Records of the King of Xin'an County

In an instant, the Taiji Palace was full of colorful flowers, and the people in Chang'an City really talked about it for a while.Many aristocratic female family members also speculated privately, who among these little ladies would be more favored.However, the sage did not reveal his love for these fresh flowers.After the rain and dew were all soaked, Empress Du tolerantly and virtuously raised the ranks of these little ladies, that's all.

Not to mention the old people in the East Palace, among this group of newly promoted concubines, the Zhou family who was first recommended to enter the palace is still the highest rank, and the nine concubines who have been promoted to the second rank are called Zhou Chongyuan.Although Chongyuan is only at the end of the nine concubines, she is still far from Zhang Zhaoyi who is the leader.But Zhang Zhaoyi has the king of Shu, and the mother is more expensive than the son, and she has only served a few times so far.If she becomes pregnant in the future, wouldn't she be able to rise to the top in a blink of an eye, and even become a concubine?

This kind of speculation not only made many new concubines jealous, but even Concubine Yuan Shu and Concubine Yang Xian became quite jealous of her.However, Zhou Chongyuan is nothing more than a new concubine without children.She has a desolate temperament, she only knows how to read behind closed doors all day long, and she doesn't know how to please Queen Du and ask for protection. The sage just pities her for her good handwriting.Such people, after the sage got bored, would naturally disappear in the palace without a sound, so why would they need to do it themselves?

After Zhou Chongyuan, it was Yang Baniang who was promoted from a talented person to a fourth-rank beauty.She has a gentle temperament without losing her cuteness, and she has the aura of a girl from an aristocratic family all over her body.Moreover, she went to Anren Hall every day to greet Empress Du painstakingly, and she was very good at please Empress Du.It is said that even Princess Changning and Princess Yong'an are quite close to her.And her cousin Yang Xianfei is also very kind to her. The two sisters often walk around the imperial garden affectionately.

Therefore, although she is only "Yang Meiren" now, many newly promoted concubines have a vague feeling that she will quickly be promoted to the rank of nine concubines sooner or later.Of course, it was far away from Concubine Feng.After all, the Yang family already had a virtuous concubine, so how could Empress Du consider making Yang's daughter a concubine again?

As for Yuan Wuniang, she is still only a talented person from Yuan.But her aunt, Concubine Yuan Shu, took good care of her, took her to live with her in her palace, and kept her by her side all the time.As a result, she has a lot more chances to face the saint, and it is said that she is already quite favored by the saint.

These things in the Taiji Palace have been spread outside the palace intermittently.Except for some caring people, and those who are full of desire for glory and wealth, the lives of the nobles of the Celestial Dynasty are too far away from ordinary people.Most of the people in Chang'an City didn't care much about what happened in the palace, how those concubines competed for beauty, and secretly competed for each other's favor. They just lived their own lives in peace.

In a few days, it was mid-June, and Wang Zixian finally got a vacancy for a county lieutenant in Wannian County, and immediately took up the post.The county lieutenant is under the county magistrate and the county magistrate, and the six cao and the six ministries under its jurisdiction are very similar.Many barren counties usually have only three or four county lieutenants, who often serve as two Caos, and the affairs under their jurisdiction are intertwined.But in the most elite Jing county, the county lieutenants in charge of Liucao performed their own duties and did not commit any crimes.

However, the six departments of Shangshu Province have always been divided into high and low, and the same is true for Liucao.The person in charge of meritorious service is similar to the Ministry of Officials, who is in charge of official examinations, rites, music, schools, etc., and has the highest status; the person in charge of household Cao is similar to the household department, in charge of household registration, marriage, taxation, and shops, etc., and the status is second; in charge of Cangcao Those who are similar to another part of the household department, in charge of treasury, etc., have another status.The vacancies for the county lieutenant in Jing County who are in charge of these three Caos have always been hot.

Although the Ministry of War has a high status, the soldiers in charge of military officers, military defense, and post roads are not favored because of their heavy tasks; those in charge of law and order are like the Ministry of Punishment. They are in charge of criminal law and thieves. Affairs; as for Shi Cao, like the Ministry of Industry, in charge of building bridges, boats, rivers, and mansions, etc., the affairs are the most complicated and the status is the lowest.

Wang Zixian is the youngest first-ranked leader in the country, and he is also the first in the official examination, and he is well-known in Beijing.At the same time, he was a young man whom the sage valued very much. In order to find a job for him, the sage even personally raised a few words with the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.With such a holy favor, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials naturally did not dare to be negligent, so he asked the lieutenant general Kao Gong to look carefully at the vacancies in Chang'an County and Wannian County, and then he made a suitable position for him.

The county lieutenants of Wannian County saw Gong Cao being promoted and transferred to other high-ranking counties in Jingzhao Prefecture as county magistrates, so they naturally eyed the vacancies left by Gong Cao.The remaining five county lieutenants tried all kinds of means, and Hu Cao finally got his wish and was replaced as a meritorious officer. The remaining four naturally kept their eyes on Hu Cao's job vacancy and refused to let him go.But he didn't want a majestic No. [-] leader to descend from the sky and take away the post of Hucao county lieutenant.

The name of the prince presenting the king's head is probably known to everyone in Beijing.The four county lieutenants who failed to change jobs as they wished are naturally no exception.They all knew that this Wang Zhuangtou was not only talented, but also a descendant of the Langya Wang family. He vaguely seemed to be on good terms with the Xin'an County King, and was also a distant relative with the Hongnong County Government.No matter how dissatisfied and jealous they are, they cannot offend such a person—as long as anyone with a wink understands that not only can't offend him, but they must also make good friends with such a promising person.

