Traveling through time and space to become a child, supporting the family by catching fish and shrim

Lu Han didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Chen Lang's identity change was really smooth.

No wonder businessmen all hope that their descendants can achieve something in the imperial examinations. Even if they only pass the examination to become a scholar, it can be of great use at a critical moment.

After returning, I have to give my rebellious son a good beating and make him study hard instead of just going to brothels all day long.

"Mr. Chen, are you serious..."

Lu Han was about to say something more, but Chen Lang raised his hand to interrupt him, saying, "Mr. Lu, there's no need to persuade me any further. I've made up my mind. Unless Ling Zhen tears off the seal himself, Guhong Tower will remain sealed."

"Alas, Mr. Chen is still young. It is unwise for him to get angry with the government over such a matter." Lu Han sighed.

Chen Lang laughed and said, "People fight for a breath of air, Buddhas fight for a stick of incense. If you don't fight for anything in this world, what's the difference between you and a salted fish?"

"But Mr. Lu, don't be too anxious. The deadlock will be resolved in two or three days at most."

Lu Han shook his head and left.

Li Xiuzhi came over to refill Chen Lang's tea and asked, "Erlang, which one is this?"

Chen Lang said, "The fifth? Or the sixth? I can't remember."

Lu Han was not the first person to come to the mansion to find him. Before him, Manager Zhang, Rich Man Huang and other members of the Da Guhong Building arrived one after another, asking when the Guhong Building would open for business. In fact, they all came to lobby for Ling Zhen.

Chen Lang rejected them all.

As a man of principles, you must make all the boasts come true!

Since I said that Ling Zhen would unblock it personally, then he must unblock it personally!

Li Xiuzhi frowned and said, "Erlang, I think what Mr. Lu said is right. Ling Zhen... after all, he is a county magistrate, and County Magistrate Chang is not here. Right now, he is the highest-ranking official in Linshui County. If we don't give in, I'm afraid..."

Chen Lang took Li Xiuzhi's hand, let her sit in his arms, and said with a smile: "Although the county magistrate is nominally the second in command, in reality his power is the same as that of the chief clerk."

"Plus, Ling Zhen had previously tried to secretly have the constables tear off the seal, but was stopped by another group of constables. This means that the county lieutenant also has a strong opinion of Ling Zhen."

"The fact that Ling Zhen has recruited so many people to act as lobbyists proves that he is likely unable to hold on any longer and wants to resolve this matter quickly before Master Chang returns."

"The longer it's delayed, the more disadvantageous it will be for him, because people in official circles love to kick someone when they're down."

"Although the Chief Clerk hasn't expressed his stance yet, when Chang Anmin returns, he will most likely join the County Lieutenant in accusing him of Ling Zhen's atrocities. That would be a three-on-one situation. If Ling Zhen wants to have any chance of survival, he will have to tear off the seal of Guhong Tower himself."

Li Xiuzhi asked, "What if Ling Zhen chooses to resist to the end?"

"That's even better." Chen Lang smiled happily. "Lord Chang has always wanted to straighten out the relationships within the yamen, but because he was parachuted in, the other three officials in the yamen each formed their own faction, making it difficult for many of his policies to be implemented smoothly."

"By getting rid of Ling Zhen, we can nominate one of our own to take over this position. This way, Lord Chang can more quickly consolidate the power of the government and completely control the right to speak in Linshui County."

"Now that Lord Chang has the final say, our business will become more comfortable."

"So I hope Ling Zhen continues to resist. This is also one of the reasons why I, your husband, want to beat Ling Gaoyuan."

At this moment, Xiao Qi hurried in and said, "Young Master..."

Just as he opened his head, he found Li Xiuzhi sitting in Chen Lang's arms, and quickly turned his back and said, "I didn't see anything."

Li Xiuzhi quickly stood up and said with her head down, "I'll go out first."

Then he left quickly.

Xiao Qi bowed and said, "Farewell, Madam."

Chen Lang picked up the teacup and said, "Tell me, what's the urgent matter?"

Xiao Qi said, "Master Chang is back and is waiting for you in the front hall."

Chen Lang spat out a mouthful of tea, "Why didn't you say so earlier?"

He immediately stood up and walked quickly to the front hall.

"Young Master, there are two other people with Lord Chang." Xiao Qi said as he chased.

Chen Lang paused for a moment and asked, "Who is it?"

Xiao Qi shook his head and said, "I haven't seen them, but they are very serious and look a bit scary."

Chen Lang came to the front hall in confusion.

Chang Anmin waved at Chen Lang, "Chen Erlang, come forward quickly. I'll introduce the two adults to you."

"This is Lord Wu Ji, and this is Lord Zhang Zhao. They are both inspectors of the Guangling Prefecture Procuratorate."

Chen Lang didn't have a good impression of the Censorate. The last Censorate almost killed him because of his poor performance.

Now there are two more.

Although the Provincial Procuratorate is a lower-level agency than the Road Procuratorate and its power is not as great as that of the Road Procuratorate, this is just the difference between the Provincial Procuratorate and the Municipal Procuratorate. If you are targeted by them, you will definitely not end up well.

But I haven't done anything wrong recently, so there's no reason for the procuratorate to cause trouble for me.

Wait, that doesn’t seem right either.

He just let go a female assassin who had killed the captain of the Imperial City Division.

But this kind of thing doesn't seem to be under the jurisdiction of the Procuratorate, right?

Chen Lang was so lost in thought that he forgot to return the gift, which made Chang Anmin a little unhappy. He asked, "Chen Erlang, what are you standing there for?"

Chen Lang came back to his senses and hurriedly bowed, "I'm sorry, I was distracted for a moment and neglected you two adults. Please forgive me."

Wu Ji smiled calmly and said, "Mr. Chen's reaction is quite normal."

"Wherever we, the people from the Procuratorate, go, the reactions of officials and merchants are similar to Mr. Chen's."

Chen Lang asked, "I wonder what brings you two gentlemen to visit me?"

Wu Ji said: "Just a few questions for you."

Chen Lang looked at Chang Anmin.

Chang Anmin said calmly: "Just look at what I am doing. Just answer whatever they ask you."

Chen Lang exhaled slowly and said, "Please ask your questions, my lords. I will tell you everything I know."

"Someone reported that your Guhonglou had abnormal interest transactions with the government. How do you explain it?" Wu Ji said.

Chen Lang frowned and said, "Sir, I don't quite understand what you mean by abnormal exchange of interests. Could you please explain it more clearly?"

Wu Ji said, "Was it your idea to auction the advertisement?"

Chen Lang nodded: "That's right."

"Other merchants need to pay a large amount of money to advertise and put the word 'Yamen' before their shop names. Why did your Hongyanzui get the title of Yamen's special supplier without spending even a tael of silver?" Wu Ji said.

Chen Lang was quite speechless and said, "Sir, I make money by giving advice to the government, and in return, the government gives me a special supply quota. This is a very normal business behavior and there is no problem with it."

Zhang Zhaodao said, "Why not? You can bribe the officials in the government office to get this qualification."

Chen Lang was almost defeated by these two people. He patiently explained, "Then why don't I just participate in the auction directly? Why do I have to take such a detour?"