The First Yamen of the Great Song Dynasty

Gao Ming's biggest achievement tonight was the development of Cui Niannu, a gold medal salesman. He was in a good mood and returned home happily.

The night breeze was cool, the group of people went out, Murong Yanze blew the wind, he was the first to react, and said regretfully: "Really, I came to Cui Niannu's place to patronize and talk about business! I didn't do any unserious things!"

Others just focus on having fun and forget about business, they are just the opposite.

Murong Yanze then asked the people around, "Which of you have a happy event? Arrange it as soon as possible." Looking at Hua Rong, "Have you received any other awards?"

Huarong said: "No."

Murong Yanze was very disappointed.

Gao Ming smiled and said, "What's the matter, you can come whenever you want."

Hua Rong said: "Come on, I can't do it anymore, my sister is busy with the wedding, I have to go back and help, and I will leave tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."

Gao Ming guessed that Hua Rong would go back to his hometown to help, so he was mentally prepared, "How many months will your sister get married? Then we will all go to have a wedding banquet."

"On the second day of June, I have made arrangements and will send invitations to you."

Everyone agreed, and they walked together for a while, and left each other in a carriage or on horseback.

Before getting on his horse, Hua Rong asked Gao Ming, "I will send you a wedding invitation, but I see that you and Murong Yanze seem to be very busy, so I don't know if you can get away."

"I said I can go if I can." Gao Ming smiled and blinked his right eye, "Don't worry about doing business in the yamen."

Seeing his playful appearance, Hua Rong couldn't help laughing, and got on his horse with a smile, "Then wait for me."

When Huarong went off to beat the horse, Gao Ming smacked his lips, "It's really hard to develop offline, my mouth is dry." He ordered the left and right, "Go back to the house and drink water!"

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In fact, when Gao Ming and the others were celebrating Hua Rong's selection of Wu Jinshi, another incident happened. It had nothing to do with Gao Ming himself, but it was explosive when looking at the entire court.

Or high explosives, the kind that can be razed to the ground.

That is, Yun Wang Zhao Kai won the first prize!

He secretly signed up for the imperial examination, all the way to the imperial examination, and won the number one scholar. His father thought it was not good to pick his son to be the number one scholar, so he changed it to No.2, but everyone knew that he was actually No.1, Wen Kui.

This created a situation in which the number of people who supported Zhao Kai's succession to the throne grew rapidly, and his power expanded.

Some people are inflated, and others are squeezed. The person who is unhappy about being squeezed is naturally Prince Zhao Huan.

Originally, the crown prince was not welcome, and he took the defensive succession route. If he did not make mistakes and would not be abolished, he would win if he killed his father.

But now there are people who want to overtake on curves and attack frequently, and the father also likes Zhao Kai, so one can imagine his day.

And the four powerful ministers in the court, collectively known as the Four Thieves, Gao Ming's father Gao Qiu was among them.

These four people naturally sensed the changes in the air more sensitively than anyone else, and they were all about to move.

This matter has been fermented for more than a month, and I don't know which wicked person released the news: "King Yun and Gao Yanei got quite close, Gao Yanei gave King Yun a Haidongqing, and King Yun gave Gao Yanei two high-quality horses in return. And the friendship between the two doesn't stop there, at the martial arts school, King Yun even gave Gao Yanei a handkerchief to wipe his nosebleeds."

Gao Qiu became angry when he heard it, "How vicious, it is clear that he set Gao's mansion on fire. Outsiders don't know, they still think we support King Yun! If the crown prince ascends the throne in the future, will the Gao family still have good fruit to eat? "

Gao Ming comforted his father and said, "I think this news is aimed at King Yun. Everyone knows that King Yun is gentle and generous, but now he is getting close to someone with a reputation like me. He just wants to get close to Zhu Zhechi." Mo Zhe blacked out that set, and wanted to discredit King Yun."

Gao Lian was dissatisfied, "Don't say that about yourself, my son is very good, no worse than anyone else."

It's still daddy's heartwarming, Gao Ming said: "But outsiders don't know, I'm afraid some people will suspect that King Yun is not what he looks like on the surface, but in fact he is also a flamboyant prince. This is very troublesome. However, the official family is at its peak, and now it It can only be said that these people cannot tolerate King Yun's further favor."

Gao Qiu knew it well, but he didn't want his son to get involved too much, "It's too complicated for you now, you have to watch quietly, and don't show any strangeness in front of outsiders. You go down first."

