Chapter 38 Chapter Thirty-Eight What's Wrong

Li Wei nodded instead.On the ferry, he first arranged soldiers to prevent anyone from doing harm to the emperor after landing.The soldiers reported that an old man had entered the emperor's painting boat.Judging from the described face and figure, as well as the granddaughter who never forgets to take it with her wherever she goes and always wants to dedicate it to the emperor's relatives, it is definitely Zheng Weili. "This man's brilliance is that he can deceive the world with false appearances. He has been in the officialdom for more than 30 years. He is a figure of our father's generation. He is very capable. Be careful that it is a grand banquet. You will never return!"

Li Wei glared at Jiang Tingxi, "He scares me, and he can scare our emperor! With the emperor at that time, I will naturally not be afraid." The other two people showed surprised expressions, Yinzhen glanced sideways at them, but said to Li Wei: "You are very well informed. That's right, I did just agree to his invitation." When Jiang Tingxi and Tian Wenjing heard the words, they immediately stepped forward and said, "I'm afraid it's not appropriate for Li Wei to accompany the emperor alone." "Yeah, why don't you take Ertai with you. I heard that he had just returned from the military camp not long ago. He heard the news that the Yangzhou police envoy had died unjustly in prison. He guessed that the emperor was coming, so he didn't return to Huaibei. Yangzhou is waiting."

Yinzhen squinted. He had indeed received Ertai's memorial earlier, but this matter could not be settled in a hurry.What's more, the more people involved, the more they will startle the snake. "Your majesty is the Ninth Five-Year Lord, you are still afraid that the old man will do something!" Li Wei stared at the two of them, and said indifferently. Tian Wenjing and Jiang Tingxi still persisted, and both wanted to follow them personally, but they couldn't show their whereabouts at this moment.At the moment when he was in trouble, he saw the emperor smiling, his black eyes like ink were like fine inkstones, faintly exuding an aura of disdain, turning one hand can catch wind and rain, turning one hand can end life and death, his power is so powerful that no one can match it Out of his left and right, "You guys forgot, this is not the first time I have come to Jiangnan."

Tian Wenjing and Jiang Tingxi were taken aback for a moment, they looked at each other, and for a moment, they both showed relieved smiles. That's right, the disaster victims in the south of the Yangtze River made troubles, the recovery of debts owed by the treasury, the wrongful imprisonment by the Ministry of Justice, the bribery case of hundreds of officials... one after another, all of them were not done by the emperor!And these people were just newborn calves at that time, and they walked all the way with the Long Live Lord, who was still King Yong at that time, with a lot of hard work and fearlessness.Holding the name card, Li Wei couldn't help laughing too.He also had a copy back then.

At this moment, there was a commotion downstairs.A few people looked down by the jade carvings, and saw a woman wrapped in a red carpet on the flower platform, slim and graceful, wrapped like a branch of bright red flowers.All around, only a section of fair neck, delicate collarbone, and a pair of blue breasts are exposed.The dangling hair is like ink, covering a delicate face, but it adds a bit of mystery, so pitiful, it makes people's hearts move. Tonight is an auction, the highest bidder wins.Li Wei squinted his eyes, and his eyes drifted over little by little. The people present, dressed in rich clothes, were either the young masters of the Hou family or the young masters of the merchant family, but they were all face-faced, unscrupulous playboys on weekdays. See you.

strange, very strange... The bidding in the brothel is for women, but for face.The steward downstairs sang loudly, but the people present couldn't hold back any longer, and started asking prices one after another. "Your Majesty, shall we grab it?" After Jiang Tingxi finished speaking, his head was cut off by Li Wei, "The brothel bid, the highest bidder wins. You have seen some robbing girls in the Goulan courtyard! Don't embarrass yourself here." "Three thousand taels—" "Five thousand taels—" "Eight thousand!" The bidding sounds in the ears came one after another.Lian Xin followed the voice and saw that they were all the wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River mentioned by the tea girl.Didn't it mean that there have been years of drought and locust plagues in the south of the Yangtze River?But in the eyes of these people, pearls are like dirt, and gold is like iron.No wonder Ama once said that the other side is full of corpses, but this place is still romantic.

