Shao Xi really wanted to see what kind of counterattack Cui Qi would take in the face of the Zhao family's suppression, even if it was only in words.

But what disappointed Shao Xi was that after Cui Qi heard Zhao Huajun's words, although his eyes were full of disdain and dissatisfaction, he didn't say anything, shook his head and turned around and brushed his sleeves away.

What's going on? Why was he obviously dissatisfied with Zhao Huajun in his heart, and why did he choose to retreat in the face of Zhao Huajun's reprimand? An official who puts the people first in his heart actually retreated in the face of power, which made Shao Xi feel very uncomfortable.

Despite this, Shao Xi finally discovered that the officialdom of Yujiang County was not monolithic, and the Zhao family was not able to buy everyone, after all, there were still people who were concerned about the local people and were dissatisfied with what the Zhao family had done, which could indeed be a good entry point.

Zhao Huajun snorted obviously dissatisfied when he saw Cui Qi leaving, turned around and said to Shao Xi with a smile: "Lord Shao doesn't have to care, this person has a lonely and arrogant temperament on weekdays, thinks very highly of himself, and feels that he has the world in his heart, and others are inferior to him, so he often accuses us of making some small omissions in government affairs, so as to show his personal diligence and love for the people. ”

Who is going on, Shao Xi naturally knows in his heart, but the character that has been set up in front of the Zhao family cannot be defeated at this time.

So he pretended to be angry and said: "I don't know how to raise it, it seems that it is necessary for me to visit him in the near future." ”

Zhao Huajun laughed secretly in his heart when he heard this, it seemed that this Lord Shao was planning to go to Cui Qi's trouble. Cui Qi is so rude today, if this Lord Shao comes to visit in person, wouldn't he want to slap him in the face? When the time comes, he can sit and watch a good show, and this "Keishoji" from Kyoto is so unbearable that he still looks too tender in front of him.

Thinking of this, Zhao Huajun couldn't help but feel proud, so he persuaded him to drink more energetically.

At the banquet, Shao Xi and Zhao Huajun kept testing each other with their own ideas.

What Zhao Huajun wants to know is how much appetite this young Lord Shao has? How much silver do I need to feed to be fed? And what Shao Xi wants to know is how powerful the Zhao family is? Have all these officials present been bribed by the Zhao family?

"I just heard that Lord Shao actually has an industry in my Yujiang County, I don't know what kind of industry it is? Do you have a business in Kyoto? Master Shao is in a high position and does his own business, so he is not afraid of being known by the saints? Our Jingyuan Dynasty has always strictly forbidden the integration of government and business! ”

Shao Xi knew in his heart that Zhao Huajun wanted to use these words to beat himself, as an official of the imperial court, he dared to do business openly, if the saint knew about it, he would definitely be punished heavily.

Now Zhao Huajun seems to be reminding, but it is actually a verbal threat, which means "I already know that you are doing business abroad, if the court impeaches you, you will definitely not be able to eat and walk around, and now that I have pinched the handle, you had better get acquainted and don't trouble me." ”

Where will Shao Xi eat his set? One replied without a match, "It's okay, the official's business is licensed by the Holy Order, and the bigger it is, the better!" If the business is small, the saint will blame me, so this official came to Yujiang County this time to see if there is any good business to do, after all, too ordinary business will insult this royal name. ”

As soon as he heard Shao Xi's words, Zhao Huajun's eyes almost fell to the ground, and the Lord Shao in front of him came out to do business with the emperor's order, and he was actually a royal brand, so he was impeached? Isn't that the same as sticking your face out and hitting the saint? I didn't expect this adult to have such a deep background.

Zhao Huajun scratched his head in the face of Shao Xi, although this four-grade official who looked young seemed to have some little experience, but it was really difficult to grasp the emperor's order, and it seemed that it was not easy to grab the other party's pigtails, so he could only try his best to please and buy it.

Shao Xi continued: "At present, the official has opened a paper mill, a printing room, a bookstore, and a school in Kyoto. Although the business is just starting at the moment, it is believed that it will spread throughout the Jingyuan Empire in less than three or two years. How? Lord Zhao is interested in getting involved? ”

Zhao Huajun was shocked, what are you kidding? Is it to find death if you are involved in the royal business? If you want to get a piece of the pie with the saint, how many heads do you have to grow?

Lord Shao laughed, the official food is the court's Yulu, and he just wants to govern this Yujiang County wholeheartedly, how dare he do business privately? It's not like Lord Shao who is so deeply relied on by the saints. This royal business, not to mention the lower officials, who dares to mix in this Chinese military official? Lord Shao must not take the official and make jokes. ”

Zhao Huajun was a little muttering in his heart at this time, Shao Xi was a royal name as soon as he opened his mouth, and said that he came to Yujiang County this time to see what business was good to do, if this good business in Yujiang County was to be done by the royal family, would their Zhao family dare to grab business?

For the Zhao family, isn't Shao Xi coming here to gather their wool? But there is no way to oppose it clearly, and if you want to grab business with today's saints, even if you are impatient.

Shao Xi was thinking more about that Cui Qi at this time, and a county that was so worried about the people in his heart was actually excluded a lot in Yujiang County.

