Emperor Yongzheng

Chapter 124 Prince Renyi defeats the strong and saves the weak Madam Gaoming gossips about evil cults
Hongli and others were stunned for a moment, and then they heard several children crying and screaming "Wow". A strong man held a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl on his waist with one hand and came out of the temple. Then a woman with disheveled hair and crazy hair came out of the temple. They chased each other out, followed by two children, a boy and a girl, shouting "Mom and Dad".The woman yelled: "You live with yours and I live with mine. Let's break up! Put Xiaoya down! You shameless man..." The man turned around and slapped her with a round slap. The woman's face was covered with flowers, she stamped her feet and shouted angrily: "Bitch! I told you to throw me out! If I don't write a divorce letter, you will be a member of the royal family for the rest of your life!" The woman was not afraid, and rushed forward to hug her daughter who had become hoarse from crying. , raised his face and cursed: "Am I cheap? Are you expensive? Just pee and show off your turtle grandson! I won't ask you to sell my daughter to death, just put it down, put it down, put it down! - I'm going to die You are the fifth and eighth generation ancestor of the king... ugh... how can you live this life..." In a blink of an eye, she saw Hongli and Li Fan standing at the door. They lost their children and knelt down, kowtowed like garlic, and cried. Said: "Your master has done good deeds and accumulated virtues, and let my daughter go... This damn man has taken over your debts and asked him to work as a long-term laborer for you to pay off the debts. My daughter is only 13 years old, and she doesn't know how to wait on others. That Chunxianglou of yours is not a girl. Where you are going... if you do well... you will be a prince for generations to come!" Seeing her father in a daze, the girl slipped away and rushed to the woman's side with her brothers and sisters. The mother, mother and son hugged their heads and burst into tears.

Hongli was shocked at first by this miserable life and death, and then he realized that she had mistaken him for the buyer.Looking at the three children, all under the age of the president, hugging their mother tightly and staring at him with frightened eyes, his heart seemed to fall from his height.When Hongli was about to speak, a person behind him laughed and said: "You asked the wrong owner. The buyer is here!" Li Wei and Fan Shijie were all looking at this side attentively. When they turned around, they saw a tall and thin man standing on the stone foundation of the flagpole. Next to me, there were three or four people dressed as street gangsters, winking and eating melon seeds.When Wang Laowu saw them coming, he came over and bowed naively and said: "Master Cai Wu, look at the woman in my room. She is unwilling... The child is too young. She is not sensible and cannot serve others. Count me in." If I lose, I will work for your family for three years and bear the gambling debt of seven taels of silver. How about that?" He said, but he shed tears.

"We are the ones who open the house, and we don't give out the land, so what do we call long-term workers?" Mr. Cai Wu chewed his teeth, glanced at Hongli and others, and said awkwardly, holding his chin in his hand, "To be honest, Such a tiny child is of no use to us now. I can't bear to see your family like this."

Hongli didn't expect him to say this. When he looked at Mr. Cai Wu, he saw that he was white and fat, with a small round face and even facial features. Only a black mole as big as a broad bean on his left cheek had three inches of hair and pig bristles. It seems that everything has brought out the bad appearance.Hongli couldn't help but secretly sigh: There are also kind-hearted people in the courtyard!Just as he was about to walk away, he saw Mr. Cai Wu walking up to the woman, holding up her chin with one hand, smiling and saying to a few street gangsters: "Look! Our fifth sister-in-law is fierce and handsome! Don't worry. If you look yellow, that means you are hungry. If you don't come to my place for three months, I will train an old Xi Tzu for you to see!" Several street gangsters burst into laughter and said:
"Yes, Mr. Cai still has water in his eyes! This woman's face is smeared with pot ashes, and the sapodilla scented soap is washed out with a squeaking sound. She is more beautiful than the third wife in front of Mr. Cai!"

"No wonder Wang Laowu was reluctant to part with it when he bet on it!"

"Hey, Fifth Brother, let's exchange your daughter for the guest!"

"Fifth sister-in-law, let's go to Changxin Tower with Master Cai to enjoy the blessings. You are just a flower, why are you guarding this pile of cow dung? The fire girl at Master Cai's house is more pompous than you are today!"

