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Chapter 23 Censor Zhongchen

When Tang Chao returned to his villa at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain, even he felt strange as to why he could have such extraordinary self-control and be able to stay calm. What surprised him even more was that Princess Yuzhen also He didn't force himself to submit.

He knew that in such a situation, if she forced herself, it would be difficult for him to ensure that he would not make mistakes.

But she didn't, and this woman didn't. From this point of view, maybe she really fell in love with me.

When he thought of this, Tang Chao's heart beat loudly. Is this okay?

But he had done too many things today, and he was too tired. Soon, his thinking was interrupted, and he fell into sleep and had a strange dream. He dreamed that he and his former buddy Pig Zhu and Xiaolong watched the total solar eclipse together. They often talked about time travel at that time. They really hoped that they could travel back to the previous dynasty and enjoy the scenery. They agreed with each other that they would bring a copy of "Three Hundred Tang Poems" and a "One Hundred Great Inventions of the Twentieth Century".

When he was finishing his dream, he was awakened by the sound of footsteps: "Master Tang, I am Wang Xian, the imperial censor. Eunuch Gao, please come over immediately."

Tang Chao woke up with a start, only to realize that he had had a strange dream. Not only was there no "Twenty-Real One Hundred Great Inventions" and "Three Hundred Tang Poems", but there was also no mobile phone that was always with him before the time travel. He couldn't help but let out a deep sigh: "Those who know me say that I am worried; those who don't know me say that what do I want?"

The person who came to summon the messenger was the famous Yushi Zhongchen Wang Xian. After listening to the Tang Dynasty's poem, he sneered: "Master Tang, Mr. Gao is very angry. He wants you to go. I advise you to hurry up."

Only then did Tang Chao realize the seriousness of the matter: "What, what happened?"

Wang Xian sneered: "Master Tang, you just took office and became the Huangmen Minister, how come you live in such a mansion?"

Tang Chao murmured in his heart, "Hey, dear, don't catch corrupt officials everywhere like before time travel. The Tang Dynasty's officialdom seems to be better than I imagined. Could it be that I was caught just for accepting such a small bribe? Instinct He defended: "I, I'm only here temporarily. With my salary, how can I afford it?"

Wang Xian smiled disdainfully: "Really?" The tail of the voice stretched out, like a steel wire suddenly broken in the middle.

Although Tang Chao was scared, he still replied: "Yes, if you don't believe me, just ask my subordinates," and pointed to Zhu Xin beside him.

Wang Xian didn't wait for the letter to speak: "Such a person is worthy of talking to me. Let me tell you, Mr. Tang, I will report this matter to the emperor. You should hurry up. I'm afraid my father-in-law can't wait any longer."

Tang Chao was shocked. He didn't know where the person in front of him came from, but he had to put on his clothes quickly. His grandmother barged into the place where I slept like this. Is this polite? So he had to put on his clothes while While wearing clothes, he chatted up and said: "Hehe, sir, I don't know what kind of official you are under Eunuch Gao,"

He originally wanted to please this official, but after asking such a question, Wang Xian's face immediately turned as red as pig liver, "What, Mr. Tang, although your official rank is higher than mine, don't forget , I am not someone that Eunuch Gao can influence, I am the imperial censor in front of the emperor, but because I want to investigate your case, I stopped by to send a message to Eunuch Gao, "

Listening to his tone, the Tang Dynasty seemed to think that the official position he held, Yushi Zhongchen, was not a small official, but he didn't know what kind of official it was, so he asked: "Oh, I know, but the boy has just joined the court. , I don’t understand the etiquette of honor and inferiority, please tell me, Mr. Wang, what kind of official Yushi Zhongchen is,”

Wang Xian glanced at Tang Chao suspiciously, and saw that he didn't seem to take his words seriously at all, and he came to ask these unimportant questions. He sneered in his heart, anyway, I have already brought the words, why don't you rush to see Gao Father-in-law, he will blame me later, but he can't blame me, so he replied: "Master Tang is very leisurely, so I will tell you that the task of the imperial censor is to impeach officials to see if they have committed adultery. A criminal, a corrupt official who violated the law,"

When Tang Chao heard this, he trembled in his heart. Oh my god, why are you so miserable? He just received a mansion and lived there for only one day. He seemed to be accused and impeached. He quickly stopped him. He took his hand and said: "Wang, Mr. Wang, I really live here temporarily, really, I won't lie to you,"

Regret surged in my heart at the same time. I had previously said that Wang Ju was a good official and gave me such a good thing. I didn't expect that as soon as I accomplished something for him, he would call someone to dismantle me. He knew that giving him a mansion in Zhongnan This incident only happened within a day or two, and it was carried out in a very secretive manner. No one knew about it except Wang Ju who reported it.

Wang Xianjiu smiled sinisterly: "Mr. Tang, I am just a fourth-rank imperial minister. I am only responsible for reporting suspicious things to the emperor. You can wait to say these words when you confront the emperor in the future. "

Tang Chao felt anxious when he saw what he said was so serious. He grabbed his hand and said, "Master Wang, please show me your noble hand and let me go this time, okay?"

Wang Xian glanced at Zhu Xin, who was standing next to him with a nervous look on his face, as if he thought he was an eyesore.

Tang Chao's eyes rolled. Could it be that he had something secret to say to me? He quickly said: "Brother Zhuan, please go out. Mr. Wang and I have something to discuss."

Zhuan Xin went out confused.

