The best county magistrate

Zhou Miaomiao and Xie Tianhua chatted for a while. After the two settled matters related to the sale of Peiyuan wine, they left the county government separately.

While it was still early, Xie's caravan left the city from the west gate.

After Youshi, Zhou Miaomiao returned to his original appearance, sneaked out of the county and chased the caravan.

He rode hard and drove for two hours. After passing through the twilight forest, he finally caught up with Xie Tianhua.

The town where Xie's caravan stopped was called Yezi. It was a small town with only one inn.

Zhou Miaomiao relied on her extraordinary lightness skills to quickly find the room where Xie Tianhua was.

He gently opened the green tiles on the roof and used the oil lamp in the house to see clearly the face that was swollen like a pig's head.

"Is there any news about them?" Xie Tianhua asked.

The old man in front of him bowed slightly and said softly: "Second Young Master, there is no news yet."

"Could it have been..."

Xie Tianhua's eyes flashed, and his face was twisted in pain, "A bunch of losers just killed a small county magistrate."

"is that really so difficult?"

"I usually raise these drunkards for nothing, huh!"

The old man spoke again, "The eldest young master thinks it will be easy for our Xie family to win this share."

"I didn't send any more guards to the Second Young Master. I suddenly lost five people. What if I encounter something on the way back to Beijing..."

Xie Tianhua waved his hand, "Okay, stop talking."

He took a deep breath and clenched his fists, "That dog official slapped me a few times. Sooner or later, I will slap him back."

"Not only will I slap him back, I will also crush him to ashes."

Then, he slightly raised his head and glanced at the old man in front of him, and asked a question.

"Uncle Li, do you think it will make Yang Xuanchen see anything if I go to apologize today?"

Uncle Li smiled and said: "Second Young Master, there are no high officials in our Xie family, only the empress. It is not appropriate to make enemies everywhere."

Xie Tianhua sneered, looking a little disdainful, "Is his seventh-grade Sesame Officer considered an enemy?"

Uncle Li motioned to Xie Tianhua to listen carefully to what he said.

"The second young master doesn't know something."

"I heard from several people from the Hanlin Academy and the Imperial Academy that originally His Majesty, Master and the Jijiu planned to give him the No. 1 Scholarship this spring."

"What? That pretty boy can still win the first prize?" Xie Tianhua was surprised.

Zhou Miaomiao, who was eavesdropping on the rooftop, was also shocked. He still has the talent to be the top scholar?

"Later, I don't know why, but in the end I was only given a third overall."

"According to imperial court practice, the first three people in the Imperial Examination are generally given the position of editor and editor in the Hanlin Academy."

"But this year is different than before."

"Song Ziming, the number one scholar, and Kong Chengdong, the second scholar, have both served in the Hanlin Academy, while Yang Xuanchen, the top scholar, has been released as a seventh-grade county magistrate."

Speaking of this, Xie Tianhua smiled, "The second son of Song Dynasty's Shangshu family and the third son of Kong Taifu's family are my good brothers. It is expected that they will serve in the Hanlin Academy."

Uncle Li took a deep breath and glanced at this second-generation ancestor who didn't live up to expectations. He only listened to music and bullied men and women all day long.

"Second Young Master, the focus is on Yang Xuanchen. Don't you want to know why he was released as a county magistrate?"

Xie Tianhua moved his neck and then said, "What's the reason?"

"It is said that Yang Xuanchen is a disciple of Master Liu Qingshan, and His Majesty values ​​his talent very much."

"He is sent to Qingshui County as a county magistrate to train him. He will return to Beijing in four years to become a high official."

After Uncle Li's reminder, Xie Tianhua finally woke up.

"Uncle Li, in this case, why not take advantage of him before he grows up and directly..."

He made a gesture of wiping his neck.

Uncle Li was so angry that he shouted at Ni Zhan, "How can the person your Majesty and Master like have no expert protection around them?"

"You think you did it perfectly?"

"Maybe Yang Xuanchen already knows that you sent someone to assassinate him."

"Today I'm just making excuses with you."

"You still want to send someone? If it fails again, he should inform the Master and Your Majesty, what should I do, Mr. Xie?"

After thinking for a moment, Xie Tianhua admitted that Uncle Li was right, but the resentment in his eyes never faded.

"Uncle Li, what do you want to do? This young master must be so angry!" he said angrily.

"Second Young Master, I don't recommend that you compete with him for a moment of quickness. It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge in ten years. He must endure peace and quiet for a while."

"Besides, if Mr. Xie loses this year's share, the master and the eldest master will definitely be angry."

"Why don't we think about how to deal with the current situation first?"

Uncle Li persuaded him earnestly, trying to turn Xie Tianhua's attention to home.

"That makes sense, let the dog officer live a little longer."

Then the two of them began to think about how to deal with the problems that might occur after returning to Beijing.

After listening to it on the rooftop for a long time, Zhou Miaomiao finally felt relieved.

As long as Yang Xuanchen is not killed, nothing can be said.

Soon after the lights in the room went out, Xie Tianhua's snoring gradually became louder.

Zhou Miaomiao turned over and sneaked in through the window.

snort!

You, the second generation ancestor, actually sent people to kill my brother.

If I don’t teach you a lesson, you won’t even know who you have offended.

She walked around the screen in the room to the window and glanced at Xie Tianhua, who was sleeping soundly.

The four-foot green-edged sword was unsheathed, and the blade struck Xie Tianhua's scalp several times.

Then she left a few lines of small words with her sword in the guest room and hurried back to Qingshui County Yamen at night.

Early the next morning, Yang Xuanchen came to the east wing excitedly and knocked on Zhou Miaomiao's door.

"Miaomiao, the sun is shining on your butt, get up soon!"

The knocking on the door made Zhou Miaomiao, who had only slept for two hours, lose her usual good temper.

"What are you knocking? I'm so annoyed. I want to sleep for a while."

dong dong dong.

dong dong dong.

"You're going to inspect the winery today, have you forgotten? Get up quickly!"

"Ma Fugui is waiting for us there with a group of workers."

Yang Xuanchen shouted a few more times.

With a pair of panda eyes, Zhou Miaomiao still opened the door.

"I'm so annoyed. My waist is almost broken. Why don't you go and see for yourself? Why do you have to drag me along?"

Hearing that his waist was not good, Yang Xuanchen looked up and down and blurted out, "Is your aunt here?"

"What aunt is here?" Zhou Miaomiao rolled her eyes at him.

Only then did he remember that in this era, women did not call themselves aunt during those days of the month.

Yang Xuanchen touched his nose and smiled sarcastically, "It's just... the menstrual thing."

Zhou Miaomiao's ears turned red for a moment, "Brother, you are annoying. I haven't... No, I won't tell you this anymore."

"Let's go to the wine shop quickly."

As soon as the two of them left the gate of the county government, they met Xiaoba coming back pressing Chen Er.

After not seeing each other for more than a month, Chen Er lost weight several times.

Yang Xuanchen teased, "Hey, isn't this Er Mazi? Are you willing to come back?"

Then he asked: "Xiaoba, where did you catch this kid?"

"Sir, the news came from Li Zheng in Weide Township a few days ago, saying that someone saw Er Mazi in the direction of Mangshan Mountain."

"Brother Biao, let me take a look. I didn't expect to catch this kid."

Xiaoba said happily.

Yang Xuanchen encouraged, "Well done Xiaoba, let Brother Biao add chicken drumsticks to you tonight."

"But why did Er Mazi hide in the mountains? And isn't this Mang Mountain a monster mountain?"