Chapter Seventy-Four: Pondering Whether to Enter Beijing or Not

"You know this time, right? Sometimes, you don't have to meet to get things done, you have also seen clairvoyance, for us, some things that are very common, two crystal pieces, a bamboo tube,."

The old man didn't care about Liu Zhirou's stupid appearance there, and continued to speak, feeling that the tea was almost ready, holding up the tea bowl, skimming the tea foam with the lid, please drink it for a while, and exhale again, looking like he was enjoying it.

Liu Zhirou has drunk such tea, but at the beginning, it was Xinyang Maojian that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan stole from Henan, and this time it was West Lake Longjing.

"Huh? Lao Shangshu, ...... your tea? After taking a sip, Liu Zhirou asked in surprise.

"Don't you think it's different from what you've drunk before? Do you know where this tea comes from? As soon as the old man saw the other party's expression, he guessed that the other party still didn't know where the tea came from.

Liu Zhirou shook his head and said: "I really don't know where it came from, when someone else sent it to me, it was said that I was asked to help Zhang Zhong, but the official who took the exam was not so harmonious with me, and it didn't help much, who knew that Zhang Zhong was actually admitted, and when I arranged the official position later, I also didn't make a contribution, and those people seemed to be helping Zhang Zhong."

Later, I thought about it and understood, since I can find me, people can find others, is this tea bought by Zhang Zhong's family and given to others? I don't have a shortage of fungus, I heard that it was planted by Zhangjiazhuangzi, and I haven't figured it out until now, how to plant fungus, there are no seeds, and it is said that it is to let that person go to Sinong Temple, and it is really not yielding at all. ”

The old man didn't speak directly, but took another sip of tea, grabbed the pumpkin seeds on the table, and ate a few, Liu Zhirou didn't interrupt, sat there and waited quietly.

The old man ate it, patted some of the spices attached to the melon seeds stuck on his hands, and said: "The tea you drank was picked by me from the West Lake, and handed it over to Zhangjia Zhuangzi, and they brought back the current tea for me. ”

"Zhangjia Zhuangzi makes such tea? Aren't they...... Hasn't it become the target of public criticism? Liu Zhirou naturally understands the value of this kind of tea, it is addictive to drink, and when he drinks it, he is careful and careful, and he is reluctant, who knows that as long as this thing is picked and sent to them, they will make good tea.

The old man was unimpressed by Liu Zhirou's words.

took another sip of tea, "Targeted? Where did the arrow come from? The tea that others drink is all sent out from the palace, and some of the tea produced by the Zhang family is kept for drinking, some is sold directly, and most of it is sent to the palace, so that the palace can either give it away, or share it after selling the money.

Who would dare to rob the Zhang family's recipe? What's the difference between that and robbing the palace? The only person who can get the recipe is the emperor, but the emperor is very good to his brother, how could he do such a thing because of a tea? What's more, if the emperor wants to drink, can he be missing? ”

"Lao Shangshu said the same, can you give me the book of nature? I'll go back and have people think about it, and maybe I can make something more useful. Liu Zhirou mentioned the matter of the book at this time.

"Oh? Isn't Li Shangshu waiting for Lu Shilang? Maybe Lu Shilang can bring people back. The old man said deliberately.

"It's okay to change it before, but now it's impossible, the Zhang family can have such a close relationship with the palace, how can they be afraid of a squire? Especially when I heard that Zhang Zhong had a good approach, Huayuan County had just arrived, and he cleaned up the original people, repaired roads and mountains, and the river was also repaired by your nephew.

It's not easy to find a mistake if you want to find it, even if you find it, as long as it's not a rebellion, what can you do with him? Zhang Jiaxian's credit has not yet found an excuse to reward him, and it is a big deal, so it will be flattened, but the emperor may not be able to level it in his heart, and when Lu Shilang comes back, I will persuade him well. ”

Liu Zhirou didn't have any hope for Lu Shilang at this time, the officials went down to the place, and naturally they had to put on a show, the Beijing officials and the officials released from abroad could not be the same, even if the people who were usually amicable in the court would bring a little bit of arrogance, plus this matter can make a great contribution, the weather is still so bad, it is normal to lose a little temper.

The key to the problem is who the other party is, Zhang Zhong can be said to be in charge of two counties, with a lot of family wealth, a new champion, a good relationship with the prince, and a good relationship with Lao Shangshu, as well as the credit of the party, such a person will care if you are a Beijing official?

"Don't worry, wait for someone to come back and say, if it doesn't work, then take the book, and naturally I don't have to bother with it, I heard the two babies say, Yaowang Mountain will build a lake in the future, this is also a matter of your Ministry of Industry, don't forget what to do when the time comes, Zhangjia Zhuangzi has never been simple."

The old man was still going to see what that Lu Shilang was doing, even if Liu Zhirou already knew that something bad was going to happen, so he said there without hurrying.

Liu Zhirou understood the meaning, "Old Shangshu, I don't know where this Zhang Zhong will go in the future?" ”

"Where else can you go, Huayuan County is in its hands, and it will be like Sanshui County, becoming a county, and then it will naturally be an official in the court, not an official of the fifth grade, but also a sixth-grade official, maybe you will have the opportunity to work together at that time."

