In the eyes of ordinary people, all the people who do things in the yamen are masters, and in the eyes of people who know some ways, only the people who take the money on the official roster are the masters, as for the white deputy and the like, in the final analysis, it is just a helper, in the eyes of people with wealth, the six rooms in the yamen are in charge and the year of management, the heads of other rooms and places, and the head and deputy head of the third class, these are the important positions, and they are powerful.

For the vast majority of people, that's all they know, as for the high-ranking officials in the county government, they belong to another class, which is completely different from the clerk's errand, and the official's servant's wife is similar to the clerk's errand, which is about the same level as the clerk's errand, as for the staff master, it is often the same as the officials.

But for the gentry, the land of a county, what can give them a little face is nothing more than the county magistrate in the county and the patrol of various places, one is the local chief official, the other is the leader of various places, and everyone else is not in their eyes, of course, how can they be called the gentry's family have to have a meritorious name.

In the political ecology of the county, the county's high-grade officials and gentry are a class, high class, in the eyes of the people, the powerful clerks and servants, and the gentry's house slaves are no different, in fact, the clerks and servants of the yamen in Fuzhou County are often filled with gentry and slaves, which is also a means for the gentry to control local power, and it is the rule that has prevailed since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, if the fame cannot be passed on behalf of the candidate, then the qualifications of the gentry no longer exist, the privileges and everything will disappear, and the officials and servants who were still servile in the previous generation will become tigers and wolves in this generation.

This kind of situation Huairen County is no exception, but the entire Datong border town is withered, the imperial examination is not prosperous, it has not been 30 years to raise people, there is no fame, naturally can not become a gentry, then the county clerks and servants are self-contained, and they have become local heroes with various public powers, so Fang Ming has such power.

But thirty years ago, the situation in Huairen County was completely different, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Datong border town has only produced sixteen Jinshi, of which Huairen County has produced six, among the six Jinshi, five are from one family, that is, Huairen Liu's family.

Six generations of five Jinshi, equal to the Liu family has prospered for nearly a hundred years, at that time, the affairs of Huairen County were not the turn of the government, the Liu family decided in a word, such a gentry and wealthy power is far more than a small county, and even has influence in Datong City, the name of the post sent to Taiyuan, Shanxi is a signboard, at that time, what official room inheritance, even the inspection of the old man and the county master in front of the Liu family can not straighten the waist.

Huairen County is a border town and county governance, and the most people who come here to know the county are a person, such a fame, how can they shout in front of Jinshi, at that time, the letters of the Liu family could go directly to the capital, and the officials in this county are similar to looking at ants, who they want to arrange to be on an errand in the county government, just to let the head of the family come over to say hello.

This kind of high-ranking gate looks at the fire cooking oil, and anyone thinks that it can be passed down from generation to generation, but after the last Jinshi of the Liu family died in office, the children of the Liu family have never won the fame of lifting people above, and the seemingly unfailing Gaomen immediately collapsed.

Huang Duo, the head of the Zhuang class, was born as a slave of the Liu family, and when he was arranged to work in the Yamen, the last Jinshi of the Liu family was about to die in office for half a year.

On that day, the Xiucai of the Liu family was still young, and Huairen County thought that this Xiucai was the same as his elders and ancestors, fighting in the examination room and winning all the way to high school, but he didn't expect that this Xiucai was just a showman all his life, and his son was not admitted to the Xiucai until he was in his forties......

Relying on everyone's illusion and expectation, Huang Duo sat in the position of the head of the Zhuang class, and after more than ten years, everyone can also deduce that the Liu family is not defeated, and Huang Duo's position as the head of the Zhuang class is not reliable, but just when everyone was about to move Huang Duo, there was another incident, someone wanted to encroach on the Liu family's family property, which was originally a sure thing, and he never wanted to force the Liu family to write a letter to beg for pleading, passing it layer by layer, and as a result, the magistrate of that county was dismissed, and someone who led the matter was also questioned and imprisoned. This shocked the people up and down Huairen County, and everyone knew that the rotten ship also had a few catties of nails.

In the next ten years, the Liu family has become more and more bleak, and even Xiucai has the posture of failing the exam, and the old relatives and friends of the year have also disappeared, and everyone knows about it, but they all give a little face, and come to see it as a dead tiger, so as not to have the same disasters as back then, anyway, there is not much oil and water to squeeze, and I am too lazy to pay attention to it, as for Huang Duo's side, he has managed his own relationship for so many years, and he flatters him well from top to bottom, and he doesn't fight with others for anything, so he is so obscene all the way down, and he is an empty shelf with no real power.

So there are not too many benefits for this one, but when he encounters difficult things, he has to go up, for example, this time he dealt with Zhu Da, and the other deputy head of the Liu team with real power did not dare to appear, Huang Duo could only come over hard, you must know that this strong class is afraid to death, and no one dares to come forward.

