Delong

Chapter 159 Floating Horse Walk (6)

As the new year is approaching, the "Western Tour" counting work presided over by Uncle Cao suddenly ended ahead of schedule, and all three thousand honors and two hundred special honors were released... Not only did it come earlier than expected, but it was also dealt with very fairly.

Of course, this is a feudal society, and it is a feudal era when internal conflicts have been completely intensified. Coupled with this scale, it is impossible to be completely fair in terms of merit.But I am most afraid of comparison in everything. Compared with someone who clearly exceeded the limit in the city before and refused to admit it afterward, as well as the self-denial and cover-up after returning, Uncle Cao's wave is really all-encompassing.

Zhang Xing also saw his name. Like Qin Bao, as a member of the army who went out to ask for help and brought back the reinforcements that day, he also became one of the two hundred special honors. .

In some ways, this may seem like an understatement, since there is no immediate benefit.

But in fact, according to the political traditions of the Great Wei and even the previous dynasty, it is really fair...mainly because judging from Zhang Xing's current position and meritorious deeds, he will be a fifth-rank official if he goes forward, and a fifth-rank official The local officials often mean the actual military and political chiefs of the localities. In the army, they are also Zhonglang generals who lead more than a thousand regular troops. If they are in the center, they are even more important. Basically, they are just transitional. supervisor.

This is the so-called ceiling for people from poor families, or even third-rate aristocratic families, in their official careers, which is also the reason for the so-called entry into the palace.

Even because of the rapid expansion and reproduction of the Guanlongmen Clan and other aristocratic families, some unlucky members of the aristocratic families have to be subject to this restriction at a certain stage, such as Li Ding.

Like Zhang Sanlang, Li Silang was also recognized as meritorious, but his meritorious service was still not enough to allow him to cross the threshold... So, after meeting and drinking a pot of wine, two unsuccessful middle-level bureaucrats in the Wei Dynasty, So they turned around and went to run and buy officials, destroying the fine feudal traditions of the Great Wei Dynasty.

Of course, compared with Li Ding who didn't save much money, Zhang Xing obviously has the advantage in this aspect... He has a large bribery fund, and he has rich contacts, and he seems to be more self-confident. As far as the officials are concerned, isn't everything in place?
But soon, Zhang Xing realized that, just as Bai Yousi said, what he thought was too beautiful.

First of all, his low-level contacts are useless... For the power of personnel appointment, the key lies in the emperor, the grassroots is in the chief officer, and the core dispatching power in the middle, that is, the so-called power of selecting people, lies in Nanya. Zhang Xing wants Whether it's transferred to another place, promoted, or transferred by a special person, it's inevitable that you will have to walk away from the hands of those prime ministers in Nanya.

However, the husbands are not easy to get along with, and you have to be polite when you use money to clear the way.

Su Wei is a hereditary prime minister who wants to save face. What people show to officials is his background, fame, morality, and qualifications. You are humiliating yourself by giving money.

Niu Hong is a small Su Wei, the same reason.

Uncle Cao... he is too stubborn, not to mention the harsh words and face problems before, the key is that this wave was originally a plan given by others. If you still look for him, isn't it a slap in the face?
Bai Hengqiu... Theoretically, because of Bai Yousi's existence, he should be the main collaborator in the future. It seems to be a matter of course to find him, but the more so, the less Zhang Xing is prepared to accept the other party's political investment too early... Not only It was a matter of the right to speak, and there was also a faint reason for treating Bai Yousi and Bai Hengqiu separately.

It doesn't matter if this person is an ambitious person, or he has a three-point destiny, when things come to an end, he must be on guard.

Zhang Shizhao... is too smart, and has such a bad relationship... To be honest, Zhang Xing is a little scared of him.

Sima Changying, after that night, Zhang Xing wasn't sure if the other party saw him, if it was thought that he was here to take private revenge, then he would have a lot of fun... If he was killed by Sima's family in the Sima's mansion Here, do you think Sima Erlong will report for himself?
So over and over again, it's nothing more than Yu Changji and Zhang Han.

