I'm not really the protagonist? [Transmigration Book]

The old man of the Tang family's real name is Tang Maodian, and he is very romantic. There are seven or eight concubines in the backyard, and I don't know how many are raised outside. Now his favorite son is born to the eighth concubine, who has reached the age of ten. The second name is Tang Hongbao.

Relying on his family background, this Tang Hongbao did evil, relied on his power to run rampant on weekdays, and made friends with a gang of foxes and dogs to commit crimes. Because the Tang family was rich and powerful, ordinary people would not dare to oppose him. This Tang Hongbao had not inherited anything else. His nature is exactly the same as his father's. He was only twelve years old, and he had already grown the bellies of two servants, but he didn't want to be responsible. In the end, one was beaten to death by him in the name of stealing, and the other She was kicked out by the Tang family, and the news said that the child in the girl's belly also fell out, and now she is living in a brothel in order to survive.

"Your father and younger brother are so romantic, why are you almost thirty now, and there is no woman around you?" Su Jiabao asked while watching Tang Yinxi.

"So I'm not the Tang family anymore," Tang Yin said leisurely, "The Tang family is just a camel that is about to die of emaciation. Don't worry about me. Do whatever you want."

Su Jiabao raised his eyebrows and nodded.

The next day, this Tang Hongbao was arrested and put in prison on the charge of murdering someone. After he was caught, he happened to be locked up next to Chef Qingyunshuixie. The chef felt relieved when he heard the ghosts crying and howling wolves next to him.

After Tang Maodian heard the news, he jumped up in a hurry, and immediately asked someone to prepare a generous gift and send it to the governor himself, but this time, the governor of Jingzhao refused him the door with all his belongings, and he stood outside the door with a disconcerted expression. good.

He grabbed the butler and asked, "Why didn't your lord see me? In the past..."

In the past, when giving money, I never welcomed myself in, so this time I didn't even accept the money.

The butler touched the silver tael that was slipped over quietly, looked left and right to see if there was no one there, and whispered, "It's not that your lord doesn't want to help you this time." The butler stretched out his finger to it, and continued, "It's really that the master doesn't dare. "

Tang Maodian panicked when he heard this, "This...why does this have something to do with the above?" He stuffed another ingot of silver over and asked, "Does your old man know who this is?"

Su Jiabao did this matter aboveboard, and did not hide anything from it. The housekeeper did not hide it after collecting the money, and said in a low voice: "I heard that it is the prince, or the Xianshuo prince."

Tang Maodian froze. He often dealt with officials, so he naturally knew who this virtuous prince was, but how could this man who has always been a master of dragons care about him now?No, no, it should be said, why did people who even attend royal banquets pay attention to this little man?

Knowing that if he asked the housekeeper again, he would not be able to find out anything famous, Tang Maodian turned around and wanted to ask others for help to find out how he had offended this great Buddha.Turning around and walking a few steps, he came back in a hurry, grabbed the butler's hand, and passed the food box over.

"Your Excellency is busy with business. Here are a few side dishes from my Tang Family Restaurant. As a small respect, please send them to me. I just hope that your lord can treat my baby well."

The housekeeper naturally knew that the food box was not food and wine, he couldn't figure out what his master meant, and just about to refuse, he saw that Tang Maodian had gone far away, so he could only bring the food box into the mansion.

The governor of Jingzhao's government is called Sun Zhoutong, and he is a fourth-rank official. He is very cunning. He holds such an important position as the governor of Jingzhao. , but still in the officialdom like a duck to water.

He has the same thing as Dali Temple Minister Fang Tingzhi, that is, he is also a high-ranking official but does not offend anyone. He is a good guy. The difference is that Fang Tingzhi is a fake nice guy. He is ambiguous on the surface. Assistant, and this Sun Zhoutong really has the right and wrong, he accepts the ceremony, and does everything according to the order, and he does it quickly and well, but he is very good at grasping, so and so, those who know some things about him secretly call him Being a corrupt official and living in the capital, he would always ask him for something, and he also smiled as if he hadn't heard those people who said bad things about him in the past, and he would do whatever he could.

Su Jiabao looked at the news about Sun Zhoutong, lay on the chair and smiled, "This man is interesting. If you say he is bad, he does some things pretty well. Look at the murder and poisoning case he handled this year. He dared to arrest Langzhong and execute him in public, if he is not bad, you see, if the Tang family puts some money in, then he really doesn't care about Tang Hongbao's affairs."

