The summer sun is dazzling and scorching, and people are reluctant to go out at noon, and the shade pavilion in front of the hall and behind the house is in response to the saying anyway: "Where is cool, where to stay." ”

The same is true of Fangfu, as soon as lunch is over, the huge courtyard seems to be unusually quiet, people are resting in their respective rooms, only the acquaintances on the trees are still crying happily, and the hot weather is even more irritable.

Outside Fang Zheng's small courtyard, two subordinates were sitting under a big locust tree.

"Hey, it's not a problem for our young master to pretend to be sick and not go to the court."

"That is, he is not afraid of the emperor's blame?"

"The emperor may be to blame, I heard that there are dozens of excerpts of the young master in the court, and there are dozens of them every day, and the emperor can't help it."

"Yes, I really can't figure it out, the young master has made another contribution to the court, why do you keep hiding and not going to the court."

Fang Zheng's door slammed open, and Young Master Fang stood at the door with a calm face.

"Can you two chew your tongue farther away? Is there anyone who stands at the door of someone else's room and says strange things? "Young Master Fang's mood is not very good.

The two subordinates were startled when they saw Fang Zheng suddenly appear, it is said that the young master has taken a nap at this time, could it be that the young master has insomnia today?

After a random salute, the two of them ran away like rabbits with arrows, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

Fang Zheng sighed heavily.

I can't live this day!

The negotiation is completed, the great merit has been made, and the name is big, with the temper of the young master Fang, how can he not want to show off more in the court?

But no, the court didn't dare to go.

Yes, Fang Zheng has a hard time, he is optimistic and cheerful by nature, and the lively and not serious Young Master Fang actually has a hard time.

The distress comes from the little princess Changle, who is only five years old.

Since the little girl tasted the sweetness of the last fundraising, she felt that she had ushered in a rising period in her career, and she was even more concerned about Fang Zheng, a big customer and wronged leader, and the degree of attention was outrageous.

Every day, when the hundred officials go to the morning court, the little girl will ask the palace maid to carry her to the gate of the Jinluan Palace, and sit on the chaise longue covered with the fur of the national special protected animals......

You said that this girl wants money and has to go to the gate of Jinluan Palace, why don't her adults care? Fang Zheng complained in his heart, it seems that the emperor is obviously not a competent father, and he spoiled his daughters to the point of lawlessness, seeing that the youngest daughter was holding a box and asking the minister for money, the emperor actually stroked his beard and laughed, without blaming him at all, and kept saying to Fang Zheng, "Donate some, donate some." ”

Fang Zheng felt that the emperor was intending to take revenge, and his one-percent dividend has made the emperor very unhappy so far.

The courtiers also seem to love this little princess very much, and the officials who usually have to participate in the loud cough in the court also stroked their beards and smiled slightly, they seem to think that it is a natural thing to have a little princess begging for money outside the solemn Jinluan Palace, which is a natural thing, reasonable and legal, and it is also completely logical......

The ministers in the court persuaded Fang Zheng one after another: "Donate some, donate some." "These people don't have a backache when they stand and talk, and it's not them who dare to pay for it. Of course, there are also those ministers who gloat and regard Fang Zheng as a hateful minister.

The emperor is happy, the minister is happy, but the bitter thing is Fang Zheng, the little silver that he scraped from the east and west, Fang Zheng also plans to buy a few houses for himself, buy a few more land, and buy a few shops...... He has a lot of spending plans, but there is definitely no one for the little princess in vain. Fang Zheng felt that he had done his best for this future sister-in-law, which brother-in-law could sponsor his sister-in-law's dowry with a few thousand taels as soon as he made a move?

In the commotion of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces, Fang Zheng gritted his teeth, piled up a smile and took out a few thousand taels of silver tickets, and stuffed them into the little princess's donation box.

The little princess happily left with the suitcase, and the morning court was held as usual in a joyful atmosphere. It's strange to say, the little girl only recognized Fang Zheng, but she didn't commit any offense to other ministers, Fang Zheng couldn't help but look in the mirror several times, could it be that young master, I look like such a wronged leader?

The tragedy had just begun, and the next day, the little princess sat at the door of the Jinluan Palace with the donation box in her arms, rain or shine......

So Lord Fang, the regular attendant of Wupin Sancai, suddenly fell ill, he was very sick in time, and there were still a few zhang away from the gate of Jinluan Palace, Lord Fang's face suddenly changed, and then asked a little yellow door to help ask the emperor for a leave, hurriedly lifted the hem of the official robe, and walked home to recuperate.

This disease is four or five days, the imperial doctors sent by the emperor are helpless, according to the imperial doctor's report, Lord Fang has a heart disease, medicine is difficult to treat, only silver can cure well.

The emperor smiled slightly when he found out, there has been no major incident in the court recently, but he can't help himself mess around.

Fang Zheng stood at the door of the room, staring at a pond outside the small courtyard with a distraction, and suddenly scolded fiercely: "From top to bottom, there is no good thing!" Although he didn't name him, Fang Zheng knew who he was scolding.

After scolding, the mood was inexplicably much better, and then Steward Sun came to report that the fat man came to visit.

