?It snowed in Qingping, and the river pond was still spiraling with leaves.

Zhong You did not receive the order from the court's inspector, but he just came to Jiangtang as a "son". I don't expect that in just over a year, when he stood in the prosperous Jiangtang, he seemed to be a different life.

Zhong You rode a boat and swayed to Zhong's house. Bald willows drooped in the water, flowers and ducks played in the water, and lanterns on both sides were hanging high. His thin boat only had a candle lamp left.

Someone asked beside the high-top cave door of Zhong's house, "Who is the visitor?"

Zhong You took off his velvet shirt and said, "Zhong You."

The gatekeeper was stunned and took a few steps to the bottom of the steps. Seeing Zhong You's face immediately showed a look of shock. He said, "Little, Mr. Zhong."

Zhong You had already dropped the name of the card in the Zhong family. Those who did not approve the card were not from the Zhong family. It was not appropriate to call him "Young Master".

Zhong You handed over a famous post, "I'm not talented, Canglang Baiou, come to visit the head of the Zhong family. I'm working hard."

The gatekeeper continued to post and hurriedly called someone to take the boat to see him in. He did not dare to let Zhong You wait outside the door, but he did not dare to let Zhong You enter without orders. He could only welcome Zhong You up the steps and retreat to the resting hall to wait.

Zhong You entered all the way inside, his eyes on both sides were chaotic.

The inner courtyard storm that day has become more and more bizarre. But when Zhong You was at home in previous years, others have never seen him.

He is an alien in Zhong's house, and he can see one or two of them by calling himself. Zhong Liuqing's eight sons were seen outside, but Zhong You didn't care about it. When he arrived at the Zhong family, he was five or six years old. There were two legitimate sons, and two legitimate sons, and three illegitimate sons, below. He was not with the legitimate son, but with the illegitimate son, he could only call him a young son. This is not considered identity, and Zhong Liuqing never gave him any identity. His "private son" was earned by Zhong Hejian for him, and so many years later, it was due to his name of studying outside.

The tea in the footrest hall was just over, and before Zhong You could take a sip, the boat that he was picked up inside came. Zhong You boarded the boat and entered the hospital through the cave door. When he arrived at Zhong Liuqingyuan, he needed to check and pick sharp tools when entering the flower gate.

This is the rule of Zhongzhai. Every day everyone who comes to pay tribute must pass this rule.

When Zhong You stretched out his arm, he saw someone sitting in the corridor. The lanterns were hanging brightly. He could see clearly that it was Zhong Zi. Zhong Zi was still sitting on the chair, but his old injuries had not healed. It was obvious that Zhong Liuqing beat him hard that time.

There were many people standing under the main stairs, including those familiar to Zhong You and those who had never seen before. What surprised him was that the fourth son Zhong Ze was the one who stood in the middle and the front.

After a year of sight, the feng shui changed. After the legitimate Zhong Ze went down, the illegitimate Zhong Ze came up. The person standing in front of Zhong Liuqing would never determine who it was.

No one talked, no one reminisced about the past. Everyone just looked at Zhong You silently, as if this was an abrupt outsider.

Zhong You calmly recuperated his clothes and stepped down the steps.

Zhong Ze took a step back and gave way out of the main hall's sight. Zhong Liuqing, who was sitting in the hall, was pouring tea, and it made his appearance dim.

"Canglang Zhong Baiou, disturbing the head of the Zhong family."

Zhong Liuqing flipped the cup with his fingertips, and then he slapped the tea on the ground. He didn't raise his eyes, thinking that even Zhong You didn't want to take a look, and just said, "Where did you get the call?"

"Qingping."

Zhong Liuqing turned his fingers gently, and he leaned on the chair and said slowly: "What can you tell me about Qingping's people come to my humble room?"

"I dare not see the teachings." Zhong You said: "I came on order."

"There is no official position, no imperial decree, but he said he was ordered to come." Zhong Liuqing cup knocked, "This life is worthless."

"Looking straight to the point." Zhong You said calmly: "The smoke and millet in the river pond are unobstructed from north to south, and the Xuhang Business Alliance is both the head of the Zhong family. Now that Xuhang is rioting, the sea merchants are hidden, and there is doubt about the smoke and millet. Lord Xiao Zhong has implemented a smoking ban on the court hall. I wonder if the head of the Zhong family has heard of it."

