Prime Minister

Chapter 70 The Death of Zhao Yasi

Zhao Yasi looked at the letter with mixed feelings.

He stroked his half-grey hair and couldn't help thinking of his life.

Since his parents were forced to death by the subordinate officials when he was young, he has been determined to enter the yamen as a messenger, not seeking to deceive others but not to be bullied.He studied hard and mastered the way of writing penal names, and finally entered the public gate.In the beginning, he was just a rank in the prison. Because he refused to cooperate with the Shangguan to extort the prisoners, he was sent to the village as a small official, and because of his meticulousness, he refused to fish the village, and he was shunned by his colleagues.

Logically, he should have been so unhappy all his life, until one day he met Chen Xiang, who was still the county owner.

On that day, Chen Xiangliu talked to him and said that he was the most unsullied person among the many county officials.Zhao Yasi remembered how frightened he was listening to Chen Xiang pulling him to gossip that day.

Since that day, Zhao Yasi's life has changed.He became Chen Xiang's most important official, and he was promoted all the way up and finally reached the peak of the county's subordinate official position.

For the kindness of Chen Xiang's knowledge, he also repaid with all his strength, not only did he not join forces with the subordinate officials in the county, but also exposed with Chen Xiang the lawlessness of hitting the officials in the county.

After Chen Xiang was transferred, Zhao Yasi's fate took a sharp turn for the worse. He had offended many people in the county office, and as soon as Chen Xiang left, he had no support.In order to stand firm, the only way is to try to cling to the newly arrived county magistrate and run his own forces in the county and state.As a result, he took over some difficult things that the county and state were unwilling to do, and even violated his intentions and harmed a lot of goodness.

In this way, Zhao Yasi's status has stabilized. He not only has both sides, but also manages a lot of power, and told his daughter a proud marriage.If it is said that the only regret at this moment is that he has done so many unfortunate things, and is afraid of retribution, this is also the reason why he still has a conscience.

But everything has changed since the future son-in-law escaped from the marriage.

Zhao Yasi read the letter carefully, but saw that it was written with one of the biggest clues in his life. For some reason, the other party knew about it... Once this matter is revealed, not only will he die, but his house will be raided, and even his wife and daughter will be taken down. Department of Education.

And he can't suppress this matter, and he can't bring the other party down. The other party is a new scholar, and his backstage in the state is not as good as him. If he sends a letter to Yousi, no one can press it.

In the Song Dynasty, killing an official was even more difficult, but killing a subordinate was only a matter of words.On weekdays, Zhao Yasi had to deal with wind and rain in the county, because there was no one with a higher status than him to make things difficult for him.

When Zhao Yasi saw the date on the letter, hehe, it was actually sent before the examination by the Ministry of Rites. Maybe Zhang Erlang was still on the way from Suzhou to the capital to get to the solution.How could he be so confident that this jinshi would definitely win?Nine out of ten?

But now that he has won the jinshi, Zhao Yasi's most worrying thing is in front of him.

Readers can't mess with it!

This is what an old official told him when he first entered the county government office, and Zhao Yasi understood and didn't understand.

Zhao Yasi realized that when he entered the yamen, he was an upright person, different from the subordinate officials who forced his parents to death, but he did countless wrong things in the future.Zhao Yasi also believed in the yamen's set of tit-for-tat and eye-for-eye. He felt that if he was cruel enough, others would be afraid of him and would not dare to embarrass him, but Zhang Erlang was not afraid of himself and dared to escape from the marriage.

He did not kill Dalangjun, and Sanlang was afraid that Erlangjun would take revenge one day, but he tempted Dalangjun to gamble, forbid Sanlangjun to enter the county school, and was afraid that the Zhang family would turn over one day.

He consciously grasped the proportions, but why did he still fall into such a field?

He really couldn't even think about it.

But now he can no longer think about it.

Zhao Yasi took out the fine wine that had been kept at home for many years. He was supposed to drink it on the day his daughter got married, but he couldn't wait any longer.

After drinking half of the jar, there was still half of the jar left. Zhao Yasi smashed it, and then smashed the remaining jars together. Finally, he put a smile on his mouth and said: "Happy, happy!"

On the second day, the county government office.

The county magistrate and the school are discussing the list of the county school entrance examination.

The county magistrate said: "Professor Hu, I heard people talk about Zhang Erlang's change of nationality. It is true that he is hiding it from his family, but it is fine."

"Xiaguan...Xiaguan." Xuezheng didn't know what to say.

The county magistrate smiled and said, "Anyway, congratulations and no congratulations are normal, but it's just a matter of taking a trip or not. But then again, Zhang Erlang's provincial exam ranking is so high, it's not difficult to get into the top armor."

"If it's the top armor, even if Shi Brown can't enter the Jing Dynasty, it's still a selection. The official rank is higher than me, so be cautious."

In the Song Dynasty, there were magistrates and magistrates. The officials of the Jing Dynasty were called magistrates when they went to the locality, and the elected people were called magistrates when they went to the place.This Pucheng county magistrate is naturally the choice.

In the official system of the Song Dynasty, there was a world of difference between officials and candidates in the Jing Dynasty.The county magistrate is the third-rank and fifth-rank candidate, and it can't be compared with the officials of the Jing Dynasty.

"Actually, it doesn't matter if Zhang Erlang is concerned about his family or not, but if he doesn't do well in this county, he will be embarrassed. As for Zhang Saburo, I think he is a sincere person, even if he becomes a yabo in the future, he will not lose his true colors. . This son and the official saw it with his own eyes, and he will not be wrong in the future."

Xuezheng also said with a smile: "The magistrate's eyes and talents have become a popular story in the county now."

The county magistrate said again: "And that senior brother Guo Lin also seems to be an upright person. Although this time it is between recording and not recording, but good things come in pairs, there is no reason to break up their senior brothers, what do you think? "

Xuezheng said with great joy: "Lingjun is really brilliant. That Guo Lin's father is Mr. Wuxi's village school. He has been teaching and educating people for more than ten years. Shake!"

"Haha!" The county magistrate Fuxu laughed, "Since the professor said so, let's record it! The list is copied and stamped, and the list will be published tomorrow!"

"It's really gratifying to make you worthy of the country and add talents!"

Immediately learning is another high hat.

It was a yamen servant who came in and reported, "Report to your lord, Zhao Yasi, who was in the yamen, committed suicide last night."

"what?"

The magistrate, Xuezheng was all taken aback.

The county magistrate was surprised at first, and then showed a little joy: "It's okay, if you die, you will be clean."

"But do you know why he committed suicide suddenly?"

The visitor reported: "I don't know yet, but according to his wife, a letter was sent to him from Beijing yesterday, saying that it was sent by Zhang Erlang, who was awarded a jinshi."

"Oh?"

The county magistrate said to Fu Xu: "This Zhang Erlang really has the means thousands of miles away, and he can kill a magistrate in this county! If he were to enter the court in the future, he would not be a famous minister, but he would also be a traitor!"

The county magistrate turned around and said to Xuezheng: "I heard that Chen Gong of Jianyang wanted to recruit Erlang Saburo of the Zhang family to accompany his nephew to study, to benefit his reputation, and to use it for scientific examinations. But how can their brothers be willing to others? The next generation, even if he comes from a poor family, is not something that a disciple can recruit."

"Chen Gong has always been known as an acquaintance, but this time he has gone out of his way."

(End of this chapter)