The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 696 Look down on me?

Zhong Hui got off the car and walked quickly into his brother's house.

There were more than twenty soldiers in Zhong Yu's house at that moment. When they saw Zhong Hui, they hurriedly bowed to greet him, but Zhong Hui didn't even look at them.

When I walked into the study, I saw an official sitting in front of Zhong Yu.

Zhong Hui looked him up and down and asked unhappily, "Who are you?!"

The man gave a wry smile and quickly stood up to greet him, "Mr. Zhong, I am Zuo Xi!"

Zhong Hui suddenly remembered that when the emperor went to the restaurant to eat, his identity was discovered by this person, and then he promoted him to the Ministry of Justice.

He also has a very ugly son!!
Zhong Hui suddenly realized, "So it's you. Has your son grown up yet?"

Zuo Xi paused, "No."

"My son is now studying at the Imperial College, all thanks to Mr. Zhong. I will never forget your kindness."

Zuo Xi was very respectful towards Zhong Hui.

This is not only because Zuo Xi was promoted by Zhong Hui, but more importantly because of Zhong Hui's current status.

Not to mention him, even if Wei Shu came, he would have to sit in front of Zhong Hui with his head down.

What's more, according to gossip, Zhong Hui will soon be promoted to Si Tu!

Who would dare to offend Mr. Situ at this age?

Zhong Hui glanced at Zhong Yu and asked, "Brother, why did you send someone to invite me?"

When Zhong Yu saw Zhong Hui coming, he chuckled and looked at Zuo Xi.

"Of course there is something important."

"This Zuo Gong has come to thoroughly investigate the amount of farmland we own."

Zhong Hui uttered an "oh" and then looked at Zuo Xi. "How many acres of arable land did my family count?"

Zuo Xi hurriedly took out the document.

It records in detail the Zhong family's cultivated land in every place. Looking at the thickness of the document, one can imagine how much financial resources their family has.

Zuo Xi flipped through a few pages and then said with a smile, "Mr. Zhong, according to the estimated amount, there are 31,030 mu of arable land, of which 3,000 mu are good farmland, 17,000 mu are medium farmland, and the rest are low-quality farmland."

Zhong Hui frowned immediately.

Furious.

“Bold?!”

"Thirty-one thousand acres?!"

Seeing Zhong Hui getting angry, Zuo Xi felt a sinking feeling in his heart.

The thing I was most worried about happened.

This is what he was afraid of. The Minister of Justice repeatedly told them not to lie and not to be afraid no matter who they faced, but Zhong Hui was different.

It doesn't matter if you offend those elderly three ministers. If they want to take revenge in the future, they will have to live that long. Besides, the emperor will not watch them take revenge.

But Zuo Xi felt that even if this man, the emperor's most favored minister, chopped off his own head with a knife, the emperor would not blame him and would even praise his good knife skills.

Zuo Xi hesitated for a moment before saying helplessly, "I was mistaken."

Should I say 20,000 or 10,000?
It can’t be less than 10,000.

It's a bit hard to bear if it's below 10,000.
Just as Zuo Xi was struggling with what to say, Zhong Hui angrily said, "You really look down on my Zhong family!"

"My family has 50,000 to 60,000 mu of fertile farmland right here in my hometown. If you add in the land from other places, we can even make up 200,000 mu. How dare you say my family only has 30,000 mu? And 3,000 mu of fertile farmland!?"

"what??"

Zuo Xi was immediately stunned.

Zhong Yu was also looking at his brother in astonishment at this moment.

Zhong Hui looked at his brother.

"Brother, take out all those things and show them to this guy! Open his eyes!!"

Zuo Xi swallowed his saliva, and actually he had opened his eyes now.

Zhong Yu was silent for a long time.

Zuo Xi saw his expression constantly changing.

Sometimes it is dark blue, sometimes it is bright red.

Just when Zuo Xi suspected that this person was about to faint, he finally spoke.

"it is good."

The next things were much easier. Zhong Yu's old butler was very familiar with these matters, and he accompanied Zuo Xi to re-register.

Zuo Xi did not stay here any longer. He followed the housekeeper and quickly left this place of trouble.

Zhong Yu just looked at his brother at this moment.

"meeting"

"Brother!"

"Xun Xi also registered it earlier. It's 100,000 mu."

Zhong Hui was stunned for a moment, then said disdainfully, "This fellow must be holding back, definitely not less than us."

"Regardless of whether he's hiding something, His Majesty hasn't said anything more. Do you know what this means?"

"It means His Majesty is going to take things slowly."

Zhong Yu shook his head. "It means that Your Majesty is not going to kill us all, but rather that there is room for maneuver. Yes, I have told you time and again that one must have a long-term perspective and not just see what is in front of them."

Zhong Hui interrupted his brother impatiently, "Brother, are you reluctant to part with this fortune? In my opinion, our combined salaries, plus the farmland, would make us quite wealthy. You're not one for pleasure, and neither am I. Why would you be so reluctant?"

