Conquer the world of the heavens

Chapter 67 The First Meeting of Liang Zhongshu

In the city of Bianliang, in the embroidery building.

Cui Niannu is looking at a letter, which is Wang Bin's letter, which tells about his birth to the Kingdom of Jin this time.

"I am waiting for you!"

Cui Niannu said.

There was an indescribable emotion in Yoyo's tone.

Now, the newlywed Yaner naturally couldn't miss Feng*yue, and originally wanted to delay for a while before picking her up; but now, he was leaving again to go to the Kingdom of Jin.See you again, but don't know when.

Now, Chai Yun is busy with his career, and now, in the midst of his busy schedule, he sent her a letter and gave her an answer.

"Sister, I am the leader of this year!"

The girl Liang Hongyu walked in, her expression was full of joy and joy.

"Congratulations sister!"

Cui Niannu laughed.

"When will Mr. Chai pick up his sister?" Liang Hongyu said with a smile.

"He went on an envoy to the Kingdom of Jin, and he doesn't know when he will return!" Cui Niannu said sadly.

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At this moment, in a mansion in Bianliang.

A young girl was flipping through some manuscripts, which were left by her husband Chai Yun.

After the wedding, only for a short time, the two parties separated again.

Cai Qin misses it a little.

"After a farewell, the two places are hanging each other..."

Thinking about it, I miss it more and more.

In the eyes of women, love is the whole world; in the eyes of men, career is the whole world.

As for women, it is just a tonic after fatigue.

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As winter approaches, the weather is getting colder and colder.From the end of the Tang Dynasty to the Five Dynasties, the climate in China gradually entered a small ice age, which was significantly colder than the temperature in the same period in later generations.

This is a huge disaster for China.

This means that the ethnic minorities in the north will inevitably go south; it also means that the Central Plains region is facing reduced agricultural production, food shortages, and increasing peasant uprisings!

It is a historical inevitability for the Jin army to go south.

In other words, it was not the Jin army, but other ethnic minorities who invaded.

Soon, Wang Bin arrived at Liang Zhongshu's mansion. A group of people walked through the courtyard until they reached an arched courtyard gate. The maids stood respectfully on both sides of the flower path.The size of the mansion is really not small, no matter the scale, decoration or utensils, it is obviously extremely luxurious.

In the meantime, there are twists and turns of flower paths, flying pavilions and arch bridges, and various residences are scattered among them. There are more than ten large and small ones.I think that the one who designed this mansion at the beginning must be a master architect, a bit like the Humble Administrator's Garden of later generations.

Entering a flower hall, all kinds of sea and land delicacies are properly arranged in the hall, the drinks are arranged, and the maids are standing on both sides.

?Sitting at the table facing each other, there is a beautiful concubine beside me serving wine and serving dishes.

The two were drinking and talking.

"Brother, be careful when passing through Shandong!" Liang Zhongshu said: "Not long ago, I escorted the birthday card to celebrate the birthday of my father-in-law, but was robbed by gangsters! And that bastard Yang Zhi is also extremely incompetent!"

"Is the case solved?" Wang Bin asked.

"It's broken!" Liang Zhongshu said: "It's a bandit named Chao Gai from Shandong, and now he's gone to Liangshan. Liangshan is where the Yellow River diverted and evolved. It's dominated by swamps, lakes, and mud. There's nowhere to be found. After wandering around inside for a few times, I became confused! This place in Shandong is full of troublesome people! I lost my [-] birthday card, and I have to make it up again. It’s a big loss!”

Losing the birthday card doesn't mean it can't be handed in, but it has to be made up.

"Birthday outline, brother, can you explain it in detail!" Wang Bin asked.

Liang Zhongshu explained it carefully.

Wang Bin closed his eyes and began to analyze carefully.After a while, he opened his mouth and said, "Brother, only you and Yang Zhi knew about it at that time!"

"Yes!" Liang Zhongshu said: "In order to prevent leaks, only the two of us know. After all, too much noise is not good!"

Wang Bin nodded, but understood.

Giving away with great fanfare, in fact, the impact is not good, if you can keep a low profile, keep a low profile.

It seemed that only Liang Zhongshu and Yang Zhi knew everything.It is impossible for Liang Zhongshu to steal from himself. If he lost his birth date outline, he would have to make up for it;

As for Yang Zhi, it is impossible for him to guard against himself.

