Chapter 215: Everyone shows off their scheming

The willow wind fell down the canal over there. When everyone picked him up, he was already filled with water and was frozen to the point of being stiff. The red and black sticks flew over here, and the old man fainted, and the executioner still refused to give up.

There was chaos on the dock, and Li Chengshi's brows were twisted. He bowed to Li Qingyi and said angrily: "Since the transshipment officer is handling official duties, we will not disturb you."

After saying that, he turned around and climbed onto the carriage and left. Everyone laughed and sneered. Zhang Boji, the son-in-law of Li Linfu, was standing at the end of the crowd. He walked by land and had just arrived in Yangzhou three days ago. He had been watching coldly. Seeing what his father-in-law said, Li Qing had it. The so-called method was just to start the first step to establish his authority. Who wouldn't see it? But he was a little reckless. He beat people and dismissed them without asking about it. He also pointed to the name of King Qing in public. These are taboos in the officialdom. His father-in-law and the dignified prime minister looked at him so highly. Zhang Boji looked a little disdainful. He was probably because this son had always been tolerant in the capital. After arriving at the place, the mountain was high and the emperor was far away. His original face was fully demonstrated.

"It must be like this." Zhang Boji shook his head.

Seeing that all the officials were almost exposed, Li Qing raised his hand and stopped the execution, "Forget it, a few old bones, let him go this time."

Several grain officials ran up, lifted the grain transport judge, and ran home quickly to treat him.

At this time, Zhang Boji walked up slowly and smiled at Li Qingshi: "In Xiayangzhou Chief Historian, surnamed Zhang and Boji, the Minister of Justice Li implemented the salt law this time, and the Xiaguan cooperated throughout the process."

When Li Qing saw that the visitor was tall and handsome, elegant and elegant, and his face was white and fat. Zhang Boji, he was Li Linfu's eldest son-in-law.

"Oh! So you are the son-in-law of Li Xiangguo. I have heard of it for a long time. I feel respectful! I feel respectful!"

Although Li Qing spoke respectfully, Zhang Boji felt unhappy in his heart. The other party was respectful because of his father-in-law, not himself. Fortunately, he was able to cultivate his skills, so Zhang Boji only smiled faintly, "Mr. Li must have been working hard all the way. I will go to the accommodation for a night first and then do business tomorrow."

Most of the people who were appointed by Li Qing were temporary positions, so there was no fixed official office in Yangzhou. Fortunately, Yangzhou was prosperous and there were many idle residences. Li Qing and his followers did not have to worry about resettlement, and his guards were also stationed in the neighboring air force camps so that they could be deployed at any time.

Li Qing followed Zhang Boji through several neighborhoods. It was almost dusk and the streets were still crowded. Foreigners could see that most of them were Japanese and Goryeo, and there were many big cannibals, not at all. The cities in ancient times were different from the present. There were no tall buildings and cities that developed to the plane. Therefore, although the population was only hundreds of thousands, the area was more than that of the current one. Although it was not as grand as Chang'an, Jiangdu County also occupied a large area, which was as active as Chengdu. There were exquisitely shaped houses, white walls, black tiles, and thin eaves, which were more beautiful than Chang'an than Chang'an.

After walking half a cup of tea, more than a dozen carriages came to a bureau. Zhang Boji pointed to the bureau and said with a smile: "Former Prime Minister Pei Yaoqing lived here when he was a transshipment envoy of Jianghuai. He is still empty now. There are many houses inside, and there are servants who specialize in food and accommodation. Mr. Li and his colleagues live here. If there is any lack, please send someone to inform me at any time."

He pulled Li Qing again, pointed to a bridge to the east, and smiled ambiguously, "Not far from that bridge, is the famous place of Yangzhou's fireworks. If you are interested, you might as well try my Jiangnan beauty and see if Big Qiao is still there?"

