"The reason why I made briquettes in Kyoto is not to deny that I can make money, but more importantly, I want to prevent people from freezing to death in the winter in Kyoto. I will chop off the hands of anyone who dares to steal this business. Xu Songqiu from Qibao Pavilion will

Wenzhan, this is life

Example. But now briquettes are the business of the imperial court, and I will not embezzle a penny from it. Whether in Yongzhou or Yunzhou, I will do my best to help the imperial court do this. I just hope that the lives of our people in Liang will be more comfortable.

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Pei Yue's waist was straight, his body was majestic, and his voice was clear.

Mo Qingyun looked at him with complicated eyes.

Pei Yue ignored him, looked directly into Yan Linchuan's evasive eyes, and said angrily: "Mr. Yan, I thought you were a smart man. After all, you were able to retreat bravely and let Mr. Luo take charge of the government, so I think Lingzhou is

There won't be any trouble. But I never imagined that you could be so stupid."

Yan Linchuan was silent for a long time, then sighed and said: "Master Pei, I am an old man and confused."

Pei Yue did not continue to accuse. Some words only need to be pointed out, and there is no need to say them clearly. That would leave no room.

He was sure that the Yan family did not have the guts to fight against the imperial court on their own, and they were just one of them. Judging from the current information, Xue Tao, the governor, wanted to take over the monopoly on briquettes, so he must have arranged everything in Lingzhou for more than a year.

Now it seems that the horse bandits in Dongqing Mansion and the problems in Linqing are probably caused by Xue Tao's arrangement or acquiescence to create difficulties, and the forced palace at the Furong Banquet was his trump card.

It's just that the governor who has been in Lingzhou for more than 20 years did not expect that Pei Yue was not the superficial young man in his eyes. When Qin Xu was speechless, he could expose the conspiracy of Lingzhou officials and gentry together with just a few words when Qin Xu was speechless.

The killing game came out.

Therefore, Xue Tao avoided seeing Pei Yue during this period, perhaps thinking of ways to remedy the situation, or planning a more ruthless plan.

For Pei Yue, now is an unexpected opportunity to break this deadlock.

The sudden situation in Linqing was definitely not Xue Tao's fault, because it was very stupid and naive. Even if Pei Yue did not arrive in time, what could these scholars and people do? As long as the imperial guards did not go on a killing spree, they would have nothing to lose.

Harvest. Shang Yu is an old man from Nanying, so he doesn’t even have this knowledge.

Pei Yue was angry because Shang Yu considered too many issues and acted too weak, so he had to give him a lesson. Of course, Pei Yue also wanted to use this to build military morale.

A trace of hesitation appeared on Yan Linchuan's old face, why: "Sir Pei, I just learned about what happened today. The reason was that a servant found someone snooping near my coal mine. Shi Qiao was worried that it was a horse bandit, so he asked someone to go there.

Report it to the governor's office, and then let these scholars and people try to drive away these people with unknown origins."

Pei Yue sneered and said, "Mr. Yan, these words make you look down on me."

Yan Linchuan quickly waved his hand and said: "Sir, please don't get me wrong. This statement is just one-sided words made by Shi Qiao just now. Of course I don't believe it."

He paused and seemed to make up his mind and said: "Sir, the coal mine outside the city should belong to the imperial court. Today I will make the decision and hand over the land deed to you. As for the unscrupulous descendants in the family, perhaps they were blinded by the benefits of briquettes.

Perhaps he offended the lord's subordinates in a fit of enthusiasm, so he should be severely punished, and I will never complain."

Pei Yue looked at the tired look on his face and the slightly pleading look in his eyes, and suddenly understood the whole story of this farce.

Yan Linchuan may have been greedy, and regardless of whether this greed was instigated by the younger members of the family, at least he knew how beneficial briquettes were.

But he is not stupid, and of course he will not let the Yan family go against the imperial envoy. However, he is no longer in charge of the Dongfu, and it is not uncommon for people to leave the officialdom. When Xue Tao and Lingzhou officials are suppressing the situation, how can the Yan family do it?

Stay out of it?

What's more, there are many greedy and stupid people in the Yan family. It seems that most big families with many descendants will have such problems.

Just like Yan Shiqiao who is tied to the ground now. Although he was unable to speak after his jaw was removed by Deng Zai, after hearing his father's words, he suddenly struggled violently, his face turned red, and his face became slightly pale.

Appearing ferocious.

Pei Yue glanced at him indifferently, and then said to Yan Linchuan: "The elder understands the righteousness, and the younger generation admires it very much. However, the imperial court has its own rules for doing things, and as an imperial envoy, the younger generation does not dare to do anything wrong. According to the discussion between the two rulers of Dongfu

The final land price for the Yan family's coal mine is ten times the price of high-quality paddy fields. After measuring the area, the Yan family will not lose a penny."

Yan Linchuan shook his head and said: "After all, this matter is handled by the Yan family. How can I still have the nerve to collect money? Please give me some face and accept the land deed there."

Things were changing so dramatically that Yu Zheng felt dizzy.

He looked at Pei Yue, who was less than 20 years old, and his heart was full of envy and fear. Once upon a time, he had great ambitions in the Southern Army, but it was a pity that they turned into nothing.

On the other side, Mo Qingyun's perception of Pei Yue changed again. At first being beaten by this young man, he was naturally angry. After Pei Yue directly interrupted Yan Linchuan's probing, he suddenly felt that he was not so embarrassed. After all,

Even the elders of the three dynasties were not good enough in front of this young powerful man, so what was he, the county magistrate?

Especially at this moment, Pei Yue insisted on taking over the land according to the court's rules. This move actually made Mo Qingyun develop a good impression of him.

But neither Mo Qingyun nor Yu Zheng obviously realized what kind of cleverness was hidden in the polite words exchanged between the old man and the young man in front of them.

Pei Yue pointed out that he saw Yan Linchuan's strategy of retreating in order to advance, and allowing his family to cause today's farce was nothing more than taking the initiative to give the handle to Pei Yue. The purpose of performing this drama in front of Mo Qingyun and Yu Zheng was natural.

It was to prove that the Yan family was forced and had no choice but to betray the entire Lingzhou elite.

Otherwise, if Pei Yue gets his things done and leaves, how will the Yan family survive in Lingzhou in the future?

Therefore, Yan Linchuan insisted on giving the coal mine to Pei Yue for free, on the one hand to show his helplessness, and on the other hand to protect these people outside the city.

It's just a whole show.

Just as he and Pei Yue were arguing, three horses suddenly came galloping from the northwest.

The cavalry on the periphery naturally recognized that this was one of the five outposts sent by Pei Yue to guard, so they did not step forward to stop him.

The three cavalrymen drove straight in, their horses' hooves flying.

When they were still a few feet away from Pei Yue, the three of them suddenly reined in the reins, jumped off their horses and ran forward. They knelt on one knee and clasped their fists and said hurriedly: "Sir, there is a large group of cavalry coming from the northwest. They may be within ten miles now."

Outside!"
Chapter completed!