"This officialdom is really troublesome!"

Su Hao returned to his house, washed up a little, and went straight to Li Zhen's room, found a chair and sat down, and began to complain to Li Zhen.

Su Hao and Li Zhen have only known each other for a few days, but he found that he likes to chat with Li Zhen more and more. Li Zhen is worthy of being a great Confucian in the world, and his ability to comprehend problems is much stronger than others, plus he is a member of the household department, the prefect of Yao'an in Yunnan, etc., and he is also a clear man for officialdom, Su Hao has just entered the officialdom and needs such a consultant very much.

Li Zhen was reading a book wearing reading glasses, and when he saw Su Hao barging in, he sat down unceremoniously by himself, and he was not embarrassed. He put down the book, took off his glasses, looked at Su Hao and asked, "What is the intention of Liu Qichang to hold a banquet today?"

"It's a pet feast!" Su Hao said, and said with a smile, "But I have already turned the Hongmen Banquet into a banquet of the gods." ”

"A feast of the gods?" Li Zhen expressed surprise at the new words that kept popping out of Su Hao's mouth, he was dignified and often couldn't understand what a Xiucai was saying, which was quite embarrassing.

"Oh, this is an allusion to the Franc machine, about a group of gods feasting together, a god lifted the skirt of the goddess and peeped, but was discovered by other gods...... And then a painter painted it. Su Hao said nonsense.

"It's immoral!" Li Zhen reprimanded, although he said this, there was a smile on his face, indicating that he didn't really mind the story.

Joking, Su Hao told Li Zhen about the before and after of Liu Qichang's banquet, including the fact that Di Yunshi gave him a gift in the end. After the brocade box was brought back, Su Hao had already seen it, and inside was a stack of silver tickets, with a total face value of 500 taels, which was considered a generous gift considering the salary level of the officials at that time.

"Today's matter, in fact, there is no need for Liu Qichang to ask the prince of Chongwang to come forward. His move is to test your attitude. Li Zhen twisted his beard and said.

Su Hao said: "When I heard at first glance that this person was the prince of King Chong, I was really shocked. Aren't they afraid of my experience as the Metropolitan Procuratorate and report this matter to the imperial court?"

Li Zhen smiled and said, "What can you do if you report it?"

"According to the law, all officials who know about it must be demoted and investigated, and the prince will be sent to Fengyang Mansion for confinement, or he will be deposed as a concubine." Su Hao said.

Li Zhen said: "This is just a provision of the law. How can it be so strict? The vassal king and the magistrate live in the same city, and they don't look up and see each other, so how can everyone not drink and have fun together? Unless the vassal king raises private soldiers, or secretly communicates with other vassal kings, the Zongren Mansion will not bother with this kind of idle matter at all. If you report this matter, the court will naturally reprimand King Chong and Liu Qichang. But it's just going through the motions. And you, because of this incident, you will offend King Chong and Liu Qichang. ”

"So, I'm not leaving, right?" Su Hao asked.

Li Zhen said: "That's right, it's not right."

"What do you mean?" Su Hao said.

Li Zhen said: "If you say you're right, it's because you can't manage this matter, if you leave because you are afraid of this regulation, it will be a loss of face for the son of the world." Today, the saint is a very affectionate person. He called the current Chongwang the king's brother, and he often had rewards during the New Year's Festival. If you save the face of the son of the world, and the king crooks his mouth to the saint, it will have an impact on your future. ”

"Uh...... I don't think it's enough, but offending King Chong does have a negative impact on my work in Runing, which is true. Su Hao argued.

Li Zhen didn't care about Su Hao's rebuttal. just continued: "As for what you did wrong, that is, your identity is different from Liu Qichang. They were magistrates, and they had some dealings with the princes of the feudal domains, and they were easy for others to understand. And as an official sent by the Metropolitan Procuratorate, this is considered a law enforcement offense, and the statement is different. ”

"I didn't know that." Su Hao shouted, "But I can't go." What to do?"

Li Zhen said: "You must express the current plan, but you must not make a big fuss. So, you need to write a confidential letter right away. It was sent to Du Yushi and Wang Cifu to explain the matter and explain that there was a reason for it. They are reasonable people who will not make this matter public, and if anyone comes to you about it in the future, they can also come forward to testify. ”

"I understand, I'll write it in a moment." Su Hao responded.

Hearing Li Zhen say this, he understood that Liu Qichang was actually tethering him to do this. Whether he reported the matter of drinking at the same table with the prince to the court is a difficult matter, and if he reports it, he will offend King Chong, and if he does not report it, he will leave a stain on himself. In the future, if he dares to be unfavorable to Liu Qichang, Liu Qichang can find out that he and Zhu Changjin drank at the same table to blackmail him.

Li Zhen's idea is a way to crack Liu Qichang's tricks. He asked Su Hao to report it in the form of a secret letter, and the content was only known to a few key people. In this way, others cannot say that Su Hao and Zhu Changjin drank alcohol in private, and because the news did not spread, the court did not cause any reaction.

"So, what does Liu Qichang mean by giving me silver?" Su Hao then asked.

