Not long ago, Shi Yuyan hired an old staff member as the accountant. His surname was Zhang Xie. The old man claimed to be from a vassal hilltop in Xiaolongqiu in the north. He was a king of Huangshui who had not been ennobled by the local court.

Under his subordinate, he served as the lowest-ranking worshiper and worked as the accountant of Huangshui Mansion for many years. Just because a small thing was not done properly, the King of Huangshui did not miss the old relationship and gave him a small sum of money. Just a few snowflakes.

Send it away, pack up and get out.

Shi Yuyan turned to look at the aide next to him and asked: "Lao Zhang, you are a god on the mountain. Although your realm is not too high, you are still in the sea-viewing realm. What are you doing by staying by my side?"

After Lao Zhang got acquainted with him, he took the initiative to visit his home and chatted with his father once. Otherwise, how could his father be relieved if there was a qi practitioner beside him?

Shi Yuyan's father, who was the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, secretly spent a lot of effort to find a few familiar immortal masters to check the details of "Zhang Xie". That Xiao Longqiu was in Tongyezhou in the past.

It may not be considered a first-class immortal mansion, but it is now a big one. What's more, there is a Shangzong Da Longqiu as a backer in the Middle Earth Divine Continent, and among the vassal forces of Xiao Longqiu, there is indeed an inconspicuous embarrassment.

There is a bookkeeper in Shuishui Mansion, named Zhang Xie, who is suitable in every aspect.

And this immortal master on the mountain was really experienced and had strange ideas. Shi Yuyan had a poor friend who was very talented. He suffered from the failure of the imperial examination and could not make a name for himself. As soon as Lao Zhang took action, he succeeded immediately. Shi Yuyan followed the instructions.

For Lao Zhang's plan, he found a few scholars and celebrities in the literary world who were famous for their conversational skills. In fact, he didn't spend a lot of money in the capital, and he organized a gathering of nobles and noisy literati.

At the gathering, a few more servants were invited to pretend to be elegant merchants, and they had banquets along the way. Then they asked the friend to pretend to be a beggar, dressed in rags, holding a wooden stick to hold a broken bowl, reciting love poems, and begging for wine along the way.

When drinking, some merchants gave the beggar a hard time and asked them to write poems such as "Cangguan", "Qingshi", and "Pushing", so that the other party had to sing poems and verses before he could drink. The beggar laughed and said, "Who knows about pines, bamboos, and rabbits?"

Composing a poem in one step, he immediately won the applause of the whole house. He passed all the passes and reached the pavilion where the literary giants were. He even composed a poem impromptu, which shocked everyone. After drinking, he walked away. When someone in the pavilion called out his name in surprise,

Everyone knew what this person's surname was, and they regarded him as an "exiled immortal". His fame overnight became famous in both the government and the public...

Afterwards, Shi Yuyan asked Lao Zhang how he came up with such a method. The old staff member said that he just borrowed the method from ancient books, ancient people and ancient events. Lao Zhang even sighed at that time, the man in the book was really talented and learned, not like this

Use tricks.

If this matter is still pragmatic, another pragmatic thing really made Shi Yuyan look at Lao Zhang with admiration. It turned out that he was a guy with a relationship that was only half-baked, and he was doing business in partnership with a good friend of Shi Yuyan.

After working for several years, my friend seemed to be making a lot of money because he took over a lot of local civil engineering construction business. At that time, I wanted to recruit Shi Yuyan to join the team, but Shi Yuyan didn't know how to make money.

He had not been interested since he was a child and declined, especially after he became an official of the Ministry of Industry. After Lao Zhang heard about this, he immediately asked Shi Yuyan to remind the friend. Shi Yuyan was hesitant, but still

I tried to persuade my friend twice, but he didn't listen. As a result, that friend is really in a state of distress now, because all the money off the books was taken away in just half a month, leaving only an empty shell and a mess for the friend.

, borrowing debts everywhere, demolishing the east wall to pay for the west wall, still to no avail.

And this "old man" named Zhang Xie is naturally Zhang Liuchu, Xiao Longqiu's chief guest.

It's just that one is old and the other is young. One doesn't look like the old immortal Nascent Soul, and the other doesn't look like the minister of the Ministry of Industry.

From the capital to the place, it was okay along the way. The food and hospitality at the stations along the way just followed the official rules. But when we arrived at the new location of the capital, we really had to eat and sleep in the open. In fact, the construction of the capital was nominally led by the minister of the Ministry of Industry in the capital, but now

The one who is really in charge is Shi Yuyan, the right servant.

The reconstruction of local towns and Man Mo Temple, the Town God's Temple, the repair of temples of landscape gods, and the repair of royal and official gymnasiums in the mountains. As long as you want to do things, there seems to be no end, but coincidentally, I have set out to do something sincerely.

The minister of the Ministry of Industry was responsible for the incident.

Some people who originally wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune, actually encountered this knowledgeable minister of the Ministry of Industry, and they also had a huge headache. He was young and had a good reputation. The young minister went south and made many changes early.

