The Red Mansions
Chapter 706 Jia Heng: However, she will be compensated
Chapter 706 Jia Heng: However, she will be well compensated...
Yangzhou Yanyuan Yamen, in the study
Jia Heng and Daiyu sat facing each other and chatted for a while, at this moment, Lin Ruhai asked the nanny to call the two of them over to have dinner together, and the three of them sat at the same table and began to eat.
Lin Ruhai looked kindly, smiled and said: "This is Yangzhou cuisine, I don't know if you and Yu'er are used to it or not."
Jia Heng put down his chopsticks, smiled and said: "There is a cook in the family who can cook a lot of good dishes, and Yangzhou dishes are also excellent. I ate a lot with Sister Lin before, but I have developed a taste."
At this time, not far away, Chen Xiao, who was wearing a long lotus-colored dress and a moth bun like a cloud, was standing hand in hand with the mandarin ducks, Xiren and other maids. juvenile.
Is this person showing off with her?However, I also said a human thing, and the meals she cooked are not in vain.
Lin Ruhai smiled and said: "Yu'er has been living in the courtyard you used to be in for a while, and the layout is the same as when you were a child. Except for frequent cleaning, the arrangement of everything has not changed."
Jia Heng smiled and said: "Sister Lin blinked, and she has been away from home for many years, and my uncle still keeps it for decoration."
Lin Ruhai sighed lightly, and said, "Yes, Yu'er is already this tall now."
There is only one orphan girl under her knees, and then the father and daughter have been separated for many years, and they never see each other except for letters. In fact, this situation is somewhat abnormal.
Dai Yuyu paused for a moment, pursed her pink lips, her face was a little shy, she held the chopsticks, raised her eyes to look at the boy who was eating with the chopsticks, and said in a low voice: "Daddy, these years have not It has reduced a lot, it is better to eat more dishes."
Lin Ruhai nodded, feeling a little relieved, and said with a smile: "Ziyu, you should eat more."
Jia Heng nodded, picked up the chopsticks and began to use the food.
Lin Ruhai asked: "Ziyu, I have been away from Beijing for many years, and what I see from the mansion newspaper is mostly in the fog. I don't know what the current situation of the court is like?"
Lin Ruhai doesn't know everything about the current court situation, but it's just that Jia Heng, a man of power in recent years, has a more intuitive and clear description.
Jia Heng put down his chopsticks and said, "Uncle, is he asking about the political situation? The imperial court is still divided among the three parties, and the struggle between the Qi and Zhejiang parties has intensified. It's just that the Qi party has been weak in recent years. The Holy Spirit has the ambition to rejuvenate, to put the army first before politics, and to clean up the officials. Before long, you will be able to work hard.”
The current Chen Han is the world of the Chen family, the officials of the Zhejiang Party, and the money of the Qi Party. Maybe one day in the future, the beauty of the Chen family and the military power of the Jia family.
"When the Holy Majesty was in the mansion, his temperament was tenacious. Now that the shackles have been lifted, he is bound to do something." Lin Ruhai said at the end, staring at the young man, feeling a little sad in his heart.
Originally, this person was Wang Ziteng, but who would have thought that it was a young man who stood out and gained a firm foothold through a war.
Jia Heng said in a loud voice: "A century-old state is like a middle-aged man who is riddled with illnesses and has poison in his viscera. On the one hand, he needs to scrape the bones to cure the poison, and on the other hand, he needs to take tonic."
According to the duration of the dynasty formed in this era, counting 200 years, Chen Han has almost entered the middle-aged age, but because of frequent natural disasters, he seems to be weak in old age.
"Yes." Lin Ruhai sighed with emotion, deeply empathizing.
Seeing this scene, Daiyu said with staring eyes, "Daddy, it's not too late to talk about this after dinner."
When these two people are together, they always talk about these government affairs, and they don't care about her.
Jia Heng glanced at Daiyu, smiled and said: "Okay, uncle, let's not talk about it."
Afterwards, after the three of them finished their meals, Lin Ruhai went to the official office of the Salt Court to deal with official duties, while Daiyu went to take a bath under the service of Zijuan, Xueyan and other maids.
Jia Heng was free, and just ordered Liu Jixian and the secret agents of the Jinyi Mansion Guards to search for eight salt merchants in Yangzhou, the magistrate of Yangzhou, and the Lianghuai salt transport envoys to find possible breakthroughs, and to look for the Jurchens who may have sneaked into Yangzhou city.
"Xiaoxiao." Jia Heng asked softly while sitting behind the desk.
Because Chen Xiao was skilled in martial arts, Jia Heng asked Chen Xiao to be a guard by his side after cooking as a cook, and Chen Xiao did not refuse.
Chen Xiao was holding a book. From the title page of the cover, it was an ancient sword manual. Hearing this, he raised his cold eyes and asked, "What's the matter?"
What Xiaoxiao, is she so familiar with him?
Jia Heng said: "Come here and ask you something."
Chen Xiaoxiu frowned, she didn't want to go there, but after all she got up from her seat, came to the front, her face was frosty, and asked softly: "What are you calling me for?"
Jia Heng said softly: "Does the White Lotus Sect have a branch in Yangzhou? Do you know anything about Yangzhou?"
Chen Xiaoning frowned, and said coldly: "How do I know about Yangzhou?"
Jia Heng looked at the girl and asked, "Didn't you say you fled from Yangzhou to the capital?"
"You said it before, I made it up." Chen Xiao rolled her eyes at Jia Heng.
"You don't edit Hangzhou, Suzhou, Jinling, but Yangzhou alone, so there must be a reason." Jia Heng's eyes flashed, and said: "Besides, your status in the White Lotus Sect should not be low."
"I told you a long time ago, I'm just a young man." Chen Xiaoning frowned and said softly.
"Since you want to take revenge, what can you do for a young man?" Jia Heng said softly, looking at Chen Ling, but Chen Ling looked a little uncomfortable.
"For example, someone like an old mother or a saint." Jia Heng stared intently, caught the girl's tiny pupils, and wondered, could it be true?
This is not his nonsense, because according to the news delivered by Qu Lang recently, there are indeed saints in the White Lotus Sect, such as lifeless old mothers, and the slogan of the vacuum hometown is also very loud.
Chen Xiao took a deep look at the young man, and said, "Nonsense."
This person is in charge of the guards of the Jinyi Mansion, so it may not be certain that anything has been found out.
"Sure enough, it's the Holy Maiden of the White Lotus Sect." Jia Heng stared deeply, and said in a low voice.
Chen Xiao: "..."
Jia Heng said: "Then should you check for me?"
Relying on the secret spies of the Jinyi Mansion alone is definitely not as effective as several different sources of information, and the White Lotus Sect may have some secret way to rebel.
Chen Xiao cast a cold glance at the boy opposite, and asked, "Why?"
"You asked me to check for you before, but now it's back and forth, and you reciprocate." Jia Heng said in a low voice, stretching out his hand to pinch the girl's Xueni's face.
Chen Xiao snorted softly, and wanted to shoot it down, but knew she couldn't, and a slight blush appeared on her cold and jade face, and said in a low voice, "I'll help you this time, but there is one condition."
In fact, she no longer needs his help in the investigation.
Jia Heng said, "Okay, what's the condition?"
"From now on, don't pinch my face." Chen Xiao's eyes flickered coldly, and he said every word.
Jia Heng was silent for a moment, then said softly: "Okay, then you can pinch other things later on."
"You can't pinch anything else." Chen Xiaoxiu frowned, staring at Jia Heng with cold eyes, and said angrily.
"Are these two conditions?" Jia Heng said softly.
