After Lu Yijian left the court, the court hall was extremely quiet for a few days. The post of Tong Ping Zhang Shi Zheng Xiang was vacant. Zhao Zhen and Queen Mother Liu both turned a blind eye, pretending not to see it, and did not mention filling the vacancy. The officials were jealous of the candidate, but no one dared to mention it.
The most anxious person was Ding Wei. He thought that after Lu Yijian left, he had the qualifications, prestige and talent in the court, and this position would belong to him. Unexpectedly, the two leaders kept hanging on to him, and this piece of meat was delayed. Can't get enough to eat.
The official gave Lu Yijian four characters on the court: Worrying about the country and forgetting oneself. It can also be regarded as a commendation for his lifelong service to the three generations of kings of the Zhao family.
These days, Ding Wei always called Liang Chuan to his study after the dynasty was dismissed, sometimes to discuss some national policies. Liang Chuan did not dare to speak nonsense, but since the old man wanted to talk to Liang Chuan, he had to accompany him. Liang Chuan listened faintly as he spoke. It shows his impatience for the position of Prime Minister.
It seems like there is only one step away, but I don’t know how many mistakes have been made in this step!
On the other hand, the dead eunuch Lei Yungong had a hard time going to Ding's house. He kept moving large and small boxes of items into Ding's house.
Liang Chuan couldn't help but open these boxes and look at them. He almost fainted from shock. It turned out that these large and small boxes were all gold.
After the reconstruction project of the eight halls was launched, various funds were gradually received.
The Song Dynasty has nothing but plenty of money, so he can do anything with money. As soon as the 500,000 guan money was received, Lei Yungong first cut off 250,000 guan for management purposes, and then gave the remaining half to the contractors to purchase raw materials.
He kept another half of the 250,000 yuan, and the other officials took care of it. A renovation meeting turned into a carnival for these corrupt officials. He is not alone in the Ministry of Works. From Liu Yongfang to the boss below, everyone is eagerly looking forward to sharing the money to celebrate the New Year.
The contractor Xu Yin and Wang Lin received the remaining 250,000 guan. In addition to the necessary materials and the hard-earned money of the craftsmen, he could earn another 100,000 guan at least.
This major project is measured in tens of millions.
This 500,000 yuan is just the first budget, used to burn bricks!
What would the Khitan people think if they knew that the annual coins he distributed to them were only 300,000 guan a year? These bricks alone are worth more than 500,000 guan. This is the first capital. The bricks from the Bianhe Street construction site were moved to They, they still want change!
Although Liang Chuan, who was also a civil servant, was just a small policeman and had never handled such a large amount, he knew one thing: if you don't stretch out your hands, you will be caught.
He looked at the large amount of money flowing into Ding's house like water, and he didn't feel any jealousy at all. Instead, he was thinking that he would probably spit out all the money he took today.
This is blatant corruption!
Although Liang Chuan has never tried it, he knows what kind of money he can and cannot take!
Zhao Guan's family and Queen Mother Liu are such shrewd people. They used their money to line their own pockets. If they live in a leaky house in the future, this matter will be lost if investigated!
Yuchitian and Qin Jing entered the Ding Mansion. As a steward, it was very common for Liang Chuan to recruit two new servants. Moreover, the status of the two new servants was not low. Like Niancheng, they both He is a second-class servant with the right to go out.
The two servants plus Liang Chuan, the three of them stood in Ding's house, like a wall of flesh. The three of them were all strong and strong men. Yuchitian also had tattoos on his arms. A bright red peony grows from the back to the arm.
Although it is a delicate flower, in the eyes of others, it is as terrifying as a demon from hell.
The three of them went in and out as one person. The other servants slept in the same room by themselves, while Liang Chuan and the two sworn brothers slept in the side room together, regardless of each other.
Even Nian Cheng and Liang Chuan didn't treat him so well. Nian Cheng was still wondering if he was going to fall out of favor. Liang Chuan just said, these two are his sworn brothers! Nian Cheng said no more.
The three of them were eating together in the room. Nian Cheng came into the room and announced that he was stunned for a moment when he saw the indifference between the three of them.
Yuchi shouted: "What's the matter?"
Nian Cheng was so frightened that he trembled and said: "There is someone looking for a big manager outside. He looks like a piece of black coal. If you leave it at night, you would think it is a ghost. You can't even find it if it falls down the chimney!"
Black charcoal!
There was only one person who could make people say that, a very famous person. Liang Chuan quickly put down his bowls and chopsticks and left Ding's house to look for a bag of black charcoal.
Bao Heitan was wearing white clothes, which made his dark face stand out even more. He was pacing up and down the street with his head lowered, and the people walking by all looked at him in a strange and joking way, pointing and not forgetting to laugh at him, which made his head lower even lower.
Liang Chuan laughed loudly and jumped out of the door, hugged Bao Heitan and said, "Master Bao, what brought you to my place today?"
Bao Heitan knew that he was making fun of him, so he was not angry. Instead, he said shyly: "Brother Liang, you can't talk nonsense. If the words that I don't have any fame come back to others, they won't sue me in the government office."
Liang Chuan glanced at him sideways and said, "Let me tell you, your fame will come sooner or later. You must have confidence in yourself. I won't lie to anyone when I lie to you, right?"
The two chatted without a word at the door of Ding's house. One was tall, the other was short, one was black and the other was white, forming a sharp contrast.
"To be honest, I just don't have confidence in this Spring Ceremony Examination, so I came to ask you!"
