Inside the Jiangpu official post.

Cao Yi's heroic laughter startled a flock of birds perched on dead branches.

"Haha...... Are you really making Jinyulou empty? ”

Xiao Fan's face was gloomy: "The grass people are acting too much, and they are really ashamed to ...... land."

"Haha, what are you ashamed of? Merchants do business, it is the same as killing the enemy on the battlefield, either you die or I die, when Jin Yulou used to deal with Drunken Immortal Building, didn't he use the means of inferiority. ”

Cao Yi smiled and suddenly narrowed his eyes, stared at Xiao Fan and said: "This official has dealt with you a few times, these two tricks are confident that you haven't looked over, you don't look like the kind of person who does things impulsively, this time you made a big fuss in Jinyulou and completely offended Huang Zhixian, don't you know what the consequences will be?" ”

Xiao Fan said with a smile: "My lord, forgive me, although the grass people are called the shopkeeper of the Drunken Immortal Building, but this Drunken Immortal Building is actually you and your father-in-law's, the grass people eat people, and they should be loyal to the people......

Cao Yi laughed a few times, nodded Xiao Fan with his hand, and said, "You kid still didn't tell the truth, what's the matter?" Is this official the kind of person who is stupid and confused, and can't hear a word of truth? ”

Xiao Fan hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Since the adults want to listen to the truth, the grass people will say a few words that they don't know how to advance or retreat......

"Just say."

"My lord, you are an ambitious person, your future achievements are not just about being a small Bapin County, if you are enterprising in the officialdom, steady and gradual progress is the right way, the grass people are arrogant, these adults must be around to make friends with the big and small officials of Jiangpu County, right? There is the great power of King Yan behind the adult, and now there is the financial resources of the Chen family, and it must not be difficult to pull down a small county, now it is said that the grass people Meng Lang, making a big fuss in the Jinyulou, in fact, it is also a good opportunity for adults to test, why don't you take this matter to try the depth of Jiangpu officialdom? ”

"How do I try?"

Xiao Fan touched his nose and smiled bitterly: "If nothing else, the grass people may soon become prisoners......

Cao Yi frowned and said, "You mean that Huang Zhixian will take you to prison?" On what charges did he take you? ”

Xiao Fan sighed and said: "My lord has been in the army for a long time, and he doesn't know about the officialdom, if he wants to take an insignificant untouchable person to prison, do you still need to find a crime?" ”

Cao Yi's eyes flashed, as if he had realized: "This official understands......"

Glancing at Xiao Fan, Cao Yi said in a deep voice: "You kid is a character, go ahead, don't worry, the official promises, you won't be able to enter the prison!" ”

Xiao Fan bowed his hand respectfully, and after turning around, the corners of his mouth slightly hooked an arc.

Not long after Xiao Fan left, Cao Yi's old servant walked into the wing room and said in a low voice: "According to the master's orders, the old slave has quietly sent five hundred ......taels of silver to the Yamen's Xie Master, Li Dianshi, Liu Zhutou and others."

"Did they all take it?"

"It's all accepted, in the past few years, Huang Zhixian has secretly made money, but he doesn't give a piece of the pie to his subordinate officials, and the people below are quite resentful......"

"What did they say?"

"Master Xie said very directly, in the future, only the old man will be the first to look forward, Li Dianshi and Liu Zhutou will be in charge of a county prison, but they are quite subtle, but the meaning of the words is that they are willing to advance and retreat with the master......"

Cao Yi laughed: "Everything is ready!" ”

Then he lowered his voice and sighed: "His Royal Highness King Yan sent a secret letter, asking me to govern Jiangpu as soon as possible, I was worried about this matter, but I didn't expect that Xiao Fan's kid to do me a big favor......

"Does the master intend to lift him up?"

Cao Yi groaned: "Don't be busy, this kid is not a thing in the pool, after I pull down Huang Zhixian and really govern Jiangpu, I will take a good look at his ability." ”

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The day after Xiao Fan made a big fuss about Jinyulou, Jiangpu County, from the officials and rich gentry to the peddlers and pawns, had not yet recovered from this big incident, and another shocking news incident began to spread throughout the city.

This is indeed a piece of news that can be called unprecedented.

Early in the morning, the streets and alleys of Jiangpu and the walls of the city gate were plastered with one tabloid after another.

Of course, people in this era are very unfamiliar with tabloids, except for the county government, which specially posts official documents of the imperial court and offers rewards for the arrest of the imperial court's Qin and Yang thieves.

Chinese people like to be lively, and they prefer to explode the news of the surname, chatting as a talking point, so, curious, literate scholars and ordinary people have gathered in front of the tabloids, carefully watch the content of the tabloids, and those who have good deeds also read it aloud to those illiterate people.

The tabloid is very simple, and it has a big headline.

"Surprise! Lack of virtue restaurant food poisoned! Anger! Torture the shopkeeper's moral conscience! ”

This title is truly shocking and deafening.

