Hu Qingfeng slowly came back when it was almost dark. He went to borrow money. Unfortunately, everyone knew about his family's plight and couldn't pay it back. No one was willing to lend him money. It couldn't save his face, so he gave him a few dollars.
I don't want him to pay back the hundred cents.
Hu Qingfeng came back with two or three guans of money. This amount of money was not enough for the medicine his mother owed. The financial crisis of the imperial court meant that all officials could not receive their salaries for several months. Everyone could only live on their savings, but those who had no savings
Officials are in dire straits and can only borrow money from everywhere to survive.
Hu Qingfeng was one of them. He already owed three months' rent and had no salary for several months, so he had to owe more rent. The landlord finally couldn't bear it anymore and found some strong men and drove the family of five into the street.
He went there, and this matter was even published in the Beijing News. Although he didn't name him by name, people familiar with him knew it was him.
Even the monastery refused to take them in. If their colleagues had not taken pity on them and took them in, their family would have to live in a bridge cave.
His wife Wu quickly came out and said, "Husband, you haven't eaten yet!"
"not yet!"
Hu Qingfeng handed the cloth bag to his wife and said apologetically: "I can only borrow so much today. I will think of a solution tomorrow."
"Husband, someone came to see me today and gave me some money."
"Who?" Hu Qingfeng was particularly sensitive to money at this time.
"I left a post with the same surname as Hu. Could he be a relative of ours?"
"They can't be relatives. If they are relatives, how could my mother not know about it?"
Hu Qingfeng took two steps, then suddenly stopped and asked, "What is his name Hu?"
"Your name is Hu Yun, what is the king's special envoy?"
‘Hu Yun, the special envoy of King Yong!’ Hu Qingfeng was stunned.
"Husband, is this money a disaster?" Her husband's expression made Mrs. Hu a little scared.
Hu Qingfeng's eyes shone, and he quickly asked: "How much did you pay?"
"Twenty taels of silver!"
"Ah!" Hu Qingfeng shouted, hugging his wife and laughing: "We are rich! We are rich!"
"Brother Hu Xian, congratulations!"
The owner of the house, Liu Zhen, walked out with a smile. Liu Zhen was also an official of Taichang Temple and was a Jinshi in the same discipline as Hu Qingfeng. His family was not well off, but his mother was in good health and did not hinder them, so he could still rent a cheap small courtyard to live.
Liu Zhen also just came back. He learned from his mother that someone had sent Hu Qingfeng a lot of money. He was happy for Hu Qingfeng, but also a little sad. His life was also embarrassing!
"Brother Liu, wait for me a moment."
Hu Qingfeng rushed into the hut like a gust of wind and picked up the twenty taels of silver that his son was playing with on the bed. His heart was about to explode with joy. The black market was one hundred and sixty taels of silver!
He touched his son's little head, took the post, and walked out quickly. Only in the yard did he see it clearly. It was indeed the post of King Yong's special envoy Hu Yun.
“Brother Xian, let’s go to the hall and have a drink!”
Liu Zhen prepared food and wine, and invited Hu Qingfeng to have a drink in the living room, man! It's so real, Hu Qingfeng's family stayed here for two days, not to mention taking a sip of wine and not showing off.
Liu Zhen originally despised Hu Qingfeng's shabby nature, but Hu Qingfeng was actually attracted by Hu Yun, King Yong's special envoy, and Liu Zhen immediately changed his attitude towards him.
The two sat down in the lobby. Liu Zhen filled a glass of wine for him and asked with a smile: "How does Hu Yun know about Xiandi?"
Hu Qingfeng blushed and said after a while: "He must have read the newspaper!"
The story of Hu Qingfeng being kicked out to the street by his landlord made it into the newspapers. Many colleagues laughed at him behind his back, which really made him ashamed. However, he did not expect that this incident made him famous and made his fortune turn around.
Liu Zhen laughed, "I guess so!"
The two drank a glass of wine, and Liu Zhen said again: "I heard that if an official goes to Jingzhao, Hu Yun will give him twenty taels of silver as payment. Does this mean he wants you to go to Jingzhao?"
"That's probably not the case! I didn't even agree to go to Jingzhao, so why did he give me the money?"
