Chapter 42 Gifts to Officials (Ask for Collection)

The imperial court is divided into six departments: workers, officials, criminals, rituals, households, and soldiers, and the county government is also divided into six rooms: workers, officials, criminals, rituals, households, and soldiers.

The main task of each of the six rooms of the county government is the charge department, so there are often at least six charge divisions in a county, each in charge of one room. Among them, the Ministry of Officials has the most real power, and is in charge of the appointment and dismissal of all small officials such as the county Zhonglizheng, the chief of the Bao, and the elderly, and has a lot of say in the selection, appointment, and assessment of the county's officials and other employees.

The Ministry of Industry has the most oil and water, water conservancy, urban engineering, bridges, schools and other public infrastructure construction and public service project construction, then Lu Ai Si is in charge of the workshop, Lotte robbed him of his errand, how can this Lu Ai Si give up.

The case in charge of the criminal room is rich in oil and water, and he holds judicial authority; As for the specific management of the county's finances, grain, taxation and salt affairs, and other economic activities, because the tax business is very important and very busy, there is also a lot of oil and water.

The ceremonial room is responsible for the rituals and sacrifices of major social festivals in the county. At the same time, it is also responsible for propaganda and education and the education and management of government-run schools.

As for the barracks, it can be said that it is the clearest place in the county government, except for the dozens of archers, there are basically no soldiers to manage, and the ordinary governance is under the management of the "capture class" responsible for public security, and the daily work is mainly engaged in horse administration, and sending some letters, basically no one wants to do things in the barracks.

Zhang Zhusi of the torture room is old, but he loves the oil and water in the torture room, so how can he leave. But this time, Zhang Zhusi has to go if he doesn't go.

"It's not early, you've been tired these days, so go back and rest early!" Master Yan began to send off the guests, and when Lotte got up to say goodbye, he told again: "After the matter is completed, the position of the prisoner of this torture room is yours!" ”

In response, Lotte left the county office, and began to think in his heart, whether it was better to be a director in Pingyu, or to go to Heyang with Li Bangyan as a staff member.

After weighing the pros and cons of the two, Lotte Jue's Li Bangyan is only being degraded at the moment, according to the original trajectory of history, he will be Zaifu in the future, and he doesn't know how many bad things to do, if he does his staff, he will have to be a tiger, and he will inevitably fall into infamy, which can be said to be worth the loss, and even after the fall of the six thieves, he will inevitably be implicated, and he said that the troubled times are coming in a few years, and he sees that the county officials are not good to do, so he can turn his head and run, and retreat.

Having made up his mind, Lotte began to think about asking for money from the temple Kanyu.

In the middle of the night, the people on the street had already dispersed, so Lotte decided not to live in Taoyuan outside the city and went home.

Calling open the door, Ryoko saw that he first shouted in surprise, chattered around Lotte, and then looked nervous again.

Pushing the door into the yard, Lotte deliberately teased: "Lingzi, I'm not at home these days, no one cares about you, are you going to the house to uncover the tiles!" ”

"I'm afraid there are other people who go up to the house to uncover the tiles?"

Before Ryoko could speak, the voice that suddenly came into his ears made Lotte shiver, and he immediately felt that his whole person fell into the ice cellar.

It's Sister!

"Come in and talk!"

Just as Lotte's body stiffened, Lotte said again in the house.

Lotte whispered to Ryoko: "Why didn't you tell me that my sister is at home?" ”

Aggrieved, Lingzi didn't dare to say anything.

"Don't complain about Lingzi, I said it, if this girl dares to report to you, I will serve you in the law!" Le Clan's voice came from the room again.

"Sister!" Entering the house, Lotte stood in front of Lotte honestly and respectfully.

To Lotte's surprise, Sister Le didn't get angry.

