Lin Fangxu stiffened and swallowed his saliva uncontrollably.The arrival of Shen Mao in the afternoon allowed Lin Fangxu to escape, but when asked about the number of thieves, Lin Fangxu really couldn't answer.As a literati made of tofu, he has encountered two bandits in his two lives, and of course, the thieves he encountered this time are much more powerful than the two mountain bandits in his previous life.Therefore, in the end, Lin Fangxu continued to lie on the recliner to recuperate, and Jiang Shiyun followed Shen Mao to the prince to reply.When Lin Fangxu was able to take a leisurely walk along the garden, it was already the second day after Jiang Shiyun replied.For the affairs of the Kang family, he heard some from other people's mouths, but he didn't pay much attention to it, after all, there are so many smart and ambitious people, and there is no shortage of him to be injured.However, Lin Fangxu obviously underestimated himself, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was still very optimistic about his injury, and before the gauze was removed, he was called to the meeting hall again.Lin Fangxu and Jiang Shiyun sat below, looking at the bearded man who was talking on the other side, which was quite incredible.It turns out that the son of Kong Ge Lao looks like this!
It's not like Kong Ge, who is old and still a little handsome, and his grandson is even more like him.No wonder the grandson stayed by his side, and the son was sent to the edge of the sky.Of course, these are all ridicules in Lin Fangxu's heart, and when he came back to his senses, Governor Kong was talking about Kang Yongan's wife.Speaking of which, the ancestors of the Kang family are almost the same as Lin Fangxu's family, if they really want to be more serious, they are actually a little worse, after all, not everyone can produce a famous minister.The Kang family really became rich and prosperous since Kang Song, this old boy is very good at making a living from reselling.It was about to taste the benefits of trading, and later he worked hard to marry the only daughter of a maritime merchant for his eldest son, and since then, the Kang family has also begun to walk on the sea.Speaking of this, Governor Kong pretended to ask mysteriously: Speaking of which, guess what, what does the Kang family's maritime business rely on to make such a big business?
After asking, there was an expression on everyone's face that you would not have guessed.Lin Fangxu is no longer able to complain, how can he be a dignified prefect, and talking is the same as telling a story, not to mention, have you forgotten that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still there!
Cough!
Sure enough, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was unhappy and glared at the unobtrusive prefect.Governor Kong touched his nose embarrassedly, and said seriously: This Kang family's business can be so big, on the one hand, the second son Kang Yongnian became a jinshi and became an official: on the other hand, this old man Kang is indeed very talented in buying and selling.Lin Fangxu retorted in his heart, according to what he had seen and heard in his previous life, Old Man Kang's ability was only better than that of ordinary people, and there were other people who were really talented.But!
A turn from the prefect of Kong interrupted Lin Fangxu's various speculations, and he only heard the Shaanxi man say in an infinitely contemptuous tone: Kang Yongan's father-in-law has an only daughter in his wife, and he has a bad relationship with the clansmen.As a result, this Kang Yongan coughed cough!
was probably too excited, Kong Zhifu choked a few times, and after giving himself a good breath, he continued: As a result, this Kang Yongan is not a thing, not to mention that the concubine is older than the concubine, and he wants to be greedy for his daughter-in-law's dowry.Oh, by the way, the girl of the Ouyang family is married to his concubine Kang Ziqi.He said to the outside world that Kang Ziqi was raised under his wife's name, but his wife left early, who knows?
Zhu Xianzong waited for him to finish speaking, then his face was expressionless, and he said in a cold tone: What Master Kong said, does it have anything to do with today's case?
Governor Kong looked at the others with a smile on his face, and said: Although it seems to be unrelated, maybe you can still find some connections.Hmph Zhu Xianzong snorted coldly, and after giving him a blank look, he asked Wang Xiaowen: Tell me about the results of the past few days, what should I do next, and I also have to discuss a charter.Wang Xiaowen got the order and concluded: In the past few days, Ouyang Qing first identified the pirates who committed the murder as the brother of Kangzi's concubine, as well as a steward beside him.Then Commander Chen personally went out to arrest people, and now the steward and the Bai brothers have confessed, and indicated that they listened to Kang Ziqi's orders.Later, the thieves who chased and killed Ouyang Qing and fought with Lin Liushou and others should have been instructed by the Kang family.However, Wang Xiaowen hesitated for a moment, and then continued: However, several people did not admit to colluding with pirates, only said that they were personal vendettas, and it was some ruffians and gangsters and thugs of the Kang family who did it.So many people have died in my Ouyang family, even if he didn't collude with the pirates, he would have to pay for his life!
