At this time, Zhang Xian was sitting in the front hall of the Yancheng Inspector's Mansion and drinking tea unhurriedly, I don't know what he was thinking, in short, the temperament of the four members of the imperial court was not lost at all, and after a while, Mao Binyan and Shen An entered the door with their front and back feet, these two people did not have Zhang Xianzhi's leisure and elegance, what kind of place is the Inspector's Mansion?

"Lord Prefect, how can this be good? How could a few hairy boys be arrested in the Metropolitan Mansion?" said Mao Shuheng as if he was about to cry.

Seeing this, Zhang Xianzhi scolded secretly: "Two old thieves, when they see this official on weekdays, they seem to see a plague god, for fear of harming the fish pond, and now they are rushing to the side of this official, it is really difficult for women and villains to raise!"

Although thinking like this, Zhang Xianzhi's expression was still very kind, and then said: "Don't panic the two adults, even if they are arrested in this inspector's mansion, they can't be unreasonable, and the old man will make peace for a while, and it's okay to count a few children." ”

With the prefect's assurance, the two of them relieved a lot of hearts, and then hurriedly thanked each other, and when several people patted each other's ass, Iron Hand swaggered in, arched his hand to Zhang Xianzhi and the three of them, and nodded as a salute.

Zhang Xianzhi's three people couldn't help but be a little embarrassed when they saw this, the official position of the iron hand is only one positive eight grades now, even if there are official documents, it is only seven grades, and the three of them are one positive four products, two positive five products, even if he is a person from the Inspector's Mansion, this etiquette is too unruly, and the arrogance is revealed, but Zhang Xianzhi also knows that this is not the time to care about these, so he said in a harmonious voice: "How can I live without seeing Lord Tie for a few days?"

"Okay, how can it be bad? I eat well and sleep well all day, and the thriving scene in Yancheng makes me even more happy. ”

"But..."

Zhang Xianzhi frowned when he heard this: "Lord Tie has always been bold, how can he be so devastating now?"

"Hey, but if you don't have the thieves caught today, it will be more comfortable to come here. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Xianzhi and the others were even more angry, but it was also said that his heart was said to be so unbearable, I am afraid that anyone would be like this, Zhang Xianzhi did not have the patience at the beginning at this time, and said impatiently: "Lord Tie, we don't talk in secret anymore, you just say how to release those boys?"

"Okay, since Lord Zhang is so happy, I won't hide it, I'll release him immediately for three thousand taels of silver!"

Zhang Xianzhi and the three of them couldn't help grinning when they heard this, this one really dared to ask for it, and after a while, Zhang Xianzhi stepped forward and took out a thousand taels of silver tickets from his arms and slapped them on the table and said: "I don't care about others, put my son back now, and not a single hair can be missing, otherwise I won't be finished with you!"

After saying that, he arched his hand to the stunned Mao Binyan and Shen An and said, "Two, offended!" and then went straight out of the mansion.

After Zhang Xianzhi left, the two glanced at each other, then walked forward with a wry smile, and one took out a silver ticket of one thousand taels from his arms and said, "Please also let our two naughty boys come back." ”

Unexpectedly, Tie Shou smiled and said, "No, I changed my mind, and I will put the people back for 1,500 taels each." ”

The two of them went black in an instant...

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Yancheng's wealth is known all over the world, whether it is all walks of life are prosperous, especially some entertainment industries are famous, such as the skin and meat trade in the green building, and the cabinet industry is even more like a cow's hair, Pingle Street is the famous green building street in Yancheng, the size of the building is lined up one after another, that is, you can hear the laughter of those sisters from afar, the shouts of the old bustards, like a vegetable market, but it can hook the hearts of men more than the latter.

People are divided into three, six, nine and so on, this building is naturally a truth, even the most famous building on Pingle Street can barely be regarded as a middle and upper class, but it is far from those high-ranking officials and nobles, scholars and celebrities, the most unseen thing for these celebrities is to be crowded with ordinary people or squires, if not, how can they reflect their identity? And they naturally have their pastime, the Ganjiang River gave birth to one-third of the people of Daqin, and Yancheng, a city with a not particularly long history, is naturally built along the river, as the trade becomes closer and closer, the population is more and more numerous, and the Ganjiang River is very narrow here due to the topography, and the population is naturally spread on both banks.

