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Chang Sihao smiled and said a few words without mentioning the matter of Qi Zhonghua, Ni Honglei, Guo Qiang, and Wu Zhiming Guo Shu Ronghua didn't inquire The two got on the treasure carving car Guo Shu Ronghua said: "Hou Ye has to celebrate when he returns safely this time" Chang Sihao smiled: "That's not busy" nodded and called Qin Juexiang to hand over a document: "The Governor first please take a look at this"

When Guo Shuronghua took it over and looked at it, he saw that the contents of the complaint filed by Guangzhou officials against Wu Shilai, who had wantonly installed his entourage and cronies and dismissed as many as 59 people from their posts without reason, and his expression was slightly stunned

Chang Sihao looked at him: "Alas, this matter has a very bad impact in the south, Dugong, what should you do about this matter?"

Guo Shu Ronghua said: "Wu Shilai is so bold that he simply doesn't take the royal law of the court in his eyes This matter is within the power and responsibility of Dongchang Ronghua must handle it impartially However, ...... Master Hou, since he returned from Wanshou Mountain, Xu Ge Lao has been infected with wind and cold, and it has not healed Wu Shilai is his personal recommendation, should we press the matter first, and wait for him to get better, and it is better to deal with it himself?"

"Oh" Chang Sihao said in surprise: "It turns out that the old man is sick, then I have to go and take a look, Dugong, you can accompany me on a trip."

There were no guests in Xu's house, and it was quiet The two maidservants quietly lit the lamps and candles in the study, and the light fell on the desk paper, making Xu Jie's eyes slightly empty

"Dad, you call me" The third son, Xu Ying, stopped outside the door and bowed his head

Xu Jie closed the scroll: "Come in"

Xu Ying raised her foot and stumbled slightly when she crossed the threshold, and then stabilized her figure

Xu Jie looked at him: "What are you panicking about" Xu Ying lowered her head and didn't dare to answer The servant Shi Li withdrew Xu Jie said: "Is there any news about your eldest brother and second brother" Xu Ying shook his head: "No" Xu Jie froze for a moment, leaned back on the chair and sighed: "Qiu Cheng's father and son, debt-to-husband and wife, the three of you are all my life-urging ghosts."

"Dad" Xu Ying fell to her knees with a thud

Xu Jiedao: "I heard that your eldest brother and second brother forced people to donate in the Huating enclosure, causing the people to die, and the men in the family stayed to work, and the women all gathered in the small liao on the edge of the city to sell themselves to make a living, yes and no."

Xu Ying bowed her head and was speechless

Xu Jie sighed: "Your eldest brother is arrogant and restrained, and the second brother has a lot of opportunities to leave the two of them in his hometown, I didn't worry about it, but in the past few years, my father has sat in the position of the first assistant, and they have also changed below."

Xu Ying tried to say: "Dad, this can't be blamed on the eldest brother and the second brother Ever since Yu Dayou and Qi Jiguang wiped out the widows, our private goods have not entered the project There are many people in the Xu Mansion, and the family has a big business, and there is no more enclosure How to make up for this deficit Besides, Daddy, you will need money to support your old age in the future, don't you?"

"Fart, fart, fart" Xu Jie was so angry that he slapped the table and his beard danced: "Money is important or life is important, what do you want money to do if you don't have your life?"

Xu Ying lowered her head and muttered: "How can it be so serious?"

Xu Jie said angrily: "It's not serious, how serious do you want Yan Shifan's corruption back then was taken from the hands of the officials below What about you Take it directly from the hands of the people, from their flesh and blood, from the hands of the officials, if something happens, you can still use him to block it from the people Can you still take thousands of people to blame for the crime If you don't grow people's heads, you just care about learning people to collect money This time it's okay It's in the hands of others, you don't see people alive, you don't see corpses What do you say, you tell me what to do?"

Xu Yingqi said: "Which family falls into the hands of others?"

Xu Jie scolded: "You stupid thing, what are you thinking about all day long, water girl, drought girl, is there anything else in your mind Qin Juexiang took a team of people to Jiangnan to investigate the cause of Chang Sihao's death, but he suddenly turned back Judging from the time distance, he should have walked near Huating and turned back Can't you guess what is going on here?"

Xu Ying was stunned for a long time and couldn't answer Xu Jiedao: "Chang Sihao is Qin Juexiang's brother-in-law, and the two of them are like brothers, due to the relationship between authority and jurisdiction, Nanzhen Fusi was very dissatisfied with Qin Juexiang's request for this time, he went to the East Factory to ask for a favor and asked Cheng Lian'an to ask for a driving sticker before leaving the city It took so much effort How could he have the reason to retreat without getting to the place?"