The remarks just now have enough to show that he is already distressed about the current situation of Yujiang County, but he is alone and has nothing to do about it, it seems that this person knows Yujiang County very well, and the inside story of the Zhao family may be learned from him.

"Lord Zhao, then Cui Qi is so unsociable, how can Lord Zhao and the officials in the county tolerate him? Wouldn't it be more presumptuous to be so disrespectful to me? If there were a few more officials like this who did not respect the lord, wouldn't it be even more difficult for you, the county guard, to do so? ”

When Zhao Huajun heard that Shao Xi was still haunted by Cui Qi's performance just now, he couldn't help but be happy in his heart.

It seems that this person is not a clean official, but now he has the same position as himself, so it is better to take the opportunity to arrange several officials in the county who are not compatible with himself and the Zhao family.

Even if you can't give them small shoes right now, this adult won't say anything good about them when he returns to Kyoto in the future, wouldn't it be better to take this opportunity to cut off their way to promotion? It also exempts some aftermath.

"Lord Shao doesn't know that there are indeed some officials in this county who are at odds with their subordinates. Xiaguan has always adhered to the loyalty to the imperial court, and pays more taxes to the imperial court every year to fund the treasury, and Lord Shao also knows that over the years, my Jingyuan country has often fought with foreign countries, and the money and grain required are very huge. But there are always some people who talk about the people every day, but in fact, they don't want to make progress and want to drag down the officials, I really don't know what they think. ”

"Oh? What Zhao Da said in his mouth is that there are some people, that is to say, he is not only Cui Qi, I don't know who they are? Lord Zhao might as well tell me about it, and the official will also know it, and when he returns to Kyoto, he can explain it to the Holy Lord. When the time comes, who will serve the kingdom and who will steal peace, the Holy One will have his own decision, and there will be clear rewards and punishments."

As soon as he heard Shao Xi's words, Zhao Huajun's heart suddenly blossomed. That's right! That's it! As long as you can pull the position to the same side, it looks like this person can still take advantage of it.

It is better to use this opportunity to borrow a knife to kill people, and through this Lord Shao to help himself eliminate all dissidents, without those people in the way in front of him, this Yujiang County can become a veritable private property of his Zhao family in the future, and he can take what he wants.

Of course, there is a price to pay if you want to use others, but I don't know how high the price is for the adult in front of you?

"Don't hide it from Lord Shao, there are indeed a few people in this county who often oppose the lower officials, who do not listen to the orders of the lower officials by virtue of the power in their hands, and often have a lot of complaints about the imperial court decrees. Among them, it was headed by the county governor Cui Qi, and Lu Ju, the county magistrate, often followed him to give advice, and he was very neglectful of the orders made by the lower officials. What's more, this Cui Qi colluded with the county lieutenant Sun Jue, the inspector Mo Zhaohui and the head of the capital Pan Sheng to form their own faction, disobeying the command of the lower officials, and often disobeying the orders and disobeying the laws of the imperial court. ”

Shao Xi pretended to be surprised and said, "There is such a thing? No wonder those people didn't come to the banquet today, they were all as dissatisfied as that Cui Qi. Lord Zhao can leave me the auspicious records of these people, it seems that I have to check it carefully, and in the next few days, I will conduct a detailed investigation of the officials of Yujiang County, so that I know it in my heart. If there is someone who has bad intentions and supports the army and respects himself, I will present it to the Holy God and punish him severely. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Huajun's face looked a little unnatural, but it was fleeting.

"Since Lord Shao has orders, the lower officials should obey their orders, and when I turn around, I will order someone to present the detailed records of these people to Lord Shao. In addition, after the banquet is over, the lower official wants to ask Lord Shao to leave a narrative, I wonder if Lord Shao is willing to reward the lower official's face? ”

Shao Xixin said: "Isn't this coming? Sure enough, he couldn't bear to buy me, and now seeing that I was showing dissatisfaction with those who opposed him, he wanted to use me to purge dissidents. Just solve the matter of the yarn tax in Yujiang County in front of you first, and then go back and slowly investigate the matter of your private army. ”

"If Lord Zhao wants to keep it, the official naturally wants to give Lord Zhao face. Lord Zhao is so hospitable today, I can't just finish eating and leave with my legs raised, right? ”

Lord Shao laughed, Xia Guan did have something to discuss with Lord Shao. Since Lord Shao appreciates his face so much, Xia Guan naturally knows how to repay the favor, and will never let Lord Shao return empty-handed. ”

"Hmmm! Lord Zhao's words are very good, it is good to talk to smart people, and now that the wine is almost drunk, is the wine banquet here? ”

Zhao Huajun saw Shao Xi finishing the banquet, thinking that he was going to talk to himself about business! The exchange of interests always has to negotiate conditions, so these conditions can't be discussed in public, right? The sooner you finish the party, the sooner you get to the point.

"As Lord Shao wishes, the lower officials will notify all the officials to go back to rest, I have ordered someone to make a pot of good Biluochun in the tea room and invite the adults to taste it, and we will talk slowly while drinking tea."

"So what are you waiting for, hurry on!"

Seeing that Shao Xi couldn't wait, Zhao Huajun immediately announced the end of the banquet and dismissed everyone.