At this moment, a pleasant voice sounded from the second floor, "Fifty thousand taels." sky-high price! Everyone opened their mouths and looked in the direction of the sound, but they only heard the sound and did not see the person.After waiting for a while, I saw a man wearing a purple robe and ribbon slowly walking out.With a jade face and sculpted appearance, he was stern and handsome, with a pair of pure and restrained eyes, looking down at the people present like a falcon. "It turned out to be Lord Li." Everyone was in an uproar, but also relieved. It is well known to everyone in Jiangnan that Li Wei loves beauty.It was fine if he didn't come to Yangzhou at that time, as long as he came, he would buy the most outstanding girl in any bidding in Xinghuayanyulou.But this time, 50,000 taels is already a sky-high price, not to mention buying a girl, even the rice warehouse of the government office can be filled.If it is said that Li Wei is not a corrupt official, no one will believe it.

"Who is he..." Lian Xin recognized the embroidered house where the man was standing, which happened to be the one he entered, so he must be one of the officials who had agreed.Looking for that familiar figure, he heard the girl beside him say in adoring tone: "That's Li Wei, Mr. Li, one of the emperor's most important courtiers, and we are from Yangzhou!" Lian Xin nodded suddenly, "Then he is a regular visitor here?" "Lord Li used to come here often, but later he became a Beijing official and didn't come back often. But every time I go back to Yangzhou, I have to live in the building, which is very popular with the girls!"

Lian Xin couldn't help but laugh, this person is comparable to Liu Yong. At this moment, a serving servant came to her side, leaned towards her and said: "Madam, please go upstairs with the servant." Lian Xin raised her eyes, and the servant who came over lowered her eyebrows and lowered her eyes, her face was humble, but she didn't say a word.She unconsciously glanced in the direction of the embroidered household, then nodded.The little girl pouring tea by her side opened her mouth wide, and she was astonished when she heard the word "madam".Lian Xin put down the teacup and smiled at her apologetically.

Before she entered, in the private room, Jiang Tingxi was still taunting Li Wei, her voice was really loud, "I said, do you have any money? It seems that you can't pay on credit in brothels." "Is there any money, I'm here to cheer, as long as I feel like it." Lian Xin heard the conversation inside, dumbfounded. When the servant opened the door and she stepped through the threshold, the two people who were fighting inside saw her and immediately fell silent. After a while, Jiang Tingxi kicked away Li Wei who was strangling his neck, brushed off the sleeves of his robe with both hands, and then knelt on the ground with one knee, "My servant pays my respects to your mother."

