Misty rain and heavy flowers accompany the king's return

Early the next morning, Shen Luo got up early, took a cloth-wrapped box, got into the carriage and rushed to Prince Qi's mansion.

Citing Wenhao is going to go to Tongcheng County to inspect disaster relief today, and inspect the Beijiang River Basin as an imperial envoy.

Hearing that Shen Luo came so early, he was a little curious.

"What's the matter, Ah Luo?" Citing Wenhao sitting in the dining room, a large table has already been set up to eat, King Qi smiled when he saw him: "Have you eaten? If not, sit down and eat with the prince."

Shen Luo smiled slightly: "I came here in a hurry, I really haven't eaten." After speaking, he sat on Ci Wenhao's left hand side.

"What is this?" Citing Hao asked while looking at the box wrapped in a white cloth towel in his hand.

"Someone brought a gift to my house last night. I didn't keep it properly, so I brought it to the prince." Shen Luo said, watching Qi Wangjun serve him a bowl of rice porridge with green stems.

"It's not easy for you and Qingchen. If you have something, you can keep it by yourself. The prince and I don't need anything." Qi Wangjun persuaded.

Ci Wenhao nodded: "Yes, what is worth sending early?"

Shen Luo approached him, Ci Wenhao was a little curious, and listened to him.

"Wu Xuan's head." Shen Luo whispered.

The chopsticks in Ci Wenhao's hand fell to the table with a snap.

"What?" He couldn't imagine.

"You all know that I played it, so it's not surprising that someone with a heart sent it." Shen Luo explained.

Citing Hao nodded: "Yes, is there anything else?"

Shen Luo took out an account book: "I copied a copy, this one will be handed over to the emperor."

Citing Wenhao took it: "Great, then the salt merchants who partnered with him will have nothing to hide?"

"How can it be so easy, look at the name." After Shen Luo finished speaking, Ci Wenhao looked at it, and his face changed: "This is also human nature, the more it is like this, the more true it is, but what about the emperor?"

Shen Luo took back the account book: "I accept this, it can be regarded as someone with a heart who wants to divert attention. If I accept this box, it will be difficult. What if someone wants the prince to return without success?"

Citing Hao looked at him gratefully: "The ones in this box, what are they used for?"

"Wu Xuan's favorite thing."

"Salt?" Citing Wenhao sneered a few times: "This can be regarded as artificial wealth!"

Shen Luo smiled: "It's delicious porridge, I can eat it!"

Citation Hao laughed: "Eat, eat!"

The early court was suspended for one day because of sending the minister of disaster relief.

All the officials were going to see off at Dafengmen, Shen Luo followed, seeing Yun Mo and Baili Songran, he and Qian Xiaoran got together to say goodbye to them.

"Be careful of the plague, don't drink unclean water." Qian Xiaoran instructed.

"Don't worry, we're not children." Baili Song said indifferently.

"If you have any news, you can pass it to me through my father." Yun Mo whispered in Shen Luo's ear.

Shen Luo nodded, expressing his understanding.

The disaster relief team had [-] guards from the Royal Forest Army, and set off with a large amount of supplies. Baili Songran and Yun Mo both went as followers.

Shen Luo looked at Ci Wenhao and nodded to him in the crowd. His car was a guard of honor for the prince and imperial envoys, and the entire counties and counties in the Beijiang area would be restrained by him at that time.

"Master Shen, if you have nothing to do, let's go have a cup of tea together!" Yun Changkong rarely took the initiative to say it, Shen Luo took a look and nodded.

They went to the nearby Zeyue Teahouse together, and the shopkeeper obviously knew Yun Changkong's identity, so he led him into a private room.

In the bookstore below, there are Pingtan artists singing songs, which is very good.

When Dr. Tea brought the tea, he retreated respectfully, leaving only Shen Luo and Yun Changkong in the box.

"Please." Yun Changkong raised his glass.

Shen Luo picked up the tea lid and gently slid it, smelled the tea fragrance, took a sip: "Not bad."

"This is the tea from Mr. Shen's hometown, the fragrant tea from Huzhou." Yun Changkong said.

"Oh? Don't tell me, it's hard for me to guess." Shen Luo looked at the tea leaves in the teacup. It was different from his favorite camellias. The camellias were roughly kneaded together, and after brewing with hot water, they would feel comfortable. Expanded, the green tea soup is full of changes.

But this tea is high-grade, the tea leaves with the same root and root are all young buds, and the three petals of thin leaves are stretched out, floating up and down in the water like green leaves on staggered peaks.

"The so-called tea is different from water, the brewing method is different, and the final taste will be different." Yun Changkong said leisurely like a bachelor.

Shen Luo looked at this powerful figure in the Dafeng Dynasty in front of him, and found it very interesting. He didn't openly and directly stated the purpose of inviting him to drink tea, even different from Bailiyu's directness, but talked with himself over tea. .

