"Brother Tian, you did it on purpose. Even I know that without a summons from the Holy Lord, officials from any place are not allowed to leave the place under their jurisdiction and enter Beijing without permission on weekdays. Cui Hao looked at Li Tianyu in disbelief and said.

"Nephew is such a wonderful person." At first, Liu Yunlong thought that Li Tianyu deliberately asked in order to adjust the atmosphere, but after he saw Li Tianyu's serious appearance, he couldn't help but be really happy.

"Bao'er, you're still too immature. Since Prime Minister Wei advocated that the saint rule the world with leniency and benevolence, he would not agree to increase taxes to make things difficult for those foreign races. If they are forced to tighten, they will jump over the wall in a hurry if they are not even, not to mention that the Turks originally harbored different intentions. If it really provokes a lot of complaints from the outside, then what is the difference between it and 'unrighteous and helpless'? As for the 'leaving his post without permission and not being called to Beijing', it has been a big crime since the Zhou Dynasty. Li Jiacheng said earnestly.

It's noisy, so that's the case, now I finally understand why those people who have nowhere to redress their grievances are keen to choose to go to Beijing to sue the emperor. Think about it, as a feudal minister, if you leave the fiefdom without authorization and are not summoned to Beijing, what will the emperor think of you. What's more, even if you enter the capital, you can't get half a step closer to the gate of the imperial city without the emperor's nod. And those Beijing officials are different, they can still report and ask to see. As for whether the Holy Lord will receive the meeting or not, it all depends on his mood at the time and how much he attaches importance to you. Come to think of it, a person like me who has never held an official position will naturally not be able to go to that court. Unless Li Shimin specially summons me for something, he can temporarily enter the Golden Palace, which is used to discuss politics in the system. No wonder Uncle Liu just said that if he got the opportunity to summon the saint privately, it seemed that the water in this imperial city was really deep.

"Virtuous nephew, the old man believes that with your talent, sooner or later you will attract the attention of the saint. At that time, if the Holy Majesty learns about the ways of governing the country of the virtuous nephew, I think that the virtuous nephew will definitely receive the grace of the saint and rise to the top. Liu Yunlong said as if encouraging.

"That's it. There are 480 temples in the Southern Dynasties, and how many buildings are in the smoke and rain. Now the saint is working hard, knowing people well, and following advice, so that there is this prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty. However, the saint still does not forget his original intention, abstains from luxury and simplicity, and is still endowed with money, which is indeed the blessing of the people of my Tang Dynasty. Why should we worry about it for nothing? Just let it be. "Li Tianyu really doesn't want to get involved in the affairs of the system, so what's the point of the meat eaters? I am also used to being free and loose, and I can come with my temperament on this acre and three points of land. If it weren't for Meng Yao's people in the capital, to be honest, Chang'an City wouldn't have too much temptation for him, and it wasn't that he hadn't been to Xi'an.

"There are four hundred and eighty temples in the Southern Dynasty, how many buildings are in the smoke and rain...... It is not easy for a virtuous nephew to have such a mind. It's just a pity that the virtuous nephew is talented. Liu Yunlong sighed with some regret.

"Brother Tian, is there really a temple in the Southern Dynasty? Where did you hear that? ”

Li Jiacheng didn't say a word at the moment, holding the teacup tightly in his hand, and his eyes looked at the turquoise tea in the cup a little distracted.

On the other side, in front of the "One Minute Moon" house in Hailing County, five fully loaded carriages were parked. It turned out that Gang Master Yu and Master John had already returned from Suzhou County after purchasing silk.

"Master Liu, why are you back? Is there something going on over there in Yangzhou? As soon as Gang Leader Yu and Prince John returned to the headquarters hall and sat down, before they could take a sip of tea, the "Wu Dalang" came over to meet them with a stiff face. Seeing that his face was not good, Gang Master Yu felt as if something was wrong.

"Helper, you must avenge your brothers." I saw Lord Liu Helm crying and wailing.

"Don't worry. What's going on over there, tell me now. By the way, how is that Ge Gongzi doing now? Gang Master Yu remembered that the business in Suzhou still needed that Ge Gongzi to intervene, so he hurriedly asked with concern.

"Ge Gongzi, he, I'm afraid he has been arrested by the government. Xiao has not received any news from Yangzhou in the past few days, and the previous two cargo ships have not been heard from until now. ”

"What do you say! I'm going to take the things back to Anglaland, along with the silk outside, to the royal family. Yu, no matter what, you must help me come back. Even if those ships are gone, the contents of the ships must be brought back to the Anglolands. John, who had been sitting and listening, couldn't sit still at this time, and immediately stood up and said excitedly.

"John, please stay quiet." I saw that the Yu Gang Master gave the John boy a calm look, and then continued, "In this way, those two cargo ships are at least four days late. Since no one from Yangzhou sent a letter, eighty percent of the cargo ship was also detained by the government. ”

Gang Master Yu calculated the running time of the two cargo ships and speculated to himself. Fortunately, the two ships were only tea, porcelain, and silk that had been purchased for the John. If you want to come to Yangzhou, the government will not find anything. Otherwise, it will be a big trouble, even if it will not harm itself, at least the supplies of the whole two ships will have no hope of coming back.

