The mastermind behind the tax and silver case is Shilang Zhou... Xu Pingzhi slapped the coffee table with a slap, stood up angrily, his eyes widened, he opened his mouth to scold his mother, but there seemed to be something stuck in his throat.
Xu Xinnian glanced at his incompetent and furious father, his handsome face was extremely serious, "The news is reliable?"
Xu Qi'an nodded: "One of the chief officials in charge of the tax and silver case, Chu Caiwei of Sitianjian told me."
He repeated Chu Caiwei's words.
Xu Xinnian raised the teacup, put it down again, and said thoughtfully, "It seems that what happened today is not an accident, but Zhou Li's revenge."
Yes, as expected of a scholar who can raise people in the exam, his brain is very useful.
Xu Qi'an was a little overjoyed, knowing that this conversation would not be in vain.
If it was just Uncle Xu, he wouldn't bring up this secret talk, it would be meaningless.
Because the second uncle was in a hurry, he would only say: it's a brother, just go kill people with me.
There is no way, after all, he is a vulgar warrior, he is good at hacking people, but he is blinded by calculating people, and the professional fields are different.
Xu Qi'an asked the school: "What is Erlang's opinion?"
Xu Xinnian glanced at his cousin, frowned, and seemed to be dissatisfied with the tone of his examination, so he said in a bad manner:
"What should I do? Of course, it's better to strike first, and then to suffer."
That's ok. Xu Qi'an was taken aback, it was hard to imagine that Xu Xinnian would say such decisive words.
Hearing this, Uncle Xu, who thought he was the head of the family and the backbone of the family, felt that he could no longer be silent, and reprimanded his son:
"Put away your ignorant and arrogant thoughts, don't say that you are a mere juror, even if you are the champion, you can't provoke the Minister of the Ministry."
As soon as he finished speaking, he was ruthlessly rejected by his nephew: "I think Erlang's idea is right."
Xu Qi'an continued: "We did not offend Zhou Li, but Zhou Xianping, the minister of the household. Zhou Li may not dare to take revenge, but what about the servant of the household?"
"We not only ruined his good deeds, but also injured his son-in-law. As long as a person with a flamboyant temperament is a person, there is absolutely no reason to endure this. Besides, in Shi Lang Zhou's eyes, Xu's residence is no different from ants. He has no reason to let us go."
Xu Pingzhi refused to accept it: "No, we can't fight against Shilang Zhou. Ning Yan, you have met Bai Yi of Si Tianjian, and New Year is a student of Yunlu Academy. With these two relationships, as long as we keep ourselves safe, no one will dare to provoke them."
Is it really
Xu Qi'an reminded: "Second uncle, you may not know that the white clothes of Si Tianjian do not interfere in the government affairs of the court."
Xu Cijiu went on to say, "During the tax and silver case, I was also a student of Yunlu Academy? The reason my eldest brother can come back today is because Zhou Li was unreasonable and his methods were too low-level. , it is reasonable and legal to let the Xu family beheaded, can Sitianjian and Yunlu Academy still rob us of prison? For us to fight against the law?"
Xu Pingzhi, who felt that the majesty of the head of the family was under attack, frowned, "However, what should we do, deal with the minister of the household, and be dignified and upright..."
I don't know, I'm just a simple transmigrator... Xu Qi'an turned his attention to the handsome little brother:
"What do you think, Jiro?"
Xu New Year was silent. After a long time, when Xu Pingzhi was almost impatient, he slowly said, "I've been thinking about something just now."
"The tax silver was robbed, and the emperor was furious. Obviously, he attached great importance to the silver. He should have severely punished the culprit."
"Didn't those two deflated calves commit suicide out of fear of sin?" Xu Pingzhi said.
Looking at his father, Xu Xinnian ignored him, and continued: "I can think of two possibilities, one: there is a backer behind the minister of the household. Two: the emperor has concerns, such as maintaining a certain delicate balance. "
"My eldest brother said that the Ministry of Household impeached Zhou Shilang for embezzling money from the Mexican state treasury. Why didn't he impeach another Shilang and the Minister of the Household?"
Xu Qi'an's heart moved: "Zhou Shilang's political enemies are dealing with him?"
Xu Xinnian nodded: "The teacher said that from ancient times to the present, the core of imperial art has always been balance. The emperor did not move Zhou Shilang, which means that this matter is likely to involve party disputes."
"Then what should I do?" Xu Ershu asked subconsciously.
Xu Qi'an rubbed his chin and said thoughtfully: "The emperor's mind may work in peacetime, but now the Jingcha is imminent, as long as you can seize the handle of Zhou Shilang, there is a great possibility to kill him, the Jingcha is an ancestral system, even if Even the emperor can't do it alone. The core of Confucian dragon slaying is the word "ritual system". Therefore, Zhou Shilang's political enemies will not stop there."
