Blood from Daming

Chapter 145
Xue Yun dragged Xu Zhifu to sit in a small living room at the second gate. Xu Zhifu was not used to Xue Yun's rude general enthusiasm, but he was secretly happy with Xue Yun's enthusiasm when he wanted something from others. .

Prefect Xu spoke first: "Yesterday I heard from my fellow countrymen that General Xue was very happy, and today I prepared a gift to congratulate General."

Xue Yun made a bold gesture: "Master Xu is really too polite. Someone Xue has accepted this favor, and we will be good friends from now on. If there is anything wrong with the prefect Xu, tell me, and I will stand up for my friend." Knife."

Prefect Xu said ai Ai Qiqi: "This time, the officer assisted the general in arresting the remnants of the White Lotus Sect and brought them to Beijing. The reward has not yet been received, but it has caused dissatisfaction among colleagues in Shandong, alas."

Seeing Xu Zhifu's detours, Xue Yun felt disgusted at him: "Eunuch Wei mentioned the adults' praise the other day, and I believe that the imperial court's rewards will definitely not be thin in a few days."

Xu Zhifu was born as a civil official and Jinshi. Although he is not a member of the Donglin Party, he still respects Wei Zhongxian, who was born as an eunuch. If he wants to join Wei Zhongxian, he is really afraid of being stigmatized as an eunuch. Xu Zhifu knows that Xue Yun and Wei Zhongxian are far away He is the guardian of Dongchang, but he wants to be an official and stay away from the eunuchs. Seeing Xue Yun grit his teeth and decide to save the country with a curve, it is better to show his old face here than to add to Wei Zhongxian's ditch.

Prefect Xu adjusted his mentality, let go of his airs and said to Xue Yun with a pleasant face: "General Xue heard from the officials of the Ministry of Officials that Xue's government has a lot of connections."

Xue Yun picked up his teacup and took a sip of clear tea, barely suppressing his screaming stomach: "Master Xu Xue's residence has been in the capital for more than 200 years, and the relationship with the higher authorities is not particularly strong, but at least he is a local, and his head is still very messy. Cooked."

Xu Zhifu only now found out that although General Xue is not very old, he is a master who does not see rabbits and does not scatter eagles. The state of mind decided to speak directly to Xue Yun.

Prefect Xu: "General Xue heard from a fellow villager in the Ministry of Officials that Xue's mansion has already received a vacancy from the prefect of Hangzhou, but I don't know if this official has a chance to gain insight into Xue's mansion."

Xue Yun pretended to be surprised: "Master Xue's official position in the imperial court is where we, the courtiers, can dictate. If it gets out that Xue's mansion sells officials to be nobles, our family may not have a good life."

After hearing Xue Yun's reply, Xu Zhifu felt chilled for a while, but he wondered if his fellow officials had misunderstood the news. The person who looked at Xue's highest status was the General Xue in front of him, but it was impossible for a military lieutenant general to handle civilian Hangzhou. Such a super popular position as prefect can only be done unless there is a big person behind Xue's mansion.

Xue Yun: "However, our Xue family really prefers the seat of the prefect of Hangzhou. Well, at least Mr. Xu will help you to ask how it is."

The prefect Xu suddenly heard Xue Yun's words sound like the sounds of nature, and he immediately understood Xue Yun's hint: "General Xue's expenses for this matter will be doubled, and I will definitely satisfy you, General Xue." Prefect Xu is also a veteran in the officialdom Make a vow to Xue Yun.

Xue Yun didn't speak after hearing what Xu Zhifu said, but was thinking about things silently.Xu Zhifu thought that Xue Yun was waiting for him to bid, Xu Zhifu thought that Hangzhou Huahua World is one of the richest places in Ming Dynasty, if he stayed there for three or two years, it would be no problem to get two to three million taels of silver, so he hesitated for a while Prefect Xu stretched out his palm to show Xue Yun an index finger.

Xue Yun looked at Xu Zhifu suspiciously: "Master Xu, what do you mean, then the relationship between the two of us is still involved in these things."

The magistrate Xu thought that Xue Yun regarded an index finger as 1 taels of silver, and quickly said: "General Xue's intention is to give you 10 taels of silver, but the official is too shy to pay half of the silver first, and then I will give you [-] taels of silver. The Lord must collect money as soon as possible to make up the remaining debt to the General's Mansion."

Xue Yun saw that the fire was coming, and immediately put on a serious look: "Master Xu is talking about money, even though you and I have known each other for a short time, the general admires Master Xu's strength of character very much. Mr. Xu, my family only found out this morning that we won the prefect of Hangzhou's missing general."

Xu Zhifu finally found the truth from Xue Yun's mouth, and Xue Yun didn't seem to care much about the money, so he felt more at ease and waited for Xue Yun to open it under any conditions. Xue Yun looked at Xu Zhifu and pondered for a while. Said: "Master Xu and the Xue family have a reason to fight for the prefect of Hangzhou. I don't know how to tell you some things."

