The night passed like this, and early the next morning, the Qin family came to deliver a letter, saying that the old man Qin and the old housewife missed their daughter, and asked the son-in-law and daughter to go home to see.

It is estimated that the Qin family feels that their son-in-law is becoming more and more beautiful now, and they just took the opportunity of Concubine Qin's return to the door to make their own family members look good. For this request, Lotte naturally couldn't refuse, but he really didn't want to see his unsuccessful father-in-law, and besides, the process of accepting Qin's concubine was not very glorious.

But Lotte still stubbornly accompanied Aunt Qin back to the Qin family, although it was still very difficult to deal with the unsuccessful Qin father-in-law, but he still had to do things to do in terms of face.

As Aunt Qin's dowry girl, Mei Hong naturally followed back, but the little girl was punctured by Lotte yesterday, and she probably got to the sore spot when she walked, and raised her eyebrows from time to time. Occasionally, his eyes fell on Lotte's body while speaking, with a little shyness between his eyebrows and eyes, and a little anger.

This Mei Hong has just experienced personnel, and she has a little bit of a young woman's demeanor with a smile and a grudge, which is very different from yesterday's youthful appearance.

During the banquet, his uncle Qin Fang talked to Lotte, and from time to time his eyes fell on Mei Hong, with a bit of ambiguity in his eyes. Qin Fang saw Mei Hong's occasional gaze on Lotte, with a little anger, so he leaned into Lotte's ear and whispered: "This girl in my family is spoiled, I guess there is no less remark against my sister-in-law in the house?" ”

Lotte nodded.

"This girl really doesn't know anything, and she doesn't know how to restrain after marrying her sister." Qin Fang feigned anger and said: "It's better to send two more girls to the house tomorrow to serve my sister-in-law, and exchange this girl back, so as to save my sister-in-law from worrying about it." ”

Lotte suddenly remembered, remembering that Concubine Qin said that her uncle had molested Mei Hong three times and twice, which made Mei Hong disgusted with men, and even moved the idea of making Mei Hong a concubine, but she was denied by the old man Qin, and now the Qin family is dominated by this uncle, and now it is the same old way again.

"I can't be the master of this, go back and ask Qin Zhi, if she agrees." Lotte said.

Hearing Lotte say this, Qin Fang nodded and smiled, and began to think about how to convince his sister. Then he came to Lotte's side and whispered: "You and my uncle Lang are not outsiders, sister-in-law, you are now promoted and developed, you might as well find an errand with my brother." ”

Lotte was surprised: "Uncle doesn't plan to do business anymore?" ”

"Scholars, families, industrialists, merchants, businessmen are the last class, at the moment the county is building a bridge, we will send some materials and building materials, those who are officials open their mouths to ask for a few percent of the profits, for the brother is really red-eyed, the official now has the blue eyes of Lord Ye of Caizhou, and it is Qingyun who is chasing Chen Zhixian step by step, if there is a suitable opportunity, you might as well run with your brother, save yourself from being this lowly businessman for your brother." Qin Fang lowered his voice again and said.

Playing Mei Hong's idea, and wanting to fight the autumn breeze again, Lotte despised his uncle, thought about it and said: "Don't hide it from my uncle, I am now an official, and I will inevitably go to the capital to serve in the future." ”

"Go to Beijing to be an official?" Qin Fang was taken aback, and then said with a happy face: "I heard that being a Beijing official is far more expensive than a local official, and the official is also promoted quickly, and in the future, I will have to rely on my sister-in-law to take care of my brother." ”

"Yes, yes, who made you have a relationship with Uncle Lang." Lotte replied, and then said: "When I go to Beijing in the future, I will inevitably have to enter and leave the palace at times, and at that time I will talk to Shangguan and seek an errand position with you." ”

"Thank you, sister-in-law." Qin Dacheng was overjoyed, but he didn't expect Lotte to say that he could enter and leave the palace, how rich it was.

