Guo Han paced the room restlessly, and several other officials of different grades sat there, looking very frightened.

"Lord Guo, now that Nie Siyuan is dead, His Royal Highness Seventh should not arbitrarily pursue our crimes, right?" Qin Hanwen, the prefect of Fuzhou, couldn't help but speak, "After all, the emperor has already issued an order to demote the officials of Fujian by three levels, and this punishment is already quite heavy. ”

"Ignorance!" Guo Hanjin almost roared, Qin Hanwen could be said to have been pulled up by him, so he didn't have too many scruples when he spoke, "The emperor has lost a prince, do you know, if it is so easy to give up, the majesty of the royal family will be gone!" Fujian has long been a place of right and wrong, and now with this turmoil, how can Lord Nie's life be worth it! Han Qing, Lord Nie died for our crimes, and you call him by his name, which is too disrespectful to the deceased. What a system! ”

Qin Hanwen's face almost turned red, but Guo Hanjin was his dual teacher of career and learning, and he couldn't afford to offend, and he didn't want to offend at all. "The lower official knows that he is wrong, please forgive the teacher!"

"Lord Nie is now immortal, the eldest son has to be distributed again, and the family has been copied, only orphans and widows are struggling to survive. I think the meaning of the Seventh Highness today seems to be a little more helpful when the time comes. If our former colleagues don't say anything, I'm afraid that His Highness will think that we are too hypocritical. Kaoting County Ling Zhu Mian said thoughtfully.

"Let's not talk about this for the time being, the problem is that those gentry encroach on the land is not nothing. The problem is that after every flood, the people dare not speak out, and now His Royal Highness the Seventh is making an article about this, is it the emperor's order? After all, the dominance of the family is a taboo in the court! As an envoy, Lu Simang thinks more long-term.

Everyone fell silent, if this is really the case, even if the seven princes are sent, the emperor will send an eighth prince and nine princes, anyway, the emperor has many descendants, and the royal family's Qin cha is afraid that it will be endless. However, with the temperament of those local snakes, I am afraid that it is not so easy to compromise.

"It's better for the official to come forward." Guo Hanjin sighed, "None of those gentry are fuel-efficient lamps, and you don't have much to do with them, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with." To tell the truth, there are countless court officials involved behind this turmoil, but it is us local officials who are exposed on the surface. The in-laws of these families are all over the government and the opposition, and if one is not careful, all of us will be scapegoats. ”

"Brother Guo, let's go with you tomorrow." Lu Simang gritted his teeth and said, "Now that Lord Nie is dead, we will go together, if they don't give face, then we have to use extreme measures!" His face was unusually hideous, "People die for money, birds die for food, and we are forced to a dead end, so we have to pull some cushions!" ”

Guo Hanjin nodded worriedly, "Then I'll bother Brother Lu." In short, all the officials from all over the country go to say hello, now they are both prosperous and lossy, there is no second way to go, let them settle down and follow the boss, otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless! He said such a thing, which has always been known for his elegance, and the rest of the people could not help but be shocked, and it seemed that the matter had really reached the moment when the fish were dead.

In Lianjiang County, a suburb of Fuzhou, there is a large number of houses, and the Yue family, known as the first family of Fujian, lives here. Two hundred years ago, the ancestors of the Yue family started by fishing, and then began to sell illicit salt. Then there was a dazzling expansion of business and sales, and a few retired bookkeepers from Shanxi were invited to start a business in Yinzhuang. Even in the medicinal material business in the three eastern provinces, the Yue family also stepped in. Over the generations, the money is getting more and more, and there are also many talented children and grandchildren, and most of the girls have climbed into wealthy families. A few promising side children even won the move, and now the more Qianfan in the court, the more Qianfan is the side child of the Yue family, if it weren't for the Yue family's head Yue Mingzhong to fund him for ten years, Yue Qianfan would not have the current bright future at all. Therefore, the year before last, Mrs. Yue followed her husband back to her hometown to visit relatives, and actually let her young son pass on to the name of Yue Mingzhong's second son, Yue Qianjie. The central officials in the DPRK helped each other, and the momentum of the Yue family was even more vigorous.

