There is a messenger eunuch in the palace who specializes in communicating between the Taiji Palace and various departments in the imperial city. This is a fat job. No one in the palace does anything for nothing. Even the stingy ones have to be rewarded with dozens of pennies.
, so the position of the eunuch who delivers the message must be Eunuch Gao, the godson of the eunuch in charge. Moreover, it is a rotation system, with people changing every month. The benefits cannot be obtained by one person.
Basically, people in all yamen can get some free money, but there is only one place where they can get some free money, not to mention free money. This place is the Yushitai. In the past, when Xiao was the Yushi doctor, he could occasionally get some.
But after Wei Zheng became the imperial censor, he strictly ordered everyone on and off the censorship platform not to have any financial transactions with the palace. If he was discovered, he would file a petition for impeachment.
How could the eunuchs bear this? Besides, they couldn't afford to pay dozens of coins in reward. Therefore, the Yushitai became the most reluctant place for eunuchs to come.
But unfortunately, it is hard to disobey the sacred command. If you don’t want to come, you have to spread the word.
The person sent today is also a godson of Eunuch Gao. When he came to the censor's platform, he found him in Wei Zheng's room and said firmly: "The Holy One has spoken, and Wei Zheng has accepted the order."
Wei Zheng was writing when he heard the voice and put down his pen. He bowed in the direction of Tai Chi Hall and said, "Your Majesty, Wei Zheng, listen to the edict."
The eunuch threw Wei Zheng's memorial on his desk and said: "Your Majesty said: Wei Zheng, give up this idea. The Shandong nobles are alienated from me, and I will never allow it!"
Wei Zheng glanced at the scattered memorial. There was a big bright red cross on it, which penetrated the back of the paper. He could guess how angry Li Shimin was when he saw the memorial.
"Please tell your majesty, father-in-law, that Wei Zheng knows."
The eunuch glanced at Wei Zheng, coughed, stretched out his left hand, and gently twirled his thumb and index finger. This is what he thought, it would be fine if he didn't give the reward for sending a message, but it would be a bit unreasonable if he didn't give a reward for sending a message.
A third-grade minister, you can't be so shameless.
He obviously underestimated Wei Zheng. Seeing the eunuch's hint, Wei Zheng smiled slightly and said, "My father-in-law's hand is cramped?"
"..." The eunuch's expression froze on his face, he swung his sleeves, snorted coldly, and said: "I don't need to worry about Duke Wei, our family is back to work."
After that, he turned around and left.
Wei Zheng did not send it away. After returning to the case, he picked up the returned memorial and threw it aside. He picked up the pen again, dipped it in ink, and continued to finish the unfinished calligraphy.
Make money!
The four big characters are official script, neat and orderly. Although it is not as good as the famous calligraphers of the day, such as Ouyang Xun, Yu Shinan and others, it still has its own character in it, and it can be regarded as a good work.
Wei Zheng finished writing, looked at it, and stamped it. After the ink dried, Wei Zheng rolled up the work, tied it with a red string, and left the check-in room.
He walked on the front foot, and Eunuch Gao came on the back foot. The eunuch had been humiliated by Wei Zheng, so he naturally became more jealous when he returned. Wei Zheng only said "I know", but under his vivid performance, he actually acted out a sense of arrogance.
The same sentence said in different tones had completely different meanings. After seeing the eunuch's imitation, Li Shimin thought to himself, Wei Zheng is showing off his cynicism! He was really angry, so he asked Eunuch Gao to go there in person.
If Wei Zheng is asked to go over, he will ask questions face to face.
But when Eunuch Gao arrived at the Yushitai, Wei Zheng had already left. After asking the clerk on duty, he learned that Wei Zheng had taken leave today and left half a day early. This was strange. Eunuch Gao knew Wei Zheng's habits. Unless he was
Like a few days ago, he was really sick and couldn't get up. He wouldn't take leave on weekdays, and leaving early would never happen to Wei Zheng. He actually asked for leave today. Why?
Eunuch Gao couldn't guess anymore, so he had to go back and report the truth to Li Shimin. This time, it took a lot of time. Li Shimin's anger was almost gone, and he thought that he couldn't send people to chase Wei Zheng for such a small thing.
, he sighed and waved his hand, thinking that this matter was over. But he had already made up his mind that he would never agree to the Shandong nobles' plan to build roads. No matter how hard Wei Zheng tried, he would not agree.
If he doesn't agree, he won't believe it, how dare the Shandong nobles rebel!
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From opening to selling out, it took less than an hour. The rest of the time was used to collect gifts and keep accounts. Wei Yingluo, who had finished teaching the children during the period, also brought Pearl to help. Wei Yingluo can write and do calculations.
Pearl is a diligent and capable maid, and the master and servant help together, which relieves a lot of pressure.
"How much is the total?"
"Wait a minute." Wei Yingluo was already able to use the four arithmetic operations skillfully and calculated quickly. Li Mu stood aside and watched. Before the mental arithmetic was finished, Wei Yingluo had already calculated it and said: "With all the gift discounts added, it's almost 30,000 yuan."
Go up and down."
"It's just such a small amount of money." Li Mu was greatly disappointed, picked up the account book, flipped through it, and said with disdain: "These nobles are too stingy. How can they get away with just a few dozen coins as a gift? Uncle Cheng is still generous, three
Qian Guan, you still give me face. Why is there ten thousand Guan here? Which rich man is so generous?"
