With Yinxiang stationed in the household department, the cleaning of the deficit silver two began again, and the air in the officialdom of the Beijing division became tense again. Due to the lack of manpower, Yinxiang personally transferred 40 sentry commanders from the garrison outside the mouth by name, all of whom were used during his own training. Tian Wenjing and Li Fu were selected from the Qiuqiu Gongsheng, and Shi Shilun was asked to gather the original officials of the household department to form a verification general account room, and brought his own dog to sit in the signing room to take charge. In addition to inspecting the account offices at the three hours of Yin, Chen, and Si every day, it is also necessary to hold meetings from time to time, summon debtors, urge the issuance of documents, and draft the folding pieces of the proposals. From morning to night, there was a huge household, but when he heard the abacus, it was like a heavy rain, urging a lot of debt-owed officials to lose their souls.

Seeing that August 15 was approaching, and that the accounts had been collected, I heard that Wu Dan, the governor of Guangdong, had also arrived. This person is a big debtor, but he belongs to the same category as Wei Dongting, Cao Yin, and Mu Zixu, all of whom are the fathers of the Xi Dynasty. Although he is only a first-class member in terms of identity, no one can compare with him in terms of emotion. Kangxi treats people well, the elder brother is not as good as his relatives, and his relatives are not as good as the ministers, the more relatives are ruthless, but these people are favored and uninhibited, and they ride horses on pilgrimage to the Forbidden City, which is different from ordinary officials who can come and go at a moment's notice. The last time the Qing Dynasty stopped halfway, it was said that more than a dozen state officials had hanged themselves to resist debts, and they were all in their hearts because of the large amount of debts owed by Wudan Cao Yin and others, and they were all used to take over the debts of Emperor Kangxi's previous southern tours. Clear them, the money is spent by the emperor; I don't know about them, but a group of military attaches who are in debt have made up their minds, but they are the first to look forward. Now that it is at this juncture again, Wei Dongting Mu Zixu said that he was sick, the emperor has been approved that he does not have to come to Beijing, and Wudan Cao Yin is here, if he still can't do it, this matter will still be in the soup. Knowing this, Yinxiang couldn't help muttering in his heart, and asked Shi Shilun to explain two sentences, only to go back to the house, and then called Changchun Garden to find Yinzhen. As soon as I arrived at the double gate at the entrance of the garden, I saw Nian Qianyao coming out with a step from the inside, wearing a new cluster of nine pythons and five claws with a golden chicken toner, and the top of his head was also replaced with a flowering coral, which looked very bright. Yin Xiang couldn't help laughing: "Ho! Promoted? When did you come back to Beijing? ”

"Back to the Thirteenth Master," Nian Qianyao saluted and said with a smile, "I've been back for three days, and I just saw the Long Live Lord." Long live the Lord said that Tongcheng's messenger did a good job, and showed his face to the prince and the fourth master. Because of the vacancy of the governor of Sichuan, it was filled. This time out of Beijing, it will not be so convenient to see the Thirteenth Master again. Yinxiang looked back at the dog and smiled: "Have you seen it?" This is your example! Good students follow the fourth master, with your cleverness, you can also get a red top to wear in the future! Dai Duo resigned the day before yesterday, went to Zhangzhou, Fujian, and put the platform, and I also taught Gao Fuer not to just work the errand of serving tea and water. If you want to be a master, you have to be able to share the worries of the master, the master is the dragon, you are the cloud, the master is the tiger, you have to be able to blow the wind! Dog Kan'er didn't seem to understand, a tiger bell looked at the majestic Nian Qianyao, Kan'er squinted and smiled: "What's so good about coming out?" If you come out, you can't become a king-" He suddenly thought that this was talking about Nian Qianyao, and he kept the word "eight" in his stomach.

