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Chapter 720

West Lake, half idle hall.

Liao Yingzhong walked along the path and glanced at the courtyard.

It is still remembered that before the official appointment as Pingzhang, Jia Sidao often hugged his concubine Ji to have fun here, lying on the ground fighting crickets, gambling, yelling, and it was very lively.

In a daze, the figures of those beauties have disappeared, and Jia Sidao's overflowing and uninhibited smile has also disappeared.

Only the flowers and trees in the courtyard are still blooming silently, looking so silent...

Entering the middle hall, the plaque of "Stealing a half-day leisure" has been taken down and put aside, as if it has not yet decided to replace it with another plaque.

"Mr. Pingzhang?"

Liao Yingzhong turned the screen and saw Jia Sidao lying on the cool chair with a wet square on his forehead.

He couldn't help being startled, and asked, "Ping Zhanggong is sick?"

"I'll be fine if I die."

Jia Sidao used to be full of energy, and after handling the government affairs, he continued to fight chickens and dogs, and sing and sing every night, and he didn't feel tired.

It's not working out recently, but after a small court meeting, I've been depressed since I came back.

But he was not seriously ill, it was nothing more than feeling unhappy, so he stood up and said, "Let's talk about it."

"Lv Wende sent a letter again, saying that Gao Da often insulted Ping Zhanggong in private."

Jia Sidao rolled his eyes, threw the square scarf on the ground casually, and said, "Xiangyang is an important city for defending Hanzhong. Without Gundam, can we still defend Li Xia?"

Liao Yingzhong took out the letter from her sleeve and handed it over.

Jia Sidao waved his hands to express his disapproval.

Liao Yingzhong then said: "Lu Wende said that with Lu Wenhuan's ability, he can defend Xiangyang."

"Transfer Gao to serve as the deputy envoy to appease Huai'an and also know about Luzhou." Jia Sidao didn't even need to ask.

"Yes, another thing is that we have forged Sichuan-Shaanxi salt coupons."

As Liao Yingzhong said, she took out two salt coupons from her sleeve and handed them over.

It took more than a month to carefully consider everything from the paper and ink to the printing method on this small piece of paper, and finally achieved results.

"Pingzhanggong, please take a look. In fact, there is a layer of dark lines in this word, which cannot be seen with the naked eye. You must face the light."

Jia Sidao lifted up the two salt coupons and looked at them carefully under the sunlight, only to see that even the faint patterns hidden in the ink seals were exactly the same.

"Qunyu is worthy of being a master of publishing books, can you see through the pattern below?"

Liao Yingzhong said: "It should be a number. Each coupon has its own number. Yu Desheng saw someone using it when he was in Chengdu, so we changed a few numbers."

After all, this coupon quotation is just a trivial matter. The problem lies in Li Xia's rebellious heart hidden behind the coupon quotation.

Because the court is restless, the national treasury is exhausted, and various problems of people's livelihood have not yet been resolved.

"Our Jinyin Guanzi is different from Li Xia's coupon..."

Halfway through the conversation, Jia Sidao turned his head and saw Guihepu standing outside the hall.

It's like this every time, only when I want to talk about business, there will always be various trivial matters to interrupt.

"Go ahead."

"Ah Lang, the person who went to She County has returned, and the matter has been settled." Gui Hepu reported it, and added, "God doesn't know, ghost doesn't know."

~~
The Palace of the Princess of Ruiguo.

Zhao Jin sat alone in the Taoist temple where Yan Rong once lived, lying on the table.

Only one cat remained curled up beside her.

"Eldest Princess." A servant hurriedly stepped forward and reported, "It seems that Ren Mei really disappeared. The servant searched all over the mansion but did not find her."

Zhao Jin stood up, turned his head, his eyes became more sad, and murmured: "She is so good at martial arts, why is she gone?"

"I don't know, I just heard people say that she never came back after leaving the mansion last night..."

Zhao Jin opened his mouth and understood in his heart.

Ren Mei was the female bodyguard she sent to see Cheng Yuanfeng in She County, now that she is gone, where else can she go?

"I want to see my uncle, prepare the sedan chair."

"Yes."

However, the maid turned out and came back after a while, reporting: "Eldest Princess, Duke Pingzhang is here."

……

The huge court seemed very empty.

