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Chapter 121

Meng Yitai has been a wife for two years. Her controversial and gorgeous appearance gradually settled down and turned into the fragrance of ink all over her body, exuding a poetic temperament from the inside out.

This home visit was personally conducted by Fan Chengqiu and Meng Yitai. Some students had to walk for a day over mountains and ridges to reach their homes. After this visit, the two teachers were able to understand how difficult it was for these children to go to school, so they were more careful when doing ideological work. It seemed sincere and sincere, coupled with the temptation of poverty scholarships, many parents changed their minds.

The two teachers took the children's thin arms and took them back to the academy with their own hands.

"Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life." Fan Chengqiu did such a thing and felt very accomplished. "Except for one female student, all the other children who dropped out of school came back."

Meng Yitai was responsible for this female student. After Jiu An asked carefully, she took the initiative and said, "It's the female student who doesn't want to continue studying."

When she said this, Meng Yitai felt quite regretful.

"Could it be that she doesn't think she's suitable for studying, so she doesn't want to drag her parents down?" Lu Jiu'an guessed.

"On the contrary." Meng Yitai sighed, "Their family background is quite good, and this student is also very smart. He has mastered arithmetic and literacy. He has been at the top of the class in several exams. It is precisely because of this that she feels that she has learned a lot. This is enough."

Lu Jiu'an thought for a moment and walked out holding the desk: "Give me the student's address."

Meng Yitai immediately understood what he meant. Mr. Lu was planning to go there in person.

Taohua Village is only five kilometers away from the county seat. On the way to Lijiawan, Lu Jiu'an walked here countless times when he was building the river channel. He could reach it in half an hour by horse-drawn carriage.

Taohua Village is named after a large peach grove. When the government subsidized Yingping's renovation of farmhouses to develop tourism, Li Zheng of Taohua Village seized this golden opportunity. He knew the importance of a flat road and mobilized the villagers to go out together. Qian paved a cement road directly to the entrance of the village.

Later, in accordance with the county's urban planning, trash cans were set up in the village, smelly ditches were cleaned, and weeds were sorted... After such drastic transformation, Taohua Village took on a completely new look.

Lu Jiu'an was also willing to give such a village a chance. He not only awarded Taohua Village the honorary banner of a civilized village, but also asked Lu Qi to publish it in the daily news to attract visitors to Taohua Village.

Han Zhi dismissed the groom and sat in front of the car waving his whip.

The carriage driven by the General is naturally smooth and stable.

"Han Chaori." Lu Jiuan pushed open the car door, hugged his neck, and stuffed an orange into his mouth.

Han Zhi took his finger in his mouth and licked and ground it carefully. A piece of orange made him feel longing and lustful after eating it. Lu Jiuan took out his wet finger and wiped all the sticky saliva on Han Zhi's face.

Han Zhi's eyes darkened and when he saw no one around, he hugged the rebellious Lu Jiu'an around his waist, bit his lips and bullied him until he kissed him until his hands and feet fluttered and begged softly for mercy.

Lu Jiu'an huddled on his chest and gasped for air, and finally kicked him with a hint: "You are so brave, raising the flag and saluting in broad daylight."

A vein popped up on the man's forehead, and he groaned uncontrollably. He bit his jaw and struggled to suppress the desire that overcame his heart. His dangerous eyes stared at Lu Jiuan until his scalp went numb.

Lu Jiu'an recognized that the current situation is a hero, so he quickly raised his hands in surrender, sat next to Han Zhi, and asked slowly: "What do you think of this cement road?"

Han Zhi held the reins in his hands and smiled with a smile. The language seems to be saying that he knows what he knows and asks.

Lu Jiu'an touched his chin and asked, "How long does it take to transport military rations to the border?"

Han Zhi looked back at him and said, "It can take as short as two months, as long as half a year."

During the march, the troops and horses did not move, and the food and grass went first, which shows its importance. The reason why Han Zhi said the time was uncertain was because there were two batches of military rations shipped to Yunluo during the Great Zhou Dynasty.

One was allocated by the Ministry of Household Affairs and came from the treasury granary. Southern Shanxi was far away from the frontier fortress, so the journey took longer. The other batch was directly supplied to the battlefield from the land of plenty. Three years ago, Han Zhi was ordered to come to Jiangzhou. The case of missing military rations under review was transported from Xiangyang.

Whether it is two months or half a year, military rations, which are important strategic reserve materials, are most consumed on the road. If the front line receives one portion of rations, two portions of rations must be consumed during transportation. It is fine if it is delivered in time, but if the rations cannot follow, For military needs, the war will also be seriously affected.

Lu Jiu'an said casually: "I will give you the cement formula. You can take it and present it to His Majesty. When the time comes, the land transportation will be paved with cement roads, which will greatly save the time of transporting military rations."

Han Zhi remained silent for a while.

Lu Jiuan bumped him with his elbow strangely: "Hey, talk."

Han Zhi stared at him with a bright light flashing in his eyes. After a moment of silence, he said slowly: "Okay."

The carriage was very fast . When they arrived at their destination, what appeared in front of their eyes was a brand new Peach Blossom Village.

The female student who did not want to return to the college was named Wen Yuan. Their home was behind a dense bamboo forest. There was a high fence surrounding the house. Lu Jiuan got off the carriage and knocked on the door.

"Who is it?" There were footsteps in the house, and then the door opened, and a woman with a coarse cloth wrapped around her waist came out, with small pieces of grass clippings in her hand.

The moment she saw Lu Jiu'an, the woman's eyes burst with strong surprise, and she shouted into the room: "It's Mr. Lu!"

She wiped her hands on her waist and hurriedly pulled Lu Jiu'an inside. He went and said, "Master Lu, please come in quickly and I'll get you a glass of water."

However, he completely ignored Han Zhi behind Lu Jiu'an. Han Zhi didn't feel embarrassed and followed him calmly.

The house was already busy with people cleaning the benches, bringing water, and delivering fruits. The family moved out all the good things in the house, fearing that they would not be well entertained and the county magistrate who suddenly came to visit would be disappointed.

When everything was ready, Father Wen asked cautiously, "I wonder what Mr. Lu has to do?"

Lu Jiu'an was placed on the throne by the enthusiastic Mother Wen, and he smiled helplessly: "It's not a big deal, I just came to see Wen. " Yuan."

Father Wen and Mother Wen are not stupid. Just two days ago, Master Meng left, and then County Magistrate Lu came. It was clear what happened.

"Wen Yuan is raising grape vines in the back mountain, let's go call her."

Lu Jiu'an, who was waiting in the living room, looked around boredly, and suddenly noticed a slight movement behind the curtain, and then a middle-aged man with a big belly walked out, staring intently. Sit down at another table, hold the tea cup in your hand and smell it carefully as if there is no one else around.

Lu Jiuan glanced at it without any trace and then looked away.

I think they are tourists from out of town.

Because Taohua Village is so famous, even though it is not yet the flowering season, there are only a lot more people coming here. Many farmers in Taohua Village have listened to the government's advice and transformed their homes into B&Bs. It is not surprising that some guests have come to stay.

If Han Zhi felt something, his sharp gaze swept across the middle-aged man like a razor blade, making his back stiffen.

Disguised as a tourist, Xiang Daozhen took a sip of tea with lingering fear and forced himself to stay calm.

As expected, he was worthy of being the General of Zhenyuan. It was really difficult to withstand the scrutiny that was like a ray of light on his back. Not long after, the Wen family's parents called Wen Yuan back.

"Lu... Master Lu." Facing Lu Jiu'an, Wen Yuan still seemed a little embarrassed.

Lu Jiu'an's palm fell on Wen Yuan's shoulder and patted him gently. Just when Wen Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, Lu Jiu'an got straight to the point and asked: "Why don't you go to the academy? Don't you like studying with your classmates? "

Of course I like it. But now I can do arithmetic and read."

Wen Yuan's rhetoric was exactly the same as before. Since a woman can't take the scientific examination, it would be a waste of time for her to continue studying. Why should she do this? Meaningless things.

Lu Jiu'an nodded. This student was indeed very independent and had a very targeted future plan. However, because of this, Lu Jiu'an was even more unwilling to let her miss out on a bright future.

"If you don't want to continue studying, there are vocational and technical colleges nearby, such as medicine, textiles, and cooking. You can choose one you like to study deeply."

"No." Wen Chu said firmly, "I don't like those. I think It's just right now."

No matter how Lu Jiu'an tried to persuade him, Wen Yuan persisted in his stubbornness, blocking all possible directions for Lu Jiu'an's attack.

Xiang Daozhen spent his free time watching the show and wondering how Lu Jiuan could resolve it.

Then things backfired, and Lu Jiuan simply gave up the persuasion: "Now that you have thought it through, I don't want to force others to do anything."

Xiang Daozhen took a sip of jasmine tea and felt a little disappointed.

Next, Lu Jiu'an stopped mentioning anything related to study. Han Zhi picked up a stone, bumped it in his hand, walked to the pond and started playing with it.

The stone touched the water and rose into the air. After several times, it fell into the water a few meters away and sank, causing ripples in the pond.

Han Zhi looked back at the room and saw Lu Jiu'an and Wen Yuan chatting happily. They didn't know what they talked about. They were leaning on the table and laughing. His handsome smile eclipsed everything around him, making people forget about him. The identity of the county magistrate.

Han Zhi thought that Lu Jiu'an, a little fox, usually used a trick to make the prey relax its vigilance first, find out the details, and then bite the throat of the prey to deliver a fatal blow when the vigilance was lowered.

After a while, Lu Jiu'an came over and said, "Mother Wen prepared a table of food and forced us to eat."

Han Zhi asked in a low voice, "Is it done?"

Lu Jiu'an smiled and replied in a low voice, "It's almost done. "

The meal was so sumptuous that the Wen family did not dare to share the same table with Magistrate Lu. They waited until Lu Jiuan finished eating before they came to clear away the food.

Lu Jiuan waved to Wen Yuan: "We are leaving. Thank you for your hospitality. Before we leave, I want to ask you a question."

Wen Yuan looked at him intently.

Lu Jiu'an pointed to the orange sugar cane in the fruit plate and asked her: "What kind of fruit do you like to eat on this table?"

Han Zhi smiled calmly. He found that Lu Jiu'an liked to compare fruits with everything he did.

Wen Yuan answered honestly: "Oranges."

Lu Jiu'an asked Han Zhi to take out a bag of apples from the carriage, "Try how it tastes."

Wen Yuan had never seen an apple before. She knew that this thing must be extremely precious, so she was careful He took a bite and narrowed his eyes in pleasure.

"How is it?"

"It's delicious."

"Now tell me, what fruit do you like?"

Wen Yuan raised the red apple in her hand without hesitation.

"It's for you." Under Wen Yuan's disbelieving gaze, Lu Jiu'an gently touched her head.

Like a kitten, Wen Yuan nuzzled under his palm reluctantly.

"I don't deny your choice, Wen Yuan." Lu Jiu'an said to her, "But you see, the world is so big, and there are many things you haven't tried. How can you know when you don't even know they exist? What do you really like?"

Lu Jiu'an flicked her forehead with his finger: "Wen Yuan, there is no limit to the sea of ​​learning. I hope you will open your eyes wide and explore more unknown things. Only then will you truly become your true self. Choice. "

Just like the children in the mountains, it's not that they don't want to be doctors, flight attendants, or diplomats, they just don't know that they have no choice.

Before leaving, Lu Jiu'an noticed that the middle-aged man he saw earlier was standing under the eaves of the hall not far away, looking over here in a somewhat obscene manner.

Lu Jiu'an rolled his eyes secretly, poked Han Zhi, and motioned for him to turn his head and look.

By the time Han Zhi glanced over, the middle-aged man had already left quickly.

"Looks like a human being, he can't be a thief."

Chapter 122

The carriage gradually faded away under the setting sun, and finally became as big as a fist.

Xiang Daozhen listened to the whole process and witnessed Lu Jiu'an persuading a student who had no ambitions to return to the academy. He fell in love with him even more. Feeling deeply moved, he couldn't help but write a letter.

In the letter, he praised Ying Ping lavishly and praised Ying Ping County Magistrate to the heavens. He even used sentences such as "Ying Ping had not given birth to Lu Jiu'an, and eternity would be like a long night" to describe him, praising him to the highest standards in the world.

The letter was shaky and finally fell into the hands of the inspector. The inspector looked at the letter full of compliments and exclaimed: "This old man in Xiangdaozhen actually has such praise."

Usually he sees this . Most of the time, Daozhen would scold the students and instructors with a straight face, and he had never been seen to look pleasant in front of his subordinates.

When he read the last sentence of the letter, the inspector couldn't help twirling his long beard and laughing.

Yingcha Si Qianshi usually assists him in handling case files and knows that his boss has a good relationship with Xuezheng: "But what interesting stories did Xuezheng share with you?"

"Huh, that little old man is just collecting information for the purpose of taking an academic exam. "The inspector threw the letter to him. Qian Shi lowered his head and saw that at the end of the letter, Xuezheng said with certainty that if he went to Ying Ping, he would be surprised. Every line of the words was urging the inspector to .

The provincial-level local officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty had three divisions. The Chief Envoy was in charge of civil affairs, and the Inspection Envoy was in charge of criminal matters. The Du Commandery Envoy was in charge of the military affairs of a province. The Inspection Envoy was also an official assigned by the imperial court. He did not stay in the provincial capital all the time. I also want to inspect various roads.

Qian Shi was half convinced and doubtful: "Then Yingping is really as good as Xuezheng said?"

"Then Yingping County Magistrate only took office three years ago. He is not a god." The press officer leisurely fiddled with the jade beads in his hand, "I heard Lu Jiu'an was born in Tanhua, and he just wanted to see the talented people in Xiangdaozhen, and he loved his family as much as he did."

Qian Shi stared at the inspector's face and said, "Now we are evaluating the performance of each government, and the official documents from the county have also been handed over. I think it will be in the hands of the Chief Envoy in the near future. When the time comes, I will have to go down and get it for you."

The Chief Inspector pondered for a moment, and finally shook his hand: "Forget it, Lu Jiu'an was in a whirlpool when he was in southern Shanxi, although now. People are far away from the land of muddy water. Who knows if the connection is still involved in right and wrong. Now is the time when all parties in the DPRK are fighting. His Majesty is watching from the sidelines. No one can guess what he is thinking. If you hit a hot potato once, who knows if it will be like a maggot attached to the bone that can't be shaken off. If one day you accidentally get dragged into the water by one move, you will regret it."

According to the inspection, the user is very handy, and he doesn't know what's going on. Guan Qiao, so he couldn't help but remind him: "Let's not take care of things that we shouldn't take care of. The Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Metropolitan Procuratorate are fully responsible for the performance evaluation. The water here is deep, so we just need to protect ourselves wisely and do a good job." Just do what you are responsible for. "

Qian Shi is only inexperienced, but he is not stupid. He knows that the inspector is giving him guidance, so he hurriedly bows to thank him.

