Official Zhu surrendered all the guards and started to drive quickly. Yugege's four-horse cart was very softly padded. Zhu Tianjiang leaned in the car and ate snacks, not to mention how comfortable it was. Yugege, however, did not raise her mouth.
He spoke and looked out of the car angrily. The fourth prince Xuanzhu cursed all the way in his heart. If he became the emperor now, not to mention the nine clans of Zhu Tianjiang, I am afraid that the eighteen clans would not be enough.
The sky was getting dark, and we were about to reach the first halfway station. At this time, a fast horse caught up from behind.
"Heaven comes~ Damn it, why are you running so fast?"
The man on the horse broke into the official team and went straight to the carriage. The official from the Ministry of Revenue was about to stop him, but when he saw the man sitting on the horse, he immediately smiled and got out of the way. The person who came was not someone else, but the daughter of the Guo family.
Guo Ying. These guys all met Miss Guo when they set off from Guo Mansion.
When Yu Gege heard the voice, she looked happy and said, "It's Sister Guo Ying."
"Of course it's her. We are on official business this time. According to the regulations, we are not allowed to bring maids or maids with us. It is only now that I am thinking of finding you a companion." Zhu Tianjiang said, lifting the curtain of the car and asking the driver to stop.
Guo Ying ran all the way and was a little out of breath. Zhu Tianjiang had already discussed it with Guo Ying. As soon as he left, he would ask Guo Ying to leave a letter and secretly chase him out. Anyway, this is not the first time Guo Ying has run away.
Well, Guo Tianxin can't control this wild girl. With her accompanying Yu Gege, she has someone to take care of her. Even if Guo Tianxin knew about it, he would probably understand Zhu Tianjiang's difficulties.
"Sister Ying'er, why are you here?" Yu Gege was happy and worried at the same time. If Guo Ying traveled with the official team, once word spread, it would be a violation of Dafeng regulations. Even her princess was not allowed to do so.
With a servant, let alone Zhu Tianjiang with Guo Ying.
"Yu Gege, I'm here specifically to accompany you." Guo Ying said, hugging her fists to the fourth prince who was still in a daze, and said hello according to military etiquette.
"Yingzi, don't be nagging, hurry up and get in the car. It's very comfortable." Zhu Tianjiang waved with a playful smile, making the car look like his own.
"Bold! Zhu Tianjiang, do you want to kill you when you come back?" The fourth prince was trembling with anger. He had never seen such a bold person in the Dafeng Dynasty. It would be wrong to say something secretly when no one was around.
Forget it, there are forty official guards here, how can they keep everyone's mouths shut.
"Fourth brother, we will decide later whether he will die or not. Now that I am the boss, I will bear all the responsibilities."
Zhu Tianjiang didn't care about these messy Dafeng laws. He had a purpose in bringing Guo Ying here. Zhu Tianjiang wanted to take this opportunity to let Guo Ying go to the brothel in person to avenge her last arrest. Zhu Daguan didn't know that this enemy's family
Her father had already settled it.
With Guo Ying in the car, Yu Gege talked more. After all, it was inconvenient for her and Zhu Tianjiang to be alone in the car. Now that there was an extra Guo Ying, Yu Gege felt more at ease.
When everyone came to the inn, the nearby petty officials heard that the prince and Princess were here, and came to offer gifts one after another. Zhu Daguan did not refuse anyone who came, not only did he accept the gifts openly, but he also showed his face to others when he gave less.
The fourth prince's face was livid with anger, and he thought it was over. The first time he went on an imperial mission, he let this boy ruin his reputation. This bastard had committed so many serious crimes just after leaving the capital. Did he not punish this prince?
I won’t be reconciled to the disaster.
Zhu Tianjiang didn't care whether the fourth prince was angry or not. He held a big banquet in the inn and drank a lot of meat and vegetables with all his officials and guards. Otherwise, he would have given everyone a share of the stolen money. Zhu Daguan was kind and powerful, and immediately
Won the support of everyone. No one is a fool. Such a good 'adult' can't find anywhere even with a lantern. He works just to make a living, eat well and drink well and get rewards. No one cares about big things.
