Because Li You wanted to go back to Xujiang for the fifteenth day of the first month, he resigned to Wang Tongzhi. Wang Tong knew: "Lord Li is now in a secure position, and he should move to Fucheng, so as not to go back and forth often." The back office can change you to a bigger house,"

Li You shook his head and said, "It's still small, you have to find another place." ”

The people who come to this government as officials are all people from other places, and under normal circumstances, they will not bring too many people with them, and they only need temporary residences, and the official residence of the rear government is enough. And the place of employment is not my hometown, so there is no need to buy a house. In this era, people's hearts want to return to their roots, even if they make some money in office, they have to be sent back to their hometown to ask for help. No one will really regard the place where they work as a place of old age, even if they are the prime minister's elders in the capital, they will also have to return to their hometown to retire.

Why did the former prefect Mao not take out the silver to buy grain to fill the hole at the moment of life and death? It's not that he's so greedy that he doesn't want his life, it's really because he sent all the silver to his hometown, and it is estimated that he has spent a lot, and there is no way to transport it back in time after killing him.

Speaking of the official residences of the Houya, except for the prefect's special residence, they are all simple front and back two houses with three rooms each, and at most a small side courtyard. It is estimated that it is enough for others, but it is definitely not enough to meet the situation where Li You's family comes to live. can't do it and let his wife, concubines and maids squeeze together, especially if Li You is a local, let alone lose face. He now has a fortune of hundreds of taels, and it only costs about one or two hundred taels to buy a similar house in Suzhou Mansion, which he must be able to afford.

After talking about private matters first, Wang Tongzhi talked about the case today, because he is in charge of government affairs, so the judgment needs to be sent to him for signature, especially if it involves a sentence of imprisonment or more. "The sentence of the prisoner surnamed Li is heavy, and the official wants to change the sentence to three years."

Li You explained: "The thief Li Yi often instigated his mother to harm his son, and the lower officials were sentenced to murder with intent, and they should flow for 3,000 miles according to the law. ”

"It's a bit of a mistake to say that he intended to kill, but it's just a covetous woman. Besides, this exile sentence has existed in name only for many years, and it is basically useless, and it is enough to punish him with hard labor. If you have to report to the Constitution for review, why bother yourself. Wang Tongzhi expressed a different opinion.

As the boss, Wang Tongzhi's attitude is quite sincere. Accustomed to strong bosses such as Lord Chen, Li You sometimes feels that Wang Tongzhi is too kind.

"The boss is really benevolent, and the lower officials are all obedient." Li You agreed, saying that Daoist Li had no personal stake in him, and it didn't matter what the final verdict was.

"It's not that the official is lenient with the criminals, or that there is a reason for the incident, and the Chang Si Prison of the Prison Department came here to ask the old man for favors, begging the official not to exile the thief for 3,000 miles."

Li You suddenly understood, and couldn't help scolding: "These lazy bones." ”

According to the rules, when exiled prisoners, they need to send officials to escort them all the way, which is called deportation. First go to the higher authorities for review, and then escort the prisoner to the destination after the review is completed.

For the officials, the exile of the deported prisoner was the greatest tragedy of his life. It took several months, I was bitter and tired, and I didn't have much oil and water, and I was afraid that I would be run away by the prisoners on the road, and I went to a barren and smoky place, and I couldn't get sick and die in a foreign land and couldn't come back. Can the world find a more heart-stopping errand?

When the sentence was commuted to imprisonment, everyone was happy, and the prisoners were happy and the servants were relaxed. Slave labor is naturally light and heavy, and the key to it is the opportunity for these servants to make money and water.

That's why Chang Si Prison asked Wang Tongzhi to ask for favors, and not to sentence him to exile for 3,000 miles. Besides, Daoist Li was also a knowledgeable person, and after saving incense money over the years, he should have some savings, and it is worth squeezing.

After tossing for a long time, Wang Tongzhi took advantage of the situation and sold favors, Li You sighed in his heart. Wang Tongzhi released Hu Bantou last time, and this time he spared Daoist Li, and followed his ass all the way to sing red face and be a good person to earn benefits, which is simply obscene and indescribable. Of course, Li You will not be stupid enough to break it.

I saw Wang Tongzhi stroking his beard and said: "You and I can be called lenient and strict, and complement each other." ”

Your old man almost didn't say that the cooperation was happy, but Li You suddenly woke up - from now on, could it be that Li Tuiguan, who has established a majestic and capable image and a strict and serious judgment style, will become an ATM for both fame and fortune? The key is that Master Li himself took the initiative to choose this path... The suspicious Li You guessed another possibility. Wang Tongzhi is okay with this once or twice, if he returns like this, the people in the government are not stupid, everyone knows that Li Tuiguan's verdict can be easily revised by Mr. Wang, so won't the prestige he worked so hard to build up be gone? Or is it that all the prestige has been transferred to Old Man Wang?!

Is that really going to happen? Looking at Wang Lao Tongzhi, maybe it will be the kind and frank smile of the Wang Governor's Mansion in the future, and Li You, who is full of opportunities, really can't make up his mind for a while. When he was a subordinate to Lord Chen, who had a strong style, he had never felt so helpless.

In the end, Li You had no choice but to hang up his thoughts for the time being, and wait for the real situation to happen. He had to be convinced, no matter how mediocre and incompetent a person was, he could cultivate some magical powers after 30 years of rolling in officialdom.

It's a pity that in the eyes of the young Li Tuiguan, Wang Lao Tongzhi always has the lingering mediocrity and incompetence.

Gossip aside, Wang Lao Tong knows that this point is not harmful, and it can't affect Li Tuiguan's good mood. However, it is said that Li You arrived at his house in Xujiang County on the morning of the 15th day of the first lunar month, and found that the house was hung with lanterns of different sizes, colors, and patterns from the gate to each room, and the atmosphere of the festival was extremely strong.

