Rise From the Humble

"Zihou, you don't have to be so reserved. This altar of tribute wine is just for you to drink when you unsealed it. Come on, drink this cup to the full."

Zhang Jing found that Zhu Pingan stopped drinking after five drinks. He thought that Zhu Pingan was too restrained to let go, or that he was helping him save money. He immediately smiled and shook his head, "Can't I, Zhang Jing, afford you a drink?" Okay, so he personally carried the wine flask and filled Zhu Ping'an with another glass of wine, saying with a warm look on his face.

"Ahem, sir, it's not that I'm reserved, but that I can't drink enough wine. I can only drink tea instead of wine." Zhu Pingan raised his head, his face was red from the smell of alcohol, and said to Zhang Jing with a wry smile.

Zhu Ping'an looked like this, he was obviously tipsy and half drunk, so he couldn't fake it.

"Well, Zihou, you can't say enough about how much you drink." Seeing this, Zhang Jing couldn't help but shook his head in a fit of laughter and tears, "Wine is only for fun, but drinking too much is useless. It can only mean that you are not enjoying yourself."

"Drink less and eat more vegetables. Your subordinate will not treat you badly." Zhu Pingan joked with a smile.

Zhu Ping'an is just tipsy at the moment, not drunk. He is still very clear-headed, and his words and actions will not be affected. He is even more refreshed at this moment. Maybe being tipsy is the best state of drinking.

However, his family knew his own affairs, and Zhu Ping'an knew his drinking capacity, and he would really get drunk if he drank any more.

"Haha, don't worry, the wine will be enough and the food will be enough." Zhang Jing couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

After having dinner and wine, Zhu Ping'an left Zhang Jing's house and found that many officials had gathered outside Zhang Jing's house and wanted to visit Zhang Jing. However, without exception, they were blocked by the gray-haired concierge of Zhang Jing's house. It's outside the door.

Zhu Ping'an slowly walked out of Zhang's house, smelling of alcohol which was the best proof of Zhang Jing's hospitality.

This naturally made the officials who were turned away outside the Zhang Mansion extremely envious and red-eyed.

After Zhu Ping'an left Zhang's Mansion, he returned to Si Yamen, the envoy for punishment and inspection.

"The deputy envoy is back."

When Zhu Ping'an arrived at the Yamen of the Office of the Provost and Inspector of Punishments, the gatekeepers and servants of the Yamen all saluted respectfully and said hello.

"Well, I'm back." Zhu Pingan responded with a smile and a nod.

Zhu Pingan had officially assumed the post of acting deputy envoy of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province yesterday. Yesterday, Zhang Jitai ordered the Yamen kitchen to add a few more dishes and gathered everyone to briefly celebrate Zhu Pingan during lunch time.

Everyone in the yamen also sealed a small red envelope for Zhu Ping'an, with varying amounts of money, and congratulated Zhu Ping'an on his promotion to the post of Deputy Envoy of the Department of Criminal Justice and Prosecution. This was a common favor exchange nowadays, and Zhu Ping'an did not refuse, but afterwards he gave them a return gift one by one, the value of which was equivalent to their congratulatory gifts.

After Zhu Pingan returned to the Yamen, he went to the backyard first to wash up and change clothes, drink the sobering soup, and then go to the Yamen to work.

Zhu Ping'an, smelling of alcohol, walked into the backyard of the Yamen. Not surprisingly, he heard the sly and sarcastic voice of the demon Ruonan coming from his ears.

It has to be said that the demon girl Ruonan is worthy of being a martial arts practitioner, with keen senses. Every time she comes home, she knows it before Hua'er does, and she can always appear and disappear by her side. Zhu Pingan is used to this.

The witch Ruonan was the same this time. She appeared silently out of nowhere and appeared next to Zhu Pingan. She noticed the smell of alcohol on Zhu Pingan and said with a look of contempt: "Tsk, tsk, I smell of alcohol all over. Hey, the aroma of the wine on your body is really mouth-watering. I’m afraid it’s one of the few good bars in the world, but it’s very expensive. The wealth of the common people has been ruined by you officials.”

"If a boy or girl has a good nose, it will be better than a dog's nose." Zhu Pingan smiled slightly and replied softly.

"You have a dog nose!" The demon girl Ruonan was ridiculed for having a dog nose. Of course she was not convinced. She glared at Zhu Ping'an hard and suddenly giggled again, "Giggles, did you know that the common people collectively call you officials who take advantage of the people's wealth?" Dog officer, so when it comes to talking about it, you are the real dog nose."

"Not all officials are dog officials who take advantage of the people's wealth, at least I am not." Zhu Ping'an glanced at the demon Ruonan and said lightly.

Zhu Ping'an was very speechless about this.

"Tsk, tsk, smell the wine on your body, but the aroma of wine on your clothes is so mouth-watering. It must be one of the few good wines in the world, and its value must be more expensive than gold. You still say you don't have it? Eat people's fat and people's cream?" The demon girl Ruonan rolled her eyes, stretched out her slender jade hand and fanned Zhu Pingan's clothes, took a sip of the aroma of Zhu Pingan's wine, couldn't help but licked her tongue, and said with disdain.

The enchantress and the man are those who enjoy all kinds of pleasures, including meat and wine, especially wine, which cannot be missed almost every day.

After drinking too much, the demon girl Ruonan's appreciation of wine was unknowingly developed. The aroma of wine exuding from Zhu Pingan was a mellow aroma of wine that she had never heard of in her life. Just by smelling it, she knew that this wine must be valuable.

"To correct you, it is not one of the few good wines in the world, but the best wine in the world, bar none."

Zhu Pingan shrugged his shoulders and said calmly.

"Do you still have the nerve to show off?" The demon girl Ruonan glanced at Zhu Ping'an, and then said with curiosity and dissatisfaction, "They say that there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. The same is true for this wine. How can we easily distinguish the first from the second? Come on, what kind of wine are you drinking? How dare you call it 'the best wine in the world'?"

"The wine I drank was the tribute wine given by the emperor. Do you think it is the best wine in the world? Is it one of the best?"

Zhu Pingan smiled slightly, looked at the demon Ruonan and said slowly.

"Well"

The witch Ruonan really couldn't say anything to refute. There is no wine in the world that can compare with the tribute wine given by the emperor. It was a gift from the emperor. Just these four words are enough to be the best in the world.

"What's wrong with the imperial tribute wine? You know how to eat and drink every day, but you don't eat the people's wealth and the people's wealth." The demon girl Ruonan repeated the old saying again, mocking Zhu Pingan and other officials who know that they only eat the people's wealth and the people's wealth.

"Today, Mr. Zhang Jing, the former Minister of the Ministry of War, was promoted to the Governor-General of Jiangnan. Mr. Zhang invited me to the mansion for a drink. It was a normal entertainment. Except for the tribute wine given by the emperor, the rest was home-cooked food." Zhu Ping'an explained speechlessly. road.

"Giggle. Mr. Zhang has been promoted to the Governor-General of Jiangnan, and he actually invited you to have a drink?! Are your faces so big?! Sure enough, men's mouths are deceitful, especially those of you who are scholars. The more you read, the more you read. The more you lie, the more powerful you lie. Lying is as simple and natural as drinking water and breathing, without blushing or out of breath.”

The demon girl Ruonan didn't believe it, so she giggled and arranged.

"The truth is a joke, a joke is a lie, and a lie is the truth. People nowadays are so shameless." Zhu Pingan shrugged, walked into the courtyard, and ignored the demon Ruonan.

"You are outrageous." The demon Ruo Nan was furious.