Chapter 136: Jiaofangsi

This name is very familiar, but I can't remember where I heard it from.

Shen Yu frowned and thought for a moment, then asked: "What is his official position?"

Xie Tingzhou said: "He is a waste, relying on Wen Hongyuan to get a command in the Wucheng Military Department."

The word "waste" reminded Shen Yu that Wen Lesheng was the waste who was hanging out with Jiang Lianzhi's cousin Dou Qingcheng all day long, and he was also a famous playboy in Shengjing.

The family has stood for a hundred years, and when one person succeeds, all the cats and dogs can get an official position in the court. It is difficult for poor families to produce noble sons, but the family is getting worse and worse.

"Why would he let him go?" Shen Yu was puzzled.

Xie Tingzhou touched his hand on the pot, turned his head and called someone: "Change the hot tea."

The maid pushed the door open and took away the cold tea.

Xie Tingzhou then said, "The Ministry of War allocated 5,000 men, and borrowed another 5,000 from Prince Duanqing."

"Borrowed from Luzhou?" Shen Yu asked in surprise.

Xie Tingzhou said, "Hmm," "With 10,000 men, how many bandits are there on the Hezi Mountain?"

He laughed after saying that.

Shen Yu heard some sarcasm in his words. Yes, there were no more than 2,000 bandits on the Hezi Mountain in Qichang Prefecture. It would be enough to dig up the mountain to suppress the bandits with such a large momentum.

How could Wen Hongyuan let such a good job fall into the hands of others when he was given a chance to earn fame for free? Naturally, he gave it to his nephew.

It is said that Wen Hongyuan had no children, and even his concubines gave birth to daughters. Later, he finally gave birth to a son, but he had some congenital problems and died before he was half a year old.

It was also strange. Later, he adopted a boy from the Wen family's side branch, but he died in less than half a year. Since then, Wen Hongyuan believed that he had no fate to have children, otherwise he would not have supported his useless nephew.

Shen Yu asked: "Didn't the Ministry of Revenue run out of money?"

The maid came in to make tea, and the first cup was given to Xie Tingzhou. He put two fingers together and pushed the teacup to Shen Yu.

"Be careful of the heat." Xie Tingzhou continued, "A lean camel is bigger than a horse. The Ministry of Revenue can still squeeze out some money. I heard that the Ministry of Revenue has collected two years of tax silver from merchants in advance."

"Two years." Shen Yu sneered, "You are complaining."

Xie Tingzhou leaned over with his elbow on the table and joked, "Can't our richest lady Shen come up with this little money?"

Shen Yu said, "We can come up with it, but how can small merchants make a living? The land tax has been collected until the 21st year of Tongxu. Do you think he can live to..."

She interrupted, "Last year, I passed through Qingzhou on the way to Yanliang Pass. In September, the people had no food to eat. After working hard all year, they still had to starve for several months after paying the land tax. No one planted the land there because of the heavy taxes."

Xie Tingzhou maintained this posture, looking at her with a deeper and deeper gaze.

Xie Tingzhou had never seen Shen Zhongan alive, but he was very curious about what kind of person could raise such a smart and kind girl.

Ordinary people only care about their own little piece of land. Such a small body has too many worries.

Shen Yu drank a sip of tea, and when she put down the cup, she found that he was still looking at her, "Why are you staring at me?"

"Looking at you." Xie Tingzhou said, "Why were you born a girl?"

Shen Yu rolled her eyes at him, "I'm a man, what will you do?"

"You're a gay man." Xie Tingzhou hooked his lips, "If you were a man, you should be able to do something big."

"What's wrong with being a woman?" Shen Yu asked back, "Can't a woman do something big?"

"That's true." Xie Tingzhou pondered for a moment and said, "You are the material for the mother of the country. You say... Should I fight for you to be the emperor?"

Shen Yu was startled, and hurriedly reached out to cover his mouth, and said seriously, "You can't say that."

Emperor Tongxu was afraid of Beilin. If this word got out, Shengjing would be in chaos.

Xie Tingzhou's lips pressed against her palm, and he raised his eyelids and stared at her face, "Do you want it? If you want it, I'll snatch it from you."

His eyes were full of temptation, his thin lips rubbed against her palm, and his hot breath made her palm numb and itchy.

"No." Shen Yu said firmly, "I just want to finish what I'm doing now, and then do what I want to do."

Seeing that she wanted to retract her hand, Xie Tingzhou grabbed it, "Does what you want to do include me?"

Shen Yu looked into his eyes, "If I want to travel around the world, then you..."

Xie Tingzhou interrupted, "I'll travel around the world with you."

Nothing could be more touching than this. Shen Yu's heartbeat accelerated, and she thought about a lot of things before she suppressed her heartbeat.

"I haven't finished what I just said."

"Yes."

Shen Yu asked: "When will we set off?"

Xie Tingzhou sat up straight, "On the same day as the spring search."

"The spring search in March is a routine, so there are only a few days left." Shen Yu's expression became serious, "We haven't found the old man yet. If the Hezi Mountain is really wiped out, then the clues behind will be cut off."

Xie Tingzhou said: "Isn't there another clue? Ge Liangji's account book."

"It's as difficult as ascending to heaven to get it." Shen Yu said: "Who would hand over his life-saving talisman to others, and the account book is too involved after all. Only the robbery of grain and grass is directly related to Yanliang Pass."

Shen Yu was silent, raised her eyes and glanced at Xie Tingzhou.

Who knew that Xie Tingzhou was also looking at her, and when their eyes met, he asked: "What do you want to say?"

Shen Yu moved in her chair and said carefully: "We can't let the evidence be buried, nor can we let the truth be buried, and we can't let 100,000 soldiers rest in peace, right?"

Xie Tingzhou narrowed his eyes slightly, "If you have something to say, just say it."

"I want to go to Qichang."

Xie Tingzhou: "I don't agree."

Shen Yu bit her lower lip, "I have to get there before Wen Lexheng leads the troops to suppress the bandits."

"Then what?" Xie Tingzhou asked in a deep voice.

"Now is the time when they are in turmoil. What identity do you use to negotiate with them? Ordinary people, do they believe it? General Shen's orphan, they only think that you are here for revenge. A bandit sneaked in before you could get them. Without trust, Sandpiper Mountain has been wiped out until only the bones are left.”

He blocked Shen Yu's path with just a few words, and Shen Yu stared at him blankly, speechless.

I have to say that what he said makes sense. Going to Qichang is indeed not a good choice, and he might even get involved.

"What should we do?"

The sound at the end was a bit long, like coquettishness. Xie Tingzhou softened his tone and said, "I'm going to the Jiaofang Secretary tomorrow to talk about something. I'll go first..."