Take the farm down to earth

Chapter 150
It's not that Xiu Yiwei is not easy to buy, but that he can't really spend money to buy him, lest the emperor be suspicious of himself after he finds out.

Remembering that the chief examiner of his government examination was Liu Zhongkun, the magistrate of Shuntian Prefecture, Shi Zhongkui simply came to the door directly.

When Liu Zhongkun saw Shi Zhong saluting himself with the courtesy of a disciple, he immediately grinned.

After reminiscing about the old days and being polite, Shi Zhongkui just hinted a few words, and Liu Zhongkun quickly understood.

Frowning and thinking for a moment, it was as expected by Shi Zhongkui.

In Liu Zhongkun's eyes, the successors, scribes, pawns, headhunters, and yamen servants of Shuntian Mansion are not as important as him, the Duke of Liuyuan.

Even ten years later, Shi Zhongkui's official position is likely to be greater than his own.

Not to mention the refusal at this time, if Shi Zhongkui really has the criminal evidence of the Shuntian mansion in his hands, even if he himself does not submit the letter, it is always Yu Honggao who will hand over the criminal evidence to him.

Or other censors and speech officials, that would be even more troublesome.

"Bo Qian, please don't worry, as a teacher, you will definitely not let go of the pests in the government office."

After hearing this, Shi Zhongkui rolled his eyes in his heart.

It's just an ordinary door-to-door discussion, even with a faint threat, how could it involve a master-student relationship?

But Liu Zhongkun was indeed the chief examiner of his own government test, and he was the one who selected him as the first in the government test.

So if he insisted that he was a teacher, Shi Zhongkui could only admit it.

After thanking him again with the courtesy of a disciple, the only thing Shi Zhongkui had to face next was Xiu Yiwei.

When he walked out of Shuntian Mansion, he saw all the yamen servants and officials respecting him.

Shi Zhongkui sighed inwardly, hoping that some of these people would not turn their grudges on themselves when they were demoted or punished.

Then suddenly reacted.

Why do you want to spend money to buy Embroidered Yiwei?

Not to mention Shuntian Mansion.

Sitting in the official sedan chair, he told Xue Biao to stay with him all this time and obey Xue Biao, "Go to the Embroidery Guard Yamen."

When he got there, Shi Zhongkui not only didn't go in, he just sat in the sedan chair and couldn't come out.

Just so carelessly, let the sedan chair be parked on the street ten meters to the side of Xiuyiwei's gate.

This matter quickly spread to the ears of the commander of the embroidery guard, Tong Zhi, Qian Shi and other officials.

"It's a bad thing." Huang Ruisong, the commander of the Embroidered Guards, frowned and said, "I have nothing to do with Mr. Zhuangyuan, but there are still hundreds of households under the orders of the emperor who obey him.

Ordinarily, he came to block the door on purpose for no reason. "

The officials nodded when they heard this, and someone sighed, "So, someone offended him?"

"Not necessarily." Commander Sun Jinxin shook his head and said, "It may also be because he was afraid of breaking a taboo and causing His Majesty's dissatisfaction, so he did this on purpose."

When everyone heard the words of the commander, they thought about it carefully, and soon realized that the big man, Eunuch Liu, had said that this number one scholar was notoriously cautious.

Commander Sun Jinxin looked at fellow acquaintance Huang Ruisong and said, "You should go and see him first, and then talk about other things."

When Huang Ruisong heard this, he felt unwilling.

In normal times, everyone would definitely be willing to make friends with this No. [-] Scholar who even Liu Changji and Eunuch Liu had no chance to make friends with.

But looking at Shi Zhongkui's posture at this time, it is not a good thing at first glance.

"Why don't we let Cui Hezhong and Cui Baihu test it out?"

Sun Jinxin chuckled, "Why don't you wait for Eunuch Liu to come back and ask Eunuch Liu to meet the No. [-] Scholar?"

This is a bit embarrassing.