On that side, Tian Wenjing also showed a lot of courtesy. The one who was most surprised was Li Wei.Lian Xin is still dressed as a servant at the moment, her gender is concealed, but she is elegant and charming.Moreover, he specially wore a high-necked robe to cover his snowy neck, so naturally he couldn't see his Adam's apple.This is the lesson learned since the fraud case in the examination room. Yinzhen walked over, pulled her to the table and asked her to sit down. At this moment, Li Wei came over to salute as if he had just woken up from a dream, but he knelt on the wrong knee.Jiang Tingxi laughed from behind. "They are all my servants. You have already seen two of them, and you don't need to see the remaining one." He briefly introduced her, and then put his arm on her shoulder. At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside, but it was the old bustard who brought the deed of sale. The girl who just bought it at a bidding price is worth 50,000 taels.Originally it was Chu Ye, but the old bustard knew that Li Wei was more troublesome than a ghost, so he simply brought Li Wei's deed of sale, and sent the two living ancestors away. Li Wei opened the door with a stern face, without any expression on his face, and before the old bustard could speak, he said viciously: "Now I have serious business, don't bother me with these messy things, can you lose money?" After saying that, he slammed the door, not forgetting to grab the deed of sale before slamming the door. The old bustard touched his nose and said aggrievedly: "Master Li, the servant's house is waiting for your money!" When the footsteps went away, Jiang Tingxi and Tian Wenjing burst into laughter. Lian Xin also laughed, she didn't expect Yinzhen to be such a serious person, but the people around her were so interesting.There are several kinds of fruits on the table, all of which have never been seen downstairs, and they are very delicate.Just now when she was downstairs looking for news, she didn't eat anything and her stomach was empty, so she reached out to pick up a piece, but was stopped by his big hand. "When we go back to the other courtyard, let Su Peisheng cook more authentic delicacies from the south of the Yangtze River. Just bear with it here." Lian Xin was a little confused, "Everything is obviously good..." Yinzhen scratched her nose lightly, "I am very careful inside the palace. You should know that the outside of the palace is actually no safer than the inside of the palace." Such a small gesture, without seeing other more intimate behaviors, made the three people in the private room dumbfounded.Li Wei opened his mouth even more in a daze, his jaw barely falling off.But Jiang Tingxi forgot what he wanted to say next. "Ahem——" Li Wei covered his mouth and coughed twice, with a bitter face, looking at Lian Xin pitifully, "Your Majesty wants to save this servant..." When I was downstairs just now, the man with the sharp eyes like a falcon, it was hard to imagine standing in front of him like this at this moment.Lian Xin was a little overwhelmed, and then heard him say: "Madam, the slave is bidding for that for the sake of Long Live God... Miss He, the annual salary of the slave is not five thousand taels, no money..." As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Tingxi's face turned dark.He wondered which pot this Li Wei was not opening and which pot he was carrying. In front of Concubine Xi, he even mentioned the matter of the emperor asking him to bid for Hua Niang. But at this time, Yinzhen squinted, and his eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling were not on him, but Li Wei felt an inexplicable evil spirit, and couldn't help shivering. Lian Xin said softly: "That girl's name is Bai He." As soon as the words fell, Yinzhen supported her shoulders and brought her up.At this moment, the carriage prepared by Su Peisheng should have been waiting downstairs, and the matter was almost discussed, so it was time to go back. Li Wei wanted to die already, and he still wanted to beg, so he heard the emperor say flatly: "If you don't have money to pay the bill, just bet yourself here." This time, Li Wei was completely silent. Lian Xin was led out by Yinzhen, and when she stepped out of the threshold, she looked back with a light smile, "The fifty thousand taels of silver bill has already been handed over to the maid downstairs, and I will take Miss Lily away first. As for the deed of sale, Master Li must take care of it." Before she went upstairs, the cash and goods were paid off.It's just that she gave the silver ticket to the girl who poured tea, and then she saw Su Peisheng coming in, so she simply told him to go get someone first.Come to think of it, the little girl pouring tea has already informed the