Xiahou Lingyuan also had mixed praise and criticism for this person, "He was appointed as a doctor of the Ministry of Officials because of his high official position. If the offender was a servant of the Ministry of Officials, he might not be so decisive. As for the matter of Tang Hongbao, because he was afraid of the Tang family, he would not be so decisive at all. No one reported it, even if he knew he didn't care, because no one reported it, and as for the silver sent by the Tang family, he accepted it readily."

However, he agreed with what Susu said. This person is indeed interesting. To put it bluntly, a person like him is the most suitable person for officialdom, and he is three points better than Fang Tingzhi. With the blessing of the Ye family's halo, so if others can't win over, you know that this person can't win over anyone, so there won't be too much speculation and framed on him.

In the way of trading, the tough are easy to break.Only when you are extremely yin and soft can you rule the world.This sentence can be said to be the essence of Sun Zhoutong, Yin of Jingzhao Mansion.

Su Jiabao put down the news in his hand, "I think the governor of Jingzhao is a capable person. From the first time I met him, I think this person is really easy to talk to."

Of course Su Jiabao didn’t go in person, he asked Tang Yin to go, and took the post from Xianshuo Wang’s mansion, Tang Yin came back and said that the adults nodded in agreement with what he said in the mansion, not only nodded in agreement, but also followed his words He extended a lot of truths, if Tang Yinjiu hadn't been messing around in the business field, he might have been fooled by that person.

In the end, Tang Yin tentatively asked if the cook could be released directly, and Sun Zhoutong expressed his position with some words. He said that he believed that the cook was definitely not the person who poisoned him, and he also said that the reason why the food was loved by everyone , just with love, how could he do the poisoning thing with such great love, Tang Yin said that he was a big head, just when Tang Yin thought that the final conclusion was to let people go , then Sun Zhou's call peak changed abruptly, and he said that the way to be an official is to complain for the people. Even though he knows that the cook didn't poison him, he still needs to pay attention to evidence or something.

"Yes, yes, your lord is right." It was the first time Tang Yin met someone who was more foolish than himself, "Then give me some advice, how can I find this evidence?"

Sun Zhoutong stroked the beard on his chin, "There are two ways to release people. Someone withdraws the lawsuit, or proves that the cook is not the one who poisoned him." Speaking of the previous sentence, his tone was extraordinarily serious. Tang Yin knew his hint well, and then He directly took out a paper of complaint from his sleeve, and directly sued Tang Hongbao in front of him.

Sun Zhoutong opened the complaint and looked at it, his face was furious, and he said sharply: "Under the feet of the Son of Heaven, there are such lawless people, they should be killed, they should be killed." Then he changed his face and patted Tang Yin's shoulder in seconds, He laughed and praised him for his righteousness, and said that Xia Qi needed someone like him, and then he waved his hand, without any hesitation, and asked someone to arrest Tang Hongbao who was shopping in a brothel, and then respectfully He sent Tang Yin out.

Afterwards, Tang Yin praised Su Jiabao in front of Su Jiabao with a face full of rivalry: "Talent, talent, it's a pity to be an official with such eloquence. If you do business with me, you can't negotiate any cooperation or cut any price."

Speaking of Sun Zhoutong, when the butler delivered the food box to his study, he looked at the silver taels full of food box, and after a little thought, he asked the butler to send the money to the two people who were poisoned by Tang Hongbao. When one died, it was given to her family, and the other was given to the one who entered the brothel, and the brothel woman redeemed herself.

The butler wrinkled his old face, with a heroic look on his face: "My master said that even if he bet on the black hat on his head, he will definitely find justice for you and give you an explanation. No matter how rich and powerful the Tang family is, He will never take a step back, for the sake of justice, my master is not afraid of any difficulties and obstacles."

After hearing the steward's words, they burst into tears, knelt down together, and called Sun Zhoutong the master of Qingtian.

In the next few days, Tang Maodian searched for another way, and approached the right servant of the household department to see if he could get on the line with Xiahou Lingyuan. I don't know, and after that, a few officials heard that they were going to find Prince Xianshuo, and they refused without thinking. They were not sure about that person's temper, and if they were dissatisfied accidentally, they would have to suffer that's it.

In the end, a person from the Ministry of Industry quietly told Tang Maodian that Prince Xianshuo had something to do with the owner behind Qingyun Water Pavilion, because they built Qingyun Water Pavilion. At that time, it was said that Prince Xianshuo specially ordered it.

