Qiu Yizhi and others took a boat to the south, enjoying the scenery on both sides of the canal, bathing in the warm spring light, and avoiding the hardships of the journey, which was very suitable along the way.

Unexpectedly, when crossing the Yangtze River, he encountered a crosswind and adverse current, and a big boat was ravaged by the surging Yangtze River and had no power to fight back, which made Qiu Yizhi's group of unfamiliar people miserable, and even the horses they carried with them fell ill under fright.

Seeing this, he hurriedly ordered the sailors to dock nearby, looked for Langzhong veterinarians at a high price, and carefully treated them for more than ten or twenty days, and then set off south again to take up his post in Shanyin County.

Jiangnan Province is rich in the world, and it really lives up to its reputation.

Everywhere you look, there is rice and wheat; Rows of mulberry elm trees were planted on both sides of the road; Even the only small open space is also planted with all kinds of vegetables - there is no trace of the barren land that can be found everywhere else.

"If you are strong and use sparingly, the heavens will not make you poor. The ancients were honest and did not deceive me! Qiu Yizhi rode on the horse and chanted silently.

After entering Jianye City, the capital of Jiangnan Province, Qiu Yizhi followed the rules and wanted to visit Yin Chengliang, the assassin of Jiangnan Province.

The yamen of Jiangnan Province was originally a palace when Emperor Zuwu inspected the south of the Yangtze River in this dynasty, and it was built very magnificently, but Yin Chengliang did not work here, but lived in a Taoist temple called "Qingya Temple" in Nanjing City.

Qiu Yizhi followed the guidance of the government officer, and then found this Taoist temple.

There were indeed sentinels guarding the door of the Taoist temple, and after Qiu Yizhi reported his name, handed over the name post, and stuffed the reward silver, he waited for a long time before entering the gate of this temple under the guidance of a small Taoist priest.

Unexpectedly, this "Qingya View" does not have the slightest Taoist appearance, but it is more like a very elegant and delicate garden.

This garden bridge flowing water, winding paths through the secluded, between the square inch set up countless exquisite and elegant scenery, that is, a tree and a flower, a grass and a tree, a brick and a stone have been repeatedly scrutinized, really to the realm of more than one is too much, less one is too little.

Although Qiu Yizhi is young, he has seen many great worlds, but when he saw such a fairyland-like garden scenery, he couldn't help but slow down and watch it carefully, but he secretly thought in his heart: "Although this place is not naturally formed, it has not left any traces of artificial piercing, compared to the palace garden, it seems to be insufficient, but it is far better than the mansion of the old prime minister Yang Yuanzhi." ”

When Qiu Yizhi was gone, he stopped in front of a clean hut, but he heard the little Taoist priest who led the way say: "Ah, Lord Yin is in that study, you can go and see you!" After speaking, he stood in front of Qiu Yi and did not leave.

Qiu Yizhi arched his hand and said, "Thank you for leading the way." With that, he walked to the study.

The little Taoist priest saw that Qiu Yizhi did not mean to give a reward of silver, and he was really unhappy in his heart, and scolded: "Miser! Yokel! He turned around and walked away.

Qiu Yizhi is also a person with clear ears, and when he heard the two scoldings of the little Taoist, although he was not angry, he could only smile bitterly twice and continue to walk forward.

When he arrived at the door of the study, Qiu Yizhi tidied up his clothes, bowed his hands slightly, and said loudly: "Enke Jinshi and the first, hand-appointed Shanyin County Commander Qiu Yizhi, come to meet Lord Thorn Shi Yin!" ”

A voice came out of the study: "Don't be polite, Lord Qiu, please come in!" ”

Qiu Yizhi gently pushed open the door, but saw a person in his forties, with a long figure, a comfortable face, three long beards, wearing a plain robe, wearing a scarf, and holding a lake pen, standing in front of the bookcase to copy calligraphy; Next to him stood a Confucian scholar in his mid-forties, watching with bated breath.

