"It is because Xiangyang Prefecture is mixed with dragons and snakes recently that the master is worried about the safety of the lady." Shi Wenhu shook his head and said, "Even state officials like Xiao Zheng must be protected by people like us. After all, you are a daughter's house. What should the master do if it is damaged and bumped?"

"I don't take these cow heads and horse faces in the city seriously." Miss Lai said lightly: "I met the jackal a few days ago, but it didn't happen. If you don't believe me, please ask Xiao Zheng."

Zheng Yunming replied: "That's true. When he met that person, the other party had no intention of harming him. It's just that this kind of kindness was like a cat who had already locked in the victory and let the mouse run for a while. When he thought about it today, it still made people feel that his hair stood up and shuddered."

"It felt like the wolf packs following you all the time in the dark night, with green eyes staring at you at any time." Shi Wenhu's tone was very serious: "This jackal is a very famous work in the north. It has operated many important events. If he hadn't risked his life to send the information of the Jin army to the Fourth Prince Tolei, there wouldn't have been the Battle of Sanfeng Mountain later."

Miss Lai smiled and said, "That's right. How can I seem to be superb with no weight? Don't say it anymore. If you say I'll run away, you won't be able to find it as easily as today."

"Okay, OK." Zheng Yunming decided to come out to smooth things out: "Silang, come and take the four treasures of the study. I will come to Lai Zhangxiu's book, and he said that everything is fine here, and I will take care of everything, so that he doesn't have to urge the lady to go back."

Miss Lai made a face at Shi Wenhu: "There is no problem now, right?"

Of course, Shi Wenhu could not directly refute Zheng Yunming's face, so he had to remain silent.

"By the way, little scholar, I'm here to inform you that the banquet in Lingxiao Tower has been prepared. The banquet will be scheduled to start at noon. There is not much time left. As the host, you must arrive one step earlier."

Zheng Yunming nodded: "Let me change my clothes and hurry over immediately."

So he turned around and ordered Zheng Yi, "You take two yamen runners to move the No. 11 box to Lingxiao Tower. I will be useful during the banquet."

"Then I'll go and take a look, so that the rats from the north will sneak in and do something." Miss Lai said as she was about to leave.

Zheng Yunming suddenly thought of something and said with a blushing face: "Miss, stay here, and there is still something else."

Miss Lai stopped, looked back at her beautiful eyes and said angrily: "If you have anything, just say it?"

"Well, since you are not called Shi Wenhu anymore, what do you call you in the future?"

"My name is Ru..." Miss Lai suddenly realized her loss of composure, blushed like clouds, and said shyly: "Just call me the moon." After that, she stomped her feet and ran away.

Han Silang said in confusion: "Why are young master and Miss Yueliang shy?"

Zheng Yunming said seriously: "If she tells you the name of her boudoir, she will only be your wife. Do you want to marry her?"

Han Silang was so scared that he trembled: "Which family's son dares to marry her like this?"

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The noon sun shines on the eaves of Lingxiao Tower, reflecting golden lights. The Lingxiao Tower is a time of crowds. The servants and servants of all sizes are carrying cups, plates, dishes, and plates, and deliver exquisite food to the banquet on the second floor in turn. The wine doctors are all focused on serving the guests' food, because this time the banquet is mostly the first-class gentry and wealthy households in Jinghu, as well as the officials of Jinghu Transportation Department and Fancheng County.

Despite this, the restaurant shopkeeper was uneasy at this time. Although Lingxiao Tower was the best in cooking in Fancheng, it was not inferior to the big restaurants in Xiangyang Mansion. However, the guests who attended the banquet sat upright, at most only drank a sip of tea or two, and rarely used their chopsticks.

There is no good thing when the government invites you to dinner.

The landlords and gentry in Jinghu have long been accustomed to sending people to treat them by newly appointed officials of all sizes, so they must have tried every means to pay money from your wallet. The civil servants are so lucky that they can't help but say a few words: "It's all state affairs, so please don't shirk them away."

What I fear most is that the warriors invite them to dinner, either blackmailing grain or directly asking for money. They often go crazy when they get drunk. If you are a poor service, these military men will beat them without any mercy. It is a trivial matter to lose money, and some wealthy families will lose their lives.

But the general was unable to refuse to treat him. Three months ago, the governor of Zhenjiang, Li Hu, invited the wealthy families in Jinghu to dinner. A famous miser in Huangzhou cherished his wealth and did not go to the banquet. Li Hu, who was furious, sent a hundred soldiers to break into the unlucky home and tied him up to the banquet. He was filled with wine for three days and three nights in a row, and he was in pain until he was willing to pay 50,000 jin of money to settle the matter.