Tang Maodian knew what the reason was. He sent some money to the prison to visit him. Seeing his beloved son, he lost a lot of weight in just a few days, his cheeks were slightly sunken, and his complexion was sallow. The chic appearance of walking a bird.Looking again, next to it is the cook who was imprisoned in Qingyunshuixie.

The cook's appearance was compared with his son's, which made him angry. The cook was imprisoned for many days earlier than his son. Now it seems that, except for the worn clothes on his body, an old man in his forties and fifties is actually older than him. The son in his prime in his teens seems to be still alive.

Coincidentally, the prison meal was delivered, and seeing the meal, Tang Maodian was so angry that he almost fainted. He saw three dishes and one soup in front of the cook, both meat and vegetables, while his son had only a bowl of vegetables and rice in front of him.

I thought he gave a box of money to someone to take care of his son in prison, but I didn't expect that he was taken care of in this way. Before he could speak, the cook next to him said: "Young man, there is no wine today, hey yo , the prison is damp and damp, and I, an old bone, can't live without wine."

To be able to make requests, and to ask for wine, this prisoner is a little more at ease.

"If it is not delivered today, it may be delivered tomorrow." The cell guard said.

The cook was deliberately angry with the two people next to him. Hmph, he not only ignored human life, but also framed him and imprisoned him for so long. Fortunately, his boss is good and the prison took care of him, otherwise he would really have to confess here.

Thinking about it, the chef had tears in his eyes, and after thanking Su Jiabao in his heart, he took the food and began to eat with relish.

"It's delicious."

"good to eat."

"Hey, this chicken leg is tender."

"..."

Next to him, Tang Hongbao, who had eaten vegetables and rice for several days, salivated greedily and almost cried. He tugged at his father's clothes: "Father, I'm hungry. I want to eat meat. I also want three vegetables and one soup. No, I want eight dishes and one soup."

Tang Maodian said a few words of consolation, explaining that on the first day he sent someone to deliver, on the second day he really sent someone to deliver eight dishes and one soup, and on the third day too, he was still looking for a way out these two days, and now because of the poisoning incident, Qingyun Shuixie's business plummeted, and Tang's No. [-] Restaurant finally returned to its peak. Finally, the plan came into effect, and he was really reluctant to withdraw the plan.

Three days later, Tang Maodian went to visit the prison again, and saw his son eating vegetable rice again.

Tang Hongbao faced the chef with the vegetables and rice, tears streaming down his face, looking at the eight dishes and one soup in front of the chef, and digging the rice in his own bowl bit by bit, it was really pitiful.

"Son," Tang Maodian exclaimed, "Why have you lost so much weight again? Didn't someone give you eight dishes and one soup... What did you eat? How did you eat? I'll send it to the restaurant Food here? How dare you..."

"What are you shouting about! The cell is heavy, no noise is allowed!" the guard warned him.

Tang Maodian was really angry this time. He grabbed the iron railing on the chef's side and panted heavily: "It's really...it's unreasonable."

"Father...I want...to eat meat..." After speaking, Tang Hongbao fell to the ground with his feet facing his father, and he seemed to have fainted miserably. Tang Maodian was in a hurry, only the chef saw the bastard's face, his nose twitched, and he pretended to be unconscious, but he didn't forget to inhale the aroma of his food.

Su Jiabao and the others didn't know anything about what happened in the cell, it was all arranged by Sun Zhoutong, after hearing what the servant said, he asked Tang Maodian to be called over.

"Brother Tang, it's not that I won't help you." Sun Zhoutong said bitterly, "This time you really offended someone you shouldn't have offended. I advise you to take a step back. You can earn more money if you lose it. You see, if your precious son is gone, then it’s really gone.”

Although Tang Maodian hated Sun Zhoutong in his heart, it was undeniable that his words were very reasonable. His son was most like him when he was young, not only in appearance, but also in temperament, so he was the most beloved.

Now that he has asked for all the connections, no one can help him. He knows that the owner behind Qingyunshuixie must have a way. If he doesn't make a decision, maybe his son... It will definitely not be easy.

On the second day, Tang Maodian went to Qingyunshui Pavilion, and found the shopkeeper and said that he wanted to see their owner. To be honest, he really didn't know who the owner of Qingyunshui Pavilion was, and even people could not find it. Then Wanbao Pavilion Also, it is impossible to find out whose property it is.

Su Jiabao got the news and asked Tang Yin if he wanted to come forward, Tang Yin sneered, and naturally he didn't miss this opportunity.

