Drive a RV and go farming in ancient times.

Chapter 351 Let’s get rid of the Yao family first

After listening to his words, Gu Huanxi pondered, "So, are you planning to help the eldest prince in advance?"

Xu Huaiyi shook his head, "I don't even know who he is. I'm heartless, so why should I make plans for him? I can't take sides openly, which means I can't even gain anything from the power of the dragon. For love Generating electricity is a stupid thing, I won’t do it.”

"Then you are..."

"Pave the way for us, Xiaoyu. If the throne of the eldest prince in the previous life was really unstable and short-lived, then wouldn't we, Xiaoyu, have to live in anonymity in this life? How frustrating, because he is obviously the direct descendant of the royal generation. Grandson! So, no matter what the eldest prince is, no matter how ambitious or powerful the King of Chu is, one must be killed to save the other, so that Xiaoyu can stand out. "

His tone was not very decisive, but the seriousness in it was enough for Gu Huanxi to feel his firm determination.

Their family and Xiaoyu have long been tied to the same boat. Since they can't throw anyone off the boat, they can only help each other in the same boat.

"Then just do it, just be careful and don't underestimate the wisdom of the ancients."

"Don't worry, I know that when it comes to scheming, we descendants are all grandchildren, and he is the ancestor."

"..."

Xu Huaiyi explained, "Do you know who the Zuodu Yushi of the Inspectorate is? Mr. Zeng, Master Sun's father-in-law, is said to be very upright and stubborn. He doesn't sell anyone's face. He almost offended everyone in the court, just like Jin Yiwei. Disgusting, Emperor Jianxing appreciated his temper very much at first, but now..."

Xu Huaiyi said gloomily, "When the King of Chu is involved, he must weigh the pros and cons. If the noise is too big, what if the King of Chu is forced to rebel? He may not be aware of the ambition of the King of Chu. He probably thinks too much. "It's too easy to do anything. Don't forget, the Empress Dowager is still alive and well. Emperor Jianxing has to call him Grandmother. With the pressure of filial piety, he dares to deal with the King of Chu?"

"Huh? Aren't you surprised?"

After making a decision, we started to make a plan. The first step was to clean up the Yao family first. Who told the Yao family to flirt with others first? Then, through the Yao family, we would eliminate those external officials who had relations with the Chu Palace, little by little. Until the King of Chu became a mere commander, Xu Huaiyi wrote with his left hand and scratched awkwardly on the paper.

Xu Huaiyi shook his head, "How can it be so easy? Who has clean hands in the civil and military dynasties? Even Sun Shangshu can't have a clean slate. If bribery is found out, at most he will be given a few words of warning and a fine of money. The most serious It's just a two-level demotion, but it's a disaster for the Yao family. "

Xu Huaiyi chuckled and said, "That would be even better. It would drag them into the water too, but I bet they won't."

"Now that I'm old, I'm starting to get confused. I can't hear the truth anymore. I want to make peace and turn a blind eye, right?"

Gu Huanxi said calmly, "It's not surprising. Many emperors are like this. When they were young and came to the throne, they were wise and brave, worked hard to govern, and wanted to become a wise king. But when they got old, they became dull, absurd, suspicious, and even unreasonable, and the country was ruined. To throw everything aside and only focus on playing power, just to secure the throne, fearing that the grown-up princes will force the throne, this is the tragedy of the royal family and the tragedy of the emperors of all generations. Very few can be open-minded enough to make a smooth transition to their own sons. "

Xu Huaiyi said in a complicated tone, "So, I was born into a royal family, and I look like I have a noble status, but in fact I don't live a humane life at all. Oh, forget it, don't mention that, let's go back to it. In short, can we not trouble Mr. Zeng, or It’s not a problem for now, but if he gets stubborn and gets into trouble with Emperor Jianxing, and gets punished, Master Sun will be in trouble as well.”

Gu Huanxi's eyes hurt when he saw it. When he finally finished writing, he couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth again, "Who do you want to give these things you extracted from the account book? Let alone the Sun family, it will bring harm to others."

Gu Huanxi nodded and said meaningfully, "So, you also think that even if this matter is exposed, Emperor Jianxing may not be willing to go to war, right?"

Gu Huanxi suddenly realized, "But what if those two people, after receiving this thing you wrote, destroy the body and destroy the traces, trying to suppress the matter?"

Xu Huaiyi rubbed his wrists with a bad smile on his face, "I definitely can't drag the Sun family into the water. What do you think I just give to the Minister of Rites and the Minister of Officials? Yao Changjun got where he is today just by giving them gifts."

"Of course, I don't expect to be able to overthrow King Chu at once. That's unrealistic. I'll be content with getting rid of the Yao family first."

"Give them two?" Gu Huanxi was surprised and surprised, "I thought you would go directly to the Inspectorate. Aren't those censors responsible for reporting things and impeaching officials? Isn't it just right to give them to them? "

Gu Huanxi raised his eyebrows, "You gave the bribes in the account book to the Minister of Rites and the Minister of Officials, didn't you want to bring them down as well?"