The account books were kept. Those who asked for 10,000 taels of silver from the imperial court were now reduced to seven or eight thousand taels. A mountain god temple was even cut in half.

And all of this is of course attributed to the old staff beside Shi Yuyan. Otherwise, how would Shi Yuyan know the quality and price of the wood on the mountains?

However, there are some free plaques and couplets, which are all used by the young minister to use his family's incense and affection. They are also secretly reminded by the old staff, saying that it is a taboo to ruin a person's wealth, and he must make up for it. The rules of officialdom are

Keeping it is not to hinder favors, not to mention that in the officialdom, giving face is often more effective than giving money. In one of the golden lists of Hebo Mansion, Shi Yuyan even privately asked his father to help, and the old minister was so shameless

I asked for a calligraphy treasure from a gentleman from Dafu Academy, and this Hebo Mansion was the only one who did not complain about poverty to the Ministry of Works or ask for money from the Ministry of Households, so now this man is known for his bad temper and tough bones.

Qingliu is a little Xiaohe Bo who is well-known to both the government and the public. When he meets everyone, he will say that the Shishi Lang is an upright official and a capable minister. If I have such a minister, my country will definitely be prosperous.

After leaving the Luojing Lantern Riddle House, Zhang Liuzhu and Dai Yuan, two good brothers who share weal and woe, first went back to their respective homes, and then began to have their own plans.

As the chief worshipper, Zhang Liuzhu first returned to Xiaolongqiu, made some arrangements, and soon set off for the Dachong Dynasty. Finally, he found the young man named Shi Yuyan, using a pseudonym and a fake name.

The identity was given to this young and powerful minister of the Ministry of Industry, and he happily became the adviser who made suggestions.

The minister's name is good, he is virtuous, and he speaks well in art.

The Minister of Punishment is a typical example of a late son, so he naturally favored this only child to heaven. It is impossible for a filial son to be born under a stick.

Moreover, although Shi Yuyan was unruly and uninhibited, if we put aside that ridiculous thing, he was indeed considered to be a first-class prospect among the officials' children. He was a Jinshi who passed the examination based on his true ability and was a genuine disciple of the emperor.

Zhang Liuzhu replied with a smile: "Of course I have taken a fancy to the great potential of Mr. Minister, which is limitless."

Shi Yuyan smiled and said: "Lao Zhang, are you sincere when you say this? Do you believe it yourself?"

Zhang Liuzhu said categorically: "Of course I believe it!"

The young servant laughed angrily and said, "It's too much to amuse me!"

Zhang Liuzhu shook his head, "Master, why should you belittle yourself?"

The old Yuanying was not aggrieved at all to serve as an adviser to the young minister, let alone a general. Firstly, he coveted the vacant national advisor. Furthermore, Dai Yuan was indeed in agreement with this prodigal young man who could not exchange for gold.

The minister is of a similar temperament. After all, this guy Shi Yuyan, when he was a junior minister in the Household Department, dared to embezzle three million taels of silver privately for the sake of a certain favorite fairy, to rank higher on the rouge list. All at once.

He almost lost his head when he was left to the blessed land of Yunku, Huashen Mountain, which caused his father to wipe his butt, smash pots and sell iron, borrow money from everywhere, and couldn't make up all the debts, if His Majesty the Emperor hadn't seen the hard work and merit of the Master of the Ministry of Punishments.

, the old man is also a top-ranking confidant who supports the dragon, and he is capable in governance. He is definitely not the kind of upright civil servant who only talks with his hands idle. Otherwise, my son would have implicated me and been imprisoned.

The turning point of the matter was that Shi Yuyan couldn't stand his father's sighs and would not hit or scold him. He seemed to be heartbroken and pretended that he had never given birth to a son.

From time to time, my mother would deliberately shed tears at her father's side, and kept saying that it was her fault for being lax in her discipline. In fact, Yu Yan was not a bad person, and she would definitely change her ways in the future. Who knows, one day she would be mature and responsible, and then

He is the proud leader of a family with two ministers. Even our son can count on one or two. In the capital city, due to the lack of so many official positions in recent years, the good and the bad are mixed. Everyone has become an official by relying on his reputation, and there are a few.

The descendants of colleagues in the household, like our Yuyan, came from a clean and upright background and passed the second-level Jinshi examination based on their true abilities... But when the woman came to her son in private, she didn't say this. She just said that her son would

Don't be afraid, your father is still the Minister of Punishment, and is the confidant of the emperor today. Anyone can succeed in the imperial court, but it will never succeed without your father. Now we have great respect, and only your father dares to deal with those immortal masters on the mountain.

Say some tough words with a loud voice for the imperial court and His Majesty. Otherwise, look at Liu Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites and Ma Shangshu of the Ministry of Husband. Can they do it? They don’t even dare to fart. Just remember these words.

It’s just a whisper between us two. Don’t let it spread, otherwise it will be difficult for your father to be a good man...

Shi Yuyan really couldn't stand the atmosphere at that time. His father didn't like him, and his mother always regarded him as a child. The young man was so angry that he simply went out to travel. The world is so big that there is no place for him to stay.

