"Thank you, Shizi." After Wei Bao thanked him, he sat down upright, although the people at this table were more than twice as old as him, but Wei Bao sat with these three noble sons in their thirties, and they did not lose their aura at all.

Even the aura is even worse, if you don't know, just looking at Lord Wei's clothes and bearing, it is possible to think that he is the prince of the Ming Dynasty.

Wei Bao is definitely not born with a sense of nobility, he traveled from rebirth to this life, it took a year of hard work to take off his modern silk temperament, and it took more than half a year to slowly cultivate this kind of nobility.

The temperament of the person is proportional to the strength of the person.

Zhang Zhiji said: "Lord Wei, Lord Zhu Yinsheng is a friend of Lord Wu Sanfu, and Lord Wu Sanfu is a friend of your Lord Wei, right?" Today's meal, in fact, you want to see me, isn't it, I don't like to beat around the bush, I agreed to see you, I want to listen to you first, what the hell is going on, otherwise I will not eat this meal steadily. ”

Wei Bao smiled: "Happy, I like a straight-tempered person like Shizi." In fact, there is nothing to do, and it is a great thing for the country and the people. The imperial court is difficult, the tax collection cannot come up, the disasters in various places have been in place for many years, there are disasters in various parts of Shandong now, and the border passes are unstable, and the Jiannu often invade, these must be very clear to the prince, right? ”

Zhang Zhiji nodded: "I know, although our Zhang family doesn't like to have much contact with court officials, we are very clear about what happened inside and outside the Ming Dynasty." ”

"Therefore, if you want to solve all this, you can only open up sources and reduce expenditure, Your Majesty appreciates the lower officials, and let me take the lead in setting up the Yamen of the Governor of Haiphong, with jurisdiction over the people of Hejian Prefecture, Cangzhou Prefecture, Shandong Province and Denglai Prefecture. I can only dismantle the 50,000 Shandong Army, leaving only 50,000 infantry troops and 10,000 sailors! It's throttling. In addition, now that there is a great drought in Shandong, local officials and generals have hoarded in order to fight against the imperial court and the Yamen, the governor of coastal defense, resulting in high prices, and they can't buy food if they have money. Therefore, I want to implore Zhang Gongzi to help me explain to Lord Lingzun, tell Grandpa Guo, give me the equipment of 10,000 troops, and I have soldiers in my hands before I dare to suppress these beasts by force! I don't need to go out from Beijing, you just need to equip me. First, tell others that I have the support of my grandfather and I am more stable in doing things. Second, with the support of Grandpa Guo, all parties dare to mess around, so they have to weigh it. ”

Zhang Zhiji immediately shook his head after hearing this: "You don't have to tell my father about this, I can reply to Master Wei, it's absolutely impossible." My father has never been involved in the affairs of the court, except in matters of great concern for the safety of the community. ”

"This is a big matter related to the safety of the community." Wei Bao immediately said.

Zhang Zhiji still shook his head, "This matter is naturally not small, but it has not reached the point of asking for the foundation of the Ming Dynasty." ”

"Shizi, with all due respect, you're welcome, you have to wait until there are hungry people everywhere, and the homeless people are forced to rise up, and it has become a situation where a spark can start a prairie fire, and the dragon seat of the Ming Emperor can't be saved, is it a big deal?" Wei Bao said bluntly.

Wu Sanfu and Zhu Yinsheng, who were present, were shocked when they heard this, this kind of thing, Wei Bao dared to say so.

Zhang Zhiji pondered for a while before he said, "There is another one, who are you Master Wei?" I only saw this side today when I looked at Lord Zhu's face, you are deeply respected by His Majesty and Father-in-law Wei, who is it, needless to say, right? Although the thing you just said is big, I believe that in addition to you, Lord Wei, others can also do it, and the imperial court naturally has a solution from the imperial court. ”

