Chapter 40: The Great Official
The government experience is also known as the "government economic hall", which is generally the official of the seventh grade, and occasionally there are also those who are appointed by miscellaneous officials who do not enter the stream, and they do have a certain right to speak in the government office. However, when Ye Xiaotian asked Li Jiaoyu for help before, Li Jiaoyu didn't mention him as a son-in-law at all, obviously the energy of this Li experience is actually very limited.
He has his own social relationships to take care of, and he has his father-in-law's school to help, and it is impossible to take care of others, otherwise Li Jiaoyu will not be stingy with recommendations. Therefore, when Ye Xiaotian accidentally found out that Li experienced his wife cheating with others, he regretted it.
If this Li experience and the white-robed man swapped identities, wouldn't it be a big handle that was mastered by Ye Xiaotian at that time, and when the time came, Ye Xiaotian would threaten each other with this secret, and he was afraid that he Li Experience would not leave others, even if it was his father-in-law, and speak for Ye Xiaotian with all his might.
It's a pity that Li Shi is not a cheating lover, but the one who wears a green hat, how can Ye Xiaotian tell him, did he run to sue him: "Brother Li, Mrs. Zun has committed adultery with others, so let's mourn and change!" In exchange for the angry Li experience, will he help him fight for relief?
I'm afraid that no one wants to receive this kind of favor, and besides, Li Jiao's edict is considered to be kind to him, if he exposes such an ugly thing, won't he embarrass Li Jiao's edict.
Ye Xiaotian rushed to the Great Compassion Temple with regret, found the Zhike monk, and proposed to rent a courtyard here, only about ten days, and at the same time offered a silver ingot to make sesame oil money, the Zhike monk put one palm on his chest, his white beard fluttered, and the treasure solemnly refused: "Amitabha, the donor will live in the temple, I'm afraid there is something wrong." The monks jumped out of the Three Realms and were not among the Five Elements. Although this temple is built in the city, it is also deep into the scriptures, breaking the red dust, getting rid of the world, and being pure and unhindered......"
Ye Xiaotian took out two ingots of silver and put them in his other hand, and the great monk immediately changed his words: "But my Buddha is merciful, and I will come again with my wish, and I will drive Cihang upside down." Open the door of convenience, how can the old man not be a donor, please come with me! ”
Ye Xiaotian and his entourage were placed in a quiet and elegant monk's house, with an independent courtyard, red walls and tiles, and a wide courtyard. After Ye Xiaotian checked in, he first asked someone to boil hot water to take a bath, and then changed into a light soft robe and went for a walk in the courtyard.
While walking, Ye Xiaotian secretly thought to himself: Li Jiaoyu can't borrow his strength there, and when he meets the prefect tomorrow, he can only see the move. However, judging from the situation learned from Li Jiaoyu, I am afraid that the amount of relief this time will be much lower than expected, and once the relief is too small, the distribution is improper, and the people are resentful, what should we do?
Ye Xiaotian thought about it, but he couldn't do it, and after pacing around the courtyard a few times, he became more and more depressed, and stepped out of the door. Walking towards the front hall, as soon as Ye Xiaotian left, two guards immediately followed out, following closely to the left and right.
This Great Compassion Temple is very famous in Tongren City. The incense is also prosperous, especially during the New Year's Festival, and there are many believers who come to the temple to offer incense. Ye Xiaotian didn't have much belief in Buddhism, not to mention that he was now a Venerable who served the Gu God. There is no reason to incense the Buddha in front of his subordinates, so he just walks and enjoys sightseeing.
There is a huge copper tripod on the stepping stone in front of the Daxiong Treasure Hall, and a pillar in the middle of the tripod is full of high incense. Most of the incense was inferior tobacco, and the taste was a little choking, Ye Xiaotian couldn't help coughing a few times before he got closer, he waved his sleeves and rolled up a piece of smoke floating in front of him, and was about to turn around and leave, when he suddenly saw a person out of the corner of his eye.
Ye Xiaotian had already turned around, hurriedly stopped and turned around, Dingqing looked over, and suddenly his eyes lit up, when he turned around, he saw a person among the pilgrims, he thought he was dazzled, but at this moment Dingqing looked at it, and sure enough, it was the white-robed man he had seen at the intersection of Qingping Street today.
The white-robed man was walking up the stairs, smiling, and beside him there was a pretty woman in her twenties, dressed in a Mulan green embroidered satin dress, tied with a long skirt of rattan and green trolling, wearing a delicate silver hairpin with emerald inlaid beads, and a goose egg face in white, which was quite charming.
Behind the little woman was a little girl, wearing a blue satin jacket and skirt, which looked very neat. The woman and the white-robed man were two feet apart, and seemed to be companions, and they seemed to have just entered the monastery together, making it difficult to tell the difference.