Zhang Han is on the cusp, although it is the most convenient, he is by no means the first choice... On the contrary, Yu Changji, it is said that this guy started breaking pots and wrecking things very early. , you can try it.

Thinking of doing it, Zhang Xing went to inquire about the market that day. It turned out that at Xianggong Yu's place, a sheriff only needs 1 taels of silver to make a round. It seems to be a bit of a premium, but the focus is on quality and quantity, as long as you pay the money, it will be done.

Zhang Xing likes this the most, so he went down to the fishpond that night and dug out 400 taels of gold... This is actually a further involution and premium under the preparedness mentality. The 400 taels of gold can theoretically be exchanged for 1 taels of silver in the black market. But there is still a price but no market, and gold is more valuable in terms of gifts... But considering that Zhang Sanlang still has regional needs to go to Hebei, it can't be said too much.

400 taels, equivalent to 25 catties, is a bit heavy, but not big, as long as it is tied to the clothes inside like a hand grenade, with Zhang Xing's cultivation, it can be carried by one person.

Purely armored.

However, it is not troublesome to bring some gold, but it is a bit irritating to queue up late at night in the twelfth lunar month.

That's right, in Shunlufang where Mr. Yu's house was located, the west street of Shizijie was brightly lit all night, and the gift-giving convoy lined up from the inner door of Mr. Yu's house to the crossing.

This is the rule, once the workshop is closed, people outside the intersection must go home by themselves, otherwise it will be difficult to watch and they will not be able to deal with it.

But on the other hand, as long as you line up in time, you will definitely see Mr. Yu's son Xia Houyan tonight, and Mr. Xiahou will naturally give you an explanation.

In addition, from the gate of Mr. Yu's house to Shizi Street, along the way, the family members of the Yu family brought local officials, street tigers and helpers to maintain order, and provided tea and snacks by the way, and stools for the old and weak... The service is terrible Said intimate to the extreme.

In this way, after a whole night of officialdom gossip with those in front and behind him, Zhang Xing finally lined up at the entrance of the luxurious Yu Mansion at the second watch, and the one in front who had a bigger profile was just let the servants drive him away. After entering the car, there was a sudden disturbance from inside the door.

"It's not that silk is not good, but at least you can get a few thousand horses and give them away, so that you can get a suit of clothes for the servants before the New Year's Day... You sent a car of one hundred and eighty horses, what's the use? Is there anything else? Tibetan goods?

"No?
"Leave if you don't.

"The car is also driven away... I can save myself from going out and telling people that I have worked so hard to save up a carload of silk, but our family has ignored it... A carload of silk can't do anything, and our house doesn't look down on it...Take it away, take it away , go through the side door over there, don't turn around."

"Next person."

Zhang Xing listened amusedly, when he suddenly heard someone yelling, and a middle-aged man standing on the steps in the cold winter night raised his finger and pointed at him, he immediately stepped up and walked into the door boldly.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw a young man in a white fur robe sitting inside the door, with a stove behind him and a table in front of him, drinking tea.

And when this person saw Zhang Xing, he couldn't help but frown with tea on the spot: "I just kicked out the one who gave away a cart full of silk, and another empty-handed one?"

"But Mr. Xiahou?"

Zhang Xing had already inquired clearly and knew that all the dirty things in Yu Changji's family were handled by his step-son Xia Houyan brought by his step-wife, and he himself had a younger brother and two legitimate sons who never touched anything, and had always had a "clear name". So he asked directly.

"That's right, what's the matter? Did you bring anything?" Xia Houyan's tone became more and more impatient.

Knowing that it was the real master, Zhang Xing nodded immediately, untied his belt unhurriedly, and pulled the jacket to the sides, and the golden light immediately blinded the eyes of the people around him:

"400 taels of gold, 25 catties. According to the market price, it is exactly ten thousand taels of silver. Take it with you... Please ask for a hebei county guard."

