"My lords, two imperial envoys are fighting!"
Chang Feng, Fat Zhizhou and others had just returned to the government office to sit down when a government official came to report.
Fat Zhizhou looked at the officer who reported the news in surprise and asked, "A fight started? What do you mean?"
The yamen servant was stunned when asked. He scratched his head and explained:
"Uncle Cao and Mr. Yan started fighting."
Everyone looked at each other, and it took a long time before bursting into laughter. The general judge of Jeju shook his head in disbelief and said:
"As imperial envoys, they actually fight each other. This... is really eye-opening!"
A grain merchant said with a relaxed expression:
"It seems that Uncle Zhongjing also dislikes the scholar named Yan. In this case, there seems to be a chance of cooperation."
"Mr. Chang, what should we do next?"
Chang Fenghan smiled and took a sip of hot tea and said with a smile:
"The plan goes as usual. Starting from tomorrow, you should close all the grain stores in the city."
"When the time comes, they will come to your door asking for help. Just keep it in mind!"
"Especially Cao Bin, don't forget to give him a little sweetness. After all, he is the old master's son-in-law. We shouldn't go too far."
Everyone present suddenly laughed and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Chang, we don't dare not give the Grand Master face."
Cao Bin here gave Yan Chasan and his party a good beating, and then took the sedan and others back to the imperial mission.
This is an extremely luxurious manor. The government servant who led the way said that it was donated by a local gentry as a temporary residence for the imperial envoy.
Cao Bin was very satisfied when he saw that the manor occupied a large area and was exquisitely designed, even better than the Zhongjing Marquis Mansion.
What made him even more satisfied was that in order to avoid suspicion, Yan Chasan did not move in with him, but returned to the grain ship, without an eyesore.
At this time, a stunning woman came in with several maids and saluted:
"Uncle, the hot water is ready. I'll wait for you to take a bath."
Cao Bin was not polite. He took a hot bath under their service and planned to have a good rest.
The stunning woman led Cao Bin back to the bedroom and said shyly: "Uncle, I'll wait for you to rest."
Cao Bin waved his hand and said, "No, please step back."
After staying on the ship for two or three days, his physical fitness, which was three times that of an ordinary person, was still a bit unwell, and his whole body felt a little erratic.
When the woman heard this, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief, bowed her head in response, and carefully retreated outside.
At this moment, a reminder suddenly rang in Cao Bin's ears.
[As an imperial envoy, he disregarded official status and started fighting each other. He was treated as a joke by local officials, lost his official prestige, and was rated as a dandy at 6,000 points. 】
While his spirit was shaken, he also thought of something and hurriedly shouted to the woman who exited the room:
"Hold on, you stay here tonight!"
Originally, he was too tired and had no interest in working hard, but when he thought about the Dandy Points, he couldn't sit still.
You have to work hard. The top shooting skills are right in front of you. There are only more than 9,000 points left to redeem. You must not slack off.
The woman suddenly stiffened, sighed secretly, and had no choice but to walk into the room again.
Cao Bin saw her handsome eyes and beautiful eyebrows, looking at Shenfei, which was quite different from ordinary maids, so he couldn't help but ask:
"Who are you?"
The woman forced a smile and said: "Master Chang is my foster father. I am here to serve the imperial envoy Uncle Cao on my father's order..."
As she said that, she stretched out her hand to untie Cao Bin's clothes and said, "Uncle, please undress me!"
When Cao Bin heard this, he suddenly started to care about her. He couldn't help but laugh. He didn't bother to pay attention to her identity anymore and opened his arms to let her do whatever she wanted.
Early the next morning, while Cao Bin was still sleeping, Yan Chasan came to the door with Wu Shu.
Seeing Cao Bin coming out of the inner room yawning, with vague lip marks on his face, Yan Chasan's eyes flashed with disgust, and he said coldly:
"Uncle Zhongjing, the states and counties in Shandong will come to me today to collect money and food. I want to order the sergeants to go to the states and counties to supervise. Please give me the order!"