"That's right." Mr. Cai Wu chuckled, turned to Wang Laowu and said, "Use your wife to pay off the debt, and I will pay you back as long as you serve me for three months." He leaned over and looked at Mrs. Wang Wu who was bowing her head silently. He sighed and said, "What a beautiful child. The fifth child is so blessed!"

Fan Shijie, who was standing next to him, could no longer stand it. He took a step forward and was about to speak. Li Wei gently tugged at the corner of his clothes, nuzzled at Hongli and whispered, "Look at Fourth Master." Fan Shijie looked at Hongli. After a while, his face became gloomy, he shook his fan with one hand, gritted his teeth and sneered without saying a word.Master Cai Wu glanced at Hongli and the others, and then advised Wang Laowu: "Don't hesitate, I will treat her well. When I return her to you, there is one thing missing from me, and I will compensate you!"

"Good Lord Cai, please show me your noble hand and I will go over." Wang Laowu blushed awkwardly, "I am from a serious farming family, and she is also a good family - I owe you seven taels of silver. I will live and die for half a year. You can earn it, okay? If you can't earn it, I...I..." "What you say is better than what you sing. Your 'family' will fly away as soon as you slap your butt. I'm looking for Li Zhitai to go to the sea to catch documents for you. Take you? There are no fathers and sons in the casino, why should I raise my hand?" Mr. Cai Wu looked at Wang Wuniang with lust, and said with a smile: "Since ancient times, I have laughed at the poor but not at the prostitutes. How can I be ashamed of this? Besides, I don't dominate Wu forever. My sister-in-law refused to let her go and I waited for her for several months, but she still came back. To be honest, I was also afraid that the dominatrix at home would bully my fifth sister-in-law!" A street gangster nearby saw the woman just covering her face and crying, and whispered to Cai Wu The master said: "Fifth master, these gangsters from other provinces who are eating food from other provinces will come back later and they will cause trouble."

One word reminded Mr. Cai Wu that this was not a human market, but a food court where hungry people gathered. It was no joke to arouse public outrage when hungry people came back from eating.He immediately changed his face and sneered: "Okay, okay! If you have the ability to gamble, then you have the ability to take the responsibility! I don't want you, a stinky woman, so grab this girl and let's go - let me see who dares to stop her?" He said horizontally He glanced at Hongli, sniffed and turned away.A few street gangsters yelled, rolled up their sleeves and arms, and rushed towards her. They couldn't help but tear and drag her, and they pulled the girl who was crying hoarsely from the arms of Sister-in-law Wang and dragged her away.The woman was completely unable to pursue her anymore. She just lay on her back and cried hoarsely: "God! Just open your eyes and take a look... My dear... Wang Laowu, you shameless person, you sold me out." Girl..." Mr. Cai Wu snorted and sneered and said: "If you want a girl, you can change it. I'll figure it out later - I'll make the bed and wait for you! - Let's go!" Several people shouted and yelled. Walk.

"slow!"

Hongli finally couldn't bear it anymore, closed the folding fan in his hand, and said loudly: "Don't he deserve you seven taels of silver? I will pay you back on his behalf. Keep him!" A few street gangsters looked at the three people dressed up. , although not luxurious, it is not shabby either. Hongli's free and unrestrained demeanor, his black and angry pupils shining with light, and his calm and self-defeating demeanor frightened them even more.For a moment, the girl broke free and jumped back into her mother's arms.Master Cai Wu turned around, looked Hongli up and down, and said, "Foreigners, you must know that this is Jinling City! What he owes is a human debt, not a monetary debt. The person is already mine."

"Even if it's yours, I'll buy it!"

"Sure, I'll give you 70 taels of silver."

Hongli's delicate face was twisted, blood suddenly rushed to his face, and the veins on his forehead were pulsing.Li Wei has been serving this young master since he was a child, and has never seen him look so angry. He shuddered subconsciously. When he looked around, he saw the four brothers of the Xing family slowly approaching, and he felt relieved.Hongli said with a grin. He touched his sleeve for the banknote and realized he didn't have it with him. Fan Shijie quickly took out a banknote from the leaf of his boot and handed it over, saying, "Fourth Master, this is a 100-tael ticket." Cai The Fifth Master didn't expect that Hongli would offer ten times the price, so he was startled, smiled slyly, and said, "I won't sell it!"

