In the backyard of the yamen of the procuratorate, Fan Jin and Zhang Shunqing walked side by side. It's not as good as Jingshi, naturally there are no exotic flowers and plants, but Zhao Xianzhong's ability to do errands is really good, and he got twenty potted plants out of nowhere to support the scene, which is barely a bit of life. It's just that in the eyes of the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, this kind of furnishing is no different from nothing, and it can't even be counted as an embellishment, but with her husband, it is a fairyland everywhere.

"Actually, there is nothing to say, that is, the two of them sent money to a few Paozawa family members, and then they found a place to eat and drink, and then a woman took the initiative to do business with them. It's not uncommon to not be able to meet a woman here for a few months, and after drinking soju, I can't control myself. The woman opened the price cheaply, and the two were fooled. When the people from the Daiwang Mansion rushed in, they knew that they had been ambushed, but it was too late to say anything at that time. Fortunately, the two of them still have a little brain, and they didn't resist, once they caused casualties, it would not be as simple as it is now. ”

Zhang Shunqing snorted, "Stupid! Can't you see such an obvious trap? You don't need to ask to know that the two of them will regularly go to Datong to send money to the family members of those robes, and after sending the money, they will go to drink, and even where to drink is estimated to be fixed. So it's easy to find a pattern for them to design. As for the reason for this, it is estimated that it is for the plum blossom Lao Jiu. ”

"It must be so. Xue Wenlong said that the people from the Wangfu had approached him and were willing to buy Mei's marriage book for thirty taels of silver, and let Mei make an outer room for Zhu Naixuan. The situation on Xuanda's side is like this, the clan is almost lawless in the local area, as long as they don't rebel, the magistrates can't do anything about them. But the border army had a knife in his hand, and the clan did not dare to bully too much, and some of the clan drove the border army to act as a servant for himself, Ma Fang directly pulled out the knife, and the result was that the clan apologized. Xue Wenlong is a person from the standard camp again, and Zhu Naixuan didn't dare to force him if he refused, he refused at that time and thought it would be fine, but he didn't expect Zhu Naixuan to plan for a long time and start here. ”

Zhang Shunqing thought for a while, "Zhu Naixuan is only afraid of harassing the Mei family more than this time, the two families are in Datong, and they usually don't go less." I found that the water mill was not effective, so I used this method. This kind of thing is not how difficult it is to investigate, but because no one is willing to investigate, for the two Qiu Ba offended the clan, this account cannot be transferred. Fortunately, he has a good sister, and for the sake of Xue Wu's face, Xianggong must be helping them, this time the two of them are still fighting to die for each other? ”

Naturally, it won't, knowing that there is no need to die, the two of them are naturally happy. But now they can't be released, they have to be brought back to Datong and settle an agreement with the Daiwangfu, otherwise this matter will still be over. ”

Zhang Shunqing said: "You don't want Xue Wu to go and see my brother?" ”

"I asked, but I refused to go. She knows her eldest brother very well, she is the same as her father, she values Cigna more than her life, and she begged her sister to marry Xiao Changce. simply didn't show up, anyway, she figured it out, this time she saved her eldest brother, and then arranged a good future for him, and the two families should not move around in the future, she should be without her mother's family. In fact, I don't understand, if Xiao Changce has to have a wife and children, wouldn't it be different to let Mei out? What does the hatred of the two ancestors have to do with their respective families, how many generations have passed, the bones of the ancestors are so rotten that they can play drums, what is the need to take that kind of command seriously. ”

"Not everyone is as open-minded as Xianggong." Zhang Shunqing smiled, her beautiful eyes turned and said: "Actually, Mei's appearance is not bad, if it is a change of generals, it is still a good earning." ”

"People are not animals, how can they be exchanged, this matter has nothing to do with losing money."

"Seeing that you are in a hurry, I didn't say that I would exchange it for our Xue Wu. You saved two of their lives, and they should repay you. Mei was targeted by Zhu Naixuan, even if he passed the test this time, it would be difficult to say in the future. It's better for you to take it and bring it back to Jingshi......"

