Chapter 221 Reception Banquet

The unspoken rule of officialdom is not just not to take office in March, May and September. There is also a saying: "Shangguan is not auspicious on the fourth day of the first month, and the seventy-sixth day of the first month is the most hurtful; Nineteen is more suspicious of twenty-eight, and a fool who does not believe will suffer; It is inevitable that people will die when they take office, and they must be injured at the end of their term...... which means that they cannot take office in these days, otherwise they will suffer a catastrophe.

Originally, the days when the new officials took office and entered the city had to be carefully considered. However, the letter of the Ministry of Officials is to ask Jiang Zhixuan to take office on the first day of September, and it is already September 29 today, if he does not enter the city again, I am afraid that not only the Ministry of Officials, but also the emperor Lao'er, I am afraid that the gold medals in the general life charm will also be sent one after another. Fortunately, it's twenty-nine, which is not within those dates, so I can't care about this matter anymore......

The first founding guard of honor opened the way, followed by the real royal flag of the history of the state assassin. The team is blowing and fighting all the way forward, and there is no turning back, otherwise it will be a ghost hitting the wall, and you will never want to be promoted again in this life......

In addition to the officials of the Assassin Mansion led by Ouyang Ziming who came to greet them, and the seven county orders, there were also some officials left at the gate of the state city to prepare for the etiquette of entering the city. At this time. These officials waited at the east gate of the city early, and all the etiquette was according to the regular process. Although everyone has a ghost in their hearts, there is no way to deceive or deceive this matter......

Jiang Zhixuan's guard of honor arrived at the east gate surrounded by a cadre of officials led by Ouyang Ziming. The two ends converge into one, and after three welcome and three pick-ups, the carriage enters the city from the east gate and goes west, which is said to be called purple gas coming from the east. However, the Yamen of the Assassin History is not in the west, but in the north, because this era is respected by the north. This made Xiaoxiao depressed for a while, going from east to west to the end, and then turning north, which almost went around half the city, but it was really a toss......

The Yamen of the Assassin and the Mansion of the Assassin are separated by a wall. After arriving at the Thorn Shi Mansion, the servants who came with Xiao Xiao and Jiang Zhixuan were led by Cui Qiao and Xiao Shun. Packing up the daily necessities they were carrying with them and going in, they had to take the lead and pick up the Thorn Mansion for the night when the lord and lady "> rested. At the same time, they also brought Tiger Head, Yaya and Dan Dan back to the house. Because next, the lord and the lady "> also have a series of cumbersome inauguration ceremonies, and it is too inconvenient to take a few of their little ones!

As for the bulk of furniture or something, there are ready-made ones in the Assassin's Mansion. Even if you are not picky, except for extremely trivial things such as face towels, bowls and chopsticks. Even quilts, mosquito nets and other items are ready-made, and they are also officially supplied, with quality assurance!

Wait for Cui Qiao and Xiao Shun to get out of the car with a group of unrelated servants and return to the room. The team continued to open the way, and the officials who greeted them saw that Jiang Zhixuan was accompanied by as many as twenty servants, and even the most inferior rough servants had silver flowers on their heads. couldn't help but sigh secretly in their hearts: It seems that this Master Jiang's family background is very solid, but why is Mrs. Shi's "> head so cold? Could it be that in order to show us his frugality, Lord Thorn Shi did not allow Mrs. Thorn Shi to "wear a noble headdress >...... ?

"My lord, the Assassin Yamen has arrived......" Outside the carriage, Qin Shuang's voice came.

Jiang Zhixuan lifted the curtain when he heard this, and when he raised his eyes, he saw a tall building with golden brilliance and majestic style not far away. Directly in front of it, there is also a wall dedicated to posting notices. At the entrance of the yamen, a pair of bronze lions with teeth and claws came to life, showing out eight sharp fangs. A pair of bronze lions are separated by at least three zhang distance, and between them is the gate of the Yamen of the Piercing History with vermilion lacquered copper nails. Directly above the door hangs a plaque: "Yuhang County Thorn History Mansion", and there is a slightly smaller plaque next to it, which reads "Qiantang County Ya". Because the state administration office of Hangzhou Thorn Prefecture is in Qiantang County, these two administrative organs are working together......

Looking at the four guards on duty at the door who were standing straight with knives and guns, with expressionless faces, Jiang Zhixuan nodded lightly. The procession continued to walk toward the yamen. Passing through the gate of the Yamen, inside is the square of the Hangzhou Thorn Mansion, in the square, there are five archways, the five elements are secretly combined, all of them are facing the gate of the Yamen.

