"It's coming! Here it comes! ”

With the shouts full of excitement, the inside and outside of Pengcheng County suddenly boiled, especially the figures waiting in front of the county gate, they looked even more excited. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Chen Chi, Chen Bian and the others, who were the leaders, couldn't even stand still, they couldn't stop pacing back and forth, and their eyes couldn't help but look ahead.

Around them, a group of Chen family children lined up one after another, and then the children of other families.

Next to Chen Chi and the others, the county guard Xu Hui also led the people of the government to rank among them, and the county commander Yang Yong was also among them, and he followed Xu Hui's side.

There was still a person standing next to Yang Yong, it was Chen Zhi's eighth uncle, Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan is the only person in the Pengcheng Chen family who is on an errand in the official mansion, a year ago he could only be said to be a Cao official, but now looking at his clothes, he is already a county lieutenant, and Liu Yang of the Liu family has the same position, and the position is still before Liu Yang.

Large counties can generally have two county lieutenants.

Yang Yong looked at the official road and said to Chen Yuan: "Furu, when you see Shouyi, you have to talk to him about it, your achievements this year, thanks to you, can make our county so peaceful." ”

Furu is Chen Yuan's word.

As soon as he heard this, he took the opportunity to say: "What I did was just a matter of duty, arresting and chasing was what the thief Cao should do, where can it be said that it is a political achievement, and there can be a promotion, it all depends on the promotion of the county order, I dare not forget this." ”

Chen Yuan knows very well that what he has done this year is at most a futility and no fault, and at other times, let alone promotion, it would be good to be able to count in the autumn and winter and not be reprimanded in the year-end evaluation, but he was so windless and waveless for a year, and the result was a few jumps in a row, and he was even affirmed and recommended by many parties to become a county lieutenant, and he knew what the reason was.

Yang Yong specially mentioned this, just to sell it well, affirm his favor, and then look forward to Chen Yuan being able to say a few good words for himself after that person came.

That person is none other than Chen Zhi!

After a few days of travel, Chen Zhi arrived at his hometown, Pengcheng, Xuzhou.

However, the news that others are coming will be sent here a few days in advance, and this ancient county town has long been prepared, from top to bottom, the government, the family, and the common people all know that the famous people who have caused a storm in Luoyang and have a good reputation have returned.

"The last time I left, Chen Zhi was just going out to study, although he was more famous than me, but at least he could see Xiang Bei, and now when he came again, he was already a member of the five grades, and he had made great achievements in Luoyang! It's completely incomparable. ”

In the crowd, Peng Lin, Peng Qi, Liu Miao and others looked into the distance and sighed secretly, but they no longer had any intention of competing and comparing, because Chen Zhi's current status was almost the end of their career in this life-

Don't look at them being called the people of the year in Pengcheng, in fact, they are just the achievements of the younger generation, people's judgment standards for young scholars will always be lowered a lot, and families like the Liu family and the Peng family are strong in the eyes of the people of Pengcheng, and even have a certain influence in the entire Xuzhou, but after all, they are only local clans, or northern scholars, and their children must start from the ninth grade, and the eighth grade is good, so from this point of view, their final achievements also have a limit.

This limit, similar to that Huang Si, can be the director of the five grades, which is already good.

But Chen Zhi started as a central official, and now he is on the rise, even in the eyes of the people of the capital, it is a setback to release the place to the county guard, but in the eyes of the Pengcheng clan, it is already a great achievement to be able to guard a county.

Such a result made Peng Lin and the others clearly see the gap between the two sides, and realized that this is not a gap that can be made up by simply relying on hard work.

Even the arrogant Peng Lin, Peng Qi, who has been talented since childhood, and even Liu Miao, who has always had great ambitions, gave up the idea of competing with Chen Zhi in their hearts in the face of any situation, especially Liu Miao, recalling the attitude of several people towards Chen Zhi at the beginning, he was even more emotional.

"Or my younger brother has a vision, my grandfather asked me to make friends with Chen Zhi, but he is the first to go, and now he has a good relationship with Chen Zhi, studying in Luoyang, I heard that he is appreciated by many academies, there are many Confucians, everyone, and even the grandmaster wants to accept him as an apprentice, and the family pays more and more attention to him, even if others don't come back, as long as a letter is sent, the family will treat it solemnly, these changes are all because of Chen Zhi behind him!"

Is the family valued or not, and how many rumors are there in the market? The younger generation of Pengcheng still values these after all, compared to the heads of the families who came to greet Chen Zhi on behalf of several major families, they are thinking about more practical problems.

How to get along with the Chen family, and how many benefits should be ceded?

The Chen family first had one more servant, and the Zhang family did not take advantage, and now Chen Zhi has risen again, and has taken a big tree like the Yang family, the general trend has been achieved, and the other families in Pengcheng can only choose to cooperate and coexist with it, and it is best to promote each other.

