When Lu Zhen and Tian Tao walked to the door of the second courtyard of the palace accompanied by the housekeeper named Wang Hai, a scene that made Tian Tongzhi unbelievable appeared in front of them, only to see a man in a brocade robe, who looked quite thin and elegant, actually brought a few young people to greet him, not only bowed his hands and saluted, but also confessed again and again: "I don't know that Lu Zhizhou suddenly came, and he missed the distance below, and I hope to forgive my sins." ”

"This ...... Is this really the royal family? I'm not dreaming, am I? Tian Tao looked at everything in front of him with a surprised face, he had already recognized the identity of the man at a glance, it was the person who was now the master of the Wang family's house, and Wang Zhen's own brother Wang Shu, as for the young people behind him, they were all famous sons in this Ulzhou city.

Tian Tao remembered very well that the last time he came to Wang's house with the original Shen Zhizhou, the other party simply ignored him, not to mention coming out to greet him like today, even if he met, this Wang Shu also sat on a high seat, and without saying a few words, he sent them out. As for Tian Tongzhi, when he came to the Wang family alone for help, he couldn't even see the face of the master of the Wang family.

And this, whether it was the original Shen Zhizhou or Tian Tao, they didn't dare to have any opinions, because they knew very well that although Wang Shu had no official or position, his power was through the sky, even if the prefect of Datong came, it was difficult for him to treat each other well.

But today, people actually greeted it in person, and this posture was too low, right? If he hadn't inquired about the relationship between Lu Zhen and Wang Zhen earlier, Tian Tao would have thought that this Lu Zhizhou was Wang Zhen's confidant.

It was Lu Jin, who was also slightly stunned in the face of such courtesy, and then stepped forward with a smile and bowed back: "Master Wang is serious, and you have to greet him, which really flatters the official." ”

This call of Master Wang is not a sycophant, because Wang Shu is now famous. And with the laws of the Ming Dynasty, only those who have achieved more than one person's fame, or who have become an official, can be called the master, if ordinary people dare to call it so, it is a sin of transgression. Although this kind of thing is a rule set by the Hongwu Dynasty, after these hundred years of changes, the people have long called the name indiscriminately, but officials still need to pay attention to this aspect, otherwise it is also a crime to be caught.

Of course, with Wang Shu's academic ability, this person naturally cannot be tested with real skills, and he is even inferior to his brother Wang Zhen, who has been admitted to Xiucai. But perhaps because of this regret, after the prince gained power, he helped several men in the family to get the fame of lifting people, so not only Wang Shu is a lifter, but also several sons and nephews of the Wang family behind him are also lifters, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the Wang family is full of people.

Of course, Wang Zhen's energy ends here, and he is not strong enough to put his relatives in the position of Jinshi. If he really wants to do this, I am afraid that he will be opposed by the world's scholars. However, it is enough to have these statuses, which is also the reason why the Wang family owns seventy percent of the fields in Ulzhou, but does not have to pay taxes at all, because the imperial court has regulations that the fields under the names of the people can be exempted from grain tax.

With strange thoughts, Lu Zhen and Tian Tao followed the people of the Wang family to the side of the guest hall in the courtyard of the second entrance. Although the servants of the Wang family moved quite quickly, Lu Zhen still saw from some of the remnants on the table that there were guests here before. Unexpectedly, the Wang family attached so much importance to themselves, not only greeted them personally, but also sent the previous group of guests away.

However, Lu Zhen did not break this discovery, but just chatted with Wang Shu there. During this period, Wang Shu also said apologetically: "When you arrived in Ulzhou, I happened to be out of town when I arrived in Ulzhou, so I couldn't greet you in time. After that, because of miscellaneous matters, I originally planned to go to the state government to visit the meeting in the next two days, but I didn't want the adults to come suddenly today, which was really terrifying. ”

"Master Wang is polite, this official is only a six-grade Zhizhou, how can he enter the eyes of your Wang family?" Lu Zhen smiled and nodded at the other party, so don't say such meaningless words again.

Sure enough, Wang Shu, who heard the meaning of his words, smiled and stopped mentioning it. However, the children of the Wang family who were sitting next to him had their faces slightly sunk, obviously a little dissatisfied with Lu Jin's words, but in front of their own parents, they didn't dare to be presumptuous, so they could only endure it.

Wang Shu also saw their expressions, so he quickly changed the topic and asked, "I don't know what Lord Lu has to say today?" ”

"Don't dare to take orders, this official is here to ask your Wang family for help." Lu Jin, who was originally going to go around in circles, changed his mind after seeing the other party's attitude, and said straight to the point: "This year, my fields in Ulzhou have failed to harvest, and Datong Mansion is in a hurry, so this official wants to buy or borrow some food from your family first." I wonder if Master Wang is willing to help? ”

As soon as he mentioned this, Tian Tao was the most nervous, and he couldn't help but focus on Wang Shu, waiting for the other party to make a statement. Judging from previous experience, as long as he called out the housekeeper at this time, it would be successful, otherwise, no matter how polite he was, it would be difficult to do things.

