Liu Shouyou has been very irritable recently, and his years of eunuch career have made him develop a keen sense of smell, and he faintly feels a hint of ominous aura, just like a pond fish that is about to be slaughtered, it will be frightened and uneasy, and people will always have a trace of mystery and mystery in the dark. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

He didn't know where this feeling came from, but he felt inexplicably irritable, and even the people in the government were filled with an uneasy mood.

In the back hall of the government.

"Brother, hasn't you heard from that ship yet?"

This is the seventh time that Liu Shouyou has called his brother to the mansion this month, and there is only one thing he has done, the traces of the Liu family's big ship going to sea!

I can't help but be in a hurry, now that it's autumn, it's about to be the time to harvest autumn grain, and the official warehouse will inevitably be opened at that time, and he will no longer be able to hide the matter of his embezzlement of official money!

You must know that he seems to be majestic in this mansion, but only he knows that the damn Liu Mengzhou is staring at him all the time, if the embezzlement of official money is detected by him, and he participates in the court, then he and the Liu family will be finished.

And he didn't doubt that Liu Mengzhou had the courage and ability at all, you know, just a few days ago, he also went to impeachment again, although in Liu Shouyou's opinion, it was a trivial matter, but this at least showed that Liu Mengzhou had been staring at himself!

"Don't worry, the Li family just came to the news, saying that the big ship encountered a storm at sea, so it was delayed for two months, and now it has set sail again, at most half a month, it will be able to return to the sea, I have sent someone to guard the port, and as soon as the ship docks, I will immediately transport the silver back at the fastest speed to ensure that the deficit of the official silver will be made up!"

Opposite Liu Shouyou, there is a thin old man, with a goat's whisker twisted on his chin, and two small eyes shining with shrewdness, this person is Liu Shouyou's brother Liu Shouqian, it can be said that the Liu family has the current family business, and his ability is inseparable.

He slowly twisted his beard and spoke leisurely.

"This ...... Will it be in time? ”

Liu Shouyou hesitated a little and said, even if the big ship can return to sail, it will take a while to get from Fuzhou Mansion to Ping'an Mansion, and even if he continues to delay, he can delay the period of one month at most, after all, the time for paying taxes stipulated by the imperial court is fixed.

Not to mention that now Ping'an Mansion is no longer his world, and His Royal Highness King Shou has to intervene in the matter of taxes......

After a pause, Liu Shouyou gritted his teeth and said.

"Brother, I've always felt a little uneasy these days, this crime of embezzlement of official silver is too big, why don't we let go of this big market and send the official silver back! Anyway, after the big ship returns, we will definitely have a large amount of silver and two returns, so we don't have to worry about these losses......"

In fact, from the very beginning, Liu Shouyou was not very willing to embezzle the official bank, no matter what, he has been rolling in officialdom for so many years, and the basic political sensitivity is still there, once this kind of thing is discovered, he will only have one end, roll up and go home!

But he can't resist his brother, and winter will be in a few days, and now is the time for each family to buy cloth and silk to stock up on winter clothes, and any discerning businessman will not let go of this golden season.

But at this time, the Liu family was drained of their money by the big ship that sailed, and they could only watch others make money! How can this work!

Don't say that Liu Shouyou is diving, it is Liu Shouyou himself, and he is also very red when he sees other cloth merchants selling in full swing, not to mention the fact that he has been able to sit firmly in the position of the prefect of Ping'an Mansion over the years.

Most of the reasons are attributed to Liu Shouqian's desperate money to let him dredge up various relationships, and it is precisely because of this that it is difficult for him to refuse Liu Shouqian's request.

Under the combination of many reasons, Liu Shouyou took a risk to embezzle the official bank, and planned to return it in an emergency, who knew that the news of the big ship came unexpectedly, since he knew that the big ship would return soon, Liu Shouqian was naturally reluctant to let go of the meat that came to his mouth.

These days, Liu Shouyou has mentioned it several times, wanting to move the silver back to the official warehouse in advance, but without exception, Liu Shouqian refused!

"Hmph, you don't have a backache when you stand and talk! This year's market is much better than in previous years, and now is the peak season, how do you tell me to stop? Besides, didn't you say that His Highness was easy to fool?

As long as it is delayed for a month, the silver of the big ship will definitely be able to be transported back, and then it will naturally be able to make up for the deficit of the official warehouse, how much silver has been smashed for your brother for your career over the years, and his eyes have not blinked, and now he is in a hurry, with a little silver from you, he is so anxious, it seems that I have really helped you in vain all these years! ”

Hearing that Liu Shouyou wanted to cut his meat, Liu Shouqian immediately accused angrily like a cat that had been stepped on and had a sore foot.

