"The wind is blowing, and the younger brother took Mao back first. She has just recovered from a serious illness, and her body is still weak. The eighth master got up and said.

The prince nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Go ahead." ”

"Brother quit." The eighth master gave up.

Mao Tongtong also hurriedly blessed and followed the eighth master out of the pavilion.

On the way back, the eighth master's footsteps were faster than when he came. But Mao Tongtong had something in his heart, but he walked slowly.

The eighth master listened to the footsteps behind him getting farther and farther away, and couldn't help but stop and look back, and saw Mao Tongtong frowning and didn't know what he was thinking.

He stopped and waited for her, and saw that she didn't seem to notice him, and if it weren't for the maid next to him to remind him, he would almost be stunned.

"What's going on?" The eighth master asked, "But the wind is blowing, and your body is uncomfortable?" Seeing her pale face, the eighth master was a little worried.

"No, nothing." Mao Tongtong smiled reluctantly.

"Are you still hiding it?" The eighth master frowned unhappily.

Mao Tongtong looked at the eighth master, hesitated, and said, "Yangzhou, is there something wrong in Yangzhou?" ”

The eighth master was stunned for a moment, looking at the worry in Mao Tongtong's eyes, and then remembered that her hometown was Yangzhou. Unexpectedly, a few words from him and the prince just now made her guess in her heart.

"Why do you ask?" The eighth master laughed and said, "The master just chatted with the prince casually. ”

"Really?" Mao Tongtong looked at the eighth master, and a pair of eyes stared straight into the eighth master's eyes, as if he wanted to see something from them.

"And what do you think will happen?" The eighth master asked rhetorically.

Mao Tongtong was stunned, she couldn't say clearly, but her intuition was uneasy. Yangzhou is a place where the wind and rain are smooth, and it stands to reason that nothing major should happen.

"Don't think about it, there's nothing." The eighth master smiled and held Mao Tongtong's hand, only to find that her hands were very cold, and her brows suddenly wrinkled, and said, "Go back quickly, your hands are so cold, don't freeze." ”

"Master promises that nothing will happen?" Mao Tongtong didn't move, still stubbornly looking at the eighth master.

"I can't guarantee it." The eighth master said: "It's not the master who goes on an errand." ”

Mao Tongtong pursed her lips, feeling a little depressed for some reason. She is now like a bird trapped in a cage, almost ignorant of the outside world. The eighth master is her only channel, but this man has started Tai Chi.

The eighth master didn't care about her emotions at this time, and walked back with it. All the way back to the house, someone brought hot tea for Mao Tongtong to drink, and the eighth master spoke: "What do you think of your Ama as an official?" ”

"Huh?" Mao Tongtong was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "The slave Ama must be a good official!" ”

"Really? Do you know well? The eighth master smiled.

Mao Tongtong was stunned and couldn't say anything for a while. She had never seen what Mao was like in Yamen. But he was a good husband and father at home. Is it just that such a person must be a good official? She can't assert.

"The slave's Ama is upright and never takes bribes." Mao Tongtong said.

"How do you know if he took bribes? Will he do it in front of your daughter? The eighth master asked rhetorically.

"The slave just believes that he won't!" Mao Tongtong said firmly. Mao Carrier is not that kind of person.

"In that case, why are you worried?" Eight Masters said.

"What if someone frames it?" Mao Tongtong retorted unconvinced.

"If you are so easy to be harmed, it can be seen that you are stupid and not a good official." Eight Masters said.

Mao Tongtong was angry again, this person spoke really poisonously. She turned her head and simply drank her tea, not wanting to speak.

The eighth master glanced at her, but he no longer bothered about this problem. According to his guess, this time, the fourth brother and the tenth brother still couldn't find anything.

The matter between the crown prince and the emperor Ama wants to involve their brothers, doesn't it make them embarrassed!

In Yangzhou, the tenth master finally couldn't bear it anymore and dropped the account book in his hand.

"Fourth brother, shouldn't we take a break! I'm just looking at these all day, and I don't think there's anything wrong with it! ”

"Annoyed?" The fourth master didn't raise his head, and said lightly.

"I'm annoyed." The tenth master said in a rough voice.

He's a person who can't sit still, and it's good to be locked up here for two days. If he doesn't go out, he's going to go crazy.

"Then let's go out for a walk today." The fourth master closed the account book in his hand and said.

"Really?" The tenth master was stunned for a moment, he thought that the fourth master would be angry, and he was ready to be reprimanded by the fourth master, and then took the opportunity to slam the door and go out.

"It's time for a change of mind." The fourth master smiled.

The tenth master was immediately happy.

The prefect of Fang's side has been paying attention to the movements here. I heard that the fourth master and the tenth master were going out, so they came over and asked if they wanted to prepare a carriage or something.

"No need, the master and the tenth brother are free to walk around." The fourth master said.

Governor Fang didn't insist either, and sent someone to follow the fourth and tenth masters, saying that they were leading the way for the two. The fourth master was noncommittal and did not refuse.

The group walked out of the prefect's yamen and walked along the street at the door.

It was dog days, and there weren't many people on the streets in the evening. The tenth master was tired after walking two steps, and shouted to go down to the restaurant. The fourth master also responded with a good temper.

The people sent by the prefect led the two to a restaurant by the river.

It was also a coincidence that as soon as the two of them sat down in the private room, they heard the voice of someone talking next door.

"Do you think these two masters can find out?"

"Who knows! God mysterious. Came suddenly, and no one was seen. I stayed at the prefect's yamen all day, and I didn't know what I was doing. ”

"The prefect has a lot of clever people, and he will definitely be able to fool the past."

"When who came last year, wasn't it the same for nothing?"

"Yes, yes, we don't have to worry about it, there is a prefect!"

"Hahaha."

The fourth master and the tenth master glanced at each other, and the two of them didn't have to guess to know that the people sitting next door were probably some officials from Yangzhou.

"Fourth brother!" The tenth master whispered: "There must be a problem." ”

The fourth master thought to himself, isn't this nonsense! It's so obvious next door that it's a fool to not hear it.

"But I've been watching it for the past two days." The tenth master said in a suppressed voice.

"If I can show you, it's fine." The fourth master said.

The tenth master suddenly looked at the fourth master with wide eyes, then you still want me to see it? Monkey tricks!

"Didn't I take you out today!" The fourth master looked innocent.

The tenth master couldn't get out of his chest in one breath. He's been holding it for two whole days.

The next door also heard a movement in this room, and the voice gradually became quieter, and soon talked about other topics.

When he came out of Chengde, he specially wrote a letter to the capital, asking the household department to check the tax situation in Yangzhou in the past five years, and it should be there in a few days.

A locality's tax revenue will not fluctuate much in a year when there are no disasters or wars. If there is a sharp increase and a sharp decrease, it is a sign that there is a problem.

If you can't see the problem vertically, you can only check the horizontal, and now you can only use this stupid method.