He was betrayed at the beginning, from a cake seller to a wealthy person

As soon as Xu Ying's words came out of his mouth, Dai Kuangyuan broke into sweat.

Xu Ying took some time to look at Dai Kuangyuan, as if waiting for his explanation. Dai Kuangyuan swallowed his saliva and said indignantly: "How is it possible? Because of the disaster in Hengzhou, I have to sleep and eat late at night, how can I ignore them?"

"Master Dai, don't be anxious, I will definitely restore your innocence." Xu Ying said: "This is unreasonable. These county magistrates are so audacious that they even dare to talk about such things! When His Highness the Crown Prince comes back, I will tell you the truth. If we really can't Let’s call the three of them to confront you so that you, Mr. Dai, won’t suffer any injustice!”

Dai Kuangyuan sweated even more: "They... they should also have their own difficulties. The food and medicinal materials that our Hengyun City can collect are probably only a drop in the bucket, and we still have to rely on the support of the imperial court, so they are worried about the city." It's human nature to have resentments..."

Xu Ying squinted her eyes and smiled: "Master Dai, your subordinates slander you, and you still speak for them. They are really lucky to have a subordinate like you who always thinks about them."

Dai Kuangyuan laughed awkwardly and quickly changed the subject: "What happened in the past is in the past. Fortunately, once the food and medicinal materials from the court arrive, the disaster for the people of Hengzhou will be over! Come, Mr. Xu, eat vegetables!"

While eating the vegetables, Xu Ying pretended to be casual and asked, "Who among us is in the medicinal material business?"

Dai Kuangyuan pointed at a middle-aged man with a long beard in the middle of his lower head: "The Gao family is one of the best medicinal families in Hengzhou. From the Gao family, come out and let Mr. Xu take a look at you."

The man came out of the queue and saluted Xu Ying: "Gao Boyuan, a common man, has met Mr. Xu."

Xu Ying gestured for him to get up, and said casually: "I am very pleased to see that everyone in Hengzhou is united! The most scarce thing in the epidemic is medicinal materials. The Gao family must have provided a lot of medicinal materials! Come! We need to verify and check when the time comes, and we must give some rewards anyway, so that the people cannot suffer a loss."

Dai Kuangyuan said "Yes, yes, yes" and raised his glass to Xu Ying again. Xu Yingli picked up the cup and drank.

Dai Kuangyuan felt increasingly unsure. He couldn't figure out what this young Master Xu wanted to do. This guy ate and drank a lot, so I thought he had a gentle attitude, but he kept making trouble with every word he spoke.

Xu Ying looked at Dai Kuangyuan's frightened appearance and tried to maintain his dignity. He couldn't help but smile and whispered in front of Dai Kuangyuan: "Actually, it's useless for you to please me today. I'm just His Highness the Crown Prince's deputy. What can I really do? It is His Highness the Crown Prince who decides.”

"Master Xu, what you said is that you have gained such trust from His Highness the Crown Prince at such a young age. You can be said to be young and promising." Dai Kuangyuan said, "Besides, how can this be called flattery? Master Xu came all the way from the capital to Hengda for the sake of the people. It’s very hard work in the state, so we should do our best to make Mr. Xu feel at home by being a landlord, and it’s nothing to please.”

Xu Ying shook his head: "Master Dai, let's be honest, and you don't want to make excuses with me. Let me ask you, do you really not know why the Crown Prince came to Hengzhou?"

Dai Kuangyuan's eyes were blank for a moment: "Isn't he here to provide disaster relief?"

Xu Ying looked at Dai Kuangyuan meaningfully: "He went to Hengzhou in person at the risk of contracting the disease. Do you think he came simply to provide disaster relief? Who can do disaster relief? The court has just been cleaned, who dares to stand up to the wind now? Committing a crime to calculate the money for disaster relief?"

Dai Kuangyuan's back stiffened: "What do you mean?"

Xu Ying smiled and said nothing, then started talking again: "Let me tell you the truth, embezzling disaster relief food funds and exploiting people at all levels happen every year. Why did the prince attack this year and make such a big move? "

Dai Kuangyuan: "Why?"

"Because this year the person at the top has become the second prince." Xu Ying said: "When the water is clear, there will be no fish. There are people in the court who are exploiting people at all levels, so they can turn a blind eye. But the second prince wants to take the money. ,no."

Dai Kuangyuan smiled bitterly: "Isn't it obvious? The crown prince and the second prince have always been at odds over the years."

"You still don't understand what I mean." Xu Ying said, "Why did the prince want to intercept the second prince's wealth? Because he doesn't have this money, so the second prince can't have it either."

Dai Kuangyuan looked complicated and said nothing. But Xu Ying didn't care and continued: "Why did the prince come to Hengzhou? Because Hengzhou is a place where the second prince has something but he doesn't. Do you understand?"

Dai Kuangyuan's mind often doesn't work very fast, but when it comes to the metaphors of these political topics, it starts to work very fast again. Dai Kuangyuan quickly understood several meanings of Xu Ying's words.

The first is that the prince already knew what they were doing in Hengzhou. Otherwise, the prince would not personally come to Hengzhou to provide relief. The prince came here to clean up Hengzhou this time.

The second is that the prince cut off the second prince's financial path because he was also short of money. If he didn't have this opportunity, then the second prince couldn't have it either.

The third is to hint to himself that if he can use the things obtained by the second prince as a tribute to the prince, he might be able to surrender to the prince and save everything he has.

Seeing that Dai Kuangyuan was deep in thought, Xu Ying smiled slightly, stopped talking, and picked up the wine glass: "Come on, Mr. Dai, let's drink and drink."

Xu Ying would not refuse anything Dai Kuangyuan flattered him. First of all, it was vegetables, not to mention out-of-season vegetables and seafood, even dragon liver and phoenix marrow, and he dared to eat them without changing his expression. Next was wine. The two of them drank a jar of fine wine worth thousands of gold. Finally, there was the place to live. The imperial envoy's residence was low-key and luxurious, but Xu Ying was very happy there and did not feel uncomfortable at all.

Dai Kuangyuan listened to Xu Ying's words and really began to think about a way out. The prince already knew what they were doing in Hengzhou, and he came here to clean up Hengzhou. He was basically at a dead end. But if he surrendered to the prince with his things, he might still have a way out.

But this was all his own thinking. If the prince didn't know anything and Xu Ying just came to deceive him, wouldn't he be deceived if he rushed to offer the thing?

Dai Kuangyuan fell into deep thought. The two exchanged glasses until late at night, and then went back to rest after enjoying themselves. Dai Kuangyuan was still thinking about this issue.

Xu Ying remained calm-faced. He looked at Dai Kuangyuan's face, unable to hide anything, and couldn't help but laugh in his heart, how did such a person manage to know the state from one state? How did you pass the imperial examination?

Xu Yingxin said: I will scare you to death first. Don't dare to find trouble until the prince comes back.

It was late at night, and the moon had already risen. Dai Kuangyuan couldn't sleep and wanted to call his staff, but he hesitated. His staff includes his own people and people given to him by the second prince. The question of whether to surrender to the prince must not be made known to the second prince's people. If he only calls his own people at this time, there is no guarantee that the people who have not been called will not be let out. People get suspicious.

For the first time, Dai Kuangyuan regretted that he had stood in line without reservation.