Be a master through ancient times

When Hubu Shangshu and the servants left, their faces were very ugly.They followed the rut that transported heavy loads all the way forward, and they didn't go far when they saw a group of people working in full swing.

In just a day or two, the foundation has been dug.Bricks and tiles are piled up scattered around, and there are a few thick tree trunks, probably used to make beams.In addition to this one, there are people working elsewhere.From a rough look, there are probably 200 people working here in these two places.

It's midsummer at this time, and there is little farm work in the fields. Some of these gentlemen's farms are young and strong who can help.There are even wealthy businessmen who used boats to load a team of people to build fortifications.If it goes on like this, I'm afraid the project will come to an end within a month.

Chu Ci was very satisfied. Private contractors worked faster than public ones.If this matter was handed over to the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry, I don't know if we can see things a year later.After all, there are too many facts that need to be scrupled in the yamen, and it is inevitable to be timid in doing things.

"How about it, are the adults satisfied after reading it?" Chu Ci smiled softly, but in the eyes of those few, it was full of ostentation.

Mr. Wang twitched the corner of his mouth with a hideous smile: "Chu Siye has a keen eye, and these cunning businessmen are obedient under your hands. Another day, the official should suggest to the emperor to transfer Chu Siye to the Ministry of Households to work hard." It's just one game, wouldn't it be a waste of talent to stay in that small Imperial College?"

"Thank you, Mr. Wang, for your appreciation. Xia Guanzhi is not here. I can only appreciate my kindness."

"Hehe, since these businessmen act with restraint, I can rest assured. It's getting late, and there are still official duties in the yamen, so I will leave." Mr. Cheng smirked, then waved his sleeves, and walked away. .

"Respectfully send off my lord." Chu Ci and Chu Ying stood aside, watching them go away.

"Brother Chu, I'm afraid you are the only one in the Wei Dynasty who dares to fight against these court officials." Chu Ying sighed a little.

Chu Ci didn't deny it, just smiled, and said, "There is a saying that one can be strong without desire, and this is probably Chu's way of dealing with the world."

"If you don't want to be strong?" Chu Ying repeated what Chu Ci said, and then laughed helplessly. I'm afraid he will never be able to do this in his life.

The two walked around for a while, and then returned to the household department in a carriage.It takes half a day to come and go.After they returned to the household department, it was almost noon.Chu Ying said she wanted to invite Chu Ci to dinner, went in and explained, and then came out.

"Brother Chu, there is a new restaurant opened here. I heard that they have a rich variety of dishes, and some dishes taste very good. Today, I will also take advantage of Brother Chu and go to try it." Chu Ying said.

"Brother Chu, I am the one who is honored by you. If it wasn't for Brother Chu's treat, where would I be able to taste the delicious food?" Chu Ci said with a smile.

Chu Ying laughed, and there was a kind of coquettishness in her demeanor. Standing with Chu Ci had its own advantages and disadvantages, making people unable to move their eyes away.

"Here we are, this Qiongyu Building. Xiaoer, do you still have some signature dishes in your restaurant? If so, bring them all to me." Chu Ying said generously.

"Oh, what a coincidence, there are too many customers today, and the share of the shop's signature dishes today is gone. Why don't you two guests try other dishes, the other dishes in the shop are also very good " Xiaoer seems to be used to being asked, and when others ask, he blurts out.

"This..." Chu Ying looked anxious, her good interest was ruined.

"Brother Chu, let's eat casually today. Next time, Chu will be the host. Please go to Mingyue Tower for dinner," Chu Ci said.

"Forget it, I'll send some of the ones I picked up. I have to do some errands in the afternoon, so I won't drink the wine. Let's serve a pot of sour plum soup."

"Both of you, please sit on it, and the younger one will bring the food right away."

The two were sitting and chatting by a window facing the street, when suddenly a voice came from outside the door.

"Oh, what a coincidence! Why are the two adults here so free today? It's really disrespectful for Mr. Jiang to welcome you from far away!" Mr. Jiang cupped his hands outside, with a smile on his face.

Chu Ci and Chu Ying frowned at the same time, why did this person come here?

Jiang Shunyi didn't invite himself to sit down, and looked at the two of them seductively, and saw that they seemed a little puzzled, so he explained: "This Qiongyu Building was newly opened by someone from Jiang, and when the adults come, just open it." My greeting is that Jiang will order his servants not to take any money."

"Master Jiang is too polite. Chu is an official of the imperial court. How can he spend the wealth of the common people at will? This is unreasonable. I ask Master Jiang not to talk about it in the future." Chu Ying put away her smiling face and said seriously.

Jiang Shunyi was a little annoyed, but he looked at Chu Ying's pretty face even when he was angry, and at Chu Ci beside him who was drinking sour plum soup as if nothing had happened, and his mood suddenly improved again.

"My lord said that it was Jiang who didn't think carefully, and Jiang will never say such things again." He pretended to regret, and patted his mouth with his hands, "But today's meal was invited by Jiang, so it can be regarded as Thank you Chu Siye for giving Jiang a chance to do business."

Chu Ci laughed lightly: "Master Jiang is being polite. You guys exchanged real money for this business yourself. How dare Chu take credit for it? As the saying goes, you don't get rewarded for nothing, so let's avoid it."

"Master Chu, why do you reject people thousands of miles away? Jiang is also kind." Jiang Shunyi was rejected one after another, and the expression on his face began to look ugly.