The inspector narrowed his eyes, unable to see clearly under the candlelight. He couldn't help but rub his interfering eyes with his hands.

"My lord, I have an eye problem again."

"It's not a problem." The inspector wiped the secretions from the corners of his eyes, "My eyes were damaged by reading when I was a child, so I can't talk about eye problems."

After a while, Qian Shi asked: "What's wrong, my lord? " Are you going?"

"Where?"

Qian Shi pointed to the end of the letter: "Xiang Xuezheng invites you to go to Yingping..."

The inspector put the letter under the candlelight and read it carefully: "Go there. Well, lest the little old man come back and talk about me. "

On the other side, Yingping County Government.

It stands to reason that Lu Jiu'an is higher on the list than Xiangdao Town. However, Lu Jiu'an's official career is not good, and the status of the two is far apart. Academic and political leaders come to Yingping for inspection. As the county magistrate, Lu Jiu'an naturally has to do a good job in undertaking the work.

The official residence was cleaned and brand new pillows and mats were prepared. Lu Jiu'an estimated the time and sent officers outside the city to keep an eye on Shangguan's car in preparation for the reception.

When a group of students from the county school heard that the academic official was coming soon, they all tensed up their nerves and restrained their behavior a lot.

However, as the time passed by day by day, the official's presence was not seen at all, and the whole government was exhausted.

"Sir." Chief Secretary Wu Heng said hesitantly, "How about setting up a spy from ten miles away? If something unexpected happens on the way to Xuezheng, it will be detrimental to you if the higher authorities investigate."

"No, do whatever you need to do, Xuezheng Your Excellency is not stupid. It is impossible to set off with just a few followers." He waved his hand, "We will do our job according to the official system of greeting and sending off. As long as there are no mistakes, there is no need to do anything else, let alone flatter others in secret. Welcome."

Lu Jiu'an didn't say that. In order to please Shangguan, corruption is common in many places. Lu Jiu'an naturally couldn't allow his subordinates to do such a thing in pursuit of fame and fortune.

The county school held another debate. The theme of this debate revolved around "Does the times create heroes, or do heroes create times?" This theme is a bit dangerous now, but I don't know if this group of students is called Lu Jiu An's courage has grown up, his words are bold, his sentences are straight to the point, his words are sharp, you come and I are back and forth, Lu Jiu An's heart trembles at the sight.

Sometimes he even pretended not to care and encouraged the students: "Be honest with your heart and be civilized with your words. As long as you are not doing unjust things under the guise of debating, you can speak freely."

After the debate, it was time for the county examination . At that time, the exam date was announced early, and Lu Jiuan, as the county magistrate, had to preside over it personally.

This is the first level of the children's examination, and it is also the official way to check the students' true talents and learning. However, not only Lu Jiu'an does not take it seriously, but also the students preparing for the examination, from the age of knowing their fate to the age of twilight, are all calm and composed. In fact, It's because when I was studying at Hongtu College, I experienced countless exams, big and small, and the examiner was the county magistrate, so everyone who signed up for the exam was confident and not afraid at all.

Seeing that almost a month had passed since the time when the Admiral Academic Affairs Officer sent the order, and there was still no sign of Xiang Daozhen, Lu Jiuan simply called back the guards who were following him.

On the way to the examination room, Lu Jiuan was chatting and laughing with his teacher. When he came to the door, he was blocked by a figure.

Lu Jiu'an looked at his back inquiringly, and Fan Chengqiu shouted loudly: "Who doesn't know that the county exam is here today? Leave quickly. How does the patrol work on such an important occasion like the county exam? How can you let irrelevant people go? Come close to this place."

Fan Chengqiu was quite annoyed and kept talking, ready to find the person on duty to scold him. Under Lu Jiu'an's unblinking gaze, the figure slowly turned around. Fan Chengqiu seemed to have someone pinch his neck, and his voice suddenly stopped. His face turned red.

But Lu Jiu'an felt a thump in his heart and thought to himself, wasn't this person a tourist who was at Wen's house that day?

Looking back today, his demeanor seems to be that of a different person. He is serious in speech and solemn in expression. When he stands upright with his head down, he exudes an impressive aura from the inside out as he has been in a high position for many years.

The corners of Lu Jiuan's mouth twitched secretly.

No, it's not what he thought.

Master Xuezheng wouldn't be so bored that he would pay a private visit incognito.

However, God never heard the voice of "devout" prayers, and quickly shattered Lu Jiuan's expectations.

The person in front of him took off the cloak that was wrapped around him, revealing a purple peacock patchwork suit underneath. He tugged at the corners of his sharp mouth and lowered his eyebrows slightly: "Fan Jiaoyu, this is an important place for county examinations, please do not make any noise."

Fan Chengqiu's calf was beating like a cramp and he was almost unsteady on his feet. His face was gray and he had only one thought in his mind.

It's over.

He taught academic affairs.

"Greetings to the Master of Academic Affairs." Fan Chengqiu saluted with trembling lips.

Lu Jiu'an was scolding her in his heart, but on the surface he remained calm, brazenly pretending to be the first time they met, and bowed in a neither humble nor overbearing manner.

In fact, Xiang Daozhen has been paying attention to Lu Jiu'an's every move. Seeing that this little adult has a certain control over his advances and retreats, and is neither flattering nor afraid of power, he nodded without leaving a trace in his heart.

"No need to be polite." There was no expression on Xiang Daozhen's face. "I arrived at Yingping one step ahead of schedule. Master Lu probably won't mind."

Lu Jiu'an said, "Master Xuezheng has his own considerations in his actions."

" Let's go, since it happens to be the Yingping County Examination, I will take the exam, just to see how the Confucian students in your county are doing?"

Lu Jiu'an put his hand on his forehead and thought to himself, is it just a coincidence? I don't know how long I have been secretly observing you in Yingping County. You are really pretending to be like that. It would be a pity not to award you the best actor award.

The students who were taking the exam searched behind them and entered the exam room one after another through the gantry. When they saw the two examiners sitting above them, they were stunned. However, due to the discipline of the exam room, they could only suppress their doubts in their hearts.

The entire examination room was silent as the students answered the questions.

Lu Jiu'an looked at Yang Miaomiao sitting at the front, with a calm expression on his mind, and knew that the test questions would not be difficult for him.

In the first half of the county examination, Xiang Daozhen walked around the large examination room in a decent manner, stopping from time to time to check the students' answer sheets.

In the second half, Xiang Daozhen returned to the curtain and asked Lu Jiuan a variety of questions like a hundred thousand questions.

"Master Lu, how does the clock tower in the Life Plaza keep time?"

"Are the articles in the Daily News sure to be true? I heard that they are sold in Jiangzhou. Can you ask people from the news agency to go to the provincial capital to do the same? One. If you feel that you are unfamiliar with the place, you can come to me. Although I am a low-key person, I think I still have some disciples and old officials, so it will not be a problem for the news agency to operate smoothly in the provincial capital... "

"Master Lu, do you think it is the times that make heroes, or heroes that make times..."

Lu Jiu'an was stunned, oh, this Xiang Xuezheng actually secretly watched the debate.

After the five county examinations, the invigilator Jie Yu carefully sent all the papers to Xiangdao Town. Lu Jiuan knew that he exposed his identity at the county examination just to personally inspect the students' knowledge as an academic administrator. , to see if the name is in vain.

Lu Jiu'an let him approve the rankings, and he stayed leisurely and peacefully on the sidelines.

The county case leader was quickly decided. He was a young man in his twenties. Lu Jiu'an had some impressions. He had passed the county examination several times and accumulated a lot of experience. After Yan Gu's guidance, he was instantly enlightened. It's natural to get first place for the first time.

Xiang Daozhen pointed to another paper and said: "This candidate's four-part essay is good, but unfortunately his test poems are not satisfactory. The essay is very clever, but it is too loose and unrestrained based on his talent. He still has energy but lacks composure." "

Lu Jiu'an looked at it casually and saw that this was Han Linshen's paper.

He has followed Han Zhi to the battlefield since he was a child. He has been very open and harmonious in his actions, and with the blessing of such an identity, his articles are as powerful as his own.

Xiang Daozhen took out another paper: "This one is very ingenious, but the scriptures are a little superficial and cannot settle down."

Lu Jiuan's eyebrows moved, it was Yang Miaomiao's paper.

At this time, he couldn't help but admire Xiang Daozhen. He could tell the student's character just from the articles, and he did have a brush or two in his hand.

Xiang Daozhen raised an eyebrow and said with a smile: "It seems that this student, Mr. Lu, is very familiar."

"This student is now living in Xiaguan Yafu." Lu Jiu'an picked up some of Yang Miaomiao's situation and informed the academic administration, Xiang Daozhen thought thoughtfully and said: "It is rare to be able to write such an article at a young age. If you work harder, you will be able to produce one more talent in the Zhou Dynasty.

" , Xiang Daozhen was about to inspect the group of county school students. Although on the day of the debate competition, he watched the whole process of the students' high-spirited students in the crowd, and he had a lot of fun, but the test still had to be taken. But don't lose a lot for a small amount.

Fan Chengqiu was in the background, heaving a sigh of relief as if he had survived a disaster. Xiang Xuezheng looked in a good mood. It seemed that he had escaped without being reprimanded.

The county school received the news from the imperial edict and learned that the academic administration had come to Yingping a long time ago. In his mind, he kept reviewing whether he had made any mistakes in the past few days and whether his behavior was in compliance with the rules. Stand politely in front of the door to welcome the scholar.

Xiang Daozhen glanced at the dark group of students, then turned around to take stock of the bamboo-like county magistrate next to him. Regardless of his demeanor or appearance, it seemed that Lu Jiu'an was more popular with him.

Moreover, he managed major events and managed the people well.

Hey, I don't know where Lu Jiu'an took the science exam three years ago, and which classmate took the exam. To get a student like Lu Jiu'an, he was really lucky.

Chapter 123

"Ying Ping is really full of talents." Xiang Daozhen said, twirling his beard, "No wonder he won 7 exams in the Qiuwei meeting."

Lu Jiu'an glanced at it briefly and understood: "It should be a few days ago. The debate attracted many students from other counties to participate. I guess they came to welcome the Master of Academic Affairs. In fact, there are only 19 students in Yingping County. "

"Is that so? " Xiang Daozhen walked towards the county school as he spoke, and the students spontaneously followed him, "After April this year, there should be more than 19 of you."

"Then please show your support to the academic administration."

In April this year , a college examination was held in Fucheng, Jiangzhou Prefecture, and the examination was conducted by the admiral of the school, so Lu Jiu'an said this.

Xiang Xuezheng laughed loudly, ignoring the distance, and patted Lu Jiu'an on the shoulder with his generous palm.

Qi Shi, who was hidden among the many students, took a breath. The classmates who came together looked at each other, and they all saw shock in each other's eyes.

Qi Shi wanted to cry but had no tears: "The person who has called me brother and brother along the way is actually a scholar."

With so many talented children, it was impossible for Xiangdao Town to take the exams one by one. Fan Chengqiu called out the students from the county and carried them to the front. , Xiang Daozhen randomly ordered a few random checks, and the results of the school examination were satisfactory.

"Well, not bad, keep up the good work." Xiang Daozhen said with a smile.

Next, Lu Jiuan took the academic administration to Hongtu College. He was stopped outside that day, but today he finally got his wish. Walking in the wide corridor, feeling the strong academic atmosphere in the college, even the well-informed Xiang Daozhen was amazed.

"Such a large open space is turned into a playground?"

"Exactly." Lu Jiu'an replied calmly, "It's for all-round development of morality, intelligence, and physical fitness."

The reception room handles the reception of guests, and the banquet for academics and government officials is held in the Zui Feng Tower was neither extravagant nor shabby. Everything was ready. He quietly came to Lu Jiu'an and said to him: "Sir, it's ready."

Lu Jiu'an asked in a low voice: "Has the wine been sent?"

"Your Majesty specially told me, so of course I dare not forget it."

The owner of Zui Feng Tower knew that the people attending the banquet were all high-ranking officials and dignitaries, so he did not dare to treat him lightly. He went to the restaurant to supervise the affairs in person. Whether they could make friends with each other is another matter. At least he could do it on the surface. Do enough. He originally wanted to send some delicacies in the name of the Ding family, but Wu Heng, the chief clerk, sternly refused.

"Mr. Ding, after dealing with him for so long, you also know Mr. Lu's temperament. After he took office, he despised corruption the most. You see, he has never made money by borrowing money in Yingping for one day." "

Why ? Can it be considered greedy?" Ding Helou said, "This is Zuifenglou's choice."

"Mr. Ding, thank you for your kindness, but once the political scandal is opened, it will be difficult to close it, Mr. Lu. It's going to take a lot of trouble to fix it, and you don't want Ying Ping's rare purity to be broken."

Xiang Daozhen saluted and sent all his followers to the official residence. He went back and changed into casual clothes before being led by Lu Jiu'an. Attend a banquet.

From a distance, he saw a burly man occupying the top position, showing no anger and self-importance. It was Han Zhi.

But who is the old man with snowy hair and frosty hair next to him? How can he be on an equal footing with General Zhenyuan, talking and laughing?

As he got closer, the old man's face became clearer and clearer. When he saw Xiang Daozhen at the head, he nodded and smiled at him.

Xiang Daozhen rubbed his eyes and almost lost his composure: "Yan, Master Yan."

"Xiang Xuezheng, you're fine."

...

Yan Gu is ranked among the three masters. Although it is a false title, he is Being the teacher of the Emperor of the Chao Dynasty naturally has an extraordinary status. Although he later resigned and returned to his hometown on the grounds of old age and infirmity, why, why did he end up in Yingping? Could it be that Yan Gu's ancestral home was originally in Yingping?

Xiang Daozhen quickly adjusted his mood and saluted Yan Gu and Han Zhi with cupped fists.

"Are you curious to meet me here?" Yan Gu pointed to the corner like an old naughty boy: "Look who is that?"

This was originally a secret box, and there was an inconspicuous sign in the corner. The secret door was originally used for guests to tidy up their clothes. The secret door opened and Qin Qin pushed Qin Zhao out.

Their eyes met, and Xiang Daozhen was completely stunned: "Emperor Qin..."

This banquet was originally a normal reception for academic officials by the county magistrate, but now that several people gathered together, it turned into a mellow and mellow banquet with colleagues in the past. The wine exuded an intoxicating aroma. Xiang Daozhen was drunk and his eyes were hazy. He had been tense since he took up the role of academic administrator. He had never been so relaxed and happy. Lu Jiuan and Han Zhi sat in the corner, becoming foils.

"I'm not good at dealing with people and sophistication. You just did me a big favor by inviting them here." Lu Jiuzhan pretended to pick up the porcelain cup and touched it lightly with him. When the porcelain collided, there was a crisp "ding" sound.

