Jingtai Fenghua

Chapter 267 Ask around

Those generals helped Lin Cunde speak, but the civil servants didn't believe it when they heard Lin Cunde's explanation!

But they didn't dare to cause too much trouble with Lin Cunde. Since Lin Cunde didn't want to talk, they wouldn't ask!

At noon, the banquet was held. Lin Cunde also took out the wine jar from behind and started pouring wine for the nobles. He had no choice but to break his drinking habit today. With so many guests here, it would be impossible not to let them drink!

Moreover, Lin Cunyi also advised himself that he had to prepare wine and he could not be rude!

Lin Cunde had no choice but to prepare wine!

Most of them were not drunk even though they were full of wine and food. The same was true for Lin Cunde. Lin Cunde also arranged many courtyards for them to rest. There were always maids and servants to help and lead them to rest!

Wang Ying went to Lin Cunde's study to rest!

Wang Ying also drank a lot today because he helped Lin Cunde hold back a lot of wine!

After Lin Cunde settled those people, he returned to the study and saw Wang Ying sleeping on the recliner. Lin Cunde also held a blanket and covered him!

Then he also leaned on the recliner to take a rest!

Hosting a banquet is actually very tiring!

Of course, the most tiring ones are the servants, but those servants are so happy!

They have received a reward, and this reward is very generous!

And they really didn't suffer any injustice in Lin Cunde's house. Many boys were taught how to read and write!

Eating in the mansion is much better than eating at ordinary people's homes, and the place to sleep will not be cold even in winter!

They live a very good life here, and they are grateful to Lin Cunde!

The night continued, and the drinking went crazy at night. Lin Cunde was drunk, and so was Wang Ying. Most of the generals were drunk, but Cao Yi was not drunk, because Cao Yi had to go home to prepare for tomorrow's banquet. Cao Yi Yi, Yang Xiangzheng, and Xiang Qing cast lots to determine the order of the banquet! Cao Yi caught tomorrow, Yang Xiang caught the day after tomorrow, and Xiang Qing was the last!

Although Lin Cunde was drunk, he still personally sent those guests back!

Wang Ying was also sent back by Lin Cunde!

After seeing off the guests, Lin Cunde fell asleep directly in the study!

Grandpa Yang also went to the study and asked Qiu Shuang and the others to go to bed. He could just serve here!

Qiu Shuang was worried, but she was kicked out by Grandpa Yang!

During this period, Lin Cunde vomited many times, but Grandpa Yang cleaned it up. He was also very careful to make sure that Lin Cunde was not choking before he started to clean up the things on the floor!

Early the next morning, Lin Cunde woke up, rubbed his head, and found Grandpa Yang leaning on the recliner next to him!

Lin Cunde stood up, took the blanket next to him, and draped it on Grandpa Yang!

I am also sitting next to you, so I need to wake up first!

Lin Cunde sat there for almost half an hour, not daring to make any big noise. He knew that Grandpa Yang was a light sleeper and would wake up if he made the slightest noise! Lin Cunde knew without thinking that Grandpa Yang must have taken care of him late last night and made sure that he didn't vomit and there was no big problem before he went to bed!

Therefore, I couldn’t bear to wake up Grandpa Yang!

At this moment, the sun was already very high outside. Qiu Shuang was outside. Seeing that Lin Cunde hadn't come out yet, he gently opened the door and found that Grandpa Yang was sleeping and Lin Cunde was reading!

Lin Cunde heard the movement and found that it was Qiu Shuang who stuck out his head. He quickly made a shushing gesture to signal Qiu Shuang to keep quiet!

Qiu Shuang nodded!

At this moment, there was the sound of firecrackers outside, and I didn’t know whose house they belonged to!

Grandpa Yang also woke up, and Lin Cunde put down his books, looked at Grandpa Yang with a smile and said, "Grandpa Yang, are you awake?"

"Well, Master, you are awake too. Okay, I will go out first! Master, drink less wine from now on, you are still young!" Grandpa Yang said as he stood up.

Lin Cunde hurried over, supported Grandpa Yang and said, "I know, there was nothing we could do yesterday. You also saw that those generals wouldn't let me go! Try not to drink like this in the future, and be patient!"

"Well, no problem, go and wash up quickly. After washing up, let's eat!" Grandpa Yang said to Lin Cunde.

Lin Cunde nodded and helped Grandpa Yang out of the study!

Lin Cunde went to Cao Yi's mansion at noon. Lin Cunde just drank a little but not much. Lin Cunde was not everyone's target today!

However, in Cao Yi's house, Lin Cunde was treated well by Cao Yi's family, and Cao Yi's family respected Lin Cunde extremely. Lin Cunde knew it, and it was probably Cao Yi who had explained it to them.

For the next three consecutive days, Lin Cunde ate and drank outside, but he never drank more.

In the past three days, Lin Cunli's official position has also been reduced. He is still serving as Deputy Qianhu in Jinyiwei!

Lin Cunde asked Lin Cunli to take Lin Cunzhen to the Ministry of War to re-register Lin Cunzhen's status as a guard for hundreds of households.

Lin Cunzhen took those things and looked at Lin Cunzhen in disbelief and asked, "Fourth brother, am I an officer now?"

"Well, you have to keep these things, especially the identity badges and seals. If you lose these, you have to go to the Ministry of War to replace them in time. It is best not to lose them. It is very troublesome and may cause trouble! I have also taught you these days You have so many things, and there are many more things. In fact, I don’t know, but in short, the safety of your fifth brother is the most important. Even if you risk your life, you must protect your fifth brother. Your fifth brother is our family. The mainstay!

