King Ning waved his hand, "You don't have to worry about this, this king has already arranged, your next task is to make the Zhao family's business go further in the provinces south of the Yangtze River, so that you can provide a steady stream of financial support to this king in the future."

Zhao Jun asked puzzledly, "Now in Jiangnan, the Zhao family's business in Jiangnan has spread to almost all walks of life, and the annual dividend is about 10 million taels, why do you need to ......?" ”

King Ning nodded and said, "What you said are the industries left by your father, the public business that everyone in the world knows, what this king wants you to do is to start anew, don't use the name of the Zhao family, let alone involve this king, what you do This king doesn't care, how to do it doesn't matter, everything depends on your ability, this king only has one request, and then give me enough to make up this number within two years."

Zhao Junma was a little surprised, "Fifty million taels? Within two years? ”

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King Ning said with a commanding tone, "Yes, two years, is there a problem?" ”

When Zhao Junma saw King Ning's face, he didn't dare to mention any difficulties, "Yes, Qingfeng Zun's life is"

King Ning laughed, "Okay, everything you do today, this king will compensate you a hundred times and a thousand times in the future, rest assured, my King Ning has always been rewarded and punished clearly, and I will keep your credit in my heart, not to mention that you and Yunxiao are husband and wife, and this king has high hopes for you" Another meaning of King Ning's words is to leave Yunxiao as a hostage in the Zhao family, so that Zhao Qingfeng does not have any worries, let go and do it, King Ning can not lose his daughter if he loses.

Zhao Jun Ma smiled and didn't speak, he didn't dare to disobey King Ning's order, after a while, he still couldn't help but ask, "Dare to ask your father-in-law what is the use of using so many silver taels?"

King Ning's face was displeased, "Don't inquire, it's not good for you to know more, okay, this matter is settled, by the way, this king heard that Susong has come to Xinzhi County, and the popularity among the people is quite high, but is there such a thing?" ”

Zhao Junma was surprised, "This person's reputation has reached your ears?" ”

King Ning said, "That's not it, it's just that when I went to Fengyang a few days ago, there were many legends along the way, and this person's name is known to everyone in Anqing Mansion, and this king is also a little curious."

Steward Hu wiped his sleeve a few times on a wooden box, bowed down and said humbly, "King Ning, please sit"

Zhao Junma was about to talk about Lu Fei's head, and it happened that King Ning also talked about it, so he told King Ning everything he had done in the past half a month since Lu Fei took office, and Steward Hu added oil and vinegar to the side, explaining how Lu Fei bought the Oiran in Qinglou, how he drove the fishermen to secretly oppose the Zhao family, and a large number of private volunteers in the city, saying that Lu Fei was a capital crime.

When King Ning saw Lu Fei's measure to use Jiangjia Lake to change the lake into business, he couldn't help nodding and praised, "This kind of method adapted to local conditions has been done by someone a long time ago, but it has not been extended, it seems that this young man's experience is extraordinary, Qingfeng, you are an expert in this industry, according to you, whether this can work."

Steward Hu originally wanted to say that Lu Fei was a waste of people's strength, and directly violated the court system, and wanted to slander Lu Fei once, but he didn't expect that King Ning would understand it like this, and he secretly complained for a while.

Zhao Junma nodded slowly, and said with eyebrows, "Putting aside personal prejudices, speaking from the heart, this matter is promising, it is a good move to improve people's livelihood, the reason why this kind of business can not be carried out, it is mainly because there is no cooperation of the government, can not make the product circulate quickly in a large area, and can not be backlogged for a long time, now Lu Fei with the government as its protection, the son-in-law asserts, the first year will be a bumper harvest in sight"

King Ning stroked his long beard and said with a smile, "Well, yes, it seems that this magistrate is not only a lover but also a brave and knowledgeable person, you just said personal prejudices, what, what friction is there between you and him?" ”

Steward Hu hurriedly said, "King Ning, this Lu Zhixian is bold and reckless, the day before yesterday, the mountain bandits were in trouble, and they killed the county and county, the small one heard that the imperial court has a clear intention to wipe out this gang of bandits, this Lu Fei actually obstructed the army of General Zhang everywhere, the small one heard that Lu Zhixian wanted to recruit An, according to the small one, he wanted to openly confront the imperial court, win the hearts of the people for himself, and let the imperial court bear the name, and his heart can be punished."

