Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 95 Lao Deng, just say it’s exciting or not, right?
Three rounds of wine.

Everyone began to chat about interesting things in the yamen.

"Lao Ma was exiled outside the customs. What's the name of his wretched slave? Liu?"

"Liu Lu."

"Yes, Liu Lu actually followed. I didn't realize that this slave is quite loyal."

"As far as I know, Lao Ma fell ill when he passed through Yangzhou Prefecture."

All of a sudden, it attracted everyone's attention.

Even Li Yu couldn't help but look at this senior subordinate of Wu County.

He sat up straight and smiled:
"My brother-in-law just came from Yangzhou Prefecture and said that Lao Ma is lying in the post house and is seriously ill."

"It took half a month of treatment and cost several hundred taels, but I still can't get up."

Everyone sighed.
As the saying goes, tea cools down when people go away. This is probably true.

A few months ago, Ma Zhongyi was still the magistrate, and Liu Lu was Master Liu.

Now, it’s the old horse and the weak calf.

To be honest, it would be polite not to call me Lao Deng.

In Yangzhou Mansion, 300 miles away, Liu Lu sneezed hard.

I thought to myself, someone must be saying bad things about me behind my back.

This Jiangnan is really not as good as the old iron outside the customs.

"Old Liu, come and boil the medicine."

"Hey, come here come here."

Liu Lu quickly took the small frying pan from the doctor's hand and squatted next to the stove.

He pinched the deflated purse around his waist and sighed.

The master only cared about sharing the emperor's worries and didn't think much about his own eunuchs after taking office.

Unwise!

……

In Deyue Tower,

Li Yu finally made it clear why he had gathered everyone for dinner.

"The Fan family in the west of the city, relying on the meager reputation of their ancestors, always pretends to be aloof. I can't stand it."

Everyone murmured in agreement:

"We are actually unhappy with the Fan family."

Huang Tongpan looked at Li Yu in confusion, waiting for the next step.

"I have a bold idea. Please take a look at some paintings first."

Everyone temporarily moved away from the wine table.

Go to the small table in the side hall.

Li Yu unfolded two paintings, calming everyone in an instant.

"Everyone, please take a closer look."

There is no sound,

The painting is so shocking and overlaid with the drunkenness that it makes people's brains shut down.

Huang Tongpan shouted in surprise:
"It has a signature and a private seal. Could it be the handwriting of the eldest son of the Fan family?"

"Yes, it's true."

Wow, everyone almost exploded.

Because the characters in this painting really challenge the world.

To be honest, let alone painting, I can’t even think about it.

The one who blasphemed was the most holy master of Dacheng, a saint!

"Is this really the eldest son of the Fan family, Fan Chengmo himself?" A subordinate official couldn't help but ask.

Li Yu smiled and said:

"The rice paper made by Fan's Paper Factory is unique. There is Mr. Fan's private seal and signature on the bottom. Everyone, what is there to doubt about this?"

"exactly."

Everyone seemed to be waking up from a dream and quickly agreed.

Even Huang Tongpuan couldn't help but nod frequently.

"Everyone, Fan Chengmo is a Confucian scholar and a descendant of an aristocratic family, but he is so crazy and insults the saint. What crime should he deserve?"

An official with a criminal background said viciously:
"It should be killed."

Everyone trembled, thinking that this colleague was really cruel.

……

Li Yu, the initiator of the figurines, pressed his hands:
"With such a ridiculous painting, if it goes to court, it will be easy for Mr. Fan to behead him."

"I'm afraid it will implicate the three tribes."

Wow, here comes a more ruthless one.

"But, the Fan family is a thousand-year-old family after all. Let's send someone to the door to inform them first."

"If Chief Fan knows the general situation and knows how to advance and retreat, can we still discuss this matter?"

"Ah, yes yes yes."

The crowd was in a commotion, smiling happily.

Some of them smiled, with the corners of their mouths reaching behind their ears.

The thick-browed and big-eyed Fan family never expected that you would betray the famous religion.

Without a mountain of silver, there is no way to escape guilt.

Everyone deliberated for an hour without touching a single dish.

If you have money to earn, what else can you eat?

A net has been opened against the Fan family.

On the same day,

Some subordinate officials volunteered to go to Fan Mansion and asked to see Mr. Fan.

I didn't take the painting to prevent the Fan family's dog from jumping over the wall.

Patriarch Fan was very arrogant and ignored him for half an hour.

Just met him.

This time, the hornet's nest was stabbed.

