Chapter 383: Confession
Just thinking about it a little, he understood, it is estimated that Gongsun Jian's preferences that Deacon Wei has not yet figured out.
I sighed a little in my heart, no wonder that Deacon Wei is only in his thirties, and it is no wonder that he has this attitude!
However, after all, it's not about the shopkeeper Jia, he makes money in business, so he only needs to do the food well.
On the other side, after Shopkeeper Jia left, Gongsun Jian looked at Wei Peng with a smile, and then said, "Deacon Wei, will this be too expensive?" Just the three of us, we can't eat so much. ”
After all, there are more than a dozen dishes reported by Wei Peng, and the three of Gongsun Jian really can't finish it.
"My lord, it's out of the way, if we really can't finish eating, we can pack it up and take it back." In fact, Wei Peng's heart was also dripping blood, after all, the shopkeeper Jia had to apologize to Gongsun Jian last time, so basically all the expensive dishes in the store came up.
It's just that this makes Wei Peng bitter, just this meal, he can't get it without a dozen taels of silver.
Although compared to the hundreds or thousands of taels of silver in the capital, these dozen taels are not much.
But the problem is that this is not the capital!
This is Linlang County, a remote county in Dazhou, where the average annual income of the people is only seven taels of silver, and Wei Peng's meal is enough to cover the income of the people for several years.
Although Wei Peng's family is not bad, he can't stand such a flower!
Fortunately, this is only this time, otherwise Wei Peng might have cried on the spot.
"That's right, as officials of the Great Zhou, how can we waste food?" Gongsun Jian said with a smile.
It's just that when he heard this, Wei Peng's ears were different, and he thought that Gongsun Jian was a little dissatisfied with his extravagance.
Suddenly he began to break out in a cold sweat, but he still asked tentatively: "My lord, why don't I let Shopkeeper Jia withdraw a few ways?" ”
Although this is a bit presumptuous, if you guess correctly, you may be able to win Gongsun Jian's favor.
On the contrary, even if he guessed wrong, then Gongsun Jian would not be too angry.
On the other side, hearing Wei Peng's words, Gongsun Jian was stunned for a moment, but immediately understood that he had misunderstood what he meant.
With a twist in his heart, he quickly said with a smile: "I think it's better not to use it, right?" After all, Shopkeeper Jia has been down for so long, maybe the food is about to be served, if the food is withdrawn at this time, doesn't it seem that our Da Zhou officials are untrustworthy? ”
Wei Peng, who had awakened the meaning of Gongsun Jian, wiped his sweat without a trace, and said in a flattering tone: "I understand that everything is under your orders. ”
After all, no matter what time it is, this kind of compliment to Shangguan will not be wrong.
What Wei Peng didn't know was that the reason why Gongsun Jian said that sentence just now was actually because he had a little bit of his own thoughts.
Gongsun Jian, a person who can't eat and walk around, naturally wants to pack the leftovers back to his house later.
Therefore, when he said that sentence just now, he just wanted to follow Wei Peng's meaning, and then logically put forward the meaning that he also wanted to pack and take away.
It's just a pity that Wei Peng misunderstood, so Gongsun Jian couldn't continue to talk about it.
Helpless, Gongsun Jian saw that Wei Peng over there was no movement, and quickly pulled the topic away and began to talk nonsense.
Perhaps it was because of Shopkeeper Jia's special explanation, so he didn't let Gongsun Jian and the three of them wait long, and more than a dozen dishes began to come up one after another.
Fortunately, Wei Peng still understood that Gongsun Jian didn't like to drink very much, so he was very comfortable and didn't let people bring it up.
In the process of eating, although Wei Peng has been trying his best to make friends with Gongsun Jian, he was also tested by Gongsun Jian.
This Wei Peng was originally the county magistrate of Shimen County below, and he could have been promoted to the county magistrate when the time came, but unfortunately, although this Linlang County was not very good, the position of the county magistrate was still very sought-after. Therefore, Wei Peng, who had nothing to do with it, was directly squeezed out and became the deacon of the criminal department of Zhengqipin.
