Yang Hao taught Shi Lingzi a lesson, and then walked away with Bisu. Shi Lingzi knelt on the spot, sweating profusely and was stunned for a long time. Suddenly, as if he had woken up from a dream, he jumped up and rushed out.
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Bisu had already changed his clothes, changed his clothes a little, and was waiting in the market opposite the inn. He immediately followed him quietly. Shi Lingzi hurried to Wuyou Bridge and suddenly stopped on the bridge. He looked at the river and thought for a while.
Suddenly he turned around and walked into the city on the side of the bridge, walking slowly. Bisu was even more careful and only walked slowly among the crowd in the distance.
Yang Hao returned to the magistrate's office and waited in the shade under the concierge. After a while, Bi Su hurried back, and Yang Hao asked, "Who did Shi Lingzi see?"
Bisu shook his head and said: "I followed him quietly. When we arrived at the Wuyou Bridge entrance, he stood for a while and then turned to the 'Wuyou Pavilion' restaurant. It seemed that he was still soliciting business. He chatted with a few helpers there.
After a few words, they dispersed, and he himself met a country gentry who went to Sizhou to buy a concubine, so he accepted the commission and took the man to find his wife."
Yang Hao nodded, shook his head again, and sighed softly: "These men in the market are very slippery and cunning. I still underestimated them. I thought that if I revealed my identity to deliberately intimidate him, he would immediately go to see the person behind the scenes in panic."
Master, I never thought that a scoundrel like him could have such a scheming mind."
Yang Hao walked slowly in the courtyard for a while, then stopped and said: "Those helpers are all colluding with him, and the news will be sent back through others at any time. It is impossible to keep an eye on him and draw ideas from him. It seems that it is still the King of Wei
You're right, we govern the country with justice and use military force with surprise. We represent the government and have irreversible authority. As long as we catch them with a little bit of leverage, we can use it to make use of the situation. I discard such advantages and prefer to fight with those local snakes.
We are competing with each other in intrigues, and we are at a disadvantage. You go back and have a rest while I go to see the King of Wei."
Yang Hao hurried to the back courtyard, and before entering the Moon Gate, he heard a faint sound of piano music. One of the songs came from Zhao Dezhao's room, and the other one came from the flowers and trees. The music of the piano echoed each other.
, it sounds refreshing and joyful.
The attendants of the King of Wei were waiting in the corridor. When they saw him coming, they recognized him as a court official who had been very close to the King of Wei recently. They did not dare to block his way, but just made a gesture to him, indicating that he should not disturb the prince's playing of the piano. Yang Hao nodded understandingly.
, went straight into the hall, but the attendant turned around and went around to the back of the room.
Yang Hao walked lightly into the room and saw Zhao Dezhao sitting cross-legged on a smooth and cool bamboo mat in a wide robe and long sleeves. A case was placed in front of his knees. There was a guqin on the horizontal side. Opposite him was an eight-screen Woxue plum blossom.
There was a burner of sandalwood burning on the small table under the screen, and the aroma came to his nostrils. Zhao Dezhao, with his eyes slightly dozed, was stroking the strings of the piano happily.
Yang Hao stopped aside and listened to the two piano sounds, which were sometimes like moving clouds and sometimes as graceful as flowing water, echoing and lingering. Zhao Dezhao looked intoxicated, as if he had never noticed anyone coming. After the song was played, Zhao Dezhao stood up with his sleeves stretched out.
, laughed at Yang Hao and said: "She played a piece of "Three Plum Blossoms", and I played a piece of "Three Pieces of Yangguan". They complement each other and are a perfect match. This girl is not only good at playing the piano, but also very smart.
, listening to his voice and thinking about his person, he is young, beautiful and graceful, just like calligraphy and painting that come to mind."
Yang Hao thought of the slender figure hidden among the flowers, and the brocade robe and skirt, and couldn't help but smile: "Could it be possible to tell whether it's a boy or a girl from the music? Chitose has never seen her, how do you know she must be young?" A smart woman?"
Zhao Dezhao laughed dumbly: "How can you hear that? I asked the servants in the palace and found out that the person who played the piano was Deng Xiu'er, the daughter of Deng Zhifu. She was seventeen years old and played a good piano. She looked like a model Although it is inconvenient for the king to ask, he can figure it out just by listening to the sound of the piano. If it weren't for Lan Xinhui, who is as good as a fairy and looks like a fairy, how could he be able to produce such beautiful and beautiful music?"
Yang Hao couldn't help but want to laugh when he saw Zhao Dezhao's endless yearning look. Looking at the back, he wanted to commit a crime, and looking at the front, there were many so-called beauties who wanted to defend themselves. A woman with a graceful and beautiful figure may not be able to grow one. With her delicate and charming facial features, Yang Hao joked: "If the prince wants to see her, it is not difficult. The prince has been staying in Deng's house for two days. What excuse can you find for not being able to meet this close friend of the piano?"
Zhao Dezhao hurriedly waved his hands and said: "It's impossible. It's not appropriate to live in the inner house of Deng Mansion, so I have to find another excuse to spy on other people's women?" At this point, he sighed softly, a little drunk, and a little yearning: " I have played several songs with her every day for the past two days. Although I have never met her, in my heart, I feel like I have been a close friend for a long time. This feeling is really good. If I want to let me see her, I felt uneasy for a while.”
