Civil servants of the Tang Dynasty

Tang Chengsu came to eat quickly, but he was not in such a hurry as Zhang Xiangwen. After finishing the japonica rice porridge in the bowl, he got up and went outside.

The two who sent the peach petals were Zhang Xiangwen's long-term companions who used to be with him when he was in the county school. One night's journey.

Zhang Xiangwen pointed to Lu Feng, who was more than half a person tall, on the carriage and asked: "Brother, did you order this to the shopkeeper yesterday?".

"Yes", Tang Cheng got on the shaft of the car and looked towards Lu Fengnei. He saw about twenty peach petals swimming in the big wooden barrel, and there were even some aquatic plants on the barrel.

Tang Cheng reached out to catch the fish, and as soon as he touched it, the fish splashed and swam away, stirring up a splash of water, which was really joyful.

Seeing this, Tang Cheng, who came down from the shaft of the car, was very happy, "Look at the fish bouncing and jumping, it's so fresh! Second brother, you'll do me a favor when you go back. Thank you, fourth uncle. You can make such a fish in just one afternoon." It’s not easy to get a lot of fish, but peach petals are hard to find, and the most rare thing is that these dozens of fish are all about two catties, which is the best time to eat.”

"I told you earlier, after handing over everything to my fourth uncle, I will be more at ease." Zhang Xiangwen looked up at the sky, "Brother, it's not too early, since you are still in Zhoucheng If there is something to do, I will go back first, and now I am leading an errand."

After sending Zhang Xiangwen away, Tang Cheng took advantage of the opportunity and went to Wu Yujun's tea house in Beishi. Since he got the fish, it's best to send them while they are fresh.

Wu Yujun also just arrived at the shop not long ago, when he heard that the fish had arrived, he immediately said exactly the same words as Tang Cheng just now, "So fast?".

"How dare I neglect what Brother Wu ordered. I sent it all night long." Hearing this, Tang Cheng smiled, "Brother Wu, do you think it is time to send it over?".

"Come on, I'll send it over here, and we can eat it just in time for noon." When the two walked out, Wu Yujun put his hands on Tang Cheng's shoulders, and the two of them swayed outside with their shoulders crossed, "Now, the old lady, Coke and Now, she's a happy old man, and my sister can't do it without praising me, hehe! Brother and I, you and I get along more and more like each other!".

Got into Wu Yujun's carriage and arrived at Baohe Building. After seeing the fish jumping happily in the new wooden barrel, Wu Yujun really couldn't say anything other than shaking his thumbs to Tang Cheng. She's so damn good at handling things, she can even think of this way, the old lady wants to eat fresh fish, but is there any fresher fish than this?

After ordering the coachman to drive the carriage with fish barrels to follow him closely, Wu Yujun waved to Tang Cheng who was standing aside and said, "Brother, why are you standing there stupidly, come up!".

The two carriages entered the governor's mansion through the side door one after the other, and when they arrived at the small courtyard where the kitchen was, Wu Yujun asked someone to unload the wooden barrels, but he didn't let the people in the kitchen catch fish, "the old lady said this Peach petals have shown off their looks several times, and now they are brought here alive and kicking, at least I have to invite her old man to come and have a look, Ping Chao, so good to entertain Young Master Tang, I will come as soon as I go."

"Yes, Uncle." The kitchen manager who called Pingchao welcomed Tang Cheng to a room beside him and served him tea. He could only refill the water once, when he heard the sound of saluting outside, obviously it was The old lady has arrived.

Tang Cheng followed Fusheng out, and saw Wu Yujun walking in accompanied by two women. The old man with silver hair in the middle was, of course, Mrs. Sun. Seeing everyone's expressions on the middle-aged woman in the golden seven-fold skirt, this middle-aged woman should be Mrs. Sun, the head of the governor's mansion in Jinzhou who is famous for her tame husband.

Wu Yujun saw Tang Cheng, but he didn't greet him, and led his sister and the old lady to the big wooden barrel. In order to present the treasure, he didn't let the servants in the kitchen on the other side do it, but leaned into Lu Feng himself. After a while of busy work, "Oh, run, run, I see where you are running!", muttering in his mouth, and when he stood up straight after a while, he was already holding a peach weighing two catties in his hand. petal.

