The middle-aged man who was writing stopped his pen, glanced at Master Zhang, and said casually: "What do you think of Gu Shenzhi?"

"This ......" Master Zhang pondered for a long time, and said with a smile: "It's hard to say. ”

"Is it hard to say, or is it unwilling to say?"

"My lord, this person was demoted for offending Yan Shoufu, he became famous at a young age but couldn't get ahead in Beijing, it seems that he is a person with an upright personality who doesn't know how to be flexible, and now his subordinates have moved out of your name, and he hasn't gone to the post obediently? I don't even know how to use the strategy of delaying the army, I'm afraid it is also in the name of Tanhua!"

Master Zhang's words reached the heart of the prefect, he twisted his beard and pondered for a while, and then said: "The rescue sent by the governor is about to arrive, whether Gu Shenzhi has the ability or not, it is not very useful in the overall situation, but it is just to occupy a county order position so that we can hand it over." ”

Master Zhang nodded yes.

"The envoy attaches great importance to this matter, and has decided to personally lead the troops to quell the chaos, and we must make preparations to welcome the arrival of the envoy. ”

"Yes, I have sent people to inquire along the road, and as soon as the chariot of the inspector arrives thirty miles outside the city, I will immediately arrange for the adults to go out of the city to meet them. ”

Governor Xiao smiled, quite satisfied with Master Zhang's work.

Gu Qian didn't know Governor Xiao's calculations, he took Gu Tai and others, and under the "escort" of the messenger, he hurried all the way to Qingjiang County.

It was already twilight when he arrived at Qingjiang County, and Gu Qian Kankan rushed in at the moment when the city gate was closed.

The soldiers defending the city were about to step forward and scold the crowd when they saw the crowd, but when they saw the uniform worn by the messenger, they immediately shut their mouths.

"Where is the mission?" the city gate official was informed and rushed over.

"Go to the county office. ”

The city gate official gasped and trembled, "You want to go to the county office?"

"Isn't it okay?" Seeing that Gu Qian didn't speak, the messenger could only pretend to be busy with affairs, and said impatiently: "You send someone to bring these masters over, I still have something to do, and I have to return to the city overnight." After speaking, he said goodbye to Gu Qian and didn't look back.

The corners of Gu Qian's mouth twitched a few times, and he looked at the city gate official with a panicked face and said, "Lead the way ahead." ”

"Yes!"

Soon, Gu Qian understood why the city gate official looked uncomfortable, and when he came to Yaqian Street, he saw the burned smoke and fire burning the crumbling county government gate, Gu Qian was also confused, what kind of trouble is this! Could the villagers of Qingjiang be too fierce?

"My lord, this is Qingjiang County. The soldier who led the way saw Gu Qian's face pale, and he retreated with a weak heart, "Since the road has been brought, the little one will retire." ”

"Wait, go in and call someone out. "Anyway, he is also the lord of this county, how can there be a reason that no one welcomes him.

The soldier looked embarrassed, and under Gu Qian's angry gaze, he moved his steps into the county office, but he went in quickly and came out quickly, in Gu Qian's puzzled gaze, the soldier replied: "Master, there is no one in the county office." ”

What? Gu Qianleng, this is the empty city plan?

"Xiao Jiu, you go in and take a look. ”

"Yes. Xiao Jiu glared at the perfunctory soldier, and stepped into the county office, he stayed in it for a longer time, and just when Gu Qian couldn't help but go to find out, Gu Xiaojiu pulled an old errand with gray hair and walked out.

"The villain has seen the big man. The old errand was not ambiguous, and he bowed when he saw Gu Qian.

"Get up. Gu Qian looked at the gray-haired old man and was speechless, "Only you are in the county office?"

"Back to the eldest lord, since the villagers of Nanxiang and Beixiang burned down the county government and scared away the former eldest lord half a month ago, the people in the county government have all run away. ”

"Where have those people gone? Aren't you afraid that the official will condemn them for dereliction of duty?"

"Master, since the mob besieged the county government, the lords in the government have all dispersed. The old servant said helplessly: "The eldest master was almost beaten to death, and the third master and the fourth master didn't dare to come, so they all asked for leave and rented a house outside to hide." ”

"Who are they asking for leave?" Gu Qian was almost angry, he pointed to the empty county government, and said sharply: "There is no one in charge of the Qingjiang County government, what kind of system is it!"

