Xiao Jingbei and Han Ji were both slightly stunned.

As we all know, the current emperor sent Xiao Jingbei to investigate the case of official grain, but looking at the appearance of the old man Han, it didn't seem to be asking Xiao Jingbei.

The two were still puzzled, so they heard Han Ling reply: "Father, we have been watching this matter all these years, and the specific amount has long been counted, and the number of official grains that have been stolen and sold over the years is about 25 million stones. ”

25 million stones, at the current grain price of five coins and one stone in the capital, these 25 million stones of grain are worth at least more than 10 million taels of silver.

More than 10 million taels!

In the Dawu Dynasty, which has only been established for more than 20 years, I am afraid that many people can imagine what more than 10 million taels of silver means, and it is certain that there is absolutely not so much silver in the treasury of the Dawu Dynasty.

This shows how bold the officials involved are.

Han Jiqi had never heard Old Man Han and Han Ling mention this matter before, so among the few people present, he was the most shocked.

And Xiao Jingbei, the surprise in his heart was not for this number, after all, this matter was originally checked by him, and he knew the specific number best.

What shocked him was that the Han family had been watching this matter all the years that Han Ling said.

In the eyes of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces, although the Han family has received unprecedented favor, the Han family, from the old man to the old man of the Han family, down to any child of the Han family who has entered the officialdom, is undoubtedly loyal to the country.

But such a Han family has watched the official grain corruption case go on under their noses for so many years, and the official grain of the Dawu Dynasty was directly sold for more than 25 million stones by those bold moths!

And now, there is a great drought in Jiangnan and other places, and there is not a grain in the granary, and it is about to cause a huge storm that will sweep the entire Dawu Dynasty.

Although the cause of this is with those corrupt officials. But Old Man Han knew about it, but he didn't report it to the court for so many years, is there also a suspicion of connivance?

Old Man Han's father and son and Feng Zhige all sensed Xiao Jingbei and Han Jiji's shock, but no one opened their mouths to explain to them.

In the opinion of Old Man Han, since Han Jiji has been selected as that person, I don't know how much this kind of thing will have to go through in the future, and if it is just because of this matter, I will be confused. That can only show that he and Han Ling's vision of choosing people is too unsuccessful.

As for Xiao Jingbei. Earlier, he knew from Feng Zhige that the Han family knew about the official grain theft and sale case, and although he had learned that the Han family had known a lot earlier, he had already known that Feng Zhige had a lot of secrets. So after being surprised, I quickly returned to normalcy.

Old Man Han was very satisfied with Xiao Jingbei's expression, turned his head and continued to ask, "What about the grain in our hands?" ”

Han Ling said: "Over the years, we have never stopped buying the stolen grain. Because of the origin of these grains, they cannot be announced, and they are cheaper than those in ordinary grain stores. We have collected a lot of silver in our hands, and we will replace the old grain with new grain every two years, so now we have 20 million stone of new grain in our hands. ”

Xu had already been shocked to hear this. Xiao Jingbei and Han Jiqi didn't react so much.

However, what did the Han family do when they bought so much grain?

Moreover, where did the Han family come from to receive 20 million stone of grain with so much silver?

Then I saw Feng Zhige take out a thick stack of silver tickets from his arms and hand them over. "Father, brother. These are Feng Yixuan's profits this quarter, plus the husband pit a sum of money from the Zhou family not long ago, we might as well take advantage of the fact that the price of food has not begun to rise sharply now, and collect more. ”

"Feng Yi Xuan!"

Xiao Jingbei and Han Jiqi couldn't hold back the shock in their hearts, and exclaimed in unison.

Feng Yixuan and Feng Ming Pavilion were founded by Han Su at the beginning, but not many people know about this matter, plus Han Su has been dead for more than 20 years, and even fewer people still remember this incident.

Over the years, Feng Yixuan in people's eyes is a time-honored brand specializing in women's objects, but who the owner of Feng Yixuan is has always been a mystery.

There have also been many powerful people who have beaten Feng Yixuan's idea, and it is self-evident how much benefit they can have in the future if they can hold such a cornucopia that everyone can see.

