More than half a year has passed since the previous Nanling Mountain Bandit Rebellion, and during the period when Fuzhou was in charge of the Taishou on behalf of Lu Qingyuan, the entire territory of Fuzhou began to recover rapidly.

The construction of the Juliu River, the suppression of bandits in Nanling, and the transportation and distribution of grain and rice for disaster relief are all being carried out in an orderly manner.

But this thriving scene is not what Qiguan wants to see, the last time he instigated Zhu Xiong to make a rebellion, it was finally a failure, his mansion was beaten to pieces, not to mention, even the grain storage in the treasury was taken away by the government.

Of course, these things outside of his body didn't pay too much attention to Qiguan, but what happened next made Qiguan, who prides himself on being resourceful and unfazed, feel a chill.

I remember that it was not long after the Fuzhou Rebellion, and Qiguan sent people to He Ju several times to inquire about the grain and rice that was taken away, but He Ju shirked it on the grounds that he was guilty and could not call the shots. There was no way to watch and wait, but I didn't expect that a few days later, He Ju was really dismissed, and a new person named Lu Qingyuan was in charge of county affairs.

After many inquiries, Qi Guan finally learned that this Lu Qingyuan was just a lecturer in the palace, with no fame or background, and this time he was just a temporary Taishou. Qi Guan, who was contemptuous, decided to meet this palace lecturer in person for a while, but he didn't expect this to be the beginning of a nightmare.

As soon as Qi Guan arrived at the Taishou Mansion, Lu Qingyuan personally met him in the flower hall. After some compliments and greetings, Qiguan went straight to the point and talked about grain and rice, on the other hand, Lu Qingyuan was worthy of the name of the lecturer, and the conversation between the two was like an east and a southwest.

"The five of husband, morality, benevolence, righteousness, and propriety are also one. The Taoist, what man does, so that all things do not know the reason for it. The virtuous are made by man, so that all things can get what they want. The benevolent person, the dear of man, has a heart of compassion and compassion to give birth to it. The righteous are suitable for people, reward the good and punish the evil, and make meritorious deeds. The rite is performed by people, and the dream is to sleep at night, in the order of adulthood. If a husband wants to be the foundation of a man, he must not do without it. A wise man and a gentleman know the way of prosperity and decline, the number of successes and failures, the judgment of chaos, and the reason for going. Therefore, he stayed in the road and waited for the time. If the time comes, it will be able to take the position of a minister; If you have the opportunity to move, you can achieve a peerless achievement. If it doesn't happen, it's just a body. It is because of its high morality, and its name is more important than that of future generations. ”

Lu Qingyuan talked endlessly to himself, and he didn't know why for a while, and he said in his heart, I'm afraid that this old pedant is not stupid to read.

Before Lu Qingyuan's words fell, he looked at Qi Guan and said with a smile: "Can the shopkeeper Qi know the learning of this saint?" The most rare thing in a life is this self-cultivation and morality, some people try their best to succeed in the end is missing something, there is a way that snakes and scorpions are poisonous and not half of people, how do you know that this recipe for success has long been in the scriptures. ”

In just a few words, Qi Guan was already frightened, this Lu Qingyuan seemed to have said something and seemed to have said nothing, but Qi Guan understood that he had miscalculated the enemy.

Sure enough, in the days that followed, the industry of the Wu family in Linchuan entered Fuzhou with the momentum of the state capital and built a river embankment; transshipment of grain and rice; Salt, iron and leather are all-encompassing, and the county office also found various excuses to suppress the Qi trading company, and for a while, the business of the Qi trading company in Fuzhou for many years plummeted and tended to collapse.

Under a series of blows, Qiguan had nothing to do, the previous conversation with Lu Qingyuan was still vivid, Qiguan didn't know if Lu Qingyuan knew something and took the opportunity to knock himself or casually said that he thought too much, but he was afraid that he would not be able to guess because of the ambiguity in his words.

Now Qiguan can't be sure whether Wei Ji knows his origin and actions, if Wei Ji doesn't know why he suddenly suppressed himself so much, but if Wei Ji knows it, then he is afraid that it will be difficult for him to sit here unharmed now, so it seems that this time he should be targeted for himself because of the previous disaster and the reason for hoarding goods.

Just as they were thinking about it, the butler Lin Bo walked in.

"Master, the places in the house damaged by the war have been repaired, and the culverts around the warehouse in the side yard have also been filled in according to your orders."

"What about the secret passage?"

Lin Bo didn't speak, just looked at Qi Guan and nodded slightly.

"Okay."

The failure of the weak Yue and the suppression of the government, under the double pressure, Qiguan had to reconsider looking for the next way out, this time the Fuzhou rebellion Qiguan can be said to be a painstaking plan, but I didn't expect it to be extinguished before the fire burned, not to mention the heavy losses, but also let the lord of his own family also put in a lot of grain and rice.

Looking at what a high-minded person is, of course, a failure can't defeat him. When he came to this Yuezhou with the responsibility of weak Yue, how could he be willing to achieve nothing.

"How's that guys going?"

"Back to the master, that Murong Chong is good to inquire, his ancestor was originally a Saiwaihu person, and his family moved south at the end of Tan, and now he is the centurion of the guard battalion. As for that Zhang Jian, his background is unknown, some people say that he is a disaster victim taken in by Wei Ze in Fuzhou, but it is difficult to investigate this person without a family. In the past six months, he has been in Jin'an with Wei, and it is reported that he was promoted to Xiaoping County Commander not long ago. ”

Qi Guan was deeply surprised when he heard it, "County order? It seems that this kid is very favored by Wei Ze, a kid from a poor background only took half a year to become a county magistrate, is there really anything outstanding about him? ”

Lin Bo replied: "It is said that this time the Yishan Yue people are attached to this person's plot, and this person is also a pivotal role in the fight with Cheng Hong, Wu Tong, Zhuang Xian, Shui Ming of Jin'an Trading Company and his relationship are very unusual. ”

"Jin'an Trading Company." Qi Guan lowered his head and muttered for a long time, "This time, Fengxian Chenghong was dismissed and replaced by Jin'an Trading Company, I really can't figure out where the joints are." It stands to reason that Cheng Hong has been operating in Feng County for a long time with his back to the Cheng family, how can he be so easily pulled up, do you think there is any mystery in this? ”

Lin Bo said in a low voice: "Master, our eyeliner in Jin'an is not as good as that of Fuzhou, and Wu Tong is very difficult, and it is difficult to know the details." However, it is rumored that the reason why Cheng Hong and others failed was that Wu Tong suddenly had enough salt, but the origin of these salts is unknown. ”

Now Jin'an is like an iron bucket, Taishou is Wei Ji's son-in-law He Bi, Juncheng is an old official He Ju, Jin'an Trading Company monopolizes Jin'an's trading Wutongzhuang Xian Shuiming, and the three shopkeepers are all human spirits, plus Wei Yuwei, the county lord of Jincheng behind him, not to mention a Qiguan, even if the Cheng family makes a comeback, he will not want to insert his feet.

"I'm afraid it's hard for us to stay in this Fuzhou any longer, since that's the case..."

Qi looked at Lin Bo, "It's almost the end of the year, you prepare a heavy gift to go to Nankang, and pay a visit to Taishou Du Jun for me." ”