Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 277 Chapter 4.73 Prince Yizhong is secretly dishonest
Volume Four

4.73 Prince Yizhong is secretly dishonest
A few days passed, and it was November [-]th. On this morning, Zhou Yang rarely had any official business, so he took Zhao Qiying back to the Qianhu Yamen in the county. He had not seen his little maid for several days. After finally getting the chance, I was ready to express my condolences and go shopping to buy some gifts or something to avoid having another harem in the house. However, I didn't expect that a guest who completely exceeded my expectations came to my door.

"Student Zhang Lan, I have met Mr. Zhou!" The young man in front of him is dressed as a scholar. Judging from the style, he should be a scholar with a reputation. Considering his age, he has not yet reached the championship, he can be called a young hero.

"Mr. Zhang, you're welcome." Zhou Yang waved his hand lightly, signaling Qingwen who served tea to leave, and then nodded to Zhao Qiying, who was standing beside him, and told her to clear the surrounding people. Then he played with the greeting card in his hand and said, "Zhou He is a rough person, so he speaks more straightforwardly, and I hope Young Master Zhang doesn't mind, Master Zhang is Wuchang's parent, so Zhou must give me a lot of face; if there is any duty, Zhou will never refuse."

So, if it doesn’t fall within the scope of your duties, you don’t need to mention it again.

"My father is well aware of your majesty, and I specifically told you before coming here that you must respect your opinions." Zhang Lan stood up respectfully and handed over a notebook, speaking very politely, "The student also knows that my father has no contact with you, so Before coming here, I specially brought a greeting gift, I hope you will be satisfied."

"Oh?" Zhou Yang flipped through it for a while and remained on the table in disdain, "Thanks to the magistrate for taking care of me, the county magistrate He will be the first to report the credit, in fact, I have guessed it a long time ago, but I didn't expect him to be so shameless ; However, this does not matter at all, no matter when this official document is issued, it will eventually be verified in the capital.

The road ahead of me is beyond what he, a mere county magistrate, can imagine; what's more, in the final analysis, what happened in the mine cannot be said directly. He himself also reported it according to the suppression of bandits. In any case, he and his subordinates can't escape it. Son, there is no need to say anything more at the Ministry of War, someone will make arrangements for it; other ministries will only suppress the matter, and no one will make it big. "

"My father thinks so too." Zhang Lan nodded with a smile and took out another greeting card and presented it to him, "To be honest with you, the student came here this time to really ask for something. It was just a trivial matter. I just hope that you can see it. For the sake of Ningguo Mansion, I agree to my father’s small request.”

"Ningguo Mansion?" Looking at the greeting card in his hand that read "Ning Guo's Third Class Mighty General Jia", Zhou Yang was confused. He never imagined that Zhang Bo, the prefect of Wuchang Prefecture, could actually be with someone far away in the capital. Jia Zhen got involved, "Brother Zhen and I have always been close. Since it is his face, I will definitely give what I should give. I just don't know what the prefect has planned?"

"Jiu Wenxue Brand is a big businessman in the world, and the goods in hand are only what outsiders can imagine, and there is no Xueyang Brand that can't do it." Zhang Lan first gave a few compliments, and then said the purpose without beating around the bush, "Students also have their own brands. It is a trading house, but no matter the source or type of goods, they dare not compare with Xue Zihao.

Recently, a merchant wanted a batch of iron goods. Originally, he was guarding Daye County. These things were not a problem in any case. It was just that the quantity the merchant wanted was too large and the most important thing was that the quality requirements were too high. They actually wanted the highest quality goods in the world. Tie, Daye really can't get enough together, so I hope you can lend a helping hand! "

"Iron goods?" Zhou Yang frowned. Just as he was about to speak, he looked at the Jia Zhen greeting card in his hand for a few more times, and his expression gradually became serious. "I want to ask more, the prefect, as an official of the imperial court, will not Don’t you know the rules of salt and iron control? This is a serious crime of confiscating a family and exterminating a clan. The Snow brand is a legal business, how can it do such a business?"

We are not familiar with each other, but you are going to cause such a big thing just by opening your mouth. Isn't it too rude?How could I be reassured?
"My father has been in contact with General Jia for a long time. I heard that there is a lot of big business in Jiubian, especially in Datong Prefecture and Ping'an Prefecture. Although Xue Zihao has no direct involvement, the supply of goods to Ningrong and Rongfu depends entirely on your help." Zhang Lan still smiled, showing excellent literacy. Of course, this could not be done without discussing the content of what he said.

You are so upright and upright, doesn't it seem like this?

"Have you been in contact with Brother Zhen for a long time?" Zhou Yang's expression gradually became serious, and he suddenly laughed after a while. He picked up the tea cup and took a sip, "Even if it's Brother Zhen's face, I can't provide non-existent goods here. Fortunately, this The land of Daye has been an important iron smelting town since ancient times, so all kinds of iron goods must be indispensable. Mr. Zhang will definitely gain something if he walks around more."

"It was the student who made a mistake!" Zhang Lan naturally did not forget the rule of "bringing tea to guests", and stood up with a smile and bowed his hands, "In this case, the student will not disturb you anymore and leave!"

"No delivery!"

"Brother Zhou, Zhang Bo and Zhang Lan have never had any friendship with us. Why did you agree to provide them with iron goods?" It wasn't until the visitor left the lobby that Zhao Qiying came out of the side hall. Apparently, he had finished listening to what he had just said. dialogue, "What if"

"I didn't agree. The fact that he was able to obtain the goods was all the work of local criminals in Daye. Even if word spreads in the future, it won't be on us." Zhou Yang said lightly, "I know what you mean, and I didn't expect it. , Jia Zhen is so desperate that she dares to leak such a big thing.

