Chapter 118 Pei Jian is out of control~

Pei Jian had disciplined Zhang Hongzhe and his son in his previous life, and this time, he was even more familiar with the process.

Specializing in salt and iron. As the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Zhang Hongzhe was in charge of the salt tax of the Panorama Dynasty.

The salt tax was high in interest, and merchants who bought salt permits were often involved in bribery, so this man made a lot of money from it. And the person behind him was none other than Prince Jing.

Pei Jian went to pay a special visit to the prince and reported the matter to Xiao Heng.

But the matter of Wen Yuan Bridge was omitted.

Father Wen was a man of noble character who behaved like a gentleman, and was not suitable for being involved in court party struggles.

Xiao Heng had already placed great trust in Pei Jian since the previous incident at the Duke of Zhen's Mansion.

It was he who suggested going deep into Northern Liang to investigate the military situation and moving the Western Border Office northward, which provided timely assistance to Gu and relieved the siege of the city.

My father praised me many times for this.

Even the always flamboyant Prince Jing was overshadowed.

Salt and iron were important sources of financial revenue for the dynasty, and the dynasty had strict laws prohibiting private ownership.

If Prince Jing Xiao Xun really got involved in the salt tax, even if he was favored by His Majesty, the censors would not tolerate it.

By then, his position as crown prince will only be more secure.

Xiao Heng was overjoyed and said, "Just go ahead and investigate. If you need anything, just tell me."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was kindhearted, but not someone who didn't know much about state affairs. He took two steps forward and patted Pei Jian on the shoulder, "If this matter can really lead to the discovery of Prince Jing behind this, the position of Right Chief of the Censorate will belong to you."

Youdu Shi, the second rank official, was the second person under Zuodu Shi in the Censorate and held a high position of power.

If Pei Jian was really just a young man who had just come of age, with such a high position and generous salary, even if he could keep his composure, he would inevitably be moved and show his joy on his face.

But Pei Jian was a man who had truly stood at the pinnacle of power and overlooked the entire dynasty, so he was not as excited as Xiao Heng had expected, at most his eyes were just a little fluctuating.

Then he bowed respectfully and said, "I will definitely live up to your trust."

Being so humble and steady, Xiao Heng trusted him even more.

After walking out of the East Palace, the ripples in Pei Jian's eyes returned to calm.

Serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. Thanks to his experience in his previous life, he knows very well how the emperor and his subjects get along with each other.

In fact, Pei Jian had not originally planned to deal with Zhang Hongzhe so early.

Zhang Hongzhe is Prince Jing's money bag and one of the core figures of the Jing Party. It is not a wise move to confront him head-on, especially when one's own foundation is weak.

Moreover, Your Majesty is in the prime of life. If Prince Jing's faction is suppressed too harshly, it will not be beneficial to the Crown Prince due to the emperor's checks and balances.

But when he encountered Zhang Hongzhe's son Zhang Wang bullying his father-in-law in the teahouse that day and the past was brought up, he had already made up his mind.

Pei Jian is a person who plans things very much and hates troubles that are beyond his plans. However, some people and some things are not about reason, but emotion.

However, things not only need to be done, but also need to be said.

Pei Jian still remembered that in his previous life, when his father-in-law had just had an accident, Nian Xi leaned in his arms and felt sad:

"Where is justice in this world? Why can bad people get away with it while good people have to endure and give in? God has eyes, and he should make that Zhang Wang taste the pain that my father went through."

But silly girl, justice in this world has always been defined by the strong.

Pei Jian stroked the girl's thin back and soothed her gently, "There will be retribution."

If Heaven does not punish you, he will.

That's why Zhang Wang had to compete with others for the girl's favor and was bedridden. But Nian Xi always thought that it was just a matter of justice.

I don’t know if this is his credit.

Who told him that he didn't have a mouth in his previous life?

Pei Jian reflected on himself and deeply absorbed the lessons learned. After that, every three or two days, he would go to Wen Mansion to report on the progress.

It was nothing at first. Wen's father always expressed his gratitude after hearing it, but as time went on, it made Wen's father very anxious.

I talked about this with my wife, Ms. Li, in private. “Do you think Shi Zhang is hinting at something?”

Li was more knowledgeable about the ways of the world than Wen Yuanqiao, so she nodded and said, "Perhaps this case is very expensive? After all, he is the son of the Minister of Revenue. How about I prepare another cart of gifts tomorrow and ask Heng'er to deliver it?"

Wen Yuanqiao stroked his beard and nodded, "It should be so."

The couple said this, but they couldn't help wondering in their hearts: This little Pei really knows how to run a business!

So when Wen Qingheng came to visit for the second time and brought a cart of more valuable gifts, including a box of silver bars, Pei Jian was stunned.

I was really dumbfounded and couldn't recover for a long time.

Wen Qingheng was also puzzled.

With narrowed eyes, he asked, "Did you threaten my father? Or do you have something on my father? Be careful or I'll tell Nian'er!"

After being shocked, Pei Jian quickly figured out the purpose of this car full of gifts.

He was a little amused and more importantly, he was afraid that Nian Xi would misunderstand him.

He did not dare to delay at all, and said to Wen Qingheng, "Take the things back, I will go to Nian Xi to explain now," and then he walked away quickly.

Wen Qingheng is not a fool either.

Just by looking at Pei Yan's situation, I stood there and thought for a while and finally understood.

There have been undercurrents in the mansion recently. Pei Jian has been constantly trying to please his father, while Zhou Yanli has been trying desperately to please his mother. It can be said that it is a fight between dragons and tigers.

Pei Changming is too smart, trying to use Zhang Hongzhe and his son to show his presence, now he is reaping the fruits of his own actions, he is in trouble~

Wen Qingheng stood in the yard and chuckled twice.

Seeing that the weather was getting bad and it was about to snow, he turned around and left.

Whoever causes the trouble should take responsibility.

He would never help Pei Shizhang clean up his messy stall and bring back a cart of gifts.

Pei Jian finished reading "Half a Cup of Floating Life" in one breath, but was told that Nian Xi had passed away a quarter of an hour ago.

He wanted to continue chasing after it, but now that he had calmed down, he realized that the thing that should be dealt with most was the gift that was misunderstood by the car.

With Wen Qingheng's personality, he would never take anything back.

It's true that caring too much will lead to confusion.

Could it be that Nian Xi didn't know what kind of person he was?

His top priority now is to resolve the misunderstandings that Mr. and Mrs. Wen have about him.

So he turned his horse around and went home again.

Halfway through the journey, snowflakes were already falling from the sky.

The north wind gradually rises, and the chill is biting.

People were hurrying along the street, but Pei Jian stopped his horse.

The sky and earth are covered with mulberry trees, and the snow mist is thick.

Nianxi used to like weather like this the most, opening the windows and sitting around the fire to admire the snow.

"Green ant new wine, red clay stove."

Only at this time would they drink, enjoy the scenery and have fun together...

Pei Jian stood quietly in the snow for a while before riding back.

And the same cold snow light also shone on Nianxi's face at this moment.

On the way back, the carriage broke and could not move further. The driver had already hurried back home to change a carriage to pick her up.

Nianxi sat in the carriage and waited.

The snow was falling heavily, and there were few people on the street. It was so quiet that she could even hear the rustling sound of snow falling on the hood of the car.

Nianxi likes the feeling of heavy snow, when the sky and earth are clean and white, so she asks Xingyue to roll up the curtains and sit in the car to enjoy the snow.

But inadvertently, I met a pair of clean and gentle eyes.