Zhuoying

It's snowing in Qingping, and leaves are still spinning in Jiangtang.

Zhong You did not accept the order of the imperial inspector, he just came to Jiangtang as a "son".I don't want it to be just over a year, when he stood in the bustling Jiangtang again, it seemed like a lifetime away.

Zhong You took a boat and dangled to Zhong's house.Bald willows hang down the water, flower ducks play in the water, and lanterns hang high on both sides.In his thin boat, there is only one candle lamp left.

Someone at the door of the high roof of the Zhong residence asked, "Who is the visitor?"

Zhong You took off the sweater he was wearing, and said, "Zhong You."

The gatekeeper was stunned for a moment, and after a few steps to the bottom of the steps, seeing Zhong You's face showed a look of astonishment, he said: "Xiao, Mr. Zhong."

Zhong You has lost the name of Zhong's family card, and the one who does not get the card is not Zhong's family, so it is inappropriate to call him a little son.

Zhong You handed over a name card, "Canglang Baiou, come to pay a visit to Patriarch Zhong. Excuse me."

The gatekeeper followed up with the post and hurriedly called people to send it in by boat.He didn't dare to let Zhong You wait outside the door, but he also didn't dare to let Zhong You in without permission, so he could only welcome Zhong You up the steps and retreat to the rest hall to wait.

Zhong You went all the way in, his eyes on both sides were confused.

The turmoil in the inner courtyard that day was rumored to be more and more bizarre.But when Zhong You was at home in previous years, others never saw him as normal.

He is a different kind of Zhong Zhai, and he can get a glimpse of it by calling himself.Zhong Liuqing's eight sons were seen outside, but unfortunately Zhong You was not counted.When he arrived at Zhong's house, he was already five or six years old. There were two sons from the main house at the top, and three sons from the second house at the bottom.This is not an identity, Zhong Liuqing never gave him any identity.His name "Master" was earned by Zhong Hezhang and Zhong Zi in the past, and for so many years, it was because of his reputation of studying abroad.

The tea in the rest hall was just served, before Zhong You had time to take a sip, the family boat came to take him in.Zhong You boarded the boat and entered the hospital through the cave gate.When you arrive at Zhongliuqing Courtyard, you need to pick sharp weapons when you enter the Chuihua Gate.

This is the rule of Zhong Zhai, and all the people who come to pay their respects have to abide by this rule every day.

When Zhong You stretched out his arms, he saw someone sitting under the veranda.The lantern was hanging brightly, and he could see clearly that it was Zhong Zi.Zhong Zi was still sitting on the chair, his old injury hadn't healed, which showed that Zhong Liuqing beat him hard that time.

There were many people standing under the steps of the main house, some were familiar to Zhong You, and some Zhong You had never seen before.To his surprise, the one standing in the front was the fourth son Zhong Ze.

Haven't seen each other for a year, Feng Shui turns around.Zhong Zi from the concubine went down, and Zhong Ze from the concubine came up, and the person standing in front of Zhong Liuqing would never be sure who it was.

No one speaks, no one talks about the old days.Everyone just looked at Zhong You silently, as if he was an abrupt outsider.

Zhong You straightened his clothes calmly and stepped down the steps.

Zhong Ze took a half step back, out of Zhengtang's sight.Zhong Liuqing, who was sitting in the hall, was pouring tea, and it was hot, blurring his appearance.

"Canglang Zhong Baiou, bother Patriarch Zhong."

Zhong Liuqing flipped the cup with his fingertips, swallowed the tea, and spilled it on the ground.He didn't raise his eyes, thinking that he didn't even want to look at Zhong You, he just said, "Where did he come from?"

"Qingping."

Zhong Liuqing twirled lightly with his fingers, he leaned on the chair, and said slowly: "People from Qingping, what can you learn from my shabby room?"

"Don't dare to see the teaching." Zhong You said, "I came here by order."

"One has no official position, and the other has no official order, but he came here by order." Zhong Liuqing knocked his cup, "This life is worthless."

"Get straight to the point." Zhong You said calmly: "Jiangtang smoke and millet flow smoothly from north to south, and the Xuhang Merchant Alliance is the owner of the Zhong family. Now that there is a riot in Xuhang, maritime merchants are hidden, and smoke and millet are suspicious, Mr. Zhong is implementing a smoking ban above the court hall. Ling, I don't know Patriarch Zhong, but have you ever heard of it?"

