Han Zhong is very tall, Han Zhong is a native of Qinfeng, with the simplicity of the old Qin people and the tenacity in the face of rain, snow, wind and frost, and he also has a relatively tall height.

Despite being in his early sixties, Han Zhong still has a straight back, a powerful step, and his eyes are also bright when he looks forward to it, he has a well-proportioned body, outstanding appearance, and fair complexion, from all aspects, Han Zhong must have been a standard beautiful man when he was young.

It's just that the depths of his eyes are full of tiredness and tiredness, and his temples also have obvious white hair.

For more than ten years, Han Zhong has gone from high-spirited to old-fashioned, and many officials have called Han Zhong the old minister like Xu Xiashang.

Han Zhong didn't like this kind of title, he still liked to hear people call him Han Xianggong, which reminded him of his first time as prime minister, when he was in high spirits, like-minded with the young Emperor Chongde, and doted on Liu Zhiyuan as much as he does now.

At that time, Emperor Chongde gave Han Zhong this mansion, and often came to Han Zhong's mansion for a banquet under the support of Zhongshu Sheren, Menxia Sheren, as well as Yilang, Zhonglang, plus Jin Wuwei, Halberd Guard and Yulin Langwei, and the official family had to come to Han Zhong's mansion at least two or three times a year.

At that time, the Son of Heaven and Han Zhong had a common enemy, and the team left by Emperor Chengzong was slowly eradicated in their conspiracy again and again, and finally the Son of Heaven sat on the throne, Han Zhong gained supreme authority, and now, it was time to rewrite everything.

Han Zhong has become a stumbling block that the Son of Heaven is anxious to bring down, not to mention that he has come three or four times a year, the official family has not been to the Han Mansion for three or four years, right?

Although the attitude of the Son of Heaven was still quite kind and respectful to Han Zhong when they met, they both knew in their hearts that the friendship between the monarchs and ministers in the past had long since ceased to exist, just like the embers that had been extinguished were just cold ash heaps, and there was not even a little bit of heat.

The sedan chair is carried all the way into the second gate, there is a sedan hall on the left side, the right side is the gatehouse for the guests to rest and wait, in fact, it is also a fairly large house, it is not too crowded to sit dozens of people, the second door is further inside, it is the main courtyard gate, and then the north hall of the main courtyard, through the alleys and courtyards, there are gardens of different sizes, more than 500 houses constitute a quite large building complex.

There is also a long history and various auxiliary official positions in the Prime Minister's Mansion, of course, the real housekeeper is not the adjutant who was awarded the official position by the imperial court, but Han Zhong's personal servant, seeing Han Zhong getting off the sedan chair and walking, Han De, the head of the Prime Minister's Mansion, stepped forward and said: "Master, today there is a commander of the left chamber, He Shilang of the household department, Shaoqing of the Taifu Temple, Hedong Road Patrol and others are waiting, a few of them have been here yesterday, please show the master, which one is the seer?" ”

Of course, these people were not waiting in the gatehouse of the second gate, and most of them were officials below the fourth rank, red-robed officials above the fifth rank, or purple-robed officials above the third rank, all of whom were treated differently.

Some people are waiting in the flower hall of the inner courtyard, and some people can go directly to Han Zhong's outer study, as for the inner study and small living room, they are only prepared for the most trusted and high-status guests.

"That's right." Han De said again: "Pu Shougao came from Fuzhou, and the villain asked him to wait in the outer study." ”

"Oh, he's got something important." Han Zhongdao: "Tell him to wait for me in the inner study." ”

Pu Shougao sat in the inner study, waiting silently.

When he was called, he got a lot of surprise and envy. Of course, it was just an uninformed outsider official, and Jingshizhong and some of Han Zhong's henchmen knew in their hearts that although Pu Shougao was just an ordinary businessman from outside, his wealth was powerful, and his network in Jingshi was not comparable to ordinary people, even if he was an official of four or five grades, when it came to the ability to do things, it was far from being comparable to Pu Shougao, an ordinary businessman.

Han Zhong's inner study is quite luxurious, the furnishings are mostly antiques from the pre-Qin and Han dynasties, there are not many books, Han Zhong no longer needs to read as a stepping stone, he is not to take the road of Xu Xia Shang and Confucianism, and he does not need to decorate the book, the house full of antiques is Han Zhong's favorite, whenever a real guest is introduced into this small room, Han Zhong will most likely pick up the same proud thing and praise the guests, this is not much of a moment of relaxation.

Pu Shou was able to enter this room because he abandoned the practice of prudently investing in politicians ten years ago and decisively invested 200,000 yuan in Han Zhong.

Of course, this money was not given directly, a certain relative of Han Zhong opened an antique shop, and Pu Shougao spent 200,000 guan to buy an antique worth 1,000 guan, which was the Tang Sancai horse on the shelf, and through this transaction, he opened the door to the study in the prime minister's mansion.

When he heard the sound of boots, Pu Shougao stood up from his chair.

Although Pu Shougao's heart was filled with the pride of the Heavenly People and the psychological advantage of despising all infidels, he had become adept at covering up these things with various manners and smiles during his years in Great Wei.

If every Great Wei person can read the hearts of the Heavenly People, then no more Heavenly People will be able to set foot in the land of the Great Wei.

Emaciated, short, sickly, infirm, stupid, cowardly, unhygienic, filthy, pagan destined for hell...... This is the objective evaluation of the Great Wei people by the Tianfang people, and they do not accept any refutation.

Two sturdy servants with knives open the door, and then stand silently outside the door.

Han Zhong, who was wearing a red Yanju short robe, walked in with a calm demeanor, his foot hood was removed, and he was replaced by a dark turban that wrapped his hair, with a short robe without a belt, and he was relaxed and shrewd.

