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Chapter 69 Relationship Network

Beginning in the morning of the third day of junior high school, each household has almost finished its own New Year, and it is time to visit each other for New Year greetings and human relations.

Small families don't talk about it, but the movement between officials and nobles can't be so simple. On such a big festival, gifts that are not dared to be given on weekdays, and favors that are not dared to be talked about can be accommodated.

Needless to say, the house of Zhang Juzheng, Chief Assistant of the Cabinet, the rest of the houses are also bustling like a market, especially the house of Wang Guoguang, Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

The Ministry of Rites is the head of the six ministries in name, and the Ministry of Officials is actually the number one. It is responsible for the promotion and assessment of officials in the world. This is related to everyone's future. The first-class people in the world are officials. Although the officials can only decide below the fifth rank, and the higher ranks need to be pushed by the court, but the fifth rank is an official who can be the magistrate of a small mansion and many important errands, which can actually determine the prosperity and wealth of a person's life.

Of course, the promotion assessment of the fifth rank and below also needs the approval of the emperor, but after all, it is just a formality. There are so many officials in the world, how can the emperor manage them? The county officials are not as good as the current ones.

So apart from Zhang Gelao of the cabinet, the second busiest place among the officials in the capital is the official secretary Wang Guoguang's mansion, which is really full of people's voices.

Those who give gifts, those who give gifts for others, line up outside the door before dawn. Wang Shangshu is a courtier of the Jiajing Dynasty, a veteran of the three dynasties, and a leader of scholars. He has always stood in neutral or stood on the right side. As a result, the political circle of Ming Dynasty The situation is changing, but his old man is still impressive.

Even though there are once or twice a year that the Taoist official impeached him for appointing private individuals and accepting bribes, everyone knows that it was just Zhang Ge's way of beating Wang Shangshu.

Everyone can understand, so the number of people giving gifts is increasing year by year, and the gifts are getting heavier every year. Although Wang Shangshu pays attention to the knowledge of sages, he has no aversion to money and silk.

A middle-aged man wearing a red-patterned robe with a black background slowly approached this area on horseback. It was still early, and the butler of the Shangshu Mansion had just left the main entrance.

None of the people who came from behind were willing to give up their seat to this middle-aged man, but the middle-aged man didn't bring any gifts, just rode alone, and turned into the alley next to him after walking not far.

This should be the side entrance of Shangshu's mansion. That's right, the gift-giver has already lined up one street away.

The middle-aged man parked his horse at the side door, but the servant of Shang Shuzhai who was looking at the side door recognized him, smiled and exchanged some greetings, and let the middle-aged man go in.

Wang Guoguang's mansion is quite large, the middle-aged man entered through the side door, and instead of walking towards the middle, he walked into a courtyard at the back instead.

The laughter of the young woman can be heard outside this small courtyard. It is really strange that there is such a voice in Wang Guoguang's mansion, which has always been regarded as a master of Taoism.

The middle-aged man didn't think it was strange, so he raised his hand and patted the door. A beautiful maid opened the door. When she saw the middle-aged man, she immediately bowed respectfully and led him into the room.

The houses in this other courtyard are no longer what ordinary officials and officials can have. They are magnificent and beautiful. The heat rises from the ground, and it is obvious that the earth dragon is still burning.

There was a scent of powder in the air, and ambiguous groans came from the side from time to time, and the maid walked into the bedroom to report with her usual expression, obviously she was used to it.

Not long after, a young man wearing only a silk robe came out with his arms around the servant girl. At first glance, this young man seemed to be a bit refined, but upon closer inspection, he found that his face was pale and his demeanor was extremely casual. He looked like a standard dude. .

Seeing this person, the middle-aged man quickly stood up, bowed and said hello:

"Young Master Wang, this year is going well, and the two cauldrons sent here are still usable."

The son took the handkerchief handed over by the servant girl, wiped his face and chest a few times, waved his hand and said:

"Old Lin, sit casually, why are you being so polite when you come to my place?"

After finishing speaking, he tilted his head towards the grand teacher's chair, curled his lips and said with a smile:

"These two cauldrons are from Datong. It's really unexpected that such a good skill is actually a girl of Huanghua. Lao Lin, you have spent a lot of effort to find this!"

The middle-aged man surnamed Lin leaned over and smiled, and said gently:

"Young Master Wang is happy to use it. In a few months, there will be new products delivered. Then I will invite Young Master Wang to taste it."

Hearing this, Prince Wang laughed out loud, the middle-aged man surnamed Lin paused, and said in a deep voice:
"I came today, but I have to trouble the young master with something. I'm really sorry during the Chinese New Year."

Prince Wang was in a good mood, he patted the girl's butt and sent her to bring the soup, waved her hand carelessly and said:
"You and my friend, there is something to say, but if you want to arrange people in the future, it is best not to be in Shuntian Prefecture. Daxing and Wanping counties are difficult to get into an eighth-rank official. If you go to other counties, even the county magistrate I Dare to give it to you!"

