The Yamen of the Binh Duong Prefect was built very grandly. The freshly painted vermilion walls, the fine sycamore door panels are nailed with black gold and shiny rivets. The corner tower is heavy and the eaves flow tiles, and there is a plaque hanging on the lintel of the square, on which are written the four big characters of the bucket - honest and honest for the people.

There were four or five small servants standing in front of the door, all of them very delicate. Seeing Gege coming from afar, a small guy at the head of the door looked up and down, and saw that Gege was not very carved, but the maid next to him was dressed gorgeously, full of pearls, and for this reason, he didn't dare to underestimate it.

Dark Fragrance approached and saluted and asked, "This little brother is polite." ”

The little guy shook his face and asked, "Where are you from?" Is there anything wrong with coming to the house? “

Dark Xiang replied: "My master, Qing Gege, passed through Pingyang Mansion, and came to the mansion to find the prefect Gao Gao to see him. Can you tall adults be in there? ”

The little guy was stunned for a moment, and seemed to still understand the meaning of this sentence. A leader behind the door put down the teacup early, ran out with a smoke, knelt in front of Gege, kowtowed to Gege, and said: "Chai Mao, the leader of the guard class A of Pingyang Mansion, greets Qing Gege!" ”

Seeing that the leaders were all kowtowing, the guards behind him also knelt on the ground and said goodbye to Gege.

Gege bowed his head slightly and said, "Get up!" Can you tall adults be in there? ”

Chai Mao got up from the ground, bent down and replied respectfully: "If you go back to Gege, Master Gao is working in the yamen. The little ones will go in and tell the adults, and Qing Gege will please sit inside. After that, he turned his head and glared at the little guy behind him and shouted, "What are you doing standing there, why don't you go and tell your lordship quickly." ”

The little guy came to his senses and replied yes. Hurry in and say goodbye. Chai Mao led the way, led Gege into the house, entered the outer hall and sat down. He also offered good tea himself.

Gege sat upright, sipping tea slowly, and was about to ask some gossip. In an instant, I heard hurried footsteps outside. Gege looked up, but he didn't see his appearance clearly, and saw a middle-aged man kneeling on the ground with his horseshoe sleeves thrown up. He kept saying: "Pingyang Governor Gao Wenhan greets Qing Gege!" ”

Gege still drank tea slowly, and after drinking for a while, he saw that Gao Wenhan was still kneeling on the ground. He didn't dare to raise his head. Gege put down the teacup and said slowly: "You are Gao Wenhan, the prefect of Pingyang?" Do what you kneel, get up. ”

Gao Wenhan got up from the ground and stood aside. Gege didn't speak. Let's take a look at him first. Seeing that he was about forty years old, he was five short and slightly bloated, and his new official robe was tightly strangled.

Gao Wenhan squinted at Gege, and asked carefully: "The outer hall is cold and not quiet enough, please sit in the quiet room in the backyard of the humble post?" ”

Gege said, "That's not necessary, I'll leave later." She stared at Gao Wenhan and said, "Ruoqing occasionally passes by Pingyang. I heard that Master Gao was stabbed. I wonder if it's true? Such a big thing, can Lord Gao tell the court? Has the murderer been caught? ”

Gege didn't ask him about buying and selling joints, but he knocked on the side to see how he answered.

Sure enough, Gao Wenhan was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Let Gege bother." It's just a scoundrel in Pingyang Mansion, picking quarrels and provoking trouble, and the prefect doesn't take it seriously. As officials, we must always have a clear conscience, and we can't satisfy everyone. Offending the interests of a few, they always have to find out something. Wen Han has been in officialdom for more than ten years, and he has been used to it over the years. ”

Gege originally expected him to say about the sale of joints in the examination room by the way, but he was very strict and didn't bring out half a word. Gege was helpless, so he had to open the skylight and say something bright: "Ruoqing heard that Pingyang Shizi is very dissatisfied with the results of this year's government examination, and even said a lot of things that are unfavorable to the tall adults, I don't know what to do with the adults?" ”

Gao Wenhan's face turned white, he was still calm, he smiled, covered up the past, and said, "Where did Gege hear this? Gao Wenhan thinks that he is above board and above board, and he is not afraid of their nonsense. ”

Gege smiled faintly and asked idly: "Since everyone else is talking nonsense, what does Master Gao say is going on?" Ruoqing was about to listen to Master Gao's explanation. ”

Gao Wenhan replied: "Since Gege asked, he naturally has to explain his humble position to 1510. In the Pingyang Provincial Examination in February this year, a good friend of the humble former was also one of the candidates. He was dizzy for some reason, and preached around that he had a good relationship with his humble position, and he could buy off the joints of the examination room to ensure that he would pass the government examination steadily. Some people were deceived by him, and even gave him the silver, and it was not until before the examination that he heard the next person talk about it, and he was very shocked, but he couldn't help it. The humble position is silent, and after the government test, he still takes the rank according to the merits, and the lowly friend also fell into the ranks. Many of those scholars who gave their money to their lowly friends failed to make the list. They did not know the situation, and thought that they had received money and did not do anything, and complained about their lowly duties, so they sent assassins into the palace to assassinate them. Serving the court with a clear conscience, he is not afraid of them messing around. ”

Gege nodded frequently after hearing this, and said in agreement: "What Master Gao said is very reasonable. If we can't do this, not to mention the public law of the court, even the emperor is afraid that it will be difficult to escape the responsibility? ”

Gao Wenhan secretly admired his words, fortunately, when he collected the cashier, he had already thought of a countermeasure, otherwise it would be difficult to be perfunctory when she asked him today.

