After two days of slow marching, Kankan arrived at Ningshan County, which is closer to Beijing.

More than half of the members of the mission were old men, and the speed was quite slow, not as good as when Luo Li returned to Beijing.

The main drag on the leader, the main envoy Zhou Zheng ranked first.

Fat, thick thighs, unaccustomed to sitting in the carriage, panting after walking a few steps, not long after Zhou Zheng set off, he actually paid for himself and hired four people to carry the sedan chair.

The official road is a rammed earth structure, there are many potholes on the road, the sedan chair man is one foot deep, one foot is shallow, and the speed of travel is not slow.

Thinking back to the past seven or eight years of Anguo, most of the envoys were in charge of another Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, and Zhou Zheng was mainly with Zhou Xuan, a small country in the north of Anguo.

All in all, such a person who is not suitable for a long distance really does not know why the Emperor of Anguo ordered him to send an envoy.

If Zhou Zheng has anything outstanding, Luo Li really didn't find it, but he has a deep understanding of his thick skin.

Thinking about it, the greasy middle-aged Zhou Zheng walked over with a smile: "Brother Xian, I'm about to enter the city, can you and I have a drink tonight?" ”

Unless it is absolutely safe to spend the night in the wild, people are hardly afraid to drink alcohol.

Beasts, bandits, snakes, insects, rats, ants and other dangers, drinking alcohol is almost the same as looking for death.

"Good! It's all up to my brother! Luo Li also responded with a smile.

A few days before the envoy, Luo Li took the time to have a meal with his uncle Wang Yuanzhi, and inquired about Zhou Zheng's faction.

Regarding this, Zhou Zheng did not lie to him, it is indeed a neutral faction, and it is the mainstay.

Wang Yuanzhi also vaguely reminded Luo Li at that time that if he wanted to help the prince, this person was worth befriending.

So Zhou Zheng sent an invitation, and Luo Li immediately agreed, without any mud and water.

"Knock ~ Knock Knock ~ Knock Knock ......"

"Oh~Oh~Oh......"

The mission was about to approach the city wall when suddenly there was a burst of gongs and drums, which poked the head out of the carriage in shock.

The gate of Ningshan County was wide open, and a number of officials were dressed in official uniforms, standing under the wall with a smirk on their faces, and behind them were the big girls and little daughters-in-law dressed in red and green, beating gongs and drums.

Luo Li was not stupid, and immediately understood that it was the county commander of Ningshan County who received the news of the arrival of the mission, so he greeted him outside the city.

Marching to the vicinity of the city wall, Luo Li got out of the carriage and was half a step behind Zhou Zheng, slowly approaching the local officials.

"Lord Zhou, Lord Luo, Deputy Chief Qiu, Commander Li, and Zhang Ling, the county commander of Ningshan County, together with a total of seventy-three officials of the county, are here to welcome the delegation!" Zhang Ling was deeply moved, and his respectful posture made people not feel a little dissatisfied.

"Welcome to the Mission!" After Zhang Ling finished speaking, the officials behind him also bowed down and said.

Zhou Zheng took half a step forward, clasped Zhang Ling's hands, and said with a smile in his eyes: "Zhang County's order has a heart, and this official is worthy of it!" ”

Feeling his hands raised, Zhang Ling borrowed the slope to get off the donkey and stood up straight: "Lord Zhou is polite, this is what the lower officials should do!" ”

The two exchanged a few words and entered the city.

According to the rules, the forbidden army was not allowed to enter the city, so under the arrangement of the commander Li Zimi, they camped outside the city, and the remaining Zhou Zheng, Luo Li, Heishuiwei and others went to the city post station one after another.

The post station is a place for transmitting military information, eating and lodging on the way for officials on business trips, and changing horses.

The slightly dilapidated house, the slightly sour quilt, Luo Li's brows are twisted into a ball!

He is the prince himself, and he still lives in the prince's mansion in Anguo, and he has been living in this place for a long time.

It's a pity that a business trip is a business trip, and it can't be said that he can't pay for it to go to the guest house, so Luo Li has to endure it.

After roughly packing up, Zhou Zheng, Luo Li, Qiu Fu, and Li Zimi went to Ningshan County and went to the county government of Ningshan County.

During the previous greetings, Zhang Ling had already set up a banquet at the county government and invited him warmly.

After the main envoy Zhou Zheng politely refused many times, he really couldn't help it, so he had to let it go.

After two days of eating and sleeping, I thought that the dinner party could be feasted, but I was dumbfounded when I arrived at the county Yaluoli.

A large table of vegetable leaves with clear soup and little water pushed Luo Li's appetite into the sparse pieces of the cliff.

There were only three people who accompanied the dinner party: the county commander, the county magistrate, and the county lieutenant.

As the county commander, Zhang Ling raised his glass first, and the polite words came as soon as he opened his mouth, and everyone laughed.

After three glasses of wine, Luo Li finally had the opportunity to eat two bites of hot food, and there was no way to eat it if it wasn't delicious, it was better than what he ate in the wild.

Zhou Zheng beside him found Luo Li's sad face, and his elbow lightly touched him and whispered: "Brother Xian, are you not used to eating bad chaff?" ”

Luo Li nodded with a bitter face.

Zhou Zheng didn't speak again, made a color to him, and then said Gong and left the Eight Immortals Table.

After waiting for a few breaths, Luo Li chased after him in the same way.

Seeing the figure coming, Zhou Zheng, who was standing not far from the thatched house, showed his trademark squinting smile: "Brother Xian is so smart, Brother Zhiwei wants to chat with you." ”

"Yikes! The elder brother originally wanted to make a small talk with the younger brother? Luo Li looked at him in surprise.

