Chapter 185 Zhang shaves his head! (Here he comes, five thousand two hundred!)

Xiangzhou.

"Master, Master, there is an urgent letter from Bianjing!"

The housekeeper hurried in from outside.

Gao Yuanbang, the head of the Gao family, put down his teacup and hummed, "Whose letter is it?"

The steward said: "It's a letter from Master Twelve."

Gao Yuan Bang suddenly became serious: "It's a letter from Min Zhi, please give it to me quickly."

The housekeeper quickly put the letter on the ground and quietly exited the hall. Just as he reached the stairs, he heard Gao Yuanbang yelling angrily: "Here comes someone!"

The housekeeper hurried in and saw Gao Yuanbang walking back and forth in the hall with a gloomy face. The housekeeper said cautiously: "Master?"

Gao Yuanbang pursed his lips and said, "Take the invitation and ask Zhizhou to come over quickly."

The housekeeper was horrified, but he didn't dare to ask any more questions and went to do his business quickly.

Gao Yuanbang watched the housekeeper leave, then sat in the living room and waited quietly. About two-quarters of an hour later, someone strode in.

Gao Yuanbang opened his eyes with a slight smile on his face. When he saw Ao Lianzhang, the magistrate of Xiangzhou, coming in his regular clothes, he stood up slightly and said, "Ao Zhizhou is here?"

Ao Lianzhang's face looked a little unsightly, especially when he saw Gao Yuanbang's butt just slightly off the stool. He snorted coldly and said: "Master Gao, you called me here like an order, what are you doing?

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Gao Yuanbang chuckled, pointed to the chair and said: "Ao Zhizhou, please take a seat and serve some good tea."

Ao Lianzhang's anger intensified, but remembering the power of the Gao family, he could only sit down reluctantly.

Gao Yuanbang took out the letter from his sleeve and put it on the table, then slowly pushed it over. Ao Lianzhang took it and took a look. He immediately stood up in shock: "The household is going to investigate Chang Pingcang! Mr. Gao, what news do you have?"

...The letter from Prime Minister Gao Gao... It's dead, it's dead now!"

Ao Lianzhang felt as though he were mourning his heir: "...I lived in poverty for ten years and had many years of ups and downs in officialdom before I reached the position of governor of the state. Now it's over, it's all over!..."

Ao Lianzhang was so confused that he was so panicked that he was spinning around in the hall like a headless fly.

When Gao Yuanbang saw this, he sneered in his heart. He thought that there was no one in the court. Such a person who didn't have any city government could actually sit in the high position of the governor. Zhao Zhen was really blind!

Ao Lianzhang turned around dozens of times before he realized that Gao Yuanbang was in charge here. He quickly told Gao Yuanbang, "Master Gao, this matter was caused by your Gao family, and you are responsible for settling it!"

Gao Yuanbang chuckled: "Ao Zhizhou, don't worry, sit down, have a nice cup of tea, and we'll discuss it slowly."

Ao Lianzhang looked very anxious: "What time is this? We are in Xiangzhou, not far from Bianjing. Maybe they will arrive in the next few days.

When the time comes, I will go inside Changpingcang and see that it is empty. By then, all the people who manage Changpingcang will probably be arrested. When the time comes, we will all have to go in after the first trial!"

Gao Yuanbang chuckled: "This is not the first time I have checked Chang Pingcang. I have been able to deal with it before, so there is no need to worry."

Ao Lianzhang gritted his teeth and said: "This time it's not that simple. You don't know who is responsible for raising the house this time. It's Zhang Heng!"

Gao Yuanbang was stunned and said: "Zhang Heng? I have heard of this man. I heard that he writes very good poems and excellent articles. He is also the number one scholar in the third place, right?"

Ao Lianzhang snorted: "You are not from the officialdom, so that's all you know. Do you know what we officialdom people call him? We all call him Zhang Shatou!"

