Let's say that Wei Zhongxian approved Hu Zhaocha's recital in the lobby of the cabinet department, and he was angry for no reason. greatly startled the two ministers who were waiting on the side. While the two of them were experiencing, they looked at the piece together.

It turned out that Hu Zhaocha's piece was very cleverly written, and he did not directly say that Hao was forcing the people to rebel for the Wei Clan's Seminary Temple, but took a big turn from it. only said, "Hao proposed to repair the ancestral hall for the 9,000-year-old, and he was even expected by the officials and people of Zhejiang and Zhejiang. However, Hao's original intention was not to repair the ancestral hall, but to take the opportunity to make money, and the huge amount of money and grain collected was entered into the private treasury; The ancestral hall built is low and narrow, like a private house. The people of the two Zhejiang provinces were very dissatisfied, and there were quite a few thieves who resisted each other. "Yunyun.

Wei Zhongxian was originally an unlearned person, so he naturally didn't understand the twists and turns, so he believed it and launched Hao's anger. He was angry and ungrateful, and he was not sincere in cultivating a shrine for himself; Second, he was angry that he took the opportunity to collect money, but he never honored himself. In the end, he praised the people of Zhejiang, and said: "The people of Zhejiang are very reasonable and loyal, and such an official should oppose him." ”

However, he said that although Wei Zhongxian did not learn and did not know how to do it, he was able to dominate the world until now, and he relied on a group of dog-headed military advisors who did not care about honesty to plan for it. At this time, one of the elders Gu Ge who was serving was one of the most trustworthy ones.

Gu Ge Lao saw the mystery at a glance, but it was not easy to expose it in person, so he said: "My lord is slow to get angry, and what the officer said may not be credible." I think it's just a thief under his jurisdiction, and he just uses it to get away with it. ”

Wei Zhongxian said: "If what you say is not true, why should the people of Zhejiang rebel and be thieves?" ”

When Gu Ge heard this, he couldn't cry or laugh, but he still didn't dare to speak outright, so he got into the mud and said: "Hao's official is still a pro-master and pro-Jane, and he has always been steady and capable, this time it must be a moment of negligence, so it is better to send someone to inspect and order him to build a big shrine so that he can have a look for his own master." As for some thieves, all they need is a warrant to order the Zhejiang military to send troops to exterminate them. ”

Why do you want to speak for the prefect of Hao? It turned out that this Gu Ge Lao was also very fond of money, and Hao Zhifu relied on the eunuch party at the beginning, and it was his way to go. Over the years, there has been a lot of filial piety, both openly and secretly. This time to help him speak, one is to look at the past filial piety; Then I thought that it would be difficult to find a master like Hao Zhifu who would make money for a while, and if he really got rid of him, I don't know how much income he would lose later. So he blindly returned to protection.

But at this time, Wei Zhongxian also drilled into the eyes of money, and said: "It is Hao someone who should be suppressed, what are you doing to suppress the thief?" ”

When Gu Ge heard this, his jaw almost fell to the ground in shock, so he had to ask, "According to my father's intentions, what should I do?" ”

Wei Zhongxian just hated himself and said: "This Hao is really hateful, he actually attributed the filial piety of the people of Zhejiang to himself, he really deserves to be killed!" ”

Elder Gu Ge knew what he meant, so he said: "The lower official will send a letter, ordering him to take out all the money he has collected and use it for the cultivation of the ancestral hall." ”

Wei Zhongxian still hated and hated: "Even if it is built, it is far away in Zhejiang, and I can't see him." ”

Gu Ge Lao had no choice but to say: "Why don't you ask him to release the silver into Beijing, I don't know if I can spare his life?" ”

When Wei Zhongxian heard this, he was relieved and said, "Since this is the case, let's follow what Gu Ge Lao said." "After that, I stopped reading the recital, closed my eyes and recuperated. After sitting for a moment, he got up to leave. Gu Ge Lao and another Ge Lao respectfully saw him off.

When Wei Gelding went, Gu Ge Lao hurriedly prepared a letter and sent his family to Jiaxing. arrived, found Hao's mansion. The family came in to find out. When the old messenger of Gu Ge arrived, the prefect of Hao hurriedly stood up his fat body to greet him in person, received the letter, and ordered someone to invite the messenger to the side hall for hospitality. Then open the letter and look at it.

