The emperor is embarrassed

Ming Zhan expressed his admiration for Lin Yongshang's combat effectiveness. Of course, Ming Zhan is very good at talking, and he related his praise of Lin Yongshang as his own lover.

Ming Zhan believes that Lin Yongshang's existence today is inseparable from his family Feifei's enlightenment education on Lin Yongshang.

"As expected of my Feifei's favorite student, Lin Yongshang is really extraordinary. He was able to get Xu Yingyu in just half a year." Tsk tut twice, Ming Zhan snickered, "Not only is he capable of doing things, but he is also a good pick-up girl My son. Xu San must be crazy, how can there be such a son-in-law who eats all kinds of things." It's completely because the theatergoers are not afraid of big things, and all kinds of faces make Ruan Hongfei despise him in his heart.

Of course, no matter how much Ruan Hongfei despised Ming Xiaopang in his heart, he didn't dare to say it out of his mouth, just listening to Ming Xiaopang muttering endlessly.Ming Zhan appreciates Lin Yongshang's methods very much. Huaiyang is a big cake, fat enough and attractive, but you have to have the ability to hold it back.Like the Xu family in Huaiyang, Ming Zhan had already disliked them, not to mention anything else, when Xu Bingsheng resold food and pirates, he didn’t kill the entire Xu family, it was because the conditions were not mature, and Ming Zhan endured it abruptly .

Now, Lin Yongshang cleaned up the Xu family in Huaiyang, enriched the Huaiyang Yamen, and sent many rare antique calligraphy and paintings to Ming Zhan.Of course, most of them are calligraphy and painting, and Ming Zhan doesn't know much about it, but Ruan Hongfei can't put it down.

Ming Zhan simply and generously forwarded Ruan Hongfei.

"Feifei, you said that Lin Yongshang and Xu's family are in such a mess now, can Xu Xiang marry his daughter to him?" Ming Zhan was wearing a fox fur, holding a box of dried fruit in his arms, and asked Ruan Hongfei while cross-legged and eating.

Ruan Hongfei was looking at a copybook that Ming Zhan didn't know much about but was said to be very valuable, and he replied casually, "As long as Xu Yingyu doesn't marry someone else, there is a chance." He glanced at Ming Zhan, "Maybe Lin Yongshang has to ask you to marry me Woolen cloth."

Ming Zhan grumbled for a while, and waved his hands not to answer Ruan Hongfei's words, "Come on, I don't care about this matter. You think I'm a matchmaker when you give me a marriage. Don't try me, even if Lin Yongshang is half of you." Students, I don't care."

Ruan Hongfei didn't speak much for Lin Yongshang, but instead said, "You've been nagging about them for so long, I thought you were quite optimistic about them."

Fatty Ming Zhan waved his hand, "How can you see a rainbow if you don't go through wind and rain, let them go through rough times."

What kind of heart is this.Ruan Hongfei glanced at Ming Zhan, spurned it again, turned his head and continued to admire the copybook in his hand, thinking, Lin Yongshang is a kid who knows how to do things.

Now that the imperial capital is gradually returning to calm, Ming Zhan has also paid out all the money that should be paid out. Although he feels distressed, he is not stingy.Reconstruction after the war cannot be delayed for a moment.

It has entered the twelfth lunar month, and there was a heavy snowfall the night before, the world is covered with silver makeup, and Qiong Yao is everywhere.Ming Zhan stood outside for a while in a big woolen dress, jumping up and down for a while, very happy.Thinking about it, it has been a long time since I left the palace, so I simply took Ruan Hongfei out of the palace to enjoy the snow.

He himself was afraid of the cold and refused to ride a horse, so he shared a horse with Ruan Hongfei. He wore a hat, scarf and big fur coat, and was wrapped up like a fur ball. There is also a small and exquisite hand stove in the cover, and Ming Zhan is in the mood to come out after dressing up so comfortably.What's more, he was very excited, his head was shaking and he was directing blindly.

People in the twelfth lunar month are busy with the New Year. Although the war has just ended, the war has little impact on the people in the imperial capital.After all, they were safe from start to finish.As the new year approaches, people are still very excited about celebrating the new year.Poor and rich, at least buy a piece of red paper, go back to yourself or ask scholars to write a few couplets.

