King's Landing [Rebirth]

The new city lord did not dare to be negligent when he took office. He started to leave the next day after receiving the news, and arrived in the main city one after another.During Sun Sheng's reign, there was an unwritten rule that county officials from all over the country were ordered to visit the city lord before entering the main city, and bring special products from various places to the city lord.To put it bluntly, this special product is a bribe enshrined to the city lord. Some are real gold and silver, some are rare treasures, and some are delicate beauties...

Liang Jian was Cheng Yaojin who came out halfway, not anyone familiar to this group of county officials. These people still came with gifts, but before meeting Liang Jian, they were all in a state of anxiety, not knowing whether their gifts would suit Liang Jian preferences.In order to be sure, the county official who arrived first asked Yu Jiang who received them, and Yu Jiang left a meaningful sentence.

"My lords, if you have such leisure time, it is better to do something real."

What is the real feather general did not say clearly, they are responsible for arranging all the county officials in the post house, conveying Liang Jian's order to tell these county officials not to go to visit individually, but to wait for everyone to come together to enter the city lord's mansion, the city lord will set up Feast them.

Eight out of ten banquets held by the city lord are Hongmen banquets, and these county officials feel even more uneasy.

The news of the county magistrate kept reaching Liang Jian. Seeing that these officials were not thinking of how to report their duties but of stealing and playing tricks, Liang Jian smashed a teacup on the spot in anger.It was the first time he had become so angry since he took office, and the account officer who went to inform the account fell to his knees in fright and repeatedly told him to calm down.

Liang Jian pinched the bridge of his nose to let the household officer retreat first, and asked the general who came to report, "Is there any news about the official of Qingxi County?"

"Recently, Qingxi County is not peaceful. Mr. Xu is caught up in the matter at hand. I'm afraid he won't be able to arrive until tomorrow."

The county magistrate of Qingxi County is called Xu Ze, who is in his forties this year. Compared with these people who arrived earlier, he is a good official who pleads for the people.He has never been in the same boat with this group of people, but he is not dull and pedantic, on the contrary, he is smooth and sophisticated.He doesn't like Sun Sheng's style, so he arrives last every time.He didn't know much about Liang Jian, but he knew that Liang Jian was promoted by Song Yuan. He planned to come to meet the new city lord one day earlier, but he didn't want to be stumbling by the affairs of the jurisdiction.

"Is he the last?"

There are eight counties in Hongye City, and now six people have come. Except for Xu Ze, Zhou Hong, who is the farthest, can arrive tonight.

Liang Jian estimated the time and ordered: "Go and inform those people that the banquet will be held tomorrow night, and ask them to bring everything they should bring tomorrow."

"Yes."

General Yu led the order, met Song Yuan who was coming at the gate of the courtyard, and stepped aside to let Song Yuan go first.Song Yuan cupped his hands politely, walked two steps as if thinking of something, turned around and stopped Yu Jiang, and asked, "Xiao Yao, I want to ask you something, did those adults ask you about the city lord's preferences?"

Yu Jiang's surname is Wen, and the single character is Yao. He just reached the crown this year.He was originally an unknown little soldier, but he joined Qianyu sect in his early years and had two friendships with Song Yuan, so Song Yuan pushed him up when Liang Jian was selecting candidates.Relying on his seniority, Song Yuan did not take advantage of it.

Knowing that he didn't mean anything malicious, Wen Yao replied shyly, "I asked, but I didn't tell them."

"It's right not to say, lest they make a fool of themselves and drag you into the water." Song Yuan nodded in satisfaction, and then gossiped: "Tell me, do they have any beauties?"

"Ah?" Wen Yao thought hard, and replied uncertainly: "It seems that there are, but several of them are accompanied by female relatives, so I'm not sure."

When Song Yuan heard that there were several female relatives, he was immediately overjoyed. He looked like he was enjoying the show, and waved to Wen Yao: "It's okay, you go and get busy. I have something to do with the city lord, so I won't talk."

Wen Yao didn't know why Song Yuan was so happy, he nodded dully, turned and left.

The Nuan Pavilion has basically become Liang Jian's place to handle government affairs. All the important affairs of the jurisdiction are sent here, and he will review them whenever he is free.The city lord is so diligent, Song Yuan, the chief official who assists in government affairs, is happy to be at leisure, dealing with trivial matters and mediating disputes between neighbors on weekdays, and has a faint tendency to become a housekeeper.