The room is a fire pit dug and a warm house with a fire on the ground, the whole room is as warm as spring, Pu Shougao's forehead is slightly sweating, he bows to the ground, and worships: "The grass people Pu Shougao has seen Xiangguo." ”

"You rushed here from Fuzhou, are you not embarrassed enough?" Han Zhong said lightly: "With hundreds of millions of family assets, and more than 10,000 soldiers with armor, I can't deal with a prince of the Hou Mansion, I can't gnaw it, I can't gnaw it, I can't bite it, and I came to me to call me a grievance?" ”

Han Zhong is still the same as when he was the first minister of the country more than ten years ago, his words are as sharp as a knife.

Pu Shougao endured the feeling of humiliation, and his face was still full of smiles...... Even King Zhao, who is the biological father of the Son of Heaven, would not speak to Pu Shougao with such a tone and tone, Han Zhong cannot be regarded as sarcastic, but out-and-out reprimand.

"Xu Zixian entered Beijing this time, and I have a word first." Han Zhong sat down to drink tea, stretched out his hand, and asked Pu Shougao to stand up, and he said in a deep voice: "If the right minister wants to keep him in Beijing, I will say bluntly that I can't." If you want to fight this lawsuit, I will win the battle in front of the emperor. If Xu Zixian honestly handles the attack and takes the exam and leaves Beijing later, I will not embarrass him, neither will the Son of Heaven, nor will Liu Zhiyuan. You want me to hit the wooden clock here, borrow my banner to deal with Xu Zixian, and persuade you to extinguish this heart as soon as possible......"

"The villain doesn't dare to embarrass Xiangguo...... the smile on Pu Shougao's face was more sincere, and he said: "But Lord Lin is in a difficult situation, and Lord Han is even more difficult." The villain went north for half of his own journey, and half of it was for these two adults. ”

Han Zhong sneered and said, "The two of them took a lot of you, didn't they?" Since he took the money, he will bear it, Lin Douyao has no major incident, and several imperial historians will impeach him, tell him to defend himself, and ask for punishment for his mistakes, and at most he will be fined for half a year, how big is it? Han Bingzhong, Luo Zhigong, these two idiots, tell them to resign themselves, isn't it okay to go home and enjoy the happiness of a rich man? ”

Pu Shougao's heart sank like a boulder, it seems that Han Zhong really lives up to the outside world's evaluation of him, and once he may endanger himself, he will be very decisive in cutting off his subordinates.

Lin Douyao is not deeply involved, of course he can be guaranteed, and Han Bingzhong is stupid and incompetent to delay the military aircraft, and as a system envoy, it is difficult to escape the blame, of course he has to resign.

Luo Zhigong's reputation has long been stinky, and this delay in the military plane almost caused a big chaos, even if he doesn't go to prison, resigning and going home is already the best result in Han Zhong's opinion.

"The villain knows." Pu Shougao took out the money ticket from his arms, of course, it was the largest 100,000 yuan ticket, gently put it on the table, and said: "It's rare for the villain to go to Beijing once, this is the tea money for Lord Xiangguo to reward his subordinates." ”

"If it's for Xu Zixian." Han Zhong said a little tiredly: "You still have to take back this money." ”

"Although the villain is a businessman, he also knows how to make friends." Pu Shougao said with a smile: "The villain of the Xiangguo is not high, the stewards and servants in the mansion are all friends of the villain, and the villain's money is only enough to invite the brothers of the Xiangfu to tea." ”

"Recently, the court has been troubled, and it is always necessary to calm down." Han Zhongdao: "The life of the villain is unguardable, the matter of Fuzhou, the court has a lot of discussions, it is very unfavorable to your family, it is best to think of a way to save some reputation." ”

"The villain can save it." Pu Shougao said respectfully: "There is a small family's pharmacy in Beijing, and they will give away some medicinal materials, and then set up a few porridge farms, and give up porridge for more than ten days." ”

"Very good." Han Zhong approvingly: "Spending tens of thousands of dollars can save the lives of many people, and with this good deed, I can praise you a few words for others." ”

"Yes, the villain always has to rely on the support of Lord Xiangguo."

Pu Shougao saluted again, and seeing that Han Zhong had nothing to say, he turned around and retreated.

After Pu Shougao left, after a while, a middle-aged man in his forties walked in, and when he saw the money ticket on Han Zhong's table, he smiled and said: "The surname Pu is really the god of wealth, and this is 100,000 yuan, which is worth ten years of Xiangguo's fortune." ”

Of course, Han Zhong's annual income is more than one million yuan, and his serious income is almost the same, but there are countless rewards, including copper coins, money, silk, silk cloth, firewood, and the wages of the miscellaneous servants in his house, and even the cooks are hired by the imperial court for him, and the annual income is more than 100,000 yuan.

Even so, Pu Shougao's shot can not but be said to be extremely generous, in the case of a county, the main salary is less than 400 a year, but each county has additional income, from rice grain to firewood, salt, retinue clothing, wine and vinegar, all of which are spent by the imperial court, in addition, each magistrate has additional income such as post money, minister money, etc., in addition to the post field, the production of the post field is considered to be the income of the magistrate.

An ordinary magistrate has an income of more than 1,000 yuan, not to mention the prime minister, and the income gap of 100 times is quite normal.

"Of the 100,000 yuan sent by Pu, Brother Yang will take 3,000." Han Zhong didn't care too much about this huge amount of money, although it was a drop in the bucket for Pu Shougao, and for Han Zhong, whose family assets had exceeded one million, it was not a great wealth. He said casually: "I'll take out the rest and use it." ”

"Eun Xiang is going to give money to those crows?"

"Oh, isn't it?" Han Zhong also nodded helplessly.