"Do you know Li Kuan?"

On the carriage, Zhang Suohao turned to the window and asked, "It's just that..." That county order in Beiliang. ”

"Li Kuan?"

First stunned, then frowning, the dead man's knife spoke: "I don't know, but I've heard it." ”

"Tell me about it."

Facing Zhang Sohao's lofty tone, the dead man's knife was not angry, but after a short thought, he said: "During my time in Beijing, I have also heard others talk about this Li Kuan. They said that this Li Kuan was an unenterprising, unassertive waste, and notoriously unqualified. ”

"This Li Kuan was transferred from the capital to Beiliang six years ago, he should have offended someone and was relegated to this desolate place. Since then, this man has not been concerned with political affairs all day long, has never given decrees, and has not made any merits. If you can't go back to Beijing, you can't do the facts, you can't be promoted, and you will rot casually. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Sohao fell into silence for a long time. After a moment, he narrowed his eyes and whispered:

"No, it won't be that simple."

"If this Li Kuan is really a complete waste, how can Beiliang be safe and sound for five years? Although I enjoyed myself in the capital, I rarely asked about the thirteen cities of the North Ring Road. But Beiliang is one of the few cities where there has never been an incident, and this Li Kuan is not as simple as you think. ”

"Then we..."

A hint of fierceness flashed in the dead man's eyes, and he made a gesture to wipe his neck.

"Stupid."

With a cold snort, Zhang Sohao said: "Li Kuan is an official of the imperial court, and he is an upright Jinshi background, even if he only has nine ranks, he has also worshiped his name in the Ming Hall of the Son of Heaven." If you kill him, we'll all be done if it's exposed. ”

"So what do we do?"

The Dead Man's Knife didn't know what to do, after all, the order given to him by Madame Golden Snake didn't have the idea of being a strategist, and his empty brain couldn't even figure it out to zombies.

"Pull it in."

After thinking for a while, Zhang Sohao slowly spoke: "There is a shortage of fourth-grade officials in the household department of the capital, and I think he will not refuse this position." ”

"Indeed."

Nodding, the dead man's knife said with emotion: "The official of the four-grade capital, ten thousand gold can't be exchanged, it seems that Queen Zhang has made a lot of money this time." ”

"I advise you not to inquire about my sister."

After glancing at the dead man's knife, Zhang Suohao said coldly: "A small four-grade capital official, there is no need to alarm the sister, it is easy to arrange one for him." Controlling the garrison and the Demon Division, everything that happened in Beiliang could not enter the capital. ”

"Understood."

Nodding, the dead man's knife followed the carriage, looking at the gradually approaching Beiliang City Gate not far away, and a gloom was hidden in his eyes.

Soon, the group came to the north gate of Beiliang City, and then, Mr. Zhang and the dead man's knife were shocked by the scene in front of them.

At this time, the North Liang City can be described as an empty alley, and countless people are bustling at the north gate. They gathered together, exposing the road of the city gate, and when they saw the governor's carriage, they shouted for joy and cheerfulness, and shouted that the governor is coming, the governor is coming.

This scene, it is called a lively, it can be described as a noisy gong and drum, firecrackers, red flags, crowds, Zhang Sohao was suddenly taken aback. It's not that he hasn't seen a more gorgeous and grand pomp than this, after all, it's not for nothing that officials want to slap their heads, and this meeting is already small.

What really surprised Zhang Sohao was the sincerity in the eyes of these people.

Yes, sincerely, an emotion that Zhang Sohao has not seen for many years. The eyes of those people who looked at them had only deep affection, and it was from the heart, extremely pure.

They looked at themselves with pity and hope, as if they wished they could stay a little longer. Suddenly, Zhang Sohao felt a little strange, he even thought that he was really a good official, and his reputation spread here.

Can't, the day before yesterday you were greedy for 30,000 taels of silver?

Zhang Sohao was a little dazed for a while, he opened the curtain of the carriage, and found that the people were even happier when they saw him, as if his arrival was a beautiful thing.

In fact, it is no wonder that Zhang Suohao does not know the attribute of the "Governor of Ke" in Beiliang City. After all, the things that happened to the three governors were more and more embarrassing, and they were only roughly reported to the imperial court, so the prestige of Beiliang City has not been circulated, but only circulated in the official circle of the governor.

The problem is that Zhang Sohao is not a person in this circle. Although his sister is in a high position, there are many honest officials in the real sense of the word in the position of governor, and they naturally look down on Zhang Sohao. Seeing that he was going to Beiliang, he was even more gloating, how could he remind the other party?

