After only ten minutes of the questioning, Li Gui, Chen Yong and others left to wash, eat and rest.

At present, Chen Xu has almost made the matters at Yanmen Pass very clear from two different levels, namely the official and the civilian.

The seriousness of the matter has far exceeded Chen Xu's expectations. If it is not handled and appeased in advance, it will lead to a riot and an uprising.

After thinking for a long time, Chen Xu spread out his paper and pen and sat in the study and began to write a memorial.

When things develop to this level, he must take action.

It was soon the end of the Hai Dynasty, and many people in the mansion had already gone to bed. Chen Xu was still thinking hard under the candles to write quickly, until a woman with a gentle body came in with a lantern with a glass lampshade and gently draped a snow leopard skin blanket on him.

"Gentle!" Chen Xu came to his senses, put down his brush and put his cold hands to his mouth to warm up.

"Husband, it's almost time. You'd better go and rest earlier, otherwise you'll be exhausted!" He gently covered Chen Xu's cold hands on his chest with heartache and said.

"This matter is urgent. The news brought back by Li Gui, Chen Yong and others today is a bit bad. Maybe there will be a riot in the Taiyuan counties of Yanmen. I want to write the memorial and ask Your Majesty to deal with it as soon as possible in the court!" Feeling the gentleness and fullness of the two groups, Chen Xu, however, did not have any usual Yi Nian, reached out and hugged Shui Qingrou and sat in his arms with apologetic words.

Shui Qingrou looked through Chen Xu's memorial, and her face soon became serious. After reading it, she said softly: "I didn't expect that a small thing would evolve to such a complex point. Wang Li is indeed not as much as Meng Tian. If this matter continues, it may really lead to a riot. However, it is better for your husband to go to the palace first to discuss with the emperor, otherwise it will cause too much trouble if he takes it out in the court!"

Chen Xu shook his head with a wry smile: "I thought about it too, but the emperor did not know about this matter. He just didn't want to. He would rather wait until the people in Zhao were rioted and then use a large army to suppress the rebellion. The Wang family's position in the emperor's mind was unmatched. As long as it was not a crime of treason, the emperor would not touch them at all. Moreover, Wang Jian had just passed away less than a hundred days. If the emperor issued an order to punish Wang Li, many people in the folk who did not know the truth would think that the emperor had the intention of suppressing the Wang family's birds and hiding them all, and at the same time it would also make the army dissatisfied. If I go to the palace to discuss, the emperor would definitely delay it. But as long as I want to get it openly and openly discussed in the court, the emperor would have to answer directly. No matter how the emperor dealt with this matter, the incident that happened in Yanmen would soon spread to the people, so that the people would understand the whole story and details of the matter..."

"Do you want to use the power of the people to force the emperor to investigate the matter thoroughly?" Shui Qingrou turned her head to look at Chen Xu.

"Yes, many officials of the court know about this matter now, but the people are not very clear about it. But if this matter is revealed in the court, the people will inevitably have a huge reaction. I am forcing the emperor to do so, and at the same time testing the Duke of Tongwu!"

"You mean that Tongwu Hou may not know about this?" Shui Qingrou's face was full of confusion.

"I guess this should be true. When the Yanmen Pass happened, the Marquis of Tongwu was still conquering Baiyue in Lingnan. In order not to affect Wang Ben, Wang Jian would definitely suppress this matter. Later, Wang Jian was seriously ill and arranged for his servants to go to the palace to ask the emperor to transfer Wang Ben back, but was rejected by the emperor. He might also mention asking the emperor to punish Wang Li, but he might also be rejected by the emperor. Wang Ben died just a few days after Wang Ben returned to the court. If he told Wang Ben about this, Wang Ben would definitely react, but I observed Wang Ben without any movement. According to my understanding of Wang Ben, if he knew, he would deal with this matter as soon as possible, he would never continue to delay... Wang Ben is different from Wang Jian. Wang Jian is good at using strategies, but Wang Ben likes to use troops upright, which is much simpler and clearer than Wang Jian!"

"Then do you think if Tongwu Hou didn't know about this, how would he deal with it in the end?" Shui Qingrou still had many doubts.

"I guess he would ask the emperor to arrest Wang Li and many soldiers involved in this matter back to Beijing for guilt!" Chen Xu thought for a while and said.

"Gengrou doesn't understand the affairs of the court, but this matter makes me feel a little restless. Master once said: Sit and forget to say something, and the ups and downs of my heart are all Dharma thoughts. Everything in the world is closely related to cause and effect. My husband's affairs may bring disaster to me!" Shui Qingrou looked at Chen Xu with a worried face and said.

"Disaster?!" Chen Xu was stunned for a moment, and then his face gradually became extremely serious and serious. After thinking for a long time, he shook his head slightly, "A real man should do something and not do anything. If I let it go, the reform of the Qin Dynasty will be extremely difficult. You know my thoughts, so I must do this. Even if I offend Wang and offend the emperor, it will be a waste of time. China has finally achieved its current prosperity. I will definitely not retreat. It is late at night. You go to sleep first. I need to finish the memorial!"

"I'll go and make a pot of hot tea for my husband!" Shui Qingrou stood up from Chen Xu's arms, went out to make tea with a lantern, and soon came in with the tea. She gave me some concerns before leaving.