Seeing that he was so disrespectful, Nian Qianyao looked at him slightly, and said with a smile: "Thirteenth Master, it is unfortunate that you came, the prince and Master Wang are talking with Banzai in Ningju and Wudan Old Junmen. On the fourth master's day, he went back to the house. If you see the prince, you have to wait for a while, you want to see the fourth master, and it just so happens that I will also go to resign; Let's go together, shall we? Yinxiang thought of the prince's weakness and immortality every time they met, shook his head and said, "Let's go, let's go to Andingmen Sibeile Mansion together." Nian Qianyao approached Yinxiang, looked around, lowered his voice and said, "The Thirteenth Master doesn't know yet, right?" Just now I heard He Zhu'er believe that the eldest thousand years old entered the prince of Zhi, the third master was named the king of Chengjun, the fourth master was the king of Yongjun, the fifth master was the king of Hengjun, the seventh master was the king of Chunjun, and the eighth master was the king of Lianjun. Even the Thirteenth Master has been promoted, and now he is Lord Baylor! ”

"Really?" Yinxiang stepped on the sedan bar, his eyes flashed, and said, "It's a pity that the sixth brother went early and didn't catch up." What about the ninth and tenth masters? "The slave also asked He Zhu'er where he came, and he said he didn't know." Nian Qianyao said, "It's probably not sealed - the inner court is already drafting a decree on this matter, and it will take a few days to promulgate it!" I really have to congratulate the thirteenth master, the eleventh and twelfth masters have not been promoted! Yinxiang turned his eyes and thought about it, and said: "I'm not so stupid, what is the joy of things outside my body?" With that, he lifted the sedan car and lifted the bar.

Yinzhen listened to Yinxiang's return and Nian Qianyao's congratulations in Wanfutang, and seemed to be a little indifferent. It was a happy event to enter the throne, but it happened to be the eighth elder brother Yinxi, and it cannot be said that there is no article here. Wu Sidao had already analyzed this matter, if the emperor insisted on believing in the prince, he would leave the throne of his brothers until his death, and the crown prince would personally seal it when he ascended to the throne. Now that it is divided, it is the emperor himself who has won the hearts of the elder brothers, cut the authority of the prince, and weighed the pros and cons, it is better not to be promoted to the throne. After being silent for a long time, Yin Zhenfang said: "Lianggong was promoted to the governor of Sichuan, which is a gratifying thing. Come in, dogs. ”

"Fourth master, the minions are waiting!" The dog Kan'er was playing with the parrot under the porch, and hurriedly came in and smiled: "What is the master's errand?" Yin Zhen looked at them and said with a sigh of relief: "You two are extremely clever, this one is very attractive to me." But you are getting older day by day, you should be sensible, and you can't always be childish and mischievous. The most promising of my slaves is Nian Qianyao, who is good at reading, can lead soldiers, and shows his face to me, you have to learn a little. You can't always let the master rub your ass when you get into trouble. ”

Yinxiang remembered his words, couldn't help but smile, and was about to speak, when the dog smiled: "Yes, we can't talk nonsense with the master." Last time, if the egg seller hadn't beaten the old man who asked for food, we wouldn't have teased him......"

"I'm not talking about it." Yin Zhen snorted, "You actually sold the eighth master's photo wall, but there are any?" ”

Yinxiang and Nian Qianyao were stunned. Although Yinxiang took them to the ministry, he was not very restrained, and let them go out to play for an hour or two every day, not wanting to do anything again. Yinxiang said: "Two little puppies, why don't I know about this? "That was five days ago." The dog glanced at Kan'er and said, "Kan'er and I went to play in Xuanwumen, where a rich man was building a house, and there was a lack of bricks on the construction site. The old dog's day is so flawless, he thinks that the bricks bought by the procurement office are too expensive, and he has to deduct his wages to make up for it. Kan'er and I saw that the plasterer ate the same food as dog food, and he was anxious, so he went over and said, "The wall in front of the Eighth Master's Mansion should be replaced with a new one, and the old bricks are cheaper, how cost-effective are you to buy them?" ’”

"The guy surnamed Qian still didn't believe it, and asked us where we were, and we said...... We say that we are the companions of the eighth master...... He followed us to Chaoyangmen. Measure the wall, sell the wall......"

