The daily life of the prime minister of the Qing Dynasty, thick black

Chapter 228
In the front hall, Zhang Tingyu can be regarded as a young junior. After all, the elders communicate with each other in the officialdom. According to the rules of the officialdom, Zhang Tingyu and Nian Gengyao should support each other in the court. , so Nian Xialing can be said to be polite to Zhang Tingyu.

After all, looking at it now, Zhang Tingyu is the emperor's close minister, and he has been so capable recently.Nian Xialing is not an ordinary person, he can be so highly valued by Kangxi, so he naturally has a sharp eye, knowing that Zhang Tingyu is very embarrassed to look at the position, but this is the performance of Kangxi who values ​​a person.If it wasn't for cherishing talents, Kangxi would not be so hesitant. If he could abandon Zhang Tingyu, he wouldn't have to stay in Nanshufang for the past few years.However, in the past two years, Zhang Tingyu has shown his sharpness a little more, especially in the case of Dai Mingshi, he may still have a little lump in his heart.

Thinking about these things, and thinking about the more vigorous Nian Gengyao, Nian Yaling is also helpless.

He beckoned everyone to sit down, and after a while he said that Prince Yong was here.

As soon as Yinzhen came, the atmosphere became subtle, but the more subtle person should be Zhang Tingyu.

Because when Yinzhen came in, Zhang Tingyu naturally saw Dai Duo and Shen Yang who were following Yinzhen, there was Zhong Heng behind Shen Yang, today only Su Peisheng came, Gao Wuyong did not follow.Zhang Tingyu knew about Shen Qi becoming the fourth master's disciple, but he never expected that Shen Qi would also come today.

Zhang Tingyu began to feel that there was a strange feeling about this matter.

He didn't speak, but stood up with everyone and saluted Yinzhen.

In front of others, Yinzhen has always been relatively cold-faced, he has a seat arranged inside, Nian Chenyu has already gone around to the backyard with the female relatives, he just waved his hand to tell everyone not to be polite, but said: "Today First of all, I wish you all the blessings of the East Sea, and a longer life than Nanshan, but there is one thing I want to tell you, the borrowed treasury silver should be paid back as soon as possible..."

Before Yinzhen finished speaking, all the officials present changed their expressions in unison.

You have to come to collect debts at other people's birthday banquets, do you want to be so rude?

Nian Yaling felt helpless in his heart, he just wiped the cold sweat off his forehead.

Seeing that everyone didn't seem to want to continue talking by himself, Yinzhen said, "Forget it, let's talk about it later."

"You are willing to come, our mansion is really full of splendor, the prince please... please come inside."

Nian Yaling hurriedly moved the people inside, only Dai Duo followed.

Before taking the seat, Yinzhen glanced at Shen Chao and said: "This is Shen Chao, a member of the Lianghuai Salt Administration, and he is also an old friend of Master Zhang Tingyu. Your son also knows him, so don't be rigid."

In fact, Shen Chao is just a businessman, and businessmen and officials are not allowed to sit together, but Shen Chao has plenty of money, so it's easy to donate directly to Yuanwailang.

Some of the salt officials on Jiangnan Road were from salt merchants, but there were relatively few of them.Now that Shen Qi donates Yuanwailang, he can be regarded as an official. Although Yuanwailang has the most people in the imperial court, it is hard to say whether he will be able to fill this vacancy, but after all, his name is here, and Shen Qi can at least sit with the officials. This is his status. difference.

In fact, the important thing is that Shen Chao came with Yinzhen, that is to say, as long as Yinzhen wants to support him, it is not a big deal for him to be the next inspector of salt.

In the blink of an eye, the big salt merchants and big salt lords, both official and private, just so grandiosely transformed into Yuanwailang who was in need.

Zhang Tingyu suddenly felt a bit ironic. In this world, one is either knowledgeable or rich.

Money can turn ghosts around. Think about it, Shen Qi just doesn't want to be an official. If he wants to be an official, with his connections, there is really nothing he can't do, right?Much just can't be true?It's just the prime minister at the bottom.Non-Jinshi civil servants in the capital have always been despised by others.

But for Zhang Tingyu, there is actually not that big of a difference.

Shen Qi is also a capable person.