King Ning has never taken the court seriously, and when he heard this, he couldn't stop laughing, "Oh, there is such a thing, well, yes, it's a man, and this king really wants to meet this person."

Steward Hu didn't please him again, and stood aside wistfully, no longer saying a word.

Zhao Junma laughed a few times, changed his face again, and said solemnly, "Father-in-law, there is another matter, which also has something to do with this Lu Zhixian."

"Oh, what's the matter?"

Zhao Junma also told Lu Fei to come to Zhao Mansion to repeat the drunken words he heard from the young general in General Zhang Shen's camp, and also told Zhang Shen General that Lu Fei was secretly investigating the silver transported to the capital.

After hearing what he said, King Ning immediately changed his smile and became angry, "How did this matter get out?" The stakes are extraordinary, and nothing can be wrong."

Since there is this network, King Ning can be said to have done whatever he wants in the Tang Dynasty over the years, and even most of the people with heads and faces in the brocade guards who talk about the tiger color change were also bought by him, what did King Ning do outside, the emperor didn't know at all, but because there were too many people involved, as long as there was a little bit of wind and grass, it was difficult to guarantee that there would be people who were uncertain and poked this thing out. That will set off a bloody storm comparable to Li Wuzhang's killing of heroes at the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and it will also ruin the efforts made by King Ning over the years, and even more stillborn King Ning's plan before he has time to start it.

Zhao Junma hurriedly said, "The son-in-law also understands the stakes, so he doesn't dare to make a rash decision, and he was about to tell you, but I didn't expect you to come."

King Ning pressed his hand, "Well, you have done a good job, you must be calm in everything, in order to be perfect, immediately get rid of General Zhang Shen, and that Lu Zhixian, no matter how much he knows, the dead will never reveal the secret."

Steward Hu was overjoyed on the side, "Ning Wang Yingming"

King Ning was able to wave his hand again, "Slow, this matter can't be rushed, General Zhang is now leading the army outside, and killing him will have too much impact, in this way, you immediately contact the officials of the various ministries in the capital to impeach him, what charges you can consider yourself, and when he is out of prison, it will be easy to kill him."

Zhao Junma nodded yes and said, "What about this Lu Zhi County?" ”

King Ning pondered, "He, now he is working on the mountain bandits, attracting the attention of the imperial court, it is not appropriate to do it now, it is better to wait for the bandits to get rid of it later, and also, you immediately let people investigate the matter of this silver, who knows, find out one and kill the other, the first thing to be solved is the battalion army that has escorted the silver over the years, no one is left, and this matter must not be publicized."

Zhao Junma arched his hand, "Yes, the son-in-law still has something I want to report to you."

King Ning raised his chin and said, "Say"

So, Zhao Junma said that Lu Fei could give birth to hundreds of thousands of taels of silver every year in the Great Lake, which was exactly what King Ning had asked Zhao Junma to do just now, if Lu Fei really had something to do, it would be how much Zhao Junma solved the problem of the origin of some silver.

King Ning was surprised, "Really? This is a character, he has some real skills in officialdom and shopping malls, what is his idea? ”

Zhao Junma shook his head, "He seems to have known that he is in your calculations, and he has always been vague about this matter and refuses to say it thoroughly."

King Ning laughed when he heard this, "Well, it's interesting, I didn't expect this young man to be so deep in the city, this king is becoming more and more interested, but it's a pity, people are too smart to end well, you get this thing out of their mouths as soon as possible, and then kill him, this king's major affairs must not be a bit of luck"

As soon as Zhao Junma gave up his hand, "yes" With the support of King Ning, he will have confidence.

Steward Hu grinned again and bowed his waist and hugged his fists, "Ning Wang Yingming"

Ning Dynasty waved his hand at the door, "Okay, let's talk about it here, this king plans to stay here for a few more days, accompany Yan'er, and discuss the details slowly, the impeachment of General Zhang is urgent, you will do it immediately."

