Zhao Kuo wanted to visit privately on a private basis, which was undoubtedly a big problem, but as His Majesty the Emperor, Zhao Kuo had the right to do whatever he wanted.

So Zhao Kuo soon found the highest-level official who accompanied him, and this person was either someone else or Mao Sui.

Zhao Kuo spoke to Mao Sui, "I and the Queen plan to have a private visit on the mask. You can prepare for me and set off tomorrow."

When Mao Sui heard this, he became irritated.

Before Mao Sui could come up with a remark to dissuade Zhao Kuo, Zhao Kuo had already spoken first.

"You are my intelligence minister, and you can be said to be the most familiar with intelligence. If that's the case, if you can't even arrange a private visit from me, I will doubt your ability."

This sentence directly blocked all the things Mao Sui wanted to dissuade him. After all, Mao Sui had to try his best to prove his ability.

So the next day when the fleet was taking such a short rest in a small town by the river, Zhao Kuo took Queen Tian Wan to disguise herself, quietly left under the cover of several followers, and rushed to another city ahead in advance.

After two days of travel, Zhao Kuo arrived.

The name of this small town is Juchaocheng, and it is also a relatively lively city.

Zhao Kuo took Tian Wan around Juchao City. This situation is basically aimless and goes wherever you like. It can be said that it is full of randomness.

For Zhao Kuo, he felt that this method would give him a better chance to detect some things from the grassroots level that were full of customs and customs.

Juchao City is indeed quite lively. It used to be the land of Chu, so the entire city is full of Chu accents. But overall, the text and language of Zhao have basically been implemented, and it is indeed a unified language of writing.

After confirming this, Tian Wan couldn't help but sigh and said to Zhao Kuo: "Your Majesty's promotion of the unity of language and writing will make the communication between the Han Dynasty from south to north in the future without any obstacles. It is definitely an unprecedented achievement."

Men are all creatures with great confidence. When a man is full of admiration and praise from his own woman, this self-confidence can be said to have soared into the sky and is very satisfying.

So after hearing Tian Wan's words, Zhao Kuo couldn't help laughing and directly pulled Tian Wan's hand.

Tian Wan's face turned red at Zhao Kuo's sudden action, and she subconsciously wanted to pull her hand away. However, Zhao Kuo did not hesitate to hold it tightly, making Tian Wan unable to break free.

Tian Wan's pretty face turned red, but she could not stand Zhao Kuo, so she could only let Zhao Kuo hold hands like this.

For some reason, this made Tian Wan feel a little sweetness in her heart.

Behind the two, Mao Sui, with several guards, immediately began to look at various strange places such as the houses and streets next to them, and in short, he pretended not to see them.

At this moment, a quarrel suddenly came from the side, attracting the attention of Zhao Kuo and his wife.

"You are forcing the young woman to force me to sue the official, I am going to sue you!"

In Zhao Kuo's sight, the two strands were twisting together, one of which was a man who looked like a middle-aged scholar. He held the hand of a middle-aged woman tightly and refused to let go.

On the other side, there was a man who seemed to be a noble, with a few thugs or servants, and was also pulling the middle-aged woman, as if he was trying to pull the middle-aged woman apart from the middle-aged man.

There were also some people watching around, but for some reason, no one came forward to lend a helping hand.

Zhao Kuo frowned and said to Tian Wan beside him: "Let's go, let's see what's going on."

Zhao Kuo and his party walked directly towards the group of people. As soon as they got closer, they heard a man who looked like a noble sneer and said, "Old Fan, you owe so much money and can't afford it. Then we will take your wife to pay off the debt according to the previous agreement. This is completely legal. Even if you sue the government, the government will not support you. Do you understand?"

The middle-aged scholar who was called Lao Fan said angrily: "You are just cheating people. There are so many regulations on the loan document I wrote before. Where can I study it clearly?

Now, the capital of borrowing money is not as high as the interest rate. How can I afford it if you let me do it?"

The noble man sneered and said, "Your words are even more funny. All the words were written clearly before.

I have reminded you again and again, and asked you to see the results well. If you don’t see them yourself, are you blaming us now?

If you are not convinced, you will take your loan document to the government to sue. I think you can win?"

The noble man spoke with a very arrogant attitude and a loud voice.

After hearing this, the scholar's face suddenly turned red. He wanted to continue saying something, but he had been pushed away by several of the man's followers and was about to separate from the woman.

At this moment, two children suddenly rushed out of the room and cried and shouted at the mother, rushing towards the woman, but were directly pushed to the ground by the followers.

The people watching next to them turned their faces one after another, obviously they couldn't bear to see this scene.

Zhao Kuo frowned and walked up directly, and said coldly: "You guys are too much doing things, so stop me."

After Zhao Kuo said this, everyone's eyes immediately gathered on Zhao Kuo.

The noble man's eyes fell on Zhao Kuo, and then he also condensed.

As a nobleman, it can certainly be seen that Zhao Kuo has a different temperament than ordinary people. In addition, although Zhao Kuo was in a private visit, he was still wearing a set of silk, which was also a clothes that only nobles could wear.

The noble man's attitude suddenly improved a lot, and he said to Zhao Kuo: "I'm afraid you don't know that he owes us Lu's money. We have given him a whole year to pay back the money, but he still hasn't got to pay it back.

So, we are just following the previous loan documents.”

As the saying goes, "When you are talking to ghosts and speaking to others, this noble man undoubtedly interprets this to the fullest."

Zhao Kuo's expression was calm and he said lightly: "Although the loan documents are indeed recognized by the government as having legal effect, you should not forget that His Majesty issued an order as early as the first year of the establishment of the Han Dynasty, requiring all localities to strictly prohibit usury.

