Start with the humble bridegroom

Chapter 337 Are you surprised?Are you surprised?
On the street in front of the Yamen in Xiushan County, with the arrival of various official sedan chairs and official horses, the people on the street all hid in fear, and all the houses and shops closed their doors.

Officials from the county town and the other five counties slowly gathered into a few piles, and they were waiting at the gate of the Xiushan Yamen with dark blue and light blue official robes.Fang Chaoli's bearer was famous throughout the county for his robustness, but his sedan chair was the last to arrive.

Before him, no one entered the county office ahead of time. Some did it out of awe, some wanted to flatter them, and some just followed the official rules. After all, Fang Chaoli, the highest rank, must take the lead in seeing Xintongzhi.

No one knows whether Fang Chaoli arrived last by accident or on purpose.After he got off the sedan chair with a smile on his face, most of the officials respectfully called out "Lord Fang".Among the blue colors all over the street, he was the only one in a light green official robe, which stood out quite a bit.

"Oh, it's all my fault for the incompetence of the official bearer, but I'm tired of waiting for a long time. Why wait for Fang, you should have entered first, don't make Mr. Tongzhi wait for a long time!"

Fang Chaoli smiled and spoke, but no one took his words seriously, and several people flattered him immediately.

"Master Fang is not here, who dares to be rude to the officials of Manjun County?"

Fang Chaoli smiled when he heard the words, and looked behind his back at the Xiushan county government which was covered with white flags. For a moment, he thought that the master who opposed him here had already lost his hands. It gradually came to his mind.

He was not a superficial person. He was just a scholar back then, and he had been in the local area for a long time. It was not until he prostrated himself under the Luan family that his official career improved.Fang Chaoli is also used to doing things low and small, holding high and stepping low.But who would have thought that after the age of forty, there would be a chance from heaven, and he would win the position of promoted official in this county.

I don't know how the imperial court thought about it, but only one old man was chosen to be in charge of the political affairs of Manjun County.Liu Laotong judged a man in his sixties, but his ancestral home was Zhaoyang. The court probably used him to calm people's hearts by taking advantage of the reputation of the Liu family in the local area.

But who would have thought that this old man had only been in office for half a month, and he would point fingers at the military affairs, causing General Xue to get angry, and severely embarrassing Mr. Liu, and the power of the prince in Jiangzuo Daozhong also began to suppress Liu Tongjuan, bluffing the old man I had to hide back to my hometown and said I was sick.

The government affairs of the whole county fell into the hands of a mere seventh-rank official, and the army only sent one with experience at the same level to contact him, so that his Fang family had earned a lot of money and contacts in the past two years in Zhaoyang.

Fang Chaoli enjoyed the feeling of being waited upon and surrounded by officials.

Now in the county government that he defeated, there is another official who he could only look up to before waiting for him to deal with.From the fifth rank is certainly bluffing, but this is a person who lost his holy family and was banished to Zhaoyang, and he has just reached the crown.A trace of contempt flashed in Fang Chaoli's eyes, and then he took the lead to step up the steps of the Xiushan County Government Office.

Fang Chaoli had just walked up the steps and was about to cross the threshold of the county government, but he saw a man in a dark blue official robe standing beside him, it was Cao Lingwen, the head secretary of Xiushan County.

The person surnamed Cao and the person surnamed Yue belonged to the same party, and they were at odds with the Fang family. Fang Chaoli was going to just nod his head and enter the door, but was stopped by Cao Lingwen.

All the officials following Fang Chaoli were shocked, this Cao Lingwen was so brave, he dared to block Shangguan's way!

Fang Chaoli's face sank, and he was about to ask a question when Cao Lingwen spoke ahead of time.

"Your Majesty Tongzhi has been promoted to the Yamen in this county, please sign up and see!"

Promoted to the Yamen in Xiushan County? !Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and many people thought to themselves: Shouldn't they meet at the government office tomorrow after receiving the wind today?

If you really sign up and enter, this is an official visit to Shangguan!
Some people were suspicious, some were surprised, and some people's eyes showed light, and finally they all turned their attention to the leader Fang Chaoli.

Fang Chaoli smiled coldly: "Boss Cao, aren't you joking about Master Tongzhi? Or is it just a display for being a county government office?"

"Where Master Tongzhi is, that's where the Zhaoyang government office is. If you say that, why not use the county government office as a decoration?" Cao Lingwen replied flatly, "The third class has gathered, and the big seal is ready for the case. Lord Zhi sent an order to enter, everyone please!"

Fang Chaoli looked coldly at the deep yamen, he had already seen through that this was a blow to him and the other officials by the new co-prefect.

Originally, he didn't care about the dismissal, probably because the chief officer was promoted to the Yamen for the first time, and his subordinates signed up to participate, which was a dismissal arranged by the imperial court.But here is Xiushan!He just killed the master here, but he wants to take the lead in signing up here!

Is there a problem with Zhang Xinzhi's promotion here?

