Geng Nian turned a deaf ear and was as steady as Mount Tai.
Li Xiaotian prides himself on being a talkative person, but he feels inferior to Lei Ming.
I thought he was just talkative after drinking, but I didn't expect that it was worse than usual.
Faced with the thunderous buzzing whispers like bees, Li Xiaotian really couldn't move as still as Geng Nian. The key was that most of the guys stared at him and asked questions. The first few questions were okay, and Li Xiaotian responded to them, but this guy
The sea of questions seemed to be endless, one question after another. Li Xiaotian answered five or six questions in a row. It was really annoying. He said perfunctorily, "Oh, yes, Lei Ming always comes up with new questions. But, Li Xiaotian could only pretend not to answer. This guy
He repeatedly emphasized that Li Xiaotian had no choice but to continue to be forced to do business half-heartedly.
What makes Li Xiaotian even more desperate is that such days are still very long. If he had known it would be like this, even if it was only 50 to 50, he would never let this chatter go with him.
I had no choice but to listen to the words I promised with tears in my eyes.
"Brother Lu, I didn't say anything nonsense after getting drunk last night, right?" Lei Ming asked.
This is the ninety-third question, Li Xiaotian silently counted it in his mind.
"No." Li Xiaotian reflexively blurted out, and then he suddenly had an idea and thought of a way to end the problem, so he quickly changed his words: "No, I remembered it, yes!"
Lei Ming asked: "What's the matter?"
Li Xiaotian shook his head: "It's hard to say it."
Lei Ming said: "But it doesn't matter."
Li Xiaotian coughed to show the embarrassment of what he said next, and said: "Brother Lei told me last night about your feat of entering Zui Chun Tower at the age of fifteen, and said that it was your first time, but..."
"Okay, Brother Lu, I understand, stop talking." Lei Ming hurriedly stopped. For him, it was an unbearable experience, no, it was simply a stain in his life and a shadow for his whole life.
"It's done." Li Xiaotian felt happy in his heart.
In fact, Li Xiaotian didn't know what happened to Lei Ming's first time at all. Lei Ming did mention it, and he just said that he spent his first time at Zui Chun Tower at the age of fifteen. However, looking at his face, he must have
It was extremely bad, so Li Xiaocai said this deliberately.
"Brother Lei, it's fine if you want me to stop talking. Please don't ask me any more questions." Li Xiaotian quickly put forward the conditions.
Lei Ming immediately made a shut-up gesture and said, "No problem, please let Brother Lu keep that matter in his stomach."
Li Xiaotian said very firmly: "No problem."
At this time, Geng Nian, who had been silent all the way, suddenly said: "What is the result?"
Li Xiaotian and Lei Ming looked at Geng Nian at the same time, full of surprise. Sure enough, there are no people in the world who don't gossip, only things worth gossiping about.
"No result!" Lei Ming said decisively, as if he hesitated for a moment before the other party knew what to follow.
"Yes, there is no result!" Li Xiaotian agreed, with a firm look and a decisive tone, which exactly reflected the wise saying, a gentleman's words are hard to follow.
Lei Ming cast a grateful look at Li Xiaotian.
Not getting an answer, Geng Nian continued as he was. He didn't want an answer at all, he just wanted to speed up the quietness of the space.
At this point, the carriage is rarely clean.
Tongzhou.
Tongzhou is about the same size as Pianzhou, with more than ten counties under its jurisdiction. Li Xiaotian also passed by here when he was taking the national examination a few years ago. He vaguely remembers that it was an infinitely beautiful evening. He passed by a small village and was approached by a family.
Li Xiaotian was deeply impressed by the simple folk customs of staying overnight.
Recalling that the villagers had no problem with food and clothing at that time, I concluded in my heart that there should be no big problem with the Tongzhou herdsmen.
No, as the carriages and horses entered the suburbs of Tongzhou, they found that there were twice as many people working in the fields as there were in Pianzhou. They were all of normal size. There were children playing in the fields, and they kept waving when they saw the armored cavalry.
court.
This further verified Li Xiaotian's speculation.
Subjectivity is subjective. You will know whether it is a mule or a horse by pulling it out. You will know whether it is an honest official or a corrupt official by walking through the procedures.
At the gate of the city, as usual, Li Xiaotian revealed his identity, and the soldiers guarding the city immediately and respectfully led a group of people to the Prefectural Shepherd's Mansion.
Main study room.
"Zhou Mu, the Minister of Household Affairs is here to visit." the soldier announced.
"I know." Zhou Mu replied, and then murmured: "It came so fast. Fortunately, there were flying pigeons up there to notify us in time. Otherwise, the situation would have been much worse."
After he finished speaking, he threw the secret letter in his hand into the furnace and turned it into ashes.
"Tongzhou Prefect Jiang Zheng respectfully welcomes you for your inspection." As soon as he arrived at the gate of the mansion, Jiang Zheng bowed and raised his hands.
