Liu Xin originally had no direct understanding of copper coins and only had a small amount of money with him. He had never thought about the weight of six million yuan. Liu Zhong deliberately made things difficult. All he gave to Liu Xin was cash, but more than half of it was given to Zhang Rang.
It's gold and silver cloth. Six million dollars is six million copper plates. How heavy is that? I'm afraid it must weigh more than ten or twenty tons. Seeing the money, Liu Xin felt worried.
Liu Zhong didn't care what Liu Xin thought, so he took him to see Zhang Rang. Zhang Rang asked someone to count the money and materials, and then reported five counties for Liu Xin to choose. It turned out that at that time, the sale of officials had developed to the point where even the officials were normal
To the extent that promotions also require payment, the official price is equivalent to an official's salary for twenty-five years, while the price of a local official is doubled. Some people who cannot afford an official position have given up their official positions, so the position of the prefect is vacant.
Quite a few. The five counties Zhang Rang reported were: Wudu, Jiyin, Shanyang, Cangwu, and Kuaiji. Liu Xin had never heard of any of these five places.
"Master Zhang, please see if you can give me another place." Liu Xin looked at Zhang Rang helplessly.
"Then where do you want to go?" Zhang Rang looked at Liu Xin and quietly made a gesture.
Liu Xin knew that he was asking for money. Anyway, Liu Zhong gave him so much money that it would be inconvenient to carry it on the road, so it would be an advantage for the old eunuch, so he said, "I want to go to Changshan County, Hebei Province."
"Changshan County is in Jizhou, but the post of prefect is not vacant. However, it seems that there is no prefect in Hejian. It is not far from Changshan, but..." Zhang Rang started to ponder after he finished speaking.
Upon seeing this, Liu Xin quickly said: "Returning to the Marquis, I am still a little filial. I have prepared it for you. I also ask the Marquis to arrange for a trustworthy person to go and pick it up with me."
"Well, you go to Hejian. Work hard when you get there. Don't ruin the name of the clan. If you have time, go to Jingli to see me. Gouer, you and Mr. Liu go and have a look. Things will be done smoothly.
"Yes, I'm still waiting to return to Beijing." Zhang Rang closed his eyes after saying this. Liu Xin thought to himself, it seems that he will continue to be filial in the future. The one called Dog is the little one he saw on the first day he came here.
The eunuch must be someone Zhang Rang can trust.
In the west courtyard of Juchaohou Mansion, sixty large wooden boxes were neatly arranged. Zhang Gouer swallowed his saliva: "Are these all for Lord Zhang?"
When Liu Xin heard this, she almost fell into a fight and gave it all to him. I have not been busy these days in vain. Liu Xin said cruelly: "Sir Zhang, you and I and Mr. Zhang will have a share of this money. What do you think?"
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"Then thank you Master Liu. I will be closer to Master Liu in the future." Zhang Gou'er was not polite at all.
"How can I take the money away?" Liu Xin was still a little worried.
"Don't worry, Mr. Liu, this matter will be taken care of by me. I will first send someone to send a copy to the post house and return to the capital with Mr. Zhang. I will tell Mr. Hou again that from the forbidden army brought by Mr. Hou,
Assign a few people to work with me to escort Mr. Liu to take office. When we get to Hejian, I will bring another copy back to Beijing. Mr. Liu, do you think this arrangement is good."
"Then Liu Xin, thank you for being here." Liu Xin was immediately impressed by Zhang Gouer. This trick was so clever that even Zhang Rang was able to hide it.
Back at the post house, Zhang Rang agreed wholeheartedly, dropped a piece of official document, and hurried back to the capital with 30 million in official money and 20 boxes of tribute from Liu Xin. Zhang Gouer led a group of sergeants,
After loading the forty boxes onto the cart, Liu Xin went to the inn to settle the bill, and hired a carriage for Ma Yun to ride in. The group left Juchao and headed for the river along the road.