From a distance, it looks like two cities, the north of the Ganjiang River is developed later, and the later foreign businessmen gradually gather with Hebei, and now it has developed to the present, Jiangbei can be said to be a veritable rich area in Yancheng, at this moment there are several exquisite painting boats parked around the wharf of the summer water beach on the shore of Jiangbei, and the melodious sound of the piano comes from the painting boat, one after another but does not interfere with each other, so that the listener is refreshed, and the thoughts are gradually slowed down.

And in the middle of the river, a painting boat is slowly moving, obviously wrapped in heavy gold, otherwise it will not be in the river, and on the top floor of the painting boat at this moment, three men are raising their glasses and drinking, and there are as many as ten sisters serving around Yingying Yanyan, and under a curtain not far from the seat, there is a lady who does not know the appearance, but just looking at the body of Miaoman under the bead curtain can know that there is something extraordinary.

After drinking a few cups, one of the men waved his hand to the sisters beside him, and the sisters here were naturally a few grades higher than those rouge vulgar fans on Pingle Street, and when they saw this, they bent over, gave a slight salute and retreated softly, and the rest of the people followed closely when they saw this, and the graceful body behind the bead curtain had long disappeared.

At this moment, there were only three people left in the huge private room, and then I saw one of them raise his hand "pop, pop" twice, and the two guards carried a heavy box and put it next to the table, and after the two guards retreated, the man opened the box unhurriedly, and suddenly there was only a piece of gold left in his eyes, and then he saw the man with a sneer: "Lord Zhang, this is a little bit of my heart and Brother Chai, and I hope you will always smile." ”

When the Lord Zhang heard this, he didn't know how much perseverance it took to remove his eyes from the box full of yellow and white things, and then snorted coldly: "Brother Yuan looks down on me, doesn't he? I am also a person from Shilin, and I still understand the principle of self-purity." ”

Chai Jian and Yuan Xufeng glanced at each other when they heard this, and then the latter chuckled: "My lord misunderstood, your reputation for being clean and self-conscious, not to mention me, even the Huangkou children in Yancheng also know it." ”

"Oh, what is this?"

"In the past few years, whether it is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, there have been many more than usual, and the border is not particularly stable, and the treasury has long been not as full as usual. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Xianzhi also said with a sad face: "Hey, who said it wasn't, I think this year's Fengyin can send seven achievements is very good." ”

Then Chai Jian said: "One of the small people is the people of Daqin, although they are quite wealthy, but they can't help a lot at the level of the country, and the other is also the people under the rule of Yancheng, and they always can't bear to look at the officials and brothers who have been fortunate for half a year can't even afford to eat, who doesn't have an old man?"

Hearing this, Zhang Zhizhi's face turned pale and he picked up his wine glass and said: "I blamed the two virtuous brothers for being wrong, I will punish myself with a glass!"

After raising his head and drinking this glass of wine, he said: "If I have more people in Daqin who are as worried about the country and the people as the two virtuous brothers, why don't the country prosper?

"Respect, two brothers!"

"Respect, Brother Zhang!"

After some hypocrisy and grievances, Zhang Xianzhi said with a slightly red face: "I will accept the intentions of the two virtuous brothers on behalf of all the brothers in Yancheng Mansion, but remember not to make a noise." ”

"This is nature, this is nature, the dog in the Inspector's Mansion has not moved recently, I don't know why? Could it be that the eldest brother has given them a long memory?"

"Brother Xian, don't want to lift me up, how can I give them a long memory from a little prefect? The dog that bites people doesn't bark, but you must be careful and careful, who knows when this dog will see your flaws one day, and bite hard, and then it will not be as simple as dropping a piece of meat. ”

"It's still reasonable for the eldest brother to say, everything is arranged by the eldest brother. ”

"But it's said that this damn iron hand also robbed me of a thousand taels of silver a few days ago!"

Yuan Xufeng was surprised when he heard this: "This inspector's mansion is inevitably too bold, dare to blackmail the imperial court officials?"

