"Can you really help Yinzhang deregister? Will it be too much trouble?"
Zhao Pan'er asked expectantly and worriedly.
Song Yinzhang is her sister, and Zhou Chen is her lover. They are both her dearest and most beloved people, so she doesn't want to embarrass anyone.
Zhou Chen gently stroked her hair and said with a smile: "What's the trouble? I'm also a marquis after all. It's a very simple matter to help someone in the Jiaofang Division deregister their citizenship, but..."
"Just what?"
"I helped Yin Zhang redeem himself and renounce his country. If people knew that I was doing it, it might attract some criticism. Of course, I definitely don't care. I'm afraid you would mind."
When Zhao Pan'er heard that it was just because of this, she immediately rolled her eyes at Zhou Chen.
Of course she knew what Zhou Chen was talking about. What could a man do if he helped a prostitute from Jiaofangsi deregister her citizenship?
But she didn't care at all: "That's it? Don't ask if anyone will know that you did it. Even if someone knows, you are a majestic marquis, how many people would dare to talk about you casually?"
Zhou Chen breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "As long as you don't care, it's a small matter to me as long as you don't care."
Not to mention Song Yinzhang, a courtesan who is not even an oiran of the Jiaofang Division, even if it is Zhang Haohao, as long as he wants to get Zhang Haohao out, it will be a very simple matter.
Such an era background is sometimes really morbid, and the gap between the people and officials is really too big.
Just like Chi Yanai in the plot, he is rich enough. It is an exaggeration to say that he is the richest man in Tokyo, but his assets are definitely among the best in Tokyo.
But if you look at what happened to him in the plot, he obviously has such a good relationship with Zhang Haohao, but there is no way to redeem Zhang Haohao from the Jiaofang Division.
What's more, he was pointed in the nose and bullied by a group of government officials who were in charge of river ports, and had to kneel down. If Zhao Pan'er hadn't appeared in the end, he might have been humiliated.
Although that scene was a bit intentional to highlight the heroine's aura and aura, it was still somewhat believable.
In ancient feudal society, without the protection of an official, even if you have a fortune, it is just fish and meat on the chopping board, to be slaughtered by others.
If this were placed in modern society, even if it existed, it would not be that exaggerated at all. Money can make people go around, and in modern society, this is even more evident than in ancient times.
"Master Hou, thank you, thank you for doing so much for me." Zhao Pan'er hugged Zhou Chen tightly and expressed her gratitude.
Zhou Chen said with a smile: "If you really want to thank me, then wait until we get married and serve me well."
Zhao Pan'er responded obediently: "Yes."
She didn't know how big a prince's mansion was, but as long as Zhou Chen was willing to believe in her, she would definitely do her best to help Zhou Chen and serve Zhou Chen well.
Zhou Chen moved very quickly and called someone over when he was on duty the next day.
"Master Hou, are you looking for me?"
"Well, Tao Xin, I heard that you have a relative who works in the Ministry of Rites, right?"
Tao Xin is a member of the bodyguards' pro-army horse army, but he is only one level higher than the ordinary guards. He usually has no chance to talk to Zhou Chen face to face. This time Zhou Chen took the initiative to call him over. He was very excited and felt that this
It's your own opportunity.
When he heard Zhou Chen's question, he replied without hesitation: "Yes, Lord Marquis, one of my clan uncles serves as a doctor in the Ministry of Rites."
Zhou Chen nodded, and then asked: "I remember that the Jiaofang Division is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites, right? I want to redeem a prostitute from the Jiaofang Division and help her deregister. Can your clan uncle help?"
"ah?"
Tao Xin was very surprised. He didn't expect Zhou Chen to call him here for this matter. He didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Zhou Chen raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why, no?"
"Oh, no, no, Lord Marquis, you misunderstood. It's just that my relationship with my uncle is not close, but my father is familiar with him. I will go back and ask my father for help. If it is just to redeem people and renounce their citizenship, I think
It’s not a big problem.”
After Tao Xin came to his senses, he agreed without hesitation. After all, his clan uncle was also a doctor in the Ministry of Rites, a fifth-rank official, and a Jiaofang Secretary under his direct jurisdiction. He just redeemed a prostitute, so it shouldn't be anything.
event.
Zhou Chen said: "Okay, recently there happened to be a vacancy in the command of the Dragon Guard Left Wing Army in Tokyo. If you can handle this well, then you can fill the vacancy."
Tao Xin was overjoyed. The bodyguards and soldiers were the emperor's soldiers. Even a command was something that many people wanted to fight for. Now he only had to do such a small thing and he could get the command position. It was like a godsend.