But he himself enjoys it, and he doesn't feel that he is overqualified to deal with those trivial things.In his free time, he also helped Liang Jian choose a trustworthy housekeeper and added a few servants to work.

Now he just came back from the market, seeing Liang Jian buried in government affairs, not even a servant girl around him, he clicked his tongue twice and asked, "You said that you deal with government affairs in the Nuan Pavilion all day long, except for those standing at the gate of the yard. Two guards, there isn't even a servant girl here, don't you think it's deserted? Or do you think the maids in the mansion are not good-looking enough to catch your eye?"

Liang Jian, who had just made a fuss, was still holding back his lingering anger. Seeing Song Yuan come in to amuse him, she glanced at him coldly: "Are you idle?"

"It's okay, it's alright, the city lord, you are diligent and caring for the people, and you take over all the government affairs of the city lord's mansion. Of course, I am happy to have a leisurely time."

Song Yuan didn't receive Liang Jian's warning, so he poured himself a cup of tea and drank it down.He and Liang Jian have also experienced some ups and downs. Compared with others, their relationship is more like a bad friend than a subordinate.

Liang Jian faced Song Yuan, and the lingering fire seemed to be drenched by a shower of rain, and slowly extinguished in his heart.He put down the official document in his hand, and asked Song Yuan about the situation when the former county officials went to the main city to report on their duties.

At the beginning of this topic, Song Yuan seemed to open up a chatterbox, with endless things to say.

Sun Sheng likes extravagance. In order to maintain their black hats and continue to lazily collect money in their positions, those county officials will bring countless treasures to Sun Sheng every time they go to the city.Sun Sheng indulged in this matter, and held a large banquet at night to entertain the county officials who came, without mentioning the officials' achievements.After the three rounds of wine, the five flavors of the dishes, and everyone's own performance, a job report will be completed.

Of course, there are exceptions. Xu Ze from Qingxi County is quite different. He reported his duties honestly, and then brought Sun Sheng a big basket of the most abundant fruits in the local area. He called it a gift from God, a blessing. The weather in Hongye City is good.Xu Ze can speak well and has a good political record. Sun Sheng won't embarrass him if he makes Sun Sheng happy.

Liang Jian felt ridiculous when he heard such a job report, and it was no wonder that the group of county officials began to think carefully before seeing him.If it weren't for worrying that replacing too many people at once would cause political instability in the downturn, he would have abolished this group of corrupt officials.

"Actually, you don't have to be too angry. These people still have abilities. It's just that the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. You can still make a difference if you beat more. If you really don't like it, you can change your position as you like."

Song Yuan didn't like these people either, but considering the current situation, he had to stabilize first before making any plans.

"That's the only way to go." Liang Jian let out a foul breath, feeling really depressed and panicked.Although these things were within his expectations, it was still difficult to calm down the anger in his heart through personal experience.If this is the case within the jurisdiction of Hongye City, let alone other places, it is no wonder that there will be constant riots in the next two years, internal and external troubles.

The banquet Liang Jian in the City Lord's Mansion was handed over to Song Yuan, and Song Yuan fully agreed to make the people in the City Lord's Mansion busy early the next morning.Mei Zhenghan and Jiang Shengxue knew that they were going to entertain the county magistrate tonight, and both of them lacked interest, so Jiang Shengxue went to hang out with Yang Junning after eating breakfast.Mei Zhenghan had nothing to do all day, and stayed in the Nuan Pavilion to accompany Liang Jian to review official documents.

Red Leaf City was gradually entering winter, and a charcoal fire was burned in the Nuan Pavilion. Mei Zhenghan made tea for Liang Jian, poured tea, ground it, and ensured that Liang Jian could deliver everything quickly.Liang Jian asked him that it would be boring to follow her here, Mei Zhenghan smiled and shook his head, thinking how could it be boring to see a beautiful woman?As long as the beauty doesn't mind, he can watch it all day long.

Liang Jian didn't know that Mei Zhenghan's thoughts were all on his face. After reading the official documents in Hongye City for a while, he would rest for a while, play tricks with Mei Zhenghan, and chat about interesting things in the world.The two of them combined work and rest, and finished handling the trivial matters of Hongye City in the afternoon.After closing those miscellaneous official documents, Liang Jian stretched his limbs comfortably, and when he lowered his head, he found that Mei Zhenghan was asleep on the chair next to him.

