Originally, the Ming Dynasty's patrol was "patrolling on behalf of the Son of Heaven", and his authority was extremely heavy. Before Hongji, the Imperial Historian participated in the Hajj investigation in the form of unveiling stickers, but since the sixth year of Hongji, the Imperial Historian has been directly involved in the Hajj investigation. Before going to Beijing for inspection, local political envoys and envoys must be inspected by the imperial history. This also made the patrol royal history more and more powerful.

"Major events are judged, small things are decided", "political gains and losses, military and civilian benefits and diseases, all have to be bluntly spoken", although the patrol of the imperial history is a small sesame official of the seventh grade, it can make the feudal officials bow down.

However, although the authority of the patrol according to the imperial history is heavy, there is also a clause - all crimes committed in the imperial history will be added to the third class, and there will be heavy treatment of stolen goods.

Hu Jie was originally the imperial history of Jiangxi Province, and it was only in the last year that he was transferred to Shandong. Shandong was affected by the disaster, and the summer and autumn taxes for two consecutive years were all left for disaster relief, and the imperial court allocated relief grain and rice for distribution, but the granaries in Qilu were still reported everywhere There was a shortage of rotten, but Hu Jie could not report it here.

Therefore, the ministers of the court and the central government were dissatisfied, so they sent the superintendent Zhang Yu to focus on investigating the grain and rice affairs.

Hu Jie took the path of Liu Jin, and Zhang Yu was under Li Dongyang, both the natural position of the two errands and their personal political positions were opposites, so it is not surprising that they became black-eyed chickens in Shandong.

And the officials of all walks of life in Shandong can't afford to provoke these two immortals, and they are also afraid that the gods will fight and the little ghosts will suffer, so they also try their best to appease, and either one of them is holding the offering.

Inspectors are usually not only dispatched to inspect one prefecture, but generally each prefecture will set up an office to patrol the imperial history, called the procuratorate.

It's just that today's Jinan Mansion is a little embarrassing, the previous inspector Yu Shi Hujie lived in the courtyard and had not left, and then Zhang Yu came, and the two sides did not deal with each other, and refused to give in.

In the end, there was still a "sensible" big family who dedicated a villa and placed Zhang Yu.

It is said that it is an idle garden, and if you dare to dedicate it, it is naturally not a narrow and shallow courtyard, and it is not as majestic as the official office, but it is a different style, so that the supervision of the imperial history will not like it.

"This is not the first time Zhang Yu has held a banquet." Shen Li said to Shen Rui when he popularized the officialdom of Shandong, "In the past, Hu Jie also loved feasts, and liked extravagance, where he had him, he would inevitably have delicacies from the mountains and seas, wine and delicacies, and he would be accompanied by singing and dancing." Therefore, for Zhang Zhen's first banquet, the wealthy businessmen set up a table full of delicacies according to Hu Jie's set. ”

He said with a smile: "I don't want Zhang Zhen to have a black face, and directly ask the political envoys Che Xi and Zhang Ji on the left and right, can you know what the people of Jinan Mansion eat, and what the victims eat." ”

Shen Rui couldn't help but high-five when he heard this, "Good question." ”

Shen Li smiled and shook his head, "Standing on the side of the people is naturally relieving, but the people who are all attending the banquet in the courtyard are officials at all levels in Jinan Prefecture, and when disaster relief is critical, this is a heavy slap in the face, which one will not be annoyed?" And this is clearly aimed at Hu Jie's previous extravagant banquet, but you can think of Hu Jie's face ......"

Shen Rui smiled and said: "If you talk about the harmony of officialdom, you will not be able to make history." Monitoring, patrolling, isn't it so cold and hard? Then he asked, "What happened later?" Can you eat the food of the victims? Grass root bark? ”

Shen Li pointed at Shen Rui and scolded with a smile: "What a big person, still so narrow!" ”

Shen Rui only smiled and waited for the following.

Shen Li sighed: "What kind of grass bark is on it, it is really the rations of the disaster victims, how can Zhang Yu, who was born in a rich family and pampered in Beijing, swallow it!" In the end, it was just to remove those chicken tongues and goose paws from the table and eat some ordinary light vegetables. ”

Shen Rui pursed his chin with his index finger, smacked his lips and said, "This trick is not bad, when I go to Dengzhou, I can also set up a banquet like this." ”

Shen Li said with a straight face: "He is the imperial history, and he will return to Beijing after a year or two, and his duty is to be strict with the locality, and only some people will praise his style." You are the prefect and a parent, if you are like this, you will inevitably have a mean reputation, and it is easier to make people hate. ”

Shen Rui hurriedly responded: "Sixth brother, don't worry, I won't be frivolous." ”

In this way, Shen Rui was a little interested in this banquet, wanting to see what the simple banquet of Zhang Yu was like.

The result was beyond the expectations of the Shen brothers.

Not only was the table full of dishes, but also rakaki was invited to play and sing.

Shen Rui couldn't help but smile and looked at Shen Li.

In principle, the banquet is a seat according to the grade, probably considering the relationship between the two brothers, the official rank is not much different, and Shen Rui is the old son-in-law of the pavilion is considered an upstart, so Shen Rui's position was mentioned and Shen Li sat together.

Shen Li glared at him, but he couldn't help but smile to himself.

Although there are no extravagant dishes on the table, there is no shortage of chicken, duck and fish, which is far from the "light vegetables" he said to Shen Rui yesterday.

I don't know how Zhang Zhen changed his style this time, but this kind of banquet is quite consistent with the style of this house.

Since Hongzhi, the world has been peaceful, and the folk atmosphere has gradually turned extravagant, and the homes of the Taiping people in Jiangnan have begun to skillfully build curved houses, and the railings are built along the platform, competing for luxury. So far, the wind of building gardens in the north and south is flourishing, and the north also imitates the water diversion in the south of the Yangtze River to build bridges, stacking stones and moving trees, and making out a beautiful scenery.

The house where Zhang Zhen temporarily lives is the pavilion and pavilion skillfully set up the landscape, and the garden of the banquet also sets up a small platform among the lush flowers and trees, and the piano and the pipa are played here.

“…… The one who was talking to Zhang Ji over there was Hu Jie. Shen Li introduced to Shen Rui in a low voice.

Today, Bai Sheng Shen Li has taken Shen Rui to go through the relevant procedures, recognized a circle of people, there are two gold-lettered signboards of the elders in the distance, and there is Shen Li, the fourth in command of the political envoy, and it is naturally convenient everywhere, so they will meet again at the banquet, and they will politely say some words to each other.

It's just that those who don't work in the official office of the political envoy like the Imperial Shi Hu Festival have never seen it.

Shen Rui saw that Hu Jie was mediocre and inconspicuous, but when he talked to Zhang Ji, the political envoy of Youbu, his expression was quite arrogant, and he was not a good match.

On the contrary, when Zhang Yu talked to people, he seemed to be a gentle drizzle, which was completely different from Hu Jie, and he couldn't see that he could make a face and reprimand the extravagance of the feudal officials.

"The person who spoke to Zhang Yu was Xiao Ke, the governor of Jinan Prefecture. Jinshi, who was in the sixth year of Hongzhi, was previously in the military department. Shen Li said.