Xu Huaiyi immediately slapped his horse and said, "Hey, it's all the daughter-in-law who has trained her well. If you get a wife like this, what else can a husband ask for?"

They were already an old couple, but it gave him goosebumps.

Have a good night's sleep.

Gu Huanxi figured out the key and teased, "Okay, I'm getting more and more cunning."

"..."

The next day, Xu Huaiyi finished his class and was eating in the cafeteria with his classmates at noon when he heard the latest news. Qiao Nan, the former prefect of Qingzhou, had been transferred to another state capital. Although he was still the prefect, the area under his jurisdiction was smaller than that of Qingzhou. The prosperity of Qingzhou is far behind, so if you say it is flat, it will sound good. If it doesn't sound good, it will be demoted.

Zhao Sanyou muttered vaguely while chewing the chicken legs, "This is not bad, he is still the prefect. Think about the officials in Dengzhou, from top to bottom, none of them kept their official positions. They walked to the capital in shackles on a snowy day. Hurry, I don’t know how many will survive in the end.”

Wang Qiusheng agreed, "After such a comparison, Mr. Qiao is indeed very lucky."

If it were anyone else, those things that happened in Qingzhou would have to be dealt with at least in a downgraded manner. If it was more serious, they would be dealt with to the end and they would have to be held accountable.

Meng Ping looked around and whispered, "Did the Fourth Prince help?"

Su Zhe chuckled and said, "That's necessary. The Qiao family is his maternal family. If Mr. Qiao is removed from office, not only will the fourth prince's face be unsightly, but Concubine Shu in the palace will also be unhappy."

Even to balance the power among the several princes, the emperor would not demote the Qiao family to civilian status.

Besides, there is also the Queen Mother. The fourth prince and his wife are the Queen Mother’s grandnieces. When the Queen Mother married the late emperor, Taizu had not yet conquered the world. Therefore, the status of the Queen Mother’s mother’s family, Anjia, was not high. After the founding of the dynasty, rewards were given based on merit. The An family had no merit that they could claim, so they had to take a false position. Later, when the late emperor came to the throne, the head of the An family was named Cheng'en Gong, and then the entrance hall was changed.

However, the male grandchildren of the An family for several generations were all of mediocre intelligence. It was difficult for the Queen Mother to praise her natal family too obviously. However, the daughters of the An family were all very tall and beautiful. The Queen Mother pointed out the eldest daughter of the An family to the four Prince.

It was said that the two were deeply in love, and the fourth prince loved An's daughter so much that he did not even dare to take her as a concubine.

At this time, Zhao Sanyou muttered, "The weirdo wants to send the girl in the family to the palace. Once she is favored and becomes a relative, she will not be able to fall down easily."

After saying that, he realized something and explained awkwardly to Su Zhe, "I didn't mean to mirror the Su family."

Su Zhe smiled and said nothing.

Xu Huaiyi naturally changed the subject, "Where is Qiao Huaijin? I don't seem to have seen him recently."

Li Yunting said, "It seems that he has taken a long vacation and returned to Qingzhou."

"Going back at this time?" Zhao Sanyou's eyes widened, "He's quite brave. Not to mention how hard it was on the road, the victims haven't been dealt with yet, the bandits are rampant, and there's also an epidemic. Okay, everyone. Everyone wanted to escape for their lives and stay away from that dangerous place, but he was lucky enough to run thousands of miles and jump into the fire pit. "

Wang Qiusheng glanced at him helplessly, "It is said that Mr. Qiao has been transferred to another state capital. He is the eldest son. Why don't you go back and take a look?"

"Oh, yes, forget about this..." Zhao Sanyou looked regretful, "You can't avoid it."

Xu Huaiyi asked curiously, "I wonder who will succeed the new magistrate of Qingzhou?"

It was Li Yunting who responded, "Guan Yun, Mr. Guan."

"Never heard of it." Others were also unfamiliar with this name.

Li Yunting explained calmly, "I was originally a county magistrate in a county under Xuzhou Prefecture. For three consecutive years, I received excellent performance evaluations. I have done a lot of practical things for the local people and I am very loved by the people."

Xu Huaiyi blinked, "Oh, he seems to be a very capable and practical person. We, the people of Qingzhou, are blessed."

Zhao Sanyou asked in confusion, "How many levels have you jumped from county magistrate to prefect?"

Li Yunting said, "From the seventh grade to the fourth grade."

Zhao Sanyou clicked his tongue and sighed, "Good guy, this is really a three-level promotion in a row. What kind of political achievements will this achieve? Or should someone promote me?"

Li Yunting said nothing.

It's obvious. No one is paving the way for promotion. Can you be promoted to three levels in a row? That is the kind of treatment only a biological son of God can have.

As for who was promoted, I don’t know.

Xu Huaiyi glanced at Su Zhe calmly and saw him slowly tasting the bone soup in the bowl. He had a vague guess in his heart. It seemed that this Guan Yun was probably the second prince's person.

