Chapter 207: The Golden Whip is Given Only Because of Affection

"Zhang Xingpei has been out of touch for three days."

The royal "Qingxia Building" used for summer retreat is relatively special in all the inner palace buildings, just like Huang Shaobin's village on the outskirts of Lin'an, which cleverly uses water power to cool down the building, so as to achieve the purpose of understanding and relieving the heat.

"Let's try some sorbet first." Zhao Youju didn't show an impatient appearance, but casually pointed to the ice cream that Xie Daoqing had just presented on the table.

Huo Chongcheng was also not polite, picked up the sorbet and scooped it with a small spoon, in front of the Son of Heaven, he naturally couldn't chew it as much as he did at the beginning, he took small sips, raised his eyes and waited for Zhao Heju to speak.

"The last time I got news of Zhang Xingpei was when I begged the bank, right?" Zhao Yoju asked.

"Yes, the minister reported to His Majesty with a note, and someone took Zhang Xingpei's code paper and forged passbook, went to the Liuqiu Bank, and withdrew 1 million yuan."

Zhao and Ju nodded slowly, the staff of Liuqiu Bank have all come out of the elementary school, and they have also undergone a certain amount of password training. Zhang Xingpei's so-called passbook password is actually a set of police and distress passwords, which translate to "money shortage, food prices, trapped, and distress". According to the system, those who withdraw large amounts of cash must have a scheduled withdrawal time, and after stabilizing the withdrawer under this excuse, the banker quietly reported it, and the news spread to Huo Chongcheng. Huo Chongcheng urgently reported to Zhao Youju, and Zhao Heju made a decision, and he had 1 million guan, but it was 200,000 guan money and 800,000 gold yuan coupons.

The eight words from Zhang Xingpei have made Zhao Heju, who has experienced financial turmoil in later generations, understand what this group of people are secretly doing. These days, he has paid close attention to the dynamics of grain prices in the market and the changes in the paper money market, and there have been signs of grain stockpiling, and some newspapers in Lin'an City that are not afraid of death have begun to exaggerate the locust situation in Huaibei again, but this time their methods are more ingenious, and after the State Information Department obtains the materials, they will turn out the locust situation of the past dynasties from the pile of old papers. In fact, the news of the Huaibei locust plague has just reached Lin'an, and the real situation, except for Zhao Heju, the son of heaven, is only known to a few important ministers such as Cui and Ju, and what they exaggerate is just exaggerated according to the locust plague over the years.

The locust plague in Huaibei will naturally cause the price of rice to rise, and the elders of the Lin'an grain store have begun to raise the price, which is about 10 percent higher than before Zhang Xingpei lost contact, because it is rising in three days, although some people began to complain, but it is generally nothing.

However, the money shortage in Lin'an City and the nearby state capitals is becoming more and more obvious, not only near Lin'an, but also in other places, such as Yangzhou, there is also news that there is a money shortage. Zhao and Ju summoned Huo Chongcheng to arrange the solution.

"It is estimated that it has been these two days...... Zhao Heju pondered for a while, and then cheered up: "You sent someone to release the rumors, only to say that a new system of money was shipped from Poyang." ”

Before the flow of land, the most important place of copper production in the Great Song Dynasty was on Jiangnan West Road, and the imperial court minted money in Raozhou Yongping Supervisor on Jiangnan West Road, Yongping Supervisor had 280 copper ships, with 40 ships as a program, and this program made money, there were hundreds of thousands of yuan. Although the amount is not too much, it can at least alleviate the current money shortage in Lin'an.

"Propaganda war...... In this day and age, could there be anyone who can play better than me? Zhao Youju thought with a sneer.

"Yes." Huo Chongcheng wanted to retreat, but remembered one more thing: "Your Majesty, there is news from Chuzhou, the Confucian students in Chuzhou have quite rebellious words, although Zhen Dexiu has repeatedly reprimanded, but he still can't prohibit it, do you need to ......?"

Speaking of this, Huo Chongcheng paused for a moment and did not continue.

Zhen Dexiu's influence was too great, so although he was brought to Chuzhou, Zhao Youju still planted eyeliner beside him, and at the same time asked Huo Chongcheng to send people to pay attention to the words and deeds of those Confucian scholars in Chuzhou. Hearing his report, Zhao Youju shook his head: "The dynasty does not kill scholars and doctors with words, this is the best one of the rules handed down by the ancestors, if I deal with them today because of their disobedience, tomorrow there will be a son of heaven to stop slander." In addition, Guangliang, your subordinates must be tightly restrained, they only have the right to investigate, but they have no right to act, if they don't obey my orders, they will see someone plotting rebellion and rebellion, and they must hold back and just do not know! ”

These words are knocking on Huo Chongcheng, because of the friendship between the two in the early years, Huo Chongcheng is in control of the domestic secret spy agency established by Zhao and Ju bypassing the court, especially after the last burning of the arsenal, this agency not only pays attention to the investigation of ministers like Zhen Dexiu, but also several people who are suspicious of Zhao and Ju in the court. But spy politics is by no means mature politics, and it cannot turn this institution under Huo Chongcheng into an organization similar to the Ming Dynasty factory guards that disturbed the people and harmed officials.

