Chapter 42: A Chance Encounter with King Huai
King Huai squinted beside him, shaking the golden fracture fan, and watched Zhang Changxiu's words and deeds for a long time. His eyes were curious and puzzled.
Zhang Changxiu is completely different from what the saint said.
Jin Chusheng saw that the gentle Jiang Congshan was angry, and knew that he was a good official, so he sat down calmly. He just can't get used to Zhang Changxiu today, and he is willing to fall!
"Ladies and gentlemen, Jin doesn't want to do this, he just can't see it. Now that the city is full, the trust in the Taishou is fading day by day, and the officials are not trusted by the people, how dare we cooperate with the officials? Jin Chusheng finished speaking, drank a glass of wine, threw the wine glass on the table, and the jade cup broke in half.
"According to the Jin family, what should Taishou do, so that you can solve this matter?" Jiang Congshan said without hesitation, "Let Taishou give a time limit to catch the thief?" ”
Zhang Changxiu snorted lightly, picked up the wine glass and took a sip.
Jin Chusheng rolled his eyes and remained silent.
The other merchants meant this, but Jin Chusheng didn't speak, and they didn't dare to answer casually.
"Is it possible, do you really want to ask the Holy Lord for his life and change to a Taishou?" Jiang Congshan's excited tail note was raised.
The alarm bell rang in Zhang Changxiu's heart, and he glared at Jin Chusheng.
Jin Chusheng glanced at Jiang Congshan, but still didn't speak.
Jiang Congshan also began to be impatient: "Then you should give a good word!" ”
"Jiang Thorn Shi is in a hurry." Li Zhuo, the history of the county, said comfortably, "According to what Li saw, the Jin family just wants Taishou to handle family affairs and official affairs well, and regain confidence for the people." ”
"What Li Junshi said is exactly what Jin meant." Jin Chusheng finally relieved himself with some satisfaction.
The corners of Li Zhuo's mouth raised slightly, and he looked at Zhang Changxiu and said, "Zhang Taishou, you just need to give the right words." ”
Zhang Changxiu glanced at Li Zhuo obliquely, and the sneer at the corner of his mouth was revealed. It's not that he doesn't know what bad water is in Li Zhuo's stomach.
Li Zhuo was the same candidate as him. This person, who looks neatly dressed on the outside, is actually a despicable villain. Back then, because of his brilliance in one word, he surpassed Li Zhuo and became the champion, and Li Zhuo became the leader.
Later, he went out to be an official, and for so many years, everything was higher than Li Zhuo. Li Zhuo was unwilling, and secretly found reasons to impeach him several times. This time, someone impeached him for ignoring morality and spoiling his concubine and killing his wife, needless to say, he had Li Zhuo's involvement.
Saying good things now and letting him give him an accurate word is nothing more than trying to catch him with something.
Everything is known, but Zhang Changxiu is now under the attack from all sides, oppressed and wrapped, his brain can't help but get out of control, and he is angry for a while.
I just want to see what Li Zhuo can do to him after he succeeds.
"Accurate?" Zhang Changxiu hooked his lips, drank a glass of sake, and said, "Is it feasible for this official to divorce his wife and Ning family?" Is it feasible to catch the thief within a month? ”
Li Zhuo's face did not change, and the smile in his eyes was even worse. King Huai still looked at him with his head tilted, and there was a little more coldness in his peach blossom eyes. The rest of them were stunned.
"Zhang Taishou!" Jiang Congshan came back to his senses in shock, resisted the urge to go up and slap him, and reminded, "Think about what you are talking about, don't drink nonsense!" ”
Jiang Congshan really has a headache, how can this person be a stubborn donkey who can't pull it back!
"I know." Zhang Changxiu responded coldly and poured himself another glass of wine. Raising his eyes just opposite the gaze of King Huai, seeing the coldness in his eyes, he was inexplicably not a taste in his heart, so he drank the sake again.