"Watts? Detained by the government? They were so bold as to withhold what our Anglo royalty wanted. None of the kings of your country have embarrassed us, and they dare to do things against the king. "Prince John was very anxious in his heart, he came to Datang this time to buy those materials on the orders of the royal family. Those things are very popular with the royal family, especially the empress, who likes those silk and satin very much, so she will go to Suzhou to supervise it personally.

"Come, take Prince John down to rest first. John, you've been on the road for a day and a night, so why don't you go down and rest first. As for the detention of those two ships, you can leave it to me with peace of mind. ”

"I'm sorry, Yu. I was just excited. After all, those are the things that the royal family wants, and if I don't hand them in on time, I will become a sinner in the whole of Anglaland. ”

"Don't worry, Master John, I will personally go to Yangzhou tomorrow. Promise to get you back within two days. Gang Leader Yu said solemnly.

"Yu, you do things, I don't worry. But I'm going to go with you tomorrow. ”

"No problem. In that case, let's arrange for John to stay in the backyard guest room. If you have any commandments from John, you have to do it. ”

"Yes, helper." With that, the two younger brothers of the Salt Gang left with the son of John.

"Alright, you can go on now, Lord Liu." Seeing that the master of the Yu gang had been taken down, he opened his mouth and ordered the master of Liu to continue to report.

"Gang leader, it's all the fault of his subordinates, it's his subordinates who can't live with my salt gang......" So the old Liu Duo recounted his unsuccessful attempt to design and exterminate the Tianyu Alliance until he was captured by the enemy and released for no reason.

"From this point of view, the Feather Alliance was not simple that day. I'm afraid that they have something to do with the detention of this cargo ship. When you came back from Yangzhou, you weren't followed, right? After hearing what happened to Master Liu, Gang Master Yu couldn't help but feel a little big, he didn't expect that there would be such a powerful figure in Yangzhou. If the Feather League really had the local government as the backstage that day, I am afraid it would be difficult to deal with. It seems that tomorrow will really have to rely on that John as an excuse.

"Back to the helper, the subordinates also felt that they would not let go of their subordinates easily, so when they came back, they paid special attention to whether there were thieves following them. Indeed, I have not been found to have any thieves following me. ”

"If that's the case, that's interesting. Alright, you go down, I'm a little tired. Tomorrow, you will also go to Yangzhou with you, I want to see where this Tianyu Alliance is sacred. ”

In fact, Gang Leader Yu still had some doubts about Yu Meng's unprovoked release of Lord Liu Helm that day. It stands to reason that if it were himself, he would definitely send someone to follow him, otherwise he would rather kill this Liu Duo Master directly. Since they didn't do this, either they didn't take their salt gang seriously at all, or they had already succeeded in making this Liu Duo master rebel. But in this way, it is a little too obvious, if it is himself, he will definitely fake it to hide from the world. Moreover, this Liu Helm has been following him for more than ten years, and there should be no problem with loyalty. If the other party is just to get away with it, it is better to kill him directly. Could it be that this Tianyu Alliance is really a gang that is even more arrogant than the Nage family? Gang Leader Yu couldn't help but frown. In fact, how did she know that after Lord Liu Helm regained his freedom, he had already lost his proportions, and basically fled all the way back as if he was half fleeing, not to mention Zhao Tianba, who was extremely cunning, and followed the vague figure in front of him all the way.

"Yes, helper." Lord Liu took a breath and looked much more relaxed. Now that there is a helper to come forward to call the shots, I can say that I am much more relieved.

"Heavenly Feather Alliance? Tianyu League ...... "After the Liu Duo Master also left, the Yu Gang Master narrowed his apricot eyes and muttered.

Early the next morning, I saw a luxurious and exquisite carriage driving out of the city from the door of the "One Minute Moon" mansion in Hailing County, all the way to the west, in the direction of Nayangzhou.

In the Li Mansion, Li Tianyu and Cui Hao were playing billiards in the courtyard, and there was a plate of pastries on the stone table next to them.

"Brother Tian, you're already two goals behind me."

"Oh, is it? Did mine come with a big ball or a small ball? It's noisy, even if it's a small ball, it's only one ball behind you, how can you tell it's two balls? ”

"If you want to win me, don't you have to hit that eight-ball? Isn't that two goals behind? ”

"Alright, you've won. I give up, you continue. With that, Li Tianyu put down the club, walked to the stone machine and sat down.

"Brother Tian, are you thinking about something?" Cui Hao saw that Li Tianyu was not in a state from the beginning, so he asked curiously.

"Xiao Hao, I still think that if the Holy Lord doesn't order the collection of foreign trade export duties, it will be a little inappropriate." Li Tianyu looked at the dim sum on the stone machine, but did not take a piece to eat, but said.

"But so what? Even if you look for the Holy Advice, it will take at least more than a month to enter Beijing before you have a chance. Cui Hao said indifferently, and saw that the shot he had just played not only allowed the thirteenth ball at the stagnant hole to score, but also the cue ball was piggybacked.

