I heard you have nine tails

On the second day, no more letters came, and a group of people from the Ministry of Industry had already approached Huaiyang City.

The more critical it was, the more unhurried and unhurried Li Lin was.He got up early in the morning to eat, and was alone in the room, looking at the summary of information collected by Zhang Ting, Yang Jingrun, and Jue Ming in various places in Huaiyang these days, as well as Zhang Ting's small print comments, and restored them in his heart. What happened over and over again.

The flood in Huaiyang brought disaster to the Yao family, but the Yao family was not the only culprit.In fact, at that time, due to the lack of treasury, after the fortifications were decentralized, merchants of all sizes in Huaiyang gave generously.The Yao family even took the lead in persuading donations, which won the praise of Emperor Jinghe.But the magistrate of Huaiyang is a soft persimmon, and he can't speak at all in the local area. Later, when the imperial court's silver came, he was naturally not the one to take over.

In this series of links, it is too easy to be greedy.The charges against the Yao family cannot be washed away, the only question is whether Yao Xinhong, who is far away in the capital, knows about it.

It doesn't really matter whether he knows or not. What Li Lin is really worried about is what to do besides them.

Li Lin closed his notebook and looked at Zhang Ting who was sitting in front of him. "Guanyu, if you were to advise your father, and the treasury is insufficient, what should you do?"

If you often persuade businessmen to donate, you will lose your tongue and be controlled by others.What's more, if the roots of government-business collusion are not eradicated, this matter will never end.

"In my opinion, the imperial business system should be abolished." Zhang Ting expressed his thoughts without thinking.

Yang Jingrun looked at Zhang Ting with some worry and expectation.Zhang Ting has read poems and books, and has quite a lot of insights. His Majesty sent him to Zhan Shifu, which meant that he was handed over to His Royal Highness to be trained as a minister.Yang Jingrun also recognized Zhang Ting's ability, and in Zhan Shifu, he often entrusted him with sorting out paperwork for the prince to build his prestige and training.

However, the young man was too tall and sharp, which made him worry.His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is diligent in government and loves the people, filial piety and friendship, but unfortunately, he and His Majesty have been at odds for a long time.Pioneering and forging ahead is what you should do after you become a great treasure. Now you should focus on recharging your energy and protecting yourself safely.

However, seeing His Highness the Crown Prince and Zhang Ting discussing various strategies after tailoring the imperial business with great interest, and recalling the memorial that His Highness took out when he was in Beijing, Yang Jingrun swallowed his full words again.

It's great that His Highness can keep his original intention.

Until noon, there was no movement outside.

The new year is approaching, and many shops are beginning to close their doors, and merchants from other places are preparing to leave early to return home.Li Lin glanced out the window, the topic just came to an end.He asked aloud, "Is Guanyu from Jiangnan?"

"Exactly." Zhang Ting responded.He was born and raised in the south of the Yangtze River, and now he has been away from home for a long time. It is sad to mention this.

"I remember, Mr. Yang is from the capital." Li Lin looked at Yang Jingrun again.

Yang Jingrun nodded.

"Come all the way around the New Year's Eve, the car and horses are exhausted, and we are separated from our families. It's hard for you two." After Li Lin finished speaking, he glanced at the little fox who was resting on his tail in a daze.

I don't know what kind of place Qingqiu is, and I think it's far away from here.

I don't know if he wants to go home or not.

"His Royal Highness is also far away from Miyagi and His Majesty, Empress, how can I not follow." Yang Jingrun said what was in their hearts.

Li Lin nodded. "Okay, the evil is punished as soon as possible, and when everything is on the right track, we can also return to Beijing as soon as possible.

Seeing that Li Lin was a little tired, Yang Jingrun signaled Zhang Ting to leave together.After sending them out, Li Lin looked at his bed. "Tan Chang, do you understand?"

After discovering that little foxes can turn into humans, it is not so easy to convince myself to accept sharing the same bed.He has to learn who to get along with normally.What did Li Lin think, but a certain little guy was really clingy, and the human form couldn't work, so he turned back into a fox, with his tail dangling, climbing up and down on Li Lin's body, rubbing left and right, looking uncomfortable. Let him go to bed = he will not let Li Lin sleep.

Thus, the ownership of Li Lin's couch was successfully changed.

Hearing Li Lin's question, Tan Chang turned over from lying on his back to facing away from him, and wagged his tail to show that he was not interested.

"If you are by Gu's side, are you willing to be a pet?" Li Lin has not called Gu for a long time, but now he picks it up again. "Or have you forgotten what the teacher taught you back then?"

The last sentence, with a slightly provocative tone, helped Tan Chang recall the stubborn and venomous boy in his memory.The little fox turned into a young boy in the blink of an eye, "What's so difficult about it, isn't it just that they want their businessmen to be responsible for their own profits and losses, and take their own risks, so that you can collect money from it!"

At the first glance, Li Lin felt that although the words were too straightforward, there was nothing wrong with them, so he nodded.Seeing the smug expression on Tan Chang's innocent little face, Li Lin suddenly said seriously: "I also want to keep you by my side. But this palace city is a place that eats people. Although I will try my best to protect Looking after you, but I dare not say that I will be able to protect you well."

Li Lin is the prince, but the prince also has things he can't do.

In the past, he didn't believe in ghosts and gods, and he didn't believe that there really were nine-tailed foxes in this world, but the appearance of Tan Chang now undoubtedly dealt a heavy blow to his confidence.The Nine-Tailed Fox is real, and so are the magic spells, so will Taoist priests and the way of cultivating immortals be real?Although Li Lin is a prince under one person and above ten thousand people, he is just an ordinary person. If the national teacher and the others really attack Tan Chang, Li Lin is not sure that he can parry it.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help asking: "How did you get caught by the national teacher?"

