was suddenly hugged by the third sister, Wu Jie was so caught up by her that she couldn't breathe, and shouted: "What is out of breath, I'm almost suffocated by you, let go!" ”

While he was struggling, Wu Jie heard a silence in his ears, and the sound disappeared.

Lu Shuang also realized that something was wrong, and hurriedly let go of Wu Jie, and when he turned his head, everyone looked at him and Wu Jie dumbfounded.

Suddenly her face turned red with shame, and she was also overjoyed for a while, forgetting that there were many people here.

Wu Jie was so embarrassed that he didn't know what to say, and after a while, he suddenly heard Lu Er slam the table: "The door is unfortunate, this injustice is here, come on, take these two people down for me!" ”

Daxi said, such an incident. The honorable Miss Lu actually hugged another man in public, which was simply a scandal.

Guys, you look at me, I look at you, I don't know what to do.

"Why, don't you do it yet? Someone is coming, beat these two shameless ugly creatures to death on the spot! ”

Hearing the second master's scolding, several family members rushed up with a panicked face and grabbed Wu Jie's hands. But he didn't dare to exert himself, so he only looked at the two old men of the Lu family and the old lady Lu Bing.

"Let him go, let him go!" The third lady screamed and kept kicking a few family members.

Pity those few family members how dare to dodge, and they couldn't stop being kicked back.

Seeing that the scene was out of control, at this time, suddenly, Lu Xuan suddenly shouted: "Impossible, impossible, how could Lu Chang be in it, why not me, why not me?" ”

Before, he swore that he would win this person, and he also said a lot of big things, but when the good news arrived, it became Lu Chang.

Looking back now, I was a clown.

Thinking of this, Lu Xuan even had the heart to die, and even screamed a few times that it was unfair, and then laughed wildly: "No, it must be a mistake, someone must be joking with me, Daddy, are you teasing your son?" ”

He stretched out his hand to grab Lu Er's collar and kept shaking.

Second Master Lu was so shaken by his eldest son that his body was about to fall apart, but his face became pale: he didn't expect that his eldest son Lu Xuan would fall first, but it was his second son Lu Chang, who had never been optimistic, who was lifted.

"Yes, yes, it must be." Lu Xuan was still shouting, his eyes were full of red silk: "Daddy, are you kidding?" The second brother is second, and I, Lu Xuan, are ten times higher than him in terms of talent and talent, so there is no reason to be compared to him. I must have won the first place Xie Yuan, yes, there is still a piece of good news that has not been delivered, and wait. ”

Second Master Lu was miserable in his heart, and shouted loudly: "Xuan'er, Xuan'er, if you don't succeed this year, you will take the exam again in two years." You return ...... Go to the courtyard, don't wait, the good news of the first name Xie Yuan is not yours. ”

"No!" Lu Xuan's voice was even more poignant: "It must have been arranged by you and your uncle, you want to surprise me." Dad, do you say yes, uncle......"

The voice was full of pleading.

"Enough!" In the midst of the chaos, Lu Bing's majestic voice sounded, although it was not big, but it made everyone quiet for a moment: "Second brother, how do you discipline your son and how do you govern the family." Chang'er is a great joy when she wins the lift, it's too late for you to be happy, why do you look desolate, like a mourner? It's all your sons, do you favor one over the other? Now that the chaos is like this, my Lu family's face has been lost. You are in charge of the usual affairs in the courtyard, and I don't think you have much to do. ”

"Yes, old lady!" Second Master Lu was scolded by his father, his body sank, and he hurriedly stretched out his hand and slapped Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan finally came to his senses after eating this slap, and sat on the chair dejectedly, like a clay sculpture and wood carving.

Second Master Lu looked at Wu Jie and his daughter with fire-breathing eyes, and shouted in a deep voice: "Send the third lady back to the courtyard, and the family law will deal with it." Wu Jie, the disciple of Deng, sent Shuntianfu to learn politics, removed his fame, and handed it over to the department for punishment. ”

"Yes." The family members were about to do it immediately.

Wu Jie took a breath of cold air, although he was not afraid of going to the Yamen to study politics and his relationship with the emperor, but the relationship between himself and the third lady is really unclear now, and it will be very troublesome in the future.

I have no choice but to take one step at a time.

He waved his sleeves and shouted, "Let go, I'll go by myself." ”

At this time, suddenly, someone came to report: "Old lady, eldest master, second master, there is an old man surnamed Huang who asks to see him, saying that he is the old lady's old man." ”

The second master of the Lu family scolded: "When is it, how can the old lady still see the guest, fork him out for me!" ”

"Hehe, the Lu family is so majestic and murderous, it scares the old man." At this moment, the door burst open.

