The leaves rustled by the wind and fell to the ground. A strong wind blew, and the leaves were rolled up along with the mud and sand.

Before the wind stopped, it began to rain in the sky. Big drops of rain hit the leaves, and the leaves fell heavily to the ground.

The wind blew violently again, and the wet leaves tumbled a few times, and they could no longer fly.

It's like a person who doesn't hold on to his roots. A gust of wind blows, and although it can fly very high, it will also fall badly when it falls.

Yangzhou is close to the sea, and the rain is always mixed with the fishy smell of the sea breeze, and the air is also wet when it is not raining.

As soon as the wind blew and the rain fell, the fishy smell became stronger. The smell of fish is occasionally mixed with the smell of blood, which makes the smell of the air very strange.

Xiaoyaozi sat in the room drinking tea, waiting unhurriedly for Lai Tianxing to find the governor to come over.

The mountain rain is about to come, and the wind is full of buildings, and he doesn't need to open the window to hear the wind and rain outside. The only thing he can do now is to drink tea quietly here and listen to the wind and rain.

At this time, he was not worried about Xiong Wei's life and death. Lai Tianxing has already assured himself that Xiong Wei's life is not in danger for the time being. No matter what, Lai Tianxing didn't dare to take his words as wind in his ears.

"Squeak!" the door was pushed open.

Xiaoyaozi looked in the direction of the door, and saw a man wearing a hat and a cloak walking in.

Xiaoyaozi knew at a glance that it was the governor who came in person.

The governor took off his hat, shook the raindrops on his coat, and said, "Hero, why are you here?" And they want to see me so grandly. ”

Xiaoyaozi put the teacup on the table and looked at the governor.

The governor hurriedly closed the door and asked Xiaoyaozi again: "Xiaoyaoxia, why are you here?" Don't you know, these are extraordinary times?"

Xiaoyaozi was originally unhurried, but when he saw the governor's ghostly appearance, he instantly became very nervous. "If I don't come again, I guess something big will happen. ”

"What's a big deal?" the governor's expression immediately became serious when he heard Xiaoyaozi's words, "What's the big deal?"

He hesitated for a moment, thinking of Xiong Wei, he looked at Xiaoyaozi, and said tentatively, "You mean the man and the woman who came from Jingshi?"

Xiaoyaozi glared at the governor and nodded.

When the governor saw this, his face softened a little, walked to the table, poured a cup of tea, and said, "I thought it was a big thing, just the two of them, a small thing." ”

"A trivial matter?" Xiaoyaozi looked at the governor seriously and said, "Do you know that the man is a third-grade sword guard given by the emperor." That woman is Wei Zhongxian's goddaughter and Zheng Guifei's confidant. ”

"I know, yes, I've checked, although he is, but there is no token on him to prove his identity. Even if his identity is true, it is not justified to come to investigate the case. I just killed him, and the emperor couldn't do anything about me. ”

The governor took a sip of water and continued unhurriedly: "Wei Zhongxian and Concubine Zheng are both our opponents. The woman is not theirs, and she can live. Since she is Concubine Zheng's person, she has only a dead end. And the man, since he is so close to her, he is in a group. That would have to die, too. ”

Xiaoyaozi saw a strong murderous aura in the governor's eyes.

"Even those are not a reason to kill them. There is a more important point. The governor gritted his teeth as he spoke.

"You're saying they have evidence of your smuggling of salt?" Xiaoyaozi asked rhetorically.

"Yes, that's it. They must die. The Governor slammed the teacup down on the table. He immediately looked at Xiaoyaozi again. "Escape, how do you know this?"

"Not only do I know that they have the evidence, I know. The ledger they have already got their hands on you. You also killed one of their women. ”

"What a free man! You know everything. "The governor is not curious about these things that Xiaoyaozi knows.

"I also know that Wang Dong came from Jingshi for this matter, and he is bound to kill that man. ”

"Yes, yes, yes!" the governor looked at Xiaoyaozi curiously, "What else do you know?"

Xiaoyaozi deliberately sold a pass and said, "I know a lot of things. What I know, you don't necessarily know. You know, I must know. ”

The governor looked at Xiaoyaozi very seriously. "Hero, I didn't catch the person, it was sent by the Salt Gang. What do you think we should do about this?"

"This man can't be killed!" Xiaoyaozi's tone was non-negotiable.

"This man must be killed. Unless you tell me a reason not to kill. The governor and Xiaoyaozi had a disagreement in an instant, and there was a momentum that would never show weakness.

"Hmph! I'll tell you why. Xiaoyaozi hesitated, he wanted to say that this man was secretly sent by the emperor to investigate the case. Think about it or don't give too much information out to them.

He only said lightly: "He is my apprentice, you can't kill him." ”

"Is he your apprentice?" the governor was drinking water, and when he heard Xiaoyaozi's words, water spurted out of his mouth.

He looked at Xiaoyaozi in astonishment, and said loudly: "He is your apprentice, and you are teaching such a good apprentice to oppose us." I don't know where he got that account, but I remember it in detail. Your apprentice is really capable!"

"Isn't that ledger already in your possession now? You can release my apprentice. Xiaoyaozi continued with his words.

"Let him go?" the governor repeated these two words, "I let him go, and he continued to collect evidence to put me to death?

"You let him go. Big things are small, and small things are small. After discussing with the salt merchants, we have paid all the salt taxes for this year. It's not ten percent, at least seven or eight percent, don't be so little every year, and the life of the court is not easy. ”

"Escape, you...... How do you help them say good things. The governor ignored Xiaoyaozi, poured a cup of tea and sat down to continue drinking.

