Yang Zewan didn't expect that the dignified Dali Temple Minister would live here, and it would be fine if he lived here, but he was dressed like this, which was really beyond his expectations.

Hou Zizhen opened the door and asked Yang Ze and the others to come in, and said with a smile: "I'm exempted, I'm not in the yamen, why have so many polites?" His eyes looked at Fu Bingrong behind him. Fu Bingrong was holding a gift in his hand, several large boxes, wrapped in colorful satin outside, and you can tell at a glance that the things inside are valuable.

When Yang Ze entered the yard, he saw that it was a very ordinary small yard. There was a jujube tree in the yard, a small table under the tree, a rattan chair next to it, and a few small stools. The main house looked very ordinary. In short, it was just a word. This Lord Hou lived a very poor life.

After hesitating for a moment, Yang Ze thought to himself: "An official who lives such a simple life should be a clean official. I am afraid he will not accept gifts. Will I have prepared a lot of expensive gifts arouse his disgust?"

But when I brought the gift, I even carried it into the yard. If I didn’t give it, it seemed even more offensive. Whether it was OK or not, I had to be more impressed!

Yang Ze bowed again and said, "Mr. Hou, the first time he visited, he brought some local specialties from his hometown and small gifts. It is not worthy of respect. I hope Mr. Hou will accept it with a smile!"

Fu Bingrong stepped forward and put the big boxes on the small table. Hou Zizhen looked at the gifts, blinked his old eyes, and suddenly said, "I have lived in the capital for a long time and never accept gifts. Don't bring them next time." After a pause, he said, "If you really want to express your feelings, you won't convert them into gold next time, you can take these gifts away!"

Yang Zedun was stunned immediately. He never expected that Hou Zizhen would say such things. This really made him unable to accept it immediately. He did not accept gifts but received gold. What was the situation?

After all, he was a man of two lives. Yang Ze understood after thinking about it for a moment that Lord Hou loved money quite a bit, but he had to pretend to be poor. And I believe that the entire Chang'an officials knew his virtues. He was reluctant to collect money and property, and he must pretend to be poor for the Shangguans to see, so he came up with a rule that only collects gold.

This old man has a very thick-skinned face! Yang Ze came to this conclusion and immediately looked full of admiration, saying, "Mr. Hou is a clean and honest official. He is reckless. I will remember it next time, I will remember it!"

Hou Zizhen signaled him to sit down and said, "I just cooked tea and I happened to invite you to taste it. Actually, I really don't like accepting gifts, but now everyone accepts the customs in Beijing. If I don't accept it, it will make people feel that I am an alien and will be excluded. Look, I am so old, if I am excluded, I will not stand it. Are you right?"

"Yes, it's too right. If you can't keep yourself alone, you will naturally be with Guangchen. Lord Hou is a self-protection. Only by protecting a useful body can you better serve the emperor and do more practical things for the people!" Yang Zema flattered him. Anyway, Lord Hou is the kind of person who does not accept gifts during the holidays this year, but only accepts gifts and only receives gold. People have "guided" themselves in person, and they have to follow Guangchen with Guangchen no matter what.

Hou Zizhen was overjoyed, raised his thumb and said, "It's good to say that, no wonder Lord Yang can reach the fifth-rank high position as a young man. It really makes sense. It seems that you are still very competent in this Dali Temple Shaoqing!"

Yang Ze's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that he was an official in Dali Temple? As long as he could flatter him, it would be possible? But if that was the case, then what happened to his ex-Shaoqing? He wouldn't flatter him, so he was caught?

Hou Zizhen said again: "I always like to speak straightforwardly. Our Dali Temple is different from other yamen. It is specialized in handling cases of the royal family. If you want to talk about the scenery, it is really beautiful, but if you want to say it is dangerous, it is really dangerous. To be honest, I have changed several Shaoqings in the past few years. Before each Shaoqing took office, I would say the same thing to him, but no one listened to it. As for the consequences, hehe, I guess you have heard of it too. You came today, and I said that to you. As for how to understand it, it is your own business!"

Yang Ze hurriedly stood up, bowed and said, "Thank you, Lord Hou for your advice, please say it."

Hou Zizhen said: "Our Dali Temple handles cases, which are all major cases. Either it will be fine all year round, but once something happens, it will be a big deal. So first of all, you have to understand, don't just run into the yamen just because you don't have to do it. Think about it, if you always sit in the yamen, the royal family will think that if they are going to repair someone again? If they are afraid, they may be irrational and may deal with you. If anyone feels dangerous, they have to think about protecting themselves. If you are afraid of being repaired, then they will feel relieved if they are honest and don't want to repair others. But if you don't go, they will be polite. Who doesn't want to leave a good relationship? If you sit at home, the benefits will come to the door naturally. When you have nothing to do, everyone will come to you more, and when you have something to do, can you speak well? That's the reason!"

