Chapter 272: Don't leave and admit defeat from the deceased

When Tang Zhang asked about Tang Cheng's promotion, although Tang Xuan on the side did not speak, his attention was all here.

"Mother, you called me back to ask about this?" , Tang Chengzhen was speechless, but this was also a good opportunity to tell the decision just now, "The official department came to the official to promote me to a six-rank official, but I don't plan to do it."

"What?" Tang Zhang, who was too surprised when he heard this, suddenly stood up from his seat, and Tang Xuan's hand holding the kitten Dan'er suddenly froze in mid-air.

Tang Cheng took two steps forward to help Tang Zhang sit down again, and after holding the cat Dan'er into his arms, he made it clear the process and risks of this promotion.

Where do Tang Xuan and the others know these cats in the officialdom? I always thought that promotion must be a good thing, but this time I heard Tang Chengyi say that his face was really pale, Tang Zhang's stunned listened to it with his hands together and chanted the Buddha again and again, and his mouth was broken: "It's good not to go, it's good not to go!" ”

Compared with the performance of the Hun family, Tang Xuan, who also looked surprised, had a little more gloomy on his face, and his fingers, which had been maintained for many years, scratched his head vigorously, "Cheng, if you don't want to be happy, the court won't punish you, right?" ”

"It's not easy to be an official in the peaceful years, so what's so difficult about resigning?" , Tang Cheng, who gently rubbed his forehead with his daughter, replied with a smile: "There is no reason not to let people resign if the Son of Heaven sits in the Ming Hall, and if one person leaves, one will be vacant, and the old men of the Ministry should not be able to ask for it."

"That's good", hearing this, Tang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, withdrew his hand from his head and said in a deep voice: "I'm useless with your mother, you have read the big books and seen the world, after all, you still have to make your own decisions about such a big matter, no matter how you decide in the end, my father will say, as long as my mother and I are still there, as long as the land at home is still there, you don't have to be afraid of being hungry."

Tang Xuan's words were extremely simple, but it was these extremely simple words that made Tang Cheng's heart warm, with the support of such a family member, even if he encountered great difficulties, what was it?

"Hmm", Tang Cheng didn't say anything more, and nodded vigorously while holding the kitten.

Since he had decided to resign, Tang Zhang's family sent a girl to call Li Yingjun and Lancao over, and sent his subordinates to Donggu to retrieve Zheng Lingyi, and the family got together to discuss the return.

Speaking of this topic, Tang Cheng is really guilty, the family has traveled thousands of miles from Shannan East Road to come and has not stopped for a few months, and they have to work hard to catch up with each other for half of the year, not to mention this hard work, not to mention that his daughter Kitten Dan'er is only a little more than a year old, and counting the season, even if he is in a hurry to get on the road in the past few days, most of the time on the road can't avoid winter.

Tang Cheng has the heart to wait for the spring of next year to rush back after this winter, but he is really not worried about the situation in Longmen, look at the explanation in the remarks in today's official document of the ministry, the imperial court will reiterate the old edict of Emperor Taizong on the first day of the next month, this edict will be the fuse that detonates the situation of Raole, the fire at the city gate and the pond fish, this old and young family is too unsafe to stay here.

At the time of the family meeting, Tang Cheng felt guilty and distressed for his family's hardships and hardships; On the other hand, when I think about leaving, the bitter and bitter feeling in the deepest part of my heart will always come up unexpectedly, and it will become stronger and stronger.

Just when the family was almost finished, the girl suddenly came to report that Ashdezhi was out to ask for a meeting, Tang Cheng naturally knew the purpose of his coming, and walked out with a deep sigh.

"Your Excellency is leaving?" , Ashdezhi didn't even wait to get to the study, and as soon as he saw Tang Cheng come out, he asked at the door of the inner office.

Seeing Tang Cheng nodded, the last bit of expectation in Ashdezhi's eyes was gone, and the whole person paused like a balloon that had burst, "I, more than 40,000 people, have just moved here...... And the big market outside the city...... Why are you leaving, ...... How can you go? ”

Asthide s expression and words made Tang Cheng feel more guilty in his heart, whether it was the investment of the big market or the relocation of tens of thousands of nine surnamed Hu, although this was part of the transaction, but after all, these people resolutely took this step out of trust in him, before the situation of Rao Le was bad and the nine surnamed Hu did not stop the pace of relocation, even more so, at this moment, when he saw that Longmen was in danger of pond fish, he pulled out his feet and left first, this .......

