[Comprehensive] The five elements are short of money

Wan Fang, the prefect of Jinling, is going to die of a headache!The youngest son of the mighty general of Qianxiang Kingdom died in Jinling, what do you call this!Now my dynasty is indeed at war with the Qianxiang country, but the two countries are not fighting each other, let alone just a young man who is playing in the name of the chamber of commerce.Wan Fang knew that Mr. Tian might be a spy, but what's the matter? If there is no evidence, he can only be the son of the mighty general.

Wan Fang scratched his head and thought about it. Diplomacy is no small matter. Now that both countries are at the border, one careless Mr. Tian's death may lead to a war between the two countries.But what can he do, the person is already dead, he can neither bring the dead back to life, nor can he let General Tian not pursue it.Being able to be the magistrate in the land of Longxing, the degree of favor is second only to the governor of the capital. Wan Fang didn't think of a way, so he had to write to Beijing to ask for help, but the capital is far away, and there has been no reply yet.

"My lord, what should we do now? People from the Qianxiang Kingdom are jamming at the gate of the yamen, clamoring for an explanation. There are also Tibetans, Miao people, Ryukyu people, and Tatars are all watching closely!" the long follower asked. road.

"Let them stare at you. When a person dies, the procedures for handling a case are so complicated. Let me do the autopsy and government inspection. I can't finish it in a month. I'll talk about it after the chamber of commerce!" Wan Fanghei Face said, can only be decided by dragging words.Without the chamber of commerce, where would there be so many things, but now he is riding a tiger, and Wan Fang ordered people: "Go, make the chamber of commerce lively, and save those people who have nothing to do and block the gate of the yamen."

We have to find a way to divert everyone's attention. The chamber of commerce is old, and it's hard to stir up ideas. Wan Fang wants to join forces with the garrison to share some benefits.

The prefect of Jinling also has government procurement projects in his hands, and he will combine the military supplies and logistics of the garrison to divide these out, enough for businessmen to surround them with the smell.

The long follower got his master's order to retreat quickly, Wan Fang was looking at who was not pleasing to his eyes, suddenly saw the clerk in the execution room with a calm expression, and was unhappy in his heart, so he found fault and asked: "There is a way if you have no talent?"

Mr. Tian's case is a criminal case, Hong Wucai came to report the case and was arrested by Wan Fang before he retired.Since ancient times, the three shifts and six chambers have been in charge of local people, and Hong Wucai, the scribe of the punishment room, is only responsible to the county magistrate. Now he goes beyond his rank and directly reports to Wan Fang, which shows that Wan Fang attaches great importance to Tian Gongzi's matter.

"My lord, there is nothing I can do for a villain. I just think that if there is someone who can bear the burden, then I don't need to bother you." Hong Wucai said with a bow.

"Are you talking about the treasurer of the gold shop, or the Chen family behind him?" Wan Fang didn't want to find a scapegoat, but now that the chamber of commerce is about to start, these merchants are also prominent figures, and the Chen family is one of the initiators. To disgrace the Chen family is to make enemies of the entire Jinling merchants.He had boasted highly of the chamber of commerce before, and packaged this as his biggest political achievement in the past three years, so he couldn't beat himself up in the face.

Hong Wucai smiled slightly, and asked, "Have you ever heard of the official talisman?"

"Amulet? What do you mean?"

"Your Excellency is a nobleman in Beijing. I don't know how many other sayings there are in Jinling. It is said that "Jia is not fake, and white jade is used as a horse for Tang Jin." Come and invite the King of Jinling. There is a lot of snow in a good year, and pearls are like earth and gold is like iron. The four families of King Xue of Jiashi are connected and have relatives. The official protection talisman means that if you want to do anything in Jinling, you need the full support of these four families. Of course, the Zhen family where Mrs. Fengsheng lives is also famous, but it is almost not popular." Hong Wucai said popular science, Wan Fang He was also born in a noble family, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince stood behind him. Jinling, as the land of Longxing, and the senior officials and old clans in the court are all close relatives. It is impossible to jump out and stand up for Wan Fang, especially when this kind of life-threatening.

