When Xu Yingyuan touched the Siyuan Bureau, Zhao Jinjiao was just about to sleep, he was on duty yesterday, and he could take a day off today, so he was ready to sleep lazily, and get up in the afternoon to find someone to gamble.

But as soon as he heard that the second brother was coming, Zhao Jinjiao got up from the bed without saying a word, and rushed out without washing his face. When Xu Yingyuan said that Brother Jinzhong was looking for a restaurant outside the palace and looking for him to have a discussion, he immediately pulled Xu Yingyuan out of the palace gate.

The second uncle didn't have much money on him, and he was embarrassed to tell Xu Yingyuan, so he searched for a long time on the street before he found a noodle shop. Thinking that the money on his body was enough to invite the two brothers to eat a bowl of shredded noodles with pickled cabbage and pork, and by the way, one person scalded a pot of wine, so he dared to stand outside and wait. Otherwise, the money is not enough, and he is a person who is used to the scene, which one is embarrassed to have a treat.

About half an hour, Xu Yingyuan and Zhao Jinjiao found the noodle shop that the second uncle was looking for. The two brothers thought that the second uncle was looking for a tavern, so they patronized the ones they frequented before, but they didn't find anyone. Fortunately, Zhao Jinjiao had sharp eyes and saw the second uncle outside the noodle shop, otherwise he didn't know when he would find it.

"Brother, it's cold outside, go in and say."

There are some things that need not be said, Zhao Jinjiao knew that Brother Jinzhong must be shy in his pocket, so after entering, he threw a piece of broken silver to the shopkeeper of the noodle shop, asking him to cut another plate of beef, and said that he would be the east today, and the two brothers could eat whatever they wanted, and save money for him.

The shopkeeper got the silver, the smile on his face suddenly brightened, and he greeted warmly, asking the Hun family to quickly bring the beef up and cut a large plate for the father-in-law.

The second uncle was a little embarrassed on the side.

"My brother has been in good luck lately."

Xu Yingyuan laughed, with his understanding of this sworn third brother, he was able to throw out the silver so happily, most of which was won at the gambling table.

"Don't they all say that the love scene is frustrated, and the casino is proud." Zhao Jinjiao also laughed, and pulled the second uncle, who was a little ashamed, to sit down.

"What, that didn't follow the old brother?"

Xu Yingyuan sat down and asked curiously. As far as he knows, his sworn brother has been fighting with a palace maid recently, and he wants to get married. But listening to what Zhao Jinjiao said, it seems that this thing has not been done?

"Don't mention it, ask someone to cut off the beard." Zhao Jinjiao was a little depressed.

Xu Yingyuan snorted, slapped the table with a "horn", and scolded: "Whoever dares to rob our brother's woman, which yamen is it, let's clean him up when we go back!" ”

The second uncle was also emotional, the woman who robbed his brother was the woman who robbed him, and he had to come forward for his brother no matter what.

"Come on, the two brothers of that person can't be provoked, don't plant the two brothers in it." Zhao Jinjiao hurriedly waved his hand, he didn't dare to take his two brothers to make trouble with others.

"Huh?" Xu Yingyuan was stunned, "Someone who has a ministry?" ”

"Uh-huh." Zhao Jinjiao snorted, "Don't mention this, let's get down to business." ”

"Serious matters, serious matters." Xu Yingyuan sneered, the lord of the ministry is not something that these old guys can afford to provoke.

The second uncle was also busy talking about business, and looked at Zhao Jinjiao with a blank eye.

"What's going on over there in Lao Qiu? It's been so long, and there's no one to hear from? Xu Yingyuan knew that the second uncle was in a hurry, so he asked first.

"Lao Qiu is none other than the original head of Master Sun Xian." I was afraid that the second uncle didn't know which Lao Qiu was, so Xu Yingyuan deliberately said it.