Wu Jie saw Huang Jin walking in slowly with his hands behind his back, followed by Lian Laosan, who was hunched and restrained.

Huang Jin is still dressed as an ordinary person, and he looks energetic, but he is unremarkable.

"What a bold old killer, come here, capture the general!" The second master was still roaring.

"Stop." Lu Bing's eyes lit up, and he walked over from the banquet with difficulty, arched his hand towards Huang Jin, and said with a smile: "Old Huang, you haven't been here with me for a few years, how can you come here today." I was offended a lot just now, but you are also an open-minded person, and you must not be angry with your younger life. ”

Huang Jinnei was the eunuch who held the seal of the celebrant and directly represented the emperor. He suddenly came to visit today, could it be that the emperor had something to say?

Lu Bing's heart sank, and he suddenly became excited.

Hearing Old Lady Lu's words, I saw that he was very familiar with this old man Huang.

Everyone knows that this surname Huang has a close relationship, at least a person of equal status, and they are all shocked in their hearts.

That Lin Tingchen had seen Huang Jin, and remembered that he had offended Huang Jin, and his face immediately turned pale.

Huang Jin waved his hand again and again: "Lu Gong has a high threshold here, and the old man doesn't dare to come over if he has nothing to do." Today, I am not looking for you to chat, I only ask you for someone, and I ask Lu Gong to agree. ”

"Who?" Lu Bing was disappointed in his heart, knowing that it was not the emperor who remembered his own benefits and asked Huang Jin to come over to talk. Strong mentions of spirit asked.

Huang Jin didn't talk nonsense, and grabbed Wu Jie: "Shizhen, the old man is just looking for you to have something, let's go." By the way, I forgot to give you something. He took out a piece of good news from his arms and stuffed it into Wu Jie's hand: "You have won the first name of the Shuntianfu Township Test, Xie Yuan, this is the newspaper." I happened to be looking for you for something, but you weren't at home, so the old man brought it to you by the way. ”

He sent this good news casually, as if this Xie Yuan was not a big deal.

"Ah, Wu Jie has won the first place!"

At this moment, all the talents were shaken, and they didn't care about anything else, they all rushed up, and bowed their hands to Wu Jie again and again: "Congratulations to Brother Shizhen, congratulations to Brother Shizhen." ”

Wu Jie felt a burst of joy in his heart, and another stone fell to the ground: It seems that this Xie Yuan did not run away, which made me worry for a while.

Even returned the salute.

"Let's go, it's really important, let's talk as we go." Huang Jin was a little impatient, and he arched his hand towards Lu Bing again, and pulled Wu Jie and walked outside.

When the second master Lu saw that Wu Jie was leaving, he was furious, so he stepped forward, but was pulled by Lu Bing and shouted: "What are you doing?" ”

Second Master Lu was shocked when he saw the old lady's angry face.

As soon as Wu Jie left, Lu Chang suddenly woke up: "Am I dead or alive?" ”

"Idiot, you can't die with me." Li Shizhen smiled and walked outside: "Shizhen actually took Xie Yuan, a good thing, wait for me." ”

Lu Bing knew Li Shizhen, and when he saw him, he was taken aback: "When will Imperial Doctor Li come, and wait for a while." ”

Li Shizhen: "Lu Gong, I've been here for a while. Don't bother, I can see your illness clearly from a distance just now, it's not a big deal, just be careful of a lot of colds. I'd better go to Shizhen first and ask for a glass of wine. ”

And they chased after him as fast as they could.

"Ah, Li Shizhen and Imperial Doctor Li of Tai Hospital, when did Wu Jie meet him." Everyone was even more surprised, and they were speechless.

Second Master Lu asked Lu Bing in a low voice: "Father, who is the person surnamed Huang just now, and what is the relationship between Wu Jie and him, it seems that my father is very familiar with him." ”

Master Lu also walked over, looking puzzled.

Lu Bing didn't speak, only stretched out a finger and dipped a little wine to write the word "brocade" on the table next to him.

"The ...... of the Celebrants"

The two masters of the Lu family opened their mouths wide at the same time.

Lu Bing nodded slowly.

I don't know how long it took, but suddenly, Lu Xuan laughed wildly: "Now you are happy, see me make a fool of yourself." I know that you are jealous of my talent and learning, and you have long wished for me to die. I hate, I hate how I was born in such a family and have to suffer such humiliation. ”

"Eldest prince, can you move your legs out of the way, you are blocking me." Lin Tingchen, who had been silent, suddenly stood up and looked at Lu Xuan, with a hint of contempt in his eyes: "The eldest prince is tired." ”

"Villain, villain......" Lu Xuan scolded.

