The advantage of using books as decoding keys is naturally that it is convenient and simple.
The disadvantages are not small either, the amount of information is greatly reduced.
The letter written by Xie Xian couldn't be too long, as others would become suspicious if it was too long.
So I can only briefly state the key points.
Fang Zheng read the words page by page, line by line, and after a long time he finally pieced out the two short paragraphs hidden inside.
Xiao Tao tilted her head and looked at the letter curiously, and asked, "Master, what's written on it? Why are you blushing?"
Fang Zheng rolled his eyes and said, "Why are you blushing? This is a secret letter!"
Then he sighed: "It seems that Xie Xian is in trouble and can't control the situation. I'd better go there myself!"
Xiao Tao seemed a little surprised and asked, "Going out again? Where are you going? Will you take me with you?"
"It's a long way this time, and it will probably take at least half a year for you to come back. Please take good care of the house."
Fang Zheng's brows were knitted together.
Xie Xian has already established contact with the salt merchants.
The letter apparently notified the family members to settle in Haiyuan City, which meant that the family members would be taken as hostages.
The Lu family's influence in the local area has reached an all-time high.
If anything goes wrong, the number of people I have will definitely not be enough.
Moreover, even if you bring your own seal, you may not be able to intimidate others. It is still unclear whether anyone will believe it.
Xie Xian and his men were nameless and had no status, so it was no surprise that they were slaughtered.
I don’t have a camera phone, so if it disappears, there’s no way to find it…
We have to hurry over now, otherwise it will be terrible if something goes wrong.
After hearing that Fang Zhengyi didn't want to take her with him, Xiao Tao stood aside feeling unhappy.
Fang Zhengyi raised his head and glanced at her: "Be obedient, this is not a good thing. Are you still eager to suffer? I'm going back to the palace first, and then I'm leaving."
......
In the palace.
Emperor Jing took the letter and read it carefully three times, his face looking a little gloomy.
He raised his head and said, "The Lu family is so bold! I have been too pampering the salt merchants over the years. If it weren't for their contributions to the court, I should have sent troops to destroy them immediately!"
"Fang Qing, what do you think about this?"
"I... don't think we can rush to destroy the Lu family. I have done some research on these salt merchants before."
"When Your Majesty conquered the Kingdom of Gan, the people were in need of reconstruction, and the salt administration was no exception. At that time, the government built salt warehouses in various places in the Kingdom of Gan. The old officials were dismissed and there was a shortage of manpower, so the salt warehouses were also managed by salt merchants."
"I think the Lu family must have a backup plan for such an action. Maybe there is no salt stored in the salt warehouse at all."
"If we rashly wipe out the Lu family, there will definitely be a shortage of salt in the areas affected, and the people will suffer. It will not be easy to restart production."
"And the court officials may have strong opinions... Your Majesty will probably have a headache then, so please think twice."
Emperor Jing clapped his hands and laughed: "Okay, I think so too. If I act rashly, those people below will probably disturb me! If other ministers were like you and always considered me in everything, I wouldn't have to work so hard."
That means you have a good daughter... Fang Zheng smiled secretly.
"When do you decide to leave for Haiyuan City?"
Speaking of Haiyuan City, Fang Zheng's eyes flashed with worry, because the people sent out were all the best in the county.
I feel sad when something happens to one of them. The letters were sent a month ago, and I don’t know what the situation is now.
"I plan to leave as soon as possible. I will go back to the county to make some preparations and leave in the next two days!"
"Okay, I grant you the post of governor. When you get to the place, you can do whatever you think is appropriate and kill those who need to be killed!" As he said this, a fierce light flashed in Emperor Jing's eyes.
"Go see the prince before you leave, so that he won't come looking for you again. I don't want this to happen again!"
"And the land in the eastern suburbs has already been allocated to you, right? How is the greenhouse going? Has it already started construction?"
Speaking of greenhouses, Fang Zhengyi suddenly looked embarrassed.
Start work? What kind of work? I have been so carefree these days that I forgot about this matter.
Moreover, the glass workshops in the county are definitely not enough, and it is necessary to build a glass workshop nearby in the eastern suburbs.
The road also needs to be rebuilt, which is very troublesome. I was thinking of postponing it until next year.
I didn't expect His Majesty to be so anxious.
"Uh... I'm already working on it! Since it's your majesty's order, I can't be as casual as I was in Taoyuan County. This needs to be planned carefully!"
"Slow work produces fine work, this is called craftsman spirit!"
When it comes to speed, I’m a construction maniac. When it comes to not doing any work, I’m just a craftsman!
Craftsmanship? I don’t understand! Emperor Jing pondered for a while and felt that it didn’t seem like a good word.
But Fang Zheng would always occasionally utter a few words that others couldn't understand, and he had gotten used to it.
He smiled faintly: "You always come up with new words for me." Then his expression became serious again: "This time, the journey is long, you have to be careful."
"If the problem cannot be solved, don't be stubborn, just go early and come back early."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Fang Zheng felt very happy.
What a nice father-in-law! I haven't even married your daughter yet, but he already cares about others. That's great!
After bidding farewell to the emperor, the first thing he did was naturally to run to the Mingluan Palace!
Looking for the prince? Impossible! Find the princess first and then the prince!
Fang Zhengyi slipped into the Mingluan Palace with ease.
Although I come here often, I have no name or status, so it is inevitable that I am a little sneaky.
The palace maids had long turned a blind eye to this, and were even looking forward to Fang Zheng's arrival.
After all, every time he comes, he probably spends some money.
The future prince consort is so generous, what else is there to choose from?
Following the palace maid's instructions, Fang Zheng went up to the small pavilion on the second floor.
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