After hearing this, Xu Zhifu felt uneasy again: "If it is really inconvenient for General Xue to help the subordinates, it is completely understandable. After all, the subordinates have already made you very embarrassed when they came to find General Xue."

Xue Yun: "If the general makes Mr. Xu the prefect of Hangzhou, can Mr. Xu help the general with a few small favors?"

When Xu Zhifu heard Xue Yun say that the seat of the Hangzhou prefect was interesting, he suddenly became as strong as chicken blood. When he heard that Xue Yun had something to ask, he began to promise: "General Xue, please say such a Xu If you can do it, you must try your best to satisfy the general, and in the future, the subordinate officials will definitely follow the example of the Xue family."

Xue Yun: "Master Xue, the prefect of Hangzhou asked his grandfather's grandfather to come here, or because his aunt was bullied by the Qian family in Hangzhou, and my grandfather hoped that a close official in Hangzhou could help take care of him. "

Xu Zhifu was relieved to hear Xue Yun's decision: "General Xue's matter is not difficult. As the saying goes: the county magistrate who destroys the family is the prefect who destroys the family. It depends on what you mean, General."

Xue Yun: "The general heard that people from the Qian family colluded with the Bailian sect bandits or thieves in Shandong, but the general's aunt's family is a good citizen. In short, whether my uncle is a bandit depends on whether the aunt reports him or not."

Prefect Xu knew that the matter was [-]% complete: "General Xue's loyal family is the pillar of the Ming Dynasty. Those who go out from the Xue family are not loyal. Your aunt and bandits can't fight at all. That's the Xue family." My uncle is most likely to be implicated by his family, and whether he will be convicted or not is a matter of course, I heard that the Qian family borrowed money from the Xue family to run the business, now it should be returned to the original owner."

Xue Yun secretly sighed that this civil servant's head is easy to use, and he immediately came up with a bad idea after saying a word: "Okay, Mr. Xu is really a sensible person, and the seat of the prefect of Hangzhou should be filled by a good official like Mr. Xu." .”

Prefect Xu said a little embarrassedly: "Maybe you can pay half of General Xue's money in advance according to the official's suggestion."

Xue Yun's face was very unhappy: "Master Xu will definitely not ask for your money after he said that he doesn't want money. Don't mention those dumb things in the future."

Prefect Xu: "General Xue and Xue's family took a lot of energy to get the seat of prefect of Hangzhou. Wouldn't it be too much of a disadvantage if the general didn't collect some property and go back?"

Xue Yun: "If Mr. Xu is really sorry, the family of the last general's wife is doing business in Hangzhou. It is fine for Mr. Xu to take care of it when he has time."

Xu Zhifu patted and said: "General Xue, don't worry, whoever dares to fight against the Xue family in the lower official's field, it must be Shou Xing Gong eating arsenic to seek death."

Xue Yun: "The other wife of Mr. Xu's last general is a policeman from Shuntian Mansion. He will go to Jiangnan and Hangzhou to handle the case. Please take care of Mr. Xu."

Xu Zhifu: "It should be. General Xue's wife is a close relative of the next official when she came to Hangzhou. I will do my best to protect her safety and assist her in handling the case."

Then Xu Zhifu wanted to make an appointment with Xue Yun as his brother, Xue Yun hastily declined again and again, Xu Zhifu insisted on admitting it, Xue Yun had no choice but to agree. Xue Yun is still respected.

Xue Yun vaguely had the intention of sending Yan Sanniang to Nanjing Yingtian Mansion Shuangqiao Gate to deal with Fang Yuanwai, a wealthy merchant, and in addition to the business relationship between Ms. Chen's family and himself in the future, Xue Yun decided to add more information to the prefect Xu: "Since you and I are brothers It’s commensurate, everyone should support each other, brother, how about asking elder brother to appreciate the same object.” Xue Yun ordered his soldiers to invite Miss Chen to come over, and by the way, also bring the two packages that were handed over to her just now, and then ask Yan Sanniang to come back No.

Xu Zhifu didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Xue Yun's gourd, so he had to wait there quietly drinking tea. In fact, Xu Zhifu didn't come over for lunch. I was ashamed to ask Xue Yun for some food, so I had to imitate Xue Yun and drink tea to satisfy my hunger.

It didn't take long for Miss Chen to come to the small living room in the front yard under the escort of the servant girls. Xue Yun hurriedly called Miss Chen to come over to meet Xu Zhifu: "Come and meet the elder brother who is married to your husband. It will be Hangzhou in a few days." The magistrate is the official of the parents of your Chen family."

Ms. Chen stepped forward and saluted Prefect Xu, and Prefect Xu hurriedly returned the salute with a vain gesture of support. Xue Yun asked, "Has Sanniang come back yet?"

Ms. Chen shook her head and said, "Third Sister hasn't come back yet." Xue Yun didn't say anything else, but just waved to the maids in the room, and all the maids backed out in an instant.

(End of this chapter)