After Lijiang Mujia, the second one to Kunming was a Menghua Prefecture general judge named Zuo He.

Not to mention compared with the Mu family, among the many toasts in Yunnan, this person is also an insignificant existence.

Because the order of official positions basically represents the status of local officials in the jurisdiction. First of all, Menghua Prefecture is only one of the five prefectures under Dali Prefecture, and secondly, the largest Tusi Ren Zhizhou in the state, and the second-ranked Tusi Ren Tongzhi, is the general judgment.

And the general judgment is unlimited, and the chieftains who have almost some strength can get a general judgment.

Therefore, judging from the official position alone, this person is only a small role in Dali Mansion, and he is not qualified to meet alone. Even when the group is in attendance, they are also standing outside the hall as a foil.

Therefore, the chief secretary did not arrange for him to meet him, and he didn't even report to the prince, so he didn't care about taking him to the post house to live.

Who knew that this person was not a fuel-efficient lamp, and the chief secretary did not arrange for me to be seen, so I went to post and ask for a meeting myself.

The guards of the Dian Palace's palace knew the prince's temper too well, how dare they look at people with low eyes, and hurriedly report to them.

Zhu Zhen was discussing with Pan Yuanming at that time, and when he saw the famous post, he couldn't help but wonder: "Shouldn't you arrange an audience?" ”

"yes." Pan Yuanming took the name post and looked at it, so he guessed: "It should be that the people below felt that this person's identity was not enough to meet alone, so they didn't report it." ”

"As a result, people came to my door to post." Zhu Zhen glanced at him and said: "I recruited people and I didn't see them, can people not be angry?" ”

"Yes, yes." Pan Yuanming hurriedly wiped his sweat and said: "I will definitely rectify it when the minister goes back, and arrange for him to meet him immediately." ”

"Forget it, everyone is at the door, why are you taking off your pants and farting?" Zhu Zhen waved his hand and said, "Call him in." ”

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The splendid Yin'an Palace of the Dian Palace, which is nine rooms wide, is two more than the prince's regulations. This was King Liang's overstepping of the system back then, and Zhu Zhen planned to ask for a decree to demolish it, but Boss Zhu did not agree. The reason is that he is now the third prince, and one more prince and one more room are just right.

But Zhu Zhen strongly suspected that the old thief simply didn't want to waste money, because he had to rebuild after demolition, and the cost of this demolition and construction was gone. And the most important thing is that the money has to be paid by the thief......

As a result, the Dian Palaces became the only prince's mansion in the world with a width of nine rooms. In the eyes of Zuo He, a country toast who has never seen the world, this is no different from the palace.

Standing in front of such a Yin'an Palace, he couldn't help but tremble in his legs, and when he entered the door, he tripped over the high threshold and almost fell and ate.

Zhu Zhen on the throne was amused by his naivety: "Don't be afraid, this king doesn't eat people." ”

Zhong Wenwu chuckled, and the young little toast also laughed.

"Don't you hurry up and see the prince!" Pan Yuanming scolded softly.

"For the minister Zuohe, meet the prince, the prince is blessed with Jin'an!" Zuo He hurriedly knelt on the ground and bowed four times.

After Zhu Zhen asked him to get up, he asked, "Do you speak Chinese?" ”

"Back to the prince, yes." Zuo He hurriedly replied: "Weichen's grandfather was the Tongzhi of Menghua Prefecture, and his grandfather was the Tongzhi of Shunning Prefecture, so Weichen has learned both Chinese and Mongolian languages since he was a child. ”

"Very good." Zhu Zhen nodded and glanced at Pan Yuanming.

Pan Yuanming hurriedly reported the information temporarily prepared to the prince: "This Zuo He is the head of the nine divisions of Weishan Tianmoya, when he conquered Dali before, he led his subordinates to join and assist Wang Shi to pacify Weishan. Later, he went to Midu Hongyan alone, persuaded the Liang Wangbu to surrender the soldiers under Gao Tianhui, disintegrated Gao Tianhui's army, and helped the army advance into Dali without blood. After the war, he was appointed as the general judge of Menghua Prefecture for meritorious service ......"

"That's right." Zhu Zhen nodded slightly and said: "Knowledge, courage, and eloquence are really rare in toast." ”

"I also think I'm very good." Zuo He said proudly when he heard this.

"It's thick-skinned." Zhu Zhen couldn't help but smile: "Then it's even more rare." ”

"For the minister, for the minister to say the truth." Zuo He made a big red face and said.

"Yes, it's true." Zhu Zhen smiled and asked, "The Chief Secretary didn't arrange for you to meet you, you have to post to see this king, what do you have to say?" ”

"For the minister, for the minister, I feel that the official position given to me by the court is too low, and I beg the prince to let me be promoted to the Tongzhi of Menghua Prefecture!" Zuo He kowtowed vigorously and said loudly.

"Good guy, openly want to be an official." Zhu Zhen couldn't help but laugh again.

"Presumptuous!" Pan Yuanming scolded: "The appointment and dismissal of official positions are all from above, and those who are ministers can only obey." are all begging for officials like you, and the court is not messed up?! ”

"Back to this lord, the current official positions are all acting, not actual grants. That is to say, I don't count yet! Zuo He said with a heartfelt voice: "At this time, I can't recommend myself?" ”

"Okay." Zhu Zhen waved his hand, asked Pan Yuanming to stop first, and then smiled at Na Zuo He: "This king can do what you want, but you also have to let this king willingly give you a promotion." ”

"I brought nine beauties to the prince, all of whom are pure girls carefully selected by our nine departments." Zuo He said loudly.

"......" Zhong Wenwu laughed secretly when he heard it, and the corners of Zhu Zhen's mouth twitched, and he said in a muffled voice for a while: "This king doesn't like girls." ”

"I also brought ten loads of mountain goods to the prince...... There are bearskin, deer antler, deer whip, as well as poria cocos, gastrodia, sea ginseng, matsutake mushroom, chicken fir...... It's all valuable stuff. Zuo He said again.

"Do you see that this king lacks this thing from you?" Zhu Zhen coughed, and said, "What is the inevitable connection between you giving me a gift and you being a good official?" And the more gifts you give, the more you get them back after you get promoted? ”

As he spoke, he patted the handrail and said, "Blasting him out!" ”

The guards in the palace were about to step forward to pick up people, and Zuo He hurriedly said loudly: "Don't don't, I thought I didn't give a gift, so I couldn't be a fellow acquaintance." If the prince doesn't accept gifts, I won't give them anymore. ”

"Why, everyone else gave a gift to become a gift?" Zhu Zhen asked quietly. The gazes of Pan Yuanming, Feng Cheng and others also became unkind.

"I don't know." Zuo He was a little clever ghost, and shook his head categorically and said: "I feel that Qianyuan can't be an official without gifts, and I wonder if Daming is like this." ”

"Hahaha." Zhu Zhen laughed and waved his hand, letting the guards retreat and said: "Da Ming is not like this, my father hates corruption and bribery the most, and corrupt officials have to peel off their skins and pull grass." ”

"That's right." Zuo He suddenly said: "That's my misunderstanding." ”

"......" Pan Yuanming, Feng Cheng and the others all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then why is the prince willing to give me a promotion?" Zuo He hasn't forgotten this stubble.

"What this king wants is a good official who can make Menghua Prefecture peaceful and peaceful, and the people live and work in peace and contentment." Zhu Zhen said in a deep voice: "If you have this ability, this king will be as you wish." If you don't have this ability, even if you become a governor, this king will also give you a kick to the end. So let's weigh your own pounds first! ”

"I can do it!" I listened to Zuo He say without thinking.

(End of chapter)