Chen Xiao snorted softly, feeling speechless for a while. Why did she mention this to this person? He got involved and said, "I'll check it out for you later."
Jia Heng said, "Go ahead."
After Chen Xiao left, Jia Heng's eyes flickered dimly, and it was not a waste of time, at least he knew the identity of Chen Xiao's Bailian saint.
With this in mind, he went back to the book case and flipped through the materials, and flipped through the information of the salt merchant.
At this moment, Qingwen twisted Yang Liu's slender waist, and said in a pretty voice: "My lord, drink some tea, it's time to take a bath."
Jia Heng raised her eyes to look at Qingwen, and said in a warm voice, "It's not too late to take a bath after reading a book."
"Master." At this moment, a tall and beautiful girl entered the room, it was a mandarin duck.
The girl is tall and slender, with skin like snow, under the sparse air and bangs, there are some charming charms in her eyebrows and eyes.
Jia Heng looked at the girl, stepped closer, took Yuanyang's hand, and asked softly, "Why are you here?"
The mandarin duck was embraced by the boy with both hands, a duck egg with a few small freckles showed shyness on its face, and said in a low voice: "Miss Lin said that I will let you pass later."
Jiaheng and Daiyu often played chess together on the boat, but as for Yuanyang and Yuanyang, they had free time, and they just got tired of being together, and they were lingering in love several times.
Jia Heng said softly, "Wait until I take a shower and change, the journey will be tiring."
"Then I'll talk to Miss Lin." Yuanyang said softly.
Jia Heng said in a low voice: "Let Qingwen go, you serve me to take a bath."
"Da..." Qingwen, who was preparing the teacup, put down the teacup angrily, and walked to the side.
When Yuanyang heard this, her delicate body softened a little, and she glanced at Qingwen, who was huddled in a corner, holding her hands, aggrieved, and said in a low voice: "Master, just let Qingwen serve you.
Jia Heng glanced at Qingwen and said, "Let her rest more."
Qingwen: "???"
The young master has another good maid, and now he doesn't need her to take a bath, and he always says that she is young, why is she so young.
When Yuanyang heard the words, she responded in a low voice, and didn't say anything else. She just looked at Qingwen who was folded outside the house, and said in her heart that she should have a good talk with Qingwen later.
The two originally came out of the same room to serve the same person, but now they just returned to the same room to serve the same person again.
In the courtyard, it was almost evening, and the rain was shrouded. Just after taking a bath, Jia Heng changed into a simple green robe with bamboo leaves and cloud pattern, his face was relaxed and refreshed.
At this time, follow Xiren to the room where Daiyu is.
Daiyu sat behind the desk in the wing room, obviously the girl also changed into a plain green embroidered dress after taking a bath, and she was still holding a book in her hand, reading it intently.
Because the weather outside was cloudy and rainy, and it was dusk, candles were lit on the desks, and the candles were flushed red, projecting the girl's petite and exquisite figure on the plum blossom patterned cabinet, and the soft candlelight hit the girl's face like the fluff on her cheeks. Subtle visible.
Jia Heng entered the wing room, looked at the girl with a peaceful expression, watched quietly, and didn't make a sound for a while.
"Master Heng." Until Zijuan called out in a low voice,
At that time, Daiyu also raised her head, stared intently at the young man in the blue shirt and straight, and asked, "Brother Heng, what are you doing standing there?"
Jia Heng sat down nearby and asked, "Sister Lin reads quietly, like a picture scroll, I don't want to disturb her."
Daiyu Ruyu's cheeks were slightly red, her starry eyes twinkled, and she said softly: "There is nothing to disturb, just hurry up and read more books."
Jia Heng: "..."
Is this Lin Dangdang starting to fight?It seems that Daiyu took those words just now to heart, but since she dared to make fun of Daiyu, don't be afraid of Daiyu's retaliation.
Daiyu opened the cover of the book, and seeing the smiling and silent young man opposite, Liu Meixing couldn't help but smile slightly, and said softly, "Brother Heng, why don't you tell me what you just said to Dad."
Jia Heng glanced at the book, and it turned out to be a "Historical History of the Salt Industry" that he did not know where to find, and said softly: "Actually, it's not complicated, what happened is like this..."
The course of the matter is like this, when I wrote a self-criticism when I served as a frontier guard in my previous life, it also started like this.
After Daiyu had finished listening, she saw deep thoughts on her pretty face, and said with emotion: "I don't think there is such a way."
Jia Heng was silent for a moment, looked at Daiyu's tranquil and beautiful face, and said warmly: "Actually, I want to talk to my sister about something."
"What's the matter, Brother Heng?" Daiyu asked in surprise.
Jia Heng said, "I'm thinking about bringing my sister to Yangzhou, whether it's a bit hasty."
"Brother Heng...why do you say that?" Puzzled in Dai Yu's starry eyes, she licked her pink lips, not knowing why.
Jia Heng murmured: "Once the fight starts, will the salt merchants and related people take risks? To assassinate the evil spirits? I think...they may already be planning."
He always thinks before he does things, and now he is okay, hiding his true intentions. When there is a struggle, you will use knives and guns, ransack your family and exterminate your family, so don't blame others for jumping over the wall and fighting to the death.
Therefore, when he met the Yangzhou salt merchants, he did not lie. This time, he really came to reorganize the army, to rectify the Jiangbei camp, and then to appreciate the prosperity of Yangzhou.
As for the rectification of the Jiangbei camp, when there is any unsatisfactory or unsatisfactory situation in the process of reorganizing the army, soldiers from Henan will be dispatched to the south in the name of reorganizing the army.
As for the salt business, everything is being carried out in secret. At the beginning, try not to take the initiative to intensify the conflict, and not to fight for a moment.
It's like playing chess, crossing the sea with the sky hidden, and the army is overwhelming the country. Suddenly, it is a game of dead chess.
If it hadn't been for worrying about dispatching the cavalry at the beginning, the posture was too frightening, it would scare people to the fullest, and the south of the Yangtze River would be terrified, in fact, it would be the safest to dispatch troops.
But at that time, even the dogs on Yangzhou Street were too frightened to bark, knowing that he had come to kill with a knife.
In fact, he was a little hesitant before whether to take Daiyu south to Yangzhou. He believed that he could protect Daiyu even if he risked his life, but as time passed, he became more and more worried. Don't let her take the slightest risk.
However, I will make it up to her well. In the future, I will tell stories for the rest of my life.
Listening to the young man's words, Daiyu's heart was filled with rippling, under the curved and smoky eyebrows, her starry eyes were full of concern, and asked: "If there is danger here, where are Brother Heng and Daddy?"
"As a minister, eating the king's salary, being loyal to the king, and benefiting the country and the community, how can you avoid life and death?" Jia Heng was silent for a moment, and said in a deep voice.
"Then Heng... Daddy and Big Brother Heng are not afraid here, nor am I." Daiyu said, quickly pressing the word back into her mouth, her gaze firm, and she said softly.
If something happened to Daddy and..., she would have no fun in this life.
Jia Heng nodded, his heart skipped a beat, Father Heng?Don't shout about this.
Calming down the chaotic thoughts in my heart, I said solemnly, "Don't worry, sister, I won't let anything happen to my sister, and I will send you a guard later."
He thought Chen Xiao was pretty good.
"Brother Heng should also be careful." Xu Shi was frightened by Jia Heng's solemn tone, and Dai Yu said with a worried expression on her starry eyes.
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And when Jia Heng was talking to Daiyu in Yangzhou Yanyuan Yamen, the mansion where the Zhen family lived was misty and rainy, the world was vast, and the whole manor was indistinct, beautiful and elegant.
Zhen Qing and Zhen Xue are also talking to the visiting Zhen Lin. The two princesses look like twin lotuses, charming and charming.
