"Childe, Steward Zhou is here."

The next day, Jiang Nan was having breakfast in the room after the practice, and Xiao Cui walked in quickly and said crisply.

Jiang Nan was stunned for a moment, and reacted for a moment, Steward Zhou would not come over early in the morning, and eighty percent of Yao Zhankui had something to do.

Sure enough, as soon as Steward Zhou came in, he got straight to the point and said, "Son, my lord is invited!" ”

Jiang Nan nodded, divided the steamed bun in his hand by two, got up and clapped his hands, and said, "Let's go!" ”

……

Yao Zhankui sat on the chair in the main hall and drank tea, and when he saw Steward Zhou leading Jiang Nan in from outside the door, he waved his hand, "Sit down." In a moment, a maid served the tea that had been prepared and placed it in front of Jiangnan.

Jiang Nan came in a hurry, there were still some steamed buns left in his mouth, and when he saw this, he hurriedly picked up the tea bowl and rinsed his mouth, and after there was no strange feeling in his mouth, he asked softly: "What is the eldest brother looking for me?" Although he had a plan in his heart, he pretended not to know.

…… Yao Zhankui took a sip of tea from the bowl, looked up at Jiangnan, and said casually: "I heard that Brother Xian arrested Xu Zude's son yesterday?" ”

And so it was!

Jiang Nan said secretly, if there was nothing to do, he would not call himself early in the morning. After all, Xu Zude is the Sima of the county guard, and the official residence is from the fifth grade, if it is not necessary, Yao Zhankui must not want to offend.

"Big brother knows." Jiang Nan bowed slightly, took a sip of tea in the bowl, and looked at Yao Zhankui's reaction.

Yao Zhankui shook his head expressionlessly, and then said softly: "Brother Xian, you are a little reckless this time, Xu Zude is not a little minion on the street, he can be manipulated by others, Xu Yaolin is his only son, he is deeply spoiled by Xu Zude on weekdays, and no one in Jiangdu City knows it, so even if Xu Yaolin is arrogant on weekdays, few people pay attention to it, and most of them turn a blind eye. ”

Jiang Nan raised his eyes and glanced at Yao Zhankui, "Big brother thinks I did something wrong?" But the tone was much colder.

Yao Zhankui looked at the tea leaves floating on it in the bowl, blew it lightly to the side, took another sip of tea, saw Jiang Nan staring at him motionlessly, and said loudly: "That's right!" ”

…… Jiang Nan was stunned for a moment, silent, and looked at Yao Zhankui a little blankly, feeling that his words were a little inconsistent.

Yao Zhankui put the tea bowl on the table, "Xu Yaolin is arrogant, bullying, and instigating his entourage to intercept women from good families, what is his intention?" I'm afraid everyone knows it! Is it wrong for you, as a county lieutenant, to order someone to take him down and put him in prison? That's right!

But have you thought about it? His father Xu Zude is Sima in Jiangdu, in this Jiangdu, who doesn't give a little thin noodles, you do this, but you don't take him in your eyes at all, let him think, this Liangzi is finished. ”

"Could it be that just because Xu Yaolin's father is Jiangdu Sima, he can do anything wrong, and I don't care if I bump into it? What kind of face do I have to continue to be this county lieutenant? Jiang Nan asked urgently, quite angry.

Yao Zhankui shook his head helplessly, "Tube!" Definitely manage! He waved his hand to signal Jiang Nan not to be excited, and then said earnestly: "But we must also pay attention to ways and means." Your starting point is not wrong, but you must understand that if you fight a snake, you will not die, but you will suffer from it! Xu Yaolin is certainly at fault, but only in terms of this incident, it did not cause any bad results, according to the laws of the Great Liang, he was only sentenced to hard labor, and labor can be replaced by paying someone to replace it, which is also expressly allowed by the law. The Xu family is short of this labor money? Not bad!

