A time-travelling peasant girl becomes a wealthy woman

Chapter 110 Candidates

it's actually really easy.

Tang Qian had learned martial arts and had also seen secret guards.

The Tang family is a powerful merchant family in Changling Prefecture. There are dozens of secret guards with unique aura and behavior in the Tang family.

The Tang family spent huge amounts of money and manpower to train such a small number of secret guards, so when he saw the secret guards sent by Yang Lijun, he did not doubt them, because they could definitely not be fake.

Unlike the secret guards Tang Qian encountered, Lao Wang was a man who walked in the open. He looked like a gangster, but he was able to produce the seal of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, which made people suspicious.

Old Wang naturally saw their doubts.

"My master has asked me to send a letter to the current Grand Tutor. Someone will come to investigate the Gan family and Kong De soon." Old Wang didn't care about their suspicious looks: "I also have evidence of the Gan family and Kong De's crimes."

"It's just that it would be better if the You family came forward."

The Duke Zhenguo’s Mansion cannot be too conspicuous.

"Why?"

You Lan asked.

"Be prudent and protect yourself."

Yu Zhenzhou is still fighting on the border at this moment. How could he know what the Gan family of Tianjing Prefecture and the prefect Kong De were doing thousands of miles away? What a terrifying intelligence network this must be!

How could the royal family not be afraid?

As for the You family, as long as they have received the favor, they will be grasshoppers on the same rope.

Only now, Old Wang is in contact with the You family on behalf of the Zhenguo Mansion, and the You family is almost on board the Zhenguo Mansion.

The You family also thought about this and felt conflicted, yet also felt that this was a great opportunity.

The scene suddenly became quiet. Old Wang was not in a hurry. He drank his tea, lowered his head slightly and looked at the ground, making it difficult to see his expression clearly.

The three generations of grandparents and grandchildren exchanged glances, pondered for a moment, and finally nodded.

"Hey, Old Wang."

You Yaokun smiled brighter than flowers: "Who do you think the Grand Tutor will arrange to do this?"

"If my guess is correct, he is probably his student, Governor Jiang Guodong."

At this time, Zhao Wenbo did receive the letter.

He returned home from court. As soon as he got home, the doorman and the butler told him that someone wanted to see him. The person said he was Zhao Wenbo's neighbor in Bofeng County.

The housekeeper was very confused, but still reported it to Zhao Wenbo.

Neighbors in Bofeng County... He thought of someone.

"Go and ask him to come into the study."

Soon the butler brought in a man who had never been seen before and had an ordinary look.

"Master Zhao."

The visitor bowed respectfully.

"No need to be polite. But did the Duke's wife ask you to come?"

Zhao Wenbo didn't waste any words and asked directly.

"Yes."

The man took out a thick letter from his bosom and handed it to Zhao Wenbo: "Master Taishi, this is a letter from my wife to you."

Then step back three steps.

Zhao Wenbo hesitated for a while before opening the letter.

The letter described how the Gan family from Tianjing Prefecture went to Xiushan Village to forcibly buy a fermented bean curd workshop but were driven away by her people, as well as...what the Gan family had done over the years, and attached some evidence of their crimes.

There was even evidence of the guilt of Kong De, the prefect of Tianjing Prefecture.

Zhao Wenbo was holding the letter paper, and several blue veins appeared on his forehead.

"It's infuriating! It's so infuriating!"

Reading the contents of the letter, which sounded like bloody accusations, Zhao Wenbo was so angry that his chest ached.

"true?"

Although he believed that Yang Lijun would not cheat, he still asked one more question.

"Replying to Grand Master, it is absolutely true."

Zhao Wenbo nodded, then continued reading line by line while suppressing his anger.

"The only person I can trust to handle this matter is the Grand Master. Please personally arrange for someone you can trust and be capable to go to Tianjing Prefecture. I have arranged for my men to meet them in the prefectural city and help eliminate the prefect Kong De and the Gan family. Thank you for your concern."

"Please give Tianjing Prefecture a good official."

"Please burn the letter after reading it. You can find more evidence at Tianjing Mansion."

These are the last words Yang Lijun added.

Zhao Wenbo pondered for a long time, then took all the letters to the basin where he usually burned paper and burned them all with a fire stick.

"Please reply to the Duke's wife. I know what to do."

"Yes. I will take my leave now."

After the messenger left, Zhao Wenbo returned to his desk and sat down.

"Someone is coming."

A servant came in.

"Please ask the Censor General to come to the palace as soon as possible."

"Yes, sir."

Zhao Zhifeng, the Chief Clerk of the Censorate, is the nephew of Zhao Wenbo. He is smart, upright, and meticulous. He rose to the position of Chief Clerk of the Censorate at a young age with his outstanding abilities.

Although it was only a sixth-rank official position, it had real power and was a coveted position desired by many families.

Of course, his ability to sit in this position also has something to do with Zhao Wenbo, but Zhao Zhifeng was recommended because he does have the ability.

Soon, Zhao Zhifeng arrived.

"Uncle, you're looking for me?"

"sit."

"Yes."

After Zhao Zhifeng sat down, Zhao Wenbo pondered for a while before telling him about the Tianjing Prefecture's prefect Kong De and the Gan family, and briefly mentioned Yang Lijun.

Zhao Zhifeng was a little surprised.

When did Zhao Wenbo become so close to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion?

Zhao Wenbo has been in the officialdom for so long that he should be well aware of the emperor's fear of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. He should also know that if the emperor knew that there was any connection between them, he would probably lose the emperor's trust.

"Don't think too much." Zhao Wenbo knew what he was thinking at a glance: "I have only spent a few days with the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, so it can't be considered a personal relationship."

But it’s hard to say what will happen in the future... He thought of the child Huang Xilin.

"I am upright and honest, and so is the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion."

Over the years, the behavior and style of the Zhenguo Mansion from top to bottom has been commendable.

"We didn't want to be involved in this matter openly, so the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo sent someone to contact us privately. The letters were burned, so others couldn't find any fault."

Zhao Zhifeng felt slightly relieved.

The pen of a scholar and the sword of a warrior are both sharp weapons that can kill people, and he doesn't want the Zhao family to fall into the quagmire.

"I want you to go, what do you think?"

"I would love to go, but..."

After hearing about the deeds of Gan Jia and Kong De, he wanted to bring them to justice immediately and restore peace to the people, but he just needed a reason to do it.

Otherwise, it would alert the enemy and it would be difficult to explain the source of the evidence in front of the emperor.

"The governor of Tianxiang Kingdom hasn't been on an inspection tour for several years."

Zhao Zhifeng's eyes lit up.

Got it!

Governor Jiang Guodong is a student of Zhao Wenbo. He is an upright and smooth person. He always follows Zhao Wenbo's lead, so there will be basically no mistakes if he goes on inspections.

"I will propose to the emperor to inspect the area at the court tomorrow morning. We can settle this matter in the next few days at the earliest. You go back and prepare first... If it is done, I will beg the emperor to let you stay there."

Zhao Zhifeng was surprised, but also delighted, and quickly promised that he would do his best to get the matter done.

Zhao Wenbo waved and let him go home.

The next day, Zhao Wenbo proposed at an appropriate time that since the Chinese New Year was only two months away, the governor should be sent to inspect various places to understand the people's sentiments and see whether the people of Tianxiang Kingdom could survive the winter with enough food and clothing.

The officials' skin tightened.

What's going on? It's almost Chinese New Year, and you're still planning to pickpocket people?