Chapter 464: The Man Who Doesn't Measure Himself
Since Cui Pu came to Guangzhou, Pei Jingluo has been praising him. Even Mu Jiaojiao, the eldest lady, Da Lang Jun, and Erlang Jun were all praised by him like a flower.
The things that this family has done, and then they have been wrong, and in the eyes of Pei Jingluo, they are all good!
This is called Pei Jingluo, who has been taught a lesson from childhood to adulthood, and the fifth master Pei is very uncomfortable in his heart.
"Aren't they just a little clever? Coupled with the luck of being able to drill camps, how did they become an example for me to follow? In terms of background, I am not worse than him; in terms of age, I have eaten more than him for a few years! I have more friends around me to help me. Look at him again, he offends a large number of people every time he goes, and now he has only been in Guangzhou for a long time, and he is already on the same page as Wei Tingshi! Moreover, I heard that he is still at odds with Li Zhongshu in the court! As far as I can see, with his temperament, he may be demoted to where he will be relegated in the future! Do you say?"
The crowd at the wine table and others laughed and coped with it.
They didn't dare to agree with Master Pei's words. After all, Master Pei Wu sat in the well and watched the sky, and he didn't know how powerful Cui Pu was, but they had a deep understanding of Cui Pu's methods these days.
Let's talk about the recent clean-up of Hu Shang!
He demanded that all Hu merchants who were doing business in Guangzhou should be re-registered with the government, and that they should clearly explain what business each person was doing, where they had dealings with merchants, how many families they had in the New Tang Dynasty, and where they were located.
That's too much, it's too much. But there is no way, everyone still remembers the assassination of the prefect at the gate of Fanfang last time! If they dare not cooperate with Cui Pu's actions, they can be directly defeated by Nanman and his gang. Just bundle it up and go!
They came to the New Tang Dynasty to do business, and how many of them were really clean with clean hands and feet and clean resumes?
As long as Cui Pu asks people to go to the check, they can be investigated. If they dig the holes again, they will die if they don't die.
In this way, the Hu businessmen were immediately divided into two groups, and ninety percent of the people obediently handed over their names to Cui Pu. The rest of the people still wanted to resist stubbornly, so they were immediately cleaned up by Cui Pu. But this was not enough, what they sent, Cui Pu also asked someone to verify it. Once someone is found to have dared to misrepresent information, it will be another torture. It is light to collect all the family wealth and drive people back to their hometown!
Moreover, he also combed through Fanfang from beginning to end, and really pulled out a few fugitives from it.
In this way, they really have nothing to say.
After doing this, Cui Pu immediately put the money scavenged from these Hu people into Fanfang, repaired Fanfang, and opened a porridge shop next to the pharmacy, hired a few old Hu women to do things, and distributed Hu cakes and other things that could fill their stomachs to the innocent and difficult families in Fanfang every day. When it rains, the government is also responsible for distributing quilts and other items.
In the blink of an eye, everyone's living environment has been greatly improved, and the poor families have also solved the problem of food and clothing. Although it is said that the wool is from the sheep, but Cui Pu did not embezzle everyone's penny, right? But the benefits he brought to everyone are visible to everyone.
Such an official is really hateful but can't hate, but the admiration comes from the bottom of my heart.
Anyway, if they were to be themselves, they wouldn't be able to do such an all-encompassing thing in such a short period of time.
Therefore, these people who looked down on Cui Pu because of his youth at the beginning have also changed their views now. Now, they want to beg Cui Pu and still can't find a way! Because the way has been occupied by people who are much more powerful than them, and small businessmen like them don't pay attention to Cui Governor's Mansion at all!
is not picky, and Master Pei is not picky, and he can still eat and drink at a table with them.
But now, hearing that Master Pei Wu was still so resentful of Cui Pu, they secretly thought in their hearts - next, they have to distance themselves from this one. Otherwise, if he was dragged into the water, he, the Lang Jun of the Economic Envoy Mansion, would definitely be fine, but a few of his small businessmen with no background would be miserable!
Just thinking about it, I suddenly heard a knock on the door, and a well-dressed and good-looking little Langjun walked in.
"Master Pei Wu, it's been a long time. Shi Shiran came to Master Pei Wu, and he bowed and saluted.
When Master Pei Wu saw the visitor, he couldn't help but smile lightly in his eyes: "Who else is it, it turned out to be Wei Wulangjun! Why, the injury on your butt is healed, and now you can walk at will?"
Wei Wulangjun's face turned pale for a while.
He was beaten in Fuzhou, almost three months ago. And soon after he was beaten, Qiu Shan appeared in time and drugged him. I have to say that Mu Jiaojiao's medicine is indeed good. After he applied it for less than half a month, he felt that there was no pain in his buttocks at all, and he was free to move around the ground. He was originally happy, but who knows that it didn't take long for someone to whisper that Wei Tingshi deliberately pretended to beat him so hard, but in fact he deliberately made a show for the people! Otherwise, whoever was beaten to the point that he would not be allowed to lie on the bed for a month or two? And he was again alive and well in half a month! There must be something greasy about this!
Only then did he suddenly realize that all this was a conspiracy with the surname Cui! He was deliberately trying to ruin his reputation!
So after returning to Guangzhou, he deliberately made them uncomfortable on the day of the eldest lady's birthday, just to disgust Cui Pu and let him know that not everything in this world can let him do whatever he wants!
As a result, who knows, not long after he was proud, he was beaten upside down by Cui Pu again, and a large mouthful of meat was torn off from him. His father and aunt were also torn off by Cui Pu for a big mouthful of meat, and now Wei Tingshi doesn't have a good face when he sees him.
lost in front of Cui Pu one after another, which was enough to disgrace him. As a result, not long after, he found that the food and clothing in the house had been greatly reduced, and he even had to pick a day if he wanted to eat something good! When he asked, he realized that the matter was related to Cui Pu again-their family was cheated by him again!
