Chapter 1671 Dry wood and fierce fire
No one was around, and in the dead of night, Hu Zongxian tidied up his appearance and strolled up the steps of the Imperial Envoy's Yamen.
"Stop! Who are you? What are you doing here late at night?" The guard on duty in front of the imperial envoy's office came up and asked.
These gatekeepers are all domestic slaves brought by Zhao Wenhua from the capital. They are accustomed to relying on the power of the strict party in the capital. My master came to Jiangnan as an imperial envoy. He was the representative of the Holy One. That is not allowed. He is the number one person in Jiangnan. He is on this journey. There are countless dignitaries who come to curry favor with their master. The seventh-rank officials in front of the prime minister’s door are not just talk. If you want to ask to see the master, you must please our brothers. Otherwise, we will not inform our compatriots. , don’t even think about going in.
"I am Hu Zongxian, the censor of Zhejiang Province. I have something to see the imperial envoy, Mr. Zhao." Hu Zongxian stepped forward and cupped his hands.
"It turns out it's Mr. Hu. Mr. Hu is here by chance. My master is asleep. Let's talk about it tomorrow."
The doorman waved his hand and called Mr. Hu, but he didn't move at all to report inside. It doesn't mean anything.
Hu Zongxian's unconcerned expression flashed away, he raised his head with a smile on his face, and without leaving a trace, he stuffed a piece of fifty taels of silver fruit into the hand of the leading doorman, and said with a smile, "Please be accommodating. "I have something important to report to Mr. Zhao, please inform me."
The leading disciple lowered his head and saw the amount on the banknote, and his smile suddenly bloomed like a chrysanthemum.
Fifty taels of silver notes, this Yushi Hu is really generous, worth half of his monthly silver.
Later, I will give 10 taels to my subordinates for drinking, and I can still save 40 taels. Haha, when the new concubine in the family sees this money, she has to do her best to serve me. Hu Yushi is really my god of wealth. ah.
"Since there is something important, I don’t dare to delay it. My master often teaches us that state affairs are more important than Mount Tai, so we don’t dare to delay it. I will go in to report it now. Hu Yushi will wait a moment. . Why are you guys still hanging around? Why don’t you hurry up and get rid of Hu Da? Please come to the concierge and serve him tea and water."
With money, it is easy to do things. The leading doorman invited Hu Zongxian to the concierge to serve him tea and water, and he trotted all the way in person. He went to the Yamen to report the news of Hu Zongxian's visit.
Soon, Hu Zongxian in the concierge heard a sound of footsteps coming from the courtyard, and thought it must be the doorman who had come back.
It is not a problem for Mr. Zhao to receive him. The problem is how to convince Mr. Zhao to trust him.
While Hu Zongxian got up and went to greet the disciples, he went through the draft of persuading Zhao Wenhua again in his stomach. He would come to visit Zhao Wenhua many times in the future, but he could not offend these disciples.
"Haha, I was overjoyed when I heard about Merlin's visit. I got out of bed in a hurry and my clothes were disheveled. Don't blame Merlin..."
A laughing voice came from outside the door, Then Zhao Wenhua A figure in pajamas appeared in front of the door. The shoes on his feet were not put on, and they were hanging like slippers. He was obviously in pain. After hearing the news of Hu Zongxian's visit from the door, he came out without even having time to put on his clothes. Welcome.
"The lower official is paying homage to Mr. Zhao. How can Zongxian be so virtuous and capable? He has disturbed Mr. Zhao's rest, so why should he personally go out to greet Mr. Zhao in his pajamas..."
Hu Zongxian saw that Zhao Wenhua actually came in person. When I came out to greet him, I was still greeted by my pajamas. I couldn't help being surprised and moved. I bowed my body and bowed for a long time, and my tone was a bit like tears of gratitude.
