held a weird-looking weapon and wiped out the evil sect. Let the poster infer that... Her ultimate revenge target is likely to be..."
Shuang Jiang paused as he spoke, and Zhao Yan continued.
"it's me."
Who else but me...
Zhao Yan was speechless for a while.
But this was his sin, and he had to suffer what he deserved.
After all, it was he who personally announced Lin Xian'er's despicable and lustful destiny, turning her from a sweet girl sought after by thousands of people into a plaything ravaged by the demon sect.
Now retribution has come.
After folding the letter in his hand again and handing it back to Shuangsheng, Zhao Yan smiled brightly and said:
"It's okay, no matter how strong I am, I am a real land god!"
As long as Lin Xianer is looking for him, he has nothing to fear.
"Yes, but the prince still has to be careful. It is still unknown to what extent Lin Xianer's strength is."
"And she has temporarily lost her trace. Before getting accurate information, it is not appropriate for the prince to reveal her whereabouts."
"Fortunately, no one knows that the prince is in Dali..."
Shuangjiang said to himself, feeling relieved for the time being.
But Zhao Yan felt a little guilty. After all, he had just revealed his identity to Yang Hongchun not long ago...
Someone still knows!
"Okay, it's all trivial."
"That's the last item in this letter."
"Why did Master Ye of Hidden Sword Villa suddenly leave the village..."
Zhao Yan said confusedly, trying to change the topic.
Fortunately, Shuang Jiang didn't say much. After hearing his question, he immediately continued to analyze it.
"Ye Fan, the owner of the Fifth Hidden Sword Village, showed up in the Money Gang before for his despicable lust for women. Perhaps the owner of the Fifth Village, Ye Fan, went to bring this playful brother back to the village?"
"Is that all?"
Zhao Yan lowered his head and frowned slightly.
He had met Ye Ying several times, but he always felt that he didn't seem like someone who would leave the village for such a trivial matter.