Gao Yuanbang was stunned: "Shave your head? What do you mean?"

Ao Lianzhang snorted and said: "I wonder if Mr. Gao knows about the Jiangnan case in the third year of Qingli?"

Gao Yuanbang nodded and said: "Of course we know that Fan Xianggong bloodied Jiangnan and shocked everyone in the court. Who doesn't know about this? But what does this have to do with Zhang Heng?"

Ao Lianzhang sneered: "He is the culprit. If it weren't for Zhang Heng, how could Fan Xianggong easily touch Jiangnan? Forget it, there are too many twists and turns in the story, and I can't explain it for a while.

But let me tell you this, anyone who goes against this chapter’s head-cutting will not end well, so we’d better be prepared.”

When Gao Yuanbang saw Ao Lianzhang's pretentious appearance, he was filled with contempt and thought, "You idiot, what do you know about official struggles?"

However, after being reminded by Ao Lianzhang, he remembered that Gao Ruona had also mentioned Zhang Heng in his heart, so he took the letter over and read it again, and settled on this sentence: [...This time the leadership shortage

Regarding political matters, I want to mention Zhang Heng, who is responsible for the official affairs of the Household Office of Zhongshu Zhiyuan. Zhang Heng is good at calculation and is not an easy person. This inventory of Chang Pingcang is not unusual. Please pay more attention to my uncle...]

Gao Yuanbang suddenly frowned. He could regard Ao Lianzhang's caution as a joke, but he did not dare to ignore the words of Gao Ruona, his nephew. After all, he was a person who had reached the rank of censor Zhongcheng!

When Ao Lianzhang saw Gao Yuanbang's silence, he immediately became anxious: "Master Gao, you are so unkind. It was you who dragged me into the water at that time. Now I am furious. What do you mean?"

Gao Yuanbang was a little impatient, but although Ao Lianzhang was a fool, he was still a key figure among them, so he had to comfort him, so he smiled and said: "Ao Zhizhou, please be patient, I'm thinking of a way... Hey,

Got it."

Ao Lianzhang said quickly: "Say it quickly!"

Gao Yuanbang smiled and said: "It's just a few tricks, first a beauty trick, then a trick to hide the truth, mixed with Li Daitao's deadlock trick. If you really meet someone who is more competitive, then use a trick to draw out the salary under the cauldron. Really

When you have no choice but to do it, you can only...hehe."

Although Ao Lianzhang was a fool, he was a scholar after all. He had been immersed in officialdom for many years, and he understood the meaning of Gao Yuanbang's words. He was suddenly a little shocked by the viciousness of Gao Yuanbang's plan.

The so-called beauty trap, of course, does not really refer to beauties, but to flatter the envoys who come to inspect the accounts and warehouses, and to provide benefits in private. If they can be fooled in this way, it is naturally the best thing.

But generally it's not that simple. At this time, you have to use a stratagem to hide the truth. Put away the real account books, and then pretend that there is still enough food in the warehouse. Generally speaking, you can basically fool people here.

It's past.

Because the special envoy is often very busy and has to inspect Changpingcang in several states in a short period of time, where can he see it so carefully?

But if the special envoy is really bad, and has mastered key evidence, and is fighting with this side, then he can only draw fire from the bottom and burn the warehouse, and there will be no evidence. But at this point, it is estimated that the entire Changpingcang prison will be destroyed.

When you are an official or something, you have to put your head in. As for yourself, you might also be pushed out to take the blame.

As for the part not mentioned later, it is estimated that they will take action against the special envoy, which is tantamount to rebellion...

Ao Lianzhang felt cold in his heart, but he did not dare to say anything more, because he knew that Gao Yuanbang could really do this. The Gao family had bullied Xiangzhou for many years, and he, the magistrate, had also become a puppet of the Gao family. How could he

Neng didn't know the Gao family's methods, so he had to say: "Okay, this is very good!"

