Since Pei Yang was transferred to Cao Gong as the transport envoy, more people have come to visit. The transshipment envoy is in charge of the transportation into Beijing, although it is at the same level as Jingzhao Mansion Yin, the oil and water in it cannot be compared. Now Pei's Mansion is full of traffic, and even Zhang San, the porter who guards the door, is arrogant and superior. Zhang San has been in Pei's Mansion for more than ten years, and he has seen too many things in the officialdom, and some people have icing on the cake and no one is sending charcoal in the snow. Since Master Pei was transferred, the concierge has become a fat poor. When someone sends a prayer post, he must first honor the porter. Xie Yi is more than a few taels, and less than hundreds of words. Occasionally, there are shabby people who send dozens of articles to express their respect. At the beginning, Zhang San was still a little hesitant, in case the housekeeper and the master knew about it, it would be a big trouble. After a long time, Zhang San accumulated a large amount of silver taels, and found an opportunity to send ten taels of silver to the housekeeper, and since then he has become bolder.

Two people walked slowly outside the gate, a young man and a girl, Zhang Sanhun didn't care. There are many people who come to Pei's Mansion these days, and that person saw that Zhang San was not respectful, which made Zhang San dream that he was a big official of the fourth grade of the imperial court.

The young man had a national face, saw the side door open, and asked, "This is Pei Zhuan's house?" ”

Isn't that nonsense!

Zhang San ignored the visitor.

Want to meet Master Pei? Take the greeting post and send it to the house, as for whether Master Pei wants to see it. No filial piety? Go to the back, the porter has so much right.

The young man took a letter of worship and handed it to Zhang San, "Guo Li came to visit Master Pei." ”

Zhang San saw Guo Li's prayer post and scoffed. The production of the post is rough and the material is ordinary, and I don't know which poor and sour man came to Pei's mansion, thinking that he would rely on Master Pei to get a background. Zhang San casually put the prayer post aside and covered the side door.

Guo Li temporarily went to the etiquette shop and bought a prayer post at random, originally as Guo Li's identity, he didn't need to pay a visit to the housekeeper directly. Lord Guo also has Princess Wan'an by his side, and he talks about etiquette or something. It stands to reason that this kind of thing of sending worship posts is done by subordinates, who has ever seen a dignified four-grade court official personally send a worship post?

Zhang San's expression Wan An saw it in his eyes, and he couldn't help but say it. Although Wan An doesn't know what's going on, he will naturally see more of it. The eunuch in the palace went out to read the holy decree, and the one who came back was beaming. Usually the most talked about is who to go to the house to proclaim the decree and how much filial piety has been obtained. Seeing Guo Li eating a closed door at this moment, Wan An remembered a joke he heard a few days ago.

After Wang Wei, the champion of the new department, was ordered to pick up girls, Chunyulou was considered popular in Chang'an City. Qing Qi'er Bai Susu launched another Qing Qi'er from Liangchun Yulou, this Qingqi'er's surname is Meng Ming's poetry. No one knows what Meng Shishi looks like, but the name alone has already come to mind. Many vassal and elegant people have come to see Fangze, and some people still want to kiss Fangze. This Qingqi er is more approachable than Bai Susu, and he does not refuse to come. Just when everyone thought they could witness the girl's face, Meng Shishi's personal maid brought out a bowl of lotus seed soup and let the guests leave after eating. After a long time, the saying of closing the door spread, and Meng Shiyan became famous.

Guo Li waited for a long time and saw that no one went out, and understood that he didn't pay tribute to Xie Yi to the concierge just now, and his worship note is estimated to be still in the hands of the concierge. Money can make ghosts grind, and the ancients did not deceive. It happened that the door was not closed tightly, Guo Li knocked on the door, and saw Zhang San smiling and sending twenty pieces of filial piety. If he handed over the worship post to send filial piety at the beginning, Zhang Sannian would probably report it for the sake of filial piety. Flies are small and have a bit of meat. Now that you have twenty pieces of filial piety, you want Lao Tzu to report it? Dream your big spring and autumn dreams. Zhang San collected twenty yuan, leaned against the door and fell asleep.

In Guo Li's philosophy, if you accept bribes from others, you have to do things, but I didn't expect to meet a master who collects money and doesn't do things.

Wan An came to Pei's Mansion unintentionally, unlike Guo Li, who had a heart, and simply watched the excitement. Seeing Guo Li eat the closed-door soup again, his heart smiled.

"Ziyi, this princess is in a good mood, tell a story to Ziyi."

Guo Li heard the princess tell a story, and listened to it with a lot of fart. When the princess told the story, Guo Li's expression changed, and the gaze in his eyes was about to kill.

A small porter actually made the official eat a closed door, and it became a joke for the princess? Guo Li was angry, and the consequences were serious. When I walked up the stone steps and was about to kick the door, I didn't expect the door to open. A young girl poked her head out.

"Princess? Slave and maid see princess. "The person who came was Pei Jingsi's personal maid, and she had seen the princess twice.

The sentence "See the princess" woke up the porter Zhang San.

"Where's the princess?" Zhang San didn't see the princess and fell directly to the ground.

