Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 311: A Gathering at Lanting

With the note approved by Prince Yongjia, Yang Yuan was not afraid of being blocked by the Shen family.

After he returned, he first informed Wang Nanyang and Li Yisen of the matter.

Soon, Wang Nanyang and Li Yisen sent several spies to the Jinghu residential area, who became the first batch of "workers" under Wen Tian.

Yang Yuan gave full authority to Wen Tian to build the mansion.

Wen Tian would not make money by cutting corners on his house, but when it comes to purchasing building materials, finding builders, etc., he can get kickbacks from any company he chooses, which is enough to enrich his wealth.

Yang Yuan didn't care about this aspect.

You can't expect the horse to run and not eat grass.

When Wentian had grass to eat, he transformed himself into a donkey of the production team. He worked day and night on the construction site and enjoyed it very much.

After Yang Yuan handed the note to Qiao Zhen regarding the transfer of craftsmen from the Capital Workshop, he no longer cared about it.

If Prince Yongjia's face is not enough, what else can he do?

Shen Xi had already spread the word that he was going to deal with the second young master of the Wang family.

He was sure that he could deal with the second young master of the Wang family and make him leave Shanyin in disgrace.

The purpose of spreading the rumor now is naturally to cut off as many relationships as possible that would cooperate with Wang Er.

In this case, Yang Yuan doesn't need to be polite.

There's no need to meet the commander of the Shen family. It just depends on whether you will deliver the craftsmen I want to me.

When he had nothing to do, Yang Yuan naturally went traveling.

Yang Yuan took Emmanuelle Belle to see the house that was to be built, and told her that he wanted to build a storefront on the side facing the street.

In the future, if the Arab and Persian women want to do spice business, they can set up shop here in Shanyin.

Emmanuelle Belle was naturally happy, as the place was picturesque with beautiful mountains and clear waters, and there was a very popular nunnery next to it.

Most of the people who come here to burn incense are women, and spices are what the women care about more. If you open a spice shop here, your business will not be bad.

Yang Yuan took Bei'er to Miaoxiu Temple to burn incense. Bei'er invited the two little nuns Dan'er and Tang'er to leave the mountain gate and accompany Yang Yuan to travel around the mountains and rivers.

In the past two days, a group of four people appeared everywhere, including Lanting, Jinghu, Anchang, Dafo Temple, and Tushita Heaven.

Dan Niang had always been attracted to Yang Yuan, and this was the first time that she accompanied him on a tour as a female companion, so she naturally enjoyed it.

Qingtang would tease her brother-in-law from time to time when her master was not paying attention, and she was very happy.

Emmanuelle Belle, on the other hand, gradually seemed to be troubled and her interest did not seem so high.

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Shen Xi was very concerned about the fact that Qiao Zhen had instructed him to write a letter.

Because Qiao Zhen said that after the matter was accomplished, the government would give him a plaque.

The plaque bestowed by the government can be hung in the Shen family’s house. What an honor.

Qiao Zhen's move was actually intended to shut Shen Xi up.

As long as Shen Xi accepted the plaque, writing the inscription on it would be Shen Xi's own idea.

For the sake of this plaque, Shen Xi had to insist that he was speaking out for justice and would never admit that this was a deal he made with Qiao Caosi.

In this way, no one will know that Qiao Zhen was behind this.

Qiao Zhen is not a very noble person. She is not resentful because six lives were lost but the main culprit was only sentenced to residential surveillance.

He just didn't want to put his career in danger, and everything he did had to be done within the confines of human relationships and the law.

This person truly understands the true meaning of the doctrine of the mean.

Qiao Zhen also promised Shen Xi that with this petition, if the case becomes bigger and is sent back for retrial, and the main culprit is severely punished, he will push Shanyin Prefecture to record the story of the righteous man Shen Xi in the prefectural and county annals. Wouldn't that make his name immortal?
At this moment, Shen Xi was naturally full of motivation.

As for offending the He family of Wuzhou, Shen Xi didn't care much.

The He family was not as powerful as the Shen family, and the two families had not had much dealings with each other.

He is speaking out for justice and advocating for the weak. I think if the elders in his family knew about this, they would not blame him.