"You're not young anymore, my sister can't teach you like she used to teach you anymore!" Leshi sighed lightly, and said: "The reason why you planned this Oiran competition, your sister-in-law also told me, although you have done a good thing for Pingyu, but in the end it ruined your reputation, I am afraid that in the future, there will not be any good family in this county who is willing to marry my Lejia!" ”

Seeing that the elder sister no longer punished herself, and said that she was worried about her marriage, Lotte smiled and boasted: "Elder sister doesn't need to worry about the younger brother's relatives, the younger brother now has the blue eyes of the old man, and I don't know how many children in the county are ready to marry the younger brother!" ”

"You're in the limelight right now!" Le Shi snorted and sneered: "It is said that the female singers in the county are eager to recommend pillow seats to you!" ”

Hearing Le's words, Lingzi didn't know what was touched, and said with tears in her eyes on the ground: "The slave doesn't want others to recommend the pillow seat, the slave is willing to recommend the pillow to serve the master, and serve the master for a lifetime!" ”

Lotte and her sister Lotte are all stunned.

"Slaves and maids are never lazy in their work, please aunt and grandmother and master don't drive slaves and maids away!" Ryoko then said pitifully.

The more Lingzi said, the more Lotte and Le Shi didn't understand, and Lotte was puzzled: "Lingzi, when did the master say that he was going to drive you away?" ”

Wiping her tears, Lingzi sobbed and said: "My aunt said that there are so many women in Pingyu who want to recommend pillows to serve the master, the master's bedding is covered, and the slaves and maids have always been diligent in dismantling and washing, and have never made mistakes......"

Hearing Lingzi speak, Lotte seemed to understand something, and asked, "Lingzi, sir, let me ask you, what does it mean to recommend a pillow?" ”

Lingzi's eyes widened, and he said very seriously: "Isn't the self-recommended pillow seat just to dismantle and wash the bedding and serve the master?" ”

"Haha......"

Lotte and Sister Le laughed in unison when they heard this.

"Is what the slave said wrong?" Lingzi opened a pair of big black eyes, looking at the Le brothers and sisters who were smiling and leaning forward and back, their eyes were full of doubts.

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"Mr. Le, my lord invites you to go to Miss Pingle Xuan Yingying to drink tea and listen to music!"

In the county office, Lotte was meditating on how to go to the temple and Taoist temple to ask for money, but he saw a familiar family member in the official's mansion and handed over an invitation.

Nodding his head, Lotte asked, "In addition to Le, who else did your lord invite?" ”

"My lord seems to have invited only Mr. alone!" Na Ding said.

Waving his hand to let the Yu family servant retreat, Lotte was puzzled, what did it mean for the official to invite himself to drink tea and listen to the music out of thin air.

With his relationship with Yu Ruozhuo, Lotte didn't think much about it, informed the scribe in the same room, and slipped out of the ya.

Hearing that Lotte went out, a few scribes in the same room were busy responding, like a celebrity in front of a big man like Le Tisi, greeting his colleagues was to give himself face, and several scribes in the same room were also willing to sell favors. What's more, there have been rumors recently that the eldest lord intends to let Le Tiesi be the prisoner of the torture room, and these fellow scribes are even more eager to pat Lotte's ass.

As soon as he walked to the entrance of the yamen, he met the Lu Abshi, who saw Lotte coming towards him, his face was as black as charcoal, and his eyes were full of hatred.

Seeing this Lu Ai like this, Lotte smiled instead, and said in his heart that you Lu Ai Si has suffered by himself, and how can you complain about others in the end.

Walking through the streets and alleys, Lotte came all the way to Qingshui Lane, and just entered the gate of Ping Lexuan, Yu Ruozhuo, who was guarding the pavilion in the courtyard, greeted him.

Seeing Yu Ruozhuo, Lotte hurriedly saluted: "The last time the officials helped the younger brother hold the Oiran Competition, the younger brother has not yet feasted to thank him, so how can the officials invite the younger brother to eat tea here!" ”

"Brother Le Xian's preparation for the Oiran Dabi is for the good governance of the imperial court, but also for the sake of pacifying the people, and for his brother to assist from the side, but also to do a little bit for the county!" As Yu Ruozhuo spoke, he led Lotte to the gazebo.