As a result, I met a confidant named Zhou, who seemed to be from Aquarius Island. He claimed to be Zhenjun Bengde, and left Shi Yuyan a sincere letter. Shi Yuyan felt that he had never met anyone in his life.

After seeing such a friend, there were also three fairy coins. After returning to the capital, Shi Yuyan knew that they were Guyu coins from the mountains, so he made up for the entire deficit in the Treasury of the Ministry of Finance at once.

After that, Shi Yuyan returned to officialdom, but instead of going back to the Ministry of Household Affairs to work as an errand, he unexpectedly went to the Ministry of Works as a member of the Communist Party of China. When everyone in the capital official circles thought that this guy was about to start making money from side jobs, Shi Yuyan

Yu Yan actually stayed in the archives room of the Ministry of Works all day long, studying the rather boring civil engineering repairs and creating paradigms. After half a year, he took the initiative to take on a hard job, and the young member Wailang even asked

I paid my own money, asked my friends to help find someone, and brought along a few old plumbers and craftsmen who were temporarily at home, and went out to the capital together. As Brother Zhou said, there is no reason to be a playboy who has everything he wants.

He is not the best official in the world.

The result was good. When he was a dandy in the capital and an unfilial son, his father would at most give him a few serious words of instruction and teach him some official rules and taboos. After Shi Yuyan felt that he had started to really work, he lost more than thirty kilograms.

, the hands and feet are full of calluses, but on the father's side, it is not good enough. He has returned to Beijing several times to report on his work, and he has always been a treacherous son, which is a setback.

But it's much better now.

Every time when the young minister left the capital, the old minister would remind his son not to forget to eat well and wear warm clothes, and toss and turn. That's what he said.

Shi Yuyan shook his head, "Don't think me stupid, I know some rules on the mountain. You immortal masters who fly in the clouds, even if you go down the mountain and step into the cave of right and wrong in the world of mortals, the so-called experience is nothing more than what is said in the book of ghosts and monsters."

As a wealthy couple, the first choice is to be like the Jicui Temple of the Yu Dynasty, to be a real protector of the country. As a minister in feathers, his status is indescribable. The benefits are naturally inexhaustible.

The second level is to serve as an insider tribute to the imperial court, similar to the Aquarius Island in the north, where you get a piece of peace card issued by the Ministry of Punishment from the Song family of Dali."

"The next step is to serve as a guest of the family for a frontier official like the chief official of a state or the governor of water transportation, and the sky is high and the emperor is far away. There are still many benefits to be gained."

"If you give it to a Beijing official, even a six-department chief like my father, you will be at the feet of the emperor after all. At most, you can be regarded as a real purge. But at least you will have some glory in your face. Occasionally, you may be able to help me with something.

Let’s talk. The most inferior ones are those wealthy families who have their own way of making money. When you find me, I am just a minister of the Ministry of Industry with no money to make. Lao Zhang, tell me what’s going on.

?”

"Of course I want to be promoted, but I don't want to get rich. Lao Zhang, if you don't tell the truth today, I won't dare to keep you by my side."

The old staff member sighed, "Now that things have happened, I will no longer hide Lao Zhang."

"To be honest, I am the friend of the deceased Zhenjun on the mountain. His surname is Zhou Mingshou, and he is the chief priest of a... small mountain in Aquarius Continent. And I happen to be the unnamed guest there. As for my role as

How come Xiao Longqiu's outer sect's genealogy monk became a guest of the Aquarius Continent Immortal Mansion? There are some twists and turns here. When I was young, I was a happy and happy wild monk in the mountains and rivers. I once traveled across continents and visited Aquarius Continent.

I had been to Laolongcheng, Shengaozong, and Yunxia Mountain, and I got to know Brother Zhou. Although I was only in the cave realm at that time, the Tongyezhou monks at that time were in Aquarius Continent, haha, very

The scenery is so beautiful that you can treat it like a monk in the Longmen Realm. After I parted ways with you, Fellow Daoist Zhou traveled to the blessed land of Yunku. When he returned to the north, he went to Huangshui Mansion to find me and advised me to move the dead and move the living.

Instead of being unwelcome in that Shuifu Mansion and being suffocated every day, why not come to your place and say that the Dachong Dynasty met a young man named Shi Yuyan who had great ambitions and would become a minister in the future.

Let me run a good business here in Dachong Capital City and treat it as a pension."

Shi Yuyan was stunned for a moment after hearing this. It was really full of twists and turns, no coincidence!

Shi Yuyan had only mentioned it to his father in recent years about Zhou Shou, whose Taoist name was Beng Zhenjun.

My father only said that this person was definitely not a half-hearted Qi practitioner in the middle and fifth realms. It was unclear whether he was from Aquarius Continent or not. It was very likely that he was an outsider, or even a gold-married man.

Dan's land fairy.

Moreover, my father got a piece of gossip from somewhere, saying that somewhere in this continent, there happens to be a mountain immortal master with the Taoist name Beng Zhenjun. He spends a lot of money. In addition to this famous Taoist name, he also likes to call himself "Longzhou".

Jiang Shangzhen".
To be continued...