"Oh? It's sir. When did you, the incorruptible prime minister known by the people, become so proactive in asking for money?"
Qin Zheng couldn't help but feel happy when he saw him. His tone was not like a conversation between a monarch and his ministers, but more like he was talking to an old friend of his for many years. He was teasing in a friendly way: "Okay, okay, you still have something rusty in your hand.
Now take them out together and I will satisfy you."
"Then please, Your Majesty, try it quickly. I am waiting for your favor to buy rice for cooking!"
As Jia Fu spoke, he pulled out the iron sword hanging from his waist to symbolize the status of a scholar, placed the rusty sword across the table, and said to Zhao Xuan, "Thank you, Eunuch Zhao."
Zhao Xuan understood, nodded, picked up the bead, walked down and put it on his iron sword
Suddenly, I saw the yellow beads flash, and a golden light flowed through the sword body. In the blink of an eye, the rusty iron sword really turned into a golden golden sword.
"Your Majesty, what this man said is indeed true."
Zhao Xuan held up the golden sword with both hands and presented it to him respectfully along with the spirit beads.
Qin Zheng also took the golden sword in disbelief, and then took the spirit bead. He looked at it carefully and weighed the golden sword in his hand. Knowing that the sword had really turned into gold, he hurriedly gave it to Ye Chiying and Su Yun beside him.
appreciate
"Oh, Your Majesty, this is really a treasure!"
Ye Chiying, who was sitting on the side, took the golden sword and saw that it was real. He couldn't help but clapped his hands and praised: "If this treasure is obtained, then the treasury will not be empty!"
"Congratulations to your majesty, congratulations to your majesty. Since this thing was picked up by Huang Yuanbao, it can be seen that it is a lucky thing from heaven."
Suyun also said auspicious words to please: "This is what God intended to give to Your Majesty through the hand of Huang Yuanbao. Your Majesty, this is a good omen!"
"Well, what a treasure."
Qin Zheng was also happy and said to Huang Yuanbao below: "Why don't you keep such a treasure for yourself?"
"Return to Your Majesty"
Huang Yuanbao was now in a calm mood and was finally not so nervous. He knelt down and said: "How can a lowly common man dare to take such a treasure for himself? What's more, what is there in the world that does not belong to your Majesty? Since this thing fell from the sky, it must be from heaven.
What I want to give to Your Majesty is just a gift to Your Majesty through the hands of common people, so the common people do not dare to keep it secretly. It violates the will of God and this thing should be returned to Your Majesty."
He said this cleverly, using the word "return" to lightly convey his intention to offer the treasure and cover up his intention to ask for a reward; allowing Qin Zheng to accept the treasure without losing face, and giving people a sense of disgrace.
Humility and pride in taking credit
"You Huang Yuanbao, you really know how to talk."
Qin Zheng laughed, knowing that he was here to ask for a reward.
So he said: "I can't ask for such a treasure from you in vain. What can I reward you with... If I give you gold, I guess you won't be too interested..."
"Your Majesty, since what he presented is a treasure that can be transformed into gold, it would be a bit inappropriate to give him gold. Why don't you give him a minor official?"
Suyun, who prides himself on being clever, interrupted and offered advice.
"Make him an official? Well, let's make him an official..."
Qin Zheng hesitated for a moment after hearing this. After thinking about it, there was really no good way to do it. This was more appropriate, so he nodded in agreement.
"His Majesty!"
Unexpectedly, before he could finish speaking, Jia Fu on the side spoke again.
He walked out of the banquet with a gloomy face, knelt in the middle and said righteously to Qin Zhengyi: "Although this person has made meritorious service in offering treasures, our Emperor Taizu stipulates that the person who presents the treasures can only be given money, and we cannot make him an official for this reason.
Just because you bring in treasures, you can become an official. Once this river is opened, there will be countless uneducated and greedy people in the world who come to offer treasures in order to get an official position. Wouldn’t it make the world study hard?
Are the scholars feeling cold?"
Seeing what he said, Qin Zheng lowered his head and pondered for a while, then smiled a little guiltily and said: "Look, I'm really confused. Thank you sir for reminding me, I almost made a mistake."
When he said this, he looked at Huang Yuanbao who was kneeling below, and said: "I can't make you an official, but you are still indispensable for the reward. You can say whatever you want, besides being an official, what do you want? I will try my best to satisfy you.
"
"this……"
Huang Yuanbao knelt down, knowing that he had no hope of promotion. He couldn't help but secretly complain in his heart: What kind of prime minister is really nosy! If I didn't want to be an official, why should I give away such a treasure? I can keep as much gold as I want.
No! Now that the emperor won't give me an official position, what's the point of me offering treasures?
But after he complained, he then thought: Anyway, the treasures have been donated now, and regretting them will not help. It is better to get something valuable quickly, which is still the benefit of my offering the treasures.
Thinking of this, he raised his head and looked around, and finally had an idea and said: "Your Majesty, the common people have nothing to ask for. I only ask that your Majesty give me a gold medal to avoid death. If my descendants inadvertently commit crimes in the future,
What kind of crime, just using this card to save him from death is a great reward for the common people."
