got a new transfer, Sun Siwen was naturally overjoyed.

In January, he was promoted from the seventh rank to the sixth rank official, and was promoted by two levels, and most importantly, he was also promoted from the original low-level official to the middle-level official.

This can be said to be a qualitative leap.

I don't know how many county orders there are, and if they go around in this position for decades, they may not be able to be promoted to another level.

But now that he is only thirty-two years old, how can he not be happy that he has achieved this?

Even Lu Yuan was happy that he had been promoted to the third level and became a commander.

It's not, he is obsessed with the position of a powerful official, mainly because he has risen to the level of commander, and he is already the head of the military attaché of a government.

With this identity, he sent his disciples to other prefectures and counties to buy medicinal materials, so that he could have a better official confidence.

Not only will more resources be obtained, but those who dare to be embarrassed will also greatly reduce the benefits, which is self-evident.

The last New Year spent in Wugang Prefecture was spent in the third year of Hongdao, and at the end of January, he handed over to the new county commander.

Lu Yuan left eighty or ninety people who had already settled in the local area and were unwilling to leave with him from the county soldiers under his control.

Then he took an army of 400 and went to Fucheng with Sun Siwen.

The reason why he wanted to take the army to his post was mainly because of the meaning of the prefect Cui.

As a promoted commander, Lu Yuan can manage 1,000 soldiers according to the system. However, the soldiers of Shaoyang Mansion were originally transferred to fight the traitors in Xichuan County, and now there is no soldier in the city except for some government officials.

Therefore, these thousand people need to be built from scratch after he took office, and now he just has this establishment.

So the Cui prefect summed up, and the county seat of Wugang was already stable, and the small county town could not afford to raise five hundred county soldiers, so he left dozens of old and weak with a wave of his hand, and the remaining four hundred elites fell into the city and officially turned into the government soldiers.

Lu Yuan naturally had no opinion on this.

Of course, it is a good thing to be able to bring these old subordinates who are used to their own hands with them.

And he was turned into a government soldier, and in the future, these soldiers would not need to be raised by him and Sun Siwen, so naturally there would be that Cui Zhifu who was responsible for military salaries.

You can also save a lot of money yourself.

Now that the local century-old medicinal materials have been bought, Lu Yuan wants to buy suitable medicinal materials, so he has to send people to buy them from farther away. The cost of overhead and risk along the way has skyrocketed.

The expenses are getting bigger and bigger, and he has to find a way to open up sources and reduce expenses.

Now there are people who pay for the military, which is exactly what they want.

Here I have to mention a small thing.

That is his friend Sun Sima, before the handover, specially took away another 5,000 taels of money from the county government's account. Only to the next county magistrate, more than 3,000 taels of silver were left.

According to Sun Siwen's meaning.

The next county magistrate, no one knows whether he is corrupt or honest, but according to the current officialdom atmosphere, most of them are also corrupt officials.

In this case, it is better to transfer most of the money and hand it over to Lu Yuan to raise the army.

The soldiers patrolled the local area, maintained law and order, and exterminated the bandits. Give 5,000 taels of silver to improve the food, which is also appropriate.

Anyway, the money is not a public account, and it has never been recorded. The county government is taking special funds, and even if it is transferred, no one knows.

In this regard, Lu Yuan naturally accepted it happily.

It is naturally impossible to improve the food. But it's still okay to buy yourself a few more herbs.

What, eat the blood of soldiers?

He paid each soldier a salary of five taels a month, which was five times the salary of an ordinary person a month, and it was paid monthly, and there was never any arrears.

The special money donated by his friend to the battalion is now just a sum, can this be called drinking the blood of soldiers?

He led the army on the road for a few days, and on the second day of the second month of February, he finally arrived at Shaoyang Fucheng.

There were already officials sent by the prefect waiting to answer the prefect on this side of the city, and after Lu Yuan asked people to take the soldiers to the military camp in the city, he went to meet the prefect with Sun Siwen.

……

Within the government office.

Cui Changqing was dealing with official business at this time, this doer who pursued the concept of reform, has been busy dealing with the accumulated shortcomings in the government for more than half a year, and he has to be busy until late at night before he can sleep.

Although he was so tired, this old man, who was over fifty years old, didn't seem to notice the tiredness, and was still full of energy and energy.