There are officers and soldiers patrolling the city back and forth, especially in lively places. At this time of year, Tian Wanhua and Chen Sixian, the patrol envoy of the imperial capital, communicated that there must be no accidents or anything.

Therefore, the order on the street is relatively stable.

When Ming Zhan came out, he never went to any big restaurants. The cooks in the palace were much better than those in restaurants. If he wanted to eat, he didn't have to come out at all.Ruan Hongfei also found that Ming Zhan prefers refreshment shops.

Drinking tea, eating some pasta, and occasionally meeting storytellers and singing songs, Ming Zhan even listened to his voice and gave dozens of tips.

Like all face-saving kings, Ming Zhan was inevitably complacent when he saw the prosperity and peace.

With a drawer of steamed buns in between, he gnawed carefully, and when he remitted the account, he spent seven hundred yuan including tea and snacks. Ming Zhan ordered his clerk to bring the bill, and when he saw it, he immediately became unhappy, pointing to the price of the steamed stuffed buns and asked , "The last time I ate it, it only cost eight cents a drawer. This time, you will grow to fourteen cents. Did you intend to kill the master because you are rich?"

Although Ming Zhan is very rich, he is still very stingy, and the tip never exceeds a hundred dollars.

Hearing Ming Zhan's question, even Ruan Hongfei blushed a little, let alone Chen Sheng and the others.Of course, Ming Zhan's shrewdness is also impressive. It's not easy to fool him.

The man smiled apologetically, "My lord, look at what you said, I dare to deceive you, the shop doesn't want to mess around anymore. My lord, you are from a big family, but you don't know the market outside. In the past, forty cash per shimi was enough, but now it costs seventy Wen’s. Originally, three pennies per catty of noodles was enough, but now it has grown to five big copper coins. The rice rises, the noodles rise, and the meat also rises. Our shop is now losing money and doing business, who dares to fool you Woolen cloth."

Ming Zhan raised his eyebrows and said, "Didn't the court say that the price of every rice can't exceed [-] Wen per shi."

"Hey, the imperial court has good intentions, but now there are too many people and few meters, let alone fifty renminbi, even sixty renminbi can't buy it." The man sighed, "This time I will call the Tatars to the door. There are still disasters. From now until the beginning of spring next year, there are still several months. At the beginning of spring, there are still wild vegetables to eat on the mountain. Now, except for the snow scum outside, only the northwest wind is left. The court’s intention is good, I heard This time, each household of those who died in the war received 30 taels of subsidy, and the emperor’s father is a rare kindness. I just hope that the life will be better after the beginning of spring.”

"30 taels?" Ming Zhan played with the number and said calmly, "That's a lot."

The guy said, "Who says it's not. At least three or four years is enough. At this time, whoever has 30 taels of silver? In our old home, the eldest girl doesn't just pick it."

Ming Zhan signaled Chen Sheng to pay the bill, and gave the guy an extra ten copper coins. The guy smiled and sent the group out with gratitude.

Back at the palace, Ming Zhan jumped up and cursed, "They are all his mother's thieves! They stole from me! 50 taels of silver! 50 taels of silver! I gave you 50 taels of silver! When you get to the place, it becomes 30 taels of silver! You won’t even know if the common people have Wuliang in their hands!”

After scolding, Ruan Hongfei handed Ming Zhan a cup of honey water, Ming Zhan took it and drank it, moistening his throat, "I have to think of a way, I must think of a way."

Ming Zhan thought about how hard it was for him to live frugally, and finally recruited thieves!Ming Zhan was so angry that Ruan Hongfei thought why he wouldn't be furious the next day.As a result, hey!It's an evil door, but Ming Zhan is completely silent!

His face was unpredictable, and he didn't know what to think.

It is said that Song Zhuyu invited Fang Shenxing to have a drink with him when the court was over, and when they were in the Yamen, Fang Shenxing and Song Zhuyu went home.

