Chapter 229 The tip of the iceberg

The feast of the Assassin's Mansion. It doesn't end until mid-hour. The little girl's face was red, and she was drunk and confused with the tired cry of a group of noble ladies and sisters. Ouyang and Chen, naturally, will not let go of such a good opportunity, when Xiaoxiao sent them out, they talked vigorously, Ouyang held Xiaoxiao's hand and said with a smile:

"Madam" >, these days, I haven't seen Lord Assassin summon the officials and gentry in the city, but what did these people do wrong and annoy Lord Assassin? Or are you busy with other official duties and haven't made time? ”

Xiao Xiao turned his head with a smile when he heard this, and his mouth was full of wine, which made Ouyang and Chen frown, and they wanted to take out a champa and cover their mouths and noses, but at this time, it was not rude. I had to grit my teeth and hold on with hatred in my heart. Xiaoxiao didn't seem to be aware of it, but mysteriously leaned his head closer to the two, and then whispered:

In front of the two sisters, the younger sister told the truth...... Uh...... said another wine burp, which almost made Ouyang stumble, and finally stood firm, nervously waiting for the little truth. It's honest and honest. After a hiccup, he continued:

"The two elder sisters also know that my husband is an upright protégé of the Son of Heaven, a three-yuan jinshi from the past and the present, and now he is an earl. Unfortunately, he is too young and his qualifications are too shallow. Your Majesty intends to reuse my husband, and he will be able to block the mouths of the people of the world, as well as the endless impeachment of hundreds of officials in the court. Therefore, His Majesty took advantage of the time of the mountain officials to quell the rebellion, and rewarded my husband for his military exploits. Then he threw his grandson to this Hangzhou city to be a thorn in history, and he stayed up for three years and five years, thinking that he was the step to enter the body. In this case, why do you need to do so many things out of the grandson, just do nothing, the two sisters said, isn't it such a reason? ”

However, the Ouyang family and the Chen family are not so easy to fool. Immediately, Chen said:

"However, why is there a rumor in the market that as soon as Lord Yan Dao Assassin came, he replaced the Assassin's Mansion Archives and the Assassin's Mansion Prison with his own personal soldiers? Why is that? Of course, she can't say that this is the accurate news that their husband's eyes got, there are rumors, who can pursue it?

The little eyes narrowed slightly, but she was already drunk, so no one paid attention. I just listened to her continue with a drunken expression. As a matter of course, he replied:

Before coming to Hangzhou to take up his post, his father warned his grandson, saying that Hangzhou officialdom was not very calm, and he should be cautious. And the two places that the Chen family's sister said are undoubtedly the most important places, and they are also the most likely places to be framed, of course, it is better to be cautious......" said another burst of smoky belching. Ouyang and Chen couldn't resist it any longer, and forcibly endured the feeling of nausea and nausea, and hurriedly quickened their pace and headed towards the carriage at the door.

Xiao Xiao followed step by step, staggering these noble ladies out of the gate of the Assassin's Mansion one by one, and after watching them board the carriage and leave, he sighed softly, turned around slowly and prepared to return to the house. At this moment, there was another sound of horses' hooves and wheels at the gate of the house, and when I looked back, I saw that it was the husband's carriage that had returned.

Jiang Zhixuan jumped down from the carriage and stretched out his hand to wave to the two guards standing at the gate of the mansion. The two guards hurriedly stepped forward, and Jiang Zhixuan softly ordered the two of them to get the drunk scholar from the carriage. Dragged down from the carriage and brought back to the courtyard to be served by the maid. He himself walked up to Xiaoxiao, stretched out his hand to hold his beloved wife's waist and asked casually:

"Everyone's gone, right? Fewer words"

Xiaoxiao leaned on her husband's arms, her steps floated, and her voice was extremely lazy:

"People? Who? Ouch, husband, the concubine drank too much tonight, her head was dizzy, her heart was so uncomfortable, her legs and feet had no strength, and the concubine couldn't walk...... Ouch ......" As he spoke, he leaned on the weight of his whole body, and his hands hung on Jiang Zhixuan's neck very naturally.