Wei Bao nodded: "That's a good thing, of course I can ask His Majesty for help." But first of all, I want to tell you that I have nothing to do with the 9,000-year-old, and if I come to His Majesty's will, you will also suspect that I am a 9,000-year-old person, and when the time comes, I will not be able to work hard, and I will not be able to go to Shandong for two or three months, so what help do I want you to help? In addition, it is impossible for the imperial court to make such a will, and the soldiers and horses of Shandong will definitely not dare to rebel openly, and they will use the banner of driving me away, so that I want to be disarmed in Shandong, want to provide disaster relief, want to reform the taxation of Hejian Prefecture, Cangzhou Prefecture, Shandong and Denglai Prefecture, and want to let the common people in these places live a subsistence and clothing life The plan is bankrupt! So, looking for Your Majesty, it was easy for me. But Your Majesty handed over this matter to me, just hoping that I will do it well, and I can't kick the ball back to Your Majesty, otherwise wouldn't it be better for our subordinates to do anything and let Your Majesty personally go out of everything? ”

Zhang Zhiji was choked by Wei Bao's words.

"Come on, come on, now the prince knows what is going on with Master Wei, right? You can drink with peace of mind, right? Master Wei will not embarrass the prince, if you can do it, you can do it, if you can't do it, let's think about it again. Wu Sanfu poured wine.

Wei Bao also said: "What Brother Sanfu said is good, it is impossible for me to persecute the grandfather of the country and the prince, whether this is a good thing for the country and the people, I believe that the prince will be different." Why did I try to offend so many people and get the silver to be handed over to His Majesty's internal funds, that is, I knew that the silver would not reach His Majesty's internal funds, and when it arrived at the household department, it would be gone for a few days! When it comes to the internal money, no matter how much, it can always be divided to the people. Now that I am in charge of Hejian Prefecture, Cangzhou Prefecture, Shandong Province and Denglai Prefecture, I have the responsibility to ensure that the people in these places are not starved to death! Let me put a big word, if the imperial court hadn't sent me this time, at least 200,000 people would have died in this famine! Lord Shizi, do you think what I said is right? At least, no less. ”

Zhang Zhiji nodded and said: "It seems that yes, Daming doesn't know what's going on all these years, and there are disasters everywhere, all of which are concentrated in the north!" The population has been decreasing year after year, and the land is becoming more and more desolate. This drought is much more serious than in the past, and most of the imperial court will not come up with silver, and if the big families raise the price of grain with grain, they really don't know how many people will die. ’

"But the gentry everywhere are getting fatter and fatter, and their lives have not been affected in the slightest, where will they care about the lives and deaths of the people? Just now, Shi Ziye asked me if I was from the Wei family or from the Donglin Party, and I could clearly tell Shi Ziye that it was both sides and neither side! Wei Bao said.

"What do you mean by that?" Zhang Zhiji didn't understand.

"Whoever is willing to help the people, and the decree of the court can help the people, I will listen to whomever it is, no matter who is in charge! It's like the vast majority of officials who can help them get promoted and make a fortune listen to whomever they want, I'm the same as them, but the morals are different! I don't dare to say that I, Wei Bao, am a perfect person, but I have the people in my heart, and everything I do is for the people of Daming! This one, please read it carefully. Wei Bao said that the righteousness was awe-inspiring, and a mighty righteousness emanated from the body.

Zhang Zhiji glanced at Wei Bao deeply, and then said, "Master Wei, I salute you, I will make it clear to my father what you say." ”

"Thank you, Lord Shizi." Wei Bao and Zhang Zhiji had a drink, and then said: "One more point, I also hope that the prince will make it clear to the grandfather of the country, just now the prince said that what I Wei Bao did, if I Wei Bao didn't do it, someone would naturally do it." I'm going to correct a little, no one will do it! Digging out grain from big households and cutting people from corrupt officials and corrupt officials, this kind of thankless thing not only needs to have the Ming court in mind and the common people in mind, but also needs to get the support of His Majesty and Wei Gonggong! Looking at the entire Ming court, in addition to me Wei Bao, is there a second person who has these conditions? In the same way, only Grandpa Guo can help me in this matter! Looking at the Ming Dynasty, except for the grandfather of the country, no one has such power, and the heart of serving the Ming court and His Majesty loyally. Wei Bao said.

Zhang Zhiji nodded, "It's better to be famous than to meet, I now understand why Master Wei can rise in the official career in just a few months!" The world is full of selfish people, and occasionally a person who does things for the court and the people is naturally outstanding! But Master Wei, can you say that you have no selfish intentions?"

