Go back to ancient times to be a royal merchant

It can't be blamed that Wang Xiujin thinks too much, but that the thinking of the ancients is too unpredictable. Wang Xiujin, who has lived for two lives, thinks he can't play with these people. If he is not safe, he might put himself in the hole.Looking at the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, Wang Xiujin had all kinds of suspicions, so naturally he would not speak much, and sent the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites with Tai Chi. It is already good that he provided ideas. As for the future, he is not a history student, so how can he know what to do? Build a stele.

Sending off the Minister of Rites, Wang Xiujin left the grain shop after arranging the deliveries from shopkeeper Wang. He felt that the Minister of Rites would still look for him, thinking that he had been staring at Chuanfang for the past two years, so he wondered whether he should return When I went to Wang Village, I happened to avoid the Minister of Rites. When he came back, I guess the Ministry of Rites would come up with a countermeasure.The more Wang Xiujin thought about it, the more he felt that this move was feasible.

So he went to the military camp and asked Li Sushan to go back to the mansion, and he went to the Metropolitan Procuratorate first, and told his father about the search for the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and then said that he wanted to go back to Wangcun to have a look. Take a trip to Li's hometown, let Li Sushan pay homage to him, and then go to Wangcun.Master Wang didn't stop him, but just told him to be careful.Wang Xiujin nodded in response.

After leaving the inspection institute, Wang Xiujin didn't rush back to the mansion, but went to Wang's house first, and reported to his mother before leaving.When he got home, Li Sushan had already returned. Wang Xiujin talked about what happened today, and said bluntly that in order to avoid trouble, he planned to go to Wang Village and asked Li Sushan if he had time. If Li Sushan went with him, he would go first. Going to my hometown, returning from a victorious battle, no matter what, I have to pay homage to my ancestors. If I don’t leave Beijing, I will pass without paying my respects.

Li Sushan said that he would go with him, and he will leave tomorrow after he goes to ask for leave.

The two acted separately, Li Sushan went to ask for leave, and Wang Xiujin went to explain the trip to his elders. Li's parents and elders did not stop them. Wang Xiujin has a lot of property in Wu County, and there were examples of skipping in previous years.Hearing that the two of them wanted to go to their hometown first, Old General Li didn't say anything, although he didn't like his hometown, but it was right for the younger generation to go to pay respects, "Take Yachang with you and kowtow to your ancestors. "

Wang Xiujin wanted to take his son with him, so if he got the old man, there was no need to mention it.He went back to the yard to tidy up his clothes. He thought he would stay in Wu County for a while, and the round trip would take more than a month, so it took a little longer.Naturally, you can’t go back to the village empty-handed. People who are close to you should prepare some gifts, and those who are not close to you will probably pick them up, so you have to give them something that can be bought and doesn’t cost a lot of money. complete.

Before the ancients went out, it took a few days to prepare things. It is rare to go out in a hurry like Wang Xiujin. Fortunately, Wang Xiujin has a lot of money and is not afraid of spending money. There are also many servants at home. The housekeeper ordered to go down, and everything was ready before dark.

In the Wang family, Minister of the Ministry of Rites came to the door with some refreshments. He didn’t take the route of the imperial merchants during the day. After thinking about it after returning home, he came up with Mr. Wang’s idea. They are both officials in the court, so there should be mutual support. Mr. Wang should not He will be turned away, but it would be great if he can gain friendship. If Mr. Wang comes forward and asks the Emperor Shang to give him some advice, he will offend the Emperor Shang, and it is not good for the Emperor Shang to directly attack him.If you can't gain friendship and don't want to offend others, you have the right to act as your colleagues.

Minister of the Ministry of Rites thought very well, but he didn't want the servant who knocked on the door to report back, Mr. Wang is still in the yamen and has not come back. Mrs. Wang has been in poor health recently, so it is not easy to entertain guests.The official book of the Ministry of Rites looked at the servant, who bowed his body and dared not say much, thinking in his heart that the master didn't inquire clearly before he came out, and he didn't know if he would blame him.

Minister of the Ministry of Rites looked at the closed door, guessing in his heart how true the words came from inside, "Go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate." He wanted to see if it was true or not.Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites did not expect to be shut down in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but he found out that Mr. Wang was in the yamen and did not return to the mansion.The Minister of Rites was thinking about whether to wait here, but he didn't believe that Mr. Wang would spend the night here.After thinking about it again, he was worried whether he would offend Mr. Wang.Where is the Metropolitan Procuratorate?Few people in the court want to mess with it.

Turning around at the Yamen Gate of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Minister of Rites returned home.Lord Wang shook his head when he heard that the Minister of Rites had left. He was really right. Pack up your things, and you can go home after a while.When his son leaves tomorrow, even if he sees the Minister of Rites, he will have something to say.

After the morning court was over, the Minister of Rites wanted to go up to talk to Mr. Wang, but before he stepped forward, Mr. Wang was invited to the imperial study by the emperor's personal entourage.Shang Shu could only go back to the yamen and ask someone to call the ceremonial officials who came back with Wang Xiujin to welcome the army back. After all, they have worked together before, so they should have some friendship, not to mention pointing out the way, but lighting them up is better than catching them blind. powerful.And he went to the Metropolitan Procuratorate again to say a few words before Mr. Wang left the yamen.

