Late at night, in the main room of the East Courtyard, Han Xuanchang sat by the window, looking up at the gloomy night sky, looking a little haggard, and Mrs. Han made tea, brought it over and handed it to Han Xuanchang, and said softly: "Master, your face has been bad when you come back today, and I didn't ask much at the table, what happened?" ”

Han Xuanchang smiled bitterly: "It's not about taxation yet. ”

"Taxes?" Mrs. Han blinked her beautiful eyes and said, "Aren't all counties and households paying rent on a monthly basis every quarter?" ”

Han Xuanchang put the teacup on the table next to him, with a hint of anger in his eyes: "It's not that he doesn't pay rent, it's just that Xiao Muzan is getting more and more excessive, and the business tax has risen by one percent for a while." In particular, the fishing industry has risen by two percent. They came to our Donghai County just to earn silver, and when the commercial tax rises, the fish market will fall in price, and the fishermen brave the wind and waves to fish at sea all month long, and they can't earn a few silver, and if the price falls, they can't earn a few living money. It seemed that his mouth was a little dry, and he took a sip of the teacup before continuing: "The people earn less silver, but the taxes of the imperial court are not reduced, we have to deal with the taxes of the imperial court, and we have to pay the full amount of silver to the imperial court every quarter, so naturally we can't advocate reducing the people's taxes. ”

"Half of my people in Donghai County make a living from fishing." Mrs. Han frowned slightly: "As soon as the market price of fish falls, half of the people in the East China Sea will suffer." ”

"Who said no, at this time last year, each catty of fish could still be sold for 22 yuan, but now, it can only be sold for 14 yuan, which is nearly half." Han Xuanchang's eyes were full of anger: "I'm afraid that this is not the head, maybe one day Xiao Muzan will make waves again, and he will toss the people." It's been a long time, even if the big guy knows that the culprit is Xiao Muzan, but our Han family, as the first family in Donghai County, if we don't come forward, we will have to blame our Han family for the resentment of the people. ”

Mrs. Han walked behind Han Xuanchang, gently kneaded his shoulder, and asked, "You went to find Xiao Muzan today, but is this for this?" ”

"Yes." Han Xuanchang nodded and said, "I found him and told him about the current situation of the fish market and the income of the fishermen, which was to let him reduce taxes for merchants as appropriate." He was good and objected to me saying that now the Northeast Battalion stationed on the border of Yanqing is reorganized for war, and the people of Qingguo are eyeing it, so the states should strengthen taxes and prepare for war with the people of Qingguo. He slapped his palm on the window edge, looking very angry: "Isn't this nonsense?" I heard that in order to fight for power, the Qingguo court is fighting for power, and the various factions are fighting in full swing, and my Yan Kingdom is not going to fight Qingguo, they have already put it on the shelf, where is there still leisure to fight our Yan Kingdom. ”

"Sir, don't be angry." Mrs. Han smiled and said, "Let's think about something slowly, it's useless to be in a hurry." Since Xiao Muzan is unscrupulous here, why don't you write a letter to Yanjing's uncle, and I will write another letter to my brother, they are both cabinet ministers, it shouldn't be difficult for the two of them to work together to transfer Xiao Muzan out of Donghai County, right? ”

Mrs. Han's maiden name is Hu, and the Hu family is also one of the nine great families of Yan Kingdom, although the strength is the second to last among the nine families, but it also has a place in the cabinet.

"To deal with a mere Xiao Muzan, if you want to use the power of the Han and Hu cabinets, is it a big fuss?" Han Xuanchang shook his head: "And you also know that this Xiao Muzhan is the nephew of Xiao Taishi, the first assistant minister of the cabinet, that is a background, when he was sent to the East China Sea as a county guard, it was a nail planted by Xiao Taishi in Donghai County, in order to pierce the heart of our Han family, monitor the movements of our Han family, and restrain us." If the eldest brother and Hu Shangshu make a move, it will not be difficult to transfer Xiao Muzan, but it will offend the Xiao family, and at this time, we would rather offend King Yan than offend the Xiao family. ”

Mrs. Han smiled and said, "Master, you are the smartest and wisest man, and you will always come up with a way." ”

Han Xuanchang laughed, took Mrs. Han's hand, and said with a smile: "Madam, I'm a lot older, where am I still smart and wise, and my mind is just a mess." ”

"But in my eyes, you're the smartest." Mrs. Han grinned, like a little girl: "In my heart, you will always be the gentle young man I saw when I lifted my red hijab that night." Here, sir, give me another smile, as I did that night. ”

Han Xuanchang couldn't cry or laugh, and said, "Madam, you ...... Ay......! ”

"Master, your smile is worse than crying." Mrs. Han grinned and said softly: "It's really not good, go to the Great Sect Master and let him think of ideas." ”

"Yes!" Han Xuanchang said solemnly: "This Xiao Muzan has been in the position of Donghai County Guard for almost five years, and it is time to change people." He stroked Mrs. Han's silky hair, smooth as silk.

