Let me explain this from two perspectives.
Zhang Shixun has been very busy these days, collecting food for the victims everywhere.
The royal family, officials, and wealthy businessmen were all the people he visited to solicit donations.
In view of his "bad" behavior of striking the Sanqing Temple with lightning and forcibly demolishing the wall of Prince Yun's Mansion, these people took the mentality of making a big deal out of a small matter and more or less took out some food.
Within a few days, he collected enough food, which made Li Shishi, Ding Dusai and other women very happy.
All the grain was transported to Li Shishi's residence on Guanyi Street.
Today, this place has become a temporary organization of the Women's Federation, with a sign of the Women's Federation hanging at the door.
When it came to the critical moment of providing relief to the disaster victims, all the ladies were busy managing accounts and distributing food. Even Li Shishi was busy and happy.
That afternoon, the ladies who had been busy for most of the day finally finished their work. Everyone sat in the yard and drank tea.
Ding Dusai held Zhang Shixun's arm and said in a gentle voice, "Sir, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. You have saved the lives of so many disaster victims, and you will definitely be rewarded."
"Yes." Li Shishi also echoed: "Mr. Zhang has saved countless lives. He is like a Buddha to thousands of families."
Zhang Shixun said with a smile, "I'm just an errand boy. You sisters from the Women's Federation are the main force in disaster relief. The credit should go to you."
Li Shishi said, "A good cook cannot cook without rice. If you hadn't run around and collected so much food, our efforts would be in vain."
"Yes! Yes!" Ding Dusai nodded repeatedly: "The master has made the greatest contribution."
The ladies present all agreed.
Just as Zhang Shixun was about to be humble again, he saw Wang Meng running in from outside, sweating profusely.
"Master Zhang, I finally found you." Wang Meng wiped the sweat from his face. "Mr. Li and I have been looking for you for a long time."
"That Mr. Li?"
"Li Gang."
Zhang Shixun asked in surprise, "What does he want me to do?"
"Let him talk for himself. He's right outside."
"Really? Why didn't you say so earlier?" Zhang Shixun stood up and walked outside.
Currently in the Song Dynasty, Li Gang is the only person he respects.
Li Gang stood at the door with his hands behind his back, looking thoughtfully at the sign of the Women's Federation.
"Mr. Li, how are you?" Zhang Shixun greeted him very respectfully.
Li Gang didn't even look at him and asked, "Men shouldn't talk about the inside, and women shouldn't talk about the outside. What's said inside shouldn't be spoken out, and what's said outside shouldn't be heard. Zhang Shixun, your Women's Association is against the ethics of morality."
Zhang Shixun said solemnly, "Times have changed. Men and women are the same. What men can do, women can do too."
Li Gang then turned his head and looked at him, saying, "You always do things your own way, with unique ideas... Okay! Let's not talk about this anymore. I came to you this time to ask you for a favor on behalf of the court."
"Representing the court? Please?" Zhang Shixun acted surprised. "Your husband, you are embarrassing me."
"That Shi Qian appeared again, did you know?"
Of course Zhang Shixun knew that this was the masterpiece of Wang Dong.
Wang Dong has been bored recently. Thinking of the ban on the wine-making workshop, he felt unhappy and decided to vent his anger. He once again asked Bai Wuchang to transform into Shi Qian and staged a farce of kidnapping the emperor.
He had already told Zhang Shixun in advance.
Zhang Shixun was too lazy to meddle in his business this time. Let him make trouble if he wanted. Zhao Ji and his son were not good emperors. The court was busy fighting for power all day long. It was okay to let Wang Dong tease them a little.
Anyway, it's no big deal to watch the fun, just don't mind if it's not big enough.
"Mr. Li, I just heard that Shi Qian caused a big disturbance in the palace. How is he doing now?" Zhang Shixun asked knowingly.
"He abducted the Emperor to Chunfeng Tower, but secretly escaped under the pretext of going to the toilet."
Zhang Shixun laughed and said, "This guy is really slippery and doesn't hold back."
"Indeed." Li Gang nodded and looked at him and said, "I told His Majesty in the court that only Zhang Shixun could capture Shi Qian."
"What?" Zhang Shixun felt a little abrupt.
"I recommend you capture Shi Qian."
"Mr. Li, you're wrong!" Zhang Shixun shook his head and sighed, "The old and new emperors are quite wary of me. The high-ranking officials in the court regard me as an enemy, including you, Mr. Li. I'm afraid you too..."
Li Gang waved his hand, interrupting him. "Don't talk nonsense. I'm asking you, do you accept this job?"
“No!”
Zhang Shixun refused without even thinking.
He sneered inwardly, what a joke, the royal family and the imperial court are on guard against me everywhere and have completely marginalized me, why should I help you?
Besides, Wang Dong hasn’t had enough fun yet. There are still a few good shows to be performed next. Zhang Shixun doesn’t want to interrupt his fun this time.
Now that you're playing, have fun.
Seeing that he refused so decisively, Li Gang sighed and said, "It's not that the royal family doesn't dare to employ you, but that you are a mysterious person who makes people have to be on guard."
Zhang Shixun spread his hands and said, "Now I am in the Jianghu, far away from the government... Oh! I was wrong, I have never been to the government... You should all rest assured about me."
"In that case, I will reply to the official."
Li Gang didn't force him and turned away.
Zhang Shixun said to his back, "Mr. Li, take care."
Li Gang waved behind him without even turning his head.
All the women in the yard stared at the gate, waiting for Zhang Shixun to come back so that they could surround him.
Ding Dusai asked first, "Sir, what does Mr. Li want you to do?"
Before he could answer, Li Shishi asked, "Is the court going to re-employ you?"
Zhang Shixun smiled and said, "Don't overthink it. Li Xianggong asked me to help the government catch Shi Qian, the flea on the drum."
"No help!" Ding Dusai was immediately furious when he heard about this. "You are a commander-in-chief and a director of the Imperial Music Bureau, and they asked you to..."
"My lady, I have resigned from my post."
"Even if he resigns, he is still a Jinshi."
"I regard official positions as dirt."
Li Shishi laughed out loud, "Mr. Zhang, that's not how you use this phrase. The correct way to use it is: treat money like dirt."
"I'm absolutely right," Zhang Shixun argued. "There's a saying that goes, 'People travel thousands of miles to become officials just for money.' So, official positions and money belong to the same category."
The women laughed together.
Li Shishi tugged at his sleeve and said, "Master Zhang, I have something to tell you."
"What's up?"
"Let's talk in private." Li Shishi smiled at him and turned to Dingdu Raceway: "Saisai, come too."
Zhang Shixun thought she was going to talk about the Women's Federation, so he followed them to the study.
After the three of them sat down, Li Shishi asked, "Did your cousin tell you?"
"My cousin?" Zhang Shixun was confused. "Is there something he didn't tell me?"
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