169. The Queen Mother
Zhao Zhen watched Liang Feng walk away and said to himself: "This guy is walking so fast, and he hasn't helped me think of a way to see Xiu'er again!"
When he arrived at Baoci Hall, Liang Feng collected his casualness and laziness with Zhao Zhen, and respectfully bowed to Liu E behind the curtain and said, "My dear Liang Feng has seen the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager is lucky!"
"Haha, thank you for your auspicious words, the Ai family likes to listen to your words. There are not many civil and military officials in the court who can speak as well as Tanhualang!"
"Empress Dowager Xie praised it, but I really don't dare to take it!"
"Forget it, I heard that you came to see the official family today, and the Ai family also wanted to say a few words to you. Don't you think the old woman is too long-winded?" Liu E was in a good mood and joked with the boy in front of her.
"I am afraid, how dare I dare? The Empress Dowager only has an instruction, so I pray for it." Liang Feng hurriedly shrank his body and bowed to answer.
"I heard that the case of Pan Xiangji of Kaifeng Prefecture was made by you who led a few Si Caos to join the army?"
Liang Feng thought to himself what this is? What did we do? Didn’t Lao Xue agree not to reveal it? Why did he know? He pondered and looked at how to answer the answer. Liu E said again: “Hehe, it’s not what Xue Suyi said, it’s someone else who praised you.”
Liang Feng was relieved and found that he had made some contributions. After his heartbeat was restored, he became more calm: "Qi Zuo, the empress dowager is always arrogant when he was young and arrogant. He did not know that the case was related to the serious consequences, and caused trouble to the court. I am guilty!"
"In just a few months, you are quite good at becoming an official. Who blames you? What kind of disaster is this? This is what our dynasty is, and you have always been rewarded with you ministers who dare to act. As long as you are willing to do things steadily, not only will you be innocent, but your future will naturally be bright! Ai family asked you, how did you find such a serious case of such a big rebellious case from a mere slutty case? If you say it in detail, don't hide it!"
"Yes, I dare not hide it. When I first came to Kaifeng to collect my errands, I met Master Liu of the Law and Master Cao Zhang, and everyone worked together in the yamen, so I naturally had a great time meeting. Unintentionally, Lord Liu talked about the small case on the Bian River Bank. At that time, I didn't care much, just to listen to interesting stories.
That day, after handing over the official business with the original Gongcao Shen, I studied and watched the files alone in the file room. Unexpectedly, from a pile of old papers that had not yet been organized, I turned to the files of the late Lord Pan Weiji, son of the late Han Gong, and there were also things mentioned about the origin of Pan Xiangji. At first, I was not very suspicious, but because the man in my room on the second day had a pity about the experience of the Liu family in Bianhe, I went to take care of him. Who knew that when I arrived at that room, I heard that all the furniture had been ordered to be demolished to white land by the servants. At that time, I thought, if it was a simple revenge, why should I do Kaifeng servants do it yourself? Why don't you be interested in that place?
So I asked curiously for a few more questions before I realized that the Pan family had already come to inquire about the land price. I wanted to buy seven or eight different parts of the river, almost 300 acres of land in total. I thought that every inch of land would be valuable under the feet of the emperor. If it were not for the great profit, how could such a big deal? I was careful and wanted to observe.
Unexpectedly, a few days later, the prefect suddenly asked me to practice internship in the CPPCC to assist the household resident Zhou Zhen in the river dredging process. From that day on, Zhou Zhen wanted to accept the empress, openly and secretly, and finally one day, he told me about the plan of the Pan family. He attached a note, saying that he should buy 400 guan for me, and the Pan family gave 400 guan. I was frightened at the time and guessed that if there were no shameful activities, why should I do this? When I went back, I sent my servants to the city to inquire about the transactions of the Pan family. When I came back, I heard that although the Pan family was doing cloth business, they often went in and out of some strange-shaped and tightly wrapped things.
Later, Master Liu of the Fa Cao and Master Cao Zhang also mentioned to the minister that they were working as supervisors and the three ministries respectively, and they were very familiar with some of the tricks. In addition, I heard that the origin of the slut He Er was very complicated. His cousin Liu San turned out to be the servant of the Prince Cao. After a few more investigations, I found that these families were related to the army. In the end, I dared to guess that this case was probably related to military weapons!”
Liang Feng said enough about the whole story of the case in one breath. Naturally, he kept some small reservations in his words, and even missed some things, but he basically told them truthfully. Liu E said it firmly and said, "It's hard for you to think so thoroughly. Alas, it's not in vain for the late emperor to appreciate it!" When talking about Zhao Heng, he couldn't help but feel a little depressed.
Liang Feng was also solemn and couldn't speak much.
After a slowdown, Liu E said, "After talking for a long time, you still missed a place and didn't say it. The Ai family wanted to ask, what do they want to use for the 300 acres of land on the Bian River? Have you ever thought about it?"
"Yes, I have also thought about it. Maybe because the transactions have been smooth in the past two years, I have become more and more courageous. I am unwilling to build weapons in the distance to create hidden weapons. I want to make things happen nearby. On the one hand, the three Sizhous are familiar with people and are prone to seeking some greedy wealthy Nanfang as helpers. On the other hand, it saves luck and is more convenient and quick."
