A world of glory

When Tian Zhifu heard the words, he brushed his beard and smiled, and only smiled and praised: "Master Qin is devoted to his duties and has no intention of other things. No wonder he is valued by the Holy One. He is really different."

The staff member Qing Ke next to him also echoed, and only praised Qin Yi that there is nothing in the sky and nothing on the earth.

Hearing Tian Zhifu's compliment, Qin Yi felt a little weird in his heart, but pretended to be unable to bear it, and casually declined.Seeing Qin Yi's demeanor, Tian Shaofu wanted to speak again, and a few beautiful maids came over with dishes and bowed respectfully.

Tian Zhifu nodded, and hurriedly said to Qin Yi with a smile: "Master Qin is here just in time, but just in time to taste the flavor of Anzhou, and how is it different from Beijing."

Just as he was talking about Xing, he seemed to think of something, and he sighed with a smile: "I'm not afraid of Mr. Qin's jokes. This year's spring famine came earlier than in previous years. Last year, the southern barbarians invaded again. Needless to say, the people's livelihood is difficult. .It’s just that God has no eyes, the former magistrate of Liangshan County, Cai County, was infected with the epidemic in February, so he just left. This county has no owner, and the government is very anxious to see it!”

Qin Yi's eyes turned cold, and after thinking for a moment, he asked with a seemingly unintentional smile, "Did the former magistrate of Cai County die of illness?"

Tian Zhifu paused for a moment, only frowned and sighed: "Cai Zhi County is also unlucky. He accidentally contracted the plague while helping the refugees. He is a good person... oh... let's not talk about this, it's good that Master Qin is here, come here , let’s try the food and drink.” Tian Zhifu sighed, then changed the subject with a smile.

For a while, the cups and cups are handed over, the wine and food are delicious, it is really a peaceful year, and you can enjoy the prosperity.

Qin Yi heard Tian Zhifu's words, and only smiled calmly. He is not a child, and he can be lied to by a few words.There is a deep meaning hidden in Tian Zhifu's words, and Qin Yi naturally understands it.It's just that Tian Zhifu has no contact with him. If it is because of Qin Yi's background or the power of the Marquis that he reunited with Yi Yi, it can be seen that his words and deeds are not in such a mood, but Qin Yi will inevitably have doubts in his heart.

Furthermore, from the words of the magistrate Tian, ​​it can be heard that the cause of death of Qin Yi's predecessor, the magistrate Cai, was not simple.Qin Yi did not believe what Tian Zhifu said about the refugees. Although this Anzhou was connected to the southern border of the Nanman, Xiyang County, where Liangshan County was located, was not a desolate place.Although the land is not considered fertile, the advantage is that the land is vast and sparsely populated. It is not like Beijing, where the rich cover the sky, but the poor have no place to stand.

What's more, the waterway in Xiyang County is connected to the canal, and there are grain and tax collections.Although there have been people fleeing from spring famines since ancient times, the weather has been good in recent years, and there are no floods and droughts. Even the locust plague that used to be a problem in the past seems to have subsided.In addition to the constant intrusion of the Nanman, the whole county of Xiyang can be regarded as a comfortable and comfortable place to live in.

It's just that Qin Yi got the news in Beijing through the mountains and mountains. I don't know. Now that he has seen it with his own eyes, Qin Yi is a little undecided.Not to mention anything else, just looking at the banquet held by Tian Zhifu, there are only a few relatives, friends and staff, and no subordinate officials, which makes people guess vaguely, there may be some grievances and disputes behind it.

Contradictions of interests in this world, turmoil and weirdness, are all caused by people's hearts.People are unpredictable, how can things in this world be simple and clear.Qin Yi raised his glass and drank wine, thinking about the right and wrong in the Hou's mansion, gossip and gossip, and thinking of his two lives, the simple days of his previous life, which seemed to have been forgotten indifferently.

Qin Yi sighed slightly in his heart, with a smile on his face, he just raised his glass to agree, he looked like a fledgling and didn't understand anything, not to mention what Tian Zhifu thought, but those other people who were working in Qing Ke's staff saw it. A hint of joy was revealed.

Qin Yi saw it in his eyes and kept it in his heart. It was just an unintentional move that he arrived early. The storm was coming in Beijing, and the Hou Mansion was the first to bear the brunt. Since Qin Yi received the imperial edict, he naturally left one step earlier, compared to later It's not too late, it's more sacred.

It's just that Qin Yi didn't expect that he moved up the date of his appointment, but now it seems that he is catching up with a big drama.

Qin Yi smiled slightly. Now that the stage is set up, if he doesn't go up to sing, read, sit and beat, he will let down the hard-working people who set up the stage. But since he is on the stage, how should the play be sung? But I can't help others to speak up.

After a few days of delay in the magistrate's yamen, Qin Yi was led by the magistrate all day long to go to this yamen and meet the officials, all of whom Qin Yi had to deal with.Perhaps because of the prefect's introduction, these officials are all courteous, even the officials whose rank is higher than Qin Yi's, they also put on the appearance of a gentle elder, but their words and conversations are indifferent. I can't see any enthusiasm.