"No wonder the old lady is worried. The fish looks like it has been rouged. Why do you think it has such a color!" Wu Yujun held the fish and presented it to the old lady. At the best time, the body of the slender fish with peach petals has a peach blossom-like blush every two finger widths. The whole fish is red and white. Under the sunlight, the red and white fish scales with water droplets reflect the radiance of the sun, making them even more beautiful.

"Daughter-in-law, look at how eye-catching this fish is, anyone who looks at it is reluctant to eat it!" The old lady looked happily, and when she was clapping her daughter-in-law's hand and saying this, the fish suddenly snapped in Wu Yujun's hand. Earn, the splash of water splashed on the face of Mrs. Sun, the old man is a lively person, not only did not get angry when excited by the splash of water, but also became more happy, "Oh! Look at how jubilant this fish is!" If you want to eat fried fish, you have to be fresh. Yes, Yujun is good at handling things, and he can choose the size well. Xiu'er, you tell no one to move this fish. It's easy to live and raise. Grandma is noon I’ll make you a dish of fried fish fried rice, why don’t you believe in my mother-in-law’s craftsmanship? Let me tell you, it’s a gift from God, but I’ve liked my fish fried rice since I was a child, and I’ll let him have a taste of it at noon!”.

While talking, the old lady stretched out her hand to order the fish, and the fish moved for a while, which made the old lady laugh again.

Being called by her mother-in-law's boudoir name in public, Mrs. Sun inevitably had some shame on her face, but she has always treated her mother-in-law piously and filially, and it was her own younger brother who took care of this matter, so she laughed and said : "How many times have I heard Fu Sheng chanting, saying that Niang's flying knife chopping technique is "light and thin, and the wind can blow it up; the knife is loud and fast, if it fits the rhythm", and he also chanted "The loving mother swings the frost knife from side to side, My daughter-in-law always regretted not being able to taste the poem "Feijinpan Baixuegao", but now her long-cherished wish has come to an end."

"You child, if you want to eat breakfast, just tell your mother that it's okay." The old lady was happy when she heard this, and she patted her daughter-in-law and held her hand with a smile. Cheng, Xiu'er, your brother is good, not all because he knows how to do things, what is important is the filial piety towards mother, um, not bad! It is indeed not bad."

The younger brother showed his face to make the mother-in-law happy. Mrs. Sun's sister's face is also radiant, but Wu Yujun is also a bachelor. "Although I arranged this matter, he is the one who really handles it, Tang Cheng! I just told him about it yesterday, and I arrived early this morning. Old lady, maybe you don't know, this peach Petal fish are only found in the countryside in Yunxi County below Jinzhou, and they are far away, in order to let you see this fresh fish earlier, old lady, Tang Cheng's family drove all night!".

When did I say my family sent it at night?This Wu Yujun can still speak vernacularly, although he thought so in his heart, but Tang Cheng knew that it was Wu Yujun who gave him face, so he would not say anything more, smiled and bowed to Mrs. Sun and said: "Old Madam, since It’s really not easy to come to Jinzhou in the mountains and rivers in the south of the Yangtze River. These few fish are worth mentioning? On weekdays, even a foreign visitor at home has to be warmly received. Not to mention just these few fish, the old lady but If there is anything you want to eat and play, as a native of Jinzhou, you should do your best. At least let the old lady live in Jinzhou healthy, comfortable and happy."

The root of Tang Cheng's words was spread out as a native of Jinzhou. Although it sounds good, it does not contain the slightest flattery. As an old lady from an official family, Mrs. Sun has seen many people , but it is rare for people at Tang Cheng's age to respond so decently. After looking at Tang Cheng carefully, Mrs. Sun turned her head and said to her daughter-in-law: "Your brother has good friends, and this Tang Cheng The spirit, the words are also good."

Chapter 99 Some sudden travel

"It's what the old lady said." After Tang Cheng replied with a smile, he bowed his hands to Wu Yujun's sister and said, "I've seen my wife."

"Are you Tang Cheng from Yunxi County Government?" Seeing Tang Cheng nodding, Mrs. Jun nodded slightly and said, "Well, you did a good job in this matter."

Tang Cheng didn't say anything here, but Mrs. Sun spoke, but she didn't speak to Tang Cheng, but Wu Yujun, "This child, don't put the fish back. If he dies, it won't be a waste." Got something good".

It was time for the old lady to go back to her room after watching the fish. When Mrs. Sun helped her to go, she turned her head and told Wu Yujun to take Tang Cheng to the Erhua Hall in the front yard to serve tea.