bustard, and the girl Lily should be on the carriage back to the other courtyard by now. Li Wei stared blankly at the figure of the two walking away together, and suddenly felt tears streaming down his face.Jiang Tingxi touched his chin, smacked his lips and said, "This is the empress next to our emperor!" When walking out of the Apricot Blossom Misty Rain Building, the wind blowing against my face was a bit chilly.Different from the cold weather in the capital, the winter wind in the south of the Yangtze River is also moist, with misty smoke.Just like the women here, even the tone of voice carries the taste of Wu Nong's soft words, with a frown and a smile, sweet and charming, withered to the extreme frailty and poignancy. But at this moment, the restaurant on the opposite side was brightly lit, and the singing girl in the lobby was singing to the bliss, and opened her lips to call out "Du Lang", which was long and tactful, so that people's hearts were almost drunk. Lian Xin looked a little fascinated, the corners of her slightly raised lips, and her slightly squinted but bright eyes, she was a little obsessed with Yin Zhen who was watching her from the side. The impulse to hug her was almost about to be implemented in the action, wishing to kiss and hug her immediately, and rubbing hands with her. The lamp under the moon eaves cast bright light on the ground. Su Peisheng looked at the state of the two young children from one side, and couldn't help covering his mouth and smiling happily. When he got into the carriage, he sat with her in his arms.Lian Xin took out the bulging sachet from her bosom, which was filled with scraps of silver, as well as a surplus of banknotes.The bank note was stamped with the seal of Daxing Bank, let alone 50,000 taels. After leaving the palace, the money spent in the household department was more than ten million. Thinking about it, Concubine Qin was also afraid of something going wrong on the road, so she asked the maid to bring her here before she knew she was going to leave the palace.On the morning when Ming Kou was dressing and dressing himself, he put the money on himself. "I don't know, so you are so rich." He raised his eyebrows, no wonder the fifty thousand taels were taken so happily. Lian Xin smiled slightly, but said nothing.At this time, I heard him ask casually: "Why don't you see that girl?" Lian Xin was concentrating on counting the broken silver in the sachet, and said casually, "Which girl?" "lily." The finger on the silver paused for a moment, and she didn't raise her head for a while, and said softly, "Eunuch Su ordered someone to send it back to another courtyard." "So you bought it for me?" Lian Xin didn't make a sound, but her head lowered lower and lower, and even the shoulders leaning on him moved slightly away.It is not wrong to say that it was bought for him, but if it spreads, it will not look good after all.Just as he was about to ask if he should ask for the deed of prostitution, he raised his jaw, and his face was already close. In the dark eyes, there is a blurred desire in the eyes, Lian Xin's cheeks that are slightly turned to the side at this moment, are being met by his eyes, and the moment they meet, she sees the deep meaning in his eyes, "I really bought it for you!" of?" "yes……" Before the next words could be uttered, they were stuffed back into her mouth by warm lips, and her consciousness instantly became chaotic, and he was already holding her shoulders, but now he simply picked her up and sat on his lap, Chasing after her, the blushing cheeks that could not hide from her domineeringly and forcefully imprinted hickeys. The carriage bumped a bit, and the two of them bumped their foreheads together, and bit their lips and teeth together.Lian Xin was hurt by the knock, and she groaned, before she could struggle, she was completely pressed on the soft couch by him, and even sealed all the ravings in Tan's lips. When Yinzhen was biting her earlobe, she elicited a shy moan that she couldn't hold back in time, and the ignited fire was no longer out of control, and the wet and hot kiss went all the way down the snowy neck.And the constantly wandering hand invaded her body, as if it wanted to imprint the pure masculine breath on her tender skin. But in the end, he stopped at the end, buried his head deeply in the socket of her neck, and panted heavily.He hadn't forgotten that he was in the carriage. Lian Xin's eyes were blurred, and she was pressed under him, her cheeks were already red to the point of bleeding.The feeling of bumps brought by the carriage is still there, and the coquettish moan she just made, I don't know if it has spread. Thinking of this, she pushed him shyly and reproachfully, but he grabbed his wrist.When they raised their heads, because