Abuse reformation

Cheng Lin fell into a terrible dream.

In the grotesque pictures, there are empty and uninhabited riverbanks for a while, and flickering lanterns and altars for a while.

Then there was endless darkness, and the sky was full of black and red.He could still clearly smell the disgusting smell of blood from the tip of his nose.The disgusting sticky feeling splashed all over his body tightly wrapped him around him, making him suffocate.

He remembered that it was... the leech chasing after him to suck blood!

Cheng Lin suddenly woke up from the dream.

"My lord, you are awake!"

The excited voices of his subordinates came from beside his ears.

Cheng Lin raised his hand to caress his forehead, but his tentacles touched the sweat on his head.He took a deep breath, secretly rejoicing in his heart: Fortunately, it was just a dream.

Lifting the quilt and sitting up from the bed, Cheng Lin asked, "How long have I been asleep, where are Fang Juren and the leech spirit?"

"Returning to my lord, the leech essence has been removed. Fang Juren has already returned home. As for you..." The yamen servant paused and said, "You have been asleep for a whole day."

Cheng Lin:! ! !

Then the other party continued: "My lord, you scared us all last night. No matter how much you screamed, you couldn't wake up. I thought something happened to you. Fortunately, the doctor said that you are fine, but you were overly frightened. Just rest for a while."

As he said that, the yamen servant paused, and secretly glanced at Cheng Lin.No one thought that Mr. Cheng, who seemed to be fearless on weekdays, would be so timid, and fainted from fright just seeing the blood on the ground.

But thinking about it carefully, Mr. Cheng is actually not easy.For the sake of the people of Jiangning County, he was willing to put himself at risk and use himself as a bait to lure the leech out.If something goes wrong, even life is lost.

Thinking about it, the yamen servant only felt awe.Although Master Cheng is a little timid, he is indeed a man!

Cheng Lin didn't know that he had inadvertently established such an image in the hearts of his subordinates.After learning that the matter had been resolved, he immediately asked people to issue a notice to inform the people that the monster that harmed people had been eliminated.It is forbidden for every household in the county to pile up manure buckets in front of their homes.

He really can't bear the smell of dung anymore!

The order promulgated by Cheng County Magistrate quickly won the support of the people.

To tell the truth, if it wasn't for their lives, they wouldn't want to live with feces and flies every day.

Now that the leech essence has been removed, the common people no longer have to worry about being sucked to death by monsters, so the dung buckets have been removed one after another.

Smelling the aroma of flowers, plants and food in the air, Cheng Lin felt as if he had passed away.If it was a few days later, he was afraid that his sense of smell would fail.

God knows how much courage it takes to enter and leave the house during this time.Although because of his strict prohibition, no dung bins were placed at the gate of the yamen.But even this can't stop the stench of the whole town from blowing towards the gate of the county government office.

Smelling the stench every day and watching the flies flying outside made him lose his appetite.

Sure enough, to cut the weeds is to get rid of the root, and to cure the disease is to cure the root cause.Thanks to this party's careful thinking, setting up such a trap to lure the enemy into deep, and quickly beheading the leech spirit with a knife, Jiangning County was able to restore its former peace.

It's a pity that such a talent is not recruited under his command.

Thinking about it, Cheng Lin closed his fan and said, "Let's go."

"My lord, where are you going?" the yamen servant behind him asked.

"Fang Juren."

……

Ye Huai had no idea that he was being watched by Mr. Cheng.At this time, he was writing the second volume of "The Legend of Cultivating Immortals with Waste Materials".

Not long ago, Boss Wu told him that the first volume had already been printed and asked him to prepare the second volume quickly.

But during this period of time, Ye Huai couldn't sit down and write a book because of the leech essence and the smell of feces, and fell behind for a few days.Now that these troubles have been resolved, he has to rush to work.

Just when Ye Huai started to write the beginning, he heard someone calling the door outside the house.

Helpless, he had to get up and open the door.I saw Cheng Lin standing outside the door with his hands behind his back, slightly nodding at him, "Fang Juren."

"..." Ye Huai: "What is Mr. Cheng doing?"

However, Cheng Lin made a gesture with his eyes, and the subordinates beside him immediately presented a heavy money bag.

"This is Fang Juren's reward for assisting the government in handling the case."

Hearing this, Ye Huai raised his eyebrows.The co-author actually came to give him money?

He took the money bag and opened it to see that it was full of silver taels, and he couldn't help thinking to himself for a while: Good guy, so much!

Putting the money bag away calmly, he glanced at the county magistrate Cheng in front of him, and then at the yamen servant dressed as a bodyguard beside him today, feeling suspicious in his heart.

No matter how you look at it, it seems a little abnormal that a small Jiangning county magistrate can give him so much money as a reward.The Master Cheng in front of him doesn't look like a corrupt official.

Although he was somewhat puzzled, Ye Huai didn't say anything, he just thanked them and let them enter the house.

Because Fang Zeyu went to school, Fang Zeyu went to the market with Aunt Niu, and now Ye Huai had to receive the guests in person.

Serving the tea, he said, "Your Excellency's visit today should be more than just a reward, right?"

After all, if it is really just to send money, you can let the people below deliver it, there is no need to go there yourself.Of course, it is not ruled out that Mr. Cheng may want to thank him personally for saving himself.

"Fang Juren is indeed astute." Cheng Lin nodded without denying it, "To be honest, I came here today to discuss something with Fang Juren."

"What's the matter?"