After talking about the situation at home with Zhen Lin, Zhen Lin frowned, and asked softly: "Princess, this Yongning uncle is going south, the master asked me to ask, is there any news in Beijing?"
Under Zhen Qing's slender eyebrows, her phoenix eyes narrowed, and she said softly: "The court wants to fight a war, and the treasury has no money, so they sent a person to the south to find money. They are still investigating the case, and nothing will happen for a while. As a result, when I see my father later, I will tell the details of this matter."
Zhen Lin considered his words, and asked in a low voice, "Which floor will the master ask?"
Zhen Qing's eyes flickered, and she said softly: "I can't say these things now, it depends on the man's means and courage. After meeting the old lady, I will always keep an eye on him."
According to that bastard's pissing behavior, it is very likely that he will be investigated strictly and not capped, but it is not necessarily true. Maybe there is loud thunder and little rain?
Zhen Lin nodded, but she was a little surprised by the tone and staring at him all the time, why something was wrong.
However, there was nothing suspicious.
"If I don't want to see Uncle Yongning, I have a friendship with him before." Zhen Lin hesitated for a moment, then said softly.
Zhen Qing was also aware of Cai Cai's tone at this moment, and said: "After this time, I will become suspicious instead. This human nature is like a jackal, and it is not good to be tricked by this person."
Even she suffered a lot every time she saw that person, let alone her own brother.
When Zhen Lin heard the words, she hurriedly said: "That's also good, wait until Jinling, and then worry about it."
Zhen Xue said in a low voice: "Sister, take a day off, let's go to Jinling by boat tomorrow."
Zhen Qing smiled, and said in a clear voice: "Wait for Chun'er to rest here for a while, don't be in a hurry, how about my sister accompany me to visit Fourth Uncle Shui later? You can't go to Yangzhou, and don't meet the elders. Otherwise, they should pick up our gifts when they turn around."
Shui Yu, the uncle of the Shui Rong family, is now the Jiedu envoy of the Jiangbei camp, commanding [-] soldiers and horses, so he is naturally the target of Zhen Qing's wooing.
Zhen Xue nodded, although she guessed some of her sister's thoughts, she couldn't avoid it, and she was out of courtesy.
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In a painting boat on Slender West Lake in Yangzhou, the sound of silk and bamboo orchestra drifts away along the hazy rain, while the soft and soft singing goes far away.
In the viewing platform with curtains, Liu Shengzao, the transshipment envoy of both Huaihe Rivers, closed his eyes slightly, and was holding a folding fan in his hand, tapping his palm like a chicken pecking at rice, as if immersed in Wu Nong's soft words.
This salt transport envoy, in his fifties, has thin eyebrows and a fat face, fair skin, pampered for a long time, with an air of wealth and nobility.
And singing and dancing were faintly heard from above the stands, one of them was singing through the bead curtain, his voice was round and soft, like a flying spring flowing jade.
The two singers of Huanhualou below are like Yangliu Yiyi, Wu Nong speaks softly, dancing to the music, light gauze skirts, and crisp white skin, which makes people feel itchy
Accompanied by Liu Shengzao's judge Qian Haogu, his aide Xu Yunchen, and a few Qing ministers accompanied him to talk and relieve their boredom.
"My lord, Mr. Huang is here." A servant came hurriedly from the outside and whispered in Liu Shengzao's ear.
Liu Shengzao, who was closing his eyes and shaking his head non-stop, opened his eyes, a flash of light flashed in his eyes, and said: "The night owl comes into the house, he has nothing to do, let him in."
He naturally knew the news of Uncle Yongning's ship to Yangzhou today, but he didn't want to meet him face to face. Now, there was a rumor from Beijing that he wanted to check his account books, and then he sent such a ruthless person, the palace That guy here is really mean and unkind.
Not long after, Huang Cheng came in, bowed his hands to Liu Shengzao, with a smile on his face, and said softly, "Lord Liu, you are so elegant."
Liu Shengzao picked up the teacup and ordered his servants: "Show Master Huang a seat."
Huang Cheng quickly thanked him, then sat down with a smile on his face.
Speaking of which, Huang Cheng, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old daughter, married Liu Shengzao as his concubine the year before last, but the status of the two parties was not equal.
Liu Shengzao smiled and said, "Master Huang is really not shy when he sees me at this time."
With a bitter face, Huang Cheng said, "Lord Liu, the city of Yangzhou is about to rain."
"The rain won't fall for a while, and it's not like I don't have an umbrella." Liu Shengzao said with a smile when he heard the words, his eyes dimmed.
As long as the Supreme Emperor of the Chonghua Palace is here, Lianghuai Salt Affairs will be able to survive for a day.
Huang Cheng said worriedly: "My lord, I don't know when it will rain heavily."
Hearing this, Liu Shengzao clapped his hands, and the dancing singer stopped for one of them, and the singing singer also stopped singing, and slowly retreated to the curtains on both sides.
"What do you say when that person comes?"
"The man said that this trip to the south was to rectify the Jiangbei camp stationed in Yangzhou. It has nothing to do with salt affairs and is not his responsibility." Huang Cheng said with a serious face.
"Do you believe this?" Liu Shengzao picked up the Gaiwan tea, gently blew on the tea soup, took a sip, and said, "The Department of Salt Transport just lost a big fire not long ago."
Huang Cheng pondered: "My lord, this Uncle Yongning is a martial artist, and the court didn't say to let him go south to inspect the salt affairs. Are we paranoid and all the trees are soldiers?"
Liu Shengzao looked at Huang Cheng aggressively, and said in a low voice: "Rectify the Jiangbei camp? Why didn't the court issue an edict? What is the writing of the Military Aircraft Department? Don't believe what others say."
"Emperor Yongning is the Minister of Military Affairs. It is his right to rectify the military affairs. If he wants to rectify the salt affairs, he is not at peace with the Qi Party. Now an elder of the Qi Party is in Jinling, and he can't do a single military feat. What?" Huang Cheng was thinking hard, he said uncertainly, and said in a low voice: "Besides, I heard that he brought Lin Ruhai's daughter to visit relatives when he went south.
No one would have thought that Jia Heng would remake the universe and redefine the latitude and longitude.
Liu Shengzao said: "Isn't he living in the Yangzhou Yanyuan yamen now? Lin Ruhai is the son-in-law of the Jia family, and he is the patriarch of the Jia family. The two of them are together. Even if they didn't go south to search for salt, they came to help."
Mentioning Lin Ruhai, Liu Shengzao's eyes were dark and cold. There have been frequent quarrels over the years, and it can be said that he was impeached several times.
Huang Cheng said in a low voice: "This time I came here, rather than meeting in the morning, it's not as cruel as in Henan. I'm waiting as if I'm facing a big enemy..."
In fact, he wanted to ask this Mr. Liu, if there was any news in the palace, what did he think?This all involves the person from Chonghua Palace, so there should be a limit.
In fact, this is exactly the effect Jia Heng wants. Some people always have illusions, and some people always sit on the fence and wait and see.
"Then take a look first. Whenever there is a major event, you must calm down first. Let him check first to see what you can find out. I'm afraid the sky will be pierced, and if there is hail, he will be the first to hit him." Liu Shengzao's eyes flashed, Picking up the teacup, he said lightly.
All the documents in the inspection office were burned, but the reprimand from the court did not come down for a long time. I asked someone to inquire about the news from the lady in the palace, but there was still no news. I don’t know what thunder is brewing. The big deal is that I resigned as the salt transport envoy. In his post, he learned from Tao Zhugong and Fan Li, and went boating on rivers and rivers with beauty.