Hearing Mrs. Sun's words, Tang Cheng's heart skipped a beat. This should be about the tung oil business. Seeing Mrs. Sun's attitude, it is clear that she intends to do this big business. If she refuses, she just needs to ask Wu Yujun to turn it around. In other words, it doesn't have to be.Thinking of the possibility of this screwdriver business being successful, and thinking of the huge profits that this business could bring, Tang Cheng's heart couldn't help but beat violently.At this moment, Wu Yujun also came over and said with a smile: "It seems that my sister has made up her mind to start the tung oil business."

"Brother Wu, just now that fish just said that you are filial, why bother to drag me in?" Tang Cheng didn't hide the smile on his face even though he blamed him.

After living with Tang Shuan for so long, one of the life experiences Tang Cheng learned from him is: when others help you, express gratitude and happiness in a timely manner.Although this is a small detail, it is an excellent lubricant for interpersonal relationships, and it also makes the other party more willing to help in the future.

"I didn't want my sister to have a better impression of you, but it's not all for you." Wu Yujun led Tang Cheng through the moon gate to the flower hall on the side of the main hall, and said with a smile: "To tell you the truth , since you said this that day, these two days I also hope that my sister will quickly agree to come down, you think, such a big business, don't send someone to Yangzhou to see my sister can rest assured? She wants to send If people go, it will fall on me. Yangzhou! That's Yangzhou!".

"Go to Yangzhou?".

"Brother, you are smart. You have only stayed in the small place of Jinzhou since you were a child, so you are inevitably poor in knowledge. You don't know how big this business is, let alone the tung oil we got. Yangzhou maritime merchants, just say that this matter is still related to the Shibo Department, how can you rest assured if you don’t go to inquire in person? Where is the Shibo Department? Yangzhou! ".

Wu Yujun wrenched his fingers while walking and said, "How many ships have been damaged this year? What is the shortage of tung oil in Yangzhou? What about the tung oil market in Tang Dynasty? I don't know how to set the price in the future. Son? In addition, there are those big merchants in Yangzhou who are engaged in tung oil business? Who are the masters behind them? If you don’t know clearly, who dare to do such a big business rashly? The most important thing is to inquire about the attitude of the Shibo Department. Encourage Shibo to come forward to buy tung oil, if that's the case, the price is two-sided, if you don't know these things clearly, how can my sister rush in and throw money!".

Following Wu Yujun's thoughts, Tang Cheng reflected that he was really happy too early. These days, he was so dazzled by the huge profits that the tung oil business might make that he even forgot these most basic things. If you care about it, you will be confused. It seems that he is really poor, otherwise, even if he has been doing clerical jobs in the company of later generations, he should have thought of these things.

"Yangzhou, that is Yangzhou, which is the most prosperous place in the world except the imperial capital. In fact, in terms of enjoyment alone, the imperial capital is not as good as Yangzhou. Thousands of ethnic groups gather and thousands of ships gather. People who have never been to Yangzhou will never I can't imagine the prosperity of Yangzhou."

Wu Yujun became intoxicated as he talked, but his lustful nature was also exposed, "Since I came here with my brother-in-law, I have stayed here enough. It is rare to have a Wu Jiyue girl in this bird place." What's the matter, go to Yangzhou to have a look, the hook bar in that area is called strong enough, not to mention Persian orchids with blond hair and blue eyes, Fusang girls, Silla girls, and Dashi who like to veil and seduce people Girl, in addition, there are all kinds of girls from the lion country with brown bodies and water snake waists, and that’s not counting. As long as you think about it, the bustard can even find you a tall-nosed and black Tianzhu stuff, Tianzhu! That’s Xuan The Buddhist country where Master Zang went west to seek the Dharma, hey, if you say that this Tianzhu girl is black, she has good eyebrows and eyes, but the smell on her body is not very pleasant."

Intoxicated, Wu Yujun, who closed his eyes slightly, said in his mouth, and the aftertaste was still lingering in his mouth.

If Wu Yujun's words just now made Tang Cheng look at him with admiration, the impression he had just changed was immediately broken by the latter words. It turns out that this guy didn't think about business at all when he went to Yangzhou, and his mind was all on Goulan. It's time to buy spring.

Although he thought so in his heart, Tang Cheng was also aroused by Wu Yujun's words. As the largest sea port and the most dynamic commercial city in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it will benefit from one thing; These testimonials have exhausted the prosperity of Yangzhou, and the style of Yangzhou has been passed down through the ages with the first well-known Tang poems.

