Now as a big businessman, Zhou Hai, with the improvement of his status in money, his taste for women is getting higher and higher. He had seen many women in the past, but they were all vulgar and tiresome.

or cowardice, arresting people with gestures; or heavy makeup, seductive with hue; or coquettish, sucking people with charm.

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They are all in a variety of forms, but none of them can enter Zhou Hai's eyes.

Even the original wife Zhang Cui has now become a yellow-faced woman. Although he once shared weal and woe, Zhou Hai has begun to dislike it.

What Zhou Hai sees now, this maid who pours tea, is tall, with good facial features, bright complexion, clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, without any modification, it is pure natural.

As the ancients said: "Natural carving, clear water out of hibiscus." Judging from his appearance, Zhou Hai just likes this type of woman.

In addition to this woman's beauty, Zhou Hai was also attracted by temperament. Don't look at her as just a servant, but in her bones, she has an indescribable sense of innocence, beauty, and generosity.

This femininity, otherworldly, deserves to be had.

Zhou Hai is quite confident, and even thinks that she does not belong to this teahouse, but only to him.

Thinking of this, Zhou Hai's heart fluttered.

So, while drinking tea, I secretly looked at the woman. The more I looked at it, the more pleasing it was to the eye, and I couldn't help but look at it a few more times.

Of course, Zhou Hai's psychological activities did not escape the eyes of Zhang Xiong, who was good at observing words and feelings, and Zhang Xiong saw that Zhou Hai liked the mind of this maid who poured tea.

Zhang Xiong glanced at Zhou Hai, who was a little uncomfortable, and used the scenery to cover up.

Zhou Hai said: "This place in Rongzhou, I don't know if I don't come, and I will be shocked when I come." It is different from Hezhou, with a pleasant climate and beautiful scenery. ”

Zhang Xiong smiled knowingly and said, "The most important thing is that the women here are also much more beautiful." It's a city that you don't want to leave.

Zhou Hai also smiled.

Zhang Xiong tentatively suggested: "Zhou Dongjia, why don't you stay here for a few more days?" ”

This suggestion just happened to Zhou Hai's heart.

Zhou Hai nodded in agreement and said, "Okay, that's very good." ”

Zhang Xiong wanted to find out Zhou Hai's specific thoughts, and asked: "Zhou Dongjia, how do you see playing in Rongzhou these days?" ”

Zhou Hai asked softly, "Want to play?" Hold your horses. Don't you see that there's a beautiful maid over there, pouring tea for the guests? ”

Zhang Xiong quietly replied: "Of course I saw it!" ”

Zhou Hai said: "For this maid, you inquire secretly, investigate the details, and then tell me." The movement can't be too big, it can't make the whole city stormy, it can only be small-scale. ”

Zhang Xiong said obediently: "Understood, understood, I'll go now, you wait." ”

Zhou Hai said: "Don't be in a hurry here, it's okay to come tomorrow." We were on the road for a few days and were indeed a little tired! Let's go back to the hotel to rest. ”

After that, get up and go back with Zhang Xiong.

The next day, Zhou Hai wanted to go to tea again, but Meng Chao disagreed.

Meng Chao said: "We have never been to Rongzhou, so it's not easy to come here, Zhou Dongjia should take us around to have a look." Don't drink tea here, you can drink it in Huizhenzhou. ”

Zhou Hai couldn't help it, so he only had to play everywhere.

The places of visit are almost the same, and a few days have passed before you know it. On this day, Zhang Xiong was about to inquire about the details of the maid who poured tea.

Suddenly, Zhou Hai stopped Zhang Xiong.

Zhou Hai said: "I remember, I am going to invite four prefects to dinner recently. In the future, if I am free, I will come to Rongzhou again. Let's go back to Heel State. ”

After that, he asked Meng Chao, Zhang Xiong and others to pack up their things and go back.

Back to Hezhou, the journey went smoothly. Li Jue didn't know when Zhou Hai would return, so he didn't meet Li Jue and other bandits on the way. Zhou Hai returned, and in the afternoon of the same day, Yuan Zhong and Fu Quan came to report.

After inquiring about the two, the preferences of the four prefects were clearly felt.

The prefect of Gezhou is called Deng Shen, just like his name, he is very cautious in doing things and likes beautiful women; The prefect of Douzhou is called Wang Liang, who has a slightly better character and likes to drink; The prefect of Tongzhou is called Liu Pei, who likes antiques; The prefect of Hezhou is called Shen Nan, which is known, and he likes to plant flowers.

