When Governor Chen's mansion appeared in Baifu, there was a sudden burst of chickens and dogs jumping up and down the mansion.

The middle door was wide open, except for the two grandsons who were left behind, everyone else went out to greet them, and some relatives and friends who were in the house at the moment also went to greet them.

An official sedan chair was parked outside the gate.

Chen Wenze wore a crimson round-necked robe with a patch on his chest and back, embroidered with a cloud goose, and a black gauze hat on his head.

Emperor Taizu, the founding emperor of the Xia Dynasty, stipulated: When all civil and military officials go to court and work, they must wear black gauze hats, round-necked shirts, and belts.

Since then, the "black yarn hat" has become a unique symbol of officials, and people are accustomed to taking the "black yarn hat" as the symbol of officials, and "throwing away the black yarn hat" means cutting the post for the people.

Chen Wenze is a middle-aged man with a slightly chubby figure, a white complexion, and a smile on the corner of his mouth, giving people a feeling of a smiling tiger.

It was only when he walked in front of Bai Chongwen that he stopped.

The Bai family stood on both sides of the gate, with men in front and women in the back, all wearing pickaxes and linen and filial piety.

Bai Chongwen bowed and said, "Welcome Lord Chen." ”

Chen Wenze nodded and said with a smile: "Brother Chongwen, I don't have to care about these false courtesies, Wen Ze has always respected the second master, the second master suddenly died, Wen Ze was very uneasy, and he came to condole ......" The words were full of tears, and wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeve after speaking.

Bai Chongwen's face was expressionless, and he said: "Lord Chen came to the door in person, and the Bai family was all honored and emotional, and they were inscribed with five internal ......."

This is a polite remark, Grandpa Bai's younger brother died, Chen Wenze personally came to the door to condole, in line with officialdom etiquette, which is exactly the meaning of the question, if he doesn't come, it will be a big faux pas, if he doesn't do it well, he will be impeached by the official, the light one is disgusting, and the heavy one loses the "black yarn hat".

Who knew that when Chen Wenze heard this, he didn't smile at it, and said: "Chongwen said this, but because the official favored the Yun family, he had a grudge against the official......

Everyone was shocked!

Can that be said?

The Bai family is the family of the minister, and Bai Batian is not a powerless noble, but he is relied on by His Majesty as an arm to guard Nanjing, and you, a fourth-grade official, chase after him and fire cannons with his mouth, is this to completely offend the Bai family?

Is this Governor Chen really as legendary as he has a backstage......

Bai Chongwen's face turned red, and he was angry in his heart, since you are partial to the Yun family's blocking of people's ancestral graves, don't you make people angry? But I didn't know how to reply, so I had to lower my head and respond: "Down, don't dare!"

Chen Wenze said with a smile: "I don't dare, but I have a grudge, right?" ”

Everyone gasped in unison, this is the rhythm that forced the Bai family to tear their faces!

Not counting the Bai family, the guests who are good friends with the Bai family, although they dare not stand up to express their anger at this time, they are inevitably annoyed by Chen Wenze's words.

People are still doing funerals, isn't it too much to do this!

Seeing that the eldest brother was so angry that his face was flushed, Bai Chongwu, who advocated violence, was furious in his heart.

What's the matter, if you are so aggressive, you are the supreme governor of the First Mansion, so what, you dare to kill my Bai family?

wanted to stand up and reprimand Chen Wenze angrily, but was pulled by the person behind him.

As soon as Bai Chongwu turned around, he saw Gu Bei walking out from behind him, with a handsome face that seemed to be smiling: "Lord Chen, what a great majesty, have you ever asked the people behind you when you do this?" ”

Gu Bei can also see that this Chen Wenze came to condole, he is clearly here to make trouble, and his words are pressing step by step......

A small four-grade official actually dared to scare a minister's family like this, and there was no one behind him to instruct him, and Gu Bei didn't believe it at all.

Chen Wenze was shocked, his face was silent, he glanced at the young man who came out, and before he could speak, someone next to him suddenly shouted: "Who are you?" Why didn't you kneel when you saw Lord Chen? ”

Kneel?

When he Gu Bei came to this era, he had never knelt down to anyone, except for kneeling to the sky and kneeling to the ground, only kneeling to the parents who gave birth to him.

You must know that he is coming in place of his husband this time, who can make him kneel here?

Eh, the deceased Bai Erye still has to kneel down...... It's also good to bless Xiao Gubei......

