Merry Eunuch Lang

Hua Shixiong entered the court as an official, added a grand master, and was granted the title of right minister, a first-rank official.At this time, Lao Hua Niangeng was only 28 years old, and he was an extremely human minister, enjoying all the glory and splendor of the world, and this life was not wasted.Apart from the emperor, Mr. Hu, Wang Xiaowu, etc., he is the fourth in the ranking.In accordance with the old saying that the country is easy to change, nature is difficult, Lao Hua has followed Pan You'an for many years and has actually followed many rules, but since Pan Dashuai became famous and retired to the forest, the emperor is young, Hu Rugui has a good face, and Wang Xiaowu is actually not good at playing power. In this way, Lao Huazi became the actual giant in the court.

After the completion of Xiangguo's mansion, Hua Xiangguo sent invitations widely to invite new and old friends to celebrate the housewarming.There were a lot of guests that day, and it was very lively. Washington hosted a banquet of 880 and eight tables to entertain congratulatory guests. There was no room to sit in the living room, study room, and front and rear yards. , Rare and delicious food, dazzling array, guessing games, making noise at the same time, people yelling and dogs barking, it is very lively, laughter is endless, and the banquet lasts until dawn, which was passed down at that time. Don't dare to speak, that is, where can those who dare to speak speak).It was impossible to settle the accounts that night. According to the calculations, except for antiques, calligraphy and paintings, jewels, clothing and silk, etc., the most conservative estimate of the income from the gift list is pure cash converted into silver (including a lot of hemp money, copper plates, etc.) at 12 taels above.

Hua Shixiong wandered around for half his life, was a poor soldier, and never got married. Although he was surrounded by a cloud of beauties, he still lacked a backyard manager.After paying homage to the prime minister, matchmakers almost broke through the gates of the mansion, but Lao Hua never chose a Ruyi wife.Either the family is wrong, or the face is too ugly to go out, or this or that is always difficult to get what you want.Not to mention that none of the marriage proposals can match Xiaopan's sixteen beautiful ladies, but they are all far inferior to Lao Hu's fat Xi Shi.When dealing with the issue of marrying a wife, Lao Hua holds the mentality of Ning Que Wulan, and strictly implements the eight-character formula for choosing a wife: resign yourself to fate and live in peace with the situation.Anyway, there are quite a few women who sleep with him, but they are just short of names.

Not to mention that Lao Hua's lifelong affairs have been procrastinated, but just to say that there is a county magistrate named Diao Shicai in Guozi County, Chaidangmu Prefecture in the western border, and his nickname is Double-sided Eagle.Diao Shicai has been the county magistrate for less than ten years, and his family is rich and rich.

Guozi County is located in a remote area, with a cold climate and desert permafrost, so it is difficult to produce. Not only is it a poor county, but it is also sparsely populated and the traffic is blocked.There are few farmers and more grazing, coupled with years of windstorms, snowstorms, hailstorms, government and army raising food, government taxes, bandits rampant, etc., all the people are trapped and miserable.

Lao Diao's family took office immediately, and as soon as they got out of the car when they arrived in the county, his wife gave him three ear blows.Weeping and screaming, he reprimanded:

"You old coward, I really hope that you will study and become an official, and my mother will enjoy a few days of happiness with you, who knows that you have brought me to this ghost place..."

Diao Shicai accompanied Xiaoxin, and said: "The emperor's order cannot be violated, the official can't help himself, madam. Let's do it and consider it, and we can make a fuss in the future. Anyway, riding a donkey is better than not having a donkey! Besides, madam, Taking a step back, with me, the seventh-rank official, standing in the way, even if the whole county starves to death, they will never be without you and me, right?"

Thinking about it, madam, it seems reasonable, having an official is better than having no official, and if Guozi County is used as a springboard, it will not prevent her husband from making a fortune.

Diao Shicai married his wife, Mrs. Zhang, who was born into a rich family, with a slim figure and beautiful appearance, and her hometown was famous in Baili, a county in her hometown.The daughter of the Zhang family has a handsome face and a wicked heart. She has been scheming since she was a child. She has a glib tongue and a fiery temper.

Of these two couples, one cleverly set up a name and fishes the common people, and the other is good at management, stealing openly and secretly.It only took a few years to build the old private house into a splendid state of gold and jade, just like a small palace.A low-level official with such a grandeur, the common people, seeing it, just uttered a few words of complaint and dissatisfaction in his heart. It is easy to think of bringing him down, who can produce evidence?

Naturally, Lao Diao has no plans to live long in Guozi County, where the dogs don't eat shit. It is said that he bought 180 square meters of land in his hometown, built more than [-] houses, and employed more than a hundred long-term workers, servants, and maids.