"Master Jiang is wrong. Chu and the two are just following the laws of the Great Wei. There are many people in this restaurant. If someone inadvertently hears us and sues us, the loss outweighs the gain. It can't be because of your kindness." Good intentions, did you make us both lose our official hats? Please, Mr. Jiang, please think more about us." Chu Ci said, his attitude was still gentle, and he even smiled, but his eyes were full of dissatisfaction. Impatient.

After listening to Chu Ci's words, Mr. Jiang thought of something. He said with a smile, "This restaurant is indeed full of people. It was due to Jiang's negligence. How about this, tomorrow Jiang will set up a table at home, and invite two Your Excellency will honor your face and go to the banquet, then the three of us will have a good time drinking and chatting together, how about it?"

Chu Ci was stunned. Sure enough, everyone's understanding is different. His obviously impatient tone turned into such meaning in this person's ears.

Seeing that Chu Ci didn't refute immediately, Jiang Shunyi thought it was done, and said with a smile: "Then Jiang will wait for the two masters at home tomorrow!" After speaking, he strode away.

"Is...is there something wrong with his brain?" Chu Ci looked at Chu Ying with a puzzled expression.

Chu Ying was a little helpless: "He is just relying on the support of someone behind him, otherwise, he is a mere businessman, how dare he act so presumptuously." Although their official positions are small, they are still officials appointed by the court, so this person's purpose should not be too obvious.But fortunately, he still had scruples, he only dared to test it out, and dared not use other means.

"The person behind him is so powerful?" Chu Ci was curious.

"Yes, the backing behind him is the third prince. The royal family of the Wei Dynasty was not happy. The third prince is the only brother of the Holy One, and he holds a lot of weight in the heart of the Holy One. Jiang Shunyi's younger sister was originally the third prince's concubine. , and later because she gave birth to a son, she was promoted to be a side concubine, and she was very favored. This Jiang is relying on the power of the third prince, so he dares to bully us! His reason is that there is no one behind you and me! "Chu Ying's eyes were red with anger, because of this face, he suffered a lot.

Chu Ci patted Chu Ying on the shoulder, signaling him to calm down.Sure enough, it was "collusion between government and businessmen", but Mr. Jiang's collusion was a bit bigger than the others.

Chu Ying shook her head, motioning for herself to calm down.He said that the third prince was born with a lung disease, and he coughed lifelessly without saying a few words. The emperor took pity on his poor health and specially allowed him not to go to court. Every day, a special person would go to his mansion to inform him of the content of the morning court. he.And his offspring are not abundant, apart from the two girls born to the concubine, there is only Lin'er, who was born to him by the side concubine Jiang.He is the uncle of the future third prince, and he has always acted in a relatively public manner, and he has offended many people.But as long as he pleads with his sister, the Three Princes' Mansion will hand over the post.

Chu Ci thought, it seems that Mr. Jiang has a lot of backing, and it is not appropriate to have a direct conflict with him.I don't know who the Holy Majesty will help if a little courtier like him has a conflict with the third prince?But he didn't need to try it.It's okay to secretly think of a way to teach him a lesson, so that he can rest his mind.

Chu Ying didn't know what he was thinking, but seeing his thoughtful face, she advised him to put up with this man's rude invitation and just not go.

Chu Ci was about to chime in a few words, when Xiao Er knocked on the door and brought the food, so he took advantage of the situation and just focused on eating.

After dinner, Chu Ying went back to the household department to do errands, but Chu Ci excused herself to rest for a while before leaving, and stayed in the restaurant.After watching Chu Ying leave, he called Xiaoer up and asked a few questions casually.

Xiao Er didn't realize that he was talking clichés, and just answered honestly, revealing a lot of information unconsciously.For example, for the business of the new store, the master of their family only left around Xu time every day.

Chu Ci gave him a reward, smiled and let him go down, and then followed him.

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At that time, there were almost no traces of pedestrians on the street.The coachman of Jiang's family was driving the carriage back carelessly.Jiang Shunyi drank some wine, and at this moment he became drunk and dozed off.

Suddenly, the carriage jolted and knocked him off his seat.Jiang Shunyi was so frightened that his alcoholic breath subsided immediately.After he got up, he opened the curtain and cursed: "You bastard, how do you drive the car?"

"Master, these wooden sticks rolled out of the alley suddenly, and the villain couldn't dodge for a while, so he ran into them." The coachman had a bitter face, and he didn't want to.

"Wooden stick?" Jiang Shunyi thumped in his heart, always feeling weird, "Quick, turn around and go back! My master will be resting in Qiongyu Tower today."

"Yes." The coachman didn't know his intention, he turned his horse's head obediently, and prepared to go back to Qiongyu Tower.At this time, something happened suddenly, and several wooden sticks rolled out of the alley suddenly, which made the horse jump up in shock.That Jiang Shunyi was already bent over at the door, but he was thrown out all of a sudden.

Before he could get up, a pair of shoes suddenly appeared at the alley not far away.The cloth shoes are of average workmanship, with some dust on them.Jiang Shunyi followed the shoes and looked at his face, only to see that this man had a strong figure, his face was covered with a black cloth, and only his eyes were exposed.At this moment, the man was weighing the stick in his hand, and walked towards Jiang Shunyi with a smirk...