XXVII. The invitation of the county guard
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Baonan County as the capital of Baoguo, its successive generations of county guards are served by the Ji family, the selection of candidates is also their own family decision, except for the need to report to the Great Zhou court for approval when replacing people, the Zhou Dynasty never interferes in its internal affairs. It can be regarded as the type of independent power among the vassal states.
Because it is not limited by the time of the Great Zhou court, the county guards of Baonan in the past dynasties can do it for a long time, which is basically a lifelong position, in fact, it is not much different from the emperor. And as the heir of the Immortal Cultivation Family, even if he does not cultivate the Dao Method, it is not difficult to use the power of the Immortal Dao Technique to prolong his life.
Today's Baonan County Shou Wu Shuang, is the brother of this generation of Bao Hou Wuji, who has been sitting in this position for more than 40 years, which can be described as a long life. When Huang Chang followed behind his father and met the county guard, he was slightly taken aback - this county guard was clearly just a mortal, but he was extremely well maintained, obviously he was already in his sixties, but he looked only in his thirties, with black lips and red lips, still young, handsome, and extraordinary.
Compared with the Bao Hou who is responsible for maintaining the family inheritance as the patriarch, the position of Bao Nan County Guard is actually the most comfortable - the big things are decided by the Bao Hou, and the small things are handled by his own subordinates. This position must only be held by the Ji family anyway, as long as the patriarch does not plan to change people, he will never have to worry about someone usurping the throne...... If you can be willing to make a vase, you can live comfortably for a lifetime.
Ji Wushuang is such a person - he is the most favored youngest son of the previous generation of Bao Hou, and he can't become a monk without the talent of cultivating immortals, so he simply let him serve as the county guard and enjoy the wealth of this red dust. Since he was a teenager, he has been famous in the county for the suave name of "unparalleled son", and he has not known how many confidants he has in his life, and he has also left countless illegitimate children...... However, for the current Xiuxian family, there is no concept of illegitimate children, as long as they have the blood of the same family, they are all family members. It's not that the descendants just don't have the right of political inheritance, but the side branch treatment of the concubine can always be enjoyed.
His invitation to the Huang family's father and son was not a special treatment - the county keeper often held such banquets, and he spent at least half of his time in feasts, drinks and amusements for more than three hundred days a year. It's just that Huang's father has a low status and has not been qualified to join this kind of communication in the past.
——The phenomenon of "class solidification" in this world is much more powerful than Huang Chang's previous life, and the lower strata of society want to work hard, even under the smoothest conditions, it often takes one or two generations of hard work to rise to a class.
In Huang Chang's previous life, aristocratic rule such as "Jiupin Zhongzheng System" and "Five Surnames and Seven Hopes" was not until the barbarians who did not know how to respect the noble bloodline caused massacres in the Central Plains and gradually died out after the chaos. Even so, gate politics also profoundly influenced the Sui and Tang dynasties. And in this world, the Yin Shang Kingdom has been in existence for thousands of years, and the Great Zhou Dynasty has also been established for thousands of years, except for immortal cultivators and some special circumstances, such as opening up new territories, it is really difficult for ordinary people to surpass the original class and go to the next level.
This is especially true in the autonomous territory of the princes such as Baonan County, where many of the officials or generals who served for the Baohou and the county guard were old families with surnames who had followed the family for hundreds of years, or even thousands of years. The merits and affection accumulated by the ancestors over many lifetimes can not be shaken by one or two new generations.
- Huang's father was originally just a scholar in the countryside, and even if he was hired into the county government, he was only the lowest official. After more than ten years of hard work, he has been slightly promoted in his position, but he is still just a "turbid official" - a clerk in charge of specific affairs.
According to the customs of the time, he could only climb to this level at most in his life. If you go further, you will be called a "lucky person", who has no family background and no background, and will be rejected by others in the same class. If nothing else, in the future, he can let a son inherit his position, and then slowly continue to rise up...... And the county guard invited guests, but the people invited were all good friends of the family, and the children of the world, a district official, in the eyes of those who were in power, were no different from the domestic slaves, of course, it was impossible to be invited.
But it's still the same sentence - immortal cultivators break all conventions. Since the old Huang family has a cultivator, he is still a character who can make the old immortal Xuanyang Guan Master in the county deeply jealous, then the Huang family has the qualifications to argue with the local upper class.
——Under normal circumstances, this invitation, which is absolutely impossible to send to Huang's father, represents the recognition and respect from the Ji family.
Father Huang was of course very happy to receive such an invitation, and Huang Chang would not bother to fight against the largest and strongest family in the local area. Although the invitation did not clearly indicate that he Huang Sanlang was asked to come forward, Huang Chang would not pretend to be clear and pretend not to know, but honestly stood up and went to participate in this party with his father.
In addition to their father and son, there are also eldest brother Huang Yang and brother-in-law Feng Ziming also went together - the eldest Huang Yang, as the eldest son of Huang's father, has inherited what he has learned, and he will inevitably be the successor of Huang's father in the future, and this position of official will also let him take over - as long as he doesn't go wrong.
So it's only natural to build some relationships and get to know some people early. As for Feng Ziming...... It can only be said that Huang's father really values this student and son-in-law very much, and he does not hesitate to thin up the connections given to his eldest son, but also gives the student some opportunities.
There are four people in an invitation, which may seem a little utilitarian and vulgar in the eyes of other families, but anyway, the Huang family's family background is not high, and putting on a posture that is too clear and high will make people laugh, and it is appropriate to be utilitarian, which is more in line with the expectations of those children of the family, and it is not easy to cause trouble inexplicably.
- Huang Chang is not Long Aotian, but he doesn't have the hobby of slapping his face at every turn, and social socializing, or is it safe and stable, and it is best for the guests and hosts to spend the past happily.
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Ji Wushuang held a flower-viewing banquet this time, which was held in a famous garden in Baonan City, and invited many children of local noble families to participate. The format is also very free, basically a bit like a business reception, everyone looks for a small circle of people they are interested in to chat and socialize. If you want to drink, you want to brag, you want to talk about business, you want to flirt with beautiful women, and even spend the Spring Festival with you - you can do it, as long as the corresponding circle is willing to accept you.
The Huang family, father and son, were all scholars, and soon entered the circle of local literati to praise each other and raise each other's worth. Huang Chang also acted with his father and brother at the beginning, and the current world is not prosperous, with his cultural literacy and memories of his previous life, even if he does not copy the public, he will not be discriminated against in that group of people.
But soon, a fellow Taoist came to the door - a certain little Taoist boy came over and respectfully said to him: The Lord of Xuanyang Guan has an invitation.