In the evening of the next day, Wang You, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, and those wealthy people in Jijing had already sent congratulatory gifts according to the agreement, which were full of hundreds of large boxes of congratulatory gifts.

Although the courtyard in the front yard of Xie An's Mansion is quite spacious, it is now crowded with these large boxes.

I have to say that the numbers on the gift list are too abstract after all, and it was not until he saw the boxes of gold, silver and jewelry with his own eyes that Xie An realized what a huge amount of money this was.

In addition to being happy, he couldn't help but feel a little headache, after all, his several wives, Liang Qiuwu, the eldest grandson Xiangyu, and Jin Ling'er, had been standing aside and watching coldly, quietly watching the porters who gave congratulatory gifts pile up large boxes one by one in the open space in the front yard.

"Ann, what the hell is going on?"

After the porters left one by one, Liang Qiuwu frowned and asked.

It can be seen that Liang Qiuwu's expression is not very pleasant, and there is even a faint anger in his eyes.

Seeing this, Xie An smiled bitterly, and secretly complained in his heart that those people led by Wang You, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, really didn't know how to do things, and they actually gave the luxury gifts promised yesterday so unabashedly, I have to say that although Wang You and others intended to curry favor with Xie An, they didn't know the situation at Xie An's family.

No, as soon as those porters left, Liang Qiuwu was the first to be impatient and asked his husband Xie An about it.

"Well...... licking his lips, Xie An said in a sneer, "It's a congratulatory gift from someone else, for my husband went to the third prince Li Shen's mansion for a banquet yesterday, but I didn't expect Li Shen to invite other people...... So that's it...... That's it......"

Liang Qiuwu frowned when he heard this, glanced at the two people who were looking at those big boxes not far away, and said to Xie An in a low voice, "An, you didn't mention the congratulatory gift they gave to Lord Wang yesterday. It's ......"

"Yes, yes, it's not...... Husband, don't you want to surprise you......" Xie An explained with a humble face.

"What a surprise...... "Next to him, the eldest Sun Xiangyu opened the folding fan in his hand with a snap, glanced at Xie An, and chuckled, "Although the slave family expected it, I didn't expect it to come so quickly...... However, Brother An didn't think about discussing it with the slave family and others, this really made the slave family a little sad......" she said, covering half of her face with a fan. showed a sad look.

Xie An couldn't stop laughing here, but Liang Qiuwu over there was already a little impatient, and said unhappily, "Okay, Xiangyu." Less pretending! As she spoke, she turned her head to look at Xie An, and Zhengse said, "An, in a few days, you will be promoted to the secretary of the Criminal Department, the minister of the first rank of the court...... You know. How many people are watching you below, and if even the top officials of the DPRK and China accept bribes, how will the people below look at you? -- Presumably it is an upward and downward effect......"

Listening to Liang Qiuwu's words, Xie An smiled bitterly. The secret scream is not good, because it is not difficult to hear from Liang Qiuwu's tone that she seems to intend to give this congratulatory gift to the owner.

Thinking of this, Xie Anxin secretly complained.

Auntie and grandmother. Do you want to be so high? Don't you know that the husband is poor and jingles?

Just as Xie An smiled bitterly, the eldest grandson Xiangyu came over. The jade finger of his right hand lightly swiped over a red patent leather wooden box, and said as if he had a deep meaning, "Sister Xiaowu's words are good, my sister admires it, but I haven't thought it through......

Although he was a little annoyed that the eldest grandson Xiangyu called himself [sister] without concealment, Liang Qiuwu didn't want to quarrel with her in front of Gou Gong, Qian Xi and the people in the house, so he frowned and said unhappily, "How can you say this?" ”

The eldest grandson Xiangyu smiled slightly, and said quite calmly, "As the saying goes, when the water is clear, there are no fish...... Xiao Wu's sister has also been an official in the court for a long time, and she should know that bribery is a matter that has been repeatedly banned by me for hundreds of years, and it is not one or two people who can reverse it......"