Lao Diao is vicious in his work, and he would knock off his legs if he caught a fly.But you can't wrong people. Some of his wealth is the people's fat and people's anointing, but most of it is not.

Not long after Lao Diao took office in Guozi County, one day the two brothers-in-law suddenly came to join him.In the past, he had also heard more or less about the abilities and dispositions of these two people: neither can be provoked nor can't be provoked.He just wanted to put the big talk in his head first to make an empty favor, so he said to his brother-in-law, "Brother, within the county, you can do whatever you want. If something goes wrong, I will cover it. Just don’t kill and set fire.”

The two brothers-in-law said: "Brother-in-law, what are you talking about? We can harm no one and we can't harm you! To be honest, we are not here to ask you for a living, but we are here to show you a way to get rich."

"The way to get rich for me? Damn it," Lao Diao said, "Everything is inferior, only studying is high. Besides studying and being an official to make a lot of money, is there anything more convenient than this?"

"Brother-in-law, let me tell you the truth. We came back here to pan for gold. Guozi County was originally called Wanjin County. There are countless underground treasures. In addition to gold and silver, there are black water (oil) that can light lamps, and diamonds. Agate and other items, you can make a fortune by digging a hole.” One of the brothers-in-law explained.

"No one knows about such a good thing, but you two know about it?" the county magistrate asked.

"That's not the case." The second brother-in-law said, "Prime Minister Wang Shugui sent people to secretly investigate here for several years. Later, the old king was defeated and captured, and his subordinates were spared from running away. Those who knew about it were dead. old, there are hardly any of them."

"Then how did you find out?" County Magistrate Diao seemed to believe it but not to believe it.

"Brother-in-law, you don't know that my father used to work in the prime minister's mansion. The old prime minister had to return to his hometown after the incident was vented. This is what the old man told us. You happened to be assigned to be a parent officer here again. Seeing this huge fortune It's for us, brother-in-law!" The two brothers-in-law said at the same time.

"It's a good thing, but have you thought about the division of labor and dividends..." County Magistrate Diao pondered while rubbing his beard.

"It's easy to say, we stand out and do our best, and my brother-in-law secretly protects and stands on top. It's the pass of accommodation. As for the dividends, the whole family doesn't talk about two sides. It's nothing more than meat rotten in the pot. It's too risky for the brother-in-law to socialize. Without you There are no us, so you take the big head, and we take the small head."

Diao county magistrate a stone fell to the ground.

That night when the county magistrate returned to the backyard and talked about it with his wife, Zhang Leng Guding slapped Lao Diao across the face.

Lao Diao was puzzled, and said in surprise: "Madam, is it possible that I blackmailed your natal family?"

"Bastard!" Zhang said angrily, "Guozi County is a territory created by our Diao family, who cares about Zhang's business? They just provided a bad news, and they gave our family [-]% of the bonus. You say you are stupid." Not stupid?"

"But," the county magistrate blushed, "we have already promised uncle, how can we change our words?"

Mrs. Zhang was still angry, and scolded: "The power is cheap for these two bastards!"

All the stones in the ground have been turned into money, how can Diao Shi not send it?

Diao Shicai's shopping malls are booming, and he made countless windfalls, but his officialdom is in a slump. He has been living in the small Guozi County, and he hasn't moved his nest for ten years.Lao Diao is not stupid, he has always wanted to seek refuge with a backer, but he has nowhere to go.Recently, he got acquainted with a person and found out that the Vice Minister Hua Shixionghua was just in his youth and unmarried, and was casting a net everywhere to secretly choose a wife.People have sent people all over the country to inquire, looking for a virtuous, dignified, well-known family (not a famous family, but an official family), talented, sociable, well-educated, and under the age of 16 ([-] years old) A stunning beauty as a wife.

Now it's all right, Lao Diao was overjoyed when he got the news, he couldn't help but think to himself: As soon as the daughter enters the door, she will be the first-rank wife!Didn't he become the father-in-law of the prime minister?In the future, who would dare to find trouble with him again and break ground on his head?How many times can such an opportunity come in a person's life?My mother, this matter can be met but not asked for!Without further ado, if the timing is wrong and someone else takes the lead and grabs the jackpot, wouldn't it be a lifetime of frustration.

Lao Diao discussed this matter with his wife for a while, and the wife slapped him again and scolded:

"Useless things, don't hurry up to send your daughter to get married, but you are still here to beat your teeth and tease your mouth. You have wasted the opportunity and ruined my daughter's life-long event. Let me see if I will skin you like a dog!"

Lao Diao has long been accustomed to his wife's indecent behavior and vulgar language, and he is used to it.Hearing what my wife said was reasonable, I said repeatedly:

"Follow Madam's order, we will start preparations immediately and choose a day to go to Beijing."