And you, now you are also the county lieutenant of Jiangdushou County, and you still have a great future ahead in the future. Xu Zude may not say anything on the surface this time, but it is inevitable to stumble on you secretly, for such a scoundrel, it is not wise to have an enemy in plain detail.

Next time, you must pay attention, if you don't move, you will be killed with one blow, especially in the face of poisonous snakes - vengeful poisonous snakes. ”

Jiang Nan stared at Yao Zhankui in a daze, his brows furrowed slightly, Yao Zhankui faintly compared Xu Zude to a poisonous snake. After hesitating, he asked tentatively: "Big brother has a grudge against Xu Zude?" ”

Yao Zhankui shook his head, "It's not about hatred, at most it's a different appeal." After a little mover, he immediately said: "Since I have said this, it is necessary to talk to you in detail, so as not to be set up by others in the future and not know it......"

After Yao Zhankui said, Jiangnan understood the situation of the county official system in the Liang Dynasty, and also deeply realized the truth that where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are interests, there are disputes. The county guard seems to be calm and calm, but there are undercurrents surging in it, and there is no lack of intrigue and deceit.

The Liang Dynasty continued to use the old system of the previous dynasty, and the local county was retained at the second level, and the county governor was the Taishou. Under the Taishou, there are officials such as Bi Jia, Changshi, and Sima, who are called Shangzuoguan, who have no authority and are idle officials. However, if there is too much to keep the staff, the adjutant can act as the governor of the state. Under the Taishou, there are also Si Gong, Si Cang, Si Hu, Justice, Si Bing, Si Tian and other Cao joined the army, responsible for handling all aspects of government affairs, and was under the command of the record and military affairs. These officials are called judges and have real power.

Although Wan Yijia has been firmly in the position of the Taishou of Jiangdu County for many years, he has been eyeing the Taishou for a long time. Although Ma Xieyou is an idle official with no authority, after all, he is also an official from the fourth rank, and there is no shortage of people such as Sima Xu Zude and others behind him. This group of people has no right to participate in politics, but they often do things that secretly set up stumbling blocks.

The appointment and dismissal of officials above the fifth grade, such as Ma Xieyou and Xu Zude, requires the approval of the ministry, and Wan Yijia has no right to make arbitrary decisions. Strong as Wan Yijia, before grabbing their tails, there is nothing to be done about them.

Jiang Nan looked at the upturned shoots in the bowl, frowning and pondering. Although he understands Yao Zhankui's concerns and hidden worries, if he encounters similar things again, he will still not shake his former beliefs.

For the sake of the so-called Taoguang and showing weakness to the enemy, and ignoring the evil deeds of hooligans like Xu Yaolin, I don't know how many Liu Ruyun will be bullied, and I can't do it anyway.

The gentleman thinks that he does something.

If he turns a blind eye to such things for fear of making enemies, then this bird county lieutenant will not do it.

Yao Zhankui saw Jiang Nan sitting on the chair, stunned, thinking that he had listened to his words, and did not bother, holding the teacup with a smile and tasting it, smacking his lips from time to time, and spitting out the tea leaves that he drank into his mouth.

Jiang Nan knows that everyone's life experience is different, and they have gradually developed their own principles of doing things, even if they don't agree with Yao Zhankui's point of view, but it is difficult to convince him, so he has to hold back the idea in his patience, looked up at Yao Zhankui, and said softly: "Thank you for your concern." ”

…… Yao Zhankui shook his head, and then thought of something, "I heard that you are ordering someone to build a house by the Liuquan Lake outside the city?" ”

Jiang Nan's gaze swept over Yao Zhankui's face, it was not surprising that he knew about it so quickly, Yao Zhankui had been rooted in Jiangdu for many years, and it would be surprising if he didn't even have this channel, he bowed his head slightly, and said, "It's true." After speaking, he picked up the tea bowl and slowly took a sip of tea, covering it with his sleeve, and observed Yao Zhankui's reaction with his spare eyes.

