Zhu Mian has been much stronger than Wu Zhi recently, although Wu Zhi is in charge of Kaifeng Mansion and has real power, the judge is only from the fourth, even if he is a young Yin, he is only the fourth. Zhu Mian's previous official position was the messenger of the doctor Hua Shigang, although he was a beautiful man with power and oil, but there were only five officials, which was on par with Wu Zhi.

But not long ago, the imperial court had just promoted Zhu Mian to the high position of the Ministry of Works, the squire was second only to Shangshu, equivalent to the deputy minister, and there were a total of twelve squires in the six ministries, all of whom were from the third official rank, wearing purple official uniforms, and ranking among the first echelon of the Great Song Dynasty.

Zhu Mian went from five to three, or in an important department with real power like the Ministry of Industry, which could be regarded as a rocket in the imperial court in the Zhao Ji era.

There are unspoken rules, the real power of the official position can not be won by patting on the back, the emperor generously rewarded the ministers and high-ranking officials, but most of them are fictitious, and if you want to sit in the position of the Ministry of Works, at least you have to have some reasonable political achievements.

And Zhu Mian was able to get the position of a waiter, in addition to his excellent relationship with Zhao Ji, and more importantly, he did have a political performance that convinced hundreds of officials.

His political achievements are also thanks to Wu Zhi, originally Zhu Mian, the second ancestor, would only loot the people, form gangs, spend all day drinking, where can he make any political achievements, but the policy of doubling the commercial tax proposed by him last year in order to suppress Wu Zhi is inadversely in line with the actual national conditions of the Great Song Dynasty.

This year, after the government offices and yamen took up their posts, they collected taxes according to the new commercial tax rate, and the tax revenue in the first month was more than three times that of last year, so that the tax revenue in the first quarter of this year would exceed the tax revenue of the whole of last year, and by the end of the year, the revenue of the state treasury would certainly quadruple

Nothing was more exciting than an increase in income, and there were reports from the local government offices that taxes had increased dramatically, and that commerce had not stagnated, but had even become more prosperous.

This kind of sudden overwhelming good news made the monarchs and ministers in the court complacent, and even with Zhu Mian, the leader, he also received the attention of all officials, no matter what kind of understanding everyone had about Zhu Mian's motives and intentions, but the merits and achievements were in front of him, and it was logical for him to be promoted.

Originally, Zhao Ji and Dongfu intended to let Zhu Mian go to the Ministry of Household to be a waiter, but Zhu Mian knew that Murong Yanda, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, had a great relationship with Wu Zhi, so he took the initiative to ask for a transfer to the Ministry of Industry.

The Ministry of Industry is a first-class fat shortage, all major projects in the country are responsible for the Ministry of Industry, plus Zhao Ji is extravagant and likes to engage in large projects, as long as the Ministry of Industry leaks his fingers slightly, the oil and water can support people to death. Zhu Mian is nature is difficult to change

And with Zhu Mian's power, after he became a deputy minister of the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Industry was afraid that the secretary of the Ministry of Industry would bow down to him, and among the six ministries of the imperial court, the Ministry of Industry was completely mastered by Zhu Mian.

Because Zhu Mian noticed that Wu Zhi intended to promote local officials in Shandong to cultivate power, and then he immediately intervened in Pan Gui, the secretary of the ministry, Pan Gui did not dare to offend Zhu Mian, so he cheated Wu Zhi.

"This Zhu Mian is really hateful"

Wu Zhi slammed the table, Zhu Mian was lucky this time, Wu Zhi had been brewing about adding commercial taxes for a long time, but he had just come to Bianjing that time, and everything was adapting, so he didn't have time to take care of this, and he didn't want to be accidentally picked up by Zhu Mian, a sinister villain

Wu Zhi was really depressed.

"That Pan Gui is also a wreck, even Zhu Mian is afraid, and he has lost the face of their ancestors" Wu Zhi was angry, and the surrounding Yun brother Xiao made Bai Sheng and them all silent, "How about this, how did Pan Gui explain this" Wu Zhi asked Bai Sheng.

