Biography of the traitorous officials who dominated the Song Dynasty

Chapter 38 Brother, let me honor you

Earl Ying never imagined that Eunuch Chen would have such a huge power.

According to his estimation, Eunuch Chen should have given Li Gongji secret instructions, and Li Gongji was so obedient to him.

If Mr. Chen is said to be not an eunuch, then Earl Ying will not believe it even if he is alive or dead.

First, Mr. Chen has no stubble on his face, looks fair and tender, and speaks softly.

Among his entourage, except for Xu San, most of the others were full of hermaphrodite characteristics.

Of course, this is not the most important thing.

Secondly, in the turbulent era of the late Northern Song Dynasty, in the officialdom, besides the favored ministers around Song Huizong, who else could have such great power?

There was no one else but a certain eunuch who was favored by Song Huizong.

Earl Ying thought to himself: It's really ridiculous. Mr. Chen lied to me and said that his Chen family has been doing business in Bianliang City for generations. Bullshit!
Do you know any businessman who has such a pair of hands that can turn everything upside down?

But how could he know at this time that the short, fat and affable Mr. Chen was actually Song Huizong himself.

How could he know at this time that because of the dozen or so novels he wrote in extremely poor circumstances in his previous life?

It was already destined that he could step on the shoulders of giants and dominate the Song Dynasty and become a great hero.

In the eyes of the county magistrate Li Gongji, Count Ying is more than just a person?

It is simply a pass to navigate the officialdom. It is really more fatal than the huge treasure of gold and silver.

Li Gongji brought Earl Ying to the court, just for a formality. The purpose was to make Earl Ying look familiar in front of the people in the county government.

After giving instructions, he took Earl Ying into the inner hall.

As if bowing to a dock, he knelt deeply in front of Earl Ying.

He grabbed Earl Ying's thighs with both hands and said seriously: "Master Ying, from now on, I will still count on you for protection."

Earl Ying personally helped Li Gongji up and said with a smile: "Zhixian Li, oh no, brother! Brother, listen to me, no matter when and where, I will take care of you in every possible way!"

Li Gongji's eyes lit up, and he said in a panic: "Xiaguan...Xiaguan actually has such good fortune. It is really a blessing to be my brother! Brother, I will be worshiped by my brother again!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Gongji bowed deeply to Count Ying.

Then he knelt down on his knees and knocked his head hard on the ground.

Li Gongji laughed heartily every time he knocked.

Earl Ying thought to himself: Ah!Good mangy dog, no wonder you can become the county magistrate of Qinghe County.

Quyi's ability to flatter and flatter, can be regarded as being mastered by you, an old guy!

Earl Ying knew that Qinghe County was rich and prosperous. Li Gongji had served as the magistrate of Qinghe County for so many years and plundered countless people's wealth.

He was very fond of putting on a show, so even the inner hall of the county government office, which he used as a short rest, was decorated extremely luxuriously.

Antiques, calligraphy, paintings, and rare treasures are displayed everywhere.

Earl Ying couldn't sit still at all. He hurriedly grabbed a walnut-sized luminous pearl from the stage, held it in his hand and played with it.

Seeing this, Li Gongji immediately said: "This is the night pearl excavated from the ancient tomb of the King of Han during the reign of Shenzong. It has been kept with my brother for four years."

"Brother's eyesight is really comparable to that of Yao and Shun! If you like this luminous pearl, you can just take it away. Brother is blessed to be able to honor brother, and he will be extremely happy."

Earl Ying's eyes were firmly fixed on this luminous pearl, he glanced sideways at Li Gongji and said with a smile.

"Normally, when a new official takes office, I will be the first to put the fire on your head. Isn't it a little bad that I, your brother, will put the fire on your head?"

Li Gongji laughed loudly, shook his head and said, "We are all members of our own family, so why are you so polite to me and my brothers? Besides, this..."

As Li Gongji spoke, he quickly took out two famous calligraphy and paintings from the vermilion wooden cabinet on the side, and a brocade box with high-quality jade.

All of them were stuffed into Earl Ying's arms.He continued: "Hey! Besides, brother, no matter how much gold and silver I save in daily life, it's all saved in advance for my brother!"

Earl Ying's heart tightened, and he pointed at Li Gongji's nose and said with a trembling smile: "Oh, you really are yours. In this case, I, the elder brother, can accept it."

Li Gongji laughed loudly with Count Ying, and said: "Brother, you can accept it as long as you like. I'm supposed to give you the position of bookkeeper in our county government office, but in fact, I can get whatever I can on weekdays."

"It's all brother's wish to get more and less. If there is something in the family that needs to be ordered, brother can just order it."

"On weekdays, when Brother Li is happy, he will come to the county government office to paint the sockets. If Brother has something urgent to do, brother will paint the sockets for him."

Earl Ying nodded, while holding the treasure, he nodded and said with a smile: "Brother is really a malleable talent, I am very pleased."

Li Gongji kept bending over and smiling. After a while, the smile gradually solidified on his face.

He frowned and thought: After Sun Qingshan, the original chief clerk, was pulled down by his own officer, he couldn't find a suitable position to put Sun Qingshan up.

I originally thought that I would simply let Sun Qingshan take the position of professor in Qinghe County, but I didn't think so. In the end, he was taken away by Li Daguan.

Anyway, keeping Sun Qingshan is a problem. Why don't I give him to Earl Ying as well? Earl Ying will definitely be happy.

After thinking about it, Li Gongji said with a trembling smile: "Brother, guess what? The original chief secretary, Sun Qingshan, is still at home waiting for me to take up my post!"

"He has served as the chief secretary of our Qinghe County for 13 years, and he has made a lot of money, and his family is very rich."

"If I'm serious about it, I'll make two arrangements for him directly. By then, all the treasures in his family will belong to our two brothers."

Earl Ying thought for a while, and thought to himself: You old boy is very wicked, you can easily put the court officials to death with three or two strokes.

He said on purpose: "Is this okay? Isn't it good?"

Li Gongji immediately turned serious, and said anxiously: "Brother thinks it's good, then it's good!"

"Anyway, the main thing about Sun Qingshan is that I come to eat meat. Brother, I just want to drink some soup, that's all."

Earl Ying reluctantly nodded and said, "Since you said so, let's do it quickly."

Li Gongji quickly knelt down on one knee and said, "Yes, brother!"

After saying that, the guy went to deal with related matters.

Earl Ying stayed in the county government hall for a whole hour, during which he kept looking at Li Gongji's personal belongings.

Whatever you see, you want to make it your own.

But after thinking about it, I just took office, so don't be too arbitrary.

After all, if Li Gongji is so scared that he is asked for it, Li Gongji will look like a frightened bird again and no longer dare to honor him in every possible way.

That's a real mess.

So, he decided from the bottom of his heart to let Li Gongji go first.

Take that luminous pearl, as well as those two volumes of calligraphy and paintings, and that box of jade.

He mounted his horse and headed towards his big house on Lion Street.

Pan Jinlian personally took care of Wu Dalang's death at Wu Dalang's house on Zishi Street during the day.

Then he took advantage of the sunset and returned to the house.

Sitting at the dinner table, waiting calmly for Earl Ying's return.

The dining table was filled with delicious meals, all cooked by Zhao Xiangzhu. They were all available in the sky and in the river, and they were all delicious and delicious.

It really deserves to be described as fragrant, fragrant and so on.

(End of this chapter)