Text Chapter 4 The first career is difficult
When Ren Jun returned to his grandmother's house after a 20-year absence, his relatives gathered together, elated, and his natural nephew became famous, and he had the glory of his grandmother's family, because this is also his roots, and Han Ling's life experience also made him understand the true meaning of the word "relative", "relative" is the solidarity of the rich, but the unprovoked anger of the poor! Although the heat and coldness of the world had long made him accustomed to seeing that hypocritical face, and even in his growing knowledge, he deeply understood that he should really be grateful to these relatives who had never greeted him and felt glorious after becoming famous. Mother Yang understood Jun'er's thoughts, and for fear that something would go wrong, she woke him up from his painful memories, "Jun'er, come and toast grandma." β
The grandmother has long been gray-haired, still holding her dragon head cane and knocking on the ground, and she is still majestic when she sits on the Taishi chair! Ren Jun didn't dare to slack off, forced a happy face, saluted his grandmother three cups, said some polite words, and drank with his former brothers and childhood playmates, and the atmosphere was joyful. During the banquet, people talked about what kind of vulgar idea of getting promoted and making a fortune, thinking that they were relatives with today's county master, they naturally felt a lot of light, and their laughter never stopped, and they never tasted or talked about their bitterness for decades, thinking of this, he pulled his mother to leave. Before leaving, the grandmother smiled and asked: "Jun'er has been promoted, and she will be promoted step by step in the future, how can you say that this is also the blessing of the grandmother's family, have you ever thought of what to say?" Ren Jun replied, "This is natural, grandma, don't worry, Jun'er will build you a tall building, so that you can all live upstairs!" When the relatives heard this, they were even more elated, and the grandmother eagerly held Ren Jun's hand, "A word is a certainty?" "Well, it's a deal!" Under the warm farewell of all relatives, Ren Jun returned home without sadness. (Later, Ren Jun really allocated money to build a building for them, and one built it for several years, and in the end they didn't live in it, because when they wanted to cap the two floors, Ren Jun said that they would build it here, and in the angry questioning of people, he took out the hatless hat that his grandmother gave them back then, and people were dumbfounded.) Until the nineties, when the author passed through Baiyu, I saw that the building was in ruins and still stood there, not without desolation! )
The infinite grief and resentment in his heart, so that he was uneasy, he took the sword up the Yunxing Mountain, brandished the sword, in the frequent moves of the bright sword and indulgence, he was like a battle, the more he fought, the more courageous, the sword edge was like lightning, the sun and the moon flashed back, thinking of the injustice, the uncertainty of his birth, he danced out of all the burdens in his heart, the ups and downs between the jumps were agile and easy like a swallow, for a while, although he was sweating, but he felt relieved! He worshiped the statue of "Guan Gong" and walked down the mountain.
It was late at night, and the candlelight swayed the sleepless shadow in front of Ren Jun's case, and he thought about the words that his mother repeatedly told him to be an official: "Don't ask for great fortune and great wealth, but ask for a clear conscience!" He took it to heart! He picked up the pen and wrote a big "official" word on the paper, and then drew a circle to circle this word, this is a luxurious word that many people dream of, but in Ren Jun's eyes, it seems so heavy, he stared at this word, as if he wanted to unlock a password, so focused and concentrated, in his sleep he saw Cang Chuan wearing leaves on the ground with a branch to write a big "official" word. After drawing a large circle and drawing dust, he ran up, shouting, "The most precious thing in the world is to be an official." The two mouths of the officials and nobles are enough to comfort their lives! One for the community, one for the people's livelihood! Then came his vicissitudes of laughter......
When Ren Jun rushed to this Ruicheng located at the junction of Shaanxi, Henan and Shanxi, he thought of the poem "Saimen is still depressed in March, even if there is a weeping poplar and not feeling spring", he couldn't help but shudder! This should be the March of red flowers and willow green, and under the blowing of the wind, I can only see the faint curve of Zhongtiao Mountain that is covered by wind and dust, and the Yellow River that winds and circles, and twists like a snake. He rode a horse on the street of Ruicheng, and the ragged people on both sides greeted the arrival of this new county order, and some people cheered that "Shandong Han" was coming! There are also whispering insults, scattered shops are shouting and buying and selling, and I don't know whose fading red lanterns are blown by the wind and rolling all over the ground. Ren Jun clasped his hands into fists and saluted the people, and these people, who had never given them a salute, suddenly boiled, "Lord Qingtian is here, Lord Qingtian is here!" ......β
Entering the Ruicheng County Ya, the officials stood loosely in a team, and called a "welcome county lord to take office", which was also called scattered, Ren Jun didn't care about these, when he walked into the study, he saw the cobwebs repeatedly, coughed and shook down a piece of dust, he ordered everyone to clean up, and in less than half a day, the yamen was cleaned up and down in an orderly manner. When he arrived at the school martial arts field, he saw that the swords, guns, swords, and halberds were inserted there, and they were rusty on them, and it took a lot of effort to propose one, he smiled bitterly, and the officials also looked at each other, and then lowered their heads.
