Han Xiao agreed without any hesitation, and he knew that there were too many things he needed to improve.

Before, he lived in a small place, and he was not as good as Yicheng Yuedu in all aspects, which is one of the reasons why he wanted to come to Yuedu a few months in advance, he wanted to improve all aspects of himself as much as possible to lay a foundation for the future.

The shopkeeper remembered one thing, "His Royal Highness the Prince Regent asked him to participate in the scientific expedition next year, what do you think?" ”

Han Xiao was very direct, "Then take the exam next year." This year, I don't have a lot of confidence, I just have more than a year to review, study hard in life, maybe next year I will be able to do it in one fell swoop. ”

The shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief and laughed, "It's good that you have such a cognition. Write a letter to your home so that they don't worry. ”

"You just live with me, I'll give you a monthly fee, and you can usually help out in the restaurant."

Han Xiao bowed and thanked him, "It is a very lucky thing in my life to meet the shopkeeper." ”

The shopkeeper smiled all over his face, "Let's go, follow me to the front to receive guests." Doing this restaurant business, the most you can meet all kinds of customers, and it is also the most test of a person's ability to observe words and colors. ”

"When you learn a few points, I guess you will be able to go to the scientific examination."

Han Xiao thanked him again and followed the shopkeeper to the restaurant to receive guests.

Most of the guests stayed, all talking about what had just happened, and when they saw the two of them coming back, some guests made fun of Han Xiao.

"You can be regarded as entering the eyes of the regent, as long as you don't do anything wrong in the future, the career is open to you."

"Young man, learn hard to learn from the world. Officialdom is not as good as this time, you have to learn more about the world. ”

"Don't say anything, just do your own thing in officialdom and be loyal to the saint. There is a lot of knowledge in officialdom, especially for those like you who have no background, and you have to learn to be sophisticated in order to stand firmly in the officialdom. ”

Han Xiao bowed and thanked him, "Thank you for your teachings, I remember it in my heart." ”

Maybe before, he thought everything simpler. Just with a sincere heart, it is not enough in this month of powerful people.

It wasn't long before diners came back.

"Boom, the whole family has really been raided! Oh my God, you didn't see the whole family crying. If you want me to say, you deserve it! ”

None of the people present sympathized with the family.

"Can the Third Young Master do such a thing, dare to say that there is no instruction from the former prime minister? There is also the attitude of the third young master who does not take the lives of our ordinary people seriously, this is the attitude of the whole family. ”

"I've long been unaccustomed to seeing the Third Young Master and the whole family, in the past, the Third Young Master didn't rely on the whole family to do evil, and no one dared to do anything with him."

The shopkeeper leaned his elbow against Han Xiao, "See?" When you have the power, you can do the same. ”

Han Xiao shook his head and nodded again, "If one day I really have the power, I want to do more things for the country and the people." ”

"Good boy!" The shopkeeper laughed so hard that his folds came out.

I don't know if it's the whole family's trouble, but in the next few days, Mingzong successively degraded or copied a lot of courtiers, and some courtiers were exiled for thousands of miles.

For a while, various families restrained their clansmen, not allowing them to do anything outside, nor allowing them to publish anything related to the scientific expedition reform.

In such an atmosphere, there were a few courtiers who were the most uneasy.

In the suburbs, in a village with the name of a wealthy merchant.

Five or six sat in a hut and talked.

"What to do? Now what? Looking at the meaning of the saint, it seems to be cleaning up the court. If we continue like this, sooner or later it will be our turn. ”

"Since the regent returned to the royal family, the saint's actions have become more and more big. In the past, the Holy One would take care of it, but now the Holy One doesn't care about it at all. ”

"Did you write to that man? What did the man say? ”

The man told us to calm down, saying that everything was in order. Even if the Holy One continues to clean up, it won't clean us up. ”

"The man said it easily! That person is not in the moon capital, and he doesn't have to bear this, of course he doesn't have to worry. ”

"Shall we turn ourselves in?"

"Crazy? If we really turn ourselves in, we will die, and the whole family will be finished. Besides, what we do will be executed by Ling Chi. ”

At the mention of Ling Chi's execution, all the people present fell silent. From the moment they set foot on this path, they knew that if they didn't succeed, they would die, but there was no turning back.

So, they can only continue.

The other side.

The Blue Family.

Lan Lingling lay on the small table, pouting at the regent who had visited her house again, and let out a long sigh in her heart.

Ever since the regent learned that Miss Xia lived with her, he came to her every day and drove her away as the master, which was simply too much.

Mu Jinghan didn't feel the resentment of the owner of the house at all, and he handed a document to Xia Qingli: "I just found it." ”

"As soon as there was a move on the Holy Lord's side, a few people couldn't hold it back."

As soon as Lan Lingling heard about this kind of thing, he left with all the maids and women, and it was better to know less about this kind of thing.