Hearing Zhong Hui's questioning, Zhong Yu couldn't help but shout, "Others report tens of thousands, but you report hundreds of thousands! How will others view you?!" "They will think my family is harming them, selling them out to gain credit in front of His Majesty!"

"Are you trying to make my Zhong family full of enemies?!"

"Besides, His Majesty, the more you report, the more he'll appreciate you, right? Aren't you afraid he'll be wary of you?"

"You are so young now, you don't care about money, and you are willing to give up all your family property in order to move up a level. Do you think His Majesty will trust you to use you?!"

Zhong Yu was furious to the extreme. He pointed outside and cursed, "Do you know how outsiders view our Zhong family? Until now, I don't even have the face to see those friends! Sooner or later, the entire clan will be destroyed by you!!"

"Also, didn't you arrest Zhong Yu not long ago? What's your problem? You even want to arrest your own family?!"

"He is corrupt and abuses his power, why can't he be arrested?"

"Also, how others view me is their business. But you, brother, really care too much about these people. These people are like chickens and dogs in front of me. I really don't take them seriously!!"

The brothers' quarrel could even be heard outside the house.

Zuo Xi's face was full of helplessness, and he just pretended that he didn't understand anything. The housekeeper took him to a more remote place, and the two of them verified it again.

Seven or eight clerks came to help and after a busy afternoon, they finally finished the work.

When they walked out the door, they happened to meet Zhong Hui walking out angrily. Zuo Xi hurriedly stepped aside, not daring to meet him.

Zhong Hui just left him like that.

Zuo Xi couldn't help but let out a breath.

How dangerous.

Zuo Xi first went to the Ministry of Justice and met with Wei Shu.

Wei Shu was also one of the emperor's close ministers, but he was a low-key person and never showed off in his daily life.

But if you look down on this person because of this, then you will have to take your whole family to Nanzhong to spend a happy time.

Zuo Xi did not dare to hide anything and told Zhong Hui the truth about what had happened in his mansion.

Wei Shu listened to his story very carefully, and only nodded when he finished speaking. "Okay, I understand. You can go back first."

Zuo Xi had long been accustomed to the Shangshu's personality.

No one in the Ministry of Justice had ever seen the Shangshu look so panicked. He always seemed to have such a calm face.

No matter what happens, it is not enough to make him change color.

Zuo Xi said goodbye and left.

Wei Shu looked at the documents he handed in and fell into deep thought.

Wei Shu has been quite busy recently. His Majesty asked him to come forward and suppress Sun Yan and others.

This is not an easy matter to handle.

The thorough investigation of the big families is now divided into three steps. The first step is to send people from the Ministry of Revenue, and the second step is to send people from the Ministry of Justice.
According to the investigations of various departments, there are different standards for each major clan. If it is lower than this standard, Wei Shu will come forward.

So far, no problem has been solved by going to the transfer department of the Dazu family.

These inhumane people are unwilling to tell the truth even now and are still hiding things.

The Ministry of Justice also has a way to deal with these people.

But what the Zhong family handed over seems a bit too much?

Wei Shu didn't think much about it, just put it aside and continued to wait for the others to come and report.

At this moment, Zuo Xi had just returned home and had not yet eaten a hot meal when he saw his son walking out in a hurry.

Zuo Xi had high hopes for this son, but unfortunately, he was too dull.

First I learned to play the drums and the piano, but I wasn't very good at it. Then I tried to learn calligraphy, but I wasn't very good at it either. Then I tried to learn painting, but I wasn't good at it either.

Finally, after learning poetry, he finally began to show his talent.

Zuo Xi was extremely excited, and he asked him to study classics and spent a lot of money to send him to the Imperial College.

But this guy looks very impatient every day, and it seems that his mind is not on his studies at all.

"where are you going?!"

Zuo Xi asked angrily.

Zuo Si shuddered, looked at his father, lowered his head, and said nothing.

He was always like this in front of his father. Zuo Xi taught him many principles, including how to get along with others and how to show his talents, but this guy just didn't make any progress.

Looking at his wooden son, Zuo Xi was very disappointed.

"Forget it. Go out and do whatever you want."

Zuo Sixiang was about to say something, but Zuo Xi had already turned around and walked into the study.

Zuo Si stood there for a long time before turning around and leaving his home.

He was walking on the road with a book in his hand. His home was not far from the Imperial College. It took him less than an hour to arrive here.

There are activities in the Imperial College today. Ever since the debate between Sun Yan and Qiao Zhou, there have been activities one after another without stopping.

The Imperial College was packed with people, and Zuo Si looked a little frightened. He subconsciously shrank his waist, hugged the book in his hand to his chest, and walked casually towards the bustling place.

On the high platform, Sun Yan was debating loudly with Kong Chao.

The air was filled with the smell of fire, and the scholars were shouting loudly, as if they were ready to start a fight at any moment.

The soldiers in the distance were also eager to try, ready to come up and stop them at any time.

Zuo Si looked at this scene, lost in thought.

A group of people were walking towards them from a distance, led by Xun Yi, with famous scholars on both sides.

(End of this chapter)