One day later, Hangzhou, the seat of Jiangnan Governor¡¯s Mansion.
In the open space in front of the Jiangnan Governor's Mansion, a whipping drama was being staged.
I saw two men in their thirties being whipped by several men with whips until they were rolling on the ground.
They were rolling around and screaming in pain.
"I was wrong! I shouldn't have slandered Governor Liu!"
"Governor Liu, all the mistakes we made are our fault and have nothing to do with the Cao family!"
"sorry¡¡"
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There was a big circle of people surrounding me at this time.
Someone is asking, what's going on? Why do some people dare to be violent at the gate of Jiangnan Governor's Mansion?
Then someone told them.
"These two are stewards of the Cao family in Huzhou. It is said that they felt that Governor Liu's request to buy grain was too overbearing, so they made up the lie of 'pretending to buy Japanese grain', hoping to rely on the pressure of public opinion to make Liu The Governor withdraws his order."
"The eldest son Cao was not at home at the time. By the time he came back, things had gotten out of hand, and Governor Liu's reputation was severely damaged. So the eldest son Cao personally brought them over and apologized to Governor Liu!"
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"Scare, the Cao family, is it Prime Minister Cao's Cao family?"
"Yes, well, the one standing at the door is Mr. Cao."
"Tsk, tsk, Mr. Liu is really majestic. Even the Cao family has to apologize to him."
"Aren't you talking nonsense? They did something wrong, why shouldn't they apologize? Prime Minister Cao's son can't be unreasonable!"
"Exactly! Our Governor Liu is more capable than Prime Minister Cao! Look at Dakang now. Would it have been possible without our Governor Liu in Jiangnan with our full support?"
"Hey! What you said is right I simply don't know how to praise you!"
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¡°Definitely, there were stooges sent by the Cao family in the crowd, who specifically spread the word and explained themselves, which could be regarded as subduing Liu Renhuai.
Cao Suping stood at the bottom of the steps, feeling embarrassed and panicked at the same time.
???????????????Although Cao Yi is the prime minister of the dynasty, Liu Renhuai still has the final say in Jiangnan. Even the emperor cannot reprimand Liu Renhuai for the affairs of the Cao family.
Not to mention that the harvesting of grain is related to the safety of the whole country. You can only imagine where the emperor's butt is sitting.
¡° If the Cao family is just secretly uncooperative, that¡¯s okay.
But now Cao Suping stood up directly, not only scolded Liu Renhuai, but also openly exposed the "Japanese grain buying". No matter how you look at it, he is going against the emperor's strategy.
By then, it will not only be him who will be unlucky, but even his father will lose points in front of the emperor.
So once he figured it out, he immediately rushed to Hangzhou overnight, and immediately came to the Jiangnan Governor's Mansion to perform and apologize.
??????????????????????????????????????? It was already half an hour later, and although the two housekeepers were beaten so severely that their blood was drawn out, and the fake screams of pain turned into real screams of pain, the side door of the Governor's Mansion was not opened.
Several government officials and sergeants just watched the show motionless.
Cao Suping knew that Liu Renhuai was humiliating him, but he would never dare to leave.
¡°Otherwise, this is giving Liu Renhuai an excuse to impeach his father.
Where did the Cao family get its power?
Doesn¡¯t it all depend on Cao Yi to be the prime minister in the capital?
If Cao Yi no longer serves as prime minister, what will the Cao family do?
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I don¡¯t know how long it took, but the screams behind me gradually stopped.
Although there were more and more voices of discussion, Cao Suping's ears were already numb.
He was so numb that when someone called in front of him, he didn't respond.
Then someone touched him, "Mr. Cao?"
"Uhhuh!?"
Cao Suping shivered and subconsciously looked up, only to see a middle-aged man wearing a green robe standing in front of him.
This middle-aged man did not talk nonsense and said loudly: "Mr. Cao, our Lord Governor has invited you, come with me!"
"Oh! Thank you, thank you!!"
Cao Suping showed a look of surprise and wanted to step forward, but because he had stood for too long, his blood was numb and he fell forward.
Fortunately, the middle-aged man caught him and did not embarrass him.
"Thank you!" Cao Suping said gratefully and said, "May I ask, sir"
 ?It's possible, but I don't want to do it myself. It would look too ugly. After all, threatening them to sell grain is not what a gentleman would do. "
Cao Suping was stunned for a moment, and then his face turned ugly.
Obviously, Liu Renhuai asked him to "persuade" those businessmen to sell grain honestly.
Liu Renhuai is so vicious!
He is forcing himself to completely offend those people!
But since Cao Suping came here, he must have thought of many possibilities, including this one.
I never thought it would end up like this.
Cao Suping lamented in his heart, but he didn't stop at all: "Sir, leave this matter to me! Within five days, I will make them sell grain honestly!"
Liu Renhuai said calmly: "How much can they sell?"
"No less than three million stones." Cao Suping stopped following him in circles and directly reported his maximum ability.
"Well, very good." Liu Renhuai smiled, "Go and do it! Do it well!"
Cao Suping hesitated for a moment and then asked: "Sir, about me"
"As long as you do a good job, I haven't heard anything or seen anything before." Liu Renhuai interrupted him and responded.
"Thank you, sir!"
Cao Suping finally breathed a sigh of relief. After saluting, he turned around and left in large strides.
He doesn¡¯t want to stay in this damn place for a moment.
His life will be difficult next, as he has to visit every family in person and use some tricks to trick them into getting food.
But no matter what, he is embarrassing the Cao family!
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When he left, Gong Caibo next to him snorted: "Sir, are you really going to let him go so cheaply?"
Liu Renhuai smiled slightly, "What if it doesn't work out?"
"Three million stones is too little, we should ask them to come up with five million stones!" Gong Caibo said, "In addition, we need them to apologize more solemnly for slandering you!"
"There's no need to apologize. They didn't tell lies, so I just lied." Liu Renhuai said, "If it weren't for the emperor's sweet potatoes, wouldn't we have decided on this ugly thing?"
"So, such a villain cannot be spared." Another official said angrily, "What are we doing for? For our own pockets? No! We are not even doing it for the people of Jiangnan! But for the whole world. Poor man! He, Cao Suping, has no kindness at all, yet he is so cunning and cunning, with an ugly face. He really should be treated well!"
"right!"
"Wonderful!"
"Good!"
A group of staff and subordinate officials praised him again and again.
Liu Renhuai didn't try to stop him. He knew the mentality of these subordinates, and they were very aggrieved.
Now that we finally have time to vent, let them go.
After a while, when he saw that they all stopped talking, Liu Renhuai said slowly: "I understand your mood, but in this officialdom, there is no need to be too stiff if it is not absolutely necessary.
"In short, this is a benefit for us. Not only are the Cao family's three million stones put into the warehouse, but they can also put another three million stones into the warehouse. In addition, we can almost collect fifteen million stones from the previous ones. What's wrong with this?"
What the court needs most now is food. With more food, our prosperous world will be stable. Compared with these benefits, why should I argue with him, a son of an official?
"When you are in power in the future, you must also remember that achieving your goals is the most important. As for face and hatred, they are secondary matters. Do you understand? "
"yes!"
Gong Caibo and others responded with their hands raised.
This is what Liu Renhuai can tell them. If it were anyone else, most of them would not be able to tell the secrets of this kind of officialdom and their own cultivation.
You have to go through all the hard work on your own, and only then will you gradually understand.
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I wrote less yesterday, a little embarrassing. I wrote nearly 8,000 words this morning to compensate. In the afternoon, there are still two chapters ~~
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