Bachelor

Chapter 295 New Year's Eve ([-])

Sun Hao guessed right, these people came here today to cause trouble.

Three days ago, Guo Pu had already received an invitation from Sun Dan, asking him to have a New Year's Eve dinner at the Weaving Bureau.Guo Pu also knew that Sun Danfa's posting the invitation was just a routine matter. In fact, he, Mr. Sun, wished that he would not go.

But Guo Pu is a person who doesn't rub the sand in his eyes, and Sun Dan doesn't want to see him more, so he just wants to clear his opinion in front of Sun Dan.Anyway, during this period of time, he was devastated by the farmers who had retired from the land, and he felt uncomfortable all over.If you are uncomfortable, everyone will be uncomfortable together.

Besides, Sun Dan's intention to invite Fangshan squire to dinner this time is also clear to Guo Pu, isn't it just to lure everyone into the Laoshizi Weaving Bureau to become a shareholder?If Sun Dan wants to gain a foothold in Fangshan, he has to establish good relations with the squires. Moreover, it seems that Sun Dan is a little nervous about money and wants to get some money from everyone.

Guo Pu thought for a while, and suddenly realized that this was an excellent opportunity to attack Sun Dan, if he could hold Huang Sun Dan's banquet.Not only did Sun Dan have a complete stalemate with Fangshan's wealthy family, but it also made Sun Dan's weaving bureau unable to continue because of lack of money.With the collapse of the branch construction bureau, the transformation of farming into mulberry could not go on, and naturally no farmers came to retreat their land.

But if he wanted to disrupt the situation, Guo Pu also knew that he couldn't handle this big scene by himself, so he had to find a strong foreign aid.

After much deliberation, Guo Pu decided to go to the capital, and took advantage of the opportunity of his early years to meet Guo Xun, talked about Fangshan, and asked Guo Xun to find someone for his little cousin in tears. Back to the game.

The Guo family has been honored for generations, and it is a first-class wealthy family in China. When Guo Xun coughs, the whole Beijing city will have a cold.

Moreover, Guo Hou is also a fiery personality, the most defensive.According to his temperament, when he heard that Guo Pu was being bullied, he would have jumped out to get back this face for Guo Pu.

But what Guo Puwan didn't expect was that Guo Xun was still very enthusiastic at the beginning, calling one brother at a time.But as soon as he heard the word Fangshan, Guo Xun frowned, and his expression became cold: "Brother, what do you plan to ask Brother Wei to do?"

Guo Pu didn't see that Guo Xun's complexion was wrong, so he still pretended to be aggrieved: "Brother, when have our Guo family's nobles been subjected to such anger. Bear with it. In fact, even if you are the elder of the court, you have to give you a little face. Nowadays, a small Sun Dan, a seventh-rank Zhima official dares to ride on our Guo family's head to shit. With the elder brother Your method only needs to be one-colored, and the people in the official department don’t care about it. You do things for the elder brother. It is inevitable to run a harassment place in Sun Dan and compete with the people for profit, at least it will end up being dismissed from office. .”

Guo Xun's expression changed, and he suddenly smiled: "Mustard seeds are worth your anger, brother. It's just a few acres of land. It's not worth anything. If it's New Year's Eve, what do you say and do?" He picked up the teacup and blew on the tea foam on it.

The staff around Guo Xun understood, raised their heads and whispered to Guo Pu: "Second Master Guo, the Marquis is busy with government affairs and needs to rest. It is rare for you to come to the mansion, so you might as well pay a visit to the old lady." go out.

Guo Pu was extremely depressed, it was not in his character for Guo Xun to do so.But he still didn't give up, and went to see Guo Hong in private, please don't move Lao Guo, and Xiao Guo is fine too.Xiao Guo, Guo Hong is the legitimate son of Marquis Guo, and the upright little Marquis, can't he shake that little official Sun Dan?

Moreover, Guo Pu has a good personal relationship with Guo Hong.Although there is a difference in seniority between the two, Xiao Guo has gained a lot of benefits from Guo Pu, and he can speak casually. If you find him, you should be able to settle this matter.

