They arrived at Zhili Mansion at nightfall.

Shu Changyu became sleepy due to illness on the way, so he leaned on the carriage and dozed off, and then fell asleep leaning on Jing Mu's shoulder for some reason.

After the carriage stopped, it was Jing Mu who woke him up.

He was already in a drowsy sleep at that time, he raised his head from Jing Mu's arms, and saw his sharp but gentle face in the darkness.

Shu Changyu was in a daze, and wanted to kiss him for a moment.

Shu Changyu swore it was only for a moment.

"Are you in Zhili Mansion?" He asked hoarsely.

Jing Mu said in a low voice, "Here we are. Just arrived at the gate of Zhili Prefecture, the Governor of Zhili and several officials are already waiting at the gate."

Shu Changyu cleared his throat and said, "Then let's go down."

Jing Mu said hello, and opened the curtain first and jumped down.

Several officials waiting by the side of the carriage saw someone getting off from the carriage, and hurriedly bowed to salute.But in the middle of the ceremony, he saw that although this man was tall and slender, he was wearing a bodyguard costume.

what happened?

Several people looked at each other in blank dismay.Then I saw the guard lifting the curtain with one hand, stretching out the other hand, helping a person out from inside, and protecting him to get out of the car.

The man was wearing the official uniform of a servant, and a crab-shell blue cloak over it, with a cold expression, and his whole body was full of an unattainable aura of a superior.These people were stunned for a moment, and they all realized that this was Mr. Shu.

But...how can Master Shu ride with a guard?

Guo Hanru glanced at this side, and saw that neither of them had any tendency to explain, so he didn't say anything.

Shu Changyu glanced at it, and the leader was an old acquaintance from the previous life.

That man is still the governor of Zhili, his surname is Sun Mingda Zhi, and he was also his capable dog leg in his previous life.In his previous life, he didn't care about his character and integrity when he hired people, he only looked at the other party's skills in doing things.This Sun Dazhi is a person who will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals.

But this person is not perfect.He doesn't do crimes such as murder and arson, but he is more proficient than anyone else in the officialdom.

After I became prime minister in my previous life, most other local officials took a wait-and-see attitude, but this Sun Dazhi was the first to offer him an olive branch.Not only did he collect all kinds of rare antiques and send them to his house for various reasons, but even the charcoal and ice tributes that the local officials routinely sent increased several times.

In the previous life, I liked this kind of people who knew the current affairs very much.

He sized up Sun Dazhi, and said with a smile, "Master Sun, seeing once is worth hearing a hundred times."

"Your Excellency Shu is too famous." Sun Dazhi quickly saluted and said with a smile. "I have waited here for a long time, and when I heard that my lord met a villain, I really felt sorry for my lord. Now that my lord is unscathed, I am relieved."

It's a good flattery.Sparse long Yu thought.

"Thank you, Mr. Sun, for remembering." Shu Changyu said with a smile.

"Haven't you eaten on the way to Shuda?" Sun Dazhi said. "The lower official and a few colleagues have already prepared a little wine at the mansion to clean up Lord Shu."

As he said that, he made a gesture of invitation, inviting him to get on the sedan chair on the side.

Shu Zhangyu knows himself, it is the rule for central officials to inspect places when they come and go, so he doesn't have to do that special thing.Hearing this, he coughed twice, but his smile didn't change, he cupped his hands and said: "Then I'd rather be respectful than obedient."

"Master Shu, please."

Shu Changyu looked at Jing Mu, nodded slightly, motioned for him to accompany a few people, and got on the sedan chair.

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It is said that there is a little beer wine, but when it comes to the banquet, the richness is still staggering.

On the surface, it was the local officials who spent a lot of thought and money to welcome the inspection, but Shu Changyu could tell at a glance that Sun Dazhi, who had no profit and couldn't afford it early, had something for himself.

After serving the table, these people took turns to care about him, from General Shu and his brothers and sisters to the repair projects he had done recently, every detail was exhausted, and they drank him a few glasses of wine first.

Shu Changyu is used to dealing with such occasions, so he drinks wine generously and without shyness. When these people respect him, he happily drinks it, and the toasts are intertwined, very smoothly.

As a result, when he raised his eyes, he saw Jing Mu standing opposite him with eyes like knives, staring at him vigorously.

What a fuss, he thought.If Jing Mu had been present at all the entertainments in the previous life, he might have stared out his eyes.

Shu Changyu turned his eyes away, pretending not to see him.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Sun Dazhi brought the topic to the main point without any trace.

"It's really a hard job to inspect the river this time. Mr. Shu has worked hard." Sun Dazhi said. "There hasn't been anything wrong with this Yanhe embankment for more than ten years. I'm afraid that my lord will work hard for dozens of days this time, and when everything is fine, it will be a waste of toil and fright. , it’s really not worth it.”

The inside and outside of the words imply that he wants to fish something from here.

Shu Changyu pretended not to understand, and said with a smile: "If the river is safe and the people are safe, then it's worth my trip."

The atmosphere was deadlocked for a moment.

"Mr. Shu's high righteousness, I should explain it to you!" Immediately afterwards, the officials next to him agreed, and then everyone on the wine table raised their glasses one after another.