Even because there is no backstage relationship, even if he has been in the criminal department for several years, he has no chance of promotion.
Wei Peng had also heard that Gongsun Jian was demoted to a remote place by the official family, but when he learned about Gongsun Jian's mysterious background, he immediately began to plan, because as long as he was on the line with Gongsun Jian, it wouldn't take long for him to be promoted.
As for whether he would be implicated, Wei Peng didn't think about it.
After all, if Gongsun Jian was really demoted as rumored, then why did he become an official from the sixth rank just one year after joining the government this time, and he was also the key yamen in charge of the criminal department.
You must know that the champion who has just been released from the Guozi Prison has just taken up the position of Zhengqipin.
Gongsun Jian is not only one level higher than him, but also has real power.
Therefore, considering these aspects, Wei Pengcai firmly believed that Gongsun Jian must have been arranged by the official family to practice.
As for the matter of resisting the decree and refusing marriage, it is very easy to solve, as long as Gongsun Jian is promoted to the capital in the future, he will casually publicize his attitude of admitting his mistakes.
That will only make people think that he is a good official who knows his mistakes and can correct them.
Even, if Gongsun Jian is worried about the loss of reputation, he can even publicize that the princess went out of the palace to find Gongsun Jian for revenge, and when they met Gongsun Jian, the two alleviated the misunderstanding and finally fell in love with Gongsun Jian.
In this way, Gongsun Jian not only became famous, but could even be recorded in a book and written into a book that has been passed down through the ages.
Of course, as for how Gongsun Jian will choose in the future, Wei Peng doesn't understand, anyway, at this time, in his opinion, Gongsun Jian is singing and acting with today's officials to show the thousands of people of the Great Zhou.
Thinking that he had seen the plot between the official family and Gongsun Jian, Wei Peng seemed very excited, and he couldn't even clamp the vegetables, which aroused the curiosity of Gongsun Jian opposite.
If it weren't for his normal complexion, Gongsun Jian would even think that Wei Peng was sick?
Of course, Wei Peng, who thought he had seen something big, also secretly decided in his heart that he would not tell others about this matter if he was killed.
After all, it's better to eat alone than to share.
As long as he hugged Gongsun Jian's thighs tightly, then it was absolutely possible to glorify the ancestors in the future.
Although he was fantasizing about the future in his heart, Wei Peng did not forget that he was eager for Gongsun Jian now.
So, pointing to the best dish on the table, he smiled flatteringly and said to Gongsun Jian, "My lord, you can try this dish." ”
Although he was very surprised in his heart what was wrong with Wei Peng, Gongsun Jian would not ask.
After all, if someone flatters him, should he still be angry?
Therefore, Gongsun Jian directly smiled and followed Wei Peng's wishes, picked up the dish and put it in his mouth, and began to praise after a while: "What Deacon Wei said is not bad, this dish is indeed very good." ”
Of course, this praise is Gongsun Jian's lie, after all, in the ancient environment of the Great Zhou, most of the seasonings are simple and single, and it is strange that they can be delicious.
However, Wei Peng, who was on the other side, naturally didn't know what Gongsun Jian was thinking, and he thought that Gongsun Jian really liked this dish.
So he hurriedly changed the position of this dish and put it in front of Gongsun Jian, and said with a smile: "My lord, if you like to eat, eat more." ”
Before Wei Peng could change the position of the dish, Gongsun Jian here pretended to be angry and said to Wei Peng, who was a little stunned over there: "Deacon Wei, since it is a good dish, how can I enjoy it alone?" I think it's better for everyone to eat something. ”
Of course, Gongsun Jian was not so kind, the reason why he said this was actually because he was afraid that Wei Peng would order this dish when he invited him to dinner next time.
No matter what it is, if you eat too much, you will get tired, although this dish is really good, but if you eat too much, you will feel bad.