their cheeks were very close to each other, the deep lust in his eyes was directly reflected in her eyes, as if there was a strange force, which caught her sight and could not be avoided.Lian Xin's cheeks became even redder, and even her breath became hot. "Tomorrow...tomorrow, the emperor will go to the Zheng residence, do you need to make any preparations?" She bit her lip, wanting to say something, but couldn't think of what to say, so she asked intermittently. Yinzhen stared at her face, his black eyes were bright, and suddenly he laughed.The vibration brought by the chest made the two bodies rub against each other more frequently.Fortunately, he was dressed in men's clothes at this time, with thick belts tied inside, so that the female silhouette was not obvious, but his strong body could still be felt through the thin and light material. "It is already his greatest honor to be here in person, and the rest is Li Wei's business." Yinzhen helped her up at this moment, straightened her slightly messy skirt, and stretched out his hand to tuck her loose hair behind the ear. Lian Xin thinks about it too, there is no reason for the emperor to prepare gifts when he is a guest at a courtier's house. "The emperor should be more careful tomorrow." She pursed her lips while the heat on her cheeks was still hot, and murmured. When Yinzhen heard this, he raised his eyebrows, his black eyes contained a different meaning, "What are you careful about? You have to follow." Lian Xin was startled, before she had time to ask, she heard Su Peisheng's soft reminder from outside, "Master, the other courtyard is here." Since knowing that the emperor is going to visit in person, the Zheng family has been busy since the morning.In the kitchen, the person in charge made the preparations himself, and ordered the cooks to prepare more top-quality delicacies from mountains and seas, delicacies, and delicacies. After the ingredients were ready, Zheng Weili came to inspect them in person. Even the tableware and wine vessels were all the best of the best. . At the time of You, on a golden nanmu table in the gazebo by the lake, all kinds of delicacies were set up for aging. The gold ones are plates, the silver ones are wine vessels, inlaid with emeralds and jade, all of which are extremely luxurious.Zheng Weili scooped up a shark's fin soup, which was smooth and tender in the mouth, and he couldn't help praising the new cook's craftsmanship.But he put down the spoon, but ordered the servants to take away all the food and sent it to some aunts in the backyard wing room. He only ordered someone to bring a clear soup hot pot, and a few plates of green vegetables.The soup was served in coarse porcelain sea bowls, the pearl rice was replaced with highland barley noodles, and the shark's fin soup was filled with corn paste, all of which were placed on the expensive nanmu table, very shabby. Zheng Wan looked puzzled, the young lady got angry and started arguing indiscriminately.He wiped away his tears and yelled, but Zheng Weili gave him a stare and scared him back. Before arriving at Si time, Li Wei arrived, but Zheng Weili did not greet him at the door.In front of the threshold of Zheng's mansion, there is only one Zheng Wan, with heavy make-up and pink hairpin rings, she is more charming than flowers.Welcoming him into the mansion, passing the lotus pond, walking along the stone-based promenade to the pavilion in the middle of the lake, I saw several officials seated inside from a distance. Lu Jian, the chief minister, Zhang Weiliang, the magistrate of Yangzhou, and Li Chunfang, the prefect of Yangzhou, were all listed.Li Wei raised his eyebrows, and secretly said that a family banquet turned out to be a reception banquet for the emperor to meet Yangzhou local officials. This Zheng Weili really knows how to behave. Afterwards, before Yinzhen arrived with Lianxin, all the officials in the mansion waited at the door to greet him.When the luxurious carriage stopped in front of the mansion, the people inside got out of the carriage, and the officials present knelt down to receive them. Painted buildings and painted pavilions, embroidered households with small windows, pavilions with carved railings are connected to a blue wave fairyland, the smoke and dust are misty, and the reflected carved beams and painted buildings are all vaguely in the haze.Stepping on the white marble steps, as soon as the group entered the gazebo, they saw clear soup with little water on the table, a crude hot pot, vegetables and brown rice in a plate, and even the small plates for serving guests were very thick. Lian Xin was a little puzzled when she saw this, but aside from those rough things, everything else was excellent.It was her first time to visit Jiangnan, and