I'm just a dude

Qi Yuan is not stupid, and when he kisses Xu Yu, he will naturally think about it a little bit.It's just that the intimate relationship between men and women around is either a brothel official or a servant boy.Comparing the two, Qi Yuan felt that he must not be a petty official, he could only compare himself to the latter.

Xu Yu might as well think so, and almost spit out a mouthful of old blood.

"How is it possible?" Xu Yu looked struck by lightning, "Since when did I treat you as a male favourite?"

"Isn't it?" Qi Yuanteng sat up straight and was anxious: "You want me to be a petty official? Then I absolutely refuse!"

"I, I'll take you..." Xu Yu was blocked for a long time and couldn't speak. She didn't know how to describe it, and she was so anxious that sweat broke out on her forehead.

Qi Yuan suddenly turned around and stared at him dumbfounded, "You treat me like a brother?" After speaking, he was even more surprised, "You don't mean that to me."

Xu Yu was really dumbfounded at this.

"Yes, that's what it means." Xu Yu held her down and opened her mouth. Before she could speak, her face turned red, and she had to cough lightly before explaining, "I like you, and you are the only one. Do you understand?"

"Oh." Qi Yuan nodded, but he didn't feel any difference in his heart.

There is only one male pet.

Seeing his blank expression, Xu Yu guessed that he didn't understand.In my heart, I can't say whether it's sorrow or joy, but since Qi Yuan has the awareness of being a male favorite, at least he treats him differently from others, and he also knows that the behavior between the two is very intimate, which finally makes him feel a little better.

Seeing that he seemed to be losing his temper, Qi Yuan pouted and begged for a kiss, and after Xu Yu made it up to him, he smiled again and urged the coachman to divert to Uncle Zhongyuan's mansion.

The matter of borrowing money was rather urgent, so Qi Yuan asked Chen Bo to be invited to discuss it.Who would have thought of meeting up with the old housekeeper, the old housekeeper has already contacted the two stewards of the Yangzhou Guild Hall, both of them are willing to act as security for the Qi mansion, now with the help of the Duke's mansion, it will not be a problem now.

In this way, you can borrow a little more.Although Chen Bo didn't say it clearly, Qi Yuan understood after thinking about it, the matter of handing over the bank is very important, and they are not familiar with the place in the capital, so they have to deal with various places in the official house and the East Palace, and they need money everywhere.The old butler was thoughtful, Qi Yuan was relieved, and let him take care of it at ease. At this moment, he sent another young man who knew martial arts to follow Uncle Chen.

After the people over there left, he went back to the house and gave Xu Yu the two books from Yangzhou.

"I'll just look at your itinerary based on this estimate." Qi Yuan spread out the book to Xu Xuan as if offering a treasure, and then asked him, "Did the errand run go well this time?"

"The business is going well, but the situation in Shandong is serious, and the refugees are fleeing everywhere. If there is no relief, there will be accidents." Xu Yu sighed, opened the book and read, "I also submitted a memorial today. There is a crown prince raising funds for disaster relief. This matter should be settled soon... This book is good."

He was already very surprised when he saw "Sea and Land Journey", and he was even more surprised when he looked at the map of the dynasty.Even the positions of the chief envoys and soldiers and horses are marked on the map very accurately, and the mountains, rivers and rivers are distinguished with different paints, which is much more detailed than the maps I have seen before.

What is the origin of this Young Master Boxiu from Yangzhou?To be so clear about the map of the dynasty?

Qi Yuan saw that he couldn't put it down looking at it, and hurriedly said: "Just take it away if you like it, but I don't need it. Do you need these for handling the case?"

Xu Ting nodded: "Dali Temple also has a map, but it's not as detailed. It's the first time I've seen this land and water itinerary. He wrote it all?"

Qi Yuan said "Yes": "He said he met him when he was young, so he kept silent and gave it to me in case of emergency."

"It's an emergency, you want to go..." Xu Yu was stunned, and suddenly thought of something: "Back then you took the car of the son-in-law by mistake, so you must go to Yangzhou."

Qi Yuan chuckled.

Xu Yu: "..." The talent of this Mr. Boxiu is indeed unexpected, just this elegant and small calligraphy in Taige style can be regarded as the best in the Imperial College.Ren Yan learned from Mr. Yi Chan the most in Danqing calligraphy, but compared with this Mr. Boxiu, he is a little bit less interesting.

