"What?"

"Young master, it was the villain who reported it yesterday."

The man who was looking at the ledger put down the ledger in his hand, it was a man who was not more than 30 years old, and he was uninhibited and uninhibited.

How can you see that he is not informal?

Because he put on a robe, he didn't even tie it, and he was generous and open-chested, and it was estimated that he was also frank and swinging under the table.

If it weren't for the fact that he had long been accustomed to his young master's style, Xia Jie would definitely think that he had accidentally bumped into the frolic between the young master and his maid. But in fact, his young master is not a woman. Of the 4 maids beside him, 2 of them knew at a glance that they were still Huanghua girls. The young master, a child of a family, as long as he wants, can be a groom night and night.

"Got any news?"

"Returning to the young master, yes."

Then he put Liu Yifeng on board the ship and went to sea to get rid of the person he arranged to follow him, and Zhang Xianzhong's initiative to take refuge in detail.

"So, Zhang Bandit has more than one gold mine in his hands?"

"It's possible, young master, after all, Zhang Bandit can marry the brown-skinned savages, these brown-skinned savages have lived in Dongshan Prefecture for I don't know how many years, it is possible to discover gold mines. They do not know the value of gold mines, when the stones are handled. ”

The young master nodded, agreeing with his analysis.

After the Han Dynasty, gold began to be used as a precious metal, and the first time it was used as a currency was in the Song Dynasty. Before the Han Dynasty, although gold was not treated as a stone, it was indeed not a valuable thing. Going forward, in the era of the sages and sages, the people found that the gold was too soft to make utensils, and it was possible to throw it away.

"Call Elder Chen."

Chen Lao came with the gold sold by Liu Yifeng and the gold sold by other explorers, and under Chen Lao's explanation, the young master understood why Xia Jie judged that Liu Yifeng had mastered another gold mine.

"Young master, you golden sands, these are all naturally formed. You're looking at these golden bumps, which are also naturally formed. But the color between the two is completely understood, and the shape difference is too great. ”

The young master nodded and asked, "Old Chen, can you determine that the sources of these two batches of gold are different based on this?" ”

"It's okay to talk back to the young master."

After Chen Lao retreated with the gold, the young master stood up, and the four maids were still changing his clothes with open hands. Xia Jie hurriedly lowered his head, not daring to look at him.

"Shopkeeper Xia, how many people do you want?"

The young master knows very well that this Xia Jie came to report today to ask for permission to get rid of the dart master surnamed Zhang. Yesterday, he revealed a similar meaning, but he felt that the other gold mine in Xia Jie's mouth was too ethereal, and he was about to visit Song Yingxing again, so he didn't agree. Today he came again, with more certain information, so he was ready to give him a try.

"Young Master Xie, the villain wants 50 good players."

"I remember that Zhang San said that they still have firecrackers, in this way, you can recruit good hands yourself, there is no shortage of poor dart masters and explorers in Jinshan City, just remember to kill them afterwards, I will give you 50 firecrackers and 50 firecrackers."

Xia Jie was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly expressed his loyalty.

The young master was not interested in listening to his loyal words, so he interrupted him forcefully and said: "But Shopkeeper Xia, you know the rules, it involves the affairs of the Maritime Safety Bureau, and you will naturally have your credit after success, but if you fail and are discovered by the Maritime Safety Bureau, I will not recognize you, it is all your independent behavior!" ”

"Yes, villain understands!"

"Stand down."

After Xia Jie left, under the service of the four maids, he changed into a young master dressed in brocade, and took ten attendants holding various gift boxes to a separate courtyard next to the Jinshan City Maritime Safety Bureau in a carriage.

"Stop! Ahead is a forbidden place for the Maritime Administration! ”

A dozen members of the Maritime Administration Guard, armed with spears and firearms, stopped his carriage, and one of the attendants pulled out a post and presented it to the Maritime Authority Guard. After seeing the post, they let it go.

In fact, both sides know each other, basically every day the young master of Dongshan Qianzhuang has to visit Song Yingxing, and each time he sits for half an hour and is politely sent off.

He wasn't annoyed or angry, at least he could sit and wait in the outer hall, and many people couldn't ask for a chance to enter the outer hall.

This is why when Liu Yifeng refused Song Yingxing's kindness, Yang Changbai and the three of them were so angry. In their opinion, Liu Yifeng must have been smoking from the ancestral tomb to have such an opportunity, but he didn't want it.

Today I sat for half an hour, and the tea happened to be cold, and the young master estimated that the next person who sent off the guest was about to come, so he took the initiative to adjust his sitting posture, but he didn't expect it to be Wu Sangui.

"Sangui, why are you here?"

"Brother Yizhi, you are too persistent."

From the two calling their names, it can be seen that the two do not know each other, and they are still very familiar.

Zhang Yizhi smiled and continued to ask: "Sangui, can you come, is Lord Song willing to see me?" ”

Wu Sangui smiled bitterly: "How can Lord Song see you, don't make it too difficult for the teacher." ”

Zhang Yizhi was silent, and the corners of his mouth were full of bitterness.

"Brother Yizhi, be a rich man with peace of mind."

"Sangui, you don't understand, return to the court, this is the long-cherished wish of grandpa, father, and even me, our Zhang family!"

"The teacher also knows this, and he asked me to tell you: the root of everything is still in Shuntianfu, in the Forbidden City."

After sending off the gloomy Zhang Yizhi, Wu Sangui returned to Song Yingxing's room, he was dealing with official business, and asked without raising his head: "Gone?" ”

"Returning to the adult's words, let's go."

"What did you say before you left?"

"It's still those words, I hope to meet the adults."

Song Yingxing sighed and put down the brush: "It's better not to see each other, and I can't help." ”

Wu Sangui hesitated for a few seconds, but decided to help Zhang Yizhi, after all, one of his father's concubines was Zhang Yizhi's aunt. And because she can't give birth to children, she has always been very good to herself, like a big sister, so she loves the house and Wucai and calls Zhang Yizhi her brother.

"Lord Song, maybe Zhang Yizhi just wants to see you, not to ask you for anything? Do you want to ......"

Song Yingxing glared at Wu Sangui and directly asked him to swallow back the next words.

"Sangui, I know what I know, so I don't need to say it anymore."

Wu Sangui could only knock on the side: "Lord Song, why doesn't the imperial court refuse to let Brother Yizhi become an official, isn't he admitted to the fame?" ”

"It is not the imperial court that does not let him become an official in the Zhang family, but His Majesty."

Wu Sangui was shocked by this answer, no wonder the teacher let him bring the words "The roots are in Shuntianfu, in the Forbidden City". At first, he thought it was a certain bigwig in the court, such as a certain pavilion elder, who was making an obstruction, but he didn't expect it to be His Majesty.

For a while, he didn't dare to ask more, so he could only stand there in silence.

Song Yingxing glanced at him amusedly and asked, "Don't you want to know why Your Majesty didn't let the descendants of the Zhang family become officials?" ”

Think!

But I didn't dare ask......

Teacher, if you want to talk about it, just say it.

Seeing it off as if he had seen through Wu Sangui's thoughts, he said with a smile: "Since you don't want to know, then forget it, retreat." ”

Wu Sangui exited the room depressedly and went directly to Yang Changbai and Sun Xin, he wanted to see if these two brothers knew the answer.

Song Yingxing in the room sat down in front of the case again, but he didn't have the heart to deal with official business, and the thoughts aroused by Wu Sangui made him say to himself: "What happened back then, why does Your Majesty hate Zhang Juzheng so much?" ”