"Steward Liu!"

Tong Mansion, housekeeper Liu Jinze has just taken a fancy to himself for more than half a year, but he has no chance to start a little girl named Yun Ting caught in the room, hugged and kissed me I was very happy, there was a sudden rush outside the house, followed by a rush of knocking on the door.

"Pickled girl" was so disturbed at a critical moment, Liu Jinze was naturally extremely unhappy, and then looked at the blushing face of the little beauty in his arms, he finally didn't hold back, and didn't open the door, just hugged the little girl Huan Yunting and yelled outside: "What is it called?" Are you dead? ”

"Steward Liu, your cousin is here! I'm clamoring to see you, and I'm waiting at the porter's room! Voices outside shouted.

"My cousin? What is she here for? ...... "It turned out to be a matter of relatives, Liu Jinze didn't get angry again, just asked suspiciously, after thinking about it, he opened the door, and without waiting for the person outside to speak, he threw out a few more silver tickets, "Oh, send her the three hundred taels of silver, just say I'm still busy, I don't have time to see her for the time being!" With that, he closed the door with a bang, and then closed the latch again.

"Hey...... Steward Liu, your cousin is not here to ask for money. She's been beaten......" The man outside grabbed the money into his bosom and shouted again.

"What?" As soon as he turned around, Liu Jinze, who opened his arms to make a "wolf pounces" shape, was immediately stunned, and without thinking, reflexively opened the door.

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"Brother, you have to be the master of my sister, I can't live anymore! Woowoo woo ......"

Liu Jinze trotted all the way to the gatehouse, and as soon as he arrived, he saw Liu's face, which was already "red through half the sky", that Hong Fengyi's Jingqi grandmother.

"What's wrong? Sister, who bullied you? Say it! …… Damn, don't want to live anymore? How dare you provoke us! I killed him alive! Liu Jinze rolled up his sleeves and said loudly. The prime minister's door is a seven-rank official, and he is still the prime minister's housekeeper. Usually, no one dares to be arrogant even when those scholars and scholars come to him, and his words can definitely command most of the Shuntian Mansion.

"Who else? It's Hong Chengchou's granddaughter's sister, and she beat me...... Whining! Liu covered his face and cried.

"What? Did she eat the bear's heart leopard gall? Damn, the granddaughter of a second minister dares to bully people? Come, follow me to the Internal Affairs Office......" Liu Jinze's eyes widened angrily, and he took a step and walked towards the door. He knew who Hong Fengyi, a "clan" woman like Hong Fengyi who was not a clan, belonged to him, Tong Guowei was the head of the Internal Affairs Office, and as the housekeeper of the Tong Mansion, he could naturally deliver words there.

……

Liu Jinze angrily took the Liu family and walked towards the outside of Tong's mansion, and as soon as he walked out of the small door, he saw Wang Mingdao walking in from outside.

"Steward Liu, where are you going?" Wang Mingdao looked at the anger on Liu Jinze's face, and asked with a smile: "Who is this person who is so bold that he actually made our Steward Liu angry?" ”

"Mr. Wang!" Liu Jinze arched his hand towards Wang Mingdao, and also replied with a smile, "It's nothing!" It's just a bunch of things that don't have long eyes, and the small ones are going to clean them up...... Please come in! ”

The small door is not big, Liu Jinze got out of the way first, and let Wang Ming pass. Wang Mingdao was not polite, he smiled and walked in, but as soon as he entered the door, he saw Liu behind Liu Jinze: "Hey, isn't this Mama Liu?" How your face ......"

"Mr. Wang!" Liu covered his face and gave Wang Ming a blessing, pitiful.

"Mr. Liu, what's going on?" Wang Mingdao looked at Liu Jinze and asked.

"What else could it be? Mr. Wang, you can help me say a few words to Xiangye, and let his old man make the decision for me, I can't be a grandmother! Without waiting for Liu Jinze to speak, Liu howled again, the kind that thunders and doesn't rain.

