Xue Guoguan sat in a two-person sedan chair and walked on the road shaking. After passing a corner, the sedan chair stopped.

Li Xiu was wearing an official robe and stood in front of his sedan chair.

The person carrying the sedan chair recognized that this was the official uniform of the Jinyi Guard, and he didn't dare to shout and scold, so he had to stop the sedan chair and report: "Master, there is an adult in front of us who has blocked our way." ”

Xue Guoguan opened the curtain of the sedan chair, and when he saw the official uniform, he was stunned, Li Xiu had already dodged into his sedan chair.

"You"

"If Lord Xue doesn't want to lose the black veil on his head, don't make a sound."

Li Xiu interrupted him and ordered the sedan chair driver outside the sedan chair: "Carry the sedan chair and continue to move forward." ”

Xue Guoguan also came to his senses at this time, he hadn't seen the person in front of him, but when he looked at this official uniform, he had already recognized the other party, Li Xiu.

Seeing that the two palanquin drivers were still hesitating, Xue Guoguan gave an order and let them continue to move forward. He has been in officialdom for a long time, and he will not be intimidated by Li Xiu's actions, who would dare to commit murder on the street in this capital territory?

In vain, it increases the weight of a person, but the sedan chair driver is not lightly tired.

In the sedan chair, Xue Guoguan asked, "What does Master Li mean by this?" ”

The corners of Li Xiu's mouth raised, and he said with a smile: "Lord Xue is so courageous, since he recognizes the lower officials, isn't he worried about his own life?" ”

Xue Guoguan said in surprise: "What is this again?" I have no grudge against you, but you can't kill me? ”

"If no one knows, they can't do it unless they do!"

Li Xiu smiled coldly and asked repeatedly: "Xia Guan doesn't know, how can he be worthy of Lord Xue's concern." When I was traveling south, I encountered a stream of water thieves in Texas, and I really didn't know about it? And when he was in Hangzhou, he almost lost his life, what do you explain about this? ”

Xue Guoguan showed a stunned look on his face and said, "I really didn't expect that Master Li would encounter such a thing when he traveled this time!" I really can't imagine that local security is so lax, this must be a dereliction of duty by local officials! This official will go to court tomorrow, and he will definitely join them in front of the emperor! ”

Load, you keep loading!

Li Xiu didn't bother to talk nonsense with him, so he reached into his arms, took out a letter, shook it in front of him, and then took it away.

After Xue Guoguan saw the letter, a cold sweat broke out on his back cheeks, wasn't that the letter he wrote to the former Hangzhou prefect, Yu Guangyuan?

"Lord Xue wants to kill him?"

Li Xiu had been paying attention to his expression, and just caught the flash of fear and killing intent in his eyes, and he smiled indifferently: "You should understand what the consequences will be if this letter is handed over to the emperor." However, I don't plan to make it public, and I'm coming to you today. ”

The murder of an official of the imperial court is indeed not a light crime, no matter who can save himself, and the dismissal of the official is considered light.

But Li Xiu is now the emperor's favorite minister, once the emperor knows about this, Long Yan is furious, and he is afraid that it will be a capital crime!

Xue Guoguan thought for a moment before asking, "What do you want?" ”

"Lord Xue is really a smart person!"

Li Xiu said abruptly: "Promise me three things: First, the Nanzhen Fusi wants to set up a banknote gate in Chongmen, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate must support it!" ”

Chongmen?

It was the checkpoint with the most businessmen, and there was so much oil and water that it was eye-catching, and he actually wanted to meddle?

Xue Guoguan exclaimed: "You are crazy?!! Jinyiwei wants to set up a banknote gate in Chongmen, which is as difficult as climbing to the sky! ”

Chongmen banknote is the second fire that Li Xiu plays!

There are so many people in the Jinyi Guard Yamen, and they are idle anyway, so it is better to pull them out to make money.

The Tonghui River Wharf in the capital is just under the Datong Bridge near Dongbianmen, which is the distribution center of various commodities and the gathering place of wholesalers. Chongmen is only a stone's throw away from the Chase Bridge, which is the best place to collect all kinds of commercial taxes.

Li Xiu knew that the commercial tax customized by Zhu Yuanzhang was thirty taxes and one, and he basically stopped collecting them later. And even now, Zhu Youzhen has added some commercial taxes, which are still not much.

He also knew that Zhu Youzhen was very poor! Because the tax system formulated by the Ming Dynasty was too low, coupled with the arrears of taxes, and after the officials deducted up and down, the court was actually very little money to collect.

Zhu Youzhen should not oppose this proposal, and the people who will oppose it are definitely those "Qingliu officials" who shout "not to compete with the people" but use their positions to do business.

Li Xiu knew very well in his heart that if he wanted to take over this fat difference, it would inevitably make them red-eyed, and then oppose it. If you want to open a banknote customs smoothly, you must have someone to support you, and Xue Guoguan, the left of the Imperial Palace, is the best candidate!

"This is my own business, Lord Xue only has to answer me, do you agree or not?"

"Okay, I promise you!"

Xue Guoguan gritted his teeth and agreed to his request. Who keeps himself in the hands of others?

Li Xiu smiled and said, "In that case, please ask Lord Xue." I will tell you the other two things, and when the other three things are done, the letter will be returned to its rightful owner. Don't worry, we are all scholars and gentlemen, and I will not break my word. ”

“”

Xue Guoguan was angry for a while when he heard this, a bullshit gentleman, officialdom has always been unscrupulous, how can a gentleman be?

Li Xiu lifted the sedan curtain and glanced out, and said with a smile: "There are few people here, Lord Xue let me go." ”

Xue Guoguan instructed the sedan chair man to stop, Li Xiu flashed out of the sedan chair, and said with a smile: "Thank you Lord Xue for giving me a ride, we will meet later!" ”

Xue Guoguan arrived at home and said to the two palanquins: "Today, you haven't seen anything, understand?" ”

The two nodded in fear, and then carried the sedan chair down.

Li Xiu is actually not too worried about the revelation of the matter, at most his intentions are perceived, and it is inconvenient to act. But for Xue Guoguan, once this matter is known, it will definitely be a catastrophe.

When he went to his study, Li Xiu wrote a secret letter, and then found Sun Ming and instructed: "You go to Han Lin and ask him to send someone to Kaifeng." Tell him that the stakes are so high that he must hand it over to the Son of the World, understand? ”

Sun Ming nodded solemnly and said, "Don't worry, Childe!" ”

After Sun Ming left, Li Xiu sat down in the study again.

In fact, he was also a little entangled in his heart, did he really want to go that far? Now that he is prosperous and surrounded by his wife, is he really going to go to the point of rebellion?

But the Ming Dynasty really can't keep it!

The Ming Dynasty court has long been terminally ill, and the system has long been rotten, even if he has the memory of two lifetimes, it is impossible to save this situation.

According to the development of history, eight years later, no, seven years to be exact, Li Zicheng will break through the Beijing Division, Zhu Youzhen hanged himself in the coal mountain, and the Ming Dynasty collapsed, what good end can he have?

Surrender Li Zicheng?

Don't be stupid, Li Zicheng will rob his family property, and he is a bandit, so it is impossible to succeed. He led an army of 100,000 to conquer Wu Sangui, wasn't he defeated?

Surrendering to the Qing Dynasty is even more impossible!

In this way, you can only start from scratch, and when the capital city is broken, you can justifiably set up a new master.

Less than seven years to go!

At that time, whether it will be success or failure can only depend on God.

Perhaps, in the history books of later generations, will leave their own heavy strokes? (To be continued.) )

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