Yinxiang pondered while listening, and said with a smile: "How strict is the access control in front of the Eighth Master's Mansion, will people allow you to take a tape measure to measure the wall?" Kan'er said: "This is a pre-made set, let's go to the Eighth Master's Mansion first, and tell the door that we are from the Third Master's Mansion, the Third Master looks at the Eighth Master's wall, and wants to make a side, why don't they follow?" …… The old man of the Qian family looked at us from a distance and measured the wall. Later, the eighth master just went out, and we went up in person to say, the eighth master smiled and nodded and got on the sedan chair and left, so I can't help but believe the old turtle grandson. At that time, twenty taels of silver were ordered, and the wall was demolished on the second day, and he left. Yinxiang smiled and asked, "...... On the second day, did he really go to tear down the starling's photo wall? Kan'er shook his head and said, "On the second day, you ordered us to go to the Yamen of the infantry army, so we don't have time to watch the excitement...... I don't know if he went. ”

"How do I know if he's going to go?" Yin Zhen frowned and sighed, "The third brother told me as a joke, I guessed that it was you, others don't have the courage to do this!" …… This is the Jingshi, under the imperial chariot, the royal law is civilized, how can this be? He stood up with a gloomy face and said, "Do you remember what I said when I took you in?" That's the end of it! Follow me in the house, and you have to walk according to my ink rope; Follow the Thirteenth Master, and you have to listen to the Thirteenth Master's orders in everything. Gather your wild sons - go! ”

The dog stuck out his tongue and glanced at each other, and Nono retreated. Only then did Yin Zhen say: "I already met with Wu Dan yesterday and asked in private, and he, Wei Dongting, Cao Yin, and Mu Zixu owed a total of nearly four million taels of silver. The silver is indeed the flower that the Lord of Long Live has taken over several southern tours. I told him that the country has a system and should use the money of the officials, and now he owes a private debt for this matter, and he is very worried about the old general. Wu Dan didn't have anything, he only said that he would definitely repay the money, and even the other three people exchanged letters, and none of them failed to repay their debts. But I know that it is difficult to pay off the pot and sell iron. So I guess it must be that Banzai Ye is going to take out his own money to pay it back for them. Nian Qianyao said with a smile: "In this case, why bother to make it difficult for the Thirteenth Master and Lao Shi?" Isn't it settled if you settle the account early? ”

"Long live the Lord is also a bitter account." Yinxiang's eight-character eyebrows stretched, and he laughed loudly, "Repair Changchun Garden and Summer Resort, and the inner library has also spent the river and the sea." Now that he is not forced to the end of the mountains and rivers, his old man is also hard to give up. Moreover, the rest of the debtors looked at it, and he didn't want to have a reputation for having relatives and relatives. I'm actually forcing the old man to pay off the debt now! ”

Yinzhen glanced at Yinxiang up and down, and said: "This is thorough, in fact, it is to ask for money from the private treasury of Ouchi!" His gaze was like ice, staring out the window, and no one could guess what was going on in this mysterious mind. After a long time, Yin Zhenfang said word by word: "Long live must have a promise to Wudan in private." Therefore, as long as the matter of repaying debts is hard for a while, everything will melt away. We are doing the way of courtiers. For the sake of the minister, for the sake of the country, he must take back all the money in the treasury; For the sake of the son, for the sake of the father, you can't make the Ouchi poor, so that the emperor can reward the ministers and the ministers are also stretched......"

Nian Qianyao opened his mouth wide, and he was a little puzzled for a while, he always thought that the emperor could spend money as much as he wanted. Yinxiang muttered, "...... So, what do I do? Yin Zhen snorted and said: "The prince doesn't understand this reason, he went to Ningju a few times, and wanted to touch the truth of Ama, long live the lord is Wang Gu left and right about him." Mr. Wu and I are calculating, before August 15, we have to desperately squeeze this group of Qiu Ba, except for Wu and Wei, other people are not really poor, they are really crowded, and after August 15, the emperor may have to speak. ”

"Done!" Yinxiang looked for Yinzhen, so in order to discuss this idea, he slapped the armrest of the chair and was about to walk with his feet, but Yinzhen stopped: "What are you busy with?" Once the debt thing is seen through, it is no longer a big deal. Tang Yao, you tell me about the situation of seeing Long Live and ask the Thirteenth Master to listen to it together. ”

