Idle courtiers

Chapter 186
Seeing the charcoal on the ground, Zhou Nan couldn't help shaking his head.

Wotou sat on the ground and wailed loudly: "Bullying people, too bullying!" It was the first time for him to buy things for his master's house today, and it was a big deal of two renminbi, but he was robbed.

The loss was so huge that he couldn't help but doubt his servant's career prospects.
Zhou Nan comforted: "Forget it, it's not a big deal, you just buy it after being robbed, don't cry."

At this moment, Zhu Congchi came slowly from the guest room with a teacup in his arms, and asked, "Is that lunatic gone?"

Zhou Nan: "Let's go, the years are not good, so there should be a calamity."

Zhu Congchen: "Forgive me, Xu Ge's old tutor is really remarkable. These nine young masters are reading indiscriminately by themselves, and they are already insane. Zimu, drink some water to calm down." He handed over the cup.

"What tea?"

"Soak wolfberries."

"You greasy middle-aged man." Zhou Nan suddenly remembered something: "Why hasn't Brother Zhu come home yet?"

Zhu Cong was furious: "How dare you go back, let alone go back to the house, I dare not even take a step out of the house, look at my face, how can I see people?"

His face was scratched by his wife, and not only did not improve after a night, it also became red, swollen and a little inflamed.

"No matter what, you have to recover from your injuries before you can leave. Also, Zimu, is this how you treat guests?"

Zhou Nan: "Are you blackmailing me?"

"What do you mean, this matter started because of you, so you naturally need to be responsible to the end. Besides, when I left home, I was in a hurry and had no money at all. Or... you can lend me some money, I live in Jiaofang Si Li going to recuperate?"

Zhou Nan: "Brother Zhu, brother Zhu, you old man should rest!"

"Hey, I'll go back to the room and stare for a while, remember to call me when I'm eating." He turned back to Qing Hua and said, "Cook lady, I have a strong taste, lots of salt, soy sauce, oil, and a green onion."

Zhou Nan rolled his eyes.

On the second day, he went to work in the Pedestrian Department by himself, and his subordinates asked Master Zhou what he wanted.

Zhou Nan: "As usual." He still wrote an official letter and asked someone to send it to Li Wei's residence.Then I went shopping outside for a long time, and when I had enough time, I got off work and went home.

After returning home, Zhu Congchi was not there, so he asked Huang Dou, and replied that Mr. Zhu left after lunch.

Zhou Nan breathed a sigh of relief: "This guy has gone home."

"Zimu, who has gone home?" A familiar voice came, and when he looked back, he saw Master Zhu crossing the threshold covered in snow.

Zhou Nan: "Didn't you go home?"

Zhu Congchen: "Who dares to go home, is it uncomfortable? I just went to the bookstore to look at the account books, and I planned to pay some money in the account room. But the account room refused, and said that I would report to my wife. Scared. It’s my turn... A smoke came back again. The wind is too tight, no, I can’t go out for a few days. Fortunately, I’m smart, and I brought back a large bundle of novels, so I can pass the time.”

As he spoke, he patted the huge burden on his hand.

Zhou Nan didn't even have the strength to scold him: "Eat, eat."

……

Generally speaking, Zhou Nan's life in the next two days was fairly peaceful.Xu Ge's granddaughter, Xu Zhi, was ripped off half of her clothes by him that day and saw her collarbone. Although she said she was proud of her beauty, she was a cardamom girl after all, so she still felt a little embarrassed and didn't bother her.

General Zhu Fengguo didn't make trouble either, since he stayed in the guest room of Zhou Nan's house to read novels every day, and only came out to walk around the yard when eating, and lived a life of eating with clothes and mouth, and had no idea of ​​going home at all.This shows how seriously he was oppressed by his wife in the past.

Anyway, it was just a matter of adding a pair of chopsticks, plus he had deep sympathy for him, so Zhou Nan didn't push him away either.I just asked curiously, Mr. Zhu, don’t you feel bored reading novels all day long?
Zhu Cong said sternly, you said I was reading for entertainment, but in fact I was thinking about how the bookshop loses money for each book, but I want to see why no one buys these books.

Zhou Nan: "Okay, old man, take your time and think about it."

