The first Taoist priest of the Tang Dynasty

Looking back at Zhong Wen at this time, after listening to Li Daoling's words, he was still thinking about his fiefdom.

Although Zhong Wen said that he had been made Marquis of Miantu County, he didn't know where the land was. After all, he hadn't really studied the fields of some villages in Lizhou.

Zhong Wen saw that his master's thoughts were all on the scriptures at this time, and then he left Longquan Temple and walked towards his home down the mountain.

When Zhong Wen returned home, he saw his father sitting in front of the open space, hugging and teasing Xiao Wu, and then said: "Father, I will go out tomorrow to pick up my father in Lizhou City." Do you have anything for me to bring about the fiefdom?"

"I really don't have anything to take with me, but since you want to visit Lizhou, you have to go to your grandmother's house. Your grandmother and the others are thinking about you, and they have come to the house several times to ask. "

Zhong Mugen didn't turn his head back, he kept teasing Xiao Wu without stopping.

Judging from Zhong Mugen's behavior, it is known that Zhong Mugen is very fond of this second son.

As for the eldest son, he doesn't need to worry about it anymore, he has to do everything. The eldest son Zhong Wen has already been awarded a knighthood by the current imperial court, so naturally he doesn't need to worry about Zhong Wen's future.

On the contrary, it was the second son, which made him a little embarrassed. At least, after Xiao Wu grew up, he could only do something with his elder brother, or he could only inherit his honorary officer, but with that little salary , it is estimated that if you want to support your family, according to the thinking of the peasants, there is no problem at all, but if you are not in Longquan Village, you will definitely not be able to do it.

"Xiaowen, I'll prepare something later, and you can take it with you when you go to your grandmother." Xiu walked out of the room and said to Zhong Wen.

"Okay." Zhong Wen replied.

"Brother, I want to go with you." Xiaohua heard that her brother was going out, and now she found a chance.

In the past, Xiaohua had never left Longquan Village, but now, after her brother came back with difficulty, she had to seize this opportunity.

"Don't go, your brother is going to do something, what are you going to do?" Xiu said loudly.

"Brother, just ask Aniang to let me go with you." Xiao Hua hurriedly ran into Zhong Wen, and directly pulled the corner of Zhong Wen's clothes, shaking and shaking.

"Okay, Auntie, it's okay, I'll take Xiaohua with me tomorrow, don't worry, I'll take good care of her." Zhong Wen really couldn't bear it, and hurriedly persuaded his Aunt.

"Then you have to keep a close eye on Xiao Hua, and don't let her run around." Xiu looked at Zhong Wen, and then at Xiao Hua.

Xiu knew in her heart that her daughter had already grown up and had her own opinions. What's more, this pair of children grew up together and stayed together all year round, so the relationship was naturally very good.

Because Zhong Wen has been away from home for more than a year, and in this more than a year, Xiao Hua can be said to be talking about it all the time, and sometimes she will even be in a daze on the side of the path.

Xiu couldn't bear her own stop, which caused some inexplicable estrangement between her two sons and daughters. At least, she didn't want this right now.

"Aniang is the best, and brother is also the best." After Xiaohua heard about it, she was a little excited, and hugged her Aniang for a while, and then came to hug Zhong Wen again.

Zhong Wen was also happy to see this, anyway, he just took this girl out to have a look, after all, he had never left Longquan Village, so it would be nice to go out to gain some insight.

In the early morning of the second day, Zhong Wen was carrying a burden, and Xiao Hua was so relaxed that she followed Zhong Wen empty-handed and walked out of the mountain.

As for the eldest and the second in the family, they followed for a long time before being persuaded by Xiaohua to go back, otherwise, they might have followed to Lizhou.

"Brother, look, there is a beautiful flower there."

"Brother, look, that bird is so big."

"Brother, look, that rabbit is bigger than the ones in the wasteland."

Along the way, Xiao Hua's mouth never stopped, always saying some irrelevant words.

Perhaps, it was because of the joy and excitement in her heart that she had so many words. Besides, this girl has been like this since she was a child, and she is still like this when she grows up.

