Xia Xiang and Lian Ruohan walked through the streets and alleys, turned right from Zilong Bridge, and came to Wuyou Lane, the alley is not big, only two carriages can be passed side by side, it is better to be quiet and tidy. On both sides of the alley are high-ranking households, every house is closed to the Zhu Gate, and there are stone lions guarding the door, and there are also guards in the courtyard, which shows that if it is not a high-ranking official and a powerful person, it is a wealthy squire.

Among the many large families of Zhumen, there is a house that does not show mountains and water. The door is not big, and there is no family to guard the door, only a row of bolted horse piles. In terms of style, it's just a medium-sized family.

There is a plaque on the door, with three big characters on it: You have to live idlely.

Pushing the door in, the yard suddenly opened up, and it was more than a dozen acres in size. If there is a house of more than ten acres in the capital, it may not be nothing, but in Zhending, it is an amazing compound.

"Are you still satisfied?"

Even Ruohan led the way in front of the head, leading Xia Xiang into the courtyard, although it was night, the lanterns in the courtyard were hung high, and the four sides were bright, but seeing green trees, rockeries, ponds, wing houses, everything, it was really a paradise.

"Satisfied, very satisfied." Xia Xiang smiled and stopped, "No merit, this official and the little lady are not relatives, although there are business contacts, but they are only gentlemen's friends, even the little lady has a gift of friendship in the capital, this is really certain, and there is such a deep house compound to send each other, the official is afraid, how can he get the little lady so loved?" ”

Lian Ruohan smiled: "What do you mean by what the county lord said?" But don't want to live here? ”

Xia Xiang has a very clear understanding of Lian Ruohan's hospitality, although the status of the literati in the Great Xia style is high and favored by the daughters of high-ranking officials and magnates, but he also knows that with Lian Ruohan's background and appearance, what kind of man will not surrender to her skirt when she is in her photo? He thinks that although he is a handsome and talented man, he will not be loved by Lian Ruohan to the point of being so promised.

Then don't think about it, Lian Ruohan is so important to him, he is not in love, he must ask for something.

"The county government has an official residence, and it is better for the official to usually live in the official residence, and it is not bad to use this place as a separate courtyard." Xia Xiang's finger swept over Biluo on the rockery, and smiled faintly, "Otherwise, if you often live here, Zhending County is not big, I am afraid that there will be rumors soon, saying that the county has an outer room in Zhending." ”

Lian Ruohan's heart flashed with anger, what a Xia Xiang, who am I, still in the outer room? This lady is also worthy of you when you are the wife you are marrying. But at the thought of it, she blushed and her heart beat again, Xia Xiang was just joking, why was she angry? Could it be that she really has a lovesickness for Xia Xiang?

No, no!

Lian Ruohan calmed down the ups and downs in his heart, smiled lightly, and gently moved the lotus to the square pavilion behind the rockery: "The county is young, in its prime, and unmarried, it is also common sense to have an outer room and then marry a wife." Even if there is a rumor that the county has an outer room, it is just an anecdote of the literati. ”

"Okay, stay." Xia Xiang smiled happily, took a step forward, and got a little closer to Lian Ruohan, "It is also a great joy in life to be able to accompany Lian Xiaoniang day and night." ”

Lian Ruohan took a step sideways and kept a considerable distance from Xia Xiang: "How can the county continue to implement the new law in Zhending?" The new law is related to the official reputation and political achievements of the county in office. There are three fires for new officials to take office, which one should be burned first? ”

"Official reputation or political achievements, which is important?" Xia Xiang no longer stepped forward, and asked Lian Ruohan, the two of them were a few feet away from each other, and walked into the living room.

Ling'er covered her mouth and smiled as she walked, she couldn't be clearer, her own lady had never backed down in front of any Langjun, and even turned around and left without saying a word, and never faked her color to the man who dared to tease her, but she was helpless against Xia Xiang alone. Although I don't like Xia Xiang's banter from time to time, although I am also angry, I can bear it, which shows that the lady is very accommodating to Xia Langjun.

However, Ling'er also felt that Xia Xiang was not worthy of a lady, after all, Xia Xiang was a small seven-grade sesame official, and there were countless high-ranking officials, princes and grandsons of nobles who liked the lady, and Xia Xiang was far from each other in terms of appearance or life experience. Moreover, although Xia Xiang is a young talent, he offended the third prince, whether he has a great future in the future is still unknown, the lady must not pin her life on Xia Xiang, in case you choose Xia Xiang but miss your life, it is the biggest regret in her life.

