Save the Bachelor of Heaven

  Chapter 519 520 [Water and fire are incompatible]

   "Su Qinglian... The eyes are full of mountains and rivers, and the thoughts are far away. Falling flowers and wind and rain hurt the spring even more. It is better to take pity on the people in front of you." He Shen chanted, "Okay, 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 beautiful women have been born in Suzhou and Hangzhou since ancient times, and they really deserve their reputation."

   "My lord is laughing." Su Qinglian said flatly.

"Sister Su, I've had two good friends with my lord in a row, and I didn't say 'yes', which is just scratching his heart." Du Xiaoyue walked over and smiled, "My sister is so beautiful! My lord must want to say, 'Little look It's good, good!'"

  He Shen couldn't help but show a trace of embarrassment when he saw her speak out of his mind.

  Xiang Nan and Wang Danwang all laughed.

   "Sir, do you think sister Su is pretty?" Du Xiaoyue asked Xiang Nandao again with a smile.

  "Miss Su is naturally beautiful." Xiang Nan nodded and said, "It's a pity that she is a daughter and missed the imperial examination.

   "Qing Lian, thank you Lord Ji for your compliment." Wang Danwang smiled.

   "Thank you, Master Ji." Su Qinglian bowed down, "If you don't mind, Qing Lian wants to come to the door another day and ask you for advice on poetry."

   "It's easy to say." Xiang Nan nodded.

  Su Qinglian was also bursting with joy.

  …

  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 in the palace?" He Shen asked with a smile.

   "Very good, that West Lake vinegar fish is really good. Just be careful, don't get caught in the neck by fishbone." Xiang Nan laughed.

   "When you talk, you always have something in your words, and there is a sound beyond the string." He Shen smiled, "Master Ji, when I return from Ganzhou with a certain one, I must treat you to dinner."

   "Okay, I will definitely go to the banquet. But what would Mr. He want to treat me to?" Xiang Nan asked with a smile.

   "Duck!" He Shen said with a smile.

   "If you are sincere, Mr. and I can treat me to the West Lake vinegar fish, and I will thank you for the duck." Xiang Nan waved his hand and smiled.

   He Shen was taken aback for a moment, then smiled, "As long as Mr. Ji doesn't prevent me from eating the duck, it doesn't matter if I give you the vinegar fish."

   "If you want to eat duck, you can eat it, but you must control the temperature well. If you eat it after it is cold, you will have a stomachache." Xiang Nan reminded.

   He Shen nodded with a smile.

   "Hey, the two of you are never finished. Don't you feel overwhelmed just after eating the banquet and thinking about eating duck and vinegar fish?" Du Xiaoyue was at a loss and couldn't help but ask.

  He Shen and Xiang Nan couldn't help laughing when they heard this.

  …

   Turning around, He Shen and Du Xiaoyue set off to lead an army to Ganzhou to suppress bandits.

  Xiang Nan continued to stay on the line to accompany the king, and at the same time considered investigating the grain supervision case.

  Occasionally, Su Qinglian would send someone to present her poems for Xiang Nan to comment on.

   After reading it, Xiang Nan would reply some poems and sing along with her poems. From time to time, the relationship between the two became more and more intimate.

   On this day, Xiang Nan accompanied the emperor to review the memorial.

   "Your Majesty, come here with your lord for a booklet." The guard said as he presented the latest booklet.

  Qianlong opened it and nodded, "Heshen has passed Qinzhou and is about to arrive in Lanzhou. Oh, it's raining in Ganzhou. It has been raining for more than a month. The road is muddy and difficult to walk on."

"It's really not slow to go with my lord." Xiang Nan nodded, "But your majesty, Wang Tingzan, the chief envoy of Ganzhou, reported that the whole province is suffering from a severe drought, and the land is thousands of miles away. He asked to continue to open the door of food supervision this year. According to what your lord said Zou, completely incompatible."

   "Hmph, one of these two must be lying." Qianlong said angrily, and then opened Xiaoyue's secret folder, "Well, it's really raining in Ganzhou."

   "Your Majesty, in this case, it is Wang Ting's praise for deceiving the emperor." Xiang Nan nodded and said.

   "Hmph, these greedy people! I thought that when I sent imperial envoys there, they would know how to restrain themselves. But I didn't want them to be greedy, to the point of asking for money rather than life." Qianlong said.

"Ji Xiaolan, Wang Tingzan, the chief minister of Ganzhou, I have already transferred here for you. This man is indecisive, greedy for life and afraid of death, and he is much easier to deal with than Wang Danwang. You must restrain him and arrest 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 very difficult for me."

   "Don't be afraid. I'm going to Ningbo tomorrow, and I'll let Wang Danwang accompany Wang." Qianlong laughed, "You can tell Wang Tingzan what I want to say. It's up to him to tell the truth."

  Xiang Nan nodded, "I obey."

  …

  Qianlong immediately took Wang Danwang to Ningbo.

  Xiang Nan sent people to the street to find someone who knew ventriloquism. The messengers searched for more than a dozen of them. Xiang Nan selected the one whose voice was most similar to Wang Danwang's after screening, and taught him a few words to memorize them by heart.

  Afterwards, Wang Tingzan was invited again.

   "Wang Fantai, you have done a good job in supervising grain in Ganzhou. The emperor is so happy that he has ordered me to draft an edict to reward you." Xiang Nan laughed, "In my opinion, your promotion to governor should be a sure thing."

   "Really?! Thank you, my lord!" Wang Tingzan was overjoyed when he heard this.

"The emperor also said that Ganzhou's move should be a model for the world, and he decided to promote the experience of Ganzhou's grain supervision to the whole country, and I, Ji, will draft the detailed rules." Xiang Nan laughed, "Wang Fantai, you can help me a lot. .”

   "Master Ji, the regulations of the Ganzhou Grain Supervision have already been submitted to the imperial court..." Wang Tingzan said doubtfully upon hearing this.

   There is a lot to be said about the matter of supervising grain, and everyone who can report it has been reported. The remaining tricks can only be done but not talked about.

   "Hey, you and I are both people who do things. We should all know that the regulations belong to the regulations, and the execution belongs to the execution." Xiang Nan laughed, "The joints inside are what the emperor cares most about."

   "Master Ji, Lord Wang Danwang is the clearest about the matter of grain supervision. Wouldn't it be good to ask him to discuss it together?" Wang Tingzan declined again.

"That's good, but Lord 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 great contribution, you and I can just share it. Why bother?" How about adding another person?"

   "Master Ji, the matter of supervising grain was initiated by Lord Wang Danwang, and the lower officials dare not be greedy for the merits of heaven." Wang Tingzan waved his hand and said, "Please reward everyone for inviting credit, but you can't lose your loyalty because of this. What do you think, Mr. Ji?"

"Oh, Mr. Wang's righteousness and high moral character make Ji Xiaolan admire you." Xiang Nan cupped his hands and said with a smile, "It's just that Mr. Wang is so loyal, I'm afraid he used the wrong person. As far as I know, Wang Danwang There is something else to say to you."

"Well, in the officialdom, there are ulterior motives, 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 Mr. Wang very well. I won't criticize my colleagues behind their backs. Mr. Ji must have mistakenly believed the villain's rumors."

  Xiang Nan nodded, and at this moment, the guards approached to report, "Master Ji, the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Wang Danwang, please see me!"

   "Oh?!" Xiang Nan was taken aback, and hurriedly praised Wang Ting, "Master Wang, please take shelter in the side room."

  (end of this chapter)