However, thinking about it, it was because she was traveling far away for the first time that she had so many words to express her mood at the moment, whoever it was, it was probably the same.

It's just that some people love to express it, while some people are not easy to express it.

"Okay, don't talk too much, we have to hurry, and go to grandma's house before evening, otherwise, it's getting dark and it's hard to hurry."

Zhong Wen stopped Xiao Hua from talking all the way, if she kept talking, her mouth would be dry, besides, they didn't bring a water bottle, so they had to drink the mountain spring to quench their thirst.

In the evening, the brother and sister finally arrived at Ercun.

When Mrs. Xu saw Zhong Wen's brother and sister, she was so happy that she almost put Zhong Wen on the altar.

From the moment they entered the door, no matter if it was the Xu family, or Xu Lisheng and his wife, even Xu Shuangma and the others, they all had expressions of excitement on their faces, and there was some awe in their words.

"Grandmother, uncle and aunt, you don't need to be like this. What was it before will be what it will be in the future. You make it so that I dare not come again next time."

Zhong Wen understood very well in his heart that this was because he was now a county lord, otherwise, the grandmother's family would not have praised him so much and allowed him to enter the house. After entering the house, Still dare not sit down.

"That's good, that's good. You were raised by your grandmother, and now you are a county marquis. Although your grandmother has never studied, she has heard from people in the village that a county marquis can be an official. Moreover, this official position is higher than that of the government office in Nali Prefecture, so my grandmother is happy, happy."

Mrs. Xu pulled Zhong Wen, feeling really happy in her heart, with tears in the corners of her eyes.

With Zhong Wen as the County Marquis, the Xu family will no longer live in that miserable life. After all, according to Zhong Wen's nephew's temperament, he will help her family no matter what.

Speaking of which, the Xu family has never experienced any hard times in this year. Since the last incident, the family has so many copper coins, which is more realistic than before.

"Grandmother, sit down and have a good rest. Although I am a county lord, even though I was conferred by the current sage, I am only a county lord, but I can't be an official. And when I come out of my house this time, I also want to go to the fiefdom to have a look. Look, let's get to know the situation first, if the fief is good, then you can move there and take care of the fief for me."

Before Zhong Wen came to the Second Village, he had discussed it with his parents.

As for the matter of the fief, I can't take care of it, and my parents can't go there, so I can only hand over the matter of the fief to my grandmother's family for management. At least, good things must be done first. Relatives of the household came.

"Okay, okay, okay, Xiaowen is still sensible. I remember my grandma's family. Then grandma will cook dinner for you brothers and sisters first. There is still some bacon. Grandma will cook it for you."

After listening to Zhong Wen's words, Mrs. Xu yelled three good words, got up and went directly to the kitchen, making Zhong Wen even want to stop her.

Xu Lisheng's wife, Wang E, also followed. The two whispered in the kitchen, and when it reached Zhong Wen's ears, they basically said some good things about Zhong Wen. Some can't hold on anymore.

In my own family, there is only such a family of relatives. If my fief is not handed over to relatives to manage, should it be handed over to outsiders?

Besides, Zhong Wen was not as good as they said. Zhong Wen knew who he was, he knew very well in his heart, was he a good person who had killed so many people?Perhaps, Zhong Wen is no longer a good person. After all, after going down to the underworld, it is difficult to say what Zhong Wen will be in his next life in this matter of reincarnation.

On the other hand, Xiaohua at this time was talking with Xiaoying, and teasing her newborn Shuanggu, who was born almost at the same time as Zhong Wu, from time to time.

Shuanggu and Shuangma are brothers, so the name is basically based on the two characters, which adds a lot of aura to this family.

In the early morning of the second day, Zhong Wen, brother and sister, took Shuang Ma together, bid farewell to their grandmother's family, and left for Lizhou City.

As for why he was wearing double hemp, Zhong Wen specifically mentioned it last night.

Speaking of which, Xu Shuangma's cousin, Xiaoshang Zhongwen, is more than one year old and 16 years old. Speaking of it, it's time to get married.