"Wucai means that I want my official to ask the big family in the city for help? What can they do?" It's normal to bow to the big family if you want money for alms, but this is a criminal case, can they be brought back to life?

"It's all a little knowledge of a villain. Didn't Mr. Tian come to Jinling as a representative of the Chamber of Commerce? Wouldn't it be better to push this matter to the Chamber of Commerce and let them explain it?"

"People died in the Chen family's shop. Can the Chamber of Commerce launch the Chen family to vent their anger on General Wuwei of Qianxiang Kingdom? There is also a noble person standing behind the Chen family!" Wan Fang rolled his eyes and said, it is impossible.

"Your Excellency, you forgot that although Lu, Chen, Yuan, Bai, and Wu families initiated the chamber of commerce this time, the Xue family in Jinling City is the real leader when it comes to business."

The Xue family?Wan Fang came to his senses, didn't the master of the Xue family just go there not long ago?He also sent his confidant master to set up a road sacrifice, but the news came from Beijing that the Xue family had lost the general secretary, so there was nothing to be afraid of. Didn't you see that the Xue family would not be able to participate in the chamber of commerce this time?After all, Hong Wucai was a low-level official, so how could he know that the capital was in a state of turmoil.

The Xue family did not participate in the effort, and it is impossible to find a false accusation as a scapegoat. After talking for a long time, Wan Fang waved his hand impatiently and said: "It's done, what do you know, the Xue family has long been no better than before. , don’t need to mention it again.” It’s a pity that he set up the silver for the road sacrifice!

Hong Wucai saw that the magistrate's face was not good, and said embarrassingly: "What you say is true, what you say is true. The villain is short-sighted, and I don't know what is wrong with Xue's family, so I uttered lies. Please forgive me. The villain thinks he is a little bit I was very knowledgeable, but now I am just like an ignorant ordinary person, thinking that I have given an adult a bad idea."

"Wait--" Wan Fang shouted, Hong Wucai's casual sentence made Wan Fang react to the ancient times, and the small officials in the punishment room are considered to have some knowledge among the local people, and even he firmly believes in the Xue family's majesty Doubt, not to mention those ordinary people.The Xue family is not successful, but the prestige accumulated over the past century is not in vain. Now Jinling City is talking about the first businessman, or the Xue family.

Wan Fang felt that he had figured it out, and said with a smile, "It's not a talent to be modest, it's not a bad idea, it's clearly a golden idea, good! Good! The Yamen needs capable officials like you!"

Wan Fang stroked his beard, consciously thought it over, smiled and asked Hong Wucai to retreat, called his confidant master and told him: "You go to visit Xue Xun on my behalf, and invite him to the mansion for a banquet tomorrow."

"What if Xue Xun doesn't come?" The master listened the whole time. Now that the owner of the house has something to ask for, he must put on a polite and virtuous corporal's attitude. Why not come to the door in person?

"Don't worry, he will come, I thought the Xue family was the former Xue family!" Wan Fang said confidently.If Xue Xun didn't come, he could kill the Xue family by himself.

The master stepped back, although he disagreed, but the proprietor insisted, what can he do.

Xue Xun paid close attention to the changes in the situation, but he never took his business out of the study. Life and work were completely separated. Now Xue Wang is pregnant, so he can't be careless.

Xue Xun helped Mrs. Xue take a routine walk in the main courtyard, when Mrs. Xue suddenly groaned and clutched her stomach.

"What's the matter, I'm not feeling well." Xue Xun beckoned, and the maid who was following behind quickly surrounded her.