"I see that you are about to come into great trouble, and I am saving you! You quickly let my apprentice go!" Xiaoyaozi emphasized again.

"I think I'm going to be in a big trouble when I let him go. The governor stopped buying the account of the free child, got up and went to the door, picked up the hat, and said, "If you do this, I will not be able to do it." Even though he is your apprentice, I must kill him. ”

"You!" Xiaoyaozi stepped forward to stop him.

"Easy Hero, I know it's not easy for you to bring an apprentice out. However, it is important to focus on the big picture. Speaking of which, I'm not ...... for you," the governor looked at Xiaoyaozi and changed what he was going to say, "I'm not doing something for you. The apprentice can take another one, and it was not easy for us to manage such a situation. Don't let the small be the big one. ”

The governor changed his tone and said, "Your apprentice has already been used by the enemy, and it doesn't matter if he is not used by us, since he is a red man on the enemy's side, he must be killed." Loose hero, don't be kind to women, leave trouble. ”

The governor went to the door and listened, then returned to Xiaoyaozi's ear and whispered for a while.

The governor looked at Xiaoyaozi, his eyes gradually narrowing into lines, and he released a hateful gaze.

Xiaoyaozi also looked at the governor, but he didn't speak.

The governor looked at Xiaoyaozi, slowly opened the door, and prepared to leave. Xiaoyaozi got up suddenly, blocked the door, and pressed the door to death.

The two were at a stalemate.

Xiaoyaozi still spoke first, and he said very seriously: "You must pay this year's salt tax!"

"That's good! You also give me a reason, why should you pay it! Don't forget our own plan, the big picture is the most important. ”

"The war on the frontier is urgent, and the imperial court is waiting for this money for military salaries. In all things, we must put the country first. Xiaoyaozi was in a hurry, and he didn't even think about it and said this reason.

"The free hero, I have really been wandering on the rivers and lakes for a long time, and the hero's demeanor has increased unabated. I don't care about my own business!" The governor glared at him angrily, glared at him fiercely, and ignored him, and pulled the door open fiercely.

Xiaoyaozi slammed the door shut again.

The governor stopped opening the door, walked over to the table, sat down and continued angrily: "A few barbarians, why bother. Now the emperor's body is not as good as a year after year. I estimate that soon this throne will ......"

He paused again. "Although he sent King Fu to Luoyang. However, the voice of the king of fortune in the court was obviously higher than that of the crown prince. Why can't you pay this money, I think you know better than me. ”

"That's right. However, now that the country is not guaranteed, what is the use of the crown prince? Besides, sooner or later, the crown prince will have to inherit the throne. We can't wait for the day when he becomes the emperor, half of the country will be lost!"

"Xiaoyaozi, your head used to be so clear, why are you so pedantic now. You know it yourself. The money stays in Yangzhou and has zero chance of being eaten by the above. Even if we hand it in by numbers. You can guarantee that this money will not be eaten by others? Don't have to work hard for half a day to make wedding clothes for others. ”

"Over the years, we've accumulated enough silver. What if we turn it in by numbers this year?"

"I won't pay you anything. I don't have time to talk nonsense with you here. Now that they all know so many of our secrets, I have to get rid of those two. ”

"No! Resolutely, no!" Xiaoyaozi also froze.

The governor glared at Xiaoyaozi again. "At least I'll get rid of that woman first!"

"No!" Xiaoyaozi added, "You don't know, the emperor gave them a secret holy decree. They now have the Emperor's Imperial Gold Medal on them. If you take out this gold medal and you can still kill them? That's a capital offense. And with their kung fu, you wouldn't have killed him so easily. ”

When the governor heard this, it seemed that this matter was much more difficult than he had thought. He really regretted that he didn't kill them in one breath that day.

So far, I have to do it hard. He looked at Xiaoyaozi again and said, "There is a gold medal?

Xiaoyaozi said excitedly: "Even if you kill him." The emperor will also send someone to investigate this matter. You can figure it out, your current opponent is not my apprentice, but the emperor!"

When the governor heard Xiaoyaozi's words, he was also stunned. He didn't expect that in just a few days it would change so much.

Xiaoyaozi expressed his opinion on this matter again.

"The emperor is determined to find out the salt tax this time, I estimate: the purpose of the emperor's salt tax investigation is not only to check the salt tax, but also to crack down on the power of a group of Donglin Party members, so as to weaken the power of the queen. ”

"The queen also noticed some bad breath, so she sent Wang Dong to Yangzhou in person to find out what happened. ”

"Now I want to put this matter down. The best way to do this is to pay all this year's salt tax. ”

"I also have to think of a way to let Wang Dong go and tell the queen, let the queen ask the emperor for a favor, and exert some pressure by the way. In this way, we can keep the strength in front of us. ”

"If the emperor really eradicates some people from the Donglin Party, Concubine Zheng's power will expand, and things will be even more difficult to clean up at that time. ”

"The prefect of Yangzhou has always been a member of the Donglin Party, whether it is the Zhejiang Party or the Xuan Party. If you let Zheng Guifei take the opportunity to install her own people in Yangzhou. ”

"That's more than worth the loss!"

Xiaoyaozi told the governor about the stakes. Of course, even if it weren't for these reasons, he wouldn't let the governor kill Xiong Wei.

When the governor heard this, he was also stunned. He only thought that the imperial court had always gone to check the illicit salt, and he didn't expect that this time the matter would be so serious.

He was also anxious and said, "Then I'll go and release your apprentice immediately." You have to stop him from going any further. I will now command that I go down and clear up the salt tax that is owed. ”

"No, you can't just let him go!" Xiaoyaozi stopped the governor again.

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