Liu Qiye and Xiao Hu, who were kneeling on the side, listened to the answer between the prince and the chief steward of Qin, and felt remorseful in their hearts, they knew that the prince valued Su Jin so much, so why bother to provoke him, blame Zhu Lezi, a fool, Su Jin was fed a mouthful of livestock dung on the street, and Su Jin took down the evidence when he retaliated.

"Lord Wang, how should Deputy Steward Zhu deal with it, please show it to the prince." Qin Fei asked cautiously, Zhu Lezi's matter must be solved, and it is not a matter to avoid it, he could have made the decision by disposing of one of his subordinates, but the matter is so big that Qin Fei did not dare to decide on his own.

"What do you think should be done?" As soon as King Teng mentioned Zhu Lezi, his face immediately became gloomy.

"The villain is considered like this, Deputy Steward Zhu's behavior this time is very inappropriate, and he should be punished mercilessly, but he has been following the prince for a long time, and he has done a lot of things before and after the saddle over the years, plus he has a group of brothers who are dead to him, and at this moment it is the time to use people, the villain wants to simply send him to the Sui Zhai master of Storm Village, the villain thinks, the Sui Zhai master is willing to be driven by us for the sake of our strong support for them, and it is not a good thing to send someone to supervise and supervise."

"Confused!" Zhao Zongdan shouted: "Qin Fei, Qin Fei, you are a dog at this age, how can this matter be appeased?" Zhu Lezi is like a betrayal, but let him go to the cottage to enjoy happiness, what a bad idea do you have! ”

"Lord Wang, the villain is afraid that if he punishes that Zhu Leper, this person will be rebellious, and the gang of people under him will make trouble, but it will not be beautiful."

"I'm afraid of this, I'm afraid of that, is this king still subject to these ruffians? Zhu Lezi must be severely punished, otherwise everyone will follow suit in the future, and the trouble will go out, and I will be connected one by one, as for the group of people under him, whoever dares to make trouble will cut down whom, isn't it those dozen people? If they are all cut down, the king will not be tolerated. ”

"More than a dozen lives, I'm afraid I can't cover it, Lord Tang just told me yesterday that the four lives that night were already a little tricky, the son of the old couple turned out to be an official, in Jinghu Luyue County as a county magistrate, this time I got the news Starry Night rushed back, I want Lord Tang to quickly investigate the murderer, otherwise I will sue the criminal department; This time, there were lives again, I'm afraid that Lord Tang won't be able to cover it. ”

"What is your head for, can't you use your brain? Is this kind of thing impossible for the king to do it himself? Zhao Zongdan was anxious and scolded.

Qin Fei was resigned, with a sad face, and he couldn't think of any good way for a while.

Xiao Hu, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly kowtowed his hair and said: "Lord Qiqi, there is a way for the small one, and it is a hundred." ”

Only then did Zhao Zongdan notice that there were still two people kneeling under the table, so he said with a straight face: "Get up and talk back." ”

The seventh master and Xiao Hu Xie stood up, and Xiao Hu arched his hand and said: "Lord Wang, except for Zhu Lezi and others, why do you need to do it in the city, even if you don't know it, except for them, the corpse can't be hidden, in case the wind is exposed, it's not good, the villain means, it is better to pretend to pass the word to the Zhu Lezi according to the words of the Qin Steward, and order him to take his brothers to the Wind Village to join the gang, so he said that it was the prince's extra kindness and allowed him to make meritorious contributions; Send someone to say hello to the lord of Sui Zhai in advance, and ask him to lead people to set up an ambush at the foot of Wolf Head Mountain, and when Zhu Lezi and others arrive, a pot is served, and a clean kill, isn't it a hundred? Afterwards, there was also an excuse that they were killed by bandits, and the family members of this group were speechless, even if they wanted to make trouble, they couldn't make trouble. ”

Several people listened to Xiaohu's strategy, and immediately clapped their hands and shouted seconds, Zhao Zongdan smiled and nodded: "Yes, he is a talent, this plan is very good, so I will do what you say; This matter is handled by you, and after it is done, the affairs of Nancheng will be managed by you. ”

Xiao Hu hurriedly waved his hand and said: "How dare the little one take the position of the seventh master, the seventh master has a prosperous prestige in the south city, all snakes and rats dare not act rashly, the villain is still shallow, I am afraid that he will not be able to stand alone in the south city, if the prince really promotes the little one, he will allow the villain to experience a few more years by the side of the seventh master." ”

Liu Qiye glanced at Xiao Hu with gratitude, and had a plan in his heart, he must not treat Xiao Hu as a deputy in the future, everything must be discussed with him, give this person enough face, this kid will be higher than himself in a few years, and the prince will definitely use him.