And this time, Wang Shu also frowned slightly: "Don't tell you the truth, in fact, the fields under my Wang family's name this year are not very sufficient." Hearing him say this, Tian Tao's heart sank, it seems that things still can't work out, even if Lu Zhen is in front of him, their pressure is not small.

Unexpectedly, after a meal, Wang Shu said again: "But since it is Lord Lu, you have come to my house, no matter how difficult it is, our Wang family will have to help." In this way, we can't take out more than that, we can first make up 500 stone of grain for the yamen, I don't know if it is enough? ”

"Enough...... That's enough. Thank you, Master Wang, for your righteous action. Before Lu Zhen could speak, Tian Tao, who had raised his heart to his throat, had already spoken first, and his face was full of smiles, looking grateful.

He did have reason to be happy, although the 500 stone was only half of the grain to be paid to Datong, it was far more than he thought he could get from the Wang family. After all, there is still a 300 stone of grain in the yamen to pay for the errand, plus other big families in the city can also borrow some - as long as the Wang family sets a precedent, it is naturally not good for others to refuse the yamen again. What's more, although the Datong prefect yamen has a fixed number, it does not say that it must be handed in in full, as long as it can reach eighty percent, it will be considered to have completed the task. Therefore, the promise of 500 stone of grain from the Wang family today is already an overfulfilled task for the state government.

Lu Zhen behaved much more indifferently, and just thanked him: "In this way, on behalf of the state government, this official will thank Master Wang for his help." Today's merits, the yamen will inevitably set up an example and commend them in the future, so that the people in the city and the boss yamen will know the merits of the Wang family. ”

"Don't dare, adults don't have to." Wang Shu hurriedly waved his hand and said, but looking at his appearance, he was just making a show.

As soon as these words came out, Tian Tao's face changed, and his original joy had quickly converged, and he felt uneasy.

Lu Jin's first sentence is nothing, but if the latter sentence is really the truth, it will hit them hard. Because the boss Yamen will soon know that it was Lu Jin, the new governor, who solved the problem of the shortage of taxes and grain in Ulzhou, so the credit is all his own. That's not all, with this, he also exposed the problems of Tian Tao and other subordinates. In this way, if the Datong Mansion wants to investigate, none of them will want to get away with it.

It was only at this time that Tian Tao knew that this young Lord Zhizhou was far from being as easy to fool as he thought, and it turned out that the little abacus he had played before had been seen through by him, and he gave a fierce counterattack at this time. It was only at this time that he understood why Lu Zhen broke into his current fame, and even Wang Zhen couldn't help him, not only because he had a backer behind him, but also because his methods were clever enough.

I thought that I would have to spend a lot of effort to get the result I wanted when I came to the Wang family today. But I didn't expect that everything was obtained without any effort, and the food problem was solved in just a few words. So then, Lu Zhen could only talk to Wang Shu about some meaningless gossip, and praised each other again, and then said goodbye and left.

During this period, the Wang family didn't let other guests come in to meet each other, which really gave Lu Jin, the governor of the state, enough face. Presumably, in a few days, today's events will spread all over Datong, and even all people in Shanxi will know about it, and Lu Jin's name will ring for three points.

But even so, after going out, Lu Jin's expression didn't have much joy, but a little more doubts, what the hell is going on? It's just that the Wang family doesn't make things difficult for themselves, but they are so polite and cooperative? Could it be that Wang Zhen can be so generous that he doesn't care about previous suspicions?

As for Tian Tao, who was behind him, he seemed a little distracted at this time, and his eyes were full of surprise and fear when he looked at Lu Jin, and he couldn't see this adult more and more clearly.

After Lu Zhen left, the children of the Wang family, who only accompanied him throughout the whole process and did not say a word, couldn't sit still, and spoke one after another: "Third uncle (uncle), we are too much to give him face today, right?" And he even promised to help him solve the food problem, which is not good for us. ”

"Yes, although the second uncle has a letter from us not to be his enemy, we don't have to do it like this, right? It's just a list, and we have to take out a lot of food......"

"What do you know? This Lu Zhen is not a simple character. Wang Shu finally showed his courage as the head of the family at this time, swept his eyes, and shut everyone up: "Not to mention that he can fight back and forth with the second brother, just a few words hidden in the needle just now made Tian Tao frightened, which is enough to make us pay attention." Anyway, I've made up my mind, so there's no need to talk about it. Also, you have all clamped your tails these days, don't cause any trouble for our Wang family! ”

A few harsh words made everyone lower their eyebrows one by one, and they didn't dare to refuse.

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