Chapter 452: Digging a Pit
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The expression on Chi Ye's face was slightly stunned, and he was suddenly shocked in his heart, picked up the teacup in front of him, took a sip, and put the teacup on the table, "Master Wang is really joking, isn't this official position already divided, where did the opportunity come from?" β
"The northern Huns are coming, my emperor is worried about this all day long, and many capable people in this capital have gone to the north to help," Wang sighed, picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said melancholy, "There are a lot of official positions in this capital, and I have a relative, and he is worried about how to arrange the official position." β
The official position in Jingzhong is vacant, but Chi Ye knows it, especially the military attachΓ©.
Not to mention the side, this Wang Lao gave him benefits once or twice, he must have a plan, there is no free lunch in the world, Chi Ye will not think that this Wang Lao Ye is naturally willing to give and deliberately come to help him.
"Alas," Chi Ye sighed, looked down at the teacup in his hand, and said melancholy, "My ability is limited, even if I want to go up, I can't do it, I'd better do my job safely." β
When Master Wang heard Chi Ye say this, he thought that Chi Ye was just hypocritical, pushed the teacup in his hand forward, put his arm on the table, and said with a serious face, "You have the ability, at the beginning of your small county, you managed it in an orderly manner, and the emperor once mentioned you in the main hall and praised you very much." β
"Master Wang," Chi Ye shook his head slightly, his eyes full of sorrow, "I just came to the capital and haven't gained a firm foothold yet, so I have to make some political achievements before I can think about going up." β
When Master Wang still wanted to open his mouth to speak, Chi Ye waved his hand weakly, picked up the tea cup in front of him, and said to Master Wang, "Master Wang, this time has really worked hard for you, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to get to where I am now, I will replace the wine with tea, and I will toast you first." β
Master Wang blindly picked up the teacup and followed Chi Ye to touch the cup.
Chi Ye drank a glass of water directly, then put the tea cup on the table, and said a little anxiously, "Master Wang, there are still some things on the side of the mansion, I will go first?" β
"Don't do it yet," Master Wang was a little anxious, he came in because he had something to do with Chi Ye, "We haven't talked about the old days for a long time, and I finally saw you today." β
Sure enough, there was something.
Chi Ye is not the kind of person who does not repay his kindness, but just wants to see if he can help other people's needs.
"But," Chi Ye stood up anxiously, looked at Master Wang with an embarrassed expression, and said hesitantly, "I really have something, or another day, I will invite Master Wang to dinner?" β
"Alas," Master Wang sighed lightly when he heard Chi Ye say this, "If it weren't for the fact that something really happened, I wouldn't have come to you." β
Now it's finally a detour.
Although Chi Ye is a civil official, he has always been too lazy to think about too many things, and he likes to say anything directly.
"What's wrong?" Chi Ye sat hesitantly on the chair, looked at Master Wang with a worried expression, and asked in confusion.
"You're doing well now, but I'm not doing well." Master Wang said with a headache, "I don't know how to deal with this matter one by one." β
Chi Ye didn't know what to say, but he was afraid that as soon as he opened his mouth, Master Wang would ask him for help.
"Don't you know, some time ago, the tribute goods in Shannan disappeared, and I don't know who was so bold as to intercept the tribute goods." Master Wang took a sip of water with a headache, put the teacup on the table heavily, and said melancholy, "This steals the tribute privately, but it will kill the head." β
Chi Ye's face turned pale, and he seemed to have heard that something was lost some time ago, but he didn't want it to be a tribute.
"What can I do?" Chi Ye looked at Master Wang with a puzzled expression, and after thinking for a long time, he said, "Why don't you let Shannan prepare a new one?" β
Chi Ye thought that the tribute was estimated to be a specialty of some places.
"How is this prepared?" Master Wang raised his eyes and looked at Chi Ye, and said with a serious face, "And there is no way to prepare at all, that peacock jade, a large piece of Hetian jade, is directly polished into the appearance of a peacock with an open screen, even if you find a Hetian jade as big as that, it will take a year and a half to polish it into a peacock with an open screen." β
Chi Ye looked at Master Wang worriedly, and asked hesitantly, "What should I do then?" β
"That's right," Master Wang looked at Chi Ye with hope, and said slowly, "I want you to help me see if I can find some clues." β
"How can I check this?" Chi Ye waved his hand and said helplessly, "I'm just a civil official, what's more, I'm only responsible for sorting out the information, Master Wang, I really can't help you with this matter." β
"You can help!" Master Wang said categorically, his eyes widened, "You may not know, my friend on the third side told me, it seems that someone was hidden outside the city, and when those people robbed the goods, they were all poisoned, and when the time comes, you can find out where the dead people are......"
"You're saying that the person who touched the tribute was poisoned?" Chi Ye now understands that the lack of this population is indeed a matter on his side.
