Qing Jialu

When it was slightly dark, Shen Jia led everyone and finally arrived at Chong'an County.This is still a relatively prosperous county, at least there are places to eat and live everywhere.Seeing that it was getting late, Shen Jia took them to find an inn at random, and settled down first for a night.

After riding around on horseback for two consecutive days, Shen Jia felt that her bones were about to be knocked apart.As soon as he entered the room, he collapsed directly on the bed.Seeing his appearance, Xiao Yi laughed and said, "Have you practiced martial arts for nothing?"

"Don't mention it, you said you went swimming every day, but you didn't even take a horse in the past two days." Shen Jia yawned and said, "Tomorrow we will go to the county government first, and I guess tonight The local magistrate will know our whereabouts."

"You, Shen Ge, come to Fujian all the time, who doesn't pay attention?" Xiao Yi said with a smile, "And our group came here on horseback, so eye-catching."

"I still want to pay homage to my private school teacher, and then visit the teacher's house. I don't know if the teacher is okay." Shen Jia said, her voice became smaller and smaller, and finally fell silent.Xiao Yi fixed his eyes and saw that he had fallen asleep.

It seems that I have been busy these two days and I am really tired.

Not only physically tired, but also mentally tired.

Although Xiao Yi didn't hear what Shen Jia and the patriarch said in the end, both of them looked unhappy when they parted.It is estimated that it is a showdown.

That's good too, if you make it clear, you don't need to put on a fake smile and deal with it hypocritically.It's just that in the Liang Dynasty where the clan was the most important thing, Shen Jia's behavior might not be recognized by the majority of the world.

Xiao Yi felt sorry for Shen Jia, sighed slightly, took off his shoes for him, and gently took his coat for him, letting him sleep well.

On the second day, Shen Jia put on her official uniform and took Xiao Yi and Jin Yiwei to the county government office.And Doctor Fan stayed at the inn, waiting for them to come back.

However, when the group of them reached the yamen, they found no one to greet them at the door.Seeing this, Wei Tongzhi immediately sent someone to get off his horse and knock on the door. After knocking for a long time, a yamen servant opened the door with a lazy look.

Shen Jia frowned, and asked, "Where are you magistrates?"

"You are?" The yamen servant narrowed his eyes and looked at Shen Jia's official uniform, which seemed to be the clothing of a first-rank official. He suddenly became sober, and stumbled, "My lord, please forgive me. My lord has gone to the beach. Not in the yamen."

Is the magistrate not in the county government?Shen Jia and Xiao Yi looked at each other, and they felt quite novel.So Shen Jia asked again: "When will you come back?"

"It's hard to say. If you please, sir, I will send someone to call Master Wu."

"Okay." Shen Jia dismounted, led the others into the hall, and went to drink tea in the yamen hall.

Along the way, Shen Jia looked at the dilapidated and deserted county government office, and found that there were very few handymen inside, and he did not see any other officials in the government office.After the yamen servant took them to the lobby, he went to the back yamen to find a set of tea sets and serve tea to the nobles.

Shen Jia took a sip and frowned slightly.This tea is old and not of good quality.He wondered: "Your family, do you drink this on weekdays?"

"Yes." The yamen servant said, "We are poor here, so I have neglected everyone, please forgive me."

"Forget it, let's sit here for a while, you go down." Shen Jia put down the teacup and said to him.

After the yamen servants retired, Wei Tongzhi also wisely took Jin Yiwei to wait outside.Shen Jia whispered to Xiao Yi, "This county magistrate Wu is really a strange person."

"When you were studying here before, was the magistrate the county magistrate?" Xiao Yi asked.

"No, the former corrupt man must have been dismissed a long time ago." Shen Jia said, "And this Xinzhi County, either I offended him and left me alone on purpose? Or, he is an upright master?"

Xiao Yi did not comment on this speculation, picked up the old tea and drank it with relish, "This person is a bit interesting."

The two sat together for more than half an hour, but they still haven't come to Wuzhi County.Shen Jia said sullenly: "If I had known this, it would be better to visit Teacher Wan's house first, and inquire about the news of Wuzhi County by the way."

It's a pity that he originally thought that Wu Zhixian would block him, monitor him, and fawn on him like his relatives.Unexpectedly, they didn't pay attention at all, maybe they didn't even know that the cabinet cabinet had come to Chong'an County.

Absolutely, absolutely.It was the first time for Shen Jia to be rejected after becoming the second assistant of the cabinet.

But he didn't care about sitting on the bench, he was just worried about Xiao Yi, so he said guiltily: "Weiming, I caused you to drink cold tea and sit with me."

"It doesn't matter." Xiao Yi looked at Qingcha, "It's the first time I drink this kind of tea, so it's like tasting all kinds of things in the world."

The two sat for another hour, and drank all the bitter tea, and the legendary Wu magistrate arrived late.

I saw a black and thin middle-aged man in common clothes walking into the main hall.His trousers were rolled up, and he stepped on the straw sandals. The shoes were still stained with mud, and a lot of his clothes were wet.At first glance, I thought it was a farmer.

It wasn't until the yamen servant brought the black and thin man over that Shen Jia knew that this was the county magistrate.

"I've been waiting for a long time. Are you the elder Shen Ge who came to inspect? Are you... Jin Yiwei?" Wu Zhixian asked straight to the point when he saw the two of them.

"He is Master Tongzhi of Jinyiwei." After finishing speaking, Shen Jia looked Wuzhi County up and down, and asked, "Where did you go with this outfit?"

"In the field." Wu Zhixian said while washing his hands in the basin brought by the yamen servant. "This year's weather is good, and the rice grows well."

Wu Zhixian chatted about the harvest in the field, with a smile on his face.Shen Jia was listening, thinking that this person is so familiar and has no hostility towards him, so he should have no grudges.

Shen Jia also planted rice at home before, and he calculated: "Autumn is here, and it is indeed a harvest season."

"Did Shen Ge go back to his hometown to see it?" Wu Zhixian asked as usual, "Has the family changed a lot?"

"It's...not bad." Shen Jia was convinced, and he really didn't know which pot to open and which pot to pick up. He hurriedly changed the subject, "I haven't seen you before, how long have you been in Chong'an County, and where did you work as an official?"

There are many cabinet affairs, and it is impossible for Shen Jia to read the materials of all the officials. He really doesn't know much about this county magistrate.

"I've only been here for a year. I used to be in Huguang, so it's considered mediocre." Wu Zhixian said, "The former magistrate was dismissed because of the "Tao Chengfa."

"So that's it." Shen Jia turned her head and looked at Xiao Yi, her eyebrows raised slightly.Look, you guessed right, the previous one was dismissed.

"Old Shen Ge, I really admire you. Once the "Testing Law" came out, many corrupt officials were driven away." Wu Zhixian cleaned himself up before sitting down, as if he wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk with Shen Jia look.

The relationship is not only without hatred, but also Shen Jia's admirer?

It's just that this admirer really didn't wink, and didn't even refill a cup of tea.

Poor Mr. Shen Ge, chatted with the other party about a lot of reforms, and also talked about the banning of the sea for a long time.When he came out of the yamen, his voice was hoarse.

As soon as Shen Jia returned to the inn, she drank two pots of tea and said to Xiao Yi with a bitter face, "Not only is he upright, but he is also heartless."

"That's why he takes you as an example." Xiao Yi smiled, isn't Wuzhi County a copy of Shen Jia?

This journey has been really rewarding, and I have seen all kinds of strange people.