Chapter 296: Unable to send a letter to Kyoto
"Did Luo Fu and Zhao Mingsheng do this? Or has the Salt Transport Bureau always had this practice?" Liu Zhe suddenly asked.

Zheng Xiao let out a long breath and said, "It should be the idea of ​​the two of them. I secretly investigated some situations and found that the pre-sale of salt permits should have started three years ago."

Liu Zhe nodded slightly and continued to pour tea for the two of them.

It is easier to deal with if it is not a convention, which means that this matter only involves Luo Fu and Zhao Mingsheng, and does not involve the previous Salt Transport Commissioner and Salt Inspector.

However, even if it only involves Luo Fu and Zhao Mingsheng, this matter is still a very dangerous thing for Zheng Xiao.

If Zheng Xiao is willing to cooperate with them, then everything will be fine and everyone will get rich together.

It is obvious that Zheng Xiao is unwilling to go along with them.

As their lives, property and future are at stake, the two will definitely kill Zheng Xiao as soon as possible.

Yang Zhengshan pondered for a while before asking, "What's the situation now?"

Logically speaking, if the two sides had a showdown, Zheng Xiao should not be able to leave Liao'an Prefecture.

At this time, Luo Fu would definitely keep a close eye on Zheng Xiao to prevent him from exposing their crimes.

"Thanks to your letter, I had the opportunity to come here. Didn't you notice that there are a lot of people following me?" Zheng Xiao smiled helplessly.

He had been in office in Liao'an Prefecture for several months. After discovering this matter, his first thought was to expose it, but fortunately he reacted quickly and chose to be accommodating to Luo Fu.

Now both parties are in the period of building trust, so Luo Fu has not taken any action against Zheng Xiao.

After all, Zheng Xiao was the Imperial Censor of Salt, and Luo Fu would not kill him easily unless it was absolutely necessary.

Not to mention how much trouble killing Zheng Xiao would cause, even if the Censorate sent another Salt Inspector after killing Zheng Xiao, he would not necessarily choose to go along with him.

Therefore, as long as there is a chance to win Zheng Xiao, Luo Fu will try his best to do so.

"You can't send out your memorial?" Yang Zhengshan continued to ask.

"It can be sent out, but it should be checked by the other party before being sent out!" Zheng Xiao said.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly and roughly understood Zheng Xiao's current situation.

Luo Fu has been operating in Liao'an Prefecture for several years. No one knows how many of his people are secretly working there, so it is difficult to hide things from him.

Fortunately, Yang Zhengshan recently sent a letter to Zheng Xiao, giving Zheng Xiao a reason to leave Liao'an Prefecture.

There was naturally nothing special in Yang Zhengshan's letter. It was just about the Luo family becoming a salt merchant. This was actually a good thing for Luo Fu.

If Zheng Xiao really helps Yang Zhengshan, it means that he wants Luo Fu to go along with him.

Luo Fu probably saw this and did not stop Zheng Xiao from leaving Liao'an Prefecture.

After sorting out the clues, Yang Zhengshan thought for a while and said, "Would you like to write a memorial? I will help you send it to Kyoto!"

"There won't be any trouble, right?" Zheng Xiao said worriedly.

Yang Zhengshan picked up the tea and sniffed it, "It depends on how strong Luo Fu's men are!"

It can be predicted that Luo Fu must be keeping an eye on Tenglongwei now. If Tenglongwei has any letters or memorials sent to Kyoto, Luo Fu will definitely send people to intercept them.

Luo Fu cannot be underestimated. As the salt transport envoy, Luo Fu has power and money. He has also been running Liao'an Prefecture for several years. It is easy for him to win over some underworld forces and train some underworld warriors.

What's more, there is a group of big salt merchants behind Luo Fu. These big salt merchants are not easy to deal with. For the sake of profit, no one knows how bold they can be.

