Don't make trouble, let's build infrastructure!

After finally stopping the little tiger's nosebleed, Tong Ran wrapped it in a towel and put it on the bed, so that he had time to dry his body and find clothes to cover his body.

After being put on the bed, the little tiger finally got rid of Tong Ran's naked skin, got into the pile of towels, and breathed calmly.

The towels on the bed rolled up and down, and the frequency gradually slowed down.

Tong Ran pushed the door open and called someone in.

"My lord, what's your order?" A servant bowed and waited for the order.

"Go get some more big towels." Tong Ran said.

The little servant glanced at Tong Ran who had already put on a clean coat and was wearing a coat, secretly a little strange, and said a little too late: "Yes, my lord, please wait a moment."

He bowed and stepped back to get a towel for Tong Ran.

call.

Tong Ran breathed a sigh of relief, it was really strange that he had to use so many towels alone, and hoped that the officials would not trouble him with this matter.

There is no hair dryer here, so to dry the little tiger completely, you can only rely on towels to absorb water.

Fortunately, its nosebleed stopped quickly.Thinking about it, Tong Ran went back to the bed, grabbed the little tiger out of the pile of towels, and wiped its wet hair with the only remaining towel.

"Wow." The little tiger just landed on him and was about to escape, but Tong Ran grabbed the back of his neck and grabbed him back.

"Be good, or you'll catch a cold soon!" Tong Ran whispered.

The little tiger didn't yell at him as usual, but was a little afraid of him, and lay down obediently with his back to him, raised his paws whenever he raised his paws, and exposed his belly when he let him out. He was so obedient as Tong Ran's tiger.

"What's wrong with you?" Tong Ran touched the little tiger's forehead, a little worried, "Are you sick?"

He forcibly turned the little tiger around, wrapped it with a relatively dry towel, covered it with another layer of quilt, and then checked its eyes and nose, using his years of experience in raising cats in his previous life to judge whether the little tiger was sick.

Tong Ran held the little tiger's head in his hands, trying to see if it had eye dropsy, but as soon as he got closer, the well-behaved little tiger suddenly jumped up, and hid aside with a "woo-wah".

"Zai Zai?" Tong Ran wondered, since when did his son become afraid of people?

Did I treat him too harshly just now?Tong Ran reflected for a while.

The heat that the little tiger had just calmed down surged again, the fur on its cheeks seemed to be burning hot, and it stepped back cautiously.

After reflecting on it, Tong Ran felt that he was very gentle with the little boy today, so he leaned over again: "Zai Zai, is there something wrong with you?"

"Wow!" The little tiger waved his claws.

Tong Ran retreated reflexively, and at the same time, he was overjoyed, and said with a smile: "Zai Zai will catch people." His little tiger is not sick.

The little tiger hadn't put down its paws yet, but Tong Ran suddenly smiled, as if returning to the earth in spring, with gentle joy in the corners of his eyes and brows.The little tiger was stunned for a moment, staring at him, as if being drawn by an invisible force, he unconsciously walked a few steps closer.

dong dong——

"My lord." There was a sudden knock on the door.

The little tiger seemed to be awakened from a dream, and stopped walking.

Tong Ran hurriedly got up to answer, hugged the dry towel brought by the servant, and blocked the servant from the door.

"My lord, do you want me to go in and tidy up for you?" the servant asked dutifully.

"No need." Tong Ran said.

The waiter had something to say, Tong Ran ordered again: "I want to eat hot pot tonight, cut more meat for me."

"Yes." The waiter said, and glanced behind Tong Ran, there was a pile of towels on the bed, and the quilt was also piled up in a mess.Suddenly, the dumpling seemed to be alive and moved.

"What else?" Tong Ran asked.

"No more, no more." The servant smiled apologetically and withdrew.

After Tong Ran closed the door, the ball of towel on the bed moved again. Tong Ran went over to remove the towel, and the little tiger got its head out, panting.

"I'm sorry, are you a little bored?" Tong Ran said, throwing the used towel under the bed, wrapped the tiger with a new one, and continued to brush its fur.

Outside the Xuanshi hall, Fu Lin had already stood there for a little while.Su Jin was a few steps ahead of him, guarding the door of the palace, carefully distinguishing the movement inside.

"Su Jin."

Finally, he heard His Majesty's low voice, Su Jin slightly bent over Fu Lin, turned and entered.

When he turned into the bedroom, Chu Jun had already got out of bed, and wrapped himself in a robe.

Su Jin stepped forward to help him get dressed, and at the same time whispered: "Your Majesty, Master Fu has arrived and is waiting outside the hall."

