The Record of Righteousness

In this trip, Wan Qing only brought three confidants, Leng Tiancun, Long Shuo and Li Guodong, and about a dozen servants.

More than a dozen people traveled for nearly a month before arriving at the land of Jiangnan from the northern capital. From north to south, from countless bandits to very few, they all showed Jiangnan - the most prosperous and top-level place in the entire Great Shuang Dynasty. All major provinces.

In the rain, the scenery of Jiangnan is picturesque, and the countryside is still full of vitality.

There are thousands of miles of fertile fields, thousands of hectares of fertile fields, stacked terraces, and the intoxicating fragrance of rice.

The green brick and tile houses are hidden under the green willows, the smoke rises from the kitchen, the sun sets and the sun rises. Farmers' lives are closely related to nature.

At this glance, the south of the Yangtze River is not as tortured as the severe cold in the north. It is really pleasant to live in. Every state capital is full of singing birds, fireworks, willow alleys, teahouses and restaurants. Everywhere you can see and touch, pedestrians are like ants. , extremely prosperous, and indeed worthy of its reputation!

Even though Wanqing has been keeping a low profile all the way,

The prefect had actually led a group of civil and military officials out of the city thirty miles away to greet the father-in-law.

Although the rank of the mine supervisor is not high, he has great power.

This is a confidant eunuch who specializes in collecting money and taxes for the Holy Emperor!

And if he can stand out among the eunuchs, he must be a person with a big background.

Moreover, as far as he knew, the newly appointed mine tax inspector was the fourth-grade military attaché in Dongchang who was responsible for the punishment of thousands of households. He was also the eunuch who captured the leader of the White Lotus bandits alive in Shandong. Even his martial arts skills were unfathomable!

And he, the prefect, is only a fifth-grade official, so there is nothing wrong with him going out of the city to welcome him.

After all, such a powerful person is something that a small prefect like him cannot afford to offend.

Furthermore, if I could be promoted by this father-in-law, wouldn’t I be a hehehe?

Seeing the high-ranking official in crimson robes sitting on a bamboo chair in the distance, the magistrate and other civil and military personnel hurriedly ran forward, bowed their heads and said flatteringly:

"Cai Qingming, the magistrate of Hangzhou, is here to welcome the tax envoy!"

"Get up."

Cai Qingming took advantage of the situation, looking like he had admired him for a long time and admired him extremely.

"Master Tax Envoy, you are indeed as high-spirited and heroic as the rumors say! You are indeed the master who captured the leader of the White Lotus thief alive! You are tired from traveling all the way. You must have worked extremely hard. I have already prepared wine and food in the city, and I am waiting for you to reward me." Together with the lower officials,"

Wan Qing stared intently at the black mass of officials at his feet, staring at the fat magistrate for a long time, but did not reply, but said inexplicably:

"Haha, Jiangnan is indeed rich. Even your little prefect is fat and fat. You are the most bloated of the local officials we have seen along the way."

Cai Qingming's kneeling fat body was as if it were a stone, and he was shocked when he thought about it. Could it be that his father-in-law was blaming him for being greedy? !

But who in today’s officialdom is not greedy? But how did he know?

In an instant, Cai Qingming's fair, fat and huge forehead was dripping with cold sweat. Could it be because of his poor hospitality? But I have already left the city to meet you so far away

He still thought it was better to be careful, and Cai Qingming smiled cautiously.

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"My father-in-law is joking. It's not about Xiaguan, but Hangzhou is a land of fish, fat and rice... Xiaguan will inevitably eat more. Xiaguan has prepared a banquet, please move on."

"No need, business is important, business is important."

"Take our family to the official office and you can disperse on your own."

Wan Qing waved his hand and let the bearers carry him directly into the city, leaving only a group of confused officials.

But he had no intention of playing tricks with the fat guy. What he just said was just a joke unintentionally. Who knew that the fat guy had so many thoughts? He was too lazy to chat with the fat guy at this time. He just wanted to be promoted as soon as possible! Complete what Eunuch Cao said as soon as possible.

Now that he holds an official position, outsiders may seem to have unlimited glory and great power, but only Wan Qing knows in his heart that this small thing of thousands of households does not count!

A person in charge of a thousand households is not a big official, but it is not a small one. To be able to grow from a small factory guard at the bottom to a thousand households in ten years, for ordinary people, 80% of them are satisfied.

But his Wanqing is far from satisfied with this small official!

He knew very well that he was able to become one of the thousand households not only because of his strong martial arts, but also because of his loyalty to Dongchang and his excellent martial arts. He could be where he is today only because of the relationship between Cao Taiqing and Li Ruxi. He was promoted purely because he was a good dog and a good boy!

I want to win over the Qi family's influence for Dongchang, help Li Ruxi regain the black jade intermittent ointment, help the court put down the Shandong White Lotus Rebellion, help Cao Taiqing capture the leader of the bandit Bai Yulian alive, and earn enough face for Dongchang, which one is less important? Lost his own figure?

Even with such great achievements, in the end he was just a small Dongchang Qianhu, a humble fourth-grade military attache!

Just this small Qianhu took him six full years. What's more, in the past six years, he has repeatedly made great achievements, but he was extremely servile and fawning. He was also impeached by the Yanguan Yushi under the command of the Zhai family. , I almost lost my black gauze hat, I was very precarious and frightened.

If you want to be promoted again and become the first-level admiral of the East Factory, I'm afraid it won't be possible for another thirty to fifty years.

Furthermore, there are four fellow eunuchs from Dongchang above him!

Although the official position of these thousand households is only one level away from that of Dongchang's co-president, to Wanqing, the two seem to be thousands of miles apart, and even a co-president has become unattainable to him. Location!

After all, there is one job for each person, and the positions of the four Tongzhis in the East Factory are absolutely fixed. If those four old guys don't die, there is no way I can get promoted in the East Factory.