Without inquiring, the reputation of the Blowing Water Marquis has been boiling at this time, and it is very noisy.

Cui Mingjiu sat next to Ren Zhen, making tea for the teacher, and said with a smile: "This time you are the chief examiner, whether the student can go to high school or not depends on the teacher's noble hand!" ”

He thought in his heart, fortunately yesterday the Sword Saint instructed him to apprentice and climb the high branch in advance, otherwise, if he waited for the dust to settle and then offered his courtesy, he would not be able to climb even higher.

Ren Zhen was noncommittal and asked, "Your family attaches great importance to this court exam?" ”

He has also heard of the dispute between the heads of the Cui family.

Cui Mingjiu's expression was calm, "My father deliberately stimulated me to compete with my brother, and it wasn't a matter of a day or two. Brother Xiu Ru, this time to enter the examination to gain fame, is the best time for him to be in the limelight. ”

Cui Naruto is full of poetry and books, has profound knowledge, and worships under Mr. Seven, and has a very strong backstage. Wen Wu is the first, Wu Wu is the second, and Cui Mingjiu is focused on sword cultivation, and the pressure on the martial arts test is even greater.

Speaking of this, he smiled happily, "Originally, I was worried that I would lose to him in the court exam. I never thought that the teacher would be the teacher and take care of the disciples, which is really a great luck! ”

If you talk about taking the doorway, what is in front of him is a shortcut to heaven.

Ren Zhen didn't answer, and instead asked, "How is the situation in your house?" ”

He asked Cui Mingjiu to meet because he was concerned about the progress of the grain hegemony. To deal with the Ye family, you can't do without the chess piece of the Cui family.

Cui Mingjiu replied: "Sure enough, as you expected, the day after I brought back the silver, the traitor secretly ran to report to the Ye family. Those creditors came to the door one after another, and I have paid off all the debts according to your instructions, I guess the Ye family must have been surprised. ”

Ren Zhen nodded with satisfaction, "Order, all stores will continue to collect grain, and the price of rice will be increased by three wen per catty, so that the Ye family will know that we will accompany you to the end." ”

Cui Mingjiu's eyebrows trembled, "Teacher, didn't you promise me that I would make money in harmony and no longer compete for hegemony?" ”

In the face of his questioning, Ren Zhen smiled faintly and continued: "You should have heard that General Xiahou was appointed as the commander-in-chief and is about to go on the expedition, now you can go to Xiahou's house." ”

Cui Mingjiu said, "Yes, I was about to mention this to you. Your Majesty is really obedient to you! Yesterday I was in too much of a hurry and forgot to ask you, what am I doing at Xiahou's house? ”

Ren Zhen blinked, "Tell me honestly, how much money did you bet on Xiahou Chun yesterday?" ”

Cui Mingjiu scratched his head and said with a humble smile: "It's all a small fight, it's not worth mentioning." Teacher, you drink tea! ”

Ren Zhen took a sip and said calmly: "Before Xiahou Chun set out on the expedition, he would inevitably be worried about the matter of grain and grass, and he was worried that he had nowhere to raise food. It makes sense for you to go to him and talk about the grain business. ”

Cui Mingjiu's eyes lit up, "You mean to use the food we have hoarded to supply military supplies and earn money from the imperial court?" ”

said that it was the money of the imperial court, but in fact, it was the auction money extorted from Ren Zhen. There is no money to buy, and the military has to worry about this.

Ren Zhen shook his head, "I just let you talk about it and make a show, not really sell it to them." You can rest assured that the Ye family will definitely make a hindrance from this. Our intention is to lure the Ye family into the game. ”

Cui Mingjiu was confused, "What do you mean?" Do you want the Ye family to do this business? ”

"The business of the imperial court has always been the most difficult to do," Ren Zhen said slowly: "If the selling price is too low, it will lose money and be unprofitable." The selling price is too high, not only to make the court cheap, but also to the suspicion of collusion between officials and businessmen to eat kickbacks. ”

Bribing officials and making huge profits is a big crime that the empress cannot tolerate.