In the form of anonymity, the tabloid recounted the fact that in a certain year, a certain restaurant did not know for what purpose, actually put poison in the food served to the guests, causing a poor old Taoist priest who was said to be Zhang Sanfeng's junior brother to be unfortunately recruited, and he is currently living and dying in a vast, and he does not know the result......

The tabloid did not name the restaurant throughout the article, but Jiangpu County is so big, a little wind and grass can be known to everyone, not to mention such a news event with an explosive surname?

As a result, the whole Jiangpu boiled.

The goodwill of Jinyulou was instantly reduced to the freezing point, and the restaurant owner poisoned the wine and food, who would dare to eat it? What about the restaurant opened by the county? Even if you opened it by the Jade Emperor, how can someone who hasn't lived enough come to the door again? I can't take my life on the back of Zhixian County.

In just one day, the reputation of Jin Yulou has stinked all over the streets and alleys of Jiangpu County, and I am afraid that it will be impossible to make a comeback in the future.

Of course, discerning people also saw the deep meaning of this news, and the little Jiangpu was about to change.

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At noon on the day after the tabloid was posted, the newly renovated Zuixian Building was in full swing.

The opening was quite creative, with a bright red carpet at the entrance. From the steps to the side of the street, the carpet is sprinkled with thousands of purple and red bright petals, a beautiful girl wearing a uniform cardigan buckle armor long skirt, a red ribbon obliquely draped on the chest, with the words "Welcome to the Zuixian Building" written on it, lined up in two neat columns, smiling like a flower standing at the gate of the Zuixian Building, the long cannon battle did not stop, the gongs and drums on the side were noisy, and it was lively as if they were married.

These gimmicks were of course very ordinary in the previous life, and I saw too much, but now it is the early years of the Ming Dynasty, who has ever seen such an opening scene? For a while, the people in the city were all attracted to it, standing far away, looking at the gate of the Drunken Immortal Tower curiously and with cringe.

The scene was very lively, but there was no one who really dared to step into the gate of the Drunken Immortal Tower. The girls standing outside to greet them seemed to feel this strange atmosphere, and the smiles on their faces unconsciously stiffened.

Xiao Fan was still wearing an old robe, his face was full of smiles, but his heart was very heavy.

Huang Zhixian is really very powerful, he didn't say a word, no one in the entire Jiangpu dared to provoke him unhappy, the opening of the drunken immortal building is clearly to fight with the opposite Jinyulou, who dares to touch the tiger whiskers of Huang Zhixian?

Chen Siliu, as the big boss of the Drunken Immortal Building, was of course also among the guests, he looked depressed, his face was pale, it was obviously the opening ceremony, but his expression was like attending a funeral, and he was so sad that he was like a mourner.

Xiao Fan really couldn't stand it anymore, so he slowly walked to Chen Siliu's side, and whispered without a trace: "Father-in-law, smile, this is an opening, not a funeral ......."

Chen Siliu raised his eyes, glared at him very angrily, and at a glance, he saw that the shopkeeper of the Golden Jade Building opposite was looking at him with a gloomy face, looking at him as if he was looking at the enemy who killed his father, Chen Siliu unconsciously shrank and lowered his head weakly.

"Virtuous son-in-law, you ...... Alas! You've made things like this, how are you going to clean them up? Chen Siliu didn't have a trace of joy at all, but sighed with a sad face.

"What does father-in-law mean? The son-in-law doesn't understand very much......" Xiao Fan smiled and pretended to be confused.

"Do you know that because of your nonsense, our Chen family has completely offended Huang Zhixian? If it is not handled properly, it may lead to the destruction of the Chen family! Look at it, you made the scene so lively, did anyone dare to come to the door? ”

Although Xiao Fan came forward to win over Cao Xiancheng, who knows if Cao Xiancheng will help when Huang Zhixian cleans up the Chen family? Chen Siliu has seen too much of the surname of the official who eats and asks for nothing, he is just a businessman, and he will not turn his face with Huang Zhixian for the sake of a lowly businessman, right?

The more Chen Siliu thought about it, the more unsound his heart became, his eyes gradually filled with despair, looking at the beautiful women welcoming the guests, the red carpet, the bright petals and the gong and drum musicians, he couldn't help but sigh, and said with a sad face: "That's it, that's it, I'll attend my own funeral...... It's really lively. ”

Xiao Fan was happy: "My father-in-law is so cheerful and open-minded, it is really the luck of the Chen family, an old Taoist priest said, in the heart of pain, often get pleasant fun, today it is so lively, even if it is a funeral, it can be regarded as a happy funeral......"

Xiao Fan talked eloquently, Chen Siliu was crazy, his face became more and more ugly, and he said violently: "Shut up!" Shut up, shut up, shut up! ”

"Father-in-law, calm down, so many people are looking at you......"

Chen Siliu snorted angrily, and then forced himself to squeeze out a smile that was more ugly than crying at the onlookers.

"My father-in-law is smiling so charming......"

Chen Siliu's face began to twitch......

Xiao Fan looked at the sky, and suddenly smiled meaningfully: "Father-in-law, don't worry, the son-in-law naturally has a purpose in doing this, and relax, there will be a distinguished guest coming to celebrate soon......"

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