"Young master's kindness, Lin always remembers it in his heart. This time, he came here because a friend was arrested by Jinyi's pro-military people on the second day of the Lunar New Year..."

Having said that, the prince's expression changed, and he said in a cold voice:
"Old Lin, even my father would not dare to intervene in the matter of the prison, and it would be useless to ask this young master, so it is better not to talk about it!"

There was always a faint smile on Lao Lin's face, without any emotion, he said with a polite smile:
"The imperial prison handles imperial cases. How dare Lin come to labor when encountering such a thing? Now he is locked in the big prison in Shuntian Mansion. My friend is a gambling shop. On Tuesday, Jin Yiwei on duty and Shuntian Mansion's The yamen servants caught him in!"

Prince Wang patted the tea table next to him with his hand, and said with a smile:

"It's nothing more than knocking some money, Lao Lin, you just give it to them, the gambling house is a cornucopia!"

"Young master, you are joking. If you want money, my friend is not an ignorant person, but the New Year's attack is so ruthless, I am afraid that he wants to seize the property!"

After Lao Lin finished speaking, the prince's face became quite confident, and he smiled again:
"It's a small matter. I'll send someone to find Huang Sen from Shuntian Mansion later. He just came to my house yesterday to pay New Year's greetings, and he wants to be sent to another place to be a minister.

The middle-aged man surnamed Lin quickly stood up, cupped his fists to express his gratitude, then took out a small brocade box from his arms, handed it over and said:
"My lord, the newly prepared Sanyang Gathering Ding Pill, everyone knows how to use it. Use it with the Sanyang method to strengthen your body, prolong your life, and bring you boundless bliss..."

"Okay, this elixir is good, but it's so difficult to get. Lao Lin sent a message to your friend to prepare about 500 taels of silver. Keep your mouth shut, so you can fish it out."

After speaking, he opened the brocade box, and there were three bright red pills inside. Wang Gongzi looked at this and laughed...

On the seventh day of the first lunar month, it began to snow in the morning, but Yin Huangsen of Shuntian Mansion came to the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion in Dongcheng. According to the rules, if nothing happened, it was allowed on the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, let alone this snowy day.

A few servants who were dozing on the charcoal fire in the lobby saw Shuntian Fu Yin Huangsen approaching, jumped up from their chairs in fright, and hurriedly knelt down to say hello, but Fu Yin Huangsen didn't pay any attention to this at all, and just hurriedly said:

"Go and call Chen Fucheng and Lu Wancai over to our residence, the matter is urgent!"

Yin Huangsen of Shuntian Mansion was irritated everywhere in the capital, and had a nickname called "daughter-in-law", but in the one-acre three-point land of Shuntian Mansion Yamen, he, a third-rank official, was a real genius.

With an order, several police officers ran out in a hurry. A servant was using a cloth towel to wipe off the snow for Huang Sen, but was pushed away by Shuntian Fu Yin, and shouted to the outside:

"The man must be found for me, send a horse to go!!"

Ma Kuai is a horse-riding policeman, the most available armed force in the yamen, Huang Sen is so angry, those officers and officials who came to be on duty all moved as if their buttocks were burned.

Not long after, the Prime Minister Chen Zhizhong and the Tutor Lu Wancai rushed over in a sedan chair and on horseback, and the guards outside said repeatedly:
"The two adults are going to the inner hall quickly, the Taizun is waiting anxiously."

Shuntian Mansion Yin Huangsen was wearing an official uniform and sat in the middle with a sullen face. When he saw two people running in with their hems up, he pointed at Lu Wancai and shouted:
"Lu Wancai, come to this residence!"

The push officer Lu Wancai breathed steadily, and hurriedly bowed and walked up to Huang Sen with small steps. Just as he was about to say auspicious words with a smile, Huang Sen from Shuntianfu Yin stood up, and slapped him across the face.

With a crisp "pa", Lu Wancai covered his face and took a few steps back, and Fucheng Chen Zhizhong also raised his head in astonishment. The two of them stared at Huang Sen, completely unaware of what happened.

It is common for military generals to beat and scold their subordinates, but it is necessary for civil servants to pay attention to decency. A few words of scolding is already a great scolding. up.

"You bastard, go check out some casinos during Chinese New Year, you still don't get enough of a few thousand taels of filial piety money every year, go messing around with Jin Yiwei's gang, do you know how much trouble this mansion has caused?"

Just as Lu Wancai was about to speak, Shuntian Mansion Yin Huangsen pointed at him and cursed:
"You are a Juren, if it weren't for your family's tyrants in Wuqing County, how could you be where you are today. You don't know how to be safe in this position, and you have caused such a big thing."

Such words are no longer words between civil servants, they are equivalent to swearing at the street. Even though the other party is his superior, Lu Wancai was still trembling with anger, and finally held back, he explained aggrievedly:

"Tai Zun, there can be..."