"If you hit the bottom of the cue ball, you wouldn't have fouled." Li Tianyu heard the sound of the ball entering, but found that the cue ball had also entered, so he couldn't help but teach on the side.

"Forget it, I've tried, and it always hits the table." Cui Hao pursed his lips and picked up the cue ball back on the stage to play the second shot.

"A month? I think that's enough to make the Salt Gang a lot of money. It also means that our bank's foreign exchange business will have to wait for at least another month. Li Tianyu sighed in disappointment.

"Brother Tian, I'm still worried about the court and the saint, it turns out that you are thinking about yourself."

"There's no conflict with that. It itself has an impact on both public and private. This Shangjing meeting is estimated to be equivalent to the company's annual meeting, the leaders of each size speak to report the work, the boss summarizes the matter, arranges the next year's tasks, and then sends bonuses home for the New Year. It's really better to change to the system of the two sessions. ”

"Brother Tian, what is the company and the annual meeting? So what are the two sessions? Cui Hao stopped, held the club with both hands and stared at Li Tianyu and asked curiously.

"Nothing, I'm talking nonsense. Xiao Hao, you should give Brother Tian an idea to see if you can cut off the wealth of the salt gang thieves. Li Tianyu finally picked up a piece of pastry, opened his mouth and bit it down fiercely.

"It's not easy. Wouldn't it be better to directly rob the Salt Gang's wealth. Anyway, the government hasn't increased the tax yet, so it's better for us to take this wealth directly from the salt gang thieves. Anyway, we also have this silk cloth, so isn't the Kang family the one who opened the cloth village? Besides, we don't have no family business in Jinling, didn't my aunt tell you that there is also a tea house in Jinling? But he saw Cui Hao walking to the stone machine with a club, but he didn't move the pastry on the table, but took the remaining pastry from Li Tianyu's hand and put it in his mouth to chew.

"Huh? Xiao Hao, I didn't find it. When did you kid become so smart? I think it must be that your kid has been by Brother Tian's side for a long time, and he has been influenced by Brother Tian and has become impressive. Li Tianyu's eyes lit up when he heard it, yes, why didn't Lao Tzu think of it? Isn't the Kang family the one who opened the cloth village? It's noisy, has Lao Tzu been reading the Bible too much recently or what's wrong, and he has become so gentle, and he has even forgotten the basic methods of eating black on the special road? No, it should be "doing the right thing for heaven".

"I'm sorry, Brother Tian, if you continue to say such shameless words, believe it or not, I spit out the piece of pastry I just ate."

"Nani. I didn't expect you to vomit yet, I thought you had been by Brother Tian's side for a long time, and you had long been used to vomiting. Look at it, Black Eight, bottom bag, Brother Tian will teach you what it means to wear Yang in 100 steps. ”

But I saw Li Tianyu walk to the table again, pick up the cue club, and aim the cue ball at the left side of the black No. 8 ball, and with a "snap", I saw that the black eight rushed towards the bottom bag, and then it bounced on the left edge of the hole, and then flew out of the table.

After the hour, Chen Youliang drove a carriage to find the Li Mansion, and before he could speak, he pulled Li Tianyu and Cui Hao into the car and left.

"Youliang, why are you panicking?"

"Chengdong! The owners of the two cargo ships on the east side of the city came to the door. My eldest brother just brought someone over. I think we should go over and see it together. ”

"Well, I want to take a good look at where the salt gang thieves are." Cui Hao said excitedly.

"But isn't the government already planning to release those two ships? Can't they wait any longer? Li Tianyu asked with some suspicion.

"I don't know it. Maybe they came here for some other purpose. After all, the Ge family is now down. Anyway, we've had to be a little more careful lately. ”

"Not really. Unless they can bring all the men and horses from the Salt Gang headquarters. Besides, this is Yangzhou anyway, is it possible that Brother Tian and Brother Liang will still be afraid of them as outsiders? They don't have the government to help them. Cui Hao analyzed it seriously, but looking at his appearance, he seemed to be eager to have a big battle in a hurry.

"Xiao Hao is right. However, it is better to be careful, knowing that although the more people who kill the people, the better, but the fewer people who set fires, the better. Chen Youliang remembered that after the headquarters was almost set on fire by the salt gang thieves last time, he couldn't help but feel a little "once bitten by a snake, and afraid of the well rope for ten years".

"Don't worry, Youliang. Since the last time they were plotted by the salt gang thieves, the brothers in the headquarters are now very vigilant. Besides, I don't think they're going to use the same method a second time. ”

"Brother Tian, when I see the thief in a while, do you want to secretly kidnap them and rob them of their business." Cui Hao's face is full of lewdness and cheapness.

"Murder and overkill? That's not good, Xiaohao. Moreover, it is still in this Yangzhou. After Chen Youliang heard Cui Hao's black remarks, he was a little shocked.

"Kidnapping, not really. However, we can negotiate with them, and hopefully the other side will not come with some shrimp soldiers and crab generals. Li Tianyu also said with a lewd and cheap face.