Hua Gongzi swallowed and stared straight at the big men in Gu Zhongzheng's hands. He was a little disgusted, it was too little. In the past, Hua Gongzi could spend it all in one meal, but now, he actually wants to
One copper coin for one copper coin.
Asking for money was not a shameful thing in the first place, but now he was asking for penny for penny, which was extremely embarrassing. What else could he say to this uncle Gu? An upright and good official was not enough to describe him.
Hua Gongzi did not take the remaining copper coins, and finally left them with Gu Zhongzheng, while he rushed out of the door. From this point of view, Hua Gongzi was quite conscientious. But in fact, Hua Gongzi just looked at
There are too few copper coins, so there is no use in taking them.
In fact, Gu Zhongzheng himself was sweating a lot. He was really afraid that the playboy would take away all the copper coins. In that case, he would have to drink the northwest wind. It is embarrassing to say that he, a dignified county governor, could only do this
A little money.
But it's strange to say that in the past when he was an official, people would come to deliberately curry favor with him and give him gifts. But for some reason, when he arrived in Tiancang County, there was no one to give him gifts. Could it be that, in this county, there was no one to give him gifts?
Everyone hates the officials so much?
Gu Zhongzheng sighed, it seems that the people have not loved the officials for a long time. What happened in Tiancang County in recent years? It is not easy for the people to hate the officials to this extent.
At noon, the sun was high, bringing a little warmth to the bleak autumn. Gu Zhongzheng left the door again. He had not gone out all morning, and he was a little bored staying in the room. Although he had a lot of troubles recently.
, but you still need to take a break occasionally. After all, if you are locked in the room all the time, your brain will get rusty.
As soon as he came out, Gu Zhongzheng ran to the backyard. If you want to say where the scenery in the governor's mansion is best, it belongs to the backyard. Although it is autumn now, there are no flowers, plants and trees for decoration, but it still has a different kind of fun.
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However, when Gu Zhongzheng walked to the backyard, a shocking scene appeared. He saw Hua Gongzi, Wu Zheng, and Luochen. The three people set up a big table and sat in the middle of the road, eating melon seeds leisurely.
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Gu Zhongzheng was in a good mood, but suddenly disappeared without a trace. Forget it, he didn't want to be followed by a playboy asking for money anymore. It was better to run away quickly before the three of them saw him.
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But the moment he turned back, Gu Zhongzheng seemed to notice something unusual. Gu Zhongzheng was in a trance and stopped moving. He turned his head again. This time, he could see clearly.
.Suddenly, Gu Zhongzheng became angry, and he walked directly in front of the three of them while panting heavily.
The young man was cracking melon seeds and drinking tea, and he was fanning himself left and right with his small fan, feeling very relaxed.
Wu Zheng on the other side was writing with a pen. Although the writing was not very good, the words on the paper were very dazzling. Gu Zhongzheng saw what was recorded on it at a glance. At this time, Wu Zheng
What Zheng wrote was just an account book.
Gu Zhongzheng took another look at the pile of gifts placed in front of Luochen. He still didn't know what had happened.
These three losers accepted bribes behind his back. No, they should have accepted bribes openly and openly, without even hiding them. This is too disrespectful of him as a county governor. They should treat him as dead.
Is it a success?
When Hua Gongzi saw Gu Zhongzheng's ugly face, he knew at a glance that he was angry. However, Hua Gongzi was not flustered at all. He had been prepared for it. In order to make money and dispose of ill-gotten gains, he had taken great pains.
Before Gu Zhongzheng could speak, Hua Gongzi said first: "Uncle Gu, many people came today to deliver things, and they were very enthusiastic. The three of us couldn't bear to disturb Uncle Gu's handling of government affairs, so we sent them back."
The young master said it innocently, as if a child who had done something good was asking for credit.
When Gu Zhongzheng heard this, his anger decreased a bit. It seemed that
, this playboy didn’t do it intentionally, it’s normal for children to do wrong things.
