"Su Qinglian...the mountains and rivers in my eyes are far away, and the falling flowers and wind and rain are more damaging to the spring. It is better to pity the person in front of me." He Shen chanted, "Okay, what a good name~"
"Where is Miss Su from?" he asked again with a smile.
"Suzhou!" Su Qinglian replied.
"Good, good place!" He Shen praised, "People say that Suzhou and Hangzhou have produced beauties since ancient times, and they are indeed well-deserved."
"My lord is laughing." Su Qinglian said calmly.
"Sister Su, I have two good friends with you in a row, and there is another 'good' that I haven't said yet, which is tickling his heart." Du Xiaoyue came over and said with a smile, "Sister is so beautiful! I must say to you, 'Small appearance' My son is fine, fine!'"
He Shen couldn't help showing a trace of embarrassment on his face when he saw her revealing her inner thoughts.
Xiang Nan and Wang Danwang both laughed.
"Sir, do you think Sister Su is pretty?" Du Xiaoyue asked Xiang Nan with a smile.
"Miss Su is naturally beautiful." Xiang Nan nodded and said, "It's a pity that she is a girl and has no chance to take the imperial examination. She is just like walking at night in rich clothes. It is pitiful."
"Qing Lian, why don't you thank Master Ji for your compliment?" Wang Danwang said with a smile.
"Thank you, Lord Ji." Su Qinglian bowed down and said, "If you don't mind, I would like to visit you another day and ask for your advice on the rhyme of poetry."
"Easy to say." Xiang Nan nodded.
Su Qinglian also felt happy.
…
After the dinner, Xiang Nan, He Shen and Du Xiaoyue returned to the post house together.
"Master Ji, what do you think of this dinner at the palace?" He Shen asked with a smile.
"It's good. The West Lake vinegar fish is really good. Just be careful not to get stuck in your neck with fish bones." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
"When you speak, you always have something to say and something to say." He Shen smiled and said, "Master Ji, when He comes back from Ganzhou, I must treat you to dinner."
"Okay, I will definitely go to the banquet. But what do you want to treat me to?" Xiang Nan asked with a smile.
"Duck!" He Shen said with a smile.
"If you are sincere, Sir, please treat me to West Lake Vinegar Fish. I will thank you for the duck." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said with a smile.
He Shen was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "As long as Mr. Ji doesn't prevent me from eating duck, it doesn't matter if I give you the vinegar fish."
"If you want to eat duck with adults, feel free to eat it, but be sure to control the heat. If you eat it after it is cold, you may get upset." Xiang Nan reminded.
He Shen smiled and nodded.
"Hey, are you two finished? You just finished the banquet, and you are thinking about eating duck and fish with vinegar. Don't you think it's too much?" Du Xiaoyue listened at a loss and couldn't help but said.
He Shen and Xiang Nan couldn't help laughing when they heard this.
…
After a while, He Shen and Du Xiaoyue set off to lead the army to Ganzhou to suppress the bandits.
Xiang Nan continued to stay in the bank to accompany Wang and at the same time consider investigating the grain supervision case.
Su Qinglian would occasionally send people over to send poems she had written and ask Xiang Nan to comment on them.
After Xiang Nan reads it, he will also reply with some poems and sing along with her poems. As time goes by, the relationship between the two becomes more and more intimate.
On this day, Xiang Nan accompanied the emperor to review the memorial.
"Your Majesty, please come with me to get some discounts." The guard said, presenting the latest discounts.
Qianlong opened it and nodded, "Heshen has passed Qinzhou and is about to arrive at Lanzhou. Oh, it's raining in Ganzhou. It has been raining for more than a month. The roads are muddy and difficult to walk on."
"Your Excellency, you are not slow to go." Xiang Nan nodded, "But Your Majesty, Wang Tingzan, the chief envoy of Ganzhou, reported that the drought is serious in the province, and the land is thousands of miles away, and requested that the door to monitor grains be continued this year. I will tell you what Your Excellency He said. Play, completely incompatible with each other."
