Wang Xiang directly tapped the table in front of him again.
"Rest assured, sir, the news above is absolutely true. If there's a single lie, this lowly one is willing to be at your disposal!"
As Pu Jinshan spoke, he took out a pawn ticket from his sleeve and placed it directly in front of Wang Xiang.
"What is this?"
Wang Xiang asked as he reached out and picked up the pawn ticket.
"This is what I found in your residence just now. Please trouble yourself to ask the people in your mansion later to see who lost it!"
"So that's how it is. Thank you very much!"
Hearing Pu Jinshan's explanation, Wang Xiang finally took the pawn ticket and tucked it into his sleeve with satisfaction.
"Do you have anything else?"
"No more! This junior takes his leave!"
Hearing his question, Pu Jinshan understood immediately that he was being asked to leave.
"Since that's the case, I won't keep you any longer. I will find someone to verify what you have said, and you will get a response within three to five days!"
"Thank you, sir, for that!"
With his words, Pu Jinshan finally felt at ease.
"Pah, what a character!"
Long after leaving the Wang residence, Pu Jinshan couldn't help but spit.
He had seen many people over the years, but when it came to shamelessness, this old man could definitely rank in the top 10 of those he knew.
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"My lord, someone from the Qian family just sent a letter!"
"Leave it there for now, no rush!"
Han Mo, who was playing chess with Shao Bowen, didn't even raise his eyelids and casually instructed.
"Yes!"
His lips moved a few times. After glancing at Shao Bowen beside him, Jiang Yan said nothing, responded, and then turned to leave.
"My lord, won't you look at it first?"
Shao Bowen said casually while playing chess.
"Don't you have the ability to divine the future? Why don't you calculate for me what this letter says?"
Han Mo smiled and said casually.
"If I'm not mistaken, the contents of this letter must be about the Pu family!"
Shao Bowen said again as he placed a chess piece.
"Isn't that stating the obvious?"
Han Mo rolled his eyes.
Did he even need to guess?
At this time, among the remaining families, which one wasn't eagerly hoping for Han Mo to take down the Pu family quickly so they could also get a piece of the pie?
As the most direct beneficiaries, the Qian and Cai families would definitely spare no effort to push this matter forward.
There were only two major issues in Mingzhou City right now: one was dealing with the rebels, and the other was Han Mo preparing to face retaliation from the Pu family.
The Qian family hadn't figured out the issue of the rebel's grain and supplies yet, so they wouldn't provide any further assistance to Han Mo on this matter.
Thinking about it this way, the remaining matter was much simpler and must be related to the Pu family.
"Then let me be more specific. Nine times out of ten, they have already gone to the Xuanfu Envoy's Office to file a complaint. My lord, you massacred 300 prisoners! As for that General Wang, he was probably just caught in the crossfire. This unauthorized deployment of troops to go fishing at sea is something that can hardly be covered up!"
Shao Bowen said, winking at Han Mo.
"Sir, I can deduce these things myself. This is hardly a secret art! Are you sure you're not just here to freeload?"
Listening to his analysis, Han Mo felt increasingly like rolling his eyes.
For ordinary people, these matters might be very miraculous, but for someone as meticulous as him, these were all inferable from the known conditions.
"Bah! Then let me tell you something top secret. If I'm not mistaken, the Deputy Envoy of the Xuanfu Envoy's Office should be arriving in Mingzhou City soon!"
"I can guess that too!"
Han Mo said as he secretly pressed a black chess piece with his right hand, moving it slightly to the side.
"Heh, I don't believe it! Then guess the outcome of his visit this time?"
Shao Bowen also got a little annoyed. He was the most famous divine predictor of the Great Song dynasty, yet he seemed like a charlatan in front of Han Mo.
"What else could the outcome be? Of course, he'll leave dejected!"
Han Mo said with great confidence.
"He was a prime minister before, are you that confident?"
Shao Bowen suddenly became interested, even forgetting his annoyance.
"Things in this world aren't decided solely by age! Haven't you heard that the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves before, and a new generation replaces the old?"
After secretly changing the chess piece, Han Mo suddenly became confident.
"My lord, if you had shown this attitude earlier, I'm afraid all the heroes in the world would have come to pledge allegiance!"
Shao Bowen said as he picked up another black chess piece. Just as he was about to place it, he suddenly realized that something was not quite right.
He rubbed his eyes and looked at the chessboard again carefully. Shao Bowen then pointed at Han Mo with a resentful expression.
"You again!"
"Hey, hey, hey, don't talk nonsense. You know that once a move is made, it cannot be taken back!"
"I'm not playing anymore!"
Although Han Mo had only moved one piece, his once sure-kill move was no longer as sharp. This made Shao Bowen lose all interest in continuing the game, and he directly grabbed a handful of chess pieces and threw them onto the board.
"Sir, where are you going? Are you getting angry already?"
Han Mo chuckled, looking at Shao Bowen's angry demeanor.
"If I play chess with you again, I! I'll be a pig!"
After leaving a harsh remark, Shao Bowen directly returned to his room.
"My lord, why did he leave?"
Seeing Shao Bowen leave, Jiang Yan pushed the door open and came in again.
"Isn't that obvious? He can't afford to lose!"
Han Mo said, bursting into laughter.
"Is the person who delivered the letter still outside?"
After stretching his limbs, Han Mo asked again.
"He's still waiting outside, saying he's waiting for your reply!"
"Alright, then I'll write a note for him!"
After opening the envelope and glancing at its contents, Han Mo spread out a piece of white paper and wrote a few words in a bold and cursive style. He then handed it back to Jiang Yan.
"When you reach the end of the river, sit and watch the clouds rise..."
"Just this piece of paper?"
Looking at the ten characters Han Mo sent back, Qian Lang felt an urge to curse.
They were counting on Han Mo to charge ahead, but this guy had simply come up with "When you reach the end of the river, sit and watch the clouds rise."
What river?