With a "bang", the servants were startled.

Wei Lin was furious,

"The soldiers shed blood and fought for the country, and these officials are desperately collecting money and deceiving their superiors and subordinates!"

Standing on the side was a subordinate who came down from the barracks with Wei Lin, An Ze.

"My lord, this Cai Min is now on an expedition with the army, what should I do?"

Wei Lin lowered his head and looked at the booklet in front of him, which was the situation of tax revenue in the city since Cai Min took office. At first, there was nothing unusual, but as Cai Min took office, the bigger the loopholes.

Since three years ago, Cai Min has successively ticked off the names of some stall vendors, but he still collects taxes. A vendor without a shop pays 10 copper coins a month, which is 120 yuan a year.

According to Wei Lin's statistics, there are more than 2,000 registered small traders, but in fact there are 800 fewer households, and Cai Min embezzled 96 taels of silver in a year.

"Hmph, so what. He is a subordinate of Qi Bin, the secretary of the Duzhi Shangshu, and ranks in the eighth rank. Embezzling ninety-six taels of silver a year is comparable to a six-grade official's worth a year. If you and I don't fight for two years, we won't be as corrupt as he is. ”

Speaking of which, An Ze was also indignant in his heart.

He and Wei Lin used to be in the barracks, although they were in charge of food and housing, but in the end they were doing things with their lives. If there is no war for a year, he cannot make meritorious contributions, and an ordinary soldier like An Ze will only have a monthly salary of 900 yuan, less than one tael of silver.

In a year, it was only eleven taels of silver. Wei Lin is a general, and he only has two taels of silver a month.

"My lord, what are we going to do?"

Wei Lin thought for a while, "Take your things and go to Xu Mansion to see Yu Linlang." ”

"Isn't this a bit too reluctant? We can go straight to the adults. ”

Wei Lin shook his head, "No, Qi Bin and Cai Min are not much closer than us, what if they cover up, Lao Tzu can't swallow this breath." Didn't Yu Linlang say that day, let us rest assured to investigate, and find him if something happened. We can't let go of such a nice tree, so let's go now! ”

The two rode horses, took the tax books of the past years, and went straight to the Xu Mansion.

After Wei Lin expressed his intentions, he was passed on by the little girl. At that time, Xu Rong was dealing with the loopholes found on today's patrol, and when he heard that it was Wei Lin, he thought for a while before remembering this person.

"Bring him to my study, by the way, you go and call Qingqing and say that I am going to give her the follow-up story."

"Yes."

Shuncai hurriedly ran to Xiaoxiang Pavilion, and before Wei Lin came, he arrived with Xu Qingyang.

"Second brother, what's the follow-up?"

Seeing Xu Qingyang's curious face, Xu Rong couldn't help but chuckle,

"I know you're bored, and it's naturally the tax thing. People are coming, you go behind the screen and listen, I will have someone prepare tea and snacks for you. ”

"It's still the second brother's intimacy." Xu Qingyang smiled, this was the first time Xu Qingyang smiled so happily after Xu Jian left.

After a while, Wei Lin walked in with An Ze.

"Subordinates, see Yu Lin Lang."

"Get up, sit down, but what's going on?"

Wei Lin gave a look, An Ze understood, took off the burden he was carrying and put it in front of Xu Rong, and opened it with his hands and feet.

Wei Lin explained, "I am ashamed to say that although I am in charge of tax affairs, no one under my command can listen to my dispatch, and they are not willing to cooperate. After that day, I unexpectedly found that someone wanted to secretly send a message to Cai Min, but I stopped me. ”

Recalling that night, Wei Lin felt that God was helping him.

On the same day, more than a dozen streets were checked, a total of thousands of records were collated, and 900 unregistered vendors were found after checking them one by one. These people have a common characteristic, they are all people who set up stalls without shops and have paid taxes for several years.

After Wei Lin finished tidying up, it was already dark, and he was about to go home, but he heard someone secretly discussing.

