The three feet over there led people out, and there was no news coming back, and the people from the Inspection Department here had already come to report, saying that the Lord of the Ministry and his party were close to Fucheng.

Shen Mo sighed, and said to Wang Yongji beside him: "It's finally here." Let's go, Brother Runlian will accompany me to pick up the car. ”

The two hurriedly put on their new court clothes and took a sedan chair to the dock.

After a short time, I saw a magnificent official ship, escorted by eight military ships in front and behind, slowly approaching from a distance. There was no excessive flag guard on the ship, only a flagpole with a big flag on it, and the word 'Hu' was written on the flag!

You don't need those vain things to let everyone know who you are, and that's a status symbol.

"Hehe, humble words, don't come unharmed!" Seeing Hu Zongxian standing on the deck and smiling at him, he stepped forward silently and quickly, and greeted with a smile: "The ministry has worked hard all the way, I haven't seen you for half a year, but I want to be an official!" ”

When the ship docked, he silently welcomed Hu Zongxian and his entourage down, and saw that among the accompanying officials, in addition to the leading figures in Zhejiang, there was also Hu Zongxian's son! It's just that this Hu Gongzi, who saw him as an uncle and nephew last time, didn't look so friendly this time, and he had a gloomy face, and he flashed aside when he said hello.

There were so many big people waiting to be greeted, and Shen Mo didn't care about the kid, so he invited all the adults to get on the sedan chair and went straight to the Humble Administrator's Garden...... In order to save the declining position, the prince let the prince do his best to be silent, not to mention the offerings of wealth and goods, as soon as he heard that he was going to entertain the officials from the province, Baba dedicated the garden, and the family moved to live elsewhere temporarily.

In fact, isn't this the way of the world? Under the four words of blowing, shooting, coaxing, and tribute, even if it is a stone, it can be covered with heat! Moreover, the human heart is made of flesh. Therefore, Shen Mo has basically restored the equal treatment of the Wang family and the Peng Pan family.

Living in this humble Administrator's Garden and seeing the splendid scenery inside, Hu Zongxian was full of praise and said: "It is indeed the ideal destination of my generation." ”

Someone on the side couldn't wait to pat the horse and said: "Lord Shen, it's rare for the ministry to like it, you see which one this is, catch up with Ming'er to make it, our brothers buy it, and honor the ministry." ”

Looking at Hu Zongxian silently, he didn't seem to have any intention of moving, so he smiled and said: "The owner of this family, Lord Wang, is not very old, and he is a political envoy due to illness...... I'll ask another day to see if he has any intention of changing hands. Inadvertently pointed out the age and identity of Wang Zirang, implying that this kind of person is likely to be the same age or the same family in the court, and let the other party weigh it himself.

As soon as he heard that the idea was prickly, the official really retreated, smiled awkwardly: "Don't force it, if people don't want to, forget it." The crowd burst out laughing.

In fact, if the prince asked for Austrian aid in the court, how could he let Shen Mo squeeze like that? The reason why he said this was just to repay the favor, and he didn't want Wang Zirang to get into any trouble for helping him.

The banquet has been prepared in the main hall, and it goes without saying that it is necessary to catch the wind and wash the dust. Before the banquet, I only heard Hu Zongxian smile and said: "There is a ministry of officials, so let's put the public before the private." Saying Zhengse, he said: "Suzhou Tongzhi listened to the order silently. ”

Shen Mo hurriedly bowed down and said, "Xia Guan is here." ”

"Ask Hu, the governor of the southeast: The position of the prefect of Suzhou Prefecture in the south of the present day has been vacant for a year, for some reason. However, the position of the main hall cannot be hung for a long time, and there should be a governor in the land of a house. Now I heard that Suzhou Tongzhi is silent, and he is in charge of Zhengyin as a deputy, and he is honest and diligent, can he be qualified to be the prefect of Suzhou? If so, straighten it; If not, please recommend another Gaoming. Looking forward to the palindrome. Officials are still in the book of Wu. ”

Hu Zongxian finished reading, and said with a smile: "I have already returned to the Ministry of Clerks, and I believe that the official seal will arrive in a few days." Everyone congratulated everyone together, congratulating Lord Shen for changing his blue robe into a red robe, and his daughter-in-law for becoming a mother-in-law.

