The advantage of using a book as a decoding key is that it is convenient and simple.
The disadvantage is not small, the amount of information is greatly reduced.
The letter written by Xie Xian cannot be too long. If it is too long, others will become suspicious.
So I can only talk about the key points directly and briefly.
Fangzheng read page after page, line by line, and after a long time of effort, he finally spelled out the two short paragraphs hidden inside.
Xiao Tao tilted her head and looked at the letter curiously, and asked: "Master, what is written here? Why do you blush and feel so thick after reading it?"
Fang Zheng rolled his eyes: "Why are you blushing and thick-necked? This is a secret message!"
Then he sighed: "It seems that Xie Xian is encountering difficulties and can't hold him back. I'd better go there in person!"
Xiao Tao looked a little surprised and asked: "Are you going out again? Where are you going? Will you take me there?"
"It's a little further this time. It will probably take at least half a year to get back. You should take good care of your home."
Fang Zheng frowned.
Xie Xian has already established an online relationship with the salt merchant.
The letter on the surface was to inform the family members to settle in Haiyuan City, which meant that the family members were to be used as hostages.
The Lu family's influence in the local area could not be increased.
If something goes wrong, I will definitely not be enough to watch.
And even if you carry your own seal, you may not be able to suppress others. Is there anyone who believes it?
Xie Xian and the others were nameless and statusless, so it was not surprising that they were slaughtered.
There is no camera phone, and if it disappears, there is no one to check...
You have to get there now, otherwise it will be really bad if something goes wrong.
Hearing that Fang Zhengyi didn't want to take him with him, Xiao Tao stood aside feeling depressed.
Fang Zheng raised his head and glanced at her: "Be obedient, this is not a good thing. Why are you so eager to endure hardship? I will go back to the palace first and leave."
...
In the palace.
Emperor Jing took the letter and read it carefully three times, his face a little gloomy.
He raised his head and said: "The Lu family is so courageous! I have been too arrogant and indulged the salt merchants in these years. If I hadn't seen that they had contributed to the imperial court, I should have sent troops to destroy them immediately!"
"Fang Qing, what do you think about this matter?"
"I... don't think we can kill the Lu family rashly yet. We have done some investigations on these salt merchants before."
"After His Majesty captured the Qian Kingdom, the people were in dire straits, and the same was true for the salt administration. At that time, the government built salt warehouses in various places in the Qian Kingdom. The old officials were dismissed and there was a shortage of manpower, so the salt warehouses were managed by salt merchants."
"I think the Lu family must have a back-up plan if they act like this. Maybe there is no salt in the salt warehouse at all."
"If the Lu family is wiped out rashly, the places it involves will definitely cause a shortage of salt and people will suffer. Restarting production will not be easy."
"And the courtiers may have strong opinions... Your Majesty will probably have a headache by then, so I ask Your Majesty to think again."
Emperor Jing clasped his hands and smiled: "Okay, I think so too. If I take action rashly, the group of people below may disturb my peace! If other ministers think about me in everything like you, I won't have to be so tired. "
Then you have a good daughter... Fang Zheng smiled secretly.
"When do you decide to leave for Haiyuan City?"
Speaking of Haiyuan City, Fang Zheng's eyes flashed with worry. The people sent out were all good players in the county.
Something happened to me and I felt distressed. The letters were all from a month ago, and I don’t know what the situation is now.
"I'm going to leave as soon as possible. I'll go back to the county to make some preparations and leave in the next two days!"
"Okay, I will give you the position of governor. When you get to the place, you can do whatever is convenient for you. If you need to kill, kill him!" As he said this, Emperor Jing's eyes flashed with a fierce light.
"Go and see the prince before you leave. I won't have to call you again when the time comes. I don't want it to happen again!"
"And the land in the eastern suburbs has been allocated to you a long time ago, right? How is the progress of the greenhouse? Construction has already started."
Speaking of the greenhouse, Fang Zhengyi suddenly looked embarrassed.
start? Why do I have to work? I have been so relaxed during this time that I forgot about this matter.