Guo Hanru who was next to him couldn't stand drinking one cup after another on the wine table, and he was already a little overwhelmed and dizzy.Seeing the crowd toasting again, I felt miserable and dizzy, picked up the glass again.

Seeing this, Shu Changyu laughed quietly, and slowly drank the wine in the glass with everyone's head raised.

This kind of trick, the method of knocking people unconscious before talking about business, he has seen too much in his previous life.

However, when he raised his head, he had to meet Shang Jingmu's eyes again.Seeing him drinking heavily, Jing Mu's eyes were tearing from a distance, as if he wanted to rush up and take the cup from him.

Seeing him like this, Shu Changyu found it interesting, closed his eyes and drank the wine slowly, as if he was enjoying himself, and a drunken state that was both true and false appeared on his face.

"However, Master Shu." Sun Dazhi continued with a smile. "The lower officials don't know anything about river governance, but the ordinary truths, the lower officials know."

"Master Sun, it's okay to say." Shu Changyu said with a smile.

"If there is any problem with this embankment, it must be repaired." Sun Dazhi said. "However, if there is no problem with the dam, it would be more reassuring to spend some money to reinforce it!"

Shu Zhang Yu Wenyan raised his eyebrows, but remained silent.

Seeing that he did not refute, Sun Dazhi felt that the matter was even more interesting, and continued: "Nowadays there is no turmoil outside the court, and no disasters inside, so the treasury is naturally rich in money. In this case, let's set aside some to strengthen the dam , don’t worry too much.”

Shu Changyu knew what he was going to do with his words.

The construction of river embankments has always been an important fortification, and the imperial court will allocate a lot of money for this kind of fortification.And Yan Guo plucked the hair, the money was set aside, and through the hands of Shu Changyu and Sun Dazhi, they both benefited from it.

What's more, building dams during his tenure will also add to Sun Dazhi's tenure, and it is more likely to help him climb to the center.

His abacus was played with precision and sound.

Shu Changyu knew that if he made false claims with him at this time, he would definitely feel that he had an opportunity to take advantage of it.Instead of causing trouble for the next few days like this, it is better to reject him now.

"Master Sun's words are really a bit of an amateur." Shu Changyu said with a smile. "If the imperial court has money, it shouldn't spend it recklessly. If this embankment should be repaired, it must not be delayed. But if it is not repaired properly, why spend so much manpower and material resources? No matter how much money the treasury has, each has its own destination."

"Sir Shu devoted himself to the court, it is reasonable for some of the money to go to you." Sun Dazhi followed closely.

Shu Changyu heard his words so blatantly, his smile could not help but cool down.He rubbed his temples, and said with a smile: "Shu seems a little drunk, and couldn't hear what Master Sun said."

Then, he raised his head, looked straight at him with a pair of cold eyes, and asked, "Master Sun, aren't you talking drunk too?"

Sun Dazhi froze for a moment, then nodded with a forced smile.

Shu Zhang Yu heard the words, squinted his eyes and smiled: "Shu is exhausted on a certain road, and I am a little too drunk. I am also drunk when I see Mr. Guo. Let's call it a day. Thank you Mr. Sun for your hospitality."

After all, he raised his hand.

Two attendants came up next to him and helped Guo Hanru who was staggering drunk.Just as Shu Zhangyu was about to get up, another person came over, grabbed his arm, and wanted to help him out.

Shu Changyu thought to himself, I am not drunk, so someone with no winks came to help me.

He turned around and was about to reprimand him when he saw Jing Mu's face.

Forget it, he thought.You have to go back and train again.

He cupped his hands towards the few people in the banquet, and let Jing Mu support him and walked out.

During the banquet, several people looked at each other in blank dismay, and no one spoke for a while.

"Master Sun." After a while, one of the officials frowned and said. "The Beijing official who came this time... is not easy to get along with."

Sun Dazhi's eyebrows twitched into a ball.

Building embankments is the best place to get money.He guarded the Yanhe River for several years, just waiting for it to flood, but it was fine.This year finally met a year with a lot of rain, and he thought his opportunity had come.

Zhili is adjacent to Zhaojing, and the Yan River also flows to the north of Zhaojing.If the Yan River floods, Zhao Jing will be in danger.Therefore, if Yanhe wants to build embankments, the imperial court will only give more money, not less.

At that time, if so much money is allocated to build a complete dam, only a little money will be spent on decorations, and the rest will be in the bag.

But there was a difficult person to deal with.

"It's okay." After a while, Sun Dazhi said. "He can stay here for half a month. We have plenty of time, and we are not afraid that he will not be able to speak."

Outside, as soon as Shu Changyu went out, he whispered to Jing Mu: "I'm not drunk, you don't need to help me."

Unexpectedly, Jing Mu cleverly bent his waist from his waist indiscriminately, causing him to stagger and lean on his body.

Looking around, it seemed that Mr. Shu was too drunk to stand still.

Jing Mu held his waist tightly, letting him cling to his body.

"You..." Shu Changyu pursed his lips, about to explode.

But he heard Jing Mu in his ear, gritted his teeth and said in a low voice: "What is he, Sun Dazhi, who needs you to drink with him desperately? You are suffering from the wind and cold, and you are dying, aren't you?"

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