Huang Cheng looked dignified, nodded and said: "Let's take a step first, and then look at it."
The reason is very simple, no matter how famous Jia Heng is, he can't just abandon his wealth and life of spending money, or send dead men to assassinate him, or besiege the Yamen of Yanyuan, and flee to the end of the world.
Immediately, he said: "The day after tomorrow, Mr. Qi Ge will come from Jinling, and he will inevitably mention the matter of repeating the opening of China and France. Solve the misfortune of the frontier army transporting food."
Now that the salt tax is not coming up, coupled with the fact that the purchase of border army grain and fodder over the years has cost a lot of national money, Qi Kun, who is in charge of the household department and has worked hard on border army grain and fodder transfers, has turned to the idea of reopening China and France. idea.
In this way, the exchange of salt for food is a dilemma.
Liu Shengzao said: "Since this law has been established, it has gradually become an evil government. Most of the nobles hold salt to occupy their nests and resell it to merchants to make huge profits. It is better to send tax money to the salt courtyard and donate it to pay for it. It is true."
Huang Cheng said, "That's what we mean too."
Liu Shengzao waved his hand and said, "I don't want to listen anymore, I'm going home."
While speaking, regardless of Huang Cheng getting up to see him off, he got up, surrounded by a group of officials and subordinates, and went to the outside.
The Liu Mansion is in a manor villa by the Slender West Lake. Liu Changdao, the son of Liu Shengzao, is wearing a Shu brocade round-neck gown with a red cloth in front of his eyes. The sound of laughter.
Not long after, Liu Changdao caught a beautiful woman with a sweet smile, and said with a smile, "Young master caught me, you will be with me tonight."
Just at this moment, a young servant trotted from the outside out of breath, and said in a low voice: "Young master, I found out clearly."
"How do you say it?" Hearing a familiar voice, Liu Changdao quickly untied the cloth strip in front of him, and asked hastily.
The servant said in a low voice, "My lord, it's a girl from the Liu family. Their home is in Tongmaqiao Hutong."
It turned out that the day before yesterday, when Liu Changdao was playing in Yangzhou Street, he saw a woman with a child in her arms. She was wearing a thorn hairpin sarong, which was naturally beautiful and plump. Then, Liu Changdao asked the boy to find out where the woman's house was. .
"But this person is already married as a woman. It just so happens that she works as a salt official in the salt field."
"Nonsense, with a child, why don't you marry a woman?" Liu Changdao chuckled, and said: "Besides, my son likes a woman, and it's a coincidence that the salt workers in the salt field.
Compared with Liu Shengzao who likes little girls at a much older age, Liu Changdao, who is only [-] years old, is only interested in other people's wives, and bullies men and women in Yangzhou City, doing all kinds of evil.
Of course, Liu Shengzao can always settle things for Liu Changdao, either by coercion or temptation, because there is no complaint from the victim, and Yangzhou officials will not pursue him relentlessly.
This is also the reason why Lin Ruhai said that Liu's family was domineering and difficult to control when he mentioned it earlier, and he heard a lot of bad things.
"Master said these days that the ground in Yangzhou is not very flat recently, so you should be careful." The servant said in a low voice.
Liu Changdao smiled, and said indifferently, "What's wrong with that? It's not that Lao Shizi Yongning Bo passed the border, which made Ziya here, and it was like the abdication of the gods. I didn't see him when the Supreme Emperor was on his tour to the south. Such a grass and trees are soldiers."
Hearing this, the young servant knew that Liu Changdao had said that he was right, and he didn't dare to persuade him any more, for fear of being whipped.
The night was shrouded in darkness, the rain was getting denser, and the streets were sparsely lit up. Occasionally, a carriage drove into the dense rain, splashing water marks on the bluestone road.
In an inn in Yangzhou with a black painted wooden plaque, a tall and majestic man with a lamp like a bean stands in front of the window, and in the rain curtain hanging from the window, through the dark and gloomy sky, looking at the salt The bright lights in the direction of the courtyard.
Doduo frowned tightly, with a look of ruthlessness on his face.
Not long after, familiar footsteps came from behind, and a low voice sounded, "Master, I have found out clearly that the man lives in the Yamen of Yanyuan, and he is accompanied by the daughter of Lin Ruhai, the inspector of salt in Yangzhou. Some guards from the Jinyi Mansion have been recruited, but the number is unknown."
The ten kings have always dared to think and act, and they are full of action. Since they feel that Jia Heng is a threat, they are ready to look for opportunities to get rid of Jia Heng, even at all costs.
Duoduo asked: "If there is a chance, can't we do it?"
"There are a lot of guards in the house, I'm afraid it's not easy to assassinate." The big man said in a low voice.
Duoduo said: "Let Deng Biao send someone to watch first, to find out the situation of entry and exit and subordinates."
"Master, if you keep an eye on it, Hangou's brocade clothes might not be able to find it. Besides, I heard that Uncle Yongning is quite brave, so I'm afraid it won't be easy to assassinate him." Said.
If Jia Yucun is here, you will recognize that this is the little novice from the Gourd Temple back then, and later the disciple of Jinling Mansion!
After the gourd case was broken by Jia Yucun, this disciple found an excuse and was exiled to the northern border to serve in corvee service. Then he and a prisoner named Deng Biao took advantage of Li Zan's supervision of the north to organize the soldiers and horses in the border town. The general and school of the town were panicked, and when they were guarding the emptiness, they fled to the territory of Jurchen, and later became a member of the banner of the Han army.
Because of his quick mind and ability to come up with ideas, Deng Biao slowly came to Duoduo's side to listen and use them.
"Yangzhou city is full of fish and dragons. I don't know how many people are staring at this Yongningbo. What if he finds out, we can't arrest them all." Duduo whispered.
At this time, the door said: "Master, I think that it is not necessary to assassinate him. If he captures his relatives, it is the same if he threatens them."
Duoduo asked, "What relatives?"
Menzi's expression was stern, his heart was filled with fierceness, and he said: "The daughter of the Lin family heard that she is beautiful, the prince might as well send someone to kidnap the daughter of the Lin family, and then threaten Uncle Yongning."
Because Jia Yucun used to be Daiyu's teacher, and then he was able to follow Lin Ruhai's door, so the disciples naturally paid attention.
For Jia Yucun's ingratitude and retribution of kindness, the sect can be said to hate it to the bone. Naturally, he hates the family and the black, and he also hates the young lady of the Lin family.
Now, Menzi still doesn't know that Jia Yucun is already serving King Qi as an aide.
Duoduo glanced at the door, frowned and said: "Such young heroes, how can they pay attention to the life and death of other people's daughters? Opportunity, you and I are in an enemy situation, so we can't act like this."
What he wants is to kill this young man without fail, without giving him a chance to grow up!
Otherwise, these young men who are talented in training and fighting will become more sophisticated and difficult to deal with when they get older in the army.
Because... that's how he got here.
In the grassland and Jurchen concepts, women are like clothes, and they judge others by themselves. They try to hijack family members as hostages and force the parties to throw themselves into the net. There are few successful precedents.
In history, the ten king Duoduo, who was called "the greatest military exploit of the founding kings" by Qianlong, was originally a cunning and difficult figure. , and paid homage to Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, it can be said that he is alert and able to bend and stretch.
Using relatives to blackmail important ministers, is there any success in history?This is not a martial arts novel, nor is it a city of supernatural powers. The yellow hair is full of brotherly desires, and the suffering master rushes to him with blood pouring out of his anger.
Liu Bang, Cao Cao, Temujin...has anyone been threatened?Since he knew he couldn't coerce anyone, wasting the only possible chance to assassinate him was meaningless except to vent his anger.