"Why don't you hurry up and report that Lord Guo of Dali Temple is coming to visit?"

Princess Wan'an saw that Pei Yang didn't come out again, and Guo Li was really going crazy.

Pei Yang was pondering the matter of building a position. Although Guo Li's idea is very good, it can only solve the urgent need. If you want to think in the long run, you still need to dig a canal from Tongguan to Luoyang. However, the cost of digging a canal was too great, and the imperial court could not afford to build a canal with so much silver for a while. Therefore, according to Guo Li's idea, Pei Yang first built several transshipment warehouses to solve the food problem in Chang'an.

While he was thinking about it, he saw Zhang San stumbling over and shouting, "Master, Lord Guo and the princess of Dali Temple have come to visit."

"What kind of system is panicking, what? Princess? Dali Temple? Pei Yang dressed up and walked towards the gate. Bypassing the shadow wall, I saw the princess in front and Guo Li in the back, and the two of them came together.

"Meet the princess".

"Excuse me, get up." Wan An has no interest in red tape. There is respect in the heart, and there is no need for these great gifts; If there is no respect in your heart, what can you do if you pay a big salute?

"Master Pei, Guo Li took the liberty to come to disturb me, and I hope your lordship will forgive me." Guo Li arched his hand.

"Lord Guo is coming to the cold house, it's shining, the princess is please, Lord Guo is please."

The princess sat down in the middle hall, Pei Yang stood on the left side of the princess, and Guo Li stood on the right side of the princess, like a second general.

"Sit down, why are you still standing?" The two fourth-rank lords of the court stood beside them like door gods, and if they didn't speak, Wan An knew that these two ministers would not sit down.

"Does the princess have something to do when she comes?" Pei Yang asked.

"How is Miss Pei doing? I haven't seen her in a few days. The princess asked.

Guo Li heard Pei Jingsi and thought that Wan An mentioned Miss Pei's name that day, which seemed to mean a matchmaker.

"This girl seems to have something on her mind recently, and she is in the backyard at the moment, why don't you call it?"

"No, this princess will go by herself, and the two adults will talk slowly." After speaking, Wan An got up and left.

"I haven't thanked Lord Guo for his good advice." After the princess left, Pei Yang got up and said.

"Master Pei is polite, can you think of where to open a position?" Guo Li hurriedly got up, and the two sat down together.

"This official has surveyed many times, and plans to set up a Heyin warehouse near the Bianhe River."

"Pei Daren is located in Heyin Miaoji, Heyin connects the Yellow River and the Bianhe River, and the Bianhe waterway is unimpeded, so the Jiangnan to Heyin waterway is unblocked, and the Heyin to Tongguan waterway is blocked, and the Yongfeng warehouse in Tongguan is in disrepair for a long time and can be repaired again, which greatly saves time and relieves the pressure on the capital."

Guo Li has surveyed the map of the Tang Dynasty many times, and Heyin is the most suitable place for building warehouses and transshipment. In the future, the canal from Tongguan to Heyin will be built, and the water transportation of the canal will be carried out, and it will be easy for grain, tea and silk from the south of the Yangtze River to enter Beijing.

"The household department only gave 200,000 taels, how can the imperial court not have too many silver taels?"

"It doesn't work too much."

"What do you mean by that?"

"It takes wages and money to build a warehouse. Money cannot be saved, but wages are negotiable. I heard that more than 4,000 people were captured in Liangzhou, and these more than 4,000 people in Liangzhou also had a headache, and they didn't dare to let go, and they couldn't starve to death. ”

Pei Yang's eyes lit up, "What does Master Guo mean to use these four thousand five hundred people as laborers?" ”

"In the final analysis, it is for the sake of the people, Master Pei can rescue more than 4,000 people with a single fold, and also solve the predicament of Liangzhou."

Pei Yang thanked Guo Li again and talked about the topic of Cao Yun.

"How much does Master Pei know about the Cao Gang?" Guo Li took the initiative to ask.

"The princess was kidnapped, and the Cao Gang was also involved, and the two were born from the Cao Gang that night. The Cao Gang is a relatively loose organization and belongs to the nature of a business alliance. Except for things involving interests, it is usually scattered. There is a deacon hall in the gang, and the gang leader comes from the deacon hall, and is elected every three years. The current gang leader is said to be a hermit, and he shirked it several times after being elected as a gang leader. ”

"Hermit? Isn't it a white-bearded veteran? ”

"How does Lord Guo know?"

"I happened to have contact with this old gentleman once, and I was more impressed."

As the saying goes, officialdom is like grinding, Pei Yang's matter is solved, and the grinding effort is gradually revealed. Holding the tea lid in one hand, he kept scraping the rim of the cup, and he drank a cup of tea to feel the passage of time. Guo Li wanted to hear what this Master Pei said about the things that officialdom likes to see, or the things that need to be paid attention to in officialdom. Instead of waiting, it is better to take the initiative to ask, Pei Yang owes a favor, it is impossible to be perfunctory.

"Master Pei, I heard that the last time the hundred officials impeached Chen Jiachong, in the end, the saint did not condemn him, and the younger generation doubted in his heart, and I hope that the adults will solve it."

