I don't know when, it rained lightly outside the house, and for Cilucheng, which is located in the humid water town in the west, it is common to have rainy seasons all year round.

"What the hell are you guys doing here?"

Xu Yibai put the white jade teacup on the table, his face was like a winter iceberg, and there was no warmth.

The house lit a strong scent of northern tea, mixed with some truffle fragrance, and the smell was too pungent.

"Although Mr. Xu said that he was hidden in the high mountain temple and found his purity, the information in his hand is much better than ours, so why bother beating around the bush."

Mo Yanxi said, the corners of his mouth hooked up a faint smile, neither humble nor arrogant, and there was not much respect in his tone. It's not very pleasant to hear.

Xu Yibai's face was gloomy, and he snorted coldly: "Beat around the bush? If you haven't been out of the mountain gate for many years, is it possible to say that the schools in Lucheng are lazy? What books are taught? Don't you even understand the most basic respect for the elders and the young?! ”

Mo Yanxi smiled lightly, and his clear and bright eyes stared at Xu Yibai fixedly: "Mr. Xu has not gone down the mountain gate for many years, I am afraid that even the entire Yuan Ling has been left behind, there are no rules, and there is no circle." Yuan Ling's rules, even the Son of Heaven must be in awe, not to mention us ordinary people. ”

Xu Yibai paused when he heard this, Mo Yanxi's tone was too sharp, and he did not fall behind in front of an old-timer like Xu Yibai.

Xu Yibai looked at the two people next to Mo Yanxi again, they were all sitting upright, with a straight waist and back, neither humble nor arrogant.

"What a sharp-toothed girl, but everything must be based on real evidence. If not, please go back, don't disturb the old man's cultivation. ”

Xu Yi didn't pour tea, flicked his sleeves, and looked out the window, the meaning of which is needless to say.

"Mr. Xu, official salt is the people's livelihood, and the movers are on the bright side, and they want to oppose Your Majesty. Although the Son of Heaven is far away in Wenxi City, but under this Tiandi, His Majesty's eyes are everywhere. But I can't hide it. Once known by the people, even if His Majesty does not blame, relying on the spit of the people is enough to make life worse than death. ”

Su Changqing smiled, his face was solemn, and there was a hint of warning in his eyes.

Xu Yibai snorted coldly: "The old man still said that, if there is no evidence, get out of me immediately, don't defile my place." ”

"Why does Mr. Xu bother to move such a big liver fire, I heard that this Fenglei Temple is dedicated to the Nanwu Guanyin Bodhisattva who went to Pudu sentient beings, but what the old man did, where did he take the life of Lu Cheng to heart, because of the lack of official salt supply, the people in the city are panicking, and there have been signs of a crazy rise in the price of private salt recently. If it weren't for His Majesty's timely news, he would have dispatched Yu Yan from all over the northern state capital. Then the resignation of the glory of the Xu family is afraid that Lu Cheng will soon be destroyed. ”

Mo Yanxi said, looked at the aroma emanating from the Ding furnace not far away, and continued: "As for the evidence, in fact, if you think about it carefully, there are still traces to follow, I heard that the official salt was caused by the heavy rain and snowstorm a few months ago, and the official salt was transported into the city and then stored in the salt warehouse. Dare to ask how much rain and snow it is, it can actually flood the warehouse on the flat ground, even if it is really flooded, it is 100,000 quintals of salt, how can it disappear without a trace overnight? ”

Xu Yibai smiled disdainfully: "Let's not talk about the whole world, there are no surprises, the city of Lu is close to the Yuyang River, and there is a small tributary of the Yuyang River in the city. The water storage is too full, and if you don't pay attention for a while, the water will flood the ground. This made the salt warehouse collapse, and this matter was rumored in Cilu City a few days ago, you don't even know? I don't even know this, why did you come to question the old man? ”

Mo Yanxi was silent for a while, then turned her head to see Su Changqing nodded, she had been sick for some time, and when it rained, it was the time when her wind and cold were at its worst, and she was groggy all day long, and she couldn't even get out of bed. How could they tell her all this trouble?

"What happened in those days, the younger generation really doesn't know much, but... It doesn't make a difference. I heard that there were a total of four people in charge of the salt warehouse, and all of them died in the torrent? There is such a coincidence in the world, the people around the salt warehouse are safe and sound, but a few of them have no place to be buried. ”

"What is the point of death? Although they are small mansions, they have the world in their hearts, they think about the people, and they die to save the officials, they should be called heroes praised by everyone, not the object of suspicion. ”

The two went toe-to-toe and didn't let it go.