"Yes, I understand." Huo Chongcheng's heart sank, and he replied respectfully.

He remembered what his wife had said: The Son of Heaven wants a sharp weapon, but this sharp weapon cannot hurt the Son of Heaven in turn, if there is such a day, the Son of Heaven will miss the old love, and he Huo Chongcheng can only spend his life in detention.

After leaving the palace, Huo Chongcheng looked down and didn't see anyone coming because he was thoughtful, and suddenly he heard an angry shout: "Duh! ”

He was agitated and instinctively pulled it to his waist, and then he remembered that because of entering the palace, he had never carried the crossbow that had never left his waist. At this moment, two people rushed over and grabbed him, he raised his head, but saw Ge Hong's old face.

Ge Hong stared at him with a hesitant face, waved his hand and signaled the two guards who were holding him to let go, Huo Chongcheng was still about to speak, Ge Hong said coldly: "You are Huo Chongcheng, the junior official of the Ministry of Justice, although you are an old friend of the Son of Heaven, you should not be rude when you see the ministers of the court!" ”

Huo Chongcheng was on the royal road out of the palace, and it stands to reason that he was a small official, and when he saw Ge Hong, who was participating in politics, he should indeed avoid saluting. But because of something in his heart, he never saw Ge Hong, so he made this mistake. He hurriedly saluted and was about to speak, but Ge Hong ignored it, and left in front of him.

Huo Chongcheng frowned, looking at Ge Hong's back thoughtfully.

When Ge Hong arrived at the gate of the palace, he only said that he had something to ask to see the Son of Heaven. A minister like him who participates in politics originally had the right to meet the Son of Heaven in private. Zhao and Ju heard that he was coming, and he was so surprised, since Cui paid homage to him, Ge Hong came to the palace alone to pay homage to the number of times was significantly less, although the work was not perfunctory, but it was not positive, but why did he enter the palace at this time?

Only when I got out of the palace gate, I saw Li Yilao swaying lazily again. Huo Chongcheng was even more surprised, because Li Ye had not yet returned from Liuqiu, Li Yilao was now the commander of the Lin'an Guard, and after the initial period of vacation, he was very busy these days, why did he see him at the palace gate now!

"Li Guozhi, you are not in the barracks, why do you have time here?"

They are all acquaintances, Huo Chongcheng is not polite, and after the two of them said hello, he asked.

"Private matters, private matters." Li Yilao was a little embarrassed, his eyes were also panicked, Huo Chongcheng stared at him with a smile, but the alarm bell sounded in his heart.

With Li Yilao's identity, what private affairs can he do before coming to this palace!

Now that Li Ye is gone, the forbidden army is being reorganized, and the Guards are one of the most important forces in Lin'an City. Although the Great Song Dynasty has always been real inside and outside, hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops were placed in Lin'an and Zuo, and only the guards could enter the city in the shortest possible time.

And it just so happens that the dark tide is surging in Lin'an City recently, and at this time, any wind and grass will arouse Huo Chongcheng's suspicion. He was originally a straightforward and righteous young man, but he was put in this position by Zhao and Ju for several years, and he was born a suspicious little fox.

"Li Guozhi, if you have any personal matters, you need help, just say hello, in this Lin'an City, there are not many things that I Huo Guangliang can't do!" He patted his chest and shouted with righteousness.

"When I have you in my possession, hehe, Brother Guangliang, you can go first when you are busy." Li Yilao said perfunctorily.

This made Huo Chongcheng even more suspicious in his heart, he smiled and walked away, walked along the royal street for a while, and then turned into a shop on the side of the road, made two gestures, and a loafer in the store walked out and looked at Li Yilao.

Li Yilao didn't notice these at all, his expression was a little embarrassed, and he didn't dare to see his acquaintances, until Hu Fulang came over, he ran over in a panic and said: "Hu Daguan, Hu Daguan!" ”

Hu Fulang came out of the Rong Palace, and when he heard Li Yilao call him, he couldn't help but smile on his face. On the battlefield of Taizhuang, this Li Yilao also rolled out of the pile of dead people, but in the matter of marriage, he was extremely shy.

"Anyway, you finally came looking for me today?" He laughed.