The old man left the Yellow Crane Tower in the west, and the fireworks went to Yangzhou in March; three parts of the world are bright moon nights, and two parts are rogues; Occupying the magnificence of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, Yangzhou is the best footnote to the romance of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. For Tang Cheng, a traveler who graduated from the Chinese Department, Yangzhou in the Tang Dynasty is not only a city, but also a kind of humanism. The existence of dreams in a sense, so that when Tang Cheng thought of this city following Wu Yujun's narration, he suddenly felt a strong impulse in his heart!

If you have the opportunity, you should really go and see Yangzhou, the most prosperous city in the world, and Yangzhou with its ancient customs!

After the two sat down in the flower hall, they drank a cup of tea. Madam Sun walked in. This was another salute. After the three sat down, Madam Sun put the things in her hands On the table, Tang Cheng glanced at it. Isn't it the morning newspaper he read last time?

The subsequent meeting lasted for a long time, even the lunch with Tang Cheng was accompanied by Wu Yujun in the governor's mansion, and the discussion continued after the meal.

Wu Yujun's guess at the beginning was indeed correct. In this meeting, he confirmed the two most important things at the moment. At the beginning of the month, the tung fruit matures at the end of October, and the time for picking tung fruit and oil pressing is counted. The earliest new oil this year will come out in early November, so there are still four months before we go to Yangzhou The time for one trip is more than enough.

One way to Yangzhou, and the other way, that is, Mrs. Sun stayed in Jinzhou to do the preliminary preparations for large-scale oil storage. Needless to say, this matter was operated through Sun Shijun. Jun Shao had to say hello to the county magistrates in the past few months, which made him busy.

From the first time I came to give gifts, to discovering business opportunities in the ordinary newspapers, to today's peach petal incident, I don't know whether Mrs. Sun is out of trust in Tang Cheng, or worried about her familiar brother. In short, Tang Cheng was ranked first, that is to say, after taking care of the housework, he will embark on the fast boat to Yangzhou with Wu Yujun!

This will also be the first time that Tang Cheng has left Jinzhou since he crossed the Tang Dynasty!

Ever since Wu Yujun asked Mrs. Sun to let the two of them go to Yangzhou together as soon as possible, the smile on his face had never been broken. He could barely control himself in the flower hall. A rotten flower, the eyes on Dough's face were almost invisible.

"Hey, I can finally go to Yangzhou. I said brother, hurry up when you go back to take care of the housework. Brother, I can't wait here." Seeing that Tang Cheng's face did not have the joy he expected, Wu Yujun gave a slight smile. After being dazed, he smiled and touched Tang Cheng's shoulders and said, "Don't worry, don't look at my sister as a woman, but she is the most polite in doing things. Although there are some things I didn't say today, it's not yet time! The success of the screwdriver business is definitely not due to your reasoning, if you have any thoughts in your heart, you can explain it face to face when you come back from Yangzhou."

"Brother Wu, you are embarrassing me!" Seeing that Wu Yujun talked about the business and money sharing, Tang Cheng explained with a smile: "This is not the first time we have met, who are Brother Wu and Sister Ling?" I still don’t know? What I’m worried about is that it will take too long to go to Yangzhou, and it’s not easy for the Yamen to allow vacations! The delay on the road can add up to a month? I’ve just joined the job Newcomer, look at this..."

"I really don't know what to say about you?" Wu Yujun stopped laughing when he heard the words, patted Tang Cheng on the shoulder and said: "Isn't it just a piece of official document! See if you are worried Got it? The Jinzhou government office didn’t send out official documents that month. Are you a recorder? That’s right, that’s what the recorder does! You wait here first, and I’ll go find my sister right away.” .

As soon as Wu Yujun finished speaking, he turned around and ran inside again. In order to go to Yangzhou in a hurry, he was really more anxious and caring than Tang Cheng.

Yunxi County is under the jurisdiction of Jinzhou, and it is quite normal for the government to transfer a trivial recorder from the county government below to help submit official documents.For Tang Cheng, this not only solves his troubles, but more importantly, as long as he can get the official document issued by the government office, it means that his trip to Yangzhou is an official business, and the traveling and traveling and staying in the hotel All the money can be reported naturally.

This idea of ​​money is naturally not worth mentioning to Wu Yujun, but it is not a small sum for Yu Tangcheng.