"Hmph, one of these two people must be lying." Qianlong said angrily, and then opened Xiaoyue's secret book, "Well, it really rained in Ganzhou."
"Your Majesty, if you say this, Wang Tingzan is deceiving you." Xiang Nan nodded.
"Humph, these greedy people! I thought they would learn to restrain themselves if I sent the imperial envoys there. But I didn't expect them to be greedy to the point where they would put money at risk of their lives." Qianlong said.
"Ji Xiaolan, Ganzhou Chief Envoy Wang Tingzan, I have transferred it for you. This person is indecisive, greedy for life and afraid of death. He is much easier to deal with than Wang Danwang. You must control him and catch all the corrupt officials behind him. come out."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Xiang Nan nodded, "However, once Wang Tingzan and Wang Danwang collude, it will be difficult for me to deal with it."
"Don't be afraid. I will go to Ningbo tomorrow and ask Wang Danwang to accompany the king." Qianlong said with a smile, "If you pass on my decree again, tell Wang Tingzan, life or death, it all depends on whether he tells the truth."
Xiang Nan nodded, "I obey."
…
Qianlong immediately took Wang Danwang to Ningbo.
Xiang Nan sent people to the streets to look for people who knew ventriloquism. The police searched for more than a dozen people in succession. After screening, Xiang Nan selected one of them whose voice was most similar to Wang Danwang's, and taught him a few words to make him memorize them.
Later, he ordered someone to invite Wang Tingzan.
"Wang Fantai, you have done a good job in supervising the grain supply in Ganzhou. The Emperor is very happy and has ordered me to draft an edict to commend you." Xiang Nan smiled and said, "In my opinion, your promotion to governor should be a certainty."
"Really?! Thank you, sir!" Wang Tingzan was overjoyed upon hearing this.
"The emperor also said that Ganzhou's move should be a model for the world, and he decided to promote Ganzhou's experience in grain supervision throughout the country, and I will draft the detailed regulations." Xiang Nan smiled and said, "Wang Fantai, please help me more. ."
"Master Ji, the regulations on grain supervision in Ganzhou have already been submitted to the court..." Wang Tingzan said in confusion after hearing this.
There is a lot going on in the matter of supervising food supplies, and everyone who can report it should report it. The remaining tricks can only be done but not talked about.
"Hey, you and I are both people who work. We should all know that regulations are regulations and execution is execution." Xiang Nan smiled and said, "The joints inside are what the emperor cares most about."
"Master Ji, Master Wang Danwang knows best about the matter of food supervision. Wouldn't it be better to discuss it with him?" Wang Tingzan declined again.
"Okay, okay, but Mr. Wang Danwang has gone to Ningbo with the emperor, and I'm afraid he won't be able to come back for a while." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "Besides, for such a big contribution, you and I can just share it, why bother again?" How about adding someone else?"
"Master Ji, the matter of overseeing the grain supply was initiated by Master Wang Danwang. The lower officials dare not be greedy for God's credit." Wang Tingzan waved his hand and said, "Everyone is happy to ask for credit, but you can't ruin your loyalty for this. What do you think, Mr. Ji?"
"Oh, Mr. Wang is so righteous and moral that Ji Xiaolan admires him so much." Xiang Nan cupped his hands and smiled, "It's just that Mr. Wang talks about loyalty so much, I'm afraid he is using it for the wrong person. As far as I know, Wang Danwang I have something else to say to you."
"Alas, in the officialdom, people are unpredictable, so Wang has a clear conscience." Wang Tingzan waved his hand and said, "Furthermore, I have worked with Mr. Wang Danwang in Ganzhou for many years, and I know very well what kind of person Mr. Wang is. You won’t criticize your colleagues behind their backs. Master Ji must have mistakenly believed in the villain’s rumors.”
Xiang Nan nodded. At this moment, the guard approached and reported, "Sir Ji, the Governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Wang Danwang, wants to see you!"
"Oh?!" Xiang Nan was stunned and hurriedly praised Wang Ting, "Master Wang, please go to the side room to take shelter temporarily."