However, Xu Shuangma has not made any promises of marriage until now. As for why, Zhong Wen didn't ask, and he didn't dare to ask more.

At least, if Zhong Wen really asked this question, he would probably be ahead of Shuang Ma when he said about kissing himself. After all, his grandmother would not let Zhong Wen be a single dog like this.

"Cousin, this Lizhou government office, we won't be beaten out when we go in, right?"

When the three of Zhong Wen and the others came not far from the front of the Lizhou government office, Shuangma's calf began to tremble. He thought it was a government office, not that he, a farmer, could enter at will.

Although the clothes of the three of them are better than those of ordinary peasants, they are just some ordinary clothes, not even silk and satin. If they really enter this government office, they will definitely be kicked out.

Judging people by their clothes is basically the case in this era.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here." Zhong Wen knew that his cousin would basically choose to turn around and hide when he saw these officials and officials, and it was even more impossible to walk in front of him. to go.

On the other hand, it is her little sister, Xiaohua, who looks like a curious baby. She has read about the mansion in the book, but she is only curious about this beautiful and beautiful house in front of her. , She really doesn't have the heart to be afraid or not.

Her elder brother is a county lord, and his status may be higher than that of the governor in this government office, so it will not scare her.

Since the beginning of reading and literacy, Xiao Hua's horizons have been widened. Naturally, she knows these official ranks from this book.

Although, the books of Longquan Temple are basically some Taoist scriptures and so on, but there are very few other books.

And the last time Zhong Wen was awarded, his family also received a reward, so Xiao Hua borrowed a book about this official title from Li Daoling and read it. Therefore, the current Xiao Hua is basically better than Zhong Wen. Learn more.

On the other hand, Zhong Wen basically didn't know anything about the imperial court system or anything. When he was in Chang'an, if Jin Shui hadn't been helping him, he might have made many jokes.

"Go in, I'll go to the fief later to have a look, so don't waste any more time." Zhong Wen looked at his younger siblings beside him, and then said something to them.

After finishing speaking, Zhong Wen directly raised his legs and led the way to the gate of the Lizhou government office, followed by Xiaohua, and at the end, Shuangma.

However, at this moment, his legs were still numb and his calves were still trembling, but his cousin and sister had already passed by, so he had no choice but to quickly follow.

Chapter 293 The fief bully is also surnamed Zeng

The process in the government office was actually very smooth, and there was no such thing as bullying or oppressing others.

Speaking of which, the people in this government office basically act according to people.

Besides, as soon as the three of Zhong Wen and the others entered, Zhong Wen immediately showed the waist card. How could anyone dare to offend at will? This is the county lord, not a monkey that suddenly came from the county.

If you dare to offend a county lord at will, let alone the county lord will kill you, even the officials of this government office will kill you.

The identity of the county lord can directly reach the Holy Majesty. You are not an ordinary official of the state government. You can see the current Holy Majesty at any time.

If you really dare to offend, then you will have to speak in front of the Holy One at that time, then you will not be able to decide what your future will be like.

What's more, in the Lizhou government office, there is still a friend of Zheng Zhi. This old acquaintance is very proud now.

"Marquis Zhongxian, these are some brochures issued by the imperial court. Please have a look at them. I will take you to your fief in a while, and return to Lizhou at night. Then I will treat Zhongxianhou well."

With a flattering expression on his face, Zheng Zhi held some brochures and handed them to Zhong Wen.

"Don't bother Zheng Biejia. Zheng Biejia is busy with business, so I dare not bother you. You just need to send a small official to take us there. As for the banquet, it's fine, you and I don't need to be so polite. Just one word will suffice.”

Zhong Wen knew Zheng Zhi well, and he felt good to Zhong Wen, at least he helped him once.

Although he has become a county lord now, Zheng Zhi is still the leader of the Lizhou Prefecture after all, no matter what, he still has to give this face.

But as for the banquet that Zheng Zhi mentioned, let’s forget it, it’s not because he doesn’t want to lose face, after all, he has to check his fiefdom, and there are many things that need to be arranged, so it’s definitely too late.

"Since Zhong County Hou said so, I will not accompany Zhong County Hou to your fief. Please, I will send an official to guide Zhong County Hou."

