Winters in northern Xinjiang are unusually cold.

In October, it is only a little cold in the morning and evening in the capital, but in northern Xinjiang, it is already necessary to wear thin cotton jackets in the daytime.

Jiang Long's body has been exercising for months without interruption, and he is still drinking ancient prescriptions, although he is already very strong, he does not dare to wear only single clothes.

Among the crowd, only Tudu is thinly dressed, and if it is hot, he will open his chest and placket.

Jiang Long estimated that in half a month, the river would be completed.

Then the water of the Hun River will be able to flow into the river.

At that time, the periphery of Lingtong County could have an additional natural line of defense.

Of course, the river will definitely freeze in winter.

You can run and walk on the ice on horseback.

However, it is rare for foreign armies to invade the frontiers of Daqi in winter.

The reason is simple!

The temperature in winter is too low, and there are few mountains in northern Xinjiang, and the endless grasslands and hills will not shelter the cold wind at all.

Even if you stay in the tent, you will shiver from the cold, and you will have to wear warm clothes and cover them with thick fur coats.

Not to mention fighting on horseback.

Even on a sunny day, there was no wind.

But when you run on horseback, the wind blows in your face.

When the temperature is at its lowest, running like this may even freeze your eyes, nose or ears.

Therefore, even if there is not enough food in the tribe, the foreign army will rush to invade the border passes of Daqi and grab the food before the temperature drops significantly.

After seeing Jiang Long's figure from a distance, a servant ran all the way over.

Jiang Long looked at this person with a familiar face, and he should be an errand officer in the county government express class.

"Lord Jing, the capital has sent someone over, and he is waiting at the county office at the moment!" The officer bent down deeply and shouted a loud report.

Jiang Long was stunned when he heard this.

Somewhat unexpectedly, the capital actually sent someone here.

Is it a decree, or is there something else?

"But Chincha?" Jiang Long asked.

If it was Qincha, then Jiang Long would not dare to slack off.

The Qincha is an official personally sent by the emperor to go out to handle major events on behalf of the emperor.

Because it represents the emperor, its power is monstrous.

If there is serious corruption in some places and major and bad incidents occur, then the Qin messenger who was sent must have the Shang Fang Sword in his hand!

And the Shang Fang sword is a symbol of the emperor's power, holding this sword, the minister can cut it first and then play!

"It's not." The messenger hurriedly replied.

Jiang Long nodded when he heard this, so there was no need to worry.

Although he is now just a small seven-rank sesame official, his life experience is there.

As long as it's not a chincha, there's no need to be so respectful.

After standing by the river for a while, dealing with some important matters, Jiang Long led everyone to gallop towards the direction of the city.

The weather has come down, and if you ride too fast and windy, you will feel even colder.

So Jiang Long and others drove their horses slowly.

It used to be a wilderness, but in recent months, more people have walked, and there is a way.

The grass on both sides of the road has begun to turn yellow and dry up.

There are many children collecting dried yellow grass stalks.

In winter, it is used for heating and cooking.

The forest coverage rate in northern Xinjiang is not high, and few people can use charcoal to pick up.

Charcoal is all handmade, pulled from outside, and the price is quite high.

Only wealthy families can afford it.

Half an hour later, Jiang Long and the others entered the city, and the streets were full of people, slowing down again, and it took a lot of time to rush to the county office.

Gently patting the dust on his body, Jiang Long strode into the county hall of the county office.

At this time, there were already several young officials sitting in the hall of the county government.

Jiang Long looked up and saw that a person was actually sitting on the main seat, so he pulled his face down.

He was used to sitting in that position, and it was instinctively unhappy to be snatched up by someone else.

The young man was wearing an official robe, and he didn't know what his official position was, and his face was arrogant, and when he saw Jiang Long coming in, he didn't even say hello, and drank tea by himself.

On the second seat of the upper seat, there was also a young official.

When this young official saw Jiang Long, his face was also very cold, but he nodded anyway, which was regarded as a greeting.

"Master Jing, you can be regarded as back." A young official sitting at the bottom of the seat stood up and strode up to meet him.

Although this official had a smile on his face at the moment, he was complaining bitterly in his heart.

Before coming, the two people sitting on the top seat, the elders in the family have told them over and over again that they should not have conflicts with Jiang Long after coming to Lingtong County.

Jiang Long was only a little late, and the two of them were already furious.

"Forgive the official's clumsiness, I don't know who the adult is?" Jiang Long looked at the young official who greeted him and asked.

"Lord Jing doesn't have to call himself a subordinate official." The young official hurriedly said: "Actually, this official and Lord Jing are both positive and seven-grade, the difference is that Lord Jing serves in the local government and is the parent official of a county, while this official is on an errand in the Hanlin Academy. ”

Then, the young official claimed to have made a presentation.

His name is Han Qing, and he works as an editor of the Hanlin Academy.

Jiang Long didn't know much about the official system of the imperial court, but he also knew that the scholars of the Hanlin Academy were the highest-ranking scholars in this society, and they concentrated the elite of the intellectuals in the whole Daqi and had a superior social status.

It is the dream of all students to enter Hallym Academy.

The bachelors of Hallym Academy are not only committed to the inheritance of cultural and academic undertakings, but also have the opportunity to actively participate in politics, discuss state affairs, and discuss government affairs.

To be able to enter the Hanlin Academy, all of them are talented, read scriptures, and are familiar with poetry and books.

It is a great honor to be selected as the "Dian Hanlin" to be selected as the "Hanlin Academy".

