: Giving gifts and pleasing

"The Caomin has met the county master!" Wang Wencheng entered the second hall of the yamen and saw Tang Feng sitting on the chair on the top and hurriedly put an exquisite mahogany box in his hand on the ground, then stepped forward and gave a bow, with a look of respect on his face.

Tang Feng glanced at the second master of the Wang family. He was obviously a few years younger than Wang Wenzheng. This can be seen from his black and white hair on his head. Moreover, he should be running around often. His body looked much tougher than Wang Wenzheng, and his smile showed his cleverness from time to time. Tang Feng had a rough judgment on this person and smiled and said, "Master Wang, why did you come to see the county in the morning?" He said that, and ordered someone to send tea and asked him to sit down. Although he had guessed his purpose, Tang Feng couldn't drive the person away immediately. However, he still had to do this superficial skill.

Wang Wencheng took the tea and thanked him, and then said with guilt: "The Caomin came here to apologize to you on behalf of my Wang family, and then to fulfill a wish for my brother."

"Oh?" Tang Feng looked at him calmly; "If Mr. Wang wanted to plead for those nephews who committed major events, I am afraid that the county will not be able to agree. You should also know that what they committed was a serious crime. The matter has been reported to the mansion, and it is no longer something that the county can decide."

Seeing that Tang Feng actually pushed the matter up, Wang Wencheng cursed in his heart: "We have been in harmony with the mansion for a long time. If you hadn't been pushing it, I'm afraid the matter would have passed long ago." But his face was still respectful: "Caomin has also read the cases, but found that there might be other inside information, so let Caomin talk to the adults. After Wang Li and his group were caught by the adults and the constables, they said that they were instructed by my family morality. This was just their one-sided remark. The adults did not care.

After careful investigation, how can I insist that this was done by my three nephews? Wang Li and others just found someone to come out to take the blame for the crime because they were afraid of taking responsibility. How could the Lord know that it was obvious? My second nephew was also sad that his brother was captured and his father died, so he did such a rebellious thing. Although his actions were abominable, his feelings were also pitiful. Please give up your hand because of my Wang family's respect for the county government these days, and spare us." Then he stood up and bowed.

But no matter how he spoke, Tang Feng was drinking tea and there was no reaction. This made Wang Wencheng admire the young county magistrate in front of him. He knew that he could not impress the person, so he changed his policy and said, "Do you still remember the welcome banquet prepared by my Wang family when you first took office? In fact, in order to express my Wang family's respect for you, we prepared a small gift. But then my three nephew was suddenly injured and forgot to give this gift to the adults. Today, the Caomin came to deliver this gift to the adults, and also to relieve my brother's concern." As he spoke, he picked up the mahogany box from his feet and placed it in front of Tang Feng.

Although Tang Feng thought he would not change his decision because of such a little gift from the other party, he was also very curious about what the other party would bribe him. As the wealthy family of Wang was, even if the box was filled with gold, silver and jewelry, it would not be difficult. Seeing Tang Feng looking at the box curiously, Wang Wencheng felt that this might be possible. He locked the copper outside the box and said, "The box is just some ordinary things. Please don't let us down."

When the box was opened, Tang Feng was stunned when he looked in, because the things inside were indeed as normal as Wang Wencheng said. Tang Feng could recognize them at a glance, and now they are things that he needs to use every day. There was only a pen, a few pieces of ink, an inkstone and a stack of paper in the box. Seeing that the box was something that these scholars often used, Tang Feng couldn't help but look surprised. This surprised him even more than a beauty suddenly came out of it, because he didn't know what the medicine was sold in Wang Wencheng's gourd. Does he think that giving such a few ordinary things would change his mind?

As if seeing through Tang Feng's thoughts, Wang Wencheng smiled. He reached out and carefully took out one of the ink and said, "Sir, I was a Jinshi in the 47th year of Wanli. If I give you some gold and silver things, it would be too inferior, so my elder brother would think of giving it to you. Don't think that this is just four ordinary desk items, pen, ink, paper and inkstone. In fact, they all have their own priorities. I have always produced ink in Huizhou, and my Shexian is the leader. These inks have a history of hundreds of years. If you use the words of the ancients to describe this ink, it is to pick it up and grind it into clear, smell it, firm as jade, grind it silently, and a little like lacquer, and it will be preserved for thousands of years." After saying these few words, he gently put the ink back into the box.