If you go further in from the square, you will not be able to drive in a carriage. So here, Jiang Zhixuan and Xiaoxiao got out of the carriage and walked inside. The 400 Zuo Xiao guards who were guarding along the way were considered to have completed their task here, except for a team of 50 people left behind as Jiang Zhixuan's personal soldiers, the rest of them were going to return to Beijing to resume their lives. But when they were gone, they could not go with the little hundred royal guards, who were tasked with guarding the chincha......

The eyes of the bureaucrats in the Assassin's Mansion widened one by one, looking at the escort team that still numbered one hundred and fifty people, and they all said: Do you need to be so afraid of death?

Jiang Zhixuan and Xiaoxiao naturally didn't know that these officials were thinking about such an idiot at this time. The young couple, at this time, are full of curiosity all the way to visit the acre and third of the land where they will work and live in the future.

Entered the six doors and bypassed the Xiao Wall. Enter the hospital. There are two courtyards on the left and right, on the left is the state capital guest house, and on the right is the county prison of Qiantang County. The two courtyards have one thing in common, they can both stay for free, but the people who stay are different......

Go further on, and you will be the second gate. After passing through the second gate, Jiang Zhixuan was about to start a series of ceremonies to take office. First of all, you must tidy up your official uniform and appearance, and visit the door of worship. After the worship through the instrument door, raise your eyes to see the "ring stone pavilion" on the road, the ring stone under the pavilion, the iron painting silver hook engraved with three gilded characters, "Gong Shengming". Jiang Zhixuan bowed again, then turned his head in the direction of the inner lobby, and sixteen shocking characters came to his face:

"Erfeng Erlu, the people's fat and the people's anointing; The people are easy to abuse, and the heavens are difficult to deceive! ”

The celebrant was Ouyang Ziming, the chief of the Assassin's Mansion, who first read these sixteen words aloud three times, and then all the officials accompanying him shouted three times. Every time they shouted, Jiang Zhixuan had to answer loudly: "Remember, minister!" ”。 This scene is very shocking, and officials above the county order level also have such a ceremony when they take office, but it is unknown what the effect will be......

The roar is over. After answering, I have to pay a big salute to these sixteen words. The little husband next to him was tossed enough by these trivial rules, and he had mixed feelings in his heart: there are good places in feudal society, but there are also bad places......

After the visit, pass through the Ring Stone Workshop, and inside is the tall and magnificent state capital hall. This is the place where the Assassin holds important ceremonies, such as the Divine Decree and the Inauguration Ceremony. I usually work here, but I don't have it here.

Ouyang Ziming took the official seal from Jiang Zhixuan's attaché and ran into the lobby a few steps first. Subsequently, Jiang Zhixuan boarded the platform. Stepping over Zhu Majesty. Then tidy up the clothes, look to the north and bow to the three buttons and nine bows, and thank the emperor. Then, he solemnly bowed to the big seal that Ouyang Ziming had just placed in the middle of the lobby, which was considered to have completed the inauguration ceremony.

But the ceremony is not over yet, behind the lobby is the inner house of the Thorn Mansion, where Xiaoxiao and Jiang Zhixuan live on weekdays. You have to worship the Lord of the Stove in these places, the god Xiao He, the land lord, the god of Ma Xian, the dragon king, etc...... None of these ethereal gods can be missed, and they must all be worshipped, otherwise if the gods are unhappy, the consequences will be very serious......

At this point, Jiang Zhixuan's worship should be over, and the next ...... Then it's time for others to worship him. After returning to the lobby from the backyard, Ouyang Ziming led hundreds of officials to kneel down to the new boss in accordance with the rules...... and his wife" >. Subsequently, Ouyang Ziming introduced to Jiang Zhixuan one by one:

"Chen Zhixiu, Zicang, don't drive in Hangzhou, from the ...... of the four grades" Jiang Zhixuan and Xiao Xiaoxun looked at it, but saw that it was a fifty-year-old man with clear eyebrows, and the official uniform on his body set off his originally thin body with a bit of arrogance and evil. Hearing Ouyang Ziming be the first to introduce him, he smiled slightly, and gently arched his hand towards Jiang Zhixuan, which can be regarded as a separate acquaintance.

"Feng Ziyuan, the word Qinglian, Hangzhou Sima, from the five grades ......" A sturdy man who was nearly forty years old stood up when he heard the voice, and bowed to Jiang Zhixuan and Xiaoxiao in a loud voice:

"Xiaguan Feng Qinglian, meet Lord Thorn Shi, meet Madame" >......" His words were obviously much more than the previous Chen Cang, and the smile on his face was more sincere. Xiaoxiao and Jiang Zhixuan almost came to the conclusion in their hearts at the same time: this person can be used as a breakthrough......

