But before Huang Qiong opened his mouth to refuse, the voices of Bo Ji and Zheng Gang could be heard outside the door. Hearing the sound coming from outside, Huang Qiong had already arrived outside the study door. Huang Qiong glared at the guard beside him. Although there was a hundred rejections in my heart, I had no choice but to see him in the end. No matter how shameless these people are, they do so until they touch their own bottom line. Some face should be given, and you have to give it to yourself.
Following his announcement, the two officials outside the door who had changed out of their official uniforms and were just wearing ordinary clothes walked in with a few women. After seeing Huang Qiong sitting behind the desk, the two officials, who had met once during the day but had not talked in depth, hurriedly led several women to kneel down and kowtow. It wasn't until Huang Qiong raised his hand that the seven people in the group stood up in an orderly manner.
However, after standing up, the two people looked at each other, and Zheng Gang said: "Your Majesty, it's already night, why haven't you seen the two ladies? The officials and others came to visit with their families this time because they were worried. The two ladies are not familiar with this place in Yan'an Mansion, and there is no one they are familiar with. That is why the family members are specially asked to come to accompany the two ladies to talk and relieve their worries."
Hearing Zheng Gang's words, he glanced at the five women in front of him with their heads lowered, not daring to look at him. Huang Qiong breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he was overthinking. He waved his hand and sent the five women to the second woman's yard. Then he raised his head and looked at the two officials in front of him, and said: "I don't know whether you two adults come to see me at this time. What's the matter?"
After Huang Qiong finished speaking, it was Zheng Gang who spoke up among the two: "Your Majesty, it's not a big deal for the two of you to visit the prince at this time. It's just that the two of you have admired the prince for a long time, but they have never had the opportunity to do so." We met by fate. During the day, although I was lucky enough to meet the prince, I didn't have time to talk. That's why I came to disturb the prince at this time so that I can listen to his teachings. "
He was polite to this guy on the surface, but in fact he was full of flattery. Knowing that these two people are here at this time, they must be Huang Qiong who goes to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. Although he frowned slightly, he had an idea and said with a faint smile: "Oh, so you two have a good intention. I am just passing by Yan'an Mansion this time, and I don't plan to stay for too long. .”
"So, what can I teach you two? However, I do feel a little bored at this time. Since you are here, you can just talk to me and relieve your boredom. It's been a long night with you two. Talking with me alone can save you a lot of loneliness. But let's make it clear first, today we will only talk about romance and not government affairs, otherwise don't blame me for falling out."
Speaking of this, Huang Qiong seemed to have said unintentionally: "I saw this garden. Although it is located in Yan'an Prefecture in the northwest, it has a Jiangnan charm. Unfortunately, the grass and trees are now withered and yellow, and there is really nothing to see in autumn. Otherwise, I will definitely take a night tour of this garden with the two of you to enjoy the Jiangnan scenery, which is rarely seen in the northwest, with small bridges and flowing water, and it will be quite interesting.
"In the garden, it is also very pleasant to drink wine and make friends. It's a pity, a pity. I just don't know who has such an elegant mood. Although it is not bitter cold here, it is not a place where people gather like Chang'an. , built such an elegant garden. Presumably this owner must also be an elegant person. I wonder if I, the king, have the fate to meet this owner?"
After Huang Qiong finished speaking, Zheng Gang and Zheng Gang couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. After a long time, Bo Ji bowed and said: "Being able to talk freely with His Royal Highness the King of England at such a night and the beautiful scenery, we will naturally not dissipate the prince's interest. I am just the owner of this garden, and I ask the King of England to forgive me. I really don’t know the details. I only know that this person is a big businessman from Yan’an Prefecture.”
"On weekdays, most of them are doing business abroad. It is said that this person has settled in Jiangnan for a long time and only comes back here occasionally. Because he has lived in Jiangnan for a long time, he loves the scenery of Jiangnan, so he built this garden with Jiangnan scenery in his hometown. Prepare for the future. One day, when the leaves fall and return to their roots, I can sit and watch the scenery of Jiangnan. But this person has not returned to Yan'an from Jiangnan for several years."
"In addition, we have only been transferred for a short period of time, and Mr. Zheng has only been transferred for two years, so we have no chance to meet him. However, it is rumored that in Yan'an Prefecture, the two-term prefect has something to do with this extreme person. People who have returned home are very familiar with it. Otherwise, it would be impossible to borrow such an elegant garden here as a temporary residence for the prince. If it were the two of us, we would never be able to borrow it. "
Bo Ji's answer was very clever. Although it was a bit cryptic, it also explained two facts. First, tell Huang Qiong that the owner of this garden is very mysterious. They don't know who he is, and they have never even met him. Although he used the words "said" and "heard", his tone was affirmative. One of them is the prefect, who is very familiar with the owner of this garden.
Although he didn't say it directly, he told Huang Qiong quite subtly that there was something wrong with the garden. The so-called master in Jiangnan is nothing more than a legend. Although Bo Ji's words were very clever, Huang Qiong, who also understood the meaning, didn't say much. He just smiled and said: "In this case, it is my regret that I have no chance to meet such an elegant and wonderful person."
