Luhun Villa.
Song Mian walked into Yueyan Pavilion and saw a middle-aged man sitting opposite Song Zhiti. He had a stern appearance, a straight nose, and an air of confidence and calmness all over his body.
"noble."
After subconsciously pronouncing this name, Song Mian himself felt a little afraid and said: "It is indeed you. I advise you not to cause any more trouble to the Song family."
In fact, he had already guessed from the tone of Song Zhiti's words when he changed his attitude that Gao Shang was here, but he did not tell Xue Bai. After all, before he could become the owner of Lu Hun Villa, he was first a descendant of Lu Hun Villa.
"I'll just say a few things." Gao Shang said, "My sworn brother did not kill Ba Lang."
"Say it as if you saw it."
"My sworn brother is being guarded by the old soldier Fan Yang sent by Lord Jun. The old soldier doesn't need to chop the second sword to kill Balang, let alone the third sword. He has no intention of killing Balang's life, and it is impossible for him to still have the strength. Write down the murderer’s last name.”
Gao Shang talks eloquently. In addition to the content of his words, his confident and sincere attitude also adds a lot of persuasion.
"I assert that the eighth man was killed by Xue Bai's envoys. The word '高' written in blood is the evidence. No one else will blame him in Yanshi County.
"You're all relying on guesswork," Song Mian said.
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Gao Shang didn't answer. Do the Song family really need evidence to prove who killed Song Li? unnecessary.
Song Mian pointed out that Gao Chong was the murderer because it was in line with the interests of the Song family at that time; he pointed out that Xue Bai was the murderer, which naturally brought greater benefits. In other words, finding the murderer of Song Li represents a change in the attitude of the Song family.
Gao Shang then asked a question, saying: "Since Xue Bai can get rid of my sworn brother and Guo Wanjin, after using the Song family, won't he dare to get rid of the Song family?"
"How could he?!"
"The imperial concubine's sworn brother, the number one scholar in the new science, went to Yanshi to take up the post, and he did drastic things. His ambitions are not small. Why do you think he let you go?"
Song Mian couldn't answer.
Because he has never thought about this problem, the reason can be summarized as people at his level simply cannot think of this level.
Gao Shang stared at him until he could see Song Mian's uneasiness, and asked: "By the way, does Xue Bai use personal gain to deceive you? Or are you too loyal?"
"No!"
Song Mian shouted quickly.
The next moment, one of his uncles stood up and slapped him in the face.
"Snapped!"
The clear slaps made the entire Song family wake up.
"I didn't." Song Mian's cheeks felt hot and he didn't dare to cover it. He said in the most sincere manner: "I was indeed stupid, but I have absolutely no selfish motives."
After being quiet for a while, Song Zhiti spoke up and said, "You are too impatient. Sit down."
"yes."
Song Mian sat down in shame and waited, although he didn't know what they were waiting for.
Until a servant reported: "Alang, Mr. Cui and Mr. Zheng are here."
After Cui Zao and Zheng Bian arrived, the gentry also arrived one after another, the least of which had more than 200 acres of land.
"I have met Song Gong. Gao Langjun is also here. Is it safe to talk like this today? Xue County Lieutenant is a reckless person."
"It doesn't matter, he should have guessed that I'm coming."
As he spoke, another old voice sounded. He was still panting as he spoke, and said: "I am not strong enough. I am walking slowly on the mountain road. I am late. Please forgive me."
"Is this Taigong Guo here?"
The gentry began to discuss, saying: "Since Guo Huan has taken refuge with Xue Bai, how can we still invite him?"
Gao Shang said: "It doesn't matter. I don't mean to talk about shady things. We are all aboveboard people."
After saying that, he helped Taigong Guo to come in very gracefully.
Everyone sat down, and it was Gao Shang who spoke first, saying: "I went to Luoyang first to meet with Linghu Shaoyin. When he talked about Yanshi County, he used three words: "unstable..."
