My Brother-in-law is the Prince

  Chapter 260 King of Kings

  Zheng Ci was lying on the wall at this time, with teary eyes and blurred eyes, he could only see Zhang Anshi's dignified figure, and the resentful look of the person who was driven away by Zhang Anshi.

  The one who carries the burden goes away.

  Zhang Anshi said: "Recently, it's really strange. How come there are so many people wandering around with huge sums of money? It's really unreasonable. When did I become so rich?"

  The school captains on the side dare not show their pride. They are just ordinary school captains. Who would have thought that they could be in the same class as Wei Guogong.

  One person mustered up his courage and stammered and said: "My lord, today is the winter solstice. From the winter solstice to the new year's end, it's a day to send charcoal."

Zhang Anshidao: "Of course I know, I was just intentionally eccentric just now. These **** **** are all people's fat and people's cream. So many people's fat and people's cream are all sent to the old men in Beijing. How blatantly? I don’t even want to lose my face! I, Zhang Anshi, still do business, but they are fine, just lying down and collecting money.”

  After listening to the captains, they all said: "What the Lord said is true."

   "You protect me well."

   "Here."

  Actually, Zhang Anshi really doesn’t need protection. Now in the entire capital, almost every street has school captain Tiqi, as well as various city gates and docks, which can be said to be airtight! What Xiaoxiao got wind of it, and hid it long ago, not daring to let it out.

  Only Zheng Ci is heartbroken at this time.

Although he didn't have much impression of the person who was expelled just now, but based on his intuition of being an official for many years, the other party spoke with a Henan accent. He has a few students who were local officials in Henan... In previous years... send someone to...

  Zheng Ci wished he could jump off the wall and fight Zhang Anshi desperately.

  However, he still regretted his life, enduring his grief, and slowly climbed down from the ladder.

   "Father, what's the matter, aren't there many Jinyiwei outside?"

   Zheng Ci blushed, and it took him a long time to curse out: "Zhang Anshi, I'm a mother, he won't let me have a good time, this old man fought him."

  After Zheng Zhong heard this, he trembled with fright, and hurriedly said: "Father, you can't do it, you can't do it, we can't do it."

  Zheng Ci said: "Go, go and inquire quickly, what happened outside, you have to inquire carefully."

  Zheng Zhong was stunned and said, "Son, go in person?"

   "Of course you go in person." Zheng Ci glared at him.

  After Zheng Zhong listened, he didn't dare to talk too much, so he left in a hurry.

  Zheng Ci returned to the nave with his hands behind his back, with a gloomy face, pacing back and forth in annoyance, sighing.

   Days can not be passed.

   As a minister, his salary is definitely not low.

   But the cost is even higher. A person with a big family has only six or seven wives and concubines, as well as sons, sons also have wives and concubines, and some grandchildren in the future...

  Then how can such a large family survive without dozens of servants?

   In addition, there are three or four coachmen, otherwise how would the family travel? There must be three or four cooks, as well as errand runners, sedan chair bearers, and all kinds of people.

  But which one of these does not require money?

   Just rely on that little salary, can you succeed?

  Actually, based on the salary alone, the family can still live a decent life, especially his Shangshu, the sum of all kinds of salaries must be much better than ordinary people.

  The question is, if this is the only way, then the old man's official job is not for nothing?

  Actually, Zheng Ci is considered clean, he is really clean, because apart from Tan Jing and Bing Jing, Zheng Ci basically does not take anything that should not be taken.

  Every year and festivals, as well as the winter solstice and summer solstice, when there are so many people in the city, everyone who can have a little relationship with Zheng Ci will come to give gifts in an endless stream.

  Of course, this gift is also very complicated.

  The first Tan Jing and Bing Jing started, I don’t know exactly when it started, but at that time, everyone just wanted to do something, please ask for favors, so they sent something under a certain name.

  You send things, and people do things for you, and even give you a promotion. This is called paying with one hand and delivering with one hand.

  But later, it became more and more serious.

