Zhou Cong changed his clothes, and as soon as he arrived at the gate of the county mansion, Sima Xin stopped him: "Zhou Changshi, wait a minute." ”

"You are also a high-ranking official of six hundred stones, not to mention the prestige of Shangguan, just your weight, there will be people who are not good for you. You still need to go out and bring a few guards. ”

"......" Zhou Cong thought for a while, "You're right, people in politics involve human lives, and no matter what you do, someone will always be harmed." It seems that in the future, I will gradually move away from the people, and I will no longer be able to go shopping leisurely. ”

"Changshi, please get in the carriage."

"Carriage, hehe. I've been in Xihai County for a year and I've never taken a bus. ”

When I arrived at the entrance of Downing Street, there were several more cars. The neighbors on the street gave Zhou Cong a blessing:

"Circumference, congratulations. Daliang made Li Zhen's mansion and came up to propose. ”

"Then Li Zhen Daliang made a mansion with endless delicacies from the mountains and seas, and endless silk and satin to wear."

"There are endless mountains of gold, and endless fertile fields."

But Zhou Cong was still expressionless, not at all like he had been kissed by Bai Fumei, as if he was going home normally on weekdays.

The guards naturally said goodbye to Zhou Cong and left, leaving Zhou Cong alone. Therefore, the Li Mansion family who was at the door of his house subconsciously stopped him, and then let him in.

In the house, Li Yingchun's aunt Cao Shi (maternal uncle Yuan, that is, the wife of Li Zhen's wife's brother and Cao Zheng's cousin. Sitting in the west seat, Zhou Cong's wife sitting in the east seat. It seems that the wife did not refuse her, so she is talking vigorously. Seeing that the protagonist came back, the Cao family hurriedly got up to greet him, because he wanted to marry his niece to Zhou Cong, so he regarded himself as an elder and did not make a big salute.

"Zhou Changshi is back? The old man is discussing with Mrs. Zun. ”

"Li Zhen wants to marry my daughter to me?"

Cao Shi was unhappy in his heart, but he still reminded Zhou Cong: "Although Zhou Changshi is a long history, Captain Li's official position is not so low that you can call him by his name. Besides, Captain Li is an elder after all. ”

"Go back and tell Li Zhen to find a good family to marry her daughter. Send him to me as a concubine, and he is not afraid that his ancestors will come out of the grave and smoke him?! ”

"Zhou Changshi, how did you speak? What is a concubine? ”

"How do I speak!" The voice was several times higher, and the originally expressionless face suddenly became fierce and vicious, and he yelled at the Cao family, "Could it be that your Li family wants to run in front of other people's wives and marry their daughters to other people's husbands as regular wives?" ”

"Zhou Changshi, farewell." He walked away without looking back. Out of the gate, those nurses and mothers-in-law saw Cao's face, and it seemed that this family affair was yellow. One by one, they were also filled with righteous indignation.

At that time, a mother-in-law said to another mother-in-law: "This Zhou Cong suddenly gained power, and he didn't care about it, so he directly broke ground on our Daliang mansion?" ”

"People are under the roof."

As soon as the Cao family left, those family members also left. The old servant also went to close the door and make a fire to cook.

"Heng'er, go to the house and play." The wife's face is not very good.

Zhou Cong waited for his son to leave, so he knelt at his wife's feet: "I'm back." ”

"Those officials, one by one, are looking forward to being able to pick up the high branches, and they only fancy your identity. Besides, they are around so many men, observing words and feelings, and they have long been perfect for their own plays. I know you have to rely on Sun Shizi's scene, but it's not the reason why you accept what he sends. What if he gives you a singer today, and tomorrow he wants you to die? The nobles handed in the knots, and the corporal was virtuous, in order to recruit talents to work for their families. These, you know? ”

"I know, but ......"

"But what? Afraid that people won't help you? ”

"Yes."

"Remember, you are an official of the court, and your allegiance can only be to the king. The only one who can really decide you is the king. None of the six generations of the Great Jin Dynasty did not suppress the princes and strengthen the royal power. Where were the non-hereditary counties before? Now counties account for one-sixth of the world. In the past, the county was ordered by the county to recruit subordinates on its own, but now the Son of Heaven has intervened in the appointment of important directors. Can't you see the general trend of the world? ”

"But the royal family is almost extinct."

