Yin Zhi also lived in the station, next door to Bai Shan and the others. Perhaps because Bai Shan came first, the inn gave him the room facing the street, which is the innermost one, and there is a room separated from Yin, so no one can hear any secrets from this room.
After entering the room, Mr. Tang scanned around and said, "Order some food, we will talk while eating." He also urged Zhou Man, "You are also an official, why don't you share a room with Yicheng?"
Zhou Man was stunned and asked, "Why should I live elsewhere?"
Bai Shan also turned his head to look at Master Tang.
Master Tang said with a serious face: "It's getting late, it's too late to talk, I'll stay here overnight,"
Zhou Man let out a breath, and was about to answer, but he didn't finish his sentence, he took a breath and said: "I just want to have a night talk with Bai Shan Bingzhu."
Bai Shan: "...No need, I remember that there is no one living on the opposite side, Man Bao, go ask Yi Cheng for a room, and ask the senior to rest at the opposite side at night."
Zhou Man nodded again and again, turned around and went down to look for Yicheng, for fear that Tang He would speak again.
Seeing her going out, Yin or wondered, "Isn't Brother Tang also an official? He doesn't need money if he wants to stay in a hotel, right?"
Besides, the rooms in the inn cost money, so it’s not that expensive for one night, right
Tang He said: "I forgot to bring the official post and official seal. Zhou Man's ready-made fourth-rank official is so useful."
But they are husband and wife, if they want an extra room, what will be said tomorrow.
Yin may hesitate to speak, but in the end he still didn't say anything.
Man Bao quickly booked a room and came up, and by the way ordered Daji to go out and buy some snacks and snacks.
The four closed the door and talked, Ming Li and Changshou squatted outside the door together, the two looked at each other, you stared at me, I stared at you.
As soon as the door was closed, Tang He suddenly said seriously: "Changbo has already set off for Jiangnan, Zhishan, it's up to you next."
Bai Shan nodded.
Tang He said: "Although people's hearts are unpredictable, some things can be deduced. Let's deduce the development of things afterwards?"
Bai Shan was distressed: "I don't know those people well."
Tang He said: "I've heard of some of them, and I'll tell you about them."
In fact, if we really want to talk about the power in the court, the aristocratic families in Jiangnan are far inferior to the aristocratic families in Guanlong and Ludi in the Central Plains. However, the government orders there are not clear, and it seems that as long as there is a little force, Jiangnan can be separated from the control of the Jin Dynasty. .
So the emperor has always been very concerned about Jiangnan. In fact, he failed to really control Jiangnan.
This is also a problem left over from the previous dynasty.
In the previous dynasty, the world was in chaos, especially in the Guanzhong and Central Plains areas. It can be said that the surname is Wang today and Li the next.
The aristocratic family that temporarily moved back from the south because of the stability of the previous dynasty slipped to the south of the Yangtze River. Although the south of the Yangtze River is also chaotic, it is much better than the north.
Later, the world was initially settled, and Jiangnan quickly settled down, but it was not the emperor who led the army to fight down wave after wave, but the aristocratic families in Jiangnan gathered their forces and took the initiative to vote.
This was a good thing at the time, after all, there was no need to fight, but after that, the Jiangnan area gradually became out of control.
"Many aristocratic families have branches in the south of the Yangtze River. They can operate in the south of the Yangtze River regardless of the government's orders. Among them, the salt tax and tea trading are the most important."
Bai Shandao: "Isn't it already getting better?"
Tang He sighed and said, "On the surface, this is the case, but no one knows what the actual situation is."
Yin Or lowered his eyes and took a sip of tea and said, "For more than twenty years, His Majesty has been sending officials and manpower to the south of the Yangtze River. I think the situation is not as bad as before. Otherwise, His Majesty would not have said that there should be a salt tax." .”
Tang He looked at Yin He.
Yin Or put down his teacup and said, "Don't look at me, I don't know more specifically."
The three looked back regretfully, and sighed together: "It would be great if we could know who is His Majesty's person. Brother Yang is also much more convenient in Jiangnan."
Zhou Man cheered up and asked, "Do you think His Majesty will use those people for Brother Yang?"
Bai Shan: "No."
Tang He was more straightforward, "What are you thinking? Even if His Majesty employs someone, he is using Changbo for others. His qualifications are there, and..."
He paused and said: "Jiangnan is too far away from the capital, His Majesty may not trust them completely."
Especially Yang Heshu, although the emperor sent him to Jiangnan because he trusted him, there must be some doubts, especially since the Yang family has been operating in Jiangnan for many years, Yang Heshu stood directly on the opposite side of the family this time.
When Tang He and Bai Shan were plotting Jiangnan, Yang Heshu was camping on the side of the road, and Wan Tian took the boiled water and let him drink it.
Yang Heshu looked away from the starry sky, took a sip, and after sweeping the crowd around, said: "Let everyone drink some water and rest."
Wan Tian responded, handed over the water to the guards, turned around and tidied up the carriage to let him rest, "Master, rest."
Yang Heshu looked at the starry sky without moving, and said casually, "Go to sleep first, I will sit down for a while."
The master was not asleep, so it was impossible for him to sleep as a servant. Wan Tian squatted next to Yang Heshu, looked up at the starry sky, and asked him, "Does the master miss your wife?"
Yang Heshu looked back and shook his head, "I'm wondering where the prince and the others are at this time."
"Still in Qingzhou, right?" Wan Tian said, "His Royal Highness will not be able to leave with the princess and son-in-law."
Yang Heshu nodded, "It's a pity that I didn't get to see the method of drying salt with my own eyes. I only read some data from the letter."
"The Lord is worried that they are exaggerating?"
Yang Heshu shook his head and said with a smile: "If it is possible for others, Bai Shan and Zhou Man will not."
Wan Tian became more confident, "Master, with the help of Mr. Bai and Miss Man, the trip to the south of the Yangtze River should be fine, right?"
Yang Heshu said: "I am waiting for my father's choice."
Wan Tian became worried again, although Hou Ye loved their uncle very much, but he was the patriarch, so it was impossible for him to think only of his uncle.
Also after he came out of the house, the uncle directly asked him to call him the lord.
The lord is the head of the household...
Before going out, the uncle and Lord Hou had a very unpleasant quarrel, he was not very confident, "Master, do you think Lord Hou will stand by your side?"
Yang Heshu lowered his eyes and said: "He will. Those who know the current affairs are outstanding, but others are not sure, and the patriarch is not irreplaceable..."
Wan Tian froze in shock, "Change, change the patriarch?"
Yang Heshu glanced at him calmly, and asked, "Even the emperor can be changed, just change the patriarch, what's the surprise?"
Wan Tian: ...
For Wan Tian, isn't Yang's changing the patriarch the same as changing the emperor
He swallowed nervously, remembered something again, and looked at Yang Heshu expectantly, "Master Lang, you are the young suzerain, changing the patriarch...does it mean changing you?"
Yang Heshu knocked him on the head, "What are you thinking, father standing on my side may be replaced as patriarch, will they let me take over the position of patriarch? Naturally, the young suzerain was replaced together."
Wan Tian was about to cry, for him, the young master was born as the young suzerain, it was hard for him to imagine that he was not the young suzerain.