With the teacher at his side, Han Zhi did not dare to be too presumptuous and whispered: "Are you not good at dealing with it? You are obviously too lazy to deal with it."

Lu Jiuan's eyes moved and he showed a sly smile.

It was not until night fell that the vendors on the street packed up their goods one after another, and the banquet where guests and hosts enjoyed themselves came to an end.

Xiang Daozhen's cheeks were red and he burped. The smell of alcohol came out of his mouth: "My knees always hurt when it rains. You know that the land in Guangmu is humid all year round, which makes me sick." I couldn't sleep in the middle of the night. If I had known that you were in Yingping, Lao Qin, I would have been here a long time ago."

Xiang Daozhen stumbled over his words, but the content was clear and he didn't know whether he was drunk or not.

Yan Gu waved his hand sleepily: "It's late at night, let's meet again tomorrow."

Xiang Daozhen stood up holding the table, staggered and almost fell to the ground. If Han Zhi hadn't quickly helped him with his eyesight, Master Xuezheng would be here now It must have been overwhelming.

Xiang Daozhen was pinched so hard by the iron vice-like hands that he shivered and retreated, his feet turned into a puddle of mud. That was it. Before he was carried out by his entourage, he kept mumbling: "Master Lu, I Let me tell you, your land in Yingping is a geomantic treasure land, where talents gather and good things happen frequently..."

Lu Jiuan coaxed people away with a good voice, turned around and looked at Han Zhi helplessly: "Drinking will ruin things, tomorrow I will study politics. Thinking about it, I will definitely be upset. "

The wine is actually not high in alcohol content, so it would be weird if Xiang Daozhen mixed it with Zuifenglou's signature osmanthus wine.

"If we are all in the same mood, it is inevitable that we will drink too much." Han Zhi pinched the back of his neck and touched him, "Let's go, spring night is too short."

The last few words came out with the smell of hot alcohol in his mouth, and Lu Jiu'an's face flushed instantly. , Se Li said inwardly: "Not today, we have to receive the academic administration tomorrow."

"He is so drunk today, he has to get up tomorrow." The man held his waist and wrapped him in the hazy night. Earlobe, "I will only do this once today. Jiu An, please show mercy and ferry me over."

Lu Jiu'an chuckled: "Buddhism does not save people who are not destined, and heavy rain does not moisten grass without roots."

"Who has no roots ?" ." Han Zhi grabbed his lips and bit him fiercely. He led him down with his big hand. Lu Jiu'an shrank from the heat of the giant creature and slapped him with his backhand: "Mad dog, don't bite."

Of course, Han Zhi kept saying it more than once. Lu Jiuan was exhausted by the torture in the end, and gnashed his teeth with tears in his eyes: "You man."

Han Zhi soaked in the tub and took a mandarin duck bath with him, and they fell in love. It was difficult to control himself, and Lu Jiu'an's murderous gaze was ridiculous again. Lu Jiu'an was really speechless. Han Zhi held him in his arms and asked gently: "Are you still rootless?"

Lu Jiu'an's voice was hoarse and he said feebly: "When you were in trouble and couldn't conceive an heir, why didn't you get rid of this evil root together?"

To avoid doing more evil today.

Han Zhi held him in his arms and kissed him, and said in a good temper: "Then you will have less fun."

Sure enough, as Han Zhi said, Xiang Daozhen failed to wake up as he wished the next day, and he didn't wake up until three o'clock in the morning. Hao opened his eyes and felt a splitting headache for a moment, and scenes of drunken gaffes came to mind one after another. After thinking of everything, he just wanted to dig a hole and jump in to get it over with, rather than showing off in front of everyone. The

entourage came to him with sobering soup: "Sir, this is the wild jujube and kudzu root specially prepared for you by Magistrate Lu. He said that you may not feel well when you wake up today, so he asked you to stay in bed for a day."

Xiang Daozhen carried the sobering soup. After finishing the bowl, he suddenly asked: "Master Lu, did you say anything else?"

"I didn't say anything else." The attendant rubbed his head and thought for a moment, and finally shook his head, "He only asked me to take good care of you. As for If anyone else comes to look for you, he will always push him away because you are sick."

"That's good." Xiang Daozhen handed the bowl to him, "Magistrate Lu is very good at dancing, and he is so good at it that people can't help it. I'm bored."

Not mentioning his hangover gave him enough face as a scholar. He also considered everything, eliminating his worries.

Lu Jiu'an didn't go out at all today. He came to my hometown alone, carefully locked the door of the study, and entered the office.

Now he has a lot of energy in his hands, which he can use at will. He doesn't feel any pain when using it. He only needs to look at the information on the computer that he finds useful, print it out, bind it into a book, and pile it on his desk to read slowly.

Lu Jiu'an lay on the sofa and read several books in succession. Due to the nature of the program "Historical Treasures", a large part of the books were ancient books. The contents of some books were actually also found in the Zhou Dynasty, and others were lost. He put these books separately. I took it out and planned to find time to copy it slowly by hand.

Should we build a library and put these books in it for students all over the world to read?

Many precious books were collected in the palaces of princes and nobles. They were proud of their rich collections and used them to attract staff and guests. Therefore, in this era, there were very few books for students to read, and they could only read over and over. They are the Four Books and Five Classics, etc., which are books for imperial examinations.

This idea only appeared in his mind for a moment, and Lu Jiuan thought he could give it a try.

On the third day, Lu Jiuan took advantage of Xiangdaozhen to fully recover and took him on a tour of Yingping Mountains and Rivers.

When passing by the Life Square, Xiang Daozhen pointed to the refugee reception center engraved on the stone tablet and asked: "What's going on?"

Lu Jiu'an showed a nostalgic look: "There were many refugees in the city, and there were no extra The tent..."

He briefly described the difficult situation in a few words, and sighed to Daozhen: "No matter whether it is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, it is the people who suffer. Fortunately, the Yingping squire is kind-hearted."

He looked around. I walked around and looked around at the bustling streets with people coming and going. I couldn't imagine that this place was once crowded with ragged people.

It is the beginning of spring, everything is recovering, and the buds on the branches have just sprouted, a emerald green color. The snow has melted, mountain streams have swelled, and animals have come out of their nests after hibernation.

Floating birds dragged their gorgeous feathers across the sky, and sika deer neighed and disappeared into the jungle in the blink of an eye.

The whole world seemed to come alive in an instant.

This is a gift from nature, this is a paradise for animals.

The clear mountain spring water slowly flowed along the rocks. Xiang Daozhen took a handful of his hand and shivered from the cold. He took a sip and said, "It's sweet."

Naturally, these scenery cannot be compared to the bare wheat fields in the suburbs. In comparison, Xiang Daozhen was dazzled by what he saw and kept exclamating. Halfway through, he became very excited about poetry and pulled Yan Gu to recite poems and compose poems on the spot.

Lu Jiu'an's eyes lit up, and he immediately took out the paper and pen he carried with him and wrote it down. Xiang Daozhen looked at him blankly. Lu Jiu'an said seriously: "Master Xuezheng and Taifu are well-spoken, and the poems they wrote are dignified and beautiful. There are only a few of us." It was a pity to hear it, and it must be recorded for visitors to see. When the official returned, he immediately asked someone to set up a stone here and carve the poems of the two adults on it. "

In order to see the poems of Xuezheng and Taifu, the tourists came. Isn't it an endless stream?

Chapter 124

Walking halfway, Xiang Daozhen stopped and gasped: "Take a rest first. I am getting older and my health is getting worse day by day."

Jiang Fang, who was accompanying him, was very smart. After hearing this, Following Lu Jiu'an's instructions, he automatically found a flat rock, wiped it clean with the hem of his clothes, and turned it into a natural seat.

During the break, Lu Jiuan asked Daozhen about some of the things that Yingping was more interested in. Lu Jiuan answered them one by one in detail, including the wine he drank in the previous two days.

Xiang Daozhen said shamelessly: "I wonder if Magistrate Lu can part with his love and give me a jar."

Lu Jiu'an was a little embarrassed. He naturally knew that wine had just appeared and would definitely attract the love of some alcoholics. If it were given today, One altar is given to Xiang Daozhen. Who knows if there will be another Shangguan tomorrow. He is not worried about the scarcity but the inequality.

Looking at his expression, Xiang Daozhen knew that he had made a difficult request. As expected, Lu Jiu'an said: "To be honest, Mr. Xuezheng, the grapes were just planted last year, and the total fruit produced was only enough to make a few jars of wine. Before. I asked people to take it to the south of Shanxi a few days ago, but there is very little left, and I really can't get rid of it. Next year, Xiang Xuezheng, I will definitely have someone give some altars to your house."

Xiang Daozhen recalled with squinted eyes . : "Grapes? On the way here, I saw signs of grape picking gardens in some places. Are those places dedicated to growing grapes?"

"Exactly." Lu Jiu'an went with the flow and explained to him the promotion of grapes. Planting thing.

Qin Zhao knew about this. When the grapes were harvested, Lu Jiuan ordered someone to fill a basket full of them and send them to the hospital. This was the first time he had seen them in so many years of working in southern Shanxi, which showed how rare and precious they were.

Magistrate Lu was not stingy at all. Every grape bunch he selected was plump and juicy, and he gave it to their family to eat. So he helped by saying some decent things.

"Oh, this is good." Xiang Daozhen didn't care. Next year is next year, he can still afford to wait.

When he heard that Lu Jiu'an was planning to build a wharf and was struggling to find familiar manpower, Xiang Daozhen said calmly: "I am familiar with Jiangzhou Tongpan. He is responsible for water transportation. He must have many talents in this field. , I will ask him to recommend a few to you, and I will ensure that everything will be done properly without you having to worry about it."

Lu Jiu'an did not expect such an unexpected surprise. The worries and worries that day were actually solved so smoothly. It's true that good relationships make things easier. Lu Jiu'an quickly thanked him sincerely.

After resting for a while, they continued to move forward. They encountered beautiful mountains and clear waters. However, most of the people in this group were elderly. After walking towards the second half of the journey, except for Lu Jiuan and Han Zhi, everyone's faces showed signs of fatigue. state.

Lu Jiu'an saw all this in his eyes and knew that this sightseeing trip had almost come to an end.

Lu Jiu'an said: "Sir Xiang, the scenery ahead is unremarkable. I'm afraid I'll disappoint you if we continue walking."

Xiang Daozhen didn't know the meaning of his move, so he sighed: "That's it for today."

Qin Qin comforted him with his sore legs: "You are in the provincial capital. It only takes a few days to drive the carriage to Yingping. You can come back when you have time. Let me tell you, Yingping has different scenery throughout the year. Come back next time in the autumn, when the maple leaves all over the mountain are red, like burning flames."

When he said this, there was infinite emotion in his voice. If his eyes didn't recover, how could he see it again? This picturesque world.

Xiang Daozhen took one last look at the flowery scenery behind him, and everyone headed back home.

In the days that followed, Lu Jiuan used his kindness as a landlord to arrange the basic necessities, food, housing and transportation in Xiangdao Town.

He couldn't give him wine, but he only had a lot of novelties in his hand. Picking up any one of them would make people marvel. He took a pair of brightly colored glass beads from Feng Jing's hand, which were about the size of walnuts. He casually gave it to Xiang Daozhen as a parting gift: "Just be careful, Xiang Xuezheng can hold it in your hand and play with it on weekdays."

Such colored glaze is more precious than jade. Lu Jiu'an saw too much in modern times carelessly, but It is rare to be unable to stand up to others.

For Xiang Daozhen, glazed beads are rare in the sky and hard to find on earth. They will not appear in the homes of princes, generals and prime ministers in the south of Jin Dynasty. Now seeing that Lu Jiu'an is wealthy and generous, he gives the pearl to him like an ordinary pebble. He is a little surprised and confused. Look him over.

If he hadn't gone to Ying Ping for a private inspection in advance, and had spent the past few days with Lu Jiu'an, and knew that he was an honest official, he would have doubted whether he was a corrupt official who took away people's wealth and support.

Xiang Daozhen waved his hands repeatedly: "Magistrate Lu, put it away quickly. If I take this priceless treasure into my hands today, and it comes to the ears of the Metropolitan Procuratorate in the future, and they are traced, you and I will be unable to argue."

Lu Jiuan hummed . He smiled and said: "This is not a priceless treasure. It was produced in Yingping's workshop. There are a lot of baskets of beads. If you really count them, at most the quality of the goods in that batch is slightly better.

" Of course Daozhen didn't believe it. How could it be so easy to produce the Qin mirror and Han Dynasty, and the glass was a treasure? He refused in every possible way, so Lu Jiuan had no choice but to do the next best thing and give him an ergonomic cushion instead of the glass beads.

"Xiang Xuezheng, this is specially designed for those of us who often work at desks. It can improve back pain and is not expensive. You can accept this."

"Who made this?" Xiang Daozhen took it in his hand. After feeling it for a while, he nodded with satisfaction, "It's quite ingenious."

He accepted it without any burden.

The entourage followed behind the carriage and said to Lu Jiuan before the carriage in Xiangdao Town: "Your Ying Ping's style of writing and studying politics can be regarded as a model in Jiangzhou. I think you have not learned the correct discipline in the county schools. I will give it to you when I go back." Please call some of them. In addition, Fan Juyu will personally take the children to take the examination in April. I want to see how many talented people you can produce."

Fan Chengqiu did not receive any training, but received warm words from the academic administration. , was immediately flattered.

As expected, Xiangdaozhen kept his word. Not long after he left Yingping, several master-like people came to the county school with a lot of money, saying they were recommended by the academic administration.

A few days ago, many students from other counties came to Yingping to study. Although the college will recruit many teachers after the new year, as Xiang Xuezheng said, there are too few teachers qualified to teach students. Now it's better. Someone gives him a pillow when he feels sleepy, and Lu Jiu'an is unceremoniously included in his banner.

As for those students from other counties, Lu Jiuan thought about it and decided that they would not refuse them.

However, unlike students who settled in the local area, they cannot study in the county for free, nor are they reimbursed for medical expenses, and must pay tuition fees. The salary of Xuezheng's tutor was very small, and Lu Jiu'an gave him a 10% or 20% increase. He was an extremely poor official, so he could use the tuition fees to subsidize his wife.

A few days later, five or six men came to the county government office.

This group of men were dressed in linen and straw boots, with rough skin on their exposed hands and feet. When asked about their identities, they avoided answering. They unfolded a handwritten letter with the seal of the general judge and bluntly stated that they came from Jiangzhou Prefecture to find Lu County. order.

People came from Jiangzhou before, but it was to capture Lu Jiu'an. Therefore, both the subordinate officials and the common people in Yingping had a bad impression of the officials in Jiangzhou. The officials looked unkind and said with a cold face. "We, County Magistrate Lu, are not here, let's wait for now."

The yamen servant stood in front of the man with a killing stick in a tense posture. Zhao Laosan hurriedly crossed the threshold, preparing to go to my hometown to report the matter to Lu Jiu'an. He collided with Han Zhi who was coming towards him. Han Zhi frowned and yelled: "What's the matter?"

