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Volume 1: Eagle Chapter 550: Calculation

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    Looking at the furious Wei Guogong, Wei Fu's face became serious, and he said respectfully: "Master Guo, I'm not very clear about this matter. It's just that the third young master just gave me a rough idea. If the Duke  If you want to know more, you should call the third young master in! "The third young master is outside." "Master Guo, the matter has become like this. How to solve it is the key. Let's call the third young master in and ask."  He frowned and said with a bit of hesitation on his face.  Nodding slowly, Wei Guogong regained his emotions and ordered Wei Fu: "Let that traitor come in. I want to see what trouble he brought back." It didn't take long, and a man wearing a  Young man Hua Fu followed Wei Fu in. He knelt down in the middle of the hall and said respectfully: "Father, my son did something wrong this time. Please punish him!" Seeing his son's attitude, Wei Guogong nodded.  He said expressionlessly: "This is not bad. I dare to admit that I have done something wrong, and I have not lost the integrity of the Duke of Wei. After all, what is going on, I would like to see who is plotting against our Duke of Wei!" Kneeling on the ground  Xu Wenwu sighed softly, Jiang was still old and hot, and his father knew that he had been plotted.  But just as he was about to speak, another person walked in from outside.  This is a man in his thirties, wearing Ming Dynasty-style armor and a bright red cloak behind him, with a resolute look on his face.  He took off the sword from his waist and handed it to Wei Fu. The young man saluted Wei Guogong respectfully and said, "My son has met his father!" Then he turned around and hugged Mu Tianbo with a fist, and said with a smile, "Brother Mu Xian!" Mu Tianbo  He quickly stood up and returned the courtesy, smiling and saying: "I have seen brother Wen Jue!" The person who came was none other than Xu Wen Jue, the eldest son of Wei Guogong, who is now the governor of the Chinese Army.  Unlike other brothers, Xu Wenjue received a good education since he was a child. He was involved in both martial arts and poetry and calligraphy. He can be said to be an all-rounder in both civil and military arts.  Looking at his son with satisfaction, Wei Guogong said in a deep voice: "Why are you back? Is there nothing going on in the Yamen?" "Go back to father. Uncle Fu sent someone to send a message, saying that there is something going on at home, so let me come back!" Xu Wenjue handed it to Wei Fu.  A helpless look in his eyes, and he said honestly.  Seeing Wei Guogong looking at him, Wei Fu said quickly: "Young man, please leave first!" After saying that, he turned around and left quickly without asking Wei Guogong to answer.  Instead of questioning Wei Fu, Wei Guogong snorted coldly.  He glared at Xu Wenwu and said: "It's not like you, a good brother, caused this. You haven't learned well all day, and you don't know that you were tricked." "Father, the third brother is a sincere person and will not treat others like a villain.  He has inherited his father's merits. This time, the third brother is doing it for the good of the house, so the father should not blame the third brother if he is not kind to others. However, those who scheme against the third brother are quite courageous.  They dare to stroke the tiger's beard, so they must not be able to eat it and carry it around!" Xu Wenjue glanced helplessly at his third brother who was kneeling on the ground, with a flash of pity on his face, and advised Wei Guogong.  The position of heir apparent to the Duke of Wei was decided early.  Xu Wenjue is also very good and has a good relationship with his brothers.  Especially with the third brother Xu Wenwu, they have had a good relationship since childhood, and they are naturally very protective when talking.  Although he was angry with Xu Wenwu, it was his own flesh and blood after all. Now that the eldest son had asked for mercy again, Wei Guogong said nothing more.  With a bit of solemnity on his face, he said: "Tell me! What's going on?" "My son has many friends in Nanjing, but most of them are close friends. There are only a few who contact him frequently. There was an earthquake in Yangzhou.  Later, someone found his son, but not the son, but Xu Ren, who managed the restaurant for his son. Xu Ren told his son that someone could get a large amount of grain and sell it in Yangzhou! "  Wen Wu knelt on the ground and slowly narrated, but the sadness and anger in his tone could be heard.  Listen to your son.  Wei Guogong still had some impression of Xu Ren. He was a bookboy he arranged for his son.  In order to meet daily expenses and to train his son, he handed over a restaurant at home to his son.  It seems that Xu Ren is in Dali.  "My son was also doubtful at first, how could such a good thing happen to his son? But my son had met the man once and he seemed to be a very good businessman. He also said at that time that the earthquake in Yangzhou had destroyed the food supply.  It would definitely get a good price, but the local magistrate would definitely cause trouble, so he wanted his son to protect him. Besides, it would cost a lot of money to buy food, and he would need a lot of people to pay for it. " "  He didn't believe him and asked him to talk to a few people, but he actually found the person. Among them were Zhao Yi, the son of Zhao He, the commander of the Zuo Army, and Liu, the son of the inspector of Bingbei Road.  etiquette, andThese are the sons of officials.  