The ceremonial officer really didn't want to have much contact with Wang Xiujin, and he had to listen to Shangguan's words, so he could only bite the bullet and go to the grain store, but when he asked after thinking about it, the shopkeeper said that the owner hadn't come yet.The ceremony official asked where he could find him, and the shopkeeper was very distressed, and he really couldn't explain it clearly.The ritual officer was also speechless.Huang Shang has quite a lot of property in the capital, if he ran away one by one, it would be quite troublesome to find them.Then he left a sentence, if the emperor merchant arrives, someone should tell him.After the courtesy officer left, the shopkeeper snorted and said that he would not say that the owner left Beijing in the morning.

The ceremonial officer did not find anyone at the grain shop, and it was not easy to go directly to the gate of the yamen. If he was asked by the Shangguan, it would definitely not be a problem, so he found a teahouse closest to the grain shop, and picked a teahouse that was facing the entrance of the grain shop. Sit down, if you see someone, just go out.

The Minister of the Ministry of Rites guarded the gate of the Metropolitan Procuratorate for more than two hours and did not see Mr. Wang coming over. The Minister of the Ministry of Rites murmured in his heart, could it be that the emperor wants to check some dear brother again!Is it possible that someone in the capital will fall into the Holy Lord's mold again?Having nothing to do, Shang Shu began to think about the people who had annoyed the emperor these days, but he didn’t have a clue about what to do. He still said that this matter was carried out secretly. It is not a big problem if he wants to be greedy. He thinks he is not a clean and honest official, and he feels guilty in his heart. He thinks too much and feels more like sitting on pins and needles.

Mr. Wang in the palace didn't talk about big things, but played chess with the emperor, talking about outside affairs while playing chess, and when he heard the emperor mentioning his youngest son, Mr. Wang casually said that his youngest son had gone to Wu County, and the emperor didn't have much time. Ask, Mr. Wang will not mention why the youngest son went to Wu County.

After playing chess all morning, the emperor felt that it was not enough, so he left Lord Wang to have lunch in the palace, played another game, and then let him leave the palace.The emperor's entourage immediately came forward to offer the teacup. The emperor thought deeply while drinking the tea, finally smiled, shook his head, returned to the imperial case with his hands behind his back, and began to approve the memorial.

At noon, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites still hadn't seen Mr. Wang come back, his expression was quite bad, and he returned to the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites in fear, without even asking if the official of the Rites had returned, and ordered the people below to find out if there was a monument to commemorate it before If you can't find something, let's find a way to set up a rule together.

The officials in the Ministry of Rites looked at each other, seeing Lord Shangshu's pale face, could it be that he was frightened by Lord Wang in the Metropolitan Procuratorate?Those who were well-informed received the letter in a short while, and Shang Shu never saw Mr. Wang at all. After Mr. Wang came down to court, he was invited to the imperial study.The officials all had weird expressions. They were so frightened when they didn't see Mr. Wang. It sounded like they didn't even enter the door. What did Mr. Shangshu do to his conscience?

The ceremony official sitting in the teahouse didn't see Wang Xiujin until the grain shop was about to close, and he didn't even see the Li family's carriage, so the ceremony official could only get up and go back to the Yamen.After going back, it was already past the time to disperse, but there were quite a few officials inside. The ceremonial officer found a person who had something to talk to on weekdays and inquired about it, but the other party was busy reading books and had no time to pay attention to him, so he just returned Let's talk about having time to drink.

Seeing that the other party was busy, the ritual officer didn't ask any more questions, but went to Shangguan's room and told about the fact that he didn't see Wang Xiujin. Shangguan waved his hand and asked him to go out and look for the records about the stele like everyone else.The ceremonial officer saw that Shangguan was also flipping through the books, so he could only return to his seat obediently, found a few books and read them slowly, but he was wondering why Shangguan suddenly changed his attitude.

Wang Xiujin and Li Sushan took their sons out of the capital early in the morning, first to Li Village, where they would stay for two days, and then to Wu County.It is not far from the capital to Li Village, and the road is well repaired now, so we will arrive after noon.

The village chief heard the arrival of the Li family from the capital, and immediately changed his clothes and came out. Seeing that the visitors were Li Sushan and Wang Xiujin, he did not dare to underestimate them. Worship early in the morning.Then he asked the old general how he was, and talked about some things in the village. The village chief didn't want to seek any benefits, but just wanted to maintain the relationship between the two parties that was not very good.After talking about the conversation, he arranged for the two of them to take the children to rest, and he called the wife to prepare meals.

Although Wang Xiujin stayed in the ancient countryside for a long time, he was still not used to eating farm food, not because he was so hypocritical, but because he really couldn't bear the smell of meat and oil.Now farmers can afford other oils, but in their habit, they still feel that it is best to use lard when inviting guests.

Looking at the oily dishes on the table, Wang Xiujin scratched his head very much. He couldn't swallow the food. If he didn't eat it, he seemed to look down on others.

"Come here, this is your sister-in-law's best dish, try it." The village chief thought that Wang Xiujin was embarrassed to move his chopsticks, so he brought a dish to Wang Xiujin's hand, "When you get here, it's like coming home. "