Wang Chengming was planning nervously and orderly to attack Sima Xiangde and others, hidden and bold.

Zhao Xu was in the Zhuangyuan Building, quietly dealing with various political affairs.

I was busy and the third day was unknowingly.

Zhao Xu finished reviewing a lot of memorials and asked Meng Tang to leave. Then he stretched and came outside, stood by the railing, looking towards the sea.

Behind him were Chu You, Hu Zhongwei, and Meng Tang.

Zhao Xu breathed fresh air, and his mood improved a lot. He smiled and said, "The imperial court, Jiangnan West Road, Chengdu Mansion Road, Guangnan West Road, plus this Suzhou Mansion, there is no rest every day. I want to be a foolish monarch..."

Hu Zhongwei wanted to grin and cooperate, but when he saw Chu You, Meng Tang remained silent and immediately closed his open mouth.

Zhao Xu slapped the railing twice and said, "Where has Guo Cheng been?"

Meng Tang said: "When you return to the official's house, you should be at Suzhou Prefecture soon."

Zhao Xu thought about it carefully and said, "Let him go to Quanzhou directly and pass on the message to Zhao Si, Master Zhong, I will meet them in Quanzhou Prefecture."

"Yes." Meng Tangdao.

Chu You didn't say anything, and quietly looked at Zhao Xu's back.

He was the captain of Zhao Xu's "Cuju Team" at the beginning, and he had been following Zhao Xu for the longest time.

The original plan told the outside world that Zhao Xu was going to Weihai, then to Quanzhou along the coastal road, then Guangnan West Road, Jiangnan West Road, Chengdu Fu Road, and Hedong Road. He circled around the Song Dynasty and returned to Beijing.

But now, the Luan Jia is still on the way to Beijing East and West Road, and Zhao Xuren is silently in Suzhou Prefecture.

Zhao Xu looked outside and wanted to go out for a walk, then shook his head secretly.

If he goes out, he will inevitably be a large group of people and it will be difficult for him to really go shopping.

"Let's go outside the city." Zhao Xu turned around and was about to go downstairs. He wanted to see the real life of the people of this prosperous Suzhou Prefecture.

Naturally, the crowd did not speak, and wore long clothes and left the Zhuangyuan Building under the secret protection of the guards.

Zhao Xu was holding a folding fan in his hand and wearing a brocade dress. Meng Tang, who was elegant and gentle behind him, Hu Zhongwei and Chu You were both stubborn men. From this perspective, it was a noble man from the family who had gone out.

Zhao Xu didn't go far, but was attracted by a strong fragrance.

He sniffed his nose and said, "It smells so good, it smells so good, it is a bun..."

Meng Tang looked up and pointed at a distance and said, "The official family is a bun shop."

Zhao Xu smashed his mouth and said, "Although I've just had a short time of dinner, the fragrance still makes me hungry. Let's go and eat buns, and I'll treat you."

Zhao Xu said, and walked over first.

Meng Tang, Chu You, and Hu Zhongwei naturally had no words and followed Zhao Xu straight into the bun shop.

Just after lunch, there was almost no one in the shop. Zhao Xu sat down with a big golden knife and said, "Woman, come three drawers of buns."

At this time, the shopkeeper had already come over, wiped the table with a smile, and said, "Several guests from the north wait, I'll come here for you right away."

Zhao Xu glanced at him and didn't see the waiter. He couldn't help but smile and said, "How can you tell that we are from the north?"

The boss packed the table, stood up and smiled, "The accent of the guest officer was like the official language in the Bianjing area. There are not many other places in Suzhou Prefecture, and the most distinguished guests from Bianjing are there."

Zhao Xu was not surprised that Bianjing and Suzhou were the two most prosperous places in the Song Dynasty. With the development of commerce and trade, there were naturally many people coming and going from south to north.

Seeing that there was no one else, Zhao Xu asked, "The shopkeeper has a good eye for him. He came from Bianjing. We heard that Suzhou Prefecture was least affected by the "New Policy" and came here to hide."