"This is simple"
After Qin Zheng thought for a while, he nodded and said to Zhao Xuan: "As long as I serve him with pen and ink, I will personally give him a gold medal for immunity from death and grant him immunity from death for three generations."
Shangguan De, who was standing in front of the window on the building opposite, saw all this scene and just sneered silently.
"Brother Shangguan, why are you laughing?"
Although Chaoyan could clearly see the scene inside, she was almost like a mortal now. She didn't have such good hearing and couldn't hear the conversation in the boat, so she was confused.
"I laugh at Huang Yuanbao who only wanted to be an official, but ended up losing his wife and losing his army."
Shangguan Deyao pointed to the scenery in the boat and said: "He almost became an official because of the treasure offering, but was disturbed by Prime Minister Jia Fu's few words, so he retreated to the next best thing and asked for a gold medal to avoid death."
"What does he want a death-free medal for?"
Chaoyan asked inexplicably, "Does he want to commit a crime?"
"That's not true"
Shangguan De patiently explained to her: "At least with such a gold medal, he will have no fear and can run rampant in the countryside with peace of mind. But this is just his own wishful thinking. If Huang Yuanbao really dares to bully others and run rampant with a gold medal to avoid death."
In the countryside, I guess someone would have given him the death-free gold medal as usual. When it does not violate the royal interests, it is very effective. Once it violates the royal interests, it will be a piece of paper."
"Then, that means that as long as he doesn't commit rebellion, he can still run rampant in the countryside."
Chaoyan sighed in disappointment: "I didn't expect that Brother Qin Zheng would agree to him so easily. Wouldn't it be a disaster for the people of Qingquan County?"
"No, do you think the official Di Saturn, who has always been jealous of evil, is a vegetarian?"
Shangguan De glanced at Jia Fu, who had returned to his seat, and said, "He must have thought of this, so he will find ways to deal with it. Having said that, the Lingzhu is now in Qin Zheng's hands.
We’ve seen enough drama, it’s time to take action to get the Lingzhu back!”
"This is exactly what I want to ask you, brother Shangguan"
Seeing that he finally got to the point, Chaoyan looked at him with pleading eyes and said, "I know you have great powers. Please help me find a way to get it back. I don't dare to go into the boat and get it myself."
"Silly girl, what's so difficult about this?"
Shangguande flicked the fan in his hand and held it in his hand again, "I only need a little bit to get the spirit bead back from the air. Just wait."
"Hey! Don't do this! Brother Shangguan!"
After hearing this, Chaoyan hurriedly took his hand, "In that case, we would be too ostentatious. Moreover, I promised my husband that I would never see Brother Qin Zheng again. If he finds me here now, then
My husband will think that I am a bad person who does not keep his word. I respect my husband very much and do not want to be despised by him."
"gentlemen?"
Shangguan De repeated doubtfully
"It's the Prime Minister Jia Fu."
Chao Yan explained, "Brother Qin Zheng likes to call him sir, so I followed suit and called him sir at that time."
"Like This?"
Shangguan De gently tapped her forehead with his fan, "Silly girl! Have you forgotten that you have changed your appearance now? Even if Qin Zheng stands in front of you, he will not recognize you as his Chaoyan County
host!"
While the two were talking, they suddenly heard a chaotic noise coming from below.
Then there was the sound of rushing water, and someone screamed: "There is a monster! Protect Your Majesty!"
Shangguan De and Chao Yan hurriedly looked out the window again, and saw a giant dragon that was thicker than a tree and too long to see the tail appeared on the endless river. But that head had a pair of blood-red lantern eyes.
, as big as a table
The dragon boat was shaking its head and tail in the water, and the waves it stirred up were as high as a person. Although the dragon boat was fixed to the shore by cables, it was already swaying unsteadily, and it suddenly turned over, shaking everyone on board into the water.
Come
For a moment, the sound of heavy rain, the screams of the drowning man, and the sounds of the guards fighting dragons to protect them all mixed together into a chaotic mess.
"I never thought there would be such a reckless beast."
When Shangguan De saw him, he raised his eyebrows and said:
Seeing that Qin Zheng had also fallen into the water, Chao Yan exclaimed without thinking, "Brother Qin Zheng!"
Then she broke out of the window wearing her flying spirit bead, dived into the rolling river, looked at Qin Zheng who was entangled by the dragon, and flew over
The rain outside was mixed with the huge waves stirred up by the dragon. The sky was covered with water drops, and Chao Yan was soon drenched into a drowned rat.
But now she couldn't care less about anything. She fell on the dragon that was entangled with Qin Zheng, stepped on the fishy and slippery dragon scales, and tried hard to open the dragon body that was as thick as a big tree. Because she was wearing three
A spiritual bead, so there was a very strong divine light protecting her body. The dragon seemed to be afraid of this light. Without much effort, she broke away the tightly wrapped dragon body.
Qin Zheng was so entangled by the dragon that he could not move and almost lost consciousness. He was suddenly rescued by her and finally regained consciousness. He looked at the beautiful woman in front of him in surprise, but had never seen him before, and asked: "Thank you very much."
The girl came to the rescue, may I ask who the girl is?"