Chapter 763 is full of fog!

Yujing, Murong Mansion
Because there was nothing to do at the Jiyu Provincial Government today, the Provincial Government Envoy returned to the mansion early. As soon as he entered the mansion, he heard Steward Wang approach him and whispered:
"Master, a batch of new books arrived in the mansion today..."

As soon as these words came out, Murong Yuliang's originally relaxed mood immediately became cautious. After a little thought, he asked:
"Where is it placed?"

"I've put them all in your study!"

As soon as Murong Yuliang said this, he walked towards the study. The study was a code indicating that someone from Luoan came to see him.

After a cup of tea, Murong Yuliang walked into the study, where he saw a handsome young man. When he saw Murong Yuliang coming back, he immediately bowed and said:
"Murong Zhao meets Second Uncle!"

Looking at the elegant Murong Zhao in front of him, Murong Yuliang was also a little surprised. After a little hesitation, he nodded and said with some emotion:
"It's been seven years since we last met. Zhao'er, you've grown up!"

Listening to Murong Yuliang's words, Murong Zhao smiled and said:

"I haven't seen you for seven years, uncle. You are finally able to realize your ambitions. This is really cause for celebration!"

Seeing Murong Zhao talking about this, Murong Yuliang smiled slightly, but still shook his head and said:
"He's just a provincial governor. He can't be compared to your father!"

After a few warm words, Murong Yuliang asked his nephew to sit down and asked the maid to serve tea. Then he asked his nephew about the recent situation of Luoan’s relatives. Although he had been in contact with his eldest brother Murong Lun through letters, the world was divided into pieces nowadays, and it would take at least two or three months for a family letter to reach each other...

Therefore, when his nephew Murong Zhao arrived, Murong Yuliang couldn't help but ask. He hadn't seen his relatives and family members in the family for seven years and missed them very much.

After chatting for about half an hour, Murong Yuliang got straight to the point and asked:

"What is the matter that your father asked you to come here this time?"

In response to this question, Murong Zhao said:
"It's nothing serious. The situation of the Luoan court is getting more and more difficult, so Shangguan Hongyuan is increasingly pressuring my father. He wants my father to write a letter to Lu Jianchao to completely cut off the financial resources of the Fengwu Army in Jiangnan. Not only that, in order to completely tie the family to their chariot, Shangguan Hongyuan also forced several marriages!"

"Seventh sister was originally engaged to the third son of the Liu family. Our family and the Liu family were very satisfied with this marriage, but in the end she was forced to break up and marry Shangguan Kui of the Shangguan family. Even I want to marry a girl from the Shangguan family. I really don't like the arrogance of that girl from the Shangguan family. She doesn't have the gentleness and virtue that a girl should have!"

"So my father arranged for me to escape, and by the way, he also asked me to come to your place to scout the way!"

"Explore the way?" Murong Yuliang was a little confused when he heard this. What did his nephew mean?

Murong Zhao nodded and said:
"After the Yunbing War, the Luoan court has shown signs of decline. Coupled with the repeated tolerance of the Golden Horde, the Luoan court has become increasingly alienated from Shangguan Hongyuan!"

“So the family is also considering whether to transfer some of the property and personnel away. It so happens that you, second uncle, are now the governor of Hebei and Henan, so the family is considering whether to transfer part of the property to Hebei and Henan…”

After hearing what Murong Zhao said, Murong Yuliang also understood the family's thoughts. After pondering for a while, he asked:

“How much property does the family plan to transfer?”

Facing Murong Yuliang's gaze, Murong Zhao raised a finger. Seeing this, Murong Yuliang frowned but still asked:

"Ten thousand taels of silver?"

Murong Zhao heard this and said softly:

"Ten thousand taels of gold!"

Murong Yuliang was shocked when he heard this. He was just wondering why only 10,000 taels of silver were transferred, but he really didn't expect that the finger his nephew raised was actually pointing to gold!
As the saying goes, collections are valuable in prosperous times, and gold is valuable in troubled times. Although the situation in Hebei and Henan has gradually stabilized under the rule of the Fengwu Army, gold is still a first-class hard currency. As the governor of Hebei and Henan, Murong Yuliang knows that one tael of gold can be exchanged for at least thirteen taels of silver in the market of Hebei and Henan. If you are not in a hurry and sell it slowly, you can even exchange it for fifteen taels of silver.