When he appeared in front of Tang Maodian, Tang Maodian loudly reprimanded him for not coming here, glanced at Tang Yin's lame foot, and bluntly said that he was ashamed. Mao Dian opened his eyes wide and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

"Who did I say? It turned out to be you bastard. What do you want to do to your father and your younger brother? You have long seen that you are an ungrateful white-eyed wolf. Now you are ignoring family affection and murdering your own father and younger brother. Plotting your own property , turn your elbows outward, you should have..."

Tang Yin sat on the other side with a cold face and listened to a lot of ugly words from the person opposite. When the person stopped to take a breath, he asked lightly: "Boss Tang is talking about these today, so forgive Tang for not being with me." .”

As he said that he was about to leave, Tang Maodian abruptly held back the swearing words that he had concocted, gritted his teeth and said, "What do you want?"

Tang Yin turned around and looked at the person in front of him. The last trace of inexplicable longing in his heart was completely wiped out. As if he was facing a stranger, he said: "You solve the poisoning of the Qingyun Water Pavilion, and you still have to lose you." It has to be added."

Tang Maodian looked at him: "Who is the master behind you? I want to talk to him, what are you, you can sit with me."

"Also, the two things that Qingyun Shuixie ate worms and slightly poisoned stomach pains were also resolved together." Tang Yin looked at him disdainfully, and then talked about himself.

He spun the cup, "The life of your precious son is in your hands, you can decide whether to accept it or not, and my boss is not as easy-talking as I am, you should be glad that I came out to talk to you , I only give you two days."

Tang Yin left after finishing speaking. When he reached the door, a person rushed over and whispered something in his ear, and then he stopped, "As for the compensation, my boss said that he prefers Chengnan." What does Boss Tang think of the piece of land?"

"You...impossible." Tang Maodian was in a hurry. The land in the south of the city was huge. He spent a lot of effort to buy it. The terrain is superior. He originally planned to build a summer resort. It is impossible for his Tang family's next big money to be used as compensation.

"Then there is no other way," Tang Yin didn't say much after receiving the answer, and left directly. After Tang Yin left, Tang Maodian was also "invited" out of the store by the shopkeeper.

The next day, Jingzhao Mansion opened a court hearing on Tang Hongbao. The two families who were persecuted before testified in court. There was no doubt. Tang Hongbao was sentenced to be beheaded after seven days. He sued Tang Maodian, the patriarch of the Tang family, for committing murder and threatening others. Sun Zhoutong accepted the case, turned his head around and asked Tang Maodian to be secretly called.

Tang Maodian looked at the dozen or so certificates in front of him, his face was livid, "This is someone who got me behind the scenes."

Sun Zhoutong glanced at him lightly, stroked his mustache and said, "Which of the above is a false accusation?"

"..." Tang Maodian stopped talking.

Sun Zhoutong sighed, and persuaded: "Brother Tang, brother, I have persuaded you a long time ago. Life is important. You can earn money when you run out. Look at what happened now. Maybe it's not just yours in the end." Aiko, you have to get in by yourself."

"Then my son..."

"Although Tang Hongbao was sentenced to death, there is still room for maneuver. You should settle the matter in front of you first."

Another day later, Tang Maodian came to Qingyunshuixie again. The person who came this time was not Tang Yin, but Tang Yin's subordinates. Although Tang Maodian was angry, he didn't dare to make a fuss anymore, and obediently handed over the land deed. The man waved his hand, and one person behind him brought a small box, and opened it to reveal two layers of silver.

"My master has said that this land can't be taken from you for nothing. We are doing business. Can you count the money enough?" the man said.

Tang Maodian knew how much money was in front of him without counting it, a total of 80 taels, which was the same as the money he paid for this piece of land, no more and no less.This piece of land does not belong to him, he used some means to obtain it. If it is really sold, it will be no less than 500 taels, and it will definitely not be taken down. Although Tang Maodian is unwilling, he also knows the 80 taels of silver. It can be regarded as another blow to him by the other party.

He said: "Enough."

As for the matter of Qingyun Shuixie, Tang Maodian directly handed over the person who poisoned him. He was a servant Qingyun Shuixie had just recruited. .

Su Jiabao sent this person directly to the prison, and the chef in the prison was released the next day, and the case of the servant began to be tried soon, and finally he confided that it was the shopkeeper of Tang's No. [-] Restaurant who asked him to do it. Yes, the shopkeeper also pleaded guilty, saying that it was his personal behavior, only because he was afraid that the restaurant's business would not be good and he would be dismissed by Tang Corporation, so he had a moment of malice.

