The Fourth Financial Crisis

Yang Lu thought for a while and felt that what He Mingyuan said was quite reasonable.

The entire investigation of this counterfeit banknote case was conducted under strict confidentiality. Even until Yuntianhua brazenly arrested people, the parties involved, Liu Hanxing and Lin Jianxing, were kept in the dark. However, the news was finally disclosed by someone with a heart. Stab out.

However, the scope of the cultivation forces that can reveal the news at this juncture is actually very small.

According to previous subpoenas given to him by Yuntianhua, Su Yuanfeng and others, when investigating Lin Jianxing's counterfeit banknote case, Pan's Commercial Bank and Lingshi Reserve Bank had reviewed the transportation records of the Haiya system's ocean-going trade fleet, which means that the Haiya system had already During the case handling stage, the specific circumstances of the counterfeit banknote case were already known. Although the whistleblower of the counterfeit banknote case seemed to know far more inside information than what the Haiya group "should know", Yang Lu had never doubted the Haiya group. Intelligence capabilities, after all, there are shadows of Tian Daxiao and Tinghe Yuge behind the Haiya Department!

He had both a motive for committing the crime and intelligence capabilities, which is why He Mingyuan dared to think that Haiya was behind it and wanted to make things worse without any real evidence.

However, Yang Lu finally shook his head and said: "It's not easy to draw a conclusion on this matter. The Haiya Department is only suspected of committing a major crime, but now I feel that this matter might have been brought out by Yuntianhua himself!"

He Mingyuan was shocked: "Why did Yuntianhua do this?"

Yang Lu chuckled and said: "Haven't you noticed? Yuntianhua is actually the biggest beneficiary of this leak! Think about it, suppose you are the Lingshi Reserve Bank, and you accidentally find out that your boss has done something wrong It’s big news, what should you do?”

He Mingyuan thought for a long time, and finally admitted with a wry smile: "To be honest, I really don't know! No matter what I choose, I will either end up being slapped down by Head Lin, or I will be complicit in the evil and bear the infamy of the ages. Either way, I will die. !”

Yang Lu pointed in the direction of the Wuliang Sword Sect headquarters and said: "But now Yuntianhua has a third method. As long as he secretly reveals this matter and lets everyone know that Lin Jianxing wants to cheat, Yuntianhua can Using the power of public opinion to share the pressure on himself will avoid the worst result of him resisting Lin Jianxing's will alone."

He Mingyuan still said in disbelief: "Having said that, doesn't everyone say that Yuntianhua is a good old man? This is why he can sit in the position of president..."

The implication of He Mingyuan's words is that a good man cannot use such dirty tricks.

But recalling the experience of dealing with Yuntianhua, Yang Lu couldn't help but smiled and replied: "A pure good man cannot be the president of the Lingshi Reserve Bank, even a puppet president! Although Yuntianhua does not have much courage, This does not mean that he does not have scheming methods. Now that there are so many overseas cultivation forces supporting him, Yuntianhua will have the confidence to compete with Master Lin in the ring!"

"So Yuntianhua is really suspicious!"

Seeing that He Mingyuan was convinced, Yang Lu waved his hand casually and took the initiative to change the topic: "It doesn't matter who brought this matter out. What matters is, is there any movement from the Infinite Sword Sect now?"

He Mingyuan replied: "The headquarters of Wuliang Sword Sect is not too lively now. Not only are a large number of cultivation chambers of commerce and cultivation families whose interests have been damaged, they have come to the gate of Wuliang Sword Sect to ask for an explanation. Even Wuliang Sword Sect has a large number of spiritual stone currency deposits. Disciples, I have jointly requested Master Lin to be responsible for the depreciation of Lingshi coins. Among them are disciples of Human Sword and Shura Sword. In addition, I also heard that the six overseas sects and the six extreme northern sects have sent representatives here. The headquarters of the Infinite Sword Sect.”

Yang Lu raised his eyebrows and said, "Has overseas sects openly intervened in this matter?"

"Well, it is said that several representatives from overseas sects have come to Zhongzhou recently. After all, the third Lingshi financial crisis is not far away, and those overseas sects hold a lot of Lingshi coins. Everyone takes the opportunity to cause trouble. Leader Lin is a disgusting person. On the one hand, on the other hand, they are really afraid that Lin Jianxing will instruct the Lingshi Reserve Bank to act blindly and turn everyone’s wealth accumulated over hundreds of years into waste paper!”

"It seems that these overseas sects have not cashed in the spirit stone coins they have as soon as possible!"

"The Lingshi Reserve Bank has issued so many Lingshi coins in the past five hundred years. Even if they want to cash out, they don't have so many channels. What's more, people in the cultivation world are panicked now, and many places have already refused to accept Lingshi coins."

"Haha, this is the rhythm of collective forced labor!"

