Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 73: Adding an official position to a higher rank is a waste of time and money.
After leaving Chaoyang Gate and walking no more than ten miles, I saw a group of people winding towards me from a distance.

First gongs opened the way, with two pairs of "Silence" and "Avoidance" signs erected, eight green flags, two each of flying tiger flag, apricot yellow flag, green fan, soldier fist, wild goose feather sword, beast sword, golden stick and tong stick. , flag gun four.

There were also more than a thousand pacesetters carrying swords and muskets on both sides to escort them, with two chariots and horses clustered in the middle.At the front was a carriage with four yellow gelding horses of exactly the same height, height, fatness and thinness. Among them was Chen Hongmou, the governor of the constitution.

After a pavilion, the escort pacesetter stayed where he was, leaving only more than 200 people surrounding the carriages and horses.Li Weijian and Wu Haiping did not dare to neglect and hurriedly hid by the roadside.

When the carriage passed by, Li Weijian bowed respectfully, and when he raised his eyes, he saw a corner of the carriage curtain lifted, revealing a feudal official about fifty years away inside, and King Zhongyong sitting beside him.

Li Weijian watched the team go away and hesitated for a long time.Wu Haiping felt envious when he saw it, and couldn't help but said: "A real man should be like this!"

After a pause, Wu Haiping glanced at Li Weijian and said, "Young master, don't be anxious. With your talents, you will definitely win Chen Duxian's favor in the future."

Li Weijian naturally admires such a character who goes against the trend and does what he knows cannot be done.But he knew very well that he and Chen Hongmou were taking two different paths.

What Chen Hongmou wants to do is to benefit the present generation, while Li Weijian wants to benefit the future.His path is destined to be mixed with praise and blame. In the future, countless people will lose their homes and fortunes and will scold all the eighteen generations of Li Weijian's ancestors.But after a hundred years, when this hot land breaks free from its shackles and breaks the 300-year curse, people will only remember his good son.

Thinking about this, Li Weijian smiled to himself and shook his head: "It's a little early to say this. I am just a scholar. After Qiu Wei, I am just a scholar. How can it be so easy to win Chen Duxian's favor? Let's go, let's go early today Go back, study, and review your homework after autumn."

Wu Haiping agreed, and the two men rode back.

But he said that in the carriage pulled by four horses, Chen Hongmou and King Zhongyong were sitting side by side.King Zhongyong had always been arrogant. He had just announced the imperial edict to move Chen Hongmou to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and then shamelessly squeezed into the same car with him.

With just a quick glance, King Zhongyong had already caught a glimpse of Li Weijian.After the carriage curtain fell, King Zhongyong said: "Tianguan, the young Tianguan must pay attention to that."

"Oh?" Chen Hongmou thought to himself, could this be a distinguished descendant of some family?

King Zhongyong smiled mysteriously: "This person's name is Li Weijian, and he is the nephew of Li Shouzhong, the former Imperial College priest. Now he comes to the capital for the purpose of studying in the autumn period in August. Although Li Fusheng came to the capital not long ago, he has exerted a lot of energy to do it. Even the saints praised me again and again."

"The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead. What did Li Fusheng do?"

King Zhongyong said cheerfully: "Let me keep this secret for a while. We will know after entering the city and the Heavenly Official will take a look."

Chen Hongmou became increasingly curious, wondering what great deeds Li Weijian had done.Cars were rolling and horses were whizzing, and they arrived in front of Chaoyang Gate in a blink of an eye. Suddenly the team stopped, and a knight reported that a lieutenant in front was coming to convey the order.

Chen Hongmou and King Zhongyong quickly got off the carriage and saw that the person delivering the order was an old acquaintance, Dai Quan, the eunuch in charge of the Daming Palace.

After setting down the incense table, Chen Hongmou knelt down to receive the order. Dai Quan unfolded the imperial edict and read out: "By God's blessing, the emperor has issued an edict: Since ancient times, sages and sages have relied on the support of talents to govern the country. Those who have contributed to the country and won the trust of the people will fulfill the interests of the country." Pillar. Chen Hongmou, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, has both talent and virtue, and is practical in the world. He is specially promoted to be a bachelor of Dongji Palace and is given a mansion and a thousand taels of gold...I admire this!"

Chen Hongmou paid his respects and said, "I am ashamed. I have not done anything good for the country, so how can I be ashamed to receive this position? I ask the saint to think again."

Xuan Ma pays homage to the prime minister and pays attention to three speeches and three concessions.Therefore, Dai Quan did not feel dissatisfied. He accepted the edict with a smile and said, "Chen Tianguan, I'm afraid that the post house will be overcrowded. Why don't Chen Tianguan move into the mansion given by the saint first?"

