At night, Chen Qing stayed in his wife Lu Xiu's room. A maid brought him a basin of hot water to burn his feet. A blister appeared on the outside of his toe and needed to be picked out with a needle.
Lu Xiu was sitting at the table taking off her makeup, with each piece of magnificent jewelry neatly placed in the box.
"How is that cousin of yours?"
Chen Qingxiao asked: "Has he gone to see your second brother?"
"He only knew that I was in Jingzhao, but he didn't know that the prefect of Jingzhao was my second brother. But my cousin is really good. He can write poems at the age of five, compose poems at the age of seven, and read an article of several thousand words twice.
He was able to memorize it, and my grandfather even praised him as the number one child prodigy in Bianliang."
"What's his character like?" Chen Qing asked again.
"I asked you to help him. He was so anxious that he jumped up and left. He said that he had not revealed to anyone that he was my cousin because he was afraid that others would say that he was looking for a relationship. The Chao family had very strict tutoring, and several brothers
They are all promising. His elder brother, Chao Che, is now a member of the Imperial Court's Ministry of Etiquette. He was promoted to the Salt Administration of Wenzhou. He is only twenty-five or six years old. The third brother, Chao Tao, is now studying at the Imperial College and sacrificing his life."
Chen Qing nodded, "I also feel that his eyesight is very pure. If he can pass the exam, he can be well supported. Where is his father? He shouldn't be too young?"
"His father is my brother-in-law. He is probably less than fifty years old. He has been working as a local official and finally became the general magistrate of Caizhou. Now Lin'an is idle. It is said that there are many idle officials in Lin'an. It is difficult to receive a clear salary and then wait for a vacancy.
"
Chen Qing smiled and said, "You can write a letter asking him to come to Sichuan and Shaanxi. More than a dozen states and counties in northern Shaanxi need officials. Does your wife have any other relatives?"
Lu Xiu smiled bitterly and said: "I don't know too well. I originally wanted to ask Chao Qing more, but he was afraid that I would help him find connections, so he ran away after sitting for a while. He also gave me a box of snacks from Lao Fulou. Master liked it, so I
Sent it to her."
"Actually, I don't object to reusing relatives and friends. As long as you are capable and virtuous, your relatives and friends will be more trustworthy."
"But some relatives and friends cannot be used, such as Ah Ying and Ah Lian's cousin. Officials should be careful about this person."
Chen Qing smiled and said: "Is it from their uncle's family? It seems he is doing business and runs a grocery store. Ah Ying and Ah Lian each gave him 500 guan. I sent someone to inquire about it, and they are doing their job."
"Official, you are confused. Their uncle is a nice person and he is very responsible, but I am talking about their uncle's eldest son, named Lin Jianqing. This man has evil intentions. It is he who I said we should be careful about."
"What's wrong with him? How do you know he has evil intentions?"
Lu Xiu glanced at the two little maids, and they both withdrew knowingly. Lu Xiu then told Lin Jianqing's rudeness to Yu Lian.
Chen Qing's face suddenly darkened. His enemies were his family. Although the Yu sisters were concubines, they were also his wives. In his own house, they dared to have evil thoughts towards Alian without any scruples. It sounded like
Although it is a bit absurd, this is what Yu Ying said. Yu Ying has always been honest, never lies, let alone gossips, so it must be true.
Chen Qing said angrily: "He is not allowed to enter my house again. It doesn't matter if I don't want such a relative."
"I have already given instructions to Butler Tian and Aunt Wen."
Lu Xiu pulled her husband and smiled and said: "Don't be angry with this kind of person, it will spoil the atmosphere tonight. Let's go to bed early!"
"Where's Xue'er?"
"I asked Ah Ying to take care of me for one night, and the wet nurse will come tomorrow."
"It's time to rest and sleep!" Chen Qing got up and closed the door, turned around, picked up his wife's legs and walked towards the bed, "Hey! My wife seems to have gained weight."
"nonsense!"
Lu Xiu punched her husband's shoulder twice, "Tell me clearly, where is the fat?"
Chen Qing laughed twice, blew out the lamp, and carried his wife into the curtain...
Early the next morning, Chen Qing came to the official room refreshed and refreshed. As soon as he sat down, Zhang Xuan, a member of the army in the recording office, stepped forward and saluted: "Yesterday's Zhong Huan, a humble official, has been investigated clearly."
Gu Min
"How to say?"
"He is indeed the grandnephew of Zhongshi Dao. His father, Zhong Lao, inherited Zhongshi Dao, so he is actually the grandson of Zhongshi Dao. He came to Jingzhao this time to take part in the imperial examination."
Sure enough, he was the grandson of Master Zhong. Chen Qing asked again: "Where is his father now?"
"His father originally lived in Jingzhao, but because of the invasion of the Jin Army, the family moved to Chengdu."
