sbdcsierra Chapter 345 Infighting
Chapter 345 Infighting
Xiao Mo and Ye Jintang also received the news that Hua Cailiang fell ill at the first time.
"I've sent people to inquire about it. Hua Cailiang was so angry that his mouth was crooked. The doctor used strong medicine to bring him back from the dead, but his body is ruined. I'm afraid the more than 20 beautiful ladies in the backyard will have to live as widows forever."
Xiao Mo, who was in a good mood, told Ye Jintang the news he had brought back from outside.
"You still have to make the rumors about ghosts and gods more mysterious. We need to let the people of Ningchuan City know that the downfall of the Hua family is God's will. The prince dealt with the Hua family just to follow God's will, not because the prince was cruel."
"I see."
While talking, Xiao Mo moved closer to sit next to Ye Jintang.
"Jintang, your idea is really great. A few days ago, Lord Cai said that if the first thing I did when I came to Ningchuan City was to raid the three clans of the Hua family, the means would be a bit cruel, and the people in the city would think that I am a cruel king."
"Your method can help me solve this problem directly. Not to mention the three clans of the Hua family, even if it is nine clans, the common people will feel that I am doing the right thing."
"Well, as the old saying goes, he who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. Sometimes, it doesn't hurt to use a little trick to win the hearts of the people."
Ye Jintang was lying on a small table, recording her experience in making medicine over the past two days. She felt Xiao Mo sticking to her like a lazy dog again, and she continued writing without even raising her head.
This little trick is a piece of cake for Ye Jintang.
Things like inciting people are just things she did in the past.
"Now we just need to wait for an opportunity. As soon as the time is right, the knife on Hua Cailiang's head will fall immediately and take the lives of the Hua family."
"The opportunity that the prince mentioned is about the tax silver in other cities?"
Ye Jintang put down the brush in his hand and looked at Xiao Mo.
"Yes, since we want to uproot the Hua family, we naturally cannot let go of Hua Cailiang's minions in other cities, lest they revive and cause trouble for us in the future."
"Well, it's good that the people we sent out have returned."
Xiao Mo sent out more than 20 teams to investigate the tax issues in all major cities in Ningchuan Prefecture.
As soon as this matter is finalized, Xiao Mo will go on a killing spree and thoroughly reorganize the entire Ningchuan Province.
In the City Lord's Mansion, many members of the Hua family stood in front of Hua Cailiang's bed.
"Cailiang, you should come up with an idea. What should we do now? We can't suppress those messy rumors in the city at all."
Uncle Hua looked solemnly at Hua Cailiang, who was lying on the bed and drinking medicine.
After taking strong medicine for a day, Hua Cailiang's mouth was still a little crooked, and he looked extremely haggard, as if he had aged 20 years overnight.
"What ideas can I have? We have interrogated the guards in the City Lord's Mansion countless times, but we have gotten nothing out of them. We ourselves cannot explain how the things in our storeroom and basement were lost, so how can we silence the public?"
After drinking the medicine, Hua Cailiang leaned back on the soft pillow and rubbed his forehead.
"We can ignore the rumors for now, but we have so many people in the Hua family who need to be fed and fed. Where will the money come from? My granddaughter will be getting married in a few days. You told me before that you would give her 10 taels of silver as a dowry. Do you still keep your promise?"
"Uncle, you've seen it too. The storehouse and basement have been robbed. How can I come up with 10 taels of silver now?"
Hua Cailiang was already feeling depressed, and when he saw his second uncle Hua asking him for money at this critical moment, he didn't know what to say.
Shouldn't everyone in the Hua family work together as one at this time to protect themselves?
"Cailiang, you have been the city lord for so many years, it is impossible for you to keep all the family property in the city lord's mansion. I have already told you that you will give 10 taels of silver as a dowry for my granddaughter's marriage. You can't let me embarrass myself in front of my relatives and friends."
Hua Cailiang was so angry that he laughed. It seemed that his second uncle had been asking him a lot of questions behind his back.
In addition to his wives and concubines in the City Lord's Mansion, he did have a mistress outside and bought a lot of property for her.
Uncle Hua asked him to take 10 taels of silver from his mistress, otherwise he would expose the matter.
Hua Cailiang has been in control of Ningchuan City for many years, and no one has ever dared to threaten him.
"Uncle, you're probably going to be disappointed. The City Lord's Mansion lost so much gold and silver. I don't know how I'm going to get by. How can I get the money to buy dowry for your granddaughter?"
"Okay, okay, Hua Cailiang, I'm really disappointed that you treat your dear second uncle like this."
Hua Cailiang, who was lying on the bed, glanced at the people in the room and said indifferently, "If you are here to ask me for money, please go back. I can't give you a single copper coin in a short period of time. If you want money, you can only find a way to get it yourself."
Everyone looked at each other, said a few polite words, and left. Uncle Hua was unwilling to give out the money, so how could these relatives who had given birth to five gods be willing to come out?
His second uncle was also a ruthless man. He had gained countless benefits from Hua Cailiang before. Just because he didn't get the money this time, he immediately turned against him and completely broke off with Hua Cailiang.
That day, the news that Hua Cailiang had a mistress in Mingyue Hutong spread.
When Madam Yang received the news, she first went to Hua Cailiang to make a fuss, then took her maids and old women directly to Mingyue Hutong, dragged Hua Cailiang's beautiful mistress to the street, stripped her clothes, beat her half to death, and then called human traffickers to sell the mistress to the lowest-class brothel.
As for the two sons raised by her concubine, she did not punish them in public, but took them back to the City Lord's Mansion to deal with them slowly.
All the property of the concubine was taken away by Madam Yang.
Hua Cailiang, who was lying on the hospital bed, learned about this and was angry but could do nothing. He really did not expect that his second uncle Hua would be so ruthless.
Madam Yang is Hua Cailiang's original wife, and the Yang family is also a large and aristocratic family. He cannot afford to offend Madam Yang at this critical juncture for the sake of a mistress, so he can only let Madam Yang deal with his mistress.
The Hua family was in chaos for a while because the warehouse and basement were emptied. Most of the Hua family members were selfish. When they saw that they could not gain any benefits from the City Lord's Mansion, they began to fight for the few remaining properties of the Hua family by any means necessary.
Ye Jintang and Xiao Mo never expected that just because they emptied the warehouse and basement, the iron wall of the Hua family collapsed almost overnight.
"If we had known this, we would have emptied the Hua family's warehouse and basement earlier, and we wouldn't have to wait so long."
In the study, Xiao Mo, who received the news, couldn't help but complain to Ye Jintang.
Before this, Xiao Mo sent many people to find out the background of the Hua family. Xiao Mo felt that his men were quite capable and had a thorough understanding of the Hua family's background. They also knew clearly how many industries they had outside.
When the Hua family started to fight among themselves, he realized that he had only found out half of it, and the other half of the industry was hidden in the dark and he hadn't even touched it.
The internal strife within the Hua family directly exposed all of the family's assets, both open and hidden. Xiao Mo was naturally very happy and wished that the Hua family members could fight each other to the death.