The only problem is, Shen Qi is now Yuanwailang, with what identity is he registered?
If Zhang Tingyu had guessed correctly before, Shen Qi should be Shen Tianfu's descendant, but he must have forged his identity later on, but I don't know if he could find any clues when the Ministry of Household and Officials verified his identity...

But, looking at Yinzhen like this, whether he knows it or not, he is ready to use Shen Chi to the end.The possibility of not knowing is really not high.

Thinking about it, Zhang Tingyu glanced at Shen Chao, and Shen Chao looked back at him, and toasted Zhang Tingyu at the next table.

There is no comparison between officials who were not born as Jinshi and officials who were born as Jinshi and entered the Hanlin Academy. What's more, one is a low-level Yuanwailang, and the other is a close minister of the Emperor Nanshufang. The difference in status can be said to be a gap.However, there are also some knowledgeable people who know that Shen Chao is the well-known "God of Wealth" and "Shen Tie Abacus" in the south of the Yangtze River. In this way, everyone has a more subtle attitude towards his identity.

Now Shen Chao raises a glass to Zhang Tingyu, but he doesn't know what it means?
Everyone wanted to wait and see, to see whether Zhang Tingyu would praise Shen Yang or not.

Shen Chi just held his cup like this, looking at Zhang Tingyu with a half-smile in his eyes.

Zhang Tingyu knew very well that this was a provocation.

But he just paused for a while, then smiled and took the wine glass.

Shen Chao said: "Mr. Shen, I respect Mr. Zhang."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Tingyu toasted too. The two of them were toasting across the table, but no one expected...

Just when Zhang Tingyu was about to drink from the glass, Shen Qi flipped his fingers without warning, and the bottom of the wine glass was upside down, and when he poured it, the wine in the glass was already thrown to the ground by Shen Qi.

Everyone who saw this scene gasped!
What a guts!
Didn't fourth master just say that these two people knew each other?They also thought that Zhang Tingyu and Yinzhen were also close, they thought that Zhang Tingyu's willingness to give such a Yuanwailang face should be done with the utmost benevolence, or that the two of them have a very good personal relationship, how could they have thought that Shen Chao would do such a thing!

What's the difference between that and slapping someone in the face?
The wine is poured on the ground, one is to respect the heaven and earth, and the other is to respect the deceased. He is paying respects to Zhang Tingyu in this way now!
This doesn't seem like acquaintance, it's clearly a hatred!

Everyone couldn't tell what was going on, they just felt cold sweat starting to break out on their heads.

Everyone's eyes began to gather on Zhang Tingyu, thinking whether Zhang Tingyu turned his back on him, or turned his back...or... turned his back...

Dead silence, quiet.

This silence lasted for a long time, in the provocative eyes of Shen Chao and Zhang Tingyu's stagnant movements.

In the end Zhang Tingyu smiled and was extremely calm, as if Shen Chi's rude behavior had never happened before. He directly drank the wine in the glass, then turned sideways, not looking at Shen Chig.

"..."

At this moment, everyone suddenly had a feeling of looking at Zhang Tingyu differently.

They all thought that Zhang Tingyu was going to turn his face, but they didn't expect him to...

After being extremely angry, he was able to drink this glass of wine calmly, what kind of patience and open-mindedness?

Such a person can't become a master, who can become a master?
Everyone sighed secretly again, thinking about Shen Qi again, and felt that this person was too rude, but with such courage, he might not be a ruthless master.

When everyone thought that Zhang Tingyu was very powerful, only Shen Yang's eyes became sneering.

He refilled three glasses of wine for himself, drank them one by one, and walked out directly.

An opera was being sung on the stage in the middle, so Shen Qi went outside to listen to the opera.

The banquet was not over yet, and the others left first. They really didn't give Nian Yaling any face. Although Nian Yaling went to accompany Prince Yong, there were still Nian Xiyao and Nian Gengyao here anyway. How could he do things like this? of?

It's a pity that Shen Qi is such a person who does whatever he wants.

Love to come, love to go.

If you want to be a businessman, you can be a businessman, and if you want to be an official, you can also step in.

I really don't know what mood Zhang Tingyu was in just now, at least watching Zhang Tingyu drink that glass of wine, Shen Chao felt an unspeakable joy in his heart.

