Idle courtiers

Chapter 70 Problem Solving
Earlier, under the leadership of Weng Chun, all the scholars ran to the yamen, saying that Zhou Nan had kidnapped the second miss of the Mei family and wanted to do something wrong.

Hearing this news, Gui Xiancheng knew that the opportunity he had been waiting for for a long time had arrived.I almost laughed out loud: Zhou Nan, Zhou Nan, you rely on the favor of Shi Jieren in the yamen on weekdays, covering the sky with one hand, and when others see you, they will call out the fourth master.

You are very slippery in your daily affairs, even if I want to punish you, I can't catch you.

You actually did such a ridiculous thing today, it is a felony to hold hostage and tarnish the reputation of a good girl.If you want to seek death, even the Heavenly King and Lao Tzu will not be able to protect you.

Haha, happy, happy!
Since the last time Wang Ruoxu came to Andong to assess and change the land into a mulberry, Guixian Cheng completely turned his back on Shi Jieren, and his status in the yamen has plummeted.

Whether it is the Ming Dynasty or later generations, the county magistrate is the official post, and the county magistrate is the second assistant.According to the system of the past dynasties, the chief and deputy posts are the relationship between superiors and subordinates.Guixian Cheng was not treated well by Shi Jieren, and the people in the yamen didn't take him seriously.

During this period of time, Guixian Cheng had been miserable, and today he could finally get his revenge.

Seeing Weng Chun coming to report the case, Guixian Cheng was overjoyed, and hurriedly ordered four fast-shift yamen servants, and came to arrest them with weapons.

Along the way, people on the street shouted: "Master Zhou killed someone." "Master Zhou raped Miss Ganmei."

The sound fell to his ears, it was simply the sound of nature.Also because of the joy in his heart, he didn't think about how shrewd a person Zhou Nan is, how could he go to Mei's boat recklessly in the blue sky to mess around, this is not his style of doing things!
When I got to the ground, I heard the sound of weapons breaking through the air on the boat, and then there was a "boom".

Guixian Cheng yelled at his subordinates: "The thief is attacking, hurry up and rescue Mei. If anyone resists, shoot him to death!"

At this moment, Zhou Nan and Mei Kang came out holding hands, talking and laughing, like old friends for many years.

This situation not only stunned Guixian Cheng, but also stunned the surrounding audience.

Seeing Guixian Cheng, Mei Yuan said "Yo", and bowed his hands to salute: "So it is Guixian Cheng, why did you come to my boat today?"

"You, you... Didn't Zhou Nan hold Ling Qianjin hostage... My officer, I brought someone to arrest the thief, why is this so?" Guixian Cheng stuttered a little.

"What is taking Miss Mei Er hostage and returning to the county magistrate, you can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense. Today, the Mei family will hire a private school teacher to teach the third son Mei to study and improve, and to get a good name in the examination room. This is 50 taels of silver a year. Shu Xiu, who lives in a poor family, thought that he had studied for a few years at least. He was lucky enough to be a scholar and became a student of the county school. He thought he had some experience in the examination room, so he wanted to be this gentleman. Just now, after Mei Er The young lady and Yuanwai Mei finally got this job after taking the teaching exam. Yuanwai Mei, what do you think?"

After Zhou Nan finished speaking, she looked at Mei Kang with a smile.

He said the word "fame" very loudly in the passage just now, and Mei Kang understood that it was him reminding himself not to talk nonsense.

He smiled and said: "Yes, yes, the old man is clear about Master Zhou's talent and learning, and he was indeed being tested by him just now. Gui Xiancheng, I'm fine, thank you for your concern. Wait a minute, Xiaomin has another heart Send it."

This Mei Kang obviously has a deep hatred with Zhou Nan, but when Zhou thief encounters an accident, he inexplicably lends a helping hand.It was like this when Wang Ruoxu went to Mei's house last time, and it's like this again today.I really don't know what kind of ecstasy drug this surnamed Zhou gave him, so that he could even put aside the revenge of killing his son.

Guixian Cheng yelled angrily: "Examination, is there anyone who put a knife on his neck to take an examination? You are talking nonsense in broad daylight. Mei Kang, you trickster, you are so deceitful. Who wants your heart? "

After all, he waved his sleeves and left angrily.

Zhou Nan smiled at Weng Chun who was standing blankly by the side again: "Brother Ying Yuan, I'm sorry, I did this Mr. Mei's, and I told you to make a trip for nothing."

After finishing speaking, I brought my mouth to his ear and said in a low voice: "It ruined your good deed, and you can't kiss the beautiful woman Fangze, are you disappointed? I am now Mr. Mei's private school, as long as I want, I can do it anytime, anywhere They can freely come and go to Mei’s house. It’s really a treat to see this beautiful woman, Miss Mei Er, every day, refreshing, refreshing! Haha, haha, farewell!”

Weng Chun was so angry that he trembled all over, but he couldn't speak no matter what.

A farce ended like this.

Everything is inferior, only reading is high.

In a feudal society, the only way to be an official was through the imperial examination. Mei Kang naturally knew what it would mean to him and the entire Mei family if his son Mei Pu passed the examination as a scholar.

His mobility was very strong, and he immediately went to the governor's office to meet Shi Qianshi, saying that he wanted to be the middleman, talking about making peace with Shi Qianshi and Zhou Nan, and talking about making peace with the governor's office and the Andong County Government.

At dusk that day, in the private room of a restaurant called "Drunk Taibai" in Andong County, Zhou Nan and Shi Qianshi sat together, talking and laughing as they drank wine, like friends for many years.