Jiang Zhixuan didn't know that his beloved wife wanted to carry him into the house again, and he was amused for a while, but he reprimanded with a doting expression on his face: "Pretend, still pretend with me, is that Zangfeng pot an ornament?" ”

The wishful thinking was broken by the husband's words, and there was a thief laughing in the little heart, but he still hung on the husband's neck and refused to let go, and continued to say crookedly:

"The maid was careless, the inner pot and the outer pot were filled with wine, and the concubine didn't know until the banquet, but it couldn't be replaced. Therefore, the concubine had no choice but to drink with those noble ladies......"

Jiang Zhixuan listened to her speak so clearly and clearly, how could he believe her mouth full of firewood, gently patted his beloved wife's buttocks, and smiled angrily: "The maid you trained by yourself would still make such a low-level mistake?" Is it a three-year-old to be a husband? Come down, how bad is it to be seen by the next person? ”

Xiaoxiao just doesn't follow: "No." I want my husband to carry him in......"

Jiang Zhixuan groaned weakly for a while, but after all, he couldn't resist the little arrogance of his little wife, and bent down resignedly, letting Xiaoxiao lie on his back, strangling his neck with both hands. He hobbled towards the couple's master bedroom in the backyard......

Isn't Tiny already drunk? It turned out that the wine pot that Cui Qiao brought to pour wine for her was a special wine pot that Jiang Zhixuan purchased from a Hu merchant when he was in Beijing, called Zangfeng Pot. This kind of flask has an inner tank in it, the inner tank holds wine, and the outer tank holds water, and with a mechanism hidden at the handle of the pot, you can control whether it is water or wine poured out at will. Except for the first and last glasses, all Xiaoxiao drank was cold boiled water, where would she get drunk......

When he arrived at the backyard bedroom, Jiang Zhixuan was so tired that his tongue stuck out. threw Xiaoxiao heavily on the bed, and quickly sat down and rubbed his waist and legs, and it took him a long time to recover. Looking at his wife who was motionless on the bed, just staring at him with her eyes and smiling proudly, Jiang Zhixuan suddenly smiled bitterly again, and only after laughing did he ask:

"What about the tiger head and the girl? But all asleep? ”

Xiaoxiao finally began to get serious: "Yaya and Dandan have already slept, and the tiger head should still be bathing, just before the banquet." This kid made three little girls cry, one of whom was the four-year-old daughter of Wu Chengci, the director of the city. Husband, your son has been so evil at a young age, how can he be born when he grows up? ”

Jiang Zhixuan laughed when he heard this: "If a child is not naughty, it will be even more amazing when he grows up." The tiger head is still young now, don't you be sensible, you are a mother, just teach a lot, Mrs. ">, take care of you for your husband......"

Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes: "Teaching children together is all about concubines, husband, don't you care about it at all?" ”

Jiang Zhixuan rubbed his legs and feet, feeling much more comfortable. Only then did he stretch his waist for a long time, picked up the tea on the table and prepared to drink it, and replied casually: "Isn't my husband busy these days?" Madame: "> you will take care of more ......"

Xiaoxiao saw that the tea he picked up was still from last night, and hurriedly said, "Don't drink it, the tea is overnight." As he spoke, he shouted out the window: "Come on, make a pot of decanting tea for the old man to ......." Then he turned back to look at Jiang Zhixuan:

"Since the husband is so trusting, the concubine body is disrespectful, but the husband must think clearly, this is the eldest young master of your Jiang family, if the concubine body is not good in the future, the tiger head will rely on your power to become a gentleman, don't settle the account on the concubine!"

Jiang Zhixuan put down the teacup and said with a stupid smile: "Where can it?" Tiger Head loves and fears you as a mother, and only Madame" > he will listen. The husband can only blindly spoil him and get used to him, if he continues like this, then it is really possible to spoil him as a gentleman......"

Xiao Xiao nodded: "That's true...... At that time, the greater the power of the husband, the greater the harm of this kid, but husband, don't you want to take a trip to Xuanzhou as a concubine? During this time, what should the tiger head do? ”

Jiang Zhixuan bared his teeth: "This is indeed a problem, this is going to Xuanzhou, it will take three days for a one-way fast horse, you take a carriage, I am afraid that it will take five or six days, one back and forth, plus the delay in Xuanzhou, at least half a month, if no one takes care of it, this kid may have to turn the world upside down, well, I have to let my husband think about it, think about it......"

Seeing that he was really thinking about it, Xiaoxiao rolled his eyes again, turned over and got off the bed, and threw him a sentence: "Husband, think slowly, don't worry." There's still one night to go, and the concubine will go to bathe and change clothes first......"

