Fenghou

Chapter 633
At night, Chen Qing stayed in his wife Lu Xiu's room, and a maid brought him a basin of hot water to scald his feet. A blister formed on the outside of his toe, which needed to be picked out with a needle.

Lu Xiu sat at the table and took off her makeup, and all the magnificent jewelry were neatly placed in the box.

"How about that cousin of yours?"

Chen Qingxiao asked, "Has he visited your second brother?"

"He only knows that I am in Jingzhao, but he doesn't know that the prefect of Jingzhao is my second brother, but my cousin is really good. He can write poems at the age of five, and compose Fu at the age of seven. An article with a few thousand words needs to be read twice. It can be memorized, and my grandfather praised him as the number one child prodigy in Bianliang."

"How is his character?" Chen Qing asked again.

"I asked you to help him, but he jumped up and left in a hurry. He said he didn't reveal to anyone that he was my cousin, because he was afraid that others would say that he was looking for a relationship. The Chao family's family education is very strict. The brothers Both are promising, his elder brother Chao Che is now a member of the Imperial Court Ritual Department, Wailang, who promoted Wenzhou Yanzheng, and he is only twenty-five or six years old, and the third child, Chao Tao, is now a student of the Imperial Academy."

Chen Qing nodded, "I also feel that his eyes are very clear. If he can pass the exam, he can be well supported. Where is his father? Shouldn't he be too young?"

"His father is my brother-in-law, probably under fifty years old, has been an official in the local area, and finally became a general judge in Caizhou, and now he is unemployed in Lin'an. It is said that there are many idle officials in Lin'an. It is very difficult to receive a salary of Qingshui and wait for a vacancy. "

Chen Qing said with a smile: "You can write a letter to invite him to come to Sichuan and Shaanxi. More than a dozen counties and counties in northern Shaanxi need officials. Does my lady have any other relatives?"

Lu Xiu smiled wryly and said: "I don't know too well. I wanted to ask Chao Qing more, but he was afraid that I would help him find a relationship, so he ran away after sitting for a while, and gave me a box of Lao Fu Lou's snacks. Master likes it. I like it." Sent it to her."

"Actually, I am not opposed to reusing relatives and friends. As long as they have skills and virtues, relatives and friends will be more trustworthy."

"But some relatives and friends can't use it, like Ah Ying and A Lian's cousin, officials should be careful about this person."

Chen Qing said with a smile: "Is it from their uncle's house? They seem to be in business, they run a grocery store. Ah Ying and A Lian each gave him [-] guan. I sent someone to inquire about it, and they are very responsible."

"Officer, you are confusing. Their uncle is not bad, and he is very responsible, but I am talking about their uncle's eldest son, named Lin Jianqing. This man is not upright. I said he is the one to be careful of."

"What's wrong with him, how do you know he's not upright?"

Lu Xiu gave the two little maids winks, and they both retreated knowingly, and then Lu Xiu told the story of Lin Jianqing's rudeness to Yu Lian.

Chen Qing's face suddenly darkened. His Ni Lin was his family. Although the Yu sisters were concubines, they were also his wives. They dared to have evil thoughts towards A-Lian in his own house, and they had no scruples. It sounds like Although a bit absurd, this is what Yu Ying said. Yu Ying has always been honest, never lied, let alone tell stories, so it must be true.

Chen Qing said angrily: "He will not be allowed to enter my house again in the future, it doesn't matter if you don't want such a relative."

"I've already told Steward Tian and Aunt Wen."

Lv Xiu pulled her husband and smiled, "Don't be angry with this kind of person, it will spoil the atmosphere tonight, let's rest early!"

"What about Cher?"

"I asked Ah Ying to take it for me for one night, and the wet nurse will come tomorrow."

"Rest and sleep!" Chen Qing got up and closed the door, then turned around and picked up his wife's legs and walked towards the bed, "Hey! The lady seems to have gained weight."

"nonsense!"

Lu Xiu punched her husband's shoulders twice, "Tell me clearly, where are you getting fat?"

Chen Qing laughed twice, blew out the lamp, and carried his wife into the curtain
Early the next morning, Chen Qing came to the official room refreshed. He had just sat down when Zhang Xuan, who joined the army in the recording room, stepped forward to salute and said: "Yesterday, the humble officer has already investigated clearly."

"How to say?"

"He is indeed the grandnephew of Zhong Shidao. His father Zhong Lie inherited Zhong Shidao's heir, so he is actually Zhong Shidao's grandson. This time he came to Jingzhao to take the imperial examination."

Sure enough, he is the grandson of a teacher, Chen Qing asked again: "Where is his father now?"

"His father originally lived in Jingzhao, but because of the Jin army's invasion, the whole family moved to Chengdu."

