Chapter 136: Jiaofangsi
The name is familiar, but I can't remember where I heard it from.
Shen Yu frowned and thought for a moment, then asked, "What is his official position?"
Xie Tingzhou said, "He is a waste. He relied on Wen Hongyuan to become a commander in the Wucheng Military Department."
The word "waste" reminded Chen Yu that Wen Lesheng was the waste who hung out with Jiang Lianzhi's cousin Dou Qingcheng all day long, and was also a well-known playboy in Shengjing.
A noble family has stood for a hundred years, and if one person succeeds, all the family members will benefit. Even cats and dogs can get an official position in the court. It is difficult for a poor family to produce a noble son, and the noble family is getting weaker with each generation.
"Why would he be allowed to go?" Shen Yu was puzzled.
Xie Tingzhou touched the kettle with his hand, turned his head and called out, "Bring some hot tea."
The maid pushed the door open and took away the cold tea.
Xie Tingzhou then said, "The Ministry of War allocated 5,000 men, and borrowed another 5,000 from Prince Duanqing."
"Borrowed from Luzhou?" Shen Yu asked in surprise.
Xie Tingzhou said, "With 10,000 soldiers and horses, how many bandits are there in Hezi Mountain?"
After saying that, he laughed.
Chen Yu heard some sarcasm in the words. That's right. There are no more than 2,000 bandits on the Heizi Mountain in Qichang Prefecture. It would be enough to dig up the mountain to suppress the bandits with such a large force.
How could Wen Hongyuan let such a lucrative opportunity to earn fame and fortune fall into the hands of someone else? Naturally, he gave it to his nephew.
It is said that Wen Hongyuan had no children. Even his several concubines gave birth to daughters. Later, he finally gave birth to a son, but the son had some congenital problems and died before he was half a year old.
It was also strange. Later, he adopted a boy from the Wen family's side branch, but the boy died within less than half a year. From then on, Wen Hongyuan believed that he was not destined to have children, otherwise he would not have promoted that useless nephew.
Chen Yu asked, "Isn't the Ministry of Revenue out of money?"
The maid came in to make tea, and the first cup was presented to Xie Tingzhou. He put two fingers together and pushed the teacup in front of Chen Yu.
"Be careful of the heat." Xie Tingzhou continued, "A lean camel is bigger than a horse. The Ministry of Revenue can still squeeze out some money. I heard that the Ministry of Revenue has collected two years of tax silver from merchants in advance."
"Two years." Chen Yu sneered, "Complaints a lot."
Thank you
Zhou leaned over with his elbows on the table and jokingly said, "Our richest lady, Miss Shen, can't come up with this little money?"
Chen Yu said: "We can afford it, but how can small merchants survive? The land tax has been collected until the 21st year of Tongxu. Do you think he can live to..."
She interrupted the conversation, "Last year, I passed through Qingzhou on my way to Yanliang Pass. In September, the people had no food to eat. After working hard all year, they still had to go hungry for several months after paying the land tax. No one cultivated the land there because of the heavy taxes."
Xie Tingzhou maintained this posture, looking at her with increasingly profound gazes.
Xie Tingzhou had never seen Shen Zhongan alive, but he was now very curious about what kind of person could raise such a smart and kind girl.
Ordinary people only care about their own little piece of land. With such a small body, they have too many worries.
Chen Yu took a sip of tea, and when she put down the cup, she found that he was still looking at her, "Why are you staring at me?"
"Look at you." Xie Tingzhou said, "How come you were born a girl?"
Chen Yu rolled her eyes at him, "I'm a man, so what will you do?"
"You are a gay man." Xie Tingzhou curled his lips, "If you were a man, you would be able to do something great."
"What's wrong with women?" Chen Yu asked back, "Can't women do something?"
"That's true." Xie Tingzhou pondered for a moment and said, "You are a good candidate for the throne. Tell me... should I fight for you to be the emperor?"
Chen Yu was startled, and hurriedly reached out to cover his mouth, saying seriously: "You can't say that."
Emperor Tongxu was already afraid of Beilin. If this news got out, Shengjing would be in chaos.
Xie Tingzhou put his lips on her palm and raised his eyelids to stare at her face. "Do you want it? If you do, I'll grab it for you."
His eyes were bewitching, his thin lips rubbed against her palms, and the hot breath he exhaled made her palms numb and itchy.
"No." Chen Yu said firmly: "I just want to finish what I'm doing now, and then do what I want to do."
Seeing that she wanted to withdraw her hand, Xie Tingzhou grabbed it and said, "Does what you want to do include me?"
Chen Yu looked into his eyes and said, "If I want
If you want to travel around the world, then you..."
Xie Tingzhou interrupted, "I will travel the world with you."
There are no words more touching than this. Shen Yu's heartbeat accelerated, and she thought about many things before she calmed down her heartbeat.
"I haven't finished what I just said."
"Um."
Chen Yu asked: "When do we leave?"
Xie Tingzhou sat up straight, "Same day as Chunsou."
"It's customary to search in March, so there are only a few days left." Chen Yu's expression became serious, "We haven't found the old man yet. If the Hezi Mountain is really wiped out, then the clues behind it will be gone."
Xie Tingzhou said: "Isn't there another clue? Ge Liangji's account book."
"It's as difficult as ascending to heaven to get it." Chen Yu said, "Who would give their life-saving talisman to others? Besides, the account book involves too many things. Only the robbery of grain and grass is directly related to Yanliang Pass."
Chen Yu was silent for a moment, then raised her eyes and glanced at Xie Tingzhou.
Unexpectedly, Xie Tingzhou was also looking at her, and when their eyes met, he asked, "What do you want to say?"
Chen Yu moved in her chair and said carefully, "We can't let the evidence be buried, nor can we let the truth be buried, and we can't let 100,000 soldiers be unable to rest in peace, right?"
Xie Tingzhou narrowed his eyes slightly, "If you have something to say, just say it."
"I want to go to Qichang."
Xie Tingzhou: "I don't agree."
Chen Yu bit her lower lip and said, "I have to hurry over before Wen Lesheng leads his troops to suppress the bandits."
"Then what?" Xie Tingzhou asked in a deep voice.
"Now is the time when they are on the alert and are afraid of enemies. What identity do you use to negotiate with them? Ordinary people, will they trust you? General Shen's orphan, they only think you are here to seek revenge. If you become a bandit and sneak in, before you can gain their trust, the Hezi Mountain will be wiped out and only corpses will be left."
He blocked Shen Yu's way with just a few words. Shen Yu stared at him blankly and was speechless.
I have to say that what he said makes sense. Going to Qichang is indeed not a good choice, and it might even get him involved.
"What should we do then?"
The last word was dragged out for a while, like a spoiled child. Xie Tingzhou softened his tone, "I have to go to the Music Bureau to discuss something tomorrow, so I'll go first..."
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