"Yansu is the road given by the court," Zhong Liuqing said: "If there was no Kyoto imperial edict, no one would say anything."

"If smoke and millet addiction is caused by the disease, it will be passed on to the emperor. Who will bear the blame? Is the head of the family coming or the Zhong family coming?" Zhong You had long expected that this trip was not easy, and said: "Now the words of the sea merchants are flickering, and the Zhong family still has the opportunity to retreat bravely."

"Opportunities have always been artificial." Zhong Liuqing said, "Since you are straightforward, you should speak frankly. The businessman values ​​profit and wants the Zhong family to stop. Who should be the loss-making business?"

The Zhong family can only swallow it themselves, and the imperial court will definitely not replenish supplies. If the national treasury is abundant, it will not be the turn of these merchants to support the canal. In order to obtain the source of cigarettes and grains, the Zhong family spent a lot of money on the maritime merchants, and they were in trouble with the merchant alliance in the south. Now that things are wrong, they want the Zhong family to stop. If the Zhong family takes it, they will be seriously injured for a while and become the target of public criticism.

Don't stop.

In Zhong You's opinion, it was a dead end. He knew best how critical Yan Su's addiction was. Such things were circulating in Da Lan, and countless addicts spread rapidly. If you can't stop smoking, the harm will be unpredictable. When the emperor understands that someone was shaking Da Lan, the current persuasion is tomorrow's slaughter knife, and the Zhong family is the first to be affected.

"There is still room for retreat. In addition to smoke and millet, the Zhong family has external shops. Even if they go south to squeeze, they still have the opportunity to revive." Zhong You said in a deep voice: "As long as the Zhong family takes the lead in suppressing the goods and retreating, the sky will be filled with anger in the future, and the emperor will still be concerned about some feelings."

"You." Zhong Liuqing raised his finger, lit up from the air, and said, "I have understood what I said. Since I left my Zhong family, I will not be my Zhong family. I will stay there soon. Aze, and see off the guests."

Once the hole door was closed, there was no gap left.

Zhong You stood down the steps and waited for a long time. Sure enough, another boat came out inside, and it was Zhong Ze who was sitting.

"It's difficult to go south, and the business at home is restrained. It's reasonable for my father to be scruples. It's rare for you to come back, but you don't even sit down." Zhong Ze poured wine on the cushion, handed Zhong You a glass. The short jade flute around his waist was transparent, and he slid between his robe and became romantic.

"The fourth brother is responsible for it." Zhong You took the cup, didn't mention what happened just now, and just chatted: "My yard is still there?"

"It's been demolished long ago." Zhong Ze shrugged, "My second brother is going to change the landscape garden, and he is rushing to the ground."

This boat pointed to the place and walked through the bridge. It was getting morning and evening, and most of the boats with lanterns hanging on the water were sisters on Hua Street.

Zhong Ze picked up the curtain and looked at it for a while, and said, "Is there no place to stay at night, right? Let me go, my fourth brother will take you to a good place." He said, "I finally turned over the things that were born, and I should try it."

He took Zhong You onto a big boat and went straight to the second floor. The second floor was unobstructed, and the veil was hanging everywhere. It was not snowing in the river pond, and the night wind was blowing. There were sisters and brothers in thin clothes here. Zhong Ze should be a regular visitor, and there were noble seats with a standing screen to enjoy the night view.

A man had been waiting for this place, with a bell hanging on his ankle. When he came to touch Zhong Ze, he jingled. Zhong Ze pinched his waist and pushed it towards Zhong You.

"Tonight, Brother You."

When Zhong You saw someone coming, his shoulders hurt first. He still remembered the strength that Yu had given him to bite at that time, and immediately raised his hand to stop him, saying, "Second brother, I can't take this."

"It's strange." Zhong Zeyouren pinched his shoulders and smiled at Zhong You: "Are you not interested in the girl?"

"I am." Zhong You smiled, "It depends on who it is."

"That means to support people." Zhong Ze should have liked this sound very much, caressing the bells on the ankles, and said, "That's fine, no one can control it when the left and right go out, and no one can control it. My father can't control it." This sentence was filled with his joy. He smiled and said, "Where is me, I will give you a truth now. Don't bother, my father will not let go of the smoke."

