Chapter 103: Rip-off

If the Ying Wangfu really has the intention of plotting for the throne, it must be prepared with both hands. One hand is to seek power by means of government, and the other hand is to use force to prevent accidents. Either way, money is definitely needed.

Especially by means of force, they need funds, food, and possibly armaments and uniforms, and it is really easy to keep the grain produced in the more than 9,000 acres of land in the small long house and a part of the cotton for their own use. If you add the grain produced in other industries or something, whether this material is kept for your own use or transported to other places to sell for money, the value is very considerable.

Xiao Changfang seems to be determined to follow King Ying's mansion. It's no wonder that since the shipwreck that year, they have made a feud with the Guangping Wang's family, in contrast, the Ying Wangfu still has the kindness to help Zhao Jiong get rid of the crime, although it didn't work, but the love is still there. If it is said that King Guangping was injured on the battlefield, it is really related to Zhao Jue, he and King Guangping have no possibility of getting along, even if other princes take the throne, he may be exposed to the truth, and then lose his official position, and there will be no day to turn over. In order to keep his glory and wealth, and also to regain the former scenery, Xiao Changfang followed the Ying Wangfu to the dark, which is really not surprising at all.

Taking out his own property to raise money and food for King Ying's mansion, it is difficult for outsiders to find out what they are doing, and at the same time, it also improves his status in King Ying's heart. Those stewards are actually people sent by King Ying's Mansion, right? At the same time, they are also taking care of several other secret properties in the Ying Palace. As for the so-called fake account, it may not be fake at all, it is the real account presented to Xiao Changfang. The lack of money is all filial piety to the Ying Wangfu, and this part of the accounts is naturally set up in a separate volume, and it will not be handed over to Xiao Changfang. If it weren't for Zongfang Zhao Yu in the name of Xiaochangfang Zhao Ze. Suddenly, when they went over to ask for the account book, those people thought that Xiao Changfang had learned that he had been expelled from the clan, and felt that he could not keep these fields, and wanted to calculate the accounts clearly, and probably gave a different version of the so-called "account book".

Those people were caught, and they didn't panic. Because they knew they would be saved. Anyway, the Zhao clan didn't arrest people because they discovered the truth of the matter, it was purely just to seize the property. It was the property of the small long house that was taken away. It is not owned by King Ying's mansion, and they can't interfere in it.

Zhao Xiu explained his analysis to Zhao Wei one by one, and Zhao Wei suddenly realized. The face is not easy to look at.

Fortunately, the whole clan has already expelled Xiao Changfang, otherwise they will participate in the rebellion, and the incident will really affect the whole clan in the future.

But it's about the throne. Xiao Erfang was one of the members of the royalist party. Be sure to inform the King of Guangping in the capital. Zhao Wei couldn't tell if his grandmother Zhang wrote a letter to King Guangping, but he felt that he should also write a letter to Gao Zhen, the son of King Guangping. He wants to tell his sister's analysis and the information he has investigated, so that the other party can be more vigilant.

If the Ying Palace's mansion was just accumulating wealth, it might just be to raise funds for the throne, but if they accumulated food, it was very likely that they would raise a group of armed forces. This must not be left unguarded.

The brother and sister nested in Zhao Xiu's room and studied head to head for a long time. Only then did I write a letter, explain everything clearly, and make sure that there was nothing missing, so I sealed it tightly and took it to my grandmother.

Zhang had just written a letter and was instructing a confidant to send the letter to the capital on horseback overnight and hand it over to His Royal Highness King Guangping.

Zhao Wei hurriedly said: "Grandmother, grandson also has a letter to the son." ”

Zhang looked at the envelope in his hand, and then looked at the expression on his granddaughter's face, suddenly understood something, and smiled faintly: "That's fine." So he gave both letters to the family member and told him to set out at once.

When the letter was sent, the three ancestors and grandchildren of the Zhang family breathed a sigh of relief. After that, I will leave it to His Royal Highness the King of Guangping and the nobles in the palace, their family is old and small, and they really can't do anything.

