He Lishun felt that a catastrophe was coming, and he remembered that his subordinates had just reported that they had found the bodies of He Liguang and his two followers in the mountains, and he felt that something was wrong.

It has been more than two months since He Liguang's accident, and at first, He Liguang's people searched for a few days by themselves but did not find it, and then they felt that something was wrong, and asked for the order of Longyang County.

The Longyang County Commander searched for half a month and didn't find anyone, so he panicked and was afraid that He Liguang was arrested because someone knew about the grain tax, so he hurriedly reported it to He Lishun.

He Lishun was also afraid that the matter would be revealed and sent people to Longyang County to help find him, and it was not until today that the news of He Liguang's body was found reached his ears.

He Lishun naturally knew that He Liguang had offended many people in Longyang County, but those people did not necessarily have the courage to risk offending the He family and murdering He Liguang.

Therefore, the most likely thing is that the matter of grain tax has been discovered, and now I don't know whether the other party is friend or foe, He Lishun thought of this possibility and gritted his teeth and went to He Chong's study.

In the study.

He Chong was still talking about things with a few strategists, and as soon as He Lishun came in, he felt his father's sharp eyes, and swallowed his saliva a little scared before telling the matter.

"Idiot, who let you work under Zhao Ting's nose, when his Zhao family are all fools, the Longyang County Order is the last person we inserted in Jiujiang, do you really think that Zhao Ting doesn't have the ability to pull out this thorn in his eye? Who deliberately left you a flaw to bump into it?"

He Chong couldn't help his anger when he heard his son say it, picked up the teacup on the table and smashed it, the eldest son who was not successful enough to do more than anything was the only failure in his He Chong's life.

He Lishun didn't dare to dodge knowing that he was wrong, so he had to kneel on the ground and let the teacup hit his forehead, the tea was poured on his head, and a few tea leaves were stained on it, making him look extremely embarrassed.

"Let Lao Tzu get out and think about it behind closed doors, if there is such a thing in the future, you don't have to be this eldest son."

He Chong's eyes were very scary, and He Lishun couldn't help but tremble when he saw it, stood up and exited the study.

He Lishun, who left the study, saw the second brother He Liteng who was following behind him.

"What's wrong with the eldest brother, was he punished by his father, hey, don't blame your father, eldest brother, he is also good for you."

He Lishun stared at He Liteng with gloomy eyes, if it weren't for this *** concubine competing with him for his father's favor, he would not be in a hurry to listen to He Liguang's nonsense.

"Thank you for your concern, I just hope that the second brother will be well."

He Lishun emphasized the three words, snorted angrily and turned to leave, but He Liteng just smiled slightly and ignored his cruel words and entered the study.

A son who has only an identity but no brains, and a son who is brave and resourceful, He Liteng knows his father's choice.

What he has to do now is to be obedient and sensible, only in this way can he bring out the arrogance of the other party, and see if this is working.

"The son has seen his father."

After He Liteng went in, he saluted He Chong in a proper manner, and when he saw this second son who was a little more angry, He Chong's face looked better.

"I wonder what mistake my eldest brother made to make my father so angry?"

He Liteng picked up the teacup that was still lying on the ground and asked, Hou Xun on the side glanced at He Chong's face before he said it again.

Now He Liteng is not calm, and he only learned about the grain tax in the past half a year.

If He Liguang was really killed by the emperor's party, wouldn't what their family was doing elsewhere also be at risk of being discovered.

"Xiangye is good now, it has been so long, if He Liguang was killed by the enemy, it would be fine, if he was killed by Zhao Ting... That's a bad thing."

Hou Xun asked worriedly on the side, this eldest prince is really true, and he doesn't learn from the second son, so he knows Hu Lai all day long.

Hou Xun's gaze at He Liteng was naturally caught by him, and the corners of his mouth slightly hooked up a smile.

Look, isn't this easy to get the appreciation of the people around his father, it seems that Hou Xun has a good chance of being used by him

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"No matter what the reason, wherever the grain is transported, we must cover it for me, and we will withdraw our manpower in a while, and if we can't come back, let them pay attention to their whereabouts, let people keep an eye on the Zhao family and the Yuan family, and report any changes immediately."

