Yipin Tianxia

Xuancheng.

In the backyard of the government office of the governor of Lingzhou, the melodious sound of the piano was heard along with the graceful singing, which was elegant and pleasant.

The butler led a group of guests in. He stopped to appreciate the singing, and then smiled, "This is Ah Li? I'm much more successful under your master's training than before."

The butler smiled and said, "That is a gift from the young master. Our master likes it very much. Come, this way please."

After bypassing the rockery and turning another corner, the eyes suddenly brightened.

Lord Zhang Cang, Inspector of Lingzhou, Min Ye, the highest officer of the local army, and several local high-ranking officials listened to the ditty together, but what was placed in front of them was not wine, but tea.

When someone came in, everyone's eyes lit up, Min Ye took the lead and said, "Brother Chai, you've come!"

Chai Rong took off his hooded cloak with a smile, and bowed his hands, "It's my sin to keep the adults waiting for a long time. Please accept it for such a small gift."

Behind him came out a group of beautiful boys, both male and female, all of them were seven or eight years old, when male and female were indistinguishable, one-on-one, with good manners, no matter they were child molesters or housemaids. , are all top choices.

The few officials looked at it, and they all showed some satisfaction. Only Min Ye said, "At this time, even if you send a fairy, I am not in the mood to watch it. Brother Chai, sit down quickly, let's talk about it." It's important!"

Chai Rong smiled and stepped forward to sit down.The butler quickly retreated with his servants and singers, and went to arrange those children for the adults.

In the hall, Zhang Cang said, "That King Ping seems to be indifferent to everything, and the county horse is also young and polite. But he is impeccable in his actions, and it is hard to find out the depth."

"That's right!" Min Ye said, "I wanted to ask that young son-in-law out for a stroll, but I pushed him away. Give him a gift, but I blocked him again. It's really difficult to get in."

"The princess is too." Another human said next to him, "I asked my wife to bring her a nice piece of jewelry, but the princess accepted it. But I sent back a piece of royal jewelry, which was even more expensive than the original one from my family. Even better."

Suddenly one person said again, "But if the emperor really sent him to check the tea tax, how can there be no movement so far? The guards of honor have already gone to the capital, and the censor surnamed Fang has not seen them go Have you been in touch?"

Another humane. "Or, are we too nervous? Even though the kid surnamed Fang had a scene in the countryside, after sending someone to warn him, didn't he calm down? His poor relatives are all under our control. , it’s impossible for him to ignore any of them, right?”

Chai Rong patiently listened to them.Then he smiled, "I just want to tell you one thing. That Lord Junma has already arrived in Xianyuan Town."

what?

As soon as this statement came out, the whole audience was shocked.

Min Ye had the strongest temper, and immediately slapped the table with his big slap, "It's unreasonable! To toast well and not to eat fine wine, it's in vain that we put so much effort into bringing such a big show to his family, it's all in vain. "

A ferocious look suddenly appeared on his face. "Ouyang's family is also from Lingzhou after all, and Yunling Shi's family..."

"No!" Zhang Cang stopped drinking. "If you really do this, the rabbit will be forced to bite people. Besides, there is King Ping, and you have moved their two families. How can he let us go?"

"Then what should we do? Do you want to watch them bring the matter of the tea tax to the emperor?" Min Ye said angrily, "I worked so hard to bring down Liangshan, causing injuries all over my body, and even killed two of them." My son and my three nephews, what if we just eat and get something now? We rely on mountains to eat mountains, and rely on water to eat water. The emperor's doing this is really chilling!"

"Shut up!" Zhang Cang thumped the table anxiously, "Even in my house, is it possible to say such outrageous words?"

Min Ye didn't speak anymore, but Chai Rong's eyes were full of the obviously angry look, he smiled lightly, and he said, "My lords, please rest assured, since I'm here, this matter must be settled."

Zhang Cang wondered, "Do you have a solution? Tell me quickly and listen."

Chai Rong laughed, "Even if Ouyang Kang was ordered by the emperor to check the tea tax, why don't we try to drag him into the water? Alright, my lords, please go back and rest at ease, and wait for my good news."

It was obvious that they didn't want to tell them, and the other officials got up and left immediately after hearing this.

When Zhang Cang and Min Ye were left alone, Chai Rong didn't point it out, but said, "You two adults only need to remember that Master He is standing on top of us."

When the sky fell, there was a tall man holding it up. Zhang Min and Zhang Min felt relieved and thanked him. Chai Rong offered to say, "Master Zhang stay here, I will send Master Min out."

On the way, he wanted to seduce Min Ye with a few words, and Min Ye immediately complained.