Shen Rui responded, although he was in the military department before, he thought that he had no friendship with his teacher Wang Shouren, otherwise the teacher would not have mentioned it. And Shen Li didn't mention it before, and he definitely wasn't Xie Qian's person. So if you can talk to Zhang Yu very happily, it should be Li Ge's old person.

Shen Rui's mind was spinning, but he didn't want to listen to Shen Li and said lightly, "...... It was the old disciple of Liu Ge before. Now," he couldn't help but sneer, "I'm afraid I've voted for Liu Jin." ”

Liu Jian prevented Wang Hua from entering the cabinet many times, and it was normal for this person to have no friendship with the teacher. And if you vote for Liu Jin......

Shen Rui's gaze turned and turned on Zhang Yu and Xiao Ke, these two people are vain and wrong, tsk. I can't help but be depressed in my heart, Liu Jin is now powerful, and people in these places have also taken refuge, Zhengde has been in turmoil all over the country five years later, it is not the reason, but he is now this idea, and it is also a fool's dream to bring down Liu Jin.

As soon as the banquet began, the dignitaries left the table to change their clothes, and the banquet was slightly relaxed, and some officials began to get up and toast around.

Shen Rui also followed Shen Li and Yuan Qin, the left senator, to the political envoys, envoys and other officials to salute back, and as soon as he sat down, Xiao Ke came over with a cup.

Shen Rui hurriedly got up to greet him.

Shen Li and Yuan Qin are chiefs, they can stand Xiao Ke's toast, and the same level is to be ranked according to seniority, Xiao Ke Hongzhi has been a jinshi for six years, and the prefect has also been a prefect for many years, so he is naturally an old-timer, and Shen Rui is only respectful.

Xiao Ke first saluted Shen Li and Yuan Qin, and then said to Shen Rui with a wry smile: "I came to make amends, which frightened Lord Xiao Shen, and I will set up a banquet for Lord Xiao Shen to suppress the shock on another day." ”

There was a robbery of officials in the territory of Jinan Mansion, if the bitter lord Shen Rui insisted on pursuing it, Xiao Ke, the prefect who guarded the place, would naturally be responsible.

Shen Rui snorted coldly in his heart, don't say that the inside story of this incident can't be said clearly, it's really Xiao Ke's rule that is not strict and the bandits are out, in today's occasion, he Xiao Ke apologizes first as a toast to his seniors, and Shen Rui, a junior, is not good at not being reluctant. And let it go today, it will be difficult for him to find this cause again in the future, and his reputation will not be good. It's really calculating.

Shen Rui pretended to be a young man who had palpitations after encountering bandits, and tried to pretend to be old, and said politely with a forced smile: "How dare you be!" It was the border between the two provinces, and there were many merchants, and some bad people had the intention of making money. Rui has rarely seen homeless people along the way, which shows that under the rule of Lord Xiao, the people are still rich and peaceful. ”

Xiao Ke made a guilty and loving elder smile at the right time.

Shen Rui's eyes lit up as soon as he turned his face, and he began to praise Pan Qianhu, saying again and again that Pan Qianhu had a strong sense of responsibility, and could send people to patrol and protect the safety of the place from time to time, so that he could find himself in danger in time, and praised Pan Qianhu for being really strong, and his soldiers were well-trained and brave, so that he could wipe out the bandits in one fell swoop.

In short, those good words don't need money to be spilled, and a comparison, you can see how reluctant the words of the prefect were before.

Xiao Ke carefully observed Shen Rui's expression, and saw that he praised Pan Qianhu like this is definitely not a fake, Xin Daoguo is a hairy boy, but he relied on his father-in-law to ask for tricks, and saw that Shen Rui talked endlessly, and finally his face gradually couldn't hold it anymore, so he saw the stitches, and at the stall where he stopped, he seemed to say unintentionally: "I heard that Pan Jiayu of the Texas Zuowei Qianhu is now with Lord Xiao Shen?" ”

A sincere smile bloomed on Shen Rui's face, and he said, "It was the commander of the Texas Left Guard who made Lord Lu careful, and he was afraid that there would be any more accidents on the road, so he specially asked Pan Qianhu to give Rui a ride." ”

The corners of Xiao Ke's mouth drooped slightly, and he said, "...... Lord Xiao Shen doesn't know if Pan Jiayu is still involved in a businessman's case? ”

Shen Rui's heart turned a few times, and Shen Li told him yesterday that if Zhang Yu came to ask him about being rescued, he should be looking for these people in Jinan Mansion. But today, it was Xiao Ke who came to ask Pan Jiayu about the case he had been involved in before.

The Dezhou Zuowei side framed Pan Qianhu is a conflict between their generals, and the Dezhou Zuowei itself is not under the control of Shandong, and it has nothing to do with the civil official of the Jinan Prefect, how can Xiao Ke have this question?

Shen Rui maintained his previous posture, made a surprised look, and said: "It was Commander Lu who misunderstood, and he has already made it clear, otherwise how could Commander Lu let Pan Qianhu go?" ”

"So Lord Xiao Shen knows about that case?" Xiao Keyu asked.

Shen Rui smiled and said: "It's not a case, Rui has already said it, it's a misunderstanding." Did Lord Xiao mishear something? ”

Xiao Ke said with a straight face: "It's the government that has a copy of the paper, so I have to ask Pan Jiayu to come over the hall for questioning." ”

He paused, with a little concern on his face, as if he was concerned about his juniors, and said, "Lord Xiao Shen is young, it is better to be careful." As he spoke, he glanced at Shen Li intentionally or unintentionally.

Shen Rui pretended to be shocked, and just about to speak, Shen Li had already spoken: "In the end, it is someone from the left guard of Texas, Lord Xiao wants to transfer people for questioning, I am afraid that he will go to Wendezhou first." There is a time limit for Hengyun to arrive, and the Dengzhou prefect is also waiting for the handover, so it is inconvenient to stay in the city for a long time, Lord Xiao might as well go through the official formalities first, and when the document comes back, Pan Qianhu wants to turn back from Dengzhou, and it is not too late to respond again. ”

Xiao Ke's eyes were dark, and he couldn't say anything that could detain Pan Qianhu without an official document in his hand, so he had no choice but to smile, say that the political suffocator was thoughtful, and after a few more greetings, he retreated.

Yuan Qin watched coldly on the side, and when Xiao Ke left, he glanced at Shen Li, and smiled at Shen Rui: "Hengyun is young, so you have to listen and watch more." ”

This has no background in Beijing, all rely on hard work to get to today, and Shen Li has worked together for several years, and he is quite appreciative of people like Shen Li who are also doers, although the two do not have a deep friendship, the relationship is not bad.

Shen Rui smiled in response to this point, and raised his glass to toast Yuan Qin.

After pushing the cup and changing the lamp for a while, Yuan Qin got up to change his clothes, and Shen Li whispered to Shen Rui: "Don't pay attention to Xiao Ke, when he brings the official document, the news from Beijing should also arrive." ”

Shen Rui frowned and said: "I'm afraid that there is something strange about this matter, there is no business at all, where did the paper come from." And the reasoning is not Xiao Ke's turn. ”

Shen Li snorted and said, "Who knows what kind of medicine he sells in his gourd." Left, but you went to Dengzhou in the next day or two......"

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Zhang Yu coming.

The two exchanged glances, got up and greeted each other with a smile.

Zhang Yu only politely said two words, and then asked straight to the point about Shen Rui's encounter with bandits.