The only benefit now is that there should be no Luo Fu's tentacles inside Tenglongwei, because Tenglongwei was previously the territory of the Lan family, and it has nothing to do with the salt administration and salt industry. It seems that Luo Fu should not have deployed any means in Tenglongwei.

Zheng Xiao hesitated, but Liu Zhe said, "The memorial can be kept in Tenglongwei first, but there is no need to send it to Kyoto in a hurry!"

"Why?" Zheng Xiao asked.

Liu Zhe smiled and said, "Go back and talk to Luo Fu about letting the Luo family become salt merchants. It would be best if Luo Fu could get some salt permits for this year for the Luo family!"

"But this year's salt permits were sold last year!" said Zheng Xiao.

"He must have a way to get some!" Liu Zhe said.

Zheng Xiao nodded thoughtfully, "So~~"

Yang Zhengshan smiled and said, "It's just to paralyze Luo Fu!"

Luo Fu is now waiting for Zheng Xiao to become corrupt with him, and letting the Luo family become salt merchants is undoubtedly a good start for Luo Fu.

As long as Zheng Xiao talks to him about this matter, he will be happy to meet Zheng Xiao's request.

As long as this matter is accomplished, the two sides will have established initial trust, and Luo Fu should relax his vigilance. At this time, as long as the memorial is sent to Kyoto, the rest of the things will be easy.

Once the lid is lifted, Luo Fu will completely lose control. At that time, he will be just a criminal and will be powerless to do anything.

Although he was powerful in Liao'an Prefecture, he was just a third-rank salt transport envoy in the court.

Zheng Xiao's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Then I'll write a memorial first!"

"Yes!" Yang Zhengshan stood up and personally prepared pen and ink for Zheng Xiao.

Liu Zhe added: "After you return to Liaoan Prefecture, you must be careful and don't reveal any clues!"

"This matter is extremely dangerous. Once it is exposed, Luo Fu will definitely fight you to the death!"

"I understand!" Zheng Xiao spread out the paper and nodded solemnly.

"I'd better arrange a team to follow Lord Zheng!" Yang Zhengshan said.

"No!" Liu Zhe and Zheng Xiao said in unison.

"That would make it easier to expose your true identity!" Liu Zhe said.

Yang Zhengshan thought about it and agreed, so he gave up the idea for the time being.

In fact, even if he arranged a team of people to follow Zheng Xiao, he could not ensure Zheng Xiao's safety.

After all, Liaoan Prefecture was Luo Fu's territory, and sending dozens or hundreds of soldiers there was really not enough. Unless Yang Zhengshan could accompany Zheng Xiao in person, if Yang Zhengshan followed Zheng Xiao to Liaoan Prefecture, it would be a bit of a cover-up.

Soon, Zheng Xiao wrote a memorial in a fluent manner. After letting the pen and ink dry, Zheng Xiao solemnly handed the memorial to Yang Zhengshan, "Sir Yang, I leave this matter to you!"

"Don't worry!" Yang Zhengshan took the memorial with a solemn expression.

This memorial concerns Zheng Xiao's life and death, so he must treat it with caution.

After finishing the serious topic, the three of them talked about some details.

It was mainly Yang Zhengshan and Liu Zhe who helped Zheng Xiao analyze the situation and give advice.

What kind of person is Luo Fu? Is Luo Fu colluding with those forces? Luo Fu may be controlling those underworld forces, etc.

While the three were talking, there was a knock on the door of the tea room. Yang Zhengshan frowned and shouted, "Come in!"

"master!"

The door was pushed open and Wu Hai walked in with some trepidation.

"what's up?"

"Master is back, Xiaoliu and Shitou are injured!" Wu Hai said in a low voice.

Yang Zhengshan's expression changed slightly, "How is the injury?"

"It's nothing serious!" Wu Hai said.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly. Wu Hai only said that Xiaoliu and Shitou were injured, which meant that the others were fine. Since the injuries of the two were not serious, it seemed that the problem was not big.