Seeing the general, Zhao Laosan breathed a sigh of relief. Han Zhi here was like a rock holding down the formation. No matter who came, Zhao Laosan was no longer afraid: "A group of officials from Jiangzhou came to the lobby, holding the general judgment. Handbook. General, the last time Yuan Tongpan sent people to capture the Lord, will he have the same purpose this time?"

Han Zhi said nothing and looked at the lobby with his narrow eyes, only seeing those tough figures . The big man Jin Dao sat on the guest chair, seemingly angry.

Han Zhi walked in. Without the need for words, the aura around him attracted the attention of those who came, making them intimidated.

The leading man looked him up and down and asked hesitantly: "But Magistrate Lu?"

Zhao Laosan took advantage of the crowd and rushed to answer: "This is General Zhenyuan."

Han Zhi said in a calm and dignified voice: "I heard that you are What's the matter with being sent by Tongxuan?"

Han Zhi, a big and powerful man, was so full of evil energy that he almost couldn't breathe. It took him a long time to answer: "We have been ordered to help Magistrate Lu build the wharf."

At this point, he felt in his heart. Quite a bit aggrieved.

If you come from afar, you are a guest. This is how Yingping County Government treats guests.

Although their status was not high and they did not talk about hot tea, they had to have basic good words. However, after entering the gate of the county government, they were inexplicably turned away and said nothing, and even told these government servants to hold killing sticks such as The enemy treated them as if they were rough people. If they had been yelling at each other on weekdays, they did not leave on the spot because they were ordered to do so.

Han Zhi Liang glanced sideways at Zhao Lao San, which sent chills down Zhao Lao San's spine.

Zhao Laosan knew that he was not doing things well, so he made such a mistake and almost ruined Mr. Lu's plan.

Han Zhi said: "Go and receive the punishment yourself."

Zhao Laosan said nothing and retreated with his head lowered.

Jiang Yu introduced the people into the hall with his hands, and offered a fruit plate and tea: "I'm sorry, everyone, those government officials can't handle things. In fact, Mr. Lu has been looking forward to your coming for a long time, but he just went to the workshop. I'll report it."

Lu Jiu'an was in the workshop, his face reddened by the heat, and the sound of banging iron tools was heard. When the boy came to report, Lu Jiu'an was stunned for a while before he realized what he was doing. He took off his gloves and hit the machine. Hearing the noise in the room, he asked loudly: "Where is the chief clerk now?"

"The secretary of the Ministry of Industry has looked for him, and he is probably in Fangdaipo now."

Lu Jiu'an remembered.

When he accompanied Xuezheng on a tour of Yingping's mountains and rivers, Lu Jiu'an discovered the shortcomings of this tour. In order to develop Yingping's tourism industry, natural scenery alone is definitely not enough, and humanized supporting facilities must also be built. , such as adding pavilions for people to rest, emergency public toilets, and building wooden planks in some rugged places.

For this reason, everyone from the Ministry of Works was sent out during this period.

Lu Jiu'an said: "Send someone to call the chief clerk back."

Wu Heng was from the Water Conservancy Department, and he was indispensable for building the wharf.

Chapter 125

On the way back to the county government office, the messenger boy told him everything that happened in the government office. Lu Jiuan laughed and cursed: "You really deserve to be punished! They are so stupid and make enemies at will indiscriminately. Who taught them to do things like this." Fortunately, they were entrusted by others and did not break out on the spot. If the popularity is gone, I will find it somewhere else."

But at the same time, a warm current slowly surged through his heart, and the Yamen's move was very protective of him. , he couldn't feel it anywhere.

"Who is receiving those people now?"

The boy said, "It's General Han."

Lu Jiuan smiled.

The dignified General Zhenyuan ran to pick up the guests, but he was so full of evil spirit that he could not scare his guests away.

Lu Jiu'an's worries were not unreasonable, and the hall was completely silent at this moment. Although Han Zhi had deliberately restrained the powerful power he had unleashed from the mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood, for some reason, a few tall and thick men did not dare to meet his eyes and just kept drinking from the teacups on the table.

Finally, they heard the yamen servant at the door shout: "Magistrate Lu is here."

Only a few people dared to breathe a sigh of relief.

The leader, Shen Tu, looked up and was stunned when he saw the person who came in was as beautiful as a moonlight and had a face like a crown jewel.

This... this Yingping County Magistrate looks a bit too good-looking. Those who don't know may think he is the young master of some family.

Just as he was thinking this, Shen Tu suddenly felt a thrill in his body. Only then did he realize that General Han, who had always been expressionless, was looking at him like a thorn, sending shivers down his spine.

"Good morning." Han Zhi stood up and faced him, gently touched the red mark on his neck from the sparks with his hand, frowned and said, "The kiln is so hot that it's unbearable. Leave anything to my men to handle." That's it, why bother to go there in person?"

"Science and technology are the primary productive forces. We can't ignore them." Speaking of this, Lu Jiu'an lowered his voice and said excitedly: "I'll tell you more about it later. You go ahead. Get out of the way."

Han Zhi walked to the side and sat down on the imperial chair.

"I've kept you guys waiting." Lu Jiu'an had already said the polite words before they met each other. But when he saw a few people sitting in the hall, he suddenly understood why Zhao Laosan and the others had those reactions. This group of people His body was full of muscles and his face was fierce. It was no wonder that Zhao Laosan had overreacted.

But after all, he would not judge people by their appearance. With this thought in his heart, he greeted her with a warm smile on his face.

Han Zhi sat next to him, poking the leaf knife on his waist casually with his finger, while staring at Lu Jiu'an with an unclear expression while chatting with several big men.

Corporal Lu Jiuan Lixian's attitude followed. Shen Tu and others were initially wary of the fierce-looking man next to them. Later, they were completely immersed in the conversation between the two parties.

Lu Jiu'an exchanged a few words of greetings before getting to the point in a hurry.

"...The proposed wharf should facilitate the loading and unloading of people and the loading and unloading of goods. It may also need to deal with repairs and maintenance of ships. At that time, there will be a convergence of ships and vehicles, and the distribution of goods." Lu Jiu'an shared his initial thoughts and requirements. He took out the map and showed it to Shen Tu.

"Based on your many years of experience, is it suitable to choose a site here?"

Shen Tu took a closer look and said, "It's hard to say. You can't tell from the map alone. The site selection of the dock must not only consider farming and flood control, but also the width of the bay and the depth of the water. , This can eliminate the impact of water flow, make it easier to load and unload cargo, and will not affect the docking of incoming and outgoing ships. I have to conduct an on-site investigation

to find out if there is any. Lu Jiu'an was very satisfied. Sure enough, there was a specialization in the art. How could a layman like him think about it?

The chief clerk Wu Heng personally led a group of people and walked around Yingping Lake Zechuan with their tools. Xuezheng personally approached the person he wanted to come to. He was naturally a top-notch expert. It only took these three days for these men to explore the entire river. Shen Tu chose a suitable address. The position that Lu Jiuan was originally optimistic about was in two completely different directions.

"The next step is to drive wooden piles to make the foundation." Shen Tu wrapped a thick hemp rope around the baby's arm and put it on his hand. "Of course, you have to throw pebbles first to eliminate the influence of the soft mud. Only in this way can everything be foolproof. Otherwise, what will happen next The stone blocks are not reliable."

At this point, Shen Tu paused slightly, and Lu Jiu'an took the initiative to ask: "But what's the problem?"

Shen Tu hesitated for a long time, and then said: "On the way here, I saw the cement road. It is said that it is poured directly with powder mixed with water, which is very convenient and fast."

Lu Jiu'an understood the elegant meaning after hearing the song, nodded and continued: "It is true, the cement is produced by a specialized cement factory, and now Yingping's family is relatively wealthy. People also use cement to build houses. If you want to use it, I would like to say hello to the subordinates of the Ministry of Industry, but you must carefully understand the functions of cement before using it. If the water-cement ratio is not up to standard, it will affect the strength of the concrete. "It's time to build a bunch of shoddy projects. The damage to your reputation will be small, but the safety issues will be big."

Shen Tu agreed happily: "Magistrate Lu is a generous man, I admire him." Who wouldn't like this kind of exclusive secret recipe? It is really rare that Mr. Lu is willing to share it after hiding it.

Lu Jiu'an didn't take it seriously: "Knowledge belongs to everyone, and we can make progress by discussing it together."

Shen Tu's tone became more sincere: "Master Lu sent me 200 people. In two months, I can hand you a strong and complete dock." "

In fact, in a remote area like Yingping County, it doesn't take such a long time to just build an ordinary ferry to deal with the problem. However, after just a few days of investigation, I found that this place is far away, but the area is not." Really vast.

Ying Ping had such a unique advantage, and after hearing Magistrate Lu's vision for Ying Ping's future, he couldn't help but think deeply.

It is the general trend that Yingping is prosperous.

The development of water transport will inevitably bring about the prosperity of the wharf. It is a key place for merchants to dock, and people will gather from east to west. Silk, tea, porcelain, and merchant salt will all come from this. When the wharf prospers and develops, it will inevitably form a market, and eventually it may build a town. If a full-scale ferry is built today, there will definitely be many restrictions.

This request made by Shen Tu made Lu Jiuan a little embarrassed.

There is no other reason. A few days ago, the Department of Labor and Employment hired a group of workers to repair tourist facilities. I don't know if they can still recruit so many people.

Wu Heng stood up at the right time: "Master Lu, there is no need to worry. The number of people coming to Yingping this year has suddenly increased. 200 people were recruited in one day."

Lu Jiu'an was reassured. After thinking about it, he understood what was going on. It should be thanks to the influence of "Daily News" outside.

The current situation in Yingping is very good, and naturally there will be a steady stream of people coming to work to earn subsidies.

However, Shen Tu glanced at Lu Jiu'an one more time, and Lu Jiu'an was puzzled: "If you have any other requests, Engineer Shen, if I can do it, I can satisfy you."

After hearing this, Shen Tu said: "Master Lu, you are a rough guy. One, Kuai Ren Kuai Yu said it bluntly, Ying Ping built so many fortifications, can the Ministry of Revenue get so much silver at once? "

"..." Lu Jiu'an.

There is nothing wrong with Shen Tu's self-evaluation, and he is indeed a quick talker.

The money and food of the Ministry of Households are the county's finances. How can we easily tell an outsider who has nothing to do with it? As a result, this honest man who deals with mud and wood all day long asked him directly.

This is not just a matter of offending someone. If it were taken seriously, it might be possible that he could be accused of sneaking into politics!

However, Lu Jiu'an has experienced the era of transparent offices, so he has no grudges: "Foreman Shen, there is no need to worry, there is still a surplus of food in Yingping Mansion, and the tourist facilities are all donated by Yingping Fushen without spending a penny."

Shen Tu was stunned, "They...are they willing?"

As far as he knew, the rich gentry were all wolves and tigers who had their eye on money. They were better at calculating than anyone else and wanted to take it from them. Money is really more difficult than reaching the sky.

"Of course I do it willingly, how can I still try to steal it by force?" Lu Jiuan couldn't help but laugh.

As for how to persuade the wealthy gentry to donate the building, he didn't bother to elaborate. This is not the first time Lu Jiu'an has done these things. Ying Ping Fu Shen is already familiar with them. The group of wealthy gentry naturally rushed to do good things that were mutually beneficial.

But Shen Tu was still surprised. He was stunned for a while, and then he bumped into each other and said: "Can the dock be..."

Lu Jiu'an smiled and shook his head: "Too much is not enough."

Even if it is wool, it is not enough. Mat, at least until the new rich gentry appears, it's best to take a break and don't let the mat go bald.

Shen Tu and the other people responsible for building the pier breathed a sigh of relief after coming out of the hall.

They were doing good work in Jiangzhou Prefecture, and received the general order to go to Yingping. They were half reluctant and half worried. But now seeing that the magistrate of Yingping is so approachable and easy to talk to, they want to go to Yingping in the next days. Not only can we coexist peacefully, but we can also get many benefits beyond money.

A few smarter men said: "Ying Ping is planning to build water transportation. I think the local government knows nothing about shipbuilding waterways, so they can take over this job."

Shen Tu said nothing, thinking thoughtfully.

...

Wu Heng hired 200 workers in less than a day, and Shen Tu took them away the same day.

This group of people are very ambitious because they know that once the dock is built, there will definitely be a need for porters to load and unload cargo, and trackers to pull ship ropes. Many ways of making a living will emerge, and they will not have to worry about finding a job when the time comes.

Wu Heng handed the list of personnel to Lu Jiu'an and gasped: "The entrance to the county town was littered with various notices, and I almost didn't find it."

Han Zhi stretched out his long arms to take it first.

He looked at the list and vaguely remembered that at the beginning of the river repair, his name was written on a piece of paper like this. Who would have thought that the red thread of fate would tie them together.

After reading the list, Han Zhi handed the list to Lu Jiu'an: "There will only be more notices like this in the future. Jiu'an, have you ever thought about building a place specifically for recruiting workers? Some people who are looking for a living can search for jobs there according to the pictures and find their suitable job." Lu Jiu'an suddenly raised his head and looked

at him: "You mean the talent market?

"

After the market, those merchants who need to recruit people can go to the market and pay a certain amount to register. It is clear at a glance what manpower is needed, how much the wages are, and where the address is. The market is responsible for classifying people, and people looking for jobs can take jobs according to their needs. , convenient and fast."

The more Lu Jiuan said, the more excited he became: "Han, Korea, Japan, how did you come up with it?"

This kind of resource integration service has been very popular in later generations, but it is rare now. It must be a talent with forward thinking and flexible mind. This will be considered.

Wu Heng coughed uncomfortably, and Lu Jiu'an noticed that in his excitement, he didn't check for a moment, and the name he only called out when the two were flirting came out like this.

Lu Jiu'an glanced at Han Zhi uncomfortably and found that his whole body was visibly frozen, and he secretly laughed in his heart.

Han Zhi cleared his throat and said seriously: "How do I understand this kind of job recruitment? I just mentioned it casually. But according to what you said, there is a problem that I don't understand."

Lu Jiu'an was in a very good mood now. He turned around and sat down and said, "I would like to hear the details."

Han Zhi looked at him intently: "Why are those merchants willing to pay a certain amount to the market? They can recruit themselves, so why waste money."

"You said That's right." Lu Jiu'an nodded and praised his sharp question again, "If the talent market does not enforce enforcement, who would want the middleman to make the difference? But if I say, the talent market can witness the signing of the agreement for both parties, if it is any. If one party's interests are harmed, for example, if the employer maliciously deducts wages and the workers abscond with their money, the talent market can hold them accountable and include them in Yingping's credit system to avoid negative risks. What will happen then? "

The shopkeeper can withhold wages ?" Needless to say, this kind of thing happens from time to time. As for workers absconding with their money, it is not unheard of. Last year, Lu Jiuan tried such a case. It was a complaint written by the owner of a silk shop, saying that it was his annual accounts. When he realized something was wrong, before he could ask the shopkeeper to hold him accountable, the shopkeeper took the best fabrics in the shop that night and ran away before dawn. After checking the accounts, it turned out that it was the shopkeeper who had pocketed all the money.