In fact, not long ago, the Pengcheng families changed their strategies and began to take the Chen family as the leader in everything, faintly building a new pattern of the Pengcheng family headed by the Chen family, which also made Chen Chi, Chen Bian and others more and more proud, today they stand in front of everyone, and their bearing is different from the past, there is no discordant taste, just like the leader of the Pengcheng family.

Even the county guard Xu Hui stood on an equal footing with them, and when Chen Chi talked to Xu Hui, although he could still see the difference between the top and bottom, he was no longer blindly flattering in his attitude, but had a bit of neither humility nor arrogance.

To put it bluntly, neither humility nor arrogance is also for people, not only a matter of personal cultivation, but also a comprehensive embodiment of the forces and strength behind it.

Xu Hui waited with several old Chens of the Chen family, and occasionally turned his head to talk to them, looking approachable, without the slightest official authority, which can be an example of the water situation of the officials and the people.

"Chen Zhi came back this time, just to repair temporarily, and then he will go north, for the sake of a place too guarded, in terms of official quality and I am the same!"

He was talking casually, but Xu Hui was also full of emotion in his heart, and in his perception, he still had the appearance of Chen Zhi a year ago.

Chen Zhi a year ago, although he has become famous, but after all, he has no official position, and he is still a junior, Xu Hui certainly admires him, but it is more of a condescending meaning, even if Chen Zhi and his top boss Xuzhou Thorn Shi have a little disgrace, but it is harmless.

But now it's different.

"I have been an official for more than ten years, and I have found such a position as a county guard, and I have repeatedly drilled the camp, but I have not been able to enter the center, let alone make good connections in the center's office, but Chen Zhi is different, he has a servant and a big farmer behind him, and he is favored by the emperor and the middle servant, and has a good relationship with the big Honglu, Taichang, Zongzheng and other officials, such characters, the future is limitless! At least not something I can compare, if I can make friends with him, the future will be good! ”

The Xu family behind Xu Hui also has a certain amount of power, is well-informed, and knows a lot about the situation in Luoyang, so Xu Hui knows that Chen Zhi has not only made achievements this year, but more importantly, he has made friends with various characters, which is what he values!

"It's just that Chen Zhi has changed so much since he went back, and I don't know if he still respects me so much now, after all, I am no longer different from him!"

In Xu Hui's complicated state of mind, Chen Zhi's carriage slowly approached, and after stopping, Chen Zhi got off the carriage first, and then greeted the elders who were excited to greet him.

"Good boy! is worthy of being a good son of my Chen family! ”

"You're back."

"It's long overdue to be back."

Chen Chi, Chen Bian and Chen Xun had rushed to the capital when Chen Zhi was married, so they had seen him, but they were looking forward to Chen Zhi coming back to Pengcheng, after all, this is the root of the Chen family!

During the Chen family's year, the industry did not expand much, at most digested some of the Bai family's industry, but the status has skyrocketed, the key is that Chen Zhi's reputation in Luoyang is supported, so the Chen family has long expected Chen Zhi to come back and show up, which will make them more proud in front of the villagers.

This wish has finally come true!

"Not bad, not bad! It's more magnanimous than that! ”

Chen Yu and other people who couldn't go were also happy when they saw Chen Zhi, and they couldn't stop nodding.

"Well, the complexion is not bad, you mentioned in your previous letter that you have been insisting on staying up while you are outside, it seems that what you said is true." Chen Yuan walked over, looked Chen Zhi up and down, and nodded.

"That kid in my family, this year, thanks to your care, he is now a little famous in Luoyang, and it is even more thanks to you." Liu Yang of the Liu family took advantage of the situation, made a cordial appearance, and used his nephew to get closer, and Chen Zhi reciprocated with courtesy.

"When I get home, I'll tell you about the kid's experience over the past year, I'll go and see Xu Junshou first."

Hearing what Chen Zhi said, the others nodded one after another, and they all said that this was the right thing.

Chen Yuan even said: "You are going to be a Taishou person soon, you should ask Xu Junshou for advice on political experience, but you must remember the etiquette, and don't get carried away because of a little achievement." There was a hint of reminder in the words.

Chen Zhi nodded, took advantage of the situation, and saluted Xu Hui respectfully.

"The afterlife is terrifying!" Seeing Chen Zhi's attitude, Xu Hui put down the stone in his heart and said a few polite words to Chen Zhi, which can be regarded as a goodwill relationship between the two.

At the end of the conversation, Xu Hui suddenly said: "Look, as soon as you came, I was happy to patronize, and I almost forgot about one thing, Liu Kan, Zhang Yong and other gentlemen asked me to bring a message, saying that they will hold a banquet in Wobing Tower in the past two days, and I hope that you can enjoy your face to the banquet." ”

Speaking of this, he suddenly lowered his voice and said: "This banquet, I know a little bit of the inside story, there are several foreign celebrities to participate, many of them are capable, the famous little fairy Weng Gehong in the south is among them, in addition, I heard that there is also a great sage, virtuous nephew, you need manpower to go north this time, you might as well try to recruit one or two people at this banquet, it will be useful!" ”