The Rebirth of Han Yuxi - Chapter 1927

[Chapter 1927 Qiyou Fanwai (2)]

The night in Yangzhou is also very beautiful, and the group did not return until midnight. The next day, Sunrise Sangan Qiyou hadn’t gotten up yet.

Chang Yongnian was so angry that he died. Is this for sightseeing or investigation? I don’t know why the emperor ordered You Wang to investigate the case, and this case will definitely not be solved.

No matter how angry he was, he didn’t dare to say a word when he saw Qiyou. There is a difference between honor and inferiority, this is not to say. If he offends Qiyou, angers him and gets killed, no one will stand up for him.

After eating, Qiyou moved towards Chang Yongnian and said to Pan Shengyuan, “Go, go to the prefect’s yamen.”

Chang Yongnian stood on the spot and said, “My lord, is it inappropriate for us to go to Bai Zhifu now?”

Qiyou is not very happy: “If you don’t want to go, then you can stay in the inn and have a good rest!”

Chang Yongnian said boldly: “My lord, the lower official thinks it would be more appropriate to investigate secretly first.” Such a carefree way to go to the prefect, how to investigate the case.

Qiyou said with a smile: “Master Chang wants to make a private visit? Okay, then you can make a private visit, and I’ll go to Bai Zhenghu.” When such a large group of people entered the city, they were targeted, and only when their minds flooded did they make a private visit.

Pan Shengyuan persuaded Chang Yongnian once, but this time he did not persuade him again. Speaking of which, Pan Shengyuan felt that this person was a little unresponsive. When he came, King You brought two entourages and sixteen guards. But when they stayed at the inn, there were four less guards around Qiyou. But Chang Yongnian didn’t notice these strange things.

A group of people rushed out of the inn in an instant, while Chang Yongnian was still standing there.

Pan Shengyuan said softly: “My lord, Lord Chang’s temperament is too upright, so don’t bother with him in large numbers. Otherwise, it is you, the lord, who will be criticized in the end.”

“If I want to care about him, I will throw him into the river on the way, and he can still chatter in my ear.” He knew that Qi Hao did not value Chang Yongnian, but because of his comparison of taxes, money and grain in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. learn. It’s still useful to keep this man.

When Pan Shengyuan heard this, he didn’t say any more.

After walking for a short distance, Zhao Qian whispered, “Your Highness, Chang Yongnian is here.”

This was within Qiyou’s expectations. If he really dared to hide in the guest room to rest, then he would report this matter to his elder brother, which would definitely affect his career. Even though they got along for a short time, Qiyou could see that Chang Yongnian values his career very much.

When they arrived at the prefect’s yamen, the yamen heard that Qiyou was the prince of the dynasty. Busy told him that Bai Zhenghu was ill, and he was resting in the Houya for the past two days.

The prefect yamen is divided into a front yard and a back yard. In front, is the place where the prefect office is errand. The backyard is generally a place for the family of the prefect to live. However, the prefect’s yamen is not spacious, if the rich generally do not live in the yamen, but will buy another house.

Qiyou said, “This king is going to see him.” After speaking, he took a step towards the backyard.

Outside, the Qiyou shelf is held high. There are many advantages to doing this. For example, people who know his identity generally do not dare to go against his will.

No, the yamen didn’t dare to stop him if he wanted to, and finally had to rush ahead to show them the way.

When Bai Zhenghu got the news, regardless of his serious illness, he let the servant come out to welcome Qiyou.

Qiyou’s eyes flashed when he saw that Bai Zhenghu was wearing a 60% new lotus-blue muslin robe.

Bai Zhenghu had seen Qiyou before and was very impressed with Qiyou. So he didn’t need to check his identity, he knelt on the ground when he saw Qiyou: “Your Highness, Chitose, Chitose, Chitose.”

Qiyou smiled and said: “You can’t be careless about being sick. Master Bai will go back to the house and lie down.”

Bai Zhenghu stood up and invited Qiyou in.

Chang Yongnian stood and looked around. In fact, the yard was not very big, except for a well and stone tables and chairs, there was nothing else. There are no trees and no flowers and grass, and it is dusty.

After reading it, Chang Yongnian also entered the house. There is a letter hanging in the main room, and then there are tables and chairs. There are no other decorations at all.

Seeing such a shabby residence, Chang Yongnian felt that this time the inspector of the Dao Censor must be a false accusation. How can such a simple official be a corrupt official.

Qiyou said to Bai Zhenghu, who was lying on the bed, “Master Bai is ill. Who is taking care of the daily affairs of Yangzhou now?” Under normal circumstances, if Bai Zhenghu is ill, Tongzhi should take care of the daily affairs on his behalf. However, this is only theoretical. In fact, the prefect will not hand over power unless it is to be transferred or unable to get out of bed due to illness. Once the power is handed over, it may be overridden for a long time.

Bai Zhenghu said in a hoarse voice, “I don’t have any serious business in the past two days. I will deal with it when I am healed.”

Just as he was talking, a woman in crimson clothes came in with tea.

Bai Zhenghu introduced: “This is a cheap man.” After speaking, he muttered a few words to Mrs. Bai. He spoke in dialect, and Qiyou couldn’t understand it.

