In fact, since these officials came in, the old apprentice noticed that the state of the sheep shopkeeper was wrong, his nerves were nervous, his face was pale, and his breath was short, it seemed that he already felt bad as soon as these officials entered the door! But I didn't expect to pass out so quickly.

"Hey! Sheep shopkeeper, don't play dead for me! I've encountered this kind of thing a lot! Come on, go to the account room for me to search, if you don't have money, take something, and if you don't have it, arrest his wife and daughter for me! The official at the head seemed to have long been accustomed to this situation, and shouted unhappily. Because he encountered this kind of thing every day, and the merchants tried their best to avoid him, he was also very annoyed, and he could not finish his errand, and it was difficult to explain it when he went back.

"Collect taxes, what are you doing arresting other people's wives and daughters?" Zhu Xiaobao asked in a low voice, although he and the old apprentice were very sympathetic to the sheep shopkeeper, but they didn't make a move, to be exact, they were suppressed by the old apprentice, Zhu Xiaobao originally wanted to stand up and speak up!

"It's not easy, take the money to ransom people! If you don't have money and can't pay your taxes, you will be transferred to the Qinglou, sell yourself to pay off your debts, and when you pay off your debts, you can come back! But as far as I know, once you get to the Qinglou, few can come back! The old apprentice also whispered.

At this time, those officials searched through the boxes and cabinets, and came back to report: "Qiqi is the head, and he found less than two taels of silver, and his wife and children are not there." The guy said he had moved out a long time ago......"

"Okay, you Diao people, you have already let your wife take the money away! It doesn't matter, come here, bring me the sheep shopkeeper back, throw him in prison, and wait for his wife to take the money to ransom him! The leader shouted a little angrily.

"You guys, don't you let him wait for death, he is already like this! Besides, if you take the sheep shopkeeper away, this store will not be able to operate, and it will still not be able to pay taxes next month......" Zhu Xiaobao couldn't hold back anymore at this time, and asked with a frown.

"Humph! I don't care, I just need to get the money now! Hey? Who are you? Take out the ID card and I'll take a look! The official snorted disdainfully, and then suddenly saw that Zhu Xiaobao and the old apprentice were very faced, and the two of them were not afraid at all when they sat there, unlike the other guests, who hurriedly finished eating and left. So he asked vigilantly.

"Huh! We are from Lord Jinggan's house, we went out on a long trip, and we just came back! The old apprentice said with a smile, and the identity card in his hand was also changed, it turned out that Jing Gan, who resold the female warrior, was not dead yet, and Murong Feng also asked him about some things in the imperial city before going out.

"Lord Jinggan? Didn't you say missing? You ...... "This official knows something about Jinggan, and he is also a high-ranking official around the emperor!" So as soon as I saw this identity card, my face changed, and I said with a little hesitation.

"Alas! Yes, we're just going to find out the whereabouts of my family! No, I've been running outside for more than half a year, but I didn't expect to encounter this as soon as I came back," the old apprentice pretended to be very depressed and said.

"That's it! You let go of the sheep shopkeeper, and we will help him out of his money, you are going too far! As soon as Zhu Xiaobao saw the face of this official, he knew that he had been suppressed, after all, Jing Gan's official position was too high, even if he was missing, the deterrent power should not be underestimated! So Zhu Xiaobao said indifferently, not looking at this official directly.

"Yes, yes, yes! That's great, the old sheep's head is really shit luck, you help him pay, and it saves us trouble, in fact, we don't want to do this! Hehe, it's a total of seventeen taels of silver, and two taels were found in his account just now, and now it's only fifteen taels enough! This official was overjoyed, he didn't expect that the people in Lord Jinggan's mansion were rich, and they were more than a dozen taels of silver as soon as they made a move.

The old apprentice calmly took out fifteen taels of silver from his arms, and these officials immediately left simply and went to the next family to collect taxes! The old apprentice asked the two guys to help the sheep shopkeeper up, and silently punched an internal strength in his back, and the sheep shopkeeper woke up leisurely.

