"Okay, then let's find the whereabouts of the holy beast first, I still don't believe it, the ancient holy beast will disappear out of thin air, so how can this breath be explained?" Emperor Qian said with a cold snort.

"Let's start looking for it from Dingzhou. ”

After a pause, Emperor Qian said again, then looked at Tang Yuan and said, "Tang Aiqing, how about leaving this matter to you?"

Without waiting for Tang Yuan to answer, Lu Tianxing immediately said: "This matter is very important, let's leave it to the Six Doors Divine Capture to deal with, Feiyan stayed in Kyoto during this time, there is no other treatment, it is better to hand over the task of finding the holy beast to Feiyan." ”

"Hmmm......"

Emperor Qiandi groaned.

Lu Tianxing continued: "The strength of the Holy Beast is extraordinary, with the strength of Tang Zhutou, I am afraid that it is not the enemy of the Holy Beast. ”

"Okay, then according to Lu Qing's words. ”

Emperor Qian looked at Gan Rang and said: "Pass on my message, let Guan Fei smoke god hunt to Dingzhou to find the traces of the holy beast, if you can find it, I will have a heavy reward, this matter must be fast, not perfunctory." ”

Gan Rang nodded slightly.

Tang Yuan's heart moved slightly.

Whether the holy beast exists or not is another matter.

It's a pity that Emperor Qiandi is doomed to be disappointed.

He didn't know if the holy beast existed, but it shouldn't be in Dingzhou.

However, the matter has nothing to do with him.

But.

It is necessary to pay attention to this emperor, who was obviously covetous and suspicious just now.

Be vigilant in the future.

At the same time, Tang Yuan also woke up in his heart.

Fortunately, the emperor's life is not in danger for the time being.

"I heard that Tang Qing is investigating the case of illicit salt?"

After ordering the matter of the holy beast, Emperor Qian reclined on the bed, looked at Tang Yuan and asked.

"Lord Nian Rusong is investigating the case of smuggling salt and tax silver in Hanzhou, involving Jianghu sects such as the Sea Shark Gang, and the lower officials are cooperating with Lord Nian. ”

Tang Yuan bowed his hand and said without concealment.

"Hmm. ”

Emperor Qian nodded and said, "You have done a good job in this matter, the court has been corrupted by these moths." ”

Hearing this, Tang Yuan's expression moved, and he didn't know if the emperor was beating him or really supporting him to investigate.

However, the next moment Emperor Qian said: "Now, Nian Aiqing is investigating the case of illicit salt in Hanzhou, you can go to Hanzhou to assist Nian Rusong, and you must investigate this matter clearly." ”

When the words fell, Zhao Ting, who was standing aside, changed his face slightly, and he stopped talking.

If this matter is forcibly justified, it may backfire.

Tang Yuan didn't know what Emperor Qiandi meant, but he still said respectfully: "Yes, the minister will definitely assist Lord Nian in investigating the case of private salt." ”

"Just ......"

Speaking of this, Tang Yuan hesitated: "It's just that this matter involves gangs in the rivers and lakes......

"Just look it up. ”

A trace of coldness flashed on Emperor Qian's face and said, "I know that you are talking about the Sea Shark Gang, continue to investigate, don't worry." ”

"Yes!"

Tang Yuan responded thoughtfully.

"Alright, I'm tired, so go down first. ”

Emperor Qian waved his hand, his face showed exhaustion, and said to Tang Yuan and the others.

The group saluted and turned to leave.

"Old eight, you can go too. ”

Emperor Qian said to Zhao Ting beside him.

"Yes, Father. ”

Zhao Ting said softly.

After everyone left, Emperor Qian slowly sat up, not at all as tired as he had just now.

"What is Your Majesty thinking?"

Gan Rang whispered.

"Gan Rang, is what you said about Tang Yuan true?"

Emperor Qian asked curiously.

He still didn't believe that Tang Yuan only had that wisp of breath on his body.

This breath made him smell the prolongation of life.

So, he's very attentive.