After a while, Wu Yujun turned back and led Tang Cheng out of the side door to the government office without saying a word. Not long after he went to the government office, Wu Yujun arranged for Tang Cheng to drink tea in the concierge, and he went in for a while, but When he came out after two incense sticks of work, he already had an extra piece of official document in his hand, on which it was written in black and white that Tang Cheng, the secretary of the Yunxi county government office, was transferred to the government office to help with government affairs. Signed by the secretary, and stamped with the seal of joining the army, it is really regular and can no longer be regular.

"I didn't ask Tian Pansi to write the time on it. Brother, you can 'help with government affairs' at ease. When this 'government affairs' is finished, it will not be too late for you to return to the Yunxi county government office." At this point, Wu Yujun Hehe smiled and said, "Now you should be relieved."

After coming out of the government office, Wu Yujun took Tang Cheng to Baohe Building in a carriage. Apart from the moving spring scenery in Goulan, Yangzhou, what he talked about along the way was to urge Tang Cheng to cook quickly. Housework is good to leave early.

After making noise all the way, he finally reached the gate of Baohe Building. Tang Cheng, whose ears were finally quiet, got out of the car and took two steps when he heard Wu Yujun calling him again behind him.

Tang Cheng returned to the car window, begging for mercy from Wu Yujun who was holding up the curtain with a wry smile on his face, "Brother Wu, stop talking, my ears are calloused, can I come quickly?".

"Well, it's good if you remember this, but I don't want to tell you this right now," Wu Yujun said with a lewd smile on his face, and his voice lowered a lot, "Brother, it's almost time to arrive It's Yangzhou, and my brother has to remind you, don't touch a woman's body when you go back, so that you can nourish the energy in your body, the Goulan of Yangzhou, tsk tsk... ".

Wu Yujun was obviously overexcited, and he came back to the topic while he was talking. Tang Cheng, who was completely speechless, didn't have the heart to listen to him talking about the wheels turning around, so he stretched out his hand and pulled down the curtain of the window. Covered Wu Yujun's obscenely smiling face.

It's already afternoon now, no matter how hard you rush, Tang Chengyin stayed in Baohe Building for another night, and when he left for the counter to settle the accounts the next morning, the shopkeeper was beaten to death and refused to take the money, saying Master Tang has already given orders.

After talking between the two parties for a while, Tang Cheng saw that the shopkeeper insisted on not accepting it, so he had no choice but to go straight to the car dealership after going out.

There is a lot of noise in the carriage and horse dealership, many people are hiring carts, generally speaking, those who walk in the city hire donkey feet more, although donkey carts are slower, they are better than driving more smoothly, the most important thing is that the price is cheaper than horse carts It’s almost half cheaper; Tang Cheng was in a hurry to go back. Although it’s not too far from Zhoucheng to Yunxi County, he didn’t choose a donkey cart. Instead, he sat with three other merchants who were also going to Yunxi. a carriage.

It's not that Tang Cheng is so stingy that he doesn't even want to buy a carriage, it's that he really doesn't have much money on him. According to what Tang Shuan said that day, the monthly salary of three to six he received in the past few months has been subsidized for the kitchen. And repeatedly asked not to tell Li Yingwan!This is not hypocritical, so please feel at ease!

Li Yingwan knew Tang Cheng's temperament, and also knew that he had a monthly salary of three to six, so he didn't mention money.Since then, Tang Cheng's money seems to be tight, and the money he brought this trip was all subsidized by the gray income from the yamen. Right now, the business of the shop in Yangzhou is still unclear, so Tang Cheng can naturally save some money. Just save it, although the four people in the carriage are not as comfortable as a chartered carriage, the speed is not much worse.

It was already dusk when we returned to Yunxi County. Looking at the sky, we guessed that it was not time for Sanya. Tang Chengsui was not in a hurry to go home but went to the county government first.

It really was such a coincidence that he had just arrived at the gate of the yamen when the long bell of the yamen rang, and when he rushed to the front yard of the yamen, he bumped into the knives, pens and tolerances who were about to go home.

When the knife and pen officials saw Tang Cheng, they were taken aback for a moment, and then most of them didn't speak, but at least they smiled as a greeting, but the smiles on these people's faces were really forced, and the expressions on their brows also looked a bit dignified; in fact, more than It's them, even the errands who came to pat and greet Tang Cheng.

