The gentleman who came to the Shao Mansion as a guest was also an old acquaintance of Mr. Shao. He worked in the eunuch's house a few years ago. Otherwise, if a stranger proposed such a conspiracy out of thin air, Mr. Shao would not take it seriously at all.
Seeing that Mr. Shao had also arrived, he explained in detail: "This time there was an incident where the eunuch of the Supervisory City Shipping Department accidentally killed a scholar. The scholars were furious. In fact, the eunuch Li Eunuch of the province wanted to give in. Otherwise, the matter would not be resolved in a short time.
, it will be troublesome if it affects the provincial examination.
But we cannot give in so easily, otherwise just a few people can force the governor of a province to give in by gathering a crowd in front of the mansion. Then where is the dignity of Eunuch Li? If everyone follows suit in the future, wouldn't it be very annoying?
Therefore, Eunuch Li needs a step down, someone needs to perform a more drastic performance, a performance that latecomers dare not easily imitate, such as public postings, petitions, etc., and then Eunuch Li will follow the trend and make concessions.
I know that your government has been making frequent moves recently, and the young master also needs to become famous, so I acted as an intermediary and recommended your government to Eunuch Li. Eunuch Li also agreed, but I need your government to invest 500 taels of silver to buy this famous house.
Chance."
The Shao family father and son were suspicious at first. How can good things come to your doorstep? But when they heard Eunuch Li asking for money, they felt relieved. They were not afraid that he was seeking money, but that he seemed to have no intention and was determined to die.
This is a common sense situation with money.
Mr. Shao wanted to train his son's ability in dealing with things. He did not make a decision. He only asked his son: "You are more familiar with Shilin affairs. What do you think?"
Shao Chen thought for a moment, and couldn't help but think of Fang Yingwu's face. Fang Yingwu said he would submit a letter in three days, and if he could get ahead of him, he would steal Fang Yingwu's limelight.
Go and die! Mr. Shao said flatly: "It can be done! And it must be done as soon as possible, within three days! It is best to do it tomorrow!"
"It's too late tomorrow. We have to prepare for a day or two. It will be about the day after tomorrow." Mr. Shao hesitated and agreed.
Two flowers bloomed, one on each branch, but they said that in Tianxiang Tower, after watching Mr. Shao leave, Yuan Huakui responded to the other party: "After meeting you two today, I finally understand what it means for scholars to care for each other."
Fang Yingwu ignored Yuan Huakui's joke and asked thoughtfully: "Friend Shao just said that a distinguished guest from the north is coming soon. Do you know who he is?"
Yuan Huakui replied: "He didn't explain it in detail, how did I know about it? But I heard Mr. Shao said that he had an uncle who was a minister in the court, which may have something to do with it."
Although Yuan Huakui did not explain in detail, Fang Yingwu had also been to the capital and visited the docks everywhere to save his father. He had some understanding of the situation of the cabinet and ministries of the DPRK, and he immediately remembered one person, that is Zou Qian, the Minister of Rites.
This Zou Shangshu was from Qiantang, Hangzhou. If Mr. Shao had an uncle, it could only be Zou Shangshu.
"It's not that the whole family refuses to enter the same house, it turns out that it's the old man Zou Shangshu..." Fang Yingwu couldn't help but muttered to himself.
No wonder the Shao family dared to try to gain Mr. Shao's reputation, and no wonder they dared to use derogatory and harsh means to deal with their relative, the governor. It's not that they didn't have confidence, so they didn't necessarily care about the governor.
Yuan Huakui heard that Fang Yingwu's tone was not very good, and asked curiously: "Fang Xianggong and Zou Shangshu don't deal with each other? I really don't know."
"When I was in the capital..." Fang Yingwu was only halfway talking. Fang Yingwu suddenly stopped his mouth and said with a half-smile: "Ms. Yuan is so thoughtful. She almost deceived me. I won't look back."
Will it reach Mr. Shao’s ears?”
The oiran lady was immediately angry. "What did Mr. Fang say? I know everything about you. I didn't tell you anything about Mr. Shao. Didn't this help you? What you said is really sad!"
"
Fang Yingwu laughed and said: "Mrs. Yuan, don't be upset, it's okay to tell you! When my father was imprisoned in the capital, I ran around asking for help. Since Zou Shangshu was from the same province, I went to visit him.
Who would have thought that Zou Shangshu would simply ignore me and block me from the door? This fellow countryman friendship is really unforgettable."
Before Yuan Huakui could react, Fang Yingwu took out a few more pieces of paper and handed them to her, "These are some of my recent poems. Madam Yuan, please speak kind words for me. Don't just focus on helping Mr. Shao become famous."
"When you use people's money to do things with others, you have to support Mr. Shao. And if you want to surpass Mr. Shao in terms of reputation, you should also do more activities yourself. You can't just rely on me. I don't have the ability to do anything."
Yuan Huakui said very professionally, "Also, Mr. Fang just used your concubine to provoke Mr. Shao, but I helped you by default. What else do you have to be dissatisfied with?"
Fang Yingwu sighed with emotion: "You are really gifted in your ability to play both ends."
Yuan Fengxiao smiled nonchalantly, "Thank you for the compliment, but Mr. Fang, please don't forget to agree that I will rely on Mr. Fang's help for all major life events, at least for this year."
Speaking of this, Fang Yingwu got a headache again. He remembered the main purpose of coming here today. "Well, your conditions are a bit harsh. Can't they be lowered? Why do you have to find high-quality officials? Potential stocks are also good.
of."
Yuan Huakui pinched his throat and said in a sweet tone, "My Lord Fang, a good man doesn't promise a huge sum of money, but after he has promised, he can't break the contract easily? I hope you can find a husband, little girl.
Do you have the heart to break the contract and disappoint the slave family?"
Fang Yingwu sighed, "But I just suddenly remembered a candidate. This person can be regarded as a figure in the official circles of this province. His rank is definitely enough for the fourth grade, and his age meets your requirements. From my observation, his personality seems to be relatively stable, at least
It’s not an extreme or frivolous temperament.”
"Who is it?" Yuan Fengxiao asked with great interest. Fang Yingwu replied vaguely: "I don't know whether it will work or not. It's someone named Li."
The courtesan's wife has unusual social connections and is quite familiar with the officialdom of the province. She immediately guessed a candidate, "Master Li Shishi, Deputy Minister of Education? Are you very close to Master Li?"
Then she quickly commented, "Well, it's good, I've met Mr. Li a few times. He has an elegant appearance and a very stable behavior. Now that he is in the fourth rank, he needs to learn more, and he will definitely use it in the future.
Officialdom is also a tenable figure.
Now the great master is still out to supervise schools and has not returned to Hangzhou city? Do you mean to wait for Mr. Li to return to the provincial capital before you can arrange for this concubine? "
Fang Yingwu looked at the oiran in surprise. He just let out a little bit of information, and she excitedly added so much automatically?
After a moment of silence, Fang Yingwu said: "Actually... the candidate I'm talking about is not called Li Shishi, but Li Yi."
Li Yi? Yuan Huakui didn't realize who this person was for a while. He turned around in his mind, but he still didn't expect that there was such a person in the officialdom of this province.
Fang Yingwu added sheepishly: "Of course, few people mention his name. People in the world call him Eunuch Li or Eunuch Li. I am sure that you will marry this man..."
Yuan Huakui's almond-shaped eyes widened immediately, and he threw the fan in his hand at Fang Yingwu in a very rude and unladylike way, "Go to hell!" (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
