Chapter 559: Wang Lixin in Pain

The 'Book Tasting Conference' is over, but there is still an important issue that needs to be settled, and that is to compensate those who have lost their books as soon as possible.

Since Cheng Yuanfeng may be able to grasp this matter better, Shi Bin invited him to participate, which can be regarded as a further test for him, hoping that he is not a Zhao Kuo who can only talk on paper.

"Master Cheng, from this conference, Shi has understood the importance of books to my Song people. In order not to complain too much from those who provided the books, we had to develop a compensation package. I had promised to compensate a few taels of silver before, but now it seems that it is far from enough. Shi Bin smiled a little embarrassedly, and at the same time glared at Xu Feng fiercely,

Because now Shi Bin can guess that there is not much difference between borrowing books and robbing them when Xu Feng said. As for the 300 books that cannot be gifted, most of them are the collection of some high-ranking families that Shi Bin should not offend too much for the time being. And Shi Bin really didn't send out those books, so there was less trouble.

Looking at Shi Bin and then at Xu Feng, who was nervous, Cheng Yuanfeng expected a little and asked, "May I ask Lord Shi, how much compensation did you promise to give to those people before?" ”

"Lend him a book for one tael of silver to do a good job, pay three taels of silver for a damaged book, and compensate five taels of silver for the loss of a book." Xu Feng immediately said.

Hearing the price Xu Feng said, Cheng Yuanfeng couldn't help but laugh and said, "Master Shi, your subordinates are really capable, and they actually got these beloved treasures for only such a small price, especially since there is no chaos yet." Cheng admired, really admired. It seems that what Master Jiang said is true, Lord Shi's wrist is extraordinary, and there are many capable people under him. Your chief guard is so capable, let alone others? ”

knew that there was some teasing meaning in Cheng Yuanfeng's words, but Shi Bin couldn't be angry, it was true that he didn't take advantage of the reason, so he could only keep his face sinking like water.

"Lord Cheng, my family doesn't know about this. As you can see, he didn't know how important these books were in advance, and thought they were just a few ordinary copies of the Four Books and Five Classics. Xu Feng excused Shi Bin.

Now that he has taken refuge in Shi Bin's account, how can he always laugh at the leader? Cheng Yuanfeng immediately apologized after laughing twice, and said: "I don't blame Lord Shi or Lord Xu, it's mainly because you are not a literati and don't know the stakes." Cheng was glad that Lord Shi could think of compensating those who had suffered losses, which was really rare. I have a solution that should fix this problem. ”

"Tell me about it." Shi Bin gestured.

"My lord, although those people love books, they love life even more, so if you are willing to promise to save their lives so that they can live a peaceful and happy life, everything will be fine."

"Master Cheng, what do you mean by this?" Xu Feng asked.

"The lord can allow them to organize some village soldiers on their own, reduce some of their taxes, and promise to use their strength to help them find all kinds of good books, and even give them as apologies, and then the matter should be properly settled. Of course, if you are an adult, you must be true to your word, and the five taels of silver must be compensated. ”

Anyway, I have long planned to hide the army from the people, and I have long had a policy of reducing and reducing taxes, but it has not yet been announced, and the silver taels are enough, and these are very simple. The only trouble is to help find all kinds of books to make apologies, but things shouldn't be too difficult, so Shi Bin smiled and agreed.

But he was still a little uneasy, so he asked, "Master Cheng, are you sure that these are enough?" ”

"Absolutely enough, sir, what do you think, if everyone is gone, what is the use of books? If you can't live in peace, where will you be in the mood to read? A book collection is for the owner of the book. Cheng Yuanfeng patiently explained.

was persuaded by Cheng Yuanfeng, Shi Bin immediately instructed Xu Feng to do what Cheng Yuanfeng said, and told him to be amiable and not to be angry, and even draw a knife at each other.

After Xu Feng left, Shi Bin asked questions about Wang Lixin. Cheng Yuanfeng just smiled and said that Shi Bin should not worry, everything is under his control, but the time will have to wait for at least half a month. Jing Cheng Yuanfeng reminded Shi Bin that rumors had to be fermented for a long time, and the longer the fermentation, the better. Naturally, I can only wait patiently.

And Cheng Yuanfeng, this guy, even played the role of a long-tongued woman, saying that Shi Bin and Wang Lixin had a close relationship and how envious he was. If someone doesn't believe it, they will tell them about the immortal tablets and the small ancestral halls built for them by the people before, and even bring them to see them.

Good things don't go out, evil things go thousands of miles, and it didn't take long for the news that Shi Bin, Cheng Yuanfeng, and Wang Lixin were 'colluding' to plot against Shaanxi.

At first, Wang Lixin didn't care, only thinking that it was a few good people chewing on the root of his tongue, and later realized that something was wrong. Because the eyes of the people up and down the entire yamen looked at him meaningfully, as if he was a hypocrite wearing a mask.

Naturally, he couldn't always be so confused, Wang Lixin immediately sent his cronies to investigate, and within a day came out the answer that made him almost angry.

You must know that as long as Song Ting knows such rumors, his status of Wang Lixin will be in jeopardy, so he must quickly find a way to eliminate this rumor. And it was Shi Bin and Cheng Yuanfeng who released this rumor, so they had to find the two of them to clarify, otherwise it would be absolutely useless.

It's just that Wang Lixin can't wait to eat the meat of the two of them now, so how can he be willing to come to the door to ask, so he has been sitting at home sulking. For three days in a row, I couldn't sleep and didn't know how to eat.