"Can't be it? I remember that at the beginning, didn't Manager Liu ask Xiangye for a favor and let you go to Yigege's side? That Gege is a halfway monk, and he should be better disciplined than the other Geges of the golden branches and jade leaves! Why can't you do it? Wang Mingdao asked. At the beginning, Hong Fengyi got married, because it was Kangxi who was married, according to the rules, the Ministry of Internal Affairs had to appoint a Jingqi grandmother. As a result, I heard that it was a god-parent Gege, and there was no knighthood, and none of those grandmothers were willing to come. However, later Kangxi gave Hong Fengyi three thousand taels of silver per year, which was the same as that of Princess Heshuo, and these grandmothers were in a hurry, but they fought vigorously for this position. Because these grandmothers all understand that Hong Fengyi has no backer, and the emperor just looked at Hong Chengchou's past merits to treat her so kindly. In other words, if anyone can be Hong Fengyi's Jingqi Mama, then who will have more power than ordinary Jingqi Mama, and by the way, they can also get a "silver mountain". Although the other princesses and county lords also have similar silver, but those people all have backers and backgrounds, and their mothers are generally nurses who have brought them up since childhood, and it is not the turn of others at all. …… So, after arguing like this for a while, Mama Liu went to Tong's mansion to find her cousin Liu Jinze, and Liu Jinze asked Tong Guowei for a favor and asked Liu to snatch the position. And Wang Mingdao, who often comes and goes in Tong Mansion, naturally knows about it.

"Woo, Mr. Wang, you don't know. That Yi Gege is easy to discipline, but her sister is fierce! You see, she beat me ......" Liu raised his face towards Wang Mingdao and said.

"Yigege's sister?" Wang Mingdao didn't look at Liu's face. Hong Fengyi originally went from a little girl singing along the street to Gangege in Prince Kang's mansion, and her status jumped eighteen, although it was very eye-catching, but because of her identity, neither Kangxi nor Prince Kang made this matter public. That's all there is to know. Although Liu Jinze knew Hong Fengyi's origin because he was on an errand in Tong Mansion, he didn't know that there were other people behind Hong Fengyi except for the nominal "godfather" Prince Kang. However, Wang Mingdao was aware of this matter, and when he saw that Liu and Liu Jinze wanted to go to someone else to settle accounts, he couldn't help but feel a little funny in his heart: "Mama Liu, is it really Yigege's sister who beat you?" ”

"Yes! Isn't her man just a viscount? How dare you be so arrogant! I can't spare her! Liu gritted his teeth.

"Yes, yes, you can't be spared! …… Why did she hit you? Wang Mingdao asked again.

"It's not that she wants to break the rules...... Liu's face doesn't hurt anymore, and she tells Mo Jing about slapping her, of course, in her mouth, it is of course Mo Jing and Hong Fengyi who are wrong.

"I see! …… Steward Liu, I don't think you should go to this matter, it's better to let Mama Liu go to the Internal Affairs Office to file a complaint. Wang Mingdao thought about it and said with a smile.

"Why?" Before Liu Jinze could answer, Liu asked urgently.

"It's about the court's customization, as long as you sue this matter, the Internal Affairs Office will not dare to ignore it. It's a big deal, the people you are there now say that Steward Liu is your cousin! …… As for whether I asked Steward Liu to come over, it was because there was some chaos in the court these days, and I was afraid that Steward Liu would cause trouble for Tong Xiang if he came forward, saying that he did not distinguish between inside and outside the old man's house, and oppressed people with power, etc., if this is the case, wouldn't Steward Liu have to be a little more plain? And Mama Liu, if you go alone, this won't be a big deal! Wang Mingdao said.

"This ......" Liu hesitated.

"Sister, don't worry, listen to Mr. Wang, just go! With Xiangye's face, no one dares to embarrass you! Liu Jinze looked at Wang Mingdao and looked at him, pondered for a while, and didn't dare to ask after all, but just followed Wang Mingdao's words and persuaded Liu.

"Yes, Mama Liu, you go alone, in fact, you also go with Steward Liu. If it really doesn't work, it's not too late to come to Steward Liu again! It's a big deal, just let Steward Liu mention it to Xiangye again. Wang Mingdao said again.

"Well, well! ......" is about Tong Guowei, and the Liu family didn't dare to force it, so he had to leave alone.

"Mr. Wang. What does that mean you're old? Why did I let my cousin go alone? Liu walked away, and Liu Jinze couldn't help but ask Wang Mingdao.

"Hehe, Steward Liu, if you follow, it will be for Tong Xiang to fight against others, and now at this time, it is not only you who suffers, but I am afraid that even Tong Xiang will be in trouble. However, if your cousin goes by herself, then she will throw the knife into Tong Xiang's hand, giving Tong Xiang an excuse to enforce the law impartially, and when the time comes, hehe...... " Wang Mingdao smiled and entered the mansion by himself.

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Anqing!

Above the Yangtze River.

