Chapter 714 Zhen Qing: Who cares about your favor!
In the afternoon, the sun's shadow was slanting, the flower wall and bamboo forest were rustling with the wind, and half an hour passed before I knew it.
Jia Heng looked at Zhen Qing, who had a rosy face and slightly opened phoenix eyes. The beauty's hair was in a messy bun, a strand of blue silk hanging from her temples, and her face was as rosy as a poppy flower. She calmed down and asked: "
How involved is your Zhen family in the salt affairs?"
Zhen Qing's voice was soft and trembling, and she whispered: "That is the palace's money bag. It is the business of the Guo and Liu families. Even if we want to participate, there is no way."
In recent years, the most they have done is transport some private salt to sell to subsidize the family. The money transported to the warehouse is not the turn of the Zhen family.
Jia Heng was silent for a moment. According to his guess, the Zhen family must have made a lot of losses in the Weaving Bureau, and may not be deeply involved in the salt affairs.
Thinking of this, he stopped asking, frowned, stared deeply, and whispered: "It's such a hot summer, so you don't want to wear underwear just to keep cool, right?"
With that said, he handed over a handkerchief to prevent increased liquidity and risk spillover.
Zhen Qing turned her head and rolled her eyes at Jia Heng, then she was busy with her handkerchief and ignored Jia Heng.
If she hadn't come to find him, would she have done this?
While capital was fleeing, Jia Heng said in a low voice: "Even if you don't help me with the salt affairs, I can still find out. The Zhen family has been in charge of the three major weaving bureaus for many years. Some of them are historical reasons, and they are still sentimental."
But if you are corrupt, you will suffer a lot of shortfalls, so you should make up for it as soon as possible."
In fact, even if the Zhen family was drained, they wouldn't be able to get much money out of it, because the Zhen family only squandered part of it, and the big boss still supported the emperor.
This also gives Zhen Qing a chance to survive, let's see if she can grasp it.
Zhen Qing's jade face, as bright as snow, showed anger. She glanced at Jia Heng with phoenix eyes and whispered: "You still want to investigate our Zhen family?"
This person went south to Yangzhou, not just for the salt business?
Jia Heng said softly: "Now that the national treasury has been in deficit for many years and the state affairs are in dire straits, some old accounts have to be settled."
"You..." Zhen Qing's eyes were focused, and her heart was filled with a layer of gloom.
Remember last time... So, was this person threatening her and trying to get information from her, or was this what the palace meant?
Just when Zhen Qing's expression changed and she kept thinking, Jia Heng whispered, waved to Zhen Xue, and whispered: "Xue'er, come here."
Zhen Xue was helping the two of them look out in fear. Listening to the two people whispering and chatting, she saw Jia Heng waving, and she felt ashamed and frowned. She didn't want to hear Jia Heng's greeting, but her steps were unwelcome.
He moved over as if under control and said in a trembling voice: "Ziyu, it's getting late, stop fooling around."
In fact, at this time, it was only two o'clock in the afternoon. The two of them had not even eaten. They always stayed in the same room, which could easily make people suspicious.
Jia Heng stared at Zhen Xue, who was so shy that her hibiscus jade face was so bright and graceful that it was hard to describe. He took Zhen Xue's hand, gently grasped it, and whispered: "Isn't that treating one person favorably over another?"
Zhen Xue's face was as red as a rosy cloud, and she said with shame and annoyance: "Zi Yu, it's my sister who insists on coming to find you. I'm not in good shape right now. You guys have been making trouble for a while and have been here all the time. There should be suspicion outside."
Jia Heng didn't insist anymore. When they stayed together for so long and couldn't go out, the two sisters were both radiant and charming, which really made people suspicious.
Zhen Qing now stuffed the messy handkerchief to Jia Heng. Her charming phoenix eyes looked at Jia Heng coldly and asked: "Shui Yu, can you help me?"