Gu Bei stood in place, glanced at the person who spoke contemptuously, and a smile provoked at the corner of his mouth: "Chen Wenze, what a big official......

Chen Wenze also looked at this scene, without words, he wanted to see where this young man was sacred, and which attendant was drinking loudly, and when he heard the words, he shouted: "You hairy boy, didn't the adults in your family teach you?" Dare to call Lord Chen by his name, beware of Lao Tzu ...... you"

Before he finished speaking, he was hit the head, and the man was furious: "Who hit me?" ”

"This official beat you, what are you going to do? Who gave you the courage to give orders for your own officials? When the official doesn't exist, huh? ”

The furious Chen Wenze scolded his followers.

He saw that this young man with filial piety clothes was very unfamiliar, guessing that it took a long time to guess the identity of this person, and inadvertently saw several strong men behind him, these strong men were full of momentum, only those who had been on the battlefield had it, and the identity of this young man was more and more sure that the identity of this young man was not simple.

He knows all the children of the Bai family in Jinan, but this young man, who is wearing filial piety clothes, and there is a sergeant behind him to protect him, only the children of the Ying Tianfu family, and the only one who can replace Bai Batian is Gu Bei, the son-in-law of the Bai family.

After determining the identity of the young man, he began to retreat, although he was not afraid of the son-in-law of the Guogong Mansion in front of him, but there was no need to be at the forefront, he couldn't offend the Jinan Bai family in front of the Guogong Bai family as before, and let the Yun family come forward when the time came.

Gu Bei was dumbfounded, how did he know what Chen Wenze thought? I thought that as soon as my king's eight qi dispersed, he suppressed this Chen Wenze......

The style of painting changed too quickly, and everyone was a little caught off guard and couldn't accept it.

Everyone looked at Gu Bei in disbelief, and the Bai family's friends vaguely guessed the identity of this young man.

But no one expected that in Jinan Mansion, this young man from the Guogong Mansion only said two words, and the biggest official in Jinan first scolded his cronies......

Could it be that this niece and son-in-law really have such prestige?

The eyes of the Bai brothers lit up.

Chen Wenze was the first to come to the door to offer condolences, probably because he had been keeping an eye on the movements of Bai Mansion, and just after getting the news of Bai Erye's breath, he immediately came to the door.

Looking at Chen Wenze, who was bowing and saluting in the mourning hall, Gu Bei was a little suspicious.

Since he was instructed to secretly support the Yun family to embarrass the Bai family, why did he treat the Bai family so ceremoniously at this time? The dignified supreme governor of Jinan Mansion heard the news of the death of the second master of the Bai family and came to the door to offer condolences, which will have a great hint for the direction of the entire Jinan Mansion officialdom, and immediately raise the status of the Bai family to another height.

Isn't that a contradiction?

Chen Wenze saluted, listened to the master next to him read a jerky and incomprehensible condolence, and left the mourning hall with his hands behind his back.

The Bai brothers and Gu Bei led Chen Wenze to the side hall and sat down and served tea.

Chen Wenze smiled apologetically at Brother Bai Chongwen and said, "Chongwen, you guys go and get busy, this official wants to talk to this Bai family uncle alone." ”

Bai Chongwen and Bai Chongwu glanced at each other, shocked in their hearts.

What the hell is going on with these two people, have they known each other for a long time? But since we know each other, there is room for relaxation in the land of the ancestral grave, which is the top priority!

Therefore, when Bai Chongwen was about to go out, he secretly gave Gu Bei a look.

Bai Chongwen, Bai Chongwu, the generals who guarded Gu Bei, and Chen Wenze's followers withdrew from the side hall together.

Bai Chongwen gently closed the door, the pressure in his heart was slightly relaxed, and he went outside to greet the guests.

In the side hall, Gu Bei sat opposite Chen Wenze.

This is the living room temporarily arranged by the Bai family, even if it is to take care of the funeral, but to entertain guests with noble status, it is not too shabby and lose their identity.

Neither of them spoke, each holding a teacup and taking two sips from time to time.

After a while, the tea bottomed out.

Gu Bei slapped his palm, and his own maid came in, filled the tea for the two, and bowed back.

The two continued to drink tea.

Gu Bei lowered his head, as if all his mind was immersed in the tea in the teacup, and he didn't care about Chen Wenze in front of him at all.

Chen Wenze also bowed his head and was silent, and the corners of his eyes swept over Gu Bei from time to time, looking at him secretly.