Nian Qianyao seemed a little surprised, stunned for a moment, and said: "Long live Lord didn't say much, only Wu Dan was there at that time, and Long Live asked me about the situation when I was a guerrilla in the Feiyang Ancient Army, went to Shaanxi to transfer grain, and killed the governor of Shaanxi, Ge Li." I talked in detail about inviting the Son of Heaven to sword and behead Ge Li, and the old man listened very carefully, and sometimes looked at Wu Dan and nodded...... Later, Banzai said that Tongcheng's errand was done well, and he shared the worries of the country, and it was not in vain for your master's cultivation. He also said that Wu Lao Junmen has contributed a lifetime to the country, and he is a monarch and minister in name, in fact, he never treats these people as slaves, and is ready to transfer Wu Dan back to Beijing to serve as the governor of Zhili, and now Jin Feng has become a commander, and the one-foot-wide stream can be jumped over, and he has to learn from Wu Dan to do things loyally......"

"And then?" Yinzhen looked at Yinxiang, who was listening absentmindedly, and asked.

"Later, the prince came, and long live the servants came out." Nian Qianyao said, "I just came out to meet Fan Shijie, and I wanted to go to the Eighth Master's Mansion to resign, saying that the Eighth Master invited an old Taoist priest named Zhang Deming, who was the best at looking at appearances, and asked the slave to go, but the slave didn't agree, and when I met the Thirteenth Master, I came with the Lord." ”

Yin Zhen thought of Fan Shijie and couldn't help but smile, but it was just a flash, and then said: "You will be on the road tomorrow, I will tell you a few words, you have to remember." Nian Qianyao hurriedly got up and stood with his hands down, and said, "Please give instructions to the master." "You are still sitting and listening, although you are my minion, we are still relatives." Yin Zhen suddenly became extremely easy-going and amiable, waved his hand with a smile on his face, and said: "You, the admiral, are from the imperial court, and after you go, you have to do a good job, bring good soldiers, and fight for the face of the court, which will also earn dignity for your fourth master, which is the most important thing." The second is not to have casual dealings with Brother Chaoli, the court has repeatedly decreed that Brother is not allowed to make friends with foreign ministers, if anyone is looking for you or saying anything, you have to tell the truth and let me know. The third is not to follow the order or my words, you don't have to go back to Beijing one by one, Beijing is a place of right and wrong, and it is worth an eventful time, your identity is eye-catching, and there is no benefit at all when you come back, your sister in the house has Fujin, Niu Hulu's family, and I take care of it, you can rest assured, bring your family to the office, and do things solidly. Hello, we are naturally good, with me, you are naturally good, honor and disgrace are all the same thing - do you understand these words of mine? ”

"Wow!" Nian Qianyao originally sat diagonally, got up and agreed, "Slave understands!" The words of the fourth master have never been commanded only once, and the slave has kept them in mind! ”

"Go ahead." Yin Zhen nodded with satisfaction, "Go see Fujin and say goodbye to your sister." When I take office, just give me a peace message. ”

Yinxiang waited for Nian Qianyao to go out, and also stood up, yawned and said with a smile: "What is the important purpose of me to live long live!" If nothing else, I'll go back to the ministry, and a dozen hard-headed nails are waiting for me to pull them out! Yin Zhen sighed: "Good brother, what Nian Qianyao said, nothing has nothing to do with my brother." Brothers are heroic, but they are too careless! Think about it at night, and you'll understand......"

Nian Qianyao's news is not false at all. Outside the Chaoyang Gate, a large group of people gathered in the West Flower Hall of Babeile Mansion, waiting for Zhang Deming, a famous person of extraordinary ability who shocked Beijing. The ninth elder brother Yinyu and the tenth elder brother Yinyin had already arrived, Wang Hongxu, A Ling'a, and Yu Xu were sitting or standing, anxiously waiting to invite Zhang Deming's Ren Bo'an. On the surface, they all came to the mansion to congratulate Yinxi on his entry into the king, but the host, the eighth elder brother Yinxi, never showed up, only the elders of the family came and went like shuttles, and placed the plates of delicate palace points neatly, with lychees, longans, apples, grapes and fresh fruits, which looked bright. But everyone had no intention of tasting it, some ate tea, some tasted olives, and the hookah snorted all over the house, making it smoke and fog.

