The group walked for nearly a month before entering Hezhou City on an evening when the sun was setting westward.

Hezhou is located in the northeast, the climate is cold, and because this is the border, there is a war crisis from time to time, so the city is more magnificent and tall than the cities in other places, thick and simple.

Jin Niang praised the city wall twice through the curtain of the car that was raised. Xiao Yu'er and Brother Rong also came to her at some point and followed her.

Jin Niang looked at a pair of children speechlessly, "What are you talking about?" ”

Xiao Yu'er shook her head and said, "Whatever my mother wants, we will tsk." ”

Brother Rong said very smartly, "Mother, look at the wall." ”

Xiao Yu'er patted his little shoulder and praised him, "Brother Rong has good eyesight." That's right, my mother just wants to praise the city wall here for being well repaired. Our brother Rong is so smart, he can even see this. ”

Brother Rong said, "Sister, be smart. ”

Yes, the sister and brother are still touting each other.

Jin Niang look at this, look at that, I don't know where these two little guys inherited the "narcissistic" gene. She and Xu Erlang are both very stable people, and they rarely say some false and fancy words, but the two little guys, tsk, this exaggerated appearance is designated as learning from Changping.

The carriage had already entered the city gate at this time, and the officials who had been waiting for a long time came to meet and guide the way.

Seeing this, Changle asked Jinniang, "Auntie, are we going to live in Tongzhi Yamen?" ”

"There is no Tongzhi Yamen in Hezhou, but there is a Tongzhi Mansion." As for the last Hezhou Tongzhi, they have already been promoted and left, so Nafu should have been vacated a long time ago, and they just lived in it.

Sure enough, the carriage went straight through two wide streets and stopped in front of a tall gatehouse.

On the gatehouse, there is a plaque with a black frame on a red background, on which are written five large characters with iron paintings and silver hooks of "Hezhou Tongzhifu". The font is vigorous and wild, and the pen is full of dragons and snakes, and it is not difficult to imagine how heroic and bold the officials who wrote these words were.

Jin Niang's calligraphy is not very good, and when she saw this handwriting, she couldn't help but praise "good words". For example, Xu Erlang, who has a little literati feelings, can't help but feel a little appreciation when he looks at these words, and after a long time, he high-fives and sighs, "Good heart, good spirit".

The official who led the way said with a proud smile on his face when he heard this, "No, this Hezhou Tongzhi is still written by Lord Liao, the first person to serve as Tongzhi here after the founding of the Great Qi Dynasty." Lord Liao is heroic, loyal and solemn, and is a martyr. When you first came to our Hezhou, you probably didn't know, because Lord Liao died to protect Hezhou, and we still have a temple in Hezhou. If you are interested, your subordinates will take you there later. ”

After saying this, the official patted his head in frustration, "Oh, it's all taken for granted by slaves, when you first arrive in Hezhou, there must be a lot of important things to be busy with." The subordinates still want to lead you around, but the subordinates are not thoughtful, don't mind, adults. ”

Xu Erlang didn't say anything, just at this moment Jin Niang and the others got out of the carriage, and as a result, they heard a lot of movement coming from behind.

After Jin Niang's feet hit the ground, she took a look at the position at the mouth of the alley, heh, there was a sea of people, I'm afraid that the officials of the entire Hezhou Mansion are here, right?

Those officials who were wearing official uniforms of all ranks, wearing official hats, and their beards were all white when they were old, and they were about thirty years old, and they all hurriedly bowed when they saw Xu Erlang, "The lower officials and others failed to greet them in time, and I hope that Lord Tongzhi will forgive them." ”

Xu Erlang glanced at the many officials at the scene, and then called. His attitude was still cold, which made the officials who came to meet him even more anxious.

There is news that the new Tongzhi has come to take up his post in Hezhou, and they naturally knew about it for a long time. Originally, they had also scheduled to go ten miles out of the city to meet them, but the plan could not catch up with the changes. No, yesterday they got the news that Lord Tongzhi would enter the city today, so they began to communicate to see when it would be better to set off to meet them. Before the clinker was discussed, an invitation came to the mansion of Lord Zhizhou, and the Tao was that Mrs. Zhizhou coincided with today's birthday, and all adults were invited to attend Yunyun.

Then they are naturally going to celebrate their birthday.

But then again, the birthday of Lord Zhizhou's wife, there was no rumor about this earlier, and it is obvious that it is not a whole life, and there is no need to do it. The result is good, Lord Tongzhi here is coming, and she can't wait to celebrate her birthday, so what does she want to do? This is obviously going to be a disgrace to Lord Tongzhi.

It's just that so far I don't know whether this is the personal meaning of Mrs. Zhizhou or the meaning of Lord Zhizhou.