  Because more and more people are sending, everyone is sending, which means that no one is sending.

  So, at this time, Bing Jing and Tan Jing have become a routine!

  The meaning of the routine is, isn’t it right for you to give this little thing? Just like this, you still want to teach me how to do things? Who are you?

  The scary thing is that although everyone has accepted your gift and has no intention of doing anything, if you don’t give it away, it’s against the rules, and it’s really included in the list of being hit.

   As for the importance of etiquette, there are also ways.

  At first it was just a common courtesy, and everyone talked about the literati’s elegance, and collected some calligraphy and paintings, or some porcelain vases, some antiques, etc. to send.

  But when it came to the Yuan Dynasty, everyone didn’t bother to be polite, because at that time, the proportion of officials and literati was not much, especially those Tatar nobles. If you give them this, isn’t this a pastime?

  In the end, the so-called ice respect and charcoal respect became the gift of gold and silver naked.

  After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the Song system was restored, and many systems and bad habits of the Yuan Dynasty were severely criticized. As for the Bing Jing and Charcoal Jing, which are full of the smell of copper, like the Yuan Dynasty, they have been completely inherited.

   After all, being vulgar is a bit vulgar, but you can really earn a lot.

   And this thing is more reliable than salary.

  The salary is issued by the emperor. The emperor of the Zhu family is very suspicious in the eyes of the ministers. If he defaults on you for a month, you will have nothing to do with him.

   But this filial piety is different. Filial piety is given by the subordinates. These people all rely on you and look up to you. If they come to give this, the fear is that you will not accept it.

  At this time, Zheng Ci became more and more angry, and almost got his nose crooked.

  With his hands behind his back, like an ant on a hot pot, he turned around in a hurry, couldn't hold it back anymore, and cursed again: "I knew he was not a good person, but a traitor..."

   "Bastard bastard, there will be retribution for doing this sooner or later..."

After scolding for more than half an hour, my mouth was dry, and I remembered something: "This dog is killing a donkey, just now the court pushed his prince, turned his head and turned his face and refused to recognize anyone, it is really worse than a pig and a dog. Don’t be afraid of being struck by lightning.”

  At this moment, son Zheng Zhongqi finally rushed back panting: "Father, father..."

  Zheng Ci cheered up immediately, with a gloomy face, looked at Zheng Zhong who was gasping for breath, and asked anxiously, "How is it, what news is there outside?"

   "There is good news and bad news." Zheng Zhong said.

  Zheng Ci said, "What's the bad news?"

Zheng Zhongdao: "It is true that Jinyiwei blocked our streets and alleys. On the surface, they said they were investigating illegal things, but in fact they came here to give ice and charcoal gifts. Anyone who carries a huge sum of money has no other reason. , were ordered to repatriate, and now everyone is terrified and dare not show their faces."

   Zheng Ci was so angry that he stomped his feet.

   "What about the good news?" Zheng Ci felt that at this time, he needed good news to wash away the current haze.

Zheng Zhong laughed: "The good news is... Wei Guogong is not targeting our Zheng family, good guy... Every wharf and ferry, as well as city gates, streets and alleys, and the mansions of the ministers are all from Jinyiwei, dad, not Zhang Anshi For you, he targeted everyone."

  After Zheng Ci heard it, he felt dizzy, raised his hand, and cursed: "You beast, what good news is this!"

  Zheng Zhong hurriedly dodged, hugged his head, and muttered: "It's not that our family is unlucky, isn't it good news?"

   "Go eat dirt." Zheng Ci angrily pointed at Zheng Zhong's nose and cursed.

   Zheng Zhong was aggrieved and said bluntly; "It's not my son who offended you, but Zhang Anshi..."

  Zheng Ci glared at him and said, "I can't offend Zhang Anshi, and I can't teach you a lesson?"

  After making a noise.

  Zheng Ci finally calmed down gradually. He closed his eyes and sat dryly without saying a word.

