Shing Yin Street.

Mishi Hutong.

This alley, which is only separated by a wall from Chengxian Street, is basically built with high doors and lofty edges.

It is inhabited by dignitaries and dignitaries who have been hairpins for generations.

The high-ranking officials in the civil officials of eastern Zhejiang, Cao Yun, have a three-entry mansion here.

There are high walls in the house, and the hall is restored.

On the street in front of the door, there are all official sedan chairs coming and going.

Among these official sedan chairs, there is a piercing blue-topped carriage.

The blue-topped carriage stopped in front of the Cao Yun envoy and a teenager stepped down.

Zhang Xi stepped on the spacious stone road and glanced at the gilt tin nail gate.

Looking up to admire this official mansion, looking at the patches of green and green peaks, I really felt a sentence.

The gentry is happy to rule the first house.

Beside him, a man in a melon skin hat ran over first.

'Bang' slam the door and let the porter open the side door.

The porter looked at his relatives in disgust and asked, "Is there a post?" ”

Qin Sui glared at the porter: "Open your old eyes and see who is coming." ”

The porter poked his head out of the side door, saw Zhang Xi standing at the gate looking at the blue sky, and hurriedly begged for mercy: "The little one doesn't know if the fourth master is coming, so I can't compensate the fourth master." ”

Cao Yun has a total of three sons, and his nephew Zhang Xi grew up with him since he was a child, and the servants in the family will be honored as the fourth master.

Zhang Xi smiled, didn't blame the porter, and walked in directly.

Passing by Qinsu's side, he looked at him thoughtfully, thinking that he would send Qinsui back to Wucheng's hometown tomorrow.

Entered the side door.

Then walk through the vertical arch.

Follow a blue brick path and keep going.

I came to the stone archway-like instrument gate.

Keep going.

A fine sweat broke out on Zhang Xi's head, and then he walked to the main hall of the house.

The main hall is usually used for reception, and there is usually only one room.

There are five main halls in the Caoyun Embassy Mansion, and there is also a rather elegant nickname of 'Five Halls and Three Summers'.

Zhang Xi walked through the threshold into the main hall and sat on the official hat chair to rest.

Several delicate maids hurriedly served him a pot of Huangshan pineapple tea and a few dishes of tea food.

Zhang Xi picked up the fine porcelain teacup of the official kiln, poured a cup, and took a sip gently.

I felt a lot of relief and relieved the fatigue along the way.

Zhang Xi drank a few cups in succession, and couldn't help but praise: "Good tea is good tea, which is enough to make people calm and calm." ”

Huangshan pineapple tea is produced in Huangshan, and the price of silver per catty has reached a staggering two or three taels, which is why such a civil official in eastern Zhejiang can enjoy it.

Drank a few cups of tea.

Before the Cao Yun envoy came out, Zhang Xi glanced at the main hall slightly.

At first glance, I was attracted by a pair of silver pine crane screens.

The screen is clearly the work of a famous artist.

While timeless and elegant, the main hall is divided into a large and a small pattern.

I was about to take a closer look at the screen.

Cao Yun's envoy walked out of the silver pine crane screen behind the main hall.

Zhang Xi, who was sitting on the official hat chair, stood up calmly and looked at it intently.

Cao Yun's face was white, with a wisp of clear beard, and he was clean and elegant.

Between the gestures, there is a deep bearing of the origin of sainthood.

Cao Yun's envoy saw Zhang Xi, who was recovering from a serious illness, and did not say a word of encouragement, but just instructed the maid.

Walk behind the silver pine crane screen again.

Sitting on the rosewood official hat chair, close your eyes and recuperate.

It didn't take long for the delicate maid to walk in.

The pot of Huangshan pineapple tea was replaced with a small bowl of Liaodong ginseng tea.

Zhang Xi didn't say a word of gratitude, and continued to stand calmly next to the screen.

Zhang Xi took a sip of ginseng tea.

The maid led a young man dressed in Su-like silk and walked into the main hall.

