Anyway, during the period when the dust had settled under the command of the Praetorian Guard, Zhao Ceying did not come to Li Hao again.

Eighty percent of their father and son thought that Zeng Chaosheng was from Li Hao's side, of course, it is estimated that Cao Jingxiu's deliberate guidance is indispensable.

However, Li Hao doesn't care about it for the time being, anyway, the news that the British public can know, as a loyal marquis of the same generation, can't be ignorant.

Li Hao thought that they would not hide from their in-laws if they had something, and watched Zhao Zongquan being cheated.

But it wasn't until Gu Yankai's condolence ceremony that Li Hao met Zhao Zongquan and his son again.

Originally, Gu Yankai's death, Zhao Zhen planned to drive to the funeral and come over in person to show his recognition of Gu Yankai's life's achievements.

However, due to Zhao Zhen's physical reasons, he was unable to make the trip, so he ordered the two brothers Zhao Zongquan and Zhao Zonghan to come to the mourning hall in person instead of him.

By the way, he brought the edict drawn up by Shangshu Province and approved by Zhao Zhen and read it out among the internal officials.

Shuai Zhong said Wu with Shun, Wu Wu after destroying the land, Yi Yi for killing the enemy with fruit, and Yi Yi for Ji Guoshan, and finally formulated the word Wu Yi for Gu Yankai to make a conclusion on the coffin.

Of course, these two words are good words, and they are not in vain Gu Tingye's gift to the official who drew up the nickname in Shangshu Province, otherwise how could it be so smooth.

After reading the edict, Zhao Zongquan and his son also comforted Gu Tingye, but their attitude towards Li Hao was quite cold, but they had a good attitude towards Cao Jingxiu.

This made Li Hao a little strange, it seems that Zhao Zongquan still doesn't know the inside story.

However, Zhao Zonghan was quite happy to see Li Hao here, and pulled Li Hao to chatter non-stop, it seemed that he was impatient in the palace.

But that's right, after all, it's a child who grew up in the people, and he was suddenly confined to the palace, and he couldn't stand it for a long time.

This mood Li Hao is understandable, but it is indeed too noisy, fortunately, Li Hao saw Qi Heng later, so he quickly brought Zhao Zonghan over and handed it over to Qi Heng to deal with.

Moreover, with Zhao Zonghan dragging Qi Heng, Qi Heng of the province would not be able to think about it, and it would be bad to bump into Minglan who was receiving the female roll in the backyard.

Then the condolences ended, Zhao Zongquan and Zhao Zonghan left first and returned to the palace to report the situation.

The rest of the people also said goodbye to Gu Tingye, and left together after waiting for the female roll to come back.

It was also at this time that Li Hao discovered that there were Cao Jingxiu and Zeng Chaosheng in the crowd.

And the two of them deliberately walked separately, pretending to be not very familiar with each other in front of everyone.

It was this act of covering his ears and stealing the bell that made Li Hao confirm that there must be something between the two.

According to the British public, the two families obviously have a relationship, but they deliberately disguise themselves in front of people, and they must have a plan.

Of course, Li Hao didn't debunk the two of them, but just planned in his heart to see what kind of ghost they were fighting.

However, Li Hao didn't go to look for the two of them, but Zeng Chaosheng took the initiative to find them.

Just when Li Hao and Zhang Guifen left together and just left the Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion, Zeng Chaosheng waited by Li Hao's carriage one step ahead.

Seeing this, Li Hao opened his mouth and asked, "Commander Zeng, you are looking for something with me!"

Zeng Chaosheng said, "I really want to ask Lord Li for help, and I want to succeed Gu Tingye as the commander of the Praetorian Guard.

Originally, I should have gone to Gu Tingye for the handover matter, but now in this situation, I am afraid that it is a little inconvenient.

And you, Lord Li, were in charge of the Praetorian Guard before, and you are familiar with the situation in the palace, so I took the liberty to ask Lord Li for help."

Hearing Zeng Chaosheng's words, Li Hao did not refuse, anyway, the appointment had already been decided.

With the support of Empress Cao and Cao Jingxiu, it is only a matter of time before he straightens out the affairs of the palace, and there is no need for him to be this wicked person.

Then he agreed: "Commander Zeng is polite, I do know some about the Praetorian Guard, since Commander Zeng needs my help, then I should naturally help."

Seeing Li Hao talking so well, Zeng Chaosheng was a little flattered

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After reflecting on it, he immediately answered: "Then I would like to thank Master Li for his help, but I don't know when Lord Li will be free."

Li Hao thought for a moment and said, "It's better to set it in five days, and then I will enter the palace to find Commander Zeng and tell you about the situation in the palace."

In addition, I am also familiar with the people in charge of the palace defense, and I will also make an appointment with them and introduce them to the commander of the palace together, you can see how it goes."

Zeng Chaosheng was naturally happy about this, and with the assistance of the people in front of the palace, he could do things a lot more smoothly by himself.

thanked him: "That's really troublesome Lord Li, why don't you make an appointment, I invite you to have a drink and talk about thanks."

