After being divorced, my identity as a poet was exposed

Shopkeeper Tong didn't expect that he came at the wrong time.

Chang Zai never expected that he would ruin the good deeds of the fourth princess Ning Chuchu!
The two walked in, and Li Chenan was pretending to make tea.

Zhongli Ruoshui was still sitting at the desk in front of the window, still looking at her account books, but when the two came in, she looked back.

Shopkeeper Tong and Chang Zai stood in front of Li Chen'an, and they bowed their hands. Chang Zai's face was calm, and there was no joy in his eyes when he saw the young master, but he was still a little dissatisfied.

He opened his mouth and said:
"The person in charge of the secret guard Youzhou is always here and has met the young master!"

Li Chenan's mind has calmed down, but the fire in his heart has not subsided yet!
He wanted to get up, but after thinking about it, he decided not to.

"Two, please sit down!"

"Thank you, Young Master!"

Shopkeeper Tong and Chang Zai sat opposite Li Chenan.

Li Chenan's waist was hooked and he was putting tea leaves in the teapot on the stove.

"Chang Zai, I called you here so late just because I want to know some things about Youzhou, such as who is the largest salt merchant in Youzhou City? Also, where does the salt in Youzhou come from!"

"How much do the secret guards know about the illegal salt sales in Youzhou?"

"Of course, you can also talk about the weird things that happened in Youzhou City."

Chang Zai pondered for three breaths and did not answer the previous questions, but said: "Young Master... there are not many weird things in Youzhou City. After all, there are few people in this place, especially outsiders. Less, but something strange happened tonight.”

"Oh……?"

Li Chenan raised his head with a curious look on his face, "What strange thing are you talking about?"

Chang Zai took a deep breath and leaned over: "Young Master should know about this!"

Li Chenan was startled, thinking that when he entered Youzhou City, he came directly to Yuelai Inn. What do I know?
He frowned slightly, "Just tell me and listen."

"At nightfall tonight, more than 100 police officers from the government will be dispatched all over the city to catch dogs... I heard that this matter was ordered by Prefect Tian Xiurong, the corrupt official in Youzhou!"

"Tell me, Prince Regent, that you like dogs!"

"Those detectives are catching chickens in the name of catching dogs... In Youzhou City, there are still chickens and dogs flying around. Is this a strange thing?"

Li Chenan was shocked, but after thinking about it, he knew the whole story of what happened.

This guy Wang Zhenghaoxuan!
He grinned and shook his head. Before he could speak, Chang Zai spoke again:

"Young Master, I have been following my wife for many years."

"My subordinate said something that went beyond the rules..."

"Young Master is the regent of our Ning Kingdom and the future emperor!"

"I believe that whether you are the future master of Guiyuan or the future emperor of Ningguo, you need to keep yourself clean!"

"My subordinates have already heard that the young master returned to Ning from Wu and took hundreds of dogs with him..."

"When I first heard about this, my subordinates thought it was a false rumor. Later I heard that the young master rushed thousands of miles to Yanjing City, flew across the Death Swamp, and burned to death the entire Second Eagle Army of the Great Wilderness Country..."

"My subordinates are extremely pleased!"

"I feel that this is what the future owner of Guiyuan will look like, and this is the majestic appearance that Emperor Ning Guo should have!"

"I think you brought a dog from Wu State back to Ning State... This is someone slandering you! They are maliciously slandering your name!"

"But my subordinates never expected that when you came to Youzhou City, you actually ordered Prefect Tian to send someone to catch the dog..."

Chang Zai narrowed his eyes slightly, "I just want to ask, is that dog meat really so delicious? Can you live forever if you eat it? Is it more important than your reputation, young master?!"

Li Chenan has been listening.

Shopkeeper Tong, who was sitting next to Chang, was shocked at this time!

Only then did he know why he went to invite Chang Zai. Chang Zai was drinking alone. When he heard that the young master wanted to see him, he was also very unhappy and even a little unwilling.

Was it because of this?
Is this a trivial matter?
If the young master was just a rich playboy, this would certainly not be a big deal.At worst, I could just go and pay some compensation to the families whose dogs were caught tomorrow and that would be it.

But the young master is more than just a young master!

He is also the regent of Ning State and the emperor who is about to ascend the throne!

For the king of a country to use such a method for his own good fortune...it's really a bit inferior!
The impression that falls on the hearts of the people is naturally impossible to get a good word!
But often when this guy's words are too sharp and the young master is young and vigorous, how can he bear it?

If the young master was angry and killed Chang Zai with one sword, wouldn't Chang Zai die a little unjustly?
It would be better not to come here and meet the young master.

Shopkeeper Tong was about to smooth things over, but unexpectedly Li Chenan grinned and said:
"As for dog meat, it is indeed delicious to eat, but its effect is not that it will lead to immortality."

As soon as these words came out, it was equivalent to Li Chenan admitting the matter.

Chang Zai took a deep breath, his face full of disappointment.

He was expecting Li Chenan to give an explanation to this ridiculous thing, or to give him a way to make up for it, but he didn't expect that the young master didn't care at all!

Li Chenan really doesn't care too much. Since Wang Zhenghaoxuan has done this, and since the dogs in the people's homes have been captured by the government, they can only have people go and give some compensation to the people tomorrow.

We can't get this money out by ourselves yet, we have to let Magistrate Tian do it!

So Li Chenan simply ignored the matter and said:

"I invite you here not to discuss this matter, but to tell me who is the largest salt merchant in Youzhou City, and... what about what the prefect Tian has done in Youzhou City in recent years."

Chang Zai lowered his head, and after a while he slowly said:

"Under the master's order, the black-clad guards have secretly investigated this matter over the years."

"The largest salt merchant in Youzhou City is Tao. Tao has five salt shops in Youzhou City, but this is not where Tao really makes money."

Li Chenan listened carefully, poured three cups of tea, and handed over two cups.

Chang Zai said again:

"In the entire Beimo Road, illegal salt trafficking is the most rampant in the country."

"In order to combat this problem, the Taoist merchants of the Northern Desert have sent out soldiers several times over the years. He even personally led the troops to arrest those private salt dealers, but without exception, they all returned without success!"

Li Chenan frowned slightly: "Is there a mole?"

Chang Zai nodded: "Bei Mo Road has the largest salt gang in the country!"

"The Salt Gang is a gang that colludes with the government and specializes in selling illegal salt!"

"There is a mixture of good and bad among them, including people from the world of martial arts, mountain bandits, and even down-and-out scholars, etc."

"The Salt Gang in Bei Mo Dao is very powerful, and the person behind it is called the old man... The guards in secret also went to inquire about it, but they didn't find out who the old man is!"

"I just heard that this old man can reach the sky. Not only in the official circles of Beimo Road, but also in the temples of Kyoto, there are also his people."

"Lord Shang also sent detectives to track down this old man, and even investigated all the salt bait sent out, but still did not find out who the old man was."

"Even the Salt Helper hasn't figured out the origin of all the salt in his hands."

Li Chenan was stunned and asked: "Aren't those big salt merchants buying official salt from the government at a low price and then selling it through private salt dealers at a high price?"

Chang Zai laughed and shook his head:
"This is the master's brilliance!"

"Buying salt from the government at a fair price and then selling it through private salt dealers doesn't make much money, but it successfully diverts the attention of the government!"

"They're all puppets!"

"Even the biggest Tao family in Youzhou City is still a puppet!"

"I'm afraid the old man's salt is not sold on Beimo Road at all!"

"And the source of his salt is not limited to the salt field on Beimo Road...I am afraid it may involve Duke Luo's Mansion in Kyoto!" (End of Chapter)