"En." Chu Jun responded in a low voice.

Su Jin waited for his order, but after waiting for a long time but did not get any more information, he couldn't help but glance at Chu Jun's expression suspiciously.

His face was expressionless, and the corners of his mouth drooped slightly in relaxation.

After His Majesty slept for a while, he seemed to be in a better mood.Su Jin judged, and boldly said: "Is Your Majesty seeing Lord Fu now?"

Only then did Chu Jun come back to his senses, pursed his lips, and said in a deep voice, "I will see him in the main hall."

"Yes." Su Jin said.

The Xuanshi Hall is the living and working place of the emperor, including sleeping halls, study rooms, main halls, east and west warm pavilions, small halls and other rooms.Generally speaking, Chu Jun summoned his courtiers alone in the study, and occasionally went to the Nuan Pavilion, but rarely in the main hall.

The main hall of the Xuanshi Hall is more spacious than ordinary palaces. When Chu Jun arrived, Fu Lin was already standing at his highness waiting.The floor of the hall was paved with black gold bricks, and he stood alone in the middle, as if he was going to be swallowed by the thick color.

"See Your Majesty." Fu Lin said, bowing respectfully to the end.

"Uncle, no courtesy." Chu Jun said, his tone was calm and did not show anger, but he did not give the seat as usual.

The servants who had already prepared their seats and were about to wait for Chu Jun to give them their seats lost their pace for a while, and were hurriedly sent away by Su Jin.

Fu Lin lowered his eyebrows and looked at the smooth gold brick floor in front of his feet.

Chu Jun didn't speak either. After the bewildered servant was sent away, the last sound disappeared, and the hall fell into oppressive silence.

Chu Jun didn't speak, and Fu Lin didn't intend to speak. Su Jin stood by, and it wasn't his turn to speak here. The little servant on duty at the gate of the hall lowered his head, looked at his nose, nose and heart, and thought of Buddha.

After a long time, Chu Jun said in a low voice, "Uncle knows what I'm asking you to do."

"Yes." Fu Lin said, but did not say another word.

"Tell me." Chu Jun said again, leaning back a little, making a relaxed gesture.

Fu Lin cupped his hands and said respectfully: "I received a secret report that during the period under the jurisdiction of the inspector Tong, he misappropriated the public property in the jurisdiction without authorization, and used it to seek huge profits."

"Where did the secret report come from?" Chu Jun asked.His guard captain, You Yang, has been in Jinhe prison all the time. After Tong Ran came to Beijing, he ordered You Yang to pay attention to the officials of Jinhe prison, and found nothing unusual.

"From a family letter between Gouzi and his wet nurse," Fu Lin said.

Chu Jun frowned: "Fu Xuan?"

"Return to Your Majesty, that's right." Fu Lin said.

A letter from Fu Xuan and the wet nurse?Chu Jun pondered Fu Lin's words, and then said again after a while: "What did you say?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty. Last year, Lord Tong designed a new type of rickshaw called a bicycle. The folks also call it a bicycle. Its main materials are cast iron, cowhide and steel." Fu Lin said.

"I know this." Chu Jun said, a little impatient.

"Your Majesty, please be calm and don't be impatient. Rong Chen will report back." Fu Lin said, the speed of speech remained unchanged, "There is a thing called spokes in the bicycle wheel designed by Inspector Tong, which must be made of steel. In order to make these spokes, Inspector Tong used a Curry's silver, built a steelmaking workshop in Jinhejian, this is one of them.

"Judging from Gouzi's letter, Supervisor Tong's first prototype bike was made with the resources in the prison. He showed this prototype bike in many ways, and sold eight bicycle drawings for a total profit of 8 taels. Silver, the silver did not enter the prison treasury, part of it was taken away by Supervisor Tong, and the other part was used to renovate two courtyards in the Supervisor's mansion for the rest of Supervisor Tong's pet tiger, this is the second.

"From the above, it can be seen that Supervisor Tong is suspected of using power for personal gain and embezzling public funds. The minister believes that Supervisor Tong is the head of a prison and should be an example for his subordinates. Such actions should be thoroughly investigated and punished according to the law."

Fu Lin spoke every word in a calm and steady manner, and he had rehearsed these words in his heart many times.

When he decided to move Tong Ran, he knew that Chu Jun would not ignore him, so he searched patiently for a long time, and finally caught enough strong clues in letters home where Fu Xuan chatted with his wet nurse.

After he finished speaking, the hall fell into silence again.

