"Do you know this time? Sometimes, you don't have to meet to get things done. You can see it with clairvoyance. For us, some things are very common, two crystals, one bamboo tube, but this By making things, the army can know the enemy's movements in advance."
Regardless of Liu Zhirou’s stupidity there, the old man continued to talk. He felt that the tea was almost brewed. He held up the tea bowl and skimmed the tea foam with the lid. After drinking it, he exhaled again. The look of enjoyment.
Liu Zhirou drank this kind of tea, but it was Xinyang Maojian that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan had stolen from Henan, this time it was West Lake Longjing.
"Huh? Old Shangshu, your tea..." After a sip, Liu Zhirou asked in surprise.
"Does it feel different from what you used to drink? Where did you get this tea?" When the old man saw the other party's expression, he guessed that the other party still didn't know where the tea came from.
Liu Zhirou shook her head and said, "I really don't know where it came from. When someone sent it to me at the time, they said they asked me to help Zhang Zhong, but the examiner was not so harmonious with me and didn't help me. However, Zhang Zhong was admitted. Later, when I was arranging the official position, I also didn't work hard. Those people seemed to be helping Zhang Zhong.
Later, I figured it out. Now that they can find me, they can find others. Could this tea be bought by Zhang Zhong's family and given to others? I don’t have a lot of fungus. I heard that it was planted by Zhangjiazhuang. I haven’t figured out how to plant fungus. There is no seed. It’s really not a shame to let the person go to Sinong Temple. . "
The old man did not speak directly, but took another sip of tea, grabbed the pumpkin seeds on the table, and ate a few, but Liu Zhirou did not interrupt, sitting there quietly waiting.
The old man finished eating, patted the condiments sticking to the melon seeds on his hands, and said, "The tea you drank was picked from the West Lake by me. It was handed over to Zhangjiazhuang, and they gave it to me. Take back the current tea. The tea you used to drink was brought from Henan, and it was also sold to Zhangjiazhuangzi."
"Zhangjiazhuang produces this kind of tea? Didn't they... Didn't they become the target of public criticism?" Liu Zhirou naturally understood the value of this kind of tea and was addicted to drinking. As long as Zhangjiazhuangzi picks the tea and sends it to them, they will make good tea.
The old man disapproved of Liu Zhirou's words.
He drank another sip of tea. "The target? Where did the target come from? The tea that others drank was all sent out from the palace. Some of the tea produced in the Zhang family was kept for drinking, some were sold directly, and most of them were sent to the palace. The palace either gave it away or distributed it after selling the money.
Who would dare to grab this recipe from Zhang's family? What is the difference between that and grabbing the palace? The only one who can get a prescription is the emperor, but the emperor is very kind to his brothers, how could he do such a thing because of a tea? What's more, the emperor wants to drink it, can it be missed? "
"Lao Shangshu also said, can that natural book be given to me? I'll go back and let people think about it, maybe they can make something more useful." Liu Zhirou mentioned the book at this time.
"Oh? Isn't Li Shangshu waiting for Shilang Lu? Maybe Shilang Lu can bring people back." The old man said deliberately.
"It's okay to replace it with the previous one. Now it's impossible. The Zhang family is able to get such a close relationship with the palace. How can they be afraid of a servant? Especially when people say that Zhang Zhong's methods are good, Huayuan County has just gotten it. , So the original people were cleaned up, and the road and mountain were repaired, and the river was also repaired by your nephew.
It's not easy to find mistakes if you want to, even if you find it, as long as it is not rebellious, what can you do with him? Zhang Jiaxian’s contribution to the recipe has not yet found an excuse to give the reward, the big deal, it is even, but the emperor’s heart may not be even, and I will persuade him when Shilang Lu returns. "
At this time, Liu Zhirou had no hope for Lu Shilang. When the superiors went to the place, they naturally had to put on airs. Beijing officials and expatriate officials could not be the same. Even those who were more amiable in the DPRK would bring such a little bit with them. His arrogance, coupled with the fact that this matter can make a big contribution, the weather is still so bad, even a temper is normal.
The key to the problem lies in the person of the other party. Zhang Zhong can be said to be in charge of the two counties, with a wealth of wealth, a new champion, a good relationship with the prince, a good relationship with the old Shangshu, and the contribution of the prescription, such a person. Will you care if you are a Beijing official
"Don't worry, wait for someone to come back. I'll talk about it after someone comes back. If it doesn't work out, then take the book. If it is done, I don't have to worry about it. I heard the two children say that Yaowang Mountain will build a lake in the future. This is also you. Don’t forget what to do about the Ministry of Engineering.
The old man was also going to see how that Shilang Lu was doing things, even if Liu Zhirou already knew that something bad was going to happen, he said in a hurry.
Liu Zhirou understands what it means: "Old Shangshu, I don't know where this loyalty will go in the future?"