But Feng Yixuan is not a soft persimmon that everyone can pinch, and without the help of the Han family, only Han Qingyan and Li Wu are enough to keep the industry left by Han Su back then.

Xiao Jingbei and Han Ji Ji were naturally one of the people who didn't know, so how could they not be surprised when they heard Feng Zhige at this time and lightly took out Feng Yixuan's profit in the previous quarter.

This means that Feng Zhige in front of them is all the people behind Feng Yixuan who have been speculated about for so many years?

But how is this possible?

Feng Yixuan has been in existence for more than 20 years, but Feng Zhige, she is only sixteen years old now.

Suddenly, Xiao Jingbei and Han Jiji's eyes were like being covered with a layer of indelible fog.

Feng Zhige didn't seem to hear the exclamations of the two at all, and his lips raised slightly, "The Zhou family has relied on Zhao Tiannan's name all these years, but they have not pulled it into their pockets, but they have made a profit of one million taels from stealing and selling official grain over the years, and now it is cheaper for us." ”

The Zhou family who was robbed by Feng Zhige was ready to use it to buy Xiao Jingbei's silver, and there were a full 500,000 taels.

It's no wonder that the father and son of the Zhou family are so reluctant.

Such a large sum of silver is enough for the Zhou family to eat, drink and squander for several lifetimes.

Old Man Han bowed slightly, then looked at Feng Zhige again, and said, "So, next?" ”

Listening to his tone, it seemed that he was asking Feng Zhige's opinion.

Old Man Han has never consulted other people's opinions in the past few years, and if other people in the court and China who are familiar with Old Man Han see this scene, I don't know what they will think.

The original smile on Feng Zhige's lips gradually became cold due to Old Man Han's inquiry, and then he listened to her slowly spit out a chilling word from her mouth.

"Kill!"

Even if Xiao Jingbei often dealt with death when he was a child, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned for a moment when he heard this word full of murderous intent.

Could it be that the Feng Zhige he saw at this time was the real her?

Fang thought so. Xiao Jingbei saw Feng Zhige turn his head to look at him, "Husband, when those officials involved in the case are escorted back to Beijing, there is a good chance that the trial of the case will fall on you, and at that time, as long as the guilty person can be killed, he will be killed." There is no need to be emotional. Didn't Zhao Tiannan ruthlessly want to punish these moths in the court, you are a loyal person, let the people of the world see the emperor of our Dawu Dynasty. How ruthless is it to treat this corrupt official and corrupt official? ”

"Not only can't these corrupt officials be kept, but the husband had better go to the fold of recovering the stolen grain, so many official grains that have been stolen and sold. There has to be a place to go in the end, right? ”

Just like what he said to Feng Zhige last time, Xiao Jingbei had already made up his mind. No matter what Feng Zhige wants to do, he will never say a "no".

Even if he knew very well in his heart that if the emperor ordered the recovery of stolen goods, it would bring turmoil to the entire Dawu Dynasty, which was probably far greater than the turmoil caused by the official grain theft and sale case.

Although the Han family has secretly hoarded so much official food that has been stolen and sold over the years. But I also know that it is absolutely impossible for the Han family to buy grain directly from those corrupt officials, so it is the greatest possibility. At first, the official grain was sold to grain stores in various places.

Once the stolen goods are recovered, these grain banks will bear the brunt of the blow.

He who can open a grain line. If it is not a rich family, at least it is a small wealth, once these people find out that they not only can't keep what they got in exchange for real money, but also have to be held accountable, you can imagine how big a storm it will set off.

And if there is no grain to sell, what kind of panic will it cause among ordinary people when the news of the severe drought in Jiangnan and other places spreads......

If you change to a person who has a little compassion for the world, thinking of this, I am afraid that I will be unbearable, but Xiao Jingbei's experience since childhood has long made him give up kindness, not to mention, Feng Zhige is a person who never knows what compassion is, only does things according to preferences, he not only became close to Feng Zhige, but also has long been concerned about her, and it seems natural for his temperament to move closer to Feng Zhige.

Therefore, Xiao Jingbei responded: "Hmm." ”

Just this simple word made Old Man Han and Han Ling nod in unison with satisfaction.

