The shape of the Siming Tusi Yamen is somewhat different from that of the Yamen in the Central Plains. This difference is mainly reflected in the internal architecture of the Yamen.
Few yamen in the Central Plains are built in the shape of a building, and the main hall of the Tuzhifu yamen in Siming Prefecture is a two-story building.
The whole building is made of vermilion lacquer and purple wood, with cornices and brackets, and is very elegantly built. This building is not in the shape of a later building, but in the shape of a long strip. Its front is not particularly wide, and is similar to government offices in the Central Plains. However, it is very long and has
On the second floor, above the second floor is the eaves of the top floor.
There is also a plaque hanging under the eaves of the second floor, with four large gilt characters written on it: The power of Heaven is within reach.
These four words are basically enough to show that the title of "Emperor of the Earth" is worthy of its name.
However, Gao Qingshi didn't get the chance to go in because Huang Zhiting took him directly into the backyard.
Of course, entering the backyard does not mean entering the boudoir. Huang Zhiting just took Gao Pragmatic to the backyard to meet her father Huang Chengzu.
Under the leadership of Huang Zhiting, Gao Pingshi walked through several courtyards and came to a rather open courtyard. The smell of alcohol was floating in the courtyard, but there was no sound of silk and bamboo orchestral music.
As soon as the two of them entered the yard, they heard a voice laughing and saying: "My good daughter is back, so good, so worth three drinks! Come here, pour some wine!"
Gao Pragmatic was startled for a moment and said secretly: What kind of trick is this?
Subconsciously, she looked towards Huang Zhiting and saw Huang Zhiting frowning. As she walked away, she said loudly: "Dad, you're drinking again!" Huang Zhiting's voice was very pleasant. Even if her tone was unpleasant, it didn't sound uncomfortable.
.
Huang Chengzu, who was sitting behind a big case in the courtyard, didn't even take it seriously. He still smiled and said: "Hey, my good daughter is back. Of course, dad will have a drink to celebrate. Dad heard... eh, this guy is a bitch.
Who is this guy?"
Gao Jingshi almost fell over. Is this the way Huang Chengzu, the magistrate of Siming Prefecture, talks? You don't even know who I am, so you just threw the adjective "human-like and dog-like" at me?
He couldn't help but look up, and what he saw was incredible. It turned out that the man sitting high up was very fat, but he was still tall, so that he looked like a huge meat ball sitting there. Gao Pingshi couldn't help but think of the past few days.
The "meat mountain" that I ate at Luoyu Village.
Gao Pingshi thought in his mind, this Huang Chengzu looks like he weighs two hundred, sixty or seventy even if he doesn't weigh three hundred pounds. How did such a man give birth to such a beautiful daughter as Huang Zhiting?
Huang Zhiting turned around slightly embarrassed and said apologetically: "Mr. Zhang, my father's words were a bit presumptuous. I apologize on his behalf... Anyway, don't take it to heart."
Gao Pragmatic was sometimes surprised, but not angry. After arriving in Guangxi, he had heard some rumors and even jokes about the uneducated chieftains, but the people he later came into direct contact with, such as Mr. Cen Qi and Huang Zhiting, were not like that.
situation, so I forgot about it for a while.
In addition, Huang Chengzu obviously didn't just start drinking at this moment. Judging from his rosy and plump face, he may have started drinking this wine a long time ago, and maybe he is talking drunkenly now.
"No, no, no," Gao Pingshi said casually. He had seen a lot of drunks, and he knew that most drunks thought they were invincible, and there was no point in arguing with them.
As long as he didn't get angry on the spot, Huang Zhiting squeezed out a smile and gave him a smile. Then she turned around and said to her father, Huang Chengzu, with a straight face: "Dad, I won't say anything else. Let me ask you, Ying Lei
Where did you go?"
This was said quite rudely, but Huang Chengzu seemed to have been used to it for a long time. He didn't even show any sign of anger. He just touched his chin and said, "Ying Lei, you should still be sleeping, right?"
Huang Zhiting's face turned even uglier, and her voice was a little cold, and she said: "Ying Lei is young and neither wants to practice martial arts nor study. How will he pass the court exams and successfully take up the post in the future? Dad, you are so just
Do you know that when you drink, you don’t even care about the inheritance left by your ancestors?”