The subordinate officials were always determined to retaliate, so they sneered and said:
"What happened to your eldest son has happened."

Then, walk away.

……

Patriarch Fan was at a loss and confused.

finally,
He decided to send someone to inquire to see if the scoundrel was bluffing him or if it was true.

As a result, those who inquired never mentioned it.

A look of secretiveness.

This made Patriarch Fan a little uneasy because something was wrong.

In any case, his second son is still an official in Zhejiang, and there is a chance that he will study politics in a few years.

The county's edict is Qingshui, so it has no power.

Academic administration is not a useless official, it is a fat vacancy.

In the future, there will be a large group of students and old officials who will be very good at speaking.

After a moment of contemplation,

He found the butler:

"Teach the young master here."

"Back to the master, the eldest young master is not here. He went out to attend a poetry club."

"Has he offended anyone recently? Or has he been in contact with anyone?"

"This~ doesn't seem to be the case."

Patriarch Fan was very dissatisfied and tapped the ground with his crutch.

"Respond nicely."

"Everything is normal for the eldest young master, except that he has taken in a little book boy."

Phew, Patriarch Fan breathed a sigh of relief.

This is not a big deal, not worth mentioning.

however,
Just when he was about to go back home to study Confucian classics,
A servant rushed over angrily:
"Master, it's bad. Something happened."

He cursed very dissatisfiedly:
"What a big deal can happen to a dog. If the sky falls, my Fan family will be fine."

……

"Clan Chief Fan, how dare you curse the Qing Dynasty for the sky to fall? What are you thinking about?"

A strange voice sounded.

It turned out to be Huang Si, the head of the government office, followed by a group of murderous government officials.

"You guys, you broke into my private house without informing me."

"Private house? Isn't it the royal land in the whole world? Where can I find a private house?"

Patriarch Fan was stunned. He didn't expect that this mere arrester would be sophistical and still stand on the commanding heights.

There must be fraud in this.

He stopped talking and waited for Huang Si to speak.

"Clan Chief Fan, something happened to your son. Someone reported it to the Yamen."

"My Fan family is full of loyal people, don't you want to slander me? Otherwise, even though I am a country man, I can still pass the petition into the Forbidden City."

Patriarch Fan flicked his sleeves and sat on the Taishi chair.

There was anger in his eyes, if he couldn't come up with something practical today.

He was about to order someone to carry him to the government to find an explanation.

He could also hand over famous assassins to Jiangning's Governor's Mansion.

The Fan family is not a soft persimmon that can be manipulated casually.

Killing a few government servants who made slanderous remarks and made trouble would be a shame for the Governor-General.

If the tiger doesn't show off its power, it will treat me as Hakimi.

Who knows,

Huang Si chuckled and ordered his servants:

"Drive everyone away here, I'm going to show the evidence of the crime to Patriarch Fan."

"As ordered."

The government officials immediately pushed the Fan family servants away.

Make sure there are no other people within 20 meters.

Patriarch Fan's face turned black with anger.

"Lawless and disgraceful to civility."

Suddenly, he became silent.

Huang Si shouted and unfolded a painting.

Taking a closer look, it turned out to be a scene of his son having sex.

"That's it?"

Seeing him sneer, Huang Si opened another one.

"Old Bedden, just say it's exciting or not, right?"

Click, Lao Dengzhen fainted and fell on the Taishi chair.

Huang Si chuckled, took the tea, and squirted it all over his face.

People wake up, but their souls seem to have flown away.

"Clan Chief Fan, I'm afraid you are too old to read."

"I'll take it. Take a look at it carefully. It was drawn by your son himself, with his seal and signature."

"Why don't you speak?"

"Hey, stay away, I suspect you want to destroy the evidence."

……

Fan Mansion,

The flowing water banquet has been set.

Huang Si and a group of people were having a good time eating and drinking.

Patriarch Fan relented and ordered the kitchen to serve him well.

All kinds of delicious food, pretty maids, coming and going non-stop.

A piece of silver was also given to each yamen servant.

All the government officials gave a thumbs up:

"Huangtou, you are this one."

"From now on, the brothers will follow you wholeheartedly."

"Follow Huang Tou and get money home every three days."

Huang Si nodded reservedly:

"Remember, everything that concerns Li Daguan is a top priority."

"Don't worry, every time Li Guanren enters the city, the brothers will help clear the way if they meet him. Even if Lijiabao loses a cat, we will catch all the cats in the city and collect them."

Although he talks glibly, his attitude is also evident.

As a head catcher, Huang Si must support this behavior.