Li Hao smiled and said, "Okay, when Commander Zeng straightens out the affairs of the palace, let's find another time to have a good meal."

Then the two climbed the friendship again, and then left separately.

On the carriage back to the house, Zhang Guifen mentioned what had just happened and said, "You really want to help Zeng Chaosheng so that he can control the Praetorian Guard as soon as possible."

Li Hao explained: "He is a legitimate commander, and he has the support of the palace, even if I don't help him.

As long as he is willing to spend some time, it is only a matter of time before he takes control of the Praetorian Guard, and it is not good for me to be a favor now.

Moreover, Yang Wenyuan was still in front of the palace, it was Gu Tingye who was in the palace, so he didn't let him pay attention to the palace.

Now at this time, it is time for Yang Wenyuan to exert his strength, and Yang Wenyuan is also very familiar with those people in the Praetorian Guard.

I don't believe that such a halfway monk can be more popular than Yang Wenyuan."

Hearing Li Hao's thoughts, Zhang Guifen couldn't help but say, "You are shrewd enough in this abacus, you want to use everything in this matter."

Regarding Zhang Guifen's ridicule, Li Hao smiled and said nothing, anyway, Li Hao had already made up his mind about this matter, and there was nothing to say.

On the contrary, it was the scene in the mourning hall that made Li Hao feel strange why Zhongjinghou didn't tell Zhao Zongquan the truth.

What is Zhong Jinghou thinking, what kind of position will he be, the answers to these kinds of questions are bothering Li Hao.

However, this matter is not urgent for the time being, and before Zhao Zhen's health deteriorates further, Li Hao still has time to find an answer.

Next, Li Hao kept his promise to Zeng Chaosheng, accompanied him to the palace, and personally helped him establish his prestige in the Praetorian Guard.

Of course, all this was done under the premise that Li Hao called Yang Wenyuan as well, but Li Hao also had a legitimate reason.

After all, the palace guard was done by the Praetorian Guards and the palace front division, so Zeng Chaosheng and Yang Wenyuan would definitely deal with each other often, and the two should be familiar with each other.

Anyway, Li Hao has already done everything that should be done, and Li Hao doesn't need to say the rest of the things, with Yang Wenyuan's brain, he naturally knows what he should do.

And after finishing the affairs in the palace, good news also came from the salt works of Lianghuai.

After such a long time of sorting and summarizing, the salt drying method has finally taken shape and can be popularized on a large scale.

According to the calculations of local salt workers and salt farm officials, although the existing salt drying method does not increase exponentially in production, it saves a lot of fuel and manpower.

Therefore, the cost of salt production has been greatly reduced, and it is feasible to appropriately reduce the price of official salt on the basis of guaranteeing the total amount of salt tax.

Of course, the salt drying method is only applicable to coastal areas, and it is not very useful for the cost control of well salt and salt extraction.

But even so, it is already a great thing for the people of the world.

So Li Hao first informed Chen Shengzhi of this matter, after all, he was the third envoy, and this respect was still necessary.

And Chen Shengzhi naturally encouraged him, but he didn't care too much about it.

After all, the matter of salt tax has always been reported directly by Li Hao to Zhao Zhen, and even if there is merit, there are not many that can fall on him.

After notifying Chen Shengzhi, Li Hao sent another letter to Zhao Zhen to report the good news, and proposed to continue to implement the next plan.

But

Before the actual implementation, Li Hao actually wanted to go to Lianghuai again and check the situation in the salt field with his own eyes.

Even if he could, Li Hao would like to inspect the country for the current salt system, and then carry out the salt tax reform.

But Zhao Zhen's health has not improved, and Li Hao really didn't dare to leave Beijing at this time, lest something happen during this period, and he had no way to deal with it in time.

After all, in history, Zhao Zhen died almost during this time.

Although this world is different from history, according to the current situation, there is a high probability that this trajectory will not change too much.

And Zhao Zhen was indeed very happy after receiving Li Hao's recital, that is, it would not affect the taxes of the imperial court, and it could reduce the burden on the people.

This is a great thing, so when even agreed to reduce the price of official salt within a certain range, and asked Li Hao to come up with a specific plan.

Then this plan made it difficult for Li Hao, after all, to make the plan feasible, it is not enough to talk on paper.

You still have to send someone to see the actual situation, and then you can make a targeted plan.

So when Li Hao couldn't move, Li Hao wanted to send Sheng Hong out.

After all, in the Salt and Iron Division, the rank of the deputy envoy of the Salt and Iron Envoy is more suitable.

And he is trustworthy in terms of official character, although he is not very smart, but at least he will not be co-opted by others because of money.

So Li Hao came to Sheng Hong alone on this day and said, "Now the Lianghuai salt farm uses the salt drying method, and the cost is greatly reduced.

After the official family found out, they intended to reduce the price of official salt, so as to benefit the people and live with the people."

When Sheng Hong heard this, he skillfully echoed: "The official family is benevolent and loves the people like a son, and when the people know about this matter, they will definitely be able to feel the emperor's grace."