"What's the matter over there, quickly release that so-and-so He Jinyin from the prison, make up for it, and return everything he took from the other party intact!!"

The pushing officer, Lu Wancai, calmed down at this time, and when the prefect Huang Sen finished speaking, he cupped his fists and said in a low voice:
"Tai Zun, that Zongqi who investigated the case with the humble official opened a restaurant..."

"Where are there so many bastard words, a general flag, a character who is not as good as an ant in the capital, you, a seventh-rank official, are mixed with him, don't be ashamed!"

"...There is a narrow banner hanging on the restaurant, inscribed by the eunuch Shuanglin Fengbao..."

"..."

The cursing that Shuntian Mansion Yin Huangsen was about to utter came to an abrupt end, the inner hall was silent, and Chen Zhizhong, the Prime Minister who had always bowed his head and had nothing to do with himself, looked at Lu Wancai with even more astonished eyes than before.

The General Banner of Jinyiwei is nothing, but knowing Feng Bao and Eunuch Feng’s General Banner of Jinyiwei is really nothing. Knowing such a person is my own resource in the future. No one said anything, and they were ready to make friends by themselves.

Chen Zhizhong, the Prime Minister of the Fufu, only now knew that the General Banner actually had such a background. Originally, he was keeping the fact that Zou Yi, the Internal Supervisor Zuo Shaojian sent someone to question him, to keep it secret.

But at this time, he had to say no more, and he also stepped forward and said:
"Master Huang, the next official also took over the post from the Internal Supervisor Zuo Shaojian when he was in the first year of junior high school, and he also spoke for this general banner."

Governor Huang Sen raised his head to look at Chen Zhizhong and then at Lu Wancai, one was aggrieved and the other was astonished, but neither of them appeared to be lying.

After another silence, Huang Sen suddenly bowed to Lu Wancai, cupped his fists, and said in a low voice:

"Officer Lu Tui, your performance evaluation in Shuntian Mansion this year is top, next year you will be high school, and the year after that will be high."

After three years of excellent performance appraisal and reporting to the official department, the hope of promotion will be greatly increased, at least he will stay in the post without any worries. Everyone understands that Huang Sen's move is to compensate for the action just now.

Lu Wancai cupped his fists with a sullen face, and didn't thank him, but the matter was over.

For a while, the three people in the hall didn't know what to say, it was Yin Huangsen of Shuntian Mansion who spoke first, and he whispered:

"I don't know what the origin of this He Jinyin is. The son of Wang Tianguan of the Ministry of Officials, several father-in-laws from the 24 yamen in the palace, and even Xungui passed the word, let us release him..."

"But Eunuch Feng..."

Speaking of Feng Bao, everyone was silent again. Who is Feng Bao? Zhang Juzheng, the chief assistant of the current cabinet, who is known as the most powerful minister of the Ming Dynasty, would not have won the support of the eunuch Feng Bao. There is such a majestic today.

Yin Huangsen of Shuntian Mansion was at a loss for too many things today, he didn't make a statement first when he encountered this, but raised his head after pondering for a while, and said in a muffled voice:

"Don't let it go, there is a god like Eunuch Feng, it is enough to suppress other people."

After saying this, everyone chuckled together, Huang Sen stood up and said with a smile:

"I still have guests at my house, Zhizhong and Wancai also have a lot of friendships that I haven't had yet. Let's all go back to celebrate the New Year."

The matter is settled, there is nothing to say, and everyone goes out together.

Only on the [-]th day of the first lunar month, Fu Cheng Chen Zhizhong and Tuiguan Lu Wancai were called to the yamen again, and it was Fu Yin Huang Sen who sent someone to call them over.

"After taking that He Jinyin back to the mansion, did the junior prisoner come to inquire?"

"Responding to the words of the adults, there is no questioning!"

"Has Mr. Feng, the Supervisor of Rituals, sent someone to ask about this?"

"Return to Taizun, nothing happened."

"Hey, the people in the palace didn't pay attention, but another Lord Hou sent someone to say hello, and told He Jinyinguan..."

After a few questions and answers, Lu Wancai bowed his head and remained silent. Chen Zhizhong rolled his eyes but understood the implication of Governor Huang Sen. After pondering, he stepped forward and said:
"My lord, I have read the case file. The evidence for the crime of forcing people to death is somewhat insufficient, but the victim's money is indeed unclear. I feel that my lord might as well make an appointment with the intercessor for a later date. If Eunuch Feng I have nothing to do with that Eunuch Zou, let's just let him out."

Shuntian Mansion Yin Huangsen was silent for a while, then nodded and said:
"Zhizhong, you are an old-fashioned way, just do as you say."

When Huang Sen and Chen Zhizhong left the government office, the pusher Lu Wan called Wang Si with a sullen face, and said to Wang Si in a cold voice:

"Hurry up and report to Mr. Wang Tongwang, He Jinyin will be released soon!"
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