The five-color master received the task assigned by Zhao Ran, and flicked his wings and went to Taihua Mountain. Mount Taihua is located at the junction of the capital and Long'an Province, and is more than 100 miles away from Junshan. With the lazy nature of the five-color master, Zhao Ran estimated that he would not be able to come back in at least three or five days.

I turned around and asked Jin Jiu about Rong Niang's situation, Jin Jiu said that Rong Niang left in October last year, saying that there was something at home that she wanted to go back, but she didn't say anything specifically.

Zhao Ran asked, where is Rong Niang's fairy township, has she said it?

Jin Jiu shook his head and said that he didn't dare to ask, and Rong Niang didn't mention it, but when he talked occasionally, he didn't seem to be from Sichuan Province, as for where it was, because of a standard official language, I really didn't know.

Zhao Ran rolled his eyes, and said in his heart, Do you still need to say this? He wanted to send a talisman to ask Dongfang Li, but suddenly felt a little embarrassed, so he left it at that. Anyway, there will be time in the future, and it's not too late to meet and ask again.

Taking advantage of this time, Zhao Ran left Junshan Temple and rushed to Guyang County.

Three years ago, the Qingmiao Qian reform turmoil caused a high-level earthquake in the entire Wuji Academy, Song Zhiyuan of the prison was transferred to Xuanyuanguan, Zhao Zhiran was sent to Junshan Temple, Dong Zhikun took over as the supervisor of Wuji Yuan, and Chen Zhizhong was transferred to the guest, and Jiang Zhiheng was promoted to the master. In addition, Sandu was also fined for one year.

At that time, Kong Xian Ling thought that he was also finished, and he heard some rumors, it is said that those officials in Long'an Mansion were going to prepare to write a letter to the political secretary, and participate in the impeachment of his rule of the county, so that the prison of Xizhenwu Palace was assassinated. Of course, he knew that this was just an obvious reason, for what, it was all old oil sperm in the officialdom, who didn't have a number in his heart?

And he himself prepared a handbook of resignation, and entrusted a friend in the yamen of the chief secretary to help inquire, and once the news was confirmed, he immediately returned to his hometown. The official who takes the initiative to submit his resignation will generally not be held accountable, and he is ready to end his career in the sea and go back to become a rich eunuch.

But then things took a turn for the better, and I heard that a senator of the political secretary suppressed his guilt, saying that the assassination case of Zhang Jianyuan was related to the Buddhist monks, and although he was also responsible as a county magistrate, he only needed to reprimand.

Later, the development of the incident was indeed the same, and the Long'an Mansion sent a petition warrant, scolded him severely, and then fined him for six months.

This turn of events puzzled him, and then he made a special trip to Chengdu with a heavy gift to visit the senator, who accepted his gift without revealing a word.

In this way, Kong County Commander continued to serve as a county magistrate in Guyang County for another two years.

At the end of last year, Kong County's term of office ended, because the county opened 20,000 acres of new fertile land and added more than 8,000 dingkou, so the assessment was good. It stands to reason that Kong County Commander should be promoted, or transferred to a more wealthy Shangxian as an official, but in the official document issued by the Political Secretary, he was still asked to continue to act Guyang County, so he continued to work.

Kong Xianling didn't have a strong background above, so he didn't know the truth very well, but after thinking about it for two years, he vaguely felt that this must be related to Qingmiaoqian. He also asked people to invite Zhao Ran, but I heard that Zhao Ran took over the task of Daomen and went to serve in front of the White Horse Mountain Army. Today, when I heard that Zhao Ran was coming, I hurriedly came out and welcomed him into the back study.

I haven't seen it for almost three years, and there are two more wrinkles on Kong Xianzun's forehead, and the gray hair between his temples is getting thicker.

Zhao Ran handed over a list and said with a smile: "The old county has always been good? A few days ago it was the fiftieth birthday of the old county honor, and the poor Dao was not in the county and could not attend the birthday banquet, so he was really scared." Today, I came to visit the old county and congratulate the old county on his birthday. ”

Zhao Ran originally only planned to prepare some light gifts, adding up to less than thirty taels, but then he heard Jin Jiu say a mouthful, and knew that Kong County had just held a fifty full birthday a few days ago, so he increased the gift list to fifty taels.

