Keisuke Extra (2)

The night in Yangzhou is also very beautiful, and the group didn't return until midnight. The next day, Qiyou hadn't gotten up yet.

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

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

After eating, Qiyou turned to Chang Yongnian and said to Pan Shengyuan, "Let's go to the magistrate's yamen."

Chang Yongnian stood on the spot and said, "My lord, isn't it appropriate for us to go to the Prefect Bai now?"

Qiyou is not a happy person: "If you don't want to go, then you can stay in the inn and have a good rest!"

Chang Yongnian boldly said: "My lord, I think it's better to investigate secretly first." How to investigate the case if you go to the magistrate so carelessly.

Qiyou said with a smile: "Master Chang, do you want to visit in private? All right, then you can visit in private, and I will go to Bai Zhenghu." As soon as they entered the city, they were followed by such a large group of people.

Pan Shengyuan persuaded Chang Yongnian once, but he didn't persuade him again this time. Speaking of which, Pan Shengyuan felt that this person was a little slow to respond. When he came, King You brought two entourages and sixteen guards. But when they stayed at the inn, Qiyou lost four guards. But Chang Yongnian didn't notice these abnormalities.

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

Pan Shengyuan said softly: "My lord, Mr. Chang is too upright, so don't be too fussy about your lord. Otherwise, you will be the one who will be criticized in the end."

"I want to argue with him, so I throw him into the river on the way, and he can still whisper in my ear." He knew that Qihao didn't value Chang Yongnian, but because he compared taxes, money and food in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. learn. It's still useful to keep this person.

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

After walking for a short distance, Zhao Qian whispered, "My lord, Chang Yongnian is here."

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

When they arrived at the magistrate's yamen, the yamen servant heard that Qiyou was the current prince. Busily told him that Bai Zhenghu was ill, and he was resting in Houya for the past two days.

The magistrate's yamen is divided into a front yard and a back yard. In the front is the place where the magistrate does business. The backyard is generally a place for the prefect's family to live. However, the magistrate's yamen is not spacious, and those who are rich generally will not live in the yamen, but will buy another house to live in.

Qiyou said: "This king is going to see him." After speaking, he walked towards the backyard.

On the outside, Qiyou stands tall. There are many advantages to doing this, for example, people who know his identity generally dare not go against his will.

No, the yamen servants didn't dare to stop them even if they wanted to, so they had to hurry ahead and lead them the way.

When Bai Zhenghu got the news, regardless of his serious illness, he asked the boy to help him out to meet Qiyou.

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

Bai Zhenghu had met Qiyou before, and was very impressed with Qiyou. So he didn't need to look to verify his identity. When he saw Qiyou, he knelt on the ground: "The prince is a thousand years old."

Qiyou smiled and said: "You can't be careless about this illness, Mr. Bai, go back to the room and lie down."

Bai Zhenghu stood up and invited Qiyou in.

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

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

Seeing such a shabby residence, Chang Yongnian felt that the supervisory 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 sick,

Who is taking care of the daily affairs in Yangzhou today? "Under normal circumstances, when Bai Zhenghu is sick, it should be the Tongzhi who takes care of the daily affairs. However, this is only a theory. In fact, unless it is to be transferred or is too sick to get out of bed, the magistrate will not hand over power. Once handed over Right, after a long time, it may be emptied.

Bai Zhenghu said in a hoarse voice: "I don't have any important affairs these two days. I will deal with it after I recover from illness."

While talking, a woman in crimson clothes came in with tea.

Bai Zhenghu introduced: "This is a bitch." After speaking, he whispered a few words to Mrs. Bai. It was in a dialect, and Qiyou couldn't understand it either.

Mrs. Bai put the tea on the table, then kowtowed three times to Qi Xuan.

Qiyou looked at Mrs. Bai's hands full of calluses, and asked, "Mrs. Bai still does rough work?" If not, her hands wouldn't be so rough.

Bai Zhenghu nodded and said, "I'm used to being busy, so I won't listen to anything I tell her not to do." Actually, this is a tactful way of saying it. The family is so simple, it is conceivable that life is not well-off.

After hearing this, Qiyou stood up with a smile and said, "Then I won't bother Mr. Bai to rest. Let's have a good chat when Mr. Bai recovers."

Seeing that Bai Zhenghu was about to get up, Qiyou said: "Your body is important, so there is no need to talk about these vain rituals." I have seen everything that needs to be seen, there is no need to stay any longer.

After leaving the magistrate's yamen, Qiyou took a group of people to the best restaurant in Yangzhou.

Chang Yongnian was about to speak, but Pan Shengyuan stopped him: "The prince is the imperial envoy this time, and we are only assisting him in his mission."

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

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

When Chang Yongnian heard that a superior room cost twelve taels of silver, his heart ached. They have asked for five rooms over the years, which cost sixty taels of silver a day. He gets a monthly salary, which is less than thirty taels. Living for one day is equivalent to more than two months of his salary, how can he not feel pain.

"My lord, how long are you going to stay here?" Seeing Qiyou looking at him, Chang Yongnian said: "If you stay for a long time, you can ask the shopkeeper to give you a discount."

When Qiyou heard this, a smile appeared on his face: "I guess it will take more than a month! How long, this king is not sure."

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

Qiyou was not short of this little money, but upon hearing Zhao Qiande's report, he smiled and said, "This kid is kind of interesting." He thought he was a person who wanted to save face, but he didn't expect to bargain with others. This kind of thing is usually done by women. Men rarely bargain with others and 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 nothing to hide: "My lord, Bai Zhifu looks very poor."

"That's right! There is not a single piece of decoration in the house, and the husband and wife are also dressed very simply. Especially Mrs. Bai, who has to do rough work at home." Which prefect's wife is not a servant, this prefect's wife actually Also do housework. And looking at Mrs. Bai's appearance, she didn't complain at all.

Zhao Qian hesitated and said, "My lord, did Zeng Yushi make a mistake." How could the magistrate, who lived in such a poor life, collude with the salt merchants!

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

Zhao Qian, as Qiyou's confidant, knew him quite well, and he understood after hearing this: "My lord, what do you mean, are they acting?"

"It doesn't look like it?"

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

Qiyou smiled and said: "This is the interesting part. One payment, the monthly salary is sixty taels of silver. Adding the following filial piety and other miscellaneous money, there is still a hundred taels of silver a month. These money, It’s okay to buy two servants.” It’s an unwritten rule to show filial piety to the chief. The people above know it, but as long as it doesn't go too far, they won't bother. Because this is an additional benefit for officials.

Zhao Qian asked, "My lord, 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 can't make ends meet, so he lives in poverty; the second possibility is that Bai Zhenghu is a miser, and the money is in his pocket and he is reluctant to take it out. ; The third possibility is that he deliberately did not hire a servant, so that his wife would be tired all day long."

Zhao Qian didn't understand what this meant, so he asked reflexively, "Why do you make Mrs. Bai tired all day long?"

"Fortunately, you have been by my side for so many years, and 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 got promoted and got rich and my wife died."

After finishing speaking, Zhao Qian widened his eyes and said, "My lord, it shouldn't happen!" If so, then Bai Zhenghu's thoughts are too vicious.

"I'm just guessing, maybe this Lord Bai is really a good official with a clean sleeve!" It's not that there are no honest officials in the officialdom, 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 live a relatively simple life, not shabby. Therefore, he will say these words.

Zhao Qian asked: "My lord, what should we do next?"

"I haven't been to Yangzhou for a long time, so the next thing is to eat, drink and have fun." In this way, it is worthwhile to come to Yangzhou.

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