"Zhou Cong, let me tell you, the royal family is dead, it's a big deal to change the son of heaven, or the son of heaven is stronger than the princes! Before the Great Jin Dynasty, the royal power has been strengthened since the beginning of the world, don't you understand? ”

"It seems that now all the princes have intervened in the county."

"What do you mean? Raise the bar? ”

"I mean that the princes will continue to be in power in the form of private parties, and of course, I will not take refuge in the Fuchun family."

"Have you heard of the vision of the five-star alignment when Wang Sun Huafang was born?"

"I can't hide it from you."

"So do you think that the prince of Fuchun, who has a marriage contract with Wang Sun, will have a destiny in the future?"

"You can't offend him, can you?"

"Believe it or not, if you take refuge in him now, the king will kill you immediately!"

"Once a son of heaven and a courtier. Is this the reason why so many powerful ministers offend the prince? Looks like it's mine, it's not. ”

"It's called a bad mind! Zhou Lang, who is not right, always thinks about who to tie up and who to take refuge into, forgetting his original intention, and in the end it is all in vain. And also! Did you send a letter to the Yang family of Yongfa? ”

"Yes. But I'm just polite. There is no real meaning. ”

"Even his own wife is deceiving! See for yourself! Then he shook the letter to him, covered his mouth, red eyes, and ran away with tears in his eyes.

Zhou Cong knew his wife's temper, and chasing into the bedroom at this time would only disgust her, so he got up and walked not far from the bedroom door and continued to kneel.

Look at the horizontal line drawn by his wife on the letter, it just is: Don't sell the store.

Reflect on yourself, is it true that the more you become a big official, the more you forget something. Can you really retire peacefully in this officialdom? How many officials like themselves who came from poor backgrounds, some began to "make a fortune" after becoming officials, how many became officials and began to "have a bumper harvest of five sons", and how many became officials and wanted to climb up, but as a result, they fell into party struggle and could not extricate themselves.

Most of the poor children are officials, and most of them have the ambition of "winning the sky and half a son", after all, you have no ambition, no desire, and no courage, and you can't be an official. In this world, the children of powerful families and wealthy families are always natural and justified as officials. Look at Li Zhen and Cao Zheng, the two wastes, who have been waiting to inherit the title of Daliangzao since they came out of their mother's womb, and being an official starts with 400 stones. If he hadn't been recommended by Meng Jiedu to make Han Taiwei recommend, he would have just been a small official to die.

Alas, my wife is right, people have a side door in their hearts, and they like to see fate as a noble person to help. Yes, that Han Taiwei's beloved daughter was missing, and in order to let the six nearby counties help find it, he actually subconsciously sent someone to give gifts. Isn't this the habit of giving more gifts?

However, if you are really as clear as water and as cheap as a mirror, how far can you go in the officialdom? What if everyone feels unsociable and wants to walk away? If you don't mix up a little human appearance, is a farmer worthy of his wife? Let your wife eat coarse tea and light rice, wear coarse cloth clothes, are you willing to do it yourself?

"Erlang, ma'am. It's time to eat. ”

"Mother Rong, got it." The bedroom door opened, and seeing her husband kneeling at the bedroom door made her feel distressed. A poor boy has a heart for Bai Fumei's wife to live a good life, so he went headlong into the officialdom to seek wealth. Although he is reckless, his heart is good. also knelt down and hugged him: "Erlang, don't do this." Between husband and wife, if there is dignity and inferiority, is there still affection? It's me who is not good, and I shouldn't be too you. ”

"I'm just ......"

"Coarse tea and light rice are okay, I just want my Erlang to be safe."

"Then I, then I will ...... in the future"

"If we can do it, we will do it, and if we can't do it, we will go home and plow the fields and study."

"Hmm. I want you to pick me up. ”

"Alas, my son is still in the house, and he is not afraid of ugliness."

"Leg numbness."