The chaos in the clan continues. Zhao Yu is not as well-informed as the ancestor of the second room, and it was not until this time that he heard about the escape route of the "stewards and subordinates of the small long house", but it was several days late, and it was too late to chase him, so he could only admit that he was unlucky. But he still believed in his mind that the missing silver in the account must have been taken by these people, and they fled in a hurry, and there was no time to take the silver with them, maybe they had hidden their things? He began to ask people about the places they frequented on weekdays, or the relatives and friends with whom they had good friends, in order to find out where the silver might be hidden.

Liu Ying still maintained an eerie calm, and Zhao Ze was still worried about holding a book in the room, and he couldn't read a word at all. Zhao Jing and his wife were always wary of them, and seeing that they were so honest, not only did they not rest assured, but they became more vigilant. Zhao Jing began to persuade his father to act more low-key, although the Zhao family is definitely a big family in Fengxian, but now it is declining, many big families have begun to not take the Zhao family in their eyes, and the new Taozhi County does not like Zhao Yu to act, and he is too high-profile to do things, and he will pull hatred.

Zhao Yu was persuaded twice by his son, and gradually calmed down. The silver that was embezzled by those stewards in Xiao Changfang may really not be able to get it back, even if it is returned, if Xiao Changfang wants to get it back, can he still refuse? It's only to blame him for acting too high-profile, if he acts quietly, the money is in hand, and Xiao Changfang will not know, and then he can cheapen himself. Zhao Yu regretted it, but quickly cheered up again. There are still a lot of industries under the name of the small long house in Beijing, and many of them are to be classified as public middle schools, and he still has a chance.

At this moment, the people from the outer sixth room came over with two people from the small long room. These two subordinates did not manage the fields, but followed Zhao Ze south. The people in the outer six rooms caught them on the dock outside the city, and found a letter from them, it was Zhao Ze who wrote down the details of Xiao Changfang's departure from the clan, as well as the fact that the steward was suspected of making false accounts and embezzling money, and Zhao Yu was actively pursuing it, and intended to report it to the grandmother Niu clan in the capital to know, and asked her to decide what to do in the future, and also asked her to prepare early, because the team sent by the clan to the capital to recover the property had already set off.

As soon as Zhao Yu saw this letter, his face was also difficult to look at. Zhao Ze was expelled from the second room, and he took in the other party. As a result, the other party reported to him that he was the first to report to the home. If the Niu family gets the news, they will hide most of their property first. Aren't they the ones who suffer? Moreover, what Zhao Ze said in the letter also had the meaning of informing, it seemed that he was complaining to the Niu family that Zhao Yu was not good for protecting his nephew and grandson, and failed to prevent the clansmen from leaving the clan, and also intended to get involved in the property of the small Changfang.

Zhao Yu looked at the slightly sneering expressions on the faces of the people in the outer six rooms, and the anger in his heart became more and more intense. When Zhao Ze rushed to hear the news, he pointed his nose and scolded him as soon as he entered the door: "I protect you everywhere." Doesn't it annoy you? Your family is not honest and greedy for money, I see that you are young and have nothing to do, so I will help you recover the silver that was embezzled. I'm being treated like a bad guy by you. In that case, what should I worry about? You might as well leave my place as soon as possible, so as to save yourself from being dirty and a noble son from a big family like you?! ”

Zhao Ze was stunned by the scolding, but he also felt aggrieved in addition to being stunned. He was young. But not stupid. Whether Zhao Yu was using him or caring, he could see it. But Zhao Yu is an elder, and in front of his relatives, he is not easy to refute, so he can only bear Zhao Yu's scolding silently and tearfully.

He was so cowardly that he didn't even snort. After Zhao Yu scolded for a long time, he couldn't scold anymore, so he could only order someone to send him back to the guest house. also instructed: "Let Brother Ze study in peace without my nod." Don't let him out of the hospital one step! ”

Zhao Ze was sent back to the guest house, and there were two more powerful male servants in front of the door, he really couldn't get out, and even the subordinates who followed him from the capital only left two girls to take care of his diet and daily life, and the rest of the people were resettled, and they couldn't be contacted at all. Zhao Ze is equivalent to being placed under house arrest, he is really scared in his heart, where can he still study?

In the evening, Liu Ying didn't know what to use and came to the guest house. When she entered the house, she scolded Zhao Ze: "What letter do you send if you have nothing to do?" Why don't you tell me and make your own decisions? Now that even I have it in front of Master Yu, my speech is not as effective as before, it is really a big deal for my wife! ”

Zhao Ze's eyes were red, although he had been scolded a lot since he was a child, but Liu Ying was just a girl, why should he scold him? He pouted and said, "There are so many important things that have happened, how can you not tell your grandmother?" Could it be true that the people of the clan want to go to Beijing and steal the family's property?! ”

Liu Ying stomped her feet and said, "How can I be so confused? The letter has been sent out a long time ago, and this letter is superfluous! Of course, when she sent the letter, the fake account had not yet been exposed, and it was appropriate to send another one, but it was not good to be discovered. Anyway, the people from the Ying Palace's mansion have fled, and they will definitely report the latest news.

Zhao Ze was surprised and anxious: "Have you sent a letter?" Then why don't you tell me? ”

"It's inconvenient to travel between the inner house and the outer courtyard, can I still tell you everything?" Liu Ying said impatiently, "I said that my brother should study with peace of mind, and my brother will only study, and I will do things outside, so don't do anything superfluous." As long as you still live in the house of this clan, you are still a child of the Zhao family, and the people below will act cheaper. If you provoke Master Yu again, he will kick you out in a fit of anger and call us subordinates what will we do? So, it's better to be honest, and don't worry about the rest! ”

Liu Ying left quickly, and Zhao Ze sat in the house depressed, feeling very aggrieved, but he didn't dare to disobey Liu Ying's words, so he could only swallow his anger.

Perhaps it was Liu Ying's letter that played a role, and the people sent by the clan to the capital to recover the property encountered a setback, and the Niu family transferred part of the property in time, claiming that it had been sold in order to supplement the family in the past few years, and at the same time she refused to hand over the title deed of more than 9,000 acres of fertile land in Fengxian, let alone accept the matter of leaving the clan. The clansmen told her of the decision of the clan assembly, and said that the Qin family and the Qian family had already been informed, and no one had any objections, and the government had changed the household registration of Xiao Changfang, and Jingzhao Yamen also received a letter from Fengxian Zhi County, officially removing Xiao Changfang from the list of members of the original Nanhou Mansion. Of course, this is related to whether Zhao Jiong and Zhao Jue are not the descendants of the Duke of Jiannan County, so the people of the Yamen do not dare to be careless, they have to report to the court and the emperor, and wait until the emperor nods his head to give permission, and the procedure of leaving the clan is completed.

The emperor is now busy with the matter of selecting the prince, and his health is not very good, as long as someone in the court helps to suppress this kind of "small matter", the emperor will not react for a while. But if he didn't nod, the Niu clan had the confidence not to admit the matter of leaving the clan, and the people in Beijing really didn't know what to do, and in the end, all they could get was the so-called title deed of the only remaining 4,000 acres of clan land.

When the news came back to Fengxian, Zhao Yu and the rest of the clan were very dissatisfied with the result, and planned to fight Xiao Changfang to the end. The grandchildren of the second room are very calm. They have received a handwritten letter from Gao Zhen, the prince of Guangping, saying that the king of Guangping has known about what they have reported, and has informed the relevant people in the court and China that they will pay attention to the dynamics of the Ying Wangfu, so that the ancestors and grandchildren of the Zhang family do not have to worry.

The ancestors and grandchildren of the Zhang family are really no longer worried, and they are not interested in participating in the matter of Xiao Changfang and the clansmen. At this time, the time has entered the end of September. Zhao Wei decided to participate in next year's children's exam, and under the supervision of his husband, he was making the final sprint four months before the exam. Zhao Xiu showed her housekeeping ability within a few months of her grandmother's absence, and Zhang was very satisfied, began to teach her more things, and also tried to hand over some of the housework to her, leaving her to take care of it alone.

Zhao Xiu really has a little power, and she feels as if she has a little say in front of her grandmother. She was wondering if she should mention open source to her grandmother. (To be continued......)