Gao Ming left, leaving his father alone in the study to think.

Walking in the corridor, Du Guan came in through the moon gate, holding a letter in his hand, saw Gao Ming, and hurriedly handed it over, "This is just delivered, it's for you in the yamen."

Seeing that the envelope was red, Gao Ming was delighted, knowing that Hua Rong had just sent it.

When I opened it, as expected, it was written by Hua Rong himself, inviting him to attend his sister's wedding in Gaotang Prefecture.

What Gao Ming was waiting for was this letter, as if he had finally opened his favorite courier. He was satisfied and happy. He took the envelope and went to see his father again. I was a guest at the wedding, and now the public opinion in Tokyo is booming, so I happened to go out to hide. By the way, his sister married to Gaotang Prefecture, so I happened to visit my uncle."

Gao Ming's uncle, Gao Lian, was the magistrate in Gaotang Prefecture, and also in charge of the army and horses, holding the local power.

Gao Qiu didn't want it in his heart. If his son went out, if he was tired, hungry, exposed to the sun or rained, he would be worried as a father.

But based on the current public opinion situation, I have to admit that this is a good choice, "You can go out to avoid the limelight, and now countless eyes are watching your activities in Tokyo. And the place you are going happens to be under your uncle's jurisdiction, If I go elsewhere, I don't agree."

What if the precious son goes to another place and makes a mistake, but Gaotang Prefecture is in his own sphere of influence, so he can rest assured.

"The second day of next month, then I will leave as soon as possible. I have prepared the congratulatory gift early in the morning, so I will leave immediately."

Gao Qiu said: "Then what about the construction of the field that you are in charge of?"

"Murong Yanze will explain it to you, no problem." Gao Ming said firmly, "It's all agreed."

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"There is a problem! No!" Murong Yanze lay on the table in pain, "...I also received an invitation from Huarong, but my parents came back from their hometown, and my sister knew that I was going out in the palace. If you don’t agree, say it’s chaotic outside, and I’m not allowed to go.”

How pitiful, for a person like Murong Yanze who is controlled by his parents and sisters, Gao Ming is very considerate, "Don't worry, I will deliver your gift for you."

Murong Yanze got up suddenly, grabbed Gao Ming's shoulders and said, "You might as well don't go, stay and continue building the stadium with me, you are needed most here."

Gao Ming took his hand away, "Don't pull me to sink together, we made an appointment early in the morning, how can we change our minds, Yanqing was summoned by the emperor, and he couldn't leave at all, if you don't go, I won't go, neither will you. Go to join us, is it reasonable?"

After thinking about it, Murong Yanze was really not authentic, "Then go back early and don't go back to Tokyo without traveling around."

"I'm not here for fun. Don't forget, there is a rich man in Gaotang Prefecture, Chai Huangcheng. Apart from attending Hua Rong's sister's wedding and visiting my uncle, the third thing I do is to let this rich man pay for it. You and I have a ball building competition. The first two are private matters, but this one is official. So I am also on a business trip to a certain extent this time."

"Anyway, it's better for you to come back as soon as possible. I'm afraid that in an emergency, I won't be able to handle it alone."

Gao Ming fully agreed, and before parting, he did not forget to take Murong Yanze's share.

Because Gao Qiu couldn't follow his son himself, he sent the old man in the mansion to follow his son, telling him to take care of the yamen along the way, and to live as comfortably as in Taiwei's mansion when traveling outside.

In addition to Lao Duguan and Can Sui, Gao Ming also brought Shi Qian with him, because Shi Qian was from Gaotang Prefecture and was very familiar with the terrain and humanities of Gaotang Prefecture, so he didn't even need a guide.

Gao Qiu originally wanted to write a letter to his cousin Gao Lian, but was stopped by Gao Ming, who said he wanted to surprise his uncle, and it would be boring to tell him in advance.

Gao Qiu thinks about it too. The uncle and nephew haven't seen each other for many years, and they meet suddenly. I don't know how happy they are, so it's better to keep a surprise.

Since Gao Ming came here, he hasn't been out of Tokyo yet, so he travels all the way to the mountains and rivers, trying to find a good time, as long as he can catch up with Hua Rong's sister's wedding, he is not in a hurry.

Fortunately, in this day and age, the only people whose looks are known throughout the country are wanted criminals. There are no images of officials like him circulating, so no one recognizes him when he leaves Tokyo.