But even though he said that, Huang Qiong did not ask further, but responded to his words that he only talked about romance and not government affairs. Although I had a pleasant conversation with the two of them, I didn't say a word about government affairs. Huang Qiong was not even involved in their respective jobs. The two of them seemed to really make Huang Qiong relax, and they didn't even mention a word about government affairs.
But during the conversation, Huang Qiong discovered it. Zheng Gang, who was a fellow magistrate of Yan'an Prefecture, was fine, but Bo Ji, who was in charge of Yansui's military preparation, was quite capable. When I came to visit him today, Bo Ji should be the main one among the two. As for Zheng Gang, he might just be here to accompany him. Although he always talked freely about the scenery and people of Yan'an Mansion, Bo Ji also revealed a lot of information intentionally or unintentionally.
After sending the two of them off, Huang Qiong quickly discovered a lot of useful things after thinking about the conversation with them. First of all, the prefect who complained to me so much during the day decided that there was a problem, and the problem was not small. His relationship with Duke Fushi was not exactly what he said. The relationship between the two people is extremely delicate, and there are many inside stories.
Moreover, the Fushi County Duke also had a hidden agenda in his robbery of disaster relief food. What is the relationship between the prefect and the mysterious owner of this garden? There are many intriguing things about whether the owner is really a real person or there is something hidden in it. The most important thing is that the prefect himself is from Suzhou Prefecture on Jiangnan East Road.
Not long after they were transferred to Yan'an Prefecture, they heard rumors that this garden was very similar to a garden in the prefect's hometown. Not only that, even the maids in this garden were bought at a high price from Suzhou. They are charming, gentle Jiangnan women who speak in Wu Nong's soft language. In the garden, there are more than a dozen beautiful Jiangnan dancing girls.
Before the King of England came to Yan'an Mansion, the owner of the garden had never been seen, but the prefect came to stay in the garden every three to five days. Sometimes we would also stay in this garden when we were hosting businessmen or hosting large banquets with guests and friends. They had also been invited to participate once, and they saw that the prefect was almost the same as the real owner in this garden.
Of course, the prefect had a very good reason. He stayed here to relieve Liao's homesickness. But it also shows that he has an unusual relationship with the owner of the garden. When the owner is not at home, he can move in without even saying hello, and he can even entertain guests. Even though he is a dignified fourth-grade Yan'an magistrate and the local parent official, his reputation is not ordinary.
Huang Qiong frowned when he heard the meaning of Bo Ji's words. It seems that the water in Yan'an Mansion, and even the entire Shaanxi Road, is not as deep as I judged. According to the imperial court's customization, the term of office of officials sent abroad is three years, which can be extended to a maximum of five years. No local official may be re-elected in one place. This has been an iron rule since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and no one can make an exception.
This prefect was actually re-elected for two terms without making any noise. This method was extraordinary. Thinking about the two things that came to mind, he was impeached as a prefect, let's not talk about the cause of the impeachment. But he was able to make the newly appointed pacifier of Shaanxi Road and the Minister of Household Affairs in Xijing not hesitate to offend the Queen Mother and her son of Song Dynasty, and even behind his back, Concubine De's natal family, which was well-established among the civil servants of Da Qi Dynasty, jointly protected him.
It is enough to show that this person is not an ordinary person with great supernatural powers. This person pretended to be pitiful in front of him during the day, but now it seemed that it was just a disguise he put on himself. On the surface, this person is very respectful to me, but in fact, he dares to send people to secretly monitor him when he turns around. Even if he can monitor himself, what else can't he do in private?
It seemed that someone had plotted against me on the first day I came to Yan'an Mansion. As for why the prefect calculated so much against him, Huang Qiong didn't figure it out for a while. I was just passing through Yan'an Mansion. Although I talked a lot today when meeting with officials. But it is impossible for him to stay in Yan'an Mansion forever. This must be understood by those officials like sperm.
But why did that guy do this today? Did he want to deal with Duke Fushi on his behalf, or was he afraid that he would find a stone of food and find a scapegoat for himself in advance? Although he went on a killing spree in Zhengzhou and Lingzhou twice in a row, and even killed an earl. But Duke Fushi is different from those people. He is also a serious member of the clan, the son of a dragon and the grandson of a phoenix.
The iron law of this dynasty is that any clan violation within the fifth realm can only be punished personally by the emperor of the dynasty. Not to mention myself, even Zongzheng Temple, which is responsible for those clans, has no right to deal with it. He could kill an earl, the son of Princess Xincai, and killed many people in Zhengzhou and Lingzhou, but he could never kill a county prince. Even if this clan commits a heinous crime, he has no right to kill anyone.
Even if Duke Fushi rebels, he has no right to deal with him if he is captured. He can only escort him to Beijing and hand him over to the old man. This is the iron law formulated by Emperor Taizu himself since the founding of the People's Republic of China. Except for the special case of my grandfather, no emperor in the past dynasties dared to violate this absurd system set by Emperor Taizu in order to protect future generations.
When Emperor Taizu personally laid down the iron rules in order to protect his descendants, he probably did not expect that almost none of his descendants would become successful. But it is unjust and unruly, and cruel and tyrannical. It would be a brilliant idea for the Yan'an prefect to blame everything on Duke Fushi in order to get him out.