the scenery she saw was completely different from that in the palace. The imperial garden also had several scenes of Jiangnan style, and compared with this place, it was not the same. When Yinzhen walked into the pavilion, there was a difference in honor and inferiority, other officials should not be seated, but this is not the palace city, the emperor went to the south of the Yangtze River in disguise, and Zheng Weili was the representative to show the friendship of the landlord, the table arrangements were divided into two groups .The table with a slightly higher height is in the front, and it is divided into two sides, so that the ruler and the minister are properly separated. Lian Xin sat at his lower head. When everyone was seated, they heard loud laughter from a distance, but it was Zheng Weili, who was over sixty years old, dressed in coarse cloth, barefoot, trousers and cuffs rolled up, and carrying a half bag in his wet hands. Big wooden barrel. "It's really a sin for the old minister to keep the emperor waiting for a long time, a sin." Zheng Weili walked over step by step, shaking half a bucket of water along the way.When he got closer, he could see that there was a constant splash of water in the barrel, but there were three big and fat carp. "Old Zheng Ge, don't you want to kill live fish on the spot?" Li Wei rubbed his chin, no matter how he looked at it, he felt as if he was going to cook himself. The three officials present were a little cautious, they were all new officials in the first three years, and they had never seen Sheng Jia.This time eating at the same table, I feel extremely honored and respected, like dreaming. Lian Xin sat quietly, glanced at the past from the corner of her eye, looked at the three people present one by one based on their faces, and compared them in her mind with the information she had read before coming here.The magistrate Zhang Weiliang should be a shrewd and capable man, not tall, with a fair face, elegant demeanor, powerful but not revealing. , all of them are polite and considerate, which shows that they are careful about their duties.The two of them are very humble and humble, only the chief envoy, Lu Jian, who is in a third-rank official uniform, is worthy of sitting, and does not show his official prestige. He is awe-inspiring and cautious, smiling, and has an excessive awe of Zheng Weili. . "There has been no crops in the south of the Yangtze River for years, and there are droughts and locust plagues. The family is empty. The old minister really couldn't bring out anything excellent to entertain the emperor and the adults, so he caught a few carp from his own pond. , the right is to let the emperor try something new." After all, I took out the wooden board that had been placed outside the gazebo, and really started to kill the fish, open it, and scrape the scales... Li Wei raised his eyelids, took a look at the appearance of the so-called "fisherman", rolled up his arms and sleeves, it really looked like that.It's a pity that the feet are bare, but there is no muddy water on the legs, and even the trousers and skirt are dry. On the other side, Zheng Weili did it neatly. Before scraping the scales, he specially took vinegar and applied it all over the carp's body, and then scraped it from the tail to the front, inch by inch. He cleaned it skillfully and quickly.All the people present were amazed.Ge Laoge was yelling all the time before, but he really forgot that this Zaifu who once dominated the ruling and opposition parties was originally from a poor family. After pulling out the gills and washing the fish, the water in the pot is almost boiling.Zheng Weili rolled up his sleeves and wiped the sweat from his forehead, raised his head, met Li Wei's suspicious gaze, and immediately waved, "Come on, Master Li, help me slice this fish!" His words made several people present laugh, and the atmosphere became a little more relaxed. Li Wei raised his eyebrows and walked over without hesitation.But when I picked up the knife, I found that there was no way to cut it. The fish meat, bloodshot, and fishing line that got tired of my hands were disgustingly sticky and smelled fishy.He didn't come from a small family, with a golden spoon in his mouth, where has he seen such a formation?But he walked over, couldn't sit back anymore, gritted his teeth, simply rolled up his sleeves, and cut down with the knife. "No, no, Mr. Li's cutting method, the fish will be boiled in the pot." Yinzhen sat on the high seat, looking at Li Wei who was busy below.He has always tormented others, and now he is tormented like this by others, and he doesn't know how to get it back. Li Wei was already very impatient, put down the knife, folded his arms and watched Zheng Weili's attack.But I saw him