"It's okay, brother Hao, it's okay, my son kicked me." Xue Wang's eyes were full of kindness, with a gentle smile on his face, he stroked his stomach and said: "Brother Hao, I feel my son move. "

"The doctor said, can you take me for a walk after the fetal movement?" Xue Xun's first reaction was not to feel the fetal movement, but worried about Xue Wang's body, so he hurriedly asked the servant beside him.

The servants around him didn't dare to answer, so Juanbi sent the little girl to invite the doctor quickly.They were halfway through the walk now, no matter whether they continued walking or turned back, the distance was the same. Xue Xun lowered his head, hugged Xue Wangshi, and walked to the pavilion beside the trail to rest, while the maidservants around him hurriedly spread cushions on the chairs.

"My son moved, let me see." Xue Xun then squatted down, put his hand on Xue Wangshi's pregnant stomach and felt it carefully.It's a pity that his son didn't give him face, and he didn't feel anything moved for a long time.Xue Xun was not happy, and put his face on it to see if he could feel his son's movements.

Wang Xue looked at her husband squatting beside her with a smile on her face, and she was filled with joy in her heart. Whose couple has a better relationship with them?

Seeing that the two masters were getting close, Zhu Qing waved to the surrounding people, signaling them to spread out, lest the masters lose their face.

Xue Xun heard the sound of dong dong dong, which was the sound of Xue Wang's heartbeat. It took him a while to feel a slight bulge in his stomach. Xue Xun couldn't help fantasizing in his mind whether it was the child's hand or the child's foot.

"Sure enough, my son is full of energy." Xue Xun laughed.

"Brother Hao also said that boys and girls are the same, but now they have a son." Xue Wang joked, although she usually talks about her son.In the past few months, their relationship between husband and wife has progressed faster than the sum of the previous years, and Xue Wang dared to joke wantonly.

"That's natural. I always dream that there are big trees rising from the sky with textures on them. It must indicate that our son will be a pillar of talent in the future. It doesn't matter if it is a daughter. I will raise her as a man, and I will never let her go. A man." Xue Xun laughed, this is Xue Pan whose name has been decided long ago, not to mention he is the original son, even if he is not, whoever raises him is his cub, big men still care about the mess of blood relationship.

Xue Wangshi pursed her lips and said with a smile: "I can't argue with Brother Hao."

"What I said makes sense, but you can't argue with it." Xue Xun said proudly.

After a while, the doctor enshrined in the family trotted over, checked Xue Wang's pulse, and asked the maid who was serving him in detail, and said with a sigh of relief: "Master, madam, don't worry, the young master is very healthy, and the madam has it." Fetal movement, you can talk to the young master more on weekdays, even though the young master is not born now, but you can perceive the outside world, and you will definitely feel the love of the master and wife for him. As for whether to take a walk or not, it depends on the wife's wishes. If you If you feel comfortable, walk more, if you feel tired, rest, it doesn't matter. The old man goes down to prescribe a medicine, and it doesn't matter if the wife takes it or not, the wife's body is taken care of by the master."

"The medicine is three-point poisonous, so I don't want to take it. Juanbi, go back and prepare some Lantern Festival, and suddenly want to eat something sweet." Xue Wang said with a smile, as long as the child is fine.

"Don't worry, ma'am, I'm going to tell the kitchen to put more honey." Juanbi responded with a smile.

After sitting for a while, Xue Wang felt that she still had enough strength, and insisted on walking the usual distance, and she had formed a habit. If she didn't walk for a day, she still felt that there was something wrong with it.

After walking a few steps, a maid serving in the outer courtyard trotted over and said: "The chief steward, Xue Zhong, is asking to see you outside." As a man, Uncle Zhong was not allowed to enter the inner courtyard.

"Brother Hao, go get busy first, I'll just go by myself."

"What's the big deal, I'll talk about it after I walk with you." Xue Xun turned to the little girl and said, "Tell Uncle Zhong to wait for me in the study."

Xue Xun turned back to the study only after Xue Wang was safely sent back to the main courtyard. Uncle Zhong said with a happy face: "Master, there is good news from Beijing."