After Zhao Xu returned to Da Nei, he first went to Qingshou Palace to pay his respects to the two palaces.

When he arrived, there were already guests at Qingshou Palace.

It is Cao Yi, the prince of Jiyang County, the prototype of Cao Guojiu, who is said to be one of the Eight Immortals in modern times.

Cao Yi is indeed a lucky person.

In his life, there was no wind and waves, and he was extremely wealthy.

Even when Wang Anshi carried out the political reform, no one dared to touch a hair of the Cao family.

Because everyone knows that if you offend the Gao family, the officials may laugh it off, but if you offend the Cao family... then wish yourself good luck!

"I respectfully ask the official and his family for blessings!" Cao Yan saw Zhao Xu and immediately saluted.

Zhao Xu quickly asked someone to help the elder: "Uncle, there is no need to be polite!"

He also stepped forward, helped Cao Yi and asked him to sit down again.

This deeply moved Cao Yi: "The officials really love their veterans so much..."

"We are all one family, uncle, there is no need to be so formal!"

This moved Cao Yi so much that he even said he didn't dare.

However, Zhao Xu pretended not to know and asked: "Why did my uncle come into the palace today?"

Cao Yi sighed and said: "The old ministers were not strict in discipline, which led to the former servants actually doing evil outside under the banner of the Cao family..."

"The old minister was frightened, so he went to the palace to apologize to the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, and Your Majesty..."

As he said this, he stood up and knelt down to thank him.

How could Zhao Xu let him do such a thing? He stopped him with a little force: "Uncle, I have already said that we are all one family. In this palace, there is no need to be formal..."

"And I have already investigated this matter clearly..."

"It's true that the Cao family abandoned their servants, chased money and silk, were greedy for profit, and made their own decisions..."

"It has nothing to do with the Cao family!"

Cao Yi immediately sighed: "The officials are benevolent and sage, the officials are benevolent and sage!"

Zhao Xu smiled, how could he not know that the Fan family was actually the agent of the Cao family to seize property.

Otherwise, how could a mere old servant of the Cao family be so prosperous in Bianjing City and still use the name of the Cao family to scare people?

The Cao family is neither blind nor deaf!

…

Send Cao Yi away.

Empress Dowager Xiang took Zhao Xu's hand and asked softly: "Sixth Brother was patrolling the city today and found Bianjing merchants invading the wall of the Ring Road?"

Zhao Xu nodded.

The Empress Dowager nodded thoughtfully. She already knew about the invasion of the streets by merchants in Bianjing City when she was still in her boudoir.

Naturally, Empress Dowager Xiang also understood that anyone who could invade the streets openly was not an ordinary person.

So, he asked the Queen Mother: "Didn't the banquet official and the accompanying ministers say anything?"

Zhao Xu said: "All the ministers have suggestions..."

"For example, Fan Shidu said that those who invaded the street were not ordinary people, but princes!"

"Cheng Shushu also said that the relatives and ministers should be content to receive the favor of the country and the support of the common people..."

Naturally, Zhao Xu would not conceal these details.

The two palaces listened and looked at Zhao Xu.

The Empress Dowager asked: "How did the officials respond?"

Zhao Xu smiled and did not answer directly. Instead, he pretended to think for a while and then said: "Sun Chen believes that as long as the righteousness is maintained, as long as the righteousness is maintained, as the master of the people, he should be forgiven for his occasional small mistakes!"

Regarding this matter, there is no need for Zhao Xu to act in front of the two palaces.

After all, his personality in front of the two houses is - smart, precocious, decisive, filial and affectionate.

Therefore, it is normal for Zhao Xu to favor the Gao family, the Xiang family and even the Cao family.

But what do other families count?

Is it also worthy of the Gao family and the Xiang family?

If Zhao Xu acted foolishly in front of the two palaces, he would be too stupid, and it would also damage the good relationship he had finally established with the Gao family and the Xiang family.

Sure enough, the Empress Dowager nodded happily and said, "The officials are right to think so!"

The Queen Mother even breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Since Sixth Brother knows clearly in his heart, the Queen Mother will feel relieved!"

Zhao Xu smiled, held the hands of the two palaces, and said: "Sun Chen knows the principles of distance and distance between the mother and the queen!"

"Family is family, outsiders are outsiders!"

Both palaces laughed.

"This child is really good..." the Empress Dowager thought with great satisfaction.

You can distinguish between the important and the important, as well as between the close and the distant.

It’s really good!

Zhao Xu laughed, but in his heart, he had other ideas.

"Mother...mother..."

"From now on, if Gao Gonghui, Xiang Zonghui or Gao Zunhui cause trouble outside... When the government and the public impeach me, I will go my own way and protect them..."

"You two, don't stop me!"

…

When Cao Yi returned home, it was already night.

In early spring, thousands of houses are lit up in Bianjing City.

His descendants welcomed him home.

"What do the officials say?" Cao Huan, Cao Yi's youngest son, asked.

Cao Yi glared at him angrily.

Because the Fan family followed Cao Huan's path.

"Of course officials are tolerant and won't care about such a trivial matter..."

Cao Huan let out a long breath.

However, Cao Yi called Cao Ye to his side and asked: "Ye'er, what did the officials and ministers say today in Qionglin Garden?"

Cao Ye then briefly explained what happened today.

After hearing this, the Cao family members were all overjoyed and called Shengmingzi the Son of Heaven. He was worthy of being a descendant of Renmiao.

At this time, Cao Yi thought of Zhang Maoze, who was said to have gone to dedicate the mausoleum of his eldest sister Ci Shengguang.

"Huan'er..." Cao Yan called softly.

"Sir..." Cao Huan stepped forward immediately.

"You should go to the Fan family overnight...tell the Fan family and ask them to pay back all the money and interest they owe the government immediately!"

Cao Huan was stunned: "Sir!!"

"Go quickly!" Cao Yan waved his hand and said, "Go immediately! Tomorrow, the Fan family must pay back all the money they owe. If he can't pay it back, I will pay it back for him!"

Only then did Cao Huan finally realize the seriousness of the problem.

But how could he bear it?

Since the sixth year of Yuanfeng, the Fan family has owed money to the government for white money, glutinous rice money, and commercial taxes owed by various foot shops. After including the interest, the total adds up to more than 50,000 guan, almost 60,000 guan!

This is an astronomical figure.

If the Fan family handed over the money, it would be almost over.

Therefore, Cao Huan could only look at his father helplessly.

The other Cao family members were also panicked.

The Fan family's money is, in a sense, also the Cao family's money.

This is to dig out their flesh! Can they not feel pain?

"Sir, you have to give me a reason, right?" Cao Huan asked weakly.

"This is the money for their lives!" Cao Yi said directly: "Go and ask, is the life of their whole family worth the fifty or sixty thousand yuan?"

"Besides, this money is the money he owes the government!"

"Paying back debts is a matter of course!"
To be continued...