The officials of the Daqian Dynasty were divided into six departments, namely the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Industry.
Among them, the Ministry of Industry is in charge of government orders such as engineering, farming, water conservancy, and transportation. Zhang Jia used to work in the Ministry of Industry and was the director of farming in Luocheng. He was honest, honest, and quite talented. However, because he wrote a letter last year reporting corruption among officials, Memorial, framed, and removed from office.
Lin Jingzhi was led by Shi Mo, and after walking for more than half an hour, he finally arrived at Beicheng where Zhang Jia lived. Most of the people living here were tenant farmers. The houses were scattered and intertwined without any planning. The streets and alleys were full of twists and turns. If you were not careful, , he could turn the person away, and there was no paved stone road under his feet. After a while, the hem of Lin Jingzhi's clothes was stained with a layer of floating dust. People who were coming and going were all wearing coarse clothes. Ordinary people, these people saw Lin Jingzhi's handsome appearance, extraordinary bearing, and luxurious clothes. They paid attention to him frequently and showed a look of admiration.
What made Lin Jingzhi dumbfounded was that a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl had just walked towards him. When she saw him, she exclaimed, covered her red face, turned around and ran away, not knowing that he was too tall. Junyi was so shy that she was embarrassed to face him. She was still afraid that he was a dandy in luxurious clothes and would take her home to be his concubine.
Caressing the face of this extraordinary handsome man, Lin Jingzhi guessed that the former was more likely. He just hoped that the girl would not really fall in love with him. It would be fine for him not to think about tea or food, otherwise he would be guilty. Big.
While he was thinking about it, he heard a burst of laughter suddenly coming from beside him. He turned around and saw that it was Shi Mo who also found it funny and was covering his mouth happily.
Pretending to be angry and kicking him, Lin Jingzhi forced himself to lower his face and scolded him, "Why are you laughing? Mr. Zhang's family hasn't arrived yet?"
Shi Mo hurriedly hid aside, not afraid at all, and replied with a playful smile: "I'm not smiling at all, I was just wondering if there was a flower growing on the second master's face, otherwise how could he be so fascinated by these girls and the young daughter-in-law?" , and the girl just now has peach blossoms on her cheeks and her heart is full of spring."
"Screw you, you have peach blossoms on your cheeks and rippling spring hearts. I think you are a little kid, and you want to ask for a wife? Why don't you hurry up tomorrow? Second Master, I will personally go to Xiaocui to ask for a favor for you. Let She agreed to let you take a concubine first, what do you think?" Lin Jingzhi smiled unscrupulously.
Shi Mo was very anxious after hearing this, and immediately put on a flattering face. Xiaocui was his fiancée. She was not yet fourteen this year, and she was not as old as Sheng. Otherwise, her family would have married him back home, but she has a fierce temper. If I really asked the second master to tell Xiaocui that he would take a concubine for him, he would probably fall out on the spot.
That girl is angry, no matter who is standing in front of her!
Thinking of this, Shi Mo quickly stepped forward to please Lin Jingzhi, and helped Lin Jingzhi clean the dust on the hem of his clothes and shoes, and said with a smile: "Second Master, I was just a slave talking too much, now I know I was wrong, you can do it Okay, spare me this time."
Lin Jingzhi suppressed his laughter and just snorted coldly. This Shi Mo was clever and cunning, but Xiao Cui was definitely his weakness.
When Shi Mo saw that his master didn't answer, he broke out in a cold sweat.
Seeing the anxious look on Shi Mo's face, he was about to cry. Lin Jingzhi softened his expression and felt a little curious in his heart. Although Shi Mo was a servant, he still had a very high status as a servant beside him. If he agrees, even marrying three or five concubines in the future will not be a big deal, but why is he so afraid of Xiao Cui, "Shi Mo, you are the only son in the family, marrying a concubine is nothing, why are you so afraid of Xiao Cui? emerald?"
Shi Mo's face turned red, and he looked coy and didn't know how to answer.
"Don't tell me? Well, I'll tell Xiaocui tomorrow and I'll give you a concubine first. Well, actually there is a suitable concubine in Aunt Shuang's yard." In order to find something to say, Lin Jingzhi also paid attention.
Stop bullying little kids.
"No, Second Master, please spare me this time. In fact, I don't know what's going on. I'm just afraid that she will be unhappy and ignore me. I'm also afraid of seeing her angry face.
I feel anxious and uncomfortable looking at it." Shi Mo replied with a bitter look on his face.
Puppy love!
If placed in the 21st century, this would definitely be puppy love.
Lin Jingzhi understood immediately that Shi Mo really liked Xiao Cui, but this also showed that Shi Mo was lucky enough to be engaged to a girl he liked.
Of course, his luck was even better. Not only could he marry Tang Yuxiang, he also had several concubines with their own characteristics. But when he thought of concubines, he thought of Aunt Yu who always loved to be veiled. Until now
, he still doesn’t know what Aunt Yu looks like.
That veil seemed to give Aunt Jade an extra layer of mystery.
"Okay, Second Master, I'll spare you this one time. Look at your worthless look. You will definitely be a henpecker when you grow up!"
Shi Mo breathed a sigh of relief at first, and then asked doubtfully: "Hep-control? Second Master, what is hep-control?"
"Ahem, it's... not interesting at all. Has Mr. Zhang arrived?" Lin Jingzhi said a modern word as soon as he said it.
"We're almost there. I'll go find someone to ask." Shi Mo knew that his master had something serious to do, so he ran to the side without asking any more questions. After a while, he called from a middle-aged tenant farmer.
