In the evening, the prefect came to the mansion of the Xuanfu envoy.

The general Zhao Shi has been waiting for a vacant position, and the place to entertain the prefect is in the flower hall of the back house of the mansion, and the Xuanfu mansion is very large, but there are not many people, so every time he enters the mansion, the prefect feels that there are enough ghosts here, and it is very deserted, especially at night.

However, I think that there are not only a few servants in my house, and there are fewer people than here, but fortunately, my own mansion is not so big, and there are only three entrances before and after, and it will never be as cold and cold as Xuanfu's mansion.

When I came to the flower hall of the back house, the guests and hosts had finished their ceremony.

There are no people around, just the two of them, there is a lot less restraint, the two of them are seated, the wine and food have been arranged, in fact, they are waiting for the prefect to enter the table.

Zhao Shi waved his hand to repel the soldiers, and smiled and said to the prefect who had not gone away in the cold: "Do it yourself, have enough food and clothing, and where you slow down, you still hope that your lord Haihan." ”

The prefect smiled at once, this word from the later generations was like a smooth mouth, which made him feel extraordinarily fresh, and nodded again and again: "This is the best, surrounded by people all day long, there is always less taste for drinking and eating, or let Lord Jun know how to enjoy." ”

Zhao Shi filled him with a glass of wine, raised his own, and came to invite him to drink, "Come, go to the cold air first, warm up your body, and then talk." ”

The two have been getting along for the past few months, and they are really a little invisible, there are really not many civil officials who can get Zhao Shi's eyes, and there are very few civil officials who can talk and laugh freely in front of Zhao Shi, and every time they laugh, there are even fewer civil officials.

The prefect was not polite, raised his glass and touched Zhao Shi, drank it all, and smacked his lips, "The spirits of this northern land are very shoddy, but they are not as sweet and refreshing as Chang'an wine." ”

Zhao Shi smiled and said in his heart, what you literati drink is also called wine? How much do you drink to make yourself feel a little bit......

But he said: "I have all the good wine in Chang'an Mansion, and I should be able to send some around the New Year." Then I'll give some to the adults. ”

The prefect arched his hand with a smile, "Thank you for your kindness, but the lower officials will be disrespectful." ”

Zhao Shi smiled and waved his hand, "What's the matter, come." Eat vegetables and eat vegetables. ”

Two bites of food were used. The prefect put down his chopsticks, "Lord Envoy, is there any news from Chang'an?" ”

Zhao Shi was stunned and glanced at him. couldn't help laughing and said, "What's the matter, there is a letter from the prefect's house?" ”

The prefect rubbed his hands, and his face inevitably brought out a little joy, but he still asked in surprise, "It turned out that the letter from the lower official arrived first...... Then the official is a bit Meng Lang......"

Seeing that he wanted to speak, he stopped. As if he was embarrassed to speak, Zhao Shi already had a little clarity in his heart, and said with a smile: "Since it is a happy event, it doesn't matter which one arrives first, let's listen to it, and make me happy." ”

The prefect laughed, raised his glass and touched Zhao Shi, drank another glass, and then pursed his lips and said, "The family letter arrived this morning." Xia Guan Jue...... Well, the family letter said that the little beast from the Xiaguan family entered the palace to meet the Empress Dowager, and during this period, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess Jingjia was accompanied by Her Royal Highness......"

The prefect's face was full of red light, and he was obviously very interested. Zhao Shi naturally had a bottom in his heart, "It seems that I can't agree to this marriage if I don't want to." ”

Hearing this, the prefect arched his hand again and again: "Xiaguan Gao Pan." The lower official is high. ”

In fact, when Zhao Shi heard this, a big stone in his heart fell to the ground. I couldn't help laughing and said, "What the hell is going on, tell me." ”

The prefect has nothing to hesitate, and said it directly, it turned out that the kid in the family entered the palace to see the Empress Dowager, and the mother looked left and right was already a little pleasing to the eye, and after talking for a while, the old man felt that the child was good.

Stay in the palace and eat, and when the child returns home, there are gifts in the palace, then there is no need to ask, the queen mother is very satisfied, this time there are nine out of nine to the palace to give marriage, so the will may come to Hedong in a moment.

Zhao Shi listened to it, and pondered in his heart, the letter at home has not yet arrived, Princess Jingjia will definitely have some rhetoric, wait until she reads this, if there is anything wrong, it will be in vain to coax the Empress Dowager to be happy.

I had a plan in my heart, so I gave a preventive shot to the prefect who was a little too happy, and said helplessly: "What is the girl in my family, but for the sake of it, the adults also know, and this happened, alas...... If she doesn't want to, I, as an elder brother, can't force her, so I can only persuade more...... When the time comes, if good things are difficult to achieve, I hope that adults will not have to be troubled. ”

The prefect knew about this from beginning to end, and he was much more tolerant and open-minded, and he was not poured cold by this basin of cold water.