Hearing Gongsun Jian's words, Wei Peng over there hurriedly put the dishes back in place, and then said with a smile: "My lord, I listen to you." After a slight pause, he continued, "In the future." ”
This sentence is a pun, the reason why he added the latter sentence is to let Gongsun Jian understand that from today on, he Wei Peng will wholeheartedly take refuge in Gongsun Jian's hands.
To be honest, by now, Gongsun Jian has understood what Wei Peng meant.
Therefore, when I heard that this was obviously going to take refuge, I was a little hesitant.
After all, he is not as Wei Peng imagined, with the support of officials behind him. On the contrary, the official family was eager to let him die of old age in Tianyuan County, but unfortunately because of the system, the official family transferred him out.
However, even with the influence of the system, the official family transferred him to Linlang County, which is not very good.
Therefore, Gongsun Jian was very hesitant, how to say that Wei Peng was also a member of the Criminal Division, plus he had served in the Criminal Division for several years, and he was very familiar with the entire Linlang County.
With his help, Gongsun Jian was able to be included in the criminal department of Linlang County as soon as possible.
It's just that he is very worried that if Wei Peng finds out that things are not as he thinks in the future, he will definitely resentfully himself.
By that time, although Gongsun Jian had already mastered the entire Criminal Division with Wei Peng, if Wei Peng resisted, it would definitely cause some trouble.
On the other side, seeing Gongsun Jian hesitating, Wei Peng was not in a hurry.
After all, the team is not only the team members who choose the captain, but the captain also chooses the team members.
And now Wei Peng is the selected team member, just waiting for Gongsun Jian, the captain, to agree to the request to join the team.
Moreover, the longer Gongsun Jian thought about it, the happier Wei Peng became.
Because this shows in his heart that Gongsun Jian does have the mysterious background of the official family, otherwise, why would he just pull a team member and think about it for so long?
It must be observing all aspects of your own abilities.
After all, Gongsun Jian is destined to be the one who will stand at the top in the future, and his team members naturally can't be bad.
Although Wei Peng knew very well that his qualifications were likely to not be able to enter Gongsun Jian's eyes at all, what if?
There is a chance in everything, and Wei Peng has a fluke mentality in this matter, and he very much hopes that Gongsun Jian can accept him into the team.
Even if he couldn't join the team, Gongsun Jian occasionally lifted him, so Wei Peng would be satisfied.
looked at Wei Peng, who was waiting for his reply, and in the end, Gongsun Jian still made a decision.
If you don't have a conscience, you don't have a conscience, after all, you always owe something in life.
Moreover, if he retires from the capital and becomes a big official in the future, then I believe that he can also make up for Wei Peng at that time.
Thinking of this, Gongsun said to Wei Peng with a smile: "Deacon Wei has a heart. ”
Although the words were not explained, and even sounded vague, this seemed like this to outsiders, but Wei Peng, who was a person at the time, understood that Gongsun Jian accepted him.
Therefore, although there was no wine on the table, he was also full of joy and picked up a cup of tea, and said respectfully to Gongsun Jian: "My lord, I would like to replace wine with tea, and I would like to toast you." ”
Seeing this, Gongsun Jian naturally wouldn't be rude, so he quickly picked up the teacup in front of him, and said with a slight smile: "In the future, the criminal secretary will need a lot of help from Deacon Wei!" ”
"Definitely, definitely." Wei Peng hurriedly said.
For the dumb riddle played by these two people, Gu Qing on the side couldn't understand it at all, and he even knew what he said, but he didn't know what it meant to be together.
The dinner ended quickly because he didn't drink, and besides, although he just went to the county to handle the case, he still had to go to Ying Mao in the afternoon, so after leaving the restaurant, Gongsun Jian hurriedly returned to the house to change into his official uniform.
In the previous life, there was a time to rest at noon, but in the Great Zhou, it was different, and after lunch, you had to go to Yingmao.