Chapter two hundred and nineteen busy household officials
After finishing the book, Shen Ao left the household department and went straight to Xianweiju.
Along the way, whenever they saw officials from the Ministry of Finance, whether they were from the Ministry of Finance or not, everyone stood at a distance. When Shen Ao approached, they all respectfully called out "Hello, sir." It can be seen that, that morning, The slaps were not in vain, at least they made everyone feel fearful.
Shen Ao doesn't necessarily want everyone to be afraid of him, he just wants no one to cause trouble for him and he can concentrate on his work.
Xianweiju is full of guests, and the pits and valleys are full of people. It's not the official meal time yet, otherwise, it would be really hard to find a place.
Now that Shen Ao is here, he naturally doesn't need to squeeze in with these people. There is a private room for him on the third floor, which is not open to the public. Even if Shen Ao doesn't come, no one else can even think of coming here. He has a bag on his shoulder. The monkey, with Xue Fei following him, Shen Ao climbed up to the private room on the third floor.
Looking down, the lobby on the first floor can be seen at a glance. With a good view, as long as Shen Ao thinks about it, anyone's expressions and movements can be seen.
Also on the third floor, in another box, Tie Feng was also looking down at everything, observing any target she thought was valuable.
For Tie Feng, who can lip-read, she can pick out anyone's conversation from the chaotic crowd if she wants to. Then she narrates it orally, while two recorders who are already slaves of Zhongguo Gong take notes. Everything to ensure that nothing is missed.
At this time, Tie Feng was staring at the corner. Two middle-aged men were whispering something softly. Their voices were very small. In the somewhat noisy hall, their location was not noticeable, so what they said was What, others can't hear it at all. Only people like Tie Feng who can lip read can "hear" what they say completely and record it.
The two middle-aged men didn't know that they had been watched. They were still talking as if no one was around. They only occasionally looked around and found that no one was paying attention to them. When they started talking, I just don’t have any scruples, I just say whatever I really think.
"Brother Wang, you said that even you have mobilized a lot of manpower, right? Your salary family never participates in such things. According to the rules, the information from the Ministry of Finance is not what you should know, right?" The slightly fat middle-aged man spoke with a hesitant look on his face, as if he was surprised.
On the other hand, the slightly fatter man who was called Brother Wang snorted and said, "Didn't you, Kangbe, also dispatch a lot of people? Ordinarily, Kangbe should not be involved in the affairs of the Gold Department. Even so, Why do we need to pay less than our salary department? Besides, when it comes to academic talents, our salary department is second only to the gold department and your warehouse department, isn’t it, Brother Song?"
"Haha." The man called Brother Song smiled awkwardly. He knew that the question he asked was too naive, so he had to laugh. But soon he said as if he was thinking about something, "It seems like there is someone above." Are you really going to target the Ministry of Finance?"
"It's not against the Jinbu, it's against some people in the Jinbu. Let's see, the fight will come to an end soon, and by then, someone's official title will be thrown away. Alas! You are still young. , If you don’t understand the principles of moderation and don’t know how to hide your clumsiness, someone will jump out to teach such an arrogant talent.” The person named Wang sighed as he spoke, but it gave people a sense of being taken for granted.
"So that's it. Doesn't that mean there's something good to watch?" The man surnamed Song finally understood the general idea and said with curiosity.
"So what? We are just watching a show. This kind of thing is far beyond our ability to get involved. Even after the incident, there is no place left for us to have any ideas. But I heard about it and someone has already started
A large amount of money was prepared for the event, but we finally found out it was too late, and it is too late to take action now." The man surnamed Wang shook his head regretfully as he spoke, wondering what he was regretting.
"Hey." The man surnamed Song also shook his head helplessly. Since even Brother Wang is not a part of the good things, let alone his junior members, the good thing is that they will definitely not fall on him.
, the only thing they can do is to discuss here and watch the excitement from the sidelines. "Okay, Brother Wang, let's not think about those troublesome things. Come and have a drink."
The man surnamed Song didn't know that what he and Brother Wang said were seen by Tie Feng, and what they said was seen through by her, and she spoke it out for those who followed to record it.
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Shen Ao spent one thousand two hundred taels of silver to redeem the Tie brothers from the slave market, and then spent money to go to the Yamen to give them the status of good citizens. It was originally a kind act. It was just because Shen Ao felt that Tie Long had
A warrior who has killed Western barbarians on the frontier and made meritorious deeds should not be treated like this. It is just a random act that wants to buy some peace of mind and does not want to see the hero in despair.