Seeing this, Menzi looked sullen and didn't dare to make any further suggestions.
(End of this chapter)
Yangzhou Yanyuan Yamen, in the study
Jia Heng and Daiyu sat facing each other and chatted for a while, at this moment, Lin Ruhai asked the nanny to call the two of them over to have dinner together, and the three of them sat at the same table and began to eat.
Lin Ruhai looked kindly, smiled and said: "This is Yangzhou cuisine, I don't know if you and Yu'er are used to it or not."
Jia Heng put down his chopsticks, smiled and said: "There is a cook in the family who can cook a lot of good dishes, and Yangzhou dishes are also excellent. I ate a lot with Sister Lin before, but I have developed a taste."
At this time, not far away, Chen Xiao, who was wearing a long lotus-colored dress and a moth bun like a cloud, was standing hand in hand with the mandarin ducks, Xiren and other maids. juvenile.
Is this person showing off with her?However, I also said a human thing, and the meals she cooked are not in vain.
Lin Ruhai smiled and said: "Yu'er has been living in the courtyard you used to be in for a while, and the layout is the same as when you were a child. Except for frequent cleaning, the arrangement of everything has not changed."
Jia Heng smiled and said: "Sister Lin blinked, and she has been away from home for many years, and my uncle still keeps it for decoration."
Lin Ruhai sighed lightly, and said, "Yes, Yu'er is already this tall now."
There is only one orphan girl under her knees, and then the father and daughter have been separated for many years, and they never see each other except for letters. In fact, this situation is somewhat abnormal.
Dai Yuyu paused for a moment, pursed her pink lips, her face was a little shy, she held the chopsticks, raised her eyes to look at the boy who was eating with the chopsticks, and said in a low voice: "Daddy, these years have not It has reduced a lot, it is better to eat more dishes."
Lin Ruhai nodded, feeling a little relieved, and said with a smile: "Ziyu, you should eat more."
Jia Heng nodded, picked up the chopsticks and began to use the food.
Lin Ruhai asked: "Ziyu, I have been away from Beijing for many years, and what I see from the mansion newspaper is mostly in the fog. I don't know what the current situation of the court is like?"
Lin Ruhai doesn't know everything about the current court situation, but it's just that Jia Heng, a man of power in recent years, has a more intuitive and clear description.
Jia Heng put down his chopsticks and said, "Uncle, is he asking about the political situation? The imperial court is still divided among the three parties, and the struggle between the Qi and Zhejiang parties has intensified. It's just that the Qi party has been weak in recent years. The Holy Spirit has the ambition to rejuvenate, to put the army first before politics, and to clean up the officials. Before long, you will be able to work hard.”
The current Chen Han is the world of the Chen family, the officials of the Zhejiang Party, and the money of the Qi Party. Maybe one day in the future, the beauty of the Chen family and the military power of the Jia family.
"When the Holy Majesty was in the mansion, his temperament was tenacious. Now that the shackles have been lifted, he is bound to do something." Lin Ruhai said at the end, staring at the young man, feeling a little sad in his heart.
Originally, this person was Wang Ziteng, but who would have thought that it was a young man who stood out and gained a firm foothold through a war.
Jia Heng said in a loud voice: "A century-old state is like a middle-aged man who is riddled with illnesses and has poison in his viscera. On the one hand, he needs to scrape the bones to cure the poison, and on the other hand, he needs to take tonic."
According to the duration of the dynasty formed in this era, counting 200 years, Chen Han has almost entered the middle-aged age, but because of frequent natural disasters, he seems to be weak in old age.
"Yes." Lin Ruhai sighed with emotion, deeply empathizing.
Seeing this scene, Daiyu said with staring eyes, "Daddy, it's not too late to talk about this after dinner."
When these two people are together, they always talk about these government affairs, and they don't care about her.
Jia Heng glanced at Daiyu, smiled and said: "Okay, uncle, let's not talk about it."
Afterwards, after the three of them finished their meals, Lin Ruhai went to the official office of the Salt Court to deal with official duties, while Daiyu went to take a bath under the service of Zijuan, Xueyan and other maids.
Jia Heng was free, and just ordered Liu Jixian and the secret agents of the Jinyi Mansion Guards to search for eight salt merchants in Yangzhou, the magistrate of Yangzhou, and the Lianghuai salt transport envoys to find possible breakthroughs, and to look for the Jurchens who may have sneaked into Yangzhou city.
"Xiaoxiao." Jia Heng asked softly while sitting behind the desk.
Because Chen Xiao was skilled in martial arts, Jia Heng asked Chen Xiao to be a guard by his side after cooking as a cook, and Chen Xiao did not refuse.
Chen Xiao was holding a book. From the title page of the cover, it was an ancient sword manual. Hearing this, he raised his cold eyes and asked, "What's the matter?"
What Xiaoxiao, is she so familiar with him?
Jia Heng said: "Come here and ask you something."
Chen Xiaoxiu frowned, she didn't want to go there, but after all she got up from her seat, came to the front, her face was frosty, and asked softly: "What are you calling me for?"
Jia Heng said softly: "Does the White Lotus Sect have a branch in Yangzhou? Do you know anything about Yangzhou?"
Chen Xiaoning frowned, and said coldly: "How do I know about Yangzhou?"
Jia Heng looked at the girl and asked, "Didn't you say you fled from Yangzhou to the capital?"
"You said it before, I made it up." Chen Xiao rolled her eyes at Jia Heng.
"You don't edit Hangzhou, Suzhou, Jinling, but Yangzhou alone, so there must be a reason." Jia Heng's eyes flashed, and said: "Besides, your status in the White Lotus Sect should not be low."
"I told you a long time ago, I'm just a young man." Chen Xiaoning frowned and said softly.
"Since you want to take revenge, what can you do for a young man?" Jia Heng said softly, looking at Chen Ling, but Chen Ling looked a little uncomfortable.
"For example, someone like an old mother or a saint." Jia Heng stared intently, caught the girl's tiny pupils, and wondered, could it be true?
This is not his nonsense, because according to the news delivered by Qu Lang recently, there are indeed saints in the White Lotus Sect, such as lifeless old mothers, and the slogan of the vacuum hometown is also very loud.
Chen Xiao took a deep look at the young man, and said, "Nonsense."
This person is in charge of the guards of the Jinyi Mansion, so it may not be certain that anything has been found out.
"Sure enough, it's the Holy Maiden of the White Lotus Sect." Jia Heng stared deeply, and said in a low voice.
Chen Xiao: "..."
Jia Heng said: "Then should you check for me?"
Relying on the secret spies of the Jinyi Mansion alone is definitely not as effective as several different sources of information, and the White Lotus Sect may have some secret way to rebel.
Chen Xiao cast a cold glance at the boy opposite, and asked, "Why?"
"You asked me to check for you before, but now it's back and forth, and you reciprocate." Jia Heng said in a low voice, stretching out his hand to pinch the girl's Xueni's face.
Chen Xiao snorted softly, and wanted to shoot it down, but knew she couldn't, and a slight blush appeared on her cold and jade face, and said in a low voice, "I'll help you this time, but there is one condition."
In fact, she no longer needs his help in the investigation.
Jia Heng said, "Okay, what's the condition?"
"From now on, don't pinch my face." Chen Xiao's eyes flickered coldly, and he said every word.
Jia Heng was silent for a moment, then said softly: "Okay, then you can pinch other things later on."
"You can't pinch anything else." Chen Xiaoxiu frowned, staring at Jia Heng with cold eyes, and said angrily.
"Are these two conditions?" Jia Heng said softly.
Chen Xiao snorted softly, feeling speechless for a while. Why did she mention this to this person? He got involved and said, "I'll check it out for you later."
