Invincible son

Chapter 246 245 [Autumn River Moon]

No one believed that Xue Tao was going to rebel, not even the suspicious Emperor Kaiping who was far away in the capital would not believe it.

Although he has a high position and weight as the governor, he has no military power in his hands.Whether it was the commander of the four battalions in the western region or the Hou Xiaojin of Xiangcheng stationed in Hucheng, even if these people respected Xue Tao, they would definitely not obey his orders.Relying on Lingzhou's guards and the Xiang army with less than [-] people, Xue Tao can rebel?

Randomly pulling out a guard from the frontier army can kill all his men.

So the meaning of his sentence "this is Lingzhou" just now is not complicated, it is just to point out the particularity of this place, and to find a reliable reason for himself to win the exclusive right of honeycomb coal.

Pei Yue's counterattack was simple but powerful.

Is it the land of the king in the whole world, and the land of the land, is it the king's minister? Since you, Xue Tao, dare not and are powerless to rebel, why dare you compete with Dongfu for the right to franchise?Isn't it because the two imperial envoys, one weak and the other young, want to take the opportunity to seize power and create an established fact, so that they can blame Qin Xu and Pei Yue when the court inquires in the future?

Pei Yue was very sure that as long as he nodded, Xue Tao would immediately write a memorial and push everything to his own head, and then cry to the emperor about his difficulties and the importance of Lingzhou, maybe this matter can be settled .

The room gradually cooled down.

Xue Tao was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Pei Yue, do you think this matter is out of selfishness?"

"Whether you are righteous or selfish, my attitude is absolutely impossible." Pei Yue said calmly.

Xue Tao looked at the people in Lingzhou on the three tables, his tone was a little heavy, and he said slowly: "The two imperial envoys came from the capital, and maybe they don't know much about the history of Lingzhou, but I think you should be very familiar with it. Well, let me make a brief introduction to the two imperial envoys. Since Gaozu officially established the country 76 years ago, Lingzhou has become the western border of Daliang. "

He stretched out his hand to hold the wine glass, shook it lightly, and said, "For decades, Western Wu cavalry have come to Lingzhou every year to fight grass valleys, killing people and setting fires. Pei Yue, can you imagine the scene like purgatory? Have you experienced the tragic death of your relatives in Is the pain in front of you? You may have suffered some hardships in the capital, but compared with the people of Lingzhou? They not only have to face the burning, killing and looting of the people of West Wu, but also help the court supply hundreds of thousands of troops with food and grass , you have no idea how miserable they are."

"More than ten years ago, Duke Xianding captured Hucheng. At that time, I was the magistrate of Xingyang. I didn't know how to cheer. I thought that from then on, the people of Lingzhou could finally live a better life. But I was wrong, Xiwu Although people can no longer dig grassland as they like, they will still send people to Lingzhou to make troubles, and the supply of food and grass for the frontier army cannot be cut off. The court said that Lingzhou is not peaceful, but I would like to ask the princes and people of the Manchu Dynasty Even eating is difficult, how can this world be peaceful?"

He drank the wine in his glass, and then said to Pei Yue earnestly: "You are willing to dedicate the briquette recipe to the imperial court. This is an act that benefits the country and the people, and it can be called a noble character. I don't want to compete with the imperial court." The right to franchise, but if the Charcoal Temple continues to be franchised, it will not change much for the people of Lingzhou, and Dongfu will not be willing to pay an extra sum of money to Lingzhou. If the briquettes are run by the Lingzhou Yamen, I can Guarantee that every penny will be spent on the heads of the common people, and if there is a corruption of ink, whoever dares to stretch out his hand will have his head cut off! If there is something wrong with me, I don’t need you to say more, I will go to the capital to meet His Majesty and ask for death!”

Pei Yue remained silent.

But the others were obviously moved by Xue Tao, and even Qin Xu had a look of hesitation on his face.

Xue Tao said sincerely: "I just ask the two imperial envoys to play with me and explain the difficulties of Lingzhou. No matter whether it can be accomplished in the end, the whole Lingzhou will definitely be grateful to you two!"

After finishing speaking, he stood up and saluted Pei Yue and Qin Xu.

During the banquet, everyone also left the table to salute. Liu Renji sighed in his heart, hesitated for a moment and said: "Please understand the hardships of the people of Lingzhou, the two imperial envoys!"

