So I play chess

Chapter 28
Wen Gu listened carefully to what the woman said for a long time, but he had never met this person, it was just hearsay.

It's just that I heard that he violated the dignity of Lord Dragon in his early years, and the county would not tolerate him.

Wen Gu became interested as soon as he heard it, and told Wen Liang that there was no one to look for, so it would be no harm to go and have a look.

In fact, she thought in her heart that it seemed to be raining every day during the days she went back and forth, and she heard that woman said that this person was related to the rain, so she must meet her next time.

And Tongcheng is not worried at this time, she also has time.

The first group of people released by Wen Gu finally bypassed Liangzhou City and headed towards Beiyu territory, but when they got the news that the Huaiyang Army had gone south to Tongcheng, they turned around and ran back.

After Shen Jing marched into Liangzhou City for three days, the messengers followed. As soon as the news that the Liangzhou army had occupied Tongcheng arrived, before Shen Jing had time to prepare his troops, the second batch of messengers also entered Liangzhou.

As soon as Liu Zhuo "captured" Liangzhou City, Beiyu's secret agents in the city sent the news out.When the two news collided, perhaps it was because he felt that the mob in Tongcheng was meaningless to kill, or perhaps because of the situation in Northern Yu and Southern Chu, Shen Jing finally abandoned Tongcheng and took the Huaiyang Army to Guangyang County.

However, the news of going to Nanchu disappeared like a stone sinking into the sea.

Wen Gu calmed down the dark guards in Liangzhou and waited for the next day.Those in Nanchu don't need to take any other actions, just wait for the news.

Tongcheng can rest and recuperate for the time being.

After arranging these, she came to do her own thing.

Qianlong County is not far from Tongcheng. Wen Gu Zhixia was sitting in a carriage, and Wen Liang Zhou Tong was riding on a horse. They arrived in just one day.

Qianlong County produces bluestone stones, which are rich in stone mills. The county is famous for this. Along the way, there are large and small white stones everywhere, which can be regarded as a landscape.

In addition, the two sides of the gate of the county square were wrapped in red satin, as if there was some happy event.

Wen Liang took the documents from the prefect of Tongcheng and went directly to the county magistrate.

The county magistrate was surnamed Gong, and when Wen Liang arrived, he was full of bitterness, but he didn't dare to neglect the documents.He called a director and followed Wen Liang out of the Yamen to see Wen Gu.

If it was more than ten days ago, this document would at best be more polite on the surface and ridiculed behind the scenes.But now the county magistrate is doing it conveniently, and he is sincere inside.

Wen Gu didn't tell the county magistrate who he was as the "aunt of the prefect," but only said that she was a relative. When the county magistrate heard that Wen Gu and his group were going to see the strange man, he sent someone to call the county magistrate.

Seeing the magistrate’s timid look, Wen Gu felt a little strange and a little funny, so he asked, “Isn’t this man a bit forceful? Even seven or eight of us can’t resist? Do we need to invite the county magistrate?” "

The county magistrate Gong said: "The nobleman doesn't know something, that person is a bit unusual, but he is not brave, but Yin and Yang."

When the county magistrate uttered the word yin and yang, he looked around deliberately, as if he didn't dare to lie, for fear of shocking someone.

This statement is rather novel. During Wen Gu's visit these past few days, there are some strange people and strangers in the countryside and mountains who have been rumored to be miraculous.The words used by others to describe them include "miraculous", "effective", and even "bluffing" and "heresy", but what kind of description is this "yin and yang"?It is very strange.

The county magistrate also said that there are now two county lieutenants in Qianlong County. The earlier one was a veteran of the Dingyi Army. Naturally, he has martial arts, but he couldn't hold back this person, so he went to find another character. The female county lieutenant who was in conflict with him came.

In the past few days, Wen Gu has also known that Southern Chu can accommodate women as officials. Now, what is surprising in these words is that he is looking for a county lieutenant just for this person.

Southern Chu and Liangzhou are not far apart, and the customs are so weird.It's just that it's not easy to say too much in words, so as not to arouse suspicion.

It will take a while to find the female county lieutenant. While waiting, Wen Gu asked again why the red satin on both sides of the gate is here.

"The nobleman came from Tongcheng, and he didn't know about this?" The magistrate was a little surprised, but he didn't think too deeply, so he said, "After last autumn, I was supposed to prepare for this year's tribute exam, but the internal affairs came in person. We came to Qianlong County and said that this year we will not only select talents, but also check their looks, and even ask about their families, not even the only child in the family."

Zhixia snorted: "This is really strange, why do you have so many strange things in Qianlong County?"

The county magistrate said: "I am not alone in Qianlong County, Dachu Nineteen Counties, and all the villages and counties under my jurisdiction. I see the age of the nobleman, and there may be no brothers in the family. The two of them went to Beijing, so they tied the red satin."

Even though the county magistrate said so, what he was thinking in his heart was that Liu Zhu used to be a prefect on the surface, and all matters were actually decided by Yang Wantang, and Liu Zhu himself might not be clear about it, let alone his family members.

Wen Gu also understood the meaning of the county magistrate in his heart, and it was human nature to think of this.But when he said that his face was bitter at this time, he thought there were other inside stories, so he asked: "Master Gong thinks this is unusual?"

The county magistrate hurriedly said: "Don't dare to be called an adult. This is unusual. The imperial examination selects people, and it's nothing more than picking talent, learning, character and family background. But among these three things, only talent and learning are selected, but they also have to ask about appearance and status." Not an only child."

When the county magistrate said this, when he stopped speaking, it was obvious that he had some fears.

Wen Gu wanted to lead him to continue, so he said: "My cousin is still preparing for the imperial examination. If you know the inside story, please let me know, so that I can make preparations earlier for the family."

The county magistrate was quite enthusiastic. Hearing what Wen Gu said, he sighed, and leaned forward again, and said, "I don't know what the county officials say about this matter, but it has been spread in all our counties. Last year, Lord Lingguang made a divination to His Majesty, saying that the repeated defeats between us and Bei Yu are due to the fact that the hearts of the courtiers are mostly in the family, not in the court."

Wen Gu thought to himself, there is more than one Yang Wantang in Tongcheng, not to mention the nineteen counties of Southern Chu.But seeing that the Emperor of Southern Chu even used divination to calculate this, it is not surprising that they have been defeated repeatedly.

Wen Gu thought so in his heart, but still asked: "But what does this have to do with talent, beauty, and family?"

The county magistrate sighed again, and said, "According to Lord Lingguang, those who have families don't care about the court. But those who live in the court don't have families, wouldn't it be fine?"

Wen Gu doubted: "But if this is the case, young talents are fine, but those who have experienced enough over the years will naturally age. If they want to marry and have children by then, will they be resigned?"

"That can't be done, how can there be no mature and prudent ministers in the court." The magistrate shook his head and said.

Zhixia asked: "One or two is fine, how can he manage all these people not to marry?"

"That's right." The county magistrate looked around again, "So I heard from them that Lord Ling Guang thought of a way to make these noble people give up this idea altogether."

Wen Gu asked, "How can it be eliminated?"

The county magistrate's voice was a little lower: "It's something inside, don't you have this idea?"

(End of this chapter)