Zhang Yuanzhi looked at Guo Ye's smile, how do you look at it, how can he feel angry, and suddenly a little suspicious in his heart, could it be that this surnamed Guo is fake to capture me, and the real purpose is to wait for me to take the initiative to come to the door?

No, where did he come from such a deep city at such a young age?

Then, he nodded and said that he agreed, but he also pointed to Zhang Chengzong on the ground, and asked Guo Ye: "Guo Tingshi, then Wu'er Chengzong ......"

Guo Ye naturally understood what Zhang Yuanzhi meant, but he didn't let Zhang Chengzong go like this, but smiled heartlessly: "Ling Lang is already middle-aged, but he is still so frizzy and angry, let him lie on the ground and cool down." The second master and the official will talk in the inner hall first, if you and I talk very happily, it is not easy to say about Ling Lang? ”

The implication is obvious, Guo Ye really reminded Zhang Yuanzhi that whether he can open up to Zhang Chengzong's affairs depends entirely on the outcome of the other party's conversation with him.

Although Zhang Yuanzhi is as short-tempered and impulsive as Zhang Chengzong, he can still understand the words and understand Guo Ye's voice-over strings.

"That's it, let Guo Tingshi," Zhang Yuanzhi said in a deep voice, "Guo Tingshi, then you and I will talk in the back hall first." ”

Guo Ye instructed Chen Jitao: "For the time being, you will preside over the public court for me, and the official and Second Master Zhang will go in and say something before coming out." Second Master Zhang, please! ”

The last sentence was shouted at Zhang Yuanzhi.

Zhang Yuanzhi snorted, lowered his head and went around to the back of the public hall first

In the inner hall.

Guo Ye and Zhang Yuanzhi each held a cup of tea in their hands, sat left and right, bowed their heads and drank lightly.

Zhang Yuanzhi suddenly raised his head, stared at the young man in front of him who was young but had extraordinary means, and took the lead in breaking the silence and frowned and asked, "Guo Tingshi, what do you want?" ”

Guo Ye asked innocently, "What's how?" What do you mean by Second Master Zhang's words? ”

Zhang Yuanzhi saw Guo Ye pretending to be stupid, so angry that he almost turned over and threw the tea bowl on the ground, and asked in a deep voice: "Guo Tingshi, Ming people don't say dark words, how do you want to let go of Wu'er Chengzong?" ”

"It turns out that Second Master Zhang is talking about this?"

Guo Ye looked suddenly enlightened, and said in a long voice: "Second master, it's not that the official wants to deliberately embarrass Ling Lang." Alas, you also saw and heard it outside the court, Ling Lang, as a salt transport envoy in Yangzhou, was guarding and stealing, and privately withheld the salt tax of the imperial court. Tsk, and the annual salt tax is in the millions, which is not a small amount. Such a big crime of greedy ink, not to mention asking for his head, it is not an exaggeration to even kill the nine clans and the whole family. ”

As soon as he heard the eight words of Zhulian Nine Clans and Full Door, the muscles at the corners of Zhang Yuanzhi's mouth couldn't help twitching, and he continued to endure the anger in his heart and said: "Why should Guo Tingshi be alarmist? What is the identity of my Yangzhou Zhang family, will Guo Tingshi not know? These words are heard by the ordinary people, and Guo Tingshi will save it. The old man asked, what will Guo Tingshi do to release my son and eliminate this matter invisibly? ”

Guo Ye didn't expect Zhang Yuanzhi to cut directly to the topic, and cut so bluntly, he really didn't have any fear at all, it seems that the Zhang family is really used to being the emperor of Yangzhou City.

Immediately, he pretended to be impotent and spread his hands, and said helplessly: "Second Master Zhang, the Son of Heaven is still guilty of the same crime as the common people, let alone Ling Lang?" Now that there is human and material evidence, what do you want? I'm sorry, the duty of this official is to make Lang commit such a heinous crime, and it is difficult to escape this catastrophe. ”

"You ......"

Zhang Yuanzhi saw that Guo Ye was still pretending to be at this time, and couldn't help but stand up and shouted angrily: "Guo Tingshi, the one who knows the times is Junjie." As long as you can make it convenient today, you will be a friend of our Yangzhou Zhang family in the future. What do you think? ”

Guo Ye suddenly lowered his face, his words were full of disdain, and he said disdainfully: "Second master, you also take your Zhang family too seriously, right?" What about the friends of the Zhang family? Is it still possible to kill people and set fire to Yangzhou City? ”

"Guo Tingshi, what do you mean by this?"

As soon as Zhang Yuanzhi heard that Guo Ye's words were not right, he dared to love the other party is oil and salt, and just wanted to be furious, but suddenly thought of his son who was forced to the ground above the court, and then endured it again.

If you want to ask for someone, you must first bow to others, Zhang Yuanzhi still understands this to some extent.

So, with a smile on his face, he whispered tentatively: "Guo Tingshi, the old man knows what you are running for this time in Yangzhou." In this way, in the future, Yangzhou's annual salt tax, when the New Year is over, the Zhang family will have a heart to send to the house, how about it? ”

Guo Ye was slightly stunned, this old boy actually began to openly bribe.

