Mrs. Rebirth

It's late autumn, and the morning is slightly cool.

Wang Zhenhai waited outside the magistrate's yamen early in the morning, looking left and right, and finally saw Zuo Shaoqing's sedan chair arrive, but only saw him get off the sedan chair alone.

Disappointment flashed across his eyes, but Wang Zhenhai still stepped forward to salute and say hello.

Zuo Shaoqing didn't expect this person to be stuck here early in the morning, even if he wanted to pretend he wasn't there, he had no choice but to lead him into the yamen.

Leading him into the living room, the two sat silently, neither of them spoke first, Zuo Shaoqing didn't want to say anything, and Wang Zhenhai didn't know how to speak.

It wasn't until the servants brought the freshly brewed tea that Zuo Shaoqing broke the silence and asked, "Why is Wang Sanshao anxious to see me?"

Wang Zhenhai straightened his back a little, looked at Zuo Shaoqing erratically, hesitated for a while before saying: "My lord can just call Cao Min by name, Cao Min came here to... want to talk to you about the child. "

Zuo Shaoqing was surprised by his directness. If it were Wang Xulai, it would definitely not be like this, but since it was something he knew well, he didn't intend to waste time.

"Oh? Then what do you want to talk about?" Zuo Shaoqing asked blankly.

Wang Zhenhai presented the information found by the Wang family one by one, just to prove that he is the biological father of Zuo Xiaolang. time for child care.

Zuo Shaoqing lowered his head and played with the teacup, his crisp voice mixed with Wang Zhenhai's slightly nervous voice, forming a sharp contrast.

"I picked up the little thing. I'm afraid you didn't find out what kind of life he lived before?" Zuo Shaoqing put down the teacup heavily, and told the whole story of how he met Zuo Xiaolang.

"When I first picked him up, he couldn't walk on his feet, eat with chopsticks, or even talk. He was no different from a wild animal. The official worked hard to raise him, eating at the same table and sleeping with him, which took a lot of energy. Only then did you slowly raise him to look like a normal person, do you think I will return the child to you with just one word from you?"

Wang Zhenhai opened his mouth wide, his eyes widened, and the shock and regret in his eyes were clear at a glance. Their family really didn't find out where the little thing was missing for more than two years, and what kind of life he lived. He just thought he was picked up by someone. go.

Unexpectedly, it was picked up by wild beasts in the mountains. It is a miracle that it can grow up so smoothly. No wonder the child who is almost three years old looks only over one year old.

He couldn't imagine what it was like to be with a group of wild beasts. He only knew that at this moment, he wished he could turn back time and replace him with his own body.

"The Wang family is the richest man in Crane City, and the relationship within the family is chaotic, which is not conducive to Zuo Xiaolang's growth."

"But..." Wang Zhenhai still wanted to argue, but Zuo Shaoqing stopped the topic with a cold look.

"Don't tell me about the blood relationship between father and son. There is neither evidence nor physical evidence, but... I am not unkind. As long as we are in Crane City for one day, we will allow you to visit us. If you have the ability to let Zuo Little Wolf said he wanted to talk to you, but I will never stop him."

The corner of Zuo Shaoqing's mouth twitched into a calculating smile. Although the Zhen Guo government is big enough, it's not bad for a small thing to have multiple backers.

"By the way, I heard that Master Wang and the current head of the family are having a lot of trouble. This officer will help you solve this matter within a month."

Wang Zhenhai left in a daze, and when he returned home and told Wang Xu what had happened, Wang Xu, feeling sorry for his grandson's pity, knocked his son on the head and cursed, "You are still too young!"

Although his son has changed a lot in temperament and has become a lot more sensible, he is far from the young man who became the magistrate at a young age.

Zuo Shaoqing did what he said, and helped Wang Xu seize the position of head of the family in just half a month. When the dust of the Wang family was settled, a letter handed over from Crane City attracted the attention of all court officials.

In the memorial, Zuo Shaoqing expounded the troubles of unrestricted entry and exit of maritime merchants and the hidden dangers of rising prices caused by the large amount of gold and silver imported by maritime merchants. interrogation to prevent spies from other countries from entering.

Because of the collusion between the government and the pirates last time, the first thing Zuo Shaoqing did after taking office was to increase the inspection of the port entry and exit, not only for people but also for goods.

At that time, the tariff structure levied on maritime merchants was still very simple, and it was calculated entirely according to the estimated value of imported and exported goods. This led to the vast majority of maritime merchants choosing to hide goods privately, and even bribed customs officials to smuggle goods.

Zuo Shaoqing has done this kind of thing himself, and the Cao Gang is also a veteran. It is reasonable that he should not be the first to propose this proposal, but as far as he knows, this proposal will be proposed by an official by the end of the year at the latest.

Moreover, Lu Zheng is about to go to sea for military training again. He must eliminate the hidden dangers in the city, and there must be an upright reason to arrest or dismiss the suspicious people in Hecheng. If such an offending thing does not have the imperial court's approval, he will definitely be drowned in spit die.

It's just that the entire Hecheng official circle has different opinions on Zuo Shaoqing's move. Some are waiting to see his bad luck, some are waiting to see his jokes, and even laughed at him: "Zuo Zhifu is too young after all, he does things impulsively and recklessly. Do you think everything will be fine with the Lord of the Town as your backer?"

Of course, there were honest officials who came forward to support the proposal.

The imperial court was also full of rhetoric, and those who had nothing to do with themselves would hang it high, neither supporting nor opposing, and those involved in the interests of the family stood up to refute, thinking that Zuo Zhifu ignored Shengshang's wishes to expand maritime commerce, which would weaken the enthusiasm of businessmen. Officials who had been photographed by Zhenguo Public Relations in advance stood up to support Zuo Shaoqing.

