Chu Qing felt strange because Tao Yao looked at him strangely.
Tao Yao also felt weird, because compared with Chu Qingyi, he suddenly felt that Tao Shaozhang was a bit unsavory.
As the saying goes, don’t be afraid of comparing goods with others, but be afraid of comparing yourself with others.
Lao Tao felt like a mirror.
Not to mention rescuing victims and teaching arithmetic in the palace. After all, Tao Shaozhang didn't have that opportunity.
But there were two things that the two of them experienced at the same time and encountered together.
Let's go to Bei City to investigate the case. Let's go together. What happened? Look at Chu Qing. He dared to do what he did and went to the prison to stay in jail. What is that called? That's called being unafraid in the face of danger. That's called being responsible. Thinking of this However, Tao Yao then remembered that it was no wonder that Sun An would go to fish for people. The emperor's own army was in command, how could he not fish for them?
Look at Tao Shaozhang again, you can calm down if you dare to cause trouble. You were framed by the Li family and thrown into prison by Chu Qing. You came back crying and asked me to catch people. Think about it when you cause trouble. what?
In addition to this matter, there is also the Li family.
Tao Yao didn't want to think about offending the Li family as well.
This is a cheap thing for you. You are the only one who can do it. You are the only one who is powerful. Impeaching the Li family in the court every day is like a serious illness. When I ask you, I will tell you that the worst case is death. When I ask you, the worst case is death. That's it. Well, why are you impeaching the Li family just to die in front of the Li family? Then you can just hang yourself in front of Li Wenli's bed in the middle of the night and scare him to death.
Looking at Chu Qing again, he neither impeached nor shouted, and did not show his face. As a result, the Li family is now squatting neatly in Qianqiying Yamen.
"Mr. Chu..." Tao Yao said with some enthusiasm, "You must have never been married."
Chu Qing sat up straight.
No matter how slow his reaction was, he could tell that this old man seemed to have some intention.
"To tell you what uncle is saying, this junior is never married."
Upon hearing the word "uncle", Tao Yao stroked his beard and laughed, as if he had won the first place in the square dance in the Happy Community.
"Okay, okay, I will also go to the Chu Mansion to visit your father Chu Wensheng some other day. I have also admired your father Chu Wensheng for a long time."
Chu Qing was also excited: "Uncle, you are too humble. My father often mentioned uncle. In the circle of literati in Dachang Dynasty, he was called a shallow bastard. There were elder brothers everywhere. But who is the leader of this literati? Who is the leader? This is the most admired figure among Chinese scholars in Beijing, guess what."
Tao Yao looked like he had eaten honey: "What's the matter?"
Chu Qing chuckled and looked at Changxian: "Your Highness is awake."
Changxian said solemnly: "Master Tao must be the biggest bastard in the capital."
Chu Qing: "..."
Tao Yao laughed loudly, and then... After the laughter stopped, he realized that something was wrong with what he said. He was laughing too early.
In fact, Changxian didn’t mean anything else. People in ancient times said that bastard was not a curse word. It had nothing to do with his wife always running around with other people. It just meant longevity. So many times, Chu Qing always called someone a bastard. People didn’t understand it very well. .
Chu Qing quickly smoothed things over: "In short, everyone in the capital knows how virtuous Master Tao is. There are so many scholars, why is there only one prince and young master, and so many famous scholars and scholars? When mentioning Master Tao, no one will raise their middle finger and praise me. A role model for generations.”
Tao Yao waved his hands repeatedly: "False name, just a false name."
There are many things that need to be addressed. For example, things like marriage between a man and a woman have to be discussed by the elders of both parties. A word from Tao Yao is all it takes. If we talk about it in depth, it will be a bit embarrassing. Besides, he is here for business.
Chu Qing stepped forward and gave Tao Yao some tea: "Master Tao, this junior came to visit today. I originally wanted to find Brother Shaozhang, but it's the same with you. After all, you are the helmsman of the Tao family. As the saying goes Well, the sailing of the sea depends on the helmsman, and the growth of all things depends on the sun. You are the helmsman, weathered by wind and rain, leading the ship forward. You are the sun, the sun... um... the sun that lacks the sun. In short, the Tao family must have said it to you. Forget it, I’ll discuss it with you directly.”
Tao Yao waved his hand: "That's what my nephew said. Naturally, I am the one who makes the decision in the Tao family."
"Merchant, it's a businessman's matter." Chu Qing sat back on the stool and put away his playful smile: "Your Majesty wants to check the tax, conduct a thorough investigation, and hand over the matter to Qianqiying and the Ministry of Household Affairs. I think the first step should be Starting from the merchants in Beijing, that’s why I want to discuss this with Brother Shaozhang.”
Upon hearing this, Tao Yao's face straightened up and his expression was a bit incomprehensible.
In fact, Chu Qing was also in the middle of the game and subconsciously ignored some issues.
When he goes to court every day, it seems that the emperor is dealing with many things, dealing with many things reported by his ministers, and also dealing with memorials, as if every minister is Huang Laosi's little helper.
In fact, this is not the case. What these "little helpers" do is daily work, that is, what they do within their scope.
In other words, everyone works for the emperor, but the emperor never easily tells who should do what.
To put it more simply, if a doctor from the Ministry of Rites calms the people every day for more than ten years, the emperor may not even know his name.
But the emperor specially found someone and asked this person to pacify the people, just once. As long as the job is done well, the emperor will definitely remember this person.
Think about it again, one day, there is a vacancy for the Minister of Rites. There is a man who the emperor remembers has only served the people once, and a person who has served the people for ten years but the emperor does not know whose name it is. Which of the two has a chance to rise to the top? ?
The answer is self-evident, they are all working, but some people do the work that is part of their job, and some people do the work that is specifically assigned by their leaders.
Hubu belongs to the former, and it is a matter of responsibility, while Chu Qing belongs to the latter, and it is a matter specially assigned by the emperor.
But now, Chu Qing ran to Tao Mansion to find Tao Shaozhang, which meant many things.
This is Chu Qing, who wants to lead Tao Shaozhang to perform meritorious deeds!
Chu Qing definitely didn't think so, because he never thought about these things, but Tao Yao thought so.
Lao Tao was excited.
Xiao Chu, you are so righteous!
Listen to what others say, discuss it with Brother Shaozhang, be more polite and humble.
How could Tao Yao not know what his son was like? To put it mildly, his son was an idiot. He rode a horse with a bookboy and went to Xiao County, Li Mu’s territory, to investigate the family, but he did it two times in a row. After being able to come back alive for the first time, Tao Yao felt that God was taking pity on his mentally retarded son.
Chu Qing came here specially and said that we were discussing what to discuss. He thought too highly of his silly son.
Tao Yao stood up suddenly, closed the door of the main hall, stared at Chu Qing, and spoke slowly.
"My dear nephew, it doesn't matter. Whatever the emperor personally tells you, Quanzi will definitely do his best."
Or it could be said that Lao Tao, the prince's young master, was not in vain. He specifically emphasized what the emperor told him, so that his son would devote himself to it. This means that if there are achievements in the future, Tao Shaozhang must have a share of the credit.
How could Chu Qing know so many twists and turns? He said sternly: "Brother Shaozhang is quite influential in the scholar community. I want to make the merchants stink. The stink is terrible, just like the kind of stink that everyone screams for beating a rat crossing the street." Not audible.”
Old Tao looked confused: "Merchants have no reputation to begin with. I am also confused. What does tax inspection have to do with merchants?"