It's not a rule to take money and don't do anything, you have to have an explanation or explanation.

"Back to the big official, Lord Pan said that Zhu Mian was aggressive, he really didn't dare not express it, but Master Pan also helped us in secret, and the official who was demoted to the northwest was just for Zhu Mian to see, and he would be promoted when he found an opportunity in the future. Although the rest of the officials still haven't been transferred to the capital, the officials have already recorded the red seal on their registers, and the official positions will remain unchanged in the future, but the rank will be promoted, and after Zhu Mian's attention is shifted, they will be slowly promoted to the capital. Bai Sheng glanced at Wu Zhi cautiously and continued: "Lord Pan has indeed done his best, then Zhu Mian originally asked Lord Pan to transfer all the local officials of the main state capitals to Jiangnan, Jiangxi and Shuzhong."

"Hmph, I want to disrupt Shandong, he Zhu Mian doesn't have the ability yet"

Wu Zhi slapped the table angrily, listening to the meaning of Bai Sheng's words, Pan Gui did these so-called secret helps, but he didn't plan to return the money, these seem to be helping Wu Zhi, but in fact, it doesn't make a difference whether he helps or not, Wu Zhi's forces are already all over Shandong, even if the officials transfer all the Shandong officials to replace Zhu Mian's people, Wu Zhi can let them come as many officials as many officials as they want

If the Shandong Chamber of Commerce deliberately makes things difficult, the decree of the local government will definitely not be able to get out of the yamen.

"Great official, you are angry, this matter is already like this, we still have to be patient for the time being, and wait for the opportunity" Everyone comforted Wu Zhidao.

"That's all there is to it"

Wu Zhi took a long breath, this time he was really calculated by Zhu Mian's ghost, no way, luck is not as good as people, luck is part of strength, Wu Zhi is not the protagonist of the world, why does good luck befall him every time

After starting to calm down, Wu Zhi explained the aftermath to everyone.

"Lao Bai, Pan Gui will continue to maintain a harmonious relationship, this person will be of great use in the future."

"Lao Xiao, Brother Yun, you will go to the Chamber of Commerce tomorrow, and convey it so that the officials of the state governments do not have to worry, be more patient, and make good achievements, when the time comes, they will naturally be promoted, and now is an extraordinary period, so keep a low profile for the time being."

"When I was old, I always sent someone to pay attention to Zhu Mian's movements, and I must let me know as soon as there was any trouble."

"Yes"

In the next two days, Wu Zhi became more and more depressed day by day, it was not that Zhu Mian was looking for trouble again, nor that there was something wrong in Shandong, Shandong was still vibrant, Wu Zhi was depressed by the case, Qin Hui and Song Gonglan They have been investigating for several days, but they still found nothing, and they didn't even find out a suspicious direction.

You must know that in order to investigate this case, Wu Zhi mobilized most of the people of Kaifeng Mansion to help Song Gong and Qin Hui, plus a group of elite imperial guards under Lord Lan, this scale of investigation is already grand, plus Qin Hui and Lord Song Gonglan, they are all professionals in their respective fields, and elites among elites, if they can't find anything, they really can't find anything.

Lord Qin Hui and Song Gong are still working hard to investigate, but the more time drags on, the more panicked Wu Zhi becomes, this case is a big opportunity if it is clear, and it can be said that they have solid qualifications in the future. But if it can't be found, the loss will be great, not only will it not be recognized by hundreds of officials, but it will even make the emperor dissatisfied, and what's worse is that even the future brother-in-law Zhao Gou will no longer recognize Wu Zhi as his future brother-in-law

Wealth is in danger, but not everyone can have this ability.

Wu Zhi is now seriously lacking in confidence.

If you sit on pins and needles in Kaifeng Mansion for a morning, just after noon, there are eunuchs in the palace who come to pass Wu Zhi into the palace, Zhao Ji has set up a card game, is waiting for Wu Zhi.

Packing up his mood, Wu Zhi soon entered the palace, the more anxious he was on official business, the more he couldn't alienate the emperor, and at this time he had to continue to maintain good contact with the emperor.

