Dress to be a celebrity

Chapter 25

Because the internal treasury is not enough, the king of Zhou is not allowed to get married?The dignified son of heaven actually held the prince's marriage as a hostage and asked the Ministry of Households for money to enjoy himself... How could this be the behavior of the son of Shengtian!

If he is not the real brother of the future princess, then he should go to the book to persuade the emperor to let Zhou Wangyi get married, and not to make money with it.But his status is embarrassing - if he really comes to persuade him, others will either say that the Huan family is eager to marry the royal family for their own benefit, or they will say that his family is a straight man.

Huan Ling couldn't help frowning, and asked in a low voice, "I don't know how all the adults in the court will respond?"

The edict officer also sighed a bit: "The three old gentlemen of the cabinet all went to the book to advise His Majesty to follow the old system to hold a wedding for the King of Zhou, and there is no need to give many gold and silver playthings in the palace. The two chief constitutions, vice constitutions and Six subjects and thirteen courses are given to Shizhong, Yushi is like a snowflake on the ground, but it has not been persuaded for a while..."

On weekdays, if the Holy Majesty wants to take money from the treasury, the Ministry of Household Affairs can still be tough to the end, but such a big event as the marriage of the eldest son of the emperor cannot be dragged on forever, I am afraid that the courtiers will bow their heads first.

Huan Ling also sighed lightly.

I don't know how much money the Holy Majesty needs before he is willing to let go. I am afraid that this year the court will be short of money and food, and it will be difficult for Song Shibo to ask the court for tax-free food.

On the contrary, he was not very worried about the marriage between King Zhou and his younger sister——

Yuanniang is now raised in the palace, and her status as a concubine has been declared to the world, and her innocence cannot be dismissed lightly.It doesn't matter if the marriage is delayed for a year or two. Some wealthy families in the south are reluctant to marry their daughters early. There are also marriages in their twenties. His sister is not too old.Moreover, if the marriage fails, his grandfather's energy must be devoted to the court, and if he can't spare the effort to suppress the Song family, their life in Tingzhou will be stable.

Thinking about it this way, the anxiety in his heart calmed down a little. He thanked the edict officer for telling him about the court affairs in detail, and prepared a banquet together with Zhifu Zhu, Tongzhi Xing, the chief officials of the mansion, and the second official to entertain the angel and his party.

The envoy of the Ministry of Rites only stayed in Fucheng for one night, and the next day he was going to Qingliu County to announce the imperial edict.Huan Ling took advantage of the night to silence the edict, and ordered someone to send it to Wuping quickly, telling the envoy of the Ministry of Rites in Song Dynasty that he had left the capital city, and asked him to estimate the date and prepare to receive the edict.

He lived in Wuping these days, and he could see that Song Shi was really broad-minded and didn't mind his family's abandonment of the marriage alliance, so he dared to ask him to stay in the county to control the situation.If he also harbored regrets like Mr. Song, this letter was not asking him to receive the envoy, but asking someone to take him directly to the mansion instead of asking him to see the edict with his own eyes.

I really should call him to the mansion to persuade him...

As soon as the thought came together, it lingered in the bottom of his heart.

Zhu Zhifu and others are still immersed in the passion of the angel passing the edict, and the colleague is about to become the uncle of the country. After finishing their official duties, they gather together to discuss the royal marriage and how Huan Ling should be promoted in the future... talking and talking. Thinking about whether the banquet for the guests yesterday was to the angel's taste.

Fujian cuisine has always been famous, but what is famous is the fresh taste in Fuzhou.Their Tingzhou prefecture is in the west of Fujian. There are many mountains and little water, and it is not near the sea. After all, it lacks some fresh seafood that comes out of the water.

Master Zhu sighed, "I knew I should have written a letter to ask the county magistrate of Wuping for any good ideas."

Huan Ling thought about the Song family father and son all night, and suddenly heard the words "Wuping magistrate", and couldn't help being surprised.Master Zhu suddenly remembered that he had heard people say before that the County Magistrate Song of Wuping County had an engagement with the Huan family, so he regretted mentioning the Song family in front of him, and only vaguely said, "The county magistrate of Wuping County will receive guests". Put him off.

