The kind of stench that can't be dispelled even after taking a few baths to meet the saint has happened in the past.

So this time, it is not strange that Cui Zhiyun, who is also an official of the metropolitan water supervision, exudes a strange smell, right?

With such curiosity, everyone subconsciously approached Cui Zhiyun's location, and when they smelled the smell getting stronger and stronger, everyone confirmed the guess in their hearts.

In the next second, as if they were hiding from some monster, everyone quickly turned around and walked briskly to the place where they were used to standing.

Then everyone's heads gathered together and whispered about their guesses.

"I don't know where Cui Jiancheng came from this early in the morning? actually came to the court with the smell of his whole body, and he didn't worry about being blamed by the saint? ”

"Hahahaha! What you said, is there any fragrance on the officials of the capital water prison? Dealing with the river canals all day long, is there any smell other than the fishy smell of the river? ”

"Speaking of which, Cui Jiancheng really doesn't care about the face of the family at all, even so, he should bathe a few more times before coming back, I feel that the grandeur of this Xuanzheng Hall has been ruined by the smell on their bodies."

The laughter of the crowd quickly attracted the other officials who attended the court meeting.

They didn't have the heart to hide for Cui Zhiyun, and directly told the traditional "incense" that Du Shui Jian was used to, trying to use such language to make Cui Zhiyun some trouble.

It wasn't until the internal supervisor announced the start of today's court meeting that everyone stopped talking.

The content of the discussion at the court meeting, as usual, was still those few topics, just when everyone thought that after this matter was said, the court meeting was about to end.

Emperor Jianming, who was sitting at the top, suddenly spoke: "Where is Su Xingzhang, the secretary of Dali Temple, and Cui Zhiyun, the supervisor of Dushui?" ”

"The minister is here."

Su Xingzhang and Cui Zhiyun immediately stood up from the crowd, saluted Emperor Jianming above, lowered their heads and eyebrows, and listened to orders.

"Half a month has passed since the strict investigation of the smuggling salt case, and there has been no substantial progress between the two Aiqing?"

Emperor Jianming's voice was gentle and powerful, which made people very comfortable to listen to.

But Su Xingzhang and Cui Zhiyun both knew that this was a warning from the saint to him, so they immediately bent down and said in unison to the saint: "Weichen is ashamed of his trust in the saint." ”

"I hope that the two Aiqing can speed up the investigation and catch the people behind it, instead of delaying time like now."

"Wechen understands."

As soon as the words fell, Emperor Jianming gave the inner prisoner who served him a look.

With a long and loud "retreat—"

The officials in the Xuanzheng Hall all spread out one after another and walked out of the door, and this time Cui Zhiyun once again became a topic of conversation among everyone.

Compared to the weird topic just now, this disadvantage is obviously more in line with everyone's minds, and when they see a fledgling guy, they want to destroy their long-established foundation, and now they are finally kicked to the iron plate.

At the same time, he was also satisfied with the obstacles they had set up together, looking at Cui Zhiyun with a cold face, as if he had seen the scene where he was punished for his ineffective work later.

From now on, no one could threaten their position, and the thought of this made everyone's laughter even more unbridled.

Even before he left the palace gate, someone shouted presumptuously: "Wu Shilang, Wang Shangshu, and Young Eunuch Lu, I heard that there is a musician from Jiangnan in the Chengdong Sect, and the music is very good." It's such a good day today, why don't I wait and enjoy the fun together? ”

The three of them looked at each other and replied playfully, "Hahaha! I don't dare to wait. ”

There are not a few people like them who are ready to celebrate, and Cui Zhiyun and Su Xingzhang in the middle of it seem to be strangers.

The two walked at the end of the crowd, and Su Xingzhang said in a low voice: "I wonder if Cui Jiancheng still confirms what he thinks in his heart?" You must know that this trip is dangerous, if you are not afraid of being in a different place, you will be buried in a foreign land. ”

"Dali Siqing, as the person in charge of Dali Temple, must have encountered such a dangerous situation, could it be that Su Siqing retreated?"

"Hahahaha!"

Su Xingzhang laughed excitedly, patted Cui Zhiyun's shoulder, quickly restrained the smile on his face, lowered his voice and said, "Then I wish Cui Jiancheng a smooth journey." ”

"Thank you."

Back and forth, the two have already decided on the things they were still discussing before, but now there is a lot of noise, and they can't help but speed up their speed, otherwise they really don't know what evidence will be left in the future.

