On July 25, Tang Yuan was still busy in the porcelain kiln on this day......

"Hey, Song Zhutou!" In front of the Tang Mansion, Wu Bo was carrying a bucket and carefully cleaning the bluestone in front of the door, when he suddenly saw a person walking towards him.

"Uncle Wu, can the Tang City Order be in the mansion?" the person who came stood in front of the door and asked Wu Bo Shili.

"It's unfortunate that Song Zhutou came, the old man left the house earlier to go to the porcelain kiln at home. ”

The person who came was the head catcher of Fuliang County, Tang Yuan's colleague and friend, and he was also familiar with Uncle Wu.

"It's okay, then Song will go to the porcelain kiln to find him, Uncle Wu, you will continue to be busy. Song Zhutou was bold, spoke crisply, and did things directly, and after finishing speaking, he walked straight to the east.

The Tang family's porcelain kilns, like most of the kilns in the town, are located in the east of the town.

Song Zhutou came directly to the porcelain kiln of the Tang family, it was still cool outside in the morning, but the inside of the porcelain kiln was extremely hot, and Song Zhutou finally found Tang Yuan in a group of dark-faced craftsmen.

"Brother Tang!" Song Zhutou leaned over and shouted loudly, the porcelain kiln was in full swing, and the movement of the craftsmen was not small.

"Oh, it's Brother Song here!" Tang Yuan, who was busy, hurriedly looked back after hearing the sound.

"Brother Tang, the county lord has something to ask you to go to the county office!" Song Zhutou shouted loudly.

"What?" Song Zhutou's words were a bit long, and Tang Yuan didn't hear them too clearly.

Song Zhutou said loudly again, but Tang Yuan was still confused, and Song Zhutou had no choice but to pull Tang Yuan out of the porcelain kiln. Not only was it much cooler outside, but the noise in his ears disappeared all at once, Song Zhutou suddenly felt relaxed, and at the same time shook his head, I really don't know why my brother always likes to run into the porcelain kiln.

After Tang Yuan stood still, Song Zhutou said it again, Tang Yuan learned that it was the county lord who was looking for him, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he went to the river to clean up and went home to change his clothes, and then followed Song Zhutou to the county government north of the Changjiang River.

"Lord County!" As soon as Tang Yuan entered the second hall of the county government, he saw that the county lord was waiting for him in the hall, and there was still a person sitting under him, it turned out to be Hou Ze.

Hou Ze was still in Yuzhang City yesterday and rushed back to Fuliang County today, with a letter written by Duan Zhang himself and stamped with a seal, of course, Duan Zhang, who has been in the officialdom for so many years, will naturally not make such a low-level mistake. In the elegant room behind the second hall of the county government, Duan Zhang's housekeeper was leisurely drinking tea, and the letter was only read to the Fuliang County Order once before it was taken away by the Duan Mansion housekeeper.

"The Tang City Order is here. The county said with a gentle smile.

For this Tang Yuan, the first understanding of the Fuliang County Order was that when he proposed to replace the city order, the officials of the county were all opposed, which made the county commander startled. Later, he gradually understood it, and only then did he know that this Tang Yuan was so popular in Fuliang County, so the county order gradually stopped caring about him. If he wants to be a good official, he can be rated as an excellent official when he is promoted, and he naturally can't go against these local snakes, anyway, he doesn't threaten his own interests. As for Hou Ze's beautiful sister, she has already become his concubine, what else can he do? Is it possible that he can still ask her back?

Therefore, after that, the county magistrate never took care of Tang Yuan again, plus Tang Yuan is indeed a person and can do things, which superior is willing to change such a good subordinate? But later an inadvertent discovery made him know that this Tang Yuan is afraid that it is not so simple, this is not a snake, I am afraid it is still a sleeping tiger. No, it should be said that the man lying on the tiger's side!

That time, the county magistrate found the family living next to Tang Yuan's house, and the head of the family was called Xiao Yi. The name Xiao Yi evoked a memory he had not long ago......

At that time, he had just finished the imperial examination, and he did not enter the Jinshi, where was the Jinshi so good, thousands of people entered Beijing to take the examination, and dozens of them were selected every year. He didn't have that ability, he only took the Ming Jing exam, but he knew that he would not be able to get into the Jinshi in this life with his talents, so he gave up this thought.