If Gao Shang and Xue Bai are both capable people, everyone is obviously more familiar with and trust Gao Shang. When talking about Gao Shang, we have to mention another person - Li Qiwu, the former Henan Yin and land and water transport envoy.
Song Zhiti listened and closed his eyes again. While listening, he thought about old things.
In the 24th year of Kaiyuan, Li Qiwu served as the governor of Huaizhou and recommended Gao Shang. Others only pay attention to this appreciation, but rarely realize that they are appreciated because of their noble suggestions and repeated achievements.
For example, in the first year of Tianbao, Li Qiwu opened a canal transport operation in Sanmenxia and threw rocks into the river, causing the water to become so turbulent that the boat could not enter. But Gao Shang bribed Wu Huaishi and told the saint that Li Qiwu would build water conservancy and benefit the people. The saint Long Yan was very happy and gave him a mink fur collar and three hundred pieces of silk. A ruler was given to him because of his ability.
In this way, after three years of Tianbao, Li Qiwu was promoted to Henan Yin. At that time, he often came to Luhun Villa. Gao Shang also accompanied him several times, so Song Zhiti got acquainted with them.
At that time, Gao Shang had not met An Lushan, but he had already shown unusual ambition. He was also extremely perceptive. From some anomalies in Luhun Villa, he discovered the Song family's private casting of copper coins, but he did not expose it. Instead, he concealed it for the Song family. Later, he recommended his sworn brother Gao Chong to help the Song family cover it up.
Two or three years later, Li Qiwu was demoted and Gao Shang defected to Anlu Mountain, but he still did not forget the people he was familiar with back then.
This time, Gao Shang made the truth clearer, and Song Zhiti understood... It was Song Mian, an idiot, who was taken advantage of by Xue Bai, and he was also confused, and was almost deceived.
"All the princes have heard this story about the false Taoist attack on Guo, but before it happened, no one would realize that they had become the Duke of Yu. Yesterday, Xue Bai seized the Guo family's land; today, he liquidated the household registration of the land and forced him to You pay rent and taxes; tomorrow, he will take away all your fields!"
Gao Shang said, waving his fist passionately to stimulate everyone's emotions.
But he was very calm in his heart. To get things done, others must be excited, but he must remain calm.
On the other hand, he actually understood Xue Bai's thoughts.
He also thought so once upon a time... He lived in Hebei when he was a child, and the taxes in Hebei were much heavier than those in Henan. In addition to land annexation, his hometown has more and bigger problems.
As soon as the war broke out, the imperial court forced conscription; a large number of Hu tribes moved inward, and they were robbed and kidnapped everywhere if the governance was not properly managed; what he hated most was a vague prejudice that even the noble families of Hebei looked down upon after they arrived in Guanzhong. They are civilians in Hebei.
But at that time, he also thought that everything could still be managed. At one time, he also wanted to use gentle means to change the injustice within the rules. He tried it with Li Shizhi.
If it doesn’t work, it can’t be managed.
Therefore, today Gao Shang wants to get rid of Xue Bai to avenge his sworn brother, which is equivalent to killing his former self. It is very simple, extremely simple.
He didn't come up with any new ideas. He just repeated the methods these gentry usually used to control local areas.
"Xue Bai's tricks are useless. All you need to do is react and work together to defeat him. Most of the fields in Yanshi County are yours, the food is yours, and the money and goods are yours. Even the The officials in the county office are all from your branch, so why should he fight with you?"
"Mr. Guo, your fields and houses can be returned to you. The only thing is to persuade Guo Huan to betray Xue Bai. Guo Huan knows the county affairs too well. Fortunately, everything he has is given by the Guo family."
"Spend money, give away women, and bribe everyone around him at any cost, including staff, officials, servants, and servants, even concierges and slaves. Those who are unwilling to accept things will frame and make false accusations to get them into trouble.
"Whose house does Xue Bai live in now? Take back the house and drive him out. Don't think this is a small matter. It can destroy his prestige, undermine his confidence, and allow us to better monitor him."