As if he heard the deep meaning of the eldest grandson Xiangyu's words, Liang Qiuwu said unhappily, "I don't care about others, my husband can't accept it!" ”

Under Xie An's secretly bitter smile, the eldest grandson Xiangyu pouted and said, "Sister Xiao Wu means that your criteria are heavier than Brother An's career, right?" ”

Liang Qiuwu was stunned when he heard this, and asked puzzledly, "What do you mean by this?" ”

The eldest grandson Xiangyu chuckled lightly and said in a flat tone, "If Brother An is just a nine-rank and low-end official, it doesn't matter if he collects it or not...... However, Brother An will be the secretary of the Criminal Department of the Central Committee of the DPRK in the future, no accident, in the future, gifts from various products and officials from all over the country will be indispensable, if Brother An refuses, his reputation will be good, but what about the rest? ”

Liang Qiuwu's eyes showed a little embarrassment when she heard this, although her brain was not as active as that of the eldest grandson Xiangyu, but after all, she had been an official in the court for a long time, and of course she knew some things between officials, so it was not difficult to understand what the eldest grandson Xiangyu said.

After all, among the officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty, there are only a few who are incorruptible, and most of them also have signs of accepting bribes in private, which even the imperial court knows.

Indeed, there are relatively few signs of acceptance by high-level officials in Jijing, take Xie An's father-in-law, Sun Jing, for example, this person is also as upright as Liang Qiu Wu and never accepts bribes, but you must know that behind him is the eldest grandson family, the eldest grandson family who is deeply respected by the royal family.

There is also Wang You, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, how can he not change his face and send that gift to Xie An? The reason is that the Wang family behind him is also a wealthy family in Jijing.

What these children of the family who are in high positions in the court have in common is that they don't care about money, because their families are rich, and all they want is status and fame, which is one of the reasons why the Great Zhou court has reused the children of the family for hundreds of years.

In response to that sentence, when the amount of money in the family reaches a certain amount, the amount of money is just a number, otherwise, why are there few important ministers in the Jijing court who embezzle public funds?

For those children of wealthy families, money is just a prop for them to get closer to Shangguan, but in fact, officials like Xie An who are from a poor family but are in a high position are very few in Jijing, Liang Qiuwu, Changsun Jing, Qin, Wang You, Meng Rang, which is not a child of the family?

Ah, as many as ninety percent of the officials in Jijing do not need to rely on the filial piety of Yulu or the officials below to live, because the families in Jijing have special clansmen who form caravans to earn silver, and the Yin rich family, but. If an official from below offered money, he would not normally refuse.

First, don't do it in vain, and second, it's also a way to communicate with the officials under your jurisdiction.

When you receive the money, the officials below will feel at ease, they will think that you are easy to talk to, and they will think that you regard them as their own, and on the other hand, if you are proud to refuse the money sent by the officials below. Then those officials will find another way, and in the big picture, there will be no change.

In a word, you don't take it. There are always others who will accept it, and you are not the only official in Jijing.

Don't think that the Beijing officials are superior, in fact, if you can't maintain a certain good relationship with the officials below, especially the chief officials of the various localities, sometimes there will be a situation where the orders from the higher authorities will not be met. On the other hand, if you maintain a certain amount of good relations with them, even if it is not a decree of the imperial court, the local officials will still do what you say.

Take the eldest grandson Xiangyu as an example of forging the book that passed the township test for Xie An. This is also a fraud in the imperial examination, once it is found out, the officials of Guangling County will be unlucky, but why did the officials of Guangling County still forge the public for Xie An? Here's why. The eldest grandson's family has a lot of prestige and good relations in the eyes of local officials.

Although it is somewhat inappropriate to say so, there are times. It is true that favors are more convincing than cold decrees, and let them be used for you.

Thinking of this, although Liang Qiuwu was still a little unhappy, she stopped talking, after all, she also knew the stakes, don't look at his husband Xie An will be the secretary of the criminal department in the future, but it is also possible to be jointly overtaken by the criminal officials in various places below, although this matter can be taught by the imperial decree to teach those people, and even dismiss them, but it is not a good reputation after all.

Also, if you can't even unite the hearts of the people under your hands, what kind of official are you? How can he be deserved?

Seeing that Liang Qiu was silent, the eldest grandson Xiangyu chuckled, then turned his head to look at Xie An, and said with a smile, "But for Brother An...... Brother An has not done a good job in this matter! ――Brother An really thinks that he can accept it privately without alarming the slave family and others? As she spoke, she blinked her eyes, looking like she had seen through Xie An.

It is no wonder that Xie An's character, the women can be said to know the roots, even Li Shou, Yin Gong, Liang Qiu Gong and others also know that Xie An is greedy for money and lustful, and he doesn't care about lust for the time being, just talking about greed for money, Xie An was downtrodden in Jijing back then, and was sometimes forced by money, and he didn't take the next meal, which had a certain impact on him.

However, compared to women, it doesn't matter if they collect some silver, after all, silver is a dead thing, and they will not come alive to compete with them for favor, and if Wang You and others send a few beautiful women this time, the attitude of the women is not as calm as it is now.