"Who else could it be, your three..." Li Zhien almost said the words 'third aunt', but luckily he woke up in time and stopped. Li Mu glanced at her, and Li Zhien vomited in embarrassment.
He changed his tongue and said, "It's Mrs. Peony. She came here just now when you were going to the front yard. Just as there were a lot of people, she left again, saying she was going to the heaven and earth to wait for us."
"Oh, that's it." Li Mu suddenly realized, looking at the 10,000 yuan written on the account book, he was also surprised. He knew that Wang Ou was not short of money. This could be seen from Cheng Yaojin's words and Wang Ou's usual behavior.
Everyone could see it. But he didn't expect that Wang Ou was so rich in money. He gave a gift of ten thousand guan, which was not a small amount. Li Mu thought that money was like dung, but if someone opened a shop, he would also
I would definitely be reluctant to give up ten thousand guan as a gift. Could it be that this money was blown by the strong wind?
Of course the money couldn't have come from the strong wind, and Li Mu didn't think Wang Ou was a person who didn't know how to cherish money. So there was only one explanation. This silly woman wanted to please Bai Qiaoqiao, or to please herself, in this way.
Ten thousand guan is really worth it.
Li Mu couldn't help but feel very guilty. Although he didn't think money could represent feelings, and he was not short of this ten thousand yuan, his willingness to spend so much money also showed Wang Ou's attitude. Li Mu couldn't help thinking that Wang Ou had done it for himself
So much, but it seemed that he had done nothing for her, so the feeling of guilt arose spontaneously.
It's time to do something for Wang Ou.
Seeing Li Mu looking at Wang Ou's name in a daze, Li Zhien became accustomed to being jealous again. She reached out and touched Li Mu's arm and whispered: "Master, if I had ten thousand guan, I would also be willing to give it."
Li Mu laughed dumbly and said, "What's the point of you comparing this? We're all from one family, and it's just money, so why bother?" Li Mu stuffed the account book into Li Zhien's arms and said, "Okay, little housekeeper, the account book
Once you have collected it, you will use it as a token to return gifts in the future. Gifts cannot be carried in your pocket, and you will have to pay them back sooner or later."
"I know." Li Mu called her 'little housekeeper', and Li Zhien felt a lot happier. She liked the feeling of being treated specially by Li Mu, and the title 'little housekeeper' was exclusive to her.
Li Mu turned around and shouted to the people in the yard: "Everyone, move your hands to see which warehouse is empty. Move the things in and lock them up first. When the work is done, everyone will go to the heaven and earth to eat. I ordered the best one."
Come on, have a good drink today, you don’t have to save money for me!"
When Lao Hu and others heard this, they hurriedly said: "We have put in a little effort, how dare we let Mr. Hou spend money? How can we rough people like us get there in heaven and on earth? Let's forget it."
"If I say you can go, you can go, don't refuse!"
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly heard someone shouting from behind: "Dad!"
Li Mu was startled and said quickly: "There's no need to be so grateful. It's just a meal. How come you even called dad..." He turned around and was stunned. Who was this person standing at the door?
Ah, isn't this Wei Zheng! Why did this old guy come to give himself a gift?
Why does it feel like I am floating?
The corners of Li Mu's mouth couldn't help but turn up. He tried his best to hold it back, but couldn't hold it back. He laughed loudly: "Mr. Wei, are you here to congratulate me too? What a rare guest! Come on, come on in.
,What are you doing standing at the door?"
Wei Zheng's face turned green and white. If there was no other way, how could he come to this door? Looking at Li Mu's face, Wei Zheng felt like he was about to vomit blood. What is meant by a villain's success? This scene in front of him is a villain's success. This
Li Mu's expression of gloating over misfortune is vivid and vivid! It's vivid and vivid!
Wei Zheng gritted his teeth and tried not to explode on the spot. He forced out a smile and walked in.
Wei Yingluo hurried up to greet her and asked with concern: "Dad, are you feeling better? My daughter is very concerned about her."
"I don't have you as a daughter, and I have severed the father-daughter relationship with you!"
Wei Yingluo burst into tears all of a sudden and burst into tears: "Daddy"
Li Mu was unhappy when he saw this. He pulled Wei Yingluo behind him and glared at Wei Zheng: "Wei Zheng, I'll give you face by calling you Wei Gong. If I don't give you face, you will be Old Wei here. What are you pretending to be? What are you pretending to be?"
Is this daughter sorry for you? She worked here, earned nothing, and secretly sent it back to you to treat your illness. How can she still feel sorry for you? The reason why you are still alive and standing here making sarcastic comments is because of me! You still have a lot of trouble with me.
Do you have no conscience? Say such inhuman words!"
"This..." Wei Zheng was embarrassed on the spot and murmured: "But Madam told me, this money is"
"I don't know what your wife said, but she must have lied to you. I saw it with my own eyes when your concierge came to collect the money that day. You old man, people say that tigers poisoned but don't eat their seeds, but you didn't even recognize yourself
My biological daughter! What did she do wrong? If you fight with me, losing will only show that you are incompetent and put all the responsibility on your own daughter. Are you doing what the father did? Bah! Shameless!"