However, it was precisely because of his due diligence that after a deep investigation, Governor Cui knew how rotten Shaoyang Mansion was.

Corrupt officials and corrupt officials are rampant, local bandits are everywhere, the people are becoming poorer and poorer, and the mountains and seedlings are frequently in turmoil......

It can be said that the entire land of Yifu is rotten.

No, it can't be said to be all rotten.

At least in Wugang County, although it has only suffered a big chaos, under the auspices of the new county order, the local recovery is very good.

Not only is the household registration gradually increasing and commerce and trade are flourishing, but even the local finances and public security are also impressive.

Especially in this troubled era, Sun Siwen even led people to build water conservancy and roads, which made him even more dazzling among the mediocre and corrupt officials.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this that seeing a bright light in the dark night undoubtedly gave hope to the prefect who was distressed by the situation in the DPRK.

Therefore, after he met Sun Siwen, he vigorously promoted to the county government and transferred people to his side, intending to focus on cultivating this rising star in his eyes.

"I've seen adults."

"I've seen the prefect."

In the government affairs hall, Lu Yuan finally met this friend, the Cui prefect who admired him in his mouth.

With half-white hair and a handsome face, it can be seen that he should be a beautiful man when he was young. The temperament is a little upright, and a little bookish, and you can even see a little easy-going and elegant, not as arrogant as ordinary officials.

"Master Sun, I've been waiting for a long time, and I've finally waited for you."

Hearing the voice, Cui Changqing put down the pen in his hand, raised his head, and saw the junior he was optimistic about at a glance, and a smile appeared on his face.

"The lower officials are late, please forgive me." Sun Siwen really admires this Master Cui.

After seeing people at this time, Lu Yuan obviously noticed that his friend's breath had become a little faster, and his heartbeat was faster, which was really the gesture of seeing an idol.

This could not help but surprise him.

"It's okay, it will take some time to hand over official duties."

Cui Changqing waved his hand and comforted his little fan brother. Then he turned his head to look at Lu Yuan, and after carefully looking at him, he couldn't help but be a little surprised when he was so young, but soon said with a smile on his face: "This is Lord Lu."

Everyone in the house said that Lord Lu was superior in martial arts, and he personally led the team the year before last, and he took the lead in removing the thieves and bandits in Wugang County, and broke the local Miao rebellion on the right, and Wu Yong was the first in Shaoyang.

I've been looking up to it for a long time.

I finally saw it today, and it was really heroic, and there were strange men in the world. ”

Different from the easy-going and closeness when talking to Sun Siwen, this prefect obviously pays a lot more attention when talking to Lu Yuan.

Seeing his attitude, Sun Siwen next to him was obviously a little surprised.

I didn't expect my friend to have such a status in the prefect's heart.

"It's just a little reckless, when you don't know the praise of the government." Lu Yuan felt excited when he was not taken seriously, and in the face of Cui Changqing's praise, he still responded calmly.

Think about it too.

Now that he is firmly in the first class, his status is comparable to those prefects of big mansions, and now in the face of the praise of the prefect of such a remote and poor house, what is there to be happy about?

And he doesn't have much desire to be promoted.

The main thing is that the commander is higher up, either the county level is the captain, or the general directly under the imperial court forbidden army.

The governor of Dongting County was an innate grandmaster, and Lu Yuan asked himself, even if he cultivated for another twenty years, he might not be able to reach the innate realm, so he naturally didn't dare to think about taking off the official position of that grandmaster.

As for being a general in the imperial court, he will be subject to more constraints, but he will not be free now.

Therefore, being the commander of a government is almost the apex of his officer.

Seeing Lu Yuan's appearance of being neither humble nor arrogant, Cui Changqing was not angry, he knew that those Jianghu martial artists had always been like this.

Those who have the ability always have some privileges.

Therefore, he continued to laugh and said: "The top second-rate master in the rivers and lakes, this is not something that can be described by a little recklessness. Especially since Lord Lu is still so young, it is only a matter of time before he becomes a first-class person in the future.

A first-class martial artist, that is the leader of the martial artists of a mansion, and he is famous in the rivers and lakes.

It's me, and when I see it, I have to intersect with each other, and I don't dare to drag it out. ”

As an official who came down from the imperial court, Cui Changqing's news channels and vision are far more well-informed and broad than those local officials.

Therefore, he knows a lot about some secrets that he has rarely heard of in the local area.