"As the saying goes, it's better to come early than to come by chance, and those who see it have a share...... Twenty-one is added to five, and the slave family wants half! ――What does Brother An think? ”

Xie An gasped when he heard this, and said to the eldest grandson Xiangyu beside him, "Isn't there still eight million taels in Xiangyu......

"So what?" Gently shaking the folding fan in his hand, the eldest grandson Xiangyu lowered his voice and said, "Brother An doesn't know that the things needed to prepare for the marriage in recent days are all taken care of by the slave family called Qian Xi, and the cost is huge, isn't Brother An clear?" ”

Xie An opened his mouth when he heard this, and was speechless, after all, he really knew a thing or two about this matter.

I have to say that the share of spoils in Chang'an earlier made Liang Qiu Wu and his eldest grandson Xiangyu full of pockets, and turned into a little rich woman with millions of taels of silver, but Liang Qiu Wu used the 16 million taels of silver to improve the treatment of the soldiers of the Eastern Army, so that Liang Qiu Wu was also quite short on hand in the preparation of the marriage.

And Jin Ling'er, she didn't have any spare money in her hands, how could she have any spare energy to think about her marriage, in desperation, the eldest grandson Xiangyu had to use her eight million taels of [dowry] to prepare a bride price for Liang Qiu Wu and Jin Ling'er and all the things needed for application, and even Yiyi's share she was thoughtful.

In recent days, she has been the eldest wife for many times, but she is not stingy in this regard, and she takes care of her future roommates, after all, they marry Xie An together, if Liang Qiuwu, Jin Ling'er, and Yiyi are pointed at by the people of Jijing in the dowry, she is not good-looking.

Because of this, when the eldest grandson Xiangyu proposed to ask for half of the congratulatory gift, Xie An really couldn't find any excuse to object.

However, Liang Qiu Wu on the side felt a little wrong when she heard it, you know, she was upright, she planned to ask Xie An to return these gifts, but after listening to the words of the eldest grandson Xiangyu, she reluctantly dispelled the idea, but now the words of the eldest grandson Xiangyu. actually wanted to share half with their husband Xie An, where did this place her Liangqiu dance?

Is it tolerable or unbearable!

Although Liang Qiu Wu didn't care about these silver taels, as an eldest woman, her face could not be folded here by the eldest grandson Xiangyu.

"I want half of it too!" Liang Qiuwu said angrily to Xie An.

Isn't it, two aunts?

Looking at the eyes of Liang Qiuwu and the eldest grandson Xiangyu, Xie An seemed to feel that he had returned to the treasury of the rebels when he was in Chang'an, and remembered that at that time, these two aunts and grandmothers had to go to almost all the silver, leaving only their husband Xie An fifty taels of silver.

This thing. Xie An still remembers it vividly.

No, if I don't say anything, my wallet will be flattened again......

With a thought in his heart, Xie An was about to speak, when suddenly a woman's coquettish reprimand came from beside him.

"Let's get aside!" Under the unexpected gaze of Liang Qiu Wu and the eldest grandson Xiangyu. Jin Ling'er said to Xie An unhappily, "Little thief, you discussed with Yu yesterday, and you said that part of this congratulatory gift should be taken out to Yu to fund the ...... of those orphans."

Shhh Don't say it at this time, Grandma......

Xie An only felt cold sweat in his head, and glanced at Liang Qiuwu and eldest grandson Xiangyu with a smile, and sure enough. The two women's eyes became a little unkind.

"Yo? It turns out that the husband has discussed it with Sister Ling'er...... But why didn't you mention it to the slave family and Sister Xiao Wu? The eldest grandson Xiangyu looked at Xie An with a smile, and the light flashed in his eyes from time to time, making Xie An realize that this woman was extremely unhappy at the moment.

Next to him, Liang Qiuwu also looked at Xie An silently.

Just when Xie Anbei was embarrassed. The three girls got together and discussed. After all, in the final analysis, Liang Qiuwu didn't want to owe Changsun Xiangyu a favor in the preparation of the marriage, and as for Jin Ling'er, she was overflowing with sympathy, but she still remembered that most of the orphans in her village were over, and as for the dowry, she didn't think too much, which can be seen from the fact that she had no jewelry on her.

I have to say that the daughter-in-law of the Xie family, the eldest grandson Xiangyu and Jin Ling'er's dress is simply the difference between heaven and earth.

