Father-in-law's first day in office seemed to go smoothly. He had been in the officialdom for so many years, so Tang Ning was assured of his abilities.
Zhaoxian Cheng was only promoted half a rank to take over his position as Ping'an County Magistrate. If he could also be transferred by His Majesty and serve as an assistant officer such as Shaoyin, with the tacit understanding between the two of them over the years, they should be invincible.
It's a pity that this kind of thing depends on luck. At present, it seems that this is not possible.
So far, their family has completely established a foothold in Beijing.
Although compared with those big families with decades of foundation and mixed roots in Beijing, their backgrounds are still a little thin, but backgrounds cannot be generalized. No matter how powerful the party is, or how dense the network of connections is, there is no one who has the emperor's back.
This big tree is safe.
Towards the end of the year, the major shops owned by the Tang Dynasty have doubled their sales due to the Sixteenth Guards Competition, which has entered the eyes of the people of the capital.
Tang Ning and Tang Yaoyao discussed it and made certain adjustments to the industrial structure. The biggest change was to separate the newspaper from Tang Ren Zhai and establish a separate Jingshi Daily.
This organization does not make money. If labor costs are included, there is even a certain degree of loss. However, this is also a strategic loss. As the first official news organization of Chen State, the significance of this is not so much as thousands or hundreds of taels.
What can be measured by silver.
As the end of the year approaches, there are no major events to publish in the newspapers. All the major government agencies are paying close attention to public security. In the past two days, many houses have been stolen, including the housekeepers' mansions and the houses of powerful people. My father-in-law specifically mentioned it yesterday.
Remind the general public in Beijing and central China in newspapers to increase their awareness of prevention and do a good job in preventing theft.
In the Etiquette Department, the errands of the year-end festival were completely shouldered by the Temple Department. Liu Jin, the doctor in the Temple Department, got up earlier than a chicken and went to bed later than a dog in the past two days. He wore the stars and the moon and worked hard. He was so busy that he didn't even have time to eat, but he still
Don't forget to read the newspaper every day.
Although it is said that if something major happens in the capital, the major government offices are often the first to know about it, but rumors are more convincing than words in black and white.
To his disappointment, nothing major happened in the past few days, especially Liu Shilang, whose face was glowing every day, as if the old lady was celebrating her sixtieth birthday every day.
However, he still firmly believed in his belief that good will be rewarded with good and evil will be punished with evil. It is not that there will be no reward. Before the time comes, there is always a period of extreme darkness before dawn. He has survived so many days and does not care about these two days.
of.
After all, winter is here, can spring be far behind?
There is nothing major in the newspaper. It just mentions that many homes in Beijing have been stolen recently. The thieves are extremely rampant. After stealing things, they will leave a plum blossom at the scene, claiming to be some kind of strange thief Yizhimei...
I don't know if this branch of plum can rob not only wealth but also sex. If he can go to Liu's house and rob the evil woman in his house, his life will be easier in the future.
It’s really exciting to think about it.
…
The strange thief Iljimae is a thief who suddenly appeared in the capital in the past few days. He does not steal from the common people, but only steals from officials and dignitaries. I don’t know why, no matter how tight the defenses of those houses are, for Iljimae, it is described as...
It was a false promise, but within a few days, more than ten families were robbed, leaving only a plum blossom at the scene to show their identity.
The Jingzhao government office has issued a sea arrest document. If anyone can catch this thief, he will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver. Unfortunately, this thief came without a trace, and it is impossible to find his trace.
Late at night, inside a high gate in Beijing.
Uncle Shou Quan took Xina's concubine in his arms and walked into the room. He turned back and told his servants: "Send more people to patrol the warehouse at night. Don't let those thieves come in and steal things."
The guard in the mansion immediately said: "Yes, sir!"
Uncle Shou Quan nodded with satisfaction, walked into the room with his arms around his concubine, and had just skinned her into a little white sheep, covered her with a quilt, and was about to have a big fight, when suddenly there was a gong sound in the courtyard.
"Catch the thief, catch the thief!"
"It's Iljimae, catch him quickly!"
"Don't let him get away!"
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Uncle Shou Quan was in a tense and exciting moment when he was startled by the sudden sound of gongs. He shivered twice and felt dull for a while.