Seeing Hu Zongxian's surprised and moved look, Zhao Wenhua couldn't help but smile. After receiving the news, he took off his clothes and put on pajamas to greet him. Wasn't this effective? In ancient times, Cao Cao walked backwards to greet Xu You. Today, I, Zhao Wenhua, walk backwards in my pajamas to greet Hu Zongxian. This will be a legend that will be sung for thousands of years in the future.
"I have just arrived here, and I am not familiar with things in the south of the Yangtze River. I am thirsty for talents. Meilin came to visit me, and I really want it."
Zhao Wenhua enthusiastically stepped forward and pulled Hu Zongxian's hand. He gently patted her hand twice to show his closeness.
"Your Majesty is very thirsty for talents. Although I am unworthy, I am willing to do my best to repay my kindness for welcoming you with my pajamas on my back. I have been in Yingtian for several months. I have a lot of knowledge about Jiangnan customs, military and civilian affairs. Also quite We are familiar with each other. If there is anything you want to know, please feel free to ask. I will tell you everything you know."
Hu Zongxian bowed down and said with gratitude, with the look of a woman who pleases herself, and a scholar who understands himself. Death posture.
As for whether Hu Zongxian is truly grateful or fake, no one knows except Hu Zongxian himself.
“Come on, come on, Merlin, I brought a can of Usnea tea from the capital. Let’s go to the study to drink and talk.”
Zhao Wenhua stretched out his hand and took Hu Zongxian’s arm and walked towards the Yamen Walking away, he said enthusiastically as he walked.
When Zhao Wenhua raised his feet and crossed the threshold, a section of his trousers was exposed under his pajamas. Hu Zongxian, who was following Zhao Wenhua, naturally saw it. However, Hu Zongxian turned a blind eye to this and was not surprised at all. There was no excitement on his face. It has not changed, because he had already seen it once when Zhao Wenhua came in and bowed to pay homage.
This kind of silk trousers is worn under official uniforms and ordinary clothes. If you go to bed at night, you must take off the official uniforms first, then take off the trousers, and then put on pajamas. No one will wear long clothes. Wearing pajamas over trousers is too uncomfortable to sleep like that, which is against common sense.
"Buddha jumped over the wall and stirred up the tea himself. It's rare to get a tael of tea for a thousand dollars. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be the world-famous Usnea tea. So Xiaguan is in great luck today. To be honest, Xiaguan went to Monk Dafang in the name of Usnea tea. Buy tea, but unfortunately Monk Dafang made a limited quantity of tea and it has already been sold out. There is no The remaining tea was sold to me, so I have never been able to taste the taste of Usnea tea, which makes me deeply regretful. Thanks to your blessing, my dream came true today."
Hu Zongxian looked surprised. He said gratefully, as if he had long admired the name of Usnea Tea and today he got what he wanted.
Zhao Wenhua was quite impressed by this, and that was right. Just now, Zhu Ping'an's reaction to Usnea tea was too bland, leaving him without much sense of accomplishment. Hu Zongxian's response was much better, which gave Zhao Wenhua a sense of accomplishment here.
"Hahaha, Merlin will try it later. If you like it, I will give you half a can of usnea tea before you leave."
Zhao Wenhua laughed and said proudly.
"This usnea tea is hard to come by, so it is certainly not easy for you to get a jar of it. If a gentleman doesn't win someone's love, how can a subordinate be ashamed to receive it?"
Hu Zongxian declined gratefully.
“Hey, you can’t say that. It is said that a good bow is given to an archer and a BMW is given to a hero. If Usnea tea meets the Lord, it will not be in vain for it to come to this world. Just now I left my son to taste the tea. I also want to help half a can of pine Luo Cha is looking for a wise master. Unfortunately, although Zihou is full of talent and knowledge, he is not good at tea tasting and cannot appreciate the deep flavor of Usnea tea."
Zhao Wenhua laughed and enthusiastically pulled Hu Zongxian into the study. .
This means that Zhao Wenhua has not been able to win over Zhu Pingan. When Hu Zongxian heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, then he was the first person.
Good! Good! (End of this chapter)