Bao Heitan's face turned red, but his dark face perfectly covered his red face, and he still looked so serious.
Liang Chuan stared at him suspiciously for a long time, and found that this boy had made some progress after staying in Kaifeng Mansion for a few days, and now he could tell lies without a blushing face or a beating heart.
"I'm not the examiner and I can't decide your future, let alone the test questions. What's the use of asking me?"
Bao Heitan said: "Hey, how dare I come to pry into the test questions? I just heard that there is a fortune teller under the overpass of Shangtu Bridge. Nine out of ten hexagrams are accurate. I want to try it, but I am afraid of being cheated. . You know, I don’t have much money now, and I still have to help with copying in Kaifeng Mansion to earn some money for pen and ink. If I get cheated again, not only will my money be gone, but in the future... even if I pass the exam, I’m afraid my reputation will not be the same. Sounds good..."
This black man kept talking non-stop, and Liang Chuan couldn't hold back his laughter.
"You look harmless to humans and animals, but in fact you have a lot of experience. These charlatans can't escape your eyes. I have read a lot but don't have enough experience. Look, now you can even enter and exit Ding Wei's mansion with ease. That old treacherous bastard All the skaters have been fooled by you, and even such a good person can't fool you, so I have to rely on you to be the master."
Bao Heitan didn't know whether he was flattering Liang Chuan or scolding him, but the fact that he dared to scold Ding Wei in front of Ding Wei's house showed that his values of right and wrong were not distorted, and Liang Chuan was relieved.
"Let's go and see how accurate it is. I'll also let him test it to see how much money I can make in my life."
Liang Chuan changed into casual clothes. Wearing Ding's clothes on the street was too ostentatious now. In order to avoid trouble, he wore his own clothes and called Qin Jing and Yuchitian to go out together.
Bao Heitan said on the road: "Originally, these fortune tellers set up their stalls outside Donghua Gate, where only those who passed the imperial examination could get a good fortune, but since you dug out a road, , Donghua Gate was also demolished, these gentlemen no longer set up stalls at Donghua Gate, they moved to Shangtuqiao instead."
Liang Chuan asked quickly: "How do you know that I opened this road that I demolished?"
Bao Heitan said: "Now the whole city knows that you are Ding Wei's staff, and you were behind all these ideas. You don't know how popular the three poems you wrote in Lu Xianggong's house are now. . . ”
Why is this topic brought up again? Now everyone is talking about how great his literary talent is. Liang Chuan himself is almost hallucinating. He doesn't know how much he weighs? If these birdmen were to kill her, even if a sow was put on the scale, she would not be able to weigh a thousand pounds.
Liang Chuan said: "Stop, stop, this matter is not over yet."
Liang Chuan thought to himself, it's over, it's over. If he is tied to a boat with Ding Wei, when Ding Wei falls, will he be liquidated as well?
The most feared thing in politics is labeling. Once such a label is attached, it will be useless even if you make excuses.
If others think you are what Ding calls you, you are. If you dare to deny it, others will still say that you are a seller seeking glory.
Bao Heitan couldn't help it, he continued: "I know brother, you are not that kind of person, otherwise how could you fall in love with a nerd like me? I just want to say that everyone said that Ding Wei was not a good official, and the world was not peaceful before. The common people's life is difficult because he has made many bad ideas. If you can by his side, why don't you advise him instead of helping him come up with bad ideas?"
Liang Chuan said: "Who is Ding Wei, have you never heard of him? If you follow his will for a person of his status, he will treat you as a treasure. If you go against his will, it will be strange if he doesn't get rid of you. I am Just living an ignoble existence, you are still young and you don’t understand!”
Bao Heitan was in awe. It turned out that there was someone who could describe living an ignoble life in such a fresh and refined way, without being ashamed at all.
The group did not call for a carriage, but let the autumn wind caress their faces and enjoy the prosperity of Bianjing.
In this dream, Bianjing was the pinnacle of the feudal dynasty, and its customs and customs were the cutest. Liang Chuan couldn't get enough of it.
Not long after we arrived at Shangtuqiao, the new river channel had been dug, but the dams between the channels had not yet been opened. The migrant workers were sweating profusely on the construction site. Tens of thousands of people were working together, and the Imperial Guards were waiting nearby.
Mountains of river soil are dug out, pressed into bricks with molds, and then dried in the sun for several days before being fired in a kiln.
The green bricks beside the river look like the Great Wall!
You must know that many of the rebels in the Qin Dynasty only held hoes and did not even have swords. In this way, they overthrew Qin's tyranny and government.
Behind these migrant workers is the imperial residence of the official family. If there is any trouble, Xia Shouen's head will be the first to fall.
"There are so many fortune tellers out there, which one do you think is more accurate?"
Liang Chuan looked around. In the past, Shangtu Bridge and Bianhe Street were empty, with only a few tourists. Now, there are banners along the Bianhe River, with fortune tellers and hexagrams written on them. There are fortune tellers shaking their heads below. There was a Taoist master who looked carefully and saw that there were even monks joining in the fun.
In fact, Liang Chuan doesn't have to worry about it at all. Bao Heitan will definitely pass the exam this time. Where did the future generation Bao Qingtian come from if he couldn't pass the exam? However, history seems to be different from reality. The real Bao Qingtian turned out to be an introverted and weak scholar with low self-confidence. Just accompany him and do the math, which should be a psychological comfort.