"Where else can Huayuan County be in its hands, it will become a county like Sanshui County, when it will naturally be an official in the court, not a fifth-rank official, but also a regular sixth-rank official. Maybe then you will have the opportunity to work together."
"Well, isn't Zhang Zhong's age a bit younger? If he enters the dynasty with such a small amount of time, it is not easy to grant real powers to officials. That is really a waste of time."
Liu Zhirou felt that it was not good to do this. He only served as a county magistrate in the local area. Whether it is a person from Zhongxian or Shangxian, even if he really enters the capital, his official career will not be too smooth in the future. If he is replaced by someone else, he will not Going to worry about it, but the person from Zhang Jiana seems to have been helping Zhang Zhong step by step. If Zhang Zhong does not make any progress in his future career, who can guarantee that the person will not be discouraged.
After Liu Zhirou mentioned, the old man also thought of this. The Ping Zhang family's ability should not be too early to enter the dynasty, and go to the place to experience it. More seniority is the right way.
Thinking of this, the old man fell into deep thought, and he squeezed the pumpkin seeds in his hand.
Liu Zhirou looked at the other side, and suggested: "It is better to wait for Zhang Zhong to turn Huayuan County into Shangxian County. Let's help him and prevent him from entering Beijing. Let him go to a place far away, where he suffers. According to their abilities, to do a little bit better in that place is also a remarkable achievement and qualifications."
"This matter cannot be decided too early. When I write a letter to Xiaobao and Juanjuan, asking them about their studies, by the way, if the Zhang family agrees, then let Zhang Zhong release it. With some effort, this is still easy to do. If you disagree, hey... Then please help if you can."
The old man agreed with Liu Zhirou's method, but he didn't know how the expert from the Zhang family considered it.
"If this is the case, then I will wait here for a few days, just to ponder over the natural and unclear things, and I hope that Lao Shangshu will give me some advice."
Liu Zhirou is ready to invest in Zhang Zhong, so that the people behind Zhang Family Zhuangzi will understand that if it is really done, he might still be the prime minister for a few years.
The old man agreed and stopped talking about this matter. He started to talk about some insignificant things. Drinking tea, fishing, and the two talked fairly well, until Xu Shi, when it was time for dinner, they were together. Back to the water and clouds.
When the next day was approaching noon, the rain did not mean to stop. The old man began to talk about the game. Don’t be afraid of rain. You can set up a shed. In such weather, the game feels different, even if it’s people watching. Will feel fresh.
Liu Zhirou finally waited for Shilang Lu to come back. When Lu Yanzuo came back, his face was very ugly, not like angry, but lack of blood.
"Liu Shangshu, something happened over there, no one was invited, and no one was seen. The magistrate Zhang Zhongzhang personally sat there. In order to prevent the river from bursting, he made a special opening. It made the downstream safe and sound, and I think it should be praised."
Liu Zhirou is eating. There is only one dish for lunch. There are many stews. The aroma keeps coming out. From yesterday noon to today’s noon, he only drank some cold water and didn’t eat anything at all. Swallowing droolingly.
"It's better to have a face and eat with me. Don't look at the stew or the pork in it. The taste is really good. There is also salted fish with bad rice. I can't eat it alone."
Liu Zhirou knew what Lu Yanzuo looked like to see how hungry he was to react like this.
Lu Yanzuo was not welcome, and sat down, first scooped up half of the stew with a spoon, poured it into a bowl, took a bite of the stew soup, and took another bite of the salted fish. The chopsticks were pulled up and down, and he ate it in the blink of an eye. Half a bowl of bad rice, exhaled, and started talking to Liu Zhirou about what happened yesterday.
After I finished talking about what happened, I took a piece of pork belly and threw it into my mouth. He said as he ate, "It's delicious, the things made between water and clouds are really extraordinary. The steamed rice that nobody eats is also fragrant."
He didn't know that it was because it was served with salted fish. The best thing with salted fish is the big rice noodle pancake, but there is none here.
Liu Zhirou listened, and almost couldn't help laughing a few times. Lu Yanzuo really suffered a lot of crimes. Zhang Zhong refused to give him food because he was not in the post or government office.
Let people spend money to buy it. The price has already mentioned the level of twenty taels of silver for a meal. As a result, no people were willing to give up their meals, and they couldn’t give much money. The reason was simple. It was offending the magistrate. Fortunately, no one looked at the cold water, so I just fetched it and used it.
Then there was no place to live, so I could only sleep in the car. Who knew that after Lu Yanzuo fell asleep, Zhang Zhong arranged the people who followed Lu Yanzuo into a tent, and also gave some food, the same stew, tent The door of the palace was guarded by guards from the palace. The people who followed had a full meal and a good night's sleep, but Lu Yanzuo was unlucky all by himself.
Liu Zhirou looked at Lu Yanzuo, and thought for a while and said: "Lu Shilang, Zhang Zhong is too courageous. He is still going to be an official in the capital. Then you and I will find more people and send him to the outside. The poorest place."