There was nothing to say all night. The next day, Chen Xu returned to court and found that Ma Teng had already brought a group of servants to Qinghe Villa. He was also accompanied by a young man wearing exquisite fur suits, about 1.75 meters tall, with a straight nose and a little bit heroic. He was about twenty-five or six years old, but his expression was tired and he was also full of dust.

"Greetings to the Marquis!"

"Yang Zhen from Taiyuan pays homage to the Marquis!"

After Chen Xu's carriage stopped, Li Gui, Ma Teng and the young man rushed forward to greet him, especially Yang Zhen, although he was tired and tired, and had two dark circles on his face, he could see that he was so excited that he was almost unable to stand firm.

If he hadn't known Ma Teng, he would never have had the chance to be so close to the world-famous Qinghe Hou in his life.

"No gifts, just come back safely. Let me go to the study!" Chen Xu smiled and nodded, took Ma Teng, Yang Chong and Li Gui straight to the study room in the backyard. After making tea, the maid stepped back and closed the door.

"Mr. Marquis, fortunately, this time we have found several kinds of river mud for making inkstones. We brought back a few samples of inkstones screened by craftsmen. Take a look!" Ma Teng took out four or five round or square pottery inkstones from a cowhide bag that he had to take out. He put them on the coffee table without having to drink tea. The colors were yellow and black.

Chen Xu picked up a few inkstones next to him and looked carefully. He found that the difference between them and the stone inkstone was very big, and it did not have the delicate and lubricating feeling of the inkstone. However, it was extremely heavy, and the crisp sound of a gentle collision of gold and jade was somewhat similar to the stone.

There were four famous inkstones circulated in later generations, and Chengni inkstones is one of them. Moreover, Chengni inkstones is also the only inkstone fired by pottery making. The rest of the inkstones are slowly polished and carved with stones.

Nowadays, pen, ink, paper and inkstones have become an indispensable object for cultural people to write, but the requirements for pen, inkstones are not too high, nor can they be high. After all, all kinds of calligraphy and art are just vaguely rising, and they are far less prosperous and diverse than that of the Tang, Song, Ming and Qing dynasties. Therefore, Chen Xu did not plan to make inkstones more exquisite and good, just use them. A good stone inkstone is now only sold for dozens or hundreds of dollars. This time, he went to find the production of Chengni inkstones, which was just an excuse for Chen Xu to cover up his efforts.

"Well, these inkstones are all well made, but they are not fine enough. The fire and method of firing are probably not right. After the spring, you can arrange for someone to go there again and experiment more. If you want to burn this mud and sand inkstone to be similar to a stone inkstone, then it will be considered successful!" Chen Xu said after putting down the last inkstone.

"Yes, marquis don't worry. After the spring begins, Teng will take people to Fenshui to find good mud and sand, and arrange the craftsmen to conduct experiments!" Ma Teng nodded quickly.

"Have you ever encountered difficulties in finding mud and sand to make inkstones!" Chen Xu nodded and asked.

"When I returned to the Marquis, this time went smoothly. Especially after meeting Brother Yang, he led the way to recommend local officials and craftsmen who were familiar with geography. He quickly found several delicate river muds. After washing and sedimentation, the inkstones were fired and used together. Many local celebrities praised them after using them. Some people learned that it was an inkstone made by the Marquis, and they wanted to buy them at a high price..."

Ma Teng roughly told the story of finding a job to make an inkstone. After hearing this, Chen Xu turned to look at Yang Zhen who was nervous and excited, "I heard that you and Yang Gong, the former doctor, Yang Tong, are relatives?"

Yang Zhen was excited and stood up and bowed, saying, "Yes, Mr. Yang and my grandfather are brothers of the clan, and they have not yet been given the fifth squad!"

"Haha, it seems that I am really an acquaintance. I have been in the same court for two years with Mr. Yang. I am very familiar with each other. Since he is the descendant of Mr. Yang, don't be restrained when you see me in the future. In terms of age, you and Ma Teng are still how old you are. You can get along with each other on weekdays!" Chen Xu said with a smile.

"I dare not, I dare not, the Marquis and the clan ancestor Yang Gong are peers. How dare I deal with peers... in the future... in the future..."

"I am just 20 years old, and Mr. Yang is already seventy years old and eighty years old. How can I be the same as Mr. Yang?" Chen Xu interrupted Yang Zhen's words with a smile and cry, and said while drinking tea, "It has been a few years since Mr. Yang's resignation. I wonder how Mr. Yang is doing now?"

"When I return to the Marquis, the clan ancestor is in good health, but he is old and cannot travel far away. Otherwise, I will come to Xianyang to pay homage to the Marquis!"

"That's good. The journey is long, so don't worry. When I have time, I will go to Taiyuan and visit Mr. Yang since I am currently visiting Mr. Yang. I will thank Brother Yang for help when I look for the inkstones of He Ni. This time, I can live in my marquis's mansion for a while. Don't be too restrictive. Don't worry about the food and drink cost!"

"How dare you disturb the Marquis? I have made an appointment with Brother Teng on the way. He will be charged for eating, drinking and playing in Xianyang this time, hehe!"

"Mr. Marquis, leave it to me for the reception of Brother Yang, so as not to disturb the lives of Marquis and all the Marquises!" Ma Teng bowed with a smile.

"It's good that, Ma Teng, Meng Yun and others are familiar with each other. Eating, drinking, gamble and gambling is also suitable for the character of you. I heard that your family has opened many coal mines..."
Chapter completed!