Although I have not read the loan documents between you and her, the interest exceeds the principal is undoubtedly a loan shark. You don’t really think that if this matter is in trouble, it will be supported by the government, right?"

After Zhao Kuo said this, the middle-aged scholar who was originally dull and present suddenly showed hope in his eyes and hurriedly shouted loudly: "This lord is right. You are just usury, it is illegal. I will go to the government to sue you."

After hearing Zhao Kuo's words, the noble man's face changed again and again, and what was flashing in his eyes?

It seems to be hesitating.

After several seconds, the noble man spoke to Zhao Kuo, "Dare you ask for your honorable name?

Why do you insist on going against our Lu clan?”

Zhao Kuo asked, and said lightly: "My name is Li You. Today I happened to pass by here by chance. As the saying goes, I just want to see unfairness on the road, just draw my sword to help."

The name Li You is actually the name of Li Si's son. Zhao Kuo borrowed it by the way. Anyway, Li You is just a child of three or five years old now.

Zhao Kuo's words of dissatisfaction and he drew his sword to help him, which immediately received praise from many onlookers.

In fact, to put it bluntly, everyone knows and sympathizes with the difficulties of this middle-aged scholar. After all, they are all neighbors and they are somewhat affectionate on weekdays.

But it’s a pity that the Lu clan is obviously more powerful, so they dare not provoke him.

The noble man from Lu's family changed his face and changed. He was obviously thinking about something. After a while, he said: "Do you have something to do with Li Si, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?"

Zhao Kuo smiled faintly and said to the noble man: "Why should I tell you?"

The noble man's face suddenly turned red. You must know that the Lu family is the local overlord. No one dared to speak to the Lu family in this place in this tone for many years.

The noble man of the Lu family looked at Mao Sui and several followers behind Zhao Kuo, and finally his eyes fell on Tian Wan's face, and he felt a moment of loss of consciousness.

Although Tian Wan is already a woman in her 30s now, the years have not left any traces on her face. Instead, she looks more mature, dignified and elegant, and she feels more charming.

So the noble man took a deep breath, bowed to Zhao Kuo and said, "Since it was Mr. Li You who spoke, we will let him go for the time being, but he must pay back his money. I hope Mr. Li You will not help others so casually in the future, otherwise there may be trouble."

After saying this, the noble man from Lu's family took a few followers and let the woman go and left the place.

After the woman was released, she immediately hugged her two children and cried.

The neighbors obviously breathed a sigh of relief and returned to their homes one after another.

The middle-aged scholar walked up with a look of gratitude and bowed respectfully to Zhao Kuo: "Thank you, Li You's kind-hearted man, for helping him. If it weren't for your kind-hearted man, I'm afraid my family would be destroyed today."

In fact, the expression on Zhao Kuo's face was somewhat careless at the beginning, but after hearing Fan Zeng's name, he immediately showed a surprised expression.

"Did you say your name is Fan Zeng?"

The middle-aged scholar was stunned for a moment and said to Zhao Kuo with some confusion: "Have you heard of my name before?"

Zhao Kuo: "..." Although it is just a name, the historical knowledge that Zhao Kuo had just dug out in his mind told him that Fan Zeng, who was located in Juchao City, should be really Fan Zeng, the father of Xiang Yu in history.

This is not a big deal about Zhao Kuo. After all, there are so many famous figures in history books that Zhao Kuo has met over the years. Of course, Zhao Kuo cannot say that he thinks about the historical figures of this place when he goes to a place, because history has changed a long time ago, and no one knows where to go.

In terms of age, when the Qin Dynasty was destroyed in history, Fan Zeng was already an old man, and it was perfectly in line with the calculation.

But how did Fan Zeng, who was famous in history and became a military advisor in Xiang Yu, come to this point?

At this moment, Tian Wan, who was standing behind her husband, suddenly reached out and poked Zhao Kuo. Zhao Kuo came to his senses. Fan Zeng in front of him was still waiting for his reply.

Zhao Kuo smiled and said to Fan Zeng: "It's okay, it's just that after hearing your name, I remembered an old friend."

After hearing Zhao Kuo's words, Fan Zeng couldn't help but feel a little strange in his heart. What's going on with this old friend?

But of course Fan Zeng would not say he would care about this, but said to Zhao Kuo: "Fan Zeng cannot repay his kindness and virtue. Please don't dislike the simplicity of my house. Be sure to have a simple meal in the humble house."

At this time, Fan Zeng's wife and two children also came forward and saluted Zhao Kuo very sincerely.

After hearing this, Zhao Kuo nodded with a smile and said, "Of course there is no problem with this, so I'll disturb you."

Zhao Kuo walked into the small courtyard of Fan Zeng's family. When he looked around, he found that there was a sense of shabbyness and simplicity everywhere.

This is not uncommon. After all, if a person is not really poor, he would not have borrowed money.

Fan Zeng obviously felt Zhao Kuo's gaze and said embarrassedly: "I'll make my benefactor laugh."

Zhao Kuo laughed and said to Fan Zeng: "What does this mean to be?

It is common for a real man to start in a humble room, and you don’t have to worry about it. It is unknown whether you may be able to soar in the world in the future.”

Although it was just a short polite word, this sentence now gave Fan Zheng a considerable comfort. He said to Zhao Kuo very gratefully: "If Fan Zeng can really achieve some achievements in the future, he will rely entirely on his benefactor's guidance today."

Both sides walked into the main hall in the room and sat down, and then Zhao Kuo also began to ask why Fan Zeng had fallen to the point of hiding to borrow usury.

Fan Zeng smiled bitterly and said, "If you want to talk about this, it is really related to the establishment of the Han Dynasty."

When Zhao Kuo heard this, he became more and more confused. After asking carefully, he learned the truth behind the reason why Fan Zeng was in a downturn.
Chapter completed!