"Yansu to the north is the road given by the imperial court." Zhong Liuqing said: "If there is no imperial decree from the capital, what anyone says doesn't count."

"Smoke and millet addiction, if it enters the palace, it will be passed on to the sage. Who will bear the crime, the head of the family, or the Zhong family?" Zhong You had expected that this trip would not be easy, and said: "Nowadays, the maritime merchant's words are flashing, and the Zhong family will return it." There is a chance to retreat bravely."

"Opportunities are always man-made." Zhong Liuqing lifted the cover and said, "Since you're straight to the point, you should speak frankly. Businessmen value profits and want the Zhong family to stop, so who should be blamed for this loss-making business?"

The Zhong family can only swallow it themselves, and the court will definitely not supply it.If the national treasury is abundant, it will not be the turn of these merchants to support the canal.In order to win the supply of tobacco and millet, the Zhong family spent a lot of money on the maritime merchants, and broke the peace with the Southward Merchant Alliance.Now that something is wrong and the Zhong family is asked to stop, if the Zhong family accepts it, their vitality will be seriously injured for a while, and they will become the target of public criticism.

But don't stop.

In Zhong You's view, it is a dead end.He now understands how critical Yansu's addiction is.This kind of thing is spread in Dalan, and there are countless addicts, and the spread is fast. If smoking is not stopped, the harm will be unpredictable.When the emperor realized that someone was using this to shake Da Lan, today's admonishment will be tomorrow's massacre knife, and the Zhong family will bear the brunt of it.

"There is still room for retreat. The Zhong family has shops in every line of business except Yansu. Even if it is squeezed southward, there is still a chance to revive." Zhong You said in a deep voice: "As long as the Zhong family takes the lead in pressing the goods and retreating, the future The wrath of the sky is pouring out, and the Holy Majesty still has some affection in mind."

"You." Zhong Liuqing raised his finger, nodded in the air, and said: "As far as this is concerned, I already understand. If you leave my Zhong family's door, you are not my Zhong family's son, so please stay soon. Ze, see off."

As soon as the hole door was closed, not even a crack was left.

Zhong You stood down the steps and waited for a while.Sure enough, another boat came out, and it was Zhong Ze who was sitting there.

"Going south is tricky, and the business at home is hampered. It's reasonable for my father to have scruples. It's rare for you to come back, and you don't even sit down." Zhong Ze leaned on the cushion, poured wine, and handed Zhong You a glass .The short jade flute around his waist is transparent, slipping between the robes and getting a bit of flair.

"Fourth brother, take care of me." Zhong You took the cup, didn't mention much about the matter just now, just chatted: "My yard is still there?"

"It's been demolished a long time ago." Zhong Ze shrugged, "Second brother wants to change the landscape garden, and it just rushed to the ground."

The boat pointed to the place and walked all the way across the bridge.It was getting late, and most of the boats with lanterns on the water were girls from Huajie.

Zhong Ze raised the curtain to look at it for a while, and said: "There is no place to live at night, right? Let's go, fourth brother will take you to a good place." He said: "Things that are so easy to turn over, you should taste what it feels like. "

He took Zhong You onto a big boat and went straight to the second floor.The second floor is unobstructed, and the gauze hangs everywhere. It hasn't snowed in the Jiangtang yet, and the night wind is quite cold.There are handsome sisters and brothers in thin shirts here, Zhong Zeying is a frequent visitor, and there is a noble seat with a standing screen to enjoy the night view.

There was a man waiting in this room, with a bell hanging on his ankle, and when he came over to stick to Zhong Ze's body, it jingled.Zhong Ze pinched the man's waist and pushed towards Zhong You.

"I'll serve you Brother You tonight."

When Zhong You saw someone approaching, he felt a pain in his shoulder.He still remembered the strength that Shi Yu had given him to gnaw at that moment, and immediately raised his hand to stop it, saying: "Fourth brother, keep it, I'm not good at it."

"Strange." Zhong Zeyou pinched his shoulders and smiled at Zhong You: "Aren't you not interested in girls before?"

"I am." Zhong You smiled, "It depends on who it is."

"I hear this means raising people." Zhong Ze should like the sound very much, caressing the bell on the man's ankle, and said: "That's fine, left and right are out, no one cares about it. Father also cares No." This sentence made him happy, and he said with a smile: "As for me, I will tell you the truth today. Don't worry about it, father will not let go."