"It's not that I want to go, the official department has come to the official document ......", now it's not interesting to say this, Tang Cheng, who was in a heavy mood, stepped forward and patted Ashdezhi's shoulder, "At this time, I won't hide it from you, the county lieutenant Zhang designated by the ministry to take over the affairs of the county government is my sworn brother, and his political policy is inherited from a certain lineage, regardless of whether it is a big market or those nine surnamed Hu who have moved over, as long as it is a certain day of promise, the county government will not be easier, you can rest assured in this section!" ”

"Now it can only be like this", Ashdechi did not feel much easier after hearing the news, and sighed in a low voice: "The current Longmen is really a building that is about to collapse, and it is difficult to support it alone!" Although Lieutenant Zhang is smart, but after all, he is young and has been here for a short time, and at this time, the adults will leave again......", At this point, Ashdezhi shook his head and said no more, and then he was eager to inform the clansmen of the news, and he refused the invitation of Tang Cheng's study to see the tea and turned around.

Tang Cheng watched Ashdezhi's hurried figure go away, and looked at Zheng Lingyi, who had a heavy face, coming quickly, and his body didn't move.

"Husband, is it true that the rumors outside that you are going to be promoted and leave?"

"It's true that you want to go", Tang Cheng smiled lonely, and the bitter feeling in his heart became more and more turbulent, "But it's not a promotion, but a resignation"

After listening to Tang Cheng briefly explain the truth of the matter, Zheng Lingyi's long sigh made people feel sad, and for a while, neither of the husband and wife wanted to talk, and neither of them wanted to go back to the inner office, so they stood side by side speechlessly, silently looking at the county government in front of them that they had worked for a long time.

After a long time, looking at Zheng Lingyi in front of him, he opened his mouth faintly, "Before leaving, my husband took the time to take a look at the East Valley, the ladder field has been repaired, from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, the neat flat fields are the same as those cut out with a knife, each side of the slope is like this, one side is connected to the other, and you can't see the head at a glance!" Husband, do you know what the farmers call this field in private? ”

"Narita!" Without waiting for Tang Cheng to answer, Zheng Lingyi had already said it in a dream-like tone, "It's your name that I use, husband!" These Narita and the waterwheels, as well as the houses that have been built under the hillside, are put together, and when it comes to the twilight and sunset, even the best national hand painters can't paint such beautiful scenery! It's a pity that we can't see this kind of peach blossom paradise in the world officially built ......", when he said this, Zheng Lingyi's tone full of sadness had a choked meaning, "Husband, you say...... Will Raole's war burn to the East Valley, huh? ”

"The terraces are all made of stones, even if they really burn, they are not afraid", even if Tang Cheng desperately wanted to say the benefits to comfort Zheng Lingyi, and at the same time to comfort himself, but in his mind, there was an irrepressible scene of a fire in the East Valley, a new waterwheel burned to ashes in the flames, and the houses that had just been repaired collapsed in the flames, when these pictures were surging in his mind, the bitterness in Tang Cheng's heart would have been boiling and tearing his chest out if it had not been suppressed strongly, "Rao Lexi is a nomad, It's useless for them to ask for fields."

"That's good, that's good......", although it was already summer, Zheng Lingyi leaned over Tang Cheng's shoulder as if he couldn't bear the cold.

After all, the entrance of the inner yamen is not a place to stay for a long time, but just when Tang Cheng hugged the depressed Zheng Lingyi and was walking inside, an errand officer behind him hurriedly chased after him, and the person was still far away and shouted: "Lord County, there are a large number of people gathered at the Yamen, and the county lieutenant Zhao asks your Excellency to come to the Yamen quickly."

When Tang Cheng hurried to the gate of the county yamen, the street in front of the yamen was already crowded with people, and there were still many people rushing to this side from all directions, and the crowd was noisy and noisy, but they were talking about the same topic.

