Chapter 247: Strike hard and improve public security

Chapter 247: Strike hard and improve public security

Shang Jingchuan did not sit down, but saluted Yan Sifu very solemnly.

"Master Fu Mu, may I ask why you called me humble?"

Upon hearing this title, the expression on Yan Sifu's face suddenly became very subtle.

He is indeed Jingzhao Fumu, Shang Jingchuan's immediate boss.

But no one has ever called him that, they always call him Qi Wang Qiansui.

Now that Shang Jingchuan calls him this, he is obviously intentionally reminding himself and drawing a clear line with himself.

However, the strangeness on Yan Sifu's face only disappeared for a moment, and he immediately smiled and said: "There is no Jingzhao pastor here today, let alone King Qi. We are just chatting casually. Don't be so formal."

Yan Sifu said so. In desperation, Shang Jingchuan had no choice but to sit down.

To be honest, after receiving Yan Sifu's invitation, Shang Jingchuan was full of resistance.

But Yan Sifu was his immediate superior. He sent out the invitation, and Shang Jingchuan had no choice but to comply.

At this moment, Shang Jingchuan just wanted to end this awkward meeting as soon as possible.

At this time, a servant brought tea, and Yan Sifu chatted with Shang Jingchuan while drinking tea.

Shang Jingchuan dealt with it patiently.

But after drinking a full pot of tea, Shang Jingchuan finally couldn't help it when he saw that Yan Sifu still had no intention of getting down to business.

"Master Fu Mu, what's the matter with you calling me over? If there's nothing wrong, please excuse me, because there are still many things waiting for me to deal with in Jingzhao Mansion."

"Hahahaha Jingchuan is really impatient. In fact, there is nothing wrong with inviting you here. I just want to ask if you are still used to it after taking office. If you need anything, you can ask me. After all, I also hold the position of Jingzhaofu Mu. , I can still help you solve this problem." Yan Sifu said with a pleasant smile.

Shang Jingchuan shook his head, "Thank you for your concern, Mr. Fu Mu, but there's nothing I'm not used to, and I don't have any needs."

"How could there be no demand? I heard that you and your people carried out all of Changpingfang two days ago, and you must have lost a lot of your men. So, how about I give you a separate sum of money as a reward?"

Hearing these words, Shang Jingchuan had only one reaction.

That means there is a ghost here.

First of all, it was a bit abnormal for him to take the initiative to mention Changpingfang. Secondly, he should know that this time Jingzhao Mansion’s thorough investigation of Changpingfang was all done by Zhao Ya. The Jingzhao Mansion’s yamen detectives didn’t even lose a hair. What’s the point of loss?

So these words obviously have a deeper meaning.

Shang Jingchuan took a deep breath and said, "Master Fu Mu, there is no need for rewards. My men themselves did not suffer much losses."

"Hey, just because there is no loss now doesn't mean there won't be any loss in the future. Are you prepared? And the money is not a small amount!"

As he spoke, Yan Sifu glanced at his men, and immediately someone came in carrying a tray with a thick stack of gold tickets placed on it.

"This is a 50,000 tael gold ticket. It can be exchanged at any time. There is no secret. It can even be used in neighboring countries. It is extremely safe." Yan Sifu said with a smile.

Shang Jingchuan finally understood.

This so-called reward is basically a bribe given to oneself.

He took a deep look at Yan Sifu and said, "Is this what you mean, Mr. Fu Mu, or..."

"You are indeed a smart man. Of course I have some ideas in this, but most of them are sent by major aristocratic families. As long as you are willing to nod, you will receive a generous dividend every year from now on."

As he said, this money was indeed provided by various wealthy families, in order to silence Shang Jingchuan and draw him into the same camp.

And Yan Sifu, as the nominal highest official of Jingzhao Mansion and Shang Jingchuan's immediate boss, was naturally the perfect person to do this.

Yan Sifu didn't think it was difficult, so he agreed.

At this moment, Yan Sifu stared at Shang Jingchuan, waiting for his statement.

In his opinion, if Shang Jingchuan was not a fool, he would definitely agree.

After all, one side has countless glory and wealth, and the other side is the enemy of the rich and powerful of the dynasty.

Which one is more important can be known at a glance.

But just when he was confidently waiting for Shang Jingchuan to nod.

An unexpected scene happened.

Shang Jingchuan glanced at the golden tickets on the tray, and then slowly stood up.

"Master Fu Mu, although I, Shang Jingchuan, have no ability, I have read the books of sages since I was a child, so I still have some courtesy, justice and shame, so please forgive me for not accepting this money."

