The news that His Majesty rewarded the eldest lady of the Ye family and actually granted the position of County Lord beyond the ancestral decree spread like wildfire.

It turned out that the victory in the border battle was all due to the food and grass raised by the Chang'an County Lord who sold all his belongings, otherwise the battle would have been in danger.

The people praised the righteousness of the Lord of Chang'an County one after another!

But at the same time, such a big scandal broke out in the Ministry of Household Affairs, and Xu Si, the minister who finalized the task of collecting grain from the people, actually colluded with foreign enemies. Such an official is simply unconscionable!Thinking that Yelan had almost suffered injustice because of this, the people suddenly became angry!

Even the officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs were despised by the people!

What's more, some people suspected that the Hu Bu and others were responsible for the riots in front of Yejia and the shop at the beginning. Then the people were angry that they were being led by these people, and began to attack the remaining Hu Bu officials.

Naturally, Ye Hongbai was among them. Although he was from the Ye family, he once held the highest position outside the Ministry of Household Affairs. The people took it for granted that he was no different from Xu Si.

If he dared to go out, his carriage would be smashed by rotten eggs. Those people who took action to maintain the door plaque of Ye Family would not even act recklessly in front of his Ye Family.

"You are such a dog official! Marquis Dingguo is your eldest brother, and you actually help the tyrants to harm your relatives. You are simply worse than a pig or a dog. Damn you!"

"boom."

"call out!"

In the carriage, something with a fishy smell passed through the curtain and passed Ye Hongbai's face. Then the egg liquid exploded and splashed on his body and hair...

This stench could almost make Ye Hongbai faint.

"Sir, it's not good. The people surrounded us and kept throwing things at our carriage. What should we do?"

"This group of unruly people...this group of unruly people!" Ye Hongbai was so angry that he was shaking all over, but things kept coming in the carriage, as if there was no end in sight, "Arrest them all! Insult the imperial official, I think they are desperate!"

Ye Hongbai's response was the sound of the carriage being attacked non-stop. The servant outside the door couldn't hold it anymore and said, "Sir! It can't be done. There are too many people. We have to get back quickly!"

"Can't evacuate, go to Shen's house!"

If he didn't have to go to Shen's house, why would Ye Hongbai run out and be bullied by the people at this time?

The scoldings of the people kept reaching his ears, and Ye Hongbai's body trembled violently due to humiliation.

There was no other way, Ye Hongbai and his party could only march towards the Shen family with difficulty despite the encirclement of the common people.

……

The people chased Ye Hongbai's carriage all the way. The formation was spectacular, but Ye Hongbai was like a bereaved dog. The carriage was stained and stained. From the corner of the curtain, you could see Ye Hongbai's furious command. The look of a groom.

They turned the corner, Yelan leaned on the window sill and watched the ridiculous scene below. He held a white jade wine glass in his hand and saluted the person opposite, with a teasing smile on his lips.

"Everyone is shouting about Ye Hongbai now."

"I wanted to harm the reputation of Ding Guohou, but now I have become a street rat." Gong Yu reached out to clink glasses with Ye Lan, "The direction he went to was the Shen family. It seems that he went to Shen Yan for help."

Yelan put the white jade cup to his lips and drank down the wine, then snorted, "Xu Si is just a facilitator when it comes to food and grass. He is paid to do things for others. The culprits behind the scenes are King Xiao and Shen Yan, and Ye Hongbai is also a facilitator. Now that the chess piece has been exposed, King Xiao and Shen Yan can easily pick it out, but he, Ye Hongbai, is different, so he is naturally very scared!"

……

Ye Hongbai, who was all smelly and embarrassed, had already gone to Shen Yan, and said with a bit of anger: "Prince Ning has a domineering personality, why did your Majesty just hand over this matter to him for trial! If it's not Prince Xiao, then what's wrong with me being found out? What to do? Prince Shen, can’t you go tell Prince Xiao and ask him to find a way to seize the right to trial!”

The stench penetrated into his nose, and Shen Yan took a step back without leaving a trace, and said comfortingly: "Come on, Mr. Yuezhang, you don't have to worry so much! King Xiao has done a good job of hiding this matter. Even if he, King Ning, digs three feet into the ground, It’s impossible to find any clues.”

"You say it's easy, but what if I'm found out?"

Even if it was done covertly, who knew what Xu Si spit out, maybe his name was among it, so how could he bet on Shen Yan's vague affirmation.

Thinking of this, he felt his legs were a little numb, and gritted his teeth and said: "In that case, it's better for me to deal with you earlier, and I won't get involved in your raising of private soldiers!"

If you quit now, you can still save a life.

Hearing this, Ye Hongbai actually backed down, and Shen Yan's face instantly darkened, "Master Ye! You have already boarded our pirate ship. How can it be so easy for you to leave now?!"

Ye Hongbai's face changed slightly and he took a step back, "Then what do you think we should do? You can raise private soldiers, but now you can't go down the road of household affairs! There is no way I can help you commit crimes against the wind!"

"What are you afraid of!" Shen Yan yelled, "With the Ministry of Households blocked, aren't there still those shops in Yelan? If she runs her shop well, isn't it also a large amount of military pay, recruiting soldiers and horsemen, and raising private soldiers is not a problem at all!"

King Xiao and Qiao Guo had an agreement long ago. As long as Qiao Guo helped him ascend the throne, King Xiao would be willing to surrender the border cities and retreat within a thousand miles.

This time, in fact, in order to weaken the Marquis of Dingguo, King Xiao used Shen Yan's wedding to join forces with Ye Hongbai, and then used the opportunity to recruit Xu Si into the gang, and cooperated with the border deputy general Li Ying Wai to smuggle grain and grass. come out.

Part of it was secretly transported to Qiaoguo so that Qiaoguo's army could defeat Dingguohou, while the other part was transported to a secret place to raise private soldiers.

"It's just some empty airs. Although I am the Minister of Household Affairs, I don't make money like Xu Sineng. Those shops are of no use to me!" Ye Hongbai said angrily. He originally wanted to sit back and enjoy the gains, but who would have thought that Ye Lan could be so talented?

Shen Yan frowned and said impatiently: "The shop has reopened. It's only a matter of time before the funds come back."

The voice fell.

There was a sudden knock on the door.

"Your Majesty! Oh no! Today a group of people suddenly broke into the shop and asked us to hand over some goods. When we said we didn't have any, they smashed everything in the shop! Please send someone to take a look!"

……

The wine glasses clinked together, and a few drops of wine spilled out and landed on their fingertips.

"Prince Ning, you have a really good capacity for drinking. You can drink a few glasses of Lao Niang without changing your expression." Ye Lan praised him, took a breath of burning breath, and took a sip of the wine, not daring to drink any more.

"I also admire the girl's drinking capacity." Gong Yu also complimented.

"Hey! It's such a pity that we couldn't get too much clues from Xu Si this time," Ye Lan said. "Xu Si knows very little about raising private soldiers. Even if he investigates, there is no way to find out."

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