"That's a great thing!" The master couldn't help but be overjoyed, after all, he still understood the truth of a chicken dog's ascension to heaven.

Qianmiaozhu already has several cases of court officials in his hands, but it is only because his power is intricate and extremely firmly controlled here, so the news has not been spread, even if the prefect is suspicious and sends people down to check, he can't find any suspicious clues at all, and it has become an unsolved unsolved case.

Now that it has finally been solved in the hands of Zhou Shize, it is naturally very happy, and the prefect also values him more, and he may have the opportunity to develop higher this time.

……

At the same time, a convoy was also walking on the official road, and the direction it was heading in seemed to be the direction of Yongle Mansion.

This group of people is the old Xu and his party who left Yuanyang City a month ago and came to the northwest region to visit old friends in the past.

Yongle is a large prefecture in the northwest, and the prefect who took office here is Xu Lao's former student and friend, and he also wants to reminisce about the old days this time.

Although the road here is an official road, there are still some bumps, and the wheels of the carriage sometimes shake over the bulges on the ground and gurgle, but fortunately, this was taken into account before departure, and a thick cushion was prepared, so that the old Xu Lao would not have any problems.

Xu Zhiyan looked at his uncle who was still in a hurry and still didn't forget to read, and couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart.

Before he set off, he had repeatedly persuaded his uncle not to be so tired of running around, and it was better to find a good place with beautiful mountains and rivers earlier, raise flowers, fish and fish, as the doctor said, to better nourish his body.

It's just that my uncle's temperament has never been easy to listen to others' advice, and he will only do what he believes is right.

"If I don't go this time, I'm afraid I won't be able to see those old friends again in this life, and the old man doesn't want to leave those regrets behind......" Xu Lao replied to him.

Xu Zhiyan knew that he couldn't persuade his uncle, so he could only secretly remember in his heart and try his best to take care of his uncle in various details so that nothing went wrong.

At this time, Xu Lao suddenly raised his eyes to look at him, and said as if he had a deep meaning: "Nephew, the man named Du Bai before, you may be able to make friends with him." The old man sees that he has a good temperament, and he is not greedy for glory and wealth, and it seems that he is also a person who values love and righteousness, and if he makes friends, he is worthy of deep friendship. ”

"Yes, my nephew understands!"

Xu Zhiyan nodded, but after mentioning this, he suddenly remembered the two things that Du Bai handed him before, and he couldn't help but be stunned.

Because he was in a hurry along the way, he almost forgot about it. Now that I think about it, I'm curious and want to give it a try.

However, considering that the other party's instructions should only be effective at night, and it is not convenient to be in the carriage now, I had to put down such thoughts for the time being, and wait for the place to settle down before thinking about it.

After about another day, the convoy finally came to Yongle City.

When he saw Xu Lao in the carriage, he hurriedly threw away the official spirit of being the prefect, and turned to the teacher as a student to respectfully make a gesture: "Teacher, I haven't seen you for a long time, and you are still in good health recently?" ”

"It's okay, or else I can come here to see you?" Boss Xu laughed twice, and then coughed lightly.

"Alas, if you want to see the student, the student will naturally go to see you in person, so why bother to make another trip?" Governor Yang said, "Since you have retired from the court, you should take good care of your body." ”

"The old man's body is naturally clear, can't he live if he walks so far?" Xu Lao deliberately scolded half-jokingly.

In this way, the two of them chatted and laughed while rushing to the direction of the mansion, during which Governor Yang casually mentioned something that attracted the attention of Xu Lao.

"It is said that there is a place called Qingyang City under the rule of the students, and there is a county magistrate named Zhou Shize who has done well recently......"

He said the things that eradicated the temple and restored the peace of the people, including the things about the mountain gods, Zhou Shize did not mention them in the letter, so he didn't talk about it.

"Oh? And such miracles! ”

Xu Lao couldn't help but think for a while, as if he remembered something: "Speaking of which, the old man also has a little impression of this Zhou Shize, who was once a champion and had outstanding literary talents, but because he was young and vigorous at that time and didn't know how to respect etiquette, he lost his qualification to stay in Beijing and was sent to other places, and he didn't expect it to be under your rule." ”

"The old man was also quite optimistic about this person at the time, but he didn't expect that to be the result."

"Listening to you talk about this, it seems that this person is not the kind of nerd who can only read, and he still has some skills in governing the place, so I can't say that the old man has to go and see it for himself."

"That's great!" Governor Yang nodded with a smile, his subordinates' abilities were affirmed by the teacher, and he himself had a little more face, "In order to avoid delaying your time, teacher, why don't you rest for the time being, and set off for Naqingyang early tomorrow morning?" ”

"Isn't this too rushed?" Xu Zhiyan also wanted his uncle to rest more, after all, it was really hard to travel day and night all the way, but he was waved by Xu Lao to signal that he didn't have to.

"The old man is also anxious to see if these rising stars can take over the burden on the old man's shoulders after I leave the court, go to the saint to share the worries and solve problems, and benefit the common people in this world......" He seemed to sigh, with a little vicissitudes in his eyes.

Xu Zhiyan was stunned, and could only silently accept his uncle's arrangement.

He knew that his uncle had always been most worried that after he left, there would be no more ministers in the court to worry about the monarch, and he was also worried that some treacherous and corrupt officials would take the opportunity to come out and cause trouble in the government.

If there are really juniors worth cultivating, my uncle will definitely pay special attention to them.

Just like the previous Du Bai Du brother, although he is a son-in-law, his talent and conduct are good, and his uncle intends to cultivate it, as long as he does have the talent to make meritorious achievements, then in the future, the uncle will not mind using some connections to recommend, so it is not impossible for him to really enter the court as an official.

It's just a pity that this kindness was rejected, which made my uncle regret it very much.

After this was decided, the group stayed for a night under the prefect's arrangement, waiting for the next day's trip.

However, Zhou Shize, who was far away in the mountain city, naturally didn't know what was going on, and he didn't know that the prefect would bring a big man with a more important status.

Later today, while he was on official business, he was once again entangled in a troublesome matter.

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