Seeing Cheng Lin put down the teacup in his hand, he said in a deep voice: "Fang Juren has such talent, it would be a pity if he was buried like this. I wonder if Fang Juren is willing to work with me?"

Oh?This is the start of poaching?

Then I heard Cheng Lin continue: "To tell the truth, Cheng Lin is from Bianjing, his grandfather is a Taiwei official, and his mother is the daughter of Zheng Guogong."

Ye Huai couldn't help raising his eyebrows slightly when he heard the other party's sudden report to the family.It's no wonder that so many taels of silver can be given to him as rewards. It turns out that Master Cheng is actually a noble son.

It's just that the grandfather was a Taiwei, but the grandson came to Jiangning County to be the county magistrate?This is too far away.

As if sensing the doubts of the person in front of him, the guard at the side immediately explained: "My lord had a nasty chat with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince because of a trivial matter in Beijing..."

"Ahem..." Cheng Lin cleared his throat, and the guard shut up immediately after seeing this.

Even if the other party didn't finish speaking, Ye Huai had guessed something at this time.

After being exposed, Cheng Lin's face was a little bit hard to get rid of.But he still had the cheek to change the subject: "I don't know what Fang Juren thinks about my proposal just now?"

Hearing this, Ye Huai raised his hand and took a sip of tea, but didn't say whether it was good or bad.

Before coming, Cheng Lin thought that Fang Juren would definitely agree.After all, scholars all over the world take the imperial examinations to become officials.But now seeing the calm and calm expression of the person in front of him, he was a little uncertain.

In fairness, he definitely hoped that the other party would agree.

Because he also sent someone to secretly investigate the background of this Fang Juren.It was discovered that Fang Qionglou was actually a well-known talent in Jizhou.The provincial examination is still the first in Jizhou!If it weren't for the war and drought in the north this year, he would have gone to Beijing to participate in the Spring Festival.

In addition, during this period of time, his secret observation of Fang Qionglou made him even more sure that this is a usable talent.If it can be used for its own use, it will definitely be of great benefit to the Xianwang faction in the future.

However, the dream is beautiful, first of all it is really skinny.

Seeing the person in front of him put down the teacup, he said seriously, "Thank you for your kindness, my lord. It's a pity that I can't obey."

Although he had vaguely guessed the answer, Cheng Lin still asked without giving up: "Why?"

He only heard the other party say: "Fang is used to being free and unrestrained. I'm used to being a wild crane in the mountains. I'm afraid he won't be able to adapt to the many rules in the officialdom."

Ye Huai's flirtatious reason made Cheng Lin on the opposite side very angry.

Cheng Lin thought of countless reasons for rejection, but he didn't expect the other party to say this.

If you don't want to be an official, you still have to take the woolen imperial examination!

I heard the other party reply lightly: "Fang's parents wanted Fang to take the exam. Fang didn't expect to pass the exam so easily."

Cheng Lin:? ? ?

Listen, is this human?

Back then, he took the imperial examination twice in a row before passing the provincial examination!

He suppressed the urge to curse, tried his best to soften his expression and asked, "Is it true that Juren doesn't think about it anymore?"

"Thank you for your love, my lord. But Fang still said what he said just now."

"..."

Cheng Lin felt complicated.

He couldn't understand why a man, since he had already studied his ambitions, didn't choose to serve the imperial court, but was willing to stay in such a small town and live in peace.

However, people have their own ambitions, and it is hard for him to say anything.

After a long time, Cheng Linchang sighed and said, "If that's the case, then I won't bother you anymore."

Hearing this, Ye Huai immediately stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Fang sends you off respectfully."

Seeing the young man in front of him impatient to send him away, Cheng Lin felt his heart ache even more.

At this time, he only felt like a strict father who hated iron but not steel, and Fang Qionglou was like a playful kid.

However, no matter how much he had a heart attack, he couldn't say anything.After all, people themselves are right.

Looking at Fang Juren in front of him, Cheng Lin couldn't help sighing again.

He just felt as if he was facing a box of precious ancient books, but he couldn't keep them for himself after seeing them.

It would be fine if Fang Qionglou was just a sour scholar or a nerd, but he is so resourceful...

What a pity!

Thinking about it, Cheng Lin glanced at Ye Huai again.Showing a "distressed" expression, and then walked away.

……

Watching Cheng Lin leave, the smile on Ye Huai's face gradually disappeared.

What he just said was both an excuse and a truth.

Although Cheng Lin's family background is superior, it is impossible to be a small official in Jiangning County all his life with his family's background, but Ye Huai does not want to follow this car.

Because judging from the reason why Cheng Lin came here to be an official, the things behind it might not be simple.

He was demoted to rank nine sesame official just because he had bad words with the crown prince?No matter how you look at it, it feels like an excuse to cover up the truth.

Who knows if there are other ulterior secrets in it, he doesn't want to go into this muddy water.

Although it was mentioned in the main mission that he should revive the Fang family, there was no rigid rule that he must become an official.

The most important thing for him right now is to bring up the two children well. As for other things that may threaten his family and life, he will not do anything.

In addition to these reasons, there is another more important reason——

From frugality to luxury is easy, from luxury to frugality.

In the past, he was the governor of the East Factory who made people fearful, with a high position and a lot of power.Except for the emperor, he basically obeyed no one.

Now that the world has changed, he has to start from a grassroots cadre, only a fool can do it.

Instead of doing this, it's better to continue to be his idle cloud and wild crane.