Li You, Guide Qiansui, and Wang Qinian are all smart people, but they are both quick and slow, and Father Cheng still fell into the hands of Mr. Li. In comparison, the originally charming little lady Cheng became useless...
At night, Li You was sitting around in the house, teasing Xiaozhu.
Xiaozhu pestered the old man and said, "The slave family wants to go to the temple fair tomorrow, can I take the old man with me?"
Mr. Li was also very embarrassed, "Tomorrow there will be a sutra banquet in the palace. Master, I have a lot of duties now. I have to read to the emperor at the sutra banquet, so I can't leave."
"This temple fair lasts for three days. The day after tomorrow can also be held."
Li You counted the days and said, "There will be a court meeting the day after tomorrow, and I will guide the emperor."
"There will be no future."
"I want to rest that day, so I'm afraid I'm too lazy to move."
Xiaozhu sighed quietly, lay down listlessly on the table, and muttered: "I miss Suzhou."
Li You laughed dumbly and said: "You know how homesick you are at such a young age?"
"At that time, I always had a lot of time. Now in the capital, I go out early every day and come back late every day. On the contrary, I feel that I have less time to spend with you."
Really? Li You's thoughts were unknowingly stirred up by Xiao Zhu. He has been separated from his parents, wife and concubines for almost half a year. I wonder if his little daughter has learned to crawl? Although the capital is big, there is no family. If the situation stabilizes
, you can consider buying a house and bringing your family here to live there. It is never reasonable to live apart for a long time.
Li You was caught up in the fantasy of family reunion, and Zhang San ran over to report: "Master! There is someone visiting outside. It seems to be the princess who beat the prince-in-law."
"No! Tell her to go, the Cheng family's father is not here! Looking for him is in vain."
It turns out that Li You kidnapped Father Cheng, but he didn't dare to stay at his home because he had no space and no one, so the conditions were really limited. It would have been fine if it was someone else, but Guide Chitose wanted to send someone to forcefully break in. He, this little kid,
There is absolutely no place for Beijing officials to reason.
So Li You didn't go back to his apartment first, but went directly to Lu Shangshu's house in the Ministry of War. He secretly found a cheap nanny and an acquaintance in charge, stuffed Mr. Cheng into an empty hut and sent someone to guard it. It was a trivial matter.
, there is no need to alert the old minister. Even if some restless people knew about it, they would not be able to break into the minister's house and rob people.
Before leaving, Li You coaxed and frightened Father Cheng with harsh words: "Now the salt merchant is making trouble in your name. Do you know that your situation is very dangerous? An Xin is hiding here. If not
For the sake of your daughter, I will not care whether you live or die, and I will not plead your grievance in front of the Queen Mother!"
Although Father Cheng is stubborn, he is also a man who has just suffered a big loss. He really knows the power of the imperial court, but he is a little scared by Li You. "Then my daughter..."
Li You slapped his chest loudly: "I am a bit mean in front of Chitose, so I can't treat her badly! In fact, she is also very nice to Chitose, so that no one can take advantage of her!"
This Mr. Li looks very considerate and reliable... The uneasy old man Cheng thought silently.
The next day was the day of the sutra feast. The main task of Mr. Li, the scholar, was to recite a few pages of the book. But this time the treatment was much better than last time. The emperor gave him the best tea to soothe his throat and prevent his mouth from drying out.
The banquet was about to end at noon, and Li You was going to eat, but he saw an eunuch calling him: "Guide Qiansui has summoned you to Zhaofeng Hall!"
Still unwilling to give up? Li You had no choice but to go to prison with him.
In the palace, the eldest princess Guide was sitting behind the case. There were books, documents, pens, ink, paper, inkstones and other things on the case. She was in charge of the affairs of the palace, and all kinds of miscellaneous matters were indispensable in her daily life.
Li You stepped forward to salute in a business-like manner, and His Highness Chitose also offered a seat in front of the case in a business-like manner.