Gao Yuanbang nodded with satisfaction, thinking that it was not in vain to give so much money to this idiot every year, and he was very sensible.

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Fang Yuanque and his people arrived in Xiangzhou, covered with travel and dust.

The reason why we chose Xiangzhou as our first stop is, firstly, because Xiangzhou is relatively close to Bianjing, and secondly, because the granary in Xiangzhou is a first-class granary, one of the highest-level Changping granaries.

Fang Yuanque and his people checked into the Xiangzhou Legation. Not long after, someone came to report: "Tang Guan, Ao Zhizhou wants to see you."

Fang Yuanque laughed and said to the people around him: "Someone can't sit still."

The people around him laughed and said, "Has the official seen you?"

Fang Yuanque nodded and said, "Of course I'll see you."

When Ao Lianzhang saw Fang Yuanque, his attitude was very low: "Envoy Fang, you have worked hard on this journey, thank you for your hard work."

Fang Yuanque smiled and said: "They are all sent by the imperial court. Within the duties, there is nothing hard or not hard, and compared to staying in a household, going out on official business is actually a nice job.

It's much more comfortable to take in the scenery and have nothing to eat on the road than to work exhaustingly every day in a small house.

On the other hand, Ao Zhizhou is guarding the prefectures and counties for the country, and the daily affairs are complicated, so it is a bit harder."

Ao Lianzhang flattered you, and then said: "Tonight, I will host a reception banquet at Xiangzhou Restaurant, and invite the wise people from Xiangzhou to give you a reception and wash away the hardships along the way."

Fang Yuanque shook his head and said: "That's not necessary. This time I am on business, and there are still more than a dozen prefectures and counties to visit. Time is tight and the tasks are heavy. I really don't have time. I will go to inspect Changpingcang tomorrow. After reading it,

We have to rush to the next place.”

Ao Lianzhang was anxious, but after several attempts to persuade him, Fang Yuanque refused, so Ao Lianzhang had no choice but to leave.

Ao Lianzhang left the embassy and immediately rushed to Gao's house.

When Gao Yuanbang heard that Fang Yuan was unable to get in, he nodded gloomily and said, "It doesn't matter, the warehouse has already made preparations. If he wants to see it, let him see it."

Ao Lianzhang was worried, but he couldn't sleep all night. He got up early the next day and rushed to the embassy together, but in vain. The people in the embassy said that Fang Yuanque had already set off for Changpingcang.

Ao Lianzhang was so anxious that he rushed to Changpingcang and found Fang Yuanque and others waiting outside.

Ao Lianzhang breathed a sigh of relief. When the supervisor of Chang Pingcang saw Ao Lianzhang coming, he hurried over and said, "Ao Zhizhou, you are finally here."

Ao Lianzhang asked in a low voice: "Did you stop them?"

The supervisor nodded and said, "We won't let you in without local officials to lead the way. It complies with the procedures."

"They didn't show the inspection papers?"

The supervisor smiled proudly: "We are low-level subordinates and cannot recognize Zhongshu Zhazi, so we need you to come over and confirm."

Ao Lianzhang breathed a sigh of relief, then patted the supervisor on the shoulder and said, "Well done."

From a distance, Fang Yuanque had noticed Ao Lianzhang's arrival and walked over.

Ao Lianzhang quickly raised his hands and said: "Why did Special Envoy Fang get up so early? Well, you are too diligent!"

Fang Yuanque chuckled: "Ao Zhizhou, please inspect and inspect Zazi, and then take us in for inspection immediately."

Ao Lianzhang, however, looked at the situation and said: "It's so early for Special Envoy Fang to have not had breakfast yet. Otherwise, we can check again after breakfast. Anyway, the closing position is here, and there is no way he can escape..."

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Fang Yuanque's face darkened and he said, "We've already come, let's not talk about anything else. Ao Zhizhou won't let us go in for inspection. Is there something wrong?"

Fang Yuanque didn't give any face at all.
To be continued...