Many years later, when Qi Lusi saw the three words "Yu Huan" floating in the sky above Wangdong City, he would definitely be very emotional, and regretted his decision at that time.

But at the moment, there is only one wisest decision.

On the one hand, it is crumpled and lacks the test paper of Zi Baifeng, which is the last few words, and on the other hand, it is full of splendid paper and the answer sheet of the flawless Wen Gongzi, Qi Lusi, who presided over the township examination, finally decided to hand over the name of Xie Yuan to Wen Gongzi.

But Zi Baifeng still won the second place, and his literary talent really couldn't be buried, even if he was missing three words in the end.

When Qi Lusi stamped his big seal on this result and sent someone to Shangjing, he sighed softly.

Although the difference between Xie Yuan and Ya Yuan is only one word, they are completely different in terms of future development and opportunities.

Zi Baifeng can be said to have lost at the starting line.

What's even more regrettable is that he gave it up on his own.

Seven days later, when Zi Baifeng returned from Wangdong City, it was the day of the release of the list, and the literati in the city gathered outside the Gongyuan, either shouting loudly, running to tell each other, or hugging their heads and crying, complaining about the heavens and people.

When the cloud boat that Zi Baifeng was riding passed through the city from the west to the east, there was also a cloud ship from the east that was passing through the city in an almost symmetrical arc, but it did not land in the air port in the north, but landed directly in Zaitenfu.

“...... Zaitianzhou Zhizhou Gao Shan'an is not well governed, the hungry people are everywhere, and the people are not able to make a living, and now he is cut off from his position as the governor of the state, and immediately rushed to Beijing, and there is another use, Qin this!" The envoy in charge of reading out was a eunuch in Beijing, his voice was sharp, like a male duck's voice, after reading the holy decree, he looked up at Gao Shan'an who was kneeling on the ground in front of him, and said, "Lord Gao, I'm sorry." ”

Gao Shan'an silently handed over his Zhizhou Great Seal, bowing his head and saying nothing.

In fact, when he saw that cloud ship, he was already mentally prepared.

He knew that in the confrontation with Ying Longzong, he completely lost, and the people of Ying Longzong also had a huge influence in the court, especially in front of the Face Immortal Conference, even if it was above the court, there were many people who hoped to get more benefits at the Face Immortal Conference, and his approach was moving against the current, and it was going against the grain.

He originally opposed Ying Longzong for the sake of the people and well-being of Zai Tianzhou, but the reason for his dismissal was because of Ying Longzong.

How ironic is this?

"My lord, what else do you want?" the envoy asked Gao Shan'an.

He didn't do it too much, but told Gao Shan An plainly that in fact, Shangfeng also knew that he had been wronged and should not remove his position as governor of Zaitian Prefecture, but for the sake of the general trend, or for the exchange of interests, he must be sacrificed.

But the power behind him also exchanged his sacrifice for something else.

Political interests, in fact, he has been playing for a long time and is very accustomed to playing, but at this moment, he only feels a little disgusting.

But now that he has lost, in order not to lose too completely, he must seize this last opportunity.

"Yes. Gao Shanan raised his head and looked at the eunuch in front of him, "Two." ”

"Please. "The eunuch is quiet, he has been responsible for conveying the will for many years, and he has already practiced the kung fu of not being able to change the color of joy and anger.

"Zi Buyu and Wen Huaichu, two young people, are both excellent talents and will be the pillars of the country, and they should not affect their future because of me. Gao Shan settled down, and the eunuch squinted his eyes slightly, motioning for Gao Shan An to continue.

"Zi Buyu is keen on landscapes and is good at surveying and mapping, and I hope that he can become my landscape Lang in Tianzhou and measure the land for my heavenly kingdom. Wen Huaichu, he is an excellent disciple of the Eastern Emperor Sect, I hope he can have a city and a pond, and truly know the truth of being an official and a parent. "Takayama Antao.

"Your Majesty will consider it. The eunuch squinted slightly, and Gao Shan'an saluted him, and then took the holy decree, and then turned to leave.