Zhong You pressed the tea into his stomach, and after a while, he said, "I understand this."

"I understand you, but I'm here. This is a trick." Zhong Ze put the grapes fed by the man and sighed, "Zhong You, you have the courage."

"The trick is not worthy of the last trick." Zhong You slowly picked up the vegetables. He had not eaten for a day and was hungry. There were vegetables in the vegetables, which he didn't like, but now there was no Shi Yu, so he could only frown and eat.

"Fourth brother advised me." Zhong Ze licked the sweet juice and looked over, "Don't step on my father's line anymore. Last time there was a Marquis, this time no one will take your life for you. The second brother is like this, and the father will not miss it. If we are like this, the father will abandon it. Even if he accidentally kills it, he will not blink."

"I understand this too." Zhong You dialed the meal, "but I am serious about banning smoking. Now, smoking is so serious, and it is unreasonable to be careless. It just so happened that I also advised my fourth brother."

The two looked at each other for a while, and Zhong You smiled and said, "Indulge in desire and emptiness."

Zhong Ze laughed when he heard this, and the short jade flute on his waist did not enter the fragrance, and he didn't know whether he could listen.

After sleepless all night, Zhong You finally found an inn and did not live in that place of sound. In the middle of the night, he whispered his pen under the candle. The ink traces between the paper were swept quickly. When the pages were filled, he continued to draw the paper and painted the picture of Zhong's house.

Today's visit made him remember all the yard he had forgotten in the past. He painted it clearly on the paper and focused on the writing of his former yard.

Here, Zhong Ze said that Zhong Ze would demolish the garden. I was afraid that the demolition was real, and the expansion garden was fake. The Zhong family had accumulated so much smoke and millet, so they would not dare to put it outside. Only by placing it in the house and letting Zhong Liuqing grasp it at all times can he rest assured.

The yard was demolished, but it was still demolished long ago, which means that Yan Su had been pressed by Zhong Liuqing alone. So where did the private goods that had previously flowed into Qingping secretly come from?

Who is hiding another batch of smoke and millet under Zhong Liuqing's nose?

Maritime merchants? Go south? Prefect? ​​Or - the Zhong family internalized that someone was manipulating private goods without telling it?

Zhong You stopped pen, leaned against the back of the chair, closed his eyes and thought slowly.

The maritime merchants came and came in from Xu Hang and brought glass first, which was not unusual. Then the interval was very short, and smoke and millet appeared.

Why are maritime merchants so attentive?

Then, Xu Hang competed first. The place chosen by the sea merchants was very good. Xu Hang was just when the merchants were fighting. A single smoke and millet could easily provoke a fierce fight.

Why did maritime merchants provoke the chaos in Xuhang?

Then, Yan Su entered Jiangtang. Xu Hang got the sweetness, and the Zhong family would not want to fall behind. The time was right, and it was a god-given opportunity. Zhong Liuqing would definitely not miss the opportunity to interfere in Yan Su.

Why do maritime merchants know Zhong Liuqing so well?

Zhong You opened his eyes.

Yes, he mentioned the Tangjing Canal in Kyoto. Soon, the jade windows of the sea merchants entered Beijing, and then the smoke came. The treasury was insufficient, and the merchants went south to fill it up. The merchants went south and the new smoke made huge profits. This was simply a pillow mat sent to the head, giving Dalan the opportunity to open the canal. The canal was digging and the project was huge. Dalan had to invest almost all his energy, invest all his manpower and spend money, and all the states passed through had to make way. The long river was transferred to the canal, which would inevitably delay the official roads of the prefectures and prefectures and hinder the ship transport of rivers.

The energy is centered, the north and south are negligent. The various channels are blocked and the sound is transmitted slowly.

If at this time, the maritime merchants went south to the country, and Dayuan crossed the border from north to north. The middle section was crowded and blocked both ends. Jingci could not get the grain and grass from Nancang, and could not wait for the troops going south to north, and all the upper and lower parts were in chaos... and only the Jingwei Department defended the Kyoto.

Zhong You is sure.

In Kyoto, Jiangtang, there is an insider who is outsiders. And this insider who has dealt with him, is familiar with Zhong Liuqing and the emperor's temperament, and is hidden in a place within his reach.
Chapter completed!