This was expected, and Shen Rui naturally "told the truth" as he had discussed with Shen Li before.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yu also said: "I heard that Pan Qianhu is involved in a merchant case? ”

Shen Rui looked at Shen Li, who also frowned and shook his head slightly.

Shen Rui didn't pretend to be stupid to deal with Xiao Ke, but said: "Don't hide it from Lord Zhang, Dezhou Zuowei thinks it's prudent, for fear that someone will kill the good and take the risk, Rui has sent people to make it clear that the people killed by Pan Qianhu are all bandits who wanted to commit robbery that day." As for the merchants, Rui had never heard of them before, but he was afraid that the child was false, and I was afraid that the villain was maliciously slandered out of jealousy. ”

Zhang Yu narrowed his eyes and said, "I heard that someone in the left guard of Texas has committed a thief in Pan Qianhu's house." ”

Shen Ruizheng said: "The thieves are all empty, let alone the thieves." Rui was only afraid that there would be a murder of his colleagues, so he asked Lord Zhang to investigate. ”

Zhang Yu also put away his expression and said solemnly: "If this is the case, this official must inquire carefully." He paused and said, "It's not good to delay the trip of Governor Shen's mansion, I just happened to have a free time today, can Governor Shen invite Pan Qianhu to come over?" ”

Today's banquet is held, and people come and go in the house, and one more person or less person is inconspicuous.

Shen Ruiyuan also made preparations, but he didn't expect it to be so fast, but he also said: "It's just that Pan Qianhu can't stand for a long time because of injuries on his body......"

Zhang Yu waved his hand and said, "It's okay, the inner wing room is ready-made." The official asked a few questions, and he was lying down. ”

Shen Rui responded, asked Zhang Chenglin, who was accompanying him, to hurry back, and quietly picked up Pan Qianhu in the car.

This side just happened to end the song of Dong Xiao, and turned to two pipa sounds, Zhang Zhen's expression softened, and he did not leave, closed his eyes, and nodded slightly to the tune.

Yuan Qin came back from changing his clothes, and saw Zhang Yu sitting in his place, and Shen Rui got up to give way, but he waved his hand and asked his subordinates to move another chair, and also sat down and listened.

At the end of the music, he high-fived and smiled: "The pipa of the Jin family is really a must, don't talk about Jinan Mansion, it is difficult for the north and south to be the best, right?" ”

Zhang Yu smiled and said, "Her pipa is indeed excellent, and she is also first-class in Beijing." ”

When Taizu forbade prostitutes to drink, the Ming Law had a corresponding law - scholars were not allowed to solicit prostitutes, and they would be removed from their fame in violation of the law. However, there is a difference between prostitutes and tricks, and old ministers such as "Sanyang" will serve at the banquet with attendants.

After Chenghua and Hongzhi, the atmosphere became more and more extravagant, and even the filthy act of prostitute shoes and wine was once prevalent, and it was also called "Golden Lotus Cup", and more literati sought after to write poems and praise for elegance. But if the people do not raise officials and hold officials accountable for such matters, the court will turn a blind eye to some crazy scholars.

In the officialdom, it is probably still necessary to have face, and it is not uncommon for musicians and family actors to play and sing to help entertain their performances, but it is not possible to openly engage in prostitution.

Although Shen Rui has never been to Huajie Willow Lane, and he has not studied music very deeply, he has gone out to socialize a lot, and he can hear whether the music is good or bad.

Listening to the dialogue between Yuan Qin and Zhang Zhen, and then looking at Zhang Zhen's heartfelt smile, I am afraid that this person who plays the pipa is only a top figure who has entered the eyes of the Lord of the Imperial History.

That Zhang Zhen was still talking to Yuan Qin: "...... I heard that she was originally three sisters, and the piano and pipa should be harmonious, but unfortunately I couldn't hear the dong flute, which is a pity. Now there are only Shuangshu left, the younger sister is young, and the finger strength is still lacking......"

Shen Rui peeked at Shen Li, and when the two looked at each other, Shen Li's face also showed a little helplessness.

Shen Rui sighed secretly in his heart, this superintendent of the imperial history should have come to Shandong to look for trouble, but if he really fell in love with a musician, even if he was just a prostitute, he was afraid that he would be brought down by a political enemy as a handle, right? Li Ge Lao also arranged it in vain.

was sighing, but heard Yuan Qin smile and said: "What is the difficulty of Lord Zhang wanting to listen to the Dong Xiao, I heard that the jade lady has set up her own door in Penglai, Dengzhou, Lord Xiao Shen can pay attention to one or two, in the future, Lord Zhang will go to Dengzhou, Lord Xiao Shen will go back to the host, what a wonderful sound I can't hear." ”

Shen Rui was stunned, if it weren't for the wrong occasion, Yuan Qin and Shen Li had a good relationship, he was almost about to lose his face, what do you mean, so naked he can't pimp! It's not so flattering to please the superintendent of the imperial history, I think I'm standing too steady, and no one is impeached?!

Shen Li smiled lightly and said: "The two adults both know the situation of my brother's family, and the elders detain him so that he doesn't understand the joy of silk and bamboo at all, and he is only afraid that he will find the wrong tune when he goes to Dengzhou, so he is smiling and generous." ”

Shen Rui borrowed the slope to get off the donkey, pretending to be a shy young man.

Yuan Qin didn't think about the strict tutoring of the Shen family or anything, but he remembered that Shen Rui's wife was the daughter of the old man, but he was afraid that Shen Rui would have the heart and not the courage, so he consciously lost his words and said in a loud voice: "I took it for granted, don't blame you, don't blame." ”

Zhang Yu only pulled the corners of his mouth, although it was a guqin after listening to it, it was not the song of the young sister of the Jin family, shook his head and said "It's a pity", but said to Shen Rui: "Later, let's go to the water pavilion over there, and order the sisters of the Jin family to play a song together, the timbre of the water is better, and let the little Shen master feel the joy of this bamboo." ”

When I went to the water pavilion, I was afraid that I would have to ask Pan Qianhu what to say. Shen Rui knew it, but he was depressed for such a pretense, and he couldn't say anything, so he could only pinch his nose and admit it, and thank him loudly.

Yuan Qin didn't know the deep meaning, and when Zhang Yu got up and left, he apologized to Shen Rui that he had lost his words.

Shen Rui and Shen Li smiled bitterly in their hearts, and their faces had to be rounded, and they said some side words to divert the topic.

Sure enough, after a while, someone quietly came to ask Shen Li and Shen Rui brothers to go to the back water pavilion, Yuan Qin saw it, and became more and more guilty, only in front of Zhang Yu's subordinates, he couldn't say it clearly, and his eyes were full of apologies.

Shen Li made a helpless look on his face, quietly waved his hand to Yuan Qin, and then took Shen Rui, who seemed to be frightened, to go.

Yuan Qin said in his heart that the son-in-law of the elder pavilion was not good, and he always had to worry about spreading to his father-in-law's ears when he acted, but because Shen Rui's "disaster" came out of his mouth, he naturally kept his mouth shut and would never mention this matter to the outside world.

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This courtyard is not only imitating the Jiangnan style, but there is no living water around it, and it also digs out a small lake, and builds a corridor water pavilion, full of charm.

The Shen Rui brothers were led to a quiet courtyard first, and saw Pan Qianhu who was brought in the wing.

