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1Fan Ju hastily stood up, bowed to the ground, and said emotionally: "This old man is not muddleheaded, I believe that Master Zong has definitely helped greatly with the case of Fan Family, this old man is extremely grateful, in the future, this old man will definitely thank you greatly, if Master Zong requests anything, my Fan Family will help you!"
Zong Yuan waved his hands again and again, and laughed: "I appreciate your kindness, but whether I thank you or not is too foreign. Madam has always treated this humble subject well, so it is only right for me to do my best to help this humble one deal with you."
Right now, he didn't dare to take anyone's benefits. Zong Yuan had a premonition that if anyone was collecting money at this moment, they were most likely digging their own graves.
Zong Yuan successfully convinced Fan Ju and then went to the palace to meet Fan Min, reporting the situation to her in detail. Fan Min was already very satisfied with such an outcome. No matter what, saving his father's life was more important than anything.
She smiled as she sat down on the collapsed bed, then raised her head towards the door and said, "Bring it in!"
Following her words, two maids carried a tray into the hall. The tray was covered with a red silk, the two servants walked closer to Zong Yuan, and with Fan Min's instructions, they removed the red silk.
Zong Yuan looked down and saw that the tray was shining with gold and bright pearls. There were more than twenty pieces of expensive gold and silver jewelry placed on the table.
Fan Min laughed: "Since Master Zong is willing to help me, I will naturally not forget the goodness of Master Zong. This is all given to me by the King.
Zong Yuan's body trembled, he anxiously kneeled and said: "This humble subject does not dare ?"
"What I have bestowed to you is a gift, what do you have to say that you do not dare to accept?!" Fan Min casually waved her hand and said: "Stand up and speak."
Zong Yuan secretly took a deep breath, then kowtowed and said: "This humble subject thanks Madam for her kindness."
What Fan Min said was right, as the king's wife, the things she gave to her subjects could only be considered as a gift and not a bribe.
After he stood up, Fan Min indicated for him to take a seat by tilting her head towards the table. She then asked: "I want to ask you, who did the King bring back this time when she returned to the capital?"
Zong Yuan's mind raced, he thought for a moment, then said: "There's still the King Yu, and ? It is said that the Villa Master of the Huan Country is called Wan Sheng, and is a woman. "
"Yes!" Fan Min played with her nails, and asked casually: "What is her goal?"
"This ?" Zong Yuan raised his eyebrows and looked at Fan Min carefully.
"What is it? Do you not know or dare to say? " Fan Min laughed and asked.
Zong Yuan shivered and said in a low voice, "The King brought King Yu back to the capital for two possible reasons. Firstly, was to discuss the matter of splitting Huan Country, and secondly, perhaps ? Perhaps, it is because they are going to be married to the King Yu. From the looks of it, the marriage between Feng Yu and Yue Yang is most advantageous to our country. "
"That sounds reasonable." Fan Min laughed and asked: "Then why did you bring that woman Wan Sheng back for?"
"Oh, this humble subject has heard that Wanshui is young and beautiful, even if he has yet to leave the pavilion and has yet to be engaged, would the King ? Do you have any plans to take her in as a concubine? "
Pow! Fan Min, who was playing with her nails, suddenly slapped the table. Her phoenix eyes shot out a sharp light as she looked straight at Zong Yuan, and asked word by word: "Are you deceiving me?"
Zong Yuan who had not sat down yet knelt down on the ground and said anxiously: "This humble subject dares not ?"
"According to what I know, Yuexiu Manor is the largest merchant house in the entire Huan Country. With the great king bringing ten thousand miles back to the capital, with your Master Zong's intellect, you actually managed to deduce that the great king wishes to take her as his concubine? Are you stupid or are you just stupid? "
Fan Min pulled down her skirt, stood up straight, and said with a deep voice: "Feng Country can only have one Fan Family, and it is impossible, and impossible for another 'Fan Family' to appear. I hope that Master Zong can help me resolve this matter."
Zong Yuan had a big headache, how was he going to settle this matter? Since the King had brought back all the way to the capital, she obviously had the intention to introduce Yuexiu Manor into the capital. So how could she control the King's decision?
He knelt on the ground and said with a frown, "As per Madam's orders, this humble subject will do as you command, but ?" However, this humble subject is afraid that my ability is insufficient! "
Fan Min laughed, walked to the front of Zong Yuan, lowered her head and looked down at him, then leisurely said: "Master Zong is too modest! Amongst all the ministers in the imperial court, only Master Zong would be able to understand the King's thoughts, so if it's you, you are the best at speaking your thoughts to the King. If not, no one will be able to accomplish this. "
"But Madam ?"
Fan Min yawned, waved her sleeves and said: "I am tired, Master Zong please go back! Like I said, this is the good news for me and my Master Zong. " With that, she walked towards the inner room.
Sigh! Zong Yuan lowered his head and sighed. Looking at the two plates of jewelry in front of him, he could only smile bitterly.
After Tang Yin returned to the capital, the Zhenjiang City became very 'lively', and a few large incidents occurred in succession.1
The case of Fan Family selling salt and iron had finally come to a conclusion. Fan Guang, Fan Ren, Li Shixian and other disciples of the Fan Family had taken the initiative to submit their proposals. They acknowledged that the matter of Fan Family secretly selling salt and iron was all their doing.