"Wu Zhi, why are you only here now, three missing one is waiting for you, hurry up, hurry up"

The mahjong table had been set up in the pavilion of the imperial garden, and the three of them sat around, and after seeing Wu Zhi from a distance, Zhao Ji immediately waved his hand excitedly.

A few days before Wu Zhi took office in Kaifeng Mansion, Zhao Ji was not embarrassed to find Wu Zhi to play mahjong again, but in the past few days, he has also deeply realized that there is no Wu Zhi on the mahjong table, and his luck is not very good.

So Zhao Ji regarded Wu Zhi as his lucky star, and it was only a few days after Wu Zhi sat in Kaifeng Mansion, and he couldn't bear to come to Wu Zhi to rub mahjong.

"Kaifeng Mansion is nothing big today," Zhao Ji asked Wu Zhi with a smile, and asked Wu Zhi on duty to rub mahjong, and he also knew that there were some irregularities.

"There's no big deal to deal with, it's harmless to accompany Your Majesty for a little entertainment" Wu Zhi smiled freely and sat down on the empty seat at the card table.

In front of Zhao Ji, you can't be too polite and serious.

"Let's play twenty laps and then go back" Zhao Ji rubbed his hands, quite a big fight.

"Lord Wang, Lord Zhu, Gonggong Li, polite"

This time, it was Zhu Mian and Wang Hao who sat at the table and played mahjong with Wu Zhi and Zhao Ji, Li Yanhou smiled behind Zhao Ji, and Wu Zhi also said hello to them.

Although he was very disgusted with Zhu Mian in his heart, in front of Zhao Ji, Wu Zhi still showed that he had a good relationship with Zhu Mian, talking and laughing. Zhu Mian was the same, and he also greeted Wu Zhi enthusiastically. Everyone is here to accompany Emperor Zhao Ji for entertainment, all to please Zhao Ji, and no one wants to verbally attack each other and spoil Zhao Ji Yaxing.

They often met by Zhao Ji's side, and they developed a rare tacit understanding with each other.

In addition to Zhao Ji, Wang Hao and Li Yan both knew that Wu Zhi and Zhu Mian looked inseparable, and every time they left Zhao Ji's eyes, they immediately looked at each other coldly, and never said a word.

In a beautiful atmosphere, several people played mahjong, Zhu Mian and Wang Huang that kind of rookie mahjong level is not even comparable to Zhao Ji, naturally can not be compared with Wu Zhi, especially looking at Zhu Mian's clumsy, Wu Zhi's heart is full of disdain, at present, in addition to Wang Huang on the card table, Wu Zhi and Zhu Mian now want to please Zhao Ji, Zhu Mian is still in Zhao Ji's home, but he played Zhao Ji did not eat once.

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Wu Zhi cursed secretly in his heart, and then dismantled the pair of "30,000, 40,000, 50,000" cards in his hand and played a "40,000" out.

Zhao Ji still has a lot of sticks in front of the brand, and the "10,000" card is almost not thrown, obviously to "eat" or "touch" 10,000 cards, and Zhu Mian is confused and throws the "tube" and "strip" How can Zhao Ji eat and touch

wasted the advantage of the last family's sycophants.

"Bump"

Wu Zhi 40,000 had just been beaten, and sure enough, Zhao Ji was overjoyed and touched it.

"Haha Wuzhi, you deserve to be my lucky star" After laughing, Zhao Ji played a second cylinder: "Milk cover"

After playing the second cylinder, Wu Zhi noticed that Zhao Ji looked a little nervous, and it was estimated that he had a waiting card

The essence of patting the emperor's sycophant is not the same as patting the leader's ass in later generations, the essence is to try to eat and touch, but don't light the cannon, the cannon is lit, the leaders of later generations are happy, but the emperor will feel that you can't do it when he is happy, and maybe he won't look for you to play cards again.

Because the leader plays cards for money, and the emperor plays cards for fun.