The next day, the wind stopped, early in the morning Ren Jun changed into civilian clothes, rode a horse, led by the scholar Zhong Ling, he wanted to personally appreciate the customs of the old country of Ruicheng, the barren countryside, the decadent face, which shows the background color of this small city, the small city in this triangle, has always been the most difficult place to manage, theft is prevalent, the people are chaotic, the title of "Ruicheng Ghost" handed down in history makes them live in the numbness of self-abandonment, and the emperor handed over such a difficult place to him, can he hand over a qualified answer sheet? It is impossible to travel all over Ruicheng County in one day, so Zhong Ling chose a few near the place, took him to Dayudu, when he stood in front of the statue of Dayu, he worshiped deeply, when Dayu in the governance of the Yellow River had passed through the door three times and did not return, his father Kun was killed because of the failure to control the water, in grief he resolutely set up a military order for his father to control the water again, but in the case of repeated defeats, it was here that he meditated hard to figure out the method of "dredging", and finally managed the Yellow River flood, since then "dredged" This theory was promoted, Ren Jun thought about how to implement this theory to the management of this small city, it was not impossible, in the hurry he thought, and went to Yongle Town, the hometown of Lu Dongbin, one of the eight immortals, he first thought of the folk saying, the dog bites Lu Dongbin and does not know the hearts of good people, maybe this legend happened here, and Lu Dongbin was not angry, but smiled, reflecting a kind of tolerance and generosity; The wind crossing under the sunset is the turning point of the Yellow River, which is so magnificent, and the turning point of the Yellow River has reduced a lot of unbridled domineering, and calmed down a little more warmth and softness. However, in these times of turmoil and famine, there are a few people who appreciate the so-called beauty. In the years of disasters, it has become a luxury for people to live well?!
The people of Ruicheng said: "The new official has taken office with three fires, see if this burly Shandong man can burn it?" Some people also said: "People are just here to go through the motions, and they have been in a daze for a few years like other county orders, and they have returned to their hometowns with a mixed farewell, who cares about the lives and deaths of the people!" Among the various rumors, he didn't think much about it, the only thing that could stop the rumors was action! He did not follow the example of his predecessor "follow the customs" to get by, in such a poor and remote place for many years, people in the face of corruption and domineering have already been silently agreed and accepted, helpless God, because people have nowhere to sue, there is nowhere to redress grievances, many people have long forgotten that there is a "yamen" in Ruicheng, and the officials report good news but not bad news, whitewash the peace of the world, the people are hopeless mixed with life, all the good things are just dreams!
However, when Ren Jun trained an excellent and well-trained officer, and tried the cases that had accumulated years of heavy snow, and brought to justice the criminals who had been domineering for several years in the fish and meat township, and when they were beheaded, it was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day over Ruicheng, they were all stunned, how could this new "Shandong Han" go crazy? Actually braved the world's condemnation and killed all the "ground snakes" one by one! Who said that a strong dragon can't overpower the ground snake!? After people were stunned, they woke up instead, and the "Bao Qingtian" they had shouted countless times in their dreams had really come, and he had begun a place that might have been turned upside down in an unprecedented way!
The people of Ruicheng cheered, they began to believe that there was justice in the world was only a little late, but it finally came! Ren Jun let the "Daming Law", which had been covered in dust for decades and was shelved, re-explore its effectiveness, and let the dripping blood destroy the evil, so that there is hope for the people. Justice will be invincible!
A year later, Ruicheng is like the world after a rainstorm, fresh and bright, the haze in people's hearts has dissipated, and they are rejuvenated to live a life.
The fields of Ruicheng are no longer barren, people are confident, Ren Jun led the people to divert water for irrigation, the grain has obtained an unprecedented harvest, the city also heard the children's catchy reading, businessmen gathered, this once forgotten corner, after Ren Jun's careful management in the past two years, compared with other cities, has become a real "paradise"!
Ren Jun stood on the land of Ruicheng, feeling helpless, when the power is not to show his domineering and arrogance, but to put down the shelf, and really do everything for the people in a down-to-earth manner, the people live and work in peace and contentment, how can there be countless disputes? However, this is a worrying era, how many fallen cities are still in dire straits, can the Ming Dynasty be saved tomorrow? Ren Jun looked at the vibrant land of Ruicheng, and he was full of confidence!
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