Entering Jiangning City, the sedan chair completely lost its effect. The already lively streets were now filled with welcoming crowds. One of the major manifestations of the prosperity of culture and education in the southeast is that the peddlers and pawns are also more literate, and banners celebrating Fan Jin's appointment as the Shangyuan county order are everywhere. The sound of firecrackers was deafening, smoke filled the air, and lions were hired to dance there to welcome them.

In such a crowded situation, even the whip of the official could not open the way. Besides, Jiangning is not as good as other places, and it is not a place where anyone can whip. Fan Jin simply got off the sedan chair, nodded to the people, and walked slowly. Most of the shops on the street along the road put their tables out, or prepared wine or tea, and some put snacks.

Everyone greeted Fan Jin warmly and thanked him, even if the official or Fan Zhigao brought wine and food to eat, they were all very happy and felt that they had a lot of face. In the crowd, Fan Jin saw several familiar faces.

Without exception, there were pockmarks on their faces, which were the people they and Zhang Shunqing rescued from the smallpox village. Among them is the lady who lifted people, the hundred silk shirts they made at the beginning, and they were still treasures at Shunqing's place, and now they came to the side of the road to greet them.

These people are not like those shopkeepers, who send things to eat and drink, they just wave at Fan Jin, and when they see him coming, they wave harder. One glance, a nod, and a smile make these people look satisfied.

There were so many people on the road, the road was not fast, and they were walking forward, when suddenly an old woman on the side of the road broke her mouth and cursed at the team. This woman's clothes are very shabby, they are full of patches, and her words are also very vulgar, and the voice of scolding is very loud, and the target of the scolding is Fan Jin.

When the new official takes office, this kind of thing is naturally taboo, and before the official can do it, some people around the old woman have already scolded the past.

"Where did the crazy woman come from, she dared to scold Master Fan. If it weren't for the cowpox prescription he offered, we in Jiangning don't know how many people would die every year! Don't think that I won't dare to beat you when you're old, and if you dare to scold again, believe it or not, I'll kill you. ”

"Where is there so much to say, take her to see the official, let Master Fan deal with it!"

Several young men pushed the old woman to the road, and the old woman simply rolled on the ground and said: "Hit, if you have the ability, you can kill my old bones, since I dare to scold, I am not afraid of death." Fan Jin, a dog official, what can he do with his old body? The old body is from Jiangning County, not from Shangyuan County, and he can't do it with this county order! ”

Chen Youfang was originally very happy, he was responsible for the reception work, and the better he did, the brighter his face became. Fan Jin is too much in Jiangning anyway, and it won't take a few years to be promoted, and when the time comes, he can keep himself a copy casually, and he can be promoted. Unexpectedly, an old woman did something bad out of nowhere, and his heart suddenly rose, and he ordered the officials around him:

"What are you doing standing stupidly? Drag her away with me! Jiangning County is a bastard! The madmen in their own county were not optimistic and threw them into our land. Wait for me! There's a way to clean them up when you turn around! Bring people down to me first! ”

"Slow!" Fan Jin said: "Tie up the old woman and take her back to the yamen." I don't care if she is from Shangyuan County or Jiangning County, Fan is an official of the Ming Dynasty, and she is a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, so I can manage it. But don't hurt her, pay attention to the image of catching fast! ”

As soon as this episode came out, there was a trace of embarrassment in the welcoming team, and Chen Youfang took the opportunity to say: "Fellow villagers, the great lord already knows it, but there are many people, I don't know if anyone will come out to make trouble, in order to prevent accidents, it is better to go to the yamen as soon as possible." Please give way to the folks, there will be a chance to meet you. ”

At this time, several brocade-clothed guards dressed in armor hurriedly ran over, and the leader saluted Fan and said: "The villain is Han Kui, the hereditary general flag of a thousand households, and the villain is responsible for patrolling this street." I just heard an old beggar insulting Fan Xianzun, this is a villain's dereliction of duty, please forgive me. Since the prisoner is to hold it, please hand it over to the villain and bring it back to the Jinyi Yamen, and do it again! ”

"No need. She scolded the official, and the county yamen would be sent down, and she would not worry about it. If there is anything wrong, you can ask Jin Wu to send a letter to the official dignitary. At present, the official has to go to the yamen to handle the handover, and he hopes that it will be convenient for the marquis. ”

Although Jiang Ning also has the commander of the Jinyi Guard, it is completely an ornament, even if it is a real official, his power is very limited, and it is not as useful as the thousands of households who should be granted by the thousands of households. Liu Shouyou, the leader of Jinyiwei, can only be regarded as the periphery of the Jiangling Party, and Fan Jin, the reserve of Jiangling's son-in-law, of course will not take such a little trick in his eyes.