"Brother Yang, since there is something going on at home, you can go and take a look first. I will accompany Junior Brother Zheng here!" Liu Zhe said.

Zheng Xiao is a student of Liu Yuanfu, so Liu Zhe is naturally his senior.

Yang Zhengshan stood up and said, "Master Zheng, I'll excuse myself for now. I'll host a banquet for you in the evening!"

"It's okay, Lord Yang, please go ahead and get busy!" Zheng Xiao said with a smile.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, and after walking out of the tea room, he instructed his attendant beside him: "Go and tell Zhou Ren to arrange a guest room for Lord Zheng!"

Although the courtyard where the Yang family lives now is not small, there are not many guest rooms. After all, there are quite a few people in the Yang family now.

However, there are still several vacant courtyards on this side of the yamen, which were formerly the guest rooms of the Lan family. When Yang Zhengshan rebuilt the yamen, he reserved those courtyards specifically for receiving guests.

After giving a brief explanation, Yang Zhengshan quickly returned to the Yang family.

"father!"

As soon as he walked into the house, Yang Mingcheng came to greet him.

"Well, what happened on the road?" Yang Zhengshan asked as he walked towards the main hall in the front yard.

Yang Mingcheng recounted his experiences in Xinping Town.

In the hall, Yang Zhengshan listened to him calmly.

"Hengdaomen!"

"Yes, it was Seniors Ji Hai and Ning Qingqing from the Hengdao Sect who saved my son!" Yang Mingcheng said.

"Then you should prepare a thank-you gift and send someone to deliver it to Hengdao Gate!" Yang Zhengshan said.

"Then I'll go prepare first!" Yang Mingcheng said hesitantly.

Yang Zhengshan nodded, and Yang Mingcheng left the main hall this time, while Yang Zhengshan fell into deep thought.

Someone wants to kill Yang Mingcheng!
Or are you from Kyoto?

Several suspects instantly appeared in Yang Zhengshan's mind.

Although the Yang family has been in Chongshan Town for many years, they actually have quite a few enemies in Kyoto.

The one with the greatest hatred among them was Jingyuan Hou Su Gan. Su Gan's second son Su Shanyu was killed by Yang Zhengshan himself. Su Gan was also reprimanded by Emperor Chengping for this incident, lost his position as the commander-in-chief of the Fenwu Camp, and was abandoned by the prince.

Although this incident happened several years ago, Yang Zhengshan doesn't think that the Su family has forgotten this hatred.

In addition to the Su family, the Duke of Changguo's Mansion, the Duke of Shouguo's Mansion, the Earl of Qing'an's Mansion, etc., all have more or less some grievances with the Yang family.

However, the grudges between these families and the Yang family are not deep-rooted hatreds and should not lead to the death of anyone.

Another person is the prince. The marriage between the Yang family and the Marquis of Changping's Mansion has destroyed the prince's plan. Perhaps the prince is somewhat dissatisfied with the Yang family, but he should not use such despicable means to deal with the Yang family.

So after all the calculations, the only person who would do this is Jingyuan Hou Su Gan.

"Marquis Jingyuan!" Yang Zhengshan frowned slightly.

It is not easy to get to the bottom of this matter, and it is even more difficult to retaliate!
To deal with a marquis, using force is the most unwise choice, and assassination and other means are not suitable for use on a marquis.

It’s not that the Marquis cannot be killed, but the consequences of killing him will be very troublesome.

Yang Zhengshan thought about it and decided to check the Jingyuan Marquis Mansion first.

But just when he was about to write a letter to Wu Zheng, asking him to investigate the Jingyuan Marquis Mansion, he put his pen down again.

"You can't send a letter to Kyoto!"

He thought of Zheng Xiao. Sending a letter to Kyoto at this time would be tantamount to harming Zheng Xiao.

"It seems that I have to put this account down for now. Fortunately, Mingcheng is fine!"

Yang Zhengshan could only put down his pen and let the matter go for the time being.

(End of this chapter)