As an official of the imperial court, it is not a good thing to have open contact with people in the rivers and lakes. So after arriving in Xianyang, Xue Shao first found an inconspicuous small inn to settle down, and then called the entourage who knew the way to invite Helian Guchuan to meet here.

Helian Guchuan was a sober person and knew that Xue Shao intended to keep a low profile. So he also came quietly alone, although he really wanted to give Xue Shao a banquet when he came to Hongmen for the first time.

"I only have half an hour. There is an important matter that must be interviewed with you. Xue Shao got straight to the point and omitted a lot of opening remarks.

"Speak, please." Helian Guchuan is also very crisp.

"I have a Momiji Chamber of Commerce under my name, you should know, right?"

"Yes."

Xue Shao said: "Now, the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce is ready to return to Guanzhong and start anew." I'm going to have it deal with the North-South Merchant, and I'll have to use your fleet to carry it through the troughs. ”

"Good! That's a good thing! Helian Guchuan expressed great interest, "If the people are prosperous today, and the Empress Dowager Wu has vigorously supported business travel after taking power, there is a lot to be done in the north and south." Even this reckless man in the green forest has moved his own idea of doing business, but this stinky temper really can't be a businessman, so he has to give up. ”

"Do you know Yu Hongye?" Xue Shao asked.

"In the past, when I followed Di Gong on an errand in Helong, I met once or twice, but we didn't know each other." Helian Guchuan said, "I only remember that she is beautiful and shrewd and capable, and the caravan under her command is organized and operated in an orderly manner and makes money, and she is indeed an admirable strange woman!" ”

"When she returns to Luoyang, I will let her take the initiative to contact you." Xue Shao said, "From now on, all her cargo transportation will be handed over to you." ”

"Wrap it up on me." Helian Guchuan patted his chest, "Since it is his own caravan, Hongmen will not take a penny!" ”

"No, the fee must be collected, not less. Don't the thousands of brothers under your command also want to make a living? Xue Shao said, "Hongmen and Hongye Chamber of Commerce are two organizations that cooperate with each other but are independent, and the brothers settle accounts, which must be clarified." ”

"Okay, just listen to the horse." Helian Guchuan agreed very simply, and there was nothing else to say.

Xue Shao nodded with satisfaction, "Have there been any special disturbances recently?" ”

"Like...... No. Helian Guchuan thought about it carefully and said, "There is only one small thing that deserves a little attention, the man who has just become the head of the empress dowager - now his name is Liu Huaiyi, right?" -- It seems that people are being sent around to search for the whereabouts of his old friend and daughter. ”

"Then you have to take care of people, don't make any mistakes."

"Don't worry, I'm guarding it myself!"

"Okay." Xue Shao was very satisfied and smiled, "Is there anything I need to do?" ”

"Not yet." Helian Guchuan smiled, "I can handle this little matter in the green forest and waterways by myself. In general, there will be no trouble with the colt. ”

"I almost forgot, the last time in the Tianmen incident, the reason why I was able to smash the assassination conspiracy of the Mengjin water lord and successfully killed the bandit leader Li Xiantong was that you made a great contribution." Xue Shao said, "I mentioned this matter to the Queen Mother in private, although she is not good at giving you any promotion and reward directly, but she is very satisfied with your performance." In the future, you must take the helm of Hongmen well, don't deviate, and don't go against the imperial court and the government. If the current development continues, Hongmen has a bright future. ”

"Okay!" Helian Guchuan is a hundred times more spiritual.

"I can't stay long, so I'm leaving." Xue Shao said, "You have to remember that Hongmen is not an ordinary indiscriminate green forest gang, such as robbing houses, killing people and setting fires, and forcing good people to become prostitutes, don't touch them." As long as you cooperate well with the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce, it will be easy to make a fortune! ”

"With the support of the noble Xue Yuma, it is difficult for us to be poor." Helian Guchuan bowed his hand and bowed, "Send Xue the horse under the bow!" ”

Xue Shao took people away.

In this short meeting, the time was no more than fifteen minutes, but Xue Shao thought that he was worth it. As the "behind-the-scenes boss" of Hongmen, it is necessary for him to clearly put forward requirements and make a statement in person on major policy and line issues. How to manage and how to operate, this is Helian Guchuan's business. Since he has been involved in this relationship with Hongmen, he can't let it go. In case it becomes the next Mengjin water owl, wouldn't it be a basin on its own head?

When I rushed back to Luoyang and returned home, it was getting late. But Xiao Zhizhong, who rarely came to the door, had been waiting for Xue Shao in the living room, obviously having something important.

Xue Shao called him to the dining room and asked him to eat together, talking while eating.

At the beginning of Shangwutai's creation, it was very busy. After Xue Shao personally supervised for a period of time, he handed over most of the things to Shangwu Cheng Xiao Zhizhong, the deputy, to act as a full agent, and started to control it himself. Xiao Zhizhong has been working in the Martial Arts Academy for a long time, and he is very quick to get started with this work, and he is also very diligent and capable, Xue Shao is very relieved of him.

But today, Xiao Zhizhong brought a troublesome thing that he couldn't solve.

"Horse, there is something wrong with the Gongyu Tian of Shangwutai." Xiao Zhizhong said.