Lu Bing's face was pale: "Second child, a good son you gave birth to, it's embarrassing, don't take it back quickly!" ”

…… Out of the Lu Mansion, there was already a carriage waiting outside.

Seeing Li Shizhen come out, Huang Jin said with a smile: "Dongbi wants Shizhen Xiaoyou's celebration wine, I'm afraid it's not the right time, I still have something to say with him." ”

Li Shizhen: "Huang Gong, if you want to do something, just do it yourself, I'll go to Shizhen first, and a few of my pit vipers are still there, and I hurt people carefully." If I want to drink, I will ask Wu Jie's family for it. ”

Huang Jin: "Haha, Imperial Doctor Li really still has that free and casual temper, forget it, you take my carriage over first." Shizhen and I walked down the street and talked for a while. ”

Li Shizhen: "Okay. You're welcome, so I grabbed Huang Jin's carriage and went to Wu Jie's house.

So, Wu Jie and Huang Jin walked slowly on the street.

This area is the residence of the ministers and doctors, and the streets are clean.

Even the third child carefully followed behind Wu Jie and Huang Jin, he could see that behind him, there were three or four good players, looking at their skills, they should not be inferior to himself and Huang Jin, it is estimated that they are Huang Gong's subordinates.

Wu Jie looked at the good news at hand, the sky was getting dark, and the wind was blowing very cold on his body: "Huang Gong, what are you doing when you come to me in such a hurry, do you want me to write a few green words?" That's for you. ”

"It's not to write green words, it's Your Majesty who wants to give you an edict and let you prepare well."

Wu Jie: "The edict is right, hehe." He smiled and laughed at himself: "Huang Gong, you also know that I, Wu Jie, serve His Majesty the Emperor, but I can write a few green words, write some stories, and I am just a courtier, and the edict has nothing to do with me about this kind of thing, right?" ”

"Shizhen doesn't need to be presumptuous, your majesty knows your talent very well. It's just that you don't have fame, and you're not qualified to participate in military affairs. ”

As they spoke, they had reached a small arched bridge, and the water was bubbling under the bridge, making the evening seem unusually quiet.

Someone has already sealed the two ends of the bridge, intentionally or unintentionally, and be on guard.

Huang Jindao: "Didn't you read the excerpt of Hu Zongxian's request for salary before the Double Ninth Festival, which said that let Banzai take out some of the silver of Yu Xigong from Nenuri and allocate it to the front line." At that time, His Majesty Long Yan was furious and ordered you to draft a hand-written reprimand from the Yan family. ”

Wu Jie: "There is such a thing, what's wrong, is there something inappropriately written?" ”

"No, you wrote a sentence on it, saying that the imperial court can't get the military salary, and it would be best if the local government could raise some of it by itself." Huang Jin smiled and looked at Wu Jie: "Shizhen, is this proposing that the imperial court levy it?" ”

Wu Jie was shocked in his heart, this crime of levying military salaries is not small, if it really falls into the hands of someone with a heart, it will be a little troublesome. At least one charge of expropriation and extortion will not escape. The ancients ruled the country and a sign of political clarity was "never give more". But Wu Jie has always scoffed at this kind of talk, and it is good not to add taxes, but the taxes that should be collected still have to be collected. Otherwise, the state will not be able to do enough, and many things will not be done.

The taxes of the Ming Dynasty were not too much, but too few, and the types were single, only one agricultural tax. The problem was that the big bureaucrats and big landlords did not have to pay taxes, and by the end of the Ming Dynasty, with the further intensification of land annexation, the taxes that could be collected became less and less, and even if they were levied again, they could not collect anything. In the end, even the military salary could not be paid.

Ming's death was actually due to financial collapse.

In fact, the total amount of land is always limited, and the annual agricultural tax is only that. In order to improve the embarrassing situation of the central government's finances, it is necessary to open up new sources of tax revenue.

Therefore, in the edict written in place of the emperor, Wu Jie also wrote it smoothly, and added a sentence casually, asking Governor Hu to think of a way to do it himself in the local area to see if he could collect some commercial taxes to make up for the lack of military salaries.

Unexpectedly, this made Emperor Jiajing careless.

The Ming emperors had always been sensitive to money and were more enthusiastic than anyone else if new taxes were available.

Let Huang Jin hurry over to find Wu Jie and see if he can come out with a charter.

After explaining all this, Huang Jin said with a smile: "Our long-lived master is a well-known urgent surname in the world, especially such a military event, and he is even more concerned. Shizhen, this is a good opportunity for you, so you can think about it and write a good charter. If it is your Majesty's will, let the elders discuss it. ”

As soon as Huang Jin's words came out, Wu Jie immediately lifted his spirits. For a long time, his position in the emperor's mind was just a favored vassal or even a courtier, and being close was close, but it seemed that there was nothing usable.

