The rainwater droplets fall into the water, ripples, the willows on the shore are lightly blowing, the green leaves are verdant, the rain dripping on the willow leaves slowly condenses, and finally the willow leaves can not be supported, the water droplets fall into the water, the thin willow branches shake, weak and not windy, like the Yi people.

In this rainy season, and it was late at night, no one went out, but the sound of horses' hooves was heard in the distance, and the sound of carriages and horses was especially clear in this quiet night. From far and near, it was just an ordinary carriage, with two lanterns hanging in front of the carriage, but on both sides of the carriage, there were eight people guarding the left and right.

"Phew!" The carriage stopped at a large house on the shore, and the guards in front of it turned over and dismounted, and knocked on the door, and someone inside the door asked, "Who?" ”

"The master is back, open the door!" A hoarse female voice replied that this guard was actually a woman!

There was a movement inside, and those who passed the word passed in, and those who opened the door hurriedly opened the door. The people in the carriage wore cloaks and hats and walked down, took their own umbrellas, and when they saw the people who ushered in them, they only nodded, "It's late at night, let's go back and rest, if there is anything, let's talk about it tomorrow." ”

"Yes!" The husband and wife, a man and a woman, respectfully replied and withdrew.

The rain continued to rain and fell all night, until it finally cleared up at dawn and the sun came out.

The couple who got up early to wait, heard the summons, hurriedly walked in, and saw the woman in white clothes standing in front of the tea table, elegantly brewing tea, smoky, some could not see her face clearly, they didn't dare to look more, bowed down and said, "I've seen the master." ”

"What news has the court had in the past few days?" Pick up the piping hot tea. After taking a small sip, the woman asked. The man with two mustaches stepped forward and said, "The emperor has an edict that the Zhanghe River and the Hutuo River flow into the sea separately. Now the two waters are combined, so it is flooding. If the old road of the Zhanghe River can be found, the canal can be opened and introduced; If the canal is not tolerated, a separate river will be opened in the east of the canal to make it go to the sea. Ordered Li Guangdi and Master Li to go to read and discuss the performance. And his branches with the Queen Mother are now missing. ”

Seeing that the woman was silent, the man continued: "The governor of Jiangsu has repeatedly asked us for silver. Now the tone is getting worse and worse, and it has been made clear that if we don't give out 300,000 taels of silver. and they will seal up our salt works. ”

"Hmph, why?" Hearing the threat, the woman just snorted lightly and asked casually.

Men are not sure what women mean. Only honest answers. "The Qing Dynasty has been fighting continuously over the years, and the rebellion in the Dzungar Department was only quelled last year, and now, the country is empty, and the emperor is touring the south, and silver is needed everywhere. But we, the Kangxi Emperor, are unwilling to use the treasury. I don't want to work hard and lose money, so I don't want to. Of course, there are many people who try their best to send silver to the emperor from everywhere. ”

"Reveal this matter to that Master Li Guangdi!" The woman replied casually, the man looked at the woman, and the woman said lightly: "Li Guangdi is the emperor's cronies, and the people below dare to disobey the yang and the yin, and do what the emperor doesn't want to do in the name of the emperor, and let the emperor personally deal with it, is there a problem?" ”

Of course, there is no problem, but the man lowered his head and thought about it, "It's just that, the governor of Jiangsu is just a reprimand, demoted to be investigated, there will always be a time to resurge, we are so-for-tat with him, all kinds of harm and no benefit!" ”

The woman glanced at the man, the invisible pressure made the man tense his body and shrink the chrysanthemum, he couldn't understand, what did he say wrong?

"You have spent a lot of time in Jiangnan, but you still don't know the shape of Jiangnan. You think it's just a trifle? Since Kangxi clearly said that he could not work the people and hurt money, he still dared to blackmail in private, and asked for 300,000 taels of silver as soon as he opened his mouth, Kangxi would definitely dismiss him, and he wanted to recover, and the person who provoked the emperor's disgust, or a person who was not virtuous, wanted to recover, hehe...... "Unfinished words, are you joking?"

"Master, the governor of Jiangsu, from the Hesheri clan!" The man still reminded again and again that the Hesheri clan, the crown prince established today, and the queen of Emperor Kangxi, is the Hesheri clan, not to mention, Suo Etu is the Suo Xiang of the Qing Dynasty.

This time, the woman stopped talking, slowly finished tasting a cup of tea, and then said: "The emperor is the most taboo to form a party for personal gain, the pearl fell a few years ago, how many days do you think?" It's better that no one should interfere in the affairs of the governor of Jiangsu, if these people dare to get involved, they will only fall faster. ”

After speaking, he smiled with a smile, in the forty-second year of Kangxi, Suo Etu was imprisoned and starved to death, and now it is the thirty-eighth year of Kangxi, how many years can he have?

"Master!" The man still wanted to persuade, but the woman raised her hand and said, "Okay, it's not for nothing that 300,000 silver is nothing, but these corrupt officials have too big an appetite, and if they give it for the first time, he will definitely want to do it for the second time and the third time." None of our silver fell from the sky, and no one will try to snatch it from me, but give it to those who ought to give it, and let no one try to snatch it from me. I'm doing what I say. ”

"Master, now that Yan Lou is pressing step by step, the people of the Miao tribe are trying to swallow us, heaven and earth will also be watching us, one is not careful, I am afraid that we will be wiped out, so that at this time, we can be friendly with the court, and we should be friendly with the court." The man refused to give up, took a few steps forward, and said his thoughts in a hurry.