Eat and drink

Patriarch Fan invited Huang Si aside.

First, he handed over a generous gift, which was heavy and sincere.

Then asked:
"Please give Huang Captou some advice on where to worship the Bodhisattva?"...

Patriarch Fan has become a mature man and has seen many ups and downs in the world.

When encountering this kind of thing, don't be angry or cry out for injustice.

The paper and the seal are all genuine.

Once you go to court, you are bringing shame on yourself.

The imperial court may not destroy the Fan family, but it will behead the main male members of the Fan family, exile the rest, knock them to the ground, and then step on them.

We also need to bring together scholars from all over the world to throw dirty water together.

Until, the Fan family smelled like a street.

In this process, most of the Fan family's property could not be saved.

Fish from all walks of life will come to eat when they smell the smell of blood.

So, take advantage of the situation before it gets too big.

Within this range, press it down.

As the patriarch, his biggest mission is to pass on the family.

To preserve one's reputation is to preserve one's clan.

This point, he can understand clearly.

It went through the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.

Swordsmen, blood and fire, dynasties change, the Fan family is still the Fan family.

In this world, besides the Kong family, is there another family?
The Kong family is made of iron, the Fan family is made of stone, and the emperor is made of flowing water.

To put it bluntly, it doesn't matter who is the emperor.

The Fan family just changed into official uniforms, but they were still the masters.

……

Lijiapu,
We welcomed a guest, Patriarch Fan.

Although we have never met, it is like meeting old friends again.

As soon as they met, Patriarch Fan warmly praised Li Yushi, saying that Li Yushi is the red rabbit among men, no, Lu Bu is among horses, forget it, he is an outstanding person.

Li Yu modestly held the ceremony of being a junior,
Fan Zhongyan's famous poem was read aloud.

Thanks to nine years of compulsory education, he can memorize it very smoothly.

As long as you are not embarrassed, the embarrassment will be left to you.

Patriarch Fan just silently accompanied Li Yu in his performance.

I thought to myself, this horse rider must be a fool.

"Fan Wenzheng is the senior I admire most."

"That kind of integrity is enough for scholars like us to understand for a lifetime."

"Yes, I am sorry for the teachings of my ancestors."

Li Yu glanced at it and thought, you really can't live up to your ancestors.

But compared to the Kong family in the north, you are okay.

When we arrived at Li Yu's study,
Yang Yunjiao served two cups of tea and quietly left.

Next, it was Tu Qiong Dagger’s meeting.

"Brother Li, I'll tell you the truth. I came here to ask for something."

"Clan Chief Fan is too polite. I'm just a rough guy and don't understand anything."

"The child is ignorant and has done something wrong. I want to make up for it for him."

"Poor parents in the world."

"Yeah, if you don't raise a child, you don't know what it's like."

"It's a pity that I haven't married yet, so I can't appreciate this."

"When I go back and look through the family tree, there seems to be a woman of a similar age in the branch of the family who is in love with her."

……

Li Yu's heart skipped a beat and he looked up at Patriarch Fan.

It seems that it is true.

However, this should be done in advance, and private matters should not interfere with official matters.

Don't talk about feelings casually, it will hurt money.

Let’s talk about money first.

"Brother Li, I want to come up with a number to make up for my mistake."

"Wait a minute."

Patriarch Fan stopped dipping in water and preparing to write.

He looked at Li Yu suspiciously.

"I can tell some truths, but I won't recognize them outside this door."

"Okay, brother Li, be happy. I only have one advantage in this life, so listen to your advice."

"The Fan family will bleed heavily this time, and the strong men will have their wrists broken."

"The old man knows."

"This is not what I said, it was the fortune-telling made by Wang Shenxian."

Patriarch Fan was stunned for a moment, then showed a hint of anger.

However, it quickly disappeared.

Of course he knows what kind of character Wang Shenxian is.

This kind of broker is not mysterious at all to aristocratic families and officials.

"The old man is all ears."

Li Yu pointed his hand upward:
"The one above has a big appetite. I and some local friends are following him to have some soup."

"half."

Patriarch Fan almost fainted and felt dizzy:
"Half?"

"Correct."

……

Silence, long silence.

Li Yu sipped the tea, it tasted good.

Yang Yunjiao's tea-making skills are getting better and better.

It seems that there is a hint of other fragrance, not like tea.

It is said that there is a tea tree on Xishan Island, but I don’t know if it has been destroyed.

If not chopped, just keep the seeds.

Li Yu's calmness made him even more frightened in the eyes of Patriarch Fan.