"Yes, everyone in the world has selfishness, and if there is no selfishness, you will become a Buddha and become an immortal!" Wei Bao said: "My selfish intention is to get promoted and get rich, which is the same as everyone else, but I was promoted to get rich to help more people, and in this process, I have never stopped doing this!" I don't dare to brag about anything else, but if the Ming Dynasty is a person like me, I can guarantee that the Ming Dynasty is an iron-clad country, no matter how many natural disasters are not afraid, no matter how powerful the foreign country will be swept away! After pacifying Hejian Prefecture, Cangzhou Prefecture, Shandong Province and Denglai on this trip, I will immediately go to Liaodong to supervise the army, and I can guarantee that this winter's Beijing division will be the most peaceful and prosperous Beijing division in more than ten years! I, Wei Bao, vow to restore the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty to its former glory. Wei Bao said firmly.

Wei Bao does have some suitable speeches, and he can bring the situation into the situation when he speaks, and he is the first to move himself, even if in fact he is not so great, but when he speaks, it is as if he is the greatest person in the world.

Zhang Zhiji was convinced by what Wei Bao said, and respected Wei Bao's wine.

Wu Sanfu and Zhu Yinsheng were also very happy, the two of them were pulling the strings, and they were relieved to see that the matter was mostly done.

Zhu Yinsheng's father is the boss of the Donglin Party, but Zhu Yinsheng is also very sleek, and he has long envied Wei Bao's soaring career and wants to make friends with Wei Bao, this time is a good opportunity.

"Master Wei, Xiaguan toasts you with a glass of wine." Zhu Yinsheng said respectfully with his wine glass.

"Master Zhu, you are older than me, you are talented, your family background is far better than my Wei Bao, and your official rank is the same as mine, why are you so polite?" Wei Bao hurriedly picked up his wine glass, "Thank you, Lord Zhu, for creating an opportunity for me to meet the prince." ”

"Lord Wei's affairs, I have been paying attention, although Lord Wei has punished many Donglin people, but if those people have no shortcomings, Lord Wei has no way to start, Lord Wei not only punishes Donglin, but also punishes the Wei department, dare to do things that people dare not do, the lower officials really admire it very much! What makes the lower officials admire the most is that Lord Wei has punished so many people, but there are not many people who hate Lord Wei as officials in the court, but they are shocked and afraid, and they respect Lord Wei, and they have been an official for more than ten years, and they can't catch up with Lord Wei's scenery in the past few months. Zhu Yinsheng was convinced: "It is really my blessing to be able to know Master Wei today." ”

"Lord Zhu is the son of Lord Zhu of the second assistant, speaking of which, I have to be promoted by Lord Zhu Yanxi of the second assistant, Lord Zhu Yanxi is half of my teacher, we have a good relationship, Lord Zhu is serious when he says this." Wei Bao said with a smile: "Master Zhu and I should be commensurate with brothers, and we should toast three times in a row." ”

"Xiaobao and I are brothers who have worshiped eight hundred times, Brother Zhu and I are also brothers, so happy today, it's not as good as Brother Zhu, Xiaobao, the three of us will twist the soil into incense under the witness of the prince, and marry again, everyone will be brothers in the future, right?" Wu Sanfu is a lively person, he loves to worship people, especially drinking, nine times out of ten times he drinks to worship people.

Wei Bao was slightly amused, he didn't bow down to Wu Sanfu, he was just a brother, Wei Bao really worshipped, only Li Chengnei was alone.

Zhu Yinsheng said in a loud voice that he and Wu Sanfu are people who lose their temper, and they are also the kind of people who can't wait to dig out their hearts and lungs with others after drinking two sips of wine.

Wei Bao originally wanted to laugh and prevaricate for some reason, not wanting to go crazy with the two of them.

But I didn't expect that Zhang Zhiji, the prince of the British Dynasty, also came to the momentum, "So very good, Brother Zhu and I have known each other since childhood, like brothers, and I am also very close to Master Wu Gongzi Wei, if you don't dislike it, I will also bow to you!" It's just that my family is special, and at this time, I hope that the three brothers can keep it a secret and not let outsiders know. How is it? ”

When Wu Sanfu and Zhu Yinsheng heard this, they applauded wildly, and suddenly pushed the atmosphere of this wine to a high tide.