As soon as Tang Cheng appeared, the servants guarding the steps at the entrance of the yamen quietly let out a sigh and retreated to both sides, and the crowd under the steps slowly quieted down from front to back.

"Lord Tang, you can't go!" , I don't know who opened the mouth first in the crowd, the crowd that had just quieted down was quickly ignited, and for a while the shouts of "can't go" resounded through the long street; I also don't know who took the lead to bow to the ground, and the crowd in front of the yamen fell like a wheat field blown by a strong wind in June.

Hundreds of thousands of people bowed their heads together, just for one reason, they wanted to keep Tang Cheng, for themselves, for Longmen to keep this good official who had not met for decades, especially when the current situation in Raole was rumored to be uncertain, they wanted to keep the backbone of the county.

Looking at the black crowd, all kneeling on the ground and looking at you with extremely eager eyes, constantly shouting that they can't go, whether in later generations or after the crossing, Tang Cheng has never seen such a scene, even if he will inevitably scold a brain-dead dog blood when he sees such a scene in a TV series in later generations, but when he really encountered it at this time, he was still completely shocked and moved.

This is an indescribable strong psychological satisfaction, which gives rise to feelings and responsibilities, and the already bitter and annoying mood when he thought of leaving has gone through such a catalyst, Tang Cheng has been hiding his emotions in front of people since he took office, and he can't hold back anymore, his hoarse throat hasn't jumped out of a word, and two tears have come out of his red eyes.

Rao is Tang Cheng closed his eyes quickly, and he couldn't hold back these two spilled tears, the people who were already panicked under the steps were able to such a scene, looking at the true feelings of the county lord who had always been calm, his eyes were full of tears, first those children and "women" couldn't help crying, and then many men couldn't help but lower their heads to hide their red eyes, from Tang Cheng came out to the present without saying a word, there was already a cry in front of the yamen, and the whole scene was extremely sad.

Tang Cheng, who was on the steps, closed his eyes tightly and tried his best to adjust his emotions, and several gray-haired elders in the crowd in front of him were pushed by other people to stand up and come forward.

Several old people, the eldest of the middle grades, trembled and trembled to the bottom of the steps, pushed away the support of the people around him and bowed down tremblingly, "Since the adults took office, they have been kind to the people of Longmen with the heart of their parents, and in recent years, the county government has been clear, and the people live in peace and prosperity. However, at this time, there is no moral and political monument, and the people are really reluctant to be adults."

After trying his best to say these few words, the old man stood up tremblingly and went up the steps and bowed down in front of Tang Cheng again, his thin hands tightly grasping his boots, "My lord, stay!" Before he finished speaking, the white-haired old man was already in tears, and at the same time, several other old men also fell down, and more than a dozen hands grabbed Tang Cheng's thin-soled official boots, "My lord, stay!" ”

As soon as this scene came out, the cries of the people below the stairs became louder and louder, and many people shouted with the old people in an angry tone: "My lord, stay!" The sound was so loud that the whole long street buzzed.

At this time, not to mention those tolerances who couldn't help but bow their heads and quietly wipe the corners of their eyes, the emotions that Tang Cheng had just collected were surging out like a flood that had burst the embankment, and a series of uncontrollable slides and streams of turbid tears from the corners of his closed eyes.

Now he only felt that a fire-like thing in his heart was constantly swelling up, tightly blocked in his throat, and his nose was even more sour and uncomfortable, and he couldn't say a word.

At this moment, Qian Sanscar walked up from the crowd at the bottom of the stairs with difficulty, because Tang Cheng was surrounded by those old people, he couldn't get close, so he could only say a few steps away: "The news that the adults are leaving has reached Donggu, and more than 10,000 villagers are now rushing here in groups, there are too many people...... Do you want to let them into the city? ”

"It is a matter of course for the people of Longmen to enter Longmen County, Mr. Qian will arrest you and quickly go to the city gate supervisor and ask him to transfer out all the three hundred town soldiers and brothers under him to set up defenses along the streets along the way to maintain order in the crowd", after saying astringently, Tang Cheng wiped away the cold tears on his face with his backhand and leaned over to help the old people get up.

"Don't go, don't go!" After Tang Cheng helped the oldest old man up, he looked directly at his cloudy teary eyes and said solemnly: "This official must do his best to ensure the safety of the Dragon Gate."