The person who wrote finished writing a line, then put down the pen unhurriedly, and said to Qiu Yizhi with a smile: "Oh, you are the Qiu County Order." Your name is unusual, it is made of Sichuan's excellent bamboo, as for the above line of words is even more amazing, I guess it is the handwriting of Mr. Qin, a celebrity, right? ”

Qiu Yizhi saw that this person was very elegant, and easily said the origin of his name, so he had already guessed that this person's identity was Yin Chengliang, the assassin of Jiangnan Province, but he didn't know how to answer, so he only replied: "Exactly." He added, "Your Excellency is the history of Yin Thorn, right?" The lower official is polite. "It's a word.

Yin Chengliang nodded as a greeting, but continued the topic of this famous post, and said: "Mr. Qin is a generation of celebrities, and his ink treasure is even more rare in the world. Even if the big man in the DPRK and China asks his old gentleman for a word, it is extremely rare. I don't know what kind of fate Lord Qiu has, so that he can work his old man to write such a long line for you? As Yin Chengliang spoke, he couldn't help but pick up the pen and copy it again.

Qiu Yizhi hurriedly replied: "Xia Guan is a small official, where is there such a blessing?" It's just that Xiaguan's brother has some in-laws with Mr. Qin, so he asked for this line of small characters for me. Xia Guan Yuan also thought that there was nothing unusual, but after the adult's dialing, he knew the value! ”

Yin Chengliang put down the pen with unfinished conscience, and said: "Lord Qiu is young, and the future is limitless, of course he will not be obsessed with this square inch of things, this courage, the old man is beyond his reach!" ”

This is already a very obvious hint, what Qiu Yizhi wants is to give his name to Yin Chengliang.

Qiu Yizhi is a person who thinks carefully, so he naturally heard the implication of this words, but this famous letter was specially given to him by his brother Zheng Miao before leaving, and he really didn't want to part with his love. So Qiu Yizhi only didn't understand Yin Chengliang's words, and said humbly: "Lord Yin is too humble. Xia Guan is a junior, how can I afford these words? ”

When Yin Chengliang heard this, he knew that it was Qiu Yizhi who did not accept Lingzi, and a trace of unhappiness flashed across his face, then he got up with a smile, took a palm-sized object from the bookshelf on the side and handed it to Qiu Yizhi.

Qiu Yizhi took it and took a closer look, and it turned out to be the famous post of Yin Chengliang, the assassin of Jiangnan Province - I saw that this famous post was polished with ivory, but the calligraphy on it was the handwriting of Zheng Hua, the king of Heluo.

I heard Yin Chengliang say with a smile: "Although my famous post is not as good as that of Lord Qiu, it is not a vulgar thing, I am willing to exchange it with adults, I don't know if adults are willing?" ”

The man standing on the side also echoed: "Lord Yin is such a courteous corporal, which can be regarded as a beautiful conversation in the Shilin!" ”

If it were according to the officialdom atmosphere, Qiu Yizhi would definitely have to present his name post when he encountered such a situation, and as for Yin Thorn Shi's part, he would never dare to accept it.

However, Qiu Yizhi had his own ideas, and very respectfully put Yin Chengliang's name card lightly on the desk case, and then took his share of the income in his pocket, and said: "What kind of person is Xiaguan, how dare you be so arrogant? Please take back your life! ”

Yin Chengliang was very displeased when he saw that he had touched a hard nail, but he remembered that Qiu Yizhi was born as a Jinshi and an official of the imperial court after all, and it was inconvenient to take advantage of it, so he had to "hum", sat in the chair, and asked with a calm face: "I don't know what happened when Lord Qiu is here?" ”

Qiu Yizhi saw Yin Chengliang putting on a score, so he also said with a straight face: "I was assigned by the Ministry of Officials to release the Shanyin County Order, and this box is here to report to the adults." As he spoke, he handed over the documents of the ministry with both hands.

