After walking slowly for two days, we could barely arrive at Ningshan County, which is closer to Shangjing.

More than half of the mission were old men, and the speed was quite slow, not as good as the time when Luo Li returned to Beijing.

The main drag on the leader, and the main commander Zhou Zheng ranked first.

He was fat, had thick thighs, couldn't get used to the carriage, and was still breathing after walking a few steps. Not long after Zhou Zheng set out, he paid for himself and hired four people to carry the sedan chair.

The official road is a rammed earth structure, with many potholes on the road. The sedan chairman’s foot is deep and the other foot is shallow. It would be strange if the speed of travel is not dragged down.

Looking back to the past seven or eight years of Anguo, most of the missions were conducted by another Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple. Zhou Zheng was mainly engaged in the small country in the north of Anguo.

In short, these people who are not suitable for long journeys really don’t know why Emperor Anguo ordered him to be on an envoy.

If you talk about Zhou Zheng’s extraordinary things, Luo Li really didn’t notice it, but he had a deep understanding of the thick skin.

As he thought about it, the greasy middle-aged Zhou Zheng walked over with a smile: "Brother, I'm going to go to the city soon. Can you and I have a drink together tonight?"

If it is absolutely safe to spend the night in the wild, people hardly dare to drink alcohol.

Beasts, bandits, snakes, insects, rats and ants, etc., drinking is almost equated with seeking death.

"Okay! It depends on your brother!" Luo Li also responded with a smile.

A few days before his mission, Luo Li took the time to have a meal with his uncle Wang Yuanzhi and asked about the faction to which Zhou Zheng belonged.

Regarding this, Zhou Zheng did not lie to him. He was indeed a neutral faction and a mainstay.

Wang Yuanzhi also vaguely reminded Luo Li at that time that if he wanted to help the prince, this person was worth making friends.

So Zhou Zheng sent an invitation, and Luo Li immediately agreed without any delay.

"Dong~Dong~Dongdong..."

“Bo~Bo~Bo~Bo…”

The delegation was about to approach the city wall, and suddenly the sound of gongs and drums came, which shocked the carriage, and the carriage was poked out.

The gates of Ningshan County were wide open, and several officials were wearing official uniforms and standing under the wall with flattering smiles. Behind them was a big girl and a little wife wearing red and green, beating drums and drums and drums, making it very lively.

Luo Li was not stupid, and immediately realized that it was Ningshan County Magistrate who received the news of the arrival of the mission, so he greeted him outside the city.

When he marched near the city wall, Luo Li got off the carriage and fell behind Zhou Zheng, and slowly approached the local officials' team.

"Mr. Zhou, Lord. Luo, Deputy Guard Chief Qiu, Commander Li, I am the magistrate of Ningshan County, Zhang Ling, and a total of 73 officials from all over the county. Here we welcome the delegation to the visit!" Zhang Ling bowed deeply, and his respectful attitude made people feel dissatisfied.

"Welcome the mission!" After Zhang Ling finished speaking, the officials behind him also bowed and said.

Zhou Zheng took a half step forward, held Zhang Ling's hands tightly, and laughed in a crack in his eyes and said, "Mr. Zhang is in love, I am ashamed of it!"

Feeling that his hands were raised, Zhang Ling stood up straight with a donkey on the slope: "You are kind to Lord Zhou, this is what the officials should do!"

The two of them exchanged a few greetings and entered the city.

According to the rules, the imperial army was not allowed to enter the city, so the commander Li Zimi arranged for camping outside the city, and the remaining Zhou Zheng, Luo Li, Heishuiwei and others went to the city post station one after another.

The post station is a place for conveying military intelligence, to eat, board and change horses on the way for business trips.

The slightly dilapidated house and the slightly sour quilt, Luo Li's brows were twisted into a ball!

I am the prince myself, and I live in Anguo’s house. I have been living in this place for a long time.

Unfortunately, even if I do it, I can't argue if I pay to stay in the inn by myself, so Luo Li had to endure it.

After roughly finishing the pack, Zhou Zheng, Luo Li, Qiu Fu and Li Zimi walked together and headed to Ningshan County.

During the previous greetings, Zhang Ling had already set up a banquet in the county government to invite him warmly.

After the commander Zhou Zheng declined many times, he really couldn't resist it, so he had to let it go.

I spent two days sleeping in the open air. I thought I could have a great dinner, but when I arrived at Luoli, the county government office, I was stunned.

A large table of clear soup and poor vegetable leaves pushed Luo Li's appetite into pieces.

There were only three people accompanying the dinner party, including the county magistrate, the county magistrate and the county magistrate.

As the county magistrate Zhang Ling raised his glass first, and he spoke politely, which made everyone laugh.

After three glasses of wine, Luo Li finally had the opportunity to eat two bites of hot food. There was nothing we could do if it wasn't delicious. It was better than eating in the wild.

Zhou Zheng noticed Luo Li's frowning face next to him, and gently touched him with his elbow and whispered: "My brother, are you not used to eating crumbly food?"

Luo Li nodded with a bitter face.

Zhou Zheng didn't speak anymore, so he used a color to him, then whispered and left the Eight Immortals Table.

After waiting for a few breaths, Luo Li chased after him in the same way.

Seeing the figure coming, Zhou Zheng, who was standing not far from the cottage, showed his signature squinting smile: "My brother is so smart, I know that brother wants to chat with you."