Then his face tightened, and he stretched out his hand to refuse sternly: "Second Master Zhang, this official has been favored by the emperor, and he was appointed by the emperor as the new Yangzhou assassin and guards one side for the Son of Heaven, how can he do something sorry for the emperor?" Besides, once the court trial is over today, do you think Ling Lang can still stay in the position of Yangzhou salt transport envoy? You don't have to forget, this official went to Yangzhou this time because of the holy order to control the salt tax in Yangzhou. ”

Zhang Yuanzhi scolded the eighteenth generation of Guo Ye's ancestors in his heart, pretending, if you continue to pretend, I don't believe that your surname Guo will not be moved by the salt tax of millions of taels a year in Yangzhou. To put it in a high-sounding manner, it's not a male thief or a prostitute behind his back?

However, Zhang Yuanzhi scolded and scolded, but he also heard the great ambition of Guo Ye. Guo Ye's meaning is very simple, he not only wants to remove Zhang Chengzong from the position of Yangzhou salt transportation envoy, but also completely control the Yangzhou salt tax into his own hands.

In Zhang Yuanzhi's view, as long as Guo Ye controls and controls the salt tax in Yangzhou, isn't it up to him to fill his own pockets?

Tsk, what an insatiable young man.

This is Zhang Yuanzhi's direct impression of Guo Ye.

Seeing that Guo Ye's attitude was so resolute, Zhang Yuanzhi had to take a step back and said, "It seems that Lord Guo is determined not to let my son Chengzong continue to stay in Yangzhou Yanyun Yamen?" ”

Guo Ye shrugged his shoulders and said that it was exactly like this, and secretly said in his heart, stupid people let the people of the Zhang family continue to plague the Yanyun Yamen.

Seeing this, Zhang Yuanzhi thought in his heart, since the surname Guo was determined to remove Chengzong from the position of the salt transportation envoy, it was better to push the boat down the river and fish out Chengzong in exchange for it.

Immediately, he agreed: "Guo Tingshi, as long as you are sure to return Wu'er, and you will not blame the account books in the past, the Zhang family has decided not to get involved in the affairs of the salt transportation yamen again." How is it? ”

The old guy is playing tricks, why can't Guo Ye hear it?

The meaning of Zhang Yuanzhi's words was to exchange Zhang Chengzong's position as a salt transport envoy in exchange for Zhang Chengzong's incriminating evidence and exonerate him.

How could Guo Ye not understand?

And he also knows in his heart that the Zhang family does have a huge influence in Yangzhou, and dismissing Zhang Chengzong and letting Guan Jiujiu serve as the Yangzhou salt transportation envoy may not be able to completely control the Yangzhou salt tax into his own hands.

Next, the Zhang family will definitely be secretly plotting and plotting others.

With millions of taels of salt tax silver a year, how could the Zhang family give up so easily? Even if the Zhang family is willing to give up, what about those clans who share the money with the Zhang family? And what about the eldest grandson Wuji and others who live in Chang'an every year by relying on the tax money from the Zhang family?

How could these people be willing to hand over this piece of fat?

Therefore, Zhang Chengzong's value in Guo Ye's eyes is not only this.

Immediately, he stretched out his index finger and shook it from side to side, and said with a smile: "Second Master Zhang's wishful thinking is quite fine. Even if you don't regress? Zhang Chengzong committed the crime before, and this official has the right to decide on the candidates for the salt transportation envoy on his own, why does this official want your Zhang family to agree? You're doing a good deal with a white wolf with empty gloves. ”

Zhang Yuanzhi was pierced by Guo Ye's thoughts, his old face turned red, and he said angrily: "Then what do you want?" ”

Guo Ye tugged at the tip of his nose, continued to smile harmlessly, and said: "If I want to release Zhang Chengzong, it is okay to destroy the detailed account books, but the Zhang family must accept my three conditions." If you are willing to accept my three conditions, of course, I don't believe you in empty words, and you must sign a letter with me and sign it, so that I can believe you. I know that Zhang Yuanli, the patriarch of your Zhang family, is now in Chang'an. It doesn't matter, it is also valid for you to sign and draw with Zhang Yuanxin in your three places. ”

"Three conditions? Signed? ”

Zhang Yuanzhi was furious and scolded: "The surname is Guo, you can't help but open your mouth, right?" When you are young but you are so insatiable and you have to make inches, aren't you afraid of causing disaster to yourself? ”

"Don't scare me with all these nonsense things. Didn't your son Zhang Chengzong scare me like that just now? The result? ”

Guo Ye looked at him coldly and fought back: "Second Master Zhang, don't you know what Zhang Chengzong is greedy for?" Where can he eat so much silver for a thing that doesn't learn and doesn't know how to do it? Everyone knows where the money went. Zhang Chengzong is your son, whether his bones are hard or not, the second master should know better than me. Hehe, aren't you afraid that Ling Lang was escorted into Chang'an to the Criminal Department, and after a lot of torture, he didn't stand it up, and he summoned everything he said? When the time comes, pull out the radish and bring out the mud, I'm afraid that it will be your Zhang family who will really suffer the disaster, right? ”

"You, you, well, count you ruthless, surnamed Guo!"

Zhang Yuanzhi was suddenly hit by Guo Ye's words, and he was so shocked that he was flustered for a while.

Indeed, his unscrupulous son knows too many things, and with the style of his eldest brother Zhang Yuanli, I am afraid that the unscrupulous son has not yet arrived in Chang'an and has not entered the prison of the Criminal Department, so he will die on the road inexplicably.

Now that he is fished out of Guo Ye's hands, why not save the life of this evil obstacle?

As soon as he thought of this, his iron-blue face was full of haze, and he shouted in a deep voice: "The surname is Guo, don't talk nonsense, you can talk about your three conditions first......"