"Well, that's good." Xiao Chen nodded, and suddenly asked again, "You have spent a lot of money in the capital these days, right?" ”

"That's not old." Lin Han didn't know why Xiao Chen suddenly asked this, but he honestly admitted it.

Didn't it cost a lot of money, do you think the doors of those high-ranking officials in the DPRK are so easy to enter? If the gift list is not good-looking, you can't even pass the door!

Two days ago, he saw with his own eyes that a foreign prefect went to pay homage to a Langzhong surnamed Liu in the Ministry of Officials, and after sending the gift list, the doorman only glanced at it and threw it directly on the ground.

I still seem to be smiling and saying that the gift is too heavy, and we adults will never dare to accept it, so please do it......

The dignified four-grade prefect couldn't get off the stage on the spot, and his face was as red as a monkey's buttocks, but he only dared to be angry and didn't dare to speak, let alone reprimand others, so he could only leave silently.

People say that the prime minister is a seven-grade official, and he is really arrogant and domineering!

"Well, then you don't have any money?" Xiao Chen asked again.

"Yes, there are still a few thousand taels, why do you want to use it, Lord Xiao? The subordinate ordered someone to fetch it. Lin Han thought it was Xiao Chen who asked him for silver.

"A few thousand taels? That's better Handong, you keep it for yourself, I wanted you to prepare a ...... Two big gifts, but such a little bit of silver can't be purchased, it's okay, go back and bring all the gifts you gave me, and I'll let Wenzhou choose something for you from home to make two acceptable gifts. Xiao Chen said with a smile.

Xu Wenzhou has just arrived, and when he heard that the boss wanted to use the dragon spirit bead, he immediately decided to send it in person, one of these things is worth a fortune, and the value of two is simply immeasurable......

"What are you going to do if you're not an adult?" Lin Han was confused when he heard it, inexplicable.

"Didn't you say that I would take you to ask the prince for guilt? Are you still empty-handed? Xiao Chen said with a smile.

"Huh?" Lin Han was taken aback, isn't it Lord Xiao, have you listened to me again, or did I not understand what I just said enough? I don't deal with Li Shina, and people can't even look down on me with half their eyes! The last time I went to see him, I was very generous with gifts...... But there's a bird for it? It's better to throw it in the water and listen to it.

Xiao Chen was about to explain to him, but Xu Wenzhou knocked lightly on the door outside, and came in to say that there was a prefect named Chen Ziang who asked to see him? Can you please see the boss?

"Ziang is here? Let him in. Of course, Xiao Chen still remembers Chen Ziang, the prefect of Fencheng Mansion in Weizhou County, who met when he exterminated Gong Heihu in Fenzhu County, he is very sensible, and Xiao Chen likes him quite a lot.

Seeing this, Lin Han and Shi Mingtao hurriedly got up to avoid it, but Xiao Chen waved his hand and said it didn't matter, Ziang was also a friend, so it would be good for everyone to get to know each other.

Chen Ziang came in and bowed down to Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen said that this is my house, so I will be exempt from the set of false etiquette outside, and I will introduce you to two friends......

After greeting each other, they took their seats.

Chen Ziang looked at Lin Han and said, "General Lin, why do you look a little familiar?" Have we seen this somewhere? Forgive the official for being forgetful, but he can't remember anything. ”

"Hehe, we have a relationship, but it's not like we've met, a few days ago when I went to Liu Langzhong's mansion in the Ministry of Officials, I saw Brother Ziang." Lin Han Road.

But it turned out that Chen Ziang was the prefect who was thrown the gift list on the ground by the people of Langzhongmen...... Lin Han recognized him as soon as he saw him, but he was afraid that he would be embarrassed, so he didn't mention it, and when he took the initiative to ask, he said it.

"Gah!" Chen Ziang's face turned red instantly, "I see, Xia Guan really made a big fool that day, and he was extremely embarrassed!" The general smiled. ”

"Hehe, laughter is also a bitter smile." Lin Han really smiled bitterly, "Your brother Ang has eaten the closed door, and I haven't been able to enter the door of other people's houses either, the big guy is a difficult brother, no one can laugh at anyone!" ”

"Why did you two meet at Liu Langzhong's house?" Xiao Chen didn't know why, and asked.

"My lord, it's a shame to say it! What else to say at home? The lower officials couldn't even enter the threshold of other people's houses, and the gifts that were finally purchased were thrown out by others, and they made a big fool in front of hundreds of people! At that time, Xia Guan really wanted to fight this black gauze hat with the watchdog! Chen Zi's face was red and his neck was thick.

Beat his chest and describe the matter to Xiao Chen, although it has been several days, but his heart is blocked, and it is difficult to get rid of himself!

"It's small." Xiao Chen said with a smile, "Ziang, your pattern is small, but a dignified four-grade prefect is angry with a disciple, are you worth it?" He Liu Shilang refuses to accept your gift, I can't accept it! You said that you too, knowing that I didn't come to see me earlier in Fengyang, but you didn't deserve to be angry when you ran to someone's door? ”

"I just found out this morning that you are in Fengyang, didn't you fly directly? But I didn't come in a hurry, but I didn't bring any gifts, and besides, I don't know about you, an adult? I don't care about these at all, how much gold and silver did the adults get when they took us to fight the Black Tiger Mountain? You don't have a penny! Chen Ziang said.

"If I don't accept it, why don't you give it?" Xiao Chen laughed, "No wonder you can't eat in Fengyang City, you don't understand human feelings at all, it's really strange how you sat in this prefect?" I remember you were quite clever, but you were so pedantic. ”

"Xia Guan understands people's feelings, but he doesn't have any money to give away!" Chen Ziang was impassioned, "You know the situation in Weizhou County, you are poor!" Fencheng Mansion is not even as good as a fart, people say that the prefect of the Qing Dynasty in three years is 100,000 snowflakes of silver, and my prefect is not clear, but he has been an official for several years, and he has not even had a thousand taels of silver! ”

"Can't you?" Shi Mingtao on the side said, "I also know a few prefects of Weizhou County, but they are not as shabby as adults say." ”

"Alas...... Brother Shi, you don't know, the people of Fencheng Mansion are in trouble, even the bark in the mountains has been gnawed away in the past few years, and hundreds of people are still starving to death every year, brother, I am no longer human, and I can't squeeze bone marrow oil from them, finally this year's grain is ripe, but the officials let me go to Beijing to report on my work......" Chen Ziang said.

"Hmm...... These years have indeed been difficult, and I heard that there have been tragic incidents of Yizi eating in some places...... Why are you going to be promoted, Lord Chen? Shi Mingtao asked.

"Ascension?" Chen Ziang smiled bitterly, "If you don't dismiss me, I'll be fine!" Fencheng Mansion has been dying for many years, and the brothers have reported it truthfully, without concealing it, which also makes Shangguan not very happy, last year's examination, and it was an inferior evaluation, if it weren't for the brothers' usual conscientiousness, cautious work, and didn't make any big mistakes, they would be directly condemned! ”

Chen Ziang is still a good official, so although his boss is annoyed with him, he is not good at participating in him, and when his term of office expires, he directly gives him an inferior evaluation and drives him away.

He is a prefect who has been badly evaluated for several years in a row, so there is definitely no hope of promotion, although it may not be possible to be deposed, but the use of demotion is certain.