After understanding what happened, the sheep shopkeeper's gratitude Dade knelt on the ground and thanked him again and again, which was equivalent to saving his life!

"Hehe, don't worry about it, the sheep shopkeeper, you can tell us about the recent situation in the imperial city! In addition, give us these two bowls of mutton soup to heat up, just now after such a fuss, this mutton soup is cold! The old apprentice smiled and helped up the sheep shopkeeper, since he came to the Imperial City, he had to carefully understand the various situations in these Imperial Cities, and also understand the more detailed situation of the Southern Zirui Kingdom. A lot of the real situation can only be understood through these low-level ordinary people.

In the conversation with the sheep shopkeeper, Zhu Xiaobao was a little uncomfortable, but he didn't expect Nan Zirui Kingdom to become so downtrodden, even worse than the information he had, originally said that it was a strong foreign cadre, but now it seems that it can't even be counted as a strong foreign cadre! Originally, this was a good thing for Zhu Xiaobao, but Zhu Xiaobao's heart was still very depressed, after all, this was established by his father Yu Wanqiang, and it was Zirui Kingdom that could be compared with the Great Xia Kingdom, but I didn't expect that it had become unrecognizable in less than ten years!

Before leaving, the shopkeeper was very grateful and asked for the name of Engong repeatedly, and Zhu Xiaobao whispered in his ear: "My name is Zhu Xiaobao, and I am also a cook!" ”

"Little treasures? Cook? Yes? …… Isn't that ......" The sheep shopkeeper sounded a little familiar, and after thinking about it carefully, he couldn't help but be shocked, and fled with his men overnight, this time he really didn't want the small shop.

Coming out of the sheep soup restaurant, the two got into the carriage, and after walking for a long time, they saw from the window that those officials were really walking back with a few women tied behind the horse......

"Alas! Unexpectedly, Nan Zirui Kingdom has fallen into such a situation, Yu Shi'an is really doing nothing! But those big hotels are still brightly lit? Is their business still so good? Not worried about the increase in taxes at all? Zhu Xiaobao sighed, he couldn't do anything about these people who were arrested, but he couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw that those big hotels were still doing thriving business, and those green houses were also doing hot business!

"Don't you understand, most of those big hotels are opened by those dignitaries, or they have already been set up here in the government, and they can't pay much money! The tighter the fighting, the more business is booming in these establishments, because these people don't know what the future holds, so they are all hurrying to have fun in time! The old apprentice also shook his head and sighed, he has extremely rich experience in traveling south and north, and this kind of thing has happened several times!

"Hey, hey! It seems that it is necessary for me to hurry up and take down the South Zirui Kingdom, and it is my duty to save the people from fire and water! "Zhu Xiaobao decided not to delay any longer, and he will go to the inner courtyard of the palace tonight.

Yu Shi'an is in a very good mood today, since the launch of the 'war preparation tax', the immediate results, there will be some money immediately, and now the tight financial situation has eased a little, although the generals are full of complaints, but they also sent troops to help build fortifications.

Yu Shi'an has a bottom line in his heart, although he doesn't expect to attack, he is still sure of defense, after all, there are still so many loyal ministers and good generals under his hands. If there is a real fight, can those big families sit still? It's not that you have to contribute all your private soldiers, and the troops will not be much worse at that time, after all, it is easier to defend than to attack, and there will be many fewer casualties!

There are a few concubines sitting next to him, and there are a group of dancing girls dancing to cheer up, Yu Shi'an's life is still very comfortable, he has nothing else to do, he just likes to drink, while enjoying singing and dancing, while drinking and eating, this is the greatest enjoyment of life in his opinion! And his alcohol consumption is very good, every time several concubines are drunk and can't wake up, and the last one who can still sit can be lucky enough to sleep at night. Yu Shi'an's way of choosing a bed partner is also very unique!