"It shouldn't be true. ”

Gan Rang thought for a moment and said.

"Oh?"

Emperor Qian looked at Gan Rang in surprise and asked, "How can you see it?"

"Otherwise, where would he dare to take it out. ”

Gan Rang chuckled and said: "I believe that he should understand the truth of his guilt as the deputy chief arrester of the six doors." ”

Emperor Qiandi frowned, thought about it, it was true.

"In ancient times, there were indeed four holy beasts. ”

At this time, Gan Rang suddenly said loudly.

Emperor Qian's spirit was shocked, and he looked at Gan Rang, hoping to get an explanation.

He knows what to do.

Since you talk about ancient times, you must know something.

"The four holy beasts of the ancients, the green dragon, the white tiger, the vermilion bird, and the Xuanwu. ”

Gan Rang took two steps forward and said, "It's a pity that they all died later!"

"The Holy Beast will die too?"

Emperor Qian's heart was shocked and he frowned.

"The Holy Beast will also die!"

Gan Rang nodded heavily.

"How could it be ......?"

Emperor Qian muttered in disbelief.

Although he had never seen a holy beast, he also knew that the ancient holy beast would not die at all, and would live with heaven and earth.

Who knows, the holy beast will actually die.

This came as a big surprise.

"Why did you die?"

Emperor Qian asked, "It seems that there is never a record in the classics. ”

"That's because it doesn't allow for the existence of sacred beasts. ”

Gan Rang pointed to the sky and said.

"Now, there is no news of the holy beast, and there is no record in the classics. ”

Gan Rang said lightly: "Therefore, the search for the traces of the holy beast this time will not be too optimistic, I hope Your Majesty can be mentally prepared." ”

"Hmm!"

Emperor Qiandi nodded heavily, he didn't expect that the holy beast would be intolerable by heaven and earth, and it was not impossible to break the inheritance.

"Isn't there any legacy?"

Emperor Qiandi asked with a frown.

"Therefore, there should be holy beasts in heaven and earth, if you calculate the time, I don't know if there is an adult. ”

Gan Rang said uncertainly: "It's really a good thing to be an adult. ”

"But an adult holy beast, even if it is a True Realm powerhouse, it may not be its opponent. ”

"So strong?"

These words gradually extinguished Emperor Qian's expectations.

"Let's look for it first. ”

Gan Rang saw that Emperor Qian's face was not very good-looking, and said quietly.

"That's it. ”

Emperor Qian said helplessly.

......

"Tang Yuan, you have to pay attention next. ”

The two walked on the road, and Lu Tianxing advised: "I won't leave until the case of private salt is over, but you also have to be careful, it is inevitable that Your Majesty will not think about it." ”

"Well, Lord Lu is relieved. ”

Tang Yuan knew what Lu Tianxing meant, it was nothing more than Emperor Qian's eyes on him, but unfortunately it was destined to disappoint him.

"Lord Lu, I will leave for Hanzhou to assist Nian Rusong in order to avoid accidents. ”

Tang Yuan said to Lu Tianxing.

"Good. ”

Lu Tianxing turned around and returned to the palace.

Tang Yuan glanced at the palace and walked back without stopping.

After going back, everything was arranged, and Tang Yuan rushed to Hanzhou alone.

And Zi Yan stayed in Yangzhou for the time being.

She had other things to do, and she couldn't follow Tang Yuan back to Hanzhou.

The two parted ways.

At this time, Hanzhou had already become a pot of porridge.

After a few days of fermentation, Fang Xiong found Hou Yuanqing.

After Hou Yuanqing saw Fang Xiong, he didn't have any surprise, and said with a smile: "Gang Master Fang, how is it, have you thought about it?"

