A faint light illuminated a radius of several feet.

The air in the room was filled with purified five-stone scatters, like wisps of flowing clouds.

At the deep tent of red silk, the voices of people are like the ebb and flow of the tide, sometimes straight through the clouds, sometimes sharp down. After a long time, I froze in a heavy breath like a tidal wave sweeping across the beach.

The face burns red clouds, and the sweat beats the brocade quilt.

Only the soft face that was half covered by the outer half was full of tiredness, and he said weakly: "My lord, there is no room for arrows on the target surface, please accept this eternal bow." ”

This sentence is like the finishing touch, leaving a lingering aftertaste.

Zheng Jizhi, who was already in the mood of a saint, couldn't help but smile with satisfaction when he heard this.

He looked down at the woman in his arms, the timid face of the woman in his arms was adorned with a pair of weeping eyes, and the slightly frowning brows hid the pain of forbearance.

Such a vivid expression made Zheng Jizhi feel as if he had conquered a thousand lonely peaks, and while he was hearty, he suddenly saw the pride of the mountains in his heart.

"Yes, go back and tell your father, that he remembered his affairs."

Nearly half of the main heads of the various ministries and departments under the Ministry of Household Affairs are here.

Compared with the Mingren circle chair, which is a one-eye-eyed and complicated sitting posture, this more comfortable chair is more popular in the private gatherings of Jinling officials.

Zheng Jizhi picked the woman's chin and chuckled, "It's a gift from Lord Ben." ”

In the process of changing clothes and tying hair, all kinds of beautiful details naturally do not need to be mentioned.

Zheng Jizhi lifted the placket of his Confucian shirt, Shi Shiran sat on the single sofa that symbolized his honorable status, raised his right arm halfway, and handed the prepared cigarettes and alcohol into his hand.

"My lord, your archery skills are really getting stronger day by day, and the officials have been cleaning and changing their clothes for almost half an hour, but they still haven't seen you come out for a long time, and we thought we wouldn't be able to see you tonight."

Seeing this, Zheng Jizhi couldn't help laughing happily and strode out the door.

Seeing that Zheng Jizhi's interest was not high, the woman did not dare to continue to entangle, like a swimming fish sliding into the quilt.

"Alright, that's all for today. There are still so many colleagues waiting outside for Lord Ben, so it's not good to keep them waiting for a long time. Let's get dressed. ”

Seeing that the goal was achieved, the woman's eyes suddenly lit up, and she could be immersed in all kinds of yellow sorghum dreams, knowing that she couldn't say half a word of thanks at this time, otherwise she would fall behind.

A secret room, not to mention the food is not enough, the soup is floating and the peach waves, the singing and dancing voices at the end, and the abbot before eating.

"The bullseye of the slave family is not worn."

When Zheng Jizhi was dressed properly, the woman was half in his arms, looking up at the handsome and elegant face, the red rhyme on her face became more and more prosperous, and her legs trembled, and finally fell to the ground with an "ouch".

After the sound of rustling sounded for a while, the woman came out of the quilt and brought Zheng Jizhi a brand new piece of clothing.

The three Xiyi sofas are placed in the word 'Hui', except for the main seat facing north and south, and only a single sofa is placed.

The huge tables in the middle are filled with all kinds of precious drinks and exquisite food. On a stage three feet above the ground in the distance, there were naked figures constantly whirling, counting the time of this luxurious night with the number of circles.

The woman bit her lip, her face full of charm: "I still want to receive a few more arrows." ”

When he turned the corner at the end, Zheng Jizhi's vision suddenly opened up, and there was a lively party going on in the spacious and bright living room.

This is their routine secret meeting once a month, and the person who presides over the convening is naturally Zheng Jizhi, the right attendant of the official household department.

Outside the room was a long and narrow corridor, and the further you went, the clearer the sound of cups and lamps became clearer.

The official who handed over the cigarettes and alcohol nodded and said flatteringly: "I'm afraid that it won't be long before you can rely on archery to promote to the third order, and set up another first-class gate valve for our Confucian order." ”

Such a naked and lame sycophant, in Zheng Jizhi's eyes, is not as high as the level of the fox just now.

"Everyone's here?"

Zheng Jizhi picked his chin and looked proud.

The official smiled awkwardly and hurriedly replied, "All those who should come are here." ”

"Okay, let's talk about business first."

The master's family gave the order, and the sound of the whole secret room came to an abrupt end, and the ambiguous light became brighter.

The personnel in charge of serving quietly withdrew one after another, leaving only a group of officials close to Zheng Jizhi from the household department of Nanzhili sitting on the sofa.

"The Vast Accumulation Warehouse, the Carrier Warehouse, the Stolen Goods Warehouse, and the Treasure Money Lifting Division, go door-to-door to report the recent major events in your yamen."

Zheng Jizhi twisted the white jade wine cup with two fingers, and his eyes swept from left to right.

The officials he ordered reported one by one, but what they said was all trivial things.

It's not that they're fooling their top bosses perfunctorily, it's really that the six departments in Jinling City don't have any major problems at all.

Although Jinling City is one of the 'two capitals' of the Ming Empire, the six departments in Jinling City have long become an ornament, and the officials in it can get a transcendent status, and the actual rights have long been hollowed out by the real six departments in the capital.

Moreover, after Zhang Fengyue took charge of the new Donglin Party, in order to consolidate his position and establish his prestige, he slashed at the only remaining official rank of the six officials in Jinling City.

There are six departments at the same time, and the officials of Jinling City are one level lower than the officials of the capital.

This move is equivalent to tearing off the last fig leaf of the officials of the six ministries of Jinling, announcing the entire Confucian order, and Jinling is only the provincial capital of Nanzhili, and it is no longer a companion capital.

