The red building is so arrogant

Chapter 549 The Tiger in the Front and the Wolf in the Back [Part [-]]

Qianqing Palace.

Emperor Longyuan, who had just finished his early court, was sitting behind the imperial case and flipping through the memorials. He seemed to be seriously dealing with government affairs, but there was a bit of thought in his eyes.

According to what Jiao Aiqing said in the memorial yesterday, he should go to Mei's house to express his condolences today, and he doesn't know what will happen next.

To be honest, if Jiao Shun's deeds are completely what you want, no matter how detailed and vivid Jiao Shun's description is, the emperor may not be so concerned. After all, he is also the co-lord of the world with many beauties in the harem.

But although there are many beauties in the harem, those who are relatively reserved like Jia Yuanchun are rare, and those who want to refuse or even be reluctant have never seen it with their own eyes—even if there were, they would definitely not dare to show it in person.

Therefore, Jiao Shun's article hit the emperor's desire for novelty and excitement.

Of course, this is mainly because Emperor Longyuan is more or less a decent person. Otherwise, after being inspired by that article, he would not have to wait for the next article, but would directly end up "your wife, I will raise her".

Just as he was distracted while picking up his pen, he heard Dai Quan whisper beside him: "Your Majesty, the Supreme Emperor has summoned Mr. Sui Ge to enter the palace."

Emperor Longyuan's mood suddenly turned from sunny to cloudy, and he threw the brush in his hand on the mountain-shaped competition frame, and opened his mouth like a stick in his throat. After all, he still controlled himself and did not speak directly to each other.

After calling Jiao Shun last time, many problems were resolved, but it didn't include the matter of Sui Ge's old man. After all, the matter involved the Supreme Emperor, so Jiao Shun didn't dare to make random decisions, so he could only muddle along.

He can only perfunctory, let alone the emperor.

Emperor Pianlongyuan didn't want to renege on his promise and lose weight, which would damage the prestige he had built up so hard.

Weidao has said since ancient times that loyalty and filial piety cannot be both.

That's not right, the word 'loyalty' doesn't seem to be appropriate for me.

What should be another word?

…………

Just as the emperor was digging for words.

A routine meeting was being held in the back yamen of the Ministry of Industry. In addition to the Shang Shu and the two servants, there were also Langzhong from each department and Jiao Shun, the head of the department.

And the first topic of this meeting was to discuss how to deal with it. Someone aimed at the Beijing-West Railway, which was still under study, trying to secretly instigate the water delivery workers to make trouble.

When discussing this matter two days ago, the emperor was actually inclined to take a long line to catch big fish, first to sit back and watch the water workers make a fuss, and then catch the leader and the mastermind behind it.

However, Jiao Shun believes that it is better not to introduce extraneous problems when the engineering is new, especially in the field of people's livelihood. Otherwise, once a mass incident occurs, even if it can be properly handled in the end, it will inevitably be handed over to others.

So after getting the emperor's approval, Jiao Shun reported the matter to the Ministry, and then, as expected, ordered the Department of General Affairs to formulate a countermeasure, and then brought it to the regular meeting for discussion.

However, after being called, Jiao Shun immediately got up and went out, and said loudly: "The lower officials think that the reason for such a thing to happen is mainly due to poor communication between the government and the people, so the Office of Siwu plans to hold a face-to-face official press conference. , thoroughly clarify the misunderstanding.”

"Conference?"

All the officials of the Ministry of Industry looked at each other, and because Jiao Shun was the most familiar with him, Zhao Yi, the doctor of the Baigong Division, took the initiative to ask, "But I don't know what is the meaning of this press conference?"

Jiao Shunchong bowed slightly to him, and explained: "Actually, it is to speak clearly face to face. Local governments often adopt similar methods when encountering emergencies. It's just that they are forced to do so, and the press conference is only when the situation develops further. Before, I took the initiative to clarify and explain to the people."

Everyone looked at each other again.

Jiang Chengfang, the left servant, frowned and said, "Is this detrimental to the dignity of the court? If you want to clarify the rumors, you can release the announcement to the public. Why do you need to hold such a press conference?"

"Your Honor."

Jiao Shun slightly bowed, and said solemnly: "Although the literacy rate of the people in my dynasty far exceeds that of previous dynasties, most of the water delivery workers at the bottom are still illiterate, and they will only be known to them by word of mouth. It may be misrepresentation or deliberate misinterpretation, but I am afraid that it will deepen the misunderstanding."

