The current county magistrate of Fengxian County is a good man.

He doesn't have any outstanding ability, and he doesn't have much ambition himself, his governing ability is mediocre, and he is a little tactful in dealing with people, but he hasn't made any big mistakes, except for the benefits of convention, he won't covet money that shouldn't be taken, of course, he is not a clean official, because that means that he will be looked down upon by many people.

However, he is still very able to hold the scene, because he was born in the Shandong clan, and the elders of the family once funded the cause of Emperor Taizu to fight the Qing soldiers. Although he is not outstanding, he is also serious and has passed the second list of Jinshi, and then passed the Shu Jishi exam, and only came to do this county order after the museum was disbanded. has a good family background, an orthodox background in the imperial examination, and a good person, and his future is unlimited, he doesn't mean to get along with him, and he won't deliberately cause trouble for him, so the local big families have been quite honest under his suppression over the years.

He was also very courteous to the Zhao family, which was the most important point for the Zhao family.

Zhao Laojun has been dead for many years, and the practice in officialdom is that people go to tea and cool, even if he was once famous, he has now become a piece of loess. When he died, the emperor was very sad and took great care of his bereaved family, such as the royal land that had been taken back according to the law, and the harvest of each year would still be sent to the Zhang family. But in the same way, the emperor's favor will not last forever, and he has not sent a messenger to greet Zhang on the eve of the New Year for two years, and has promised to give Zhao Wei the title of marquis. There has been no follow-up, maybe because Zhao Wei is still young, maybe he is too busy with government affairs to take care of it for a while. Maybe...... He had simply forgotten about it.

Of course, the forgetful people are not only the emperor, the Zhang family took their grandchildren and grandchildren to live in their hometown, and reduced their contacts with those familiar relatives and friends in the capital, and those people gradually became alienated from them. In the Zhao family, there has been no newcomer who can support the family, even if Zhao Wei still has a so-called title, it is only the lowest level. What's more, strictly speaking, he doesn't have this title, but just enjoys the treatment of this title. There is no shortage of smart people in officialdom. In the eyes of these people, the Zhao family may have long lost its former value.

But in Fengxian, the Zhao clan can still walk sideways, from a certain Cheng dù. It's really thanks to this county master.

However. He is about to leave Fengxian now because of Ding Wei, who will replace him? What kind of attitude will that person have towards the Zhao family?

Fengxian is subordinate to Shanghai Prefecture, Shanghai as the land of Longxing, and close to the prosperous place of Susong, the Nanhui Port established by Emperor Taizu is more and more prosperous, and most of the prefectures and counties under the rule of Shanghai Prefecture are fat in the eyes of those who intend to seek officials. Fengxian is not the most conspicuous and attractive one among these states and counties, but who knows? It is located next to the port of Nanhui. Maybe in the eyes of others, it's also a good place to go?

The Zhao family has been up and down since they got the news of the county magistrate Ding Wei. began to worry, three days and two heads of the door to hold a meeting, some people went out to ask relatives and friends to inquire, and some even mentioned yì, should I send a person into Beijing to explore the tone of the Ministry of Detectives? In fact, everyone knows in their hearts that the Zhao family is no longer the Zhao family when the county grandfather was still there. If an unreasonable new county order comes, he has to step on the face of the Zhao family, or cut the flesh of the Zhao family, and the whole Zhao family can't do anything about him.

Even the master of the sect is also panicking, he has discussed with his son in private, the matter of entering Beijing is really done, I heard that Zhao Jue of the second room and the small long room is now promoted, although he doesn't know how many products, but he can be promoted, presumably there are some connections in the court, plus the face of the former county grandfather, maybe he can make a point, and let the officials assign a new county order to Fengxian who is more kind to the Zhao family?

As soon as he said this, he was persuaded by his son Zhao Jing: "Father, don't be confused, the county magistrate Ding is worried, it was an accident, no one thought of it, the officials will send someone, it will be at least two or three months later." The several counties under the jurisdiction of the Shanghai Prefecture are small, but they are close to the land of Longxing, which has always been important, and it is impossible for the imperial court to send people at will. If someone is really too much, our family has to go up and sue, and it is not without a way. Why so much panic? Xiao Changfang is even more unreasonable, did my father forget, the eldest son of the eighth room outside the previous child, only opened a clan meeting, thanks to the person's nonsense, now everyone in the clan knows that you were deceived by Xiao Changfang, and mistakenly killed the second uncle of Xiao Erfang, you are now dealing with Xiao Changfang, and the suspicion on your body will not be cleared for a lifetime! ”

As soon as he talked about this matter, Master Yu felt very faceless, at the clan meeting, if it weren't for the stinky boy in the outer eighth room talking nonsense, he would not have been stolen by the eighth old lady in the third room and Zhao Xiu in the second room. Now not only does he have to stay at home honestly and low-key, don't go out casually, it reminds people of the matter of Zhao Zhuo and his wife in the second room, the old lady in the third room mentioned several times that he wanted Zhao Jing to go over to discuss the new family rules with him, but he couldn't stop it, and he couldn't even express his opinions. If this continues, will the sect still be the sect? It's almost like becoming a vassal of the third room!

What's so bad about the small long house? It was Zhao Jiong and Jiang who did bad things back then, what does it have to do with Zhao Jue's father and son now? When Xiao Changfang was in power, the status of his clan was very strong, and no one in the clan could disobey his orders, where is it like now, even a disciple of the outer house who is about to be expelled from the clan dares to openly give him no face! But even his own son is not on his side.

Master Yu angrily threw his sleeves back to the backyard, he recently took in a young and beautiful room, it is the time to have fun, since he can't meddle in the affairs of the family, and it is inconvenient to go out, just play with this new room, and save the trouble of seeing his son's serious face.