But how many people believe this, whether the shopkeeper was wronged or not is not Su Jiabao's consideration. In short, those people are willing to fight and suffer, as long as Qingyunshuixie's reputation is restored.

The Tang Corporation doesn't care whether others believe it or not, anyway, it closed the Tang Corporation's No. [-] Restaurant for more than ten days, calling it internal rectification. As for Tang Hongbao, it is said that he committed suicide in prison, and those who sued Tang Maodian, Tang Maodian also asked someone to send some money, but in the end the case was withdrawn, but the Tang family was still fined a lot of money.

It's not that Su Jiabao is tolerant to Tang Maodian, it's just because he knows that the Tang family can be called the richest man in the capital. Most of them have business dealings with the Tang family. Once the Tang family collapses, the capital's economy will plummet.

The most important thing is that he knows that his own business is better than Qiheqiao. Now his foundation is too shallow to compare with the Tang family. He makes money, but the Tang family makes money while making money. Driving the economy of the capital city, among other things, it can be seen from the Tang family's traveling caravan that they transport tea, ceramics, silk cloth, etc., while Wanbao Pavilion or Qingyunshui Pavilion can only be based on the foundation.

This is a hidden danger. When Su Jiabao mentioned it to Xiahou Lingyuan, he realized the deep roots of the Tang family. After thinking about it, it is true that the business of the Tang family involves many aspects, even those strictly controlled by the court. He was involved in both salt and iron.

"This money must be in the hands of most people." Su Jiabao said: "You see, it is because the Tang family's status is too high that he is so unscrupulous. If it wasn't because of your intervention in this matter Otherwise, no one can win."

Xiahou Linyuan nodded, and then sent a letter to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. On the second day, at the Jinluan Hall, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Shanghu Department talked about some things about the Tang family. Emperor Ming Xuan was furious, and directly stripped the identity of the Tang family's royal merchant. When the news came back to the Tang Mansion, Tang Maodian fainted out of anger.

This is the end of the matter. Looking back, this time the matter was resolved smoothly if not smoothly, and not so smoothly if it was smooth. After all, it was all about power.Su Jiabao sighed again that he hugged a golden thigh. That night, Qingyunshui Pavilion closed its doors ahead of time and did not accept outside guests. Su Jiabao set up a few banquets inside, bringing the people from Wanbao Pavilion and Qingyunshui Pavilion who had worked hard recently. Everyone called over, and Tang Yin came forward to say some polite words, and then everyone ate happily, and the scene was harmonious and lively.

On the third floor of Qingyunshui Pavilion, Su Jiabao and Xiahou Lingyuan stayed in the private room and did not participate in the dinner below. Seeing what Tang Yin said downstairs, Su Jiabao sighed with emotion: "This man is really talented. Fortunately, he was dug out at that time." coming."

Xiahou Lingyuan was noncommittal, put a piece of fish fillet in Su Jiabao's bowl, and said after a while, "Susu, I have something to tell you."

Su Jiabao withdrew his gaze and asked suspiciously, "What's the matter?"

"In about three days, I'm going to Chu Yunguo." Xiahou Lingyuan said.

Su Jiabao was stunned. After he realized it, he thought about it and asked again: "Do you want to find out your background?"

Xiahou Lingyuan nodded: "On the surface, I was invited to participate in Emperor Chu's birthday, but actually I went to check my life experience."

Su Jiabao was puzzled: "Ah? You mean...you're not going to check your background alone, the emperor wants to..."

Xiahou Lingyuan nodded: "Although the prince's secret ball tripped him, that person still has doubts, so going to Chu Yun this time is the best opportunity, and he will definitely let someone investigate."

Thinking that the person in front of him was about to be thousands of miles away from him, Su Jiabao suddenly felt that the food in front of him was tasteless, he put down his chopsticks, and said angrily, "How long are you going?"

Xiahou Lingyuan didn't know how long he would be there, he shook his head, and seeing that the person opposite him stopped talking, he stepped forward to rub the drooping head, and comforted him, saying: "I will definitely come back as soon as possible, if Susu has something to do, you can go The palace is looking for the second brother. You can also write to me and ask the second brother to send someone to me, and I will write to Susu."

Su Jiabao nodded not wanting to add to his burden: "Yes."