"But it's great to go to Jingzhao! I heard that many people are doing well in Jingzhao. They have official residences and live a prosperous life. Moreover, many people are living abroad and there is a shortage of county officials. Especially after Hebei is recovered, a large number of county officials are needed.
This is a good opportunity!”
Hu Qingfeng sighed and said: "If I could go to Jingzhao, I would have gone a long time ago, but you also know that my mother's body is full of diseases and she cannot withstand the torment on the road. I was held back."
"Are you going to pay a return visit to Hu Yun tomorrow?" Liu Zhen asked expectantly.
"How could you not go?"
Hu Qingfeng drank the wine in the cup and said after a while: "You gave me twenty taels of silver to solve my urgent need. How could I not visit him?"
"How about I go with my dear brother tomorrow?"
This was Liu Zhen's purpose. He wanted to rub off on Hu Qingfeng's popularity. He smiled awkwardly and explained: "After all, he came to my house today and I, the master, was not here. I didn't treat guests well, which is a bit rude!"
Hu Qingfeng said happily: "Okay, let's go together!"
Early the next morning, Hu Qingfeng and Liu Zhen arrived at the Special Envoy Office. Hu Yun invited them to the living room. Hu Qingfeng's nose felt sore and he bowed deeply, "Thank you Special Envoy Hu for your generous action and saving my whole family from the fire!"
Hu Yun smiled slightly and said: "You don't need to thank me. I personally don't have that much money to give you. This is His Highness King Yong's plan to help those in need. It will help the elderly, orphans, scholars in trouble, and low-level officials. The plan has just begun.
You are the first batch to implement it."
"ah!"
Hu Qingfeng's nose felt sour and he swallowed: "I will bear in mind His Highness King Yong's kindness."
Next to him, Liu Zhen asked nervously: "Am I also involved?"
"The place you live in is terrible. Find a clean place and we will give you a certain rental subsidy!"
The surprise came unexpectedly, and Liu Zhen was so grateful that he saluted him repeatedly.
"Sit down and talk!"
Hu Yun asked the two of them to sit down, and then asked: "You are all Jinshi, and your life is not satisfactory. Why don't you consider going to Jingzhao to take up a job? We have just recovered Hebei, and most of the local officials have resigned. Almost all of them have resigned."
The Han people of the Jin Kingdom or the former Liao Kingdom are unwilling to be loyal to His Highness King Yong. Now there are many vacancies in Hebei. Both of you are eighth-rank officials and have three or four years of political experience. You can serve as county magistrate or county magistrate. This one goes
Why not seize the opportunity of local experience?”
Hu Qingfeng sighed, "I've heard about it too. Of course I want to go, but my mother is in poor health and can't bear the long journey. There's nothing I can do!"
"You don't have to worry about this. Qin Mao, a member of the Ministry of War, and Wang Fang, the chief secretary of the Ministry of War, have you heard of these two people?"
Hu Qingfeng nodded, "I've heard of it!"
"The situation of these two people is the same as yours. One is from a poor family and can't afford the rent, and the other is whose mother is seriously ill and bedridden. But now they and their families have gone to Jingzhao. Qin Mao has been appointed to inform Jeju affairs. Wang Fang is here
When working in the Supervision Department, especially Wang Fang, his mother just went to Jingzhao lying down, and there was no problem at all on the way."
"Ah! How did he do it?" Hu Qingfeng asked anxiously.
Hu Yun smiled slightly and said: "Take the boat, start from Lin'an, we will arrange the boat, you don't have to worry about it, take the boat all the way to Shangzhou, and then take the special government transfer ox cart, and arrive in Guanzhong in five days, the ox cart is relatively
It is slow, but very spacious and stable. The road conditions are good and there are basically no bumps. The patient is more comfortable lying down in the bullock cart. You can definitely go to Jingzhao. I remember that you were among the top ten in the imperial examination and you are a talented person, Yong.
Wang Weicai is the only one who can give full play to your talents in Jingzhao and achieve a relatively prosperous life."
Hu Qingfeng was extremely excited, "I'll go! I'm willing to go to Jingzhao!"
"I'll register you later!"
Hu Yun smiled and asked Liu Zhen again: "What about you?"
Liu Zhen nodded, "I'm willing to go too, and our two families will go together."