When the petition was handed over to the government office, Lu Jiuan recalled from the government official on duty that there was indeed such a wealthy man who left Yingping in gold and silver.

The thief had left Yingping and was nowhere to be found. As the county magistrate, Lu Jiuan wanted to recover his losses but was unable to do anything. The case ended up being dropped.

However, it is different with the talent market witness as a guarantee. If the talent market is not properly reviewed, it can be borne on its behalf, eliminating most people's worries.

The talent market relies on the Yingping government. Nowadays, the credibility of Yingping County government in the hearts of the people is increasing day by day, and it is expected that it will be recognized by most people.

"Besides, the job market is not to make money, but to make a living for the people. In the beginning, the job market did not charge agency fees, and this kind of place is so convenient. Not everyone can find a suitable job right away. The talent market will do the screening for them, and the people can save a lot of time to do other things, so why not? Once they know the benefits and get used to it, this matter will naturally fall into place."

Wu Heng listened to the whole process and said to Lu . Jiu An admires his bold and novel ideas.

Han Zhi laughed dumbly: "With your method, it would be fine if there weren't many accidents. If it's as you said, you could lose all of Yingping's finances just by taking the responsibility."

"How dare they!" Lu Jiu'an slapped him. At the edge of the table, he said fiercely: "If something like that really happens, let them feel the thunderous methods of this county magistrate."

Uncontrollable laughter came from the corner, but it was Wu Heng who covered his mouth and was enjoying himself. Lu Jiu'an glared at him, and Wu Heng quickly calmed down: "Magistrate Lu is the most easy-going gentleman I have ever seen. The only time I saw him angry was during the night trial of Zhao Laosan."

Han Zhi didn't know why, Lu Jiu'an told him it as a funny story, and Han Zhi said with a smile: "This is really unimaginable. Zhao Laosan was such a bastard before."

Lu Jiu'an felt more and more that this was feasible, and he immediately wanted to come back to me While writing the plan in the countryside, Han Zhi knocked on the chair with his finger bones: "What I just said, you still have to think about it. No matter how tough the method is, it can't be completely eliminated. If you want to be foolproof, you still need to think carefully."

Lu Jiu An nodded: "I know. If it doesn't work out, I'll divide it into long-term workers and short-term workers."

"What do you mean by long-term workers? What do you mean by short-term workers?"

"For short-term workers, the employer gives the commission to the talent market, and the talent market pays the workers on their behalf. "This method is actually the same as the mercenary bounty mission in the game system. "Chang Gong relies on the credit system."

Han Zhi said, "This method is also feasible."

"I still need to think about it." Jiu An looked up at Wu Heng, "I'll leave this matter to you when the time comes."

The chief registrar is the second-in-command of the county government and must act independently when necessary.

Wu Heng's mouth opened and closed, but he couldn't form a word for a long time. Lu Jiu'an had never seen him like this before. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "Don't want to?"

"Master Lu." Wu Heng mustered up his courage and said, "Let's go." The officer wants to follow Shen Tu and the others to see how to repair the dock."

Lu Jiuan was speechless for a while.

The chief bookkeeper he personally selected is young, promising and relaxed, but it seems that this occupational disease cannot be corrected in a while.

"That's fine." Lu Jiu'an waved his hand, "In that case, I will leave this errand to the Ministry of Personnel."

Shi Fangxu is in charge of personnel files, and the matter of the talent market is pretty much the same.

This lobby was specially designed for entertaining guests and was decorated splendidly. Lu Jiuan didn't like this style very much and rarely stepped in. Now that Wu Heng has left, Lu Jiuan doesn't want to stay any longer. Silai I wanted to go, so I asked my servants to put away the cups and plates, and walked towards the cafeteria with Han Zhi.

Han Zhi followed him unhurriedly: "Jiu'an said before that something good came out of the kiln. I don't know what it is?"

Lu Jiu'an heard this and raised his forehead: "I almost forgot about it. I have something." Put it in the box for my hometown. You go to the cafeteria and wait for me for a while. I will pick it up."

"No hurry, let's eat first."

The food in the cafeteria was also tasted by the chef in the cafeteria. He was so full of praise that he didn't go to Zui Feng Tower for several days. He ate several meals with the entire county government, and even told the government to follow suit when he returned to Guangmu.

The food for Shen Tu and the others who came down from Jiangzhou Prefecture this time was also packed and delivered by people here. Three dishes and one soup, a combination of meat and vegetables, the portions are sufficient, and there is also fruit after the meal, the nutrition is well distributed. Evenly.

After dinner, Lu Jiuan couldn't wait to drag Han Zhi to my hometown. He opened a yellow wooden box, took out a crystal clear object and handed it to Han Zhi.

"Water jade? No." Han Zhi's heart skipped a beat, and he picked up the cold egg-shaped object and looked at it carefully, "Colorless colored glaze."

"Yes." Lu Jiu'an said proudly, "We took some individual stones for this object. It's called glass."

That day, he asked people to go to Taotie Mountain to dig out a lot of saltpeter and bring it back to the laboratory. However, the gunpowder he was expecting was not produced, and unexpectedly, he asked Feng Jing to pound out the glass first.

So when Feng Jing sent someone to notify him, he couldn't help but ran into the kiln.

"Glass." Han Zhi turned the delicate object in his hand. The fine lines on his palm were clearly visible through the object. "Did you get it by accident? Was it burned?"

The reason why Han Zhi asked this question was because it was similar to glass. Water jade is a natural mineral.

Water jade is also called crystal. Because it contains different mineral pigments, it can show colorful colors. Transparent water jade is extremely rare, so it is even more precious.

"It's absolutely true, it is indeed fired." Lu Jiu'an said meaningfully, "Don't underestimate this thing, it is very useful."

At present, the kiln factory has not yet mastered its craftsmanship, and the finished products are uneven. No, he originally wanted to install bright windows in the classroom, but it seems that it can't be realized immediately, but it is more than enough to make a mirror.

He had long been fed up with ancient mirrors. Dazhou used bronze mirrors. As the name suggests, they were made of cast and polished bronzes. They were ineffective at all. The figures were blurry and even the mole at the corner of his eye could not be seen clearly. Lu Jiu'an used it a few times and then discarded it like worn out shoes.

Now that after the invention of glass, you can get a clear and discernible silver mirror by just plating it with silver.

"Glass alone has made people flock to it. If there were such a mirror in the world..." Han Zhi looked at Lu Jiu'an with complicated eyes.

Han Zhi had too many questions in his heart, but for some reason, he didn't dare to ask about Lu Jiu'an's secrets easily.

The smile on Lu Jiuan's face suddenly froze.

"It's all thanks to Feng Jing." Lu Jiu'an's eyes flickered. When Han Zhi looked at him like this, he didn't know how to express what he wanted to say next.

He was very interested in sharing the telescope with Han Zhi. If he had the telescope, Han Zhi would be more powerful when marching and fighting. Now he had to put it aside and give it to him as a surprise when the time comes.

He was a little uncomfortable for a moment. The secret of his time travel has always been between the two of them. If things go on like this, will there be a gap between them?

My hometown was a little quiet for a while.

It was Han Zhi who was the first to break the stagnant atmosphere: "Jiu An has too many strange things in his hands. If the emperor finds out one day, he will definitely ask me to ask for a share."

"Your Majesty is the Nine-Five Supreme." Lu Jiu'an licked He licked his lips and said, "The most precious and precious things in the world should be presented to Your Majesty."

In the spring season, it was not getting dark so early in Yingping, but Lu Jiu'an sat in my hometown for most of the hour. When they returned to the bedroom, Han Zhi already looked as usual. The two of them tacitly avoided the previous topic and lay quietly on the bed.

The next day, Han Zhi woke up earlier than usual. When Lu Jiuan arrived at the venue wearing a thin shirt, Han Zhi was already sweating from training. Unknowingly, he had become accustomed to this man's every move, and sometimes felt that he looked particularly sweaty. Sexy. Sense.

Han Zhi gasped and threw the red tassel spear at the nearby wooden stake. The spear penetrated into the wood with gun marks, and the handle of the gun trembled slightly.

"Are you awake?"

"Why did you get up so early today? How long have you been practicing?"

"I practiced twice and felt a little hot, so I got up and took a shower." Han Zhi hugged him and kissed his forehead, and the sweat on his arms ran down The undulating texture of muscles dripped onto Lu Jiuan's cuffs.

"Are you still going for a run?" Lu Jiuan asked.

"Let's go."

After the morning exercise, Lu Jiu'an exhaled a breath of hot breath and said to Han Zhi: "You go back first, I want to talk to Jiang Fang about something."

When they arrived at the place where the government officials gathered, Jiang Yu held his head high and was doing the closing of the team. In conclusion, seeing Lu Jiuan walking straight towards him, he quickly stepped aside.

Lu Jiu'an crossed his arms and said, "Jiang Fang, come out."

Jiang Fang was at the back. He trotted out of the yamen queue and stood still. The other yamen didn't look sideways, but couldn't help showing admiration on their faces. look.

Sure enough, Jiang Fang followed Lu Jiu'an to the shade trees, and only heard Lu Jiu'an's calm voice slowly said: "Ying Ping's travel agency was officially established. You followed Mu Xiaohou to travel all over the landscape, and you left a lot of things along the way. Attraction signs, I think you already know this land well. Now that I have given you the position of travel agency president, your focus in the future will be to train tour guides and be responsible for tourism reception."

Jiang Fang was overjoyed, and Lu Jiu'an said: "Don't rush yet. Happy, now you need to design and plan different travel routes based on the travel notes written by Mu Lin."

Jiang Fang humbly asked for advice: "What should we design based on the travel routes Master Lu said?"

"Based on the duration, purpose of the trip, and the number of people in the tour group. " Lu Jiu'an explained to him while recalling the tour groups he had signed up for, "If the physical strength of Xiang Xuezheng, Yan Fuzi, Qin Taiyi and other elderly people cannot keep up, then they are not suitable for rugged and steep mountain roads. place, and they only travel for one day, then the itinerary you design should not be too time-consuming..."

Only then did Jiang Fang realize that the job of a tour guide sounded simple, but it actually involved so much knowledge. Not only did he have to explain it to them Local B&B culture and scenery along the way. If the journey takes a long time, transportation, food and accommodation must be reasonably arranged.

"The work of a tour guide is complicated..." Before Lu Jiu'an finished speaking, Jiang Fang said with a serious face: "It's not complicated. I like being a tour guide. Don't worry, sir. I will supervise the completion of the tasks you have given me."

Lu Jiu'an was very fond of his subordinates . Trust me, and after leading the team last time, Lu Jiuan also recognized his ability: "Work hard. If Ying Ping travel is successful, you will be rewarded."

Jiang Fang happily agreed.

Mr. Lu is generous, and he naturally knows that the words of the county magistrate cannot be false.

"The "Daily News" spread in Jiangzhou. When Xiang Xuezheng left, he took a few copies back to Guangmu. Today is different from the past. You can also see that there are many unfamiliar faces in Yingping. After the spring rain, There will definitely be a group of tourists who want to go on an outing, so you have to finish it as soon as possible. When

the time comes, the travel agency will send people to station at the city gate to hand out leaflets to tourists. If they are interested, you have to start working immediately." Such urgency inspired Jiang Fang to have unlimited motivation. He saluted and said with great energy, "I will live up to your trust."

"This is best." Lu Jiu'an patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, " There will be rewards and punishments. When the time comes, I will ask the tourists in the tour group to write service reviews. If I know that the people under your command have done something extraordinary, you are asking, "

Can there be anything extraordinary... Jiang Fangbu." I thought so.

Seeing him like this, Lu Jiu'an couldn't bear to tell him that if the tourism industry develops for a long time, some unscrupulous tour guides will inevitably be born, who will take advantage of the power in their hands to stir up trouble and seek unfair rights.

Forget it, which industry has no stumbling blocks? The more experience you have, the more you will naturally mature.

When Lu Jiu'an returned to my hometown, Han Zhi had already changed into a black brocade gown. Da Ma Jin Dao was sitting on Lu Jiu'an's office chair, his eyebrows lowered, and he was looking at the letter in his hand.

"Letter from Yun Luo?"

Han Zhi raised his head and handed the letter to him: "Letter from Jinnan, written by Mu Lin."

Chapter 126

Lu Jiu'an suddenly became energetic.

The letter sent back by Mu Lin was a thick stack. Lu Jiu'an curiously counted it and found that it had more than ten pages. Lu Jiu'an said curiously: "Mu Lin has changed his temper. He was so calm and composed to write so many words."

Han Zhi sneered. : "It's not his handwriting."

Lu Jiu'an turned to the last page, and it was indeed signed by the young marquis of Mu Lin. Han Zhi saw it and said, "That was written by him personally."

Lu Jiu'an pinched the letter paper and paused. Suddenly, there seemed to be a picture of Mu Lin sitting on the desk with his legs crossed, drinking wine, dictating, and instructing his subordinates to write letters for him.

Not surprisingly, the letter was long and full of nonsense, so Lu Jiu'an read it patiently.

The letter of more than ten pages can be summarized into three things.

The Exhibition Pavilion has become very popular in southern Shanxi. The nine-link Rubik's Cube and other strange objects placed in it have become very popular. Many princes and nobles compete to play with them.

The craftsmen who followed have already arranged them properly.

After the wine was shipped to southern Shanxi, Mu Lin reunited in the name of a long separation. Invite a few drinking buddies who usually hang out with you as guests at home. Those people are all aristocratic children from high-level houses such as ministers, ministers, and marquises. Wherever there is good stuff, it cannot escape their eyes.

It was the first time I tasted wine. Several people praised it and compared it to fine wine. Not only did they spend a lot of money on it, they even ordered ten bottles in advance because it was so rare.

At the end of the letter, Mu Lin wrote that he was about to leave. The letter was sent ten days ago. It seems that he has left Shannan by now.

"Great!" Lu Jiu'an blew the letter paper happily, folded it neatly in half, and put it in the drawer of the desk. "From now on, the wine will not have to worry about sales."

Lu Jiu'an ordered people to release the news. In less than a day, At that time, all the wine shops in Yingping posted a large number of notes to buy wine, and the prices offered were not low.

The farmers in the grape plantation used large areas of land to plant grapes. They responded to the county government's new agricultural policy with a desperate determination. Now their confidence has greatly increased and they are more energetic when working.

Other farmers who did not choose to grow grapes regretted that they had missed so many opportunities.