As long as something is detrimental to your fifth brother, we must resolutely prevent it from happening! For things that may be beneficial to your fifth brother, you should ask him for advice as much as possible! Because from our point of view, it is beneficial to him, but from your fifth brother's point of view, it may not be beneficial. The place we stand is too low and we can't see much. There are some things that only your fifth brother can understand! If you really can't ask for permission, then make a temporary decision. If the benefit is actually meaningless, then don't do it. If it involves the safety of your fifth brother, then resolutely do it first! " Lin Cunli took Lin Cunzhen and explained.

"Yes, fourth brother!" Lin Cunzhen also nodded.

"In addition, you must spend more time on practicing martial arts. The responsibility of protecting your fifth brother is on you! Don't slack off!" Lin Cunli continued to explain.

"Yeah!" Lin Cunzhen nodded.

Back in the mansion, Lin Cunde didn't want to go anywhere today, just reading at home!

Lin Cunde was tired after drinking for several days in a row. However, many officials knew that Lin Cunde was resting at home, so they wanted to come over and ask for a visit!

But Lin Cunde gave orders to Wang Chenghai, but he didn't see anyone, so he just said that he was injured from drinking in the past few days, and this would be uncomfortable!

Why should I go to meet those civil servants? I am a military commander. What is the point of hooking up with them? Besides, I was originally planning to deal with the civil servants! Civil servants and generals are naturally at odds with each other. They come to me, but they have nothing to ask for. Why should I help them?

Lin Zhenshan and Lin Yunqi were also worried. Many people were testing them, hoping that they could lead them to Lin Cunde's house.

The two of them are not stupid, they will not agree to this kind of thing!

On Sun Qiqiu's side, one of his clan uncles, the clan uncle who helped Sun Qiqiu get the job of Zhaomo, was also at Sun Qiqiu's home at this moment.

"Are you familiar with Lin Cunde?" The clan uncle looked at Sun Qiqiu and asked.

"Uncle, what's going on?" Sun Qiqiu looked at this uncle in confusion!

Sun Qiqiu's clan uncle is Sun Gong, the head of the Ministry of Personnel, and I heard Sun Qiqiu's mother say before that he relied entirely on the supplements sent by Lin Cunde's house, otherwise he would not have recovered so quickly!

At first, Sun Gong was not interested. Until now, there was a turmoil in the official department, and everyone was thinking of ways to protect themselves. Therefore, Sun Gong came to find Sun Qiqiu.

"Tell your uncle first whether you know him well or not! I am counting on your uncle to save his life!" Sun Gong looked helplessly at Sun Qiqiu and asked.

After hearing this, Sun Qiqiu hesitated for a moment and said, "You can't tell anyone, okay?"

"Okay, don't worry, your uncle and I are not that stupid!" Sun Gong nodded and said.

"It's okay. As long as he is in the capital, we will chat together every ten days! However, uncle, if the matter is too big, I can't help. You also know that the status difference is too big. If it is my own matter , I believe he will help, but one level away, he may not be able to help!" Sun Qiqiu had no choice but to tell the truth to Sun Gong. This uncle also helped him, so he couldn't ignore it!

"My matter is not that big, it's just self-protection. Now on the staff side, I heard that His Majesty is going to make adjustments and may conduct a strict investigation at the same time, so everyone is thinking of ways. And the Marquis of Luling is now deeply trusted by His Majesty. If we can have If he comes to protect you, then there will be no problem. I don’t know what I have done, but everyone is worried that they will be implicated. You need to make this clear to your Lord of Luling!

I have never been corrupt. Although I have helped a few people arrange their positions, I have not taken any advantage from them. I handle other matters as business matters! I was afraid that something might happen to the people I arranged, so I came to see you! "Sun Gong continued to say to Sun Qiqiu.

Sun Qiqiu thought for a while and said: "If this is the case, I will ask. If the matter is too big, I will not be able to speak!"

"Okay, remember to say it. The current situation is not that His Majesty is investigating corruption, but that His Majesty wants to replace his own people. Hey, I am just a principal! By then, the fire at the city gate will definitely affect the fish!" Sun Gong said with a sigh. On!

"Okay, I remember!" Sun Qiqiu nodded and said!

In fact, he was very anxious inside. He really didn't know how to talk to Lin Cunde!

The difference in status is too big. If it were his own matter, Sun Qiqiu was confident that Lin Cunde would help!

On the second day, Lin Cunde still saw no one. Even at home, Lin Cunde didn't want to go to the Fifth Army Camp. He could just leave the training to his subordinates. They knew this, and when they were drinking in Xiang Qing's house before, , Lin Cunde told those subordinates!

Don’t worry about these things yourself!

In the palace, Zhu Qiyu also looked at the summary of the problems of corvee and ding servants investigated by Jin Yiwei.

Zhu Qiyu was shocked. He didn't know that the amount of corvee and corvee service in ordinary people's homes was so heavy. For an ordinary family with twenty acres of land, the combined duration of corvee and corvee service in a year was more than three months. Moreover, if it was during the slack period, It's a good time, but if it's a busy farming season, how much will it delay things?

This is only around the capital, but in those areas far away from the capital, how will the county magistrates arrange corvee and ding labor?

In addition, consumption tax and other miscellaneous taxes have exceeded the land tax in some counties, and in some counties it is at least 80%. This frightened Zhu Qiyu!

(End of this chapter)