"Master Shen must be very curious why the old man said this to you. In fact, life is also like this. I heard from my son that Master Shen is very clear about his situation, but it is really rare to be able to think about thousands of miles in a poor family. In fact, this People are like tea, Mr. Shen is like this tea. The tea leaves are tasteless, but they can withstand the intrusion of hot water and overflow the tea fragrance, and finally become an object that leaves a fragrance on the lips and teeth. It is listed outside the ingredients and is independent. A mountain becomes its own peak."

When Shen Luo heard it, he had a higher opinion of Yun Changkong in front of him. He could use tea to describe people, and he could use tea to compare him to Shen Luo. Words, not the current prime minister who must be mellow.

"Thank you Yun Xiang for teaching!"

"You're welcome, the palace examination will be postponed until May, how will Mr. Shen view his ranking at that time?" Yun Mo asked.

"What the emperor wants is balance. This doesn't matter how you see it. Compared with my life in Huzhou, this is already a step up to the sky."

Yun Changkong nodded: "That's true, it shows that you cherish your blessings, which is very good."

The two sat together for a while, and when they left, Shen Luo casually took out a copied booklet to Yun Changkong: "This is a copy of Wuxuan's account book, but there is no name of the salt trader, but there are numbers, please trouble Yun Xiang told De Wang and Yun Mo that they were looking for a filling, and they had a certain number."

Yun Changkong took it, and was taken aback for a moment. Looking at this figure, it is impossible to make up for the rise and fall of the insufficient supply of salt. Newcomers can also increase the price of salt, but the words of sinking caused him to think, this thing The emperor got it, did the emperor set up a game long ago?

Yun Changkong didn't think highly of Shen Luo, but he didn't dare to underestimate Emperor Qianyuan. He returned to the mansion, wrote a long letter, and made another copy of this notebook, so that someone could catch up with Yunmo quickly, and it must be delivered as soon as possible. in his hand.

When Shen fell into the palace, Emperor Qianyuan and Guowei were both in the small study.

Shen Luo put all his things on his carriage, took one after a stop, and when he arrived at the palace, he carried a box.

"Why are you here so late today? I didn't see you after seeing you off." Emperor Qianyuan asked.

"Yun Xiang asked me to talk, and encouraged me not to feel humble because of my humble background." Shen Luo explained clearly in one sentence.

After hearing this, Emperor Qianyuan blinked his eyes, but nodded his forehead.

Shen Luo put the box on the Longshu case.

"Yesterday, I received an anonymous gift. Inside the box were Wu Xuan's account books and a stack of land deeds." After Shen Luo finished speaking, Guo Wei stood up and came over.

Opening the box, Emperor Qianyuan, who looked at the ledger, handed the ledger to Guowei.

"Qingshan, Baihe, Changhe, Bikong, what are these?" Guowei looked at the names on the ledger.

"They are all code names of salt merchants. The more so, it may mean that the account book is more authentic. And it only lasts from last year to this year, which is not simple!" Emperor Qianyuan said.

"I checked this Wuxuan, and he has been working in Tongcheng County for almost eight years." Guowei said: "This Tongcheng County is a big job!"

"He has a minister behind him, and there are so many salt merchants cooperating, so what if he stays in one place for eight years?" Emperor Qianyuan sighed: "It seems that the imperial court will find a way to stipulate the appointment time of an official in a place. , staying for half a lifetime, it is impossible not to overwhelm the sky."

"This is a disadvantage, and it should be taken seriously." Shen Luo also said.

Emperor Qianyuan looked at the land deeds and shops: "These land deeds and shops are worth hundreds of thousands." He patted the land deeds: "Look at the places and areas of the shops in the imperial capital, if you don't have [-] to [-], it's not enough!"

Guowei took it and looked at it: "Let's seal it up, it can be regarded as a share for the victims."

"Do you want to reward you with the shop in the imperial capital?" Emperor Qianyuan glanced at Shen Luo.

"Forget it, let's do disaster relief!" Shen Luo didn't have any idea, he wasn't ready to make people look too envious, and he was someone close to the emperor, and quickly made a fortune, which was really irrational and enviable.

Emperor Qianyuan handed it to Guowei: "Arrange for the seizure, let's sell it."

"And this." Shen Luo gave him the list: "The list of salt merchants, but I don't know if it's true or not."

Emperor Qianyuan was stunned: "This is troublesome, what suggestion do you have?"

"I made a copy of the account book on my own, and I gave it to Yun Xiang in the morning, and asked him to pass it on to King De and Yun Mo." Shen Luo said bluntly.

Emperor Qianyuan raised his teacup: "Make a copy of the list and give it to the King of Yue. Let him think about it. Sir, you arrange secret guards to find out the salt merchants on the list."