Pan Qianhu has been practicing martial arts all year round and his body is strong, and the other party did not dare to really fight to the death when he was tortured, but now the injury is much better, but according to Shen Rui's instructions, he still leaned on the couch.

Since meeting Zhang Yu on the street and being invited by him, Shen Li analyzed various situations with Shen Rui, and talked to Pan Qianhu and Li Baihu.

Shen Rui asked Pan Qianhu seriously in front of Zhang Yu's subordinates, and asked Brother Pan to tell him the truth, Pan Qianhu knew everything, and naturally said that he knew everything and said everything.

A moment later, Zhang Yu arrived, and Shen Rui and Shen Li were invited outside to listen to the music.

The servant led the way, Shen Rui took a few steps slowly, and whispered to Shen Li, "Don't you ask me?" I'm the sufferer, right?! "Why did you invite him out, do you have to ask him one by one?

Shen Li waved his hand and said: "He is a smart person, if he wants to find some reasons to trouble those people, how can he drag you down, in case he makes Jingzhong unhappy, he will not give up his efforts." Listen to the music and go. ”

Shen Rui shrugged and went to the water pavilion.

The water pavilion was divided into two places by a tulle screen, and there were snacks and fruits on the table on the side of the hospitality, and the servants invited the Shen Li brothers to sit down, and served fragrant tea.

The screen is clear and transparent, although embroidered with peony and colorful butterflies, the opposite scene is still visible at a glance, and the screen is just an embellishment.

But I saw that there was a piano stand and a ring chair over there, and a begonia red glazed incense burner on a few high days, with green smoke curling. The four women stood by the side, and when they saw the guests come in, they bowed down together to say hello.

Two of them are young maids in Tsing Yi, and the other two girls are tall and short, and they are not dressed in gorgeous clothes like ordinary Qinglou women, but are dressed lightly and elegantly, which is suitable for today's occasion.

After Shen Li and the two sat down, the musician got up and took his seat, the older one sat in the chair, hugged the pipa, and the younger one sat in front of the piano stand, gently adjusted the two sounds, and the two played a song "Hai Qing Takes the Swan".

If they played something else, Shen Rui could hear whether it was good or bad, but he couldn't say why, just the song they talked about was Zang Xian's masterpiece, and it was always liked by Brother Shou, Shen Rui listened to Brother Shou twice, and even listened to Brother Shou's comments on it.

Although Zang Xian was denounced by the outside world as a courtier, a traitorous villain, and despised by Shilin, it is rumored that he wanted to ask for an epitaph for his father with a lot of money, and asked for many well-known scribes' mansions, but he was repeatedly rejected and became a laughing stock in the market.

But when it comes to music theory skills, it is indeed unmatched among musicians.

Compared with today's Jinan Mansion, which is red through half the sky, this pipa essence is a golden master, that Zang Xian can really be called a miracle skill.

Shen Ruiyuan felt that Brother Shou was just a teenager who liked to eat, drink and have fun, and today he listened to this song in response to the comments, and then Shen Li occasionally pointed out a sentence or two on the side, he felt that the little emperor was quite perceptive in music.

He couldn't help but retell what Brother Shou said that day, and also praised Shen Li.

Shen Rui was a little embarrassed to indicate that those were originally from Brother Shou's mouth, Shen Li couldn't help but be stunned, and his face was happy and a little tangled.

Shen Li is a traditional scholar and Xie Qian's son-in-law, so he was naturally influenced by Xie Qian, and he was unconsciously worried about the little emperor's plaything.

Now I hear that the little emperor has this attainment in music, which shows that he is extremely smart, and the heart of the loyal monarch is naturally happy, but it's just that the patriotic heart can't help but be entangled - the little emperor's cleverness is not a place.

In the end, he still sighed and whispered to Shen Rui: "You are a close minister of the Son of Heaven, and you should also persuade the emperor to be more attentive in government affairs." ”

Shen Rui smiled bitterly and said, "Where am I 'close' now." But then he also said: "Sixth brother, don't worry, the emperor is extremely smart, and he is not completely unconcerned about political affairs-otherwise, how could he send me down." ”

How Shen Rui came over and what he wanted to do in Shandong, these things were not hidden from Shen Li.

Shen Li sighed when he heard this, stroked his beard, and said, "I hope I'm too worried." ”

After playing a song over there, the old musician suddenly got up, saluted again, opened his lips lightly, and said: "Two adults, please forgive the slave for being presumptuous, Fang Cainu faintly listened to the guidance of the two adults, but he couldn't be distracted and listened carefully, it was not real, I implore the two adults to ......."

Shen Li and the two of them didn't like fireworks, even when they went to the banquet, they were accompanied by singers and dancers, and they often ignored them. This time, I saw that there was a screen, and I knew that this pair of sisters had entered Zhang Yu's eyes, so I wouldn't pay attention to them, so I sat on the side of the water pavilion and didn't look over there, just drinking tea and listening to music.

At this time, listening to the abrupt question of the Jin family, the two of them turned around and looked at each other.

The gauze screen can't even cover it, but when you see that gold, everyone should have passed the double ten, although the hair is neatly tied, the jewelry is minimalist, the makeup is light, and the dress is a good family, but this appearance is really brilliant, the melon seed face is pointy, the willow eyebrows are bent, and the cherry mouth is a little bit, especially the pair of eyes are shining, even if you speak seriously, you don't consciously bring out a bit of charm, how to see how you are a celebrity in the Fengyue field.

Seeing that the two of them turned to look at her, the Jin family paused for a moment, and then said, "The slave takes the liberty of inviting the two adults to ......."

was suddenly interrupted by the younger woman next to him who covered her mouth and exclaimed in a low voice.

Jin frowned, and glanced at his sister with disgust, but saw that his sister only looked at the two people outside the screen in a daze, muttering as if she was saying something.

Because of this exclamation, Shen Rui and the two naturally moved their eyes to the girl that year.

The woman is just in her prime, she looks particularly immature because of a round baby face, and her beauty is not as good as that of Sister Nai, but her big eyes are extraordinarily smart, and because she is more plump, her figure is also exquisite, which is the dress of a good family, and it also brings out some temptation.

Jin hurriedly apologized to the two, and said that he was not good at learning, and he knew that the two adults heard the fallacy, and wanted to ask the two adults for guidance and teaching.

Shen Li and the two glanced at each other, and both waved their hands to indicate that the two were just chatting, and the girl had superb piano skills and had nothing to teach.

The tone of the Jin family was sincere, and they pleaded again and again, and asked the two of them to order another song, and she played it, and if there was anything wrong, please ask the two of them to make an axe.

How could the two of them be willing to entangle with the person Zhang Yu fancied, repeatedly humble, and even suspicious, worried that someone would set up a situation, and they didn't want to sit here anymore, so they got up and said goodbye.

There were servants standing not far from the water pavilion, and when they saw the two of them coming out, they hurriedly greeted them and asked, but the servants did not serve well, which annoyed the two Lord Shen.

The two of them only waved their hands to indicate that they were tired from sitting for a long time and wanted to walk around the lake.

The servant was busy with his side.

As he spoke, he suddenly heard a sound of crisp footsteps, but it was the young girl who hurriedly walked out, stepping on a pair of wooden bow shoes, knocking on the bluestone floor.