Tang Chengxian still felt strange, and then suddenly realized that this must be the sequelae of Master Yao's arrest. As Yao Dongqi's No. [-] person, his downfall is definitely a strong earthquake for the Yunxi County Government. It is not enough for these people to look like this No wonder.

He originally wanted to ask about the details of Mr. Yao's arrest, but there was no Zhang Xiangwen in the group of tolerances he met. It was really inconvenient for him to open his mouth to ask others about this in the current atmosphere, so he replied with a few words of irrelevance. If it was important, he didn't ask anything.

In the past, it was the busiest time to come to San Yamen, no matter whether it was the errands or the clerks, most of them were talking and laughing, but today when they walked out of the Yamen, they were all very silent, and even those who spoke deliberately kept their voices down. After turning his head to look at the scene, Tang Cheng also put away the smile on his face, and was walking inside solemnly.

He didn't go to the east courtyard to meet Zhao Huhu first, but went straight to the residence of County Magistrate Zhang behind the county government office. After all, he was following the county magistrate Zhang's record. Seeing someone seems to be a trivial matter, but if someone really uses this to put eye drops, it will really rise to the height of who is more important than who is more important in Tang Cheng's heart.

Although the Yunxi County Yamen is small, the right and wrong inside it is no less than that of the big Yamen!There's no need to make excuses for such a trivial matter like sesame mung beans.

County magistrate Zhang had indeed returned to the back house, and was talking to Lin Xuezheng in the study. Hearing that Tang Cheng, who had come back from Zhoucheng, asked to see him, he immediately smiled and waved for the long follower to lead him in quickly.

County magistrate Zhang watched the chief who had sent the report go quickly, turned his head to Lin Xuezheng and said, "Yunan, you recommended me a good person! This time, Erlongzhai can be successfully wiped out and the order of the county government can be restored. Tang Chengshi made great efforts."

"I have to have Zhang County Magistrate's insightful eyes when he was playing chess that day, so I can recommend him to do things for adults!" Lin Xuezheng said with a smile: "For Tang Cheng, adults have the kindness of knowing him before, and then let him use him freely. At the time when a scholar of this age is passionate, who doesn't have the mind to repay his knowledge? Not to mention that he comes from such a humble background?".

Lin Xuezheng's words were clearly referring to Tang Cheng, but in fact, he was praising County Magistrate Zhang. These days, County Magistrate Zhang was relieved from the burden and was in a good mood. He smiled and said, "Yunan can talk, Yunan can talk!"

When Lin Xuezheng heard the words and looked towards County Magistrate Zhang, the two looked at each other and smiled again.

After laughing, County Magistrate Zhang murmured: "He has made great achievements this time, Yunan, what do you think we should draw up to reward him?".

"Awards must be awarded! Sun Tzu once said that the way to control subordinates is nothing more than the four words 'reward and punishment', especially at Tang Cheng's age. Well..." At this point, Lin Xuezheng also thought deeply, after all, Tang Cheng's time in the government office was too short, and it was only a few minutes.

"I'll leave this matter to you, Yunan. This is also your job. You need a big reward, ah! Haha", the magistrate Zhang led Tang Cheng over through the window. Let's talk more about this topic.

Tang Cheng entered the study room, and was not surprised to see Lin Xuezheng here. After all, Lin Xuezheng has actually played the role of Zhang County Magistrate's staff these days. Yes, sometimes even two or three times a day.

After seeing the ceremony, Tang Cheng sat down on the stool and began to talk about the past two days when he went to the state government office. During the conversation, he noticed that the anxiety and depression that had been pressing on the forehead and brows of the magistrate Zhang had disappeared. He still looked a bit haggard, but it was purely tired. His whole body was as bright as the smile on his face!

When it came to Zhang Sima, Tang Cheng hesitated for a while and then pointed out the relationship between Zhao Huhu and Zhang Sima. The reason why Tang Cheng said this was because of selfishness.

After Master Yao left, Zhao Huhu became the veritable second-in-command in Yunxi County. Although Tang Cheng had never worked as a civil servant in his later generations, he had seen a lot of incompatibility between the first and second leaders in official novels and TV dramas. Although there is a space-time gap of more than 300 years between later generations and the present, when it comes to the way of officialdom, it is not too far behind when it comes to power struggles.

For Tang Cheng, County Magistrate Zhang knew him well, and they got along very well during the few months he had been with County Magistrate Zhang; at the same time, Zhao Huhu was not only Li Yingwan's fourth uncle , these days actually taught him a lot.From his point of view, the last thing he wants to see is that Zhang County Magistrate and Zhao Huhu will fight each other again. If such a scene really happens, Tang Cheng will really become a hard-hearted man caught in the middle. up.