Ouyang Qing suffered from this catastrophe, he was a little thin, and when he shouted this sentence, he was already hoarse.Looking at the hatred in his eyes, everyone present sympathized in their hearts, but no one dared to express his position, even the most unscrupulous prefect Kong lowered his head and drank tea, quietly.How to ask the Kang family is still up to the prince, and the charge of personal grievances is not the same as colluding with pirates.For a while, the whole room was quiet, waiting for His Royal Highness the Prince's answer.The prince glanced at everyone, all of them were sitting upright, and the person wrapped in gauze and leaning on the chair was particularly eye-catching.So the prince asked by name: Speaking of which, Lord Lin is also a victim in this case, I don't know what to think.What do I think?
Lin Fangxu thought to himself, my opinion is to catch Kang Ziyou and let me personally cut a few knives.Of course, I thought about it in my heart, after all, everyone discussed it for so long, and they didn't mention Kang Ziyou, this guy is very hidden.So Lin Fangxu stood up and was the first to ask: When Jiang Baihu and I came to Ningbo, Kang Ziyou, the third son of Kang who took the Kang family to hunt down Ouyang Gongzi, why don't you doubt it?
Suspicious of what?
Governor Kong stopped drinking tea at this time, and he didn't understand.Lin Fangxu glanced at him silently, and then spread his hands and said: Didn't Master Kong say that Kang Yongan spoiled his concubine and killed his wife, this Kang Ziyou can be so concerned about his brother's affairs?!
Hey, is this a surname after all?
This Kang Ziyou is not famous in Ningbo City, his grandfather pressed him to help, can he help?
No, you kid, what are you doing talking nonsense, it has nothing to do with the case?
Governor Kong stared at him with wide eyes and blamed.When Lin Fangxu saw Kang Ziyou in his last life, he was already the ruler of the Kang family, and even the maritime merchants of Liangguang, Min and Zhejiang seemed to be looking at him, but he didn't expect that he was still not famous.Lin Fangxu couldn't help but sigh in his heart again, hiding deep enough!
.Zhu Xianzong glanced at Kong Anxian, who was blowing his beard and glaring, and motioned for Lin Fangxu to continue.Lin Fangxu ignored the resentful look on Governor Kong's face that was mistreated by eccentricity, and continued: Xia Guan has explored with Commander Chen before, and combined with Lord Chen's opinion, Xia Guan has a conjecture.If you have something to say, don't sell it!
Governor Kong said with a dark face.So Lin Fangxu got straight to the point: The thieves who attacked the Ouyang family's fleet and the thieves on Hexin Island are definitely not the same group.Zhu Xianzong glanced at Commander Chen, and Commander Chen immediately spoke and confirmed: The wounds on the corpses of the victims of the Ouyang family were mottled and messy, and most of them died after multiple cuts, but the thieves who intercepted and killed Lin Liushou were all close to the point one by one, and they were ruthless, and they were definitely people who licked blood from the knife for many years.After Zhu Xianzong listened to Commander Chen, he nodded at Lin Fangxu, to the effect that he continued to say your conjecture.Lin Fangxu guessed again: Since the thieves are not a group, who are they obeying?
The former obeyed the orders of Kangzi period, and killed people and sold goods for personal grudges; The latter, Xia Guan guessed, most of them obeyed Kang Ziyou's orders, as for the purpose?
Helping the discordant cousin chase down the witnesses, he still uses pirates, do you think he wants the Kang family to be good?
Or don't you want the Kang family to be good?