Qin Yi pretended to be shy, and when someone praised him, he just smiled and declined a few words, and when someone was sarcasm, he just pretended not to hear it, and if he didn't understand anything, he just looked at it and didn't speak, it was just a profit to congratulate these officials I didn't forget to give it.While the officials were smiling, they really regarded Qin Yi as a nerd who didn't know official affairs. For the sake of money, they also mentioned Qin Yi's many government affairs and regulations, which benefited Qin Yi a lot.

It's just that from Qin Yi's journey, the doubts in his heart continued unabated.Not to mention, although there are many concealments in the conversations of these officials, from the few words Qin Yi heard, it can be heard that these officials, big and small, have respect and fearlessness towards the magistrate Tian. There is no flattery in the act of flattery.These officials are obsessed with Tian Zhifu's subordinate courtesy, and there is no transgression in every move, and the flattery in their words is even more obvious, but Qin Yi always feels that there is something wrong.

The crescent moon is like a hook, the candlelight shines brightly, the flowing water bends, the stars and lights reflect, and when the breeze blows, it shatters with the wind, and countless brilliant fireflies sway.

"Although this Xiyang mansion can't be called prosperous, it seems that people's livelihood is quite happy now, but what is the situation in Liangshan County?" Qin Yi frowned, standing upstairs leaning on the railing and looking at the river flowing in the distance , Listening to the singing and music from the boat on the shore, I couldn't help but sigh slightly.

Lanyue opened the crystal clear bead curtain, held a celadon lotus leaf plate, walked to Qin Yi's side, and said with a smile: "I heard rumors from the boys outside that they have lived in Xiyang for a long time, and they want to come to work as a son." The Liangshan County is not much different? Not to mention that the water transportation first passes through Liangshan and then to Fucheng, maybe Liangshan County is much more prosperous than Fucheng?"

Lanyue smiled sweetly, Gu Panjian was radiant, Qin Yi turned his head and saw him, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and said lightly: "How can Liangshan stand shoulder to shoulder with Fucheng? Speaking of which, Xiyang was considered a prosperous place in the previous dynasty. Now you I have also seen it with my own eyes, how deserted and deserted this city is, and only at night when I see the lights of the passenger ship, do I get a little more popular. Looking carefully, I am afraid that the situation in Liangshan is worse than that in this prefectural city. How cold is it?"

After Lanyue heard this, she handed the gold-painted porcelain cup on the tea tray to Qin Yi, and said with a smile: "Young Master, I don't understand what you said, but Mr. Tian has already said it, and I will send a letter to you tomorrow." Liangshan County, what exactly does Liangshan look like? Young Master is guessing here and there, but if you go to Liangshan and take a closer look with your own eyes, then you will understand clearly."

Qin Yi took the porcelain cup, opened it and looked at it, and saw that it was a cup of apricot blossom dew. He just tasted it, frowned slightly, and said: "What Mr. Tian said sounds the same, It's another matter inside, just looking at the situation in this prefecture, you can know that there are not too many untrue things, and the situation in Liangshan County, if he dares to say it, I may not believe it?"

As he said that, Qin Yi sneered again: "In these days, I always feel that something is wrong. Now that I think about it carefully, I understand a little bit. Plague, plague, the left is not infected, the right is not infected, The county magistrate of Qipin is no longer sick, if it is really a plague, not to mention the magistrate's office, the whole Xiyang County will be full of bones, and there will be no strangers on the road."

Qin Yi has never seen it with his own eyes, but he has heard the rumors a lot, not to mention that once a plague broke out in ancient times, there would be thousands of miles of people.Even in modern times with advanced technology, rumors of super viruses still spread from time to time. When a certain virus was at its peak in those few years, there were not a few people who lost their lives inexplicably.Now Tian Zhifu said that the epidemic is not always the same. If it is really the epidemic, Liangshan County would have become a ghost. Qin Yiren's official status has really become a ghost magistrate who receives the salary of the world and governs the people in the underworld. I feel hairy.

When Lanyue heard it, she jumped, and said in surprise: "So, the former County Magistrate Cai died strangely, no one in Liangshan County would dare to do such a cruel thing, but County Magistrate Cai The official of the imperial court, the dignified seventh-rank county magistrate!"

Qin Yi only smiled lightly, and said indifferently: "What is the order of the imperial court? After all, the method of this plague is not good enough. If I follow my idea, this Anzhou is facing the western border and the southern barbarians. I just need to buy some bandits from other races." , pretending to be an army to plunder, cooperating inside and outside, invading and looting, not to mention a seventh-rank magistrate, even Anzhou's chief minister, can die quietly, and the court will only think that this chief minister is a loyal martyr gone."

When Lanyue heard this, she couldn't help shivering. Qin Yi's idea was too vicious. With such a calculation method, Lanyue took a closer look at Qin Yi. After all, the eldest son is the blood of Lord Hou, the nephew of the great general.

Lanyue was thinking about it, Qin Yi smiled again, and only said: "It's just that this method, after all, the killing is too heavy and hurts peace, and it's just a lip service. When you really want to do something, the killing is often gone Bloody, these calculation methods are already inferior."