Upon hearing this, Cao Bin suddenly woke up and sternly refused:
"No, not a single soldier can be sent out until the money and food are cleared!"
The accompanying escort this time was the Tiger Wing Navy Army of the Guard Infantry Division. There were only 2,500 troops in the army, which was already weak in strength.
If more people are sent out, the fleet will be empty, and bandits may come to rob them.
Don’t forget, there is a group of water bandits in the nearby Liangshan Mountain. Who knows if they will target this batch of grain, grass, gold and silver?
That's more than three million yuan of money and food, enough to make any force reach the sky in one step.
Even a cowardly person may be greedy and take risks.
"You... don't want to avenge yourself publicly!"
"Which bandit dares to risk the rule of the world and rob the imperial court of money and food?"
Yan Chasan's face was ugly and he was very unhappy.
Cao Bin glanced at him, smiled disdainfully and said:
"I didn't suffer any loss yesterday, why should I take revenge? You probably don't know how powerful the local bandits are."
"In short, I won't agree! You don't need to say more."
Seeing this, Yan Chasan suppressed the anger in his heart, pointed at the Sky-Drilling Rat and River-Fanming Rat behind him and said:
"Okay, in that case, I plan to send my guards to Jiangnan to buy grain, and ask Uncle Zhongjing to allocate the money!"
Cao Bin did not object this time, nodded and said: "Okay, I will give you five hundred thousand guan."
Seeing that Yan Chasan was about to get angry again, Jiang Ping, the river rat, quickly stepped forward and cupped his hands:
"Uncle Cao, do you have any other concerns?"
Cao Bin glanced at him, nodded and said:
"If you can buy back the grain at a fair price, one and a half million dan will be enough to last for two months. It's not too late to buy grain again."
"But I can't put all the risks on you. If you fail, there is still room for buffering."
Jiang Ping nodded sincerely and said:
"My uncle has thought it through very carefully. Jiang understands."
This time, Yan Chasan had nothing to say, so he could only reluctantly agree.
At this moment, Shi Qian suddenly ran in and reported sharply:
"Uncle, it's bad, all the grain stores in the city are closed today."
"Hundreds of people who have not been able to buy food are already rioting."
The expressions of everyone present changed drastically. Yan Chasan also turned pale. He slapped the table and stood up and said:
"How dare they do this! I'm going to find them."
If the residents in the city also become victims of the disaster, the food they bring will not last long.
This has completely disrupted Yan Chasan's plan, and he can't wait for them to come back from buying food, so Yan Chasan is so angry.
Just as he was about to turn around and go out, he saw that Cao Bin was indifferent and couldn't help but say:
"Uncle Zhongjing doesn't care about this matter?"
Cao Bin yawned and sneered:
"It's no use asking them. I won't go. I might as well sleep while I have this time!"
At this time, a stunning woman with a charming face came in with breakfast in her hands, snuggled next to Cao Bin and said:
"Invite uncle to have a meal."
Yan Chasan hated seeing such sensual behavior and said angrily: "They are like a raccoon dog, and there is no way for them to plan!"
With that said, he walked away with a puff of sleeves.
Hearing this, the people in the sedan chair said angrily: "Master, he scolded you again, let's beat him again."
As he said that, he was about to chase him out.
Cao Bin waved his hand and said: "Forget it, Master, I am in a good mood today, so I won't argue with him."
Xia Laodao glanced at Cao Bin enviously and asked tentatively:
"Uncle, do you really not care about this? If something happens, we won't be able to escape the blame."
Cao Bin waved his hands carelessly and said:
"Yan Chasan is still too young, and Chang Feng is an old and cunning person. How can he be controlled by him?"
"Chang Feng is just trying to intimidate us this time to make us surrender. I won't ask for trouble."
When Shi Qian heard this, he was a little worried and said:
"Could it be that my uncle just allowed himself to be manipulated by that man named Chang? If the court finds out, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain."
Cao Bin glanced at the woman serving beside him and said with a smile:
"Since he doesn't take me seriously, don't blame me for being evil in the future. Let's see who can't sit still this time..."