Fan Jin smiled at Zhang Shunqing, "Qingqing has to cheat, if I answer wrong, I will be punished for kneeling, so I won't be fooled." Zhang Shunqing glanced at him, "Oh? This is what you don't want, if you are caught by me, carefully kill the two crimes into one! ”

The two laughed a few words, and Fan Jin cut the topic to the point, "Xue Wenlong gave me a very important news, the reason why there is only one grain store in Yanghebao is not Zheng Luo, but the grain merchant." At the beginning, the new policy of Lao Taishan was conveyed, and there were seven grain stores here in Yanghe, but within a year, the border army couldn't stand it, and everyone jointly asked the yamen to intervene, and only one was left. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"Seven grain banks are vying to raise prices, so that rice is as expensive as pearls. And there are more and more sand and gravel in the rice, so that the rice is four liters of sand, because there is a lot of grain, there is no one to find if there is a problem with the rice, and no one admits that it is sold by themselves. When the army was purchasing, they found all kinds of reasons to shirk it, but the seven grain stores could not buy rice to eat. Later, the yamen made a stipulation that there was only one grain store in Yanghe, and the price of rice must be reported to the yamen first, and the price could not be raised without authorization, and the government procurement must also be undertaken, so it became the way it is now. ”

Zhang Shunqing frowned and said, "That's not right." How can there be more and more grain stores, but there is no rice to sell. Unless there is a proprietor behind these seven grain stores, someone deliberately manipulates ......"

Fan Jin nodded at her and didn't speak, and Zhang Shunqing understood that most of his guesses were accurate. She hated and hated: "Those who can do this are either rich or expensive, on the surface they call their fathers brothers and brothers, and they still regard themselves as allies, but behind the scenes, they are quietly dismantling." There is nothing flawed in these things they have done, and it is better to punish them than to ascend to heaven, if I find their sins, see how I clean them up! ”

"That's what makes these people so good. obviously dismantled the stage for us, but on the surface, he pretended to be pure and good, which made people have no idea where to start. Even if you check it now, you can't find out the relationship between those things and them, and you will be cut clean long ago. Even the proprietors of the grain stores at that time were hidden without a trace. Foreign rice merchants can't do it at all if they want to enter Shanxi, and besides, there is no more than one out of ten thousand miles of grain transportation, and there is no transportation here, the mountainous area is difficult and expensive, and it is not easy to make a profit by transferring grain from other provinces to sell. The best way to do this is to procure rice and sell it locally. As long as the local Haoqiang is connected to a line, outsiders can't buy rice at all, and they are powerless to pry into this market. Even the imperial court was the same. At present, if you don't distribute silver and change food, you will be absorbed by local forces when you get here, and there are not many grains that can really fall into the hands of the sergeants. ”

"The current border land is a vicious circle, if you don't bring silver, the border army will have no food, and if you bring silver, the price of rice will rise. In the final analysis, the channel is still controlled by others, and if this level is not broken, other methods will not be used. ”

Zhang Shunqing said: "I can imagine those people who control the channel. Zheng Luo could probably guess who it was, but there was no way to guess, so he could only write a few letters, hoping that they could look at the overall situation, raise their noble hands, and don't let the price of rice be too high. Zheng Luo is quite popular with the military in Xuanda, and this is the reason. ”

That's why some people tried to get rid of him in every possible way. It's just that the three generations of the Zheng family have their own faction, even if the local gentry are strong, they don't dare to be too presumptuous. I can only find an opportunity to find someone to expel him, and try not to stand in the foreground. Moreover, Zheng Luo was very supportive of his father-in-law's new law, and he wrote the Shanxi Political Division, and ordered all localities to send personnel to inspect the land. If it weren't for the threat of the Tartar soldiers, Zheng Luo would have gone into battle in person. He is not a fool, and he can see his father-in-law's clever move. As long as Shanxi can redefine the yellow book, the number of acres in the hands of each family can be clearly understood. Then they distributed grain according to the fields, and no one had anything to say. So some people don't want Zheng Luo to inspect the land, and some people are more direct and want to drive Zheng Luo away. ”

"So, Zhao Xianzhong, this dog thing, uses Xianggong as a knife, just for this?"

"Those gold may not belong to Zhao Xianzhong, he is a eunuch who supervises the army and has to honor the palace, and he may not have such a big hand. Most of the time it was the people behind it, who used the money to buy my name. Besides, if this thing is done, it will not only be beneficial to me, but also famous, as soon as I get out of the mountain, I will put down the governor of Xuanda, and I can also be called a leader in the Qingliu Tai. This kind of temptation is irresistible to ordinary people, and they will definitely rush forward and be smug when they are used as guns. In fact, don't talk about others, just say that our family is the same, the third sister thinks that Zheng Luo is an old fool, and Mei is a poor person, and wants me to help her. ”

"Stupid!" Zhang Shunqing snorted, although Liang Pandi has no reputation, but what he said in front of Fan Jin is probably more effective than her wife, Zhang Shunqing naturally will not have no mustard in her heart. But she knew that this woman was her husband's rebel, and whoever dared to provoke her would definitely make her husband angry, so she only expressed her contempt for Liang Pandi in such a small place.