"Ninth Master," Wang Hongxu sat beside Yinyu, waiting a little anxiously, and asked with a fire, "It's time to hold the lamp for a while, why don't you come?" I'm afraid that this bull's nose doesn't have real talent and learning, so I don't dare to come, right? Before Yin Yu could speak, Yin next to him grinned and said, "I never believed in these." Last time, I followed the starling brother to Tanzhe Temple, and I also met a man who pretended to be a ghost, a man and a woman hugged and kissed their mouths. There were crowds of people around the four circles, saying that this pair of ** materials were not serious in Foshan, and the Buddha was surprised and told them to stick to one place in public to make a fool of themselves. I fucking lifted a centipede and put it on their noses, and they parted with a damn sound......" laughed.

Yinyu held Erlang's legs, looked at the tea leaves with a cup, and said: "This kind of thing is true and false. I didn't believe it originally, but last time the eldest brother said that even the third brother invited him to meet, which is strange - what kind of Taoism is the third master, how can he easily believe in these? Look, it can't be fake, and it can't be fake. Wang Hongxu was born in Confucianism, and he was secretive in Hanlin, so he just came to see it out of curiosity, but he didn't think much of Yinxi's move, and said with a sneer: "I want to see the ability of this bull's nose today!" swaggered and deceived, even the scholars in the six departments were blinded, and they made a fuss in the elder brother again! Playing tricks here, I'll tell him to walk around if he can't eat! Sitting diagonally across from the Qianqing Palace guard Oro Dai with a face full of flesh and oil, he was talking to A Ling'a, when he heard Wang Hongxu say, he turned his face and smiled: "Don't think that after reading a few sentences of poetry, you can understand the affairs of the world!" Ma Rendao told me that he knew Zhang Deming and was still a lifter, and Zhang Deming judged that he could get the top seven in the second grade. The initial list came down, but it was the third place, and I was thinking that the surname Zhang was not accurate, and when it came to the palace examination, the examiner saw that his poem was wrongly raised by one grid, and suddenly dropped to the seventeenth place, which happened to be the seventh in the second class! Do you say it's accurate? ”

While they were talking, the curtain rang, and Ren Boan hurriedly came in and said, "I'm here, why don't you see the eighth master?" Yin Yu dusted off the corners of his robe and said with a smile: "The eighth master will come when he is young." Since Mr. Zhang is here, please come in. Everyone opened their eyes to look out, and sure enough, they saw a few long-haired old Taoist priests walking in along the stone road, and everyone did not speak. Wang Hongxu looked at Zhang Deming coldly, about sixty years old, with a childish face, a swift walk, wearing a gossip crane, wearing a Lei Yang scarf, shaking a feather fan in his hand, but also like a fairy wind bone, just smiling rather than smiling, standing indifferently at the door to look at the people in the house. Wang Hongxu asked coldly:

"The immortal chief is not cultivating in the mountains, what is the matter with coming to this prosperous bush?"

Zhang Deming bowed slightly and said lightly: "Come for the sermon." Wang Hongxu smiled and said: "A crane in the clouds is flying around!" The Taoist has a number of skills, but I don't know what magical powers he has? Zhang Deming looked at Wang Hongxu silently for a long time, and said: "Layman, you just said it well, you want to see the ability of the poor road, how can you be swaggering and deceiving in Beijing, and even the scholars and doctors of the six departments have been coaxed!" Poor Dao has been born since childhood, long cast Master, cultivate 5,000 words of moral scriptures, through the lacquer garden village around the secluded path, if there is no real learning, it has to be unable to eat and go around! After saying that, they looked up to the sky and laughed, and everyone was shocked, stunned and dumbfounded.