He thought that his qi cultivation kung fu was good, but he didn't expect that the young man's qi cultivation kung fu in front of him was not bad, obviously he was very puzzled in his heart, but he pretended not to care.

It didn't take long for Chen Wenze to give in, he suspected that if he didn't speak first, the young man wouldn't speak either, and continued to sit down with him.

"Ahem...... Gu Gongzi, I guess I have something to do when I come to Jinan Mansion......"

This is purely a matter of having nothing to say, Gu Bei didn't bother to pay attention to him, smiled faintly, and continued to drink tea.

Chen Wenze looked at the calm and breezy guy in front of him, and almost didn't scold.

A little son-in-law of Baifu, pretending to be a big-tailed wolf, actually played deep with the official......

"Gu Gongzi, you don't have anything to ask?" With luck in his chest, Chen Wenze asked again.

Gu Bei finally raised his eyelids, looked at Chen Wenze, and said with a smile: "There's really nothing I want to ask, but there is really one thing to ask Lord Chen, but I don't know if the adult will give it below?" ”

At first, he really wanted to know who the person behind Chen Wenze was, but now that he could sit down for peace talks, Gu Bei didn't want to know about that, more things were better than less, he just wanted to deal with this matter as soon as possible.

Chen Wenze seemed to smile, looked at Gu Bei, and said, "The face of the Guogong Mansion must always be given, but what is the benefit of this official?" ”

Advantage? What does he need?

Can't figure it out......

Gu Bei squinted his eyes, looked at Chen Wenze, and said lightly: "Lord Chen doesn't need to play dumb riddles, if you have any requirements, just put it forward, if it is within your ability, you can say nothing." ”

Chen Wenze took a sip of tea and said, "Then that's what the official can say?" ”

Gu Bei's smile did not change: "Listen to me." ”

Chen Wenze gritted his teeth and said, "Teach the formula of that day's fragrance dew to this official!"

Gu Bei was still smiling, but there was no smile in his expression.

Turns out he needs this......

Since Tianxiang was revealed, it will eventually cause covetousness, which Gu Bei has long been aware of, so he found Cheng Mansion, but it still seems that it is not enough at present.

The world is bustling, all for profit, and the world is bustling for profit.

The wealth is moving, and the huge profits that Tianxianglu can bring can definitely make some people pounce on them with red eyes and take it for themselves by any means.

But Gu Bei really didn't expect that the first person to reach out was actually Chen Wenze, the prefect of Jinan......

Wait a minute...... He is a dignified prefect, the supreme governor of Jinan Mansion, if he really wants to get silver, will it be difficult?

I'm afraid it's not that simple.

Or did he hear about the dispute between the ancestral tombs of the two families of Yunbai, but he used the topic to play and threaten himself to hand over the formula of Tianxiang Dew?

After all, now everyone knows that Tianxianglu was invented by Gu Bei, and it is not surprising that Chen Wenze knows.

In Chen Wenze's view, the Bai family is the family of the minister, and it has been inherited for a hundred years, so it will not be short of money, but if the cemetery is occupied by others, it will be a complete shame.

Face or money, which is more important to the Bai family, is self-explanatory.

Therefore, Chen Wenze is sure that as long as he takes care of the Bai family's cemetery, then he is not afraid that Gu Bei will not obediently send the formula.

It's a good calculation, could it be that Chen Wenze thinks that the road ahead is bumpy, and he has begun to like these yellow and white things?

"My lord, do you think you'll agree?" Gu Bei picked up the teacup and drank it dry, looked up and smiled.

"Don't you agree?"

Gu Bei closed his eyes and was silent.

To be honest, Gu Bei was a little surprised that Chen Wenze coveted the formula.

He also knows that in such an era, without patent protection, the huge profits brought by Tianxianglu will sooner or later be coveted by others, and he will definitely not be able to keep it for a while.

Of course, now is not the time to think about the reason, but to make a decision on whether to give the formula to Chen Wenze.

He doesn't care about the dispute over the cemetery, for a modern person who has received a materialist education since childhood, it is difficult to recognize the ancients' dedication to such things as the Yin House, but he has to consider the old man's thoughts.

If they didn't agree, they would be known by the old man afterwards, and Luo Shi knew, what did they think? Said that Gu Bei was a person who forgot his ancestors as long as he had two silver taels?

