Tang Ning had a very good impression of Quzhou's assassination, but he didn't expect that he was actually a comrade in the organization.

Along the way, he fought wits and courage with the local officials in Jiangnan, up to the history of assassination, down to the county order, which one did not treat him as a plague god, if he could avoid it, if he could avoid it, he would hide if he could, he would even encounter layers of obstacles in normal exams, not to mention that he wanted to find out the forces of rebellion.

Having a trustworthy teammate can save you a lot of trouble and avoid a lot of detours.

Tang Ning looked at him and asked, "What did Sun Thorn Shi Ke find?"

"The stakes are very high, and the official is worried about revealing his feet, so he has not acted rashly." Sun Tingshi looked at him and said: "However, in the past two months, I have found some clues under my secret visits, and those thieves are very likely to be related to the Quzhou Zhu family." ”

"Wishing Home"

"Lord Tang is not from Jiangnan, and he doesn't know much about Jiangnan and the situation in Quzhou." Sun Tingshi explained: "Although Jiangnan Dongdao is under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, the local family power in Zhuzhou is intertwined and extremely large, and the local government either does not dare to compete with it, or has been recruited by them, and the Quzhou Zhu family is one of the three major families that actually control Quzhou. ”

Tang Ning didn't know much about the situation in Jiangnan before, but this time he went to Jiangnan and had done his homework beforehand.

Jiangnan Dongdao was the richest place in the Chen Kingdom, but the imperial court had limited control over it, and the Jiangnan wealthy clan had a local heritage for hundreds of years, and its control over the local people was more than that of the government.

With the influence that their families have accumulated in the people for hundreds of years, they can easily incite the people and provoke civil uprisings, and the local government is most afraid of the people's uprising.

There was no civil uprising in Quzhou, but some people spread remarks inciting the people to rebel, and the place where the incident occurred was within the sphere of influence of the Zhu family in Quzhou.

Since there is a problem in Quzhou, Tang Ning naturally can't leave here so quickly.

After Quzhou Assassin finished speaking, Tang Ning nodded and said, "I already have a general understanding of the situation, Lord Sun has worked hard. ”

Quzhou Thorn Shi sighed: "As long as Quzhou can be stable, no matter how hard this official is, it will be worth it." ”

Tang Ning looked at him and asked, "Master Sun just said that the Dingyang County Order is the person of the Zhu family."

Quzhou Assassin said: "Yes, not long after the Dingyang County Commander came to Quzhou, he was recruited by the Zhu family, and these local officials in Jiangnan were almost divided up by the major families, if they worked against the local officials, it would be difficult to move an inch......

Tang Ning nodded and said, "Then let's start with Dingyang County." ”

Dingyang County is the largest county among the five counties in Quzhou, and it is also the place where the state city is located.

The Dingyang County Ya had already prepared everything, and when Tang Ning took the two officials to the county Ya, Xu Qingyang, Zhang Yansheng and a man were already waiting outside.

The Dingyang County Commander stepped forward and said, "Dingyang County Order, welcome all the adults of the Ministry of Officials." ”

Tang Ning glanced at Gongsun Ying beside him, and Gongsun Ying shook his head, indicating that this Dingyang County Commander had no signs of being controlled by Gu worms.

The rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River was done by the King of Qian of the Liang Kingdom, Gongsun Ying and Bai Jin knew Gu, and they were also used to using Gu worms to control others, and the Gu masters around King Qian would only be more powerful.

After the Dingyang County Order finished speaking, he looked at the rear again, frowned, and reprimanded: "Xu County Cheng, Zhang County Lieutenant, what's the matter with you two, you haven't seen the adults from the Ministry yet!" ”

Tang Ning knew that Xu Qingyang and Zhang Yansheng, two outsiders, did not mix well in Dingyang, but he didn't expect that the Dingyang County Commander could reprimand them like this in front of the officials.

When Xu Qingyang and Zhang Yansheng heard this, they could only arch their hands and said, "I've seen all of you." ”

Tang Ning looked at them and said with a smile: "Brother Xu, Brother Zhang doesn't need to be polite, just call it as before." ”

The expression on Dingyang County's face froze, and he looked at Tang Ning and County Lieutenant Zhang of Xu County, and his heart chuckled.

Do they know each other?

He just wanted to show off his majesty in front of the officials of the ministry, and by the way, to show his importance to these Beijing officials, if the three of them had known each other for a long time, his sycophant would have been slapped on the horse's leg.

He looked at Tang Ning and asked tentatively, "Lord Tang used to know Xu Xiancheng and Zhang Xianwei."

"Nature's Knowledge." Tang Ning nodded and said, "I am a student in the same state as Xu Xiancheng and Zhang Xianwei, and I am also a jinshi in the same year. ”

Dingyang County Ling secretly said in his heart that it was not good, for officials, the friendship between them in the same year was generally not shallow, these people often support each other in the court, help each other, I don't know if his actions just now will attract the dissatisfaction of this official Tang Daren......

Thinking about it carefully, he was a little relieved, what he did just now was not too much, this Lord Tang is a Beijing official, a member of the fourth grade, and his heart should not be so small......

Having said that, Xu Xiancheng and Zhang Xianwei were born as Jinshi three years ago, that is to say, it has only been three years since this Tang Lord entered the officialdom, and he has reached the fourth grade in three years, which is simply unheard of, and he extremely doubts the authenticity of the three of them as Jinshi in the same year......

He looked at Tang Ning, with a dry smile on his face, and said: "I didn't expect that Lord Tang and Lord Xu and Lord Zhang were actually the same year, what a coincide......nce, a few adults, don't stand outside, please come inside." ”

The materials to be seen in the examination of the Dingyang County General Department have been prepared, and many of the standards formulated by the Ministry of Officials are clear and clear, including the number of cases, population growth figures, taxes, and so on......

The Dingyang County Commander was not very nervous about this assessment, the cases in Dingyang County last year were reduced compared with previous years, the population increased, the taxes were also innocent, and there were no major defects in education, so there was no need to worry about the results of the assessment, unless the officials of the Ministry deliberately embarrassed him.

But why did the officials of the Ministry of Officials make it difficult for him, they have no grievances, he only reprimanded the representative of the Ministry of Officials for two sentences of the same year, and it is unlikely that he will deliberately target him because of this matter......

Tang Ning flipped through the booklet of the account opening, looked at it, shook his head and said: "The household registration management is chaotic, Wu County Order, this is not good......"

He looked at the palm behind him and said, "Give a "lower middle". ”

The assessment results of the officials are divided into upper, middle and lower grades, and each grade is divided into upper, middle and lower levels, and the "lower middle" is the eighth level, which is only slightly better than the worst "lower".

The assessment is under the "middle school", that is, it is unqualified, the light is demoted, the serious is dismissed, there is an assessment for the "lower middle", his position in the Dingyang County order, must be unstable.

Dingyang County Ling's face was a little pale, and he pursed his lips, Tang Ning had already opened a new volume, and continued to shake his head: "This is not good, the public security in Dingyang County is still a little bad, for the sake of Brother Zhang's face, give a "middle and lower" ......"

Zhang Yansheng was stunned and said, "Brother Tang just does things impartially, don't take care of me." ”

"Since Brother Zhang said so......" Tang Ning looked at Na Zhanggu and said, "Then change it to 'Xiazhong'." ”

Dingyang County Ling stood in place in a daze, this official from the Ministry of Officials is just a casual assessment, and what has already been decided has to be changed back, and there is no principle left......

What made him even more incomprehensible was what he had offended him about being so targeted by him......