He knew a thing or two about the person behind Wang Shenxian.

The newly promoted disciple of the Eight Banners, Niu Hulu and Heshen are riding the rocket.

When this person was wandering around the world, he accidentally met He Shen.

At that time, He Shen was still a poor man.

His parents died young, and he had only one loyal servant, Liu Quan, by his side.

Despite his status as a noble, he ate steamed buns every day and wiped pig skin on his face before going out.

A mouth, shiny and oily,
The question is, I just ate Tianfu Hao’s soy pork elbow and I burped three times.

Over the past hundred years, many Eight Banners disciples have disappeared.

There are not a few people like him.

It is said that it was the Immortal Wang who concluded at a glance that Heshen was going to make great progress, and even gave him guidance without having to give him the hexagram knowledge.

Later, Heshen got married to a noble family.

Married the granddaughter of the governor of Zhili and became his wife.

From then on, he began his colorful career.

The above is a secret to most people.

For the Fan family, it's nothing.

The Fan family has a good reputation in Qingliu circles and has a wide range of friends.

Qingliu is a magical existence,

You should also consider how many handfuls of rice you put in your breakfast porridge.

However, at noon, he could have a shark fin feast at the Haoying Family Mansion.

After finishing speaking, I still have to curse.

Similarly, Qingliu might have been laughing and scolding the shopkeeper of the second meat shop next door in the morning.

In the evening, I can discuss military affairs with the six ministers and nine ministers.

The news about the Fan family came from a certain Qingliu.

In the letter, He Shen was scolded for not being like the Son of Man, and several of his crimes were cited.

……

Li Yu saw it in his eyes,

Having already guessed something in my mind, I continued drinking tea.

patience,

As a fisherman, we all know that time is wasted.

Life is meaningless,
Time and whatever you do are essentially the same,
Jiang Taigong wasted 80 years before catching a big fish.

This is where and where.

Sure enough, Patriarch Fan spoke first, with a difficult tone:
"Is that what that person meant?"

"I am a pawn and I dare not speculate casually. I can only say so much."

"Okay, the old man understands."

In an instant, Fan Laoer seemed to have aged ten years.

His complexion was worse than he could see.

However, Li Yu had an idea:
"Probably, some people are making their own decisions. It may not be the case with the Sacred Heart."

"Ah, that's it."

Patriarch Fan seemed to have gained some energy again, and there was light in his eyes again.

Li Yu's guess was right.

The person he was talking about must be Qianlong's favorite.

So, he was scared.

Worrying about the Fan family was Qianlong's instruction.

If that were the case, it would be difficult to cut the flesh.

Before leaving, Patriarch Fan made up his mind.

Choose a girl from the clan and marry Li Yu.

Before, it was just perfunctory politeness, similar to "come to my house for dinner next time."

……

Keep it together, maybe it will be useful one day.

He has seen many people in his life,

It is concluded that Li Yu is a person who has not yet made a fortune.

He has a deep scheming mind and a very deep city. If he hadn't been kind-hearted, he would have been a dangerous hero.

This kind of person could thrive in the Qing Dynasty.

Those shocking paintings are inseparable from this person.

Extremely vicious.

However, Mr. Fan is open-minded.

Vicious, black-hearted, cold-blooded, eating people without spitting out their bones, these extreme qualities that are despised by the people at the bottom are often necessary for the upper class.

If you can marry this son,

The cut meat, to a certain extent, returned to the Fan family.

marriage,

It can be called an ancient, simple but extremely useful political method.

The Fan family has many children.

Except for legitimate sons, there are also extremely outstanding ones, and the rest are not taken seriously.

It's a good way to use it for marriage.

Filial piety,

Often in aristocratic families, the royal family performs particularly well.

Say hello in the morning, serve tea in the afternoon, and serve decoctions when you are sick.

The etiquette is in place and I dare not violate it in the slightest.

A series of 24 filial piety is nothing more than that.

It's not because you are really filial, but because you don't dare to be unfilial.

There are many children, but the resources are in the hands of the old man alone.

In the midnight reincarnation, I don't know how many people cursed me behind my back and stabbed villains in anger.

The funny thing is,

Does the head of the big family know?Clear the door!
They also come from an ambitious youth.

However, this does not affect the performance of a loving father and a filial son.

……

the next day,
The Fan family sent 18 house deeds, 54 land deeds, 5 boxes of gold and silver jewelry, and a stack of silver notes.

Also, a matchmaker.

(End of this chapter)