In the letter, Gu Ge Lao exaggerated the matter to the fullest, saying that Wei Jiuqiansui knew what he had done, and he was furious and wanted to punish him for the crime of disrespect. He also urged him to send the silver to the capital as soon as possible to make some money, so as to avoid disaster.

After reading the letter, Governor Hao immediately sat on the couch like five lightning strikes, his face as white as dirt, and cold sweat like rain. It took a long time to come to his senses. He knew Wei Ei's methods, and it was easy to kill a first- and second-grade minister, not to mention his own fourth-grade prefect.

After thinking about it for a long time, there was no other good way, so I had to order someone to invite the two confidants of the bookkeeper and Shuqi to discuss. After a while, the two old masters arrived. Governor Hao had no idea at this time, and handed the letter to the two of them. When the two saw it, they were speechless and said, "In this way, this matter is difficult to handle." ”

When Governor Hao heard this, his heart became more and more confused, and he said, "The two gentlemen have an idea to put this matter over." ”

The old master in the accounting room said: "There is no other way to think of it, so I have to do it according to Gu Ge's wishes." This time, a total of more than 50,000 silver was collected, and less than 8,000 were used to repair the temple, and the rest was on the account. ”

The old master said: "How can more than 30,000 silver? Wei Jiuqiansui alone has an amazing appetite, not to mention the elders of the cabinet and the lords of the ministry, if they don't point out one by one, if they make a slanderous word next to Wei Jiuqiansui, the people of Futai will be destroyed. ”

When Hao Futai heard this, he became more and more frightened. On the one hand, he cherished his life, and on the other hand, he cherished his wealth like his life, tossing and turning, and he was very miserable.

The two old masters urged: "Please also ask Lord Futai to decide." ”

For a long time, Governor Hao finally felt that saving his life was the best, but he didn't want to give more money, so he always said, "Consider it again". After thinking for a while, he said: "A few days ago, Pinghu County still owes 8,000 silver unpaid, so you can send another letter to urge him to urge, and he will always make up for it." ”

The old master Shuqi gasped and said: "My lord, don't be so impatient, this time the Jingshi asked for the crime, it is definitely not an unprovoked disaster, someone must have communicated to the capital......"

Before he finished speaking, Hao Zhifu was taken aback first, and hurriedly asked, "In your opinion, this person is Pinghu Li Zhixian?" ”

The old master said: "Previously, all counties paid all the levies, but Pinghu County did not give them. The adults have repeatedly sent people to urge, and he always uses excuses to delay, and now after a month, such a thing happened, although it is not enough to be sure that it is him, but it must be inseparable from it. ”

Saying this, Governor Hao remembered that he had helped Qian Xiancheng and Miao Master Book frame Li Xian before, and he easily resolved it. That time it was also someone in the eunuch party who spoke for him. From this, he thought that Li Xianzhi might really have a big member of the eunuch party as a backer in Beijing. Thinking of this, he became more and more shocked, and for the sake of prudence, he naturally did not dare to mention the matter of the eight thousand silver. Then he asked the two old masters: "According to the opinion, how much is appropriate?" ”

Hao Zhifu is usually a cashier, no matter how much, he always smiles. When it came time to give the silver, he was never sure of his mind, and it was always the old masters who took care of it for him.

The two old masters asked, whispered in each other's ears for a long time, and said, "In my opinion, it is better to give 70,000 pieces of silver." ”

Hearing such a behemoth of numbers, Governor Hao's intuition turned around and almost fell, and it took a lot of effort to sit firmly, with a black face and a word.

The old master of the accounting room calculated with a pen: "Even if a foreign official enters Beijing, if he wants to see Wei Jiuqiansui, he will also need 340,000 yuan to send silver." Now that I have offended him, I will ask for 40,000 at least. Another 15,000 was given to Gu Ge Lao, which has been the same number over the years, and the remaining 15,000 is to take care of the old masters, so as not to have any extraneous branches. ”

Hao Zhifu saw that the old master in the account room counted his fingers clearly, although he was extremely reluctant, but there was no other good way, so he had to take a large amount of silver from home, and together with the silver collected through the "ancestral hall salary", he made up enough 70,000 taels to prepare to send it to Beijing.

