The ancients: Those who have lost their souls are just farewell.

Five miles outside the city, in front of the long pavilion, Lotte stopped the sedan chair of Chen Zhixian.

Lotte poured a full glass of wine and offered it to Chen Zhixian, "My lord, go first, and then come!" ”

In fact, Le Tianzhen has nothing to say goodbye to, after the end of the year, he went to Beijing to learn from the Taixue, this out of the city five miles to send off is just for the sake of a formality. Three miles away, it was Li Dutou who took the county government six rooms to see off Chen Zhixian.

Chen Zhixian took the wine and drank it all, and told Lotte: "Now that the New Year is approaching, don't waste your homework while entertaining, as the saying goes, if you don't advance against the current, you will retreat, not to mention that your foundation is not solid." ”

"Don't forget the adult's advice." Lotte replied.

Chen Zhixian also advised: "Taixue monthly test, the theory of Jingyi is not as raw as the county school and state study, more than self and yours of those test questions, I let you read more and memorize more, so that you can integrate in the future, and when you understand its meaning, you will be like an arm, for your own use." ”

Lotte finally understood the reason why Chen Zhixian let him recite the silent scriptures and righteous policies, and said with a smile: "I am familiar with 300 Tang poems, and I can't compose poems and can chant them. ”

"Familiar with 300 Tang poems, can't compose poems and chant?" Chen Zhixian followed the reading, and suddenly nodded: "That's exactly what you said, you really have an understanding in your heart, and the analogy is very appropriate." ”

Familiar with 300 Tang poems, can not compose poems can also chant. This poem came from the mouth of an official named Sun Zhu in the Braided Dynasty, and the 300 Tang poems we are familiar with were compiled by him, and now chanted from the mouth of Lotte, which can be regarded as a classic.

The two talked for a while, and Chen Zhixian got into the sedan chair, and just as Lotte said goodbye, Chen Zhixian's sedan chair stopped again.

"My lord, what's the matter?" Seeing Chen Zhixian's sedan chair falling, Lotte took two quick steps forward and asked.

Chen Zhixian lowered his voice: "The matter of repairing the embankment and erecting the monument has not yet been completed, and you still need to pay attention to supervise one or two." ”

"Please rest assured, I will pay more attention to it in the future." Lotte replied.

After getting Lotte's reply, Chen Zhixian got up and left.

Not only has the new magistrate arrived, but the new chief secretary and county lieutenant have also arrived.

On the second day of Chen Zhixian's departure, Yan Zhushu and Huo County Lieutenant also left Pingyu together, although the scene was not as big as Chen Zhixian's, but it was also full of scenery under Lotte's planning.

On the eighth or ninth day, New Year's Day, every household began to get busy. (In ancient times, the Spring Festival was called New Year's Day, and now it is a modern thing to call the first day of the first month of the first month of the Gregorian calendar New Year's Day, which is really contrary to the ancient meaning.) ）

Lotte faintly felt that something was wrong, and always felt that these new masters in the county government seemed to be in a hurry. However, Lotte didn't care too much, as long as the officials in ancient times were granted a real vacancy, they would rush to their posts non-stop, and they could receive a day's worth of money one day earlier, and they could receive more festival fees during the New Year.

It is also an indisputable fact that there are redundant officials in the Great Song Dynasty, and many officials are waiting there without a fortune.

Just sent away Master Yan and Huo County Lieutenant, to Lotte's surprise, the two state school classmates who joined Taixue with him, Yu Fang and Cheng Jin, came to the door.

How can Lotte not be unhappy with the friendship of the landlord, the last time he was disturbed by Huang Binzhi in Caizhou Yanliu Pavilion, this time Lotte let the two go home happy.

The two of them were placed in the fireworks Chu Hall in the city, and when they were drinking, someone found Lotte.

Now that they are all drinking, Lotte accompanied the two of them with two bright sisters, so that the two of them couldn't take care of themselves for the time being, and Lotte confessed and went out.

There are five or six people who come to find Lotte, all of whom are acquaintances of Lotte, and to put it more clearly, these people are the local gentry merchants who sent building materials and stones in many projects such as road construction, bridge building, and embankment building.