take the knife, cut the head of the fish two or three times, cut it in half, then removed the fins and tail, and sliced ​​it. After a while, a plate of fresh and tender fish fillets was served on the table.The dexterous Zhang Weiliang took the plate, put the fish fillet into the pot with chopsticks, and served it with spices and green vegetables. After a while, the fish soup in the pot was boiling, and the aroma was tangy, which tantalized people's appetite. "Your Majesty, the old minister's poor cooking skills made the Emperor laugh." Zheng Weili stood, poured the fish soup into the bowl himself, scooped up a few more pieces of fish, and served them respectfully.After waiting for the serving servants to try the dishes, Yin Zhen took a bite between them, and the taste was fresh and tender, so he praised a few words. "Your majesty, the ministers are waiting for the emperor to come, just like looking forward to the stars and the moon. There are troublemakers here, and once the emperor comes, the officials in Yangzhou will feel more at ease." After Lu Jian finished speaking, Zhang Weiliang and Li Chunfang responded in succession. At this time, Li Wei picked up a piece of fish, but didn't eat it. He just smacked his lips, "Your Majesty, I feel that this method of cooking fish is like handling affairs. If you are not one of them, you don't know the inner way. It's like just slightly If you don't understand, if you start indiscriminately, you won't do it well. Therefore, the word 'doorway', I should learn more from Mr. Zheng Ge." Lu Jian, who was next to him, heard that he didn't finish a mouthful of soup, and was choked and coughed.Zheng Weili stroked his beard, and said with a smile: "'Master Li' is not the director of 'doorway', the word 'fengyue' must be his favorite. Today we don't talk about business, just talk about Fengyue. Mr. Li, together with the old minister, toast the emperor with a cup." how?" Li Wei put down his chopsticks, and said slowly: "Differences in ways do not conspire with each other. What's more, Mr. Zheng Ge was a figure in the period of the late emperor, so he should give way as a junior. Please first." He finished speaking, and then He said, "Don't worry about the other adults. Now that Zheng Ge is going to toast the emperor, you should accompany him, right? You are the only ones in this Jiangnan border!" There are thorns in the words, but a few words point out the clues. The few people present immediately became quiet. After looking at each other, they all looked at Li Wei in the opposite table.Lu Jian stroked her chin and said with a half-smile: "Master Li, even if you don't take me seriously, you should restrain yourself when the emperor is here." Zhang Weiliang even stood up, cupped his hands towards the seat above, and said: "I would like to report to the emperor, I waited to greet Mr. Li kindly, but I didn't know that his harsh words and thorny words were equivalent to playing games, my majesty, please punish him for disrespect. " "Great disrespect?" Li Wei snorted and laughed while sitting at the table, "Master Zhifu, do you know what the crime of 'disrespect' is?" Zhang Weiliang couldn't care less about him, he stuck his neck out, desperately demanding an explanation.Yinzhen squinted lightly, but looked to the side of Li Chunfang, the judge, "You should have memorized the laws and regulations of the Qing Dynasty, and you are here to answer his questions." Li Chunfang was unprepared to point at herself, she stood up in fear, cupped her hands and said, "I obey the order." After he finished speaking, he faced Li Wei and began to recite: "The so-called great disrespect means one is treason, the other is great treason, the third is treason, the fourth is evil treason, and the fifth is immorality..." Before he finished speaking, Li Wei interrupted impatiently, "Yes, it won't be a few days. Li Tongjuan remembers these things very clearly, but knowing these things is not enough. As a Tongjuan , not only must memorize the laws and regulations of the Qing Dynasty, but also abide by the four words: Loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. How come Li Tong spent ten years in the cold sentence of reading it for nothing!" A few words barely choked Li Chunfang to death. The situation at this moment has made it difficult for several officials present to step down, but the person who provoked the trouble is safe and secure.Li Wei took a sip of the fish soup, it was a little cold, and he panicked, so he put down the spoon, "This soup is already cold, doesn't Mr. Zheng Ge have anything else? No matter how hard it is, if you neglect the emperor, It’s worth the loss too.” Zheng Weili's face turned green and then pale. Originally, he had painstakingly invited the emperor and carefully prepared