Chapter six hundred and seventy-eight of the noble prime minister
Gao Shang gently waved his fan and laughed loudly: "Yang Guozhong has an unstable mind and is prone to swinging back and forth. This matter can be taken over by me, and the original hostility between him and Li Siye will gradually expand."
Liu Luogu leaned forward and asked, "Doctor, what should I do?"
"You go buy some gifts. Tomorrow afternoon, we will go to the Yang Mansion to meet Yang Xiangguo."
In the afternoon of the next day, Gao Shang and Liu Luogu arrived outside the Yang family's residence in Kaihuafang and found that there were five or six officials waiting at the door. These people were all wearing crimson or turquoise official robes. They should be officials transferred back to the capital from other places.
Come and say thanks.
The steward of the Li Mansion put everyone in according to their official positions. Gao Shang was now the official residence of Pinglu Zhang Secretary and concurrently the Tuntian Yuanwai Lang, and Liu Luogu was at the forefront.
After everyone entered the Yang Mansion, they stood in the open space outside the small pavilion in the forest, with the scorching sun on their heads, frowning and muttering indifferently.
The steward walked out of the pavilion, and all the officials gathered around him and asked, "When will Mr. Yang summon us?"
"Alang is taking a lunch break, so we can't disturb him. You guys can wait here for the time being. If anyone can't wait, please leave first."
The steward put his hands behind his back and shook his shoulders as he left. No one dared to catch up and bother them, so they could only stand anxiously on the spot. He was truly worthy of being a seventh-grade official of the prime minister's disciples, and the sixth- and seventh-grade officials in front of him were like Mengtong standing as a teacher.
I generally sleep well in front of you.
The sun tilted westward above their heads. The officials cursed and whispered in their stomachs, but no one walked away. Anyone who could stand down and stand here is someone who has risked everything to be an official.
When the sun set, the steward emerged from nowhere and walked to the pavilion under the eager eyes of everyone. He stayed upstairs for about half a cup of tea before he walked to the door of the pavilion and started calling people: "Start from the governor of Qingzhou.
,one by one."
Gao Shang squinted his eyes and waited patiently until the steward called from the building: "Next, oh, Gao Shang, secretary of Pinglu Marching Army."
Gao Shang led Liu Luogu into the building, handed the accompanying gifts to the servants of the Yang family, came to the second floor and crossed his hands in front of the partition door: "Secretary Pinglu, Gao Shang, meets the Right Prime Minister."
When Yang Guozhong heard this, he felt a little happy in his heart. Others called him Prime Minister Yang or Prime Minister Yang, but they refused to address him directly as Prime Minister Yang, which seemed to imply that he was inferior to Li Linfu. Gao Shang changed his name like this, which seemed that this person was a little bit different.
special.
He leaned back slightly and asked Gao Shang with a proud look on his face: "Your doctor An just came to visit me a few days ago. What is your purpose of coming here again today?"
Gao Shang stepped forward and crossed his hands and said: "Your Majesty, my doctor left the capital and returned to Fanyang. Remembering how disrespectful he was to your Prime Minister in the past, in order to show that he sincerely repented and was willing to serve as your Prime Minister, I specially serve as your Prime Minister today."
Give me a big gift."
When Yang Guozhong heard this, his eyebrows immediately raised. He tugged on his beard with joy and said with a smile: "Doctor An just gave me some belongings not long ago, and he came to give me gifts again today. This makes Guozhong embarrassed. You can tell An when you go back.
Sir, you should guard the border with peace of mind, and don't imitate those who flatter and flatter you. As long as you have meritorious service and benefit the country, I will definitely report it to Your Majesty and reward it."
Gao Shang snorted from his nostrils and continued to flatter without leaving a trace: "The right prime minister is a wise prime minister in the world. He governs a big country like cooking small delicacies, and his appointments are fair and rewards and punishments are strict. Even the soldiers of Pinglu and Fan Yang were moved after hearing this."
"Oh, really, haha."
Gao Shang held the fan in front of his chest, leaned close to Yang Guozhong and whispered: "But what my doctor wants to give to the right minister is not gold and silver treasures, nor jade treasures. It's because he found out that some people committed adultery.
To gather money, I have been specially ordered to inform the right prime minister so that the right prime minister can gain both wealth and profit."
Yang Guozhong followed his words and asked: "Who commits crimes and commits crimes that require the Prime Minister to personally intervene to detect them?"
"Right Minister, let me tell you slowly. There is a merchant named Micha Gan in the West City of Chang'an. Three years ago, he was doing nothing to make a living selling hu products. However, since starting the pepper business, he has accumulated a lot of money in a short period of time.
He gained a lot of wealth and became one of the richest people in Chang'an City."
Yang Guozhong waved his hand and said with a smile: "What's strange about this? It's not unusual to have Wang Yuanbao, Dou Yi and other wealthy merchants in Chang'an. He can accumulate wealth within three years and become a rich man in Chang'an. He is naturally good at business. It's nothing.
suspicious."
"If he was just doing business, he would never have such a large income. Michagan has purchased ten large mansions in Chang'an City, and has also been attached to Cao Anding of Hexi Jinzouyuan many times. And this Cao Anding several times
He bribed court officials in large amounts on behalf of Li Siye, and all the money came from Michagan. This is definitely not what ordinary businessmen do."
"Li Siye?" When someone mentioned Li Siye, Yang Guozhong had to think about it for a long time. Although Li Siye was not respectful to him, his relationship in the past was still good. Moreover, his interactions with the imperial concubine and the three ladies were also
Very close. If he is not deliberately disrespectful to me, this matter still needs to be considered more.
He raised his eyebrows indifferently and asked: "Michakian is doing business in Chang'an City, what other evil things can he do?"
"Xiang Yang doesn't know that since he started the pepper business, the price of pepper in Chang'an City has dropped from 900 guan per dou to 600 guan per dou. If it weren't for the huge shipments, how could there be such a high price?
Falling. Ordinary merchants can transport pepper only once a year from the Western Regions to Chang'an, so it is naturally impossible to open up sales. That's why the doctor and I suspected that someone was using their power to control the trade routes and use their official positions for personal gain. This could cause the price of pepper to drop by three times.
One hundred guan, I can guarantee that this person can earn as much as one million guan every year."
After saying these last words to Gao Shang, Yang Guozhong opened his eyes slightly, and then narrowed them again. He showed a dry smile and said: "I already know about this matter, you don't have to worry about it anymore, you should go back to Pinglu and do your work peacefully
Go and take charge of the secretary."
"This..." Liu Luogu, who stood aside and never spoke, was about to speak, but was stopped by Gao Shang with a look. Gao Shang pulled him and crossed their arms to leave.
The two walked out of Yang Guozhong's mansion, and Liu Luogu finally couldn't help but ask Gao Shang: "Why didn't Military Advisor Gao let me speak just now? Yang Guozhong clearly didn't know the importance, or he wanted to favor Li Siye and others."
"Ha," Gao Shang said with a smile, putting his hands behind his back, "Don't worry, Luo Gu. Yang Guozhong is greedy, unrighteous, selfish and short-sighted. How could he be indifferent to this matter? I bet he will take action soon."
After Gao Shang and others left, Yang Guozhong felt a slight uproar in his heart. He was not interested in seeing the other officials waiting downstairs, and immediately asked the steward to send them away.
He called the chief steward of the family to him again, and asked with a stern look: "Someone once arranged for a merchant named Mi from Chang'an to deliver pepper to our house every year. Is there still anyone who does it now?"