Sun Yuanqi said that Zaichun was the emperor of Tongzhi, the son of the hard-working emperor, who had already been in the sky 28 years ago, and had already turned into a piece of loess in the Dongling Tomb of the Qing Dynasty, so naturally he could not come to invite him to dinner. As for Zaiyan, he is the Guangxu Emperor who has the same life as his cousin, and now he is imprisoned in the Forbidden City by his own father, and he honestly makes that rubber stamp, and he does not have Yaxing like his ancestors Kangxi and Qianlong.

Lao Zheng has followed Sun Yuanqi for three or four years, and knows that he has a generous personality, has no quarrel with the world, treats people and things gently and elegantly on weekdays, and never speaks harshly. Now such an attitude shows that he is already very unhappy. So I didn't dare to say more, so I had to retreat. When I saw the subordinate sent by Zaizhen, I only said that my lord suddenly had an urgent matter and could not go to the banquet. The person who came to pick him up had to go back in the carriage and tell the truth.

It is said that Zai Zhen and Pu Lun have arrived at the Xinlu Spring Restaurant first, booked several signature dishes, and sat on the side to drink tea and chat, waiting for the guests to arrive. A few Qingqi people twisted slowly on the side, singing small songs to cheer the two of them.

Waited left and right, and waited until half the morning, and the next person came in to report: "Fourth master, the old man you invited said that there was a sudden emergency and he couldn't come to the banquet!" ”

After waiting for a long time, the invited host and guest did not come, as the host, Zai Zhen's face was a little unbearable, and his face was cold when he heard the words, hindering Pu Lun from still being on the side, and then forced a smile: "Since there is something to come, it is just right, let's have a good time today." First, I would like to thank my nephew for your hospitality a few days ago, and secondly, I will be quiet, and I will take care of each other in the future! ”

Pu Lun couldn't swallow this breath: "This surnamed Sun is too arrogant, right?" The fourth master admired his face and invited him to eat, he still dared to play a big name, what kind of thing? Don't be ashamed of your face, it's really dog meat that can't be at the banquet! ”

"Since people don't want to come, we can't force it." Zai Zhen smiled, "When I came to the East and West to make an envoy, I heard two short stories and I was very inspired. One is that the Christian scriptures say, 'If someone strikes you on the right cheek, he will turn around and hit you on the left cheek.'" The other is from the book of the Heavenly Sect, which says that the true God sits on the top of the mountain, looks at the opposite mountain and says, 'Shanfeng, come here!' The mountain was motionless. And the true God said, 'Come, Peak!' The mountain is still motionless. Then the true God said, 'Shanfeng, since you can't come, then I'll go.' 'The one surnamed Sun is the nephew of Shouzhou Zhongtang, and since he refuses to come with a face, I can't blame him. After all, we have a request for him, so we have to learn from Uncle Liu Huang and come to the thatched house three times! ”

"Whew! Just him? Pu Lun looked disdainful, "If you dare not give the fourth uncle face, the nephew must be disgusted and disgusted with him, and he took out this evil breath for his uncle." Hum! If you don't give him some power, he won't know that Ma Wang Ye has three eyes! ”

Jae Zhen's smile was even worse: "Forget it, forget it, don't mention that file." The two of us sat down and chatted while drinking. He turned around and reprimanded his subordinates: "Why are you all standing stupidly?" Don't ask the shopkeeper to hurry up and serve the food, didn't you see that the master was hungry! What about Xiao Lanxiang, hurry up and sing "Five More Lovesickness" to Lun Beizi to let him dissipate his anger? ”

There was a busy work inside and outside, and in an instant, the table was full of delicacies from the mountains and seas. The two pushed the cups and changed the lamps, and staggered each other. During the banquet, Pu Lun repeatedly patted his chest and packed the ticket: Fourth uncle, the little nephew must get your face back!

Lunbeizi, who was drunk and carried back, only sobered up a little the next morning, and remembered his promise to the fourth uncle, so he called a few confidants and family members and asked them to go down to inquire about Sun Yuanqi's news.

These family members are the most loyal eagle dogs of Pu Lun, and they usually do for him to beat the blind, scold the dumb, kick the widow's door, and dig up the grave of the house. When he heard that he went out to inquire about the news, he naturally heard the song and knew the elegant meaning, and roughly guessed that there must be a feud between him and Sun Yuanqi. I got the task at the moment and went out to find out the news.

Although Sun Yuanqi is usually very low-key, what he does has never meant to be kept secret. As soon as someone with a heart searched for it, this windy little thing fell on Pu Lun's desk clearly.

Pu Lun flipped through it, and didn't feel a little scratching his head: This surnamed Sun doesn't seem to have any handle, and the backstage is hard enough, in addition to the fact that his uncle is Sun Jianai, he also built a school and received donations from Yuan Shikai, Zhang Zhidong, Liu Kunyi and others, I am afraid that it has something to do with these governors. is so intertwined, but it is not good to fix him to death. Don't catch the fox when the time comes, but make a fuss.

This person was also promoted by Zhang Baixi, and he was a sesame official from the sixth grade. Although the official is not big, after all, the size is an official, and the tricks against ordinary people are not used at all. If it's just a little bit hard for him, it's even harder.

The paper flipped through the hand and looked at it a few times, Pu Lun's eyes fell on the three words "inlaid with red flags", and asked the next person: "Are you sure that the land where Sun Yuan built the school was originally inlaid with red flags?" ”

"Fourth master, that's right! The small one saw the original landlord and verified it personally. The servant replied flatteringly.

Pu Lun stood up and slapped the table excitedly: "Okay! Go and bring the landlord to me, and I will discuss with him if I have something!" ”

It didn't take much effort, and the next person brought the landlord in.