"What are you and my uncle thanking for?" Lotte said with a smile: "I often hear that every year the palace ban will recruit some eunuchs, if my uncle is interested in this, my sister-in-law and I will try my best to run for my uncle." ”

Qin Fang thanked him again, and suddenly felt that something was wrong.

Belch......

Didn't the eunuch say that he was castrated, Qin Fang realized that the bitter melon on his face immediately turned out to be to tease himself.

"The wine is almost finished, Qin Zhi, let's go back." Lotte got up and waved his hand, leaving Qin Fang there with a wry smile, his heart was full of the pleasure of revenge, his uncle was too short-sighted, and he actually came up with the idea of marrying a girl.

On the way, Aunt Qin asked Lotte, "Husband, my brother and you are talking and laughing harmoniously, why did you suddenly have a sad face?" ”

Although she was a concubine with Lotte, Aunt Qin's heart was still towards her mother's family, and when she saw that her brother's face suddenly changed color, she thought that something had happened.

"Your brother has no shape, and he actually started Mei Hong's idea in front of me." Lotte said with contempt.

Mei Hong over there raised her eyebrows and interjected: "That's the young master and the aunt are both all the way." ”

Lotte raised his eyebrows: "You girl wants to beg for a beating, be careful, master, I will punish you well tonight." ”

Mei Hong shrank her neck in fright, and she didn't dare to say anything, but remembering the many lingering last night, her face instantly turned red to the root of her ears.

Not long after I arrived home in the afternoon, a county official came to report that Chen Zhixian was invited.

The Song Dynasty emphasized literature over military force, although there was no incident like the late Ming Dynasty when a six-rank civil official beat a four-rank military attaché, and the military attache did not dare to fight back, but the status of the civil official was much higher than that of the military attaché. Although Lotte is a military attache of the seventh grade, but Chen Zhixian is a civil official of the eighth grade, and he is a noble who came out of Taixue, although he is deliberately suppressed at the moment, but the future is much broader than his own, and the words on the worship post of Chen Zhixian are also polite.

For Lotte, Chen Zhixian is still a little entangled in his heart, although he doesn't know how Lotte entered the Imperial City Division, but he guessed that it should be the first time he entered Caizhou and was regarded as a fine work of the Liao State by the Imperial City Division, and then he hit the atmosphere and encountered the mutiny of the Huaikang soldiers.

However, for Lotte, Chen Zhixian is still very grateful in his heart, Huaikang sergeant called himself in the mutiny, and also made himself meritorious, although I don't know what the reason is, the official family has not rewarded him for promotion, but Ye Zhizhou is not also without an edict to promote him.

The court is heavy on literature and light on martial arts, Lotte still doesn't like this military attache robe, especially this tender grass is too dazzling, and he said that he wore an official uniform to meet Chen Zhixian, if he was seen by someone with a heart, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not say anything, after some thought, Lotte still put on the Shizi Qing supplement, and asked Shakuchi to call a sedan chair, and then went straight to the county office.

Now Lotte is also a person with status, although he is a military attaché, he must no longer play any safe car transportation, so he will be looked down upon, but he has no car, he can't ride a horse himself, and he can only learn to sit in a sedan chair like a civil official.

In the county Yahua Hall, the two sat down.

Chen Zhixian's meaning is very clear, since some time ago, the Caizhou Prefecture government under the rule of the county government urged the collection of rice grain, but now due to the soaring price of grain, the people in the county are tightly covering their own grain pockets, this rice grain is really not collectible, deliberately came to ask Lotte for advice, ask for a solution.

I also heard Chen Zhixian say that due to the increase in the price of rice and grain, many poor households in Caizhou City have brazenly robbed rice in order to make a living these days.

There was a major corruption case in Caizhoucang, and forty percent of the grain was rotten and scrapped, and according to the customary system, he could have asked the imperial court for a reduction or exemption of rice and grain taxes. However, at present, Ye Zhizhou has thought about self-impeachment behind closed doors, and Huang Tongju has full authority to act in charge of the affairs of the state government, and Huang Tongju did not report the matter in order to make political achievements, but took the local Quanzhou to collect grain, and now the grain merchants in Caizhou have raised the price of grain when they see the situation, and the rising tide will rise, the more expensive the price of rice, and the people will hold on to the grain and refuse to sell and levy it.

