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Feng Changqing's face was a little embarrassed, and he secretly wondered in his heart, of course he didn't have to say anything about his character, but the problem was that his appearance might not be in line with the aesthetics of the girl in the boudoir, and it was no wonder that others.

"No," he said, "No...... If you don't want to, forget it, if a family of women asks for it, it's not a blessing for me. ”

Pei Liang said anxiously: "Silly woman, you can't look down on a good man like General Feng, what else are you looking for?" Again...... Even if you have to pick and choose, it's too late, isn't it? ”

According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, if the copper coins are minted privately, and if the circumstances are serious, the family members must be sitting. However, those under the age of fifteen, over seventy, or the daughter of a married woman are not included.

Pei Youniang said: "My father misunderstood, in fact, when General Feng stopped in front of the sedan chair, the slave ...... The slave was tempted. Such a responsible good man can be called a good match. It's just that...... As soon as our family's case is released, the identity of the slave is probably ...... I'm afraid I don't deserve to be a general. ”

Hu Renqing teased: "You still have some self-knowledge. ”

Cui Geng didn't give him a chance to be proud, and said: "Pei County's order is only suspected of casting fake money, and there is no conviction, Pei Xiaoniang is too worried."

Hu Renqing said: "Although there is no conviction, the evidence is conclusive. ”

"Oh? Really? Cui Geng said: "Then Pei County Order might as well show those evidence to this official, and I can close the case as soon as possible!" ”

"Good ......"

As soon as Hu Renqing said half of the word "good", he immediately came to his senses, if Cui Geng intended to shield Pei Liang, this evidence was given to him, and he was not allowed to beat the dog with meat buns.

He hurriedly changed his words and said: "The evidence is in Hu Changshi's office, if Cui County orders it, and allows the official to report to Hu Changshi, maybe he will send it to you in person." ”

Cui Gengneng relied on his identity to bully him with a small Qipin county order and destroy the evidence, but he couldn't be unreasonable with Shi Hu Yuanli, the governor of Yangzhou.

Cui Geng snorted and said, "Then there is a Laohu County Order." ”

……

Without speculating for more than half a sentence, Hu Renqing said goodbye and left.

The people saw that there was nothing more to see, and they gradually dispersed.

Pei Liang's face was a little embarrassed, and he said, "Cui Xiang, this ...... Should the lower officials be tied? ”

"Let's talk about it in the yamen."

"Yes."

When they arrived at the second hall, the people who were waiting were removed, and only Cui Geng and Pei Liang were left in the room.

Cui Geng said openly and honestly: "Regarding the fake money case, are you wronged?" To tell the truth, if you can tolerate it, this official will definitely tolerate it. ”

Pei Liang smiled bitterly and said, "Thank you Cui Xiang, to be honest, that case was not wronged at all." However, if you want to say that the crime of the subordinate is punished, I am really a little unconvinced. ”

"Oh? What do you mean by that? ”

"Looking up and down in Yangzhou, except for Jiangdu County, who doesn't share profits from fake money for all officials with grades? Who lives off that little money? Why do you want to arrest me? ”

"Huh?" Cui Geng's face changed slightly, and he said, "You mean, the officials of the six counties of Yangzhou are all involved?" Including that Hu Renqing? ”

"Well, you may be mistaken, it's not that you're involved in my case, it's that everyone is involved in fake money. If the power is great, it will make counterfeit money workshops. Those who have little power will buy the road money. As for Hu Renqing, he has more money than we have, and he has a monopoly on the copper mountain near Yangzhou. ”

Cui Geng was surprised: "So powerful? He is a small county magistrate, can he eat all the mines in Yangzhou? ”

The main reason for the shortage of money in Datang is the lack of copper. In order to encourage copper mining, the imperial court stipulated that all mines were not allowed to be mined by the people, as long as they paid taxes according to the regulations. In other words, anyone has the right to mine copper mines, and this Hu Renqing's ability to monopolize the copper mountain is far more than the ability of a county order.