Yao Zhankui frowned slightly, leaned forward, stared at Jiangnan with blazing eyes, and asked, "But you have been wronged in my house?" Or do you dislike the big brother's poor hospitality? ”

Jiang Nan hurriedly shook his head and signaled no, "Presumably big brother, you also know, I took in a lot of beggars and homeless people, and I originally let them live in the restaurant at night, and it was okay to make do with it, but it was not a matter after a long time, so I chose a piece of land next to my original thatched hut by the lake, and I was going to build a larger manor, and when the time came, let them all move over, and I also plan to move over." Just find a reason to prevaricate, and then divert the question, "That's right, big brother!" There's nothing wrong with building your own house, right? ”

Yao Zhankui stared at Jiang Nan, and understood in his heart that what Jiang Nan said was an excuse, he was unwilling to send people under the fence for a long time, and had the intention of setting up his own door, although he understood his approach, but he still couldn't help but feel a little stunned in his heart, feeling empty, I don't know if it was Jiang Nan who saved his life many times, as long as he was in the house, he was very down-to-earth.

Knowing that he couldn't force it, Yao Zhankui didn't keep it, shook his head and said: "There are some rules in the city, but there are no restrictions outside the city. He seemed to notice that his tone was a little low, and he was busy adjusting his mood, "Are there any difficulties?" If you need someone to say a word, I asked Steward Zhou to bring someone over to help. ”

Jiang Nan put down the tea bowl and hurriedly waved his hand to signal that he didn't need to, "There are more than 30 people under Wu Liu and Wang San, and they have found a lot of craftsmen, and they can completely cope with it." ”

Yao Zhankui nodded, Wu Liu and Wang San knew that Jiang Nan had just contacted them and ordered someone to understand that they were all beggars on the street, and there was no problem.

"When will it be completed? Shall I go and have a good time? Yao Zhankui asked with a smile.

Jiang Nan: "It will take about half a year to build it all, but the main house will be completed in one or twenty days, I plan to move there at that time, and tell my eldest brother in advance today." ”

Although Yao Zhankui was reluctant, he still bowed his head and said: "Okay!" When the time comes, I'll come to feed you, and by the way, I'll help you settle some belongings. ”

Jiang Nan hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no, no!" I ......"

Before he finished speaking, he was stopped by Yao Zhankui raising his hand, "No need to say more!" I don't have to see each other, just a piece of the eldest brother's mind at that time, and the eldest brother is a little chilled. ”

When it came to this, Jiang Nan couldn't refuse anymore, and arched his hand: "Then thank you big brother!" ”

After chatting with Yao Zhankui for a while, seeing the third lady coming, he hurriedly got up to salute, and was stared at by her eyebrows and smiles, Jiang Nan's heart was a little hairy, and then he left under the pretext that the county government had official business.

The third lady stared at Jiang Nan's back with a smile for a long time, before she turned around and sat down beside Yao Zhankui, and asked in a coquettish voice, "Master, what are you doing here from Jiang Nan?" ”

Yao Zhankui shook his head slightly and said, "It's nothing, Jiangnan is building a manor outside the city, and he plans to move over when the main mansion is completed. He said casually, as if unintentionally.

Yao Zhankui has a habit of never discussing business with his wife at home, for fear that the people in the house will not be able to control their mouths, leak any wind, and delay any major events.

As the saying goes, the speaker has no intention, but listens intentionally.

Move out!

The third lady was stunned for a moment, then turned her head and glanced at the direction of Jiang Nan's departure, and bit her red lips lightly, stunned.

……

Out of Yao's Mansion, Jiangnan looked around, did not see the figure of Wufu, couldn't help but have some doubts, and then thought of the laws and regulations and other books after handing over one of them to him, ordering him to read through the whole article as soon as possible, if he didn't have time to read and happened to need to ascend to the church, he was reminded by his side, and it was convenient for him to sharpen his gun at that time.

Shaking his head helplessly, he was really busy and confused, and strode towards the county office.