It wasn't until the latter was speechless that he flicked his sleeves, turned around and left the back hall.

However, after he left, Liu Shouyou's fists were clenched fiercely, his face was slightly red, and his eyes flashed with coldness, he was a dignified prefect, how could he have been scolded like this, even if Liu Shouqian was his eldest brother, it was too much!

Taking a few deep breaths, Liu Shouyou reluctantly let go of his fist, a trace of frustration flashed on his face, he knew that even if he was angry and dissatisfied, he couldn't turn his face with him, after all, most of the businessmen in Ping'an Mansion were still in Liu Shouqian's hands, and if he wanted to continue to sit in the position of the mansion, he couldn't offend him.

This is also Liu Shouqian's capital that dares to be so arrogant!

For the first time, Liu Shouyou began to wonder if his decision to support businessmen to sit big according to Liu Shouqian's plan was wrong!

But before he could get an answer, he heard footsteps outside, and the little servant reported.

"My lord, I want to see you!"

"Call him in!"

Liu Shouyou's face looked a little better, and he spoke.

"Xiaguan has seen the prefect!"

Speaking of which, Shen Hong is also a lot older, but he is still very polite in front of Liu Shouyou, who is younger than him, and he does not put on the same shelf at all, which really makes Liu Shouyou have a good impression of him, and he is also relieved to hand over all the affairs in the house to him to take care of.

Seeing Shen Hong coming, Liu Shouyou was finally in a better mood and asked.

"Why do you have time to come here today, have you taken care of the affairs of the tax department?"

Speaking of which, he hadn't seen Shen Hong's face for some time, after all, the tax department on the other side of the palace was newly established, and it needed to be managed by someone who was old and heavy, and he Liu Shouyou was not a fool, so he naturally knew that this was Zhu Changluo's plan to seize power, but he also knew that there was no way to do it, and it was impossible not to give any authority to His Royal Highness King Shou, after all, he had a holy purpose.

However, how to give this is a technical job, just like now, the tax department is actually still in his own hands, but if the court asks about it, Liu Shouyou can say that he has handed over the tax matter to Zhu Changluo.

Moreover, the reason why he sent Shen Hong to the tax department was also a very important purpose, that is, to delay the progress of autumn grain collection and try to keep the official warehouse empty.

"Well, rest assured, the prefect is very greedy for money, and the official sent some silver over, and he agreed with his mouth, saying that when the autumn grain will be collected is still determined by the government office!"

Shen Hong was slightly stunned and then spoke.

In fact, he just forgot about this matter at all, after all, what Zhu Changluo summoned him to talk about was so shocking that he forgot to tell Zhu Changluo about it at all, but this did not affect Shen Hong's nonsense.

After returning to the plan of His Royal Highness King Shou, Shen Hong already knew that this Liu Shouyou was already a grasshopper after the autumn for a few days, and he just made a few empty promises, anyway, he couldn't see it, so he naturally said it to himself.

However, Liu Shouyou didn't know that Shen Hong was so slanderous, and when he heard his sure answer, he felt that he had finally heard a good news, and he was slightly relieved and nodded with satisfaction.

"Shen Tongzhi, you did a good job this time, and after the autumn harvest, this mansion will not forget your credit!"

Shen Hong was disdainful in his heart, but said with a smile on his face.

"Thank you, Lord Prefect, this is what the lower officials should do! However, the lower officials heard that Liu Mengzhou wrote a letter to impeach the prefect a few days ago, I don't know if it is true? ”

Hearing this, Liu Shouyou's face became ugly again, Liu Mengzhou can be said to be a thorn in his heart, although it can't hurt him, but it always makes him feel uncomfortable, he nodded reluctantly, but saw Shen Hong take out a note with a flattering face, and said.

"Lord Prefect, this Liu Mengzhou is really too arrogant! As an official of the imperial court, Xia Guan must not see him slandering the adult so much, so he hereby writes a note to defend the adult, please take a look! ”

At this time, the recital is not the kind of recital used by the Tartars of later generations, it is an ordinary long page, and there is not much content written on it, Liu Shouyou opened the false envelope, looked at it twice and put it down, the words in it made him quite satisfied, and it was indeed a recital for him to justify.

After thinking about it, Liu Shouyou happily took out the seal letter he was carrying, stamped the prefect's seal on the envelope, and said.

"Shen Tongzhi has a heart, and this mansion will not forget each other!"

It's just that what he didn't see was that when Shen Hong repacked the song and took back the envelope, the corners of his mouth showed a smile inexplicably, and a sinister look flashed in his eyes...... (To be continued.) )