But it's almost over, and it's a bit sad.

How humble must he be to act like a villain?

who cares.

He listened to the singing of "Zhan Ma Su" in front of him, and he was fascinated unconsciously.

Zhuge Liang, weeping, beheaded Ma Su.

Listening to it, it was already too late before they knew it, everyone had already sat down around the stage, Su Peisheng's figure suddenly appeared over there, and Shen Qi followed directly.

The sky was getting dark, and the path in the garden was illuminated with lights, revealing a bit of dim yellow that flickered on and off.

Shen Chao walked forward, and saw a unique small courtyard. In the corridor outside, Su Peisheng had already come to Yinzhen, said something, and Yinzhen saw Shen Chao as soon as he turned his head.

It was just a premeditated game.

However, Shen Qi's heart was not peaceful at all.

This was his request, but he never expected that fourth master would agree.

After all, the person who wants to be the emperor can sell his subordinates for greater benefits. If Shen Qi guessed correctly, Gu San should have done many things for Prince Yong, including his account books.However, now Yinzhen can throw away this chess piece as soon as he turns around...

Shen Qi couldn't even tell what he felt in his heart, he felt that he was following the right master, but he also felt that Gu Huaishu was following the wrong master.

"My lord."

Shen Chong came up the steps and said something in a low voice, it seemed that he was in a complicated mood.

Yinzhen said: "Aren't you afraid of wasting such a simple request?"

"...That's from your point of view." Shen Qi was so complicated that he didn't know what to do. He was in a mess, so he could only look at the dimly lit lantern beside him, and said slowly, "In Shen Qi's eyes, It seems that this will never be possible."

"Get people, but not hearts?"

Yin Zhen sometimes speaks quite poisonously.

He thought Shen Chao was very interesting: "It's just a woman, just a plaything, why should you care so much?"

"That's why you can be the emperor, but Shen Chao can't." Shen Chao said boldly, "So Shen Chao is suffering in the world of mortals and bound by purgatory, but fourth master, you are extraordinary and refined."

"You are troubled by love, but you still fall in love with a woman who doesn't love you. Have you done a lot of wrong things for it?" Yinzhen put his hands behind his back and took a step, "I heard that Shen Tie Suan never does business at a loss. A Gu San , how is it worth half the account book?"

"...she's worth it."

Shen Qi pursed his lips, and held the fingers embroidered on the cuff of his left hand, but squeezed even tighter.

Take care of your sleeves.

And much more.

This is Shen Yang's answer.

But Yinzhen felt that this person was unreasonable: "Zhang Tingyu is here, if you dare to do this, you will die."

"Didn't fourth master just want to see if I could escape?"

Shen Chao asked himself that he still knew the superiors quite well, what places could not be arranged, but when Zhang Tingyu was arranged, as the black hand behind the scenes, the fourth master would definitely not show up, and Zhang Tingyu would only find Shen Chao if he wanted to settle accounts after the autumn.

There was already a great enmity between these two people, and there was no shortage of this.

Yinzhen just waved his hand: "Go in, for a moment of Spring Festival..."

Worth a thousand dollars.

It's so interesting to think about it, men, women, the so-called "love"...

It's just a poor thing.

Yinzhen looked at Su Peisheng a bit, and Su Peisheng nodded slightly.

It seems that everything has been done, just look at Shen Qi.

Sometimes Yinzhen feels that he is a very interesting person, such as today's game.

Let's see what kind of person Shen Qi is and what kind of heart he has.

Walking towards the room at the other end of the corridor with his hands behind his back, Yinzhen said, "I can't tell, he's actually a passionate..."

Su Peisheng followed behind, smiling flatteringly: "Didn't you say that he is an ordinary person? The most loving person is ruthless, what is he..."

ruthless.

Yinzhen looked back at Su Peisheng and laughed out of nowhere.

The night has just begun, and there is still some time before the banquet ends.

Yinzhen saw Nian Chenyu in the room, and saw her sitting there in a daze, with Sun Lianqiao next to her.

He sat down to the side and said, "The matter is settled, why do you look unhappy?"

Nian Chenyu was a little dazed, but he just smiled sympathetically: "I'm just happy for my master, I have accepted such a powerful disciple as Shen Qi again."