"Two adults, please stay." Her voice is more immature than her face, like a warbler's cry, which is extraordinarily pleasant, and with the shyness unique to her little daughter, she can't bear to lift her feet and leave.

The sound of the feet was loud, and Shen Li and Shen Rui couldn't pretend not to hear it, so they stopped and glanced at the servant first, but saw that the person was also looking at the musician with a puzzled face.

That year, the girl came out of the water pavilion, Ying Ying bowed, got up and asked: "Forgive the slave for being presumptuous, two adults, surnamed Shen?" ”

Shen Li and the two looked at each other again, and both frowned, there were many people attending the banquet today, and they would not tell a musician who the guests were, but if he called the water pavilion alone to listen to the music, Zhang Yu's subordinates should have instructed the musicians, right?

While speaking, everyone in Najin has also rushed out, holding the girl with one hand, and making amends to Shen Li and the two with a smile: "The sister is young and ignorant, and the two adults forgive ...... sin."

That year, the girl earned it and said, "Lord Shen, but, but...... The son of Lord Shen of the First Criminal Department? ”

Jin was stunned, and the hand holding his sister gradually loosened, and he looked at Shen Ruilai carefully, and his face gradually became surprised with surprise.

Shen Rui narrowed his eyes slightly, such a drama of meeting an old man in a foreign country is a common trick of immortals.

Seeing that Shen Rui didn't say that she recognized the wrong person, the girl smiled brightly, but a tear stain appeared in the corner of her eyes, and her voice was a little strange, she bowed again and said, "Sure enough, it's Shen Gongzi...... Lord Shen, the slave looked at you with a kind face, and just heard the eldest brother in charge say your surname, Fang Dou dared to ask. Sister Nu, who was in the house of Qin Yao and Qin Gongzi in Beijing, and Shen Gongzi...... Lord Shen has had a one-sided relationship. ”

Qin Yao? Shen Rui couldn't help but be stunned.

Qin Yao is a classmate of his school, and there are some relatives in it, Qin Yao's mother is the cousin of the third wife, and the two can also be called cousins.

Qin Yaoyin is the nephew of the Tian family, who studied at Nanshan Academy at the beginning, and later studied with Shen Rui because he also studied "Zhou Yi" in Fuxue, and gradually became acquainted with each other.

It's just that he failed the township test twice, and he couldn't help but be a little discouraged, and he was sent out by his family to study, and there was correspondence in the first few years, and gradually there were a lot of things with each other, plus the Shen family and the Tian family had a gap, and the two had less contact.

Shen Rui went to a lot of banquets, and he never paid attention to the singers and dancers at the banquet, and suddenly the two said that there was a relationship, and Shen Rui really couldn't think of it. But when it comes to Qin Yao, and Zhang Yu once said that the three sisters, he remembered that year, in Qin Yao's private house, he was traveling for his classmate Zheng Gaoyang, and there was a turmoil caused by Qin Yao's outroom playing and singing.

At that time, there was a down-and-out classmate Wang Ding drunk on the street, and was kindly rescued by Qin Yao, and after he woke up, he just heard the banquet and singing here, Wang Ding was resentful because he failed to marry the daughter of the Tian family, so he hated the nephew of the Tian family, Qin Yao and Shen Rui, and accused them of being prostitutes.

Later, Wang Ding attached himself to the so-called "Emperor Zheng" by chance, and became arrogant, saying cool things to Shen Rui and other stumbling people, and also doing many rampant things, and even went so mad that he returned to his hometown to beat his relatives, and was finally dismissed from his fame.

Shen Rui took a look at the two girls in front of him, that day, when Qin Yao led the outer room out to meet during the banquet, the outer room did bring two girls, Qin Yao also wanted to be an iceman, and let Zheng Gao and Shen Rui accept one by one. Shen Rui refused on the spot, but Zheng Gao was quite tempted, but later there was a scene in Wang Ding, and the matter was over.

Shen Rui was deeply impressed by Wang Ding and Emperor Zheng's relatives, and he really had no impression of what the woman looked like and what her name was on that day.

But I still remember that I suspected that the outer room was trying to make the immortals jump - otherwise, how could the well-behaved, talented and good-looking top red man be committed to Qin Yao, the son of an ordinary squire, and said that he would bring out two younger sisters to allow everyone to be slaves and maids.

Now that these two daughters have appeared in Jinan Mansion and re-entered the Goolan business, I am afraid that his guess was correct at the beginning.

The young girl who called herself Baozhu over there was already in tears, looking like she was reunited after a long absence, and everyone Jin also bowed down and said: "The slave felt that Shen Da was handsome and extraordinary, and now he has become a great weapon, and his style is even more prosperous in the past......

Zhang Yu's servant on the side looked at Shen Rui with complicated eyes, and reluctantly squeezed out a smile, "It turns out that it is the old age of Lord Xiao Shen." ”

Shen Rui almost wanted to roll his eyes, so he was old!

But in front of Zhang Zhen, you can't say that the woman that your master has taken a fancy to has been an outer room for others.

He only said with a calm face: "I think I saw it at the banquet, but the official doesn't remember it very much." ”

Seeing that Shen Rui didn't recognize it, the jewel seemed to be a little anxious, and just about to speak, he was grabbed by the Jin family.

Jin said with a smile, "Lord Shen, there are also nobles who forget things. At the beginning, the three of us sisters inherited Lord Shen...... My friend Qin Gongzi took care of it, and now that he saw Lord Shen, he couldn't help but feel agitated. He also asked Lord Shen to sit in the water pavilion, and let the slave sisters replace the wine with tea and toast a cup, and the slaves and others also wanted to know the news of Qin Gongzi now. ”

Shen Li didn't know what was going on, and he didn't answer for Shen Rui.

Shen Rui didn't believe that the little girl who had only one side of the relationship would never forget herself, this kind of woman who has been trained to be rolling in the dust since she was a child, the so-called love at first sight is about a joke told to each of her guests.

Since it is so sticky, there must be a plan, and now Jinan Mansion is fighting because of the patrol of the imperial history and the supervision of the imperial history, and the situation is also a little complicated, I don't know who is standing behind these two women, and what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd.

Shen Rui said with a calm face: "Everyone Jin is polite, even if you say that there is only one side, you can't talk about care and thanks." Qin Yao has been studying at the Cangzhu Academy in eastern Zhejiang for several years, and he has nothing to talk about. The official still has other things, and the two girls stayed and left. ”

Jin didn't feel embarrassed at all, his eyes were shining, and he was smiling, but he said, "The two adults are here to talk to Lord Yushi?" "The autumn water cuts the pupils and seems to have a deep meaning.

Shen Rui couldn't help but get bored, such a woman threatened by her relationship with Zhang Yu? It's a pity that they miscalculated, and they didn't make a mistake and were afraid of Zhang Yu's investigation. Shen Rui didn't bother to answer, and only said, "Farewell." He left with Shen Li.

The servant was busy leading the way with a smile on his face, and when he turned to look at the sisters of the Jin family, he saw that the second daughter was still standing in place, Baozhu's face was full of frustration, but the Jin family's face was obscure.

*

Shen Rui and Shen Li didn't walk around the lake, in the end, it was Zhang Zhen's house, and it was not good to bump into anyone, especially female dependents, so he only stood down by the lake.

Seeing that the servant was standing far away, Shen Ruifang briefly explained the situation when he saw the second daughter in Qin Yao's house.