"My boss, it's all your fault. You didn't listen to my advice to you to grow grapes. At that time, the county government gave us a lot of subsidies to encourage us to grow grapes. You see how courageous Mr. Li is. The six acres of land he opened up two years ago are worth a full Five acres are used to grow grapes. This is a mountain of gold and silver. If the harvest is good, we will have enough food and clothing for three years."

The man's eyes were red, and he took a breath of sourness because of this. The mother-in-law muttered and became even more angry: "What do you know, you woman? These grapes have just appeared, who knows whether they are good or bad?"

The woman was furious, put her hands on her hips and said angrily: "Why are you holding out your hands? Do you want to hit me? "If you dare to hit me, I will go to the county government to sue you. We, County Magistrate Lu, don't think that it is difficult for an upright official to handle family affairs. If you dare to hit me, it is domestic violence."

Lu Jiuan spent three or four months punishing him . Stop the bad habit of beating your wife and children at will. The one who holds the record in the court is Zhan Weizhu, who works as a county government official. She will not show mercy at all when she starts to use her hands. She beats those men who are weak and incompetent externally and strong and violent internally. Just call.

At this point, the people all know that the county magistrate is very protective of women and children. Compared with other places, the women in Yingping are more confident in speaking and doing things.

The man held up his right hand tremblingly for a while, but failed to swing it down. He took back his hand dejectedly, and said with some sternness: "Our life has finally improved, but we have to take such a big risk. This is a good situation, but if things don't go as expected, , all the belongings are lost."

"The worst thing is to start over again," the woman advised earnestly, "the manager of the seedling seller said that opportunities and risks coexist. Last year, we did not cherish it, so we must seize it this year. Okay."

There were more than one common people who had this idea. The grape vines were suddenly flooded, and the staff at the nursery base were busy without touching the ground. The manager reported to Lu Jiu'an happily. Unexpectedly, Lu Jiu'an frowned after hearing this. Tell him to stop selling.

The steward asked in confusion: "Didn't the county magistrate ask me to vigorously promote it among the people last year?"

He was working in full swing, how could he make changes day and night?

Lu Jiu'an did not answer him directly, but pointed to Shen Zhi who was studying wheat seedlings in the official field and said, "Tell him why."

Shen Zhi saluted with neither humility nor arrogance, and said to the steward: "Sir, fertile land is used for If everyone who grows crops grows grapes, then there will be no one to grow rice. We can't just let the people eat grapes. Grapes can't fill their stomachs."

"This is one of them," said Lu Jiu'an. "The purchase price of grapes is high this year. That's because they are scarce. Now everyone is looking forward to planting grapes instead. There will be fewer monks and more meat, and the price will only be suppressed. If you work hard for a year and still lose money, then it is not Instead of seeking benefits for the people, we are trying to harm them. "

Market control is very important. Once the crops are unsaleable, the money and energy invested will be in vain."

"Your Majesty the County Magistrate, you are wrong..." The steward hurriedly defended: "There is more than just one market for grapes. If the wine shop owner lowers the price, then they will sell it to tourists as fruit. After all, the grapes have just come out. , it's a time when everyone is curious. If nothing else, I heard that many workers from other counties are asking about the grape picking garden. This is a matter of vital interest to the people. How can we just stop? Lu Jiu'an still shook his head firmly: "

You can't put the cart before the horse. Grain is the key. Our county's granary has just been harvested. If there is another natural disaster or man-made disaster, do you expect grapes to feed the hungry people?"

After hearing this, the steward felt a little disappointed. , but still respectfully replied: "Yes, I understand!"

Lu Jiu'an thought for a moment: "It's okay not to stop selling, but we must ensure that each household has arable land, and too much land cannot be planted."

The steward then regained his energy. .

The clerk of the house listened to the whole process, stroking his beard and said: "I didn't expect Master Lu to not only be so concerned about planting, but also so proficient in market matters."

"It's not proficient." It's just that he has eaten salt for a lifetime. , in that era of rapid information development, I have seen a lot of news like this.

Rice and wheat are the roots of the people, and other agricultural products are just icing on the cake.

...

During the Qingming Festival, Yingping received a steady spring rain. The flowers, plants and trees were washed clean and fresh, and the new green leaves were pulled out, as if they were decorated with pieces of polished jade.

After the rain has passed and the sky has cleared, colorful paper kites rise into the sky, and the warm warm wind brings the fresh earthy fragrance.

The season for outings in the mountains and lakes has arrived.

On such a sunny day, Lu Jiuan's performance appraisal documents were delivered to the county government.

The examinations for the officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty followed the old system and were judged from the following points: increasing the number of people, urging examinations with prison lawsuits, encouraging classes to farm mulberry trees, apprehending the people, and conducting scientific examinations on academic style.

If you look at Lu Jiu'an's political achievements alone, among so many achievements, it seems a bit mediocre and lost to the public. However, the key point is that Lu Jiu'an is the county magistrate of Yingping!

Three years ago, it was a barren land with few people, fierce folk customs, and difficult to collect food taxes.

In just three years, Lu Jiu'an not only controlled the floods, but also collected grain taxes.

Not to mention, in the past few days, among the people who went to Beijing to take the exam, two Jinshi were awarded in Yingping.

Both Jinshi were awarded Shujishi and were on duty in the Hanlin Academy.

This is nothing less than a significant addition to Lu Jiu'an's evaluation.

It can be said that Lu Jiuan not only passed the project, but also submitted it to the Kyoto officials with beautiful political achievements. Just like when he first came to water control three years ago, he gave a satisfactory answer to the people.

"Sure enough, the pearl will not be covered in dust no matter where it goes. It just waits to turn into a dragon when it rains." The officials were happy and directly pressed the "competent" test and issued an order for transfer and promotion.

It is said that it is difficult to be promoted to a county magistrate, because most of the people who become officials in prefectures and counties are senior officials. It is really rare for someone like Lu Jiu'an, a high-ranking prodigy, to be at the bottom of the class.

Moreover, Dazhou implements a system of passing the exam. The first exam is taken in three years, then taken in six years, and the general exam is taken in nine years. Generally, only after nine years of taking the exam can the county magistrate have the opportunity to be promoted. Many people may not be able to survive together. It's not easy to leave.

"Isn't it inappropriate to give a promotion order so easily?" the colleague asked worriedly, holding his ink pen.

"I have neither done anything deceptive nor formed a clique to sell my official position for personal gain. What's wrong with that?"

However, when Lu Jiu'an opened the document, he was stunned. The word "ordinary" was clearly written on it.

"How could it be?"

He thought that the county magistrate worked hard and did everything by himself, so he shouldn't just get an "ordinary" test no matter what.

A pair of big palms came out from behind and wrapped around his sharp-knuckled hands. Han Zhi rested his head on Lu Jiu'an's shoulder and looked at the document.

"Are you disappointed?"

Lu Jiu'an shook his head: "No."

He was just puzzled.

Lu Jiu'an didn't have to worry about it. He was very satisfied with his current life. He might as well be a county magistrate in Yingping for the rest of his life, but his achievements were not recognized and there was a gap between him and his inner expectations.

Han Zhi flicked the bright official seal, took out the document from his hand, glanced at it, and flattened it on the table: "This is the test language given by the emperor."

"Your Majesty?" Lu Jiu'an was stunned.

The fact is that in the Nanjing division of Jin that Lu Jiuan didn't know, the Minister of Civil Affairs had just taken the examination of all the posts sent from the local government, and before he could give them out, the palm eunuch who had always been favored by the emperor came with the order. The people moved away all the work reports and examination documents, saying that it was His Majesty's whim that he wanted to personally evaluate the performance of the officials this year.

The entire bureaucracy was silent, thinking that there was some malpractice for personal gain in the evaluation, and that the matter of using authority to exclude dissenters reached the ears of the Holy Emperor.

In all dynasties, this has been a serious crime of deceiving the emperor and losing his head.

This kind of speculation is not groundless. In recent years, the factional disputes have become more and more intense. Whenever everyone thought that the emperor was angry and wanted to wash the court with blood, he would handle it lightly without causing any trouble.

Could it be that His Majesty is finally going to take action on someone?

But in the end, they were overthinking it. The palm eunuch returned the examination documents to the staff desk that afternoon without saying a single extra word, as if nothing had happened. The Minister of Rites looked through the documents and found that the emperor had revised several test papers, including Lu Jiu'an's.

It seems that it is really just a whim to test the performance of officials.

But is it really just that?

Han Zhi looked at Lu Jiu'an's confused eyes and sighed: "Jiu'an, the emperor is protecting you."

Chapter 127

"You are the talent of the country that the emperor favors. You were deeply involved in the Qin Burning Case and could not get out. In order to extract you safely, I had no choice but to take this step and transfer you away from the capital first. Stay away from the center of the whirlpool."

"Jiu'an, don't blame the emperor."

Han Zhi's words were still in his mind, but Lu Jiu'an became more and more confused.

He was a young man who was not yet in his prime, but why did he win the favor of the emperor and became his favorite talent for the country. He didn't hesitate to mess up the chessboard that had been laid out for a long time, just to save this stupid boy who was just starting out.

There was something else he didn't know about.

However, these spider web-like mysteries are not unanswered, because Han Zhi is leaving Yingping.

Not long after the document was delivered to the county government, a reply from Feng Xiji, Minister of the Ministry of War, also arrived.

As for the pension for martyrs, Feng Xiji did not agree with it at first.

In addition to the 50,000 troops led by Han Zhi, who were stationed at the border, there were also armies led by three other generals, stationed in different directions in the Zhou Dynasty. However, Yunluo was the only city where large-scale wars occurred.

However, even so, military pay is continuously allocated to the front line every year, and 40,000 shi of food is transported to Yunluo, which is eaten in a month. This is still in peacetime. If there is a war, there will only be a lot more food and grass, and households will have more food and grass. Those old thieves at the Ministry used all kinds of tricks to cry poverty to the Holy One, and they also want to provide pensions to the wounded and wounded soldiers? It's simply whimsical.

If this matter were brought forward, Feng Xiji could have imagined how the Minister of Revenue would burst into tears in the court hall.

"Although the national treasury is full now, His Majesty is generous and benevolent. He wants to hide wealth among the people and has reduced taxes several times. In addition, there are many places to spend money. For example, the treasury was consumed a lot last year to build warships. Soldiers died in battle. It's a normal thing..."

These words are what the Ministry of Finance often talks about.

However, Feng Xiji was still so angry at his imaginary scene that he felt a surge of anger rising from his head.

He was in charge of the food and fodder for the garrisons in various places and the mobilization of the army. He was not less angry with this old thief. Now he still wants to criticize the life and death of his soldiers. This is no different from slapping him in the face.

Feng Xiji was so angry that he threw a stack of documents on the table and hammered the sturdy table. The Minister of War was startled and quickly comforted him: "My lord, calm down. Since the general has taken the initiative to mention this matter, he will definitely agree with you when the time comes. The enemy is angry."

Feng Xiji's anger came out of nowhere and went away quickly. The Minister of War handed him the document written by General Han again.

Feng Xiji read the letter written by General Han again, and the more he read it, the more pertinent he felt.

"By setting up pensions, soldiers will be free from worries and can charge into battle without hesitation..."

"Martyrs use their flesh and blood to forge the soul of the nation..."

"Those who work for the masses must not be allowed to freeze. Those who die in the wind and snow and open the way for peace must not be trapped in thorns..."

Good! It's so well written!

Comprehensive, thought-provoking, and touching.

Even men of his age felt their throats were hard and their eyes were moist when they saw it.

It's just that the choice of words and sentences are not very similar to the general's usual style. It always feels like it was written by another person.

Feng Xiji immediately became excited and went to court the next day. He reported the matter in front of the emperor and the officials standing solemnly around him. As expected, the court was in an uproar.

Those who retorted were not only the poor people from the Ministry of Revenue but also the Metropolitan Procuratorate. The rest of them acted as if the matter had nothing to do with themselves, so they could just sit back and watch the comical scene of several groups of people coming and going and spitting at each other. .

Naturally, the result was that the Minister of War was outnumbered and took up his position.

His Majesty the Emperor's attitude was unclear from beginning to end. Feng Xiji was not sure of the emperor's unpredictable thoughts. However, when he thought of General Han's character and his relationship with the emperor, he immediately wrote a reply to Yingping to move reinforcements. .

"General Zhenyuan, I really can't handle this on my own. I hope you will return to Beijing as soon as possible to help."

Across a page of letter paper, the image of Feng Xiji, who was driven to the end and was in a desperate state of anger and anxiety, emerged.

Lu Jiuan laughed out loud.

"How come this Secretary of the Ministry of War is so convinced that you will succeed when you go back?"

Han Zhi was drinking water. When he heard the question, he choked and coughed repeatedly. He was holding a water glass in one hand and looked strange.

Lu Jiu'an was suddenly interested and bumped him with his arm: "Hey, it seems that our General Han is not only invincible on the battlefield, but also the all-powerful one in the court. I underestimated you."

"No." Han Zhiqian Replied blatantly.

"Nothing?" Lu Jiu'an asked with ill intentions, "Let's talk about what happened back then."

"It's all in the past, it's nothing to mention."

Lu Jiu'an pretended to be surprised: "If you avoid talking about it, could it be something difficult? Talking about it? Let me guess, is it because Hubu wants to tell the female family members that they are close to you, so he loves you so much?"

Han Zhi twitched his forehead hard, clenched his fists, and resisted the urge to block it. The urge to shut him up.

"Judging from your reaction, that's not true." Lu Jiu'an shook his head, stroking his chin and becoming more and more arrogant, "Could it be that someone in the household department likes your style? You and I had a relationship, so it's not convenient to tell me. But As long as you ask, that person will respond to your request?"

"No? Then..."

Han Zhi was forced to retreat by Lu Jiu'an. He took a deep breath, grabbed Lu Jiu'an and pressed him against the wall, and said helplessly: "That's it. Want to hear it so much?"

"I'm curious, I want to hear more about your past."

Han Zhi's eyes darkened, and he rubbed the back of his neck with his right hand, looking down at him with unclear meaning: "Then what should Jiu'an do? Pay the price."

Lu Jiuan quickly gave him a sip, but Han Zhi pressed the back of his head and kissed him, and the two of them rolled onto the bed again in a daze.

After a while, Han Zhi sat on the edge of the bed with his back to Lu Jiu'an, slowly putting on his clothes, his fierce muscles bulging slightly with every move, while Lu Jiu'an lay on the bed, breathing heavily with sweat on his face.

Han Zhi put on his leather belt and turned his head. He saw Lu Jiu'an's face was white and rosy with spring love. He pushed his messy hair to one side and couldn't help but hold his face and peck it again.

Lu Jiu'an pushed his hand away: "The Ministry of Finance does not agree with the grain and grass support, and then what?"

Han Zhi paused and said casually: "Then, I asked someone to tie him up."

Lu Jiu'an's breath stagnated for a moment, and then he burst out with an earth-shattering explosion . He laughed loudly, without any grace, and clenched his fists to hammer the bed board with a clanging sound.