"The official voice is the voice of the people, it cannot be seen or touched, and the political achievements are appreciated by the boss, and they can be appreciated and promoted. However, sometimes official reputation and political performance are not the same, and it is difficult for officials to choose among them. When he came to the room, Xia Xiang sat down on the top, and someone had already served tea, so he took a sip of the teacup, "The implementation of the new law can achieve political achievements." Correcting the new law can get the official reputation, even the little lady, what do you say the official should do? ”

"I'm just a woman, and I don't know about political affairs." Lian Ruohan avoided answering, but she was worried in her heart, in case Xia Xiang didn't want an official reputation as long as her political achievements were not like officials, how should she face it?

Xia Xiang raised it high and put it down gently, changing the topic: "I don't know if Mantuo and Xiao Wu have settled down?" ”

"Mantuo and Xiao Wu's martial arts are superb, and they are not good at investigating the affairs of secret visits, I am afraid that they are not what they are good at, and they should select henchmen from the county government after taking office, and then they will verify it. In case Mantuo and Xiao Wu were discovered, wouldn't they startle the snake? "Lian Ruohan doesn't understand Xia Xiang's arrangement very well, since he has arrived in Zhending County, he should take office first as the first priority, and after taking office, he can mobilize the power of a county to complete the plan," the county respected Fan Li asked Fan Li to escort Fu Ke and the others to hand over to Xu Heguang alone, so he was not afraid that Xu Heguang would interrogate Fu Ke overnight and disrupt your deployment? You need to know that the night is long and you have many dreams. ”

"If Mantuo and Xiao Wu find out something without being noticed, it's their ability. If they are noticed, they should be warned so that they do not make the same mistake the next time. If you can startle the snake, you can let the other party take the initiative to attack, which is not worth the trip. Xia Xiang could think about it, and he already had an idea in his heart, so he was so sure, "It doesn't matter whether Xu Heguang interrogates Fu Ke or not, Fu Ke is just a stone to throw stones and ask for directions." ”

Lian Ruohan stared at Xia Xiang intently for a moment, and said with a smile: "If it weren't for the fact that I have known the county for a long time, I would still suspect that the county is an old man in the officialdom who has been an official for more than ten years." The little woman wants to ask, why is the county respected so old-fashioned when he first enters the officialdom? ”

"Haha, old man? Even the little lady is too ridiculous. Xia Xiang has a big heart, when Lian Ruohan's words are praising him, "Since the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, to the founding of Great Xia, for thousands of years, dynasties have changed, world events have changed, what else can not be learned from history books?" A great man once said that there is nothing new under the sun. No matter what happens, you can almost find the corresponding event from history......"

"Nothing new under the sun? What do you mean? Which master said? Lian Ruohan raised her face, playful and cute, with an ignorant and incomprehensible look.

"That is, there is nothing new under the sun, no matter how bizarre, it has happened before. Says who? Naturally, it's the official. Xia Xiang laughed and walked around, "It's not early, rest early, and take office tomorrow." ”

Xia Xiang's room is the main room, Ling Tou leads the way, and there is a housekeeper Liancheng following closely behind. Passing through a corridor and bypassing the rockery, you will come to Xia Xiang's bedroom.

Ling'er opened the doors and windows, hesitated, and asked with a smile: "County Zun, do you want Ling'er to lay out the futon?" ”

Xia Xiang saw that Ling'er was joking in his smile, so he deliberately said: "In this way, there will be Lao Ling'er." ”

Ling'er's face changed slightly, she is Lian Ruohan's personal maid, when Lian Ruohan gets married, she will also marry, if the lady's official likes it, and the lady agrees, she will also become a roommate. Fang just proposed to lay out the futon for Xia Xiang, just to test Xia Xiang, I don't want Xia Xiang to really be an outsider, so he casually responded, really when she was a maid he could call at will?

Ling'er was unhappy in her heart, but her face was as usual, and she shouted outside the door: "Liu'er, from now on, you will take care of the county's daily life, and there must be no mistakes." ”

"Yes."

With the sound of a timid voice and a sound of the door, a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl walked in, she was as pink as jade, fair-skinned and snowy, with a waist of Ana, a melon seed face, slender eyebrows, a sharp but round chin, a pair of apricot eyes are very smart, three points clear and beautiful, three points pleasing and four points smart.

"Liu'er has seen the county honor." Liu Er respectfully saluted Xia Xiangfu, "If the county respects any matter, even if you tell Liu'er, where Liu'er does not do well, the county respecter scolds you, and Liu'er must change her ways." ”

"Okay, since it's the kindness of Lian Xiaoniang and Ling'er, this official will accept Liu'er." Xia Xiang did not refuse, and accepted with a smile on his face, "Liu'er, you don't have to be restrained in front of this official in the future, just be an elder brother when this official is." ”

"Liu Er doesn't dare." Liu Er smiled quietly, got up to help Xia Xiang clean up the bedding, she bent over her waist tightened and her long legs stood tightly, compared to Ling'er's subtle style, it was much more charming and moving.