It's good to say that the price of grain is more expensive, but most of the people in the city have fields in the countryside, but Caizhou is not like this, there are many craftsmen and craftsmen in Caizhou, these people have no land in the countryside, and can only live on their monthly salary. The current salary is not enough to feed the family, these people can't eat, the consequences are very serious, once someone makes trouble, Caizhou City will riot, it is not much better than the Huaikang army mutiny.

However, Huang Tong's judgment only touched on his own political achievements, and where did he care about the life and death of the people.

Hearing Chen Zhixian's complaints, Lotte only said: "Now that the price of grain has risen sharply, if Chen's father forcibly expropriates the people's rice grain, I am afraid that the title of Chen Qingtian will be abandoned by the people, and he will drag it out first." ”

Listening to Lotte's words, Chen Zhixian raised his eyebrows: "How can this official ignore this official's order?" ”

"Chen's father's words are wrong." Lotte shook his head and said: "Huang Tongju has framed Chen's father and me three times and twice, why should I be anxious about him, I really want to wait for me to repay my grievances with virtue?" ”

"Could it be that Lord Feile already has a plan in his heart?"

Just when Lotte's voice fell, Master Yan and Huo County Ya walked into the county Yahua Hall, and heard that Lotte came to the county office, and the two naturally came to visit, after all, these two people are only officials from the eighth and ninth grades, and besides, when Lotte came to the county office, the two naturally couldn't close the door.

"Care, what can Le have to care." While speaking, Lotte returned the salute to Yan Yishu Huo County Lieutenant: "The three of you read the history carefully, since the past dynasties, there has been a shortage of grain in the official warehouse, if there are people like Huang Tongju who expropriate and extort for the sake of their own political achievements, what will happen to most of them?" ”

Chen Zhixian and the three of them all understood people, and the precedent of the Huaikang Army's mutiny a few days ago was still there, and they immediately understood in their hearts: "Lord Le means ......" The words were only half spoken, and no one was willing to speak again.

"Ordinary people will not do such things as if they have a bite to eat." Lotte's words are very vague.

When Chen Zhixian heard this, he understood in his heart that something would definitely happen in Caizhou in the future, but he didn't know who the credit would fall on this time.

"Shangguan urged several times a day, but it was not a solution." Chen Zhixian sighed.

"Chen's father's direct refusal is, the letter to the Huang Tong judgment bluntly, the current grain level has skyrocketed, the levy of nano grain is tantamount to stripping the flesh of the people's hearts, it is really unbearable, if necessary, create a little more momentum to let the people know, so that Chen's father can win a little reputation, in the future, the right to move high, the people's umbrella, take off their boots and bequeath, what a beautiful scene it will be." Lotte replied.

Hearing Lotte speak like this, Chen Zhixian couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this work of creating a momentum, no one in the entire county government is comparable to Lotte, or when Lotte was an official in the ya, he was handy. It's just that now Lotte has moved up, and it is no longer the original.

"The lower official is brave and asks Lord Le something." Lieutenant Huo saluted Lotte and said: "The soldiers of Caizhou mutinied and we are all meritorious ministers, why do you ......?"

Seeing that County Lieutenant Huo was a little hesitant to speak, Lotte completed the rest of the words, "Why did you reward Le, but there was no news of a few awards?" ”

"Ye Zhizhou is still thinking about self-impeachment behind closed doors, why should Lord Huo be impatient." Lotte said with a smile: "Besides, Le is subordinate to the Imperial City Division, which is different from the three who belong to the Ministry of Officials, so this edict is naturally more urgent." ”

Obviously, Lotte meant that the court was still arguing over Ye Mengde's unauthorized killing of the officials in the corruption case, and the officials were still watching and hesitating for a while.

This book is from the Book King