The days fly by, half a year has passed in a blink of an eye, and it is another year, and the spring is warm.

On this day, in the county government of Xingxian County, Zhu Xun is still as usual, with three masters in the second hall, and the people invited to understand the people's feelings, this year's winter in Xingxian County is colder than in previous years, Xingxian County can sow two seasons every year, and the weather is warm and can be harvested for another season, but last winter was colder, Zhu Xun asked today, is spring ploughing.

"Old man, it doesn't seem to have rained in your township this year, and seeing that the solar term is coming, I wonder if you can sow seeds before the spring equinox arrives?"

"My lord, you don't know this, our township is the driest land in the whole Xingxian County, the terrain is also higher, the temperature is lower than the below, and most of the rice planted is usually japonica rice."

"Oh? Old man, what do you say about this japonica rice? ”

"This japonica rice, cold-resistant, and not as water-loving as indica rice, this japonica rice is put in the north of the capital to plant, maybe a year to harvest a stubble, put it in our Xingxian County, the old man I promise to be able to harvest two stubble, if the temperature is right in the second half of the year, in this field, you can also roll some potato eggs and peanuts." The old man stroked his beard and laughed as he spoke.

"Good, good! Old man, this is great, we actually have a natural village in Xingxian County, if you can help to promote it, so that more villagers know, these villagers can live a better life. Zhu Xun high-fived happily.

"Master, it's not my old man who boasts about Haikou, my old man has dealt with this high slope of dry land for many years, this far and near, there is no other way for me to serve this place, they are all from the villagers, and we are also willing to help the neighbors to serve this high slope."

"Great, I want to thank you for my fellow villagers." Zhu Xun held the old man's hand, turned his head and said to one of the masters, "Master Liu, you are the best at the affairs of this land, and you are the native of your hometown, and you will preside over the affairs of learning agriculture in this high-slope land." ”

"Yes, sir." Master Liu is thirty and six, slightly older than Zhu Xun.

"Master Song, this time it's the same as usual, you come to cooperate with Master Liu's work in the office, and you will be responsible for all the official documents and silver taels."

"Sir, obey." Master Liu turned out the account room cards given by Master Qin.

While a few people were chatting, Zhang's mother walked in with a big iron kettle and a stack of tea bowls.

"Master, masters, the eldest lady sent me to add some hot tea to you, this day is still slightly cooler, Mrs. said that drinking a cup of hot tea is warm in the body, and specially instructed me to make a few bowls of red dates and ginger slices of tea for you, in early spring, don't catch the cold, you can't live in peace for a year."

"Okay, I wrote Madame for me." Zhu Xun has always been respectful of the inner house.

After a while, Zhang's mother brewed red dates and ginger sliced tea, served a bowl of tea for each person, and then used the pot coat to cover the porcelain teapot to keep warm, and then withdrew from the second hall.

"Master, we are all stained with your light." Master Qin said with a smile.

The old man also drank ginger tea and laughed alongside. At first, the crowd was holding back, but after a while there was laughter. Indeed, up and down Xingxian County, no one knows that the two wives of the county lord Zhu Xun are extremely decent and thoughtful, humble to outsiders, considerate to their subordinates, and the two ladies are never jealous, and Zhu Xun has almost no worries. Only...... Half a year ago, Miss was swept away by the flood, and there is no whereabouts so far.

Everyone was drinking tea, and suddenly saw the deacons and officials of the main hall of the government running in in a hurry, panting.

"Old, old, enlightened master."

"What's the matter? You speak slowly. ”

The messenger took two deep breaths and calmed down.

"The messenger has arrived, and I order you to take over!"

"Huh!?" Everyone stood up in amazement.

Without waiting for Zhu Xun to speak, Master Qin opened his mouth first.

"Go to the back hall, let Zhang's mother make good tea and send it to the lobby, and let Lao Zhangtou wait. I went to sue the two ladies again, put on the lord's official uniforms and the ladies' hairpin skirts, and set up an incense case in the second main hall! ”

"Yes!" The official ran towards the back of the ya.

After Master Qin blessed the various greetings of the officials, he turned his head and bowed to Zhu Xun.

"Master, you go to the back office, change your clothes, here, and the messenger Qincha, there are me and Master Liu and Master Song."

Master Qin is the master brought by Zhu Xun from the old house of the Zhu family, and Master Qin's family has been a staff member for generations, and he knows the corners and corners of these officialdom best, so he can take on the chief responsibility of his career.

"Okay, I'll leave it to the three masters here."

"Your Excellency, please."

Master Qin and the others did not mention how to send the old men on the high slopes, and how to entertain and pass on the edict. Straight to Zhu Xun.

Zhu Xun hurriedly returned to the back office, Mrs. Ruyu, Mrs. Qingyan, as well as Feng's mother and Zhang's mother and all the maids in the inner house, they were all very busy.

Zhu Xun entered the bedroom, and there was already a small servant standing beside him, ready to help Zhu Xun bathe and change clothes, and Ruyu and Qingxuan also took a bath in the same place. There are also maids like jade to Zhu Xun's official clothes and jade hairpin skirts and leather clothes to incense, and there are maids from Qingcan, leading the servants to set up incense cases in the main hall of the second hall, sprinkling and sweeping, incense, etc., Feng's mother Zhang's mother boils water, cooks tea, and prepares meals in the kitchen, everyone performs their duties, although the matter is urgent and sudden, but Zhu's house has always been clear and clear, and there is no confusion.

About half an hour later, the Xingxian County Government was all ready inside and outside, and as soon as the auspicious time of noon arrived, the holy decree was welcomed.

Finally, the auspicious time came, and I only heard Master Qin's voice, "The auspicious time has arrived, receive the holy decree!" The whole Zhu Mansion knelt down in the courtyard and greeted the Holy Decree into the second hall.

