Hu Buwei and his wife were shocked when they heard it, how bold Ji Feihua was, she actually said such a rebellious thing.
But he was not wrong, in the eyes of the current emperor, Hu Buwei is just a courtier loyal to the emperor.
Ji Feihua said: "The emperor found that most of the key people involved in Chu Yuanhai's case back then were dead, and most of Chu Yuanhai's relatives and friends in this world were also killed, if it is said that the relatives and friends of the Chu family were killed, it can still be explained, but those who handled Chu Yuanhai's case back then were heroes, but I don't know how they also suffered bad luck."
Hu Buwei smiled bitterly: "I don't know what happened back then. ” Ji Feihua said: "When Chu Yuanhai served as the head of the household department, Dakang had four giant merchants, Xu, Jia, Zhou, and Wu, among which the Xu family was the largest household. ” Xu Fengyi's face changed slightly, but she didn't expect Ji Feihua to suddenly turn to her mother's house with a twist of words.
Ji Feihua continued: "The Xu family's business is very big, silk, porcelain, medicinal materials, what really makes the Xu family prosperous is to win the exclusive right to operate Jiangnan Salt Transport. ” Xu Fengyi said: "What the Admiral said is all old, as early as thirty years ago, the imperial court took back the Xu family's right to operate the salt industry. ” Ji Feihua said: "Of course the miscellaneous family knows, and the person who advocates taking back the right to operate the Xu family is Chu Yuanhai, the head of the household, since then, the Xu family's business in Dakang has plummeted, Mrs.
Xu decisively changed her business strategy, completely cut off all the business related to the imperial court, opened up the business focus overseas, formed a fleet, crossed the ocean, and established a trade relationship with the Nanyang countries, and it is precisely because of this that the Xu family escaped a catastrophe and was not involved in the Chu Yuanhai case, the other three families, It's all because it's more or less implicated in the business of the household.
In the end, they all fell into the fate of raiding their families and exterminating their families. ” Hu Buwei sighed: "Blessings and misfortunes depend on each other, some things are simply unpredictable, if it weren't for Chu Yuanhai who excluded the Xu family because of personal grudges, I'm afraid that the Xu family would have fallen back then." ” Ji Feihua smiled and said: "It is said that Chu Yuanhai and the Xu family have personal grudges, but what is the personal grudge Lord Hu, can you tell me?"
Xu Fengyi replied first: "Lord Admiral, I'm afraid that I asked the wrong person, thirty years ago.
I haven't married him yet, I don't even know him, how can he know these things" paused and said: "Actually, I don't know if our Xu family and Chu Yuanhai have any personal enmity, and my mother has never mentioned it, but I heard that our Xu family's business was too big, so it attracted the jealousy of many people, and there were many businessmen with ulterior motives who wanted to take our place. ” Ji Feihua said: "Listen to what Madame said.
The miscellaneous family has some understanding in their hearts. ” Hu Buwei said: "It's also a good thing, if there is no such thing, the Xu family may be involved in the unwarranted disaster of the year." ” Ji Feihua said: "The Xu family has been much more low-key since then, and they all say that the Xu family is not as good as before, but some people say that the Xu family is just converging its edge, and the Xu family has been accumulating wealth through sea operations over the years, and it has long been rich and rival the country." ” Hu Buwei smiled and said, "Lord Admiral really thinks highly of the Xu family.
The old lady had already retired into the background eighteen years ago.
Just check the ships of the Xu family in and out of Jinling Port, and you will know the Xu family's business over the years. ” Xu Fengyi said: "The Admiral has put gold on the Xu family. ” Ji Feihua said: "The Xu family has done a good job over the years, several times there have been wars in Dakang, and the Xu family has donated a large amount of gold and silver, which is also the reason why Lord Hu's affairs have not implicated the Xu family."
Speaking of Mrs.
Xu, I heard that the last time she went to sea was nineteen years ago.
That is, seven days after Chu Yuan's maritime hair, I don't know if it's a coincidence."
A trace of panic flashed in Xu Fengyi's eyes, even she didn't know about it, but why did Ji Feihua know, and she said it well.
It seems like it really happened.
Hu Buwei said: "If you have any thoughts in your heart, you might as well say it clearly." ” Ji Feihua smiled and said: "It's not good to say too clearly about chasing the wind and shadows, there is also a rumor in the outside world, it is said that Chu Yuanhai is actually an orphan adopted by Mrs.
Xu since she was a child." ” Xu Fengyi said categorically: "Lord Admiral, this kind of thing is better to say less, our Hu family has fallen into such a situation, since I married into the Hu family, it is the Hu family, I don't know anything about the Xu family, if the Admiral really wants to know what happened back then, it is better to ask the old lady in person."
In fact, we have long broken off contact with the Xu family. ” Ji Feihua nodded and said, "I really want to see the old lady with my own eyes." ” Hu Buwei's heart became extremely heavy, it was no accident that Ji Feihua came today, this person mentioned the matter of the Xu family, could it be that he started the idea of the Xu family Hu Buwei was secretly vigilant, and said softly: "The accounts of the household department have been handed over almost completely."
Hu asked himself if he was not greedy for a penny of money during his tenure, when Hu took over as the head of the household department, the accounts that had been sorted out were also untouched, everything was well documented, if the admiral did not believe it, he could go to check it. ” Ji Feihua said: "The miscellaneous family is not good at checking accounts, if I am asked to check the mountain of accounts, I am afraid that I will vomit blood in less than three days."
He picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea and said: "The Hu family has a credit to Sheji, the emperor once gave the Hu family Danshu iron coupons, which is enough to prove the Hu family's contribution to Dakang, and the Xu family's loyalty to Dakang is also known to the world, fifteen years ago the king of the East China Sea rebelled, and the Xu family donated a lot of silver in that war. ” Hu Buwei and his wife were uneasy, Ji Feihua came to revisit the old matter today, but he didn't know what he was planning.
Hu Buwei said: "It is the duty of a minister to be loyal to Dakang." ” Ji Feihua said: "Speaking of which, Lord Hu is not a big mistake, the mistake is that all the loyalty was given to the emperor, which made the emperor unhappy." ” Hu Buwei's back clothes were all soaked with cold sweat, Ji Feihua was really arrogant, he dared to say this kind of thing, they all said that this person covered the sky with one hand, and even the emperor was afraid of him, and now it seems that this is indeed the case.
Hu Buwei said with sincerity and fear: "Since the emperor has condemned me, it proves that I have done things poorly and have failed the emperor's trust, and it is completely Hu Mou's fault to the point where I am now, Hu Mou is only grateful to the emperor in his heart, and he has no complaints." ” Ji Feihua's eyes flowed: "If Lord Hu's heartfelt words are heard by the emperor."
Maybe he will be really moved, and he will forgive your guilt, but it's a pity that the emperor is a little suspicious of you. ” Hu Buwei's forehead broke out in a cold sweat: "If the emperor is suspicious, the criminal minister is willing to die to confess his loyalty." ” Ji Feihua sighed and said: "Don't say this dead word casually, even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about Gonggong Hu, the miscellaneous family promised him to take good care of you."
Naturally, I will keep you safe. ” Hu Buwei will be suspicious of Ji Feihua's words, what kind of character Ji Feihua is cold-blooded and cruel, decisive in killing, the relationship between him and Hu Xiaotian is nothing more than mutual use, how can there be any real feelings, Ji Feihua's words are nothing more than superficial efforts.
Despite this, Hu Buwei still pretended to be grateful: "Thank you Lord Admiral for your favor, in fact, our husband and wife have reached the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, as long as the dog is safe, there is nothing else to ask for." ” Ji Feihua said: "You don't have to worry.
Hu Xiaotian is smart and witty, and he has the ability to protect himself wherever he goes. ” Hu Buwei nodded with satisfaction, he agreed with Ji Feihua's words.
Ji Feihua said again: "Since Lord Hu knows the Mandate of Heaven, it is better to tell me your views on the future situation of Dakang." ” Hu Buwei smiled bitterly and said: "The Admiral has given me a problem, how dare I talk about state affairs with a guilty body." ” Ji Feihua said: "Dakang's economy is mired in a quagmire, and natural disasters have continued during this period.
Civil unrest broke out, and Lord Hu was a Dakang official.
Don't you want to contribute to the country?"
Hu Buwei said: "I'm old, I can't keep up with my energy or physical strength, and Hu is now powerless." ” Ji Feihua said: "Recently, there is a rumor that the Emperor Taishang also has an underground vault, and it is said that the wealth in the vault is several times more than the national treasury. ” Hu Buwei said: "Hu has never heard of this matter in office for more than ten years. ” Ji Feihua said: "Lord Hu may not know, but your predecessor may not know about this matter.
His Majesty believes that it is likely that Chu Yuanhai built this secret vault for the emperor, and the reason why he fell was also because of this incident. ” Hu Buwei sighed and said: "Hu really doesn't know what happened back then, so he doesn't dare to say anything." ” Ji Feihua nodded slowly, and he said to Xu Fengyi, "Mrs.
Hu."
There's something I'd like to entrust you with next. ” Xu Fengyi said: "Lord Admiral just commands." ” Ji Feihua said: "Madame doesn't need to be polite to me, I and Xiaotian are like brothers, adults and Madame just treat me as a nephew, and there is no need to be polite in private." ” Xu Fengyi lowered her head and said, "Don't dare" Ji Feihua took out a letter from her sleeve and handed it to Xu Fengyi and said, "I wrote a letter to the old lady, and I bothered Mrs.
Hu to go to Jinling City in person and hand over this letter to the old lady herself." ” Xu Fengyi was worried in her heart, she didn't know what Ji Feihua's intentions were, and how could she leave Jing Ji Feihua with her current identity, whether she was planning to frame her mother's family Ji Feihua smiled and said: "Madame, don't worry about it, clean up these two days, and the day after tomorrow I will send someone to escort Madame to Jinling." ” Xu Fengyi looked at Hu Buwei, and naturally asked for her husband's opinion.
Of course, Hu Buwei saw that there must be something strange in it, but what Ji Feihua decided was something they could change, and the only way to do it was to do it.
After many years of husband and wife, they already understood each other's meaning with one look, Xu Fengyi took the letter and said, "Yes" Ji Feihua got up and said: "I'm leaving, by the way, Lord Hu, the palace is sorting out the accounts recently, I mentioned to the emperor, let you go over there to help temporarily, I don't know what you think" Hu Buwei said respectfully: "Hu obeys the arrangement of the Admiral. ” Ji Feihua smiled and nodded.
Leaving Shuijing'er Hutong, He Renxing stayed in front of his car, quietly waiting for his arrival, Ji Feihua came to the car and did not rush to leave, and whispered to He Renxing: "Mrs.
Xu will go to Jinling's mother's house the day after tomorrow, I want you to personally escort her on this trip." ” He Renxing said: "Yes" Ji Feihua said: "Are you ready for things in the north?"
"Ready."
Ji Feihua smiled: "But I don't know what kind of surprise there will be" to be continued: