When the snow was falling outside the gate, there were also two snowfalls in Xiling.

However, the streets and alleys of Bongam have long been devoid of snow, and after the snow has fallen, they are immediately cleaned, and only the houses are covered with a layer of snow.

Pei Shiqing of the North Courtyard stood by the window, looking thoughtfully at the small pond covered with snow outside the window.

He was sent to Xiling by the Northern Court to serve as a supervisor.

But his mission here is not just to oversee the army.

To be more precise, the position of overseer was of little importance to him, and the most important thing was to collect more money from Xiling and transport it back to Kyoto.

Of course, he knew that at such a time, even one or two pieces of silver from Xiling would be a weakening of Xiling's strength, but he was just a dog who was ordered to run errands.

There may not be any reward for doing a good job, but if you can't do what you need to do according to your master's instructions, then this head will definitely not be able to keep it.

The Yuwen clan has begun to migrate to Kannai.

In addition to the lineage, the Yuwen family will also migrate into the customs, and there are more than 400 people in the old and young, divided into three batches.

The first group was the first group of young people in the clan to go to the fiefdom to prepare, and the second group was the old and young people in the clan who set off to go.

And Uncle Meng, who has been in charge of the Yuwen family's wealth, is the last batch.

When the old Marquis of Yuwen set out to enter Beijing, Hu Cao, the capital protector, had already begun to hand over to the Yuwen family, and all the assets of the Yuwen family, such as fields, houses, shops, horse farms and mines, would be registered in the accounts and rushed into the household Cao, these assets were not easy to count, and it was not possible to complete the full acceptance in ten days and half a month.

In fact, when the first snow fell in Xiling, the assets were only more than half counted.

However, the antique calligraphy, painting, gold, silver and jewelry in the Hou Mansion were packed and packed early, and these belongings were originally sent directly to the household Cao, but because of the appearance of Pei Shiqing, these belongings were finally transported to the Fenggan Mansion Post House.

Whether it is General Hei Yu or Xiling, Yao Mubai is dissatisfied, and Pei Shiqing wants to transport all the Yuwen family assets back to Kyoto, but behind Pei Shiqing is Princess Musk Yue, and Princess Musk Yue is the pearl of the saint's palm, and the purpose of collecting this money is also to build a royal temple for the saint, even General Hei Yu is powerless to stop Pei Shiqing's actions.

"My lord, Yao Duhu asks to see you!" The voice of a subordinate came from outside the door.

Pei Shiqing turned around and said, "Please!" ”

Yao Mubai, who was dressed in a big hat, walked into the house, and Pei Shiqing had already said with a smile: "Lord Du Hu has worked hard, come here, serve tea!" ”

Yao Mubai untied the big slur, and a servant had already come up to take it and hang it up.

After taking a seat, Yao Mubai said, "I don't know what Lord Shiqing has summoned him?" ”

"That's a big deal." Pei Shiqing understood Yao Mubai's emotions.

According to Pei Shiqing's meaning, in the inventory process, the Yuwen family's fields, houses, shops, etc. can be sold as soon as possible, and the silver sold will nominally rush to the household Cao, but secretly it will be transferred to this side.

The Metropolitan Protectorate not only has to help the North Courtyard loot money, but also carries a cauldron for the North Courtyard.

"Lord Yao, you have made great contributions to the court this time, and I will definitely show your merits to Her Royal Highness the Princess." Pei Shiqing said with a smile: "I invite you to come today, there is one."

I want to figure it out. Picked up the two letters that had been prepared on the case a long time ago, and handed them to Yao Mubai: "Has Lord Yao read these two letters?" ”

Yao Mubai took the letter, the letter had already been opened, he took out the letterhead, only glanced at it a few times, his face changed suddenly, and said, "Lord Squire, what is this .....?" ”

"I sent someone to Yuwenhou Mansion a few days ago." Pei Shiqing said with a smile: "These two letters were found in the study of the old marquis of Yuwen, I heard that many people have seen these two letters, but it turns out that Lord Yao has not seen them before." ”

Yao Mubai said: "When the Xiling family sacrificed to the mountain, the Yuwen family suddenly attacked and killed the Zhen family's father and son, accused of colluding with the Wutuo people. I also heard that at that time, the old Marquis Yuwen took out evidence in public, and it seems that these two secret letters originally fell into the hands of Lord Shiqing. ”

"Although the old marquis attacked the Zhen family without first informing the court, it is against the law of the country, but he is loyal to the country after all." Pei Shiqing said calmly: "For these two letters, I don't know what Lord Du Hu thinks?" ”

"I wonder what Lord Squire means?" Yao Mubai knew very well in his heart that Pei Shiqing suddenly took out these two secret letters today, and he must have a plan, he didn't understand Pei Shiqing's intentions for a while, and he didn't easily express his opinions.