King Huai, are you dissatisfied with Changle now?
"Spoiled concubine divorced wife, Zhang Taishou, is really a good official of our people. What a good fight! Jin Chusheng slapped the table and shook his head sadly, "Lord Thorn Shi, at today's banquet, Jin is afraid that he will not be able to sit down." Jin also had the courage to say that if such a person continues to be the Taishou of our thirteen counties, then Jin will no longer cooperate with the official family. ”
"Jin Dangjia is too arrogant to say this, and he doesn't take us seriously at all, could it be that he wants to try the law of the country?" Zhang Changxiu stared at Jin Chushengdao, "Forcing officials, is it for the people?" ”
Jin Chusheng looked at him and sneered: "I don't know if the grass people are too arrogant, or the old man is too powerful?" is an official, not a people, and acts arbitrarily based on his own selfishness. Jin didn't dare to say much, Jin was just a businessman, he only knew that if he could talk, he would get together, and if he couldn't, he would split. Today, I can't talk about it. ”
The two tigers fought, and the scene was grim. No one dared to speak out anymore.
"The Jin master also said that businessmen only talk about business. Why do you want to force Taishou so tightly that he can't get off the stage? King Huai's voice was like a clear spring flowing between their two dangerous mountains, clear and transparent, and it also melted half of the tense air, "It's a business, why can't you talk about it?" ”
The crowd was amazed.
King Huai, who has always been idle and nosy, opened his mouth.
didn't expect King Huai to speak out, Jin Chusheng's temper also restrained a little, and his expression was cautious: "What does King Huai mean?" ”
"Whether the Taishou is replaced or not depends on the meaning of the saint. Since Mrs. Zhang is at any time, you have to respect him. The persecution of the Jin family made Taishou say that he would divorce his wife. In the future, it was not only the responsibility of the Jin family to divorce his wife who was too obedient, but also the Jin family had a bad reputation for being unbridled and unbridled. King Huai said word by word, unhurriedly, "The gains outweigh the losses, where is the consideration that a businessman should have?" ”
Jin Chusheng listened carefully, and felt that it was this reason, but he felt that something was wrong, and said: "What does King Huai mean?" ”
"According to the king, if the thief is caught within a month, you will wait patiently for a month. If Taishou can't do it, he has his own holy ruling, so why do you need to say more? As for Taishou's family affairs...... "King Huai paused, looked at Zhang Changxiu, and suddenly smiled, "Let Taishou handle it himself." Today, when the king sees that the husband and wife are in harmony, and the wives and concubines are embracing each other, they must have already dealt with it. It's just that the rumors spread too slowly, and everyone doesn't know. ”
What King Huai said was reasonable, and those officials and businessmen looked left and right, and they all nodded yes. Jiang Congshan also wiped the sweat on his forehead.
Only Li Zhuo, the county history, slowly restrained the smile on the corner of his mouth, and he was gentle.
Jin Chusheng only gave King Huai a face first, and arched his head and said: "Since this is the case, then it will be according to King Huai's wishes." Please keep it for a month, and give us people an explanation. ”
"Nature." Zhang Changxiu spit out two words expressionlessly, and looked at King Huai with a complicated gaze.
"In this case, the feast should continue." Jiang Congshan smiled.
The atmosphere of the flower hall is relaxed, and there is peace between officials and businessmen.
King Huai went out for a break by getting drunk, so he went out of the flower hall alone.
……
The sky was already overcast, and because of the short winter days, it was already dark outside. The Thorn Mansion also lit the oil lamp in the white stone lamppost on the side of the road early.
King Huai walked along the lake canal, wandered around for an unknown amount of time, and when he was about to return, a person came to him.
When I saw the man, it was as if I had finally found what I had been looking for, the corners of my mouth were hooked, and the tips of my eyebrows were smiling.
The man lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking, and he didn't know what the snow was falling. It wasn't until he almost bumped into him that he suddenly looked up.
