I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 347
Wine shop, elegant room.

Hearing the boy's reply, several playboys sitting in the private room stood up one after another.

"Brother Yi, this Qian Shipeng is just the son of a merchant, and he is putting on airs with us." The dandy who spoke was no more than sixteen or seventeen years old, and his expression was full of disdain at the moment.

Scholars, farmers, businessmen!No matter how incompetent they are, they are also the sons of officials and eunuchs. What kind of person is Qian Shipeng, who dares to put on airs when he arrives in Suzhou Mansion.

"What Little Brother Liu said is true." The two young brothers who stood beside put Liu Xiaowu's shoulders on their shoulders, and continued to the young man in charge: "Although Qian Shipeng is a son of the Qian family, he is just a bastard. Mrs. Qian is in charge of the Qian family, and a concubine born to her aunt who wants to take over the Qian family, might as well sleep now and have everything in her dreams."

As soon as the joke was uttered, five or six dandies burst out laughing, and the concubine of the merchant's family dared to put on airs with them. They were doing it for Zhao Yi's face, otherwise Qian Shipeng would be a fool.

"Take it as a face for me. It depends on whether my father can be promoted." Zhao Yi cupped his hands at several people.

He is also a dude, but Zhao Yi is obviously more stable than Liu Xiaowu and the others. Even though he is young, there is a hint of restrained fortitude in his eyebrows and eyes.

Hearing Zhao Yi mention Zhao Tongzhi, several people nodded in understanding, just like what Brother Yi said, this is not for Qian Shipeng's face, but for Brother Yi's face, and moreover, their families are on good terms with the Zhao family However, if Zhao Tongzhi is promoted, it will be beneficial to their family.

Hearing the footsteps coming from outside the private room, Liu Xiaowu couldn't bear his temper, winked and said with a smile: "Brother Yi, I'll go over to pick up the distinguished guest."

The word "guest" prolongs the tone on purpose, it is clearly a joke on purpose.

"Wait, little brother Liu, I'll be with you." Lin Qing laughed and chased after them. Both of them were the youngest sons in the family. His temperament has become a little playful.

Seeing a few people walking out laughing and laughing, Hu Yan who was standing aside asked in a low voice: "Second brother, according to my inquiries, this Qian Shipeng only manages a few shops in Qian's house, and this person is not worthy of reuse." .”

"Prefect Zhang will retire next year. Whether my father can be promoted depends on this time. Although the Qian family is a businessman, Mrs. Qian and the third wife of the Qiu family are relatives. This time, something happened to the third wife of the Qiu family. Madam Qian is bound to Find backing again, and this is my chance."

Zhao Yi squinted his eyes halfway. Compared with his father, Pang Tongzhi was more valued by Zhang Zhifu, and his chances of winning were greater. It was useless to try to work hard in the Suzhou government office, and he might even startle the snake.

It would be better to find a breakthrough from Linzhou Prefecture, the hometown of Zhang Zhifu. The Tongzhi of Linzhou Prefecture is the eldest son of Zhang Zhifu. Although the Qian family is a merchant, as the saying goes, there are shrimps and crabs. Only Zhang Minxian has a slight chance of winning.

Zhao Yi thought clearly, if Zhang Minxian was willing to speak well in front of Zhang Zhifu, then the one who would be promoted must be his father, but the Zhang family is a real family of officials and officials, and the Zhang family, including relatives and friends, are all officials in various places. There are too many Zhao Jiaqiang who just got up.

Zhao Yi wanted to get in touch with Zhang's family, that was really high climbing, and he also knew that Zhang Minxian couldn't talk to him, so he had to use a roundabout way to take this step through Qian's family.

The Qian family is in a precarious situation now. The Qian family does not want their business to be dragged down by the third wife of the Qiu family, so they must find a new backer. Mrs. Qian will definitely appreciate Zhao Yi's gesture of kindness.

In the same way, if Zhao's father is promoted to be the magistrate of Suzhou, it will be beneficial to the Qian family, and Zhao Yi did not make it clear that the Zhao family's foundation is too weak, and there are too many places that need money , and the Qian family is a merchant, and the most indispensable thing is money.

Hu Yan nodded understandingly, and a stern look flashed in his eyes, "Pang Da is the most cunning man. Once he becomes the prefect of Suzhou, he will definitely trip up my uncle. In the future, there will be no place for our Zhao family and Hu family to gain a foothold in Suzhou. land."

As the voice got closer, Zhao Yi winked at Hu Yan, and the two immediately changed their faces, "A friend is coming from afar, Mr. Qian, please."

"Haha, don't dare to be, don't dare to be, Qian is just a businessman." Qian Shipeng immediately bowed his hands in return, and the warm greetings of the two parties seemed like old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years.

Silk and bamboo add to the fun, the wine is rich in tea, and Zhao Yi intends to make friends. After three rounds of wine, the atmosphere in the private room became more and more heated.

"Who is so bold that he dares to do something to Brother Shipeng? This is not giving me Liu Xiaowu face!" He slapped the table with a slap, Liu Xiaowu threw the wine glass away, and said proudly: "I didn't give up last night! I just came back from my grandfather’s house, Brother Shipeng, just say it, I want to see who dares to play wild on the interface of Suzhou Prefecture!"

"That's right, no matter what the background is, on the three-acre land of Suzhou Mansion, even a dragon has to coil up, and even a tiger has to curl up!" The echoes sounded one after another.