After hearing what he said, Tang Feng knew that this ink must be comparable to ordinary ink, but he was afraid that such a small piece would be valuable. Before Tang Feng could speak, Wang Wencheng pointed to the stack of paper and said, "This paper has a great background, but it is Xue Tao's Huahua paper. A poem by Tang Dynasty poet Li He said: "The flower paper is peach-colored, write a good inscription and chant the jade hook." This paper is a real thing left in the Tang Dynasty. It has been around for hundreds of years. Although there are only a few dozen pieces, it is more rare than this ink."

Tang Feng was shocked when he heard that such a stack of paper had such a big name and so precious. Before he could react, Wang Wencheng had already picked up the square inkstone in his hand. With the two good things in front of him, Tang Feng naturally began to look at the square inkstone, wanting to hear how he introduced this item.

When Wang Wencheng saw that Tang Feng was attracted by his words, he felt a little happy. He stroked the pattern on the inkstone with his hands and said, "This inkstone is not long, it has only been decades, and it has been used by others. But it is only because it was used by someone, and it is of great value. This inkstone was used by Zhang Wenzhong, who assisted the previous emperor. The one-whip method and the method of examination he formulated were written by dipping the pen in this inkstone with ink."

When Tang Feng heard that this inkstone was actually used by Zhang Juzheng, he felt very moved. It was because of him that the Ming Dynasty had a revival process. This inkstone that witnessed his life was indeed extremely precious.

Wang Wencheng took out the pen again: "This pen is a bit unfavorable compared to other things. It is just a bit special in material. The pen is made of ivory, and the pen is made of fur on a fiery red wolf in the northeast. As for the hat, it is just carved by Lantian jade. Apart from these, it cannot be compared with the other ones." Although he said it lightly, Tang Feng was still amazed. Obviously, the price of this pen is no longer measured.

After listening to his introduction, Tang Feng realized that these things looked extremely ordinary but had a great value. He couldn't help but admire the rich bribery methods of ancient people, and could give such a huge amount of wealth in inconspicuous places. Although he was amazed, Tang Feng also knew that he could not accept these gifts, so he hurriedly refused: "I will not receive any reward without merit. These things are actually too precious. This county cannot accept them no matter what. Master Wang, you should put them away."

"Why did you say this? As the saying goes, "Swords are given to martyrs and red pinks are given to beauties. These four treasures of the study are just a toy in the hands of merchants, but they have become a weapon of the country in the hands of well-educated people like adults. If you can use these four things to benefit the people of the world, you will not be humiliated. Besides, this is also the kind of intention of my Wang family for the adults, so you must not reject them." Wang Wencheng looked at Tang Feng and said sincerely. When he introduced these things, he had been observing Tang Feng's reaction. He found that he had a strong interest in these four things, so he felt that he had given the gift to the right one, so he believed that Tang Feng would definitely accept these things, but he refused first because of his face.

Tang Feng really admired these things very much, but he just admired them. He did not think about taking them for himself, and there was also a case between himself and the Wang family, so he hurriedly refused: "This county is just a county's order, and these treasures are just a secret bead in my hands. Master Wang should give them to other people who are more capable, or keep them with their descendants to become a heirloom treasure. Wouldn't it be better?"

Wang Wencheng saw Tang Feng's resolute appearance and seemed to have known that he was determined, and his face became a little dim. He used to do business with businessmen or talk with officials, and it went very smoothly. He had never met someone like Tang Feng. But he didn't want to give up because he knew that this time the matter was too big. If Tang Feng was willing to stop, there would be a glimmer of hope for them, otherwise things would get bigger and bigger. So he made his final effort and said: "Sir."

, you are a bit self-deprecating. In my opinion, it is not difficult to join the Sixth Ministry in the future to be a minister. Will you not need this treasure at that time? And sir, you should also know that my Wang family has many acquaintances in the court, and my third brother has a great friendship with all the adults in the cabinet. If sir, if sir, I am willing to show mercy this time, my Wang family will definitely be grateful. At that time, sir, the adults will be smooth sailing in their careers."
Chapter completed!