Chapter 194: Cannot Be Known

"Master Zhao, are you back?"

At the gate of the prefecture's Yamen, He Tongpan had just sat on the sedan. A second before the curtain fell, he saw Zhao Jue walking towards the gate of the Yamen under the light of a lantern.

He quickly got off the sedan and said hello with a smile. I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, this young man is in good health! After struggling for two days and two nights, I still walked back as if nothing happened.

If it were him, let alone walking back, he might not even be able to climb up the sedan.

People, you can’t accept old age!

Zhao Jiu, who was still deep in thought, was interrupted by a voice. He was about to curse when he looked up and saw He Tongpan, a plump and cheerful man in official uniform. Fortunately, this He Tongpan has distinctive characteristics, otherwise there are so many officials on the shore, and he may not be able to remember it.

"He Tongpan? You don't have to work so hard. Are you still worrying about official duties at this time? Look, you are already tired and thin."

Hearing Zhao's words which were half dissatisfied and half joking, the expression on He Tongpuan's chubby face did not change. Instead, he chuckled and said, "My lord has sharp eyes and can recognize his subordinates. It's an honor, it's an honor!"

oh? The expression doesn't change at all? Zhao was a little surprised. This He Tongpan is very interesting. There are rumors that this fat man has climbed higher and higher by relying on his flattery skills. Now it seems that this is not necessarily the case.

"He Tongpan, I don't think it would be difficult to recognize you..."

He Tongpan's heart skipped a beat. People say that a new official takes up his post with three fires. Could it be that the first fire will be on his own head? No way, the first fire is to burn yourself, but the remaining two fires are not allowed to burn the prefect?

Although he was thinking wildly, he still kept a smile on his face and said flatteringly, "I almost couldn't even become an official because of my image. Hahaha, I made you laugh."

"Unlike adults, I just have a good appearance. I am still young and promising, which is really enviable!"

Neither flattery nor flattery can solve the problem. He also understands this truth, so he hurriedly changed the subject, "It's really hard for you to have to worry about official business so late. Otherwise, my subordinates can handle it for you?"

"Okay!" Zhao didn't refuse. Since he wanted to help, then give him a chance to help. One more person would be more powerful. As an outsider, maybe He Tongpan, who is familiar with the local area, has some clever ideas.

The two of them walked into the Yamen one after another, found an empty room, and sat across from each other.

As soon as he sat down, He Tongpan's flattery skills started immediately, beckoning for the clerk to come over, "After walking such a long way, Mr. Zhao must be thirsty. Go, make a pot of tea with my tea leaves and come over to moisten Mr. Zhao's throat. ”

Then he turned around and explained, "Sir, the tea leaves in this yamen are very rough. I usually like to fry some tea leaves myself, so I took this opportunity to ask Master Zhao to help give me some advice, hahaha."

Zhao didn't say anything and just watched his performance silently.

When the tea is served, you can tell it just by smelling the aroma before it even enters your mouth. This is spring white ya, which is a grade better than the autumn white ya I drank two days ago.

"I think He Tongpan's method of making tea is unusual..."

"It's just a joke, it's just a joke."

The two looked at each other and smiled, and they could see a lot of amusement in each other's eyes.

Interesting, really interesting.

"He Tongpan, tell me, why do we become officials?" He took a sip of the tea cup and asked thoughtfully.

There is a standard answer to this question, and He Tongpan certainly memorized it. So he replied without hesitation, "Of course it is for the emperor, for the peace of the world, and for the people! The ancients said: To make a living for the people..."

After listening to the chirping, Zhao did not interrupt and listened silently. It wasn't until he finished speaking that he continued to ask, "But what if there is something that the emperor wants to do, but the people of the world don't allow it?"

This is a test for me! The expression on He Tongpanyuan's face remained unchanged, but he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart. After all, he was also passed the imperial examination. How could he be questioned?

So there is another great summary of the words of the sage. There are only four words in the whole article: According to reason and strive hard!

Looking at He Tongpuan, whose face was slightly red due to excitement. Zhao smiled contemptuously in his heart, not taking it seriously at all. If he was so law-abiding, could he drink the spring white buds today?

"What if it causes a civil uprising?"

He Tongpan's face changed drastically while he was talking. He slowly turned his head to look at Zhao Jiu, but the tea in his mouth could not suppress the sweat on his palms. Have you ever gone so far? It seems not, why is there a civil uprising!

At this time, his mind was running very fast, and the books he had read for decades and the officialdom experience for more than ten years were constantly tumbling in his mind.

Thinking that the imperial envoy in front of him was still drinking tea with him, it probably wasn't time to kill him yet, so he decided to take a gamble. After putting down the tea cup, he pretended to be calm and said, "The people can let it go, but they can't know it."

Zhao Jiu's eyes condensed, and his eyes became much kinder when he looked at He Tongpian. Seemingly unrelated words, but closely connected, this fat man can do it!

He Tongpuan knew that he was right when he saw Zhao and stopped talking. He breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and hurriedly picked up the teacup and drank tea to hide his inner nervousness.

The two of them drank tea in silence, but their thoughts were completely different. He Tongpan was lucky to have passed the test, while Zhao Jiu was constantly thinking about the key and solutions.

"He Tongpan, please go back first."

Still unable to find a clue, Zhao had no choice but to let He Tongxuan go back first. After all, this important matter of raising food could not be known to outsiders.

If the news leaked out, he didn't believe that Lu Wenyu would save his life.

"Okay, Mr. Zhao, please go to bed early and don't exhaust yourself. I'll leave first."

After bowing, He Tongpan hurriedly pushed the door open and left. The atmosphere between the two was too depressing. It was good that they didn't fight, let alone drink tea.

It wasn't until Zhao Jiu was the only one left in the room that he slowly finished the last bit of tea in the cup.

He took out the two stacks of paper he got from the coffin shop and placed them one by one on the table.

The candlelight flickered, the handwriting was sometimes bright and sometimes dark, and Zhao Jiu's shadow was sometimes long and sometimes short, sometimes big and sometimes small.

He Tongpan's words "People can be made to follow it, but not to know it" kept turning around in his mind. Looking at the handwriting on the paper on the table, a bold plan suddenly popped up in his mind.

The grain must come from the government warehouse, otherwise I don't know how many people have to be killed to get 100,000 dan. The amount is too large!

Now that there is no way out, why not give it a try, just gamble!

"Come here! Pen and ink!"

After putting away the paper, he shouted to the outside of the door.

The yamen runner walked in quickly, lowered his head to help Zhao Jue spread the paper and grind the ink, "Sir, the pen and ink are ready."

"Yes." Zhao Jue nodded and ordered, "Leave one person waiting outside the door, and the others go down!"

After closing the door, he didn't care about anything else. There was no need to hesitate about the things he decided to do, and he wrote them down quickly.

After a while, he walked out of the door with a sealed letter and handed it to the yamen runner waiting on the side.

Instructed, "Send it to Lord Lu's house in an emergency for 800 miles! Be quick, don't delay at all, go now! Let the courier set off immediately!"

"Yes!" The yamen runner responded and walked out quickly with the envelope.

Zhao Jue looked back at the room with the flickering candlelight, as if staring at a beast that was choosing its prey.

"Then be crazy..."

"Maybe there is still a glimmer of hope."