The big bandit in the Red Mansion robbed Lin Daiyu at the beginning

Just as Xue Pan's thoughts were drifting, a salt merchant saw that he didn't move and asked carefully,

"My Lord, is it my turn?"

Xue Pan quickly came to his senses.

Oh! I won’t say more, it will only bring tears!

He wiped his eyes and said, still lowering his head,

"Oh, go on! Name, gender, age, place of origin, shop..."

The reason why he kept his head down from beginning to end was because he was afraid of being recognized by someone he knew.

After all, he was a professional in brothels in Jinling, and many people had seen him.

Maybe there will be salt merchants like those from Yangzhou.

But even so, some salt merchants exclaimed in surprise the moment they saw Xue Pan.

"Eh? My Lord, you are not Jin..."

Xue Pan hurriedly lowered his head and covered his face.

"No, no, you've got the wrong person. I'm not Xue Pan!"

Salt merchant: “…”

Just as the salt merchant was about to say something else, Zhao Dagou's voice came from the shed.

"What are you doing? What are you doing?!"

"I don't see all those meat tickets out back. Uh, are the salt merchants still waiting? Why don't you hurry up?"

Zhao Dagou roared, and the salt merchants and Xue Pan present all trembled.

Suddenly, the brush in Xue Pan's hand moved a little faster!

……

Yangzhou prefectural government office.

Li Kui, the prefect of Yangzhou, slowly put away his brush and looked at the memorial he had just written.

He sighed softly and slowly placed the brush on the pen holder beside him.

Then he looked at Master Qian beside him and asked,

"Master Qian, please help me consider this memorial. What do you think of it?"

Master Qian forced a flattering smile on his face.

"Your Excellency, what are you talking about? You are a wise and honest official. How dare a lowly person like me..."

Li Kui waved his hand.

"Hey, Master, you're welcome. You're the person I trust the most. I'll be relying on you in many ways from now on!"

Master Qian showed gratitude and fear on his face and bowed.

"Thank you for your kindness, sir. I will do my utmost for you and will do anything for you!"

Li Kui narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at Master Qian bowing, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

But he laughed and said,

"Haha, Master, that's not right, come on, please stand up quickly!"

"Thank you, sir!"

Master Qian stood up gratefully, and then walked to Li Kui's desk, carefully picked up the memorial with both hands and took a look at it.

After reading ten lines at a glance, Master Qian couldn't help but frown slightly.

Li Kui asked in confusion,

"Master Qian, what's wrong? Is there anything inappropriate in my memorial?"

Master Qian came back to his senses, shook his head and smiled,

"Your Excellency's memorial comes from the heart and is based on facts. I admire you immensely!"

After that, he spread out the memorial on Li Kui's desk.

Pointing to one of the roads,

"However, sir, regarding the Yangzhou salt tax, you have worked tirelessly to help Lord Lin urge the Yangzhou salt merchants to pay their taxes. How could you not report this to the court?"

Li Kui was slightly stunned, his eyes widened, and he looked at Master Qian in astonishment, saying,

"I'm afraid this is not a good idea, right?"

As he spoke, Li Kui glanced at Master Qian and bowed towards the north.

"Taxes are the foundation of a country. I am highly regarded by the emperor. As the prefect of Yangzhou, I govern the people."

"The state is in a difficult situation right now. I should share His Majesty's worries and help the court resolve its problems. What's the point of mentioning such a trivial matter?"

Master Qian waved his hand and said,

"Alas, sir, this is wrong!"

"If it were a normal day, it would be fine, but the memorial is to present the important matters of Yangzhou to His Majesty. If you are modest and keep silent, wouldn't it be inadvertently preventing His Majesty from understanding the real situation in Yangzhou?"

"How could this be done by a minister?"

Li Kui was stunned when he heard this, and immediately slapped his forehead with regret on his face.

"Oh my! Look at my brain!"

"I originally thought I wasn't interested in fame or fortune, but I almost committed the crime of deceiving the emperor! Fortunately, Master Qian reminded me!"

Master Qian smiled and bowed.

"Your Excellency is too kind! You are of high moral character and incorruptible. Naturally, you don't care about these reputations. That's why you deliberately concealed them, not intentionally concealing them!"

Li Kui grinned till his mouth almost reached his ears, and said,

"With the assistance of Master Qian, I feel like a fish in water!"

"How about asking Master Qian to help me polish this memorial?"