Is it tolerable or intolerable? He can't swallow this breath!
It's just that the losses in dealing with Cui Pu these days also made him understand that he couldn't fight Cui Pu with his own ability. Therefore, he changed his strategy and decided to pull a few people into the gang. And who else can be the best partner besides the boss in the Lingnan area?
Therefore, even if he was ridiculed by Master Pei Wu now, he could only reluctantly smile and say: "Thank you Master Pei Wu for your concern, it's good soon." Look, don't I feel better now?"
When he said this, it seemed that Master Pei Wu's words still cared about his body. After hearing this, Master Pei Wu also felt that this kid was clever enough to speak, so he beckoned him to sit down, and Wei Wulangjun sat down without hesitation.
When the other people at the banquet saw this, they were almost frightened!
Who doesn't know that Wei Tingshi and Governor Cui are in trouble now, and several of them are inseparable from this Wei Wulangjun? Now they are desperately distancing themselves from the surnamed Wei, but why is Master Pei Wu still stupidly sitting down with people and chatting?
They couldn't drink it anymore.
Immediately, someone got up and said goodbye under the pretext that something was going on. Others also took their leave. After a while, there were only three or two kittens left on the banquet, and these were not brave enough to offend Master Pei Wu. Of course, they didn't dare to offend Cui Pu.
Seeing this, Wei Wulangjun couldn't help sneering and said: "It seems that the energy of this Governor Cui is really great! I have only been in Guangzhou for a long time, and I have already betrayed my father, a thorn in history." By the way, I remember that when he first came, he also had a fight with your family? It seems that after my father is brought down, it will be your turn to go through the embassy. After all, he's not a squandering official!"
Master Pei Wu was already dissatisfied with the hasty withdrawal of these people, but now when he heard Wei Wulangjun say this, his face became even more ugly.
But he remembered the lesson of Pei Jinglu's envoy in his heart, so he said coldly: "Don't be alarmist, I won't believe it." Your Daddy is just a little thorn in the history, and he is suppressed everywhere to want to be in the limelight, and it is natural that he will want to pull your Daddy down. But my family is different, my father is a member of the dynasty, and our family is a native of the Lingnan family. He was stupid to go against my family!"
"Didn't he do the right thing with your family from the beginning? Have you forgotten about your Jiulangjun's affairs? I seem to remember that Jiulangjun was tossed by him at the beginning and lost all face! In the end, Pei Jingluo came forward, invited guests to eat and drink, and gave people away, so that the people were replaced. By the way, I remember that in the middle, Master Pei Wu, you also thought of a way, but he didn't give you face at all!" Wei Wulangjun sneered.
Master Pei Wu's face immediately sank, and he slapped the chopsticks on the table with a snap.
Wei Wulangjun was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly smiled again: "I'm sorry, I said the wrong thing! Otherwise, how could I repeatedly make trouble for my father? Come on, come on, I'll punish myself three cups first, Master Pei, don't take it to heart!"
Fifth Master Pei glanced at him coldly, and then picked up the cup and drank it all.
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After returning from the king of Hejian, everyone's life seems to be the same as before, without any waves. But Cui Pu obviously noticed the difference.
After that incident, the king of Hejian became more and more silent, and even the opportunity to go out with the eldest lady was reduced a lot. Mu Jiaojiao was also much more enthusiastic in the bed, she was determined to put in place the matter of having another little lady.
In fact, these two things are what he is happy to see, so Cui Pu is becoming more and more energetic these days.
On this day, after the husband and wife finished making love, Mu Jiaojiao lazily leaned on Cui Pu's shoulder: "Today, there is another letter from Yangzhou, saying that I want to select another batch of apprentices to come and learn from me, but I refused." ”
"It's the rejection. You are now busy with things in Guangzhou, how can you still have time to take apprentices? I think you might as well let them take in their own people, and then let those who stay in Yangzhou teach them well. Cui Pu said slowly.
"That's what I said. Mu Jiaojiao said, "However, now the people here of the Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Association always send me posts, I didn't see them, and then I changed to their wife." I met a few, anyway, talking and talking, the topic will turn to let me treat everyone equally, saying that since I have done so many good things for the people in Yangzhou, now I see that I am also dedicated to the well-being of the people in Guangzhou, so Guangzhou is so big, and the few apprentices I brought are not enough, so it is better to charge a few more on the spot. What's more, some people have already brought someone to show me when they come to the door!"
Cui Pu couldn't help but hold his forehead when he heard this.
These days, he is pestered by the group of Hu businessmen every day, and Mu Jiaojiao is pestered by the people of the medicine club, and the couple almost have no room to breathe.
I think that when they first went to Yangzhou, there were almost no people who paid attention to them!
"This thing...... Let's take a long-term view. If you do, you'll be busy again. "His little lady hasn't figured it out yet!
Mu Jiaojiao also bowed her head. "That's what I told them. But if you're afraid, they're afraid, they can't wait. ”
"I can't wait, I have to wait! How can they ask for people so much in the world?" Cui Pu snorted coldly.
The bigger the official does, the bigger his temper becomes.
Mu Jiaojiao smiled weakly.
Now in the dead of night, it's time for them to talk about things. Intentionally or unintentionally show two words of affection, both of them gradually got used to this model.
Just as he was saying a word, the soybeans outside suddenly came and slammed the door panel: "Lady, Liang Changshi from the Hejian County Wangfu has come to seek medical treatment!"