"How many brothers who fought together died? What did the emperor say at that time? He patted me on the shoulder and said with tears, the world that you old fellows fought with me will be as long as my Gao family One day, I will never treat you badly. But now? I admit that I am greedy for a little money, but I am not alone. Who doesn’t do this? There used to be an old saying that being an official for thousands of miles is only for money. What's the matter if I make some money? As for the emperor being so fussy, did he secretly send someone to investigate?

Besides, I took this little money, did I eat and drink myself?Isn't it all used to help some poor relatives?This one comes here today, and the other one comes tomorrow. Everyone sees me as an official and wants to gain some fame. This is also human nature. Who is not the same?The emperor is the richest man in the world, of course he is rich, look how bright he made his uncle and cousin?But we can't do it, if we only rely on the imperial court's salary, it's enough shit..."

Chai Rong listened patiently with a smile, and waited until the end before saying, "I can understand Master Min's difficulty, how about this, you will pay a small amount later, and you can get a share in any of my shops."

Min Ye was startled, "How dare you?"

Chai Rong smiled, "What's there to be embarrassed about? As long as you help guard Lingzhou well, are we afraid that we won't get any money in the future?"

Min Ye is not stupid after all, he heard the meaning in the words, "Do you have any other plans?"

Chai Rong whispered a few words in his ear, and Min Ye's face changed greatly when he heard it, "You...this is..."

Chai Rong said, "Wealth and wealth are sought in danger, as long as the layout is well laid out, even the emperor can only accept this dumb loss."

Min Ye's eyes flickered, and he thought over and over again, "Then do you want to talk to Mr. Zhang..."

Chai Rong said, "Not everyone in our Chai family's business has the opportunity to get involved. I only tell you such heart-to-heart words because Mr. Min is decisive and courageous. If you don't dare, then forget it, just treat me Nonsense, anyway, I will find a way to solve the tea tax issue this time, but I can't guarantee it next time."

Min Ye swallowed, his palms were covered with sweat, "You, let me think..."

Chai Rong smiled, "Of course, but Mr. Min, you are not too young now, so you should return to your hometown in a few days, right? You have to settle down your children first, otherwise there will be no successors, and the family But it will be difficult."

In a word, it poked Min Ye's heart.

His most valiant sons and nephews had perished in battle, and what was left of the family now was a disgrace.But even if he doesn't live up to expectations, he is still his own flesh and blood. If it wasn't for the sake of accumulating more family property for them, why would he not be a Beijing official and insist on letting it out, fighting his age and brazenly making money everywhere?

Lingzhou is really a good place. In the past few years, the family has slowly prospered thanks to the money from the tea tax.If you don't make more money while you are still in the seat, when you retire, the whole family will have to sit and eat.

Finally, he made up his mind, "Then explain the situation clearly, and I'll see if this can be done."

Chai Rong smiled lightly, hiding the vicious calculation in his eyes.

Ouyang Kang, who told you to be so short-sighted, but why did you come to step on the land of the master?This time it's not that I won't let you go, but that others won't let you go!

■

Xianyuan Town, in the inn.

Ouyang Kang looked at his daughter-in-law and his mother-in-law together, and laughed at Yan Yanjian who just made such a big pot of crystal elbows, and felt a little confused.

The pork belly was bought late, so the mother and daughter didn't get it, but they were already discussing whether they should return it to the pot or marinate it tomorrow.If it is marinated, do you want to add a few pig's trotters, pork belly, chicken, duck or something.

"Would you like to drink some Xiaoshi tea and go out for a walk?" Mu Shaoqin hesitated again and again, and took the initiative to find an opportunity to reconcile with his wife.

But Hui Niang obviously didn't want to forgive him. She raised her chin like a big woman, and snorted, "Don't worry about it, we two will go back to the house and eat melon seeds to digest our food. Even if we are full, I also have my daughter with me."

Can you still crack melon seeds?Mu Shaoqin felt a little regretful at this time, he had agreed to the separation so quickly, but now he didn't have the chance to talk alone.

His cold was not that serious, as soon as he took a dose of medicine, the fever subsided.Now that the mother and daughter are gone, what's the point of leaving a son-in-law who recovers faster and is alive and kicking in front of him?

With a dull sigh in his heart, Mu Shaoqin fell asleep on his side.By the way, think about how to speak tomorrow, drive the annoying son-in-law back, and let the wife move back.

But after closing the door, the son-in-law came forward and wanted to tell him something.

It's not that Ouyang Kang can't handle it, it's just that this matter is a bit big, and he doesn't know what to do if he doesn't discuss it with others.

Things in Lingzhou were far more complicated than he imagined.

According to Bao Yiqing, apart from natural disasters, even in the years when the war was the worst, the tea production of Xianyuan Mountain did not drop by [-]%.And even in the best years of the previous dynasty, at least [-]% of the tea tax here was concealed.

That is to say, when the officials of the Liang Dynasty first came here to take office, there was extremely serious corruption.

Behind this kind of corruption lies a huge chain of interests. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)