Han Zhi, who had just been promoted to deputy commander-in-chief, wanted to increase military pay, but the Ministry of Household Affairs did not agree and used the usual empty treasury to complain about poverty.

The army cannot continue fighting without the support of food and grass.

Can the arrogant and violent Han Zhin be patient enough to listen to his nonsense? Of course that was impossible. Not only did he refuse to listen, he also invited the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue to his house. So in front of everyone, without showing any mercy to him, several military ruffians under his command tied him up and tied him back.

General Han sat condescendingly in the first place, threatening him with what happened in Lord Shangshu's room. If he didn't give him food and grass, he would reveal his affair history of visiting a certain lady's boudoir, and try to kill him.

It was still dawn, and the young general was drinking. His lieutenant was standing guard outside. The Minister of Household Affairs ordered someone to come to Han Zhi to find someone. It took two full hours to bring him back. No one knew what happened. , the next day, the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, who had never relented, approved Han Zhi's request for military rations.

Who dared to do such a blatant thing in the first place? Han Zhi, who maintained his identity as a young and frivolous man, was furious with the emperor and threatened to give an explanation to his ministers with a cold face.

So Han Zhi was imprisoned for ten days...

It can be said that the thunder was loud and the rain was light.

After this incident, everyone in the court knew that our little general was really not an ordinary troublemaker. He was a person in the court who was afraid of ghosts and ghosts. After so many years, Han Zhi successively took over the military power of the old general, and also trained the twelve snow knights. Now it can be said that the army is strong and the man has become mature and steady. However, the lingering power of this matter is still there. The Minister of the Ministry of Finance When you see him, you must take a detour and leave.

Lu Jiuan laughed so hard that he was out of breath and said intermittently: "Han Chaori, you are so reckless."

Han Zhi pressed his forehead: "You are young and ignorant, so you would do such a mess."

"At that time, His Majesty has just succeeded to the throne, but he only put you in solitary confinement. If the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance hadn't held him accountable, I think you would have shed your skin even if you didn't die."

Han Zhi didn't say anything, and he agreed with Lu Jiu'an.

Lu Jiu'an came up and said, "Then what are you going to do when you go to Beijing this time? If you don't agree, why don't you kidnap the person back?"

"Then it's really going to be a dead end." Han Zhi didn't even raise his eyelids, and the corners of his mouth said something. With contempt, "The same trick will not succeed a second time. How can the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance achieve his current position? How can he be manipulated easily? I am prepared to borrow a knife to kill someone."

"Oh? It seems that I am on the same page as you." Lu Jiu'an didn't ask him how he could kill someone with a borrowed knife. He sat up lazily and kicked him lightly: "Look to the right and look in the second cabinet. There is something I prepared for you."

Han Zhizhu walked over with his wooden clogs. Open the drawer and take out a small "notepad". The notepad records the cement formula.

Han Zhi smiled slightly.

"I said I would give it to you, and it just so happens that it can be used now." Lu Jiu'an tilted his head, showing an extremely cunning look, "You give this thing to the Minister of Industry, so as to divert trouble to the east."

Cement is such a rare product. Lu Jiu'an didn't believe that the Ministry of Industry, which was in charge of construction, was not interested. At that time, the Ministry of Revenue will have to face not only the Ministry of War, but also the Minister of Industry who is eager to try out the cement formula.

Han Zhi pocketed the cement formula: "Are you so sure that the Ministry of Household Affairs will use the money for martyrs' pensions? If the Ministry of Industry takes advantage, wouldn't it be that the gain is not worth the loss?"

"No. " Yes." Lu Jiu'an said firmly, "The minister of the Ministry of Industry is not stupid. It is a great benefit to get the cement formula. I will only stand with you and share the same enemy. How can I do anything to destroy the bridge?"

"It's really not possible . ." Lu Jiu'an teased him unkindly, "General Han is here to pull the strings again, as the saying goes."

Han Zhi quickly packed his bags and headed to southern Shanxi. He was going to ride to Jiangzhou. Start by water.

"The original plan was to take the students from Hongtu College on a spring outing after passing the college exam, and I asked you to go on an outing with me." Lu Jiu'an said, "Now it seems that you really don't have that luck."

"I came to Daozhen before . Didn't you think you've already been there?"

"That's different. This time I'm taking the children for a picnic and playing games." Lu Jiu'an looked up at the bell tower and urged him, "It's getting late, let's set off quickly. , waiting for your good news."

Chapter 129

There are three carriages coming.

The four horses pulling the cart were smooth and fat. The carriage was also rich and luxurious. The carriage was made of fine small-leaf red sandalwood and was more than one meter wide. Although they are not inlaid with gold or jade, they are all carved with complicated patterns.

The four corners of the carriage are decorated with exquisite bells and tassels, which make a crisp sound when walking, and there is a faint fragrance floating in the air.

Such a magnificent carriage cannot be accommodated by the three rich gentry of Yingping, and it may not be found among the nobility of Jiangzhou. It must have been built by the high-ranking nobles over the years and with the management of hundreds of generations.

The people coming and going looked at this carriage, their eyes widened, and they gathered around it, wondering who was sitting in it.

The curtains made of silk swayed, and the hibiscus embroidered with gold silk on the car curtain seemed to come alive.

In the carriage headed by the leader, someone opened the curtain and revealed a face that was naturally noble. It was Lu Xiao, the direct grandson of the Lu family in the provincial capital.

Lu Xiao looks humble and polite, but acquaintances know that he is competitive and arrogant. Ever since Lu Xiao was reprimanded by the academic administration for having fun with his friends, he had been secretly dissatisfied and had a competitive spirit. He also rarely set the location for an outing in an unknown place.

Later, Xiang Xuezheng went to Yingping to take the exam. Liu Zi comforted him: "Xiang Xuezheng always thinks that small place is good. When he goes there in person, he will definitely regret what he said.

" He said it, but he believed it deeply in his heart.

Who knew that after Xiang Xuezheng came back, not only did he not change his original idea, but he also praised Ying Ping every now and then in front of the students in the county. It seemed that he was extremely satisfied with those country bumpkins.

Lu Xiao was secretly annoyed, and asked the old man who always doted on him to bring the most luxurious carriage in the family. He called a dozen of his classmates and friends, and before dawn, they rushed to Yingping together.

A group of people were exhausted after a long journey. After entering Jiangzhou, they saw the dilapidated houses along the way and the passers-by with sallow faces and thin skin. Some classmates couldn't help but said with disgust: "It really is a poor place. Brother Lu Xiao, why don't you go on an outing this year?" But we chose the wrong place."

The carriage was bumpy, Lu Xiao lifted the curtain and looked outside quietly, as if there was something there that attracted him.

When the classmate saw that he was silent, he added: "Jiangzhou Prefecture is like this, how can Yingping, a small county, be any better? Either the scholar is exaggerating, or he has worked hard to come up with this method. It inspires us."

Lu Xiao finally turned around and said in a neutral tone: "When Xiang Xuezheng came back, he brought some important news, saying that it was published by Yingping Star Gazing News. I didn't know you had read it. No."

The classmate shut up immediately.

Of course I have seen it. The first thing Master Xuezheng did when he came back was to throw the important news in front of everyone for them to watch.

Lu Xiao asked knowingly, but he was just telling him that no matter how unbearable Ying Ping was, he was not like what he saw now.

During the rest of the journey, everyone walked and rested in order to recharge their batteries. It took more than half a month to reach Yingping.

Liu Zi couldn't help but poke his head out when the carriage reached the cement road. When he got closer, he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the rows of county towns and shops: "It's far from our provincial capital. "

The provincial capital is full of high courtyards with red walls, pavilions and pavilions, wind curtains and emerald green screens everywhere, and houses full of colorful flowers. Among the bustling traffic, there are wealthy people wearing silks and satins.

The chatter around them reached the ears of this group of students who had come from afar, which greatly increased their confidence.

The corner of Lu Xiao's mouth raised an inconspicuous arc: "It's not even close, a lot of things are weird."

Under the attention of the people, the BMW car slowly drove to the gate of the county town, and a pleasant-looking young man immediately put on his face. He greeted me with a smile on his face, and at the same time handed out a stack of thin and smooth paper in his hand. The paper had been inked, and the top one looked like a landscape painting.

"It must be the first time for these distinguished guests to come to Yingping. I am the tour guide here. I know everything about the inns and restaurants in the county and the scenery in the suburbs. You are all new here. I wonder if you are interested in knowing more."

Lu Xiaogao sat in the carriage. , asked: "What do you do?"

Liu Zi handed him the note and said: "They should be stationed outside the city to sell some information to tourists to make a little money."

The conversation between the two did not deliberately restrain themselves. The young man outside the carriage listened. It was clear as day that his smile was still as passionate as ever and was not affected at all.

"Hey, guest, you are wrong. I know you are referring to those people who are not doing their jobs properly. We are different from that group of people. Will they distribute such exquisite travel brochures?"

Lu Xiao raised the note in his hand. Paper: "Is this the tourism brochure you are talking about?"

"Exactly." The young man struck while the iron was hot and said, "We are from the Xunzhou Travel Agency formally organized by the Yingping government. The shop is next to the county government office."

Lu Xiao looked at the back . The long queue that had formed a line signaled the carriage to move aside.

The young man took advantage of Lu Xiao's flipping through the manual and cleverly handed a copy to each of the two carriages behind him, and then introduced his work nonstop: "Many guests come from far away and don't know much about Yingping's scenic spots. We The job of the tour guide is to design the travel route according to the needs of the guests and introduce various cultural landscapes to you. Of course, if you want more convenience, we can arrange food and accommodation for you throughout the journey. It is absolutely worth the money, guaranteed. It will save you both worry and effort during the whole journey. You only need to have fun."

Lu Xiao quickly read the brochure and asked, "What is your name?"

The young man's smile became brighter: "I am Tour Guide No. 8 of Xunzhou Travel Agency. " He pointed to the work sign with the character "eight" written on his chest and said, "My name is Zhang Erhe. Please find a place to stay first. There are too many tourists recently. If you stay late, I'm afraid there won't be any room in the inn. The room is ready."

Lu Xiao and his party were not short of money. Zhang Erhe asked them what kind of hotel and inn they wanted, and the answer was, according to the best arrangement.

"That's it." Zhang Erhe was very patient. "We have a lot of inns that have sprung up recently in Yingping. They all have their own merits, but they focus on different themes."

Zhang Zi asked curiously: "As long as the inn is comfortable, what else is there? "Theme?"

"Of course, this is the urban planning made by our magistrate Lu. If we want to create a Yingping with cultural characteristics, the inn must be different from other places," Zhang Erhe said. , some are complacent, "For example, some inns are themed along the river. If you open the window there, you can see the magnificent river view not far away; some are competitive inns, with all kinds of interesting objects inside, and some are specially designed for You guys built this inn."

Zhang Erhe stopped deliberately. Lu Xiao played with the ink jade on his waist with great interest: "What kind of inn is it?"

Zhang Erhe saw these dozen silk and satin clothes. The young master looked at him, knowing that his appetite had been whetted, so he said slowly: "This is a scholarly inn for all the learned men."

"We didn't declare our family status." Liu Zi's eyes shone, "How can you be sure that we are? A scholar? "

" Needless to say, the book has a poetic and scholarly temperament, and you are all handsome and elegant. You can see that Zhang Erhe is a talented man with a wealth of knowledge." Zhang Erhe is naturally full of praise. Just come.

The group of people felt very comfortable after what he said, and immediately decided to go to the Scholarly Inn: "I would like to go and see what an inn with the theme of Scholarship looks like."

"Don't worry, you will definitely be satisfied. There are already many guests staying in the inn, all of whom are scholars who go here for the scholarly theme. You can also get to know knowledgeable people from all over the place."

Zhang Erhe said eloquently . , by the time they arrived at the inn, this group of people had been tempted by the information in the words, and Zhang Erhe also knew that they were a group of wealthy young men from the provincial capital.

Since he had been a tour guide for so many days, he had never received any distinguished guests from the provincial capital. He suddenly thought that he should entertain these scholars who were studying in any case.

The arrival of Lu Xiao and others attracted the attention of many people in the inn. Lu Xiao and the others were used to being surrounded by stars, so they were not bothered by being looked at by so many people and looked at their surroundings calmly.

The interior of the inn is indeed decorated according to the preferences of literati. There are books and calligraphy everywhere. There are two chessboard tables on the first floor of the inn, and a pair of Confucian scholars are playing chess at this time.

There are two rows of lanterns hanging on both sides of the stairs. One side is a crossword puzzle and the other side is a couplet. If you guess the answer to the riddle or the second couplet, you can get some interesting souvenirs based on the rewards inside the lanterns.

"If guests are satisfied, they can check in here." Zhang Erhe reminded.

"What is a check-in?"

"Just leave a piece of your calligraphy and stamp it to show that you have been here." Zhang Erhe pointed to the inner wall on the right side of the inn, "That's the check-in wall, your calligraphy When the time comes, it will be placed on the check-in wall for visitors to admire. You see, the one at the front is the poem written by Master Xuezheng."

Liu Zi subconsciously looked at Lu Xiao and saw that his expression did not change, and then said: "Xuezheng. Your Excellency has actually been here."

He walked over and looked at it. It was indeed Xiang Xuezheng's seal. Lu Xiao pointed to the one behind Xiang Daozhen and asked, "Who made this?

" Master Yan, who studied."

Lu Xiao thought thoughtfully: "It looks even better than Master Xuezheng's calligraphy..."

The unfinished words were slowly hanging on the tip of his tongue, and Zhang Erhe could not hear them clearly.

"What about this one?"

"This one." Liu Zi saw that at this moment, Zhang Erhe's eyes were like burning sun, "This is what our Master Lu did!"

Liu Zi said with a smile: "If only this could be learned If it's not enough, I really don't dare to leave any traces of my own mistakes here."

Next, Zhang Erhe signed an agreement with them according to the rules of the travel agency and collected the money in advance. Lu Xiao said, "You go back first, we have something today. For other things, we can just go to the travel agency to find you before the trip."

What Lu Xiao was referring to was naturally going to the county to study what the academic leader called Ying Ping Lingxiu.

However, they were destined to return in vain.

"Oh, this is really unlucky. Not to mention the county school, the entire Hongtu College is empty." Zhang Erhe, who was approached, slapped his head, "If I had known that you were going to the county school, I should have stopped you. " Yes, but you missed it."

"Where have they gone?"

"It's spring, right? The teacher is taking students all over the city for a spring outing, and maybe you can meet him if you go earlier. " Where is their team?"

Zhang Erhe observed their expressions and said hurriedly: "I know that you must also be scholars here to listen to Master Yan and Magistrate Lu's lectures, but there is no need to rush this matter, they will be out for two days. We have to go back to the county town tomorrow night. Why not take advantage of these two days to visit Yingping?"

