Xia Xiang first issued a letter of appointment from the Ministry of Officials, and then handled the official seal handover ceremony in the lobby, which means that Xia Xiang officially took office as the county magistrate!

Xia Xiang officially took the first step in officialdom.

"Does the county have a family?" Xu Heguang turned around and glanced at Mantuo and Xiao Wu, who had been following Xia Xiang with a puzzled expression, feeling that the two of them were like both retinues and family members, but he couldn't figure out the situation, "If you have family members, you can go to the inner house to rest first." ”

"No need, let's go to the second hall first." Xia Xiang led the way, and when he passed by the door of the house, he glanced at the doorways on the left and right sides a few times, and asked, "Where is the door?" ”

"Back to the county, the previous disciple went to Baozhou with Hao Zhixian." Ma Zhanguo didn't wait for Xu Heguang to reply, and took the first step to say, "Hao Zhixian went to Baozhou Ren Zhizhou, and he didn't bring anyone else, so he brought two disciples. ”

Xu Heguang's face was as calm as water, but his eyes looked at Ma Zhanguo with a very complicated look, and he snorted coldly in his heart, what a Ma Zhanguo, but he saw the wind and the rudder, did he want to tell Xia County Zunmenzi to use his own people? Hmph, Xia Xianzun first entered the officialdom, where did he understand the importance of Menzi? Ma Zhanguo, I'm afraid your hard work will be in vain.

Before leaving Beijing, Xia Xiang really didn't know the importance of Menzi. Along the way, Lian Ruohan was accompanied, and Lian Ruohan told him a lot of officialdom doorways, such as in a county, the county Cheng and the county lieutenant are one and one martial arts, if the two join forces, and there is the support of the local squires and scholars, they can check and balance the county, so that the county is tied up, and the government decree is difficult to implement. For example, in addition to the county governor and the county lieutenant, special attention should be paid to the main book.

The main bookkeeper is the same as the charge secretary, both are the clerks in charge of copywriting, the difference is that the main bookkeeper is an official, generally from the eighth grade. The priest is the officer. There is a world of difference between officials, and it is more difficult to go from officials to officials than to ascend to the sky.

Lian Ruohan also warned Xia Xiang that among a county, the county magistrate is the largest, followed by the county leader, the chief bookkeeper and the county lieutenant, the head of the charge and the head catcher, in addition, there is also a role that must be placed in the person he trusts the most, that is, the disciple.

Ma Zhanguo's words, Xia Xiang heard it clearly and thought clearly, it was reminding him that he was promoted to Zhizhou but took two disciples to take office, it can be seen that the position of Menzi must be held by the cronies of the county, he turned around and glanced at Ma Zhanguo lightly, his eyes were calm, and he showed a slight approve.

Ma Zhanguo keenly caught the recognition in Xia Xiang's eyes, and his heart was immediately ecstatic. He was also worried that the new county zun was too young, and he didn't understand what he was referring to, but now it seems that he is too worried, Xia Xianzun is a smart person, and he can see through it at all.

Xia Xiang deliberately stopped in front of the gatehouse for a while, and said: "The gatehouse is so dilapidated, Xu Xiancheng, I want to find someone to repair it." ”

When Lian Ruohan mentioned asking Xia Xiang to pay attention to the placement of Menzi, he only thought of one of them, but did not think of the other, and now that he saw that the location of the gatehouse was so critical, he understood why Menzi was so important!

The second hall and the main hall are separated by a courtyard gate, which is called the "house gate", and the house gate is the throat that leads to the second hall and the inner house, and the gatehouse is the residence of the door. Menzi took turns on duty day and night, and idlers were exempted from entering, conveying news from the outside to the inside for the county, and protecting the peace of the second hall and the inner house.

No matter who wants to see the county, you must go through the door. No matter if it is a big or small matter, if it is blocked by the door, the magistrate sits in the second hall and closes the door, and it really becomes a matter of ignoring the outside of the window. If Menzi is controlled by others and obeys the orders of others, although Xia Xiang is the leader of a county, he will turn a deaf ear to the outside affairs and only know part of what others let him know.

Just like the emperor, listening to Hou Pingpan's words, he thinks that the new law can benefit the people all over the world, but as everyone knows, the new law is becoming a sword for some local officials to loot the people's fat and ointment!

"Yes, Xia Xianzun." Xu Heguang received the order, but he didn't know if Xia Xiang understood the meaning of Ma Zhanguo's words, so he asked tentatively, "The subordinates have already selected two disciples for the county honor, and they can be in place at any time." ”

Xia Xiang responded lightly, as if he didn't care about the selection of the disciple at all. Xu Heguang was secretly happy, and a deep look of disappointment flashed in Ma Zhanguo's eyes.

