To Liu Mao's surprise, Pan Kui also showed a surprised expression.
Liu Mao frowned and said, "Miss Pan, you don't know?"
Pan Kui was silent for a long time with a sullen face, then said: "I probably know what's going on. Hehe, your Lord Futai is a smart man..."
She said quietly: "A few days ago, the prince and Lu Fang hosted a banquet for your master's son."
Liu Mao was shocked.
He suddenly remembered what Lu Liang said to him before.
Liang Dong redeemed himself for Chen Youxi before, also for Lu Fang's sake.
Maybe this guy is really friends with His Royal Highness.
In this case, I was really treated as a pawn by Pan Kui...
Looking at Liu Mao's face, Pan Kui seemed to know what he was thinking, and said: "Maybe the prince or the princess really likes this Lu Fang, but you don't need to worry too much. You just do things impartially and don't care about this fire.
No matter how hard I burn, I can't burn you."
When Liu Mao heard this, his face turned pale.
What Pan Kui said is correct. So far, he has nothing worth grasping.
Pan Kui added: "And His Highness the Crown Prince may not really regard Lu Fang as a confidant. Otherwise, he would not just take him to treat Jiang Zhijiang to a meal."
Liu Mao nodded, abandoned the messy thoughts in his mind, and asked: "Then what should we do next?"
Now that he has boarded Pan Kui's boat, he has no other choice. If he resolves his relationship with Pan Kui, it will only lead to unpleasant results for both parties.
"wait."
Pan Kui said slowly: "We have to give the prince some face. Don't cause trouble to the two brothers in the near future. We will wait until the annual review. The Luliang annual review will definitely not be rated as first-class. By then, he will be transferred to
Go to a remote place. If the Crown Prince stands up for them again, we will settle the matter. There is no need to make the Crown Prince unhappy over this matter. If the Crown Prince does not stand up for them... Haha..."
Liu Mao responded, "If the prince no longer stands up for them, it means that the relationship is not deep. We can no longer be polite to them."
…
After leaving the county government, Lu Fang went to Yu Yuanwei's home to study.
So far, he has been studying at Yu Yuanwei's home on and off for more than a month. Although the books he has read are only one-tenth of Yu Yuanwei's collection, the gains are huge.
He summarized the three major mistakes of the previous emperors in losing the world.
First, the construction of the Grand Canal that connects the north and the south cost millions of people and almost brought down the economy of the previous government.
Second, he assembled a large number of troops to conquer the Liao Dynasty in the west for several times, but returned without success. Not to mention the corpses of millions, the entire economy was devastated.
And it was these two that caused him to make many foolish moves. Under such circumstances, he even thought of depriving the royal family and nobles of their privileges. Because of the rebellion, Liang Hanmin seized the throne in the name of the Qing emperor.
However, Lu Fang still admired the former emperor.
Although the opening of the Grand Canal was laborious, it also benefited the people. Diversion of water from the south to the north, with favorable rains and winds, greatly promoted economic exchanges between the north and the south.
The reason for the Western Expedition against Daliao was that Daliao repeatedly invaded the border. Although they returned without success, it still boosted the momentum of the imperial court. Moreover, Daliao did not take any advantage.
As for depriving the nobility of their privileges, that is even more far-sighted. This is something that will benefit the country and the people forever.
This courage alone is far beyond the comparison of the current emperor Liang Hanmin.
Yu Yuanwei once said from the bottom of his heart that the previous emperor was a wise and holy king. It was a pity that the court at that time was rotten to the core and could not support its grand ambitions.
The current emperor Liang Hanmin adopted a tolerant policy, which although allowed Dayu's economy to recover, in the end, it also allowed the cancer of aristocratic privilege to remain.
Reading makes time always fly by.
Before I knew it, it was almost lunch time.
The old servant walked into the study and said to Lu Fang: "Master Lu, Miss Zhu'er is here."
When Lu Fang heard this, he put down the book in his hand, nodded to the old servant, and walked outside.
The entrance of the courtyard.
"Master!"
Zhu'er looked very happy, "Just now, a small official from the county government came over and unsealed our shop. He also said that the previous poisoning incident was just a misunderstanding."
"Misunderstand?"
Lu Fang chuckled and said, "What misunderstanding?"
Zhu'er said: "They said those guys accidentally ate something else."
Lu Fang shook his head gently.
This silly girl actually believed it.
It's just a change of form.
The shop was unblocked because Liang Dong came forward and because Lu Liang regained the authority of the county magistrate.
It seems that Liu Mao is planning to make concessions for the time being. I just don't know how long he can stay calm.
Lu Fang turned around and told his old servant that he would not have dinner at Yu's house at noon, and then followed Zhu'er back to the Bestore.
The shop has reopened.
In the shop, there were customers who came to buy goods, and there were also neighbors who came to gossip. They crowded in front of the counter and talked all over the place.
Chen Youxi was obviously in a good mood and was smiling and talking to them.
Just as Lu Fang was about to step forward, he saw someone hurried to the counter, threw a letter at Chen Youxi, and then hurried away.
Everyone stared blankly.
Chen Youxi looked at Lu Fang.
Lu Fang frowned and stepped forward, opened the letter, "Boy, if you want to save someone, come to the foot of Huangmao Mountain in the south of the city alone. If you dare to bring others with you, we will wait to collect the bodies."
"this……"
Chen Youxi also saw the contents of the letter, and her face changed color slightly.
Lu Fang immediately closed the letter.
He could imagine who wrote this letter. It was impossible for Liu Mao and Liu Huafeng to come here to cause trouble at the moment. Even if they did, they would not use this method with their father and son's methods. It could only be Yang Chengyi.
That guy is definitely not someone who can swallow his anger, and he acts unscrupulously, and may very well use such extreme methods.
Apart from him, there seemed to be other candidates.
Maybe it's He Chengcai?
Does He Chengcai have such courage and ability?
What Lu Fang was even more confused about was who the owner of the letter was holding.
To save people...
Who was caught?
Chen Youxi and Zhuer are both here.
Lu Liang, Fu'er and the others were in the county government office. There were four old men, so it was impossible for them to be taken away.
"Zeng Yatou! Zeng Yatou!"
Just as I was thinking about it, several more people came running in a hurry.
They are all people from Ningyuan County.
Zhu'er went up to meet him and asked, "Uncle Li, Uncle Wang, why are you here?"
Several people had obviously come all the way, panting, and the one called "Uncle Li" said: "Your father, your mother and father have been kidnapped!"
"How come?"
Zhu'er was shocked, but her pretty face had already changed color.
Uncle Li said again: "We have already sent someone to report to the official! But, I don't know who is coming! They didn't say anything, they grabbed your parents and stuffed them into the carriage and drove away, even beating them.