"It's not up to you to sell it; if you don't sell it, I'm afraid it's not up to you either." Li Wei said coldly from the side, "The owner of this girl is Wang Laowu, not your surname Cai. In the land of three-foot kings in Jinling, I didn't expect someone like you. Are you a bully who buys children into prostitution and molests women in public? Have you had enough?" Fan Shijie once served as a governor of Shuntian Prefecture and was familiar with the "Laws of the Qing Dynasty". He simply said: "There is no recourse for gambling debts. I owe you what I owe you, and you don’t even have to repay this debt. You thief and bastard are so bold, you dare to do such evil in broad daylight!"

Mr. Cai Wu stared sideways at the few Cheng Yaojin who had come out halfway, smiled, and said: "You seem to be from some yamen in our city, thinking that I, Cai Yuncheng, am just a business owner. Right? Let me tell you, Even if Li Zhitai is here, he can't interfere with this matter! This is the mission of Lord Beile three years ago, to buy some girls. The priest comes out to send them in, and it's under the orders of the inner circle! The debt he owes, I'm willing to pay off the debt with a girl. Why, you dare to stand in the way of Heng'er?" Li Wei and Fan Shijie originally thought that the man named Cai was just a prostitute owner, but they didn't expect that Hong Shi was also behind him. They couldn't help but be startled and looked at Hong Shi. calendar.Hongli's eyes jumped, and he felt a little surprised. Then he sneered, but raised his head proudly and said nothing.When Li Wei saw the four brothers of the Xing family coming over, he shouted:
"Take it!"

"twitter!"

Xing Jianye, Xing Jianmin, Xing Jianzhong and Xing Jianyi responded in unison, turned around and pounced on Cai Yuncheng.Several street gangsters were so frightened that they turned around and ran away. They were caught up by Xing Jianyi and Xing Jianzhong, who beat them with fists and kicks until they howled like ghosts. They all knelt down in front of Li Wei, kowtowed and said, "You don't do our business, you just want to do something." Eat Cai Wu-Cai Yuncheng for a few drinks and join in the fun... Good man, don't taint your hands and feet with us low-life scoundrels..." Cai Yuncheng was captured by Xing Jianmin by twisting his arm. Still looking unconvinced, he asked sternly: "Which yamen do you belong to? Beware of the boss on your head! Our third master is now the No. 1 around Long live master, even Zhang Zhongtang and E Zhongtang have to look at our master!" I’m afraid it’s easy for you to get on the rope but hard to loosen it!”

"Fart, slap his mouth!" Hongli suddenly shouted angrily, "Tell him to pretend to be from the emperor's palace!"

Xing Jianyi was the most irritable among the brothers. He agreed and gave Cai Yuncheng a slap in the face. Cai Yuncheng was already deaf in one ear and kept cursing in his mouth: "Okay, okay! Well done! You pretty boy -" "I'm going to fuck you for eighteen years..." Xing Jianyi saw the foul words coming out of his mouth, and there was no room for him to curse any more. He opened his bow from left to right, and beat him everywhere. Cai Yuncheng's mouth was full of blood foam, and he didn't know what he was cursing.The Wang family hated him so much that she dug out a handful of fishy and smelly wet mud from the rutted pit. She jumped on it and it covered her mouth and nose. She suddenly pulled off the lock of hair on Cai Yuncheng's face. .Cai Yuncheng jerked forward, screamed in pain, and fainted.

"Fight! Fight hard!" Hongli was still angrily pacing back and forth, "Don't be afraid of him pretending to be dead!"

