Today's Huating Academy, with only a handful of people, seems to have been completely forgotten by everyone.

Li Feng was no longer surprised, he walked down the long street and entered a tavern, where Li Yang was meeting customers.

Since Ye Lao's death, the teacher Li Yang has become more and more dislike to go out, and only walks around the academy all day long.

It was rare to come out once, and Li Feng couldn't help but be curious.

When he came to the door, he saw another person in the private room, and his eyes suddenly showed a little surprise, "Mr. Zhao? ”

This Mr. Zhao looked at Li Feng when he heard the sound and smiled lightly.

"Brother Yuanshu, what do you think?" Li Yang sat opposite, and pointed his finger at the test paper on the table, "You have also seen this child's qualifications, and it is not difficult to pass the county test." ”

This person is Mr. Zhao Wenhe, who teaches at Jiangxia Academy, the word is Yuanshu, and Wang Yang's best friend.

Zhao Wenhe stared at the test paper, and there was indeed a little bit of emotion in his heart.

"Young and intelligent, with amazing opinions, quoting scriptures and classics when making decisions, knowing righteousness and not being conventional, he is indeed a rare prodigy."

Li Yang laughed and stroked his beard proudly, "It is not difficult for the family to cultivate such a child. But there is only one thing, even they can't compare. ”

"Oh?" Zhao Wenhe raised his eyebrows and asked with interest, "Which point?" ”

"This son is smart, but he doesn't show off." Li Yang picked up the test paper and stared at the neat and clean paper, "And there is still a little bit of rare calmness and serenity, and he will not pretend to be profound, and talk about some condescending words." ”

Today's family has a prodigy genius, which one is not arrogant.

But Chen Ping is different.

He is gifted and sincere, does not look down on the masters, knows his weaknesses, and is the best at promoting his strengths and avoiding weaknesses.

Such a mind is no worse than anyone else's!

But because of this, Li Yang felt helpless, "This kid can't get ahead in Huating Academy." After passing the county exam, if you want to go up, you need support. ”

Today's Huating Academy does not have this ability.

That's why we have today's meeting.

Zhao Wenhe was silent for a moment and said: "You know my temperament, if someone comes into my hands, it will be different from you." I don't care what his former teacher did, but if this son has the slightest misconduct, I will not stay. Old friends can understand? ”

His expression was stern, and Li Feng was a little stunned.

However, when Li Yang heard this, he knew that the matter was stable, so he didn't get angry but laughed, "Ha, if that's not the case, why should I come to ask you?" ”

He knew that his old friend was extremely serious, and he felt more relieved.

"In that case, after the other county has tried, they will come to find me." Zhao Wenhe got up with his hands and bowed, "I'll go back to the state capital first, please." ”

Li Yang returned the salute, "Please." ”

Zhao Wenhe came here for another important matter, and left the restaurant after talking.

Li Feng saw the people leave before he opened his mouth and asked, "It's still early for the county exam, should you be in such a hurry?" ”

"Plan ahead to prevent the unexpected." Li Yang walked to the window, let the cold wind blow away the smell of wine on his body, and sighed. "I don't know why, I've always felt powerless lately, and I often think of Brother Wenchang, could it be that I'm also approaching the limit?"

"Teachers must not think like this." Li Feng changed color, and this sound really ominous.

Li Yang waved his hand and walked out of the restaurant, "Walk around with me." ”

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Deep in the lower reaches of the Canghe River, a small boat is anchored in the undercurrent.

There are several villages scattered under the embankment on the south bank, and the mountain roads lead in all directions, and the runoff is interspersed like a huge net.

At this time, the morning light is slightly dewed, the mountains are like ink, if you look down from above, it is a natural splash of ink, which is intoxicating.

But Zhao Jin didn't want to enjoy the beautiful scenery, he had almost walked through the downstream villages, and learned that strange people did appear on the night the river embankment collapsed.

They came by night and went away quietly.

If it weren't for the flood during that time, the people along the coast would not have noticed this group of people.

But after the incident, these people seemed to have evaporated from the world, and there was no trace of them.

Living people don't evaporate from the world, so they hide.

And it's supposed to be hidden around here.

Zhao Jin has been in office for many years, and there are still some means to investigate and handle cases, and he has been investigating all the way to the place where he is now.