Yan Sifu was stunned, and then tried to save himself.

"If you think it's less, the amount can actually be negotiated..."

"This is not a matter of more or less money, but a matter of principle." Shang Jingchuan had a clear attitude and categorically refused.

Now Yan Sifu couldn't stand it any longer. He looked at Shang Jingchuan with a gloomy expression and said with a smile on his face, "Principle?"

"That's right."

Shang Jingchuan took a deep breath, cupped his hands and said.

"Master Fu Mu, I know what these people who gave the money are thinking. Please tell them that I will never accept the money. If they have done evil things before, it is best to stop now. Then there is still time to turn back. opportunity, otherwise, our Jingzhao Mansion will never look at anyone's favor."

"I still have a lot of things to do in my humble position, so I'll take my leave."

After saying that, Shang Jingchuan turned around and left.

At this moment, Yan Sifu's gloomy voice came from behind.

"Shang Jingchuan, do you really think that with that person named Zhao as your support, you can have nothing to worry about?"

Shang Jingchuan stopped and looked back at Yan Sifu, "Master Fu Mu said wrongly. I am not relying on Zhao Ya."

"Oh? Who is that?"

"This is King Yan's law, which is fair to people's hearts." Shang Jingchuan said in a deep voice.

Yan Sifu was stunned by what he said. When he came to his senses, Shang Jingchuan had already left.

Then he jumped up from the chair like a cat whose tail was stepped on.

"Shang Jingchuan, just wait, sooner or later I will make you regret what you said today."

In his opinion, the so-called King Yan's law, which is fair to people's hearts, is completely fart, and is purely an excuse made by Shang Jingchuan to excuse himself.

Who doesn't live for money and power these days? Who the hell would care about these vain things?

Especially in Yan Sifu's view, this Shang Jingchuan was just an old dog with little use value.

Now he dares to talk to himself like this. This is not a naked slap in the face.

Yan Sifu was so angry that he threw a dozen tea sets, and then his mood calmed down a little.

"Zhao Ya, everything happened because of you. Just wait, I will find a way to kill you."

Yan Sifu believed that Shang Jingchuan dared to be so arrogant mainly because Zhao Ya was supporting him behind his back.

So as long as Zhao Ya is killed, all the problems will be solved.

Thinking of this, he immediately called his son Yan Peng over, and his first words came straight to the point.

"He spent a lot of money to hire a few killers."

"What do you want to do?" Yan Peng asked unclearly.

"I'm going to kill this Zhao Ya." Yan Sifu gritted his teeth.

Yan Peng couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this. Let alone whether this matter was reliable or not, even if Yan Sifu wanted to spend money to hire a killer, no one would dare to take the order.

After all, it was a genuine fifth realm, and it had an incredible record.

What killer would think so hard that he would seek out such a person to die?

Therefore, he sighed and said: "Father, you'd better worry less. No one dares to take this assassination order even if you dare to send it."

"Why? Are there any problems in this world that money can't solve?" Yan Sifu asked puzzled.

Yan Peng knew that his father had lived in the temple for a long time and did not know much about the affairs of the world.

In his opinion, although warriors are powerful, they must have their limits, so as long as you give them enough money, there is nothing they can't do.

But he had no idea what a genius like Zhao Ya meant.

"Father, this Zhao Ya is extremely powerful. Even Senior Sister Yan admitted that she is no match for him. Do you think any killer in the world can kill such a person?"

"What? Yan Xizhao is not his opponent?" Yan Sifu finally had a more intuitive feeling about Zhao Ya's strength.

"Yes, she said this herself."

"Then... the sect masters or elders of the three sects, two courtyards and one villa can do it. It's not like no one in the huge Yan capital city can control him." Yan Sifu hesitated for a moment and then said.

"The major sect leaders should be able to, but do you think such a person will take action easily? As for the other elders... I really don't dare to say." Yan Peng said.

He might have been a little dissatisfied with Zhao Ya's strength before.

But after these few days of understanding, Yan Peng finally understood that such a genius cannot be judged by common sense.

Yan Sifu finally withered.

Seeing this, Yan Peng couldn't help but persuade him: "Father, I know you can't stand Zhao Ya and Shang Jingchuan, but I advise you not to get involved in this matter. After all, didn't you say before, he The governor of Jingzhao has done a good job, and you also have a share of the credit."

Yan Sifu finally changed his mentality and sighed.

"Okay, then I'll listen to you, but if I don't take action, those wealthy families won't let him go."

"That's none of your business, right?"