"...not the national teacher, but Dongxu." Tan Chang never expected that he would suddenly ask this embarrassing topic.After thinking about it, Tan Chang felt that no matter what, he couldn't say such a shameful thing!No one, not even Li Lin, can know!

Li Lin didn't know what Tan Chang was thinking. He only saw Tan Chang's body tense, and he used his right hand to rub against the quilt habitually. He thought that he was afraid of bringing up this topic, and immediately said, "I don't want to ask." In short, you follow me and the gentlemen of Zhan Shifu, and learn something to protect yourself."

As long as he doesn't ask about embarrassing things, Tan Chang is satisfied.When he mentioned learning something, he immediately puffed up his chest, "Yeah!"

He is smart, he is the smartest nine-tailed fox.

Li Lin was only half relieved.

Li Lin asked Guangbai about what happened yesterday.Guangbai said that Xiangyue sneaked out while she was not paying attention, and did not ask her what she meant.Li Lin did not restrict the freedom of the catkin, but he ordered many people to keep an eye on her, both openly and secretly.I heard that she even asked people to go shopping last night.

It seems that the news has spread.

Li Lin was still thinking, when Jue Ming knocked on the door, "Your Highness, the Yao family sent an invitation card, please come to the house."

Li Lin let out a short scoff.Asking someone to go to your own territory, how big of a spectacle is this?However, there was another sentence from Jue Ming, "Yao Zhiyuan came to send the invitation."

In terms of seniority from Concubine Hui, Yao Xinjun is considered an elder, so let's go.Li Lin got up and looked at Tan Chang again, "Do you want to go together?"

Tan Chang was a little moved.But he also knows that this is to do business, and it is not appropriate to take him with him.But... Tan Chang changed his mind, turned back into a red-haired little fox with a swipe, crawled towards Li Lin's chest, and burrowed into his cloak.

"You..." Li Lin, who was going to make Tan Chang disguised as a bodyguard, was taken aback for a moment, and reached out to grab him out, but hesitated the moment he touched the smooth fur.

The originally perfectly natural movements became ambiguous after knowing the other party's identity.

Li Lin's heart throbbed a little, thinking of the young man's beautiful appearance, flexible body and smooth touch, his face burned involuntarily.

What's going on here!

Li Lin scolded himself severely in his heart, and withdrew his hand.He cleared his throat, opened the door expressionlessly, and ordered, "Bring the catkins."

Yao Zhiyuan stood downstairs waiting for him.Uncharacteristically, Li Lin didn't invite him upstairs for tea, and Yao Zhiyuan didn't tease him, instead, his expression was serious, even a bit stiff.

"The grass people have made many disrespects, please forgive me, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

As soon as Yao Zhiyuan opened his mouth, Li Lin paused.Li Lin raised his eyes, took a deep look at him, and didn't say much.Yao Zhiyuan continued:

"My father ordered the grass-roots people to come and lead the way."

After the two sentences were finished, Yao Zhiyuan stopped talking and asked him to get into the carriage silently.Now that their identities were exposed, Jue Ming and other guards did not hide it, all of them rode on horses and armed with sabers, watching Yao Zhiyuan and Yao's servants staring at him.

The carriage did not go in the direction of Yao's house. Instead, it circled around and arrived at a market that looked lively and illegal.

Fast forward to the New Year's Eve, these markets are selling New Year's goods, lanterns, and Spring Festival couplets. The carriage passed by the market and was surrounded by the crowd. Yao Zhiyuan jumped out of the car and motioned for others to follow him. Small house.

As soon as they entered the main room, Yao Xinjun and Yao Zhiyuan bowed down together. "Cao Min has seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Once the door was closed, the guards were left outside.

Li Lin didn't ask them to get up immediately, but looked at the two people's bowed and exposed backs with his hands behind his back.He said thoughtfully: "Mr. Yao, this is really beyond Gu's expectation."

Yao Xinjun didn't dare to get up, so he had to grit his teeth and say, "The grass people have offended you."

"Get up and tell me how you know."

The decoration in the room is very simple, there are only two chairs. Li Lin sat on the top, looked at the trembling Yao Xinjun, and repeated again: "This is Mr. Yao's mansion. How dare you be alone. Get up and sit down."

The two finally got up, Yao Xinjun sat down, and Yao Zhiyuan stood behind his father expressionlessly.Yao Xinjun smiled flatteringly and said, "I don't have big ambitions, I only like cats and dogs, and I am quite concerned about these things, so Caomin happened to know that His Majesty once gave you a nine-tailed fox."

Having said that, he looked around again, as if expecting the legendary nine-tailed fox to pop out suddenly.

Li Lin also felt Tan Chang in his arms move, but he didn't show his face.

"Caomin, I received another handwritten letter from my elder brother, saying that His Highness the Crown Prince will come together with all the adults from the Ministry of Industry, and get in touch with Quanzi's description of you, and see you in person. If you don't recognize your Highness again, Could it be that the eyes have grown in vain?"

These words were said by Yao Xinjun, which was really touching.However, Li Lin's expression remained unchanged. "Let's talk about it. Now that Yao Gong has recognized Gu, what do you want to do when you invite Gu here?"

Li Lin heard the words "handwritten by elder brother", and understood Yao Xinjun's temptation, but he didn't want to go around in circles.People from the Ministry of Industry will go to the city tomorrow, and I am not the one who is most anxious.

Seeing that the other party didn't follow his own way, the disappointment on Yao Xinjun's face flashed, and then he said firmly: "Caomin, I can help you."