son-in-law

Chapter 903 Monkey Thief
Changqiu Palace, Feixiang Palace.

Cao Yuzhan lay reclined on the imperial concubine's couch, resting her breasts with one hand, and stroking the black cat with the other, suddenly laughed out loud as she thought of something.

At this time, the little emperor was in the bedroom, and the palace lady Sun Bumei coaxed him to take a nap, and only Cao Xiaobao was by Cao Yuhan's side.

When there are outsiders, the slaves stand respectfully, but when there are no outsiders, a close slave like Cao Xiaobao and Sun Bumei can relax.They have small stools to sit on, or find a couch to sit on like Cao Xiaobao is doing now.

Come to think of it, Sun Bumei is Cao Yuhan's younger sister, and Cao Xiaobao is a personal slave who has been with her for 18 years.Except for them, other court ladies and eunuchs don't have this kind of treatment.They must stand firmly during their posts, just like the maids at the gate of the palace at this time, keeping still, like wax figures.

"What are you laughing at, ma'am, let me tell this little slave?"

Cao Xiaobao asked with a smile, if Cao Yuzan could say something, he would tell him if he was in a good mood; if he couldn't, Cao Yuzan would scold him or kick him, and that would be the end of the matter.

Obviously what Cao Yuhan thought just now was not what she wanted to say, so she stared and kicked towards Cao Xiaobao.Cao Xiaobao pretended to be clumsy, but he couldn't dodge Cao Yuhan's kick, and was kicked down on the couch.The couch was only one foot high, and it didn't hurt very much to fall on it, but Cao Xiaobao lay down on the ground and moaned, pretending to be in pain.

The black cat got up, went to the side of the couch, raised its paw, and struck Cao Xiaobao on the head with a slap.

This scene made Cao Yuzan laugh, and Cao Xiaobao stood up angrily, cursing the cat.

The black cat ran away, Cao Xiaobao smiled foolishly.But not long after, he couldn't laugh again, because Cao Yuzan was praising Li Wantang again, saying that Li Wantang was wise in doing things.

"... Not to mention that he communicates with many spies every day and deals with various forces. Even in the face of these vicious people from the rivers and lakes, he is more than capable." Cao Yuzan sat up and twisted the jade rabbit: "He has put Deceit to the extreme."

Cao Xiaobao squinted to the side, without saying a word, holding the stove hook, and turned the charcoal in the brazier in a low mood.

Cao Yuzan put Yutu on the case, picked up some of the list and looked at it: "There are many things that are done by him rather than by me. Over the past two years, I have learned a lot from him. Quite a few."

Cao Xiaobao rolled his eyes: "Your Majesty said that he has used his tricks to the extreme, so are you not afraid that he will deceive your Majesty?"

Cao Yuzan glanced sideways at Cao Xiaobao: "Throughout the ages, have eunuchs been emperors?"

Thinking of himself, Cao Xiaobao said with a flattering smile: "Your Majesty is right. No matter how much power Xiaobao has, all you think about is Your Majesty. If your life is good, your life will be fine. Your Majesty is not happy. Xiaobao will be worried."

Cao Yuzan stared coldly, but said nothing.

Cao Xiaobao changed the topic: "However, as the chief executive, I really feel that my status is lowered when I always get in touch with the world. And in Xiaobao's opinion, it is not very useful."

Cao Yuzan immediately retorted: "How can you say it's useless? If he doesn't set foot in the Jianghu, how can he recognize Ouyang Kun? If he cuts off the Jianghu, how can Ouyang Kun have a deep friendship with him?"

Cao Xiaobao was a little unconvinced, but he didn't say anything.

Cao Yuzan said again: "Zhang Wunian and Ji Kuchan are both old Jianghu, but Li Wantang played with them. He used Ji Kuchan to identify the four scriptures handed over by Zhang Wunian, and Zhang Wunian Read the Fire Sutra handed over by Ji Kuchan. It's really wonderful."

Cao Xiaobao asked suspiciously: "Didn't Hu Rong provide the Fire Sutra? Didn't Li Wantang read it when he was in the Great Xiang Kingdom?"

Cao Yuzan said coldly: "Do you think what Hu Rong handed over is the real scripture?"

Cao Xiaobao said unconvinced: "If you practice a scripture to a high place, you can trigger a demon formation. And Xiaobao thinks that the first layer of the fire scripture in Daxiangguo Temple must be true, otherwise you can't fool Ji Kuchan In this case, Li Wantang already knows the first floor, so what else does Zhang Wunian need to identify?"

Cao Yuzan said: "This is why Li Wantang is better than you. You do things in a sloppy way, without seeking depth. But Li Wantang strives for perfection and foresight. If you get five complete scriptures, you can train five more batches of people. At that time, if you find five people to cooperate at random, your strength should not be underestimated. Don’t worry about losing one person and ruining years of hard work.”

Cao Xiaobao frowned and said, "But ma'am, isn't it too late to cultivate now?"

"Oh, it really pissed you off." Cao Yuzan sighed, and put those lists into a small wooden box: "Li Wantang is cultivating talents for the next ten or even decades, but you just think about the present."

Cao Xiaobao found that he couldn't get a bargain on this topic, so he simply changed the subject: "The king of Qin suddenly wanted to disguise himself as a censor and go to that remote place in the poor mountains, Xiaobao felt strange about it."

Cao Yuzan collapsed there, staring blankly, muttering in a low voice: "He will really give me problems."