He also asked the people around him to keep a low profile, not to reveal that he was Gao Yanei, but only that he was the owner of the silk and satin village from Tokyo.

Every time Gao Ming went to a place, he would eat the local specialties and taste them. It was so leisurely and leisurely, and it took a few days to wander around the vicinity of Gaotang Prefecture.

But it was getting late, and the group of them couldn't get in before the city gate was closed, so they could only find someone nearby to make do for one night, and then enter the city tomorrow.

Naturally, Shi Qian, a local, was responsible for finding a place to stay.

Shi Qian blinked his eyes and told Gao Ming, "Ya Nei, there happened to be a good place nearby. Among the descendants of the Chai family from the previous dynasty, there was a man named Chai Huangcheng who lived nearby and had a big manor. It is said that He also likes to entertain guests on weekdays, we go to his village, and we don’t have to worry about food, drink and accommodation. There are a lot of people in our line, if we find ordinary people, I’m afraid we won’t be able to live there.”

The third thing Gao Ming did when he came to Gaotang Prefecture was to seek financing from this descendant of the former royal family.

As soon as I heard that he lived nearby, I thought to myself, God helped me, it went so smoothly, "Then you will lead the way ahead."

He also told the attendants, "Tighten your mouth and don't reveal our identities."

In the original book, Gao Ming’s uncle Gao Lian’s brother-in-law, Yin Tianci, took a fancy to the other courtyard of Chaihuangcheng and told him to move to make room for it. The Chaihuangcheng branch lived in Gaotang Prefecture and has been rooted for more than a hundred years. Is it so easy to move? Of course I disagree.

So Yin Tianci sent people to beat the old man. Chai Huangcheng was old and frail, coupled with being aggrieved, he died not long after.

I don't know if Gao Lian's brother-in-law is interested in Chai Huangcheng's manor now, if not, Gao Ming will use his three-inch tongue to ask Chai Huangcheng to pay for the merit monument.

Ordinary families have been scattered for hundreds of years and they are also big families, which have accumulated a lot of wealth, not to mention the descendants of the royal family, Lao Chai's family is rich.

Therefore, he planned to inquire about the tone tonight and observe the relationship between Yin Tianci and Chai Huangcheng.

It has to be said that although Chai Huangcheng is not a direct descendant of the Chai family, it has accumulated a large family business. Looking from a distance, the surrounding wall can't see the edge, and there are not hundreds of trees planted around it, but eighty trees, lush and lush , Outsiders can't see what's going on inside.

A few tens of meters away from the main entrance of the manor, there was a small pavilion like a sentry. Two guards inside saw Gao Ming and his party, so they came out and poured cold water on their faces. I'm afraid the master won't be able to entertain you."

Shi Qian was in a hurry, stepped forward, and clasped his fists together, "We are merchants from Tokyo, and our young master's house is in the carriage. I wanted to enter Gaotangzhou City today, but unfortunately it is getting late, I wonder if we can borrow a night in the village. It’s late, we’ll get up and leave tomorrow morning, and we’ll pay in front of the tea shop.”

He took the lead in saying that he would come here, but now that he can't live here, the responsibility lies entirely with him.

The family member was also very embarrassed, "On weekdays, I would definitely let you come to the village to entertain me. My master is generous and hospitable. Anyone who passes by, whether they are passing by or fleeing, has always been warmly entertaining. But today, it is really not possible. There are distinguished guests, the master has ordered, no one can stay."

Shi Qian began to sell miserably, "My little brother, our group is a serious businessman in Tokyo, and we will never disturb you. You see, the wind is blowing now, and the weather is unpredictable. We, old and young, are drenched. It rained all night, nothing can be done, please accommodate the master."

Seeing the sincerity of what he said, the Ding said: "Wait a minute." Then he turned and ran back to Zhuangzi to report.

After a while of incense sticks, he brought back good news, "My master said that the weather is really bad and it's not easy to travel outside, so you are allowed to come in. But at the same time, I urge you to be quiet when you are in the village. If it makes noise and disturbs the distinguished guests, it will be bad."

Shi Qian fully agreed, but Gao Ming had no objection either, guests could do as they please, and besides, when you go to someone else's house, you should be quiet.

The family member led them into the village, and Gao Ming saw that the courtyard was even more mysterious. Although it was dark, it could still be seen faintly, with various trees, houses, rockeries and ponds.

