Meng Zhiyuan seemed to have seen a lot of battles like this, and in a few words, he euphemistically pushed the noble women to Xiao Er, and then led Fang Ling and the others to the inner room.

Fang Ling glanced at the inner room a few times, and said with a smile: "Brother Meng, it seems that you are also quite liked by these ladies." ”

Meng Zhiyuan's face flushed, and he said with a little embarrassment: "Your Highness, don't make fun of me." ”

Fang Ling said with a smile: "I didn't make fun of you, Brother Meng, you have also reached the age of marriage, this Acropolis County is also my hometown, if you fancy any famous lady, this king will go to propose to you." ”

Song Ying'er sneered when she heard this: "Your Highness, if you say this, Brother Meng is afraid that he will hide from those women in the future." ”

Everyone couldn't help laughing, Meng Zhiyuan was the best eloquent among the officials, and he was also exquisite, how could he take advantage of him on weekdays, and now when he saw him with an embarrassed face, he couldn't help but make fun of him.

When the laughter calmed down, Fang Ling also flipped through the account book he handed over, and praised his head: "This silk village has only been open for less than three months, and the business is quite good. ”

Meng Zhiyuan said with a smile: "Your Highness doesn't know, the silk produced in Fengxian County is a very high-quality product here, if it is not in His Highness's fiefdom, it will definitely be able to become a tribute." ”

Fang Ling smiled slightly, the soil of Fengxian County was originally not suitable for planting soil, but later Chen Mou gathered many people who were proficient in agriculture to study, and improved the soil, and as a result, an excellent Shen was planted, and the northern silkworms raised by this kind of Shen spit more silk than ordinary silkworms, and then the quality of silk woven by special technology was not sincere.

In addition, these people also crossed silkworm seeds from all over the country to breed a kind of golden silk Yao silkworm, the silk produced is like gold, and it has been frantically snapped up by the upper class society in various parts of the Chu State, and almost all the industries in the four counties have opened stores in other counties, and the operation of these shops not only makes a lot of money, but also serves as a network for information circulation.

Since Tianjin Silk Village was opened by Fang Ling's order, the silk sold was naturally incomparable to other stores in terms of "sex" price comparison, and in just three months, the total income reached tens of thousands of taels of silver, and this was still in its infancy.

Meng Zhiyuan continued: "The minister also specially purchased a large number of high-grade tea leaves from the north for those who have good tea to taste on the second floor, and at the same time set up a secret passage to listen to all kinds of information at any time. ”

Fang Ling bowed slightly, and asked, "Did you find any information about my grandfather and his family?"

Meng Zhiyuan shook his head slightly and said, "The minister is ashamed, there has been no progress in the past three months. ”

Fang Ling didn't have a disappointed expression, after nineteen years, how could he find the clues that should be found all at once, he said lightly: "Then tell me what you know." ”

Meng Zhiyuan said: "His Royal Highness's grandfather, that is, Rongguo Gong, was originally a merchant in the county, and there were only a dozen people in the family. Later, after Niangniang was named a concubine, the emperor aimed to build the Rongguo Mansion in the south of the city, and also hired more than a dozen subordinates' Nine years ago, Niangniang ordered a raid under the anger of Qingjin because of the rebellion. However, the night before the order arrived in the county, a fire broke out in the Rongguo Mansion, but bizarrely, after the fire was extinguished, no bodies were found in the mansion, and according to the locals, the night before, the Rongguo Gong dismissed all his subordinates. ”

Song Ying'er's eyes lit up when she heard this: "Could it be that Rong Guogong knew the news that his house was going to be raided in advance?"

Meng Zhiyuan shook his head slightly and said: "This is unlikely, the emperor's will back then was transmitted by an eight-hundred-mile expedited fast horse, and after the will arrived here, it was directly transmitted to the county guard in the form of a secret order, and it was also the forbidden army sent by the emperor to carry out the task at that time!"

Fang Ling sneered and said, "Father and Emperor really take care of their grandfather, and they even sent forbidden troops for this kind of thing." ”

Lu Bei bowed at this time and said: "Speaking of this matter, the minister has also heard about it, I heard that the emperor originally only issued a holy decree and ordered the county guard of the Acropolis to do it, but Queen Song said that she was afraid that the county guard would show favoritism, so she finally dispatched a team of forbidden troops. ”

Fang Ling's face was even more cold as frost, and he snorted heavily. Fastest update on PC:/

When everyone saw that he was angry, they didn't dare to speak, only Song Ying'er said softly: "Your Highness doesn't need to be angry, although Queen Song used a poisonous plan, she didn't succeed." Although I don't know how Rong Guogong knew to avoid this disaster, but the fire burned down the mansion and did not find a single body, which proves that they are still alive. ”

Lu Bei and the others couldn't help but glance at each other, there are not many people who know Song Ying'er's identity, but what everyone knows is that after Fang Ling came back from Blackwood City, there was a peerless maid by his side, and this woman deeply liked Su Niangniang, when Fang Ling was angry and angry, everyone else was silent, only she dared to speak and would not burn herself.