The old man didn't understand the true meaning of Tang Cheng's words, but the three words "don't go" were heard clearly, and he wanted to bow down again to thank him, but after being pulled by Tang Chengqiang, the old man who was crying because of joy turned his head and said with all his might, "Lord County is not leaving!" ”

This sentence spread throughout the entire crowd at the foot of the stairs at the entrance of the yamen in a very fast time, and the crying was not finished, and the earth-shattering cheers were immediately heard.

After Tang Cheng bowed his hand and saluted four times in a row, the cheers slowly subsided.

"There is still urgent official business in this county, please go back, a few of you come here, and the good students will send the senior citizens home", after the tolerance of the summoned side of the order was completed, Tang Cheng once again gave a group salute to the old man and the people under the steps, then turned around and went back to the ya.

"Big brother, it's really worth it to be an official to your level!"

Looking at Zhang Xiangwen's eyes red when he came up, Tang Cheng specially instructed: "Today's meeting shows that these decrees I implemented in Longmen before have merit, and it is better not to change greatly in the short term after you take over the county government......

When Tang Chengzheng said this, he suddenly heard someone behind him shouting his words, "Tang Wuji!" ”

Since Tang Cheng arrived at Longmen County, no one outside should respect him as an "adult", even Zhang Xiangwen is no exception in front of people, it is this shout in front of the public that sounds extraordinarily special, Tang and Zhang stopped and turned their heads in response, and saw a Confucian scholar with a face like a crown of jade and a white cloth of victory in snow was standing under the steps in front of the ya.

As soon as he saw this person, Zhang Xiangwen immediately muttered, "Liu Suifeng!" How did he get here?"

Since he said the sentence "not leaving" just now, Tang Cheng's previous bitterness and irritability in his heart were suddenly swept away, although the future was difficult or even the risk of "life", but for him at this time, this was just to arouse his fighting spirit more and more.

Suddenly untied the shackles in his heart, and suddenly met his old friend thousands of miles away, it was really an unexpected joy for Tang Cheng, and he didn't pay attention to Zhang Xiangwen's muttering at the moment, walked out quickly with a smile on his face, and punched him hard in the shoulder after walking to Liu Suifeng's side, "Okay, you Liu Wuya, when did you arrive at Longmen and didn't come to look for me?" ”

Listening to Liu Suifeng casually shouting in front of the county yamen, many of the people around him who were scattering suddenly stopped and glared at him angrily, these people stared at him while looking at Tang Cheng in the yamen, as long as the county lord had a wrong face, Liu Suifeng would definitely not be able to escape a group beating and beating.

And after seeing that the county lord was so affectionate to this person, the people were angry, but they refused to leave and did not go forward and formed a circle around them, at this time their eyes were different when they looked at Liu Wuya, look at this look, look at this bearing, listen to this name, tsk, dragon to dragon, phoenix to phoenix, mouse friends will make holes, sure enough, it is worthy of being a friend of the county lord!

After all, it was awkward for Tang Cheng to ask about the private affairs of the old people, but they were surrounded by people like this, and after Tang Cheng finished asking, he turned sideways and said: "Let's go, talk in the study of the inner office"

Liu Suifeng, who has not been seen for many years, has not changed at all, and is still so proud, although he is watched by everyone, he is not unnatural at all, and he said with a smile while walking in: "I arrived at Longmen three days ago."

"Oh!" It was only at this time that Tang Cheng suddenly remembered that Liu Suifeng appeared at this time, so wasn't he all seeing the scene of crying in front of his own people just now?

At this thought, Tang Cheng felt quite awkward in his heart, "Why didn't I see you when I came out just now?" ”

As if he knew Tang Cheng's thoughts, Liu Suifeng smiled after hearing this, "A certain person is standing behind the tree opposite, and Lord Mingfu naturally can't see me." If it weren't for the scene of seeing the right talent, I wouldn't have called to see each other."

At this point, Liu Suifeng suddenly stopped his steps, put away the smile on his face, and bowed to Tang Chengzheng, "For three years, a certain person has always had the heart to win with you, until today, until the right talent, he said a single word, and the loss was convincing!" ”