However, all the central departments of the imperial court, such as the government, Taiwan, prison, and temple, as well as the prefecture and county yamen at all levels below, will receive a public property. After the yamen leased the land to tenants, they collected the grain tax, which was used for public expenses of the government departments. This amount of land is the public land.

Shangwutai began at the beginning, and the allocation of Gongyutian was in accordance with the standard of Guozijian, six hectares.

"What can go wrong with Gongqitian?" Xue Shao asked, "It's spring plowing time, hasn't it been implemented yet?" ”

"No ......," Xiao Zhizhong shook his head in embarrassment, and said, "It is said that it is six hectares, but in fact, we have less than three hectares." ”

"Why?"

"Because...... A part of the land was forcibly taken away by the White Horse Temple in advance. Xiao Zhizhong said, "I also reflected to the top in the lower part and asked for another uninhabited field for me." But no one paid attention to it, and when they were tired of asking, they said, Tian has already circled you, and you don't need to be snatched away by others, who can blame you? …… I was incompetent and couldn't solve the trouble in front of me, so I had to come to bother Xue Yuma. ”

"You mean that White Horse Temple outside Luoyang City? Liu Huaiyi's White Horse Temple? Xue Shao's eyes widened.

Xiao Zhizhong had no choice but to nod.

This bald donkey has long heard that he led a group of rogue monks to seize other people's land and property, and to seize other people's wives and daughters. Unexpectedly, since he was so bold, he even dared to get involved in the court's public mansion! Xue Shao was very annoyed, but he didn't scold Xiao Zhizhong for this, but just said to him: "I know." I'll take care of this matter myself, so you don't have to worry about it, just take care of the daily affairs of Shangwutai. ”

"Yes."

When sleeping with Princess Taiping that night, Xue Shao wanted to tell her about Gongyutian, but then he held back. If she is allowed to deal with it, she may be able to solve this problem in front of her. But this is a headache doctor, a headache and a pain in the feet, and a symptom but not a root cause.

Liu Huaiyi's matter, Xue Shao felt that he had to come forward personally and solve it with his own methods!

The White Horse Temple was not too far from Luoyang, so after finishing official business the next day, Xue Shao changed into civilian clothes and only took Guo An and a few inconspicuous scouts as his personal companions, and rode to the White Horse Temple.

The incense of the White Horse Temple is very vigorous, and in the evening, there is still an endless stream of good men and women coming in and out.

Liu Huaiyi is the abbot here, but in fact, it is just a name. More often than not, he took a group of scoundrels and bald donkeys around to eat, drink and have fun, and rarely really stayed in the temple to eat fast and recite Buddha.

Xue Shao entered the White Horse Temple like an ordinary pilgrim, worshiped the Buddha on incense, donated money for sesame oil, and asked the monks here to spend the night in a wing room. The monk was very generous and easy-going, so he agreed, and invited Xue Shao and others to the backyard wing, where they were hospitalized with tea and food.

At this time, Xue Shao knew that there were indeed a few highly respected old Zen masters who studied Buddhism here, and most of them were real Buddhist disciples. Come to think of it, if there are only Liu Huaiyi and those hooligan bald donkeys here, what good men and women dare to come to incense?

Xue Shao asked the little novice who delivered the meal when their abbot master would come back, and he made a special trip to pay a visit. The abbot said that the abbot would occasionally go out to do some rituals, and it was common for him not to return for three or five days. But he will definitely come back tonight, because tomorrow he has to enter the palace to go to the Tennoji Temple to participate in an important Buddhist ceremony.

"Thank you, little Master. If the commander returns, please pass it on on your behalf. Wait in the wings below. Xue Shao sneered in his heart - Liu Huaiyi can make a few plasters at most, he knows a fart Buddha Dharma!

"The little monk will definitely bring it, donor rest assured." Xiao Shami is polite, obviously not the rogue bald donkey beside Liu Huaiyi.

Xue Shao felt a little worthless for the monks and disciples in the White Horse Temple, obviously a good pot of soup, but he was damaged by Liu Huaiyi's mouse!

In the middle of the night, rat poop sneaked back from the back door with his group of hooligan bald donkeys. Although he is the abbot here, he is not arrogant to the point of lawlessness. may be in response to the sentence "evil does not prevail over good", the solemnity of the treasure in the land of Buddhism makes Liu Huaiyi have an instinctive awe in his heart.

When he collapsed on his couch in a daze, Liu Huaiyi's head was suddenly hit by something. He grinned so much that he reached out and touched it, it was a hard wooden thing. When he picked it up in a daze, he suddenly sat up straight with wide eyes, and half of the wine woke up on the spot!

A hairpin!

One that made him very familiar, a hairpin!

"Someone, someone!!" Liu Huaiyi shouted in panic.

Immediately, a little novice came to promise, "What does my teacher command?" ”

"Who came into my room today?"

"Except for the disciples who came in and routinely sprinkled and cleaned, no one has ever come in again!"

Liu Huaiyi rolled his eyes a few times, "Did the temple receive any special pilgrims today who came to stay?" ”

"Yes." Xiao Shami said, "There is a noble gentleman who is rich and handsome, with three or five gangs, and lives in the Qingxin Pavilion in the back hall. He also specially explained that he had made a special trip to visit my teacher. ”

Liu Huaiyi pondered for a moment, and suddenly took a breath of cool air and couldn't help blurting out-

"It's broken! It's finally ...... It's coming! ”