"Wu Chengci, word scholar. Zheng Liupin, Hangzhou recorded the city order ......". Hearing this person's introduction, Xiaoxiao was still a little confused, she was still not completely familiar with the official positions of this era. It's just that when Xiao Xiaojian saw her husband's eyes, when she introduced this person, she narrowed into a slit for a moment, and then seemed to realize that she was wrong, and instantly stretched out again. However, the husband's expression fell in the eyes of the officials in the field at all. Seeing that these officials suddenly became extremely nervous, Xiao Xiao suddenly realized that something was wrong. In the middle of my thoughts, I soon had an idea:

"Wu Chengci? Is this adult's name really called Wu Chengci? Without waiting for her husband to speak, Xiaoxiao hurriedly spoke.

Although the officials felt that it was a little inappropriate for Mrs. Assassin Shi to >interject at this time, it was not appropriate for Mrs. Assassin Shi to interject at this time, but seeing that Mrs. Assassin Shi was so concerned >, it was not good not to answer. Ouyang Ziming had no choice but to nod: "Exactly, uh...... Madame: ">, but what's wrong?" ”

"Hehe, no, no, don't be surprised, but the concubine feels that it is too coincidental, because the cousin of the concubine has the same name and surname as Lord Wu, hehe, I just heard Lord Ouyang's introduction, and when I haven't seen Lord Wu's deity, the concubine still thinks when my cousin will come to Hangzhou to be an official, right, husband?"

The last sentence was said to Jiang Zhixuan. She had been around for so long, Jiang Zhixuan had already reacted, and when he heard the words of his beloved wife in a hurry, he hurriedly bowed his head lightly:

"Hehe, exactly, this official almost got up to meet each other......"

The officials in the field suddenly let go of their hanging hearts: I see, I thought that Lord Assassin Shi really came because of that incident.

It turned out that this recorded city order was the predecessor of the salt and iron envoys in the middle and late Tang Dynasty. At this time, he was the highest official in charge of Hangzhou's salt and iron monopoly and taxation, and was directly responsible to the assassin history. When he was introduced just now, the eyes of the new assassin squinted for a moment, and all the officials thought that the new assassin was indeed here for the Suzhou-Hangzhou salt and iron case, but they didn't expect it to be because of such a thing......

However, not all officials are so hasty. Five or six officials, including Ouyang Ziming, Chen Cang, and Wu Chengci. After listening to the tacit understanding between Jiang Zhixuan and Xiaoxiao, instead of being relaxed, he became even more nervous. The weather was already hot, and at this time, it was already starting to sweat......

Subsequently, Ouyang Ziming forcibly introduced some other subordinates of the Assassin Mansion, as well as Wang Shoushan, the commander of Fuyang County, Liu Mingyuan, the commander of Xincheng County, and Dong Qichang, the commander of Yuhang County...... Only that Qiantang County Ling Feng Gongmin did not introduce. Although Jiang Zhixuan was worried about the news of life and death in the same year, but now that the situation was unclear, he didn't ask any questions, leaving it for him to understand slowly in the future.

It took half an hour to finally introduce the nearly 100 officials in the field one by one. Xiaoxiao was dizzy when she heard it, and she only remembered half of it at most. Looking at the husband's calm and relaxed appearance, he looked quite relaxed, and he couldn't help but think: Isn't this the difference between men and women? In other words, the husband was born to be an official......

After the introduction, the next step is to go to the banquet. Qiantang is the seat of Yuhang County, and the restaurants in the city are lined up one after another, and each is better than one. However, in the whole city of Hangzhou, as long as you ask casually which restaurant is the best in Hangzhou, people will point in unison in the direction of the yamen of the state capital: "The century-old Liufuju!" ”。 Just like in today's Jingshi, if you want to find the best restaurant, passers-by will invariably tell you that it is Zuiyue Building.

The Tang Dynasty was founded less than 30 years ago, and the previous Sui Dynasty was only 37 years in total. Combined, the time of these two dynasties is only seventy years. However, Liufuju is a real century-old store, that is to say, since the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties before the Sui Dynasty, this Liufuju has existed......

Being able to stand for three dynasties without falling down is enough to show the strength of Liufuju. This is not only the strength of food, wine and food, but also the strength of the manager and public relations. Because every time the dynasty changes, Hangzhou will inevitably be warned. However, the operators of Liufuju have been able to keep Liufuju intact from the chaos every time, which is enough to explain the problem. After knowing the origin of the Liufuju, even Xiaoxiao became very interested in the proprietor of the Liufuju......