"Ah! Brother, I want to chat with me?" Luo Li looked at him in surprise.

"Hmm? I don't know? Then why are you here?" Zhou Zheng looked at each other in a daze.

"Du Gong! Otherwise, what else can you do?" Luo Li glanced at him like a fool.

Well, Zhou Zheng has been feeding the dog with all his passion!

After Luo Li finished the solution, Zhou Zheng stopped him and said, "How can I use dinner with you in my brother?"

What a big deal! I asked just before, but now I ask again, what is this nonsense?

Of course, Luo Li couldn't say anything directly about the thoughts in her heart, so she had to continue nodding.

"Haha!" Zhou Zheng smiled, his eyes completely disappeared, and he could not see anything!

"Why are brother laughing?" Luo Li asked in confusion.

"I laugh at you for my brother and brother before, and I was eager to try my best when I heard the county party banquet." Zhou Zheng continued to smile.

Luo Li raised her eyebrows lightly and asked uncertainly: "Does my brother know that the banquet was hard to swallow before he came?"

Zhou Zheng nodded and said, "Well! This is also the reason why I politely declined and refused to go to the banquet."

"Huh?" Luo Li said softly, and the confusion became deeper.

"Your brother can't figure it out? I feel that you have the power to predict the future? Haha!" Zhou Zheng asked back with a smile.

Isn't it impossible to figure it out!

I remember that when Luo Li and Fatty returned to Shangjing, even if they entered the city along the way, they never rely on county government offices or restaurants to eat.

All the guards cooked in person, waited for the dishes to be served, and had to try the poison three times in front of the fat man before they could give the fat man a feast.

"Please teach me!" Luo Li asked with his fists.

After saying this, Zhou Zheng stopped keeping it and said bluntly: "The reason is very simple. I just need to know what County Magistrate Zhang and others want!"

"What?" Luo Li asked in confusion.

"Integrity!" Zhou Zheng said two words with force.

The voice came into my ears, and Luo Li thought about it for a moment and immediately understood!

The officials in charge of the mission are all Beijing officials, so they can have contact with the emperor!

What are the good and bad counties? What will they think if there are big fish and meat to be treated and let the emperor or the Ministry of Personnel in charge of officials know?

Therefore, if the whole vegetable and leaf banquet is not satisfied with the food, the Beijing officials will talk about it or complain when they go back: the hospitality of a certain county, the food is vulgar, and the vegetables and leaves are treated.

Once it spreads, the four words "righteousness, integrity and wisdom" will surely become its political capital.

After turning his mind, Luo Li frowned and said, "Brother, it's not right! The whole vegetable leaf wine banquet is not necessarily exclusive to corrupt officials. The honest official who is short of money may also use the vegetable leaf wine banquet, right?"

Zhou Zheng retorted without hesitation: "Brother, you are wrong!"

"A truly honest official, no matter how shy he is in his pocket, he will eat meat for a banquet, but it is very rare, half a chicken or a plate of shredded pork."

"They think that if the Beijing officials arrive, if they are not well received, they will definitely offend others, so they will squeeze out money to buy meat by force."

"Only by pretending to be honest and wise officials can prepare a whole vegetable and leaf banquet, and even a little oil bead can't be seen!"

"Hiss!" Luo Li took a deep breath. The way to be an official is really deep!

If Zhou Zheng hadn't pointed it out, Luo Li would have never thought of this. After leaving, he thought Ningshan County Magistrate and others were extremely honest.

After all, Luo Li followed him with doubts and asked in confusion, "Brother, according to your words, are you not afraid of offending us and other officials in Beijing who pretended to be honest, and will you be worried about your career?"

Zhou Zheng said meaningfully: "Brother! You are still too young!"

"What's the solution?" Luo Li was completely dizzy.

Zhou Zheng, whose mouth was raised and smiling, said, "Haha! Brother! Please ask you, brother, if the official eats vegetables, leaves, and drinks, will he be dissatisfied?"

"No!" Luo Li shook her head and replied.

Relying on the meager salary of the imperial court, the clean officials had more vegetables and leaves and less meat every day, so eating whole vegetables and leaves is not harmful to the whole banquet.

Nodded, Zhou Zheng continued to answer his doubts: "Not only can't, but he will be merciful and praise! In the eyes of the honest officials, Ningshan County can be called a clean and honest county!"

"The one who is really dissatisfied with is the officials who are rich and well-off!"

"Zhang Ling and others only need to reduce the amount of food by using the number of chopsticks to tell whether you are clear or not!"

"When the banquet ends, they immediately understand who should be given money and give things."

"In the end, the superficial skill is perfect, and the Beijing officials will also have good talks when they return to Beijing. They secretly achieve a win-win situation. Will the officials with fine clothes and food still be dissatisfied?"

"So the meaning of the vegetable and leaf banquet is profound!"

After the long discussion ended, Luo Li was completely hit!

I thought that I would not be able to compare with people in feudal society in modern society. Now it seems that I am really arrogant!

After sorting out his thoughts, Luo Li discovered another doubt. Taking advantage of Zhou Zheng's guidance, he quickly asked: "Brother, if a clean official encounters a bad environment or is not used to eating vegetables and leaves, once Zhang Ling and others get money, wouldn't he go to the trap?"

Zhou Zheng laughed and replied: "Haha! Don't worry, brother, I will definitely not have such defects!"

"They are waiting for us to hint!"
Chapter completed!