The only imperial capital of the Ming Empire is the capital where he Zhang Fengyue sits.

So in the eyes of everyone, they are just accompanying their boss Zheng Jizhi to play a monthly routine officialdom game, which has no practical meaning except for satisfying Zheng Jizhi's power addiction.

But having said that, everyone didn't dare to despise it in their hearts, after all, eating people with soft mouths and short hands were short, so they tried their best to search their intestines and scrape their stomachs one by one, and find out some so-called 'big things' for Zheng Jizhi to judge and deal with.

Even things that did not belong to his own yamen were 'stolen' and reported, so when it was the turn of the chief of the treasure money promotion department, there was nothing to say.

"Report to your lordship, in the last month, the banknote paper, banknote printing bureau and treasure banknote and bank use two warehouses under the treasure banknote lifting department have been operating normally."

The chief officer of the Lifting Division met Zheng Jizhi's impatient gaze, and said stubbornly: "It's just that there is one thing that is slightly abnormal, and the lower officials don't dare to make a conclusion without permission, and they still need to ask your lord to decide." ”

Zheng Jizhi became interested when he heard this: "Oh, what's the matter?" ”

"According to the case data of the bankbank, the circulation of treasure banknotes in the entire Nanzhili market is becoming more and more difficult, and the purchasing power is becoming weaker and weaker. Even in some areas where many forces are entrenched, in addition to our treasure money, there are also a variety of settlement tools such as the heavenly value of the ink order, the immortal fate point of the Tao order, and even the Buddha order temple when issuing incense and accumulating money, it is no longer a treasure banknote, but a thing called 'Buddha wish'. ”

The chief officer of the Lifting Division swallowed his saliva and said with difficulty: "In the long run, I am worried that the position of the treasure money will be impacted." ”

When the surrounding officials heard what he said, they almost couldn't help laughing, and they ridiculed in their hearts that this adult was really sick and rushed to the doctor.

Let's not talk about the fact that the thing he said has already happened for a long time, just saying that even Lord Shoufu can't solve this problem, you tell Zheng Jizhi now, can he give you a judgment?

You're completely roasting Zheng Jizhi on the fire.

Sure enough, Zheng Jizhi's face sank suddenly, but it was not good to attack in public, so he could only say in a cold voice: "This matter you said, this official will truthfully report to Lord Shangshu, and wait for Lord Shangshu to cut it off personally." ”

"Yes, yes, it's the recklessness of the lower officials."

The official of the lifting department saw sweat on his sideburns, but he didn't get Zheng Jizhi's permission, and his body didn't dare to sit down at all, and he stood in place for a while, and he could only laugh again and again.

Seeing this, someone on the side couldn't bear it, so he changed the topic and asked: "My lord, it's almost July now, and it's been a while since the imperial court announced the end of the first phase of the new policy, I don't know when the next step will be?" You are in a high position, can you reveal some news to the officials, and we should prepare in advance. ”

"Yes, please help us to solve our doubts."

"Please give me advice!"

In the midst of the chaos, the head of the lifting division smiled gratefully at the person who spoke, and took advantage of the situation to sit down quietly.

"Everyone, don't be impatient."

Zheng Jizhi raised his hand and pressed it down, and said with a smile: "The new policy is the imperial court, and it is also the biggest and most important thing for our Confucian order, and even the entire empire at present, not only you, but even I am very curious about what decree will be implemented next." However, this kind of major event that affects the whole body, as long as there is no opening above, no one can guess it. But. I've heard some rumors that I don't know if it's true or not, and I can share them with you. ”

"Listen up."

Everyone said in unison.

"What happened in Liaodong not long ago, I think you all already know about it, right? Overnight, the entire Liaodong provinces were attacked everywhere, and the flames soared into the sky, burning into day. The Fenghua Lu family, which ended up in the most miserable end, was burned down, the bones of Lu Yuzhang, the pillar of the clan, were gone, and a second-class gate valve had just emerged and was uprooted.

Zheng Jizhi sold a pass and asked, "Who do you think will be the person behind this?" ”

"It was a deserter under Su Ce, a thousand households in the former Wa District, who fell into the forest and became a bandit and fell into Liaodong to commit crimes." A person with a quick mouth answered: "The newspaper is written very clearly in black and white." ”

"The things written in the Di newspaper are all the news that I think we can know after being carefully selected from above."

Zheng Jizhi said disdainfully: "The real secret, do you think it will be written on it?" Can you believe what you write? ”

"Of course not, it's short-sighted."

Zheng Jizhi snorted, and in the expectant gaze of everyone, he continued: "Such an invasion like the wind, with such a fierce and powerful force, can be called the largest attack that our Confucian order has suffered in recent years. What's more, the attacker was able to quietly complete the entire plan under the nose of Lu Valve, which is the real scary place! ”

"Think about it, what is the existence of Liaodong Lu Valve? A first-class gate valve that has risen rapidly after two generations of father and son, in addition to a slightly worse background, is probably better than those old-school gate valves in the 'two capitals and thirteen provinces' in terms of control over the basic plate. ”

"Lu Ning, who is now in charge of Lu Valve, is even more of a heroic figure, and his wrist and heart, even our old man of Jinling Liu Valve, will laugh and scold this is a mountain guard dog that can't be fed. Even he was a little at a loss for a while in this attack, but it is conceivable that the strength of the other party is at least not inferior to a first-class gatekeeper. If it is really like what the newspaper said, the initiators are just a few lost dogs, it is simply a fantasy, laughable and generous! ”

Zheng Ji said word by word: "The real murderer is someone else." ”

(End of chapter)