This time, there was a delicate face in the peach blossom eyes, and the scar on the forehead of that face was looming.
It's Changle who escaped from the Three Degrees Pavilion to disperse his anger.。
Chang Le was stunned for a moment, hurriedly took a few steps back, and saluted: "Chang Shi, I've seen King Huai." ”
"Why did Mrs. Taishou come out too?" King Huai laughed and spoke, his peach blossom eyes full of smiles.
Chang Le glanced left and right, but no one else was seen, and pursed his lips and said, "It's a little stuffy in the pavilion, come out for a walk." Huai Wang: What is this? ”
"Get drunk and go for a walk." Seeing her eyes dodging left and right, King Huai couldn't help shaking his fan and said, "Madame, but you're looking for Taishou?" ”
"It's not." Chang Le blurted out, and when he saw the smile between his eyebrows, he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, and his eyes fell on his fan. Seeing the fan, I couldn't help but think of Liu Chengyan, the lord of the fast.
is also a person who loves to hold a fan, but the styles of the two are very different.
By the way, shouldn't she ask about the painting?
"Suitable talent, Zhang Taishou is in a difficult situation." King Huai deliberately mentioned it.
Chang Le put down the question in his heart and looked at him with some curiosity: "How can you be embarrassed?" ”
King Huai looked down at her and said with a smile: "Taishou was scolded by the head of the pawnshop in Jin City, spoiled the concubine and divorced his wife, and the theft case was difficult to solve, so he was too shou in vain." ”
"Well deserved." Chang Le subconsciously scolded in a low voice, very interested in the master of Jinshi he mentioned, and couldn't help laughing, "Why are the people in the pawnshop in Jinshi so loved?" ”
King Huai also listened to her scolding words into his ears, but he didn't mention it, raised his eyebrows and said, "Why, Madam was also embarrassed by Mrs. Jin just now?" ”
Chang Lehu looked at him suspiciously, and saw that he asked purely out of curiosity, but he also knew that it was not good to talk nonsense behind other people's backs, so he said, "It's nothing." King Huai praised my paintings before, has King Huai seen my paintings? ”
"Naturally." King Huai closed the fan and looked at her, the meaning of the smile was unknown.
Chang Le's heart suddenly burst out, and his speech was a little unfavorable: "Where, where?" ”
"Madame doesn't know?" King Huai tilted his head and questioned.
Chang Le licked his lips weakly: "No, I don't know." ”
King Huai paused for a moment, and suddenly smiled, his eyes were tactful, and he was very seductive: "The portraits of thieves painted by Madame are all over the city, what is the strange thing that this king has seen?" ”
Chang Le's heart was relieved and he smiled: "It's not unusual, it's not unusual." ”
"Could it be that Madame has other paintings that this king should have seen but didn't see?" King Huai laughed.
Chang Le shook his head: "No." ”
"Madame's charcoal drawings have now attracted the attention of all painters, and I think she will be able to support her family by selling paintings in the future." King Huai pointed out a clear path for her.
Chang Le's heart, which was easy to put back in its place, instantly hung up at this moment, staring at him with a sad face. I couldn't figure out what he meant. still feels like he knows about selling the spring palace map.
"I was too close to the banquet just now, but I mentioned that I wanted to divorce my wife and Ning family. Madame, be careful. When King Huai saw that she did not speak, he stretched out his fan, leaned closer to her, and whispered this to her.
Chang Le frowned.
Zhang Changxiu is going to cross the river and demolish the bridge?
She endured it so desperately just now, but he said he wanted to divorce his wife?
She must not sit still, and when she goes back later, she will have to find a way to tell Mrs. Thorn Shi about ten miles. Before she was divorced, she had to rescue Shili first!
However, saving ten miles, is it okay to save King Huai?
"Madame, ma'am?" King Huai shook it in front of her eyes with a folding fan.