Jia Heng said, "Go ahead."
After Chen Xiao left, Jia Heng's eyes flickered dimly, and it was not a waste of time, at least he knew the identity of Chen Xiao's Bailian saint.
With this in mind, he went back to the book case and flipped through the materials, and flipped through the information of the salt merchant.
At this moment, Qingwen twisted Yang Liu's slender waist, and said in a pretty voice: "My lord, drink some tea, it's time to take a bath."
Jia Heng raised her eyes to look at Qingwen, and said in a warm voice, "It's not too late to take a bath after reading a book."
"Master." At this moment, a tall and beautiful girl entered the room, it was a mandarin duck.
The girl is tall and slender, with skin like snow, under the sparse air and bangs, there are some charming charms in her eyebrows and eyes.
Jia Heng looked at the girl, stepped closer, took Yuanyang's hand, and asked softly, "Why are you here?"
The mandarin duck was embraced by the boy with both hands, a duck egg with a few small freckles showed shyness on its face, and said in a low voice: "Miss Lin said that I will let you pass later."
Jiaheng and Daiyu often played chess together on the boat, but as for Yuanyang and Yuanyang, they had free time, and they just got tired of being together, and they were lingering in love several times.
Jia Heng said softly, "Wait until I take a shower and change, the journey will be tiring."
"Then I'll talk to Miss Lin." Yuanyang said softly.
Jia Heng said in a low voice: "Let Qingwen go, you serve me to take a bath."
"Da..." Qingwen, who was preparing the teacup, put down the teacup angrily, and walked to the side.
When Yuanyang heard this, her delicate body softened a little, and she glanced at Qingwen, who was huddled in a corner, holding her hands, aggrieved, and said in a low voice: "Master, just let Qingwen serve you.
Jia Heng glanced at Qingwen and said, "Let her rest more."
Qingwen: "???"
The young master has another good maid, and now he doesn't need her to take a bath, and he always says that she is young, why is she so young.
When Yuanyang heard the words, she responded in a low voice, and didn't say anything else. She just looked at Qingwen who was folded outside the house, and said in her heart that she should have a good talk with Qingwen later.
The two originally came out of the same room to serve the same person, but now they just returned to the same room to serve the same person again.
In the courtyard, it was almost evening, and the rain was shrouded. Just after taking a bath, Jia Heng changed into a simple green robe with bamboo leaves and cloud pattern, his face was relaxed and refreshed.
At this time, follow Xiren to the room where Daiyu is.
Daiyu sat behind the desk in the wing room, obviously the girl also changed into a plain green embroidered dress after taking a bath, and she was still holding a book in her hand, reading it intently.
Because the weather outside was cloudy and rainy, and it was dusk, candles were lit on the desks, and the candles were flushed red, projecting the girl's petite and exquisite figure on the plum blossom patterned cabinet, and the soft candlelight hit the girl's face like the fluff on her cheeks. Subtle visible.
Jia Heng entered the wing room, looked at the girl with a peaceful expression, watched quietly, and didn't make a sound for a while.
"Master Heng." Until Zijuan called out in a low voice,
At that time, Daiyu also raised her head, stared intently at the young man in the blue shirt and straight, and asked, "Brother Heng, what are you doing standing there?"
Jia Heng sat down nearby and asked, "Sister Lin reads quietly, like a picture scroll, I don't want to disturb her."
Daiyu Ruyu's cheeks were slightly red, her starry eyes twinkled, and she said softly: "There is nothing to disturb, just hurry up and read more books."
Jia Heng: "..."
Is this Lin Dangdang starting to fight?It seems that Daiyu took those words just now to heart, but since she dared to make fun of Daiyu, don't be afraid of Daiyu's retaliation.
Daiyu opened the cover of the book, and seeing the smiling and silent young man opposite, Liu Meixing couldn't help but smile slightly, and said softly, "Brother Heng, why don't you tell me what you just said to Dad."
Jia Heng glanced at the book, and it turned out to be a "Historical History of the Salt Industry" that he did not know where to find, and said softly: "Actually, it's not complicated, what happened is like this..."
The course of the matter is like this, when I wrote a self-criticism when I served as a frontier guard in my previous life, it also started like this.
After Daiyu had finished listening, she saw deep thoughts on her pretty face, and said with emotion: "I don't think there is such a way."
Jia Heng was silent for a moment, looked at Daiyu's tranquil and beautiful face, and said warmly: "Actually, I want to talk to my sister about something."
"What's the matter, Brother Heng?" Daiyu asked in surprise.
Jia Heng said, "I'm thinking about bringing my sister to Yangzhou, whether it's a bit hasty."
"Brother Heng...why do you say that?" Puzzled in Dai Yu's starry eyes, she licked her pink lips, not knowing why.
Jia Heng murmured: "Once the fight starts, will the salt merchants and related people take risks? To assassinate the evil spirits? I think...they may already be planning."
He always thinks before he does things, and now he is okay, hiding his true intentions. When there is a struggle, you will use knives and guns, ransack your family and exterminate your family, so don't blame others for jumping over the wall and fighting to the death.
Therefore, when he met the Yangzhou salt merchants, he did not lie. This time, he really came to reorganize the army, to rectify the Jiangbei camp, and then to appreciate the prosperity of Yangzhou.
As for the rectification of the Jiangbei camp, when there is any unsatisfactory or unsatisfactory situation in the process of reorganizing the army, soldiers from Henan will be dispatched to the south in the name of reorganizing the army.
As for the salt business, everything is being carried out in secret. At the beginning, try not to take the initiative to intensify the conflict, and not to fight for a moment.
It's like playing chess, crossing the sea with the sky hidden, and the army is overwhelming the country. Suddenly, it is a game of dead chess.
If it hadn't been for worrying about dispatching the cavalry at the beginning, the posture was too frightening, it would scare people to the fullest, and the south of the Yangtze River would be terrified, in fact, it would be the safest to dispatch troops.
But at that time, even the dogs on Yangzhou Street were too frightened to bark, knowing that he had come to kill with a knife.
In fact, he was a little hesitant before whether to take Daiyu south to Yangzhou. He believed that he could protect Daiyu even if he risked his life, but as time passed, he became more and more worried. Don't let her take the slightest risk.
However, I will make it up to her well. In the future, I will tell stories for the rest of my life.
Listening to the young man's words, Daiyu's heart was filled with rippling, under the curved and smoky eyebrows, her starry eyes were full of concern, and asked: "If there is danger here, where are Brother Heng and Daddy?"
"As a minister, eating the king's salary, being loyal to the king, and benefiting the country and the community, how can you avoid life and death?" Jia Heng was silent for a moment, and said in a deep voice.
"Then Heng... Daddy and Big Brother Heng are not afraid here, nor am I." Daiyu said, quickly pressing the word back into her mouth, her gaze firm, and she said softly.
If something happened to Daddy and..., she would have no fun in this life.
Jia Heng nodded, his heart skipped a beat, Father Heng?Don't shout about this.
Calming down the chaotic thoughts in my heart, I said solemnly, "Don't worry, sister, I won't let anything happen to my sister, and I will send you a guard later."
He thought Chen Xiao was pretty good.
"Brother Heng should also be careful." Xu Shi was frightened by Jia Heng's solemn tone, and Dai Yu said with a worried expression on her starry eyes.
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And when Jia Heng was talking to Daiyu in Yangzhou Yanyuan Yamen, the mansion where the Zhen family lived was misty and rainy, the world was vast, and the whole manor was indistinct, beautiful and elegant.
Zhen Qing and Zhen Xue are also talking to the visiting Zhen Lin. The two princesses look like twin lotuses, charming and charming.