"We should make Yanshi County no place for him. When people who work for him are walking on the road, you should block the road, because even the shops along the street in Yanshi County belong to you."
"There is no need to be reluctant to spend money, take out the food from the warehouse and distribute it to the people in the city, ruining his reputation. These people are the most stupid and unjust people, making him realize that even the people are not on his side. On the one hand, it was the biggest psychological blow to him.
"What we did was within the rules, and we should let him sink into a quagmire and be unable to extricate himself..."
Gao Shang was dazed for a moment, recalling his past experience when assisting Li Qiwu. He deeply understood that once an official arrived at a certain place, it was absolutely impossible to resist the power of the local gentry.
After the meeting, Gao Chong's head and body were dug out.
At that time, Diao Geng brought the head and the body together. The body was buried in a mass grave, and the head was given to the Song family to pay tribute to Song Li. As for whether he can still find it now, it all depends on what the Song family says. It is impossible for Gao Shang to recognize it.
Song Zhiti took out the nanmu coffin he had prepared for himself, covered Gao Chong with rich clothes, and buried him again in Mang Ling.
When Gao Chong died, his writing was extremely sloppy. A few months after his death, the second funeral was extremely luxurious, with the coffins of princes and important ministers lying in the coffins.
"Sworn brother!"
"The soul is back!"
Gao Shang prostrated himself in front of the grave and burst into tears.
"I lost my father when I was young and was alone. It was my sworn brother who took me in, introduced me to the Gao clan, and made me a naturalized brother. My identity and name were all given by my sworn brother... How sad! "
"My deep kindness has not been repaid, my deep kindness has not been repaid! The person who killed my sworn brother will not be repaid by heaven and earth. I will not avenge this revenge. I swear that I will not give up. Three incense strings were inserted in front of the tomb and have not burned out. The steward came to report that someone came to Gao Shang. "
"Find me?"
Gao Shang was very surprised and had an intuition in his heart that it was Xue Bai who could be found so quickly. But what came was a young and vigorous man who claimed to be a subordinate of Erlangshan Fan Lao. "
"Fan Lao?"
Gao Shang couldn't help but be surprised. He looked the other person up and down and asked, "Who's your last name?" The young man seemed slightly stunned. He didn't expect Gao Shang to ask such a little person like him. He replied, "The little man Hu Laishui, is he?" A native of Shaanzhou and Pinglu County. "
Gao Shang asked: "Pinglu County? Do you know why it is called Pinglu County?"
Hu Laishui responded: "I know, it used to be called Dayang County. Later, the prefect repaired water transportation, burned the rocks, and dug out an ancient iron halberd with the word 'Pinglu' engraved on it, which means great auspiciousness, so he changed it to Got the name of the county.”
Gao Shang smiled slightly when he heard this, because it was he who gave Li Qiwu the idea and offered him auspiciousness.
"You are from Shaanzhou, why are you following Fan Lao?"
"That year when the Sanmen Gorge was being dug, the water rose violently. My grandfather was pulling a boat on the shore, but it was swept away by the water of the Yellow River. I was just sixteen years old, and I went on a business trip with a handsome man at Erlang Mountain."
"How old are you?"
"twenty four."
Gao Shang nodded, knowing that the canal transport was repaired in the first year of Tianbao. In this way, Hu Laishui's experience was still related to him, but he was used to it. Li Qiwu was an important minister of Henan Province at the time, and a random decision could affect the lives of many people... just like an ant.
"How did Fan Lao know that I came to Yanshi?"
Hu Laishui responded: "Some time ago, something happened. The handsome man felt that he could not live up to Gao Langjun, so he asked the villain to wait in Yanshi County. He said that Langjun will definitely come to avenge his sworn brother."
Gao Shang's face turned cold and said: "Since he knows, why doesn't he hand over Diao Geng?!"
Of course he knew Diao Geng, because he had just arrived in Yanshi and learned how Diao Geng took Gao Chong's head to the county government to ask for rewards and swaggered through the market.