Xia Houyan is definitely not an ignorant person, but even so, he was stunned for a moment, and then he took a sip of tea, and then breathed out by the lamp, and replied as usual: "The guest's name, official position? Grade six and above are not accepted."

"Zhang Xing in the north, Fu Longwei Deputy Chang Jian, from the fifth rank." Zhang Xing said simply.

"Have you got a name badge?"

"How can Fu Longwei have a famous assassin?" Zhang Xing calmly replied. "But don't worry, Mr. Xiahou, no one dares to impersonate Fu Longwei."

Xia Houyan nodded, put down the tea and waved back: "Wang Duguan, directly lead the distinguished guests to the small living room at the back. According to the rules, the business of the fifth rank must be met by the adults in person."

The itinerary went smoothly.

When they came to the small living room, there were only two people waiting here, and after waiting here for a quarter of an hour, Zhang Xing received a second summons, and turned to a small flower hall at the back, where he met Mr. Yu Changji and Mr. Yu myself.

In fact, this should be considered the youngest Xiangzheng is bowing his head and writing something seriously... It seems to be a calligraphy work, not a formal letter.

"There's no need to be formal." Mr. Yu just glanced up, then continued to write with his head down. "I remember you... Fu Longwei's deputy regular inspector, you should be the one who is really in charge of the regular inspectors... Some people say you are the son-in-law of Miss Bai's family?"

Zhang Xing was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that the first question was actually this, but it didn't prevent him from changing his face and beating his heart, and then he nodded immediately: "There is such a saying... It's just that it's all in the ears of Mr. Yu Yet?"

Yu Changji glanced at the visitor again, and continued to lower his head to ask, "Then why did you come to me for such a thing? Isn't your father-in-law a casual matter?"

"Isn't this afraid that even the official position will be arranged by the father-in-law, and he will be regarded as the son-in-law in the future?" Zhang Xing answered boldly, confidently. "Being a person still needs to talk about ambition. Without ambition, how is it different from the salted fish hanging under the eaves in winter?"

Yu Changji glanced at the other party again, and then continued to lower his head and write: "You have made meritorious service after returning from the tour, and you have reached the fifth rank, and now you want to transfer to Hebei to be a county guard?"

"Yes."

"Why Hebei?"

"It's close to the North." Zhang Xing said earnestly. "I'm from the Northland, but the Northland is too far away after all, so I can only choose the next best thing."

Yu Changji didn't nod or shake his head. He just wrote seriously. After finishing writing in one go, he stopped writing and got up, and then wiped his hands while looking at the other party: "There is something that I have always been curious about. You may know it, but if you know it, you might as well Tell me, I can leave some dowry money for you depending on the situation."

Zhang Xing suddenly remembered something, and then his heart skipped a beat.

"Not long after the eldest princess passed away, in Renshou Palace, did Mr. Sima have any trouble with the saint?" Yu Changji said flatly and sharply.

really.

Zhang Xing secretly cried out in his heart, but after thinking about it for a while, he simply explained the whole story clearly. Up to now, lying face to face may not be effective: "Actually, that night the saint suddenly made a Dream……"

After Yu Changji listened to it, he was silent for a long time before he slowly opened his mouth: "So, you want to go to Hebei not because you are close to Beidi, but because you are close to Taiyuan and your husband, but you don't have to be restricted by him, right?"

Zhang Xing was taken aback for a moment, and then grinned... For an existence from descendant to Zaizhi, even if his background and strength are a little bit worse than the others, but he can quickly hit the vital point with a single piece of information. There is nothing to say... To put it bluntly, Zhang Xing did not have the kindness to cover up for the 'father-in-law'.

"So, forgive me for not being able to do your business." Seeing this, Yu Changji sighed, and immediately blocked the road.

Zhang Xing kept smiling, and he deeply suspected that whether he said it or not, whether he should or should not, would not affect the result, but it would not delay his last attempt: "It's really not possible, to be a big county magistrate, official-level It doesn’t change, and it’s not impossible.”