If Mrs. Zhizhou means it's okay to say, the woman will not affect the overall situation. But if you know the meaning of Lord Zhou, if you get it, I am afraid that the entire Hezhou will be restless in the future.

These officials are bitter in their hearts, but they still can't say this bitterness, so they have a little grievance on their faces.

Xu Erlang is a good hand at observing words and looks, so he doesn't know that there is another secret in this matter.

And in the entire Hezhou area, there is only one person who can give him grievances.

Xu Erlang knew it in his heart, so he called everyone up and said a few simple greetings.

Those officials saw Xu Erlang's cold face earlier, and thought that this was offending this fellow intellectual. I don't want this adult to greet people seriously, and for a while, these people can't help but think, I'm afraid that the adults didn't blame them, the reason why they were so cold before, I'm afraid it's their nature?

After seeing the courtesy in this way, the adults spoke, "Knowing that the adults have come from afar and urgently need to settle down, the lower officials and others will not bother the adults." Later, Xiaguan and others will hold a banquet to catch the wind for the adults, and Lord Wanwang will definitely come to participate at that time. ”

Xu Erlang replied "definitely", and those people were satisfied. Then he bowed to Jin Niang again, and then you hugged me and me and you and exited the alley.

The luggage in the carriage was naturally packed and settled by the maids, and Jin Niang followed Xu Erlang inside. As for the three children, they couldn't hold back the curiosity in their hearts for a long time, and were led to visit by the subordinates who were familiar with the situation in this house.

"It seems that you don't know how to deal with this." Jin Niang took Xu Erlang's arm and said, "Who is the surname of Lord Zhizhou, and what is the origin, do you know this?" "Actually, Jin Niang wants to ask, doesn't Lord Zhizhou have any long-cherished wishes with us? Otherwise, it wouldn't have been such a dismount as soon as they came to Hezhou.

Xu Erlang knew what Jinniang wanted to know, so he told her directly. "Zhizhou's surname is Su, Su Wenyuan, and he is a seventeen-year jinshi in Longtai. He was born in the capital Pingyang Bofu, and he is not close to the Pingxi Hou Mansion, but he is far from the point of stumbling on me. As for his wife, it is the Wei clan of the capital. ”

Beijing Wei's?

Since only one surname is used instead, it means that this lady's maiden family is not famous to the point that everyone knows it in the capital, but it is not Miao Miao's nameless, so there are still some heads?

Jin Niang was about to ask this, but suddenly her mind turned and she thought of something. "When you were an official in the Hanlin Academy before, it seems that there was an official surnamed Wei who complained to you to the master of the Hanlin Academy, what did you sue for?"

"There is a suspicion of passive sabotage, and there is a suspicion of corruption."

"Yes, yes, that's it. I remember that later this official surnamed Wei was demoted or demoted? ”

"Degraded, currently an official of the Hanlin Academy from the seventh grade."

Jin Niang nodded frequently, "So this Mrs. Wei and this Mrs. Wei are related by any blood?" ”

"They are cousins. said to be cousins, but in fact they are no different from brothers and sisters. Mrs. Wei's parents died young, and she was raised by her uncle and aunt, who had long regarded her uncle and aunt as her biological parents. "Then naturally regard Lord Wei as his own brother. Her brother was demoted because of Xu Erlang - don't care what caused it, and don't care if Lord Wei is the first to flirt with him, this Mrs. Wei is very protective of her shortcomings. No, as soon as I heard that the culprit who caused my eldest brother's demotion would first come to Hezhou, it would be strange if I didn't let out this evil breath for my brother.

Jin Niang was speechless when she figured this out, so she said, "If it's really like what you said, this Mrs. Wei is a little confused." A personal grudge is a personal grudge, but there is no need to involve it in official affairs, and she is not afraid that it will be difficult for Lord Zhizhou to do it? ”

"Xu is Lord Zhizhou, and that's exactly what he wants?"

"No...... Would it? "They have no grievances with Lord Zhizhou in the past, and there is no enmity in recent days, if Lord Zhizhou has some opinions about them because of the wind on his wife's pillow, this is understandable. But if you can be a local governor, your brain must be enough, so you will definitely not be hostile to Xu Erlang because of his wife's nonsense. After all, this is not conducive to the unity and development of Hezhou.

You must know that although the magistrate of Hezhou is the leader of Hezhou, Xu Erlang, the same acquaintance, is really responsible for a lot of things. Whether it is farmland and water conservancy or taxation and forced labor, it is within the jurisdiction of Lord Tongzhi. If the governor has a good relationship with the same governor, and the two of them work together to govern the state capital, it will be the political achievements of the two. But if the two only care about infighting and only care about fighting for a long time, then it would be good if the two of them didn't split Hezhou, and it would be a fool's dream to expect them to govern Hezhou well.