There is a lot of fame in these words, Cui Mingjiu keenly grasped the key, frowned and savored the meaning of the words, and fell silent.

Ren Zhen talked eloquently, "If the Ye family wants to fight with you for this business, it is inevitable that they will bribe the Xiahou family." Not only do you have to push the boat down the river, but you also have to facilitate the Xiahou family and the Ye family to reach an agreement, and it is best to have a clause for secretly sharing profits......"

Cui Mingjiu's face suddenly sank, and he asked, "Teacher, wouldn't this frame the Xiahou family as well?" Xiahou Ba is your disciple, what kind of meaning do you have to do this? ”

Ren Zhen saw it in his eyes and couldn't help but sigh.

It is also about his own interests, Xiahouba has already betrayed his friends to seek glory, and he did not hesitate to betray Cui Mingjiu, and Cui Mingjiu, who was kept in the dark, still thought about Xiahouba everywhere. The contrast between these two is stark, and the gap is too great.

"The greatest significance of this matter is to provide His Majesty with a name to get rid of the Ye family, rather than the matter itself. After the case, as long as Xiahou Jiaken stands up and testifies, he will not only be innocent, but will also be meritorious. ”

He patted Cui Mingjiu's shoulder, "Don't worry! The Xiahou family can see the situation more clearly than you think, and when the time comes, they will protect themselves and wash themselves away. ”

Cui Mingjiu's eyebrows were not displayed, and he didn't understand where Ren Zhen's confidence came from.

"How did the case come about? Let's report it, or Xiahou's family? Your Majesty is not a fool, knowing our relationship, can't you guess the truth? On what basis do you conclude that she wants to take the Ye family under the knife? ”

Ren Zhen said helplessly: "As long as their agreement is reached, there is no need for others to impeach, Your Majesty will know." After so many years, do you think she really trusted the Ye family and didn't send someone to spy on her? ”

Cui Mingjiu was speechless.

Since the Ye family can install spies in the Cui family, why can't the empress bury an undercover agent in the minister's mansion?

Ren Zhen didn't want to explain this anymore, and said: "Since you have determined the identity of the traitor, then take him to Xiahou's house, and he will pass the news to the Ye family." The fish will take the bait. ”

Cui Mingjiu nodded, "I understand." ”

Ren Zhen continued to explain, "After the two families negotiate, you will immediately take action to eradicate all the moles in the family." Then, you secretly opened a warehouse to release grain, and secretly sold the hoarded grain to the Ye family. ”

Cui Mingjiu thought thoughtfully, "In other words, asking you to borrow money and announcing that he would continue to collect grain is actually a pretense, in order to avoid arousing the suspicion of the Ye family." ”

"That's right," Ren Zhen explained: "I have investigated, the Ye family has 500,000 stones in their hands, and it is difficult to meet military needs with only the existing grain, so they will definitely raise the market price and grab grain from you." You take the opportunity to make a move, and you won't lose money. ”

Cui Mingjiu asked, "How much do you sell?" ”

"The more the merrier, I'm just afraid that the Ye family doesn't have that much appetite and can't swallow it all. Wait and see, Your Majesty will make a move when the time comes, and all these hoards will be confiscated, and you won't have to pay a penny! ”

Cui Mingjiu understood these joints, but the doubt in his heart could not be solved, "How can you be sure that Your Majesty will no longer favor the Ye family and decide to endure the pain?" ”

Joining forces with the Xiahou family is to give the empress an excuse to make trouble. secretly sold grain to the Ye family in order to fatten the prey slaughtered for the empress and raise enough military rations.

The foundation of this plan has always been built on the empress's mind. If she wants to do it.

Ren Zhen didn't want to answer this crucial question.

With hot tea in hand, he turned his gaze out the window.

At this moment, in the lobby on the first floor, a very short fat man walked in.

Ren Zhen leaned forward and stared at the swaying man, his eyes shining brightly.