Xia Qingli took the information and looked at it carefully, but found one thing, "The person they said was the mastermind?" ”

Mu Jinghan explained, "It doesn't have to be the mastermind, it may be the leader or the matchmaker." Didn't something happen to the mining industry before? The saint interrogated the former county magistrate of Pingling County and learned that the iron ore that had been sent out had gone to the northwest. ”

"I've seen the map, and there are a lot of mines in the northwest, and there are a lot of troops. But most of the mining industry is guarded by the military, and it is not easy to get involved. I suspect that the other party is hiding somewhere in the northwest and using the ore for something. ”

The matter in Pingling County is still being investigated, and some of the things have not yet been investigated. For example, the county order said that every once in a while, a woman wearing a hood would come to him, and that woman was not Xia Qingrou.

He and the saint guessed that the woman was the mastermind's attendant.

Xia Qingli frowned, "This range is large." With such a large area, it is not easy to find the opponent's stronghold. ”

How Mu Jinghan didn't know this, "Therefore, the Holy Lord arranged three passers-by. All the way to investigate the mineral affairs on the surface, all the way to the secret, and all the way to the businessman. ”

Xia Qingli sighed, "Holy Lord, this is a good idea." It is generally known that there will be secret investigations, and they will be more vigilant, but they can't guard against businessmen wandering around, especially those with familiar faces. ”

The face of a familiar businessman is the passcode, and it will not make people suspicious wherever he goes.

Mu Jinghan, "The saint is looking for a businessman with a familiar face, he is the best at studying in this area, and this time it can be regarded as allowing him to seize the opportunity." ”

Xia Qingli understood what he meant, "This is also a skill." A person who becomes an emperor does not have to be like an emperor through the ages, as long as he is a good emperor, and besides, people are a little wrong, and those who have no small problems are not people. ”

Mu Jinghan couldn't say anything about her in this regard, "Let's talk about this later." Judging from what these people said, I am afraid that they have been doing a lot of things in secret since a long time ago. ”

"As for what they did, it's hard to say for the time being."

Xia Qingli, "How did you and the Holy Lord decide?" ”

Mu Jinghan's eyes showed a cold light, "Put a long line." Originally, we thought that we could catch it all by rectifying the court, but now it seems that it will not work. Just in case, we'll have to take the long term. ”

Xia Qingli bowed his head, "Yes, what if we arrest these people now, what if the mastermind runs away." There is also a mining industry that has not been clarified, and it is safe to put it in the long run. ”

They have a lot of things that they haven't found out, so they can only stand still for the time being.

Mu Jinghan hummed, "I've been thinking about the master." ”

"Something you can't figure out?"

"yes. I don't understand what the mastermind is going to do, this man is involved in so many things that it gives me the feeling that I am going to rebel, but I am afraid that this is not the case. ”

Xia Qingli flicked Mu Jinghan's forehead, "In your words, why think so much. We've all found out this step, and I'm sure we'll find out soon. ”

Mu Jinghan was helpless, "You've been living in the Lan family for so many days, isn't it time to go back to the palace?" Recently, the Holy Elder asked me when I would be able to coax you, and the courtiers still looked at me like that. ”

The main thing is that he really has enough of sleeping alone.

Xia Qingli glanced at him.

She stretched out her hand to check Mu Jinghan's pulse while looking at the rest of the information.

Looking at it, she sighed.

"Who is Han Xiao? Someone very important? ”

Mu Jinghan said, "The one who was in the restaurant last time. I checked him by the way, and found that he is a good person, but his temperament still needs to be tempered again. ”

Xia Qingli intuitively felt that he was uneasy and kind, "Tell me, why did you suddenly want to check this person." ”

Mu Jinghan didn't dare not tell the truth, "Didn't I watch the Lan family choose someone for Lan Lingling, so I thought that maybe this Han Xiao was quite suitable." ”

"Although his family has a heavy burden, this is not a problem for the Lan family at all. His family is very sensible, and he has long said that if his son becomes an official in the future, he will not live with his son, and he will just give silver every month and be taken care of by another son. ”

Xia Qingli withdrew his hand, "Your situation is much better." Starting tomorrow, you try to walk slowly, starting with five steps, don't be in too much of a hurry. ”

Mu Jinghan was overjoyed, "Okay." ”

Xia Qingli carefully looked at Han Xiao's information, "He has two older brothers and a sick sister, his mother is also sick, and his father's health is not very good, which is a bit of a heavy burden." ”

"Judging from the data, the atmosphere of his house is good. As early as after he was able to study, the father was the master and split the family, the two sons gave rice or silver every month, and usually took care of it, and his sister and parents followed Han Xiao. ”

I have to say that there are so few such parents.

Mu Jinghan hummed, "I have checked it strictly, and his family is indeed not bad." The two sisters-in-law love to say a few words, but they don't have bad intentions. Usually he is not at home, and his two brothers and sisters-in-law do everything at home. ”

"This kind of man is more suitable for Lan Lingling, he is a grateful person, and there is no trouble at home."