The days when I was working in the West Factory

Chapter 172
"Zhou Yushi..."

Zhao Yu looked at Zhou Qing who was obviously waiting for him, frowned slightly, but still clasped his fists in salute.

"Master Zhao, take a step to speak!"

Zhou Qing glanced at the Chengtian Gate guard not far behind him, then raised his foot and walked not far ahead.

Although Zhao Yu was a little puzzled, he wasn't worried that a powerless literati could pose a threat to him.

Following Zhou Qing to a hidden corner, the Lord Yushi leaned forward and whispered to Zhao Yu: "Master Zhao, Lord Ding asked the subordinate to give you a message. In the future, if you encounter such a thing, it is best Let him know in advance."

Master Ding?

Zhao Yu was completely confused now.

From Zhou Qing's words, it can be seen that he came prepared before he went to the temple to present the Wanmin post.

Or to put it bluntly, that just-right Wanmin post was just to save Zhao Yu from the siege.

However, Zhao Yu and Zhou Qing, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, didn't have the slightest communication, so why should he help him?

"Ding Xiu?!"

In the confused Zhao Yu's mind, that foolish figure suddenly flashed.

Zhou Qing didn't say anything, just cupped his hands, turned around and boarded a small green sedan chair not far away.

At the beginning, I asked Ding Xiu to spend money to keep an eye on some officials in the capital. His original intention was to seize the advantage of some officials and use them for himself.

It's just that they didn't expect that Ding Xiu, who looked somewhat unreliable, would have such ability.

It's only been a few months?
The cost is only a few thousand taels of gold, and the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate has already been dragged into the water!

"It seems that the funds for Ding Xiu will be increased in the future!"

Zhao Yu looked at the cyan sedan chair that was gradually going away, and finally felt a little relieved.

In such a short period of time, if Ding Xiu was able to take down the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, it wouldn't take long for all six officials to be included in the bag.

Zhao Yu tried to give this move to Ding Xiu on a whim, but the effect was surprisingly good!
……

Zhao Yu returned to the West Police Department, and Zhao Jingzhong led the imperial decree and followed closely behind.

The emperor directly issued a decree to let Zhao Yu, the governor of Beisi, take full responsibility for all matters related to disaster relief.

"Zhao Zhen Fu envoy really has hands and eyes open to the sky..."

After reading the imperial decree, Zhao Jingzhong said this sourly before leaving.

Zhao Yu didn't care, although when he left Yongshou Palace, Zhao Yu had the urge to escape from the officialdom.

But I have to say that in the officialdom, Beisi Zhen Fushi, who came out of Yongshou Palace, is very different from before!
"Our Emperor, not only is not as stupid as the outside rumors say, but he is the smartest person in the world!"

Looking at the imperial decree on the case file of the supervisor's duty hall, Feng Lidao, who came over after hearing the news, said with emotion from the bottom of his heart.

No matter how Zhao Yu denies it, the big bosses in Kyoto know that the newly promoted Beisi Governor is a complete lunatic.

For the strength of the headquarters, even the vassal king dared to capture and kill.

As for this matter, the emperor was naturally clear about it.

At this time, Zhao Yu will be given full authority over the disaster relief, and his warriors will handle it.

Firstly, the emperor can take advantage of this opportunity to vigorously promote the strong men under Zhao Yu's hands, thereby relatively improving Zhao Yu's status.

He wants to recast Zhao Yu's dagger, and the position of Beisi Zhenfu is obviously not enough!

Although the emperor is in power, but if he wants to promote his confidants, he can't go directly to him with a red head and a white face. To some extent, he needs to find some excuses.

Secondly, Zhao Yu is in the limelight now, even if he is a strong man under the supervisory department, no matter how big the official hat is, he would not dare to trip them up!

This lunatic Zhao Yu even killed the vassal king, let alone other people.

"When I walked out of Chengtian Gate, I realized..."

Looking at the imperial decree, Zhao Yu said in a daze, "When I first met Jiang Nanyue, I was very curious.

She was born in Goulan and could be the concubine of King Yun. Why did the emperor's uncle Zhu neglect to marry a civilian girl, but provoked Long Yan's fury. "

"Try?!"

Feng Lidao is also a first-class smart person. When Zhao Yuhua just fell, he understood the truth.

"That's right, it's just a test!"

Zhao Yu picked up the imperial decree, thinking about every word the emperor said in Yongshou Palace before.

At that time, I just felt that the emperor was a little confusing, and his ability to figure out people's hearts was very powerful.

Thinking about it now, those words were to remind Zhao Yu that the biggest target of Jin Yiwei is not those corrupt officials.

It's not even Wei Zhongxian who is called the second emperor by everyone in the world, but Hulong Villa, and it's the emperor's uncle Zhu who ignores it! !
Even if Zhao Yu admitted that he killed King Yun, the emperor would not bring Zhao Yu to justice.

Only after Zhao Yu's dagger has done all the things the emperor wanted to do, this crime will fall on Zhao Yu's head!

Throughout the ages, people who have been placed in this position by the emperor have basically suffered a terrible death!
This is why, when Zhao Yu left Yongshou Palace, he had a very strong idea of ​​escaping from the officialdom.

The emperor used a civilian girl to test out the tricks between Zhu Wushi and the generals in the border town.

Otherwise, no matter how awesome Cao normal is, without the support of the emperor, he will definitely not be able to defeat Zhu Wushi, the emperor's uncle!