He spent several years walking around Chang'an and spending a lot of money to finally get him the position of the county magistrate of Fuliang County. Fuliang County is a middle county, and the county order is an official rank on the seventh grade, which is not bad compared with those who are Jinshi and the first, and it is naturally a noble person to get this position.

When thanking the nobleman, the nobleman drank too much, so he told himself some things in the past, intermittently, and he didn't hear it too clearly, but he heard him mention a person named Xiao Yi, saying that it was his original colleague, and he also saved his life.

When the county magistrate heard Xiao Yi's name again, he was immediately shocked, remembering the nobleman's drunken words, he thought about it, and with the thought that he would rather believe it than not, he visited Xiao Yi several times. Xiao Yi is not good at making the amazing move of refusing the county to be respected outside the door, which is not in line with his original intention, he went away to avoid people's eyes, how dare he do this kind of eyeballing thing?

This county order is also a quick-witted person, otherwise how can he be on the line of a nobleman, you must know that there are countless people who stay in Chang'an every year to run officials, how did he get a real job, or a county order in a middle county.

After a few short contacts with Xiao Yi, observing Xiao Yi's style and comparing the nobleman's previous resume, he was already able to determine that this Xiao Yi's eight achievements were Xiao Yi in the nobleman's mouth. Later, when he inadvertently mentioned the nobles in Beijing in front of Xiao Yi, Xiao Yi was silent for a long time and then only said, "Don't tell him, otherwise I will move out tomorrow!"

Looking at Xiao Yi's firm and cold eyes, the heart of the county commander became hot again, his luck was really good! You can meet such a noble person casually! Do you need to talk about your future?

So in the next time, the county magistrate became attentive to Xiao Yi, knowing that Xiao Yi didn't like to be noticed, and he rarely came to Xiao's house in the future, but every New Year's Day, he would let people send some dry gifts or something. Although Xiao Yi doesn't say anything, how can he be indifferent to his respect for several years? You must know whether this thing is good or not! As long as Xiao Yi casually comes out and says a word, he will be able to shine in front of the nobles in Beijing, and when the time comes, are you afraid that he will not be promoted?

So when he learned that this Tang Yuan and Xiao Yi were good brothers for more than ten years, the county magistrate was naturally amiable to Tang Yuan, as for his cheap brother-in-law, let him stay where he was!

Only this time, this Hou Ze actually invited Yu Zhang's chief Shi Duan Zhang, which was beyond the expectations of the county commander, and this Hou Ze's mind was naturally very clear. Seeing the handwritten letter written by Duan Zhang, the county commander intuitively felt that something was wrong, it was definitely not as simple as it seemed, and it was even more obvious when he looked at Hou Ze who was sitting on the side with a wicked smile on his face that could not be hidden.

It's just that Duan Zhang's grade is much higher than his own, and he doesn't have to take action personally if he wants to kill himself, for his seemingly requested order, Fuliang County Commander didn't dare not listen to it, and besides, he really didn't see the mystery in Duan Zhang's request, so he had to say it to Tang Yuan.

"Tang Shiling, I heard that you fired a new variety of porcelain a few days ago, I don't know if it's true?"

Listening to the question of the county lord, Tang Yuan was not a stupid person, and he suddenly realized that something was wrong, and the matter of firing blue and white porcelain by himself should not have been spread yet. Tang Yuan looked at Hou Ze sitting next to him, this Hou Ze he naturally knew, he was the opponent when he was young, and the other party made several tricks for the position of this city order, but he was stopped back by himself. Eighty percent of this incident was also caused by this guy, so I have to deal with it carefully.

Tang Yuan, who had settled his mind, bowed down and said to the county lord: "If you go back to the county lord, your subordinates did fire a new kind of porcelain a few days ago, called Qingbai porcelain. ”

Tang Yuan naturally couldn't make the name of the porcelain made by his wife and his wife in the name of their daughter's boudoir public, it was something that only belonged to the three of their family.

"Look, Lord County, I'll just say it, Tang City Ling Dacai! What is it to burn a new porcelain!" Hou Ze saw Tang Yuan admit it, and naturally breathed a sigh of relief, if Tang Yuan insisted that he didn't burn it, he would die.

I heard the mysterious person say that the porcelain bowl was Tang Yuan's first and only work, if Tang Yuan didn't admit it, even if he brought the porcelain bowl to confront Tang Yuan face to face, he would never admit it, and even startled the snake. Hou Ze is a little unsuccessful, but he is not an idiot! Hou Ze, who grew up in the "porcelain capital", naturally knows what a new variety of porcelain means, and Hou Ze does not have a porcelain kiln at home, how can this kind of secret be casually given to others, since the mysterious person said so, then this bowl must only be stolen by the other party.