For example, now that the imperial court has been fighting a three-year war with the Liang State and the Jinghai State, it is not only a head-to-head confrontation on the battlefield, but also a private duel with the warriors of the two countries.

In the past three years, those official warriors of the Yue Kingdom have been greatly damaged on the battlefield.

Even some court warriors, frightened by the terrible casualties, actually absconded without permission.

At the same time, in the territory of Dayue, with the great rebellion in Xichuan County, there were also local riots in various places, which also restrained the energy of a large number of masters in the imperial court, causing many casualties.

After this layer of loss, the strength of the warriors in the hands of the imperial court has been greatly weakened. The deterrent effect of the warriors in the rivers and lakes has also plummeted.

Nowadays, many Jianghu warriors in various places, and even Jianghu sects, have begun to move, and there are signs of rebellion.

In this case.

The imperial court's attention to those top martial artists in the rivers and lakes naturally rose in a straight line.

Originally, a second-rate martial artist in the rivers and lakes, his status in the local area was only a county order. But now, with the loss of the top martial artists in the imperial court, in the official face, the status of a second-rate master is actually higher than that of the county order.

Similarly, a first-class master, his status naturally surpasses that of the prefect.

Therefore, Cui Changqing is right.

If Lu Yuan is really a first-class master, then he will be able to meet each other with courtesy.

Well......

It seems that this prefect has no intention of telling some truths, but Lu Yuan just continues to smile, so that he will not reveal his identity.

As a traverser and an immortal, it is smart to keep a few hole cards for yourself at all times, so that you can keep taking them out at critical moments.

Compared with.

The fame of the mere is not worth mentioning, it is not worth mentioning.

After chatting with Lu Yuan eagerly, Governor Cui received few responses.

This made him also see that Lord Lu, who was strong in martial arts, didn't seem to be a person who liked to talk.

So I didn't bother anymore.

Instead, he turned his head and talked to Sun Siwen about poetry and articles, about his experience in governance, and about the situation in the world.

Compared with Lu Yuan's cold reaction, this little fan brother was suddenly excited when he saw his idol talking to him.

So the two chatted enthusiastically.

This conversation lasted from noon to afternoon, and until dinner time, and it seemed that it was about to be night.

At this time, in the prefect's back house, there were also people who couldn't sit still.

……

"Father, you're busy with work again, so late."

In the distance, I heard a crisp and pleasant voice coming in.

On the side of the room, Lu Yuan, who was meditating with his eyes closed, heard the movement, raised his head, and saw a yellow skirt floating in from the outside, bringing a fragrant breeze.

I saw a Miaohua woman about twenty-eight years old, who walked into the room at this time and looked at Cui Changqing with a little anger.

"Wenxiu."

Hearing the voice, Governor Cui came back to his senses and saw that it was his daughter, so he was a little embarrassed.

"There are guests." At this time, Cui Wenxiu realized that there were still two people in the room, and he realized that he seemed to have come to the wrong time, and he was also a little embarrassed.

After all, as a daughter and a lady, she can't be disturbed when her father talks about official business.

This is the number of rites.

Fortunately, Cui Changqing relieved his daughter, he looked at the darkening sky outside, and couldn't help but look at Sun Siwen and Lu Yuan and said, "Lord Sun, Lord Lu, it's getting late, why don't you stay and dine with me?" ”

"Ah......" Sun Siwen was stunned, glanced at the woman in yellow shirt in front of him, and hesitated slightly: "This is an adult's family banquet, I'm waiting for outsiders, it's not good." ”

Although the martial arts of Dayue are prosperous, even the atmosphere is much more open, and women are not forbidden to go on the street or meet outsiders.

But the family's intimate dinner, with two outsiders participating, is still a little out of place.

"Huh." Governor Cui waved his hand and said with a smile: "The old man, the master, said that there is no problem, what are you afraid of as a guest?" Alright, that's it, and you'll dine with me tonight. ”

As he spoke, he turned his head to his daughter and said, "Wenxiu, you go and tell the back kitchen to cook a few more dishes, and today I will have a banquet for two adults." ”

Cui Wenxiu glanced at Sun Siwen and Lu Yuan curiously, and a flash of surprise flashed in her eyes.

After his father came to Shaoyang Mansion, he had never invited others to dinner, nor had he ever treated people so well.

It's really strange that these two people have let their father be like this right now, and I don't know what they can do.