Xu Ying said: "So...... He found out the truth...... Can't Chang Sihao was burned to death on the sea in Guangdong, and Qin Juexiang's team only arrived in Songjiang Mansion How can you find it unless you ......"

Xu Jie forced him to think: "Unless what"

Xu Ying's eyes kept becoming: "Except that Sihao didn't die, on the way back to Beijing, they met" Xu Jie: "After they met" Xu Ying's eyes were straighter: "Liu Shiyan and Wu Shilai missed the murder they planned But it is impossible for Chang Sihao to know about the eldest brother and second brother as the mastermind, let alone tell Qin Juexiang How can they retaliate...... "Halfway through the words, looking at his father's shining old eyes, he was a little flustered for a while

Xu Jie said: "The matter of killing Chang Sihao is really the idea of the two of them, and you know it, but you are hiding it from me alone, isn't it?"

Xu Ying hurriedly knelt forward and climbed two steps forward and said: "Dad, we can't be angry, what kind of way is that surnamed Chang, who dares to hit you on the top of Wanshou Mountain in front of hundreds of officials."

"Don't say it" Xu Jie's big sleeves flicked: "The soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, he is just a barking dog, and a little trick for his father will be able to cure him obediently, but what about you, you actually go to bite the dog I don't want to think about it, people are killed from the pile of dead people, it's a tiger, it's a wolf, with a few of you yellow teeth and tender mouths, can you bite him?"

Xu Ying was speechless and sat crookedly on the ground

Xu Jie stared over: "Do you have anything else to hide from me?"

"No, no," Xu Ying hurriedly knelt down and said, "It's really nothing."

Xu Jie said: "Hmph, it's best not to have the best" Xu Ying raised her head slightly, her lips moved, she lowered her head and didn't say anything, and a family member outside the study came to report: "Yunzhong Hou and Guo Dugong went to visit the house."

"Oh" Xu Jie was stunned: "The two of them together" pondered for a moment and instructed his son: "You go out to greet them and invite them to the inner room to meet you" Xu Ying responded

Xu Jie returned to the inner room, grabbed his hair, untied his coat and lay on the couch, ordered people to lower the curtains, and moved the medicine stove closer It didn't take much effort Xu Ying led Chang Sihao and Guo Shu Ronghua to come in Guo Shu Ronghua is more sensitive to smells When he smelled the smell of medicine in the room, he was slightly choked Xu Ying slowly walked to the bed, bowed down and called softly: "Daddy, Daddy, Yunzhong Hou and Guo Dugong came to the mansion to see you coming."

"Hmm......" Xu Jie's nostrils snorted: "Who?"

Xu Ying came closer: "It's Yunzhong Hou and Guo Dugong"

"Ouch" Xu Jie opened his eyelids and pushed the struggle, "Why didn't you say it earlier, hurry up, help me up......"

Guo Shu Ronghua hurriedly said: "The elder of the pavilion is sick, don't move lightly, it's better to lie down and rest."

Xu Jie leaned on his elbow and turned his face sideways: "The Governor and the Marquis came to visit in person, how can the old man be rude, alas, it can't be done......" Chang Sihao looked at his white hair through the veil, but his complexion was ruddy, and he understood in his heart: It must be that he was dissatisfied with the emperor's forcible ascent of Wanshou Mountain After coming back, he came to excuse himself and couldn't come out It seems that he is bullying him He really relied on the old man and sold the old man He made a reassuring gesture and said: "We are here to visit the patient If you disturb the old man because of this, how can you be safe in your heart It is better for the old man to be casual Xu Jie heard him separate the "patient" and "the old man" and said I already know the taste, but I still pretend not to know that I don't know about it, and I sighed: "Alas, the old bones are loose, I can't stand the wind, I can't see the rain, I didn't expect to accompany Banzai to climb Wanshou Mountain, and when I came back, I had a high fever and turned into a cough Until now, it is still delayed and difficult to heal Alas, it is really useless Xu Ying tugged up the pillow behind his waist and raised the curtain slightly Xu Jie said: "You kid are only busy with what I do, quickly show the Hou Ye and the Duke."

Chang Sihao said: "On Wanshou Mountain that day, Chang Sihao had a lot of collisions with the elder of the pavilion, and then went south under the order, and he couldn't find a chance to come to the house to confess, and he was always uneasy."

Xu Jie waved his hand: "Where did the Hou Ye say Although everyone has different opinions, but you are also dedicated to the sake of the country The so-called gentlemen are different What are some small arguments?"

