Sir, I can do it!

Wei Zhao didn't sleep well that night, and every time he closed his eyes, he could always see Zhou Yan's innocent eyes.She looked at him resentfully, as if complaining why he didn't save her.

He tossed and turned, seeing that it was getting dawn, he simply put on his clothes and sat up.The candle in the corner of the room was about to burn out, and the candle flame flickered, flickering.

Since the Meiyuan case, it seems that there are countless pairs of eyes staring at Zhen Guohou's mansion.They wove a huge invisible net with fine threads, which he could not see or touch, and the powerlessness of being passive made him mad.

At dawn, Huo Bao'er fetched water and came in. Seeing Wei Zhaoku sitting in front of the window with a haggard face, he couldn't help being shocked.

"Master, when did you get up? Why are you sitting here?"

Huo Bao'er twisted the veil, and said again: "Bao'er knows that the young master is worried about the son, but he has to take care of his own body. The young master often said that the body is the capital of everything, how come he is so squandered here."

Wei Zhao took the veil and wiped his face, Fang felt that his chaotic mind was quite clear.He threw the handkerchief into the water basin and said, "Go get the car ready."

"The young master is going out? It's still early, and the market hasn't opened yet on the street."

"Don't go to the street market, you go to the treasury to get some supplements like old ginseng, and follow me to visit someone."

"Bao Er knows."

The master and the servant got into the car, and Huo Bo'er took out a plate of shortbread cakes from the food box: "Young master hasn't had breakfast yet, this is newly made in the kitchen, young master, try it quickly." As he spoke, he poured it for Wei Zhao again. Had a cup of tea.

Wei Zhao didn't have much appetite, so he didn't want to satisfy Huo Bao'er, so he ate some.The rest naturally fell into Huo Bo'er's stomach.

At this time, the market was not open, and the streets were deserted.However, hearing the sound of horseshoes in the distance, Huo Baoer opened the curtain and looked around, and saw two carriages approaching from the opposite side.He took a few more curious glances. The carriage was large, but the style was ordinary. There were no signs on the carriage, so he couldn't tell which carriage it was.

Seeing nothing, he turned his gaze away.My carriage passed through Qingshui Street to the outer city, passed Tingfeng Lane and turned into a dilapidated alley.The alley was so narrow that a carriage could not pass through, so Wei Zhao got out of the carriage and walked all the way.

"Master, you want to see Mr. Cao?" Huo Bao'er followed Wei Zhao step by step, holding the gift box.

Wei Zhao nodded.

Mr. Cao's name is Cao Ying, and he is the master of Chen Da's family. He has been ill for many years. It was Wei Zhao who asked Mr. Lin to see him, and spent a lot of money on medicine, so he saved Mr. Cao's life.Of course, he hadn't shown up before, and today was his first visit.

Wei Zhao didn't want to repay his kindness, but it would be a pity if Cao Ying was not used for his own use.

Cao Ying was originally from Jiangzhou, and the Cao family has been in charge of water transportation along the lower reaches of the Minjiang River since Chu.When Emperor Wu came to the throne, the Cao family returned to Emperor Wu in accordance with the time. Emperor Wu thought of his loyalty and did not disturb the foundation of the Cao family.

The three waters of Chu State, the Wei River, the Jinshui River, and the Minjiang River, collect the wealth of the world and arouse the envy of countless people.Regarding the water transportation, gangs in the rivers and lakes continued to fight for the territory.The Cao family's power is deeply rooted in Jiangzhou, but people in the court have long been eyeing this piece of fat.

Although Cao's family belonged to the imperial court and supervised the canals for the imperial court, they were clearly separated from the courtiers and had no involvement in court affairs.No matter how courtiers win over, they are not moved.It is fair to share profits with the imperial court every year without being greedy.

At that time, the Wu family relied on Hong Kun, and also set their sights on the Cao family in Jiangzhou, the lower reaches of the Minjiang River.He mobilized a lot of powers in the rivers and lakes, wiped out Cao's family, took over the Jiangzhou water transport smoothly, and paid [-]% more interest to the court every year.

The Qi State was first established, and a lot of waste was waiting to be rebuilt everywhere. The court was short of money.In the middle and late period of Emperor Wudi, the suppression of the old nobles by tough means required even more monetary support.The water transportation in various places has seen this point, and often when dividing the interest, they will deliberately give a share of the interest to the court to obtain stronger support.In comparison, the Cao family is a little stubborn.Therefore, the Cao family was destroyed, and Emperor Wu turned a blind eye to it.

When the Cao family had an accident, Cao Ying was traveling abroad to study and escaped by luck.Chen Daben was the leader of the Cao family, and he had always been loyal. He knew that there was something hidden behind the destruction of the Cao family, and he was about to go to Beijing to sue.However, Hong Kun preemptively said that the Cao family was greedy for profit, and the amount of interest they paid to the court every year was not enough.Chen Da was furious, and bribed the imperial court by water transportation from all over the country, and the money paid was [-]% more than the account. In contrast, the Cao family paid the least money.The imperial court insisted on this point, even if he wanted to sue, he couldn't win.

When Cao Ying came back from her study tour, she learned that the Cao family had been wiped out, and she couldn't get sick.Chen Danian took care of Mr. Cao wholeheartedly.Jiangzhou was occupied by the Wu family, and the remnants of the Cao family were searched everywhere. Chen feared that Mr. Cao would be discovered, so he and his brothers brought Mr. Cao to Beijing, thinking that maybe one day the Cao family could be avenged.

They were unlucky to catch up, it coincided with the later period of Emperor Wu when the princes were vying for the heir, the courtiers only cared about standing in line, Shengjing City was bleeding every day.When they first arrived in the capital, they could only find some coolies to work. However, Mr. Cao was depressed and depended on medicine to hang his life every day.All the money earned by the brothers was given to Mr. Cao, but they were still struggling.

