Zhang Ren raised the wine jar and made a toast gesture towards Lin Ling. He drank several sips and then said: "Brother Lin, I, Zhang Ren, handed over your brother. I won't say much else." , it’s all in the wine.”
After saying that, he took several more sips.
Lin Ling glanced at Zhang Ren angrily and said, "These words are far away, and the wine is no longer tasty. I thought we were brothers a long time ago."
Zhang Ren grinned and said, "It's my fault, I should be punished!"
After saying that, he raised the jar and drank again.
Lin Ling shook his head: "You are wasting my two jars of good wine by drinking this way."
While the two were drinking, the concierge came over again.
"Master Ren, someone comes to visit again. I don't know what's going on. Why do we have so many guests at home?"
As the concierge said, he couldn't help but look at the people in this large courtyard. There were indeed too many people. If any guests came over, there would be almost no place to stay.
Zhang Ren didn't panic now. He took a bite of the roast chicken and asked, "Who is it again?"
Before the concierge could say anything, he saw a beautiful girl walking into the courtyard.
This girl is Han Qin.
Han Qin looked at the people in the courtyard and said hello with a smile, because she knew all these distinguished people.
When she came to see Zhang Ren a few days ago, she was still sad about the death of Xungui. Now that she knew that Zhang Ren saved so many Xungui, her mood naturally improved.
However, these nobles only greeted Han Qin out of politeness. Cao Bing was so frightened that he hid at the back of the crowd. He had been beaten by this aunt many times before, and he finally escaped the fate of being beheaded. , he didn't want to fall into Han Qin's hands. Being beaten would be a small thing, but he still wanted to have some face.
But Han Qin's eyes were particularly good. How could she let Cao Bing get his wish?
"Fried Pancakes, you're here too. Why don't you say hello to me when you see the County Lord?"
As Han Qin said this, he jumped up to Cao Bing.
Cao Bing had no choice but to show a smile that was uglier than crying, and said respectfully, "I have met the Lord of Le'an County."
Han Qin was really happy to see so many noble people still alive. In order to express her feelings, Han Qin really wanted to beat up Cao Bing. This was her unique way of expression.
Fortunately, before she could take action, Zhang Ren came over.
Cao Bing seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and hid directly behind Zhang Ren.
Zhang Ren wiped the oil on his lips from the roast chicken he just ate, and then he said to his cupped hands: "I have met the county magistrate of Le'an. I wonder what the magistrate is here for? Didn't you always like to come in the evening?"
After hearing this, everyone pricked up their ears. This was big gossip. Even Lin Ling, who had always been indifferent, looked over.
Han Qin smiled faintly, showing the beauty of a girl, and said: "I heard that you did something big, so I came over to have a look. And don't I have something happy to tell you?"
There is indeed something fishy between the two of them. What happy events can happen between a man and a woman? Could it be that the Lord of Le'an County has one? Look, it's really immoral. How can an unmarried woman have the nerve to say it in public?
Everyone at the scene thought so.
Although Zhang Ren was dull, he understood something from the gossipy eyes of others. He quickly took a step back, put his hands in front of his body, and said: "County Lord, are you here to touch porcelain? I don’t deserve to be the receiver.”
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People at the scene didn't understand the meaning of touching porcelain and taking over, but they could probably tell that Zhang Ren was feeling depressed.
The nobles at the scene squinted their eyes and looked at Zhang Ren, and they were all happy. Are you going to admit it if you don't? Pooh! Scumbag! Even if you save us, it won't change the fact that you are a scumbag.
And Cao Bing became even more aware. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that the Le'an County Lord treated Zhang Ren completely differently from other nobles.
Naturally, Han Qin did not understand these words that were used hundreds of years later, but she could also conclude that what Zhang Ren said was not a good thing.
She spat at Zhang Ren, walked to the stone table alone, and picked up the piece that Zhang Ren had just given.
I took a sip of the jar wine and looked quite chivalrous.
People at the scene started to make connections again. Look, both of them drank from the same jar of wine. If this is okay, who would believe it?
Naturally, Zhang Ren cannot read minds. If he knew what these people were thinking, he would definitely look up to the sky and sigh: "What a sin!"
Han Qin put the wine jar down, praised the wine, and then took out two booklets and handed them to Zhang Ren.
Zhang Ren looked confused and asked, "What is this?"
Han Qin smiled slightly and said, "I brought you the appointment from the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Royal Guards from the Imperial City."
He had robbed the execution ground, so he was thankful that the court did not want him. How could there be a new appointment for him?
Zhang Ren took the two booklets suspiciously, and Qianmian and Lin Ling also came over.
Zhang Ren read it carefully and found that it was indeed an appointment document. One came from the Ministry of Personnel and the other came from Jinyiwei. The contents were roughly the same. Zhang Ren was promoted from a hundred households in Jinyiwei Town Fusi to a thousand households in Jinyiwei.
The previous Hundred Households were in the sixth grade, while the Thousand Households were in the fifth grade. This grade was really not that high in Jinling City, where nobles were everywhere.