Seeing that Wang Lixin had not moved for a long time, Shi Bin, who was more impatient than Cheng Yuanfeng, sent Xu Feng to Wang Lixin's guards who had seen Qian and opened their eyes to inquire about the news.

The news he got made Shi Bin feel a little speechless, and he couldn't understand how a few rumors could make Wang Lixin so depressed. So I had to call Cheng Yuanfeng to discuss.

"Lord Cheng, now Lord Wang has been sleeping for three days in a row, and he doesn't know what to eat, but he refuses to come and talk to us, what do you say?" Shi Bin asked a little worriedly.

"It's very simple, one word 'wait', wait until Wang Lixin's psychological defense line completely collapses. Then he will come to talk to us obediently. Cheng Yuanfeng said confidently.

"Okay, then wait."

"Lord Shi, there is one thing that the lower officials must remind, if these words still can't convince Wang Lixin, then we have to use extraordinary means." Cheng Yuanfeng said solemnly.

After thinking about it, Shi Bin agreed with great difficulty, saying that he would give Wang Lixin another ten days to think about it. Then Shi Bin said, "Do you need us to remind him?" After all, it's a bit despicable to accuse him of dereliction of duty and ruin his reputation."

"Lord Shi is really wonderful, as long as he doesn't support the overall situation, it is dereliction of duty. As long as the adults do not rebel against the Great Song Dynasty and seek the welfare of the people for another day, then they should get enough support, and Wang Lixin is derelict in his duties if he is timid and always thinks about those bastard orders of the imperial court. Cheng Yuanfeng said with a wild laugh.

In fact, Shi Bin knew in his heart that these were just Cheng Yuanfeng's words, because Wang Lixin was no longer a stumbling block, but he didn't fully support it yet. But this layer of window paper can't be pierced, and once it is broken, it will make Cheng Yuanfeng's face ugly, so Shi Bin can only agree with his opinion.

Seeing that Shi Bin's face was a little unhappy, Cheng Yuanfeng also compromised and expressed his willingness to go with Shi Bin to see Wang Lixin, but just to see it was not to open his mouth to persuade.

immediately understood the meaning of Cheng Yuanfeng's words, this is to visit the sick as a colleague, and let Wang Lixin remember that there is such a thing, so that he can think seriously and don't go aside.

"Okay, then let's go to Wangfu in the afternoon to visit the patient." Shi Bin said.

"Your Excellency, let's go to Wang's Mansion in the afternoon. Please remember what the lower official said, no matter what Wang Lixin says, as long as he does not clearly express his full support, you should not open your mouth to win over, otherwise this good situation will be gone. Cheng Yuanfeng told again.

Secretly sighed that Cheng Yuanfeng was too shrewd, and everything was so delicate, Shi Bin even suspected that he and Wang San were from the same school.

Soon it was afternoon, because the owner of the Wang Mansion had no spirit, the whole Wang Mansion was not as vigorous as before, and it looked like a decadent village from a distance.

This time, the porter saw that Shi Bin did not immediately close the door to block him and Cheng Yuanfeng from entering, but greeted him very warmly. When he led Shi Bin in, the porter apologized again and again, saying that he shouldn't have turned Shi Bin out of the door before, it was too rude.

Knowing that he didn't complain about the porter, Shi Bin didn't come to ask for the guilt, so he naturally smiled. Immediately asked about Wang Lixin's specific situation.

The words of the porter made Shi Bin and the others feel very difficult, because the last thing Wang Lixin wants to see now is Shi Bin and Cheng Yuanfeng, and when he hears the names of these two, he will lose his temper and even beat and scold the servants. But obviously I want to see Shi Bin and Cheng Yuanfeng to make it clear.

After understanding Wang Lixin's tangled psychology, Shi Bin and Cheng Yuanfeng had a plan in their hearts, and after rewarding the porter with two taels of silver, they went to Wang Lixin's bedroom.

I didn't want to care about any etiquette, so I pushed the door in when I got to the door.

I wanted to reprimand which uneducated guy broke into, but when he saw that it was Shi Bin and Cheng Yuanfeng, Wang Lixin closed his mouth again and looked at the two of them with angry eyes.

"What, isn't Lord Wang welcoming us to see you?" Cheng Yuanfeng asked naturally.

"You despicable villain, say, did you instigate these rumors spread by Lord Shi?" Wang Lixin pointed at Cheng Yuanfeng's nose and roared.

"Yes and no. But Lord Wang, you should know why we are doing this, and you should know that this is not harming you. Cheng Yuanfeng said very sincerely.

"Shameless!" Wang Lixin shouted.

"Lord Wang, this official knows that you have always been upright and believe in the court, but now that the world is declining, the court is no longer what it used to be. I'll make a bet with you, if the court doesn't send you a harshly worded official document within a month, I, Cheng Yuanfeng, will ask the emperor for guilt and self-destruction. If such an excerpt comes, you have to think carefully about this rumor. Cheng Yuanfeng said very calmly.

These words were not expected by Shi Bin, he didn't want to lose a talent so easily, so he repeatedly signaled Cheng Yuanfeng to take back these words, but Cheng Yuanfeng didn't know, and still forced Wang Lixin to agree.

But Wang Lixin is 'rather die than give in', saying that even if there is such a reprimand, he will not give in, and thinks that this is impossible, it is Shi Bin and Cheng Yuanfeng daydreaming.