In the past, once they appeared in the folk of Taiyuan Mansion, the people avoided them, as if they were descended by the demon gods, they fled one after another...

How could they, the local officials of Taiyuan Prefecture, ever encounter the enthusiasm of the local people today

The love and enthusiasm of the people made these corrupt officials, who had always only known about embezzlement of silver in their hearts, even feel a little moved.

Naturally, these corrupt officials will not suddenly change their greedy surname because of these people.

In their eyes, the silver of white flowers is still much more important than the love of the people...

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However, if you can be like He Shen, in addition to corruption and bribery, you can still get the love of the people, it seems to be a better choice, maybe?

In this regard, there are many people who have begun to seriously consider it, for example, Liu An, the prefect of Wupin, who has become the younger brother of Heshen.

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Through various channels, the officials of Taiyuan Mansion know very well that these days, He Shen is loved and sought after by the people of Taiyuan, and he has not lost any money...

Not counting the 150,000 silver of the local officials in Taiyuan, it is rumored that the filial piety of the Qin merchants alone is as much as hundreds of thousands of taels.

Fame and fortune, money to take, and a good reputation, naturally people are enviable...

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Not to mention the thoughts of the officials of Taiyuan Mansion, in the evening, He Shen had already returned to his temporary residence in Taiyuan Mansion.

Here, he has been waiting for a long time.

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He Er, who is not stunned, doesn't like to work, and is too lazy to do any "face project" with He Shen in front of the people...

Therefore, He Shen simply left him in the mansion in the city to save him from causing trouble.

Heer's side, standing at the door with nothing to do, saw He Shen come back, and hurriedly went out to greet him...

On the second side, he arched his hand and said, "Master, this day is really hard for you, go out early and return late." ”

When He Shen heard this, he shook his head with a smile, and said jokingly: "Yes, where is this guy like you, you are idle all day long, and you have nothing to do." ”

"I'm in a good mood and teased the little girl, I'm in a bad mood, I'm starting to envy you."

When Kazuji heard this, he touched his head a little embarrassedly, and then said.

"Master, if you want to be young, I said, anyway, this disaster relief is just a show, go for a few days to fool the people, and you can get it, why do you still go every day..."

"As a member of the third grade, your identity is expensive, and you have been so tired for half a month, and your body and bones are exhausted, so what can you do?"

He Shen rubbed his somewhat sore shoulders and said, "It's only been a few days, and half a month has passed..."

"Now that the locust plague is about to be extinguished, the distribution of relief food and grass is also progressing steadily, and in a few days, I think we will be able to go back."

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He Er nodded, didn't say anything more, just clapped his hands, and asked a few maids to bring out plates of exquisite food and put them on the table...

He Er smiled and said, "Master, I asked the kitchen to make you exquisite meat dishes, how about you taste it?" ”

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Looking at the famous dishes such as Peking duck, Dongpo meat, steamed bird's nest "sweet and sour carp, smoked chicken in sauce, Dongpo meat, steamed cured meat, spicy chicken, etc., He Shen, who ate a meal at noon, couldn't help but nodded.

He Shen, who didn't have oil and water in his stomach, didn't refuse, just sat down and ate.

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Sandwiched a piece of meat fat but not greasy Dongpo, the meat is put in the mouth, the Dongpo meat is fragrant and glutinous, fat but not greasy, slightly fragrant with wine, very delicious...

The cured meat is steamed and crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, the color is golden and buttery, the taste is mellow and the juice is thick, crispy and not broken, and the oil and water are full...

Spicy chicken, the chicken is made tender, with fire oil, pepper auxiliary flavor, salt, sauce, the spicy chicken made is numb and spicy...

And the most expensive dish in front of me is steamed bird's nest..."

This steamed bird's nest is made from the most expensive bird's nest, with mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and chicken broth as the main ingredient...

When the dish is ready, the best bird's nest is complete, white and bright, and crystal like jade; The fish body is decorated with red, white and black ingredients, which is more elegant and gorgeous...

These meat dishes fully embody the Chinese cuisine numb, spicy, hot, fragrant, crispy, tender, fresh, live...

Since He Shen and the people of Taiyuan Mansion have been "sharing weal and woe" together and working together every day to exterminate locusts...

Here, Heer will find some delicious famous dishes for Heshen every day...

Human beings are not happy without meat, this is human nature, and Heshen is no exception...

In addition, Heer is for his good, and no one knows, and Heshen also pushes the boat along the water, and comes back every day to eat Xiaozao alone.

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He Shen believes that not only him, but also Liu An and others, I am afraid that they are now enjoying the food fried in the small stove just like themselves, and maybe the dishes will be richer.

It may be a bit hypocritical to do this, but the "sharing of joys and sorrows" between the superior and the subordinate is the same thing.

And this is also the reason why He Shen only eats one lunch meal in the porridge shed, because he knows that he can't be hungry.