The son felt that this matter was still unreliable, but later the man revealed his identity. He was the son of Wu Xin, the son of Wu Yang, the governor of Southern Zhili.  Wu Xin took the lead in this matter, and most of the people here were found by Wu Xin.  Seeing that his father's face was getting darker and darker, Xu Wenwu immediately shut up. After hearing this, Wei Guogong had already guessed that Wu Yang was probably responsible for this matter. Those who cooperated with him must also have  They are the parents of these children. Letting these boys come out is just a cover-up. When I was not in Nanjing, these people had their minds set on the Wei Guogong Mansion.  After taking a look at his son, Wei Guogong continued: "I will tell you next that you made peace immediately, each raised a large amount of money, and actually bought food.  He really made a lot of money by giving the grain to his subordinates to sell!  " "Yes, father!  However, the son did not know at the time that Yangzhou had not received disaster relief food for so long.  One day Xu Ren was arrested by the Yangzhou magistrate, and the 50,000 tons of grain we brought to Yangzhou were also detained. At that time, my son did not realize that something was wrong. After all, he had expected it.  Later, the governor Wu Yang came forward and the Yangzhou magistrate went home to wait for the ginseng. The people were released and the things were brought back.  The grain was sold out quickly, so we pooled our money together to buy a large amount of grain, totaling 200,000 dans!  But this time I won't sell it in Yangzhou, but plan to traffic it to various disaster-stricken places.  "Xu Wenwu said with a bit of helplessness on his face. "It seems that the source of this food is the treasury of South Zhili. The governor of South Zhili and those officials sent the food out in the name of disaster relief food.  And then sold them all to you.  Wu Yang is so courageous!  This is life-threatening.  "There was a flash of hatred in Wei Guogong's eyes, and he wanted to tear Wu Yang into pieces. "These grains are indeed from the Nanzhili Treasury. The disaster relief imperial officer Ying Zhen asked the Nanzhili Treasury to come up with 300,000 loads of grain for disaster relief.  , but there is no more in the treasury.  Wu Yang did not dare to tell the truth. The people who went to collect food from other places had not returned yet. They did not expect the disaster relief minister from the court to come so quickly.  Wu Yi hoped that we would get the food back for emergency use, so he told us the truth.  However, my son discovered that those who manage the grain business all have Shanxi accents!  "Xu Wenwu knelt on the ground, respectfully waiting for his father's punishment. After pondering for a long time, Xu Wenjue on the side said: "Father, I don't think this matter is about money. Those Shanxi businessmen are not short of money.  " "Although the main purpose is not for money, money is also a very important reason.  There are two main businesses in Shanxi, one in the northwest and one in the southeast.  The northwest was engaged in smuggling business, but the emperor killed a group of people and reorganized the army. Their business there could no longer continue.  In the southeast, it's salt. They have salt pipes in their hands. If they don't have salt pipes, they still transport salt, or they simply sell smuggled salt.  But now that the salt in Yangzhou is in the hands of Longchang, these people are anxious!  "Wei Guogong analyzed calmly, his face no longer showed atmosphere, but a touch of ridicule. Xu Wenjue nodded, and then asked: "Then since it is not mainly about money, what else is there?  " "My father has not arrived in Beijing yet, and the military reform in the six northern provinces has already begun. It is too easy for these people to get this news.  From that moment on, they began to make plans. This matter was probably a big one!  Through this grain case, many officials in Nanjing were able to be tied to them.  You must know that this case is a big one and no one dares to expose it!  This way, no matter what they want to do, things will be much easier!  " Wei Guogong explained to Xu Wenjue, while glaring at Xu Wenwu who was kneeling on the ground. Nodding, Xu Wenjue's face flashed with a flash of surprise, but he still frowned and said: "Reforming the military system is the general trend.  What can they do?  What's the benefit of doing this?  " "They do it not for any benefit, but because they have to do it!  There are too many dirty things in the southeast, and the Hangzhou Mutiny is just a microcosm.  Although the emperor did not pursue the matter of private occupation of farmland, he did not say that he would not investigate the matter of military pay and ordnance.  These people were frightened. The emperor killed many people in Liaodong, all of which were confiscating their homes and annihilating their clans!  "Wei Guogong sighed, with a complicated look on his face. Although Emperor Tianqi's iron-blooded methods shocked many people, they also forced many people to go to a dead end. They wanted to use various means to force Emperor Tianqi to give up.  There is another point that Wei Guogong did not say about the military reform. Those smugglers in the southeast will not agree with the military reform. Once the military reform is successful, it will be very difficult for the entire southeast to find loopholes. Besides, many people have officials in their families.  If found out, I'm afraid the family will also be implicated.
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