One person said that Cai Min left this time, leaving a mess, worried about being convicted, and wanted to leave early.

Another person said that Cai Min is not thin on them on weekdays, and he should pass the news to Cai Min.

When Wei Lin heard this, he was angry. These flies and dogs, breaking the law and committing crimes, are embarrassed to preach morality, and Wei Lin feels panicked for them.

Without saying a word, Wei Lin directly relied on his skillful martial arts to subdue the two and threw them into prison.

I was going to interrogate him well and leave a confession. But Wei Lin looked outside, the night was dark and the wind was high, and he always felt that he should do something else.

So, Wei Lin first found his henchman An Ze, and then the two of them jumped over the wall into Cai Min's house in night clothes.

Trespassing into a private house, hearing this, Xu Rong's mind popped up with these four words, and his face couldn't help twitching. Anyway, he is also a Yulin Lang, but Wei Lin does not hide it at all, and the tone of this paragraph is quite proud and righteous.

Xu Qingyang behind the screen was only glad that he didn't drink tea or eat, otherwise he would not have been able to help it.

The two of them stood under the base of the wall, discussing their next plans.

An Ze looked around, "My lord, there are almost no guards in their house. ”

"Well, I saw that. Someone like him must have hidden things in his study. We're going to go into the study, and we're sure we'll be able to find physical evidence. ”

An Ze felt extremely reasonable, "Your Excellency is wise! But where is the study? ”

The two of them quietly walked along the wall, and after avoiding the housekeeper, they searched around. I don't know how long it took, but I finally found the study.

The two slipped in through the window, lit the fire, and searched for it. Finally, a hidden compartment was found in an inconspicuous place in the bookcase, and the ledger books were found inside.

After listening to Wei Lin's report, Xu Rong especially wanted to ask if these two people had restored things to their places after turning them over, but he felt that asking such a question was a bit contemptuous, so he stiffly held back his stomach.

"Now that you have human and physical evidence, what do you want me to do for you? Do you want me to repair a letter to my eldest brother and send Cai Min back? ”

Wei Lin shook his head, "It's not a secret, my subordinates are just worried that Cai Min will be shielded, so I asked Yu Linlang to come forward and confirm Cai Min's crime." My subordinates hate this kind of corrupt officials the most, and since I have touched him, I can't let him have any chance to get away with it. ”

Xu Rong sighed that when Wei Lin was upright, he couldn't help but feel lucky, thanks to these two people who came to find him, if they fell into the hands of others, the end would not be certain.

"Okay, I'll help you with this. But I want to ask one more question, do you want to go back to the barracks or do you want to continue in this position? ”

"Naturally, it's back to the barracks!"

Wei Lin didn't think about it, and the answer blurted out.

"Oh? Isn't this location good? ”

Wei Lin thought about it carefully, and said honestly, "This location is good, comfortable, and there are more people than before." But his subordinates want to serve the country wholeheartedly, and his subordinates have no potential to be officials, so how can they serve the country if they are not soldiers? ”

"It's worthy of being my big Zhou man," Xu Rong couldn't help but sigh, "But you have to understand one thing, no matter whether you are from literature or martial arts, you can serve the country." There is no such thing as which is more important than the other, but they each perform their own duties and complement each other. With your temperament, I wish you could continue to be a tax collector. ”

Wei Lin was stunned for a moment, "Could it be that Yu Linlang thinks that his subordinates have this talent?" ”

"You, the acting person is also the official position of Bapin, don't be subordinate to your subordinates, you have to say that you are an official."

Wei Lin smiled, "Belong, the lower official understands." ”

Xu Rong sighed, "Naturally, it's not because of your talent, but because of your heart to uphold justice." Okay, you go back first, I'll go and tell Du Zhishangshu, you just wait for the news. ”

"Yes!"

Both got up and left.