He Changsan was leading a fleet of boats along the river to slowly swim upstream, and he stood on the deck of the first ship, looking at the scenery on both sides of the Yangtze River, and couldn't help but feel a little comfortable in his heart. This is not the first time he has "worked", he has done this kind of escort work many times before, and he has done it very well every time, so the big boss said that in a few months, he can be promoted to the big treasurer. That's a one-man job, and the oil and water are far better than they are now, and it's comfortable just to think about it.

"The fleet stops!"

He Changsan was imagining the future life of leaning on the red and green on the Qinhuai River, and he let out a loud shout and dragged him out of his dream. Then he saw a small boat slanting from the riverside to the middle of the river, blocking the way of his fleet. And the two people on the small boat were wearing official uniforms.

"Haha, what's the matter with the two officials?" He Changsan looked at the two petty officers who were only wearing the nine-rank inspection clothes, and a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes, but he still stood on the deck and arched his hand towards these two people.

"Less nonsense! Get your fleet to shore right away! One of the inspectors on the boat shouted.

"Haha...... Official, if there is anything wrong, please point it out directly, as for the docking...... It doesn't have to be, right? He Changsan snorted, shook his hand violently, and a silver ingot was thrown by him onto the small boat, smashing the boat's plank with a "bang" sound.

"This master has something to say!" An inspector on the small boat picked up the silver, looked at it, and then looked at it, arched his hand towards He Changsan, and said politely, "It's not that this official has to dock the fleet, it's really that there is a life above, and it needs to be inspected, so please let the fleet dock first!" ”

"Raid? What is the clinical inspection? He Changsan asked.

"Temporary search!" Another inspector who didn't catch the silver shouted.

"Haha, why do you want to be so serious? Business is busy, and this stop is a lot of effort, and I really can't afford to delay it! How about two of you raise your hand? He Changsan laughed twice, shook his hand and threw out another ingot of silver.

"Haha, this master is really generous! …… However, this official can't control this matter. Our adults are waiting on the shore, and our two small inspections really can't be allowed to let you go! He smiled when he received the silver, but the two inspectors still had no intention of rowing the boat away.

"Uncle He, these two guys are slandering us! Otherwise, let's just crash into it, and we're afraid of the two of them, what's the matter with the little inspection? "A big man emerged behind He Changsan, who was the leader of the bodyguards escorting this fleet, named Chi Dashun.

"No hurry! These two petty officials dare to come to us for trouble, they must have something to rely on, let's go to the shore first! Anyway, we have 20 ships and more than 200 brothers, as long as we keep the ship, even if there is something, are we still afraid that they will not succeed? He Changsan squinted his eyes and said coldly.

"Hmm!" Ji Dashun nodded.

……

The flotilla is docked!

He Changsan took a few bodyguards and followed the two nodding and bowing inspectors ashore. There was a makeshift straw hut on the shore, and a table was set up in the shed, behind which sat an officer, flanked by a dozen officers and soldiers.

"The official's surname is Yao, and he is a county magistrate in Wangjiang County, Anqing Prefecture." Seeing He Changsan coming over with someone, the official first reported to his home.

"It turned out to be Lord Yao, I don't know why Lord Yao asked us to dock?" He Changsan walked over and arched his hand towards the county nonchalantly. I thought the officials behind the two inspectors were so big! The county is just a petty official from the eighth grade, Yagen'er is not in the stream, after he saw this Yao Xiancheng just now, he already regretted that he didn't directly overturn such a small boat and rushed over, and he didn't even care about the original plan to talk well.

"This official is just doing what he is told!" Yao Xiancheng replied.

"On orders? My lord, we have already paid the tax at the port of Anqing! He Changsan replied a little unkindly.

"You deserve to pay your taxes, and so do you deserve to be searched! Ah, I have an official document here! …… Okay, let's not talk about that. Let me ask you, when did you enter Anhui? How much salt was pulled on board? Is there a salt lead? How much salt are you allowed to sell? Do you have more on board? How many pounds are there? Yao Xiancheng didn't care about He Changsan's attitude, took out an official document and raised it towards him, and asked casually.

"Your Excellency, how did you know that we were a salt ship? Isn't it a grain ship or something? Of course, He Changsan didn't believe in any official documents, but since the other party was an official, and it seemed that he had come prepared, he didn't want to mess around, so he could only ask unhappily.

"What? Aren't you salt ships? Yao Xiancheng asked lazily.

“…… Yes, ours is a salt ship! Keenly seeing a glimmer of light leaking out of Yao Xiancheng's eyes, He Changsan thought for a moment and hurriedly admitted.

"Then what else do you ask? Answer me one by one as I just asked! Yao Xiancheng glared at He Changsan with obvious disappointment, and then said.

