Chapter 399: Those who know the times are Junjie
Dou Xingzu regarded Xiao Xiantang as a "fellow practitioner", but he didn't know that Xiao Xiantang's so-called "husband is sluggish" is actually not a real "husband is sluggish".
At that time in the academy, Xiao Xiantang would rather quarrel with smart people than talk to fools, and he avoided Mu Chonglan if he could, and only if Mu Chonglan was taken advantage of or bullied, he would secretly help.
Later, the two got married, and in getting along with Mu Chonglan, Xiao Xiantang's attitude towards Mu Chonglan did not change much, but he changed from helping in the dark to protecting the calves in the open.
It's as if he casually mentioned the issue of carbon use, and it seems that Mu Chonglan picked the rest for him, but in fact, ...... It's not just carbon.
Generally, if there are any good things, they are selected by Mu Chonglan first, in Qingzhou, in Dadu, and naturally in Longtong County, but this is not what he said has to let Mu Chonglan, but in his opinion, he is a big man, he can use anything, but Mu Chonglan is squeamish, and if he can't drink a bowl of almond milk, he will turn the sky upside down.
Therefore, it is better to let her pick the rest first, because she can use the rest herself, and on the contrary, if she picks the rest by herself, Mu Chonglan may be uncomfortable using it.
In other words, except for the posture problem on the bed, basically no matter what Mu Chonglan asks, as long as it does not endanger her own safety, Xiao Xiantang will agree unconditionally, which is why others see him as "unhappy".
However, Dou Xingzu will not know these things, after all, Mu Chonglan is famous for being "stupid", in the eyes of outsiders, Xiao Xiantang may be the kind of scheming man who reluctantly married someone's stupid daughter in order to cling to the prefect's father-in-law, and Mu Chonglan is a fool, but he has a prefect father, married a rich and good-looking man, but is the husband of the son of a merchant.
"Lord Xiao, don't you know, this Longtong County is located here, and there is no business to make a living, relying on selling some strength in the salt field for subsistence, but in order to move inward, the imperial court has repeatedly blocked the salt field, which has caused the people to complain, that is, there is more this road later, which is called to calm the people's anger......" Dou Xingzu very vaguely told Xiao Xiantang about the reason why Yanzhou became what it is now, and once again showed that although he knew some of the doors, he never dared to move his mind in this regard. At most, I will turn a blind eye and take some "filial piety", and the rest will not be daring to do.
Xiao Xiantang listened to Dou Xingzu's words, and couldn't help but be a little disappointed, in fact, what Dou Xingzu knew was not much more than what he investigated, and even some secrets, Dou Xingzu was just hearsay, and he couldn't do it.
In fact, there is nothing strange about this, the smuggling in Yanzhou has been going on for a long time, although this Dou Xingzu has been in Yanzhou for many years, he is not a native of Yanzhou, so there are some things he doesn't understand, and there is nothing strange about it.
After understanding this, Xiao Xiantang privately found Zuo Hong, Zuo Hong is a native of Longtong County, and he doesn't know much about the overall situation of Yanzhou, but he has some local past events in Longtong County, so Xiao Xiantang synthesized the words of Dou Xingzu and Zuo Hong, and barely got some useful information, but it was really not enough.
"My lord, what do you think of these things?" Zhao Yongkang looked at Xiao Xiantang.
Xiao Xiantang glanced at him: "The imperial court has closed the salt drying field five times, just to move inward?" β
"What do you mean by that, sir?" Zhao Yongkang looked dazed.
The cup in Xiao Xiantang's hand smashed directly on Zhao Yongkang's face: "Don't pretend to be here for me." β
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"Tell Dingjun that I want something."
"Your Excellency!" Zhao Yongkang looked at Xiao Xiantang in surprise.
Xiao Xiantang looked at Zhao Yongkang coldly and said, "Just rely on the group of wrecks in the navy, and you will lose a hundred battles, so hand over all the things to me as soon as possible, otherwise I want more than that, even your life." β
"Let them come to me within an hour, or else...... Hum! After Xiao Xiantang finished speaking, he got up and left, Zhao Yongkang was stunned in place, and it took a while before he came back to his senses, and hurriedly found Yang Hao, and asked Yang Hao to send the news to the navy.
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"Old Ge, isn't it a little unkind for us to do this?" Yan Hongxin watched his soldiers deliver the goods to the ship, and couldn't help but speak.
Ge Lao frowned: "It's really not kind enough, but it's come to this point, and I can't take care of it." β
"But ......"
"I thought that Xiao Xiaoxian was a good one, but looking at his attitude, I really can't tell what he means, so for the sake of safety, we still can't take risks." After Ge Lao finished speaking, he secretly thought in his heart, in fact, even if this situation is at this time, it does not necessarily mean that Xiao Xiantang is bad, but in this situation, he really doesn't dare to pin his hopes on an uncertain possibility, so he can only rely on himself to fight hard, at least then there is still a glimmer of life.
"Reportβ" A soldier ran over, hurrying all the way, apparently something had happened.
Ge Lao and Yan Hongxin looked at each other, both a little uncertain.
"What's going on?" Yan Hongxin asked.
The soldier hurriedly handed over a letter, Yan Hongxin reached out and took the letter, looked at it briefly, and made sure that there was no problem, so he handed it directly to Ge Lao. "It should have been sent by Zhao Yongkang."
"Hmm." Ge Lao stretched out his hand to open the letter, and when he saw the few words on it, his face changed greatly.
Yan Hongxin noticed this and hurriedly asked, "Old Ge, is something happening?" β
"This kid is really arrogant!" Ge Lao gritted his teeth.
Yan Hongxin looked dazed, he didn't know who "this kid" in Ge Lao's mouth meant, but after thinking about it, he immediately understood: "Is that Xiao Xiaoxian Ling a demon again?" β
"Hmm."
"Hmph, it seems that this surnamed Xiao doesn't want to be the county magistrate." After saying this, Yan Hongxin also narrowed his eyes, and a trace of murderous intent flashed in his eyes. "I thought he would forget it if he was safe, but since he refused to settle down, then don't blame us for being polite."
"Don't mess around." Ge Lao closed his eyes, and then opened his eyes again: "Don't forget, there is a master hidden behind him." β
"......" Yan Hongxin was silent, Zhao Yongkang had never hidden it from them, so they knew that Xiao Xiantang's little lady looked soft and weak, but she was actually a master, and she was a very amazing character, but ...... This Mrs. Xiao is a Jianghu person at first glance, and she should not care about the affairs of the court, and besides, there are Jianghu people behind Xiao Xiantang, don't they have a navy? I want to talk with more like-minded people about "The Rebirth of a Female Partner: The Husband is Blackening Every Day", and pay attention to "Youyue Literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find a confidant~