Xu Xinnian was taken aback. He didn't expect that the words "Dragon Slaying" would pop out of the rough cousin's mouth. Is this still the Kuaishou cousin
... I just watch a lot of costume dramas! Xu Qi said with peace of mind.
Of course, part of the reason is that there is a lot of history to learn.
History books are the quintessence of human culture. If you study history carefully, you will learn a lot from it.
History books are also the most useless things, because the only lesson human beings can learn from history is that human beings cannot learn any lessons from history.
Xu Qi'an, who likes to read history, originally sneered at this sentence, but later found that there is a certain truth.
The reason is that when he was studying, his parents and teachers always said bitterly: You must study hard, study hard, or you will regret it in the future.
No one takes it seriously.
It was not until he experienced setbacks and was severely beaten by society that he finally came to his senses.
Xu Qi'an's cousin is not fond of reading. He failed to do business in the sea. He blurted out once: You must study hard, or you will regret it in the future.
After saying that, he was stunned.
Xu Xinian raised his chin and said in the tone of an exam: "What do you think should be done, eldest brother?"
You are really unwilling to admit defeat. If you are the heroine, this arrogant character is not very pleasing.... I prefer 36d's coquettish and cute Yu sister... Xu Qi'an complained in her heart, with a calm expression. said:
"Why did Zhou Shilang create a tax case? It's definitely not corruption, because corruption can be done at any time, so why should he stand on the cusp of Jingcha?"
"Unless he needs a sum of money urgently, he needs this money to fill the hole, and the reason for filling the hole is to deal with Jingcha." Xu Qi'an gave full play to his logical reasoning ability.
"So?" Xu New Year's mouth twitched.
So we have to find out the real reason why Zhou Shilang embezzled tax money, we have to solve the case, so that Zhou Shilang has nowhere to hide, confesses his guilt and obeys the law... Xu Qi'an was about to say this, and suddenly saw Xu Erlang's half-smile eyes, It didn't say anything.
"I understand!" Uncle Xu slapped his thigh, and his spittle flew out with excitement: "So we have to expose this matter so that the surnamed Zhou has nowhere to hide."
He was so excited that he felt that his brain was finally enlightened once.
I'm not stupid either... Uncle Xu thought proudly.
Xu Xinnian let out a "ha": "Does your father think that, as a royal guard of a hundred households, you can be a majestic servant of the household inspection department and have access to the household files?"
Xu Pingzhi's face instantly stiffened.
Xu Dalang said "ha": "Of course it's impossible."
Thank you Uncle Lei.
Xu Xinnian, who was unable to suppress his cousin intellectually, was a little dissatisfied and asked, "What do you think the elder brother should do?"
Xu Qi'an lightly clasped the table with his fingertips, "Fighting tigers and swallowing wolves, we are not the main force to deal with Zhou Shilang, what we have to do is to crush the camel's last straw."
As for how to do it, he hasn't figured it out yet.
It's not bad... ..Xu New Year nodded in approval and said, "Take a step back, we don't have to deal with Zhou Shilang, the dignified fourth-rank officers, and they have all the ingenuity and skill. It's not that we can deal with it now, but people just Weaknesses."
Xu Qi'an's eyes lit up, and he gave a high five: "Zhou Li!"
"Yes, compared to Zhou Shilang, Zhou Li's scoundrel is better to deal with. If the charges for impeachment are not sufficient, then we will create charges. Hand the knives to Zhou Xianping's political enemies and let them help me kill Zhou Xianping." Xu Xinan Canruo A wicked look flashed in Xingchen's eyes:
"The Jingcha is just around the corner. If Zhou Shilang's son does something outrageous, as a father, Zhou Xianping will not be able to excuse himself. The emperor is willing to protect it once, but not necessarily the second time."
Having said this, Xu Xinnian frowned and said, "Although this entry point is good, it's just that people are not fools, and the means of framing the blame may not work."
Uncle Xu listened to his son and nephew, you said what I said, and suddenly found that the head of the family had been pushed to the edge of this secret conversation and could not speak at all.
But as his son's layer-by-layer analysis, Xu Ershu's thinking became clearer and clearer, and the more he thought about it, the more likely it was. Can't help but clapped the table excitedly:
"My son resigns from the old and has the first aid."
Don't I have the capital to support your nephew? Xu Qi'an glanced at the second uncle, and took the opportunity to diss Xu Erlang:
"Erlang, that's why you can't escape the rut when you say that the scholar's empty talk is wrong for the country."
Xu Erlang twitched the corners of his mouth and said ironically, "Brother, please enlighten me."
Xu Qi'an didn't panic at all, "I can't give you a successful solution, but I can provide an idea."
Uncle Xu hurriedly said, "Come on."