However, he said that Mr. Shi, who was a staff member in the governor's office, came out, saw Xie someone's imperial appearance, frowned and asked, "Why is my brother so panicked?" ”

Mr. Xie told the story of what had just happened, and Mr. Shi scolded when he heard this: "Stupid! Impotent! A good game of chess will ruin you! ”

This Mr. Shi's surname is Shi Mingyan, and he is also from this province, and he was recommended by others to become a staff member in Governor Wang's office, after all, Governor Wang also needs an assistant who is familiar with the local situation. But after all, he is not as familiar as the other old staff, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to recognize Fang Yingwu last time.

Although Shi Yan failed to take the imperial examination and was reduced to the point of making a living as a curtain seat, he was not without ambition or ambition.

He has accumulated a lot of influence in Hangzhou's various prefectures and counties, and this time he has borrowed the power of the governor's office to collude up and down and command like an arm. Manipulating fraud in the field can not only collect contacts for yourself, but also earn thousands of taels of silver, which can be described as killing multiple birds with one stone.

It was inconvenient for Shi Yan to come forward directly, so he let the surnamed Xie stand at the front desk. He usually looks at Xie Someone and is quite smart and clever, but he never expected to make such a fool at a critical moment, it is really useless!

Mr. Xie was scolded and bloody, and took a moment to ask, "How is this good?" The stone staff couldn't get out of the way, and scolded again: "Intimate and intimate, do you think I have something to do!" ”

If there was still some hope before, then at this time, Mr. Xie was completely panicked, and even Brother Shi couldn't do anything, then it was really over. "Shall we fly away and leave this place at once?"

Shi Yan asked rhetorically: "Are you willing to go incognito, go away, and never return to Zhejiang for the rest of your life?" Mr. Xie hesitated: "Brother Shi, do you mean to be ruthless?" ”

Shi Yan slapped Mr. Xie in the face. scolded again: "I'm really blind, why didn't I find out that you were so stupid before?" you! Do you want to bring disaster upon the whole house? ”

In the former restaurant. The meeting has hastily dispersed, and everyone's mood is extremely complicated. Fang Yingwu and Xiang Chengxian walked leisurely on the street. Head to the apartment.

On the second day, Fang Yingwu had just gotten up, but he saw Xiang Chengxian's house slave running over to spread a message, saying that Xiang Dagongzi had an urgent matter to invite him over.

Fang Yingwu was very puzzled in his heart, he didn't see Xiang Chengxian say anything yesterday, why did he have an urgent matter overnight?

After washing up and eating a few bites of breakfast snacks, Fang Yingwu took the chief out with Wang Ying and went straight to Xiang Chengxian's residence.

After arriving at the place. Fang Yingwu entered the front hall, but saw that it was not only Brother Xiang present, but also another middle-aged literati, who was a little familiar.

Xiang Chengxian smiled bitterly and pointed to the middle-aged literati: "This is Mr. Shi from the governor's office, I can't find you, but I was introduced to me by others, and I beg to see you." After speaking, Xiang Gongzi took the initiative to withdraw from the small hall. Liufang Yingwu and Mr. Shi talked alone.

Fang Yingwu looked carefully, it was indeed the one he saw at the door of the governor's office last time. He said with a bit of joke: "Mr. Shi, I haven't seen you for a long time!" I don't know why you came here today? ”

Shi Yan said neatly: "I am willing to serve Fang Gongzi!" "He had carefully studied Fang Yingwu last night. Knowing that this person is a person who sees things very thoroughly, it is useless to go around in circles, so he gets straight to the point and points to the topic.

Fang Yingwu smiled haughtily. Didn't speak. At this time, silence is better than sound, and everything is silent. Self-explanatory, self-explanatory

With his current status and connections. What qualifications does Mr. Shi have to take refuge in himself? To put it mildly, without Mr. Shi, he can do the same thing. If it is said that there is a lack of errands and chores, there are many smart and capable people in the world, and Mr. Shi is not missing.

The attitude of the other party, Mr. Shi had both expected and did not care, he arched his hand again, and replied neatly: "I am willing to respect Fang Gongzi as the leader of the martial arts alliance!" ”

"Poof!" Fang Yingwu squirted out a sip of tea violently, and pondered for a moment. Martial Arts Alliance Leader? Is there still a domination of the rivers and lakes in the future? I seem to have traveled through the Ming Dynasty, not martial arts?

Seeing that Fang Daxiu suddenly began to wander, Mr. Shi couldn't help muttering a few words in his heart, why is this Fang Gongzi so uncontrollable? couldn't help coughing a few times, waking Fang Yingwu up.

Fang Yingwu suddenly understood, the so-called martial arts is another name for Hangzhou, and you don't see that there is a martial arts gate in the north, and this alliance is about the alliance of the alliance.