Xia Xiang continued to walk forward, passing through the door of the house, there was a screen door, consisting of four turning doors. Like the instrument door, it is only opened during major celebrations, usually used to block people's sight, the screen door was originally painted with Qin Shubao, and the statue of Yu Chigong Ermen is used to ward off evil spirits. After passing through the screen door, it is the second hall.

A pair of couplets were also hung outside the second hall, the upper link: I came here because of the fate of the people, and the lower couplet: I have a clear heart to live up to the people. Xia Xiang noticed a detail, the word "ashamed" in the lower link is a little less and the word "people" is a little more, and the implication is that it is the duty of an official to be less "ashamed" to the people.

Xia Xiang sat on the main seat of the second hall without giving up, looking around, with a look of ambition on his face. Xu Heguang secretly sneered, Yang Jiang also smiled quietly, Ma Zhanguo and Ding Ke glanced at each other, and the two of them thought to themselves, Xia Xianzun is young in the end, and his face is full of ambition to serve the country, but he doesn't know that reporting to the court to care for the people of Li is not only a blood and full of knowledge, but also a clever way to be an official.

Xia Xiang's eyes quickly swept away, taking in the expressions of several people, but he just smiled quietly and picked up the black order sign on the case.

The second hall is the daily office of the county, and it is also the place where the civil case is heard. Most of the civil cases are caused by property and daily disputes, and the magistrate usually gives the plaintiff and the defendant a reason, and teaches both sides with the teachings of the Three Principles and Five Constants and Confucius and Mencius, and rarely uses criminal punishment, unless the parties are obsessed and stubborn, and cannot solve the problem by preaching alone.

The screen in the center is painted with the "Pine Crane Longevity Map", which is a little more life than the "Guangjin Chaoyang Map" in the lobby. There is a plaque hanging above the screen "Si Bu Tang", which was originally called "Retreat Hall", which is the meaning of retreat and mending. Xia Xiang sat in the hall, looked up and saw the six big characters of "Heavenly Principles, National Law, and Human Feelings" hanging on the opposite screen door, he nodded secretly, although the county is small, but it is the parent official of a place, and he has to be cautious in his hands.

Xia Xiang sat down for a while, then got up and walked towards the inner house.

Passing through an arch in the second hall, it is the place where he lived in the future-the inner house, also called the backyard. Not surprisingly, he will live here for most of the next three years. The plaque hanging in the inner house is "Qinshentang", which means that the standard of being a good county is diligence and prudence, but Xia Xiang secretly thought in his heart that in addition to being diligent and cautious, a good official must also be upright.

Because some cases involving secrets are also tried in the inner house, the inner house is also called "three halls" by the people.

There is also a couplet in the inner house, the upper link: the governance is often not to give small grace and forget the general, the lower link: the official has no law, but there is justice to go to private affairs.

The east and west wings of the inner house are guest rooms, and there are superiors or classmates and friends who come to visit, and they can be used as a place to stay.

"The county is tired all the way, you can rest first, wait for lunch, and then go through the ascension ceremony." Xu Heguang has a preliminary understanding of Xia Xiang at this point, and his heart is settled, compared to Hao Haiji's old treacherous and slippery, Xia Xiang is young and vigorous, young and ambitious, and has the spirit of a bookseller, but it is better to deal with it.

In the Daxia system, on the day when the county magistrate takes office, he must first pass the promotion ceremony, and only after meeting all the officials and the three classes of officials can he finish the formalities.

Xia Xiang seemed to have no opinion at all, and nodded yes: "Xu Xiancheng is still thoughtful, and the official is indeed a little tired, okay, at three o'clock in the afternoon, he will be promoted." ”

Xu Heguang almost didn't lose his laughter, three o'clock in the afternoon is the time to ask for a knife, how can he be promoted? He immediately smiled and said, "It's better to be later, why don't you fix it in the future?" ”

"Okay, it's not too late." Xia Xiang nodded without thinking about it, turned around and entered the inner house, walked a few steps, and turned back to greet Xiao Wu and Mantuo, "Xiao Wu, Mantuo, you two live in the east and west wings." ”

Then Xia Xiang strode towards his room, Xu Heguang and Ma Zhanguo watched Xia Xiang leave, several people had different thoughts, some people were happy and some people were worried.

Seeing Xia Xiang's background disappear around the corner, several people breathed a sigh of relief, and when they met Xia Xianzun for the first time, it was a happy situation, and everyone's tense mood eased slightly. After all, when a new official takes office, no one knows what kind of county he will meet. If you meet an arrogant and unreasonable boss, you will have to be suppressed by him for three years, and it makes people feel desperate when you think about it.

It's just that Xia Xiang's performance is too ordinary, no, it should be said that he is too naïve, like a country boy who has never seen the world, and suddenly becomes famous, there is a sense of fluttering and overwhelmed, and even more carried away.