In any case, Takayama Anzhi said, his career may have come to an end, and it will be difficult to advance an inch.

But at least, he has tried, for his own responsibilities and for his ideals.

Although the end result was not satisfactory, it was not because he didn't work hard enough, but because the enemy was too strong.

Walking out of the study, Gao Shanan turned his head to look, the continuous mountains in the west, which could not be seen here, but seemed to be right in front of him, pressed tightly on his chest.

Ying Long Sect is too big and too powerful.

How is he going to fight it?

His struggle is over, and he can choose to retreat, but there are some people, I'm afraid they have no way out.

Or, even if there is a way out, they will proudly hold their heads high and never stop moving forward.

Bai Feng, that's all I can do, I'm sorry.

Gao Shanan turned his head and said silently in his heart.

Shanshui Lang and the lord of a city, the difference between the two is too far.

Shanshui Lang is an official position that patrols the mountains and rivers, measures and surveys and maps the mountains and rivers with both feet.

This official position has a very important characteristic, that is, in the middle of nowhere, it is their territory.

This world is not like the previous life, there are so many people, in this world, there are many uninhabited wilderness, uninhabited wasteland.

The land of a state is so vast, although there are many cities scattered in it, but the city is like the black sesame seeds on the baked cake, just a small bit, and these black sesame seeds and a little bit of it in the vicinity belong to the jurisdiction of these cities.

The rest of the place is terra nullius, belonging to the state, but not to any one person or any city.

In order to encourage pioneering, the Celestial Empire stipulated that if anyone cultivated these lands, as long as they wanted to report to the Celestial Empire and submit to it, they could become the masters of the place.

Zihuayin, the city of Wangdong, was cultivated in this way, and the position of the city lord came from in this way.

The same is true for Dingshui City.

And all the borderless lands, although barren and barren, still need to prove that they are the territory of the Celestial Empire, and still have to set up officials to manage them, that is, Shanshui Lang.

If the real power of officials is divided into ten classes, then Wen Gongzi, the lord of a city, is the parent official who has the most real power and leads one side, and is a first-class and second-class real power official.

And Zi Baifeng's Shanshui Lang is an idle official among idle officials, a loose official among loose officials, a department that almost no one knows about the Tao, and a Qingshui Yamen in the Qingshui Yamen.

are also two people who have made great contributions to Gao Shan'an, how kind of favoritism does Gao Shan'an have?

The eunuch watched Gao Shan'an leave, and he was also mourning in his heart for this person called Zi Buyu, how much did Gao Shan'an hate him, and when he left, he specially made him such a loose official?

It is rumored that a series of policies implemented by Gao Shan An that made many monks complain and made Ying Longzong the most unbearable were all from the hands of this Zi Baifeng, and he can be said to be the culprit of Gao Shan An's loss of future, and Gao Shan An was angry with him, which is also understandable.

However, this is just the idea of people who do not understand Zi Baifeng.

In Gao Shan'an's heart, he was indeed unfair to the two people.

Jaetianju is like a shortbread with a few sesame seeds sprinkled on top.

And he just gave a sesame seed to Wen Gongzi, but gave Zi Baifeng a whole baked cake.

Only Zi Baifeng can give full play to the official position of "Shanshui Lang".

Only "Shanshui Lang" can give Zi Baifeng a large enough stage for him to perform to his heart's content.

And Wen Gongzi will bear more pressure because Gao Shanan is too "generous" to him.

And Zi Baifeng, who was "treated lightly" by Gao Shan'an, can be transferred to the dark and will never be noticed again.

"Bai Feng, I have given you the stage, I only hope that you can put on a better show, you have to remember that no matter where I am, I have been watching you. "Takayama peace of mind.

Gao Shan'an didn't say goodbye to anyone, he left Zaitianfu, he knew that this was what Shangjing wanted, and he was really not suitable to see anyone, his cronies couldn't see him, seeing it would affect the other party's career, not cronies, and people didn't want to see him.