Chen Qing nodded, "I see. There is one more thing. The Internal Affairs Hall is not in use for the time being. It will be closed. The second wife is pregnant. You can pick a few capable men and take more care of it."

Hearing that the second lady is pregnant and resting, Zhang Xuan is both happy and worried. The joy is that he will be reused again, but the worry is that he may not have the ability of the second lady. Even if he finds a few capable subordinates to work together, it may be difficult to achieve The talent of the second wife.

"The humble official must work hard to live up to the trust of the envoy."

"Go! Invite Zhang Sima here and say that I have something important to discuss with him."

Zhang Xuan hurried away, and not long after, Sima Zhang Xiao came to Chen Qing's official room, smiled and cupped his hands and said: "I heard that the second lady is pregnant, congratulations to Xuan Fushi!"

"Thank you, Sima, please sit down!"

Chen Qing asked Zhang Xiao to sit down, took a map of Jingxiang and spread it on the table, and said slowly: "Zhang Jun led an army of [-] to attack Liu Guangshi, and the army is currently stationed in Yuezhou to confront Liu Guangshi. Zheng Ping sent an eagle letter from Chengdu, Liu Guangshi sent his confidant Li Miao to ask us to buy kerosene, willing to pay a high price, I want to hear Sima's opinion."

Zhang Xiao quickly asked, "What's the price?"

"Purchase [-] yuan to buy [-] barrels of kerosene."

"Hehe! Twenty sticks a barrel, this price is very good!"

"The price is very attractive, but I don't want to have anything to do with Liu Guangshi."

Zhang Xiao suddenly understood that the Xuan Fu envoy wanted to do this business, but he didn't want to bear the reputation of collusion and rebellion, so he asked himself to think of a strategy that would balance both ends.

Zhang Xiao thought for a while and then smiled: "It's actually simple. The envoy of Xuanfu should publicly express his attitude and draw a clear line with Liu Guangshi. He can make it clear to the court that he is willing to send troops to assist the court army to destroy Liu Guangshi. Of course, this is just ours." With a clear attitude, the imperial court will definitely not agree to our sending troops.

Then, the last method was used to trade kerosene, using the so-called big businessmen to make private transactions. After the transaction was completed, an announcement was made, saying that Li Longwu, a big black market businessman, had been seized and secretly smuggled weapons and materials to Liu Guangshi. Merchants deliver military supplies to Liu Guangshi, offenders will be killed without mercy! "

Chen Qing couldn't help laughing, "How could a big businessman get [-] barrels of kerosene?"

"Xuan Fushi, this kind of thing is actually not important. No one will care whether it is reasonable. Even the court may not know that Liu Guangshi has kerosene. It's very simple. Liu Guangshi's kerosene was seized by Zhang Jun. He will definitely hide this precious strategic material in his own army and will never report it to the court, so the key is the attitude of the Xuanfu envoy. As long as the Xuanfu envoy's attitude is in place, then any accusations against the Xuanfu envoy will be Overwhelmed by Xuan Fushi's clear attitude."

Chen Qing nodded, he is not a pedantic person, [-] yuan can do a lot of things, and can greatly improve the conditions of running schools in various states, Chen Qing immediately called Zhang Xuan and said to him: "Zhang Sima said a lot Good suggestion, you can consult Zhang Sima and sort out these suggestions, let me have a look first, and I will send it to Chengdu Zheng Bingmashi immediately after I agree, and add another [-] horses on the basis of [-] yuan Silk."

"Understood, do it right away!"

There are many vegetable vendors on both sides of the south gate of Jingzhao. After decades of continuous evolution, a spectacular open-air vegetable market has been formed. From vegetables and fruits to grains, from poultry eggs to all kinds of meat, there are almost everything that one expects to find. Many sell needles, thread and brains , selling all kinds of snacks, selling cheap jewelry, all kinds of small stalls selling clothing and cloth also come to join in the fun. They start selling before dawn every day, and they don't start closing until the gate of the city. It is very lively from morning to night.

The magistrate Lu Wei not only ignored it, but supported this kind of market. It is rumored that he has written to the Fushifu, requesting that the South City Gate be closed all night and organize a night market. Get ready to apply for a night market stall.

The reason why the vegetable market and night market are so popular is mainly related to the residents in the Nanchengmen area. This is the residential area of ​​the low-level people in Jingzhao City. Hundreds of thousands of people live here. The low prices of the vegetable market and night market guarantee their livelihood. Life.

Zhong Huan looked around in the crowd, and after a while, he saw Lin Jianqing on the edge of the city gate. He seemed to be waiting for someone, with an impatient expression on his face.

(End of this chapter)