Datang: Empress mother-in-law sent Li Er to test me

The housekeeper called again, but seeing that there was still no response, he looked back at Zhang Dun with a helpless look on his face.

"I will see a doctor, you stand aside, I will take the pulse of the eldest grandson Shangshu..."

Zhang Dun waved at him, then walked to the side of the couch, picked up Changsun Wuji's wrist, and put his fingers on it.

After closing his eyes for a few seconds, Zhang Dun just opened his eyes, looked at the mansion housekeeper expressionlessly, and said, "Your Shangshu pulse is gone, hurry up and prepare the coffin and set up the mourning hall."

Hearing this, the housekeeper's eyes widened a little.

Changsun Wuji didn't hold back either, opened his eyes, stared straight at him, and said:

"I said County Magistrate Zhang, is this interesting to you?"

Zhang Dun lowered his head and looked at Changsun Wuji with a smile, and said, "Shangsun Shangshu, you lie on the bed pretending to be sick, is that interesting?"

"Hurry up, we still have things to do."

Changsun Wuji sat up with a stern face, knowing that pretending to be sick would not pass Zhang Dun's test, so he sighed and said:

"Let's make things clear first. You can just wade into the muddy water yourself. Why do you want to drag the old man into it?"

Zhang Dun said expressionlessly: "Shangsun Shangshu, why is there such a muddy water, you should understand better than the lower officials."

Changsun Wuji was silent for a few seconds before exhaling and saying:

"The old man didn't think he could avoid this matter. His Majesty has sent someone to announce the decree, asking the old man to go with you to recover the arrears. Even if the old man is really sick, he has to get up from the sick bed, otherwise he will refuse to obey the decree. "

Zhang Dun raised his brows, "Since that's the case, why does Shangsun Shangshu pretend to be sick?"

Changsun Wuji looked at him and said, "Why do you pretend to be sick? You don't know why? If I don't pretend to be sick, can you come to my mansion?"

"Did you send someone to the old man's mansion just now, saying that I want the old man to meet you in Wannian County? You bastard."

Changsun Wuji couldn't hold back, and cursed and said: "This old man is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials of the third rank. Even if the matter of recovering the arrears, the old man is an adjutant, there is no reason to go to the county government to meet you with a ten thousand year order of the fifth rank!"

"Superior and inferior, don't you understand?"

"I want to use the excuse of the imperial envoy to overwhelm this old man. If you really overwhelm me, how will this old man hang around in court in the future?"

Zhang Dun shook his head, "Changsun Shangshu, you are a person who wants face too much. You want face, so you can't do the job of recovering the arrears."

Do you think the old man is willing to help you?Changsun Wuji sneered, if you don't hold your elbow, you should laugh!

At this moment, the sound of footsteps suddenly sounded.

Tang Jian came in sweating profusely, and shouted, "Magistrate Zhang, why did you come here?"

"I have met the eldest grandson Shangshu."

As he spoke, he cupped his hands at Changsun Wuji who was lying on the couch, and then said in astonishment: "Shangsun Shangshu, what's wrong with you?"

"Just pretend to be sick." Zhang Dun reminded.

"..." Tang Jian's eyes narrowed, staring at Changsun Wuji.

Changsun Wuji glared at Zhang Dun, then sat on the edge of the couch, looked at Tang Jian with a straight face and asked, "Why are you here?"

Tang Jian looked serious, "Just now I went to the household department and asked about the debt owed by all officials."

"If you don't ask, you don't know. If you ask, I will be shocked!"

Tang Jian raised his palm, made a gesture, and said in a loud voice: "Everyone, civil and military officials, owes no less than ten thousand yuan, and those few princes owe even more money!"

"Among the princes, especially the British prince Li Ji, he actually borrowed a full 230 million guan from the imperial court!!"

Zhang Dun frowned, owed so much?

Changsun Wuji was also stunned for a moment, although he heard that among the Dukes, Li Ji borrowed the most money.

But even he heard for the first time that this old boy borrowed so much money!

Zhang Dun asked in confusion, "This Li Ji, how did he borrow the money?"

Tang Jian sighed, "I wonder too, but if the people from the household department don't tell me, I can't help it."

"Magistrate Zhang, you are the imperial envoy for the recovery of the arrears. Tell me, how should the money be obtained and who should start?"

Hearing this, Changsun Wuji also looked at Zhang Dun with great interest.

Zhang Dun pondered for a few seconds, and said, "Since the British government owes the most money, we should demand money from him."

"I think so too." Tang Jian nodded, and said, "He owes 230 million guan, and it should be fine if he asks him to pay 50 million guan first."

In his opinion, if he can get back 50 million guan in the recovery of the arrears this time, he will be able to pay the court.

It would be best if Li Ji could pay back the money!

He paid back the money, even if he can't get the money later, he can still pay the job!

Hearing what the two of them said, the corners of Changsun Wuji's lips curled up slightly, young man, is he a young man after all.

Looking for money from Li Ji?

If he can give it, he will be a ghost!

Changsun Wuji knows Li Ji's virtues best.

This duke of the state not only borrowed money from the court, but also borrowed money from him.

Chapter 208: Li Ji's Mansion!Is this still the government office?

Thinking of Li Ji, Changsun Wuji was filled with emotion.

This old boy is really good at borrowing money!

