Although Cao Yin's voice was soft, the meaning of his words was that there was such a murderous aura, and it was okay to go through the matter, but those petty officials were very afraid, and there were hundreds of "wolf armor battalion" warriors outside the mansion, which were murderous knives.

Xiao Muzan immediately got up and knelt down, his body couldn't help but shiver, he knew in his heart that his ruling would appear soon, and tried his best to make his voice calm and respectful: "The lower officials are incompetent, they have a negative grace, and they can't be forgiven for death!" ”

As soon as Xiao Muzan said this, except for Xiao Tongguang, who was sitting on a large vermilion lacquer chair, the rest of the officials stood up and knelt down in the hall, pouting their heads, and making a frightened gesture either genuinely or falsely.

"When a person does an errand, there will always be a corresponding punishment." When Cao Yin spoke, he still had a smile on his face, the kind of smile that should not appear on a man's face: "I think you all understand the meaning of this sentence." ”

The people fell to their knees, not daring to speak.

"The family has family rules, the country has national laws, although Benhou understands that you do your best, but ...... Hey, this time the tax money was robbed, the cabinet deliberated, and the Holy Lord's ruling has come down! Cao Yin said calmly, and suddenly looked at Xiao Tongguang, who was sleepy on the side: "Xiao Shilang, let's announce the decree!" ”

Xiao Tongguang's sleepy eyes immediately opened, and he got up and saluted Cao Yin, and then said in a loud voice: "Please!" ”

Xiao Tongguang opened the gold box with his own hands, coughed, and then slowly opened the golden decree and said in a deep voice: "The holy decree has arrived, accept the decree!" ”

All the officials immediately said in unison: "The ministers receive the order!" ”

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor edict said: There is a case of theft of tax and silver in Donghai County, I am very uneasy, the county of Donghai, the important land of Yanguo, the people of Wanghua, out of this sensational evil act, how can the country be safe? Donghai County Shou Xiao Muzan, improper employment, unclear trouble, unforgivable crimes, removed from the post of Donghai County Shou, received the order to return to Beijing, and was jointly dealt with by the Criminal Department. The people of the East China Sea, gentle and kind, for the sake of the hearts of the people, specially ordered the Han people of the East China Sea to go to the sea to collect pearls, and offer 3,000 pearls to pay taxes and silver. Heaven listened, ordered Changde to wait for Cao Yin, and Xiao Tongguang, the household servant, to assist in pearl diving, Qin this! After Xiao Tongguang finished announcing, he closed the holy decree and glanced at Xiao Muzan coldly, with indescribable disgust in his eyes.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" The officials shouted.

Xiao Muzan only felt that his whole body was weak, and his eyes were a little black, this kind of result he had expected a long time ago, but the holy decree did not mention the follow-up actions of the tax silver robbery, and he also knew that this holy decree was the result of several major families in Beijing fighting and weighing each other and even compromising with each other, in other words, it is very likely that the tax silver was robbed in Yanjing to reach other consensus, so Xiao Jing's revenge will not be able to be avenged for a while.

Han Xuanchang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard that beads could be used as a substitute for taxes, although the number of pearls demanded by the imperial court was too large, but compared to the tax collection that provoked the people's uprising, it was obviously a more ideal result.

He also knew that Cao Yin and Xiao Tongguang's so-called "assistance in handling pearl diving" was just four eyes sent by the imperial court, just for fear that there would be changes in the Han family's large-scale pearl diving.

……

Xiao Muzan stretched out his hand and took the holy decree tremblingly, and said gloomily: "Thank you!" ”

"Hurry up and pack up and go back to Beijing as soon as possible." Xiao Tongguang was obviously very dissatisfied with Xiao Muzan's mistake this time, as a result, the nail planted by the Xiao family in Donghai County was easily removed by the other families in the cabinet, although the other families were worried that the Xiao family's power would spread too much, and the Xiao family itself was disgraced this time, so naturally they had no face and no prestige to send people here again.

Xiao Muzan retreated lonely, Cao Yin got up and came over, personally helped Han Xuanchang up, and said with a smile: "Lord Han, the post of the county guard of the East China Sea, the officials are discussing, presumably it won't be long before a new official will take office, and the affairs here will be bothered by Lord Han for the time being." As for the matter of pearl diving, Lord Han also needs to arrange it as soon as possible, the saint is very worried about this, if the tax and silver can't be put into the treasury, I Dongyan can't do many things, Lord Han, you say? ”

"It is the sin of our courtiers to worry about their dereliction of duty." Han Xuanchang immediately said: "The will of the saint, the expectation of the Hou Ye, the lower officials dare not to be ruthless, and wholeheartedly repay it!" ”

Cao Yin was very satisfied with Han Xuanchang's reaction, patted him lightly on the shoulder, and said warmly: "The second sect master of the Great Sect Master has always been good? Is your body still strong? ”

"Uncle and father are both open-minded people, self-cultivation, but their health is also very good, there is Lao Hou Ye worried, my Han family is grateful!"