The next day, the prefect of Hao ordered the old master to go to Beijing with a confidant housekeeper. This book is surnamed Chen, and he has always acted thoughtfully, so he is quite relied on by the prefect of Hao. He also ordered a large ship to be hired to load the silver, and chose ten people each from the right-hand man and the government and the people to escort him with hidden blades. The big ship left Jiaxing, entered the canal, pretended to be a merchant ship, and set sail for Beijing.

There was nothing to say all the way, and I arrived at the Beijing Division. Chen Fuzi bumped into Gu Ge's old mansion and handed over the film of Hao Zhifu. A housekeeper came out to pick him up and sit in the concierge, and then presented the letters and gift slips from Governor Hao's mansion.

There are many people in Gu Ge's old mansion, and there are endless contacts. This Master Chen is also really old, he can know his identity just by looking at his words and looks, and he uses this as a gift to give silver, and there is no one who is inappropriate. Before he had sat down for a moment, he coaxed a group of people to smile and praise him incessantly.

After a long time, the second housekeeper came out. Master Chen hurriedly left everyone and got up to greet him. The second master led him aside and whispered: "Xiang Ye read the letter, a smile appeared on his face, presumably the things entrusted by your lord have been accomplished." When Mr. Chen heard this, he was overjoyed.

The second master said again: "Xiangye wants me to ask where the things are?" ”

Master Chen hurriedly said: "It's in the small apartment, and someone is guarding it. I wanted to bring it together, but there were too many of them, and I was afraid that there would be many people and many eyes, and it would be inconvenient. ”

The second master laughed and said, "You think very thoughtfully. I'll take someone with you to fetch it. ”

Master Chen hurriedly agreed. The second master shouted a few times, and several subordinates hurriedly ran out. Then let Master Chen sit for a while, and said, "The preparations are ready, let's go." With that, he got up and walked out. Master Chen also hurriedly got up and followed.

When he went out, he turned eastward, went around the wall, and came to a side gate, and saw that a group of men had set up seven or eight large mule carts with double wheels and canopies.

The second master invited Master Chen to jump into the first car and lead the way. The handlebar whip sounded, and the convoy looked at Mr. Chen's apartment. Turning around and cornering, it won't be long before you arrive. As soon as the second master beckoned, the subordinates rushed in, and together with the people brought by Master Chen, they carried more than a dozen large boxes onto the carriage and returned to the Gu Mansion. Chen Fuzi also returned with him. After a short while, he returned to Gu Mansion along the original road, and the second master returned to Gu Ge Lao with the silver. Master Chen was still waiting in the concierge, waiting for a reply.

After waiting for a long time, I guess the point inspection has been completed. It was still the second master who came out and said, "Xiangye made it clear, you should do your best to maneuver, your Excellency can rest assured." When Master Chen heard this, he was naturally relieved, and he knelt on the ground and bowed twice before getting up to say goodbye and leave.

The big thing was over, but Chen Fuzi did not rush to return, but returned to the apartment to live, waiting for the truth to be believed. A few days later, Master Chen still came to the Gu Mansion to inquire about the second master. The second master said: "The prime minister has sent all the silver, and the nine thousand years old is in a happy mood, and I think it's okay." Since then, a catastrophe has disappeared, and a stone in Master Chen's heart has really fallen to the ground, and said: "Please ask Gu Ye to go back to Xiangye and ask for a letter of reply, and the little one can go back and explain." ”

The second master smiled: "Don't bother Your Excellency, there is already a reply here." As he spoke, he took out a letter from his bosom, and the wax seal was covered with Gu Ge Lao's small stamp.

Chen Fuzi took it with both hands and carefully placed it close to his body. Then he took out a piece of garlic and stuffed it in the second master's hand, and said, "It's hard work, it's not a tribute." ”

The second master excused himself and said, "I have accepted Your Excellency's kindness, why is it this time." Before he could finish speaking, he hid the gold in his sleeve, and then said, "Do you know who caused this?" ”

When Master Chen heard this, he immediately knew that it was Fang Cai's ingot of gold that played a role, and hurriedly said, "Please show Master Gu." ”

The second master said: "It's no one else, it's the excerpt handed over by Hu Jicha from your province that caused this turmoil." ”

Chen Fuzi thought that Li Xianzhi was making a hindrance, but unexpectedly, it was Hu Zhicha, and he was immediately taken aback, thanked the second master, and hurriedly said goodbye, without a moment's delay, hired a car and boat to return to Jiaxing.