Half an hour later, Zhang Xiang climbed out of the courtyard wall of Qingguang Courtyard, and Du Boguang outside and a guy from a workshop hurriedly caught him.

Seeing Lin Feihong's elegant figure sweeping out of the courtyard wall, Zhang Xiang felt envious, jealous and hateful in his heart!

I don't know when the internal strength of Qin Elegy will be able to use light skills?

Over the wall, it's really tiring!

and Lin Feihong searched in Qingguang Courtyard for half an hour, but did not find anything useful.

In fact, Zhang Xiang himself didn't know what he was looking for.

It may be that he came to visit Mrs. Kang several times before to no avail, and he couldn't enter this courtyard, which made him very unhappy and obsessed, so he just wanted to come in and have a look.

Now that he has seen it, he is satisfied.

Zhang Xiang stayed in the workshop until noon, had lunch with Du Boguang, and then returned to Ming Society with Lin Feihong again.

Interestingly, on his way back to Mingsha, there was also an episode.

When his carriage drove to the junction of the Laolong River and the Qinhuai River, he encountered a group of officers and soldiers holding several men who looked like beggars with iron chains, and beat the former colonel while whipping

He knew that this group of officers and soldiers was under General Pombo and was specially responsible for guarding the granaries of the Caoyun Wharf.

He paused and asked what had happened.

The officers and soldiers who led him said to him, these beggars have been sneaking around on the bank of this river for several times, and their officers and soldiers have been watching them for several times, and now they have finally arrested them, and after some interrogation, these beggars, who have no food at home, have been hungry a lot, and plan to come to this granary to squat, looking for an opportunity to steal some food.

They were about to take these beggars to General Pang and send them down.

Pingzhou City is very large, there are not many beggars in it, and it is normal for this kind of thing to happen, so a large granary is placed on the wharf, and it is difficult to make up your mind.

In the face of this kind of thing, Zhang Xiang had no right to be dry, so he didn't take it to heart.

When he returned to the Ming Society, Chen Qi had not come back yet, so he simply waited in the Ming Society, and by the way, he looked through the recent news of the Ming Society.

The scale of the Ming Society has begun to expand outward when Zhang Xiang returned from Rong County, and the coverage will be wider, Li Yan has taken some of the initial veterans to the county seat under the jurisdiction of Pingzhou Prefecture to open branches not long ago, as long as he comes back to connect these contact points, this business can be regarded as the first step to open up to the outside world.

Today's Ming Society has re-recruited a lot of record scholars, in the Ming Society development for so long, word of mouth has also been out, admired a lot of scholars, including many of the imperial examination students, and due to the Ming Society's recruitment package to inquire about the demand, Pingzhou City many capable three religions and nine streams have also begun to do this business.

If there is demand, there is a market, originally Pingzhou City secretly in the gray area of the bag to inquire about this has become a hot industry, many people will meet on the street and ask each other, "Brother Ren, where do you know the interesting news today?" ’

As a result, the two major professions of "editor" and "listener" born in the Ming Society have created a lot of jobs for Pingzhou City.

The names of these two professions were also taken by Zhang Xiang, after all, Bao Da inquired that Rao's first impression was not very good, and the editor and reporter were too advanced and felt awkward, so he changed to editor and listener, which is more in line with the current social background and sounds more elegant.

Of course, for all the people recruited, Zhang Xiang adopted the contract system, and the contract was drawn up with a life and death contract.

If he wants to do the news business, he naturally has to achieve the point of monopolizing the news, once an editor or listener leaks a little news about the Ming Society, according to the contract, there will be no forgiveness.

In this way, even if it ends up in trouble with the government, there is such a signed contract, and the Ming Society will not have any loss.

At this point, Zhang Xiang will not be ruthless, after all, in his long-term plan, it is not just about making news, so he has to take compulsory control over anyone in the Ming Society, so that they are absolutely loyal to the Ming Society.

So,This has become the highest threshold to enter the Ming Society,If you want to enter the Ming Society,You have to sign such a life and death contract,Otherwise,Even if you have the ability,Ming Society will not want it,The main condition he wants is obedience and obedience,What other abilities,Fuah, etc.,It's a secondary condition.,Because of these secondary conditions,Ming Society can be cultivated.。

After staying in the Ming Society for an hour, Zhang Xiang and Qian Shopkeeper made some plans for the future expansion of the Ming Society.

Money shopkeeper, with the scale of the Ming Society today, the second floor of this cloth village is no longer enough to accommodate, just the team of editors and listeners has expanded to forty people, not counting those guys who rubbed the news and walked the streets and alleys to sell newspapers, plus the people sent by Huating Academy to rub the script, so many people are too narrow to work here, and in the future, there will be more and more news filings and files, and there is no place to put it, so that the security will be lower and lower, and you have to find a bigger place to go to the school

At this point, Zhang Xiang told him not to worry, he already had a suitable place, and when Li Yanzhi came back, he would hand it over to him.

