I remembered my family's mentality at that time after being transferred to the governor of the British Prince's Palace. Su Jin smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Of course, these two are not the worst. The worst thing is the third Changshi, I don't know what annoyed the King of Song, and was almost killed by Concubine De alive. ”

"Now the officials below the fourth rank of the Manchu Dynasty are like going to the palace to serve in the wolf's den. Especially the Song Palace, he would rather dismiss the official in the name of no one wants to go. When the lord was in the capital, he had always been good friends with King Yong, and King Yong was that virtue, and there was nothing that was not touched by wine and wealth, and even more absurd things were not done. ”

"As the saying goes, things gather like and people divide into groups. At that time, the minister thought that the prince and the king of Yong had the same preferences. So I was quite reluctant to go to the British Prince's Mansion to serve as the chief historian. Coupled with the situation of those colleagues, after being transferred to be a subordinate official of the palace, the minister has this temperament, what are the benefits of being a subordinate official of the palace? ”

"If I had known that the prince was so wise and knew the righteousness, what things would have happened to the minister in the first place? At that time, he wanted to transfer away, but he didn't care about the relationship between the prince and Mrs. Chen. Now that I think about it, what I did at the beginning was not ordinary. Fortunately, the prince is magnanimous and does not hold grudges against his ministers. ”

Hearing Su Jin say this, Huang Qiong's brows furrowed deeply. Later, when Su Jin apologized in disguise, Huang Qiong didn't care too much. But what Su Jin talked about earlier attracted Huang Qiong's attention. Especially Concubine De and the mother and son of King Song are so unscrupulous, why doesn't their emperor Lao Tzu say that he cares?

Concubine De blamed the subordinate officials of the palace without authorization, this is already interfering in the government, who gave her such a big right? Don't say she's just a concubine, not even a concubine. Even the queen of the dynasty has no right to hold officials accountable. And after this incident, the emperor did not even pursue anything. For the emperor, who has always strictly forbidden the harem to interfere in politics, this result is really a bit unusual.

Huang Qiong pinched the bridge of her nose, she really didn't know what to say. He didn't understand what his old emperor thought. neglected to discipline the prince, and blindly blamed the prince's subordinate officials when something happened, isn't this obvious favoritism? It is no wonder that the officials of the Manchu Dynasty now regard such a shortcut to promotion as a subordinate official of the royal palace as a daunting path.

Does he really not know that arrogance is like a murderer? These princes are arrogant and lawless in the capital, how can they treat the people well when they reach the fiefdom? Now that you know the public opinion, why did you go earlier? Born without teaching, this dad is not an ordinary unqualified. Especially the mother and son of King Song, who were so arrogant and domineering before, did not even have a small punishment.

No wonder that Concubine De actually knew that she was in Zhengzhou to deal with the aftermath. At this time, he dared to make trouble under his nose and use his clan to spread rumors. Without all these years, the emperor turned a blind eye to her various behaviors, and how many of the stupid concubines and sons were so unscrupulous? You must know that it is a big sin to blame the officials of the imperial court.

At present, although the King of Shu has not been abolished, once those things are lifted, it must be impossible for the emperor to protect him. Now the four sons born by Queen Daxing are basically dead and down. The mother and son are afraid that they can't even do the most basic obscurity for the position of the prince and the vacant queen position at the moment.

Otherwise, how could he be bold enough to go to the king of Guilin County to propose his relatives without authorization? It seems that I underestimated myself in the past, the mother and son who were stupid to death and blindly arrogant. If it were a guard of honor alone, it would be impossible for the mother and son to be so bold. At least when dealing with his own emperor Lao Tzu, there should still be some small wrists.

Otherwise, he would not be so favored in the palace. The mother and son are not very capable. But this small action in private, although it can't hurt himself for a while, is not an ordinary annoyance. It's like during this period of time, I don't dare to do it against myself openly. But this made waves below, and almost ruined the good situation that he had managed to get out of in one fell swoop.

However, although Huang Qiong thought so in her heart, she did not intend to continue this topic with Su Jin. In any case, this matter involves the privacy of the Heavenly Family. Talking openly with the officials below this somewhat damaged the emperor's face. After thinking about it, Huang Qiong still turned the topic to the aftermath of Zhengzhou. Huang Qiong changed the topic, and Su Jin naturally wouldn't hold on to it boringly.

Since he was talking with Su Jin while walking, Huang Qiong did not continue to gallop on the horse, but chatted with Su Jin while walking and chatting with Su Jin. Until he arrived in front of a village, Huang Qiong pointed to the village in front of him and said, "I'm a little thirsty this way." Walk, go to the village in front of you to ask for a drink, or take a break. ”

Because he was worried that his group would ride into the village, it would disturb the people in the village. So Huang Qiong was at the entrance of the village, so she turned over and dismounted and walked. It is now early winter, the farmland has been harvested, and all the grain that should be stored has been put into the warehouse. Because most of the poor people can't afford to prepare heavy winter clothes, in this kind of weather, the people can naturally go out less, or go out less.

So the whole village seems to be somewhat deserted. However, a small number of people in the village, after seeing Huang Qiong and his party in fresh clothes and angry horses. Instead of anyone coming forward to talk, they avoided locking the door like a snake and scorpion. There were not many people on the streets of the village, but they disappeared in an instant.