"Brother Fang, I heard that you are sick, I came to see you, how is it? Feel better? "It's hot, and the fat man is sweating all the time, wiping his sweat while talking, and he looks like he's suffering.

Fang Zheng gave him an angry look, "It's not your precious sister who caused it!" ”

The fat man was puzzled: "Mi'er? Mi'er has been very comfortable lately......"

Fang Zheng patted his thigh and sighed: "Your whole family is my nemesis, this sister is safe, that sister is here again, alas, what kind of sin did I create!" ”

The fat man paused, and then smiled: "Are you talking about Princess Changle, Bao'er?" How did she provoke you? ”

Fang Zheng said with a bitter face: "She didn't provoke me, she was polite to me, as polite as if I was her food and clothing parent......"

The fat man was stunned and said, "Then what are you not satisfied with?" ”

Fang Zheng said: "I don't know if your family is particularly short of money to spend, this little girl is now lying to me, holding a broken box waiting for me at the door of Jinluan Hall every day, she is not happy to give less, I had to spend thousands of taels of silver last morning, what else can I do besides pretending to be sick at home?" ”

The fat man paused, and then laughed: "So that's the case, Bao'er, that is, Princess Changle, she really loves money, and our brothers and sisters in the royal family have been blackmailed by her one by one." A few days ago, I don't know where Changping learned a new word, what is it called 'fundraising', so he taught it to Bao'er. This is good, Bao'er has a name, and when she sees someone, she lifts the box, and now I see her and she takes a detour. ”

“…………”

Fang Zheng couldn't wait to slap himself twice, his mouth was cheap! It's not good to say anything, I have to say something to Changping to raise donations, and I hurt myself by co-authoring this matter. That Changping is too, the whole is a big mouthful of mother-in-law, learn a new word and take it out to show off all over the world, causing a fire, this daughter-in-law doesn't want it!

The fat man saw that Fang Zheng was in a bad mood, so he had to ask him to go out for a walk.

Fang Zheng couldn't resist it, so he had to agree.

The so-called walking is just a cliché, in the afternoon of a hot day, but anyone with a normal brain, who wants to run outside against the scorching sun?

The two of them left the house, Fang Zheng also brought the killer brother by the way, there was no way, Young Master Fang felt that the assassination had not been clarified, and he was afraid that someone would murder him again, so he had to take this cold killer brother with him everywhere, and he was a life-saving talisman when it was critical.

The three of them sat in a cool teahouse next to the Qinhuai River, and the two of them drank tea and knocked melon seeds while listening to the storyteller. The killer stood with his arms crossed, his eyes closed. - Maybe it's to make up for a nap, but the killer likes to make himself unpredictable, no matter what he does.

“…… A good Lord Fang, seeing that the Turkic barbarians dared to be so unreasonable to my Hua Dynasty, he was furious, and he took the case and said, "Ah! The barbarian thief is rampant, and the master will tell you to go and never return today! ’……”

"Good!" The audience cheered in unison and threw copper coins on the table.

Fang Zheng sneered when he heard this, "Who made up this story?" That's too, right? ”

The fat man smiled and said: "The people in the market always worship heroes, even if you are not a hero, as long as they need it, in their mouths, you are a hero." ”

Fang Zheng just wanted to nod, thinking that it was wrong, he glared and said, "I was originally a hero." ”

The two were laughing, and suddenly heard someone below slap the table and shout: "Give Lao Tzu a change!" Always say that Fang Zheng, are you tired? What a bullshit Lord Fang, he is clearly a ruffian from a businessman's background! Phew! ”

The listeners looked angry, followed the voice, and saw that the person who spoke was wearing a dark silk shirt, and when they saw him dressed, they knew that he was from a rich and noble background, and he was probably the son of a minister in the court, and everyone knew that they could not afford to provoke him, but no one dared to come out to confront him.

Fang Zheng saw that this person was mediocre, although there was a bit of nobility in his words and deeds, it was annoying to look at, at least Fang Zheng felt quite annoying when he looked at him.

After snorting, Fang Zheng asked, "Who is this person?" ”

The fat man knocked on the melon seeds, turned his head to look at it, and then said indifferently: "That person is the son of Liu Shilang of the household department, I forgot what his name is, there are so many people in the family of the ministers of the DPRK and China, how can I remember clearly." ”

Tobe? Now, except for Wei Chengde's military department, the other five officials don't seem to have a good impression of Fang Zheng.

Fang Zheng couldn't help but feel a little depressed: "What did I do that was intolerable to make them jealous?" ”

The fat man smiled: "You offended Pan Shangshu, for them, it is intolerable." ”

Fang Zheng frowned and said, "Pan Shangshu has such great power? The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are all facing him? Wouldn't he be able to cover the sky with one hand? ”

The fat man smiled bitterly: "It's not just one hand to cover the sky, as long as he coughs, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military will not dare to speak loudly, and they all say that the father and the emperor also respect him for three points, which is polite, and the father actually respects him for seven points." You can imagine that after decades of being an official, how many officials in the world are from his subordinates? ”

Saying that, the fat man pointed at the young man Liu: "See?" His father was just a rich showman back then, but more than ten years later, he actually sat in the position of the household servant, on what basis? It's Pan Shangshu's promotion. ”