To put it bluntly, he Jiao and the Ministry of Industry's new policy are nothing more than a thorn in the flesh in the eyes of most scholars. With such a mind, even the best sutras will have to be read to them, not to mention that there is such a thing. behind the scenes.

"As for the dignity of the court..."

Jiao Shun said: "We can ask the major newspapers to send editors to participate, and then allow the common people to listen in - in this way, on the surface, we are releasing news to the major newspapers, but in fact we can tell the truth to the common people openly and honestly. "

Jiang Chengfang didn't speak, but he didn't express his support either. Apparently he still didn't think it was necessary, but since Jiao Shun still knew how to take care of his face, there was no need to forcefully stop him.

"cough~"

The fashion book Chen Li coughed lightly, and asked, "How is the Office of Secretary and Affairs going to clarify this matter?"

"Return to your lord."

Jiao Shun replied: "We think that since we want to clarify to the general public, we must make it concise, powerful and clear. The middlemen make the difference, the common people get the benefits, and the water bearers earn more!"

After his cadenced voice fell, no one in the lobby spoke for a while.

Shangshu Chen Li's expression was even more constipated.

How should I put it, these words have indeed achieved 'concise, powerful, and clear', but they are not like the official caliber.

If it was left in the past, he might deny it on the spot and let Jiao Shun think of a more elegant slogan again.

But even though Jiao Shun is still in the Department of General Affairs, he already has a relatively independent position. Coupled with the emperor's unreserved trust, Chen Li felt that there was no need to be serious with him over such a trivial matter—anyway, even if It was a joke, and he was the one who was in front of someone.

So Jiao Shun's proposal was approved in a somewhat strange atmosphere.

The following topics will not be discussed in detail.

But he said that when he came out from the back office, it was already close to noon.

Jiao Shun rubbed his temples tiredly, returned to his duty room, and suddenly saw a man standing up next to him, and then he remembered that he had asked Mei Guangyan to meet.

Immediately, he smiled and said: "I thought I would be back in half an hour, but who would have thought...Lord Laomei has been waiting here for a long time."

"Don't dare."

Mei Guangyan hurriedly cupped her hands and said: "The imperial court's official duties are important, sir don't need to worry about being dismissed."

"Official duties are important, and the temple of the five internal organs has to be sacrificed."

As Jiao Shun said, he took out his pocket watch, looked at it, and said, "Let's go, let's find a restaurant to have a few drinks, and then go to Gongxue for inspection."

Mei Guangyan couldn't help but look strange upon hearing this.

If it was said that Jiao Shun insisted on going to his own condolences, but still couldn't tell what his intention was, then this was a blatant gesture of goodwill.

Is he trying to win him over?

Or……

Has he already discovered the emperor's intention to send him to study engineering?
Then should I refuse righteously and Lingran?
But this thief Jiao is his immediate boss after all, if he refuses such a trivial matter, will he be in trouble in the future?
If Jiao Shun could hear Mei Guangyan's suspicious thoughts, he would definitely roll his eyes and tell him that he was just thinking too much.

The reason why La Mei Guangyan was asked to go to drink was mainly to pave the way for staying at Mei's house for dinner at night-as long as he was stuck, Mei Guangyan would always talk about politeness, right?

At that time, there may be a chance to continue writing the following.

Even if he failed to achieve his goal in the end, he still had a reason to prevaricate the emperor: it's not that the humble minister didn't work hard, it's just that he didn't have a chance to make a move!

Hey~
It's really hard to be a man who writes with his body!

Speaking of the body...

Afterwards, after learning from Caixia what happened outside the gate of Ouxiangxie that night, Jiao Shun held his waist and took a deep breath on the spot.

This group of people whined and whined, as if they were going to beat wolves, even the most ferocious guy couldn't hold it back!
But what Jiao Shun was most puzzled about was why the second girl, Yingchun, would appear outside the gate of the Ou Xiangxie. It stands to reason that the relationship between the two has long since disappeared - at most, it was an occasional friendly match with Xiuju.

Could it be that he was cornered by Jia She and wanted to find himself to relive his old dreams?
To be honest, Jiao Shun was really indifferent to this.