At this time, the wives and concubines and maids (speaking of which, due to the old man's improper standing, the maids of the Li You family really must be hung behind the concubines) all gathered in the hall to discuss something, and they all brushed their white jackets. Don't be mistaken about a funeral, it is customary for women to wear white on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

"What's wrong?" Li You said.

Mei Zhi, who was half a maid and half a concubine, rushed forward and replied on behalf of Liu Niangzi: "The family wanted to rent a floor on North Street to see the scenery, but who expected that they couldn't rent it, and they were derogated." ”

This is rare, Li You, who has initially reached the realm of moving qi and cultivating the body, did not burst into a rage, and asked curiously as if he found a rare animal: "Who doesn't open his eyes?" ”

It turns out that with the atmosphere of this year, the fifteenth day of the first month is more lively than the New Year's Day, similar to the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is the night of the alluring city outing, and it is also the night when men and women in the feudal society hook up into annihilation. The folk customs such as fireworks in the lantern booth are known to the people of the country, and there are hundreds of juggling, river lanterns, dragon dances and other programs in Xujiang County.

Rich and noble families often rent a building facing the street, and the whole family gathers together to watch the lights and see the scenery, which is also a symbol of dignity. The most prosperous streets and waterways in Xujiang County are from the center of the county to Beiguan and then to the Xuhe River outside the city, which is collectively referred to as North Street.

At Li You's house, Li's father and mother returned to the old house for the New Year, and Master Li was not at home for a long time. When the wives and concubines who stayed behind discussed the festival, Mrs. Liu, who had experience in her mother's house, suddenly proposed to rent a building to watch the scenery, which was unanimously welcomed by everyone and thought that this was the scene that the Li family should have. Yesterday, the hostesses sent the housekeeper Li Si to find a place, but unfortunately it was too late, and most of the floors on both sides of North Street were booked.

What's even worse is that it was easy to find out that there was a spare floor, but it turned out to be the Yan family's property, and when Li Si went to talk, he was humiliated by the Yan family's steward in vain.

"It's a little incompetence." Li Si pleaded guilty.

Li You waved his hand and said, "It has nothing to do with you." ”

Putting aside the Yan family, Li You actually doesn't care about renting a building to watch the scenery, but seeing the hopeful eyes of his wives and concubines, can he say a "no" as a man? It's not a non-sub-requirement that exceeds his identity and ability.

But he can't change the floor, and it's a joke to find an acquaintance to squeeze it... When Li You was about to speak, a beautiful woman suddenly came in from the direction of the backyard, and it turned out to be Sister Li Mei next door.

Don't question how Sister Li Mei came out from behind, her backyard and the backyard of Li You's house are connected, and then Sister Li Mei doesn't go through the main gate when she comes over, the Li family is used to this, and sometimes it's not strange that the master suddenly disappears in the backyard.

Sister Li Mei covered her mouth when she saw Li You and said in surprise: "Oops, Master Li is back." ”

It's too fake, I don't believe that no one has reported to you... Li You laughed and said, "Sister Mei is lonely over there and is looking for fun." ”

Sister Li Mei took out a silver ingot and stuffed it to Li You and said, "My lord, take it, this is your naming fee this month." ”

Although the women in the hall had different thoughts about Sister Li Mei, who refused to be a concubine and was only willing to be the mistress of the outer house, they couldn't help but snicker when they mentioned this naming fee, and they didn't say anything when they took care of the master's face. is the cost of Li Huan's "Daiyu View of the Garden" with the words "Mr. Tanhua instructs female apprentices" on the cover, it seems that it has been written to the fourth or fifth volume... Li You looked at the silver in his hand and was speechless. At the beginning, he was extremely embarrassed, and he bargained with Sister Mei for a long time for ten taels of silver per month (Jinbaoer is also an accomplice), which can be called a person with short ambitions and thin hair, and in retrospect, it is really one of the most embarrassing incidents since the crossing.

Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, he would become an official and make a fortune, and he would receive hundreds of dollars a month, and he didn't need this little ten taels of silver to improve his life at all. But Sister Li Mei didn't know what she was thinking, and she still sent ten taels of silver every month when Li You was at home, which became a routine joke within the Li family.

"Why is it only five taels?" Li You realized that the amount of silver was wrong.

"Master, you might as well ask yourself, in August, you wrote a beauty who was afraid of being tired of love, did you update it after that? It's good to give you half now. ”

Mei Zhi was dissatisfied with Li You's flirting with Sister Mei for not mentioning business: "Master, what do you say tonight?" ”

"What's the hurry, the master has his own way."

Mei Zhi reminded: "You must not lose the face of my lady!" ”

Jin Bao'er came up with an idea at this time, "Why don't you take a boat and sail along the water?" ”

"It's not a good sight like that." Guan Xiuxiu said.

Li You smiled mysteriously, "Don't worry, tonight, my Li family will definitely become the most beautiful family in the city." ”

Sister Li Mei said in disbelief: "The best floors along the street have been rented, and when the concubine passed by today, she saw that countless headlights and lanterns had been hung, hanging from the second and third floors to the ground, just waiting for it to be lit up and boasting to each other." The old man has this ability, and now it's too late, how can he be more beautiful than them? ”

"Make a bet?"

Sister Li Mei asked, "Then what is the note?" ”

Li You glanced at Jin Bao'er and said cheekily: "Sister Mei will sleep with Aunt Jin if she loses, waiting for the master to taste the taste of a dragon and a phoenix." ”

All the women were ashamed and shouted in unison, "Phew! ”

Li You laughed and said, "Whoever doesn't believe it will make this bet with the master!" ”

(To be continued)