After hearing this, Yin Zhen bent his lips calmly, only nodded and said: "Maybe."

Sun Lianqiao couldn't stay here longer, so she said something to Su Peisheng and headed outside.

She was quite uneasy, but her heart was extremely panicked.

But who knows how everything will develop after tonight...

Gu San, Mrs. Zhang Er, Gu Huaixiu, that woman who always lives in the eyes of others, what will happen now?

She didn't know, and it was impossible for Gu San himself to know.

Gu San had a very, very long dream. She returned to the time when she was in Kuixia Garden in a trance. She was sleepy and was led to sleep in the guest room by Mrs. Liu. The fragrance of lotus came from the window, and she slept well. I also had a dream.

She dreamed that the carp jumped towards the window where she was standing, into a wide-mouthed porcelain bowl that floated by, and then the bowl somehow ended up in the hands of someone else.

This dream began to repeat itself.

Gu Huaishu didn't remember what happened next, or maybe she had such a dream, but she forgot it in the end.

She saw a hand holding a bowl from the water, which contained the little golden carp, and teased the little fish, as if she was talking about something, but Gu Huaixiu couldn't hear it Clear, vague.

Among the swaying lotus leaves, occasionally there are a few remnants of lotus, and the turquoise lotus pods are exposed, which looks really cute.

On the other side of the window, the man took the bowl and left, only Ai Ziqing could be seen vaguely...

The whole world is full of this color, making Gu Huaixiu feel uneasy, she suddenly felt that that little fish was very important to her, and she couldn't let that person take the bowl and pretend to go away, so she desperately wanted to stop that person, but She fell into the water and couldn't catch up. The cold water soon became warm again, covering her whole body. The clothes she was wearing were so thick that she couldn't move her hands and feet, just like back then. Like falling into the water.

don't go...

don't go...

Give me back my fish...

She knew this man, she just didn't seem to remember his name.

Gu Huaishu tried his best to think of his name, but found nothing...

Yes, I know this person very well, but what is his name?
Gu Huaixiu was in a daze, but he never woke up from the dream.

In a trance, she seemed to hear someone talking, and she didn't know where the voice came from, but it seemed to be much clearer than the voice in the dream.

"If you get the attention of a beautiful woman, why not overwhelm the country and the city..."

"It's a pity that you are asleep and can't take care of me."

"...When I really want to press you into the pain, I'm afraid that you will hurt again..."

"Thousands of cleverness, ten thousand cleverness, you shouldn't have picked him as your master... Gu San, Gu San, why are you so stupid?"

A hand touched Gu Huaixiu's forehead, and then it fell warmly on her temple.

The hand quickly fell down her cheek, and then touched the pit of her neck. It felt a little cool, which could relieve the slight heat on her body.

The further down, the more beautiful and infinite the scenery.

That hand seemed to be trembling a little, she untied her clothes, and then gradually calmed down, as if she was keeping accounts and planning, meticulous and methodical.

He is belittling her.

It's just that everything came to a standstill, Shen Qi just looked at it like this, and suddenly remembered what he got in exchange for belittling her that day in Yihuchun.

Shen Chi lowered his head and wanted to kiss the sleeping woman, but he suddenly stopped when he saw that it was about to arrive.

He kissed her forehead preciously, and clenched his fingers tightly, almost hurting to the bottom of his heart, before he suppressed all his desires.

Closing his eyes, many years of thoughts were in front of him, but suddenly Shen Qi couldn't even smile, and there was an indescribable helplessness and exhaustion.

Why bother...

He seemed to be in a dream, but Gu Huaishu was always in a dream.

She heard someone talking to herself, but she seemed to be stunned.

"I'll give you back the fish when I die, okay?"

Give me back my fish...

She wanted to speak, but couldn't.

The man said again: "...But why am I a bit reluctant... If you kiss me, I will give him back to you..."

I seem to have heard this word somewhere, and what was it at that time?

You kiss me, I give you a surprise?

It's all so many years ago...

Gu Huaishu only felt that the dream became more and more bizarre.

There were footsteps outside and someone was talking.

Yinzhen thought of the scene just now, and he didn't know what it was like.

Su Peisheng also had an unexpected look on his face.