"Okay, just don't check the scope of the outside world? There are many salt merchants here?" Guowei said, also looking at Shen Luo.

"I thought that this would make Wuxuan sacrifice his life to cooperate. I'm afraid it would be no problem to be ranked in the top ten of Dafeng salt merchants?" Shen Luo said.

Emperor Qianyuan thought for a while: "It should have been a long time ago to make a thorough investigation of the rankings of various merchants. It is not too late now. I think the top twenty can be seen."

"With Luyin measurement, I don't think they can fake it. Even if they want to increase the price on the grounds of the decline in Beijiang's production, as long as the volume of new production places we find is equal to Beijiang's Luyin volume, their price increase is just looking for trouble, and we can do it." Force these salt merchants to death." Guowei is worthy of being a capable old minister, and in a few words, he linked the things in the new tax system that can block the salt merchants' right to speak to the salt price, which was much faster than Yun Changkong's reaction .

"It makes sense, let's do it this way, Ah Luo, hand over your list to Bailiyu, the fourth brother is not as quick and astute as him." Emperor Qianyuan said.

Shen Luo listened to Emperor Qianyuan's order and naturally carried it out.I found a chance to go to Zuo Xiangfu, and sent him the list, only saying that the emperor received it, not saying that the emperor asked him to send it, or that he wanted to send it himself.

Let alone true or false.

Bailiyu thanked her, sat in the study while looking at the list, and thought for three hours before asking someone to invite King De to the residence.

"That is to say, with the incident of the flood in the Beijiang River, you have already muddied the water?" In the evening, Jing Gongyun sighed after hearing Shen Luo's words.

Shen Luo shook his head: "Senior joked, I didn't stir the water, but just walked into the vortex."

Jing Gongyun sighed when he heard this: "This is also the truth. No one can stop what should happen. This is fate, not man-made."

"Master, what do you think Emperor Qianyuan will think of Ah Luo? Don't you know many secrets of the court? And you also said that Emperor Qianyuan is as deep as the sea." Nie Xingfeng still cared about Shen Luo and asked directly.

Jinggong Yunbai glanced at him: "Of course he is as deep as the sea. Look at the strength of the Dafeng Dynasty in the past 20 years since he ascended the throne. Has the strength of the Great Phoenix Dynasty ever weakened? Not to mention that the Beijiang River flooded a county, even the entire Beijiang River Basin. He will take it seriously, the country is so big, he has already cultivated to not be alarmed, and landslides and tsunamis will not be taken seriously."

"Senior, you were hunted down because of Qingyang's military power. In other words, this affected the status of the crown prince." Shen Luo said.

Jing Gongyun snorted coldly: "What you said is interesting. The status of the crown prince is not directly related to Qingyang's military power. Isn't it all for one more possibility if you want Qingyang's military power?"

"Is there any possibility of rebellion among the Three Kings?" Shen Luo asked.

"I don't dare to say this. They may not be the ones who made the emperor, but what if they fight with their other brothers?" Jing Gongyun said.

"Is it possible that they don't want military power, and they won't get Qingyang's military power, but instead?" Shen Luo asked.

Jing Gongyun squinted his eyes and looked at him: "You are a ghost, don't you just want to ask if King Luo is dead?"

"That's what it means!" Shen Luo didn't hide it: "If King Luo is not dead, it is the biggest threat to the three kings. How can they not be afraid if they have been dormant for so many years?"

"Hmph!" Jing Gongyun sneered: "That's because you don't know him, and they never got to know him, he wouldn't grab Lao Shizi's throne, otherwise Emperor Qianyuan wouldn't be sitting on the phoenix chair today. "

"From what you said, I don't know where he is." Shen Luo concluded.

Jing Gongyun was not angry when he was tricked by him: "Sure enough, it's not easy. Twenty years ago, you might have been a national defender."

Shen Luo glanced at him: "King Luo is a vortex, the vortex that determines Dafeng's fate, and another vortex, which is who the prince is in the emperor's heart."

Jing Gongyun looked at him: "You think the question is really weird, but it's the truth. After so many years of investigation, I came to a conclusion."

"What conclusion?" Nie Xingfeng asked.

Shen Luo glanced at Jing Gongyun: "Whether King Luo lives or dies, Emperor Qianyuan did not harm him."

Only then did Jing Gongyun show a surprised expression: "Hmph, hum! Maybe if you can see the prince, he will really like your kid's character."

"Is what he said true?" Nie Xingfeng asked.

"Of course!" Jing Gongyun nodded: "No matter how incompetent we Qingyang are, it is impossible for us to sit and watch the prince be killed. If it is really Emperor Qianyuan, do you think we can endure him for ten years?"

"King Luo is missing, and the crown prince is still pending?" Shen Luo hugged his shoulders: "The throne of the Dafeng Dynasty really has endless changes."