Chapter 100 It's time to take back the ancestral property

Precisely because he didn't want to be a millstone and his heart was grinded by both sides, although Tang Cheng knew that Zhao Huhu would definitely not want to publicize his relationship with Zhang Sima in Zhoucheng, but out of the above selfish considerations, he still told the matter. It is hoped that after county magistrate Zhang and even Lin Xuezheng understand this relationship, they will not make any misjudgments in the future.

Instead of waiting for something to happen and rushing to plug the leak, it is better to do a good job in advance to prepare for a rainy day.Out of selfishness right now, Tang Cheng would rather tell Tiger Tiger about his relationship with Zhang Sima if he was unhappy when he found out about it, in order to prepare for a rainy day.

Hearing what Tang Cheng said, County Magistrate Zhang and Lin Xuezheng looked at each other in surprise.

"County Zhao and chief arrester Zhang Ziwen are sworn brothers, and Zhang Sima is Zhang Ziwen's second brother. There is no doubt that Captain Zhao and Zhang Sima have a good relationship, but the relationship between the two is so deep... I have never heard of it Zhao Xianwei went to Zhang Sima's mansion! Could it be that he used Zhang Ziwen to move around?" In fact, the personnel relations and background in the yamen that Zhang County Magistrate knew all came from Lin Xuezheng, and Lin Xuezheng He was also very careful in collecting these materials, the most important of which were Master Yao and Zhao Huhu, but Lin Xuezheng really didn't know anything about this relationship before Tang Cheng told him about this relationship.

In order to explain to Magistrate Zhang, at the same time Lin Xuezheng said these words to himself with some doubts, and then he couldn't help shaking his head. This kind of speculation is clearly unreasonable!If it is normal to build a bridge through a middleman for the first time when you want to make friends with a Shangguan, but is there any reason why you have never come forward and let the middleman shuttle back and forth?If he, Zhao Huhu, really wanted to do this, wouldn't Zhang Sima, who was in a high position, have no idea in his mind?Is there any reason in this world that you want to make friends but don't want to meet them?This is not only disrespect, but also contempt that looks like a joke!

But if Zhao Huhu went to Zhang Sima's place, it's impossible to make friends with Shangguan once or twice like this. During the festivals and so on, it's not reasonable to ask and follow the courtesy. It doesn't make sense that I didn't find it once, right?

The more Lin Xuezheng thought about it, the more confused he became. Even if Zhang Ziwen was in the middle, since Zhao Huhu didn't move, how could Zhang Sima treat him like this?Lin Xue had been studying at Yunxi County for at least four or five years, and he knew very well that although Sima Zhang had always acted cautiously, he was not ignorant of fish.It doesn't make sense, it really doesn't make sense.

For Tang Cheng, it is enough to point out the relationship between Zhao and Zhang. As for the absurd things involving Zhang Ziwen in the past, he really does not need to tell the truth, so when facing Lin Xuezheng's puzzled eyes, He only replied: "I don't know the details of this matter."

When Lin Xuezheng was puzzled, Zhang County Magistrate's eyes fell on Tang Cheng several times. After all, Tang Cheng is now Zhao Huhu's nephew and son-in-law, and under such a relationship, he can still talk about this matter. Come out... Thinking of this, magistrate Zhang looked at Tang Cheng with a little more trust in his eyes.

Since he couldn't figure it out, he could only put it aside for the time being. Tang Cheng continued what he said just now. When he thought about the matter of Peach Blossom Petals, he hesitated for a while and didn't say it out.After all, this was a private matter handled by Wu Yujun himself, but because it was a private matter related to the Governor's Mansion, Tang Chengyin also wondered if County Magistrate Zhang would have any thoughts after speaking out?

After Tang Cheng finished talking about the affairs in Zhoucheng, he took advantage of the situation and asked, "My lord, Yao Dongqi is now...".

"He's dead!" Hearing Tang Cheng mention Master Yao, County Magistrate Zhang had a strange look on his face. He was relieved and happy, but also had some low emotions that were hard to describe clearly. These two completely different emotions The blending together made his expression a bit elusive and complicated, "Late last night when Zhou Zhonggong arrived, Yao Dongqi committed suicide by taking medicine in his bedroom, and when he found out that it was too late for him to swallow the medicine, he... It was already prepared.”