Compared with a year ago, the landlord named Echu looked much better, and the clothes on his body were no longer tattered, but a new cotton robe. When he entered the house and saw Pu Lun, he hurriedly called Qianqian to ask for peace: "Slave Echu, please say hello to Lord Bei Zi!" ”

"Hehe, good! Come on, take a seat! Serve tea! Pu Lun smiled, looked at his uneasy appearance, and gently comforted, "I heard that your ancestor is still a general who entered the customs from the dragon, and he has made great contributions to the Central Plains of the Qing Dynasty." Now you and I are all under the red flag, so you don't have to be restrained when we meet! ”

Half of Echuxiao's buttocks were on the embroidered pier, and he didn't dare to take a sip of the tea bowl in his hand, he was uncomfortable all over his body, and he hesitated for a long time before opening his mouth and asking: "I don't know what instructions Master Pei has to find a slave?" ”

"Oh, that's right!" Pu Lun carefully tasted the newly listed small leaf jasmine double smoke in the tea bowl, and then continued, "I went to Xiangshan to see the red leaves a few days ago, and I passed by a place, and the scenery is very good. The master is short of a Zhuangzi outside the city to spend time in the summer, and when he sees it, he likes it very much. I came back and checked the Yellow Book, and I knew that the land was yours, so I brought you here today and wanted to discuss with you about buying land. ”

"Bei Ziye is talking about the mountain near the Chongzhen Mausoleum, right?" Echu asked.

"yes, that's the land!" Pu Lun nodded.

Er Chu put down the teacup, bowed down and arched his hand at Pu Lun: "Master Pei, I'm really sorry!" The land used to be mine, but it was sold to Sun Zhongtang's nephew last year. ”

Pu Lun already knew, so he just smiled faintly: "Don't worry, don't worry!" According to the laws of the Qing Dynasty, whether the land is sold dead or alive, as long as the original landlord doubles the compensation within five years, it can be redeemed. Moreover, the Qing Dynasty law also stipulates that the sale and purchase of this land should first ask the people in the banner whether they want to buy it, and everyone is unwilling to sell it to others. So, the lord gives you three times the price, you go and redeem the land, and then transfer it to the lord, what do you think? We all act according to the laws of the Qing Dynasty, which is reasonable, even Sun Zhongtang himself can't say a 'no'. ”

"......" Echu didn't say a word.

Pu Lun saw that Echu bowed his head and was silent, thinking that he was weighing the gains and losses, and continued to increase: "Don't worry, the price given by the master is absolutely fair." In the future, if that person surnamed Sun makes trouble for you, you can come to me, and the master will stand up for you, and you will never suffer! ”

Er Chu raised his head suddenly: "Master Pei, this land, the slave can't be redeemed!" ”

"Why?" Pu Lun, who was still moved by affection and reason just now, was stunned when he heard this.

"In August and September last year, the emperor and the queen mother had not returned to Luan, the monthly money had been cut off for a year, and the slave's family had a large population. Originally, I wanted to be it, but the pawnshop said that the field was full of stones, and no one wanted to give it away for free, and I didn't accept it. Seeing that the family was about to starve to death, it happened that the Sun family sent someone to buy land. 'People are poor and short-minded, horses are thin and long-haired', the slave thought to himself, just give a few taels or a dozen taels of silver and sell it, and live a day as a day. Whoever thinks, they say, 'You all eat on this, and you must not see you sell your land and starve.' He gave the servant two or three thousand taels of silver. This allowed the slave family to be fed, clothed, and live a peaceful life. Our family is grateful for his kindness.

After the Sun family bought the land, they spent a lot of money to build a school, and the students studying in it not only did not need money, but also distributed clothes, food and drink. The slave's son went to school and studied there, and has been receiving favors from others to this day. Speaking of this, Echu puffed down and knelt down: "Master Bei, our banner people are all men who stand up to the sky, I can't do this unrighteous thing and let people scold for a lifetime!" ”

Pu Lun was suddenly furious, and in a fit of rage, he smashed the pastel tea cup of the Qianlong official kiln in his hand, and scolded with his halberd finger: "Okay, the entire Eight Banners, you are all righteous, and we are all playing with gratitude?" You know a! I don't know what to do, the dog slave who eats inside and out, get out! Get lost! Get out! ”

Echu's words made Pu Lun's liver furious, and his hatred for Sun Yuanqi increased by three points, he just wanted to be embarrassed, but now he has the heart to kill him, but the dog bites Wang Ba - I can't find a place to put my mouth!

At this time, someone came forward: "Fourth master, this kind of thing, why don't you ask Master Zhou to come up with an idea?" ”

Pu Lun patted his head: "Yes, how did I forget him!" ”

This week's master is from Shaoxing, the hometown of the famous master, and he came to Beizi Mansion as early as twenty or thirty years ago and became a staff member of Pu Lun's father Zaizhi. He is not only good at dealing with documents, appreciating calligraphy and painting, and reciting poems, but most importantly, he is proficient in the laws of the Qing Dynasty. Since Zaizhi's death, although Master Zhou is still working as a staff member in the house, he rarely shows up because of his old age. So Pu Lun didn't think of him for a while.

After a little preparation, Pu Lun came to Master Zhou's courtyard to pay a visit with gifts and materials.

Master Zhou accepted the gift, didn't ask much, looked through the materials carefully, and finally said: "The old man has been harassing in the house for decades, and he has been blessed by two generations of proprietors, and he has no way to repay him, and he has always been obsessed. Although he had long been interested in returning home, he didn't dare to mention it. Today, I will draft a copy of the recital for Bei Ziye, and the old decay can return with peace of mind! ”

A day later, Master Zhou sent a draft, and when Pu Lun read it, he only felt a cool air swishing on his back spine: Jiang is old and spicy, and this old coffin is really tricky and vicious!

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