Huang Ruisong's face darkened, but he was not stupid. Without hesitation, he got up and bowed to Sun Jinxin, and then went straight out of the lobby.

If he hesitated for a moment, Eunuch Liu would definitely be paranoid.

It is said that Shi Zhongkui is the sixth rank, and he should salute first when facing the commander of the third rank.

But he didn't want civil servants to gossip, after all, Xiuyiwei is a military officer and a warrior.

Hearing Xue Biao's reminder, he gave Xue Biao the bronze waist medal given by the emperor.

This bronze waist card can actually only command Cui Hezhong's Baihusuo, but for Huang Ruisong, he has to kneel first when he sees this thing.

Only then did Shi Zhongkui walk out of the official sedan chair with a smile, and saluted Huang Ruisong.

But when one of them is standing and the other is kneeling, their mentality is completely different.

Even to some people who watched the excitement from a distance, Huang Ruisong was afraid that the civil servants would arrive and would have to kneel down to the sixth-rank officials.

It can be said that Shi Zhongkui really made Huang Ruisong miserable.

So Shi Zhongkui was not in a hurry to talk about business at this time, but was thinking about how to save him.

One is to avoid Huang Ruisong's jealousy, and the other is to know what the emperor will think when he hears this.

"Master Huang, my official's coming here at this time is obviously two things, but in fact it is one thing, and I still give credit to my lord."

It is impossible for Huang Ruisong to have no resentment in his heart at this time.

No matter how much the civil servants suppressed the military officials, they did not suppress them to the point where they had to kneel down to the sixth-rank officials who were seven ranks lower than the third-rank officials.

Shi Zhongkui waved to Xue Biao and Yu Shun, and soon the two led the bearers and servants to avoid at least 5 or 6 meters.

"Your Excellency should know that the lower official also acts as an agent for the river course."

Huang Ruisong nodded suspiciously, and Shi Zhongkui said with a serious face, "If someone helps the Bailian gangsters transport goods into the capital, my lord said, shouldn't this kind of person be killed?"

Huang Ruisong's eyes lit up, but although he really wanted to make a contribution, he was afraid that he would be Shi Zhongkui's pawn.

After thinking for a few seconds, he said, "Master Shi has something to say, after the Embroidered Guards find out, of course they will not let any traitor go."

If the Embroidery Guard finds out, it is tantamount to putting the responsibility on the Embroidery Guard's head, but if he does meritorious deeds, it is Huang Ruisong who has a good command.

As soon as Shi Zhongkui heard it, he knew that this person was not easy to fool.

But that's right, no matter if it's Xiuyiwei or Jinyiwei, anyone who can command the same position is not an old fox.

Shi Zhongkui thought for a while, but didn't say anything clearly.

But with just a few words, Huang Ruisong's forehead was slightly sweating.

He didn't care about the life and death of those green skins.

But if these green skins are really helping Bai Lian to transport goods, and someone in the Embroidered Clothes Guard is protecting this group of people, then the entanglement will be serious.

It is not an exaggeration to say that people's heads are rolling.

Even without the emperor's order, Eunuch Liu himself would show his loyalty to the emperor by killing.

There was no resentment in Huang Ruisong's gaze at Shi Zhongkui at this moment.

The only thing left is restlessness and worry.

There is no need to check, the group of Qingpi who live on the river must have helped Bailian to transport goods like gangsters.

But even if it's just an ordinary thing, it's okay to insist that these green skins are accomplices.

Of course, thinking about it carefully, Huang Ruisong can certainly think that Shi Zhongkui's target must be the group of green skins who live on the river.

But it's so hard to die, who let someone from Xiuyiwei take the money.

And once he is implicated in conspiracy, at least he will be exiled to the frontier or the wild land in the south.

If it is found that there are other crimes, the death penalty will be light.

In other words, the last time Shi Zhongkui went out, many people would probably die.