Wang Xian waited for the letter and closed the door, then smiled with satisfaction: "Master Tang, I was worried just now. You climbed to the high position of Huangmen Shilang at a young age, so you must be a smarter person than Qian. Now It seems that it is indeed true. Since Mr. Tang has closed the door, there is no third party here except you and me. You should know what Eunuch Gao meant when he sent me here, right?"

"I know," Tang Chao said, taking out a large stack of coins and stuffing ten thousand taels into Wang Xian's hand. He said with a smile, "Master Wang, I just took office and I don't have much money. These few pieces of banknotes are worth it." Paper, I will give it to Mr. Wang to buy a few packs of cigarettes to smoke." As soon as he said it, he felt that he had said it wrong. Grandma, she thought she hadn't traveled through time yet, but fortunately Wang Xian didn't care.

When Wang Xian saw it, he suddenly smiled and said with caution: "How can this be done? I am the official responsible for helping the emperor to examine hundreds of officials."

Seeing his expression, Tang Chao quickly said: "What the heck, it's just a mere thing, it's not respectful, just accept it."

At this time, Wang Xian had already counted the banknotes in his hand, and obediently, it turned out to be ten thousand taels. Seeing that this boy was generous, he could make this friend, so he accepted it half-heartedly.

When Tang Chao saw him accepting the banknote, a big stone in his heart fell to the ground. He thought depressedly, grandma, look at your sharp and mean look, I don't know how many newly appointed court officials have been blackmailed by you. Wait until I stand firm before I settle the score with you, this kid.

Humph, you are just a low-ranking official of the fourth rank, and you have come to blackmail me, a third-rank servant of the Huangmen. You will have a hard time with me in the future.

The Tang Dynasty didn't know that Wang Xian was a famously upright and upright imperial minister during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. Even a first-class prime minister like Li Linfu dared to impeach him. Of course, he was not afraid of the Tang Dynasty who had just taken office.

Wang Xian accepted the banknote and suddenly smiled: "Master Tang knows current affairs like this, and you will have a bright future in the officialdom. Wang Xian is here to wish you success. Well, since Master Tang thinks so highly of me, I, Wang Xian, I won’t take your money in vain. Haha, to be honest, you just took office and you seem to be from a small country called Nanzhao, right?”

"Yes, because of this, I don't understand many things. Please give me your advice, Mr. Wang."

Wang Xian said in an old-fashioned way: "I don't dare to give advice. However, there are some places where I can make suggestions for your reference. For example, Eunuch Gao is the person whom the emperor relies on most. Since you are the Huangmen Minister, when you take office, On the first day of the new year, I am going to visit his old man. Secondly, Mr. Li Linfu should also go and thank me. I know you are recommended by him, right?"

"Yes, thank you, Mr. Wang. Do you need to see anyone else?"

Wang Xian laughed: "Haha, seeing how eager to learn Mr. Tang is, I will tell you from the bottom of my heart that you cannot lack any of the high officials. You have to visit them all. Otherwise, I'm afraid you will Like me, I will be a royal minister until I grow old."

"What, what does this mean?" Tang Chao was stunned and confused.

"Haha, Mr. Tang is so cute. Okay, let me tell you, I told you not to imitate me. I impeach people everywhere and offend people everywhere. As a result, my career will be bumpy."

Tang Chao said strangely: "Master Wang, I don't understand this. When I look at Master Wang's behavior, he doesn't seem like someone who would offend others."

Wang Xian laughed loudly: "Master Tang, you don't need to comfort me. I know my own affairs. For example, today, I received ten thousand taels of silver from you. You must have a grudge. You will definitely punish me when you have power in the future, right? ,"

Tang Chao waved his hands repeatedly: "Whatever you say, I'm sincere," and at the same time he said in his heart, what you said is right. If you do this, you will definitely offend a lot of people.

Wang Xian waved his hand: "Okay, Mr. Tang, I believe you, but to be honest, if I get other people's money like this, others will still feel uncomfortable. Of course, it's hard to say anything in person, but it's not necessarily the case behind my back. Hey, But I also have my own difficulties. I am an official and I also need money. Otherwise, I may not even be able to keep this official position. I won’t go into details. Mr. Tang, take a look at this."

As he spoke, he took out a piece of yellow paper from his arms. The paper was filled with words the size of flies, but they were all names of people. There were actually more than ten people.

Before Tang Chao took it and had time to look at it, Wang Xian said: "Master Tang, the names above are all arranged according to the degree of power. If you are interested in visiting, you might as well visit them one by one. Sixteen people are all must-sees. If you think it’s not enough, the rest is not a big deal. You just have to make your own decision."

Tang Chao's eyes suddenly darkened, "Gui Gui," Tang Chao already understood the meaning of the word "visit", but the money in his pocket seemed to be too little, and he couldn't help but regret, why did he give so much to Wang Xian just now? Knowing that we have to give gifts to so many people, we should save some money, but now we are stretched thin.

Although he thought so in his heart, he didn't dare to show it on his face: "Thank you, Mr. Wang, I really appreciate it."

Wang Xian then said goodbye and left. Before leaving, he just urged him to go see Gao Lishi quickly. He thought in his heart, this boy can be the servant of Huangmen at a young age. Needless to say, he is rich, so these ten thousand taels He received the money with peace of mind, but he never imagined that he was so poor.

What should I do? I just went to see Gao Lishi, and the 20,000 taels of silver notes he had seemed to be a little short, but there were also Li Linfu, Han Xiu, Gao Xianzhi, Wang Ju and a lot of other officials, either prime ministers, ministers or The powerful Jiedushi envoy seemed to have trouble visiting even one less person, which stumped him.
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