Song Zhuyu is really clean and honest. There are only two small courtyards in the family. There is only a rough girl and an old man who is the gatekeeper.He is 25 years old and married long ago, his wife is not a lady of the family, her appearance is plain, her complexion is slightly dark, and she is dressed in a thorn hairpin sarong, but she is also gentle and graceful.

Today, Song Zhuyu's mother and wife do most of the housework in the Song family.

Fang Shenxing originally thought that his family's decline was miserable enough, but compared with Song Zhuyu, Fang Shenxing's heart suddenly became complete.Even in Song Zhuyu's study, although the bookshelves are well-equipped with pens and inks, the furniture is made of the cheapest elm wood, and the pens and inks are cheap goods on the street.

Song Zhuyu didn't have a servant girl to serve her, but Mrs. Song brought a pot of tea. The apologetic party smiled carefully, "I don't know if the master has a friend coming, and I have to wait a while for dinner."

Fang Shenxing hurriedly said, "Madam, please trouble me."

Song Zhuyu took the tea and smiled, "It's okay, Brother Fang is not an outsider. A Ran, go get busy."

Mrs. Song went, not forgetting to close the door.

Fang Shenxing looked around Song Zhuyu's study and sighed sincerely, "I often hear people say that Brother Song is as clean as water. Today I see Brother Song upholding him up to this point, and Fang really admires him." Fang Shenxing said the truth. Instead of embarrassment, he desperately went up to the camp.Although I don't have Song Zhuyu's character of abiding by poverty.However, he has sincere admiration for this kind of person.

Song Zhuyu smiled, took out a clean teacup and poured two cups of tea, "I come from a poor family, if I become an official, I will become rich and powerful, and people will know that I am a corrupt official at a glance."

"Brother Song is talking about me, right?" Fang Shenxing laughed twice, mocking himself.

"No. I haven't heard who you received as a gift." Song Zhuyu didn't look like the cold old man in the yamen when she returned home.On the contrary, although he is not tall, he is well-proportioned. He took off his official hat and looked younger than his actual age. When he talked and laughed, his eyes were bent like crescent moons, which was quite cute.

Fang Shenxing took the opportunity to confess himself, "Brother Song, you see, I have never done anything bad, alas, it's just that my colleagues in the DPRK and China have misunderstood me a lot."

Song Zhuyu handed Fang Shenxing a bowl of tea, held a bowl for himself, and kept warm in his hands, saying, "You were indeed the one who recommended the alchemy Taoist back then. I've never heard of it. Those who take pills can become immortals, fortunately the emperor is wise, otherwise if they stray into the road of pills, the culprit will be you, Brother Fang."

What do you idiot know!

Could the emperor be fooled by a Taoist?You can't even imagine how smart the emperor is.Twenty people can be electrocuted in a row, and those few Taoists are not enough for the emperor to play with.

Fang Shenxing slandered in his heart, and hurriedly explained, "I just thought, I heard that Taoist is quite famous, if the emperor chooses a blessed place, he will definitely need it."

"There is Qin Tianjian in the imperial court, who wants to use some wild Taoists, let alone don't know the details." Song Zhuyu shook her head and said seriously, "Brother Fang, you can guess the emperor's heart accurately. It can be seen that Fang Brother Fang's talent is far superior to mine. If Brother Fang uses this talent for government affairs, there will be no limit in the future."

Song Zhuyu's temper is not pleasant, but he has a very sincere quality.For example, Fang Shenxing doesn't have this ability. Fang Shenxing is smooth, can speak, and can say good things.However, the credibility of Fang Shenxing's words was far worse than that of Song Zhuyu.

Song Zhuyu has this kind of ability, every word he said, no matter it is a nice word or a bad word.As soon as he opens his mouth, you will feel that this person is telling the truth and that this person is sincere.

Now, Song Zhuyu said that Fang Shenxing was exceptionally talented, even Fang Shenxing couldn't help but feel a little bit secretly happy.Fang Shenxing is also a member of the court, so naturally he will not be dazzled by Song Zhuyu's good words, he is secretly happy, but his face shows distress, "Brother Song, are you because I went to the court several times? I'm not happy."

Song Zhuyu said, "Freedom of speech, we are all censors. I have my opinion to say, Brother Fang has Brother Fang's opinion, so naturally I can say it too." Song Zhuyu pursed her lips, took a sip from the teacup , "Today, Brother Fang and I exchanged shallow words and deep words."

