"You mean you want Cai Jing to give this money directly to the official?"
After a moment of stunned silence, Zhe Yourong suddenly asked.
"Of course!"
"But will they agree? That sum of money must be nearly ten million guan!"
Zhe Yourong's eyes widened. This was no joke. Such a large sum of money, if mishandled, could lead to an irreconcilable feud between the Cai family and Han Mo.
"So, it depends on who handles it!"
"Don't you think you're playing with fire?"
Looking at Han Bo's confident demeanor, Zhe Yourong couldn't help but curl her lips.
"When am I not playing with fire? In my current position, even if I wanted to withdraw, it wouldn't be so easy!"
As Han Mo spoke, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.
"You should be careful. Before, it was just you alone, but now you have a whole family behind you!"
After taking a deep breath, Zhe Yourong said slowly.
"Alright, I'll be careful. You go rest first. I'll go back after I finish this letter!"
"Mm!"
After patting Zhe Yourong on the shoulder, Han Mo returned to his desk and spread out a piece of Xuan paper to write his reply.
The Cai family's foundation was in Xinghua Prefecture, Fujian. However, as Han Mo's activities in Quanzhou and Mingzhou grew, at the beginning of last month, the Cai family specifically purchased a large residence in Mingzhou city.
Even without news from Jiang Yan and the others, Han Mo could guess that at this moment, the person in charge of the Cai family was likely colluding with Qian Lang and the others.
"Someone!"
After quickly writing two letters, Han Mo called out again.
"Sir, please deliver this letter at top speed back to Bianliang and ask Mr. Yuan to proceed according to the plan. The other letter, please deliver it to the Qian residence to Qian Lang!"
Although Qian Lang and the others should have already received this news, Han Mo still decided to personally inform them. As for what he would do next, it would have no relation to Han Mo.
"Yes!"
Three days later, Yuan Xingchi, who was in a hurry, finally received Han Mo's reply.
"Sir, what did the master say?"
The coachman eagerly asked as soon as Yuan Xingchi received the letter.
"I haven't read it yet!"
Yuan Xingchi glared at him impatiently while speaking. This kid was becoming more and more outrageous.
"What did he say?"
Hearing Yuan Xingchi's words, the coachman sheepishly scratched his head. After a long while, when Yuan Xingchi finally finished reading the letter, he tentatively asked again.
"The master is indeed the master. However, this idea is truly a bit wicked..."
After carefully reading the content of the letter three times, Yuan Xingchi couldn't help but show a sly smile.
"Ah?"
"You read it yourself!"
Yuan Xingchi said as he handed over the letter.
"Such a large sum of money, if Prime Minister Cai really takes it out, isn't he afraid that the official will target his life savings?"
After reading Han Mo's letter, the coachman couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.
"Whether he targets his life savings is another matter. If he can't stabilize the situation and get through this crisis now, his life savings might be taken by Wang Fu and Cai You!"
Although Han Mo's idea was indeed a bit outrageous, even Yuan Xingchi had to admit that this seemed to be Cai Jing's only way out.
After all, when it came to political maneuvering, both Cai You and Wang Fu were experts.
If they hadn't already calculated all of Cai Jing's possible moves, they wouldn't have acted so rashly.
To achieve victory through surprise, Han Mo's idea was the best method. Now the problem returned to him. It remained to be seen whether Prime Minister Cai would be willing to part with his wealth.
Would the tens of millions of guan in copper coins be more important, or his position as prime minister? That would depend on Cai Jing's own choice.
"Alright, we've waited for so many days. It's time to go out and do something. You go and prepare the carriage. We'll visit Prime Minister Cai today."
Looking at the time, the sky was already starting to darken. Seeing the coachman go to prepare the carriage, Yuan Xingchi stood up and stretched his back.
Half an hour later, as the lamps were lit, Yuan Xingchi's carriage finally drove into Pingkang Gate again.
"Sir, why are we going this way? To Cai Fu, shouldn't we go through Nanxun Gate?"
Although the distance between Nanxun Gate and Pingkang Gate was not very far, entering from Pingkang Gate required a detour through Xiaotianshui Alley.
If it were anyone else coming here at this time, there would be no need to ask.
But based on the coachman's understanding of Yuan Xingchi, he was a bit confused.
"Why so much nonsense? Let's go, we'll visit Li Shishi first!"
Yuan Xingchi said as he handed out a token from the carriage.
"What the! Sir, you even have this?"
After examining the token in his hand, the coachman's eyes widened.
This was the token to enter and exit the backyard of Li Shishi's residence!
You must know that it was Li Shishi!
In Bianliang city, how many lovelorn butterflies guarded outside the Fanlou every day, just wanting to catch a glimpse of Li Shishi? Moreover, countless high-ranking officials and wealthy people spared no expense to meet Li Shishi, but were ultimately politely rejected.
And Yuan Xingchi, surprisingly, had a token that allowed him direct access to Li Shishi's residence!
If those lovelorn butterflies knew about this, they would probably beat their chests and lament the unfairness of fate.
"Don't you know who our master is? If others wanted to see Li Shishi, it would be as difficult as climbing to heaven. But if it were our master, let alone Li Shishi, which of the top ten courtesans in Bianliang city would not weep and cry, begging our master to be their guest of honor!"
Yuan Xingchi said as he leaned back on the cushion, sipping fruit wine from the small table nearby.
"We all grow up eating the same rice, how can our son-in-law be so outstanding?"
After listening to Yuan Xingchi's words, even the coachman felt a sense of loss.
Indeed, comparing goods makes one throw them away, and comparing people makes one want to die!
Under the same sky, eating the same rice, how could the gap between these two people be so vast?