"It's not about this... There are three reasons."

Yu Changji immediately refuted and explained calmly.

"First of all, you should have been the deputy inspector of Fulongwei for less than a year. It's not that you can't be transferred or promoted, but this is a super-rank and a special case, and it needs to be reviewed by the Nanya, and several ministers can see it;

Second, you are the person Cao Zhongcheng once wanted to adopt as a foster son, and this time Jiaxun is also the one who assigned you to the fifth rank, once the review is revealed, I will definitely offend Cao Zhongcheng for you, it is not worth it;

Third, you are Miss Bai's favorite person, but you avoid Mr. Bai to do this matter, and I don't want to cause dissatisfaction with your father-in-law for this matter.

To put it bluntly, you are too outstanding, you are not unknown, and the situation in Nanya is very serious now, I don't want to offend anyone for you. "

Zhang Xing nodded, expressing his understanding and understanding... What else can I do?

"Well, let's go back earlier." Yu Changji raised his hand to see off the guests.

Zhang Xing didn't move at all, but asked back with a smile on the spot: "It is said that the Yu Mansion is a fair business... Mr. Yu does not do my business, but shouldn't the promised discount be returned?"

Yu Changji was stunned for a moment, and finally smiled: "That's right, the news just now is extraordinary, worth a few thousand taels, but do you want me to give you a few thousand taels instead?"

"I beg for calligraphy." Zhang Xing pointed to the words on the case, and held his hands together. "Otherwise, everyone's heart will be hard to calm down."

This sounded like heroism at best, and lack of self-knowledge at worst, but Yu Changji was not angry, but laughed outright.

After laughing, the gentleman actually took his own private seal, stamped it calmly, rolled up the almost dried text, and handed it directly to the official buyer standing in the threshold, and then came to look at it other side:
"Are young people today so self-confident?"

Without waiting for Zhang Xing's words, Yu Xianggong sighed on his own: "Yes, no matter how small or weak you are, you have your own strength, and you are indeed qualified to be self-reliant, unlike me... However, time goes by and God's will is unpredictable. Always grasp your own power in changing situations, so that the strong will always be with you."

"Duke Yu's teaching must be kept in mind." Zhang Xing heard it interesting, and got the calligraphy of the other party, without hesitation, he handed over his hand and thanked him, then turned and walked away.

Come quickly, go swiftly.

However, not to mention that Zhang Xing's gold could only be returned in vain when he sent it to other people's homes, only that once Zhang Xing left, a slightly younger man who looked similar to Yu Changji but was dressed in ordinary civilian clothes slowly walked from the back of the flower hall. Slowly transferred... none other than Yu Changnan, his younger brother who is as famous as Yu Changji, who is currently living in the house.

"It doesn't matter if Big Brother promises him." Yu Changnan sighed sincerely. "The saint is getting more and more anxious, but the more so, the more people see through the truth of the saint, but Cao Zhongcheng, who is the leader, has a temperament that doesn't know how to restrain himself. He thought that Nanya was Nanya a few years ago, and that people's hearts were scattered. , can be pinched back with strong strength... If you want me to say, if this continues, it will be nothing more than a sage like a gambler who overwhelms everything and loses everything, and Uncle Cao can only support it with all his strength, and the situation will be catastrophic at that time... Under such circumstances, such a martial artist with some ability and courage can save lives."

"I know." Yu Changji, who had already started to write the second word, quietly waited for the other party to finish speaking, and responded calmly. "But do you think I can really live until then? On the contrary, right now, it's just a moment to avoid it for a while."

Yu Changnan opened his mouth to speak, but he didn't know how to answer. After a long time, he asked in a low voice: "Is elder brother blaming me?"