After asking clearly, he took the lead and led Lin Jingzhi out for about 200 meters, stopping in front of a small courtyard.
This courtyard is very small. Although I haven't gone in, I can guess that there are at most four or five rooms inside, and they are very small. The courtyard walls are in decay, with traces of years of rain erosion, and the gate is also very old.
With the wind, there was a crunching sound.
After handing the gift he bought to Shi Mo, Lin Jingzhi stepped forward and knocked on the door himself, "bang, bang, bang" three times, neither lightly nor hard.
"Who is it?" came an old voice from the small courtyard.
"Is Mr. Zhang Jiazhang at home?" In order to express his sincerity, Lin Jingzhi did not let Shi Mo reply on his behalf.
An old white man in the courtyard smiled slightly when he heard this. He was very satisfied that others called his master Mr. Zhang. As he walked, he quickened his pace, pulled the door bolt open, and opened the door.
"Excuse me, who are you?" Old Man Bai saw a handsome young man standing in front of the door, and he knew that he must have a good background. He quickly put away his smile and became respectful.
"Uncle, is Master Zhang Jiazhang at home? Lin Jingzhi, I have something to call on." Seeing that the old man was very old, Lin Jingzhi said politely.
"I can't do it, I can't do it. This old slave is just a slave. How can I treat you as a noble master? My master is at home. Please come in." Old Man Bai has lived for most of his life, and has never been called "sir" by a wealthy young man. I'm so anxious.
He quickly shook his head, and then said that his master had not gone out.
"Filial piety comes first. You are the elder, and I am the junior. You deserve this call, but I still stand at the door and wait. Please go back and pass the message. If Mr. Zhang agrees, it will not be too late for me to come in again.
"
Old Man Bai responded quickly and walked as fast as possible. His hazy eyes were filled with tears of emotion in an instant.
In the past, he had only heard customers call him old guy, old slave, and old guy. This was the first time he heard this call.
Before Old Man Bai could reach the door, he saw that the door of the central room was opened, and then a middle-aged man wearing a blue gown came out. This middle-aged man had a square face and bright eyes.
When walking, his back is very straight, and you can tell at a glance that he is a man of great strength.
"What a good person, filial piety is the first thing. I am Zhang Jia. I have met the young master. I wonder what you want from Zhang?" Zhang Jia saw that Lin Jingzhi was not only handsome and extraordinary, but also knowledgeable and courteous. There was a smile on his face.
With a hint of approval, he raised his hands and asked.
Lin Jingzhi knew that the conversation with the old man just now must have been overheard by Zhang Jia, so he quickly bowed his hand and said, "Lin Jingzhi, we do have something important to discuss today. Please accept this small gift with a smile."
Upon hearing this, Shi Mo quickly picked up the gift with both hands and handed it to Old Man Bai.
Old Man Bai was stunned for a moment, then looked at the owner. When Zhang Jia was in office, many people came to give gifts, but the owner refused to accept them. However, this was the first time he received gifts since he left office last year.
Zhang Jia had a good impression of Lin Jingzhi, and since he was no longer an official, he did not refuse and signaled Old Man Bai to collect the gift.
He had heard of Lin Jingzhi's name before. After all, he was able to pass the examination at the age of fourteen. This was the first time in the history of the Daqian Dynasty. He quickly gave way and said:
"It turns out that Mr. Lin is coming to the shelter. Please come in quickly."
Lin Jingzhi said a few words of humility, and then followed Zhang Jia into the main room. This room was not big. Due to the old and gray window paper, the sunlight could not come in. The light was very dark, and the furniture was also very old, with only one piece of paint peeling off.
table and five or six high-legged wooden chairs. It can be seen that Zhang Jia was definitely an upright official in the past. Otherwise, even if Luo City has not made any big developments in real estate in recent years, he would not be so poor.
Shi Mo was a smart man with good eyesight. After entering the main room, he saw that there was no servant to help him. He took two steps, picked up the teapot, poured two cups of tea, and handed the first cup to Zhang Jia, the master.
The second cup was served to his master.
Zhang Jia's eyes lit up and he nodded approvingly at Shi Mo. Being able to train his servants to understand the rules so well, it seems that the Lin Mansion is indeed worthy of being a scholarly family passed down from generation to generation.
Lin Jingzhi picked up the tea cup and took a sip. His mouth was full of bitterness, his tongue twitched instinctively, and his brows furrowed. He was used to drinking good tea at the Lin family, and he really couldn't handle such coarse tea, but he knew that if
Zhang Jia would definitely be a little embarrassed when he saw this, so he quickly said: "Master Zhang, I have come here this time to ask for something important."
"Mr. Lin, Mr. Zhang is just a commoner now and is no longer an adult. However, Mr. Zhang is curious. With his current status, what big things can he help Mr. Lin?" Zhang Jia thought that Lin Jingzhi frowned because of the reason in his heart.
Because he was busy, he didn't notice that Lin Jingzhi was actually drinking tea. At the same time, a trace of curiosity arose in his heart.
Lin Jingzhi had already seen that Zhang Jia was an upright person and a good official, so he went straight to the point, "Sir Zhang, I always speak quickly and don't like to beat around the bush, so I made it clear that I am here to see you because I want to cooperate with you.
To achieve something big."
Zhang Jia was startled and asked in confusion: "What's the big deal?"
"Because of this incident, Mr. Zhang was removed from his official position!" As soon as Lin Jingzhi's words fell, Zhang Jia's expression changed drastically!
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