So, Shen Xi took the information given to him by Qiao Zhen and the inside story he analyzed, and locked himself in the study, where he carefully wrote for three days, and finally submitted an impassioned "Ten Thousand Words Letter" to the Transportation Department.

When Qiao Zhen received Shen Xi's ten-thousand-word letter, he immediately asked someone to make three copies, one to be sent to Shanyin Prefecture, one to the Ministry of Justice, and one to Wuzhou Prefecture.

Shen Xi's original document was attached to the unapproved file and submitted to the Dali Temple.

The Dali Temple is responsible for interrogating criminals, determining criminal penalties, and deciding difficult cases.

Since this case has aroused the questioning and attention of local celebrities and gentry, as a deputy transport envoy, I am worried that public outrage will cause chaos, so I dare not make a decision on my own. It is reasonable for me to ask the Dali Temple to make a ruling, right?
Then, Mr. Qiao took out the handwritten letter from Prince Yongjia from the "Poetry Collection of Su Weidao" and went to the Duzuoyuan with a smile.

Although the Commander of the Duzuoyuan was a military position, he was concurrently appointed by a judge sent by the Ministry of Justice, so it was actually a civilian position.

The commander of Shanyin Duzuoyuan was called Shen Ziran, a cousin of Shen Xi.

However, he was not aware of the fact that Shen Xi prevented Wang Er from hiring craftsmen from the Duzuoyuan.

At the beginning, Shen Xi went directly to find Qiao Zhen, and Qiao Zhen tore up Lu You's recommendation letter in front of Shen Xi.

Shen Xi was sure that the matter had been settled, so he did not inform this cousin.

Of course, Shen had not received the notice from his cousin. Even if he had, it would be difficult for him to refuse if Qiao Caosi from the Transport Bureau came to him in person, not to mention that he now had the note from Prince Yongjia.

Of course Shen did as he was told and assigned the best craftsmen from the Duzuoyuan to Qiao Zhen.

When Qiao Zhen looked at the list, he found that all the craftsmen named by the second son of the Wang family were on it. He didn't need to ask for it himself, and he was very happy. Shen asked again attentively: "Qiao Caosi, do you want me to assign some more prisoners to you?
They are all minor offenders, easy to manage, and if you give them something to eat, they will work harder than donkeys."

Qiao Zhen was very interested, but then she thought, wouldn't it be unlucky to have a group of prisoners to build a house?
He rejected Shen's kindness and took only the craftsmen to Jinghu Lake.

As soon as he saw Yang Yuan, Qiao Zhen laughed and said, "Erlang, Erlang, I have finally completed this matter for you."

Yang Yuan had just returned from Longrui Palace with his three beauties and had just sent Dan Niang and Qing Tang back to Miaoxiu Temple. When he saw that Qiao Zhen had brought the craftsmen with him, he was overjoyed.

Qiao Zhen smiled and said, "Originally, we could have brought them to you the next day, but the people you specifically requested, Erlang, are all the most skilled craftsmen in the workshop and are in great demand.

Many of them were sent out to do work for other families. Now, I have taken over their work before it is finished. "

Qiao Zhen handed the list to Yang Yuan, winked at him, and said in a low voice, "Look, the craftsmen that Erlang likes are all on it."

Yang Yuan said gratefully, "Thank you, Mr. Qiao, but... is it appropriate for us to take over those who are working in other companies?"

Qiao Zhen laughed and said, "This official is just trying to raise a big banner and use his reputation as a pretext. With the golden signboard of Prince of Yongjia, why not use it?"

Yang Yuan smiled and said, "In any case, Brother Qiao is thoughtful. Look, you are still bothering to make this trip in person. You must stay tonight and let Wang Er show his appreciation."

On the one hand, Yang Yuan was grateful for Qiao Caosi's help, and on the other hand, he knew him relatively well.

Dan Niang has already been to the Qiao family on the pretext of checking Feng Shui.

From Dan Niang's perspective, although the Qiao family is wealthy, it is not too outrageous.

Through her indirect questioning, she was able to learn some inside information about the Qiao family from Mrs. Tian.

This Qiao Zhen Qiao Caosi also does business in private.

He partnered with a large local temple to lend money and made profits from it.

He also opened a pawnshop in Shanyin using the name of his brother-in-law.

