The autumn wind rose suddenly, blowing the withered yellow leaves of the trees on the court, and many of them were blown down by this gust of wind, which made this late autumn even more gloomy.

Qiu Changyuan, who was sitting in the room and saw this scene, couldn't help but sigh, feeling that his career should be as lifeless as the dead leaves of this tree.

Think about how high-spirited and ambitious he was when he was admitted to the Jinshi and awarded the official ten or twenty years ago, and thought that one day he would be able to rank in the court, guide the country, and do a great thing for the Ming court that is enough to go down in history.

But the result? Twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye, and he has changed from a young man in his twenties to a half-hundred-year-old man who knows the destiny of heaven, and the hair and beard on his head are nearly half gray. But this official position is not the slightest bit motivated, it is still just a small Qipin county order, and it is also the county order of Qufu County.

It is said that it is difficult to be attached to the county orders of Guo County and the provincial capital, and that is because the person who spoke has never been an official in Qufu. Qiu Changyuan, who has been a county magistrate here for more than five years, can tell others with certainty that the county magistrates in those places are much more comfortable than here, and at least he can still make decisions about many things. And in this Qufu County, his own county commander can only live by relying on the snort of the Confucian family, and it is impossible to have any of his own opinions.

Not to mention the far away, just recently, because there is a foreigner of unknown origin who has somehow been suspected by the people of the Confucian family, the county government has to obey their envoys to find his whereabouts in the city and outside the city. That's not all, at the end of the Kong family, the Kong family also issued an order, so that the county government sent people to keep an eye on all parts of the city, but if a stranger appears in Qufu during this time, it is necessary to find out his identity and send him away as soon as possible.

Listen, what kind of command is this? Even if it is Beijing City, the Son of Heaven will not give such a chaotic fate, and his Kong family dares to say such a thing, and what is even more sad is that he, the court official, has to do what they want. What made him even more uneasy was that once the matter broke out, in the end, the boss had to be investigated, but it was still the county order that he ordered.

can't be the master, he has to act according to orders, and he has to take responsibility when something happens, this is the current living environment of his Qufu County Commander, how can he not despair about his future?

Sometimes, Qiu Changyuan also thought about resisting, but in this Qufu County, the power of the Kong family is too great, and even there are many of their people in this county office. At that time, it will be you who will be unlucky.

And he knew that not only Qufu, but also the entire Yanzhou, and even the entire Shandong officials, had nothing to do with the Kong family, but could only cooperate with it. Otherwise, the governor who wielded the military and political power of a province was an example, and was not now forced to suspend the opening of the sea that he was trying to promote? And because of this, the entire government of Shandong has fallen into trouble, and I don't know when the autumn grain will be harvested this time.

Thinking about it like this, Qiu Changyuan's mood was much more balanced, after all, even the governor, who was much taller than himself, had no way to deal with the Kong family. What I have to do now is to be patient, and wait for the second three-year term to expire and see if I can be transferred out of this hellish place. Even if you go to a poor country, it is much better than staying here to be a puppet and scapegoat of the Kong family.

Qiu Zhixian's thoughts finally stopped at this time, because a scribe came to him: "My lord, Wang Bantou and they escorted a few suspicious people back to the yamen, saying that they wanted to ask the adults to make up their minds. ”

"This kind of thing can be done according to the previous rules, why bother to ask the official?" Qiu Changyuan said lazily. If you want to say that there is any benefit to this Qufu county order, then there is only the point of idleness, almost all the serious things are decided by the people of the Kong family, and his county order is just a rubber stamp, but it saves worry and effort.

"But...... According to Wang Bantou's report, the three people bluntly said that they wanted to see adults, and they seemed to have extraordinary identities. But the scribe did not retreat, but continued. Obviously, he was entrusted by Wang Bantou, and the status of the magistrate was not too high in his eyes, so he dared to say so much.

Qiu Changyuan, who felt this, couldn't help but frown with some dissatisfaction. But he had already been smoothed out by countless blows, so he quickly sighed: "Then bring someone to see." ”

The scribe laughed a little, and then stepped back and called for someone to come in and reply. A moment later, Wang Bantou personally led Lu Zhen and the three of them through the atrium to the county order's public house.

After making a look at Wang Bantou, this one stayed outside with Qingle, only Lu Zhen and Yang Zhen entered the room, and then the four eyes of the two carefully looked at Qiu Zhixian, who was sitting behind the bookcase.