So rich.
Early the next morning, the imperial palace and the palace guards' previous confrontational mood disappeared, and they all took the initiative to greet 'Master Zhu'. They found that although this guy was hateful, he also had a cute side.
Along the way, Zhu Tianjiang kept talking, and bursts of sweet laughter erupted from time to time in the car. On the third day, the fourth prince Xuanzhu finally couldn't help it anymore and got into the car. Fortunately, in the car
The space is large enough to set up a mahjong table.
In less than six days, Yu Gege was impressed by Zhu Daguan's profound knowledge. The fourth prince was also induced by Zhu Tianjiang, and completely put down his prince's dignity, saying "dirty", and he was simply a gangster.
Not to mention the officials and guards, they have big fish and meat every day, and there are rewards. If anyone in the team dares to say that Zhu Daguan is a bad person, these guys can work together to strangle him to death.
Yugege was very thoughtful, and the two guys kissed me secretly in the middle of the night. Yugege saw it several times, and Yugege's face turned red and her heart skipped a beat every time. However, it was not convenient for Yugege in front of the fourth prince.
To tell the truth, I can only pretend not to know about their relationship.
"Fourth brother, you have to be tough when we get to Shutian. One of us is a good guy and the other is a bad guy." We will arrive at the destination in a few days, and Zhu Tianjiang starts to make arrangements.
"Why should I act red-faced?"
"Shu Tianfu Yin is a relative of your family. If you don't sing, who will sing?" Zhu Tianjiang rolled his eyes and said.
"Brother Tianjiang, what about me?" Yu Gege shouted sweetly. In the past two days, he also learned to call him brother from Guo Ying.
"You and Yingzi just sit here and collect the red envelopes. Don't care who it is, just accept it as long as you send it." Zhu Daguan didn't say that he was short of money. How can you support these brothers if you don't accept gifts? It's useless to rely on official power. People will only accept it if they get benefits.
Work hard for you.
When Yu Gege heard this, her mouth trembled, "I won't do it. This will be ginsenged by the emperor's uncle, and even my father's reputation will be ruined."
Zhu Tianjiang said to his heart that your father doesn't care about reputation. It would be unnecessary to bring Yu Gege out anyway. She can do as she likes.
To put it briefly, Zhu Tianjiang came to Shutian Mansion this time much faster than the last time he and Guo Ying returned to Beijing. Within ten days, he entered the realm of Shutian Mansion. Zhu Er and Zhu Si had already left.
After joining the official team, the two of them had to make arrangements in advance.
Zhu Yi rode up to the car and said, "Sir, there are still five miles to go before we enter Shutian Mansion." Zhu Yi reminded Zhu Tianjiang. He could act recklessly on the road, but when he arrived at Shutian City, he could no longer behave like Gege.
Take a ride.
When the fourth prince heard this, he quickly got out of the carriage. Zhu Tianjiang looked at Guo Ying and Yu Gege, "Two little beauties, from now on, I will start pretending to be a big-tailed wolf. You two, take care of yourselves."
"Brother Tianjiang, Yin Zhou Dazhong of Shutian Mansion is a relative of the country, and he is a generation older than my fourth brother and I. This person is very tyrannical, so you must be careful." Yu Gege warned carefully.
"Isn't he just the son of an uncle? How can he be older than a prince?"
Guo Ying rushed to say, "The prince of the Dafeng Dynasty has no real power. Before he is appointed as the prince and awarded, the status of the prince is not high. The Yin of Shutian Prefecture is different. He has the power to appoint and remove the city defense troops and all officials in the prefecture.
Even if the fourth prince is established as the crown prince, I am afraid he will still have a high regard for such a feudal official."
Zhu Tianjiang knew that the fourth child had no real power, but he did not expect that he would be so inferior. Shutianfu Yin's status was equivalent to the top leader of a municipality in his previous life, and there was really no need to pay for him as a prince with no real power.
Zhu Tian got off the carriage, straightened his clothes, and got back on his horse, which he had hardly ridden.
