Fang Laique didn't know where he was taken, but Fang Chongyong was not put in prison, but was taken to a "courtyard" with an obvious difference in height!

The city of Kuizhou is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the low place is the Yangtze River ferry, and the trade is prosperous. It is located at the mouth of Qutang Gorge, the situation is dangerous, and it has always been an important military town in eastern Sichuan, and a place where soldiers must fight.

Lotus Mountain behind the city, five mountains are side by side, and its foothills stretch out to the riverside, resembling a lotus flower placed upside down. The lotus pond is in the center between the two mountains, and the courtyard of Zheng Shuqing, the assassin of the assassin, is here.

The black light blinded him couldn't see the scenery clearly, but Fang Chongyong guessed that this was the best location in Kuizhou, and there was no one.

As for why he knew that this scarlet robe official was Zheng Shuqing, in fact, the stakes had already been clarified in the letter from Daddy Fang Youde.

Just think about it.

But whoever is a thief will inevitably be weak-hearted, Fang Chongyong understands that Zheng Shuqing's action is in line with human nature and logic.

After passing through the front hall and the middle hall to the back hall study, Fang Chongyong found that this place was very different from the humble official residence where he lived. The grade is more than ten thousand miles behind.

It's just that the two towering ancient trees in the courtyard are luxuriant, but at this time they look a little hideous in the dark.

Fang Chongyong was not too worried that he would be killed, if Zheng Shuqing wanted to rectify him and Fang Laique, there were many ways, and he couldn't make such a big battle to act in a play.

After the two sat opposite each other on both sides of the desk in the study, Zheng Shuqing squinted at Fang Chongyong, but never spoke. He didn't say anything, and Fang Chongyong didn't speak, waiting for the other party to speak first.

"Do you know that your father is in trouble, and it will affect the family!"

Uncle Zheng said in a deep voice, his tone solemn.

If it weren't for Fang Laique's saying that Zheng Shuqing and Fang Youde had a very poor relationship, Fang Chongyong might have believed it. But after reading the letter, Fang Chongyong now knew what the opponent's hole cards were when he was playing stud, and he was not panicked at all.

"Did your father explain anything important before he left?"

Seeing that Fang Chongyong didn't speak, Zheng Shuqing continued to bluff and ask.

"Zheng Yuanjun, there should be nothing wrong, but a certain guess that the envoy is the one who is about to come to the disaster."

Fang Chongyong said calmly, looking at Zheng Shuqing without stage fright.

He had guessed that Zheng Shuqing would be in big trouble before, but it wasn't the nonsense that Fang Youde said in his letter!

The misappropriation of the customs duties of Kuizhou Jiangguan and the use of troops in border towns are actually big or small!

Because tariffs do not have to be sent back to Chang'an, there have been many examples of tariffs being used nearby over the years. Where it is close and where it is urgent, it will be used first.

For example, in the pass set up in Lingnan Dayuling, the tariffs collected are basically cloth and copper coins, how can it be transported back to Chang'an over such a long distance! It must be approved by the central court to use it nearby, such as Guangzhou.

Zheng Shuqing dared to embezzle tariffs, because Li Linfu was in the center and could approve official documents for him. As long as there is an official document, then illegal things become legal. Li Linfu is both an athlete and a referee, and he is sure to win! If the complaint is filed on Li Longji's side, there will be no follow-up.

Although Fang Chongyong has never eaten "pork", he has seen a lot of pigs running in his previous life, and he is quite coquettish.

Therefore, if it is just a matter of misappropriating tariffs to make a festival, Zheng Shuqing does not need to panic at all, and he can fool the past with the words "urgent and right".

The "incriminating evidence" that Fang Youde said is all unspoken rules in the gray area! After the Anshi Rebellion, the passes of feudal towns have not yet been established in various places, and the commercial taxes and tariffs will be divided by the nearby festival envoys!

As long as there are feudal towns, similar situations will inevitably occur all the time.

Of course, now that the feudal town has just been established for a few years, it is still a bit taboo to play like this, and Fang Chongyong is not sure where the "scale" is. Kuizhou is the gateway to Chongqing, and it is of course more cost-effective to send tariffs to Sichuan for use than to send them to Chang'an.

