"I don't know if the fourth master still remembers the case of the third prince who embezzled the salt tax the year before last?"

"Remember!" Long Zeyan nodded, "At that time, my father didn't punish the third emperor brother much, and he also set off a discussion in the court!" What does that have to do with the present? ”

"At that time, the people related to the third prince's greed for salt tax were originally the Chen family, who still had some power in Jiangcheng." Su Nianjin told the news that Song Yuheng had inquired about, "He wanted to annex the other forces of the Salt Gang in Jiangcheng, so he discussed with Lord Chen, who was the county commander in Quzhou City, Linxian County, and took the line of the third prince." ”

"This matter was stabbed in front of the emperor somehow," Su Nianjin continued, "and then the emperor took this opportunity to wantonly scrape the salt merchants in Jiangcheng, resulting in the salt merchants in Jiangcheng now being very hostile to the imperial court." The county orders sent have also been repeatedly poisoned. ”

"I see!" Long Zeyan was stunned, no wonder he often heard his mother say that the treasury was short of silver a few years ago, but his father was still calm and relaxed, and he thought that his father's private treasury was quite rich, and it turned out that the silver came from here.

Long Zeyan moved his eyes, and a very terrible thought came to his mind.

The third emperor's brother was greedy for salt tax and silver, was it instigated by his father behind his back? Otherwise, with the character of his father, the third emperor brother committed such a serious crime, it shouldn't be as simple as punishing the palace and thinking about it......

At the beginning, the trial of this case was very hasty and hasty, and the third emperor brother was quickly released......

"Fourth Master, what are you thinking?" Su Nianjin's words interrupted Long Zeyan's contemplation, "I haven't finished reporting yet!" ”

"What else?" Long Zeyan looked at Su Nianjin seriously. Sure enough, Su Nianjin was by her side, and she could make herself feel at ease, and she always felt that all difficulties could be solved.

"Quzhou City has changed county orders, do you know about this?"

"A change of county order?" Long Zeyan frowned, "The officials didn't issue such an order!" "Because Quzhou City is Su Nianjin's hometown, Long Zeyan is still concerned about it. If there is a change of officials there, I will not be unaware.

"yes, but it's changed!" Su Nianjin said, "Coincidentally, the newly appointed county magistrate Cao Zhiyun and the leader of the Cao Gang in Jiangcheng are relatives. ”

“！” Long Zeyan couldn't believe it, "No, right? "Such a thing as a county magistrate must be assigned by the ministry. Could it be that there is a problem with the ministry, and official positions can be bought and sold in private?

"These words were asked by Song Yuheng from the mouth of Lord Chen, who was dismissed." Su Nianjin said, "He said that Cao Zhiyun had a letter of appointment and a letter of dismissal in his hand, which had the seal and signature of Xia Yuanhong, the servant of the ministry. Moreover, Lord Qiu also has a good personal relationship with Lord Cao, if there is a problem with his letter of appointment, he should report it to the imperial court, but he doesn't. ”

"Xia Yuanhong?" Long Zeyan was stunned for a moment, "He should be his father's person." ”

"The emperor's man?" Su Nianjin pursed her lips, "Lord Cao asked the shopkeeper who used to work under me to come to the door, Fourth Master, do you know why?" ”

"That shopkeeper Li?" Long Zeyan looked at Su Nianjin suspiciously, Su Nianjin's words turned too fast, and he couldn't keep up.

"Well," Su Nianjin nodded, "He kept directing his words to the Su family's fire, and also implied that the person who set the fire was Jingyuan Houfu. ”

"Huh?!"

"If Lord Cao is really the emperor's person, knowing that Song Yuheng and I are now assisting you in important matters, he will let his own people provoke the hatred between me and Jingyuan Houfu?"

"Impossible!" Long Zeyan was very sure.

"So it's obvious that Xia Yuanhong should have changed camps." Su Nianjin said, "He has defected!" ”

"Damn, who the hell is his master?!" Long Zeyan gritted his teeth, he didn't expect that among his father's loyal servants, there were still other people's hidden stakes.

Song Yuheng's expression was also obscure, the prefect Qiu was originally an old subordinate of Jingyuan Houfu, but the matter of Quzhou City changing the county order was concealed by him, which shows that he has betrayed. I don't know if my father and eldest brother have prevented this incident, and whether they have let him catch the handle of Jingyuan Houfu.

While Su Nianjin was talking, there was a knock on her door.

Su Nianjin raised her eyebrows, and the corners of her mouth curved.

"Who?" Long Zeyan asked worriedly.

"Fourth Master, how about you take the Seventh Prince and Song Yuheng to hide first?" Su Nianjin said, "It should be that the Cao Gang Master is here, and I will meet him." ”

"Gang Master Cao? You dated him? ”

"It's a long story, I'll tell you more when he's gone." Thinking that Shopkeeper Jiang had already moved in to rescue the soldiers, Su Nianjin wanted to see what Gang Master Cao had to say.

The rooms in the inn weren't big enough, and they had no place to hide. But Long Zeyan wanted to know the content of Su Nianjin's conversation with them, so he asked Song Yuheng to take him and the Seventh Prince to the beam of the house and hide.

"Come in!"

Lan opened the door, and Su Nianjin was half-lying on the soft collapse drinking tea, looking at the visitor with great interest. "Oops, there are two more fresh faces!"

Not only the Cao gang leader came, but the gang leaders of the Wang family and the Lan family also came.

They stood in front of Su Nianjin in a regular manner, "County Lord Su." ”

"The Cao Gang took the initiative very quickly, and has already found out my identity?" Su Nianjin smiled evilly, that smile was poisoned, and they were panicked when they saw the Cao gang leader.

"There are also two Tongbao money houses in Jiangcheng......" Cao Gang Master said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "Su County Lord is really a capable person, and a powerful time-honored brand like Tongbao Money Village can easily be destroyed by you." ”

"The way Gang Master Cao praised people is really special," Su Nianjin pointed to the round table beside him expressionlessly, "You sit down and talk!" ”

The three of them glanced at each other, and then sat down obediently according to Su Nianjin's instructions.

"County Lord Su, let me introduce to you, this is the Wang Gang leader, and next to it is the Lan Clan, the Blue Gang leader."

"The three major salt gang leaders in Jiangcheng have all come to visit me, but they really give me face!" Su Nianjin said self-deprecatingly, "Are the three of you here to be lobbyists?" ”

"Lobbyist?" The three of them were stunned.

"Isn't it?" Su Nianjin said casually, "Gang Master Cao's nephew didn't let out cruel words, he must let me take me back to the house as a concubine!" I thought that in order to curry favor with Cao County Order of Quzhou City, a few gang leaders specially came over to persuade me to obey that Cao Liuye! ”

"County Lord Su said it was funny!" Gang Leader Cao's face was a little embarrassed, "I am not so familiar with Lord Cao. ”

"Gang Master Cao, although I am new to this place, I am not blind or deaf!" Su Nianjin's eyes glowed with a faint dark light, "Sixth Master Cao has spent a lot of effort to tie up your sinners in Jiangcheng to the gate of Jiangcheng to atone for their sins!" If not, would he bother to do it? ”