In the courtyard, the guards of Uncle Shouquan's Mansion saw a figure leaping up the wall and disappearing after a few taps. He was holding a torch in his hand and a plum blossom in the other hand, standing in the courtyard with a look on his face.
An unwilling look.
Uncle Shou Quan put on his clothes and hurriedly came out of the room and asked: "Did you catch it? Did you catch it?"
The guard lowered his head and said, "Master, I accidentally let him escape just now!"
"Trash!" Shou Quanbo kicked several people in anger and shouted: "They are all trash!"
His chest heaved and he breathed quickly: "If you can't even catch a thief, what's the use of raising you!"
At this time, a guard trotted over holding a torch and said: "Master, there is something on the ground."
Uncle Shou Quan frowned and said, "What?"
The guard picked up a pamphlet from the ground and said, "It seems to have fallen from Iljimae."
Uncle Shou Quan returned to the room, opened the book, and saw some words densely written on it. When he took a closer look, he couldn't help but be stunned.
I saw that all the records on it were from wealthy families in Beijing, and that was all. It even recorded very clearly what precious treasures each family had. Wang Yushijia collected an original calligraphy by Su Shi and an authentic calligraphy by Mi Fu.
It went to Liu Shilang's house. Mr. Qi of Hubu had a lot of money in his house. It was all obtained through corruption. Even if he stole it, he would not dare to report it to the official...
There were dozens of pieces of information, some with a "" on them. Uncle Shouquan thought about it carefully, and it seemed that they were the houses that had been stolen in the past few days.
Are the preparations for being a thief these days so detailed? Sure enough, no one can succeed casually. It is no wonder that Xia Yizhimei became the number one thief in the capital. It turns out that he has also done so much hard work in private.
Uncle Shou Quan flipped through it casually, and suddenly a piece of paper fell out of the booklet.
He picked it up and looked at it, and said in surprise: "Gift list, what gift list?"
After reading it, he stood stunned and murmured: "This is not the sixtieth birthday, this is obviously a money-grabbing party..."
After muttering something, he always felt that something was wrong. When he looked up again, he couldn't help but take a breath, "This, this..., where did their money come from?"
A seventh-grade official, who is still a clear figure in Yushitai, has an annual salary of only one hundred taels. A gift can easily be one thousand or two thousand taels...
Those listed above are all officials who attended Liu Shilang's mother's sixtieth birthday, and these people - all are members of the Tang family and the Duanwang faction.
"It's great..." Unexpectedly, catching the thief would lead to such a big harvest. Uncle Shou Quan looked happy and said, "Quick, prepare the sedan and go to Prince Kang's Mansion!"
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In Tianranju, Su Mei took off her night clothes and said dissatisfiedly: "Yizhimei, can't you give it a nicer name?"
Tang Ning thought for a while and said, "How about a super cute little fox that can charm the whole country with one smile and charm the country with two smiles?"
Su Mei waved her hand and said: "Forget it, just a plum tree."
She threw Ye Xingyi aside and said, "You are really stingy. Liu Feng just impeached your father-in-law once, and you are going to take revenge on him like this..."
"This is not revenge." Tang Ning corrected him, "If he is really clean, nothing will happen to him. If he is not, then we can eliminate harm for the people and represent justice."
Su Mei shook her head and said: "Even if he is not a breeze, those who give gifts will probably hate him to death... They say you are petty, and they are absolutely right."
"This is not to be petty, this is to protect the people I care about." Tang Ning looked at her and said, "If anyone bullies you, I guarantee that his end will be as miserable as Liu Feng's."
Su Mei said: "Am I someone you care about?"
Tangning looked into her eyes and asked, "What do you think?"
"Okay, okay, I got it..." Su Mei showed a charming smile, waved her hand and said, "I'm going to bed, please go back quickly."
Tangning sat by the bed and said, "There's no curfew these days anyway. You can go to sleep. I'll leave after you fall asleep."
Tang Ning felt a little uncomfortable having to play the role of the thief Iljimae every day, so she took the initiative to coax her to sleep. After finally coaxing her to sleep, Tang Ning left the room and walked out of Tiantianju.
"You have been running out every night for the past two days, just to come here to have a private meeting with Su Hu?"
A voice suddenly came from behind. Tangning turned her head and saw Tang Yaoyao standing in the darkness, her eyes flashing dangerously.