"The old way is really a bit of a doorway!" Seeing that he was so embarrassed that Wang Hongxu's face turned pale, he laughed and got up and patted Zhang Deming on the shoulder and said, "Take a look first, how are our blessings?" Zhang Deming turned his eyes to look at Yin, groaned slightly, and said, "You are the tenth master?" Yan jaw ape eyes, broom eyebrows and square mouth, originally a general, but unfortunately this pair of close to the brain and ears of the other master Fulu, two rushes, no murderous spirit, can not lead soldiers. The son of the tenth master dragon and the phoenix grandson, but there is no great achievement in his fame and career, he fell into a longevity word, and he died at the age of ninety-four, and he was a long-lived brother. Yin couldn't help but applaud and laugh: "Okay! I am rich and powerful, and I am most afraid of a short life, and I am also called happy in time, you are scratching the itch! After that, he pushed Zhang Deming: "Go and show them all!" ”

Zhang Deming nodded slightly, went to Alinga's side, and said: "Junshan's roots are upright, Saturn is bright, and the position can go to the pavilion, don't be suspicious." Within this year and next, we should pay attention to the prevention of diseases. Ah Ling said: "This is all welcome words, what a surprise!" said that he was sick, and he was looking for Langzhong early, wouldn't it be over? Zhang Deming paced forward and replied: "Avoiding illness and turning into a prison disaster will outweigh the losses." As he spoke, he had already arrived at Oro Dai's side, looked the guard up and down, and said: "You are not greedy for women, you have no machinery in your chest, you are admirable, your intelligence is limited, and you have to rely on others to succeed." The so-called 'fly of the blue fly, but a few martial arts, attached to the tail, can lead to thousands of miles! While speaking, he turned around and said with a smile Wang Hongxu: "The prime minister is the prime minister, Zu Delonghou, except for the elder brother, there is only one prime minister here." I am afraid that my old age will be too young, although the king wants to recover, but his life has been exhausted, but what can I do! ”

"What about me?" Yinyu had been listening to the side, and when he saw Zhang Deming talking eloquently, he threw his braid behind his head and raised his face and asked: "I don't ask if I ask the murderer, please speak." Zhang Deming smiled and said, "The ninth master gentleman is open-minded, it should be like this." According to the ninth master's lips and moon mouth, phoenix eyes and silkworm eyebrows, ear wheels are like beads, which is extremely expensive. It's a pity that the eagle's nose is powerful, slightly broken, the hall is hidden, and the heart is murderous. I am afraid that there is a small misfortune at the age of fifty-four. For example, the stream is one foot wide, it can be crossed in a few steps, and it is passable, and the life span is eighty, and if it is not passable, there may be something unbearable. After that, he groaned slightly, and said: "Please stretch out your left hand and look at it again." ”

Yinyu silently stretched out his hand, Zhang Deming took a look and said: "This is a jade well pattern, Zuo Li Chaogang doesn't need to ask." The name of this tattoo is 'Heavenly Seal', but it is truncated in the middle way, and I don't know if there is a killing of maids in the house? If there is, it means that the matter hinders the Yin Gong. This is the same as the face to face - I know why the Ninth Master can't go one step further. The muscles on Yinyu's face twitched suddenly: he did kill his maid, but it was not adultery. In the summer of the year before last, the two girls were arguing in the kitchen, stirring him up to take a nap, and when he got up, he was tied up and put next to the stable to bask in the sun, and the guards hid from the coolness, and the girl died of heat stroke. I have always ignored this matter, Zhang Deming broke through the words, Yinyu couldn't help but regret for a while, and sighed and said: "This is the number of fate......

Just as he was talking lively, a group of people outside, dressed in green clothes and hats, dressed up for a long time, all of them did not squeak, and the fish rushed in, and they lined up in front of the big bookcase. Oro Dai couldn't help but be stunned when he saw that Yinxi was also mixed in such a costume. He got up and said: "There is one of them here who is the eighth master, and the rest are all envoys from the house, please look at the immortals!" ”

Everyone immediately swept their eyes to Zhang Deming.