Jiang Zhixuan nodded lightly, he was really entangled in this question. During this time, he has been looking through the files of the Suzhou-Hangzhou salt and iron case, and has gained a lot, and in the next half a month, he plans to step by step to put aside the officials suspected of participating in the manipulation of the Suzhou-Hangzhou salt and iron monopoly, including Ouyang Ziming, Chen Cang and others. Then he slowly began to investigate, and at such a juncture, he really didn't have much free time to coax the child.

Soon, Xiaoxiao finished bathing, wrapped himself in an incense towel, and returned to the room wearing close-fitting obscene clothes. Seeing that the husband was still stupidly sitting on the chair and meditating, the hot tea on the table was almost cold again. There was a chuckle on his face, and he walked over and patted Jiang Zhixuan's forehead gently:

"Husband, haven't figured it out yet?"

Jiang Zhixuan came back to his senses: "I think I want to come out, but I'm afraid that Mrs. "> won't agree!" ”

"Oh?" Xiao Xiao sighed, wiped his wet hair with a towel and walked to the edge of the bed, while casually asking: "Husband, you might as well talk about it, let the concubine know the details!" ”

Jiang Zhixuan cleared his throat, and said with a flattering smile on his face: "Madam" >, you see, when you go to Xuanzhou this time, your main task is to investigate the public sentiment and public opinion along the way, and by the way, go to the Xuanzhou Assassin Mansion Prison, show the royal flag to bring Nahe Minsheng out and bring it back to Hangzhou. Along the way, I don't think there will be too many other affairs, so it's better to ...... Madame: "> will you bring the tiger head with you?" Fewer words"

Xiao Xiao was stunned, stopped the movements in his hand, and looked at his husband incredulously: "Husband is not joking, right?" Less words with a tiger's head? The concubine is going to perform official duties! ”

Jiang Zhixuan said with a bitter face: "Madam" >, you also know that for a while, my husband has been busy taking over the mess left by his predecessor Ouyang Zihui. And there have been many major discoveries, and at this time, the husband really can't spare time to take care of the tiger's head. Yaya and Dandan are okay at this time, there is a nurse to coax, and there is no need for you and me to take care of them for the time being. But Tiger Head is now the easiest time to learn good and bad, if there is no you and me by my side, I can't keep it all one day, I will really learn badly......"

Xiao Xiao heard her husband say that she had made a major discovery, and she was shocked, and temporarily put aside the question of who would take care of the tiger's head, and asked instead: "Husband has made a major discovery so soon?" Can you tell me about the concubine? Let the concubine also refer to the details! "The couple came to Hangzhou this time, originally with the heavy responsibility of thoroughly investigating the Suzhou and Hangzhou salt and iron cases, although Jiang Zhixuan is now only the history of Hangzhou, but it is because he is too young to take on a greater official position. Once significant progress has been made, His Majesty the Emperor can at any time issue him with a decree granting him greater powers.

Jiang Zhixuan naturally wouldn't hide it from his beloved wife, and he was just about to say it and consult with his beloved wife. After sorting out his thoughts and clearing his throat, he spoke:

"The husband consulted the salt and iron tax files of Hangzhou Mansion in the last ten years, and in the second year of Zhenguan, the tax income from the monopoly of salt and iron in Hangzhou Mansion was 80,000 guan, and in fact, it was also 80,000 guan to the imperial court, and it has been rising since then, until the seventh year of Zhenguan, the tax income from the salt and iron monopoly of Hangzhou Mansion has risen to 220,000 guan, and it has been handed over to the imperial treasury, which is also more than 218,000 guan!"

Xiao listened attentively, and thought to himself: Zhenguan has been seven years, and that is the year when the predecessor Ouyang Zihui took office. If the expectation is correct, it should be from the eighth year of Zhenguan, that is, the year when he came to this world, Hangzhou's salt and iron taxes will decline.

