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Xuanfu, Shanxi Province, on the widest street in the city, although the weather is very cold, carriages drive by from time to time.

Each carriage is very spacious. Although it is not luxurious, it is definitely comfortable. In other words, these carriages are very practical.

What's a little strange is that these carriages all went in the same direction, and finally stopped at the door of the same house. There was a large plaque on the door with the words "Fan Mansion" written on it. On both sides of the plaque, there are red lanterns hanging high, with the word "Fan" attached to them.

There were two rows of servants standing at the door of the mansion. When they saw a carriage coming, they rushed over to greet it and soon led the people who came out of the carriage into the mansion.

In the lobby of the second courtyard, the door was closed, and a row of strong servants stood at the door. After seeing a middle-aged man wearing a mink coat approaching, a leading servant quickly shouted: "Master Wang is here!" Then he opened the door and let Mr. Wang in. When closing the door, I glanced inside the lobby and saw seven people sitting there.

In the lobby, after Mr. Wang entered, the seven people inside all stood up, exchanged brief greetings, and immediately found their seats to get ready, without any sloppiness at all.

At the head of the table is a middle-aged man with a rich face, but a shrewd and capable temperament. However, his expression was a bit serious at this time. After seeing everyone sitting down, he immediately said: "The Chinese New Year is about to come, but I have invited everyone here in a hurry. I have no choice but to do something wrong in the capital!"

Upon hearing this, the man above him on the left, Mr. Wang just now, frowned and immediately turned to look at him and asked: "Brother Fan, is this the matter of Mr. Han being dismissed? This has been done before. knew."

The other six people listened and nodded. If that's all, they all know about it.

Brother Fan, the man on the throne, whose surname is Fan and whose given name is Yongdou, shook his head and said seriously: "Master Han is resigning on his own. He wanted to retreat in order to advance, so let's not talk about it for now. I will tell you all Please come, it’s a letter from Mr. Han.”

Having said this, he took out a letter from his sleeve, stood up and handed it to Mr. Wang, also known as Wang Dengku. Then, without returning to his seat, he stood there and said to several others: "Master Cao is dead, and his head is hanging on the Meridian Gate, and…”

Before he finished speaking, the people present were all shocked. Mr. Cao is the censor of Zuodu. How can he be gone without saying anything?

For them, above the court, Cao Yubian was more important to them than Han Xu. After all, Han Xu had just been promoted to be the chief assistant not long ago, and luckily it was the result of Cao Yubian's activities.

If Han Xu just resigned and stayed home, they would not take it seriously. After all, there should not be too many such things in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty. But if Cao Yubian was killed, he would never have a chance!

"Brother Fan, how could the situation in the court have changed so drastically?" A thin man couldn't sit still and simply stood up and asked.

Among the eight families, the Fan family has always been the leader because the Fan family has wider connections there and even recognizes a clan member. Because of this, most matters in the court are handled by the Fan family on behalf of the eight families. Now that such a big thing has happened, of course they have to ask Fan Yongdou for details.

Hearing his question, Fan Yongdou frowned and said: "Master Han said in the letter that the emperor's temperament changed drastically because of Da Jin's entry into the customs. It is difficult to understand. This is the result of a moment of negligence."

The other seven people present couldn't help but look at each other in shock when they heard this. Unexpectedly, Daikin's entry into the customs would bring about such a bad thing.

Originally, they welcomed Daikin to enter the country. After a war, Daikin will be able to grab more property. With strong financial resources, they can make more money when doing business. And after Daikin tastes the sweetness, there will be more demand for military supplies, which will also make their business scale larger. It is for this reason that they all followed Fan Yongdou's advice and contributed a lot to Dajin's entry into the country.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a blessing and a curse, as the emperor's temperament changed drastically, causing their power in the court to be greatly damaged. This was all accumulated slowly with money in normal times, but this time it was really a heavy loss!

At this time, Wang Dengyun had already read Han Xu's letter, handed it to the nearest Wang Dayu, and said with a wry smile: "Also, Mr. Cao's house was ransacked, and his Yongchang ticket number was also blocked."

Hearing this, Zhai Tang next to him shook his head and said: "The money for the ticket number is a trivial matter. The eight of us just pooled it together. But matters in the court cannot be solved immediately with money!" If there is no one who can speak in the court, it will be difficult for us to do business in the future."

When the youngest Huang Yunfa heard this, he suddenly had a grimace on his face, glanced at the other seven people and said, "Is this transaction a loss?"

"It's not a loss!" Fan Yongdou immediately denied: "Everyone should be aware of the gains when Dajin enters the customs this time. The current plan, I think, is to follow what Mr. Han said. Each family will collect a sum of money first and bring it with them immediately. Go to the capital, let Mr. Han and his friends do the work."

Having said this, he glanced at the reactions of the other seven people and said: "After this war, we are not the only ones who are unlucky. The second assistant Li Biao, as well as the censors and officials, etc. are all the same. The capital is about to We will definitely reward a group of officials based on their merits. As long as we can take advantage of this opportunity to act well, we should be able to reverse some of the situation."

After hearing this, the other seven people were silent, obviously calculating the gains and losses in their hearts.

Suddenly, Liang Jiabin, who had been silent for a long time, reminded him: "Is there any problem with the things we sent to cooperate with Daikin? The news I got from the capital seems that the capital hates Daikin, and those who have taken refuge in it Dai Jin and the people who helped Dai Jin.”

"Yes, I also got the news here. Now everyone in the capital is talking about it." Jin Liangyu nodded and agreed.

After hearing this, Fan Yongdou waved his hands and said: "It's normal for them to be angry. This time Dajin entered the customs, most of them suffered losses, right? In addition, the people we sent out are all confidants, and they have already left the customs with Daijin. Who Can you bite us? Even if someone wants to frame us, we are not dead in the court."

Hearing this, the others nodded. Among them, Jin Liangyu clapped his hands and said bitterly: "Really, Your Majesty, why did you kill Governor Yuan so quickly? Otherwise, we can just spread some news, he is the best Target!"

Before anyone else could respond, Fan Yongdou also clapped his hands and said, "Forget it, let's not talk about the past. Let's sum up what Mr. Han said. Marshal Ma also needs to transport some money and food. At least I hope that after Marshal Ma goes to the capital, he can appear stronger and stronger than other King Qin's troops!"

Thanks to c0 Monica, Yuanxio Xiyuan, Blue and Black Warrior L, Qingying Denglei, Tian Xingjie, Riding Horses World dhb, Uncle Nangong Feiyun, and naturally I will not die for the reward!