Governor Kong still felt incredible, and retorted: How can it be Kang Ziyou, this kid heard that he can't study and do business, how did he know pirates, you say it's still possible for old man Kang.Lin Fangxu smiled at this time, waved his hand and said: Isn't this all the conjecture of the lower officials, Master Kong should not be entangled in these things that have nothing to do with today's affairs.Kong Anxian's heart choked, and he glared at him hatefully, this cunning boy!
The people present are all smart people, who doesn't know what they really want to discuss today, is it really the Ouyang family's case!
Lin Fangxu glanced at Ouyang Qing with a worried face, and felt some sympathy in his heart, he was hunched over his waist at this time, and he was supported to stand there, stubbornly wanting to wait for a result.After waking up from Ouyang Qing, what does it matter if the Kang family colluded with pirates or not?
What His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really cares about is how to deal with the Kang family, which will be more beneficial to the reorganization of the city's shipping tax.Perhaps Lin Fangxu's expression was too obvious, and Zhu Xianzong also glanced at Ouyang Qing.After retracting his gaze, Zhu Xianzong was silent for a long time, as if he was thinking, calculating all kinds of gains and losses.There are many calculating people in the world, Zhu Xianzong believes that the kid who is biting his ears with the little brother of the Jiang family probably already knows how to convict in order to maximize the benefits, but he can't say it, because he is not in his position and does not seek his own government.After Lin Fangxu quietly complained to Jiang Shiyun about the leg pain, he slandered in his heart that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must have a scale in his heart at this time, first put Kang Ziqi on it, weigh it, and then put Kang Ziyou on it, and then say that the Kang family dared to attack the seagoing caravan in the offshore sea and do pirates and thieves, no matter who instigated it, he couldn't let it go, Commander Chen immediately led people to block the Kang family, arrested Kang Ziqi and Kang Ziyou's brothers, and ordered Kang Yongan and Kang Song to come to the yamen for questioning.Zhu Xianzong ordered.It seems that in the heart of His Royal Highness, it is the entire Kang family that has weight!
Lin Fangxu thought so.Wang Zhanshi, you go to the Yamen of the Zhejiang Navy for me, and ask them the governors, this pirate comes and goes freely, if he doesn't have an explanation, I will definitely join him in dereliction of duty!
Zhu Xianzong said coldly.Sure enough, how high you stand, how big the pattern is!
Obviously, a Kang family is not in the eyes of the prince!
Lin Fangxu sighed, and at the same time spit on his narrow-mindedness.Chapter Ninety-Four: On a Spring Night, the breeze is coming slowly, and the drizzle is slightly cool.The next day, the stars had not set, the sun had not risen, and the sky was still hazy.The port outside Ningbo City is as bright as day, with countless lanterns and torches, and a huge brazier is still burning on the elevated shelf at every other distance.On the edge of the harbor, large and small restaurant sheds have been erected, selling them up and down.Buns, buns!
Fried dough sticks and soy milk, zongzi steamed buns!
Yangchun noodles, why don't you have a bowl?
On the edge of the shed, there were many men in short shirts who were eating breakfast in groups, all of whom came to the port before dawn to help people carry the work.People love to divide themselves into three, six, nine and so on, and if you look closely, you will find that those men who are eating breakfast also seem to divide themselves into high and low.A high-level man, he is not in a hurry to eat, and a group of people talk and laugh.These have been working at the dock for many years, have their own gangs, and their work is also arranged with the merchants in advance and set the hour.Most of the low-level men are also a few people together, and they have to watch the six roads and listen to the eight directions when eating.If someone who looks like a steward comes over and shouts that there is a shipload of goods to be loaded in the western port, fifty wen per person, first come, first served!
The men didn't care about anything, and rushed over.In a hurry, some people hurriedly stuffed half a steamed bun into their pockets.Some people hold a jar of soy milk and drink it while running.Some people don't take half a bowl of noodles, and they are reluctant, so they simply pick up a large number of chopsticks and stuff them into their mouths.The swaying noodles that could not be wrapped and hung on the chin caused the high-ranking men to laugh, and the laughter was full of laughter, most of these embarrassed men were farmers near Ningbo, who took advantage of the slack to come to the wharf to find work.As far as the Shengdou Xiaomin is concerned, how much does the calculation of the magnates have to do with them?