Seeing this situation, Wei Bao knew that he couldn't shirk it, so he smiled and nodded in agreement.

The four of them then really knelt in a row, twisted the soil into incense, and drank a glass of wine.

After drinking, they laughed together, got up and hugged each other, so they didn't make love.

If you drink this wine, the more you drink it, the more you drink it, the more you drink it, the more delicious it becomes.

Wu Sanfu, Zhu Yinsheng and Zhang Zhiji even sang while drinking.

Although Wei Bao is not interested in the chanting of this era, the tune of this era is simple, and he will learn it well, and he will also cheer the atmosphere higher than one wave.

The four of them were still not happy after drinking, and they went to a hidden green building to play for an afternoon at Wu Sanfu's suggestion.

Wei Bao had no choice but to get two beauties, but these two beauties are not as good as Wang Qiuya, Fan Xiaolin, Xu Rui, and Sister Fang, Wei Bao's current vision and identity will not be happy with women casually, and he will talk and laugh in the room for a while, and then fall asleep.

And Wu Sanfu, Zhang Zhiji and Zhu Yinsheng were very happy, and they made a lot of noise.

By the time Wei Bao left, the three of them had fallen asleep exhausted, and Wei Bao could only have a few people sent home separately.

"Drinking so much, every time." Wu Xuexia helplessly looked at Wu Sanfu, who was drunk and unconscious, and fell asleep.

Wei Bao also drank a lot, but after sleeping in the afternoon, most of the wine had woken up, and now he is in good spirits.

"President, you've had a lot of drinks too? Let people serve the president to change clothes and sleep now, right? Wang Qiuya asked.

"I'm fine, I've slept in the afternoon, go call a few guards, I want to play football." Wei Bao laughed.

In this way, in the backyard of the president's mansion in the capital, Wei Bao and the guards played a small five-on-five match, until he felt tired and his feet were sore, Wei Bao went to take a bath.

The next day, Wu Sanfu slept until noon and woke up.

"Xiaobao, this is the day I want, be happy yesterday," Wu Sanfu smiled and reported to Wei Bao: "This time the matter of Grandpa Guo, with the help of the prince, it will definitely be done." ”

Wei Bao didn't see it that way: "Before success, don't be happy too early, the son is the son, and the grandfather is the grandfather!" ”

"Xiaobao, don't worry, you will definitely be able to do it, and you will definitely receive the news today." Wu Sanfu is very confident.

"But it's noon now, where's the news? Isn't it true that the son of the world is also like your brother, and he doesn't get up until this point? Wu Xuexia said with a smile.

"Well, it's possible, it's the first time I've been drinking with the son, and the son's temper is really against me, but I don't know how much the son of the world drinks, and the son of the world drank and vomited yesterday, hahahaha." Wu Sanfu said with a smile: "Looking at Jingshi now, I don't dare to say anything else, there are definitely no more than five people who can beat me at the wine table." ”

Wu Xuexia laughed and said, "Brother, is this something to boast about?" Now I'm dying, I don't know how Grandpa Guo is doing, you still have the heart to talk about drinking, what kind of ability is drinking?"

"Isn't it good to drink?" Wu Sanfu said unhappily: "It's just a woman's opinion, sister, let me tell you, for men, drinking is an important thing, without women and wine, I don't know what this world will become?" ”

Wu Xuexia's face turned red, snorted, and said angrily: "Brother, what are you talking about?" ”

Wu Sanfu also realized that it didn't seem good to talk about this kind of topic with his sister, so he smiled, stopped mentioning it, and said to Wei Bao: "Xiaobao, you can rest assured, there will be news soon." ”

Wei Bao smiled slightly, didn't say anything, how could he rest assured? All his hopes now are pinned on Zhang Weixian!

Only by obtaining the tiger skin of Jingying can they overwhelm the local army in prestige, and other armies do not have this prestige, because Jingying represents the emperor.

Wu Sanfu's estimate was really no problem, just after the afternoon, the British government sent someone to spread the word, saying that the grandfather of the country wanted to see Wei Bao.

Wei Bao and Wu Sanfu are both overjoyed.