Shen Li frowned and said, "It does sound like an immortal jumping." However, the two daughters have been in Jinan for some time, and when I first came to Jinan Mansion, the Jin family was already the pillar of the Nuanqing Pavilion. Her pipa in one hand is really exquisite, and whenever there is a banquet in the official office, there must be one of them. ”

The government invited her to a banquet? Shen Rui narrowed his eyes, "There's a backstage in officialdom over there." This time, I can't tell if someone has set up a beauty plan for Zhang Yu. ”

Shen Li sneered and said, "If Zhang Yu can't pass this idea beauty, Li Ge Lao will not send him to Shandong." ”

Shen Rui also smiled, waved his hand and left the two daughters behind, but he was going to leave Jinan Mansion for Dengzhou in two days.

After a while, someone came over there to invite two Shen adults over, but Zhang Yu had already finished chatting with Pan Qianhu, so Shen Li and Shen Rui didn't stay long, so they left immediately.

The two of them originally came to the banquet on horseback, and now it is normal to drink wine and go back in the car, so they brought Pan Qianhu back quietly.

When I arrived at home and entered the secret room, Pan Qianhu Fang brought out Zhang Yu's question, and said: "I'm a rough person, I don't understand those twists and turns, so what do I say, this adult has been asking around the silver, I thought, isn't there something wrong with this silver?" ”

Contacting the previous news from Texas - Niu Qianhu's people transported two batches of silver into the city into the Ande County Silver Treasury, Shen Li sneered and said: "I can't tell who can't erase the account, the dog jumps over the wall in a hurry, and wants to rely on the head of the businessman, and then fabricate Pan Qianhu to kill the good and risky work, and in the end, there is no proof of death." ”

Shen Rui also said coldly: "This time they kicked the iron plate." ”

Pan Qianhu suddenly grinned and said, "Isn't it, whoever has a bad idea to hit it, hit Lord Xiao Shen." ”

Shen Rui rolled his eyes angrily, "Brother Pan, don't make fun of the little brother." ”

Pan Qianhu waved his hand and smiled: "I didn't mention Lord Xiao Shen in half a sentence today, and that imperial history was stunned and didn't ask a word, isn't this something that can't provoke Lord Xiao Shen." ”

Shen Rui was angry and funny, and said: "Brother Pan looks down on me, but I am the bitter master in this matter, and I just take care of it." He paused, and said, "Brother Pan has been wronged for two more days, counting the days, Jingli's reply should arrive in a few days." ”

Pan Qianhu also put away his smile and arched his hand: "Thanks to Lord Xiao Shen for helping me clear my name, if it weren't for you who I met this time, a rough person like me, who was surrounded by them, would have to die if I was afraid of death." ”

Shen Rui slapped him and said, "Brother Pan has thanked you eight hundred times if not a thousand times along the way, no matter how polite you are, I can't say any new words to come back to you." ”

Shen Li stroked his beard and said, "Pan Qianhu should also know the temperament of my brother, don't be polite." ”

The two comforted Pan Qianhu once, and someone sent him back to rest, and the two began to discuss the matter again.

"Yuan Qin and I are responsible for the disaster relief, and the accounts of the money are clear, and there is no way to falsify. If a large number of silver can be transferred elsewhere, one is the river," Shen Li said, "Shandong has been dry in the past two years, there has been no waterlogging, and the silver used to repair the river embankment during the flood season has been secretly intercepted, and it is not easy to be detected, but this silver must be made up, who knows which year is dry and which year is waterlogged, if the embankment really bursts, but something big will happen." And then there's the silver from the temple of the sect. ”

Zongsheng Temple is a special temple dedicated to Confucius Gaozu Zengshen, located in Nanwu Mountain, Jiaxiang County, Yanzhou Prefecture, formerly known as "Loyal and Filial Piety Temple", was built in the Zhou Dynasty, and was renamed "Zongsheng Temple" after the reconstruction of Ming orthodoxy in nine years.

"The temple was expanded in the eighteenth year of Hongzhi. At that time, Confucius Mansion and Li Ge Lao all spoke out. Shen Li said.

Shen Rui nodded.

The current Yansheng Gong Kong Wenshao is Li Dongyang's son-in-law, and in the eighteenth year of Hongzhi, when the imperial power was alternated, the repair of Zengzi Temple was not just as simple as sacrificing saints, but also undoubtedly brought a lot of political colors.

"It's just that the treasury was empty at that time," Shen Li sighed, "the silver was intermittently dialed. Because it was said that the temple system was simple in the past, it was planned to be very broad when it was expanded, and it was necessary to get a lot of silver. In the end, the work could only be stopped when the silver was broken, and the work began again when the silver arrived, and it has not been completely repaired until now. In the past two years of natural disasters, there is even more silver to be relieved first, and then Yanzhou bandits swarmed, and the transportation of silver has become more and more cautious, and it should have not started for a long time. ”

Shen Rui listened to Shen Li's narration, and his fingertips slid over the approximate location of Zengzi Temple on the simple map: "The canal...... I have been from Jiaxiang County. ”

“…… It is also cheaper for silver to be transported north from here. Shen Li said, "That's why I mentioned this silver." This piece of silver is not too much, and it is not too much to say less, and it is common to move up to 18,000 taels. ”

The tap engineering model has the most oil and water. Shen Rui's fingertips slid across the canal, "The two guards in Texas are both transporting troops. ”

Shen Li said: "Although Pan Qianhu's soldiers know water, they are Tuntian soldiers. Cao Yunbing is in the hands of that Qianhu named Niu Jie. ”

"Niu Jie has always been greedy and cruel, and he is at odds with Pan Qianhu, this time he led someone to raid Pan Qianhu's house and came up with the so-called thief ......" Shen Rui knocked on his fingers in Ande County.

Shen Li clasped his palm on the map, and said, "Brother Rui, tomorrow I will visit Aunt Yang's Ruan family in the same year, so you can leave immediately." This matter, throw the thread to Zhang Yu to ponder, let's not need to be clear. ”

Shen Rui stared at the picture carving, Fang smiled, and said, "It's me who thinks left." This matter has nothing to do with us. ”

He originally thought that if it was the right time for him, why not take some handles in his hands, if he implemented anything in Shandong in the future, everything would go well, and if someone wanted to throw a pair of small shoes over, it would be difficult for a gentleman like Shen Li to solve it, and he himself would use those handles to maneuver, and even, smash the small shoes.

But since Shen Li said so, he stopped and didn't investigate. After all, Shen Li has been in Shandong for a few years and is well versed in the temperament of the adults in Shandong.

Shen Li carefully looked at Shen Rui's expression, and seeing that he really put it down, Fang breathed a sigh of relief, patted Shen Rui's arm, and didn't say a word.

The two turned to talk about the Ruan family in the same year in Yang Zhen.

*

The Ruan family is also a Jinan family, and now there are seven officials in the clan, five of whom are from Jinshi, but the highest official position is only the Shaoqing of the Taifu Temple in Nanjing, and the one in Yang Zhen is the senator of the Guangxi political envoy from the fourth grade in the same year.

Therefore, Shen Rui's visit was ceremoniously received by the Ruan family.

Don't look at the official position of the Ruan family is not high, but they have lived in Jinan Mansion for generations, and they have a wide range of contacts everywhere in the city, and they are quite talkative in the local area.

