Biography of the traitorous officials who dominated the Song Dynasty

Chapter 5
Li Gongji, the magistrate of Qinghe County, studied hard for ten years and lived in poverty for most of his life. He lived until his temples were half gray before he achieved fame.

After taking office, as the saying goes, there are three fires for a new official to take office, and Li Gongji's first fire was burned on the heads of his relatives.

The seventh aunt and the eighth aunt were all dismissed from their posts out of thin air, or their financial resources were cut off by the government for various strange and shocking reasons.

It is really tragic to live on the streets without enough food, or to die of cold, hunger, or disease.

Except for Li Gongji himself, who else could remember that a relative on a certain day of a certain year had offended or insulted him for something.

Anyway, after so many years, it was already my turn to queue up.

Avenge your shame!Take bribes!

I want to reach the highest level step by step. I want to be the master of Qinghe County. I want to make the entire Qinghe County a place for me to make money.

It is said that Li Gongji ate and took things from Ximen Qing that morning. Before leaving, he ordered his entourage to take the gold and silver treasures in the two large porcelain plates home.

And he said earnestly to Ximen Qing: "Master, I always act without anyone noticing, so you can rest assured about the matter you entrusted to me."

Ximen Qing bowed to him repeatedly and thanked him, smiling like a flower. It was as if after Li Gongji nodded, the lively Pan Jinlian was already standing outside the courtyard gate and began to wave to him to express her love.

After the group sent Li Gongji away, Xie Xida, Chang Shijie and others had to leave first because they still had some business to take care of in their respective shops.

As always, Earl Ying, with wind in his sleeves and empty pocket, continued to linger at Ximen Qing's house.

Back in the hall, where the family servants were serving tea, Ximen Qing looked at Earl Ying and said, "Guanghou, among our brothers, you are the one I like the most. Normally, I help you a lot."

"But you neglect managing money, so that Tianhua and the others have their own trading shops. On the other hand, your family is still penniless. How can this happen in the long run?"

Earl Ying looked down on himself, so he could only hide his face and say with a smile: "Brother taught you a lesson, I am really ashamed..."

Aren't you very ashamed?
With Ximen Qing's huge tree in the sky as his back, Earl Ying has a good way of making money.

However, due to the limited layout, several years passed, and he could only rely on his mouth, which is good at telling jokes, to be a helper at Ximenqing's place.

Ximen Qing shook his head and chuckled, then casually took two considerable pieces of silver and gave them to Earl Ying.

"Guanghou, remember, tonight you go to Wu Dalang's house on Zishi Street and hide in the dark to see what's going on in his family. Don't forget to do everything you can to give this to the woman Pan Jinlian."

With a solemn expression, Ximen Qing took out a bamboo pole for the window and carefully placed it in Earl Ying's arms.

He told me to take it with him.

After Earl Ying took it, his face turned green.

Ximen Qing really spends his money wisely!

He had just given some scattered silver coins to his front legs, and immediately ordered himself to go to Wu Dalang's place. Wasn't this forcing him to fall into the tiger's mouth?
This living dad is obviously delusional. He thinks that I am tougher than those two big insects!
Earl Ying frowned, picked up the money, and said through gritted teeth: "Brother should repay the kindness of knowing and meeting my brother, and I will repay you with my body and soul, even if I die!"

Turning around and taking long strides, I immediately felt the chilling feeling of a strong man who is gone and never returns.

Work hard and don’t be afraid!
This is the second day since I traveled through time, and I have reached the stage where I am risking my life.

At the same time, it can be seen that Ximen Qing used his internal and external skills to get Pan Jinlian, and his determination can be learned from heaven and earth.

Earl Ying took the treasures carefully prepared by Ximen Qing to Hua Zixu's house next door, which were three treasures in total.

There are two six-inch square jade Ruyi pendants and a full gold Bodhisattva pendant.

He originally planned to take the opportunity to meet Huazixu's wife Li Ping'er, whose beauty was as beautiful as the earth shattering that day.Unfortunately, the room was in chaos. It was the critical moment when the doctor was giving Hua Zixu urgent treatment. Li Ping'er's maid Huan'er guarded him tightly and kept him out.

"Second Master Ying, after seeing you off, I will immediately go and report to Madam. I will thank Master Ximen in advance."

Huan'er looked at Earl Ying with a shy face.

When she lowered her head and bent over, Earl Ying happened to notice the priceless blond hairpin on her head.

His heart moved, and he wanted to exchange the pure gold Bodhisattva pendant with her on the spot.

"This hairpin may not be as valuable as my treasure, but I really like the shape and appearance. How about you accept the pendant I bought and I will give you ten taels of silver another day?"

Earl Ying was eager to try and take down this hairpin no matter what.

Huan'er struggled with her thoughts, weighed the pros and cons and agreed.

"Second Master Ying, don't think that I can't guess how you got this pendant. If you don't give me 20 taels of silver in the future, I will go to Master Ximen to report it."

After Earl Ying got the blond hairpin, Huan'er's big, watery eyes rolled and he stood on tiptoes and spoke condescendingly.

Robbery?

Earl Ying stared blankly at Huan'er, and watched Huan'er return to the hall with a smug expression on his face.

At this time, the sun was shining brightly and the sky was blue.

And as if in the blink of an eye, time has come to night.

Earl Ying, who had slept in the lonely and humble house for most of the day, followed the route all the way to Wu Dalang's house on Zishi Street.

At that time, the moonlight was bright and clear, and the night was like thick ink.

A bright moon illuminated the courtyard as bright as day, and cicadas chirped sweetly everywhere. Earl Ying stepped on the mostly rotted stone steps and quietly climbed up to the wall.

Looking straight over, he saw the wooden door wide open, the moonlight and candlelight reflecting each other, and falling neatly on Pan Jinlian's body.

Earl Ying covered his mouth tightly and became more and more excited.

This is Pan Jinlian, this is Pan Jinlian!
Her clean face was dripping with sweat. She was standing in a shabby room with her head bowed before the table, kneading the dough hard, with a truly plain face.

However, it seems to be better than all kinds of exquisite makeup.

"Uncle, now that you are a member of the government, you should not be doing these menial tasks."

Pan Jinlian turned her head and looked at Wu Song who was sitting beside him on the saddle, smiling sweetly.

Wu Song said with a serious smile: "What happened to the people in the government? It doesn't matter, my sister-in-law leaves it to me to do it!"

As he said that, he and Pan Jinlian rushed to work.

Earl Ying was shocked: What a righteous, handsome, and mighty man!

Because Wu Song's whole body was already fixed in Count Ying's sight, Count Ying squatted down much shorter in panic.

(End of this chapter)