For Wang Bantou's move, Qiu Changyuan was really a little surprised. But soon, he was angered by the reaction of the two people who entered the door: "Dare to disrupt the people, dare to see this official without saluting!" "I'm here to be angry with the Confucian family, and it's just that I'm despised by the snake-like officials on the ground, and now even so many outsiders dare to ignore me like this, is it really unbearable?

Seeing that the county order was immediately angry, Lu Zhen laughed instead: "Where did Qiu Zhixian get so angry? Naturally, I don't want to greet you because I don't need it, otherwise it will only increase your panic. ”

Hearing him say this, and then taking a closer look at his temperament, Qiu Changyuan faintly felt a little unusual, and his tone softened: "Then dare to ask who your Excellency is?" Why did you suddenly come to my Qufu County? ”

"This is a little strange, the world is my Ming world, why can't I, a Ming person, come to Qufu to go around? Even the people in the government tried to take us down and drive us out of the country without asking us to inspect the guide, which is really a bit incomprehensible. Lu Zhen was not in a hurry to answer, but instead asked a question.

This made Qiu Changyuan's face sink, and he could only conceal it: "There is naturally our reason in this, but we don't have to tell you about this outsider, right?" ”

"Really? But this official is not an outsider! Lu Zhen no longer had the intention of continuing to hide his identity, because he could see that this county magistrate was full of depression on his face, and he was obviously not used to such days. As for the reason, it is natural not to ask.

"You're a court official?" Qiu Changyuan asked in disbelief.

"If it is fake, this is the official certificate of this official, Qiu Zhixian will know it at a glance." Lu Zhen said, took out the official certificate he had been carrying with him from his sleeve and handed it over. Since he came to Qufu to fight with the Kong family, of course it was impossible for him not to bring the certificate that could prove his identity with him.

Qiu Changyuan took it respectfully with both hands, only opened it and glanced at it hurriedly, and his face changed suddenly. Then he hurriedly got up, and his knees bent as if to kneel. But before he could make a move, Lu Zhen had already stepped forward and grabbed the other party: "Qiu County's order doesn't have to be like this!" ”

"I don't know if the governor is suddenly coming, and the lower officials have missed the distance, and I hope to forgive the sin!" Qiu Changyuan still said what he had to say, but he didn't really kneel down.

Although he did think that Lu Zhen was nothing more than that, he was still quite excited and timid when he really saw the governor himself. After all, when it comes to identity, there is too much difference between the two.

Lu Zhen put a finger to his mouth again and made a silent gesture: "Qiu County Order, I hope you can keep your identity secret for the time being." ”

"That's it...... Understand. The lower officials will definitely not publicize it. Qiu Changyuan hurriedly reassured, and then said strangely: "I don't know why the adults suddenly come here?" ”

"What's the matter? Qiu County ordered you to ask knowingly. Or is it that the problems encountered by the Yamen of the Manchu Shandong government have not happened in Qufu? Lu Zhen looked at him with a smile and asked.

These words made Qiu Changyuan's body tremble slightly: "It turns out that the adults are here to bear the grain tax. At the same time, he also muttered in his heart, didn't the governor really want to fight with the Kong family here? Also, how could Wang Bantou help them? Hasn't he always been on the side of the Kong family?

For the latter question, only Lu Jin, the three of them, and Wang Bantou himself knew the inside story. It's all because of one sentence - the head of this Qufu County Ya has a hidden identity, a secret agent of Jinyiwei.

Speaking of which, Jinyiwei is indeed the most terrifying institution in the Ming Dynasty. His spies are pervasive, and no matter which state or county, no matter how remote the place, their spies are hidden. It's just that in most cases, these spies look no different from ordinary people, and they also have their own identities and live their own lives.

Only when an order is issued from above, will these hidden spies move and report some key clues that outsiders cannot find.

Wang Bantou is such a secret agent, and no one in the entire county knows about this. But today at the city gate, when he led someone to stop Lu Zhen and them, after saying a few words, Yang Zhen saw the identity of his brocade guard. So a few secret words passed, coupled with the concealment of his identity, the team leader quickly stood on Lu Jin's side.

If it weren't for his sudden standing in line, I'm afraid that Lu Jin's people would have been forcibly driven out of the city by the people in the county government at this time. It's just that this makes Qiu County Ling feel embarrassed. But in front of the governor, he didn't dare to object, so he could only ask, "I wonder what your lordship has to do about this?" ”

"Not for the time being, but maybe after finding some clues, the official will have a way to crack it." Lu Zhen smiled and said, "So this official came to see Qiu County Order today to hear what your views and attitudes are on this matter." I don't know if the county order is on the side of the imperial court or on the side of Confucius? ”

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