Both of them play fast chess, not ink at all. The county guard also put away the local posture of the hanging erlang and sat upright.

Liu Ye occasionally raised his eyes to look at the county guard, and a picture appeared in Li Nian's mind, Bao Chuan and Xue Shang were playing against each other, and he was watching the battle from the sidelines.

The person in front of him who was dressed in clothes, identity and gender was completely different from Bao Chuan, but Li Nian had a sense of familiarity and closeness.

Xu is Li Nian's gaze was too straightforward, staring intently at Liu Ye, Liu Ye's bright eyes flowed, looking at Li Nian.

That's right, it's this look, the elegance flows between the bright eyes. Li Nian's heart pounded. When he first met Liu Ye in the barracks, he had a sense of déjà vu, and now this feeling is even stronger.

Is it a coincidence, once by chance, and several times?

The two went down to the 45th hand, and Liu Ye showed the momentum of enterprising the Central Plains and competing for Kyushu. 92 and 94 hand willow leaves fought in a roundabout way, so that the opponent could not grasp the key point.

With the Central Plains in hand, the willow leaves made some movement in the first half of the empty game, and the live chess came out, and the outcome was already clear by this time.

Zhou Qi's hands itched on the side, urging the county guard to let Xian, "You are watching from the side, I will pull back a game for you." ”

The county guard changed his position, rubbed against Liu Ye's side, and leaned on him like no bones. Liu Ye put his body and mind in the chess game, and the style of the county guard did not affect him.

Shi Xiong brought two cups of tea over, the county guard reached out to pick it up, Shi Xiong bypassed him, one was placed in Zhou Qi's hand, and one was placed in Liu Ye's hand.

The county keeper said to the lord Bo, "Pour two cups of tea." ”

The Lord was so vigorous that he just gave him a white eye. The guards held the tea tray beside everyone.

The county guard looked up at Shi Xiong, and Shi Xiong's gaze fell on Liu Ye. "General Shi, your personal soldier is a treasure beautiful man, if I have such a personal soldier, I will not let him go, I will take him wherever I go."

Before you know it, the moon is hanging in the west, and the sky is dawning. The group packed up and set off for home.

With the chicken of the county guard, there is little resistance to cleaning up a group of monkeys. Zhou Qi drastically dismissed a group of officials who were on a vegetarian diet.

This group of officials came to the county guard mansion en masse and recommended him to take the lead in reporting the situation to the imperial court. sued Zhou Qi and others for arbitrariness and arbitrariness, causing the government of Heyang to earthquake.

The county guard said bluntly: "Zhou Qi holds the sword of Shang Fang, and I still want to carry my head on my shoulders for a few more years, you still have to find another way, I will withdraw from this matter, and I will admit it." ”

The county guard can't get ahead, and the others push each other, no one wants to be the first bird, and no one has anything to do with sticking out their heads and being stabbed, and they all want to see someone come out and follow them when the time comes.

So it was pushed back and forth, and gradually no one gathered in Zhangluo. The officials who were dismissed from their posts or demoted in Ha Duong gradually stopped.

The neighborhood chief, the lieutenant chief, and the party chief each nominate talents with good character and learning in the area under their jurisdiction to report to the government.

Nearly 100 candidates were reported to the government. Among them, there is a filial son who has served his parents for many years and is on the knees of his parents. In order to entertain his parents, he wore colorful clothes and played cute in front of his parents, just to make his parents happy.

The filial son's surname is Guo Mingtu, Guo Tu is an ancient and enthusiastic person, and he is known as a virtuous person in the township and neighborhood. Now it's on the reporting list. The party chief informed Guo Tu to report to the yamen of Jiedu Mansion tomorrow.

The next day, all the people on the list came to the government to wait for screening, but Guo Tu did not come. Guo Tu's filial piety and wisdom were famous, and Zhou Qi couldn't bear to give up this talent, so he beckoned Shi Xiong and the county guard to visit him in person.