But if you can do this beautifully, your position in the emperor's mind will be irreplaceable.

The Ming Dynasty did not lack talented ministers who could write poetry and literature, but there were not many capable ministers and cadres who knew how to manage money. For example, Zhang Juzheng, isn't it because he understands economic affairs that he is in the first class and has monstrous power.

The thing is very simple, the country's annual financial expenditure is so large, and without him Zhang Juzheng, it really can't be fun.

Thinking back to the real history of those powerful ministers, important ministers and even annihilated ministers, who is not a good financial hand. For example, Cai Jing in the Northern Song Dynasty and the gentry in the Qing Dynasty.

If Wu Jie can show his means in this, even if Jiajing dies in the future, he will occupy a certain weight in Xinjun's mind.

Wu Jie: "Okay, I'll write an article after I come down." ”

"That's fine." Huang Jin nodded and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty has been overwhelmed by the word money, and those of us who are courtiers are also sad when we see it." Shizhen, you have already understood the yuan, and if you don't say it, you will have a will, and it will give you an identity that is convenient for you to walk in the inner hall. ”

The two said a few more words, and then they broke up.

By the time I got home, it was already dark.

But the house was still full of friends, and there were seven or eight tables of wine banquets in the courtyard, and the people sitting were all next-door neighbors.

According to Lian Laosan, in order to celebrate the liberation of Wujie High School, Mozi said that the banquet had to be set up twice, and it was not bad for money.

Seeing Wu Jie go home, the neighbors all stood up at the same time and congratulated the new master. Wu Jie was busy accompanying the guests, eating a lot of wine, so drunk that he couldn't wake up, and he didn't care about talking to the moth.

Second, the banquet continued, and there were many visits from the same year, which was naturally a social exchange.

Next, according to the rules, it is to meet the master of the house and the master.

Wu Jie bought gifts with Lian Laosan, and first went to visit Guan Dingyu, the master of Tianzihao. As a result, Lian Laosan was thrown out shortly after handing the gift in, and the examiner came out with a message and said that he would not see a villain like Wu Jie, so get out of here.

Wu Jie was a little confused, he had never met the examiner before, and he hadn't offended him, how could he become a villain in his mouth, this thing was surprising.

Now, Wu Jie is a close minister of the emperor's side, with different visions and different cultivations, so naturally he will not be angry with his roommate, and he will not take it to heart when he laughs at it.

Next, it's time to visit Lu Fengyi, the deputy chief examiner.

Lord Lu's family was not in the capital, and only rented a small courtyard house in the west of the city. When I got to the ground, I saw that an alley was full of official cars and official sedans, and there were many high-grade court officials standing at the gate of the courtyard waiting respectfully, constantly stuffing red envelopes into the hands of the gatekeeper.

But the door was still holding a shelf, saying that my family was a clean official and did not accept gifts.

Wu Jie was curious, and asked a seven-rank official next to him, only to know that Lu Fengyi had just filled the official position of real power in the ministry, and was in charge of the performance assessment of officials in the world, and now he was so popular.

He was taken aback, this Lord Lu rose so fast.

So he stepped forward and handed a piece of silver to the porter: "If you are tired, you will say ......."

"Say what, don't see." The porter saw that Wu Jie's silver was insufficient, and he was very displeased: "But my family is admitted to this department?" The adult said that he has been too busy recently to meet his protégés, and it is not too late to meet at the Luming banquet. ”

Wu Jie had no choice but to visit Bao Yingxia again, but Bao Yingxia was not there. asked his family, but said that Master Bao was depressed and went to Xishan to relax, and it would take a few days to come back.

All three places were empty, and there was no choice but to leave gifts and go home.

Soon after returning home, Lu Fengyi's porter came to the door, put down a lot of gifts, and smiled and bowed his hand again and again, saying that he didn't know that Master Wu had visited before, and he was offended, and my master had planned to visit in person. It's a pity that there is temporary official business that needs to be disposed of, so I let the villain come over in person to make amends, a little heart, and forget not to shirk.

Lu Fengyi's gifts were very rich, including a large bag of silver, about three hundred taels, a lot of money.

Wu Jie was taken aback, and the teacher gave gifts to the students in turn, which was strange, and it was really incomprehensible.

Since he couldn't figure it out, the surname Suo didn't think about it, so he was just thinking about how to get the article he wrote for the emperor.

The Luming banquet is in the middle of next month, and before that, I have to go to the Lu Family School to worship Mr. Xie Dai and thank the two masters of the Lu family.

After this period, you have to start preparing for the New Year, and after the New Year, you have to prepare for the Spring Festival.

In this way, this time is really busy.

(To be continued)