As the crowd gathered in the private room, Lotte asked, "What happened when you were so neatly gathered?" ”

The Zhuang Yuanwai took the lead and said: "The projects of building roads, bridges, and embankments are basically completed at present, but the new county magistrate has deducted the last amount of money for me for no reason and refuses to return it. ”

"yes, yes." The rest of the people also echoed the voice, including Aunt Qin's brother Qin Fang.

Lotte was puzzled: "Before Chen Zhixian stepped down, didn't he order the household to pay you and others, why was he still detained by the new Zhixian?" ”

"The county yahufang settles accounts with us on the 21st of every month, and the county lord has come early to take office." Someone said.

Some people even sneered: "This new magistrate is nothing more than trying to take advantage of the approaching New Year's Pass to knock on a bamboo bar for me." ”

Everyone nodded their heads and said yes.

"Le Daguanren!"

At this moment, the door of the private room was pushed open, and a person ran in in a panic, and everyone turned their eyes to it, this person was the little Lu Oshi who was in charge of the torture room.

"What happened?" Lotte asked, looking at Xiao Lu Zhiji's expression, the county government thought about what had happened.

Xiao Lu Absi took a breath and said: "The new magistrate has instructed that it is against the national system to build roads and embankments and erect monuments, and to smash the stele with the name engraved on the river. ”

"How can it be!"

Without waiting for Lotte to speak, several gentry merchants were reluctant first, and the inscription on this monument also recorded their merits, although they sent engineering building materials and stones, but they also donated silver money, and they heard that the new magistrate was going to smash this merit monument, how could they bear it in their hearts.

In order to stabilize the emotions of the crowd, Lotte soothed: "Let's go to the county government to watch first, and persuade the county to give you the money earlier." ”

"There's a Labor Officer!" The merchants in the city thanked them.

Out of the restaurant, Lotte went straight to the county office.

When he arrived at the county office, Lotte was empty, not only the new magistrate of the county, but also the new chief secretary and county lieutenant, all of whom were not in the ya. Asked the officials in the middle of the ya, everyone didn't know what to say, and finally the back hall doorman said that the three newly appointed masters were in the county mansion at this time.

Not only the county government, Lotte is also a frequent visitor to the county mansion, how can he be unfamiliar. knocked on the door, the door of the county mansion came out to look, and before Lotte could speak, he showed a smiling face and gave a salute, "The little one has given a salute to the big official Le." ”

Signaling that the disciple was exempted, Lotte asked, "Can the three new adults in the Yazhong be in the county mansion?" ”

"If you are a big official, Tian Zhixian and the newly appointed Yuan Zhushu and Guo County Lieutenant are drinking in the county mansion." The man replied with a smile, and lowered his voice and said: "Today is the first time that the three masters of the county government have met, and a female singer was called to help the fun during the banquet. ”

This mansion is a local of Pingyu, and he naturally knows the roots of Lotte, so he knows everything.

"I'm waiting here, you go and talk to me to Tianzhi County, and I'll see you when you have something." Lotte said.

The man answered, and hurriedly went to report.

In a moment, the man came out with a sad face.

Seeing this appearance, Lotte raised his eyebrows lightly: "The new county magistrate is missing?" ”

The man nodded, not daring to answer.

"Go tell me about it again." Lotte said coldly.

Everyone knows that Lotte resigned from the official position to concentrate on gaining fame, but he was also a seven-rank official ordered by the imperial court before, not to mention that Sister Le's is still the seven-rank edict, and Li Dutou is also the number one person in the yali.

Menzi didn't dare to disobey, and then went to report it.

This time, Lotte didn't wait outside the mansion, but walked into the mansion and walked behind the door. After entering the county mansion, I didn't take a few steps before I heard the sound of silk and bamboo music, the sound of eating and drinking, and the laughter of the female singers in the warm pavilion.

Lotte couldn't help frowning, this Xinzhi County had just taken office and had a banquet, which was definitely not a good sign for the people.