Zhao Jin sat casually on the steps, pointed to the faraway court, and said: "When I was five years old, my father asked them to guard me with me. In fact, there was no danger. They just played with me. Mei Cuju is good, and she can also fight crickets. She even fought crickets with her uncle. Every time I saw him, she said, "Jia Xiang is the most generous person, and always rewards us." She has always respected her uncle... "

Jia Sidao scratched his chin and said, "I didn't kill her, I just sent her away."

"What about Cheng Xianggong?"

"Dead. I don't want to lie to you, so it's true that your guard is still alive."

"I can't tell which uncle's words are true and which are false."

"Let's stop here." Jia Sidao sighed and said, "I shouldn't have told you the truth..."

"Is it really over?"

"Before he died, Cheng Yuanfeng said that he told you about the late emperor to persecute me. The other officials didn't know the truth, and he didn't dare to reveal it. He only told them that it was time to depose me. In short, we don't want to Mention, no one will know."

"But Daddy..."

"Didn't Wang Cui enter Shu? As long as she can kill Li Xia, we will be worthy of the late emperor. It is your revenge, and you have fulfilled your filial piety."

Zhao Jin asked again: "What about Zhao Xuan?"

"The kingslayer is Li Xia, we only seek revenge from Li Xia, that's enough. Believe me, uncle, I did this not for my high position, but for the stability of the society. The society cannot withstand another turmoil."

Zhao Jin bowed his head and remained silent.

"This time you also understand that those officials are not trustworthy. They talk about loyalty and morality, but they only have schemes and schemes in their hearts. They are all using you." Jia Sidao said again: "Don't get angry with your brother anymore. , he is a fool, why bother? Uncle will take care of everything, avenge the late emperor, and keep the country. You only need to live a carefree life and pick a favorite son-in-law later. How can there be so many troubles? "

"That's right." Zhao Jin replied in a low voice, "It was Li Xia who killed my father. Why should I blame the officials sitting on the throne? With my uncle protecting the Great Song Dynasty, how can I have anything to worry about?"

"Exactly that."

Jia Sidao smiled, looking quite cheerful.

This time he won the political opponent again in the court, he didn't think there was anything to be happy about, but it was worth it when he met Zhao Jin and saw that she finally understood the truth after this encounter.

From then on, uncle and nephew agreed to punish Li Xia.He, Jia Sidao, also kept his power and continued to revitalize the country.

……

Zhao Jin watched Jia Sidao leave, but his eyes were still a little confused, and then he thought about it in his heart.

"What my uncle said is good, but my grandmother was pushed to the ground by Zhao Yu, so what should I do?"

She no longer dared to tell anyone about this matter.

It was useless to talk to Jia Sidao, he made up his mind to keep the obedient emperor Zhao Yu.

As for the officials?

It's nothing more than the same as this time, only calculation and utilization.

Zhao Jin looked up at the low clouds in the sky, and sighed helplessly.

Only then did she realize that, with the respect of a princess, looking at the huge Lin'an City, there is not even a single person she can trust...

~~
A few days later, Jia Sidao purged another courtier who dared to oppose him, and finally he was able to continue to implement his reforms.

The public field test is implemented in the west of Zhejiang, but the push and row method in the classics is already on the line.

Previously, he had used the gold and silver in the hands of big merchants to gain the trust of the people in Guanzi, so he took back the right to issue gold and silver Guanzi in a ruthless manner.

At the same time, Hebu was abolished and the Seventeenth World Club was taken back to stabilize private prices.

After a month of trial, the initial results have been achieved, and prices in the south of the Yangtze River have finally gradually stabilized.

These policies are indeed tailored to the disadvantages of the time. As long as the gold and silver customs are no longer issued indiscriminately in the future, it is foreseeable that the price will become more and more stable.

Jia Sidao also breathed a sigh of relief.

This feeling is like driving a galloping carriage, and now the frightened horse is finally under control.

……

"Let the people recuperate for a few years, and they can still have money and food with the public land and the French treasury. When the time comes to attack Li Ni, they will have to requisition food to make the people resentful."

"How is Sichuan and Shanxi doing?" Jia Sidao asked with a smile, "Li Ni's salt coupons are as effective as my gold and silver pass?"

"Presumably the news will come back soon. If Li Xia's salt coupons can be destroyed, Sichuan and Shaanxi can only use gold and silver. The imperial court can control Sichuan and Shaanxi by controlling its currency."