When men talk about wine and sex, they always make the distance between each other closer. As soon as Zhang Boji said this, everyone laughed knowingly. Li Qing bowed to him and thanked him: "I'm sorry, Zhang Changshi arranged it so thoughtfully for me. It's too late today. Zhang Changshi please come back! If there is anything, we'll talk about it tomorrow."

As night fell, the night in Yangzhou seemed even more prosperous and lively. Most of the people in Li Qing went out to stroll, but only Diwuqi and Liu Yan were ordered to come to Li Qing's room to discuss tomorrow's affairs. Diwuqi was Li Qing's deputy, which was fine, but Liu Yan was only a minor official from the eighth rank, but he was highly regarded by this, which moved him very much. Liu Yan became famous very early. When he was young, he became famous as a child prodigy. He was once received by Li Longji. After becoming an adult, he was well-informed and well-known, and was especially good at salt and iron. After he passed the Jinshi, he was assigned to the Ministry of Revenue as an official.

This time, Li Qing bought the Salt Administration in a monopoly manner. In Liu Yan's opinion, it is indeed a method with little investment and quick results. It can quickly increase fiscal revenue, arouse the emperor's confidence, and lay a solid foundation for the next step of reform.

The two came to the minister's room, and Li Qing called them to sit first. A personal soldier served tea for the two. After thinking for a while, Li Qing smiled and said, "What did you see when the scene at the dock today?"

The two looked at each other, and Di Wuqi said first: "If I guess correctly, the assistant minister on the dock beats people, which is what the assistant minister told me on the boat to make fools moves to show weakness."

Li Qing nodded, "Then what did you see?"

Wu Qi smiled and said, "If Mr. Wei does this method, he will be calm and cautious in the officialdom for a long time. Others will definitely not believe it. With an experienced official like Li Cheng, he will see through it at a glance, but if Mr. Li does it, they will most likely believe it."

“Why?”

Wu Qi was a little embarrassed and smiled bitterly, "I'll tell you, don't be angry. In fact, because the assistant minister is promoted quickly, most of us old officials are dissatisfied. At the end of last year, Mr. Li was dismissed from the governor of Shazhou, and even I was paid the honor to the Prime Minister. In our opinion, Mr. Li had no merits and no qualifications, and was not as good as Yang Guozhong was the emperor's relative. He only made some small contributions, but he was awarded the title. Many people even wondered whether Mr. Li was the emperor's."

Li Qing sneered: "Is the emperor's male favorite?"

"I don't think so anymore. The emperor's male favorite will at most be granted a scattered official position, and will never be granted a real official position. I have been with Mr. Li these days, and I do think Mr. Li has real ability."

Li Qing smiled and said, "Don't you have to flatter me, let's talk about the topic, how can Li Chengshi believe it? Is it because I am notorious and I know it in the local area?"

“That’s right!”

Wu Qi nodded, "Maybe Li Chengshi can't see it on the surface, but the officials under his command are very slight, and they dare to make laugh at the adults. This shows that they did not take the adults seriously. Today, the Minister of the Secretariat performed this scene again on the dock, which is reasonable and fully demonstrated the young man's mentality of the young man, and they couldn't help but believe it."

Wu Qi breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "Since the arrogance of the army has been completed, you might as well act more deeply and let them come to the door by themselves. This is called "

"Turn you into the trap!" Liu Yan next to him smiled.

"That's the most!" The three of them laughed.

Li Qing looked at Liu Yan, "What's the point of Chief Liu?"

Liu Yan stood up anxiously and bowed to Li Qing and said, "The lower official said lightly and dare not call him the word "high". The lower official saw Liu Suifeng quite afraid of the Lord. If he had an old age with the Lord, it would be a breakthrough."

"Your eyes are poisonous. Liu Suifeng has indeed offended me before. I don't take him to heart. After hearing what you said, you should not let him go."

Li Qing picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said with a smile: "I have already made a decision in my mind. According to Brother Yu Gui's method, we will divide the troops into three groups. I will play a jester who seeks flowers and willows, and the specific salt administration will be done by Brother Yu Gui."

