The gray sky became oppressive and dull, and a few snowflakes fell on Qin Huaidao's brow, invading his skin and giving him a bit of chill. Not far away, the people who had been chasing him were returning.
The battle is over.
Qin Huaidao revealed the unexpected news and reminded everyone to tell their elders at home to be more careful when they return. Cheng Yaojin is in charge of the South Office of the Forbidden Army, and Yuchi Gong is in charge of the North Office of the Forbidden Army. As long as they keep an eye on them and make no mistakes, no one will
Can't afford the waves.
After that, Qin Huaidao changed the subject: "Brothers, we are here to cut off the Cui family's minions and make a fortune. We checked the room just now and the property was not damaged. Let's disperse and clean the battlefield. It is getting late. Stay and rest for a while.
How about tonight, let’s recover some strength and return early tomorrow morning?”
"No problem." Everyone agreed. They were very tired from the journey and the cold was a bit unbearable. They really needed to rest and have a good sleep.
"Be careful when searching the room, be careful of someone cheating to death, and search carefully to see if you can find some letters or something." Qin Huaidao warned and walked towards the village.
Everyone, take action.
Half an hour later, everyone met in a wooden house and piled together the spoils they had collected, including ten large bags of copper coins and a small bag of gold cakes, with a total value of 23,600 coins, fifty mules and horses, and fifty war horses.
, and sixty donkeys, which is another fortune.
What everyone didn't expect was that there were still more than a dozen bags of precious medicinal materials, which were worth a lot of money. They were probably obtained from looting a caravan that passed through the Ziwu Road. There were also a lot of grains and smoked and dried meat. Unfortunately, no letters or anything like that were found.
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Everyone sat around the campfire in the wooden house, eating barbecue, chatting, and guessing what the Cui family's plan was. Unfortunately, there was too little information to guess the reason.
Outside the door, the snow is getting heavier.
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Manna Hall.
Fang Xuanling came in a hurry at the call, with a haggard face and red eyes. After Li Er was offered a seat, he said, "It's been three or four days, but you still can't find that boy Huai Dao?"
"I have searched everywhere I can, but I can't find it. No one knows where I went. The three brothers from the Cheng family and the two brothers from the Yuchi family can't be found either. They probably went to do something together. However, it's freezing cold today.
The roads are icy, where can they go?"
Li Er couldn't figure out where he was going. With a puzzled look on his face, he stretched out his hand to warm himself by the fire and said: "Is it possible that there is something important that I have to go to? Let's not talk about this kid first. Let's talk about the food. He actually went against the imperial court and made a hostile takeover.
, what are they trying to do?”
"Your Majesty, if it doesn't work, we can only raise the purchase price. The current offer is five cents. If it mentions ten cents, I wonder what they will fight for? However, the cost will increase greatly. I don't know whether Huaidao can afford it.
?How about the imperial court bear the extra part? Food prices are rising day by day. If we don't keep it down, there will be trouble." Fang Xuanling said quickly.
Li Er said a little irritably: "My dear, it's not that I don't agree to increase the purchase price, but that many people suddenly impeached Huai Dao, saying that the imperial government's official weapons were used for private purposes and for the benefit of others, and I suppressed them. If the imperial court continues to
Bearing part of the cost means going out personally and competing with the people for profit, which will probably shake up both the government and the opposition."
Fang Xuanling didn't know, but he had no other choice. He was so angry that his head hurt, and he said angrily: "These bastards have completely lost their humanity. What are they going to do? If there is really trouble, how can the eggs be intact after the nest is overthrown? ?No, the more they do this, the more the court wants to stop it."
"Has Aiqing thought of a solution?" Li Er asked.
Fang Xuanling said: "I think I can only raise the price, not all at once. If it goes up once a day, they will follow it. It will not have much effect. It will increase once in the morning and again in the afternoon. It will completely disrupt their plan and make them unable to react." Come on, I will come back and explain to Huaidao after spending some of the extra cost. Huaidao has a general understanding of Dao and cares about the people. He can understand the difficulties of the court and find opportunities to make up for it in the future."
"It's good. Many people are watching my joke. We cannot lose this battle. In addition, I asked Baiqisi to increase their search efforts and be sure to find Huai Dao." Li Er said solemnly.
At this time, Wang De, the chamberlain, came in: "Your Majesty, Princess Yuzhang wishes to see you."
"Why is she here? Didn't I say that my son is much better after taking medicine? Come in."
Soon, Princess Yuzhang entered the palace, bowed and said angrily: "Father, I want to sue the crown prince's brother."
"Well, what's wrong with the prince?" Li Er was a little confused, but it wasn't Si Zi who had something wrong.