Thinking like this in her heart, she answered and saluted the two: "Okay, my daughter will go." The two guests waited slowly. ”

With that, a gust of wind went.

It's really in a hurry, and it's a hurry to go.

Cui Changqing saw his daughter's lively appearance, and couldn't help but smile bitterly at the two: "The old man has no children under his knees, and he is almost not confused to get such a daughter."

Since she was a child, she has been very precious to her, and she can't bear to blame, so she developed this stubborn character, which made the two adults laugh. ”

As a fan brother, Sun Siwen immediately said: "What did the adults say?" Let the daughter be smart and filial, this is the purest nature, which is stubborn? ”

Lu Yuan nodded and smiled: "This character is indeed quite pleasant, and it is not annoying. ”

Cui Changqing laughed when he heard the two of them say this.

Then, he looked at the young talent in his eyes in front of him, and his eyes stayed on Lu Yuan for a while, but thinking that this was a martial artist who often fought to the death with people, he finally passed by and fell on Sun Siwen, and asked out loud: "If the old man is not mistaken, Lord Sun should still be alone and unmarried, right?" ”

At the age of thirty, he is an official, and he is not yet married, which is indeed eye-catching.

Sun Siwen thought that his boss was reminding him to start a family as soon as possible, so he was a little embarrassed at this time: "Sun Mou set his ambition in his early years, like his ancestors, to succeed in his career first, and then talk about marriage, so as not to be affected by the love of his children."

Later, he was promoted to the county order, and finally had some achievements, and he wanted to find a suitable family matter, but there was no suitable candidate, so he could only put it down, until now. ”

Cui Changqing nodded with a smile, stroked his beard and said, "I see." It's a good thing that men have big ambitions. With Master Sun's achievements and talents, sooner or later he will be able to find a suitable woman, and there is no need to rush. ”

Sun Siwen said gratefully: "Lord Xie understands. ”

Lu Yuan next to him watched the conversation between the two, looked left and right, and always felt that something was wrong.

Later.

There is another person in the back house, but this time it is not Cui Wenxiu, the daughter of Cui Zhifu, but a servant, who informs that the meal is ready.

So the three of them went to the back house.

At the dining table, Cui Changqing called out his wife and daughter, and accompanied the two to eat together.

During this period, the old prefect said something in his wife's ear, and then when the old lady Cui was dining, she couldn't help but look at Sun Siwen frequently, and a slight smile appeared on her face from time to time.

However, Sun Siwen may have been eating with his idol, so he reacted a little late, and he didn't notice it much.

After waiting for a meal, Lu Yuan accompanied his friend and Cui Changqing to have some tea and talked for a while, and then got up to say goodbye.

All the way out of the palace, to the outside, many streets in the city are still lit up.

As a prefecture city, even if it is a poor mansion, Shaoyang Mansion City is still a lot of prosperity.

Out of the back door, blowing a gust of night breeze, feeling a little cool, Lu Yuan turned his head to his friend who was still a little dizzy next to him, and said with a smile: "Brother Sun, it seems that your peach blossom luck is coming." ”

In tonight's situation, the prefect of Cui clearly took a fancy to Sun Siwen and wanted to recruit him as his son-in-law. People even called their mother-in-law, this is to see the parents.

And looking at the previous situation at the dinner table, it was obvious that the mother-in-law was quite satisfied with her new son-in-law, and she kept smiling during the banquet, and she also sandwiched dishes for Sun Siwen a few times.

This is not even a handsome person like Lu Yuan.

As a result, Brother Sun, a mediocre-looking nerd scholar, has been kept in the dark, not knowing what happened.

That Wenxiu girl looks like a fairy, it's really a good cabbage that was arched by a pig.

As the loser, Lu Yuan, although he never thought about getting married, he was still a little indignant at this time.

"What peach blossom luck?" Sun Siwen was a little confused.

He had just drunk some wine, and his head was still a little dizzy, and he hadn't recovered from the meeting with his idol.

Seeing that his friend was still stunned and didn't know what was going on, Lu Yuan suddenly smiled: "It's nothing, you'll know in a few days." ”

Then, he walked towards the sedan chair that had been prepared next to him.

"What the hell is going on? If you have something, make it clear. ”

Seeing this, Sun Siwen was slightly dissatisfied, and hurriedly chased after him.