If Luo Yi hadn't left Qi Yuan behind by mistake at that time, the two of them got along day and night...would they just be brothers?

He hated it in his heart, but he also knew it was not good, so he could only suppress it secretly, not showing the slightest bit.

But Qi Yuan didn't realize this, and said from the side: "When Uncle Chen is done, I have to write him a reply quickly, so that he won't miss it."

Xu Yu glanced at him, lowered her eyes and said "Oh", and turned her eyes slightly: "He also sent you earthen things?"

Qi Yuan said: "That's right! I've kept it and haven't moved yet!"

"Then we should give some gifts in return." Xu Yu closed the book and said with a smile, "You just need to write a letter, and I will take care of the gifts in return. As for the prefect of Yangzhou... I'll check him out The origin of the book, when the time comes, I will also write a book, and you can send it back with the letter, so he may be a little more wary."

Qi Yuan was overjoyed, he was only in a hurry to deal with money, but he forgot that although Uncle Zhongyuan's mansion had lost power, Xu Yu's family held real power.

So I have a backer, can I overwhelm others with power?

Sure enough, Xu Yu did what he said, and in the next few days, Uncle Chen sent the borrowed money to the East Palace. Xu Yu also found out the origin of the Yangzhou magistrate, who was actually a disciple of Ruan Ge Lao.Xu Yu immediately arrested Ruan Hong and wrote a letter to the magistrate of Yangzhou. In the letter, he praised the Qi government's donation of silver, saying that the Qi family upholds righteousness and the investigation is an example, implying that the Qi government's move won the emperor's heart.

The magistrate of Yangzhou was really horrified when he received the letter. Although he couldn't figure out when Xiao Qi's family got in touch with Mr. Ge, but Mr. Ruan Ge was not only his teacher, but also an important minister in the court. reason.

In October, after the crown prince raised funds for the disaster, the magistrate of Yangzhou asked for an order to represent the righteous people and sent them to the capital.

The prince also took the opportunity to write a letter, saying that although the Qi family in Yangzhou is a merchant, they are rich and righteous, and they donated tens of thousands of taels of silver.And the imperial court should also measure the amount of their income, or enshrine their gates, bestow crowns and honors on their bodies, set up fangbiao, or record the township, and write the history of the country.

Two days later, the prince entered the book "Rescue from Desolation".The archaeological evidence of this book presents the strategies for saving the famine.It not only records and preserves the famine relief materials of past dynasties, but also intersperses its own opinions and propositions.The book is five volumes long, and the prince even bluntly stated at the end that since ancient times, most of the turmoil started from famine, and the imperial court should devote itself to disaster relief, be generous in government and generous in taxation, and generous in compassion for the people.

There are dozens of famine relief measures in the book, including exemption, relief, flattening, millet adjustment, and safety records.

As soon as this book came out, the government and the public were shocked. Emperor Yuanzhao was overjoyed, and issued an order to issue the "Rescue from the Famine" to the state capitals, and ordered the prince to preside over the disaster relief.And the matter of praising the righteous people and calling on the officials and nobles to pay the silver was also handed over to the prince.

This Prince Chu, who had just started his career in the Six Departments and suffered repeated setbacks, turned the crisis into safety in such a silent way, and became very popular.

In the previous major case of counterfeit citizenship in Shandong, after investigation by the judicial department, the counterfeit nationality was returned to the original nationality, and the examiner involved fined the case.Shandong governor Zhang Xun had nothing to do with the case of false citizenship, but the drought in Shandong could not be proved, so he was fined for half a year, and because he had been in charge of Shandong for many years and was familiar with government affairs, he was still ordered to assist the prince to go to Shandong for disaster relief and make meritorious service.

Wang Min, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, had a false alarm and was unscathed, but several officials in the Ministry of Rites who were close to Cai Xian were either fined or demoted, and some people in the Ministry of Household Affairs were also implicated.

Cai Xian was originally from the sect of the second prince. Seeing that the prince was gaining momentum and several of his subordinates were reviled, he also signaled his fellow party to file a letter of impeachment. Twilight door, please check it out.There are also people who took advantage of the disaster and said bluntly that since the prince came out of the cabinet, there has been a lot of provinces and no rain, and the people have no means of living. Please ask the emperor to replace the prince to ask God's will.

