Gao Shang shook his fan lightly and laughed loudly: "Yang Guozhong is uncertain and easy to sway from side to side, this matter can be covered by me, so that the inherent gap between him and Li Siye will gradually expand." ”

Liu Luogu leaned forward and asked, "Doctor, what should I do?" ”

"You go buy some gifts, and tomorrow afternoon, we will go to Yang's mansion to meet Yang Xiangguo."

In the afternoon of the next day, Gao Shang and Liu Luogu came to the Yang family's mansion in Kaihuafang, and found that there were already five or six officials waiting at the door, all of whom were wearing crimson or turquoise official robes.

The steward of the Li Mansion put everyone in order according to the size of the official position, and at this time, the official Juping Lu was in charge of the secretary and concurrently served as the Tuntian Wailang, and Liu Luogu was in the forefront.

After everyone entered the Yang Mansion, they stood in the open space outside the small pavilion in the forest, with the scorching sun on their heads, frowning and muttering indifferently and complaining.

The steward walked out of the pavilion, and all the officials gathered around him and asked, "When will Yang Xianggong summon me and others?" ”

"Ah Lang is taking a lunch break, and we can't disturb him, you guys wait here for the time being, if anyone can't wait, then leave first."

The steward shook his shoulders with his hands behind his back and left, but the people did not dare to catch up and disturb them, so they could only stand in place restlessly. is really worthy of being a seven-grade official of the prime minister's door, and the sixth-grade and seventh-grade official is as obedient as Meng Tong standing in front of the teacher in front of him.

The sun tilted westward along their heads, and the officials cursed and whispered in their stomachs, but no one brushed their sleeves away. But anyone who can put down his body and stand here is already a person who has given up everything for the sake of being an official.

When the sun was deflected, the steward came out of nowhere, walked to the pavilion under the eager eyes of everyone, and stayed upstairs for about half a cup of tea before he walked to the door of the pavilion and began to shout: "Start from the history of Qingzhou Thorns, one by one." ”

Gao Shang squinted his eyes and waited patiently, only to wait for the steward to call out in the building: "Next, oh, the secretary of the Pinglu march is noble." ”

Gao Shang led Liu Luogu into the building, handed over the accompanying gifts to the people of the Yang Mansion, and came to the second floor to cross the front door and said: "Secretary Pinglu is noble and see the right minister." ”

When Yang Guozhong heard this, he felt a little happy in his heart, others called him Yang Xiang or Yang Xianggong, but he refused to call him directly as the right minister, which seemed to imply that he was inferior to Li Linfu. When Gao Shang changed his words like this, it seemed that this person was a little special.

He leaned back slightly, and asked Gao Shang with a smug look on his face: "Your family doctor An only came to visit me a few days ago, what is the purpose of your coming here today?" ”

Gao Shang stepped forward and said: "Right Minister, my doctor left Beijing to return to Fanyang, remembering that there was a lot of disrespect to the right minister in the past, in order to show that the doctor is truly repentant and willing to drive away for the right minister, today I specially sent a big gift to the right minister." ”

When Yang Guozhong heard this, his eyebrows immediately raised high, and he pulled his beard happily and smiled: "Dr. An gave me some property not long ago, and today he came to give gifts, which makes Guozhong embarrassed." When you go back, you can tell Dr. An that you should guard the frontier with peace of mind, and don't learn from those sycophants, as long as you have merit and social integrity, I will definitely tell Your Majesty to reward you. ”

Gao Shang sneered from his nostrils, and continued to pat his ass without a trace: "The right prime minister is the virtuous minister of the world, governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, and the appointment is fair and the rewards and punishments are strict." Even the soldiers of Pinglu Fan Yang were moved when they heard it. ”

"Oh, yes, haha."

Gao Shang put the fan on his chest, approached Yang Guozhong and said in a low voice: "But what my doctor wants to give to the right minister is not a gold and silver treasure, nor is it a jade treasure." Instead, he found out that some people were committing adultery and amassing money, and he specially ordered me to inform the right minister, so that the right minister could reap both wealth and profit. ”

Yang Guozhong followed his words and asked: "Who is the traitor department, and it needs to be found in person?" ”

"Right Xiang and listen to a certain for you to say slowly, there is a businessman in Chang'an West City for Michagan, three years ago he was still doing nothing to sell Hu goods for a living, but since the pepper business, he has accumulated a lot of wealth in a short period of time and has become one of the richest in Chang'an City."

Yang Guozhong waved his hand and said with a smile: "What's so strange about this, Chang'an has Wang Yuanbao, Dou Yi and other rich businessmen, it's not unusual." He can accumulate wealth and become a rich man in Chang'an within three years, and he is naturally good at management, and there is nothing suspicious. ”

If he was just doing business, he would never have made such a big investment, Michagan had already purchased ten mansions in Chang'an City, and he had also climbed with Cao Anding of the Hexi Jinju Academy many times. And this Cao Anding bribed a large number of court officials for Li Siye several times, and all the money came from Michagan. This is by no means the work of ordinary businessmen. ”

"Li Siye?" As soon as he heard someone mention Li Siye, Yang Guozhong's heart had to weigh it for a long time. Although Li Siye was not deferential to himself, his past relationship was still good. Moreover, he has a very close relationship with the noble concubine and the three ladies, if he is not deliberately disrespectful to himself, this matter still needs to be considered more.

He raised his eyebrows disappetively and asked, "Micha is a businessman in Chang'an City, what other evil can he do?" ”

Yang Xiang didn't know that since he ran the pepper business, the price of pepper in Chang'an City had dropped from 900 guan per bucket to 600 guan per bucket. Ordinary merchants operate, and the transportation of pepper can only be made once a year from the Western Regions to Chang'an, so it is naturally impossible to let go of sales. That's why the doctor and I suspect that someone is using the power in his hands to control the trade routes and use his official position for personal gain. If the price of pepper drops by 300 yuan, I can guarantee that this person will reap millions of dollars a year. ”

After saying this last sentence to Gao Shang, Yang Guozhong's eyes widened slightly, and then narrowed again. He showed a dry smile and said: "I already know about this matter, you don't have to worry about it anymore, let's go back to Pinglu and be your secretary in charge." ”

"This ......" Liu Luogu, who was standing aside and never spoke, was about to speak, but was stopped by Gao Shang with his eyes, and Gao Shang pulled him to retreat with his hands.

The two walked out of Yang Guozhong's mansion, and Liu Luogu finally couldn't help but ask Gao Shang: "Why didn't Gao Junshi let me speak just now, Yang Guozhong obviously didn't know the severity, or deliberately wanted to favor Li Siye and others." ”

"Heh," Gao Shang put his hands behind his back and smiled: "Luo Gu doesn't have to worry, Yang Guozhong is greedy, unrighteous and selfish and short-sighted, how can he be indifferent to this matter, I bet he will make a move soon." ”

After Gao Shang and the others left, Yang Guozhong set off a big wave in his heart, and he was not interested in seeing the other officials waiting downstairs, so he immediately asked the steward to send them away.

He called the housekeeper to him again, and asked with a stern gaze: "Someone once settled a businessman surnamed rice in Chang'an to send pepper to our house every year, and now no one has sent it?" ”