The soldier guarding the door was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly raised his eyes to look, sure enough, it was Qiu Yizhi who came, and said: "It's really an adult who is back, and our Zhao Tou also told me to report to him as soon as I wait for an adult!" Adults are light, I'll report it. With that, he gave a military salute and ran away as soon as he smoked away.

Qiu Yizhi didn't wait for him to come back, and as soon as he waved, he led the group to walk in the direction of the county government.

I saw that all the people who originally lived in Shanyin County had not returned, only a few people were walking around, and the streets seemed a little deserted. However, the wreckage of the battle two months ago has been largely cleaned up, except for a few burned spots, and some embers are still unclear - and it only takes a rain to wash them away.

Qiu Yi inspected the street scene, while going to the depths of the county, and after walking a few steps, he saw Zhao Chengxiao with Wang Lao Wu and eight soldiers who stayed in the county town and hurried over, and walked to the horse of Qiu Yi, which was a respectful military salute.

Although Qiu Yizhi and Zhao Chengxiao are different from each other, they never treat him as an outsider, seeing him saluting him, he hurriedly turned over and dismounted, held Zhao Chengxiao's hand, and said: "Brother Zhao stayed here to take care of the county for me, I think the order is much better than before I left, it's really hard." ”

Zhao Chengxiao hurriedly said humbly: "It's all a few brothers under me, and this Wang Lao Wu helped, and I did it according to the adult's wishes, and I didn't spend much effort." He changed his words and suddenly said, "Speaking of which, there is one more thing for the adults to decide." ”

Qiu Yizhi saw that his expression was serious, and he hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" Does it matter? ”

Zhao Chengxiao replied: "It doesn't matter, it's just that there is a scholar who came over with a warrant from His Royal Highness, saying that he was ordered to come to help with some clerical matters." I'm not sure if this person was really sent by His Royal Highness, so I didn't let him enter the county office. ”

When Qiu Yizhi heard this, he immediately fell into deep thought: "His Royal Highness Zheng Xin mentioned it more than once, saying that he wanted to send someone over to help him deal with the affairs in the county government. In fact, this 'help' is fake, and sticking a nail in one's side is real. Because of this, I pushed back softly several times without a clear promise. But he didn't want Zheng Xin to be indomitable, so he directly sent someone over. With his own character, it is absolutely impossible for people to be monitored by his side casually, not to mention that there is now another saint of the Tianzun Sect...... However, His Highness's side must not be offended......"

The more Qiu Yizhi thought about it, the more confused he became, so he asked Zhao Chengxiao, "Where is this person now?" ”

Zhao Chengxiao replied: "Although this person is suspicious, after all, he took the warrant of His Highness here, and I can't be too lazy." rented a hut outside the county government for him to live in, and he didn't have enough food and drink every day. He's pretty honest, and I haven't seen him running around. ”

Qiu Yizhi nodded and said, "This person is indeed sent by His Highness to help me, Brother Zhao is very appropriate to do this...... but he was silent.

Zhao Chengxiao has been with Qiu Yizhi for some time, and he also knows Qiu Yizhi's temperament, seeing his demeanor, he asked, "My lord, is it a little difficult to do here?" ”

Qiu Yizhi's thoughts in his heart were originally not important to talk to Zhao Chengxiao, but now that there are many people, he can't say it in person, so he said perfunctorily: "It's not difficult, let's leave him alone." Come, I have made a few good friends in Jinling City this time, and I will introduce you to you. ”

So Qiu Yizhi introduced Lin Shuhan, Wu Ruofei and others to Zhao Chengxiao.

Lin Shuhan's name, Zhao Chengxiao had also heard of it on Qiu Yizhi's side before, and today is an official meeting, so naturally there is a compliment and greetings.

And Wen Lingjiao and He'er Zhao Chengxiao knew each other before, and he was very clear about their details, but he didn't know why Qiu Yi's Jinling and his entourage had a relationship with them - although Zhao Chengxiao had doubts in his heart, he didn't dare to ask in person, so he only bowed to them slightly.

Although Qiu Yizhi was introduced in the center, he was still worried about how to settle the people sent by Zheng Xin, and he couldn't help but feel a little confused.

Uncle Lin on the side saw it, shook his fan and smiled and moved to Qiu Yizhi's side, and asked in his ear: "Do you think that the matter of His Royal Highness sending someone over is very tricky and difficult to deal with for a while?" ”

Qiu Yizhi knew that Lin Shuhan was extremely resourceful, and it was not strange for him to guess what was on his mind, so he nodded lightly, which was regarded as an acknowledgement.

When Uncle Lin saw it, he smiled again: "Your Highness sent a helper over, the adults should be happy, how can there be so much sorrow?" I think it's ...... like this."

As he spoke, Lin Shuhan whispered, and said Qiu Yizhi's joy with a smile: "Mr. Lin is really talented, in this way, it is indeed the best of both worlds." ”

He beckoned the team and said, "Come, let's first pile up all the luggage in the back hall of the county government, and as for how the newcomers will be settled, let me think about it carefully." ”

After that, Qiu Yizhi urged the sweaty BMW under his crotch and led everyone to the direction of the yamen.

