Chapter 224: The People's Heart Is Revealed (I)

The things that should be done have been done, and the things that should have been asked have been asked, and in the evening, Zhang Yue returned to Qingzhou City with a few entourages. As soon as he entered the palace, a small official greeted him, saying that the prefect had an invitation. Puzzled, he immediately rushed to Santang, but found that although the prefect Ling Hua was sitting in the middle, the guest seat next to him was Liu Zhong, the commander of the Shandong Metropolitan Division. Liu Zhongping has always been hearty and cheerful, but at this time, he was very reluctant to squeeze out a smile.

Ling Hua and Zhang Yue have worked together for several months, and they have long been familiar with each other, so when they saw him come in, they stood up and greeted him. He first asked Zhang Yue about today's itinerary, and said in a low voice: "Actually, it's not that I'm looking for you, but Liu Dushuai has something." I sat with Liu Dushuai for a while, but he didn't say anything, obviously he came to you specially. I still have some things to do there, so I won't bother you talking. ”

Seeing that the prefect was walking fast with oil on the soles of his feet, Zhang Yue suddenly sighed at his cunning. There is nothing good about coming to the door, not to mention that it is difficult to make it so difficult for the command of the second product to be so difficult, it is difficult to guess with your toes. Sure enough, before he could speak, Liu Zhong sighed heavily, but the next action startled him.

The dignified commander of the second rank actually stood up and bowed to the ground at him! He was stunned for a moment and hurriedly stepped forward to help, but Liu Zhong, who had been galloping on horseback for most of his life, accepted a gift to the letter. Finally Liu Zhong straightened his waist, Zhang Yue hurriedly let him sit down, and asked puzzledly: "How could Liu Dushuai suddenly make such a big gift, isn't this killing me?" ”

"Zhang Yue, it stands to reason that I should go to the Meng family to apologize to the Meng family's girl, but I don't want to run to the door to cause trouble for others, after all, there are still Jinyi guards in Qingzhou. If you see the girl of the Meng family, you will compensate her on my behalf. I haven't read many books in my life. But I've never done anything like that! Brother Meng was imprisoned in Jinyi, and I was a big man in Shandong, but I couldn't speak in front of the emperor, and I couldn't help anything else. ”

Liu Zhong said while taking out a piece of paper from his sleeve and solemnly gave it to Zhang Yue: "I also heard about the Meng family's move that day, the two boys of their family brought a lot of money when they entered Beijing, and the younger siblings of the Meng family are still seriously ill, and they are about to be stretched thin in terms of money. Here are the five hundred taels of silver I have deposited in a gold and silver shop in Qingzhou. Although it's not much, I've always had a lot of expenses, and I have a housewife and housekeeper at home, so I don't have much self-esteem. But I still have medicinal materials sent by people for the New Year's holidays, so if you want to use anything, just open your mouth to me. ”

Seeing Liu Zhong's face showing a gloomy face, remembering that this commander has always taken good care of him, and it is even more rare to have such a heart at this time, Zhang Yue hurriedly took a step back and took a deep swipe to the ground: "I thank Uncle Liu for this kindness on behalf of the Meng family." ”

"Alas. What does my heart compare to you? Liu Zhong heard Zhang Yue call himself Uncle Liu again, so he helped Zhang Yue up and patted him lightly on the arm twice, "The Meng family has suffered such a catastrophe, and you can stand up as a small civil official." I'm not as good as you. Speaking of which, I didn't understand why the British Duke liked you as a nephew, but now I understand. When it's time to be righteous, be righteous! In a word, if you have something to do in the future. Just look for me Lao Liu! ”

Before Liu Zhong took care of himself, more or less to see Zhang Fu's face, Zhang Yue didn't expect that he would really be recognized by this veteran because of such a thing. Although when the Meng family moved out of the Dusi Yamen, he more or less complained about the other party, but now that knot gradually disappeared. When the official was in command, he had a lot of concerns, after all, Liu Zhong and Meng Xian's comradeship was actually maintained because of Zhang Fu.

Seeing Zhang Yue thanking him with a smile, Liu Zhong only felt in a good mood. At that moment, he put up an elder shelf and reminded: "You helped the Meng family so much that day, there are people in the Dusi Yamen who say that you are righteous, but those who are not on the right path with Brother Meng have a lot of criticism behind their backs, and there are even people who arrange those rituals for you to receive the Han King during the New Year, maybe Jinyiwei also knows now." You are young, although the emperor may not blame you for this, but you should pay more attention in the future, after all, it is difficult to prevent hidden arrows......"

The body is not afraid of shadows. But how many people dare to say such a thing in these years? Sent Liu Zhong away. Zhang Yue smiled bitterly in his heart. On the first day of the first lunar month, he accepted the gifts from the rich families as usual, such as the silver boy and gold leaf, and he managed to return all the things. Only the gift of the King of Han could not be disposed of, and now it is still locked in the treasury, but the Jinyi guard should have reported it in front of the emperor. Now that Zhu Di still has a good impression, he naturally doesn't care, and it will be difficult to say in the future.

Who let this be the air of autocracy that fills the sky with the Great Ming?