Since Shen Rui was introduced by his uncle to make friends, he naturally didn't have any shelves. In addition to the promised support of the Ruan family patriarch, the Ruan family also prepared two masters for him who were familiar with the situation in Shandong.

These two were originally cousins, both surnamed Yu, and Shen Rui called them Mr. Greater than Mr. He couldn't help but shake his head and snicker at the name.

Since everything was ready, Shen Rui didn't stay long, said goodbye to Shen Li, and went to office.

Although the brothers are in Shandong, they are not close at all, and they can't help but feel sad when they say goodbye.

Looking at Shen Li's gray hair, Shen Rui sighed and said: "Sixth brother still has to take care, since I have come to Shandong, I can help the sixth brother, sixth brother don't blindly carry the burden on his shoulders!" ”

Shen Li looked at Shen Rui's eyes full of the pride of my family's Qilin'er, and said with a smile: "Just wait for your good news to come, and then I will help my brother and you!" ”

Brothers said goodbye, Shen Rui and his entourage continued to Dengzhou.

It only took two days, and when he settled down at the Eight Immortals Post Station on this day, Shen Rui got the news sent by Shen Li, and Zhang Yu really set off for Texas.

Seeing the letterhead slowly devoured by the dancing candle flames, a smile slowly bloomed on Shen Rui's face, and he also ordered to rest for half a day and go on the road again tomorrow morning.

I didn't want to be late, so I came with a plaster.

On the first day of the day, a group of people suddenly came outside the Eight Immortals Inn, seven or eight servants escorted two blue-curtained carriages, and the cars were marked with the signs of the Eight Immortals Car Company, and four of them were from the Shunfeng Dart Company.

Although the inn here has been cleared, exclusively for Shen Rui and his party to live, but in the end the person hired their own car and horse dart master, it is late, I heard the dart head said that it was an old couple with their daughter, there are female dependents in this car, and it is not good to urge people to rush to the night road, here the innkeeper asked Shen Rui for instructions.

Shen Rui heard that Shunfeng and the Eight Immortals escorted the car, and the incision was also matched, there was no doubt that it was his own people, Tian Shun and others had also investigated, and there were indeed old women and children, so they were allowed to stay.

It's just that Tian Shun and the others are still closely monitoring them, afraid that there will be any changes.

After a night of nothing, Shen Rui got up early the next day to practice in the morning, and when he was fierce with Tian Shun and Wang Stick, he suddenly heard the sound of the flute, and the three of them went to see it, but they saw a girl in green clothes leaning under the tree, with a flute in her hand, playing by herself. An old woman with two little maids stood far away, like servants.

Seeing the three of them looking, the girl also stopped moving, smiled happily, the big watery eyes bent into a crescent moon, a mouthful of shell teeth shining, she took two steps forward and saluted, and said, "Baozhu has seen Lord Xiao Shen." ”

Shen Ruideng's face darkened, and he didn't say a word, just staring at Sister Hong in Jinan Mansion.

The treasure bead got up and walked over with a smile, and wanted to say a few more words of intimacy, but when he saw Shen Rui like this, he couldn't help but be frightened, and he didn't dare to go any closer.

She said cautiously, "Slave...... The slave's flute blows ...... It's not very good...... Lord Xiao Shen forgives him...... When the slave arrived in Dengzhou, he learned from Sister Yuzhu......"

Seeing such a delicate and lively little beauty in front of him, he couldn't help but look up and down a few times, and he was addicted to it, and he heard this little beauty say this, as if he was completely confused, with the little face that was so tender that he could pinch out of water, the bumpy body and the little shoe tips looming under the skirt, it became more and more tempting, and he couldn't help but squeeze his eyebrows at Tian Shun, and then secretly look at Shen Rui's reaction.

Although Tian Shun is also the master of raising concubines in the building, he has not been with Shen Rui in Beijing for a short time, and he also knows what kind of power Yang Ge's old mansion is, and knows that the prince will definitely deal with it.

Shen Rui saw that Baozhu was pretending to be confused, and felt that it was hypocritical and cunning, so he asked with a cold face, "Why is Baozhu girl here?" ”

"Ah......" Baozhu was stunned for a moment, and then still cautious, and said, "The slave's eldest sister is ...... Well, Zhang Yushi went to Texas...... My sister was afraid that the slave would stay alone in Jinan Mansion...... Well, that, by someone, was killed, so he asked the slave to go to Dengzhou to find the second sister Yuzhu. ”

Speaking of which, she was bold and said with a little excitement: "I didn't expect to meet Lord Xiao Shen, it's such a coincidence, really, God bless." ”

Shen Rui said coldly: "You hired the car of the Eight Immortals, escorted by someone who traveled along the official road, how could you not meet me?" ”

The jewel was stunned again, as if he didn't understand his words, his eyebrows were slightly frowned, and his lips were bitten, even his sad face was a little sweet and lovely.

Shen Rui was unmoved, and only dropped a sentence: "Girl, go by yourself, all those plans are gone." Don't follow this official again. Then he turned around and left.

Wang Stickzi followed behind, couldn't help but glance back a few times, smacked his lips and muttered to Shen Rui: "Second master, this looks like a chick, this look, it's really a little interesting......"

Tian Shun really wanted to go over and kick him, kick his dog's mouth, and save himself from being nonsense.

Shen Rui glanced at him coldly and said, "You are often on the street, you have always known people, and you don't understand these people?" What comes out of the wind and dust, how can there be a good match? ”

Wang Stickzi laughed dryly, and when he saw that Tian Shun's eyes were about to pop out, he wanted to strangle him, so he didn't say any more.

Tian Shun took the opportunity to drag him away, and shouted to the brothers to get up and get ready to go.

When they were on the road, they saw that the two cars of the jewel were still behind their team, and they were not far away, not close to them.

Shen Rui naturally didn't like it, Tian Shun was also a clever person, where did he use Shen Rui to speak, so he found Wang Stick and said a few words.

Wang Stick is not a woman-loving person, and the one behind is not a rare beauty, Tian Shun mentioned it, he patted his chest and said that he wanted to help share his worries, so he called the dart head headed by the back line to come over.

The dart head naturally recognized the famous stick master, and he was quite happy to meet them last night, thinking about the performance in front of the owner, the dart head is also divided into three, six, nine and so on, and the first-class dart head is not good by martial arts alone.

What I didn't expect to receive was a troublemaker, who didn't understand the rules and disgusted the stick master and the big guys, and he was also hung up.

The dart head said with a sad face: "Master stick, this and this, the deed signed by the government clerk, I can't get rid of her halfway." ”

Speaking of which, this dart deed was proposed by Shen Rui.

In the past, there were not many people who did this business, and there were no very strict rules, probably said that the honorarium was written and a receipt was received.

If the people are gone, then ...... There's nothing to talk about......

Now the deed of Shunfeng Dart is very clear, the rights and obligations of both parties are listed one by one, and all kinds of expenses and corresponding compensation are also clearly marked, and at the end they are filed with the government. If there is a dispute in the future, the case can also be decided on the basis of the deed.

Shen Rui has always called this a "contract", but everyone is still not used to calling it for a while, and it is still called a deed.

Wang Gongzi didn't care at first and felt troublesome, but later had to admit that after setting up the "contract", he did take orders from some big businessmen.