"Please listen to my explanation, Mr. Gao Lang. Gao County Cheng was not killed by Diao Geng..."
"You still want to lie to me?!" Gao Shang deliberately exerted pressure, and the attendant behind him immediately drew his sword.
Hu Laishui was horrified, his voice trembling when he spoke, and said: "Yes, yes... the handsome head... Gao Xiancheng who was beheaded by his own hands."
"Yeah?"
"After Gao Xian Cheng became a fugitive, he defected to Shuai Tou. Later, Xue Bai wanted to buy iron ore, so Gao Xian Cheng asked Shuai Tou to take him to the Yiluo River. Unexpectedly, Xue Bai found him and threatened Shuai Tou. Hand over the head."
"Then what?"
"The handsome man didn't want to betray Gao Xiancheng, but Xue Bai kept pressuring him, and Gao Xiancheng took action first..."
"enough!"
Gao Shang knew that Gao Shang's character would not sit still and wait for death. His sworn brother was a little too arrogant.
"Who killed my adopted brother?"
"Yes, yes...handsome man."
"Still want to lie to me?"
Gao Shang could tell that Hu Laishui was lying. He also understood Fan Lao's temperament, was responsible, and was willing to take his place. But this time, Fan Lao couldn't afford it. Things have already broken out. In front of everyone, he must distinguish his grudges and avenge his sworn brother who has been so kind to him.
"Go back and tell Fan Lao to give me the heads of the Diao brothers, otherwise I will level Erlang Mountain.
Hu Laishui felt murderous intent approaching, so he quickly agreed and left.
Gao Shang and Song Zhiti whispered twice, and Song Zhiti arranged for someone to escort him. Hu Laishui did not reach Yanshi County, but went all the way to the dock, found a boat to cross the river, and went south.
At night.
Xue Bai was looking through official documents when he heard a knock on the door.
"Mr. Lang, you're back."
As Shi Zhong spoke, he introduced a young man dressed in black and short brown clothes, it was Hu Laishui.
"You're not being watched, are you?"
Don't worry, Mr. Lang, I came back after a long detour. "
Xue Bai led Hu Laishui inside and sat down, poured a glass of water with his own hands, and asked him in detail. When he met Gao Shang, the house was silent, and gradually at dawn, there was a rapid knock on the door.
When the door was opened, a large number of people had gathered outside, and an old woman with gray hair was lying on a stretcher.
A middle-aged man in a brocade robe was kneeling beside the stretcher.
"I beg Xue County Lieutenant to return the house to the poor people!"
The sudden cry startled many people in the house.
Du Wulang and Xue Yunniang were packing their luggage for Luoyang. When they heard the noise, they ran outside the door and saw that the atmosphere was already boiling.
"The county office asked me to rent the house to the county captain. My mother-in-law has lived here all her life!"
“For such a big house, I’ll give you two hundred yuan a month!”
I didn’t say I wasn’t willing, but my grandma’s condition is getting worse now, and I just look forward to returning to a familiar home…”
Du Wulang was confused by what he heard, and went to argue with him. But when he looked up again, he saw the people outside pointing and pointing, and suddenly thought, isn't this what it looks like when he leads people to make trouble?
What use is the theory then?
He simply squatted down and smiled at the old woman: "Grandma, are you ready for breakfast?"
The old woman had lost all her teeth and had a bad memory. When she saw this chubby young man, she thought he was her grandson and smiled toothlessly. Unfortunately, she was too old to speak.
After a while, Xue Bai came out and first greeted the old woman. Seeing that it was windy outside, he asked someone to move her into the hall first, and then talk about other things.
The middle-aged man in Jinyi saw him and said hurriedly: "Could it be that the county captain wants to occupy the house of the grassroots, so he avoids talking about it..."
"You want your mother to talk in the wind outside the door?!