After all, for Yang Zhi, an official fan, being an official is more important than money.

In fact, these days, many people want officials but not money. Money is important, but officials are more important.

"It seems that there is an inner ghost in Liang's mansion, and he secretly communicated with Chao Gai and others. Otherwise, Chao Gai and others would not have accurate information!" Wang Bin said: "It's another case of collusion between officials and bandits!"

"I also know, but the mansion is too big, and I want to investigate, but it's not easy!" Liang Zhongshu sighed, "It's hard to guard against house thieves by day and night!"

"Stop talking, eat wine!"

"Good!" Wang Bin said.

One hundred thousand strings may be an astronomical sum for those grassroots bandits and bandits, but for Liang Zhongshu, it is nothing more than that.

In later generations of China, officials were not allowed to do business, and officials were not allowed to embezzle. Once involved, the lightest case would be shuanggui, and the worst case would be sentencing on the spot.

However, in the Song Dynasty, officials were allowed to do business. It can be said that relying on the convenience of power, even if it is a legal and reasonable operation, an official can easily make a fortune.Liang Zhongshu is the magistrate of Daming Prefecture, which is equivalent to the mayor of a municipality directly under the Central Government in later generations.

In this position, even if Liang Zhongshu is not greedy or occupying, and is extremely clean, it is easy to get rich.

One hundred thousand pennies may seem like a lot, but to Liang Zhongshu, it's just a drizzle and he doesn't care at all.

And the money given to his father-in-law, in the hands of Cai Jing, is really not much money for luxury enjoyment.

How much money can you spend on eating, drinking and having fun?

A lot of money, mostly to subsidize the loss of officials, and there are some financial deficiencies.

After all, when there was a fiscal deficit in the Song Dynasty, it was difficult to make up for it by normal means, and it could only be made up by gray income.

After drinking too much, Wang Bin was also a little dazed, and was helped by some maids into an exquisite residence, where he lay on the big bed, vaguely feeling the beauty of a woman.

In a daze, like a dream.

In the early morning of the next day, Wang Bin opened his eyes in a daze, and felt that there was a woman beside him, who was naked and extremely soft and beautiful. Seeing Wang Bin wake up at this moment, he couldn't help being a little panicked, and stepped forward and said, "My lord, I need a slave girl. Keep serving!"

"no need!"

Wang Bin sighed and started to get up.

I just feel that he has fallen.

Before the imperial examination, he wanted to be a clean official, but after the imperial examination, Wang Bin was actually a corrupt official.

Moreover, one must be a corrupt official in order to survive.

In the Song Dynasty, no official was not corrupt, and an official who was not corrupt or seized meant being isolated from the circle, sitting on the bench for a lifetime, and not thinking about promotion for the rest of his life.

If you want to be an official, you must integrate into the circle and become a member of it.

Once, Wang Bin was also a little puzzled, but Cai Jing told him a story.

A county was hit by a flood, and the river dam collapsed, and the imperial court needed funds to build the river dam.

At this moment, the county magistrate faces two choices. One is to become an upright official, gain a good reputation, and hate the boss. When the boss is angry, he allocates little or no funds; the other is to be a corrupt official and bribe the boss. Set aside money.

A few days later, in a county government office, a county magistrate was offering a gold bank bribe to a superior.After the boss left, the county magistrate immediately showed a serious face: "One day, I will wipe out all the courtiers in the world!"

The concubine was puzzled and said: "My lord, you want to wipe out the mediocre officials, but why do you defile yourself and are willing to bribe your superiors!"

The county magistrate said: "It's not worth mentioning that it's not worth mentioning! If I only want to be famous, I can't be an official. What good will it do to the people of a county! If I don't pollute myself, I can't protect the interests of the people. I am a capable minister, not an official. Honest officials, if they do not cater to the world, they will not be able to relieve any troubles for the Holy One. Uncle Boyi Qi is noble, but it is of no benefit to the people of the world. The Lord trusts me. I am willing to be Chen Xiao's generation, and use my ability to help the common people in the world. Today's turbidity is for tomorrow's cleanliness!"

This county magistrate is Cai Jing in his youth!

(End of this chapter)