Zhang Xianzhi sighed and said: "No way, this person has to bow his head under the eaves! That bastard boy in my family did a stupid thing and was caught, otherwise it wouldn't be like this, and besides, only half of the imperial court required by his inspector's mansion every year, and the remaining half didn't come like this? I haven't heard of anyone who dares to swallow it privately, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty also know it, maybe this is a privilege for them to act cheaply." ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Xianzhi said again: "But I heard that Mao Binyan and Shen An's two old boys were blackmailed by 1,500 taels after I left, haha! ”

Zhang Xianzhi drank a little too much, and he was already a little unscrupulous when he spoke, while Yuan Xufeng and Chai Jian looked worried, Zhang Xianzhi saw this and said arrogantly: "Hehe, don't be like this with the two virtuous brothers, as long as I am for a day, they will not dare to do anything to you without conclusive evidence, anyway, I am also a protégé of his old man in Weibutang, haha." ”

"With the care of the old man in the Ministry of Health, the eldest brother will definitely have a bright future in the future!"

"Come on, come on, drink, drink!"

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Yancheng's biennial Oiran competition will kick off in half a month, and in recent years, due to the sharp increase in the number of people in Yancheng, Pingle Street, where the previous event was held, has long been unable to accommodate so many people, so it has long been moved to Weitaizi next to the Ganjiang River, Weitaizi is the largest wharf in the Ganjiang River basin of Fangyuan hundreds of miles, not to mention thousands of people, even tens of thousands of people can be accommodated, and it is naturally a good place to hold this kind of national celebration.

The origin of the Oiran can be said to have a long history, but this is also a matter of no way, who makes the skin and meat trade is one of the oldest in human history, and the influence of the Oiran Contest in Yancheng is so great that even Xuyang, Yuncheng and several sisters have attracted it, the sixteen candidates to participate in the Oiran Contest are from different five cities, the gold content is naturally surprisingly high, and the final evaluation of the winner is based on each competition, the officials give the number of golden flowers in the basket of the beauties on the stage, each person has three golden flowers, and the organizers of the conference will select three hundred people in five cities to watch the ceremonyIn order to reflect fairness, half of the three hundred people were elected by the common people from all over the country, and gradually the Yancheng government also recognized this activity, and even participated in it, it is undeniable that the Oiran Contest is held every two years, just before and after a week, it is enough to be worth Yancheng's taxes for nearly a month, and those officials are not concerned.

The conference has not yet begun, Pingle Street, Anxi Lane, Fushun Street and other large and small streets are all as festive as the New Year, especially the participating buildings are not costly to their sisters to do publicity, but no matter what, no one has seen the true face of these sisters, only from afar can you see the posture of the beauties under the bead curtain, still holding the pipa and half covering your face, so that you can see but never touch, this is the usual means of each building, what you can't get is the best, maybe applicable anywhere.

Since Great Qin, there has been an unwritten rule, no matter what official examination you participate in, you have to take the next stage after two years, just like Qin Han has taken the Tongsheng test at the moment, and if you want to take the next stage of the government exam, you have to take the next stage of the government exam only two years later, if you pass the government exam, you have to go to the examination after another two years, so it is impossible to have three yuan in a row and five yuan in a row.

However, Qin Han is not in a hurry about this, he is only eleven years old this year, even if he is only fifteen or six years old when he is admitted to the Jinshi, even if there are some mistakes in the middle and a delay of two years, it doesn't matter, but what makes him wonder is what Wang Qi's plans are for him, is it possible that he wants to let himself take the exam step by step until he succeeds in the examination and becomes an official in the court? At that time, he will be so sure that he can still control himself? For the thoughts of these old foxes, Qin Han couldn't guess to himself, so he simply took one step at a time.

Ji San, this guy is really lucky, with his second brother's guidance, it is not a problem to take a child's test, but the day after tomorrow is the day of the government exam, this is Ji Er's turn to have a headache, and every exam means that the difficulty has increased a lot, if Ji Er can't even pass the government exam, let what he says, in the end it is just useless, thinking of this Qin Han can't help but think of the sadness from the exam-oriented education in his previous life.