In this world, there are only two people who can make Li Qi feel helpless as soon as he meets her. One is the best of the bad guys - Gao Yanei, and the other is this person right now, who is like a rose with thorns, Zhao Jingyan.
Zhao Jingyan asked with a smile: "What? This can also surprise you?"
Since she was facing away from Li Qi, Li Qi didn't pay much attention to her. It wasn't until she opened her mouth to speak that she realized there was another shemale here.
Li Qi shook his head and said, "I'm not surprised at all. I just admire your vast acquaintances."
Zhao Jingyan smiled and said: "Thank you for the compliment." After a pause, she explained: "Actually, Uncle Zong and I have known each other for a long time."
Zongze also nodded and said: "Yanfu Zongji is right. She also helped me a lot at the beginning."
"I see." Li Qi smiled and thought to himself, this woman is quite accurate in judging people. Everyone she makes friends with is a talented person, including me. He said to Zong Ze: "Prefect Zong, why don't you When we enter the city, I will prepare fine wines and delicacies to entertain you---"
At this point, he suddenly let out a sigh, glanced at Zhao Jingyan, and said, "I know, it's your bad idea again."
It turned out that after the news of Zongze's appointment by the imperial court came down, Li Qi immediately sent people to find Zongze and asked him to go to Dengzhou to take office. When he went to Dengzhou to take office, he chose to go to Tokyo to meet with him first.
Zong Ze hurriedly said: "That's not true. In fact, Zong doesn't want to trouble the economic officer, and---."
He hesitated to speak. Li Qi's heart was like a mirror. Dengzhou was a battleground for politicians. If he went to the capital to see Zhao Huan, the other ministers and the princes and ministers would definitely invite him and put pressure on him. It would take no more than seven or eight days. Don't even think about leaving the capital. It might cause a lot of trouble, so it's better to avoid it. He smiled and said: "Furthermore, this Lady Yan Fuzong also told you that if you enter the city, you must first see His Highness the Crown Prince. I'm afraid this will After all the trouble, the magistrate of this sect chose to invite me here, am I wrong?"
Zongze turned his head and glanced at Zhao Jingyan standing aside, and laughed.
Li Qi asked curiously: "I wonder why Zongzhifu is laughing?"
Zongze chuckled and said, "That's right. Just now Yan Fu said that you would be able to guess that it was her fault. I didn't believe it at first, but now it seems that you really know yourself and the enemy."
Zhao Jingyan chuckled and said: "I am not a gentleman and I don't understand the heart of a gentleman, but I can understand a little bit about the heart of a villain."
Li Qi looked at Zhao Jingyan angrily and said: "Miss Zhao, you said it doesn't matter if I am a villain, but don't use my wife as a backstop."
Zhao Jingyan said in surprise: "When did I take your wife out to support you?"
Li Qidao: "Isn't the meaning of your sentence very obvious? It is to compare women and villains together. Although Qiniang is a woman, a gentleman will be embarrassed in front of her, but a non-gentleman is better than a gentleman. We two You already know the basics, so you can just say that villains cherish each other, and I won’t have any objections."
Zhao Jingyan spat and said, "Who cares about you so much? It's so shameless."
Li Qi hummed: "Each other, each other."
Zongze on the side was dumbfounded and couldn't believe his eyes. Is this really Zong Ji and the current third-grade person?
However, at this time, both Li Qi and Zhao Jingyan also noticed Zongze's strange expression. Their faces turned red and they looked at each other in tacit understanding. They also snorted at the same time.
Zong Ze, who was caught in the middle, suddenly broke out in a cold sweat and quickly changed the subject: "We'd better not stand and talk. Economic Envoy, Yan Fu, please take a seat quickly."
"yes."
The two of them had a tacit understanding in choosing the seat opposite Zongze.
Li Qi chuckled, frowned and said, "Miss Zhao, are you deliberately trying to make things difficult for me?"
Zhao Jingyan hummed: "Isn't this what I should say?" As she spoke, she had already sat down in a dignified manner.
You---you are so cruel. Li Qi muttered: "I am a good man and I will not fight with women."
Zhao Jingyan refused to give in. She said lightly: "That's really strange."
"You---forget it."
Li Qi glared at Zhao Jingyan fiercely, then sat in the seat next to him. Seeing Zong Ze looking at the two of them with strange eyes, he said, "I'm really sorry. I made Zong Zongzhi laugh."
Zongze was slightly startled and realized that when he was frustrated, he had traveled all over the country. He was bold and informal by nature. He laughed and said: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. The economy makes the words strong."
Li Qi unconsciously looked at Zongze and saw that his hair and beard were all white, his face was wrinkled, and he felt sad. Such a hero spent decades in vain. This is really a loss for our Song Dynasty.
! If you wait until this time to use him, how much more energy can he use? Alas, after all, this is all caused by the corrupt court, it is really self-inflicted!
The more he thought about Li Qi, the more he felt sorry for Zong Ze, and he couldn't help but feel sad in his heart.
"Economic ambassador, economic ambassador."
When Zongze saw Li Qi staring at him blankly, with a trace of regret on his face, he felt surprised and shouted softly.
Li Qi was slightly startled, knowing that he had lost his composure. He smiled apologetically and asked, "Is Zong Zhifu in good health?"