He Chong's fingers kept tapping on the table, and he ordered one of his henchmen to explain everything, and He Chongcai continued:

"If the matter of the grain tax in Longyang County was discovered by Zhao Ting's people, then the current situation is probably not optimistic, according to what you can see, how should this matter be resolved."

Although He Chong was also anxious, he had to settle down and think of countermeasures, if He Liguang's death was just an ordinary vendetta, then there would be enough time for them to solve the matter in Longyang County.

If not, in two and a half months, no one knows what they will find out, and then it will be worth the loss if they are involved in the He family.

No matter how much the emperor takes care of the overall situation, he can tear off a layer of skin from the He family, and maybe he will take the opportunity to take back the He family's Danshu iron coupons.

"What my father said, isn't it all the responsibility of the household department to pay taxes, how can it be involved in the prime minister?"

He Liteng heard the words and said, it is a pity to sacrifice a household Shangshu, but it is nothing compared to their He family's life talisman.

A few people in the study were also thoughtful, if they had to find a scapegoat, Tobe Shangshu was indeed suitable, and besides, he was also one of the masterminds behind the scenes, wasn't he?

No outsiders know what happened in the He family's study, and they also don't know that the emperor got a secret report two days ago, except for where the grain was delivered and not found, the grain tax case has been almost investigated.

Qi Ren was furious, because the number of villages involved was as high as one hundred and thirty, and he did not dare to investigate on a large scale, so the amount of grain was not approved for the time being.

But the people sent out by the emperor roughly estimated that it was about 1.5 million catties, which was at least 500,000 more than Xu Yunjin and their previous estimates.

Qi Ren suppressed his anger in the past two days, and Qi Ren secretly appeared in the Zhao family's study late at night for two consecutive days.

Even with Yuen Long's father and son, Xu Yunqing, and several other henchmen of the emperor, they frequently secretly went in and out of the Zhao family to give advice on this matter. c

As the saying goes, three stinkers, one Zhuge Liang, under the discussion of the group, Qi Ren plans to make a big change of blood for the low-level officials.

The county magistrates of the 130 villages involved in the case were replaced, and a total of 53 officials were to suffer in this grain tax case.

Even if he knows that He Chong is privately stationed in Qi Ren, there is still no way to take He Chong, it can be seen how huge the power of the He family is.

If you can't move the He family, you can only move the people who are attached to him, just like how to worship and others, the emperor also knows that the scapegoat for this matter must be the household department Shangshu who is in charge of taxation.

originally thought that the matter would be over after moving the household department and the officials at the bottom, but Xu Yunqing put forward a different idea at this time.

"If the student is stupid, please ask the Holy God to solve his doubts."

Xu Yunqing stood behind Taishi Zhao and saluted respectfully towards Qi Ren and said.

Everyone in the study dispersed, and looked at Taishi Zhao, the legendary talented and intelligent little apprentice.

"Oh? What doesn't the little junior brother understand?"

Although Xu Yunqing was brought to discuss this matter, everyone knew that he was just a partner, so Xu Yunqing never intervened.

"The little sister in the family once said a truth, if there is a wrong person in the owner, it is the owner who is blind for a while, but if it uses the wrong ten people, then the owner is blind and blind.

In the same way, those county orders were appointed and dismissed by the order of the saint, but the candidates were selected by the officials and servants, does this also mean that the vision of the officials is not very good, and if so, then why not change the vision?"

Xu Yunqing's words made the people in the study fall into deep thought, and these words sounded a little far-fetched, but there seemed to be nothing wrong with them.

Especially in this stall, so many villages have been affected, but the county commander has not noticed it, it is because of their lack of ability, isn't it the problem of the officials.

Of course, this wrong emperor is not to blame, if he has so much time to manage the selection of low-level officials, then the ministry will be

There is no need to exist anymore.

"Hahaha, what the little junior brother said is right, the servant of the ministry is indeed old, and his vision is not very good, so it's time to return to his hometown to retire."

Xu Yunqing ousted the old minister who had been in the position of the servant of the ministry for seven or eight years, and the reason was irrefutable, which impressed the old and refined people in the study.

Qi Ren and Yuen Long were very interested in Xu Yunjin, who had said that, and Yuan Xuan also felt honored when he stood there.