Li Hao also nodded and agreed, "Yes, the official family is indeed dedicated to the people.

However, the price adjustment of official salt is easier said than done.

Nowadays, with only a few letters from Lianghuai, we can't just set a price at random.

If something goes wrong, how will we explain it to the officials?

Moreover, according to the salt system, the salt of Lianghuai is not sold in the whole country, Sichuan and Shaanxi 4th Road sell well salt, Henan and Hebei sell solution salt, and the price of salt there should also be reduced.

Or whether it is necessary to readjust the sales area of several kinds of salt according to the situation, so that people can buy salt nearby, this is a problem.

We can't see these problems in Bianjing City after all, but I'm afraid we still have to send people to go around the place."

Hearing this, Sheng Hong understood the meaning, and felt that Li Hao came to him, but he didn't have a good heart, and wanted to let him go out of Beijing to inspect.

But Sheng Hong is naturally reluctant to go, after all, who wants to stay in Bianjing City well, but to go to various places.

And listening to the meaning of this, not only Lianghuai, but also other state capitals will have to roughly walk around, how long will it take.

Just as Sheng Hong was thinking about how to refuse, Li Hao continued, "I asked my uncle to come over today, just to ask my uncle.

Let's see if there are any officials on my uncle's side who are qualified for this trip to solve the problems of the officials."

Hearing this, knowing that Li Hao didn't plan to let him go, Sheng Hong breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, thinking to himself who would want to do this tiring work.

But then Li Hao's words made Sheng Hong's mentality change, and he just listened to it.

"For this matter, the official family takes it very seriously, and I think that if he can do this errand well, after he returns to Beijing in the future, the official family will definitely reward him, and there is a high probability that he will be promoted to a higher rank when he comes back.

Although this is a bit tiring, it is still worth doing, if it weren't for the fact that I had something inconvenient to leave Beijing, I would have wanted to go on this trip by myself."

After speaking, he looked at Sheng Hong's face and found that his eyes were about to glow.

Knowing that Sheng Hong's mind was moving, then the rest would be easy to do, only to see Li Hao pretending to ask, "It's best for this candidate to be young and strong, what kind of candidate does my uncle have?"

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Sheng Hong's hearing is a job that can be promoted, where can he think of other people.

At first, Sheng Hong thought that Sanpin would retire, and just mix with a doctor of Yinqing Guanglu before retirement.

But as Sheng Hong followed Li Hao to the fourth grade, he suddenly felt that this goal could be raised further, such as to Doctor Jin Ziguanglu.

Now there is another chance to be promoted, if Sheng Hong can be promoted to another level this time, it will be the fourth grade.

At his current age, it is not impossible to work hard, not to mention Doctor Ziguanglu, or even Doctor Guanglu who is going up, to take a break from the second grade.

Thinking of this, Sheng Hong suddenly felt that this job was not very tiring.

Then he opened his mouth and said, "Since this matter has been given high hopes by the officials, we, as courtiers, should not be afraid to stop at difficulties.

I've always been keeping an eye on the affairs of this salt farm, and I know the most about these situations, so it's best for me to handle this matter."

Li Hao persuaded at this time: "This matter is too hard, just turning this circle down, it will take at least a year of effort.

I'm really upset to let my uncle work so hard, so I'd better let someone else go."

But Sheng Hong is being stimulated by the prospect of his promotion, so he is willing to miss this opportunity.

So under the tugging of the two, Li Hao reluctantly agreed to Sheng Hong and agreed to let him take people to inspect the country.

Then Sheng Hong left satisfied, of course, Sheng Hong's head was hot, and what he didn't expect couldn't be hidden from Mrs. Sheng.

So when Sheng Hong went home and told her about it, Mrs. Sheng immediately understood.

Li Hao drew a big cake for Sheng Hong that he could see but might not be able to touch, not to mention other things, let's talk about the current body of the official family.

Whether this can last for a year or not, it is not certain, wait until the new monarch succeeds to the throne.

No one knows what the situation will be, and who will care about the credit at that time.

However, Mrs. Sheng didn't say much, because she also felt that with Sheng Hong's brain, it was not necessarily a good thing to really stay in Bianjing to participate in this change of throne.

Now that I can have this opportunity, I can go out to avoid it, in the eyes of Mrs. Sheng, it is not impossible.

Anyway, now Sheng Changbai, Li Hao, and Gu Tingye are all in Bianjing, and these people are always more reliable than Sheng Hong.

If they have the last laugh in this change of imperial power, it will be simple to bring Sheng Hong with them at that time.

As for what will happen if these people fail, there is no need to think about it, because in this case, Sheng Hong is also in vain in Bianjing.

So with the cooperation of everyone, intentionally or unintentionally, Li Hao went to Zhao Zhen's gang to receive a will.

Sheng Hong was given the official title of a proclamator, so that he could justifiably inspect the whole country.

It's just that when Sheng Hong returned to Beijing after his inspection, the situation in Bianjing City had undergone earth-shaking changes.

At least Li Hao's promise to Sheng Hong was not for Zhao Zhen to help him fulfill it.

Of course, that's another story.