He Mingyuan smiled bitterly and said: "Isn't that right? It is said that some emotional protesters at the Wuliang Sword Sect headquarters have openly shouted slogans such as the removal of Lin Jianxing! Of course, Zhongzhou is protected by a continent-level magic barrier. Without the permission of the Wuliang Sword Sect, If the ancestors of overseas Nascent Souls want to forcefully enter Zhongzhou and force their way into the palace, they need to create a gap in Zhongzhou's mainland-level magic barrier. This cannot be done in less than half a year. Therefore, no one can really threaten Leader Lin for the time being. Everyone also I can only live with my mouth!"

"Even so, something is very wrong with this phenomenon!"

Hearing what He Mingyuan said, Yang Lu was also shocked.

As we all know, ordinary cultivators in the world of cultivation are just exquisite egoists. If everyone dares to get together to make a fuss, they are betting that the Wuliang Sword Sect will not blame everyone. But if Lin Jianxing is called to step down, the nature of the matter will change.

If the iron fist really comes down then, we will definitely find some unlucky guy to scare the monkeys.

At such a critical moment, shouting such suicide slogans to act as the first person is not in line with the usual wretched style of Jiuzhou cultivators. Even if they are all tricked by Lin Jianxing, most people will only wait for others to take their place. Get ahead.

This is not to say that cultivators are inherently cowardly, but without such a prudent survival philosophy, most people would have died on battlefields outside the territory. According to Yang Lu, this is also a reverse elimination screening mechanism!

It’s very interesting to say that among the many earth-demon reform stories circulated by Governor Lu Yang in Kyushu’s cultivation world, the most popular work is a work called “The Legend of X-man’s Cultivation of Immortality”. The protagonist of this work is Han Laomo. , is the kind of character who takes the initiative to retreat when something happens, and then pushes his teammates out to die. This work has achieved such great success because it coincides with the wretched mentality of cultivators who never want to stand out. Although in the real world, the result of this kind of psychology is often the same death...

After pondering for a moment, Yang Lu made his own judgment: "Since someone is taking the lead in making trouble, there must be someone behind the scenes!"

Hearing Yang Lu's judgment, He Mingyuan did not give a clear attitude on the spot this time: "Even if there is indeed an overseas sect behind this matter, it is impossible for outsiders to find solid evidence, but in any case, now the official of the Infinite Sword Sect is also So determined. In order to prevent chaos in the cultivation world of Zhongzhou, the Wuliang Sword Sect has recently declared martial law in the Wuliang Mountains, closed all external ports in Zhongzhou, and prohibited overseas sect monks from interfering in Zhongzhou. However, Lin Jianxing's orders can no longer control the sea. Yacheng, so those overseas monks who have not cultivated to the Nascent Soul stage can still enter and exit freely from Haiya Port. However, Yuanying stage monks need authorization from the Elders Council of the Wuliang Sword Sect to enter and exit the mainland barrier. Yang Chenglong does not have this authority yet..."

"Isn't this making Lin Jianxing angry?"

"Isn't that true? According to rumors, when Lin Jianxing presided over the emergency meeting of the top leaders of the Wuliang Sword Sect, he once again angrily criticized the Haiya Sect for disrespecting the orders of the Wuliang Sword Sect, and also called Haiya City a comprador city!"

"Hehe, our City Lord Jiang has been used to being hacked for a long time, and he is not guilty of this crime!"

"Headmaster Lin is just having fun now. He doesn't even dare to go out of the Wuliang Sword Sect. After all, there are many troublemaking cultivators outside who want to die with him!"

Yang Lu couldn't help but mocked: "No way, if Master Lin denies the validity of the counterfeit money, the sects under his command will not be able to compensate for such huge losses. The birth sects will probably explode on the spot, and now things are already in trouble. So big, even if he succeeds in forcing the Lingshi Reserve Bank to recognize the validity of the counterfeit banknotes, everyone will think that the Lingshi Reserve Bank has become the cash machine of the Wuliang Sword Sect, and the credit of the Lingshi coins will still completely collapse..."

He Mingyuan asked curiously: "If you were the head of Lin, how would you solve the dilemma?"

Yang Lu spread his hands and said: "No one can solve it. Zhongzhou's social governance structure and distribution mechanism have long been out of order. It only takes one spark to detonate the powder keg. The last time the Luo Family Chamber of Commerce was manipulated by Boss Lin to force the palace into the palace, Pandora's box has been opened. If President Li Qingyang hadn't saved a hand, there might have been a big problem in Zhongzhou's cultivation world at that time. But now, the leader Lin has no cards available at all, but the crisis has come to an end in a short time. The second time it was detonated, unless the Ascended Immortal can be like President Li Qingyang and leave some trump cards to the descendants of the Wuliang Sword Sect, otherwise..."