Although there was a fire in the room, the temperature was still not too high. Mei Zhenghan could easily catch the cold while lying down and sleeping like this. Liang Jian got up and took the outer clothes she put aside and put them on Mei Zhenghan.

Mei Zhenghan didn't sleep well, and Liang Jian woke up just as Liang Jian put on his clothes.He rubbed his eyes, and when he looked up, he saw Liang Jian standing in front of him with a handsome face very close to him, her slender and thick eyelashes were like the wings of a butterfly, and her peach blossom eyes were full of charm.Mei Zhenghan's face turned red, and he coughed lightly and pushed Liang Jian away.

Liang Jian also felt that the timing was a bit unlucky, the two of them looked at each other silently, and the atmosphere was a bit awkward.

Fortunately, Song Yuan's voice sounded from outside soon, breaking the weird atmosphere.Mr. Song, who was busy all morning and didn't feel tired, stepped into the Nuan Pavilion in three steps at a time, and said with a smile, "Ms. Xiu is here to bring you clothes, do you want to try it?"

It has only been a few days since Xiu Niang came to tailor Liang Jian's clothes. Naturally, it is impossible to make all the clothes. She just picked the important city lord's clothes and made them first, just in time for today's dinner.

Red Leaf City is marked by maple leaves, so the clothes of the city lord will be embroidered with delicate dark patterns of maple leaves, with emphasis on the cuffs and hem of the clothes.This book is nothing, the embroiderer is exquisite in craftsmanship, fine in workmanship, and the material of the clothes is soft|soft and comfortable, which can be regarded as a good product.However, the clothes made by Xiuniang chose black as the base, and Liang Jian would not wear black clothes when he was not killing people.

"Why is this dress black?"

The maple leaf dark pattern is an essential element of the clothes, other than the color is not necessary, the embroiderer who makes the clothes will make different colors according to the situation of the city lord.

Before Liang Jian expressed dissatisfaction with the color of the clothes, Mei Zhenghan asked about the color of the clothes first, and the embroiderer who delivered the clothes replied: "The women think black goes well with the city owner, so they choose black as the base, but there is something wrong with it. OK?"

Mei Zhenghan looked up at Liang Jian who was expressionless, and said hesitantly, "My impression is that brother doesn't wear black clothes."

Mei Zhenghan has indeed never seen Liang Jian wearing black clothes during the journey of acquaintance with Liang Jian, presumably Liang Jian doesn't like this color.

Xiu Niang didn't know that she had made such a big mistake, she panicked and said anxiously: "Then what should I do? I will definitely not be able to make it out tonight if I do it again."

"It's okay, just be careful not to make the rest of the clothes black."

It's just a city lord's uniform, and it's not a regular uniform. Liang Jian thought that there were not many occasions to wear it.Compared with Xiuniang's mistakes, Mei Zhenghan actually noticed that his not wearing black clothes made him feel sweeter, and he could ignore all small mistakes that were not a problem.

Seeing that Liang Jian is so eloquent, Xiu Niang is very grateful.Liang Jian signaled to her not to care, and asked her to leave first.

"You haven't worn any black clothes yet, and the embroiderer thinks this color matches you." Mei Zhenghan touched the clothes in his hands, his eyes were sly, like a little fox about to play tricks, he handed the clothes to Liang Jian said in front of him, "Brother, try it, I will be the first to see you wearing it."

"Okay, I'll show you how to wear it." Liang Jian smiled dotingly, took the clothes and went to the inner room to change.

The embroiderer made this dress very well except for the wrong color.The wide-sleeved long gown is covered with a layer of tulle, with dark patterns looming under the gauze.Liang Jiansheng's white and black suit his complexion very well.After he was dressed, he came out from the inside. Mei Zhenghan's eyes lit up, and he felt the beauty of the mountain standing in front of her.

The black suppressed Liang Jian's seeming indifference, adding a bit of enchantment to her.With a glance of peach blossom eyes, the wind|love is infinite.

Mei Zhenghan was fascinated by the look, and said blankly: "You are right not to wear black."

"Why? Doesn't it look good?" This was the first time that Liang Jian wore black clothes not for killing people. Seeing Mei Zhenghan like this, he was a little shaken by the color.

Mei Zhenghan quickly shook his head, stretched out his hand to scratch his face, lowered his head in embarrassment, took a peek at Liang Jian, and said, "No, it's too pretty, and I want to hide you if you're so pretty."