Sure enough, as soon as Song Ying'er finished saying this, Fang Ling's expression calmed down a lot, so many years of life in the palace had made him develop a happy and not angry demeanor, but after hearing Queen Song's poisonous plan, he couldn't help but be angry, he took a breath lightly, calmed down and said: "Nineteen years have passed since the events of that year, if my grandfather is still alive, if you hear the news that I am crowned king, there is no reason not to go to the fiefdom." ”

Lu Bei speculated: "Could it be that the Duke of Rongguo also fled to the mountains like the people of Xiguo?"

Meng Zhiyuan shook his head and said: "There are many rivers and few mountains in this eastern land, although there are also many mountains, but there are many Orion villages under the mountains, and there is no possibility of not being discovered." But if it is incognito, it should be as expected by His Highness, and after getting the news, he will rush to the fiefdom. ”

Everyone couldn't help frowning, whether it was the fire the night before the arrival of the holy decree or the whereabouts of Rong Guogong, the whole thing was exaggerated.

Fang Ling thought for a moment and said: "Although the people are gone, I'm afraid the forbidden army will not give up, they must have searched later, did they find any clues?"

Meng Zhiyuan replied: "It is true that the surrounding counties and townships have been searched and arrested, but no clues have been found, and later, the emperor took his anger out on the officials in the county, thinking that they leaked the secret and notified the other party to escape, as a result, all the petty officials from the county guard to the guard were put into prison and sentenced to be beheaded after the autumn, so now almost all the people who know the details of the year are gone, and the current officials are all promoted after the events of the year." ”

After tapping his fingers rhythmically on the handle of the chair a few times, Fang Ling asked again: "Then what about the subordinates in the mansion at that time, weren't they all dismissed the night before? ”

Meng Zhiyuan replied: "This minister has also thought of this, but the fire burned the Rongguo Mansion to ruins, and the roster of the subordinates is naturally missing, and the matter of the year is very important, and these people have probably changed their names." ”

Fang Ling thought for a moment, then suddenly remembered and said, "County Chronicle!"

Everyone couldn't help but be stunned, Song Ying'er reacted quickly, and said: "That's right, the Rongguo Mansion is different from ordinary mansions, it is a family with the royal family, like this mansion, all kinds of things will be recorded in the county records, and the names of those subordinates must also be on it." ”

Fang Ling said with a smile: "Yes, although the forbidden army didn't find anything back then, but we can't let go of this clue, the county chronicle should be in charge of the county lord Bo, Brother Meng, have you been in contact with it?"

Meng Zhiyuan nodded and said: "As soon as the minister came here, he had already been in contact with the local magnates, this lord Bo's name is Tan Duocai, he is in his 30s, he is quite high-minded, and there are many arrogant ♀ scholars who are in charge of the county's documents, and his status is not heavy, and he is not light, anyway, he has no real power, so there are not many people who want to open his joints." However, as far as the minister knows, this person is quite cynical about the style of officialdom bribery, and he is often ostracized by others, and I am afraid that it is not easy to think of simple bribes. (Initial launch, domain name (remember _ three.)

Fang Ling smiled slightly: "If you want to make friends with people, the first rule is to do what they like, as long as everyone is like-minded, anything is easy to talk about." Let me ask you, what's his favorite thing?"

Everyone nodded again and again, Meng Zhiyuan thought for a moment, and then said, "Painting the boat!"

"The painting boat on the lake outside? that's the place where literati and artists like to go. Fang Ling said with a smile, the so-called painting boat, refers to the lake and river on the bucket of some boats, every big boat on there are some kabuki, literati and writers, rich merchants and celebrities often like to go to the boat, while the boat to browse the riverside scenery, while drinking and composing poems, and even playing tricks for fun.

Meng Zhiyuan said: "I heard that Tan Duocai is very 'obsessed' with the red card Sun Xiaoxiao in one of the painting boats, every time she appears, she will definitely go to her field, because there are not many people in the main thin house, so he also sells calligraphy and paintings and other things, although this person is not very smooth in the officialdom, but he is quite famous among the literati, so many rich children who love poetry and literature like to buy his calligraphy and paintings." ”

Fang Ling nodded and said, "Okay, then this king will go to the painting boat tonight, and I will meet this Tan Duocai for a while." ”

Song Ying'er said: "Then the concubine also has to take a look, I have been in Chu for so long, and I haven't seen the dancing skills of the women here." ”

Fang Ling turned his head to look at her, 19-year-old Song Yinger is already a peerless "color" country, grew up in Tsing Yi Fang since she was a child, learning piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, political martial arts, so that she has a different temperament from ordinary maids, and a kind of enchanting beauty, even if it is a lady, I am afraid that there is no way to compare with her in terms of posture and temperament, let alone on that painting boat?

He couldn't help laughing and said, "If you go too, won't you smash other people's yards?"

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