After the business was done, the eldest princess waved away, leaving the two of them to talk in secret. She whispered to Li You: "You bastard, you never have me in your heart."
Li You looked around. It seemed that this palace was not a place for romance and flirting...
Guide Chitose gritted his teeth again and said: "If it were Xu, Lu and others, you would probably think of forming an alliance together. But with me, you only want to be alone!"
It turned out that what he was talking about was about Father Cheng, but Li You continued to pretend to be confused, "I don't know what your highness is referring to..."
The eldest princess said angrily: "I don't understand? Do you believe that I will give the daughter of the Cheng family to Wang Qinian as his wife? Will Father Cheng believe you or his son-in-law?"
"Your Highness has misunderstood me!" Li You said quickly: "Because you and I have different plans. If we barely get together, there will be disputes. If there are disputes, it will hurt our feelings. Instead of hurting our feelings, I would rather act separately from you. Such painstaking efforts
, How could your Highness not notice it!"
"Keep making it up, and I'll see what else you can make up." Guide Chitose gestured.
Li You said sadly: "Your Highness, you are also a member of the powerful, and you have also benefited from the benefits of Yanyin. This time is probably just to eliminate the cause of trouble and smooth the situation. However, the chronic disease is difficult to eliminate and the long-standing disadvantages are still there!"
"You don't want to calm down? Do you want to fan the flames in order to prevent chaos in the world?"
"I have only one purpose, to serve the country and the people!" Li You said loudly.
His eyes were firm and confident, his expression was as solemn as a mountain, and his voice was sonorous and powerful. Guide Chitose liked this image very much, and it was the most ideal husband in her mind.
But her reason told her that this was just an illusion created by her lover, so she said suspiciously: "Aside from fighting with others and seducing prostitutes, do you have this ability? Then I will watch how you serve the country and the people..."
After leaving the Zhaofeng Hall, Li You wiped his sweat. Chitose's side had been fooled. It's not easy to do something practical these days.
When he first learned about the Cheng family's unjust case, he asked several people in the transfer department about the situation, and took advantage of his position to check some archives, so he already knew something about the salt matter. At that time, he was cautious on the one hand, and on the other hand, he
On the one hand, he was curious as to how a salt merchant could be so embarrassed. In his impression, salt merchants always squander money after making huge profits.
After investigation, I found out that the big salt merchants and the small and medium-sized salt merchants with strong foundations in salt import are almost completely different from each other. Taking the Changlu Saltworks as an example, half of the annual output of 400,000 salt goes to the dignitaries who petitioned for salt import.
In the hands of a few big salt merchants, the other 99% of people can only divide the remaining half with salt. No wonder it is difficult to distribute salt, and strange things happen, such as three generations of ancestors and grandchildren still unable to get salt.
Since the braided thieves were put down and peace was restored to the world, a large number of new nobles have come to power. This situation has been accumulating for decades...
The salt merchants in the capital have been making trouble for a few days, but the heads of the household department are still very calm about it. After all, these merchants have no power and can't come up with new tricks. The trouble will be over, and in the end they have to come back and eat the salt industry.
meal.
But it seems that this trend went beyond expectations. In early December, the salt transshipment envoy from Changludu, Hejian, which is closest to the capital, urgently reported to the Ministry of Household Affairs in the middle of the capital. There are two main points. One is that there have been no salt merchants for half a month.
Secondly, at the end of the year, a salt conference needs to be convened to decide on the opening of the next year, but the number of people is seriously insufficient. Next year, there will be problems with the rations of the Jiliao border army.
Subsequently, salt transportation departments in nearby Hedong, Shandong and other places also expressed similar situations.
The Ministry of Finance was no longer calm now, and immediately wrote a report on the topic, and the Queen Mother issued a decree: Send a court meeting.
Li You was overjoyed and showed himself... No, the time has come to serve the country and the people!ro!.