"Hu Daguan, have you ever ...... Did you ask for me? ”

"Naturally, I have asked, how dare I not take it seriously when the Son of Heaven confessed to me?" When Hu Fulang saw his eager look, he couldn't help but have the idea of teasing him: "It's over, it's difficult for you to do this." ”

"Huh?" Li Yilao took off his hat, because he was in Lin'an, he no longer had a haircut, and his originally shiny head was now growing an inch of short hair. He habitually scratched his head, and his expression was a little gloomy.

"Although Yu Zhiniang is a female worker in a textile factory, her family is a scholarly family, if it weren't for the fact that her family is in the middle of the road, and there is no old mother at home, she would not go to the textile factory." Hu Fulang said quietly: "Even so, she won't be doing it for long in the textile factory, and now her father is ......."

"Have you already made a promise?" Li Yilao asked dejectedly.

"Hehe, after that, your temper is still so anxious, if you are on the battlefield, you are also so anxious, but I dare not help you."

Hearing that things seemed to have a turn for the better, Li Yilao scratched his ears and cheeks, and was about to interject, but he was afraid that Hu Fulang would say that he was impatient, so he had to hold back. Hu Fulang patted him on the shoulder and said: "I don't understand the matter of the battle array, but if you are too hasty, something will inevitably happen, and if there is a case, how sad the Son of Heaven and his family will be!" ”

"The big officials have learned a lesson." If others said about him, Li Yilao might not be convinced, but Hu Fulang was different, if Hu Fulang hadn't found him back from the street, he might have died at his uncle's house long ago.

"The father of the Yu family is looking for a family for his daughter, but his family is in the middle of the road, and he can't get any dowry, and he only has one daughter, if he marries his daughter, he will have to support him, so there is no result. Yu Youniang is a good and filial woman, and she has long said that if you don't marry a good man with responsibility and flesh, if you want to marry her, you have to support her father in old age. ”

"It's a fierce woman who is soft on the outside and strong on the inside." Li Yilao said solemnly.

"You always guard the door of the weaving mill, but teach you that she is soft on the outside and strong on the inside." Hu Fulang teased again, and then said with a smile: "Her Lao Tzu wants to find a scholarly family, you are a military man, you may not be able to get into his eyes, but the things in this world, sincerity, gold and stone are open, as long as you are sincere, why worry about marrying a wife!" ”

Li Yilao nodded again and again when he heard it, and only felt that Hu Fulang's words were fine, and every sentence was a golden and jade good word. After listening to it for a long time, he asked sneeringly: "Great official, if this is the case, I ...... What should be done? ”

Hu Fulang glared at him for a while, and then laughed: "No wonder the Son of Heaven wants me to help you, with your temperament, if it weren't for my help, you would only dare to watch the little lady at the door, and you wouldn't dare to go to her house for the rest of your life." Didn't I explain it clearly, sincerity, sincerity, sincerity! Ask someone to be the matchmaker to test first, and then come to the door to visit, as long as you are sincere, are you afraid that your future old Taishan will not recognize you as a son-in-law? ”

"Yes, yes. Officials ...... This matchmaker is afraid that he will have to bother the big officials to be it. Li Yilao said with a smile.

"Okay, you Li Guozhi, you really know how to calculate, forget it, and share the same spoils you got in the Taizhuang battle with me, and I will be the matchmaker for you!"

After the Taizhuang War, when cleaning the battlefield, it is inevitable to leave one or two souvenirs, although Menghu loot for a living, there is nothing worthwhile, but at least their scimitars, bows and arrows and horse whips and the like, although simple, but have a foreign flavor, this has become the Guard's favorite collection. Not only did the Guards like it, but after the good news came back, the "Great Song Times Weekly" specifically said about it, and the people of Lin'an were also interested in these gadgets, and many people looked for ways to buy one or two pieces from the Guards.

"It's not a sentence for the big officials to ask for that, I will present a golden horse whip to the chief of Menghu Gui another day, this is a thing of the head of Menghuwan!" Li Yilao naturally promised that a horsewhip would be exchanged for a daughter-in-law, if Meng Xisheng was there, he would inevitably shout that it was a "cost-effective deal".

"It's a deal." Hu Fulang said with a smile.

Both of them knew in their hearts that even if Li Yilao didn't give the whip, Hu Fulang, the matchmaker, had to do it, firstly because of the orders of the Son of Heaven, and secondly, because of the friendship between the two. After they looked at each other and smiled, Hu Fulang said: "Okay, it's okay now, how about you go to Yu's house with me to see?" ”

"This ...... This is not good, I am not ready to ......" Hearing this, Li Yilao was startled, and hurriedly waved his hand: "Let's wait for the big officials to probe the mouth, if the other party puts forward conditions, the big officials just agree!" ”