At this time, the smoke in the copper tripod incense burner drifted in the wind, and the white-robed man immediately raised his hand and waved his sleeve at the cigarette, but if you look closely, you will find that the smoke in front of him has not been blown away by this brush, but the smoke in front of the pretty woman has been swept clean.
Seeing this, Ye Xiaotian's heart couldn't help but move, and when he saw them walking into the Daxiong Treasure Hall, he hurriedly followed. In the hall of the Mahavira sat the Buddha, and many pilgrims bowed and worshipped. The pretty woman went to the desk to get a letter of incense, Ye Xiaotian stood in the corner of the side compartment and stared, and saw that the white-robed man also stepped forward to take incense, and took the opportunity to touch the woman's white and tender little hand, in exchange for her delicate and charming eyes.
Ye Xiaotian was sure in his heart that these two people must have come from the same road, and they are definitely not husband and wife, if they are husband and wife, they are used to getting along day and night, so why bother to take a little cheap at this time. I saw that the two of them lit the incense on the candle flame, bowed three times and inserted it into the incense burner, took a few steps back, and knelt down on the futon.
The pretty woman bowed and worshipped, her demeanor was very religious, but the white-robed man was not, his futon was one position behind the woman, and the white-robed man knelt behind when the little woman worshipped, and took the opportunity to bow down, quietly stretched out his hand, and secretly pinched a handful of her red satin shoes, and the little woman's delicate body trembled, and quickly shrank her legs, and hid the embroidered shoes under her skirt.
Ye Xiaotian watched coldly, and he was almost stunned. What a pair of dog men and women! In "The Golden Vase Plum" written by Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng, the scene of Ximen officials picking on Pan Jinlian must be his experience, and how familiar this scene is in front of him.
In Ye Xiaotian's eyes, the white-robed man seemed to have turned into a big official of Ximen at this time, and the handsome little woman with a serious face but even blushing was obviously the little lady of the Pan family, so who is Wuda? Ye Xiaotian's eyes slowly appeared in front of Li Shi's old face: his cheeks had horizontal flesh and a wide mouth like a clam......
The little woman bowed a few times, put her hands together and prayed with words, then got up and poured sesame oil money into the merit box, and the white-robed man got up and followed. The little woman seemed to be annoyed by his teasing, and when the monk thanked him, her little hand gently lifted her skirt, and the tip of her shoe stepped on the boots of the white-robed man, slowly tossing and turning, looking very playful, and the white-robed man smiled and put money in the merit box, as if he didn't realize it at all.
"This brother is really awesome!"
Ye Xiaotian saw it clearly from the side. Throwing himself to the ground for the five bodies admired by this white-robed man, he was still with the daughter of Li Jiaoyu this morning, and he changed to a woman in the afternoon. Looking at the style of this woman's bun, it is clear that she is also a woman, even the Ximen officials are not so powerful.
Seeing that the two of them withdrew from the main hall after saluting the Buddha and offering incense, Ye Xiaotian did not follow again, but just called a guard and quietly ordered: "You go, keep an eye on this pair of men and women, if they are separated." Keep an eye on the man and wait for an opportunity to find out who he is! ”
The guard obeyed the order and left, Ye Xiaotian wandered around for a while, and then returned to the courtyard he rented. After more than half an hour, the guard came back in a daze, drooping his head and saying to Ye Xiaotian: "Venerable, my subordinates have chased people away. ”
Ye Xiaotian originally thought that this person might also be an official of Tongren Mansion, and maybe he could come in handy. But just after the New Year, there was a backlog of official business in the yamen, and it was a busy time, and this person was so leisurely. But he may not be an official, maybe he is the son of an official eunuch who has nothing to do to do this.
So I listened to the guard's reply. It was inevitable to say: "If you lose it, you will lose it, we are not familiar with the people in this Tongren Mansion, and it is not easy to find him." ”
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Early the next morning. Ye Xiaotian changed into a moon-white brocade robe, put his hair in a bun, inserted a hairpin of mutton fat jade, and kicked a pair of green satin black leather boots under his feet, and left the temple.
Although his dress is expensive, it does not look ostentatious. After several years of training, Ye Xiaotian is now a little less childish than when he left the capital at the beginning, a little more calm, handsome appearance, calm momentum, coupled with decent clothes, but also contains a bit of official prestige.
Today is the day to meet the prefect, and it is also during the New Year's Festival, so it is appropriate to wear bright and decent attire. Ye Xiaotian rushed to the prefect's yamen with a famous thorn, and put himself in, and after a while, someone came to lure him into the prefect's yamen.
