At the beginning of August, the eastern tour of the fourth emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty left Xiangjun and traveled to Yuanxian County, Yue County. He also has to meet someone, that is, Zhao Shu, who is idle at home, his own uncle.

Of course, he can send an edict to let Zhao Shu come and go as soon as he is called, and if he visits in person with the respect of the emperor, it will naturally give Zhao Shu enough face.

At the edge of an unnamed pond in Yuan County, Yue County, Zhao Shu, the dignified auxiliary minister, had already been forced to return to his hometown for more than a year, but now he is like an old fisherman, wearing a hat and a robe, and sitting firmly on the fishing platform with a fishing basket beside him.

From a distance, Zhao Shu is like an ordinary fisherman, although Zhao Shu has been an official for decades, he did not use his power to buy a good field and a beautiful house for himself in his hometown, but after Zhao Shu returned to his hometown, his livelihood was not worried.

Yuan County Zhao family in the local is a famous family, the name of the land is innumerable, the ancestors have been in the era of the countries for several generations of the Yue State Shangqing, out of the general into the phase, the Zhao family in the local can also be said to be a hundred responses, prestige is noble, although Zhao Shu to Shi returned to his hometown, but every day to visit his local wealthy family can be said to be endless, in addition to dealing with guests, reading, Zhao Shu every day has nothing to do but come to this river pond to fish to pass the time.

At this time, Zhao Shu's youngest son, Zhao Yan, trotted all the way to his side and said, "Father, the county commander Li has come to visit you." ”

Zhao Shu said: "Well, I know"

Here in the nameless river pond, Li Hui, as a dignified county magistrate, actually took the initiative to come here to meet Zhao Shu.

Zhao Shu saw that the county order had arrived, put down the fishing rod and stepped forward with a smile and said: "Lord Li, what are you doing, you actually came here to see me, a grass man, you are the head of a county, greet him, and the old man will naturally visit the yamen in person." ”

Seeing this, the county commander Li Hui waved his hand again and again and said with a smile: "Mrs. Zhao, where are you talking about this?" How dare this official greet you at will, today, this official is naturally specially here to visit you. ”

The two of them were polite, chatting for a long time before entering the topic, although the county order Li Hui is called a visit, but the words seem to be more like coming to climb Zhao Shu, as if the head of a county in Yuan County is Zhao Shu.

However, in the face of a famous family in a place like the Zhao family, sometimes the county order may not be as good as the Zhao family's head Zhao Shu, since ancient times, the imperial power is not lower than the county, the county order of flowing water, the iron-beaten family, not to mention the famous family of the entire Yue County, and Zhao Shu was once one of the nine kings in the central government, even if the Yue County Guard saw Zhao Shu, he was polite.

Seeing this, Zhao Shu waved his hand and said: "Lord Li is polite, the old man has no power and no power, he is just a grass people, Lord Li is an official of the imperial court, and he runs to the old man twice in three days, I'm afraid it's not appropriate!" ”

When the county magistrate Li Hui heard this, he sneered and said: "Mrs. Zhao, although this official is a parent official in Yuan County, many things are not allowed to be discussed with you, right?" Besides, Taigong Zhao, you used to be ranked in the imperial court, but you are not an ordinary person, and your official position is low, how dare you despise you Taigong Zhao? ”

Zhao Shu said helplessly: "Okay, what is Lord Li here for today?" ”

Li Hui smiled and said: "Taigong Mingjian, Your Majesty will come to this county tomorrow to inspect, Taigong, you are the uncle of the Son of Heaven, Your Majesty will definitely meet you when the time comes, this official's achievements in this Yuan County over the years are also obvious to all, you see ......"

Li Hui's meaning is obvious, looking at him over the years, Li Mou asked for instructions and reported late to the Zhao family, and for the sake of obeying his words, Zhao Shu saw the emperor and said a good word or two, which was naturally very beneficial to his own career.

In many cases, whether the career can go up or not, in addition to the ability to work hard, there is also the leader's impression of himself, and the people around the leader are also very important.