Yin Chengliang took the paperwork, didn't look at it, put it aside casually, and asked: "Yin Mou is in this poor and remote country, and he hasn't experienced the grand occasion of the talent ceremony for a long time, I don't know how many people rank in high school in Qiu?" ”

Qiu Yizhi arched his hand and said: "The sixth place in the second class in the lower official point!" ”

Yin Chengliang said with a smile: "It turned out to be one of the top ten talents in the Han Dynasty, and it is really condescending to be released to Shanyin County!" But I thought in my heart: Looking at your ignorance of current affairs, no wonder you can't enter the Hanlin Academy, and the future of your life is like this.

Yin Chengliang's cynicism was very mean, so that Qiu Yi couldn't think of a retort that was neither humble nor arrogant.

But he heard Yin Chengliang continue: "Since you are a protégé of the Son of Heaven and an apprentice of a saint, why don't you understand any etiquette rules?" ”

Qiu Yizhi was stunned when he heard this, and he couldn't think of any rudeness about himself, so he said, "Please also ask for advice." ”

Yin Chengliang snorted again, but he held his identity and didn't want to answer, but said to the person standing on the side: "Lord Cai, you are the governor of Yuezhou, and Lord Qiu, the county of Shanyin, is your subordinate." This bit of etiquette, it's better to bother you to point out. ”

Only then did Qiu Yizhi know that this nodding person turned out to be his top boss, and he was about to salute, but he heard Cai Min, the governor of Yuezhou, say in an extremely stiff tone: "When you see Lord Thorn Shi, don't you know how to kneel down and worship?" ”

Qiu Yizhi suddenly realized that it turned out that this Yin Thorn Shi could not seek fame, so he had to make a fuss about the etiquette of the upper and lower levels, so as to win back a city.

However, since he was a child, Qiu Yizhi was regarded as the son of the current saint Zheng Rong, who was still the king of the domain, and in addition to a few elders of the royal family, he only worshipped a few people such as his master Zhong Likuang and the old prime minister Yang Yuanzhi. He was born with a personality that does not know the height of the sky and is competitive, how can he bow down to this Yin Chengliang?

Before leaving Beijing, he specially asked Zheng Rong for a holy decree for this matter.

So he didn't hurry, took out a carefully wrapped small box from his arms, slowly opened it under the puzzled eyes of Yin Chengliang and Cai Min, took out a piece of paper framed with yellow silk, and still handed it to Yin Chengliang very respectfully.

Yin Chengliang was puzzled, took the paper, just glanced at it, and was so frightened that he immediately stood up, held up the palm-sized piece of paper above his head, knelt on the ground with "poof", bowed three times, and shouted: "Long live, long live!" ”

Cai Min, the governor of Yuezhou beside him, was puzzled and hurriedly asked, "Lord Yin, what are you doing?" ”

Yin Chengliang glared at him angrily and said, "This is a holy decree, you must not be rude, and you still don't come to worship?" ”

Cai Min was shocked when he heard this, his knees weakened, and he also knelt down towards the inconspicuous piece of paper.

After the big salute, Yin Chengliang handed the paper in his hand to Cai Min, Cai Min took it tremblingly, holding his palm flat in the palm of his hand to watch, lest he break the paper.

I saw that on this small piece of paper, only a short line of small characters was written: "Qiu Yi's encounter with the official does not worship" and the words "Qin this", but next to it is a seal engraved with the seal script "Ordered by the Heaven and Longevity Yongchang" occupies most of the area of the paper.

"Heirloom Jade Seal!" Cai Mincheng's Mansion was far less profound than that of Yin Chengliang, and he couldn't help but scream.

Yin Chengliang saw Cai Min's frightened appearance, and his heart was quite disdainful, so he settled down, got up and took the paper from Cai Min's hand, and returned it to Qiu Yizhi very respectfully, and asked with a different expression: "Since the emperor has such a will, we and other small officials naturally can't stand Lord Qiu's worship." ”

Qiu Yizhi took the holy decree, resealed it in the small box, and carefully hid it in his arms, and then said: "The official reputation and character of the two adults, the students are very admired, but there is such a will in the saint, but the students dare not disobey, so they have to be rude!" ”

Yin Chengliang wiped the sweat from his head, and then asked: "It's just that the reason is not written on it, I don't know why the Holy Lord has this will, and I ask Lord Qiu for advice!" ”