Thinking of this, Wu Zhi clenched the "10,000" card in his hand, planning to not release 10,000 in the future, and 10,000 is likely to be fired

It was Zhu Mian's turn, and when he heard Zhao Ji praise Wuzhi, his eyes couldn't help but show a little resentment, but at the same time, he also seemed to have an epiphany.

"Eighty thousand"

"Reconciled"

Zhu Mian finally understood that Zhao Ji lacked the "10,000" card, and he guessed correctly, he just played 80,000, and Zhao Ji won the card.

Winning is winning, it's not a big deal, on the contrary, Zhu Mian is still complacent when he lets Zhao Ji's cannon go, at least he didn't let Wu Zhi take the lead.

But Li Yan's subtle smile behind Zhao Ji made Zhu Mian a little uneasy.

"Haha, it's the Nine Treasure Lotus Lamp, it's the Nine Treasure Lotus Lamp, eighty-eight times, take the money, take the money," Zhao Ji jumped up excitedly.

"Nine Lotus Lanterns"

Hearing this, Wu Zhi and Wang Hao couldn't help but be stunned, and Zhu Mian's face suddenly turned green.

Nine Treasure Lotus Lamp is a kind of winning method of public mahjong, requiring the card type must meet the ordinal number of cards of the same suit, such as "one, two, three, four, five, six, seven" tube or strip 10,000 characters together, together is not counted, the card type must also meet the conditions of seeing any card of the same suit can be and the card.

It is the legendary "and nine sheets" or "nine equals".

Zhao Ji's cards are all 10,000, one to 90,000, and he can play any card between 10,000 and 90,000, which is indeed a rare "Nine Treasure Lotus Lamp" in a hundred years

Zhao Ji was able to touch the Nine Treasure Lotus Lantern, and even Wu Zhi felt a little incredible

The reason why Zhu Mian's face is green is mainly due to the odds multiple of the Nine Treasure Lotus Lamp, eighty-eight, the multiple of the top of the sky in mahjong, the bottom score is not big, but it is also converted into more than 10 million yuan, which is equivalent to more than 10 million taels of silver, and it is also a big hemorrhage for Zhu Mian.

"Hahaha"

After a wanton roar, Zhao Ji gloated at Zhu Mian, and then looked at Wu Zhi and said: "Wu Zhi, you are worthy of being my lucky star, and thanks to the 40,000 you played, I have the opportunity to make up this Nine Treasure Lotus Lantern This time, Zhu Qing's money to win will be rewarded to you."

"Your Majesty is the Venerable of the Ninety-Five, and the Nine Treasure Lotus Lantern can only be touched by Your Majesty, and the minister is just doing it with the sky," Wu Zhi hurriedly said happily.

can play mahjong and cards to these sycophants, Wang Hao and Li Yan both showed admiration.

"At such a time of great joy, the minister will not be polite, thank Your Majesty for the gift" Regarding Zhu Mian's money, Wu Zhi will naturally never be polite. A huge sum of 10 million, don't do it in vain.

"Hehe, I can lose in the hands of Your Majesty, and I will obey orally." Zhu Mian's smile was very reluctant.

"Master Zhu, you've broken the bank," Wu Zhi teased.

"Where, where, it's not a waste of money, I'll send someone to send the money to Lord Wu's mansion when I turn around" is dripping blood in his heart, or he can't wait to dismantle Wu Zhi into eight pieces, but Zhu Mian can only show a calm and friendly look on his face, he has always been this image in front of Zhao Ji.

"I've made a lot of progress."

The cards on the table had not yet been disrupted, and Zhao Ji stared at his Nine Treasure Lotus lantern for a long time, and finally came up with this narcissistic sentence.

Wu Zhi on the side raised his eyebrows quietly, after all, he is still a rookie, the probability of self-drawing of the "and nine" cards is very large, almost ten percent can self-draw, and the average veteran will make up such a card type and encounter a cannon will not be able to hold back the cannon, but Zhao Ji actually let Zhu Mian let the cannon and, which skill is good

It's completely the consciousness of mahjong rookies

Recently, I've been playing a lot of mahjong.,Unconsciously I wrote the book to count the number of water words.

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