Fang Zhiyuan looked at the gradually extinguishing fire, with a slight curl in the corners of his mouth, and a look of determination on his face.

On the second day, after the morning court, officials at all levels left the Fengtian Hall one after another. Chen Qitai, the Minister of Household Affairs, and the Minister of Works were walking at the end. The two were talking about many important matters for flood season prevention and control that had been discussed during the morning court today.

As soon as I walked down the white marble steps, I heard someone calling me from behind.

"Chen Shangshu, please stay."

When Chen Qitai heard the sound, he turned around and saw that it was Duke Rong Guo. He said a few words of farewell to the Minister of Industry and waited for Fang Zhiyuan at the foot of the stone steps.

Fang Zhiyuan came down the stone steps. Chen Qitai greeted him and said in a polite and polite manner: "If Duke Rong wants to ask about military pay, the budget this time is still with the Minister of War and has not yet reached the Ministry of Household Affairs."

No one in the court knew that the Minister of War was his subordinate, Fang Zhiyuan, and he did not have the final say on the military pay. The budget report of the Minister of War was still on his desk.

The insufferable Chen Qitai is always at odds with him!

There was a flash of coldness in his eyes, but it was not shown on his face. He just smiled and said: "It's not because of this. I heard that Chen Shangshu has another son who is not married. I wonder if he is married?"

Chen Qitai raised his eyes to look at him and saw a slight smile on his face. He didn't know what the old fox was planning, so he replied: "The youngest son has humble qualifications and has not been married yet. I wonder why Lord Rong Guo asked this?"

If he remembered correctly, Duke Rong Guo had no children, so he was not afraid that he would plot his son's marriage.

Fang Zhiyuan clasped his hands in his sleeves, still smiling and said softly: "How can your son of the Minister of Household Affairs be so despicable? Doesn't he have a bank? What is it called? My memory seems to say it is called Tongbao Bank, right?

There are semicolons in the entire Wei State. How can such a powerful son be called despicable?"

This old fox is waiting for him here. Well, it depends on whether he accepts the move or not.

Chen Qitai's face turned cold, and he scratched his neck and shouted loudly: "Mr. Rong Guo, although my youngest son is naughty, he is not chasing profits with businessmen. Are you saying that the Chen family does not respect the laws of the court?

Huh, isn't it just for military supplies? That has to be decided by Your Majesty, and I have no right to comment. If Duke Rong still refuses to give up, let's go to His Majesty and explain!"

Chen Qitai shouted here, causing all the officials who had not gone far to turn around and look sideways, and gradually started to talk.

Logically speaking, any quarrel in front of the palace would be expelled by the guards in front of the palace, but now everyone is pretending to be deaf and dumb.

There is no way, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance will argue with people in front of the palace every now and then about money. They are used to it. Anyway, it's my fault, but I will dare next time. Your Majesty didn't say anything, so they just turned a blind eye.

One eye is closed!

Fang Zhiyuan was stopped by what he said. Before he could react, Chen Qitai raised his hand and left.

Looking at Chen Qitai walking away, Fang Zhiyuan lowered his eyes slightly with a sinister look in his eyes, then he folded his hands and left the stone steps.

Chen Qitai swayed back to the Chen Mansion in a sedan, then with a cold face he asked the housekeeper to call the third young master to the study.

After he arrived in the study for a while, the housekeeper came back and said that the third young master had gone south down the canal to play some time ago.

Hearing this, Chen Qitai, who was sitting in front of the desk, was so angry that his beard curled up. Could this guy stop worrying a little?

After calming down his mind a little, Chen Qitai thought about what Fang Zhiyuan said just now. He couldn't have said this to him for no reason. That boy was doing things for His Majesty openly, and Tongbao Bank was equivalent to him helping His Majesty manage it.

, there must be something wrong with him bringing this up today!

He thought for a while, then wrote a letter and gave it to the housekeeper, asking him to deliver the letter to the third young master as soon as possible.

Yangzhou is gradually getting a bit hotter in summer, and workers sweating profusely on the dock are unloading goods. Fortunately, the owner is kind-hearted and prepares soup to relieve the heat for everyone.

Qin Zhan carried two bowls of mung bean soup in his hands and boarded the boat steadily.

Above the deck, Shu Huai and a young man in brocade were sitting opposite each other. Qin Zhan placed two bowls of soup in front of them.

Chen Fengling, the young master in Jinyi, fanned lightly with a folding fan in one hand and took a big sip of mung bean soup in the other. The soup was cold and very refreshing, and he shouted happily, but Fang Shuhuai slowly raised the bowl and drank slowly.

He chuckled twice and said, "This soup is good, it's cheap and relieves the heat. It can also make the workers appreciate you, so you can work harder."

Seeing that he was begging for praise, he did not hesitate to give him a big smile, and then motioned to Qin Zhan to hand him the letter he had just received.

This kid has fallen into Qian's eyes. Let's see if he can still smile after reading his father's letter.

Sure enough, when Chen Fengling opened the letter, she saw the name of her father and scolded him at the beginning. He winked and read the first page. When he turned to the second page, his expression changed and he instantly became serious.

After reading it, he stood up suddenly and waved the letter in his hand, "What does my marriage have to do with him, Lord Rong Guo?"

Fang Shuhuai's mouth twitched, wondering if this kid could see the important point.

"If you think I'm here to discuss your marriage with you, then please do as you please, I'll go back first."

Fang Shuhuai put down the bowl in his hand and planned to get off the boat.