Mo Yanxi nodded: "It is true that he should be a hero admired by the world, but if he has a choice, who would want to be a so-called foolish hero in someone else's conspiracy." However, Lord Zhizhou's plan, Yan Xi also had to sigh, what a tanuki for the prince. ”

Hearing this, Xu Yibai's hand holding the teacup finally trembled: "What kind of tanuki for the prince, the old man really doesn't understand what you are saying." ”

Mo Yanxi smiled: "Naturally, it is a good show that you plan together." Not long ago, we just got a list, all of them are chaebol magnates in the city. Not long after Ling Tian took office, in addition to the Xu family, there were actually more than half of the powerful chaebols who had extensive contacts with him, and if no one had the intention to pave the way for him, I would never believe it. ”

"Do you suspect that the old man paved the way for Ling Tian and helped him stabilize his position?"

The wind blew, and I jumped into the house with some delicate rain slag, which was cold and cold.

"That's right, on the gate of Cilu City, there is the honor of Xu Xiu, he is a member of the Xu family, so this glory also belongs to the Xu family. I believe that Mr. Xu knows better than us why the Xu family was able to gain a firm foothold in the mixed city of Cilu, and a large part of this is the symbol of the gate of Cilu City. The person who can convince all the wealthy people in Cilu City, except for you, I really can't think of a second one. ”

"Even if I help him, I just think that he is a manufacturable material, and I believe that he can bring harmony and stability to Ci Lu Cheng. Ci Lu Cheng needs such a guide. ”

After hearing this, Mo Yanxi shook his head with a smile: "Mr. Xu's purpose is not this. At the deer antler banquet that day, we found that although Ling Tian was the Lord of Zhizhou, he was just an empty official title, and the chaebol magnates in Lu City did not take him seriously. So I think when you brought him to those people, they already knew what Ling Tian was up to. ”

"What does it do?" Xu Yibai's face changed when he heard this.

"Naturally, I want to be a puppet who can contact the official family. Lord Cao Silu, but he is an upright, honest and honest person, if you want official salt, you must let him loosen his mouth. That's why there was the marriage between Lu Shaoling and Ling Tian. As for whether the two of them are true or false, no one cares at all, all you want is to restrain Lord Lu. Master Lu has only one daughter in the family, and she has been used to being a baby since she was a child, and she hurts, which has become his weakness. ”

Xu Yibai stroked his beard: "Don't buckle your hat indiscriminately, it is a felony to hide official salt privately, and the old man can't afford it." ”

"Mr. Xu really can't afford it? But how can the younger generation think that you are not afraid at all, but you feel that you have a gold medal to avoid death, no matter what, nothing will happen. ”

Mo Yanxi narrowed his eyes and continued: "The most needed for this tanuki for the crown prince are Lord Lu and Ling Tian, both of them are officials of the imperial court, and they have nothing to do with each other. So Your Majesty will definitely rest assured. If my guess is correct, that batch of official salt was no longer in the salt warehouse before the flood, or rather, this was a good play directed and acted by you, the government official who happened to be sick, and Xiao Si, who took care of the salt warehouse, were all in your calculations. This move is really wonderful. ”

In the thatched hall, no one spoke for a long time, Xu Yibai looked at Mo Yanxi fixedly, and suddenly smiled: "Nonsense, everything is just your child's speculation, just talk about it casually here, after all, it can't be on the stage." ”

"Nonsense, then I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint Mr. Xu this time, since we suspected that the official salt was still there, we have secretly sent people to search around. The entire Cilu City, including the Xu family, has been completely turned upside down. Now the only place left is ......"

Mo Yanxi said, looking out the window.

Xu Yibai instantly understood, his face became even more gloomy, and he looked at the three people in front of him viciously, and said after a while: "I have promised the Liu family to be a person who lives in seclusion in the mountains and forests with peace of mind, and will never interfere in other things, as for the official salt, I just nodded, and the rest is not under my control." ”

Mo Yanxi saw that Xu Yibai didn't seem to be lying, and his face gradually became solemn, which means that there is an unknown force behind Xu Yibai.

"The powerful chaebols that exist in Cilu City are all deeply rooted, and they have existed since the time of the first emperor, and there is an invisible net here, openly and secretly, watching, and controlling everything in Cilu City. If you want to disturb this Tan Shenshui, I am afraid that in the end there will be nothing left, not even scum. ”

Xu Yibai sighed and said with a relaxed and frank expression.

"This doesn't need to be admonished by Mr. Xu. By the way, there is one more thing about the younger generation coming here today. What Mr. Xu did all this for, everyone knows it, our Su family was half an official family before they started business, and now it is not easy for Yuan Ling Guotai and Min'an to be safe. Since Mr. Xu is a descendant of Xu Xiu's predecessors, he should be clearer about what should be done and what should not be done. Now that the Liu family has come, the younger generation will no longer talk too much. The Xu family does have something like a gold medal for avoiding death, but even if he holds a gold medal for avoiding death, not all crimes can be forgiven. ”

After Su Changqing finished speaking, the three of them got up and said goodbye. Xu Yibai sat dumbfounded, frowning and carefully recalling something, muttering to himself from time to time: "The Su family... Su Family... Could it be...! ”

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