"My lord, please take a step to speak." Wang Xuejin winked at him and said.

Oh? There is a mystery.

Grandmaster Dao doesn't believe that Wang Xuejin did such a thing as copying the Jingshen Gang Hezhou Tangkou, this subordinate official is exquisite, smooth as a pebble, and flies can't climb steadily on him, he will be willing to go to the Jingshen Gang with all his body?

"Alright, alright! Go down first, and wait outside. Grandmaster Dao waved his hand like a mosquito, and said to the officials in disgust: "There is no useful thing!" ”

As if they had been pardoned, they couldn't wait to give the salute and flocked out.

The hall was quiet, except for Grandmaster Dao and Wang Xuejin, there was no one else. Not even one of the servants remained.

"Lord Wang, what, do you know who did it?" Grandmaster Dao squinted at him: "It can't be you, right?" ”

"Of course not." Wang Xuejin simply shirked it neatly: "The Jingshen Gang covers the sky with one hand here, Ambassador Li was almost killed, I am a petty official, where do I dare to touch the tiger's buttocks?" ”

Grandmaster Dao snorted, raised his eyes to look at him, and said in a sinister manner: "You have something to do with Gui Ruyuan, I know this, and it is not expected that you did it." ”

Wang Xuejin laughed dryly: "Gui system is in charge of the Sichuan Gorge Fourth Route Army and Civil Affairs, and most of the local wealth has also been looted, although Ambassador Li is the head of the supervision department, but it is far from being deeply rooted in Gui system here, the so-called tree is good for shade, if you want to be an official safely, you naturally have to stammer, isn't Lord Zhizhou also doing this?" ”

"Don't talk nonsense, you just say it, what do you want to tell me secretly?" The grandmaster said that he had a bad temper and brushed his sleeves.

Wang Xuejin was solemn, shook him deeply, and said in a low voice: "Xia Guan has a sentence to say to adults." ”

"Speak!"

"When immortals fight, mortals will inevitably suffer." Wang Xuejin said seriously: "Ambassador Li is in charge of the salt and iron transshipment, and it is his duty to transfer the salt profits and taxes in Shuzhong to the south of the Yangtze River for the imperial court to raise soldiers and educate the people, and it is his duty to transport millions of yuan every year, that is, all the successive transfer envoys have done this over the years, and they have never seen chaos, and the rules will not be easily broken." ”

"But Ambassador Li is a Beijing official, and he has been here for a few years, and he has been safe and stable, but this year he has made a big fanfare to strictly investigate illegal salt, and let out the wind to increase the salt profit at the end of the year by 50%, 50%, what is the amount, where does it come from? It's not from the pockets of the smugglers! ”

"Why did he do it? Presumably Lord Zhizhou has also heard that Jingli Shi Xianggong plans to ally with the Mongols to fight against the Jin State, and the shame of Jingkang and Kaixi back then will be warned! ”

"You always need soldiers to fight, right? If you recruit soldiers, you need to eat food, you need military salaries, and the court pays tribute every year, and if you don't open sources and reduce expenditure, how can you spend on the military? Ambassador Li has taken this aim at this, and he wants to be promoted! If you can please Shi Xianggong, it is common to go further, what is the most important thing for Shi Xianggong at the moment? It's military spending. ”

"So Ambassador Li is anxious to collect the money, that is, to transport it to Jiangnan and Beijing, and wants to look at it differently in front of Shi Xianggong."

"Who is the biggest smuggler of salt on the fourth road of Sichuan Gorge? It's the Idami Gang. ”

"But there is Gui Ruyuan standing behind the Jingshen Gang, this matter is well known to the officialdom in Shuzhong, Ambassador Li wants to use private salt, the first one who does not agree is Gui Zhizhi, his family has a big business, there are thousands of private soldiers alone, known as the Gui family army, how can he do it without money?"

"Since ancient times, there is a saying that profit is the trend of desire. The two of them fought to the death, and it was us who were uncomfortable, the ones who hated when they listened to this, and the unhappy ones who listened to that, how could it be good? ”

He licked his lips, and finally said in a deep voice: "The gourd official pretended to be stunned, which is the only way to protect himself!" ”

Wang Xue entered the mouth, and the hall was suddenly silent and resting, and the sound of breathing was faintly audible, only to hear the heavy panting sound of the Grandmaster Dao one after another, and it was silent for a long time.