Li Wei suddenly woke up at this moment: Hongli wanted his life - because it was neither possible to interrogate nor suitable to judge - he also had this idea.However, at this time, the hungry people who had eaten the food had already returned to the temple one after another, and a large group of people stood listening to the cry of Wang Laowu and his family. Because the passengers did not pay attention, they pulled Xing Jianye's clothes and whispered: "Go, kill him!" "Xing Jianye understood, strode forward, kicked Cai Yuncheng, who was as soft as noodles, stepped on his chest and secretly exerted force, and said with a smile: "This piece of stinky meat is also assigned to Master Sanbeile as a servant? What an insult. Man!" Cai Yuncheng was so plotted that he vomited blood and let out a long breath. He stretched out his legs and was already wailing. At this time, the soldiers at the porridge shed had already been alerted. They all rushed over to take a look. They saw that the chief officer Fan Shijie was present. , no one dared to come and ask.Fan Shijie also breathed a sigh of relief at this time, called Yin Gui, and ordered: "This guy robbed a girl, and Li Zhitai ran into him. Killing him on the spot will please the people - go and report it to the Nanjing prefect's Yamen for filing. This stinker The corpses should be moved to the human body and burned soon. There is no fun in causing a plague in the spring famine." Hongli seemed not to pay attention to what they were saying. He strolled back and said to Li Wei: "Ask that Wang Laowu to come over there together. Porridge shed, I have something to ask them."

"Yes!"

Li Wei responded respectfully, turned around and gave a few more instructions, and he and Fan Shijie quickly caught up with Hongli and meandered to the porridge shed.The shed workers all knew that this young man had a high status. They moved stools to cover the table, made tea and water, and made a lot of noise. After a while, they finally settled down, and the three people of Hongli, Li and Wei were settled in the south shed, and they all retreated far away. Listen to the greeting.Wang Laowu and his family of five had already arrived in a sloppy manner. They came in and knelt down in a row.

"You are so unlucky, not as good as your mother-in-law!" Hongli breathed a sigh of relief, took a sip of tea, frowned and put down the bowl again, "Gambling is already a violation of the criminal law. Selling one's money, It's not a father's job." "Master... what the master is saying is... I am also extremely poor and want to go back to my hometown, but I have no choice..." Wang Laowu's eyes were full of tears, he stammered and kowtowed, " My family has never been able to repay you for your great kindness... I don't dare to gamble anymore, I just work hard to make money and go back to my hometown... In fact, selling my daughter makes me feel guilty. As if. You are a good person, please spare me. I don’t dare to do it anymore..."

"Hmm." Hongli heard what he said was incoherent and disorganized, so he turned to Wang and asked, "You are from Henan, which county are you from?"

Mrs. Wang lowered her head, covering her torn front. She no longer had the desperate aura, and said shyly: "To tell you the truth, we are from Huangtai Town, Fengqiu County." Hongli was stunned. After a moment, he said: "Huangtai? There is a poem called "Huangtai Melon Ci" by Wu Zetian in the Tang Dynasty. It is very famous. Is it where you are?" Wang shook his head and said: "I don't know. But the people in our village It’s true that watermelons grow well. During the Hongzhi period of the former Ming Dynasty, a flood passed and the land was gone. It became a river, and there was nothing left.”

“How many people are here in your county?”

"More than 200."

"Don't you want to go back to your hometown?"

Wang raised her head and stared at Hongli, sighing: "I have only dreamed of it... But when I go back, there is no food, no seeds, no livestock and farm tools, and there is still no land. Tanaka Cheng is an upright official, but we will never understand. , He refused to plant the land he had planted, and forced others to open up wasteland! After the wasteland was cleared, the good land was deserted again - Master, don't you just want to live a peaceful life when you go back? The commander of Li Jia beats gongs all day long to drive people to open up wasteland. People's hearts are broken. Alas..."

Hongli stood up and walked leisurely beside the cleaned porridge pot, then stood at the entrance of the shed, squinting at the pleasant Xuanwu Lake and the hungry people staggering on the lakeshore waiting for their next meal.After a long while, he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Tian Zhong Cheng did nothing wrong in the reclamation of wasteland. There are few places in southern Henan and western Henan with many people, and some land is left uncultivated. Don't blame Tian Zhong Cheng. Xia Touzhou County is ignorant. There are also good people who want to win over others in the reclamation of wasteland and please him." The Wang Laowu family originally thought that Hongli would run away when he caused trouble and killed people, but when they saw his behavior, they realized that he had a lot of background, and they all looked at him. .It's just that Hongli was only seventeen or eighteen years old, and he looked like a clean and tidy young man. It was impossible to guess his identity.Li Wei remembered that he had to see Hongli off in the evening, so he smiled and was about to speak, but Hongli asked him: "How much money do you estimate will be needed to send more than 200 people back to their hometowns?"

