Chapter 55
When Guo Guangsheng, who was disappointed, came back into the yard, Zhao Xing was holding a pile of documents. He didn't even have time to take off his clothes, and just watched on the table where the dishes were already placed.
The little girl knelt on the stool, held her cheeks, tilted her head and stretched out her hands, teasing the hanging belt on Zhao Xing's hat. Zhao Xing let her play with it, and from time to time she gave her a patient smile.
Faced with such a quiet scene, Guo Guangsheng felt even heavier.
When Zhao Xingniang saw Guo Guangsheng coming back, she wiped her hands on the apron and said hello: "Uncle is back, sit down, let's have a meal now." Then she greeted Zhaodi Xiaoya: "Let's go, go with me to the kitchen to serve food."
Xiao Ya jumped off the chair and cheered: "Good, okay, eat, eat." She followed Zhao Xingniang to the kitchen.
Zhao Xing looked up and saw Guo Guangsheng. While packing up the documents at hand, he greeted him: "Thank you for your hard work, sit down and have a cup of tea first."
Guo Guangsheng sat down with a heavy expression. Zhao Xing glanced at Xiao Ya who was running over happily and said relaxedly: "Don't do this, wait until you have dinner." Then he bent over and took the soup basin in Xiao Ya's hand: "Don't run away, be careful to be hot, come on, come on, give it to your brother, and then sit next to your brother, let's have a meal."
There is nothing unusual about the rice at home, one is vegetarian and one is meaty. This is a dish for drinking and one soup. This is a stomach-warming after drinking. As for a bone under the table, it is for grinding teeth for the little puppies. After having that considerable income in Shaoxing, this has become the standard for this family.
Today, Zhao Xing and Guo Guangsheng did not seem to have any interest in talking during the meal, nor did they drink. After a simple meal, Zhao Xing gave Guo Guangsheng a look that came with me and said apologetically to his mother: "I took some documents from the yamen today, which needs to be processed overnight. You always take your two children to eat slowly. I also need a gentleman to go to my study to help me organize it, and the child has surrendered."
My mother was relieved about her son's knowledgeable, filial and humbleness. But for some reason, she always felt a sense of relegation from the original son, but she really couldn't see anything strange. Maybe it was because of the change in status, so she nodded leniently: "You two, go there, wait a while and I'll take your two sisters back to bed."
Zhao Xing now regards Zhao Di as his sister. Of course, the child who has experienced hardships is precocious. Zhao Di does more appropriately under the original deep tutoring. Now his younger sister is already inseparable from this young lady.
In Zhao Xing's view, as long as everyone is good to his sister and mother, they are their closest relatives.
However, his current relationship with Guo Guangsheng is somewhat subtle.
Originally, he treated Guo Guangsheng as a grandfather, but since Guo Guangsheng positioned himself as a master, both of them subtly admitted this position. Therefore, before he knew it, Zhao Xing had a sense of command towards Guo Guangsheng.
Guo Guangsheng not only did not feel disgusted with such a change, but he was willing to accept it and felt more at ease.
Now that he has a hundred households, his income has naturally increased, so Zhao Xing now has his own study. This is inevitable. In this era, there is no distinction between family and country, and officials are officials, and officials are officials. There should be a place where he works at night. It is precisely because of this that there is an idiom: "Work day and night."
You are so kind that you sat at your desk first and said to Guo Guangsheng: "Old sir, what's going on today is not going well?"
Guo Guangsheng also sat in the position he should do according to his identity. Now he is not talking about family affairs, nor is he teaching Zhao Xing's academic performance. Now he is talking about official affairs. The superiors and inferiors of the superiors and inferiors are also what Guo Guangsheng wants to cultivate Zhao Xing.
As the saying goes, the butt determines the head, and as a superior, even the small households nowadays must have the identity of a household. Why don’t you know that you will be a thousand households, a politeer or even a commander in the future?
This kind of behavior requires slow and subtle cultivation. Of course, Zhao Xing quickly grasped the experiences of his previous life.
He bowed and bowed: "As the boss expected, things today were not going well, and there was indeed a lot of strange things in it."
So he explained in detail the negotiation process and experience of Aries Temple: "I feel that this Taoist temple is indeed unique, not unique, but his immortal spirit is not as good as the world's fireworks. But he feels that this Taoist temple is strange."
Zhao Xing pinched his beardless chin and nodded slowly: "Things are unusual, they are monsters. A man outside the world does not accept the gifts from outside, which can only explain two things. One is that his income is rich, and those lay Buddhists and believers are willing to provide them; the other is that there is a gray income here that cannot be known to outsiders."
Guo Guangsheng said, "What the boss said is that maintaining the normal operation of a Taoist temple, especially in this capital city, having such exquisite houses is definitely a considerable expense. The donations of lay Buddhists and believers must be very objective. However, such a considerable donation will make no disgusting sounds outside and willingly do it is indeed contrary to common sense."
In Zhao Xing's head, the shadow of Detective Conan immediately appeared.
Guo Guangsheng continued: "No matter how mysterious this Taoist temple is, it can be explained by the fact that this Taoist temple will definitely have an unknown income. What does the owner think?"
Zhao Xing nodded in agreement: "What the old man said is very true, but I still think that after an unknown income, if you dare not take a hundred households of the Jinyiwei seriously, you must have a background background that is enough to make them pretend to be powerful, and this is the key."
"What the boss said is that although the Jinyiwei had the intention to lay off the ground, it was not abolished after all. There were actually not many people in the capital who really didn't care about the Jinyiwei."
Zhao Xing's heart moved, but he did not express his opinion.
But Guo Guangsheng began to pinch his fingers and calculate: "There are only three forces in the world who dare not be afraid of the Jinyiwei, one is the Jinyiwei itself, and the other is the Dongchang, which is the Jinyiwei. Of course, these two should be excluded, because it is impossible for one's own people to be unable to get along with one's own people."
Zhao Xing smiled, Guo Guangsheng was right. Jinyiwei and Dongchang were dependent on the fur. Although there was constant internal struggle, they were absolutely consistent with the outside world. It was outrageous to protect the calf from the bottom. Therefore, Jinyiwei and Dongchang had family rules and were very strict. However, if they bully their subordinates outside, even if they were just a small lieutenant, the boss of Dongchang and Jinyiwei, they would definitely dare to fight against anyone. The reason was not for the sake of face prestige?
"Then, there are only the imperial guards who are both the emperor's personal army. Everyone is at the same level, and no one is willing to win. Of course, these two systems also coexist and prosper, one prospers and one loses. In this environment, if one is broken, the other cannot be better." Zhao Xing said with a smile.
Guo Guangsheng immediately responded: "Then, there will be another one out now, that is Donglin."
When he mentioned Donglin, Zhao Xing frowned and his face couldn't help but look disgusted.
Guo Guangsheng observed his expression, but continued, "And the Taoist sect is the best at confusing the public and bewitching officials and nobles as the backing. This is the key."
"So what will they do if they reject me and look down on me?"
"Teel the boss to take the bait." Guo Guangsheng answered firmly.
Zhao Xing suddenly stood up and said, "Okay, since he wants to lead me to the trap, they don't have to bother. I will meet them tomorrow."
"That's the den of a dragon's pond." Guo Guangsheng reminded.
Chapter completed!