"My lord......" He Changsan saw Yao Xiancheng's attitude, and felt that something was wrong, and then looked at the officers and soldiers around him and the two patrols, he always felt that the eyes of these people were a kind of banter, giving him a feeling of a cat looking at a mouse. This made him gradually feel a little uneasy.

"What's wrong? What's the matter with you? What's wrong with not understanding people's words? Why don't you answer soon? An officer and soldier beside Yao Xiancheng saw that He Changsan did not answer, and asked beside him.

"My lord, we are Anhui who has advanced in seven days...... "Heroes don't suffer losses in front of them!" He Changsan secretly said to himself, and answered one by one according to Yao Xiancheng's question just now.

"What? You only loaded 300 stone on a ship? It's not like, seeing that your boat has such a deep draft, why does it have to have five or six hundred stones, right? After listening to He Changsan's answer, an inspector next to Yao Xiancheng said to him, winking at him proudly as he spoke, how could he have the slightest intention of accepting bribes?

"yes, the draft is so deep...... However, we can't wronged people! You say don't you? Yao Xiancheng touched his chin and said to his subordinates pretending to be kind.

"Yes, yes, Lord County, the villain is definitely not loaded with more ...... on this boat" He Changsan has been going back and forth on the river all year round, how can he not know what Yao Xiancheng means? It seems that the other party just wants some bribes. Therefore, he immediately took out a silver ticket of three hundred taels, handed it to the table, and said to Yao Xiancheng with a smile: "It's a little meaning, please have a cup of tea, and please smile!" ”

"Well, yes, yes! This brother is really on the road! Yao Xiancheng smiled and took the silver ticket, looked left and right for a while, and then carefully put it in his arms, and then smiled at He Changsan.

"Your Excellency is welcome. This...... My lord, will our fleet be on the road? He Changsan asked with a sneer.

"Ugh. That's not going to work! Dude, you are on the way, but our rules still have to be taught! Let's strictly arrest smuggling salt, we can't let it go without checking it like this, if people tell the top, this little top of the official can't be kept! Yao Xiancheng said with a smile.

"What are your charters, my lord?" He Changsan then smiled and said, "Why don't you go on our boat with a few adults?" ”

"You don't have to! Just look it up...... Come, take out our scales, weigh all the salt on these twenty ships one by one, and if it is really a total of six thousand stones, let it go. If not, then deduct it, and then report it to the county lord, and let him decide! Yao Xiancheng grinned and ordered loudly to the officers and soldiers around him. Then, before he could figure out what Yao Xiancheng meant, He Changsan was horrified to see that one of the two inspections took out a scale, and it was still ...... The kind that sells vegetables at the market!

"Lord Yao, what do you mean by that?" He Changsan was in a hurry, using this kind of scale to weigh 6,000 stone of salt, when will he get it after the scale? What's more, his twenty ships are not only loaded with 6,000 stones, but also 6,000 stones are private salt without salt introduction!

"What do you mean? Oh, you mean the salt? Alas, one or two of the above can't be bad, and the official really has no choice, so he acts according to orders! ......" Yao Xiancheng looked at He Changsan innocently and shook his head.

"You ......" He Changsan pointed at Yao Xiancheng, indignantly speechless, and then, as if he had thought of something, he turned around and left.

"My lord, this kid must want to run!" The inspector who took the scale looked at He Changsan's back, and he was not in a hurry, but smiled at Yao Xiancheng.

"Run? Hehe, that's better......" Yao Xiancheng also laughed.

……

"Let's go! ......" He Changsan rushed back to the boat with people in a hurry, and seeing that no one was catching up behind him, he hurriedly shouted to Chi Dashun, who was waiting for his news.

"What's wrong?" Seeing He Changsan's appearance, Chi Dashun hurriedly ordered the boat to start, and couldn't help but ask.

"Let's go! Damn, let a couple of eaglets peck their eyes! It's nothing! He Changsan said impatiently.

"Boom!"

Looking at He Changsan's expression, Chi Dashun just wanted to ask again, but his head was shaken by a sudden loud noise, and then, a huge column of water collapsed in front of the boat, splashing their heads and faces.

"This is ......" He Changsan and Chi Dashun are a little stupid! This is clearly the ...... Artillery!

"Uncle He, look at ......"

Just now, they didn't come back to their senses in the shock of the artillery, and He and Chi were attracted by the shouts of a sailor to look towards the river......

"Iron lock Yokoe!"

Seeing the scene in front of him, Chi Dashun groaned.