"What about the third way?" Di Wuqi and Liu Yan asked in unison.

"Is this the third way?" Li Qing touched his chin and laughed: "Of course my staff and private subordinates will do it."

The governor Li Chengshi's mansion is about three miles away from Li Qing's residence. The bright moon is in the middle of the sky. Li Chengshi walks around the room with his hands behind his back, and sits a few staff members at the bottom, staring at the governor nervously.

As Di Wuqi said, Li Chengshi had long heard of Li Qing's deeds. Last year, he was promoted to the prince's sacrificial servant on the night of the Yuan Dynasty. It was said that it was related to the recommendation of the imperial concubine. However, in just over a year, he went to Nanzhao first and served as the governor of Shazhou for more than half a year. He was transferred back to Beijing to be the minister of the Ministry of Revenue, which was like a lantern. According to the news from King Qing, this person was still Zhang Qiujianqiong's confidant.

King Qing looked down on Li Qing very much, just asking him to clean up him, but Li Chengshi knew about King Qing. Didn’t he look down on Li Linfu? He couldn’t believe his words, but Li Qing’s performance today made him a little confused. This was not the way he looked like a senior official in the court, but he was clearly a villain’s success.

"You have also seen what happened today. Tell me, where is Li Qing talking about the book?"

A chief staff member stood up first. The man's surname is Qian, about fifty years old. Since he was in the chief, he would naturally speak first. He stroked his beautiful beard that was long over the belly, and said with a confident heart. He smiled and said, "Li Qing is not worth mentioning. Please be content with your subordinates. According to what he sees, the emperor's intention is also loud and thunderous. When he comes to Yangzhou to check salt, he will inevitably touch King Qing. King Yong's interests. How could the emperor not understand? Just think about how Wei Jian seized tens of thousands of stones of salt a few years ago. Don't you understand?"

"I don't agree with Qian Zhongweng's words!"

Next, another man stood up. He had a dark face and a short figure. He was about in his early forties. His surname was Bao. He sat in the second seat of Li Chengshi's aide. He shook his head repeatedly and said, "Qian Zhongweng's words must have misled the Lord. King Qing's letter also clearly stated that this new salt method was introduced by Li Qing. He came to Yangzhou in person, so how could he return to the mountain empty-handed? His subordinates thought that the person who could come up with this method was definitely not as frivolous as he looked."

"You know nothing!"

Qian's aide lost face in the governor, and couldn't help but become angry and angrily rebuked: "Do you think this new salt law is what this person thinks? This must be the three things that Zhang Qiu Jianqiong's new official took office, but he was afraid of offending the powerful and powerful family members, so he pushed this son out to resist the arrows. When Zhang Qiu Jianqiong was an official in Shu for a long time, how could he not know the pros and cons of salt administration? You only know one thing, but not the other, and you will exclaim, so you can't sit in the chief."

The other staff members praised Chief Qian for his deep and thoroughness. The staff member’s face turned red. He was not able to see it because his face was dark. He was about to refute, but the people around him gently pulled his clothes. Only then did he find that governor Li’s face was slow and he was looking at Qian Zhongweng with admiration. The staff member was slightly awakened. I guess this was what governor Li thought in his heart. Only then did he think like this. Agent Qian agreed to his preferences. No wonder he could be the chief. He sighed secretly, only listening to the words that pleased him. Such a staff member was so angry that he shook his head, then stopped talking and sat down.

Seeing that the staff members agreed, Li Chengshi calmed down and said to the staff member: "You send me a post, and I will welcome Mr. Li in Qunyulou tomorrow night."

He turned around and said to the Qian Aide: "Thank you for a long time, sir, check the accounts again, so that they can't see the clues, and the 200,000 stone of salt that has not been sent must be hidden."

Chief Qian was not willing to do such a carefree matter. He glanced at the staff member, stood up and smiled and said, "It's better for me to send a post. I arranged those servants who do odd jobs. Maybe I can bring some news to the envoy."
Chapter completed!