Chen Fengling quickly stopped the person, put the bowl he had put down into Fang Shuhuai's hand, and motioned for him to continue drinking.

"According to his opinion, does he want to touch Tongbao Bank, or does he want to touch you?"

"Have there been any changes in the bank recently?" Fang Shuhuai pondered for a moment and asked.

Fang Zhiyuan works like he is marching and fighting, and he likes to take detours. Tongbao Bank is probably not his goal.

I don't know why he thinks this matter has something to do with Xiao Duo.

But what is the connection between them?

"Except for the fact that the bank has been using it more recently for the border guards, there has been nothing major. There are no problems with the flow of funds, and there have been no bank runs."

Chen Fengling analyzed it one by one and found no problems.

"Some time ago, he delivered Xiao Duo to me."

Chen Fengling was startled and turned to look at him. Seeing his cryptic expression, she asked tentatively: "Did you kill him?"

Fang Shuhuai glanced at him and snorted coldly, "Can't I kill him?"

Chen Fengling choked. Sometimes in front of him, he would always forget that this seemingly humble and harmless scholar was actually a cold and cruel emperor.

But after hearing what he said, Chen Fengling breathed a sigh of relief. If he really killed someone, he would only reply with two words: "Kill."

Fang Shuhuai smiled mockingly when he saw his expression.

Seeing the obvious sarcasm in his eyes, Chen Fengling stopped talking and continued talking about the bank.

"You mean, Xiao Duo is related to his purpose this time?" He tapped the folding fan on the letter on the table.

Fang Shuhuai's eyes also stayed on the letter paper on the table, wondering what his purpose was this time.

What exactly does he want to achieve through Tongbao Bank?

And it happened to be Chen Qitai he told?

Is it really related to military supplies?

"Did you and Qiao Zhi clean up the mess last time?" Fang Shuhuai pondered.

Chen Fengling thought for a while. Although Qiao Zhi accidentally exposed his whereabouts last time and almost lost the opportunity, he got rid of all the people. Now those who are left with the border guard are all his people. There is no doubt about their reliability.

, As for the woman who was sent in, well, I hope she won’t do anything wrong for the sake of Qiao Zhi’s desperate efforts for her.

"Currently, everything is normal with the information being sent back, and everything is proceeding according to plan."

Fang Shuhuai put the bowl on the table and made a thud sound. Chen Fengling raised her eyes to look at him when she heard the sound.

"Tell Qiao Zhi that Li Yang's matter is over, and I allow him to take that woman away, if that woman is still alive."

Chen Fengling heard his indifferent tone, but she could feel that what he said was true. In a sense, weren't they both for women?

Hey, the Tomb of Heroes of Wenwen Township!

In fact, the matter in Liyang is not complicated. Liyang is an important border defense town and is also where the military supplies for border defense are located. The general who guards the city is Fang Zhiyuan's confidant. He is greedy for money and sex. The woman sent there this time was trained early. She is bloody.

What is surprising is that the person who trained her was Qiao Zhi, the person best at disguise and detection in the shadows. The two fell in love with each other for a long time. On the way north, they tested each other and expressed their feelings. However, the meaning of their existence is to get what they want for their loyal master.

something.

The general guarding the city had in his hands evidence of money exchanges between the corrupt and filial Fang Zhiyuan in the past years. The woman's goal was to find the evidence, but how could she escape unscathed when faced with a greedy and lustful general? Qiao Zhi couldn't bear it, so she thought

He went to steal evidence alone, but the woman stopped him before he was discovered. In order to hide Qiao Zhi's whereabouts, he had to sacrifice his appearance to save Qiao Zhi. What he did after that was exactly as planned.

But after Qiao Zhi, he felt a little guilty, so much so that when he returned to Yangzhou, he almost exposed himself in front of Xu Miaoyin and was punished by Fang Shuhuai...

"Hey, it's all for women! You said it's just two of you."

Fang Shuhuai gave him a cold look and said, "You have exceeded the rules."

Seeing that Fang Shuhuai looked like he wanted to seal his mouth, he stopped and asked, "Then what should we do next?"

Fang Shuhuai looked at the canal not far away and pondered for a moment, "The progress on the Yujing side is too slow, we have to put people in as soon as possible. As for the bank, please check the accounts of the past two months to see if there are any problems. If there are any problems,

Leave the account to me, and what news can you find out about Qin Zhan recently?"

Chen Fengling glanced at Qin Zhan, who was standing silently beside him. This boy was really calm.

"He has appeared in the Lingnan area with Xu Jiaoyue. However, you also know what he is capable of. It is not easy to find him."

Is it Lingnan again? Some information flashed through his mind so fast that he had no time to capture it.

"Then let's take Lingnan as the center and look around. Okay, it's time for me to go back. If you need anything, please send me a message."

Fang Shuhuai got up and took Qin Zhan off the boat.

Looking at the carriage going further and further away and the crowded pier, Chen Fengling couldn't help but feel a little emotional. Unknowingly, three years had passed since he followed him and fought all the way to help him ascend to the throne.

I still remember that the first time they met was at this pier. He was a swinger who had just come to Yangzhou for fun. He was the son-in-law who helped his wife with the business. He thought he was a regular customer of the Xu family's business. He

So she coaxed him to take her to Yangzhou for fun, and unknowingly the two of them became good friends who talked about everything. He understood his mentality of jumping into the sea and his talent in business, so he promised himself
To be continued...