Ling'er quietly looked at Xia Xiang's actions, and to her disappointment, Xia Xiang turned a blind eye to Ling'er's style, and just picked up a book and read it happily, she wrinkled her nose, hum, I don't believe that you can always stop Liu Er, every day in front of a plate of delicious and fragrant meals, will you not put down chopsticks? Unless you're a saint!

As long as you put chopsticks on Liu'er, the lady must no longer have any expectations for you.

After Ling'er left, Xia Xiang asked Liu'er to retreat, and Liu'er answered and said, "County Zun, Liu'er is outside, and you can order anything at any time." ”

Xia Xiang nodded, closed the door, and shook his head and smiled: "I don't know if it was Ling'er's ghost idea, or even the little lady did it intentionally to let Liu'er stay by my side every day, do you have to let me accept Liu'er?" It's a pity that they have a good heart, I like beautiful and elegant women, not gorgeous and charming Yahuan. ”

Xu Heguang slept very sweetly this night and had no dreams all night.

Yang Jiang persuaded him to interrogate Fu Ke and the others overnight, or it was unknown whether there would be an unexpected gain. He refused, but felt that Yang Jiang was making a big fuss. Xia Xiang brought back Fu Ke and others on the way, but it was just a whim, and the new official was arrogant and arrogant, so he couldn't be bumped into by others, so he took Fu Ke and brought him back to Zhending for trial.

A scoundrel of the city music has nothing to do with Zhending, and the county has to let the county lieutenant of the city music escort to Zhending with great fanfare, it can be seen that Xia Xiang still has not taken off the bookish spirit, and likes superficial articles, so let him go. Now that Xia Xiang had reached the true level and was safe, Xu Heguang put his mind at ease and hurriedly returned home.

Today is the lady's birthday, Cui Xiang Cui Fuzun wants to come to the house as a guest in person, he wants to see Cui Xiang earlier, so as to report to Cui Xiang what Xia Xiang did.

The family banquet was held very successfully, and Xu Heguang and Cui Xiang had a very happy conversation. Regarding Xia Xiang's arrival, although Cui Xiang did not make a clear statement, he also hinted to Xu Heguang that the third prince wanted to make Zhending the last term of Xia Xiang.

Early the next morning, Xu Heguang came to the county government early, ordered people to sprinkle water on the loess paving road, Ma Zhanguo, Ding Ke, and Yang Jiang were lined up on both sides of the county government gate, and the three classes of officials were also lined up in turn, dressed neatly, to welcome the arrival of the county honor.

A short time later, a horse-drawn carriage slowly arrived. There were two tall horses behind him, two on horseback, a man and a woman. The man is handsome in his youth, and the woman is noble and indifferent.

Xu Heguang squinted his eyes slightly, snorted secretly, what a big cheer, a small magistrate, actually accompanied by carriages and horses, when Hao Haiji, the magistrate of the county, took office, he only rode a thin donkey and brought an old servant, I don't want Xia Xiang to even ride a good horse for both men and women, he even sat in a carriage pulled by two good horses, which is really extraordinary.

What kind of city and strategy will such a flamboyant person have? Xu Heguang secretly sneered from his nostrils, and it could be seen from Xia Xiang's style that Xia County Zunhui was a county that was better and easier to control than Hao Haiji.

Thinking about it, Xu Heguang was still busy taking a step forward and saluted to the carriage fork: "Xiaguan Zhending County Cheng Xu Heguang greets Xia County." ”

Ma Zhanguo, Ding Ke and Yang Jiang also gave gifts.

Unexpectedly, a few people waited for a long time, but they didn't see anyone coming down from the car, and several people looked at each other, not knowing what kind of medicine was sold in Xia County's gourd. Immediately, the two of them also had their nostrils facing the sky, neither dismounted nor spoke, as if Xu Heguang did not exist.

Xu Heguang was angry in his heart, Xia Xianzun was too big, and he didn't even get off the carriage, what did he mean? Do you want a few of them to bow three or four times before they are willing to get out of the car?

"Xiaguan Zhending County, Xu Heguang welcomes Xia County!" Xu Heguang accentuated his tone and raised his voice.

"Xu County, this county is here."

Xu Heguang was about to greet him for the third time, when suddenly a brisk voice came from behind him, and he looked back and was immediately stunned.

A person stood in front of the county yayi gate, with his hands behind his back, and was pointing out the couplets on both sides of the yimen.

Xu Heguang couldn't believe his eyes, blinked his eyes, and rubbed them a few more times before he was sure that there was one more person in front of the Yimen Gate at some point. The door is usually closed, and can only be opened when the county magistrate takes office, welcomes guests, or has a major celebration to show grandeur.