Xu Heguang nodded slightly at Yang Jiang, the two whispered a few words, turned around and left. Ma Zhanguo and Ding Ke looked at the background of Xiao Wu and Mantuo, wanted to say something, opened their mouths, and finally did not speak.

"Everyone, stay here, there is something that the official has forgotten."

Xu Heguang took a step, and was about to discuss the candidate with Yang Jiang, when suddenly Xia Xiang went and returned, he took a square step, shook the folding fan in his hand three times, proudly and playfully, and appeared in front of several people.

Xia Xiang smiled with a spring breeze on his face, and slightly apologized: "The official suddenly remembered that the official of the sect had already been selected, so he would not work for the county." Okay, it's okay, I'm going to go and rest. ”

After saying that, he turned around and walked away.

Xu Heguang was dumbfounded, and Yang Jiang was dumbfounded! The two couldn't believe their eyes, how could the dignified county lord be so rebellious? However, Ma Zhanguo and Ding Ke were stunned for a moment, then looked at each other and smiled, and suddenly had a feeling of seeing the sun.

The new county lord turned out to be a master of scheming, and he was clever enough to capture the old man!

"Did Xia Xianzun do it on purpose, or did he really forget?" In the county office, Xu Heguang sat at the top, Yang Jiang sat at the bottom, Yang Jiang respectfully poured water for Xu Heguang, with a puzzled and uneasy face.

"It's hard to say." Xu Heguang's face was cloudy, he took a sip of tea slowly, his eyes fell on the tea tube, the exquisite lacquer tea tube was exquisite, he took the tea tube, aligned the tea lid and the tea body, and the sign of "good times are always there" appeared, his thoughtful eyes flashed, and said, "What Xia Xianzun did, sometimes it seems inexplicable, sometimes it seems to be sophisticated, and it makes people wonder ......."

"What's next?" Yang Jiang unconsciously picked up the tea tube where the good times were always there, and turned a few times, and the words "good times are always there" were misplaced again, "Do you wait and see what happens, or take the initiative?" ”

Xu Heguang snatched the teapot and aligned the lid, then put it down with satisfaction, and said: "As long as Xia Xianzun doesn't mess around, keeps to himself, doesn't cross the thunder pool, and is a peace officer for three years in Zhending, he will be fine." If he has to meddle in things that he shouldn't meddle indiscriminately, and if he has to want some official reputation, it's another matter. ”

"Yes, yes." Yang Jiang nodded again and again, stretched out his hand and wanted to move the good scenery Chang in the teapot, but was blocked by Xu Heguang, he smiled, "Everything is arranged by the county." ”

Xu Heguang picked up the teapot, turned it a few times, and smiled implicitly: "The good times are always there, and I don't know where to invite the masters, after changing the teatube, it is more popular." In the past, in Zhending, the tea leaves that were always in the good times could not be sold in the tea of Zhengyuan Tea House, but now there is a great momentum of surpassing, and we have to find a way to suppress the momentum of the good times. ”

"Not only tea, but now the inns, teahouses, and grain houses where the good times are always open are really fixed, that is, more than half a year, just like mushrooms after the rain, there are more than a dozen commercial houses in the good times, and it is also strange, who is behind the back, how can it be so powerful?" Yang Jiang frowned, his eyes drifted out of the window, "The most disturbing thing is that the good times are often devouring the market of Guangjin Commercial Bank step by step. ”

Xu Heguang was worried about Xia Xiang's appointment, but he did not put it in the first place, first, he felt that Xia Xiang was young and easy to deal with after all, and second, he had more important things to be busy with, which was the matter of Guangjin Commercial Bank.

Guangjin Commercial Bank is his industry, and Daxia clearly stipulates that officials are not allowed to do business, because Daxia has developed commerce, and officials are engaged in business, and there will be behaviors that use their power to disrupt the market. However, there are rules and methods, he hides behind the scenes, and his concubine's brother Bai Deshui shows up, responsible for running and taking care of everything.

Guangjin Commercial Bank based on Zhending, spent more than ten years of work, in Zhending laid a piece of the country, the scope of business involves all aspects, is the largest firm in Zhending, at the same time the firm also in Shile, Baozhou and Damingfu, Kaifeng Mansion also set up a branch. Seeing that the future is very good, Xu Heguang is ambitious, and when he wants to go further, he is unexpectedly outflanked by the good times, how can he not be extremely angry?

In fact, he is also the role of the spokesperson, and he is also in charge of the big man behind the scenes, and he is just a pawn of the big man behind the scenes. If Guangjin Commercial Bank is managed properly, after it can gain a foothold in Zhending, it can also open up the situation in other places, and he can fly out of Zhending and take a step forward in other places.

