Chapter 0214: The Strangled Traitor
In addition to Zhang Xian's only son, Zhang Suo also has two daughters, one is ten years old and the other is three years old, and now they are all by his side, plus his wife, there are a total of five people, and the source of income is to rely on Zhang Suo's income and subsidies.
Although today's Great Song Dynasty is rotten and dark, the officials' salaries and subsidies are still the most lucrative in all dynasties, and Zhang's income can completely make the family worry about food and clothing, and even ask someone to bring some money back to their hometown in Qingzhou to their parents every six months.
However, Zhang drank a few more drinks at dinner, and also revealed his inner apologies for his parents, although his hometown seems to have fields, not poor, and he often asks people to bring some money back, but the perennial separation between the two places and the inability to take care of the elderly is a matter of heart on him after all.
For this, Zhao Bufan is also powerless, it stands to reason that if he can help Zhang Suo pick up his parents from his hometown, it is the best, but if you want to move your family, you have to buy a house in the capital, not to mention how big it is, how can you live more than ten or twenty people, but how expensive the housing prices and land prices in the capital are, not to mention that they are counted in tens of thousands, and it has always been a thousand dollars, that is, at least tens of millions of dollars.
Although Zhao Bufan can afford this money at the moment, but Zhang Suo's personality is completely different from Qin Hui, where is it possible to accept it, if he really does it, I am afraid it will be self-defeating, if Zhang Suo is willing to succumb, wouldn't he have been recruited by Cai Jing and others a long time ago, why wait until now, so Zhao Bufan didn't mention it, just drank with him, listened to him say some things, and narrowed the distance between each other.
When they left Zhang's house, it was already late at night, and the Zhang family father and son were not worried about Zhao Bufan going home alone, and insisted on sending him back to the house, but Zhao Bufan couldn't delay it, so they had to be sent outside the Zhao mansion by the father and son.
The next day, on the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, Zhao Bufan changed into an official robe, put on a long-winged official hat, and took an official sedan chair to the Kaifeng Mansion.
At this time, Qin Hui had already taken the six major Cao subordinates of Kaifeng Mansion to join the army and the officials of various ministries to wait for a long time, Gongsun Sheng, Lu Deng and Yang Yi were also there, and when they saw him get off the sedan chair, Qin Hui immediately rushed to meet him with broken steps.
"Greetings to your lordship!"
Zhao Bufan looked left and right, and saw that the gate of the government was clean, and there were no people, and his mood was much better.
"You have the heart to make such a big battle to meet me!"
Qin Hui bowed and said with a smile: "Your Excellency is coming to the mansion for the first time, and the officials from top to bottom should come to greet you, this is a courtesy!"
Shaking his head with a smile, Zhao Bufan didn't say anything, and strode towards the gate of the mansion.
"How's it going? The three-day deadline has arrived, how are things going?"
Qin Hui, who was following closely, did not leave the left and right, and replied with a smile: "Return to your lord!" In the past three days, a total of 73 large and small cases have been handled, 12 cases have been appeased for the time being, and 11 thieves who have incited the people to rebel have been found out, because these people are involved behind some powerful ministers and relatives of the emperor, and the subordinates have only used the privileges of Kaifeng Mansion to behead them on the spot, and have not been investigated in depth, and the rest of the shelved government affairs have also been sorted out, and they are urging Cao to draw up relevant plans, and the specific situation is not easy to say, so the subordinates have written a document, and also attached the suggestions of the subordinates, and the adults will know at a glance. ”
Zhao Bufan glanced at him with a smile, and turned to look at Gongsun Sheng, who was dressed as a Taoist priest.
"What Lord Qin said is true?"
Gongsun Sheng had a hint of admiration in his eyes, and bowed slightly: "It's completely true, Lord Qin has the talent to go through the heavens and the earth, and he decided thirty-seven cases on the first day, all of which are reasonable and well-founded." In his hands, the backlog of government affairs seems to be trivial matters, and in a short period of time, he can distinguish priorities and be clearly organized, and his subordinates think they are well-informed, but they have never seen such capable people, and no one in the government and the people are dissatisfied!"
"Mr. Gongsun has an overreputation!" Qin Hui knew that Gongsun Sheng was Zhao Bufan's henchman, and he was very polite to him in his words.
Zhao Bufan smiled, didn't say much, and followed Qin Hui to the Plum Blossom Hall.
This plum blossom hall is located behind the main hall of the government office, is a small courtyard, the area centered here is for the prefect and the main officials to live and rest, the prefect's study room for handling government affairs alone is also here, named Plum Blossom Hall because these courtyards are full of plum blossoms.
The study room of the plum blossom hall is also very large, the layout is particularly chic, it can be said to be extravagant and unconventional, Zhao Bufan is very satisfied with just a cursory glance, it is really much better than the Xuanfu Mansion in northern Xinjiang, it is simply a sky, an underground.
Walking to the long table and sitting down, Zhao Bufan gently leaned on the back of the chair and closed his eyes with a smile.
"Yes, yes! The capital is the capital, and the poor countryside in our northern Xinjiang is really incomparable!"