When Zhou Hai heard this, he was overjoyed and gave the two of them twenty taels of silver.

Zhang Cui said: "Since the four prefects have different preferences, they should have dinner separately." If you invite them together, it will save trouble, but the four prefects are all guests of honor, and the seats are not easy to arrange. ”

Zhou Hai took a sip of tea and didn't speak first, only listening to Zhang Cui's details.

Zhang Cui said: "They are all VIPs, with the same level, and they should all sit at the top." But there is only one seat at the top, and it is not appropriate for anyone to sit and who will not sit. Because the theme is not prominent, it is self-defeating. ”

Yuan Zhong said: "Mrs. is right. Please be together, I'm afraid it's easy to offend people. ”

Fu Quan said: "It is inconvenient to invite all four adults together. Because the situation of the merchant group is different from that of each state, it is only effective if they are invited separately and each has its own words. ”

Zhou Hairan said.

After several days, Zhou Hai invited Shen Nan, Wang Liang, Liu Pei, and Deng Shen to the Zhou Mansion.

Generous banquet and hospitality.

Of course, every meal is inseparable from good wine, and it is also inseparable from beautiful women. Beauty and wine are the standard configuration for treats. Therefore, the four prefects ate and drank extremely happily.

Satiated. After that, they each gave five hundred taels of silver.

In addition to the silver, they also gave gifts to their lovers.

Give Shen Nan a strange flower and different grass orchid, give Wang Liang a jar of mellow wine that has been cellared for many years, give Liu Pei a set of valuable antique playthings, and give Deng Shen a stunning beauty.

The four prefects, with silver gifts, all returned happily.

Zhou Hai heard that Wang Liang, the prefect of Douzhou, wrote elegant brush characters and calligraphy famously, and ordinary people could not get Wang Liang's ink treasure. So in the process of banqueting Wang Liang, he specially begged Wang Liang to give him words. Wang Liang nodded in agreement.

Zhou Hai immediately asked the servant to fetch the four treasures of the study. Wang Liang dipped his pen and wrote the word "Zhou Mansion". Zhou Hai asked someone to carve it and hang it above the gate. Wang Liang wrote the four big characters of "Virtue and Virtue". Zhou Hai asked someone to frame it again and hang it in a conspicuous place in the study. Zhou Hai gave Wang Liang a hundred taels of silver as a pen fee. Wang Liang accepted it without hesitation.

Wang Liang's ancestral home is in Yongzhou. His father was a minister of the imperial court. Soon after falling ill, he passed away.

When the royal father died, Wang Liang was only eight years old. He has a long face and a big nose, and his appearance is wonderful. But I'm not very sensible, and I can't see anything special.

But when Wang Liang grew up, he was a great figure, about eight feet tall. I like to read, and his poems are full of literary brilliance and amazing language. He is also good at calligraphy, and his brush writing is of a first-class level.

It can be said that Wang Liang is quite famous in the local area.

At that time, according to the regulations of the imperial court, the son inherited the father's shadow. So, Wang Liang was arranged to enter the Kuang County Yamen and became a small scribe, copying documents all day long.

At that time, in the county government, ordinary officials had meager salaries and low incomes. The dress is extremely ordinary, and when you go out to ride, it is a small carriage, and it is not decorated. But there is only Wang Liang, who has a clear chariot and horse, and pays attention to dress.

Why? Because after the death of the royal father, he left Wang Liang a large sum of money.

In front of Wang Liang's house, for many years, the cars and horses are staggered, and the crown is like a cloud. Friends and guests, endless exchanges. Wang Liang is also very good at drinking, and often returns drunk.

However, it is common for people to miss work due to drinking.

The top boss is named Zhang Jiao, who is the main bookkeeper and is strongly dissatisfied with Wang Liang. Wang Liang is the descendant of the ministers of the court, and Zhang Jiao has nothing to do with Wang Liang, so Zhang Jiao complains to the county order.

The county order is named Zhao Luo, and he can't take Wang Liang, so he sues Wang Liang to the prefect. The prefect's name was Wang Ling, a well-educated Confucian, and a close friend of Wang Liang's father.

Before his death, the royal father entrusted his son to Wang Ling and asked for deliberate care. In addition to this reason, Wang Ling Youli Magi attaches great importance to Wang Liang's ability.

