Jinyi Night Walk

"Dong Weng!"

"Ah! Master Lou!"

Chang Yinglin, the magistrate of Huzhou, was hugging a beautiful big girl who was bought almost for nothing by taking advantage of the famine. He was busy in the living room, busy with ugly appearances, when Mr. Lou walked in.Chang Yinglin hurriedly pushed the woman away, and greeted her politely.

Mrs. Lou is called Lou Guanyu, and he is a master guest hired by Chang Zhifu.

The origin of the master began in the early Ming Dynasty, because Zhu Yuanzhang had too little quota for the government officials, and the government affairs were busy, and the officials were too busy at all. In addition, most of these officials were born in the imperial examination, and the four books, five classics and stereotyped articles were easy to come by. On the contrary, I don't know much about highly professional industries such as government affairs practice, criminal name litigation, and money and wealth, so I started to pay for the hiring of masters.It was not until the end of the Qing Dynasty that Zhang Zhidong wrote to the imperial court to ask for a ban on this kind of ethos, and the profession of master masters disappeared completely.

In the early Ming Dynasty, the master was still very respected by the master. Sometimes, the master even politely considered himself humble to some of the more famous and capable aides hired.The masters include Xingming Master, Qiangu Master, Memorial Master, Shuqi Master, Zhengbi Master and Registration Master, etc., who are in charge of different aspects respectively, and Lou Guanyu is the chief master of all these masters, so he is highly regarded by Chang Yinglin.

Chang Yinglin threw Xinna's companion girl out, asked Mrs. Lou to sit down, and said with a smile, "Master, what's the matter?"

Master Lou is nearly fifty years old, with a ruddy square face, a spirited face, and a pair of piercing eyes full of worry. He said: "Dong Weng, the news from the imperial court has been sent back, does Dong Weng know?"

Chang Zhifu laughed and said: "Haha, Mrs. Lou did it for this, so it's okay, it's okay!"

He said triumphantly: "My sister-in-law has already brought me a letter, saying that he is the governor of the disaster-stricken area this time, and he is the Duke of the current court, hahaha..."

Master Lou looked at him like an idiot, and when he finished laughing, he asked, "Why is Dong Weng so calm?"

Chang Zhifu said: "My master! It's Duke Fu, don't you understand?"

Lou Guanyu said calmly: "Dong Weng, I really don't understand!"

Chang Zhifu put down the teacup, patted his forehead helplessly, and explained: "My sister-in-law and Fu Guogong were inseparable before their fortunes!"

"Oh?"

"Now, my sister-in-law is the commander of Jinyiwei. He has a high position and authority, and he is a great hero who helped protect the crown prince! As for the Duke Fu, he is also a minister of the prince's faction. Master, you this time Got it?"

Lou Guanyu said: "What Dong Weng means is that because of this relationship, the governor of Fu Guogong will take good care of you, my lord, so that you won't make things difficult for you, and cause you to lose peace with your sister-in-law?"

Chang Zhifu clapped his palms together and said with a smile: "I told you to talk, haha, master, you are finally enlightened!"

Lou Guanyu said: "Although Susong's various mansions were severely affected by the disaster, why did they need a Duke to help the disaster? The old man asked specifically, and the emperor invited the Duke back from Cigrao Mountain, because Duke Fu You have made great achievements in the management of Liaodong, and you just returned to Beijing not long ago, and the whole family went on vacation. Did Dong Weng ever think that the emperor must have a prince to sit in the town, what is the plan?"

Chang Zhifu was taken aback for a moment, and his expression became hesitant: "Master Lou, you mean..."

Lou Guanyu said sincerely: "Dong Weng, regarding the section about Lingmei's son-in-law and Fuguogong, or the Fuguo Guild selling face, there is no guarantee that he will not be ruthless! Dongweng has to do it when he is in office. Only when everything is exquisite and watertight can it be achieved. Even if the Fuguo Guild sells the face of the younger sister-in-law, we have to let the Duke of the country live in face, right?

In the city of Huzhou, many officials and gentry are dissatisfied with you. If there are three or two small people, we can suppress them, but these officials and gentry have the opportunity to get in touch with Fu Guogong. If someone sues you In case Fu Guogong just wants to catch an early bird to hand over to the emperor, and doesn't care about your relationship at all, in case..."

Chang Zhifu said displeasedly: "Where are there so many contingencies? I have made it clear enough. My sister-in-law is now a person who walks sideways in the court. Who doesn't look sideways in the court? Gong, but after all, he doesn't have a permanent job. If he wants to do something, there is no time for my sister-in-law? The so-called mutual protection between officials and officials is just for convenience. Jumping in the crevices of the rocks, don't you talk about worldly wisdom?"

Lou Guanyu smiled wryly and said, "Dong Weng, this old man doesn't mean that. The old man is saying that if Duke Fu wants to let you go, we have no excuses to be arrested, so Duke Fu can protect you, right? We don't want to show off this face at all, we also call him invulnerable because of his watertightness, Dong Weng, be careful when sailing for thousands of years!"

Chang Zhifu's eyeballs rolled around, and Nian Xu asked: "Then according to Master's wishes, what should I do?"

Lou Guanyu chuckled, leaned forward, and said in a low voice, "Open the warehouse to release the grain!"

