Xiahou Ming and Ji Tao have been running outside for three days in a row, going out early and returning late every day, in Shaoguang's own words, they are simply modern 9-to-5 office workers, her "boss" is a little unbearable in her heart, and in her spare time, she always thinks about whether to raise the salary of the two loyal subordinates or something, this thought is related to He Yongzhi again, and then a series of comments about their master are like a carriage that fills Wei Shaoguang's mind that he finally cleaned up, The end result is to spend a little time turning yourself into a desireless reading machine again, and the salary increase will be pressed!

On the evening of the day when Yuebai, who couldn't afford to be raised, sent away, Xiahou Ming and Ji Tao returned to the Barge Garden together, and when they both stood three steps in front of the desk, Wei Shaoguang held the scroll in one hand and his chin in the other, his crystal eyes fell on the faces of the two who seemed to be a little vicissitudes, showed a smile, put down the book, and asked with a smile, "Has there been progress?" Both are back? ”

Ji Tao couldn't calm down because of his young age, and when he heard Wei Shaoguang's kind inquiry, he immediately replied with a smile, "Of course!" Where is there something unsuccessful in the next horse. ”

"Not bad!"

Wei Shaoguang praised decently, and she moved her eyes to Xia Hou Ming on the side, "Xia Hou Ming, how is the situation in your place?" ”

"If you go back to Gongzi, it's all done." He bowed, then took out a thin booklet from his arms, held it with both hands and handed it to Wei Shaoguang, "It took a little time for my subordinates to write down all the news they got on it, and asked the son to look at it." ”

"Oh?"

Wei Shaoguang was surprised, she smiled with satisfaction, took the booklet handed over by Xiahou Ming, put it on the table, opened it and glanced at the first page, she didn't look any further, closed the booklet, raised her head and said to the two people, "You two have worked hard for the past three days, go wash up first, rest for a while after eating, and I will ask Que'er to call you over in the evening, let's do this now, go back first." ”

Ji Tao and Xiahou Ming said "yes", and then turned around and walked out of the study.

When Wei Shaoguang was the only one left, she opened the booklet sent back by Xiahou Ming and carefully read the things recorded on it.

The things recorded on it are very fragmentary, but it can also be seen that Xiahou Ming is a very meticulous person, no matter how big or small, he wrote them all down regardless of whether they were useful or not, and this can be said to be first-hand information.

It took Wei Shaoguang some time to read them all, and he had an understanding of the Li family's industry in his heart.

According to what Xiahou Ming wrote, the current Li family has a wide range of industries in their hands, in addition to common restaurants, fabrics, tea and porcelain, there are also iron, grain, wood and other things, of course, their Li family will not be stupid enough to directly touch these things, with some guises, for example, this is written on an iron shop, on weekdays to do some particularly ordinary things, to the city shop to make a set of iron tools, to the neighbors to play some farm tools or household goods, to say more detailed is to play some shovels, shovels, iron fences, and some scrap iron and copper are also taken away, which look extremely inconspicuous and very normal.

However, who would have thought that such a shop would be a huge stronghold, and would do such things as selling weapons and manufacturing weapons without permission, which violates the country's legal system.

There is also a grain shop, which collects grain and sells grain, which looks no different from the ordinary grain shop, but it is also a secret shop, and it is a huge stronghold in the secret, not only reselling grain but also touching illicit salt.

What made Wei Shaoguang always wonder was that there was a coffin shop on the paper she gave Xia Houming before, and she had always wondered why the Li family, as a family, wanted to open such an unfortunate shop, but now she finally figured it out.

This shop is even more remarkable, it is actually involved in the overseas shipbuilding industry, it can really be said to be a shop with a vision, and it knows how to carry out international financial relations.

Some of these shops have been open for more than ten years, and some have only opened in the last few years, but in any case, this can't hide the Li family's audacity.

In ancient times, salt and iron rights were nationalized as a means of rule, how could a ruler in a monarchy tolerate the resale of salt and iron? What's more, with grain and timber in his hands, he can make a big rebellious guess: the Li family is treasonous.

The booklet sent back by Xiahou Ming only recorded some very fragmentary and seemingly normal words, but if you study it carefully, it will be a precious clue, and if you follow the clues, you will expose the ugliest facts.

Looking at the booklet spread out in front of him, as well as the other booklets lying in the drawer, Wei Shaoguang fell silent.

She was faced with a dilemma.

If he took advantage of this matter to expose the Li family and treat him for the crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason, the emperor would definitely punish the nine clans, and the result of this would be that the Li family would be disgraced and would never have descendants, and the Li family members who had survived would all be killed, regardless of whether they made mistakes or not, whether they were weak or old, and she would be the executioner, although they had not been killed, they died because of it.

However, if it is not exposed, the Li family will not only continue to do misdeeds, but will also continue to send grain, grass, weapons, timber, and money to the enemy country, and one day, these countries will pick up weapons and accumulate strength, invade the Qi country, start wars, and devastate lives.

On the one hand, the rise and fall of a family, the honor and disgrace and the lives of the upper and lower families, on the other hand, the righteousness of the family and the country, how to choose, for Wei Shaoguang, no matter how you look at it, you should choose the latter, but people are sentient and will be trapped by all kinds of feelings, and she will also be shaken in the face of hundreds of lives after planning for a long time.

How, exactly?

Wei Shaoguang slowly closed the thin booklet and put it away, she raised her eyes to look out of the window, and saw a blue sky, an unknown bird flew in front of the window, the leaves were shaking, the world looked so quiet and beautiful.

If only she could be as simple as the sky at the beginning of spring and summer, she could lie under the sky, look at everything without worrying, smile lightly, pretend to be a master of the world, transcend things, gather the fragrance of this body, and stand quietly as a tree.

How nice.

A gray dove broke through the business-filled landscape, passing through the open window like a cannonball and landing on the table, startling countless rice papers.

Shaking Light glanced at it speechlessly, the corners of his mouth twitched invisibly, and sighed faintly, "Can't you just land again?" ”

He took out a handful of herbs from the drawer and fed it to him, shook it and took the letter tied to his leg, unfolded it and destroyed it.

She picked up a pen and paper and quickly replied to the letter, retied it, patted the gray pigeon's little head, and let it fly away.

The sky outside slowly lost its blue and was dyed orange, a round sunset hung on the branches, a crescent moon in the east had already appeared, there were no stars, and the rolling sunset stretched the last warmth of the day.

Wei Shaoguang stepped on the glow and walked down the stairs, pushed the door out, and walked extremely quickly to the flower hall in the front yard.

When she passed by the wisteria trellis, she stopped, standing under the trellis, she looked up at the flowers that were blooming very warmly, and the light in her eyes flickered, as if she was full of emotions for a moment and could not be vented.

He Yongzhi's footsteps paused outside the flower stand, Wei Shaoguang heard the sound and recognized, she tilted her head slightly and said to He Yongzhi, "If I want to leave here next year, will you still stay here?" ”

He Yongzhi has never thought about this question, he hasn't thought much about his comings and goings, and many times he has to add two points to eight points, so he can't answer this question.

Wei Shaoguang, who received the silence, smiled at the purple wisteria rose, did not speak, lowered his head and continued to walk forward.

"Jiang Seventeen should be in Shengjing."