"Now His Majesty only knows how to carry a sword."
Gu Chen looked at the furnishings in his room. Most of them were given by his father-in-law and his uncle Su Bozhou.
"Did you send the letter back to your father-in-law?"
It would be difficult for him to ask his father-in-law to come forward and appease those at home.
But there was no other way. In order to avoid suspicion, Nanchang Mansion was not under his control.
If anything happens, Zhan Huike will have something to say to Lao Zhu.
The official struggle is cruel, once you are listed as an enemy by the other party.
Then the other party will seize the opportunity and try to step you into the mud.
"My father is doing things, don't worry, husband." Su Wanying said with a smile that she was not worried about her father, "In the worst case, our family will have more money to settle down."
"As long as the matter can be resolved properly, then everything is easy to talk about."
What's more, their county government officials only have more than 40 people, how many of them can they be given money to settle?
If something can be solved with money, can it still be called a problem?
Nanchang Prefecture, Fengcheng County.
Su family.
After Su Xian Cheng and his wife read the letter from their daughter, their eyebrows did not relax, and Mrs. Zhang even sighed.
"My uncle, I'm afraid this matter won't be easy to handle!"
She sent everyone away, and then began to analyze the current situation.
"Those government officials in Class Three used to find various ways to get money in. Well, some of them even gave gifts to our family."
"When we hired them to work in the Yamen, it was because they were from the local area and they knew the local area well and could handle things easily."
"If nothing else, let's just say that Agent Su is the nephew and grandson of your old Su family. There are five children in the family waiting to open their mouths to eat."
"Now that the court says it should be changed, how will they live in the future?"
When they get used to the good life, you let them continue to dig in the fields for food.
Can they be happy?
If the arrangements don't go well, they will have to blame their uncle at that time.
Not sure, I still have to blame the Su family, this person is really hard to deal with.
"If you can't handle it, you have to do it." Su Xian Cheng sat down and felt a toothache when he read the letter: "How many people died in Guo Huan's case plus Pan Fu's case?"
"I heard that many wealthy families in western Zhejiang have not escaped the punishment of the Ministry of Punishment. What's more, if the court is really tough, can you bear to let everyone be punished as a prisoner?"
"In the court, six departments are vacant. Our uncle has to do the work of several people. Being tired is a small matter, but losing your head is a big deal."
"We can't help with big things, and he shouldn't worry about these trivial matters."
Although my uncle is just a deputy, he is the prime minister of the county.
If you can't handle the things assigned by the court, someone else will tell you.
Isn't that a slap in my uncle's face?
oh.
You are so powerful in affecting other people's jobs, but your own family's jobs are not affected?
"But what should we do?" Mrs. Zhang shook her head slightly and suddenly sighed: "I said back then that my uncle is a person who has made great achievements."
"He said that Wanying would only be married to those who enjoyed happiness. He also said that he could support the family. He also said that my uncle is rich in talents and has the talent to be a prime minister."
"But the prime minister has been deposed, so this is definitely impossible."
"After so many years, the couple often get together and stay apart, and they are no longer together. Now they only have two children."
"When doing business at home, I don't dare to use my uncle's name. I have to be careful everywhere. Apart from being respected when I go out, I don't get any benefits."
Thinking about it this way, they are not as good as the other daughters. At least the old couple can still see people often and don't have these difficulties.
"What other benefits do you think?" Su Xian Cheng glared at his wife and whispered: "Respect is the greatest benefit."
"Have you forgotten that last time, Third Young Master was robbed of his money bag in Fucheng? Did he let the prefect know about it and personally lead people to catch the bandits overnight?"
"Without my uncle, how could the family be treated like this?"
"And our girl Wanying, she is now the royal wife. If she married someone else, would she have the honor she has today?"
"My uncle is a nice and progressive man, and he doesn't take concubines yet, so you can just have fun secretly."
His uncle is a third-rank imperial official, and he is one step away from becoming one of the nine ministers.
As long as they want to, their family can walk sideways in Nanchang Mansion.
Is this bad?
However, he really didn't dare. The emperor's methods were too thunderous.
Afraid!
"Indeed, what I said makes sense, so what do you think we should do about this matter?"
Thinking back on how much attention my family has received in Nanchang Mansion over the years.
Ms. Zhang also admitted that she had gone too far and thought carefully about what to do next.
“As the saying goes, it’s better to teach a man to fish than to teach him to fish.”
"Otherwise, let Brother Zhou take them to do business?"
"Didn't I say that the imperial court will impose a sea ban in the future?"
"Now that Brother Zhou is doing business, he is short of people around him. Let them help him?"
Although merchants cannot wear silk and satin, they cannot participate in the imperial examination.
Officials can only reach the ninth rank at most, and Lord Hongwu has almost blocked the way for businessmen to get promoted.
But the same goes for government officials. You can still earn more by doing business.
We are all from the same place, so if we can solve the problem peacefully, we must still solve it peacefully.
"I think it's feasible." Su Xian Cheng put the letter away and immediately made a decision: "Tomorrow, I will discuss it with everyone."
Just give them good advice, point out a way to survive, and let them understand the consequences of disobedience.
People will weigh the pros and cons and will naturally make better choices.
Su Xian Cheng still has a lot of say, and he has figured out a way out for everyone, so everyone has no sense of resistance.
Just waiting for the officials to send new people, they just patted their butts and left.
And Lao Zhu was indeed as Gu Chen thought, not only did he not soften his heart because of his plea.
He also fought many court battles with officials, saying that if anyone asked for mercy, he would be killed.
So, his ears were finally quiet.
Gu Chen was doing a good job on his side, but Zhan Hui was running wild all day long. He saw it and was anxious in his heart.
Although Zhan Hui regarded him as a competitor, he did so in his heart after all.
On the surface, Zhan Hui is still a kind and caring leader.
On this day, Gu Chen was whistling and was about to get off work when he was stopped by Zhan Hui.
"Guang Xi, it's getting hot today. It would be very refreshing to eat some roast mutton and drink some cold wine at the stall. How about it?"
"A favor?"
Gu Chen is a young man. If he can do things beautifully, he must do it even more beautifully. But if he can't do it well, of course he has to find a way to do it.
"Okay, Mr. Zhan is treating me, how can I not show respect?"
Every time he drinks and makes out with his wife, he can torment her for most of the night.
Therefore, his wife has not allowed him to drink alcohol for a long time.
It's okay if you don't say it, but if you do, he'll really want to drink a few drinks.
Nowadays, Yingtianfu is a prosperous capital, and there are all kinds of food from all over the country. The mutton skewers are not only fresh, but also large.
Mutton skewers cost five cents a skewer, and five skewers can be had for twenty cents.
Once toasted, sprinkle with a few pinches of salt.
Not to mention cumin, that stuff is available, but it’s expensive and you can only get it in big restaurants.
But the mutton skewers in big restaurants don’t have the same flavor as those from roadside stalls.
The sizzling mutton skewers are served with rice wine chilled in well water.
So cool!
"Master Zhan, you know how to be a lower official."
Gu Chen took the skewers and while eating happily, he didn't forget to greet Zhan Hui.
"It's the most refreshing day to eat barbecue and drink cold wine. Why don't you eat it, sir?"
"Eat, his food is delicious. My girls and boys all love it."