Pei Liang explained: "Of course you can eat it, people are Zhang Changzong's people, who dares to offend?" ”

Cui Geng frowned slightly, and said, "According to this, no matter who you are, as long as you make fake money, you have to buy copper from Hu Renqing?" Wouldn't he catch one by one? With this convenience, Hu Renqing has become the overlord of Yangzhou! ”

Pei Liang echoed: "Isn't it? It is rumored outside that it was Hu Renqing who took advantage of Hu Yuanli's momentum to coerce the officials. In fact, even if there is no Hu Yuanli, no one in Yangzhou dares to offend him. It was because the lower officials were unwilling to be controlled by him that they wanted to open the door of General Feng. ”

Cui Geng's heart suddenly moved, and said: "At the beginning, Hu Yuanli handled a case, saying that Li Chongfu, the king of Tangchang County, had made fake money...... Could this be a trick deliberately set up by Hu Renqing? ”

"Yes."

It was not Pei Liang who answered, but a female voice outside the door.

Squeak ~~

The door opened, and two beautiful girls appeared in front of them. One is Pei Youniang, and the other is the woman who wants to marry her.

The woman smiled at Cui Geng and said, "The concubine Niu Xian'er is Cui Xiang." ”

"What cow fairy? Aren't you called Zhang Xian'er? Pei Liang was surprised.

Niu Xian'er said: "It's not a secret, the concubine is the daughter of Niu Banyun who Hu Yuanli can't find, Niu Xian'er." ”

Of course, Cui Geng knew that Niu Banyun was the key witness in Li Chongfu's fake money case, and said, "Then where is your father now?" ”

Niu Xian'er's eyes were a little red, and she said, "At that time, my father took the slave family on a small boat and fled overnight. Halfway through, the boat capsized, and the slave family was washed away by the river, but fortunately Pei County's family rescued him and survived. But my father ...... I'm afraid I'm already dead in the belly of the fish. ”

Niu Banyun is dead?

Cui Geng couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief when he heard the news. Li Xian's order to him was to kill people and kill people, but in terms of Cui Geng's moral concept, he really couldn't do it.

However, not long after he was happy, he thought about it, this mess in front of him is much more difficult than killing a cow and destroying it.

First of all, the water of the fake money case is deeper than you think. The officials of the six counties of Yangzhou are all involved, and Hu Renqing is faintly the leader of these people. I'm afraid that before I came, I was already regarded as a thorn in the side by these people, and I was a thorn in the flesh. No matter how powerful you are, can you be the enemy of all the officials in the six counties? How many relatives and friends do these people have in officialdom?

Secondly, what should Pei Liang do with this Liuhe County?

Look at what it means, Feng Changqing and Pei Youniang's marriage can be completed. In this case, of course you have to take care of it if you can take care of it. What's more, the officials of the six counties of Yangzhou all made fake money, and they didn't punish others but punished him, isn't that equivalent to slapping their own face? However, then again, with Hu Yuanli's constraints, even if he wants to help Pei Liang get rid of his crimes, it is not easy.

In the end, it's Niu Xian'er's problem.

She is still a prisoner in the imperial court, should she help her get rid of her crime, or let her go incognito? What if someone finds out who she really is?

Cui Geng was unable to make a decision for a while.

In the final analysis, there is a problem of disconnection between law and reality in the making of counterfeit money in the Great Zhou.

Is fake money illegal? Illegal of course. However, the essence of this matter is caused by the lack of "real money" created by the imperial court itself.

Unlike the counterfeit money of later generations, the person who made it knew that it was counterfeit money, the person who used it knew that it was fake money, and the person who received it also knew that it was fake money, and there were no victims in the strict sense.

If there was no artificial fake money, the Great Zhou court would face deflation in its eyes, and it would not be good for the economy.

Therefore, Cui Geng did not envy and hate, and acted according to the rules. After a few perfunctory words about Pei Liang, he temporarily settled down in Liuhe County.

Afraid of what comes.

Early the next morning, Cui Geng was woken up by a knock on the door, and someone said: "Cui Xiang, wake up, wake up!" ”

"What's wrong?" Cui Geng got out of bed in his clothes.

The man said: "Come out and take a look, the soldiers of the Yangzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion have surrounded our county government." ”