The king is not the king, the minister is not the minister

In the early morning, this alley is still dark and gloomy, and the shops on both sides are all selling cheap sundries, but today, there are a bit more people.

After all, Zhulan was a child, looking around, Yu Zhuo looked around and said, "If you like something, just tell me, I won't be so stingy."

Looking away, Zhu Lan carefully tugged on Yu Zhuo's sleeve to prevent her from getting lost, and added softly: "My lord always likes to lie to the little ones."

Yu Zhuo laughed dryly to himself, pretending not to hear.

Finally, after crossing this street, they arrived at their destination.What came into view was a small salt shop with the signboard "Wanxi". Unlike the streets and alleys next door, there was very little business in the shop.

Not long after, the clerk's eyes fixed on Yu Zhuo, but he saw that this person was dressed plainly, but had an extraordinary appearance and temperament.

"Young master, do you want to buy salt?"

"Yes, there is a wedding banquet at my house, and the young master sent us to buy salt. This is the first time we go out to buy salt. I don't know why the price here is so different from outside."

The guy changed his face: "What outside?"

"It's those peddlers who carry the burden, but the quantity is a little less, and the family doesn't have enough."

Illegal salt sales have been banned repeatedly, and Yu Zhuo's words will naturally not arouse suspicion.The buddy didn't think much about it, and threatened: "There are illegal salts out there, and you will lose your head if you buy or sell."

"But...the salt here is too expensive." Yu Zhuo looked at the price on the bamboo stick, and a catty of salt turned out to be five renminbi. Even in the capital city in the early years, three renminbi was already a sky-high price.Not to mention Jianghuai in this salt-producing place.

"Salt introduction, salt tax, which one doesn't want money?" The man said with a bitter face, "Last autumn, several salt lords had their heads chopped off, but this private salt sale is still arrogant. My son, you want money or die!"

Because of a little change of appearance, Yu Zhuo's complexion was not easy to show, and he didn't act too much, so he said: "Well, hand over your boss, you can't make the decision as a young man, it's okay to bargain with the boss. "

It's just a handyman who really takes himself seriously when he calls him twice.

The man curled his lips and said, "The boss is not here, the old man doesn't have time to spare."

"You don't see the one in Master Xu's house?" Yu Zhuo asked with a smile.Before he came, he had asked Qi Ruo to investigate, so how could he not be there.

The guy changed his face and ran into the back hall, and soon the boss came out.

The owner here is not wrapped in silk and satin, inlaid with gold and jade, but Yu Zhuo clearly remembers that in Xu Yilu's private account, there is Fu Yi, the owner of the "Wanxi" salt merchant.

There are not a few silver taels that he "pays tribute" every month.

"Master Xu's house?" Fu Yi covered up his dissatisfaction, and showed a fake smile, "Come in quickly, thanks to Master Xu's care these years, Fu is what he is today."

This person has a white face and no beard, but his mouth is red and wide. He looks like an ugly woman with heavy makeup, which makes people feel awkward for a while.

"Although I'm in Mr. Xu's house, I'm only here temporarily." Yu Zhuo pulled out the folding fan at his waist and smiled faintly, "Master Fu, does he know how to punish the crime of bribing Dajing officials?"

Fu Yi's body trembled, Xu Yilu's exhortations and exhortations were all for the sake of the one who lived in the house temporarily.

"Young master, don't think that you belong to Mr. Xu's house. Fu Mou is afraid of you. He is an official and Fu Mou is a businessman. There is no connection." His eyes narrowed into a slit.

"You are not an ordinary merchant, a salt merchant, or an official businessman." Yu Zhuo didn't want to go around in circles with him, "It's not so easy to collude."

Fu Yi's smile stiffened a little.

"Master Xu's private account has been sent to Dali Temple. As for why the truth came to Master Fu today, that's another matter." Yu Zhuo pulled off the thin layer of disguise on his face and smiled.

If it's just to punish Xu Yilu, he doesn't need to waste so much effort.

When he returned to Xu Mansion, Yu Zhuo didn't disturb anyone, and leaped over the wall as usual. After all, with his lightness kung fu, the Forbidden City couldn't stop him.

Zhulan is much more pitiful. He has been with Yu Zhuo for two years without talking, but he tried his best to climb over the wall, so Yu Zhuo had to help him get the ladder.