Seeing that the Sect Master was contemplative, Wang Xuejin also looked down at the ants with interest, he knew that Zong Zhizhou had to think about it.

"You haven't said who killed these nine people on the ground." Halfway through, Grandmaster Dao raised his eyelids and said with a straight face.

"It doesn't matter who killed him." Wang Xuejin said: "It must have been someone from Ambassador Li's side who did it!" Gui Ruyuan is the first year of junior high school, and he has to pay back fifteen. This is still an appetizer, there must be a bloody rain and bloody wind behind, Ambassador Li just walked on the front foot, and the killer on the back foot, the action can be described as vigorous and resolute, the two of them are needle-pointed, not you and I can participate. ”

After a pause, he added: "This is the conjecture of the lower officials, for the sake of the adult's worries, he spoke rashly, whether it is right or not, please consider it." ”

Grandmaster Dao's gaze swept over Wang Xuejin's face, and he was alone. Wang Xuejin looked righteous and awe-inspiring, and his expression of loyalty and courage for the adult's ribs was abruptly written on his face.

Standing up, after a few circles in the wide hall, Grandmaster Dao looked around a bunch of heads, then walked away disgustingly, returned to Wang Xuejin's side, nodded slowly, and said in a deep voice: "I understand what you mean, what should I do?" ”

"This ...... Xia Guan didn't dare to make the decision for the adult, but Xia Guan thought that since the incident happened in Hezhou, the adult couldn't get out of it, whether he wanted it or not, he was involved, and this entanglement, like a whirlpool of the big river, if he was not careful, he would be crushed! ”

Wang Xuejin arched his hand: "So the lower official suggests that if the water is already mixed, why don't you muddy it and set off a bigger storm, so that you can keep peace in the chaos." ”

Grandmaster Dao looked at him, thoughtfully, nodded his head heavily, and sighed: "You have great talent, I realized it today, ashamed, ashamed!" ”

……

In Lianxi Academy, in a classroom where no one is around.

Zhou Fuzi and Changsun Hong sat opposite each other, a pot of coarse tea and two clay cups.

Zhou Fuzi's face was stern, his posture was upright, and his meticulous appearance was like waving a ring ruler in class to reprimand a student.

Although the eldest grandson Hong had a straight waist and was sitting with a dangerous face, he naturally lost a little momentum, his vision was wandering, and he didn't dare to look at Master Zhou.

"Are you afraid?"

The eldest grandson Hong was stunned, and raised his eyes to look at Zhou Lang quickly, "Huh?" snorted.

"I ask you if you're afraid?" Zhou Fuzi's white beard fluttered in the morning light in the wind, like a wisp of light smoke: "That assassin is waving a knife at you, are you afraid?" ”

Changsun Hong didn't expect him to ask this question, so naturally he didn't dare to brag about his wisdom and martial arts like he did in front of Ran Hu and others, but replied honestly: "I'm afraid!" ”

"Afraid! Do you dare to be strong again in the future? ”

Eldest Sun Hong peeked at Zhou Lang again and asked, "Does the master want me to dare, or not?" ”

"Smack"

There was a ruler on the head.

The eldest grandson Hong covered his head and looked at the master aggrievedly.

"The husband was angry, and the blood splattered three feet; The Son of Heaven was furious, and millions of corpses were ambushed. Master Zhou said angrily: "Would you rather be a puppet, or be a minister of heaven who is above 10,000 people under one person?" ”

"It should be suitable for important ministers." The eldest grandson Hong muttered in response.

"Good! Since this is the case, then you should cherish your life, the son of a daughter will not sit down! You are young, you are in the prime of your youth, to learn what to be brave and ruthless, you really put the cart before the horse! Master Zhou roared angrily, and the spit starry star went straight to Changsun Hong's face: "You are talented, just dedicate your talent to the court, be loyal to the monarch and serve the country, and do that great thing that has passed through the heavens and the earth!" How can you give your precious life to a puppet? ”

(End of chapter)