Jia Heng frowned, with a look of disgust on his face, and said, "I have my own arrangements here at Jiangbei Camp, so don't ask anymore."
Zhen Qing's eyes flashed, she pinched Jia Heng's hand angrily and said: "You... this person, are you still being reasonable?"
I just kept tossing her, was it all for nothing?
Perhaps because she moved too much, something strange appeared on the beauty's face. The embroidered shoes and feet under her skirt were moved closer together, and she secretly cursed at the beast.
Seeing that Zhen Qing was almost going berserk, Jia Heng softened his tone and whispered: "Shui Yu, I can't tell you about the follow-up arrangements. However, you can tell me some inside information about the salt affairs. If I find out later,
Zhen family, the follow-up problems are not serious, I will be lenient."
There were many things involved in the division of stolen money by the Salt Transport Secretary, and in the end it was impossible to get to the level of the Supreme Emperor. Perhaps Cao Cao burned the letters to Yuan, and when Liu and Guo were found out, they stopped and confiscated all the money that had just been recovered, and the Zhen family's
If a problem occurs, if it is not serious, it will be okay if you let it go for the time being.
Zhen Qing's eyes were fixed on the young man, her heart was slightly shaken, she snorted softly, and asked: "Do you mean what you say?"
Jia Heng gently took Zhen Qing's bare hand, looked at the charming and charming face, and whispered: "When have I ever failed to keep my word? But it still depends on how deeply involved the Zhen family is.
As far as I know, from the ninth year of Longzhi to Chongping, the treasury of the Salt Transport Department had an annual balance of one to two million taels of silver. Where did this silver go? During the Chongping period, there was much less. You will know
Tell me everything.”
In order to maintain the daily expenses of the Supreme Emperor, salt, profits, taxes, and money were sent to the palace in various ways, but how much of it actually went to the Supreme Emperor? Many of them were deducted by these errands.
Zhen Qing was silent for a moment. Once she said something, she would break up with those people. But this bastard just talked about the Zhen family and used their family as blackmail. Do you want to tell him?
Zhen Xue felt speechless when she saw the two people letting go of her bare hands and hugging each other again.
As Jia Heng spoke, he looked at Zhen Xue, who had soft and delicate eyes. He also felt that she was a little neglected, and said warmly: "Xue'er, come here and persuade your sister."
Zhen Xue frowned, and looked at Zhen Qing with bright autumn eyes, and said softly: "Sister, what Zi Yu said makes sense."
Zhen Qing glanced at Zhen Xue and whispered: "Are you turning your elbow outward again?"
Zhen Xue's face was slightly red, she pursed her pink lips, and said softly: "If my sister has done this for the good of the Han Dynasty, Ziyu will not let her suffer."
Zhen Qing snorted coldly, as if she was still hesitating.
"Actually, if you don't tell me, I can make some guesses. Most of them should have been sent to Chonghua Palace through Liu Shengzao and Guo Shaonian, and some of them were secretly divided by them. Your father himself has an undercover supervision.
Jiangnan's responsibilities, so maybe they also dragged the Zhen family into trouble?" Jia Heng was having a snowball fight and whispered: "As for the Zhen family, they have also been greedy for the palace's internal affairs funds in recent years.
You are squandering yourself, and some of them are asking you to cultivate party members for the King of Chu, right?"
Zhen Qing gently grabbed Jia Heng's hand, Qi Yun's flowing eyebrows showed shame and anger, and she denied it: "What about cultivating party members? That's nonsense!"
As he talked, he asked her what to do.
"Let's not talk about your affairs for now. Let's talk about salt affairs. Tell me everything you know." Jia Heng let Mopan sit in his arms and whispered in his ear: "I appreciate your love."
Zhen Qing's cheeks turned red and she said angrily, "Who cares about your favor!"
After pondering for a moment, he said: "I knew it but didn't tell you that it was the Guo family and the Liu family. These two families were both people placed outside by the Supreme Emperor. They not only withheld tax money for their own enjoyment, but also cooperated with the salt merchants.