As for the Department of Pedestrians, there is nothing to do, anyway, I go there every morning, and send an official letter to Li Wei as usual to reiterate the policy and determination of the imperial court to clear up the imperial property, and hope that Li Guozhang can rein in the precipice and turn around.It has the demeanor of the communication room and petition office of later generations.

It is estimated that Lao Li also regarded Zhou Nan as a fart, so he naturally ignored it.

Then I had lunch in the company, took my subordinates for a few laps outside, and went home to warm up the kang with my wife and children.

In this way, Zhou Nan has become the most leisurely person in the pedestrian department.

There is good news that the Pedestrian Division has paid wages.Two taels of silver, two stones of rice.

Zhou Nan asked Huangdou and Wotou to pull the cart, packed the rice, and took it home.While going through the formalities of receiving the payment, someone from the book office came to invite him, saying that it was Qin Sizheng who passed on his past and had something to explain.

"Xiaguan has met Master Sizheng, what orders do you have?"

"Zhou Xingren, please sit down." Qin Liang asked Zhou Nan to sit down, and asked, "I don't know how the court ordered you to clear up the imperial property in the capital. Shenyang and Zhang Dazhong even sent people to urge you to ask."

Zhou Nan replied: "Reporting to Sizheng, it is being processed. I have sent official letters to Li Wei several times, but it is more difficult."

"Yeah, it's not just you, other yamen also have a headache when Qingzhang Jingji was born. My dynasty has been established for a hundred years, and there are many nobles in the capital, and most of them are the clan of the Tian family. The heat of this matter must be properly handled, and it can be done well. Errands, and you can't let the clan have resentment towards the emperor, which will damage His Majesty's benevolence. You just need to be honest and don't worry too much."

Zhou Nan felt bored, and thought to himself: Why don't you worry too much, why don't you let me take the thunder in front.It is estimated that the progress of other working groups is not good, and Shen Yang and Zhang Dazhong are also under a lot of pressure, so they sent someone to remind them.The old man Qin was dissatisfied when he saw that I was passive and sabotage.Anyway, this job is the responsibility of the blame, and I will delay it.

I was thinking about how to make up an excuse to explain why I kept sending official letters to Li Wei, and the reason for it.

Qin Liang suddenly laughed and said, "Zhou Xingren, do you think the old man blamed you for sending the official letter? In fact, this matter was done very well. Things in the world pay attention to the fact that teachers are well-known. It's hard for others to say anything. The so-called public begets bright, and Lian begets power!"

Zhou Nan was surprised: "Your Majesty is absurd."

Qin Sizheng: "By the way, you have sent several official letters in a row, and Li Wei has heard back, saying that he is willing to meet with Zhou Xingren to discuss the hidden imperial property of Qingzhang's family. Please come to the mansion for a while." Syria."

"Ah, this statement is true/"

Qin Liang Fuxu laughed and said: "Of course it is true, haha. Recently, there has been a lot of uproar about Qingzhang in the capital's abstention from the imperial property. There are many dissatisfaction and contradictions in the clan, so that it cannot be implemented. If Zhou Xingren can successfully clear the Li family's property , that was the first achievement."

Zhou Nan was very surprised. He didn't expect that he could finish the matter smoothly just by sending a few official letters.

Surprise, surprise!

After thinking about it, I thought in my heart: That's right, Zhao Jing's death was unclear, obviously there was a bureau set up by the grandma of the court to deal with Yu Wang's family.

The think tanks Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, Li Chunfang, Feng Bao, etc. of Yuwang Clan are such shrewd and capable people, how can they not see it.

It is estimated that the palace will also let Li Wei act in a low-key manner, so make sure not to get into trouble, and just return the real estate that should be retired.For big politicians like them, money is not bad, and it is nothing compared to political interests.

Having figured this out, Zhou Nan rejoiced in his heart, and accomplished a great achievement: "Yes, my lord, this subordinate will take someone to Li Wei's mansion for business."

He thought in his heart that this matter should not be overdone.When the time comes, they will clear hundreds of thousands of acres of land at will as a gesture, and both parties will take a step back.

What the court actually needs is Li Wei to set an example for the clan and relatives.It is not important to retreat more or less, the key is attitude and position.

(End of this chapter)