Therefore, it is understandable that Master Tongzhi and Xu Erlang have a good relationship. But the same lord connived at his subordinates to deliberately treat Xu Erlang slowly, which ruined the relationship between the two, what did he want?

Xu Erlang is well versed in this aspect of officialdom, and he simply replied with three words, "The right to speak." With just these three words, Jin Niang completely comprehended the essence.

I see, it turned out to be to test what kind of temperament Xu Erlang is. If it is easy to deceive, then it is natural to forcibly gather all the right to speak. And if it's a hard stone, then it's only a slow picture.

Jin Niang nodded, looking thoughtful, "I understand." ”

But she would rather she didn't understand.

What a big deal, to mix up so many rights and wrongs. Her brain, if she hadn't been reminded by Xu Erlang, she didn't know when she would be able to figure out these curves. And now, although she has some insights under Xu Erlang's suggestion, she has a headache, and she feels that her brain cells are dying a lot, and she is really distressed.

Jin Niang secretly sighed: She is really not the material for conspiracy.

Originally, my IQ was not high, but I was pregnant. People say that she has been stupid for three years after being pregnant, and her brain is so insufficient at the beginning, the more she goes back, the more she drags Xu Erlang's hind legs?

Jin Niang looked at Xu Erlang guiltily, and Xu Erlang smiled and said, "You take care of your body and take care of your three children." I have my own affairs outside, and I don't need you. ”

Jin Niang wanted to say hypocritically, "This is not good, how tired you are", but after thinking about it, forget it. The old husband and wife, who doesn't know whom, say these hypocritical words, cough, it's too hypocritical, she can't say it.

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The architecture of Hezhou is very different from that of the capital. The style here is rough and unrestrained, even if it is the same as the prefect's office, it is also built with a wide and spacious spaciousness, which is different from the exquisite beauty of the capital, different from the graceful and elegant of the south of the Yangtze River, and different from the simple and heavy in the northwest.

However, bypassing the front yard and going to the back yard is a completely different architectural style. There are small bridges and flowing water, pavilions and pavilions, and the nine-curved corridor winds and turns around the entire back house in it, which looks like there is a unique style of smoke and rain in the south of the Yangtze River.

The grandmother who led the way walked here and said, "The previous Mrs. Tongzhi was a Jiangnan person, who was accustomed to the scenery of Jiangnan and didn't like the architectural style of Hezhou very much. No, since I moved in, I deliberately asked people to go to the south to invite craftsmen to construct, and the rockery in this yard was also specially transported from the south of Taihu Lake. It took three years of intermittent construction before the yard was repaired. It's a pity that he hasn't lived in earnest for a while, and the previous Tongzhi received an order and was transferred to another state capital. ”

Jin Niang looked pity, and felt that Mrs. Tongzhi was really unlucky. Come to think of it, this yard has been banging and tidying up for three years, and she must not have stopped for three years. But finally the yard was good, but she was not blessed to stay, if it was her, she would vomit blood early. After all the busyness of making wedding clothes for others, I don't know how the lady of the same acquaintance feels now.

Mama caught a glimpse of the look on Jin Niang's face, and she didn't have to think about it to guess where this lady thought.

She was originally the person who served in the courtyard of the previous Tongzhi wife, but unfortunately she was not treated, and when the Tongzhi lord was transferred, the lady gave her a deed of sale and left them to fend for themselves. That is, because they were familiar with this mansion, the people from the official government recruited them again and introduced them to the new Tongzhi on their behalf.

This grandmother wanted to stay and do things, so she naturally tried her best to please the newly appointed Mrs. Tongzhi, so she told all the interesting things she knew. This naturally includes that the previous Mrs. Tongzhi not only wanted to build the backyard she controlled into a Jiangnan model building, but also wanted to rebuild the front yard together.

But the predecessor also has to feast guests and deal with official affairs, if the front yard is repaired together, how can he bear it after beating all day long? If you come to repair it, there will be more people in and out of the house, and if you lose some official documents in the study, it will be fatal.

Therefore, no matter how the previous Mrs. Tongzhi played, Lord Tongzhi insisted on guarding the one-third of an acre of land in the front yard. Because of this, Lord Tongzhi was also taken to the study by his wife to sleep for two months, and I heard that he later promised many benefits to go out, and then returned to live in the room, and failed to let the people of Hezhou officialdom continue to watch his jokes.

He also said that the style of the front and back yards of the Hezhou Mansion is completely different, which is also a scene in Hezhou. Many people's wives handed over the post, not to see Mrs. Tongzhi, but to see what kind of peerless beauty the backyard that Mrs. Tongzhi renovated with great fanfare......

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