Li Xiaotian Geng Nian and Lei Ming got off the carriage.
"There is no need to be polite, Jiang Zhoumu." After Li Xiaotian finished speaking, he walked straight towards the mansion.
Geng Nian and Lei Ming followed closely.
Jiang Zheng murmured in his heart, didn't he say that Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance and Geng would lead the two people? Who could this person be?
Compared with the governor's mansion in Pianzhou, the governor's mansion in Tongzhou seems much more normal and fully meets the conditions of the governor.
Above the reception hall, Li Xiaotian and three others were sitting among them, and Jiang Zheng stood there honestly, feeling a little drummed in his heart.
"Jiang Zhoumu, we've had a hard time traveling all the way, aren't you ready to make some arrangements?" Li Xiaotian suddenly asked.
Jiang Zheng seemed to have expected that Li Xiaotian would ask this question, and said calmly: "Master Qi, I will ask the chef of the mansion to prepare some special dishes, and order the servants to prepare the private rooms for you sirs."
With that said, Jiang Zheng happened to be looking for trouble to run away. He didn't dare to go to the restaurant to help these guys clean up their troubles, because the last lesson he learned had already cost him his life.
Lei Ming's mouth had long been filled with hunger and thirst. After Jiang Zheng left, he couldn't wait and said: "Brother Lu, what a good way to fish for law enforcement. This is not a question."
Li Xiaotian asked: "Brother Lei, what do you think of Jiang Zheng?"
Lei Ming shrugged and said, "I don't feel like a good person, nor do I feel like a bad person."
Nonsense language, if it is said, it is equal to not being said.
Li Xiaotian rolled his eyes at Lei Ming and turned to ask Geng Nian: "Commander Geng, what do you think?"
Geng Nian’s words were concise and concise: “Why ask when you know clearly?”
Li Xiaotian is speechless, can we still have a good conversation?
Lei Ming asked curiously: "Brother Lu, what do you know?"
Li Xiaotian was playful: "Are you asking me?"
Lei Ming quickly covered his mouth and said, "Pretend I didn't say anything, thank you."
"Jie——" Li Xiaotian deliberately prolonged the word "Jie".
Lei Ming clasped his hands and begged Li Xiaotian to raise his voice.
Geng Nian turned around and looked at Li Xiaotian without saying a word, as if he was all ears.
"The conclusion is that Jiang Zheng has a problem." Li Xiaotian said.
Thunder was relieved.
Geng Nian was extremely disappointed.
"Why..." Lei Ming prepared to ask instinctively, said two words, and quickly silenced his mouth.
Li Xiaotian was afraid that he would get sick from suppressing it, so he said, "You can ask me."
Lei Ming took a deep breath and said, "How can you see it?"
"When we got off the bus just now, when Commander Geng and I came down, Jiang Zheng was not too surprised. On the contrary, when Brother Lei came out, Jiang Zheng frowned and was surprised. This is very unreasonable." Li Xiaotian paused.
After a pause, he continued: "I became the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue at such a young age. I am an important minister. It is unprecedented and unprecedented. As a local official, he was not surprised at my arrival. This can only mean that he has known about our plans in advance.
Arrival, please note that we do not include Brother Lei who got on the bus halfway, so Jiang Zheng will naturally be surprised by the unexpected appearance of Brother Lei. Another key point is that the person who gave the news to Jiang Zheng must be someone from the court, and
Being in a high position, at this point, it can almost be concluded that Jiang Zheng has a big problem and is closely related to the person in the court."
After listening to Li Xiaotian's well-founded inferences, Lei Mingru woke up from his dream and said: "With just a subtle expression, Brother Lu can perfectly calculate that Jiang is a corrupt official and the connections behind him. Observe."
His meticulous attention to detail and quick thinking are truly amazing."
Although Lei Ming was praising him, he thought to himself: "I have never seen anyone with such a deep city. It seems that when I have any special ideas in the future, I must keep an expressionless face."
Geng Nian just sat upright, listening to the two of them seeming to be talking about cross talk.
Not long after, Jiang Zheng came and invited the three of them to the main hall for a banquet.
As the Minister of Household Affairs and a first-rank minister, Li Xiaotian is naturally in the upper position.
Geng Nian was at the lower left, Lei Ming was at the lower right, and Jiang Zheng was sitting at the lower position.
Li Xiaotian sat on the throne for the first time. Sitting high and looking far, he felt like he was looking down on the world. It was intoxicating and enjoyable. He couldn't help but understand a little bit about those people who are obsessed with power.
"Your Excellency, you are welcome to come to Tongzhou for inspection. I have prepared the detailed accounts of the past years. Your Excellency can review them at any time. I would like to do my work first out of respect." Jiang Zheng spoke in an official tone and drank a glass of wine.