However, Kong Xianling and he are the "comrades-in-arms" who initiated the reform of Qingmiao Qian together, and they can almost be regarded as "friends in difficulty", and the relationship between sharing hardships and hardships is often more ironproof than that of common wealth and nobility, so they don't care about the amount of gifts. Kong Xianling thanked him, roughly skimmed through the gift list to show respect, and directly led the topic to the question that had plagued him for three years.

"Daochang Zhao, I have been in Guyang for nine years, and I have served three times, and it stands to reason that according to the imperial court system, the maximum number of governors is three. No matter whether the evaluation of the officials is good or bad, whether they are promoted or deposed or transferred, they cannot continue to do it in Guyang. However, at the end of last year, when I was waiting for election in the Nanjing Officials' Department, Jiang Langzhong, who was examining the meritorious service, said that because the war in western Sichuan had not ended, he asked me to continue to work in Guyang County......

"What's the matter? Does the county want to move his seat, or does he not want to stay in Guyang anymore?"

"Not really...... Let's put it this way, after the assassination of Zhang Jianyuan three years ago, Zhao Daochang and Song Jianyuan both left Wuji Yuan, and I was ready to resign at that time, but then there was no movement, so that I could finish my tenure as magistrate. With Zhao Daochang's vigorous reclamation in Junshan, I also got a good evaluation last year, and I should be promoted or transferred according to the system, but the ministry asked me to continue to do it, which is contrary to common sense. I don't know what the chief thinks? The Taoist chief is an immortal master who has entered the pavilion, I wonder if it has anything to do with it?"

In order to protect the high-level of Wuji Academy, he and Song Zhiyuan not only sent out the original "Legend of the Immortal Feelings" of the Tang Dynasty Fax Heavenly Master Du Guangting, the heavy treasure of Wuji Academy, but also took out a piece of Qibao pineapple root in exchange for a commendation order from Huayun Pavilion, so as not to make the entire Wuji Courtyard unlucky.

Just last month, Elder Yan decisively rejected his idea of rising one up.

These experiences reminded him that the edict of the Daomen that the monks of the descendants of the temple were not allowed to interfere in the jungle of the ten directions was still quite strict, even himself, not to mention the Confucian order. Therefore, Zhao Ran shook his head: "It shouldn't be the meaning of Huayun Pavilion." ”

"That'...... Does the Taoist have any acquaintances in the Political Envoy Division?"

Originally, Zhao Ran did have an acquaintance Zhou Yumo's father Zhou who was not an acquaintance in the Political Envoy Department, but firstly, Zhou had been promoted to the governor of western Sichuan, and secondly, Zhao Ran had never asked for the way of this big man, so after thinking about it, he still shook his head.

Seeing that Zhao Ran himself didn't know, Kong County had no choice but to give up.

"The Taoist is here today, what is the so-called matter?"

"That's right, Junshan now has more than 8,000 Dingkou, and many things are not self-sufficient, and it is urgent to communicate with the county. Poor Dao wants to build a road between Junshan and the county seat to facilitate the passage of cars and horses and the convenience of pedestrians, I wonder what the county thinks?"

Some people are willing to build roads and bridges, which is of course a good thing, and repairing it is also an important political achievement. It's just that judging from his many years of career in the sea, this matter is really not ordinary.

"The Taoist chief is still the same as before, busy for the people in the county. I am absolutely in favor of building roads, but to be honest, there is a penny of money and grain in the county, and all of them must be sent to Baima Mountain. If you want to build a road, I'm afraid you can only wait until the fighting stops. ”

Zhao Ran said: "Over there in White Horse Mountain, it's been seven years, and I don't know when it will be, and how it will be in time." County Zun, I mean, money is not a problem, my Junshan Temple raises its own silver and manpower. ”

"The Taoist chief spared no expense and spared money for the people, and the county admired it. Even so, if there is no land in the county, Daochang Zhao can use it. But those big families have acres of mountains and forests, but this requires the Taoist chief to think of a way. Where there is a need, even if the Taoist chief proposes it, the county will try its best to help!"