Early in the morning, Mrs. County Ling ordered the maid to bring mutton soup and flower rolls, and when Mei Xueyan washed up and went to the study after breakfast, Wu County Ling was still sitting on a chair and pondering. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Uncle Wu hasn't slept all night?"

Wu Xian Ling thought about countermeasures all night, but he was still at a loss, his official rank was not as good as Shi Yuanzhong, and he had no backer, so he didn't have any way to take Shi Yuanzhong at all.

"It's okay to say that the silver is okay, now Shi Yuanzhong is in control of the grain and grass and refuses to let go, he will be hungry for one more day if he doesn't release the victims, but unfortunately I am incompetent, I can't think of a little idea, how can I sleep?"

Mei Xueyan took the food box in the maid's hand, the mutton soup in it was still hot, and Mei Xueyan put the dishes on the desk.

"No matter how anxious you are, you have to think about it again, but don't break your body and don't come up with a result." Mei Xueyan said, "What conditions did Shi Yuanzhong say?" ”

"He wants eighty thousand taels."

Wu Xian Ling said concisely and concisely, his usual favorite mutton soup tasted bland today, but the hot soup warmed the stomach and dispelled the chill of sitting all night, and Wu Xian Ling was also a little clear-headed.

"Eighty thousand taels ......," Mei Xueyan muttered, "Isn't that the only thing left for the real disaster relief is grain and grass and 20,000 taels, which is a drop in the bucket." ”

"Yes, he can get the good name of helping the world and saving the people in vain, accumulate another political achievement in the imperial court, and swallow 80,000 taels of silver, and take all the benefits for him, no wonder he has to compete to be this Qincha Lord."

"Is there no one who can cure him?" Mei Xueyan asked.

"This mountain is high and the emperor is far away, he is the only one and the same, and no one can take him." Wu Xianling said dejectedly, "This old thief is arrogant, but he is not careless, and he also promised me 20,000 taels of hush money." ”

Wu County ordered three times to divide five by two, soaked the flower roll in soup and ate it in a few bites, and Mei Xueyan sat next to her without saying a word.

"Don't you even have a good plan?" Wu Xianling asked, "Why don't you go back and think about it first, it's best to have a reply today." ”

What Wu Xianling actually wanted to say was that it was better to let Mei Xueyan ask the hidden master behind her and let him come up with a way. However, since Mei Xueyan never mentioned it, it was not easy to say that Wu County Order, thinking that the master didn't want people to know about his existence, so he couldn't hide from the world.

Mei Xueyan didn't know that Wu County's order had made up so much in her brain, but she just thought that Wu's county order was to give her some time.

"Uncle Wu, why didn't the emperor appoint the prefect of Taiyuan Mansion as the Qincha this time, but let Shi Yuanzhong, the same knowledge, take charge?"

Mei Xueyan suddenly thought, since it is said that since it is to fill her own pockets, why didn't such a fat prefect fight, but let Shi Yuanzhong pick up this bargain?

"Shi Yuanzhong is a member of the Left Minister's faction, presumably there is a Left Prime Minister intervening." Wu County Ling said, "Speaking of the prefect of Taiyuan Mansion is my classmate and raised people in the same year, there is a lot of friendship, I only passed the government examination and returned to the township to become a county official, he has lofty ambitions, but he has passed the state examination all the way to become a jinshi." ”

Wu Xian Ling sighed: "Time has passed, I guess he has a hard time, Shi Yuanzhong is the left prime minister faction to contain him, although the prefect and Tongzhi are only one official product, but the power is the same, Tongzhi is set up to have the right to supervise and assist the prefect, plus Shi Yuanzhong has to rely on the imperial court, he is only afraid that the prefect is an empty shell."

"I see." Mei Xueyan listened quietly.

"Don't gossip, let's come up with a good strategy to deal with Shi Yuanzhong first."