Jia Sidao listened casually to what Liao Yingzhong said, and thought that Princess Rui had been ill for more than half a month, and if she had time today, she should bring a famous doctor to visit her.

After chatting about business for a while, he was about to leave the mansion when Yu Desheng came over there with bad news.

"Mr. Pingzhang, the merchant ships entering Shu were confiscated by the Chongqing government."

"what?"

"All the goods and salt coupons transported over were confiscated by Li Ni, and all the spies dispatched in the past were confiscated before disembarking..."

"Why?!" Jia Sidao scolded: "Li Ni has not raised an army to rebel, and he still has the name of a Song official. How dare he?!"

Liao Yingzhong was also stunned, and said: "Li Nixiang can't help but come to the business trip, why is it so this time? Did they take down all the merchant ships entering Shu?"

"No." Yu Desheng shook his head and said, "The merchant ship that was transporting the salt coupons went straight to us. It seems that the fake salt coupons were targeted as soon as they entered Sichuan."

"Why? It's not fake?" Liao Yingzhong was stunned.

His ancestors have published and printed books for several generations, and they have the craftsmanship of court affairs, so they are very confident in the salt coupons they forged.

However, Jia Sidao had already walked a few steps, and ordered: "Stop the matter of counterfeiting rice, cloth, and tea coupons, and let me find out the reasons for it before we talk about it."

"Yes……"

~~
The next day.

Liao Yingzhong led two officials into Jia's house again.

Of the two officials, one was over fifty, with a chic and unrestrained demeanor; the other was under forty, with a dignified demeanor and a serious expression.

"Ping Zhanggong, someone brought it."

"Meet Ping Zhanggong."

Jia Sidao looked back, his eyes first fell on the face of the handsome official in his fifties, and he shook his head inadvertently.

"Daogu is here, have you seen the tricks in Li Ni's salt coupon?"

"I haven't seen Pingzhanggong for a long time, and Pingzhanggong's demeanor is still the same... I think the number on the salt coupon is indeed mysterious."

"Say."

"Yes, Mr. Pingzhang, please take a look. This is a genuine Sichuan-Shaanxi salt coupon. There should be a series of numbers on the front, which is a serial number. Presumably each number represents a different intersection shop in Sichuan and Sichuan, so the counterfeit coupon can be traced. source……"

"You can recognize the numbers."

"I have recognized it."

Jia Sidao murmured: "Is the number on the back related to this number?"

"That's right, the number on the back is deduced based on this serial number. It's also simple, the art of two-way."

"Huh?" Jia Sidao understood at a glance, "So that's how it is."

"But this is a salt coupon from last month. Please look at this rice coupon again. It's very different."

Jia Sidao pondered for a moment, then couldn't help frowning, and murmured: "I can't figure it out."

"Not only Tianyuan technique, but also negative numbers."

"Negative numbers? Can you solve it?"

"There may be someone who is behind this rice coupon. The small official should be able to solve it, but it will take time."

Jia Sidao nodded, he was not willing to spend too much time on such trivial matters, and planned to give a few words of encouragement to explain the matter.

Suddenly there was a servant rushing over, stumbled into the courtyard with a look of panic on his face.

Jia Sidao felt a sudden palpitation, walked out of the hall quickly, stopped the servant, and cursed in a low voice.

"What's the matter?"

"Alang, it's not good...it's not good...the eldest princess of Ruiguo is dead...it's gone..."

"What did you say?"

"The eldest princess died of illness... Alang! Alang!"

~~
Inside, the Hall of Ciyuan.

Quan Jiu was sitting there reading a book, while listening to the servant's report in a low voice.

When she turned another page, the whisper stopped just in time.

"Understood, go and receive the reward. Remember, this matter is over..."

After watching the servant retreat respectfully, Quan Jiu put down the book in his hand, lowered his head, thinking about something.

Do you remember playing with that cousin when you were very young?

"Cousin, why do you want to learn the rules? I don't need to, just play if you want."

"Princesses are different."

"Cousin likes this jade bracelet? Then I'll give it to you... Don't feel bad, I have a lot, especially a lot."

"Thank you princess for the reward..."

Reward, reward, reward, the voice kept echoing in my mind.

Quan Jiu wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and murmured: "I don't want to, but that's all for now..."

(End of this chapter)