Guo Hanjin was walking indoors uneasyly, while several other officials of different ranks sat there, looking very frightened.

"Mr. Guo, now Nie Siyuan is dead. Your Highness Seventh should not pursue us at will, right?" The governor of Fuzhou, Qin Hanwen, couldn't help but speak, "After all, the emperor has issued an order to demote officials from Fujian to third level to listen. Such punishments are already quite serious. If Your Highness Seventh will deal with other officials, aren't you afraid that the officials and people in Fujian will be unstable?"

"Ignorance!" Guo Hanjin almost roared. Qin Hanwen heard that he had promoted him, so he didn't have much concern when he spoke. "Your Majesty lost a prince. Do you know? If it was so easy, it would be a good idea and the majesty of the royal family would be gone! Fujian has long been a place of right and wrong. Now with this storm, it is not worthy of Lord Nie alone! Hanqing, Lord Nie died for us. You just called him his name, which would be too disrespectful to the dead. What kind of morality is it!"

Qin Hanwen almost blushed, but Guo Hanjin is his dual teacher of career and knowledge. He can't afford to offend him and does not want to offend him at all. "You know that your subordinates are wrong, so please forgive me!"

"Mr. Nie has now gone to immortality, and his eldest son has to be exiled again. The family has been confiscated, and only the orphan and widowed mother have a hard time living. I see what the Seventh Prince said today, and it seems that he will help him a little later. If we, the former colleagues, did not make any statement, I am afraid that the Prince will think that we are too pretentious." Zhu Mian, the magistrate of Kaoting County, said thoughtfully.

"I won't talk about these for the time being. The problem is that the gentry's encroachment on the land is not false. The problem is that this is true after every flood, and the people dare not speak out. Now the Seventh Highness uses this as an article. Is it the emperor's instructing him? After all, the dominance of aristocratic families is a taboo in the court!" As the censor, Lu Simang considered it even longer.

Everyone fell into silence. If this were the case, even if the seventh prince was sent, the emperor would send an eighth prince and a ninth prince. Anyway, the emperor had many descendants, so the imperial envoys from the royal family would probably be endless. However, with the local tyrants, it would be not so easy to compromise.

"I'd better come forward." Guo Hanjin sighed, "No of those gentry is a fuel-efficient lamp. You don't have much dealing with them, so it's hard to deal with it. To be honest, the storm involved countless court officials behind this storm, but the ones exposed on the surface are us local officials. The marriage relationships of these aristocratic families are all over the court and the country. If you are not careful, all of us will be scapegoats."

"Brother Guo, let's go with you tomorrow." Lu Simang gritted his teeth, "Now Lord Nie is dead, we are both officials and officials. If they don't give face, we have to use extreme means!" His face was extremely ferocious, "Man dies for money, birds die for food, and we have to pull some things on the road!"

Guo Han nodded worriedly, "Then I'll bother Brother Lu. In short, you all go and say hello to officials from all over the country. Now you have a prosperous and a loss. There is no second way to go. Let them be more at peace and follow their boss. Otherwise, don't blame me for being abandoned!" He, who has always been known for his elegance, said such words that made the rest of the people frightened. It seems that things have really reached the moment of death.

On the outskirts of Fuzhou, there is a large house standing in Lianjiang County. The Yue family, known as the first family in Fujian, lived here. Two hundred years ago, the ancestors of the Yue family started their business by fishing and then began to sell private salt. In the end, the business became bigger, so they naturally formed a relationship with the official uniforms and turned into official salt. Then there was a dazzling expansion of business and expansion, and several retired accountants from Shanxi were hired to start the business of Yinzhuang. Even the Yue family had a long-distance medicinal materials business in the three northeastern provinces. After several generations, The more money he earned, the more talents he had, and most of the girls became rich. A few promising children of the sidelines were even awarded the imperial examination. Now, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue in the court, Yue Qianfan, is the son of the Yue family. If it weren't for the head of Yue family that Yue Mingzhong sponsored him for ten years, Yue Qianfan would have no bright future at all. Therefore, the two years ago, Mrs. Yue followed her husband back to her hometown to visit relatives, so that her youngest son would be adopted by Yue Mingzhong's second son Yue Qianjie. With central officials in the court, the Yue family's momentum was even more prosperous.