Therefore, when Wang Zixian came to Wannian County, he met the extremely enthusiastic Shangfeng and his colleagues.The county magistrate's surname is Wei, and it is said that he was born in Jingzhao Wei's family, and is of the same family as Mrs. Wei of the Hongnong County Government.This county magistrate of Wei was fat and strong, and his attitude was very kind. The three words in his mouth were inseparable from Mrs. Wei and the Hongnong County Government, as if he was regarded as his own junior.

Of course, County Magistrate Wei didn't know, but his attitude aroused Wang Zixian's vigilance.After all, in his heart, the Hongnong County Government is an enemy rather than a friend—maybe, without any effort, he discovered one of the forces in the Hongnong County Government?Perhaps, he can follow the clues and find out all the low-level officials in the capital who are facing the Yang family?

Thinking of this, Wang Zixian smiled very sincerely at County Magistrate Wei, saying "cousin father", calling him very affectionately.As for whether they are relatives who are out of reach, who would care at this time?

County magistrate Wei laughed so hard that he personally led him to see the magistrate.The county magistrate's surname is Chen, and it is said that he came from a poor family, and he has some disagreements with the county magistrate Wei.For Wang Zixian, who is also a child of the aristocratic family, his expression can be called indifferent, as if he looks down on him very much, and also seems to have a subtle sense of estrangement.However, for the face of County Magistrate Wei, he still gave a few perfunctory compliments, and his etiquette was also very thoughtful.

As for Lieutenant Zhao who was promoted to meritorious service, County Lieutenant Qian who was in charge of Cangcao, County Lieutenant Xue who was in charge of Bingcao, County Lieutenant He who was in charge of Facao, and County Lieutenant Wu who was in charge of Shicao, they were all very polite to this new colleague. .

Needless to say, County Captain Zhao benefited from the prince's contribution and was promoted to meritorious service officer. In the future, if he could not be promoted again, he would be the magistrate of the county. , so his attitude is also very kind; Xue Xianwei is also from a family, after the Xue family in Hedong, he is only interested in military affairs; He Xianwei seems to have some resentment in his heart, but it is only occasionally stabbing; He is a transparent person, with a miserable face all the year round, and he dare not show any attitude.

All in all, in the eyes of the newly appointed Captain Wang, these Shangfeng and his colleagues are very good.At least, it is much better than hypocrites like Yang Qian and Zheng Qin.The only pity is that he is not the lawyer in charge of criminal law and thieves, but the household controller in charge of household registration, taxes, and shops.

Perhaps the sage felt that when he counted the dowry for Princess Changning, he showed his understanding of "cost measurement" and "common economic affairs", so he didn't want to bury his talent?God is so pitiful, in fact, what he wants to do the most is to openly use his responsibilities of catching thieves and criminal law to find out the loopholes in Hongnong County's mansion and Anxing Princess's mansion, and break them with one blow.

Although it is a bit regrettable, Hu Cao does not mean that criminal interrogation is not involved.Once a case related to household registration, marriage, taxation, and store occurred, even Hu Cao had to participate in the investigation of the case, and he could also take advantage of it.Moreover, it is easier for Hucao to be promoted. Instead of focusing on the low places, it is better to look at the high places and get more power as soon as possible.

However, it took a day for Wang Zixian to read all the account documents of Wannian County in recent years.The former Household Cao Zhao County Lieutenant was also quite conscientious. Although there were some ambiguities in the accounts, they were just minor details.However, Wang Zixian still went to look for him with the problematic accounting documents.

County Captain Zhao didn't expect that such a small mistake would be found out by him, and he was a little embarrassed for a while.But Wang Zixian didn't come here to find fault with him, but he just wanted to use this matter to not teach others to underestimate him.So, he smiled gently: "When I first entered the officialdom, I didn't understand many things, and Brother Lai Zhao will raise some points in the future. These small things are also a little tricky, and I shouldn't bother Brother Zhao."

"Where is it?" County Captain Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly said, "At that time, I also made a mistake in my busy schedule." As for whether he made a mistake in his busy schedule, or he couldn't control it for a while, and moved a little for his own use, then he was the only one. Only myself knows best.Anyway, it's just a small amount. Even Cao Shenjun, the householder of Jingzhao Mansion, turned a blind eye to him, so who would care?

After that, County Captain Zhao became more enthusiastic and praised: "County Wang is worthy of being the youngest first-ranked leader in the country. In terms of talent and ability, he is hard to come by. It’s not familiar yet, a good student will talk to you later.”

"Someone has already called him 'Brother Zhao', why does Brother Zhao still call him 'Wang Xianwei'? Although he hasn't reached the crown yet, his family teacher has given him a name. If Brother Zhao doesn't mind, he will call him Zhiyuan." ' That's it." The prince bowed his hands - as everyone knows, this word was hard to get from Mr. Song early this morning - if he hadn't officially become an official, he had to use the word, the matter of choosing the word might be It's still a long way off.

Now, my husband is only focused on taking his younger disciples around to play chess and challenges, and he almost forgot about him as a big disciple for a while.Originally, the master and the apprentice agreed that after he won the first prize, he would take the character and perform the crowning ceremony in advance.However, due to the changes in Shangzhou, the parents were unable to attend, so the crowning ceremony had to be postponed.

As for the word "Zhiyuan", according to what Mr. Song said, when they met for the first time, he had already thought of it—it was definitely not a casual word.