Chapter 71：

Two days later, something happened in Lingzhou.

In the case of Zhou Baoping's sudden death, the Department of Shipbuilding made an appeal to the court, and Emperor Chengkang issued an order to restore his name after death.

On the surface, this is the best explanation that Emperor Chengkang can give him. In the dark, Emperor Chengkang will take care of his family, at least to ensure that his life is rich and safe. Yin, has a bright future.

As for the withdrawal of Lingzhou Port, the two-year tax payment and the inexplicable extra interest are undoubtedly a blatant cut of meat from Shibosi.

However, Jiang Xu didn't give any room for concessions. The Empress Dowager Jingzhongsu and Emperor Chengkang secretly confronted each other, and Emperor Chengkang said both inside and outside that what King Dingbei meant was what he meant.

In fact, Cheng Kangdi originally just wanted to give Su's family a warning. He can turn a blind eye to controlling Bobuy and official private sea trade for the time being, but if he still dares to act recklessly even in the future, don't blame him If you tear your face apart, you will hurt yourself by 800, and you will hurt the enemy by 1,000. As for making up the taxes and interest for the past two years, he had never thought about it, but Jiang Qizhi thought it was okay when he mentioned it this way.

This is clearly intended to hurt Su's family, but it won't hurt to the point where both sides are hurt. After all, if that evidence is brought out, the Shibo Secretary will inevitably face a complete reshuffle, including the many people involved. Officials in Lingzhou, and even the Sujia faction in central Beijing, will suffer losses.

They can cut off their wrists to exchange blood, and help another person to the top, but the Su family is not united in one mind. If they really abandon each other, the sacrificed families will inevitably feel jealous, and those officials and followers who are attached to the Su family will inevitably care about it. People's hearts are fluctuating, and there is no guarantee that Emperor Chengkang will not leave a loophole to place chess pieces in Lingzhou to cultivate power. In contrast, it is not so unacceptable to pay a huge amount of tax money.

Sure enough, no matter how unwilling the Su family was, they finally agreed to make up the tax payment and its interest, but said that it would take time to raise the tax payment, and it was hoped that it would be extended until the end of the year.

Jiang Xu was easy to talk about, when to make it up, and when to hand over the evidence. Su's family was very heartbroken, and changed their minds that they must make up within the next month.

The amount of tax money to be supplemented was negotiated, and Jiang Xu asked for 30% of it to pay for the troops stationed in the North. The national treasury has added a large amount of income, and the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs who has always been the best at crying about the poor is rare and generous, and he agreed to the matter.

After the matter here, Jiang Xu and his party did not stay in Lingzhou for long. The officials in Lingzhou were terrified for several days, and finally sent him out of the city respectfully, and heaved a sigh of relief.

Even Su's family, who had been slapped hard for a while, didn't show any complaints, and only hoped that the king of **** would leave soon, so that no more troubles would happen in Lingzhou.

Ming Tan thought that after Jiang Xu's errand was done, they would return to Beijing the same way. But she didn't know until the day before leaving the city that Jiang Xu planned to go to Tonggang, Quanzhou.

"You and Shu Jingran go back all the way first, and this king will catch up as soon as possible. If you can't catch up, you should go back to Beijing first."

Ming Tan couldn't help tugging at the corner of his clothes: "Can't A Tan go together?"

"Do you know where Tonggang is?"

Ming Tan shook her head, Quanzhou is not a place of transportation, how could she know about the nameless town under Quanzhou.

"After Tonggang is remote, even taking a bath is difficult. It won't be much better than sleeping in the woods." Jiang Xu patiently explained.

Ming Tan was a little puzzled: "Isn't Tonggang facing the sea? Why is it so difficult to take a bath?"

Jiang Xu paused: "The sea water is salty, you can't drink it, and you can't use it for bathing."

Ming Tan grew up in a boudoir, and has never seen the sea in her life, so her knowledge is limited. She always thought that the sea is a boundless river, but she didn't know there was such a difference.

She suddenly said: "No wonder there was a drought in Lingzhou. I heard the magistrate's wife say that the Lingyu River was named after praying for rain. I always felt something wrong. Then I thought about it, why do we need to pray for rain near the sea in Lingzhou? So it is... "

Jiang Xu nodded: "So, you go back to Beijing with Shu Jingran first."

But Ming Tan came back to his senses, and was a little reluctant. He walked forward, hugged his arm and said coquettishly: "Husband...A Tan doesn't want to go back to Beijing first, and A Tan is not afraid of being tired. If he can't take a bath... just bear it for a few days." Come on, take me with you, I want to see what the sea looks like."

For some reason, Jiang Xu was very easy to talk this time, he only pondered for a while before replying: "Don't go back on your word after setting out, I won't delay for you."

"Yeah, I won't delay my husband's business!" Ming Tan immediately straightened his small body, raised three fingers and swore.

Jiang Xu believed it for now.

However, Ming Tan said that there would be no delay, and shortly after leaving Quancheng, he tentatively made a request: "Husband, I just looked at the map, and it seems that we can take the road of Li County, and we can return to the original place in half a day's journey at most. Determine the route, Li County is richer than Cheng County... I want to go to Li County to add some things, so as to save Tonggang from lacking things."