   It was Zheng Zhong who stood aside, looked at Zheng Ci's face cautiously, and said: "My son heard that Jin Yiwei said that this will become a routine."

   "Routine?" Zheng Ci's eyes flashed a chill: "Is he determined not to teach us how to live?"

   Zheng Zhong said: "Father, shouldn't we reflect on it, have we been too harsh on Zhang Anshi on weekdays? I heard that there are not many civil servants in the court who speak well of Zhang Anshi."

  Zheng Ci raised his head, glared at Zheng Zhong, finally lowered his eyes, and said slowly: "Don't panic, don't panic."

   "Father has a solution?"

Zheng Ci snorted coldly and said: "It's not that the old man has a way. Throughout the ages, the welcome and send-off in this world has never been interrupted. Zhang Anshi is too tender. He thought he could cut off these things by pointing at this? Hey, after all You're young, you don't understand the world. When the old man was young, he used to be high-spirited, thinking about all kinds of stereotypes and vulgar customs, wouldn't it be all right if he cured it?"

After a pause, the old **** Zheng Ci continued on the ground: "I have read a lot of books, and I have been in the ups and downs of the officialdom for so many years, so I know... There is a reason why everything in this world still exists! This is not cleaning It can be resolved in one go.”

"Look at how strict Taizu Gao was at the beginning. He was ten times and a hundred times more vicious than Zhang An Shi. How many people have been killed? In this court, everyone is at risk. Before the court, there were many people. I have to explain my funeral to my family first, but what will happen in the end?"

  He stared at Zheng Zhong, and continued: "So, there will be a way, as long as you persevere, there will be a way. It's just that these days, I'm afraid it will be hard."

   "One suffers a hundred officials?" Zheng Zhong said.

  Zheng Ci said slowly: "It's hard for you, starting today, you will set an example, the monthly money given to you every month, as well as your mother-in-law's dressing money, and other expenses, all stop, and you must cut down on food and clothing."

   "Ah..." Zheng Zhong wailed.

  ...

  The entire Jinyiwei, more than 20,000 people, divided into three shifts, not only in the capital, but also the school lieutenants who have already been sent to various provincial capitals and prefectural cities, were also replaced three months ago.

   That is, the people who were sent out were transferred back to the capital, and the capital then transferred some to go to various places.

   This can be avoided, because Jinyiwei has been stationed in various places for a long time, and they are familiar with the local people, so they cannot be cruel.

What's more, the Fusi of Nanzhen is watching again, and the Neiqianhu Office is also investigating closely. The Fusi of Beizhen has no backing now, and knows that he may make mistakes at any time. He is rectified by Zhang Anshi. .

  Since Wei Guogong regards this as a top priority, and it is the biggest action since Wei Guogong took full control of Nanzhen Fusi.

  So everyone is working hard, just wishing to show more in front of Zhang Anshi.

  Zhang Anshi spent the first half of the night and returned home exhausted. He didn't even have the energy to eat supper, so he just wanted to fall asleep.

Only then did I realize that it was so hard to patrol the streets, so the next day, I called the Tongzhi, Qianshi, and the governors of the Nanbei Township to discuss and decided that from now on, I would set aside a sum of money to specialize Give a subsidy to the school captains and Tiqi who patrol the streets.

  The money is not much, only two and a half taels of silver a month, but it immediately boosted the morale of the up and down.

   This money is considered a sum of money for the lower-ranking lieutenants, and the military officers look down on this, but this does not prevent them from thinking that Duke Wei is kind.

   What's more, Jinyiwei's going to the street has other advantages, that is, all the small people who are usually young are gone.

  Many places that harbored filth and evil practices have also closed their doors one after another, and they dare not do business simply.

  Zhang Anshi went to Nanzhen Fusi, and immediately began to enter the palace.

  Conferred the title of Wei Guogong, but he has not yet thanked him.

   This is also the top priority!

  ...

   At this time, in Wenlou.

  Yi Shiha was talking with Zhu Di with a smile, as if making a routine.

