Xiangsheng prosperous

Qiu Shihua had just entered Shanchuntang to study medicine. Qiu Mo felt that he needed to be given enough time to familiarize himself with the operation of Shanchuntang, so he was not in a hurry to report the case of his mother's murder to Chang'an County. Instead, he asked Wen Weixing to help investigate the Tian family's problems. And I started to prepare for the dowry of incense for Princess Changle.

On this day, it happened that Wen Wei went to take a rest, and Wen Sanlang and his wife wanted to go to Mazuyuan, Chang'an County, outside Chang'an City to practice equestrianism.Since Qiu Mo married into the Wen family, she has never had the opportunity to practice riding.Taking advantage of the clear weather today, Wen Weixing proposed to take her and Qiu Mo's pony Baixue out for a walk.

Just when they went to the stable to take Bai Xue out, they saw Wen Weixing's adjutant Cao Cheng hurried up to the two of them. After he saluted the two of them, he mysteriously leaned over to Wen Weixing and whispered something in Wen Weixing's ear.

After hearing this, Wen Weixing's eyes lit up immediately: "Is the information true?"

"It's absolutely true!" Cao Cheng affirmed.

"Hahaha——" Wen Weixing looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "This time, it really didn't take much effort."

"Ah Wei, what makes you so happy?" Qiu Mo asked.

After Wen Weixing waved his hand to signal Cao Cheng to step down, he leaned into his wife's ear and whispered the whole story: "In order to crack down on corruption, the Holy Majesty once secretly instructed his subordinates to deliberately bribe officials. Sued for bribery."

After listening to this, Qiu Mo felt very puzzled, why Wen Weixing was so happy when a doorman Shi who couldn't beat eight poles was arrested for accepting bribes.

Seeing his wife's puzzled face, Wen Weixing couldn't help stretching out his hand to pinch her delicate little face, and said with a smile: "It's true that this has nothing to do with you and me, but it just so happens that we are investigating the history of the gatekeeper. When I asked other questions, I found out that the Tian family had also bribed him..."

It is so!Qiu Mo couldn't help opening her eyes, this is a god-sent opportunity!

When they were in Luoyang City at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the Tian family started their business as private lenders relying on their origins as distant relatives of the Yuan family in Henan.Although known as the gentry and official family, they operate usury in private, and sometimes extract high interest from the common people in the form of violent collection.

With the rise of the Tang Dynasty and the demise of the Sui Dynasty, Tian Jinlin, the head of the Tian family, was very sensitive to the changes in the political situation, and led the Tian family to quickly shift positions, moving his family's property from Luoyang to Chang'an.

Although Chang'an City is the new capital of the Tang Dynasty, for the Tian family, it has no foundation to rely on.If you want to engage in the old business again, you must first cleanse yourself, and then get through the joints up and down, so that it is possible.

Fortunately, during the years of Wude and Zhenguan, the national treasury of the Tang Dynasty was not only empty due to successive wars, but also suffered from natural disasters and famines frequently after Tang Emperor Li Shimin came to power.

Therefore, Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty came up with the trick of recruiting merchants from the market to enter the court to make money and order history, and specially used the treasury money to lend money to the people.Each person grants [-] yuan in credit, and needs to pay [-] yuan in interest every month.

This is really a great thing for the Tian family.Tian Jinlin thought that if he could become Lingshi who caught money, it would mean that the Tian family would be able to do usury business in Chang'an City in the open and aboveboard.He is familiar with this business, whether it's talking skills or horseman thugs, he has a whole set of one-stop ones ready-made.

For this reason, Tian Jinlin tried his best, spent a lot of money, opened up relationships, and finally got himself the job of catching money Lingshi.

And the official who was investigated this time, although his position is not big, but his family has officials in charge of the Ministry of Officials.From this point of view, it is not surprising that he was included in Tian Jinlin's favor.

"The current Holy Majesty is particularly disgusted with corruption. He wanted to kill this official, but he was persuaded by Pei Gong, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, to save this Ling Shi's life. The bribes are all laid down." Wen Weixing hugged Qiu Mo's slender waist, helped the lady onto the white horse, and then rode on his own horse, holding the reins of Qiu Mo's horse tightly in his hand, and gently drove the horse. Go outside the square gate.

Qiu Mo anxiously asked: "Then because of this, will the Tian family also be liquidated?" She believes that if you love and accept bribes, the two should be regarded as equivalent crimes.

"It's not enough at the moment. The order to seize money was originally set up by the Holy One. The purpose is to open up avenues for the court to enrich the treasury. The Holy One is still partial to them. If you want to liquidate the Tian family, unless he Tian Jinlin has done more The matter." Wen Weixing patiently explained to his wife, while looking back at her, he carefully helped her control the speed of the horse within the acceptable range of Qiu Mo.

Qiu Mo nodded and said, "Well, it seems that we need to dig deeper..."

After so many years of operation, the Tian family's influence in Chang'an City has also grown, and it will not be easy to uproot it.

"Mo'er, I will ask someone to follow up on the matter of the Tian family. But now, concentrate. I'm going to speed up." Seeing that Qiu Mo's attention was not on controlling the horse, Wen Weixing reminded him in a low voice.

"Ah! I see." Qiu Mo immediately returned to her senses and concentrated on her journey.She is still a novice in horseback riding. Although Wen Wei is by her side, she is still afraid of danger if she is not careful.In the Tang Dynasty, traveling without riding a horse was really time-consuming, so she had to study hard.

When Wen Weixing saw that the lady had come back seriously, he relaxed and concentrated on riding his horse out of the city.