At the wine table, Ouyang Ziming, Chen Cang, Feng Ziyuan, Wu Chengci and others sat down with Jiang Zhixuan and Xiaoxiao. After the wine lady waiting for the service filled the wine glass, Ouyang Ziming raised the wine glass first and said loudly:

"Lord Jiang is so young and promising, and now he is taking up the post of Hangzhou Assassin History, congratulations, come, colleagues, this cup, let's salute Lord Jiang together, and wash the dust for the adult......"

......In the spacious hall, nearly ten tables of bureaucrats raised their glasses and shouted when they heard this, and then drank all the wine in their glasses.

Jiang Zhixuan looked at this scene and smiled lightly, picked up the wine glass and drank it himself, then coughed lightly twice, and said in a calm tone:

"Colleagues, this official is new to the city, and he is not familiar with the various situations in Hangzhou. Therefore, for a considerable period of time, this officer will not give orders to your colleagues and give arbitrary commands. Please do your duty and do your errands step by step. If there is any problem with this official, he will personally order someone to invite you to come to the assassination mansion......"

This can be regarded as his inaugural speech, and such a low-key inaugural speech made the officials in the audience all sigh with relief. Not to mention those who have evil intentions, some Qingliu officials who were still very innocent have always been worried that he will rely on the favor of His Majesty the Emperor to make a fool of himself......

With Jiang Zhixuan's statement, this reception banquet was a joy for the guests and hosts. After the banquet was dispersed, Ouyang Ziming originally prepared an opera program and wanted to invite Jiang Zhixuan and the little couple to taste it. was excused by Jiang Zhixuan on the grounds that he had traveled a long distance, was physically tired, and was unable to drink. Ouyang Ziming is not reluctant, after today's trip, he has already found some truth in his heart, and it is enough to explain to his eldest brother and his boss, so they broke up......

Back in the backyard of the Thorn Mansion, Xiao Xiao couldn't wait to ask: "Husband, why are you so out of shape when you were introduced to that Wu Chengci?" ”

Jiang Zhixuan took a deep breath and replied a little depressedly: "Because he is the Hangzhou Record City Order, that is, the chief official in charge of salt and iron monopoly and taxation!" ”。 As he spoke, Jiang Zhixuan seemed to be very annoyed by his joy and anger......

"I see...... "I see" nodded slightly, to put it bluntly, in the future, this should be similar to the local director of the Bureau of Industry and Commerce. Then, seeing the chagrin between her husband's expression, she smiled again: "Why is my husband so worried, haven't we passed it!" ”

After listening to his beloved wife's reassuring words, the depressed look on Jiang Zhixuan's face did not lessen:

"What did you do? Madame: "Didn't > find out?" Then Ouyang Ziming, Chen Cang and the others didn't believe our rhetoric at all......"

"Hehe, at least most of the officials believe it, don't they?"

Jiang Zhixuan stopped when he heard this, his eyes widened and he looked at his beloved wife with burning eyes, and when he saw the calm smile on her face, he felt ashamed in his heart, and said in his heart, What's wrong with me? Why is it better to be a lady?" > calm, so he also restrained Fang Cai's impetuousness, and asked in a deep voice:

"Madam" >, my husband believes that your words have not been finished......"

"Giggles, I know that I can't hide it from my clever husband. Husband, you think, we have just entered the city today, and my husband has just taken office, and he has not even handed over government affairs. Even so, even in the midst of the conversation, we have already caused these people to have a disagreement about our husband and wife, which is not a bad thing. Also, according to the observation of the concubine, this Hangzhou officialdom is not monolithic, for example, that Feng Qinglian can be used as a breakthrough for us......"

Jiang Zhixuan listened to his beloved wife's reasonableness, nodded frequently, and then said:

"Madam" >, in this way, Ming ** will work hard, in the name of Mrs. "> you, banquet the families of these officials, first understand from the side, see how deep the water in Hangzhou City is......"

Xiao Xiaoyan smiled: "Hehe, the concubine respects the life of Lord Shi...... However, who pays for this hospitality ......"

Jiang Zhixuan was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "The official has the official seal as a guarantee, and the gift received by Mrs. Tomorrow > is definitely more than two ......silver taels for a banquet."

Xiao Xiao saw that her husband had regained his usual optimism, and smiled: "In that case, let's hold it twice a month in the future, okay?" Husband...... What's wrong with you............"

Jiang Zhixuan: "........................"

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