Chapter 322: Ill-gotten gains
That's right, my general's wife, what you wear is wonderful. ”
At this moment, a familiar voice came from the door, Qian Qianqian and Xue Yi turned their heads at the same time, only to see Xiao Mohan appear at the door.
Xue Yi retreated with interest, Xiao Mohan strode in front of Qian Qianqian, looked at Qian Qianqian's ruddy and clean face, and a light smile was hooked on his lips.
"Who's your lady? Don't dream. ”
Qian Qianqian didn't have a good airway, pouted, turned around and sat on the table, her hand unconsciously curling the green silk hanging from her chest.
"Speaking of dreaming, I heard you dreamed of me last night." Xiao Mohan sat in front of Qian Qianqian, poured himself a cup of tea, and glanced at Qian Qianqian with interest, with an ambiguous flow in his deep eyes.
"Nonsense." Qian Qianqian spit out two words angrily, turned her face to the side, and never dared to look at Qian Qianqian.
"Actually, I dreamed of you last night, do you think you and I have a soul?" Xiao Mohan didn't pierce Qian Qianqian, he just said to himself, his sword eyebrows raised slightly, and his expression was much more relaxed.
"The general didn't come to me just to say these frisome things to me."
Qian Qianqian led the conversation elsewhere, firstly, because she felt that Xiao Mohan should not be so boring, and secondly, she really didn't want to delve into this issue, so as not to involve her embarrassment.
"Look at this." Xiao Mohan's face did not change, he put a few land deeds in front of Qian Qianqian, tasted the tea in his hand, and his every move was calm and chic.
Qian Qianqian took a fixed look, looked at the number of acres of fields above, and couldn't help but be surprised, so many fields are enough to build several generals' mansions.
"You bought it again?" Qian Qianqian was very puzzled, as far as she knew, the land in the eastern suburbs of the capital was the most fertile, and if it was used to grow food, the harvest would be gratifying.
"Not bad." Xiao Mohan spit out two words lightly, there was no ripple in his deep eyes, as ordinary as eating and drinking.
"So many fields, it should be very troublesome to buy, at least hundreds of farmers have to be dismissed, the fields are the lifeblood of the people, how can they be willing to sell you such a good field like this?"
Qian Qianqian's eyes flashed with suspicion, although she knew that Xiao Mohan was not short of silver, but she understood what the field meant to the people who had relied on farming for generations, so even if Xiao Mohan gave enough silver, it should not be so smooth.
"To be precise, this is what Ouyang Kun has secretly bought over the years, and I just took it from him."
Xiao Mohan didn't hide it at all, Ouyang Kun must not have a good heart when he bought so much land, he took it so strongly, it was completely accumulating virtue and doing good.
"What did Ouyang Kun do when he bought so much land? Build a house? ”
Qian Qianqian was also very puzzled, Ouyang Kun must not be interested in farming, and there is a spacious and luxurious Zuo Xiangfu in the capital, so why buy so many fields, it is not only troublesome, but also suspicious.
"Xiao Guo has a kind of medicine, called Wushi San, poisonous, once it is stained, you can't quit it, over time, you will become addicted, and when the toxicity invades the texture, people will not live long, and to configure this Wushi San, the most important medicine is A Hibiscus."
Xiao Mohan put down the tea cup in his hand, his expression gradually became solemn, his sword eyebrows frowned, and the cold light was cold in his deep eyes.
"Fleur? Why does this name sound so familiar? Qian Qianqian pondered in her heart, suddenly thought of something, and suddenly realized.
"Although Xiao Guo has banned Wushisan at the moment, there are still people who are secretly reselling, and it is very expensive, and the amount of small fingernails is not less than 100 gold, so some people come to chase profits, secretly plant A Hibiscus, and then resell it to Jiangnan to make a lot of ill-gotten gains."
Xiao Mohan then explained, his thin lips pursed into a long line, and his chin tightened, and it could be seen that he was very worried.
"So you mean, Ouyang Kun bought so much land just to plant Hibiscus?"
Qian Qianqian's heart also suddenly understood, although Xiao Mohan didn't say it explicitly, she heard something from Xiao Mohan's words.
"Yes, A Furong is delicate, the most suitable for growing around the capital, in the past, there were people in Beijing who secretly planted, but it was seized by the government, and now the government is investigating tightly, those merchants dare not touch this taboo, and only Ouyang Kun is powerful and powerful, so he dares to make this partial wealth."
Xiao Mohan had already found out Ouyang Kun clearly, although he was not in the capital all these years, his people had always been in the capital to be his eyes, Ouyang Kun had been preparing for so many years, and now he was finally going to do it.
It's just that those seeds of A Furong haven't gone down to the ground yet, so they killed Xiao Mohan in the air, and with a strong threat, he directly snatched the field in Ouyang Kun's hand, Ouyang Kun was unwilling, and he didn't dare to do anything, after all, he didn't want to do anything good with this field, if the emperor knew about it, he was afraid that he would be much more dangerous than Xiao Mohan.
"I see, then Ouyang Kun is too much of a thing, knowing that this is something forbidden by the government, bringing disaster to the country and the people, and still wanting to make a lot of ill-gotten gains, he is really unworthy of being an official."
Qian Qianqian is also indignant, although she doesn't like to meddle in things, but her upbringing all the time makes her feel ashamed of this kind of person, if a person like Ouyang Kun is placed in modern times, he will also be pointed out by thousands of people.