This principle can be seen at a glance as long as it is not deliberately referred to as a deer as a horse.

"Hehe, Huangkou Xiaoer is not ashamed."

Zheng Shuqing had a sneer on his face, but he was secretly surprised in his heart.

How did Fang Youde, a stunned man, give birth to such a son?

"Since he is not ashamed to speak, then so-and-so will not say it again. If you want to kill or chop, please make you cut it off at will. ”

Fang Chongyong yawned and said.

"Alas!"

Zheng Shuqing sighed, although he knew that Fang Chongyong would soon become a dead man, but this feeling of being manipulated was really very bad.

"Forget it, you won't be dead anyway, so I'll tell you the truth. After the soul returns to the earth, just blame your father. ”

Zheng Shuqing stared at Fang Chongyong's face, and the latter not only did not show fear, but seemed to want to laugh.

"Anyway, I'm going to die, so that you have something to say, but it doesn't hurt to speak."

Fang Chongyong clasped his hands together and bowed deeply to Zheng Shuqing and said.

There must be something to ask for, Uncle Zheng is willing to talk nonsense with himself, he must have something to ask for, you might as well listen to it.

"My father is the supervisor of the imperial history, that is, ...... Anyway, he's here to check on me, and that's no secret. I'm just trying to put the blame on your Father right now, but ......"

Zheng Shuqing spread his hands at Fang Chongyong, and the meaning he wanted to express couldn't be clearer.

He was in a hurry to go to the doctor, but he also had to talk about basic logic. He just found that the logic of his messing around was very naïve, and he was afraid that it would make Li Longji kill in the end, so he wanted to try his luck on Fang Chongyong to see if he could open a breakthrough.

There are orange and wheat husks, and he now does not know whether to be pulp or not.

"Envoy, you can trust me and help you get through this."

Fang Chongyong bowed deeply to Zheng Shuqing again and said. It's not that he recognizes the thief as his father, but that the other party has already moved to kill. No one cares if they crush an ant or not! It's as simple as that!

Unless that ant is very awesome.

"Just you? Do you deserve to help me get through this? Why are you? ”

Zheng Shuqing seemed to have heard the funniest joke in the world. The sneer on his face was about to pounce on Fang Chongyong.

Everyone rumored that the son of virtue was stupid, so he took his son with him wherever he went. I didn't expect ...... This is not only stupid, but also quite narcissistic.

"Because I'm a child prodigy."

Fang Chongyong pointed to his nose and said, that immature little face that has not grown is serious! I don't think I'm talking nonsense at all.

"Oh, prodigy, my prodigy of the Tang Dynasty, even if there are not a thousand, there are eight hundred, which way are you a prodigy?"

Zheng Shuqing's tone was contemptuous, and he asked disapprovingly, he just wanted to give this melon baby a few slaps now.

"That's not important, as long as you know that I am a prodigy, a prodigy is something that a prodigy can't."

Fang Chongyong turned on the repeater mode, with a serious smile on his face.

It doesn't matter if he's a prodigy or not, he just wants to fight for a chance to live. Otherwise, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get out of this annex.

"Prodigy? Yes! Liu Yan was also a prodigy back then, and he was able to write an ode to the Son of Heaven at the age of nine. You're a prodigy, so write a poem and see if you can get to the top of the house? ”

Uncle Zheng's face was full of disdain.

There are not no young men in the Tang Dynasty who can write poems, but there are very few people who can write canopy poems. Moreover, the poem itself actually has routines and "creative methods", which is a bit similar to Fang Chongyong's "propositional composition" in his previous life.

There were many poets in the Tang Dynasty, in addition to the cultural atmosphere, but also because of the courses they went to school when they were children, the teachers would teach them how to write poems and what routines to use to write poems!

I heard that the son of virtue on this side has not gone to school for a day because he is stupid, and if he can write poetry, he is definitely worthy of the word "prodigy". When you are young, you have no teacher, what is that not a prodigy?