Seeing this, Qin Hui walked quickly to the table and lightly lit the incense burner: "My lord, this is the best sandalwood that my subordinates specially found for you, although it is not of great use, but it is enough to clear your breath and calm your mind and relieve your fatigue a little!"
"Heh!
Zhao Bufan smiled faintly, quickly sat up straight, and gently stretched out his palm.
Lu Deng and Yang Yizhong, who were standing on both sides, didn't understand what he meant, but Qin Hui realized instantly, and immediately smiled and said: "Your Excellency will rest for a while, and your subordinates will go and bring the official documents, and your subordinates have asked the commander to make a pot of tea for your lord earlier, and this will also be brought to your lord by the way!"
As soon as the words fell, he hurried out the door.
Lu Deng looked at his back and pursed his lips with some disdain.
At this time, there were only him, Yang Yizhong, and Gongsun Sheng left in the room, Zhao Bufan noticed his face in a flash, and couldn't help laughing at the moment: "Why, looking at you like that, you don't seem to like Qin Hui?"
Lu Deng hesitated, shook his head and said, "That's not true!"
Seeing that he didn't want to say more, Zhao Bufan smiled faintly and didn't ask too much, but he understood in his heart that Lu Deng obviously didn't get along with Qin Hui.
After a while, Qin Hui walked in quickly with a tray, and the documents and teapots were neatly placed on the wooden plate, and when he got to the table, he smiled even more earnestly: "My lord, this is the best jasmine tea I specially picked the day before yesterday, the floral fragrance is fragrant, the entrance is luscious, adults can also taste it!"
As he spoke, he personally picked up the teapot, gently poured the tea into the cup, and presented it with both hands.
Zhao Bufan smiled and took the teacup and sniffed it, raising his eyebrows: "Heh! You are a rare good tea!"
"A little bit of heart is not enough for an adult!" Qin Hui's face was relatively thin and his eyes were small, making it difficult to tell what he was thinking when he laughed.
"Hey!"
Zhao Bufan sighed, gently picked up the teacup, and drank it all.
"How much did you spend on buying me tea, to be honest!"
"This ......" Qin Hui was stunned.
He looked up at Zhao Bufan's face, secretly speculating on the intention of those words, but he couldn't figure out why, seeing Zhao Bufan's eyes staring at him with burning eyes, he could only stubbornly say: "One or two teas and five dollars!"
"How much did you buy?" Zhao Bufan asked again.
"Two catties!" Qin Hui replied worriedly.
One catty of the Great Song Dynasty is sixteen taels, two catties is thirty-two taels, five taels of tea per tael, a total of one hundred and sixty yuan, that is, 160,000 yuan, although the officials of the Great Song Dynasty are extremely generous, but with Qin Hui's official rank, this is also a salary for several months.
Zhao Bufan calculated in his heart, shook his head and smiled: "Tea is your heart, I will stay, but the money has to be converted to you, one hundred and sixty is not a decimal number, enough for an ordinary family of five for a few years, I am afraid it will also be a burden to you!"
Qin Hui was surprised.
"My lord, this ...... sent out"
"Okay!" Zhao Bufan directly waved his hand to interrupt, stared into his eyes and said: "Just have a heart, it's not okay to let you lose your old money like this!"
Qin Hui's face was blue and white for a while, and he paused for a long time before he said embarrassedly: "My lord, it's not that my subordinates are light, it's really that my family wealth is limited, and I hope my lord won't blame me!"
"Huh?" Zhao Bufan was stunned, it was really the first time he had encountered such a situation.
After a while, he reacted suddenly, knowing that Qin Hui had misunderstood that he looked down on this meager gift, and couldn't help laughing.
"Even if you send me a million yuan today, I won't charge you a cent, it's not that I have a big appetite, it's that I don't have this habit, I promote and appoint you, not to ask you to send me money, but to do a good job for me!"
As he spoke, Zhao Bufan looked back at Lu Deng, Yang Yizhong and Gongsun Sheng, and whispered, "You guys go out first!"
"Yes!"
As the three of them withdrew, Zhao Bufan looked at Qin Hui with an embarrassed face again and sighed deeply.
"Qin Hui, I don't know what others are like, but you only need to remember one thing when you serve under me, I don't need you to give me even a penny, but you are not allowed to stretch out your hand to others, you do things well, I can naturally let you glorify your ancestors and leave a name in history, you were born poor, I understand you, I can fight for you to be rewarded, and even pay for you to pay money out of your own pocket, and the only requirement is for you to do things well and be a good official, is this requirement too much?"
"My lord......" Qin Hui was shocked by these words, and his face was full of disbelief.
Zhao Bufan thought of Cai Jing's advice earlier, stared straight into Qin Hui's eyes, did not detour with him, and answered straightforwardly: "I now let you be the supervisor of the imperial history, and let you be the official of the left hall of Kaifeng Mansion, it is all a matter of one sentence, and if I want to kill you, it won't take much effort!"
