Chapter 296: Unable to send letter to Kyoto
"Did Luo Fu and Zhao Mingsheng do this? Or has the Salt Transport Bureau always had such a routine?" Liu Zhe suddenly asked.
Zheng Xiao exhaled heavily and said, "It should be the idea of the two of them. I secretly investigated some situations. The pre-sale of salt permits should have started three years ago."
Liu Zhe nodded slightly and continued to pour tea for the two.
It's easier to deal with if it's not a routine. This means that this matter only involves Luo Fu and Zhao Mingsheng, and does not involve the former Salt Transport Envoy and Salt Inspector.
However, even if it only involves Luo Fu and Zhao Mingsheng, this matter is also a very dangerous thing for Zheng Xiao.
If Zheng Xiao is willing to cooperate with them, then everything will be fine and everyone will make a fortune together.
Obviously Zheng Xiao is unwilling to go along with them.
Involving his life and future, the two will definitely get rid of Zheng Xiao as soon as possible.
Yang Zhengshan pondered for a long time before asking, "What's the situation now!"
Logically speaking, if the two sides show their cards, Zheng Xiao should not be able to leave Liao'an Prefecture.
At this time, Luo Fu would definitely keep a close eye on Zheng Xiao to prevent him from exposing their crimes.
"Thanks to your letter, I had the opportunity to come here. Didn't you notice that there are many tails behind me?" Zheng Xiao smiled helplessly.
He has been in office in Liao'an Prefecture for several months. After discovering this, his first thought was to expose it, but fortunately he reacted quickly and chose to be acquiescent with Luo Fu.
Now the two sides are in a period of building trust, so Luo Fu has not taken action against Zheng Xiao.
After all, Zheng Xiao is the Imperial Inspector of Salt, and Luo Fu will not kill him easily unless it is absolutely necessary.
Let alone how much trouble killing Zheng Xiao will cause, even if Zheng Xiao is killed, the Supervisory Office may not choose to go along with him if it sends another Imperial Inspector of Salt.
So as long as there is a chance to win over Zheng Xiao, Luo Fu will do his best to win over Zheng Xiao.
"You can't send your memorial out?" Yang Zhengshan continued to ask.
"It can be sent out, but it should be sent out after being checked by the other party!" Zheng Xiao said.
Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, and roughly understood Zheng Xiao's current situation.
Luo Fu has been operating in Liao'an Prefecture for several years. No one knows how many of his people are secretly, and it is difficult to hide things from him.
Fortunately, Yang Zhengshan recently sent a letter to Zheng Xiao, giving Zheng Xiao a reason to leave Liao'an Prefecture.
There is naturally nothing special in Yang Zhengshan's letter. It is just for the Luo family to become a salt merchant. Such a thing is actually a good thing for Luo Fu.
If Zheng Xiao really helps Yang Zhengshan, it means that he wants Luo Fu to go along with him.
Luo Fu probably saw this and did not stop Zheng Xiao from leaving Liao'an Prefecture.
After sorting out the clues, Yang Zhengshan thought about it and said, "Do you want to write a letter and I will help you send it to Kyoto!"
"There won't be any trouble!" Zheng Xiao said with some concern.
Yang Zhengshan picked up the tea and sniffed the tea fragrance, "It depends on how much strength Luo Fu has under his command!"
It can be expected that Luo Fu will definitely keep an eye on Tenglongwei now. If Tenglongwei has letters and memorials sent to Kyoto, Luo Fu will definitely send people to intercept them.
Luo Fu should not be underestimated. As a salt transport envoy, Luo Fu has power and money in his hands. He has been operating in Liao'an Prefecture for several years. It is still easy for him to win over some Jianghu forces and cultivate some Jianghu warriors.
What's more, there is a group of big salt merchants behind Luo Fu. These big salt merchants are not the characters that seem to be dealt with. For the sake of interests, no one knows how bold they can be.