Gu Zhongzheng was speechless. He silently took the account book from Wu Zheng's hand, then turned the page and started reading. It didn't matter if he didn't read it, but he was shocked when he saw it.
What are the things written on it? It's too scary. Gu Zhongzheng's face turned completely green, his stern face became tighter and tighter, and the wrinkles on his forehead became deeper.
Hua Gongzi thought it was Wu Zheng who made the handwriting too ugly, and blamed him: "It's all your fault. The handwriting is so ugly, who can see it."
Wu Zheng pouted and said dissatisfiedly: "If you can write well, come on. It won't hurt your back when you stand and talk."
Upon hearing this, Young Master Hua went up to beat Wu Zheng violently, but at this moment, Gu Zhongzheng spoke. Gu Zhongzheng said with a sigh: "Are these things given by others?" There was a bit of difficulty in his tone.
Belief, and the taste of heartache.
Gu Zhongzheng held the account book in his hand and did not dare to look at it a second time. What was written on it, three gold bars, ten pearls, two hundred taels of silver...
Gu Zhongzheng has never seen so much money in his life, and this is only the first page. I don’t know what was written next.
In the eyes of the playboy, this money may not be much, but in the eyes of Gu Zhongzheng, it is all real money.
In his life, he had never seen or heard of such a large amount of money. Looking at the piles of gift boxes, wasn't it a complete mountain of gold?
At that moment, Raoping Gu Zhongzheng couldn't help but feel confused. His legs began to tremble non-stop, and his hands were shaking violently. Wu Zheng even had the illusion that Gu Zhongzheng was going to kneel down and give those
The gift kowtows.
Hua Gongzi patted Gu Zhongzheng on the back and comforted him cheerfully: "Uncle Gu, don't be too excited. After all, it's hard for anyone to get rich overnight. With Xiaohua's many years of experience in spending money, he will definitely solve Uncle Gu's problem."
of distress.”
What the playboy said was full of lofty ideals, but Gu Zhongzheng didn't listen at all. At this time, all Gu Zhongzheng thought was, it's over, he has been corrupted.
In his entire life, Gu Zhongzheng, he had never taken any bribes. Not only was he an honest official, but his family was also very poor. This was well known to everyone in the court. However, now, he had accepted bribes. If this spread,
Isn't it true that he has no guarantee of success? It's a pity that he has been honest for most of his life, but in the end he was cheated by the three playboys.
Gu Zhongzheng said with tears in his eyes: "Can I still return this gift?"
"Return it?" Wu Zheng was a little confused. He wanted to return such a good gift. What does it mean? Besides, it's all money. What would they eat if it was returned? Wu Zheng was sure about this.
He was the first one to quit.
Luochen was not interested in these gifts, nor was he interested in the conversation between the three of them, so he started eating melon seeds alone. Recently, Luochen's mood has been relatively stable, as if he has come out of the previous severe depression and turned into mild depression.
The playboy glanced at the gift box on the table and sent it back. It went into the stomach of his dignified Beiliang bad boy. He wanted to spit it out again, but there was no way. The playboy thought for a while, and then slowly replied: "I guess I can't go back.
After all, it’s all taken away, so what’s the point of returning it?”
Gu Zhongzheng felt a little desperate after hearing this, and the sadness in his eyes gradually turned into anger. He picked up the account book and said, "Tell me, whose idea was this?"
Hua Gongzi subconsciously wanted to say it was Wu Zheng, but he felt that this was not good, so he finally nodded and pointed at himself.
When Gu Zhongzheng saw that the playboy had admitted it, he immediately smashed the account book on the playboy's chest. This time, he was really angry. Accepting bribes violated his bottom line and must not be done.
The playboy also knew that he had made a big mistake, but fortunately he had made complete preparations in advance. He caught the account book, and then
He said, "Uncle Gu, don't worry, we didn't say it was from you when we received the gift."