But having said that, this time the three daughters were not too excessive, and they still left a congratulatory gift for Xie An's personal small treasury, after all, Xie An is now a high-ranking official in Jijing, and if he is shy in his pocket, it will inevitably be a good word.

Ichishin, alas, it's better than nothing......

With a sigh in his heart, Xie An suddenly saw Yi Yi standing aside, looking at the sympathetic smile in her eyes, his heart warmed.

"It's better to Sister Yiyi, don't worry about these things for your husband...... Another day, buy some jewelry for Sister Yiyi for her husband......"

Glancing at the three ladies who were commanding the people in the mansion to [divide the spoils], Yi Yi smiled a little shyly, and her heart was really sweet for Xie An to remember her.

Everything is done, and all that remains is the matter of Gou Gong and Qian Xi, and what they have to do is to register these congratulatory gifts in the warehouse.

Qian Xi, who secretly watched Xie An and the girls leave, and had been looking at the treasures in those boxes in a sluggish state, finally came back to his senses, licked his lips, and couldn't help but take out a hanging of jewelry from a box, swallowing saliva, and had a great intention of hiding it privately.

When Gou Gong saw it, his face changed slightly, and he said with a strange expression, "Fourth, this is the third lady's thing, do you really dare to take it?" ”

"It's just a pearl, the second lady won't care about the ...... of these little things" Licking her lips, Qian Xi happily handed the other piece of jewelry to Gou Gong, the intention was self-evident.

"You will die, I can warn you, the second lady is not an ordinary woman, it is better for my brother to persuade you to change your temper...... The eldest became a prison officer, and his brother was promoted to the Shaoqing of the Great Prison Temple in the future, and the third child was even more amazing, and the Beizhen Fusi Jinyi Wei Si was the captain, doing things for the Son of Heaven, monitoring the Jingshi, and looking at you again......" Gou Gong looked strange and shook his head and refused.

"I don't have much interest in the official position, in contrast, I still want to work under the second lady, second brother, you don't know, the second lady's reward is called a heroic ...... I'll take a little bit, the second lady won't care......" Saying that, Qian Xi took advantage of the fact that the people around Xie Fu didn't care, and secretly put the hanging jewelry into his arms, revealing a look of joy on his face.

"......" Gou Gong shook his head speechlessly.

In fact, Gou Gong was also quite concerned about money before, but when he heard that Xie An intended to promote him to be the Shaoqing of the Great Prison Temple, he lost interest in gold and silver, and this is the case with the other two brothers in his Dongling Mountains, Di Bu and Mo Fei, but Qian Xi's enthusiasm for gold and silver treasures has never faded, and it is not difficult to guess that this time he prepared for the marriage application for the eldest grandson Xiangyu, this kid probably got a lot of benefits from it.

At the same time, Xie An and the other daughters had come to the study of the North Wing, because the eldest grandson Xiangyu had visited the injury of the Eighth Prince Li Xian today, Xie An wanted to hear what Li Xian's attitude was now.

"Not optimistic, oh, it doesn't mean the injury ......" Seeing Xie An ask about Li Xian's situation, the eldest grandson Xiangyu said worriedly, "The crybaby is still the same tone as before, as soon as he mentioned the matter of the third son of the emperor, Li Shen, he was furious, and said that this matter is tantamount to letting the tiger return to the mountain, and the disaster will ...... in the future."

"Did you talk about the king?" Xie An asked with a frown.

The eldest grandson Xiangyu nodded, frowned and said, "The slave family has been tempted, and the crybaby refuses to accept Li Shou's [King of Qi] throne, not even a fief, not all rewards, and he also said......" Speaking of this, she glanced at Xie An in embarrassment, and said in a low voice, "Do such a stupid and mediocre thing, Li Shou is not worthy of being the son of the Great Zhou Dynasty......"

"That's ......," Xie An sighed secretly when he heard this.

It seemed to see Xie Anxin's concerns, and the eldest grandson Xiangyu comforted, "One thing can be assured, crybabies have always followed the rules, since the first emperor passed the throne to Li Shou, he will not ignore his father's orders, but he will use his own way to show his ambitions and change the current situation of Da Zhou......"

"Xiangyu means ......"

Looking up at Xie An, the eldest grandson Xiangyu hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice, "He wants to be the prime minister and control the government!" - At least he will do so until he admits that Li Shou is capable enough to serve as Emperor of the Great Zhou......"

"......" Xie An frowned when he heard this, and he really couldn't laugh or cry in his heart.

This is really, a wave of unsettled, wave after wave......