"I've seen Mr. Le!" In the gazebo, the girl Yingying, who has light makeup, is holding a pipa in her arms and wearing a goose-yellow shirt, with a ceremonial shallow salute.

Lotte smiled and nodded, which was considered a return gift.

"Ouch, what gust of wind blew you, Mr. Le!"

Just as Lotte had just sat down, the woman Liu who had seen her on the flower boat a few days ago trotted all the way over.

"Mother Liu, I have something to talk to Mr. Le, you can come back after a while!"

That Mrs. Liu hadn't come close yet, Yu Ruozhuo said.

Yu Guanren is also a figure with a face in the county government, and when Mrs. Liu heard the words, although she was unwilling, she still stepped aside with a respectful smile.

Putting down the pipa in her arms, she took out the high-grade tea cakes from the jar with her hands, made a pot of tea for Lotte and Yu Ruozhuo, and poured them separately, before the girl stepped aside and played the song gently.

From the moment he entered the door, Lotte did not find any special look in the eyes of Miss Yingying, nor did he communicate with himself, and he always used a professional etiquette program.

After taking a sip of tea, Yu Ruozhuo praised it lightly before getting to the point. "Brother Xian, I have been idle for my brother for more than ten years, and now I have decided to follow Brother Li to Heyang!"

"That Li Xianggong looks like a rich and noble person, and he will be promoted to the position of Zaifu in the future, although his career is not smooth at the moment, but he will soon come to work!" Out of knowledge of the history of Li Bangyan, Lotte said.

"How?" Listening to what Lotte said, Yu Ruozhuo was slightly surprised: "Could it be that Brother Fei is still proficient in physiognomy?" ”

Le Zai shook his head and said with a sloppy look: "The little brother doesn't know anything about physiognomy, but this Li Xianggong's appearance is by no means an ordinary person!" ”

Yu Ruozhuo nodded, didn't ask any more, and then sighed: "Brother Xian also knows that although my brother is not a rich gentleman, he also has a book and property, so it stands to reason that he will not worry about eating and drinking, and he will not worry about this life!" Then the voice changed: "Since the last time my brother was almost framed by that Wu Ada, I knew that although money has the righteousness of friends and can turn evil into good fortune, it is not as neat as the word power, so I plan to go out for my brother!" ”

"Congratulations to Brother Yu!" Lotte replaced wine with tea, and then said: "Brother Yu is a member of the Taixue House, and the minimum after leaving the office should be an official of the seventh or eighth grade!" ”

Without comment, Yu Ruozhuo said again: "If you go to a foreign country for your brother, although the family business is guarded, it is inevitable that people will not covet it, or there will be some disputes!" Speaking of this, Yu Ruozhuo looked at Lotte and said seriously: "During the time when my brother left my hometown, I also asked Brother Le Xian to take care of me at home in the ya, although I don't ask Brother Le Xian to be partial, but I ask Brother Le Xian to be impartial!" ”

"Where did the official say, you and I are gentlemen's friends, and we have helped me several times, how can we forget this love!" Lotte hurriedly returned the salute and said: "Yu is an official and travels far away, as long as Le is in Pingyu for a day, he will try his best to maintain the Yu family in front of the eldest master!" ”

Hearing Lotte's promise, Yu Ruozhuo smiled and thanked him, and exclaimed, "Mother Liu is here?" ”

Mrs. Liu, who had been waiting on the side for a long time, hurriedly trotted all the way to the front, and said with a smile: "Yu Guanren, what is the matter with calling the mother-in-law?" ”

Yu Ruozhuo looked at Lotte and said with a smile: "Yu wants to redeem herself for Miss Yingying and send the girl to Mr. Le, so as to relieve Mr. Le's life if it is just the pain of lovesickness when I first saw it!" ”

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