"I didn't say that those who don't kill are good people."

"Then you just said ......"

"There is no absolute right or wrong in the world, it depends on what angle you are in, for example, the court thinks that smuggling is a capital crime, because it damages the interests of Dasheng, and feels that these Qingzhou officials are unkind officials, and they should be punished according to the law, but for the people, it is never these officials who are rich or unkind, but the court that forces them to take out the barley tax."

Xiao Xiantang finished speaking lightly, looked at Mu Chonglan, and then continued to explain: "Longtong County is not fertile enough because of the sea, and the land is not fertile enough, and it is a joke to want to pay taxes by farming. ”

"This ......"

"Do you know that the history of Longtong County records a filial son, whose filial piety is after three internal moves, boiled his wife and children in front of his parents, and released filial piety first? Therefore, smuggling is indeed against the law of Dasheng, but at least there are fewer such filial sons. ”

Mu Chonglan frowned: "What do you mean, I already understand, it's just ...... It's just that I'm a little worried, I'm worried that if one day, these things are known by the imperial court, won't it be another time to send troops to suppress them, and there will be another riot? ”

"This matter is not something you should consider, what's more, if you don't say it, I won't say it, the officials of Yanzhou don't say it, Yanzhou is far away from the emperor of the mountain, and it is impossible for the court to know." After Xiao Xiantang finished speaking, he paused and continued: "Actually, even if the imperial court knows about it, it will take the state capital first, and it will not be difficult for us to be a small Longtong County." ”

When Xiao Xiantang said this, he narrowed his eyes slightly, although he told Mu Chonglan that it was the emperor who was far away, but in fact, he felt that there were already many officials involved in the capital, and among the officials involved, there might also be people in the cabinet, otherwise things would definitely not go so smoothly.

It's just that this matter has never been confirmed, and it is difficult for him to say it for the time being.

Mu Chonglan listened to Xiao Xiantang's words, lowered her head and didn't know what she was thinking.

Xiao Xiantang stretched out his hand, held her chin, and asked, "What are you thinking?" ”

"I'm wondering what's right and what's wrong." Mu Chonglan frowned, she was very clear about right and wrong in the past, but she didn't know what happened later.

Xiao Xiantang saw that she was actually worried about this kind of thing, so she couldn't help but smile, reached out between her eyebrows, and pressed lightly with her fingertips: "Why are you so stupid, you can't even think of this, but it doesn't matter, one day, I will let the right and wrong in this world become the flowers in your eyebrows, so that you don't have to bother thinking about what is right and what is wrong." ”

Mu Chonglan looked dazed, she felt that she didn't understand Xiao Xiantang's words more and more, but when she saw him laughing, she laughed too.

……

After Dou Xingzu and Zuo Hong went back, one or two of them were clearly and quietly, but in fact, they were anxiously waiting for Xiao Xiantang's next moves, they all felt that Xiao Xiantang had a conspiracy, and might even kill two birds with one stone, intending to eradicate them all.

However, Xiao Xiantang didn't do anything, if he had to say what he did, it was that he was inquiring, inquiring about smuggling, inquiring openly and secretly, as if he was planning to get involved.

Xiao Xiantang got involved, this is something that Dou Xingzu and Zuo Hong had thought of before, after all, Xiao Xiantang is the parent official of Longtong County, and Longtong County is the main checkpoint of smuggling, if you want to cross Xiao Xiantang to act, it is almost impossible, and I concealed it from Xiao Xiantang before, and I was also afraid that Xiao Xiantang was an official sent by the imperial court to investigate the smuggling in Yanzhou, such as before Xiao Xiantang, and then counted, obviously with a purpose, but this should not be easy to do, so they all died violently.

At this time, Dou Xingzu and Zuo Hong were a little puzzled when they saw Xiao Xiantang's move, they felt that Xiao Xiantang's appearance looked serious, although it could not be said that he looked like a clean official, but he was also dignified and upright, not like he was in the same stream with them.

However, Xiao Xiantang obviously wanted to meddle in the smuggling matter, and even had the intention of squeezing the two of them out, but because he still needed the two of them to introduce the door, he reluctantly accepted them.

For this point, Dou Xingzu and Zuo Hong are both very clear, but Dou Xingzu and Zuo Hong are both pretending to be confused, waiting for each other to be the first bird.

A few days later, the news came back from the state capital, so that Dou Xingzu and Zuo Hong no longer had to hide from Xiao Xiantang, Dou Xingzu and Zuo Hong were both very surprised, and felt that the decision of the state government was a little strange, but when they went to the news again, they only had to reply with a "no need to say much" reply, so Dou Xingzu and Zuo Hong had to look at me, I would look at you, and tell Xiao Xiantang about the ditches and ditches in the smuggling, and all kinds of doorways.

Xiao Xiantang seems to have only a little understanding of this matter on the surface, in fact, he has taken advantage of the pirate matter to walk a lot of things on the sea, some things that usually have to be concealed and dismantled to be transported away, and when he walks on the sea, he doesn't need to be too secretive, so I am afraid that the doorways that Dou Xingzu and Zuo Hong said are not less than Dou Xingzu and Zuo Hong.

It's just that Xiao Xiantang can't say anything about this matter, so when he came to Dou Xingzu and Zuo Hong to talk about this, he showed a lack of interest, so that Dou Xingzu and Zuo Hong were a little unsure of his thoughts, so they could only take advantage of the night to send some silver to the back office after discussion.

The silver was sent by Dou Xingzu's wife, and it was not directly given to Xiao Xiantang, but it was sent to Mu Chonglan's hands with rouge gouache to make money.

Although Mu Chonglan planned to open a stunning shop, he opened it in the state capital, and only set up a point in Longtong County, which was mainly used to purchase rare overseas spices and sell some self-produced spices sent from Qingzhou.

Therefore, the rouge gouache sent by Dou Xingzu's wife is just an excuse no matter how you look at it.

When Mu Chonglan learned about it, she originally wanted to refuse, but Dou Xingzu's wife was very insistent and squeezed her eyebrows, so she thought about it and understood that things were not simple.

However, she didn't know the other party's purpose, and she didn't dare to accept it rashly, so as not to cause trouble to Xiao Xiantang, so she left Dou Xingzu's wife to drink tea first, and then found a small servant to ask Xiao Xiantang, and waited for the news that Xiao Xiantang asked her to accept it, and then accepted the silver.