   "Many ministers in various ministries and halls scolded them, saying that Jin Yiwei came out in full force to disturb the people. The people are too miserable, and everyone is scared to death."

   "The servant also heard that several old halls were also very dissatisfied with this, and said a lot of unpleasant things."

   "Also... Zheng Butang, Minister of Rites, is ill again."

  Zhu Di frowned when he heard this, and couldn't help but said: "Isn't this just over from illness? I just got off my leave yesterday, saying that I'm already in good health, why did I get sick again?"

   "It is said that the body is not refreshed yet, and I am afraid that it will take a few more days, but the slaves heard that he is ill with anger."

  Zhu Di said: "Is his wife a loafer?"

  Yi Shiha: "..."

  What is thinking and what is pattern? Different people have different understandings of qi disease.

  For example, if Yi Shiha thinks that a popular person is sick, he must guess that this must be calculated by someone.

  Zhu Di doesn't have much experience of being calculated by others. He is a martial artist, and he can probably cure a normal man.

  Yi Shiha lowered his voice and said: "The person who said it was Jin Yiwei squatted at the door of his house, staring at the passing crowd."

  Zhu Di raised his eyebrows and said: "Why, Jin Yiwei is bullying people in the street?"

  Yi Shiha hurriedly said: "It's not deception, it's just interrogation. So far, no one has been arrested and sent to prison. I haven't even heard of beating or scolding. It's just persuasion."

  Zhu Di said with a speechless expression: "Then it's about Zheng Ciniao?"

  Yi Shiha hesitated to speak, he dared not speak clearly.

   If you talk it through, you will be no one to please.

  As far as Zhu Di is concerned, you are also smarter than me?

  For Zhang Anshi, aren't you suing me?

   As far as the officials are concerned, aren’t you exposing us for charging ice and charcoal as unruly? What does the matter of scholars have to do with your eunuch?

   Just when Yi Shiha was hesitating, Zhu Di could see that Yi Shiha was hiding something in his heart.

  This is actually the reason why Yishiha has been able to serve Zhu Di safely.

   Not just because he has figured out Zhu Di's temper.

   Another most important reason is that Zhu Di has also figured out his temper, and the latter is actually more important.

  Many people compare those who are always liked by their bosses to being secretive, but this is not the case. Everyone is a smart person, if this person, even Zhu Di himself can't see through, how can he be willing to stay by his side at ease?

  So most of the time, having shortcomings or flaws is the real way to survive.

  Zhu Di was about to ask questions, but at this moment, someone helped Yi Shiha out of the siege.

  But I saw an **** crept in, and said respectfully in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Duke Wei please see me."

  Zhu Di said: "It's just in time to come, I still want to ask him about his crimes, why did I get angry!"

  Zhu Di laughed, waited for Zhang Anshi to come in, saluted, and said: "I have no merits... but I am so grateful to His Majesty..."

  Zhu Di waved his hand and interrupted him: "Okay, give me a seat."

Zhang Anshi leaned forward and sat down, and said with a smile: "After your Majesty's imperial edict, the whole family of the minister is very happy, especially the daughter-in-law of the minister, who said that your majesty really has nothing to say to the minister, and the minister should not take care of the family's affairs when he is outside. , such a kindness, there is no way to repay it if you don't work hard."

  Zhu Di smiled, nodded and said, "Mrs. Wei Guo is very knowledgeable."

  Zhang Anshi said again: "The minister reprimanded her at that time, and I said, are you a woman who said these words? Don't tell me you need to teach such a great truth, and I, Zhang Anshi, don't understand?"

  Zhu Di said: "You are also very sensible."

   "Where, where, isn't this what my brother-in-law and sister have taught me by example since childhood, my sister..."

  Zhu Di waved his hand: "Stop talking about it, let's go on, the eighteen generations of your ancestors are all loyal to my Ming Dynasty."

  Zhang Anshi was a little embarrassed, and couldn't help saying: "Your Majesty, this is true..."