So when Zheng Yunming sent out the invitation, all the powerful households in Jinghu were trembling. The price of this trip was that I didn’t know that I would have to spend thousands of extra tents to eat this meal.

Fortunately, this time I was finally a scholar led by civil servants. Everyone was a little unrestrained. If the generals of Jinghu saw that the guests were so cold and refused to have a banquet, they would really show their power on the spot.

Only Cao Wenqi was indifferent. He held the wine glass with his left hand and grabbed the chopsticks into the bowl in front of him. He mixed the deer jelly with shredded ginger on the left, and the chopsticks on the right, and the chopsticks on the right, and enjoyed the food.

Feng Fang, the consultant of the Jinghu Transport Department in Zhongzhong, saw Zheng Yunming showing awkward expression, so he stood up and said loudly: "President Zheng has arrived in Xiangyang and has not had time to meet you one by one. He was originally a subordinate of the Transport Department, but because of his other contributions, he was promoted to the General Manager of the Land of the General Manager of the Inspector for the establishment of the Inspector's Office. This is a gratifying thing. I suggest that you should drink this cup and congratulate General Manager Zheng!"

Feng Fang is an old man from Jinghu. He started from a low-level official and gradually rose to his current position. He has a good relationship with the wealthy and grain farmers in Jinghu. Everyone did not care about Feng Fang's face, but they had to take care of the Jinghu Transportation Department's face and all picked up their glasses and drank them.

Zheng Yunming felt a little unhappy. When he was a child, he traveled through the family of officials. All he had seen in his life was the flattery between officials. Although he deliberately made friends with people from the world, the other party looked at him as the prime minister and the son, and was polite. He could not help but feel a little angry when he winked himself in such a cold manner.

But he also knew that at this moment, he had no capital to get angry, and the Tulong Army's pocket was getting increasingly difficult. Only the God of Wealth present were the only way out.

He raised his glass and said, "I have just arrived in Jinghu and know very little about the local customs and culture. You are all famous heroes in Jinghu and are the talents of the country to govern Jinghu. Yun Ming is young and knowledgeable. If you have any omissions in the future, please forgive me." After that, he drank the wine in the glass.

Everyone hurriedly thanked and drank a drink with them.

"Zheng's side led a army, and now it's a big difficult thing." Zheng Yunming put down his wine glass, pretended to be a casual chat, and turned the topic around.

When everyone saw that General Manager Zheng finally got to the point, they sat upright and looked at the young leader.

"Everyone knows that Duanping failed to enter Luo last year. The Tartars had to take revenge every day. For this reason, the Jinghu Supervisors had been spared no effort to increase their troops. My official formed such a team of troops under the order of the commander of the commander. However, the Supervisors had expanded such a large number of military horses in a short period of time, it was inevitable that they would encounter insufficient food and grass supply."

"Our Tulong Army is a new army, and it is far inferior to the elite soldiers of the generals and subordinates of Jinghu in the supply sequence. The commander's supply of food and food to our army is not afraid of you. It is far from satisfying our army's food, clothing, housing and transportation."

Everyone looked at each other. Although it was not a rare thing for the government to reach out to the local area, it was the first time that the generals who openly claimed that the country owed their food and pay. The generals were all subordinates of the commander, and he and Shuaisi spread the matter on the surface, so naturally they did not look good on both sides.

But Zheng Yunming is different. In his consciousness, Zhao Fan is not a big deal compared to his father, Qing Zhigong. As long as he feels he is at a disadvantage, he lacks caution when threatening to the outside world.

"Zheng Yunming overestimates his abilities. I would like to ask everyone to help Zheng Yunming share the worries of the country. If my army can complete the food and pay and train it into an army, it will not only serve the battlefield for the commander, but also protect the safety of the homes of all gentry families. This matter not only serves Yunming as a kindness to take a can of water to save the rut fish, but also a safe guarantee for you in the troubled times."

He said the gorgeous words, so he could not hide them from these old people who have been through the world for a long time. In other words, it was just that Zheng Yunming was the first to ask for money, everyone might have sold his face. It was just that the army forced the local wealthy households to donate, which has become a regular example in Jinghu and even across the country. Any army that fled from the north, or the army moved defenses from other places, or the new army was established. They all made a name for themselves and wanted to get some money from the pockets of the rich gentry's rich households to spend. In addition, the people of Huang Guobi and Li Boyuan who surrendered in the Luo operation, the Invincible Army who came from other places to aid, and the deputy commander Wang Min who was stationed in Xiangyang, have successively invited the wealthy households in the Jingxiang area in the past six months. After being exploited over and over again, the material losses are certainly worthy of distress, and the mental torture is even more unbearable.
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