At this time, a man in charge came, exchanged some greetings, arranged them in a yard, divided into the main room and the side room, asked someone to arrange simple food and drink for them, and went down. Before leaving, he told them to be quiet. , because there are distinguished guests in the mansion.

The elder Du Guan of the Gao family complained: "One mouthful, one distinguished guest. I have seen many distinguished guests in Tokyo City. I don't know what distinguished guests can have such a big spectrum. Do you really think you are a real descendant of a dragon?"

Gao Ming pretended not to hear, it is normal for the old man to complain a few words, and from the perspective of the old governor, Zhao Ji, the eldest emperor of Gao Qi, is the authentic one, and the Chai family is just the descendants of the former royal family, the kindness of the Taizu kept them Live, what a cow.

Shi Qian glanced around and said in a low voice, "I'll go out for a while and see who the distinguished guest is."

"Don't go, didn't they tell us to be quiet, since we promised, we should abide by it. Go to bed early in a while, and get up early tomorrow to go to the city." Gao Ming said.

Since the yamen gave orders, Shi Qian had no choice but to suppress his curiosity, "Yes." He went back to his room with nothing to do.

After the meal, Lao Duguan personally took care of Gao Ming to wash and wash. Although this kind of work can be done by others, since he is traveling, he has to take on the heavy responsibility of taking care of the yamen. not allowed.

After personally implementing the strict comfort standard, the old governor said to Gao Ming with satisfaction: "Let's rest in the yamen, I'm going down. If there are orders at night, just call me."

Gao Ming fell asleep soon after laying down. He wanted to relieve himself until midnight. He sat up lazily and walked to the door by the moonlight. He saw the two guards guarding the door, each holding a wooden stick and falling asleep. up.

Also, there is no such thing as a boring journey, Gao Ming shrugged his shoulders, walked to the next door, knocked on Shi Qian's door, and said in a low voice, "Did you hear that?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Shi Qian opened the door, "What's the order from the yamen? Are you going to find out who the distinguished guest is?"

"Cough, no, it's actually...I want to go to the bathroom...you help me light the lantern."

"..." Shi Qian was startled, "Yes, Ya Nei." Holding a lantern in his hand, he led the way, "I went to the latrine just now, and it's just around the corner from the gate of the small courtyard."

Gao Ming followed Shi and moved out of the small courtyard on tiptoe, and walked towards the secluded path. Sure enough, he saw the toilet, went in and quickly relieved himself.

After coming out, the night breeze was blowing, and I just felt refreshed. I looked up at the sky and saw the clouds moving quickly, and said to Shi Qian: "The clouds were blown away by the wind. It seems that the rain won't stop, and I can enter the city smoothly tomorrow."

Shi Qian said: "Tomorrow shall we go to the magistrate's yamen first, or go to the Playboy first?"

Gao Ming said: "Go to the magistrate's yamen first, tomorrow is only May [-]th, and the wedding is on the second day of June, so go to uncle's place to rest first."

At this moment, someone yelled: "There are clearly people in this yard, but they lied to me that no one lives there? Look, the lantern over there is not people."

Gao Ming heard the loud noise getting closer and closer to them, and saw four people with lanterns walking in front, followed by a man dressed as a rich man.

"My lord, this small courtyard was originally unoccupied, and a group of merchants moved in temporarily just now." Someone explained, and the tone seemed to be that of the Chai family.

"You want to fool me again, you must be hiding someone here. Hey! Talk about you, don't go!"

It turned out that Shi Qian was holding the lantern and turned around to go back, but was scolded by this man.

At this moment, the crowd approached, and Gao Ming could clearly see that there was a luxuriously dressed young man in the group, who was two or three years younger than Gao Ming, and looked only fifteen or sixteen years old.

When he walked up to Gao Ming, Gao Ming found the young man with a handsome face and peach blossom eyes by the light, looking at him with a smile.

Since Gao Ming was smiling at him, Gao Ming was also a polite person, besides, he seemed to be a nobleman of the Chai Mansion, so he also smiled politely.

As a result, the boy raised his hand and slapped the manager of the Chai Mansion on the head, "Isn't this the person I'm looking for, and he said you don't have any in the village!"

The manager of the Chai Mansion gave an unfair explanation, "He is really not from our village, he is indeed a traveler who just moved in tonight."

Gao Ming also stood up and clarified, "It is true that I just moved here two hours ago."