"How's that, how's that? I said no problem, right? Xiaobao and I, as well as Zhu Gongzi and Zhang Gongzi, are already sworn brothers, how can we not help with brothers' affairs? If the prince doesn't help with this, how will he see me and Xiaobao in the future, and Zhu Gongzi? Wu Sanfu said triumphantly.

Wei Bao smiled and nodded: "Go quickly, Brother Sanfu, you go with me to meet Grandpa Guo!" He will see us, and there will be a door to things. ”

"Brother, this trip is very good!" Wu Xuexia gave Wu Sanfu a thumbs up.

Wu Sanfu said proudly: "This is nothing, in the future, it will be up to me in the Heaven and Earth Society!" ”

Wei Bao and Wu Sanfu rushed to the British mansion, and Zhang Zhiji personally greeted them.

It is obvious that Zhang Zhiji does not regard yesterday's worship as a game on the wine table, but takes the relationship with Wei Bao and Wu Sanfu very seriously.

"There is Lao Shizi who came out in person, I don't dare to be, I don't dare to be." Wei Bao said hurriedly.

"Brother Wei, what are you talking about? We're good brothers. Zhang Zhiji smiled and said: "Come with me, I have already told my father what you think, pat my chest and promise you in front of my father, you just need to say what you said to me yesterday to my father!" ”

Wei Bao nodded and agreed, he was not afraid to meet Zhang Weixian, let alone an English duke, even in front of the emperor and Wei Zhongxian, Wei Bao did not have stage fright.

Wei Bao and Wu Sanfu followed Zhang Zhiji to the house.

The Mansion of the Duke of England is not very large, far smaller than the President's Mansion of Webb, but the appearance is quite magnificent.

Wei Bao's mansion does not look majestic on the outside, but it is actually very large on the inside, and it is extremely luxuriously decorated.

Most of the mansions of other dignitaries are very decorated with facades, but the inside is very simple.

A mansion like Wei Zhongxian's is luxurious both outside and inside, which is a special situation.

To Wei Bao's surprise, when he arrived in the hall of the British Mansion, he not only saw Zhang Weixian, a British public who rarely appeared outside, but also a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl.

Zhang Weixian is extremely magnificent, he is a handsome old guy, which does not surprise Wei Bao, Zhang Zhiji is very handsome, his appearance is very high, and his father is definitely not bad.

Zhang Weixian has the style of a big man, and it is also within Wei Bao's expectations, this kind of duke who has gone through seven generations is really more profound than the prince's family, and there is naturally no doubt about his extravagance.

Wei Bao is surprised that the girl's temperament is outstanding, and her appearance is so high that she can directly suppress Wu Xuexia, Wei Bao originally thought that the most beautiful woman in the world was none other than Wu Xuexia.

Because of the beauties in the palace, Wei Bao has already seen them, Xi Li, Princess Zhu Huiyuan, the daughter of Xi Li, Zhang Yan, the queen of Zhu Youxiao, the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and Ke Baba, these are all first-class beauties, each with their own strengths, and they are already very close to the world's appearance, and various types can reach the pinnacle, but this British princess's youngest daughter is even better.

The girl is carved in pink and jade, not at all like a person in the world, like a fairy, it seems to have its own background music, and her eyes are very smart, so that a man is seen by her, and he feels that his heart will be seen through, and there is no secret in front of such a beauty.

This made Wei Bao have to think of a word, sure enough, there are people outside the world, and there are heavens outside the sky.

"Meet Grandpa Guo." Wei Bao stepped forward to give a big salute.

"Master Wei, please get up." The British public has a deep voice, without the slightest emotion, and has a unique deterrent power of a high-ranking person, and his pretending style is better than that of Wei Gonggong, who is very capable.

Wei Bao got up after thanking him, his hands lowered, and his eyes did not squint.

British public Zhang Weixian looked at Wei Bao carefully for a few seconds, and secretly praised Wei Bao for being beautiful, indeed a beautiful young man, and the rumors were true.

However, Zhang Weixian's first impression of Wei Bao was not good, he was preconceived, he had heard too many things about Wei Bao.

People in high positions will not have much good impression of people who have just entered the career and have made so many big things one after another.

In their eyes, steadfastness and obscurity are qualities worthy of another look.