The three of them walked out of the secret room one after another, King Ning laughed as he walked, and walked to the room in the attic, "Haha, Yan'er, you are still angry with your biological father, Yan'er, haha, your father is here to compensate you."

A maid hurriedly greeted him, knelt down in front of King Ning, and replied carefully, "King Ning, the county lord has not returned to the house yet."

The scorching sun was like fire, and the clouds were full of tears on the galloping horses at the gate of the county government in Susong County, and threw the reins into the hands of the guards who were about to speak, and rushed to the back office like a gust of wind.

The two officials looked at each other and stuck out their tongues, and just wanted to lead the horse away, when there was another sound of horses' hooves, and I saw two more women on horseback stop at the gate of the county government, and shouted in unison on the horse, "Where is our county lord?" ”

The two officials pointed to the back of the government at the same time, and after the two county lords' personal maids walked into the county office, the two officials looked at each other again, and one of them said, "Tsk! Tut! It's not the same to have money and power, even a maid dares to break into the county government casually."

"Who said it wasn't, our brothers were born to stand guard, let's go, let's feed the horses"

On the edge of the fish pond in the county garden, there is a rockery more than one person high, there is a pomegranate tree more than two people high on the edge of the rockery, a bamboo cane is horizontal between the top of the rockery and the pomegranate branch, a wooden barrel is hung on the bamboo cane, and there are more than ten holes the size of mung beans at the bottom of the barrel.

Lu Fei, who had just returned from the Zhao Mansion, was naked, bent down, his hands propped up on the pomegranate tree, and let the water wash his back.

Big Eyes was carrying a bucket of water, standing on the rockery, adding water to the wooden bucket on Lu Fei's head one by one, sweating profusely, and said with a smile, "Master, is this how you bathe in your hometown?" ”

Lu Fei lowered his head and scratched his back with his backhand, "That is, as soon as the faucet is twisted, the water flows loudly, whether it is cold or hot, how can you sell coolies on the side?"

The big eyes smiled and stared at a pair of big eyes, "While Miss Song is away, then you will use it in a while, and let the little one try it."

"Okay, come on, help me rub my back first"

"Okay!" Big Eyes happily jumped down from the rockery, rolled up his sleeves, wrapped the hand towel in his hand, and rubbed it on Lu Fei's body, and after a while, it was his turn to enjoy this new thing, so he worked very hard.

Outside the garden, Yunxiao was walking towards the garden in a low mood, as soon as she ran out of Zhao's mansion, she thought of Lu Fei with a ghostly horse, she didn't know what she was going to say after seeing Lu Fei, but she always felt that the only one who could understand and comfort her in this world was this strange and familiar person.

There was a sound of rushing water in the garden, and Lu Fei was softly humming a modern pop song that was not in tune at all, and the sad Yunxiao listened quietly outside the garden for a while, and he didn't hear what tune he was humming, laughed lightly, and moved into the garden.

The scene in front of her immediately made her blush and her heart beat, Lu Fei's smooth back appeared in front of her eyes, and she was stunned and didn't know whether to walk forward or turn back.

The big eyes that were rubbing Lu Fei's back inadvertently caught a glimpse of a woman standing at the entrance of the garden, and after a closer look, he was also stunned, why did the county lord come.

"Don't stop, that's it, it's a little itchy, rub it a few more times" Lu Fei said with his eyes closed.

Big Eyes is now not only wide enough to widen his eyes, but even his mouth is open, and he gently poked Lu Fei's back with his fingers, "Master, Master"

"What are you doing, rubbing it?"

"No, sir, the county lord is here, and he's watching."

Lu Fei hurriedly looked back when he heard this, wasn't that the county lord, and when he was startled, he suddenly shouted, "Ah! ”

Yunxiao blushed, came back to his senses, covered his face and screamed and ran straight out of the garden.

Lu Fei hurriedly wrapped his clothes around his body, embarrassed.

......