"This, is Zhang Zhong still a little younger, he urinated into the court at such a young age, and it is not easy to give real power to the official, it is really wasteful."

Liu Zhirou felt that it was not good to do this, he had only been a county magistrate in the local area, whether it was a person from the middle county or the upper county, even if he really entered the capital, his career in the future would not be too smooth, and he would not worry about it if he was replaced by someone else, but the person in the Zhang family seemed to have been helping Zhang Zhong step by step, if Zhang Zhong did not make any progress in his career in the future, who could guarantee that the person would not be disheartened.

After Liu Zhirou mentioned it, the old man also thought of this, the ability of the Pingzhang family, should not enter the court too early, go to the local experience to practice, more qualifications is the right way.

Thinking of this, the old man fell into deep thought, and the pumpkin seeds he was holding in his hand were pinched back and forth.

Liu Zhirou looked at the other side and proposed: "It's better to wait for Zhang Zhong to turn Huayuan County into Shang County, let's help him, don't let him enter Beijing, and go to a far place, a hard place, according to their ability, to do a little bit better in that place, which is also a great achievement and qualifications." ”

"This matter can't be decided too early, wait for me to write a letter to Xiaobao and Juan Juan, ask how their studies are, by the way, if the Zhang family agrees, then let Zhang Zhong go out, make more effort, this is still easy to do, if you don't agree, hey~! Then help when you can. ”

The old man agreed with Liu Zhirou's method in his heart, but he didn't know what the master of the Zhang family thought about, so he had to probe the tone before talking.

"In that case, then I'll wait here for a few days, just to ponder the nature, there is something unclear, and I hope that Lao Shangshu will give me some advice."

Liu Zhirou is ready to invest in Zhang Zhong, so that the people behind the Zhang family Zhuangzi can understand that if they really do a good job, they may be able to be the prime minister for a few years.

The old man answered, and did not continue to talk about this matter, but began to talk about some inconsequential things, drinking tea, fishing, and the two of them talked quite well, until it was time for dinner, and then they returned to the water and clouds together.

The next day when it was almost noon, the rain did not mean to stop, the old man began to talk about the game, not afraid of rain, you can build a shed, in such weather to compete, the feeling is naturally different, even the people watching will feel fresh.

Liu Zhirou finally waited for Lu Shilang to come back, and when Lu Yanzuo came back, his face was very ugly, not like he was angry, as if he was lacking in qi and blood.

"Liu Shangshu, something happened over there, I didn't invite anyone, I didn't see anyone, Zhang Zhong Zhang County ordered to sit there in person, in order to prevent the river from bursting the embankment, a special opening was made, which made the downstream safe and sound, I think it should be commended."

Liu Zhirou was eating, there was only one dish for lunch, stewed vegetables, stewed when there were many times, and the fragrance kept coming out, so that Lu Yanzuo, who had only drunk some cold water from noon yesterday to noon today, and had not eaten anything at all, kept swallowing saliva.

"Lu Shilang might as well give me a face, eat some with me, don't look at the stew, don't look at the pork in it, it tastes really good, and the salted fish with bad rice, I can't eat it alone."

Liu Zhirou understood as soon as she saw Lu Yanzuo's appearance, what kind of hunger she had to be in order to see such a reaction to the food.

Lu Yanzuo was not polite, sat down, first scooped more than half a spoon of stew with a spoon, poured it into the bowl, drank a mouthful of stewed soup, and took another bite of salted fish, pulled the chopsticks up and down, and ate half a bowl of bad rice in the blink of an eye, exhaled, and began to talk about what happened yesterday to Liu Zhirou.

After telling the story of the matter, he took a piece of five-flowered three-layer meat and threw it into his mouth, and said while eating: "It's delicious, the things made by Shui Yunjian are really extraordinary, and even the trough rice that no one usually eats is also fragrant." ”

He didn't know that it was because he was served with salted fish, and the best thing with salted fish was bud rice flour flatbread, but there was no one here.

Liu Zhirou listened, and almost couldn't help laughing out loud a few times, Lu Yanzuo really suffered a lot of crimes, and Zhang Zhong didn't give him anything to eat on the grounds that he was not in the post house and the official mansion.

Let people spend money to buy, the price has been mentioned to the extent of twenty taels of silver for a meal, but no one is willing to give up their meals, no matter how much money they give, the reason is very simple, that is, to offend the county commander, fortunately, no one looks at the cold water, and takes it casually, so it is poured with cold water.

Then there is no place to live, you can only sleep in the car, who knows that after Lu Yanzuo fell asleep, Zhang Zhong arranged the people who followed Lu Yanzuo into a tent, and also sent some food, the same stew, the door of the tent was guarded by the palace guards with crossbows, and the people who came with him had a full meal and had a good night's sleep, but Lu Yanzuo was unlucky alone.

Liu Zhirou looked at Lu Yanzuo, thought for a while and said: "Lu Shilang, Zhang Zhong's courage is really too great, he is still going to be an official in the capital, and when the time comes, you and I will find more people and put him in the poorest and most miserable place." ”