Xuancheng.

In the backyard of the Lingzhou Governor's official office, the melodious sound of piano came with graceful singing, elegant and beautiful.

The housekeeper led a group of guests in, stopped to appreciate the song for a while, and then smiled, "Is this Ali? It's much more promising under your master's hands than before."

The housekeeper smiled and said, "That was given to me by the young master. Our master likes it very much. Come here, please."

After walking around the rockery and turning a corner, my eyes suddenly became bright.

Lord Zhang Cang, the governor of Lingzhou, Min Ye, the highest commander of the local army, and several local officials listened to the song together, but what they placed in front of them was not wine, but tea.

When the visitor came in, everyone's eyes lit up. Min Ye took the lead and said, "Brother Chai, you're here!"

Chai Rong smiled and took off his hooded cloak and bowed, "It is my fault to let some adults wait for a long time. I'll accept it with a small gift."

Behind him was a group of beautiful children, both men and women, both seven or eight years old, and when they were not distinguished by male and female, they were one-on-one pair, and were polite. Whether they were a lie or a maid, they were all the best choices.

After seeing the officials, they all showed a bit of satisfaction. Only Min Ye said, "At this time, you can even send a fairy to you, I'm not in the mood to watch. Brother Chai, please sit down quickly. It's important for us to talk about serious matters!"

Chai Rong smiled and stepped forward to sit down. The butler quickly took the servants and singers to retreat and arranged for the children to all the adults.

In the hall, Zhang Cang said, "That King Ping seems to be careless of everything, and the Junma is young and polite. But he does things without any leakage, and it really makes people unable to find out the depth."

"That's it!" Min Ye said, "I want to ask the young prince-in-law to go out for a walk, but I pushed him. I gave him a gift, but blocked him. It's really hard to deal with it."

"The princess is the same." Someone said next to her, "I asked the lady to bring her a good piece of jewelry, but the princess took it. But she sent it back with another piece of imperial court, which was even better than what my family originally gave."

Suddenly, one person said, "But if the emperor really sent him to check the tea tax, how could there be no movement yet? The ceremonial guards have already gone to the capital, and the censor named Fang has never seen them come into contact with them?"

Another person said, "Or, are we too nervous? Although the boy named Fang had a fight in the countryside, he had sent someone to warn him, didn't he be honest? All the poor relatives of his family are under our control, and he couldn't ignore any of them, right?"

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

What?

As soon as these words came out, the seat was filled with shock.

Min Ye had the strongest temper and immediately slapped the table, "It's outrageous! We don't eat the punishment for toasting well. We have tried our best to bring such a big show to his family, and they are all wasted."

A ferocious look suddenly appeared on his face. "The Ouyang family is also a member of Lingzhou, and the Yunling Shi family..."

"No!" Zhang Cang stopped shouting. "If you really do this, you will force the rabbit to bite people. Besides, King Ping is here. If you touch their two families, how can he give up with us?"

"What should I do? Watch them steal the tea tax to the emperor?" Min Ye said angrily, "I worked hard to build a country for Daliang, causing injuries and killed two sons and three nephews. So what if I just eat some food and get some? I rely on the mountains to eat and drink water. It is really chilling for the emperor to do this!"

"Silence!" Zhang Cang pounded the table in a hurry, "Even if it's in my house, can such a ruthless word be said?"

Min Ye stopped talking, but his obviously angry look was in Chai Rong's eyes and he smiled faintly. He said, "Dear sirs, please rest assured. Since I am here, I must settle this matter."

Zhang Cangqi said, "You have a way? Tell me quickly."

Chai Rong laughed, "Even if Ouyang Kang really came to check the tea tax by the emperor, wouldn't it be better if we wanted to pull him into the water? Okay, please go back and rest with peace of mind, and wait for my good news."

It was obvious that I didn't want to tell them anymore. When the other officials heard this, they immediately stood up and said goodbye.

When Zhang Cang and Min Ye were left alone, Chai Rong did not point it out, and said, "You two sirs only need to remember that sir He is standing on our top."

When the sky fell, there was a tall man holding him. Zhang and Min felt relieved and thanked him. Chai Rong took the initiative to ask, "Sir Zhang stay, I'll send Lord Min out."

When he arrived on the road, he wanted to seduce Min Ye, and Min Ye immediately complained.

