After picking up Gu Yunji at the dock, Tongzhi Chen Xunzhou glanced at his entourage and found that there were only two young women among them, and one was dressed as a maidservant, obviously the other person's handmaiden.

Chen Xunzhou retracted his gaze and said meaningfully to Gu Yunji: "I saw Lord Gu on this trip, but I didn't bring many family members." ”

Gu Yunji didn't think too much, and said: "My parents and brothers are in the capital, I came to Xuzhou Mansion to take office, the mountains are high and the road is far away, and it is not good to work for them to travel thousands of miles, so I only brought Humble Jing and the little girl." I don't know where my official residence is? I want to go over early and pack up and settle down as soon as possible. ”

"Master Gu, don't worry, we have arranged all of this." Chen Xunzhou said, stretched out his hand and beckoned a young descendant, "This is a nephew of my own family, called Chen Peishi." Although he doesn't have much interest, he can recognize two words, and he is also a light, and he knows more or less about daily official duties such as criminal names. ”

"The position of Xuzhou Mansion has been vacant for many years, and the original master is long gone. We think that Master Gu has just arrived, there must be a lot of unclear places, this kid grew up in Xuzhou Mansion since he was a child, and he has no knowledge of local affairs, so he will be sent by Lord Gu in the future, when Lord Gu finds a more desirable master, he will be replaced directly. ”

As soon as Chen Xunzhou's words fell, the junior next to him stepped forward and saluted Gu Yunji: "Little Chen Peishi, I have seen Master Gu. ”

Chen Peishi looked like he was in his twenties, he spoke cleanly, his eyes were round and bright, and he was indeed a clever looker. Gu Yunji happened to lack a "local pass", so he didn't refuse immediately, accepted him directly, and said to Chen Xunzhou: "Then thank Lord Chen for his kindness." ”

Chen Xunzhou said: "It's just a trivial matter, Master Gu doesn't have to say thank you." Master Gu has traveled thousands of miles, thinking that it is because of abnormal fatigue, we will not delay your time here. Pei Shi took Master Gu to his official residence to rest. ”

"Yes." Chen Peishi replied and said to Gu Yunji, "Lord Gu, please come with me." ”

After Gu Yunji said goodbye to Yan Zhengqian and Chen Xunzhou one by one, he took Xu Shuhua and others to follow Chen Peishi to the official residence. After Gu Yunji left, Chen Xunzhou didn't stay longer, and left under the pretext that the government still had something to do.

Looking at the backs of everyone in the distance, the smile on Yan Zhengqian's face slowly rose, pointed in the direction of Gu Yunji with his chin, and asked Master Pang Fu: "How do you feel?" ”

Pang Fu thought back for a moment and muttered, "Feeling...... He spoke quite well, not as arrogant as I thought. This Gu Yunji is a dignified first-class jinshi, and in the face of a nominal prisoner like Chen Xunzhou who donates money, he is polite, which is quite rare. ”

Yan Zhengqian smiled and said, "Of course he has to be polite, Chen Xunzhou is a native of the country, and the Chen family has a lot of influence in Xuzhou Mansion, and it can't be bypassed in all aspects." And he is 'Dai Tongzhi', he is not subject to the term limit of officials, and he may have to sit in this position all the time, Gu Yunji wants this official to be stable and smooth, so he has to have a good relationship with him. ”

"And this Chen Xunzhou, who is used to seeing the wind and steering the rudder, has just arrived, so he is busy stuffing a nephew of his own family, and his thoughts are really written on his face. Believe it or not, he'll have to send someone over later. ”

Pomford asked, "Shall we do the same?" After all, he is an official from the capital, so how can he leave a good impression on him, he can't let Chen Xunzhou take the lead. ”

"Forget it. If you want me to say, Chen Xunzhou is all useless. Yan Zhengqian shook his head disapprovingly, and said sarcastically, "Gu Yunji is not only a first-class jinshi, but also a cousin and nephew of the Shangshu of the Criminal Department of the Dynasty, born in the Songjiang Gu family. ”

"This kind of son-in-law can be sent to a place like ours, and he usually comes to practice, and he will go back to Beijing directly to enter the center with a layer of gold, and he won't stay long at all, but I am afraid that the cost spent by Chen Xunzhou will not see the benefits, and the people will be transferred. In the end, he didn't take the road of the imperial examination to become an official, and he was really short-sighted. ”