The official uniform of officials above the fourth rank is crimson Luo yarn, so the big red robe has always been regarded as a symbol of high-ranking officials, and not every prefect is qualified to wear it, because only the upper class government is the four-grade system.

Suzhou is one of the richest prefectures in the world, and pays more taxes than a province in those poor places, so of course the prefect should wear red. Besides, everyone knows that the prefect position was originally prepared for Shen Mo, and as long as he had some qualifications, he would be promoted naturally.

So although some people were jealous of his young age, he wore a red robe, but he was not too surprised.

To their great surprise, there was another appointment from the ministry. I saw Hu Zongxian sweep his gaze over his silent subordinates, and said with a smile: "I don't know which one is the Changzhou County Commander?" ”

Naturally, no one responded, so he had no choice but to reply: "Back to my lord, the dredging project of Wusong River, the head of Haixian County, can't get out of it for a moment." ”

"Oh......" Hu Zongxian smiled approvingly: "Sure enough, he is a solid official, no wonder his reputation has spread to the Beijing Division." As he spoke, he took out another document, handed it to Shen Mo and said, "Then please ask Brother Yan to convey it on your behalf, the position you vacated is his." ”

Shen Mo was not surprised that Hai Rui could cross Gui Youguang and become the second person in Suzhou Mansion, he had long expected that the Taishi in the Beijing Division would definitely do this. I couldn't help but worry a little in my heart, will I transfer him away next?

Even the position to be transferred in the future, Shen Mo can guess how many points...... The head of a certain ministry or a temple in Nanjing is also a five-grade official, and when it comes to power, he is not even as good as a small official.

This thought was only a fleeting thought, and he quickly came back to his senses and invited the ministers and adults to take their seats. There is no need to go into detail about the banquet, as long as you know that this meal cost him four hundred taels of silver, not counting the wine money, you will know how luxurious it is.

After being full of wine and food, Shen Mo asked everyone to take the adults to rest, and he personally led Hu Zongxian into the master bedroom of the main house.

Hu Zongxian went inside to change clothes under the service of the maid, and waited outside silently, but his heart could not be calm...... It is obvious that Hu Zongxian, who has not seen him for half a year, and finally sat on the governor's seat, is no longer as approachable as before, although he is not arrogant, but the fierceness in his words and demeanor has made him understand that this old friend is no longer what it used to be.

Although he was a little gloomy, Shen Mo also knew that when his status changed, people would inevitably change with him...... Not to mention Hu Zongxian, just looking at himself, since he became the lord of the mansion and the market in his hands, how many people rushed to pay respects. Especially after his position is stabilized, flattery is even more incomprehensible, no matter what he says or does, he is wise and correct, and no one dares to say a word that he does not like.

In such an environment, unconsciously self-aggrandize, lose the original ideals, persistence, moderation or something, and become an animal of enjoyment that cannot listen to advice and cannot be wronged, what is the difference between it and those corrupt officials who are plain and despised?

Thinking back to what he has done during this period of time, there is indeed a tendency to be corrupt and degenerate, and he couldn't help but sweat in his head, and said secretly: "If you hadn't seen Hu Zongxian's changes, you wouldn't have been able to wake up yourself!" If you just want to be a high-ranking official and get drunk and dream of dying for the rest of your life, it doesn't matter, but what about the ideals you made when you first arrived in Suzhou? Is that all?

Thinking of this, Shen Mo clenched his fists tightly and shook his head heavily, he had to be alert!

"Clumsy words, why don't you look good?" Hu Zongxian got rid of the official mansion, put on a scarf, wore a soap yarn back with the word Lingshou, and soap boots and socks underneath, and turned out from behind. The fierce momentum also disappeared with the change of clothing.

He was silent next to him, and he also sat on the chair of the Taishi, and said with a joking smile: "Was it too hard last night?" "Just now during the banquet, the good story of Zhuang Yuanlang's monopoly of the Oiran has spread, and Hu Zongxian is now making fun of him with this.