Criticism between factions became more intense, but the dispute between the government and China was such that the people only knew that the crown prince was in charge of the disaster relief. The first batch of relief money had already been sent to Shandong, and many wealthy households in central Beijing also donated money and food. In order to dress well.Qi Yuan's incense shop also opened in style. With the wooden bed brought by Uncle Chen, he hired a few small workers to make incense pancakes for daily use in winter and sell them out.Although the price is not as exaggerated as before the Douxiang Festival, the sales are very good.

While Chen Bo was waiting for Yangzhou's reply, he helped Qi Yuan's shop for a few days, and taught him a lot of housekeeping skills, as if he were his own child.

Qi Yuan happily learned from the old housekeeper every day, until mid-October, someone finally came to the Qi residence.

Qi Yuan's uncle came to Beijing with the bank notes, first met Chen Bo, went to the bank to return the money, and then came to pay a formal visit to Qi Yuan.

This uncle has a soft personality, but he is stable and reliable. After seeing Qi Yuan, he was surprised at first, and then sent up several boxes of things he brought from Yangzhou.This time it was different from what Boxiu sent. First, there was a whole box of silk and satin, golden suede, and purple marten mattresses, and then a box of spices such as borneol, rose dew, and drops.As soon as the third box was opened, Qi Yuan froze.

Inside is a box full of "ambergris".

Seeing his surprise, my uncle kept bowing to the side, and explained: "This ambergris is the signature of Qi Mansion, and it has the rhyme of broken Qiong Liuyun. When young master uses it, it should be used in a deep room, with a low table and a stove next to his knees." Ping, and then add silver leaves to the fire, so that you can appreciate its rhyme."

Qi Yuan grew up smelling ambergris while urinating, so he is naturally more familiar with it than him.But this uncle didn't know how to taste incense before, and now he speaks very rigidly, it seems that he prepared it specially.

Qi Yuan was amused, but at the same time sad, he hurriedly looked away.

"Thank you for your generosity, Master," Qi Yuan asked, "How is the Qi Mansion doing?"

Uncle hurriedly said: "Very good, thanks to Mr. Qi's help. Now my brother-in-law has been designated as a righteous citizen by the court, and has also been awarded the post of Sanguan as Chengshilang. It is already a great honor to receive an imperial edict from the imperial court and inscribe it on a standing stone..."

He smiled happily when he mentioned this, and couldn't stop thanking Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuan laughed secretly that this uncle was still the same as before, clumsy and cute, but he was also very happy in his heart, and said with a smile: "Master Qi can donate money and donate money, this is what he deserves."

Uncle shook his head again and again, but sighed again: "This is not the same, I have already heard from Uncle Chen, this matter is thanks to Mr. Zhou Xuan. Otherwise, our Qi family's fate may not be better than that of Mu's family."

Qi Yuan was taken aback, "What happened to the Mu family?"

"I don't know now," my uncle said, "When I went to Beijing that day, I heard that the Mu family had another life because they refused to donate. Now it is being searched everywhere. Our ship was also searched when it passed the post, but fortunately there was Mr. Xu's letter, so the gang of evil officials did not dare to blackmail it."

When Xu Yu was writing a reply letter from Qi Yuan, she thought that it would be inconvenient if people from the Qi Mansion brought bank notes to Beijing, so she also wrote a letter and asked Qi Yuan to send it back together.

Qi Yuan only thought that he was interceding with the Qi family, but he didn't know that there were two letters in it.

One was written by Ruan Hong to the magistrate of Yangzhou, and the other was written by Xu Yu to that Young Master Boxiu. There were only a few sentences in the letter, and they only talked about the relationship between Feng Zhou and himself since childhood, their intimacy, and the matter of Feng Zhou. It's his business, inside and outside the words, it looks like everyone else is an outsider.The other is to write a voucher for the people of Qi Mansion to take with them when they go to Beijing, so as to facilitate customs clearance.

Xu Yu didn't know that that Mr. Boxiu was "Qi Yuan" himself, so what he said about being married since childhood, being intimate and so on, was seen through at a glance.

That gifted scholar was already extremely smart, so he understood his thoughts immediately, he was surprised and sighed at the same time, after digesting it for two days, he also teased Qi Yuan a little in his reply.

At this time, when my uncle mentioned Mr. Xu's letter, he remembered the letter that his little nephew asked him to bring back.

He hurriedly took it out of his sleeve and handed it to Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuan hadn't recovered from the matter of the Mu family, so he took the letter and opened it for a look, and only read a few sentences, the more he read, the more wrong it became, and when he recovered and understood what that person meant, his face turned pale It turns red.