Ling Hua was having dinner in the east room next to Santang at this time, when he saw Zhang Yue come in with the curtain raised, his eyes swept to his kang table, he immediately understood where the other party came from, and hurriedly ordered the girl who was waiting on the side to add dishes and chopsticks to serve the meal. Seeing that Zhang Yue sat down on the kang without saying a word, he smiled and said: "You eat in my house twice in three days, my Lu rice can't withstand your toss like this!" What's the matter, what bad thing did Liu Dushuai tell you to make you look like this? ”

At this time, another little girl held a white glazed porcelain tray with a bright red lacquer dan plate, Zhang Yue ran down this day was smoking, and accompanied Liu Zhong to say such a call, at this time I didn't care about whether there was any cow drink or not, opened the lid and drank a breath of tea first, and then said: "Liu Dushuai is not for official business, but just said some private words." It's just that I feel something in my heart and I panic. ”

"Being in officialdom, there are a lot of things that are boring." Ling Hua saw that the girl had put rice on the table and added chopsticks, so he waved his hand and told them to retreat, and then said with a smile, "I just received the text today, and Xia Shangshu finally spoke in the court on the matter of salt affairs, and the emperor approved it, and gave the stove household ten stones a year of rice as usual, and no longer gave money, and the other rules and regulations are still being discussed." I also have two friends in the court who are in front of Hanlin Shujishi, and they both write letters to praise me as a capable official. As everyone knows, if there is no Brother Zhang, I will never be able to mix up the word "capable official" in my life. ”

"But if Lord Ling hadn't signed it first, wouldn't the weight of my excerpt be much lighter?" Zhang Yue smiled slightly, but said sincerely, "Adults and new officials need to prove themselves when they take office, and I also need to prove myself when I am promoted as a teenager, and this time it is a win-win situation." Now a pound of salt has risen to three coins of silver, the court prohibited, but the merchant still does not accept treasure money, if you don't try to fill some more, I am afraid that the people will really have no salt to eat in the future. Therefore, although salt affairs seem to have nothing to do with our magistrates, it is a major matter related to people's livelihood. By the way, what is the result of the conscription? ”

"This is a gain and a loss, because of this, the emperor was furious, we were scolded half to death, but we haven't heard of the punishment yet. Yushi is full of support, no matter what, it has a good reputation, but it is also worth it. ”

Both of them were hungry after a day's work, and after looking at each other and smiling, they stopped talking and ate one after another. Although they are all from everyone's background, they know that the trick to cherishing blessings and maintaining one's body is to eat in moderation, but this is hard work all day long, so Ling Hua and Zhang Yue are all winds and clouds, and they are empty in the plate for a short time. When the girl brought the tea, the two discussed business for a while, Zhang Yue said goodbye and left, while Ling Hua hummed a little tune back to the back office.

As long as Zhang Xuan imprisons the King of Shouguang and cuts the guards of the King of Han, he will be much more comfortable as a prefect in the future! He is so busy these days that he doesn't have any thoughts, but he has neglected a concubine he married a year ago, and now it is time to relax.

However, even if Zhang Yue wanted to be full of lust like the prefect Linghua, he didn't have that kind of good luck. After walking from the third hall to the second hall, and then passing through the hall, he stepped into the hanging flower door in front of his house, and he heard a shout of anger.

"Young Master, Mrs. Wu is not good!"

What came was the autumn mark wearing a dark green bikini, she didn't care about saluting when she approached, she grabbed Zhang Yue and hurriedly walked to the back door, and said in a chattering voice: "This afternoon, Mrs. Wu vomited after drinking the medicine, and then she was unconscious, Miss Du and Sister Lingxi hurriedly ordered someone to invite a doctor, who knows what the quack doctor said to prepare for the future." Later, I remembered that the last time the young master took Amber to Feng's Medical Center for medical treatment, and met the matter of the Imperial Doctor Shi, I mentioned it. As a result, Miss Meng said that she had begged almost all the doctors in Qingzhou, and she hadn't shown it to Dr. Feng yet, and was ordering the car to rush over! ”

It's okay not to mention Dr. Feng, but when he mentioned this person, Zhang Yue remembered the assassination case of King Han that is still confusing, as well as this person's bad conduct and attitude. He kept a family member to monitor for more than ten days, and then he withdrew after seeing that there was no movement, but he heard that Dr. Feng did have some means, and he only often knocked on people's bamboo poles, so there were very few people who came to seek medical treatment. But the question is, since Shi Quan is the same brother as him, he can't see the disease well, so can Dr. Feng really rejuvenate him?

When he hurried to Meng's house, he found that a black oil car had been parked in front of the door, and after entering the door, he saw two sturdy servants in front of the main house tying bamboo poles on the circle chairs, probably preparing to carry Mrs. Wu out. He hurriedly stepped forward, but saw that the curtain of the main room door was wide open, and Du Juan was opening the curtain to speak to them.

"You're here!" Du Juan put the two servant women carrying the circle chair into the room, and when she looked up and saw Zhang Yue coming, she waved her hand lightly after saying hello, because she whispered, "Sister Min is now a hard heart, if you have anything to say, don't say it." Her father was in prison, and her mother was her only support, even if it was a dead horse as a live horse doctor, she had to try. It's useless to say anything to others at this moment, if you don't feel at ease, just accompany her on a trip yourself! ”

Zhang Yue was about to answer, but unexpectedly, Du Juan took down two gold bracelets from his hand and stuffed them into his hand without saying a word: "Listening to Qiu Zhen's tone, that Doctor Feng seems to have a strange temperament, you take these first." All in all, be prepared, if you don't need to say it again, it's important to save people, no matter what he wants, he should go first! ”