Chapter 37: The Lilliputies
Cheng Ming is personable, talented, polite and courteous, although there is always a sense of incongruity in some details, but on the whole, he looks like a big man.
Besides, that white hair is both unfathomable and eye-catching, and it really makes people can't guess Cheng Ming's details.
As an official in the capital, everyone is very slippery.
When the new official took office, he didn't say what he thought in his heart for the time being, but he was full of congratulations, and the etiquette everywhere was also in place, so that people couldn't find any fault.
After the welcome ceremony at noon, I will go to the restaurant to invite a banquet in the evening, polite, respectful, and everyone is harmonious.
The plot that Cheng Ming was looking forward to did not appear, which made him a little disappointed.
It's also a good thing not to take over the authority calmly, after all, the sooner you have the real power, the sooner you can get the plan on the right track.
With the future subordinates, the void and the snake had a while, and when the banquet ended, the night had reached the third watch.
Returning home in a hurry, the temporary servants were still conscientiously guarding the gatehouse, which surprised Cheng Ming for a while.
These people are really professional, and they can't see any flaws.
The back were all fake, and Cheng Ming was not interested in going over, so he sat in the county hall for a while, and then lay on the low bed, waiting for the smell of wine to gradually dissipate.
Cheng Ming's body has been strengthened several times, and he has the idea of protecting himself, and he can repel alcohol only by relying on his body's instinct.
Tonight was a special situation, so I deliberately suppressed it with my mind to allow the alcohol to circulate in my body.
Make the drunken gesture seem more realistic.
pretending to be drunk also wants to hear some truth.
I thought they would say something in the main book, but unfortunately they didn't talk about the main topic all night, and they were all gossiping.
I didn't hear anything about the work of the county magistrate, but the celebrities in the south and north of the city knew a lot.
I don't know if these people are simple or forbearing.
Lying on the low bed, silently recalling tonight's drinking party, there was a sudden sound of gongs and drums in my ears.
Cheng Ming was slightly stunned, looked up, and saw a small honor guard slowly walking out of the corner of the hall.
Cheng Ming rubbed his eyes and looked again, and sure enough, he was not mistaken.
This guard of honor is small and small, the size of a fist, while the man is only the size of a finger.
Dozens of finger-sized people formed a small guard of honor, holding a signboard the size of a finger's head, beating gongs and drums, and blowing suona, and the formation was quite majestic.
The little guard of honor circled the hall and stopped at the table.
An official came down from the sedan chair in the middle, wearing a black gauze hat and embroidered clothes with seven-grade patches, shaking his head and smug.
Cheng Ming was very amused and hurriedly went over.
A huge shadow suddenly appeared, and the small honor guard panicked. Suddenly, a little man dressed as a small guy ran over, raised his hand high, and there was a cloth bag the size of a soybean in his palm.
Cheng Ming pointed to himself and asked, "For me?" ”
The villain nodded and said loudly: "In the future, the county government will be an official, and my lord will give me a small gift, and please don't dislike it." ”
Cheng Ming stretched out a finger, and the little man put the cloth bag on it.
Cheng Ming came to his eyes and looked at it carefully, sure enough, it was a small package, but he remembered it very tightly, like a very thin thread tied to a dead button, which couldn't be untied at all.
He groaned for a moment, took out a blank card with his backhand and shook it, and the small package disappeared, and a portrait of the package appeared in the center of the card.
Thinking about peeling it off, I shook it again, and the package in the card was really opened.
Inside is five ingots of silver the size of millet grains, shaped into the shape of silver ingots, with clear lines and words at the bottom.
"Hey, this is amazing, more fierce than a miniature carving."
The corners of Cheng Ming's mouth curled, and he nodded to the little man below with his head held high.
The villain smiled and said: "It's good that the adults are satisfied, but the friends come and go, and the expensive ones come and go, and the adults have received a gift from my master, is it also meaningful?" ”
Cheng Mingle, am I being bribed in person?
Cheng Ming took out a piece of silver and put it in front of the little man, and the little man's eyes instantly widened, and his saliva flowed.
Although the ingot was not large, it was taller than half a body to the villain, like a large cabinet.
He was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses, hurriedly bowed and thanked him, and then shouted to his companion to come and help.
The guards of honor cheered, and rushed over happily to gather around the silver, touching and looking, and discussing with each other excitedly.
The voice was small and chaotic, and Cheng Ming couldn't hear what they were saying clearly for a while, so he turned his gaze to the sedan chair.
The villain's black gauze hat had fallen to the ground, and the whole person was stunned, his eyes fixed on the ingot.
Cheng Ming withdrew his hand, and the villain official came back to his senses, looked up from a distance, and seemed to understand what Cheng Ming meant.
After a deep groan, he stepped into Cheng Ming's palm.
Cheng Ming lifted him up, looked at it in front of him, and said with a smile: "This little brother Tai seems to be a county official, I don't know which county it is?" ”
The little official seemed to be a little unstable, tried twice, simply sat on the palm of his hand, arched his hand and said: "In Xia Jixuan, the new magistrate of Wanping County." My brother Tai is also Wanping Zhi County, I came to visit today, and I ask Brother Cheng for forgiveness! ”
"Yo, you know my name?" Cheng Ming said curiously.
"Of course!" Ji Xuan said: "The kingdom of adults and the kingdom of small people are the same, and they also exist in this world. But we can see you, and few of you can see us. Today, I saw Brother Tai from afar, and saw strong fluctuations all around you, and I knew that Brother Tai was a rare person who attained the Tao.
The same Wanping County, since there is this fate, we should help each other and create brilliance together. In the future, if you have something to ask for to come to the door, please also ask Brother Cheng to help. ”
The petty official who said said bowed.
"How can I hear what you say?" Cheng Ming raised his eyebrows and said, "Is there anyone else today, why don't you just say it?" ”
The little official scratched his head, laughed twice and said: "Don't hide it from Brother Cheng, I bought this official, and it took a lot of trouble, and now that I am about to take office, I am a little uneasy." So if you want to pull the relationship first, in case there are any tricky cases in the future, or deal with guys like errands, I'll come and ask for a tutorial brother! ”
Cheng Ming was a little dumbfounded, is this okay?
Lilliputians also buy and sell officials?
And why was it so coincidental that he was assigned to Wanping County with me? Could there be any connection between this?
Cheng Ming's eyes flashed, and he didn't point it out directly, but agreed directly.
"It's easy to say, it's okay to help each other!"
The little officials were overjoyed and thanked each other with great gifts.
Then Cheng Ming put him on the ground, the honor guard had already dismantled the sedan chair at this time, I don't know what method to use, tied it to both sides of the silver, and eight or nine people worked one side, shouting slogans to lift the silver up, followed the little official and walked straight under the table, and then disappeared.
Cheng Ming searched for a long time but didn't find it, and he didn't know where these villains had gone.
"Hey, there's Lilliputians, the world is getting more and more interesting!"