From this point of view, Cao Normal is just a pawn pushed by the emperor to the bright side!

This emperor...

The ability to control checks and balances has reached its peak! !
"Xichang must get out of the way. Starting today, even if you are facing Zhao Jingzhong, you have to show weakness and admit cowardly!"

Zhao Yu put down the imperial decree in his hand, and said to Fengli Dao beside him.

"Understood……"

Feng Lidao nodded.

However, Zhao Yu didn't notice that there was a different coldness flashing in the eyes of this quack who had lived and died with him.

Right is the thing in this world that can change a person's inner world the most.

Perhaps the former Fengli Dao really regarded Zhao Yu as a close friend in life and death.

But since he cut it for the rights in his hands, a subtle change has taken place in his mind.

……

After Feng Lidao left the supervisor's duty hall, Zhao Yu ordered Jin Yichuan to find all the chief banner officers of the headquarters.

Since the emperor's disaster relief is all entrusted to him, no matter what the purpose is, this errand must be done beautifully!
"Ji Feng, you lead five strong men from the headquarters, and then transfer fifty special servants from the Thousand Households of the Army to be on duty at the porridge factory outside the city!"

Zhao Yu handed a command arrow to Ji Feng standing below,
"Follow the order!"

After Ji Feng received the order, he pointed out five people and headed towards the Qianhu Office of the Army.

Immediately, Zhao Yu asked Lu Jianxing to be in charge of the line from Taiyuan Mansion to Kyoto, responsible for transporting the food and silver allocated by the imperial court.

And Shen Lian was sent to South Zhili to lead the warriors to monitor the grain and rice shipped from the south.

As for Jin Yichuan, he took the rest of the people to contact the major grain merchants in the capital to discuss the purchase of grain.

After everything was arranged properly, everyone took orders and left. On the contrary, Zhao Yu, the hand-picked disaster relief manager, was idle.

……

In the afternoon, Zhao Yu, who was a little bored in the supervisor's duty hall, was planning to take Erha to take a look outside the city.

But he didn't want to, before he went out, Jin Yichuan, who was sent out to investigate the rice price in the capital and was about to negotiate with major grain merchants to buy and sell grain, returned with his subordinates in disgrace.

"It's not cured, put the money in front of you, those bastards don't even pay attention to Jin Yiwei!"

After arriving at the Superintendent's Duty Hall, Jin Yichuan, who was furious, took a cup of hot tea and drank it down.

After taking a breath, he told the whole story of what happened.

It turned out that he led people to find some of the largest grain merchants in order to complete the task assigned by Zhao Yu.

But he didn't think that the masters behind these dogs were all court dignitaries.

What's more, after the meritorious service in founding the country, some ancestors died, and they were named kings with different surnames by the Taizu!

Others are afraid of Jinyiwei, but they are really not afraid.

"Your Majesty has a clear order. They don't dare to hoard goods anymore. It's just... his grandma, the price of food sold outside is more expensive than gold!"

When Jin Yichuan mentioned this incident, he was not angry at all!

There are policies and measures to counter.

The emperor decreed that they dare not stockpile food anymore, but the price made ordinary wealthy people frown.

"Your flying fish suit is for nothing..."

After listening to Jin Yichuan's words, Zhao Yu rolled his eyes.

It is said that Jin Yiwei has weird methods and uses everything to do things, so why is he surrounded by a group of honest gentlemen?
"You said it lightly, you can try it yourself!"

Jin Yichuan glanced at Zhao Yu furtively, and muttered in a low voice.

People open the door to do business, and there are people above them who follow them. One is not breaking the law and the other is not buying or selling by force.

Even if I have great abilities, I can't do anything about it.

There is no such thing as market supervision and regulation in Daqian. Basically, buying and selling things are priced by merchants or masters behind them!
"go!"

Zhao Yu glanced sideways at Jin Yichuan, then picked up the Tianzi sword wrapped in brocade, and walked out of the supervisor's duty hall.

……

Under the leadership of Jin Yichuan, Zhao Yu and others came to a rice shop.

According to Jin Yichuan, the price of this grain merchant is the worst.

"Keep your eyes open!"

Zhao Yu looked at Mi Xing, who was unremarkable, and said something to Jin Yichuan, who was beside him, and walked towards Mi with Erha.

It stands to reason that under such a disaster, even if the price of the rice shop is high, there will be people rushing to buy it.

But at the entrance of the rice store in front of me, there are many people watching, but there are very few people who may be able to afford it.

Zhao Yu took Erha to the front of Mi Xing. On the steps outside the door, there were several dustpans filled with rice.

Looking at it from a glance, the above price made Zhao Yu, a wealthy local tyrant, tremble.

"Man, how much is this corn for a liter?"

Zhao Yu, who was wrapped in a brocade robe and covered the flying fish suit, stepped forward, looked at the chubby Mi Xing guy in front of him, and asked with a smile.

"There is a price on it, I don't know how to read it!"

The clerk also had a domineering face, pointing to the grain tag stuck on the rice and said impatiently: "Five cents a liter!"

Good guy, it's a hundred times more expensive than usual! !

Zhao Yu leaned over to pick up a handful of corn, and after slowly loosening it, he sneered and asked the rice dealer: "Fuck, are the rice shells made of gold, or are the rice grains made of gold?!"

(End of this chapter)