Both of these are very profitable industries, and his official position is helpful to both businesses.

But if you talk about corruption and abuse of power, I really don't see anyone who can be compared to him at the moment, so Yang Yuan really wants to build a relationship with him.

Qiao Zhen only relied on his mouth to get along with everyone and had never done anything, so he didn't want to accept any benefits from others, even if it was just a meal.

However, this time Yang Yuan was very persistent and Qiao Zhen had no choice but to agree.

Yang Yuan handed the roster to Wen Tian and instructed him to make the next arrangements.

To build a large house, it is not enough to just hire the craftsmen from the Duzuoyuan, but also to hire many small workers.

Each craftsman was in charge of a small task, so naturally they had to find a way to get the eight target persons together so that it would be easier to capture them together.

At the same time, in order to avoid attracting other people's attention as much as possible, these eight people need to find someone who has little cooperation with other craftsmen or other trades in the early stages.

As a member of the Speed ​​​​Room, Wen Tian can handle this matter, so Yang Yuan doesn't need to do it himself.

After Yang Yuan gave him all the instructions, he took Emmanuelle Belle and Qiao Zhen to the Lanting Restaurant.

Lanting Restaurant is one of the most high-end restaurants in Shanyin. As soon as you enter, there will be a waiter to guide you attentively.

Just as they reached the stairs, Qiao Zhen suddenly turned around and said to Yang Yuan, "Master Wang, you are too polite.

After thinking it over, Qiao realized that he really didn't contribute much, so how could he accept your invitation? As the saying goes, no merit, no reward. Let's just forget it."

Qiao Zhen's voice was not very loud but her breath was strong when she spoke to Yang Yuan who was so close to her.

Yang Yuan said with a smile: "Brother Qiao, why are you being coy again? We have already entered the restaurant, do we have to go our separate ways?

Wang will not thank you, Brother Qiao, just treat it as a drink with friends, how about that? "

At this time, someone sneered from the side: "Erlang is in a good mood, I guess you are happy that the mansion has been built, right?
I don't know where you hired the craftsmen. My family has a business in civil engineering, lacquer, bamboo and other things. Do you want me to give you a discount?"

Yang Yuan turned his head and saw that it was Shen Xi who led a group of friends into the restaurant.

Yang Yuan smiled coldly and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Brother Shen. I hired the craftsmen from the Capital Construction Institute. As for the building materials, I have also placed an order with Chief Chu. Brother Shen, please don't worry about it."

Chu Nianqiu's backer is the Shanyin Military Commander. This kind of military man is not in the same circle as a powerful family like the Shen family, so he is not afraid of Shen Xi interfering.

Shen Xi invited his friends to come over for a drink tonight, mainly for two reasons.

One is to tell them about my heroic act of writing a letter to express my views.

Mr. Shen stayed at home writing articles for the past three days and didn't tell anyone.

What if some friends know about it and ask for their names to be signed too? Wouldn’t that be dividing his fame?

The effect would be very different if the local annals only recorded the name of the hero Shen Xi than if they recorded the names of a bunch of people.

I am the only one who is not afraid of power. Even if there are tens of millions of people, I will still go. How majestic is that.

Therefore, he didn't plan to tell this matter until he handed the ten thousand word letter to Qiao Zhen.

In addition, he wanted to discuss with his friends how to drive the second son of the Wang family out of Shanyin completely.

Preventing the second son of the Wang family from borrowing craftsmen from the Capital Workshop was a piece of cake. He had to make it impossible for him to gain a foothold in Shanyin, only then could he, the eldest son of the Shen family, show his ability.

Therefore, those he invited today were all his close friends who shared the same interests with him, and everyone brought their beautiful concubines with them to have a leisurely tour in Lanting.

However, he didn't expect that before he even went upstairs, he saw Wang Er, the thorn in his side.

Young Master Shen felt uncomfortable when he saw the blonde beauty accompanying Wang Er with a sweet smile on her face. Her big sky-blue eyes seemed to be glued to Wang Er.

At this time, Shen Xi heard that Wang Er had actually borrowed someone from Duzuoyuan. He was shocked and angry.

He looked at Qiao Zhen with a cold face and said in a deep voice: "Qiao Caosi, I need an explanation from you!"

(End of this chapter)