  Zhu Di changed the subject at this time, and said: "I heard that Fusi in Nanbei Township is very lively these few days?"

Zhang Anshi hurriedly said: "Yes, these days, there are many young people in the capital. I am thinking, this is the emperor's feet. If the emperor's feet are not safe, how can this happen? I am the king of food. Lu, it is a matter of loyalty to the emperor, so..."

  Zhu Di squinted at Zhang Anshi.

  Zhang Anshi still spoke plausibly, and he was not ashamed at all.

  Some things, you can’t point them out, you can’t say, all officials can be killed, I, Zhang Anshi, want to punish them.

   If this is really the case, everyone’s face will be torn apart.

  Zhu Di did not continue to delve into this matter, but said: "How much wine did you sell?"

   "Sold...more than 7,000 bottles."

   "More than seven thousand?" Zhu Di raised his eyebrows slightly, and looked at him fixedly, with the appearance of not doing serious business.

  However...a bottle of five taels of silver can sell for seven thousand taels, Zhu Di already felt that it was a bit unexpected.

   It's just... It's a little bit different from what Zhang Anshi was bragging about!

"The minister is mainly here to thank you." Zhang Anshi said: "Besides, the minister has obtained the order, especially seeing that His Majesty wants to add 50,000 food households to the minister. This... this... Your Majesty treats the minister so kindly, and the minister has a thousand words It is difficult to praise His Majesty's kindness in case..."

  Zhu Di clarified his purpose very directly, and said: "So you came to ask about the restaurant?"

  Zhang Anshi said without changing his face: "I am here to thank you."

Zhu Di didn't bother with him too much, and said: "This foodie, where do you think it is suitable to add? I have thought about it, your previous foodie is in Annan, if you still add it in Annan, I will give you all of them." , There are not so many Han households! When I first negotiated this matter, I only thought that your contribution was very great, and I must reward you, but now I am in a dilemma."

   As he spoke, Zhu Di frowned slightly, showing a bit of confusion.

  Zhang Anshi smiled dryly: "Your Majesty, this..."

  Zhu Di said: "It seems that what do you think?"

  Zhang Anshi shook his head: "Thunder, rain, and dew are all the favor of the king. Your majesty is willing to reward you. I am already grateful. Whatever your majesty bestows, I will accept it willingly."

Zhu Di eased his frown at this time, smiled and said: "Actually, this matter is not urgent, I have to think about it. You, sell wine well, how did you tell me at the beginning? When you are young, don’t be rash when doing things, and do things one by one.”

   Zhang Anshi understood what it meant when he heard it.

   Who taught His Majesty to play performance?

   As for the eaters, let’s take a closer look before making a decision, and then tell you to sell wine well. Isn’t it obvious that the performance of the eaters and wine sales is linked?

  What can Zhang Anshi say? He had no choice but to say: "Yes, I would like to follow His Majesty's instruction, I... go back and sell it now."

  Zhu Di smiled with satisfaction, waved his hand and said, "Go, go quickly."

  Zhang Anshi came out from the palace.

  He immediately grinned happily. This is what His Majesty himself said. He wants to play performance, so I, Zhang Anshi, have no choice but to be the King of Papers.

  The time to sell liquor...is ripe.

  Although he was exhausted in the first half of the night, Zhang Anshi still insisted on being on duty, personally taking over the captain of the day shift.

  The captain who is about to be on duty and the captains who were on duty with Zhang Anshi in the first half of the night are all familiar with Zhang Anshi, and know that Zhang Anshi is not as strict as they imagined.

  So everyone relaxes.

  After the handover, Zhang Anshi held the knife at his waist and taught the several captains on duty the self-defense techniques.

   "Self-defense, you must first save yourself, and then you can kill the enemy, understand? As long as you are alive, the enemy will never beat you, so if you round it up, you will win."

"The so-called self-defense means watching all directions with your eyes and listening to all directions. If there is any disturbance, you must be alert immediately! This person, wherever he goes, he must first observe the terrain and find a place to hide. He must always warn himself that he is in danger. in danger..."