"This King of Wei has been raised in a deep palace compound since he was a child. Although he has been trained by many famous teachers, his knowledge and talents are all good, but his emotional intelligence... does not seem to be balanced with the development of his IQ. However, he cannot be too demanding. They The conversation here with the music of the piano is similar to the way our men and women are obsessed with each other through the Internet. The princess is appointed by the official. She enters the bridal chamber first and develops feelings later. Looking at the posture of King Wei, I am afraid it is actually his first love. It’s normal to be excited and excited.”
While Yang Hao was thinking wildly, Zhao Dezhao had calmed down and asked solemnly: "How is the visit of Ambassador Yang going?"
Yang Hao said hurriedly: "Those local snakes are indeed not aggressive. I have tried my best, but even a rogue idle guy in the market has a very cunning mind. If I search slowly, I may not be able to find out the cocoon." There is no one behind the scenes who controls the grain market in Sizhou. However, our time is limited and we cannot live in Sizhou for a long time. The following officials came to ask Chitose for instructions, and we have to find another way."
Zhao Dezhao nodded and said: "I haven't seen you for two days and there is news. I have already guessed that grain merchants are indispensable. They are needed to adjust the surplus and shortages and circulate the goods. Many things that the court cannot do are needed. Auxiliary supplement. However, it is the nature of businessmen to only seek profit, and there are many people who think that they are rich and unkind.
They gather money to transport capital, take advantage of the grain of rice when wolves are ruthless, and buy it at a low price. They are eager to buy rice at a high price. When they buy rice, they use clever tricks to keep the price low. When they sell rice, the chaff is mixed with grains. But if you don't have enough dendrobium, you still have to stock up on food. You just hope that there will be frequent floods and droughts in the world and the people will be hungry and have nothing to eat. It is most unkind and unjust. This chronic disease has existed since ancient times. If you want to cure it, How difficult it is.
But as you said in the Ministry of Industry, now that the fire is imminent, we must first solve the immediate crisis before we ask for eternity. You want to mobilize people from various places to build weirs, dams and sluices that can only be used for three months, and clean up and manage local food supplies. The city must also act to achieve this goal. Tell me what you need me to do, and I will give my full cooperation."
Yang Hao said happily: "In this case, the official said it bluntly. We humans and earth have two lives, and we cannot stay here for a long time. Those unjust grain gentry have seen this clearly, so they have no fear. The official thought, they are storing grain.
, it’s not that they refuse to sell grain, it’s just to make huge profits. Sizhou Prefecture is severely suppressing grain prices, so they must sell grain at high prices privately; Sizhou Prefecture controls the water and land transportation routes and imposes heavy taxes on grain merchants who sell grain to other places.
, they must also have secret channels to trade. Food is not gold, jewels and jade. It can be transported out by just finding a confidant who hides it in his chest. There will be many people who know. Now we can't find a way to do it privately, so we can only use the power of the government.
, so and so..."
Yang Hao stated his plans one by one. Zhao Dezhao pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "Well, if I personally go to the Yamen... well... it would be inappropriate. Well, you are the deputy imperial envoy and you deserve this.
I will give you the full authority to go and speak to Magistrate Deng."
Yang Hao was startled for a moment, then he cupped his hands and responded, "I will obey your orders."
After Yang Hao said goodbye and left, Zhao Dezhao frowned slightly and said, "Why did the teacher stop the student?"
It turned out that Yang Hao had just proposed a plan to Zhao Dezhao, and Zhao Dezhao had already agreed. After hearing the news, Taifu Zongjiezhou, who came from the back hall and hid behind the screen, suddenly stretched out a hand and shook it at him. Zhao Dezhao then changed his mind temporarily.
Yang Hao was instructed to take charge of his affairs.
Zong Jiezhou flashed out from behind the screen and said with a smile: "Your Highness has not thought carefully enough. Many things are better handled by subordinates. Success will be successful, and failure will not hurt the feathers. Once there is a deadlock, you can still mediate."
, advance and retreat freely. As the local official, the magistrate of Sizhou has nothing to do with these grain merchants. If His Highness follows Yang Hao's request and sits in the government office in person, if the grain merchants are still unable to be grasped and the news spreads, wouldn't he offend the people of the world?
Laughing at incompetence? This is one of them.
The prince personally sat in the government office and announced to many people in the village that he did not trust Deng Zuyang. The prefect of Sizhou was a shrewd and capable official, and he was promoted by Xianggong Zhao. If the prince really caught it with his own hands,
The handle will not look good on Mr. Zhao's face, and if he cannot find the handle, it will make Mr. Zhao and the prefect Deng, both the court and local officials, have a grudge against His Highness."
Zhao Dezhao was slightly unhappy and said: "Teachers often teach students that the hearts of the people are like the sea, and they should cherish every drop of water; the weight is like a mountain, and don't abuse half a handful of soil. You must serve the public for the sake of selfishness. Out of a public heart, you will naturally be unfazed by favors and humiliations. Only when the breeze on your sleeves can you be upright.
Awe-inspiring. Now that the country is in crisis, why does the teacher ask students to think about themselves first?"
Zong Jiezhou said: "The great road has no words, you can't see it, you can't hear it, you can't fight it. The right way comes out from here, the small way comes from this, and the evil way disappears from now on. They are mutually reinforcing and interfering, they are present all the time and everywhere. If you want to follow the great road, you must not
The strong cannot do anything, and His Highness is currently climbing the steps and has not yet become the Nine-Five Supreme Being. A strong person cannot become strong in a day, so how can we not seek stability? What's more, Yang Hao is the deputy envoy of the imperial envoy. With his official position, he sits in charge of the government office.
Receiving reports from others is enough to gain the people's trust, so why does Your Highness have to stand out?"
Zhao Dezhao listened in silence for a long time, but only let out a long sigh.