"Our yamen has calculated this." Fan Shijie saw Li Wei looking up and calculating, and said with a smile, "Adults and children have been calculated, and each of them gets five taels. The fourth master wanted to send them back, so the servant appropriated the money." Hongli thought about it. Thinking about it, he said with a smile: "I don't want to alarm the government. I'll take out this money from you two first. I'll just pay you back to my accountant next time I go to Beijing."

When he said this, both Li Wei and Fan Shijie laughed.Li Wei said: "Fourth Master also underestimates the servants. This is the merit of the master, that is, the servant's errand. The servant has become such a high official, and this is a filial piety. The master can rest assured, this The matter will be settled tomorrow. Panhuan is going north in a few days, and he might pass by them, so I don't dare to fool him."

"That's it, I'll ask the government to send you back." Hongli touched the little girl's head and said, "Go back and plant the land properly, don't run away. As for the matter of reclamation, Tanaka Cheng already understands that before A few days ago, Zhezi said, "The subordinate officials are acting illegally and forcing the people to flee in the name of cultivating the fields. Today it is known that the government is taking advantage of the situation." He has understood that he is an upright official and will not let you leave your hometown again."

Wang Laowu and his family seemed to understand, but Hongli understood what he meant: there was no need to beg for food all the way, and they could live a peaceful life farming in their hometown.The adults and children stared at Hongli as if looking up to gods, murmuring and praying: "Please leave your name to us. We will set up a longevity tablet for you... You have such a good deed, and God will definitely take care of you and become the number one scholar." Hou..." Hongli just laughed secretly after hearing this, turned around and went out, and said to Fan Shijie: "Give them 20 taels of silver so that they can buy farm tools and animals when they go back."

Li Wei and Fan Shijie accompanied Hongli back to the governor's office in the city. It was getting late.The three of them entered the courtyard from the Yi Gate and saw that the meeting hall was already filled with officials of all sizes. The capital and counties were so busy that they were sweating and setting the banquet table. Family members hung up lamps and carried seat cushions like a revolving door. While moving the screen, someone shouted: "Enter the inner courtyard and ask Mrs. Xian, has the Taiwanese Master returned?" Hongli smiled and said: "Li Wei, if you don't come back, there will be no king bee here. Even Cui'er is busy." I'm hungry. Let's eat some snacks at Cui'er's place first to quell the hunger." Li Wei said, "Please take care of me, Lao Fan. I'll go in with you and come out when the banquet begins." Seeing Hong Li had already gone far, so he followed him into the hospital.From afar, I heard Mrs. Cui'er shouting loudly: "Has the person who went to look for the master come back? Come back and tell him to come to see me quickly! The master loves cleanliness and elegance, put aside that garish screen! But that I'm afraid the picture screen of dragons, dragons, phoenixes, bamboos, pines and cranes is still appropriate - are you doing it in the doorway? Go and take that purple sand tea set - oh, it's the master who's back! Really, where can you wear something like this - oh! What's wrong with my eyes now? Isn't this our young master?" She murmured, and when she saw Hongli was there, she clapped her hands and knees and came over to say hello. She patted the dust off Hongli's body and praised him. Sighing: "I was blinded when I was a child, and at this hour of the day I am actually blind, and I don't even see my young master! This damned guy didn't say a word, just stood looking at my peepshow. Fourth Master , are you afraid that you haven’t come for three or four months? I look forward to it every day, but I just can’t let it go. I said I went to say hello, and it was done every day. But he said that the fourth master had something to say, except during the holidays. Don't ask me to come over! I'm afraid that the fourth master will be known as the 'Minister of Transport' - I think I am different from others. I have been with the master Long live the Lord in the 46th year of Kangxi to serve in front of the empress. To put it bluntly, I am old. , Fourth Master is in labor and it’s me who waits for the hot water! It’s really surprising, the fragrance that fills the courtyard, the candles in the room are so red and bright for some reason, even the window paper is reflected red. Master said Crying, the sound was as loud as a golden bell. The slaves in the three courtyards were stunned when they heard it: I am a rich man with a very different destiny. This is destined! The old master was meditating at the time. You know he The old man's temper is irrelevant even if the sky is falling - he actually opened his eyes and listened for a long time before falling into trance again - that's really strange!"... one said, while the other and Li Wei supported Hongli into the room. Enter the main room.Hong Li was asked to sit in the middle, and he knelt down with Li Wei like a candle and bowed three times. He stood up and repeatedly ordered: "First bring snacks to the master and make tea!"