In short, you have to remember to me, I don't care how you do things, I don't care how you play your talents, but I will be the first to stare at you, if you dare to go beyond the thunder pool, I will dare to put you to death, and you can even do it without compromise, and if you do things well and be an official, then I will let you leave your name in history, and let your family enjoy all the glory and wealth.
Now you can make a choice, if you agree, I will submit your appointment to the Ministry of Officials today, before the evening, Taishi Cai will personally approve it, if you do not want to be bound by this, then you can go back to your hometown tomorrow to continue to be a teacher, and the official document of dismissal will also be passed to you before the evening, as for in what name to dismiss you, I don't think you or Taishi Cai can't find a reason!"
These words stunned Qin Hui's whole person, no matter how smart he was, it was difficult for him to understand what was happening now.
But even if he didn't understand, the choice was already in front of him, he weighed it for a moment, just as Cai Jing had expected earlier, and quickly made a choice: "Lord Zhao is to let his subordinates be good officials, why don't his subordinates want to be reasonable, adults are dedicated to the country, and their subordinates will definitely look forward to adults in the future!"
Zhao Bufan nodded heavily: "Okay, then you just remember what I said earlier, I am by no means just talking!"
"Subordinates understand!" Qin Hui bowed deeply.
The words have been said very clearly, and Zhao Bufan no longer exhorts too much, put away his serious face, and his tone is gentle.
"Qin Hui, I heard that your father died early, and his family was relatively poor when he was young, and now the family is also counting on your Yulu to live?"
"Lord Hui, that's true, but the subordinates' current income is enough for their families to have no worries about food and clothing, and they are already satisfied!"
Zhao Bufan smiled and looked at him deeply.
"You don't have to say anything in front of me, just maintain basic respect, I prefer to listen to some heartfelt words, and in private I have always treated my subordinates as friends, and what you just said made me dislike it very much, at least I know that you love money very much, don't you?"
"This ......"
Qin Hui was really embarrassed, and he couldn't speak, feeling that Zhao Bufan was like a nemesis, always making him mess up.
Zhao Bufan smiled lightly, and took over the words again: "I said, if you are a good official, I will let you leave your name in history and enjoy all the glory and wealth, I won't talk to you about those vain, just use these two things to buy you rules and regulations, buy your talents, since you agree now, then I will not break my promise, and I will order someone to send 10,000 yuan worth of gold and silver to your house every few days, and you will do it well in the future, and the reward will not be less!"
In an instant, Qin Hui's surprise was overflowing, and he hurriedly saluted.
"Thank you, sir!"
"Alright, let's get to work! Don't let me down!"
At this moment, Qin Hui also had a rare firmness in his eyes, and bowed deeply from the heart: "My lord looks down on his subordinates like this, what reason do my subordinates have not to do things well, my lord can rest assured, Qin Hui will serve to death in the future." ”
Watching Qin Hui walk out of the room, Zhao Bufan smiled and shook his head, only feeling that Cai Jingjiao's method was really simple and direct, and now putting Qin Hui in a cage like this is far more effective than other methods, maybe he can really force out a capable minister to rule the world, but it is a pity that this person can never be entrusted with life and death, let alone be in charge of the military aircraft!
After that, Zhao Bufan carefully checked the documents presented by Qin Hui, which recorded the cases and government affairs handled in the past few days in great detail, and the handwriting was beautifully arranged, which was clear at a glance, which was really worry-free. Especially those emergency response methods, all aspects are very thoughtful, there is no mistake or omission, and it is completely impossible to find out the thorns.
Half a day later, Zhao Bufan left Kaifeng Mansion in a good mood, with Qin Hui here, there is no need to worry about anything at all, just stare at Qin Hui in the future, but in order to prevent Qin Hui from secretly deceiving, when he wrote the transfer documents, he also asked Li Guang, the servant of the palace, to serve as the judge of Kaifeng Mansion, and Zhao Ding to serve as the magistrate of the right hall, and the two of them shared the power of Kaifeng Mansion with Qin Hui, thus forming a check and balance.
Although Kaifeng Prefecture has jurisdiction over the core of the capital, the appointment of officials is very sensitive, except for the appointment of the emperor himself, it needs to be approved by the Ministry of Officials and the Zhongshu Province, and then reported to the emperor for approval, and then the official documents are issued by the Ministry of Menxia.
But for Zhao Bufan today, these are all trivial things.
Cai Jing received his request for transfer at noon, and approved it at a cursory glance, and then passed it to Liang Shicheng, and Liang Shicheng saw that it was Zhao Bufan's document, and saw that it was the appointment of some subordinate officials, so he didn't bother to present it to Emperor Zhao Ji at the moment, so he casually took out a holy decree with a big seal and filled it out and sent it back to Menxia Province.
In this way, this appointment document is really as Zhao Bufan said, it was only passed to the relevant people before the evening, when Qin Hui got the appointment document, his heart was really indescribably complicated, he was happy, and at the same time deeply felt Zhao Bufan's terrible!
When he returned home at night, Qin Hui went into the study with his head bored, wrote down Zhao Bufan's warnings during the day, and then hung them on the wall of the study with his own hands, staring at them for a long time......