Gege got up and said, "If Qing is okay here, ask for a cup of tea and leave." The tall man is on official business, so if it is sunny, he will not bother. ”

Gao Wenhan hurriedly said: "It's just here, why is Gege leaving?" The humble post has already asked his subordinates to prepare a table of wine and food, and he specially washed the dust for Gege, and hoped that Gege would enjoy a thin noodle! ”

Gege smiled: "Ruoqing will stay in Pingyang for a while, let's come to Japan for a long time!" Tall adults stay! So saying, he stepped out of the threshold and walked out.

Gao Wenhan didn't dare to stay, and hurriedly sent Gege to the door, helped him into the car by Hongcui, and watched Gege go away before returning to the house.

An old man with a goatee flashed out of the side door. He is Gao Wenhan's master, named Lu Wang. When Gege and Gao Wenhan were talking, he hid in the outer hall and eavesdropped on the Xinuan Pavilion. As soon as Gege left, he hurriedly followed over and said to Gao Wenhan: "Why did the adults see her coming to Pingyang?" Lu Wang heard that the emperor respected Qing Gege very much, and she did things by her, and she was not bound by the imperial court. Qing Gege is a nosy person, and outsiders often call her 'Lean Gege'. As long as the person she is targeting, there is a chance that the boat will capsize. Lu Wang saw her coming to Pingyang, but she was afraid that she would not be good. Adults should be careful. ”

Gao Wenhan saw that he was in the compound here, and it was inconvenient to speak, so he ordered: "You are also dizzy?" Is this a place to talk? ”

Lu Wang bowed his head and said yes. Gao Wenhan said again: "Let's go to the study to talk. ”

The study room that Gao Wenhan said was in the backyard of the Fuzhi, which was originally a place for him to rest and read in his spare time, and occasionally used it for entertaining guests. The two came to the study, and the tea maid offered tea. The matter was confidential, and Gao Wenhan ordered all the servants around him to go down, leaving only him and Master Lu in the house.

When the door closed gently, Gao Wenhan said, "I naturally know what you just said. Qing Gege's visit to Pingyang at this time must be unusual, but you and I have to take precautions. ”

Lu Wang bowed his head and stood in the room, thinking in his heart, what benefit will you give me with the money you collected? Afterwards, in order to gag my mouth, he rewarded me with a hundred and ten taels of silver. But then it is said that it is your business with me, and it has something to do with you, and what is it with me? Although I thought so in my heart, I said in my mouth: "How do adults say to prevent it? I don't think adults need to worry too much about that. Their money was given to Gu Zhao, as long as the adult puts the responsibility on Gu Zhao, does it have anything to do with the adult? Gu Zhao is going to say that he will give the silver to the adult, but what about the certificate? If there is no evidence or certificate, who will believe it? ”

Gao Wenhan said worriedly: "That being said, this official is still apprehensive in his heart. Did the official do too much to Gu Zhao? ”

Lu Wang replied with a pun: "Didn't he think about it when he secretly withheld the adult's money?" Fellowship can only last long if you treat others sincerely, if you are like him, you can do it for yourself, regardless of the life or death of others? ”

Gao Wenhan groaned and said, "If you want to say that, my heart will be steady." ”

While the two were talking, they suddenly heard Liu Sanyu outside the door say: "Little Liu San has seen an adult in something." ”

Liu San is a personal entourage in Gao Wenhan's mansion, and he has something to come to see, which must be a last resort.

Gao Wenhan said, "You come in and talk. ”

Liu San pushed open the door and first kowtowed to Gao Wenhan. Gao Wenhan ordered him to get up and speak directly. Liu Sanjing saw that Master Lu was on the side, and he was also a powerful person beside the adult, and the adult's affairs did not shy away from him. So, Liu San said in a low voice: "The little grandmother on Cuiyu Street has something urgent to ask the adults to come over." ”

Lu Wang knew that the second grandmother in his mouth was named Dailuo, who was originally the top brand of Xinghuayuan in Pingyang Mansion. Since he was a child, he has grown like a moonlight, and he plays the piano well, and he is guarded by the mother in the yard as a baby. The pilgrims outside are greedy for the beauty of the snail, but there is no silver in their hands, which is very stupid. Dailuo grew up in Xingyuan until she was seventeen years old and still a virgin. Mom said to the outside world that without a thousand taels of head wrapping fee, no one should want to get close to Dailuo's body.

After another year, a wealthy merchant from Taiyuan finally gave up 1,000 taels of silver and became Dailuo's new aunt. It's a pity that the new aunt only stayed for more than half a month, because there was still business too far away, so he abandoned Dailuo and left.

Although Dailuo is broken, she is still very valuable. Whoever wants to touch Dai Luo's body can't take it without a few dozen taels of silver. Coincidentally, on that day, a wealthy businessman invited Mr. Gao to dinner, and Tete invited Dailuo to accompany him for a drink. This companion took away the soul of the tall man, thinking about Dailuo's voice and smile all day long, and after a month, he lost more than a whole circle. Liu San guessed the adult's thoughts, and persuaded the adult to ask Dailuo to enter the door in private. It is said that the prefect is asking for a concubine, but the situation of the high lord is different from others. The eldest grandmother in his house is really powerful.

The tall man thought about it, and there was no other way but to buy another house and secretly marry Dailuo into the door. Speaking of which, it is difficult for Dailuo to enter the door, and there are 30,000 taels of silver for redemption alone. For these 30,000 taels of silver, Master Gao took great pains. (To be continued......)