Zhu Biao stared at the shy girl and asked, "Oh, who did you learn this from?"
Qing Lian told the story in detail. Zhu Biao had seen many old foxes. A girl of sixteen or seventeen years old could tell whether she was lying or if her words were vague.
After listening to it, you can be sure whether she is a spy sent here. Beauty trap is a good thing no matter in any era. It is low-cost but effective. After all, it is not difficult to cultivate a stunning and enchanting girl. Hundreds of girls Is it possible that we can't choose a few outstanding people to educate?
There are more than a few hundred orphans seen along the way to Qingyang. As long as they have a mouthful of food, they can take them away. There is no shortage of toys to entertain people with sex in this world. The same is true for Qinglian, but fortunately, she does not have any mission. , it was simply given to Mr. Chen.
The car drove into a spacious four-entry courtyard. After entering the door, the first thing you see is the screen wall. On it are brick carvings with patterns of blessings and longevity bats. The style is quite elegant. Chen Bingxian personally opened the curtain and asked Zhu Biao to come down. People who had been waiting for a long time were waiting around. The two young eunuchs led the Chen family's servants and maids and said, "I'm waiting for you, the young master."
Zhu Biao helped Chen Bingxian's shoulders and jumped out of the carriage. Liu An's eyelids were twitching wildly. Seeing a girl behind him, he hurriedly stepped forward to help him. Seeing the resistance in the other person's eyes, he quickly realized that he was a servant now. No female relatives.
The maid on the side hurried over to help Qing Lian down. Zhu Biao glanced at her and told the maid: "Take the girl back to her room and let her rest early."
The maids hurriedly responded. Qinglian was a little frightened, but knowing that she was of low status and had no right to resist, she followed silently.
Chen Rongyan, who was waiting for the others to walk away, frowned and asked, "Is it possible that there is something wrong with this girl that has made the young master unhappy?"
Chen Bingxian hurriedly said: "Women in Tingzhou are rare, but they are not uncommon. I will immediately search for someone with a clean family and meet the young master's wishes."
Zhu Biao rolled his eyes at them and said: "Is this young master such an impatient person? How can I have the time to have fun before the business is settled? If so, what difference does it make to those people just now?"
Zhu Biao is in his prime of life and naturally likes women. This is understandable. However, he dare not say that he worries about the world first and enjoys the world later. However, there will not always be people in the disaster area. Indulge yourself while your people starve to death.
Under such circumstances, he wouldn't be able to sleep well, nor would he be able to have fun playing. Instead of venting his desires for no reason, it would be better to recharge his batteries and exchange the heads of corrupt officials for peace of mind.
Chen Bingxian led Zhu Biao into the main hall. After sitting down for tea, he ordered the servants and maids to leave, leaving only the two eunuchs brought by His Royal Highness.
Chen Rongyan was the first to speak: "The reception banquet held by the Qingyang officials was very thoughtful and sincere. There was no talk about food at the banquet. It seems that the main banquet will be tomorrow. I wonder what your highness is planning?"
Chen Bingxian nodded and said: "It's not that no one brought food here to sell, but most of them were taken away directly at a low price. Unless you are from the same group as them, you can't sell it at all. After all, they don't nod, and the food is taken away." The car can’t even enter the city gate.”
Zhu Biao took a sip of hot tea and said: "Qingyang Prefecture is the gateway, and the real big ones are behind. I remember that it was said in the report that the most serious disaster areas were Fengxiang Prefecture and Gongchang Prefecture in Pingliang Prefecture. "
Chen Bing nodded first and responded: "If you want to go there, you must either show His Highness's sign or ask the general envoy to send a private message. Otherwise, it will be difficult for us to move in the disaster area. The farther we go to the southwest, the more serious the disaster will be. If there are no official guards to protect the victims, I am afraid they will forcefully Attack the grain team."
Zhu Biao's eyes flickered. Although he had not met Qingyang Magistrate yet, he could tell from the inferences of his colleagues that the administration of officials in Qingyang Prefecture was extremely corrupt. In addition, he saw people along the way treating the people like livestock. It can be said that everyone in the Qingyang Mansion deserves death for the servants who bully them for fun.
But it is easy to kill people. Killing a few high-ranking local officials is nothing. It is just a matter of Zhu Biao's words. But it is difficult to clean up the top and bottom. If all the officials in such a large state government are dead, then who will manage it? We cannot let the disaster victims take charge of their own affairs.
If Qingyang is like this, the next three prefectures may not be much better. Zhu Biao has a headache just thinking about the gaps in officials in the three prefectures. Even if he holds two or three imperial examinations immediately, he can't close it.
In the end, the only option was to scratch their heads and put them down. The grassroots officials could not move. The most they could do was pick them up and scare them into vomiting out everything they had eaten.
Zhu Biao sighed and pinched his eyebrows and said: "They probably all know about leaving 10,000 dan of grain to collect orphans. At this time, it would be too deceiving to say that this batch of grain does not belong to me."
Chen Bingxian breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Then the matter will be much easier to handle, but His Highness's reputation may be temporarily ruined. They will definitely use this to publicize it so that some honest and upright imperial officials will recognize the reality and obey them. "
Zhu Biao naturally knew this, otherwise how could he share such a large amount of profits? Not only did he want to use the name of the East Palace to suppress dissidents, but of course, more importantly, he wanted to avoid being liquidated in the future and take the opportunity to embezzle and make money. While today's man-made disasters can still be concealed, the disaster will pass no matter what.
At that time, it will be a matter of seeing who has the dirtiest butt. Everyone will gather some officials who cannot be concealed to vent their anger on the emperor, and then put the blame for the earthquake on those uncooperative imperial envoys. In short, a group of beneficiaries will survive. .
But everyone is afraid that they are unlucky. If they can drag the East Palace into trouble, Emperor Zhu will not treat them as human beings, but can he still care about the face of the Prince of the East Palace?
Even for His Highness the Crown Prince, it is difficult for the Emperor to conduct too many thorough investigations. If they do not conduct a thorough investigation, they will not be able to survive. Even if they do well, they can rely on the Crown Prince in the future, and that will be completely fine. .
People have calculated this debt clearly. Corrupt officials are not something ordinary people can do. They must be bold, careful, and sophisticated. It is a pity that their abilities are not used on the right path.
After saying this, the two Chen brothers retreated. They were originally planning to live together in the courtyard. After all, it was the Sijin compound, which was more than enough to accommodate them. But now that Qinglian is living there, they have to avoid it. .
Fortunately, the Chen family was not short of money and had bought the yard next door early. Chen Bingxian also had a house of his own, and he kept four or five concubines in it. As for his wife and children, it was also the rule of the clan that they were all in their hometown.
However, he was not going to go back to cuddle up with his wife. He couldn't miss the opportunity to accompany the king. He would rather sleep with his cousin in the courtyard next to His Highness, so that he could visit him early tomorrow morning. It would also be convenient to be summoned if there was anything, and he would not let anyone go. Your Highness is waiting.
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