"How many brothers who fought together died? What did the emperor say at that time? He patted my shoulder and said with tears, "You old friends have conquered the world with me. As long as my Gao family has a day in the future, I will not treat you badly. But now? I admit that I am greedy for a little money, but I am not the only one who is greedy for me. Who did not do this? In the past, the old saying said, "What if I am an official for thousands of miles, I will make some money?" As for the emperor, do he secretly send someone to investigate?"

Besides, if I have eaten and drunk this little money, did I eat and drink by myself? Didn’t I just use it to help some poor relatives? This is what I see today and tomorrow. Everyone will see me as an official and want to gain some wealth. This is also human nature. Who is not the same? The emperor is the rich man in the world. Of course he has money. Look how glamorous his uncle and cousin are? But we can’t do it. If we rely solely on the court’s salary, it would be nothing…”

Chai Rong kept listening patiently with a smile, and waited until the end, and said, "I can understand Lord Min's difficulties. Otherwise, you can pay a few small amounts of money to join any shop in my house."

Min Ye was shocked, "How can you be embarrassed?"

Chai Rong smiled, "What's the shame? As long as you help guard Lingzhou well, are we still afraid that we will not get any money in the future?"

Min Ye was not stupid, and he could hear what he meant, "Do you have any other plans?"

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

Chai Rong said, "We are in danger of wealth and honor. As long as we set up the game, even the emperor can only accept the loss of this mute."

Min Ye's eyes flashed, and he thought, "Would you like to share with Lord Zhang..."

Chai Rong said, "No one has the chance to get involved in our Chai family's business. I think Lord Min is a decisive and courageous person, so I told you that this kind of heartfelt words. If you don't dare, then forget it. Just think I'm talking nonsense. I will find a way to solve the tea tax this time, but I can't guarantee it next time."

Min Ye swallowed his saliva, his palms were covered in sweat, "You, let me think about it..."

Chai Rong smiled, "Of course, but Lord Min, you are not young now. You should retire and return home after a few more, right? You have to settle your children first, otherwise there will be no successor and it will be difficult for the family to deal with it."

In one sentence, it hit Min Ye's heart.

His most brave and warlike sons and nephews have all died on the battlefield. Now all the rest of the family is not good. But no matter how unsuccessful it is, it is his own blood. If it weren't for saving more family business for them, why would he let the Beijing officials not do it, and he had to let it go, and make money everywhere with his old face?

Lingzhou is really a good place. In recent years, the family has gradually flourished with the tea tax money. If you don’t make more money while you are still in your seat and wait until you step down, the whole family will have to spend money.

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

Chai Rong smiled slightly and hid the vicious plot in his eyes.

Ouyang Kang, who told you to be so blind and come to step on the land of my country? This time it’s not that I won’t let you go, but that others won’t let you go!

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Xianyuan Town, in the inn.

Ouyang Kang saw his wife and his mother-in-law together, and he fucked such a big pot of crystal elbow while he was smiling, and he felt a little confused.

The five-flowered belly was bought late, so the mother and daughter didn’t get it, but they were already discussing whether to re-cook or braised tomorrow. If it were braised, should we add some pig trotters, pig belly chickens, ducks, etc.

"Do you want to have some digestive tea and go out and walk around?" Mu Shaoqin hesitated for a while 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 wife and snorted, "Don't worry, we both go back to the house to tease melon seeds and eat. Even if we eat too much, we will have my daughter with me."

Can you still knock melon seeds? Mu Shaoqin regretted it at this time. He agreed to separate so quickly, but now he has no chance to find a separate conversation.

His coldness was not that serious. After a dose of medicine, the fever subsided. Now that the mother and daughter have left, the remaining son-in-law who recovers faster and is leaping around, what's the point?

He sighed in his heart and Mu Shaoqin fell to sleep. By the way, he thought about how to speak tomorrow, drove his annoying son-in-law back and let his wife move back.

But after closing the door, the son-in-law approached and had something to say to him.

It’s not that Ouyang Kang couldn’t stand it, but it was really a bit big. If he didn’t discuss it with others, he felt a little unsure.

Things in Lingzhou are far more complicated than he thought.

According to Bao Yiqing, in addition to natural disasters, even in the years when the war was most severe, the tea production in Xianyuan Mountain did not drop by 50%. Even in the best time of the previous dynasty, at least 30% of the tea tax here was concealed.

That means that when officials from the Daliang Dynasty first came here to take office, they had extremely serious corruption.
Chapter completed!