The reason why he has been serving as a county magistrate in Zhending and not becoming a county magistrate is not that he doesn't want to, nor is it that he is not qualified enough to have poor assessments, but that the big people behind the scenes will not let him leave Zhending before Guangjin Commercial Bank has a real foothold in Zhending. The rise and fall of Guangjin Commercial Bank is closely related to his official fortunes. Of course, the big man behind him has his hands and eyes all over the sky, not to mention that it is really decided, the capital of Daxia, Sijing, Twenty-two Road, and Twenty Mansions, no matter where you go, you can go at will. It's just that for some reason, the big man has to stay in Zhending to run Guangjin Commercial Bank, saying that ten years of operation is only waiting for one day. He also warned Xu Heguang to be patient and wait in Zhending, maybe one day something great happens, and it will definitely become the land of Longxing again, and Xu Heguang has made a contribution to the dragon, and he will not worry about not flying Huang Tengda.

Although the big man said a little scary and a little marginal, but the big man has an extraordinary background, Xu Heguang believed half of it, and the remaining half, he just thought that the big man was drawing a big cake for him, so that he could feel at ease to run Guangjin Commercial Bank and contacts for the big man in Zhending.

"Xu Xiancheng, do you want to move the riverbank inn where the good scenery is always there, and try the good scenery is always in the depths?" Seeing that Xu Heguang was silent for a long time, Yang Jiang said his thoughts.

"It's possible to make a move, but it's not the right time." Xu Heguang rubbed his forehead and smiled lightly, "Let's talk to Xia Xianzun first, at least we have to find out Xia Xianzun's temper, knowing how Xia Xianzun wants to be this magistrate in Zhending, so we can do our things step by step, yes or no?" ”

"Xu Xiancheng is wise." Yang Jiang slapped his ass without a trace, and said, "Xia County wants to arrange the candidates for the sect by himself, and this matter is ......."

"It's better to let him go, dignified and county-honored, can't even decide on a candidate for a disciple, isn't it too shameless?" Xu Heguang smiled and said confidently, "Moreover, Xia Xianzun came to Zhending for the first time, and he was not familiar with the place, and he was accompanied by two entourages, a man and a woman, and the two of them must not be the identity of the disciple from the perspective of dressing, needless to say, Xia Xianzun also has to find someone from the county government or outside to be the doorman, as long as it is a real local, sooner or later he will distinguish the importance of the near and far, and he will know who to listen to be more promising." ”

Yang Jiang smiled understandingly: "What Xu Xiancheng said is extremely true. ”

Xia Xiang, accompanied by Mantuo and Xiao Wu, finished the inner house and returned to the room, just about to take a rest, a servant came in to report, saying that it was a letter from the capital.

Just arrived in Zhending Capital and there was news coming? Xia Xiang took a look at the letter, and the few big characters on the envelope that were elegant and dancing were Cao Shujun's handwriting.

In just a few days, Cao Shujun sent a letter, could it be that something couldn't happen? Xia Xiang opened the letter and looked at it, and the first sentence made him laugh: "Brother Xia, if you don't see each other for a day, you and I have been separated for decades......"

didn't talk about business at the beginning, and there was idle ridicule, so it can be seen that there should be no big deal, Xia Xiang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Since leaving the capital, Lian Ruohan has mentioned the theory of the tiger's den in Longtan many times along the way, and discussed with him about the large-scale production of medicine beds and chairs, and also told him a lot of officialdom anecdotes and details that should be paid attention to, plus he encountered Dong Xian's murder when he was happy, he didn't have a moment to rest, and his physical exhaustion was nothing, after all, he was young, but there were countless things crowded together in his mind, which made him feel a big headache.

If you don't have a headache, you can't do it, it seems to be calm, but in fact, there are countless undercurrents. Just like the Hutuo River, there are many whirlpools hidden under the flat surface of the water that can suck people into it, and if you are not careful, you may lose your bones. What's more, it is the intention of the three princes that he came to take office, and the three princes will kindly give him a safe and worry-free official hat?

Apparently not.

What kind of Longtan tiger's den is Zhending, Xia Xiang still doesn't know, but when Shile encountered Dong Xian's murder case, he suddenly thought of a wonderful way, which can be used to quickly open up the Zhending situation by using his strength and Dong Xian's murder case.

But it can't be too obvious that people can see that he wants to find out the truth about Dong Xian's murder case, and it is because of him that he uses retreat as a strategy to induce Fu Ke and others to attack him, and bring Fu Ke back to Zhending on the grounds of murdering the imperial court officials. Of course, it is reasonable to bring Dong Duan back by the way, and I believe that no one will be too surprised.

The fastest update is error-free, please visit Please bookmark this site for the latest!

This book consists of, please remember to see the latest updates on our website