The Yimen is the door of etiquette, the second gate of the county government, located in the main gate, when did Xia Xianzun pass through the main gate to the front of the Yimen? Obviously, he didn't even get out of the car.

Xia Xiang stood on the top of two floors of three steps, in front of him was the blue wall and gray tiles, the black beam and the Zhu door, with brass nails on it, he did not look short under the background of the tall and majestic instrument door.

"Outside the door, the spring is warm and rainy, and the three-foot law inside the case is scorching and frosty......" Xia Xiang nodded again and again, "Yes, good connection, good connection." If there is no three-foot law and the scorching sun and frost in the case, how can the people have a peaceful spring and a sweet rain. ”

When he turned around, he saw Xu Heguang and a few people rushing over, Xia Xiang smiled slightly and stepped down the steps. Just now he let Mantuo and Xiao Wu take the first step, and he followed behind the carriage in a hurry. When he arrived at the county office, he entered through the side door and admired the layout of the county government before appearing at the Yimen.

There is also a couplet on the inside of the instrument door, the upper couplet: a hundred years of smoke and clouds are close at hand, the lower couplet: a summer of wind and rain and vicissitudes, the vicissitudes of the pen reveal a bit of helplessness and desolation, Xia Xiang shook his head slightly, and said: "This couplet is too depressed, it is better to replace it with - a hundred years of smoke and clouds, a summer of wind and rain and official voice...... Xu Xiancheng, what do you think? ”

Xu Heguang didn't expect Xia Xiang to appear for the first time, and he didn't greet him politely, but he commented on a couplet, which made him stunned, so he had to reply: "This change of the county respect is like a stroke of genius, which makes the lower officials feel suddenly enlightened." ”

"Let's talk about it, what is the difference in artistic conception with such a change?" Xia Xiang smiled implicitly, went down the steps, and met Xu Heguang and the others one by one.

Xu Heguang was speechless for a moment, he just said casually, just to please Xia Xiang, where to think about the different moods, and couldn't help but say: "The county respects the high talent, and the lower officials don't dare to talk nonsense." ”

"Take on the job, what to do after the death." Yang Jiang took a step forward, gave a deep salute, and smiled flatteringly, "My subordinates are really Ding Zhu Si Yang Jiang, and I have seen the county honor." I don't know if my subordinates' comprehension of the county's verses can get the essence of the county? ”

Xia Xiang glanced at Yang Jiang meaningfully, and admitted in his heart that Yang Jiang's words were very much in line with him, this person was a witty person, and he nodded slightly: "Very good, very satisfied." ”

After receiving Xia Xiang's praise, Yang Jiang looked proud, his eyes slanted, but seeing that Xu Heguang's eyes were not good, he hurriedly coughed, his face was straight, and he didn't dare to show off any more.

Ma Zhanguo and Ding Ke stood aside and did not speak.

Xia Xiang let Xiao Wu and Mantuo also enter the county office, and a group of several people came to the lobby.

The lobby sits in the north and faces south, towering and majestic, and there are three big characters of "Qinmin Hall" written on it. The lobby is a five-wing hall, and the middle is a three-wing public hall. The place about one foot above the ground is called "Tai", and the space enclosed by the four pillars on the platform is called "Guan Ge", which is the place where the magistrate is located when he hears a case.

Because the official pavilion is ventilated on all sides, when the case is decided in winter, a stove is usually placed under the case on the stage for the county to be heated, so the official pavilion is also called "warm pavilion". On the case, there are usually four treasures of the study, a sign holder, a surprise wood and other supplies for the promotion of the hall. There is a wooden frame next to the case, on which are the official seal and the power of attorney. On the canopy of the official pavilion, there are 36 cranes painted on the sunrise, symbolizing the unification of imperial power and the unification of the four seas.

The screen in the lobby is painted with a map of Guangjin Chaoyang, the mountain is positive, the water is clear, the sun is bright, that is, "honest and honest", and the plaque hanging above the palace pavilion "the mirror is hanging" contrasts with each other, which is intended to declare that the people know the county to handle the case fairly, honestly.

The east and west sides of the lobby are respectively the money and grain depot and the armament depot. In addition to handing over the silver collected by the households, the local government should also keep a part of it for the daily expenses of the local government and the relief of the famine during the famine. It is the county Cheng Xu Heguang, who is responsible for managing the money and grain depot, has a great authority, and is second only to Xia Xiang in Zhending County.

The arsenal on the west side is the place where the torture tools and some weapons used in the ascension to the hall are stored, as well as the list of all weapons and torture tools of the county government, which is usually managed by the county lieutenant Ma Zhanguo and some wardens.

The layout of the Zhending County Government is no different from other county offices, although Zhending County is a large county, at most the county government occupies a slightly larger area.

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