"Master, Lord Guo and Lord Lu are here to worship." A young man in Tsing Yi hurriedly entered the main hall and knelt respectfully on the ground. Although Yue Mingzhong has two sons as officials, but he is a white body, the court officials visited, should open the door to greet, and now the next person actually used a "worship" word, which shows the arrogance of the Yue family.

"No wonder my eyelids are jumping this morning." Yue Mingzhong sneered, "It seems that someone has come to spy on it." Come here, open the middle door, and the old man will greet him in person, giving Lord Guo and Lord Lu a face! ”

Guo Hanjin and Lu Simang watched the middle door of the Yue family, which had not been used for a long time, open, and a feeling of unease surged in their hearts. With such pomp and circumstance, it was obvious that Yue Mingzhong did not intend to see them in a private name, but represented the position of the entire Yue family.

"Yue Mingzhong led the children of the Yue family to greet Lord Guo, Lord Lu! The two adults came to the humble house, which really made the snail house shine! Yue Mingzhong led dozens of direct relatives of the Yue family to greet him, and as soon as the words fell, he was ready to pay a big salute.

Guo Hanjin and Lu Simang were both flustered, how could this person's gift be idle, if the wind was here, it would be reasonable to accept him as the prince's envoy, but after weighing his identity, he couldn't stand it anyway. Guo Hanjin took a step forward, hurriedly picked up Yue Mingzhong, and said in a loud voice: "Mr. Yue is a senior, how dare the younger generation accept such a heavy gift, it is really unbearable!" ”

Yue Mingzhong got up and smiled secretly in his heart, "The two adults laughed, and the more panicked they became." Please! He glanced at his eldest son, who was standing behind him.

When they arrived at the main hall, Guo Hanjin and Lu Simang were stunned. They have also been to this Yue Mansion many times, and they have always been very enthusiastic about the calligraphy and paintings and antique treasures in the main hall, but because of the identity of Yue Mingzhong, no one dares to ask for it. But now, the whole interior is empty, and there is no decoration at all. There is only a lonely set of sour wood furniture, which looks very cold.

"Mr. Yue, what's going on?" Lu Simang couldn't help but ask, "Why are those original things gone?" Could it be that Mr. Fei intends to hide the treasure and does not want outsiders to desecrate the treasure? He was a little annoyed by Yue Mingzhong's pretentious gesture, so his words were also a little unpolite.

Master Lu laughed. Now after the catastrophe in Fujian, the people's lives are worried. Although my Yue family can't help the victims alone, they will not be willing to be left behind. Although most of the Yue family's industries cannot be sold immediately, these things can be exchanged for a lot of food. The day before yesterday, I had instructed people to collect a batch of grain from Guangdong at the cost of 100 stone of grain for a calligraphy painting, and although it could not completely solve Fujian's urgency, it was presumably able to share some worries for the adults. As for the treasures, the old man changed some medicinal materials, and after the catastrophe, the plague was epidemic, and a little thin thing would definitely save countless people. Yue Mingzhong had a faint smile on his face.

If you are an ordinary person, you must praise the kindness of the Yue family, but Guo Hanjin and Lu Simang have been officials in Fujian for many years and know the temperament of the Yue family. Hmph, a calligraphy and painting is only worth a hundred stone of grain? It's just a joke, the Yue family's collection is a famous treasure, and it is hard to find gold, how can it be easily sold cheaply and used for food? The grain hoarded by the Yue family is the crown of Fujian, and it is not difficult to get a few thousand stones. As for the medicinal materials, it is even more outrageous, the people who collect medicinal materials in the Northeast of the Yue family almost take over the precious medicinal materials business of the three eastern provinces, and the medicinal materials bought by ordinary people with one or two silver, the Yue family only needs to spend two dollars at most, and the cost is extremely thin, and the most to take out those medicinal materials is only thousands of taels of silver. Now that the flood has receded somewhat, the Yue family has taken the opportunity to occupy the ownerless or owner-owned land, I am afraid that there are no less than tens of thousands of acres, compared with the capital of less than 10,000 taels of silver, it has already made a lot of money.

"Mr. Yue's kindness, the lower officials have received it." Guo Hanjin bowed slightly and thanked, "It's just that after the catastrophe, the imperial court is afraid that some illegal things will be investigated. Please also ask Mr. Yue to make a decision as soon as possible so as not to regret it. He lightly pointed out the important points, which was a warning.

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