I think that at the beginning, they didn't approve of Feng Zhige's marriage, but now it seems that Feng Zhige's vision is good, this Xiao Jingbei is for his complete trust in Feng Zhige, and his move to put Feng Zhige in the first place, it is better than Zhao Tiannan doesn't know much!

It's the cold season.

He was born in the Han family, but he had not been involved in the specific affairs of the Han family before, and he had always thought that his grandfather and father were loyal and patriotic people, but he suddenly made a subversive discovery, which made him a little difficult to accept for a while.

He can imagine that in the next Dawu Dynasty, the whole country will be in turmoil and the people will not be able to make a living......

"Grandfather, father......" Han Ji couldn't help but speak.

Old Man Han and Han Ling both set their eyes on Han Jiqi, and the solemnity and indifference in their eyes made Han Jiqi strange for a moment.

"Ji Qi, in the past, you didn't like restraint, and it was enough for your father to think that you would be an idle and rich person in the future, but since you yourself have the intention of fighting for it, you should get used to this kind of thing as soon as possible, do you think that your father and your grandfather can support the Han family under the coercion of the emperor for so many years, and they will be weak and benevolent people?" Han Ling said lightly, but the meaning contained in it made Han Ji Ji shudder.

Han Jiqi had never experienced this kind of thing, and it was normal for him to be a little dazed for a while, but after listening to Han Ling's words, he remembered his original intention of striving to become the "candidate", and he suppressed all the compassion that surged in his heart.

In any case, he must achieve his goal, otherwise, he will not even be able to get what he wants, and then talk about pity for others, isn't it a joke?

Thinking of this, Han Jiqi clenched his fists tightly, lowered his head to hide the light in his eyes, and said in a low voice: "Yes, father." ”

Feng Zhige glanced at Han Jiqi and stopped caring about him.

The Han family has come to this point, and Zhao Tiannan can't let go of the suspicion of the Han family in his heart no matter what, it can be said that the Han family has no way to retreat at all, if it can't take a step forward, then only the whole family will die.

Therefore, over the years, Old Man Han has obviously discovered that some local officials have colluded with important ministers in the DPRK to steal and sell honey, and he did not expose it, but watched silently, and did not hesitate to take Feng Yixuan's profits over the years from Han Qingyan to buy those official grains that flowed out.

Now, taking advantage of the opportunity brought by the drought in Jiangnan and other places, it is possible to seek further progress for the Han family.

As for that candidate. Since her father and brother think that the cold season is suitable, she naturally will not have any objections.

Merely......

Thinking of the strange feeling when Fang Cai Han Jiji's gaze occasionally fell on her, Feng Zhige's delicate eyebrows twisted slightly, and then let go.

If Han Jiqi thought that he could do whatever he wanted as long as he climbed to a high place, then she didn't hesitate to tell him how naïve he was.

This thought only flashed in Feng Zhige's heart, and then she left it behind.

I discussed some things with Old Man Han and Han Ling. Feng Zhi Gecai and Xiao Jingbei said goodbye together. Han Ling personally got up to see off the two.

Walking to the gate of the small courtyard, Feng Zhige raised his head and looked up at the two apricot trees that had grown very thick, but unexpectedly, the jasper hairpin that was obliquely inserted in his hair fell to the ground and broke into two. A piece of green silk was scattered as a result, and flew away with the gentle breeze that followed.

Obviously, no one expected this change.

Feng Zhige picked up the jasper hairpin, and there were two pieces of blue printed on the snow-white palm, although it made people feel refreshed when they looked at it. But there is no doubt that the hairpin can no longer be used.

Holding a handful of green silk together, Feng Zhige was about to tear off a piece of his sleeve and tie up his hair. But Han Ling, who was seeing him off on the side, suddenly took out a handful of hairbands of different colors from his sleeve, and then took a few steps forward and came to Feng Zhige's side.

"Sister, let my brother tie your hair for you. How is it? Han Ling looked at the various headbands in his hand, and there was a distant memory in his eyes.

Feng Zhige nodded slightly.