If Tang Yuan didn't admit it, he would definitely be slaughtered by the angry Duan Envoy. Fortunately, the other party admitted it, and Hou Ze's first step was completed.

"Oh, then I want to congratulate the Tang City Order, since then there is another kind of porcelain in Fuliang County, and the name of Fuliang porcelain will once again resound all over the world, and the Tang City Order is indispensable!" The county magistrate sincerely appreciated, Fuliang produced a new kind of porcelain, which is also a good thing for him, the county order, not only the reputation has spread, but the ensuing commercial tax will also increase, and he has to save face and get the lining, how can the county magistrate be unhappy about such a good thing?

Seeing that the county lord was only concerned about gossiping with Tang Yuan, Hou Ze, who was sitting on the side, kept making eyes, and the county lord was also annoyed by him, so he had to say Duan Zhang's request.

"In that case, can you ask Tang Shiling to fire a thing? I want this new variety of porcelain!" Fuliang County Decree did not say Duan Zhang's name, which was also Duan Zhang's request.

"This ......" Tang Yuan intuitively sensed that it was not good, and it was better to shirk it.

"What's the matter, it's so difficult that our dignified Fuliang City Order, the best porcelain craftsmen in the county even have porcelain that can't be burned? Then I think your so-called 'Fuliang No. 1' name will be changed in the future!" Hou Ze saw Tang Yuan hesitate, and immediately stood up angrily again, and said sarcastically loudly.

Tang Yuan didn't pay attention to Hou Ze, who was like a mad dog, he just looked at the county magistrate.

"But is there any difficulty in the Tang City Order? It doesn't matter, you can ask for anything! As long as you burn the porcelain!" Although the county magistrate said politely, his expression was very resolute, and he also conveyed to Tang Yuan an attitude that must be so.

Tang Yuan really understood the attitude of the county lord who could not refuse, so he had to say first: "Please also ask the county lord to show the sample map to his subordinates first!"

With Hou Ze alone, Duan Zhang naturally has a clear understanding of the porcelain-making process. Before coming, Duan Zhang personally drew a sample picture for the housekeeper to bring over, and it was in the hands of the Fuliang County Commander at the moment.

"This style ......" Tang Yuan looked at the drawings in his hand, only to see a large ring, and a pair of dancing dragons and phoenixes were carved hollow in the middle of the ring.

"How? can't this style be fired by the Tang City Order?" asked the prefectural commander.

"How is it possible! This simple hollow ring structure can be fired in any porcelain kiln in Changnan Town, how can Tang Shiling, as the 'first porcelain craftsman', not be able to burn it?" Hou Ze was also a knowledgeable person, and immediately said out loud.

When the Fuliang County Commander heard this, he looked at Tang Yuan, just like Hou Ze said, the thing that Duan Zhang wanted was not very difficult for Tang Yuan, which was also an important reason why he agreed after careful consideration. Anyway, it's not embarrassing for Tang Yuan, it won't alarm Xiao Yi, and he can sell Duan Zhang's favor, which is also capable.

"Tang Shiling is worried about remuneration? Don't worry! As long as Tang Shiling makes something, the official will definitely pay a lot of money to buy it!" Anyway, Duan Zhang may have a lot of money, and when the time comes, he will add some more, and he should compensate Tang Yuan.

"My lord's words are serious, Tang Yuan is not a greedy person!" Tang Yuan saw the attitude of the county lord, and also knew that he couldn't refuse today no matter what, and this style was not a difficult thing for him, and the remaining materials at home were enough, after thinking for a while, Tang Yuan said: "Okay! My lord, this work is taken by my subordinates!"

"Okay! Okay! Then there is the Laotang City Order! I hope that the Tang City Order will be able to make this item within three days and send it to the official. This is also the time limit given by Duan Zhang, and Duan Zhang himself does not have much time left.

"No problem!" Now that he has agreed to come down and Tang Yuan has also let go, this thing will not take three days for Tang Yuan.

Then Tang Yuan took the drawings and left.

Finally, Hou Ze, who couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart anymore, laughed!

Looking at the face of the "cheap brother-in-law" with a crazy smile and the eyes glowing with red light, Fuliang County Ling's heart trembled with admiration, can Tang Yuan really be safe this time......