"What do you mean?" Gu Zhongzheng was still very angry and asked indifferently.
Mr. Hua smiled and said: "Those who gave the gifts did not say that they would give the gifts to you, Uncle Gu."
Gu Zhongzheng was stunned. If it wasn't given to him, who was it given to?
Hua Gongzi saw the doubts in Gu Zhongzheng's heart, so he pointed at Wu Zheng, who was standing stupidly aside. Then, he waved to Wu Zheng. Wu Zheng didn't know why, so he also stretched out his hand and waved it, his mouth was full of joy.
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"Look, Uncle Gu, it was given to him." Hua Gongzi pointed at Wu Zheng and said.
Gu Zhong turned around, and then he began to look at Wu Zheng carefully. Could it be that Wu Zheng had some special origin? Gu Zhong became more and more confused as he looked, and after looking for a long time, he couldn't see anything.
So Gu Zhongzheng asked in confusion: "Don't you think he has some secret?"
The playboy burst out laughing and replied: "What other secrets does Wu Zheng have? It's just that the people who gave him gifts thought he was the county guard. To be honest, this is all thanks to Wu Zheng's patrol these two days."
Gu Zhongzheng's eyes, which were full of expectation, gradually turned gray, and he said with a hint of disappointment: "What's the difference if you don't accept bribes from me?"
"That's different." At this point, Hua Gongzi's voice suddenly rose: "Although those people wanted to give gifts to the county governor, it is true, but now it is Wu Zheng who receives the gift, and Wu Zheng is not the county governor.
, which means that Uncle Gu, you did not accept bribes." Playboy finished speaking these prepared words in one breath. Fortunately, he had a good memory and did not get stuck in the middle of the sentence.
Gu Zhongzheng still had a puzzled look on his face. It seemed that what Hua Gong said made sense, but he still felt that something was wrong. But he couldn't find what was wrong. After thinking for a long time, he couldn't figure it out.
Hua Gongzi felt that Gu Zhongzheng was on the road, so he continued to lie: "Since they are here to give gifts, wouldn't they be offended if they don't accept them? And they have not committed any crime. They just saw the new county guard coming. Today
There is hope for Cangjun, so he came to visit. Uncle Gu, how can you reject someone's kindness so easily?"
If Gu Zhongzheng was still a little skeptical just now, it can be said that he completely believed Hua Gong's lies. Hua Gong was secretly happy in his heart, since his uncle Gu had been fooled, it would be easy to talk about it.
Just when Hua Gongzi was proud, Gu Zhongzheng said: "In that case, then just accept the money." Hua Gongzi nodded like a drum, he couldn't be more willing to do this. Then Gu Zhongzheng's next words made Hua Gongzheng
The young master's heart reached the top of the mountain, and suddenly fell to the bottom of the valley.
"Such a lot of money is ill-gotten wealth, why not just distribute it to the people of Tiancang County." Gu Zhongzheng said it with an awe-inspiring tone that could not be criticized.
After hearing this, Young Master Hua was stunned. Divide? The money that was finally received was actually going to be divided. Young Master Hua asked weakly: "Uncle Gu, did you make a mistake?"
"Yes, the people of Tiancang County have suffered a lot before, and it's time to repay them." Gu Zhongzheng said directly without thinking.
At this time, Hua Gongzi was completely heartbroken, thinking that his uncle Gu was too kind. Seeing Gu Zhongzheng's hearty smile, he had no choice but to smile along with him.
Gu Zhongzheng finally took the account book away. He wanted to divide it according to what was recorded in the account book. Before leaving, he specially praised Wu Zheng for remembering to be serious. Wu Zheng smiled happily, completely unaware that the money was just like this.
Zhongzheng was deceived.
Hua Gongzi always felt that he had been tricked by Gu Zhongzheng. He glanced at Wu Zheng unkindly and seemed to say, "Who told you to remember such details?"