But that was the Jinyiwei. There were only fourteen thousand households in the whole Jinyiwei, and each of them was a person who held great power and could make Jinling tremble with just a little stomp of his feet.
And after becoming a Qianhu, he is officially considered to be a senior member of Jinyiwei, and the files and people he can access are more comprehensive.
This was definitely a rare good thing for Zhang Ren now, but he really couldn't figure out why he would be promoted at this time.
Normally, Zhang Ren, who had been promoted, would have been squeaking for a while, but now he was not.
He looked confused and asked Han Qin: "County Lord, please tell me, what is going on? Is there any conspiracy in it?"
Han Qin shrugged. She picked up Zhang Ren's roast chicken and took a bite. Then she said, "I don't know, but it must be Grandpa Huang's intention to promote you at this time."
Zhang Ren looked at the Thousand-Faced Man, then at Lin Ling, and said softly: "Based on my understanding of our Majesty, this is extremely unscientific. He wants to put all the nobles in the world to death. This must be a personal matter." You can see it, and the incident of the robbery of the law field is quite big. It is impossible for your majesty not to know, why does he want to promote me? Is there some conspiracy in this? "
The Thousand-faced Man glanced at Zhang Ren angrily and said, "Don't come here, this is Qianhu. It's my dream position, but I've been in Jinyiwei for several years, and I just managed to get promoted to the general banner. How many days have you been in Jinyiwei?" ?Now that you have been promoted to a thousand households, you still don’t want to?"
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Lin Ling nodded in agreement, obviously agreeing with the Thousand Faces Man's words.
Regardless of this time point, Zhang Ren is indeed suspected of being both serious and unreasonable at the moment.
But at this time point, we had to talk about it, so Zhang Ren couldn't help but think about it more.
But before he could figure out what His Majesty wanted to do and why he was promoted, Han Qin's little white jade-like hand stretched out.
Zhang Ren was puzzled by what he meant, and with his head full of questions, he asked, "What does the county master mean by this?"
Han Qin curled his lips and said, "Zhang Ren, you have been promoted, and you are still a high official. Why don't you treat everyone to a nice meal?"
Logically speaking, the prisoner must have a sumptuous meal before being beheaded, but Zhu Yuanzhang did not make any arrangements for these nobles before this execution.
In the words of Zhu Yuanzhang: These nobles are already the worms of the imperial court. They eat delicacies from the mountains and the sea on weekdays, and they would not despise the decapitation meal in prison. Their intestines are full of oil and water, and they will not eat less. Will become a starving ghost.
From this point, it can also be proved that Zhu Yuanzhang hates these nobles.
Therefore, these people who came down from the execution platform had not eaten yet. When Han Qin said this, they all looked at Zhang Ren with bright eyes.
Zhang Ren had no choice but to reluctantly pay for the money. He got it from the Zhang family based on his strength. Although it looked like a lot, there was a lot of money now.
I don’t know if the money is enough to support me.
Seeing Zhang Ren take out a dozen banknotes, Han Qin grabbed them without saying a word.
Zhang Ren looked angry and pointed at Han Qin and said: "County Lord, don't go too far! Even if I treat everyone here to dinner, only forty or fifty taels of silver is enough. Why are you taking all my belongings?" Are you going?"
Han Qin stuck out his tongue and counted the banknotes by himself.
Zhang Ren wanted to snatch it back, but the courtyard was overcrowded, and he was afraid of hurting others when he started fighting with Han Qin, so he was in a dilemma.
Although there were a lot of banknotes, Han Qin quickly finished counting them. She stuffed the banknotes into her arms and said, "With so many people living in your house, you always need to buy some bedding and food. I thought you would now I won’t go out either, so just let me handle these things for you!”
Zhang Ren said angrily: "County Master, even if you buy food and buy some new clothes, you won't need so much money, right? Why don't you just leave some for me?"
Having money can travel thousands of miles. This is an eternal truth. What's more, Zhang Ren also wants to save some money for his future career. The county master's banknotes have all gone to Han Qin's. How can he go there again? Can I ask for money for a trip to Zhang’s house?
Han Qin patted her chest and looked very satisfied when she heard the sound of the banknote. She said, "The banknote has gone into my pocket. Is there any reason to return it? Do you have the ability to get it yourself?"
After hearing this, Zhang Ren looked at Han Qin's chest. Not to mention, Han Qin's front looked very plump. Why hadn't he noticed this before?
Zhang Ren's thoughts turned from banknotes to things inappropriate for children, and then he stared blankly at Han Qin's chest and swallowed.
How could Han Qin be looked at with such eyes by a man when he was so tall? She blushed and turned around quickly, and at the same time spat at Zhang Ren: "Bah, you are such a bad person."
Zhang Ren hurriedly said: "County Lord, the conscience of heaven and earth, you asked me to take it myself, not to mention that I haven't taken it yet, I just looked at it."
These honorable men and women at the scene can't bear to look at them. Can you two flirt with each other and go to a place where no one is around? We have just returned from the execution ground. Is it appropriate for you two to show off your affection in front of us?
Night rivers and lakes.
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