The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 1058 Meeting Li Taihang

Even he, a follower, knew that the consequences of doing so would be unimaginable. Could it be that Li Taihang could still rebel?

As long as he is still a court official, he has to bear the emperor's wrath.

"Hmph! Did this Li Taihang eat the guts of a bear? He thought I was just like Mr. Hu and didn't care about him?"

Gu Chengyu snorted coldly, he hadn't pursued the responsibility for Mrs. Li's bribery, but he didn't expect the other party to be confident.

I wanted to wait for the victims to be resettled, and then the emperor would hold them accountable.Because the amount of money involved in bribery is not large, the possibility of a salary penalty or demotion is greater.

But Gu Chengyu now felt that this was too cheap for the other party. Li Taihang didn't care about the life and death of the victims at all, which was far worse than Yang Chaoying of Hangtianfu.

Moreover, such an official must be a big corrupt official. Judging from his bribery behavior, it is estimated that he has received a lot of bribes from others on weekdays.

"My lord, do you want some food?" Ming Mo saw that his lord has recovered a lot, but he slept for a whole day and still hasn't had a drop of water. How can his body be able to bear it.

Gu Chengyu pondered for a moment, waved his hands, and then a mysterious smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"There are ready-made ones, so we still need to prepare them ourselves?"

Gu Chengyu straightened his clothes and asked Ming Mo to comb his long hair, "Let's go! Let's meet Li Taihang!"

After finishing speaking, he got up, wrapped the Shangfang sword on the table with a cloth strip, held it in his hand, and went straight out of the room.

In the yamen of Yingnan Prefecture, Li Taihang was sitting at the head, his face flushed from drinking.

In the past few days, he has been in a good mood. He did not expect Mr. Shoufu to write a letter to him in person. What an honor is this?

It seems that it was a wise move to make friends with Min Feng at the beginning, otherwise, why would Mr. Shoufu specially write a letter asking him to take care of Min Feng?

It's a pity that Li Taihang didn't know that Min Feng had been temporarily imprisoned by Gu Chengyu, otherwise he would never be as calm as he is now.

Looking at the flushed merchants below, Li Taihang's eyes flashed with disdain.

In his capacity, how could he chat with these businessmen on weekdays?If Gu Chengyu hadn't made too much noise in Hangtian Mansion, he wouldn't have entertained these merchants covered in copper stink.

Several officials who accompanied me raised their glasses to toast, "Lord Li, I heard that Lord Shoufu appreciates you very much. If you get promoted steadily in the future, don't forget us old people!"

Guo Haoshou, a fellow-prefect of Yingnan Mansion, was quite surprised that Li Taihang was suddenly appreciated by Mr. Shoufu.

Yingnan Mansion is the ancestral land of the Xia family, Li Taihang has stayed in Yingnan Mansion for many years, and he has never seen how close the Xia family is to him.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Min Feng arrived in Jiangnan, Li Taihang would fawn on him.Li Taihang was lucky this time, didn't you see that Mr. Shoufu wrote a letter in person?

It seems that as long as Min Feng is coaxed, will he still worry about not being able to achieve success in the future?
Guo Haoshou played his own little Jiujiu in his heart, thinking that when he had the opportunity, he would definitely get close to Min Feng.

It's a shame that when Min Feng was in Yingnan Mansion before, Li Taihang sent him away to go elsewhere.Otherwise, how can I perform well and build a good relationship with Min Feng.

"Where? Where? This is not a kind of appreciation? How can I be appreciated by Lord Shoufu? Lord Shoufu is busy with official duties, and he works hard for the court and the people every day. But this official is mediocre every day." Wuwei, compared with Lord Shoufu, I am really ashamed!"

Li Taixing saw that Guo Hao's words were somewhat sour, and he knew that Guo Haoshou was jealous that he was appreciated by the Chief Assistant.

After all, when Min Feng arrived in Yingnan Mansion before, Guo Haoshou was sent by him to the prefectures and counties below to inspect and supervise the grain.

"Patriarch Xia, it is a great fortune for all the people in the world to have a good official like Lord Shoufu who serves the country and the people in your clan!"

Li Taihang suddenly toasted a glass of wine to a gray-haired old man on the first right hand side, and the words of flattery in his mouth were also casual.

Patriarch Xia Mingqun raised his eyebrows, raised his glass of wine in return, and drank it down in one gulp.

In fact, he didn't bother to participate in such a banquet, but the main reason he came this time was for the chamber of commerce.And he also brought important news. Li Taihang guessed that he didn't know that Min Feng was put into prison by Gu Chengyu.

It's just that he can't say anything about it now, otherwise Li Taihang, an old fox, wouldn't be on his side, he's just a fool.

After the other party completely offends Gu Chengyu, they can only rely on their Xia family.

In the past, he looked down upon Li Taihang very much, otherwise Li Taihang had been in Yingnan Mansion for so many years, and the friendship between the Xia family and Li Taihang would not have been so dull.

To make friends with the magistrate, this is what every family in the prefecture must do.It's just that the Xia family has their backs against Lord Shoufu, so naturally they don't take him seriously.

"Your Excellency Li is serious. Your Excellency Shoufu is indeed a good official, but you, Sir Li, are also a good official for the country and the people! The people in Yingnan Prefecture can live and work in peace and contentment, not because of you and the adults present here. Is it credit?"

Xia Mingqun laughed, who wouldn't know what to say in the scene?
Several people flattered each other a few words, and everyone at the banquet couldn't help agreeing.Swapping cups and changing cups at the banquet is a joy for both the host and the guests.

After another round of drinking, Xia Mingqun began to tell the purpose of his dinner today.

"Master Li, I don't know if you've heard of it or not. There were rumors in Hangtian Mansion two days ago that the court wanted to set up a chamber of commerce in Jiangnan. I don't know what this chamber of commerce is about. Why didn't the court come down with an official document?"

Hearing this, Li Taixing put down the wine glass in his hand and sneered.

"Patriarch Xia also heard about it? In my opinion, this is simply nonsense. The court has never mentioned this matter, let alone promulgated relevant official documents. I am afraid that this is some people's own thoughts. Raise the flag!"

Now that he has decided to join Xia Shoufu's sect, it is naturally impossible for Li Taihang to befriend Gu Chengyu who is against Xia Shoufu.

Moreover, he had had a bad relationship with Gu Chengyu before, so he was even more displeased with Gu Chengyu.

"Oh? But the old man heard the news from Hangtian Mansion, and they swore that this chamber of commerce will definitely be able to implement it. You also know, Mr. Li, that the Xia family has businesses in all major state capitals. After the establishment of the chamber of commerce, I wonder if it will affect our Xia Clan?"

Patriarch Xia raised his brows, probably because he was very worried about this matter.

"Actually, I'm not going to hide it from you. I invite you here today to discuss this matter."

Li Taihang sighed deeply, and saw that everyone's eyes became sober in an instant, and then he said: "Everyone, don't believe such rumors, there are many disadvantages in the chamber of commerce. If you really join any chamber of commerce, then everyone It will definitely lose a lot of benefits. And I don’t know if this law can be passed in the court meeting. If a chamber of commerce is established at this time, it must not be approved by the court.”

"Oh? It seems that Mr. Li knows a lot about the chamber of commerce! I don't know where Mr. Li heard it from?"

A clear voice sounded from outside the side hall, and everyone hurriedly turned their heads to look.

(End of this chapter)