Of course, it is impossible for Mei Yuanwai to participate.He and Zhou Nan are just a short-term strategic cooperation, after all, they are still endless enemies.

During the dinner, Zhou Nan wrote an impromptu poem, praising Governor Shi's contribution to the Ming Dynasty's salt industry and his broad mind, and wrote it on the whitewashed wall of the restaurant.

Shi Qianshi was overjoyed, and immediately threw an ingot of silver to his subordinates, and ordered him to pull a two-foot sarong to wrap up the poem and protect it as a cultural relic.

After drinking for three rounds, Zhou Nan poured another glass of wine, held it high in front of him, and said, "Thank you, Governor Shi, for your kindness. If there is something disrespectful in the yamen, I hope the governor will not take it to heart. If the governor If you intend to make friends with Zhou Nan, and drink the half of the remaining wine, Zhou Nan will do it first as a respect."

Shi Qianshi was also bold, drank the wine in his glass in one gulp, and waved his hand: "What offends is not offended, people walk in the world, how can they not fight with others, we don't know each other without fighting, so don't mention it. In the future, if Let me know if you have something to do. Of course, if I need help from the yamen, Master Zhou, you can also help me."

Zhou Nan: "That's natural. In fact, this matter is nothing more than a festival between me and Yuanwai Mei. We are friends in our own way, and we will definitely not embarrass you."

"Mr. Mei, haha, it has nothing to do with him. I can come to drink with Mr. Zhou today because I really want to make friends with you. Speaking of which, if you were not the one who resettled the refugees, I, Shi Qianshi, would have missed the job on the Yandao. I'm afraid I'm going to die, I really want to thank you for this."

Shi Qianshi had a bad nose in the yamen that day, and he was very ashamed. At that time, he only wanted to tear Zhou Nan, a treacherous man, into pieces.After calming down, he thought, the reason why he wanted to set up a trap to harm Zhou Nan was not because of Mei Kang's begging.Seeing that everyone has worked together for many years and has received a lot of tribute from him, I will help you.

In his opinion, it is not a big deal to punish a small master.

But he didn't want Zhou Nan to let himself suffer a dull loss. He also realized that this is a powerful character.If you really fight with him, you may have a lot of trouble in the future.

Being an official for thousands of miles makes money, everyone is a person who walks around on the scene, and there will be plenty of time to deal with in the future.Mei Kang and himself are neither related nor related, so there is no need to find trouble for him because he, Zhou Nan, and the county government have turned against each other.

To put it bluntly, Meikang is a tool for making money, and a partner who cooperates to make money.Tools can be changed at any time, but Zhou Nan in the yamen wants to keep doing that master forever.Even if he retires in the future, the position must be passed on to his descendants.It's not worthwhile to offend a noble family in this county for Mei Yuanwai, a local rich man.

Thinking about it carefully, I didn't have any grudges with Zhou Nan, and I owed him a favor last time.

Shi Qianshi looks rough and bold, but in fact he is quite thoughtful, and he is a man who can afford to let go.

As soon as he said this, Zhou Nan immediately understood, and said with a smile: "It is my duty to resettle the refugees, and it should be."

"No, I still have to thank you. Otherwise, my niece loves Mr. Zhou's character articles, how about I promise her to you?"

Zhou Nan was shocked, and hurriedly shouted: "I can't do it, I can't do it. I'm just an official with a low status, how dare I marry Ling's niece. Even if Sanya wants to marry someone, she must find a decent family, preferably the kind The young master of the scholarly family. Only in this way is she worthy of her status; if that young master wins the examination in the future and becomes the master of juren, Governor Shi will also have a bright face. To be honest, our reputation as a yamen servant is not very good , It sounds ugly!"

Governor Shi's heart was moved, and he thought to himself: Yes, Zhou Nan is a gentleman. Although he has outstanding talents, his reputation is indeed too bad to be taken seriously.

Seeing him moved, Zhou Nan hit a snake and attached it to a stick: "Governor, if you say that among the young scholars in our county who have not yet married a wife, there is no one more talented than Weng Chun and Weng Yingyuan. This son is a student of the county school. There will be a lot of flowers, and the candidate is sure to be selected. If it is not good, it is possible to be a Jinshi, and when the time comes, it will be Mr. Weng, who is really a good match for the third lady."

"Weng Chun, Weng Xiucai..." Shi Qianshi was very moved: "I know this person, he is really good, he seems to have a bright future."

"It's just..." Zhou Nan pretended to be hesitant on purpose.

Shi Qianshi: "Just what?"

Zhou Nan: "It's just that this person loves wine and spends money, and likes beauties. Sanya is a very nice person, but his appearance is too ordinary, so I'm afraid he doesn't like the third lady. If he doesn't like the third lady, then he doesn't like you, Governor Shi .Don’t make a scene when a matchmaker comes to your door and makes a fuss.”

Zhou Nan casually put some eye drops on Weng Chun.

"I have my own opinion on this matter." Governor Shi smiled and said, "Thank you Master Zhou for your reminder, come, come, drink, drink."

Zhou Nan said: "Governor Shi, last time we had trouble in the yamen. The magistrate also regretted it. After all, the two families will still get close in the future. Look at this..." He looked embarrassed.

Shi Qianshi said generously: "Don't worry, after drinking the wine, I will prepare a gift to visit Shizhi County. He is an imperial official of the seventh rank, and I am from the eighth rank. Naturally, I will come to apologize. It cannot be discarded."

Hearing this, a stone in Zhou Nan's heart fell to the ground.I can finally go back to the yamen, and I can finally be a ceremonial official.

(End of this chapter)