"Think about it. ”

Fang Xiongda generously admitted, and said calmly: "During this time, the Sea Shark Gang disappointed Fang Mou too much, and actually let the Hanzhou Salt Gang mess up, without the slightest intention of getting ahead, if they let them go on again, what would the Salt Gang look like." ”

"Okay, the one who knows the times is Junjie, and I believe that Fang Gang Master will not regret today's decision. ”

Hou Yuanqing said with a smile: "Lord Tang has been named the Chief Arrester of the Six Gates of Hanzhou, and he has accepted His Majesty's order to cooperate with Lord Rusong of the Salt Imperial Patrol to officially investigate the Sea Shark Gang and other Salt Gangs. ”

"What about the salt merchants?"

Fang Xiong asked with a slight frown.

"The power of the salt merchants is too huge, and they pay countless taxes to the imperial court every year, Your Majesty will not move lightly, and if the salt merchants are moved, it will also cause a big blow to you and the salt gang, and the leader of the Fang gang will not want the Sea Shark Gang to fall, and the salt merchants will fall again, where will you go to eat when the time comes." ”

Hou Yuanqing said with a smile.

He didn't mind touching the salt merchants.

It's a pity that His Majesty the Emperor won't move for the time being.

Naturally, he couldn't do that.

Otherwise, isn't it self-deprecating?

The Salt Gang is already very difficult to entangle, and if the salt merchants are moved again, the Six Gates will provoke too many enemies.

When Fang Xiong heard this, he nodded thoughtfully.

If the salt merchants really disperse.

It will be a big shock to their salt gang.

They were accompanied by salt, which had to be handed over to salt merchants before they could be sold.

If they dare to sell salt, it is private salt, and they will be attacked by the imperial court.

The root cause of this salt inspection is still in the private salt.

Therefore, Fang Xiong knows the truth very well.

"Lord Hou, what do you want Fang to do later?"

Fang Xiong asked.

"The Fang Gang Leader can just hold his troops still, I hope to shock the salt gang under you, and leave the rest to me. ”

Hou Yuanqing said with a smile: "What's the matter, the Sea Shark Gang has fallen, and your Nine Star Gang is the boss of the Hanzhou Salt Gang." ”

Fang Xiong nodded slightly, but sighed in his heart.

He knew that once the Sea Shark Gang fell, the Hanzhou Salt Gang might not have the final say, but the Tang Lord who had never come forward.

With his True God Realm cultivation, it was really difficult to shock the Salt Gang under his hands.

No matter what, he still can't be as prestigious as Tong Baichuan.

But now he is riding a tiger, and there is nothing he can do.

Therefore, I can only agree to the request of the six doors and restrain the people under my hands.

"Report!"

At this time, there was a sudden sound of a report outside.

"What's the matter?"

Hou Yuanqing was surprised.

"Lord Tang is back. ”

One of the catchers bowed down and said, "It's outside right now." ”

Fang Xiong was slightly surprised.

Hou Yuanqing laughed and walked out.

Fang Xiong said: "I'm with Lord Hou. ”

"Fang Gang Master, please. ”

Hou Yuanqing thought for a while and said.

The two walked out together.

I just saw Tang Yuan walk in.

Seeing Fang Xiong, Tang Yuan was slightly stunned and asked, "Who is this?"

He set off from Yangzhou, galloped all the way, and rushed back non-stop.

It's to deal with the Sea Shark Gang.

On the way, he had already thought clearly and was ready to cut through the mess quickly.

Never mud and water.

Otherwise, you may encounter an accident later.

While the emperor is still in Yangzhou, disposing of the Sea Shark Gang can also be a good blow to the prince.

Now, he basically knows.

The Sea Shark Gang may be the prince's power in the rivers and lakes.

It's no wonder that the Sea Shark Gang was able to get the right to make salt, cooperate with the Salt Division, and make a lot of money.

"Oh, this is Fang Xiong, the leader of the Nine Star Gang. ”

Hou Yuanqing walked up to Tang Yuan and said.

Then, he whispered in his ear: "This time, Fang Xiong will not interfere in the matter of the Sea Shark Gang, and the Salt Gang under his command will not interfere either." ”

Tang Yuan nodded suddenly, and arched his hand towards Fang Xiong with a smile.

"It turned out to be the leader of the Fang Gang, who has admired the name for a long time, please inside. ”

Tang Yuan said with one hand.