Therefore, this 12,000 taels of gold is definitely a huge sum of money!
After being surprised, Murong Yuliang started to think. Although he was not the head of the Murong family, as the second brother of Murong Lun and the elder of the Murong family, he still had some understanding of the family's property. If he remembered correctly, although the family had accumulated some gold, it was only about two or three thousand taels.

As if seeing Murong Yuliang's doubts, Murong Zhao explained:

“My second uncle is like this! My father sold most of the grain in the family granary to those grain merchants in Luoan, and exchanged them for seven thousand taels of gold…”

Murong Yuliang was even more confused when he heard this. Although gold is very strong in today's world, nothing is more useful than food at the moment. The food in the Murong family's granary can be said to be an important part of the family's influence. Why would Murong Lun exchange food for gold?

Murong Zhao continued:
"Uncle, this is what happened. Some time ago, the big grain merchants teamed up to push up the grain price in Luoan. My father had a premonition that Shangguan Hongyuan would intervene. In order to prevent Shangguan Hongyuan from forcing the family to sell the grain at a low price, my father took advantage of the situation and sold the grain to the big grain merchants at a high price in exchange for this gold!"

"After completing this deal, Shangguan Hongyuan really intended to stabilize grain prices. In order to obtain enough grain to meet market demand, he was shameless and even threatened with force. The Zhang, Fan, and Liu families were all forced to hand over the grain in their granaries!"

After hearing this, Murong Yuliang said with great admiration:

"Your father is truly a man of great foresight. It's truly amazing!"

After that, he pondered for a while and continued:
"If the gold can be transported here safely, I can naturally protect it!"

“However, in order to share some of the risks, I suggest that the family consider depositing part of the gold in the Guangtaihepiaohao in Hebei and Henan. The current interest rate is 1% per year, and the Governor will act as a guarantor…”

"Guangtai Hepiaohao? Pay interest on deposits?" Murong Zhao was a little surprised.

Just when Murong Yuliang was about to tell his nephew about the reform of Fengwu Army's ticket office, there was a knock on the door outside the study. Hearing this, Murong Yuliang frowned but still gave an order in a deep voice:

"come in!"

As soon as Murong Yuliang finished speaking, Butler Wang walked in from outside and whispered to Murong Yuliang:
"Master, Fang Peng wants to see you!" Hearing this, Murong Yuliang said impatiently:

"Tell him to talk tomorrow if he has anything to say!"

"Master, Fang Peng is very anxious. He said he has something very important to discuss with you!"

Hearing this, Murong Yuliang calmed down. Fang Peng was an old subordinate of his who was promoted from Liaoyang and brought to Jiyu. He was a very calm and cautious person. He actually said such a thing at this time. It must be that he really had something urgent to find him.

Seeing Murong Yuliang's slightly solemn expression, Murong Zhao also stood up and said tactfully:
"My second aunt loved me the most when I was a child. I just entered the mansion and haven't visited my aunt yet. It's really a sin! Second uncle, you are busy here now, I will go to visit my aunt!
Murong Yuliang also nodded slightly and said:

"Good! Your second aunt has been talking about you all the time!"

As Murong Zhao left, Fang Peng was also brought to Murong Yuliang. Although Murong Yuliang knew that Fang Peng must have encountered something, he never expected that Fang Peng would kneel down on the ground and cry loudly as soon as he saw him:

“Sir! I have been wronged…”

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Yijing, late night, ancient mansion
Looking at Huo San in front of him, Gu Sansi said coldly:

"Are you trying to kill me?"

Facing Gu Sansi's questioning, Huo San also looked guilty and bowed deeply to Gu Sansi:

"Mr. Gu, it's very dangerous for me to visit you late at night, but I really have no other choice. Please save me!"

"Don't worry, I'm very careful this time. The Internal Security Department doesn't know anything!"

Although he didn't want to see Huo San at this critical moment, looking at Huo San in front of him, Gu Sansi felt helpless. He knew that now he was like yellow mud falling down his crotch, it would be shit if not shit!