Li Zhen said: "Isn't this very clear? He just hopes that you won't act rashly, what is the benefit of Runing Mansion, it will not be missing you. Wouldn't it be nice for you to stay here for a few months, catch a few inconspicuous thieves, and then return to Beijing with the money?"

Su Hao said: "Liu Qichang's move, does it mean that there is a problem in Runing Mansion?" And it shows that the problem of Runing Mansion is related to the official, otherwise why would he take money to seal my mouth?"

Li Zhen said: "In this world, which thing has nothing to do with the government?" Liu Qichang doesn't want you to reveal the affairs of Runing Mansion, not necessarily because he has something to do with these things, maybe he is just afraid that after you expose it, his face as a prefect will be gloomy. He would rather cover things up in a vague way than have someone uncover it, and this truth is also tenable, right?"

"That's right." Su Hao touched his head and smirked. It seems that Li Zhen's experience is indeed richer than his own, and he has a more comprehensive grasp of the psychology of officials.

"Have you figured out what to do now?" Li Zhen asked.

"Let's feel the situation first." Su Hao said, "Regarding the situation in Runing Mansion, it's just some rumors and rumors, and even Wang Cifu can't say why, how do I know what to do?" My idea is to grasp the situation first and understand the crux of Runing's problems. Generally, small problems should not be touched first, and only big problems should be considered and solved. Moreover, either you don't do it, or if you want to do it, you must hit it on seven inches, and you must not let the opponent have a chance to fight back. ”

"It's a good idea to plan and then act." Li Zhen said.

Su Hao smiled bitterly: "The idea is good, but I don't know where to start now." When I came to this Runing Mansion, my eyes were dark, and I didn't know who to ask about anything. When I was in Huai'an Mansion, the prefect and I were of the same mind, and he would tell me anything. Now the prefect of Runing is obviously guarding against me, maybe there are also forces of King Chong guarding against me, there are only enemies around me, there is no helper, how to go on?"

Li Zhen said with a smile: "This is more of an official's ability." See if you can build your own eyeliner in a short amount of time. ”

Su Hao said: "I have already arranged for Chen Guanyu to do this, he is a veteran background, and it is his business to fool people." When I was in Huai'an, he also helped me collect a lot of information. ”

Li Zhen said: "Change, I've been thinking about your affairs for the past two days, but I have a feeling, and I don't know if it's right."

"Mr. Li, please speak, your feeling must be right." Su Hao said.

Li Zhen said: "You said that it was Wu Boxing, the head of the household department, who recommended you to Runing, do you have any holiday with him?"

"Holidays? I don't even know who he is, how can he have a holiday?" Su Hao said.

"Is that so?" Li Zhen shook his head, "Then I don't understand." ”

It's no wonder that Li Zhen doesn't understand, because what Su Hao said is not the truth. Wu Boxing and Su Hao did not have a holiday, but they had been thinking about Su Hao for a long time. When Su Hao first left Fengcheng for Chongqing, he once stayed at Qiaosheyi, and had a conflict with the local powerful landlord Wu Yuanwai in Qiaoshe Town. And this Wu member is Wu Boxing's younger brother, named Wu Bozhen.

Wu Bozhen suffered a loss at the hands of Su Hao that day, and afterwards the trouble of finding the Xinjian County Government and the garrison to find Su Hao was also resolved by Su Hao, and Wu Bozhen was able to lose face firmly. Later, he told his brother Wu Boxing about the incident and asked his brother to be angry for him. Of course, Wu Boxing would not take a small hundred households to heart, and with the respect of the left servant of the household department, he specially went to find the bad luck of a hundred households, and it was a shame to say it, so he put the matter down.

What is unthinkable is that Su Hao, a small hundred households, will be promoted one after another in just over a year, and his name will begin to appear in the court. In view of Su Hao's "eunuch" label, the courtiers instinctively disliked him, Wu Boxing remembered what his brother told him, so he stood up and dug a hole for Su Hao, wanting him to make a mistake.

Su Hao never imagined that the things in Qiaoshe Town would last for so long, and he didn't know that Wu Yuanwai had such a relationship with Wu Boxing back then, so when Li Zhen asked him, he would say that he had no holiday with Wu Boxing.

"I always feel that the person who recommended you to Runing has bad intentions. The matter of Runing is by no means simple, others do not want to see you return in vain, what they want to see is that you are ruined in Runing. Li Zhen analyzed. Although he did not know the specific background, his years of experience in officialdom allowed him to make a correct prediction.

"Su Shoubei, Su Shoubei, go and see Sister Cheng!"

Su Hao was about to have a more in-depth discussion with Li Zhen, when the singer rushed in and shouted to Su Hao with a frightened expression.

"What's wrong with Cheng Yi?" Su Hao stood up suddenly.

"She has been in the room since the morning and has not come out until now, and I called her many times, but she ignored her. I peeked through the crack in the door and saw her lying on the bed crying! Geling said. (To be continued.) You are welcome to come to the starting point to vote for recommendation votes and monthly passes. For mobile phone users, please go to read