After all, he's already a little out of control now, and sometimes he really wants to simplify it, but his palms and backs are full of flesh, and he feels reluctant to leave that.

"grown ups?"

Mei Guangyan thought wildly for a while, and when she came back to her senses, she was about to apologize for her gaffe, but Jiao Shun was more distracted than him, so she had to call out.

"Oh."

Only then did Jiao Shun come to his senses, and said with a quick smile, "Walk around, the shops near the Thousand Step Corridor are doing very well. It's hard to find a clean place when you go late."

As he spoke, he dragged him out of the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry, found a small shop nearby, ordered six dishes and two soups in the private room, and chatted casually with drinks.

This was the first time that Mei Guangyan had daily communication with Jiao Shun - of course, there were already many indirect communication, and it was very in-depth.

In short, after eating a meal, Mei Guangyan was quite surprised.

Although the Jiao thief in front of him is a bit poor in culture, he welcomes people and treats things like a spring breeze, and often talks about current affairs incisively. He is not at all like the despicable villain in my impression who depends on catering to his favor.

wrong!

Because of this, this guy is a big problem!
Leaving the restaurant on the way to Gongxue, Mei Guangyan repeatedly reminded herself to stand firm, and even prepared to show her attitude in public in Gongxue.

But when he got to the engineering school, he followed Jiao Shunli and went around the construction site for a long time. What kind of attitude is not attitude?
This mansion was originally the palace of the old Prince Yizhong, but because of his crimes, it has been abandoned until the emperor ordered it to be transformed into an engineering school, which has recently "resurrected".

In fact, Jiao Shun set out only one purpose for the renovation: to open up small rooms into large rooms, and then flatten some unnecessary landscape pavilions.

But in actual operation, it must not be so simple and rude, and what to choose, the next thing is what Mei Guangyan needs to worry about.

In this way, Jiao Shun intentionally controlled the time, and did not lead Mei Guangyan out of the engineering school until around Youshi [[-]:[-] p.m.]. Seemingly casually, he asked if it would be convenient to go to the house to express his condolences.

This was something that had been booked long ago, and Mei Guangyan didn't know his wolfish ambitions, so he naturally agreed on the spot, so the two drove straight to Mei's mansion.

Although the timeliness of news in ancient times was relatively long, there were very few people 'patronizing' in front of Mei's house at this time, but if you smell it carefully, you can still smell some pickle smell.

Because of this, Mei Baosen did not choose to lie in ambush at the gate, but hid in the corner from a distance to spy. When he saw the majestic and mighty Jiao Shunhui entering the living room with his father, he hurriedly ran to the back house. .

When we arrived in front of the main house, the maid guarding the door hurriedly reminded me with a smile: "Young Master, Young Master, Madam ordered you to..."

"Get off!"

Mabelson swept her aside with his arm, and rushed in directly.

Mrs. Mei was startled, turned around and looked at her son vigilantly: "What are you doing here?"

"Of course it's to send news to my mother."

Mabaosen spread his hands pretending to be innocent, then quickly changed the subject and said, "I don't know why, but I always feel like I've seen Jiao Shun there."

When he was pressuring Meibaosen in the alley, although Jiao Shun didn't approach him, he did look at him from a distance. If it was an ordinary person, Meibaosen might have forgotten it long ago, but Jiao Shun's stature is very comparable. , so there are still some vague impressions.

After hearing this, Mrs. Mei panicked even more, she forced herself to calm down and said, "Perhaps you have misremembered."

As he said that, he got up and walked out, saying: "Let's go, we should go to the mourning hall to wait. Since he wants to express his condolences, he must ask his family members to return the gift."

"It's already past the first seven, what are you doing so seriously?"

"evil creature!"

Mei Baosen was following his eyes and talking three times, when Mrs. Mei suddenly stopped, turned her head and said angrily, "If it wasn't for being a wolf-hearted man who came up with such absurd idea, how could the old lady have died? I... Humph!"

Mabelson put on a look of being taught, but in fact he didn't take it to heart at all.

He never reflected on what he did wrong, only regretted that he did not succeed in making a comeback.

At the same time, my heart became more and more confused, not knowing whether I should sacrifice myself for this little beast again.

When she was at a loss and helpless, Mei Guangyan sent someone over to urge her mother and son to take their seats quickly so that they could meet someone Jiao.

(End of this chapter)