Cao Xiaobao pretended to be terrified: "He left without a single soldier, isn't that too risky? What if..."

Cao Xiaobao hesitated to speak, but saw Cao Yuzan frowning.

Cao Yuhan was a little impatient: "I can't let him die, otherwise I will be in bad luck if I expose a secret agent."

"That's right, that's right." Cao Xiaobao hastily complied, and then smiled again: "But he ran away, and this tax reform will prevent anyone from robbing the empress for money, and the empress can earn more money.

Cao Yuzan sighed: "It's a pity that I can't keep the money, and I have to give it to Tang Zhen to fight the war."

Cao Yuzan was thirsty, and pointed to the water bottle: "The monkey thief must be doing something for Tang Zhen."

Cao Xiaobao poured water, put the cup in front of Cao Yuzan, and said blankly, "Tang Zhen?"

Cao Yuzan held the hot water cup, covered his hands, and said to himself: "It must be Tang Zhen's instruction, otherwise he wouldn't need to go into the muddy water."

Cao Xiaobao blinked: "Walking in muddy water? Whose muddy water are you wading in?"

Cao Yuzan took a sip and put down the water glass: "Tang Yu is a capable person. I think that Hanzhong is located at the crossroads of the two countries. There have been years of wars, and there are not many people living there. But after he left, the tax burden was reduced, and the production was greatly promoted. In just a few years, it has been full of vitality. But the problem is that his tax bill has barely increased compared to before.

In fact, many people sued him at the beginning, but then for some reason, no one sued him.

However, in March last year, Minyu Bus received a pleading against him, so I knew his methods.Later, I told Tang Zhen about this matter, and I wanted to talk to Tang Zhen about the taxation in Hanzhong.After all, the tax there is half of that of the imperial court.But at this moment I found out that Tang Zhen already knew Tang Yu was greedy, and he had had enough.

But Tang Yu has always been Tang Zhen's supporter, and has played a vital role in Tang Zhen's many family battles.Therefore, even if Tang Xi was a bit greedy, Tang Zhen would not be able to do anything to him.After all, Tang Zhen is still a bit apprehensive now, before taking out Tang Li, he didn't dare to chill the hearts of those supporters.

But now it is different, Hexi is at war.If Tang Xi's criminal evidence is seized at this critical moment, it will definitely arouse public outrage.At this time, if Tang Xi was punished, no one else could say anything.

But if you want to do this matter, it is not appropriate to send others to do it, but it is most appropriate to let Zhao Yu do it.Zhao Yu was able to find out the accounts of the Tang Corporation from Tang Ling'er, and also grasped the accounts of the household department.He is the regent and is in charge of the court's tax revenue. When he finds evidence of Tang Yu's corruption, he sues Tang Yu with the "Alliance of Peace".

The imperial court punished Tang Yu for his crimes. At that time, Tang Zhen stood up and explained to Tang Yu. This is really the best of benevolence.In this way, Tang Zhen can take away the military power of his supporters without chilling other cronies. Is there a better way than this move? "

Hearing Cao Yuzan talk a lot, Cao Xiaobao laughed and said, "Zhao Yu worked tirelessly for Tang Zhen."

The black cat came back, and Cao Yuzan took the black cat into his arms: "Based on what I know about him, he mainly left to avoid the tax reform. He was worried that there would be too many enemies in Luoyang, which would be detrimental to him and his family. Instead, help Tang Zhen is doing business, in his words, he is called to hug the grass and beat the rabbit. And have you noticed that the monkey thief is actually a very fun-loving person. But in Luoyang, there are always people who want to harm him. Now he sneaks out, and he is probably having a good time at this time Woolen cloth."

……

Cao Yuzan was right, Su Yu was really happy right now.

Because Su Yu thinks that the little girl Meng Can is very interesting. The little girl can always come up with some ghostly ideas, which makes people's eyes shine. It adds fun to the slow long distance, and asks to sing a song from time to time...

"Okay! Young mistress has a great singing voice!" Lao Huang roared and applauded fiercely.

I don't want to comment on how well the young lady sang, but Lao Huang's voice was really thunderous, and the horses pulling the cart were scared to death.

"My God, can you keep your voice down?" Su Yu said with a tight face, "Who can bear this shock?"

Meng Can was also so frightened that she couldn't laugh or cry. Thinking of something, she pulled Su Yu's sleeve and asked, "We're almost arriving in Fengzhou, should we confirm our identities?"

Originally, Su Yu didn't intend to take her with him, but she insisted on following.Su Yu said, you can follow along, but you must play your role well.I pretended to be Cao Yuzan's distant relative of Wufu, a Cao Juren who was not very wealthy, so don't reveal your identity as the daughter of Feihu General Staff, otherwise no one will believe you.

Meng Can said, you are a distant relative of Cao Yuzan, so I am a distant relative of the Meng family, which is quite appropriate.

Su Yu nodded.

Not a day later, Cao Yushi brought Mrs. Meng and five servants to Fengzhou.Not a single bandit was encountered along the way.

It's not that they were lucky, but that no one dared to intercept the military station.

In addition, Su Yu also had a map given to him by Tang Zhen in his hand, which clearly marked the location of the bandits in the Hanzhong area.

The rampant banditry in the Hanzhong area was actually the result of Tang Yu's layout.These bandits are not just robbing goods.

The bandits in Fengzhou were already the most gentle bandits, and the most powerful bandits were located at the junction of Liang and Han, which was the channel where Tang Yu sold grain.

(End of this chapter)