Menzi arrived outside the warm pavilion and bowed: "Master, the county students and officials ask to see!" ”

"I've said it's gone, and I'm still talking about it!" Someone in the warm pavilion said impatiently.

"The old man is busy, what can a student do, just send it away!" Another voice followed, apparently a miscellaneous.

Hearing this, Lotte's eyebrows tightened. Signaling the door to step aside, he gently pushed the door of the warm pavilion and walked in, and saw that the three lords who had just taken up the county government were each accompanied by a female singer who was feasting, so he arched his hand and said: "Shengren Lotte, I have seen three adults!" ”

The county student can be exempted, but he does not have an official body, and when he sees the county's parents and officials opening their mouths, they naturally want to call their fathers or the boss, Tian Zhixian saw that the student in front of him was not big or small, and directly called himself and others as adults, and his heart immediately gave birth to a little anger.

Seeing that Lotte was only seventeen or eighteen years old, Tian Zhixian said proudly: "You don't study hard at home, why are you looking for us?" ”

Regarding Tian Zhixian's question, Lotte did not answer, but asked: "I want to ask my lord, the predecessor Chen Zhixian and the gentry of this county raised money, and it is a good thing to build roads, bridges, and embankments, why is the county magistrate suddenly not allowed to erect a monument to leave his name?" At present, it is the time for businessmen to settle their accounts at the end of the year, and they hope that the county will pay off the building materials and stone money owed by the county government to the merchants in the county. ”

"How can the official affairs of the county government allow you to be questioned by a small county student!" Tian Zhixian snorted coldly and ordered: "Come on, coax this person out with this official!" ”

When the words fell, the cronies who went to work with Tian Zhixian came forward to catch up with Lotte, and shouted: "Hurry up, go quickly, if you stay here and talk nonsense, be careful that I will fork you out!" ”

"What a guts!" Lotte snorted coldly, his eyes swept over a few miscellaneous people who drove him, and shouted: "I am a protégé of the Son of Heaven, and you dare to insult Sven." ”

The talents of the Jinshi in the examination call themselves the protégés of the Son of Heaven, and now the imperial court takes officials by the three-rounding system, and the students who can enter the tribute Taixue are naturally qualified to call themselves the protégés of the Son of Heaven.

As soon as Lotte's voice came out, several cronies around Natian Zhixian looked stunned and did not dare to continue to step forward.

The three masters of Pingyu, who had just taken office, were also shocked in their hearts, but they couldn't believe that the seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy in front of him was a student of the tribute Taixue.

Although Tian Zhixian didn't believe that Lotte was a student member, he knew that Lotte didn't dare to fake, so he immediately said: "The court has a system that does not arbitrarily erect merit monuments, and this official also acts according to the charter; As for the arrears of money for building materials and stones to merchants, it is because after the county governor left office, the remaining silver money in the county treasury was limited, which was not enough to pay for the building materials and stones. ”

How much money is in the treasury of Pingyu County, he knows better than the new three masters, Lotte laughed angrily: "The three adults are really interested, the county government can't afford to pay the money owed to the merchants, but they have the intention to waste public money to spend all day and wine here!" ”

"Presumptuous!" Tian Zhixian slapped the table in front of him heavily, shook the plates and bowls of the case, and reprimanded: "Come on, and the official will blast this bold and crazy out." ”

"Sir, no!" The county mansion heard the noise on the side of Nuan Ge, and hurriedly rushed over to call.

"Why not?" Tian Zhixian asked.

For a petty official like the county mansion and pavilion, Tian Zhixian really doesn't need to be polite.

The county mansion hurriedly said: "Is the Leguan brother Li Dutou's brother-in-law, or is it a ......?"

"Li Dutou of the county government fast?" County Lieutenant Guo looked at the county mansion Li Guancheng and asked.

"Exactly!" Li Guancheng replied.

"It's just a little fast leader, what kind of great character I am!" County Lieutenant Guo sneered, and snorted coldly: "If you pass on the words of this official, don't come to the county office tomorrow to be an errand boy!" ”

This book is derived from Kanshu.com