"Hehe......" Shen Mo smiled helplessly: "Ministry, I said that the homework is just to discuss piano skills, you must not believe it." ”

"Of course," Hu Zongxian smiled, "unless you're wood." ”

"But that's exactly what happened." Shen Mo smiled bitterly: "I didn't move a finger from that girl." ”

"Really?" Hu Zongxian was surprised at this time, and said with a smile: "Anyway, everyone thinks that you have eaten Oiran head soup, what are you doing with Yanagi Hui?" What's the deal? ”

"It doesn't matter what others think," Shen Mo smiled and said, "My daughter-in-law is pregnant, and she will believe in me." "The root of last night's ideological struggle came from Ruohan, and he couldn't overcome that guilt.

"......I see," Hu Zongxian laughed, and said: "Young couples, they really have true love and hot surnames, and when a few years pass, when the left hand holds the right hand, you should change your way to find something new." "It's completely the demeanor of a person who has come over, what other expression can you have besides laughing?

Hu Zongxian is worthy of being a master among the masters, and after a men's topic, he pulled the distance between the two back at once, and set the tone for the next topic.

Hu Zongxian asked Shen Mo, are you ready to open the port, what is the plan for this year, and can you make a difference to the emperor.

Shen Mo answered them one by one, all of them were reassuring. Hu Zongxian couldn't help but envy: "I really want to exchange with you, I will be the prefect of Suzhou, and let you be the governor of Laoshizi." ”

Shen Mo hurriedly said: "This kind of thing is no joke!" He smiled again: "The Lord of the Ministry is the head of my Ming Dynasty, only others envy your share, how can you envy others' share." ”

saw Hu Zongxian shaking his head heavily and said: "I, the governor, am like a man on my back, like sitting on pins and needles, like walking on thin ice, but I am just a donkey dung and eggs. ”

Shen Moxin said: 'After a long time, now the drama is here! I couldn't help but cheer up and listened to Hu Zongxian: "Do you know that the Zhejiang Inspector is still participating in me?" ”

Shen Mo nodded lightly and said: "I have read it in the newspaper, but it is just the pedantic words of scholars, and the ministry does not need to worry about it." "What Hu Zongxian said is that two months ago, the imperial history of Zhejiang was still maintained, and it was 'on the disadvantages of the governor's military gate opening level'.

He said: "In recent years, due to the troubles in Zhejiang and Nanzhili, the Ministry of War has allowed the Governor to open the military gate at the level, which is a temporary expedient measure. However, as soon as this example was opened, local tyrants, philistines, deserters, and officials who fled for fear of crime were mostly allowed to pay silver and go back and forth during the day, and even those who committed capital crimes could also pay for themselves. Therefore, all officials also use this for personal gain, arbitrarily exploit to enrich themselves, and ask the imperial court to strictly prohibit it and punish lawlessness! ’

Last month, the imperial court had already reached a conclusion, Emperor Jiajing ordered the indiscriminate and hazy grantees, by the patrol according to the imperial history to pursue the punishment, the confiscated military personnel are not allowed to redeem, and their dismissal officials are not allowed to praise and paint military affairs, harm the people, and order the emperor to return to idle.

"If his surname Shang is really public-minded, then I have nothing to say," Hu Zongxian said indignantly: "But this guy is clearly Ruan Yi's minions, and Shangshu has no good intentions, and since he got the holy decree, he has been even more unscrupulous, and he has dismissed many of my capable civil and military generals." Instead, it's all his Ruan Que people! He sighed and said, "Hey, you and my brother's dream of peace and prosperity are really many disasters and difficulties! ”

He knows a little about the dispute between the governors and the governor of Hangzhou, but he has a good relationship with the two of them, and he is far away in Suzhou, so he never expressed his position. But he still has a number of the current strength comparison between the two sides, even if Ruan He can pounce again, the army still listens to Hu Zongxian, at most it is a little constrained by him, but it is far from the point that Hu Zongxian said.