After hearing Zhong Wen's words, Zheng Zhi understood in his heart.

He has a good impression of the young county marquis in front of him, and from Zhong Wen's words, he can also hear something, that is, the county marquis regards Zheng Zhi as one of his own.

As an official in another place, there is a county marquis who can help him at any time, so this can be said to be a good thing.

In other words, this Lizhou is already close to Songzhou on the border, and it also belongs to the border area. People of all ethnic groups are mixed in it, and there are always many things going on.

Besides, although he Zheng Zhi is not driving here in Lizhou, there is still a governor above him, who always presses him down, making him breathless.

In the past, apart from the governor, there was also the Zeng family. After the collapse of the Zeng family, the governor began to take power, united with external forces, and managed the Lizhou government like an iron bucket.

If it weren't for Zheng Zhi's stubbornness, or else, it might be possible to take away his other duties, but there is a lot of oil and water in it.

As for how Zheng Zhi will act in the future, it depends on whether Zhong Wen will help him.

Of course, if it was about the fiefdom, Zhong Wen would definitely have to intervene, not to mention that this was Zhong Wen's territory, and it was not anyone's turn to speak.

As for other things, it depends on whether Zhong Wenyuan wants to help, but it is not easy to help in the face of it, but if it is done behind the scenes, it can be well planned.

Not long after that, the three Zhong Wen brothers and sisters left the government office, rode on some horses provided by the government office, and followed a civil servant to the west of Lizhou City.

After that, they crossed the Jialing River again, and after less than half an hour, they came to a field, and there was a small village in the distance.

The small village is not big, probably only about [-] households. As for the land, Zhong Wen estimated that it was probably the number of acres that Li Shimin granted him.

The small village is built against the mountains, and the houses are mostly earthen houses, with some thatched houses mixed in, which is similar to the situation of Longquan Village.

"Marquis of Zhong County, this is your fiefdom. The small village in front of you is called Tagou Village. There are only 22 households, 130 people, and 630 acres of land."

The official introduced the village ahead to the three brothers and sisters Zhong Wen like a treasure, and he even remembered the field clearly.

Of course, he eats this bowl of rice. If he can’t remember it, it’s not easy to do business. What’s more, he is just an official, not an official, and he doesn’t even have a rank. Then he doesn't have to be a clerk anymore.

"How many people are old, young, and young in Tagou Village, and what are most of them last names?"

Zhong Wen asked the official.

For this Tagou Village, Zhong Wen feels that it is okay, at least, it is a little bit better than Longquan Village, and I think it will not be impossible to eat, so I want to get to know it well, so that I can understand my fief , good plan.

"Huizhong County Hou, most of Tagou Village's surnames are Luo, but there are also some other surnames, such as Zeng and Chen, and there are only a few households. As for the elderly, young and strong..."

The official got off his horse and began to introduce to Zhong Wen.

Going forward, it is not convenient to ride a horse, the road is a small road, if you are not careful, you are knocked off the horse, it will be a bit embarrassing to start

Afterwards, Zhong Wen and the others also got off their horses, led the horses, followed the official, and started walking towards Natagou Village.

"Come here, hurry up and call your villager here, the county lord is here."

Before reaching the village, the official stopped a villager and yelled at the villager, so that he could hurry up and inform the village official.

After all, the village is the biggest official in the village, so it is natural for the village to receive him and give instructions for the follow-up.

The villager was stunned for a while when he heard the yelling of the official, and after thinking about it, he realized that it was the county lord of their fief who came, and immediately ran towards the village go.

Zhong Wen and the others, under the guidance of the official, walked into the village and introduced the general situation of the village to Zhong Wen.

Even the officials introduced how many dogs, chickens, and cattle there were in the village, and never let anything go.

Speaking of which, a few months ago, after the imperial decree from Chang'an came to their government office, it caused tremors.

The remote Lizhou can also be a county marquis, which really makes some local officials feel unrestrained.

Although the county marquis is not big, it is honorable. Besides, this is Lizhou, not Chang'an, Luoyang and other places.