When the old officer heard him say this, he did not flinch, but smiled with him: "Master, you are here, don't you have a master?"

A glimpse of the leopard, an old errand officer dares to make fun of the official, it can be seen that this Qingjiang County official is very floating, it is late, tired and hungry, Gu Qian is too lazy to find trouble with these people, he took Gu Tai and others into the county office, cleaned up two rooms, and the old errand went to the street to buy a little hot food, and made do with it, and a few people fell asleep.

After running all the way for several days, Gu Qian felt that the bones in his whole body were scattered, and he fell asleep as soon as he fell on the bed. At this moment, a few people can't care about the safety issue, anyway, there is no one in the county office, where will those mobs come in in the middle of the night to kill him, the new county master?

There was no dream all night, and Gu Qian slept until dawn before opening his eyes.

"Gu An!" he shouted as he lifted the quilt.

"Sir, you're awake. Gu An pushed the door in, and the whole person had already cleaned up.

"What time is it?" Gu Qian looked at the sky outside the window and knew that he was getting up late.

"It's already Chenzheng. Gu An came over and brought him a coat, but saw Gu Qian waving his hand and said, "Don't wear it yet, master, I want to take a bath." "I was too tired yesterday, after dinner, Gu Qian fell asleep, and when he woke up from this sleep, he smelled the sweat on his body, Gu Qian was a clean person in his previous life, and he must take a bath every day, but after coming to ancient times, he has not taken a good bath for a long time.

"Master, it's all right. "It's not time to take a shower!

"Prepare water!" Gu Qian's face was blank, and he said: "No matter how anxious you are, it's not bad for half a day, boil more water, and wash it well for a while." ”

"Yes. ”

Gu An has always been obedient, and after getting Gu Qian's orders, he immediately called Gu Xiaojiu for well water and began to boil water. The old messenger who delivered breakfast saw the wood they burned the fire, and couldn't help but pounce in distress, "Uncle An, this is a good Huanghuali!"

"There is only one chair leg left, not to mention Huanghuali, what about sandalwood?" Gu Xiaojiu snatched the chair leg from the old officer's hand and threw it into the stove fire unceremoniously.

"Tyrannical creatures!" the old servant was heartbroken.

"Yo, I didn't expect that there were still a few drops of ink in Lao Wu's stomach. Gu An and Gu Xiaojiu smiled when they saw his distressed appearance, and said, "Then you go and find us a few bundles of firewood." ”

Old Wu Tou said that when he burned the county government a few days ago, the firewood in the yamen was piled up by those mobs at the gate and lit a fire, because he was afraid of being burned, he didn't dare to leave even a single piece of wood in the yamen, where did he go to find firewood?

Even if you sell it secretly to a carpenter on the street, it's better than burning it!

A few people took a bath and repaired their faces, and Gu Qian restored his graceful side of Tanhualang.

The old messenger had already been ordered to call back the main book and history that had run away, and while Gu Qian was taking a bath, these people were drying outside.

"Old Wu Tou, when did the new eldest master arrive?" said Master Ma in a low voice to Old Wu Tou.

"Back to the third master's words, it was last night. ”

"Why didn't you notify me when the lord arrived?" Seeing this, Lao Wu Tou didn't panic, but said slowly: "Third master, you left in a hurry, and the little old man didn't know where to find you. ”

Wang Xishi of the tofu stall has a little relationship with Ma Zhushu, he came with Lao Wutou's lie and opened his mouth, and he was not afraid of Ma Zhushu to deal with him for this matter, anyway, Ma Zhushu dared to give him small shoes, he dared to sue the tigress of Ma Zhushu's house, and see who couldn't eat and walk around when the time came.

"Okay, you old Wu Tou, your wings are stiff!" Master Ma was so angry that his beard straightened, but he heard Liu Dianshi behind him laugh and said: "What is Brother Ma angry about? Isn't it too late for Old Wu Tou to report? Don't talk about you, brother, I just received the news." ”

Liu Dianshi is a few years younger than Ma Zhushu, with a round face and a smile, and he looks much kinder than Ma Zhushu with a horse's face, and he doesn't look like a warden in charge of the prison at all.

"Brother Liu lives farther than me and came earlier than me, and when it comes to footsteps, I'm not as good as Brother Liu!"

The two of them were talking with a needle hidden in their mouths, but they heard a light cough coming from the door of the main house, and when they looked up, they saw a scholar in his thirties standing at the door.

