After a brief rest, early the next morning, Gu Yunji came to the Xuzhou Mansion to be on duty.

The so-called three fires for new officials to take office, if you want the fire to burn vigorously, you must first prepare firewood. Gu Yunji has just arrived, and he is not in a hurry to start working immediately, but plans to familiarize himself with the environment up and down the Xuzhou Mansion - especially the environment in the city and the wharf, and understand the area he manages before managing it, which is a very important part.

Gu Yunji went to meet the prefect Yan Zhengqian and his fellow governor Chen Xunzhou as usual, and got to know the big and small officials in the government again, and they were roughly familiar. Then he changed into his regular clothes, prepared to go out to observe the people's feelings, and began his own life of "going to the grassroots".

Just as he was about to go out, he saw his master Chen Peishi come in and report: "My lord, the Yibin County Commander and the county officials came to visit. ”

Gu Yunji said unexpectedly: "Oh? I also said that I would go to Yibin County to see it in person when I had time, but I didn't expect them to come first, so let them in. ”

After a while, several people in blue-green official uniforms walked in, and the leader looked in his thirties, fat and bulging, and his fat official uniform was almost unbearable, and he looked like he was full of fat intestines. Judging from the stereotype, he is a corrupt official.

Gu Yunji looked at him quietly and said, "When this official first came, I don't know you yet, so let's introduce yourself." ”

The man took a step forward and said flatteringly and respectfully: "The official is named Xue Liu, and he is the county commander of Yibin County, and he has seen Master Gu here. These are all officials of the Yibin County Ya, namely the county Cheng Yue Zhuo, the chief bookkeeper Qin Shuqin and Pei Gou. ”

Several people stepped forward in response and saluted: "Xiaguan has seen Master Gu." ”

Gu Yunji nodded and said, "Well, I just met with you today, and when I am free in two days, I will go to Yibin County to take a trip, and then I will familiarize myself with your official business." ”

Xue Liu's face was full of smiles: "Lord Gu is busy with official business on weekdays, if you need anything, you give an order, and the lower official will send it to you, why do you have to work hard to run it in person, the county government is some distance away from here." ”

Gu Yunji waved his hand indifferently: "It's okay, as the general judge of the Xuzhou Mansion, I am familiar with the counties under my jurisdiction, which is part of my official business." What's more, some things are a bit false just by mouth, you still have to see with your own eyes to be real, I will go by myself in two days, you don't have to go out of your way to greet you, I will call you if necessary. ”

"That's it for today, you guys go back first, I still have something to do."

"Yes." Several people answered, and after saluting, they left the Xuzhou Mansion.

Gu Yunji raised his head, but found that the county order Xue Liu was still in place, and asked suspiciously: "Why didn't you leave?" Is there something else going on? ”

"Xiaguan is a little ......" Xue Liu smiled flatteringly, his face was full of folds squeezed out of fat, "Lord Gu, you just arrived at Xuzhou Mansion, and Xiaguan has prepared some meeting gifts, I hope you will smile." ”

Gu Yunji raised his eyes and glanced at him: "You are my subordinate, I am your superior, we will communicate in the future mostly because of official business, so we can get along naturally, you don't need to give any gifts, you can take it back." ”

"Don't be in a hurry to refuse, you should see what kind of gift I am giving first." As he spoke, Xue Liu clapped his palms and beckoned outside, "Come in." ”

As soon as the words fell, four young women with graceful postures walked in outside, and said in unison: "The slave family has seen Lord Tongju. ”

Gu Yunji's eyelids jumped wildly and looked at Xue Liu: "What do you mean by this?" ”

Xue Liu smiled: "Xia Guan heard that Lord Gu came to Xuzhou Mansion this time, and he brought very few family members, so I think the backyard is empty and no one serves him." Xuzhou Mansion is located in the middle of nowhere, and there are more pleasures than the capital, and other places dare not say it, at least in this regard...... You can't be wronged by Master Gu. ”

Looking at Xue Liu's meaningful expression, Gu Yunji was speechless: "What grievances are not wronged?" I don't need it, you can bring it all back to me! ”

Why do you like to come to this set? Even if you want to have a good relationship with him, isn't there a new way? As soon as he saw that he had few family members, he immediately came to "cater to his preferences", and his movements were really fast.

In the face of Gu Yunji's refusal, Xue Liu was not discouraged, and refused to give up and said: "Xia Guan knows that Master Chen has already sent you away yesterday, presumably in the eyes of Lord Gu, Xia Guan is a superfluous move after falling down." ”

"But Xiaguan is different from Lord Chen, these four people picked by Xiaguan are all authentic Shudi women, spicy and gorgeous, straightforward and honest, maybe not as gentle and affectionate as the Jiangnan people, but the victory is better than this special, fresh picture."

Gu Yunji's brain was buzzing, and the more he listened, the darker his face became, but the thoughts and concepts of the two of them were not on the same path at all, and they couldn't explain it at all. Fortunately, Xue Liu and Chen Xunzhou are indeed different, Xue Liu is his subordinate, and he can directly refuse.

Gu Yunji didn't even look at the women, and said categorically: "I don't want any Jiangnan people or Shu women, you can bring them all back to me, don't bother about this in the future!" ”

Xue Liu silently slandered when he heard this: Don't you want it yet, didn't the person sent by Chen Xunzhou still accept it yesterday? If you don't like it, you don't like it, what kind of pretend, it's all men, I don't know you yet? If you really want to talk about it, the women of Shu may not be as good as the Jiangnan people, and they don't know the goods!

Thinking like this in his heart, Xue Liu's face was still very respectful, and he asked flatteringly: "If Master Gu is not good at this, then what do you like?" How about Yangzhou skinny horses? Xia Guan managed to find one to send to you? ”

Seeing that he was still obsessed, Gu Yunji's heart became angry, and he casually found a reason and said, "I said no, don't you understand?" My wife has a strong personality and doesn't let me have contact with other women, I'm afraid of being an insider! ”

Xue Liu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then suddenly realized, and hurriedly confessed: "I see, it is the lower official who is reckless, and Lord Gu is not strange." Look at my brain, I almost caused you a problem. ”

In Xue Liu's cognition, compared to a man who voluntarily has a couple for the rest of his life because he loves his wife, it is more credible that he married a Hedong lion, so he didn't dare to take a concubine.

Gu Yunji didn't bother to explain so much to him, it would be good if he could effectively block these messes, so he suppressed his anger and said, "Forget it, you can bring people back, don't do this in the future." ”

Xue Liu responded again and again, waved his hand to let a few women retreat, but still refused to leave, his eyes rolled, and he blinked and changed to a more flattering smile: "The lower official is reckless, and it is the fault of the lower official to rashly send the beauty without inquiring clearly." But the next gift was carefully prepared by the lower officials, and I asked Lord Gu not to refuse. ”

Gu Yunji was a little impatient and reprimanded: "How can there be a gift?" You're here today to give gifts, aren't you? Xue Liu, you are a county magistrate, you don't put your mind on the right path, and you think about how to please your boss all day long, this is your style? ”

Xue Liu was reprimanded by him, and said cautiously: "The lower official knows his mistake, but what the lower official wants to send is my local specialty, which is not worth much, but it represents the heart of the lower official and the people of Xuzhou Mansion." I hope that Master Gu can make an exception to accept it, only this once, and never send it again in the future. ”

Hearing that it was a local specialty, Gu Yunji's anger was slightly extinguished, and he said in a relaxed voice: "Since it is the intention of the people of Xuzhou Mansion, then take it." ”

(End of chapter)