……

The night is quiet, and the bamboo shadows are swaying.

In the back garden of the Han Mansion, Han Mo was lying on the bed, with the lights on, watching the spring that had just been changed a few days ago. The palace picture, the images of men and women on it are vividly painted, the movements are realistic, and there are all kinds of strange, but for Han Mo, who has been baptized by a large number of art films in his previous life, spring. Although Gong Tu is a rarity in this era, creativity is relatively backward in his eyes, but at this time it is better than nothing.

The garden was quiet, Han Mo looked at it for a while, and he didn't have any passion for it. After putting away the palace map, he stood by the bed and looked at the night outside.

Today's words of the Great Sect Master made him really puzzled in his heart, what kind of woman would be in the future? Han Mo was not a fool, he knew that the identity of the woman who had been arranged must be extraordinary, but he didn't understand why the Great Sect Master would arrange such an important woman by his side.

"Young Master!" Han Qing's voice came from outside the door.

The only people who can freely enter and exit the back garden are the housekeeper father and son, and any other person is not allowed to set foot in half a step without permission.

"Come in, the door isn't closed!"

Han Qing walked into the room with a smile and said respectfully, "Young Master, the things you explained have been done." ”

Although he knew that there was a good chance that this matter would be done, Han Mo still had a smile on his face, sat up, and said, "Han Qing, this time, young master, I really want to praise you, you did a good job, I will reward you with something." ”

"The young master instructed, the small one going up the knife mountain and going down to the sea of fire will also be done." Han Qing grinned and said, "The little one doesn't ask for a reward, as long as he follows the young master, he is happier than anything else...... By the way, young master, what are you going to give to the little one? ”

Han Mo grabbed the shoes on the ground and smashed them at Han Qing, Han Qing continued with a smile, and then put them back respectfully, before he said softly: "Little Yama found a place to hide Xiang Yu'er, and when we inquired about the location and arrived, that kid was about to occupy Xiang Yu'er. According to the young master's instructions, we didn't kill him, we just knocked him unconscious, and then took out Xiangyu'er, and now it has been arranged outside the city! ”

"Go back and tell the fourth brother about this secretly." Han Mo commanded in a low voice, "Take him out of the city to see Xiang Yu'er." Remember, everything must be done secretly, first, don't let the two mansions know about this matter, and the most important thing is that the little Yama king has suffered this loss, and he will definitely send people around to find out Xiang Yu'er's whereabouts, maybe he already knows that we did it, and he may secretly send someone to follow the fourth brother, so he must avoid the eyes and ears of the little Yama king. ”

"Young master, don't worry." Han Qing said confidently: "This Donghai City, there are not many people who can track us and don't let us know." ”

Han Mo glanced at him, thinking that he was still bragging, the great sect master was very clear about the existence of the black panther.

At dusk the next day, Han Yuan carried two large jars of wine, ran to the garden excitedly, got into the elegant house, and said happily: "Little five, little five, fourth brother, thank you so much, hey, let me say something." “

Han Mo was practicing the "Sutra of Eternal Life" in sitting meditation, and when he heard Han Yuan's footsteps coming from the bridge, he inhaled and got up, and said with a smile: "Fourth brother, congratulations on getting what you wanted." Seeing that he was carrying two jars of wine in his hand, he pouted and said, "Fourth brother, you thank your little fifth brother like this?" ”

Han Yuan's face was full of spring breeze, he was in a good mood, and said with a smile: "How can the fourth brother be so uninteresting, this is the two jars of cordyceps wine produced in the South Wind Country, and the fourth brother finally got it, even if it is to compensate you for the fragrance of rice flowers in the jar yesterday." Putting the two jars of wine on the table, he took Han Mo's hand and said gratefully: "Little Five, the fourth brother has prepared a table of wine for you in the Bazhen Pavilion, Huo Qiuyuan and they are all waiting for you, go quickly!" I couldn't help but say, I just dragged Han Mo to the Eight Treasures Pavilion.