Sure enough, when Guo Pu handed over a letter of silver to Guo Hong, Guo Hong's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile, "Old man, why are you being so polite? They are all from my own family. It's not Chinese New Year yet, so I'm in a hurry to do it." Nephew's New Year's money. It seems that you have a good life recently, uncle!"

Guo Pu hurriedly put on a mournful look: "Brother Hong, uncle has been very poor recently, but it's bad luck."

"Tell me, what's going on? Could it be that there are still people who don't open their eyes to bully my Guo family? Is it really a bear?" Guo Hong sneered disdainfully.

Guo Pu saw that there was something to be done, so he told Guo Hong about how Sun Dan calculated him, and wiped his tears and said: "Brother Hong, this time, my uncle was tortured by Sun Dan to the point where he only has half his life left." Well, half of the land is lost, and there is no way to pass this year."

"It's the other way around." Guo Hong, who was originally a dandy, shouted angrily: "I know this Sun Dan. People outside say that he is a great talent second only to Xiao Yang, but you don't have to be afraid. Even if a small person is talented, what can he do? Li Taibai was also a great talent and celebrity in the Tang Dynasty, but he was still just a small official. It can be seen that being an official has nothing to do with the same person's talent. A person who has talent but doesn't know how to be a human being is just a plaything. When Sun Dan wanted to save his teacher Li Meiting, he even asked my father to help him. Later, because of the help of Mr. Yang Ge, he let Li Meiting get away. Sun Dan is just a small character in such a big capital, by the way, he seems to have some friendship with that bastard of my Guo family. Well, what kind of background can a person who hangs out with a little bastard have?"

The little bastard Guo Hong mentioned was his concubine younger brother Guo Zeng. Guo Hong despised this younger brother, and he didn't even have any affection for Sun Dan.

Guo Pu was overjoyed and flattered him, saying: "Brother Hong, you must be the master for the old uncle and the people of Fangshan. If you can show that dog official some color, the people of Fangshan will all appreciate your kindness, and I will give you a small gift." Not to mention too much, more than a thousand taels of silver can still be scraped together."

If this is done, Guo Pu will not have to pay the money alone, and at worst it will be apportioned to the big families in Fangshan. Do they still dare to say no?
Although the Marquis of Wuding's Mansion is a rich and powerful family, Guo Xun has strict control over his sons. A son like Guo Hong is only worth two or three taels of silver every month.Guo Hong was also under strict control by his father, and he couldn't study, so he relied on his kindness to enter the Taipu Temple. Tude was a carefree man with a generous salary.

Now that I heard that there are more than 1000 taels to take, Guo Hong's saliva is about to flow out.But he was still a little embarrassed: "It's not appropriate to go to Fangshan on New Year's Eve...According to the rules of my house, you should greet the old lady on New Year's Eve, and then the family will have a family reunion dinner."

Guo Pu was very disappointed, with a dejected look on his face.

However, Guo Hong's next sentence made Guo Pu overjoyed: "Daddy is an important minister of the country, and he will go to the Beijing Camp to meet with the soldiers and disciples on the [-]th. I will see if I can suggest to Daddy to advance the reunion dinner to noon, so that , I will be free to come to Fangshan in the evening."

The children of the Guo family are skilled in bowing horses. Although Guo Hong is a dude, he is outstanding in riding skills.So, on New Year's Eve, he rushed from the capital to Fangshan in just one afternoon, aggressively wanting to show Sun Dan a little bit more.

In fact, he didn't know how powerful Sun Dan was now.

Since Sun Dan entered the political arena, he has done everything in secret.Many things are known to the cabinet, the supervisor of ceremonies, and the ministers of several important departments.But because everything that Sun Dan handles is of great importance, it is impossible for these core decision-makers to gossip outside.

Therefore, in the eyes of Beijingers, Sun Dan is a famous person with amazing talent and great reputation. He is admired by scholars all over the world, but he has nothing to do with high position and weight.