the banquet, but in the end he was so unhappy by Li Wei.There is nothing to eat, nothing to drink, and I can't help but secretly resent why such a funeral star was invited to the banquet. After lunch, the wine and guests dispersed in the gazebo. After seeing off the emperor and his party, Zheng Weili sat down on a chair exhaustedly, without even a hint of a smile on his face.And Lu Jian left Zheng's mansion, went around for a while, and came back again. As soon as he entered the threshold, he saw Zhang Weiliang, the magistrate who hurried back. The flower pavilion entertains guests, and the inner hall conspires.The steward of the Zheng residence saw the two of them and led them into the inner room.At this time, Zheng Weili was squinting his eyes and pretending to be asleep, when he heard the sound of footsteps, he waved his hand to make the maidservant who was beating his legs back down. "Ge Lao, Li Wei is also deceiving people too much. Just now during the banquet, he didn't pay attention to us at all!" Zheng Weili opened his eyelids, and gave him a nonchalant look, "What do you know, then Li Wei is a dog next to the emperor, have you ever seen a barking dog that would bite? If the emperor didn't let him come out to bark , does he have the guts!" "Ge Lao, what do you think the emperor wants to do when he comes to Jiangnan this time?" Lu Jian was not sure, so she asked.At this time, Zhang Weiliang saw a greeting card on the table with sharp eyes, and there was a plate of dried fruit on the card, and immediately tugged on Lu Jian's sleeve. On the name post, it was stamped with the seal of the prefect of Huaizhou. Lu Jian looked at it, first curled her lips, and waited to take a closer look, and then she saw that there was no dried fruit on the name card, and the plate was made of high-quality Hetian jade, which was finely carved, and the jade was warm and moist. You can see that it is the best.Look at the dishes on the plate again. The red ones are agates, the green ones are emeralds, and the white ones are pearls.Even the hand rest under the plate is made of agarwood. "Unexpectedly, even the gift from Huai'an was sent to you. Those guys are really worrying, and what time is it, they come here to make trouble." Lu Jian said disapprovingly, but her heart was very sour.This plate of "dried fruits" is worth at least five thousand gold, and the people in Huaizhou are quite generous, and they are so generous with a flick of their sleeves. Zheng Weili opened his squinted eyes, and glanced at Lu Jian, "You think everyone is like you, only know how to embezzle money, take some money out, it's like risking your life. Fortunately, you are the prefect of a state, and even Li Wei You can't even tell." Lu Jian curled his lips, it wasn't just him, Li Wei robbed everyone present. "It's just that the emperor's side is a bit difficult to handle..." Zheng Weili squinted his eyes, and couldn't help showing a thoughtful look on his face. I think back when the emperor was still King Yong, when he came to Jiangnan, it didn't turn the world upside down.The posture this time is not as simple as a private visit on Weifu. "Old Zheng Ge, didn't the emperor inform this place of the itinerary before he came here? If he wanted to make a secret visit, he wouldn't reveal his secrets in advance." Zheng Weili twirled his beard, and what Lu Jian said made sense.It's just that the emperor is a strict and cautious person with unfathomable thoughts. Who knows if he changed his style of play this time and did it on purpose. Having handled several major cases in a row, I am afraid that no one knows the details of Jiangnan better than the emperor.But after all, several years have passed, and even the local officials have changed.It's better for the county magistrate to take care of it now. Now Yangzhou City has become someone else's territory. If he wants to intervene again, it may not be easy. Thinking of this, he said to Lu Jian: "Send someone to watch carefully. Don't take any action in the past two days. Also, tell your subordinates that the tricks are bright, don't just focus on making money, be careful about getting money , Lifeless Flower!" After three days, Zheng Wan came to the annex according to the appointment. On the boat, Zheng Weili had intentionally asked Zheng Wan to accompany the king during the days when the emperor was subduing the south of the Yangtze River.But after a family banquet in the mansion, I felt that the emperor might have thought of it on a whim, but he forgot about it afterwards, so he gave up the idea.However, when Su Peisheng came to pick him up in a carriage, he couldn't help being overjoyed. Ruanrou Township has been a tomb of heroes since ancient times, and it seems that the emperor is also an unavoidable person.