On June 14, Xiaoxiao, Xu Ping, who had been at home for ten days, officially met guests. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The first to come were Li Zhang and Su Er, who arrived at Xu's house early in the morning with their son Heihu.

Asked Su'er to take the black tiger to the backyard to find Lin Suniang and Panpan, Li Zhang smiled bitterly at Xu Ping and said, "Brother, you have been resting long enough this time, and you won't even see me when I come." ”

Xu Ping asked Li Zhang to sit and replied: "The people in the capital are broken, and now there are many idlers at home, so if you don't see any guests, you have to see no one, otherwise I don't know what will be arranged outside." By the way, aren't you worth it today? ”

"I took a leave of absence to accompany my brother for a few days."

As soon as the two said a few words, the black tiger ran out of the backyard with a piece of watermelon in his hand, and said to Li Zhang: "Daddy, the watermelon is ripe, so sweet!" You taste it! ”

Li Zhang patted his son's head, picked up the watermelon and took a bite, and said to him: "It's really sweet, you go to the back and eat the watermelon slowly, play with Panpan, Daddy wants to talk to Uncle Xu." ”

Xu Ping saw Pan Pan poking in half of his little head from outside the door, pointed to the black tiger at him, and made a straight face.

Panpan knew that he was greeting the black tiger, nodded his little head, and smiled at Xu Ping.

After sending the child away, the next person served tea, cut a plate of watermelon, and put it on the table for Xu Ping and Li Zhang to enjoy.

The redness and swelling in Xu Ping's mouth still haven't completely disappeared, and he can't eat watermelon, just sit and drink tea.

Li Zhang took a piece of watermelon in his hand, ate it in three bites, and couldn't help but praise: "This is really a good thing, it quenches your thirst, and the sweet taste is special." Brother, let me tell you, now this melon is only grown at home, and there is no place to buy it in the capital, so don't waste it. ”

Xu Ping pointed to his mouth and said, "Although it's good, I can't eat it!" The family has planted dozens of acres of land, and this melon has produced a lot, so I will send a load to your family every few days in the future, and my own people will eat it first! ”

"Brother, I'm not talking about my family, what are the two of us doing together? This melon is now a rarity, not to mention how much it is worth, whoever eats it is the love between the family and the Yongning Hou Mansion, but I dare not take it to heart! ”

Xu Ping never put his mind on these things, and it makes sense to listen to Li Zhang. The last thing the Xu family lacks is money, it is impossible to sell watermelons, and most of them still have to give favors. Favors are given to whom, but there is a point of exquisiteness.

"The palace is naturally indispensable, and every day or two, I have to send a load. As for the rest of the family, it's really hard to think about. Brother, tell me, how to send it so that people can remember it and not complain? ”

Li Zhang said: "How can there be a good thing in the world that has the best of both worlds? If you are casual and give everything, they may not necessarily cherish it. But if you give it less, there are always people who don't get it and feel despised by them, but you have to take care of it. ”

The more Xu Ping listened, the more he felt that this kind of thing was really troublesome, there was no way, people in this era were talking about face. Whether you eat it or not is secondary, and if you are looked down upon, you will hold a grudge in your heart.

After thinking about it, I still have to think of a good way to get out. can't give things away, and the result is not a good reputation, this kind of wrongful thing Xu Ping can't do.

After a few words of gossip, Xu Ping asked about the affairs of the court. Li Zhang was on duty in the gate, his official position was inconspicuous, but his position was extremely important, and many secrets of the imperial court could not be hidden from their eyes.

Li Zhang said: "Wang Yan was demoted out of Beijing, and the imperial court appointed Wang Juzheng as the deputy envoy of the household department. But my brother is now at home, and the Salt and Iron Division is short of a principal, and I heard that it is Wang Weizheng, the deputy envoy of the Degree Branch, who is in charge of the Salt and Iron Division. ”

"That's all there is to it. I am an official for the first time, and Deputy Envoy Wang is my immediate boss, and the qualifications of the Salt and Iron Division are enough. Deputy Envoy Wang is a square man and works carefully, so he will not let the Salt and Iron Division cause trouble. ”

Li Zhang sighed: "Brother, you only think about the good side of everything, sometimes you are afraid that it will not be as you wish." Deputy Wang didn't have to say anything, only one thing, that is, he was too honest. And he has no roots in the imperial court, and now the Salt and Iron Division is in charge of such a big industry, and when I hear others talk about it, I think he is only afraid that he will not be able to keep it. ”

Xu Ping was stunned for a moment: "How do you say this?" ”

"Brother, now there are mountains of gold and silver in the Salt and Iron Division, and the people you interact with are different, you may not know that the powerful children around me every day are green when they stare at the Salt and Iron Division. I know the friendship between the two of us, and I don't know how many children come to bother me every day, so I find a ministry that can make money from the Salt and Iron Division. Deputy Wang is an honest and obedient person, and there is no one in the court to support him, how can he withstand this group of wolf-like children? No one dared to mess with you before, but now they're all gearing up! ”

The children of the powerful, and the idlers, these are also the two major public hazards in Kaifeng City. And many of the children of the powerful are also part-time idlers, which makes people talk about it even more. Not to mention the industries under the three divisions, even the industries in the palace are fat in their eyes, and they think about how to cut some oil and water every day. Xu Ping took advantage of the power of the great victory, and had the full support of the emperor, knowing that he was powerful, no one came to touch this iron plate, and it would be different if someone else came.

Xu Ping thought for a while and smiled at Li Zhang: "I'm at home on vacation now, no matter what troubles I have." ”

Wang Weizheng really can't suppress the power of these people, and it is not easy for him to maintain his position, but there are still others in the Salt and Iron Division. Guo Jian is a technical nerd, and he is not good at it, so he can not be counted, and the other two are not fuel-efficient lamps. Zheng Jian, who was from a big family, had deep roots in the court, and was bold and ruthless, plus a judge Liu Xin who was good at making tricks, and the ordinary magnates stretched out their mouths and knocked their teeth carefully.

With these two people, the industry of the three divisions may not have great development, but Shoucheng can still do it. These people used to be under Xu Ping's figure, but now when it is time for them to show their skills, Xu Ping is optimistic.

Seeing that Xu Ping was not worried, Li Zhang stopped mentioning it. What annoys him the most is that there are people interceding in front of him every day, the same royal relatives, offended and not offended, promised him but can't do it, and is in a dilemma. Not to mention helping these people, what benefits did Li Zhang get from relying on Xu Ping to manage the three divisions in his own family? Li Yonghe was born at the bottom, and suddenly became rich and noble, and he has always been afraid in his heart, only worried about causing trouble, where will he think about money?

Li Zhang said some things in the court again, and there was nothing special, and there was no change from before.

After speaking, Xu Ping asked, "Uncle Shi has been with the former military supervisor for some days, I don't know what the situation is?" ”

"Two days ago, I sent a letter to my family, saying that everything was going well, and many mares in the former military prison were pregnant, and it only looked like there would be many good horses in the future. Speaking of which, thanks to my brother, if Ma Zheng is really done this time, Daddy will have the credit for coming out, and he doesn't have to listen to other people's gossip. ”

Xu Ping smiled when he heard this: "Our own people, we will see the outside world when we say this, and the great credit is naturally our own first." (To be continued.) )