Speaking of this, the atmosphere in the study was a little silent for a while, Tang Cheng couldn't help but sigh after being shocked, and then inexplicably felt a dull mood.It feels as if a person has done something that hurt you, and you are satisfied to take revenge, thinking that it would be enough to repay the other person with equal revenge, but who knows that the other person died just then.

On the way back in the carriage today, Tang Cheng imagined in his heart the scene of Mr. Yao, who had ruthless him, being thrown from office and imprisoned. He still felt very comfortable and happy. This is actually the reciprocal revenge set up in his subconscious mind. It's too late to go too far now... After all, it's a human life!

This feeling is very strange, I can't explain it.In fact, if the development of the situation can be reversed, Tang Cheng thinks carefully that his behavior will not change, but this does not prevent the dull discomfort in his heart.

"Heaven's evil is forgivable; self-inflicted evil cannot live", Lin Xuezheng ended Yao Dongqi's topic with this sentence, and then the three of them seemed to have a tacit understanding and no one mentioned it again.

Afterwards, County Magistrate Zhang and Lin Xuezheng talked about the follow-up of the bandits in Erlongzhai. Tang Cheng sat aside and listened quietly. resignation.

Everyone had already reached the door, and he suddenly remembered the official document, and immediately took out the official document Wu Yujun got from the state government office and handed it to County Magistrate Zhang. He didn't hide anything about the official document, and directly stated that the official document was The so-called "prefectural government transfers to help with office work" is false, but it is true that I went to Yangzhou to visit the tung oil market with Sun Shijun's brother-in-law.

"Since it's Mrs. Sun's intention, then you go! I'll pick someone from the west courtyard to take over your duties temporarily." When County Magistrate Zhang said the word "Mrs. Sun", although his tone was concealed Good, but he still couldn't help frowning. As a scholar, no matter how he responds to the official, deep down in his heart, he still can't understand Mrs. Governor's behavior of chasing business and profit, " It just so happens that Yunan is also here, so he will do the procedures for you as soon as they should be."

This remark made Tang Cheng puzzled. Seeing him like this, County Magistrate Zhang smiled and said: "The county office must not be unattended for a day, and there must be a vacancy for the director! As a county school official The Yunan is indeed the best candidate to fill this vacancy. The county intends to invite him to be transferred to the position of chief bookkeeper. The official document for the declaration has been sent to the prefecture by special personnel this afternoon It's over, Mr. Sun Shijun has a good understanding of people, and he will definitely allow this matter."

In the Tang Dynasty, the promotion and dismissal of officials above the sixth rank was in the hands of the emperor, that is, the appointment and dismissal of officials above the sixth rank had to be marked by the emperor's imperial pen before it became effective. Said, but at this time the territory of the Tang Dynasty is so large and there are so many counties, how can the official department manage it?Therefore, in addition to paying close attention to the top leaders and chief officials in various places, the Ministry of Officials pays more attention to it. Most of the master books from the eight ranks follow the opinions of the local states and counties, and the Ministry of Officials just files them for future reference.This is especially true in the year before the "examination of merit" like now, not to mention that the vacancy of the master of Yunxi this time was purely accidental, and we can follow the example of "obedience".

Given the current relationship between Lin Xuezheng and Sun Shijun, the state government will definitely not refute his official document. The number three person in the school, although the rank of the master and the county school are the same, but in terms of real power, the difference is too great.

"This is also a reward for meritorious deeds!" The thought that popped up in his mind was only fleeting. Tang Cheng had already begun to congratulate Lin Xuezheng. Lin Xuezheng had always treated him well. His life will only get better after he became the master, so this congratulations are indeed sincere.

After congratulating him, he couldn't say that he would be disturbed for a while. When Tang Cheng came out of the house, it was completely dark. On the way out of the yamen and passed the East Courtyard, he turned around to see that there was no light in Zhao Huhu's office. , it seems that he has gone back a long time ago.

For Li Yingwan and Lan Cao'er, they hadn't seen Tang Cheng come home since dusk, and they both thought that he would not be able to make it back tonight, and now that Tang Cheng came back like this, it was a pleasant surprise for them.

One was busy bringing water to wash up, and the other was busy going to the kitchen to prepare meals. For Tang Cheng now, no matter how tired he was outside, he could enjoy meticulous care and deep love after returning to this yard. Complete relaxation.