He looked up the map of Yingping and pointed it out to them: "If you want to play nearby, this route is the best . The scenery is very good, and there is a lake next to it. I heard that the college's spring outing happened to pass by here. "

The mountains and rivers are clearly visible on the map. Lu Xiao took a closer look and seemed to see it from the thick and detailed lines. The winding field paths, as well as the Yingping students marching in an orderly manner on the street.

Chain-like, layer upon layer of rapeseed flowers flow down the mountain, complementing the hazy villages in the distance. The sunlight is split in half by the mountains, half sleeping in the thin mountain mist, and the other half has exploded. Golden floating powder.

As they walked, the master from Hongtu College was teaching the students which wild vegetables could be eaten, while the medical students were identifying which wild herbs could be used as medicine.

However, no students stretched out their hands to fold cauliflowers. Firstly, most of these students came from the countryside, and cauliflowers were very common to them. Secondly, before setting off, the masters repeatedly emphasized that crops should not be trampled and destroyed, so they walked all the way. When they arrived at the designated lakeside, they behaved themselves without any disrespectful behavior.

The gentle sun rises overhead.

"Okay, let's set up camp here."

The pots and pans were unloaded from the car and it was time to start the much-anticipated picnic.

Taking classes as a unit, each class has two pots, and everyone eats according to their ability.

Everyone was assigned corresponding tasks, and they each performed their duties. Those who collected dead branches and dry firewood, those who washed wild vegetables, and those who built stoves. When they were clearly at home, these children were used to doing housework, but when When all the friends of the same age gather together to do a common thing, they seem to be particularly excited.

The students worked enthusiastically.

Lu Jiuan is no exception.

"I'm here to show you my skills today." Lu Jiuan lifted up his sleeves, revealing a strong arm.

"Lu...Brother Lu Xian, how can this make the gentleman far away from the kitchen?" All the members were shocked.

Lu Jiu'an raised the kitchen knife in his hand and cut the ribs into sections neatly.

"The gentleman is far away from the cook, do you know who said this?"

"What Mencius said comes from "The Chapters of King Hui of Liang"."

Lu Jiu'an glanced at the person who spoke. He remembered that the other person came specially from Jiangzhou Prefecture to answer the question. The one who studied in Ping was named Qi Shi.

"Since we know the source, we should know the original meaning of these words."

Qi Shi stopped talking. Seeing this, Gao Chu very consciously used flint to light the firewood, and added some dead branches to the simple stove. Under the big pot A raging fire immediately broke out.

"There is no such thing as far or far away. This is all life. You misinterpret the meaning of this sentence, but you are just passing the greasy menial work to others with peace of mind." Lu Jiuan threw the ribs into the boiling water and blanched them to remove the bloody smell. , the skillful gestures attracted the side glances of several masters on the side, "Maybe you don't know, the mooncakes you ate in Yingping in the first year were made by General Han and I ourselves?"

Gao Chu stared in disbelief. eyes.

Among the more than 20 people who came, most of them fled to Yingping during the year when Lu Jiuan took office. They have particularly deep memories of those difficult years. Naturally, they also remember the officer knocking on the courtyard door and handing it over under the full moon. The hard mooncake doesn't taste very good, but it can make people cry.

Seeing that many people's eyes were red, Lu Jiu'an said deliberately: "I know it's not done well, but it's not that unpalatable. But I promise, what I made today will definitely make your index fingers tick."

He was going to make sweet and sour food . Spare ribs, the main thing is that this dish is simple to make, and the key is that he likes to eat it.

As soon as the red and oily sweet and sour pork ribs were put in the pot, he heard the sound of swallowing saliva accidentally made by the staff around him.

Lu Jiu'an said with a smile: "Try it."

Gao Chu took the lead and put a piece of spareribs into his mouth. He didn't care about the burning. He took two bites and immediately exclaimed: "Master Lu, your craftsmanship is really good. You are better than Zui." The chef at Fenglou cooks even better food."

His mouth was still bulging and he had not swallowed it, but he kept picking up a piece in his hand: "Brother, eat quickly, you will be gone if you are too late."

When the others saw this, they no longer cared about the scholar's reserve, and started scrambling to grab it. .

It's a pity that the sweet and sour pork ribs only have so much, so there's more monks and less porridge. Each person can only eat two or three pieces at most, and the flavor is gone as soon as they taste it.

Seeing Lu Qi's pitiful and sad look, Lu Jiu'an guessed that his hand speed must be one step slower than others, so he whispered into his ear to comfort him: "Young master, I will cook a small stove for you when you get back."

Everyone only ate this meal. We were half full. After all, the amount of food we could carry was limited. Fortunately, the picnic itself had an atmosphere, so it didn't matter how much.

After lunch, when the teacher organized the students to clean up the grass, Lu Jiuan noticed a dozen or so richly dressed young people coming to the other side of the lake. The group of people got off the carriage and entered the spire pavilion.

The rest of the students also saw it and guessed: "Looking at their clothes, they should be from Jiangzhou Prefecture coming to enjoy the mountains and rivers."

Qi Shi shook his head: "They are not from Jiangzhou Prefecture. I don't know them."

Chapter 130

The open space next to the river is just suitable for sketching. The scenery in the southeast and northwest directions are different. Pavilions and pavilions are hidden among the trees, and willows are weeping. Each cutout can form a painting of its own.

The students couldn't wait to put out their easels and each chose their favorite angle to start painting.

Lu Jiuan also has his own easel, but his easel is very different from others.

Gao Su held the brush and asked curiously: "Brother Lu Xian, why is the wooden board of your easel standing upright?"

Others' easel is like a mobile simple desk, with drawing paper laid flat on it just for painting, but his easel is upright. He was sitting there, with the drawing paper facing in front of him.

Master Danqing took a look and said, "If you put it vertically like this, won't the ink flow down the paper?"

"Haha." Lu Jiu'an shook his head: "Because my painting tools are different from yours." After that, he started from the easel. From the bag next to him, he took out several dark sticks of different thicknesses.

"What is this? It looks like charcoal strips."

"It is indeed a charcoal pencil." Lu Jiu'an said, "It is just polished."

Gao Chu picked up a charcoal pencil curiously: "How can this be used for painting? "It's so hard, can you read the painting?"

Lu Jiu'an smiled, did not answer, and began to write without any distractions.

He was painting so seriously that he didn't notice when the group of richly dressed young people he saw just now came next to them.

Until Lu Qi asked: "What's the matter with you?"

Lu Xiao and his party didn't react immediately. Lu Qi followed their eyes and saw that the eyes of this group of people were staring directly at Meng Yitai. A look of obsession.

Lu Qi was furious: "You guys don't know how to respect women."

Lu Qi spoke loudly when he was angry. Everyone put down the brushes in their hands and looked at them without knowing why. Only then did Lu Xiao and others come to their senses.

Meng Yitai's eyebrows wrinkled in displeasure.

"They were all dressed like dogs, they turned out to be a group of scoundrels." Zhan Weizhu had a hot temper and didn't ask carefully when it happened. He cursed all over his face, glared at them with vicious eyes, and gritted his teeth as if he was going to dig them up. They look like eyeballs.

Lu Jiu'an knew about their relationship, so he could understand why Zhan Weizhu had this attitude.

Meng Yitai was also very unhappy, but after all she was used to such eyes, so she only used her hands to block Zhan Weizhu.

There was a thin man in the group whose expression changed, and he immediately wanted to refute. Lu Xiao looked at him, and the man stepped back unwillingly.

Lu Xiao bowed and saluted with a humble and courteous attitude: "I've offended the beautiful lady. We just suddenly saw the girl's charming face and were fascinated for a moment. We definitely didn't have any wrong thoughts. I hope you can forgive me."

"Hmph. What a coincidence. A sharp tongue." Zhan Weizhu turned his head angrily, obviously still very angry.

"I believe that anyone can't help but be attracted to beautiful things when they see them. But our behavior just now was really rude. I apologize to the girl. I'm sorry."

Lu Xiao looked at them with a clear look. , looking like a gentleman, and his apology was very sincere, Meng Yitai took the initiative to step forward and said in a calm voice: "You are tourists from other counties, I don't know why you are here."

"Yes. Like this." Lu Xiao knew that their behavior had aroused public outrage. He was here to compete with the Yingping students for their literary talent, so he didn't want to make enemies outside, so he said sincerely, "We saw you painting from a distance, and we were upset. I came here to watch it out of curiosity. But now I have an unwelcome invitation. I don't know if you still have many of these. We looked at it for a while and thought it was really interesting. We also want to try the feeling of painting outdoors. We are willing to take it for free. Buy it with silver."

Lu Jiu'an did not participate in the conversation from beginning to end. He did not raise his head and was still concentrating on the painting in his hand.

Fan Chengqiu and Meng Yitai looked at each other. Logically speaking, Lu Jiu'an provided the easel, and he should be the one to make the decision. However, it seemed that Magistrate Lu was determined to pretend to be an ordinary scholar.

Zhan Weizhu said first: "Yes, I have it, but I won't give it to you."

"Okay, Zhan Weizhu." Jiang Xu came from a short distance away with a wooden face, "I've already apologized, so don't ignore it. No mercy."

Fan Chengqiu glanced at the old god Lu Jiu'an who was sitting in the middle of a group of scholars, and finally said: "We were afraid of damage on the road, so we prepared a lot. Anyway, you can just use it. , Each easel is equipped with pen, ink, paper and inkstone."

In this way, after the misunderstanding was resolved, the two teams of people who did not know each other went their own way in the open space and were busy completing the works in their hands.

Lu Xiao and others came to Yingping with the intention of competing, so they all used what they had learned throughout their lives to draw a painting that would amaze everyone.

Lu Jiu'an hasn't painted for a long time. When he was still in college, he studied in an off-campus newspaper training class for several years. Now when he starts to paint, he still feels very good at it.

A simple sketch took them more than half an hour to draw. When he finally finished it, the others had already put down their brushes and watched each other with interest.

Lu Jiu'an raised his head and was surprised to find that the tense scene just now had now become extremely harmonious.

There were endless compliments and compliments, especially those around Lu Xiao. When Lu Jiu'an looked over, he happened to see Lu Xiao's arrogant look that he had no time to take back.

"Ha." Lu Jiu'an smiled calmly, and immediately guessed the purpose of this group of people coming, "It seems that they are here to kick the gym."

Not to mention the companions who came with Lu Xiao, even Gao Su and others also gathered around him, with astonishment on their faces.

The voices of praise became louder and louder, and Fan Chengqiu was attracted by stroking his beard.

"This brother is so skilled. The geese playing on the lake are so lively."

Lu Xiao was surrounded by stars, and his painting was suddenly picked up. Lu Jiuan watched from a distance. At a glance, it was indeed a brilliant painting.

Lu Qi sat next to Lu Jiu'an, looked at the scene, and said disdainfully: "What's so great about it? I don't know what you're showing off about?"

"So unhappy." Lu Jiu'an looked at him amusedly.

"I think they did it on purpose." Lu Qi was unconvinced, "We in Yingping County have all been outclassed by them."

"Who said that?" Lu Jiu'an pointed with the handle of his fan. It turned out to be two masters of painting. Sweating profusely, he stopped writing and was appreciating the painting he had just completed with satisfaction.

The two masters have been teaching painting at Hongtu Academy. Their painting skills are average, and naturally they are not comparable to Lu Xiao and others. Lu Qi saw that the smiles on their faces disappeared visibly with the naked eye as the onlookers walked away, and they were happy. He laughed.

At this time, the two Gao Su brothers came to Lu Jiu'an: "I wonder what Lu Xiandi painted?"

"I just painted it briefly, but I can't compare with you." Lu Jiu'an stood up and got out of the way, revealing his painting. .

"This?" Gao Chu was stunned, "What kind of painting method is this?"

He had never seen such a work before.

Lu Jiuan chose the pavilion where Lu Xiao stayed for his painting. In fact, many people used this angle, but his paintings are quite different from others.

I saw dense lines on the drawing paper distributed evenly. It is these simple lines that make up the scenery in the painting. The four corners of the pavilion can be seen clearly. The tall trees have lush branches and leaves. On one side of the pavilion, A large gray shadow is reflected.

Gao Chu, who was looking at the painting, immediately realized that no wonder Lu Jiuan had to use a thin charcoal pen to draw. Only such a pen could draw such lines.

"Master Zhu, come and take a look. Have you ever seen such a painting?" Gao Chu couldn't get enough of it by himself, and even called Master Danqing in the distance.

The painter who is good at this art also showed the same expression as Gao Chu. After a moment, he patted his thigh and said: "This painting method is unique. It uses the weight and density of lines to distinguish the distance and priority in the painting."

He held the hand in his hand. After looking at it for a long time, he muttered: "It's also a pavilion, but why does yours look so... so lifelike?"

Lu Jiu'an's painting actually has a very tricky composition. He knew why Master Danqing asked this question: " Maybe I chose the right point for perspective."

"Perspective?" Master Zhu was puzzled.

"Because near and far, it's like this." Lu Jiuan took out a brand new piece of paper and drew a cube on the paper in twos and twos. After shading the light-shielding area, he drew three lines and drew them at one point: "This is three-point perspective. When I tell you this, you should be clearer. If you make good use of perspective, you can make the things you paint more three-dimensional."

Master Zhu himself had his own set of insights when painting, but now Lu Jiu'an said it , seemed to have opened up the two channels of Ren and Du, and said to himself ecstatically: "I understand, I understand."

Lu Jiu'an's sketch was passed in the hands of the students, and many people were amazed.

Lu Jiu'an knew that the reason why his paintings were so valuable to these people was that it was the first time they had seen such painting techniques. In fact, in terms of painting skills, there is no comparison between him and this group of real traditional Chinese painting masters.

"I didn't expect that Brother Lu Xian could make exquisite paintings. This kind of painting is really interesting."

Lu Jiu'an saw that Qi Shi kept repeating this sentence and didn't understand what he meant, so he said cheerfully: "If you like it, I will teach you another day." "You."

"Really?" Qi Shi's eyes lit up, "Then thank Brother Lu Xian first."

Lu Xiao stood in the crowd with an unclear expression.

The students of Hongtu College enjoyed sketching with the pens in their hands. It seemed that they really liked the feeling of creation, while the scholars had already put away their easels and had other fun.

At this time, Lu Xiao, who had not spoken for a long time, suggested: "We are students from other counties. I heard that Yingping has outstanding people and a prosperous academic style. I have long wanted to see it. Why don't we come and compete." When

it comes to the competition, This group of people were as restless as chicken blood: "What is the competition?"

"Today is sunny and beautiful, and all the flowers are blooming. Let's compete in composing poems." Lu Xiao seemed to have already made a plan in his heart, and said without thinking, "In order to let the competition What's even more interesting is that as long as someone from our respective teams composes a poem, we can designate someone from the other party to receive the poem."

A bad premonition flashed through Lu Jiuan's heart.

However, others are eager to give it a try and are gearing up for this unique outdoor "drinking party."