"Fang Shilang, the headquarters has not been signed for two days, and it is not dead, why has it become your proposition for the candidates to make up the silver? Is it that if the headquarters does not come to sign for three days, you plan to sit directly on the main seat of Shangshutang?"

On the first day of returning to the directorship, Gu Qinghuan scolded Liang and scolded him in public.

Fang Liang had no face, so he could only endure it, and his mouth was hard and quibble: "Lord Hui, the lower official has no such intention, the lower official is just ......"

"Just what?" Gu Qinghuan was furious, and directly threw Fang Liang's strip Chen at his feet, it was the first time that he was so angry that Fang Liang knelt down in fright. He questioned Fang Liang: "Did you just draw up an excerpt to supplement the regulations on the reform of officials, write down the content I proposed, and then submit it to wait for Your Majesty's approval and waiting for the imperial court to reward you?"

"Don't dare......!

"Stop talking nonsense!" Gu Qinghuan seemed to be unable to control his emotions, and Fang Liang roared impatiently, and everyone present was concerned.

He Shi'an saw that something was wrong, and was afraid that Gu Qinghuan would be too radical, so he and Fang Liang would not be able to get off the stage like this, so he pretended to be frightened by his roar, and 'missed' knocked over the teacup on his case, diverting everyone's attention.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm reckless, my lord, you continue, you continue to ......" He Shi'an apologized to others while cleaning up the table case wet with tea in a panic.

They breathed a sigh of relief a little because of this little episode, and Gu Qinghuan also suppressed his anger, calmed down his emotions, and asked them to retreat: "Okay, you go out to do things, Fang Shilang stays ......"

If the subordinates were amnesty, they all bowed and left the Shangshu Mansion, He Shi'an glanced at Gu Qinghuan before going out, and persuaded him to stabilize his heart, Gu Qinghuan understood, and he didn't get angry at will.

Fang Liang was still kneeling in the hall, leaving him alone, he was even more nervous, and he didn't dare to look up at Gu Qinghuan. And Gu Qinghuan had already stepped down from the main seat, sat on the pedestal in front of him, picked up the seal, and said to him, "Fang Shilang, get up." ”

Fang Liang raised his head and saw Gu Qinghuan sitting there, he didn't dare to stand up by himself, so he crawled to Gu Qinghuan's side a few times, and after getting close to Gu Qinghuan, he knelt there, straightened up, wiped the sweat on his forehead, and made it look like he was listening to the instructions.

Gu Qinghuan didn't bother to look at Fang Liang's appearance, he knew that their kind of officials were like this, doing whatever they wanted behind their backs, bullying their superiors and subordinates, and disobeying Shangguan Yang, and when Shangguan was provoked, they pretended to lower their eyebrows and flattered their eyes, and then continued to do whatever they wanted behind their backs, bullying their superiors and subordinates, and disobeying Shangguan Yang......

Anyway, as far as officialdom is concerned, dignity is not worth a few dollars, and the face they lose in front of the officials can still be recovered from their subordinates, anyway, what should be done is not to do it, how to be perfunctory and how perfunctory, it is really useless to be angry with them, unless it really touches their interests......

Gu Qinghuan thanked He Shi'an in his heart for interrupting his brainless anger and regaining his senses, and at this time he had changed to a peaceful smile, looking very approachable, and there was no anger at all, and the other party Liang said: "Fang Shilang, it was wrong with the headquarters just now, it should be said well, and it shouldn't be so angry with you, which makes everyone very embarrassed, don't you say?"

"No, no, no, no......" As soon as he heard him say something that blamed himself, Fang Liang was even more flustered: "It's the lower official who is wrong, he made the adult angry, the adult has taught him a lesson, and the lower official has been taught." ”

Gu Qinghuan said again: "No, the headquarters is indeed dizzy for a while, and you also know that the headquarters has been doing something recently, and your heart is not very comfortable...... Now calm down and think about it, it is indeed the recklessness of the headquarters, and you are not wrong. Writing regulations, the proposed book folding, it is indeed your servant Lang Ting's accusation, last time the headquarters told you the content of the regulations, you accepted it in time, and quickly handed over to His Majesty, there was no delay in the progress of official affairs due to the affairs of the department, this is very good, the headquarters did not expect you to act so efficiently, this is something that should be praised, I really don't understand, what is so hot, and detain your article Chen, it is really a mistake......"

The more Fang Liang listened, the more he was confused, "The adult's lesson is that it is the fault of the lower officials, and the lower officials did not wait for the adults to return to the office to read the facts, which is the negligence of the lower officials......"

"That's right, Fang Shilang, you are just careless and derelict in your duties......" Gu Qinghuan laughed on his back, and patted Fang Liang's chest playfully, "What does the headquarters think, I still think that Lord Fang has taken credit for self-fattening, it is the headquarters that spends Lord Fang's belly with the heart of a villain, Fang Shilang doesn't have to mind......"