At this point, it was inconvenient for Yang Lu to continue talking.

Because the three ascended immortals seemed to have really left a trump card for future generations. However, this trump card was not left to Lin Jianxing, but to himself, a junior earth traveler. It was impossible for Lin Jianxing to get it.

Seeing the way Yang Lu was hesitant to speak, He Mingyuan frowned and said, "Is the only way for Mr. Lin to take the blame and resign?"

However, before Yang Lu could answer, a third voice came from the room, saying with a smile: "In that case, wouldn't it be just the right time for us to oust Lin Jianxing and make Mo Yunlan the leader? "

Hearing such arrogant remarks, Yang Lu and He Mingyuan quickly turned their heads and looked around, only to find a monk from the Wuliang Sword Sect dressed as a swordsman who had appeared in the room like a ghost.

Discovering that the secret meeting of his chamber of commerce's top executives had been eavesdropped, He Mingyuan was shocked and said: "Who are you, and how can you bypass the restrictions of our Qingning Chamber of Commerce and appear here?"

However, Ming Zhu didn't even look at him, and smiled and said to Yang Lu: "Consultant Yang, your Qingning Chamber of Commerce is really eclectic in demoting talents. You actually let a mere mortal act as the second-in-command of the chamber of commerce. Although you use a mortal to be in charge, There were quite a few cultivation chambers of commerce in gloves hundreds of years ago, but I have never seen one that gives full authority to mortals like you."

Yang Lu actually wanted to say that He Mingyuan was at most the third-in-command, and the top-in-command of the Qingning Chamber of Commerce was actually Li Qingning.

However, since the Mingzhu ancestor has not figured out whose property the Qingning Chamber of Commerce belongs to, and Li Qingning has gone to the cave of the Haiya Sect to retreat, Yang Lu naturally has no intention of introducing Li Qingning to Mingzhu.

After all, Yang Lu and Mingzhu are just partners now, and Mingzhu's ancestor's Yuanying-level combat power is like a bug even in the entire Zhongzhou Continent. Even if Jiang Hua'an borrows the power of the Haiya Sect's mountain guarding formation, You may not be able to defeat this guy, so the gaming status of both parties can be said to be very unequal.

In this case, Yang Lu certainly couldn't take the initiative to expose his weakness to the other party.

So he did not refute, but took the initiative to introduce: "Steward He is an old man of our Chamber of Commerce. His ability and loyalty are not bad. Don't be nervous, Steward He. This is Mr. Hong, the guest of our Qingning Chamber of Commerce!"

Over the years, Manager He has dealt with countless cultivators.

Seeing that Mingzhu's tone was loud and that it happened hundreds of years ago, He Mingyuan was also very curious about the other party's identity. However, seeing that Yang Lu had no intention of introducing him, he just thought that this was another person similar to Lin Musen and Lin Muhu. The mysterious guest, he lowered his head and cupped his hands and said: "I, He Mingyuan, have met Mr. Hong!"

The world of cultivation has developed for so many years, and many habits are actually different from those thousands of years ago.

It is said that thousands of years ago, the hierarchy in the world of cultivation was much stricter than it is now. Not to mention that mortals could not hold their heads high in front of cultivators. Even the status differences between cultivators with different spiritual roots and qualifications were like superiors and subordinates, like Jiang Hua'an. There is absolutely no possibility for a cultivator with this kind of middle-grade spiritual root qualification to reach the Golden Core stage.

However, with the development of business, capitalist groups like the Haiya Group gradually appeared in Kyushu.

With the differentiation of cultivators' financial resources, capital has gradually become an important factor in determining status. Not only many grassroots cultivators with high-grade spiritual roots gradually lose their sense of superiority when facing the children of aristocratic families with low-grade spiritual roots, but also many grassroots cultivators Mortals with high authority gradually gain the right to speak in front of cultivators, and can even gain personal attachment from cultivators.

As the chief executive of the Qingning Chamber of Commerce, He Mingyuan is already the mortal boss in Haiya City second only to Han Fulai.

With his status, he was able to treat ordinary cultivators in the Qi Refining Period as equals, so when facing the unidentified Ming Zhu, his greeting could be regarded as neither humble nor overbearing. But if He Mingyuan knew that the middle-aged monk of the Wuliang Sword Sect in front of him was actually an ancient ancestor of Nascent Soul, he would probably faint by now...

Fortunately, although Mingzhu is the ancestor of Yuanying, he has been a prisoner for more than two hundred years. In addition, his life span is about to run out, and he no longer cares about red tape. If it were the ancestor of Yuanying who regarded mortals as nothing, , when faced with such an arrogant attitude, even if he takes action in person due to lack of merit, some disciples and disciples who want to flatter him will notice this and take the initiative to jump out and kill He Mingyuan...