"Shi Yuanzhong is powerful, we can't break the net, there is no ironclad evidence, now to denounce him is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg, and it is not good for him to accuse him of framing a court official." Mei Xueyan said eloquently, "There is no good strategy, but there is a plan that has to be done." ”

Wu Xianling's eyes lit up, Mei Xueyan was really a sensitive, he thought about it all night, and she had a plan for a short while.

"If you have any ideas, tell me about it." Wu Xian Ling asked with a spirit.

"Uncle Wu has to make some sacrifices, is Uncle Wu willing?"

"That's nature."

"Really? In case Uncle Wu is slandered and abused, is he fearless? ”

"I'm afraid...... But now the victims are the most important. Wu Xianling urged anxiously, "Don't sell Guanzi, say it quickly." ”

Mei Xueyan chuckled, and then said, "Since Shi Yuanzhong pulled you into the gang, then you just agreed to him."

Wu Xian Ling was cold for a moment, and then said angrily: "That can't be done, then won't I become the same person as him?" Although I have been an official all these years, I am not a corrupt official, if I really want to be like Shi Yuanzhong, Feng Yuanjun will be the first to break off my friendship. ”

Mei Xueyan smiled: "You just said that you are not afraid of being scolded for a few words."

"It's different!" Wu Xian Ling snorted.

Mei Xueyan said her original intention: "I mean, when Uncle Wu negotiated with Shi Yuanzhong, he simply thought that 20,000 taels was not enough, and you proposed to share it equally with him!"

"You mean......" Wu Xianling was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and asked, "Take as much as you can, and take more money first?" ”

"That's right, the silver is in your hands, and Shi Yuanzhong can't take care of it if you take it for disaster relief."

Wu Xianling thought about it, this is a way to save the money to the greatest extent.

"Can Shi Yuanzhong agree...... "Wu Xianling hesitated.

"He may not agree, but you can bargain with him, just like buying vegetables, the bargaining price of buying vegetables always feels that he has picked up a bargain, and the seller of vegetables actually makes money, and both parties are happy."

The theory of buying vegetables is still what Mrs. Chen has talked to her, Mrs. Chen is thrifty, and she must bargain when she goes to the vegetable market, and now when she sees her, some vegetable vendors have to hide.

"Its implementation Yuan Zhong is also afraid of you to denounce, he doesn't dare to swallow the silver alone, maybe he is more anxious than you now, afraid of running away in vain."

Wu County Ling nodded again and again, he had a countermeasure, he didn't hesitate, and directly invited Shi Yuanzhong to the study to discuss in detail.

For a whole day, Shi Yuanzhong was in the study, and even sent someone to send him for lunch, Mei Xueyan heard roars and whispers from time to time outside, it seemed that both sides refused to give in, and they asked each other for help, and they were pulling the skin.

When the sun was setting, Shi Yuanzhong came out in a huff.

"Wu County Order, I'm too lazy to spend it with you, the silver grain will be delivered tomorrow. After the consecration, I will say a few kind words for you in front of Your Majesty, and the main credit for curing the flood is yours, but I don't want any discussion in the future. ”

"Yes, yes." Wu Xian Ling said with a smile.

Shi Yuanzhong snorted and said, "I'll go back to Beijing to resume my life, I don't have to send it."

Wu Xianling was surprised: "It's getting late, won't Lord Shi stay in the county office for one night?"

"The inns are more comfortable than you......"

Sending Shi Yuanzhong away, Wu Xianling was happy and hateful, but finally saved some silver.

Mei Xueyan hurriedly asked, "How?"

"He agreed to divide it equally, and only took 40,000 taels, and he didn't have much effort to put 40,000 taels into the account, which is really cheap for him."

Wu Xian Ling looked at Mei Xueyan again, she looked restrained, at first glance she was similar to the daughter of an ordinary rich family, but after getting along for a long time, she felt more and more that she was as wise as a demon and as sensitive as a ghost.