Han Kui's face was slightly red, so he had to kneel on the side of the road to let Fan Jin and his party pass, and then quietly got up and grabbed Chen Youfang, "Old Chen, you are accommodating." I know the old woman, who lives just across the street from me, and is in a very poor situation. Besides, an old woman, what is it called when she gets it into the yamen? ”

"Han Huhou, it's not that I don't give face, it's really hard to speak. The new official took office with three fires, and this old woman hit the fire directly, where can she blame others? Even if I had the heart to make a move, he wouldn't be able to do it, would he? You, you still want to think about it differently, I can't control this matter. ”

Chen Youfang casually sent Han Kui away, regardless of the other party's mood, he only quickly followed Fan Jin. This promoted county magistrate has just arrived, and although his subordinates have brought a follower to the squad leader, they can see at a glance that they are all rammed goods, and there is not a single scholar. At this time, if a scribe comes up, he will certainly not push outward. Whoever follows the county more closely will naturally have more benefits.

People are walking, and their hearts are also turning thoughts.

He naturally knew about this new boss, especially Zhang Dashou's group of eunuchs who were in no hurry to return to Beijing after the decree was completed, but went to Jiangning to fight Huang Enhou's autumn breeze. During the banquet, there were a lot of rumors and rumors that spread to the officialdom of Jiangning, and Yu Fan Jin knew more about the situation.

Of course, Chen Youfang knows that Fan Jin is not a good character. With a deep foundation and a hard waist, he is the master whose name is remembered by both the emperor and the queen mother, and his achievements are by no means limited to the county order. However, the position is different, everyone's ideas are different, Chen Youfang, as a grassroots trick, is not one of those women who clear the building, and it is not meaningful to climb Fan Jin. No matter how well the two get along in Shangyuan, Fan Jin Shangjing will not take him with him, with his age, he will be a seven-rank official to the top in this life, and it is impossible to be of great use. All he had to think about was how to get along with this Shangguan based on his position.

This kind of young and ambitious person has also been contacted by Chen Youfang. Generally speaking, such a person is talented, but also has a corresponding arrogance. Especially if you haven't suffered a setback, the more likely you are to be proud and not take people seriously. The kind of thing that caught the old woman just now made Chen Youfang's opinion even more solid.

An old official would never be so frivolous. Jiangning is not a place where Baili Hou can do whatever he wants, hundreds of officials are waiting to find someone to handle, and a county order should be low-key and cautious in this environment, and not be truthful.

Entering the city was a good start, and being scolded by an old woman would not damage your reputation, so the correct way to deal with it at this time should be to laugh it off or give it a few words of encouragement. In this way, we can show a broad mind and a measure of tolerance. For officials close to the people, these basic qualities are far more important than their abilities.

I'm still young after all.

Chen Youfang made an evaluation of Fan Jin in his heart. He has the ability, otherwise he would not have overturned Weng Dali in a lawsuit. However, there is a premise for this kind of ability, which can only be displayed under the environment and relatively complete rules of the Beijing Division, and it may not be applicable locally. Moreover, the premature success made him a little ignorant of the sky, and he misestimated himself, thinking that he had the support of the people, and the people would support him no matter what he did. But they don't understand that pro-people officials are born to stand in opposition to the people.

No matter how many people he has saved, when it comes time to collect taxes and send servants, he will clash with the common people. At that time, the kindness of this cowpox had no effect, and the common people would not care about those old relations, but would only hate all those who collected taxes from them. The people will only become more and more alienated from him, and they will no longer be able to make good friends, and the life of this county magistrate will not be too comfortable.

The Queen Mother and the people that His Majesty admired, naturally they couldn't let him really be embarrassed, and they had been doing husbands for many years, and they knew how to make Shangguan feel satisfied, but it didn't actually affect the normal operation of the place. Since so many beauties like him, give him a mellow beauty, as for the power of a county...... It's better to hold it in the hands of your own people.