Zhu Xiaobao and the old apprentice thought that if they wanted to enter the palace, it would definitely be a little difficult, but they didn't expect it to be very easy, and Zhu Xiaobao relied on the 'phantom magic phase' and jumped forward. Although the old apprentice can't be so easy, his cultivation is profound, flying eaves, walking on walls, and climbing wall tiles are his strengths.

Entering the periphery of the palace, there were still a lot of Janissaries patrolling back and forth, a total of eight groups, patrolling back and forth. When they arrived in the inner courtyard, there were only two squads.

And to Zhu Xiaobao's surprise, the cultivation of these Praetorian Guards is not very high, many people only have the cultivation of second-level martial artists, and the leader is a first-level martial artist, and there is not even a big martial artist, which makes Zhu Xiaobao and the old apprentice a little surprised, is it possible that such a big Nanzirui Kingdom can't even find a few great martial artists?

The old apprentice was a little vigilant, and after repeated observation and induction, he was sure that there were no other masters in ambush, so he and Zhu Xiaobao entered the inner mansion dormitory.

When you enter the inner house, there is no Praetorian Guard, instead there are some eunuchs, these eunuchs are specifically responsible for protecting the inner house, they have all practiced martial arts since childhood, and they are also very loyal to Yu Shi'an! These people are still somewhat successful, most of them are first-class martial artists, and several leading eunuchs are still the cultivation of great martial artists, and they are also around forty years old, which is the most prosperous period of their youth. There were as many as twenty of them. They basically surrounded this inner house, and it was really difficult to avoid them from entering!

"Hey, hey! It's up to me, Master, you come with me, and we'll go in through the passage in the back kitchen! The defense is the weakest there! It's like this inside the palace! The old apprentice said very experienced, he used to enter the inner courtyard of the palace in order to steal food, and he didn't miss a single time, so he was very confident!

"You really can, in order to eat, you actually take such a big risk!" Zhu Xiaobao also sighed sincerely, I am afraid that the old apprentice who likes to enjoy food the most in the world has to be ranked first!

"Alas! It's really memorable! The old apprentice also sighed reminiscingly, that kind of life is still quite fun!

Sure enough, in the back kitchen, there were only four guards and eunuchs guarding, who were not only responsible for guarding, but also followed the little eunuch who served the food into the inside, in case there would be any accidents.

The old apprentice took Zhu Xiaobao and waited at the entrance of the passage, and as soon as the little eunuch who passed the food came out, he was knocked down by the old apprentice, and the guard eunuch behind him also fell to the ground. Zhu Xiaobao's heart is still a little unhappy!

The two changed into the clothes of eunuchs, and arrived at the room where Yu Shi'an was drinking and enjoying himself. There were four guard eunuchs standing not far behind Yu Shi'an, these four people were also a little lax, and they didn't pay much attention to the two who just came in, and when the old apprentice put the dishes on the table, he felt that something was wrong, the usual little eunuchs were served on their knees, respectful, and honestly afraid, but why did this eunuch bend down and serve it, and when the old apprentice turned around, he still had a beard!

The four guard eunuchs were about to do it immediately, but they didn't expect the old apprentice's speed to be too fast, the paper was light, and the three guard eunuchs stood there without moving, and the other one was stopped by Zhu Xiaobao, this time the strength was very suitable, and he didn't waste the others! The two of them didn't quit, they actually stood with the four stunned guard eunuchs, looking at Yu Shi'an who was more than ten steps away!

At this time, Yu Shi'an's feast also came to an end, and five of the six concubines were already drunk, and the remaining one was also shaky, barely able to support it.

"Stand down, all of you!" Yu Shi'an waved his hand and made those dancing girls retreat, and then smiled very proudly: "Concubine Ming, it's really you again!" You're still the best drinker! Hahahaha......"

"Multi-...... Thank you, Your Majesty! The concubine also said vaguely, and wanted to stand up steaming, she was very excited, just because her alcohol was better, she had been pampered more than a dozen times these days, if she could conceive a grand, wouldn't she be able to ascend to the sky in one step? If Yu Shi'an hadn't been able to give birth to a boy and a girl for so many years, so these concubines all wanted to grab the first child, and that would be the most powerful heir to the throne!