Pie.
"Master Marquis, I will definitely fulfill my mission."
Zhou Chen asked again: "Remember, keep it secret."
Tao Qin showed an expression that every man would understand, and responded: "Yes, Lord Marquis, I will never let a third person besides my father and clan uncle know that it is related to you."
"Very good, then go ahead."
Shortly after Tao Xin left, another person was called in by Zhou Chen.
"Master Hou, are you looking for me?"
Liang Yuan saluted Zhou Chen respectfully. He was the second son of Earl Zhongqin. Although he was the legitimate son, he was not qualified to inherit the title of Earl Zhongqin because he was ranked second, so he was sent to the palace early by his father.
He is a bodyguard and has worked in the Ma Army Division for several years.
Because they are both from the noble lineage, Zhou Chen's attitude towards Liang Yuan is naturally much better than that towards Tao Xin.
"Zihan, come here."
Zhou Chen waved to Liang Yuan, and when he came closer, he said, "I asked you to come here because I have something for you to do. It's not the company's official business, it's my private matter."
Liang Yuan heard that Zhou Chen asked him to do something, and it was a private matter, not a business matter. Not only was he not dissatisfied, but he felt even happier.
If your immediate boss asks you to help him with personal matters, he is trusting you and valuing you. What's more, Zhou Chen is the representative of the nobility in Tokyo and the role model and goal of many nobles. If you can be valued by Zhou Chen, he will even be the same as Zhou Chen.
It is a good thing to build a good relationship and be loyal to him and them to the Earl's Mansion.
"Master Marquis, please give me your instructions. No matter what it is, my subordinates will do their best to handle it for you."
Zhou Chen said: "It's not a big deal, it's just that someone has made me very uncomfortable recently, but he is just a small person who can't get on the stage. I don't want to target him, but I don't like him. After thinking about it, I decided to give it to him.
A lesson to him."
Liang Yuan was furious and asked: "What blind young man dares to make you unhappy, Mr. Hou? Please tell me and I will take care of him for you."
It seemed like he was all-encompassing, but in fact he had already guessed in his mind that Zhou Chen had already said that the other party was a little person who couldn't stand up to the public eye. Since he came to him, it meant that he could definitely handle it, so he didn't express it now.
Loyalty, when to show loyalty?
"I'm very happy that you have this intention, but I won't let you do it in vain."
"Master Marquis, what you said is that when I do things for you, I do it not for reward, but simply because I want to do things for you, Master Marquis."
Although I know that Liang Yuan is just flattering, the words he says are pleasant to the ears.
"I have remembered your thoughts. By the way, the person I told you is a writer from the Jiaofang Department. His name seems to be Shen, Shen Ruzhuo."
When Liang Yuan heard that the person he wanted to deal with was just a writer from the Jiaofang Division, he was still a little worried and immediately relaxed.
He is just a mere Jiaofangsi, and he is just a writer with no real power, so it is not something that can be grasped.
"Master Marquis, don't worry, there is absolutely no problem with this matter. I just don't know how far you want it to go?"
A sinister look flashed across Liang Yuan's face. As a descendant of a noble family, there were not many people who didn't hang around since childhood. Fighting and troublemaking were commonplace. There was no need to use the power of the family to do this. Just find a few good brothers to do it.
You can take care of the other party.
"He's just a guy who can't stand on the stage, so you can do whatever you want with him."
Liang Yuan knew it well: "Master Hou, within three days at most, you will hear about Shen Ruzhuo's fate."
"Okay, Zihan, I'll leave it to you,"
"No matter what the final outcome of this matter is, it has nothing to do with you, Lord Marquis, and we have never mentioned this person."
Seeing that Liang Yuan was so understanding, Zhou Chen stood up, walked to him, and patted his shoulder.
"Yes, after this matter is over, you can follow me. Although I can't give you a title, as long as you work well for me, I can guarantee that you will have a bright future."
He likes people like Liang Yuan who are sensible and sensible. As for Liang Yuan's ability, it is not particularly important. There are many capable people, but there are not many people who are sensible and sensible and can understand their boss's thoughts.
Of course, if Liang Yuan was the eldest son of Earl Zhongqin, he would definitely not recruit like this, but since Liang Yuan is the second son, he can recruit with confidence.
Liang Yuan excitedly bowed deeply to Zhou Chen.
"I pay my respects to the Marquis. From now on, I will only obey the Marquis. I will do whatever you ask me to do."