Zhao Zongdan saw that Xiaohu was so humble, and he no longer insisted, and said with a smile: "Just as you asked, it's hard for you to remember your friendship with Liu Qi, but you are a grateful person, Liu Qi!" ”

The seventh master hurriedly bowed down and said, "The villain is here, the prince commands." ”

"In the future, you must be cautious and cautious, this kind of incident cannot happen in any case, there have been more rumors and rumors recently, some people are not very reliable, you have to be careful, you should be dotted, you should find a way to deal with it, and you must not leave the truth and evidence; Remember, as long as there is no real evidence, Lord Wang and I will naturally be able to calm down the turmoil here; This year's harvest is good, and most of the shares in the four cities have been completed, so you have to step up, and you will also benefit from the more, right? Those who are unwilling to hand over the Diao people, the means should be tricky, don't blindly fight and kill, and use more brains. ”

"Thank you for your guidance, the villain made a big mistake, not only did the prince not punish, but taught earnestly, which really made me ashamed and landless, the prince rest assured, we will do our best to do things for the prince, and live up to the prince's forgiveness." The seventh master burst into tears, knelt down and kowtowed, and Xiaohu also knelt down and kowtowed.

Zhao Zongdan waved his hand and said: "Just understand the good intentions of this king, you can go, work hard, don't let this king down." ”

Liu Qi and Xiao Hu agreed in unison, bowed down and exited the study.

After Zhao Zongdan waited for the two of them to go out, he leaned heavily on the back of the chair, rubbed his brows, and sighed; Qin Fei didn't dare to say much, and lowered his hand to listen to orders.

After a while, Zhao Zongdan spoke: "Chief Manager Qin, this king has been a little restless recently, I don't know why?" ”

"The prince has worked too hard, I think it's too much trouble, and we are really ashamed to share the worries of the prince. Why don't you relax and go out for a walk, the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, and the autumn foliage in Xishan will be red, why not go and watch it. ”

"This king doesn't want to be relaxed, but this king lives here idlely, flies and dogs all day long, and he is really unwilling; Taizong is the only one in the family, the king is alone, the dove occupies the magpie's nest, the snake coils the dragon's lair, so how can I not hate, hate me! Zhao Zongdan smashed his fist on the desk, shaking the inkstone, pen holder, and teacup clanging.

Qin Fei hurriedly stepped forward, straightened the poured teacup, wiped off the tea with a cloth towel, and said softly: "The prince is not worried, you must be patient and calm to become a big thing, now the prince has a small climate, and he will get what he wants in time, the prince is orthodox, but this is not the time to act rashly; Occupy the day and operate for ten years, and then nourish tens of thousands of cottage soldiers, when the time comes, the world will swarm and embrace, why worry about the big thing, but it takes time, not overnight. ”

"I don't understand this truth, but my heart is depressed, that man has no heirs, but it is a good sign, it must be God's curse for his unkindness, so that he will have no heirs; This king is ten years younger than him, but he has many children, which is a sign of heaven. ”

"Exactly, so the villain persuaded the prince to lie dormant with peace of mind, now there are nearly 4,000 soldiers in several cottages, as long as the supply of property is sufficient, the number can increase rapidly, and when there are tens of thousands of male soldiers in his hands, he will take advantage of the opportunity of the war in the northwest to achieve something, and the prince is relaxed."

"Yes, I can't be in a hurry, I can't be in a hurry; You are right, this king must have to scatter his heart, on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, I will convene the sons of the poetry club to travel to the West Mountain to enjoy the maple leaves and the full moon, you go to arrange this matter, so that Su Jin also comes; In addition, there is another thing, the cottage must be kept by the rules, and they can practice on weekdays, and they must not come out to grab it at will. rob the goods, and tell them that whoever does evil to me will have his head. ”

"Obey the orders of the prince."

"Go, beckon the guests to go, and the king will go to see the people after a short rest."

……

One day in the palace, Su Jin is an eye-opener, not to mention the luxurious and brilliant courtyard houses, the appeal of this Teng prince is really not built, the princess's birthday, and not the tenth birthday, these officials of all sizes flocked to it, there are nearly two hundred people, and the gifts sent will be placed in a small house where the gifts are slowly placed, gold and silver ingots are ordinary things, jade agate Nanzhu coral is countless, a birthday is done, and the property received is at least 100,000 yuan.

Su Jin was envious, and couldn't help but turn his thoughts to that terrible guess, why did such a crazy accumulation of wealth come from? It is normal for ordinary people to celebrate their birthdays every five and ten, this Teng Wang Ye has it once a year, and his wife has it once, and he has too much fun.

Su Jin calculated the accounts for him, nearly 120,000 guan of the imperial court every year, the income of the food yi is less than 500,000 guan, the plate fee is 1.2 million guan, plus the filial piety of the officials on the birthday festival is at least 300,000 guan, roughly adding up to an astronomical amount, this king of Teng sits at home and earns 2.1 million guan every year.

At the beginning, Su Jin's 100,000 yuan in his secret room had already been piled up into a small mountain, and these more than 2 million yuan were not piled up with dozens of houses? In the past few years, hasn't the palace even had a place to stay, what has all this money done except for daily use and handover of officials?

As a noble prince of the royal family, he disregarded the world's remarks, frantically amassed wealth, made friends with henchmen, and sat in the gang, his behavior and identity were extremely inconsistent, and he couldn't blame Su Jin for muttering in his heart from time to time.