"Well, that's true. Let's see how arrogant Zhao Ya can be."

Yan Sifu is not a fool.

In fact, there are only a few fools who can hang out in the court.

Seeing that his previous efforts to win over them failed, Yan Sifu immediately changed his strategy and returned the golden tickets to the major families along the way, along with what Shang Jingchuan said.

As for how these aristocratic families will react and how they plan to deal with Shang Jingchuan, that is their business.

Sure enough, when the news spread, Shang Jingchuan's words immediately caused a stir in Dayan's court and the wealthy family.

"The King of Yan's law is fair to people's hearts? How long has it been since I heard these words? Isn't this Shang Jingchuan treating us all as fools?" Someone sneered.

"Damn, I guess this guy is nothing but too young." Someone frowned.

But a small number of people were lost in thought.

Yun family.

The head of the old family, Yun Jixiu, was half-lying on a chair with his eyes closed and fell asleep.

As the mainstay of the court and the last prime minister of the Yun family, he is now very old.

Since he retired and returned home, he has developed a new problem, that is, he likes to sleep.

He spends more than half of the day sleeping.

For example, now, not long after breakfast, he was leaning on the chair and falling asleep again.

Yun Yizhi, who had entered the house to say hello, was about to exit quietly when he saw this.

At this moment, Yun Jixiu closed his eyes and said, "Stop."

Yun Yizhi immediately stopped and shouted respectfully: "Father, you are not asleep."

"Of course I didn't fall asleep."

Speaking of this, Yun Jixiu opened his eyes, and a glimmer of light flashed in his old eyes.

"Have you heard about what's going on outside?" Yun Jixiu said calmly.

"heard."

"What do you think?"

"Amazing." Yun Yizhi replied honestly.

This is also his true inner thought.

"I heard... Yuan'er knows this Zhao Ya."

"Well, it does happen."

Yun Yizhi was not surprised that his father knew such a trivial matter.

Even though Yun Jixiu has become very old, he is actually very clear-headed. Basically, all the big and small things that happen at home cannot escape his eyes. It is just a question of whether he is willing to take care of it or not.

"Let Yuan'er improve the relationship with Zhao Ya, and...if there is a chance, I would like to meet this Shang Jingchuan."

"I will try my best to arrange it."

"Don't be anxious, and don't force it. If you can't do it, forget it. Do you understand?"

"yes!"

Yun Yizhi withdrew without daring to stay. He directly found Yunyuan and told him what the old man said.

Yun Yuan smiled bitterly, "How could I not know how to maintain a good relationship with Zhao Ya? But the key is that since the funeral was over and I took charge of the third room, I haven't seen him again."

"Then you should try your best to find a way to get close to him, because this person is very important and may even affect your future status. Do you understand?" Yun Yizhi asked.

"let me try!"

Yun Yizhi left.

As soon as he walked away with his front legs, Yun Jin jumped out of his back legs and said with a smile: "Brother, since my father said so, why don't we go over and look for Zhao Ya."

"After all, he helped you so much back then, so you have to thank him in person."

Maybe it was this last sentence that moved Yunyuan.

He nodded, "Okay, then I'll go and visit you."

Naturally, you can't go empty-handed when visiting. Fortunately, Yunyuan has not stopped searching for dried meat during this period.

A large box full of black dragon meat jerky has been accumulated.

I just happened to go see Zhao Ya in the name of delivering dried meat.

Yunyuan took the dried meat and led Yun Jin to Guangdefang Xiaojing Hutong.

But when he knocked on the door, he found that Zhao Ya was not at home.

After explaining his purpose, Zui'er said with a smile: "Oh, you look for my brother Xiaoya. He has been busy in Jingzhao Mansion during this time and hasn't been back for two or three days. If you want to find him, go to Jingzhao Mansion." Mansion."

Yunyuan felt helpless upon hearing this.

Now, there are at least 80 people standing in front of the Jingzhao Mansion, asking to see him. If I go there, I don’t know when I will be able to see Zhao Ya.

He had no choice but to leave the dried meat behind and then left.

At the same time, Zhao Yazheng was leading the people from Jingzhao Mansion to shuttle through Yandu City, specifically arresting those who committed evil crimes.

Most of the people restrained themselves obediently. Only a small number of people believed in their own strength and planned to resist, but in the end, they were all sent to see the King of Hell by Zhao Ya.

Under this powerful method, even those wealthy families who were usually arrogant and domineering and took pleasure in oppressing the people have restrained themselves a lot and no longer dare to show off.

For a time, the security of the entire Yandu City was completely improved.