It's a pity that Huan Ling has been thinking about Junior Brother Song's family ever since the angel arrived in Fucheng, wishing he could hear more news about the Song family and his son from other people, so why would he be perfunctory.

Zhu Zhifu didn't say anything, so he continued with a smile: "Song Shibo has only been in Renwuping County for a few months, and he has been able to ask Brother Xian to pay attention to it, and I will be honored for you. If Brother Xian is interested, I will So I wrote a letter to the Uncle Shi to ask for an idea, if there are envoys and guests passing through Fucheng in the future, virtuous brothers can also try a new way to treat them, or can they make the guests and hosts happy?"

Shibo?How about honor?

What's the matter, is it possible that the two of them still have friendship after they divorced?

The magistrate Zhu was so frightened that he didn’t know what to say. He didn’t think too much about the experience of sitting next to him. He tried his best to please him and said, “Song Daling of Wuping is really capable. How many county magistrates can do this in the dispute between Yao and Yao? This year, when he was transferred to Wuping, Fujian Tidi often mentioned him after he visited his county and praised him for his academic excellence."

Professor Fu also repeatedly agreed: "He also has a son who passed the No. 3 exam in the college. I met him a few times at the time. He is really a handsome and gentle boy! If Song Ling was an official in Fucheng, this scholar would be a stable talent. It's in our hands!"

Wouldn't it be a pity that such a good student went to the county school?

Huan Ling was more proud to hear them praise the Song family than to hear others praise himself. His expression became softer, and he said with a smile: "Yes, third brother Song has outstanding talents since he was a child, and he has been regarded as a child prodigy in his hometown. It's not that I prefer my family. He is in his teens. When I was studying under my father’s seat, the articles and poems I wrote were already commendable, and it’s no surprise that I can pass the entrance examination in Fujian.”

Zhu Zhifu listened to him more and more as if he had a real relationship with the Song family, and he praised Song Shi a step later: "When the students of Song Dynasty were taking the exam in the mansion, I also heard his article, which was very insightful. He is a student who graduated from Lingxian's examination, so it's no wonder he can write such a good article. It's a pity that the mansion was busy at that time, and my brother didn't get to see him, so I still regret it when I think about it."

Huan Ling laughed and said, "He is studying in Wuping County, so it's not difficult for my brother to invite him to see him. It's just that Wuping County was hit by floods at the beginning of the month. The government is going to investigate. Song Shibo is busy dealing with those powerful families, and the third brother of the Song family has to serve his father, and I am afraid that it will take some time before he can come to the mansion."

There is such a bold and powerful man!

Dare to occupy the land and fight against the respected man who is the disciple of Princess Zhou's late father!

Zhu Zhifu suddenly changed his face, stood up and pressed Huan Ling's hand, and asked awe-inspiringly: "There is such a family who doesn't care about life and death, and doesn't pay attention to the court's laws at all! Fortunately, the virtuous brother told me, otherwise how would I know that the village is still alive?" There are such tyrants. This matter must be written by Wuping County in detail, so that the mansion can decide!"

When the Fu Zun's decree was delivered to the county, Song Shi had already arrived at the mansion with a stack of old and new fish scale book data and copied money and food data.Huan Ling immediately brought the account books of him and the Wang family's embezzlement of land and underpayment of taxes to the venerable, and told the whole story of the rectification of the Wang family's hidden fields and households.

The Wang family not only cheated and seized land, refused to pay taxes, and concealed corvée, but also concealed numerous crimes in the process of accumulating land and money for generations.First, some people whose land was occupied by his family saw that Song Shi was at odds with the Wang family, and secretly sued him; later, he memorized a few cases, and felt that there should be other cases against the Wang family before, so he asked the master to look up the previous cases. dossier.

Master Xing Ming lent it to Huan Ling, and Master Qian Liang took up the vacancy left by him, led the book office and plunged into the torture room, flipping through the thick old files.

The predecessor, the former predecessor, the former former predecessor... The local magistrate usually takes nine years to pass the exam before he can change his position. When counting down the files of several predecessors and decades, there are intermittent complaints from the Wang family for harming the locality.The scribes were locked up in the county government by the magistrate of Song Dynasty to work in secret, and they couldn't help scolding the Wang family day and night as they read the bloody pleadings.