Zhong You pressed the tea into his stomach, waited for a while, and then said: "I understand."

"I understand that you are here, but there is another trick." Zhong Ze swallowed the grapes that were fed, and sighed: "Zhong You, you have courage."

"It can't be called a back trick." Zhong You picked up the vegetables slowly.He hadn't eaten for a day and was starving. There were vegetables in the dish, which he didn't like, but he didn't have time right now, so he could only eat with a frown.

"Fourth brother, please persuade me." Zhong Ze licked the sweet juice and looked sideways, "Don't step on father's line, last time there was a prince, this time no one will take care of your life for you. Like the second brother, Father still hits right, we are like this, father abandons the usual, even if he accidentally kills him, he will not blink."

"I understand that too." Zhong You dialed the meal, "but I am serious about the ban on smoking. Nowadays, smoking tobacco is so serious that it is unjustifiable to be carefree. It just so happens that I also persuade the fourth brother."

The two looked at each other, touched each other for a while, Zhong You said with a smile, "Indulge yourself in nothingness."

Zhong Ze laughed loudly when he heard the words, the short jade flute on his waist didn't get into the fragrance, and he didn't know if he heard it or not.

After a sleepless night, Zhong You finally found an inn by himself, and did not stay in the place where the sound was exhausted.Lighting up the lamp in the middle of the night, he wrote vigorously under the candle.The ink smudged quickly between the papers, and when the paper was full, he drew another paper and drew a picture of the Zhongzhai courtyard.

Today's visit made him remember all the courtyards he had forgotten in the past.He carefully and clearly described on the paper, focusing on his former yard.

Here, Zhong Ze said that Zhong Zi expanded the garden and demolished it.I'm afraid the demolition is true and the expansion of the garden is false.The Zhong family has accumulated so much smoke and millet, and they would not dare to put it outside. Only by storing it in the house and letting Zhong Liuqing grasp it at all times can he feel at ease.

The yard was demolished, or it was demolished a long time ago, which meant that Zhong Liuqing had already held Yansu in his hands alone, so where did the private goods that secretly flowed into Qingping come from?

Who is hiding another batch of millet under Zhong Liuqing's nose?

Maritime merchants?Going south?Prefect?Or—the Zhong family is internalized, someone is manipulating private goods without telling Zhong Liuqing?

Zhong You stopped writing, leaned back in the chair, closed his eyes and thought slowly.

It is not uncommon for the sea merchants to come in from Xuhang and bring Liuli first.Then the interval is very short, and the smoke millet appears.

Why are maritime merchants so attentive?

Then, Xu Hang fought first.Maritime merchants have chosen a good place, and Xu Hang is at a time when various merchants are fighting, and a single drop of smoke can easily provoke a vicious fight.

Why did maritime merchants stir up chaos in Xuhang?

Then, Yansu entered the Jiangtang.Xu Hang has gained the sweetness, and the Zhong family will not want to be left behind.The timing is just right, it is a godsend, Zhong Liuqing will definitely not let go of the opportunity to intervene in Yan Su.

Why does Haishang know Zhong Liuqing so well?

Zhong You opened his eyes.

That's right, he mentioned the Tangjing Canal in Kyoto, and soon, the jade glazed window of the sea merchants entered Beijing, and soon after, Yansu came.If the treasury is insufficient, the merchants going south will make up for it, and if the merchants are insufficient, the newcomers will add huge profits.This is simply a pillow mat delivered to the head, giving Da Lan a chance to open a canal.The excavation of the canal is a huge project.Da Lan has to put in almost all of his energy. All the manpower and money are poured out, and all the states he passes have to give way.The diversion of the long river to the canal will inevitably delay the official roads of the prefecture and the prefecture, and hinder the shipping on the river.

The energy is centered, and the north and south are negligent.The channels are blocked and the sound transmission is slow.

If at this time, maritime merchants enter the country from the south, Dayuan crosses the border from the north.The middle section is congested, blocking both ends.Jingzhen couldn't get the grain and grass in the south warehouse, and the soldiers who went south couldn't wait for the soldiers and horses going north, so everything was in chaos... and the capital was only defended by the Jingwei Division.

Zhong You is sure.

In Kyoto, Jiangtang, there are inner ghosts hiding outsiders.Moreover, this inner ghost, who had dealt with him before, was familiar with Zhong Liuqing and the emperor's temperament, so he hid in a place within his reach.

Who is that?