Mrs. Bai put the tea on the table and knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times to Qi Xuan.

Qiyou saw that Mrs. Bai’s hands were covered with calluses, and asked, “Mrs. Bai still does rough work on weekdays?” Otherwise, her hands would not be so rough.

Bai Zhenghu nodded and said, “I’m used to being busy, so let her not do anything and not listen.” In fact, this is a euphemism. The family is so simple, it is conceivable that life is not well-off.

Qiyou heard this, stood up with a smile and said, “Then the king will not disturb Lord Bai’s rest. We will have a good chat when Lord Bai is in good health.”

Seeing that Bai Zhenghu was about to get up, Qiyou said, “Your body is important, so you don’t need to talk about these false rituals.”

After leaving the prefectural government office, Qiyou took a group of people to the best restaurant in Yangzhou.

When Chang Yongnian was about to speak, he was stopped by Pan Shengyuan: “Your Highness is the imperial envoy this time, and we are just assisting Your Highness in handling the mission.”

Chang Yongnian wanted to say something, but thinking about what he just watched, he didn’t say anything in the end.

After eating and drinking in the restaurant, Qiyou brought a group of people to the best inn in Yangzhou.

Chang Yongnian was so distressed when he heard that a first-class room cost twelve taels of silver. They have asked for five rooms over the years, and a day is sixty taels of silver. He received a monthly salary, and he was less than thirty taels. Living for one day is equivalent to his salary for more than two months, how can it not hurt.

“My lord, how long are you going to stay here?” Seeing Qiyou looking at him, Chang Yongnian said, “If you stay longer, you can ask the shopkeeper to make a discount.”

When Qiyou heard this, a smile appeared on his face: “It is estimated that it will take more than a month! How long, this king is not sure.”

Chang Yongnian negotiated with the shopkeeper for a long time, and finally lowered the price from twelve taels to ten taels.

Qiyou was not short of this money, but when he heard that Zhao Qian had to reply, he smiled and said, “This kid is interesting.” I thought he was a face-saving person, but he didn’t expect to bargain with others. This kind of thing is usually done by women. Men, who rarely bargain with others, feel ashamed.

Zhao Qian was also surprised.

There are only two masters and servants in the house, and there are guards outside the house, so Zhao Qian has no shyness: “My lord, Bai Zhifu looks very poor.”

“Yeah! There are no decorations in the house, and the husband and wife dress very simply. Especially Mrs. Bai, she has to do all the chores at home.” Which prefect lady didn’t call slaves and maids, this prefect lady actually Also do housework. But looking at Mrs. Bai’s appearance, she didn’t complain at all.

Zhao Qian hesitated: “My lord, did Yushi Zeng make a mistake?” How could the prefect who lived in such a poor life collude with the salt merchant!

“My parents only eat two dishes and one soup on weekdays, and their clothes are very simple. The two of them are very simple.” But no matter how simple, the dishes are cooked by top imperial chefs, and the clothes are very simple. They are also made of good fabrics.

As a confidant of Qiyou, Zhao Qian knew him fairly well. Hearing this, he understood: “Your Highness, what do you mean, are they acting?”

“Not like it?”

Zhao Qian shook his head and said, “It doesn’t look like she’s acting. Especially the Mrs. Bai, I think she’s very skilled in housework! If she pretends, her acting skills are also very good.” Maybe Bai Zhenghu pretended that they couldn’t see the flaws , but a woman in the inner house can pretend so well, it is basically impossible. .

Qiyou smiled and said: “This is the interesting point. One payment, the monthly salary is 60 taels of silver. In addition to the following filial piety and other miscellaneous money, there are still 100 taels of silver a month. These money, It’s no problem to buy two servants.” The local filial piety is an unwritten rule. The people above know it, but as long as it’s not too much, they won’t care. Because it’s an added bonus for officials.

Zhao Qian asked, “Your Highness, what do you mean?”

Qiyou said with a smile: “Three possibilities, the first possibility is that Bai Zhenghu is a high-ranking official, but his family has some unexpected big expenses, so he lives in poverty; ; The third possibility is that he deliberately did not invite slaves, but made his wife work all day.”

Zhao Qian didn’t understand what this meant, and asked reflexively, “Why do you have to make Mrs. Bai work all day?”

“Thank you for being by my side for so many years, you can’t even think of this, it’s really useless.” After despising Zhao Qian, Qiyou said: “What are the three things that men want most?”

Zhao Qian blurted out: “I am promoted to get rich and kill my wife.”

After he finished speaking, Zhao Qian widened his eyes and said, “Your Highness, it shouldn’t be!” If this is the case, then Bai Zhenghu’s mind is too vicious.

“I’m just guessing, maybe this Master Bai is really a good official!” It doesn’t mean that there are no honest officials in the officialdom, but there are quite a few honest officials like the officials he has come into contact with. He admired these people very much. But even these good officials, they just lived relatively simple, not shabby. Therefore, he will say these words.

Zhao Qian asked, “My lord, what should we do next?”

“It’s been a long time since I came to Yangzhou, so it’s natural to eat, drink and have fun.” In this way, it’s worthwhile to come to Yangzhou.