Chapter 255: Calling Sick
Zhang Fengqi embarrassedly accepted the will to appoint him as the new prefect of Pingliang.
After getting up, something more embarrassing happened.
Under normal circumstances, the pedestrian department goes to various places to spread the will, especially the kind of will to reward and promote, and the party who kneels on the ground to receive the will will inevitably reward some pedestrians who deliver the decree openly or secretly, in order to have a happy and auspicious situation.
This has become an unwritten rule, and officials from all over the country can send it naturally, and the officials of the pedestrian department can also take it easily.
Here's where the problem arises. After the pedestrian who delivered the decree read out the will, he handed over the holy decree of Huang Yidian to the hands of the prefect Zhang, and then clenched his fists with a smile and said: "Congratulations to Lord Zhang, the red robe is added, and he has been promoted to the prefect, and the emperor's grace is mighty!" ”
"Where, where," Governor Zhang's people were in good spirits, holding the holy decree in his hand at the moment, and he had already put the little unhappiness that Xu Liang brought to him to the back of his mind. Governor Zhang enthusiastically arched his hand behind him and said, "My lord has worked hard all the way, please drink tea inside and rest." ”
The pedestrian who delivered the decree did not go in, and said: "The lower official has to rush to Zhenyuan County to announce the decree to the Zodiac Zhou of Nayuan Zhixian County, and the time is urgent, so I won't bother." After that, he looked at Governor Zhang with a smile, put his right hand on his waist, and patted the official robe intentionally or unintentionally.
After all, it was not the first time that Governor Zhang had received the holy decree, and he knew the rules here, so he reached out and touched his pocket, and he was shocked.
Broken! I didn't have any money in my pocket. Governor Zhang rushed from Guyuan to Pingliang to kneel down to receive the order, ready to leave immediately to take office as the prefect of Pingliang, and was so excited that his face was red and his heart was beating in the morning, and he forgot to bring his money bag in a panic.
Governor Zhang had his hand in his pocket for a long time, then he pulled out his hand awkwardly and said to Pingliang Tongzhi Lu Yi on the side: "Lord Lu, the envoy has worked hard all the way. Go to the treasury and get some silver to give to the envoy, and use it as tea money. ”
When Lu Tongzhi heard this, he was stunned. This kind of rewarding thing can still make the public pay for it? Governor Zhang had no money in his pocket, so he was dizzy before he gave orders to Lu Yi. However, so many officials in Pingliang Mansion all watched it, if Lu Tongzhi obeyed the instructions of Governor Zhang's mansion, went to the treasury to withdraw the silver taels in a grand manner, and then gave it to the pedestrians who passed the decree, it would really make people laugh and lose their big teeth, and it would not even cause the impeachment of the inspectorate who likes to find trouble.
It's absolutely impossible to go in and pay the money. For the rest, only Lu Yifa paid his own money, temporarily paid the reward in advance, and sent this pass through satisfactorily.
However, Lu Yifa touched his pocket, and his face turned dark. He forgot. His old man has just been rescued by Xu Liang from the thieves, it would be good to be able to pick up a life, where is the money?
Lu Tongzhi's face turned red, and he didn't move his steps.
Governor Zhang looked at Lu Tongzhi in surprise.
Seeing this, the herald pedestrian squeezed a cold smile and said curtly: "It's not too early, the official has taken his leave." "Let's take a few guards with you. Without looking back, he strode out of the prefect's yamen.
Governor Zhang's face was as black as charcoal, he stared at Lu Tongzhi resentfully, and entered the backyard of the second hall without saying a word. Lu Tongzhi sighed in his heart. I asked myself blankly, what kind of fucking evil god did I hit today? Who's messing with me?!
The next day, Xu Liang, the same governor of Pingliang, sent someone to ask for a month's sick leave from the newly arrived Pingliang prefect Zhang Fengqi.
This * month. It was the time when the autumn was high and cool, and Xu Liang could actually get the wind chill? That's not a very clever reason. Zhang Fengqi is naturally not a fool. Knowing that Xu Liang was doing this to protest against himself, the person who had robbed him of his position, Governor Zhang's mansion had just arrived. didn't want to stiffen the relationship with Xu Liang immediately, so he waved his pen and approved Xu Liang's sick leave.
Hmph, are you sick, then stay at home to recuperate, this Pingliang Mansion, it's best if you don't come.
Xu Liang has always lived in the backyard of the prefect's yamen in Pingliang City, and now that the backyard is occupied by Governor Zhang's mansion, Xu Liang wants to find another residence in Pingliang City.
As soon as he called the butler of the Xu Mansion, the stall head of Tsing Yi Wei, to his side, and asked him to pay attention to the house in Pingliang City, not long after the iron head went out, he came over with Luo Baiguan, the head of the Liang army, with a smile.