Chu Jun is naturally aware of Tong Ran's design and manufacture of bicycles, but he has never thought about it from this angle.The bicycle was invented by Tong Ran, so the proceeds from the design drawings should naturally belong to him, but he completely ignored that Tong Ran built a steelmaking workshop and used the resources of the prison to manufacture prototypes for this purpose.

From this perspective, what Fu Lin said is not without basis.

However, compared to Tong Ran's contribution, it would be unreasonable to punish him for such a small mistake because of his carelessness.

The Fu family regards strictness as their style, but it's not that they don't understand the principle of giving kindness and power together. For meritorious ministers, it's not something he would do to kill them all because of a small mistake.

So what is his intention?

Is it just that he hates Tong Ran's humble background?In other words, for the reason of maintaining the elite of the gentry.

Chu Jun pondered about this veteran who had a very close blood relationship with him.

"Your Majesty, besides this, I have another matter to report." Fu Lin said again, his steady voice echoed in the hall of Xuanshi.

"Quasi-playing." Chu Jun raised his hand.

Fu Lin took a deep breath and said, "I'm guilty, I plead guilty."

Chu Jun frowned, which one is this?

He didn't speak, waiting for Fu Lin to explain himself.

After a pause, Fu Lin continued: "Previously, I discussed with His Majesty whether the world should be ruled by the gentry, or whether the gentry should only be allowed to live in the poor.

"Before now, I have been adhering to the tradition, thinking that only the five surnames and Chu can rule the world together, so that Dachang can enjoy long-term stability.

"Recently, I have come to realize that I am wrong. Ren Jin from the Ministry of Industry, Yan Liang from the Ministry of Household Affairs, Tong Supervisor who is still under house arrest, Shen Xi who is currently in charge of road construction, and Wu Huan who is in charge of national debt matters, they are not The gentry, but equally outstanding, are the pillars of the country.

"This time in the Beijing inspection, I plan to replace all the officials whose righteous growth rate is significantly lower than the average, promote those who grow faster, and appoint those who have not yet been awarded official positions to fill the vacancies. Regardless of the noble family or the poor family, it is only in terms of talent and morality. Veteran I was stubborn before, and almost made a big mistake, please forgive me."

Fu Lin's words caught Chu Jun off guard. He should have been happy, but at this time... Chu Jun pursed his lips. This is not an opportunity to punish Fu Lin.If he moved Fu Lin at this time, not only would the Beijing police be chaotic, but also many rumors that would be unfavorable to Tong Ran would spread, making the world think that the emperor had punished a low-ranking minister in order to protect Tong Ran.

What's more, Fu Lin has no real reason, but he suddenly realized his conceptual problems and made adjustments in time.

If he is severely punished for such a thing, it will not be a good thing for the country or the people.

"You're forcing me." Chu Jun whispered, his lips pursed into two straight lines.

"No," Fu Lin said, "I don't want to force Your Majesty, I just want to make a deal with Your Majesty."

"Presumptuous!" Chu Jun flicked his robe sleeves, and the strong pressure of righteousness swept away like a hurricane. The two servants guarding the door fell to their knees and almost lost consciousness.

Fu Lin's head couldn't help lowering his head a little bit lower. This righteous coercion was stronger than what Chu Jun had shown in the past. Even a mid-level celestial rank like him couldn't help but tremble with guilt.

Heavenly top grade?

Or is it about to be sanctified?

Fu Lin secretly speculated that he originally thought that Chu Jun had the most low-ranked heavenly ranks, which was in line with the level of coercion he revealed before, but he didn't know whether he was deliberately hiding it, or he had soared during this period of time, or both. .

Under the heavy pressure, Fu Lin raised his head little by little, looked directly at Tianyan and said, "The Lu family has been defeated, the Qiu family is focused on business, and the Shen family can't make progress. Only the Wu family and the Fu family still have power. In addition, a large number of people from poor families entered the court Tang. The pattern of the five surnames and Chu ruling the world is on the verge of collapse. If it is to be broken first and then reestablished, Dacheng will suffer from turmoil, and there may be disasters and wars.

"I would like to relieve His Majesty's worries, and use the remaining strength of the Fu family to make another change for Dacheng, so that the world will no longer be divided into poor families, but people with talents and morals will live there, so that Dacheng can survive this great change smoothly.

"The price is that if Tong Ran leaves the capital, he will not be allowed to be an official in Beijing for the rest of his life."

The author has something to say: Uncle is actually not a bad person, but rather stubborn.

Zai Zai and Tong Tong still have some way to go, they won't be abused, don't worry~

Thank you for your support, okay!