Looking at everything in front of her, Huang Qiong's brows furrowed. When he looked at Su Jin, although he didn't say anything, his face was very unsightly. Looking at Su Jin, who had an embarrassed expression on his face at this time, Huang Qiong turned his head and pointed to the only house in the village that was a little more decent, and said to Liu Hu: "Go and call the door, just say that we are passing merchants, and we want to beg for saliva and roast." ”

"You're a local, and your accent is slightly different, but it's pretty much the same. If you go to call the door, people won't be too repulsive. Also, if people insist on not opening the door, forget it, absolutely not use force, and don't scare the people here. It's really not good, just call a few more doors. ”

Maybe Liu Hu's native voice played a certain role, maybe Huang Qiong and his party didn't do anything out of the ordinary after they entered the village. Under Liu Hu's repeated explanations, the family that also closed the courtyard door finally opened the door. An old man in his fifties leaned out and arched his hand and said, "I don't know why the old man called the door?" ”

Originally, he was a little impatient and was about to change Liu Hu, who was called the door. Seeing that someone finally came out, he remembered Huang Qiong's advice, and hurriedly said: "Back to my father-in-law, our master and servant rushed from Zhengzhou to the capital in business, but we don't want to get lost halfway." My master is weak and can't stand the cold wind, so he wants to borrow my father-in-law's house to drink some water and bake a fire to warm up. ”

Huang Qiong, who was just behind Liu Hu, didn't speak when she saw the old man who opened the door, but just looked at Liu Hu and didn't know what he was thinking. He stepped forward and arched his hand and said, "Old man, it's not that we are deliberately bothering my father-in-law." It's just that the weather is too cold today, and we are literati, and the cold wind blows quickly, and I can't bear it, so I have to disturb my father-in-law's purity. ”

saw that although Huang Qiong was dressed as a rich man, she was polite and polite, and she looked like a scholar. With another amiable face, the old man hesitated for a long time, and finally opened the door: "Even if it is a passing merchant, it should be convenient for it." As long as a few people don't dislike the old and dirty place, please come in. ”

Regarding the old man's words, Huang Qiong just smiled faintly and said: "The kid has nothing else to ask for, just to have a place to bake a fire, and some hot water is enough to drink, and where will he dislike the old man for being shabby here?" With that, Huang Qiong pushed away Liu Hu who was blocking him and took the lead into the courtyard. Su Jin, who was following him, looked at Huang Qiong's back, gritted his teeth and followed.

Seeing that Huang Qiong and Su Jin were not at all defenseless, they walked directly into this small house, and Liu Hu behind them could only shake his head and smile bitterly after arranging a vigilance. Originally, he thought that his master dragged Su Governor's Mansion out, just to soak the horse around and go back. I thought that Huang Qiong actually stopped here.

At present, although he has brought twenty pro-soldiers with him, these twenty people are just ordinary soldiers of the Xiaocai battalion. There are only two people who can be called guards, and they are counted as two. Although Zhengzhou is much calmer now, who can guarantee that those hidden assassins have really been wiped out? What should I do if an Assassin comes down with you?

It's just that Liu Hu also knows that although his master is young, it is difficult to change once he makes up his mind. So even if he was a little dissatisfied in his heart, he couldn't persuade anything. I can only play up the spirit of 12 points and pay attention to every move around me. Fortunately, the twenty pro-soldiers brought with him were all veterans of the cavalry battalion who had survived a hundred battles, and they knew what they should do without his orders.

And Huang Qiong, who entered the house at this time, didn't pay attention to what Liu Hu thought outside the house. He thought more about the attitude of the people in the village after seeing him enter the village. This is the only way from Zhengzhou to Mizhou, even if the people here have seen less, they will not panic when they see themselves, there must be some reason for this.

Taking the coarse porcelain bowl handed over by the old man, Huang Qiong was roasting the fire while pondering the reason why the people here were so panicked. And Su Jin, who was beside him, looked at the coarse porcelain handed over by the old man, and looked at the stains at the mouth of the bowl that had not been washed, and couldn't help frowning a little.

Although he has been depressed in his career, he has been regarded as a jade food since he was a child. Now he has achieved the fourth grade of officials, even if he is not a full of Yulu alone, he can be regarded as a person who does not worry about food and clothing, where has he used such filthy items to drink water?

Seeing the bowl of water in his hand, the stains at the mouth of the bowl have not been washed, where can he drink it? It's just that when I saw the King of England, who was much more noble than him, the bowl in his hand was not clean. But he just blew the water in the bowl a little cooler and drank it all. The King of England did this, and he was really ashamed.

It's just that I'm a little ashamed in my heart, but I let him drink water from such a stained bowl, but the water is really undrinkable. In order to hide his embarrassment, Su Jin could only change the topic and said, "Uncle, take the liberty of asking." It's the first time I've come to Guibaodi, why did the people in the village avoid us like snakes and scorpions when I entered the village? ”

The old man was pouring boiling water for Huang Qiong and Su Jin, and then brought in a bundle of firewood from outside the house, preparing to make the house warmer. When Su Jin opened his mouth to ask, the old man was filling the stove pit with firewood. Hearing this, he didn't even raise his head and said directly: "A few old men don't know, they see you and a few freshly dressed angry horses, and they may regard you as officials who come down to collect taxes." ”

Hearing the old man's answer, Su Jin couldn't help but say with some doubts: "Collect taxes? Isn't the imperial court exempted, is this three years of money and grain for the states and counties under the Zhengzhou Prefecture? And didn't the prefect also order that this year's money and grain in his own fields will be exempted. If you rent the land of the government, will the harvest be divided into four or six points from the government? Why is it that there are still people here who come down to collect taxes? ”