The only benefit now is that there should be no tentacles of Luo Fu inside Tenglongwei, because Tenglongwei was the territory of the Lan family before, and it has nothing to do with the salt administration and salt industry. I think Luo Fu should not have arranged any means in Tenglongwei.
Zheng Xiao hesitated, but Liu Zhe said: "The memorials can be left in Tenglongwei first, but there is no need to rush to send them to Kyoto!"
"Why?" Zheng Xiao asked.
Liu Zhe said with a smile: "You go back and talk to Luo Fu about making the Luo family a salt merchant. It would be best if Luo Fu could get some salt permits for this year for the Luo family!"
"But this year's salt permits were sold last year!" Zheng Xiao said.
"He must have a way to get some!" Liu Zhe said.
Zheng Xiao nodded thoughtfully, "So~~"
Yang Zhengshan smiled, "It's just to paralyze Luo Fu!"
Luo Fu is now waiting for Zheng Xiao to join him in corruption, and making the Luo family a salt merchant is undoubtedly a good start for Luo Fu.
As long as Zheng Xiao talks to him about this, he will be happy to meet Zheng Xiao's requirements.
As long as this is done, the two sides will have established initial trust, and Luo Fu should relax his vigilance. At this time, as long as the memorial is sent to Kyoto, the rest will be simple.
Once the lid is opened, Luo Fu will completely lose control. At that time, he will be just a guilty minister and will be powerless to do anything.
Although he is powerful in Liao'an Prefecture, he is just a salt transport envoy of the third rank in the court.
Zheng Xiao's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Then I'll write a memorial first!"
"Okay!" Yang Zhengshan stood up and prepared pen and ink for Zheng Xiao.
Liu Zhe said again: "After you return to Liao'an Prefecture, you must be careful and don't reveal any flaws!"
"This matter is extremely dangerous. Once exposed, Luo Fu will definitely fight you to the death!"
"I understand!" Zheng Xiao spread out the paper and nodded solemnly.
"I'd better arrange a team of people to follow Lord Zheng!" Yang Zhengshan said.
"No!" Liu Zhe and Zheng Xiao said in unison.
"That would make it easier to expose the truth!" Liu Zhe said.
Yang Zhengshan thought about it and felt that it was true, so he temporarily gave up the idea.
In fact, even if he arranged a team of people to follow Zheng Xiao, he could not ensure Zheng Xiao's safety.
After all, Liao'an Prefecture is Luo Fu's territory, and sending dozens or hundreds of soldiers there is really not enough.
Unless Yang Zhengshan can accompany Zheng Xiao in person, if Yang Zhengshan follows Zheng Xiao to Liao'an Prefecture, it would be a bit of a cover-up.
Soon Zheng Xiao wrote a memorial in a fluent manner, and with the pen and ink drying, Zheng Xiao solemnly handed the memorial to Yang Zhengshan, "Lord Yang, this matter is left to you!"
"Don't worry!" Yang Zhengshan took the memorial with a solemn look.
This memorial concerns Zheng Xiao's life and death, and he must treat it with caution.
After the serious topic was finished, the three talked about some details.
It was mainly Yang Zhengshan and Liu Zhe who were helping Zheng Xiao analyze the situation and give advice.
What kind of person is Luo Fu, is Luo Fu colluding with those forces, and may Luo Fu control those underworld forces, etc.
Just as the three were talking, the door of the teahouse was suddenly knocked. Yang Zhengshan frowned and shouted, "Come in!"
"Master!"
The door was pushed open, and Wu Hai walked in a little nervously.
"What's the matter?"
"Master is back, Xiaoliu and Shitou are injured!" Wu Hai whispered.
Yang Zhengshan's expression changed slightly, "How are the injuries?"
"Nothing serious!" Wu Hai said.
Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly. Wu Hai only said that Xiaoliu and Shitou were injured, which meant that the others were fine. Since the injuries of the two were not serious, it seemed that the problem was not very big.