After walking a few steps, Qiu Yizhi saw a living person standing at the entrance of the Yamen of Shanyin County, as if he was greeting him, but he heard Zhao Chengxiao say: "Well, this person was sent by His Royal Highness, but he also knows some etiquette, and he knows how to greet him in advance." ”

Qiu Yizhi nodded, simply dismounted and stepped forward, and bowed his hand and said, "This gentleman was sent by His Royal Highness to guide the affairs of the county, right?" I don't know the honorific name. ”

The man also hurriedly bowed his hand and saluted: "Under Xu Rong, I don't dare to call myself 'Mr.', let alone call the word 'guidance'." His Royal Highness said that Lord Qiu was born as a new science and technology scholar, and although he was knowledgeable, he was a little rusty in government affairs. Because His Highness has some friendship with your lordship, he sent me to handle some things together. ”

(Xu Rong - Zhang Yi)

Qiu Yizhi listened to Xu Rong's speech in an orderly manner, and his attitude was neither humble nor arrogant; And seeing that he was not yet forty years old, he was dressed in a set of lake-blue Confucian robes, which were not ornate, but very neat, and had a well-groomed goatee on his face, and looked very capable—so I did not dare to underestimate him.

So Qiu Yizhi said: "Mr. Xu is too modest. Or His Royal Highness has the wisdom of knowing people, and he is a new descendant under him, and it is still jerky to write a few sour and rotten articles, and there is no rule in governing a county, Mr. Xu can come to me, which is really a relief for me. It's just that His Royal Highness is in the house, and he often goes when he is still in the capital, why doesn't he seem to have seen the dignity of Mr., I don't know where Mr. was before? ”

This sentence is to inquire about Xu Rong's details.

This Xu Rong pondered for a moment and said: "The student is a Jinshi of Mu Zong's fifteenth year, and he used to make up for it in the Hanlin Academy as an editor, and he only joined His Highness at the beginning of this year, so it's no wonder that Lord Qiu doesn't know him." ”

Qiu Yizhi was slightly surprised when he heard this: You must know that the fifteenth year of Mu Zong was only four years ago, and this Jinshi in Xu Rong's thirty-five or sixteen-year-old age, although he is not a young talent, but it is not too late, and he has been an official in the Hanlin Academy - it is a time when the future is bright, why don't you want to accumulate qualifications step by step and be promoted steadily, but you want to join the prince's door and seek a shortcut?

Thinking of this, Qiu Yizhi didn't dare to underestimate the weak scholar in front of him: "It turns out that Mr. is the predecessor of Hanlin, it's really rude to be here!" As he spoke, he took a deep look and said, "My Shanyin County is just a poor and small county, how can I accommodate a talent like Mr.?" ”

"Don't dare, don't dare. Lord Qiu is the sixth place in the second class, and the top ten talents of the Han Dynasty. The students are in the top 18, how dare they hold up the university in front of adults? Xu Rong said.

The civil officials of the Han Dynasty paid great attention to seniority, and the ranking of the imperial examination was an important political capital. Qiu Yizhi's ninth place in the country, although it has the help of the emperor's father-in-law and the prime minister's master, is certainly a very remarkable achievement, but Xu Rong's ranking of the twenty-first in the country is definitely not an indescribable backward ranking.

Therefore, when Xu Rong talked about his resume, he was also very proud, with an intoxicated smile on his face.

But I heard Lin Shuhan say coldly on the side: "Mr. Xu has such a great knowledge, but he became a master under Lord Qiu, it is really gratifying!" ”

Xu Rong listened to this sentence with an obvious mocking tone, the smile on his face suddenly froze, and seeing that the person who spoke was also dressed as a scholar, he asked with a calm face: "This gentleman has an ambiguous tone, and he doesn't know Gao's name?" ”

Lin Shuhan sneered again: "No, he is also a master under Lord Qiu, but he doesn't have such a great reputation as Mr. Xu." ”

Xu Rong listened to it and thought: "This person is young, it seems that he is a talent at best, with his little academic qualifications, it is not enough to be a good man, and he actually speaks in such an ambiguous and arrogant tone." A look of disdain suddenly appeared on his face.

Lin Shuhan is a good person, of course he guessed what Xu Rong thought in his heart, so he sneered again, and said eloquently: "I remember that I was enlightened at the age of five, and I won the first place in the county test at the age of nine, and three years later, I was lucky to take the first place in the Jiangnan Township test, and it has been nearly 20 years......"

Xu Rong was shocked when he heard this, and his first reaction was: This person must be lying, Jiangnan is a place where the literary style is at its peak, and the competition in the imperial examination has always been fierce, how can there be a nine-year-old county exam first, and a twelve-year-old Xie Yuan (the first person to be raised) - this person must be bragging!

However, he thought about it: every year, the results of the examination in each county, state, and province must be reported to the imperial court, and the ranking of the township examination must be carved into a monument and erected in the tribute courtyard.

He remembered that more than ten years ago, when he was still studying hard in the cold window, he seemed to have vaguely heard that there was a prodigy in Jiangnan, and even Zhongxiu was filial and honest, and the literary world was boiling for a while, and they all said that the title of champion in a few years must be in this person's bag - is it the person in front of him?

Xu Rong was thinking about it, but he heard Qiu Yizhi say: "It's all bad, I forgot to introduce it to the two of you." Mr. Xu, this is Mr. Lin Shuhanlin, and the very famous 'Mr. Bansong' in Jinling City is him. It took a lot of effort and a lot of favor to invite him to our place, and I didn't dare to call him a master, he was half a teacher and half a friend! ”

When Xu Rong heard this, he was completely convinced. Although this "Mr. Bansong" is not keen on fame for some reason, his poetry, calligraphy and painting are extremely famous in the Shilin literary world - Xu Rong has of course heard of it, although he has fame, but in addition, in terms of fame and knowledge, he can't speak in front of him.

But he listened to Qiu Yizhi continue: "But it doesn't matter, since Mr. Xu is a person recommended by His Royal Highness, of course he will not be treated badly." What kind of background Mr. Lin is, Mr. Xu is also the same, and there will be no difference in it. ”

Xu Rong's momentum at the beginning had been broken by most of it, and he was even more convinced when he heard Qiu Yizhi's arrangement, and hurriedly said: "Then the student has thanked the adults first!" ”