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Chapter 145 Leave

When Liu Jing was about to return home, the family gathered in the lobby and waited patiently for his return.

The stepmother, Mrs. Zhang, was sitting on the couch, with a high-knot gown, exquisite makeup, thick fur quilts on her legs, and a warm bosom in her hand. The look of being absent-minded.

The reason is naturally related to the appointment of Liu Jing as the magistrate of Ling County. Zhang knew that her stepson was talented and famous in Changsha, which had far surpassed the achievements of his brother Liu Yuan. Zhang Xian, the prefect of Changsha, trusted him and appointed him As a confidant, the future is limitless.

However, she never expected that Liu Jing would become the leader of Baili at the age of nineteen.He even rejected the order of Maocai and Dangyang Xu Yi from Jingzhou Mu Liubiao.

Although the chief secretary is a confidant of the eunuch, he picks up the leftovers and makes up for it, and is in charge of government affairs. He is one of the most powerful figures in Changsha, but there is an old saying that goes well: "It is better to be the mouth of a chicken than the queen of a cow."

No matter how important the authority of the master book is, he is only the chief steward of the prefect, how can he be the county magistrate who shepherds and guards the people, who lives and kills for hundreds of miles.

The so-called mother is more expensive than the child, as Liu Jing's stepmother, if Mrs. Zhang goes to Ling County, she will be like the "Queen Dowager".She has been struggling for so many years, and she is finally coming to the fore.

"Mother, mother..." Liu He couldn't stop calling.

Liu He is 13 years old this year, and he is gradually losing his boyish appearance. Although he and Liu Jing are not brothers, they look more and more alike.

Seeing that Mrs. Zhang came back to his senses, he said: "Mother, we don't want to be separated from brother. When brother comes back later, you can tell brother, how about going to Ling County to take us with you?"

Liu Rao and Liu Qun's aunts and nephews all nodded in agreement.

Isn't this not Zhang's intention, guarding this "one-acre-three-point land" at home, how can it be compared to going to Ling County to "dominate".

Zhang suppressed her thoughts, and asked Lai Ci and Deng Yuan calmly, "A family should indeed be together, and it's not appropriate to be separated for a long time. What do you think, Liji and Shaojun?"

Lai Ci looked at Deng Yuan who was silent, and said: "The chief officials of this dynasty do not forbid bringing family members to the post, but there are more than a dozen of our family, including slaves and maidservants, if we all go to Ling County with Zhongda, I'm afraid it will cause trouble. People complained."

Ling County is closer to her hometown, and it can be reached in two or three days. Maybe she has the opportunity to go back and have a look, so she is willing to live in Ling County with Liu Jing, but she can't just think about herself, but also for Ji. Uncle consider.

If Liu Jing brought dozens of family members, slaves and maidservants with him at the beginning of his tenure, he would definitely leave a bad impression on the scholars and people of Ling County.

The reason why Deng Yuan didn't open his mouth to agree was because he had such worries.Many incorruptible chief officials took office alone, without even bringing their own wives, let alone family members.

After hearing this, Mrs. Zhang couldn't help frowning, this is a problem that cannot be ignored.

The reason why Liu Jing has achieved what he is today is because he has a good reputation. If his reputation is damaged because of this, the gain will not be worth the loss.

Liu Rao said coquettishly: "Brother is the head of a county, who dares to criticize?"

Liu He looked at her speechlessly, how could he say such a stupid thing?

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion in the front yard, it must be Liu Jing's return.

Liu He, Liu Rao, and Liu Qun couldn't help being overjoyed. They immediately put on leather shoes and ran to the front yard to meet Liu Jing, followed by Deng Yuan.

Mrs. Zhang also wanted to get up, but in the end she held back and sat quietly waiting for Liu Jing.

"Brother..."

"grown ups……"

"Liu Lang..."

As soon as Liu Jing got out of the car, he saw his wife, younger siblings and nephews swarming towards him. Liu Jing patted Liu Qun's head. He was already seven years old and could no longer be held in his arms like before.

Noticing that his wife and younger siblings were hesitant to speak, Liu Jing knew that he must be related, so he said first, "Let's go inside and talk about anything."

After returning to the back hall and greeting Mrs. Zhang and Lai Ci, after learning the whole story, he had already made up his mind about this matter, and said slowly:

"I'm afraid you don't know that Ling County is not a peaceful place. Last year, my fleet was attacked by Jingman there. Not only was the cargo robbed, dozens of people were killed and injured, and the loss was tens of millions. count.

What's more, the previous county magistrate drowned when he was boating. The death was so bizarre that it might not be an accident.In order not to worry about the future, this time I plan to take the job alone. "

Mrs. Zhang looked disappointed when she heard the words, but she was also faintly worried about her stepson.

Deng Yuan didn't expect that Liu Jing didn't even plan to take her with him, his beautiful eyes showed anxiety, and he said: "Liu Lang, do you want to keep my concubine at home?"

"Yes." Liu Jing nodded. "However, I will resolve the matter of Ling County as soon as possible. In a few months at the earliest, next year at the latest, I will definitely take you all to Ling County."

Deng Yuan could understand her husband's worries, sighed in her heart, and had no choice but to tell: "Liu Lang, you are in a foreign land, surrounded by wolves, you must be careful in everything."

Lai Ci also said: "Zhong Da, you are still young and have a bright future, you should think more about things and never act arbitrarily."

Liu Jing smiled and said: "Don't worry, for me, it's just some minor troubles. The only thing that can make me fear is the safety of my family. This time I go alone, just let go and do whatever I want. You wait for my good news That's it."

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After a warm night, in the morning of the next day, Liu Jing left his wife and family and rushed to Beijin. He did not plan to take an official car for this trip, but instead took his own boat and took the water to Ling County.

Accompanying him was Yan Yan, who had been appointed as the magistrate of Ling County, Liu Liang, Yu Zheng, and Liu Zhu and Wang Qiang who were leading the fleet.

Since the fleet was robbed by Jing Man in Ling County at the end of August last year and suffered heavy losses, Wang Qiang rested in Linxiang for more than four months, almost driving him crazy, so when he heard that Liu Jing was appointed as Ling County The county magistrate, he immediately asked for orders to go with him.

Because he always felt that the fact that the fleet was ambushed by Jing Man was too coincidental, someone in Ling County must have secretly colluded with them and passed on information, otherwise it would be difficult to explain.

When he went to Ling County this time, he must find out the murderer hidden in Ling County and eat him alive to wash away the shame on him.

Liu Jing now has fourteen large ships. If he brought all of them with him, it would be too high-profile, but it is not enough to show his prestige, so after consideration, he decided to bring three "fighter-class" ships and five other ships. big ship.

Liu Jing bid farewell to friends and old officials who came to see him off at the pier.

Next year, Liu Biao will send troops to the south, which will trigger the North-South War in Jingzhou, and Changsha will be the main battlefield.In the next year, he will try to save some people, but he can't save everyone.In this regard, he has no choice but to pray that they can get through the storm safely.

Liu Jing turned around and boarded the boat, and took a last look at Linxiang standing by the Xiangshui River, but he didn't know what year it was when he came back.

(End of this chapter)