Guo Tu lives on the outskirts of Mengxian County, a pastoral area with a few thatched huts, and apricot trees and peach trees are planted in front of and behind the house. It was spring ploughing season, and there were a few people working in the fields.

Zhou Qi raised his hand and greeted a few people working in the fields, "Is Guo Tu at home?" ”

A man wearing a hat and plowing behind an ox raised his hand at him, "I am Guo Tu." Ladies and gentlemen, please come in. ”

The county guard pushed open the flower-wrapped firewood door and walked in first. In the yard, a flock of chickens, ducks and geese are chasing and fighting, and there are hens laying eggs in the chicken nest.

Guo Tu handed over the plough to others, said hello to the two old men in the field, and came to greet the guests.

County guard: "Grab the spring ploughing." ”

Guo Tu had soil on his feet, stomped his feet vigorously, tied a sweat towel to his coarse cloth clothes, and had a basin of water on the wooden shelf in the courtyard.

"Contemptible Guo Tu, welcome distinguished guests."

Guo Tu opened the curtain, and several people entered the room, two tables, a few chairs, and a table with books and pen and ink. On one table is a teapot and a teacup.

Guo Tu: "My lord, please take a seat." ”

He lifted the curtain and went out. His wife was spinning yarn in the back room, "Lady, boil water and make tea, there is a guest at home." ”

Zhou Qi and the county guard flipped through the paper, pen and ink on the desk. There are several paintings, all of which are records of everyday life.

One is a gentle and beautiful woman spinning yarn, the other is two old people sitting in the yard feeding chickens and ducks, and the other is two young children playing and chasing butterflies in the flowers.

The county guard sighed: "Looking at his paintings, I feel that life is so beautiful. If you don't look at the hard work of spring plowing and autumn harvest, it is simply a fairy-like life. ”

Zhou Qi stared at the picture, "I support your idea now." Under the east fence of picking chrysanthemums, you can leisurely see the pastoral life of Nanshan, under his brush, it is so beautiful and poetic. ”

Shi Xiong was silent on the sidelines, maybe we shouldn't disturb his peaceful life. There was a sound of chickens flying and dogs jumping in the yard, and Shi Xiong came out to see that Guo Tu was carrying the wings of a rooster, carrying the rooster upside down, and pressing it on the stone slab.

"Guo Tu, let it go, we'll leave in a while, there's still something in the yamen."

Guo Tu raised the knife and cut the neck of the rooster. Under the slate, a tile basin is connected with chicken blood.

"Ladies and gentlemen, when you come to the cold house, Guo Tu will entertain a few adults with a farmhouse meal."

Guo Tu's wife brought tea, Guo Tu took the teapot and teapot, and his wife cleaned up the rooster in the yard.

Shi Xiong: "Guo Gongzi, we came to visit, not for anything else, I really can't bear to bury the countryside with talented people, so I hereby invite you to participate in the recruitment of government talents." ”

Guo Tu poured tea for everyone, and the chrysanthemums rolled in the boiling water, exuding a light aroma.

"Guo Tu is deeply honored by the hospitality of all your lords. It's just that Guo Tu has no intention of going out, and his parents need to serve in the morning and evening, so Guo Tu really doesn't dare to obey orders. ”

Zhou Qi: "Guo Gongzi, in fact, there is no conflict between serving in the government and honoring his parents. There is no contradiction between the fact that you can achieve your ambitions and have more financial resources to support your parents. ”

Guo Tu shook his head: "Lord Zhou, you are only half right. When we were young, our parents took care of us physically and mentally. They are old and healthy, and I just want to be there for them as we were when we were young, and take care of them physically and mentally. ”

Shi Xiong: "The second elder supports you to stay at home." ”

Guo Tu: "I never talked to my parents about this, and they never asked me to make a name for myself. Farming during busy farming, and reading sages during the slack season. Days like this are also meaningful lives. That's my view, at least so far. ”