This was originally a matter of the public saying that the public is right and the wife saying that the woman is reasonable. Zhan Yuanfeng saw that he could not come to a conclusion for a while, so he had to retreat to the court first, and then he went to the imperial study alone to discuss with the six ministers and several important officials.

"I don't think Zuo Aiqing is necessarily alarmist. The ancestors set up the sea ban to prevent the enemy from taking advantage of it. The business of maritime merchants is important, but it is too dangerous to open the door and let people come in and out at will. Do you have good ideas? ?”

"Your Majesty..." Shang Shoufu stood up and followed Zhan Yuanfeng's intentions and said, "I feel that the most urgent task is to formulate a complete set of port trade laws, and there must be a code of reference for both people and goods. , to announce to the world.”

Hubu Shangshu wanted to open his mouth to argue, but was pulled by the sleeve of the Ministry of War Shangshu beside him. He winked at the first person, telling him to think twice before acting.

When Hubu Shangshu thought that the money that had flowed into the national treasury was reduced by at least one-fifth because of this memorial, he felt as if he had swallowed Coptis chinensis.

But he has been an official in the court for many years, how can he not see the meaning of the emperor?

With Shang Shoufu being the first to stand up and agree, all the adults can only put forward opinions around this topic whether they like it or not.

Zhan Yuanfeng took out a thick notebook from the hidden compartment and passed it on to the servant, "This is a report submitted by Zuo Aiqing alone, which lists the contents of customs control and countermeasures in detail, you can read it first. "

All the senior ministers present knew the importance of this note just by taking a cursory glance. No one thought that the young magistrate who had just taken office would have such a great ability.

Some people murmured in their hearts: Could it be that the counselors of the Zhen Guo government came out to do meritorious service for Zuo Shaoqing?

Zhan Yuanfeng took their expressions into his eyes, and couldn't help sighing in his heart, that young man is really extraordinary, the person who can win Lu Zheng's favor really has some skills, and it is not in vain that he made an exception to promote the youngest magistrate ever.

How did Zhan Yuanfeng know that Zuo Shaoqing's memorial was perfected by combining the actual situation of Crane City and the policies he heard and seen in his previous life. Even Lu Zheng felt that such a thing could not be at Zuo Shaoqing's age I can figure it out.

"Okay, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Household Affairs will work out a first draft, and we will try it out in Crane City first. The rest of the seaports will first register and record the entry and exit of unknown persons, and conduct strict investigations, so as not to miss any suspicious person!"

"Yes!" The ministers left the palace with bittersweet feelings, and then quickly returned to the government to pass on this latest policy to the people of the same faction.

In the middle of the night, the emperor's bedroom was still lit. Zhan Yuanfeng read Zuo Shaoqing's papers over and over again, picked up the ink pen to outline the most important ones, and wrote comments on the areas that needed improvement. I didn't notice it after three o'clock.

Cao Zongguan leaned against the bed with a book in his hand, and glanced at the man who was serious about his work from time to time. Since he met Zhan Yuanfeng, it was the first time he saw him so energetic and concentrated.

Occasionally he would be busy with political affairs and stay up late, but that was usually when he encountered something that troubled or troubled him, but he was not as happy as today.

When Zhan Yuanfeng put down his pen and got up and walked over, Cao Zongguan quickly lowered his head and let himself focus on the book.

Zhan Yuanfeng took out his book with a smirk, pressed him down on the bed, and smelled his unique smell, "This Zuo Shaoqing is really amazing, I regret the imperial decree to bestow marriage."

"How do you say that?" Cao Zongguan also heard about Zuo Shaoqing's promotion, and asked his doubts for the first time: "You let a 14-year-old boy take over as magistrate because of Lord Zhen?"

"Huh? You think so?"

Cao Zongguan pushed his head away, pulled the quilt over the two of them, and answered thoughtfully, "Intellectually, I don't think you are a nepotism emperor, but everyone says so."

Zhan Yuanfeng took a deep breath at the base of his neck, and looked at the red mark with satisfaction, "It seems that I am not too bad in Cao Qing's mind, hehe..."

Cao Zongguan wished he could take back what he said just now, "Late birth is just a matter of fact."

"In the beginning, I did have some intention of taking care of him personally, but after seeing his achievements, I just feel that my decision is extremely correct!"

"Shao Qing...is he really so capable?" Cao Zongguan always felt that the Zuo Shaoqing he heard after he was released from prison was not the cowardly and cowardly child in his memory. It is absolutely incredible.

Since he went all the way to high school for Sanyuan, this young man seemed to have been completely reborn. He was completely separated from his own cognition, so dazzling that people couldn't look directly at him.

"Haha... It seems that Lu Zheng's eyes are sharp, and he can see everything! It's a pity..." Zhan Yuanfeng shook his head, and he didn't know what he was pitying.

Cao Zongguan turned over, buried this huge question in his heart, and asked casually, "Why did you change the summoned servant today?"

Every time Zhan Yuanfeng sent him a message, he always found a regular person. This was also for safety, but today the person who sent him a message turned out to be an unfamiliar face. If he hadn't produced Zhan Yuanfeng's personal letter, he would not have come at all.

"Oh, that..." Zhan Yuanfeng stretched out his long arms, hugged him tightly, and then replied while tearing off his clothes: "The one from before accidentally fell into the well."

Cao Zongguan felt cold all over, and he didn't know whether it was because of the lack of clothing or the meaning behind this sentence. In short, he never believed that a good-looking person would suddenly fall into the well.

But these are not what he should know, and the sudden fiery touch also left him no time or energy to dwell on this issue.

Zhan Yuanfeng opened his teeth and sucked heavily on the tongue wrapped around him. In the golden bed curtain, apart from heavy breathing, there was only the greasy sound of water.