First, he had "consciously" paid off his debt and received the Emperor's commendation. Then, his daughter was conferred the title of Consort, and he was given the title of a Palace Master. The Rong Mansion, which had always been silent in the court, finally became a place where everyone came to congratulate him.
Jia Zheng's immediate superior, Lord Wang, arrived the earliest. He pulled Jia Zheng over and jokingly said,""The Sage said that if you don't make a noise, then it's over. If you make a noise, then it's amazing. This is indeed true. In our yamen, people often say that Lord Jia is the most practical. He often hides in the tedious documents and has always been drinking and socializing. However, the Holy Candle shone brightly, and his loyalty to the Emperor could not be hidden. Once the opportunity was ripe, wouldn't his loyalty be rewarded and his wings soar? However, Lord Jia, since you thought that returning the silver could relieve the Emperor's worries, why didn't you tell us earlier? Wouldn't that make us seem stupid?”
In the Emperor's commendation, he only said that the Jia family was loyal and filial, and had voluntarily repaid the debt to relieve their father's worries. How could Jia Zheng dare to mention that a eunuch had come to visit? These few days, many colleagues and relatives came and said that our family is close and has always advanced and retreated together. Why didn't we discuss the repayment in advance? Jia Zheng also ended up with a lot of complaints and jealousy.
Jia Zheng forced a smile and let Lord Wang in. He didn't have time to wipe the sweat on his forehead when he saw a Lord he had never seen before being escorted in by a boy and hurriedly went up to welcome him. However, if the adults didn't mention the words " obtained the Saint's Heart ", Jia Zheng would feel the cold wind turning into a blunt blade, as if it was cutting his body, and his head and face would be covered in sweat.
Relieving his father's worries was Jia Zheng's original wish. In the past, he had not been able to obtain the Emperor's heart and had looked on from afar to handle some documents and files. He felt more at ease. Today, he had been promoted by the Emperor and had become an important person in the court. Why was he so frightened?
Jia Zheng thought about it and felt that it was probably his fault for not being well-educated, which was why he was so shallow. For example, a thin piece of wood could support a thousand-kilogram weapon. How could he bear this?
At this point, Jia Zheng thought of his brother-in-law, Ruhai, who was in charge of the salt administration, and his brother-in-law, Wang Ziteng, who was ordered to investigate the border. He sighed in admiration but also felt deeply ashamed. On the one hand, he felt that he should seek advice from the two of them more. On the other hand, he made up his mind,"I feel that it is difficult for me to take on such a great responsibility. I must have read too much and did not go deep into the essence, which is why I am so empty. After I go back today, I must not have a trace of slackness. I must hang on to the beam and stab the stock, studying hard day and night."”
Because of these two major events, Jia Zheng's appearance among the nobles in the capital was indeed different from before. Although he still handled political affairs with caution and propriety, he always spent his time studying. He became earlier in the morning and later at night.
On the other side, after Lin Ming and the head of the water transport Zhang family acknowledged each other as god-relatives, he was entrusted by the Zhang family's wife to go to Sanming to protect Zhang Xiangqi. He and Zhao Fusheng took a black phoenix head gold painted ship specially used for the water transport. Along the way, they used the reputation of Ruhai's official to appease the disaster victims, supervise the grain transport, and assist in disaster relief. It was not a bad thing, and they actually received quite a lot of recognition.
On this day, three people arrived. The ship said that five ships of grain would arrive and asked the main family to check. Zhao Fusheng stopped writing and smiled." The Zhang family is a powerful snake in the land. When they don't cooperate, it's difficult for a catty of grain to cross the water. Once you grasp its seven inches, it's cheap."”As he spoke, he got up and left his seat. He showed the silver grain book to Lin Ming." The collection and transportation of money and grain have been very smooth. In addition to the 200,000 stones of millet and 5,000 catties of cloth that were sent to E, Yue, Shen Shui Fu and other five places yesterday, the disaster relief is no longer a big problem.”
Lin Ming stopped writing and took the book to read it carefully. He saw that the words recorded in the book were elegant and beautiful. The money and grain were written in rows and columns, and the transactions were all big and small. He could not help but sigh at Mr. Zhao's wide coordination and generosity in the officialdom. He managed Weibo, and even the details such as the account book were much better than ordinary old officials. He was indeed an official and had a lot to learn.
Lin Mingfu sighed and said," Yes, I've been running around in recent months, persuading people to donate and collect food. Today, the money and food collected have become such a record."‘Zhao County sent 5,000 taels of silver, a thousand catties of millet, and a hundred bolts of cloth and silk. This is only a dozen words, but it saved the people of a county."
