Chapter 546
Chapter 546
I say I will kill your whole family and not let any of you live; I say I will save your life, but even the God of Hell will chop off your life!
"Okay, stop kneeling. We're all family now!"
"As an old man in Suzhou Prefecture, please help me see who can strike the weakest point of the Duke of Qing's Mansion."
There is an old saying that goes, "When one's own people stab one another, it's like a soft knife piercing the heart, the cruelest and most painful!"
Lin Ke, who had completely despaired of the Jiangnan gentry, quickly got up and pulled out two copies of information from the large amount of information!
"Ok?"
"Jia Qingming, the co-magistrate of Suzhou Prefecture!"
"Suzhou Prefecture's Tongpan, Hu Weitao!"
After Xu Shan told them their positions and names, Lin Ke nodded heavily and said, "Yes!"
"Jia Qingming was in charge of grain supervision, coastal defense, and river defense... The disaster relief grain case was his responsibility."
"In addition, he was involved in the Flying Fish Gang's smuggling and the private reselling of grain and sea salt with the Japanese pirates."
"Hu Weitao was in charge of the prison, the police, and the judges... Hu Balai, the Taihu Lake bandit, was one of his clansmen."
"He's involved in every shady business in Suzhou Prefecture."
"More importantly, the Hu and Jia families behind these two are important members of the Donglin Party."
"Many of their clansmen are employed in Beijing."
"Among them, the Right Vice Minister Jia Tianteng, who came from the Ministry of Revenue to distribute the disaster relief grain, is the uncle of Jia Tongzhi!"
Lin Ke opened up completely and told everything he knew about the Hu and Jia families.
"As long as we take down these two families, I firmly believe that the alliance of the so-called Jiangnan gentry in Suzhou Prefecture will collapse!"
"My Lord, by then, all you need to do is use threats and inducements to force the Duke of Qing's Mansion to go to extremes!"
Hearing Lin Ke's words, Xu Shan glanced at him and said, "Go on!"
"Only if a first-rank marquis rebels, and you raise your sword and slaughter the entire Yan family in Jiangnan, will you have a legitimate reason to do so!"
"By the way, give the Donglin Party a hard stab."
'Pah.'
After Lin Ke finished saying this with gritted teeth, Xu Shan clapped his hands for him.
"What are you waiting for?"
"I like to cut the Gordian knot!"
"Wang Qinian."
"arrive."
"gather."
"Yes."
"Sir, the Hu and Jia families have deep roots in the Ming Dynasty!"
"The eldest daughter of the Hu family is the daughter-in-law of the Duke of Qing. The two mansions are right next to each other, occupying half of the eastern part of the city. There are hundreds of private soldiers in the mansions alone."
"The Jia family is even more remarkable! When the late emperor visited the south of the Yangtze River, he stayed at the Jia family. Old Lady Jia was a first-rank official. The dragon-headed cane she holds was a gift from the late emperor."
"In my opinion, we should take our time to deal with these two families!"
Hearing Lin Ke's words, Xu Shan smiled and lowered his head and said, "Do you know why the Donglin Party has been defeated time and time again in their battles with this Imperial Envoy?"
"Also, please enlighten me, Master Xu!"
"You like to intrigue within the rules, but I... like to make new rules!"
After saying that, Xu Shan stood up, patted Lin Ke on the shoulder and added: "Wait for my news!"
After saying this, Xu Shan strode away.
……
The Jia Mansion, located next to the royal garden, is not only wealthy, but also full of talented people!
Three outstanding people from the same family served as officials in the same dynasty. This is even more regarded as a good story.
Not to mention in Suzhou Prefecture, even in the entire Jiangnan region, the Jia family holds a pivotal position.
But tonight, in the brightly lit Jia Mansion, everyone's face was filled with worry!
Xu Shan's dominance and the defeat of Duke Qing cast a shadow over the alliance of Jiangnan aristocratic families, which suffered losses together.
In particular, the Jia family involved in the case smelled danger.
In desperation, they could only call a clan meeting. Even the long-unseen old lady Jia sat at the head of the table, holding a dragon-headed cane!
"Thousands of garrison troops were chased and hacked by over a hundred imperial lackeys?"
"Hasn't the Yan family always boasted that all their subordinates are tigers and wolves?"
"Today, his true colors are revealed."
After an old man from the Jia family finished speaking, Jia Qingming said, "Uncle, what's the point of saying this now?"
"Assemble, everyone is here to discuss how to resolve the issue of disaster relief grain and tax silver."
"Look at Xu Shan's attitude... He won't give up until we spit out what we've taken in."
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