Although the Wang family is powerful, the elders are even more powerful. They dare not hate County Magistrate Song for forcing them to work overtime, so they can only put their resentment on the Wang family who committed serious crimes.

How vicious, his family can commit so many crimes!If such people are not eliminated, they will not be able to go home and rest for a day!

These are only those that have been filed in the yamen, and they have not been allowed to submit when I don't know how many complaints have been filed.Because the Wang family was very powerful, Song Shi was afraid that they would secretly harm the plaintiff and witnesses if they knew that the county was going to investigate their past crimes, so they did not issue a warrant for the yamen servants to arrest them, but only asked the secretary to copy the address on the pleadings. for future arrest.

This time he went to the mansion to ask Huan Ling to help settle the accounts, and he didn't bring those pleadings and case files, but with the help of Huan Xiaoxiong, Zhu Zhifu still told him very straightforwardly: "Your county should let go of the encroachment on the fields. Check, if he refuses to plead guilty to the murder case, he will ask your father to submit a detailed report, and Lord Huan of the main house and the sub-fufu will make the decision."

Song Shi hurriedly responded, bowed his head and thanked him: "Tai Zun hates evil like a hatred, loves the people like a son, Wuping County is endlessly grateful."

As for Brother Huan Xiao, he is not an outsider, so he doesn't have to think about what kind of gift he will give back like he did to the Lord Fu Zun, as long as he can get some food from his own house, he will be grateful.

After returning to the inner courtyard of Tongpan, Huan Ling buried himself in the study to settle accounts.Song Shi was embarrassed to watch, and didn't want to follow suit, so he hid in the kitchen and stared at a pot of steamed yams, crushed them into mud, and asked someone to find buffalo milk to moisten them. Pour a thin layer of sweet-scented osmanthus brine on top.

This is easy to make and delicious, easy to digest, and high in sugar, which is suitable for mental workers as a midnight snack.

In fact, he first wanted to make yam cake with jujube paste in Dream of Red Mansions. Unfortunately, there is nowhere to find such good Cangzhou golden shredded dates in the house, so he had to use seasonal sweet-scented osmanthus sauce instead of jujube paste.But the sweet-scented osmanthus yam cake is just as delicious. Before eating it, hang it in a well in the well.

Well, just thinking about the stack of fish scale books made his eyes blaze, and it was really not easy for Brother Huan Xiao to face so many questions and wear thick clothes.

When he went to deliver the snacks at night, he saw that Huan Ling was still neatly dressed in a straight gown, and the teacup in his hand was steaming, so he quietly urged him: "Take off your coat, no one is watching here, sir. Wear a few pieces, relax and relax."

Where no one is watching... Isn't there one in front of you?

Huan Ling pays attention to etiquette and refuses to meet people in only his middle coat.Song Shi himself, however, took off his outer robe briskly, put on a white thin silk jacket, and sat at the table to drink his tea and snacks.The underwear was changed by Aunt Ji according to his request. The collar was dug into a low round neck, the upper body was just past the waist, and there was no tie. It's as easy to move around as modern daywear.

However, such clothes are inappropriate in the eyes of scholars, and their family only wears them privately, and all the clothes they make for Huan Ling are decent.

Song Shi himself was wearing a short jacket. Looking at the two layers of robes inside and outside, he was too hot for him. He found a big round cattail leaf fan, sat at the table and joked: "Senior brother has worked hard to settle accounts. Let the younger brother serve you for a while. Let the younger brother serve you first. Eat this plate of yam cake, it was iced in the hanging well, it can relieve the heat, and I will fan you a cool breeze, you will not be bothered by looking at it."

Song Shi shook his fan, and the refreshing breeze blew across Huan Ling's face.Take another bite of the cold, sweet and delicate yam cake, and calm down the restlessness that lingers in my heart that day.He wrote a few more strokes, and couldn't help but grab the fan and shake it by himself. The wind blew across his head and face, and then onto Song Shi's face, making the room cool and peaceful.