Walking through this street, Zhang Tiejian and Guan Qing had already gone to open the way with the other officials, and Chen Youfang walked quickly to Fan Jin's side and apologized sincerely. Fan Jin shook his head and said: "You can't be blamed for this, it can't be predicted when things happen suddenly, and Master Chen doesn't have to blame himself." ”

"The county is respectful and elegant, it is really a blessing to be humble, and it is a blessing to have an official like you. Dare to ask, I don't know if the county has ever bought a gentleman's record? There is a copy of the latest Jin Gentleman Directory, which is introduced to our local family name in Shangyuan. ”

"Master Chen has a heart, turn around and send it over, and the official will take a look. As an official in Shangyuan, do you also want to ask for an amulet? ”

Lord Chen smiled and said, "The county is worthy of being from Beijing, and he is also very familiar with this kind of thing. Talismans, ordinary people naturally want them. Jiangning is about to gather, and the days of our county yamen are the saddest, and there is a proverb that I don't know whether to talk about it or not......"

"The tenth world is not good, Shangyuan Zhi County." Fan Jin laughed, "This kind of proverb, this official has also heard people say in Beijing, it's okay." There is also a saying in Jingshi that Wanping's magistrate can't work for a year. The people-friendly yamen in the capital is even more difficult to do than we have here, and I also heard about these talismans from there. We must be here too. The official has limited knowledge of these matters, and Chen Zhubo needs to mention more. ”

"The county lord said with a smile, you are a second-class heir, and you are a Buddha of the southeast Wanjia, just with your relationship with the Wei Mansion, who dares to embarrass you?"

"After all, Dagongfang is not in Shangyuan in Jiangning County, so this can't be ......"

Before Fan Jin's words fell, a familiar voice had already sounded: "Retreat!" Brother Fan! Foolish brother is too late to greet him, you won't blame me, will you? There are too many people, and the horses can't run, so it's a delay, isn't it? ”

The crowd in front of them separated, and immediately revealed a man wearing a golden crown with tied hair, wearing red woven gold arrow sleeves, and wearing gold ornaments, which was Fan Jin's No. 1 friend in Jiangning, the little grandfather Xu Weizhi. Beside him, a petite figure with a virgin-like face was Wang Xuexiao, the champion of literature.

There were a lot of women at the gate of the city, Fan Jin's eyes were glazed, and he didn't pay attention to whether she was there. At this time, I saw Wang Xuexiao suddenly let go of the hand that was shaking with Xu Weizhi, and rushed towards Fan Jin, it was really like a girl suddenly seeing her lover, and her face was full of uncontrollable joy, if it wasn't for Fang Cai and Xu Weizhi holding hands, it would almost make people really believe it.

"Fan Gongzi ......" she shouted loudly, but when she ran a few steps in front of Fan Jin, she suddenly stopped as if she thought of something, bowed, and called shyly: "Old man......" looked around, and her face suddenly turned red. A shy and difficult look.

Acting school! What an acting school!

Fan Jin gave Wang Xuexiao a thumbs up in his heart, this performance skill is good, the movements and expressions fully show the desperation of a girl who suddenly sees the person she wants and the shame of being helpless when she finds something wrong, you can score eight points. Combined with the information such as the time node of her appearance, nine points are also okay. Although this Wang Xuexiao is not very old, her scheming is already very deep, she can be called a literary champion, it seems that she has not read a lot of books, and this heart is enough to match her knowledge level.

"Everyone, Wang." Fan Jin smiled at her, said hello, and then walked quickly to Xu Weizhi and saluted: "The little grandfather is above, and the lower officials are polite." ”

Without waiting for Fan Jin to really give a salute, Xu Weizhi had already pulled him up and said with a straight face: "If you call the lower official again, I won't be able to come to your yamen." We're friends, and it's not cool to mention all this red tape! I made a friend of yours, not you, a sesame mung bean official, what are you doing with this official position, I didn't hurt my friendship. Also, the king of the people specially begged me to take her out of the city in order to see you, and the wine and beauty must not be disappointed, otherwise God will not allow it. ”

Fan Jin smiled and nodded, Xu Weizhi beckoned Wang Xuexiao and said, "Come here, Wang, let's go to the yamen together, the sixth and the others should be at the gate of the yamen." Retreat brother, my brother put on a scene for you today and lent my Lao Tzu's honor guard, but when the county officials of the Ming Dynasty took office to put on the honor guard of the country, you are the first one, and this one will give you a strong face. Look at this Jiangning City in the future, who dares to provoke you! ”