Chapter 81: The Dark Tide of Officialdom

Glamorous? Shi Yuan heard Guo Renjie's words, but he almost vomited blood, he and Shen Wei intrigued, fighting openly and secretly...... How did it come out of this old boy's mouth and become fragrant? Lao Tzu, this is really playing the piano to the cow...... Shi Yuan glanced at Guo Renjie like an idiot, and sighed silently in his heart.

"However, what happened when Brother Shi said that he was attacked by a sneak attack?" Guo Renjie muttered to himself, and then asked Shi Yuanfang about the sneak attack.

Shi Yuan's injury was not serious, after a day and a night of recuperation, the wound had healed at this time, and there was no cotton cloth wrapped around his head, and there was nothing abnormal on the outside. If Guo Renjie and Dong Feng hadn't listened to him, they wouldn't have known that he had been attacked.

Only then did Shi Yuan react and realize that he had revealed his mouth. Only he and Baihua know about this matter, although Dong Feng's father is the governor of the three provinces, he is not familiar with him after all, and even if he is willing to make a move, he can't rely on this to make Luo Wenfeng, but will startle the snake! This is not the result that Shi Yuan wants, for a person like Luo Wenfeng who is a threat to himself, since he wants to make a move, he must never suffer in the future!

Of course, it is impossible to do this on your own, but fortunately, there are a hundred flowers! Although he doesn't know Baihua's identity now, through his contact with Baihua, Shi Yuan also knows that Baihua's identity is definitely not as simple as he imagined! Anyway, I want to help that unreasonable chick do things, and she should help me! That's what it's all about! Shi Yuan had already made a plan in his heart, and when he heard Guo Renjie ask, he opened his eyes and said: "It's not a big deal, it's just that a few little thieves want to rob me of my belongings, and they get a brick on their heads!" But fortunately, my head was hard, and the bricks were smashed by me, and the little thieves scattered in fright. I only had a few minor injuries. ”

"Humph! This Jinling prefect doesn't know what to eat! As soon as Shi Yuan's words fell, Dong Feng reprimanded in a dissatisfied voice.

Although Dong Feng is still young, he grew up in the capital since he was a child, and his father is the boss of the Jinling prefect, so it is understandable that he has such a tone...... It's just that he didn't know that it was Luo Wenfeng, the only son of the prefect of Jinling, who hired someone to attack Shi Yuan!

"Yes, yes! This Jinling prefect takes public funds and does not do practical things! It's disgusting! Shi Yuan fanned the flames on the side and said, although he didn't want to trouble Dong Feng, but if he could create some pressure on Luo Wenfeng's father, the prefect of Jinling, Shi Yuan would still be extremely happy.

"Hey! In recent years, Jinling's taxes have become heavier and heavier, and we merchants are also miserable! Those farmers outside the city, I'm afraid they are also ......" Guo Renjie also sighed slightly.

"Nanqing and Beiqing have been fighting for many years! Although it is peaceful now, all kinds of evils after the war are slowly emerging! Not only Jinling, but the entire officialdom of Nanqing will be cleaned, and this Jinling prefect will be cleaned up! My father ......" Dong Feng realized that he had missed his words, and quickly stopped talking.

Seeing that Dong Feng was silent, Guo Renjie and Shi Yuan didn't ask much, it's better to know less about this kind of thing...... However, Shi Yuan calculated in his heart: Listening to Dong Feng's tone, this Jinling prefect is afraid that it has long been concerned by the court, and Dong Feng's father is only afraid that he has come to rectify the officialdom of the three provinces south of the Yangtze River! If this is the case, it will save a lot of trouble to deal with Luo Wenfeng......

While the three of them were talking, they had already arrived at the gate of Guo's mansion. But Lin Yingyue hadn't gone in yet, and when she saw Shi Yuan coming, she handed Shi Yuan a list that she had prepared in advance with a congratulatory gift written on it: This is for you.

Shi Yuan took the gift slip in his hand, glanced at it, and couldn't help but ask Lin Yingyue curiously: "Yue'er, what are you giving me this?" ”

Regarding Shi Yuan's affectionate call of himself "Yue'er", although Lin Yingyue was shy, she knew that it was impossible to make Shi Yuan change his words! Hearing Shi Yuan's words, Lin Yingyue's face was slightly red, and she said in a strange tone: "You, you came to congratulate Uncle Guo on his birthday, how can you bring nothing, what do you say empty-handed?" This is me...... My grandfather prepared a congratulatory gift for Uncle Guo. ”

"A congratulatory gift for me? Brother Guo said that I can waive the gift money! Yue'er, put it away quickly, and go back to your grandfather! Count it as a dowry for me to marry you in the future!" Shi Yuan completely ignored Guo Renjie, who was still standing on the side, and said to Lin Yingyue with a wink.

Shi Yuan's words couldn't help but provoke everyone to laugh, Lin Yingyue couldn't help blushing, and reprimanded in a low voice: "It's going to talk nonsense!" Give me the list yet! Lin Yingyue said, taking advantage of Shi Yuan's lack of attention, she snatched the gift list in Shi Yuan's hand, and then handed the gift list to the Guo family's family who reported the gift, and then turned her head to Shi Yuan and said, "I...... I went in first. After speaking, his face turned red, and he hurriedly ran into the courtyard of Guo's mansion.

Qinglu, who was handing over the congratulatory gift, was not far from Shi Yuan, but he happened to hear Shi Yuan's words, and couldn't help but have doubts on his face, and then secretly glared at Shi Yuan. But because Guo Renjie and Dong Feng were there, it was not easy for her to step forward to "question" Shi Yuan.

The Guo family who reported the gift took the gift list handed over by Lin Yingyue, and then struck two gongs in a row, and read aloud: "Guo family family friends, Jinling Lin family, Miss Lin family, come to congratulate Master Guo on his 50th birthday, congratulatory gift: a congratulatory note from the old lady of the Lin family, a colorful jade Ruyi, a thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum, 100 taels of gold and silver, 1000 pieces of special imperial paper for the Lin family, and 100 sets of imperial pen and ink inkstones. ”

"Paper? Hehe, Yue'er's girl did a good job! It's time to send paper! What jade lingzhi, gold and silver to give! What a waste! Shi Yuan heard it, and said to himself.

Dong Feng on the side heard it, but shook his head slightly, and explained to Shi Yuan: "Brother Shi, you don't know, this imperial paper is not ordinary paper, this is the imperial paper that merchants pay tribute to the palace!" Originally, it couldn't be circulated among the people, but because it was the four treasures of the study, the emperor granted amnesty, so it was used as a birthday gift. It's paper, but it's worth a lot of money! Before I came, the young master of the Jin family also gave a thousand pieces of imperial paper! ”

"What kind of royal paper and ink, it's not used for writing!" Shi Yuan said with great disdain, and then asked Dong Feng: "Brother Dong, you just said the Jin family?" Is it Jin Xijie? ”

Without waiting for Dong Feng to answer, Guo Renjie on the side nodded and said, "That's right, it's Jin Sijie!" I just met her, and Brother Shi seems to have asked me about this golden son? Could it be that Brother Shi has something to do with him? ”

Shi Yuan shook his head and said, "It's not a holiday, it's just a one-sided relationship!" ”

"After all, the Jin family is also in the pen and ink business, and there will definitely be some business friction with the Lin family...... I don't have much contact with this Jin Xijie, but it is mild, but as the saying goes: I don't know the face but I don't know the heart, Brother Shi, you still have to be careful! ”

Shi Yuan smiled slightly, and replied to Guo Renjie: "Thank you Brother Guo for reminding me!" But...... Just don't mess with me! ”