In the final analysis, the formula of Tianxiang Dew is just wealth, and others may think about it for this splashing wealth, and do everything to get it. But for Chen Wenze, the supreme governor of Jinan Prefecture, isn't it simple to ask for money?

Take the initiative: Ask a few subordinates to drink tea and talk about their hearts, send a few pairs of their own ink treasures, isn't the money very easy?

Be passive: hold a few more birthday banquets, such as a lady, a concubine, a son or something, if you don't take more concubines, won't the money roll in?

Eat a little ugly: just find a few rich businessmen in Fucheng, every time you go to the door to walk, every time you come to the door, the rich businessmen are not allowed to grind, grind and grind, and finally think it's good to send some silver......

Be violent: Find someone to pretend to be a thief and rob the entire rich businessman......

Hehe, this is also a joke......

Gu Bei groaned for a while and asked, "Lord Chen is very short of money?" ”

Chen Wenze snorted: "As the prefect of Jinan, will this official be short of money?" ”

Yes! I think something is wrong! It turned out that he was not short of money.

Could it be that he had already resorted to 'violence' against the rich business?

Gu Bei became more and more strange: "Then what is the use of Lord Chen asking for this formula?" ”

"This ......"

Chen Wenze wanted to speak again and again, and finally said: "Gu Gongzi doesn't need to ask more, do you just say to give or not?" ”

The corners of Gu Bei's mouth were raised, revealing a meaningful smile: "If it is expected to be good, my lord's calculations are like this, I'm afraid I have other plans......"

"What's in store for this officer?"

Gu Bei sneered: "As the biggest official in Jinan, thinking about the method of accumulating wealth, he is insatiable, could it be that Lord Chen has something to do with the White Flower Sect?" ”

"Bang Dang"

Chen Wenze jumped up from the circle chair, knocked over the teacup, and the hot tea accidentally spilled on his legs, burning him for a while and grinning his teeth, but he didn't care about this, hearing this, his soul was about to fly, and shouted: "Nonsense!" This official is an official of the imperial court, how can he do something to destroy his future? ”

Gu Beiduan sat still, but his smile became more and more weird......

Chen Wenze's face turned pale, he was angry, and he glared at Gu Bei angrily.

I really dare to say this, the court ordered officials to collude with the White Flower Sect, once the news came out, the light ones threw the "black gauze hat", and the heavy ones were all over the house.

Gu Bei is a heart-wrenching word, I want him to die!

Chen Wenze's courage was almost frightened, how could he not be shocked and angry?

Gu Bei looked at him with a smile, "In that case, why did Lord Chen use such despicable and shameless means to obtain the recipe below?" ”

"The official ......"

Chen Wenze almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood, but he was really afraid that Gu Bei would talk nonsense, as long as there was a little rumor about this kind of thing, once he was targeted by the secret spies of the Inspectorate who had the power to supervise hundreds of officials, he would have to shed his skin if he didn't die.

You must know that those secret spies are everywhere and pervasive, they are the emperor's private army, and they are only responsible to the emperor. As the emperor's private army, the Inspectorate was engaged in investigations, arrests, interrogations, and other activities. There are also those who participate in the work of collecting military intelligence and plotting against enemy generals, and their leaders are called administrators, who are generally close associates of the emperor and are directly responsible to the emperor. Anyone can be arrested, including relatives of the Imperial Family, and interrogated in camera. They are the emperor's most heartfelt eyes, ears and minions, representing the emperor's supreme authority!

In the Xia Dynasty, the "Inspectorate" was the spokesperson of the fierce gods! In the civil society, the Inspectorate has been demonized, and 'children's cries' have also become a role of the Inspectorate.

Thinking about the small black house of the Inspectorate, Chen Wenze was terrified, he still wanted to live a few more years! There are quite a few officials below who are staring at his position......

Chen Wenze's eyes rolled, knowing that he wanted to threaten Gu Bei to come up with the formula, so he sat down dejectedly, but he didn't dare to mention it again.

After a long time, Gu Bei said slowly: "Actually, if Lord Chen is really interested in this heavenly fragrance, it is not impossible to talk about it. ”

Chen Wenze was stunned.

He gave up his face and wanted to coerce Gu Bei to give up the method of Tianxianglu by taking advantage of the matter of the Bai family's cemetery, but he was coerced by Gu Bei...... Seeing that this method didn't work, when he was discouraged, Gu Bei actually offered to talk about it?

(Ps: Xiaochen asked weakly, which big guy can make the collection, and the red ticket will fly for a while~)