In the flower hall of the county government, Yunxiao, whose face had not faded, was sitting quietly, and all kinds of troubles in his heart were squeezed away by the scene just now, and the two maids standing behind him looked like they wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh.

"Coming, coming, county lord" Lu Fei walked in while sorting out his clothes, smiling, "It's all because I usually pamper them too much, county lord, you don't even know how to report when you come"

Yunxiao stood up and smiled, "It's none of their business, I broke in by myself"

Lu Fei immediately laughed, the relationship between the two seemed to have narrowed a lot, he leaned back on the chair casually, picked up the herbal tea on the table, took a few sips, and touched his mouth, "What's the matter, the county lord is here, is there anything urgent?" ”

The more casual Lu Fei is, the more she doesn't treat her as a county lord who everyone respects and stays away, the happier she is, her identity and status are easy to distance people, and the height is unbearable.

Yunxiao said, "If you have nothing to do, walk around, doesn't Lord Lu welcome me?" ”

"How can it, when I see you, I feel fragrant when I eat" Lu Fei smiled, this is true, Yunxiao really has this ability.

Yun Xiao had already understood Lu Zhixian's strange words, and when he saw that she was full of nonsense, he let the two maids go out.

"Is Lord Lu so incoherent when he speaks to anyone?" Yunxiao has a sense of reproach on his mouth, but he doesn't hate it at all in his heart, he is not sophisticated, and he is funny.

"Nondescript? Am I so out of tune? Lu Fei asked rhetorically.

Yunxiao lowered his head and smiled slightly, "You are different from all the officials I have ever seen, there is no official frame, and there is no sleek yin and yang"

Lu Feiyi raised his eyebrows, "Is the county lord praising me?" ”

Yunxiao glanced at him, pursed his mouth, and said deliberately, "Today you seem to have a thick skin."

"At least you don't hate it, this is what I am"

"You seem to be open to everything, and every time I see you, I'm happy."

"This is called self-confidence, I think people can have no ability, no rich father, but they must have this calm self-confidence, no matter what difficulties they encounter, they have to face it with a smile, are you right?" Lu Fei had already seen the faint tears on Yunxiao's face.

"Maybe" Yunxiao lowered her head and pondered for a while, and couldn't help but recall the things she didn't want to face, she didn't want to go back to the home she hated, and she didn't want to face the man she didn't love, "Lord Lu......"

"I don't mind if you call me Xiaofei," Lu Fei said with a wicked smile.

"Is that what Miss Song calls you?"

"Her name is Yun Niang" Lu Fei mentioned Yun Niang, a touch of pride flashed on his face, I don't know if Yun Niang is chatting with the little girl of the Ling family on the mountain now.

"I can see that she is a careful girl, she must be very good-looking," Yunxiao said with a hint of sadness and envy.

"Oh, yes, you know her?"

"No, I haven't seen her, just to see that the flowers and plants in the garden are well organized, I guess, if she doesn't look good, why do you immediately look good when you talk about her"

Lu Fei smiled and touched his face, "Is it so obvious?" ”

Yunxiao smiled, she was very envious of Yun Niang, her family had suffered such a big disaster, but she could meet a man like Lu Fei, which was also a creation, thinking that although she was golden and jade, she was even used as a bargaining chip by her father to get married, if she had a choice, she would be willing to be the daughter of an ordinary family.

"Talented and beautiful, you don't need to hide it, can you invite Miss Song out, I want to meet"

"Unfortunately, she has been away these days, and when she comes back, I will definitely let you meet"

Yunxiao stood up, walked a few steps, sighed, and said slowly, "Yun Niang is really a blessing"

Lu Fei could hear it, and he could see that Yunxiao was unhappy, so he walked to her, "Tell me about you, you don't seem to be as glamorous as you look like in the Zhao family."

The relationship between the two seems to be one step closer, and no one cares about the difference in identity, just like a pair of confidants who are in a heart-to-heart relationship.

Yunxiao smiled bitterly, "Nine times out of ten, life is unsatisfactory"

"And you're going to keep it like this? Have you ever thought about trying, trying to change" Lu Fei actually wanted to say whether he had considered leaving the Zhao family and finding his happiness again, such as the person in front of him.