It's just that this one is worthy of the word "prodigy"?

"Life is a hero, death is also a ghost; So far, I think of Xiang Yu and refuse to cross Jiangdong. ”

Fang Chongyong used children's voice to "create" a five-character quatrain.

Zheng Shuqing immediately felt a wave of pride rushing to his face! It's like substance!

This pedal horse! What a prodigy!

"This ......"

He immediately stood up, not daring to underestimate Fang Chongyong anymore!

As soon as the connoisseur makes a move, he will know if there is one.

This poem is not only atmospheric and bold, but also vaguely expresses the other party's determination to "rather break the jade than be complete"!

The words are simple and catchy, and they are very good.

"The war in Jiannan was tight, so I called the Kuizhou Jiangguan Treasury to support the front line...... This is also the meaning of Zuo Xiang (Li Linfu). Your father is pedantic, how can he know what it means to be a national affair? ”

Zheng Shuqing sat down in a proper manner, sighed lightly and said.

In this way, Zheng Yuanjun is indeed worthy of the four words of the country's dry city, but it is just ...... I'm afraid it's not that simple, right? ”

Fang Chongyong laughed.

Will Li Longji care about this little thing? Maybe on the surface, maybe Zheng Shuqing will be demoted.

But it won't be long before Zheng Shuqing will rise again, and it is unknown that he will even be promoted to the center. The reason is very simple, Datang belongs to Li Longji, and although Zheng Shuqing is doing things illegally, he is doing things for the country and Li Longji.

The feudal town of the Kaiyuan period, that is not the feudal town of the late Tang Dynasty! The imperial court has absolute control over it!

This drizzle-like mistake is not worth caring about at all, after all, the tax is not Zheng Shuqing's own use! As long as it is not collusion with the crown prince to set up a new king, anything is a trivial matter for Li Longji!

"Lang Jun is indeed young and wise."

Zheng Shuqing sighed, and then said: "The problem is in the back. Zhang Qiu and Qiong had promised in advance that if they seized part of the land of Nanzhao, they would plunder the place to repay part of the Jiangguan tariffs. In this way, Kuizhou's account is also reasonable! ”

Hearing this, Fang Chongyong couldn't help but nod slightly. Li Linfu's move is really powerful, first lend money to Zhang Qiu and Qiong, and then let him lead his troops to rob around the border town, and the goods obtained are used to repay the money, and finally two clear!

The affairs of the state have been done, and the affairs of their own family have also been done, and they have also won over the party and excluded dissidents.

Fang Chongyong wanted to applaud loudly and applaud Li Linfu!

"But! Zhang Qiu and Qiong's team to send money was robbed near Kuizhou! Right under my nose! ”

Zheng Shuqing slammed the table case excitedly! was so angry that his neck was bruised, and even his eyes were bulging out.

Whether to embezzle the Jiangguan tariff or not is a small problem, and the meat is rotten in the pot. But if the tax is robbed, that's a big deal!

This matter is so secretive, and few people know about it, who is the problem?

Zhang Qiu and Qiong's side, or Zheng Shuqing's side?

The boat transporting goods was hijacked near Kuizhou, who is more problematic, needless to say?

The huge amount of Jiangguan tariffs is gone, and the accounts are not matched, how can Zheng Shuqing explain to Li Linfu and how to explain to Li Longji? This illegal thing can't be hidden in the end!

So Zheng Shuqing thought of a crooked trick, as long as the responsibility was put on to supervise the imperial history Fang Youde, the supervision of the imperial history found out about this matter, and became greedy, colluding with mountain bandits and water bandits to rob the boat, it seems that it is also ...... Well, that sounds a bit insulting to IQ.

Fang Youde is missing in the case and is likely to have died from drowning. Many of the residents of Kuizhou take the boat as their home, and the number of people who are drowned every year is unknown, and they are really not bad for a virtuous one. If it weren't for that, Fang Youde would have been gone for more than a month, why didn't he come back to find his son?

However, Zheng Shuqing felt that after Li Longji heard this explanation, he should think that he was bullying the king.

It's hard to get it back.