A few days ago, the Guanglu Temple officials who attempted to murder the Dushui Supervisor to present the sacrifices, after the sacrifice was over, the Guanglu Temple wanted to find out the officials who sorted out the sacrifices, but found that someone had killed people one step ahead of them, and the means were extremely cruel, and they died at home.

After knowing this situation, it is impossible for Cui Zhiyun to give up the idea in his heart, and he will only be more determined.

After consulting with Su Xingzhang, the secretary of Dali Temple, a detailed plan has been formulated.

After this day, Cui Zhiyun's unfavorable handling of affairs, and the fact that they were all water supervision officials smelling all over their bodies was widely publicized, as long as an official basically listened to it, the spread was shocking.

So, before Cui Zhiyun planned to implement the plan, he went back to his home and spread the false news through his family.

I never thought that as soon as I walked in the door, I was stopped by the little servant who served beside my father, "Da Lang Jun, Ah Lang called you to the study to talk about things." ”

He just wanted to walk towards A-Niang's courtyard and walked directly towards the location of Cui Hao's study, he was very curious about what his father wanted to say after the incident at the court meeting.

When I came to the study, it was still a familiar beginning, and I quickly said that the relationship between the father and son was not intimate, and naturally there was no good feelings and words of concern to tell.

Cui Hao looked at the eldest son who was a talented person in front of him, and he couldn't stop being proud in his heart, feeling that as long as Cui Zhiyun encountered obstacles, he would come back to officially take over the power of the Cui family as they expected, and nothing would be worth mentioning at all.

So, in a good mood, he said: "Today's court meeting is not a big problem, as long as you can find a person behind the scenes." After this incident, the Father will find a way to transfer you to the Sixth Division, as long as you follow the route pointed by the interests of the clansmen, and ...... in the future."

Cui Zhiyun patiently listened to his father continue to talk about the same old topic, but he turned a deaf ear, standing in front of the desk like a lifeless puppet, bowing his head and listening to the other party's words like a reprimand.

At first, Cui Hao spoke quite energetically, but as he spoke, he also found that something was wrong.

Cui Zhiyun, who was standing in front of him, didn't react at all, and when he thought that he had just said another nonsense, the anger in his chest couldn't control it.

Suddenly, his face changed greatly, and the gentle and loving fatherly appearance just now disappeared in an instant, and he said directly in a tone of admonition:

"Have you listened to the words of your father?"

"Father, please forgive son, can't obey."

"Rebel!"

Cui Hao was so angry by Cui Zhiyun's words that his chest rose and fell violently, and he needed to press it with his hands to control it.

After a long silence, he drank a cup of tea, calmed the anger in his chest, and said in a tone that did not apply a request:

"Recently, the red crayfish feast that has arisen among the sergeants in Luoyang City is your handiwork. But you can't control such an important business alone, because my father has already negotiated with other scholars, our five surnames occupy the largest share of the business of the red crayfish feast, and the rest will be distributed to the rest of the small scholars who follow our Boling Cui clan.

In recent years, the imperial court has promulgated a lot of laws against our scholars, and everyone has been greatly controlled in terms of money, and your red crayfish banquet is a breakthrough. We can't let the people who follow us be worse than those who follow us, and the relationship between our five surnames will be closer, and we will strive for more voice for the Bolingcui clan. ”

All in all, Cui Zhiyun has everything about the trading of red crayfish and the shops it operates.

Although during these days, everyone also bought the red crayfish in Zuixiao Tower, added pepper and other things, and the taste was similar to that of the seventh floor of Zuixiao Tower.

But it is the difference between the three layers that makes the people of the family hesitate to make a move, and it can also be said that those profit-seeking businessmen take the lead in taking the lead.

All of a sudden, the upper and lower levels were preempted, and Cui Hao had to come and pick the ripe fruit in Cui Zhiyun's hand.

Cui Zhiyun listened to such shameless words, his face did not change at all, and he did not directly answer his father's words, but asked rhetorically:

"What is the difference between being in the hands of a son and being in the hands of a father? And in the hands of his son, he doesn't have to share a piece of the pie with the other four surnames. ”

Hearing this, Cui Hao's eyes immediately lit up and looked at Cui Zhiyun in front of him, Cui Zhiyun would not say such things in his memory.

He also understands that in the hands of Cui Zhiyun, it belongs to the Boling Cui clan, and it belongs to the only family, and he will get more benefits.

But what he needs now is the combined strength of the five castes, so some sacrifices are necessary.