Fang Liang breathed a sigh of relief, "The lower officials don't dare, the lower officials don't dare, the lower officials are dedicated to the public, and they have been waiting for the adults to return to the office to guide official affairs for the past few days, for fear of delaying the major affairs of the adults......"

Gu Qinghuan felt that in addition to 'being wise adults', the most common lie in the officialdom was this sentence 'the lower officials don't dare'. They don't dare to say anything, but in their hearts they dare to make any calculations, and they dare to do anything behind their backs.

Gu Qinghuan picked up the excerpt, handed it to him, and said, "Since Fang Shilang has already prepared the excerpt, just submit it normally, as far as today's events have not happened, don't delay the big thing because the headquarters is confused for a while." ”

Fang Liang still felt a little inexplicable, but he really couldn't see Gu Qinghuan's true emotions, thinking that this article was drawn up by him with Gu Qinghuan's Shangshu Hall master Dong Qixian, Dong Qixian and Gu Qinghuan knew Gu Qinghuan best about business, and there would be no problem if he got Gu Qinghuan's strategy right, in order to be cautious, he still presented the excerpt to Gu Qinghuan and said: "Please also take a look at it, in case there is anything inappropriate in the proposed article, if the adult thinks that he should prepare a new fold to adjust the content......"

Gu Qinghuan didn't answer, shook his hand and smiled: "No, no, the headquarters has already seen it, it's very good, it's completely consistent with the concept of the headquarters, you don't need to change it, you don't need to change a word." ”

"That'...... Do you need to change the name of Shangshutang to ......?" Fang Liang asked again.

Gu Qinghuan seemed to be impatient, and directly interrupted him: "No, no, the headquarters has said it, and it won't change a word." It doesn't matter in whose name it is, the most important thing is that the rights and responsibilities are clear and conducive to public affairs. Besides, this is the business of your court, and it should be folded by you. He paused, "Wait for you to hand it over, and they will naturally know whose claim it is." ”

Fang Liang was a little hesitant, but he didn't dare to ask any more, and retreated with his fold, still feeling confused when he left Shangshutang. But for him, this is a hard-won opportunity to make meritorious contributions in the court, so that His Majesty can see that he is still doing something, and he can't bear to give up, so he handed the fold the next day, Du gradually passed it for him, and sent it directly to the political affairs hall, waiting for the approval of the two state assistants.

……

In the evening, Gu Qingxuan and Gu Qinghuan both went to Jiangyue Tower, and Gu Qingning and Gu Qingfeng were also there at that time, and they both came to visit Jiang Xiange. In the past few days, the Gu family has often run to Jiang Yuelou, and Jiang Hechuan seems to be deliberately avoiding Gu Qingxuan.

This night, Jiang Hechuan finally took the initiative to meet Gu Qingxuan. Steward Zhang led Gu Qingxuan to the tea room on the top floor of Jiang Yue Building to see Jiang Hechuan, after entering the door, Gu Qingxuan sat down opposite Jiang Hechuan and looked at the tea cans on the table, Biluochun's can was placed in the front, obviously just used.

He looked at Jiang Hechuan with a solemn face and asked, "Yang Longxing came to look for you not long ago?"

Jiang Hechuan asked, "How do you know?"

Gu Qingxuan pointed to the tea canister, "You generally only drink Lushan clouds and mist, and I will prepare the Longjing before Ming when I come, this Biluochun must be prepared for others, and it just so happens that when Yang Longxing came to me yesterday, he drank Biluochun in my house for a long time, and he thought that the tea in my house was not pure...... I'll let him go. However, Jiang Yuelou's tea should be very positive, Lord Yang is very satisfied, right?" Gu Qingxuan picked up the clay pot, opened the lid and sniffed the fragrance of the tea leaves, and said with a smile.

Jiang Hechuan said helplessly: "I know I can't hide anything from you......"

"Why do you want to hide it from me?" Gu Qingxuan suddenly asked this sentence, making Jiang Hechuan's heart speechless.

He asked, "Did he ask you to intercede for him, and let me let him go?"

Jiang Hechuan sighed, carefully looked at Qingxuan's face, wanted to guess his mind, and hesitated: "Yes, he is now an ant on a hot pot, trying to save his life...... He had just died of his son...... The whole person is in chaos. ”

Gu Qingxuan washed the leaves and cooked tea, his face was indifferent: "Then when he was greedy for bribes and greedy for pleasure, why didn't he want to have this day?

Jiang Hechuan hurriedly said: "But you know all about him, he is corrupt and bribery, didn't you also secretly allow it......? You can't do it like this, and if something happens, it doesn't matter if he lives or dies, right?"

Gu Qingxuan raised his eyes and glanced at Jiang Hechuan: "Why should I care? I allowed him to embezzle, but I didn't allow him to be exposed, it was he who accidentally leaked his secrets and was exposed, what does it matter to me?"