Chen Qing nodded, "I understand. There is one more thing. The Internal Affairs Hall will not be used for the time being. It should be closed. The second lady is pregnant. You can pick some capable subordinates to take care of her more."
Hearing that the second lady was pregnant and taking a rest, Zhang Xuan was both happy and worried. He was happy that he would be reused again, but he was worried that he might not have the ability of the second lady. Even if he found a few capable subordinates to work together, he might not be able to achieve it.
The talent of the second lady.
"In your humble position, you must work hard and live up to the great trust of the Xuanfu Envoy."
"Go! Invite Zhang Sima and tell him that I have something important to discuss with him."
Zhang Xuan hurried away, and not long after, Sima Zhang Xiao came to Chen Qing's official room, smiled and said with cupped hands: "I heard that the second lady is pregnant, congratulations to the governor!"
"Thank you very much, please sit down, Sima!"
Chen Qing asked Zhang Xiao to sit down, took a map of Jingxiang and spread it on the table, and said slowly: "Zhang Jun led an army of 100,000 to attack Liu Guangshi. The army is currently stationed in Yuezhou to confront Liu Guangshi. I just received the
According to the eagle letter sent by Zheng Ping from Chengdu, Liu Guangshi sent his confidant Li Miao to buy kerosene from us and is willing to pay a high price. I would like to hear Sima's opinion."
Zhang Xiao quickly asked: "What's the price?"
"Purchase 400,000 barrels of kerosene for 20,000 barrels of kerosene."
"Haha! Twenty dollars per barrel, this price is very good!"
"The price is very attractive, but I don't want to have anything to do with Liu Guangshi."
Zhang Xiao immediately understood that the Xuanfu envoy wanted to do this business, but he did not want to bear the reputation of collusion and rebellion, so he asked himself to think of a solution to both problems.
Zhang Xiao thought for a while and smiled: "It's actually simple. The Xuanfu envoy must publicly express his attitude and draw a clear line with Liu Guangshi. He can make it clear to the court that he is willing to send troops to assist the imperial army in annihilating Liu Guangshi. Of course, this is only ours
If we have a clear attitude, the court will definitely not agree to our sending troops.
Then, when trading kerosene, we still used the same method as last time, using so-called big businessmen to trade privately. After the transaction was completed, an announcement was made saying that the black market businessman Li Longwu had been found to secretly traffic weapons and materials to Liu Guangshi, and that he had been executed and all his family members were executed.
Businessmen transporting military supplies to Liu Guangshi will be punished without mercy!"
Chen Qing burst out laughing, "How could a big businessman get 20,000 barrels of kerosene?"
"Xuanfu Envoy, this kind of thing is actually not important. No one will care whether it is reasonable. Even the court will probably not know that Liu Guangshi has kerosene. It is very simple. Liu Guangshi's kerosene was seized by Zhang Jun. This
He will definitely hide this precious strategic material secretly in his own army and will never report it to the court. Therefore, the key is the attitude of the Xuanfu Ambassador. As long as the Xuanfu Ambassador's attitude is shown in place, any accusations against the Xuanfu Ambassador will be ignored.
I was overwhelmed by Xuan Fu’s clear attitude.”
Chen Qing nodded. He was not a pedantic person. Four hundred thousand dollars can do a lot of things and can greatly improve the school conditions in various states. Chen Qing immediately called Zhang Xuan and said to him: "Zhang Sima said a lot.
Good suggestions, you can sort them out after asking Zhang Sima, and give them to me to review first. After I agree, I will immediately send them to Chengdu's Zheng Bingma Envoy, and add another one, and add 200,000 horses to the 400,000 guan.
Silk."
"I understand my humble duty, and do it right now!"
.......
There are many vegetable vendors on both sides of the South Gate of Jingzhao. After decades of continuous evolution, a spectacular open-air vegetable market has been formed. From fruits and vegetables to grains, from poultry and eggs to all kinds of meat, almost everything is available. Many sell needles, threads and brains.
Various stalls selling various snacks, cheap jewelry, and clothing materials also came to join in the fun. They started selling before dawn every day and only started closing their stalls in front of Guancheng Gate. It was very lively from morning to night.
The prefect Lu Wei not only ignored it, but supported this kind of market. It was rumored that he had written to the Embassy of Xuanfu, requesting that the Nancheng Gate be kept open all night to organize a night market. This news made the residents in the Nancheng Gate area rejoiced, and many vendors began to secretly
Save your energy and prepare to apply for a night market stall.
The reason why the vegetable market and night market are so popular is mainly related to the residents in the Nanchengmen area. This is the settlement area of the lower class people in Jingzhao City. Hundreds of thousands of people live here. The low prices of the vegetable market and night market guarantee their livelihood.
Life.
Zhong Huan looked around in the crowd, and after a while, he saw Lin Jianqing near the city gate. He seemed to be waiting for someone, with an impatient look on his face.