I only heard Hu Zongxian say again: "I set out from the overall situation, retreat step by step, and seek perfection." Who knew that people thought I was a bully and wanted to beat the water dogs! As he spoke, he lowered his voice and said, "He actually instructed Shang to sue me for embezzling military salaries and enriching my own pockets!" He also gave me the nickname 'Governor Silver Mountain'! ”

Shen Mo was finally moved: "Is the evidence conclusive?" He always believed that only Hu Zongxian's courage could lead the southeast to resist the Japanese, and he did not want him to fall.

"Hey, what's the trouble of wanting to add to it?" Hu Zongxian smiled bitterly and said: "It is a common practice to embezzle military salaries, and I will naturally not do less of this kind of thing." But I dare to take the ancestral curse to promise that none of this money has fallen into my Hu Ruzhen's pocket, and it is all used to fight against the Japanese! ”

As he spoke, he took out a fold from his sleeve and said, "This is my self-defense fold, which was written on the way here, can you help me consider one or two?" ”

Silent hands took it, unfolded the browsing, in addition to those sycophant nonsense, a useful paragraph is: 'The minister is the country to eliminate the evil, use the bait, there is no tip, you can't make a big plan, and the jealous person is annihilated in this life, pointing to the embezzlement, the minister can not bury himself in the mouth of slander with the traces of suspicion, begging and giving it, waiting for the division of the theory of Shaoming, and then the east, west, north and south are only used. ’

This means that all this money was spent on underground work such as using bait for the Japanese pirates, because they could not be accounted for according to orders, and could only be embezzled from military salaries. Those people pointed at me for encroachment, filling their own pockets, and making the ministers too aggrieved. The point is that 'I can't continue to work with suspicion, because my prestige is tarnished by slanderers, so please suspend me from office and send a messenger to find out!' ’

Silently watched these words soft and rigid, with infinite grievances, and also demonstrated with picks. knew that as long as Jiajing still wanted to use him, he would definitely be appeased. couldn't help laughing and said: "If you don't change a word and submit it, the ministry will be safe." ”

Hu Zongxian's face was relieved, and he said with a smile: "Hey, there will still be a messenger to find out." ”

"That's for sure." Shen Mo smiled faintly: "It's not to find out, but to correct your name in the department!" ”

In fact, it's hard to say this in too detail, but Shen Mo has to do this, if he doesn't follow Hu Zongxian's words, he will definitely follow him to denounce Ruan Yi.

Not to mention the status of teacher and student with Ruan Yi, just during the food crisis, he once helped him, so that Shen Mo made up his mind that he could not do that ungrateful thing...... Although it is said that the official is more shameless, he is no exception, but there are always some bottom lines that cannot be crossed, such as knowing that you want to repay your kindness, and you can't take revenge...... Hu Zongxian was very distempered by his statement, and said with a dry laugh: "Maybe......" said with a sinking face: "But if Ren surnamed Ruan continues like this, who knows if His Majesty will really believe his demagogy one day?" ”

"Your Majesty is wise and ......discerning," Shen Mo shook his head and smiled: "Lord Ministry, put your heart in your stomach!" ”

The experience of Suzhou Mansion has made the silent Tai Chi Kung Fu have been perfected, and Hu Zongxian was stunned to the end, and he couldn't talk about it, and he couldn't talk about it together.

Hu Zongxian is a superman after all, and he gradually tasted it, and said in his heart, good boy, have you made up your mind not to mix? The complexion couldn't help but be a little ugly, and I felt that the silence was too uninteresting.

The scene was a little embarrassing, and Shen Mo knew that he still thought of Hu Zongxian simply...... Could it be that I have been playing chess with a stinky chess basket recently, and my level is getting more and more stinky? I had to smile bitterly and say honestly: "I know what the ministry wants to do, but I can't get involved in this matter." ”

"Could it be that the false name of that teacher and student is more important than the brotherhood between the two of us for many years?" Hu Zongxian is neither yin nor yang.

"Of course it can't be compared," said in a deep voice: "Our relationship is better than brotherhood, if it is necessary, I will also use my future surname to ensure that Lord Butang is safe and sound!" ”

This sentence is so wonderful, the magic is in the word 'yet', in the most natural way, to remind him that Hu someone, I have used everything I have to protect you once!

(To be continued)