Xu Qingyang walked out from behind the screen and quipped,

"Why is there such a weirdo around the second brother? First, Fu Siyu, who was hesitant as soon as he talked to people, and then Wei Lin, who was straightforward. ”

Xu Rong also felt a little funny, and couldn't help laughing at himself, "Probably I'm also such a person." ”

Looking at the position the two of them had done, Xu Qingyang pondered,

"Although these two people have some quirks, they have one thing in common, can the second brother see it?"

Xu Rong shook his head, waiting for Xu Qingyang to reveal the secret.

These two people are defending the justice in their hearts, or in other words, they are also defending the original intention in Fu Siyu's mouth. I think this is very similar to the second brother. ”

Thinking about it this way, Xu Rong also felt that there was some truth,

"Yes, I'm sure these two will shine in the future. By the way, I have to hurry up to Master Qi's trip, if you're bored, I'll take you with you? ”

Xu Qingyang thought about it and felt that it was a political matter, and he was afraid that it would be inappropriate to go by himself.

"How long is the second brother going?"

"Half an hour."

Xu Qingyang's eyes turned slightly, and he smiled coquettishly,

"Why don't the second brother send me to the third brother, and then pick me up when you finish dealing with it."

Xu Rong thought about it and thought it was feasible, so he agreed.

Originally, Xu Rong wanted to ride a horse, but in order to accompany Xu Qingyang, he chose a carriage.

"Why haven't you been with Shixian and Chen'an lately?"

Speaking of this, Xu Qingyang pouted and complained,

"Not yet my father, I called the two of them to my study and joined him in meeting the guests who had come to the house. At first glance, it is a day, if it is not for the embroidery of the princess sister, I am afraid that it will really be like a year. ”

Listening to his sister's complaints, Xu Rong was distressed and funny.

"If I come back early, I'll take you to the bazaar. Or if you are really bored, go to Miss Xiao's place and sit down, there are many banquets for your women in autumn, so follow the third aunt to walk more. ”

Xu Qingyang nodded, "There will be a chrysanthemum banquet soon, it's quite interesting, it's organized by the Prime Minister's Mansion." ”

Xu Rong counted the days and said with a smile, "Soon our family will have a banquet." ”

"Huh?" Xu Qingyang looked puzzled, "Why?" ”

"Smack!"

A crisp voice sounded on Xu Qingyang's head,

"Little fool, have you forgotten your birthday? In previous years, we were with you, but you have also grown up, and you want to make friends, and from this year onwards, you will have to invite those ladies and girls for your birthday. ”

"But, wouldn't that be going to trouble the third aunt again."

Xu Rong pretended to be relaxed, "It was brought up by the third aunt herself, and the aunt is not an outsider, so you don't have to feel guilty." ”

After speaking, Xu Rong himself was a little sad in his heart. In other people's homes, mothers are busy with their children, and girls in other families have playmates to go on a spring trip to the lake at the age of six or seven. But Xu Qingyang is so big, there are only three women who are close to him.

One is Xiao Yuhua in the palace, no matter how good the relationship is, he is also a monarch and minister, not a friend.

One is Yue Jinxiu of the Prime Minister's Mansion, although the relationship between the two is good, but they can only meet in private due to the political discord between their fathers, and there are too many constraints.

One is Xiao Yuhua, looking at the girl, although her face is cold, she is a friendly person. It's a pity that he was born with a defect, he doesn't like to socialize, and he has never had the opportunity to go out and play together.

So even if Xu Qingyang has his brother's love, he still feels lonely.

Seeing that Xu Qingyang was silent, Xu Rong suddenly thought of a happy event,

"Qingqing, do you know that my little aunt is pregnant?"

"Naturally, I know that the letter I received the day before yesterday was told to me by my aunt."

Xu Rong pretended to be mysterious, "Then do you know that you will also have a chance?" ”

Xu Qingyang was stunned for a moment, "My little aunt gave birth, what chance do I have?" ”