After so many years of hard work in Zai Tianzhou, when he left, there was no one to see him off, Gao Shan'an stood at the bow of a small cloud ship, watching Zai Tianfu become smaller and smaller in his sight, and his heart was bitter and unspeakable.

It is said that you can have a clear conscience and peace of mind.

But he has done so much, but he still feels ashamed in his heart, and he is still uneasy in his heart.

There were only a few relatives with him, and a few years ago he brought these relatives to take office in Tianfu, and now, only these relatives are still by his side.

"My lord, there is a cloud ship coming from behind. A retinue said suddenly.

Gao Shan'an turned his head and saw several cloud ships flying over.

It's Yungu.

"My lord, it's easy to go all the way!" On the Yun Gu, Gu Gang raised his hand to salute, and everyone around him raised his hand to salute. Gao Shan'an smiled bitterly, his eyes were a little red, he was an official, but he didn't expect that when he left, it was a group of soldiers who came to see him off.

"General Gu, thank you for taking care of you all these years. Gao Shan'an turned his head to look in the direction of Zaitianfu again.

The fog was hazy, and Zaitianfu was almost impossible to see, Gao Shanan suddenly felt that he didn't seem to remember the appearance of Zaitianfu, and he really wanted to go back again, take a few more deep looks, and remember this barren, chaotic and remote city in his heart.

But in the end, he restrained this impulse, and showed a smile to General Gu that was more ugly than crying.

The strong wind blew, a touch of white clothes floated behind General Gu, the two ships were slightly staggered, and Gao Shan'an saw Zi Baifeng standing behind Gu Gang.

At that moment, there was some indescribable emotion in his heart.

Bai Feng, he came to see himself off.

In this world, if anyone understands him and knows him, it must be the young man in front of him.

They are likewise idealists, people of faith, and for the same belief, they fight side by side.

It's like a veteran returning to the field and handing over the sword in his hand to the recruit.

He didn't fail, he just put the burden in his hands on the shoulders of another person.

Zi Baifeng was holding a jar of wine in his hand, and as soon as he raised his hand slightly, the jar of wine flew over.

Gao Shan'an caught it with both hands, and Gu Gang and the others shouted: "Draw your sword!"

Everyone drew their weapons and saluted Gao Shan'an, the Yungu slowly turned, Zi Baifeng's white clothes fluttered, and he said goodbye at the bow of the ship, without saying a word.

There is no need to say anything.

"The city is supplemented by three Qin, and the wind and smoke look at Wujin. Parting with the king, the same is a eunuch. There is a confidant in the sea, and the end of the world is like a neighbor. Inaction is on the wrong path, and children are together. ”

In the distance, the sound of Zi Baifeng chanting poetry loudly sounded, the sound was getting farther and farther, but it was getting louder and louder, Gao Shan'an held the jar of wine, listening to the poems that drifted with the wind

"There is a confidant in the sea, and the end of the world is like a neighbor. Gao Shan Anpin's two sentences, he didn't drink, but he was already stupid.

..................

Although he has been in Zaitianfu for many days, Zi Baifeng really doesn't know where the institution "Shanshui Academy" is located.

"Childe, this is it. An official who led Zi Baifeng to take office took Zi Baifeng around and around to the end of a small alley opposite the Zhizhou Mansion, and then pointed to a small courtyard in front of him.

"Master Hu, don't call me Childe. Zi Baifeng smiled bitterly, and the official patted his head and said, "Look at me, Lord Zi, this is the Shanshui Courtyard." ”

Although Zi Baifeng seems to have fallen out of favor and seems to have no future, most of these officials have already dealt with Zi Baifeng a lot before this.

Just now, he is still the largest landlord in the entire Zaitianfu, the owner of the hot Juling Huafu, the richest person in the entire Zaitianfu, and a promising young master.

With these alone, if he gave this Lord Hu ten more dares, he would not dare to be disrespectful to Zi Baifeng.

"Thank you, Lord Hu. Zi Baifeng looked up at the courtyard.

has been an official for so many years, except for when he was the first village official, this is the first time Zi Baifeng has seen an official position with such bad office conditions.

