Zhou Xingyuan said meaningfully: "Do I have money? Brother Han, you know best."

How could Han Xiufeng not hear what he said? Not only did he not get angry, but he asked curiously: "Brother Zhou, how much money did he spend to buy Ping'an in Kuizhou?"

Zhou Xingyuan smiled bitterly and said, "A total of four thousand taels!"

Han Xiufeng nodded, and shook his head after thinking about it: "Brother Zhou, whether you believe it or not, I didn't get any benefits for you, either in Ba County or Kuizhou. Instead, you chased you like a dog with a broken family and lived a panic all day long."

Zhou Xingyuan believed Han Xiufeng's words. After all, it was not easy to talk with Hu. He said helplessly: "It's all cheaper for those dog officials!"

"So why are we doing this? We fought and fought to the death, and finally we made wedding dresses for them."

"No more fighting."

"I don't think there is anything to fight." Han Xiufeng didn't want Jiang Haoxuan to wait outside for a long time, so he changed the subject: "Brother Zhou, the master of the Ministry of Justice asked me to advise you not to be stubborn anymore, not to ask for money or life. As long as you are willing to spend some money, you can not only go out earlier, but also donate and restore your post earlier. If I bring it, you can make your own decisions."

Zhou Xingyuan asked with a bitter face: "Brother Han, if I had money, could I wait until today?"

"It's useless to tell me this. I'm just a person who makes a conversation," Han Xiufeng got up and said while dusting the dust on his butt: "I guess they will ask me to persuade me a few more times. If you want to send me a message to someone, and say something if you want to eat. When they find that it's useless, it will be useless."

"I have nothing to say to you. As for food, I won't be polite to me. Just have wine and meat. This is enough to bring Zhou back." Zhou Xingyuan was not a ungrateful person, so he hurriedly got up and bowed.

"Then I'll leave, Brother Zhou, take care of it." Han Xiufeng bowed and replied, then walked out without looking back.

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After walking out of the Ministry of Justice, Han Xiufeng said that he did not persuade Zhou Xingyuan, and Jiang Haoxuan was indeed very disappointed. Apart from this, he had no better way, so he could only thank him and let Han Xiufeng come again tomorrow.

When he returned to the guild hall, Pan Er asked where he went in the afternoon.

Han Xiufeng did not hide it and told the whole story all the way.

On the way to Beijing, he was almost framed by Zhou Xingyuan. Pan Er is still scared and can't help asking: "Fourth brother, why don't you give his son a color to see if you want to kill a snake, and you will never die!"

"This is not as simple as you think."

"Why isn't it simple?"

Han Xiufeng took a sip of water and said helplessly: "Do you know why Mr. Jiang is in a hurry to ask me to persuade him?"

"Why?" Pan Er asked in confusion.

"Because Yunnan had to transport more than 2 million kilograms of Yunnan copper last year, Zhou Xingyuan only transported the first batch, and the remaining Yunnan copper will be transported to the capital one after another. Mr. Jiang knew exactly how Yunnan officials took the opportunity to make up for the deficit, just like those officials from the Ministry of Revenue. He knew that the Yunnan copper transported by the next few officials would be in short supply, and he knew that the day when those officials handed over the Yunnan copper to the Beijing Bureau was the day of investigation."

"What does this have to do with the son of Turtle surnamed Zhou?"

"It's a big deal. As the saying goes, don't blame others. If several subsequent officials arrive, Zhou Xingyuan will be more confident. And Mr. Jiang finally finds this job, so he naturally has to make some benefits, otherwise how to maintain his livelihood in the next year or even a few years. And this is related to his future. If he can do this job beautifully, Lord De will naturally treat him differently. If he fails to do this job, let alone make up for the gaps, he may not even be in the turn of the commission in the future, so he is eager to ask me to persuade him."

Pan Er still couldn't figure it out and said anxiously: "Fourth brother, Mr. Jiang wants money with the surname Zhou, and he doesn't care that you want money. The reason why he took money with the surname Zhou and asked you to help persuade him is because he didn't have the evidence of the custodian who was surnamed Zhou. To be honest, Mr. Jiang has evidence, and we can take revenge, killing two birds with one stone, how great is it!"

Han Xiufeng glared at him: "What's good? You'll kill two birds with one stone. If you really hurt the wrong thing, we won't know how to die!"

"Fourth brother, we didn't steal and sell Yunnan copper, what does it have to do with us?"

"It's a matter of being involved. The Zhou surname is so smart. He was so tired of having a chore on the labour of the Yunnan Tong, but he didn't complain in the lobby of the Ministry of Justice. He didn't mention the fact that his predecessor or even Shangguan asked him to take the blame for the loss. If we were tortured and punished the Zhou surnamed to death, it would not only affect the Uncle Guan, but also the friend of the Tao Zhuzhu and the Kuizhou Xiebiao, but also offend those who were surnamed Zhou in the same year."

Han Xiufeng paused and then said, "You don't know how important those civil officials consider the relationship between the same year. If we help Mr. Jiang to kill the Zhou family, can Mr. Jiang help us when those surnamed Zhou are dealing with us in the same year? Even if Mr. Jiang is willing to help, he, a lord who is still studying and walking in the Ministry of Justice, can't help us!"

Pan Er reacted and murmured: "This is, in other people's eyes, we are just grasshoppers. It's easy to beat us to kill Zhou's revenge."

"So you can't get involved in this kind of thing, and you can't offend people indiscriminately."

Han Xiufeng thought for a while and said, "Don't mention the ninth-rank sesame officials who donate their money, they are as wise as those princes and ministers. They are so smart that they have compiled a poem that they have to take out and recite every day, and examine themselves three times a day."

Pan Er asked curiously: "What word?"

"I just listen to Director Zhang's words," Han Xiufeng put down his tea bowl and said, "The career of the government must be sophisticated, the capital is always open, and the charcoal is always rich; don't talk about current affairs and be a hero, be a perfect and be humble; the ministers should be calm in the economy, do not show their extraordinary achievements, do not talk about loyalty; all the people are calm, do not discuss or refute. There is no matter how long and the country is prosperous, and the official fortune is prosperous; everyone should be harmonious in praise of the people, and be a good one, and the evil one is full of trouble; there is no disaster or difficulty to reach the three kings, and their wife is honored and their son is a doctor; there is even more fame in the future, and they will not be posthumously named Wenzhong, so they will be posthumously named Wengong."

"Good words, Fourth Brother, this "Yi Jian Mei" is so well compiled. Can I write one again? I will take it out every day and examine myself three times a day."

"Okay, I'll write it for you tomorrow."

Pan Er thought about it and asked again: "Fourth brother, let's not talk nonsense. Master Jiang will not have any evidence of the custodian robbing himself. Wouldn't it be okay if the turtle son surnamed Zhou stole so much Yunnan copper?"

Han Xiufeng pondered: "How could it be fine? He lost more than 100,000 kilograms of Yunnan copper, which is unprecedented and shocking. The court must have done it. But there is no need to worry about losing his head or being discharged by a stick. If you have good luck, you will be released for a year or two and spend some money to donate it to restore your post. If you are not lucky, you will be sent to the bitter and cold place to listen to it after you come out."

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Chapter completed!