The young official in front of him is obviously not simple.

"It turned out to be Lord Han!" Jiang Long politely returned the gift.

In fact, in front of the Beijing officials, even if they have the same rank, they will generally call themselves subordinate officials.

However, Jiang Long's identity is very different, so in front of Han Qing, he naturally will not be quiet.

If it were changed to a county order in other places, Han Qing would not say anything about the same grade as us, and there was no need to call himself a subordinate official.

Seeing Jiang Long's polite return gift, and there was no other performance, Han Qing was a little disappointed.

At this time, the young official sitting in the first place in the lobby suddenly put down the teacup in his hand and sneered, "Jing Jianglong, it's a shame that you are still from the capital, and you don't even know about Lord Han?" ”

"Oh?"

Jiang Long glanced at the man lightly, and looked at Han Qing again, but there was a slight doubt in his eyes.

Han Qing smiled bitterly and said: "This official is lucky, and he was named the champion of the last imperial examination by the emperor. After mentioning the emperor, Han Qing immediately changed his color to solemnity.

Champion?

Jiang Long's face was surprised, this was the first time he had seen Zhuang Yuanlang with his own eyes.

In my previous life, I saw it in movies and TV series, and it was fake.

The gaze is just becoming interested.

This is a real champion!

It's like visiting a giant panda, and Han Qing looks up and down carefully.

It's a pity that it's not just the champion, otherwise it's interesting to wear red and green, walk on the street, and have a famous gong to open the way.

Han Qing was looked at with hair, and he was uncomfortable for a while.

"Rare and weird!"

Abruptly, the first young man laughed again.

Jiang Long retracted his gaze and looked at the young man, his brows already furrowed.

Han Qing was very uncomfortable being looked at by Jiang Long, and at this time, the young man made a provocative remark, and he was anxious for a while, and hurriedly introduced: "Lord Jing, this is a scholar of the cabinet, the son of a scholar of the Ministry of Officials, named Chang Qian, who participated in the same scientific examination as this official, and was personally named as a flower exploration by the emperor!" ”

It's actually a tanhualang?

Jiang Long was interested again.

At this time, he looked at Chang Qian carefully, and it was really like in the book.

has a pair of large and charming peach blossom eyes, red lips and white teeth.

When people mention Zhuangyuanlang, their first impression is that they are full of poetry and books, and he is old and steady.

When it comes to Tanhualang, he must be handsome.

The second-place list is mostly in the background and is ignored.

Chang Qian was looked at by Jiang Long like this, and he immediately didn't like it, he was beautiful and good-looking since he was a child, and adults often mistook him for a girl.

Therefore, I am very concerned about my appearance.

There is pride, but there is also a faint trace of inferiority.

Because many people will chew their tongues behind his back, insinuating that he looks like a woman.

When someone looks at them like that, they get angry and angry.

Syllable!

Chang Qian slapped heavily on the table, and the teacup jumped up, and said angrily: "What's so beautiful? ”

Jiang Long touched his chin and made a sound in his mouth.

The woman in front of him, even if he is angry, can fascinate a woman.

Jiang Long's appearance made Chang Qian's chest rise and fall even more, and his face turned red.

It's just that at this moment, Chang Qian's flushed face is like rouge......

Seeing that something was wrong between the two, Han Qing was distressed.

Before coming, Chang Qing personally met with him, praised him, and said that his grandson was too arrogant and had a bad temper, so he must take more care of him, and promised that he would be promoted as soon as he returned to Beijing.

If someone else made Chang Qian unhappy, Han Qing would have reprimanded him sharply in the morning.

But Jiang Long......

Jiang Long may not know him, but he will never have heard of the prestige of Jingfu!

So caught between the two is a dilemma.

He can't afford to offend either of them!

"Aren't you very proud of yourself as a high school tanhualang?"

Jiang Long suddenly spoke, "Let this official see what's the matter?" And I won't lose a piece of meat for you. ”

Chang Qian was suddenly annoyed and angry, and glared at Jiang Long viciously.

Jiang Long's words are indeed good.

Although Chang Qian was born in a famous family, his family education was very strict, especially when it came to his studies, and the elders in the family were very strict in their discipline.

He can explore flowers in high school, and he really relies on his true skills.

Of course, he was proud of this.

But these can only be put in the heart, not made clear.

It's going to make people laugh when you say it!

Han Qing was anxious when he saw this, he was born in an ordinary family, in addition to being well-educated, but also because he had experienced a lot of things, so he was sophisticated and sleek, of course, this sleekness refers to the fact that compared with young people of the same generation, compared with those old foxes, it is still far worse.

When encountering this situation, I don't know how to persuade and deal with it.

At this moment, the young official sitting at the top of the second place stood up and bowed to Jiang Long, "This official Xia Lin, who is also edited by the Hanlin Academy, has traveled thousands of miles from the capital to Lingtong County this time, and he is extremely tired, and his body has not been washed away.

Say goodbye first, and wait until tomorrow to get down to business. ”

With that, you have to lift your legs and leave.

But Jiang Long suddenly pointed at Chang Qian at this moment, and asked Han Qing, "What is the position of this Tanhualang?" ”

"It was also edited for the Hanlin Academy." Han Qing hesitated for a moment and replied.

I wanted to say more, once again showing Chang Qian's life experience, but he thought of Jiang Long's origin, so he shut up in time.

"It's the same as the seventh grade?" Jiang Long asked again.

"Yes."

Han Qing replied.