Huang Ruisong couldn't help but think about the fact that the young No. [-] scholar in front of him had forced the officials of the Ministry of Industry to death as soon as he took office two months ago.

He secretly sighed that this guy didn't come to Embroider Yiwei, it was a shame.

Not only does the underworld have many methods, but the heart is also dark enough.

Fortunately, when Huang Ruisong's forehead was dripping with sweat, Shi Zhongkui smiled and said, "I heard that the Embroidered Guards had already secretly sent people to investigate and contact those Bailian accomplices secretly, so I came here to confirm it.

In order not to disrupt the deployment of the embroidery guards and let the rebels escape. "

"That's right, that's right," Huang Ruisong's face was ecstatic, "I have already noticed those traitors, and they just want to catch small fish and shrimp, so it's better to wait.

In case the hall master and the incense master are caught, they can also follow the vines and clear up more Bailian gangsters. "

"That's good," Shi Zhongkui laughed, "Then I won't delay my lord, so I leave."

Huang Ruisong looked at Shi Zhongkui who turned around, and cursed again in his heart.

The phrase 'no delay' is tantamount to saying to arrest people quickly.

Huang Ruisong returned to the main hall of Xiuyiwei, and when he told the story, the commander Sun Jinxin and others were also shocked.

"This number one scholar is quite ruthless. Just because those green skins prevented him from dredging the river, he charged these people with the crime of treason."

"Shut up," Sun Jinxin yelled angrily, "That group of people are traitors, otherwise why would I, the Embroidery Guard, have followed them so early?"

Those who were dissatisfied with Shi Zhongkui just now immediately understood that they really had to speak out at this time, otherwise they would not be meritorious but guilty.

Now that an agreement was reached, everyone hurriedly sent someone to invite Eunuch Liu, the head of the stall, to report the matter to him.

Liu Changji sighed, thinking to himself that it's no wonder Xia Shouzhong is so afraid of Shi Zhongkui.

Not only borrowing a knife to kill people, but also taking care of Xiuyiwei's face, it is even tantamount to giving Xiuyiwei credit.

So much so that the embroidered clothes guard had to thank him.

"Arrest people," Liu Changji thought for a while, "Put him in the Imperial Prison first, and carefully interrogate him. Maybe there will be some surprises."

Sun Jinxin and the others were taken aback for a moment, and quickly reacted.

Before, everyone only thought that the group of green skins were framed by Shi Zhongkui as traitors.

But thinking about it carefully, isn't Bai Lian's favorite thing to do is to develop people at the bottom.

Thinking about it this way, everyone quickly became serious, "Yes, father-in-law."

"By the way," Liu Changji added, squinting his eyes, "Since someone is unlucky and caught by Mr. Zhuangyuan with dirty hands and feet, he should be dealt with."

Regarding the matter of cleaning the hands of the people below, the officers and assistants of the embroidered clothes guards were afraid, but at the same time felt that it should be done.

If you don't get rid of those embroidered clothes guards, is it possible that Shi Zhongkui has been holding everyone's handle and threatening them every day?

That night, more than a dozen teams of embroidered clothes guards were dispatched.

After catching the leader, I didn't expect it to be exactly what Liu Changji was worried about.

Something related to Bailian was found in a leader's home.

Now the embroidered clothes guard was excited up and down.

After wantonly arresting people, Liu Changji thought about it, and when reporting to Xia Shouzhong, he hinted that it was better not to mention Shi Zhongkui.

Xia Shouzhong soon understood that if he told the emperor that the reason why Xiuyiwei caught Bailian was all due to Shi Zhongkui.

Then everyone doesn't have to mess around.

Xia Shouzhong asked Liu Changji a little tired and uneasy, "Do you think the champion thinks that I will dare not mention him to His Majesty?"

Liu Changji shook his head helplessly, "Father-in-law, the royal family of the number one scholar is prosperous, it's useless for us to say more now. It's better to flatter him and just ask him not to trouble us."