The shopkeeper looked at Zhao Xu's clothes seriously, glanced at the entourage again, and said with a smile: "What the guest said is right, Suzhou is still stable at the moment."

Zhao Xu reached out and took the teacup, poured the cup of tea, picked it up, put it to his mouth, and said, "Shopkeeper, I heard that the court has reduced taxes, and the business in Suzhou Prefecture should be better done, right?"

The shopkeeper couldn't help but smile more and said, "Customer, you're thinking too much. Rumors say that the officials were speaking out to significantly reduce taxes. The court also issued a policy, but when they arrived at the Sixth Ministry and then to Suzhou Prefecture, it was greatly deformed. There were fewer taxes, but the taxes in other places increased too much. After a while, they increased instead of reducing, and the business was still the same as before..."

Zhao Xu was stunned when he heard this and turned to look at Meng Tang. He had never heard of this before.

Meng Tang actually knew it, but he didn't dare to say it, saying, "Young master, this is how it is done everywhere."

Zhao Xu frowned, then looked at the shopkeeper, and said with a smile: "I heard that Sima Xianggong is virtuous, so he should not let the court do whatever he wants? I came along the way and looked at Suzhou Prefecture, it seems that it has not changed much?"

The shopkeeper hurriedly said, "The guest official has come to his mind. Our Suzhou Prefecture is almost entirely protected by Sima Gong. If he goes there, Suzhou Prefecture will follow the footsteps of Jiangnan West Road."

Zhao Xu smelled more of the fragrance, looked inside and said, "So, is the Book of Wanmin in Suzhou Prefecture real?"

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "It's not true. We can't let Sima Gong leave. He can only survive with us. If he leaves, wouldn't Suzhou Prefecture be in chaos?"

Meng Tang listened on the side, secretly complaining in his heart: Sima Xiangde has done such a good job on the surface. He not only collected money from these people, but also made these people protect him with gratitude.

All the sins are from the court.

It's really a good method.

‘It’s not a good way.’

Zhao Xu sighed in his heart that Sima Xiangde not only added taxes in disguise, but also greed for the difference in the tax reduction of the imperial court, and did not stop at all.

Zhao Xu wanted to ask again, and a friend had already come over with a plate and shouted: "Keep, your bun. This is sauce and vinegar, eat it slowly."

The shopkeeper said with the flow: "Customer, please eat slowly, please give me some hello if you have anything to do."

Zhao Xu looked at the fragrant bun and glanced at Meng Tang again. Without her previous appetite, she picked up the chopsticks and said, "This kind of thing is very common across the country?"

When Meng Tang saw the shopkeeper walking away, he bowed slightly and whispered: "The official, the local officials are so happy to make a fuss and blame others. It's not a strange thing. Sima Xiangde did a pretty secretive job."

"hidden?"

Zhao Xu almost laughed, picked up the chopsticks, picked up the buns, and then mixed them into the vinegar plate, saying, "Will the Zhengshi Hall ignore it?"

Meng Tang hesitated and whispered more and more: "The court, I'm afraid there is no time to deal with these for a while."

Zhao Xu bit the bun, was so angry that he chewed it a few times before swallowing it, saying, "What do the censors of all walks of life say?"

Meng Tang bowed and said, "I don't know much about this."

Zhao Xu threw back the bun that he had taken a bite and slapped the chopsticks.

Meng Tang, Chu You, and Hu Zhongwei were all shocked and bowed unconsciously.

The shopkeeper not far away saw that he looked strange and stared at Zhao Xu and his group quietly.

Zhao Xu thought about it and found that there was nowhere to be released.

The "Shaosheng New Deal" is a very big project. All major issues cannot be handled. There is no need to deal with these dogs carefully. Not only can they not be handled, but they also have to be careful to coax them and handle them step by step.

Sima Xiangde is an example. Such boldness and arrogance, and the court still "does in accordance with the law", which shows that Zhang Dun and others do not want to overstimulate the local area and are proceeding step by step.

Zhao Xu thought for a while, then picked up the chopsticks, picked up half of the buns, and said, "Sima Xiangde must be dealt with, deal with them hard, and set a typical example for similar officials across the country!"
Chapter completed!