"I don't know if this Mei came by himself, or if someone behind it was instigated. The purpose of her coming was not only to offend the clan but also to resentful Zheng Luo, but she was afraid that there would be other schemes. ”

Fan Jin said: "A woman like Mei can't be seen through at a glance, now let me say whether there is someone behind her, I can't tell." But I agree with this point of view of the lady, she must have another plan behind her. She should only be the first step in the whole plan, but so far, the other party's back move has not been used, so I can't guess which step they are trying to achieve. And I'm curious as to why they haven't done it yet. When I release Xue Wenlong, will this matter just pass? ”

"That's not right! It can't be so simple for these people to make a big fuss. Zhang Shunqing pondered for a moment, "In my opinion, most of them are the performance of Xianggong that makes them think that it is not suitable to launch, or that Xianggong is not under their control now, so that they dare not conspire with Xianggong." You are not their own person, nor are you someone they can control, so naturally there will be no next move. ”

"That's what the lady said. So now that I've taken their money, maybe they should be more reassured. ”

Zhang Shunqing shook his head and said, "It's still far away." Isn't it just a thousand taels of gold, what's the calculation? Even if someone sues Banzai, what can they do to you? They don't think that this little thing will hold you, they must have something else in mind. ”

"Then they're probably going to give me more sweetness next? When I swallow the hook, catch me up again. The result? Let me be completely manipulated for it? If you have a little brain, you know that this can't be done at all, the only person in the world who can make me willing to be a puppet is my lady, where are they going to change into a puppet again. ”

Zhang Shunqing took a sip with a smile and gently twisted Fan Jin's waist, "You just fooled me with good words, didn't you go to your third sister's room tonight?" Naturally, they don't want to completely manipulate you, but they just use Xianggong once or twice. Your position is important, and you have a foundation in the court, even if you only contribute to them once, it is worth the full price they pay. Therefore, they will definitely use tricks again to try to drag Xianggong into the water, and we will see what tricks they can play when the time comes. But Xianggong is right, no matter what they do, they can't change the second me, even if they have the means, what can they do? ”

Datong City, inside the Zhang family's mansion.

The sound of the piano is melodious and the aroma is lingering. Although the rhythm of the qin music is as beautiful as the sound of heaven, the person who plays the piano is even more beautiful like a fairy, especially the temperament of the body that does not eat the fireworks of the world, which makes people think that this is the Nine Heavens Fairy descending to earth in a trance, and dare not look at it directly. Zhu Naixuan's eyes were locked on this woman from the beginning, and he didn't listen to a word of the compliments and laughter of the Zhang family on the side. There is only one voice in my head: this woman is so beautiful, I must have her!

originally thought that Plum Blossom Lao Jiu was already the king of the Rouge in the Northland, but now compared with this woman, he was suddenly dwarfed. This woman is not only beautiful, but the temperament on her body is even more difficult for men to resist. Zhu Naixuan just wants to hold her down and wantonly destroy, crush this holy destruction into mud, in order to satisfy the extraordinary pleasure in her heart.

At the end of the song, the woman's face turned slightly red, and she said a word of sacrifice and left under the service of the maid. As she left, the aroma in the room faded a little, and Zhu Naixuan looked at Zhang Siduan on the side and said, "Er Shao, why is the smell in this room different?" ”

"Yes, the sister has a strange fragrance, and when she plays the piano at home, she can also attract colorful butterflies to sing around the birds."

"How can such a thing be? Another day, we must let Xiao Wang open his eyes. ”

"It must be, as long as the opportunity is right, let Chitose watch. But I don't know what I'm talking about......"

"Just now...... Ah, yes, Xiao Wang was attracted by the sound of the piano, and he really didn't hear what Brother Zhang said, so he asked Brother Zhang to say it again. ”

In the secret room, Zhang Sishi, the fourth son of the Zhang family, said to Zhang Yaoling with a smile: "That little girl is really amazing, and she fascinated Zhu Naixuan, a pig, when she showed up." With this carrot to lead, let him go, he has to go. ”

"In fact, there are plum blossoms and Lao Jiu, which is enough for Zhu Naixuan to be used by me, and using that little girl can only be regarded as icing on the cake. Speaking of conscience, I don't blame him, even Da Luo Jinxian has to be tempted, let alone him? It's just that this matter is not a trivial matter, and if it is not done confidential, it will cause trouble. After this time, are you sure you can test whether Fan Jin is in the middle of the plan? ”

Zhang Sishi smiled slightly, "Second uncle, don't worry, the little nephew knows it." It was a matter of course, if it was launched at the beginning, Fan Jin would definitely be suspicious. If he still refuses to do so, it proves that this plan is useless for her, and we have to change our outwitting to being a powerful enemy. In short, this place in Shanxi has to be our world, and no one outside wants to get involved! ”

"Good. Your father said that you are our family's ovary, so I'll take a look at your little Zhang Liang's methods? ”

The uncle and nephew looked at each other and smiled, and everything was under control.