   All the school captains nodded one after another, but they thought in their hearts, my rotten life, how can I learn a trick?

   Just at this moment, several people were escorting a large cart.

  Zhang Anshi raised his eyes and shouted, "Who is it?"

  The lieutenants were on alert immediately, and surrounded the escorts one by one.

  The leader of the group hurriedly stepped forward tremblingly, and said with a smile: "Officer, we are the ones who are in charge."

Zhang Anshi said with a sullen face, "What are you betting on? With thick eyebrows and big eyes, you look like a good person, but according to my many years of experience, the more you look like a good person, the more likely you are to be a bad person. Come... see Look at what's in that car!"

  A school lieutenant immediately lifted the felt cloth in the cart, and immediately said: "Grandpa, it's wine."

   "Wine..." Zhang Anshi held his chin and walked forward, but saw that there were indeed more than a dozen boxes of wine stacked up there.

  Zhang Anshi circled around the wine and said, "Is this imperial brewing wine? What are you holding it for?"

  The visitor said cautiously: "Wine, wine...Of course I bring it...I drink it."

  Zhang Anshi relaxed his vigilance, and nodded secretly: "It makes sense, okay, okay, let's go, let's go, don't worry."

  Zhang Anshi waved his hand, and said to the captain behind him: "It's okay, it's okay, this is someone buying wine, get out, get out, don't get in the way."

   After hearing this, the man secretly let out a sigh of relief as if he had received an amnesty, and then hurriedly led his buddies, pulled the cart and left.

   On the other side, another person came with a load. Zhang Anshi led his people forward and shouted: "Stop, what are you doing?" "

  As soon as the other party saw Zhang Anshi and the others, he turned around carrying a shoulder pole and went wild.

A few captains wanted to chase after them, but Zhang Anshi waved his hands and said, "Forget it, forget it, it's just the people who are frightened, not like the villains, they are scared away, so there is no need to chase them, don't scare them away. Scared to death."

  ...

   At the other end, the big cart appeared in front of the firewood shed in the backyard of the Zheng family in a state of embarrassment.

  The leader, like a thief, kept wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, looking terrified.

  On the other side, Zheng Ci, who was still recuperating in the backyard wing room, was lying on the couch, making a sound of "Ouch, Ouch".

  The maidservants were serving tea and water, and I don’t know what happened to the master, but they became more seriously ill all of a sudden.

  When the doctor came, he seemed helpless, and only prescribed some common prescriptions.

  At this time, Zheng Zhongxing rushed in, holding a greeting card in his hand, and said in a somewhat high voice: "Father, father, father..."

   "Ouch, ouch..."

  Zheng Zhong was beaming, grinned, and danced happily: "Father, Zhangde Mansion... Zhangde Mansion is here..."

   "Ah yo... ah yo..." Zheng Ci suddenly turned over, sat up abruptly, opened his eyes, and said, "Zhangde Mansion?"

   "Father, have you forgotten? At the beginning... your student... Zhu Wenjie, the prefect of Zhangde, the year before last, he was only the county magistrate of Qiantang County. It wasn't because of your help..."

  Zheng Ci opened his eyes slightly, and said: "I remember, I remembered, it's him..."

   Zheng Zhong happily said: "He sent someone from Zhangde Mansion specially to bring you charcoal as a respect."

  Zheng Ci was taken aback: "This...this..."

  Zheng Ci didn't say any more, and immediately got up with his shoes, and hurriedly said: "Change, change my clothes, it's really strange, how did they bring the charcoal to you? This Zhu Wenjie is quite capable."

In fact, under normal circumstances, after this kind of ice and charcoal respect is so involved that everyone will give it, the gift giver will deliver the gift. People like Zheng Ci will not even meet each other. Leave the gift list and get away with me.

  But today, Zheng Ci must see him!

   You know, from the winter solstice until now, he hasn't seen a single gift!

   Into his mother's Zhang Anshi!

  (end of this chapter)