After talking about the situation at home with Zhen Lin, Zhen Lin frowned, and asked softly: "Princess, this Yongning uncle is going south, the master asked me to ask, is there any news in Beijing?"
Under Zhen Qing's slender eyebrows, her phoenix eyes narrowed, and she said softly: "The court wants to fight a war, and the treasury has no money, so they sent a person to the south to find money. They are still investigating the case, and nothing will happen for a while. As a result, when I see my father later, I will tell the details of this matter."
Zhen Lin considered his words, and asked in a low voice, "Which floor will the master ask?"
Zhen Qing's eyes flickered, and she said softly: "I can't say these things now, it depends on the man's means and courage. After meeting the old lady, I will always keep an eye on him."
According to that bastard's pissing behavior, it is very likely that he will be investigated strictly and not capped, but it is not necessarily true. Maybe there is loud thunder and little rain?
Zhen Lin nodded, but she was a little surprised by the tone and staring at him all the time, why something was wrong.
However, there was nothing suspicious.
"If I don't want to see Uncle Yongning, I have a friendship with him before." Zhen Lin hesitated for a moment, then said softly.
Zhen Qing was also aware of Cai Cai's tone at this moment, and said: "After this time, I will become suspicious instead. This human nature is like a jackal, and it is not good to be tricked by this person."
Even she suffered a lot every time she saw that person, let alone her own brother.
When Zhen Lin heard the words, she hurriedly said: "That's also good, wait until Jinling, and then worry about it."
Zhen Xue said in a low voice: "Sister, take a day off, let's go to Jinling by boat tomorrow."
Zhen Qing smiled, and said in a clear voice: "Wait for Chun'er to rest here for a while, don't be in a hurry, how about my sister accompany me to visit Fourth Uncle Shui later? You can't go to Yangzhou, and don't meet the elders. Otherwise, they should pick up our gifts when they turn around."
Shui Yu, the uncle of the Shui Rong family, is now the Jiedu envoy of the Jiangbei camp, commanding [-] soldiers and horses, so he is naturally the target of Zhen Qing's wooing.
Zhen Xue nodded, although she guessed some of her sister's thoughts, she couldn't avoid it, and she was out of courtesy.
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In a painting boat on Slender West Lake in Yangzhou, the sound of silk and bamboo orchestra drifts away along the hazy rain, while the soft and soft singing goes far away.
In the viewing platform with curtains, Liu Shengzao, the transshipment envoy of both Huaihe Rivers, closed his eyes slightly, and was holding a folding fan in his hand, tapping his palm like a chicken pecking at rice, as if immersed in Wu Nong's soft words.
This salt transport envoy, in his fifties, has thin eyebrows and a fat face, fair skin, pampered for a long time, with an air of wealth and nobility.
And singing and dancing were faintly heard from above the stands, one of them was singing through the bead curtain, his voice was round and soft, like a flying spring flowing jade.
The two singers of Huanhualou below are like Yangliu Yiyi, Wu Nong speaks softly, dancing to the music, light gauze skirts, and crisp white skin, which makes people feel itchy
Accompanied by Liu Shengzao's judge Qian Haogu, his aide Xu Yunchen, and a few Qing ministers accompanied him to talk and relieve their boredom.
"My lord, Mr. Huang is here." A servant came hurriedly from the outside and whispered in Liu Shengzao's ear.
Liu Shengzao, who was closing his eyes and shaking his head non-stop, opened his eyes, a flash of light flashed in his eyes, and said: "The night owl comes into the house, he has nothing to do, let him in."
He naturally knew the news of Uncle Yongning's ship to Yangzhou today, but he didn't want to meet him face to face. Now, there was a rumor from Beijing that he wanted to check his account books, and then he sent such a ruthless person, the palace That guy here is really mean and unkind.
Not long after, Huang Cheng came in, bowed his hands to Liu Shengzao, with a smile on his face, and said softly, "Lord Liu, you are so elegant."
Liu Shengzao picked up the teacup and ordered his servants: "Show Master Huang a seat."
Huang Cheng quickly thanked him, then sat down with a smile on his face.
Speaking of which, Huang Cheng, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old daughter, married Liu Shengzao as his concubine the year before last, but the status of the two parties was not equal.
Liu Shengzao smiled and said, "Master Huang is really not shy when he sees me at this time."
With a bitter face, Huang Cheng said, "Lord Liu, the city of Yangzhou is about to rain."
"The rain won't fall for a while, and it's not like I don't have an umbrella." Liu Shengzao said with a smile when he heard the words, his eyes dimmed.
As long as the Supreme Emperor of the Chonghua Palace is here, Lianghuai Salt Affairs will be able to survive for a day.
Huang Cheng said worriedly: "My lord, I don't know when it will rain heavily."
Hearing this, Liu Shengzao clapped his hands, and the dancing singer stopped for one of them, and the singing singer also stopped singing, and slowly retreated to the curtains on both sides.
"What do you say when that person comes?"
"The man said that this trip to the south was to rectify the Jiangbei camp stationed in Yangzhou. It has nothing to do with salt affairs and is not his responsibility." Huang Cheng said with a serious face.
"Do you believe this?" Liu Shengzao picked up the Gaiwan tea, gently blew on the tea soup, took a sip, and said, "The Department of Salt Transport just lost a big fire not long ago."
Huang Cheng pondered: "My lord, this Uncle Yongning is a martial artist, and the court didn't say to let him go south to inspect the salt affairs. Are we paranoid and all the trees are soldiers?"
Liu Shengzao looked at Huang Cheng aggressively, and said in a low voice: "Rectify the Jiangbei camp? Why didn't the court issue an edict? What is the writing of the Military Aircraft Department? Don't believe what others say."
"Emperor Yongning is the Minister of Military Affairs. It is his right to rectify the military affairs. If he wants to rectify the salt affairs, he is not at peace with the Qi Party. Now an elder of the Qi Party is in Jinling, and he can't do a single military feat. What?" Huang Cheng was thinking hard, he said uncertainly, and said in a low voice: "Besides, I heard that he brought Lin Ruhai's daughter to visit relatives when he went south.
No one would have thought that Jia Heng would remake the universe and redefine the latitude and longitude.
Liu Shengzao said: "Isn't he living in the Yangzhou Yanyuan yamen now? Lin Ruhai is the son-in-law of the Jia family, and he is the patriarch of the Jia family. The two of them are together. Even if they didn't go south to search for salt, they came to help."
Mentioning Lin Ruhai, Liu Shengzao's eyes were dark and cold. There have been frequent quarrels over the years, and it can be said that he was impeached several times.
Huang Cheng said in a low voice: "This time I came here, rather than meeting in the morning, it's not as cruel as in Henan. I'm waiting as if I'm facing a big enemy..."
In fact, he wanted to ask this Mr. Liu, if there was any news in the palace, what did he think?This all involves the person from Chonghua Palace, so there should be a limit.
In fact, this is exactly the effect Jia Heng wants. Some people always have illusions, and some people always sit on the fence and wait and see.
"Then take a look first. Whenever there is a major event, you must calm down first. Let him check first to see what you can find out. I'm afraid the sky will be pierced, and if there is hail, he will be the first to hit him." Liu Shengzao's eyes flashed, Picking up the teacup, he said lightly.
All the documents in the inspection office were burned, but the reprimand from the court did not come down for a long time. I asked someone to inquire about the news from the lady in the palace, but there was still no news. I don’t know what thunder is brewing. The big deal is that I resigned as the salt transport envoy. In his post, he learned from Tao Zhugong and Fan Li, and went boating on rivers and rivers with beauty.
Huang Cheng looked dignified, nodded and said: "Let's take a step first, and then look at it."