Jiang Hechuan heard that he was deliberately angry, so he guessed that Gu Qingxuan must know something, and simply confessed: "But this matter has something to do with me......"

Gu Qingxuan lowered his head to filter the tea stains, poured a cup, and comforted him: "I know, he is your in-laws, you are afraid of being implicated, don't be afraid, how can I not let this fire burn you, Brother Hechuan, I will protect you from retreating." ”

Jiang Hechuan was so anxious that he gritted his teeth and said, "I can't get out of it anymore! I also participated! He pushed me into the pit! Almost all of my family business was thrown into it!"

At this moment, he desperately hoped that what Yang Longxing said was right - Gu Qingxuan would not ignore him and would not abandon him......

And Gu Qingxuan's face had become cold, his eyes were ruthless, and he was no longer calm and relaxed for a moment, and the teapot in his hand fell on the case with a slam, which shocked Jiang Hechuan's heart.

"You now know that you have confessed to me, and you finally want to confess to me?" Gu Qingxuan said angrily.

Jiang Hechuan was even more surprised: "You know everything?"

"Of course I know! I don't know anything? You want to take advantage of the east wind of commercial reform, you want to be greedy for those two money, and if you don't come to me, you actually go to participate in Yang Longxing's stupid thing! You let me say what is good about you? It's really stupid! You get together with Princess Xiao, and you think every day about how to calculate our surname Gu, and you think I don't know, right? Save it! Yang Longxing is fine, but I just want you to see what happened to the person who made trouble behind my back!"

The more he spoke, the more angry he became, staring straight at the pale Jiang Hechuan, and finally knocked on the table with his knuckles, word by word: "So he is dead!"

Jiang Hechuan's soul was not possessed, cold sweat forced him, he couldn't speak, and the color of despair was already in his eyes.

He took the teacup and poured it into his mouth, then threw it down again, and scolded, "It's so unpalatable!"

got up and walked out of the tea room, leaving Jiang Hechuan alone.

Jiang Hechuan was flustered and at a loss, collapsed on the seat, looked at the jar of Biluochun on the table, stared blankly for a long time, and suddenly felt that his heart was full of energy, and he only felt that everything was going to disappear.

After a while, he heard someone knocking on the door, and he was powerless to respond, and Gu Qingning's voice came from outside the door: "Uncle, what's wrong with you?

He closed his eyes and let out a feeble 'um' sound.

Gu Qingning and Gu Qinghuan pushed the door in, and when they saw his appearance, they were a little worried, and he didn't talk to them, just sat like that.

The door closed, Gu Qingning said: "Uncle, my father has already left first, he asked us to tell you, please leave Chang'an in the name of a merchant for a period of time, where to hide, in short, don't have any contact with Yang Longxing......"

"What?" Jiang Hechuan was stunned again, and his sense of despair suddenly disappeared.

Gu Qinghuan said: "Soon Yang Longxing will be tried by the three divisions, and the officials will also participate, at that time, my father will be the main judge, I will be the deputy judge, his charges will be revealed to the world, and the family is just around the corner, between you and he is in-laws, so uncle, you'd better not have more troubles, so that he can't pester you, pull you to accompany the beheading......"

"What?" Jiang Hechuan was still at a loss.

Gu Qingning understood what he was wondering about, so he said: "Father said that he already knew that Uncle you were dragged into the water by Yang Longxing and took all the family business, so he had already said hello to the ticket number, and secretly classified your account as a partial account, which belongs to the property of the imperial court, so all the transactions you made with Yang Longxing before were actually done in the name of the imperial court, that is to say, Yang Longxing was diverting the treasury money of the user department, not your assets, and he had already accumulated enough evidence to convict him, so his father asked Du Wanwei to expose him." When his case is over, the father will ask the household department to restore your assets to normal, and you will not lose much. The most important thing at the moment is that you have to draw a line with him and not fall into the trap. ”

Gu Qingxuan, Gu Qingxuan......

Jiang Hechuan understood, his heart was mixed, and his thoughts were mixed: "...... But...... But Yang Longxing still has evidence that I participated in the bribery and buyout of the merchant......"

"Don't worry about this uncle, the Criminal Department will determine that those are all forgeries, it is Yang Longxing who has collected money and accepted bribes in the name of your in-laws, and all the information related to your business in the household department will also disappear. Gu Qingning smiled meaningfully at Jiang Hechuan.

Jiang Hechuan was shocked, and sighed deeply: "It can be like this...... You're really going to cover the sky with one hand......"

The sister and brother glanced at each other and smiled, Gu Qinghuan rubbed his palms and said, "Uncle, it's not 'one hand', it's 'six hands'." ”

Jiang Hechuan was speechless and embarrassed, and finally returned to his normal mood, leaned down on the table, and sighed to the sky: "Gu Qingxuan, Gu Qingxuan, anyway, he didn't do much about covering the sky with his hands...... That's right......"

He suddenly realized a question: "Since he had a plan for a long time, why didn't he break it earlier......?

"To scare you.