Reborn in the Water Margin as emperor, built tanks to level the world

Just when Cheng Waner and Dong Ping were flirting with each other and were tired of being together.

Zhao Ji had already followed Cheng Wanli into the main hall and sat down for dinner.

The banquet Cheng Wanli prepared for Zhao Ji today was still as sumptuous as yesterday.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Cheng Wanli finally found the right moment to express what was on his mind:

"May I ask the official, how was my daughter's performance yesterday?"

"Are the officials still satisfied?"

The expression on Zhao Ji's face was slightly stunned.

Then he realized what Cheng Wanli meant by 'performance'.

But last night, Zhao Ji didn't enjoy anything after all.

This……

How should he say it?

After pondering for a while, Zhao Ji could only say something ambiguous:

"It's okay, it's okay."

Cheng Wanli sat aside and laughed for a while:

"Then, after the official family leaves here, can they bring the little girl into the capital with them?"

"If after this, my daughter can stay with the official every day..."

"That is not only my daughter's personal glory, but also the glory of our entire Cheng family."

"I wonder if the officials dislike it or not?"

"Can you admire my little girl's beauty?"

Zhao Ji slowly placed the wine glass in his hand on the table.

On the face, thoughtfully:

"Well, actually..."

"Cheng Aiqing, your daughter and I didn't actually do anything in that house last night."

"It's just, just a few words of conversation."

"So, if I take your daughter away from here and enter the capital after I leave this place, I'm afraid it will be very wrong."

Cheng Wanli wanted to say something more to Zhao Ji, but at this moment, Zhao Ji suddenly pushed the words aside.

They directly talked about the governance issues of Dongping Mansion.

This couldn't help but make Cheng Wanli feel quite helpless.

After all, what did he spend so much money on for all he did?

Isn't it because you want your daughter to become a royal woman?

But now?

Such a careful arrangement actually went wrong at the last step!

As soon as Zhao Ji saw Cheng Wanli's helpless expression, he knew that the other party was extremely disappointed.

But in order to prevent this old guy from trying another honey trap on him, Zhao Ji only stayed here in Dongping Mansion for two days and then left.

Zhao Ji's original plan was to go straight to the capital after leaving Dongping Mansion.

But before he left Shandong, he suddenly thought of another famous person in Shandong.

That is, Zhang Shuye, the governor of Jezhou, Shandong.

In his previous life, when Zhao Ji carefully read the original work of Water Margin, he was deeply impressed by such an official.

Because throughout the entire Water Margin, there are really only a handful of honest officials who can be called good officials.

And this Zhang Shuye is the most outstanding among those good officials.

During several battles in Shuibo Liangshan, he clashed with the imperial army.

Both Tong Guan and Gao Qi led the army to attack Shuibo Liangshan.

They all temporarily stationed their troops near Jeju City.

The person responsible for receiving the heavenly soldiers of the imperial court was Zhang Shuye, the prefect of Jeju.

This Zhang Shuye is really a very pure official.

Regardless of whether the decree issued by the above is to eliminate the Shuibo Liangshan group or to recruit the Shuibo Liangshan group.

When he was assisting Gao Qiu and Tong Guan, his starting point for handling problems was always the interests of the court.

Your own interests always come last.

After the official recruitment of people to settle in Liangshan, he was also the first to go to Liangshan to discuss the specific details of the recruitment with Song Jiang and others.

During this process, Song Jiang also wanted to send a large amount of silver and property to Zhang Shuye several times.

But Zhang Shuye didn't even ask for a tael of silver no matter what.

This even made Song Jiang doubt the sincerity of the court in recruiting An An.

After all, how could an official do his best to serve Liangshan if he refused to accept the yellow and white things?

But the final result was far beyond Song Jiang's expectation.

This phenomenon was almost impossible to see in the officialdom of the Song Dynasty at that time.

But in Zhang Shuye's body, it really happened and existed.

Such an upright official who was not greedy for money was truly a national treasure in the Song Dynasty.

That's why Zhao Ji is so interested in Zhang Shuye, the prefect of Jeju.

Because he just wanted to see what such an upright official who didn't love money and devoted himself to serving the country looked like and what his bearing was.

If we can establish a good relationship with him as early as possible, then when Zhao Ji takes full power to take over the court, we can safely transfer this person into the core management of the Song Dynasty.

Help him manage the country smoothly.

Because such an incorruptible person, no matter how Zhao Ji uses him, he can't rest assured.

Taian is not far from Jeju.

It only took Zhao Ji and his party a few days to reach the jurisdiction of Jeju Prefecture.

The person responsible for welcoming Zhao Ji was naturally Zhang Shuye, the administrative leader of Jeju Prefecture.

When Zhao Ji saw this person, he immediately felt a wave of righteousness coming to his face.

He was an official who was slightly thin and wearing a starched official uniform that was slightly faded.

His face is very kind.

There is always a smile on the corner of the mouth.

No matter how he treats people or things, he has a strong bookish atmosphere.

When walking, the pace is very steady.

When speaking, he showed humility.

When people suddenly come into contact with it, they feel extremely comfortable.

Due to the impression bonus from the previous life, Zhao Ji was extremely enthusiastic as soon as he met Zhang Shuye.

Every time he talks, he always smiles.

And when Zhang Shuye entertained Zhao Ji, the fruits and dishes he brought out were several grades lower than those served by Cheng Wanli.

Apart from several plates of game in the mountains, the only thing I could get my hands on was a pot of chicken and fish.

But even so, Zhao Ji was extremely happy while enjoying the welcome banquet.

After dinner.

Zhang Shuye also wanted to follow Cheng Wanli's example and call some singers and dancers to entertain Zhao Ji.

Zhao Ji refused without hesitation.

After shooing away the waiters around him, Zhao Ji asked Uncle Zhang to serve him a pot of good tea at night.

I want to drink tea and chat with him.

To be able to work alone with today's officials and talk freely with each other was a very high honor for many officials in the Song Dynasty.

And Zhang Shuye was naturally no exception.

For this reason, he even asked his servants to bring him a pot of tea that he had treasured for a long time but was still reluctant to drink.

It was specially used to entertain Zhao Ji.

At this moment, in this simple living room filled with the fragrance of tea.

Zhao Ji sat on the left side of the square table, while Zhang Shuye sat on the opposite side.

After the two drank a few cups of tea with each other, it seemed as if the alcoholism in their bodies had faded away.

Zhao Ji played with the blue and white porcelain tea bowl in his hand.