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Chapter 660: People and Things

Hezhou doesn't care what the people of Jiangdu think of them - it's a fact that His Majesty is kind to them and Hezhou.

At this moment, a group of people were surrounding the official road outside Hezhou City. Among them was a man who had broken an arm due to a battle injury. He pointed forward and said proudly: "Back then! Your Majesty came to the rescue from that road. of!"

He added: "His Majesty was only sixteen or seventeen years old at the time. He rode his horse and came with a gun, and shouted - The traitor shall die!"

 The people were excited and noisy.

The man's companion had a complicated look on his face. He tugged on the man's robe and whispered, "His Majesty didn't shout like this back then, right? How can we hear clearly when we are so far away?"

The man glared at him: "You didn't hear clearly, how did you know you didn't shout!"

Companion scratched his head: "That's right..."

Many businessmen passing by also stopped to listen to the man's story about the past, and bought a bowl of tea from a nearby tea shed to quench their thirst.

  There are only a lot of voices like these “reminiscing about the past” in the city.

“We and the state also have our own treasures blessed by God...otherwise how could we be saved by your majesty.”

“Isn’t that so? The immortal masters at Shangzhen Temple outside the city all say that our Hezhou has good feng shui and can have peace and prosperity for a hundred years..."

“Did our governor also go to the capital to pay homage to the Holy Mian?”

At the end of a street, people gathered around and talked. A woman sighed to another woman with a sallow complexion and said, "Speaking of which, it's such a pity that your Ah Huan had not left early. Maybe he will become a great hero now... Your family can also go to Beijing to enjoy the blessings. "

Hearing this, the woman tightened her grip on the basket in her hand and said, "What great fortune can she have? She has a poor life and a poor fortune... Even if she is alive, how can she hope for it?"

"That's not what you said... I heard that the shepherd's purse of Ji Heimian's family has been awarded the title of general! They all followed the nobles together. Ordinarily..."

 “Go home!” The woman carrying the basket suddenly called her grandson home, interrupting the neighbor.

There are some words that I cannot listen to or think about. The more I listen to them and the more I think about them, the more heartbreaking it becomes, as if I have missed the opportunity to climb to the clouds but can only lie down in the mud.

The woman grabbed her grandson's hand and walked back, gritting her teeth and saying, "I told you not to let you go at the beginning, but you refused to accept your fate and didn't even want your home... It would be better to die!" "

That year, someone from the army returned to Hezhou and came to her home to tell her that her daughter Zeng Huan had died on the battlefield.

She was stunned for a moment, and just when she was about to say something, the man handed over a box of silver.

This was the first time she saw the money. She wiped her hands and quickly took it. She thought to herself that it was not in vain, and she might not be able to get the money when she gets married.

 So she hugged the box and wiped her tears in front of outsiders.

That night, her son took the box and counted it again and again.

She originally wanted to save the money for her grandson to marry him, but her son was dragged into drinking and gambling, and he squandered it all within half a year.

She hugged the box and cried. Because the box was empty, she really cried this time.

What's even worse is that after six months of squandering, my son has developed many bad habits and his temper has become even more irritable. He gets into arguments with his wife from time to time, and even scolds her as a mother-in-law after drinking.

The life was already bad enough, but as the new emperor ascended the throne, the neighbors all sighed with regret for her family, saying that if Zeng Huan was still alive, their family would have reached the sky in one fell swoop...

When people are in a difficult situation, they feel even more uncomfortable when they hear about the beautiful tall buildings that are out of reach.

 The person who was even more unhappy than the Zeng family was naturally Ji Heilian.

 The Zeng family cannot reach it because "Zeng Huan is dead", or it can also be explained that the family has bad luck.

But Ji Heilian's situation was different. Shepherd's Purse was living well and had built great achievements, but he couldn't reach the tall building because he jumped down halfway.

So no one comforted him, only sarcasm and gloating behind his back.

There happened to be one time when a group of people were making fun of them, but Ji Hei Lian didn't listen.

The group of people who were mocking were the same gang of friends who had encouraged Ji Hei Lian and Shepherd's Purse Heli. They mocked Ji Hei Lian as a fool who could not seize his blessings and would live in poverty all his life.

Ji Hei’s face was full of hatred and annoyance, and then he realized that these people didn’t like him at the beginning, and they deliberately instigated him and wanted to see him laugh!

Ji Heimian picked up a broken tile and rushed towards it to vent his anger.

 As a result, there were many people on the other side, and one of his legs was broken.

A fight in Hezhou will result in a slap in the face, not to mention that he was the one who made the first move, so he didn't dare to report it to the official. He could only swallow his cowardice and lie at home to nurse his wounds.

There is no silver, the pot cannot be opened, and the bed cannot be lifted.