"The little one has seen ......" Before he finished speaking, he saw a person walking out behind the scholar, who had a handsome face, elegant gait, and a green regular dress on his body, which made this person wear a bit of romantic charm, and it turned out that this person was the new county master.

But this person is so fresh-faced! Can such a white-faced scholar calm down the chaos and sit firmly in the position of the lord of a county? Master Ma and Liu Dianshi glanced at each other, and each of them played a little Jiujiu in their hearts.

"The little one has seen the big master! I don't know if the big master is coming, and I hope the big master will forgive his sins!" Seeing Gu Qian walk in, the two of them hurriedly saluted Gu Qian, but they bent over for a long time, and they didn't see Gu Qian shouting, so they could only bend over, and they couldn't go up or down.

How many years younger is Liu Dianshi, can he still survive, poor Ma Zhushu just fooled around in the concubine's room last night for half a night, and at this time, his waist is sore, his back hurts, and his forehead is sweating.

Gu Qian held the tea bowl, skimmed the foam lightly, waited for the tea to be not hot, then took a sip unhurriedly, and said with a smile: "Two of you, please, this official has just arrived, and he is very unfamiliar with the affairs of Qingjiang County, and he will have to rely on the two brothers in the future, so you don't have to be polite." ”

Although Master Ma and Liu Dianshi looked down on this young man very much, they didn't dare to disobey him, after all, they hadn't figured out the details of this person, and it was not easy to have a seizure at this time.

"Before the official took office, he first went to Fucheng to meet the prefect. Seeing that there was temptation in the eyes of the two people, Gu Qian lowered his eyebrows and drank tea, but the big tiger slipped out of his mouth.

"What are the instructions of Lord Futai?" Master Ma and Liu Dianshi leaned forward, obviously very concerned about the instructions of their boss.

"Lord Futai ordered me to deal with the matter of the □□ of Nanxiang and Beixiang," Gu Qian clicked and put down the tea bowl, and said with a solemn face, "As an official of the imperial court, you don't want to share the worries and solve problems for the imperial court, but instead take advantage of the chaos to escape, if it weren't for your inaction to delay the opportunity, where would there be a chaos in Qingjiang County?" ”

"Master Mingjian, it's really those mobs who are too cruel, and the little ones can't be intimidated!" Hearing that Gu Qian meant to repair them, Master Ma hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Yes, my lord, those mobs still have hostages in their hands, and the non-villains don't want to quell the chaos, but the mob is overwhelming, and these servants in the yamen are not their opponents at all!"

The former lord had already asked his superiors for help, and planned to ask the guard to transfer troops to quell the chaos, Liu Dianshi had already slipped away with people because of this, anyway, there were soldiers to take care of the chaos, so he didn't go to this muddy water.

Seeing that Gu Qian had a calm face and didn't speak, the two of them immediately pointed to the destruction of the heavens and the earth and swore an oath, what swore allegiance, what was driven by the great master, and other clichés were sent out like money. Gu Qian's ears buzzed when he heard this, and he finally waved his hand with compassion and said, "Okay, this official understands your hardships, as long as you show your good intentions, this official will naturally excuse you in front of Lord Futai." ”

"Master Xie!" the two sighed, and finally a hint of joy appeared on their faces.

It's just that soon they won't be able to laugh, because Gu Qian has already assigned them a task.

"Master Ma sits in the county government, first call those vacationed officials and officials to work, and then ask people to tidy up the yard, the yamen is an important place in the government, what kind of mess is it!"

"Yes. "The horse master promised.

"Liu Dianshi, are you a local?" Gu Qian suddenly changed the topic, and asked Liu Dianshi stunned, he saw Gu Qian looking at him, and hurriedly replied: "If you go back to the eldest master, the little one is a native of Qingjiang." ”

"Can you speak and listen to Nanxiang dialect and Beixiang dialect?"

"A little bit of it. ”

"Okay, after lunch, you can go to Nanxiang with me. ”

Liu Dianshi hadn't turned a corner yet, he looked at Gu Qian in a daze and said, "Master, the reinforcements sent by the government haven't arrived yet, it's very dangerous for us to go to Nanxiang!"

"I've made up my mind, you go and prepare. ”

"Then how many people should we bring?" Liu Dianshi was thinking about whether to bring all the officials with him, and he had to go to the dart bureau to invite a few people, but he heard Gu Qian say lightly: "Who do you bring?" ”