Mr. Shi said confidently: "The West Lake Poetry Society was founded together with a few friends ten years ago, and Fang Gongzi can be honored as the leader of the poetry circle in this province. Another Haichao Society in the city also has a part to play in, and it can also honor Fang Gongzi. ”

Fang Yingwu was slightly surprised, this Mr. Shi hit the nail on the head, and really put forward a condition that he couldn't refuse. What he didn't expect was that the West Lake Poetry Society was actually manipulated by him behind his back, and what he didn't expect was that he had more than one West Lake Poetry Society.

Is it useful for the alliance leader to have such a false name? It's useful to say it's useful, and it's useless to say it's useless, it depends on who it is.

For example, Wu Kuan, Wu Zhuangyuan, and Wang Li, Wang Tanhua, both of whom are regarded as the leaders of the Wu Chinese poetry circle, are from Suzhou Province.

Although they are in the court, they have always had close contact with the scholars of Suzhou Prefecture, and the government and the opposition echoed to form a good interaction, and the result of zuihou was a win-win situation. Although Wu Kuan and Wang Ao did not enter the cabinet, they both achieved Shangshu, and Suzhou also benefited from it, and the people formed a well-known Wu faction, and the Suzhou Gang was also produced in the political arena.

In the early years of the Dynasty, Suzhou was discriminated against because it was Zhang Shicheng's nest, so the Suzhou Gang was not outstanding in the political arena. But after Wu Kuan and Wang Wei, the Suzhou Gang really flourished, and Zai Fu Shangshu appeared one after another, and it has been continuous, and it is shili that cannot be underestimated in the political arena.

The reason why Fang Yingwu wants to be famous, is not thinking about following the example of these two seniors, even if it can't achieve their effect, but there is a little benefit.

Fang Yingwu suddenly became interested in Mr. Shi, didn't he become a master in the yamen? What is this trying to do?

Shi Yan sighed: "When the next person reaches middle age, he fails the imperial examination, and his career is hopeless, so he went astray. In addition to the imperial court and the government, there are also opposition scholars and officials, all of whom have great potential.

Since he couldn't enter the imperial court and the officialdom, he had to find another way, and in this city of Hangzhou, he set up a literary and poetry society to gather popularity, and on the other hand, he lingered in the yamen to accumulate contacts, which can be regarded as a life from another direction. ”

Fang Yingwu was speechless, and I have to say that although this Mr. Shi was not lucky in the imperial examination, he had a keen eye.

The fact that Mr. Shi was able to collude with several officials in the government to commit fraud in the field is a manifestation of this ability. The scholars of the association, on the other hand, controlled the local public opinion and atmosphere, and this trend intensified the more and more intense the later, to the extent that the Donglin Party and the Restoration Society could even influence the government.

Those who can see the above are definitely the top smart people of this era. In fact, it is still just a prototype, according to what Mr. Shi said, the road will develop for a few more years, then he is definitely the existence of calling for wind and rain in Hangzhou, and it is possible to be an "uncrowned king" if he is lucky.

After thinking about it, Fang Yingwu said again: "Helping others cheat and ruin the reputation of the governor and prince, is that also an act of accumulating contacts?" These words made Mr. Shi a little embarrassed, and he slandered Fang Daxiu for not opening any pot.

Originally, Mr. Shi came here to beg for mercy after being caught with a sore foot, but the atmosphere was about to turn into equal cooperation, and Fang Yingwu had to deliberately say such a sentence to suppress Mr. Shi's momentum and let him know who was the initiative.

"There are some things that you and I know well, so I don't need to say more, anyway, the future will be long. But your fraud this time must be stopped, and the reputation of the prince must not be damaged in the slightest! ”

Mr. Shi planned for several months, but he didn't want to waste his efforts, but still tried hard: "The difficulty of the township test is very unimaginable. This kind of thing is beneficial to others and self-interested, Fang Gongzi can also try it"

Is this trying to pull yourself into the water? Fang Yingwu laughed a few times, and deliberately said proudly: "I am sure of the township test, do you need a method like yours?" ”

Mr. Shi always felt that Fang Yingwu had something to say, and he couldn't help but think about it by himself, could this person have a more intelligent way? Thinking of this, he was suddenly shocked, and hurriedly promised in his mouth: "Yes, yes, stop here." ”

At this time, he deeply felt that there was a sentence in the ancient book that was extremely correct, that is, "Those who steal the hook will be punished, and those who steal the country will be punished." ”

This hook thief is indeed not as good as a country thief, so he can't be dissatisfied! (To be continued......)

PS: It's such a difficult chapter to write, I don't know if I can express the meaning I want to write