Chen Hongmou accepted with his hand, and then got on the car again. The team entered Chaoyang Gate and headed towards the mansion given by the saint.

Because there had long been rumors that Chen Hongmou entered the capital today, both sides of Chaoyangmen Street were already crowded with people watching.

Chen Hongmou was so famous that the people in the capital were looking forward to it. When the team was about to arrive, some people clasped their hands and applauded, some complained in the street, and some people even offered food to welcome the new chief minister of the dynasty.

Even if it was suppressed by the Shuntian government officials, the team would move very slowly.After waiting for a while, King Zhongyong suddenly opened the curtains, pointed not far away and said, "Look, Lord, those are the things that Li Fusheng made."

Chen Hongmou looked carefully and saw that there was an open space between the two shops facing the street. It was covered by curtains, and a cylindrical building rose from the ground behind it.As he walked by, Chen Hongmou didn't understand.

Because he asked: "What on earth is that?"

"Water tower."

"Water tower?"

King Zhongyong then smiled and explained the cause and effect. When he heard that Li Weijian had relieved the country's financial difficulties by digging sweet water wells, Chen Hongmou immediately smiled and nodded: "Yes, this man has some ability to manage things." Yes. I will definitely meet you one day."

King Zhongyong smiled and was speechless.What can I do if I see my heart?Li Fusheng had already made up his mind to enter the inner palace as soon as Qiu Wei passed.

The subsequent three resignations and three concessions were of course not mentioned. Only six days later, Chen Hongmou, a bachelor of Dongji Palace in Jin Dynasty, became the first assistant of the dynasty, and took the post of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. He took office with great glory.

On the day he took office, Chen Hongmou wrote to the Sage, asking him to restart the Beijing inspection and clear the accumulated debts.

This is the original meaning of the title. If you want to change the law, you must first clean up the officials.Emperor Zhenghe let him concurrently serve as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, which opened the door for him.

This is just about cleaning up the officials. The most important thing is to clear up the accumulated debts!For a time, the court was bustling with people and many troubles occurred, which we will not mention here.

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Besides, after returning from Li Weijian's courtyard that day, Siqi couldn't help but talk to the second girl Yingchun twice, and she responded every time. However, Siqi felt that the second girl would back down again when things got worse.

She was angry and wanted to replace him, but she was just a maid after all and couldn't do this.After thinking about it, I went to look for Mrs. Xing when I had free time that day.

Because of Li Weijian, the eldest son of Dongkuaoyuan and his family not only bought cheap stocks, but also made a lot of benefits through matchmaking.Therefore, the eldest master, Jia She, was very generous these days, and Mrs.

The new headdress had just been put on, and Mrs. Xing was looking at it in the mirror when Si Qi came over.

Mrs. Xing ordered her maid to lead him in, and asked with a smile: "Si Qi, why are you looking for me today?"

"Madam," Si Qi said, "it's still the same thing as the second girl."

Mrs. Xing was startled: "Yingchun? Didn't she see Brother Jian twice a while ago?"

Si Qi frowned and said, "I have seen him before, but every time he is like a piece of wood, even if he talks, he only talks about polishing the script. The rest is the third girl talking."

Mrs. Xing also asked about Yingchun in the past two days, but she only said that everything was going well. How could she have imagined that it would be like this?She frowned and thought, thinking that Tanchun was still young. If he were two or three years older, wouldn't this move Tanchun and Brother Jian together?

Mrs. Xing had only said that Li Weijian had become rich earlier, but she didn't know exactly what happened.Yesterday, when the elder returned home, he drank too much and vomited, saying that 350% of Brother Jian's shares would be worth at least [-] million taels of silver if released!
Mrs. Xing was speechless. 350 million taels. What a pity. When she got married, her family scraped together everything and spent all their money. Only then could they scrape together 8000 taels.Even so, the eldest son, Jia She, always despised the Xing family for being shabby.

She really couldn't imagine what 350 million taels was like!
Previously, she only treated Brother Jian as a money bag, but now she wished she could offer him to him as if he were the God of Wealth.

Hearing Siqi say this, Mrs. That’s what the girl is like. She’s so anxious that she won’t even say anything to me.”

Mrs.

Cousin Pan Youan was sent away from afar, and Siqi gave up thinking about it early.Perhaps because she had never been deeply in love, after meeting Li Weijian a few times, she turned her attention to Li Weijian.

That's why I'm so anxious about the second girl... It can be regarded as a curve to save the country.

Si Qi thought for a moment and opened his mouth to speak, but stopped when he caught a glimpse of the maid and woman beside him.Mrs. Xing caught a glimpse of his expression, looked to her left and right and said, "You guys step aside first, while I talk to Si Qi."

The maids and women retreated, and Mrs. Xing pulled Siqi and said, "Did you have something to say just now?"