"Please understand, the imperial envoy!"

The crowd joined in unison.

Qin Xu quickly avoided and looked at them with a embarrassed face.

He has taught in the Imperial College for many years, and because of his noble family, he has never been exposed to fine work, and he is a standard scholar who stretches out his clothes to eat and opens his mouth.At this moment, facing the pressure of so many people in Lingzhou to force the palace, Qin Xu was at a loss.

Pei Yue got up to return the salute, and then said to Xue Tao: "Master Xue, can you allow me to say a few words?"

Xue Tao nodded and said, "Please."

Pei Yue had already sorted out his thoughts in his heart, and said calmly: "Everyone, I was deeply touched by what Lord Xue said just now, but there are still a few doubts that I can't explain. First, the military expenses of all the battalions in Daliang The Ministry of Households distributes them uniformly. Although considering the different locations, most of them are purchased nearby, but no big camp has ever dared to rob the people of food and grass. Master Xue’s sincere words are indeed touching, but what I don’t understand is, is it true that the four camps in the western region Never paid for the grain and grass purchased in Lingzhou with the Hucheng garrison?"

Liu Renji's old face immediately turned red. He did not agree with Xue Tao's approach, but he has been used to obeying the other party's orders after working together for many years.He felt extremely ashamed to be exposed by Pei Yue at this moment.

The others were not much better, only Xue Tao remained calm, but his eyes gradually narrowed.

Pei Yue sneered and said: "Both, Lingzhou is the center of the east and west of the road, especially in the past ten years. Because the Tiger City is in our hands, Western Wu did not dare to lightly start the war, and the two countries gradually recovered. Commerce and trade. The commerce and commerce of Xingyang City is even more developed than that of Kyoto. According to the commercial tax of our Daliang, this income alone is at least 500 million taels of silver every year. Mr. Xue just said that all the profits from honeycomb briquettes will be used on the common people. I dare to ask, where did these business taxes go?"

There was cold sweat on the forehead of one person during the dinner. He was Xue Tao's confidant, and his official position was the governor of Lingzhou.

Hearing what Pei Yue said about the commercial tax of Xingyang City, although there is still some difference in the amount, it is very close. At this moment, not only him, but even Zhao Xianhong, the magistrate of Xingyang, began to break out in a cold sweat.

This young man is so thoughtful!
Pei Yue ignored these people, he looked at Xue Tao fixedly, shook his head slightly and said: "Master Xue, why are you here?"

Can't the big officials in the frontier, the party in charge, and the first-rank official residence not satisfy the desire in your heart?

Xue Tao remained silent, until now he began to really pay attention to the young man in front of him.

Pei Yue didn't expect the other party to give an answer, he glanced at Qin Xu, and said coldly: "Master Qin, I want to go back to the imperial envoy's office, will you go back with me, or stay here to enjoy the flowers?"

Qin Xu heard Pei Yue's implication: If you want, you can stay here and let others play like a pig.

At least he could distinguish his position, and said quickly, "I'm really tired after watching it all day. I'll go back with you. Xue Fangbo, I'm sorry."

Pei Yue was too lazy to make false claims with them, so he turned around and walked away.

Qin Xu hurriedly followed.

Xue Tao slowly clenched his right hand, don't drive Liu Renji to his side, shaking his head solemnly.

What was said during the banquet just now can be regarded as a joke, but if the imperial envoy really had an accident in this Qiujiang Tower, it would be no different from a rebellion.

Although Xue Tao did not have an attack in the end, Pei Yue did not walk out of this floor.

A woman appeared at the stairs and stopped Pei Yue.

She was wearing a plain snow silk dress in the shape of clouds and thousands of water, and her face was lightly applied with powder, which was as elegant and refined as a lotus emerging from water.

The woman's voice was very soft, soft and waxy, very pleasant to hear: "Qiujianglou Lin Shuyue, you have the audacity to ask Sir to stay."

Lin Shuyue, the head of the Nine Great Masters.

Pei Yue looked at this perfect oval face, his eyes were as bright as the stars in the sky, his nose was straight and his lips were thin, his skin was fair and tender.Among all the women he has known in his two lifetimes, Lin Shuyue's appearance is enough to rank in the top three.

After a little silence, Pei Yue spit out two words crisply.

"Step aside."

(End of this chapter)