"Zhu Yi, form the team and prepare to enter the city!" Zhu Tianjiang ordered, holding the horse rope tightly with both hands. Fortunately, he had practiced several times along the way, so he no longer had to lie on the horse.
The last time he left the city gate of Shutian Mansion, Zhu Tianjiang sneaked out under the guise of a criminal. This time, he unexpectedly became a high-ranking official.
Although the number of people in this group was small, their momentum was not weak. Zhu Tianjiang and the fourth prince walked in front of the group and came to the city gate in a mighty manner.
"Fourth, why is there not even a team to greet you?" Zhu Tianjiang looked at the city gate strangely, no different from usual.
"Tch! How old are you as an official, and yet people come to greet you?" Xuan Zhu thought to himself: What does this guy think of himself?
"Aren't you and Yu Gege still there?"
"So what, don't forget that we are your deputies." The fourth prince curled his lips. The uncle knew everything about the situation of the royal family, so he would not care about him, the most vulnerable prince. This time
When he came out with Zhu Tianliang, Xuanzhu just wanted to relax and didn't even dare to think that he could accomplish anything.
Zhu Tianjiang raised his eyebrows. If he had known this, he would have thought of a way to trick Prince Jing out. Just as Zhu Tianjiang was thinking about it, he saw a group of officials walking out of the city gate.
"I'm going to the Shutian Mansion Tax Office to judge Tang Qili. I respectfully welcome the Fourth Prince and Yu Gege." An official came over and said with cupped fists.
When the fourth prince heard this, he glanced at Zhu Tianjiang in embarrassment, thinking that Zhu Tianjiang was the chief messenger, but this guy didn't even mention it. This was too disrespectful.
"Tang Tongpan, there is no need to be too polite. I, the prince, and Yugege are following the emperor's order to follow Lord Zhu Tianjiang to supervise the tax collection. We hope that the taxes can be sent to the capital as soon as possible." The fourth prince returned to his look of honor and disgrace.
He looked shocked and said calmly.
Zhu Tianjiang smiled secretly, he understood that this was a threat to him. However, the tax yamen general magistrate was also the top tax official, so it was better to come out to greet him than not to come alone.
After Tang Qili heard what the fourth prince said, he looked at Zhu Tianjiang, clasped his fists and said, "Master Zhu has had a hard journey. I think you all should settle down first. The tax office will talk about anything tomorrow."
"Haha, Mr. Tang is absolutely right. This matter is not urgent anyway. Let's stay here and talk about it first." Zhu Tianjiang said with a smile, not taking what just happened to his heart at all.
Tang Qili snorted coldly in his heart. These young guys here are just asking for humiliation. Mr. Zhou has been worried about this matter for the past two days and has arranged several countermeasures. Now it seems that everything is redundant.
.
Tang Qili brought everyone to the official post. After settling in, he didn't say anything about catching up with the people. He made an excuse and left.
"Fourth, have you seen it? These grandsons are showing off to us." Zhu Tianjiang looked at the deserted entrance of the official post. Not to mention those giving gifts, there was no one watching the excitement.
"Tianxiang, tomorrow you will go to the government office with me to visit Zhou Dazhong. The scoundrels below will act based on his face. As long as Mr. Fu Yin opens his mouth, they will never dare to do this." Xuanzhu also said a little dissatisfied.
Guo Ying and Yu Gege looked at each other, but neither of them said anything. Judging from the current situation, this trip is more complicated than they thought. If it really returns without success, I am afraid that the civil and military ministers in the capital will
Zhu Tianjiang will not be spared lightly. The two girls looked at Zhu Tianjiang's back and couldn't help but worry about him.
At night, Zhu Tianjiang stayed awake, thinking about how to deal with the opponent he was about to face. This was his first heavy move in this life. Once he failed, the future would be difficult.
There was a sound on the window, and Zhu Yi flew in. Zhu Tianjiang was so frightened that he reached out and pulled out the gold pen. When he saw clearly that it was Zhu Yi, Zhu Tianjiang breathed a sigh of relief.
"Why are you acting like a ghost? You just knock on the door and it's over." Zhu Tianjiang glared.