Liu Xin looked at the excited Zhang Gou'er and the team of sergeants accompanying him. It felt unreal. How could he become a prefect so easily? Then he looked at the forty boxes.
Ten million, but there were only two million left before it was passed, and she was slightly disappointed. Ma Yun was secretly happy while sitting in the car. Liu Xin would naturally not be a thief again after becoming an official, so she felt relieved.
It would be great if he had not become a thief in the first place, and he would not have come to the Eastern Han Dynasty inexplicably.
Now that the eunuch is in power, Liu Xin knows that the young eunuch Zhang Gou'er is Zhang Rang's nephew. He may ask Zhang Rang for something in the future, so he deliberately builds a good relationship with Zhang Gou'er. That Zhang Gou'er
Although Liu Xin and I had not known each other for a long time, with the two million dollars, I felt very close to Liu Xin. I regarded Liu Xin as a confidant. Along the way, I told Liu Xin all the rules of officialdom and interesting things in the capital.
Listen. Zhang Gouer even told Liu Xin the secret about Queen He poisoning Wang Meiren.
It turns out that Queen He's name was He Lian, and she was the daughter of Nanyang butcher He Zhen. According to the "naughty girl system" and the selection customs of the Eastern Han Dynasty, low-status butcher's daughters were not eligible to enter the palace, but He Zhen bribed the selection personnel in Yeting.
, coupled with the fact that He was born with a beautiful face, he was selected. He was born out of the ordinary, with a height of seven feet and one inch, bright skin, and well-proportioned flesh and bones. This height is equivalent to about 1.72 meters now.
, in Liu Xin's time, she would have been a model. Liu Hong has always been lustful. Looking at this beauty, there is no reason not to like it. After several spring breezes, the buds will bear seeds, and in October, they will be satisfied and give birth to a child.
The boy, named Liu Bian, is seven years old this year. The year before last, there was another beauty named Wang from the State of Zhao. She was the granddaughter of Wang Bao, the former general with five features, and she was also selected to enter the palace. Her appearance was similar to that of Queen He, but she was quite talented.
, good at reading and calculation, good at dealing with things, Liu Hong refused to let her go, and made her serve as a servant. She was defeated several times, and she even grew a Huanye Aimiao. Last year, she also gave birth to a son, named Liu.
Xie. Queen He was very jealous when she saw that Beauty Wang was favored. Taking advantage of the fact that Beauty Wang's body had not recovered after childbirth and needed to take medicine for treatment, Queen He conspired and secretly sent her confidants to sneak poison into the medicine. Although Beauty Wang
After all, he was too smart to guard against it. After taking the poison, he died! Liu Hong quickly found out the murderer. Long Yan was furious and decided to depose Queen He. However, after many eunuchs pleaded for mercy, he did not dare to punish Queen He. Although due to the eunuchs in the middle palace,
He kept the queen's phoenix crown after pleading hard, but through Liu Hong's longing for Beauty Wang, it can be seen that Queen He has lost Liu Hong's heart forever. But Liu Xin saw the eunuch's love from this story.
The power was almost nowhere to be seen, and I was secretly frightened.
As for the team of sergeants, Liu Xin did not allow them to drink alcohol along the way, but they ate fish and meat every meal, and treated them with courtesy and no airs. Everyone felt that this adult was a county guard at a young age.
, he is also a member of the Han clan, but he doesn’t look down upon him, and everyone respects him from the bottom of their hearts.
In addition, Liu Xin also made a big discovery. That is, the captain turned out to be Xu Huang! It turned out that Xu Huang was from Hedong. He originally worked as a petty official in his hometown, but was later transferred to the Beijing army as a captain. This time he accompanied Zhang Rang to his residence.