Sell private salt to the north and bribe officials in Liangjiang. I heard that Liu Shengzao had a list of officials who were bribed by him. This also involves the palace, so it is difficult to check."
Jia Heng's face paused and he said: "The current state of affairs is extremely difficult, and the Emperor is not ignorant of the general situation."
Zhen Qing was shocked and had complicated thoughts.
Obviously from this sentence, he realized the determination of the young man or the emperor behind him.
Yes, now that this man and today's emperor have a large army, it is only a matter of time before the salt affairs are rectified.
"If you want to investigate, start with Liu Shengzao from the Yanyun warehouse and catch this person. Under torture, everything will become clear." Zhen Qing said in a low voice.
Jia Heng said: "I can do it, but I still need a reason."
Moreover, Henan Dusi's troops are still on the way. When they arrive, Qi Kun can ask for their capture and torture to open up the situation.
Zhen Qing said quietly: "Since I helped you, can you tell me what the palace thinks of the Zhen family?"
Jia Heng smiled and joked: "Why, are you starting to panic?"
It is impossible for the Zhen family to escape. As a court official, unless he pleads with the emperor, he will not save the Zhen family. Not to mention the Zhen family, the Jia family and some of the country's worms, he wants to personally send them in.
Zhen Qing raised her eyebrows and said coldly: "Why should I panic? What should I be afraid of? We are also on errands for the Supreme Emperor in the palace. What did we do wrong?"
Jia Heng pondered for a moment, then leaned into Zhen Qing's ear and whispered: "Zhen Qing, your Zhen family has made a lot of losses by doing things for the Supreme Emperor these years. You have done a lot of taboo things. You
Have you never thought that one day the trees will fall and the buildings will collapse?"
Zhen Qingfang's heart trembled slightly, she pursed her glossy pink lips, raised her slender neck, and said quietly: "As long as I become the Crown Princess and one day become the Queen, what you said will never happen."
After being manipulated by Jia Heng countless times, the beauty no longer needs to hide her ambition, she just wants to be the queen!
Jia Heng said softly: "What if it doesn't work? At that time, everyone would be searched and executed. Your Zhen family is big and small, and no chickens or dogs would be left alive. I don't know if I should personally take someone to check it."
Zhen Qing said angrily, "You bastard!"
If that day comes, it's really possible that this bastard led people to confiscate homes and deliver decrees.
Zhen Qing thought about this, turned her gorgeous and charming face, and suddenly looked at the young man with a handsome face, and whispered: "Zi Yu, if you help me, then your ambition will not only be realized, but you will also be the supreme king in the world."
The most noble queen, you are the queen of the world, and you can lie down in front of you and let you bully her..."
She could feel that this young man was obsessed with her body. Although he wanted to kill her every time... it just showed that he was obsessed with her body.
He should be reluctant to let her die, otherwise he wouldn't have said those words to her just now. Even if he didn't take her seriously, he still had his sister.
As Zhen Xue listened to the two hugging each other and talking, she felt flushed and frightened. How could her sister be so rebellious and mean and say such obscene words?
Sister, what I said... all have pictures.
Jia Heng's face was calm and his eyes were dazed for a moment. For some reason, his mind actually reflected the scene of Zhen Qing, dressed in a gorgeous dress, graceful and beautiful, in front of and behind everyone.
However, in a moment, for some reason, the queen's face changed into a different figure...
Well, I quickly dismissed all my thoughts and blamed Zhen Qing.
Zhen Qing seemed to feel the young man's throbbing under the millstone, and her heart was slightly happy. She leaned over and whispered: "Zi Yu, please help me. With your wisdom, we will control the government in the future and we will be able to revive the Han Dynasty."
,OK?"
Jia Heng looked at Zhen Qing coldly and whispered: "Does the King of Chu know about the princess's thoughts?"