"Well, the child is teachable, is there any?"
"This is gone, I am vulgar and short-simple, and I can only think of this."
"It's hard for you. The Ai family asked you to come today, and there is something to tell you. Now this case has already involved all the armies. We must thoroughly investigate the various weapons flowing into Pan Xiangji. What do you think?"
"It is the time when the Empress Dowager is urgently needed to investigate thoroughly, and the Empress Dowager made a clear decision."
"So, are you willing to take this job and go out to serve?"
At this time, Liang Feng suddenly understood the profound meaning of Lu Yijian's words. Old Lu was indeed fighting against the skin. Old Mrs. Liu's thoughts were completely cleaned by him. Liang Feng's mind was also working rapidly, and he made a decision in an instant, bowing and crossing his hands and saying, "Qi Zuo, I don't want to go!"
"Oh? Why?" Liu E was very surprised. Could she be a fool who would not even turn around? If you change to those old officials, you would definitely slap your chest and say something like "no need to be asked for", and then turn around and emphasize the difficulties. Either you have ten thousand objective reasons that you can't go, or you just advise the court to give up this idea. If you have never seen such a person, you will not be able to go, and you will not pay the price.
"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, first, the empress dowager is involved in the officialdom, and his status is humble, and he cannot control the situation. Even if he helps with the poor, this is not a big account. He insists on shaking his cleverness and giving some bad ideas; second, he is about to get married, and he is unwilling to neglect his boudoir and betray a reputation for being greedy for wealth and loving. Although loyalty and filial piety are the first priority, the matter is urgent. This is not suitable for this job, and he has no right to take on a false reputation for seeking credit and making a profit; third, he has only won the test and has not been given a false pretext, so he is unwilling to go."
Liang Feng knew that in front of this old lady, as long as she was a little more slick, she would definitely see through it. It would be better not to play according to common sense and just talk nonsense. Anyway, it was just the words in his heart. Maybe he could escape this chore. Besides, some things have already been revealed, and the water is too deep, so he can never step in at this time.
Sure enough, Liu E was so amused and laughed when she heard his nonsense. In this era, except for the first one, there was something reasonable, and the remaining two were farts. If you were to punish your heart, it would be a ruthless person. However, this just hit Liu E's softness. She was a woman, and she used to be a little woman who was as tender as water. Throughout history, except for the crazy woman Wu Zetian, who doesn't appreciate such love? She really understands him.
"Forget it, if you don't want to go, it's hard to force you. The forced melon is not sweet, and it may not be possible to do it even if you go. It's better to get married at home." After Liu E said that, she smiled and felt a little regretful. Her deepest thoughts were in vain.
The next day, Liu E issued an edict, ordering Lu Zongdao to lead a team to randomly inspect the fifth northwest route, and ordered all the troops in the world to report quality fake and inferior military products.
Liang Feng returned home, worked hard and took a day off. The next day he was still busy with his marriage. He received two letters that day, one of which was written by Zhao Zhen. The above said that he didn't hear him finish his words yesterday, and he had no idea. He missed the Wang family's wife these two days, so he asked him to think of a way to let the Wang family meet him well. The rest were all subject to him and talked slowly. Finally, please please.
Haha, Long Live, I asked for my help. I was so happy that I didn’t say anything. I turned around and told the Huangmen that the officials knew the will of the officials and had completed their mission. Please rest assured.
The yellow gate just sent a message, but he didn't know what was said in the message, so he smiled and took Liang Feng's reward money back to the palace to pay the service.
The second letter was written by Xue Kui, who first congratulated him. However, I said that there was something that was urgent or slow, but I had already dealt with Zhou Zhen because of the military case recently. But after this, I still found that although the situation under my jurisdiction was good, some corpses and even corruption were mixed with each other, and it was very necessary to reform it. Especially at present, Kaifeng Prefecture has a shortage of one household, so it is logical to report to the Ministry of Personnel to ask them to send personnel to fill the gap. However, I read Yutian's "Notes on Yuelai Caotang" not long ago and was very interested in the "Selected" section, and thought it could be tried a little. However, Yutian wrote too theoretically, and the actual details are still not clear. In addition to asking him to get married, he took the time to think about how to operate it. Use this method to select a more suitable talent from Kaifeng Prefecture. I have already reported this matter to the empress dowager and the husbands, and I agree to give it a try.
This thing is considered to be a question about Liang Feng's master's profession. Liang Feng was naturally very happy. He had long hoped that he could practice many modern management experiences in the Song Dynasty, but he had no chance. Now that Lao Xue came here, he was not allowed to agree? He hurriedly took the time to write a reply letter, agreed immediately, and said that once the marriage was completed, he would take the time to work in the government office to assist the prefectural chief to do the selection.
Everything is ready, only the east wind is needed. After counting for only four or five days, Liang Feng quietly waited for the wedding date. On April 24th, he suddenly remembered that he came alone, and felt sad, so he changed his clothes and left.
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