"Please Xingxian County Order Zhu Xun to take the order!" The herald chanted.

Zhu Xun took the two ladies and the three masters to get up from both sides of the corridor and walked into the main hall of the second hall. I saw that the messenger was holding the holy decree with his left hand, his right hand was on his waist, and his head was raised high, waiting for Zhu Xun and others to receive the decree.

After Zhu Xun entered the door, he knelt on one knee.

"Minister Zhu Xun, please give peace to my emperor!"

"St. Ann!" The eunuch shouted.

Zhu Xun got up. I heard Naqin cha shouting again: "Xingxian County Order Zhu Xun listens to the order!" Kneel! ”

Zhu Xun led the group to kneel on their knees.

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor said: Xingxian County Commander Zhu Xun, during his tenure, outstanding achievements, the upper body of the sacred heart, the lower floating people's hearts, Xingxian local politics are clear, the people are happy, the flood is cured, the agriculture is mulberry, the public school is set up to supervise the department, and it is deeply heartfelt! At the end of the five-year period of Xingxian County, Zhu Xun was transferred back to Beijing, and was given the main hall of Sanpin Dali Temple. Chin this! ”

"Zhu Xun, thank you! Long live my emperor, long live, long live! ”

Zhu Xun led the whole family to thank God. Then put his hands on the top, took the holy decree, and after reading it again, Fang led the family to get up.

"Lord Zhu, please get up quickly, I will congratulate you on your promotion first!" The herald helped Zhu Xun up and said with a smile.

"Lord Qincha has been working hard all the way, and the official has prepared wine and dinner in the back office to express his heart."

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey your fate!" The herald had a smiling face.

You must know that the herald official is actually a chore, traveling thousands of miles, wearing the holy decree, according to the practice of the Great Xia officialdom, the official receiving the decree must prepare tea and rice, but also serve at a good banquet, and there is also a filial piety of dozens of taels of silver, which is indispensable. Generally, this tea and dinner and this money are taken to the public account at the entrance of the yamen, and there are also people who have very good personal relations, so they will give dozens of taels privately, and then give more to the herald, which is a kind of welfare in the officialdom.

Zhu Xun is used to being simple and frugal on weekdays, and there is no good wine and good food in a hurry to prepare for today's banquet, so he hurriedly ordered a table of wine and dinner from Huiyouju in the county, and honored the official of filial piety, this table of wine and dinner is full of ten taels of silver, but Zhu Xun is distressed. What Zhu Xun thought in his heart was that if these ten taels of silver were placed in spring ploughing and farming, how much effect would it play. But helplessly, the rules of officialdom are the rules.

Invite guests, the house is another celebration and lively, and a small banquet is also held inside and outside the mansion to celebrate Master Zhu. Zhu Xun saw that everyone was happy, but he didn't want to be disappointed, so he took a few taels of silver privately, invited everyone to eat and drink, and sealed the scattered silver and wrote a red envelope to give away. After all the things are done, it is already the second watch.

Zhu Xun sat in the bookcase, and Ruyu, Qing Tan, and Master Qin sat opposite him.

"Master Qin, what do you think of today's holy decree?"

"I read what the emperor's decree says, it is for you to return to Beijing to report on your work with the title of Sanpin, but you also say that you are a candidate to return to Beijing, there is a lot of article here."

"How?"

"If you are promoted to be a Beijing official, then you will be given a top title directly, why do you want to say that you are an alternate? There are many yamen in Beijing, and if you place them casually, your three products are more than enough. I think the emperor must have other arrangements! ”

Zhu Xun stroked his beard and nodded, Master Qin's analysis was the same as he thought. Emperor Yude has always promoted Qingliu Hanmen, and this time he was transferred back to Beijing, which should have ulterior motives.

"Also, sir, a few days ago, you can read the letter sent by the old lady Jingzhao Yin Weng carefully?"

"Not really, I've been busy with spring plowing lately, and the letters are still in the locker in the bedroom." Zhu Xun turned his head to look at Ruyu, "Please get it quickly, Madame." ”

"Yes." Ruyu got up and went to get the letter.

"I heard that not long ago, the case in Linqing County happened, and the officials of the entire Jidong County were inextricably involved, and the local officials were involved in more than 200 people, and many cabinet ministers were also involved. I heard that the emperor was afraid. Master Qin said.

"How?"

"Do you think, how many people and things do these two hundred people have to bring out when they pull out the radish and bring out the mud, can the emperor not be afraid, the emperor has lived in the deep palace for a long time, and the people underground are like this?"

As Master Qin was talking, Mrs. Ruyu came back with a letter. Zhu Xun hurriedly unfolded the letter to take a look, and sure enough, the old lady Weng mentioned the "Lin Qingju case" in the letter, and also mentioned that even the Jidong Qin family, the mother of Concubine Qing in the palace, was damaged in this investigation. This surprised Zhu Xun. After reading it, Zhu Xun passed the letter to his master.

"Master, after seeing the heart of Mrs. Weng, I am even more sure that this time the emperor is in such a hurry to transfer you, return to Beijing, and give you the exceptional treatment of the third grade, what is this for?"

"Why? Master may wish to say it explicitly. ”

"Master, according to what Qingxuan saw, the emperor gave you a sweet date, according to your heart."

"What the second lady said is extremely true! If you are in a hurry to adjust the real shortage, you are afraid of provoking the eyes of outsiders, and I am afraid that someone will secretly harm you on the way. But if you let you enter Beijing in vain, you are afraid that people will lose your heart. ”

"Is it ......?"

"It's very likely that you will be transferred to Jidong Mansion, and it is not necessary to be a governor. I think the last time should be from the second rank of the governor. ”

"What?!" Zhu Xun was startled and fell into the chair.