"Yes!"

The girls and old ladies inside and outside saw Li Weicui'er kneeling down, and they all knelt down with "ooh". At this moment, they were busy agreeing to go out to make arrangements. There was already a big girl carrying a few egg flower spring rolls, two small steamed buns, and a few pieces. Xiqiao Gongdian came in, followed cautiously by the little girl holding a bowl of tea.Cui'er and Li Wei hurriedly took it and placed it in front of Hongli's desk. Cui'er said: "Master, please make do with it. Master likes to use my bad goose paws. Because he said that you were going back to Beijing, he packed them up and loaded them in the car." There are also shoes made for the Emperor's Empress. The Emperor said they fit better than the ones made by those needleworkers in Da Nei. I also asked someone to seal the box and take it with me. The Emperor's Empress still misses my old village when she has something to do. Girl, I can't repay you even if I have [-] yuan. Li Wei is not in good shape either. The young master sees that he is getting old, so at least he can find him a job in Beijing. I also have to take advantage of it and often go to the palace to meet us, old and young. Master, mistress, he can still come to Beijing from time to time, I can only watch, remembering the master in my heart is ten times stronger than him!" He said and wiped his tears.Li Weidao: "Why are you crying on such a happy day? Really, I'm not afraid of Fourth Master's laughter!" Cui'er burst into tears and said with a tearful smile: "It's true that I'm getting more and more shabby as I get older. I've seen my master's love!" Our old master has a Buddha-like heart. He is cold on the outside but hot on the inside. He saves people from suffering and subdues demons. Look closely at this young master, with this appearance, this figure, this spirit, and this knowledge in his mind. He is dressed up as Guanyin. It’s Guanyin, pretending to be Buddha, it’s Buddha!”

Hongli ate snacks and sipped tea while listening to her chatter one after another. He was freed from the hustle and bustle of government affairs, and his master and slaves chatted as if they were at home. He really felt at ease and indescribably warm.Because he smiled and said: "You are going to become the 'quick-tongued Li Cuilian'! When you were waiting in my study that day, you were as sullen as a gourd! I will take advantage of your attachment to the master, which is called not forgetting your roots. Li Wei said If Liangjiang is well governed, all governors and departments will listen to him and get along well with each other. Liangjiang is the fundamental place of wealth in the world, and it cannot be without a capable and trusted minister sitting here. Therefore, you can’t think of returning to Beijing now. I will naturally take care of you when the time comes. You're talking. Long Live Master is also thinking about you all the time. He is also afraid that his servants will be ineffective in serving as officials outside and will ruin his reputation. He is also afraid that he will tire you. He wants to wait for the New Deal to have some clues, and he also wants to learn from the Saint Grandfather. During the southern tour, it is necessary to stay at your house. Just as Li Wei goes to Beijing now, he can also take you with him. You are a first-class imperial edict, so it is also the purpose of the title to accompany him to Beijing to meet his master and his wife. It is as easy as possible to meet him. Yes, why be sad?" He sipped two more sips of tea and said thoughtfully: "At today's banquet, we said that I would leave in five days. In fact, I will leave the day after tomorrow."

"Fourth Master!" Li Wei looked at Hongli in surprise and said, "Nanjing officials want to send you to the suburbs! You want to be incognito and just change into a different costume on the way. Five days later, I suddenly said that you had already gone, for fear of the next person." Discuss, please master..." Hongli nodded, and his tone became a little heavy: "I didn't want to make a big fanfare, and I can see the spring scenery along the way and understand the underlying conditions. I'm afraid you have to send some people to maintain it secretly. , I always feel that this road is not very safe."