When Fang Xiong heard this, he smiled and waved his hand: "It should be Fang Mou who has admired Tang for a long time, just now I heard that Lord Tang was promoted to the head catcher of the six doors, I am really congratulated." ”

"Haha, it's all Your Majesty's love, otherwise with Tang's qualifications, where can you mix up the position of catching heads. ”

Tang Yuan said with a smile.

"Lord Tang is too modest, and Lord Tang's strength is enough to be able to catch heads. ”

After Fang Xiong finished speaking, he arched his hand towards Tang Yuan and said, "There are other things to deal with in the gang, Lord Tang just came back and won't bother, Fang Mou will leave first." ”

"Fang Gang Master has gone all the way. ”

Tang Yuan arched his hand.

Watching Fang Xiong leave, Tang Yuan frowned and said, "What the hell is going on, tell me about it." ”

Hou Yuanqing nodded slightly, and told the cause and the result of the incident.

After listening, Tang Yuan nodded slightly and said: "I see, I heard that this person controls one-third of the power of the Hanzhou Salt Gang under his hands, if it weren't for him, Tong Baichuan would definitely not be able to control the Hanzhou Salt Gang."

It seems that he is dissatisfied with Tong Baichuan, otherwise he would never cooperate with my six doors, which is a good thing, you have done a good job in this matter. ”

"Haha, Brother Tang praised it falsely. ”

Hou Yuanqing laughed and said: "Hou Mou considers that once something happens to the Sea Shark Gang, it is a question who should be let take over later, it is better to let the Nine Star Gang continue to do it, and Fang Xiong's true god realm cultivation is far less threatening and prestigious than Tong Baichuan, so there is no problem." ”

"Well, that's a good idea. ”

The two walked in, and Tang Yuan said: "Tang has an idea for this matter, when the Sea Shark Gang is disposed of, I will propose to abolish the joint venture between the Salt Division and the Salt Gang, and turn all of them into official camps, and the Six Doors will cooperate with the Salt Division, or the Salt Division will operate independently, and some of the Salt Gang's gangs will be incorporated into the Salt Division." ”

"Huh?"

Hou Yuqing was taken aback, raised his head and said: "Are you sure, my lord, without the Salt Gang, the efficiency of the Salt Division will be very low, and then the salt tax will drop sharply every year, and the imperial court may not agree." ”

"Not necessarily. ”

Tang Yuan said: "Therefore, it is necessary to incorporate the Salt Gang into the imperial court and abolish the joint venture, so that it will be much easier to supervise the Salt Division in the future, so as not to involve the rivers and lakes, which is too troublesome." ”

Hou Yuanqing fell into deep thought, he really didn't expect Tang Yuan to have this thought.

He was quite surprised.

Thinking of this, Hou Yuanqing smiled bitterly and said: "If this is the case, then Hou's previous behavior is basically useless." ”

"That's not the case, Fang Xiong can fight for it. ”

Tang Yuan thought about it for a long time and said: "It is imperative to include him in the Salt Division, and it is imperative to abolish the government-private partnership, I will write to Lord Lu on this matter and ask him to propose it to His Majesty, but I don't know if it will be approved." ”

"It's moved the salt merchant's cake. ”

Hou Yuanqing whispered: "The Salt Chamber of Commerce is desperate with us. ”

"I can't take care of so much for the time being, and I already have a grudge with the Gu family, and if I move, I will move, it's not a big deal. ”

Tang Yuan snorted and said in a deep voice: "The salt merchants and the salt gang are in cahoots, the salt department basically doesn't care about the salt making process, and only plays a supervisory role, I don't know how much salt is produced every year, the salt gang is in charge, so the imperial court is too passive." ”

"Those salt gangs probably won't agree, even Fang Xiong won't promise easily. ”

Hou Yuanqing shook his head, he didn't have much confidence in this matter, he really moved the interests of too many people.

"Let's deal with the Sea Sharks for the time being, and then talk about the rest. ”

Tang Yuan waved his hand and said.

n.