"Zheng Yuanjun, there is a question I don't understand. My father was not a native of Kuizhou, but like the envoy, he lived in Chang'an for many years. There are not many attachés around the superintendent Yushi, how can he be unaware of the ghosts and plunder the Cao ship in such a secret situation? ”

Fang Chongyong looked at Zheng Shuqing like a fool and asked.

"But your father is dead! Dead people can't speak, and if something happens, you should put the blame on the dead, you are a prodigy, don't you understand this truth! ”

Zheng Shuqing was broken by Fang Chongyong's question, and roared at Fang Chongyong, completely losing the demeanor that a stabbing should have!

Dumbfounded, Fang Chongyong somewhat understood why Zheng Shuqing wanted to kill him and Fang Laique.

There are four words of death without proof, which is enough.

Zheng Shuqing may not have many conspiracies, but he is just a dead horse as a live horse doctor.

The person who falls into the water always has to struggle, Zheng Shuqing understands that the goods used to fill the customs hole are lost, and he will definitely not escape death, it is better to be crazy before death, maybe he will revive the chess game?

Fang Youde has not appeared for so long, and he has not heard of the activities in Chang'an, so it is estimated that he is really dead.

There was an awkward silence in the study, and Fang Chongyong found that although the other party had a showdown, he ...... I can't seem to catch it!

"Uh, Zheng Yuanjun, can you take the liberty of asking, there is a ...... for the withheld customs duties and taxes? How much? ”

Fang Chongyong asked tentatively.

If there were too many, he probably wouldn't be able to get out of this courtyard. Zheng Shuqing is going to be finished, he definitely doesn't mind dragging a few more unlucky eggs to die first, everyone walks together on Huangquan Road, and they are not lonely.

"What's the use of talking about this now, that's 300,000 yuan! You know a! ”

Zheng Shuqing completely lost his temper, with a beast-like roar in his voice. At the beginning, he was obsessed with participating in Li Linfu's arrangement, and he hoped that he could return to Chang'an to serve in the center after the matter was completed, but he didn't expect such a thing to happen.

"It turned out to be only 300,000."

Fang Chongyong breathed a sigh of relief.

If it is more than a few million, it is estimated that it will really be crushed to death by this "mountain of money". But if it's only 300,000, you can also consider operating.

300,000 copper coins are too heavy to be transported effectively?

That's true, but who rules that the tariff must be copper money?

At this time, one tael of gold, that is, 37.7 grams, can be converted into ten dollars! If 300,000 guan is exchanged for gold before shipment, will it take up a lot of space and be very inconvenient to transport?

Fang Chongyong already had an idea in his mind, but he needed time to plan it well.

"You...... How can people be so arrogant, 300,000 yuan is not taken seriously. Even if I sell you, how much can I sell it for? ”

Zheng Shuqing complained dissatisfiedly, of course it is not a bad thing for Fang Chongyong to have self-confidence, but what is the use of having self-confidence?

"Zheng Yuanjun, in fact, I think that the princes of the court will not care whether the Kuizhou tariff has been misappropriated to the border town, nor will they care about the looting of the Nanzhao by the Jiannan army. There is no name written on the money, as long as you can get the money and fill the hole, this game of chess will live. ”

Fang Chongyong persuaded quietly.

Zheng Shuqing was stunned for a moment, and that feeling was like suddenly seeing a bright light in the fog!

Yes, as long as it's money, doesn't it matter if he robbed it from the border town, or does he find a way to make it up for it himself?

"If Lang Jun can figure out a way to make up the money...... I will take you to Chang'an, send you to the entrance hall, and gain fame in the imperial examination! If this matter is settled, I will have no grudge against your family, and there will be no life-and-death conflict between us.

Do you have a way to do it? Kuizhou is here...... There are not many rich households. ”

Zheng Shuqing asked in a low voice, and finally did not forget to remind him.

Obviously, he originally thought about killing a few pigs in Kuizhou to mend the holes, but for some reason he didn't make the trip in the end.

"Give me three days, and within three days there will be an answer."

Fang Chongyong said categorically.