Since going upstairs, Yang Chengzu has been hiding in the crowd and has never made a sound, and he is keenly aware that the atmosphere of today's banquet does not seem to be quite right. It is not so much that Zhang Rong set up a table and banquet to meet with everyone and enhance mutual understanding, but that he used this banquet to stand up majestic and completely control the hundreds of households in the eight provinces of Henan. This is deliberately to shake the majesty.

In an institution like Jinyi, it is impossible for Shangguan to master all the lowest yamen, so he can only manage one level at a time. The commander is in control of the upper officials of the court, and the upper officials of the hall are in control of thousands of households, and thousands of households are in control of hundreds of households, and hundreds of households are in control of the general flag and small flag, so that this institution can operate normally, and the officials do not have to worry about being deceived by the below.

But the question is, is it necessary for Zhang Rong to do this? His identity is a dignified uncle, a successful person who has entered the ranks of nobles, and he uses such a method as an ordinary thousand households? It is the norm for a new official to take office with three fires, but that is said to the general Jinyi official who has no roots, a person like Zhang Rong, even if he doesn't do anything, he has Zhang Yong behind him, who would dare to fight him?

Besides, according to his qualifications, going to a place like Henan to serve as a thousand households should be a formality, and it won't take long to return to Beijing to be promoted to the rank of court official. Henan will not be his own land, no matter how big you shake the majesty, how firmly you grasp the handle, what is the actual significance? Why bother with your own people?

When he was beating the military stick again and deterring Duan Biao, Yang Chengzu felt more and more that this person was probably a problem developed in the army, and he lacked understanding of such affairs as brocade.

Jinyiwei is an institution that needs flexibility, one board and one eye, meticulous, and cannot adapt to the working environment of Jinyi. After all, this is a place of grace and merit, everyone comes out to eat mixed rice, high standards and strict requirements, and I am afraid that the brocade clothes sitting there will not be able to do it.

Hearing Zhang Rong call his name, he hurriedly got up, came to Zhang Rong and knelt down and kowtowed: "Xiaguan Yang Chengzu, hereditary brocade clothes of 100 households, actually awarded the small flag of Huaxian County, I have seen my uncle, my uncle is a thousand years old, a thousand years old." ”

The other hundred household officials originally didn't think much of the camels in this flock. Come to meet thousands of households, how can you be a hundred households, sit in the key corner of a government to be qualified, you are a small county and a small flag, but it is a little famous, but the official position is too low, and you can also join in this excitement, I don't know the severity.

It's just that everyone looks at Duan Biao's face, no one is embarrassed to say anything, and some people know that he and Duan Biao are sworn brothers, if he openly accuses him of low official status, isn't it a slap in the face of Lao Duan? On the surface, he praised his brother and brother, but in his heart he was mostly disdainful.

But at this moment, everyone was secretly glad that this Xiaoqi had joined, with him helping to attract firepower, the uncle had enough anger with him, maybe the board that fell on his head could be lighter. This Zhang Rong is really from the mixed group camp, he doesn't understand Jinyi at all, he is resolute and resolute, how can he live this day.

Zhang Rong looked at Yang Chengzu and said, "You are the Yang Chengzu who jumped into the river to block the breach in Huaxian County?" What did you think at the time, weren't you afraid that you would be swept away by the water? ”

"Back to Uncle, the situation was urgent, and Xia Guan jumped in without thinking about anything. After entering the water, I realized that the iron armor on my body had not been taken off, and I was ashamed to say that if it wasn't for my fate, I am afraid that I would not be able to kowtow to my uncle. ”

"I heard that you treated the gentry harshly in Huaxian County, and as a result, you forced a good man from Zuo to hang the beam?"

"How good that Zuo good man is, the lower official can't say clearly, the lower official only knows that he refuses to sell rice at a low price in accordance with the laws of the imperial court, and wants to take advantage of this good situation to make a sum of silver, so the lower official has to follow the rules."

Zhang Rong sneered, "Do it according to the rules?" Do you know how many friends Zuo Shanren has in Henan, and how many people have received his favor, do you know what is the relationship between Benbo and him? ”

When a few hundred households heard this, they said in their hearts: It turns out that Zhang Rong came here this time to stand up for Zuo Shanren? Then you deserve this little flag to be unlucky, Rao is your reputation and merit, but so what? As long as Shangguan doesn't like it, your great merit is just a sentence that can be cut.

Duan Biao also scratched his ears and cheeks anxiously, and had the heart to step forward to say something, but he was really frightened by Zhang Rong's majesty, how dare he say one more word. is just secretly anxious: these three brothers are also frizzy, why don't you listen clearly, what does Zuo Wannian have to do before you do it, such a hard-nosed character can also move?

Yang Chengzu was neither humble nor arrogant: "Xia Guan really doesn't know what the relationship between the uncle and Zuo Wannian is, if he knows, he naturally doesn't dare to act like this, how can he ask the uncle before making a decision." ”

Zhang Rongwen laughed when he heard this, "Haha, I should also say that you don't care what he has to do with Zuo Shanren, you have to act impartially." It turns out that you are also a person who talks about relationships, human feelings, and watching people put on the dishes. ”

"Uncle is wise, although the lower official is young and knowledgeable, he is not an idiot. If I really talk about being impartial and disregarding human feelings, then I should take off this official uniform as soon as possible and go home to farm. ”

"Well said. Come on, serve the wine. Zhang Rong did not get angry, but shouted to drink. Two soldiers came over with a few large bowls, and brought a wine jar, poured six bowls of wine in a row, and placed them on the table. Zhang Rong said to Yang Chengzu: "Do you know how to drink?" ”

"The amount of wine is not large, but if the uncle gives him wine, even if he drinks to death, he will not dare to say a word."

"That's good, get up and drink."

A few hundred households in brocade clothes couldn't understand it this time, it was clear that this little flag looked like he was dead and had no place to be buried, how could he be qualified to drink his uncle's wine now? What kind of temper this face is, but I can't figure it out.

Yang Chengzu kowtowed and thanked him, got up and picked up the wine bowl, Zhang Rong also picked up a sea bowl and said: "You calm the price of grain, suppress Haoqiang, Shen Futai has already told me about this credit, so I will arrest Jin Changling at you, find out this **, the first bowl of wine, Ben Bo respects you." ”

"The lower officials don't dare."

"I don't have so many rules, so I'll drink with you."

"Then thank you Uncle for the wine."

The two of them picked up the wine bowl and drank it all with their heads up. Zhang Rong was born in the military, and he is really a good drinker. After a bowl of wine, he picked up a second bowl of wine: "You have checked the case of Caoyun entrainment of ordnance, and I have read the file." It's both firearms and armor, I'll remember this credit for you, the reason why I didn't give a reward is because I'm afraid that the reward will be smaller. But this matter is always there, no one can forget, this bowl, Benbo still respects you. ”

After the second bowl of wine, Yang Chengzu's face turned slightly red, and sweat was already on his forehead, but Zhang Rong still looked as usual, and picked up the third bowl

"Huaxian jumped and saved the people of a county, and he deserves to be a hero in Henan. It is a pity in the army that a hero like this cannot join the regimental battalion. But to be able to come out of the brocade guard, and it is the brilliance of the brocade clothes, this third bowl of wine, Ben Bo still respects you. ”