Yinzhen was still drinking tea with Nian Shi, but Shen Qi came over unexpectedly, and just put the ledger on the table: "The things the prince wants are here."

"...Isn't your spring night only this moment?"

Yinzhen really felt a little unexpected, at least he showed this appearance.

The expression on Shen Chao's face was too indescribable: "I thought I could do it, but I can't..."

She doesn't want her to suffer, and she doesn't want her to be unhappy. She already hates him enough, but why can't he let her hate himself even more?
The more you hate, the more you can remember for a lifetime.

Shouldn't he always take what he can't get?

But he gave up.

He only said: "Maybe I will regret it after leaving this door, so before I regret it, I should go far..."

After finishing speaking, he turned around and went outside without looking back. His footsteps were very hurried, like chaotic raindrops.

Yinzhen raised his brows and motioned for Su Peisheng to pick up the ledger: "Is that half the book?"

Su Peisheng couldn't understand it, let alone dared to read it, so he just handed it to Dai Duo who was standing beside him. Dai Duo was a little white and a little fat, and slowly turned a few pages, then said to Yinzhen: "It's the second half of the book." Book."

Shen Chao is also very scheming, for his own future, he has actually investigated all the officials in the south of the Yangtze River in the past ten years, who belongs to whom, and how much bribes he has received, all of which are recorded in the book.Yinzhen even suspects that his account book is also in Shen Qi's hands, but now this one belongs to Yinhu.

The Baye Party has the deepest foundation in Jiangnan, and now the foundation of Lao Ba Jiangnan is in Yinzhen's hands.

He only asked Su Peisheng to put away the account book, and then said to Nian Chenyu: "You wait here, you will follow in a while."

Yinzhen took Su Peisheng with him, and headed towards the room where Gu Huaixiu was still lying before. The beauty was also sleeping in a dignified posture, with her head resting on a brocade pillow, her temple hair unruffled, and her hairpins untouched.Originally thought that Shen Qi was a villain, but now that he is beautiful, he actually behaved like Liu Xiahui again, and he became a gentleman.

Even a person like Yinzhen who is pure-hearted and ascetic may not be indifferent when he sees a beautiful woman, but he can still bear it when facing the person he has kept on top of his heart for so many years...

Shen Chao is a character.

It was also because he held back that he saved his life now.

I really don't know if Shen Qi really doesn't know, or if he doesn't know.

Yinzhen said indifferently: "Gao Wuyong."

A shadow appeared from behind the screen, followed by Gao Wuyong, with the knife in his hand, kneeling on the ground: "Fourth Master is auspicious."

"Get up."

Yin Zhen's words were cut very short, he just glanced at Gu Huaixiu unconsciously from a distance, and then asked: "What did Shen Qi do and what did he say?"

"I only said a few words, all fragmented and messy, only two important things." Gao Wuyong quietly looked at Yinzhen's face, and said, "He said that Mrs. Zhang Er recognized the wrong master and should not be your slave ...that she was confused..."

"Bullshit!"

Yinzhen sneered.

Su Peisheng glanced at Gao Wuyong hurriedly, followed by a wink, his master's temper was on the rise, he couldn't be provoked.

Gao Wuyong also had a sense of wit, and said: "It's nonsense, Shen Tie Suan is nonsense. What else did he say, when he died, he returned the fish to Mrs. Zhang Er, and said that he regretted it, and he couldn't bear it." ...The slaves don't understand either."

"Fish?"

what a mess...

Is there something else here that he doesn't know?

Yin Zhen frowned, and asked again: "No more?"

"Almost gone."

The others are all boring and silly words. Gao Wuyong thought about it, and he didn’t know why he couldn’t say it. First, he felt that it was too tired and disgusting to say it to his grandfather. Second, Shen Qi said these words without doing anything. , It always makes people feel that this person is really pitiful.

After finishing speaking, Nian Chenyu came later, and Sun Lianqiao followed behind.

Gao Wuyong put the saber back at his waist, saluted Nian Chenyu again, looked up to see that Yinzhen had gone out, and then followed him out.

Nian Chenyu sighed here, walked towards the inside, and then called the maid in the mansion, and said: "Mrs. Zhang is drunk, go get a basin of water and wipe her face. After a while, the banquet will be over." scattered."

(End of this chapter)