The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

"Oh? Tell me in detail!"

Only then did Sheng Yuan get serious.

Seeing this, Yuan finally heaved a sigh of relief.

However, she still didn't dare hang on to Shengyuan, and said honestly: "The five states in the southern province have a default sea route, which is said to be used to transfer the restricted materials set by the imperial court. But this is also a rumor. After all, what is the big fleet buying and selling? None of us know."

"I don't know? Not entirely? Your son and Mr. Wei's family formed a small caravan with six boats!"

When Yuan heard this, she shook her head sadly, "He and Brother Cong paid for the six ships, but they are not in charge of the goods they transport and the voyage routes, they are arranged according to the needs of the large fleet. "

"Big fleet?" Sheng Yuan narrowed his eyes.

The frequency of this appellation is not low!
"To make a living, many local civilians would rock their boats and go out to sea behind the big fleet."

After Yuan said this, he was afraid that Sheng Yuan would not believe him, so he added: "In the beginning, the person who discovered the route accidentally followed the big fleet for a while, and found out that there is no need to pay taxes for going to sea from there, so he called his friends. Friends make a living together.

Later, more and more people heard the news, so the team following the big fleet became more and more powerful.

Later, the stewards of the large fleet found the chiefs of these civilians, and only then did the current rules be established. "

After hearing this, Sheng Yuan nodded, expressing that he believed it.

But before Yuan could breathe a sigh of relief, she added: "Mrs. An Guogong explained it in detail, but if she wants to take advantage of this smuggling route, she wants to make meritorious deeds. To be honest, it's a bit overthinking."

"..." Yuan Shi was speechless, but she was already prepared for this, so she was not very nervous, "South Province is adjacent to Lingnan, and the case of my brother Hai just arrived at Dali Temple for review, and the people from the Grand Fleet came to find me Come here, I am very confident that Brother Hai will be exiled to Lingnan, and he will take care of them."

Speaking of this, Yuan's face showed anger: "Although Brother Hai and Cong are ignorant, they all keep their word and are obedient children. Before they left Beijing, their family told them that they were from the local academy. It has already been taken care of, so they can study with peace of mind when they go there, and they must not disclose their family background to the outside world, so as not to make people notice and change their temperament."

"You mean, the people in the Grand Fleet may have detected their origins from their words and deeds? Want to cling to you?"

"I'm even more skeptical that the sale of salt by Geer Hai and Brother Cong was designed by them in order to bring Duke Anguo's mansion onto the pirate ship!"

Yuan Shi was a little excited when he said this, the tone was quite different from before, which caught Sheng Yuan's attention: "Mrs. An Guogong, do you have any evidence for what you say?"

"Me!" Yuanshi opened her mouth, suddenly hesitated, she bit her lip, and a look of struggle flashed in her eyes.

Seeing this, Sheng Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the other party for a while, then smiled lightly and said: "Mrs. An Guogong, you have already mentioned this point today, if you hide something, I'm afraid it will not please both parties!"

Hearing this, the Yuan family seemed to be frightened, and suddenly looked up at Sheng Yuan.

Sheng Yuan nodded unhurriedly: "Mrs. An Guo, if according to what you said, the other party has a plan... Guess, they will keep staring at the mansion of An Guo until the dust settles?!"

"!!!" Yuanshi's lips trembled violently, and the reddish face faded immediately.

"Sheng, Master Sheng, help me!"

"Help is of course helpful." Sheng Yuan watched the other party's eyes gradually light up, with a smile on his face, "However, it depends on Mrs. An, if you are half-covering and half-covering the pipa. Cover your face, let’s just tell the truth and treat him with sincerity!”

"I'll say it! I'll say it all!" This time, the Yuan clan no longer hesitated, and said in a trembling voice, "My father was a student of Lu Cifu during the former emperor's time! Since the examination of that subject, Lu Cifu has appointed my father as the leader of the meeting. Yuan, the two families are from the same township, and my father waits on the teacher by Lu Cifu's side."

Lu Cifu? !

Sheng Yuan vaguely remembered that it seemed to have been mentioned once during family chats.

This person is the elder brother of Empress Lu, who is more than 20 years older than Empress Lu. It is said that Empress Lu was raised by him as his daughter.

Thinking of this, Sheng Yuan calculated Mrs. Yuan's age, and couldn't help laughing.

Standing in line means standing in line, and you still serve the teacher? !Obviously, the age difference between the two is not too much!
No wonder that after the fall of Lu Cifu, the first emperor dismissed the titles of teachers and other titles, and did not allow ministers to be their own teachers. All candidates are disciples of the emperor!

Sheng Yuan's mental activities are very rich, but it doesn't show on his face: "Then what?!"

"Because of the relationship between the two families, when I was in my boudoir, I often went to Lu's mansion as a guest, but Empress Lu was ten years older than me, and I mostly played with Lu Cifu's daughters and granddaughters."

Perhaps it was because of the memory of her childhood, Yuan's mood became much calmer, and her speech speed also slowed down.

"Mrs. An Guogong, if you hesitate, you don't have to say anything." Sheng Yuan's understanding attitude made Yuan shiver.

"Lu Cifu has a grandson who is about the same age as me. Since the Lu family fell, these heirs were sent to extremely cold places."

The Yuan family said: "Although the former emperor only let Lu Cifu commit suicide and spared the lives of Lu's family, the road to distribution was very difficult and dangerous. It is said that after arriving in the extremely cold place, there were more than a dozen children and grandchildren in their family, and only two or three were left in the end. Later, it was said that the Lu family did not adapt to the local climate, and they all disappeared."

"Did you meet the Lu family this time?" Sheng Yuan couldn't stand her babbling, so she asked directly.

"The Lu family, the direct grandson of the Lu family, is the head of the large fleet who has found friendship with Duke Anguo's mansion this time!" The Yuan family finally finished speaking in one breath.

"The direct grandson of the Lu family? Has he revealed his identity to you?"

"How dare he!" Yuan Shi quickly waved his hand and said, "But if he doesn't mention it, I still recognize it!"

"Madam Yuan is too confident, right? If you don't say anything, you haven't seen each other for nearly twenty years, right?"

"That gentleman has an outstanding complexion and a striking temperament, which is very easy to recognize. What's more, he has a rouge mole on his earlobe, jaw, and fingertips!"

"Madam has really good eyesight!" These details can be found!
You must know that these characteristics are definitely not obvious, because the obvious characteristics will definitely be eliminated after the Lu family leaves the place of distribution.

"..." Yuanshi hesitated for a moment, fearing that Sheng Yuan would not believe him, his face showed a look of struggle again, and after a while, he whispered, "My family and his family had a verbal engagement, so we met each other a few times, but because of Lu If the family falls, let it all go!"

Another marriage broken off? !
Sheng Yuan couldn't help but look at Yuan's expression, and asked a question that he was curious about just now: "Since your father and Lu Cifu are considered masters and apprentices, after Lu Cifu's downfall, will it not affect your father?"

When this topic was brought up, the Yuan family was not embarrassed: "My father is not good at strategy, but only good at reading, so because Lu Cifu loves talents, he only talks about poetry and painting with my father... When Lu Cifu fell from power, he separated himself from most of the students. In addition, the late emperor had no intention of staying together, so my father escaped."

When Yuan said this, the determination on his face became more and more obvious: "Master Sheng, I'm sure that the purpose of the Lu family's coming to Beijing this time is not pure!"