Li Hui is a good person, although he doesn't know what happened above, but vaguely guessed that Zhao Shuqi as the emperor's own uncle is just temporarily unwilling, sooner or later he will be transferred back to the central government by the imperial court, in fact, Zhao Shu's hidden energy is very powerful, and now the emperor's inspection team is here, which further verifies Li Hui's conjecture.

Zhao Shu shook his head when he heard this: "Lord Li, please rest assured, Lord Li has done a lot of good things for the local people as my parent official in Yuan County. ”

Li Hui was overjoyed when he heard this, it seems that he has really not been in vain with the Zhao family all these years.

Li Hui said: "Thank you Zhao Taigong for raising me, the lower official is also responsible for receiving the holy drive of the Son of Heaven, so it will not disturb Zhao Taigong and your Yaxing, and the lower official will retire." ”

Zhao Shu said: "Okay, the old man is old and frail, so I won't be far away." ”

Seeing Li Xianling go away, Zhao Shu continued to hook and fish, Zhao Shu glanced at his second son Zhao Yan beside him, and asked, "What are you still doing here?" Your immediate boss has gone back, why don't you go with him? ”

Yuan County Commander Li Hui in order to tie up the Zhao family, Zhao Yan was also recruited by the county order for the county government Gong trough entrusted with important tasks, the imperial county level, in addition to the county order, the county lieutenant is directly appointed by the imperial court, and the other officials at all levels in the county are the local county orders have the final say, generally appointing the children of the local more prestigious families as officials, and the power can be said to be quite large.

Zhao explained: "Father, I have something to ask, and after asking, I will go back to the county office." ”

"Say it."

Zhao explained: "Your Majesty is coming to Yuan County tomorrow, Your Majesty's trip is to see your father specifically?" ”

Zhao Shu said thoughtfully: "The old man doesn't know, maybe he is just passing by here." ”

Zhao Xian said with joy on his face: "Father, Xian'er guesses that His Majesty must have come to see your father, if my father is enabled to return to the imperial court again, my Zhao family can get up again, and our family can return to Qingyang again." ”

When Zhao Shu heard this, he frowned and said, "What? You've wanted to go back to Qingyang for a long time? ”

Zhao Yan touched the back of his head, and said embarrassedly: "Yes father, I was born in Qingyang since I was a child, grew up there, and many of my friends are also there. ”

Zhao Xian used to follow his parents to be an official in Qingyang, which is equivalent to the second generation of officials in the mixed Beijing circle, and he naturally has a high vision, and it is normal to look down on this small Yuan County.

When Zhao Shu heard this, he snorted coldly and reprimanded: "Xian'er, you are thinking about your group of fox friends in Qingyang every day? You remember, your surname is Zhao, you are a Yue person, this is your hometown, and Yuan County is the place where our Zhao family really rises, which is the foundation of our Zhao family. Your grandfather, grandfather, grandfather, grandfather, all grew up here, they have served as the secretary of the Yue Kingdom in the past, my Zhao family also started with military merits, is one of the best local families, finally go back to your hometown, you have to make friends with the scholars here, and you can afford to revive my Zhao family in the future, why can't you figure it out? This time, even if His Majesty uses the old man again, you kid will stay here honestly for me, and I am not allowed to go anywhere, I want to go back to Qingyang? The beauty you want. ”

Zhao Yan was stunned for a moment when he was reprimanded, and suddenly shrugged his face and said, "Isn't there still a big brother in my father?" Now that the eldest brother is also the imperial history of Yunan County, the heavy task of reviving the Zhao family can't be my turn......"

Zhao Shu said coldly: "What? As long as your eldest brother's surname is Zhao, you won't be surnamed Zhao? Look at your eldest brother, although he is far away in Yunan County, he is stable and has made great achievements in officialdom, you two brothers work together, my Zhao family can prosper, you are no longer a child, you will also shoulder the responsibility of reviving our Zhao family in the future. ”

"Father, I remember, I'll go to the yamen to do a good job." Zhao Yan said that there was no one in the smoke.

Zhao Shu looked at his distant back, shook his head helplessly, and thought in his heart that it was time to find him a good family, and to take away his frivolous and stubborn temperament.