Unexpectedly, two talents were acquired because of this. In particular, Tie Feng, who was considered to be a buy one, get one free, actually knew how to lip read. This actually helped Shen Ao a lot now and in the future, and he achieved many miraculous achievements.
Looking down from the sky, Shen Ao saw a different scene, and his attention fell on a square table in a better position in the hall.
Unlike other tables, which are either two or three people, or more, there is only one person sitting there drinking alone on this huge square table. There are more and more members in Guochanglong, and the number of tables is also increasing.
When you are more nervous, it is rare that someone can monopolize a table. Even if there is, it should be in a private room or private room on the second or third floor, not in the hall or next to such an eye-catching stage.
This person just did this, and he couldn't help but attract Shen Ao's attention.
The man in front of the square table has a handsome face and is not very old, only about twenty-two or three years old. He is sitting there chewing slowly, not eating big because of the delicious food. He is looking at what he has ordered.
The dishes are all top-notch, and the prices are not cheap. It can be seen that his background must be good. He should have been well-fed and well-fed since he was a child, and his current conditions should also be very good. Otherwise, how could he enjoy such a good life?
treatment.
Every move of the young man showed his good education and unique temperament, which naturally attracted Shen Ao's special attention.
Shen Ao has a photographic ability, and he dare not say that people who have seen him will definitely remember it, but the impression in his heart is unmistakable, but the young man below has no impression at all. He can guarantee that today
It’s the first time I’ve seen him, who could he be and what’s his identity?”
Shen Ao frowned slightly because he didn't expect it. It was this momentary flash that was noticed by Xue Fei, who had already finished eating. She followed her gaze and looked down, seeing the person sitting at the table alone.
Xue Fei looked at the young man very carefully, and after about two or three breaths, she said, "He must be sick."
"Huh?" When Xue Fei spoke, Shen Ao was stunned for a moment, then turned around and asked, "How can you be sure?"
"It's very simple. When he eats, his body always tilts to the right unintentionally. It should be caused by the leg disease in his right leg that makes him unable to use strength." Xuefei said with a face full of arrogance.
When it comes to observing people's psychology, Xue Fei will naturally not be the opponent of a veteran like Shen Ao, but when it comes to observing people's appearance and behavior, it is something that Shen Ao cannot even flatter.
"I see." Shen Ao believed in Xue Fei and would not have the slightest doubt, but because of this he became even more curious. If he is really a disabled person, what kind of status does he have, and he can actually live at a table alone? There are not enough desktops and no one raises any questions?
Judging from the conditions, he should be very wealthy. In that case, why not go to the second or third floor?
Oh, by the way. If he had a disabled leg, or it was inconvenient to go upstairs, it would be a matter of course for him to eat in the lobby on the first floor. Then what is his identity? To make others avoid him and not dare to say anything?
In the past few days, Shen Ao first entered the household department. He first taught Ning Feng and three other students, and then went to the treasury to check and understand the situation. However, there were fewer people in Xianweiju, so he didn't recognize the young man below. Now. Now that he saw it, it aroused his curiosity and wanted to find out what kind of identity he was.
It is easy to find out the identity, just ask Bai Qiutong. Since most of them are members of Guochanglong who can come to Xianweiju to dine, they will have registered. Instead of waiting for Shen Ao to go downstairs to call someone, There were already three knocks on the door outside the box, and Xue Fei had already heard the sound of his footsteps. She couldn't help but smile on her face, walked forward and opened the door, "Sister Tong, you are here."
"Sister Fei'er." It was Bai Qiutong who came. After greeting Xuefei warmly, his eyes indicated that he had something to do with Shen Ao, so he stepped over, bowed his head first, and then said: "Master, my family I have something to report."
"Sit down and talk." Shen Ao nodded slightly and pointed to the soft sofa in the box next to him.
The soft sofa was naturally made by Shen Ao. However, because it had no technical content, it was not sold. It was just placed in Xianweiju. However, it was seen by many people and learned from it. Now it is on the market. A business selling soft sofas appeared.
After Bai Qiutong agreed, he first handed over several lines of rice paper filled with calligraphy in his hand, then walked to the soft sofa and straightened up to sit down.
Shen Ao, who took the rice paper, looked down and saw that what was recorded on it were the words spoken by the diners who came to Xianweiju. Some of the useful information would be recorded for his master to see.
Shen Ao glanced at everything, until he saw the record of the conversation between Wang and Song, he slowed down.
The rice paper not only recorded the conversation between the two people, but also wrote their identities on the side. The person named Wang was named Wang Yuan, who was the deputy director of the salary family at the time, and his official residence was the fourth grade; the person named Song was named Song Fu. , then he was a member of the warehouse department, Wai Ling, a fifth-grade official.