"These are all the people I know who share my identity." Zhu Ling blew on the ink on the paper. "These are the ones I think I can trust to some extent."
Hua Zhi took it and looked at it.
Zhu Ling handed over another copy, "These are from Qi Qiu's group."
“That’s thoughtful.”
Zhu Ling lowered his head and slowly put down his sleeves. What was so intentional about it? It was just like the other party was willing to trust him, and he was just giving out this little bit of trust. There were some things that the other party didn't want but he had to give, just like this list, it was just a matter of willingness or not.
This girl is a tough and courageous character.
"I'll have to trouble Master Zhu to write down all these things. I need to submit them to others for review. If you think of anything else, please write it down as well." Hua Zhi stood up. "A war between Daqing and the Chaoli tribe is inevitable. Before the war, we need to get to know the Chaoli tribe again."
"Yes, I will try to write it in as much detail as possible."
Hua Zhi gently folded the dried rice paper, turned around and left. When she reached the door, she looked back and said, "Master Zhu, you can go anywhere as usual. Please feel free to do as you please."
Zhu Ling smiled and said, "The girl is so polite that I don't know what to do. I am always worried that there might be a sharp knife hidden in her politeness."
"It's probably the feeling of a wanderer who has been wandering for many years. When facing Lord Zhu, I know how happy it is to have a home to return to, a country to be loyal to, and parents to be filial to." Hua Zhi smiled, "But the silver I embezzled before must be handed over."
"I am willing."
After watching the master and servant leave the house, Zhu Ling paced to the door and looked at the moonlight outside for a moment, then stepped over the threshold, went down the steps, and walked into the yard, letting his whole body be shrouded in the moonlight. He raised his head and squinted at the not very round moon, a smile gradually appeared on his face, and the excitement in his heart was slowly released at this time.
Will his life in the future be as peaceful as it is now, bathed in the moonlight
Yu Mu had someone prepare a comfortable room early in the morning. Bao Xia asked the young lady to sit aside first. He checked everywhere before he was satisfied. The bedding and other things were all new. He had two buckets of hot water available, and the kettle was also full, which showed how thoughtful he was.
After making some tea, Bao Xia said softly, "I'll go get some ready. You go take a bath and relax."
"Just take a bath. We have other things to do. Let's not waste time here." Hua Zhi glanced at the clepsydra. It was three quarters past midnight. "Prepare paper and pen."
Baoxia didn't dare to delay the young lady's business and hurried to prepare.
Hua Zhi had already prepared a draft in her mind and kept writing with her pen. The first letter she wrote was to her grandfather. After talking about Jin Yang, she focused on another thing - hoarding food.
Fearing that the letter would fall into the hands of others, she did not dare to say that she had deposited a sum of money. Her grandfather knew that she was not the kind of person who would speak without purpose, and he would have thought more about the meaning of the letter.
Although she had sent people to Yan State to purchase grain, compared with the Ministry of Revenue of a country, her move could only be regarded as a small one. Now everyone knew the ambition of the Chaoli clan. If my grandfather proposed to use the silver obtained from Jinyang to purchase grain in preparation for war during the court meeting, the military generals would certainly support it, and even if some civil officials opposed it, they would not be able to make any waves. Once the trend was set, the emperor would have no reason to object.
Putting down the pen, Hua Zhi read it from beginning to end, and only picked up the pen to write the second letter after making sure there was no problem.
This letter was written to Xiaoliu. She has always believed that it is useless to just talk about the truth. Only the truth that is proven by facts can be deeply rooted in people's hearts. What's more, it involves people like Zhu Ling. Only by making him understand their hardships can he put himself in their shoes to solve their problems and prevent such problems in the future.
As for the emperor, she had never thought of submitting a memorial. She was not qualified to do so. She believed that the Qishusi had its own effective way of presenting reports to the emperor.
"Your subordinate Jia Yang requests to see you."
"Come in." Hua Zhi kept writing. After a while, she put down her pen, separated the letters and put them into envelopes. She looked up and asked, "What role does the aide play?"
"He has been following Lu Xinming for seven years. His existence is to hinder Lu Xinming. When Yuan Shifang was in power, he encouraged Lu Xinming to protect himself and not get involved in interests, so as to occupy this position. Later, Yuan Shifang was arrested, and Lu Xinming was able to be sidelined so quickly thanks to his advice."
With Yuan Shifang in front and Zhu Ling behind, Lu Xinming was still able to stand on the shore without getting his feet wet. No wonder he would turn against that aide. I'm afraid that the aide was regarded as his savior. Hua Zhi almost laughed out loud. What the hell was going on.
"What is Zheng Xing's identity?"
"Combining his situation in the capital, he is just an ordinary person who likes to gamble and has some talent in gambling. The Chaoli tribe saw the skills of his subordinates and gave him capital and manpower to let him come to Jinyang to show his talents. He does have some skills, and he has made some contributions to turning Jinyang into what it is now. Although the Chaoli tribe took away most of the silver, they did not treat him badly and have made him a lot fatter and stronger over the years."
Hua Zhi raised her eyebrows, "He doesn't know the identity of the person behind the scenes?"
"I asked him, and he said he didn't know. He once suspected that the person behind him was some royal relative or noble."
If he says he doesn't know, then he doesn't know. Hua Zhi doesn't bother to worry about unimportant people, but "Fatten him up and kill him. Confiscate the Zheng family property, but don't touch the person. Let the Ministry of Justice decide how to deal with him."
"yes."
At this point, Jin Yang's situation was basically clear. Hua Zhi rubbed her forehead and said, "According to convention, how long will it take for someone from the capital to arrive?"
"It will take at least ten days at the earliest." Thinking of his master's previous arrangements, Jia Yang said, "The Seventh Consulate and the Prince's Mansion will be faster. They will definitely come to listen to your orders in four days at the most."
Hua Zhi glanced at Bao Xia, and Bao Xia understood and stood outside the door to guard.
Motioning Jia Yang to come closer, Hua Zhi whispered, "Maybe you can find a way to transport some silver?"
Jia Yang was stunned. "Money from the casino?"
"Not only the casino, I have to transfer at least half of the silver that Zeng Xianglin hid. I have already discussed this with General Lu." Hua Zhi rubbed her aching forehead. She did not want to make any more trouble or take any more risks, but thinking of the current situation in the capital, she had to make some more preparations. She had to be on guard against the emperor knowing that he had the silver to repair the water conservancy projects, and she also had to be on guard against someone trying to get a hand in this matter and reap the benefits.
She and Yan Xi had indispensable contributions to the Jinyang affair, but whoever took over later would also have a good opportunity to take credit. She and Yan Xi only found the silver, while the latter presented a large sum of silver to the capital. She didn't believe that those people would miss such a good opportunity to show up.
She couldn't interfere with who would eventually get the fruit, so she could only do some preparations before they arrived. If they were her own people, it would be great, but if not, her preparations would not be in vain.