Ji Hei Lian lay hungry on the bed and groaned, shouting again and again: "Steamed buns, steamed buns... give dad a bowl of water."

The boy sitting outside the door of the house already looked a little like a teenager. He had a bare upper body and was wearing straw sandals. He was gnawing on a piece of hard cake. He was annoyed by the shouting. He frowned and stood up. He rushed into the room and said, "Why are you shouting?"

 “If it weren’t for you, I would be in the capital like Dumpling!”

As Steamed Bun said, he suddenly made up his mind: "I want to go to the capital to find my mother!"

"You little beast...you can't ignore me!"

Steamed Bun ran out regardless of Ji Hei Lian's scolding behind him.

 But he soon discovered that his idea was unrealistic. He had no money, couldn't read and didn't know the way. How was he going to get to the capital?

Steamed Bun sat down at the base of the wall dejectedly, pulled his hair hard and beat his head.

After calming down a little, he told himself: "I am also my mother's son, and my mother will not ignore me..."

 He has to wait for his mother to pick him up and take him to the capital... If he can't wait, he will find a way to get to the capital!

A young man wearing coarse clothes but with a good appearance passed by and glanced at the boy sitting there talking to himself without looking too much at him.

The young man walked past here, humming a tune with his hands behind his hands, walked through two alleys, stopped in front of an ordinary small courtyard, and pushed open the ajar door.

There was a wicker chair in the small yard, and a fat middle-aged man was lying in the chair, using a cattail leaf fan to drive away mosquitoes: "I'm back just in time. Let's make a fire and cook quickly. I'm a hungry father!" Mouth: "You can't do anything on your own, how can you expect anything from your son? I'm not a domestic slave!"

 The middle-aged man held out a hand: "I would like to buy two house slaves. Where is the money?"

The young man did not quarrel with his father, nor was he in a hurry to cook. Instead, he came closer and asked in a low voice with a longing look on his face: "Father, I heard everyone talking about the new emperor's ascension to the throne! I heard that the capital was very lively at this time. "Very well, why don't we go and take a look? I still want to fight with Cui Liulang!"

"I think you look like a cricket." The middle-aged man didn't even look at his son, lying back on the wicker chair: "We haven't even been useful, how dare we rush to make beheaded crickets?"

Li Yin's defeat was sudden, and her entry into Beijing was also sudden. Someone must have arranged the situation for her... so she didn't have time to make use of this waste like him.

It's nothing, it's not useless at all, and I came here specifically to kill him, after all, he is also a member of my family.

 It turns out they are from my family.

The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes, thinking that before leaving Luoyang, Tang Xing had said that there were three reasons why he should be spared from death, but he only made two clear to him: [Jie Shidao, this third reason, the prince will naturally do it in the future. will know. 】

 He only realized the third reason when he heard the news that she recognized her ancestor in Taiyuan.

 Because she is from the Li family, she reluctantly treats him with some tolerance.

Hearing what his father said, the young man Li Yun sighed and had to ask: "Since we are no longer needed...should we stay here on Huainan Road?"

"What's not the royal land? I'm afraid of walking the most... Just stay here for the rest of my life. It's pretty good." Li Fu shook his cattail leaf fan and made plans: "Since the world is amnesty... I'll think of something to do when I turn around. There is no way to bring your mother and sister here, and then the family can reunite, rent a slightly larger yard, and start a small business. "

Li Yun nodded, agreeing very much, but soon realized something was wrong: "But how can we have any money?"

 Looking for a way out, renting a big yard, and doing business?

Li Fu: "I promised the Tang family, wouldn't it be fine?"

Li Yun's face twisted for a moment: "You really want your son to be the Tang family's son-in-law!"

"What's wrong with the door-to-door son-in-law? How can we lose the door-to-door son-in-law in Dasheng in the future?" Li Fu said: "If you come to the door alone, our whole family will not have to worry about food. There is nothing more cost-effective than this."

The Tang family is a wealthy family in Hezhou. They have an only daughter, one year older than Li Yun. This girl has a very picky eye when choosing a husband. Last year, she fell in love with Li Yun, who was dressed in commoner clothes.

Li Yun kept complaining: "You are selling your son!"

Li Fu took it for granted: "If you don't sell it now while the skin is still fresh, you won't be able to get a good price if you want to sell it later!"

 “You are confusing the bloodline of the Li family!”

Li Fu pointed at the sky with his palm leaf fan: "Then you should first ask the ancestors of the Li family and the current one if they recognize us! If you want to survive safely, the more confusion you have, the better!"

After saying that, he beat his son with a cattail leaf fan and said, "Stop talking nonsense and hurry up and cook!"

 Li Yun reluctantly went to the kitchen, still reminiscing about the wonderful days of eating, drinking and having fun with Cui Liulang in Luoyang fighting crickets.

Of course, even if he really ran to the capital at this time, Cui Lang would not have time to accompany him.