A dilapidated courtyard, the main entrance is not as big as the gate of ordinary people's homes, it is squeezed into a corner, and it is also occupied by an early stall, and if you want to enter, you have to walk sideways.

The plaque on the top of the gate reads "Shanshui Temple", but the peeling appearance looks more like Shanshui Wan.

The two stone lions crouching at the door, without looking carefully, thought they were two earth dogs, and I don't know who hung a trouser on the road and dried it on it.

An old man like a porter was dozing off the threshold, half of the breakfast bun in his hand bitten halfway, clutched in his hand, and seemed to fall off at any moment.

A grayish-yellow half-large earth dog crouched in front of him, raising its head, staring at two dark eyes, sticking out its tongue, looking at the bun, obviously eagerly waiting for it to fall.

"Get out of the way, please get out of the way!" Lord Hu obviously doesn't often see the Shanshui Courtyard, he looked left and right, waved his big sleeves to drive away a few people next to him, and said, "Get out of the way, get out of the way, let Lord Zi pass!"

A few diners who were eating hurriedly got out of the way, and Master Hu was wearing a bright official uniform, but they didn't dare to offend.

The old man sitting on the threshold was frightened by him, and the bun in his hand fell to the ground with a snap, and the earth dog flew over like lightning, grabbed the bun, turned around and ran.

"You greedy dog!" The old man jumped to his feet in anger, and then watched Master Hu blow his beard and jump his feet: "Look at you, look at the good things you have done!

After shouting, he saw the official uniform on Master Hu's body, frowned, and said, "Who are you?

"Old man, please let me. was reprimanded by the old man, although Lord Hu was very unhappy, he still suppressed his anger and begged for good words.

Seeing that the old man didn't want to let go, he had no choice but to step forward, squeeze the old man aside, and said sideways to Zi Baifeng: "Lord Zi, please come in, I'll go and see who is here now." ”

"Shopkeeper, get another basket of steamed buns for this old man. Zi Baifeng took out a few copper coins from his sleeve and handed them to the aunt at the food stall.

The old man glanced up at him, and honestly took another bun and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Lord Sun, Lord Sun?" Lord Hu walked around the courtyard and called for a while, but no one came out, and when he came out, he asked the old man, "Old man, where are you Lord Sun?"

"My old man's surname is Sun. The old man glared.

"I mean, you Shanshui make Master Sun. Master Hu said with anger held back.

The old man turned up the robe on his body, revealing the clothes on it, and glared: "I am the landscape envoy Sun you are looking for!"

"Uh...... Master Sun...... Sorry, I didn't see it, but you're wearing it...... The official uniform ...... "Lord Hu is expecting Ai Ai, and arched his hand: "The lower official has seen Lord Sun!"

Although the Shanshui Courtyard is a clear water can no longer be clear, but the level is not low, this Shanshui envoy is a six-grade official, and he is only from the six-grade.

"Nonsense, you have been wearing a robe for fifty-two years, and you can't tell that it is an official uniform!" The old man blew his beard and glared, "Mustache, you are a mustache, I saw you more than thirty years ago, what are you doing?"

"Uh......" Lord Hu couldn't cry or laugh, and secretly regretted in his heart, he said that he wouldn't come here next time, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "I'm here to send my son to office." ”

He pointed at Zi Baifeng and said, "This is the newly appointed Shanshui Lang of the Shanshui Academy, who has come to make up for the vacancy that our Shanshui Academy has been vacant for decades." ”

"Shanshui Lang, this young man, you're not kidding!" the old man's eyes widened in disbelief.

"It's true. Master Hu didn't dare to say more, so he could only nod.

"Young man, who have you offended? You were sent to come here? When my old man first came here, he was not as young as you. The old man shook his head and sighed.

Then he rolled his eyelids again and said: "My old man has been working hard for more than 50 years, thinking about how he can become a landscape before he dies, yes, this has been robbed by you, it seems that I am going to wear this official uniform to the soil!"

He touched his faded clothes and sighed.

"Lord Sun, what about the others in the Shanshui Academy?" asked Lord Hu.