In his opinion, Cui Zhiyun's shop and the sacrifice of the red crayfish banquet are one of them, sacrificing a few shops and eating recipes can make the interests of the five surnames closer, which is a very cost-effective deal.

Even to a certain extent, it is not difficult to let the other four surnames temporarily listen to the command of the Bolingcui clan.

When Cui Hao imagined this picture, he suddenly felt that the world was in his hands, and what was the difference between the five surnames in his hands and the world in his hands.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a sense of pride, put his hands on the chair, leaned back, looked at Cui Zhiyun with great momentum, and said:

"Your idea is good, but it's still too immature, and the power of the five surnames is not comparable to our clan. You are still young and not thoughtful. So you tell the people under your command that from now on those shops will be in charge. ”

Cui Zhiyun knew that he shouldn't expect anything from this profit-hungry Cui Xianggong, and replied with a stiff face:

"Forgive me!"

"You! Don't forget yourself, you have grown up under the Bolingcui clan, and now when it is time for you to sacrifice, you should sacrifice a little of your own interests for the sake of your family. ”

I heard of this when Cui Zhiyun wanted to participate in the imperial examination, and at that time, it was to promote the champion of the five surnames, so they would also have their own manpower in the clear stream.

It's a pity that he was rejected by him at that time and got the name he deserved, as for the poor man who was once elected by the five surnames together, he now has no idea where he is going.

In Cui Zhiyun's view, this is just a group of people who are high-sounding on the surface, but in fact gather together for their own interests.

Now that they see what he has in their hands, if they really hand over this deal, they will soon lower the price of red crayfish, so that the people at the bottom will not make any money at all, and the taxes they will pay will be the least.

Cui Zhiyun could not agree to such a request at all, no matter what kind of reason was given.

He said slowly: "People are not self-chosen, it is a blessing for a son to devote himself to the Cui family, but some things will not change because of this." The red crayfish is not only owned by the son, but also by the water supervisor, and ......"

Hearing this, Cui Hao looked at Cui Zhiyun with an incredulous look.

Under the glance of his gaze, Cui Zhiyun did not move like a mountain, and he suddenly shouted angrily:

"Rebel! This matter was actually known by the saints, and it was stupid, compared to the five of us who were ......"

In the end, Cui Hao felt that he was about to have difficulty breathing, and when he looked at his son who did not change his face, he was even more angry and threw the tea cup in his hand to the ground.

"Bang!"

The teacup hit the floor and shattered, making a crisp sound, and with Cui Hao's angry voice, everyone immediately knew that Da Lang Jun had angered Ah Lang again.

Sure enough, what followed was the familiar roar, "Get out!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Cui Zhiyun's figure appeared from the door of the study, with a calm expression as if it was not him who experienced the scolding.

Out of his father's study, Cui Zhiyun walked directly to the direction of the gate of Cui's house, and on the way, he saw the maid serving in A-Niang's courtyard, and shouted: "You pass the word on your behalf, just say that you are busy with official business, and you can't ask A-Niang for peace, please forgive A-Niang." ”

After saying that, he immediately took Yun Wu and hurriedly walked to the door of the mansion.

Mrs. Lu, who was originally waiting for her son to come to greet her, heard the maid's words, and inquired about what happened in the study, and immediately understood that she accepted Cui Zhiyun's return to the house this time and did not come to greet her.

And Cui Zhiyun and the two who went to the capital water prison were not as embarrassed as Mrs. Lu thought, on the contrary, there was a kind of ease of getting what they wanted.

As soon as he returned to the capital water prison, Cui Zhiyun didn't care about anything else, and immediately returned to the room and changed into the clothes prepared in advance.

Wrapping up other things that need to be done with baggage, he reminded Yun Wu again:

"In the next half a month, you will still send meals inside as usual, and only Dali Siqing will be allowed to enter the room, and no one else will come. Also, I explained the matter of the chef assessment of the chef of this year's Shang Shi Bureau that you paid attention to, and took the post to the Shang Shi Bureau to ask for a place.

After getting it, she quickly informed Zheng Niangzi about it, and she should be looking forward to being able to officially become a member of the public chef and a qualified chef. ”

Speaking of Zheng Wan, his tone subconsciously softened.

Even if Yun Wu felt that his head was not good, he could hear the changes.

As soon as he wanted to say something, he saw Cui Zhiyun clutching the burden on his body, and the next second disappeared in front of his eyes, making the words he wanted to say suddenly plug back into his throat.

Although Yun Wu has some opinions about Zheng Wan's affairs in the things that his Langjun specially explained, in order to let others not doubt Cui Zhiyun's location.