If he really waits for such a day, even if he joins forces with the power-hungry Zhen Qing to kill the King of Chu, when the King of Chu's son succeeds to the throne, the Jia family will be settled by the Queen.
It is a common occurrence throughout history.
When Zhen Qing heard this, she felt a basin of cold water was poured on her pocket. Her face was as pale as paper, and she pursed her lips and said nothing. Obviously, Jia Heng's mention of King Chu at this time made Zhen Qing feel unnatural, or a little guilty and a little bit guilty.
Ashamed.
This is also the reason why Jia Heng never mentions the King of Chu, which can easily disappoint people, but when Zhen Qing is calm and composed, there is nothing unusual about it, that is...
Jia Heng suppressed the weirdness in his heart, hugged Zhen Qing, and whispered: "Okay, let's stop daydreaming. Isn't this good? If you miss me, come find me."
"Don't touch me." Zhen Qing's jade-like face was as frosty as her heart was filled with irritation. Her clear phoenix eyes reflected the young man who seemed to be smiling but not smiling. For some reason, she suddenly lost control of her emotions. She stretched out her bare hands to pinch Jia Heng's neck and whispered:
"It's all your fault, you bastard, you ruined me."
If she hadn't involved herself in it, she wouldn't have lost her virginity, and it wouldn't have become a complete daydream now.
Looking at Zhen Qing who suddenly became violent, Jia Heng looked calm, lightly grabbed both arms, and said in a low voice: "Aren't you the one to blame for everything today? Besides, I don't think you and the King of Chu have anything to do with each other.
How long have you been in love... eh?"
Zhen Qing was so ashamed and angry that she was about to say something, but she saw the young man approaching, struggled a few times, and was drowned in the storm again.
After a while, Jia Heng looked at the angry Zhen Qing and whispered: "You don't think you can control King Chu after he ascends the throne in the future, do you? With your temperament of trying to overpower men in everything, I don't think so.
After all, it’s the result of a husband and wife turning against each other and being deposed.”
"You, shut up!" Zhen Qing frowned, feeling her heart beating wildly, her narrow and clear phoenix eyes showing stern murderous intent, her face as cold as ice.
Because he was weak, he couldn't break free from Jia Heng's restraints, so he could only scold him in a low voice.
Jia Heng said softly: "Since the princess doesn't like to hear it, I won't say anything. But you are a smart person and you should know that King Chu is just using your Zhen family to help you seize the throne."
"You still said that!" Zhen Qing's heart was shaken and she gritted her teeth.
Zhen Xue looked at the two of them with her moist and beautiful eyes, sighed softly, and said: "Sister, you two, stop arguing, be careful and let people hear you."
Zhen Qing's jade face was like frost, her phoenix eyes flashed, and she whispered: "It was him who insisted on making the noise. Which time didn't he deliberately make me angry?"
Jia Heng also let go of Zhen Qing, picked up the tea cup from the small table, handed it to Zhen Qing, and said softly: "Have a cup of tea, look at the sweat on your face."
He had just tried to cut off the bond between Zhen Qing and the King of Chu bit by bit. When he could ask "Which one is better, me or the King of Chu?", Zhen Qing would only have the pursuit of the queen in her heart.
Jia Heng turned to look at Zhen Xue on the side and said warmly: "Some random people have come to Yangzhou recently. Xue'er, you and Xinxin should be careful on the road."
Zhen Xue's eyes were complicated, she said "hmm" and said softly: "Ziyu, you should be more careful in Yangzhou."
After thinking for a while, he asked: "You... you won't go to Jinling with us?"
"It's not easy to go with us. You go ahead and wait for me to go back to visit Zhen Mansion." Jia Heng said with a slight smile.
Seeing this, Zhen Xue didn't know what to say. She just thought of the conversation between the young man in front of her and her sister, and her heart was inevitably a little hazy. Has the Zhen family attracted the attention of the emperor?