The wharf in the west of the city recruited Lifu. After Chen Da inquired, he learned that the Jinshui River in the west of the city was the domain of the Wu family.After finding the enemy, Chen Da reported the matter to Cao Ying, Cao Ying cheered up, thought for a while, and asked Chen Da brothers to join the water transport in the west of the city to wait for the time to change.

Mr. Chen is rough but subtle, Mr. Cao is strategizing, but Wu is strictly guarded, and in the past five years, he has only secretly recruited some young people.But Wei Zhao knew the hardships involved, and expressed his admiration for Mr. Cao's forbearance and tenacity.

He originally wanted to keep Hong Kun to contain Li Huai, but the current situation in Shengjing is turbulent, although there is a reason to make Hong Kun dare not act rashly, but the Wu family occupies the Jinshui River and the Minjiang River, so it must be guarded against.He came to look for Cao Ying because he wanted to use Cao Ying's hand to get the Jinshuihe water transport and cut off Hong Kun's back.

It was still early, when Wei Zhao arrived at Chen Da's rented courtyard, the brothers didn't get up.The small courtyard is not big, only two rooms can accommodate people.Mr. Cao is in one room, and Chen Dabing and his brothers sleep in the other room.

Seeing Wei Zhao's arrival, Chen Da was surprised, and went up to meet him in a hurry: "Yesterday, I went to look for the third son, but unfortunately the third son was not there, and I was thinking of going when the market opened, but I didn't expect the third son to come to the door in person." .”

He was a little embarrassed and said: "The small courtyard is simple and crude, and the third son should be wronged to sit in the courtyard."

The rest of the people were also at a loss, as if they had forgotten how to wash their faces.

Wei Zhao didn't care about these details, sat down on the stone bench in the courtyard, and poured himself another bowl of water.Chen Dagang wanted to say that it was just ordinary cold boiled water, without making tea.Wei Zhao poured a bowl indifferently, showing no sign of disgust.

Seeing your young master like this, Mrs. Chen couldn't help being happy in their hearts.People in the Jianghu are informal, and they were reluctant to deal with this noble young master at first, but today they are completely open-minded.

Huo Bao'er presented the gift box, scratched his head and smiled: "Brother Chen, I'm really sorry, something happened to the Hou Mansion yesterday, I forgot to tell my young master that you have been here."

Chen Dao: "Brother Huo, you're being polite. I've also heard a little about the affairs of the Hou's Mansion, so the prince should be the most important thing."

"Brother Chen went to look for this young master, could it be that something happened in Huichun hall?"

Da Dao Chen called the two little brothers over and said, "Ah San was watching the night before, and Xiao Wu last night. Tell the third son what you saw."

Ah San greeted Wei Zhao with his hands clasped together, and then said: "The Hall of Huichun was closed by the government, but there were still people walking around at night. They went around to the back alley and reached the back door. The villain watched them carry a sack and went in, and there was no movement after that. I thought I went in to investigate, but those people didn't come out after going in, the villain was afraid to startle the snake, so he didn't dare to act rashly."

Xiao Wu said again: "Last night there was a lot of movement. But it wasn't Huichun Hall, the sound came from the Moon Tower. The woman's sobbing could be heard faintly. It was really creepy in the night. Not only that, last night the Moon Tower Suddenly there were more guards nearby, and the investigation was strict. The villain only heard the sound when he was hiding in the candied fruit shop of the third son, and shopkeeper Ding also heard it. It stopped intermittently from the middle of the night until dawn."

He lowered his head in embarrassment: "Later, I couldn't bear it anymore and fell asleep. I heard a few kicking and tapping sounds. I don't know if I was dreaming. I was in a daze until dawn, so I returned home."

Wei Zhao also felt strange, thinking of the human leather fan, he asked again: "Recently, have you heard of a missing woman in Beijing?"

Chen Da said: "We only heard that Miss Wednesday disappeared for no reason, but not the others."

Xiao Wu tilted his head and thought for a while, and said: "I haven't heard of it recently, but I met an old woman a few days ago, she said that her little girl was tied up and lost for many years, she almost cried blind Her son was worried about her, so he brought the old woman to the capital, and his thoughts were all light, but a while ago, her little girl was found back!"

Chen Da slapped him on the back of the head: "The third son asked about the recent disappearance of people, why are you going so far. You don't know if this kind of rumor is true or not, so you are ashamed to tell the third son."

Xiao Wu was a little aggrieved: "It's not fake. The old woman's surname is Jin, you all know her, and she lives in the same alley as us. She moved out only recently when her son became promising."

Chen Daruo was thoughtful: "It really happened."

Wei Zhao couldn't figure it out for a while, so he didn't ask any more questions.

Cao Ying woke up and listened to the commotion outside, hurriedly put on her shoes and pushed open the door. Seeing Wei Zhao sitting in the yard, she couldn't help but blush.He bowed his hands towards Wei Zhao: "The third son came to Hanse, and he was far away from welcoming him. It is really rude."

As he spoke, he coughed twice again, his face flushed from holding back.It was really a poor family, even if he wanted Chen Dahao to entertain him, he didn't have that condition.

On the other hand, Wei Zhao said calmly, "I'm the one who harassed Mr. Cao so early in the morning, because I'm being rude."

"The third son came here for something important?"

Cao Ying has already learned about the deeds of the third son of Wei from Chen Dakou, and knows that she can rely on the third son to save her life.At that time, Cao Ying already had some thoughts.Today, the third son came to the door in person, and Cao Ying's thoughts became more and more active.