Xue Bai yelled angrily and with such majesty that the middle-aged man in Jinyi was so frightened that he was as silent as a cicada.
He gave up the house, it belonged to him, and the trouble would damage his reputation, but Xue Bai refused to give in due to his imposing manner.
Yin Liang cooperated tacitly, and then cursed: "When the county captain first came to take office, you were so flattering that he wanted to donate his house. Now the county captain is unwilling to join the same gang as you, and you will do whatever you want, but you don't know how to be fair. "Okay. ! "Du Wulang was the first to cheer.
It's just that you have to move decently.
After arranging the move, Xue Bai said he was feeling unwell and did not go to the county office. He asked Yin Liang to handle some important documents first.
When Yin Liang arrived at the county office, he first discovered that several clerks had not handed over the official documents, but instead went to Lu Linghao's court again. At noon, Guo Huan's wife came to see him at the county office and said that her five-year-old grandson was seriously ill.
"Yin Lu, how about you go home first?"
Guo Huan put down the account book he was calculating and looked at Yin Liang, with a hint of hesitation in his eyes.
Yin Liang understood this look and sighed: "Mr. Guo, go ahead."
After Guo Huan left, Yin Liang went over to pick up the books on the case and did the calculations by himself. He suddenly remembered that he followed Yan Zhenqing to Liquan County and spent more than four years failing to re-check the land and household registration.
He had anticipated the difficulty of these matters.
"Recording the incident, a woman reported a crime outside the county office."
Xue Bai did not come to the county office today, so Yin Liang asked the woman to go to the corridor for questioning. When the woman came in, he looked up and saw a very beautiful and charming woman, and he immediately became alert.
"Woo, please record the matter and be the master of the slave family. The slave family is from Huaiyang County, Chenzhou. They were abducted by Wang Da, a citizen of Yanshi County. The slave family wants to sue him."
Yin Liang frowned, because he was from Chenzhou, Henan Prefecture.
Sure enough, the beautiful woman was crying and wanted to get closer to him. He immediately slapped the table and shouted: "Is Wang Da here? Take it to the Fa Cao to record a confession!"
"Recording things, people are here, they are at Fa Cao."
"Let's go and ask questions."
There was an ugly, short man crying and howling in the Liucao Courtyard. The officials could not work at ease and stood up to watch.
When Yin Liang arrived, he couldn't help but be surprised when he saw Wang Da's appearance. He actually suspected that the beautiful woman was really here to complain.
"Is the county lieutenant here?" When Wang Da saw an official coming, he couldn't wait to rush forward and shouted: "She is really my mother-in-law! County lieutenant, you make the decision for me!"
Yin Liang quickly reached out and pushed, shouting: "I'm not a county lieutenant, please explain the case carefully!"
Wang Da was pushed so hard that he staggered and his steps were sloppy.
"The slave family was abducted by him..."
"No! I married you with a betrothal gift!" Wang Da's blood boiled and he yelled angrily, "You and the county captain, before you could finish your words, he actually fell on his back, and there was a "bang" sound, and the back of his head was filled with confusion. Blood.
Yin Liang was shocked and hurriedly stepped forward to reach out to explore. However, Wang Da was already dead. There was faint blood in his nostrils. He must have a hidden disease or poisoning.
"Yin Lu pushed him to death!"
"I was frightened to death by Yin Lu's incident."
As the discussion started, the beautiful woman rushed forward, hugged Wang Da's body, and cried sadly: "Wang Lang! Wu Ming... you died so miserably..."
In the back hall, Lu Linghao turned around and shouted: "What happened?!"
This was just a common trick. Yin Liang had expected it, but there was one thing he didn't expect.
There are many ways to frame him, and it doesn't actually involve killing a human life in vain.
He stared blankly at Wang Da's ugly face, and saw an expression that was still anxious and angry until death. He was so angry that he wanted to know what this humble man had gone through.
But it's too late to understand, the person is already dead and has become a tool worth mentioning.