The woman said, "I understand your worries, do as I say." ”

This is determined not to change his mind, the man is anxious, and he is also a little discouraged by the woman's persistence. When surrounded on all sides, why does the master have to turn his face with the people of the court, isn't this one more enemy and makes the situation even more difficult?

The husband and wife withdrew, and the woman who was sitting in front of the tea table making tea couldn't see the man's thoughts, but she didn't take it to heart, she had been dormant for so many years, and now it was time to close the net. I poured another cup of tea, tasted it carefully, and slowly put it down.

The water of Hongze Lake at Gaojiayan is low, and the water of the Yellow River is high, so that the river water flows into the lake in reverse, and the lake water cannot come out, flooding in Xinghua, Yancheng and other seven counties. The governor of the river, Yu Chenglong, since he was ordered to control the water, has been exhausted, but natural disasters and man-made disasters are also powerless to return to the sky, Xinghua, Yancheng Qizhou County, rice prices have risen, displaced people are scattered, and those who sell their children and daughters in order to survive are not allowed.

Now the owner of Yangzhou Tianxianglou spontaneously gathers merchants from all over Yangzhou, and is willing to accept the displaced people as workers and cooperate with the imperial court to tide over the crisis. Since the first month of the first month, the affected states and counties are scheduled to gather the displaced people in Tianxianglou to deal with the displaced people, but those who are interested will gather here from the front.

Tianxiang Building, was built in Kangxi 25 years, so far 13 years, at the beginning, no one knew, originally thought that it was just a place to have fun, but more than ten years in the operation of the owner of Tianxiang Building, the women in Tianxiang Building, all of them are good in the country, but the girls in Tianxiang Building, only sell art, not sell themselves.

At the beginning, the Tianxiang Building, which was not yet famous, was indeed not in the eyes of everyone, but when the Yangzhou Thorn History actually entered and exited the Tianxiang Building, many people were shocked, in the spirit of comparison, then go and see it, this person who looked, since then has become a frequent visitor to Tianxiang Building. Tianxiang Building, live up to this name, the aunts in the building are all beautiful and fragrant, and they are all good at singing and dancing, understanding the general situation, and being reasonable. And Tianxiang Building, the decoration is exquisite, highlighting the atmosphere. Of course, the most important point is that the confidentiality is strong, each has an independent room, the compartment is very good, and the room is lit by night pearls, after seeing the people, both sigh that the owner of Tianxianglou is rich, and Tianxianglou is also a few more careful.

Then, there was a day when the Xianglou was even more dumbfounded, just because there was a person who was not long-eyed and relied on his own money, and insisted that the girl of Tianxianglou pick up the guests, and was directly rejected by the steward of Tianxianglou at that time, but in two days, the master who took money to smash people, the family wealth was scattered, and he became a beggar walking in Yangzhou.

If it's just such a thing, of course, it's not enough to arouse everyone's vigilance, isn't there too many people who don't have long eyes? There is a very prominent person in the Cao Gang, who fell in love with a girl in Tianxianglou one day. The people of the Cao Gang, as long as they want to mix in Yangzhou, will not want to offend the people inside, and the women are just playthings, especially like such women who serve people.

It's just that it makes people smack their lips again, the steward of Tianxiang Building let the people of the Cao Gang spend a lot of money, and they were stunned not to let go of the girl in the building. The next day, he took his Cao Gang brothers to the door, threatening, toast and don't eat and drink, don't you give you gold, Lao Tzu won't give you a tael of silver at this time, you will obediently bring people to me, otherwise, I will smash your Tianxianglou.

The Cao gang is holding knives and sticks, and if they don't agree with each other, then they have to do it! As a result, the Tianxianglou of the national color and Tianxianglou, all the girls who are so gentle that they can drip water on weekdays, under the leadership of the steward of Tianxianglou, in the blink of an eye, the Cao Gang of those who are mixed in the rivers and lakes all day long are all lying on the ground and can't get up!

There is no way to describe the mood of the onlookers, the steward of Tianxiang Building, smiling like a flower, walked up to the person like a peach blossom, "The Qing Dynasty law, there is no such thing as forced buying and selling, the girls in my building are all good people." Your Excellency led someone to break into a private house, intending to force a good person to become a prostitute, and sued the government, I don't know what to do with you? ”

The people of the Cao Gang were all in prison, and the person in charge was punished by cutting off his hands before he was able to get out of prison, and during this period, no one in the Cao Gang walked around for that person.

And the steward of Tianxianglou has since been known as Mrs. Yan, and her smile is really extraordinary and dazzling. I don't know who called for the first time, but this beautiful lady not only showed everyone's awe of her, but also praised her beauty.

After this one or two incidents, no one dares to make trouble in Tianxianglou, and Tianxianglou, in addition to the beauty of the girl, food is also the reason why everyone rushes to come, some people have said, eat the delicious taste of Tianxianglou, and then eat other food, the taste is the same as chewing wax.

It can be seen that the craftsmanship of the chef of Tianxianglou is really amazing. And the reason why the most high-ranking officials and nobles rushed to Tianxianglou is because the rules of Tianxianglou are very strict, what should not be said, Tianxianglou will be too good in proportion, yes, unconsciously, Tianxianglou has become a place where Yangzhou people flock to. (To be continued......)