After Zhao Huajun made up his mind in his heart, he pondered what kind of benefits he should give, so that the Lord Shao in front of him could turn a blind eye to what he saw and heard in Yujiang County.

Industry! He mentioned earlier that he has an industry in Yujiang County! Maybe this is where you can start, it seems that it is necessary to keep this lord in the house after the banquet to talk in detail.

At the banquet, everyone pushed their glasses and changed the lamps, but Lao Wu relieved his hunger, and the good wine and food were desperately pulled into his stomach, so angry that Shao Xi rolled his eyes at him. The heart said, why is this old guy so unproductive? Isn't this way of eating and drinking a joke? But it's not good to remind him in person.

Zhao Huajun didn't take these things seriously, and he kept thinking about what kind of conditions to buy Shao Xi and the others after the banquet was over, but what he didn't know was that Shao Xi wanted much more than he imagined, and it might surprise him at that time.

Since it was a wine banquet, it was inevitable that someone would come up to toast. So, Zhao Huajun introduced the officials who came to toast to Shao Xi one by one.

"Lord Shao, let me introduce you to these people, they are the chief bookkeeper Gao Cang, the official Zhao Hansi, the capital post Zhao Huafei, the treasurer Zhao Feng, and the tax officer Zhang Xiaoquan, all of whom are capable people under the lower officials. The daily affairs of Yujiang County are all taken care of by the help of his few people. ”

Shao Xi muttered in his heart, "Among the five people introduced to me, there are three surnamed Zhao, and they are all descendants of his Zhao family. What's interesting is that this Zhao Hansi and Zhao Huafei, one of you is making welding wire, and the other is making fertilizer? And that Zhang Xiaoquan, are you selling scissors? ”

It's not good to travel through the memories of the modern world, and no matter what name you come across, you will always think of what you knew before.

To be honest, the homophonic stalks encountered over the years have made Shao Xi almost vomit. But there is no way, there are no things in your heart in this era, you just think too much.

After greeting the few people who came to toast, Shao Xi asked a little puzzled: "Lord Zhao, why don't you see Juncheng after coming for a long time?" But what business trip is not there today? ”

Zhao Huajun heard Shao Xi's question, and hurriedly replied: "Today, except for the county lieutenant Sun Jue, who is in charge of the defense of the county seat, Mo Zhaohui, the inspector, and Pan Sheng, the head of the capital, everyone else is present. Cui Qi, the county prince asked by Lord Shao, was sitting there, and the one next to him was Lu Ju, the magistrate of the county, and these two people regarded themselves as high on weekdays and did not like this kind of social occasion, so every time they went down to the officials, they did not force them to come to toast. ”

"Oh?"

Shao Xi looked in the direction of Zhao Huajun's finger, and saw two people sitting next to the two desks at the door, they didn't talk and laugh with each other like other officials, let alone come to toast, they just drank their own wine with their heads bored.

It's okay to say, after all, the official rank is low, and it's not strange to sit at the door, but this county is second only to the county guard in a county, why is he also sitting at the door?

You must know that the ranking of this seat is determined according to the rank and rank, such a second-in-command in the county actually sits in the lowest position, I think it should not be Zhao Huajun's intentional arrangement, this is tantamount to humiliating others, it is said that he is not so stupid to do this kind of thing that obviously offends people.

Then there is only one explanation, and this county Cheng Cui Qi sat there by himself. But the question is, why did he sit at the door by himself?

From Zhao Huajun's words just now, Shao Xi more or less judged that this Cui Qi should be in the same pot as the Zhao family. If you don't say it's the opposite, at least you can't get along, and you don't want to be with his Zhao family.

Then there are two other possibilities for this incompatibility: one is that the Zhao family's power in Yujiang County is growing day by day, excluding dissidents and squeezing out officials with foreign surnames, so that the power of the county is hollowed out, so they are dissatisfied and discordant with the Zhao family; Another possibility is that this county Cheng can't get used to what the Zhao family is doing, and he doesn't want to be in the same stream with his Zhao family, but he can't bring it down, so he can only helplessly stay alone and avoid it.

If it is the first possibility, it is their own dog-eat-dog, Shao Xi is happy to watch the excitement. But if it is the second possibility, it proves that although the Zhao family covers the sky with one hand in this Yujiang City, there is a force that is not in harmony with it, and this force happens to be on the same position as itself. If this is the case, it can be used to secretly investigate whether the Zhao family is raising a private army.

Since he wants to leave a mercenary and narrow-minded impression on the Zhao family, he might as well use this opportunity to test what kind of person Cui Qi is? In this way, it is to kill two birds with one stone, not only to find a usable internal response in this Yujiang City, but also to take the opportunity to confuse Zhao Huajun and others.

Thinking of this, Shao Xi slapped the table in front of him and made a "snap"!

Not only the officials present at this moment, but even Zhao Huajun was shocked. Everyone looked at Shao Xi with surprised eyes, not knowing why this adult who came from Kyoto suddenly lost his temper so much, and actually slapped the table.