After Xia Houzhan got the list of private accounts from Yu Zhuomo, he thought about it all night, and finally went to Yu Zhuo's residence at the end of Mao.

However, as soon as he left the yard, a white figure descended from the sky. Xia Houzhan retreated reflexively, and drew out the protective dagger at his waist.I saw that it was Yu Zhuo who came.

"See Your Majesty."

"Hengqing, what are you doing here?" Xia Houzhan was puzzled.

In front of the emperor, Yu Zhuo felt that it was necessary to maintain the demeanor of a modest gentleman, so he said: "That kid Qiruo only knows how to hide from laziness. I went to investigate and found out that some crooks are secretly watching here."

"Hengqing has worked hard."

A few birds fluttered out of the tree at some point, and Yu Zhuo's complexion changed slightly.Seeing this, Xia Houzhan nodded and said, "Let's go to the house first." Although the authenticity of this statement needs to be investigated.

Zhulan outside the wall: ...

Ever since Xu's house was broken into by thieves, Xu Yilu's affairs were not as simple as he thought. On the second day, he went to the altar to look again, and there was still an account book.

Xu Yilu, who had just closed the wooden boards on the altar, breathed a sigh of relief, and seemed to have thought of something, and hastily opened the wooden boards again and opened the "account book".

What kind of account book is this? Qi Ruo has long since replaced it with the most widely circulated vernacular book "Waiting for an appointment to sit in a boudoir", which is full of obscene words and erotic language.

Xu Yilu's face suddenly turned blue and white.

He rushed to the study to write a letter, and at the end, Xu Yilu called someone: "Quick! Send it to the palace, and you, hurry up and call the lady to the study!"

"Master Xu hasn't come yet?" Yu Zhuo looked at the servants who were busy serving the dishes, and raised his head to ask the servant who came in a hurry.

"This...my master is not feeling well today, so he won't come to accompany Mr. Zuo Xiang to have a meal." The young man finished speaking quickly, carefully wiping off the cold sweat on his forehead.

With a smile, Yu Zhuo got up and said, "Brother Yan, you can eat first, I will go to visit Master Xu first."

The little servant hurriedly stood in front of Yu Zhuo, and said nervously: "My master has already rested, Mr. Zuo Xiang is free to eat, if you have any orders, the younger one can convey them for you."

"It's noon - rest?" Yu Zhuo questioned.

"Yes, yes, the master is really not in good health today." The servant shook slightly, always feeling that Yu Zhuo in front of him was so overwhelming that he almost couldn't breathe.

Of course, he didn't know that Yu Zhuo secretly used his inner strength to suppress him.

After only a moment of stalemate, Yu Zhuo no longer forced the boy to sit beside Xia Houzhan.The latter probably guessed the purpose of Xu Yilu's trip, and asked him with his eyes.

"Qi Ruo is watching." Yu Zhuo whispered.

Nodding, Xia Houzhan put the drunken shrimp in front of him into Yu Zhuo's bowl, and said, "Yangzhou has a lot of seafood, and there may not be so many fresh ones in the capital, so hurry up and eat."

Yu Zhuo looked a little surprised, but quickly put himself on the table.

In the afternoon, Qiruo replaced Xu Yilu with someone else, so he came in front of them and said, "Xu Yilu's wife has returned to her mother's house with Xiruan."

Xia Houzhan frowned, his eyes full of disappointment.

"Where are his two sons?"

"In the school, but the school is very close to Mrs. Xu's house. If they want to sneak away together, it's not difficult." Qi Ruo finished speaking, "hehe" smiled, and put the things she had brought from Xu Jiashun in front of the two of them. .

Land deeds, deeds of sale, and some calligraphy and paintings.

"You will choose." Yu Zhuo said regretfully, "However, the stolen goods will be confiscated."

These things, with Xu Yilu's salary as a governor, I'm afraid they can't be saved in two to three hundred years.Counting the time, Xu Yilu had already asked Wang Xin for help.

It's a pity that Xu Yilu regarded the two of them as grasshoppers on the same rope, but Wang Xin wanted to abandon them like shoe shoes.

"What should we do next?" Qi Ruo sat down on Yu Zhuo's table indecently and asked, and after receiving Xia Houzhan's flirtatious glance, he immediately restrained himself.

Yu Zhuo unfolded his folding fan, smiled, and said, "It's time to collect the net."

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