Chapter 25: Be a man and an official
After Fang Jue's trouble, the court's disposal plan for Lingshui Town seemed to have changed. Zhou Cheng arranged people to create the illusion of "monsters causing chaos". Then the battalion of soldiers evacuated, and Liu Zifeng's family also thanked Fang Jue for his gratitude.
However, in the end, he did not go to the Fengtai, but stayed in Lingshui Town and became the Fengyu Envoy, treating it as the eyes and ears of the court.
Liu Zifeng was lucky in disguise. Lingshui Town is an important town and its commerce is prosperous. He, the envoy of the Fengguan period, was actually of a rank. He inherited his father's position from a seventh-rank official and became the mayor of Lingshui Town.
When we met again, we were very sad and sighed. After a while, Liu Zifeng lifted up his robe and bowed to Fang Jue, thanking him for saving his life.
Fang Jue also felt relieved and then helped him up and chatted for a long time. Liu Zifeng was very nervous when he first came into contact with the Guanfengtai institution. He didn't know what the future ahead was. The two of them had a long talk all night and each had gained something.
That morning, just dawn, Fang Jue was still sleeping, and he heard from the servants of Liu Zifeng's family that Zhou Cheng was visiting.
Fang Jue quickly got up and washed up and welcomed him to the yard.
Zhou Cheng was still dressed in the same dress, wearing a black robe, and looked very gloomy, but there was a smile on his face and bowed, "I'll disturb my master's rest."
"Please speak inside."
When the two returned to the room, Zhou Cheng sighed first and said, "There was some conflicts with the Master before, and it was the responsibility. Fortunately, this matter was resolved perfectly, and the two families did not ruin the harmony."
Fang Jue also learned afterwards that Zhou Cheng’s true identity was actually a member of the military. There was also a special organization within the military, called the Beacon Tower, some of which were similar to the intelligence and spies, and cooperated with Guanfengtai and claimed to be under Guanfengtai.
"I admire Lord Zhou's loyalty." Everyone lifted the Huahua sedan chair, Zhou Cheng was polite, Fang Jue also held it up, and then asked, "I wonder if Lord Zhou has any advice for him when he came here?"
"I dare not take the advice." Zhou Cheng thought for a while and asked, "Dare you ask Master Fang, where are you going next?"
Fang Jue went out this time and was not a destination. However, according to the current route, there were two directions next, either buying a boat along the river to the southeast coast, or by land to the southern border of Dahao.
Of course, if he is willing, he will turn around and return to the heartland of the Central Plains.
"What are your instructions?" Fang Jue asked.
"I dare not take the order." Zhou Cheng smiled: "It's just a little private matter. I heard that the Master has some connection with the King's family in Pingnan?"
"It's not considered a source of origin." Fang Jue's previous Hongyu sword came from the Wang family, but Bai Hao exchanged it for his uncle and the young master of the Xue family. It was the dowry of the young lady of the Wang family to marry into the Xue family. Therefore, it is a bit far-fetched to talk about the origin of the family. Fang Jue and the Xue family have some relationships with the Xue family. It's a bit far-fetched to have a relationship with the Wang family.
Zhou Cheng is a military intelligence officer. The other party felt that he had some knowledge of the past information, but he could not do anything in detail. He only knew that he had a Hongyu sword, which was a special product of the Wang family in Pingnan Prefecture, so he thought that he was related to the Wang family.
"Oh, so that's it, it's abrupt." Zhou Chengdao.
"Mr. Zhou has something to do but it doesn't matter. If I can serve, I will definitely not refuse." Fang Jue said.
"It's not a big deal. I was born in Pingnan Prefecture Military Town and was favored by the third master of the Wang family. The third master of the Wang family liked gold and stone. Last time I accidentally got a piece of good blood, but I was busy with official business and had no time to send it. I thought my master and the Wang family had old age, so I wanted to ask my master to help me take it with me." Zhou Chengdao.
"I think it's a big deal, it's easy to talk about. If Lord Zhou can trust me, I'll just go to Pingnan Prefecture." Fang Jue said.
"It's so good! I'll have someone send the things here later." Zhou Chengdao.
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About the afternoon, Fang Jue packed up and was about to leave, Zhou Cheng also sent his subordinates to send him a bag.
Open a box the size of a fist, and there was indeed a bloodstone inside. It was actually a rare blood body. It was wrapped in a thin layer of stone coat. It was rare that the stone coat was almost translucent. You can clearly see a large piece of bright red inside, with clear blood, and the shape was coincidentally like a big rooster.
With the power of the Pingnan Wang Family, this kind of bloodstone may not be great, but it is rare. It is wrapped in translucent stone coats, looking at the moon and flowers in the mist in the water. No one knows what it looks like. The part that can be seen is extremely high in appearance, which is very imaginative and has a very high imagination value.
It’s like a woman, no matter how peerless it is, she has seen too much of a powerful person at a certain level, and she doesn’t think it’s anything great. Even if she takes off her naked and stands in front of her, she’s just like that, just like that, just like that.
But if a woman who looks like a stunning woman still holds a pipa and only shows a little bit of majesticity. She wants to see but can't see the whole picture clearly. What is the appearance under the veil and what is the line under the clothes? I can only guess, and then the feeling will be different.
Zhou Cheng is also willing to respect the Wang family this time. With his position and income, he may not be able to find something that will make the Wang family lit up. This thing is really "opened up" and may not be a sky-high price. It is extremely rare to win over the creation of heaven and earth. It is just right to give it to the old boss and old leader.
"Teacher, there is this." Li Xian pointed to a small mezzanine pocket in the package.
It was the first time Fang Jue saw this in the package. Moreover, this interlayer was obviously temporarily sewn, not hidden at all, and the handmade work was also very rough. It was obvious that it was deliberately seen that there was a mezzanine.
There was a stack of vulgar things inside.
Silver notes.
A small stack of silver notes is 500 taels per piece. In the eyes of ordinary people, it is considered a big bill, neatly arranged, with a total of ten and five thousand taels.
"I also have to give the Wang family silver notes? Can the Wang family lack this little money?" Li Xian said strangely.
Fang Jue took out the silver notes, stuffed them into Li Xian's small pocket, and smiled and said, "This is not for the Wang family, it is for us to be rich. Look at Lord Zhou, who is meticulous when he should do things, dares to fight against me even if he should do his life, and when he should be a person, he will be smooth and fulfilling. From now on, I will be successful. Thinking of the conflicts these days, not only will he not blame him, but he will give him a thumbs up and promote him."
"Oh," Li Xian suddenly realized: "No wonder people say that officials are all human spirits. Just relying on their passion and hard work, they cannot be good at being officials."
"Care the money and prepare to go on the road."
"yes!"
Chapter completed!