To divorce his wife, the top scholar preferred being cuckolded to wearing a red hat.

At this moment, on Taipingpo.

Ling Fei, along with several important members of the Chamber of Commerce, was waiting for Young Master Zhao to arrive and deliver the goods.

When the appointed time arrived, Young Master Zhao did not appear.

Ling Fei's subordinate, Huang Zhong, glanced at the night sky and said, "Boss, they should have arrived by the agreed time."

"We should be careful, as it might be a trap."

"Dongqi, go check if the person has arrived. If not, we'll leave soon." The goods will be delivered as agreed, and the remaining balance will be settled in person. However, if the person doesn't arrive within the agreed time, they will take the goods back, and the original deposit will not be refunded.

After scouting ahead for a while, Dong Qi returned anxiously: "Boss, a lot of soldiers are coming this way. I don't know if they're coming for us."

Huang Zhong's expression changed: "We've been tricked. Their so-called cooperation is just a ploy to find fault with us and take us down."

Dressed in white, Ling Fei watched the torches approaching in the distance, a hint of mockery appearing on his face: "They don't want to capture us, they want to lure out the person behind us. If something happens to us, the person behind us certainly won't stand idly by. In this way, they can find an excuse to wipe us out in one fell swoop, or to use us for their own purposes."

"What should we do? Could Young Master Yue have fallen into their trap?" Everyone in the Chamber of Commerce knew that it was founded by Young Master Yue. Apart from a few core members who had met Young Master Yue, the others had no idea whether he was male or female.

Just from his name, one can tell he is a young master.

"Don't rush. Let's see what they want. If they want to swallow up our Kyushu Chamber of Commerce, they'll have to see if they have the ability." Ling Fei looked at the torches getting closer and closer to them, his face unusually calm.

Tonight was destined to be a different night; his eyes even held a long-lost fervor.

It's been a long time since we've seen Young Master Yue make a move. These people want to shake the position of the Nine Provinces Chamber of Commerce in Nanli and wipe them out in one fell swoop. Young Master Yue will definitely not agree to that.

The torches were getting closer and closer.

The fact that the leader was actually the Ming King surprised Ling Fei.

Not long ago, the Ming King showed his face to Miss Su, but now he is leading the charge to besiege the Kyushu Chamber of Commerce.

He then realized that apart from him, no one else knew that Miss Su was the person behind the Kyushu Chamber of Commerce.

It's understandable that they wanted to claim credit by besieging the Kyushu Chamber of Commerce.

The Ming King, accompanied by several hundred guards, surrounded Ling Fei and the goods behind him. He was wearing a black outer robe with gold thread, and strode towards Ling Fei through the guards.

"Who would make such a grand entrance? It turns out to be King Ming. King Ming, what brings you such a commotion in the middle of the night?" Ling Fei asked as he watched King Ming approach.

"President, please don't be angry. I came to check because I heard that your chamber of commerce was secretly sending supplies to people. If your chamber of commerce has no problems, I won't do anything to you. After all, you cooperated with my uncle when you were in Qingzhou, and I trust your character."

"I received a report, and it would be difficult to explain if I didn't come and investigate. Therefore, I can only trouble Chairman Ling to allow me to examine it. What do you say?"

"I wonder what Your Highness wishes to inspect? These goods are not for our own use; they are for a customer. We are here tonight because we have an appointment with the customer to deliver the goods."

Or perhaps, Your Highness suspects there's something wrong with the person who placed the order. If you suspect someone is problematic, then you've come looking for them, and they haven't arrived yet; we're waiting for them just the same way.

"I received a report that you are cooperating with that person to move these supplies." Mingyue waved her hand, ordering her men to inspect the goods: "See how much there is, whether it's enough to feed 30,000 people for half a month."

King Ming's men immediately went to inspect the goods.

"Your Highness, the goods here are indeed enough to feed an army of 30,000 for half a month."

"President Ling, what do you have to say about this? What are you planning to do with so many supplies in your chamber of commerce? Are you perhaps trying to secretly contact someone and stage a rebellion?"

"Your Highness, you are a prince, so please provide some factual evidence before you speak. Our chamber of commerce never cares what the goods ordered by our clients are for. As long as they place the order according to our rules and pay us a full amount, we will accept the order and procure the goods for them."

As for your claims of treason and rebellion, I know absolutely nothing about them.

"I think you're plotting a rebellion. Tell me, who's behind you? And how much supplies did we use the trouble in Qingzhou to transport out? You must explain this clearly. If you can't, I'll have to take you back so my father can interrogate you properly."

"So, Your Highness Ming's appearance here tonight will be used to charge our Kyushu Merchant Guild with treason, regardless of whether we are guilty or not, right? If you want to take us away, Your Highness can just do it directly. Why go through all this trouble?"

"We are just merchants; merchants only care about profit. As for power struggles, we merchants never get involved. If you insist on blaming us, we are just small merchants, and we have no way to resist, do we?"

"The Kyushu Chamber of Commerce is no ordinary chamber of commerce. You have the right to mobilize any merchant who joins your chamber of commerce. This is the real reason why you can raise a million catties of grain with a single order. You have this ability. If someone is willing to form an alliance with you and is offered supreme power, I do not believe you will not be tempted."

"Let the King accuse us of any fabricated charges he wants. The King wants to take us away and punish us, so what are we waiting for? Let's go."

"No rush." ​​King Ming looked around and, seeing no one else, said, "Since you're not the one who placed the order, and there's no one else here, I've come all this way, so of course I'm going to take both the person and the goods. I want to see who's so generous as to buy so many goods at once, and what they're going to do with them?"

"Your Highness, this man was acting suspiciously in the vicinity, so we arrested him. Please interrogate him."

One of the stewards under Young Master Zhao, who had been arrested, immediately knelt on the ground and confessed upon seeing such a large commotion: "My lord, spare my life! This humble subject was merely..."

A passing merchant asked, "Sir, what crime have I committed?"

"How dare you!" King Ming shouted at him. "You're not just a passing merchant; you're clearly here to pick up goods. Tell me quickly, do these goods belong to your master? Where is he now? Tell him to come here, and I want to see him."

The steward knelt on the ground, trembling uncontrollably: "Your Excellency, I don't understand what you're saying. I was just passing by..."

“If he doesn’t tell the truth, pull out his tongue; there’s no need to keep it.”