Luo Baiguan sneakily approached Xu Liang, squeezed his eyebrows and said: "My lord, my subordinates have long been in love with a house, but my lord has been living in the mansion a while ago, and my subordinates didn't mention it." Right now, if you want to find a house, let your subordinates take you there. ”
"Huh?" Xu Liang looked at Luo Baiguan who was smiling like a flower on his face in surprise, nodded, and said, "Really?" It's okay today, take me to see it. ”
The three of them said as they walked, and walked towards the house that Luo Baiguan had already paid attention to.
On the way, Luo Baiguan teased his eyes and said: "My lord, you haven't seen that house, good guy, the big mansion with three entrances and three exits, the courtyard square in the front yard, the house in the middle courtyard, and the water pavilion pond in the backyard are not inferior to your house in Zhenyuan." ”
Xu Liang smiled: "Such a high-end house, it will cost a lot of money, right?" At the moment, although we have some silver, we also need to save some money. ”
Luo Baiguan smiled even more cheerfully, and waved his hand again and again: "Don't worry, my lord, this house is good, we didn't spend a penny on it, and we gave it to the adults for nothing." ”
"And such a good thing?" Xu Liang exclaimed in surprise.
"Hey, hey." Luo Baiguan scratched his head, proud.
At this time, Tietou said loudly: "Young master, this house is close to the West City Gate, it was originally the residence of a rich gentry in Pingliang City, and then Pingliang fell, the fourth lady Li Ting took a fancy to that house, and took care of the rich gentry's family, and made the headquarters of Li Jiajun in Pingliang Mansion, after Liang Jun recovered Pingliang, the house was owned by Liang Jun. ”
Xu Liang sighed, and asked uneasily, "Are you sure?" Is the rich gentry's family really dead? ”
Luo Baiguan patted his chest and said, "It's good for adults to put a hundred hearts, and my subordinates have already inquired clearly." When the fourth lady Li Ting forcibly occupied the house, she dragged all the 132 members of the rich gentry's family to the mass graves outside the city and shot them to death. Now he is too dead to die. Adults, you can live in it with peace of mind. ”
Xu Liang felt uncomfortable for a while when he heard this, why did he listen to Luo Baiguan's words and panic in his heart?
When the three of them came to the house near the West City Gate, they saw that the name of the plaque on the gate had been changed to Xu's Mansion, and hundreds of Liang soldiers were working hard to clean the courtyard and scrub the doors and windows. When the soldiers saw Xu Liang coming in, they stopped what they were doing and saluted Xu Liang and the others.
Luo Baiguan led Xu Liang and Tietou to turn around the front and back of the house. Xu Liang nodded again and again, very satisfied.
Yes, this house is not only atmospheric, but also extremely elegantly furnished, much stronger than Xu Liang's mansion in Zhenyuan. Xu Liang nodded again and again, patted Luo Baiguan's shoulder and praised Luo Baiguan fiercely.
After the three of them finished turning around, they returned to the outside of the mansion, Luo Baiguan looked back at the house, and said, "My lord, my subordinates will let my subordinates clean this place thoroughly, and tomorrow will dry it for a day, and the adults will be able to move in the day after tomorrow." ”
Xu Liang nodded, looked at the house, and instructed Tietou: "Ah Tie will bring someone to buy some furniture and supplies in a while." Belch...... Let's see if there are any famous monasteries nearby, and invite a few enlightened monks to come and do a good work. ”
Tietou nodded and exclaimed, "Uh, young master, what are you doing with a good approach?" Luo Baiguan also looked at Xu Liang in surprise, not knowing why.
Xu Liang said solemnly: "The first two owners of this house, the first one of the whole family died, and the second one was driven away, just sounding too unlucky, I want to invite a few monks to come over, chant Buddhist scriptures, and suppress evil spirits, so as not to accidentally follow in the footsteps of the first two!" ”
Tietou and Luo Baiguan listened to it, and they were embarrassed. Luo Baiguan stretched out his thumb and said in adoration: "My lord is far-sighted, scheming, eccentric, I know three thousand years, and I know five hundred years......
Xu Liang shuddered when he heard this, and hurriedly interrupted him: "Stop!" Don't disgust me, what a mess! ”
Luo Baiguan chuckled lightly and said curtly: "My lord, this is a newly learned word from my subordinates, and I am not familiar with it for the first time...... Uh, my lord, what are you looking at? ”
"Shh Xu Liang raised his index finger to his mouth, silenced Tietou and Luo Baiguan, pointed to one of the three people walking by as if no one was walking on the street in the distance, and hesitated: "Look, how do I think this person is so similar to Zhao Yongyong, the commander of the guards of the Han Palace?" (To be continued)