Yang Ze thought for a moment and nodded, "This is to make the other party have something to be jealous, and this jealousy must be grasped and not overdo it, otherwise it will cause trouble to burn yourself!"

Hou Zizhen clapped his hands and smiled and said, "The son can teach you!"

"This is when nothing happens, but what should I do when I have something to do?" Yang Ze thought to himself: "The first few Shaoqings were all knocked off when I have something to do!"

Hou Zizhen said: "When you have something to do, you have to deal with it by chance. This is more difficult. But just remember one thing: the bigger the case, the more important the case, the more you don't want to make a statement. What should you find out? Just report it to Fengge. The emperor decides. For smaller cases, the case that the emperor doesn't want to pay attention to, then you have to ask others. Of course, this other person is not referring to me. If we don't tell lies in front of us, we will say ugly things first. I will not take the blame for you. If you want to ask who you want to go and who you should ask, you know in your heart that if you can enter Dali Temple, you will naturally have a backer behind you. I don't need to say more about this!"

Yang Ze swallowed his saliva and thought to himself: "There are people who are so officials. You just sit at home to collect money and don't care about anything. You are not afraid that Shaoqing will take away the power of you, the Zhengqing?"

Suddenly, he understood why all the Shaoqings were caught, and Lord Hou was still sitting at home to receive gifts. It must be that all the Shaoqings felt that there was such a bastard boss who was not in charge of affairs, so they could make the final say in the yamen. As a result, all of them were caught. Lord Hou was still fine. He was not a bastard, he was a traitor and used his subordinates to block thunder, and he was never ruthless!

The two talked for a while, and Yang Ze asked in detail about the various taboos of being an official in Dali Temple. Hou Zizhen was definitely not a good boss, but when he explained the various taboos, he knew everything. In terms of character, he was definitely a real villain, not a hypocrite at all!

It was almost noon, but Hou Zizhen had no intention of leaving food. Yang Ze didn't want to eat here, so he stood up and said, "The official will prepare gold today and send it to Lord Hou. Please accept it with a smile!"

"I must know your intentions, just send them!" Hou Zizhen paused and said, "When you go out, put these boxes in a conspicuous place so that everyone can know that I am honest and honest, and will never accept gifts!" After that, he laughed.

Yang Ze of course agreed. Before leaving, he said, "Mr. Hou, Lord Yuwen, who will be in charge today, is a happy family. Do you want to go? I am willing to prepare a generous gift for you so that Lord Yuwen owes you a favor!"

He simply went straightforward. He knew that Hou Zizhen was greedy for money. Such people have always liked to only enter but not go out. He would definitely refuse to let him give out a red envelope, but he was willing to let others return the gift. If his family had a wedding in the future, would Yu Wenwu not be able to return a generous gift?

But Hou Zizhen shook his head and said, "If you have different ideas, you will not make plans. Yuwen and Wuluo will not deal with me, so I will not go there. Don't give me gifts for me, so I won't misunderstand me!"

Yang Ze was stunned and then said, "Then, the lower official will not go. The lower official is willing to advance and retreat with Lord Hou!"

Hou Zizhen waved his hand and said, "You can do your own business by yourself. Don't get involved with me, and say that you can advance and retreat together and share wealth. I still want to spend a few years of peace and have the fate to go home to retire!"

Yang Ze really didn't know what to say. He had seen many strange people, but compared with the Lord Hou in front of him, he was just a little dish. This Lord Hou is a real strange person, and he still lives a very good life!

After leaving the Hou family and going out to the street, Yang Ze said: "This is considered a self-deprecating person, and it is also one of the tricks to become an official. The Hou's intentional appearance gives people the feeling that he is greedy for money, but he pretends to be a sacred person, and he insists on pretending to be a clean official. As a result, everyone knows that he can pretend and accept it. In this way, he will relax his vigilance against him and not take him seriously!"

But Tan Zhengwen said: "Master, as the saying goes, a dog that does not bark is the most biting. This Hou doesn't care about anything, but at a critical moment, he will bite people hard, and if something happens, he will push the blame to you without hesitation. He has made it clear that we must be careful!"

Fu Bingrong also said: "It's so unlucky, why did you meet such a boss!"

Yan Chenghou said, "Would you like to give him gold? How much should I give?"

Yang Ze thought for a while and said, "I still have to give it to you. He has spoken. If he doesn't give it, he will probably take revenge. Since he wants to give it, be generous. Forty taels of gold, twenty taels of gold ingots, give him a pair of gold ingots!" He glanced at Fu Bingrong and held the gift, and said, "Let's go directly to Yuwen's house. Go early, maybe you can make some talk at his house."

He figured it out that since Dali Temple was the territory of the eldest princess, Hou Zizhending was the eldest princess's person. Since Yu Wenwuluo was not in the face of Hou Zizhen, he was naturally the eldest princess's political opponents. He took this opportunity to learn about it. Anyway, he had not taken the team yet, so he would not cause any bad consequences.
Chapter completed!