After crossing over, I am popular with both men and women

After the two of them had discussed it, Gao Zhili prepared some gifts and took Su Qinchao to see the Sima of Mingzhou that night.

This Sima was his cousin from the concubine room of his mother's family. His surname was He and his given name was Ji. He loved martial arts since he was a child.

After he became an adult, he took the military examination and won the third place in the imperial examination. Later, he was demoted to a small county in Yangzhou as a county lieutenant.

Now, more than ten years have passed, and he has been gradually promoted to the current Sima of a state.

Originally, Su Qinchao was a little worried about the impact of exposing his identity, but Gao Zhili reassured him.

This cousin has always been a man of upright character, otherwise he wouldn't be just a Sima after so many years.

...

When they arrived, Sima He was practicing sword in the yard. His movements were as smooth and easy as flowing water.

The long sword he wielded was like a swimming dragon, and the sword light flashed in all directions. Every move he made was filled with fierceness.

"A Li!" Seeing them coming, He Sima threw his sword back, inserted it straight into the ground, and then went to meet them.

This cousin has been extremely intelligent since childhood, and he likes him very much. Now he has been promoted to the position of Zhongshu Sheren, and is the most promising young man in the He family.

I just don't know why he suddenly came to Mingzhou. Logically, he shouldn't leave Chang'an. Did something happen? Or did he come here to do something? If he can help, he can do it together.

Sima He thought about asking the butler to invite the two into the main hall for tea, but Gao Zhili stopped them with his hand:

"Uncle, let's go to the study and talk." There are too many people in the main hall, so it's not convenient.

"it is good!"

Ho Family Study

"Are you saying that you and General Su are here to investigate the affairs of the Maritime Customs?" Sima He frowned after hearing Gao Zhili's words.

Although he was the Sima of a state, he usually did not deliberately get involved in the affairs of the Maritime Customs. The waters there were too deep to be stirred without a big stick.

"I'm not asking you to help investigate, but I want to arrange for General Su to be the Commissioner of Maritime Customs and do something to make it easier for him to investigate the case." Gao Zhili saw that he was frowning and hurriedly explained.

"This is not difficult. The Commissioner of Maritime Customs happens to have a few acquaintances there." After hearing Gao Zhili's words, Sima He did not relax his brows, but instead frowned deeper.

Because I have been in this position for these years, I have seen more things than the average person.

When we felt something was wrong two years ago, we sent two people to track and investigate, but as soon as those two people left, they disappeared like evaporated sea, and there was no news of them anymore.

That's why he didn't continue the investigation, so as to avoid causing the lives of his subordinates to lose in vain.

He told the two of them what he knew and asked them to think about it themselves.

"I just don't know how good General Su's martial arts are. Can he escape unscathed?" In his heart, he didn't want Su Qinchao to go. It would be a shame if a young man in his prime died there.

"I think so!" Su Qinchao and Gao Zhili looked at each other and made a decision. The Maritime Customs Office was a government office after all, not a dangerous place. Even if there were experts, they would have a chance to escape.

Then, the two of them made up their minds and entrusted the matter to Sima He.

Seeing that the two men were determined to do so, Sima He agreed reluctantly. The next morning, he found an excuse to send Su Qinchao in.

...

"I heard that you are the country nephew of Sima He?" The steward glanced at Su Qinchao, who was wearing a short cloth shirt and was covered in dust, and led him into the Maritime Customs Office.

Su Qinchao listened to the steward's words while observing him secretly.

The Mingzhou Maritime Customs is similar to the one in Guangzhou, except that the houses are more exquisite. Looking at the nameplates on it, it is obvious that the divisions are much more detailed than those in Guangzhou Prefecture.

"Yes, my family is poor, so I came to ask my cousin for food." Su Qinchao deliberately spoke Yueyang Mandarin which the steward could not understand clearly.

After hearing what Su Qinchao said, the manager secretly curled his lips. If he was not a relative of Sima He, he would not bother to care about it. What's more, he had to find an easier job for him now.

Fortunately, it is winter now, and there are fewer people working. Let him think about what is missing. Got it! The manager looked at Su Qinchao's strong body and his eyes lit up.

On weekdays, officials go to the ships to inspect cargo and need people to climb up and down to carry things. These days, someone resigned due to illness, so it was just right for him to take over.

Besides, this is not considered hard work. I get off work at 3:35 p.m. every day, so it can be considered easy.

The manager immediately took Su Qinchao to the head of the Maritime Customs to record the files, and then explained to Su Qinchao everything he needed to do in the future, and then left him there as if he had completed his mission.

From then on, Su Qinchao successfully infiltrated the Sibo Commissioner's office. However, we will not discuss how he investigated the case later. Let's first see what progress Gao Zhili has made.

Last time Gao Zhili said he was going to the brothel to find Miss Yu, he did go there, but he didn't see her so easily.

It turned out that Miss Yu had a different way of receiving customers. Because she was a prostitute, she needed to test the talents of the customers, and only after they passed the test could they see her.

It was Gao Zhili’s first time there, and because he had no experience, he couldn’t even get a number.

The next day, Gao Zhili went to line up early and, with his full talent, composed a poem on the spot.

He spent a lot of money and won the first prize before he successfully met Miss Yu.

"Why don't you say anything when you see me?" Miss Yu was very surprised to see that Gao Zhili just sat there drinking tea as soon as he came in.

"I don't want to be rude, Miss. I just haven't figured out how to start the conversation." In fact, Gao Zhili was struggling over whether to get straight to the point or buy the person and then talk about it later.

I didn't expect my thoughts to be interrupted by Miss Yu, and I didn't know what to do for a moment.

"Why don't I play a song for you so you can think about it carefully?" Having been in the entertainment industry for a long time, Miss He could tell that this man was a rare gentleman.

"Okay." This is just enough time to think of a solution. Or maybe I should just call the mother in the building to redeem her.

When the song ended, Gao Zhili made up his mind. He stood up, glanced at Miss Yu, opened the door and walked out.

"My dear?" Miss Yu looked at the empty door, a little dazed. This was the first man who walked out of her room without any reluctance.

Before she could think more, she saw her mother coming in again with the young man, smiling happily.

"Great joy, my daughter!" The mother walked up to Miss Yu with her round belly and took her hand with a smile: "This man said he wants to redeem you and take you back to live happily!"

Originally, because the girl was a daughter of an official family, she signed the contract as a prostitute.

It's not good to force someone to do that. Now someone is willing to pay a high price to redeem it, which is great.

"I haven't even asked for my husband's name yet, how come..." Miss Yu looked at Gao Zhili who was standing behind her mother, her eyes full of confusion.

"My name is He Shun, and I'm the nephew of He Sima." Seeing her looking at him, Gao Zhili had to make up a name. Anyway, his uncle would cover him up.