"This official came to Yujiang County to inspect and supervise, and the county guard Lord Zhao set up a banquet to entertain him, and the official was happy in his heart. But all the officials in this county have come to toast their own officials, but why don't the county lords come to toast? But do you feel that the official's grade is low, and he is not qualified to be respected by him? ”

Hearing Shao Xi say this, all the officials present invariably looked at Cui Qi, the county prince who was sitting at the door. The heart said that you think of yourself as high on weekdays, but today you still don't hum and ignore such an important guest, isn't this a clear show of not giving face to others? Check it out! Now people are going to trouble you, right?

When Zhao Huajun saw this scene, he was also afraid that Shao Xi would be really angry, so he hurriedly shouted to Cui Qi at the door: "Lord Cui, everyone has given a toast to Lord Shao, shouldn't you Lord Cui also come over to toast Lord Shao?" Anyway, Lord Shao is from Kyoto, and we, as local officials, should do our best to be landlords! How can you only care about your own drinking and lose your manners? ”

These words are full of provocation and treachery, it seems that this county Cheng Cui Qi is indeed at odds with the Zhao family, and the next thing is just to see how he behaves in order to judge the specific reason for the disagreement.

Cui Qi was not in a hurry, picked up the wine glass in his hand, and came to Shao Xi with a reluctant look. bowed slightly to Shao Xi and made a gesture of invitation, and before Shao Xi could say anything, he drank all the wine in the cup, turned around and was about to leave but was called back by Shao Xi.

"Lord Cui, when the official first arrived in Yujiang City, it seems that he didn't have any holiday with Lord Cui, I don't know why Lord Cui is so cold to the official? But do you think this official is not worthy of your toast? I'm a very small-minded person, if Master Cui can't give me a perfect explanation today, I'm afraid I won't even be able to sleep well when I go back. ”

Cui Qi stopped his steps, turned around and bowed to Shao Xi again, and said, "Lord Shao Haihan, Xiaguan and Lord Shao don't know each other, let alone have any festivals. The lower official just doesn't like this kind of occasion, but out of respect for the adults, I still came to this banquet, if there is any neglect, please forgive the adults, and now this wine is also respected, so I won't disturb the two adults. ”

Shao Xi saw that this person was quite individual! Compared with the silent performance of other officials, Shao Xi felt that this person was still a little different, I don't know if it was a broken jar, or did he really have no fear in his heart?

"So, you're here to give me face today? Lord Juncheng, you're such a big shelf! Do you not like the occasion, or do you not like the official? As a county prince, you sat at the bottom of the banquet, do you feel that your identity is not enough, or do you want to stay away from me? ”

Zhao Huajun looked at it from the side, Shao Xi was going to chase and fight. I thought that he was really a person who would repay him, this kind of person was actually very easy to deal with, as long as he was coaxed to give enough benefits, and everything was easy to say until he was satisfied, if he offended this kind of person, I am afraid that the next days will not be good.

After confirming Shao Xi's character in his heart, Zhao Huajun made up his mind that he must ask Shao Xi to stay after the banquet. If you can buy an official who is "respectful of the Division", you will have more to rely on in the future, and you can have a good relationship with the people around the emperor, which is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

At this time, Cui Qi seemed to be a little angry when Shao Xi asked him like this, and replied to Shao Xi with a calm face: "Lord Shao, it's not that Xiaguan is dissatisfied with adults, it's just that Xiaguan feels that there is really no need to be so extravagant about a reception banquet. When we are waiting here to enjoy the wine and food, do you know how many people in Yujiang County still have enough to eat? How many artisans and merchants in this county are there who can't make money? In the past year alone, the population of Yujiang County has lost nearly 10,000 people, all of whom have been displaced because they cannot make ends meet. As a parent and magistrate, how can I, as a parent and magistrate, see the people in my territory displaced and hungry, and enjoy these food and wine at this lavish feast? Since the adults are here to supervise and inspect Yujiang County, they should go into the people to understand the people's livelihood, instead of sitting on this high hall with fine wine and food, and listening to flattery. We have all received the emperor's grace, and we should share the worries of the saints, how can we enjoy ourselves here? ”

Before Shao Xi could speak, Zhao Huajun jumped out first and scolded Cui Qi loudly: "Master Cui! How can you be so rude to Lord Shao from Kyoto? On weekdays, you think of yourself as high, and you always go against the house, but today you should treat each other politely and greet each other with a smile, but you are so disrespectful to Lord Shao, it is really arrogant! How Yujiang County is present is obvious to all, and the government affairs are complicated on weekdays, how can you explain it in a word? The land south of the Yangtze River is rich in products and rich since ancient times, so what does it matter if the wine and food at this banquet are better? Do you want us to take the sweet potatoes and radishes from the field to entertain Lord Shao? You don't know how to lift up, and the official won't keep you anymore, so leave quickly and go home to rest! Don't talk nonsense here, before leaving, you must pay tribute to Lord Shao to make amends, otherwise the official will not spare you. ”

Shao Xi didn't speak, just looked at the two people in front of him coldly, he wanted to know what this Cui Qi would do next?