This prefect's yamen is the original Tusi Mansion of the Tixi Chief's lawsuit, which is in the shape of a huizi, which is very different from the ordinary official residence. Ye Xiaotian was led to the second courtyard, crossed a patio, and entered a spacious hall with three rooms wide and five rooms deep.
Mo Daojun walked early, and there were even more early pedestrians. As soon as Ye Xiaotian entered the living room, he found that there were already many guests seated, and there were familiar ones who were talking to each other, and there was a buzz in the hall.
Ye Xiaotian saw that some of these people wore regular clothes, some wore official robes, and some were dressed as natives, all of which were different and different, but it was certain that these people were all magistrates from all over the country, and they came to Tongren Mansion to fight for money, and they were all competitors!
Ye Xiaotian thought in his heart, but with a smile on his face, he made a circle to everyone, and when he saw an empty seat, he walked over and sat down. The hall was quiet for a moment, the buzz started again, and everyone turned their heads again, Ye Xiaotian sat on his left hand, wearing a navy blue indigenous robe, a cloth wrapped around his head, and a short knife hanging from his waist, as if the toast master came out of the village.
Seeing Ye Xiaotian sitting down beside him, the man hugged his fist to Ye Xiaotian and asked, "This little brother is very raw, and he didn't dare to ask for his name." ”
Ye Xiaotian arched his hand and said: "Little brother Ye Xiaotian of Huxian County, who is this benevolent brother?" ”
"Oh!" The toast man smiled, turned his head lightly, and ignored him. Ye Xiaotian still arched his hands on his chest, and thought inexplicably: "What's wrong with this person, I don't know him, it's impossible to offend him, right?" ”
At this time, I heard a person on the other side say to the toast master beside him: "Brother Hongdong, I heard that your Dawan Shansi plans to ask the prefect for an extra 10% of the relief this time, on top of last year's share?" ”
Dawansanji?
Ye Xiaotian suddenly realized, no wonder this toast master was hostile to him, it turned out that he was from Dawan Shansi.
Hong Dong, who was dressed in a navy blue robe, said strangely: "Yes! The amount allocated by the imperial court every year is very limited, and I also want to share the worries of the prefect, and I don't want to compete with my colleagues, but the tiger closed a few years ago and something went wrong, resulting in a big reduction in taxes in my county, so I had to reach out to the prefect. ”
The gray-robed old man on the opposite side sighed "Oh" and said, "I have also heard about your Dawanshan Division. You only reduced taxes a little last year, and our Urros is different, we are in a remote area, and we can't rely on the sky or the earth, so we have to ask for relief every year. ”
As soon as the man sitting on his left side heard this, he immediately said: "You Wuluo Si is bordering Sizhou Mansion, and there are some business tax revenues, but we don't rely on the sky and the ground, and I, the old man of Tusi, can only eat a meal of fragrant pork for two days now." ”
"Forget it, Tashi Toast, do you feel embarrassed when you eat one meal of meat in two days, our Yimei Dongsi suffered from drought last year, and there was no harvest, so it's really embarrassing, you look at me, I met the prefect today, I should have dressed appropriately to show respect, but you look at my robe, this is my best robe, and it has six patches."
"Agachir, don't you want to make garlic? In front of my Shiye Dongsi, you are embarrassed to cry poor? Our company is located in the deep mountains, we don't even grow crops, we eat the food of plants and trees, the meat of birds and beasts, and occasionally get mountain treasures, sell some money, and we are poor! My cottage has now been changed to two meals a day. ”
For a time, all the Tuzhi County, the local magistrate, and the Tusi master have joined the ranks of the poor, the more they say, the more miserable they are, the more sad they are, and the listeners are crying, if they don't know their identity, they only listen to them, and they think that it is a group of people called Huazi in the broken temple to set up a dragon gate array.
Ye Xiaotian listened to them, and then looked at his brocade robe and jade belt, and Zhu Lu was lightly furrowed, and he felt deeply ashamed. When he came to Tongren, he was racking his brains to ask for relief, but when he heard the miserable appearance of these emperors, he couldn't wait to take out all his silver to help them.
At this time, there was a long laugh outside the hall, and someone said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, every year and today, you all come to the prefect's yamen to cry poor, and if this goes on for a long time, I think this day can be set as the 'Crying Poverty Festival' of my Tongren Mansion, hahaha......"
With hearty laughter, a slender man in his thirties walked in in a dashing manner, wearing a black gauze hat, an indigo-colored regimental collar shirt, a plain silver belt around his waist, and a pair of purple mandarin ducks embroidered on his chest. Ye Xiaotian was stunned: "Oops! Isn't this the man who is the 'Great Ruler of Simon'? ”
:At the end of the month, remember to ask for monthly passes and recommended tickets!.
(To be continued......)