"I thought that young master, you should know about this when you enter things from the outside and go to the palace, but now the things outside are rising ridiculously, and the money given in the palace is still fixed at the same amount as before, young master, we can't do it anymore."

The shopkeeper reminded that if this continues, the old bottom of the Tang family will be lost, how to face the master in the future.

"There are few people in the restaurant recently, this month is still in a state of loss, the small ones don't want to close, we really can't resist this price, you see a pound of pork is a few taels and a few pieces of meat, as well as chicken, duck and fish, these are several times the previous ones."

The shopkeeper counted, and the thought of these counts gave him a headache.

If you don't make money, it's not fun to open a store.

"How so?"

Tang Moshu muttered, he was in a good mood these days because of the tax, and he didn't think that the tax outside was more serious.

"Young master, it's not as good as before."

The housekeeper sighed lightly, now is not the meeting when Emperor Chu first ascended the throne, and it is not as comfortable as before.

"Let's clean this up first, I'll leave for a while, and I don't need to open a store today."

Tang Moshu told him when he left, stumbling a little distracted, and he didn't even know that he had bumped into the stall when he got out of the restaurant.

"Hey, how can you walk without long eyes?"

Someone shouted behind him, and Tang Moshu didn't pay attention to it and went in the direction of the prince's mansion.

He wanted to ask about it.

He can't get in touch with the people in the court, and the ones who can climb the relationship and say a few words are Xiao Changge and Chu Yu.

If what the shopkeeper said is true, then this matter is very big.

In the woods south of the city, Chu Yan looked at the people kneeling on the ground and nodded with satisfaction.

The few people who came were tall and big, and they didn't have martial arts but had brute strength, and such a person could become a good helper with a little training.

"Master, we will be your people in the future, you say to the right, we will definitely not go to the left"

The person who knelt on the ground and swore an oath, Chu Yan smiled with satisfaction, "Okay, in the future, you will all follow this prince, and if there is a mouthful of food for this prince, you will get up first." ”

"A few of you must be very tired from running around and working hard in the capital, Ah Fa, take them down to freshen up, and then go to the restaurant to have a good meal, and then arrange a place for the strong men to live."

Chu Yan took out a money bag from his arms and threw it to his subordinates, who nodded and led the few people who came from outside to join Chu Yan and leave.

"Master, the window on the other side of the gambling house is open."

As soon as someone ran to Chu Yan's side, he muttered in a low voice.

Chu Yanwan said, "Well, if he doesn't look for Prince Ben again, Prince Ben will go to him in person." ”

"If there are still people who want to come, you can just receive them for the prince, and place those people in the house next to the queen's West Lake, and you will send them to you if you need food and drink, and treat them well."

Raising soldiers for a while.

Raise it first, and there will definitely be a time when it will come in handy later.

Now is the time for him to use a lot of talent, and he has to take good care of these people to keep them.

"Yes."

Chu Yan threw up his sleeves and went to the city.

Since the people in Jingtang are in the gambling house, he can't make people wait for a long time.

God is on his side, and the more chaotic the capital and the outside, the more people will take refuge in him.

In a few days, he gathered hundreds of people, these people don't sound like a lot, but they are dripping through stones, and there are many gatherings.

If Kagamido can help, then he has nothing to worry about

In the prince's mansion, Xiao Changge sat on a bamboo chair and led Tang Moshu in Qiu Dong.

Xiao Changge listened

After the sound of footsteps, he opened his eyes, "What kind of wind has blown our Young Master Tang here?"

Xiao Changge asked jokingly, seeing Tang Moshu hanging his head dejectedly, he couldn't help but be curious, sat up straight from the bamboo chair, and looked at Tang Moshu with clear eyes.

"It's a gale, and it's a tornado."

Tang Moshu came to the prince's mansion as if he came to his own house, and when he saw that Chu Yu was not there, he was even more unscrupulous, and sat on the chair.

If Chu Yu would still pretend to be polite in him, otherwise Chu Yu's eyes would be a little scared when he stared at him.

"Is it a matter of taxation"

Xiao Changge guessed, and Tang Moshu looked at her in surprise.

"I guessed it"

Xiao Changge frowned, seeing Tang Moshu like this, she knew that she had guessed correctly.

"Only the capital is 10 percent, and the outside is 15 percent."

Tang Moshu explained in a few words, Xiao Changge gasped, thinking that at most it would be according to the original tax, but he didn't think about adding two points.

Fifteen taxes, how to do business, this is forcing the people of Chu to leave Chu and go to other countries.

A kingdom is made up of people, and when a people abandon their monarch for another country, it can only mean one thing.

The country is coming to an end.

"Can you let the prince talk about this matter, if it is not resolved, I am afraid that it will be more chaotic outside, and now I have brought a few family members when I go out, for fear that someone will come out, the capital is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and even the capital is chaotic, let alone outside."

Tang Moshu proposed that the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, and it is easy for the magistrate to conceal what is happening outside if he intends to hide it, and there is also a false account, he is in business and is very familiar with this aspect.

"You don't need to say anything about this, there will be a group of people rushing to report it."

Xiao Changge said leisurely.

"Guess who is in charge of delivering the decree this time?"