Zongze was stunned. He never expected that what Li Qi asked was not about official matters, but his current physical condition, because their friendship was not that good. He thought of Li Qi's gaffe just now, and immediately understood and said with a smile: "Economy
The envoy would like to ask, Lian Po is old, can he still make a living?"
When Zhao Jingyan heard this, she also woke up and felt very sad in her heart. She couldn't help but glance at Li Qi.
Li Qi shook his head first, then nodded and said, "Yes, but not entirely."
Zongze said: "Then I wonder what the economic envoy means?"
Li Qi sighed: "To be honest, I just thought of people making the best use of their talents, but I ignored the actual situation. If I was given another chance, I might change my mind."
Zongze's face showed a slight displeasure, and he said with a deep eyebrow: "Yes, I am now in my old age, but I will definitely try my best. If my health did not allow me to go to Dengzhou to take office, I would not have taken the job in the first place.
Undertake this task to avoid harming others and yourself."
Li Qi shook his head and said, "Prefect Zong has misunderstood. That's not what I meant. On the contrary, I am just afraid that Prefect Zong has such thoughts. This makes me very worried."
Zhao Jingyan frowned and said, "You are afraid that the busy government affairs will drag down Uncle Zong's health."
"Exactly."
Li Qi said seriously: "Starting from next year, Dengzhou will be an area focused on development by the Central Government. Based on the current situation of Dengzhou, there is really too much that needs to be improved. Moreover, the Zong Prefect also learned about the Heshuo Army, but
I believe Zong Zhifu also knows what the current situation of the Heshuo Army is. In other words, Zong Zhifu must not only focus on the economy, but also on the military, and also on people's livelihood, and even has to deal with foreign merchants. Not only that
, and the schedule given by the imperial court to the Zong Prefect is very tight, and no time can be wasted."
Zhao Jingyan also looked sad when she heard this, and said: "More than that, the forces in Dengzhou are complicated. I'm afraid Uncle Zong will face far more difficulties than this."
Zong Zeke also thought that he was a tough man, but when he heard what they said, he seemed like a useless person, he felt arrogant in his heart and suddenly burst out laughing.
Li Qi and Zhao Jingyan looked at each other, wondering if I had said the wrong thing.
For a moment, Zongze stopped laughing and said: "Zong has been tirelessly seeking the way to govern the country all his life. I don't dare to say that he has learned a lot. I just hope that one day he can apply what he has learned in his life and do his best for our strategy of the Song Dynasty.
Although there was a period of despair in the middle, if the court really needed Zong, Zong would have no obligation to do so. Even if he had to pay for his old and ugly skin, Zong would die without any regrets.
It would be better to die in the deserted southwest frontier."
As he spoke, he raised his fist towards Li Qi and said, "Thanks to the economic envoy, Zong will definitely fulfill his mission."
Li Qi hurriedly returned the salute and said: "How dare you, how dare you. In fact, I don't doubt the ability of Zong Zhifu, nor am I using any method to provoke the generals. It's just that I worry that Zong Zhifu will go to Dengzhou and ignore his own health and be busy.
Official affairs, if Zong Zhifu has any shortcomings because of this, how can you give me peace of mind? You must know that the body is the capital of the reform."
Zongze felt suspicious after hearing this and asked, "Why does the economic envoy think so highly of Zong?"
Sweat! If I can't even look down on you, who else in the world can come into my eyes. Li Qi smiled and said: "I am neither deaf nor blind. I know the official deeds of Zong Zhifu in various places by heart. I am ashamed of myself."
Not as good. If not, how could I recommend Magistrate Zong to His Highness the Prince? It is precisely because of this that I also heard that Magistrate Zong donated his salary to the people and soldiers when he was in Ye County. This is indeed admirable.
, but it is also worrying at the same time. Therefore, I decided to send four cooks and two doctors to the Zongzhifu. They will take care of the Zongzhifu’s daily life. In addition, I will also give them the Zongzhifu’s daily living expenses. Of course
, I will not deny that there is no point in monitoring at all, because they will always remind the Zongzhifu that it is time to rest, and I believe they will persevere in this, because their lives are connected with the Zongzhifu.
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Zongze was dumbfounded. He had seen many strange things in his life as an official, but this was the first time he encountered this kind of thing. He said: "This---how can this be done? Zong will never accept it."
Li Qi smiled and said: "If that's the case, then the Zongzhifu should not go. I will immediately report to the court and send someone to Dengzhou. The Zongzhifu will just stay in the capital. After all, the environment in the capital is much better."
This man is really interesting, he dares to threaten Uncle Zong. Zhao Jingyan pursed her lips and smiled, and said: "Uncle Zong, I advise you to agree to him. Based on my understanding of him, he can really do such a thing, and he
There is no place for him to spend a lot of money, so you don't need to help him save. Besides, he is usually stingy and tight, and it is rare for him to be generous."
Zongze didn't want to stay in the capital. When he received the imperial edict, he felt that he could finally use what he had learned in his life and was extremely excited. Moreover, he also heard that this economic envoy who suddenly emerged acted strangely and often did not follow the rules.
When Chang Li played his cards, I was really afraid that he would keep his word. He nodded and said with a wry smile: "Then Zongze would be disrespectful."
He really didn't want to say more about this. He cried bitterly when he thought about it, and said: "Economic Minister, let's talk about official business."