The other party is hiding very deeply, and this place is almost beyond the scope of Yongshun County.

Zhao Jin looked up at the unfamiliar mountain peak, and suddenly noticed that the terrain near here was extremely good, and the water source was sufficient, but there was not much farmland.

The ground was wet and muddy, and it must have rained not long ago, leaving a mess of footprints on the ground.

Most of the footprints ranged from seven to eight inches, apparently by adult men, and the footprints were very deep, and the sides of the road were covered with rubble.

Zhao Jin was about to step forward to check, when two voices suddenly came from his ears, from far and near.

He quickly dodged and ducked into the nearby grass.

"This basket is all falling apart, and there is no new one on it?"

A tall and thin man carried a basket on his back and complained: "Don't think about it, this basket also needs money, and we will have to give it then." ”

The person next to him scolded, "Profiteer! ”

The two complained as they walked, and soon turned into a small road.

Zhao Jin stared at the two people, suspicious in his heart, and silently followed.

A moment later, he found a small village in the depths of the path.

It is not accurate to say that it is a village, because most of the people here are men, and only a few women are cooking in a pot next to it.

The two men put down their belongings and went deeper into the mountains.

Zhao Jin bypassed the village and followed from the hillside, and it wasn't long before a huge quarry appeared in front of him.

Zhao Jin was dumbfounded, when did there be such a big quarry outside Yongshun County.

The quarrymen were well-trained, and the soil was still a little black.

In the center of the quarry, a stone monument is erected, and a huge wooden shelf is placed next to it, and the erected shaft is propped up in the middle, leading to the ground, and there are truckloads of workers transporting soil out.

Zhao Jin was stunned, remembering the gravel he had just seen, with a slight blue-gray color, and the texture was hard and uneven.

It's not a quarry, it's a mine!

They are digging iron ore!

The mines and government offices in the county are all recorded, how can there be one more here.

Zhao Jin was shocked, and his body hung on the tree and looked down.

There are one or two hundred people in the huge mine, and almost all of them are strong men, who have never heard of here.

It's horrifying!

He didn't dare to be reckless, so he picked a thick old tree, and the cat body hid in the canopy.

It's still early, and the people in the mine are busy.

The arm-thick hemp rope hung the basket upward, and the man pulling the rope was bare-chested and abdomen, and he was covered in sweat in the cold days.

There are people patrolling the mine with steel knives around the mine.

Obviously, this is a private mine that cannot be seen.

Thinking of this, a figure appeared in Zhao Jin's mind, and his back suddenly tensed like a cheetah.

Fuding Lou Huang Liuye --- Huang Fu!

If anyone in Yongshun County can have anything to do with the mine, there is no doubt that it is him.

Suddenly, Zhao Jin had a feeling of enlightenment.

He connected the collapse of the flood canal, rumors and Huang Laosan's ascension, and vaguely smelled a bit of conspiracy.

Could it be that the Huang family did all this?

Although Zhao Jin also suspected that the rumor was released by the Huang family, it was related to the official documents of the imperial court, and he intuitively felt that the Huang family was not so capable, so he did not think about it carefully.

Dayu has always not restricted private mining, the Son of Heaven has set up a division, built-in inspectors to check where the mines are located, and recruit private operators to handle mining, and will also give a certain reward to the manager.

Nominally, this is to keep the circulation and mining of minerals firmly in the hands of the government, but in reality there are still huge loopholes.

How are recruiters negotiating?

How does the handler make a profit?

The profits of the miners are eye-catching, and the government's tax hike on the mining industry is enough to make people lose their minds.

The world is all profit-oriented, and those who are addicted to goods have repeatedly banned the behavior of being generous, and the selection of the ruling is suspected of cronyism.

If Huang Fu has the right to open mines, Aneng will not have the power of the DPRK and China to support him.

Thinking of this, Zhao Jin felt a little frightened in his heart, and then looked at the people in the mine in a very different mood.

There are more than 100 people in the mines here who are not under the jurisdiction of the government, and the Yongshun County Ya has never participated in the collection of taxes.

Zhao Jin suppressed his surprise, still a little incredulous in his heart.

If Huang Fuzhen has such great ability, why should he stay in this poor country.

It's a strange thing, and it's just empty talk without evidence.

He glanced at the patrol in the mine, muttered for a moment, and then quietly retreated.

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