Han Dao world

Chapter 899
The sun is shining and the cicadas are singing.

Xing Yong stood on the side of the road with his hands folded, looking back at the direction of the imperial camp, and sighed.

Until this moment, he still seems to be in a dream, he can't believe that he has been appointed by the emperor, and he can be appointed as the magistrate of any county only after the Situ Mansion's approval.

Liu He, who came to see him off, couldn't help laughing when he saw it, but he was a little proud.

All of this was within his and Tian Chou's expectations.They believe that Xing Yong will be convinced by the emperor, and they also believe that the emperor will use Xing Yong, so they spare no effort to promote it.

"Zi Ang, are you surprised?"

Xing Yong nodded slightly and gave a wry smile.

There were so many surprises that he didn't know where to start.

"The Son of Heaven governs without following the old system, does not seek perfection, and dares to try and make mistakes, but one thing has never changed." Liu He sighed slightly, full of emotion in his heart. "That is the determination to realize the kingly way. Ziang, as long as you are working hard to realize the kingly way, you have nothing to worry about. Do it boldly."

Xing Yong pondered for a moment, nodded. "I will do my best to live up to the Son of Heaven, the Confucianism, and the hard work of you and Zitai. But for some reason, I'm always a little nervous, worried that I won't be able to do well."

Liu He laughed and patted Xing Yong on the shoulder. "Zitai, the brave are afraid. You can be afraid, which means that you know that governance is not easy, and you no longer think that reading a few words of the sage's scriptures can bring order to the world. But this is also the meaning. If governance is not difficult, everyone can do it. , why should a gentleman like you do it? Don't worry, no matter how difficult it is, it will not be more difficult than keeping your heart."

Xing Yong agreed deeply, and bid farewell to Liu He.

He was about to board the car and leave when there was the sound of horseshoes in the distance. He looked up and saw several fast horses galloping towards a light car.A knight rushed to the front of Xing Yong's carriage first, reined in his mount, and said loudly: "Mr. Xing, please stay a little longer, I will offer wine to see you off."

Xing Yong stroked his beard with a smile, he thought that Bei Zhan would not come.

Liu He frowned.

After a while, Humble's car arrived in front of him.Bizhan got out from inside, and before he could stand still, he waved and asked the waiter to bring some gifts.

"I heard that Mr. Xing would like to see you. I knew that Mr. Xing was flying high, but I didn't expect it to be so soon. I have been busy in the bookstore for the past few days. Yesterday, I was busy all night proofreading the manuscript. I heard that Mr. Xing was going to Let's go, I hurried over, I didn't even have time to wash my face."

Xing Yong saw that Bei Zhan's eyes were red, his eye circles were black, his forehead was full of oil, and he was immediately moved.

"Is this a major publication?"

"What a masterpiece." Bei Zhan laughed, took out a thin book, and stuffed it to Xing Yong. "This is an enlightenment book I compiled for children in Jizhou. I brought a copy here to relieve Mr. Xing on his way. If there are any deficiencies, please write to me, Mr. Xing, so that I can correct them in the next revision."

Xing Yong nodded again and again, carefully put away. "Must read it, definitely read it."

Bei Zhan took a few more gifts and put them on Xing Yong's car.

"This is my wish, and it's nothing valuable. I hope Mr. Xing will accept it with a smile. I heard from the master that Guanzhong is different from Jizhou. You may need to buy some summer clothes on the way. Chenliu's weavers are the best, and Hedong The cheapest ones, you can pick and buy as you see fit..."

While taking care of him in a rambling manner, Bizhan introduced the gift.When he took out four ingots of horseshoe gold, Xing Yong quickly refused.

"Wen Xiu, I've accepted the things, but I can't accept the money. I'm on a business trip this time, and I can stay in the posthouse along the way, and I don't need money."

"Haha, I didn't give it to you. It's the salary advanced by Mrs. Zun. I just entrusted it to you."

Xing Yong was taken aback. "I... madam?"

"Exactly. The northern army entered Changshan, and northern Hebei has been recovered. The owner of the workshop rushed to Zhongshan and Hejian, planning to build a printing workshop in Hejian, and met Mrs. Zun by chance. Mrs. Zun is willing to join the printing workshop and assist the owner of the workshop. She is worried. You don’t have enough expenses here, so you have advanced your salary for one year and entrusted me to hand it over to you.”

Xing Yong looked at the four golden horseshoes and was dubious. "Even so, shouldn't there be so many?"

"This is the standard of the master in the workshop. There are indeed many, but there is no special care." Bei Zhan stuffed the box into Xing Yong's arms. "It's good to be at home for a thousand days, but it's difficult to go out for a day. There are too many places to spend money, so you should bring it with you, so you can be prepared."

Xing Yong still couldn't believe it, and Liu He also persuaded him to accept it.As far as he knew, the salaries of the principals of bookstores and printing workshops were not low, and four or five gold a year was not too much.

Seeing that Liu He also said the same, Xing Yong reluctantly accepted it.

Although he is a scholar, he also knows the difficulty of going out, and there are many places to spend money.With these four ingots of horseshoe gold, he was much calmer.

Xing Yong expressed his thanks again and boarded the car far away.

Liu He stood by the side of the road, watching Xing Yong's carriage disappear into the distance of the official road, turned around to look at Bizhan, and smiled slightly.

"When did Master Zhen go to Hejian?"

Ben Zhan's eyes flashed. "Just a few days ago."

Liu He got on his horse and shook the reins. "I'll send a document to Hejian. I can find out when your Lord Zhenfang entered the country and who you met. If you don't match up, if you are misunderstood and deliberately concealed your whereabouts, you know the consequences."

Bizhan was startled, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Captain, why is this necessary?"

"Then tell me the truth, what's the matter with the four golds? Don't tell me that you gave it yourself. Although your salary is rich, you can't afford the four golds in cash."

Humble Zhan made a bitter face. "Don't dare to lie to the governor, the four gold is indeed the salary advanced by Mrs. Xing Ziang. After Xing Ziang arrived, the workshop owner sent someone to Hejian to invite his wife to work in the workshop. Xing Ziang's wife did agree."

"Since that's the case, why do you say that Fangzhu went to Hejian?"

"Isn't this avoiding suspicion?" Bi Zhan was a little frustrated. "I don't know who is going forward to slander in front of the emperor, saying that the owner of the workshop is using the tools for private use to win people's hearts. Now even wine can't exist and food is eaten. What's wrong with the folks in this village? If you don't even allow this There is no human touch, so why talk about relatives and virtuous people?"

"It's not that you can't be humane, it's that you can't go too far." Liu He snorted: "It's lucky that Xing Ziang didn't hear your words, otherwise he would have scolded you for ungrateful, right and wrong. With your thoughts, I really doubt whether the enlightenment book you edited can be used, and whether it will miss the Jizhou children."

Bei Zhan's face was flushed red, and he was about to argue with Liu He, but Liu He ignored him, shook the reins, and galloped away lightly.

Bizhan stomped his feet angrily. "This Liu Gongheng has a prejudice against me, Jizhou, and picks thorns everywhere." He spoke with confidence, but couldn't help but feel uneasy in his heart. He walked back and forth twice, and quickly got back into the car.

"Huiyinfang, go to see the owner of the workshop."

(End of this chapter)