However, the point is not that Jia Zhen doesn't know how to die, but Zhang Bo, the prefect of Wuchang Prefecture. I really didn't expect that he would be a member of Yizhong County King, and he would have the courage to come directly to me to reveal his identity. And he dared to ask for prohibited materials as soon as he opened his mouth. It seems that this prince is really as dishonest as outsiders guessed. "Prince Yizhong?" Zhao Qiying couldn't understand it at all, "How did Brother Zhou figure out that they were from Prince Yizhong?"My little sister had heard it all just now, but she didn’t even mention it in this article! "

"Jia Zhen is a military general, no matter how useless or incompetent he is, the 'third-class mighty general' Spylord in him cannot be changed; Zhang Bo is a civil servant and can become the prefect of Wuchang. He can only come from the right path of the imperial examination." Zhou Yang said calmly, "Logically speaking, there is a difference between civil and military affairs. There is no relationship between the two, and it is impossible for an official who came from the imperial examination system to like Jia Zhen.

But just now, Zhang Lan directly used Jia Zhen's greetings to talk things over, which is obviously a close relationship. If the 'friendship' between the two exists, there must be a 'middleman' to help make peace, and the status must be high enough, considering The already narrow social circle in Ningguo Mansion, coupled with the 'middleman' who allows civil and military cooperation, and comparing Jia Zhen's long-standing IQ, it is not difficult to guess this person. "

"Prince Yizhong?" Zhao Qiying frowned, "How did you get in touch with him? Does Ning Guofu think he has a long life, or is he impatient with life?"

"You know?" Zhou Yang was slightly stunned.

"Have you forgotten that my little sister said that the escort agency is mainly in the business of spectacle?" Zhao Qiying said with a smile, "Since the identity of the Ning Guofu young lady is not a secret, who can keep the prince's affairs a secret? Even if there is no wife, The in-depth news is enough for the general public, at least my little sister knows that none of the major forces in Beijing have contacted him publicly."

"Including Ningguo Mansion, even if Jia Jing was 'arranged' for the marriage of his grandson and granddaughter-in-law, he had never directly contacted Yizhong County Prince, and he should have reported this matter to Jia Jing long ago; Although Zhen is stupid, she will not risk the disapproval of the world." Zhou Yang shook his head helplessly, "It seems that I guessed wrong. After ruling out all the possibilities, I think the greeting card Zhang Lan just took out was from Prince Yizhong. Stolen.

This can also explain clearly why the Ningguo Mansion's smuggling in Jiubian was spread here, and the information was so accurate; if there is no surprise, it should be the Yizhong County Prince's side when the Qin family girl married into the Ningguo Mansion. I took the opportunity to buy some people, get information and do some tricks. "

"So, it must be that Prince Yizhong is secretly dishonest!" Zhao Qiying's face changed. "But, why did Brother Zhou decide that he was just buying people instead of arranging people around the young lady?"

"It would be too ugly to do that. For Jia Jing to take over this princess whose identity cannot be revealed, he has definitely exhausted his favor. If he continues to do things so openly, it will be equivalent to forcing the Ningguo Mansion to break up with him. ." Zhou Yang said with a smile, "Especially now that everyone in Ning Rong's house knows that Ke Qing has a special status. No matter how useless they are, they will still arrange some means just in case."

"That's right!" Zhao Qiying suddenly realized, "And Jia Zhen's invitation will only be kept in a very private place. It is very difficult for outsiders to get it - huh? Brother Zhou means that he is likely to be bribed by others? "

"Otherwise, we can't explain it. Although Jia Zhen is indeed a waste, he is not stupid enough to let such an important thing be taken away by others, let alone by someone from Prince Yizhong." Zhou Yang shook his head helplessly, remembering Referring to the "Iron Web Mountain Change" deduced in the original work, "This prince wants so much iron goods, he must have made some moves in private.

It seems that everyone's suspicion of him is really over, but they can't tell exactly when; it doesn't matter, everyone with a little connections in the world knows that Daye has a lot of iron goods. If it is exposed in the future, plus Zhang Bo Everyone will figure out his identity. He did it himself, so we won’t be suspicious of him. "

"Brother Zhou, why don't you refuse directly?" Zhao Qiying asked puzzledly.

"This kind of stinky shit can't run away as long as it sticks to it. If I don't agree, he will definitely threaten him." Zhou Yang was also helpless, "For example, they can let out the news that I am the first prince of Yizhong County. The party, even if the people above know it is fake, they would rather kill me than let me go. In the future, let alone my future, if I don't get killed, it will be regarded as a great favor from the emperor.

Instead, I pretended to be stupid and reached a certain tacit understanding. As long as they still need my help in the future, they will not really break up. And I believe that I will not be the only one in the court who has this problem; Uizhong County The king has been able to survive for so many years. He cannot rely solely on the care of the Supreme Emperor. With such a powerful force, the money and food resources on hand cannot only rely on the annual salary of the county king! "

"The royal family is making trouble on their own, why do they involve us?" Zhao Qiying was very angry, but she had no choice but to say, "This Magistrate Zhang is really true. He clearly came from the imperial examination and had a bright future. Why did he still become the Prince of Yizhong County?" A pirate ship? Even a woman like me knows that this is a sunken ship, isn’t he afraid that he will be executed in the future? "

"Maybe he is really loyal?" Zhou Yang smiled sarcastically, but said no more.

(End of this chapter)