The dandies were originally the ones who caused troubles, and they were all excited at the moment, wishing they could bring someone to kill them right away.

After Qian Shipeng had a few glasses of wine, his blood was boiling. Thinking of yesterday's grievance, he gritted his teeth and said, "It's just a lowly girl, and I don't know what it is, but the guard next to me is a master. Brother, the people I take are They are useless idiots, even a dozen bodyguards can't do a single bodyguard, so it's a fucking embarrassment to say it!"

Qian Shipeng wanted to go to Qiu Jingyuan's place to inquire about Zhan Feiyu's background, but it was a pity that Qiu Jingyuan had such a temper that Qian Shipeng didn't even enter the courtyard door.

He thought about attacking the maids of the Qiu family again, but it was hell, Qian Shipeng took out the money, and these people who usually see money eyes, this time they are like clam shells, with their mouths tightly closed. , No matter how I ask, I can't tell clearly.

It was the first time Qian Shipeng saw such a "loyal" servant, even 100 taels of silver would not be tempted!

However, these were servants of the Qiu family. As the saying goes, beating a dog depends on the owner. Qian Shipeng couldn't forcefully torture him to extract a confession.

"You are so skilled, maybe you are from the Jianghu." Zhao Yi put down his wine glass, looked at Liu Xiaowu, who was hot-blooded, and poured cold water on him unceremoniously, "You can't hold on under Second Brother Liu for less than a quarter of an hour. Send it to someone to beat you?"

"I..." Liu Xiaowu, who had been exposed, poked his neck, wanted to refute but was speechless, who made his second brother a scholar, Liu Xiaowu boasted that his bones were strange, and he was a martial arts practitioner A good player, but in the end he couldn't beat the one with a brush, and he was in tears when he said it.

The dandies next to him laughed out of joy, those who patted the table, those who slapped their thighs, and those who toasted to drink together, no matter how much Liu Xiaowu sneered, this was his Achilles' heel, and he was right.

Since Zhao Yi wanted to make good friends with Qian Shipeng, he planned to get Qian's family from him, so he asked with a smile at this moment: "Looking at what Brother Qian said, if it's just a quarrel, it's fine, but he took away Brother Qian's Peiyu?" Yes, this..."

Hu Yan smiled knowingly at this moment, "Yes, if you fight, you will fight. Isn't this a clear way to steal money? I'm afraid Brother Qian's jade pendant is no less than a hundred taels of silver. It's better to sue the yamen and take a clear path to get justice."

"That Peiyu is a rare top-quality purple jade, which means that the purple energy is coming from the east. I spent more than 2000 taels of silver at the beginning." Qian Shipeng deliberately showed off. Before Qian Shipeng, there are still poor ghosts!
"Brother Yan, isn't that brother of yours just a captor? I'll leave this matter to you, Brother Shipeng." Liu Xiaowu took the words. Since Brother Yi intends to come here in an aboveboard manner, it is definitely not possible to do it in private, but look. It's okay to be lively.

Hu Yan was naturally obliged, "Well, I'll let someone go to the government office and let my brother come over, come, let's drink!"

Several people toasted and drank again, and Qian Shipeng, who had more face, was even more happy to drink three glasses of wine. Now that he has not taken over the Qian family, these officials and eunuchs are so polite to him, and he will become the Qian family in the future. Master, even Qian Shipeng can imagine the infinite scenery in the future...

Two quarters of an hour later, taking the opportunity of changing clothes, Liu Xiaowu looked back at the lively private room, and said in a low voice: "Brother Yi, tell me the truth, this Qian Shipeng is just a piece of mud that can't support the wall." My dandy, do you want to help him?"

Although Liu Xiaowu and the others are also dandies, dandies are different from dandies, at least they don't commit crimes. Qian Shipeng is not a good guy, after a few glasses of wine, he can say everything.

Although the purple jade was worth a thousand taels, Qian Shipeng didn't spend the money, but forced the other party's family to be ruined. In the end, he lost ten taels of silver to buy a coffin for someone, and he snatched the jade pendant.

Zhao Yi put his arms around Liu Xiaowu's shoulders, but he didn't hide it, "No matter what, his surname is Qian, and he represents the Qian family when he is away from home. If Qian Shipeng commits a crime, the Qian family will definitely use connections to get him out. "

When Liu Xiaowu was blown by the cold wind outside the window, he was somewhat awake, and now he understood, his eyes widened a bit, "Brother Yi, you are killing two birds with one stone!"

On the one hand, he sold favors to the Qian family, so that the Qian family could take Qian Shipeng away in a small way.

On the other hand, he got rid of Qian Shipeng for Mrs. Qian. After all, even if Qian Shipeng, who made a big mistake, returned to Qian's house, he probably would have to hand over the business in his hand.

……

An hour later, a group of police officers headed straight for the largest inn in Suzhou Prefecture under the leadership of Hu Tutou. The people along the street stepped aside and looked over curiously.

"What's the matter? Is there a bandit?"

"Who is so short-sighted and dares to cause trouble in Suzhou Mansion, do you want to die?"

"Follow the past to see, something must have happened."

The people around started chattering, and followed them non-stop. Since years ago, the prefect Zhang swept away his tolerance in the past and severely rectified the Suzhou government.

Even the dandies in the government office dare not make troubles, let alone the ruffians in the streets and alleys. Suzhou mansion can be said to be peaceful now, to the point where they don't pick up things on the road and don't close their doors at night.

(End of this chapter)