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"On behalf of all my colleagues in Jiangning, I toast to Lord Xia with three glasses of wine and congratulate him on his promotion to prefect!"

Perhaps because the situation was a bit awkward, Xiao Haiyang quickly stood up, picked up the wine glass, and drank three glasses of wine in one gulp.

"I have just arrived in Jiangning. In the future, I will have to rely on your sincere assistance to run the government and provide disaster relief to the people. I will drink this glass of wine."

Xia Yun nodded, then drank the wine in the glass.

Seeing this, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief, and the situation in the field gradually became lively.

Xia Yun was among them, and no matter who came to toast him, he would drink it all in one gulp.

Invisibly, the officials present also relaxed their vigilance.

Until three rounds of wine have been served and five flavors of dishes have been served.

Xiao Haiyang waved his hand, and six or seven servants suddenly rushed up from both sides of the restaurant, each carrying two boxes on their shoulders.

Looking at the sudden movement, Xia Yun raised his eyebrows.

With his intelligence, it was not difficult for him to guess what was in these dozen boxes.

"Master Xia, according to the rules of Jiangning officialdom, the new prefect has taken office, and we, as a group of officials and wealthy families, must offer some filial piety as usual."

"I hope you won't refuse."

Xiao Haiyang stood up while explaining, and soon came to a dozen boxes and opened them one by one with his own hands.

"These are two hundred rolls of satin and two hundred rolls of silk sent to you by Mr. Mo from the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau."

Xiao Haiyang first pointed at the several large boxes in the front and said.

Then his gaze moved back.

"These are ten hundred-year-old wild ginsengs and ten pieces of Ganoderma lucidum prepared for you by more than fifty wealthy merchants from Jiangning..."

It took Xiao Haiyang more than ten seconds just to read out the names of the gifts sent by the wealthy families in Jiangning.

At this time, Xia Yun appeared calm on the surface, but there were already some waves in his heart.

Everyone says that corruption and extravagance are rampant in the officialdom of Jiangnan, and it is indeed true.

Even things like bribing superiors are done openly.

Thinking of this, Xia Yun couldn't help but feel emotional.

I was too conservative before!

At the same time, he also strengthened his plan.

If you want to achieve the goal of 500 million taels of silver, you have to make a fortune from these Jiangnan local tycoons!

......

After about a few minutes, Xiao Haiyang finally finished introducing all the gifts for bribing Xia Yun.

In response, Xia Yun waved his hand on the spot.

"Xia is new to Jiangning. I am grateful for your kindness. Today I will respectfully obey your orders."

Xia Yun accepted all the gifts.

Seeing this, some officials and gentry present broke into bright smiles on their faces.

In their view, by accepting their gifts, Xia Yun had joined their interest group.

However, there were also many people who felt contempt in their hearts at this moment.

"He is indeed a bumpkin who rose from a poor and remote village. He was bought off with just this little thing. I thought he was such a tough guy!"

"I thought the court had sent in some powerful person, but I didn't expect him to be a greedy person. But that's fine, since he has accepted our things, he will be controlled by us in the future!"

"Be greedy, be greedy! The more you greedy, sooner or later, I will make you spit it all out!"

Of course, no matter how much these people despise others in their hearts, they dare not show it outwardly.

Likewise, these people didn't know that Xia Yun, with a smile on his face, was secretly planning how to eat them up completely!

"Master Xia has come from afar and has had a lot of hard times. I have specially selected some young women from Jiangning City to serve you morning and night."

After sitting down again, Xiao Haiyang continued to speak.

The moment the words fell, eight young women in gorgeous clothes came out from upstairs of the restaurant.

Xia Yun took a quick glance and saw that each of the eight women was beautiful and charming.

It feels like it can be pinched by hand, and it is so tender that water can be squeezed out of it.

"What does Lord Xia think?"

The eight women consciously walked to Xia Yun's side, and Xiao Haiyang carefully observed Xia Yun's reaction.

"Master Xiao's arrangement is very appropriate!"

Xia Yun's mouth curled up slightly.

Then he grabbed a woman with his right hand and pulled her into his arms.

Because of this sudden action, the woman couldn't help but let out a coquettish sound.

"I've heard for a long time that there are many skinny horses in Jiangning, but I never thought that in this year of disaster, there would be such excellent horses."

As Xia Yun spoke, he sniffed the fragrant scent of the woman's underwear.

Two raised wave peaks also come into view.

After saying this, Xia Yun looked at the woman's delicate pink lips and kissed her on the spot.

Such a scene stunned everyone present.

Is this person...really a fourth-rank prefect sent by the imperial court?

Since ancient times, officials have always attached great importance to dignity.

Especially matters between men and women, most of which are not allowed to be seen in public.

I never thought Xia Yun would be so strong.

Everyone present almost doubted that if there were not so many people here, Xia Yun would probably show his prowess on the spot.

As if feeling the gazes of the people around him, Xia Yun showed a hint of regret on his face.

After playing with the woman's bulge for a while, he let go of her.

"Cough cough."

Xia Yun coughed twice, and the eight women immediately turned around and left the banquet room.

Just wait for the banquet to end and leave with Xia Yun.

"Master Xiao, I wonder if all the wealthy families in Jiangning City are here today?"

Restraining his uninhibited thoughts, Xia Yun swept his gaze over everyone present.

Hearing this, Xiao Haiyang was stunned at first.

But then he shook his head.

"There are many wealthy families in Jiangning City. There are indeed a few families who have not come to welcome you due to their busy personal matters."

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Haiyang responded truthfully.

Hearing this, Xia Yun said nothing, but he had already made a judgment in his heart.

Now is a year of great disaster, what private affairs can those wealthy people have?

It seems that in such a big city like Jiangning, not all the wealthy families want to curry favor with him.

"Haha, let's not talk about these trivial matters. Lord Xia, I will toast you again."

As if he didn't want Xia Yun to continue asking questions, Xiao Haiyang laughed, then raised his glass again and drank it all.

"That's right."

Xia Yun naturally saw through the other party's plan, and he had no intention of exposing it, so he also raised his glass and drank the wine in one gulp.

This banquet lasted until the evening.

It didn't end until the moonlight covered the whole place.

In Hongyan Building, most officials and gentry were already drunk.

Those who could drink a little more had their faces flushed.

Among them, only Xia Yun had no trace of redness on his face, and his mind was exceptionally clear.

When the officials and gentry dispersed, Xia Yun, led by his servants, appeared in the prefectural government office for the first time.

At the same time, he also brought back more than a dozen boxes of gifts and eight young women as bribes from Jiangning officials and gentry.