The second prince sent people to Qingzhou to catch other princes, but he was deceived several times and went back and forth without finding anything useful. However, it was not nothing. He got the seat of Qingzhou magistrate.

After the meal, Su Zhe called Xu Huaiyi and told him that a craftsman with exquisite skills had found it.

Xu Huaiyi lost his temper when he heard this, and immediately took the drawings and went to a shop under Su Zhe's name.

Those craftsmen are now arranged there.

Su Zhe went with him. On the way, he asked curiously, "Huaiyi, after installing the things you mentioned, is it really as convenient as you said?"

Xu Huaiyi said, "Of course, how can I fool you? Especially when going to the toilet, it's convenient and clean, but the installation is a bit troublesome."

Su Zhe said, "I'm not afraid of the trouble. I'm just afraid that although I've spent money and effort, I still can't achieve the expected results."

Xu Huaiyi patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I will install it in the new house after I get the first one. After you experience it for yourself, we can talk about the follow-up, how about it?"

Su Zhe smiled and said, "I trust you, but I've never seen it before. I'm curious, but I can't quite understand what you said. Hey, Huaiyi, I often wonder why your brain is so easy to use." What? You pretend to have many fantastic ideas, which is really enviable and admirable. Fortunately, we are friends..."

If it is an opponent, it must be a strong enemy.

Xu Huaiyi seemed to say it casually, but also seemed to have something to say, "I hope we can always be friends."

Su Zhe was startled for a moment, then looked a little more serious, "Well, I hope so too."

When they arrived at the place, they got off the car one after another. Su Zhe led him to the study room in the backyard of the shop and asked the boy to call several craftsmen.

Nowadays, the status of craftsmen is not high. Although it is a craft, it is not as noble as studying and not as profitable as doing business, so it is quite embarrassing to be caught in the middle.

Xu Huaiyi did not look down on them. If in future generations, they would all be masters. His kind attitude and neither humble nor arrogant tone made several craftsmen who were originally unsure and a little trembling feel at ease in an instant.

As he took out the drawings and explained, the more they listened, the more immersed they became, and their eyes lit up.

Su Zhe couldn't get in the conversation and sat on the side drinking tea. He still couldn't fully understand Xu Huaiyi. To him, he was neither flattering nor flattering, nor was he intimidated. To others, he was gentle and humble, even polite. He was polite, like the craftsmen in front of him, and there was no slightest contempt in his eyes. The most difficult thing was that he was not pretending, but showed it naturally.

He was still in a trance until the craftsmen left.

Xu Huaiyi waved his hand in front of his eyes, "What are you thinking about? So focused!"

Su Zhe pulled back from his thoughts and smiled, "I was thinking about business matters. How about it? We've finished talking about it?"

Xu Huaiyi picked up the cup and drank half of it in one breath. "Well, I've made it clear. I told you to go back and give it a try. It seems like it should be fine. Let's wait for the news. We'll see when the finished product is available."

Su Zhe nodded. On the way back, he asked the boy to take a detour and pass by the door of Shuiyunxuan.

Xu Huaiyi opened the curtain and looked over curiously.

Su Zhe said, "Shui Yunxuan's business is slightly better than the past few days. At least there aren't that many troublemakers."

Xu Huaiyi raised his eyebrows and asked, "Did you tell the second prince? Isn't it a little early? The finished product hasn't been released yet."

Su Zhe smiled bitterly and said, "I have no choice. I really can't wait. Business is not good. It's okay to lose some money. I can afford to pay for it. But Shui Yunxuan's reputation cannot be damaged. I can only reveal a few words first."

"Okay, your eldest brother is also ruthless. They are all brothers. Even if they are not the same mother, there is no need to kill them all, right?"

"So what if we kill them all in order to keep his position?"

Xu Huaiyi choked for a moment.

Su Zhe smiled and said, "Do you think it's cruel? This is true for big families. There are very few true feelings between brothers."

"It makes me feel tired just listening to it."

"There is no way. When you are born, everyone's fate determines what kind of life they will live in the future. They are either worrying about food and clothing, or competing for interests. No one can escape it."

Xu Huaiyi didn't want to continue talking about such a heavy topic, so he changed the subject and asked, "Is there a chamber of commerce in the capital?"

Su Zhe was stunned, "Chamber of Commerce? What is it?"

Xu Huaiyi said "uh" and explained after careful consideration, "It is a group formed by businessmen in accordance with the law."

"Group? Does it mean organization? Like a sect or a gang in the world?"

"Hehehe, similar."

Su Zhe asked enthusiastically, "What is the purpose of establishing the Chamber of Commerce? In other words, what are the benefits?"

Xu Huaiyi said, "The purpose is very simple, which is to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of every member in the chamber of commerce and promote business prosperity. For example, the Su family does not care about the unfair competition between your eldest brother and you, but in the chamber of commerce, , is absolutely not allowed. The president of the Chamber of Commerce will come forward to resolve the matter. In other words, once you join the Chamber of Commerce and you are treated unfairly in the process of doing business, you will have a place to reason and someone will defend you. support."

The more Su Zhe listened, the brighter his eyes became.