Chang Sihao said: "Ge Lao is on the sickbed and does not forget to worry about national affairs, it is really admirable and emotional, Ge Lao rest assured that although he is cunning, he is not the opponent of Lord Yu But there are many problems in the back, and it is more worrying in comparison."

Xu Jiedao: "Oh, when Wu Shilai repeatedly asked for orders to go to the rear of the governor of Guangdong, he swore to serve the imperial court and contribute to the country, and he must be a strong backing for General Yu.

Chang Sihao said: "How does Lord Wu do things, it is not good to comment on it, but according to Lord Yu, the supply of grain, grass and military supplies is not bad."

Xu Jieqi said: "So where is the problem?"

Chang Sihao said: "The grain in Guangdong Province is not enough for military supplies, so most of the military rations have to be transferred from other provinces.

Xu Jie nodded slowly: "Oh, Songjiang Prefecture is rich and the people are abundant, and the grain production capacity has always been among the best in Jiangnan Prefecture, so it is right for them to have more."

"Yes," Chang Sihao continued, "However, the official warehouse of Songjiang Prefecture has not been supplied much, and the main source is from the rich people who are said to be unable to supply this lot of food even if they have a great business, but they are not only sufficient, but also a continuous supply, which makes people have to be strange."

Xu Jie glanced at Guo Shu Ronghua, and then glanced at his son Xu Ying, who was morbidly silent and said leisurely: "After investigation, it turns out that the reason why these rich families have food is that they are either powerful and powerful themselves, or they are related to the royal giants, and with these tax-exempt conditions, they wantonly launched a trend of 'donation' to encourage and urge the peasants to hand over the land to them, so that they not only got the land, but also ate the taxes in disguise, so that they became extremely rich and full of brains."

Xu Ying couldn't hold back a little and said: "Hou Ye allowed me to interject a sentence The land tax exemption of the royal family, Qi Wan, meritorious heroes, and official gentry is a matter of the ancestors' law, and there are many things in all parts of the country, all of which are fair and voluntary, but in Hou Ye's statement, it seems to be more derogatory, is it a little inappropriate?"

Chang Sihao smiled: "The ancestors made the law, and they don't dare to talk about it in the future, but the price of military rations supplied by these rich families in Songjiang Mansion far exceeds that of other provinces, but Lord Wu insists on buying them in large quantities, which makes people a little strange Suspecting that Lord Wu has selfishness, he has received benefits, but he has used the country's money to fill the private pockets of those rich people."

Xu Ying's eyes were weak, and she peeked at the bed, and found that her father's face was calm, and she remembered what he said just now, "What else is there to hide from me", her neck couldn't help but tremble, and she lowered her head slightly

Chang Sihao said quietly: "Some price questions are nothing if they are small and small The problem is that the military rations provided by the rich households are not their own but are 'borrowed' from the peasants in the name of the country's needs " As he spoke, he took out a note from his arms and handed it over Xu Ying took it tremblingly and handed it to his father Xu Jie's big red round poke at the bottom tore off half of the remaining part was half of the word "Xu" When he landed, he froze and froze

Chang Sihao continued as if he was saying something that had nothing to do with him: "These rich households exchanged IOUs for grain and sold them to the state at a high price, but they did not pay back the grain owed to the peasants, but let them use this note as silver to circulate in the market. The battle in the south has not yet been fought, but the rear has forced the people like this, if it really provokes a popular uprising, and a backyard fire, then the matter will be a big deal. Ge Lao, do you say it?"

"Hmm......" Xu Jie covered his cuffs, coughed several times, leaned back weakly, hit the bed and sighed: "Annoying, hateful."

Chang Sihao hurriedly persuaded: "The old man is angry, people's hearts are profitable, and it is normal to be greedy for money, but it is just too much to steal too much, and it will inevitably provoke the anger of the heavens and people, but these are all trivial things, and they are nothing.

Xu Jie turned his face: "If the Duke has this matter"

Guo Shuronghua said: "Oh...... It's true, there are as many as fifty-nine co-signatories, and the matter is not small." Xu Jie said: "No wind and no waves, Guo Dugong, you should also truthfully play the emperor's truth, strictly investigate and carefully examine, and act impartially and directly, don't take the old man's recommendation as your mind If the case is true, the old man must go to the Golden Palace to ask for guilt in front of the emperor Guo Shu Ronghua nodded: "This matter is Ronghua's responsibility, and he should go all out, please rest assured, our officialdom is very difficult to say, and there are many things that exclude each other and slander Before the truth is ascertained, the elder does not have to work too hard for this, or rest with peace of mind."