Chapter 277
There are eunuchs who specialize in the palace to communicate with Tai Chi Hall and the Imperial City Department. This is a fat man. The people in the palace are not just for nothing. Even those who are stingy have to give them a reward of dozens of trump cards. Therefore, the position of eunuchs who pass on the message is not the godson of the eunuch, the general manager of eunuchs. Moreover, it is a rotation system. There are people who change every month. The benefits cannot be obtained by one person.
All government offices can basically get money from the yamen, but there is only one place, let alone money from the yamen, so there is no saliva. This place is convenient for the Censorate. In the past, when Xiao Yu was the Censorate, he could occasionally get some, but after Wei Zheng became the Censorate, he ordered the Censorate not to have any money dealings with the palace. If he found out, he would impeach it.
The eunuchs could not bear this, and they could not afford to give them a reward of dozens of cents. Therefore, the Censorate became the yamen that eunuchs were most reluctant to come to.
But he had no choice but to disobey the Holy Order and he was unwilling to come, so he had to pass the message.
The one who sent me today was also a godson of Eunuch Gao. I came to the Censorate and found him in Wei Zheng's duty room. I said hard: "The emperor's words are told, Wei Zheng received the order."
Wei Zheng was writing, and when he heard the sound, he put down his pen, bowed to the Taiji Hall, and said, "My minister Wei Zheng, listen to the sage."
The eunuch threw Wei Zheng’s memorial on his desk and said, “Your Majesty said: Wei Zheng, you have cut off this idea. The Shandong gentry is disagreeable with me, and I will never agree!”
Wei Zheng looked at the spreading memorial. There was a bright red fork on it, and it was so powerful that it could guess how angry Li Shimin was when he saw the memorial.
"Please tell Your Majesty that Wei Zheng knows."
The eunuch looked at Wei Zheng, coughed, stretched out his left hand, twisted his thumb and index finger gently. That's what he thought, it would be fine if he didn't give a reward, but if he didn't give a message, it would be a bit unreasonable. He is a dignified Duke and a third-rank minister, so he can't be so shameless.
He obviously underestimated Wei Zheng. When Wei Zheng saw the eunuch's hint, he smiled slightly and said, "Did my father-in-law's hand cramp?"
"..." The eunuch's expression froze on his face, shook his sleeves, snorted coldly, and said, "It's not a matter of trouble for Mr. Wei, our family will go to report."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
Wei Zheng didn't give it to him either. After returning to the case, he picked up the memorial that was returned, threw it aside, picked up the pen, dipped it ink, and continued to finish the unfinished ink.
Wealth is coming!
The four big characters are official script, which is neat and orderly. Although they are not as good as famous calligraphers in the world, such as Ouyang Xun, Yu Shinan and others, they also have their own character in it, which is still a good work.
After Wei Zheng finished writing, he looked at it and used a seal. When the ink was dried, Wei Zheng rolled up the work, tied it with a red rope, and took it out of the duty room.
He left, and the eunuch came. Wei Zheng was embarrassed by Wei Zheng, so he naturally had to add fuel to the fire when he went back. Wei Zheng only said "I know", but under his vivid performance, he felt arrogant. The same sentence, different tone, had completely different meanings. After seeing the eunuch's imitation, Li Shimin thought to himself that Wei Zheng was clearly sarcastic! He was so angry that he asked Eunuch Gao to go there and asked Wei Zheng to go over, and he wanted to ask him in person.
But when Eunuch Gao arrived at the Censorate, Wei Zheng had already left. He asked the clerk of the duty room and learned that Wei Zheng had taken leave today and left half a day earlier. This was very strange. Eunuch Gao knew Wei Zheng's habits. Unless he was really sick a few days ago, he would not take leave on weekdays, and the matter of leaving early would not happen to Wei Zheng. He actually took leave today. Why is this?
Eunuch Gao couldn't guess anymore, so he had to go back and report to Li Shimin truthfully. This time, it took a lot of time. Li Shimin's anger was almost gone. He thought that he could not send someone to chase Wei Zheng for such a thing, so he sighed and waved his hand. This matter was over. But he had already made up his mind that he would never agree to the Shandong gentry that he wanted to build a road. No matter how Wei Zheng was trying, he would not agree if he didn't agree. He would not believe it. The Shandong gentry dared to rebel!
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From opening to selling out, less than an hour, the rest of the time was spent receiving gifts and keeping accounts. Wei Yingluo, who finished teaching the children during the period, also brought Zhenzhu to help. Wei Yingluo could write and calculate, and Zhenzhu was also a diligent and capable maid. The master and servant helped together, which relieved a lot of pressure.
"How much does it cost in total?"
"Wait a minute." Wei Yingluo could already use the four calculations skillfully, and it was calculated quickly. Li Mu stood beside him and watched. Before his mental calculation was over, Wei Yingluo had already calculated it and said, "All the gifts were converted, and it was about 30,000 guan."
