Rebirth of the Tang Dynasty's strongest consort

Chapter 398 Fox Tail
Huimenglou, located in Dongcheng, Meiwu County, has a total height of three floors.

After seeing the magistrate of Caozhou and others walk into Huimenglou, Fang Yiai stood in front of the building and looked up with his hands behind his back, muttering: "Since leaving Chang'an, it has been half a month since I have seen such a magnificent pavilion, but I didn't expect , the most prosperous building in Meiwu County is actually a Goulan brothel!"

Walking behind Fang Yi'ai, Xie Yaohuan stopped and looked at the gold plaque hanging on the door. The lady officer Xie once again regained her icy demeanor, "Fangzhi County, why do you stop moving forward? Could it be that you are feeling sorry for being in Beijing?" Is it time to have fun?"

"Nonsense! No matter how beautiful these crescent eyebrows are, can they compare to you and Jingniang?" Fang Yiai threw down a flattering word, and walked into the Dreaming Building in despair.

Fan Jin clasped his right wrist with his left hand, and walked slowly with a smile on his hands. After talking for a long time, this old scholar also found the needle hole on Xie Yaohuan's earlobe.

Xie Yaohuan stood where she was, looking at Fang Yiai's back, her cheeks flushed pink, she twirled her fingers and said: "This enemy, it's quite useful to praise people."

Accompanied by the prefect of Caozhou on the top floor of Huimenglou, Fang Yiai was surprised by the sight again.

"Shu brocade screens, cloud brocade curtains, red sandalwood furniture, these almost extravagant decorations, not to mention the remote Meiwu County, even Chang'an City, I am afraid that only Wufeng Tower and Pingkangfang can buy them. Can you afford it?"

Fang Yiai murmured, and then a hint of doubt arose, "Before Fan Jin said that Mei Zhusheng and Wang Tong set up bank taxes for merchants privately, why is Dream Tower not affected this time? If something goes wrong, there must be a demon, and Wang Tong is involved." It's okay for a reckless man to fight, kill and kill, to make plans and secretly make profits."

"I have to say it's Mei Zhusheng, the old fox." Fang Yiai looked at Mei Zhusheng, and seeing that he was never far from the prefect of Caozhou, she believed in her heart that the two must have a very deep relationship. Otherwise, how can a mere criminal master Talk and laugh with a prefect?
Wang Tong is obviously a frequent visitor in Huimenglou. After a few words, the old bustard arranged a sumptuous banquet, but I don't know if it was because of Fang Yiai's presence, or because the magistrate of Caozhou was an upright official. The banquet looked extremely clear, but none of the sisters and children who accompanied the banquet came up.

When the prefect of Caozhou took the seat, Fang Yiai, Xie Yaohuan, and Fan Jin sat down slowly.

Fang Yiai was sitting on the left side of the prefect of Caozhou, and on the right side was the old and cunning Mei Zhusheng.

"Magistrate Fang, I'm afraid I will suffer some poverty when I take office this time. Our Henan road is not as prosperous as Chang'an, and I'm afraid I won't be able to get what I want if I linger on poetry and wine."

Facing the sarcasm from the prefect of Caozhou, Fang Yiai laughed it off, raised his glass and said: "This official is a bit reckless, I hope the prefect will be happy."

"It's okay, Wang Tong's actions are a bit reckless. If I offend him, I, my sister-in-law, will accompany Fang County Magistrate and Master Fan." The magistrate of Caozhou sipped his wine lightly, exchanged eyes with Mei Zhusheng when he put down the glass, and raised the question again Matters about paying taxes and food.

"Master Mei, check your accounts these few days, and hand over the tax and food to the treasury as soon as possible. Now that we are about to start a war with the Turks, this military ration is really the most important thing."

Mei Zhusheng nodded, "Students, keep it in mind."

After singing the oboe with Mei Zhusheng, the prefect of Caozhou turned to Fang Yiai and said, "Magistrate Fang, how old are you this year? Who is your teacher?"

"Xiaguan is 20 years old this year, and he was taught under Song Guogong when he was studying in Chang'an." Fang Yiai ran the train with his mouth full, and pulled his old enemy Xiao Yu up in a blink of an eye.

"Song Guogong" the magistrate of Caozhou rolled his eyes and sighed softly: "It's a pity that the young talent of Xiao Rui's son-in-law was actually killed by that little thief He Zudao."

Fang Yiai and Xie Yaohuan were taken aback when this remark came out, but both of them had experienced big storms, so they wouldn't be as happy and angry as their peers.

Fang Yiai sighed, the prefect of Caozhou's temptation had already been guessed eighty-nine times by him, "Yeah, Fang Jun is really hateful, he dared to deceive Long Live with an alias, and even visited the prison at night to kill Xiao Rui's son-in-law. For this reason, my benefactor often hides his face in the mansion and laments, even Princess Xiangcheng is in a trance."

The magistrate of Caozhou's grasp of Chang'an's news all came from his superior, Sun Anye. Seeing that Fang Yiai knew everything about Xiao Yu's mansion like the palm of his hand, the magistrate who thought he was well-informed immediately dispelled his doubts about Fang Jun's identity.

After drinking for three rounds, the magistrate of Caozhou stopped drinking, sighed softly, frowned and said, "Meiwu County is the worst-hit place in Henan Province, and with the floods, it is really difficult to manage. Fang county magistrate, you know that before The tragic experience of the two county magistrates?"

Hearing the prefect of Caozhou mention the two seniors, Fang Yiai sneered behind his back, thinking, "The fox's tail is finally showing."