Tang Yin was not polite at all with these five people, he cut them all down according to the law. In addition, because of this case, Fan Family had also paid a huge fine of thirty million silver.
The case against Qi Heng also came to an end. He was exempted from the rank of Viscount and demoted to a civilian. He would be convicted and temporarily remain in the position of Regiment Chief in the Ninth Army.
And because he had been implicated, Ye Tang and Gao Yu secretly transferred the troops over. Both of them dropped to the third rank and the title of nobility dropped to the level of a baron.
This kind of punishment could be said to be heavy, and from this, one could see the determination Tang Yin had to punish these sinners.
However, what happened next caused Tang Yin to fall into a dispute. That was, Gu Chen from Lieutenant's Mansion had been transferred to the imperial government and was holding the position of Inspector in the imperial palace.
The transfer of a country's imperial government to the imperial government was similar to the transfer of a country to the central government. In theory, this could be considered a promotion, but everyone was well aware of the fact that the imperial government had no real name.
Now that even the Son of Heaven was just a decoration, what rights did the Inspector have? Who else can I patrol?
In private, the officials of the imperial court and the citizens of Feng Country were all discussing about this matter. The reason why the Lieutenant's Mansion had such results today was mainly because of Gu Chen, who had been transferred to the imperial palace for no reason at all.
Many people speculated that Gu Chen was implicated because of the Fan Family case, since the Fan Family case had been investigated by him. Although the King had punished him severely with Fan Family, he harbored resentment towards Gu Chen, which was why she kicked him out of the imperial palace and threw him into the imperial palace.
Regarding this matter, the ministers and commoners all had some complaints towards Tang Yin. The number of ministers that came to plead for Gu Chen were endless every day, and the books that the commoners gave Tang Yin were piled like a mountain, hoping that he could take them back.
Tang Yin was not moved at all, the ministers that came to the palace to plead could not even see him, and he did not even look at the people's petitions once, ordering them to burn, as for the voices that came from inside and outside the palace, he did not pay attention to them.
In the end, no one could change Tang Yin's decision, and he even made Yin Zhun, the ruler of the world, give out an edict. In this way, this matter was certain, and no one could change it.
Although Fan Family had taken the lives of five disciples this time and handed over 30 million silver taels for no reason at all, Gu Chen had finally gotten his retribution this time, and the King had vented her anger on Fan Family this time.
What followed next was a joyous event. Tang Yin officially proposed to the Son of Heaven and married the Princess Yin Rou. He also decided to make Yin Rou his concubine.
All along, the only one with Feng Country was the monarch's wife, and there was no wangfei. This time Tang Yin wanted to make the princess his concubine, and it caused the people in the Feng Country to be excited and happy.
Because of this, the imperial government of Feng Country began preparing for this wedding a month in advance. They had granted a general pardon to the world, which could also be considered as making the prisons throughout the various places in the Feng Country a clear sky.
After arranging the marriage between him and Yin Rou, Tang Yin had also relaxed quite a bit.
Above the imperial palace, he announced that he was prepared to nurture the Yuexiu Manor, so that the business of the Yuexiu Manor could expand to the whole of the Feng Country. Within two years, the imperial government would exempt him completely from taxes, and after two years, the imperial government would collect thirty percent of the tax.
In this matter, the first one to stand out and oppose Zhang Xin was none other than him. Zhang Xin expressed his opinion, the current structure of the Feng Country was already very stable, if he were to cultivate the Yuexiu Manor, it would undoubtedly disrupt the current stability, which would be disadvantageous to the Feng Country.
Zhang Xin's words garnered the support of many ministers. Zong Yuan did not miss the opportunity to agree with Zhang Xin's words.
Actually, the reason why Zong Yuan opposed the imperial government raising of Yuexiu Manor was because he was entrusted by Fan Min.
Just as Zhang Xin had said, the current business situation in the Feng Country was extremely stable. With Fan Family as the main factor and medium to small sized businesses as support, vigorously nurturing the Yuexiu Manor, it was inevitable that they would have a strong competition with each other. Thus, it was not a good thing to cause a disturbance in the business activities of the entire nation.
Only Zhang Zhe, Cai Gui and a few ministers supported Tang Yin's decision. Zhang Zhe had long since disliked Fan Family, why was it that with such a huge amount of Feng Country, only your Fan Family could monopolize the business and introduce them.
Cai Gui agreed, but completely out of selfishness, because the industry of Cai Family was also extremely huge, but it was mainly concentrated in Ning Country. Because both Feng and Mo had a monopoly on Fan Family, Cai Family could not be entered at all, and right now, the King wanted to nurture Yuexiu Manor, as long as this precedent was set, then Cai Family could naturally be spread throughout the entire nation, this matter was directly related to Cai Family, so he naturally had to support it.
Whether it was those who supported Tang Yin or those who opposed him, none of them could completely understand what Tang Yin was thinking.
Only competition would give rise to motivation, and only the fiercest competition would also give rise to the greatest potential. With just Fan Family, this large business group, Feng Country would never have any great progress.
No matter how beautiful one's skill was, it couldn't compare to the beauty of a hundred flowers competing for beauty. Tang Yin's own abilities may not be as good as the ministers present, but his modern thinking was definitely way ahead of their generation.
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