"It's only so much money." Li Mu was disappointed. He picked up the account book and flipped it out, saying disgusted: "These nobles are too stingy. They can take a gift, and they can even take dozens of guan? Or is Uncle Cheng's generous position, three thousand guan, and he still gives me a lot of face. Why is there a ten thousand guan here? Which rich man is so generous?"
"Who else can it be? It's your three..." Li Zhien almost said the three words "Third Concubine". Fortunately, he woke up in time and stopped talking. Li Mu glanced at her. Li Zhien stuck out his tongue embarrassedly and changed his mouth, "It's Mrs. Mudan. She came just when you went to the front yard. Just as there were too many people, he left again, saying that he would go to heaven and earth to wait for us first."
"Oh, so that's it." Li Mu suddenly realized, looking at the 10,000 guan written in the account book, he was also surprised. He knew that Wang Ou was not short of money, which could be seen from Cheng Yaojin's words and Wang Ou's usual behavior. But he didn't expect that Wang Ou was so short of money, and 10,000 guan was given gifts, which was not a small amount. Li Mu believed that he regarded money as dirt, but if any shop opened, he would definitely not be willing to give gifts of 10,000 guan. Could this money be blown by the strong wind?
Of course, the money cannot be blown by the strong wind, and Li Mu didn't think that Wang Ou was a person who didn't know how to cherish money. Then there was only one explanation. This silly woman wanted to please Bai Qiaoqiao, or to please herself in this way. She was really willing to go out with ten thousand yuan.
Li Mu couldn't help feeling very guilty. Although he didn't think that money could represent feelings, he was not short of ten thousand yuan, but the willingness to spend so much money also showed Wang Ou's attitude. Li Mu couldn't help but think that Wang Ou had done so much for him, but he seemed to have done nothing for her. This guilt arose naturally.
It's time to do something for Wang Ou.
Seeing Li Mu staring at Wang Ou's name in a daze, Li Zhien became jealous again. She reached out and touched Li Mu's arm, and muttered in a low voice: "Master, if I have ten thousand coins, I would be willing to take it out."
Li Mu laughed in silence and said, "You have to compare this, what's the point? It's all a family, and what's the point?" Li Mu stuffed the account book into Li Zhien's arms and said, "Okay, the account book has been collected, and he will use it as a reward in the future. If you can't put the gift money in your pocket, you will have to pay it back sooner or later."
"I know." Li Mu called her "Little Butler's Porn". Li Zhien was much happier. She liked the feeling of being treated specially by Li Mu. The name "Little Butler's Porn" is something she enjoys.
Li Mu turned around and shouted to the people in the yard: "Everyone is doing something. Let's see which warehouse is empty. Move in and lock things first. When the work is over, they all go to the heaven and earth for dinner. I ordered the best table and drink happily today, so I don't have to save money for me!"
When Lao Hu and others heard this, they hurriedly said, "We will put some effort into it. How can we make the Marquis spend money? How can we do such a rough man in heaven and earth? Let's forget it-"
"I said I can go if I go, don't refuse!"
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly heard someone shouting behind him: "Dad!"
Li Mu was startled and said quickly: "There is no need to be so grateful, just have a meal, why did you even call me father..." He turned around and was stunned. Who is this person standing at the door? Isn't this Wei Zheng? Why did this old guy give him a gift?
Why does this feeling seem to be floating up?
Li Mu couldn't help but curl up. He tried his best to hold it up, but he couldn't help it. He laughed: "Mr. Wei, are you here to congratulate me too? What a rare guest! Hurry up, please come in, why are you standing at the door?"
Wei Zheng's face turned blue and white. If there was no way, how could he have entered this gate? Looking at Li Mu's face, Wei Zheng felt that he was about to vomit blood. What does it mean to be a villain's success? The scene in front of him is a villain's success. This gloating face is vividly interpreted in Li Mu! It is vividly!
Wei Zheng gritted his teeth, endured the explosion without exploding on the spot, squeezed out a smile, and walked in.
Wei Yingluo quickly came up and said carelessly: "Dad, are your illness better? My daughter is very concerned—"
"I don't have you as my daughter, and I have cut off the father-daughter relationship with you!"
Wei Yingluo burst into tears and burst into tears: "Dad——"
Li Mu was unhappy when he saw this, so he pulled Wei Yingluo behind him and stared at Wei Zheng and said, "Wei Zheng, I'll tell you "Mr. Wei, I won't give you face. You are old Wei here. What are you pretending to be? Are you sorry for your daughter? Working here, I'm working here, and I don't keep a penny, secretly sending you back to treat you. I'm sorry? You can stand here alive and speak coldly because of others! Do you still have a conscience? Say such inhuman words!"
"This..." Wei Zheng was on the spot and murmured: "But the wife told me that the money is-"
Chapter completed!