Once upon a time, she was still cold. When she was young, Han Ling didn't tie her hair a lot.

When Han Su was young, he didn't fully accept the people around him. Therefore, no one else was allowed to come near, even the servant women around her who groomed her.

But as the eldest lady of the Han family, she can't always be unkempt, so Han Ling, who was close to Han Su's body at that time, had to resist the heavy responsibility of binding Han Su's hair.

Han Ling was only five or six years older than Han Su, and he was still a young boy at that time, so it was impossible for him to make such a beautiful and complicated bun for Han Su, but after a long time, he did a good job of simply bunching his hair.

Now that I think about it, nearly fifty years have passed since then.

For a while, Feng Zhige and Han Ling were both inexplicably a little stunned, one was seriously taking care of the handful of green silk in front of him, and the other was slightly sour in his eyes.

Feng Zhige didn't expect that after so many years, Han Ling still didn't forget to bring a hairband on his body.

And Xiao Jingbei and Han Jiji, looking at this unbearable scene, the same doubts appeared in their hearts at the same time.

Feng Zhige, when did she have an intersection with Han Ling that they didn't know?

It is impossible for Old Man Han to casually recognize an inexplicable woman as his daughter, and it is impossible for Han Ling to accept a girl who is almost forty years younger than him as his sister without any awkwardness.

So, what kind of intersection would make them so?

No matter what the two of them thought, they couldn't come up with this answer.

Xiao Jingbei only thought about it for a while, and when he found that he couldn't think of a result, it would no longer be in vain, he looked at the handful of green silk that Han Ling was holding in his hand, and walked out suddenly.

Not far away, there were two personal servants who followed Xiao Jingbei to Hanfu, auspicious and wishful.

"What do you command?" Ji Xiang said respectfully.

Xiao Jingbei was silent for a while, then looked back at Feng Zhige again, and suddenly ordered: "Prepare more things that may be used at any time in the future, understand?" ”

Ji Xiang didn't understand what this brainless command meant, but after noticing Xiao Jingbei's glance at Feng Zhige, he immediately nodded: "The little one understands." ”

Ji Xiang was a little guy who had been with Xiao Jingbei for many years, and Xiao Jingbei finally nodded with satisfaction when he saw that he understood his mind so well.

As long as he thought that one day, he would be able to use his fingers to comb Feng Zhige's smooth green silk, and his heart was inexplicably hot.

Seeing that his own prince had returned to Mrs. Shizi's side, Ruyi, who had not been touching his head, wondered with his elbow and pushed the top auspicious, "Hey, what did the prince say, what did you mean?" ”

Ruyi has also followed Xiao Jingbei for many years, although he knows that his son speaks concisely, but he has never been so concise that people can't understand it at all like this time.

Hearing this, Ji Xiang turned his head to look at Ruyi, looked him up and down, and then asked seriously, "Do you know how you will die in the future?" ”

Ruyi not only didn't get an answer, but instead attracted such a question, and the doubts in his heart were even worse, and he still said: "I don't know." ”

He hasn't died, how can he know?

Jixiang shook his head, with an expression that he was hopeless, and then spit out a few words: "Stupid death!" ”

When Xiao Jingbei walked back to Feng Zhige's side, Han Ling had almost taken care of Feng Zhige's green silk, and his black and silky hair was tied into a ponytail by a blue hairband and hung down behind his head.

Han Ling glanced Feng Zhige up and down, and suddenly sighed: "This is my sister." ”

Except for Feng Zhige, no one knew why he had such feelings at the moment.

Feng Zhige's eyes flashed slightly when he heard this, patted Han Ling's shoulder slightly comfortingly, and then left with Xiao Jingbei.

Behind them, Han Ling and Han Jiji, father and son, both looked at their backs from afar and did not blink their eyes for a long time.

Han Ling was a little emotional, his sister not only really returned to the world, but also got married.

And in the cold season, he looked at the figures walking side by side, and there was hidden anger in his eyes.

Isn't his original intention to fight for this qiē just to stop the song of Feng, but why, now the one who can walk with her openly and honestly will be Xiao Jingbei? (To be continued.) )