Although Guo Hong has studied for several years and has achieved fame, he is just a dude in his heart.In the world of dandyism, no matter how great such a thing as fame is, if you don't become a high-ranking official, you won't be worth a fart.

With the power of the Guo family, to punish a small county magistrate is nothing more than stretching out a finger to press an ant.

……

After meeting with the squires in Zhongfangshan, Guo Hong walked up to the upper seat and sat down, raised his legs, and waved to Sun Hao: "Who is that, come here."

Sun Hao turned blue with anger, walked over with a cold face, and said in a rough voice, "What's the matter?"

"Your grandpa Sun Dan, everyone is here, why doesn't he come? Go, pass him to me. Just say my father is Guo Xun." Guo Hong pointed at Sun Hao for a while.

Sun Hao had a bad temper, he clenched his fists and wanted to hit Guo Hong's nose.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Song Qingsong rushed forward and held Sun Hao's hand tightly, and replied with a smile: "Little Lord, today is the day when the Weaving Bureau starts work, and my elder is talking to some raw silk merchants. I have to adjust the loom, so I won’t be able to come here until later, and please forgive me, my little lord.”

"Hmph, I think this merchant is the most humble person in the world. All the lords present here are not moral gentlemen who have read sage books, and they have fame. He, Sun Dan, did not come to accompany him, but went to socialize with merchants. How did you work for the herdsmen of the Son of Heaven?" Guo Hong slapped the table and shouted, "I think he is very incompetent as a county magistrate!"

Sun Hao was so angry that his teeth chattered: "It's up to you to decide whether my master is incompetent."

Guo Hong stared at Sun Hao: "Who are you, do you have official status, what background?"

"He's just a little master with no fame." Seeing that Sun Dan's subordinates were at a disadvantage, Guo Pu sat beside Guo Hong triumphantly: "Brother Hong, don't bother with this lowly grassroots man, it's dirty to say a word your mouth."

Guo Hong nodded, and said to everyone in the room: "I came to Fangshan this time to kill my lord father. His old man heard that Sun Dan was messing around in Fangshan, which aroused public resentment. Let me come over and have a look. Who is it that this little official with the size of a sesame seed and mung bean is taking advantage of to act so recklessly? He is so bold. Come on, everyone, don't be idle, just discuss with me the county administration of Fangshan."

"So it was sent by Marquis Guo."

"This Sun Dan is going to be unlucky."

"Well, Sun Dan is really domineering, no matter how powerful he is, he is no match for Marquis Guo."

……

The crowd started discussing with a bang.

Guo Hong patted the table loudly again: "Qu Jing, discuss one by one, you are in a mess here, why are you discussing?"

The hall fell silent.

At this time, a sharp voice suddenly came: "It turns out that we are discussing politics. This county magistrate of Fangshan is really enlightened, and he is open to speak out!"

Everyone looked back, only to see an old man in a coarse shirt walking in from the gate of the hall.

This person seemed to have driven a long way, with mud spots all over his body and steam rising from his head.

When Sun Hao saw this person, he knew him. It was Bi Yun, the eunuch of the East Factory and the eunuch of Bingbi, the supervisor of ceremonies.He was overjoyed, and hurriedly broke away from Song Qingsong's grasp and walked over.

Before he could speak, Bi Yun shook his head and said: "My little old man, Suzhou Silk Merchant Gong Er, accepted the invitation of Mr. Sun to come to the banquet. After traveling a long way, he finally caught up."

After receiving Queen Chen's order, Bi Yun immediately used the communication channel of Dongchang, changed horses and ran wildly, killing two healthy horses in one breath, and finally arrived at Fangshan.He is on duty tonight as the supervisor of ceremonies, and after meeting with Sun Dan, he still has to rush back to the capital.Bi Yun's body is not as good as before, and he feels that he can't stand it anymore.

It was already late at night, and Sun Dan hadn't come yet. In fact, he was negotiating with the raw silk dealers over there, his feet sticking to the ground.

(End of this chapter)