The second uncle nodded hurriedly and said, "I know, when I entered the palace, I took the Sun Gong Road, and it was Lao Qiu who introduced me to the Sun family. ”

"That's not an outsider." Xu Yingyuan nodded, and said mysteriously: "I heard that Grandpa Sun is hot now, it is said that the emperor plans to let Grandpa Sun take over the position of the ancestor." ”

"Not necessarily, right?" Zhao Jinjiao was stunned, "How did I hear that Gonggong Jin is going to take over the position of the ancestor?" ”

"How is it possible, my news came out from above, Father-in-law Jin, it's no fun." Xu Yingyuan said with certainty.

"Father-in-law Jin just gave Gonggong Chen a funeral, and it was still the name given by the emperor, if you want to say that there is no drama, Father-in-law Sun is almost the same." Zhao Jinjiao is also convinced of his sources.

"Do you believe it? …”

"Anyway, Grandpa Jin is hotter on the other side."

“……”

The two brothers fought for who to use as the palm print, but the second uncle was in a hurry. Who will do the palm seal of the celebrant and supervisor, what does it matter to you!

"You don't care who takes over the position of the ancestor, the matter of Sichuan, the mine! The second uncle almost couldn't catch it in one breath, and he choked in a panic.

"Uh... Don't worry, brother, you listen to me first. Zhao Jinjiao and Xu Yingyuan reacted and didn't dare to interrupt anymore. When Zhao Jinjiao was about to speak, the guy brought the beef, and he was hungry, so he took a bite with chopsticks and devoured it. After eating, I told the second uncle and Xu Yingyuan a bad news.

"Lao Qiu has already gone to Sichuan."

"What?" The second uncle was startled, straightened up and shrank back, disappointed.

"Didn't you tell me about it earlier yesterday?" Xu Yingyuan was also anxious, he also pointed to Sichuan to turn over. But this person is gone, but Zhao Jinjiao doesn't say a word, you say it's not angry.

"Don't worry, two brothers, can you listen to me finish speaking?" Zhao Jinjiao didn't expect the two brothers to go to Sichuan in such a hurry, so he didn't dare to delay any longer, and said busily: "That mine is a silver mine, in a place called Shiyanzhai in Yun'an County, Sichuan, Gonggong Qiu went to serve as the director of mining tax. ”

"We know this, the problem is that everyone is gone, what should we do?" Xu Yingyuan complained, "At the beginning, you said that you could take us to Sichuan with Gonggong Qiu to make a fortune, and you and Brother Jinzhong can take this matter seriously, you are good, and it will collapse in one fart!" ”

"I said second brother, can you listen to me? … I only said that Lao Qiu had already gone to Sichuan, but I didn't say that we couldn't go? Zhao Jinjiao is also aggrieved, and this anxious second brother likes to interrupt him.

Hearing this, the second uncle and Xu Yingyuan suddenly had hope again, and their spirits were lifted.

"You say, you say, say quickly." The second uncle almost brought his head to Zhao Jinjiao, regardless of the fact that the noodles that the guy had just brought were exuding steaming heat.

Xu Yingyuan said in a low voice: "Lao Qiu is in trouble, and he is in trouble right now, so he sent a letter back to Beijing, hoping that Gonggong Sun would send him more manpower." ”

"How do you say this, if you open a mine well, how can it be bad?" The second uncle was confused.

Xu Yingyuan was confused, and urged: "You can be clear, what's wrong?" ”

Zhao Jinjiao immediately told the two sworn brothers some of the information he knew.

It turned out that the stone village where Qiu Chengyun went was the territory of the Yi people, and the imperial court had a Xuanfu envoy in the local area, and this Xuanfu envoy was the leader of the Yi people, named Ma Qiancheng. However, although Ma Qiancheng is the leader of the Yi people, he is a descendant of Ma Yuan, the general of Fubo in the Han Dynasty, and he is a Han person, but he is a hereditary local Tusi.

