Chapter 167 Knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger
Master Zheng never thought that the topic of casual conversation with the singer would suddenly turn to himself. It was so unexpected and yet so straightforward.
He thinks I'm involved in the salt tax case!
"Ha, ha, ha, Mr. Liu is really a quick-witted person. Haha, Miss Wanqing, Mr. Liu has a great background. If you really want to go to Dongdu to see the world, maybe you can ask Mr. Liu to introduce you to him."
Master Zheng changed the subject and kicked the ball back to Wanqing. Zhao Yushu's eyes narrowed immediately. He came to the pleasure boat to find an opportunity to announce loudly that Mr. Liu had arrived in Jiangning. Then all the demons and monsters would surely jump out, saving him the trouble of looking for them one by one.
The reason why he chose Zuihua Fang was simply because the ship was big and bright enough, and there should be more wealthy people inside. As for whether it was Mr. Zheng or Lord Fu inside, it made no difference to Zhao Yushu.
But when I casually brought up the topic of money, the old man immediately passed the buck. By accident, it seems that I have found a relevant person.
Wanqing was such a smart person that she immediately realized that Mr. Zhao, the sixth master of the academy, was not a relative of tonight's host, Mr. Zheng. On the contrary, Mr. Zheng was a little afraid of Mr. Zhao. Considering the various rumors she had heard about the big shots in the past two months, Wanqing roughly guessed what Zhao Yushu was here for.
"Please wait a moment. I have prepared a pot of good wine but it has not been served yet. I am afraid the maids have forgotten about it because they are busy. I will go and ask them to serve it."
Wanqing found an excuse and turned around and ran away. What a joke. She was not the legendary Yun Gu. Why did she get involved in such things? Was she afraid that she would not die quickly enough?
As soon as Wanqing left, Zhao Yushu moved back without hesitation: "Master Zheng, I want to ask you something."
"Please say, please say."
"Do you know anything about the salt tax case?"
"Haha, how can a scholar like me know about this kind of thing, haha."
"That's true. After all, we are all scholars. I heard that you will be the chief priest soon. Congratulations."
"Easy to say, easy to say."
"I just happened to come to Jiangning, and I haven't found an inn yet. I wonder if Jiangning Academy can arrange a place for me to stay?"
Scholar Zheng's hands trembled. If something happens while you live in Jiangning Academy, the whole of Jiangning and even the imperial court will think that Jiangning Academy is in the same league as Baima Academy. I'm afraid I'll be killed before I can take office at the end of the year!
No, not just in case, you bastard will definitely cause trouble!
“This, this…”
"Hmm? Is it difficult? I thought scholars in the world were of the same mind, and that major matters were fine, but this little thing is not even possible? Well, I won't force you."
Mr. Zheng suddenly broke out in a sweat. He had no idea how much information Zhao Yushu knew. If one day he wanted to attack Jiangning Academy, he could just use the excuse of "I'm staying here for a while" and he would refuse to use it. Public opinion would definitely be on his side.
What the hell is this bad luck I have!
Suddenly, the delicious food no longer smelled good, the wine no longer tasted mellow, and even Miss Wanqing, who had run away, no longer looked good.
No, we have to think of a win-win solution!
Zheng Xueshi gritted his teeth and said, "What are you talking about, Mr. Liu? It's just a place to stay. Mr. Liu can choose any room in Jiangning Academy, but..."
But? Zhao Yushu moved closer and pretended to listen attentively.
"But I know that Mr. Liu is here to do something important. There are many people in the academy, and I am afraid that I will delay Mr. Liu's business. How about this?"
Master Zheng turned his head and whispered to Zhao Yushu for a while. Zhao Yushu widened his eyes and said, "You're quite good at this, old man. How did you come up with such a flirtatious idea?"
Scholar Zheng wiped his sweat and said, "If Mr. Liu doesn't mind, I will talk to Miss Wanqing about it."
Mr. Zheng's method is simple and crude. I won't let you live in the academy, but I won't reject you either. I will spend money to ask Miss Wanqing to get a room for you on the pleasure boat, with food and accommodation all included and a beautiful woman by your side. You, the White Horse Academy, will have nothing to say, right?
Now it was Zhao Yushu's turn to be in trouble. If he didn't agree, the other party would say: Good boy, I knew you were coming for our Jiangning Academy, if you have any ulterior motives, just tell me directly. If he agreed, not to mention that this was a trouble, what if this old man really had something fishy in the future, and he got the benefits from others and then turned his face and refused to admit it, and went to chop him directly?
"It's not that I don't want to, but I really can't. Thank you for Mr. Zheng's kindness, but I'm already married. To be honest, the tigress at home is really powerful, hahaha." Zhao Yushu forced himself to lose face and refused. Mr. Zheng won this round.
"Where does Mr. Six live?"
"Hey, I suddenly remembered that my senior from the academy had arrived in Jiangning early, so I took the liberty to bother him."
"Very good, very good."
After scaring Mr. Zheng, I believe that by tonight, all the forces related to Jiangning Academy will know that I have arrived in Jiangning, and the fat jailer must have been questioned as expected. Prince Fu's faction should also know about it. The only thing left is to find a way to let the emperor and the Duke of Yue know.
The goal was basically achieved, and I also had dinner for free. It was a pretty good day today.
Zhao Yushu stood up to say goodbye. Master Zheng was eager to see this plague god go away, so without even saying a polite word, he immediately stood up and personally sent Zhao Yushu off the boat. He even watched him walk away before returning to the banquet.
Faced with the questions of many colleagues and friends, Master Zheng laughed them off. These people only knew that Mr. Six had come, but they had no idea about Zhao Yushu's purpose. After hearing what Master Zheng said, the few confidants found excuses to leave and went straight to the various mansions in Jiangning.
Zhao Yushu was lying on the railing on the second floor of a tavern in the distance. With spiritual power running in his eyes, he looked at the guests dispersing from the Zuihua Boat. He hesitated whether to follow one of them at random to take a look, but then he rejected the idea.
What's the use even if I follow all of them? In fact, it's obvious that all the important people in Jiangning will get involved in the salt tax. The academy wants me to find out who is behind the Counselor and whether there is any conspiracy, so as to decide how much effort to put in this carnival of interests. What I am thinking about is whether I can find opportunities in the chaos to kill a few more people like Wang Shaolin and Duke of Yue.
He wants to muddy the water thoroughly, let everyone have a carnival in the sewage, and then he will transform himself into a scavenger and join in the feast.
Zhao Yushu walked down from the tavern and slowly headed towards the river. He still remembered Mr. Qin's bold words in front of the granary, that he would hang his head on the Wangjiang Tower. Wangjiang Tower belonged to the Duke of Yue.
Mr. Qin's body is gone, so I will fulfill his last wish for him.
Looking at the Wangjiang Tower which was still brightly lit in the dark night, Zhao Yushu couldn't help but sneer.
Under the full moon, a voice mixed with the spiritual power of the fourth heaven echoed in Wangjiang Tower: "Zhao Yushu, the sixth teacher of Baima Academy, has come to visit you specially!"