"I think it's too much for the emperor to seize the love of Xu Xiang and not order Xu Xiang to keep his filial piety because the Xu family is guilty." Song Zhuyu said, "Some people may not be good people. But there is nothing wrong with being a father. "

"Although Xu's family is guilty, but Xu Xiang was born in Xu's parents in Xu's family, the kindness of birth is great." Song Zhuyu sighed softly, with unspeakable regret.

When it came to political affairs, Fang Shenxing showed a bit of stubbornness, and said in a gentle voice, "Brother Song, the Xu family's crimes are different from the past. The Tatars are about to enter Yangzhou City, and the Xu family actually burned food and grass in the dark. This is no different from treason! When His Majesty was not enthroned, how did His Majesty deal with the case of murdering people in Zhejiang and Fujian? The family was copied and beheaded, and no one survived."

"Now the Xu family, His Majesty has already extended grace outside the law." Fang Shenxing persuaded, "Brother Song must not say any more about this matter, lest Your Majesty will be displeased."

Song Zhuyu was still a bit stubborn, "If we, the censor, can't stick to our own opinions, what's the use of it?"

"The censor's rumors are not guilty. However, right or wrong, how to do it is up to His Majesty to decide." Fang Shenxing said, "Nowadays some people misunderstand me a lot, but I still want to say that our censor , is in charge of giving opinions to the emperor. Whether the emperor uses it or not, as long as we put forward our opinions, we will fulfill our responsibilities. If we insist on our own opinions, there is no need to go too far. Brother Song, Your Majesty is better than us Standing high and looking far, I think, with His Majesty's wisdom, the decision he made must be hundreds of times stronger than ours. We are loyal to the country, how can we have doubts about the king." I have to say that Fang Shenxing came from a political family , a natural fit for this line of work.As he was talking, he actually turned his back on the customer, and even gave Song Zhuyu a hat.

Song Zhuyu's face showed a bit of eagerness, "Where did Brother Fang go, and the suspicion of the king has come out?"

Fang Shenxing laughed twice, and patted Song Zhuyu on the shoulder affectionately, "I said it casually, Brother Song, don't mind."

Song Zhuyu thought for a while, and felt that Fang Shenxing was really cunning and eloquent, so he came up with a new trick, "I'm going to the street tomorrow, brother Fang, let's go together." Bar."

Fang Shenxing was overjoyed, how can he clear his notoriety, the best way is to catch up with the good guy Song Zhuyu, and he hastily agreed.

Fang Shenxing is quite eloquent, and he was born in the imperial capital, so he knows a little bit about everything, and he talks nonsense about astronomy and geography with Song Zhuyu.It's just that the Song family is really poor. In such a cold day, they don't even have a pot of charcoal fire, which made Fang Shenxing choked with the cold.

It was even more shabby when it was time to eat, Fang Shenxing took a look, there were two small dishes of pickled vegetables and two small dishes of stir-fried vegetables.The pickles are like spicy cabbage and radish strips.Stir-fried dishes are also very simple, like cabbage with vinegar and radish with vegetables, it is simply inferior to the food of the second-class servants in my family.

Of course, if you say that you are invited to drink, there must be wine.

Song Zhuyu's own wine.

Since Song Zhuyu invited Fang Shenxing to her home, she was not ashamed of being poor, but instead persuaded her to drink and eat, being kind and courteous.Fang Shenxing sighed secretly in his heart, but didn't show it on his face, he thanked him with a smile on his face, and had dinner at Song's house.

This meal changed the attitude of both of them quite a bit.

At least in Fang Shenxing's heart, although Song Zhuyu was dumb, he was an admirable person.

Song Zhuyu believes that Fang Shenxing is not as morally corrupt as everyone has said.

The censor is different from other officials. If you want to achieve political achievements, you have to get more ginseng and ginseng.

Song Zhuyu did it entirely out of love for her job, Fang Shenxing did it out of her love for promotion, anyway, the two of them formed a pair and went to the streets together to find some material or something.

As a result, after searching, a major event was found.