"Sir, Zhu Er and Zhu Si are here." Zhu Yi said in a low voice.
"Oh? Let them in."
Zhu nodded and opened the door. Not only Zhu Er and Zhu Si, who had entered the city early, but also a man in his thirties came in. As soon as the three people came in, Zhu Yi and Zhu Si flashed out of the door.
The door is carefully guarded.
"Pang Xiao, the Xuanwu Guard at the sticky pole, see you, sir." As soon as he saw the ink ring on Zhu Tianjiang's hand, the middle-aged man quickly knelt down on one knee.
Zhu Tianjiang couldn't help but feel a sense of intimacy when he heard that he was the person at Sticky Post. He called himself the Xuanwu Guard, and he should be a member of the Xuanwu Envoy.
"Brother Pang Pang, don't be so polite, we are all one family." Zhu Tianjiang quickly helped Pang Xiao up.
"Sir, Pang Xiao's public identity is that the tax yamen wrote the book." Zhu Er said in a low voice.
"Oh? That's great. I'm worried about how to read those account books." Zhu Tianjiang was overjoyed.
"Sir, you don't need to look at the tax office's account books at all. They are all fake. Some of the accounts were faked by villains themselves," Pang Xiao said.
"Then, if you don't look at the account books, how do I know how much tax they collected? Do you think there are real account books?" Zhu Tianjiang was startled.
"Sir, I think it is better to find the secret bank account than to find the real account book. As long as you find the bank account, you don't need to look at the account book at all. The previous batch of accounts department officials were all overwhelmed by the accounts, and finally returned without success. Your Excellency
If we check the accounts, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave for half a year." Pang Xiao said in a low voice.
Zhu Tianjiang thought for a while and felt that what Pang Xiao said was very reasonable. The emperor's order was time-limited. Even if they found the real account book, they would not be able to understand it without professionals.
"Zhu Er, you are a member of the Suzaku Envoy. How many people are there in Shutian and Zhongdu Prefectures?" Suzaku envoy Mu Qi is responsible for information. Zhu Tianjiang knows that only they know these things.
"This~!" Zhu Er looked at Pang Xiao and said to himself, aren't you making things difficult for me? The rules at Sticky Rod are strict, and even if he knew it, he would not dare to say it in front of other people.
Zhu Tianjiang saw Zhu Er's intention and waved his hand, "Just say it, I'll take care of anything. Wei Zhan is my uncle, you're nothing to be afraid of."
When Pang Xiao heard this, he trembled with fright. The boss of Sticky Stick, who was so high above him, turned out to be this guy's uncle. No wonder Qinglong Ink Ring was able to be brought into his hands.
Zhu Er was heartbroken. Since he had followed Zhu Tianjiang, he should take his word as the standard. "Sir, there are sixty-eight people in Shutian and Zhongdu Mansion, Zhuque#### and Xuanwu Guard at Niangan."
Zhu Tianjiang nodded. The Qinglong Guards were there to protect the emperor and could not come down. He had to make good use of these sixty-eight people.
"Zhu Er, do they listen to my orders?"
"Back to my lord, Sir Mu Qi has given instructions before coming here that all members can be used as long as the lord needs it."
"Okay! Immediately send the order, activate all the power of the sticky rod, and find the secret bank of the tax office for me."
After Zhu Tianjiang finished his instructions, he secretly discussed some matters with Pang Xiao. By the time Pang Xiao left, it was already midnight.
Pang Xiao pressed the brim of his hat and left the official post office, looked around, and walked carefully toward an alley.
Opposite the official post, several figures flashed out, "Follow that man and be sure not to let him run away. Immediately report to Mr. Zhou that Shutian Mansion has an insider planted by them." In the darkness, a big man quietly ordered.
As soon as Zhu Tianjiang and the fourth prince arrived at Shutian Mansion, their every move was secretly monitored by Zhou Dazhong. Unexpectedly, a mysterious person came to the door on the first night.
Under the cover of night, four figures flashed towards the alley that Pang Xiao walked into. Another figure ran towards Shutianfu Yamen.
"Bless all readers, may everything be blessed with great luck and good luck in the new year."