This Huang Duo thing is nothing unusual, it is nothing more than normal human affection, but it is related to the Liu family of this imperial examination family that makes Zhu Da very interested, it is said that such a high-ranking family, Zheng Jiaji will not hear it, but no one mentions it at all, from Qin Xiucai to the Zheng family, presumably in the eyes of the world, this Liu family is equal to no longer existing, and he is too lazy to mention it.

In these more than ten years of life, anyone Zhu Da has met, no matter how high or low, rich or poor, all admires one thing, that is, "only reading is high", everything in the world, only the success of the imperial examination is the real success, in fact, in the memory of more than 20 years, it is also roughly the same, but the study in that era is a training, cultivate your logical thinking, accumulate basic knowledge, and then engage in all walks of life, similar to the imperial examination of the civil service examination is just a road, this road is only in the three eastern provinces and Shandong is particularly respected.

But in this era, the so-called success is only the road of studying hard in the cold window, passing the imperial examination, and then becoming an official, in the mainstream values, there is only this way to go, so whether it is Qin Xiucai, Yuan Biao or Xiang Yue, they all once said to Zhu Da, it's a pity that you don't go to study with a mind like you.

But such a golden avenue, but so unstable, looks like duckweed, if you pass the test, you will be rich and rich, but if you don't pass the test, you will live in poverty, even if you create a wealth, if your children and grandchildren fail the test, then it will disappear, as if it never existed, it is not as good as the local family of clerks and servants passed down from generation to generation, their identity is deeply rooted.

Zhu Da knows that he thinks too far, it is not easy for people to live a good life, how many difficulties and obstacles there will be if he wants to plan for the inheritance of generations, not to mention how his children and grandchildren have no way to control it, but Zhu Da is still ready to go on like this, since he is here, he must have great determination and perseverance to do things that he did not dare to do before.

Chang Kai saw that Zhu Da listened carefully, and he could guess that Zhu Da wanted to understand the various situations in Huairen County, and when it came to understanding the local area, who could compare to these poor people, so Chang Kai also said in detail.

After talking about Huang Duo, he continued to talk about the reactions of all parties in the county, this Chang Kai also specially reminded Zhu Da, whether it is the fast class, the soap class, or the Zhuang class to give gifts, in addition to defending his own family, he also has to say a few words for the people behind him, the third class of errands is not an independent existence, they are similar to the extension of the officer's room, the household room, the military room, and the torture room, so in addition to explaining to himself, he also has to worry about Zhu Da misunderstanding behind him, after all, Fang Ming was also killed and robbed in the middle of the night.

"This time, it's actually the official Fang Fang's ...... Fang Ming...... Don't have a head with Uncle Zhou, Uncle Zhou knew that Fang Ming wanted to occupy more, so he deliberately wanted to sell it at a low price, and everyone shared it equally, although his thoughts were so, but what he did was good for Zhu Gongzi. ”

Hearing this, Zhu Da understood the allusion, and he asked with a smile: "Brother Chang, is this speaking for this Uncle Zhou?" ”

"Actually, no, it was Jin Erye from the household who asked me to say it, because this time Zhu Gongzi, you received the goods from me, Jin Erye knew that we had a relationship, in fact, this time Jin Erye also had bad intentions, but then suppressed it." When he said the words "his own people", Chang Kai glanced at Zhu Da and found that Zhu Da's smile remained unchanged, so he continued.

"It's not wrong for people to have bad intentions, and if they don't do anything wrong, they won't be punished by God, God has eyes." Zhu Da said with a smile, and Chang Kai nodded again and again.

Although they all know who did the arson that night, and both parties are still close to their own families, no one will find fault with this matter, and it is good to tacitly understand each other.

After chatting for a long time, Zhu Da knew a lot of news in the county, and originally he wanted to ask what people in the rivers and lakes were worth noting, but Chang Kai replied that it was not worth mentioning, such characters in the county were all attached to the gentry and officials, but now the officials and gentry were so frightened that they were silent, not to mention the people under them.

"So, we're standing firm in this county?" Judah asked.

"Stand firm, stand firm." Chang Kai nodded like pounding garlic.

......

Because of last night's murder and arson, the whole county was in chaos, but the county government was very quiet, and Ai Zhengwen and Master Hu Shouqiu sat and drank tea opposite each other, leisurely and comfortable.

"The proprietor, those little officials and servants are all uneasy, they have no usual arrogance, they look funny, if it is indeed the Zhu family boy, it should be really happy."

Ai Zhengwen didn't move, took a sip of tea and said: "Kill officials, fire and extinguish doors, the Ming Dynasty has the king's law, and this county can't tolerate such evil deeds!" ”

Huairenzhixian's expression suddenly became righteous and awe-inspiring, and Master Hu Shouqiu couldn't react and was dumbfounded.