Zhao Luo asked to see Wang Ling, and Gu said that Wang Liang was his person, and complained: "Wang Liang is a great Bodhisattva, and my temple here is too small to accommodate him." Lord Prefect, please transfer him away! ”

Wang Ling smiled and said, "Don't be too harsh on Wang Liang. ”

After a pause, Wang Ling pondered for a moment and took a sip of tea.

Wang Ling continued: "You come to remind me, the reminder is right. Wang Liang is a capable person, and he will definitely be able to become an official and enter politics. He was a man who did great things, and he didn't have to be a little scribe. ”

So, the prefect recommended to the emperor that Wang Liang serve as the county magistrate of Pengxian County.

Zhao Luo originally wanted to make a copy of Wang Liang and let Wang Liang be punished.

But it backfired, and I didn't expect that Wang Liang was not only not punished, but was also promoted, allowing Wang Liang to take advantage of him in vain.

Zhao Luo was remorseful.

In Peng County, bandits are rampant, especially Dong Biao, He Yu and other big thieves, who have committed several crimes. The businessmen were victimized, and the government was powerless to crack down. Therefore, there are many complaints.

At the beginning of Wang Liang's tenure, he listened to the voices of the people and adopted measures to effectively crack down on thieves. Dong Biao, He Yu and other thieves were able to be restrained.

For his meritorious service in fighting thieves, he was commended by the emperor.

As a result, Wang Liang was respected by the government, businessmen, and the public.

Those heroes in the world are proud of their fellowship with Wang Liang.

Wang Liang couldn't help but be overjoyed about the contents of the cup. There is a standing banquet to set up wine, and if there is wine, you will drink, if you drink, you will get drunk, and if you are drunk, you will go crazy.

Every time I drink heavily, when the house is full, the door is always locked and the guests are not allowed to come and go at will. He even took the wheels of the carriage in which the guests were riding, and threw it into the well.

Even if the guests are in a hurry, they can't leave.

There was an official who came to visit Wang Liang's house, and he was just in time for the banquet to drink. This official, because someone came to report, was in a hurry for business, but he couldn't go out, so he had to wait until Wang Liang was drunk.

entered, pleaded with Wang Liang's mother, kowtowed, and said, "Someone has an appointment, and it can't be delayed." The old lady believed it, and let him out the back door.

Because Wang Liang's brush writing is elegant, every time he writes a ruler and a short note, he is proud to collect it. Therefore, Wang Liang asked for anyone, and no one was unwilling to agree.

Everywhere he went, people rushed to welcome him and admire him.

At that time, in the officialdom, there was a person with the same surname and name as Wang Liang, every time he visited someone's house, he heard the doorman report that "Wang Liang" had arrived, and the guests were full, and they were all shocked.

When the people came in, everyone looked at it, but it was not the same Wang Liang. This Wang Liang is not the other Wang Liang, so some people gave Wang Liang a nickname, called "Wang Zhenzhen".

Wang Zhenzhen is not only shocked by talent, but also extremely shocked by temperament, unwilling to be bound by rules and regulations. Wang Zhenzhen was promoted to the prefect of Douzhou, and his younger brother Wang Ji was appointed as the county magistrate of Cao County at the same time.

When they went to work, the two brothers were not in the slightest. Take the official car and enter the alley. and went to the widow's house, and ate and drank heavily. After getting drunk, he danced, like a clown, singing, and fell to the ground.

In the evening, he stayed at the widow's house. The maidservants lay down and slept until the next morning.

When Minister Yuan Kuan heard this, he felt that Brother Wang Liang was like this, and it hurt the elegance of the officials too much.

So, he presented an impeachment to the emperor.

Yuan Kuan said: "Qi played the emperor, Wang Liang's brother was favored by the emperor and was exceptionally promoted. He should be strict with himself, but he can't follow the rules. When he took office, he went to the widow and drank and had fun. According to the law, it should be punished. ”

When the emperor heard this, he was furious and said, "It's too unusual, what kind of system has it become." ”

Yuan Kuan said: "Yes, it affects the image of officials too much. ”

The emperor said: "Remove the two from their official posts." ”

At that time, the imperial court stipulated that officials should drink and feast in moderation and should not enter the widow's door. Brother Wang Liang deliberately fouled, was so greedy for wine and pleasure, messed up the difference between men and women, and humiliated the title, so he was dismissed.

Later, a new emperor was enthroned. The officials were reappointed, Wang Liang was the prefect of Douzhou, and Wang Ji was the county magistrate of Cao County.

The two brothers were reinstated.