Xia Shouzhong thought for a moment and nodded, "That's right, no matter how smart and capable the civil servants are, they will be the same as those ministers in the court without their relatives.

If you want to ruin our affairs, it depends on what they say, whether your Majesty is willing to believe it. "
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The next day, Shi Zhongkui was in the festival hall of Wanping Daying, summoning Xue Jinping and other officials from the Wanping Tuntian Camp to make a plan to clear the moat first.

Xue Biao hurried in and whispered in his ear, "Brother-in-law, Commander Qiu of the Five Cities Army Division, please see me."

Shi Zhongkui smiled, no need to guess that Qiu Liang must have been frightened by the embroidered clothes guard.

"Let him wait."

Xue Biao nodded, of course he wouldn't directly say what Shi Zhongkui told him to wait after he went out.

It only said that the imperial envoy was discussing military plans in the festival hall and could not get out for a while.

As soon as Qiu Liang heard about Jietang, he knew that no matter how great his friendship with the Jia and Xue families was, it was nothing more than a military opportunity.

Moreover, if the military administration is broken, Shi Zhongkui will beat him up, not only in vain, but there will definitely be officials and censors who will make trouble for him afterwards.

Thinking that Xue Biao is Xue Pan's cousin, Qiu Liang hurriedly lowered his posture and said, "Brother, please help brother once, and there will be a big thank you afterwards."

After seeing Shi Zhongkui's methods, Xue Biao didn't even dare to think about helping Qiu Liang, let alone promising to help Qiu Liang.

But with his intelligence, he would not refuse directly.

After saying wait a moment, Qiu Liang immediately showed a grateful expression.

But when Xue Biao returned to the festival hall again, he just stayed and stood obediently under the corridor outside.

As for what Qiu Liang expected at this time, that was his business.

It was already an hour later that Xue Jinping and the other officers got the order to leave.

Only then did Xue Biao enter the festival hall, "Brother-in-law, eldest brother and Shi Da from the Duke of Shanguo's mansion, they have already ordered three thousand shi of grain and enough tools from the household department. Do you think you can order people to take the grain and grass today?" Transfer things to outside the capital?"

Shi Zhongkui nodded, then smiled and said to Xue Biao, "Do you want me to arrange some clerks to help you handle some files?"

To be honest, Shi Zhongkui is really satisfied with Xue Biao.

Although the person is not big, but the ability is absolutely first-class.

And he worked hard enough to handle all the things that need three or five people to handle by himself.

Xue Biao thought for a while, "Food and documents are too important. It is better to find a few talented people in Xue's and Jia's houses to appoint and train them."

Shi Zhongkui was noncommittal to this proposal in his heart, but after living in this world for almost two years, he understood a truth.

The protection of officials and officials and the concealment of relatives are definitely the basic principles that most people will abide by in a feudal society.

Regardless of the protection of officials and officials, the binding force of the clan system on the world is not completely reliable.

But when there is a crisis that endangers the whole family, such as treason, the price of betraying the same family and relatives is definitely beyond the imagination of modern people.

Of course, if there is animosity or if there is basically no contact, then that's another story.

"You order people to find Jia Quan and Jia Yun, and then you personally test their ability to handle affairs. If you pass the test, let them do some small things."

"Yes", Xue Biao didn't dare to have any objections.

I can only regret secretly that the members of Xue's eighth family have too few opportunities to contact Shi Zhongkui.

So much so that after missing this opportunity, I don't know how long I have to wait before I have a chance to get ahead.

Seeing Xue Biao frowning slightly, Shi Zhongkui smiled inwardly, just considering the technique of balance, it is impossible for all the people close to him to be Xue's children.

"Go ask Commander Qiu to come to the inner hall."

"Yes", Xue Biao hurriedly saluted and left.

Shi Zhongkui intentionally sat on the main seat and waited for a long time, then got up with a smile and walked towards the inner hall.

(End of this chapter)