"Huh? Don't you know? So why are you here? Zhou Zheng looked at each other in a daze.

"Izuku! Otherwise, what else can you do? Luo Li pursed his eyes and looked at him like a fool.

Yes, Zhou Zheng fed the dog with enthusiasm!

After Luo Li finished solving it, Zhou Zheng stopped him and said, "Is it good for the virtuous brother to have dinner?" ”

What a fart! I asked it before, and now I ask it again, it's not.

Of course, Luo Li couldn't say what he thought in his heart, so he had to continue to nod.

"Haha!" Zhou Zheng smiled, his eyes disappeared completely, and he couldn't see anything!

"Why is my brother laughing?" Luo Li asked puzzled.

"Brother Xiaoxian heard about the county government banquet before, and he was eager to try." Zhou Zheng continued to say with a smile.

Luo Li raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked uncertainly: "Could it be that my brother knew that the wine banquet was difficult to swallow before he came?" ”

Zhou Zheng nodded and said, "Hmm! This is also the reason why my brother declined and did not want to go to the banquet. ”

"Huh?" Luo Li's mouth let out a soft sound, and the color of doubt deepened.

"Brother Xian can't figure it out? Do you think you have the power of an unpredictable prophet for your brother? Ha ha! Zhou Zheng asked with a smile.

Isn't it like I can't figure it out!

When Luo Li and the fat man returned to Beijing, even if they entered the city along the way, they never relied on the county government or restaurant for food.

The guards cooked it all themselves, waited for the food to be served, and tested the poison three times in front of the fat man before it could be presented to the fat man.

"Please teach it to my brother!" Luo Li asked, clasping his fists.

At this point, Zhou Zheng didn't sell Guan Zi anymore, and said bluntly: "The reason is very simple, the virtuous brother only needs to know what Zhang Xianling and the others want!" ”

"What?" Luo Li asked puzzled.

"Incorruptible!" Zhou Zheng spit out the word sonorously and vigorously.

The voice came into his ears, Luo Li pondered slightly, and immediately understood!

The officials in charge of the mission are all Beijing officials, and they can have contact with the emperor!

If there are big fish and meat to entertain the emperor or the officials in charge, what will they think?

Therefore, the whole vegetable leaf wine banquet, the Beijing official is not satisfied with the food, and he will relish or complain when he goes back: a certain county entertains, eats vulgar food, and treats the vegetable leaves.

Once spread, the four characters of honesty and honesty will surely become its political capital.

After turning around in his mind, Luo Li frowned and said, "Brother, it's not right!" The whole vegetable leaf wine banquet is not necessarily exclusive to corrupt officials, and honest officials who are shy in their pockets may also use the vegetable leaf wine banquet, right? ”

Zhou Zheng retorted without hesitation: "Brother Xian, you are wrong!" ”

"A truly honest official, no matter how shy he is, there will be meat at the banquet, but very little, half a chicken or a plate of shredded meat."

"They feel that the Beijing officials are coming, and if they don't entertain them well, they will definitely offend people, so they will squeeze out the money to buy meat."

"Only by pretending to be an honest official will they prepare a whole vegetable leaf wine banquet, and they can't see the slightest drop of oil!"

"Shhh Luo Li took a deep breath, the way of being an official is really deep!

If it weren't for Zhou Zheng's pointing, Luo Li wouldn't have thought of this stubble when he was killed, and after leaving, he thought that Ningshan County County Ling and others were incorruptible.

After everything was figured out, Luo Li then had doubts, and asked with confused eyes: "Brother, according to what you said, isn't this kind of pretending to be honest and honest vegetable leaf wine banquet not afraid of offending our Beijing officials and causing a worrying career?" ”

Zhou Zheng said meaningfully: "Brother! You're still too young! ”

"What's the explanation?" Luo Li was completely dizzy.

The corners of his mouth turned up, and Zhou Zheng, who was smiling, said: "Haha! Virtuous brother! For my brother, I would like to ask you, if a Qing official eats a banquet of vegetable leaves, will he be dissatisfied? ”

"No!" Luo Li shook his head and replied.

Relying on the meager income of the imperial court, the Qing officials ate more vegetables and leaves and less meat every day, so it was harmless to eat the whole vegetable leaves wine banquet.

Nodding, Zhou Zheng continued to solve his doubts: "Not only will it not, but it will be merciful and praised!" In the eyes of Qing officials, Ningshan County can be called a clean county! ”

"The real dissatisfaction is the officials who are clothed in fine clothes!"

"Zhang Ling and the others only need to rely on the number of chopsticks and the reduction of the amount of food, and they will know whether you are clear or not!"

"When the banquet is over, they immediately understand who should stuff money and give things."

"In the end, the surface work was perfect, and the Beijing officials also had a good talk about returning to Beijing, and secretly they reached a win-win situation, so the meaning of the vegetable leaf wine banquet is not deep!"

At the end of the tirade, Luo Li was completely hit!

I thought that I was born in modern society, so that I couldn't even compare with people in feudal society, but now it seems that I am really arrogant!

After sorting out his thoughts, Luo Li found another doubt, and while Zhou was ordering, he hurriedly asked: "Brother, if the Qing official is not accustomed to the water and soil, or is not used to eating vegetable leaves, once Zhang Ling and others stuff money, won't they fall into the net?" ”

Zhou Zheng laughed and replied, "Haha! Rest assured, such defects will never occur! ”

"They're waiting for us to hint!"

Luo Li stared at him, and a confused murmur came out of his mouth: "Huh? Hint!? ”