The young man only saw Zhang Xi, and saluted respectfully to the silver pine crane screen: "Student Qi Tai, meet the teacher." ”

Cao Yun's envoy still closed his eyes and recuperated, and did not say half a word.

The atmosphere in the main hall was inexplicably stagnant.

Qi Tai became more and more nervous, and his heart was even more cramped and uneasy.

The six departments of the imperial court have the heaviest authority of the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of Officials has the heaviest authority of the Department of Literature and Selection.

Cao Yun envoy was once in charge of the Wenxuan Division, and the future of all officials in the Ming Dynasty was in his hands, and he still has a lot of connections left until now.

Qi Tai came this time, first of all, to tie up with this Xuanhe minister, and secondly, to be transferred to a Fei County as a magistrate.

Not to make money, just to get promoted as soon as possible.

Some of the civil officials in eastern Zhejiang are greedy for money and some are greedy for power, and he is the part of the officials who are greedy for power.

Qi Tai took out the lacquered gold box in his hand and offered it with both hands.

All the beautiful maids immediately retreated and called the housekeepers to guard the door.

Wait until there are only three people left in the main hall.

Zhang Xi was stunned at first, and immediately stepped over to take the lacquered gold box.

Qi Tai breathed a sigh of relief: "The student heard that the master likes to clear confessions on the desk, so he specially found the red silk inkstone that was treasured by the previous dynasty. ”

Zhang Xi was next to the screen, and he was a little puzzled by Qi Tai's arrival.

Hearing Qi Taihao's tone of respecting teachers, he was amused: The civil officials of eastern Zhejiang really played tricks of respecting teachers and respecting teachers.

Cao Yunenvoy once served as the chief examiner of Qi Tai that year, and he was his teacher.

Giving the precious red silk inkstone to the master should be bribed by the punishment of the Ming Dynasty, which has become a piece of filial piety that respects the teacher.

In addition, the level of Qitai's gift-giving is also really admirable.

Gift-giving is all about what you like.

Qingzhou inkstone has been regarded as the first inkstone in the world in the Tang and Song dynasties, and the red silk inkstone is a wonder in Qingzhou inkstone.

For the literati who love this kind of confession, it is simply sent to the heart.

The red silk inkstone treasured by the six ministries in front of this inkstone is not saying that Cao Yun will be able to become a ministry in the future.

This sycophant slap is really amazing.

When the Cao Yun envoy heard that it was the red silk inkstone treasured by the former dynasty, he opened his eyes.

looked at Zhang Xi who was standing next to the silver pine crane screen.

Still didn't say a word.

He just stretched out his finger and clicked on the bowl of ginseng tea.

Close your eyes again and recuperate.

Zhang Xi still followed his memories and called the housekeeper to serve him a cup of ginseng tea.

What happened next made Zhang Xi completely incomprehensible.

It was obviously a good thing that Qi Tai was able to get a cup of ginseng tea, but there was a disappointed expression on his face.

Although it was well disguised, Zhang Xi still keenly caught it and vaguely guessed some of the doorways in it.

Ginseng tea is supposed to refer to a certain official position.

However, Zhang Xi does not know which official position he refers to.

I don't know if I don't know, but I still keep all this in mind, and when I report it to the Yamen of the General Administration, everything must be written down in every detail.

Cao Yunenvoy thought that Zhang Xi didn't know that he killed Zhang Xi's father, and that he stepped on his sister-in-law's head and climbed to his current position.

Because of the meritorious work of exposing Zhang Xi's father, everything will be reproduced now, but Cao Yun's envoy is about to be exposed.

His head is also going to become a stepping stone for Zhang Xi to climb up, not to be an official, but to kill his father's revenge.

Qi Tai's heart was full of complaints, and he scolded him for being really greedy, but he still had a humble look on his face: "The students won't bother the teacher, and they will come to visit again when they have time." ”

Zhang Xi watched Qi Tai leave, and he had already thought about how to write the newspaper.