Zhao Jing saw his father back to the inner house, with a helpless look on his face. My father is too greedy for power and power, in fact, he is not young, he has children and grandchildren, what is wrong with enjoying Qingfu at home?

Although he didn't agree with his father's suggestion, Zhao Jing lowered his head and thought about it, and felt that he couldn't do nothing, so he went to the second-room old house to find Zhao Xiu to talk.

Zhao Xiu was instructing someone to give a gift to the county magistrate who had just left office. The county magistrate has helped the Zhao family a lot over the years, and she always has to express her heart on behalf of her grandmother and brother, and Cheng Yi has to prepare. The ceremony cannot be omitted, and it is good to fulfill the etiquette. Although the county magistrate will most likely not come back to be an official in the future, he has a deep background, and it is a good thing to have more good relationships.

Zhao Jing came just in time, although she could prepare gifts, it was inconvenient for her to send them to the door in person, so she asked the housekeeper to go. Compared with the fact that everyone else is a master or something, it seems a little insignificant, and Zhao Jing can just help out. This idea is exactly what Zhao Jing wants. He was also going to take a trip, and he helped Xiao Erfang with a gift by the way, but it was just a gesture.

After taking over this task, Zhao Jing had something else to discuss with Zhao Xiu: "Uncle and grandmother and Brother Wei have been in Beijing for a while. No letter ever came back. Do you want to send someone to take a look? ”

When Zhao Xiu heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

She is actually very worried about the situation of her grandmother and brother in Beijing, but it seems reasonable for her grandmother not to send a letter back, she is only seven years old, and there is no one in the clan who can discuss major matters in the court, what is grandmother doing when she sends a letter back? If it is just to send a letter of peace, tell her to wait for news at home with peace of mind. It doesn't make much sense, and you really don't have to spend manpower on this trip.

Zhao Xiu was also worried about His Royal Highness the Prince's injury. Lu Yunpeng and his wife are gone, and she has lost the most reliable source, but recently listening to the discussion of the people outside, it seems that there is no bad news in Beijing, and there are even fewer people talking about "the prince is injured". The county officials who were once in turmoil and the nobles of the clan in Jiading no longer mentioned this matter to others. Zhao Xiu was a little suspicious, the rumors spread all over the sky at the beginning, maybe it was really deliberate, but now that the court has woken up, it has taken action in time to suppress the spread of rumors.

But the rumors are gone, and she has no way to judge whether His Royal Highness the Prince's situation is good or bad, so she can only sue herself, no bad news, just good news. The crown prince is the prince of a country, what is the big deal about his life and death? If there is really a three long and two short, it is impossible to hide it, the funeral will be large, and the people may have to ban wedding banquets or something, and the news has already spread to Shanghai. Now that the wind and waves are calm, he must be safe and sound, right?

So Zhao Xiu said to Zhao Jing: "Although I am worried about my grandmother and brother, there is no shortage of people waiting around them, and they have been in the capital for many years. Sending someone from home all of a sudden will make my grandmother worry about what is wrong with me? ”

Zhao Jing thought for a while: "Sister Xiu, you tell me honestly, my uncle and grandmother took Brother Wei to Beijing, saying that she was going to visit His Royal Highness the injured Prince, does she also mean to run for Brother Wei'er's title?" ”

Zhao Xiu was taken aback slightly: "Why did Brother Jing say that?" ”

"Brother Wei will be twelve next year, although he has a county boy's title, but in fact, he only receives Lu rice every year, I have never heard of a serious knighthood, and in the middle of the lobby in the front yard of your house, there has never been such a holy decree." Zhao Jing looked at Zhao Xiu with a straight face, "I thought about it before, since Xiao Changfang was convicted and stayed in Beijing all these years, and he didn't see him, does the emperor plan to let Brother Wei inherit the title of Marquis of Jiannan?" The prince of the county is the founder of the country and has great military achievements, how can the emperor bear to let his descendants not even have a decent title? Maybe the emperor has not been canonized because Brother Wei is too young. ”

Zhao Xiu had never heard her grandmother mention this, but she couldn't guarantee that Zhang didn't think so. She was silent for a moment, shook her head and said, "I don't know. ”

Zhao Jing was stunned, and suddenly reacted to Zhao Xiu's age, and couldn't help but smile self-deprecatingly. Yes, no matter how smart Zhao Xiu is, she is only a seven-year-old girl, and the Zhang family will discuss business with her eleven-year-old grandson, but she may not tell her seven-year-old granddaughter these words.

He thought about it for a while, and said to Zhao Xiu: "Uncle and grandmother are in Beijing, although Brother Wei is serving by the side, but Brother Wei is young, and if there is a place to run errands, there are many things that remain the same. Besides, it's been nearly two months since they've been gone, and there has been no news for a long time, shouldn't they send two honest and capable sons from the clan to Beijing to see if there is anything that can help? Even if you can't help anything, at least you can help on the road. ”

Zhao Xiu hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "That's fine." ”

Zhao Jing got Zhao Xiu's permission, and immediately went to pick people, and selected two shrewd and reliable children who had always been good friends with him, one was from the jade character generation, and the other was from the water character generation, both of whom were young and strong. Zhao Xiu gave each of them a Cheng Yi, including their expenses on the road, and they were very well prepared. In two days, they were about to set off.

But at this time, Master Yu suddenly jumped out: "Just two juniors, how can it be enough?" I used to go to Beijing often, and I was familiar with all the yamen and princes' mansions, and I was not better than the two of them? I'll take them for a ride. ”

Hearing his words, Zhao Jing and Zhao Xiu both elongated their faces in unison. (To be continued......)