"That's good." Cao Yin nodded slightly, thoughtfully, and said softly: "The two sect masters are now over sixty years old, in the twilight of their lives, before Benhou came to the East China Sea, the Holy Lord announced that I would enter the palace, so that Benhou would have a good life to see the two sect masters." The two of them are loyal to the country, and they are like a day for decades, they are really a model of loyal ministers, and they are also the cornerstone of my Dongyan Kingdom. ”

Han Xuanchang was grateful and thanked again and again.

Most of the officials and officials around him were members of the Han clan, and when they saw Chang Dehou showing affection for the Han family, although they were a little puzzled, they were also happy.

Xiao Tongguang watched coldly, his expression was calm, and he still had a posture of being sleepy and overly drunk, but he was also a little puzzled in his heart, I don't know why the royal family represented by Chang Dehou was so straightforward to express his cordiality to the Han family, could it be that the royal family wanted to win over the Han family and enable the power of the Han family, but it didn't need to be so straightforward, but it made people wary.

After Xiao Muzan handed over the official seal and took off the black yarn, he returned to his courtyard, and the subordinates he brought from Yanjing had already packed their bags, carried them in the car, and were ready to leave for Beijing at any time.

"I'm a dog!" Xiao Muzan looked at the blue sky above Donghai County, and sneered and said to himself: "I pounced and bitten someone, but I broke myself, and finally left Donghai County in a gray way, like a lost dog!" ”

He didn't resent that Xiao Taishi didn't keep his position as the county guard, but he hated that Xiao Taishi couldn't use the power of the Xiao family to investigate the case of tax and silver theft, and he couldn't avenge Xiao Jing.

Xiao Taishi obviously didn't want to turn his face head-on with the Su family, which was ranked in the third of the nine great families, so Xiao Jing's death was like a kind of Spring and Autumn brushwork, ignoring the past.

"The dog mongrels of the Su family, one day, you will disappear into the surname of Yan Kingdom, just like the Han family." After spitting at the foam, Xiao Muzan left Donghai County gloomily with hatred.

When Xiao Muzan had not yet left the city, the drum music in the county guard's mansion was bursting, and the plans were staggered, washing the dust for Cao Yin and Xiao Tongguang, the waiter of the household department.

"Lord Han, Ben Hou heard about an interesting incident in your family in Beijing a long time ago." Cao Yin held a white silk handkerchief in his hand, although he didn't drink vegetables, he wiped the corners of his mouth from time to time, obviously having a deep habit of cleanliness: "I heard that you have a son, and when he was born, he had three fingers as gold in color, all of whom were said to be the reincarnation of the God of Wealth in the sky, and I don't know if it's true or not, which is also a rare thing." ”

Han Xuanchang said respectfully: "This God of Wealth descends to earth, that is a rumor in the market, and it can't be true." However, when the dog was born, the right hand was born with a different phase, except for the thumb and index finger, the other three fingers are different from ordinary people, some golden, I think the skin is just like that, and there is nothing rare. ”

"There must be a reason for something extraordinary." Cao Yin waved his hand and smiled: "Maybe it's really the God of Wealth who descended to earth, but it may not be impossible." ”

Xiao Tongguang on the side was already two pots of wine, his face was flushed, he looked drunk, and grinned: "The Han family sits on the East China Sea, and the sea is full of pearl corals, which are all treasures, and there is a God of Wealth town house, which is also ordinary, but also ordinary!" ”

"It's a joke, it's a joke." Han Xuanchang knew what this seemingly drunk Xiao Tongguang was thinking, but he just wanted to provoke the relationship between the Han family and the royal family, and he just responded with a smile.

Han Xuanchang, as the master of the East China Sea, naturally wants to fulfill the friendship of the landlord, although he knows that Xiao Tongguang has ill intentions, but in Han Xuanchang's eyes, those words and deeds that cannot shake the fundamental interests of the Han family are not worth beating.

When it really comes to the time when the Han family needs to knock on it, it will not be a trivial matter.

On the table, Xiao Tongguang was obviously disguised by alcohol, saying some meaningless words one by one, faintly provoking and even slandering the Han family, but this kind of behavior not only made the officials of the Han family grit their teeth and hate them, but in Cao Yin's eyes, they were also extremely disgusted.

If it weren't for Xiao Tongguang being the core figure of the Xiao family and the younger brother of Xiao Taishi, Cao Yin would have had a seizure long ago.

On the contrary, Han Xuanchang was calm.

A truly sophisticated person, in this case, will only hide a knife in a smile, and will not show a blade that is not sharp, Xiao Tongguang's words and deeds made Han Xuanchang more sure that this person is just some clever and overly drunk incompetent, no wonder they all say that compared with his brother Xiao Taishi, the gap between Xiao Tongguang and his brother Xiao Taishi is not a star and a half, this statement is honest and not deceiving!

Everyone in the Han family knew how to block this stinky mouth with too much nonsense, and with a respectful look, they toasted one after another, only for a moment, Xiao Tongguang had a few pots of wine in his stomach, and couldn't help but spit it out "wow", his ugliness was revealed, and then he lay down on the table and fell asleep drunk.

Han Xuanchang sneered in his heart, he really wanted to see how this deputy envoy who was arranged under Cao Yin would play tricks on the Han family in the next few days.

"I hope you can leave Tokai County unscathed!" Han Xuanchang said secretly in his heart.

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PS: Chang Deok Hou is a very interesting person!