"What do I blame you for?" Yu Changji was expressionless, writing calmly, as if talking about trivial matters. "Although our surname is Yu, we are not Yu from the Eight Great Families. When we came to the Northland, even though our name was important for a while, we are descendants after all. If we don't cling to the saint, and follow his will to flatter, the family may not be able to survive. And I'm the elder brother, I don't do this dirty thing, who will do it? And how do you know that I don't like it? It's like that child Xia Houyan, you think he really doesn't know that I use him as a rag, okay? To protect Xi'er and the others? But he is a lost person, and he has no ability, so he is also willing to do so?"

Yu Changnan became even more dejected: "I'm afraid, once the big tree is about to fall, Xi'er and the others will be hard to protect, especially the two of them are extremely filial and regard their elder brother as heaven."

"I didn't ask you to protect my heir." Yu Changji stopped writing and looked at his brother with a strange expression. "Everyone has their own destiny... As far as I am concerned, the sage has given me power and position for more than ten years, allowing me to enjoy the wealth and honor of the world, so I will naturally do my best. As long as he is there, I will follow his will every day Flatter him and make him comfortable; once he loses power, I will go to prison with him when he is imprisoned, and I will accompany him to death when he is killed. This is a matter of course; It can only be said that it is my son, Yu Changji!"

Yu Changnan was completely silent, and only after a while did he speak: "If that's the case, I'll just do what my younger brother should do."

"That's your idea, it has nothing to do with me." Yu Changji paused for a while, took off his private seal again, and stamped it on another work of his tonight. "That Zhang Sanlang is at a big loss. My calligraphy is not as good as yours, and it's not worth his news... But your calligraphy, if it is as good as I am tonight, it can be called a fair deal... It seems that the real family Revitalization, it still depends on you."

Yu Changnan was silent for a moment, then suddenly nodded heavily: "If there is a chance, I will return his words."

Yu Changji just sneered.

Just when the Yu brothers fell into some strange emotions, Zhang Xing also met Xia Houyan again, who was about to withdraw the table.

"Go out from the main entrance? Didn't stay overnight?" Xia Houyan was extremely surprised. "Are you really just asking for a governor of Hebei? No other conditions?"

"No." Zhang Xing held up the calligraphy in his hand, showing no shame. "Yu Xianggong said that I was a person, and he didn't dare to do my business... Instead, he wrote a letter as an apology."

Xia Houyan was dumbfounded, but quickly shook her head: "You are just a personal character, why do you even have a county guard to buy it?"

Zhang Xing laughed dumbfounded, kept silent, and walked out of Yu Mansion directly.

In fact, although Zhang Xingxing is open-minded, he is actually extremely speechless, because the end of the year is approaching, and no one knows what new moths the hairy sage who is getting more and more anxious will make. He was still doing what he wanted to do even more vigorously, which made the saint even more disturbed.

If things go on like this, sooner or later there will be an epic smash.

"Zhang Sanlang is late." Two days later, just before the New Year's Eve, in the Nanya office, Mr. Zhang Han, who had just finished the public discussion, listened carefully to Zhang Xing's narration and laughed on the spot. "If you came two days earlier, thinking of the kindness and righteousness that sent me to Nanya that day, the county guard can't do it, and a county magistrate, I will do it for you, because I really don't care about the attitude of Cao Zhongcheng and the British Duke... But now It's really late, even if you do it now, you will be too late."

Zhang Xing didn't react for a moment.

Seeing this, Zhang Han just continued to smile rightly: "Tomorrow, the Golden Pillar will be officially opened, and something big will happen at that time. If you want fame and future, you don't have to go to Hebei... Listen to me, and go back and wait." It is the will."

Zhang Fuchangjian, who seemed to realize something, instinctively wanted to touch the scimitar on his waist, but before he could touch it, he turned to hold the belt and nodded in agreement.

This is the Nanya public house, and Niu Dugong will arrive in a moment.

Looking for death?
It is necessary to have a useful body and accumulate feasible power, so that the strong power can always accompany my body.

PS: Pushing books, offering sacrifices, "If You Get Lost on the Map of Love".

(End of this chapter)