Chapter 7: National Disaster (3)

If Liu Chengyou is somewhat human, even if the power is sidelined, Wang Guang, a Gyeonggi official, will not dare to lose his awe of him. However, after this person ascended the throne, in addition to breaking his sleeves and splitting peaches, he was to add officials to his relatives and friends, and when he counted them, he didn't do anything serious at all. Therefore, if Wang Guangzhi and his ilk betray him again, there will be no mental burden.

However, Zheng Ziming, who did not expect that under the joint suppression of the five ministers, the influence of his relatives could still swell to such an extent, he frowned and thought for a moment, and asked again in a deep voice: "Li Ye and the others are so nonsense, does Shi Shumi ignore them? There are also Yang Xiang and Su Shangshu, are they also willing to watch the rule of officials deteriorating day by day?"

"What's the matter if you don't watch it, Shi Shumi has refuted the emperor ten times, and you have to let the emperor say it once, right? Besides, Su Fengji has already voted for the emperor's side, and recently he has been working against Shi Shumi. As for Yang Xiang, a few months ago, because he came forward to prevent the emperor from casually sealing the children of the Li family, he was blocked by the queen mother on the way home, and he almost caught a face full of flowers. If he can't get along with his uncles anymore, the court will become the entrance of the East Market in the future, and every time he just quarrels and dismantles the stage, he has to toss all day, and he doesn't have to do anything serious!"

"Oh! This is the first time I've heard of it, and I thank you Brother Wang for your advice. The more Zheng Ziming listened, the more rare he felt, and the more he listened, the more complicated his mood became. In the end, he didn't know whether he should be happy or indignant, sighed, and gently arched his hand towards Wang Guang.

"Don't dare, don't dare, what kind of identity is an adult, the lower officials will never dare to be commensurate with an adult brother!" The little official Wang Guang was startled again, and immediately jumped away sideways, waving his hand again and again. "Today, the lower official has received a generous gift from the lord, and there is nothing to repay, so he said a few more words in passing. When you get out of this door, Xia Guan will forget all the words, and please don't blame Xia Guan for being cold!"

In Bianliang City, there have always been rumors that Zheng Ziming, the defense envoy of Cangzhou, was the second prince of the previous dynasty. That's why it was regarded as a thorn in the side of the emperor. Regardless of whether this rumor is true or not, anyone who calls this person a brother and sister may not end up well in the future. Therefore, collecting money is collecting money, and making ideas is about ideas, even if Zheng Ziming intersects again today, Wang Guang is unwilling to continue to bring the relationship between them closer.

Zheng Ziming himself didn't expect to be familiar with everyone in the world. Seeing Wang Guang's reaction, he was not annoyed. just smiled and nodded slightly, "Of course! Out of this door, Zheng will act as if everything happened today!"

"Actually, in fact, to deal with a few old uncles, not necessarily, not just with money!" Seeing Zheng Ziming talking so well, Wang Guang twisted a little. After hesitating for a moment, he stammered and added, "Like, just like this kind of bone box that you rewarded the lower officials today, it is a rare thing everywhere! Also, there are pearls, corals, clams, tortoiseshell and other things, as long as they are big enough, they will not be able to worry about the eyes of the royal relatives!"

"Oh, these things, Zheng has no shortage in his hands. But how to send it out, please let Lord Wang give me more advice!" Zheng Ziming was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly humbly asked the other party for advice.

Cangzhou is east of the sea, near the shore by the Yellow River carried sediment, the sea water is very shallow, but the product is extremely rich. Due to many factors such as war and living habits, the locals only make a living by farming and boiling salt, and rarely look to the bottom of the sea. Therefore, when Zheng Ziming recently inspected the coastal villages, he only made a little allocation, and his soldiers made a lot of money from the sea.

With the local purchasing power and processing level, these fished out things will definitely not be "digested" for a while. In the past few days, Zheng Ziming and Changshi Fan Zheng have been pondering and pondering how to sell the harvest on the sea and exchange more baggage and money and grain for the Cangzhou army? The "bribery" plan that Wang Guang, a petty official, inadvertently proposed, is simply a charcoal in the snow.

"Several old uncles are from humble backgrounds, so they don't have a big appetite, and they are also very credit-conscious in business! Usually, like saying good things to Sipin local officials, only seven or eight taels of silver are enough. Your situation is special, and I'm afraid it will be doubled. But it's not ......!" Wang Guang, a little official, how did he know that the seafood in Zheng Ziming's hand was jammed with warehouses. In line with the idea of making the other party's gift worthwhile, he patiently gave Zheng Ziming "advice".

There is a way, and there is a specialization in the art industry. Gyeonggi officials are naturally better at how to unblock joints than local officials. With Wang Guang's full help, it only took more than half an hour for Zheng Ziming to get a complete "bribery" plan. The appetite of several imperial relatives, the influence on the decision-making of the imperial court, and the recent changes in the relationship between the little emperor Liu Chengyou and the Quan Chenmen were all easily touched.

With such great help, Zheng Ziming certainly couldn't treat Wang Guang badly. Before parting, he posthumously presented two more sauirties. This time, instead of using small boxes, two carriages were filled. Wang Guang was moved to tears, and took the initiative to put forward many suggestions for the Cangzhou army to please the court, so he reluctantly embarked on the way home with a golden wind on his sleeves.

"Do you really expect that with a few imperial relatives speaking for you, you can make the little emperor completely forget who you are?" Looking at the carriage that was gradually moving away, Pan Mei pursed her lips and asked with a sneer.

Although he didn't have any good feelings about the Liu Han court and the little emperor, he hated the Cangzhou army's plan to take the initiative to bribe several old uncles. I always feel that this move is not only not bright enough, but also has a very limited effect, at most it can solve a temporary emergency. When the little emperor Liu Chengyou is exhausted of patience, or the appetite of several imperial relatives is getting higher and higher, the soldiers and horses of the imperial court will come to the door sooner or later.

"He's definitely not going to forget, but, at least on the list he wants to eradicate, my name will be moved back!" Zheng Ziming withdrew his gaze from the smoke and dust of the convoy, smiled, and shook his head slightly, "If we can delay it for one more day, our preparations will be more adequate." In addition......"

Suddenly, he seemed to remember something interesting, grinned, and a smile instantly flooded his face, "Giving gifts to the emperor's relatives is not just to bribe them. As the old saying goes, Huan Gong is good at serving purple, and one purple is worth five elements! What about such a big whale bone, you have to find a way to sell them all!" (Note 1)

Note 1: Huan Gong is good at serving purple, from "Han Feizi". The original text is, Qi Huan Gong is good at serving purple, and a country is serving purple. When it is, there is no purple. The ...... of Huan Gong