" Hahaha!" Zhao Fusheng laughed as he fiddled with his beard." One stroke to live, one stroke to kill. This is the so-called power of officialdom." Think about it, if we leave Zhao County behind when distributing the money and grain, what can the people of the county do? If we do what that corrupt official did and wipe out half of the money and grain distributed, what can the people of his county do?”
Lin Ming said," Zhao County is remote, and there are no powerful people. I think he doesn't know how the court has arranged the relief. Even if the relief is much less or gone, I think he can only leave it to fate."”
Zhao Fusheng said," That's right. There are quite a few cases like this. As the saying goes, three years to clear the magistrate, 100,000 snowflake silver." Greed wasn't something to be annoyed about. What was most annoying were those who ate everything and didn't leave any way out for the people, forcing them to become bandits and then plotting against the bandits.”
Lin Ming smiled helplessly." Forget it, this isn't something we should be concerned about right now." Since the county magistrate of Zhao County was protecting him, let him go first. Disaster relief was still acceptable, but it was not appropriate to kill people. It was not good to let people say that I was using my uncle's reputation to do so.”
Zhao Fusheng laughed and pointed at Lin Ming with the back of his book.""I can see that your words are very murderous. If we let him go, I'm afraid that his head will be on his neck. I have to advise you. As officials, when someone from above breaks the law, it's a different matter. For example, this County Magistrate Zhao. Someone is willing to protect him and use 50,000 silver to settle the matter with us. In the future, when you see him, it's better to pretend that there's no such thing. In this way, he will not dare to make things difficult for you in the future.”
"Yes, you're right, sir." Lin Ming also smiled. Counting the time, I should also make a trip to the three prison cells. Today, Mr. Lao will go to the dock to check on the money and food. I was thinking of asking Magistrate Zhao to distribute the money and grain transportation in Zhao County. If it was someone else, they would probably come to pick their hair.”
Zhao Fusheng smiled." You're so big-bellied. You actually did him a favor. That's good."”
Lin Ming had arrived at the third prison in the morning. However, he was busy with the disaster relief work and did not have time to go to the prison to rescue her godbrother. In addition, after discussing with Zhao Fusheng, he thought that the Zhang family's support for the disaster relief would not be distracted by the fact that the Zhang family was in prison. Although Mrs. Zhang had sent two letters to urge him, Lin Ming only went to the third prison today.
Yang Daqi and Yang Dazhi, who had caused trouble at Miss Zhang's porridge shop that day, had been helping with the disaster relief. They had received a lot of training from Zhao Fusheng. In just a short period of time, they had changed into neat clothes and hats, and they were already quite presentable. Today, they were Lin Ming's attendants, and their temperament was more friendly and appropriate than the attendants sent by the Zhang family.
Lin Ming sat in the car and looked out from the curtain. He saw the people on the street bustling and full of vitality. It was very different from when he first came. He couldn't help but feel happy. These days, in order to persuade donations and smooth the way in the officialdom, he was either busy everywhere or bent over the table to write seal characters. Although he was young and healthy, he was worried and calculated every day. In the end, he was depressed. Today, he came to do a free business and felt very satisfied.
"Miss, look, these three people are wearing the clothes we sent over." Yang Daqi said happily.”
Lin Ming smiled and said," You have to remember that we didn't send this. The imperial court allocated it for disaster relief. We're just doing something for the imperial court to deliver this cloth to the people."”
Yang Daqi grinned and said,"Young Miss is right."”
Yang Dazhi was not convinced." Miss, you don't want to take the credit. The people are not fools. In the past, there was no relief for a grain of food. The officials are still the same. This year, there's money, food, and cloth. So what if the commoners know who contributed? Isn't it good to be grateful to you?!”
Lin Ming knew Yang Dazhi's temper, but he didn't analyze the situation with him. He just smiled and let it go. Yang Daqi apologized," Miss, please don't lower yourself to his level. My two brothers have never been educated since we were young. We don't have much knowledge."”He turned around and scolded Yang Dazhi." What did Mr. Zhao teach you? Don't talk nonsense and get Miss into trouble!" "Also, take away your family's longevity memorial tablet. Miss is still so young. How can you get an longevity memorial tablet?"”
Yang Dazhi's neck stiffened." I didn't provide the memorial tablet. It was my mother who did!" I didn't listen to anything Mr. Zhao said. I didn't know how to read. I dozed off when I heard the lecture!”
Seeing that the two brothers were about to quarrel, Lin Ming said,""Today, we are going to bail out the young master of the Zhang family. What kind of person is that young master of the Zhang family? You two are locals, so tell me first. If he is really not a good person, we can't bail him out today to avoid causing trouble.”
When the two brothers heard the questions, they answered them one by one. They said that although Zhang Xiangqi was involved in drinking, prostitution, and gambling, he was not a bad person. He liked to get to know scholars and scholars. He was somewhat similar to his father, but he was more ambitious than his father.
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