"Good! Good! Good! Let the lights go out outside, and the widow will go to bed! Get out of here, too! Yu Shi'an waved his hand and let the eunuchs and palace maids who were waiting go out, and the guards and eunuchs outside also understood the meaning, immediately extinguished the lanterns, and then retreated a certain distance to continue to be on duty, because some of His Majesty's movements and sounds could not be heard by them!

Don't look at the fact that there are still a lot of palace maids and eunuchs in this dormitory, but no one noticed that there were two more eunuchs behind Yu Shi'an, because they were all respectful, bowing their heads and eyes, and they didn't dare to look up directly, even if they quit the dormitory, they also withdrew step by step with their heads down......

"Aifei, come...... Waiting for the widow to change clothes! "Yu Shi'an's amount of alcohol is very good, he is still very sober after drinking so much, and now he is helping Concubine Ming to walk on the dragon bed. On the dragon bed, the light was dim, Yu Shi'an was preparing to enjoy Concubine Ming's service, and his mouth was still muttering: "Concubine Ming, why do you have so much strength today, why is your hair still sticking to your face?" No, what are you holding my hand for? ”

"Sting!" As soon as he sounded, Yu Shi'an felt that his face was hot, and then it turned out to be on fire, Zhu Xiaobao found a match on his face very casually, and then lit an oil lamp, and put it on the head of the bed. What's even more infuriating is that there is a smiling young man who is sitting on Concubine Ming's buttocks, and Concubine Ming is already lying there at this time, and her mouth is still drooling......

And Yu Shi'an only realized at this time that he couldn't move anymore, although his cultivation was a first-level martial artist, his combat effectiveness was extremely low, and he had cultivated to this point completely by relying on the talent of the divine beast bloodline!

"Tsk, you enjoy your life very much, I envy you a little! I have to say that being a faint gentleman is the most enjoyable! Zhu Xiaobao said with a smile.

"Who are you, you dare to trespass into the palace, you are going to be exterminated by the Nine Clans!" Yu Shi'an was still threatening in a low voice, he couldn't speak loudly, and the old apprentice was still pinching his neck!

"Hey! Wake up, what exterminate the nine clans? I'll let you cut off your children first! The kitchen knife in Zhu Xiaobao's hand slapped directly on Yu Shi'an's face, and it was cold, which immediately made Yu Shi'an sober up, and his life was now in the hands of others.

"What do you want? Take whatever you want in the palace! Including these palace maids! "Yu Shi'an is very generous, and even those concubines are given away.

"Hey, Yu Shi'an! Know me? The two of us are relatives, and I have to call you cousin! Zhu Xiaobao grinned.

"Relatives? You...... Who are you? Yu Shi'an took a closer look at Zhu Xiaobao at this time, not to mention that it was really a little similar, but Zhu Xiaobao was more spiritual than him, and he could faintly feel the killing aura of the White Tiger clan from his body, and this killing aura was even more powerful than Yu Shichang's, although it was deeply hidden, but as a member of the White Tiger clan, Yu Shi'an could still feel it, and he couldn't help but shout in horror: "You ...... You won't be that...... Yu Xiaobao? ”

"Haha, I said, we are relatives, and sure enough, we recognized it immediately! Cousin, little brother is so polite! Zhu Xiaobao said with a smile, and arched his hand at Yu Shi'an.

"You, you...... What do you want? I'll tell you, the assassination against you is not my idea, if you want to find it, go to Yu Shichang......" Yu Shi'an suddenly said in a panic, his mind was suddenly blank, this is simply impossible, this Yu Xiaobao's courage is too big, he actually came to the palace!

"Oh? Is it? So who is the 'Preparation Tax' you just launched for? Zhu Xiaobao restrained his laugh lines and asked lightly.

"Huh? Is that...... That's for ......"