The reason is very simple, no matter how famous Jia Heng is, he can't just abandon his wealth and life of spending money, or send dead men to assassinate him, or besiege the Yamen of Yanyuan, and flee to the end of the world.
Immediately, he said: "The day after tomorrow, Mr. Qi Ge will come from Jinling, and he will inevitably mention the matter of repeating the opening of China and France. Solve the misfortune of the frontier army transporting food."
Now that the salt tax is not coming up, coupled with the fact that the purchase of border army grain and fodder over the years has cost a lot of national money, Qi Kun, who is in charge of the household department and has worked hard on border army grain and fodder transfers, has turned to the idea of reopening China and France. idea.
In this way, the exchange of salt for food is a dilemma.
Liu Shengzao said: "Since this law has been established, it has gradually become an evil government. Most of the nobles hold salt to occupy their nests and resell it to merchants to make huge profits. It is better to send tax money to the salt courtyard and donate it to pay for it. It is true."
Huang Cheng said, "That's what we mean too."
Liu Shengzao waved his hand and said, "I don't want to listen anymore, I'm going home."
While speaking, regardless of Huang Cheng getting up to see him off, he got up, surrounded by a group of officials and subordinates, and went to the outside.
The Liu Mansion is in a manor villa by the Slender West Lake. Liu Changdao, the son of Liu Shengzao, is wearing a Shu brocade round-neck gown with a red cloth in front of his eyes. The sound of laughter.
Not long after, Liu Changdao caught a beautiful woman with a sweet smile, and said with a smile, "Young master caught me, you will be with me tonight."
Just at this moment, a young servant trotted from the outside out of breath, and said in a low voice: "Young master, I found out clearly."
"How do you say it?" Hearing a familiar voice, Liu Changdao quickly untied the cloth strip in front of him, and asked hastily.
The servant said in a low voice, "My lord, it's a girl from the Liu family. Their home is in Tongmaqiao Hutong."
It turned out that the day before yesterday, when Liu Changdao was playing in Yangzhou Street, he saw a woman with a child in her arms. She was wearing a thorn hairpin sarong, which was naturally beautiful and plump. Then, Liu Changdao asked the boy to find out where the woman's house was. .
"But this person is already married as a woman. It just so happens that she works as a salt official in the salt field."
"Nonsense, with a child, why don't you marry a woman?" Liu Changdao chuckled, and said: "Besides, my son likes a woman, and it's a coincidence that the salt workers in the salt field.
Compared with Liu Shengzao who likes little girls at a much older age, Liu Changdao, who is only [-] years old, is only interested in other people's wives, and bullies men and women in Yangzhou City, doing all kinds of evil.
Of course, Liu Shengzao can always settle things for Liu Changdao, either by coercion or temptation, because there is no complaint from the victim, and Yangzhou officials will not pursue him relentlessly.
This is also the reason why Lin Ruhai said that Liu's family was domineering and difficult to control when he mentioned it earlier, and he heard a lot of bad things.
"Master said these days that the ground in Yangzhou is not very flat recently, so you should be careful." The servant said in a low voice.
Liu Changdao smiled, and said indifferently, "What's wrong with that? It's not that Lao Shizi Yongning Bo passed the border, which made Ziya here, and it was like the abdication of the gods. I didn't see him when the Supreme Emperor was on his tour to the south. Such a grass and trees are soldiers."
Hearing this, the young servant knew that Liu Changdao had said that he was right, and he didn't dare to persuade him any more, for fear of being whipped.
The night was shrouded in darkness, the rain was getting denser, and the streets were sparsely lit up. Occasionally, a carriage drove into the dense rain, splashing water marks on the bluestone road.
In an inn in Yangzhou with a black painted wooden plaque, a tall and majestic man with a lamp like a bean stands in front of the window, and in the rain curtain hanging from the window, through the dark and gloomy sky, looking at the salt The bright lights in the direction of the courtyard.
Doduo frowned tightly, with a look of ruthlessness on his face.
Not long after, familiar footsteps came from behind, and a low voice sounded, "Master, I have found out clearly that the man lives in the Yamen of Yanyuan, and he is accompanied by the daughter of Lin Ruhai, the inspector of salt in Yangzhou. Some guards from the Jinyi Mansion have been recruited, but the number is unknown."
The ten kings have always dared to think and act, and they are full of action. Since they feel that Jia Heng is a threat, they are ready to look for opportunities to get rid of Jia Heng, even at all costs.
Duoduo asked: "If there is a chance, can't we do it?"
"There are a lot of guards in the house, I'm afraid it's not easy to assassinate." The big man said in a low voice.
Duoduo said: "Let Deng Biao send someone to watch first, to find out the situation of entry and exit and subordinates."
"Master, if you keep an eye on it, Hangou's brocade clothes might not be able to find it. Besides, I heard that Uncle Yongning is quite brave, so I'm afraid it won't be easy to assassinate him." Said.
If Jia Yucun is here, you will recognize that this is the little novice from the Gourd Temple back then, and later the disciple of Jinling Mansion!
After the gourd case was broken by Jia Yucun, this disciple found an excuse and was exiled to the northern border to serve in corvee service. Then he and a prisoner named Deng Biao took advantage of Li Zan's supervision of the north to organize the soldiers and horses in the border town. The general and school of the town were panicked, and when they were guarding the emptiness, they fled to the territory of Jurchen, and later became a member of the banner of the Han army.
Because of his quick mind and ability to come up with ideas, Deng Biao slowly came to Duoduo's side to listen and use them.
"Yangzhou city is full of fish and dragons. I don't know how many people are staring at this Yongningbo. What if he finds out, we can't arrest them all." Duduo whispered.
At this time, the door said: "Master, I think that it is not necessary to assassinate him. If he captures his relatives, it is the same if he threatens them."
Duoduo asked, "What relatives?"
Menzi's expression was stern, his heart was filled with fierceness, and he said: "The daughter of the Lin family heard that she is beautiful, the prince might as well send someone to kidnap the daughter of the Lin family, and then threaten Uncle Yongning."
Because Jia Yucun used to be Daiyu's teacher, and then he was able to follow Lin Ruhai's door, so the disciples naturally paid attention.
For Jia Yucun's ingratitude and retribution of kindness, the sect can be said to hate it to the bone. Naturally, he hates the family and the black, and he also hates the young lady of the Lin family.
Now, Menzi still doesn't know that Jia Yucun is already serving King Qi as an aide.
Duoduo glanced at the door, frowned and said: "Such young heroes, how can they pay attention to the life and death of other people's daughters? Opportunity, you and I are in an enemy situation, so we can't act like this."
What he wants is to kill this young man without fail, without giving him a chance to grow up!
Otherwise, these young men who are talented in training and fighting will become more sophisticated and difficult to deal with when they get older in the army.
Because... that's how he got here.
In the grassland and Jurchen concepts, women are like clothes, and they judge others by themselves. They try to hijack family members as hostages and force the parties to throw themselves into the net. There are few successful precedents.
In history, the ten king Duoduo, who was called "the greatest military exploit of the founding kings" by Qianlong, was originally a cunning and difficult figure. , and paid homage to Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, it can be said that he is alert and able to bend and stretch.
Using relatives to blackmail important ministers, is there any success in history?This is not a martial arts novel, nor is it a city of supernatural powers. The yellow hair is full of brotherly desires, and the suffering master rushes to him with blood pouring out of his anger.
Liu Bang, Cao Cao, Temujin...has anyone been threatened?Since he knew he couldn't coerce anyone, wasting the only possible chance to assassinate him was meaningless except to vent his anger.
Seeing this, Menzi looked sullen and didn't dare to make any further suggestions.
(End of this chapter)
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