Fang Xuanling didn't want to get involved in royal affairs, so she quickly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I will take my leave first."
Yuzhang rushed to say: "Ms. Fang is not in a hurry to leave. This matter has something to do with brother Huai Dao."
"Huaidao? He...Prince? What happened?" Fang Xuanling was shocked.
Li Er's expression also changed slightly. He couldn't figure out what was going on between the two of them, so he urged, "Tell me, what's going on?"
"Father, the prince's brother sent someone to pull coal from Tongguan County. The coal belongs to brother Huai Dao. I heard that brother Huai Dao agreed to give it to the prince, but the request was the same as that of the fourth brother, one tael of silver per cart. The fourth brother gave it They took the money, but the prince brother did not agree and asked people to rob him. The first time they were driven down the mountain, and the second time they brought more people up. Even the prince's guards were dispatched. Brother Huai Dao's people did not stop him anymore and allowed them to pull him away. I haven't given him a penny for several days. He is the prince and the prince is also the king, so how can he rob his ministers?" Yuzhang said angrily.
Fang Xuanling was startled and looked at Yu Zhang without saying a word, his eyes flashing with surprise.
Li Er also looked at Yu Zhang and said nothing, feeling a little painful in his heart, as if the cabbage he had raised for many years had been eaten by a pig.
Seeing that the two of them were silent, Yu Zhang became anxious and continued: "Father, please tell me something. If this matter spreads, the royal family will lose face."
"Okay, step back, my father will handle this matter." Li Er said with a cold face.
Seeing Li Er's serious expression, Yu Zhang couldn't say anything more, so he pouted and left.
Li Er looked at Yu Zhang's back, feeling complicated and silent for a long time.
Fang Xuanling glanced at Li Er, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I am leaving."
"My dear, is Huai Dao married?" Li Er said suddenly.
"I have never heard of it."
"Okay, go ahead and do as you just said."
Fang Xuanling resigned and hurriedly left the Ganlu Hall. A gust of cold wind blew, and he couldn't help but shiver. He quickly rolled up his sleeves and hugged his body tightly and went down the steps. After walking for a while, he saw Li Jing coming. He stopped and looked around to see if there was no one behind him. He whispered: "Physician, is Huai Dao married?"
"I have never heard that you are determined to accomplish this? Which girl?" Li Jing asked curiously.
"No, just now Princess Yuzhang came to accuse the prince of robbing Huaidao's coal. Her words were quite protective, but her behavior was abnormal. When she first came out, the Holy Master suddenly asked Huaidao if he was married."
"hiss--"
Li Jing took a breath of cold air and said in a low voice: "Actually suing the prince? If you can't do this without intention, the Holy One is interested in the Tang family. Princess Yuzhang is mainly interested in evil. If she doesn't make trouble, something will happen."
"Yes, I am also worried. However, the Tang family member only inspected and did not make a decision. Judging from the expression on His Majesty's face and the tone of his question, I am afraid that Huai Dao will also be included in the scope of the investigation. The Majesty loves Yu Zhang very much, and finally chose
Who will definitely take Princess Yuzhang's thoughts into consideration, but if this happens, the Tang family will resent Shang Huaidao."
"How dare he-"
Li Jing's face darkened, he thought for a while and said: "Princess Yuzhang is well-educated, good-natured, virtuous and virtuous. She is a good match. Aren't you worried that your love will be gone and you won't be able to raise the price of grain purchases? In my opinion, it's better to
It was said to the public that it was a joint business between the two of them, and Yuzhang agreed to increase the price."
"You are trying to force yourself, the beauty of adulthood..." Fang Xuanling reacted suddenly and said with a smile: "You are indeed a military fox. I am afraid that no one in this world can scheme against you except the Holy One."
Li Jing smiled and said: "Huaidao is our nephew. He has watched him grow up. If we don't protect him, who will? However, this matter involves Princess Yuzhang's innocence. It's best to ask Princess Yuzhang about her intentions first to avoid making a big mistake.
, As for the Holy Spirit, you have more experience than me in how to do it."
"You want me to go alone for such a big event? There is no way." Fang Xuanling said.
"Go and find out. It's inappropriate to have too many people. Girls are thin-skinned. If you are interested, wouldn't you also take advantage of the situation and solve the food price issue?" Li Jing said with a smile.
"Old fox, why didn't you go?" Fang Xuanling was unhappy and asked.
"I have something important to report to the Holy One. Something happened in the northeast." Li Jing said in a low voice.
"You're the only one with a lot of things to do." Fang Xuanling cursed with a smile and hurried away.
Li Jing smiled and didn't care. They were old brothers who knew each other for many years and hurried towards the Ganlu Hall.