There is no problem!

As the highest-ranking civil servant in this county, as long as he is on the border of Zhaoyang, even if Zhang Xinzhi finds a ruined temple to hold his first promotion to the government, there is nothing wrong with it.Fang Chaoli, who had just enjoyed the feeling of being surrounded by officials, instantly felt a great humiliation, the humiliation from the new acquaintance in the county office.

Zhang Xinzhi's decision to change the location of his first promotion at will seems ordinary, but he clearly declared his authority to the county officials, just as Cao Lingwen said: Where is he It is the government office.

Fang Chaoli's momentary silence made the officials behind him startled.

Could it be that Fang Tuiguan really dared to take the accusation of disrespect against Mr. Tongzhi, isn't it too presumptuous?

Fortunately, Du Bian, who was following behind, knew that Fang Chaoli couldn't show his face for a while, so he hurried forward and said softly beside Fang Chaoli: "If you have an order from Master Tongzhi, please ask Master Fang to lead us to attend the interview! "

This sentence was immediately echoed by several close officials around Fang Chaoli, and Fang Chaoli's face looked better.

Du Bian reminded him again: "Your Excellency must not be disrespectful today, don't fall into Cao's tricks! Your Excellency Tongzhi is young and energetic, if you provoke him to participate in a book, your Excellency will not It's very bad!"

Fang Chaoli took a deep look at the calm Cao Lingwen, sneered a few times, and then loudly signed up inside.

"Zhaoyang County promotes the official court ceremony, see He Ya~!"

Sure enough, there was a clerk at the entrance of the inner yamen loudly reported to the inside: "Master Zhaoyang County pushes the official, He Ya sees Master Tongzhi~!"

Then someone from the inner yamen sent a message: "Your Majesty, see you, please~!"

From Fang Chaoli onwards, officials from all the yamen signed up one after another, but Fang Chaoli, the leader, walked very slowly, which caused most of the officials to enter the inner yamen almost at the same time.

In the vast sea of ​​white paper and cloth, a touch of crimson was particularly conspicuous. In front of Yue Tangling, there was an official in a scarlet robe standing with his back, and he didn't even look at the many officials who were entering.

What a proud young man!
Just as Fang Chaoli got up in the slightest bit of anger, he heard a big man beside him yelling angrily.

"Your Majesty Tongzhi is promoted to the Yamen here, all the officials pay their respects~!"

It was only then that everyone discovered that there was an official case beside Yue Tangling's seat in the mourning hall, and the Tongzhi seal with the brass animal pattern had been untied and placed on the case.A group of yamen servants lined up on both sides also shouted at the same time: "All officials, see~!"

More than 30 tuanpu have already been placed in the hall, this is to kneel down!
The law of Dazheng stipulates that when a scholar encounters a lawsuit, he may not kneel when he encounters an official, but if he has an official status, the situation will change.In the officialdom, if the head of a county or county is promoted to the Yamen for the first time, if the rank difference reaches the third rank, the lower officials will also have to participate in the name and kneel down.

Zhang Zhe was at the fifth rank, Fang Chaoli was at the seventh rank, and just missed the third rank. From him down, all the county officials would kneel!

Cao Lingwen was the first to bow down, followed by several county magistrates who had a neutral stand..., and all the officials bowed down one after another. Fang Chaoli's eyes showed a trace of unwillingness. He originally thought that after meeting this person today, the gift would be delivered again. With a few words of flattery, Zhang Xinzhi will follow the custom to avoid their kneeling ceremony.

All the greens and greens knelt down, and only one crimson stood. Zhang Zhe used the simplest method to let the county officials see Fang Chaoli's weakness.

Fang Chaoli was the last to bow down.

After getting a hint from Geng Liang, Zhang Zhe slowly turned around.

He took a serious look at the middle-aged official who was kneeling in front, his eyes were blank.Although Fang Chaoli killed Yue Tang, Zhang Zhe still didn't take it seriously.

The three words "Zheng Qipin" are enough to kill Fang Chaoli, who can't make any waves with Zhang Zhe.

Others may not know why the rank of officials in Zhaoyang is so low, and there is no official who can really take charge of county affairs, but Zhang Zhe has already guessed that this is intentional by His Majesty.

Yang Zongchao was originally white and had no talents in his subordinates. If Zhaoyang was allowed to be run by high-ranking officials for a few years, he was afraid that others would pick the fruits in advance.

If those people stayed, it would be the beginning of Yang Zongchao being ostracized; if they were transferred away, how could those people willingly spit out the things in their mouths, and Yang Zongchao would provoke some powerful enemies for no reason.

Therefore, Zhaoyang has only one named old general judge from the beginning to the end.

When Yang Zongchao became a vassal, there was a new official from the royal family to take over the county affairs.If the low-rank officials who were originally in charge did a good job, Yang Zongchao could be promoted and appointed to gain loyalty; if those people harmed the local area, they could just be used as a knife to win the hearts of the people.