Instead, he said: "What reassures Lord Jun is that the matter of the marriage contract, although it pays attention to the words of a parent's life matchmaker, but in the end what I want is still a love and my will, and besides, although I have a short relationship with Lord Jun, I have a sense of familiarity at first sight, if so, I can only blame the little beast of the official family for not having that blessing, how can I feel guilty?" ”

Zhao Shi listened, looked at this person even more pleasing to the eye, raised his glass and smiled: "I'm just talking to myself here, I've been marching and fighting for a long time, and I'm thinking about the worst, and there is an old mother in the house, and I can't allow that girl to make her own opinions...... Come, after all, it is a happy event, dry this cup, I wish a lover a family member. ”

After all, what he said in the last sentence was a bit nondescript, and there were ** copies, but the prefect was still willing to listen here, so he simply touched him, and it was another cup of belly.

After eating some more dishes and talking a few words, the matter was revealed.

After a few cups, the prefect's face was already red, and his interest became more and more high, "Let Lord Jun guess, how much money have the gentry in Hedong come out of silver these days?" ”

After the Chen family came to see him, he also knew that this prefect was not only a good hand in politics, but also knew that he was well versed in the way of civil officials, otherwise, he would have been willing to do it here, and there would be no more twists and turns, only the prefect's yamen would be able to handle things well.

But after all, people still expressed their respect and respect for the Xuanfu Embassy, this is the means of turning people in the officialdom, and doing things well can not take the credit alone, and everyone must be happy, which is the authentic way of being an official.

Zhao Shi buried his head in eating vegetables, and said without raising his head: "It seems that the harvest is not small, but don't be too ruthless, if you make someone bankrupt, it is not good for your lord's official reputation." ”

The prefect smiled disapprehantly, "The harvest is indeed not small, the Hedong gentry have a lot of surplus wealth in their families, and the lower officials do their best for them to accumulate some yin virtue, and it is too late to thank the lower officials." ”

"How much, exactly." Zhao Shi couldn't help asking.

The prefect laughed at a pleasure, stretched out a finger, Zhao Shi was impatient, stretched out his hand to knock it off, and muttered, "Don't sell Guanzi." ”

Such words were unscrupulous, but the prefect was even more happy, and said with a smile: "A total of more than one million taels of silver." ”

Zhao Shi raised his head in surprise, chewing vegetables in his mouth, looking at the prefect, and thought, how much is the imperial court's income, and how much does it cost to come north this time, how can it be that he took out so much silver from the pockets of these Hedong gentry?

"So that you don't have to be surprised." The prefect shook his head with a smile, "The wealth of the Northland does not lie in the people, but in the official gentry, the expenses of the Great Qin family are used by the people of the Northland, and the official gentry is the opposite, and one of the ten is not enough......"

"Why? My Great Qin officials are officials, and the gentry are gentry, but the north is different, the officials and gentry are one, the gold people are greedy and lawless, and the income is owned by the gentry......

Zhao Shi exhaled a breath of wine, snorted, and said, "In this way, if you copy them one by one, the gains will be extremely rich." ”

One sentence frightened the prefect, and he thought that this man wanted to show his hot hand again when he saw the money, so he hurriedly persuaded: "I can't help it, so I don't want to make Lord Jun ......."

Zhao Shi held back a laugh, waved his hand and said: "It's just talking, it's not true, Taiyuan Mansion is making too much trouble, and now the reputation is not good, and the people's hearts are far less stable than Datong Mansion. ”

The prefect knew that he was joking, and he smiled bitterly in his heart, if others said it, he might not believe it, but these words came from the mouth of the envoy, who would dare to say that it was false?

Slightly arched his hand, and said with a wry smile: "This kind of thing, or borrowed the power of the king, if not, where would these gentry in Hedong be so willing to give out the silver, as for the court, if this matter is reported, there may be a reputation, maybe I think that the lower officials and the remnants of the people have succeeded, forcing the gentry in Hedong to pay money and food or something, this matter, can not be ...... again In the end, it is still necessary to give a light dose and rest for the people, so as to win the hearts of the people in this place. ”

Zhao Shi nodded, "Take out the silver to buy peace, it's enough to come once, by the way, don't take money and sell officials, I regret it here, I gave the surname Chen too many benefits, as if we received some benefits......"

The prefect was stunned, and glanced at Zhao Shi, but he laughed in unison, and raised the wine glass in unison......

(Monthly pass, monthly pass, the second shift has arrived, will the third watch be far away, ask for support, a month down, it's really a day of relaxation, the monthly pass is falling farther and farther, how to do it...... ）

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