In this era, there was no divorce, especially in the Tang Dynasty, women could only start from the beginning, regardless of status.

Yunxiao was stunned, "Change? What to change? Since the moment I married into the Zhao family, my fate has not been decided by myself."

"County Lord......"

"Call me the clouds"

"Yunxiao, you should go out and walk more, like today, find a friend to say the unhappiness in your heart, maybe you said that others may not be able to help you, but this can make you easier, you can't change others, but you can change yourself, face everything with a smile"

Yunxiao looked at Lu Fei intently, "I have no friends"

"Am I not?"

Yun Xiaole was happy, "You really don't treat yourself as an outsider"

Lu Fei smiled, "Look, don't you feel so unhappy when you chat casually?"

Yunxiao lowered his head and smiled, "Can I tell me about you?" I heard that you are the youngest magistrate in the Tang Dynasty."

Lu Fei was complacent, "There is no one before and no one after him"

"Don't you know it's hard to be an official here? Why do you want to be here? ”

"The bastard is willing to come, I feel that the position of the secretary is good, but your emperor's cousin won't give it to me, bury the talent"

When Yunxiao heard this, he giggled, and smiled very sweetly, as if all kinds of troubles in the past had been forgotten at this moment, "You are not afraid of disasters coming out of your mouth, that is the position of the second rank of the dynasty, you are a small seven-rank county ......"

Lu Fei's mouth crooked, deliberately amusing Yunxiao, "What about the seven-grade Zhixian, I will do it, and I will have to make a first-grade Zhixian in the future."

Yunxiao was even happier, and his laughter became more and more unrestrained, "Bragging, how can you have a good grade of Zhixian, but if you really have the ability, I can recommend you to the emperor's brother next time I enter the palace."

Lu Fei waved his hand and said, "No, climb up by pulling relationships, this is not my style"

Yunxiao's face was full of smiles, "I don't think what you say seriously is not sincere, but those nondescript words are your original intention"

"Don't you underestimate me, just say this to you, I also have to do a good job of this little Qipin Zhixian County, anyone can underestimate me, but I can't let you look down on the clouds" Lu Fei is still serious.

Yunxiao stopped smiling, "Oh, why is that? ”

"Hehe, because I want you to help me," Lu Fei grinned.

"What is the reason for this? How can I help you? ”

"Didn't I ask you to deliver a letter for me the day before yesterday? Steward Hu, did he send it," Lu Fei finally got down to business.

Yunxiao is in a happy mood now, "I sent it, what is written in the letter?" Does this help you? ”

"Of course, but you don't bother the two masters, you still have to help me"

Yunxiao is very happy, who told Lu Fei to make her happy, "Say, as long as I can do it"

Lu Fei thought about it, the letter had already been sent, Zhang Rake must have read the letter before he went to Zhao Junma to inquire about the situation, so what will happen to Zhang Rake next? There is no need to ask, it must be to take the lead on Li Zhong and cut off other people's thoughts.

Lu Fei said, "Yunxiao, how is the housekeeper Hu in your house?" I want to hear the truth."

As soon as Steward Hu was mentioned, a trace of disgust immediately appeared on Yunxiao's face, Zhao Qingfeng is not bad in nature, but many of the businesses run by the Zhao family are from the hands of the previous generation, including how to deal with various relationships in the business field, and Steward Hu blindly gave him some ideas that hurt others and profits, it is impossible for him to clean himself up, if the Zhao family is denounced one day, then Steward Hu is the first person who should be cut with a thousand cuts.

Yunxiao Waner smiled, "Honest? When did I tell you a lie, Steward Hu is full of crooked spirits, using the name of the Zhao family to swagger and deceive, and fill his own pockets"

Now it was Lu Fei's turn to wonder, "Then in that case, why don't you kick him out, you are the hostess of the Zhao family."

"I'm not interested in anything about the Zhao family, no matter how they toss, not to mention that this Zhao Qingfeng can't do without him, he has followed the Zhao family since Steward Hu and his father's generation, and the relationship is extraordinary."