"Yes." Master Wang nodded affirmatively.
Since it is his business, it is naturally incumbent.
"This matter of snatching the tribute will punish the nine clans, but if you can find those tributes, it will be a good thing, and the emperor will naturally give you a promotion and make a fortune." Master Wang said, squeezing his eyebrows at Chi Ye, "When the time comes, your promotion is a matter of the emperor's words." β
Chi Ye smiled embarrassedly and said, "I didn't think about being promoted and making a fortune, I think my current position is still quite good." β
"Don't tell anyone about this matter, just tell your relatives, and when the time comes, if you find evidence, you can also be promoted together." Master Wang nodded, and clenched his fists towards Chi Ye, "The rest of the matter depends on you." β
Chi Ye said a few words modestly, waved his hand, and followed Master Wang to say something else politely, and then turned to leave.
Looking at the back of Chi Ye leaving, the corners of Master Wang's mouth hooked up a successful arc.
Chi Ye came out of the inn and wondered a little.
On the surface, Master Wang said that he wanted to ask him for help, and he had to give him the credit.
Why did this old man Wang help him with all good things?
This credit is not only given to him, but also to the third brother, is there any article in this?
Chi Ye didn't have time to think about it now, so he rushed to the yamen to deal with those things.
Chi Hang and Lin Guyu had just finished dinner when they heard a report from their subordinates, saying that Chi Ye was here.
Even if he was unhappy, Chi Hang still asked Chi Ye to invite him in.
Lin Guyu glanced at Chi Hang and thought for a while, "I'll go out first, if there is anything, you two brothers have a good chat." β
Chi Hang nodded slightly, just feeling that he had nothing to talk about with Chi Ye.
Lin Guyu went out from the kitchen, and as soon as he walked to the door, he saw Chi Ye walking in from the outside.
Chi Ye's face was a little embarrassed, and he shouted, "Third sister-in-law." β
Lin Guyu lowered his eyes and looked to the side calmly, "Well, Brother Chi Hang is waiting for you inside, I still have some things, so I'll leave first." β
"The third sister-in-law walks slowly." Chi Ye looked at Lin Guyu's estranged appearance, and understood what was going on, and sighed a little helplessly.
However, the only thing that made Chi Ye happy was that Wang Xiaoqian had amnesia and couldn't remember the past, otherwise he wouldn't know how to get along with Wang Xiaoqian.
"Knock knock." Chi Ye stood at the door of the study and raised his hand and knocked on the door.
"Come in." Chi Hang's voice came out from inside.
Chi Ye hesitantly pushed the door in, and saw Chi Hang looking at the ledger.
"You're here, sit down." Chi Hang closed the ledger in his hand and looked up at Chi Ye, "What's the matter?" β
Chi Ye sat opposite Chi Hang, thinking about what Master Wang said in the afternoon, and still had some doubts in his heart, "Third brother, I came today to have something important. β
"What's the matter?" Chi Hang put his fingers on the table with his fingers folded, "Is it something inside the yamen?" β
"That's not it, I can still deal with the things inside the yamen." Chi Ye said hurriedly, and then said anxiously, "Someone told me that the tribute from Shannan was lost, and said that I was asked to help find it." β
"I lost the tribute, why did I look for you?" Chi Hang felt puzzled.
Chi Hang understands one thing, although the relationship between the two brothers will never go back to the past, but in the face of big things, the two of them still have to stand together.
You can't write two "pool" words with one stroke, and this is also the case.
"Those who said they were robbing may be highly poisoned," Chi Ye was afraid that Chi Hang would not understand, so he explained, "I am in charge of the population of various places on weekdays, as long as there is death, I will know as soon as possible, and he wants me to see who robbed the tribute."
Poisonous.
Chi Hang's brows furrowed slightly, he was indeed poisoned, but how could those items in the hands of the eldest master of the Xu family be tribute?
"The loss of tribute is a big deal," Chi Hang asked lightly as if he was fine, "You should also help find it." β
"I understand what the third brother said, but what I don't understand is why he asked me to do this, and he also mentioned you, saying that if he knew the tribute, if the emperor knew, he would give us a reward, but why didn't he go and receive the reward himself?" Chi Ye was puzzled, "Third brother, you said he shouldn't be coaxing me." β
"Then I don't know," Chi Hang frowned slightly, with a bad premonition in his heart, and asked slowly, "By the way, did he say what the tribute is?" β
"There seems to be a peacock jade?" Chi Ye racked his brains and finally came up with a name, "Third brother, do you know where the tribute is?" β
"I don't know."
"But what do I think, that person seems to be saying, you probably know." Chi Ye said uneasily, "Third brother, if you know where the tribute is, don't hand it over yet, I always feel that there is fraud in this." β
After hearing Chi Ye say this, Chi Hang looked at Chi Ye quietly and said hesitantly, "Don't get too close to Master Wang." β