"I don't know." Fang Yiai shook her head slightly, her dazed expression seemed genuine.

"The previous two county magistrates were considered young talents, but unfortunately, natural disasters were ruthless. When the two were repairing the river, they were submerged by the sudden rising flood."

As he said that, the prefect of Caozhou changed the subject, and said softly with concern: "Seeing that you are still young, I will be the uncle of the county magistrate in this house."

"Nephew, listen to my uncle's good words, if you encounter a river repair worker again, don't take risks yourself, just stay in the county government to deal with the lawsuit and get punished."

Facing the threatening words of the prefect of Caozhou, Fang Yi shivered in love, pretending to be courteous and bowed his hands and said, "Thank you for your concern, I will definitely follow the teachings. Master Mei is in charge of the county's money and food, but it also eliminates me. A matter of heart."

"Come, Mr. Mei, I would like to offer you a toast from this county." Fang Yiai, who wanted to coax away this immediate boss, naturally wouldn't greet her face to face, and said obediently.

Mei Zhusheng raised his glass and stood up, with a hypocritical smile on his old face, "The county respects your word, I have Mr. Fan to assist me, about Qiangu."

"Hey, it's good that Fan Jin is only in charge of the book opening, Master Mei should take full responsibility for the competition." After pretending to be weak, Fang Yiai cursed secretly, "It really is an old fox, who came to use the magistrate of Caozhou to take this The army of the county!"

Fan Jin just bowed his head and listened carefully the whole time, seeing that Fang Yiai dismissed his master Zhengbi, he knew it was a trick, and cleverly met Fang Yiai's intentions, showing a frown and aggrieved look .

After finalizing the tax and rations, the atmosphere during the banquet became much more relaxed, and the banquet lasted until half an hour later, before it dispersed.

Sending the red-faced magistrate of Caozhou to the sedan chair, Fang Yiai presumed that he was drunk and asked Mei Zhusheng and Wang Tong to see him off, while he took Xie Yaohuan and Fan Jin back to the inner yamen.

Back in the inner yamen, sitting in the main hall, Fang Yiai specially asked Ba Duan to guard the door, in case the old fox suddenly came back to inquire about the news.

Holding hot tea in hand to quit drinking, Fang Yiai sneered and said, "Mei Zhusheng, an old fox, even moved the prefect of Caozhou here, he is very capable!"

"Master of the county, the magistrate of Caozhou is clearly in the same party as Mei Zhusheng and Wang Tong, and I'm afraid it may also involve the matter of privately raising money and taxes." Fan Jin thought carefully and said carefully.

Xie Yaohuan frowned slightly, looked at Fang Yiai, a trace of worry flashed in her apricot eyes, "During the banquet, the magistrate of Caozhou seemed to be threatening, and the death of the previous two magistrates must have something to do with him."

"I also guessed this point, Master Fan, you have lived in Meiwu County for a long time, have you heard any news?" Fang Yiai asked.

Fan Jin stroked the gray beard under his chin, looked back towards the door, and deliberately lowered his voice and said, "I'm afraid it has something to do with the tax and food issue. The students heard that the dead body of the former county magistrate had strangle marks on his neck!"

Knowing the strange death of the former county magistrate, Fang Yi'ai's face suddenly sank, and said coldly: "Strangle marks? I'm afraid he was exhausted first and then sank to the bottom of the water?"

After finishing speaking, Fang Yiai rubbed her neck subconsciously. This inadvertent action caused Xie Yaohuan, who was sitting beside her, to chuckle. Fan Jin was at a loss as she watched. What is the relationship with your boss?

"Is the majestic champion of martial arts still afraid of being assassinated?"

"Tch, for a man like Wang Tong, my son-in-law can beat ten of them!"

Fan Jin, who was ignorant of the jokes of the two, felt his hair rise suddenly, he got up and looked at Fang Yiai, and asked falteringly, "Is the county lord the house son-in-law?"

"The master in this county is really smart, but the news is also very well-informed. Just based on the two words of the two of us, we can guess the origin of the county. He is indeed my good master." Seeing that Xie Yaohuan wanted to help himself explain his identity, so that Fan Jin completely returned his heart, and Fang Yiai simply admitted the identity he had concealed.

After more than a month of fermentation, Fang Jun's fake name and deception has spread throughout the Tang Dynasty. There are two other things that are popular with it. One is the poisonous killing of Xiao Rui, and the other is the anecdote that the number one scholar in civil and military affairs is a one-person anecdote.

Fan Jin determined Fang Yiai's true identity based on these two pieces of information.

"Master Fan, this matter is very important, don't spread it, otherwise Mei Zhusheng's old fox will be on guard, and it will be difficult to take action against him."

After finishing the words, Fang Yiai stood up, suddenly changed his face, and said in a serious tone: "Have you found the Zaoli and the head catcher that the county ordered you to recruit?"

"The students have many acquaintances in the countryside. Although they are ordinary in force, they are very familiar with the terrain and population of Meiwu County. A total of twelve people have been found." Fan Jin cupped his hands.

"Okay, tell them to be on duty at the county government office tomorrow. The county will open a warehouse to release grain early in the morning!" Fang Yiai looked at the blue sky, with a trace of intriguing treachery in his eyes, which even made him feel very strange. The familiar Xie Yaohuan couldn't figure it out for a while, let alone Fan Jin, who had been stunned by the title of "Zhuangyuan Gong".

(End of this chapter)