Therefore, in a daze and confusion, Zhang Sohao walked through the crowd of people who welcomed him. He kept hearing words from the crowd such as "stay a few more days", "rest well", "pay attention to your body", "Beicheng Third Medical Center is experienced, has a long history, and has a 20% discount", and then entered the city.

Isn't it that the people of Beiliang are so enthusiastic?

Zhang Sohao, who had already begun to doubt his identity as a corrupt official, fell into deep thought in the carriage, and after a while, his carriage slowly stopped. He looked up and found a man in the ink robe of a nine-rank official with an ebony ring around his waist standing in the middle of the road.

The appearance is a little honest, there is no temperament at all, the stature is medium, not tall nor short. Such a person who was thrown into the crowd and no one cared about was the county magistrate of the city, Li Kuan.

"Jiupin County Order, Li Kuan, meet the governor in the car!"

Li Kuan saluted the carriage, which was very heavy, because in the customs of the Ming Dynasty, even if the prime minister of Yipin met the Jiupin county order in the carriage, he had to leave the carriage and receive a salute. People like Li Kuan, who started saluting without waiting for anyone to get off the horse, belong to a little bit of dog licking attributes.

However, Zhang Sohao is just a hypocrisy.

After seeing Li Kuan, who had a classic dog-legged smile, Zhang Sohao, who was blinded by the sincere enthusiasm of the people, suddenly felt a lot more comfortable.

That's right, that's the right taste.

Stepping out of the carriage, Zhang Sohao, who was in a happy mood, walked to Li Kuan's side, pressed the other party's shoulder, and asked with a smile: "When will Lord Li Kuan arrive?" I've been waiting for a long time. ”

"Not much, not much."

Li Kuan lowered his head, and the smile on his face was even stronger: "My lord came to Beiliang in person, it is the honor of the lower officials, it is not called waiting, it is called looking forward to the nobles." ”

"Hahahaha, I like sensible people like you."

Zhang Suohao was overjoyed, let go of his hand, and said, "You let the people at the gate of this city come to you?" ”

"No, no, no."

Li Kuan shook his head again and again, this was really not what he asked the people to come, it was the people who spontaneously organized the "watch the unlucky eggs" activity. But he couldn't say that, so he could only speak: "Since I learned that Lord Zhang was coming to inspect Beiliang, I talked to everyone day and night about Lord Zhang's great achievements, and they were naturally fascinated after hearing it, and they wanted to see Lord Zhang's demeanor as soon as possible. ”

If other people say this, Zhang Sohao definitely thinks that the other party is yin and yang. After all, this thing has nothing to do with him. But he saw the true feelings of those people with his own eyes, and for a while, he really felt that this Li Kuan was a big licking dog with Tianzi No. 1, and he licked it without waiting for him to come.

Don't say it, lick it right.

For a corrupt official like Zhang Sohao, if you want to talk about money and power, he has long been tired of it. But if you want to say that it is the love of the people from the heart, that is, the name, he really hasn't seen it much. For Zhang Suohao, this Li Kuan's tongue flicked into his heart.

Of course, this Li Kuan is so sensible, which also makes Zhang Sohao feel relaxed about what he will do next. He looked at Zhang Sohao and said with a smile: "Since Li County Commander admires me so much, please trouble Li County Commander to find a place to live for me, and I can live for a while." ”

This sentence is to say to Li Kuan, you lick it very well, I intend to promote you, you hurry up and behave.

"I don't know what kind of residence Lord Zhang likes?"

Li Kuan's answer made Zhang Sohao very satisfied, he likes this kind of subordinate who can't make his own decisions and has no opinions. He pondered for a moment, and then spoke: "I prefer to hold books and appreciate green bamboos. Do you have such an elegant place for me to live in? ”

"Of course, there is."

Li Kuan, who had long figured out Zhang Sohao's habits, smiled brightly and said:

"There is a separate courtyard for Taixue sacrificial wine, the courtyard is elegant, and the decoration is very bookish. This old man drinks and has fun on weekdays, and I use a little means, and this courtyard is now your temporary residence for the past few days. ”

"That couldn't be better."

With a satisfied smile on his face, Zhang Sohao patted Li Kuan's shoulder and said with relief: "Li County Commander is so reasonable and delicate, such talents should not waste their time in such a remote and wild place." When I return to Beijing to restore my life, I will say a few good words for Li County's order in front of the saint. ”

"Thank you, Governor Zhang!"

Bending over and bowing, Li Kuan's voice was full of gratitude.

His face was full of coldness.

Stay.

If you don't live, who will understand Zhou Gongzi's intentions?

(End of chapter)