"Everyone, please stand up~! Take your seats!"

A young voice with a smile came from the front, and the officials immediately stood up, saluted Zhang Zhe in the hall, and sat down on the chairs on both sides according to the size of the officials.

Zhang Zhe looked at it coldly, and everyone including Fang Chaoli, who was very sensible, only sat on half of his buttocks.

The Zhaoyang officials who were sitting down raised their heads and looked at Zhang Zhe seriously.

Young, very young!

"I just came to Zhaoyang to take up my post. I didn't expect such a murderous case to happen in the county! Brother Yue, unfortunately, I have lost both a friend and an arm. Therefore, I don't care about going to any county first. Why don't you invite you to come here? Let’s pay homage to Brother Yue. I just have a few words to say to you before Brother Yue’s spirit."

Fang Chaoli immediately stood up, pretending to be sad and indignant: "My lord's arrangement is just in line with our wishes. Please lay a funeral ceremony for Lord Yue first, my lord!"

After saying this, Fang Chaoli deliberately lowered his head and waited for Zhang Zhe to speak.

He was testing Zhang Xinzhi, whether he had any intention of dealing with him.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhe nodded unhurriedly.

"Master Fang accepting the sacrifice is in accordance with the rules, please~!"

All the officials went to offer incense in front of Yue Tangling, and when they returned to their seats, they all had different expressions.

They all thought that Zhang Zhe would immediately investigate the case or hold the county officials accountable, but Zhang Zhe invited Yue Tang's widow out.

Chen Yushuang was helped out. Although Zhang Zhe had given her orders, she still couldn't help but stare at Fang Chaoli.

Fang Chaoli didn't care about Chen's eyes, but he secretly glanced at Zhang Zhe's face.

Zhang Zhe acted as if he didn't notice Chen's gaze at all.

"I lose brother Yue as a good friend, and my heart hurts more than knives. However, Mrs. Tianxing is pregnant with Liujia, so there will be no successors in the Yue family. I have something to say first. Today in the hall, I will only talk about brother Yue's funeral, and the rest of the affairs Let’s talk about it later.”

These words made Fang Chaoli's party members feel slightly relieved, and Zhang Zhe raised three fingers sincerely.

"Heaven above, all my colleagues are witnesses, no matter male or female, the descendants of Brother Yue, I will treat them as my own sons and daughters, and I will never let Brother Yue have any regrets in the underground~!"

"My lord Gao Yi~!"

At this point, Zhang Zhe happened to see Zhang Sanqi coming in from the side door and nodding to him.

Zhang Zhe felt relieved, and his face became more easy-going.

"When I met Brother Yue, I knew that Brother Yue's favorite was good poetry and elegant writing, so today, Brother Yue's worship poems are indispensable~!"

Fang Chaoli sneered in his heart, this number one scholar might want to show off his literary talents, so let him, let him!
But Zhang Zhe sighed again.

"Brother Yue's death was due to his dedication to his duty. How can a poem written by a certain person be represented like a ruler in Zhaoyang County?"

Hearing this sentence, almost all the officials showed embarrassment.

If Master Tongzhi asked them all to compose poems in honor of Yue Tang, it would be really embarrassing.Putting it on others, they tried their best to do it, but who is this?The number one talented scholar in the world who swept the six countries with poetry and essays, exiled immortal Zhang Xinzhi!

If this poem is made a little vulgar and is disgusted by colleagues, it is a big mistake.

But they were not the poets Zhang Zhe was looking for.

Sharp-eyed officials have already seen a group of scholars in Confucian uniforms slowly filling the open space outside the yamen.

It turned out to be the students from Xiushan County School and the children from this county who came here after hearing the news.

Seeing so many scholars coming, Fang Chaoli was completely relieved, believing that Zhang Tongzhi probably had a "poetry addiction" today.And such occasions like official literary gatherings have always been amicable.

But in the next second, a large number of palace guards wearing half-shirts of the imperial army rushed in, occupying all corners of the yamen and yamen.

Just as he was relieved, Fang Chaoli, who picked up the teacup in hand, was stunned with a thump in his heart.

He also recognized the leaders of the palace guards. They were Chief Xu and Deputy Chief Han who had never looked at him in the past.

Xu Qian bowed slightly to Zhang Zhe: "Report to the palace envoy, all the top ten people in this county's government examination have been ordered to go outside the hall!"

"Bring it here!" Zhang Zhe smiled lightly, and looked at Fang Chaoli with a little joy, "Last year the government examination was conducted by Mr. Labor, so that the talents in our county can continue to learn, so it is not possible for Brother Yue to compose poems at the same time today. I can't find any scholars who sacrificed their arms. I sent someone to fetch the top ten in the government examination. You can accompany me to see Mr. Qi Jiyue, a talented scholar in the county. Mr. Fang, are you surprised? Are you surprised? "

The teacup in Fang Chaoli's hand fell to the table with a "crack", and the tea flowed out.

(End of this chapter)