Chang Zhifu was stunned: "Huh? Give food?"

Mr. Lou nodded and said: "Yes, there are several advantages to releasing the grain. First, it can save the people from being angry! Second, it can appease the gentry in Huzhou, so that no one will sue you! Third, We are running out of a full 60 dans of grain in our warehouses! We open porridge sheds, how many places we open, and how much rice we plant, isn’t it up to us?

As long as we open the warehouse to release grain, not only will we gain a good reputation as a good official, but also appease the officials, gentry and common people, and the account will be wiped clean. There is no grain in the warehouse?wow!There is no food, the food is all porridge for the people to eat, hehe, the refugees come and go, even if he is standing here, who can count how much rice they have eaten, and how many have eaten here Rice disaster victims, and went to another place?This muddled account will never be found out, let's settle it once and for all, and there will be no future troubles! "

Chang Zhifu blinked and asked, "Where is the food? Where is the food? Our treasury is already empty! That little treasury was donated by officials and gentry two days ago, and it was all given away?"

Mr. Lou paused and said, "My lord, you are so confused! There is no food in the official warehouse, but you have it in your Si warehouse. We were short of 60 shi of new rice from the imperial court, so we gritted our teeth and took out 20 shi for alms After a while, all the gentry in the city will see that we not only give out porridge, but also give out thick soup. Who can stand there all day and count? Who will count the porridge sheds one by one? The 20 As soon as Shimi is donated, hehe! Let’s say that we gave away all the 60 Shixin rice in stock, Dong Weng, do you understand now?”

"20 shim?"

Chang Zhifu jumped up as soon as he jumped up, as if he wanted to eat people, and said hysterically: "20 shimi! 20 shimi! Mr. Lou, do you know how much a shimi is sold in the market now? This heavy rain One stone of rice is worth ten guan when a flood occurs! Ten guan! It takes ten guan notes to buy one shi of rice, and the price of grain is still rising! How much is 20 shi of rice? This is a mountain of silver. A mountain of silver!"

Lou Guanyu was taken aback by his delirious appearance. He knew that Chang Zhifu was greedy for money, but he never thought that Chang Zhifu was so greedy for money. Don't die!

Lou Guanyu said: "Dong Weng..."

Chang Zhifu pushed his palm up, and said solemnly: "Master Lou, don't say any more, you can tell me to pick out a load of rice for nothing, and it will make my heart hurt to death! 20 shi? Hey! You might as well kill it!" I'm more happy! With my good sister-in-law, it will be fine even if the Duke comes!"

He rolled his eyes, and said again: "The Duke is coming..., wow! I have to prepare well, this ceremony must be prepared more delicately, and I will pick a few more handsome girls to wait, and I must please her." To the Lord's delight, as long as I hug this big tui again, I will be even more stable and unshakable."

He glanced at Master Lou triumphantly, and said: "Master Lou, don't think that I am stingy, that I am willing to spend the money that should be spent, and I spend it generously, because I can spend ten times the money. If you earn a hundred times more, then it’s worth it. Your bad idea is worthless, so it won’t work! Mr. Lou, you’re a layman in business!” Mrs. Lou stared at Chang Zhifu dumbfoundedly for a long while, then said with a wry smile. : "Dong Weng, maybe what the old man said was ill-considered. Because the old man was about to go back to his hometown for a look, he didn't think about it in a hurry, so he came to advise Dong Weng. Since Dong Weng is sure of this, then this time Discuss it or not!"

Chang Zhifu smiled and nodded: "That's natural. I, Chang Yinglin, are one of the parents in Huzhou Mansion, but in the eyes of the Duke, he is nothing! For a fart, he is willing to turn against my sister-in-law? Hehe , Master, you understand the matters of money, food and wealth, but you have to practice for a few years to achieve this in the officialdom! Huh? You want to go back to your hometown to see?"

Mrs. Lou smiled and said: "Yes! It has been raining heavily recently, and the ocean is everywhere. The old man is naturally safe in this Huzhou city, but he doesn't know if his relatives in his hometown have been affected by the disaster. How is he doing now? I want to go back and have a look, so as not to worry about it."

Chang Zhifu knew that Master Lou's hometown was in the countryside of Suzhou, which was also a disaster-stricken area. It was human nature for him to go back to visit his relatives. Anyway, it has been raining heavily recently and disasters have been everywhere, so the yamen is very quiet, and there is no official business to be represented, so he pretended He said generously: "Okay, then the master will go back and have a look. If the relatives in the hometown are also affected by the disaster, they will be brought here first, and they will settle down after the water recedes!"

"Xie Dongweng!"

Master Lou got up, gave a long salute, and retreated.

Mrs. Lou leisurely returned to his residence, closed the door, and immediately told his wife and children: "Hurry up, everything in the house is ready, let's leave right away!"

His wife was surprised and said: "Sir, you are in such a hurry, where are you going?"

Master Lou looked out cautiously, pulled the woman, stepped aside, and whispered: "Our master has already plunged into the money hole, and he can't pull it out. Let's go back to the countryside to see the wind. If everything is all right , let's come back again, if..., understand? Hurry up and tidy up!"

That afternoon, Mrs. Lou's family only wore soft gold and silver around their body, drove a mule cart, and left Huzhou City in a hurry! @.