Gu Yunji felt that Qian Xun was missing a string in his head.

Even if he didn't know what was going on between him and Xu Shuhua, after all, there were so many outsiders present, and Xu Chengyu also politely refused several times openly and secretly, not to mention that Xu Shuhua was still a daughter who had not left the cabinet at that time, Qian Xun was able to confess and courtship her in public, which showed that he had no eyes at all.

However, Qian Xun was able to be admitted to the Gongshi at the age of about twenty, and later he was admitted to the Jinshi, and smoothly entered the Ministry of Rites, even if it was only the last position in the second class, it was very accessible, and it stands to reason that he would not be stupid, how could he be so brainless?

In this regard, Gu Yunji can only be attributed to Qian Xun being stupid in reading.

The brain circuits are wide and straight like the main road, and they don't bend at all, and they don't look at them at all. Usually you can't see anything, but once you recognize something, you can't pull it back with ten cows.

Just like now, if it weren't for Qian Xun's eyes that were pure and serious enough, Gu Yunji would have wondered if it was because he married Xu Shuhua, so Qian Xun held a grudge against him, a "rival in love", and deliberately took revenge.

Qian Xun had to make his own small report, but Gu Yunji had no choice, so he said helplessly: "Forget it, report if you want to, just don't add fuel to the fire and exaggerate the facts." ”

Qian Xun said: "Of course I won't add oil and vinegar, I can say whatever I want, and I won't add half a word." You have to report what you have done badly, and what you have done well, such as being personally involved in everything and caring about the people's welfare, I will naturally report it as well. ”

Gu Yunji smiled: "Okay, okay, you can report how you like, it's up to you." ”

Previously, Gu Yunji didn't understand why Emperor Jingfeng sent Qian Xun as a special envoy, but now he understands.

Qian Xun has been familiar with the sage books for many years, and he is bent on entering the country to serve the country and share his worries, and he also admits death, a tendon shaft out of the sky, no matter whether you are power, money or a concubine and beauty, you can't tempt him, but everything that Emperor Jingfeng explains, he will definitely implement it word for word.

A person like Qian Xun is called a loyal and pure minister if he says it well, but if he doesn't say it well, he is just a stunned person who lacks a string, and he will be offended wherever he goes. If it weren't for the fact that his father Qian Song had recently been promoted to become a secretary of the ministry, and the official was big enough to deter others, he was afraid that he would not know how many times he had been killed in secret.

However, such a person has the most appetite for Emperor Jingfeng, and Emperor Jingfeng is suspicious, and would rather have a dumbfounded person than an old fritter in officialdom who can get along with local officials.

As soon as Qian Xun met, he straightened his face, pointed out that Gu Yunji was not a bunch of them, and after a while, he was quickly attracted by the artichoke in the field, and walked over with bright eyes and said, "What is this?" ”

Gu Yunji smiled and introduced: "This is an artichoke, which is a grain crop. ”

"This is the artichoke?" Qian Xun curiously picked up an artichoke and fiddled around in his hand, "On the way here, I heard many farmers mention artichoke, saying that it is produced in America and can yield thousands of catties per mu, and now I finally see it." ”

Gu Yunji was surprised for a moment, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect Lord Qian to know, that's just right, I don't need to go into too much detail." If Lord Qian can afford this artichoke, he can also write it into the newspaper and report it to His Majesty. ”

When Qian Xun heard Gu Yunji's tone, he always felt that he was teasing himself, and said awkwardly: "I...... I'm the special envoy, and it's my business whether I write a report or not, and I don't care about it. ”

Gu Yunji couldn't cry or laugh, and didn't say anything.

After reading the artichoke, Qian Xun turned to Gu Yunji again and asked, "Lord Gu should go back to the mansion with me, right?" Let's also take care of official business. ”

Gu Yunji raised his eyebrows: "Back to the mansion?" It's still early, so there's no hurry. Now that the weather is hot, if the potatoes are planted late, it is easy to have problems if the sun is too exposed, so I have to go to a few more houses to see the situation. I'll have to check the irrigation canals later, because this year there has been a three-month drought, and some places are clogged and need to be cleaned up. ”

"After doing this, at least in the evening, do you want to go back to the post house to rest first, and I will receive it tomorrow?"

Qian Xun was afraid that he had heard it wrong, and his face was incredulous: "I'm a special envoy, a person sent by His Majesty, you don't greet you at the mansion in advance, I walked the mountain road for nearly an hour and took the initiative to find you, you actually let me go back?" Is that your attitude as a magistrate? ”

Gu Yunji spread out his hands and said indifferently: "So what?" To put it bluntly, you are just a special envoy, not a messenger, I should cooperate with you for official docking, but you have no right to ask me to put you first in everything, now that I am busy with official business, let Lord Qian wait a little, isn't it okay? ”

Emperor Jingfeng's suspicion has become more and more serious in recent years, and he is always worried that the people below will hide from him, so from time to time he will send someone to act as his eyes and ears and go to various places to inspect and check. However, the envoy was too loud and powerful, and every time he arrived at a place, it was as if the emperor was coming, and the officials had to kowtow to greet him, and officials with average qualifications were not qualified to serve as officials.

So Emperor Jingfeng later specially created the name of "special envoy" for convenience, which was semi-formal and informal, and it was enough to do things for him. The identity of the envoy is not as important as that of the Qincha, but he is a person sent by the emperor, and ordinary local officials treat him with great respect and courtesy.

Qian Xun is familiar with the books of sages and sages, and is an aspiring young man who grew up under the influence of Confucianism, with a loyalty to serve the country, but also cynical, determined to sweep away the darkness of officialdom and cleanse the world of filth.

Before Qian Xun came to Shuzhong, he had already predetermined in his heart what kind of "danger" he would encounter, what a charming and deadly "temptation" he would encounter, and secretly warned himself that he must stick to his heart and not be corroded by those court moths.

However, he didn't expect that as soon as he arrived in Shuzhong, the first official he met shattered his fantasy - Gu Yunji didn't pay attention to him at all, and even felt that he was redundant.

Qian Xun looked at Gu Yunji in astonishment: "I am a special envoy, and all the documents and reports I write can be heard directly to heaven, as a local official, shouldn't you curry favor with me and let me say a few kind words for you in front of Your Majesty?" ”

Gu Yunji didn't understand: "Why do I want to curry favor with you?" You are a special envoy, I am the general judge of the Xuzhou government, we each have our own official duties, can we just do our best? What's more, Lord Qian is upright, is it useful for me to curry favor with you? ”

Qian Xun thought about it, but he always felt that something was wrong, and before he could speak, he heard Gu Yunji say again: "In short, it is impossible for me to return to the mansion now, I can't leave." Mr. Qian will either go back to the post station by himself, and when I am empty tomorrow, I will take the initiative to find you for official business. ”

"Either ......" Gu Yunji paused and glanced at Qian Xun, "Either Lord Qian will simply follow me for half a day, and you can go wherever I go, so that I can not only introduce you to some oral official duties on the road, but also have a deeper understanding of the customs and customs of Xuzhou Mansion, how about it?" ”

Qian Xun didn't want to go back and wait anyway, so he hesitated again and again, and made up his mind: "Okay, then I'll follow you." ”

(End of chapter)