In addition, seeing Qian Ziang's haggard appearance, Zhang Xiang also treated him, and when Li Yanzhi came back, everything in the Ming Society would be handed over to Li Yanzhi, and he would only be in charge of the cloth business, so that he could be much easier.

After finishing with Qian Ziang, the one-eyed Chen Qi also came back.

Today's Chen Qi is considered to be the leader of the listening students, his ability is very strong, good at stealth, and in his spare time, Zhang Xiang also asked him to train the rest of the listening students who are not strong.

After seeing Zhang Xiang, Chen Qi came out with the news he had found today: "Don Ma, the prince of Kangfu did not leave Kangfu, and his subordinates followed him to a place today. ”

"Where?"

"Xia Fu."

"Xia Fu?"

"Xia Mansion lives in Xia Dinghe, the commander of the Weisheng Battalion on Hebei East Road."

"Xia Dinghe?" Zhang Xiang thought for a while, and found that he had not heard of this person, so he asked, "What is he doing there?" ”

"The subordinates didn't know, he only went in for an hour and came out."

"Ever? That is, this Xia Dinghe is not the commander of this Wasion Battalion now? ”

Chen Qi nodded: "This Xia Dinghe's younger brother Xia Definition was an official of Honglu Temple, two years ago, Xia Definition, as a member of the Honglu Temple Mission, died in the Chongguan negotiations between Southern Chu and Northern Liao, this Xia Dinghe was removed by the imperial court and sent back to Pingzhou to recuperate. ”

"I see." Zhang Xiang suddenly didn't pay too much attention to it, in this way, this Kang Gongzi and Xia Dinghe are people with the same disease, and their families died in the Chongguan negotiations that year, so it is not surprising that the two of them got close.

However, thinking of Old Man Kang's strange move, he always felt that this matter would not be so simple, so he ordered Chen Qi to continue to stare at Gongzi Kang.

……

On the first day of April, Zhou Yi left Pingzhou and went to Bianjing to take up the post of editor of Wenzong Academy.

He walked both high-profile and low-key.

The high-profile is because when he feasted Pingzhou Shizi, everyone knew that he would leave today.

The reason for the low profile is that he left without any news today, a person, a carriage, and a few domestic servants left quietly like this, except for his friend Wu Yuxiang who sent him, there was no one to see him off.

Zhang Xiang also met Wu Yuxiang who came back when he went out of the city with Zhao Hanyan, and only then did he know that Zhou Yi left.

After bidding farewell to Wu Yuxiang, the carriage of the two couples drove out of the city.

"What does Ming Heng think of this week's son?"

After leaving the city, Zhao Hanyan asked Zhang Xiang with a smile.

Zhang Xiang shrugged: "You are asking about his character?" Or talent? Or something else? ”

Zhao Hanyan thought for a while: "It's all there, Ming Heng will evaluate it, after all, he has now entered the ranks, and he is the pillar of my Southern Chu, Gao Ping also wants to know!" I didn't have much contact with him, but I only heard that he was the first talent in Pingzhou last year. ”

Zhang Xiang held his head in his hands and leaned up: "His character, well-behaved, belongs to the kind of person who sees the seams and sees the wind and steers, a typical two-facedness, which will not make people very annoying, but it will not make people like it very much, anyway, I am like this to him." Talent, there is, otherwise it would not be possible to be called the first genius in Pingzhou, but his jealousy is a little strong, when Yang Li was still there, pressed on his head, he had no chance to get ahead, until Yang Li left, he was majestic in the Pingzhou Shi circle. If you compare him with Yang Li, think about Yang Li's popularity in the Pingzhou scholar circle, people like Yang Li are more popular and sought after, and in terms of life, Yang Li is much more frank than him. ”

But on the other hand, people like Zhou Yi still have advantages, such as being an official, his temperament is easier to survive in officialdom, seeing everyone's words, seeing ghosts, his jealousy can become the driving force for him to climb up in his career, if nothing else, his career will be much smoother. At this point, Yang Li can't do it, Yang Li is frank, unruly, can't get used to the blackmail of officialdom, and always disagrees with others, which is annoying in officialdom, if I am Yang Li's boss, I will also hate subordinates like Yang Li, and I like subordinates like Zhou Yi. ”

"Then if you choose a subordinate between Yang Li and Zhou Yi, will Ming Heng choose Zhou Yi?" Zhao Hanyan asked again.

Zhang Xiang shook his head: "I will choose Yang Li." ”

Zhao Hanyan was stunned: "Isn't that Ming Heng contradictory!" I just like Zhou Yi's. ”

Zhang Xiang pouted: "Mine is in terms of personality, in terms of personality, people like Zhou Yi will naturally be more liked by their bosses, Yang Li's personality is only suitable for being a superior person to be liked, because he is frank and uninhibited, so that his subordinates have a sense of security and affinity, but to be a subordinate, no boss will like him, he will be a threat to the boss." Zhou Yi is the opposite, as his boss, no subordinate will like it, because he is not frank enough, the wind blows on both sides, so that his subordinates have no sense of security, as a subordinate, he will not let his boss feel threatened, the summary is that Yang Li has a wide pattern, has the personality of a strong man, and is the kind of person who becomes a benevolent person if he does not succeed. ”

"In addition, in terms of ability, Zhou Yi is far worse than Yang Li, Yang Li is a person of faith, once a person of faith wants to do something, it is very terrible."

Zhang Xiang also thought of Yang Li in his heart, and he didn't know how he was now.

Zhao Hanyan also didn't understand what he heard, and asked slowly: "What kind of person does Ming Heng belong to?" ”

"Me!" Zhang Xiang laughed relaxedly: "Anyway, I'm different from them, and I don't know what kind of person I am." ”

"You're the kind of cunning person." Zhao Hanyan gently threw him a roll of the eyes.

Zhang Xiang laughed: "I will be whatever the princess wants me to be." ”

When Yang Li was mentioned, Zhao Hanyan also remembered him, so he asked: "By the way, Ming Heng didn't have a very good relationship with Yang Li before!" Does Ming Heng know where he went after leaving Pingzhou? ”

"Liu Qingyin's hometown is in Jingzhou, so Yang Li should go back to Jingzhou with her to live an ordinary life!"

"It's a pity that such a good talent gave up his career and chose to retreat to the countryside with the person he likes." Zhao Hanyan's tone was a little regretful.

Zhang Xiang said slowly: "These things that some people value in their hearts are different, men are alive, although they are crowned marquis and worship the prime minister, and adding officials to the knighthood is a glorious lintel, and it is also what a man should do, but this is often not worth mentioning for some people, and being able to give everything for the person he likes is also a great one." ”

"Listening to Ming Heng's tone, he admires this Yang Li very much, is Ming Heng the same as him?" Zhao Hanyan looked at him.

Zhang Xiang looked at her and asked rhetorically, "What does the princess think?" ”

"Hmm..."Zhao Hanyan thought for a moment, then shook his head with a smile on his face.

Zhang Xiang wrapped his arms around her from his side, and put his head on her shoulder: "I just want justice for my father, and then take care of the princess for the rest of my life, if I get what I want in the future, is the princess willing to be an ordinary couple with Ming Heng?" ”

"Ming Heng and I are an ordinary couple at the moment! Where Ming Heng goes, Gao Ping will go! ”

"Well, yes."

"By the way, Ming Heng, you haven't followed me yet, where are you going to take Gao Ping?"

"It's coming soon."

Suddenly, the carriage stopped.

Zhang Xiang jumped out of the carriage and helped Zhao Hanyan down.

When I looked up, I saw the Four Seasons Garden.

"What is this place?" Looking at such a vigorous garden gate, Zhao Hanyan became curious.

"Let's go! I'll take you inside and have a look. Zhang Xiang shook the key in his hand.

The two entered the Four Seasons Garden, and the Spring Pavilion Garden full of flowers came into view, the fragrance of flowers in the garden was fragrant, and Zhao Hanyan was as happy as a child.

Zhang Xiang led her to walk among the flowers, and said with a smile: "This Four Seasons Garden was given to me by Yang Li before he left, um... His family has a big business, and I have a relationship with him, so it's nothing to send me this garden, anyway, this garden is empty when he leaves. ”

The area of this Four Seasons Garden is larger than that of the Four Seasons Garden, in addition to the garden area of the four pavilions in the spring, summer, autumn and winter of the front garden, in the back garden, there is also the main house of Zhurao, and the pavilions and pavilions on both sides.

After Yang Li left, every once in a while, Zhang Xiang would also send people to come here often to clean.

Now this garden is cleaner than when it was in Yang Li's hands.

He took Zhao Hanyan all the way through the Spring Pavilion Garden, through an artificial lake bridge corridor, to the back garden, and then climbed to the highest attic.

From here, you can overlook the garden of the Four Seasons Garden, and look at the front of the Winter Pavilion to see the endless mountains.

"How? It's not bad here, isn't it? Zhang Xiang stretched out his hand and laughed.

Zhao Hanyan nodded slightly: "It's beautiful, although it's not as big as the back garden of the Bianjing Palace, but it's more beautiful than the back garden of the palace, and it's more exquisite." ”

Zhang Xiang said with a smile: "I plan to use this place as the station of the Ming Society, and when Li Yanzhi comes back, I will move the Ming Society here, the courtyard wall here is high, the security is high, far away from Pingzhou City, and it is not so easy to attract attention..."