  After the new emperor ascended the throne, he began to comprehensively reorganize and distribute the power in the court, and the appointments and rewards of each person were gradually implemented.

This is Li Suining's first large-scale promotion and reward as an emperor, regardless of his origin or path, only based on ability and merit.

Cui Lang was assigned to the Ministry of Rites, and was appointed as a doctor under Wang Yue, the new minister of the Ministry of Rites. He was a fifth-rank official, and his official position was not very high, and he was not as good as other appointed members of the Cui family. This also indirectly shows that the former aristocratic family The privileged position of the head of the family is truly gone forever. If you want to occupy a high position in the future, you will have to rely on your true ability.

Cui Lang was very satisfied. He was still so young and ranked in the fifth rank when he first entered the officialdom. If he works hard in the future, how can he become a prosperous officialdom?

 Song Xian was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and Tan Li left to work in the Ministry of Personnel, which had been the busiest recently.

 Zhan Mian is still the Minister of Household Affairs. Fortunately, the hair loss situation has improved a lot.

Wu Chunbai entered Honglu Temple and was appointed as the sixth-grade temple minister. Honglu Temple is in charge of foreign guests and court ceremonies, and belongs to the Ministry of Etiquette of Shangshu Province. Wu Chunbai's father once served as the Minister of Honglu Temple. For Wu Chunbai, this would be a good starting point.

 Menxia Province is still headed by Wei Shuyi, the left prime minister.

 Zhongshu Province Zhongshu Ling's position as right prime minister was temporarily vacant, and an adjutant and minister was appointed, who came from the eldest son's family. In addition, six Zhongshushe people were assigned to the six departments. Among these six people was Yao Ran. She was usually responsible for writing and drafting edicts. Historically, the position of Zhongshushe was reserved for scholars in Dasheng. It was the most coveted important position in the Qing Dynasty. Those who held this position had to accompany the king, and it was even the best springboard to join the cabinet and become the prime minister in the future.

Taifu Chu has officially retired. Although he barely managed to save his life during the Ancestral Temple Rebellion, it is difficult for the old man's body to return to normal. Although the old Taifu retired, he recommended dozens of people to the new emperor. Many officials were shocked that half of them were the Taifu's own descendants.

The descendants of the Chu family had never entered the officialdom before, not because they were all incompetent. There were also celebrities in the literary world among them, but they were not allowed to enter the officialdom by Taifu Chu.

Now, Mrs. Chu seemed to be giving a handful of melon seeds that had been peeled for a long time to his students.

Two teachers and students, one "stuffed" his family in a grand manner, and the other accepted them all without hesitation.

 When he learned that the old lady would soon move to a Shanshui Villa on the outskirts of the city to fish and retire, Qiao Yang was so jealous that her eyes almost started to bleed.

He has been idle in the Imperial College for these years, and he had planned to retire early, but now his old owner took him out of his comfort zone and stuffed him into the carrot pit of the Minister of War.

The father became busy, and the son was no longer idle. Qiao Yubai entered the Six Chronicles as a supervisor, and began to learn and experience from the history of Shu Ling, who was a junior official.

Like Wang Yue, Wang Changshi also failed to return to Jiangdu. Wang Changshi was no longer the Changshi, but was promoted to Luoyang Prefecture Yin, and he had left for his post a few days ago. Before leaving Beijing, I paid a visit to the teacher and left with a lot of gratitude and tears.

Shao Shantong really envied Wang Yue. He also wanted to stay in the capital, but was unable to do so. However, he still set off back excitedly and happily - he was transferred to the position of governor of Jiangdu, and that was the governor of Jiangdu! The seat where His Majesty sat! Ha ha! Who knows!

Li Suining personally selected a long history official for Shao Shantong, who was from the Chu family.

The layout of the first seven halls in Jiangdu remains unchanged, and everything remains as before.

In addition, Kang Zhi was also transferred back to Jiangdu. She was granted the title of General Mingwei. This time she was appointed to join the Jiangdu army and command the Jiangdu army. She was also given the power to supervise the military affairs of Huainan Road. This appointment edict came from the Ministry of Civil Affairs. After it was issued, many people keenly sensed a message: His Majesty no longer wants to establish another military envoy to Huainan Road.

Not only Huainan Road, Henan Road and Hebei Road, Jiangnan East-West Road, and Shannan East-West Road... there was no sound of appointing Jiedu envoys.

Except for Pinglu, Longyou Road and Guannai Road, which continued to be governed by the original Jiedushi, the new emperor only appointed two more Jiedushi.

 Good night, remember to read the last chapter of the text tomorrow.

 (Today I recommend Tan Zi’s serialized article, the Red Mansion fan "The Master of the Red Mansion"! (I am a machine that tweets like crazy because it is finished)