Three meals a day, spring shirts and winter jackets, are enough to consume all their efforts and spend all their thoughts.At the junction of the sea and the sky, when the first ray of sunlight broke through the sky, three loud gongs sounded over the harbor, and the officials of the city shipping department in Tsing Yi stood on the high platform and sang loudly: The time is coming, the port is open!
The sailors, with black and red faces, shook their huge oars bare-chested, and their trumpets shouted loudly.The first sea ship sailed out of the port, and the huge building ship, carrying life and yearning, rushed to the place where the morning sun rose like the wind and waves.Kang Ziyou sat in the cabin, looking at the Ningbo port farther and farther away through the window, and he didn't have time to sigh, and when he returned, he didn't know what year it was, and he was interrupted by the sound of the door opening.Looking at the two people who entered the door, without waiting for Kang Ziyou to say hello, the pigtailed man couldn't help but say: Second brother, fortunately, you got on the boat the night before yesterday, and the news just came that before dawn this morning, the Kang family's old house has been surrounded by people from the Jingshi camp.Kang Ziyou didn't see the slightest melancholy, but held his chin and wrote lightly: Well, earlier than I expected, it seems that our Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also a decisive person.The other person who came in with the pigtailed man looked blessed, white and fat, looked amiable, and dressed like a shopkeeper.He sat next to Kang Ziyou out of sight, and asked suspiciously: Second brother, what do you think?
A few years ago, you let us infiltrate the Kang family's industry, I thought you were going to take over the Kang family, why did you give up now?
Without waiting for Kang Ziyou to answer, the pigtailed man said guiltily: Second brother, is it because of my last miss?
I should fight it again and slaughter that Ouyang Qing!
Snort, and then let the people of the Jingshi camp kill you!
After Kang Ziyou sneered, he said with a little sincerity: Xiao Wu, to me, you are much more important than Kang Ziqi.Seeing that Xiao Wu listened, his face was moved, and the amiable man next to him spoke: Second brother, you could have let the people of the Kang family go after Ouyang Qing, if so, even if you fail, you will not be involved in the Kang family because of collusion with pirates, at most, you will give up the Kang Ziqi.Oh, the third child, if the Kang family is not implicated, do you think your grandfather will be willing to give up the Kang period?
Kang Ziyou seemed to think of something, and sneered: Even if his grandfather is willing, when Kang Yongan cries and begs, most of them will still give up some family business to protect the sins.After hearing this, the amiable man suddenly realized: Now that even the Kang family has been involved, Mr.
Kang is afraid that he will not have so many family businesses to take care of.Xiao Wu also reacted, but he still couldn't help but sigh with emotion: The great family industry is so cheap for the court!
Oh, it's better to be cheap than cheap Kang Yongan's old brute.Kang Ziyou no longer cares about the Tao.Kang Ziyou's disgust with his father, the other two were not surprised, thinking of the Kang family's foundation, the amiable man couldn't help but feel sorry for Kang Ziyou: Why did the imperial court suddenly think of rectifying the market, if it was a few years later, then the Kang family would be in the hands of the second brother.Kang Ziyou didn't care, and said with disgust: In my hands?
Hmph, in the end, it's just a coolie for others, and you don't know how many silver taels the Kang family has to send to my second uncle every year.Kang Ziyou's second uncle Kang Yongnian, the inspector Yushi, once scolded Lin Fangxu for forgetting his identity as a scholar, and also insinuated sarcastically about Jiang Shiyun, and was later cheated by Lin Fangxu.Kang Ziyou hates Lin Fangxu not because of his second uncle, he and his second uncle have not had such a good relationship.The biggest reason why he hates Lin Fangxu is that it was this kid who proposed to reorganize the market.There is also a reason that a person who is not from a good background is already famous in the officialdom at a young age, and he has climbed to the little brother of the Xungui family, which makes Kang Ziyou, who thinks highly of himself, very unbalanced, of course, he himself will not admit it.