Si Qi said: "Madam, fourth brother Jian is a very measured person. If he follows the rules, I'm afraid... this matter will be difficult."

"Ok?"

Siqi pondered without saying anything, and Mrs. Xing suddenly remembered the medicinal wine that the eldest master Jia She had brewed a while ago.Because he said: "Is there that medicine out there that is mixed with wine? Drinking it will definitely lead to sexual incest?"

"Ah?" Si Qi looked surprised.

Mrs.

Stay!The more Mrs. Xing thinks about it, the better it gets!
It doesn't matter whether she marries Li Weijian or not in the Spring Festival. What matters is to hold Brother Jian's hand.Mrs.

Si Qi muttered in agreement.

There is a saying: if things are not kept secret, one will lose oneself; if one is not kept secret, one will lose his ministers.Although Mrs. Xing did not know this statement, she probably knew the truth behind it.

She thought about it and said, "I'll ask your grandma to prepare the medicine later, and then I'll find an opportunity to invite Brother Jian over for a drink. If this happens, I'll ask the old lady to promote you to the position of first-class maid."

Si Qi said: "I am also thinking about the second girl... Madam, I don't ask for anything else, I just want to serve the second girl for the rest of my life."

Mrs.She smiled without revealing it, and rolled her wrists in her sleeves thoughtfully.Then he stopped and said, "Just wait a moment."

Mrs.

"This--"

"Just take the reward." Mrs. Xing said, "I can't come forward in this matter, and you have to intervene in it."

Si Qi was speechless for a while. He originally wanted to use Mrs.At this point, she couldn't help but accept it.

So Si Qi gritted his teeth, nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll think about it."

After Siqi retreated, Mrs. Xing thought for a while and ordered someone to call Wang Shanbao's family.To give Brother Jian the medicine, Siqi had to think of a way to do it, but for this medicine, Mrs. Xing had to think of a way.

After a while, Wang Shanbao's family arrived. Mrs. Xing patiently chatted with him for a few words, then dismissed the maid and told the story in a low voice.

This member of Wang Shanbao's family was not a kind person either. After hearing this, he thought to himself and just shook his head and said it was difficult.

Mrs. That Ma Daopo is definitely right."

"Ma Daopo?" Mrs. Xing thought for a moment and said, "It sounds familiar, but I can't remember where I heard it."

Wang Shanbao's family member said: "Aunt Zhao in the second master's courtyard invites Taoist Ma every now and then. Maybe my wife has heard of it."

Only then did Mrs.

Wang Shanbao's family member said: "Let me change my words and make sure that Taoist Ma is not suspicious."

"That's good."

The plan was settled, and without further delay, Wang Shanbao's family immediately left Rongguo Mansion, borrowed the carriage from the mansion, and headed towards Tieksuan Temple outside the city.

After finding the Taoist Ma, she only said that Mrs.Ma Daopo repeatedly warned that this Hehe powder should not be used too much. A jar of old wine mixed with two coins would be enough.

Wang Shanbao's family member agreed and turned back to the mansion, but completely forgot about the matter. He only found a jar of sweet-scented osmanthus brew, poured all the nearly two taels of medicinal powder into the bag, and turned around again. Sent to the chess department.

Si Qi got the jar of wine, and he only thought about finding a reason to entertain Li Weijian, without asking how much he should drink.

After hiding the jar of sweet-scented osmanthus wine, Siqi moved to the west chamber to wait on the second girl to welcome the spring.At this moment, Yingchun and Tanchun were gathering together. The two were discussing in low voices, polishing Li Weijian's script.

Tanchun was still young, and had not even read the Four Books on Women. She could not polish ordinary sentences, but she could easily pick up the words of heroes.

Si Qi waited aside for a long time, and finally waited until Tanchun left. Then he came to Yingchun and said, "Second Miss, I just thought that these days, the girl is always bothering Mr. Jian, why not find someone else?" By the way, why don't you also come back to invite Fourth Master Jian?"

Yingchun stopped writing and looked at Siqi thoughtfully.Said: "This...it's always bad to be alone, right?"

Si Qi then smiled and said, "What's wrong? Miss, please think about it. Now that Fourth Master Jian is gaining influence, there are countless girls from good families outside who are looking for Fourth Master Jian as a good match. If the girl doesn't hold on tight, , I’m afraid I’ll regret it later.”

Yingchun naturally knew this truth, but now that Si Qi had exposed it, the second girl's heart tightened.But it happened that she had no idea. After a while she just said: "I, I don't know... Why don't you ask the eldest lady?"

Si Qi suddenly felt confident: "It's just that the eldest lady is in a hurry to ask. If the girl has no objection, how about I invite Fourth Master Jian later?"

Yingchun's face turned red immediately, and she responded with a voice as loud as a mosquito's fly.

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