Seeing Cui Wenqing's back as he drifted away, a faint smile unconsciously appeared on his face. ◢ With the *dream* small ◢.com

The smile seemed to be relieved and happy, but more often than not, it was a taste of happiness.

Seeing this, Mu Wan smiled and said, "Governor, everyone has already gone away, still see?" ”

Only then did Zhi Zhao come back to his senses, recalling that the scene just now was all watched by Mu Wan, and he couldn't help blushing and laughing: "Noise, I'm just a little worried about him." ”

Mu Wan said with a smile: "My uncle is a talented person and has outstanding resourcefulness, so why should the governor worry?" If he was really worried, why didn't the Metropolitan Governor follow his uncle to meet the patriarchs of those big families? ”

Hearing this, Zhi Zhao shook his head lightly and said with a smile: "If someone else serves as the minister, I can go, but since I am a husband, I must give my husband a certain amount of autonomy. When the time comes, maybe you won't be able to help, but you won't be happy. ”

Mu Wan understood what Zhe Zhao meant, couldn't help but bow slightly, thought about it and sighed, "Grand Dudu, you have really changed during this time. ”

"Changed? Why? ”

"Hehe, I have become able to think about my uncle, maybe this is the husband and wife."

Hearing the teasing meaning in Mu Wan's tone, Zhi Zhao couldn't help laughing, and pretended to be disgusted: "As long as you talk a lot, you haven't rested for two days and one night, aren't you sleepy?" If you are not sleepy, or will Ben Shuai give you a task to do? ”

Mu Wan was instantly frightened, and shook her hand again and again: "Ah, don't, Dadu Governor, my subordinates are very sleepy, and their eyelids are about to fight, so let's go to sleep." After that, he didn't wait for Zhe Zhao to agree, and hurriedly went away.

"Oh, this girl!" Zhe Zhao shook his head and smiled, and also felt a wave of tiredness coming to him, and yawned to rest.

The words were divided into two ends, on the other side, Cui Wenqing had just stepped into the main hall of the county ya, and when he saw Lu Ruoxuan and several old men waiting in the hall.

"Lu Ruoxuan, a folk girl, has seen Master Cui."

"The grass people have seen Master Cui."

Seeing Cui Wenqing, Lu Ruoxuan and the old men all bowed.

"You don't have to be polite." Cui Wenqing shook his hand, walked straight to the desk to the north and sat down, and then looked at Lu Ruoxuan for a while, with a teasing smile on his face: "Patriarch Lu has nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, I don't know what advice I have when I come this time?" ”

Lu Ruoxuan's mind was clear, and she naturally heard Cui Wenqing's ridicule, and couldn't help but sigh lightly, pointed at the old men and said, "Lord Cui, please allow me to introduce you to these patriarchs." ”

After that, she pointed to an old man in crimson clothes and said, "This is Gu Yanqing, the patriarch of the Gu clan on Jiangnan Road." ”

When Cui Wenqing heard this, he couldn't help but ask, "Gu's?" I don't know what it has to do with the Gu family of the four major families in Jiangdong? ”

The old man named Gu Yanqing said with an arrogant face: "The Gu clan where the old decay is located is the side branch of the Gu clan. ”

Cui Wenqing nodded, and then pointed to another old man with a bamboo cane and said, "I don't know who this old man is?" ”

Lu Ruoxuan explained: "This one is Zhu Guiquan, the patriarch of the side branch of the four surnamed Zhu in Jiangdong. ”

After finishing speaking, she introduced the last old man and said: "As for this one, it is Wang Danzhi, the patriarch of the Wang clan, and the patriarch of the side branch of the Wang clan in Runzhou. ”

Hearing this, Cui Wenqing couldn't help laughing: "Several patriarchs are all side branches of the Jiangdong clan, and coming together like this really gives me Cui someone's face." ”

Zhu Guiquan, the patriarch of the Zhu clan, said first: "Lord Cui, it's not that we came here to disturb and offend, but that what you did this time is really a bit excessive. ”

"Excessive?" Cui Wenqing raised his eyebrows and said with a sneer, "I don't know what the official has done?" ”

"My lord, listen to the old man." Zhu Guiquan lightly tapped the bamboo cane and said, "It is a matter of course for the imperial court to collect taxes from the people, and there has been no long-term tax exemption in all dynasties throughout the ages. ”

Cui Wenqing smiled leisurely and said: "Patriarch Zhu, whether the court agrees or not is something that this official needs to solve, what are you worried about here?" I see you're all worried about yourself. ”

Seeing that Cui Wenqing had already made his words clear, Lu Ruoxuan simply admitted and said bluntly: "Yes, Lord Cui, the law of exempting the people from paying taxes for 50 years will not only harm the imperial court to have no taxes to collect for 50 years, but also make us tenant farmers of big families have different intentions, and all of them will leave for it, this is the method of killing a thousand enemies and self-inflicting eight hundred, don't you feel too reckless if you do this, my lord?" ”

Cui Wenqing looked directly at Lu Ruoxuan, just like two sharp long swords: "Hmph, Patriarch Lu, don't forget that a few days ago, the Japanese official personally came to your Lu family's village to discuss countermeasures with you. ”

Lu Ruoxuan showed regret on her face, and sighed abruptly: "Lord Cui, the little woman didn't mean to offend her before, so I made a special trip to apologize to you today, and I also ask Lord Cui that you don't care about the villain, and don't meet the little woman in general." ”

Cui Wenqing waved his hand and smiled indifferently: "It's okay, since Patriarch Lu has apologized, then let's just pass this matter, and this official still has a lot of official business to deal with next, so I won't accompany him." With that, he got up and wanted to go.

Seeing this, Lu Ruoxuan was shocked, and hurriedly said, "My lord, please stay for a while, the little girl still has something to ask for." ”

Cui Wenqing smiled, raised his eyebrows and said, "Why, could it be that Patriarch Lu and the patriarchs are very unhappy, and they still want to put on a table to apologize?" ”

Hearing this, all the patriarchs looked at each other, and they all felt that this Cui Wenqing was very different from ordinary Daqi officials, without the slightest bit of the imperial court officials, and his tone was also full of the style of a stock market hooligan.

Lu Ruoxuan was already accustomed to it, and said calmly: "Master Cui, we don't say dark words, I believe you also understand the purpose of our visit this time, that is, please take back the tax exemption order, and our major families can get together to discuss again, and strive to stay in Xuzhou." ”

Hearing this, Cui Wenqing couldn't help laughing, and after laughing, his expression gradually became a little serious, and he said coldly: "Patriarch Lu, you and I Cui Wenqing are a three-year-old child, can you let it be manipulated?" What are your big families? Stay if you want to stay, leave if you want to? Today, the official will tell you the truth, since the official has decided to exempt taxes for 50 years, he will stick to his promise, and he will not lose his trust in the people.