Chengdu Prefecture, Chengdu County, New Deal District.

Although this administrative district does not have the wealth and prosperity of Qingyang District, it does not have the openness of Shenghua District to come to the court and communicate with each other.

But the people living in this administrative region naturally have a condescending and domineering temperament.

Without him, the reason is that the only county government in the entire empire that can govern thirteen administrative regions at the county level is located here.

Such a special administrative status has made many ordinary people mistakenly believe that Chengdu County is Chengdu Prefecture.

As such a large county sitting in the core area of the entire land of abundance, the county government system of Chengdu County is so simple that it is a little shabby, and even compared with the county government of Mianzhou County, it is a little inferior.

There are no corridor pilasters carved with dragons and phoenixes carved in the whole county office, and there is no quiet and elegant courtyard landscape.

The only item that can be called valuable is a plaque written by the former emperor Longwu himself hanging on the beam of the main entrance: Zhengtonghe.

At this moment, in the depths of the county government, only a little fire shines through in a shabby study.

The swift wind and rain crashed on the doors and windows of the study, and occasionally a few wisps of wind rushed in along the cracks in the walls, excitedly blowing the water vapor rising above the copper pot.

"Ate the pickles and rolled tofu, the emperor. The prime minister is not as good as me. ”

In the playful singing, a pair of chopsticks with bamboo scars reach into the milky white soup, gently scoop up a piece of boiled soft tofu, and gently wrap it in a saucer.

"The innocence left in the world."

The old man with gray sideburns swallowed a mouthful of sweetness into his stomach, tasted the delicate touch between his lips and teeth, and shook his head with a drunken face.

At this moment, a middle-aged scholar with beautiful hair walked in lightly and saluted the Confucian disciple to the old man who was enjoying pickles and rolling tofu in front of him.

"My lord, I've found out. The person who fried Shu Dao Logistics was the Sichuan-Chongqing Gambling Club in Chongqing Prefecture, headed by Gong Qinghong, codenamed 'Sijo'. This time, it is a dereliction of duty to let these bandits cross the border, and I ask the adults to punish them. ”

The old man ignored his words, and continued to enjoy the food in the pot slowly.

It wasn't until the bamboo chopsticks couldn't get a piece of tofu in the pot that the old man put down the chopsticks, grabbed the corner of the robe under his buttocks and wiped his mouth.

Seeing this scene, the corners of the middle-aged scholar's tense mouth couldn't help twitching slightly.

The civil official robe, which symbolizes the power of the entire Chengdu County, was used as a mouth-wiping cloth!

If this spreads, this county magistrate will probably be drowned in the saliva of those imperial histories of the Legalists.

The middle-aged scholar hesitated for a moment and asked tentatively, "My lord, should we do something?" After all, the Wu family has gone a little too far this time."

The old man took a sip of the anti-greasy tea, shook it from side to side a few times in his mouth, and then swallowed it, and asked lazily, "How to do it?" ”

The middle-aged scholar shook his beautiful hair under his jaw and was silent.

"Now the Gu family is on fire, and it doesn't please anyone to look at. At this time, you sent your Tianfu guards to help with Shudao logistics, wouldn't you be asking for hardship? I'm afraid that the Gu family still thinks you're laughing at it, they can't even keep their own property. ”

The old man said with a smile in his words, obviously mocking the Gu family.

"This time, the imperial court has only one recommendation quota for the entire Chengdu Mansion, and the old people in the Gu and Wu families have died and retreated. It's almost impossible to keep the position of the third-class gate valve, when will you work hard if you don't work hard at this time? It's excusable, isn't it, Yaozong. ”

"Your Excellency, that's what you said."

Huang Yaozong, who is in charge of the entire Chengdu County Garrison and serves as the county lieutenant and director of the Garrison Bureau, responded repeatedly: "But this time the Wu family has really gone a little too far, our Confucianism, they actually spent money to ask these bandits to take action, it is really a loss."

The old man quipped: "I think you are still angry that the Wu family bought the inspection of Luo Zhen under you, right?" ”

"Luo Zhen's heart is not right, and he is innocent of death. I'm worried that the two families will take this opportunity to tear their faces and kill each other. ”

Huang Yaozong's words were concerned, "After all, there are still some old people in the two families who are working in Jinling, if they make a big trouble, I am afraid that they will hold the adults accountable." ”

"Hold me accountable, just a few old and immortal silverfish?"

The old man snorted disdainfully, and his shriveled body, which couldn't even hold up his robe, suddenly revealed an awe-inspiring domineering aura.

Huang Yaozong's eyes were in a trance, and he suddenly remembered that the adult in front of him was not an ordinary character.

To be able to serve as the county magistrate of Chengdu County in the year of Dayan, his background is probably even harder than that of the Gu and Wu families combined.

It's a pity that he, the county magistrate, usually doesn't show his eyes, but at the beginning of his tenure, he suppressed all opposition voices with thunderous means, and took Shenghua District as the first area to open a port in Shudi, realizing two jumps in the regional economy in three years.

The rest of the time, I just like to stay in this simple study to study some food and drink, and I don't care about government affairs at all.

Otherwise, the boss was so lazy, and he, the county lieutenant, would not have to endure so many grievances on weekdays.

Just as Huang Yaozong's mind was floating, the voice of the old man came from his ears.

"Just let them make trouble, there is no movement even on the side of the prefect's yamen, why are we in a hurry? And if Gu Yong and Wu Gong have the ability to clean up each other this time, the old man doesn't mind recommending him in person, and even giving him the position of the county magistrate. ”

Huang Yaozong heard the old man's heroic words, but he couldn't help but secretly say in his heart, who doesn't know that Lord Fu Yin has been going to Donglin Academy for many years to study, how could someone in the prefect's yamen take action about the door valve.

But he still agreed: "What the adults said is the loss caused by the two families."

"Write them down one by one, and the bills are sent directly to their head of family in Jinling. If someone doesn't compensate, Lao Tzu immediately went to Donglin Academy to find the prefect and took off their gate valve title! ”

"Understood, my subordinates will do it."

Huang Yaozong bowed, and when he retreated to the door of the study, he heard the old man shouting, "My tofu is gone, you bring me another plate to come in." ”

The middle-aged scholar poked his teeth and replied, closed the door and left.

The voices were silent, but the sound of the rain was still there.

The old man lay on the oily and slippery circle chair with the corners of the rubbing, looking at the soup still boiling in the copper pot, and he was distracted for a long time.

Suddenly, the old man frowned, raised his hand and patted his neck, his face full of anger, and he muttered to himself.

"Now the Legalist and vertical and horizontal knives are almost on our necks, and the group of gods of the Yin and Yang family are also hiding in the corner and ready to move, and they are still fucking playing infighting!"

"It's only been a few years since the celebrant died, so it's good to forget the pain of the scar?!"

The old man had no appetite at the moment, so he got up suddenly, brushed his sleeves and scolded: "When the fuck is lifted on the table, everyone will take chopsticks and squat together to ask for food!" Like a sea of books, it is full of dead wood and ashes. Phew, I'm fucking bookish with you! ”

(End of chapter)