Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

Thinking of this, Gu Chan stopped hesitating and immediately picked up the brush and started writing on the white paper.

Anyway, she just came here to have fun and had no intention of winning any prize, so she just wrote a very simple poem: "The sun sets behind the mountains, the Yellow River flows into the sea..."

This is a poem she learned in elementary school when she was in modern times. Although she was a poor student, at least she did not let down the nine years of compulsory education that modern times gave her.

After finishing, Gu Chan handed the white paper to the old academician and said, "I'm done. I'll go to the warehouse in the back to check. You guys continue!"

"My Lord, are you really going?" the old academician said anxiously.

Gu Chan ignored him, stood up and ran towards the warehouse at the back, leaving the old academician sitting there, staring at her departing back in a daze.

After Gu Chan disappeared, he handed the poem paper in his hand to an academician and said, "Take it! I will review it together with everyone else's papers later."

"This is the Lord's answer, isn't it?" the academician asked in a low voice.

"Don't play that game. You see, the lord just wrote it casually. She has no intention of getting any ranking. She just came to join in the fun. So you should review it as you should. Don't make any special arrangements, otherwise you will anger him and lose your head." The old academician reminded solemnly.

He had dealt with Gu Chan more than once, so he knew Gu Chan's character. In a situation like this, there was no need to flatter Gu Chan openly with such a thing, otherwise if they accidentally hit the horse's leg, their life would be difficult.

The academician nodded in understanding, quickly put away the poem paper and left.

After that, the old academician and Yan Xishan sat quietly in the pavilion waiting.

The contestants below also began to hand in their papers one after another.

Outside the rear warehouse.

When Gu Chan came over, she didn't rush in, but stood at the door and quietly looked inside.

Xu Ziguang was still lying on the recliner as he had just done, with his legs crossed and humming a little tune, looking very comfortable.

"Humph!"

Gu Chan deliberately hummed twice at the door before stepping in.

Xu Ziguang glanced up and found that it was Gu Chan who came. He did not dare to neglect him and immediately stood up and bowed, saying, "I am Xu Ziguang, the magistrate of Jiangnan City County, and I am here to see the Lord."

"No need to be so polite." Gu Chan waved her hand and said.

Xu Ziguang stood up straight, lowered his head and said nothing.

Gu Chan walked to the recliner, looked at the wine jug and the plate of grapes on the small table next to her, and said deliberately coldly, "Xu County Magistrate, you really know how to enjoy yourself! Everyone is busy in Wanshu Garden, but you are hiding in the back Cang Garden to enjoy some leisure time. What do you mean by this?"

"No, Lord, I am not well-educated and I know nothing about reciting poems or making couplets. It's useless for me to go to Wanshu Garden! It's better for me to stay here and guard the test questions." Xu Ziguang said with a bitter face.

"Oh! You are really honest!" Gu Chan said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Xu Ziguang spread his hands and said, "There is nothing to hide. The common people in Jiangnan City all know that I, Xu Ziguang, became the county magistrate because of my grandfather's reputation. To be honest, I had no choice. If I had a choice, I would not be the county magistrate."

"From what you said, it seems that you have a lot of resentment towards being an official!" Gu Chan said as she sat down on the chair.

Xu Ziguang simply found a small stool and sat in front of Gu Chan, complaining to her, "Of course I have a lot of resentment! Among these officials, merchants and wealthy people in Jiangnan, how many are good people! When the Second Prince was still alive, they did not do good things. I don't understand why you, Lord, are still trying so hard to protect them after becoming the new Lord."

"Then in your opinion, what should I do?" Gu Chan asked with a smile.

"I think that you should deal with them all. That way, the prince will have no reason to bother you. Then you can support your own people to replace them." Xu Ziguang opened up and expressed his thoughts.

Gu Chan was stunned when she heard this, staring at him, unable to believe her ears.

Before coming here, she had been wondering in her heart, could it be that Xu Ziguang was such a rebellious person, he was doing it on purpose, on the surface he was the magistrate of Jiangnan City, but secretly he was the prince's man.

But judging from the current situation, it seems that he was really wrong.

This person is not only outspoken, but also seems to have a very upright character. He is unwilling to go along with all the members of the Second Prince's party, nor is he willing to help the Crown Prince to cause trouble.

In a sense, this person is a breath of fresh air!

After understanding this, Gu Chan began to have some favorable feelings towards Xu Ziguang, and said seriously, "You are right, I should do this, but have you ever thought that the Second Prince's party has a large number of people. Once they are all eliminated in a short period of time, will the people in the Jiangnan area become panic-stricken and completely chaotic?"

"Hmph! No matter how chaotic the Jiangnan area is, it's not as chaotic as Kyoto! Would the Second Prince have fled to Jiangnan City with his tail between his legs unless he was forced to do so?" Xu Ziguang said disdainfully.

"You are not in the position of lord, so you cannot understand my hardships. If I were as willful as you, the old emperor hiding behind me would be the first one who would not let me go. Do you understand?" Gu Chan explained.

Xu Ziguang sighed and said, "Your Excellency is right. As the saying goes, one should not interfere in matters that are not within one's power. I did talk big based on my own ideas just now. Please forgive me."

"No, you are not guilty. On the contrary, I admire you very much. Since I became the lord, no one around me has ever told me these truths. You are an exception." Gu Chan praised.

Xu Ziguang laughed foolishly and suddenly didn't know what to say.

He originally thought that Gu Chan and all the members of the Second Prince's party were of the same character, and that they were also the kind of people who bullied the people and dominated the market. However, the courage and magnanimity shown by Gu Chan had changed his opinion of the new lord.

So at this moment, the heart that was hanging in his chest finally calmed down.

Gu Chan continued, "Well, you think it's boring to be the county magistrate, don't you? Then I will not let you be the county magistrate. I will find someone to take your place, and then promote you to be the commander of the patrol camp. Tomorrow you will gather all the officials in Jiangnan City and start to deploy defenses in secret."

"Ah? Lord, you are going to promote me? I thought you were here to remove me from my position!" Xu Ziguang shouted in shock, completely dumbfounded.

The commander-in-chief of the Jiangnan Patrol Battalion was a fifth-rank official, much more powerful than his position as a small county magistrate. He really didn't believe that Gu Chan would be so nice to him.