Just when Xu He was confused, there was the sound of horse hooves outside the courtyard again, and after a while, a person walked into the small courtyard.
Xu He and the visitor looked at each other by the firelight and exclaimed in unison.
"Master Xu!"
"Sun Qianshi!"
Well, it turned out to be a guard soldier from Yangzhou Guard!
Sun Qianshi looked at Xu He being escorted by his own soldiers and couldn't help but asked curiously: "What's going on?"
At this time, the general in the courtyard laughed and said: "The flood has washed away the Dragon King Temple. I just found out that this is Mr. Xu Hexu!"
Sun Qianshi quickly introduced to Xu He: "Mr. Xu, you live in our commander's office, haven't you always said that you want to meet the commander? Here! Isn't that right?"
Xu He really couldn't believe that the young man in his thirties in front of him was the dignified commander of the first guard.
He hurriedly stepped forward and bowed: "Master Chen, this student is ignorant of Mount Tai and rushes into the front of the army. Please forgive me!"
Chen Yingzhao laughed, waved his riding crop and said, "You're very polite. I am a soldier, Qiu Ba, and I don't have the red tape like you scholars."
Wang Zhuer was dumbfounded by this turn of events. He didn't know what the situation was now, so he could only follow Xu He stupidly, looking at you for a while and then at him again.
Sun Qian said: "Mr. Xu, Mr. Zhang from Haiphong Road will arrive shortly. Are you here to find him?"
It was through Zhang Jingxian's relationship that Xu He met Chen Yingzhao in the government examination. Sun Qianshi naturally knew the relationship, so he made this sentence.
Xu He shook his head and cupped his hands and said: "Master Chen, Master Sun, the students who came to the army this time actually have a merciless invitation!"
Chen Yingzhao's smile faded slightly, as if he had already guessed what Xu He was going to say, and his words were suddenly two points calmer than before: "Since Mr. Xu has something important to say, let's wait until Zhang Bingxian arrives and talk about it together!"
Xu Hexin said that Chen Yingzhao was indeed an old man who laughed at trivial matters, but when it really involved important matters of vital interest, his attitude immediately changed!
After a while, Zhang Jingxian, who was lagging behind and not very efficient on horseback, finally came to the small courtyard to join everyone.
He was also startled when he saw Xu He: "Xiaohe, what are you..."
Xu He saw that everyone was here, so he told the story of how Xu Dai was bewitched by the eunuch You Xiao, and then colluded with Dou Matong, the ambassador of the tea farm, to lower the price of private salt.
Everyone was surprised at first. Xu He, as a member of the Xu family, should try his best to remove this matter from the Xu family at the cusp of such a storm.
But Xu He's luck was that he actually told Xu Dai's story directly.
But just when Zhang Jingxian and others were wondering why Xu He did this, the general Chen Yingzhao was the first to react.
Anyway, this kind of thing can't be hidden. Instead of having the cover uncovered afterwards, it's better to be honest with everyone in person.
Chen Yingzhao originally thought that Xu He was a young man who was good at reading and poetry, but he didn't expect that he was so clear-headed. When he looked at Xu He, his eyes changed from indifferent to a hint of appreciation.
The affairs of the Xu family are not a top priority now. Xu He bowed to Zhang Jingxian and Chen Yingzhao again: "The student came here this time because he learned some things from Hailing County Magistrate Chen at the tea farm, so Magistrate Chen Let me come here to deliver a message, asking the army to retreat temporarily and not to accidentally kill the good!"
Just after saying this, Zhang Jingxian's face changed with a smile on his face. He was the one who strongly advocated sending troops this time. Xu He said this, undoubtedly slapping him in the face in front of everyone.
Xu He also noticed that Zhang Jingxian's face was ugly, but fortunately he looked at his past feelings and did not refute him face to face.
He hurriedly said: "Master Zhang, when the student learned about this matter in his family, he thought it was the Zao Dings who rebelled, just like all the other adults. But after going to Kuancha to learn more about it, he realized that the other party had his own reasons!"
Zhang Jingxian said coldly: "Of course there are difficulties. The second master of your family brought them difficulties!"
Xu He knew that he had been disgraced, and he was angry, so his words were harsh, but the Xu family was in the wrong first, so he could only smile bitterly and said: "Master Zhang, Master Chen, please listen to me explain this matter in detail! "
"There was a cook in Tuancha named Ding Erxiao. There was a blind old woman and a girl who had just turned seventeen at home. Because Dou Matong was old and disrespectful, he fell in love with a girl from the Ding family, so he took the opportunity to stir up trouble. After repeatedly making things difficult and exploiting the Ding family, causing Ding Erxiao to escape from the salt field, Dou Ma Tong was still lustful and took the Ding family girl abducted to his house. Everyone in the teahouse was so angry that they decided to cause trouble."
As soon as he said this, everyone looked at Xu He with strange eyes. Why the hell is Ding Erxiao involved? Who is Ding Erxiao?
Xu He said seriously: "This Dou Ma Tong saw the kitchen workers making trouble and wanted to report it to the court. He knew that he could not do anything good, so he colluded with Lei Jun, the bandit from Jiangyanpu a few days ago, in an attempt to kill people and silence them."
"When the kitchen servants heard that Dou Ma Tong was colluding with the thieves who killed officials and rebelled, they killed him in anger!"
"So, not only are the Zao Dings innocent, they should also be rewarded greatly!"
Zhang Jingxian was stupid, Chen Yingzhao was stupid, Wang Zhuer, Sun Qianshi and others were all stupid.
Please, you just said that the Xu family was involved in this matter and forced the kitchen workers to rebel.
How come today the kitchen workers have changed from killing officials and rebelling to killing heroes who colluded with the bandits and bandits to kill officials and rebel?
What happened to this world?
Is there something wrong with our ears, or is there something wrong with your mouth?
When everyone was at a loss, Xu He said: "Master Zhang, you and the imperial officers and soldiers heard the news halfway and turned to pursue Lei Jun who escaped last time. You are really smart and commanding, and you avoided a catastrophe. It’s also a great achievement!”
Chen Yingzhao puffed up his mouth and had an expression on his face. He cursed in his mind: "This scholar's mouth is really like a lotus flower. He calls white things black and black things white. According to him, this is a lotus flower." Not only are the cooks at the teahouse not guilty, they are all heroes!"
Zhang Jingxian was not that easy to fool. He said with a stern face: "It's ridiculous. What's the reason for all the noise and unrest in the Lianghuai Salt Fields?"
Xu He nodded: "The two Huaihe salt fields are in the same spirit. Because it was discovered at Dou Matong's home that the officials of the major salt fields had colluded with Lei Jun. In order to prevent the two Huaihe Rivers from being corrupted, these loyal people rose up in anger. , bring to justice all these bastards who are eating the imperial salary while poaching the imperial court!"
"Pfft!" Sun Qianshi on the side couldn't bear Xu He's serious nonsense anymore and burst into laughter.
Zhang Jingxian glared at Sun Qianshi, then waved to Xu He and said, "Come in with me!"
After saying that, he walked towards the broken house in the courtyard without looking back.
Chen Yingzhao looked at Xu He with a look of gloating on his face and said, "Go! Mr. Xu."