"Master, Lord Guo and Lord Lu come to worship." A young boy in green hurriedly entered the main hall and knelt respectfully and reported. Although Yue Mingzhong had two sons as officials, he was a white man. When the imperial officials came to visit, he should have opened the middle door to greet him. Now the servants actually used the word "官", which shows that the Yue family is arrogant.

"No wonder my eyelids kept twitching this morning." Yue Mingzhong sneered, "It seems that someone has come to get a spy. The person who comes, opens the middle door, and I personally welcomes you to give Lord Guo and Lord Lu a face!"

Guo Hanjin and Lu Simang saw the opening of the Yue family, which had not been used for a long time, and a feeling of uneasiness surged in their hearts. With such a huge pomp, it was obvious that Yue Mingzhong did not intend to meet them in his personal name, but represented the position of the entire Yue family.

"Yueming Zhong led the Yue family's children to welcome Lord Guo and Lord Lu! The two adults came to the humble house, which made the house shine brightly!" Yueming Zhong led dozens of direct relatives from Yue family to welcome him. As soon as he finished speaking, he was ready to pay a big ceremony.

Guo Hanjin and Lu Simang were both panicked. This person's courtesy was not easy. If Feng Wuhen was here, it would be reasonable to accept him as the prince's imperial envoy, but if he weighed his identity, he would not be able to bear it no matter what. Guo Hanjin took the step forward, hurriedly helped Yue Mingzhong up, and said repeatedly: "Mr. Yue is a senior. How dare you receive this heavy gift? You really can't do it!"

Yue Mingzhong stood up and laughed in his heart, "The two lords are joking, Yue is afraid. Please!" He winked at the eldest son who stood behind him.

When they arrived at the main hall, Guo Hanjin and Lu Simang were both stunned. The Yue Mansion and the others have been here many times. They have always been very jealous of the calligraphy and paintings and antiques in the main hall, but due to Yue Mingzhong's identity, no one dared to ask for it. But now, the whole room is empty and there is no decoration at all. There is only a lonely set of rosewood furniture, which looks very cold.

"Mr. Yue, what's going on?" Lu Simang couldn't help asking, "Why did the original things disappear? Could it be that Mr. Xu was intentionally hiding treasures and not wanting outsiders to despise treasures?" He was a little angry with Yue Mingzhong's pretending gesture, so he also gave a little rude in his words.

"Mr. Lu is joking. Now after the disaster in Fujian, the lives of the people are worrying. Although my Yue family cannot help the victims, I will not be willing to be grateful to others. Although most of the Yue family's industries cannot be sold immediately, these things can be exchanged for a lot of food. The day before yesterday, I ordered someone to collect a batch of food from Guangdong at the cost of a painting of 100 stones of grain. Although it cannot completely solve Fujian's urgent needs, I can probably share some worries for the adults. As for treasures, I have changed some medicinal materials. After the disaster, the plague spreads, and some thin things will definitely save countless people." Yue Mingzhong's face was faint.

If an ordinary person is a praising the kindness of the Yue family, but Guo Hanjin and Lu Simang have been officials in Fujian for many years and know the nature of the Yue family. Humph, a calligraphy and painting is worth only 100 stones of grain? It is a joke. The Yue family is treasured by famous families, and it is hard to find money. How could it be sold easily and used for food? The food stored by the Yue family is the best in Fujian, and it is not difficult to get a few thousand stones. As for the medicinal materials, it is even more outrageous.

The Yue family who bought medicinal materials in the Northeast almost took over 30% of the precious medicinal materials business in the three eastern provinces. Ordinary people bought medicinal materials for one tael of silver. The Yue family only spent two yuan at most, and the cost was very small. If they took out those medicinal materials, they would be only thousands of taels of silver at most. Now the flood has receded a little, and the Yue family took the opportunity to occupy no owner or had a master land, which was probably less than tens of thousands of acres. Compared with the capital of less than ten thousand taels of silver, they have made a lot of money.

"Mr. Yue's kindness, the officials are grateful." Guo Hanjin bowed slightly and thanked, "But after the disaster, the court may have to investigate some illegal matters. The Seventh Highness came to Fujian with the respect of the prince. We do not know the profound meaning of the secret instructions. Please make a decision as soon as possible to avoid regret." He pointed out the important points gently, which was a warning.

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