Gao Jingshi was secretly speechless as he listened, thinking to himself who has the final say in this family, how could the daughter teach her father a lesson? If it were placed in a place controlled by the imperial court, this would be a typical act of treason!
After hearing this, Huang Chengzu looked a little unhappy, but he just said with a bored expression: "Why don't I care about the inheritance of my ancestors? Not long ago, I led troops to help the court put down the rebellion in Bazhai! But damn,
I've made such a big contribution, but the court didn't even give me a damn, what can I do? Why would I go if I don't drink?"
Huang Zhiting sighed and advised: "It is not up to us to decide what to do with the court, but we cannot give others control. We always have to do our own thing first..."
"My own business?" Huang Chengzu sneered drunkenly: "In the third year of Longqing, that fellow Huang Xianxiang took advantage of our Siming Mansion army to garrison Liuzhou and rob the four capitals. This is my own business, right? But I still give face to the court.
, I went to the court four times and wanted the court to uphold justice. What did the court say? It said that chieftains are not allowed to raise armies without authorization. Damn it! Aren't you just afraid that I will take Zhongzhou back to Siming Mansion again? "
Gao Pingshi didn't arrive in the capital until the end of the third year of Longqing. Naturally, he didn't know about this. But it sounds like the court's idea was probably as Huang Chengzu expected. It just refused to let Siming Mansion take back Zhongzhou. After all, Zhongzhou was
What was zoned out thirty years ago has been nominally under the jurisdiction of Nanning Prefecture, and the Nanning Prefecture is a floating official.
Huang Chengzu didn't seem to have scolded him enough, and continued to scold in the excitement of wine: "Not only the imperial court, but also the local officials in Guangxi are nothing. That Zhang Ren wants to make the Bazhai land under the management of exiled officials, and he doesn't even follow Liu Yao's instructions.
That's good. Originally, Zhang Ren was about to die of illness, and I didn't bother to pay attention to him. Who knew that a new patrol officer had arrived, named Gao?
I’m so angry with these two street boys!”
Huang Zhiting frowned and said: "Dad, this matter has not been settled yet. It is still not sure what Gao Zhitai's attitude is. Moreover, my daughter has already discussed it with Si'en Mansion. Our Huang family supports Si'en Mansion.
Take charge of Bazhai."
Huang Chengzu was stunned for a moment and asked: "Why? His Zhao family is in charge of Bazhai. What good does it do to us? Why should we support them?"
Huang Zhiting said calmly: "Zhao Lizhong has agreed on behalf of his brother. Regardless of whether his family can take over the Bazhai land, as long as the Huang family clearly expresses its support for them in front of Gao Xunjing, Longzhou will belong to our Huang family."
Although Huang Chengzu was drunk, he was still very surprised after hearing this. He said in amazement: "How is this possible? Although the Bazhai land is the size of two Longzhous, it is the Yao District. Even if they can really capture the Bazhai
, it may not be useful in Longzhou, not to mention that we are just showing our attitude? Damn it, isn’t the Zhao family determined to do a loss-making business this time? Why do they do this? "
Huang Zhiting sighed and asked: "Dad, how long have you not asked about government affairs in the government? All the big figures in Longzhou have been bribed or subdued by their daughters. They have already surrendered to our Huang family. The Zhao family's Longzhou
Tu Zhizhou’s orders can’t even go beyond the government office, you don’t even know this?”
Huang Chengzu was overjoyed and said repeatedly: "Good girl, what a trick, what a trick!" Then he was a little puzzled and frowned: "But, since this is the case, why should we negotiate such a deal with them? Just drive away the person named Zhao.
Go out and let those local officials go to the imperial court and ask for submission to our Siming Mansion. Wouldn’t that be the end of it?”
Huang Zhiting said helplessly: "If the name is not correct, the words will not be correct. If that is the case, the court will probably support the Zhao family to return to Longzhou, so we can only let the Zhao family take the initiative to express to the court that they cannot stabilize the situation in Longzhou. We can only
Only when our Huang family comes forward can Longzhou be stabilized again, otherwise... in this way, the imperial court may hold its nose and admit this matter."
"Oh, that's it." Huang Chengzu touched his plump chin and said: "Longzhou is almost surrounded by the main branch and side branches of my Huang family. The Zhao family gave up Longzhou in exchange for the Eight Villages right in front of them.
Earth, it makes sense."
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