Pei Shiqing said with a smile: "The evidence is conclusive, and the Zhen family's defection to the enemy is naturally an unforgivable crime. ”

"Did the imperial court send someone to investigate?" Yao Mubai sighed slightly before he said: "The father and son of the Zhen family have been killed, and the Zhen family has no leader, it is said that the Zhen family is panicked and does not know what the court will do." ”

Pei Shiqing said with a smile: "Early this morning, I just received an order from the sage that Lord Yao should personally handle this matter. You are the protector of Xiling, and you are most familiar with the situation in Xiling, and it is up to you to decide how to deal with the Zhen family. ”

Yao Mubai was surprised: "The sage let his subordinates deal with it? This..... Lord Shiqing, although the Zhen family defected to the enemy and committed treason, after all, the imperial court has not sent someone to investigate thoroughly, and there is no will to say that the Zhen family is a traitor and traitor. In addition, the title of the Zhen family has not been taken away, logically speaking, the Zhen family is still the marquis of the Tang Dynasty, although his subordinates are the protectors of Xiling, they can ..... But how can you directly dispose of the Marquis of Faluo? ”

Pei Shiqing smiled and said, "That's why these two letters will be handed over to you, and it will be up to you to thoroughly investigate the Zhen family." Of course, it is a fact that the Zhen family defected to the enemy and committed treason, and the so-called thorough investigation is just a formality, and with these two ironclad pieces of incriminating evidence, the Zhen family has no way to refute it. After a pause, he said, "I invited you here today, not to determine the Zhen family's crimes, but to discuss with you how to deal with the Zhen family." The sage's message, you will deal with the Zhen family, I don't know what the plan of Lord Du Hu is? ”

"I really don't know what to do about it." Yao Mubai sighed: "Can Lord Shiqing give me advice?" ”

"I'm the same as Lord Duhu, I eat the court's food, and I only obey the court's will to run errands." Pei Shiqing said calmly: "But when the sage's message came early this morning, Her Royal Highness the princess also sent someone to deliver a letter at the same time. This time, he took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it over: "Lord Yao may wish to take a look." ”

Yao Mubai took it with both hands, carefully took out the letterhead, looked at it carefully, and then returned the letterhead to Pei Shiqing, and said with a wry smile: "Since Her Royal Highness the princess has a way to deal with it, we will follow it." ”

"Your Excellency is wrong." Pei Shiqing said: "What the princess gave was just a suggestion, and it didn't make us have to do it. Since the saint will dispose of the Zhen family's rights

The power is handed over to Lord Yao, then everything will be done according to Lord Yao's wishes. The princess sent someone to send this letter, it is nothing more than that we are worried that we have made a mistake, and it is most appropriate to deal with it in this way, as for whether to do this, it depends on Lord Yao's intentions, if Lord Yao has a better way, it will naturally follow your wishes. ”

Yao Mubai smiled faintly: "The construction of the Royal Temple is just to transport the assets of the Yuwen family to Kyoto, I am afraid there is still a gap, if the Zhen family is confiscated, the cost of building the Royal Temple is not only more than enough, but also a lot more may be sent to the treasury for the deployment of Murong in Southern Xinjiang." ”

Pei Shiqing said with a smile: "Lord Yao is really wise. Yes, the cost of building the royal temple requires more than three million taels of silver, and if these expenses can be raised in Xiling, there is no need to use the silver of the imperial court, then it is naturally better. ”

"Lord Squire, it seems that you really want to sweep Xiling away on this trip." Yao Mubai said sarcastically: "The wealth of the Yuwen family and the Zhen family were sent to Kyoto, so should the Fan family also copy it together?" ”

Pei Shiqing frowned, and said lightly: "The Fan family is a hero of the imperial court, and they have secretly shown their loyalty to the imperial court many years ago. They not only assisted General Hei Yu to return to Xiling, but also took the initiative to ask to move into the customs, which is a great loyal minister, how can they steal the Fan family? ”

At this time, someone had already brought tea, Pei Shiqing picked up the teacup, tasted it and said: "I heard that the Fan family and the family of Fan County donated 500,000 taels of silver together to recruit troops and horses for General Hei Yu, has General Hei Yu ever mentioned this to Lord Yao?" ”

"There's this." Yao Mubai said: "The Fan family wants to move into the customs, but the other families in Fan County still have to stay in Xiling, donating silver for General Heiyu to recruit troops and horses, even if they garrison Xiling, they are actually protecting them." After a pause, he suddenly smiled and said, "Can Lord Squire receive an invitation from Chang Renhou?" ”

Pei Shiqing bowed his head and said, "I just received it two days ago. Mrs. Fan's eighties, and it happened to be on the day of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, which is really a coincidence. ”

"After the beginning of the year, the Fan family is going to move into the customs, and this time Chang Renhou is in the name of the old lady's 80th birthday, and he just invites us to go, which is a farewell banquet." Yao Mubai stroked his beard and said: "The Fan family is a century-old family in Xiling, and now that they are leaving Xiling, they also hope to leave Xiling more decently." General Hei Yu and I both received invitations, and he knew that Lord Shiqing had already come to Xiling, so he also invited you to the banquet, just to see the scenery before leaving. ”

"It's cold, and it's even colder on the other side of Fanjun." Pei Shiqing sighed: "I am from the south, and I can't bear the cold, although I received the invitation, I haven't decided to go." ”

Yao Mubai smiled: "Lord Shiqing, this is wrong. Aren't you worried about the cost of building the Royal Temple? If you go in person this time and give Chang Renhou enough face, he will be moved, maybe he can donate 500,000 taels of silver to build the royal temple, even if there are no 500,000 taels, 100,000 taels of silver should always be to honor you. ”

"Oh?" Pei Shiqing naturally heard the slightest ridicule in Yao Mubai's words, and he didn't care, and said with a smile: "If you go to the party, you can get 100,000 taels of silver, even if you go to the soup and the fire, you have to go, for the sake of the saint and the princess, you don't hesitate to break your bones, not to mention just going to participate in Mrs. Fan's birthday." ”