"In the eighth year of Zhenguan, Hangzhou's salt and iron income was more than 235,000 guan, and it was handed over to the national treasury 210,000 guan, and there was a difference of more than 25,000 guan here. However, Ouyang Zihui's explanation to the imperial court at that time was that there were still some tax arrears that had not yet been paid, so the imperial court did not delve into this matter that year! ”

In the ninth year of Zhenguan, Hangzhou's salt and iron income fell sharply, only 150,000 yuan, a sharp decrease of 80,000 yuan from the previous year. Those who were handed over to the imperial court were only 130,000. At that time, the imperial court sent personnel to Hangzhou to investigate the matter, and the result of the investigation was that there were frequent tsunamis and heavy losses for salt merchants. And the difference of 20,000 guan was used by Ouyang Zihui to make up for the loss of the salt merchants. In this way, Ouyang Zihui was not only innocent, but won the reputation of an individual salt merchant, and was rewarded by the household department and the official department. ”

"In the ten years of Zhenguan, Hangzhou's salt and iron income increased slightly, with 180,000 guan, but only 100,000 guan was handed over to the state treasury. On the books, these differences are all taxes owed in the previous years, because of the tsunami disaster in Zhenguan nine years, many salt merchants have been bankrupt and have long been unable to repay, and these accounts have become dead debts......"

Xiaoxiao nodded frequently when she heard it, but she really did a good job, interlocking and leaking. You must know that this kind of salt and iron tax is paid once a year, and if you don't put these ledgers together, it is impossible to find any problems. And every September, all kinds of taxes from all over the country are sent to the national treasury, and the old men in the Ministry of Officials are already too busy to touch the ground. This also gives people like Ouyang Zihui a very convenient loophole......

This is not over, only to hear the husband continue:

In the eleventh year of Zhenguan, because the focus of the imperial court shifted to the conquest of mountain officials, the salt and iron taxes in Hangzhou fell even more absolutely, falling to a level comparable to the second year of Zhenguan, only 90,000 yuan. However, these 90,000 yuan were handed over to the imperial court for a lot of money. ”

"In the twelfth year of Zhenguan, that is, this year, Hangzhou's salt and iron taxes are only ...... 60,000 ...... Madame: ">, do you know what that means?" ”。

Xiaoxiao nodded lightly, and said with a serious face: "This means that since the seventh year of Zhenguan, at least nearly 600,000 salt and iron taxes have fallen into Ouyang Zihui's pocket......"

Jiang Zhixuan also nodded with righteous indignation, and then shook his head: "Madam" > only half of what he said was right, the money fell into his private pocket, but it was by no means in Ouyang Zihui's bag, he could only get one to two percent of it at most. The real beneficiary is probably someone else......"

Xiao Xiao also woke up when he heard this, and then nodded and said: "The husband is right, and this is only Hangzhou Mansion, if you add Suzhou Mansion, there will be at least millions of huge ......."

Jiang Zhixuan nodded and said: "And although this time it is only the investigation of the Suzhou-Hangzhou salt and iron case, since even the Xuanzhou Mansion is involved." Wei Fu boldly speculated that most of the state capitals in Jiangnan Province and Huainan Province may not be able to escape the involvement, but the amount of tax embezzled is different......"

This sentence made Xiao Xiao a little stunned, Jiangnan Province and Huainan Province combined, but there are thirty-one state capitals, if more than half of them are involved, then in five years, the tax money that has been embezzled will be no less than 10 million, no wonder His Majesty is so angry......

Jiang Zhixuan looked at his beloved wife's shocked expression, and was hesitating about another thing in his heart, whether to say to his wife," > said. Unexpectedly, Xiaoxiao had already come back to his senses at this time, and when he saw his appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, he smiled:

"Husband's words, but you haven't finished it yet?"

Jiang Zhixuan nodded lightly when he heard this, and the expression on his face became more solemn:

"Madam" >, judging from the files that her husband has consulted in the past few days, she has also discovered a more serious matter, and in comparison, the Suzhou-Hangzhou salt and iron case is probably only the tip of the iceberg between Jiangnan and Huainan......"

The little husband's face had never been ugly, and he couldn't care about wiping his hair anymore, so he stood up and walked to Jiang Zhixuan's side and squatted down, looking at him with burning eyes: "What do you mean by this?" Something more serious than embezzlement of 10 million yuan, isn't it ......? ”

Seeing his beloved wife's expression, Jiang Zhixuan knew that she had guessed it in her heart, so he hurriedly stretched out his hand to cover his little red lips: "This is just speculation for her husband at present, there is no evidence yet, and it must not be publicized......

Xiao Xiao was startled, and blurted out: "In this case, does the husband still want to let the concubine go to Xuanzhou?" ”

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Yixin: Can Xiaoxiao return safely?

Reader: Amitabha, even burn more pink tickets to bless the female pig in and out of safety......

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