"He is really unworthy, but he just climbed up, only to blame for my war on the frontier a few years ago, and then recuperated in Lianzhou, and rarely returned to Beijing, so he took advantage of the loophole, otherwise I would never let a person like him enter the court."
Xiao Mohan lifted his thin lips lightly, there was no superfluous expression on his face, and there was a mixture of light and dark in his deep eyes, which made people completely incomprehensible.
"Why is the emperor so confused and doesn't distinguish between loyalty and treachery? Keeping people like Ouyang Kun by his side will be a disaster sooner or later, what everyone else can see, why can't he see it clearly? ”
Qian Qianqian was also speechless, it stands to reason that the emperor can stand out among the nine sons to win the throne, and he should not be a stupid person, so he will not be deceived by Ouyang Kun all the time.
"This is Ouyang Kun's strength, although he has no talent for governing the country, he does have a set of people's hearts, those staff under him, as well as the officials who follow him, occupy half of the imperial court, and they are also the most able to solve problems for the emperor, so the emperor naturally values him."
Xiao Mo laughed coldly, his face was full of disdain, Ouyang Kun would only use these methods, which in his opinion, was completely unacceptable.
Qian Qianqian frowned and thought, according to Xiao Mohan's words, Ouyang Kun should be a person with extremely high emotional intelligence, and it is indeed impatient to deal with this kind of person.
"And what are you going to do with these fields now?"
Qian Qianqian came back to her senses, looked at Xiao Mohan cautiously, and said suspiciously.
"Naturally, grain is important, Wu Shun has changed the owner of these fields to others, no one can see it, I am the real master of these fields, so since I have them, I can't let them go down like this."
Xiao Mohan already had a plan in his heart, so he used it to give Qian Qianqian, it is naturally good to grow food, but Qian Qianqian has a better plan in his heart.
"When you have time one day, you can take me over there to take a look, such a good field must be put to good use."
Qian Qianqian pursed her lips and smiled, suddenly raised her eyes, and glanced at Xiao Mohan, a touch of cunning flashed in her clear eyes, soft and stubborn.
"Okay." Xiao Mohan also agreed immediately, without the slightest hesitation.
A few days later, the emperor suddenly summoned Xiao Mohan into the palace, these days Xiao Mohan has been saying that he is sick and recuperating in the house, and even the early dynasty is exempted, the emperor wants to summon him, it must not be simple.
However, this was also expected by Xiao Mohan, if nothing else, he would probably be able to guess the reason why the emperor summoned him.
"Ninth brother, the left minister has been speaking to me in the past few days, recommending Shao Huaigu as the right minister, as far as I know, the left minister has never had any friendship with Shao Huaigu, how could he suddenly be so abnormal? You have to carry a stone and lay it across in front of you. ”
The emperor sat on the dragon chair, his face was tired, Xiao Mohan did not go to court in the past few days, and there were suddenly more government affairs, and he was really busy.
"This subordinate brother has no way of knowing, but Zuo Xiang has always been loyal, Xu is that he discovered Shao Huaigu's talent, and feels that Shao Huaigu is really condescending to be the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and he doesn't want the imperial brother to lose a rare talent, so he said so."
Xiao Mohan pondered for a moment, and said it well, completely treating himself as a bystander, and it seemed that he was still excusing Ouyang Kun in his words.
"Haven't you always been at odds with Zuo? Why do you speak for him today? It's not like you. ”
The emperor looked at Xiao Mohan carefully, his eyes flashed with suspicion, Xiao Mohan had not concealed his dislike for Ouyang Kun over the years, so the emperor also saw it in his eyes.
"The younger brother didn't excuse anyone, he just didn't want to misunderstand anyone, including the left minister, if the left minister knew, he would definitely blame the minister for slandering him."
Xiao Mohan remained silent, but there was an indescribable mockery in his tone, and a few words lightly reflected Ouyang Kun's cautious eyes, and he exposed his relationship with Ouyang Kun in front of the emperor without a trace.
"You are like this, what you say is always held in your heart, I don't ask, I don't say it, you don't have to be restrained in front of me, you can say whatever you want to say freely, no matter what you say, only you and my brothers know."
The emperor's expression suddenly softened a little, it seemed that Xiao Mohan and Ouyang Kun were indeed still not on good terms, so he was relieved.
"Thank you for the trust of the royal brother, just arranging others behind the scenes, this is done by a woman, the younger brother has been fighting on the battlefield for many years, and he really can't do this kind of thing, the younger brother just wants to say that he can't let Zuo Xiang get his wish."
Xiao Mohan seemed to be talking angrily, with a little anger on his face, as if he was deliberately making Ouyang Kun unhappy.
The emperor couldn't help but ponder, although he had always suspected that there was a special connection between Shao Huaigu and Xiao Mohan, but there was no evidence, he thought that Xiao Mohan would persuade him to agree and help Shao Huaigu ascend to the throne, but Xiao Mohan did not do so, but seemed to be deliberately sabotage, which was weird.
"Ninth brother, you are a general, why can't you live in peace with Zuo Xiang and work together to revitalize Xiao State? You have always disliked Zuo Xiang, and after so many years, your prejudice against Zuo Xiang seems to be getting deeper and deeper. ”