The nest was now taken out to protect Liu Xin when she went to Hejian to take up her post. At this time, Xu Huang was only in his twenties. He had not yet wielded a big ax in his hand. He just carried a waist knife like other sergeants. In addition to being stronger than others,
I didn't see anything special. Not to mention Liu Xin, even Ma Yun knew Xu Huang, who was one of Cao Cao's five good generals. Liu Xin had an idea that Hebei would definitely be Cao Cao's world in the future, so she and Xu Huang
Get extra close.
There is no road from Juchao to Hejian. Except for Ma Yun who is sitting on a hired carriage, everyone else is on foot. There are more than ten carts. Naturally, this speed cannot be fast. Liu Xin and Ma Yun can be beaten along the way.
I'm really anxious. I miss the past time so much. It only takes one day to get there by train, not to mention flying.
More than ten days later, the group came to a mountain forest. Xu Huang pointed to the top of the mountain and said, "Sir, after bypassing this mountain, we will reach the boundary of Chenliu. There is a county seat not far ahead."
Liu Xin looked up at the sky. It was July, and the early autumn sun was still fierce. After walking such a long way, everyone was already sweating. So he said to everyone: "Look, there is a forest over there. It is noon now."
, since we are not far from the county seat, why not rest here, and it won’t be too late for us to continue our journey when the sun turns west.”
Zhang Gou'er couldn't walk for a long time, but for the sake of the two million, he persisted. Now after listening to Liu Xin's suggestion, he naturally raised his hands and said quickly: "What Mr. Liu said is absolutely true. Let's take a break."
Leaving again won't delay anything."
The leaders all agreed, and the sergeants, who could not object, all pulled their carts and ran into the woods. They each found a cool place and lay down in a huddle. Everyone brought dry food. There was a mountain stream not far away, and the water in the stream was crystal clear.
After all, on such a hot day, no one would rather eat dry food than rush to the city for a big meal.
Ma Yun walked out of the car and saw Liu Xin sweating profusely. She said distressedly: "Husband, take a rest and I'll get some water to wash you off."
Liu Xin looked around and saw that the sergeants were all lying on the ground tired. Although the mountain stream was not far away, no one was willing to go there to fetch water, so he said, "Honey, I'd better go with you and see if we can catch some game."
, improve the food." After saying that, he looked at Xu Huang and Zhang Gou'er, who were also lying on the ground, and whispered in Ma Yun's ear: "It's been a rare opportunity along the way. We've been there together.
Human world.”
Ma Yun blushed and said, "You, you are not tired after walking for so long, and your mind is still thinking about these things." Although she said this, she unconsciously followed Liu Xin towards the mountain stream.
The two had been together for a month, and Liu Xin told Ma Yun all about her past. Only then did Ma Yun realize that the cases Liu Xin had committed were far more than the few she had mastered.
Those involved in the case did not report the case at all. Moreover, Liu Xin also provided a lot of materials to the anti-corruption department, which led to the arrest of more than a dozen officials, including her father’s chief of the police station. The chief took bribes and had many favors outside.
Not only that, the chief also had long-term inappropriate relationships with many women in the police station. For this reason, Liu Xin even laughed at Ma Yun. If she hadn't brought him down, how beautiful would you be?
, I’m afraid it’s hard to escape his clutches after entering the police station. As for the stolen money Liu Xin obtained, he did not squander it himself. Instead, he established several foundations, and most of the money was used to support poor families and out-of-school children.
With the deepening of her understanding of Liu Xin, Ma Yun's love for him became stronger. The feeling of hatred for him because he was a thief in the past has long since disappeared, and her heart has been firmly tied to Liu Xin.
On Liu Xin's body.
The two of them walked to the mountain stream. Liu Xin took out a throwing knife and quietly observed the surroundings to see if there was any chance of finding one or two wild animals. Ma Yun wet her handkerchief, and Wen Xin wiped his face with it. Everyone enjoyed this moment. Suddenly, there was a sound of horses neighing from behind them. When Liu Xin looked back, it was the driving horse that, for some unknown reason, was neighing desperately, hooves dancing wildly, as if trying to break free of the reins.