"Brother Yang, since there is something going on at home, you can go and see it first. I will accompany Junior Brother Zheng here!" Liu Zhe said.
Zheng Xiao is a student of Liu Yuanfu, and Liu Zhe is naturally his senior brother.
Yang Zhengshan stood up, "Sir Zheng, I'll leave you for now, and I'll host a banquet for you in the evening!"
"No problem, Sir Yang, please get busy first!" Zheng Xiao said with a smile.
Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, and after walking out of the tea room, he instructed his attendant beside him, "Go and tell Zhou Ren to arrange a guest room for Sir Zheng!"
Although the courtyard where the Yang family lives now is not small, there are not many guest rooms, after all, there are not many people in the Yang family now.
However, there are still a few vacant courtyards on the yamen side, which were all the guest rooms of the Lan family in the past. When Yang Zhengshan rebuilt the yamen, he reserved those courtyards for receiving guests.
After a simple explanation, Yang Zhengshan hurried back to the Yang family.
"Dad!"
As soon as he walked into the house, Yang Mingcheng came to greet him.
"Well, what happened on the way?" Yang Zhengshan asked as he walked towards the main hall in the front yard.
Yang Mingcheng told him about his experience in Xinping Town.
In the hall, Yang Zhengshan listened to him calmly.
"Hengdaomen!"
"Yes, it was Senior Ji Hai and Ning Qingqing from Hengdaomen who saved my son!" Yang Mingcheng said.
"Then you should prepare a thank-you gift and send someone to Hengdaomen!" Yang Zhengshan said.
"Then I'll prepare it first!" Yang Mingcheng said hesitantly.
Yang Zhengshan nodded, and Yang Mingcheng left the main hall this time, while Yang Zhengshan fell into deep thought.
Someone wants to kill Yang Mingcheng!
Or is it someone from Kyoto?
Yang Zhengshan's mind instantly showed several suspects.
Although the Yang family has been in Chongshan Town for many years, in fact, the Yang family has quite a few enemies in Kyoto.
The one with the greatest hatred is Jingyuan Hou Su Gan. Su Gan's second son Su Shanyu was killed by Yang Zhengshan himself. Su Gan was also reprimanded by Emperor Chengping for this matter, lost his position as the governor of Fenwuying, and was abandoned by the prince.
Although this incident has been over for several years, Yang Zhengshan does not think that the Su family has forgotten this hatred.
In addition to the Su family, the Duke of Changguo Mansion, the Duke of Shouguo Mansion, the Earl of Qing'an Mansion, etc., all have some grievances with the Yang family.
However, the grievances between these families and the Yang family are not deep hatreds, and they should not put people to death.
In addition, there is the prince. The marriage between the Yang family and the Marquis of Changping Mansion has destroyed the prince's plan. Perhaps the prince is also dissatisfied with the Yang family, but the prince should not use such despicable means to deal with the Yang family.
So after all, the only one who would do this is Jingyuan Marquis Su Qian.
"Jingyuan Marquis!" Yang Zhengshan frowned slightly.
It is not easy to find out the truth about this matter, and it is even more difficult to retaliate!
To deal with a marquis, using force is the most unwise choice. Assassination and other means are not suitable for a marquis.
It is not that the marquis cannot be killed, but the consequences will be very troublesome after killing.
Yang Zhengshan thought about it and decided to check the Jingyuan Marquis Mansion first.
But just when he was about to write a letter to Wu Zheng, asking him to check the Jingyuan Marquis Mansion, he put down the pen again.
"Can't send a letter to Kyoto!"
He thought of Zheng Xiao. Sending a letter to Kyoto at this time would be tantamount to harming Zheng Xiao.
"It seems that I can only record this account first. Fortunately, Mingcheng is fine!"
Yang Zhengshan could only put down the pen and let it go for the time being.