Moreover, the glass workshops in the county are definitely not enough, and a glass workshop needs to be built nearby in the eastern suburbs.
The road also needs to be rebuilt, which is very troublesome, and I want to postpone it until next year.
I didn't expect His Majesty to be so anxious.
"Uh... we're already working on it! Since His Majesty has told me, I can't be as casual as I was in Taoyuan County. This needs to be planned carefully!"
"Slow work produces careful work, this is called craftsman spirit!"
I'm a maniac about infrastructure because of my speed. If I don't work, I'll just show my craftsmanship!
Craftsman spirit? Can't understand! Emperor Jing thought about it for a while and didn't think it was a good word.
But Fang Zheng would always occasionally say a few words in his mouth that others couldn't understand, and he was used to it.
A faint smile appeared on his face: "You can always come up with some new words for me." Then his expression became serious again: "It's a long way to go, so you have to be more careful."
"If the matter cannot be resolved, don't show off and go back early."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Fang Zhengyi felt pleased.
This father-in-law is so nice! I haven't married your daughter yet, but I already care about people. That's great!
After bidding farewell to the emperor, I naturally ran to Mingluan Hall as soon as possible!
Looking for the prince? impossible! After looking for the princess, look for the prince!
Fang Zheng slipped into Mingluan Hall with ease.
Although I come here often, I have no name or status, so I can't help but be a bit sneaky.
The maids had long turned a blind eye to this, and were even somewhat looking forward to Fang Zhengyi's arrival.
After all, every time he comes, there is a high probability that he can throw some money away.
The future prince-in-law is so generous, what else is left to choose?
Following the palace maid's guidance, Fang Zheng went up to the second-floor pavilion.
First, he opened the door and peeked in. Li Miaohan was leaning against the window, flipping through books such as account books.
If I guessed correctly, it should be the account books of the Banshan Textile Factory.
The soft sunshine shines on her beautiful side face, her apricot face and peach cheeks, the light spring mountains, and her delicate willow waist like a begonia drunk in the sun.
Fang Zhengyi showed a crazy smile.
It has to be this life! This wife! In my previous life, I had a hard time searching through Douyin!
Fang Zheng simply arranged the instrument and pushed the door open and entered.
He turned around, locked the door, and strode towards Li Miaohan.
She looked so carefully that she didn't notice anyone entering the house.
It wasn't until a pair of big hands wrapped around the waist and pulled the person into his arms that Li Miaohan screamed "Ah".
Seeing that it was Fang Zhengyi, he immediately calmed down, slowly leaned his head in his arms, and said softly: "Why are you here?"
"I miss you. What's the sound? Shouldn't it be a squeak?" Fang Zhengyi asked.
"What?" Li Miaohan looked confused.
"Don't all women call you that? Your Highness, call me and listen."
"Ugh...that's weird! Who did you listen to?"
"This is what was written in the Spring and Autumn Period."
Li Miaohan blushed slightly and pushed him away gently: "Don't make trouble. I haven't read the account books sent from the textile factory and I haven't read them yet. Can you wait until I read them?"
So enterprising!
"Look at yours, I'll hold mine, don't delay." Fang Zheng said with a shy face.
Li Miaohan shook her head helplessly and continued to pick up the book: "I think the textile factory may have a big problem now."
"A female worker accidentally got her hair tangled in the loom and suffered some injuries."
"Also, I have recently seen many female workers fainting from exhaustion at work. Look, there is a woman here named Chen Xiaoman who was just sent to the hospital yesterday."
"This month, in order to become an advanced model, I worked overtime for three consecutive days without sleeping."
"I think we should let them tie their hair up, hire more female workers, or set their working hours. This is not an option right now."
As soon as Fang Zheng took the book, he glanced at it and said, "Chen Xiaoman...I know, let the newspaper publish a report to praise her tomorrow."
Li Miaohan was embarrassed and punched him in the chest with her pink fist: "You're bad!"
Fang Zhengyi chuckled and grabbed her fist: "How could I be so bad? I'm leading by example!"
"When we get married, I will work overtime for three days in a row!"
"???"
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