Thin porridge, pickles, and wotou, it's okay to eat it once in a while, but if you eat it all the time, to be honest, Heshen really can't adapt to it.

Because that's how people are...

Under the conditions, a person's life should be to enjoy life, rather than reluctantly adapt to life.

The basis for being able to adhere to the same standard of living lies in the same status and conditions, but if there are better living conditions, but they have to be the same as ordinary people, is it possible? Is it simply impossible?

Just as He Shen was enjoying the delicacy of a few fine side dishes, a servant outside the door reported: "My lord, in the capital, a eunuch is here..."

When He Shen heard this, he was slightly stunned, he didn't know what was going on in the capital, Emperor Qianlong was so anxious that he sent a eunuch to find him...

However, He Shen still said, "Wait a while, I'll go see him right away." ”

As he spoke, He Shen picked up the white towel on the side and wiped his mouth, looked back with some reluctance, and only after eating a few bites of a few fine side dishes, he walked towards the guest hall.

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Eunuchs, i.e. envoys and servants of the emperor.

Eunuchs originally referred to eunuchs, who were castrated. Breed. After that, the men who entered the palace to serve, that is, the eunuchs.

They were responsible for serving the emperor and his family, and were also known as eunuchs, temple people, inner servants, and inner eunuchs.

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Now He Shen has been away from Beijing for nearly a month, far more than the original arrangement...

As the head of the first department of the household department, He Shen is also in charge of some important finances, and many things in the imperial court are inseparable from him...

After being away for such a long time, with the temperament of Emperor Qiankun, it is time to send someone to urge him.

Here, while walking, I guessed in my heart the intention of the eunuchs in the capital...

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When He Shen came to the door of the mansion with He Er, he saw that the eunuch was waiting outside the mansion with a group of entourage...

Looking at the dazzling purple eunuch suit, and Shen's pupils, he shrank slightly...

In the Qing Dynasty, eunuchs of different grades wore different clothes.

Generally, they wear five colors of clothing, which are gray, brown, blue, purple and red.

Different colors of clothing represent different positions.

The highest one is red, such as Li Dequan, the chief eunuch, followed by the purple eunuch.

This is a eunuch about forty years old, looking at his clothes, his status in the palace is not low, at least he is a steward.

It's just that although this eunuch has a smile on his face, he always gives He Shen a feeling that he is not smiling, and the city is very deep...

Looking at this senior eunuch, He Shen instinctively was a little wary.

"Heer, do you know this eunuch?"

After seeing the eunuch from a distance, He Shen frowned and asked He Er.

Seeing that his master and Shen didn't know the identity of the comer, Heer sighed lightly and replied softly.

"Master, this eunuch is the eunuch chief Li De's righteous son, Zhang Tong, the former imperial superintendent! ”

"He has been with the current Qianlong Emperor for more than ten years, and he is also a figure who is not easy to mess with."

Hearing this, He Shen nodded.

After listening to He Er's introduction, He Shen's side already had a basic impression of Zhang Tong, the former imperial supervisor.

In order not to offend the big eunuch, He Shen walked quickly to Zhang Tong's side, and said with his hand: "The steward has arrived, and the official has not been able to meet him from afar, please forgive me... Please forgive your sins. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Tong stuck his fingertips and replied with a smile.

"Hehe, it's polite to the adults, our family is low, and the adults can greet each other outside the house in person, which has flattered our family, where do we dare to be angry..."

Zhang Tong's voice is sharp, like a duck's voice, very unpleasant, and there is a kind of yin and yang weird voice in his tone...

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"Father-in-law Zhang, you're polite, let's go into the house and talk."

He Shen led Zhang Tong towards the house.

Although Zhang Tong is the imperial eunuch, He Shen is also the Qincha of Chaoyan, so after the two sides meet, they don't need too much etiquette.

On Heshen's side, after leading Zhang Tong to the hall, the two sides sat down in the main seats.

As the owner of the mansion, He Shen asked: "I don't know that the emperor today sent Gonggong Zhang to look for me, but is there any will, do you want to order?" ”

Zhang Tong smiled gloomily, coughed, and replied slowly.

"Haha, the emperor's will, but there is no ......"

"However, the emperor's verbal will has a ......"

"For such a long time, the emperor hasn't seen adults, and he misses it a little..."

"When our family came to Taiyuan Mansion this time, I wanted to ask your lordship when you can return to Beijing and return to your teacher..."

"Our family knows that you have something important to do in Taiyuan Mansion, but you can't just leave for a month?"

"To do things for the emperor, we always have to prioritize, don't we? There is not much money in the treasury, and the emperor is very hot now..."

Zhang Tong spoke very slowly, looking rigorous and sophisticated...

After He Shen listened, he was about to say something, but he heard that Zhang Tong coughed again and continued.