Since he couldn't avoid it, he could only wade into this muddy water. Gu Sansi sighed again and asked Huo San:

"What the hell is going on?"

Huo San was immediately delighted when he heard this, knowing that Gu Sansi was willing to help him. He then told Gu Sansi the whole cause and effect of the matter.

Listening to Huo San's story, Gu Sansi's expression became more and more serious. When Huo San finished speaking, he asked him coldly:

"I have a question for you! Huo San, answer me honestly!"

Seeing Gu Sansi's serious expression, Huo San also said solemnly:
“Mr. Gu! Just ask! Since I’ve come to you for help, I will naturally tell you everything I know…”

"Do you know who Ye Zhanpeng's boss is?" Looking into Huo San's eyes, Gu Sansi asked word by word:

After saying this, Huo San said helplessly:

"The mastermind behind this matter is indeed Ye Zhanpeng. I, Old Ye, and Old Zhang have all been used by this guy. Old Ye and I only thought that this guy was doing some smuggling and using his power to gain some benefits. Old Zhang thought that this guy wanted to covet the waste iron materials of the First Manufacturing Bureau!"

"Who knew this kid was so ambitious that he dared to smuggle arms? Although we are greedy, we are not so crazy. If I had known that this kid was so ambitious, I would have arrested him first!"

Seeing that Huo San's words did not seem to be false, Gu Sansi fell into deep thought. Huo San was a little anxious seeing this. He came to Gu Sansi late at night this time to ask Gu Sansi for advice on how to plead with Ye Mingsheng. In his opinion, Ye Zhanpeng's case was almost closed now!
After thinking for a whole cup of tea, Gu Sansi asked again:
"Have you found out who in Liaoyang's Provincial Government Office accepted money from Ye Zhanpeng?"

Facing Gu Sansi's question, Huo San said without hesitation:
“We haven’t found out who he is yet, but there are only a few people in the Liaoyang Provincial Government who are capable of doing this for Ye Zhanpeng. It’s not difficult to find this person by checking them one by one... I’m in a hurry right now, so I’ll leave this matter to my men!”

Listening to Huo San's story, Gu Sansi's eyes flashed with a gleam and asked:
"Why did Ye Zhanpeng burn these documents before he died?"

Hearing this, Huo San became even more confused. He didn't know what Gu Sansi wanted to say, but he still patiently thought about it and replied:

"The Liaoyang Provincial Government, the Censorate, our General Coordination Office, the Dadongsheng Company, the First Manufacturing Bureau, the Second Manufacturing Bureau, and various prefectures and counties in Liaoyang, many people have accepted his money. Ye Zhanpeng burned these documents, probably to destroy the evidence and protect these people!"

Gu Sansi heard this and said coldly:
"Is that what you think?"

Hearing Gu Sansi's question, Huo San subconsciously thought about what he had just said, but still felt that there was nothing wrong with what he said.

Seeing this, Gu Sansi said calmly:
"According to what you said, Huo San, with the Marshal's strict order to track him down, Ye Zhanpeng can no longer be saved and has become a discarded pawn. Huo San, tell me what you wanted to do most under the circumstances at that time, for someone like you who accepted his money?"

Huo San was stunned for a moment when he heard this. Seeing this, Gu Sansi continued to say quietly:
"This Ye Zhanpeng was able to weave such a large network of interests. I think he is also an extremely smart person. He must have thought that what you wanted to do most at that time was to silence him to prevent him from talking nonsense after being arrested and biting all of you out!"

As Gu Sansi spoke, Huo San's face became more and more serious, and Gu Sansi continued to ask the most crucial question!
"So why did he burn the evidence to protect you guys who wanted to kill him when he was dying?"

"If I were Ye Zhanpeng! I knew I was going to die, and I would drag you down with me. I would have wanted to present all the evidence in my hands. How could I have burned all these things by myself?"

After saying that, Gu Sansi patted Huo San on the shoulder and said lightly:
“This matter is far from over. It is not as simple as you think…”

"Although everyone's comments are not displayed due to the reasons of Qidian, I can see them in the background, so please speak up and Tongming is all ears! PS: What do you think of this chapter? You can guess where this matter will go next!"

(End of this chapter)