Pei Yang showed a faint smile and pretended to take another sip of tea.

"Is it easy to be an official? Read the books of the sages and seek the well-being of the world. The closer you get to the temple, the more you need to know how to guess the Sacred Heart. Back then, Wei Zheng understood that Emperor Taizong wanted to become a Ming monarch, so he dared to admonish him face to face. The topic is further away, let's talk about the events of the day. Hundreds of officials impeached Chen Jiachong, is there any evidence? Chen Gongzi is arrogant and domineering, and he didn't see anyone guilty of asking for guilt? For his brother's office? That's what God has promised. As for oppressing the people and occupying fertile land. How many ministers of the DPRK and China do not have thousands of acres of fertile land at home? What's more, the impeachment of hundreds of officials, the most important thing is that Wu Lingqi is impeached for the crime of rebellion, and there are many loopholes. For the way of the king, it is indispensable to balance the courtiers. The emperor left Chen Jiachong to balance the flow of Zhang Shuo and Yuan Qianyao in the court. A while ago, the old general Wang Hui moved to Zizhou to assassinate the history, and it was only a long time before he was promoted to the secretary of the ministry and the Yin of Taiyuan Mansion. Wang Hui stayed at the border pass, which was a wonderful move by the emperor. ”

After listening to it, Guo Li somewhat understood what Pei Yang said, "What does Master Pei say about the Zhongshu Order?" ”

Pei Yang's chatterbox opened and said endlessly: "Zhang said that it is not as good as Yao Chong!" Zhang said that there are two identities that are enough to be worthy of Zaifu. First, Zhang said that he was a hero of the coup d'état, and second, Zhang said that he was a leader in the literary world. Zhang said that the rule of the world is superficial, and he is so happy with his achievements, and he often scolds the people around him. The day of the loss of the Sacred Heart is the time of dethronement..."

Guo Li was obviously frightened by Master Pei's remarks, and originally thought that Zhang Shuo was an important minister in the court, but he didn't expect Pei Yang's evaluation to be so low. Guo Li knew that the Master Pei in front of him belonged to the pragmatic faction, and he didn't like Zhang Shuo's great achievements.

Guo Li also wanted to hear Pei Yang's opinion of the other courtiers, and after Pei Yang finished speaking, he began to grind again, Guo Li had no choice but to sit and wait for the princess. The princess came back just right, and the two said goodbye to Pei Yang and left the house.

"What are Ziyi and Pei Yang talking about?" Wan An asked.

"About Caoyun..."

"This princess heard that Wang Wei's red bean poem spread all over Chang'an City, did Ziyi also make a poem to suit the occasion?" After the princess finished speaking, she chanted leisurely, and the hollow valley orchid was like a heavenly sound.

"Red beans are born in the south, a few branches are sent in spring, this thing is the most lovely, may you pick more."

Guo Li was greatly embarrassed for a while.

The love poems in my memory are almost blank, and the princess's request is really not satisfied. The princess doesn't necessarily have to make Guo Li, a poem is chanted, and a distant dai emerges between her eyebrows.

How did the princess change sex? The sentimental little woman is not like Wan'an.

"Shiyun: Death and life are broad, and Zicheng said. Hold the hand of the son, and grow old with the son. Is there any poem in the world that can compare to the hand of the son and grow old with the son? ”

"Ask what the world is like, and teach people to live and die." Inadvertently, Guo Li casually said the words of Li Daogu in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". Guo Li didn't know that this poem came from Yuan Hao's "Touching the Fish" of the Yuan Dynasty, and thought it was a poem made by Jin Daxia.

The princess read it silently, "Ziyi's words are in one sentence. ”

Guo Li sent the princess back to Yongning Palace and went home directly. Xia Jiang followed Baguio to Liyang, and only Chunshui stayed behind to take care of Guo Li. After a day of sore legs and feet, I really miss the foot bath in my previous life. After the meal, Guo Li instructed the spring water to bring hot water to soak his feet. Chunshui brought a one-foot-high wooden barrel, served Guo Li to take off his shoes and socks, and saw that his feet were red and swollen and exclaimed: "Uncle, how many miles has he walked, and he is swollen like this?" ”

Chunshui found morning glory seeds to soak in the water, "Morning glory can cure redness and swelling, uncle rest assured that tomorrow morning will be fine." Guo Liben is not used to being served, but his feet are sore, and the maid's hands are comfortable.

After washing his feet after a while, Guo Li took out "Guiguzi".

"Uncle hasn't bathed for a long time, and the slave maid went to prepare hot water." Spring water is on the way to the door.

Since the accident in the Wang family, I haven't taken a bath for many days, and I'm stabbed all over my body.

Spring water is really empathetic.

Guo Li's blood was strong, and he ordered Chunshui to leave by himself. Xiao Nizi was conscientious, "Uncle, you don't need to avoid suspicion in front of slaves and maids." "I want to help take off Guo Li's only thing to cover up. Guo Li was startled and hurriedly curled up in the bathtub. Chunshui saw his uncle's frightened appearance and left the room with a smile, and the two braids behind him flicked one by one.