When he came to borrow money back then, he was not alone, but with his family.

He said that he couldn't afford to eat, couldn't open the pot, asked the sky to be the ground, and even made the whole family cry in front of him.

Seeing them so miserable at that time, Changsun Wuji couldn't bear it, so he lent him a hundred guan.

It has been two years since he came to borrow the money, and until now, Li Ji still hasn't paid back the money he borrowed from him!

Once, Changsun Wuji couldn't hold back and ran to his house to ask for money, and almost got his nose crooked.

The shitty sky is the bed and the ground is the mat.

Li Ji's home can be described as carved beams and painted buildings, magnificent!

What's even more outrageous is that in his mansion, he can still see the scenery of small bridges and flowing water.

Is this called having no money?

Isn't this cheating him of money under the guise of borrowing money!

Changsun Wuji immediately asked Li Ji for money, but Li Ji only had two words, no money.

He even said that the money he asked for was not available now, and he asked his grandson to pay it back.

The eldest grandson Wuji laughed angrily at that time, your son is not even an adult, and you still expect your grandson to return it?

From then on, Changsun Wuji made up his mind that he would never lend him a penny.

Li Ji belongs to the dog family, and the meat bun beats the dog.

Now hearing about Zhang Dun and Tang Jian, he even thought about going to Li Ji and asking him to pay back the money first.

Changsun Wuji only wanted to send them two words, young!

Although thinking in his heart, Changsun Wuji didn't say a word, but looked at them with a smile.

"Then let's go."

How did Zhang Dun know what Changsun Wuji was thinking, and decided on the direction of recovering the arrears, so he took the two of them, Hu Quhe, Yang Bantou, and ten government servants towards the British government's mansion.

The residence of the British Duke is located in Xingningfang.

On the way to Li Ji's house, Zhang Dun slowed down, walked side by side with Changsun Wuji, and asked:

"Changsun Shangshu, you are the Minister of the Ministry of Officials and the Duke of the State. You should know Li Gong very well. How is he?"

Changsun Wuji glanced at him and said, "He's not very good."

Tang Jian asked curiously, "What's not good?"

Changsun Wuji said indifferently: "It's just not very good."

"..."

Listening to what you say is like listening to what you say!

Tang Jian looked at him speechlessly, what's the difference between what you said and what you didn't say?

Zhang Dun pondered and said: "Shangsun Shangshu, have you been to Li Gong's mansion before?"

"I've been there."

Changsun Wuji hummed.

Zhang Dun asked again: "How is his family?"

Changsun Wuji thought for a while and said, "What do you think of the old man's mansion?"

"Atmospheric!" Zhang Dun commented.

Changsun Wuji laughed and said: "Compared with the old man's, Li Ji's mansion is not only magnificent, but also magnificent. Have you seen any house where you can see the small bridge with flowing water?"

Tang Jian said in surprise: "He is so rich, he still borrows money from the court?"

Changsun Wuji said expressionlessly, "How do you think his family is so luxurious?"

"..."

Tang Jian groaned, and couldn't help admiring Li Ji in his heart, he dared to borrow money from the imperial court to decorate his mansion, he was brave enough!

Zhang Dun frowned.

In this way, it may not be easy to get money from Li Ji's pocket.

Soon, everyone came to the British residence.

Looking at Li Ji's mansion from a distance, the three of them were stunned.

Standing behind him were Hu Quhe, Leader Yang, and ten yamen servants, also froze in place.

Tang Jian couldn't help rubbing his eyes, then looked at Li Ji's mansion in the distance with wide eyes, and exclaimed, "Are you sure we've come to the right place? Is this Li Gong's mansion?"

Not only him, but Zhang Dun didn't regain his composure for a long time. He turned his head to look at Changsun Wuji, and saw that his jaw was about to drop.

Obviously, the current situation of Li Ji's mansion was also far beyond Changsun Wuji's expectation.

The mansion in the distance doesn't have the so-called grandeur at all, let alone grandeur.

In that mansion, the vermilion lacquer on the door is actually missing half!

On the large door plaque, there is only one character "Li" left, and the word "Fu" is gone.

What surprised them the most was that there were only one of the two iron rings on the gate of the Li Mansion!

The remaining one is still missing half!

Tang Jian gasped, "Is this really Li Gong's mansion?"

Changsun Wuji was puzzled and said, "That's right, I can remember other people's residences, but I can't remember Li Ji's residence! This is his home!"

"That's weird!" Tang Jian said with a smack of tongue, "No matter how you look at his house, it doesn't look like he borrowed 230 million yuan from the imperial court!"

"Borrowing so much money and living in such a dilapidated place?"

"Also, Changsun Shangshu, on the road just now, you said that Li Gong's mansion can be described as carved beams and painted buildings, magnificent and magnificent, take a look, is this the appearance of a magnificent state?"

Changsun Wuji glanced at him, and suddenly wanted to send him two words, superficial!

Then, he squinted his eyes and carefully looked at Li Ji's mansion.

The more you look at it, the more flavorful it becomes.

The more he looked at it, the more he wanted to laugh.

Li Ji, this old boy, is really inappropriate!

Such a bad way can be thought of!

At the court this morning, several princes told Li Ji that because he owed the most money, he should be at the front.

As long as he can not pay back the money.