In the past, those businessmen couldn't trust others, and with the "contract" filed by the government, they became much more trustworthy.

However, today, this "contract" also binds them. Shunfeng Dart Line has always been based on "faith", and since the contract has been established, you can't get rid of that little lady halfway.

Wang Stick's already long face was pulled down by three feet, his eyes rolled, and he opened his mouth and scolded: "Stupid, don't shake it off, won't you take a detour?!" Don't be an eyesore in front of you! ”

The dart head face is also a little more bitter, Shandong has been affected by disasters in recent years, there is a shortage of silver everywhere, and the road is in disrepair, if you don't take the official road, many roads are not able to walk, and it is also far away. But he didn't want to follow the owner and get tired of it, so in the end, he still agreed.

Wang Stickzi went back to Shen Rui with a bad face, saying that he had made a contract and could not break the contract, but he had let the dart head lead the way and go elsewhere.

Shen Rui was talking to the four masters all the way, and he only nodded when he heard the words.

I didn't want to miss a while, but there was a lot of noise over there, and the Baozhu girl kept saying that she had something important and insisted on coming to see Shen Rui.

The guards were originally stopping, but she actually shouted out that it was about the imperial history, and Pan Qianhu listened to it over there, worried that there was really a big deal, so she had to let her come over.

The four masters all "avoided".

The Baozhu girl was carrying a food box, as if there had never been a dispute at all, and when she saw the ceremony, she handed over the food box in her hand, and said with a smile: "The slave is afraid of the dry food on the road, so I specially made some snacks with my own hands, and asked Lord Xiao Shen to appreciate the face and taste ......."

Shen Rui looked at her expressionlessly, "This is your 'important thing'?" ”

Baozhu's face froze, and then his eyes flashed wide, and he said with a smile: "If the adults eat well, Yu Nu is a big deal." ”

"That's enough." Shen Rui waved his hand and said, "If five or six years ago, you pretended to be young and ignorant, or someone would still believe you." Now......"

Miss Baozhu's sweet and cute little face could no longer squeeze out half a smile.

"This mansion doesn't have the time to go around in circles with you, you sisters are just afraid that they will have inquired about the affairs of this mansion a long time ago, and there is no need to play this long-lost reunion drama, what is there to say."

Baozhu lowered her long eyelashes, and finally raised her hand, covered her face with her sleeve, and said in a voice like a gnat: "Sister Nu is like duckweed...... It's hard work. Sister Yuzhu is now also gaining a foothold in Dengzhou, and when she heard that Lord Shen released the prefect of Dengzhou, Sister Nu was overjoyed and wanted to ...... Well...... Well...... The slaves are willing to be driven by Lord Shen. ”

Shen Rui said coldly: "Since you know the affairs of this mansion, you should know that this mansion never disdains to use those ghost tricks, not to mention that when you go to Dengzhou, this mansion is not going to intrigue with anyone, and there is no place to use your sister." You'd better find another job. If you follow this government again, you will be an enemy rather than a friend, and you can't blame this government for not being merciful. ”

Dengzhou is located in a remote area, there is no huge family power, and with the help of the Lu family, with Shen Rui's background is enough to sweep the entire Dengzhou, there is no need for those conspiracies and tricks to plant eyeliners to collect intelligence.

Moreover, it is necessary to use some chickens and dogs to steal people, this kind of halfway surrender, who knows which one's foreshadowing, who dares to use it with confidence? Shen Rui didn't have the leisure to check the details of the two prostitutes.

Baozhu was a little anxious, rolled up his sleeves, and said, "Don't you listen to what Sister Nu will do?" The eldest sister of the slave is also a first-class red card in Jinan Mansion, and there are not many ministers under the skirt, and the relationship is ......"

"That's enough." Shen Rui waved his hand in disgust, "Girl, please take care of yourself." ”

Baozhu gritted his teeth and leaned closer, and said, "Lord Shen, the eldest sister of the slave said...... The court is about to open the sea, and the slave sisters may be able to do their part. ”

Shen Rui raised his eyebrows, looked at Baozhu seriously, and saw that her small face was serious, not like a fake.

He sighed and said casually: "Don't say that the imperial court doesn't have this intention, but if you do, will you be at the helm and support the ship, or will you weave brocade and sell it overseas......

Baozhu bit his lip, stared at a pair of big eyes, took a deep breath, and said, "...... Sister Slave...... Recognize the heroes of the sea-walking boats. ”

Shen Rui's heart moved, and his face was still silent, as if he looked disdainful.

Baozhu's face showed a little entanglement, as if she was hesitating to show all the hole cards, but she was still afraid that Shen Rui would leave her behind, stomped her feet, and said, "The eldest sister took us into Beijing back then, that is, to hide from someone who can't be provoked...... Well, heroes. Afterward...... Qin Gongzi's family couldn't accommodate the eldest sister, and we heard that the man was dead, and the sea was in chaos, and he couldn't take care of us, so he went all the way to Jinan. In the first year, my second sister went to Dengzhou and made a good friend on the water......"

Baozhu talked about their sisters intermittently, Shen Rui said a few words, and he also counted them in his heart, and said: "It is inconvenient for you to follow the convoy of this mansion, so you should go to Dengzhou by yourself." When you arrive in Dengzhou, send someone to the Eight Immortals Carriage and Horse Shop to send a message, and the government will send someone to contact you. ”

Baozhu's face finally bloomed, and with a smile, the innocent little girl came back, she held the food box in both hands, and said with a sweet smile: "The slave's craftsmanship is still okay, I hope the adult will appreciate the face and taste it." ”

As he spoke, he opened the lid of the box again, showed Shen Rui the delicately placed dim sum, and winked playfully: "The adult orders a piece, and the slave tastes it for the adult, it's not poisonous." ”

Shen Rui rolled his eyes, he didn't want to pay attention to it, but suddenly noticed that the plate with the dim sum in the middle was a little different, he stretched out his hand to pour out the dim sum, and looked closely, it was actually a large piece of glass, and it was quite pure.

Although glass is one of the most commonly chosen "inventions" by people traveling through time, in reality, the Ming Dynasty was not without glass.

In fact, the production of glass can be traced back to the Western Zhou Dynasty, and the title of glass appeared in the Western Han Dynasty and was used as a decorative material. The Jin Dynasty called glass "King of Medicine", the Tang and Song dynasties called "Boli", the Yuan Dynasty called "medicine jade", and in the Ming Dynasty, in addition to "medicine jade" and "jar jade", there were also "glass", "fake crystal", "material" and other titles.

Shen Rui found many glazed products in this life, but they were not too large, and most of them were fired into beads of various colors as curtains. And it is a slightly larger one, which is used as a tent hook, etc., and it also has color, I don't know if it is because some ores have not been removed.

It was the first time Shen Rui saw such a glass plate, and his heart surged with many things that glass could do, and he couldn't help asking, "Where did this thing come from?" ”

Baozhu was happy to see him go to get snacks, but this incomprehensible person actually poured all the snacks, and her little face collapsed, thinking that she was going to be trained, but she didn't want this person to fall in love with the plate.

As soon as she rolled her eyes, she became energetic, and said with a smile: "The glass workshop in Yanshen Town was ordered by the slave's eldest sister!" The slave knows where to look and which one is doing well...... Slave, willing to share the worries of adults! ”

(End of chapter)