"Isn't it an addition in Quancheng?"

"The previous purchase...may not be enough." Ming Tan risked his cold face and racked his brains to find an excuse, "Besides, we passed through Li County when we came here. Didn't we eat a delicious pastry? I want to have another Buy some."

Jiang Xu put down his book of war and looked at her fixedly.

Ming Tan thought to himself: It's over, it's over, my husband will definitely scold her with a straight face and no mercy.

Her small face was tense, and her heart was disturbed, but Jiang Xu looked at her for a while, without moving his eyes, and only said to the outside of the carriage: "Take Li County."

This agrees? Husband is too lenient today, isn't he?

Ming Tan sneaked a look at him calmly, but his expression remained the same, and he continued to read the military book with his lowered eyes.

Li County, Lingzhou, the hometown of fireworks, is rich in various firecrackers and fireworks.

Walking along Lixian Street, at least seven of the ten shops are in the fireworks business. Even the fireworks needed to be lit for palace celebrations are mostly sent to the capital from Li County.

They went to Quancheng earlier, and they stayed in Li County temporarily for one night. After this matter was over, Ming Tan also thought that he would return via Li County, so he sent Yun Yi here early to make some preparations. She had no choice but to bite the bullet and find some excuses that sounded vexatious to try.

After arriving in Li County, they stayed in the inn on the way when they came.

Taking advantage of Jiang Xu's inattention, Ming Tan asked Yun Yi in a low voice, "Are you all ready?"

Yun Yi nodded sharply, quite a bit of "you can rest assured that I will do things".

Ming Tan followed Jiang Xu back to the room, freshened up a bit, and then pretended to hold him back, asking him to accompany him to buy pastries.

During this journey, Ming Tan was mostly accompanied by Yun Yi when he went out, and Jiang Xu only went out with her once.

It's not because Jiang Xu doesn't want to accompany him, but because Ming Tan doesn't like having him accompany him.

Go shopping with him, if she doesn't speak, he won't say a word. If asked whether it looks good or not, he will answer both. If you ask which one is better to buy, let her buy them all... It's like a walking log, and although he doesn't express his opinion, there will always be a sense of urgency in people's hearts, "Have you finished shopping?" It's better to go shopping by yourself.

Now going out, it's the same again, obviously two people are together, but Ming Tan has a feeling of loneliness for no reason, after buying pastries, she has no interest and wanders aimlessly, if it is not for waiting for the dark, she wants to go back The inn is closed.

Just when she was so bored that she looked up at the sky in three steps, the silent wood beside her became a spirit.

Jiang Xu suddenly stopped and asked, "How do you sell this sugar figurine?"

"Hey guest officer, you can choose these pinched five cents a piece. If you want to pinch them now, you can get eight cents a cent." The vendor responded enthusiastically.

"Can you pinch one like my wife?"

Hearing this, Ming Tan couldn't help but glance at him, feeling quite strange as if the sun was coming out from the west.

"Of course I can do it. Ma'am, you look like a fairy, you are so lucky!" When a business came to the door, the vendors talked loudly, clearly covering their veils, and they could boast about their fairy looks, "Young master, you have to pinch yourself!" One or two are cheaper, how about only fifteen cents?"

Jiang Xu wanted to say no need, but Ming Tan responded first: "Okay, then we will each pinch one like us."

"Hey, good! A good couple is made in nature, good things come in pairs."

Hearing this, Jiang Xu didn't say anything more.

This small vendor has a quick mouth, but his craftsmanship is not as good as his mouth. According to the sugar figurine made by the two of them, except for the color of the clothes on the body, there is no resemblance in other parts.

After paying the bill, Ming Tan took Jiang Xu's sugar figurine to enjoy himself: "How did you make it? It's just that I can't make out the face with the veil covered. My husband is so handsome, but he was made into such a shape. Look at the face is more than twice as wide, and the eyebrows, the mouth..."

As she spoke, she picked up the sugar figurine and compared it to Jiang Xu's face: "Tsk, it's really ugly. If your husband is so dignified, I'm afraid A Tan will have to wipe his neck on the first day of marrying into the Dingbei Palace. went."

Jiang Xu: "..."

Ming Tan was babbling about being ugly here and there, when the person beside her suddenly snatched the sugar figure from her hands, and bit off the sugar figure's head without changing his face.

"...?"

Ming Tan froze for a moment.

This candy is mostly for viewing, and the taste is not good. Her husband is too cruel, so ugly that he even eats himself!

Thinking of this, she subconsciously looked at the candy figurine that Jiang Xu was pinching for her.

Jiang Xu also looked at the veiled sugar figurine in his hand, twisted the stick twice, and then made a gesture of wanting to eat it.

Ming Tan stared straight!

He is the only one who is ugly, why even bite off her head!

But when the sugar figurine was brought to his mouth, his body and head did not instantly separate as Ming Tan expected. He lowered his eyes and only licked it lightly.

"..."

Ming Tan's ears were hot, and he stepped on his boots regardless of the reservedness he always paid attention to when he was outside.

lecher! rash! Dirty! !