As a propaganda envoy, Ma Qiancheng was mainly responsible for local military and political affairs. After Qiu Chengyun took people to Shiyan, because he was in a hurry to open the mine, he asked the local county magistrate to post a notice, ordering all the people living on the mine to be demolished within a month, and only a small amount of compensation was given.

This condition is obviously very harsh, regardless of the life and death of the people. So the local people found Ma Qiancheng, the Xuanfu envoy, and asked him to intercede on his behalf, on the one hand, to allow the people to delay the relocation, and on the other hand, to seek greater compensation from the mine supervisor.

Ma Qiancheng is still a good official, and when he saw that the people were really sad, he took 5,000 taels of silver and gave it to Qiu Chengyun, asking him to open a mine and not harass the people.

Qiu Chengyun saw that the money was open-minded and agreed to this condition, but asked for a bribe of another 10,000 taels. He told Ma Qiancheng that the 10,000 taels were sent to Beijing and handed over to the emperor. As long as the emperor gets the silver, it will be easy to do things here. His father-in-law Qiu is also from a poor background, where is he really willing to embarrass the people. To open a mine, as long as you pay the emperor a errand first, it is not difficult to drag on the following matters for a while.

Ma Qiancheng was right to think about it, so he scraped together another 10,000 taels of silver and handed it to Qiu Chengyun, but he didn't know who poked out the news, so the spearhead was aimed at Qiu Chengyun, saying that he was greedy.

Qiu Chengyun was infamous for no reason, so he was naturally unhappy, so he was angry with Ma Qiancheng. He sent 15,000 taels of silver to the capital, and sent a secret letter to the emperor, saying that Sima Qiancheng had bribed him with 15,000 taels of silver in order to obstruct the opening of the mine. Now the silver is offered to the emperor and is at the disposal of the marquis.

When Wanli saw the report, he was angry and happy, and said to Zhang Cheng, the eunuch of the ceremony: "Up and down, inside and outside, which one is as loyal as Qiu Chengyun?" So he issued an edict and arrested Ma Qiancheng in Yun'an Prison and waited for investigation and punishment.

Ma Qiancheng's wife is a heroine among women, a powerful character, and when she learned that her husband was arrested, she immediately rushed around to rescue her. But the emperor was notoriously ignorant of governance. As soon as a person is locked up, he will not be sentenced or released. Mrs. Ma went to Beijing to dredge up, but the criminal department was also empty, and no one was in charge. was so angry that Mrs. Ma smashed the big drums outside the lobby of the Criminal Department, but even this was to no avail, so she had to return to Yun'an quickly and continue to think of a way.

Qiu Chengyun hurt Ma Qiancheng there, and life was not easy, and the locals were very resistant to him, and they were not willing to work in his mine at all. The manpower he brought with him was not enough to maintain the mine, so he had to send a letter back to Beijing, hoping that his old benefactor Sun Xian would send him some more manpower, otherwise the silver mine would not be able to be mined at all.

"So, as long as Grandpa Sun agrees, won't our third brother be able to go to Sichuan immediately?" Zhao Jinjiao was proud.

Xu Yingyuan was overjoyed: "Then hurry up and find Grandpa Sun to dredge?" ”

"Grandpa Sun, I'll go and say." The second uncle interjected.

Xu Yingyuan also thought of it: "Oh, the old brother was the palace that Grandpa Sun lifted into the palace, and it stands to reason that the elder brother is the person under his name, so it's better for you to talk about it." ”

"It's good, but I'm worried that Ma Qiancheng's mother-in-law is a powerful character, will we make this mother-in-law hurt after we go?" The second uncle has his worries, and he has to be cautious where he is embarrassed, the men and women there are all black, and they don't have any money, but they lose their lives.

When Xu Yingyuan called the second uncle to say this, he was also a little afraid, turned his head and asked Zhao Jinjiao, "What is the name of the mother-in-law?" ”

Zhao Jinjiao thought for a moment and hesitated: "It seems to be called Qin... Qin Liangyu. ”