Zhou Chen patted him again and said in a deep voice: "I understand, go ahead."
Zhou Chen stayed at Ma Junsi Yamen until his next shift. After he left the palace, a carriage stopped in front of him. The drivers were Zhou Huai and Qin Yi.
"Master Hou."
Zhou Chen nodded and was about to get in the car, but at this moment, someone suddenly walked over quickly.
"Master Zhou, please stay."
Zhou Chen paused in his steps and looked at the person walking up with stern eyes. This person was dressed like an official. He was in his forties and walked very steadily.
"Who are you?"
"Greetings to Lord Zhou. I am a domestic slave of Prime Minister Xiao. I have followed the order of Prime Minister Xiao and come to invite Lord Zhou to have a talk."
"Mr. Xiao, want to talk to me? I remember that I don't seem to be that familiar with Mr. Xiao, and besides, Mr. Ke is my mentor."
Uncle Zhong, Xiao Qinyan's housekeeper, still said calmly: "I just followed the order of the Prime Minister. As for why the Prime Minister wanted to meet the Marquis, it is not something that a villain can know. Please forgive me, Lord Hou."
crime."
Zhou Chen did not answer immediately, but started thinking quickly, trying to guess what Xiao Qinyan meant.
But it only took a few breaths, and he quickly responded.
"Okay, lead the way."
"Master Zhou, please." Uncle Zhong immediately respectfully led the way for Zhou Chen.
As soon as Zhou Chen took steps, Qin Yi nervously chased after him and whispered: "Master Hou, be careful of fraud."
Zhou Chen chuckled and said, "Is there a fraud? How can a person as smart as Mr. Xiao be cheating? You and Zhou Huai are following behind."
After saying that, he started again, and their conversation was heard by Uncle Zhong, but he had no expression at all, just like a robot.
Soon, Zhou Chen was taken into a carriage, and then the carriage started to move and walked for about a quarter of an hour before stopping.
As soon as Zhou Chen got out of the car, Uncle Zhong pointed to the gate of the house in front of him and said, "This is the residence of our Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is waiting for you inside. Lord Zhou, please."
Zhou Chenyi was brave and asked Qin Yi and Zhou Huai to wait outside. He followed Uncle Zhong into the house alone.
Under the leadership of Uncle Zhong from the official family, Zhou Chen came to the main hall of the courtyard, and then saw that a banquet had been set up in the hall, but there was only one person sitting there.
Before he could speak, the man stood up first and laughed.
"The arrival of the Duke of Zhou really makes the humble house shine, hahaha..."
Zhou Chen bowed his hand politely: "I have met Mr. Xiao, but I didn't expect that my first meeting with Mr. Xiao after many years would be here."
Xiao Qinyan was also a famous figure many years ago, and Zhou Chen also met him, but their status was very different at that time, and they had never spoken or communicated.
Therefore, this meeting can be regarded as the first real meeting.
Xiao Qinyan came over very enthusiastically and held Zhou Chen's hand, with a very nice attitude.
"I think back on those days, I knew Brother Zhou very well, and I admired Brother Zhou even more. It's a pity that I didn't get to see Brother Zhou for the last time. I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed."
Xiao Qinyan had a sad look on his face. People who didn't know it might think that he had a close relationship with Mr. Zhou. In fact, they were not familiar at all.
"But Brother Zhou must be very happy to have a son like you, Mr. Hou."
"Prime Minister Xiao is serious. My father would be very happy if he knew that Prime Minister Xiao was so sad."
Zhou Chen also started complimenting each other. He didn't know why Xiao Qinyan came to him today, but he was not in a hurry and would remain unchanged in the face of changes.
Xiao Qinyan put away his sad expression and enthusiastically pulled Zhou Chen to the table.
"Master Zhou, please sit down."
"You don't have to be like this, Prime Minister, just call me Zi Heng."
Zi Heng is Zhou Chen's cousin, but almost no one calls him by that name.
Xiao Qinyan laughed and said: "Okay, then I'll ask you to call me Zi Heng. Zi Heng, you don't have to call me that. If you don't mind, just call me uncle."
Zhou Chen said: "Then it's better for me to be respectful than to obey my orders, Uncle Xiao."
"Okay, okay." Xiao Qinyan looked very happy.
"Actually, when I first came to Tokyo, I really wanted to see you Zi Heng. Unfortunately, I never had the chance. Today I finally got my wish. Zi Heng will have a few more drinks with me later.
"
"That's natural. This junior has also admired Uncle Xiao for a long time."