Cui Er and Li Wei both looked at each other suddenly.Li Wei frowned and thought hard, but Cui'er said: "Nanjing people say that in the golden and prosperous land of the Six Dynasties, why can't talented people come out? Back then, Prince Zhong Sanlang, the third prince of Zhu, had a bunch of thieves and set up a red cannon on Piluyuan Mountain. The assassination was to be carried out while the Holy Patriarch was on his tour to the south. There were so many thieves and thieves among the monks and Taoists there, how could they catch them all in one fell swoop? Not long ago, I went to Jiming Temple to offer incense and met a wandering Taoist priest who said he was from the Hongyang Sect. I used a shovel to dig out the bluestone, planted gourds, poured boiling water on them, and recited the incantation. At that time, gourd buds sprouted, and the gourds sprouted like threads and blossomed. Thousands of people watched in circles! I said This is a man of Taoism. He gave away 50 taels of silver. When I came back, I told him that he would send someone to get the Taoist priest, saying that it was the 'White Lotus Sect' evil way that deceived the people. Something happened to the fourth master, maybe it was these thieves. Here!" After she finished speaking, she couldn't help but shudder, clasped her hands together and murmured: "Amitabha!" But Li Wei asked: "Fourth Master, can you tell me an example of that poem to my slave?"

"There is no malice in the poem." Hongli rubbed his hands uneasily, "It seems that he is playing a game with me. Call the police and someone is plotting against me. As for the person who plotted against me, he said he was a very powerful person." In fact, Li Wei only has a little knowledge. , or if you have read "The Book of Songs", you will know that the word "wagtail" refers specifically to brothers. There is no other person except Hongshi, but he does not understand.But Li Wei is a very talented person and is known as a "stalker". From the words "extremely powerful", we can vaguely hear the meaning of Hongli's pun.He suddenly frowned and said: "Fourth Master, I remember that the year before last when you went to Shandong to provide relief, there was a Taoist priest named Wu Xiazi who killed three imperial officials in Laiwu and surrendered in public. Later you found out that these three officials were The corrupt official who embezzled disaster relief funds was sentenced to be executed in prison. I have already released him and made him the patrol leader in the Shandong Zhensi Yamen. A month ago, I was worried that he would be incognito when he returned to Beijing, and there would be no one to escort him. , wrote a letter asking Shandong to let people come over. Wu Xiazi is a close disciple of Zhongnan swordsman Hu Fushan. In the martial arts, no one was undefeated in seven rounds, so he was nicknamed "Seven Steps of Impermanence". He was directly under the control of Shandong, Henan and Anhui. His underworld There are too many friends to count. No matter what, I will stop for a while and wait for him to come before leaving. Otherwise, I can hire a master from the Duanmu family. From here to Beijing, which is thousands of miles away, how can I feel at ease? I have to accompany me in person. Yes. Cui'er also misses her old master, so she might as well just follow her, and there will be someone to serve her, is that possible?"

Hongli smiled and said: "I'm just telling you casually to pay more attention to the security of this place. You just make a fuss like this, and you are waiting for people and escorting! Life and death, you have everything in order, Just to keep me safe? Just do what I just said, you just send me a message to take care of me along the way. This is the rule of the imperial envoy. Now is not the time of war and chaos, the law and order of the peaceful world are strict, so I pretend to be a ghost and make people laugh! "

Li Wei was still going to talk when he saw Yin Jishan and Fan Shijie followed by the inspector Mao Xiaoxian, and a sixth-rank official, wearing a heron patchwork suit, a short figure, a dark red face, and Mao Xiao walked in with his head swaying, but he didn't recognize him, so he stopped. mouth.Four people paid their respects to Hongli.Hongli looked at the official and said with a smile: "Isn't this Liu Tongxun from the Ministry of Revenue? Why are you here?" Liu Tongxun, dignified and serious, bowed and said loudly: "Go back to your lord, this servant is here to adjust the grain. It's already finished." I am sent to accompany the prince back to the capital according to the emperor's order."

"The table in front has been prepared." Seeing that Hongli still wanted to ask questions, Yin Jishan hurriedly interrupted and said, "Is there still time to finish the official business? Tongxun and his wife are going to go with the fourth master, so we are here to invite the fourth master. Settle down."

"Okay." Hongli stood up with a smile and said, "I'm full. A full man doesn't know if a hungry man is hungry!"

(End of this chapter)