The young man seemed to believe it, but he was still very happy, "I don't care when you moved in, if you let me meet, it's fate, go, have a drink with me."

To be honest, the food that Gao Ming ate before going to bed just now was very simple, which was the standard for the Chai family to entertain ordinary guests.

He is actually a bit hungry now, and seeing that this young man is straightforward, he may be the same person as Murong Yanze or Yan Qing, maybe they can get along well.

Gao Ming smiled, "Okay, let's go."

The boy was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly, "Very good, come with me quickly."

Shi Qian was worried about Gao Ming, so he silently followed behind. He didn't chase him anyway, so he followed all the way.

A group of people came to a luxuriously furnished room in the front yard. Gao Ming stepped in, accidentally stepped on the carpet, and slipped. The young man hurriedly supported him, and looked at him with a smile.

Gao Ming thought that this person was too kind and enthusiastic, so he said thank you and walked to the wine table.

Some of the food and wine on the table had been eaten, so it could be seen that it was indeed half eaten. The young man lacked company, so he was so angry that he ran out to find someone in the yard.

Gao Ming took his seat generously, and said to Shi Qian, "Do you want to eat? You sit too."

Not only did Shi Qian not sit down, but he grinned slightly as if realizing something.

The young man said to Shi Qian: "I will have wine with your master, if you are also hungry, then go to Chao Chai's house to get a table of wine and vegetables to eat by yourself."

Shi Qian didn't insist, and said, "I see." He hurriedly turned and left.

The others, including those who were in charge of the family, silently withdrew.

Gao Ming didn't think much about it. After sitting down, he asked someone to wipe his hands with a hot towel, and then picked up a pair of brand new chopsticks to pick up vegetables.

Just put a mouthful of food in his mouth, the boy poured wine and handed it to Gao Ming, and asked with a friendly smile, "You come from Tokyo? How long do you plan to stay in Gaotang Prefecture?"

Gao Ming took over the wine cup and took a sip, "Let's stay for three to five days. By the way, I don't know what to call the young master?"

Unexpectedly, the young man put one hand on Gao Ming's shoulder, grabbed the wine glass he had just drank with the other, took a sip, and moved closer to him, their faces were so close, "Why don't you tell me your name first."

Gao Ming felt that something was wrong, this person was too familiar, it was very uncomfortable, so he broke away from his shoulders, and said dissatisfiedly: "I don't like other people to use the cup I used."

As he spoke, he took another wine glass and poured wine to drink.

The young man snorted twice, "Then we are really a coincidence, I am the person who likes to make things difficult for others."

Gao Ming saw that this guy was obviously provoking trouble, it was really interesting, Tai Sui was breaking ground, right? He laughed, "Interesting, I would like to know how you plan to make things difficult for others?"

The boy tilted his head and smiled, "What do you think?"

Gao Ming frowned, "What do you want to do?"

The young man was happy, and smiled from ear to ear, "That's great, you can see that you are not a person of this way, so it's interesting." Then, he quickly ticked Gao Ming's chin, and said with a provocative smile: " I'll teach you something nice tonight."

Gao Ming buzzed his head and took a deep breath.

He must have been molested.

It's terrible, there is such a thing in the world: Someone actually molested him Gao Yanei.

This should be his attribute, right? Feng Shui turns, I never thought he would have this day.

Gao Ming's teeth were itchy, he was indeed careless just now, after all, he came from time travel, surrounded by straight men, he almost forgot that he had broken sleeves.

It turned out that this fellow was not outspoken and outspoken, so he invited him to drink, but plotted against him.

It's turned upside down!

Gao Ming tried his best to control the volume, and said word by word: "Do you know who I am?"

Unexpectedly, the young man responded with a high voice: "Do you know who I am? My brother-in-law is the prefect of Gaotang Prefecture. If you dare to disobey me, even if you have wings, you will not be able to fly out of Gaotang Prefecture."

It turns out that you are Yin Tianci!

Gao Ming stood up abruptly, raised his hand and slapped him, "Disobedient to you? Grandpa still hit you!"

Yin Tianci was stunned immediately, and he usually reported his brother-in-law's name, and there was no objection in Gaotang Prefecture, even the Chai family had to humble himself, so he was completely unprepared to be slapped in the face.

"You, you dare to hit me?"

Gao Ming slapped his backhand again, clear and loud, "Yes! I'll hit you now!"