"Because that boy Xue Xin was very aggressive and might take action at any time, Magistrate Lu did not take Yin Liang to jail in the end, but took the opportunity to suspend his power and take away his power.
Gao Shang has moved into Nongqing Villa to keep an eye on the situation in Yanshi County. The Song family also trusted him very much and arranged many people to listen to his missions, inquire about information, and communicate with each other.
Today's progress was going smoothly, but at this time Gao Shang was a little confused after hearing the results. Although things were going according to his plan, he seemed to have not seen Xue Bai's response.
Of course he had someone keep an eye on him, knowing that after Xue Bai agreed to move out of Kuixingfang early this morning, he moved directly to a house belonging to Yang's Trading Company behind the pawnshop in the west of the city, and then claimed to be sick at home.
However, Gao Shang knew that Xue Bai did it on purpose, either because he was sick and kept calm, waiting for the morale of the people here to decline; or because he was sick, he asked for help and waited for help to come.
"If we go to investigate again, we will keep an eye on every move of everyone under him, including the stewards of the Du family and Yang's firm..."
"Gao Langjun, Xue Bai is out of the city."
"Where?"
"Luoyang." The person who came to report the news quickly replied before he could take a breath: "It was his aide Du Yu who left the city with a large team of carriages and horses, boarded the ship at the pier, and said he was going to Luoyang. "
Xue Bai? Did you see him in person?
"No...no, the villain thinks that Xue Bai must be hiding in the team."
Gao Shang looked serious and scolded: "Keep an eye on me and don't let me hear your speculations again."
"The villain thinks..."
"That's enough, I don't want your guesses!"
Having said that, if Gao Shang were to speculate, he also believed that Xue Bai might have gone to Luoyang, and it would be easy to confirm.
"Ah Hao, go to Luoyang, meet Linghu Shaoyin, and ask Xue Bai if he is seeking support from the court."
Thanks to Gao Shang's appreciation, he was elected as team leader not long ago. Out of gratitude to Gao Shang, he took the initiative to ask Ying to accompany him on this trip.
The person called "Ahao" was actually named Tian Qianzhen. He was less than twenty years old. Because he was smart and brave, he was very "hey." Tian Qianzhen agreed, but then asked: "Should I find a chance to kill him?" Is that all him? Revenge earlier and go back earlier."
Gao Shang waved his hand and said, "Just find out more."
Apart from that, he didn't make too many arrangements. From beginning to end, he just gave the local gentry a heads up and inquired about some information. He doesn't act like Gao Chong who resorts to force whenever he disagrees. He can make a fortune with just a few words and use the general situation to suppress others.
The trackers pulled the boats up the Luo River, and the bustling city of Luoyang gradually appeared in front of them.
Du Wulang glanced back at the Luohe River behind him, and said dejectedly: "It feels like I ran away."
Although he was lazy, he understood what Xue Bai was doing. He cleared the land and household registrations, and the people paid taxes as much as they had land. If it is done, it will reduce the burden on farmers by half. Although the world gentry will suffer losses, they will still be able to obtain a large amount of food from the fields every year.
To put it bluntly, it was such a simple thing, and he was busy working on it, and for a while he felt that it was almost done. The result was good. It turned out that Shi Shen couldn't accept the matter and reacted.
Du Wulang was very disappointed, not because he had great ambitions like Xue Bai and wanted to change things, but because he had bragged a few farmers and felt sorry for being driven out of Yanshi in such a dejected manner.
However, we still have to do what Xue Bai told us.
Although he usually thought that Xue Bai was too self-respecting, if he really asked him to help deliver a letter, he still complained and said to himself: "It's not the moment, I only care about the love between my children.
The next day after arriving in Luoyang, Du Wulang went to Sigongfang and inquired all the way, looking for Li Linfu's house in Luoyang.
There are many heroes of the Tang and Yuan Dynasties in this area.
