After He Zheng left, Fang Ling called Meng Zhiyuan and asked about what happened just now.

Meng Zhiyuan immediately replied: "The minister also just heard about this matter and was about to report it." ”

Fang Ling was not surprised that he only knew about this now, because Meng Zhiyuan was in charge of various industries outside the fiefdom, so he had been walking around for the past three years, and he had only stayed in one place for half a month, and he had just returned to Bingzhou City recently, so there were a lot of things in the shop that needed to be accounted for and dealt with, so he asked: "What are we going to give this for the fiftieth birthday of Cheng Assassin Shi?"

Meng Zhiyuan replied: "The minister is going to send three hundred taels of silver to Lord Changshi, and then ask Lord Changshi to give a fine jade to Cheng Tingshi." Although Cheng Tingshi is greedy for money, he is also cautious, not everyone will accept what he sends, and it is generally only for everyone in the wang clan, although our Tianjin Silk Village operates high-grade silk, but there is no power at all, so I am afraid he will not accept direct gifts. ”

Fang Ling bowed slightly, and asked again, "How much do you know about the Mo family's flying wood kite?"

Meng Zhiyuan frowned and said: "What the minister knows about this matter is only scratching the surface, but the time that the minister has spent in Bingzhou in the past three years is not short, and he is also well-informed in all aspects, and he really hasn't heard that Mo Chenggang is good at the art of organs, but it is not impossible." ”

Fang Ling narrowed his eyes and asked, "Then do you think someone will deliberately manipulate him?"

Meng Zhiyuan thought for a moment before saying: "The craftsmanship of the Mo family is not only famous in the whole state, but also in the entire north, and even the He family has business dealings with the Mo family, exporting its handmade products to the surrounding cities. I have also met Mo Chenggang once, he is quite upright, but this person is also very careful, although he has not bribed officials, but he will not offend people because of this, after all, the people who buy these handmade products are the wives and ladies of high-ranking officials and nobles, so the petty officials dare not make trouble. If it really said that someone was going to attack him, there was only one person who could think of him. ”

"Who is it?" Fang Ling asked.

Meng Zhiyuan replied: "Mo Chenggang's own brother Mo Weiyong. ”

"Oh, his own brother?" Fang Ling said in surprise.

Meng Zhiyuan replied: "Although the craftsmanship of the Mo family is passed down from generation to generation, some of the most core things are only passed on to the descendants of the descendants, and it is said that the most exquisite techniques are passed down from the previous master to the next master, and only one person can master it. Although Mo Weiyong is the eldest son, not only has a very small heart, but also behaves quite dissolutely, when he was young, he liked to wander around the Qinglou and mix with those gentlemen, so more than ten years ago, Mo Chenggang, who had a calm personality, became the head of the family and got this secret craft, so over the years, Mo Weiyong has been obsessed with this matter, and all kinds of things are in opposition to Mo Chenggang's singing. ”

Fang Ling's heart lit up and said: "What do you mean, Mo Weiyong deliberately said that Mo Chenggang would make this flying wooden kite, and then borrowed Cheng Xian's password to order him to make it, but if Mo Chenggang can't hand over this flying wooden kite on his birthday, then he will get into trouble, and then Mo Weiyong can take the opportunity to replace it!"

Meng Zhiyuan bowed his head slightly and said, "According to what the minister thinks, this is the greatest possibility." ”