Saying that, Yan Zhengqian yawned, and said casually as he walked back: "We don't have to deliberately slap Gu Yunji, as long as we can get by on face and don't make enemies." Anyway, this is my last term, and as long as I get through these three years in peace and I am promoted, I will be satisfied. ”

"This Gu Yunji is young and vigorous, and he has never been a magistrate, and I don't expect him to help in the future, so just put him aside as a mascot. I hope he can also have the consciousness of a mascot, stay honest and work on his qualifications, and don't always think about what to do with his vigorous political achievements, otherwise things will not be done, and it will affect me. ”

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“…… At the end of this street is the largest vegetable market in our city, and the vegetables in it are fresh. There is the Xuzhou Mansion School, although it is mainly under the management of the school officials, but the prefect and the Tongzhi are more concerned about academic affairs, and you can also go to see it often. This is the Xuzhou Mansion, and you will be on duty here in the future. ”

Chen Peishi walked towards the official residence with Gu Yunji, and introduced him to various locations and places along the way. As Chen Xunzhou said, this kid is clear and organized, and he is indeed very bright, and he can see that he can become a good helper in the future.

Gu Yunji observed all the way and found that although the Xuzhou Mansion City was far less prosperous than the Jiangnan Prefecture such as Hangzhou Mansion and Songjiang Mansion, the layout of the city was neat and reasonable, and there was basically no old and dilapidated place, which looked like it had not been built for many years.

Thinking like this, Gu Yunji asked, "Was the city built in recent years?" I think the buildings are quite new. ”

Chen Peishi said with a smile: "Adults have good eyesight. Fucheng was indeed built in recent years, and it must have been seven or eight years. Among the several counties under the jurisdiction of Xuzhou Prefecture, Yibin County is the best developed, in the past, the government and the county government were in one place, and later the imperial court's maritime trade policy was relaxed, and the river transportation also prospered. ”

At that time, the wharf was far away from the Fucheng, and the traffic was very inconvenient, so it was simply relocated and relied on the wharf to build the current Fucheng, and the original old city became the county seat of Yibin. It was also from that time that the prefectural and prefectural offices were separated. ”

Gu Yunji saw that he was very honest and knew the history of Xuzhou Mansion well, and asked: "Then you were born in Yibin County, and then moved here with your uncle Lord Chen and them after the construction of the mansion?" ”

Chen Peishi scratched his head embarrassedly: "I said that it was my nephew, it was Lord Chen who raised me, in fact, I came from a partial house, and I am very far from the same knowledge of Lord Chen's blood, at most I just call him a clan uncle." I have always been from Yibin County, and my father and mother still live in the county seat. ”

"That is, I heard that you are coming, and there is a lack of a master who is familiar with the local area, it is best to be the same age as you, so that it is convenient to communicate. I am the only one in the clan who has won the show, so Lord Chen brought me to Fucheng and asked me to follow you. ”

Gu Yunji glanced at him unexpectedly: "You also won the show?" You're so young, why don't you continue to study and try to be the first to be promoted? ”

Chen Peishi sighed: "Hey-sir, you don't know, our style of study here is withering, and we haven't been admitted to the Jinshi for many years, even if we win, it's not bad in Xuzhou Mansion." Out of Xuzhou Mansion, there is no way to compare with those Jiangnan scholars, even if they are alternate officials, they can't compete for others, and they often can't get their turn even if they are half of the ground. ”

"Therefore, the children of our clan, generally after winning the show, will be arranged to be officials in the government or county government, although it is not a serious official position, but it is better to eat public meals anyway, and it is better to do things in a real way than to survive year after year."

Speaking of this, Chen Peishi was still a little proud: "I'm lucky, I met you, an adult, and I follow you as a Tanhualang, I can be contaminated with some Wenqu Xing's academic spirit day and night, and I have face when I say it, you don't know how much my brothers in the clan envy me." ”

Hearing this, Gu Yunji smiled helplessly and didn't say anything.

The group walked through most of the city, and finally stopped outside a house, Chen Peishi introduced: "When you arrive, this is your official residence." ”