The heroes of the Tang and Yuan Dynasties refer to the heroes of Tang Long's coup. They are called Tang Yuan because they avoid Li Longji's name. In short, most of them are people who were loyal to Li and Tang during the Wu Zhou Dynasty. They spent most of their youth in Luoyang and lived in seclusion here when they were old.
Du Wulang asked several houses. The owners were all old heroes whom he had never heard of but were said to be very powerful. Gao De, Liu Xuanbao, Zhang De, Li Xian...
Finally, he found a house that was surprisingly small in size. It was very inconspicuous among the houses of the heroes of the Tang and Yuan Dynasties.
"Ah? This is the right minister's residence in Luoyang?"
"Otherwise it could be your mansion?!"
Seeing the porter's nostrils pointing upward, Du Wulang confirmed the matter, thinking that Li Linfu had never been to Luoyang since he became prime minister.
"Then what...if your Seventeenth Mother arrives, can you send someone to the Du family in Daodefang to tell me, I have a letter...
"Who do you think you are?"
Because Du Wulang's temperament really didn't look like that of a powerful man, and he was hesitant in speaking, the concierge became impatient.
Du Wulang had no choice but to scratch his head and replied: "I don't mean anything. Anyway, tell Qi Niang that Xue Bai's letter is with me.
After that, he ignored the arrogant concierge of the Prime Minister's Mansion, turned around and walked away.
Over there in the alley, someone was watching Du Wulang from a distance, and then handed all his itinerary to Henan Prefecture Shaoyin Linghu Tao.
After hearing this, Linghu Tao turned around and ordered: "Take my name card and go to Sigongfang to ask if the right minister is coming. The government office should be prepared to welcome him."
"Here."
After making the arrangements, Linghu Tao continued to deal with the official documents until half an hour later, his confidant came back and said: "Alang, I have asked, and the right prime minister has no arrangements to come to Luoyang. It is the prime minister's daughter who is coming... In addition, due to the previous case of robbing and selling a good man, the Right Prime Minister arranged for You Jinwu's guard Cao Canjun Yang Qixuan to inspect the case and escort him along the way.
"Xiangfu Qianjin?"
Linghu Tao recalled some rumors he had heard before, shook his head and smiled bitterly.
It was the fake Zhang Sanniang before, but this time it was the real Li Qiniang. Xue Bai deservedly made his fortune by clinging to his nepotism, but how could the Gao brothers be defeated by the same means?
He called over Tian Qianzhen and said, "Tell Gao Shang that Xue Bai has invited another confidante..."
Halfway through, he was slightly startled and found that Gao Shang's experiences were somewhat similar to Xue Bai's.
Many years ago, Gao Shang was a pariah like a beggar, but he seduced one of Linghu Tao's cousins into committing herself to him.
Others only knew that the governor of Huaizhou recommended Gao Shang so that untouchables could be appointed officials, but they did not know that it was the Linghu family who first pulled Gao Shang out of the quagmire.
The news sent back to Yanshi County from Luoyang was sent down the river and was handed to Gao Shang that night.
"Did you really go ask for help?"
Gao Shang actually felt excited about meeting his opponent in chess.
Both sides understood that there were only so many chess pieces on the chessboard, and the situation was noble. If Xue Bai refused to admit defeat, he must borrow more chess pieces. This time Xue Bai could not use the farmers and water workers in Yanshi County again, because Gao Shang was not like Gao Chong and could give him such an opportunity.
Then, Xue Bai is likely to rely on the prime minister's daughter.
Maybe it's a cover-up?
The lights in the room were brightly lit, Gao Shang raised his head and looked at the sky outside, thinking that the prime minister's daughter could come to Luoyang, and Mrs. Guo could also send people, so she must be careful.
The official road was dark. Xue Bai was walking at night with a torch, looking down at the muddy road. The question in his mind was still there - if everything goes as planned and Gao Shang does not come, can he solve the bad government in Yanshi County?
He certainly couldn't come up with a definite answer, but in the process he thought more about change and destruction, and who would be his supporters.
He did plan to find some help.