Xiao Changge looked sideways at Tang Moshu and asked in a tricky way.

"It's Lord Chen, Prime Minister Zuo."

"What"

Tang Moshu looked surprised, Chen Ye was in charge of this matter, but if Chen Ye asked those people below to collect 15% of the tax, he wouldn't believe it at all.

Chen Ye is a person, he sees in his eyes, it is impossible to do such a thing, and he can teach Chen Yi how a person with good character can do such a heartless thing

"Maybe the emperor already knows about it."

Xiao Changge continued, this matter can't be hidden for long, as long as someone spreads it, it won't take three days for people in the capital, including Emperor Chu, to know, so some people will take advantage of this time to report this matter, maybe they can get a reward.

"That Lord Chen"

"It's hard to say, it's probably inevitable."

Xiao Changge shrugged, as if he could predict Chen Ye's fate, and there was no way to help Chen Ye.

Maybe Chen Ye was still kept in the dark and didn't know about it at all.

"No, I'm going to go to Chen's Mansion to explain this matter to Lord Chen."

Tang Moshu got up, he had a little friendship with Chen Yi, and he couldn't watch Chen Yi's father have an accident.

"It's useless to go, it's late."

Xiao Changge shouted to Tang Moshu, Tang Moshu stopped, not understanding what Xiao Changge meant when he was late.

"Chen Ye has already entered the palace."

"How do you know so much without leaving home?"

Tang Moshu frowned and looked curious, he knew that this was because he was wandering around outside to know that it was so clear, how could Xiao Changge know so clearly without leaving the door.

"I don't go out in autumn and winter, including the accounts of the dishes in the past few days, I have paid attention to them, and the problem comes out as soon as the comparison comes out, and some things don't have to be seen in person

You can see it by looking at it. ”

Xiao Changge chuckled, and looked at Tang Moshu who threw himself at her with clear eyes.

Tang Moshu nodded and gave a thumbs up to Xiao Changge.

"When I came back just now, I saw the sedan chair in Prime Minister Zuo's mansion heading towards the palace, and I think it's too late."

"At this time at lunchtime, how can anyone summon people into the palace at lunchtime, unless there is something important."

Autumn and winter said slowly.

It is very wrong for Chen Ye to enter the palace during this time period, and I am afraid that this entry into the palace is to talk about this.

"Since you can find out that the price of vegetables fluctuates, why didn't you tell Master Chen earlier."

Tang Moshu complained, if something happened to Chen Ye, Chen Yi would definitely cry.

"I can't save it, I can't save it."

Xiao Changge shook his head, even if he said in advance that Chen Ye could escape this calamity, he still couldn't avoid the next calamity.

"There are too many people in the court who target Prime Minister Zuo, Xia Ruosheng also targets Prime Minister Zuo, Chen Ye's personality is on par with my father, so the two of them can say a few words, my father's character is annoying, and Chen Ye is no exception."

"There are too many people who want him to have an accident, especially recently Chen Ye has done a lot of things that have caused dissatisfaction among the people in the court, this time can he escape next time."

Xiao Changge asked rhetorically, these were still what Chu Yu told her.

First of all, he reported those who were corrupt and perverted the law to Emperor Chu in one go, and listed the dirty things that those people had done, although those crimes and evidence were enough to make those people convict of death, but which of the people in the court was clean, as long as one or two were lifted, other people with ghosts in their hearts would also be affected, affecting their own status and interests, and those people wished that something would happen to Chen Ye.

Moreover, the officials protect each other, and some of those who have accidents are brought up by ministers in the court.

She was just curious about why Chen Ye had so much evidence, and why he suddenly became bolder

In the past, although he offended some people, he only said a few righteous words, and those people would not take it to heart if they were unhappy, but Chen Ye's recent series of practices completely angered those people, and he was afraid that something would happen

She is a woman after all, and she can only go to the court behind her back.

And I can't take care of my own affairs, how can I have time to take care of other people's affairs

People are selfish, she is not a good person, she must choose the former between self-protection and helping others.

It's just that Chen Ye wasn't this kind of person before, and now this operation is as if there are those people in the handle overnight.

Who will give the handle to Chen Ye, this is undoubtedly to make Chen Ye a substitute for the dead.

Xiao Changge raised his eyebrows, as if he knew what was going on.

There is only one person who can make Chen Ye trust so much.

And those ministers who were reported were all Chu Yan's subordinates.

No wonder

"Young Master Tang, this matter is not something you and I can interfere in."

Xiao Changge warned that Tang Moshu was kind, but if he really went to Chen's mansion, she guaranteed that he would die.

A businessman suddenly ran into someone's house and said that something might happen to Chen Ye, and anyone who heard it felt unlucky.

Inside the gold and silver gambling house, it is quiet, not as lively as before.

As soon as Chu Yan came, he saw the man in purple clothes and a silver mask, and the man seemed to be bored and lowered his head to touch the ring on his hand.

Although I couldn't see his face, I could feel the coldness emanating from him, as if he was saying that the living should not be approached.

"Prince Ben thought that the hall master would hold back."

Chu Yan pulled out a chair and sat in front of the man, chuckling.

"How did the prince know that I came to agree."

"If you don't agree, how can you come here yourself?"